Current Affairs Quiz – 09 February 2022

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1. What is the theme of Financial Literacy week 2022 being observed by RBI in 2022?
   A) Credit Discipline and Credit from Formal Institutions
   B) Go Digital, Go Secure
   C) Farmers
   D) MSME
   
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     Option B
   Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India will observe February 14-18, 2022 as Financial Literacy week 2022. The theme of Financial Literacy week 2022 is: “Go Digital, Go Secure”.
2. What was the total corpus under the PM CARES Funds in 2020-21?
   A) Rs 10,980.17 crore
   B) Rs 10,890.17 crore
   C) Rs 10,990.17 crore
   D) Rs 10,880.17 crore
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: The total corpus under the PM CARES Funds in 2020-21 was Rs 10,990.17 crore. While Rs 3,976.17 crore was spent from the fund in 2020-21, according to the latest audited statement of PM CARES Funds.
3. USAID has partnered with which organization under the SAMRIDH scheme to Accelerate Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Accelerate Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship in India?
   A) Microsoft India
   B) IIT Bombay
   C) NITI Aayog
   D) FICCI
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have announced a new partnership under the Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) initiative.
4. Which is the first Union Territory to be integrated with the National Single Window System (NSWS)?
   A) Delhi
   B) Ladakh
   C) Chandigarh
   D) Jammu & Kashmir
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Jammu & Kashmir has become the first Union Territory to be integrated with the National Single Window System (NSWS).
5. Since when is Reserve Bank of India celebration the Financial Literacy week?
   A) 2010
   B) 2015
   C) 2016
   D) 2013
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Since 2016
6. What amount has been allocated to ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ till 2026?
   A) Rs 4,600 crore
   B) Rs 4,500 crore
   C) Rs 4,300 crore
   D) Rs 4,200 crore
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ has been extended till March 2026 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore. The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
7. What is the old name for PMKSY?
   A) SAMADHAN
   B) SAMPADA
   C) SIDDHI
   D) SAUBHAGYA
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: In May 2017, the Central Government had launched SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore. The scheme was renamed as PMKSY in August 2017.
8. Who has been appointed as the new director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?
   A) Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair
   B) S Somanath
   C) A. S. Kiran Kumar
   D) Koppillil Radhakrishnan
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair has been appointed as the new director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
9. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of MediBuddy?
   A) Virat Kohli
   B) Akshay Kumar
   C) Amitabh Bachchan
   D) John Abraham
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed as the official brand ambassador of MediBuddy.
10. Which state/UT has topped the India Press Freedom Report 2021 released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG)?
    A) Uttar Pradesh
    B) Tripura
    C) Madhya Pradesh
    D) Jammu and Kashmir
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: Jammu and Kashmir has topped the list of States and Union Territories where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021 as per the India Press Freedom Report 2021.
11. Which country has scored the highest on digital readiness among the 19 countries that were surveyed as part of the Salesforce Global Index?
    A) India
    B) China
    C) Japan
    D) USA
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: India has scored the highest on digital readiness among the 19 countries that were surveyed as part of the Salesforce Global Index.
12. Which of the following space agency is not responsible for managing International Space Station?
    A) CNES
    B) Roscosmos
    C) JAXA
    D) CSA
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: ISS is the world’s largest habitable artificial satellite in space and was launched in 2000, being managed by five space agencies- NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada).

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