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- Which company has bought a majority stake in a Malaysian payments start-up named “Curlec” for a valuation of more than $19 million?
A) BillDesk
B) PhonePe
C) Paytm
D) Razorpay
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Option D
Explanation: Bengaluru-based, Razorpay has acquired a majority stake in a Malaysian payments start-up named “Curlec” for a valuation of more than $19 million. Further Razorpay will acquire the full stake in the coming years.
- What was the rank of the Reserve Bank of India in terms of buying Gold among the world’s Central Banks in 2021?
A) 1st
B) 3rd
C) 2nd
D) 5th
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Option C
Explanation: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has emerged as the second-largest buyer of Gold among the world’s Central Banks in 2021. RBI bought 77.5 metric tonnes in 2021 taking its total gold reserve to 754.1 tonnes at the end of December 2021. Central Bank of Thailand (Bank of Thailand) was the highest buyer of Gold in 2021 and bought 90 metric tonnes of gold.
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has directed the mutual fund (MF) industry to set up an audit committee at the asset management company (AMC) level. What is the minimum number of directors required in this audit committee?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 6
D) 8
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Option B
Explanation: The audit committee will require a minimum of three directors and at least two-third of them shall be independent directors of the AMC.
- Which platform has launched the campaign named ‘Take a Break’?
A) Google
B) Instagram
C) Twitter
D) Whatsapp
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Option B
Explanation: Instagram has announced a new campaign named ‘Take a Break’ that will alert users scrolling on Instagram to periodically take breaks from the platform and focus on other things.
- What is rank of India in terms of its official gold reserves as per the Goldhub portal of the World Gold Council?
A) second
B) fifth
C) ninth
D) tenth
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Option D
Explanation: As per Goldhub, India’s official gold reserves is the ninth-largest in the world. Goldhub is the official website of the World Gold Council that maintains all the data regarding precious metals.
- India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up in which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Gujarat
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Option B
Explanation: India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up at the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.
- Who has been appointed as the Secretary in the Department of Financial Services in the Ministry of Finance?
A) Debashish Panda
B) Anurag Jain
C) Tarun Bajaj
D) Sanjay Malhotra
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Option D
Explanation: Sanjay Malhotra has been appointed as Secretary in the Department of Financial Services in the Ministry of Finance.
- Recently, Jens Stoltenberg has been named as the Governor of Central Bank of which country?
A) New Zealand
B) Portugal
C) Norway
D) Russia
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Option C
Explanation: Jens Stoltenberg will be appointed as the Governor of Norges Bank i.e. the Central Bank of Norway at the end of 2022.
- Which Bollywood actor has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Shahrukh Khan
C) Sonu Sood
D) Akshay Kumar
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Option D
Explanation: Bollywood actor, Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
- Jens Stoltenberg is the head of which of the following organization?
A) World Economic Forum (WEF)
B) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
C) World Trade Organization (WTO)
D) Association of South East Nations (ASEAN)
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Option B
Explanation: Jens Stoltenberg is the Secretary-General at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and his term at NATO ends on October 01, 2022.
- What is the theme of Safer Internet Day for 2022?
A) Together for a better internet
B) Internet and cyber security
C) Internet for a secure world
D) Security and Internet, Hand in hand
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Option A
Explanation: Safer Internet Day is observed every year on the second day of the second week of February with the aim of providing safer and better internet. This year in 2022, Safer Internet Day falls on 08 February 2022. The theme of Safer Internet Day 2022: “Together for a better internet”
- When is World Pulses Day celebrated?
A) February 10
B) February 8
C) February 9
D) February 11
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Option A
Explanation: Every year World Pulses Day is celebrated on 10 February to spread public awareness of the nutritional and environmental benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production.
