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- Who will be the head of the Apex Committee on G20 Secretariat, formed to oversee the preparations for G20 India Summit 2023?
A) Home Minister
B) External Affairs Minister
C) G20 Sherpa
D) Prime Minister
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Option D
Explanation:The government has approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat to be guided by an Apex Committee headed by Prime Minister.
- What is the theme of the Fintech Open Month, organised by NITI Aayog from February 07 to 28, 2022?
A) FinTech
B) Open
C) Innovation
D) AI
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Option B
Explanation:NITI Aayog has started the Fintech Open Month from February 07, 2022 in coordination with PhonePe. It is a first-of-its-kind initiative where fintech professionals can collaborate, exchange ideas, and innovate. It will continue till Feb 28, 2022. The overarching theme of Fintech Month of NITI Aayog is ‘OPEN’
- The ‘Quit Tobacco App’ has been launched by which organisation to support people in quitting the use of tobacco in all forms?
A) World Health Organization
B) NPCI
C) Ministry of Heath & Family Welfare, GOI
D) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Option A
Explanation:The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region (SEAR) has launched a ‘Quit Tobacco App’ to help people give up the use of tobacco in all forms, including smokeless and other newer products. The App was launched by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO-SEAR, on February 15, 2022 during WHO’s year-long ‘Commit to quit’ campaign.
- Which player has been named as the ICC Men’s Players of the Month for January 2022?
A) Ebadot Hossain
B) Dewald Brevis
C) Keegan Petersen
D) Aiden Markram
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Option C
Explanation:Men’s category- South African batsman Keegan Petersen
- In 2017, SEBI had formed a “Committee on Corporate Governance” which recommended separating the roles of Chairperson and MD/CEO of listed entities. Who was the head of this committee?
A) Anand Mahindra
B) Cyrus Poonawalla
C) Dilip Shanghvi
D) Uday Kotak
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Option D
Explanation: In 2017 had formed a Committee on Corporate Governance under the chairmanship of Shri Uday Kotak.
- Veteran Indian singer and composer, Bappi Lahiri has passed away. On the political end, he was associated with which party?
A) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
B) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
C) Indian National Congress
D) All India Trinamool Congress
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Option B
Explanation:Singer and music composer Bappi Lahiri, passed away at the age of 69 at Mumbai’s CritiCare Hospital on February 16, 2022 due to OSA (obstructive sleep apnea).He won Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at 63rd Filmfare Awards in 2018.Bappi Lahiri joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014.
- The Agri Infinity programme has been launched by which bank to develop digital financial solutions for the food and agriculture ecosystem?
A) Yes Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Option A
Explanation:Yes Bank has launched a programme named ‘Yes Bank Agri Infinity’ through which the bank aims to co-develop digital financial solutions for the food and agriculture ecosystem by mentoring entrepreneurial ventures in this field.
- The International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is observed annually on which day?
A) February 16
B) February 14
C) February 15
D) February 17
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Option C
Explanation:The International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is observed every year on 15th of February. Theme 2022: ‘Better Survival’ is achievable #throughyourhands. It is a part of the three year campaigns (2021-2023) launched for ICCD.
- What is the name of the scheme launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic tribal Communities?
A) DEED
B) FEED
C) NEED
D) SEED
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Option D
Explanation:The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar launched a central sector scheme named the Scheme for Economic Empowerment for DNTs, (SEED) on February 16, 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.
- The Waste to Wealth Creation programme of SIDBI has been launched in which state?
A) West Bengal
B) Maharashtra
C) Telangana
D) Uttarakhand
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Option A
Explanation:Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched the ‘Waste to Wealth Creation’ programme for women in the Sundarbans in West Bengal.
- Name the Union Minister for Power in the Government of India, who co-chaired the 4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue recently with his Australian counterpart?
A) Hardeep Singh Puri
B) Raj Kumar Singh
C) Pralhad Joshi
D) Ashwini Vaishnaw
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Option B
Explanation:The 4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue was on February 15, 2022 through video-conferencing. The dialogue was co-chaired by Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh and Australian Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor.
- What was the profession of Sandhya Mukherjee, who has passed away recently aged 90 years?
A) Politician
B) Actress
C) Singer
D) Sportswomen
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Option C
Explanation: Legendary Bengali singer Sandhya Mukherjee passed away at the age of 90 years due to cardiac arrest. Her full name was Geetashree Sandhya Mukhopadhyay.
- Heather Knight has won the ICC Women’s Players of the Month Award for January 2022. She plays for which country?
A) Netherlands
B) South Africa
C) New Zealand
D) England
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Option D
Explanation:Women’s category – England skipper Heather Knight
- Which country will host the G20 Summit in 2022?
A) Indonesia
B) Italy
C) Japan
D) South Korea
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Option A
Explanation:In 2021, the G20 summits was held in Rome, Italy. In 2022 the G20 summit will be held in Bali, Indonesia while in 2023 it will be held in New Delhi, India.
- NITI Aayog has launched the Fintech Open Month in collaboration with which company?
A) Paytm
B) PhonePe
C) Amazon Pay
D) GPay
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Option B
Explanation: NITI Aayog has started the Fintech Open Month from February 07, 2022 in coordination with PhonePe.
