Current Affairs Quiz – 18 February 2022

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1. The FAITH 2035 vision document has recently been released for which sector?
   A) Infrastructure
   B) Agriculture
   C) Banking
   D) Tourism
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has released the FAITH 2035 vision document containing goals and an execution path for making Indian tourism preferred and loved by the world by the year 2035.
2. What is the total outlay for the newly launched scheme of Ministry of Education, New India Literacy Programme, for five years from FYs 2022-2027?
   A) Rs 5000.50 crore
   B) Rs 1037.90 crore
   C) Rs 2156.80 crore
   D) Rs 1748.40 crore
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Ministry of Education has approved a new scheme named “New India Literacy Programme (नव भारत साक्षरता कार्यक्रम) for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education. The total outlay of “New India Literacy Programme” is Rs.1037.90 crore for the FYs 2022-27.
3. The NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has partnered with Gateway Payments Service Pvt Ltd to launch Unified Payments Interface(UPI) in which country?
   A) Sri Lanka
   B) Bhutan
   C) Nepal
   D) Bangladesh
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has partnered with Gateway Payments Service Pvt Ltd and Manam Infotech Private Limited to deploy Unified Payments Interface(UPI) in Nepal.
4. ‘Cope South 22’ is a joint airlift exercise between which countries?
   A) Bangladesh and the United States
   B) India and Nepal
   C) United States and Japan
   D) Japan and Bangladesh
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The air forces of Bangladesh and the United States will conduct a joint tactical airlift exercise ‘Cope South 22’ from February 20, 2022. The six days exercise has been sponsored by Pacific Air Forces  (PACAF).
5. Twitter Inc has partnered with which company to improve the support for its ‘Tips’ feature in India?
   A) Instamojo
   B) Paytm
   C) Infibeam Avenues
   D) PayU
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Twitter Inc has partnered with Paytm’s payment gateway to improve the support for its ‘Tips’ feature in India.
6. Which team has won the Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22 in men’s category?
   A) Indian Army
   B) Indian Railways
   C) Kerala
   D) Haryana
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:Haryana defeated the Indian Railway 3-0, to win Men’s title in Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22.
7. The World Sustainable Development Summit is an annual flagship event of which organisation?
   A) World Wide Fund for Nature-India
   B) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
   C) The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
   D) Quality Council of India (QCI)
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at World Sustainable Development Summit via video conferencing on February 16, 2022. The World Sustainable Development Summit is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
8. Which team has won the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Championship?
   A) Chelsea
   B) Manchester City
   C) Liverpool
   D) Palmeiras
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:English club Chelsea defeated Brazilian club Palmeiras, 2-1, to win the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup final, held on February 12, 2022.
9. The mutual fund mobile app eInvest has been launched by which asset management company for investor?
   A) Invesco Asset Management 
   B) ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company
   C) Edelweiss Asset Management
   D) Kotak Mahindra Asset Management
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:The Edelweiss Asset Management has launched a mutual fund mobile app named eInvest.
10. Sahitya Akademi Award winning poet Channaveera Kanavi has passed away. He was a prominent writer and poet in which language?
    A) Malayalam
    B) Marathi
    C) Bengali
    D) Kannada
    
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    Option D
    Explanation:Channaveera Kanavi, an iconic poet and writer in the Kannada language, has passed away. He was 93. He was often referred to as ‘Samanvaya Kavi’ (Poet of Reconciliation).
11. Kerala defeated the Indian Railway to lift the women’s title at 70th Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22. Where was the final event held?
    A) Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium
    B) Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium
    C) Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
    D) Talkatora Stadium
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: In women’s category, Kerala defeated the Indian Railway 3-1, to lift the 70th Senior National Volleyball (Men & Women) Championship 2021-22, held at the Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar from February 07 to 13, 2022.
12. What was the absolute number of non-literates in the country in the age group of 15 years and above, as per the Census 2011?
    A) 20.92 crore
    B) 25.76 crore
    C) 30.53 crore
    D) 15.44 crore
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: As per Census 2011, the absolute number of non-literates of the country in 15 years and above age group is 25.76 crore (Male 9.08 crore, Female 16.68 crore).

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