21 Feb MCQ | Today’s Current Affairs Quiz (21 February 2022)
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21 February MCQ 2022
21st Feb Current Affairs Questions
1. Name the Indian girl who has just completed NASA’s International Air and Space Program (iasp nasa) at the Kennedy Space Centre in Alabama, US, making her the first Indian to accomplish this feat.
(a) Shivangi Das Gupta
(b) Kiran Majumdar
(c) Jahnavi Dangeti
(d) Divya Sinha
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2. Under SpaceX’s Transporter-3 Mission, which of the following African nation has launched its first ‘made In Africa’ Satellites?
(a) Tanzania
(b) Kenya
(c) Morocco
(d) South Africa
3. Scientists and experts in which country have reportedly identified a new variant of COVID-19 termed ‘IHU’?
(a) France
(b) USA
(c) Spain
(d) India
4. Which inter-governmental alliance is holding a maritime exercise named “Neptune Strike ’22” in the Mediterranean Sea?
(a) BRICS
(b) NATO
(c) OPEC
(d) SAARC
5. Who has launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven Start-Up by Indian Institute Technology (IIT) alumni for water purification through innovative technology with financial support from Technology Development Board (TDB)?
(a) Dr Jitendra Singh
(b) Nitin Gadkari
(c) Smruti Irani
(d) Y S Chowdary
6. Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated Kalpana Chawla Centre For Research In Space Science And Technology at ______.
(a) Guru Gobind Singh University
(b) University of Delhi
(c) Chandigarh University
(d) IISc Bangalore
7. Who was conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by Netaji Research Bureau?
(a) Angela Markel
(b) Barrack Obama
(c) Vladimir Putin
(d) Shinzo Abe
8. Who has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig?
(a) David Bennett
(b) Johan Robert
(c) Alexander Williams
(d) Robert Clerk
9. The new species of rain frog that was found in the Panama forest has been named after whom?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Greta Thunberg
(d) Joe Biden
10. Which of the following has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, ‘Om’, for the testing of the Omicron variant of corona virus?
(a) ICMR
(b) CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
(c) DRDO
(d) AIIMS Delhi
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched Asia’s largest Bio CNG plant in which city?
(a) Kerala
(b) Pune
(c) Gujarat
(d) Indore
12. Which of the following petroleum company has recently installed more than 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country?
(a) Indian Oil Corporation
(b) Bharat Corporation
(c) Hindustan Corporation
(d) ONGC
13. Which EU-African Union summit has been organized recently in Brussels, Belgium?
(a) First
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Sixth
14. Which day is celebrated all over the world on 21st February?
(a) International Science Day
(b) International Women’s Day
(c) International Safety Day
(d) International Mother Language Day
15. Who has been appointed as the new director by the Institute of Economic Development recently?
(a) Sanjay Verma
(b) Sandeep Thakur
(c) Sanjit Mehta
(d) Chetan Ghate
16. Former India footballer Surjit Sengupta has passed away recently?
(a) 61 years
(b) 71 years
(c) 81 years
(d) 91 years
17. India and which country have recently signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) UAE
18. Which of the following country has recently announced the closure of the “Golden Visa” program to reduce fraud?
(a) China
(b) Australia
(c) Japan
(d) UK
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21 February MCQs – Answers
1. C
Jahnavi Dangeti, a young girl from Andhra Pradesh, has just completed NASA’s International Air and Space Program (iasp nasa) at the Kennedy Space Centre in Alabama, US, making her the first Indian to accomplish this feat.
2. D
Under SpaceX’s Transporter-3 Mission, South Africa has launched its first ‘made In Africa’ Satellites.
3. A
Scientists and experts in France have reportedly identified a new variant of COVID-19 termed ‘IHU’.
4. B
NATO is holding a maritime exercise named “Neptune Strike ’22” in the Mediterranean Sea.
5. A
Dr Jitendra Singh has launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven Start-Up by Indian Institute Technology (IIT) alumni for water purification through innovative technology with financial support from Technology Development Board (TDB).
6. C
Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated Kalpana Chawla Centre For Research In Space Science And Technology at Chandigarh University.
7. D
Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by Netaji Research Bureau.
8. A
David Bennett has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
9. C
The new species of rain frog that was found in the Panama forest has been named after Greta Thundberg.
10. D
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, ‘Om’, for the testing of the Omicron variant of corona virus.
11. D
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched Asia’s largest Bio CNG plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. After the start of which about 400 buses will start running on Bio-CNG. Around 300 to 400 city buses have been targeted to operate from this CNG plant.
12. A
Indian Oil Corporation has recently installed more than 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country. IndianOil installed its first EV charger for the public in Nagpur in 2017, now, its charging points are present in 500 cities including several states and national highways.
13. D
Recently the 6th EU-African Union summit has been organized in Brussels, Belgium. The conference was scheduled for October 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference is co-chaired by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel and the President of Senegal, Mackie Sall.
14. D
International Mother Language Day is celebrated all over the world on 21st February. The purpose of celebrating this day is to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism in the world. UNESCO approved to celebrate this day on 17 November 1999.
15. D
Institute of Economic Development has recently appointed Chetan Ghate as the new director in place of Ajit Mishra. Chetan Ghate was a member of the first monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India between 2016-2020. Chetan Ghate did his Ph.D. in Economics from Claremont Graduate University, California in the year 1999.
16. B
Former India footballer Surjit Sengupta has recently passed away at the age of 71 due to complications from Corona. He was associated with three major clubs, Mohun Bagan (1972–1973, 1981–1983), East Bengal (1974– 1979), and Mohammedan Sporting (1980).
17. D
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have recently signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. Under which the United Arab Emirates will reduce the import duty on most of the Indian exports. Also, the agreement will increase the export of gems and jewelry as well as clothing to the UAE.
18. D
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has recently announced the closure of the “Golden Visa” program for millionaire investors to reduce fraud. According to the UK Home Office, around 1,400 investor visas were issued between 2015 and 2020.
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