Current Affairs: & 6 th 7 th February

2022

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1) PM Narendra Modi has dedicated to nation
‘Statue Of Equality’ in -

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the 216-

feet tall ‘Statue of Equality’ in Hyderabad to the
A. Chennai nation on February 05, 2022 dedicated to 11th-
century Bhakti saint Sri Ramanujacharya.
B. Bengaluru • It is the second tallest metallic statues in sitting
position in the world.
C. Hyderabad • The ‘Statue of Equality’ has been built to
commemorate the 1000th birth anniversary of Sri
D. Kochi Ramanujacharya, who promoted the idea of equality
in all aspects of living, including faith, caste, and
creed
Ans-C
2) Indian Singer Lata Mangeshkar has died. Her
original name was -
• Indian Singer Lata Mangeshkar has died in Mumbai’s
Breach Candy Hospital due to multiple organ failures.
She was 92 years old. She started her singing career
A. Hema Mangeshkar at the age of 13 and recorded her first song in 1942.
• Her original name was Hema Mangeshkar.
B. Meena Mangeshkar • Lata Mangeshkar is lovingly referred to as the
‘Nightingale of India’.
C. Usha Mangeshkar • ‘Queen of Melody’ was another nick name for her.
• Among Lata Mangeshkar’s most iconic songs is the
D. Lata Shevanti patriotic composition Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo. She
has won three National Film Awards. She owns a
music label with the name LM Music.
Ans-A
3) AI-based job search portal "Swarajability" has
been launched by?

• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Hyderabad)

A. IIT Kanpur has launched an AI-based job portal named
“Swarajability” that helps people with disabilities
B. IIT Madras acquire relevant skills and find jobs.
• It is presently the beta version of the portal.
C. IIT Indore • The project is funded by Kotak Mahindra Bank and it
has been developed in association with Youth4Jobs,
D. IIT Hyderabad Visual Quest apart from Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Ans-D
4) Rate of Unemployment in India in January 2022,
as per the data by CMIE?

A. 7.91% • The Unemployment rate in India in January 2022 fell

sharply to 6.57%, according to the data from think-
B. 6.57% tank, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
This is the lowest rate witnessed since March 2021.
C. 5.84% • In December 2021, the unemployment rate rose to a
fourmonth high of 7.91%, compared to 6.97% in
D. 6.97% November.

Ans-B
5) China along with which country declared a “No
limits” partnership, to collaborate against the West?

• China and Russia “No limits” partnership, backing

each other over standoffs on Ukraine and Taiwan.
A. Sri Lanka They also promised to collaborate more against the
West.
B. Pakistan • This was declared President Xi Jinping hosted
President Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the
C. Russia Winter Olympics at Beijing.
• The countries also agreed to work together on space,
D. Australia climate change, artificial intelligence and control of
the internet.
Ans-C
6) Who has been appointed as the Managing
Director of ‘Indigo’?

• The low-cost Indian airline, IndiGo has appointed its

A. Jain Rajesh cofounder and promoter Rahul Bhatia as the
Managing Director (MD) of the company with
B. Goyal Eshan immediate effect on February 04, 2022.
• Bhatia is the first ever MD of Indigo, because before
C. Rahul Bhatia this the company never had a managing director.
• Ronojoy Dutta is the CEO of the Indigo.
D. Paroha Krishna • IndiGo is India’s biggest airline by market share. It is
headquartered at Gurgaon, Haryana.

Ans-C
7) Who will be portrayed as a Super Hero in the
graphic novel "Atharva – The Origin"?

A. Mukesh Ambani • Virzu Studios in association with MIDAS Deals Pvt Ltd
has released the motion poster of its upcoming
B. Milkha Singh graphic novel, "Atharva – The Origin".
• Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been portrayed
C. Virat Kohli as the superhero Atharva in this graphic novel.
• The graphic novel is authored by Ramesh
D. MS Dhoni Thamilmani. Source:

Ans-D
8) Which became the first European country to
introduce a Covid-19 vaccine mandate?

• Austria became the first European country to

A. Germany introduce a Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
• The law, which was first introduced in November last
B. Italy year, came into effect recently.
• The President Alexander Van der Bellen gave his
C. Switzerland assent to the law, making it compulsory for adults to
vaccinate against Covid-19.
D. Austria • As per the law, everyone in the country must have an
active vaccination status by March 15, 2022

Ans-D
9) How much amount of Sovereign Loan was
extended by ADB to India in 2021?

• As per the data released by the Asian Development

Bank (ADB) on February 06, 2022, it provided a
A. $6.2 billion record $4.6 billion in sovereign lending to India in
2021.
B. $4.6 billion • This included $1.8 billion towards coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) pandemic response.
C. $8.7 billion • The $4.6 billion was committed by ADB for 17 loans.
• The $1.8 billion COVID-19-related assistance included
D. $3.2 billion $1.5 billion for vaccine procurement and $300 million
to strengthen primary health care in urban areas and
the country’s future pandemic preparedness.
Ans-B
10) Which country has become World's 3rd to cross
the limit of 5 lakh Covid-19 deaths?

• India crossed the grim milestone of 5 lakh Covid

A. USA deaths on 3rd February 2022, becoming the third
country in the world to do so after the US and Brazil.
B. Brazil • The country took 217 days to reach 5 lakh deaths
from 4 lakh recorded on July 1 last year, the longest
C. India time taken to record 1 lakh fatalities.
• With over 9.2 lakh deaths, the US has the highest
D. China number of fatalities due to the infection followed by
Brazil with over 6.3 lakh.

Ans-C
11) Which country's team has won "ICC Under 19
World Cup Finals 2022"?
• Indian Cricket team has defeated England by 4
wickets to win the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup
Championship. This is the 5th time that India has
A. South Africa won this title.
• The tournament was held in West Indies. The Final
B. Australia match was played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium,
North Sound, Antigua.
C. England • Yash Dhull is the winning captain from the Indian
side.
D. India • Player of the tournament: Dewald Brevis (South
Africa)
• Player of the Match in the Finals: Raj Bawa (India)
Ans-D
12) Which state government has announced to start
open-air classroom 'Param Shikshalaya'?

• As students of Classes I to VII wait for their turn to

return to campus, they will start attending open-air
A. Kerala classes in the neighbourhood from February 7.
• The open-air classes will be held under the West
B. West Bengal Bengal government's ‘Paray Shikshalay’
(neighbourhood schools) campaign from February 7
C. Karnataka onwards, a notification issued by the school
education department has stated.
D. Jharkhand • The campaign also aims at conducting extra-
curricular activities for the students.
Ans-B
13) Recently where 24 eminent persons will be
awarded Ekusheya Medal 2022?

• The Government of Bangladesh announced the

names of 24 eminent personalities for the award of
A. Pakistan the country’s second-highest civilian honour-
Ekushey Padak.
B. Bangladesh • Two persons have been nominated for the award
under Language Movement Category, four in the
C. Afghanistan Liberation war category, seven in art, music and
dance category, two in social service, two in language
D. Sri Lanka and literature, four in research, and one each in
journalism, science and Technology and Education.
Ans-B
14) In which state 'Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhumihin
Krishi Majdur Nyay Yojana' has been started?

• Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 3rd February 2022

has launched a financial assistance scheme of the
A. Kerala Chhattisgarh government for landless labourers of
rural areas.
B. Karnataka • The scheme is called "Rajiv Gandhi Grameen
Bhumiheen Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana."
C. Chhattisgarh • ‘Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club’ scheme was also launched.
• He also laid the foundation stone of a memorial to be
D. Odisha built at the 4th battalion of Chhattisgarh Armed
Force.
Ans-C
15) Which bank has been awarded the
Confederation of Indian Industry Award?

• Karnataka Bank has been awarded the digital

A. SBI transformation award, ‘DX 2021 Awards’, in
recognition of the “innovative” best practice ‘KBL
B. YES Bank VIKAAS’, by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
for Best Practice in Digital Transformation.
C. Karnataka Bank • The bank has recently launched a digital
transformation journey ‘KBL NxT’ as part of the
D. Canara Bank second wave of ‘KBL Vikaas’.

Ans-C
16) World’s 3rd largest Cricket Stadium is being
built in -
• The Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and BCCI
President Sourav Ganguly laid the foundation stone
of World’s third-largest cricket stadium in Jaipur on
A. Jodhpur February 05, 2022.
• The International Cricket Stadium in Jaipur will be the
B. Ludhiana 2ndlargest cricket stadium in India and the third-
largest in the world.
C. Jaipur • The new international stadium will be built by the
Rajasthan Cricket Academy (RCA) on the Jaipur-Delhi
D. Patiala bypass, over 100 acres of land in Jaipur.
• The stadium will have seating capacity of 75,000
spectators.
Ans-C
17) Foundation stone of the new Border Haat has
been laid on the border of India and which country?
• Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and
Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi laid the
foundation stone of the third Indo-Bangla border
A. Pakistan haat at Kamalpur in Dhalai district.
• The border haat will be known as Kamalpur-
B. Bangladesh Kumraghat border haat.
• It will help in strengthening cultural and emotional
C. Nepal ties between India and Bangladesh. Tripura plays a
crucial role in Indo-Bangla friendship.
D. Bhutan • In 2020, authorities had jointly identified locations
for three additional border haats along the India-
Bangladesh border in Tripura.
Ans-B
18) Which North-Eastern state recently inaugurated
a dedicated ‘Technology Park’ for IT sector?

• Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma recently

A. Assam inaugurated the ‘Shillong Technology Park’.
• Several companies have submitted their assent to
B. Meghalaya open their branches.
• At present, Meghalaya has 70% population below the
C. Manipur age of 35 years.
• The first phase building of the Technology Park will
D. Mizoram create employment for more than 1,500 people
directly, will generate more jobs indirectly

Ans-B
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