FEBRUARY 2022

IMPORTANT DAYS & THEMES

Which day is observed as ‘National Productivity Day’?
• 4 February
• 10 February
• 12 February
• 13 February
‘National Protein Day’ is observed on:
• 18 February
• 22 February
• 24 February
• 27 February

2 February is observed as:

• World Wetlands Day
• World Pulses Day
• Central Excise Day
• National Women's Day

Which day is observed as ‘National Science Day’?

• 28 February
• 27 February
• 24 February
• 22 February

What was the theme of the ‘World Radio Day’ 2022?

• Radio and Voice
• Radio and Trust
• Trust and Voice
• Voice of Radio
 Books & Authors

Que: Who is the author of the book ‘Fearless Governance’ ?

प्रश्नः 'िफयरलेस गवनेर्ंस' पुस्तक के लेखक कौन हैं?

Ans: Dr. Kiran Bedi

• Dr. Kiran Bedi is the former Lt Governor of Puducherry and
IPS (retd).

Que: Who is the author of the book titled ‘Operation Khatma’?

Que: िनम्निलिखत में से कौन ‘ऑपरेशन खात्मा‘ नामक पुस्तक के लेखक हैं?

Ans: R C Ganjoo and Ashwini Bhatnagar

• The book is based upon the operation by the Special
Operations Group of Jammu & Kashmir Police which led to
the killing of 22 terrorists of the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation
Front (JKLF).

Que: Who has authored the book titled ‘The Founders:

The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped
Silicon Valley’?
Que: िकसने ‘द फाउं डसर्: द स्टोरी ऑफ पेपल एं ड द एं टरप्रेन्योसर् हू
शेप्ड िसिलकॉन वैली‘ नामक पुस्तक िलखी है?

Ans: Jimmy Soni

Que: Who is the author of the graphic novel ‘Atharva – The Origin’, in which
Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been portrayed as
the superhero Atharva?
प्रश्न: ग्रािफक उपन्यास अथवर् - द ओिरिजन के लेखक कौन हैं,
िजसमें िक्रकेटर महेंद्र िसं ह धोनी को सुपरहीरो अथवर् के रूप में
िचित्रत िकया गया है?

Ans: Ramesh Thamilmani

Book titled “Atal Bihari Vajpayee” authored by Sagarika Ghose

launched
• Sagarika Ghose is a jounalist. She has also authored a book
titled “Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister”.

Que: Who is the author of the book ‘How to Prevent the Next Pandemic’?
प्रश्नः 'हाउ टू िप्रवेंट द नेक्स्ट पांडेिमक' पुस्तक के लेखक कौन हैं?

Ans: Bill Gates

• Bill Gates’ last book ‘How to Avoid a Climate
Disaster’ was published in 2021.

Que: Who is the author of the new book titled “Liberty After Freedom: A History
of Article 21, Due Process and the Constitution of India”?
Que: “िलबटीर् आफ्टर फ्रीडम: ए िहस्ट्री ऑफ आिटर् कल 21, ड्यू प्रोसेस
एं ड द कॉिन्स्टट्यूशन ऑफ इं िडया” नामक नई पुस्तक के लेखक कौन हैं?

Ans: Rohan J. Alva

 • The book features the origin of Article 21: Protection of Life and Personal
Liberty, one of the important fundamental rights in the Indian Constitution.

Que: Who is the author of the Trilogy book series titled, ‘India, That is Bharat:
Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution’?
Que: ‘इं िडया, दैट इज भारत: कॉलोिनयिलटी, िसिवलाइजेशन, कॉिन्स्टट्यूशन‘ शीषर्क वाली त्रयी
पुस्तक श्रृंखला के लेखक कौन हैं?

Ans: J Sai Deepak

• The 1st part was released on 15th August 2021, is set to launch
the 2nd part in June 2022. Whereas, the 3rd and last part will
be released in June 2023.
• It highlights how colonialism changes the socio religious
culture, history, education, language and racial patterns in
India.

Que: Who is the author of the new book titled “India-Africa Relations: Changing
Horizons”?
Que: “इं िडया–अफ्रीका िरलेशंस: चेंिजं ग होराइजन्स” नामक नई पुस्तक के
लेखक कौन हैं?

Ans: Rajiv Bhatia

• The book describes the historical backdrop and shared
colonial past to focus on and contextualise the evolution of
the India – Africa engagement.

Que: The book titled ‘A Nation To Protect’ has been authored by __________:
प्रश्न: 'ए नेशन टू प्रोटेक्ट' नामक पुस्तक __________ द्वारा िलखी गई है:

Ans: Priyam Gandhi Mody

• The book highlights the role of PM Narendra
Modi during the Covid crisis in the past two
years.
Que: Who has authored a new book ‘’A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath
Tagore’s Pioneering Work in Rural Construction”?
Que: िकसने ‘ए िहस्ट्री ऑफ श्रीिनकेतन: रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर‘ज पायिनयिरं ग वकर् इन रूरल
कंस्ट्रक्शन‘ नामक एक नई पुस्तक िलखी है?

Ans: Uma Das Gupta

• The book contains Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s
work in ‘village reconstruction’ by setting up ‘Sriniketan’,a
wing of his Visva Bharati International University, at
Santiniketan in 1922, which is also popularly known as a
university town. It is situated in West Bengal.

Que: Who is the author of the biography on Neeraj Chopra titled ‘Golden Boy
Neeraj Chopra’?
प्रश्नः नीरज चोपड़ा की जीवनी 'गोल्डन बॉय नीरज चोपड़ा' के लेखक कौन हैं?

Ans: Navdeep Singh Gill

• Navdeep is a sports author. Neeraj Chopra won a
Gold medal in Javelin Throw at the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics.

Awards & Recognition

Que: The tableau of which state had been selected as the best among the 12
States/UTs during Republic Day parade on January 26, 2022?
प्रश्नः 26 जनवरी, 2022 को गणतंत्र िदवस परेड के दौरान 12 राज्यों/केंद्र शािसत प्रदेशों में से
िकस राज्य की झांकी को सवर्श्रेष्ठ चुना गया है?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

• The theme of tableau was ‘One District One Product and Kashi Vishwanath
Dham’.
 • The popular choice category award was
introduced for the first time in 2022, wherein
the general public was invited to vote through
the MyGov platform:
• Best state/UTs Tableau – Maharashtra (Theme
‘Biodiversity and State Bio-symbols of
Maharashtra’.)
• Best marching contingent among three Services: The Indian Air Force
• Best marching contingent among three Services (Panel choice): The Indian
Navy
• Joint winners in the category of central ministries and departments –
• The tableaux of Ministry of Education (Theme -‘National Education Policy)
and
• Ministry of Civil Aviation (theme - ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’.)

Que: Which bank has been felicitated with the digital transformation award ‘DX
2021 Awards’ by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
प्रश्नः भारतीय उद्योग पिरसंघ (सीआईआई) द्वारा िकस बैंक को िडिजटल ट्रांसफॉमेर्शन अवाडर्
'डीएक्स 2021 अवाड् र्स' से सम्मािनत िकया गया है?

Ans: Karnataka Bank

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII):
Founded: 1895
Headquarters: New Delhi, India
President: V. Narendran
Director General: Chandrajit Banerjee
Motto: Charting Change Enabling Development

Que: Who has received 18th Late Madhavrao Limaye Award under efficient MP
(Karyakram Khaasdar) category for the year 2020-21?
Que: िकसे वषर् 2020-21 के िलए कुशल MP (कायर्क्रम खासदार) श्रेणी के तहत 18वां स्वगीर्य
माधवराव िलमये पुरस्कार िमला है?

Ans: Nitin Gadkari (Union Minister of Road Transport and

Highways)
Announced by Nashik Public Library, Sarvajanik Vachanalay
• The Sarvajanik Vachanalay annually selects one of the members of Vidhan
Parishad (Lok Sabha), Vidhan Sabha (Rajya Sabha) for the Efficient MLA
or Member of Parliament (MP) Award.

Sandeep Bakhshi, MD & CEO of ICICI Bank, named

Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21

Oscar Nominations 2022

• Indian documentary “Writing With Fire” has been nominated in the Best
Documentary Feature category at the 94th Academy Awards.
• The documentary is made by Delhi-based filmmakers Rintu Thomas and
Sushmit Ghosh. It chronicles the rise of Khabar Lahariya, India’s first and
only newspaper run by Dalit women.
• This is India’s 1st independent production to make it to the final
nomination in this category.
• The 94th Academy Awards Ceremony will be held on 27th March 2022 at
Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.

Que: Which bank has won the Best Technology Bank of the Year award among
Large Banks segment in IBA’s 17th Annual Banking Technology Awards 2021?
प्रश्नः िकस बैंक ने आईबीए के 17वें वािषर् क बैंिकंग प्रौद्योिगकी पुरस्कार 2021 में लाजर् बैंक
सेगमेंट में सवर्श्रेष्ठ प्रौद्योिगकी बैंक ऑफ द ईयर का पुरस्कार जीता है?

Ans: Bank of Baroda

• Best Technology Bank of the Year
• In Small Banks segment- The South Indian Bank
• In Foreign Banks segment- Citibank N.A.
Best Payments Initiatives
Public Banks- State Bank of India
Private Banks- ICICI Bank

About IBA
It was formed in 1946.
IBA currently has 247 banking companies as members.
Chairman- Rajkiran Rai (MD & CEO of Union Bank of India)

Que: Who has been conferred with Hilal-e-Pakistan – the 2nd highest civilian
award of Pakistan, in 2022?
प्रश्नः 2022 में पािकस्तान के दू सरे सवोर्च्च नागिरक सम्मान िहलाल-ए-पािकस्तान से िकसे
सम्मािनत िकया गया है?

Ans: Bill Gates

• He received this award as the co-chair of
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• for the foundation’s continuous efforts to
eradicate polio and to reduce poverty in
Pakistan.
• The Nishan-e-Pakistan Highest Civilian
Award in Pakistan

Que: Which Indian PSU has bagged the honour of ‘India’s Most Trusted Public
Sector Company’ award at the Energy Meet 2022 & Excellence Awards of
ASSOCHAM?
प्रश्नः िकस भारतीय पीएसयू को एनजीर् मीट 2022 और एसोचैम के उत्कृष्टता पुरस्कारों में 'भारत
की सबसे भरोसेमंद सावर्जिनक क्षेत्र की कंपनी' का सम्मान
िमला है?

Ans: Coal India Limited

• The award was received by Coal India
Chairman Mr. Pramod Agarwal during a
ceremony held in Kolkata.
Que: Name the winner of Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians in 2021?
प्रश्न: 2021 में युवा गिणतज्ञों के िलए रामानुजन पुरस्कार के िवजेता का नाम क्या है?

Ans: Neena Gupta

• a mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.
• Prof Gupta is the fourth Indian and second female winner of the award
from the country.

• The prize is named after the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. It

was founded in 2004, and was first awarded in 2005.
• 2018 Ritabrata Munshi (India)
• 2015 Amalendu Krishna (India)
• 2006 Ramdorai Sujatha (India)
• December 22 is celebrated as National Mathematics Day in India

Que: Which regiment's units were honoured with the President's Colours on
February 23rd?
प्रश्नः 23 फरवरी को िकस रेिजमेंट की इकाइयों को राष्ट्रपित के रंग से सम्मािनत िकया गया?

Ans: Parachute Regiment

• The Chief of Army Staff, General MM Naravane,
presented the prestigious ‘President’s Colours’
(Nishaan) to four battalions of the Parachute
Regiment on February 23, 2022.
• The four battalions are: 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCE),
21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCE), 23 PARA and 29 PARA.
• The award of President's Colours is one of the
"greatest honours" bestowed upon a Military Unit in recognition of
exceptional service rendered by it to the nation, both during war and in
peace.

Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival

Awards 2022
• Film of the Year – Pushpa: The Rise
• Best Film – Shershaah
• Critics Best Film – Sardar Udham

Critics Best Actor – Sidharth Malhotra

Critics Best Actress – Kiara Advani

Best Actor – Ranveer Singh for 83

Best Actress – Kriti Sanon for Mimi

Outstanding Contribution To Film Industry – Asha

Parekh
Best Director – Ken Ghosh
 Appointments

Que: Who has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of Bata India?

Que: िकसे बाटा इं िडया का ब्रांड एं बेसडर िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Disha Patani

• BATA Founded: 1931
• Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana
• CEO: Gunjan Shah

Que: Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of MediBuddy?

प्रश्नः मेडीबडी का ब्रांड एं बेसडर िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Amitabh Bachchan

MediBuddy is one of India’s largest digital healthcare
platforms.

Que: Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand ahead of
the 2022 Assembly Elections?
Que: 2022 के िवधानसभा चुनावों से पहले उत्तराखंड के ब्रांड
एं बेसडर के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Akshay Kumar

Bihar ropes in Manoj Tiwari as brand ambassador

for Khadi
• Bhojpuri singer and BJP MP
• Bihar Governor: Phagu Chauhan;
• Bihar Capital: Patna;
• Bihar Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar.
Que: Who has been roped in as the fresh brand ambassador of Thums Up?
प्रश्न: थम्स अप के नए ब्रांड एं बेसडर के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Shah Rukh Khan

• Thums Up is owned by Coca-Cola.
• Earlier Shahrukh Khan was associated with the cold
drink brand Pepsi Co.
• Thums Up was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company in
1993.

Que: Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of Adidas?

Que: एिडडास के ब्रांड एं बेसडर के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Manika Batra

• Manika Batra is the first Indian woman to win gold in
table tennis at the Commonwealth Games 2018.
• and the first Indian woman to reach the top 50 of the
ITTF Rankings.

Que: Which player has been roped in as the brand ambassador of DTH brand D2H
by Dish TV?
प्रश्नः िडश टीवी द्वारा िकस िखलाड़ी को डायरेक्ट-टू -होम (डीटीएच) ब्रांड डी2एच का ब्रांड एं बेसडर
बनाया गया है?

Ans: Rishabh Pant

EXTRA INFO:
Games24x7’s ‘RummyCircle’: Hrithik Roshan
Uttarakhand: Akshay Kumar
Bata India: Disha Patani
MediBuddy: Amitabh Bachchan
Brand Ambassador and investor of Krishi Network: Pankaj
Tripathi
Gaming app A23: Shah Rukh Khan
Khadi & handicrafts of Bihar: Manoj Tiwari
Adidas: Manika Batra
‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ Brand Ambassadors of Gurugram: Tanishka Kotia &
Riddhika Kotia

Que: Antonio Costo is re-elected as the Prime Minister of which country?

प्रश्न: एं टोिनयो कोस्टो िकस देश के प्रधान मंत्री के रूप में िफर से चुने गए
हैं?

Ans: Portugal
• Portugal President: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
• Portugal Capital: Lisbon
• Portugal Currency: Euro

• Antonio Costo is serving as the 119th Prime Minister of

Portugal since 26 November 2015.

Que: Xiomara Castro has been appointed as the first female president of which
country recently?
प्रश्नः िशयोमारा कास्त्रो को हाल ही में िकस देश की पहली मिहला राष्ट्रपित के रूप में िनयुक्त
िकया गया है?

Ans: Honduras
• Honduras Capital: Tegucigalpa
• Currency: Honduran lempira
• Continent: North America
Que: Military officer Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has
taken over as the interim President of which country
following military coup?
प्रश्नः सैन्य अिधकारी पॉल-हेनरी सांडोगो दािमबा ने सैन्य तख्तापलट
के बाद िकस देश के अंतिरम राष्ट्रपित के रूप में पदभार ग्रहण िकया
है?

Ans: Burkina Faso

• President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and Prime
Minister Lassina Zerbo were disposed from their
position and the parliament, government and
constitution were declared dissolved.

Que: Name the President of Germany, who has been re-elected to the post in
2022 election?
प्रश्न: जमर्नी के राष्ट्रपित का नाम बताइए, िजन्हें 2022 के चुनाव में इस पद के िलए िफर से चुना
गया है?

Ans: Frank-Walter Steinmeier

• Capital: Berlin
• Currency: Euro
• President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Que: Kala Ramachandran has been appointed as which city's first woman Police
Commissioner?
प्रश्नः कला रामचंद्रन को िकस शहर की पहली मिहला पुिलस
आयुक्त िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Gurugram
Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar appointed as the
first National Maritime Security Coordinator
• Kumar retired as Navy Vice Chief in July 2021.

Que: Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the Defence Intelligence
Agency recently to replace Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon?
प्रश्नः लेिफ्टनेंट जनरल केजेएस िढल्लों की जगह लेने के िलए हाल ही में िकसे रक्षा खुिफया
एजेंसी का महािनदेशक िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Lt. Gen GAV Reddy

• The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an
intelligence agency responsible for providing and
coordinating defence and military intelligence to the
Indian Armed Forces. It was formed in 2002.

Que: Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the University Grants
Commission (UGC) in 2022?
प्रश्न: 2022 में िवश्विवद्यालय अनुदान आयोग (यूजीसी) के नए
अध्यक्ष के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: M Jagadesh Kumar

Sonali Singh given charge of Controller General of

Accounts (CGA)
Que: For the first time, a female Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University
(JNU) has been appointed by the Government of India. Name the new VC of JNU.
प्रश्न: पहली बार, भारत सरकार द्वारा जवाहरलाल नेहरू िवश्विवद्यालय
(JNU) की एक मिहला कुलपित की िनयुिक्त की गई है। जेएनयू के नए
वीसी का नाम बताइए।

Ans: Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit

• Pandit replaces M Jagadesh Kumar, who has been
appointed as Chairman of the University Grants
Commission (UGC)

Que: Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE)?
प्रश्नः केंद्रीय माध्यिमक िशक्षा बोडर् (सीबीएसई) का नया अध्यक्ष िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Vineet Joshi

• He replaces IAS Manoj Ahuja
• Vineet Joshi is also the Director-General of the National
Testing Agency (NTA).

Que: Who has been appointed as the new full-time Director of the National
Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in 2022?
प्रश्नः 2022 में राष्ट्रीय शैिक्षक अनुसंधान एवं प्रिशक्षण पिरषद (एनसीईआरटी) के नए
पूणर्कािलक िनदेशक के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Dinesh Prasad Saklani

• He is currently a professor of history at the HNB
Garhwal University, in Uttarakhand.
• Saklani succeeds Hrushikesh Senapaty, whose five-
year term ended in November 2020.
• Sridhar Srivastava has been holding the position on interim charge since
then.
Que: Senior bureaucrat _____ has been appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection
Commission (SSC).
प्रश्न: विरष्ठ नौकरशाह _____ को कमर्चारी चयन आयोग (एसएससी) का
अध्यक्ष िनयुक्त िकया गया है।

Ans: S. Kishore

Que: Who has been appointed as the President of The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI) for the year 2022-23?
प्रश्नः वषर् 2022-23 के िलए भारतीय सनदी लेखाकार संस्थान (आईसीएआई) के अध्यक्ष के रूप
में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Debashis Mitra

• Formation:1 July 1949; 72 years ago
• Legal status: Established under the Chartered
Accountants Act, 1949 enacted by the Parliament
of India

Que: Rahul Bhatia has recently been appointed as the Managing Director of which
airline carrier?
प्रश्नः राहुल भािटया को हाल ही में िकस एयरलाइन कैिरयर का प्रबंध िनदेशक िनयुक्त िकया गया
है?

Ans: IndiGo
• Bhatia is the first ever MD of Indigo, because before this the company
never had a managing director
• Ronojoy Dutta is the CEO of the Indigo.
• IndiGo is India’s biggest airline by market share. It
is headquartered at Gurgaon, Haryana.
Que: Who has been appointed as the new director of Vikram Sarabhai Space
Centre (VSSC)?
प्रश्नः िवक्रम साराभाई अंतिरक्ष केंद्र (वीएसएससी) के नए िनदेशक के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया
गया है?

Ans: Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair

• He will replace S Somanath, who recently took over as

the chairman of ISRO.
• VSSC is a keyspace research centre of the Indian Space
Research Organisation (Isro) and specialises in rocket
and space vehicles for satellite programs.
• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Founded: 21 November 1963;
• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Que: Name the Chairman of the LIC whose term has been extended by the
government till March 2023.
प्रश्न: एलआईसी के अध्यक्ष का नाम बताइए िजनका कायर्काल सरकार ने
माचर् 2023 तक बढ़ा िदया है।

Ans: M R Kumar
• M.R.Kumar took charge as Chairman of LIC on March 14,
2019.

Que: Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Board of India (IBBI)?
प्रश्नः भारतीय िदवाला एवं शोधन अक्षमता बोडर् (आईबीबीआई) के
नए अध्यक्ष के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Ravi Mittal

• He will serve as the Chairman of IBBI for a term of
five years or till he attains 65 years of age,
whichever is earlier.
Que: N Chandrasekaran has recently been re-elected as the Executive Chairman
of which company?
प्रश्नः एन चंद्रशेखरन को हाल ही में िकस कंपनी के कायर्कारी अध्यक्ष के
रूप में िफर से चुना गया है?

Ans: Tata Sons

• Chandrasekaran’s current tenure as the chairman was
to expire at the end of February 2022.

Que: Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court?
Que: मद्रास उच्च न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Munishwar Nath Bhandari

• The appointment has been approved by the
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.
• Justice Bhandari had taken over as the Acting Chief
Justice of the Madras High Court after the transfer
of Justice Sanjib Banerjee to the Meghalaya High
Court in November 2021.

Que: Who will head the National Steering Committee made for the
implementation of the Ken-Betwa interlinking of rivers (ILRs) project?
Que: केन–बेतवा इं टरिलं िकंग ऑफ निदयों (ILRs) पिरयोजना के कायार्न्वयन के िलए राष्ट्रीय
संचालन सिमित का अध्यक्ष कौन होगा?

Ans: Pankaj Kumar

• The river Betwa or Betravati which is
also called river Vetrawati in Sanskrit
one of the major river basins of
Madhya Pradesh (MP).
• It is a tributary of the Yamuna.
 • It rises in the Vindhya Range just north of Hoshangabad in MP and flows
north-east through MP and Orchha to UP.

Que: Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee of

Administrators which will run the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI)?
Que: िकसे टेबल टेिनस फेडरेशन ऑफ इं िडया (TTFI) चलाने वाली प्रशासकों की सिमित के
अध्यक्ष के रूप में िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Gita Mittal (former Chief Justice of the J&K High Court)
TTFI:
• Founded: 1926
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• President: Dushyant Chautala

• appointed by Delhi High Court

• The court ordered that all communications on behalf of TTFI with any
sportsperson or international sports bodies, will now take place only
through the Committee of Administrators

Que: Automaker Honda has appointed whom as the President and CEO of Honda
Cars India Ltd (HCIL) in 2022?
प्रश्न: ऑटोमेकर होंडा ने 2022 में होंडा कासर् इं िडया िलिमटेड के अध्यक्ष और सीईओ के रूप में
िकसे िनयुक्त िकया है?

Ans: Takuya Tsumura

Que: Tanishka Kotia & Riddhika Kotia have been appointed as ‘Beti Bachao Beti
Padhao’ Brand Ambassadors of Gurugram. They are related to which sport?
Que: तिनष्का कोिटया और िरिद्धका कोिटया को गुरुग्राम का ‘बेटी बचाओ
बेटी पढ़ाओ‘ ब्रांड एं बेसडर िनयुक्त िकया गया है। वे िकस खेल से संबंिधत
हैं?

Ans: Chess

Que: Who has been appointed as the ‘Chairman of the Board’ of Hindustan
Unilever Ltd (HUL)?
प्रश्नः िहं दुस्तान यूिनलीवर िलिमटेड (HUL) के बोडर् के अध्यक्ष के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया
है?

Ans: Nitin Paranjpe

• FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has
announced the separation of the position of
Chairman of the Board and the CEO & Managing
Director of the company.
• Sanjiv Mehta is the MD & CEO of HUL

Que: Who has been appointed as the new Director of The Institute of Economic
Growth?
प्रश्नः आिथर् क िवकास संस्थान के नए िनदेशक के रूप में िकसे िनयुक्त िकया गया है?

Ans: Chetan Ghate

• Chetan Ghate is a former member of the
Reserve Bank of India’s first monetary
policy committee between 2016-2020.
• He is the winner of the 2014 Mahalanobis
Memorial gold medal for the best research
economist.
Que: Name the MD & CEO of the IDBI Bank whose re-appointment to the post has
been approved by RBI?
प्रश्न: आईडीबीआई बैंक के एमडी और सीईओ का नाम बताइए, िजनकी पद पर पुनिनर् युिक्त को
आरबीआई ने मंजूरी दे दी है?

Ans: Rakesh Sharma

• Sharma has been appointed for a period of three
years with effect from March 19, 2022.

Sad Demise & Obituaries

Lata Mangeshkar Ji passed away

• Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1989), Bharat Ratna
(2001), Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan
• She was an MP (Member of Parliament) from
1999 to 2005 - nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
• the first-ever Indian to perform in the
prestigious Royal Albert Hall, London.
• The government of France conferred her with the ‘Officer of the Legion of
Honour’ in 2009 - country’s highest civilian award

Que: Hemananda Biswal, who has passed away recently, was the former Chief
Minister of which state?
प्रश्नः हेमानंद िबस्वाल, िजनका हाल ही में िनधन हो गया, िकस राज्य
के पूवर् मुख्यमंत्री थे?

Ans: Odisha
Served as the Chief Minister of Odisha twice. He was the first tribal CM of Odisha.

Que: What was the profession of Rahul Bajaj who has passed away recently?
प्रश्नः राहुल बजाज, िजनका हाल ही में िनधन हो गया, का पेशा क्या था?

Ans: Industrialist
• former chairman of Bajaj Auto
• Bajaj was awarded the third-highest civilian award
Padma Bhushan in 2001.

Que: What was the profession of Shri Iqbal Singh Kingra who has passed away
recently?
प्रश्नः श्री इकबाल िसं ह िकंगरा िजनका हाल ही में िनधन हो गया, का पेशा क्या
था?

Ans: Educationalist
• He was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2022 for his
contributions in the field of social work.

Que: Noted freedom fighter and Gandhian social worker, Shakuntala Choudhary
has passed away. She hailed from which state?
प्रश्न: प्रिसद्ध स्वतंत्रता सेनानी और गांधीवादी सामािजक कायर्कतार्
शकुंतला चौधरी का िनधन हो गया है। वह िकस राज्य से ताल्लुक रखती
हैं?

Ans: Assam
• She was popularly known as ‘Shakuntala Baideo’.
• She was felicitated with Padma Shri award in 2022
Que: What was the profession of Ravish Tiwari, who has passed away recently?
प्रश्न: रवीश ितवारी, िजनका हाल ही में िनधन हो गया, का पेशा क्या था?

Ans: Journalist
• He was the national bureau chief of Indian Express. He
was popular for his political news reporting.

Bengali singer Sandhya Mukherjee passes

away at 90
• Mukherjee received the Banga Bibhusan, highest
civilian honour given by the Bengal government, in
2011

Que: Sahitya Akademi Award winning poet Channaveera Kanavi has passed away.
He was a prominent writer and poet in which language?
प्रश्नः सािहत्य अकादमी पुरस्कार िवजेता चन्नवीरा कानवी का िनधन हो गया है। वह िकस भाषा के
प्रमुख लेखक और किव थे?

Ans: Kannada
• He was often referred to as ‘Samanvaya Kavi’ (Poet of
Reconciliation).
• Kanavi received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981 for his
work Jeeva Dhwani (Poetry).

French virologist who co-discovered HIV virus has died

• French virologist Luc Montagnier, won a Nobel Prize for
his part in discovering the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) that causes AIDS
 Praveen Kumar Sobti, Bheem in BR Chopra’s
‘Mahabharat’ TV series, dies at 74
• He had been an ace player in the hammer and disc
throw, was a gold medalist at Asian games held in
Hong Kong and represented India twice in the
Olympics.

Que: Padma Shri Ibrahim Nabisaheb Sutar passed away recently. He was a/an
____________________.
Que:प"म $ी इ'ा)हम नबीसाहे ब सत
ु ार का हाल ह4 म5 6नधन हो गया। वह एक
_____________ थे।

Ans: Social Worker & poet

• known for folk-music performances
• Famous as ‘Kabir of Karnataka’
• Padma Shri in 2018 for art.

“If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I would

spend the first 45 minutes sharpening my axe.”
– Abraham Lincoln.
 State News

Que: Spituk Gustor Festival is celebrated in which state/UT?

Que: ि@पतक
ु ग@टर फेि@टवल Cकस राDय/क5E शाGसत Hदे श म5 मनाया जाता है ?

Ans: Ladakh
• It is a celebration of peace and prosperity that is
celebrated at the Spituk Monastery in Leh and
Ladakh UT.
• The two-day festival is observed during the 28th
and 29th days of the 11th month of the Tibetan Calendar.

Que: Kanchoth festival’ is celebrated in which Indian state/UT?

HLनः कंछोठ उRसव' Cकस भारतीय राDय/क5E शाGसत Hदे श म5 मनाया जाता है ?

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir

• a religious and colourful event for the followers
of Nag Culture. It was recently celebrated in
district Doda of Jammu and Kashmir.
• The people celebrate marriage of Lord Shiva
with Goddess Parvati and pray for their spouses’
long life. It is also called as Gauri-Tritya.
• The 3-day festival is celebrated by married women who pray for the long
life of their husbands.

J&K signs pact with New Zealand to transform sheep farming sector
• The partnership is aimed at doubling produce in the next three years with
substantial increment in quality of livestock
products, wool production and introducing
processing facilities and value addition to boost
income and benefits to Jammu Kashmir.
 • livestock sector is providing livelihood support to around
1.2 million families and contributing 5% to the Union
Territory’s GDP.

• New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

• Mt Cook is the highest peak of New Zealand.
• Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand.
• Lake Taupo is a crater lake and one of the beautiful
lakes in New Zealand which was formed by the violent volcanic eruption

Que: Which is the first Union Territory to be integrated with the National Single
Window System (NSWS)?
HLन: राTU4य एकल Vखड़कY Hणाल4 (NSWS) के साथ एकYकृत होने वाला पहला क5E शाGसत
Hदे श कौन सा है ?

Ans: Jammu & Kashmir

• NSWS was launched in September 2021 by the

Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Lt. Governor Shri
• It is a digital platform that serves as a guide for
Manoj Sinha
investors to identify and to apply for approvals as
per their business requirements.
• NSWS will eliminate the need for investors to visit multiple
platforms/offices to gather information and obtain clearances from
different stakeholders.
As on date 14 States/UTs have been onboarded on NSWS These are- Andhra
Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh,
and Uttarakhand.

OYO Group launched project ‘Crown of Incredible India’ in J&K

• J&K government and the world’s leading travel tech platform, OYO Group,
have decided to launch rural home stay under project ‘Crown of Incredible
India’.
 • L-G Sinha has announced ₹50,000 special financial assistance to youth
willing to establish a home stay unit.
• to encourage micro-entrepreneurs in the villages and revitalising local art
and crafts and redevelopment of rural areas
• The venture will help in building a tourist infrastructure of world standards
in rural J&K.
• Ritesh Agarwal, founder and group CEO, OYO

Que: Which state/UT has launched first-of-its-kind Quick Response (QR) Code-
based mechanism to certify and label handmade carpets?
Que: Cकस राDय/क5E शाGसत Hदे श ने ह@त6नGम]त काल4न^ को HमाVणत और लेबल करने
के Gलए अपनी तरह का पहला Rवaरत H6तCbया (cयआ
ू र) कोड–आधाaरत तंg शh
ु Cकया है ?

Ans: Jammu & Kashmir

• With the QR-based application, customers can check and verify the
authenticity and other requisite details of carpets produced in Jammu and
Kashmir.
• The Jammu and Kashmir government has introduced Export Incentive
Scheme. Under this scheme, the incentive of 10 per cent of the total
volume of GI certified Handicrafts and Handloom products exported to any
country, with maximum reimbursement of up to ₹5 crores, shall be
provided to eligible exporters registered with the Department of
Handicrafts and Handloom.

Lieutenant Governor: Manoj Sinha

Formation (Union territory): 31 October 2019
Capital: Jammu (winter), Srinagar (summer)

Que: Which Union territory has launched Kunsnyoms scheme for differently-abled
persons?
Que: Cकस क5E शाGसत Hदे श ने iवकलांग jयिcतय^ के Gलए कुन@योkस योजना शh
ु कY
है ?

Ans: Ladakh
 • Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh has launched
Kunsnyoms scheme for differently-abled persons.
• Kunsnyoms = Equal for All, Fair for All and aims inclusive and accessible
Ladakh.
• Under this, Leh Hill council is providing assistive devices, technologies to
needy people at 90 percent subsidy.

Pulwama declared as best performing district in Kashmir valley under

District Good Governance Index.
• Union home minister Amit Shah launched the District
Good Governance Index (DGGI)of 20 districts in J&K,
first Union Territory to have such an index
• Pulwama has been ranked number one in Kashmir
valley in Good Governance Index.
• In the composite ranking of District Good Governance
Index (DGGI), Jammu district is on top followed by
Doda, Samba, Pulwama and Srinagar.
• Parameters include public infrastructure, healthcare,
social infrastructure, the impact of centrally
sponsored schemes in the region, engagement of
youth towards activities, way of addressing public
grievances etc.
• Pulwama is number one in almond production.
Kashmir saffron has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag
following the contribution by the Pulwama area.

Que: Government has launched Purple Revolution in Jammu & Kashmir. It is

associated with the cultivation of which crop?
HLन: सरकार ने जkमू और कLमीर म5 बlगनी bां6त शh
ु कY है । यह Cकस फसल कY खेती से
संबंmधत है ?

Ans: Lavender
 • Lavender is designated as Doda brand product, to promote lavender under
‘One District, One Product’ initiative.
• Doda district in J&K is the birthplace of India’s Purple Revolution, or the
cultivation of Lavender

The Purple or Lavender Revolution was launched in 2016 by the Union Ministry of
Science & Technology through the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s
(CSIR) Aroma Mission.
The aim - to support domestic aromatic crop-based agro-economy by moving
from imported aromatic oils to homegrown varieties.
Under the mission, first-time farmers were given free lavender saplings, while
those who had cultivated lavender before were charged Rs. 5-6 per sapling.

Que: Which state has recently got its first biodiversity park at Bhulah in Janjehli
Valley?
HLनः जंजह
ै ल4 घाट4 के भल
ू ाह म5 हाल ह4 म5 Cकस राDय को
अपना पहला जैव iवiवधता पाक] Gमला है ?

Ans: Himachal Pradesh

• For the conservation of endangered Himalayan
herbs
• has been set up there at a cost of ₹1 crore,
which would prove to be a boon for
researchers as well as tourists.

Que: Name the election mascot unveiled by the Chief Electoral Officer’s office of
Punjab recently.
Que: हाल ह4 म5 पंजाब के मo
ु य 6नवा]चन अmधकार4 काया]लय "वारा अनावरण Cकए गए
चन
ु ाव शभ
ु ंकर का नाम बताइए

Ans: Shera
 • Punjab Assembly polls took place on 20 February
2022.
• The mascot “Shera”, depicting a lion. It represents
the rich cultural heritage of Punjab.

Que: Which state launched ‘Project Sadbhawana’ to improve Governance?

HLन: Cकस राDय ने शासन म5 सध
ु ार के Gलए 'Hोजेcट स"भावना' शh
ु कY?

Ans: Assam
• Launched by Assam CM Himanta Biswa
Sarma.
• It aims to dispose over 4-5 lakh pending
files lying in the State secretariat within
a year.
• A portal will be created where people
can inform of their pending files.
• Swachhata Abhiyan in Janata Bhawan will also be launched to promote
cleanliness in all the departments in the Secretariat.

Que: Which state launched India’s first Night Navigation mobile application for
ferry services?
Que: फेर4 सेवाओं के Gलए भारत का पहला नाइट नेiवगेशन मोबाइल एिrलकेशन लॉtच
करने वाला पहला राDय कौन बन गया है ?

Ans: Assam
• Launched by Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa
Sarma
• for ferry services on the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam.
• It was developed by the State Transport Department in association with IIT
Madras.
 • The CM also launched an e-ticketing system for Dhubri and Silchar ferry
services.

Que: Which state government will launch a 4-year mentorship programme

“Project Arohan”, to mentor the students of state and to hone their skills?
Que: राDय के छाg^ को सलाह दे ने और उनके कौशल को सध
ु ारने के Gलए कौन सी राDय
सरकार 4 साल का परामश] काय]bम “Hोजेcट आरोहण” शh
ु करे गी?

Ans: Assam
• Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, met with Anita Rajan, Chief
Executive officer of Tata STRIVE, the skill development initiative of Tata
Trusts, to seek cooperation for Project Arohan.

Que: Which North-Eastern state recently inaugurated a dedicated ‘Technology

Park’ for IT sector?
HLनः हाल ह4 म5 Cकस पव
ू uvर राDय ने आईट4 xेg के Gलए एक समiप]त ‘Hौ"योmगकY पाक]’
का उ"घाटन Cकया?

Ans: Meghalaya
• Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma recently inaugurated the
‘Shillong Technology Park’.
• Several companies have submitted their assent to open their branches.
• At present, Meghalaya has 70% population below the age of 35 years. The
first phase building of the Technology Park will create employment for
more than 1,500 people directly, will generate more jobs indirectly.

Que: White Cheeked Macaque, a new mammal species in the country, has been
discovered in which state?
HLन: दे श म5 एक नई @तनपायी Hजा6त jहाइट चीcड मैकाक कY खोज Cकस राDय म5 कY
गई है ?

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

 • Discovered by scientists from the Zoological Survey
of India (ZSI).
• The Macaque was first discovered in China in 2015
and its existence was not known in India before
this.
• The White Cheeked Macaque has white cheeks,
long and thick hair on the neck and a longer tail
than other Macaques.

Que: Torgya Festival of the Monpa tribal community is celebrated in which state?
Que: मोनपा आ)दवासी समद
ु ाय का तोyया] महोRसव Cकस राDय म5 मनाया जाता है ?

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

• Dalai Lama offers blessings (also known as
Tse-Boom) to other lamas by sending Feb
Jum which is a holy item to be used in
rituals.
• The main attractions of the festival is the
‘Sha-na Cham’, the ritual dance performed
by monks

Que: As per the recently presented Economic Survey 2021-22, which state has
topped the list of newly recognized startups and unicorns?
Que: हाल ह4 म5 H@तत
ु आmथ]क सवzxण 2021-22 के अनस
ु ार, Cकस राDय ने नए माtयता
Hाrत @टाट] अप और य6ू नकॉन] कY सच
ू ी म5 शीष] @थान हाGसल Cकया है ?

Ans: Maharashtra
• Maharashtra recognized 11,308 of the total 14,000 startups that began
operations in the current financial year.
• Out of 44 Unicorn companies, 11 are based in the state.
 • Initiatives like Startup Week, Incubation Cells, Hackathon are regularly
carried out, helping the state to reach this height.
• Maharashtra also ranks 2nd on Niti Aayog’s Innovation Index 2020.

Capital: Mumbai
Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief minister: Uddhav Thackeray

Proposal to rename MP’s Hoshangabad district as Narmadapuram

cleared by Centre: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
• "The Madhya Pradesh government had sent to the Centre a proposal to
change the name of Hoshangabad to Narmadapuram and of Babai to
Makhan Nagar, which has been cleared," Mr. Chouhan said in a tweet.
• According to the state government website, Hoshangabad had derived its
name from Hoshang Shah Ghori, the second king to Malwa of the Ghori line
who conquered it.
• Narmadapur was its erstwhile name.

Que: KVIC has recently cancelled the certification of which Khadi institution for
selling fake Khadi products?
HLनः केवीआईसी ने हाल ह4 म5 नकल4 खाद4 उRपाद बेचने के Gलए Cकस खाद4 सं@थान का
Hमाणन र"द कर )दया है ?

Ans: Mumbai Khadi & Village Industries Association

• This MKVIA was running the popular “Khadi
Emporium” at Metropolitan Insurance
House, Mumbai since 1954.
• “zero tolerance” policy of KVIC against the
sale of spurious/non-Khadi products
Que: The foundation stone for International Cricket Stadium in Jaipur was laid
recently. It is said to be the third largest stadium in the world. What is the
proposed seating capacity of the stadium?
HLनः हाल ह4 म5 जयपरु म5 अंतरराTU4य Cbकेट @टे |डयम कY आधारGशला रखी गई। इसे
द6ु नया का तीसरा सबसे बड़ा @टे |डयम कहा जाता है । @टे |डयम कY H@ताiवत बैठने कY
xमता cया है ?

Ans: 75,000
• Rajasthan CMAshok Gehlot and BCCI President
Sourav Ganguly laid the foundation stone of
world’s third-largest cricket stadium in Jaipur
• second-largest cricket stadium in India
• The stadium will have a seating capacity of 75,000 spectators.

1st - Motera Stadium, Ahmendabad

2nd - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia

Que: Financial assistance scheme “Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiheen Krishi

Mazdoor Nyay Yojana” for Landless Labourers has been launched in which state?
Que: भGू मह4न मजदरू ^ के Gलए iवvीय सहायता योजना “राजीव गांधी }ामीण भGू मह4न
कृiष मजदरू tयाय योजना” Cकस राDय म5 शh
ु कY गई है ?

Ans: Chhattisgarh
• Launched by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
• Chhattisgarh became the first state in the country to provide direct
financial assistance to rural landless agriculture labourers.
• Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs 6000 per year in 3 installments
will be provided to the registered labourers in rural areas who do not
possess agricultural land. Around 55 lakh beneficiaries of the scheme
received Rs 2,000 each in their bank accounts as the first instalment under
the plan.
• state government made a provision of Rs 200 crore in the budget for 2021-
22.
 • He also launched the “Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club’scheme” - aims to connect
young people of Chhattisgarh with creative works, developing leadership
skills and making them aware of their social responsibilities.

Que: What is the length of the ‘Rail-cum-Road-Bridge’, which was recently

inaugurated over River Ganga in Bihar’s Munger?
HLनः ~बहार के मंग
ु ेर म5 हाल ह4 म5 गंगा नद4 पर उ"घाटन Cकए गए रे ल-सह-सड़क-पल
ु ' कY
लंबाई Cकतनी है ?

Ans: 14.5 km
• Inaugurated by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
• The bridge is constructed over the River Ganga on
NH 333B in Bihar’s Munger region.
• The cost of the ‘Rail-cum-Road-Bridge’ project is Rs 696 crore.
• The new bridge will reduce travel time, give a boost to tourism, agriculture
as well as generate employment opportunities.

Que: The open-air classroom program “Paray Shikshalaya” has been launched by
which state for classes 1 to 7?
HLनः कxा 1 से 7 के Gलए Cकस राDय "वारा ओपन-एयर cलासhम Hो}ाम "परय
Gशxालय" शh
ु Cकया गया है ?

Ans: West Bengal

• Initially for students studying in primary and pre-
primary classes.
• The aim of this initiative is to encourage students
who dropped out of schools during the pandemic to continue their
education.
Que: Which city is set to become the first station to be ready for India’s upcoming
Bullet Train Project?
Que: कौन सा शहर भारत कY आगामी बल
ु ेट Uे न पaरयोजना के Gलए तैयार होने वाला पहला
@टे शन बनने के Gलए तैयार है ?

Ans: Surat
• Surat will become the 1st station to be ready b/w Ahmedabad – Mumbai
Bullet Train route for India’s 1st futuristic High-Speed Rail project, Mumbai-
Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Corridor.

• The MAHSR corridor will cover 12 stations: Surat, Vadodara, Anand,

Ahmedabad, Sabarmati, Bilimora, Bharuch, Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar,
Vapi stations.
• The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train will run on Japanese Shinkansen
Technology. National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) is the
implementing agency for the project.

Capital: Gandhinagar
Governor: Acharya Devvrat
Chief minister: Bhupendrabhai Patel

Que: Which state’s chief minister has announced new IT/ITeS policy for the next
five years to generate 1 lakh employment?
Que: Cकस राDय के मo
ु यमंgी ने 1 लाख रोजगार पैदा करने के Gलए अगले पांच वष• के
Gलए नई आईट4/आईट4ईएस नी6त कY घोषणा कY है ?

Ans: Gujarat
• IT/ITeS policy will provide financial incentives up to Rs 200 crore to the
entities willing to incur capital expenditures. It will also generate
employment about 1 lakh youths.
• It also seeks to increase IT-ITeS exports from the current Rs 3000 crores
annually to 25,000 crores over the next five years.
• new policy will encourage research and development in crucial components
of the cloud ecosystem including artificial Intelligence, machine learning,
quantum computing, blockchain, and other emerging technologies.
Que: Maru Mahotsav is celebrated in which state?
Que: मh महोRसव Cकस राDय म5 मनाया जाता है ?

Ans: Rajasthan
• The renowned Jaisalmer Desert Festival, also known
as Maru Mahotsav of the Golden City started from
13 to 16 February 2022 at Pokaran village in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
• The festival is celebrated amidst the beautiful dunes of the Thar Desert in
the Sam dunes (42 kilometers from Jaisalmer).
• It is a four-day-long annual event. Regional folk dances such as Kalbelia,
Kachhi Ghodi, Gair were performed.

Que: Legal mining of Bajri (riverbed sand) has been initiated in which state?
HLन: बजर4 (नद4 के Cकनारे कY रे त) का कानन
ू ी खनन Cकस राDय म5 शh
ु Cकया गया है ?

Ans: Rajasthan
• Environment clearance has been issued to as
many as 60 mining areas and legal mining of Bajri
(riverbed sand) is initiated in Rajasthan.
• Four years ago, the Supreme Court banned the
sand mining activities in riverbeds until a scientific
replenishment study was completed.
• The apex court later appointed a Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to
probe the issue of illegal sand mining.

Que: Under the Saubhagya scheme, which state has the maximum number of
households electrified through the solar-based standalone system?
Que: सौभाyय योजना के तहत, Cकस राDय म5 सौर–आधाaरत @टlडअलोन Gस@टम के
मा€यम से सबसे अmधक घर^ का iव"यत
ु ीकरण Cकया गया है ?

Ans: Rajasthan
 • 1,23,682 households were electrified through the solar-based standalone
system in Rajasthan, followed by Chhattisgarh (65,373), Uttar Pradesh
(53,234)
• Under the Saubhagya Scheme, 2.8 crore households were electrified up to
March 31 last year
• Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya scheme was launched on 25th
September 2017 focusing on last mile connectivity and electricity
connections to all the unelectrified households in the country.
• The total outlay of the project is Rs. 16, 320 crore
• Power Minister R K Singh

Que: The Smart Card Arms License and Shastra App has been launched by the
police department of which state/UT?
HLनः Cकस राDय/क5E शाGसत Hदे श के पGु लस iवभाग ने @माट] काड] आkस] लाइस5स और
शा@g ऐप लॉtच Cकया है ?

Ans: Delhi
• The Delhi Police Licensing Unit has introduced
‘Smart Card Arms License’, to replace the
existing bulky arms license booklet.
• With this Delhi Police has become the first
police force in the country to introduce such smart card service.
• The card is also integrated with the ‘e-Beat book’ of Delhi Police through
‘Shastra mobile app’ for effective policing.
• The Shastra app will help beat officers in identifying the credentials of arms
license holders anytime during day-to-day random checking.

Que: ‘Khajuraho Dance Festival’ is a famous event organised in which Indian

state?
HLनः 'खजरु ाहो नRृ य महोRसव' Cकस भारतीय राDय म5 आयोिजत एक HGस"ध काय]bम है ?

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

• The 48th Khajuraho Dance Festival
• organized in Khajuraho, in Chhatarpur district of MP
 • Theme of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
• These temples were built by the Chandella rulers between AD 900 and
1130. It was the golden period of Chandella rulers.
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu and Jain temples,
about 175 kilometres southeast of Jhansi.
• These Temples got the status of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in 1986.
• The Khajuraho temples are made of sandstone, with a granite foundation
• The temples are famous for their Nagara-style architectural symbolism and
erotic

• The Khajuraho temples were reported for the first time by Abu Rihan al
Biruni in AD 1022 and the Arab traveller Ibn Battuta in AD 1335.
• According to local estimates there are 85 temples in Khajuraho out of which
only 25 temples are standing after various stages of preservation and care.
• The most visited temple, Kandariya Mahadev covers an area of about 6,500
square feet
• From about 13th century to 18th century, Khajuraho temples remained
under forest cover, away from the public till they were re-discovered by
British engineer T. S. Burt.

Que: United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed an MoU with
which state government to support the state’s ‘Majhi Vasundhara’ campaign?
Que: संयc
ु त राTU पया]वरण काय]bम (यए
ू नईपी) ने Cकस राDय सरकार के साथ राDय के
‘माझी वसंध
ु रा‘ अGभयान का समथ]न करने के Gलए एक समझौता ƒापन पर ह@ताxर Cकए
हl?

Ans: Maharashtra
• The literal meaning of ‘Majhi Vasundhara’ is ‘My Earth’.
• It is an initiative towards sustainable use of energy and environmental
development.

• Founded: 1972
• Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
• Executive Director: Inger Andersen (Denmark)
Que: Which state has announced to launch “Hope Express” to prevent cancer?
HLनः Cकस राDय ने कl सर कY रोकथाम के Gलए “होप एcसHेस” शh
ु करने कY घोषणा कY है ?

Ans: Maharashtra
• Launched by Maharashtra’s Health Minister, Rajesh Tope
• This is the first such Mosaic-3D radiation machine in India.
• Launched at a private hospital in Kolhapur.

Que: The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) is setting up
MSME-Technology Centre in Sindhudurg, to make it hub of industrial sector in the
region. In which state is Sindhudurg located?
HLन: स„
ू म, लघु और म€यम उ"यम मंgालय (एमएसएमई) Gसंधद
ु ग
ु ] म5 एमएसएमई-
Hौ"योmगकY क5E @थाiपत कर रहा है , ताCक इसे xेg म5 औ"योmगक xेg का क5E बनाया जा
सके। Gसंधद
ु ग
ु ] Cकस राDय म5 ि@थत है ?

Ans: Maharashtra
• with an outlay of Rs. 200 Crore.
• This was announced by MSME Minister Shri
Narayan Tatu Rane during the two-day
MSME Conclave organized by the Ministry
of MSME in Sindhudurg on 25 and 26
February 2022.
• The Conclave aimed to promote entrepreneurship and trade opportunities
for MSMEs in the Konkan region and also to make Sindhudurg region – the
top most in industrial sector.

Que: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved project worth
_____________for cleaning up rivers Mula, Mutha and Mula-Mutha (confluence
of both rivers) of Pune Municipal Corporation area.
Que: जापान इंटरनेशनल कोऑपरे शन एज5सी (JICA) ने पण
ु े नगर 6नगम xेg कY मल
ु ा,
मथ
ु ा और मल
ु ा–मथ
ु ा (दोन^ न)दय^ का संगम) न)दय^ कY सफाई के Gलए
_________________ †पये कY पaरयोजना को मंजरू 4 द4 है ।
Ans: Rs 1000 crores
• Mula and Mutha rivers are heavily polluted with the city’s sewage being
dumped into the rivers.
• Mula and Mutha later meet Krishna River in Western Ghats and finally
empties into the Bay of Bengal.
• Aim: To improve the water quality by augmenting sewage collection
systems, sewage treatment facilities and improving sanitation in Pune
Municipal Corporation area.

• JICA Founded– 1974

• Headquarters-Tokyo, Japan
• President- Shinichi Kitaoka

Que: Which state government has signed a 3-year MoU with the British Council to
renew the partnership in education, English and arts?
Que: Cकस राDय सरकार ने Gशxा, अं}ेजी और कला म5 साझेदार4 को नवीनीकृत करने के
Gलए ~')टश काउं Gसल के साथ 3 साल के समझौता ƒापन पर ह@ताxर Cकए हl?

Ans: Telangana
• Aim: To facilitate research between institutions and assist to expand higher
education globally, to offer global opportunities for the youth of Telangana.
• Under the extended 3-year MoU, the British Council has also signed an
agreement with the Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) to
work closely to engineer new partnerships between universities, research
institutions and centres of excellence in the UK and in Telangana.

Que: Centre has allocated Rs 2.26 crore for Medaram Jatara 2022 Festival. The
biennial festival is organised in which state?
HLनः क5E ने मेदारम जतारा 2022 महोRसव के Gलए 2.26 करोड़ †पये आवं)टत Cकए हl।
"iववाiष]क उRसव Cकस राDय म5 आयोिजत Cकया जाता है ?

Ans: Telangana
• Asia’s largest tribal festival
 • Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair in India, after the Kumbh Mela.
• The four-day tribal festival is celebrated once in two years in the month of
“Magha” (February) on the full moon day, in Medaram Village of Mulugu
district in Telangana.
• Conducted in honour of the Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma.
• The festival is organised by the second-largest Tribal Community of
Telangana, the Koya tribe, in collaboration with the Tribal Welfare
Department, Government of Telangana.

Lambada (लkबाडा) largest tribal community in Telangana

Que: Which High court has constituted a three-judge bench to hear petitions
questioning a ban on the use of hijabs in colleges?
HLनः Cकस उ‡च tयायालय ने कॉलेज^ म5 )हजाब के इ@तेमाल पर
H6तबंध संबंधी याmचकाओं पर सन
ु वाई के Gलए तीन tयायाधीश^
कY पीठ का गठन Cकया है ?

Ans: Karnataka

Que: Which state has signed an MoU with Ather Energy to establish 1000 fast-
charging stations for electric 2-wheelers?
Que: इलेिcUक 2-jह4लस] के Gलए 1000 फा@ट–चािजˆग @टे शन @थाiपत करने के Gलए
Cकस राDय ने एथर एनज‰ के साथ समझौता ƒापन पर ह@ताxर Cकए हl?

Ans: Karnataka
• Ather Energy and electric supply companies
(ESCOMs) will provide free-charging services for
electric vehicle (EV) two-wheelers.
• Ather Energy - Indian electric vehicle company,
headquartered in Bangalore
• founded by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain in
2013 Chief Minister: Basavaraj S Bommai
Governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot
Que: Amazon India has signed an MoU with which state government to support
the growth of women entrepreneurs by launching ‘Sanjeevini-KSRLPS’ in its
platform and extended benefits of the ‘Saheli’ Programme?
Que: अमेज़ॅन इं|डया ने Cकस राDय सरकार के साथ अपने मंच म5 ‘संजीवनी–
केएसआरएलपीएस‘लॉtच करके म)हला उ"यGमय^ के iवकास का समथ]न करने और
‘सहे ल4‘ काय]bम के iव@ताaरत लाभ^ के Gलए एक समझौता ƒापन पर ह@ताxर Cकए हl?

Ans: Karnataka
• Amazon India signed an MoU with Karnataka State Rural Livelihood
Promotion Society (KSRLPS) to support the growth of women
entrepreneurs.
• to train and empower thousands of rural women entrepreneurs and also
provide online access to a wider market for their products.
• Chief Minister: Basavaraj S Bommai
• Governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot

Que: Which state has developed “Nanna Shale Nanna Koduge” app to help in
addressing infrastructure needs of government schools?
Que: Cकस राDय ने सरकार4 @कूल^ कY ब6ु नयाद4 ढांचे कY जhरत^ को परू ा करने म5 मदद
करने के Gलए “नtना शैले नtना कोडगे” ऐप iवकGसत Cकया है ?

Ans: Karnataka
• Nanna Shale Nanna Koduge app, (Meaning ‘My School, My contribution’
app) will be launched to help in addressing infrastructure needs of
government schools, shortage of teachers, and utilisation of Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) funds.
• It will provide details of any government school on the app.
• It will also list out several things required by government schools.
• Kolar Gold Fields (in Kolar District) and Hatti Gold Mines ( in Raichur
District) are probably one of the oldest gold mines in the world.
• Kaiga Nuclear power plant (Uttara Kannada) it is a PHWR (Pressurised
Heavy Water Reactor) situated near river Kali.
Que: Which state initiated ‘Operation Parivartan’ to eliminate the cultivation of
cannabis?
HLनः गांजा कY खेती को खRम करने के Gलए Cकस
राDय ने 'ऑपरे शन पaरवत]न' शh
ु Cकया?

Ans: Andhra Pradesh

• This operation was led by the Andhra
Pradesh Police with the Special
Enforcement Bureau (SEB) in Visakhapatnam.
• Recently, around 2 lakh kilograms of processed cannabis was seized and
burnt while it was being shipped out.

Que: CLAP- Jagananna Swachha Sankalpam Programme was launched in which

state?
Que: CLAP- जगtना @व‡छ संक•प काय]bम Cकस राDय म5 शh
ु Cकया गया था?

Ans: Andhra Pradesh

• started in October 2021, the Clean Andhra Pradesh (CLAP)-Jagananna
Swachha Sankalpam programme to clean up rural areas, improve sanitation
conditions and waste management with public participation.
• Under the campaign, rural households are advised not to dispose of
garbage on streets and instead hand it over to the garbage collector.
• The government aims to achieve 100 percent rural household garbage
collection by October 2022.
• Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan
• Chief minister: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

Que: Social activists have built a temple for Mahatma Gandhi ‘Gandhi Mandiram’
and freedom fighters’ Smrithi Vanam in which state?
Que: सामािजक काय]कता]ओं ने Cकस राDय म5 महाRमा गांधी के Gलए एक मं)दर 'गांधी
मं)दरम' और @वतंgता सेना6नय^ के Gलए '@म6ृ त वनम' का 6नमा]ण Cकया है ?

Ans: Andhra Pradesh

 • Aim: to inculcate patriotism among the youth by remembering the
sacrifices of freedom fighters.
• Statues of freedom fighters and social activists were erected in the park
with the help of donors.

Que: Crimson Rose, which was seen in the news recently, belongs to which
species?
HLनः हाल म5 खबर^ म5 रहा Cbमसन रोज Cकस Hजा6त का है ?

Ans: Butterfly
• Crimson Rose is a large butterfly with a mix of
black, white and crimson colours on its wings
and body.
• Recently, thousands of Crimson Rose butterflies were seen flying from
Dhanushkodi, at the southern-most tip of Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) Island
towards Sri Lanka, which is around 25 km from the tip of Dhanushkodi.

Defence & Science-Tech

Que: The Government of India has made it mandatory for the telecom companies
to store the international calls, satellite phone calls, conference calls and
messages for a minimum period of how many years?
HLन: भारत सरकार ने दरू संचार कंप6नय^ के Gलए कम से कम Cकतने वष• कY अवmध के
Gलए अंतरराTU4य कॉल, सैटेलाइट फोन कॉल, कॉtŽ5स कॉल और
संदेश^ को @टोर करना अ6नवाय] कर )दया है ?

Ans: 2 years
This comes after the Department of Telecom (DoT) made an
amendment in the unified licence (UL) in December 2021
which extended storage of call data records as well as internet logs to two years
from earlier provision of one year.
Que: Which Union Ministry has launched the ‘Services e-Health Assistance and
Teleconsultation (SeHAT)’ initiative?
HLनः Cकस क5E4य मंgालय ने 'सiव]सेज ई-हे •थ अGस@ट5 स एंड टे ल4कंस•टे शन (सेहैट)' पहल
कY श†
ु आत कY?

Ans: Defence Ministry

• It aims to provide home delivery of medicines for veterans and serving
military personnel.
• The scheme was first rolled out in Delhi and would be extended to more
stations in the future.
• It also provides online medical consultation platform to the tri-services
personnel and their families.

Que: Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), seen in the news, is associated with
which field?
HLनः समाचार^ म5 दे खा जाने वाला इंUाको)ट] कल iवजअ
ु ल Hो@थेGसस (आईसीवीपी) Cकस
xेg से संबंmधत है ?

Ans: Artificial Vision

• The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) has been successfully surgically
implanted in the study’s first participant.
• The system is said to have the potential to restore partial vision to people
who have lost their sight.
• ICVP is an implant that bypasses the retina and optic nerves to connect
directly to the brain’s visual cortex.

DRDO successfully tested India’s 1st Quantum Key Distribution

Technology in Uttar Pradesh
• QKD is a secure communication method between defence and strategic
agencies using cryptography that can be achieved over a commercial-grade
optical fibre.
• It enables two parties to produce a shared random secret key known only
to them, which can then be used to encrypt and decrypt messages.
 • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link between Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh and
Vindhyachal, UP, a distance of more than100 kilometers.
• Founded:1958
• Headquarters: DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi
• Chairman: G Satheesh Reddy

Que: Param Pravega supercomputer has recently been commissioned by IISc. It is

one of the most powerful supercomputer in India. What is the processing speed
of Param Pravega?
HLन: परम Hवेगा सप
ु रकंrयट
ू र को हाल ह4 म5 IISc "वारा कमीशन Cकया गया है । यह भारत
के सबसे शिcतशाल4 सप
ु र कंrयट
ू र^ म5 से एक है । परम Hवेग कY HोसेGसंग @पीड Cकतनी है ?

Ans: 3.3 petaflop

• 1 petaflop equals a quadrillion, or 1015 operations per second.
• It is largest supercomputer in an Indian academic institution.
• The supercomputer has been designed by the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
• It has been developed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM),
a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and
implemented by C-DAC and IISc.

Moderna Launches Clinical Trials for HIV Vaccine

• Human clinical trials have started for an experimental HIV vaccine that uses
the same kind of mRNA technology found in Moderna’s successful COVID-
19 vaccine
• The vaccine is designed to prompt white blood cells to turn into antibodies
that can neutralize HIV
• The World Health Organization says 37.7 million people in the world had
HIV in 2020.
NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2031 by
crashing it into the Pacific Ocean
• ISS is the world’s largest habitable artificial satellite in space and was
launched in 2000, being managed by five
space agencies- NASA (United States),
Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA
(Europe), and CSA (Canada).
• National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) has announced its
plan that the International Space Station
will be kept operated until the end of 2030,
after which the ISS would be crashed into a remote part of the Pacific
Ocean known as Point Nemo.
• In 1998, the first piece of the space station, a control module, was launched
into space onboard a Russian rocket.
• International Space Station (ISS) has been orbiting Earth at a speed of about
eight kilometres per second.

Que: MUSE and HelioSwarm, which were seen in the news recently, are
associated with which space agency?
HLनः एमयए
ू सई और हे Gलयो@वाम], जो हाल ह4 म5 खबर^ म5 रहे , Cकस अंतaरx एज5सी से जड़
ु े
हl?

Ans: NASA
• NASA has announced two new science missions namely Multi-slit Solar
Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm.
• These two missions aim to study the sun’s corona and also measuring the
magnetic field of the solar wind.
• NASA earlier announced the latest observations done by the Parker Solar
probe on its way to the sun.
Que: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decommissioned which
communications satellite through 11 Re-orbiting manoeuvres after 14-year
service?
Que: भारतीय अंतaरx अनस
ु ंधान संगठन (इसरो) ने 14 साल कY सेवा के बाद 11 पन
ु :
पaरbमा य"
ु धा•यास के मा€यम से Cकस संचार उप}ह को 6निTbय कर )दया है ?

Ans: INSAT-4B
• The INSAT-4B mission was launched on March 12, 2007 to render DTH and
other communication services.
• The spacecraft had outlived its operational life of 12 years in the
Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO).
• The 3025-kilogram communication satellite was launched into space from
French Guiana on an Ariane5 launch vehicle.

ISRO launched earth observation satellite on February 14

• The EOS-04 satellite was launched aboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(PSLV-C52) from the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre, Sriharikota.
• The radar-imaging satellite, weighing 1710 kg,
will be deployed into a sun-synchronous polar
orbit of 529 km.
• The EOS-04 satellite, also known as RISAT1, is a
Radar Imaging Satellite.
• It has been designed to provide high-quality
images under all weather conditions. The images will be used for
applications such as agriculture, soil moisture and hydrology, forestry &
plantations and flood mapping.

Sun-synchronous orbit
• Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) is a particular kind
of polar orbit. This means they are synchronised
to always be in the same 'fixed' position relative
to the Sun. This means that the satellite always
 visits the same spot at the same local time – for example, passing the city of
Surat every day at noon exactly.

Que: Which space mission/ satellite of ISRO has detected ‘Solar proton events’ for
the first time?
HLनः इसरो के Cकस अंतaरx Gमशन/उप}ह ने पहल4 बार ‘सोलर Hोटॉन इव5 •स’ का पता
लगाया है ?
Ans: Chandrayaan-2
• Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter has detected solar proton
events, via its Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer
(CLASS).
• The proton events are said to increase the radiation
exposure to humans in space. Earlier, the
instrument also recorded coronal mass ejections (CMEs), a stream of
ionised material and magnetic fields, leading to geomagnetic storms.
• A solar particle event or solar proton event, occurs when particles emitted
by the Sun, mostly protons, become accelerated either in the solar
atmosphere during a solar flare or in interplanetary space by a coronal
mass ejection shock

Chandrayaan-2 consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander,
and the Pragyan lunar rover, all of which were developed in India.

Que: Name the decommissioned Indian Naval Ship which has been handed over
to Diu administration to be developed as a full-scale museum in memory of the
1971 Indo-Pakistan War Heroes.
Que: उस भारतीय नौसेना जहाज का नाम बताइए िजसे 1971 के भारत–पाCक@तान य"
ु ध
के नायक^ कY @म6ृ त म5 एक पण
ू ] पैमाने के सं}हालय के hप म5 iवकGसत करने के Gलए द4व
Hशासन को स‘प )दया गया है ।

Ans: INS Khukri

• The ship commissioned on 23rd August 1989 in Mumbai was built by the
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
Que: Which edition of the meeting of the India-Oman Joint Military Cooperation
Committee (JMCC) was held in New Delhi in January 2022?
Que: भारत-ओमान संयc
ु त सैtय सहयोग सGम6त (JMCC) कY बैठक का कौन सा सं@करण
जनवर4 2022 म5 नई )द•ल4 म5 आयोिजत Cकया गया था?

Ans: 11th edition

• The meeting was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar and
Mohammed Bin Nasser Bin Ali AL Zaabi, Secretary-General of the Ministry
of Defence of Oman.
• Capital: Muscat
• Currency: Omani rial
• Sultan: Haitham bin Tariq

Fifth Scorpene-class made-in-India submarine sails out for first sea

trial
• The submarine, launched in November 2020 from
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), would be
named Vagir, after commissioning.
• six submarines of Project-75 ordered, four -
Kalvari, Khanderi, Karanj, and Vela - have been
inducted into the Indian Navy.
• The Scorpene Class submarines are being built in
India by the MDL, under collaboration with Naval Group, earlier DCNS,
France.

Que: Super Hornet is a fighter aircraft manufactured at which country?

HLन: सप
ु र हॉनzट Cकस दे श म5 6नGम]त एक लड़ाकू iवमान है ?

Ans: USA
• The marine version of the French-made Rafale
fighter jet has been successfully flight-tested at a
shore-based facility in Goa.
• The Rafale-M competes against the US-made Super Hornet, as both of
which are being evaluated for a purchase by the Indian Navy for
 deployment on INS Vikrant. It is a 44,000-tonne indigenously developed
aircraft carrier, that is undergoing trials for commissioning in August.

BDL signed a contract for supply of Konkurs anti-tank missiles for

Indian Army
• Bharat Dynamics Ltd signed a contract worth
₹3,131.82 crores for the manufacture and
supply of Konkurs-M anti-tank missiles for the
Indian Army.
• Konkurs – M is a second-generation,
mechanized infantry anti-tank guided missile, to destroy armored vehicle
equipped with explosive reactive armour. It has a range between 75 to
4000 metres.
• BDL signed a license agreement with a Russian Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM).

Founded: 1970
Headquarters: Hyderabad, India
Chairman & MD: Commodore Siddharth Mishra

NATO organised “Winter Camp” exercise in Estonia

• The "Winter Camp" exercise in northeast Estonia, just 100 kilometres (62
miles) from the Russian border, included some 1,300 British, Estonian and
French troops operating in extreme conditions.
• It comes as Russia amasses troops around Ukraine and demands the
withdrawal of foreign NATO forces from Poland and the Baltic states of
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, all EU and NATO members.
Que: The Indian Air Force will be participating with which of its aircraft to
showcase in the ‘Singapore Air Show-2022’?
HLनः भारतीय वायु सेना Gसंगापरु एयर शो-2022 म5 अपने Cकस iवमान के साथ भाग लेगी

Ans: Tejas
• The 44-member contingents of the Indian Air Force
(IAF) reached the Changi International Airport in
Singapore to participate in the ‘Singapore Air Show-
2022’, which was scheduled to be held from
February 15 to 18, 2022.

Que: ICGS ‘Saksham’, the final ship of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle
(CGOPV) Project was recently delivered to the Indian Coast Guard ahead of the
schedule. Which company was given the contract to develop the vessels under
the project?
HLनः 5 तटरxक अपतट4य गLती वाहन (सीजीओपीवी)
पaरयोजना के अं6तम जहाज आईसीजीएस 'सxम' को
हाल ह4 म5 भारतीय तटरxक बल को 6नधा]aरत समय से
पहले सप
ु द
ु ] Cकया गया। पaरयोजना के तहत जहाज^ को
iवकGसत करने का ठे का Cकस कंपनी को )दया गया था?

Ans: Goa Shipyard Limited

• All 5 vessels under the project have been delivered before time to the
Indian Coast Guard by GSL.
• between GSL and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 26th Aug 2016 for INR
20 billion.
• Other 4 vessels under the project are ICGS Sachet, ICGS Sujeet, ICGS Sajag
and ICGS Sarthak respectively.
• GSL Founded: 1957
• Headquarters: Vasco da Gama, Goa
• Chairman & MD: Bharat Bhushan Nagpal
Air forces of Bangladesh, US to conduct exercise
‘Cope South 22’ on Feb 20-25

Que: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in exercise Eastern Bridge-VI in
2022 with which country at Air Force Station Jodhpur?
HLनः भारतीय वायु सेना (आईएएफ) 2022 म5 Cकस दे श के साथ जोधपरु वायु सेना @टे शन
पर ई@टन] ~'ज-VI अ•यास म5 भाग ले रह4 है ?

Ans: Oman
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force
of Oman (RAFO) have organised bilateral air
exercise named Eastern Bridge-VI from
February 21 to 25, 2022 at Air Force Station
Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
• Eastern Bridge-VI is the sixth edition of the exercise.

Multilateral Exercise – MILAN 2022 conducted in Visakhapatnam for

first time,
• 46 countries were invited to take part in 11th
edition of MILAN 2022.
• 39 Friendly Foreign Countries participated
• The Harbour Phase of MILAN 2022 from 25 - 28 Feb
2022
• Sea Phase planned from 01-04 Mar 22
• MILAN hosted by India made a modest beginning in
the Andaman hand Nicobar Islands in 1995.
• MILAN 2022 held under the aegis of Eastern Naval Command.
Que: The Indian Air Force was to participate in the multinational ‘Exercise Cobra
Warrior 22’, with LCA Tejas. The annual exercise is organised by the Air Force of
which country?
HLनः भारतीय वायु सेना को एलसीए तेजस के साथ बहुराTU4य 'एcसरसाइज कोबरा
वॉaरयर 22' म5 भाग लेना था। वाiष]क अ•यास Cकस दे श कY वायु सेना "वारा आयोिजत
Cकया जाता है ?

Ans: United Kingdom (exercise later got cancelled)

• from March 06 to 27, 2022.
• Five IAF Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will
participate in the exercise from the country
• Exercise Cobra Warrior is one of the largest
annual exercise by the Royal Air Force (RAF). India was to participate in the
exercise for the first time.
• Other countries participating were United Kingdom, Sweden, Saudi Arabia
and Bulgaria.

Indian Military Exercises Bilateral Exercise

Domestic exercise
Gandiv Vijay
Paschim Lehar
Vayu Shakti
Vijay Prahar
 National News

India (100.3 MT) is world’s 2nd largest steel

producing nation in 2021 behind China
(1064.7 MT)
• India's crude steel production rose by nearly 18
per cent to 118 million tonne (MT) in 2021,
while world leader China recorded a 3 per cent
decline to 1 032.8 MT, according to worldsteel.

Que: Geological Survey of India (GSI) has approved to set up India’s first Geo-Park
in which state?
HLनः भारतीय भव
ू ƒ
ै ा6नक सवzxण (जीएसआई) ने Cकस राDय म5 भारत का पहला भ-ू पाक]
@थाiपत करने को मंजरू 4 द4 है ?

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

• India’s first Geo-Park at Lamheta village on the banks of the Narmada River
in Madhya Pradesh.
• A Geo-Park is a unified area which aims to protect the geological heritage in
a sustainable way. The site is already in the UNESCO Geo-heritage tentative
list.
• Several dinosaur fossils had been found in the Narmada valley, in the
Bhedaghat-Lameta Ghat area of Jabalpur.

India finalises nomination of Hoysala temples of

Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka for
World Heritage List 2022-23.
 • The Hindu Temple Architecture between the 11th to 14th centuries was
built under the rule of the Hoysala empire.
• While the temples were dedicated to two famous Hindu Gods, Vishnu and
Shiva, some temples also propagated the Jain faith

Que: Tata Sky has recently rebranded itself. What is the new brand name of the
entity?
HLन: टाटा @काई ने हाल ह4 म5 खद
ु को र4'ांड Cकया है । इकाई का नया 'ांड नाम cया है ?

Ans: Tata Play

• The new brand identity Tata Play aims to grow beyond offering just DTH
service and offer television-cum-OTT (over-the-top) offerings in combined
packages with Netflix.
• Tata Play was founded in 2006. It is a joint venture between the Tata Sons
(60%) and The Walt Disney Company (30%), with Temasek Holdings,
Singapore (10%).

Que: The Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy (GCoE-ACE)
has recently been set up at which of these institutions?
HLनः Cकफायती और @व‡छ ऊजा] म5 वैिLवक उRकृTटता क5E (जीसीओई-एसीई) हाल ह4 म5
इनम5 से Cकस सं@थान म5 @थाiपत Cकया गया है ?

Ans: Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad

• GCoE-ACE will help to boost research in affordable
and clean energy; build capacity and invent
technology to implement renewable energy on
field.
• The facility has been set up by Honeywell Hometown Solutions India
Foundation (HHSIF).
‘35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2022’ held from 4th to 20th
February, 2022
• The Mela is organized by the Surajkund Mela Authority & Haryana
Tourism in collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles,
Culture and External Affairs.
• The Surajkund Mela is the largest crafts fair in the world.
• The Mela was initiated in 1987 to promote the pool of skilled artisans,
who used indigenous technology, but were suffering due to the cheaper
machine-made imitations.
• The fair was upgraded to an international level in 2013
• The UK will be the partner country whereas Jammu and Kashmir will
participate as the theme state.

Ramsar Sites 2022

• Two new Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) were
announced by Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri
Bhupender Yadav on World Wetlands Day 2022. Thus increasing the total
number of Ramsar sites to 49.
• The two new Ramsar sites are Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh.

• Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary, a freshwater wetland near the coast of the Gulf
of Kutch. The sanctuary is now part of Marine National Park, Jamnagar, the
first marine national park in the country.
• On the other hand, Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary, a freshwater marsh in the
Sant Kabir Nagar district, is the largest natural floodplain wetland of eastern
Uttar Pradesh. The Sanctuary was established in 1980 and is protected
under the Wildlife Protection Act (1972); an “eco-sensitive zone” extends
up to a kilometre around its boundary.
• Haiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh has been added as the 47th Ramsar
Site in December 2021. It is a human-made wetland formed in 1984 and is
located within the boundaries of Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Four new sites have been added to the list of Ramsar Sites in India in
August 2021. These are:
• Sultanpur National Park – Gurugram, Haryana
 • Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary – Jhajjar, Haryana
• Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary – Near Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• Wadhvana Wetland – Vadodara, Gujarat

Que: The Government of India has extended the Scheme of Assistance to National
Sports Federations (NSFs) for five years till 2025-26. How much amount has been
allocated to the scheme over the extended period?
HLन: भारत सरकार ने राTU4य खेल संघ^ (NSFs) कY सहायता योजना को पांच साल के Gलए
2025-26 तक बढ़ा )दया है । iव@ताaरत अवmध म5 योजना को Cकतनी राGश आवं)टत कY गई
है ?

Ans: Rs. 1575 crore

• This scheme is managed by the Ministry of
Youth Affairs and Sports and it is the main
source of funding for the preparation of
national teams for all major national and
international competitions including the
Olympic Games.

Que: The Aravalli Biodiversity Park has been declared as India’s first “other
effective area-based conservation measures” (OECM) site. In which city is the site
located?
HLन: अरावल4 जैव iवiवधता पाक] को भारत का पहला "अtय Hभावी xेg-आधाaरत संरxण
उपाय" (ओईसीएम) साइट घोiषत Cकया गया है । साइट Cकस शहर म5 ि@थत है ?

Ans: Gurugram
• The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) gives OECM tag
to those areas that are not protected but support rich biodiversity.
• The tag designates the area as a biodiversity hotspot on the international
map.
Que: Which country was the largest trading partner of India in 2021?
HLन: कौन सा दे श 2021 म5 भारत का सबसे बड़ा jयापाaरक भागीदार था?

Ans: United States

• The US was India’s top trading partner in the calendar year 2021 with a
trade of $112.3 billion. The US is followed by China on second. The value of
trade between India and China was $110.4 billion.
• In 2020, China was India’s top trading partner and the US was in the second
rank. In 2019 USA was India’s top trading partner and China was on second.
• India’s list of top ten trading partners also includes the UAE, Saudi Arab,
Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Iraq, Indonesia and South Korea.

Que: Government has approved continuation of the Indian Footwear and Leather
Development Programme (IFLDP) for 2021 – 2026. How much amount of outlay
has been approved for this programme?
HLन: सरकार ने 2021-2026 के Gलए भारतीय फुटiवयर और चमड़ा iवकास काय]bम
(आईएफएलडीपी) को जार4 रखने कY मंजरू 4 द4 है । इस काय]bम के Gलए Cकतनी राGश के
पaरjयय को मंजरू 4 द4 गई है ?

Ans: Rs 1700 Cr
• The Union Cabinet has approved the
continuation of the Indian Footwear and
Leather Development Programme (IFLDP) for
five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
• The purpose of IFLDP Programme is to develop infrastructure for the
leather sector, which can address environmental concerns specific to the
leather sector, facilitate additional investments, employment generation
and increase in production.
Que: The health ministry has launched which edition of the Intensified Mission
Indradhanush (IMI) in February 2022?
HLनः @वा@”य मंgालय ने फरवर4 2022 म5 सघन Gमशन इंEधनष
ु (आईएमआई) के Cकस
सं@करण का शभ ु ारं भ Cकया?
Ans: 4.0
• Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched the
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0 on
February 07, 2022, virtually.
• The IMI 4.0 will be conducted in 416 districts
across 33 states/UTs.

The programme will be implemented in three rounds, of 7 days each.

The first round will begin from 7th February 2022, second round from 7th March
2022, and the third round from 4th April 2022.
In the first round 11 states will be covered. These are Assam, Uttarakhand,
Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim,
Tripura and Chhattisgarh.
Till date, ten phases of Mission Indradhanush have been completed covering 701
districts across the country.

Mission Indradhanush
• To reach the unreached population with all the available vaccines under
Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and thereby accelerate the full
immunization and complete immunization coverage of children and
pregnant women.
• Targets children under 2 years of age and pregnant women for
immunization.
• Mission Indradhanush, that was launched in December 2014

Universal Immunization Programme

The Immunization Programme in India was introduced in 1978 as ‘Expanded
Programme of Immunization (EPI) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
In 1985, the Programme was modified as ‘Universal Immunization Programme
(UIP)’.
WHO on 24th February 2012 removed India from the list of countries with active
endemic wild poliovirus transmission and in 2014, India was declared Polio free.

ASEAN-India High Level Conference on Renewable Energy held on Feb

7-8
• theme: “Experience and Innovations
for Integrated Renewables Market”
• Shri R.K. Singh, Minister for Power and
New and Renewable Energy,
Government of India delivered the
keynote address.

Bangladesh signs agreement to purchase 420 broad-gauge railway

wagons from India
• The agreement was signed in Dhaka between the project director of
Bangladesh railways Mizanur
Rahman and the Hindustan
Engineering and Industries Limited.
• The agreement worth Tk. 231 crore
will be implemented within 27
months of the signing of the
contract.
• This project is being implemented
with the joint funding of the Government of Bangladesh and Asian
Development Bank (ADB) under the Rolling Stock Operation Improvement
Project.
Que: Which IIT has established an Inter-disciplinary Water Management & Policy
Centre called ‘AquaMAP,’ to solve water problems in India?
Que: भारत म5 पानी कY सम@याओं को हल करने के Gलए Cकस IIT ने ‘एcवामैप‘ नामक एक
अंतर–अनश
ु ासनाRमक जल Hबंधन और नी6त क5E कY @थापना कY है ?

Ans: IIT Madras

This Centre will provide smart solutions for challenging water
problems by designing scalable models by leveraging
innovative technologies.

Que: When will the first Global Summit on Museums be held?

HLन: सं}हालय^ पर पहला वैिLवक Gशखर सkमेलन कब आयोिजत Cकया जाएगा?

Ans: February 15th

• The summit will be inaugurated by Union Culture
Minister G. Kishan Reddy.
• The global summit aims to bring together experts
and practitioners in the field of museum
development and management from India and
around the world on a common platform to
discuss best practices and strategies.

Que: USAID has partnered with which organization under the SAMRIDH scheme
to Accelerate Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Accelerate Health
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in India?
HLन: यए
ू सएआईडी ने भारत म5 @वा@”य नवाचार और उ"यGमता म5 तेजी लाने के Gलए
@वा@”य नवाचार और उ"यGमता म5 तेजी लाने के Gलए SAMRIDH योजना के तहत Cकस
संगठन के साथ भागीदार4 कY है ?

Ans: NITI Aayog

• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) have announced a new partnership
 under the Sustainable Access to Markets and
Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare
(SAMRIDH) initiative.
• Purpose: It aims to improve access to affordable
and quality healthcare for vulnerable populations
in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, and rural and tribal
regions.

Que: What amount has been allocated to ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
(PMKSY)’ till 2026?
HLनः Hधानमंgी Cकसान संपदा योजना (पीएमकेएसवाई) के Gलए 2026 तक Cकतनी राGश
आवं)टत कY गई है ?

Ans: Rs 4,600 crore

• The scheme is administered by the Ministry of
Food Processing Industries.
• The scheme aims for overall growth and
development of food processing sector.
• In May 2017, the Central Government had
launched SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development
of Agro-Processing Clusters) with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore. The
scheme was renamed as PMKSY in August 2017.

Que: Name the Indian Railway Protection Force nationwide operation to curb
human trafficking.
HLन: मानव त@कर4 पर अंकुश लगाने के Gलए भारतीय रे लवे सरु xा बल के राTUjयापी
अGभयान का नाम बताएं?

Ans: Operation AAHT

• “Operation AAHT”, special teams will be
deployed on all long-distance trains/routes
with a focus on rescuing victims, particularly
women and children, from the clutches of
 traffickers. The Railways, which operate about 21,000 trains across the
country daily, is the most reliable mode of transportation for the traffickers
who often moved their victims on long-distance trains.

Atal Tunnel is 'longest highway tunnel above

10,000 feet', says World Book of Records
• The 9.02 km long, strategically significant, Atal
Tunnel, that runs under the `Rohtang Pass` was
constructed on the Manali - Leh Highway under
the challenging conditions of freezing
temperatures in extremely difficult terrain. Atal
Tunnel was dedicated to the nation by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on October 3, 2020.
• The Union Cabinet decided in 2019 to name the
Rohtang Tunnel as Atal Tunnel to honour the contribution made by Atal
Bihari Vajpayee. Rohtang in Persian means a pile of dead bodies.
• Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, Director General of Border Roads Organisation
(DGBR) received the award for the stupendous achievement of the Border
Roads Organisation (BRO) in constructing this engineering marvel
connecting Manali to the Lahaul - Spiti Valley.

Que: India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up in

which state?
HLनः भारत का पहला jयावसा6यक @तर का बायोमास आधाaरत हाइ•ोजन संयंg Cकस
राDय म5 @थाiपत होगा?

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

• Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.
• Every day this plant will produce one tonne of
hydrogen, from 30 tonnes of biomass
feedstock. The plant is being put up by a joint
venture of Watomo Energies Ltd and Biezel
Green Energy.
Que: The Central Government has decided to continue the Scheme of “Rashtriya
Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK) for another 5 years from 2021 -22 to 2025-
26 with an outlay of ______________ rupees
Que: क5E सरकार ने ______________ †पये के पaरjयय के साथ 2021 -22 से 2025-26
तक “राTU4य यव
ु ा सशिcतकरण काय]bम (आरवाईएसके) कY योजना को अगले 5 वष• के
Gलए जार4 रखने का 6नण]य Gलया है ।

Ans: 2710 crores

• Aim; To develop the personality and leadership qualities of the youth and
to engage them in nation building activities.
• Beneficiaries of this scheme are the youth in the age-group of 15 to 29
years (according to the definition of ‘youth’ in the National Youth Policy,
2014).

Que: The National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (NCOE-
CCU) has been established at which institution?
HLनः काब]न कैrचर एंड य)ू टलाइजेशन (एनसीओई-सीसीय)ू म5 राTU4य उRकृTटता क5E Cकस
सं@थान म5 @थाiपत Cकया गया है ?

Ans: IIT- Bombay

• The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has established the
National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (NCOE-
CCU) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
• This is India’s first such centre centrally funded by the DST. This Centre of
Excellence explores the potential of Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)
technologies, which will help India achieve its climate change goals.

Que: Name the scheme launched by the Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment for the welfare of the Transgender community and the beggars?
HLन: Uांसज5डर समद
ु ाय और Gभखाaरय^ के क•याण के Gलए सामािजक tयाय और
अmधकाaरता मंgालय "वारा शh
ु कY गई योजना का नाम बताएं?
Ans: SMILE
• The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar
launched the Central Sector scheme titled “SMILE” on February 12, 2022.
• SMILE stands for Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and
Enterprise.
• The new umbrella scheme aims to provide welfare measures to the
Transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging.
• The scheme will give the necessary legal protection, social security and a
promise to a secured life to the targeted group.
• The Ministry has allocated Rs. 365 crore for the scheme for five years from
2021-22 to 2025-26.

Que: Name the programme launched by NABARD to promote natural farming?

HLन: Hाकृ6तक खेती को बढ़ावा दे ने के Gलए नाबाड] "वारा शh
ु Cकए गए काय]bम का नाम
बताएं?

Ans: JIVA
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched
an agroecology-based programme called ‘JIVA’ (meaning life) to promote natural
farming, ensure sustainability and rejuvenate ‘life’ around
agricultural field.
• NABARD will invest Rs 50,000 per hectare under this
programme.
• Formation: July 12, 1982
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Chairman: Govinda Rajulu Chintala

Chairman of Supreme Court panel on Char Dham

project Ravi Chopra resigns
• In his letter dated January 27, chairman of the high
powered committee (HPC) for the Char Dham
Pariyojana, Ravi Chopra, has said the union ministry
 of road transport (MoRTH) had ignored the panel’s recommendations
regarding the road width.
• Seventy-five-year-old Chopra, a renowned environmentalist, had been
appointed by the Supreme Court in September 2019 to head the HPC,
which was tasked with looking into how wide the mountain roads in the
Char Dham region could be made under the new project, while being
environmentally sustainable.

• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had issued a circular in 2018
for widening of roads around the Badrinath-Kedarnath-Gangotri-Yamunotri
region (that is, the Char Dham circuit).
• This had been challenged in the Supreme Court by an NGO, which then set
up the HPC to examine the environmental concerns and give its
recommendations for how it could be implemented.

Que: The Government of India has set the target to replace diesel with renewable
energy by which year to achieve zero diesel use in the agricultural sector?
HLन: भारत सरकार ने कृiष xेg म5 शt
ू य डीजल उपयोग को Hाrत करने के Gलए Cकस वष]
तक डीजल को नवीकरणीय ऊजा] से बदलने का ल„य रखा है ?

Ans: 2024
The initiative is a part of government’s commitment to
increase the share of non-fossil fuels by 2030 and
become a net zero emitter by 2070.

Que: Centre has approved to continue the Scheme of Modernization of State

Police Forces (MPF Scheme) till 2025-26. How much amount has been allocated to
the scheme for five years?
HLनः क5E ने राDय पGु लस बल^ के आध6ु नकYकरण कY योजना (एमपीएफ योजना) को
2025-26 तक जार4 रखने कY मंजरू 4 द4 है । पांच साल के Gलए योजना के Gलए Cकतनी राGश
आवं)टत कY गई है ?

Ans: Rs. 26,275 cr

The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA) since 1969-70.

Que: The 2022 Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction
and Animation films (MIFF-2022) is scheduled for May 2022. It will be which
edition of the annual event?
HLनः वv
ृ mचg, लघु कथा और ए6नमेशन Cफ•म^ के Gलए 2022 का मंब
ु ई अंतरा]TU4य Cफ•म
महोRसव (एमआईएफएफ-2022) मई 2022 म5 6नधा]aरत है । यह वाiष]क काय]bम का कौन
सा सं@करण होगा?

Ans: 17th
• The programme is organised by the Films Division, Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting since 1990, with support from Government of
Maharashtra, and focuses on documentary, short fiction and animation
films.
• It is the oldest and largest festival for non-feature films in South Asia.

Que: India has signed an MoU with which country on Tourism cooperation
recently?
Que: भारत ने हाल ह4 म5 पय]टन सहयोग पर Cकस दे श के साथ समझौता ƒापन पर
ह@ताxर Cकए हl?

Ans: Australia
• It will be instrumental in increasing tourists’ arrival from this important
source market.
• Australia is the most important tourism generating markets for India
(ranked 4th in terms of Foreign Tourist Arrivals to the country in 2019).
• Under the MoU, three meeting of Joint Working Group Meeting on tourism
between India and Australia were conducted.
• Ministry of Tourism has MoUs with 45 countries.
Que: Indian Railways is setting up country’s biggest and world class wrestling
academy to support wrestling as a sport. In which city will the academy be built?
HLन: भारतीय रे लवे कुLती को एक खेल के hप म5 समथ]न दे ने के Gलए दे श कY सबसे बड़ी
और iवLव @तर4य कुLती अकादमी कY @थापना कर रहा है । अकादमी Cकस शहर म5 बनेगी?

Ans: Delhi
• The Ministry of Railways has approved to set
up a state-of-art wrestling academy in Indian
Railways, at Kishanganj, Delhi.
• The project will be set up at an estimated cost
of Rs 30.76 crores.
• The academy will offer the best sports facilities to sportspersons and
provide an opportunity for many budding wrestlers to become champions
in the coming time.

Important Facts About Indian Railways

• Indian Railways is the largest rail network in Asia and the world’s second-
largest
• The world’s longest railway platform is in India at Gorakhpur
• The train that has the longest run in terms of distance and time on the
Indian Railways network is: Vivek Express travels a distance of 4273 km
• The train that runs between India and Pakistan is: Samjhauta Express
• Train running between India and Bangladesh is: Maitree Express
• In 2000, Mamata Banerjee was the first woman to become Railway
Minister.
• She holds the record of being the only woman who introduced the railway
budget for two different governments in the Parliament (UPA and NDA).
• March 8th 2021 – The first woman driver of Indian Railways, Surekha Yadav
drove all women-staffed Mumbai-Lucknow Special train on the occasion of
International Women’s Day.
• The Fairy Queen is the oldest functioning steam engine in the world. It is
plying between New Delhi and Alwar in Rajasthan.
• Four sites of Indian Railways have been declared as “World Heritage sites”
by the UNESCO. They are Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain,
Mumbai CST, and Kalka-Shimla Railways.
• Indian Railways was nationalized in 1951
 • Toilets were introduced on Indian Railways in 1909.
• Indian Railways started computerized reservation in New Delhi in 1986.

Que: Reliance Jio has inked agreement with which company to offer satellite-
based broadband communication services in India?
HLन: aरलायंस िजयो ने भारत म5 उप}ह आधाaरत 'ॉडबlड संचार सेवाओं कY पेशकश करने
के Gलए Cकस कंपनी के साथ समझौता Cकया है ?

Ans: SES, Luxembourg

• Reliance Jio has tied-up with Luxembourg-based satellite and telecom
services provider SES to provide satellite-based broadband communication
services in India.
• Under the agreement, Jio Platforms has formed a joint venture with SES,
named as Jio Space Technology Ltd.
• The joint venture will deliver the next generation scalable and affordable
broadband services in India, leveraging satellite technology..
• Jio Platforms Ltd will hold 51 percent and and SES will own 49 percent
equity stake in the joint venture.
• The total value of the contract is around $100 million.

Que: India has signed an agreement with the United Nation’s World Food
Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat to
___________________________ as part of a humanitarian assistance.
Que: भारत ने मानवीय सहायता के )ह@से के hप म5 ___________________ को 50,000
मी)Uक टन गेहूं के iवतरण के Gलए संयc
ु त राTU के iवLव खा"य काय]bम (ड–•यए
ू फपी) के
साथ एक समझौते पर ह@ताxर Cकए हl।

Ans: Afghanistan
• According to the MoU, the wheat will be taken through Pakistan to the
Afghan border crossing and handed over to WFP officials in Kandahar
beginning February 22.
 • The wheat will eventually be divided into five batches of 10,000 tonnes, to
be distributed across the country on approximately 200 trucks that are run
by the WFP.

Que: Which Indian FMCG company has become the first plastic waste neutral
company in the country?
HLन: कौन सी भारतीय एफएमसीजी कंपनी दे श कY पहल4 rलाि@टक वे@ट tयU
ू ल कंपनी
बन गई है ?

Ans: Dabur
• Dabur India has become the first Indian consumer goods company to
become completely plastic waste neutral. It has done this by collecting,
processing and recycling around 27,000 metric tonnes of post-consumer
plastic waste during FY21-22.
• Dabur has achieved the landmark of surpassing its
plastic packaging usage with recycling
• About Dabur India Limited:
• Founded: 1884
• Founder: S. K. Burman
• Headquarters: Ghaziabad
• CEO: Mohit Malhotra

Que: Which country is hosting the World Sustainable Development Summit 2022?
HLन: iवLव सतत iवकास Gशखर सkमेलन 2022 कY मेजबानी कौन सा दे श कर रहा है ?

Ans: India
• The World Sustainable Development Summit 2022 Theme is ‘Towards a
Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future’.
• The three-day summit will begin on February 16th and conclude on
February 18th and will see participation from several heads of state
• The World Sustainable Development Summit is the annual event of the
Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
 • The World Sustainable Development
Summit will include discussion over a wide
range of issues including sustainable
development, sustainable production,
climate change, global commons, energy
transitions and resource security.

Que: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has sanctioned Rs

________________ for cleaning Gomati, a transboundary river between India and
Bangladesh, and setting up 10 jetties for a waterway project to boost Indo-Bangla
Waterway Project.
Que: बंदरगाह, नौवहन और जलमाग] मंgालय ने भारत और बांyलादे श के बीच एक
Uांसबाउं डर4 नद4 गोमती कY सफाई और भारत–बांyलादे श जलमाग] पaरयोजना को बढ़ावा
दे ने के Gलए एक जलमाग] पaरयोजना के Gलए 10 जेट4 @थाiपत करने के Gलए _________
को मंजरू 4 द4 है ।

Ans: Rs 24 crores
• The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways has sanctioned Rs 24.53
crore for cleaning Gomati, a transboundary river between India and
Bangladesh, and setting up 10 jetties for a waterway project to boost Indo-
Bangla Waterway Project.

• Gumti River originates from Dumur in the

northeastern hilly region of Tripura state of India.
• Source: Dumur, Tripura
• Mouth: Meghna River
• Bangladesh: Comilla
• Countries: India, Bangladesh
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) organising Darkathon–2022
• to find solutions to counter drug trafficking through darknet across the
globe.
• from February 15 to April 22 to find solutions to
unravel the anonymity of darknet markets
• Director-General NCB SN Pradhan
• The winner of Darkathon will be awarded with cash
of worth 2.5 Lakh rupees. First Runner-up will
receive 2 lakh rupees while third runner-up will be
given 1.5 lakh rupees.

Railways connects India's longest tunnel T-49 in Katra-Banihal section

• Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL)
• The longest tunnel of Indian Railways, between
Sumber and Arpinchala station of Katra-Banihal
section of Udhampur-Srinagar rail link connected
successfully.
• At a length of 12.758 km, tunnel T-49 of the Indian
Railways surpasses the 11.2-km long Pir Panjal Tunnel
on the Banihal-Qazigund section.
• T-49 tunnel has two tubes: the main tunnel and an escape tunnel. It has
been constructed by new Austrian tunneling method (NATM), which uses a
modern drilling and blast technique. The cross-section profile of the tunnel
is a modified horseshoe-shaped.
• The Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) project is set to
be 272-km long, of which 161km has already been commissioned and
operationalised.
• An 111-km stretch between the intervening Katra-Banihal section is under
progress at rapid pace. The section is particularly challenging due to its
terrain in the lower Himalayas, the railways said.
Que: Who will be the head of the Apex Committee on G20 Secretariat, formed to
oversee the preparations for G20 India Summit 2023?
HLनः जी20 भारत Gशखर सkमेलन 2023 कY तैयाaरय^ कY 6नगरानी के Gलए ग)ठत जी20
सmचवालय कY शीष] सGम6त का Hमख
ु कौन होगा?

Ans: Prime Minister

• India will hold the Presidency of the G20 from 1 December 2022 to 30
November 2023 and the G20 Summit will be held in India in 2023 (18th
edition)
• The G20 Secretariat will be guided by an Apex Committee headed by Prime
Minister and it will have the following members:
• Finance Minister- Nirmala Sitharaman,
• Home Minister- Amit Shah,
• External Affairs Minister- S. Jaishankar, and
• G20 Sherpa- Piyush Goyal
• The G20 secretariat will be responsible for
implementation of overall policy decisions and
arrangements needed for steering India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency.
• In 2021, the G20 summits was held in Rome, Italy. In 2022 the G20 summit
will be held in Bali, Indonesia

Que: What is the theme of the Fintech Open Month, organised by NITI Aayog
from February 07 to 28, 2022?
HLनः नी6त आयोग "वारा 07 फरवर4 से 28 फरवर4, 2022 तक आयोिजत Cफनटे क ओपन
मंथ कY थीम cया है ?

Ans: Open
• 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’.
Que: 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?
HLन: सामािजक tयाय और अmधकाaरता मंgालय "वारा गैर-अmधसmू चत, घम
ु ंतू और अध]
घम
ु ंतू आ)दवासी समद
ु ाय^ के क•याण के Gलए शh
ु कY गई योजना का नाम cया है ?

Ans: SEED
• Scheme for Economic Empowerment for
DNTs, (SEED) on February 16, 2022, at Dr.
Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.
• The objective of SEED is the welfare of De-
notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic tribal
Communities, which are the most neglected, marginalized and
economically and socially deprived communities.
• Total financial outlay for SEED Scheme is approximately Rs 200 crore to be
spent over a period of 5 years starting Financial Year 2021-22 to 2025-26.

Que: 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?
HLन: iवv वष] 2022-2027 से पांच वष• के Gलए Gशxा मंgालय, tयू इं|डया Gलटरे सी Hो}ाम
कY नई शh
ु कY गई योजना के Gलए कुल पaरjयय Cकतना है ?

Ans: Rs 1037.90 crore

• Ministry of Education has approved a new scheme named “New India
Literacy Programme (नव भारत साxरता काय]bम) for the period FYs 2022-
2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education.
• The scheme aims to align Adult Education will all aspects of National
Education Policy 2020 and Budget Announcements 2021-22.
• Outlay: The total outlay of “New India Literacy Programme” is Rs.1037.90
crore for the FYs 2022-27. (which includes Central share of Rs.700 crore and
State share of Rs.337.90 crore respectively)
• Who will be covered: The scheme will cover non-literates of the age of 15
years and above in all state/UTs in the country.
• Government has now replaced the term “Adult Education (Hौढ़ Gशxा)” as
‘Education for All’ in the country.
 • Census data: 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).

Que: Central Government of India gave approval to the project proposals for the
construction of more than 60,000 houses in 5 states under the Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U). PMAY-U was launched in which year?
Que: भारत कY क5E सरकार ने Hधानमंgी आवास योजना – शहर4 (PMAY-U) के तहत 5
राDय^ म5 60,000 से अmधक घर^ के 6नमा]ण के Gलए पaरयोजना H@ताव^ को मंजरू 4 द4।
PMAY-U को Cकस वष] लॉtच Cकया गया था?

Ans: 2015
• 5 states including Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh,
Karnataka and Rajasthan under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban
(PMAY-U), during the 58th meeting of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring
Committee (CSMC).
• The virtual meeting was chaired by Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
• At Present, the total number of sanctioned houses under PMAY(U) stand at
114.04 Lakhs, of which around 25 Lakh have been grounded for
construction and around 54.78 Lakh are completed and delivered to the
beneficiaries.
• The total investment under the Mission is INR 7.52 Lakh crore, with INR
1.87 Lakh Crore as direct assistance from the Central Government. So far,
Central Assistance amounting to INR 1.21 Lakh Crore has already been
released.

Que: Which is the venue of ‘DefExpo 2022’ Defence Exhibition?

HLनः ‘डेफएcसपो 2022’ रxा Hदश]नी का @थल कौन सा है ?

Ans: Gandhi Nagar

• DefExpo 2022, India’s biennial flagship
defence exhibition is scheduled to be
 held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat in the month of March.
• More than 900 defence firms and 55 countries have so far confirmed their
participation in the Expo. It is also claimed to be Asia’s largest defence
exhibition. Out of the 900 exhibitors at the event, more than 100 are
foreign players. The 2020 edition of the Expo was held at Lucknow

Maharashtra: India’s first water taxi service inaugurated connecting

Navi Mumbai to mainland Mumbai
• A speedboat trip from South Mumbai to Navi
Mumbai will cost Rs 1,200 per passenger, while
a monthly pass will cost Rs 12,000.
• road takes 90-100 minutes, the water taxi
service —will cut this travel time to 45-50
minutes.
• flagged off by Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
• The services will commence the Domestic Cruise Terminal (DCT) and will
connect the nearby locations at Nerul, Belapur, Elephanta island and
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).
• The services are also expected to give a major boost to the tourism sector,
especially the travel to the historic Elephanta Caves from Navi Mumbai.

Que: The National Dam Safety Authority has come into force on February 18,
2022. The Authority has been set up under which Act?
HLनः राTU4य बांध सरु xा Hाmधकरण 18 फरवर4, 2022 को लागू हुआ है । Hाmधकरण कY
@थापना Cकस अmध6नयम के तहत कY गई है ?

Ans: Dam Safety Act 2021

• The Parliament of India had passed the Dam
Safety Act 2021 on December 8, 2021, which
seeks to provide an institutional architecture for
dam safety in the country.
• Following this, the Central Government has established an Authority, which
shall known as the National Dam Safety Authority, to discharge the powers
and functions of the National Authority under the Dam Safety Act.
 • The headquarter of the Authority will be located in the national capital
region and have four regional offices.

Que: PM Modi virtually unveiled Asia’s biggest “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant”in

India, with a capacity to process 550 tonnes of municipal waste per day. The plant
has been launched in which city?
HLन: पीएम मोद4 ने भारत म5 एGशया के सबसे बड़े "गोबर-धन (बायो-सीएनजी) rलांट" का
अनावरण Cकया, िजसम5 H6त )दन 550 टन नगरपाGलका कचरे को संसाmधत करने कY
xमता है । संयंg Cकस शहर म5 शh
ु Cकया गया है ?

Ans: Indore
• This is the biggest Bio-CNG plant in
Asia. It has been set up at a cost of Rs
150 crore.
• The gobardhan plant is based on the concept of waste-to-wealth
innovation.

Govt estimated record food grains production of over 316.06 MT for

2021-22
• Released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
• The production during 2021-22 is also higher by 25.35 million tonnes than
the previous five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) average production of
foodgrains.
• Rice –127.93 million tonnes. (record)
• Wheat –111.32 million tonnes. (record)
• Maize –32.42 million tonnes. (record)
• Pulses –26.96 million tonnes.(record)
• Sugarcane – 414.04 million tonnes.(record)
• Oilseeds –37.15 million tonnes.
• Groundnut – 9.86 million tonnes.
• Soyabean –13.12 million tonnes.
India-UAE inks free trade agreement (FTA) to raise bilateral trade to
$100 billion in 5 years
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Crown
Prince of Abu Dhabi HH Sheikh Mohammed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan held a Virtual Summit on
February 18, 2022, with the aim to further
strengthen the bilateral relations in all sectors.

Que: Centre has notified a new campaign titled Meri Policy Mere Hath. This
campaign has been launched under which scheme?
HLन: क5E ने मेर4 पॉGलसी मेरे हाथ नामक एक नए अGभयान को अmधसmू चत Cकया है । यह
अGभयान Cकस योजना के तहत शh
ु Cकया गया है ?

Ans: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare will
launch ‘Meri Policy Mere Hath’ which is a
doorstep distribution drive to deliver crop
insurance policies to farmers under the Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
• The campaign aims to ensure all farmers are
aware with all information on their policies, land records, the process of
claim and grievance redressal under PMFBY.
• The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has completed 6 years of
its implementation. It was launched by PM Modi on 18th February 2016 at
Sehore, Madhya Pradesh.

Que: Government of India has reduced agri-cess for crude palm oil (CPO) from
7.5% to ____________ with effect from 12th February 2022.
Que: भारत सरकार ने 12 फरवर4 2022 से क‡चे पाम तेल (सीपीओ) के Gलए कृiष उपकर
को 7.5% से घटाकर _________ कर )दया है ।

Ans: 5.0%
• Cess is a kind of special-purpose tax which is levied over and above basic
tax rates.
 • The Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) is a tax that
the government imposes on the commercial production of agricultural
produce.

Que: India imported a record 100,000 tonnes of Soy Oil from which country?
HLन: भारत ने Cकस दे श से aरकॉड] 100,000 टन सोया तेल का आयात Cकया?

Ans: USA
• Indian traders have imported a record 100,000 tonnes of Soy Oil from the
United States, because of limited supplies from drought-hit South America.
• This import has been undertaken amidst the high prices of its rival Palm Oil.
• The higher purchases are expected to support U.S. soy oil prices, which
have already climbed nearly 20% this year.

Que: Which Indian telecom company has joined the global SEA-ME-WE-6
undersea cable consortium?
HLनः कौन सी भारतीय दरू संचार कंपनी समE
ु के नीचे के केबल संघ के वैिLवक SEA-ME-
WE-6 म5 शाGमल हो गई है ?

Ans: Airtel
• SEA-ME-WE-6 stands for South East Asia–
Middle East–Western Europe 6.
• Airtel will be the major investor in the SEA-
ME-WE-6. It shall be anchoring 20 percent of
the overall investment in the cable system.
• Through SEA-ME-WE-6, Airtel will be able to add 100 TBps capacity to its
global network.
• The 19,200 Rkm SEA-ME-WE-6 will connect Singapore and France and will
be amongst the largest undersea cable systems globally. Through SEA-ME-
WE-6, Airtel will add 100 TBps capacity to its global network.
• Airtel will land the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable system in India at new landing
stations in Mumbai and Chennai.
• About Bharti Airtel:
• Founded: 1995
 • Headquarters: New Delhi, India
• Chairman: Sunil Bharti
• MD & CEO: Mittal Gopal Vittal
• Airtel said it already operates the largest undersea cable network out of
India in addition to the biggest network of data centres.

Tata Power partners Germany’s RWE Renewables GmbH to develop

offshore wind projects in India
• An Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed
between Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Tata Power, and RWE, one of the world’s leaders in offshore wind.
• This is in line with Government of India’s announcement of achieving 30
gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind installations by 2030.

Que: India’s first Biosafety level-3 containment mobile laboratory has been
inaugurated in which city?
HLनः भारत कY पहल4 जैव सरु xा @तर-3 कंटे tम5 ट मोबाइल Hयोगशाला का उ"घाटन Cकस
शहर म5 Cकया गया है ?

Ans: Nashik
• Union Minister of State for Health and
Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar
inaugurated India’s first Biosafety level-3
containment mobile laboratory in Nashik,
Maharashtra.
• The mobile laboratory will help to
investigate newly emerging and re-
emerging viral infections, by specially trained scientists from ICMR.
• The newly launched lab will be able to access remote and forested areas of
the country, to investigate outbreaks using samples from humans and
animal sources.
Que: The Ministry of Education has approved the continuation of Rashtriya
Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme till ________________– with an
expenditure of 12,929.16 crore rupees.
Que: Gशxा मंgालय ने 12,929.16 करोड़ †पये के jयय के साथ राTU4य उ‡चतर Gशxा
अGभयान (RUSA) योजना को _________ तक जार4 रखने कY मंजरू 4 द4 है ।

Ans: 31 March 2026

• The Ministry of Education has approved the continuation of Rashtriya
Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme till 31st March 2026 .The new
phase of the scheme would support around 1,600 projects.
• The new phase of the scheme has been designed to implement some of the
recommendations of the New Education Policy (NEP).
• Under the new phase of the scheme, State Governments will support
Gender inclusion, Equity Initiatives, Enhances employability through
vocationalisation and skill upgradation.

Que: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’, an
initiative by ______________________ and flagged off 100 ‘Kisan Drones’ in
various cities and towns across India to spray pesticides in farms across the states
of India.
Que: Hधान मंgी नर5 E मोद4 ने ______________________ कY एक पहल ‘Cकसान •ोन
याgा‘ का उ"घाटन Cकया और भारत के राDय^ म5 खेत^ म5 कYटनाशक^ का 6छड़काव करने के
Gलए भारत भर के iवGभtन शहर^ और क@ब^ म5 100 ‘Cकसान •ोन‘ को हर4 झंडी )दखाई।

Ans: Garuda Aerospace

• This is a special initiative aimed to support the farmers across India. The
100 Kisan Drones were set off in 100 villages in 16 states across India which
includes Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa.
• The farmers can use the high capacity Kisan drones to transport their
produce such as fruits, vegetables and flowers to markets in a minimal time
and boost their income.
J&K delimitation panel gets 2-month extension; headed by Justice
Ranjana Prakash Desai (retired)
• The term of the panel, headed by former Supreme
Court judge, Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai,
was coming to end on March 6. While Chief Election
Commissioner Shushil Chandra and the Election
Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir are ex-officio
members of the Commission, all the five Lok Sabha
members from the Union Territory are its associate
members.
• The commission came into being by virtue of an Act
of the Parliament, under the provisions of Part V of the Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation Act, 2019. It is redrawing boundaries of seven additional
seats for the 83-member Assembly.
• Originally set up in March 2020, the commission was given a one-year
extension as its work got delayed after the National Conference (NC) had
refused to participate in the deliberations.
• The NC decided to take part in the commission proceedings only after
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an all-party meeting in June 2021.
• First draft proposal
In its first draft proposal, the commission suggested an increase of six
Assembly segments in the Jammu province and one in the Kashmir province. It
has also suggested reservation of seven seats for Scheduled Castes and nine
seats for Scheduled Tribes.

Que: The enrolment under the PM Cares for Children Scheme has been extended
till February 28, 2022 instead of December 31, 2021. Under this scheme, how
much amount would be spent by the Government on each child?
HLनः पीएम केयस] फॉर mच••न योजना के तहत नामांकन को 31 )दसंबर, 2021 के बजाय
28 फरवर4, 2022 तक बढ़ा )दया गया है । इस योजना के तहत सरकार "वारा HRयेक ब‡चे
पर Cकतनी राGश खच] कY जाएगी?

Ans: Rs 10 lakh
 • PM Cares for Children Scheme was launched by Prime Minister Modi on
May 29, 2021 to support children who have lost both their parents due to
COVID 19 pandemic.

Que: Centre has approved continuation of National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship

Scheme (NMMSS) for a period of five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26, with a
financial outlay of Rs 1,827 crores. When was NMMSS scheme launched?
Que: क5E ने 1,827 करोड़ †पये के iवvीय पaरjयय के साथ 2021-22 से 2025-26 तक पांच
साल कY अवmध के Gलए राTU4य साधन–सह–मेaरट छाgवiृ v योजना (NMMSS) को जार4
रखने कY मंजरू 4 द4 है । NMMSS योजना कब शh
ु कY गई थी?

Ans: 2008-09
• The income ceiling for the scheme has been increased from Rs 1.5 lakh per
annum to Rs 3.5 lakh per annum. It was launched in 2008-09.
• Aim: to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker
sections.

Centre approved continuation of umbrella scheme of BIM from 2021-

22 to 2025-26 at a cost of Rs 13,020 crores
• Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM)’
• The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is responsible for the improvement of
BIM. This continuation will strengthen the border infrastructure for
improving border management, policing, and guarding the borders.
• The BIM scheme will help in the creation of infrastructures such as the
construction of border fences, border floodlights, technological solutions,
border roads and Border Outposts (BOPs)/Company Operating Bases
(COBs) to secure the Indo-Pakistan, Indo-Bangladesh, Indo-China, Indo-
Nepal, Indo-Bhutan and Indo-Myanmar borders.

Que: Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited will introduce its next generation multi-
terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable system in which country?
Que: Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited अपनी अगल4 पीढ़4 कY म•ट4–टे रा~बट इं|डया–
एGशया–एcसHेस (IAX) अंडरसी केबल Gस@टम Cकस दे श म5 पेश करे गी?

Ans: Maldives
• Capital: Male
• Currency: Rufiyaa
• President: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

• The new subsea cable system will connect the

Maldives, directly with world’s major internet
hubs in India and Singapore. Another subsea
cable system India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) is also
built by RJIL that connects Mumbai and Milan.
• Undersea cable systems along with data centres supports 5G and the digital
economy that builds large integrated capacities to enable India’s digital
ecosystem.

Que: SBI has partnered with which company for financing solar power projects
through its dedicated centralized processing cell named ‘Surya Shakti Cell’?
HLनः एसबीआई ने 'सय
ू ] शिcत सेल' नामक अपने समiप]त क5E4कृत Hसं@करण सेल के
मा€यम से सौर ऊजा] पaरयोजनाओं के iवvपोषण के Gलए Cकस कंपनी के साथ भागीदार4 कY
है ?

Ans: Tata Power Solar

• The cell has been set-up in the Ballard
Estate in Mumbai.
• The Surya Shakti Cell will process all the
loan applications for Solar Projects from
across India by Tata Power Solar Systems
Ltd., with maximum capacity up to 1 MW.
• Loan applicants will include both business entities as well as households.
Que: IBM has recently launched a new cybersecurity hub to address cyberattacks
in Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Where is the hub located?
HLनः आईबीएम ने हाल ह4 म5 एGशया Hशांत (एपीएसी) xेg म5 साइबर हमल^ से 6नपटने के
Gलए एक नया साइबर सरु xा क5E शh
ु Cकया है । हब कहाँ ि@थत है ?

Ans: Bengaluru
• The new cyber security hub is one of the only
two such centres of IBM globally. The other
one is located in the US.
• The IBM global analysis report for 2022 states
that Asia emerged as the top-most targeted
region for cyberattacks, representing 26% of attacks analyzed in 2021.

Que: Minister of State for Culture & External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi has
released signature tune for ‘Vande Bharatam’. The tune is composed by
_____________________.
Que: सं@कृ6त और iवदे श राDय मंgी मीनाxी लेखी ने ‘वंदे भारतम‘ के Gलए Gसyनेचर •यन
ू
जार4 Cकया है । धन
ु _____________ "वारा रmचत है ।

Ans: Ricky Kej and Bickram Ghosh

• The tune is composed by Grammy Award
winner Ricky Kej and Oscar contender Bickram
Ghosh. It was produced for Vande Bharatam,
Nritya Utsav of Ministry of Culture presented at
Rajpath, New Delhi for Republic Day event 2022.

Que: The Indian Institute of Technology will establish its first branch outside India
in ________________.
Que: भारतीय Hौ"योmगकY सं@थान ___________ म5 भारत के बाहर अपनी पहल4 शाखा
@थाiपत करे गा।

Ans: UAE
 • The two countries and realising the need to establish world-class
institutions that encourage and support innovation and technological
progress, the leaders agreed to establish an Indian Institute of Technology
in the United Arab Emirates.
• Capital: Abu Dhabi
• Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
• President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Que: The Central Government launched the “Janbhagidari Empowerment” portal

in the Union Territory of _________.
HLन: क5E सरकार ने _________ के क5E शाGसत Hदे श म5 "जनभागीदार4 अmधकाaरता"
पोट] ल लॉtच Cकया।

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir

• It is a one stop interactive and user-friendly digital platform.
• It provides detailed insights to people into nature, status as well as number
of developmental works that are being executed in their areas. Works could
be searched with respect to their location in each block or municipality,
villages and district. The portal has also been linked with schemes like
MGNREGA, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban),
PM Awas Yojana, and PM Gram Sadak Yojana, under execution in
Government.

Que: The Ministry of Culture had organised the Odyssey of temple architecture of
India, titled, Devayatanam in which city to highlight the architectures of Indian
temples?
HLन: सं@कृ6त मंgालय ने भारतीय मं)दर^ कY वा@तक
ु ला को उजागर करने के Gलए Cकस
शहर म5 दे वयतनम शीष]क से भारत के मं)दर वा@तक
ु ला के ओ|डसी का आयोजन Cकया था?

Ans: Hampi
• The Devayatanam is a two-day international
conference organized by the Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI) of the Ministry of Culture, on
February 25-26, 2022.
 • The main aim of the conference is to highlight the architectures of Indian
temples.
• Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire
in the 14th century. The old city of Hampi was a
prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the
Tungabhadra River, with numerous temples,
farms and trading markets.
• By 1500 CE, Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world’s
second-largest medieval-era city after Beijing, and probably India’s richest
at that time, attracting traders from Persia and Portugal.
• destroyed by sultanate armies in 1565 (Battle of Talikota), after which
Hampi remained in ruins.

Que: What is the total outlay for the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
over five years for pan-India implementation?
HLन: आयTु मान भारत |डिजटल Gमशन के Gलए अVखल भारतीय काया]tवयन के Gलए पांच
वष• म5 कुल पaरjयय Cकतना है ?

Ans: Rs.1,600 crore

• Union Cabinet has approved the pan-India
implementation of Ayushman Bharat Digital
Mission (ABDM) with a budget of Rs.1,600
crore for five years.
• Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) was
launched by PM Modi in September 2021.
• Under this scheme citizen will have 14 digit ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health
Account) numbers, to which their digital health records can be linked.

Que: Indian Railways and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) have
successfully commissioned India’s first Solar Photovoltaic Plant of 1.7-MegaWatt
in which state?
Que: भारतीय रे लवे और भारत हे वी इलेिcUक•स GलGमटे ड (भेल) ने Cकस राDय म5 1.7-
मेगावाट के भारत के पहले सौर फोटोवोि•टक संयंg को सफलतापव
ू क
] चालू Cकया है ?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
Aim: The installation of the solar plants is to achieve conversion of Indian
Railways to ‘Net Zero’ Carbon Emission and ‘Go Green’ by 2030.
will produce approximately 25 lakh units of energy annually.
• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL):
• Founded: 1964
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• CEO: Nalin Singhal

Que: Which state will get India’s first e-waste eco park?
HLन: भारत का पहला ई-कचरा ईको पाक] Cकस राDय को Gमलेगा?

Ans: Delhi
• India’s first e-waste eco-park will come up in Delhi, as per the announced
by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on February 24, 2022.
• The park will handle increasing e-waste dismantling, re-cycling, re-
furbishing and re-manufacturing of the waste.

Que: What was the total corpus under the PM CARES Funds in 2020-21?
HLन: 2020-21 म5 PM CARES फंड के तहत कुल Cकतनी राGश थी?

Ans: Rs 10,990.17 crore

• While Rs 3,976.17 crore was spent from the fund in 2020-21, according to
the latest audited statement of PM CARES Funds
• As on March 31, 2021, the Fund had an unspent balance of Rs 7,013.99
crore.
• The highest amount was spent on Procurement of 6.6 crore doses of
COVID-19 vaccine i.e. Rs 1,392.82 crore.
• The Fund was established on March 27, 2020. PM CARES fund is a
dedicated national fund with the primary objective of dealing with any kind
of emergency or distress situation, like posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairman of the PM CARES Fund.
Banking & Finance

Que: Bharti Airtel Ltd has recently signed agreement with Vodafone Idea to
purchase what percent of stake in Indus Tower?
HLनः भारती एयरटे ल GलGमटे ड ने हाल ह4 म5 इंडस टावर म5 Cकतने H6तशत )ह@सेदार4
खर4दने के Gलए वोडाफोन आइ|डया के साथ समझौता Cकया है ?

Ans: 4.7%
• Indus Towers Ltd., India’s largest mobile
tower installation company.
• The partnership is in line with Vodafone’s
plan to sell its entire 28.1% stake in Indus
Towers.

Que: Which company will invest $1 billion in Bharti Airtel as part of its India
Digitization Fund of USD 10 billion?
Que: कौन सी कंपनी भारती एयरटे ल म5 अपने 10 अरब अमेaरकY डॉलर के |डिजटल4करण
कोष के )ह@से के hप म5 1 अरब डॉलर का 6नवेश करे गी?

Ans: Google
• Google and Bharti Airtel will partner on a long-term, multi-year agreement
to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem.
• Google will make an equity investment of $700 million for a 1.28% stake in
Bharti Airtel at a price of Rs 734 per share. Meanwhile, $300 million will go
towards implementing commercial agreements.’
• Founded: 4 September 1998
• Headquarters: California, United States
• CEO: Sundar Pichai
• Founders: Larry Page, Sergey Brin
Que: What percent of stake has been acquired by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd.
(NVVN) in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL)?
HLनः एनट4पीसी iव"यत
ु jयापार 6नगम GलGमटे ड (एनवीवीएन) ने पावर एcसच5 ज ऑफ
इं|डया GलGमटे ड (पीएcसआईएल) म5 Cकतने H6तशत )ह@सेदार4 का अmध}हण Cकया है ?

Ans: 5%
• NVVN is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Ltd,
formed in 2002. It is the leading power traders in
India.
• PXIL is India’s first institutionally promoted power
exchange. It is promoted by NSE Investment Ltd. &
NCDEX.

Que: What is the central theme of the Economic Survey 2021-22?

HLन: आmथ]क सवzxण 2021-22 का क5E4य iवषय cया है ?

Ans: Agile approach

• Real term GDP in 2022-23 (FY23) projected to
grow by 8- 8.5 percent.
• Industry sector to grow by 11.8 percent and
services sector by 8.2 percent in 2021-22.
• Service Sector GVA expected to grow by
8.2 percent in 2021-22.
• Foreign Exchange Reserves crossed US$ 600 billion in the first half of
2021-22 and touched US $633.6 billion as of December 31, 2021.
• India was the fourth largest forex reserves holder in the world after
China, Japan and Switzerland, as of end-November 2021.
• To achieve $5 trillion GDP by FY25, India needs to spend about $1.4
trillion.
• The economic survey is prepared under the guidance of the Chief
Economic Adviser of the Finance Ministry. The present Chief Economic
Adviser is Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran.
• India has third largest startup ecosystem in the world after US and
China. Number of new recognized start-ups increased to over 14000 in
2021-22 from 733 in 2016-17.
 • 44 Indian start-ups achieved unicorn status in 2021 taking overall tally of
unicorns to 83.
• Delhi has replaced Bengaluru as the startup capital of India.
• India climbed 35 notches in the Global Innovation Index, from 81st in
2015-16 to 46th in 2021.
• India has the tenth largest forest area in the world.

Que: NPCI has announced to observe which month as the ‘UPI Safety and
Awareness Month’?
HLनः एनपीसीआई ने Cकस मह4ने को 'यप
ू ीआई सरु xा और जागhकता माह' के hप म5
मनाने कY घोषणा कY है ?

Ans: February
• Under this initiative, NPCI and the UPI
ecosystem will observe February 1-7
as ‘UPI Safety and Awareness Week’
and the whole of February as ‘UPI
Safety and Awareness Month’.
• NPCI has urged users to follow the concept of UPI Safety Shield which
mentions 5 tips for safe UPI transactions.

Que: As per CRISIL rating agency, what is the estimated GDP growth rate
projection of India for the fiscal 2021-22?
HLन: CbGसल रे )टंग एज5सी के अनस
ु ार, iवv वष] 2021-22 के Gलए भारत कY अनम
ु ा6नत
जीडीपी iवकास दर का अनम
ु ान cया है ?

Ans: 9.2%
• For 2021-22 (FY22) = 9.2%
• For 2022-23 (FY23)= 7.8%
Que: Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has recently announced the launch of co-branded
Rupay contactless credit card in partnership with which bank?
HLनः पतंजGल आयव
ु zद GलGमटे ड ने हाल ह4 म5 Cकस बlक के साथ साझेदार4 म5 को-'ांडड
े †पे
कॉtटै cटलेस bे|डट काड] लॉtच करने कY घोषणा कY है ?

Ans: Punjab National Bank

• The co-branded Rupay contactless credit cards
are available in two variants which includes PNB
RuPay Platinum and PNB RuPay Select.

Que: In the Phase I, Banks will transfer 15 NPA accounts (stressed assets) worth
________________ to National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) or
bad bank in FY22.
Que: पहले चरण म5 , बlक iवv वष] 2012 म5 _________________ के 15 एनपीए खाते
(तनाव}@त संपiv) नेशनल एसेट aरकं@Ucशन कंपनी GलGमटे ड (NRCL) या बैड बlक म5
@थानांतaरत कर5 गे।

Ans: Rs. 50,000 crores

• A total of 38 NPA accounts worth Rs 82,845 crore have been identified to
be transferred to NARCL initially. In Phase I, 15 stressed assets (i.e. Non-
Performing Asset accounts) worth Rs 50,000 crore will be transferred to
NARCL in the current financial year.
• Public Sector Banks have taken a majority stake in NARCL, IDRCL will be
majorly owned by private sector banks.
Que: Which bank has partnered with the Ministry of Culture to set up
Atmanirbhar Bharat Centre for Design (ABCD) at Red Fort to promote GI products
of the country?
HLनः दे श के जीआई उRपाद^ को बढ़ावा दे ने के Gलए लाल Cकले म5 आRमा6नभ]र भारत
|डजाइन क5E (एबीसीडी) @थाiपत करने के Gलए Cकस बlक ने सं@कृ6त मंgालय के साथ
भागीदार4 कY है ?

Ans: State Bank of India

• The State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a
tripartite Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with the Indira Gandhi Centre for the
Arts (IGNCA) and National Culture Fund
(NCF) of the Ministry of Culture, for
Development of Atmanirbhar Bharat Centre for Design (ABCD) at L1
Barrack, Red Fort, in Delhi.
• The main objective of Project ABCD is to highlight, promote and celebrate
the products that have the Geographical Indication sign to give a boost to
Economic Value Addition to GI products from India.

Que: IIT Hyderabad has launched AI-based job portal “Swarajability” for people
with disabilities, with funding support from which bank?
HLन: IIT है दराबाद ने Cकस बlक से iवvीय सहायता के साथ iवकलांग लोग^ के Gलए AI-
आधाaरत जॉब पोट] ल “@वराज~बGलट4” लॉtच Cकया है ?

Ans: Kotak Mahindra Bank

• AI-based job portal named “Swarajability” that
helps people with disabilities acquire relevant
skills and find jobs

Que: How much amount was granted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to
the Government of India through sovereign loan in 2021?
HLन: एGशयन डेवलपम5 ट बlक (ADB) "वारा भारत सरकार को 2021 म5 सॉवरे न लोन के
मा€यम से Cकतनी राGश Hदान कY गई?
Ans: USD 4.6 billion
• The USD 4.6 billion was committed by ADB for 17
loans.
• The USD 1.8 billion COVID-19-related assistance
included USD 1.5 billion for vaccine procurement
and USD 300 million to strengthen primary health
care in urban areas and the country’s future pandemic preparedness.

Que: Which insurance company has recently partnered with Airtel Payments Bank
to offer cyber security insurance?
HLन: साइबर सरु xा बीमा Hदान करने के Gलए हाल ह4 म5 Cकस बीमा कंपनी ने एयरटे ल
पेम5•स बlक के साथ भागीदार4 कY है ?

Ans: ICICI Lombard General Insurance

• This Cyber Insurance policy provides financial
protection to customers against potential
financial fraud relating to banking, credit or debit
card; identity theft; phishing or email spoofing etc.
• The policy will provide a 90-day discovery period followed by a seven-day
reporting period.

Que: What is the theme of Financial Literacy week 2022 being observed by RBI in
2022?
HLन: 2022 म5 आरबीआई "वारा मनाए जा रहे iवvीय साxरता सrताह 2022 का iवषय
cया है ?

Ans: Go Digital, Go Secure

• The Reserve Bank of India will observe February 14-18,
2022 as Financial Literacy week 2022.
• The theme is aligned with one of the strategic
objectives of the National Strategy for Financial Education: 2020-2025.
 • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been conducting Financial Literacy Week
(FLW) every year since 2016 to propagate financial education messages on
a particular theme across the country.

Que: According to the report of CRISIL, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
offers the highest Return on Equity (RoE) at __________ amongst all its global
peers.
Que: CbGसल कY aरपोट] के अनस
ु ार, भारतीय जीवन बीमा 6नगम (एलआईसी) अपने सभी
वैिLवक साmथय^ के बीच _________ पर इिcवट4 पर उ‡चतम aरटन] (आरओई) Hदान
करता है ।

Ans: 82%
• Founded: 1956
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Chairperson: M R Kumar
• According to a brand valuation report by London-based Brand Finance, LIC
is India’s strongest and the largest brand in the country with a valuation of
$8.656 billion (around Rs 64,722 crore).

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting

• Reserve Bank of India conducted the 6th and the last Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) meeting for 2021-22 between February 8-10, 2022.
• Policy Repo Rate : 4.00%
• Reverse Repo Rate : 3.35%
• Marginal Standing Facility Rate : 4.25%
• Bank Rate : 4.25%
• CRR : 4.00%
• SLR : 18.00%
• RBI has projected the real GDP growth for 2022-23 at 7.8 per cent.

• Now RBI has increased this investment limit in VRR from Rs. 1,50,000 crore
to Rs. 2,50,000 crore. The increased investment limits shall be open for
allotment from April 01, 2022.
 • Minimum retention period: 3 years
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced the Voluntary Retention Route
(VRR) to assist foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in investing in India's debt
markets.

Ques: What is the aim of VRR?

• The main aim of the Voluntary Retention
Route (VRR) is to attract long-term and stable
FPI investments in India's debt markets while
providing FPIs with operational flexibility to
manage their investments.
• The minimum time period under this
investment is currently three years or as decided by the Reserve Bank of
India for each auction.

Ques: Does it have any impact on Indian currency?

• Yes, VRR has an impact on Indian currency as mentioned below:
1- More the FPI inflow, more will be the dollars in the Indian economy which will
appreciate the Indian currency against the US dollars.
2- More the FPI outflow, less will be the dollars in the Indian economy which will
depreciate the Indian currency against the US dollars.
• Thus, to sum up, VRR is a separate channel which attracts long-term and
stable FPI investments in India's debt markets.
Que: Which bank has announced the launch of an annual startup enabler
program, Agri Infinity?
Que: Cकस बlक ने एक वाiष]क @टाट] अप एनेबलर Hो}ाम, ए}ी इिtफ6नट4 शh
ु करने कY
घोषणा कY है ?

Ans: Yes Bank

• It seeks to co-develop digital financial solutions for the food and
agriculture.
• Those meeting the eligibility criteria will receive the guidance and support
necessary to develop their solutions and apply them across the agricultural
value chain.
• Founded: 2004
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• CEO: Prashant Kumar
• Tagline: Experience Our Expertise

Que: State Bank of India has issued _________________ Formosa bonds and
listed the issuance on India INX GIFT IFSC.
Que: भारतीय @टे ट बlक ने _____________ के फॉमuसा बांड जार4 Cकए हl और भारत
आईएनएcस mग˜ट आईएफएससी पर जार4 करने को सच
ू ीब"ध Cकया है ।

Ans: $ 300 million

• The lender is the first Indian entity to raise money through Formosa Bond,
which is a bond issued in Taiwan.
• SBI was the first issuer whose Green bonds were dually listed in November
2021 on Luxembourg Stock Exchange through an MOU that has been
entered into by both Exchanges.

Que: Name the bank which has recently acquired the highest stake in India Debt
Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL)?
HLन: उस बlक का नाम बताइए िजसने हाल ह4 म5 इं|डया डेट aरजॉ•यश
ू न कंपनी GलGमटे ड
(IDRCL) म5 सबसे अmधक )ह@सेदार4 हाGसल कY है ?
Ans: Canara Bank
 • Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Public FIs will hold a maximum of 49% in
stake of IDRCL while the remaining stake will be with private sector lenders.

Que: What is the objective of World Bank’s REWARD Program?

HLन: iवLव बlक के REWARD काय]bम का उ"दे Lय cया है ?

Ans: Watershed management

• Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha and
the World Bank have signed a USD 115 million Programme.
• The name of the project is REWARD (Rejuvenating Watersheds for
Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development Programme). It will
help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed
management practices.
• Terms of Loan: The loan has been provided by the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) arm of World Bank and has a
maturity of 15 years, including a grace period of 4.5 years.
• The bifurcation of the loan amount of $115 million is given below:
• Government of Karnataka- $60 million (INR 453.5 crore)
• Government of Odisha- $49 million (INR 370 crore)
• Central Government- $6 million (INR 45.5 crore)

Que: Home Ministry has declared Delhi headquarters of Security Printing and
Minting Corporation of India Ltd (SPMCIL) as a ‘prohibited place’ under Section 2
of the Official Secrets Act, 1923. SPMCIL was incorporated in
__________________.
Que: गह
ृ मंgालय ने आmधकाaरक गोपनीयता अmध6नयम, 1923 कY धारा 2 के तहत
Gसcयोaरट4 iHं)टंग एंड Gमं)टंग कॉरपोरे शन ऑफ इं|डया GलGमटे ड (SPMCIL) के )द•ल4
मo
ु यालय को ‘6नiष"ध @थान‘ घोiषत Cकया है । SPMCIL का गठन ________________
म5 Cकया गया था।

Ans: 2006
This prevents the entry of unauthorized persons into it. It is the only currency and
bank notes manufacturer of India, that printed new series of notes of
denomination ₹2,000 and ₹500 in 2016.

Que: SEBI has introduced T+1 settlement period of stocks from February 25, 2022,
which makes India only the second country to implement this mechanism. Which
is the first country to do so?
HLन: सेबी ने 25 फरवर4, 2022 से शेयर^ कY ट4+1 6नपटान अवmध शh
ु कY है , जो भारत को
इस तंg को लागू करने वाला दस
ू रा दे श बनाता है । ऐसा करने वाला पहला दे श कौन सा है ?

Ans: China
• Instruction regarding this was issued by SEBI on
January 01, 2022. Before this, the settlement period
of stocks in India was T+2, i.e. two days after the
actual buy/selling of stock.
• T means the trade/transaction day i.e. the day on which stock is
brought/sold. and here T+1 means that the actual stock settlement will
happen on next day i.e +1 day. Ex: You buy a stock on Monday, you will get
it in your Demat account Tuesday.

Que: Which is the first Indian sports establishment to gain unicorn status?

Ans: Chennai Super Kings

• Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have become the
first-ever sports Unicorn in the country to
have a market share of Rs 7,600 crores and its
share in the grey market trading in the Rs 210-
225 price band.
 • CSK is four-time Indian Premier League (IPL) MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super
Kings (CSK) defeated mighty Kolkata Knight Riders last year to win their
record-extending fourth IPL title in Dubai
• The market value of Chennai Super Kings has become higher than that of its
parent entity India Cements. On January 29, 2022, India Cements’ market
cap stood at Rs 6,869 crores.
• Unicorns are privately held start-up companies having a valuation of more
than USD 1 billion.

Que: Which company surpassed U.S chipmaker Intel to become the world’s
leading chipmaker by revenue in 2021?
HLन: कौन सी कंपनी ने यएू स mचपमेकर इंटेल को पीछे छोड़ते हुए 2021 म5 राज@व के
मामले म5 द6ु नया कY अ}णी mचपमेकर बन गई?

Ans: Samsung Electronics

• South Korean electronics manufacturing giant, Samsung Electronics
surpassed U.S chipmaker Intel to become the world’s leading chipmaker by
revenue in 2021, according to a report released by research firm
Counterpoint Technology Market Research.
• Samsung Electronics Headquarters: Suwon-si, South Korea;
• Samsung Electronics Founder: Lee Byung-chul;
• Samsung Electronics Founded: 13 January 1969.

ABG Shipyard bank fraud case

• The CBI has booked ABG Shipyard Ltd and its
then Chairman and Managing Director Rishi
Kamlesh Agarwal along with others for allegedly
cheating a consortium of banks led by SBI of
over ₹22,842 crore
• The ABG Shipyard Ltd was sanctioned credit facilities from 28 banks and
financial institutions. In thus, SBI was having an exposure of Rs 2468.51
crore.
• According to forensic audit, between 2012-17, accused colluded together
and committed illegal activities like misappropriation, diversion of funds,
and criminal breach of trust. Funds were used for other purposes than for
which banks released. It is the biggest bank fraud case registered by CBI.

• SBI said ABG Shipyard, which was incorporated on 15 March 1985, has been
under banking arrangements since 2001. “Financed under consortium
arrangement over a two dozen lenders. The leader in Consortium was ICICI
Bank. Due to poor performance, the account became NPA on 30/11/2013.
Several efforts were made to revive the company operations but could not
succeed," a statement from the biggest state-owned bank said.
• As per the SBI, after the restructuring failed, the ABG Shipyard's account
was classified as NPA (non-performing asset) in July 2016, with backdated
effect from 30th Nov. 2013. E&Y was appointed as forensic auditor by
lenders during April 2018 and they submitted their report on January 19.

• SBI has said that although ICICI Bank was the lead lender in the consortium
and IDBI was the second lead, it was preferred that SBI being the largest
PSB lender, lodges the complaint with CBI. “The first complaint was filed
with CBI in Nov 2019
• ABG is a Mumbai based shipbuilding company. It is a part of ABG Group of
companies, but with diversified business interests. The company was
established in 1985, with its headquartered in Mumbai. It has shipbuilding
operations in Dahej and Surat in Gujarat. It operates a ship repair unit in
Goa, after its acquisition of Western India Shipyard Limited in October
2010. ABG became one among the largest private ship building companies,
with a capacity for manufacturing vessels up to 20 tonnes in weight.
 Index & Ranking

Que: Who has become Asia's richest person, as per Bloomberg Billionaires Index?
HLन: –लम
ू बग] ~बGलयनेयस] इंडc
े स के अनस
ु ार एGशया का सबसे अमीर jयिcत कौन बन
गया है ?

Ans: Gautam Adani

• Adani Group founder and billionaire Gautam Adani
has become Asia's richest person, ranks 10th among
the wealthiest people of the world
• He is ranked 10th with a net worth of $88.5B, while Mukesh Ambani is
ranked 11th with $87.9B, as per the Bloomberg index.

• Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg slipped down to 13th place after losing
nearly $30bn of his personal fortune.

Que: Which institution released the ‘Death Penalty in India’ Report?

HLनः Cकस सं@थान ने 'डेथ पेन•ट4 इन इं|डया' aरपोट] जार4 कY?

Ans: National Law University

• As per the report, the number of prisoners on death row at the end of 2021
stood at 488, the highest in 17 years. This is an increase of nearly 21% from
2020. This is also the highest the death row population has been since 2004
(563).
Que: What is the global rank of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in the Brand
Finance most valuable insurance brand in 2022?
HLन: 2022 म5 'ांड फाइन5स के सबसे म•
ू यवान बीमा 'ांड म5 जीवन बीमा 6नगम
(एलआईसी) कY वैिLवक रlक cया है ?

Ans: 10th
• LIC has a valuation of USD 8.656 billion
(around Rs 64,722 crore).
• It must be noted that LIC was ranked as
206th most valuable brand in 2021 by Brand
Finance.
• Ping An Insurance of China is at the top.

Que: Based on the data released by the economic think tank Centre for
Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in India in January
2022 was lowest since March 2021. What was the rate of unemployment
recorded in January 2022?
HLन: आmथ]क mथक ं टlक स5टर फॉर मॉ6नटaरंग इं|डयन इकोनॉमी (सीएमआईई) "वारा जार4
आंकड़^ के आधार पर, जनवर4 2022 म5 भारत म5 बेरोजगार4 दर माच] 2021 के बाद सबसे
कम थी। जनवर4 2022 म5 बेरोजगार4 कY दर cया दज] कY गई थी?

Ans: 6.57%
• State with lowest unemployment rate
• Telangana recorded lowest unemployment rate in
January at 0.7%.
• This was followed by Gujarat at 1.2%, Meghalaya at
1.5%, Odisha at 1.8% and Karnataka at 2.9%.
• State with highest unemployment rate
• Haryana witnessed highest unemployment rate of 23.4% in January 2022. It
was followed by Rajasthan (18.9%), Tripura (17.1%), Jammu & Kashmir
(15%) and Delhi (14.1%).
• The urban unemployment was recorded at 8.16% compared to 9.30% in
December 2021.
India Press Freedom Report, 2021
• The India Press Freedom Report, 2021 was recently released by the Rights
and Risks Analysis Group. According to the report, 13 media houses and
newspapers were targeted in the country, 108 journalists were attacked,
and 6 journalists were killed.
• The highest number of journalist attack was in Jammu and Kashmir. J&K
faced more than 25 attacks. The second highest was in Uttar Pradesh with
23. UP was followed by Madhya Pradesh (16), Tripura (15), Delhi (8), Bihar
(6)
• Eight women journalists faced summons, FIR and arrest.
• 44 FIRs were registered against journalists in 2021. Of this 21 were
registered under Section 153 of IPC.
• Section 153 of IPC
• Any person who does things that are illegal or provocative to others shall
be punished with imprisonment.

Que: Which country has led the digital skills readiness and has the highest
readiness index among the 19 countries in the 2022 Global Digital Skills Index
published by Salesforce?
Que: से•सफोस] "वारा HकाGशत 2022 yलोबल |डिजटल ि@क•स इंडc
े स म5 19 दे श^ म5 से
Cकस दे श ने |डिजटल कौशल तRपरता का नेतRृ व Cकया है और उ‡चतम तRपरता सच
ू कांक
है ?

Ans: India
• India has scored 63 out of 100, leads the digital skills readiness, and has the
highest readiness index among the 19 countries. The average global
readiness score was 33 out of 100.
• The 2022 Global Digital Skills Index, is based on a survey on around 23000
workers across 19 countries about digital skills, including their impact on
the future of work, concerns about job readiness, and the significance of
continuous learning.
Que: What was the rank of the Reserve Bank of India in terms of buying Gold
among the world’s Central Banks in 2021?
HLन: 2021 म5 द6ु नया के क5E4य बlक^ म5 सोना खर4दने के मामले म5 भारतीय aरजव] बlक का
रlक cया था?

Ans: 2nd
• 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.
• As per Goldhub, India’s official gold reserves is ninth-largest in the world.
Goldhub is the official website of World Gold Council that maintains all the
data regarding precious metal.

Que: What is the percentage of Women representation of board seats in India in

2021, as per ‘Women in the Boardroom report’?
HLन: 'वीमेन इन द बोड]hम aरपोट] ' के अनस
ु ार, 2021 म5 भारत म5 बोड] सीट^ म5 म)हलाओं का
H6त6नmधRव Cकतना H6तशत है ?

Ans: 17.1
• In India, women representation of board seats
increased by 9.4 per cent from 2014 to 17.1
per cent in 2021 as per Deloitte’s Women in
the Boardroom report.
• The report finds that globally, women hold
19.7 per cent of the board seats, which rose
by 2.8 per cent since 2018. At the current
pace, the world could expect to reach near-
parity only in 2045.
Mumbai is the 5th most congested city in
the world in 2021
• Among 404 cities across 58 countries,
according to TomTom Traffic Index's global
top 25 list.

Tiger deaths increased to 127 in 2021, as per state report

The number of deaths of Tigers in the country has risen to 127 in 2021, in
comparison to 106 in 2020, as per reports from the states.
• Madhya Pradesh reported the maximum number of deaths with 42 deaths,
followed by Maharashtra with 27 deaths, Karnataka with 15 and Uttar Pradesh
with 9.

• the tiger population has doubled.

• the tiger numbers increased as per the
latest estimation done in 2018, with
an estimated number of 2,967 (range
2603-3346) as compared to 2014
estimation of 2,226 (range 1945-
2491). India is the largest tiger range
country in the world Minister for Environment, Forest and
Climate Change Bhupender Yadav

Que: What is the rank of India in the EIU’s 2021 Democracy Index?
HLन: EIU के 2021 डेमोbेसी इंडc
े स म5 भारत का रlक cया है ?

Ans: 46
• The Democracy Index is released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
to provide a snapshot of the current state of democracy worldwide.
• India is placed at 46th position, among 167 nations, in the EIU’s 2021
Democracy Index, with an overall score of 6.91 on a scale of 0-10.
 • India was ranked at 53rd spot in 2021.
1. Norway 9.75
• Norway has topped the index with the score of
9.75. 2. New Zealand 9.37
• New Zealand, Finland, Sweden and Iceland are the
top five countries in the list. 3. Finland 9.27
• Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list at 167th 4. Sweden 9.26
spot with a score of 0.32
• Since 2006 5. Iceland 9.18

Que: According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022 report,

unveiled at the Dubai Expo, what is the rank of India among the easiest places to
start a new business?
Que: दब
ु ई एcसपो म5 अनावरण कY गई yलोबल एंटरHेtयोरGशप मॉ6नटर (GEM)
2021/2022 aरपोट] के अनस
ु ार, एक नया jयवसाय शh
ु करने के Gलए सबसे आसान @थान^
म5 भारत का रlक cया है ?

Ans: 4th
• According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022
report, unveiled at the Dubai Expo, India is among the top five easiest
places to start a new business.
• In ease to start a business, they had placed India 4th It was topped by Saudi
Arabia and followed by Netherlands & Sweden.
Que: What is the rank of India in the 9th annual ranking of top 10 countries
outside of the United States (US) for Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) released by the 2021 US Green Building Council (USGBC)?
Que: 2021 यए
ू स }ीन ~बि•डंग काउं Gसल (USGBC) "वारा जार4 ऊजा] और पया]वरण
|डजाइन (LEED) म5 नेतRृ व के Gलए संयc
ु त राDय अमेaरका (यए
ू स) के बाहर शीष] 10 दे श^ कY
9वीं वाiष]क रlCकंग म5 भारत का रlक cया है ?

Ans: 3rd
• India ranked 3rd with 146 projects.
• It has been topped by China with 1,077 LEED projects certified in 2021,
which is followed by Canada at 2nd position with 205 projects.
• The ranking highlights countries and regions outside the US that are doing
good in healthy, sustainable, and resilient building design, construction, and
operations.

Que: The global trade (goods & services) recorded what percent increase in 2021,
over the previous year 2020, as per the annual Global Trade Update 2022
released by UNCTAD?
HLन: अंकटाड "वारा जार4 वाiष]क वैिLवक jयापार अ"यतन 2022 के अनस
ु ार, वैिLवक
jयापार (व@तओ
ु ं और सेवाओं) ने iपछले वष] 2020 कY तल
ु ना म5 2021 म5 Cकतने H6तशत कY
व"
ृ mध दज] कY?

Ans: 25%
• The UN Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD) released its annual Global Trade
Update 2022, which shows that the value of
global trade, both in goods and services, reached a record level of $28.5
trillion in 2021.
• This is an increase of 25% compared to 2020 and 13% higher compared to
2019.
Que: What is the rank of India in the 2022 International Intellectual property (IP)
Index released by the Global Innovation Policy Centre of U.S. Chamber of
Commerce?
HLन: यए
ू स चlबर ऑफ कॉमस] के yलोबल इनोवेशन पॉGलसी स5टर "वारा जार4 2022
अंतरा]TU4य बौ"mधक संपदा (आईपी) सच
ू कांक म5 भारत का रlक cया है ?

Ans: 43
• Index released by the Global Innovation
Policy Centre of U.S. Chamber of
Commerce. US has topped the ranking in
which 55 countries have been ranked.
• The top five countries in the ranking are:
• Rank 1- United States
• Rank 2- United Kingdom
• Rank 3- Germany
• Rank 4- Sweden
• Rank 5- France
 Sports

Que: Which player has won the Men’s Single title at Australian Open 2022?
HLन: Cकस Vखलाड़ी ने ऑ@Uे Gलयन ओपन 2022 म5 प†
ु ष एकल का Vखताब जीता है ?

Ans: Rafael Nadal

• Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated Daniill Medvedev
• (Russia).
• This is his 21st Major title, becoming the first
male player to do so.

2022 Event Winners Runner-Up

Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal Daniil Medvedev

Women’s Singles Ashleigh Barty Danielle Collins

Que: India’s Unnati Hooda recently represented the country in which game to win
gold?
HLनः भारत कY उtन6त हु™डा ने हाल ह4 म5 Cकस खेल म5 @वण] पदक जीतने के Gलए दे श का
H6त6नmधRव Cकया?

Ans: Badminton
• The 2022 Odisha Open is a BWF Super 100
tournament, organised at the Jawaharlal
Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha from
January 25 to 30, 2022.
• The 14-year old Unnati is the youngest Indian to win the US$75,000
tournament.
 • In men’s singles, India’s 21-year-old Kiran
George beat Priyanshu Rajawat to emerge
as the winner.

Que: Which player has been awarded with the World Games Athlete of the Year
award for 2021?
HLनः Cकस Vखलाड़ी को वष] 2021 के व•ड] गेkस एथल4ट ऑफ द ईयर परु @कार से
सkमा6नत Cकया गया है ?

Ans: PR Sreejesh
• He is the second Indian after Rani Rampal to
win this award. She won the award in 2020.
• A total of 24 athletes from 17 countries were
nominated for the annual awards based on individual or team
performance.

Que: Who has been named the winner of the International Cricket Council (ICC)
Spirit of Cricket Award 2021?
Que: अंतरा]TU4य Cbकेट पaरषद (ICC) ि@पaरट ऑफ Cbकेट अवाड] 2021 का iवजेता Cकसे
नाGमत Cकया गया है ?

Ans: Daryl Mitchell

• He has become the 4th New Zealand player to win the award after Daniel
Vettori, Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson.
• Founded: 1909
• Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Chairman: Greg Barclay
Que: Which state/ UT is likely to host the IPL 2022?
HLन: Cकस राDय/क5E शाGसत Hदे श म5 आईपीएल 2022 कY मेजबानी करने कY संभावना है ?

Ans: Maharashtra
• BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed recently that IPL 2022 will be
held in Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra.
• The venues shall be Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Brabourne Stadium in
Mumbai, D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and M.C.A Stadium in Pune.
• IPL 2022: The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League is expected to kick
off in the last week of March

Que: Who has become the third Indian to score a century in the ICC U19 World
Cup?
HLनः आईसीसी अंडर-19 iवLव कप म5 शतक लगाने वाले तीसरे भारतीय कौन बने हl?

Ans: Yash Dhull

• India U19 skipper Yash Dhull has become the third
Indian to score a century in the ICC U19 Cricket World
Cup after Virat Kohli and Unmukht Chand.

Que: How many Indian athletes participated in the Winter Olympics 2022 in
Beijing?
HLनः बीिजंग म5 शीतकाल4न ओलंiपक 2022 म5 Cकतने भारतीय एथल4ट^ ने भाग Gलय?

Ans: 1 (Arif Khan)

• Indian diplomat in Beijing has decided to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
2022 opening and closing ceremony after China chose a soldier, who fought
in the Galwan Valley clash against Indian troops in 2020, as a torchbearer.
• political boycott of the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark and the
Netherlands
 • The Galwan clashes in mid-June 2020 had resulted in the death of 20 Indian
soldiers, including a Colonel, while China had last year admitted to losing at
least four of its troops, making it the bloodiest encounter between the two
nations in over four decades.

Que: Which team has become the first to qualify for four consecutive U19 Men’s
Cricket World Cup finals?
HLनः कौन सी ट4म लगातार चार अंडर-19 iवLव कप फाइनल के Gलए cवाल4फाई करने
वाल4 पहल4 ट4म बन गई है ?

Ans: India
• India has become the first team in the history of
the U19 World Cup to qualify for four
consecutive U-19 World Cup finals.
• In the finals, India beat England by four wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards
Stadium
• Earlier, India had won the U19 World Cup in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018

Que: Which Indian Batter has secured second rank in the ICC Women's ODI Player
Rankings for batters?
Que: Cकस भारतीय ब•लेबाज ने ब•लेबाज^ के Gलए ICC म)हला ODI Vखलाड़ी रlCकंग म5
दस
ू रा @थान हाGसल Cकया है ?

Ans: Mithali Raj

• Alyssa Healy from Australia ranked first
• In the team ranking, India is currently at the 4th place.

Justin Langer resigns as Australian men's team head coach

• Andrew McDonald has been appointed as the interim head
coach.
Que: Which is the venue of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race in 2022?
HLन: 2022 म5 नेहh UॉफY बोट रे स का आयोजन @थल कौन सा है ?

Ans: UAE
• Nehru Trophy Boat Race, a famous event held in Alappuzha of Kerala, is set
to be held in Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year.
• The race will be held in the month of March in partnership with
International Marine Sports Club Ras Al Khaimah at the Al Marjan Island,
UAE.
• The name of the water race was set after Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit to Kerala
Boat Race in 1952.

Que: Who has been named captain of the Ahmedabad IPL team?
HLनः अहमदाबाद आईपीएल ट4म का कrतान Cकसे बनाया गया है ?

Ans: Hardik Pandya

• This year’s Indian Premier League will be a 10-
team affair with the introduction of two new
franchises- Lucknow (Lucknow Super Giants )
and Ahmedabad (Gujarat Titans).
• 15th Edition IPL
• Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni
• Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma
• Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant
• Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson
• Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson

Que: Which team has won the AFC Women`s Asian Cup India 2022?
HLन: Cकस ट4म ने एएफसी म)हला एGशयाई कप भारत 2022 जीता है ?

Ans: China PR
 • China PR defeated South Korea (Korea Republic), 3-2, to win the AFC
Women`s Asian Cup India 2022 final title at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi
Mumbai on February 06, 2022.
• This is the record-extending 9th AFC Women`s Asian Cup title won by
China.

Que: Suranga Lakmal has announced his retirement from international cricket
from March 2022. He plays international matches for which country?
HLनः सरु ं गा लकमल ने माच] 2022 से अंतरराTU4य Cbकेट से
संtयास कY घोषणा कY है । वह Cकस दे श के Gलए अंतरराTU4य मैच
खेलते हl?

Ans: Sri Lanka

Que: Which country is hosting Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022?

HLन: कौन सा दे श बैडGमंटन एGशया ट4म चliपयनGशप 2022 कY मेजबानी कर रहा है ?
Ans: Malaysia
• From February 15 to 20, 2022, the Badminton Asia
Team Championships will be hosted at the Setia
City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Malaysia.
• Capital: Kuala Lumpur
• Currency: Malaysian ringgit

National senior volleyball championships in

Bhubaneswar: Kerala (women’s), Haryana
(men’s) win titles
• National Volleyball Championship held at the
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
University in Bhubaneswar
Que: Which team has won the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Championship?
HLनः Cकस ट4म ने 2021 फYफा cलब iवLव कप चliपयनGशप जीती है ?

Ans: Chelsea
• The final was held at Mohammed bin
Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
• English club Chelsea defeated Brazilian
club Palmeiras.
• Chelsea has won the FIFA Club World
Cup for the first time.

UPCOMING FIFA WORLD CUP & VENUES

FIFA World Cup 2022 – Qatar
FIFA World Cup 2026 – Canada, Mexico, US
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 – Australia and New Zealand

Que: The International Olympic Committee session will be held at which place in
2023?
HLनः अंतरराTU4य ओलंiपक सGम6त का सg 2023 म5 Cकस @थान पर आयोिजत Cकया
जाएगा?

Ans: Mumbai
• The IOC Session for 2023 will be held at Jio
World Convention Centre, Mumbai.
• The last such session was hosted by India
in the year 1983 in New Delhi. In 2022, the
IOC session was held in Beijing, China.
• What is IOC Session: it is the annual meeting of the members of the IOC i.e
101 voting members and 45 honorary members.
• Nita Ambani is the representative of India on this committee.
Que: Bihar’s Sakibul Gani has become the first player in the history of the game to
score a triple century on his first-class debut. He made the history in the Ranji
Trophy fixture against which state’s team?
Que: ~बहार के साCकबल
ु गनी खेल के इ6तहास म5 अपने Hथम $ेणी पदाप]ण पर 6तहरा
शतक बनाने वाले पहले Vखलाड़ी बन गए हl। उtह^ने Cकस राDय कY ट4म के Vखलाफ रणजी
UॉफY मैच म5 इ6तहास रच )दया?

Ans: Mizoram
• Bihar’s Sakibul Gani become the first player in the
history of the game to score a triple century on his
first-class debut.
• He scored 341 off 405 balls, hitting 56 fours and two
sixes, in the Plate Group Ranji Trophy fixture against
Mizoram at the Jadavpur University Campus ground

Que: Which country bagged the maximum number of medals at the 2022 Winter
Olympic Games?
HLनः Cकस दे श ने 2022 शीतकाल4न ओलंiपक खेल^ म5 सवा]mधक पदक जीते हl?

Ans: Norway
• The closing ceremony of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held on
February 20, 2022, at National Stadium (known as the Bird’s Nest) in
Beijing.
• Norway topped medal table for the second successive Winter Olympics,
winning a total of 37 medals, including 16 golds. This is a new record for the
most amount of gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics.
• The Indian team at the game was represented by one male alpine skier, Arif
Khan.
• India could not win any medal at the games.
Que: International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission has re-elected
who as its Chair?
Que: अंतरा]TU4य ओलंiपक सGम6त (IOC) एथल4ट आयोग ने Cकसे अपना अ€यx चन
ु ा है ?

Ans: Emma Terho

• Emma Terho is a five-time Olympian and former captain of the Finland
women’s ice hockey team. She will be the head of the Commission until the
Olympic Games Paris 2024.
• International Olympic Committee (IOC):
• Founded: 1894
• Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
• President: Thomas Bach

Que: Which is the first IPL team to unveil their team logo in the metaverse?
HLन: मेटावस] म5 अपनी ट4म के लोगो का अनावरण करने वाल4 पहल4 आईपीएल ट4म कौन
सी है ?

Ans: Gujarat Titans

• The team logo was unveiled by Head Coach
Ashish Nehru along with Captain Hardik
Pandya and Shubman Gill in the virtual dugout.

Que: Which Indian grandmaster recently achieved the feat of becoming the
youngest player to beat Magnus Carlsen, of Norway in chess tournament?
HLनः हाल ह4 म5 Cकस भारतीय }lडमा@टर ने शतरं ज टूना]म5ट म5 नॉवz के मैyनस काल]सन को
हराने वाले सबसे कम उš के Vखलाड़ी बनने कY उपलि–ध हाGसल कY है ?

Ans: R. Praggnanandhaa
• Pragg is also only the third Indian grandmaster to
win against Magnus Carlsen apart from
Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna.
Que: Which state is all set to host the South Asian Athletic Federation (SAAF)
championship?
HLनः कौन सा राDय द›xण एGशयाई एथले)टक महासंघ (एसएएएफ) चliपयनGशप कY
मेजबानी करने के Gलए तैयार है ?

Ans: Nagaland
• 56th National Cross-Country athletics
championships from 26th of next month in Kohima
• The name of the Mascot is Akimji – a connotation
of the word AMBITION derived from Sumi dialect
of Naga tribe which exemplifies the ambition of
the new generation of Naga youth.

Que: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has been qualified directly for 2022
Commonwealth Games (CWG) in which weight category, after winning gold in
Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 qualifier?
HLनः भारोvोलक मीराबाई चानू ने Gसंगापरु वेटGलि˜टं ग इंटरनेशनल 2022 cवाल4फायर म5
@वण] पदक जीतने के बाद Cकस भार वग] म5 2022 राTUमंडल खेल^ (सीड–•यज
ू ी) के Gलए
सीधे cवाल4फाई कर Gलया है ?

Ans: 55kg
• Indian weightlifter and 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver-
medallist Mirabai Chanu has won the gold medal in
the 55kg weight category at the Singapore
Weightlifting International 2022 on February 25, 2022.
• She has also qualified for the CWG in the 49kg weight category on the basis
of her Commonwealth rankings.

Que: The BCCI plans to launch women's IPL by which year?

HLन: बीसीसीआई कY योजना Cकस वष] तक म)हला आईपीएल शh
ु करने कY है ?

Ans: 2023
 • Sourav Ganguly has been elected as the President of BCCI in October 2019.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) is the national governing body for
cricket in India.
• The board was formed in December 1928. Its
headquarter is in Mumbai.
• BYJU is the current the official Indian cricket
team sponsor for a period of almost 3 years.
The deal period will begin from 5 September, 2019 until 31 March, 2022.

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has

become the first WI men's player to take a
T20I hat-trick.

International News

Que: India has recently approved a Digital Work Plan 2022 with which
intergovernmental organisation?
HLनः भारत ने हाल ह4 म5 Cकस अंतरसरकार4 संगठन के साथ |डिजटल वक] rलान 2022 को
मंजरू 4 द4 है ?

Ans: ASEAN
Under the plan, India and ASEAN will jointly work to
develop a system to combat use of stolen and
counterfeit mobile handsets, and WiFi Access network interface for nationwide
public internet.
The plan also includes capacity building and knowledge sharing in emerging areas
in Information and Communication Technologies such as Internet of Things, 5G,
Advanced Satellite Communication and Cyber Forensics.
Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
Founded: 8 August 1967, Bangkok, Thailand

Que: Which country launched the Hwasong-12 mid-range ballistic missile?

HLनः œवास^ग-12 म€य दरू 4 कY बैGलि@टक Gमसाइल Cकस दे श ने लांच कY?

Ans: North Korea

• This is the first time it has tested a weapon of that size since 2017.
• Japan and South Korea detected the launch of the intermediate-range
ballistic missile (IRBM), which is the seventh weapons test done by North
Korea this month.

Que: ‘Lake Albert’ is located as a border between which two countries?

HLन: 'अ•बट] झील' Cकन दो दे श^ के बीच सीमा के hप म5 ि@थत है ?

Ans: Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo

Two Oil Giants- France’s TotalEnergies and the China National
Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed a USD 10 million
deal to develop Uganda’s energy resources and build a
Regional oil pipeline.
The project aims to exploit the crude oil reserves at Lake
Albert, a 160-kilometre natural border between Uganda and
the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Que: CPEC is an Economic Corridor connecting Xinjiang region of China and

Gwadar Port of which country?
HLनः सीपीईसी चीन के Vझंिजयांग xेg और Cकस दे श के yवादर बंदरगाह को जोड़ने वाला
एक आmथ]क गGलयारा है ?
Ans: Pakistan
• China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a 3,000-km long route of
infrastructure projects connecting China’s northwest Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region and the Gwadar Port in the western province of
Balochistan in Pakistan.
• Pakistan recently signed a new agreement with China to begin the second
phase of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Madagascar hit by Cyclone Batsirai

• Cyclone Batsirai swept inland late on Saturday, slamming into the eastern
coastline with heavy rain and wind speeds of 165 kph (100 mph). It was
projected it could displace as many as 150,000 people.

Que: Which platform has launched the campaign named ‘Take a Break’?
HLनः Cकस rलेटफॉम] ने 'टे क ए 'ेक' नाम से अGभयान शh
ु Cकया है ?

Ans: Instagram
• That will alert users scrolling on Instagram to
periodically take breaks from the platform
and focus on other things.
• This campaign has been launched by
Instagram in India and various other
countries. The platform will also alert users of
the new inclusion with a notification.
Que: Scientists from which country achieved a milestone in nuclear fusion energy,
by generating 59 MJ of sustained energy?
HLनः Cकस दे श के वैƒा6नक^ ने 59 एमजे सतत ऊजा] का उRपादन करके परमाणु संलयन
ऊजा] म5 एक मील का पRथर हाGसल Cकया है ?

Ans: UK
• Scientists in the United Kingdom have achieved a new milestone in
producing nuclear fusion energy, or imitating the way energy is produced in
the Sun.
• A team at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in central England
generated 59 mega joules of sustained energy during an experiment. A kg
of fusion fuel contains about 10 million times energy of that of a kg of coal,
oil or gas.

Que: India will help which country to launch a ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’
modelled on the Aadhaar card?
Que: भारत Cकस दे श को आधार काड] पर आधाaरत ‘य6ू नटर4 |डिजटल आइड5)टट4 Žेमवक]‘
लॉtच करने म5 मदद करे गा?

Ans: Sri Lanka

• It will be categorized as a national-level programme. This will provide
personal identity verification device based on biometric data, digital tool
that can represent identities of individuals in cyberspace, and identification
of individual identities that can be accurately verified in digital and physical
environments.
• Capital: Jayawardenepura Kotte
• Currency:Sri Lankan Rupee
• Prime Minister: Mahinda Rajapaksa
• President: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Que: Australia has recently designated which species as ‘Endangered’?
HLनः ऑ@Uे Gलया ने हाल ह4 म5 Cकस Hजा6त को ‘लrु तHाय’ घोiषत Cकया है ?

Ans: Koala
• Australia has recently designated the koala an
endangered species, which was classified as
vulnerable only 10 years ago.
• The impact of prolonged drought, summer
bushfires, and the cumulative impacts of disease,
urbanisation and habitat loss over the last twenty years have led to the
decision.
• From now, Koalas will be provided with greater protection under Australia’s
national environment law.

4th Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in

Melbourne
• The Quad ministers' meet have come together
as a bloc of Indo-Pacific democracies, initiated
to counter China’s increased military and
economic aggression.

Que: Which country has become the first-ever country to allow drone flights in
civilian airspace?
Que: कौन सा दे श नागaरक हवाई xेg म5 •ोन उड़ान^ कY अनम
ु 6त दे ने वाला पहला दे श बन
गया है ?

Ans: Israel
• The certification was issued to the Hermes Starliner unmanned system by
the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority, and was manufactured and developed by
Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense electronics company.
 • The UAVs will be used for the benefit of agriculture, environment, public
welfare, economic activity and against crime.

Que: Which country has relocated its embassy from Kyiv to Lviv?
HLन: Cकस दे श ने अपने दत
ू ावास को कYव से •वीव @थानांतaरत कर )दया है ?

Ans: US
• The move comes as U.S. officials warned that
Moscow was continuing to amass more than
100,000 troops near Russia's border with Ukraine
and in neighbouring Belarus, and could at any
time launch a devastating attack, including on
Kyiv.
• Lviv - roughly 50 miles (80 km) from Ukraine's western border with Poland

Que: The ‘Quit Tobacco App’ has been launched by which organisation to support
people in quitting the use of tobacco in all forms?
HLनः सभी hप^ म5 तंबाकू का उपयोग छोड़ने म5 लोग^ का समथ]न करने के Gलए Cकस
संगठन "वारा 'तंबाकू छोड़ो ऐप' शh
ु Cकया गया है ?

Ans: World Health Organization

• 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.
• This latest tobacco control initiative in the form of app will help users to
identify the triggers, set their targets, manage cravings, and stay focused to
quit tobacco.
Que: The NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has partnered with Gateway
Payments Service Pvt Ltd to launch Unified Payments Interface(UPI) in which
country?
HLनः एनपीसीआई इंटरनेशनल पेम5•स GलGमटे ड (एनआईपीएल) ने Cकस दे श म5 य6ू नफाइड
पेम5•स इंटरफेस (यप
ू ीआई) लॉtच करने के Gलए गेटवे पेम5ट सiव]सेज Hाइवेट GलGमटे ड के
साथ साझेदार4 कY है ?

Ans: Nepal

Capital: Kathmandu
Currency: Nepalese rupee
President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime minister: Sher Bahadur Deuba

• 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.
• Nepal shall be the first country outside of India to adopt UPI as the
payments platform driving the digitalization of cash transactions.

Twitter partners with Paytm to boost its ‘Tips’ feature in India

• What is Tips feature of Twitter?: using the Tips feature, users can send
payments to their favourite content creators on
twitter.
• Tips is available since November to all Twitter
users above 18 years of age in India. It is
available in Indian languages including Bengali,
Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Tamil.
• With this partnership, Twitter users will be able to use the payments facility
of Paytm, including its Paytm digital wallet, Paytm Postpaid (buy-now-pay-
later service), debit and credit cards, and net banking.
Que: Which bank has become the first to enter in the metaverse?
HLन: मेटावस] म5 Hवेश करने वाला पहला बlक कौन सा बन गया है ?

Ans: JPMorgan
• JPMorgan (largest bank in the U.S.) announced that
it has become the first bank to enter in the
metaverse.
• It has opened a lounge in Decentraland i.e. a virtual
world based on blockchain technology.
• The lounge has been named as Onyx lounge and has an image of CEO of
JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon.

Que: Which African country has recently declared a Polio outbreak?

HLन: हाल ह4 म5 Cकस अŽYकY दे श ने पोGलयो का Hकोप घोiषत Cकया है

Ans: Malawi
• The landlocked African nation – Malawi has
recently declared a polio outbreak, after a case was
identified in a young child.
• As per the World Health Organisation, this outbreak
is the first in the African continent in more than 5
years. This strain is of the type WPV1 (Type 1 Wild
Polio Virus)
Que: Which country has recently announced the close of its Tier 1 investor visa,
also known as the golden visa?
HLन: हाल ह4 म5 Cकस दे श ने अपने )टयर 1 6नवेशक वीजा को बंद करने कY घोषणा कY है ,
िजसे गो•डन वीजा भी कहा जाता है ?

Ans: United Kingdom

Queen: Queen Elizabeth II

Capital: London
Prime minister: Boris Johnson
Currency: Pound sterling

• over security concerns.

• The announcement was made by UK Home
Secretary Priti Patel. The UK Investment
Visa is a Tier 1 visa offered to wealthy individuals willing to invest a
minimum of £2 million in the UK.

In another event, Bahrain has launched the creation of long-term

visas for foreigners in an effort to “boost the economy”. It will be
known as the “golden residence” Visa.
Que: C-Dome is a naval air defence system, successfully tested by which country
recently?
HLनः सी-डोम एक नौसै6नक वायु रxा Hणाल4 है , िजसका हाल ह4 म5 Cकस दे श "वारा
सफलतापव
ू क
] पर4xण Cकया गया है ?

Ans: Israel
• Israel successfully tested a new naval air defense
system “C-Dome,” to be used on the Israeli
Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class corvettes.
• C-Dome is the naval version of the Iron Dome, an
all-weather air defence system of Israel to intercept and destroy short-
range rockets and missiles, from the Gaza Strip..
• The successful test further strengthens the missile defence systems of the
Israeli Navy to safeguard the maritime assets of the State of Israel.

Que: Which region is affected by Storm Clusters including three Storms- Eunice,
Franklin and Dudley?
HLन: तीन तफ
ू ान- य6ू नस, Žl कGलन और डडले स)हत @टॉम] cल@टस] से कौन सा xेg
Hभाiवत है ?

Ans: Europe
• Storm Eunice sparked the first-ever
red weather warning for London. It
was one of the most powerful
tempests in Europe since the Great
Storm hit Britain and northern
France in 1987.
• Over 15 people were killed by falling trees, flying debris and high winds in
Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland.
• Storm Franklin and Storm Dudley followed in two days. These back-to-back-
to-back storms are known as clusters, which happen in a short period of
time.
Saudi Arabia celebrates its foundation day for the first time on Feb 22;
founded in 1727
• The anniversary marks the day in 1727 when
Mohammed bin Saud, founder of the first Saudi
state, took over the emirate of Diriyah - a remote
town which now lies on the northwest edge of
the Saudi capital Riyadh.
• The kingdom already celebrates National Day on Sept. 23, which
commemorates the victory of Al Saud over rival tribes from Hejaz region
and the conquest of the two holy sites of Islam, Mecca and Medina, in
1925. The kingdom was subsequently named the kingdom of Saudi Arabia
in 1932.