Current Affairs: 2nd February 2022

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1) “Hwasong-12” is a nuclear capable missile by
which country?

A. China • North Korea successfully tested its Hwasong-12

intermediate-range ballistic missile on January 30,
B. North Korea 2022 from the Jagang Province area.
• This was the first nuclear-capable missile testing
C. Russia undertaken by the country since 2017.
• The Hwasong-12 has an estimated range of 4,500 km
D. South Korea (2,800 miles).

Ans-B
2) Who has won the Tata Steel Chess Tournament
2022?
• In Chess, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway has
won the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 in
Masters section.
A. Magnus Carlsen • GM Magnus Carlsen scored 9.5/13 with 6 wins and 7
draws, to win the tournament for the eighth time in
B. Arjun Erigaisi his career.
• In Challengers section, Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi won
C. Anish Giri the tournament with a score of 10.5/13, with an 8
wins and 5 draws.
D. Jorden van Foreest • The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 was the 84th
edition of the annual chess tournament, held in Wijk
aan Zee in Netherlands from January 14 to 30, 2022.
Ans-A
3) Which company has become the World’s leading
Chipmaker by revenue in 2021?

• South Korean electronics manufacturing giant,

Samsung Electronics surpassed U.S chipmaker Intel
A. Samsung to become the World’s Leading Chipmaker by
revenue in 2021, according to a report released by
B. Intel research firm Counterpoint Technology Market
Research.
C. MediaTek • While Intel posted relatively flattish results, Samsung
took the lead with a strong DRAM and NAND flash
D. AMD market performance in 2021.
• Samsung also saw solid momentum in logic chips this
year.
Ans-A
4) Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and
Clean Energy (GCoE-ACE) inaugurated at -

• The Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and

A. IIT Jodhpur Clean Energy (GCoE-ACE) has been inaugurated at
the Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad (IITDh) in
B. IIT Patna Karnataka on January 28, 2022.
• GCoE-ACE will help to boost research in affordable
C. IIT Dharwad and clean energy; build capacity, and invent
technology to implement renewable energy on field.
D. IIT Indore • The facility has been set up by Honeywell Hometown
Solutions India Foundation (HHSIF).

Ans-C
5) First "HaPpyShop" non-fuel retail store of HPCL is
unveiled at which centre?

• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) has

marked its foray into non-fuel retailing sector by
A. Bengaluru inaugurating its Retail Store under brand name
HaPpyShop, to make available the products of daily
B. Kolkata need to its customers at their convenience.
• The first retail store was launched by HPCL in
C. Chennai September, 2021 in Mumbai at Company’s Retail
Outlet located at Nepean Sea Road.
D. Mumbai • Giving it a further push, the company has announced
opening of two more Convenience Stores of
‘HaPpyShop’ on January 31, 2022.
Ans-D
6) Xiomara Castro sworn in as 1st Female President
of -

A. Alaska • In Honduras, the Freedom and Refoundation Party

(Libre) member Xiomara Castro has been sworn in as
B. Canada the first female President of the country.
• The 62-year-old Castro replaces President Juan
C. Honduras Orlando Hernández, as 56th President of Honduras.
Hernández has held the position for eight years from
D. Mexico 27 January 2014 to 27 January 2022.

Ans-C
7) Where has the Spituk Guster Festival 2022
started?
• Spituk Gustor Festival, a two-day annual celebration
of Ladakhi culture and traditional heritage celebrated
on 30th
A. J&K • & 31st January 2022 in Leh and Ladakh Union
Territory (UT).
B. Delhi • On the same day, the Geluk Pa Order of Tibetan
Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) is
C. Ladakh also commemorated, an annual winter festival that
aims at increasing brotherhood and friendship
D. Haryana among believers.
• It is a celebration of peace and prosperity that is
celebrated at the Spituk Monastery in Leh and
Ladakh UT. Ans-C
8) Amit Shah unveils Mural of Mahatma Gandhi
Made from ‘Kulhad’ Cups in -
• Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a grand wall
mural of Mahatma Gandhi made from 2,975 clay
kulhads (earthen cups) at Sabarmati Riverfront in
A. Gujarat Ahmedabad on the 74th death anniversary of ‘Father
of the Nation’.
B. Maharashtra • The event, which marked the 74th Martyrs’ Day, was
also attended by Union MSME Minister Narayan
C. Rajasthan Rane and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
• The mural, commissioned by the Khadi and Village
D. Bihar Industries Commission (KVIC), was put together by 75
potters brought to Ahmedabad from across the
country.
Ans-A
9) Who has won the Bigg Boss season 15 trophy?

• TV star Tejasswi Prakash on 29th January 2022, beat

actormodel Pratik Sehajpal to emerge as the winner
A. Karan Kundra of reality show "Bigg Boss" season 15.
• Ms Prakash, known for starring on "Swaragini -
B. Pratik Sehajpal Jodein Rishton Ke Sur", took home the Bigg Boss
trophy along with ₹40 Lakh cash prize.
C. Tejasswi Prakash • The winner was announced by the show's host,
superstar Salman Khan.
D. Rubina Dilaik • Mr Sehajpal was the first runner up, while Ms
Prakash's actor-boyfriend Karan Kundra finished
third.
Ans-C
10) India’s 1st Geological Park will be come up in

• The first ‘geological’ park of country will be built at

Lamheta village on the banks of river Narmada in
A. Maharashtra Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
• An announ cement to this effect was made by BJP
B. Madhya Pradesh MP from Jabalpur Rakesh Singh.
• Approval for the park has been granted by Geological
C. Uttar Pradesh Survey of India, under ministry of mining,
Government of India for construction of the park
D. Chhattisgarh with an investment of ₹35 crores.
• GSI has approved an amount of ₹1.30 crore for
preparing its detailed report.
Ans-B
12) Which IPL team has become the India's 1st
sports unicorn company?
• Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has become the India’s
1st sports Unicorn with its market cap having
A. Mumbai Indians (MI) touched a high of ₹7,600 crores and its share in the
grey market trading in the ₹210-225 price band.
B. Chennai Super Kings • The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK, which won its
(CSK) fourth IPL title in Dubai last year, now has a market
C. Kolkata Knight Riders cap more than its parent entity, India Cements.
• India Cements’ market cap stood at ₹6,869 crores.
(KKR) • Two key reasons which have led CSK’s market cap to
D. Royal Challengers go past its parent entity are the team winning its
Bangalore (RCB) fourth IPL title in Dubai, and two new franchises
being added to the upcoming season at record
prices. Ans-B
13) Munishwar Nath Bhandari has been appointed
as the Chief Justice of which High Court?

A. Madras High Court • Supreme Court Chief Justice N V Ramana has

recommended to the Centre that Justice Munishwar
B. Bombay High Court Nath Bhandari be appointed as the Chief Justice of
the Madras High Court.
C. Orrisa High Court • Justice Bhandari, whose parent high court is the
Rajasthan HC, has been serving as the Acting Chief
D. Calcutta High Court Justice of the Madras High Court

Ans-A
14) Which state have Highest number of Scheduled
Castes entrepreneurs?
• Maharashtra tops India’s list in the number of micro,
small and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by
entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes with as
A. Gujarat many as 96,805 enterprises.
• Tamil Nadu with 42,997 enterprises and Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradesh with 38,517 units occupy the second and third slots,
according to the data furnished by the Office of the
C. Maharashtra Development Commissioner in the Union Ministry of
MSME.
D. Chhattisgarh • The fourth, fifth and sixth slots belong to Uttar
Pradesh (36,913 units), Karnataka (28,803
enterprises) and Punjab (24,503 units) respectively.
• Ans-C
15) Who among the following is the author of the
book titled ‘Operation Khatma’?
• A book titled ‘Operation Khatma’ has been released
which is authored by journalists RC Ganjoo and
Ashwini Bhatnagar. It is an eyewitness account by
A. R C Ganjoo them.
• The book is based upon the operation by Special
B. Ashwini Bhatnagar Operations Group of Jammu & Kashmir Police which
led to the killing of 22 terrorists of the Jammu &
C. Ruskin Bond Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).
• It is a graphic first-hand thriller on the terrorism in
D. Both (1) & (2) Kashmir. The blood-splattered rivalry between JKLF
and HM, and the short, sharp surgical strike -
OPERATION KHATMA- that broke the back of
terrorism in the Valley Ans-D
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