21st February by Dr.

Gaurav Garg

Q1) The Central government has approved the ‘New India Literacy Programme’ for financial years
ranging from?
A. 2022-2027 B. 2023-2028
C. 2024-2028 D. 2022-2024

Answer: A. 2022-2027

Q2) What is the acronym of the agency that has published a vision document called India Tourism Vision 2035?
A. LOVE B. FAITH
C. TRUST D. PRAY

Answer: B. FAITH

Q3) ‘Cope South 22’ is the joint Airforce exercise between which two countries?
A. India- USA B. India- Russia
C. USA-Bangladesh D. Russia- Bangladesh

Answer: C. USA-Bangladesh

Q4) Which union minister recently flagged off the Water Taxi for citizens of Mumbai, Maharashtra?
A. Hardeep Singh Puri B. Anurag Singh Thakur
C. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat D. Sarbananda Sonowal

Answer: D. Sarbananda Sonowal

Q5) Who has been appointed as India's first national maritime security coordinator to strengthen the country's maritime
security?
A. Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok Kumar B. Vice Admiral (retd) Subimal Mookerjee
C. Vice Admiral (retd) K. K. Nayyar D. Vice Admiral (retd) Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni

Answer: A. Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok Kumar

Q6) PM Modi Inaugurated Asia's Biggest Biogas Plant 'Gobar-Dhan' in which city?
A. Bhopal B. Indore
C. Jhansi D. Coimbatore

Answer: B. Indore

Q7) Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project is the initiative of which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Law and Justice B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of Defence D. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer: B. Ministry of Home Affairs

Q8) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a centrally sponsored scheme has been approved to continue till
which year by the central government?
A. March 2024 B. March 2025
C. March 2026 D. March 2023

Answer: C. March 2026

Q9) The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha, and the World Bank have signed a loan
agreement of $115 million for the implementation of which project?
A. AWARD B. REWARD
C. PROFIT D. BENEFIT

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Answer: B. REWARD

Q10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a
Virtual Summit which saw the signing of which trade agreement?
A. CECA B. CEPA
C. Early Harvest Scheme D. Preferential Trade Agreement

Answer: B. CEPA

Q11) What is the English name of a new species of bent-toed gecko discovered in Meghalaya?
A. Indian Army’s bent-toed gecko B. Meghalaya Police’s bent-toed gecko
C. Assam Rifles’ bent-toed gecko D. Garo bent-toed gecko

Answer: A. Indian Army’s bent-toed gecko

Q12) Under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, ‘Labharthiyon Se Rubaroo’ is an initiative of which

ministry?
A. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy D. Ministry of Defence

Answer: A. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

Q13) Which ministry has recently notified the Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy?
A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change B. Ministry of Power
C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy D. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Answer: B. Ministry of Power

Q14) Recently launched ‘Pramarsh 2022’ by the Minister of State for Culture & Parliamentary Affairs, is what kind of
counseling workshop?
A. Career B. Against domestic violence
C. Family Planning D. Promoting patriotism

Answer: A. Career

Q15) Who has been named the new director of the Institute of Economic Growth?
A. Ajit Khare B. Praveen Tawade
C. Chetan Ghate D. Kaushik Parmar

Answer: C. Chetan Ghate

Q16) Research Report, Ecowrap, has downgraded the GDP growth rate of India for FY22 (2021-22). Who releases this
report?
A. RBI B. SBI
C. CRISIL D. Moody’s

Answer: B. SBI

Q17) Soil Health Card Day is observed every year in India on 19th February to acknowledge which event?
A. Launch of Soil Health Card Scheme B. Launch of the first fertilizer plant in India
C. Launch of Green Revolution D. Launch of organic farming in India

Answer: A. Launch of Soil Health Card Scheme

Q18) World Pangolin Day 2022 is observed on 19 February. What is the IUCN status of
Pangolin?
A. Critically Endangered B. Endangered
C. Vulnerable D. Near Threatened

Answer: B. Endangered

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