Current Affairs 15th February 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Luc Montagnier, who passed away recently, won Nobel Prize for Medicine for which discovery?
A. Human Immunodeficiency Virus                
B. Ebola
C. Chikungunya                                                    
D. Rotavirus
Answer [A] Human Immunodeficiency Virus             
2. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been declared President of which country?
A. Burkina Faso                         
B. Namibia
C. Zimbabwe                             
D. Mali
Answer [A] Burkina Faso     
3. What is the rank of India in the 2021 Democracy Index Report?
A. 32               
B. 46
C. 52               
D. 85
Answer [B] 46
4. Which state initiated ‘Operation Parivartan’ to eliminate the cultivation of cannabis?
A. Kerala                               
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh              
D. Goa
Answer [C] Andhra Pradesh      
5. India Signed agreement with UN World Food Program for distribution of Wheat to which country?
A. Maldives                 
B. Afghanistan
C. Syria                        
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [B] Afghanistan
6. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle …… carrying three satellites on 14 February 2022.
A. PSLV-C52                    
B. PSLV-C51
C. PSLV-C49                   
D. PSLV-C45
Answer [A] PSLV-C52    
7. Padma Bhushan awardee ………………, former Chairman of Bajaj Auto, has passed away in February 2022.
A. Rahul Bajaj              
B. Ravindra Bajaj   
C. Sachin Bajaj             
D. Satish Bajaj   
Answer [A] Rahul Bajaj         
8. Who among the following has been re-elected as the president of Germany in February 2022?
A. Frank-Walter Steinmeier              
B. Angela Merkel
C. Robert Habeck                                
D. Helmut Kohl
Answer [A] Frank-Walter Steinmeier     
9. Who among the followings ministers has visited Philippines to review the developments in bilateral relations on 13 February 2022?
A. Dr S Jaishankar                   
B. Mansukh Mandaviya
C. Rajnath Singh                      
D. Ashwini Vaishnaw
Answer [A] Dr S Jaishankar 
10. Which day has been celebrated as the 198th birth anniversary OF Swami Dayananda Saraswati in February 2022?
A. 08 February                  
B. 12 February            
C. 10 February                  
D. 14 February        
Answer [A] 12 February