Current Affairs 19th February 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Union Ministry/Institution organized Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India?
A. Ministry of Culture
B. Ministry of Tourism
C. NITI Aayog
D. UNESCO
Answer [A] Ministry of Culture
2. Which country holds the Presidency of G 20 in 2022?
A. India
B. Indonesia
C. China
D. Japan
Answer [B] Indonesia
3. Crimson Rose, which was seen in the news recently, belongs to which species?
A. Flower
B. Butterfly
C. Panda
D. Snake
Answer [B] Butterfly
4. Which is the venue of ‘DefExpo 2022’ Defence Exhibition?
A. Goa
B. Chennai
C. Gandhi Nagar
D. Varanasi
Answer [C] Gandhi Nagar
5. The World’s first woman was cured of HIV Through which process?
A. Stem cell Transplant
B. Antiretroviral Therapy
C. Tuberculosis Treatment
D. Blood Transfusion
Answer [A] Stem cell Transplant
6. Who among the followings has been awarded Assam’s highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ in February 2022?
A. Ratan Tata
B. Mukesh Ambani
C. NR Narayana Murthy
D. Adi Godrej
Answer [A] Ratan Tata
7. Which of the following National Policy has been launched by the Central Government on 17 February 2022?
A. National Hydrogen Policy
B. National Education Policy
C. National Vehicle Policy
D. National Health Policy
Answer [A] National Hydrogen Policy
8. Who among the followings has been nominated by the Central Government as the Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India in February 2022?
A. Sanjay Malhotra
B. Vijay Behal
C. Satish Gupta
D. Ravindra Soni
Answer [A] Sanjay Malhotra
9. Central Government has approved a new scheme “New India Literacy Programme’ for the period of …….. in February 2022?
A. 5 years
B. 7 years
C. 1 years
D. 3 years
Answer [A] 5 years
10. Which of the following country has signed a Work Plan 2022 with India to strengthen quality infrastructure and strengthen consumer protection?
A. Germany
B. France
C. Phillipines
D. Malaysia
Answer [A] Germany
11. Where is the headquarters of the ‘United Nations Conference on Trade and Development located?
A. Geneva
B. Washington
C. Paris
D. Brussels
Answer [A] Geneva
12. Which African country has recently declared a Polio outbreak?
A. Malawi
B. South Africa
C. Nigeria
D. Democratic Republic of Congo
Answer [A] Malawi
13. Where was the 6th African Union-European Union Summit held?
A. Brussels
B. Cario
C. Rome
D. Johannesburg
Answer [A] Brussels
14. Who has been conferred with Hilal-e-Pakistan- the 2nd highest civilian award of Pakistan, in 2022?
A. Bill Gates
B. Malala Yousafzai
C. Elon Musk
D. Xi Jinping
Answer [A] Bill Gates
15. With reference to plastic packaging, what does EPR Stand for?
A. Extended Producer Responsibility
B. Environment Protection Responsibility
C. Ecological Protection Role
D. Epoxy Poly Rehydroxy sulphate
Answer [A] Extended Producer Responsibility
16. Which of the following Indian has been named by Google as one of the top researchers of its Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) in February 2022?
A. Aman Pandey
B. Shruti Pathak
C. Tej Prakash Aggrawal
D. Satish Gupta
Answer [A] Aman Pandey
17. In which of the following city, Union Shipping Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal has flagged off India’s first Water taxi services in February 2022?
A. Mumbai
B. Gandhi nagar
C. Kochi
D. Chennai
Answer [A] Mumbai
18. Who among the followings has been awarded with the Business Leader of the Year award for 2022, in February 2022?
A. Yohan Poonawalla
B. Ashish Dave
C. Anil Kumar
D. Ritesh Agarwal
Answer [A] Yohan Poonawalla
19. Which of the following states government has tied up with Drone delivery-tech firm Skye Air for the delivery of medicines and agri commodities in February 2022?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Punjab
D. Gujarat
Answer [A] Himachal Pradesh
20. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting under the G20 Presidency of which country in February 2022?
A. Indonesia
B. Argentina
C. Japan
D. Saudi Arabia
Answer [A] Indonesia