Weekly Current Affairs Questions 2022 February 01 to February 07
Which former Zimbabwe captain has been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from all forms of cricket for three and a half years?
(A) heat streak
(B) Brandon Taylor
(C) Duncan Fletcher
(D) John Trecos
Correct Answer : B
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said that India can become how many trillion-dollar economies by the financial year 2025-26 or 2026-27?
(A) 8 trillion dollars
(B) 2 trillion dollars
(C) 3 trillion dollars
(D) 5 trillion dollars
Correct Answer : D
In the budget session 2021-22, the government has announced to levy what percent tax on income on cryptocurrencies?
(A) 10 percent
(B) 20 percent
(C) 40 percent
(D) 30 percent
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following Indian star has been nominated for the 'Breakthrough Award' at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards?
(A) PV Sindhu
(B) Neeraj Chopra
(C) Virat Kohli
(D) Lakshya Sen
Correct Answer : B
Justice Omar Ata Bandiyal took oath as the 28th Chief Justice of India at a function held in Rashtrapati Bhavan?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bhutan
Correct Answer : C
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) of the Government of India?
(A) VK Ramaswamy
(B) V Ananth Nageswaran
(C) Kaushik Basu
(D) Shankar Acharya
Correct Answer : B
At what price was the total global gold demand recorded in 2021 as per the World Gold Council data?
(A) 4,021.3 tonnes
(B) 3,658.8 tonnes
(C) 5,051.5 tonnes
(D) 3,749.2 tonnes
Correct Answer : A
In which country the world's largest canal lock has been inaugurated recently?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Germany
(C) New Zealand
(D) Netherlands
Correct Answer : D
Which scheme has been launched by the Ministry of Defense for home delivery of medicines?
(A) yoga plan
(B) health plan
(C) action plan
(D) savings plan
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched services for home delivery of medicines for veterans and serving military personnel services under an online medical consultation platform named Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SeHAT).
Who has been appointed as the new chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency?
(A) Lt Gen GAV Reddy
(B) Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh
(C) Lt Gen Paramjit Singh
(D) Lt Gen Laxman Singh Rawat
Correct Answer : A