Weekly Current Affairs Questions 2022 February 15 to February 21
At what percent did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) retain the repo rate?
(A) 4%
(B) 3%
(C) 2%
(D) 5%
Correct Answer : A
How much amount was provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Government of India through a sovereign loan in 2021?
(A) USD 3.7 billion
(B) USD 4.6 billion
(C) USD 5.1 billion
(D) USD 2.9 billion
Correct Answer : B
IIT Hyderabad has launched an AI-based job portal “Swarajability” for people with disabilities with funding support from which bank?
(A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(B) Punjab National Bank
(C) States Bank of India
(D) Bank of Baroda
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
IIT-Hyderabad provided expertise for the Artificial Intelligence component. The project is funded by Kotak Mahindra Bank.
KVIC has recently canceled the certification of which Khadi Institute for selling counterfeit Khadi products?
(A) Indore Khadi Federation Khadi Industries Co-operative Society Ltd.
(B) Kerala Gandhi Memorial Fund
(C) Delhi Khadi and Village Board
(D) Mumbai Khadi and Village Industries Association
Correct Answer : D
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed every year on which day?
(A) 06 February
(B) 05 February
(C) 07 February
(D) 04 February
Correct Answer : A
Which insurance company has launched Policybazaar.com to offer a wide range of life insurance and investment products digitally. signed up with com?
(A) United India Insurance Company Limited
(B) New India Assurance Company Limited
(C) National Insurance Company Limited
(D) Life Insurance Corporation of India
Correct Answer : D
The Government of India has entered into a conversion switch transaction of its securities with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on January 28, 2022, for an amount of Rs.
(A) 1,19,701 crore
(B) 2,19,701 crore
(C) 3,19,701 crore
(D) 4,19,701 crore
Correct Answer : A
Who has been appointed as the Director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for five years?
(A) Shubham Nanevad
(B) Saket Chauhan
(C) Samit Ranjan Randhawa
(D) Dinesh Prasad Saklani
Correct Answer : D
Which state government has launched Paray Shikshalaya (Neighborhood School), an open-air classroom program for primary and pre-primary students?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Punjab
Correct Answer : A
Recently, who has become the first woman police commissioner of Gurugram?
(A) Shruti Desai
(B) Kala Ramachandran
(C) Preeti Vohra
(D) Neelam Acharya
Correct Answer : B