Q.1 Which institution authorises all Pre-paid Instruments (PPI) in India?
a. NPCI
b. RBI
c. Finance Ministry
d. Enforcement Directorate
Q.2 Which Indian mathematician was conferred ‘Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians’ 2021?
a. Neena Gupta
b. R Praggnanandhaa
c. Dr. B. Uma Shankar
d. Dr. Kuntal Ghosh
Q.3 Who chairs the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)?
a. RBI Governor
b. Union Finance Minister
c. Prime Minister
d. NITI Aayog CEO
Q.4 The Indian Air Force will participate in the multinational ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior 22’, with LCA Tejas. The annual exercise is organised by the Air Force of which country?
a. United KINGDOM
b. United States
c. France
d. Germany
Q.5 The ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ which was inaugurated virtually by PM Modi, was organised at which place?
a. Denradun
b. Manesar
c. Shimla
d. Gurgaon
Q.6 Which Indian state is known for the annual Khajuraho Dance Festival and in 2022 which edition of the festival was celebrated?
a. Jammu & Kashmir; 47th
b. Rajasthan; 48th
c. Tamil Nadu; 47th
d. Madhya Pradesh; 48th
Q.7 In India, when is the Central Excise Day observed?
a. February 23
b. February 22
c. February 20
d. February 24
Q.8 K.N. Raghavan has recently been appointed as the Chairman of which international body?
a. International Rubber Study Group
b. International Steel Group
c. International Dairy Federation
d. International Automotive Task Force
Q.9 The North East MSME Conclave: Building Competitiveness for Leveraging Opportunities, was recently launched by Union Minister Sri G. Kishan Reddy. The Conclave was organised by which organisation?
a. NASSCOM
b. ASSOCHAM
c. Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
d. FICCI
Q.10 KPAC Lalitha, who has passed away recently, was a veteran actress of which Indian film industry?
a. Bengali
b. Malayalam
c. Kannada
d. Marathi
Answers –
Q.1 b) The Reserve bank of India authorises all Pre-paid Instruments (PPI) in India, under the powers conferred under Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (PSS Act).The RBI recently cautioned public against car pooling app sRide, that the firm was operating a semi-closed pre-paid instrument without authorization from the central bank, under PSS Act, 2007.
Q.2 b) Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, was conferred the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians.
Q.3 b) The 25th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held, under the Chairpersonship of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.The Council discussed measures required for development of the financial sector and to achieve an inclusive economic growth with macroeconomic stability. The Council discussed various operational issues relating to currency management.
Q.4 a) Indian Air Force will be taking part in amulti nation air exercise named ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior 22’ at Waddington, in United Kingdom from March 06 to 27, 2022.Five IAF Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will participate in the exercise from the country to demonstrate its manoeuvrability and operational capability.
Q.5 b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar, in Haryana, on February 19, 2022, and addressed a group of farmers. As a part of the event, PM flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns of India.
Q.6 d) The 48th edition of the world famous Khajuraho Dance Festival began in Madhya Pradesh on February 20, 2021. The week-long festival is organized annually since 1975, by the state Culture Department, MP Tourism and the Archaeological Survey of India.
Q.7 d)
Q.8 a)
Q.9 c) The Union Minister of Development of North East Region, Tourism and Culture Sri G. Kishan Reddy addressed the ‘North East MSME Conclave: Building Competitiveness for Leveraging Opportunities’.The conclave was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).
Q.10 b) Veteran Malayalam film and stage actress KPAC Lalitha has passed away due to age related health issues.