Latest Current Affairs in 2022 : February 2022 Current Affairs, GKToday, Great Learning

1 .

Who has been appointed as India's first national maritime security coordinator (NMSC)?

A)

Sunil Lanba

B)

Ravneet Singh

C)

G Ashok Kumar

D)

Karambir Singh

Correct Answer : G Ashok Kumar

Former Vice Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar has been appointed as India’s first National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) on February 16, 2022.

Published On : February 19, 2022

2 .

How many people were sentenced to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case?

A)

38 convicts

B)

42 convicts

C)

49 convicts

D)

56 convicts

Correct Answer : 38 convicts

A special court here on Friday sentenced 38 convicts to deat and 11 others to life imprisonment in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case.

As many as 56 people were killed and 246 others injured after 20 explosions ripped through the city on July 26, 2008.

Special judge A R Patel awarded the death penalty to 38 people for three offences – Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 10 and 16(1)(2) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The rest 11 convicts got life imprisonment on similar charges.

All convicts except Usman Agarbattiwala have been fined Rs 2.85 lakh..

Source : Times Of India

Published On : February 19, 2022

3 .

Which country has closed its Tier 1 investor visa route?

A)

United Kingdom

B)

France

C)

Australia

D)

United States

Correct Answer : United Kingdom

The United Kingdom on February 17, 2022 decided to close its Tier 1 investor visa to all new applicants due to security concerns. The UK Home Office took the action as the investor visa route failed to deliver for the UK people and it seemed to give corrupt elites access to the country.

Published On : February 18, 2022

4 .

Rakesh Gangwal has resigned from the board of which company?

A)

Vistara

B)

IndiGo

C)

SpiceJet

D)

Air India

Correct Answer : IndiGo

IndiGo co-promoter Rakesh Gangwal on Friday(18th Feb 2022) resigned with immediate effect from the board of directors of the parent firm, InterGlobe Aviation, where he served as a non-executive, non-independent director.

While Gangwal in his letter to the board said that he would sell his entire holding in the airline over a period of five years, he also added that he may consider joining the board again as a member at a later stage.

Gangwal’s resignation comes around two weeks after other promoter Rahul Bhatia took charge as the company’s managing director...

Source : Indian Express

Published On : February 18, 2022

5 .

Which country has announced its withdrawal from Mali after 10 years?

A)

Japan

B)

France

C)

Germany

D)

United States

Correct Answer : France

France announced on Thursday(17th Feb 2022) that it would withdraw its troops from Mali over a breakdown in relations with the country's ruling junta, after nearly 10 years of fighting a jihadist insurgency that still poses a major threat to the West African nation and beyond.

The deployment has been fraught with problems for France -- of the 53 French soldiers killed serving in West Africa's Sahel region, 48 died in Mali.

"Multiple obstructions" by the military junta that took power in August 2020 meant the conditions were no longer in place to operate in Mali, said a statement signed by France and its African and European allies.

The decision applies to both the 2,400 French troops in Mali, where France first deployed in 2013, and a smaller European force of several hundred soldiers, called Takuba, that was created in 2020 with the aim of taking the burden off French forces..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : February 18, 2022

6 .

What is the total outlay for the newly launched scheme of Ministry of Education, New India Literacy Programme, for five years from FYs 2022-2027?

A)

Rs 737.96 crore

B)

Rs 858.27 crore

C)

Rs 967.63 crore

D)

Rs 1037.90 crore

Correct Answer : Rs 1037.90 crore

Ministry of Education has approved a new scheme named “New India Literacy Programme (नव भारत साक्षरता कार्यक्रम) for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education. The total outlay of “New India Literacy Programme” is Rs.1037.90 crore for the FYs 2022-27.

Published On : February 18, 2022

7 .

The FAITH 2035 vision document has recently been released for which sector?

A)

Banking

B)

Agriculture

C)

Tourism

D)

Infrastructure

Correct Answer : Tourism

Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has released the FAITH 2035 vision document containing goals and an execution path for making Indian tourism preferred and loved by the world by the year 2035.

Published On : February 18, 2022

8 .

The NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has partnered with Gateway Payments Service Pvt Ltd to launch Unified Payments Interface(UPI) in which country?

A)

Nepal

B)

Bhutan

C)

China

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Nepal

The international arm of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) - NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) - has partnered with Gateway Payments Service Pvt Ltd, authorised Payment System Operators in Nepal, and Manam Infotech Private Limited to deploy Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in Nepal, making it the first country outside India to adopt UPI as a payments platform

The firm intends to deploy UPI in Nepal for the larger "Digital Public Good" and to bolster interoperable real-time Person to person (P2P) and Merchant payment transactions (P2M), according to an official statement issued by NIPL.

"We are delighted to join hands with GPS and Manam Infotech to facilitate the deployment of NPCI's flagship Unified Payments Interface in Nepal," said Ritesh Shukla, CEO of NIPL.

Source : Business Today

Published On : February 18, 2022

9 .

World Sustainable Development Summit is the annual flagship event of which organization?

A)

Quality Council of India (QCI)

B)

World Wide Fund for Nature-India

C)

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

D)

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Correct Answer : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at World Sustainable Development Summit via video conferencing on February 16, 2022. The World Sustainable Development Summit is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Published On : February 18, 2022

10 .

The mutual fund mobile app eInvest has been launched by which asset management company for investor?

A)

Invesco Asset Management

B)

Edelweiss Asset Management

C)

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management

D)

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company

Correct Answer : Edelweiss Asset Management

Edelweiss Asset Management has launched eInvest- a mutual fund mobile app for investors for a smooth investing experience. eInvest is an easy-to-use app that will help investors perform all financial transactions on the go.

Launching the app, Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management, said, “People are getting inclined towards investing in mutual funds more confidently than they were 10 years ago. Technology has made it possible to take the industry to the next level. As we embark upon our digital transformation journey our mobile app launch is another step in that journey. The app is designed to bring greater convenience for mutual fund investors to access their investment from anywhere at any time with speed and ease.”

Source : Economic Times

Published On : February 18, 2022

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