Current Affairs 21 February 2023

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Current Affairs Quiz: 21 February 2023

February 21, 2023 Current Affairs MCQs

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1Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently tributed Deendayal Upadhyaya on his 55th death anniversary. In this context, which of the following statement is correct regarding Deendayal Upadhyaya?

(1) Deendayal Upadhyay is best remembered for his principle of "integral humanism".

(2) He is significant for his ideology of the Hindutva movement.

(3) He started the Monthly "Rashtra Dharma" from Lucknow and later the weekly “Panchjanya” and then the daily “Swadesh”.

(4) 25th September is observed as Antyodaya Diwas to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.

(5) He is leader of "Bharatiya Jana Sangh".

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 3 and 4

(C) Only 2, 3, 4, and 5

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

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⇨ Deendayal Upadhyay is best remembered for his principle of "integral humanism".

⇨ He is significant for his ideology of the Hindutva movement.

⇨ He started the Monthly "Rashtra Dharma" from Lucknow and later the weekly “Panchjanya” and then the daily “Swadesh”.

⇨ 25th September is observed as Antyodaya Diwas to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.

⇨ He is leader of "Bharatiya Jana Sangh".

2Q) "Composition of Municipalities" is related to which of the following article in the Indian constitution?

(A) 243(B)

(B) 243(D)

(C) 243(G)

(D) 243(R)

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⇨ Article 243R:- Composition of Municipalities.

⇨ The Supreme Court recently ordered the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi to notify the first meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to elect a Mayor within 24 hours and held that nominated members cannot vote in these polls.

⇨ The Supreme court stated that Article 243R of the Constitution did not distinguish between the first and regular meetings. The court mentioned that The constitutional provision was very clear that nominated members made part of the House for their "specialized knowledge" in municipal administration, so nominated members have no votes in the elections for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Standing Committee members.

3Q) The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) completes 37 years of its journey. In this context which of the following statements are correct regarding APEDA?

(1) APEDA was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, of 1985.

(2) The APEDA is a Non-statutory export promotion organization.

(3) It functions under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

(4) APEDA has integrated a Blockchain solution into its GrapeNet traceability platform.

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 4

(C) Only 1, 3, and 4

(D) Only 1, 2, 3 and 4

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⇨ APEDA was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, of 1985.

⇨ The APEDA is an apex statutory export promotion organization.

⇨ It functions under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

⇨ It is established to promote the export of agricultural commodities and processed food products.

⇨ APEDA has integrated a Blockchain solution into its GrapeNet traceability platform.

4Q) Which of the following article of the Indian Constitution stated that “There shall be a Governor for each State” and “nothing in this article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States”?

(A) Article 151

(B) Article 152

(C) Article 153

(D) Article 154

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⇨ Article 153 of the Constitution says “There shall be a Governor for each State.” A few years after the commencement of the Constitution, an amendment in 1956 laid down that “nothing in this article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States”.

⇨ Recent, Governor and appointed states

⇨ Lt Gen KT Parnaik as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh;

⇨ Lakshman Prasad Acharya as Governor of Sikkim;

⇨ C P Radhakrishnan as Governor of Jharkhand;

⇨ Shiv Pratap Shukla as Governor of Himachal Pradesh;

⇨ Gulab Chand Kataria as Governor of Assam;

⇨ Justice (Retd.) S Abdul Nazeer as Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

⇨ Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh, has been appointed Governor of Chhattisgarh;

⇨ Anusuiya Uikye, Governor of Chhattisgarh, has been appointed as Governor of Manipur;

⇨ La. Ganesan, Governor of Manipur, has been appointed as Governor of Nagaland;

⇨ Phagu Chauhan, Governor of Bihar, has been appointed as Governor of Meghalaya;

⇨ Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, appointed as Governor of Bihar;

⇨ Ramesh Bais, Governor of Jharkhand, has been appointed as Governor of Maharashtra;

⇨ Brig. B D Mishra (Retd.), Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, has been appointed as Lt Governor of Ladakh.

5Q) The definition of broadband now requires a minimum speed of ________ from telecom operators.

(A) 2Mbps

(B) 5Mbps

(C) 7Mbps

(D) 10Mbps

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⇨ The definition of broadband now requires a minimum speed of 2Mbps from telecom operators, after previously requiring a fourth of that bandwidth, 512Kbps, since 2013.

⇨ The National Telecom Policy -2012 had set a goal of updating the definition of broadband to 2Mbps by 2015.

⇨ The median wired broadband speed in India is over 75Mbps, and for wireless broadband (mobile) it is over 36Mbps, according to December 2022 data from Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index.

6Q) Which of the following minority communities that have been recognized by the Central Government are eligible to apply for fellowships under the Maulana Azad Fellowship Scheme (MANF)?

(1) Muslims

(2) Buddhists

(3) Christians

(4) Sikhs

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 1, 2, and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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⇨ The fellowship provided financial assistance for five years to students from six notified minority communities — Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Muslims, Parsis, and Sikhs — to pursue M.Phil and Ph.D.

⇨ The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements MANF Scheme.

⇨ The Scheme is implemented through the University Grants Commission (UGC)

7Q) Which of the following gold medalist and corresponding sports were correctly matched?

(1) Dola Banerjee - Chess

(2) Gurbux Singh - Hockey

(3) Dibyendu Barua - Archery

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 1 and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, and 3

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⇨ Commonwealth Games gold medallist in archery, Dola Banerjee.

⇨ Olympic gold medallist in hockey, Gurbux Singh.

⇨ Indian chess grandmaster Dibyendu Barua.

8Q) A seven-km undersea tunnel will be constructed for the bullet train project in a bid to save about 12 hectares of mangrove forests in which of the following state?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Gujarat

(C) Kerala

(D) Maharashtra

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⇨ A seven-km undersea tunnel will be constructed for the bullet train project in a bid to save about 12 hectares of mangrove forests in Maharashtra’s Thane creek.

⇨ This will escalate the construction cost of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor project’s 21-km long stretch from Bandra Kurla Complex Station to Shilphata, from ₹100 crores to ₹10,000 crores.

⇨ The major part of the creek has been declared a bird sanctuary called Thane Creek Flamingo Bird Sanctuary (TCFS).

⇨ Sundarbans in West Bengal are the largest mangrove forest, followed by Gujarat and Andaman, and Nicobar islands.

⇨ Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, and Maharashtra also have mangrove forests.

9Q) Cyclone Gabrielle recently hit which of the following nation?

(A) Brazil

(B) Mexico

(C) Norway

(D) New Zealand

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⇨ The New Zealand government has declared a National State of Emergency for just the third time in history as Cyclone Gabrielle causes widespread flooding, landslides, and huge ocean swells across the North Island.

10Q) Mentioned below military exercises are India is conducted with which of the following nation?

(1) Varuna (navy)

(2) Garuda (air force)

(3) Shakti (army)

(A) France

(B) Germany

(C) Australia

(D) Egypt

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⇨ France and India regularly held joint exercises named Varuna (navy), Garuda (air force), and Shakti (army).

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