Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

31. Which phenomenon impacted over 40 Starlink satellites, made them to fall from orbit?
[A] Geomagnetic storm
[B] Magnetic Heat waves
[C] Dust Storm
[D] Debris Storm

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32. The new Group ‘A’ Central service ‘IRMS’ stands for?
[A] Indian Recruitment Management System
[B] Indian Railway Management System
[C] Indian Regional Management System
[D] Indian Research Management System

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33. Which institution launched agro ecology-based programme named ‘JIVA’?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] NABARD
[C] ICAR
[D] CSIR

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34. India signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tourism cooperation with which country?
[A] France
[B] Australia
[C] UK
[D] Sri Lanka

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35. Which country launched the ‘High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction’
[A] India
[B] France
[C] USA
[D] UK

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36. When is ‘World Radio Day’ observed every year?
[A] February 8
[B] February 10
[C] February 13
[D] February 14

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37. Luc Montagnier, who passed away recently, won Nobel Prize for Medicine for which discovery?
[A] Human Immunodeficiency Virus
[B] Ebola
[C] Chikungunya
[D] Rotavirus

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38. Which country has invoked a never-before-used Emergency power, to curtail protests demanding end of Covid restrictions?
[A] USA
[B] Canada
[C] Australia
[D] Brazil

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39. Which High Court recently struck down the state’s ban on online gambling (after Kerala and Tamil Nadu)?
[A] Odisha
[B] Karnataka
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Gujarat

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40. Asteroid (130) Elektra, which was seen in the news, is known for which feature?
[A] First quadruple asteroid
[B] Largest Asteroid
[C] Nearest Asteroid to Earth
[D] Hottest Asteroid

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