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1. Lata Mangeshkar passed away in February 2022. She was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in which year?
‘ଫେବୃଆରୀ 2022 ରେ ଲତା ମଙ୍ଗେଶକରଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ହୋଇଥିଲା। ତାଙ୍କୁ କେଉଁ ବର୍ଷ ଭାରତ ରତ୍ନ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା?
- ‘2000 ‘
- ‘ 2006 ‘
- ‘ 2001 ‘
- ‘ 2002’
Solution:
The correct answer is 2001.
Key Points
- Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on February 6 2022.
She crooned songs in over thousand Hindi films and has sung in over thirty-six Indian languages. - Nicknamed as ‘The Nightingale of India’, the singer was bestowed with India’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna in 2001.
- She was also honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan.
Additional Information
- Recent Obituaries:
- Renowned religious orator and Padma Shri awardee Ibrahim Sutar, who had earned the recognition of Kannada Kabir, passed away in February 2022.
- Monica Vitti, a 20th-century Italian actress, passed away in February 2022.
- Captain of India’s 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey team,
Charanjit Singh, passed away in January 2022. - Marathi author and social activist Anil Awachat passed away in January 2022.
- Subhas Bhowmick, a former Indian footballer, passed away in January 2022.
- Eminent theatre personality and actress, Shaoli Mitra passed away in Kolkata in January 2022.
- Noted environmentalist Prof M K Prasad passed away in January 2022
2. Who is the author of the book ‘Fearless Governance’?
‘‘ନିର୍ଭୀକ ଶାସନ’ ପୁସ୍ତକର ଲେଖକ କିଏ?
- ‘ V. Narayanasamy’
- ‘Swati Chaturvedi ‘
- ‘ P. Chidambaram ‘
- ‘Kiran Bedi’
Solution:
The correct answer is Kiran Bedi.
Key Points
- Based on the ground-realities of nearly five years of service as the 24th Lt Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi has penned down her journey of governance in the book ‘Fearless Governance’.
- It was launched by Indra Nooyi (former Chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo) and Prof Debashis Chatterjee (director, IIM Kozhikode).
- It has been published by Diamond Books.
Additional Information
- Some recently released books: Books Authors
- Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra – Navdeep Singh Gill
- The Legend of Birsa Munda – Tuhin A. Sinha and Ankita Verma
- Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist -Chandrachur Ghose
- Gajapati: A king without a kingdom – Ashok Bal
- India’s Ancient Legacy of Wellness – Rekha Chaudhari
- Gandhitopi Governor – Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad
- Public Service Ethics – Prabhat Kumar
- Cooking to Save Your Life – Abhijit Banerjee
- Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World – Ban Ki-moon
- Nehru: The Debates that Defined India – Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain
- The Cinema of Satyajit Ray— Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
3. The Jet, the world’s first clean-energy, hydrogen-powered flying boat, is set to be launched in which city?
‘ଜେଟ୍, ଦୁନିଆର ପ୍ରଥମ ସ୍ୱଚ୍ଛ ଶକ୍ତି, ହାଇଡ୍ରୋଜେନ୍ ଚାଳିତ ଫ୍ଲାଇଙ୍ଗ୍ ଡଙ୍ଗା କେଉଁ ସହରରେ ଲଞ୍ଚ ହେବାକୁ ଯାଉଛି??
- ‘Riyadh ‘
- ‘ Oslo ‘
- ‘ Tehran ‘
- ‘ Dubai ‘
Solution:
The correct answer is Dubai.
Key Points
- The Jet, the world’s first clean-energy, hydrogen-powered flying boat, is set to be launched in Dubai.
- The Swiss based startup THE JET ZeroEmission has signed an agreement with UAEbased Zenith Marine Services and DWYN to manufacture and operate The Jet.
- The boat will cruise without noise over the waters at a speed of 40 knots and has a capacity of hosting 8-12 passengers.
Important Points
- It is equipped with two fuel cells, an air conditioner and other environmentally friendly technologies that help reduce carbon emissions.
- ‘The Jet’ has the capability of flying 80cm above the waters.
- The emirate launched the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 by virtue of which it aims to produce 75 per cent of its energy requirements from clean sources by 2050 .
4. Who has penned a short biography titled ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’ in February 2022?
‘ୟୁନିଅନ୍ ବଜେଟ୍ 2022 ରେ ମହାକାଶ ବିଭାଗକୁ କେତେ ଟଙ୍କା ଆବଣ୍ଟନ କରାଯାଇଛି?
- ‘Navdeep Singh Gill ‘
- ‘ Aravind Adiga ‘
- ‘ Devdutt Pattanaik ‘
- ‘ Indrapramit Das’
Solution:
The correct answer is Navdeep Singh Gill.
Key Points
- A short biography ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’ penned by sports author Navdeep Singh Gill was released on 3 February 2022.
- It is the seventh book written by Navdeep and the sixth placing focus on the sports as well as the sportspersons.
- The book brought out by Lokgeet Prakashan is from the genre of children’s literature.
- The book has 72 pages and covers the life history and achievements of Neeraj.
Additional Information
- Some recently released books: Books Authors
- Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra – Navdeep Singh Gill
- The Legend of Birsa Munda – Tuhin A. Sinha and Ankita Verma
- Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist -Chandrachur Ghose
- Gajapati: A king without a kingdom – Ashok Bal
- India’s Ancient Legacy of Wellness – Rekha Chaudhari
- Gandhitopi Governor – Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad
- Public Service Ethics – Prabhat Kumar
- Cooking to Save Your Life – Abhijit Banerjee
- Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World – Ban Ki-moon
- Nehru: The Debates that Defined India – Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain
- The Cinema of Satyajit Ray— Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
5. India continued its COVID-19 assistance to which country by initiating the delivery of 100,000 Rapid Antigen Self Test Kit from 4 February 2022?
‘4 ଫେବୃଆରୀ 2022 ରୁ 100,000 ରାପିଡ୍ ଆଣ୍ଟିଜେନ୍ ସେଲ୍ଫ ଟେଷ୍ଟ କିଟ୍ ବିତରଣ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରି ଭାରତ କେଉଁ ଦେଶରେ COVID-19 ସହାୟତା ଜାରି ରଖିଛି??
- ‘Bhutan ‘
- ‘ Nepal ‘
- ‘ Bangladesh ‘
- ‘ Sri Lanka’
Solution:
The correct answer is Sri Lanka.
Key Points
- India continued its COVID-19 assistance to Sri Lanka by initiating the delivery of 100,000 Rapid Antigen Self Test Kit from 4 February 2022.
- This was informed by the High Commission of India in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
As Sri Lanka is facing a serious financial crisis, India has stepped up and pledged USD 2.415 billion to the island nation to help overcome financial constraints.
Important Points
- Recently, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a virtual meeting with the Finance Minister of Sri Lanka Basil Rajapaksa.
- To help Sri Lanka overcome its economic challenges, India under the SAARC currency swap arrangement has made an extension of USD 400 million to Sri Lanka.
- Additional Information
Sri Lanka:
Capital – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative capital), Colombo
(Commercial capital).
Currency – Sri Lankan rupee
- Additional Information
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