JKSSB, SSC | Current Affairs | 12-13-February 2022

JKSSB, SSC | Current  Affairs   |  12-13-February       2022

India's first biomass-based hydrogen plant will be set up in which state/UT?

A.      Jammu & Kashmir

B.      Kerala

C.      Madhya Pradesh

D.      Gujarat

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India's first biomass-based hydrogen plant will be set up in which state/UT?

A.      Jammu & Kashmir

B.      Kerala

C.      Madhya Pradesh

D.      Gujarat

India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up at the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. This plant will produce one tonne of hydrogen, from 30 tonnes of biomass feedstock every day. The plant is being put up by a joint venture of Watomo Energies Ltd and Biezel Green Energy with an investment of Rs 24 crore.

 

 

 

 

What is the rank of India in terms of its official gold reserves, per the Goldhub portal of the World Gold Council?

A.      1st

B.      2nd

C.      3rd

D.      4th

As per Goldhub, India’s official gold reserves is the ninth-largest in the world. Goldhub is the official website of the World Gold Council that maintains all the data regarding precious metals.

 

 

Which was the most congested city in the world in 2021?

A.      New Delhi

B.      Karachi

C.      Dhaka

D.      Istanbul

Istanbul has been ranked as the most congested city in the world in 2021, followed by Moscow at second place, as per TomTom's 2021 Traffic Index released. Mumbai is the most congested city in India in 2021 as per the 2021 Traffic Index, followed by Bengaluru and Delhi

 

 

What is the rank of RBI in world’s Central Banks in 2022, in terms of buying Gold?

A.      1st

B.      2nd

C.      3rd

D.      4th

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has emerged as the second-largest buyer of Gold among the world’s Central Banks in 2021. RBI bought 77.5 metric tonnes in 2021 taking its total gold reserve to 754.1 tonnes at the end of December 2021. Central Bank of Thailand (Bank of Thailand) was the highest buyer of Gold in 2021 and bought 90 metric tonnes of gold.

Which sate/UT's, Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador?

A.      Jammu and Kashmir

B.      Uttarakhand

C.      Kerala

D.      Gujarat

Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

 

Which social media platform launched the campaign named ‘Take a Break’?

A.      Facebook

B.      Youtube

C.      Instagram

D.      Twitter

Instagram has launched a new campaign named ‘Take a Break’ that will alert users scrolling on Instagram to periodically take breaks from the platform and focus on other things.

  

Who is the top-ranked Indian in ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings?

A.      Virat Kohli

B.      Rohit Sharma

C.      Shikhar Dhawan

D.      MS Dhoni

Virat is the top-ranked Indian in the ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings 2022.

 

When is Safer Internet Day observed?

A.      First day of the second week of February

B.      second day of the second week of February

C.      Third day of the second week of February

D.      Fourth  day of the second week of February

Safer Internet Day is observed every year on the second day of the second week of February with the aim of providing a safer and better internet. This year in 2022, Safer Internet Day falls on 08 February 2022. The theme of Safer Internet Day 2022: “Together for a better internet”.

 

On which date the  World Pulses Day is celebrated?

A.      February  8

B.      February  9

C.      February 10

D.      February 11

The United Nations designated World Pulses Day is observed every year on 10 February. The day has been established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to recognize the importance of pulses (dry beans, lentils, dry peas, chickpeas, lupins) as a global food. 2022 theme: “Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems”. UN General Assembly in 2018, decided to mark 10 February as World Pulses Day. The first WPD was held on 10 Feb. 2019. UN General Assembly proclaiming 2016 as the International Year of Pulses.

 

Who laid the foundation of Tawi Riverfront project in Jammu & Kashmir?

A.      RK Bhatnagar

B.      Manoj Sinha

C.      PK Pole

D.      MK Mathur

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the Tawi Riverfront development project.Tawi riverfront will ensure proper infrastructure planning, unique business opportunity & enhance the quality of life of the citizens. The Lt Governor said that Tawi Riverfront Development will also enhance proper system of water supply, better sanitation facilities, and prevent pollution and waste in the river. he also Laid the foundation stone for Drug De-Addiction Centre at Jammu.

 

 

 

Who Inaugurated Musical Water Fountain with Laser, Light & Sound Show at Bagh-e-Bahu, Jammu?

A.      RK Bhatnagar

B.      Manoj Sinha

C.      PK Pole

D.      MK Mathur

Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha Friday inaugurated the Musical Water Fountain with Laser, Light & Sound Show at Bagh-e-Bahu. The Lt Governor said that the Musical Water Fountain with Laser, Light & Sound Show is the first of its kind in the Jammu region. “This innovative project will showcase cultural heritage & take the tourism in Jammu to new heights,” he added.

         

JKSSB, SSC | Current  Affairs   |  14-15-February       2022

India’s first bullet train station is being constructed in which state/UT?

A.      Jammu & Kashmir

B.      Gujarat

C.      Delhi

D.      Kerala

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India’s first bullet train station is being constructed in which state/UT?

A.      Jammu & Kashmir

B.      Gujarat

C.      Delhi

D.      Kerala

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project will be India’s first bullet train route. While Surat city will get India’s first bullet train station. the Surat station is likely to be completed by December 2024. There will be a total of 12 stations on the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train route

rench scientist Luc Montagnier passed away, was honoured with Nobel Prize  for which discovery??

A.      HIV

B.      TB

C.      COVID-19

D.      Brain Tumor

Luc Montagnier French, 18 August 1932 – 8 February 2022 was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

 

Who is the author of the book “Atal Bihari Vajpayee” ?

A.      Anil Agarwal

B.      Sunit Joshi

C.      Sagarika Ghose

D.      Anam Kumari

A Book titled “Atal Bihari Vajpayee” has been authored by Sagarika Ghose. It is a biography on the former Prime Minister of India.

 

When  is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science observed?

A.      9 Feb

B.      10 Feb

C.      11 Feb

D.      12 Feb

International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed every year on 11 February to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. The 7th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly, taking place on 11 February 2022, aims to recognize the role of women and girls in science, not only as beneficiaries but also as agents of change, including in view of accelerating progress towards the achievement of SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation). 2022 Theme: “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Water Unites Us”

 

Who become the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India?

A.      Ajit Dohwal

B.      Kerin Rejiju

C.      Debashish Mitra

D.      Soman Mishra

Debashis Mitra has been elected as the President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for the year 2022-23.

 

Name the final ship of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project was recently delivered to the Indian Coast Guard?

A.      ICGS Saksham

B.      ICGS Satyam

C.      ICGS Antim

D.      ICGS Sukham

India’s Goa Shipyard Ltd delivered the 5th and final vessel of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project ahead of contractual schedule.

On Which date the National Productivity Day is observed?

A.      9 Feb

B.      10 Feb

C.      11 Feb

D.      12 Feb

National Productivity Day is observed every year in India on February 12. ational Productivity Council (NPC) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Government of India is a premier institution for propagating productivity movement in India.

 

Who  is the author of the book titled “India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons”?

A.      Anil Agarwal

B.      Sunit Joshi

C.      Sagarika Ghose

D.      Rajiv Bhatia

Indian scholar- diplomat Rajiv Bhatia has come out with a book titled India-Africa Relations, Changing Horizons. The book also provides a detailed exploration of India–the Africa partnership in all its critical dimensions.

 

 

 

India's first biomass-based hydrogen plant will be set up in which state/UT?

A.      Jammu & Kashmir

B.      Kerala

C.      Madhya Pradesh

D.      Gujarat

India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up at the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. This plant will produce one tonne of hydrogen, from 30 tonnes of biomass feedstock every day. The plant is being put up by a joint venture of Watomo Energies Ltd and Biezel Green Energy with an investment of Rs 24 crore.

JKSSB, SSC | Current  Affairs   |  16-17-February       2022

Jammu & Kashmir  has signed MoC with which country for transforming the sheep farming sector in the UT?

A.      New Zealand

B.      Sri Lanka

C.      Bangladesh

D.      Nepal

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Jammu & Kashmir  has signed MoC with which country for transforming the sheep farming sector in the UT?

A.      New Zealand

B.      Sri Lanka

C.      Bangladesh

D.      Nepal

The Jammu and Kashmir government on 10 February 2022, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with New Zealand for the transformation of the sheep farming sector in the Union territory. The virtual MoC signing ceremony was presided over by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan. The MoC was signed by Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to J&K Government, Animal & Sheep Husbandry Department and Ms Mischa Mannix-Opie, Executive Director, New Zealand G2G.  MoC is to improve farmers' remuneration, transfer of technology in research & development as well as marketing & value addition of sheep products of J&K.

 

India's  biggest and world class wrestling academy to be set up in which state/UT?

A.      Jammu & Kashmir

B.      Punjab

C.      Delhi

D.      Gujarat

The Indian Railways will soon set up the country's biggest and exclusive world-class academy for wrestlers in railways, with all the best sports facilities in Delhi's Kishanganj locality.

 

Who announced a  new scheme 'PM-DevINE'?

A.      Narendra Modi

B.      Nirmala Sitharaman

C.      Amit Shah

D.      Mansukh Mandviya

A new scheme, Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North-East, PM-DevINE was announced by the Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23.

 

 

Who wrote the book ‘How to Prevent the Next Pandemic’?

A.      Kerin Bedi

B.      Shahi Tharoor

C.      Christain James

D.      Bill Gates

A book titled ‘How to Prevent the Next Pandemic’ authored by Bill Gates will be published this year in May 2022. His last book, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need”, was released in February 2021.

 

 

India to replace diesel with renewable energy in the agriculture sector by which year?

A.      2024

B.      2034

C.      2044

D.      2064

The Central government has set the target for replacing diesel with renewable energy in the agricultural sector by 2024. The Union Minister for Power, New and #Renewable energy, R K Singh, on February 11, said this is in line with the government's commitment to increase the share of non-fossil fuels by 2030 and become a net-zero emitter by 2070. "India will replace diesel with renewables to achieve the target of zero diesel use in the agricultural sector by 2024," said the ministry of power statement. The Central government is already running a scheme to solarise the agriculture sector through the KUSUM scheme, which would entail solar-run irrigation systems.

 

 

Which of the following has started India's first project of mixing Hydrogen into a Natural Gas System?

A.      Gas Authority of India Limited

B.      Power Grid Corporation

C.      Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

D.      National Thermal Power Corporation

The Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has commenced India's first-of-its-kind project of mixing Hydrogen into Natural gas system at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

 

 

Which of the following has successfully launched an Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-04?

A.      NASA

B.      SpaceX

C.      ISRO

D.      None of these

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched an Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-04 and two small satellites into the intended orbit on February 14, 2022.

 

Who become the President of Germany?

A.      Ferri Jhon

B.      Frank-Walter

C.      Gorge Adward

C.      Michel Neel

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been re-elected for a second term of five years on February 13, 2022 by a special parliamentary assembly.

 

 

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Staff Selection Commission (SSC)?

A.      Bringnath Mishra

B.      Alok Singh

C.      S Kishore

D.      Suresh Reddy

Senior bureaucrat S. Kishore has been appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Staff Selection Commission Headquarters: New Delhi; Staff Selection Commission Formation: 4 November 1975.

 

 

When is World Radio Day celebrated?

A.      February 13

B.      February 14

C.      February 15

D.      February 16

Every year, World Radio Day is celebrated on February 13 with an aim to underline the importance of radio. The member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) first proclaimed this day back in 2011. However, it was later adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day. The theme for World Radio Day 2022 is “Radio and Trust”.  All India Radio (AIR), officially known since 1957 as Akashvani. It was established in 1936. Headquarters            Sansad Marg, New Delhi

 

 

 

Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India?

A.      Pushkar Bhami

B.      Anand Sugan

C.      Ilker Ayci

D.      Sajata Agarwal

Ilker Ayci has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India. He will assume his responsibilities on or before 1st April 2022.

 

Which Indian State/UT launched the 'CLAP' program?

A.      Gujarat

B.      Andhra Pradesh

C.      Kerala

D.      Haryana

The Andhra Pradesh government started the Clean Andhra Pradesh (CLAP)-Jagananna Swachha Sankalpam program.

 

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Indian River System, Rivers of India, Godavari River

River System of India (Part-1)

       Largest Peninsular River

Godavari is the largest Peninsular river

Its Length is 1465 km

Also known as called the Dakshin Ganga

Means-Ganga of South

It is second longest.

It  originates from Trimbakeshwar

-Nasik-Mahrashtra
Brahmagiri Mountain Range

Western Ghats

80 km from the Arabian Sea

It is East following river

First eastwards across the Deccan Plateau-turns southeast

The Catchment of Godavari is highest in Maharashtra-48.6%

Telangana (18.8%)

Madhya Pradesh (10.0%)

Chhattisgarh (10.9%)

Odisha (5.7%)

Andhra Pradesh (4.5%)

Karnataka (1.4%)

Pondicharry

Left Bank Tributries:

Pranahita, Indravati, Sabari, Sileru etc

Right Bank Tributaries:

Pravara, Sindphana, Manjira, Kinnerasani, etc

Penganga and Wainganga confluence-form- Pranahita

-largest tributary of Godavari

Godavari splits into 2 streams-Vriddha Gautami-Vasishta

Large river delta-Dowleswaram Barrage in Rajahmundry

Kumbh Mela- banks of the Godavari river-Nashik

Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,

-Odisha, and Karnataka

-Godavari Water Sharring-Dispute

Porjects:

Babli project-Maharashtra

Bham Dam-Maharashtra

Dowleswaram Barrage-Ap

Dowleswaram Barrage-Maharashtra

-Waki Dam

-Gangapur Dam

-Jayakwadi Dam

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project-TG

Pochampad Dam-TG

-Saraswati Barrage

-Sriram Sagar Project

Polavaram Project-AP

 

 

 

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