Daily Current Affairs Quiz : February 6-7, 2022

 1.CPEC is an Economic Corridor connecting Xinjiang location of China and Gwadar Port of which country?

[A] Iran

[B] Pakistan

[C] Afghanistan

Correct Answer: B [Pakistan]

Notes:

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a 3,000-km lengthy course of infrastructure initiatives connecting China’s northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Gwadar Port withinside the western province of Balochistan in Pakistan.

Pakistan these days signed a brand new settlement with China to start the second one segment of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

2.In which month the ‘World Interfaith Harmony Week’ is discovered each year?

[A] January

[B] February

[C] December

[D] November

Correct Answer: B [February]

Notes:

‘World Interfaith Harmony Week’ is an annual occasion discovered for the duration of the primary week of February, after General Assembly designation in 2010.

The General Assembly mounted World Interfaith Harmony Week as a manner to sell concord among everybody no matter their faith. This year, the slogan for the observance is ‘Interfaith Pandemic Recovery’.

3.Which institution/workplace introduced the ‘Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022’?

[A] NITI Aayog

[B] Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser

[C] IIT- Madras

[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Correct Answer: B [Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser]

Notes:

The ‘Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022’ changed into introduced via way of means of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the authorities of India beneathneath its ‘Waste to Wealth’ challenge.

This fellowship has been introduced for empowering younger innovators- who're engaged in network paintings of waste management- withinside the function of ‘Swachhta Saarthis’. ‘Waste to Wealth’ challenge is one of the 9 countrywide missions of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC).

4.“Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram” is a scheme of which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

[B] Ministry of Education

[C] Ministry of Skill Development

[D] Ministry of Labour and Employment

Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports]

Notes:

“Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram” has been prolonged over the fifteenth Finance Commission Cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26) at an outlay of Rs 2,710.sixty five Crore.

The RYSK Scheme is the flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. The Scheme beneficiaries are the young people withinside the age-organization of 15-29 years. Its goal is to inspire young people to try for excellence of their respective fields and use their electricity for countrywide building.

5.Which is the venue of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race in 2022?

[A] UAE

[B] Sri Lanka

[C] Maldives

[D] Mauritius

Correct Answer: A [UAE]

Notes:

Nehru Trophy Boat Race, a well-known occasion held in Alappuzha of Kerala, is about to be held in Ras al Khaimah withinside the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year.

The race may be held withinside the month of March in partnership with International Marine Sports Club Ras Al Khaimah on the Al Marjan Island, UAE. The call of the water race changed into set after Jawaharlal Nehru’s go to to Kerala Boat Race in 1952.