13-14 February 2022 Daily Current Affairs With Video Lecture [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Zaheer Hussain
February 14, 2022
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 – 14 February 2022

World Radio Day

World Radio Day is an international day celebrated on 13 February each year.
The Day was decided by UNESCO on 3 November 2011 during its 36th conference.
The theme of the 2022 edition of World Radio Day is thus devoted to “Radio and Trust”.
On the occasion of World Radio Day 2022, UNESCO calls on radio stations worldwide to celebrate this event’s 11th edition and more than a century of radio.

Industrialist Rahul Bajaj Passes Away

Rahul Bajaj (10 June 1938 – 12 February 2022) was an Indian billionaire businessman.
He was the chairman emeritus of the Indian conglomerate Bajaj Group.
Bajaj was awarded the third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 2001.
Bajaj was born on 10 June 1938, to Kamalnayan Bajaj and Savitri Bajaj.
He was the grandson of Indian independence fighter, Jamnalal Bajaj, who was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.
Bajaj was an alumnus of Harvard Business School in the US, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, Government Law College, Mumbai and Cathedral, and John Connon School.

APEDA Celebrates 36th Foundation Day

Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) celebrated its 36th Foundation Day today. APEDA actively supported the Government in taking the export of agricultural products to USD 20.67 billion in 2020-21 from USD 0.6 billion in 1986 when it was founded. APEDA also helped expand the export basket to 205 countries.
Exports of agricultural and processed food products through APEDA rise from USD 9 billion in 2000-2001 to USD 20.67 billion in 2020-21
Exports of agricultural and processed food products through APEDA expected to exceed the target of US 23.7 billion in the current fiscal
Leverages Information Technology to improve traceability of export products
Transforms landlocked Purvanchal region into an agri-export hub
Centre focusing on stepping up the export of locally sourced Geographical Indications (GI) tagged, indigenous, ethnic agricultural products
GOI placing special emphasis on promoting Ease of Doing Business

17^th Mumbai International Film Festival

17th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction and Animation films (MIFF-2022) will be held from 29 May to 4 June, 2022 at the Films Division complex, Mumbai.
Films completed between 1st September 2019 and 31st December 2021 are eligible for entry in MIFF-2022. The Best Documentary of the Festival will receive a Golden Conch and Rs.10 lakhs cash award. The winning films in different categories will receive handsome cash awards, Silver Conches, Trophies, and Certificates. As India is celebrating “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”, the current edition has instituted a special award for Best Short Film on the theme, India@75. The festival will also honor a veteran personality from the Indian non-feature film fraternity with the prestigious V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award carrying a cash component of Rs. 10 lakhs, a trophy, and citation.
The oldest and largest festival for non-feature films in South Asia, MIFF, organized by Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and supported by the Government of Maharashtra, attracts filmmakers from all over the world. Apart from the competition and non-competition sections, interactive sessions like workshops, masterclasses, open forums, and B2B sessions are major highlights of the festival.
The response to the 16^th edition of the biennial MIFF held in 2020 was overwhelming, signifying a vibrant documentary culture in India and the world. The 16th MIFF received a record 871 entries from India and abroad and was attended by several prominent documentaries, animation, and short filmmakers from India and other parts of the world. The grand jury comprised eminent film personalities from France, Japan, Singapore, Canada, Bulgaria, and India.

Operation AAHT

Railway Protection Force (RPF) has launched a nationwide operation to curb human trafficking.
As part of “Operation AAHT”, special teams will be deployed on all long-distance trains/routes with a focus on rescuing victims, particularly women and children, from the clutches of traffickers.
The National Crime Records Bureau registers about 2,200 cases of Human Trafficking cases on an average each year.
Under Operation AAHT, the infrastructure and intelligence network of the force could be utilised to collect, collate, and analyse clues on victims, source, route, destination, popular trains used by suspects, the identity of carriers/agents, kingpins etc and shared with other law-enforcing agencies.
Under this, the RPF could act as a bridge cutting across States to assist the local police in the mission to curb the menace.

National Award For IGPEA

Ministry of Education presented the 5th National Award for Innovations and Good Practices in Educational Administration (IGPEA).
The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) has instituted the National Award for IGPEA for District and Block Level Education Officers.
NIEPA, under the Ministry of Education, is a premier organization dealing with capacity building and research in planning and management of education not only in India but also in South Asia.
It was launched by NIEPA in 2014 with an aim to encourage innovations and good practices in educational administration at grassroot level for improving the functioning of the public system of education.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

World Radio Day Is Celebrated On
10 Jan
13 Feb
15 Aug
17 Sept

ANSWER: B

World Radio Day Is Celebrated By
UNGA
UNSC
UNESCO
UNDP

ANSWER: C

UNESCO Decided To Celebrate World Radio Day In
2008
2009
2010
2011

ANSWER: D

Who invented Radio?
James Clerk Maxwell
Mahlon Loomis
Guglielmo Marconi
Graham Bell

ANSWER: C

Alexander Graham Bell Invented
Radio
Telephone
Television
Mac Book

ANSWER: B

The First Mann Ki Baat Programme Was Broadcast On
15 Aug 2014
3 October 2014
17 September 2015
26 January 2015

ANSWER: B

Who Was Guest In 4^th Fourth Episode Of Mann Ki Baat (27/1/2015)
Barak Obama
Joe Biden
Dalai Lama
Lata Mangeshkar

ANSWER: D

Founder Of Bajaj Auto
Rahul Bajaj
Jamnalal Bajaj
R K Bajaj
G D Bajaj

ANSWER: B

Founder Of Tata Company
Jamsetji Tata
J R D Tata
Ratan Tata
Sir Dorabji Tata

ANSWER: A

Founder Of Infosys
Sudha Murthy
Narayan Murthy
Azim Premji
Shiv Nadar

ANSWER: B

Founder Of Genpact
Pramod Bhasin
Champaklal Choksey
Suryakant Dani
Arvind Vakil

ANSWER: A

Founder Of Ashok Leyland
Raghunandan Saran
Sunil Bharti Mittal
Hari Nanda
Kishore Biyani

ANSWER: A

Founder Of Cipla
Khwaja Abdul Hamied
K. Anji Reddy
P.V. Ramprasad Reddy
K. Nityananda Reddy

ANSWER: A

Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Est In
1956
1966
1976
1986

ANSWER: D

Current Chairmen Of APEDA
M Angamuthu
Ramesh Reddy
Rajesh Ranjan
K K Mathur

ANSWER: A

Operation AAHT Is Associated With
BSF
RPF
ICG
NSG

ANSWER: B

Railway Protection Force Act Was Passed In
1947
1957
1967
1977

ANSWER: B

Motto Of Railway Protection Force
Sewa Paramo Dharma
Nabha sprsham deeptam
Sham-no Varuna
Yasho Labhasva

ANSWER: D

The Percentage Of Women Highest Among All Paramilitary Forces
BSF
RPF
ICG
NSG

ANSWER: B

Current Education Minister
Dr. Jitender Singh
Ramesh Pokhriyal
Dharmendra Pradhan
Ashwini Vaishnav

ANSWER: C

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Zaheer Hussain

Senior Lecturer General Studies, SSBCrackExams, Passionate Teacher, Masters in Public Administration, Expertise in Polity, History and Current Affairs. Loves Food and traveling Solo.