Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 25th March 2022

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1) Every year on which among the following date the International Day for the Right to the Truth has been observed globally?

(a) 21st of March

(b) 22nd of March

(c) 23rd of March

(d) 24th of March

(e) 25th of March

2) The World Tuberculosis Day has been observed on 24th of March every year. What is the theme of this year World Tuberculosis Day 2022?

(a)Invest to End TB. Save Lives

(b) The Clock is Ticking

(c) It’s time

(d) Wanted: Leaders for a TB-Free World. You can make history

(e) Leave on one Behind: Unite to end TB

3) The Bihar Day or Bihar Diwas has been celebrated on 22nd of March. This year 2022 marks _________ anniversary.

(a) 75th Anniversary

(b) 95th Anniversary

(c) 100th Anniversary

(d) 110th Anniversary

(e) 125th Anniversary

4) The Union Minister Jitendra Singh has recently announced the launch of Data-Driven Research to Eradicate TB named ___________

(a)Dare2eraD TB

(b)Good2eraD TB

(c)Fine2eraD TB

(d)Stand2eraD TB

(e)Support2eraD TB

5) India’s First-ever SAI National Centre of Excellence for Mountain Terrain Biking and Bicycle Motocross has set up in which among the following state or Union Territory?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b)  Himachal Pradesh

(c) Jammu & Kashmir

(d) Ladakh

(e) Sikkim

6) The Prime Minister Modi has virtually inaugurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery in which among the following place on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas?

(a) Hyderabad, Telangana

(b) New Delhi, Delhi

(c) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(d) Gandhinagar, Gujarat

(e) Kolkata, West Bengal

7) Which among the following North-East state has recently become the first state to achieve paperless Assembly by implementing National e-Vidhan Application programme?

(a) Mizoram

(b) Meghalaya

(c) Nagaland

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

(e) Assam

8) SBI Card and which among the following Indian grocery store brand has recently launched Worldwide Gourmand Card?

(a) Blinkit

(b) Bigbasket

(c) Spencer’s Retail

(d) Nature’s Basket

(e) JioMart

9) The Reserve Bank of India has lifted all curbs on which among the following private sector bank include the launch of new digital products?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) HDFC BANK

(c) AXIS BANK

(d) IDBI Bank

(e) DBS Bank

10) Hisashi Takeuchi has been appointed as the MD & CEO of which among the following carmaker company?

(a)Toyota

(b)Hyundai Motor Company

(c)Maruti Suzuki

(d)Honda Motor Company

(e) Datsun

11) As per the report released by the Commerce MinistryIndia’s Merchandise Exports Crossed_________ Billion in Financial Year FY22.

(a) $100 Billion

(b)$200 Billion

(c)$300 Billion

(d) $400 Billion

(e)$500 Billion

12) Malaysia has set to host 4 nations for Bersama Shield 2022 military drills. Which among the following country is not among them?

(a) Australia

(b) New Zealand

(c) Singapore

(d) United Kingdom

(e) India

13) The Defence Acquisition Council under the Defence Ministry has approved the military acquisitions worth RS._________ Crore

(a)₹8,659 crore.

(b) ₹7,127 crore.

(c) ₹6,515 crore.

(d)₹8,357 crore.

(e) ₹9,801 crore.

14) Exercise Suraksha Kavach 2 is a Joint Security Exercise by Indian Army and which among the following state police held in Lullanagar?

(a) Delhi Police

(b) Kolkata Police

(c) Maharashtra Police

(d) Uttar Pradesh Police

(e) Assam Police

15) One Web has partnered with which among the following aerospace company to resume its LEO satellite launches?

(a) ISRO

(b) NASA

(c) Blue Origin

(d) Skyroot Aerospace

(e)SpaceX

16) As per the report titled World Air Quality Report for 2021 released by IQAir which among the city is remains the most polluted capital city in the world?

(a) Delhi

(b) Dhaka

(c) Dushanbe

(d) Muscat

(e) Islamabad

17) A New book titled, “Unfilled Barrels India’s oil story” has been authored by whom among the following?

(a)Kiran Desai

(b)Richa Mishra

(c) Vikram Seth

(d) Jhumpa Lahiri

(e)Aravind Adiga

18) Important Personalty Shahabuddin Ahmed passed away recently. He was the former president of which among the following country?

(a) Pakistan

(b) Bhutan

(c) Myanmar

(d)Bangladesh

(e) Maldives

19) In FCRA, “R” stands for ______________ in banking.

(a) Returning

(b) Risk

(c) Replacement

(d) Research

(e)Reporting

20) Kisan divas has been observed on which among the following date?

(a) December 21

(b)December 22

(c)December 23

(d)December 24

(e)December 25

Answers :

1) Answer: D

Each year, on 24 March, the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed.

The day aims to pay tribute to those who have devoted their lives or lost their lives in, the struggle to promote and protect human rights for all.

This annual observance pays tribute to the memory of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, who was murdered on 24 March 1980.

2) Answer: A

World Tuberculosis Day, observed on 24 March each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease.

The theme of World TB Day 2022 Invest to End TB. Save Lives.

The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease.

3) Answer: D

The Bihar Diwas is celebrated every year on as it was on this day that the British carved out Bihar from Bengal Presidency in 1912.

Bihar Diwas 2022 marks the 110th anniversary of the states founding.

The annual Bihar Diwas is no longer limited to festivities hosted by the state government; citizens from the state living throughout the country and overseas have begun to commemorate the occasion.

4) Answer: A

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh has announced the launch of Data-Driven Research to Eradicate TB- Dare2eraD TB” by the Department of Biotechnology, M/o Science & Technology, on the occasion of World TB Day.

5) Answer: B

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with the Youth Services and Sports department of the Government of Himachal Pradesh is set to build India’s first-ever SAI National Centre of Excellence to train athletes in Mountain Terrain Biking and Bicycle Motocross in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

The NCOE is being set up to provide world-class training facilities to Indian cyclists so that they can compete for the 18 Olympic medals in the disciplines of MTB and BMX.

6) Answer: E

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata,West Bengal on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas.

The inauguration was done virtually via video conferencing.

The newly built gallery depicts the contribution of the revolutionaries towards the freedom struggle of India and provides a holistic view of the events that led to 1947, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

7) Answer: C

The north eastern state of Nagaland became the first State Assembly in the entire country to implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to become completely paperless.

The Nagaland Assembly Secretariat has attached a tablet or e-book on each table in the 60 members’ assembly.

This initiative encourages paperless operations and reflects the government’s commitment towards Ashta Lakshmi.

8) Answer: D

India’s largest pure-play credit card issuer, SBI Card has inked partnership with Nature’s Basket India’s leading premium grocery store brand, to launch the first-of-its-kind credit card, ‘Nature’s Basket SBI Card’.

The credit card will be an important addition to SBI Card’s already robust premium portfolio.

The card will be introduced in two variants ‘Nature’s Basket SBI Card’ and ‘Nature’s Basket SBI Card Elite’.

9) Answer: B

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted restrictions on the new digital business-generating activities of private lender HDFC Bank under its Digital 2.0 programme.

The Central bank in December 2020 had asked HDFC Bank to stop all launches of its upcoming digital business-generating activities and sourcing of new credit card customers after repeated outages at its data centre which impacted operations.

In August 2021, RBI had partially lifted a ban on HDFC Bank allowing it to resume issuing new credit cards.

10) Answer: C

The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has appointed Hisashi Takeuchi as the new Managing Director and CEO for a period of three years with effect from April 1, 2022 till March 31, 2025.

He will succeed Kenichi Ayukawa as the MD and CEO.

11) Answer: D

India’s merchandise exports crossed record $400 billion in the ongoing fiscal, led by agricultural products and engineering goods, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.

India set an ambitious target of $400 billion of goods exports & achieves this target for the first time ever.

During the period of April-February, exports had touched $374.81 billion and as per the government projection, total exports in the fiscal may surpass $410 billion.

12) Answer: E

Malaysia will host armed forces from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom in the annual Bersama Shield 2022 training exercise.

The exercise, referred to as BS22, is conducted within the framework of the Five Power Defense Arrangements (FPDA)  a series of bilateral and multilateral defense agreements established in 1971.

Bersama means together in Malay.

13) Answer: D

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which met under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals of armed forces worth ₹8,357 crore.

The approved proposals included “procurement of night sight (image intensifier), light vehicles GS 4X4, air defence fire control radar (light) and GSAT-7B satellite.

As an impetus to “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, all of the aforementioned proposals have been approved under “Buy Indian (IDDM)” category.

14) Answer: C

Agnibaaz Division organized a joint exercise between Indian Army and Maharashtra Police at Lullanagar, Pune.

To harmonize the drills and procedures undertaken by Army and Police to counter any likely terrorist actions in Pune.

The exercise involved participation of Counter Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) of Indian Army, Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra Police alongwith Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs), Dog Squads and Bomb Disposal Teams of both agencies.

15) Answer: E

Bharti Enterprises-led OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company has entered into an agreement with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX, which will enable it to resume satellite launches.

The first launch with SpaceX is anticipated in 2022 and will add to OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation that is currently at 428 satellites or 66 per cent of the fleet.

16) Answer: A

According to the latest World Air Quality Report for 2021, prepared by Swiss organisation IQAir, Delhi remains the most polluted capital city in the world for the fourth consecutive year in 2021.

Delhi tops the list of capitals with the highest average annual PM2.5 concentration.

It is followed by Dhaka (Bangladesh), N’Djamena (Chad), Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Muscat (Oman).

17) Answer: B

A new Book titled Unfilled Barrels: India’s oil story authored by Richa Mishra will be released on March 2022.

Richa Mishra is a journalist with The Hindu BusinessLine.

18) Answer: D

Solution: away at the age of 92 at a military hospital here.

Ahmed, who was the interim head of state as the consensus nominee of all parties amid a mass upsurge in 1990 to topple ex-military dictator HM Ershad, had been suffering from complications due to old age for some time

19) Answer: E

FCRA – Fair Credit Reporting Act

20) Answer: C

Farmers’ Day is an annual observance in various countries to celebrate the national contributions of farmers and agriculturers. In India it is observed on December 23

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