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1) Every year the World Rotaract Day has been celebrated on 13th of March. This year the theme of the World Rotaract Day is ____________.
(a) Rotary Making Importance
(b) Rotary Making a Difference
(c) Essential Rotary
(d) Rotary for Sustainable Development Goals
(e) Rotary for Young Generation
2) The International Day of Mathematics has been celebrated on ________ of March every year by UNESCOs Executive Council.
(a) 11th March
(b) 12th March
(c) 13th March
(d) 14th March
(e) 15th March
3) The India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Challenge’ has been launched by Minister Hardeep Singh. How many start-ups are selected under this challenge?
(a) 25 start-ups
(b) 50 start-ups
(c) 75 start-ups
(d) 100 start-ups
(e) 150 start-ups
4) Formulation of GIS based Master Plan for AMRUT Cities has been approved to facilitate States and cities to take up Master Planning. What does the “I” meant in GIS?
(a) Interior
(b) Information
(c) Institution
(d) Initiative
(e) Insurance
5) In collaboration with which among the following organization Government has launched Swachhata Startup Challenge to promote an enabling environment for development startups?
(a) NITI Aayog
(b)National Informatics Centre
(c)Department of Information Technology
(d)Department of Telecommunications
(e)Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
6) The Ministry of Tourism under Swadesh Darshan scheme has recently sanctioned how many projects under 13 thematic circuits?
(a) 76 projects
(b) 52 projects
(c) 48 projects
(d) 84 projects
(e) 30 projects
7) The Union Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various schemes of Sumul Dairy in which among the following place of Gujarat?
(a) Anand
(b) Ahmadabad
(c) Gandhi Nagar
(d) Surat
(e) Vadodara
8) Recently Andhra Pradesh government has presented the Budget for the Financial Year 2022-23. What is the total outlay of the Andhra Pradesh Budget?
(a) Rs 1.01 lakh crore
(b)Rs 2.85 lakh crore
(c) Rs 2.56 lakh crore
(d)Rs 1.85 lakh crore
(e)Rs 2.96 lakh crore
9) As per the News Paper report, EPFO has recently fixed___________ per cent as interest rate on provident fund deposits for the year 2021-22
(a) 7.9%
(b) 8.5%
(c) 8.2%
(d) 7.8%
(e)8.1%
10) The Reserve Bank of India has directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop on boarding new customers under which among the following ACT?
(a) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
(b) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(c) The Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
(d) Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
(e) Banking Laws Amendment Act 2012
11) Which among the following Prepaid Payment Instrument issuer has recently achieved the full Interoperability as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India?
(a)LivQuik Technology
(b)Balancehero India
(c)Appnit Technologies
(d)Amazon Pay
(e)Aircel Smart Money Limited
12) As per the report Goods and Services Tax has been reduced from 18% to __________% for the domestic Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services
(a) 15%
(b)05%
(c) 12%
(d)08%
(e)09%
13) The Supreme Court of India has appointed the former judge Sikri as the chairperson of High Powered Committee on Char Dham project. This Project is related to which among the following field?
(a) Solar Energy
(b) National Highway
(c) Tobacco Ban
(d)Electric Vehicle
(e) Semiconductor Manufacturing
14) The Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has presented the MoPNG Swachchta Pakhwada Awards. Which among the following petroleum company tops the award list?
(a)Hindustan Petroleum
(b)Bharat Petroleum
(c)Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(d)Indian Oil Corporation Limited
(e)Reliance Petroleum Limited
15) Which among the following state government and NABARD has recently made a partnership to increase fish production?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Kerala
16) As per the Fortune India Next 500 list of Year 2022, which among the following is the only Government Telecom Company to enter in the list?
(a)Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
(b)Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
(c)Centre for Development of Telematics
(d)Telecommunication Engineering Centre
(e)RailTel Corporation of India
17) The Acronym SCORES stands for ________.
(a)SEBI Complaints Redress System
(b)Sources for Complaints Redress System
(c)Special Complaints Remedy System
(d)SEBI Complaints Rectify System
(e)None of these
18) Which among the following is the Head Quarters of RailTel Corporation of India?
(a)Hyderabad, Telangana
(b) New Delhi, Delhi
(c)Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(d)Gurugram, Haryana
(e)Lucknow, UttarPradesh
19) When was National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) founded?
(a) 12 July 1981
(b) 12 July 1982
(c)12 July 1983
(d)12 July 1984
(e)12 July 1985
20) What does C stands for in CGTMSE?
(a)Capital
(b)Credit
(c)Central
(d)Conceptualized
(e)None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: B
Every year, Rotaractors and Rotarians around the world celebrate World Rotaract Week during the week of 13 March to commemorate the founding of the first club in 1968 at North Carolina, USA.
The theme of World Rotaract Day 2022 is Rotary Making a Difference.
World Rotaract Week will be held from 11 March 2022 to 18 March 2022.
Rotary Club is the community service organization for young men and women.
They take part in international service projects, in a global effort to bring peace and international understanding to the world.
2) Answer: D
International Day of Mathematics is observed on 14th of March every year.
It is also known as the Pi Day because the mathematical constant π (pi) can be rounded down to 3.14.
The theme for 2022 IDM is “Mathematics Unites! “.
It aims to educate people about the essential role of mathematics in science and technology, improve quality of life, empower women and girls, and contribute to sustainable development.
3) Answer: D
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has launched the India WaterPitch-Pilot-Scale Start-up Challenge’, under which the government will select 100 start-ups and they will be provided with Rs 20 lakh each as funding support as well as mentorship.
According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the new initiative aims at empowering start-ups in the water sector to grow through innovation and design that will drive sustainable economic growth and generate employment opportunities.
The initiative was launched at an event here by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri under the ministry’s Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0.
4) Answer: B
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supports States/ Union Territories by issuing advisories, design standards and schematic interventions for optimal use of technology for integrated urban planning.
Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), a sub-scheme on Formulation of Geographical Information System (GIS) based Master Plan for AMRUT Cities has been approved to facilitate States and cities to take up Master Planning and is being implemented in 456 towns of 35 States/ UTs.
5) Answer: E
Government has launched ‘Swachhata Startup Challenge in collaboration with Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to promote an enabling environment for development startups and entrepreneurs in the waste management sector.
Applications received from startups working in the domain of four thematic areas have been identified viz.
I.Social Inclusion
II.Zero Dump
III.Plastic Waste Management and
IV.Transparency, will be evaluated for the quality of solutions offered.
6) Answer: A
The Ministry of Tourism under its Swadesh Darshan scheme since its inception has sanctioned 76 projects under 13thematic circuits including Buddhist theme for development of tourism infrastructure in the country.
The projects under the scheme were identified for development in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable detailed project reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier etc.
7) Answer: D
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various schemes of Sumul Dairy in Surat, Gujarat.
Many dignitaries including Union Minister Darshana Jardosh and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel were present on the occasion.
The journey of Sumul has started from 200 litres to 20 lakh litres in which milk producing tribal men and women have made a big contribution
8) Answer: C
The Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath presented the Budget for 2022-23 with a proposed expenditure of Rs 2.56 lakh crore and a projected revenue deficit of Rs 17,036 crore.
The government projected revenue deficit of Rs 17,036 crore, about 1.27 percent.
The fiscal deficit in 2022-23 is expected to be Rs 48,724 crore it would be around 3.64 percent of the GSDP
9) Answer: E
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has set the interest rate on provident fund deposits for 2021-22 at 8.1 percent, from 8.5 percent in the previous year.
This is the lowest interest rate since 1977-78 on deposits that employees make towards their retirement fund.
The interest rate was recommended by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) after its meeting in Guwahati under the chairmanship of Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupendra Yadav.
10) Answer: B
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding of new customers with immediate effect.
The RBI took the decision in exercise of its powers under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
The bank has also been directed to appoint an IT audit firm to conduct a comprehensive System Audit of its IT system.
11) Answer: A
Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) issuer LivQuik has achieved full Interoperability as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India for their Prepaid payments Instruments.
With interoperability, customers of LivQuik will be able to optimise their payments and spending across wallets by attaching a card on Visa and RuPay networks and can also enable UPI.
LivQuik partnered with M2P Fintech to enable UPI on PPI to be offered along with our capabilities across cards, wallets, gift vouchers and other solutions.
12) Answer: B
Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate has been reduced from 18% to 5% for domestic Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services.
The issue of reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) has been taken up with the States and the UTs.
13) Answer: B
The Supreme Court of India appointed ex-judge AK Sikri as chairperson of the High Powered Committee (HPC), which would consider the cumulative and independent impact of the CharDham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana (Char Dham Highway Development Project) on the entire Himalayan valley.
He succeeded previous Chairperson Professor Ravi Chopra who had resigned from his post in February 2022.
Prior to this Justice (retd) Sikri was appointed chairperson of the oversight committee to look at the implementation of the Char Dham Project.
14) Answer: D
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri presented the MoPNG Swachchta Pakhwada Awards to the winners.
The Minister also launched the Ministry’s annual publication Indian Petroleum & Natural Gas Statistics 2020-21.
The Swachhta Pakhwada was organised by Oil & Gas CPSEs, and attached offices of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas during 1st-15th July 2021.
Based on their performance in the event, IOCL was ranked first, ONGC second and HPCL came third.
15) Answer: C
The Odisha government and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) have inked a pact for the creation of fisheries infrastructure to augment fish production.
The memorandum of agreement was signed between Principal Secretary, Finance, Vishal Dev and Nabard chief general manager C Udayabhaskar.
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) would help in the creation of infrastructure facilities in marine and inland sectors.
16) Answer: E
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. (RCIL) under Ministry of Railways has ranked 124th in the Fortune India Next 500 list of Year 2022′ list.
It was ranked 197 in the 2021 list of top midsize companies operating in India.
The list is published annually by Fortune India English Monthly magazine.
RailTel is the ONLY Telecom Govt. of India PSU figuring in the list
17) Answer: A
SCORES – SEBI Complaints Redress System
18) Answer: D
Head Quarters of RailTel Corporation of India is located at Gurugram, Haryana
19) Answer: B
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was founded in 12 July 1982
20) Answer: B
Credit Guarantee Fund Trust – for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)
