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1) The International Day of Happiness has been celebrated on 20th of March every year globally. What is the theme for Happiness Day 2022?
(a) Stay Happy
(b) Make yourself Happy
(c)Keep Calm, Stay Wise and Be Kind
(d) Be wise and Stay Happy
(e) Stay Happy for a Healthy Life
2) Which among the following days in March has been celebrated as the India’s Ordnance Factories Day?
(a) 17th March
(b) 18th March
(c) 19th March
(d) 20th March
(e) 21st March
3) The National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has unveiled coaches of India‘s first rapid rail from Delhi to ____________ corridor
(a) Meerut
(b) Surat
(c) Lucknow
(d) Noida
(e) Agra
4) Which among the following railway station in India has recently implemented the ‘One Nation, One Product’ concept?
(a)Madras Central Railway Station
(b)Trivandrum Railway Station
(c) Bengaluru Railway Station
(d) Hyderabad Railway Station
(e) Visakhapatnam Railway Station
5) Which among the following state or Union Territory has recently celebrated the DolUtsav festival to welcome spring season?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Ladakh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Sikkim
(e) Odisha
6) Which among the following bank has recently signed a MoU with Business France to support companies in the Indo-French corridor?
(a) IndusInd Bank
(b) Standard Chartered Bank
(c)Bandhan Bank
(d)Kotak Mahindra bank
(e) CSB Bank
7) SEBI has amended the rules governing alternative investment funds. What were the new norms called as?
(a)Sebis AIF Regulations, 2018
(b)Sebis AIF Regulations, 2019
(c)Sebis AIF Regulations, 2020
(d)Sebis AIF Regulations, 2021
(e)Sebis AIF Regulations, 2022
8) USAID and Mastercard have recently entered the partnership to foster digital empowerment of women under which among the following initiative?
(a) One Stop Centre Scheme
(b)Mahila E-Haat
(c) STEP
(d) Project Kirana
(e)SWADHAR Greh
9) SBI has planned to provide $1-bn credit line to which among the following country, in order to battleSevere Economic Situation?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Bangladesh
(e) Myanmar
10) Which among the following Oil and Gas corporation has Launched Voice-Based LPG Cylinder Booking, Payment Facility Via ‘UPI 123PAY’ For Non-Internet Users?
(a)Hindustan Petroleum
(b)Bharat Petroleum
(c) Indian Oil Corporation
(d) Reliance Petroleum Limited
(e)Essar Petroleum
11) According to the News Paper report which among the following IIT in India has joined hands with RBI Innovation Hub to boost fintechstartups in India?
(a)IIT Bombay
(b)IIT Delhi
(c)IIT Madras
(d) IIT Kharagpur
(e) IIT Kanpur
12) The Reserve Bank of India has extended the tenure period of Rajeev Ahuja for 3 more months. He is the MD and CEO of which among the following banks?
(a)RBL Bank
(b) DBS Bank
(c)CSB Bank
(d)Bandhan Bank
(e)IndusInd Bank
13) The Indian Coast Guard’s 5thOffshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) named _______ has been recently commissioned in the state of Goa.
(a) ICGS Samar
(b) ICGS Sankalp
(c) ICGS Vishwast
(d) ICGS Samarth
(e) ICGS Saksham
14) Which among the following space research organization has rolled out Artemis 1 moon mission to the launch pad for 1st time?
(a)The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(b)Indian Space Research Organisation
(c)The European Space Agency
(d) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
(e) China National Space Administration
15) Telangana has become the 1st state to implement Crop Diversification Index. As per the report, the Telangana state grows ______ varieties, with roughly 10 crops.
(a) 55 varieties
(b) 44 varieties
(c) 77 varieties
(d) 99 varieties
(e) 33 varieties
16) Railways was set to Participate in Weightlifting National Championships to retain the title. This championship is going to take place in which among the following place?
(a)Gurugram, Haryana
(b)Bhubaneswar, Odisha
(c) New Delhi, Delhi
(d)Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(e) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
17) Eugene Parker passed away. He was a well-known___________________.
(a)Astrophysicist
(b)Journalist
(c)Theatre Personality
(d)Music Artist
(e) None of these
18) What is the capital of Gabon?
(a)Athens
(b)Libreville
(c)Helsinki
(d) Tbilisi
(e) None of these
19) What does F mean in the word FEMA, in banking?
(a)Financial
(b)Foreign
(c) Fiscal
(d) Fast
(e) First
20) Where is Pekekura park cricket stadium located?
(a)Zimbabwe
(b) Zambia
(c) New Zealand
(d)Aruba
(e)None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: C
The International Day of Happiness is celebrated throughout the world on 20 March.
The theme for Happiness Day 2022 is Keep Calm, Stay Wise and Be Kind.
Keeping cool and calm in every possible situation is the key to happiness and satisfaction.
Bhutan initially prioritized the value of National Happiness over National Income in the 1970s.
It was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 28 June 2012.
2) Answer: B
Ordnance Factory Day is observed across India on 18 March to commemorate the foundation of the first ordnance factory at Cossipore near Kolkata in the year 1801.
The erstwhile ordnance factories, which operated under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), were responsible for supplying arms, ammunition and clothing to the country’s armed forces.
The Indian Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which comprised 41 institutions, ceased to exist from 1 October last year.
3) Answer: A
The National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has unveiled the coaches of India’s first rapid rail for the Delhi – Meerut corridor.
The Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) train will run on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor and cover a distance of 82 km in just 55 minutes.
The new RRTS train is a completely new design of train designed to provide a good travelling experience for passengers.
4) Answer: E
Visakhapatnam railway station will be implementing the ‘One Nation, One Product’ concept, the Railway Board informed.
It will become the first station in the East Coast railway to implement the concept.
It would be running on a pilot basis for 15 days.
According to Waltair Divisional manager, Etikoppaka toys and handicraft products from the village will be showcased and sold at the Vishakapatnam station.
5) Answer: C
The people of West Bengal celebrated the festival of colors, predominantly known as DolUtsav in the state through cultural programs, marking the onset of spring season.
The festival of colors is celebrated across India with much zeal. People throw “gulaal” or powder color on each other and sing and dance to mark the festival.
On this day people celebrate the victory of good over evil.
In Eastern India, the festival of spring is celebrated as DolJatra, DolPurnima, DolUtsav and BasantaUtsav.
6) Answer: D
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Business France, the French national agency in charge of the development of exports and international investments in France, to support companies in the Indo-French corridor.
The signing ceremony was chaired by Eric Fajole, Regional Director, French Embassy in India and Ms. SudhaBalakrishnan, Business Head, MNC Banking Group, Kotak Mahindra Bank in France.
7) Answer: E
Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has amended the rules pertaining to investment aspects of certain categories of alternative investment funds (AIFs) &the new norms are called Sebis AIF Regulations, 2022.
Under the rules, Category III AIFs can invest not more than 10 percent of the investable funds in an investee company, directly or through investment in units of other AIFs.
8) Answer: D
US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Mastercard have partnered to foster digital empowerment of women in India through an initiative called Project Kirana.
Project Kirana is a business development and digital financial literacy programme for women entrepreneurs.
This Project aims to increase revenue streams, expand financial inclusion, and enable the adoption of digital payments and other digital tools by women-owned-and-operated kirana shops.
9) Answer: A
The State Bank of India (SBI) and the Government of Sri Lanka signed USD 1 billion Line of Credit (LOC) for procurement of food, medicines and other essential items, amid the island nation’s worsening economic crisis.
The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry of Finance in the presence of Rajapaksa, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman.
During this the Ministers discussed wide-ranging issues of mutual interest and economic cooperation.
10) Answer: B
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has partnered with UltraCash Technologies Pvt Ltd to offer voice-based digital payment facility for BharatGas consumers for booking their LPG cylinders.
Through this feature, the consumers who do not have smart phones or internet can book their cylinders and make the payment through UPI 123PAY.
11) Answer: C
India’s leading deep-tech startup hub spearheaded by IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) and RBI Innovation Hub (RBIH), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together in developing the ecosystem necessary to support and scale fintechstartups in India.
Through this strategic collaboration, the two organizations will jointly provide incubation support and nurture early-stage startups with innovative and disruptive solutions and accelerate their scale-up journey.
12) Answer: A
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has approved the extension of the term of Rajeev Ahuja, interim managing director and CEO of RBL Bank for three months with effect from March 25, 2022, or till the appointment of a regular MD & CEO.
He was appointed after the then MD & CEO VishwavirAhuja went on leave, a day after RBI appointed one of its chief general managers as an additional director.
13) Answer: E
Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Saksham, the fifth in the series of 105-metre Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) class, at Goa .
The ICGS Saksham is commanded by Deputy Inspector General P Rajesh and manned by 10 officers and 95 sailors.
The OPV has been designed and built indigenously by Goa Shipyard Limited and fitted with advanced technology, navigation and communication equipment, sensors and machinery.
14) Answer: A
National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Artemis 1 mega moon rocket was rolled out for the first time for its testing debut at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
The agency’s huge crawler-transporter 2 vehicle began hauling the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule from KSC’s Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad 39B .
Artemis 1 will jump-start that vision, sending an uncrewed Orion on a roughly month-long journey around the moon & the launch is expected in May or June 2022.
15) Answer: C
Telangana has started documenting crop diversification trends in the form of an index for the first time in the country & first state in India to adopt Crop Diversification Index (CDI).
According to the CDI, the state grows 77 varieties, with roughly 10 crops, predominantly grains, favored for diversification.
16) Answer: B
National Weightlifting Championships (Men & Women)- 2021-22 will be held at Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) from 19.03.2022 to 31.03.2022.
Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), the sports arm of Indian Railways (IR) will be sending a strong contingent from Indian Railways in this Championship.
Indian Railways Men team has been winners in the National Weightlifting Championships continuously for last 04 years and Railways Women team have been winners in the last 02 National Championships.
17) Answer: A
Eugene Parker, the pioneering astrophysicist whose name graces NASAs Parker Solar Probe mission, died at the age of 94.
Eugene Parker witnessed the launch of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) s Parker Solar Probe in 2018, the first NASA mission named after a living person, and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft named after them.
18) Answer: B
The capital of Gabon is Libreville
19) Answer: B
The full form of FEMA in banking is Foreign Exchange Management Act
20) Answer: C
Pekekura park cricket stadium located at New Plymouth, New Zealand
