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1) The World Poetry Day has been celebrated every year on 21st of March. This day was adopted by which among the following organization?
(a) UNESCO
(b) UNICEF
(c) UNEP
(d) UNGA
(e) UNDP
2) The World Down Syndrome Day has been annually celebrated on 21st of March every year. What is the theme of this year World Down Syndrome day 2022?
(a) Inclusive Nature
(b) Young People Inclusion
(c)Inclusion Means
(d) Keep Supporting
(e) We Desire
3) The United Nations has been observed which among the following date as the World Water Day?
(a) 18th of March
(b) 19th of March
(c) 20th of March
(d) 21st of March
(e) 22nd of March
4) Which among the following Indian Institute of Technology has recently established Aqua MAP Water Management and Policy Centre?
(a)IIT Kharagpur
(b)IIT Ropar
(c) IIT Delhi
(d)IIT Madras
(e) IIT Roorkee
5) The 35th edition of Surajkund International Crafts Mela has been inaugurated recently by which among the following state government or Union Territory?
(a) Odisha
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Haryana
(d) Jharkhand
(e) Delhi
6) According to the DPIIT, the Centre has extended the timeline for converting debt investment into equity to ______ years from 5 years
(a)6 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 8 years
(d) 9 years
(e) 10 years
7) Which among the following private sector bank has decided to create a dedicated app for mom-and-pop stores to push small business loans?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) HDFC BANK
(c) AXIS BANK
(d) IDBI Bank
(e) IndusInd Bank
8) Serdar Berdimuhamedowin recent News has been appointed as the President of which among the following country?
(a) Turkmenistan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Kyrgyzstan
(e) Kazakhstan
9) The Asian Cricket Council has extended whom among the following person’s tenure as Asian Cricket Council President till 2024?
(a) Nazmul Hassan Papon
(b)Kamal Padmasiri
(c)Ehsan Mani
(d)Jay Shah
(e)Sourav Ganguly
10) BJP leader N Biren Singh has took oath as the Manipur chief minister. This is his _______ term as the Chief Minister of Manipur
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
(e) 5th
11) Indian Economist ___________ has been appointed in UN Advisory Board on Multilateralism by the United Nations Secretary General.
(a)Amartya Sen
(b)Arvind Subramanian
(c)Jayati Ghosh
(d)Kaushik Basu
(e)Raghuram Rajan
12) Rajesh Gopinathan has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of which among the following IT Major?
(a) TCS
(b) Infosys
(c) Wipro
(d) Tech Mahindra
(e)Capgemini
13) LAMITIYE-2022 ,a Joint Military Exercise has been held between India and which among the following country?
(a)Mauritius
(b) Madagascar
(c)Comoros
(d) Maldives
(e) Seychelles
14) “Relativistic Klystron Amplifier” a high powered Laser weapon capable of destroying satellites has developed by which among the following country?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) United States
(e) Israel
15) Who among the following has won the Sport star of the Year (Male) award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards?
(a)Sumit Antil
(b) Manish Narwal
(c)Pramod Bhagat
(d)Neeraj Chopra
(e)Krishna Nagar
16) Who among the following Sports Personality has been felicitated with Sports Icon award by Maldives government?
(a)Sanath Jayasuriya
(b) Edgar Davids
(c) Suresh Raina
(d) Roberto Carlos
(e)Asafa Powell
17) Which Tennis player has won the title in Men Single Category in BNP Paribas Open held in Indian Wells?
(a)Taylor Fritz
(b) Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
(c)Miomir Kecmanović
(d) Rafael Nadal
(e)Andrey Rublev
18) A New Book titled, “More than Just Surgery: Life Lessons Beyond the OT” has written by whom among the following?
(a)Deviprasad Dwivedi
(b)Tehemton Erach Udwadia
(c)Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
(d)Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
(e)Ratnasundarsuri
19) The Book “Wrist Assured: An Autobiography”is an Autobiography of whom among the following former Indian Cricketer?
(a)Kapil Dev
(b) Sunil Gavaskar
(c)G.R. Viswanath
(d)Krishnamachari Srikkanth
(e)Mohammad Azharuddin
20) Sportstar and The Hindu group has released a bookcoffee- named ________ at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at The Taj Mahal Palace hotel.
(a)Road to 1000
(b)Road to 2000
(c)Road to 3000
(d)Road to 4000
(e)Road to 5000
21) What does “I” denotes in IFSCA?
(a) India
(b) International
(c) Institute
(d) Insurance
(e)None of these
22) Where does the Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Parklocated?
(a)Andhra Pradesh
(b) Telangana
(c)Tamilnadu
(d)Kerala
(e)None of these
23) Who is the Governor of Gujarat?
(a)Om prakashKohli
(b)Vijay Rupani
(c)Acharya Devvrat
(d)Vajubhaivala
(e) None of these
24) Where does the Bukit Jalil National Stadium located?
(a)Singapore
(b) China
(c)Srilanka
(d) Malaysia
(e) None of these
25) In NFIP, “N” stands for _______________
(a)National
(b)Natural
(c) Nominal
(d)Nonprofit
(e) None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: A
World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March, and was declared by UNESCO in 1999, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard.
World Poetry Day is celebrated every year to recognise the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted this day during UNESCOs 30th session in Paris in 1999.
2) Answer: C
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is observed annually on March 21.
It is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.
The theme of World Down Syndrome Day this year is Inclusion Means.
The 21st day of the third month of the Gregorian Calendar, March, was selected as the date for World Down Syndrome Day to signify the uniqueness of the triplication of the 21st human chromosome, which causes Down syndrome.
The first World Down Syndrome Day was observed in 2006.
3) Answer: E
World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day held on 22 March that highlights the importance of fresh water.
The World Water Day theme 2022 is Groundwater, Making the Invisible Visible.
The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
This 2022, the focus is groundwater, an invisible resource with an impact visible everywhere.
4) Answer: D
To solve water problems in India, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras establishes a new inter-disciplinary water management and policy centre known as AquaMAP.
The centre will offer smart solutions for water problems by designing scalable models using innovative technologies.
These models will be implemented at various chosen locations across the country as proof of the concept.
5) Answer: C
Governor of Haryana ShriBandaru Dattatraya and Chief Minister of Haryana ShriManoharLal inaugurated the 35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela at Surajkund in Faridabad district of Haryana.
It is jointly hosted by the SurajkundMela Authority and Haryana Tourism in collaboration with the Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture, External Affairs and Government of Haryana
The Mela is open from 19th March to 4th April, 2022, daily from 12.30 pm-9.30 pm.
6) Answer: E
According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the government has increased the timeline for startups to convert debt investments (convertible note) made in the company into equity shares up to 10 years.
Earlier the option of changing convertible notes into equity shares was allowed for up to five years from the day when initial convertible note was issued.
An investor can invest in a startup through convertible notes, which is a kind of debt/loan instrument.
7) Answer: B
To give a digital push to small business loans, HDFC Bank has decided to create a dedicated app for mom-and-pop stores to push merchant loans.
The SmartHubVyapar programme for merchants will be launched soon & now in its pilot phase.
It is an app that bundles all payment platforms – cards, UPI, QR code, tap pay and SMS-based payments.
8) Answer: A
Serdar Berdimuhamedow was sworn in as the President of Turkmenistan.
He succeeds his father and former president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
Berdimuhamedow won the presidential election with nearly 73 percent of the votes.
9) Answer: D
BCCI secretary Jay Shah’s tenure as president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was unanimously extended till the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The decision was taken at the ACC AGM in Colombo on March 19.
First, Shah was appointed as the President of ACC in January 2021, replacing Nazmul Hassan, the President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
10) Answer: B
BJP leader and former Chief Minister of Manipur Nongthombam (N). Biren Singh took oath as the Chief Minister of the state for the second time.
BJP party contested all 60 seats in Manipur Assembly election in 2022 and won 32 seats while NPF won 5, NPP won 7, JD (U) won 6 and the Congress won 5 seats.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at Raj Bhawan in Imphal and Manipur Governor La Ganesan administered the oath to Mr Biren Singh.
11) Answer: C
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Indian development economist JayatiGhosh as a member of the UN’s newly established Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism.
The 12-member high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism will be co-chaired by former Liberian president and Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former Swedish prime minister Stefan Lofven.
12) Answer: A
IT major Tata Consultancy Services has re-appointed Rajesh Gopinathan as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for five years, from February 21, 2022 to February 20, 2027.
The company has also re-appointed N GanapathySubramaniam as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director from February 21, 2022, to May 19, 2024, as per the retirement age policy of the Company.
13) Answer: E
The 9th Joint Military Exercise LAMITIYE-2022 betweenthe Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) is being conducted at Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA), Seychelles from 22 March to 31 March 2022.
The Indian Army contingent comprises troops from the 2/3 GORKHA RIFLES group (PIRKANTHI Battalion).
The 10 days long joint exercise will include field training exercises, combat discussions, lectures, demonstrations and culminate with a two days validation exercise.
14) Answer: B
Researchers in China have developed a microwave machine “Relativistic Klystron Amplifier (RKA)” that could jam or destroy satellites in space.
The device can generate a wave burst measuring 5-megawatts in the Ka-band, a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum increasingly used for both civil and military purposes.
RKA can be mounted onto satellites, which could then be used to attack enemy assets in space by burning out their sensitive electronics.
15) Answer: D
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra claimed the coveted Sportstar of the Year (Male) award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards held at The TajMahal Palace hotel.
Neeraj created history by becoming the first Indian to win an athletics gold medal at the Olympics by winning the men’s javelin throw at Tokyo 2020 with a best throw of 87.58m.
16) Answer: C
Former India cricketer Suresh Raina was felicitated with the prestigious Sports Icon award at the Maldives Sports Awards 2022 by the Maldives government.
He was nominated alongside 16 international sportspersons.
The event was chaired by the President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Sports Ministers, world-renowned athletes and Maldivian athletes.
17) Answer: A
The world’s best players will compete at the BNP Paribas Open for the 45th edition of the ATP Masters 1000 event, held in Indian Wells.
The list of winners:
18) Answer: B
Dr. TehemtonErachUdwadia, a Padma Awardee, has published a new book called “More than Just Surgery: Life Lessons Beyond the OT,” which is a personal narrative of people, occurrences, mentors, failures, and follies set against the backdrop of surgery.
As a way of imparting the lessons he learned, the book follows Dr. TehemtonErachUdwadia from his student years through residency, research, surgical practice, and surgical teaching.
19) Answer: C
The autobiography of former Indian cricketer GundappaRanganathaViswanath, titled Wrist Assured: An Autobiographywas released on March 17, 2022
The book has been co-authored by senior journalist and cricket writer R. Kaushik.
Rupa Publications India is the publisher of the book.
The book traces the cricketing journey of GundappaVishwanath who played Test Cricket for India between 1969 and 1986, making 91 appearances and scoring more than 6000 runs.
20) Answer: A
Sportstar and The Hindu group released a coffee-table book, Road to 1000, at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at The TajMahal Palace hotel.
Road to 1000 was released by former India cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Syed Kirmani, DilipVengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, ChandrakantPandit and NileshKulkarni.
India played its 1,000th ODI against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, becoming the first team to record the feat.
21) Answer: B
IFSCA – International Financial Services Centres Authority
22) Answer: B
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park is a deer national park located in Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad, Telangana
23) Answer: C
Acharya Devvrat is an Indian educationalist who has been the Governor of Gujarat since July 2019
24) Answer: D
The Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located at the Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur
25) Answer: A
NFIP – National Flood Insurance Program
