Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 31st March 2022

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1) NITI Aayog and which among the following International Organization has launched the Book Titled Indian Agriculture towards 2030?

(a) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

(b) World Health Organization

(c) United Nations Environment Programme

(d) United Nations Development Programme

(e) Food and Agriculture Organization

2) The Indian Air Force has unveiled a new initiative with which among the following Petroleum and Natural Gas for refueling its convoys?

(a) Hindustan Petroleum

(b) Bharat Petroleum

(c) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

(d) Indian Oil Corporation

(e) Reliance Petroleum Limited

3) The National Mission for Clean Ganga has recently organised ___________ in association with a group of NGOs at ASITA East River Front, ITO Bridge.

(a) Gangautsav

(b) Caveryutsav

(c) Yamunaotsav

(d) Narmadhatsav

(e) Krishnatsav

4) The Prime Minister Modi would Inaugurate Museum of All Former PMs Of India on April 14. What is the amount outlay allocated for this project?

(a) Rs. 140 crore

(b) Rs. 150 crore

(c) Rs. 210 crore

(d) Rs. 270 crore

(e) Rs. 290 crore

5) The Union Minister Piyush Goyal has recently inaugurated the Indian Jewellery Exposition Centre building in which among the following place?

(a) Dubai, UAE

(b) New York, US

(c) Melbourne, Australia

(d) Hyderabad, India

(e) Paris. France

6) According to RBI, Governor Shaktikanta Das has laid Foundation Stone of Learning and Development Centre of BRBNMPL in which among the following place?

(a) Hyderabad

(b)Bengaluru

(c) Chennai

(d) Kolkata

(e)Mysore

7) According to the Rating Agency ICRA ,it has lowered the India’s GDP in 2022-23 (FY23) from 8% to _________ %

(a) 7.8 %

(b) 7.6 %

(c) 7.4 %

(d) 7.2 %

(e) 7.0 %

8) Who has been recently appointed as the chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC India)?

(a) Shashi Sinha

(b) Punit Goenka

(c) CS Rajan

(d) Suresh Mehta

(e) Narendra Biswa

9) CS Rajan has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of IL&FS. He is replacing who among the following as Chairman?

(a) Amitabh Chaudhry

(b) Uday Kotak

(c) Shyam Srinivasan

(d) Sashidhar Jagdishan

(e) Sandeep Bakhshi

10) The Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been elected as the President of BAI. This BAI is a board related to which among the following organization?

(a) Boxing

(b) Badminton

(c) Basket Ball

(d) Baseball

(e) None of These

11) The President Ram Nath Kovind has conferred the National Water Awards 2022. Which among the following state is achieved the Best state category?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Assam

(d) Gujarat

(e) Telangana

12) Which among the following Bollywood actress has awarded the TIME100 Impact Award in Dubai?

(a) Alia Bhatt

(b) Deepika Padukone

(c) Priyanka Chopra

(d) Kangana Ranaut

(e) Katrina Kaif

13) ‘Balikatan 2022’ is the largest-ever military drills between United States and which among the following country?

(a) Philippines

(b) Thailand

(c) Manila

(d)Vietnam

(e) Malaysia

14) The Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar has inaugurated the supercomputer named ___________ in Department of Science and Technology at IIT Kharagpur.

(a) PARAM Siddhi-AI

(b) Pratyush

(c) Mihir

(d) PARAM Viush

(e) PARAM Shakti

15) Which among the following movie theater chain has recently announced a merge with INOX Leisure to deliver an unparalleled consumer experience?

(a) PVR Cinemas

(b) Book My Show

(c) SPI Cinemas

(d) SRS Cinemas

(e) Big Cinemas

16) Which among the following country has recently qualified for FIFA World Cup finals for first time in 36 years?

(a) Qatar

(b) Canada

(c) Bahrain

(d) Saudi Arabia

(e) Russia

17) A New book titled ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ authored by who has been released by the Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu?

(a) K Syam Prasad

(b) Saranya Bhattacharjya.

(c) Nikki Khanna.

(d) Chryseis Knight.

(e) Insiya Patanwala.

18) Which among the new denomination Rupee has the motif of Sanchi Stupa with the dimension of 66mm x 146mm?

(a) Rs 2000

(b) Rs 100

(c) Rs 20

(d) Rs 500

(e) Rs 200

19) OVD means the passport, the driving licence, proof of possession of Aadhaar number, the Voter’s Identity Card issued by the National Population Register containing details of name and address. What does V mean in OVD?

(a) Validation

(b) Valid

(c) Valuation

(d) Value

(e) Validity

20) Godavari, the Dakshin Vahini Ganga has been originated from which among the following Hills of the Western Ghats?

(a) Mahabaleshwar Hills

(b) Toranmal Hills

(c) Brahmagiri Hills

(d) Panchagani Hills

(e) Bhandardara Hills

Answers :

1) Answer: E

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has released a book titled Indian Agriculture towards 2030: Pathways for Enhancing Farmers’ Income, Nutritional Security and Sustainable Food and Farm Systems, at an event organized by NITI Aayog and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

Published by Springer, Indian Agriculture towards 2030 captures the outcomes of the deliberative process of a national dialogue by NITI Aayog and the Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and facilitated by FAO since 2019.

2) Answer: D

The Indian Air Force has unveiled a new initiative with the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd under which its convoys will be to refuel at fuel stations of the state-run energy major.

The defence ministry, ‘Fleet Card – Fuel on Move’ has been rolled out to facilitate the refuelling of convoys belonging to the IAF.

The new initiative was launched by Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari.

3) Answer: C

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has organized Yamunotsav in association with a group of NGOs at ASITA East River Front, ITO Bridge, to celebrate the glory of Yamuna with a “pledge to keep it clean”.

While under Namami Gange Programme, the focus was on the main stem of Ganga Basin and the positives results are now showing, the target now is to clean River Yamuna and ensure that 3 big STPs being constructed are completed by December 2022 with the support of stakeholders, preventing all the major drains and dirty water from falling into Yamuna

4) Answer: D

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the All-Former Prime Ministers Museum in New Delhi on April 14, 2022.

The Rs. 270 crore projects will be inaugurated on April 14, 2022, at the Teen Murti Bhavan complex which was the residence of ex-PM Jawaharlal Nehru.

The museum will be a tribute to all the former Prime Ministers of India

PM Modi made an announcement on the same at the BJP Parliamentary Meeting at the Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.

5) Answer: A

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal has inaugurated the Indian Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX) building in Dubai, UAE, during his visit to Dubai to participate in the India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020.

Piyush Goyal called upon the G&J Industry to triple their exports target from about $35 billion exports at present to go for a 100 billion Dollar target worldwide.

6) Answer: E

Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), laid foundation stone for the establishment of a Learning and Development Centre (LDC) of the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL), in Mysuru.

LDC is being established with active collaboration from Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), a wholly owned Schedule ‘A’ Miniratna Category-I company of Government of India and Bank Note Paper Mill India private Limited (BNPMIPL), a joint venture of BRBNMPL and SPMCIL.

7) Answer: D

Ratings agency ICRA has lowered the growth forecast for India’s GDP in 2022-23 (FY23) to 7.2 percent.

Earlier projection was 8 percent.

ICRA has projected the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expansion in FY22 at 8.5 percent, modestly lower than the National Statistical Office’s (NSO’s) second advance estimate of 8.9 percent.

8) Answer: A

Shashi Sinha, has been elected as the new chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC India).

He will replace Punit Goenka, MD & CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, who has been the chairman of BARC India for the last 3 years.

Sinha is the chief executive officer (CEO) at IPG Mediabrands India and also a representative

and board member of the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAI).

9) Answer: B

Uday Kotak will step down as the Chairman of the board of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) after his term ends on April 2.

CS Rajan, Managing Director, IL&FS has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director for six months with effect from April 3 by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

10) Answer: B

Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma was re-elected unopposed as the president of Badminton Association of India (BAI) for another four years term from 2022 to 2026 at the general body meeting held in Guwahati.

He was elected during the General Body Meeting of BAI in Guwahati on March 25, 2022.

11) Answer: A

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will felicitate the winners of the 3rd National Water Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

The President will also launch the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign 2022 during the event.

Catch the Rain campaign will continue to be implemented this year till 30th November 2022.

List of winners of 2022 National Water Awards :

In the Best State category :

1.Uttar Pradesh

2.Rajasthan

3.Tamil Nadu

12) Answer: B

Bollywood actress, producer and entrepreneur Deepika Padukone was conferred one of the awardees of the TIME100 Impact Awards 2022.

The awards were presented at the Museum of the Future in Dubai.

She has got featured on the inaugural TIME100 Impact Awards list for her work in the mental health struggles and raising awareness, through her LiveLoveLaugh Foundation.

13) Answer: A

The United States military and the Philippines military started the large-scale annual joint military drills in the Southeast Asian country Balikatan 2022.

The exercise will take place across Luzon in the Philippines region near Taiwan,from March 28 to April 8, 2022.

The participants in the exercise, codenamed Balikatan 2022, include 3,800 Filipino and 5,100 US military personnel, as well as observers from various armed forces in the region.

14) Answer: E

Governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar, inaugurated a Petascale Supercomputer PARAM Shakti under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) – a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) at IIT Kharagpur.

To accelerate research and development activities in multidisciplinary domains of computational and data sciences of IIT Kharagpur and other academic and research and development institutes.

15) Answer: A

Multiplex giants PVR and Inox has announced the merger of their two companies in what may well be one the biggest business deals of the year.

Merger to bring together two of India’s best cinema brands to deliver an unparalleled consumer experience with a network of more than 1,500 screens

Shareholders of Inox will get PVR shares in a pre-approved ‘swap’ ratio of 3:10; this means three equity shares of PVR can be swapped for 10 of Inox.

Inox will have a 16.66 per cent stake in the new firm and PVR will have 10.62 per cent stake.

16) Answer: B

Canada men’s football team qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals for only the second time ever with a 4-0 rout of Jamaica.

Canada become the 20th team to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will feature 32 nations vying for the ultimate prize in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.

The nation’s only previous appearance in the tournament was 1986 in Mexico.

17) Answer: A

The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has released a book titled ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ authored by K Syam Prasad.

The book narrates life story of noted social worker from Andhra Pradesh, late Shri Somepalli Somaiah.

He inspired youth to dedicate their lives to social welfare.

18) Answer: E

The RBI issued new Rs2,000 and Rs500 currency notes after the 8 November announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which Rs500 and Rs1,000 banknotes were stripped of their status as legal tender.

Rs 200: The new denomination has the motif of Sanchi Stupa on the reverse and its colour is bright yellow. The note carries the signature of RBI governor Urjit Patel, the year of printing on the left, and the Swachh Bharat logo with slogan. The dimension of the bank note is 66mm x 146mm.

19) Answer: B

Officially Valid Document” (OVD) means the passport, the driving licence, proof of possession of Aadhaar number, the Voter’s Identity Card issued by the Election Commission of India, job card issued by NREGA duly signed by an officer of the State Government and letter issued by the National Population Register containing details of name and address.

20) Answer: C

Godavari, the Dakshin Vahini Ganga, originates at an elevation of 1067 meters in the Brahmagiri Hills of the Western Ghats in Nashik District of Maharashtra and continues its journey over 1465 kms in the south east to meet the Bay of Bengal at Narasapuram in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.

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