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Weekly Current Affairs Quiz For OPSC ASO | 7th March to 13th March

Current affairs play a very important role in the competitive examinations and hence, aspirants have to give undivided attention to it while doing preparation for the government examinations. The ASO examinations comprise a section of “General Awareness” to evaluate how much the aspirant is aware of the daily happenings taking place around the world. To complement your preparation, we are providing you with a compilation of the current affairs on every week.

 

Q1.Which film has received the maximum number of awards in the “British Academy Film Awards 2022“?

(A) The Power of the Dog

(B) King Richard

(C) Belfast

(D) Dune

S1.Ans.(D) Dune 

 

Q2.The center has reduced the GST rate for domestic MRO services to how much?

(A) 10 percent

(B) 15 percent

(C) 7 percent

(D) 5 percent 

S2. Ans.(D) 5 percent 

 

Q3.Which UT has launched first-of-its kind Digital School Health Platform for the students?

(A) Chandigarh

(B) Ladakh

(C) Puducherry

(D) Delhi 

S3. Ans.(C) Puducherry 

 

Q4.RBI has lifted restrictions on which bank’s business generating activities planned under Digital 2.0 programme?

(A) RBL Bank

(B) HDFC Bank

(C) ICICI Bank

(D) Axis Bank 

S4. Ans.(B) HDFC Bank  

 

Q5.Who has been named Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court?

(A) Sudhanshu Dhulia

(B) Sanjay Yadav

(C) Rajesh Bindal

(D) Vipin Sanghi 

S5.  Ans.(D) Vipin Sanghi  

 

Q6.When is National Vaccination Day 2022 observed in India?

(A) March 14

(B) March 15

(C) March 16

(D) March 17

S6. Ans.(C) March 16 

 

Q7.Which state government has presented ‘Children’s Budget’ for the first time?

(A) Haryana

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Karnataka

S7. Ans.(C) Madhya Pradesh

 

Q8.Which state government has launched an online portal ‘My EV’ for electric autos?

(A) Kerala

(B) Delhi

(C) Karnataka

(D) Tamil Nadu 

S8. Ans.(B) Delhi

 

Q9.Which city becomes 1st South Asian City to Detail Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050?

(A) Noida

(B) Hyderabad

(C) Mumbai

(D) Bangalore 

S9. Ans. (C) Mumbai

 

Q10.WWE legend Scott Hall has passed away. He was famously known by his ring name as –

(A) Razor Ramon

(B) Iceman King

(C) Boss Man

(D) Great Kabuki

S10. Ans.(A) Razor Ramon

 

Q11.Indian international player Sandeep Singh Nangal has passed away. He was associated with which sports?

(A) Tennis

(B) Kabaddi

(C) Boxing

(D) Badminton

S11. Ans.(B) Kabaddi

 

Q12.Who has been reappointed as the MD & CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance?

(A) Kamlesh Rao

(B) Amit Malik

(C) Tapan Singhel

(D) Anuj Mathur

S12. Ans.(C) Tapan Singhel 

 

Q13.Kumudben Manishankar Joshi has passed away at 88. She was former Governor of –

(A) Karnataka

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Telangana

(D) Andhra Pradesh

S13. Ans.(D) Andhra Pradesh 

 

Q14.What is the rank of RailTel in the 8th Edition Fortune India The Next 500?

(A) 99

(B) 124

(C) 147

(D) 265

S14. Ans.(B) 124

 

Q15.Who has launched ‘OneUp’, India’s first primary markets investment platform?

(A) India Infoline

(B) IIFL Securities Limited

(C) Zerodha

(D) Angel One

S15. Ans.(B) IIFL Securities Limited

 

Q16.“International Day of Mathematics (IDM)” is observed every year on –

(A) 14th March

(B) 15th March

(C) 12th March

(D) 13th March

S16.Ans.(A) 14th March

 

Q17. “World Glaucoma Day” is observed every year on –

(A) 13th March

(B) 12th March

(C) 15th March

(D) 14th March

S17.Ans.(B) 12th March

 

Q18. “World Rotaract Day” is celebrated every year on –

(A) 14th March

(B) 15th March

(C) 13th March

(D) 12th March

S18. Ans.(C) 13th March

 

Q19. “International Day of Action for Rivers” is celebrated every year on –

(A) 12th March

(B) 13th March

(C) 14th March

(D) 15th March

S19. Ans.(C) 14th March

 

Q20.Who scored fastest 50 in Tests for India, surpassing Kapil Dev’s record?

(A) Virat Kohli

(B) Rohit Sharma

(C) Rishabh Pant

(D) Ravindra Jadeja

S20.Ans.(C) Rishabh Pant

 

Q21.Who has been recently inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame?

(A) Rory McIlroy

(B) Jon Rahm

(C) Adam Scott

(D) Tiger Woods

S21. Ans.(D) Tiger Woods

 

Q22.Who has been appointed as Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain?

(A) Faf du Plessis

(B) Glenn Maxwell

(C) Mohammad Siraj

(D) David Willey

S22. Ans.(A) Faf du Plessis

 

Q23.Which state government will start doorstep delivery of Digital Land records?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Bihar

(C) Karnataka

(D) West Bengal

S23. Ans.(B) Bihar

 

Q24.N Chandrasekaran has been appointed as Chairman of –

(A) Air India

(B) IndiGo

(C) SpiceJet

(D) Go First

S24. Ans.(A) Air India

 

Q25.As per SIPRI Report, Which country emerged as the largest importers of Arms between 2017-21?

(A) Australia

(B) India

(C) Egypt

(D) Saudi Arabia

S25. Ans.(B) India  

 

 

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