TOP 200 MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS- APRIL 2022

TOP 200 MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2022: Current Affairs are very important for every competitive exam and as we all know, in the upcoming months, many government exams are going to be held whether it is OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, or other state exams. current affairs are asked in every examination Prelims, mains or both.

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Q1) India’s first-ever Drone School has been inaugurated in –

(1) Bhopal

(2) Indore

(3) Gwalior

(4) Pune

 

Q2) Which state gets first rank in SKOCH State of Governance ranking 2021?

(1) West Bengal

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Odisha

(4) Andhra Pradesh

 

Q3) As per V-Dem Institute, What is India’s rank on the Liberal Democracy Index (LDI) 2022?

(1) 62

(2) 93

(3) 56

(4) 98

 

Q4) What is India’s rank for Global Investment in Digital Shopping in 2021?

(1) 1st

(2) 2nd

(3) 3rd

(4) 4th

 

Q5) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)?

(1) Debasish Panda

(2) Gautam Kumar

(3) Prabhat Maiti

(4) Shashi Gupta

Q6) India’s 1st ‘Smart Managed Electric Vehicle Charging Station’ has been launched in –

(1) New Delhi

(2) Mumbai

(3) Hyderabad

(4) Bengaluru

 

Q7) Madhabi Puri Buch has been appointed as the new Chairperson of which organisation?

(1) IRDA

(2) TRAI

(3) SEBI

(4) NABARD

 

Q8) ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’ campaign has been  launched by which ministry?

(1) AYUSH Ministry

(2) Defence Ministry

(3) Railways Ministry

(4) Education Ministry

 

Q9) Which airport in India is to get the status of Power Positive Airport?

(1) Cochin Airport

(2) Chennai Airport

(3) Goa Airport

(4) Shimla Airport

 

Q10) Who has been appointed as the new National e-Governance Division (NeGD) chief?

(1) Vineet Joshi

(2) Ravi Chopra

(3) Sandeep Bakhshi

(4) Abhishek Singh

 

Q11) Who has become the CEO of the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)?

(1) Nitin Paranjpe

(2) Rakesh Sharma

(3) Sanjay Malhotra

(4) Sandeep Bakhshi

 

Q12) Name the winner of the 2022 Mexican Open tennis tournament?

(1) Stefanos Tsitsipas

(2) Daniil Medvedev

(3) Rafael Nadal

(4) Novak Djokovic

 

Q13) Who has been suspended by International Judo Federation as the Honorary President?

(1) Volodymyr Zelenskyy

(2) Mikhail Zelenskiy

(3) Joe Biden

(4) Vladimir Putin

 

Q14) Which cricket team arrived in Pakistan for first tour in 24 years on February 27, 2022?

(1) England

(2) Australia

(3) Sri Lanka

(4) New Zealand

 

Q15) Which state become India’s 1st in overall installed renewable energy capacity surpassing Karnataka?

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) Tamil Nadu

(3) Odisha

(4) Kerala

 

Q16) India has renewed the Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) of up to $75 billion with –

(1) United States

(2) UK

(3) Germany

(4) Japan

 

Q17) Who has become the first Indian to win a silver in an individual section of the Para Archery World Championships in Dubai, UAE?

(1) Devendra Jhajharia

(2) Deepa Malik

(3) Pooja Jatyan

(4) Varun Singh Bhati

 

Q18) Legendary spinner Sonny Ramadhin passed away. He was associated with which country’s cricket team?

(1) West Indies

(2) India

(3) South Africa

(4) New Zealand

 

Q19) “Ideal Finance Ltd” has announced to rebrand its company as –

(1) Bajaj Ideal Finance

(2) Mahindra Ideal Finance

(3) Muthoot Ideal Finance

(4) Tata Ideal Finance

 

Q20) Who has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI)?

(1) Surajit Sengupta

(2) Ilker Ayci

(3) Gita Mittal

(4) KS Mani

 

Q21) India’s 1st Ambulance for Street Animals has been launched in which city?

(1) Kolkata

(2) Chennai

(3) Bengaluru

(4) Hyderabad

 

Q22) “Ungalil Oruvan” (One Among You) is the autobiography of –

(1) MK Stalin

(2) Pema Khandu

(3) Bhupesh Baghel

(4) Pinarayi Vijayan

 

Q23) International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) has been inaugurated at which place?

(1) Mumbai

(2) Nagpur

(3) Pune

(4) Nashik

 

Q24) Which bank has partnered with ICEPL for the development of Gobar-Dhan plant in Indore?

(1) CSB Bank

(2) RBL Bank

(3) ICICI Bank

(4) HDFC Bank

 

Q25) The ‘Arogya Vanam’ has been inaugurated at which place by President Ramnath Kovind?

(1) Rashtrapati Bhavan

(2) Charminar

(3) Agra Fort

(4) Gateway of India

 

Q26) Ministry of Women & Child Development to Celebrate International Women’s Day Week from –

(1) 1 to 8 March

(2) 6 to 12 March

(3) 13 to 19 March

(4) 20 to 26 March

 

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Q.27) Which country will host the 31st Southeast Asian Games?

(1) Laos

(2) Thailand

(3) Vietnam

(4) Cambodia

 

Q28) Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with Mahagram to roll out ‘Bank Sakhi’ project in which state?

(1) West Bengal

(2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Jharkhand

(4) Odisha

 

Q29) Which company has announced the launch of ‘Play Pass’ subscription service in India?

(1) IBM

(2) Microsoft

(3) Google

(4) Infosys

 

Q30) Who has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner of Mumbai by Maharashtra government?

(1) Rakesh Sharma

(2) Sanjay Pandey

(3) Abhishek Singh

(4) Nitin Paranjpe

 

Q31) Who has authored the book titled “Udaan Ek Majdoor Bachhe Ki” by Captain AD Manek?

(1) Mithilesh Tiwari

(2) Rajiv Bhatia

(3) Priyam Gandhi Mody

(4) Anirudh Suri

 

Q32) Who has become the first female black judge of the US Supreme Court?

(1) Ketanji Brown Jackson

(2) Stephen Breyer

(3) Ricky Harris

(4) Charlotte Sophia

 

Q33) “World Hearing Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 1st March

(2) 3rd March

(3) 4th March

(4) 2nd March

 

Q34) “World Wildlife Day” is observed globally every year on –

(1) 1st March

(2) 2nd March

(3) 3rd March

(4) 4th March

 

Q35) Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Yash Raj Films?

(1) Akshaye Widhani

(2) Shoojit Sircar

(3) Ayan Mukerji

(4) Vikas Bahl

 

Q36) Exercise “Vayu Shakti” is organised by Indian Air Force every three years at which place?

(1) Udaipur

(2) Jaisalmer

(3) Kota

(4) Jodhpur

 

Q37) Rank of India in Knight Frank’s The Wealth Report 2022 for billionaires’ population in 2021?

(1) 2nd

(2) 5th

(3) 3rd

(4) 7th

 

Q38) Who has become first Indian to bag Boltzmann Medal?

(1) Deepak Dhar

(2) Pranav Mistry

(3) Shya Chitaley

(4) Vinod Johri

 

Q39) Which state has launched the ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ scheme?

(1) Kerala

(2) Karnataka

(3) Andhra Pradesh

(4) Tamil Nadu

 

Q40) Which state government has declared entire state as ‘Disturbed Area’ for up to 6 months?

(1) Tripura

(2) Assam

(3) Manipur

(4) Nagaland

 

Q41) “GOES-T” satellite is a next generation weather satellite by which country?

(1) Canada

(2) United States

(3) France

(4) India

 

Q42) MeitY has partnered with which company to train 100 startups as a part of Appscale Academy programme?

(1) Amazon

(2) Mricrosoft

(3) Apple

(4) Google

 

Q43) 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament was held at which place?

(1) Romania

(2) Serbia

(3) Bulgaria

(4) Greece

 

Q44) Which player has won gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at 2022 ISSF World Cup in Cairo?

(1) Singhraj Adana

(2) Divyansh Singh

(3) Ashish Kumar

(4) Saurabh Chaudhary

 

Q45) Which organisation will release the National Gender Index in India?

(1) National Statistical Office

(2) NITI Aayog

(3) UNESCO India

(4) IFCI

 

Q46) COVID-19 fourth wave India is predicted to hit India by which month, as per IIT Kanpur experts?

(1) April

(2) May

(3) June

(4) July

 

Q47) What was the Revenue collected from Goods and Services Tax (GST) in February 2022?

(1) ₹1.23 lakh crore

(2) ₹1.16 lakh crore

(3) ₹1.03 lakh crore

(4) ₹1.33 lakh crore

 

Q48) Who has been appointed as a Vice President of the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) operations?

(1) Debashis Mitra

(2) Rajnish Kumar

(3) Urjit Patel

(4) Junaid Kamal Ahmad

 

Q49) Who has been appointed to Twitter’s public policy and philanthropy efforts in India and South Asia?

(1) Vinay Tripathi

(2) Vinod Kannan

(3) Shersingh Khyalia

(4) Samiran Gupta

Q50) Who has destroyed the World’s largest aircraft ‘Maria’?

(1) Ukraine

(2) USA

(3) Russia

(4) France

 

Q51) Which country has become the largest recipient of the US COVID vaccine?

(1) Bangladesh

(2) Nepal

(3) Bhutan

(4) Sri Lanka

 

Q52) Recently the co-founder of BharatPe has resigned from his post, what is his name?

(1) Anirudh Suri

(2) Sandeep Bakhshi

(3) Ashneer Grover

(4) Abhishek Verma

 

Q53) Who has become the new chairman of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)?

(1) Sanjay Shrotriya

(2) Chetan Ghate

(3) Bhushan Patwardhan

(4) Homi J Bhabha

 

Q54) Which Union Minister has presented National ICT Awards to 49 teachers across country?

(1) Annpurna Devi

(2) Niranjan Jyoti

(3) Sushri Shobha

(4) Dharmendra Pradhan

 

Q55) “Business Blasters Investment Summit and Expo” is an initiative of which state/UT Government?

(1) Telangana

(2) Delhi

(3) Tamil Nadu

(4) Maharashtra

 

Q56) ‘Anubhuti and e-Chittha portal’ are the digital initiatives of which state/UT Police?

(1) Punjab

(2) Rajasthan

(3) New Delhi

(4) Gujarat

 

Q57) Which state has celebrated a 4-day long ‘Viva Carnival’ from 26 February to 1 March?

(1) Tamil Nadu

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Karnataka

(4) Goa

 

Q58) National Safety Day (NSD) is celebrated every year on –

(1) 1st March

(2) 2nd March

(3) 3rd March

(4) 4th March

 

Q59) What is India’s rank in the “Sustainable Development Index 2021“?

(1) 84th

(2) 96th

(3) 117th

(4) 120th

 

Q60) Which city has created Guinness record by lighting 11.71 lakh diyas in 10 minutes?

(1) Bhopal

(2) Ujjain

(3) Indore

(4) Gwalior

 

Q61) Who has been appointed as the new General Manager of BCCI?

(1) Abey Kuruvilla

(2) Anil Kumble

(3) Gautam Gambhir

(4) Murali Vijay

 

Q62) Which company has launched a mobile car showroom named “Anubhav” for its rural customers?

(1) Bajaj Auto

(2) Tata Motors

(3) Hyundai India

(4) Honda Cars

 

Q63) Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of LIC Mutual Fund?

(1) Nimesh Shah

(2) TS Ramakrishnan

(3) Ashwani Bhatia

(4) Anuj Kumar

Q64) Who has been appointed as the CFO of LIC?

(1) N. S. Venkatesh

(2) Balkrishna Kini

(3) Sunil Agrawal

(4) Nilesh Shah

 

Q65) Which Union Minister has launched the ‘Stree Manoraksha Project’?

(1) Rajnath Singh

(2) Pralhad Joshi

(3) Piyush Goyal

(4) Smriti Irani

Q66) PNB Housing has launched Watershed Developmental Projects in –

(1) Haryana

(2) Punjab

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Uttar Pradesh

 

Q67) Who has authored a new book titled “The Millennial Yogi”?

(1) Hemant Singh

(2) Robert Lockhart

(3) Tarun Kumar Chawla

(4) Deepam Chatterjee

 

Q68) Where will the ‘Surajkund Handicrafts Mela’ be organized?

(1) Rajasthan

(2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Haryana

(4) Punjab

 

Q69) What is the name of India’s first of the four stealth guided missile destroyers under Project 15B?

(1) INS Kochi

(2) INS Vishakhapatnam

(3) INS Veera

(4) INS Kattabomman

 

Q70) Which state tops in terms of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices?

(1) Assam

(2) Telangana

(3) Odisha

(4) Kerala

 

Q71) What is the revised compensation to the kin of hit-and-run victims in case of death?

(1) ₹1 Lakh

(2) ₹2 Lakhs

(3) ₹50,000

(4) ₹75,000

 

Q72) Who has been appointed as the Captain of the IPL team Punjab Kings?

(1) Rishabh Pant

(2) Hardik Pandya

(3) Mayank Agarwal

(4) Shahrukh Khan

 

Q73) “National Security Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 3rd March

(2) 4th March

(3) 5th March

(4) 6th March

 

Q74) “World Obesity Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 3rd March

(2) 4th March

(3) 5th March

(4) 6th March

 

Q75) 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup kicked off on March 04, 2022 in –

(1) Australia

(2) West Indies

(3) Bangladesh

(4) New Zealand

 

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Q.76) Sanjiv Kapoor has been appointed as the CEO of –

(1) Jet Airways

(2) Air India

(3) SpriceJet

(4) Go First

 

Q.77) Who has resigned from the Post of Additional Solicitor General of India?

(1) Ranjit Kumar

(2) P.S. Narasimha

(3) Aman Lekhi

(4) Shyam Divan

 

Q78) Which among the following has become the official partner of TATA IPL 2022?

(1) RuPay

(2) Paytm

(3) Visa

(4) BharatPe

 

Q79) ‘Herath’ or ‘Night of Hara’ festival has been celebrated in which state/UT?

(1) Assam

(2) Ladakh

(3) Himachal Pradesh

(4) Jammu & Kashmir

 

Q80) Which bank has sanctioned a loan of $150 million under the SAMRIDH facility?

(1) Axis Bank

(2) UCO Bank

(3) Canara Bank

(4) Bank of India

 

Q81) Which company has launched brand “Vida” for its mobility solutions and upcoming electric vehicles?

(1) Bajaj Auto

(2) Hero MotoCorp

(3) TVS Motor

(4) Yamaha Motor

 

Q82) Shri Nivetha, Esha Singh and Ruchita Vinerkar recently represented India in which sports to win gold medal?

(1) Boxing

(2) Shooting

(3) Hockey

(4) Weightlifting

 

Q83) What was the profession of Jaiprakash Chouksey, who has passed away recently?

(1) Agriculturist

(2) Sports Journalist

(3) Economist

(4) Film critic

 

Q84) Cricket Legend Shane Warne passes away at 52. He was from –

(1) Australia

(2) New Zealand

(3) England

(4) Zimbabwe

 

Q85) RBI has cancelled licence of which state’s Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahakari Bank?

(1) Gujarat

(2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Maharashtra

(4) Madhya Pradesh

 

Q86) Who has partnered with IRCTC for Unreserved Platform Tickets?

(1) Google Pay

(2) Paytm

(3) PhonePe

(4) Razorpay

 

Q87) Who inaugurated the 2nd edition of the Roorkee Water Conclave?

(1) Rajnath Singh

(2) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

(3) M Venkaiah Naidu

(4) None of these

 

Q88) Who has become the new Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command of the Indian Air Force?

(1) Vivek Ram

(2) Hardik Joshi

(3) Sreekumar Prabhakaran

(4) Dalbir Singh Suhag

 

Q89) Which Ministry starts Swadesh Darshan awards in different categories?

(1) Minister of Defence

(2) Ministry of Tourism

(3) Minister of Finance

(4) None of the above

 

Q90) Who among the following has been appointed as brand ambassador of UpGrad?

(1) Akshay Kumar

(2) Virat Kohli

(3) Amitabh Bachchan

(4) Sourav Ganguly

 

Q91) Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) has observed “53rd Raising Day” on –

(1) 6th March

(2) 5th March

(3) 4th March

(4) 7th March

 

Q92) India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station for 4 wheelers has been opened in –

(1) Bengaluru

(2) Lucknow

(3) Mumbai

(4) Gurugram

 

Q93) What is the name of India’s automatic train collision protection system?

(1) Dhaal

(2) Raksha

(3) Suraksha

(4) Kavach

 

Q94) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance?

(1) Vidya Balan

(2) Arshad Warsi

(3) Varun Dhawan

(4) Shahid Kapoor

 

Q95) What is the name of the India’s 1st indigenous Flying Trainer?

(1) HJT-36 Sitara

(2) ARDC Turbo

(3) HANSA-NG

(4) HAL HTT-40

 

Q96) Recently inaugurated, Which Metro is India’s 1st metro project to have Aluminum body coaches?

(1) Nagpur Metro

(2) Pune Metro

(3) Kanpur Metro

(4) Noida Metro

 

Q97) Which bank has appointed Nitin Chugh as Deputy Managing Director (DMD)?

(1) ICICI Bank

(2) IDBI Bank

(3) SBI

(4) Yes Bank

 

Q98) Ravichandran Ashwin has become India’s 2nd highest Wicket Taker in Tests after –

(1) Harbajan Singh

(2) Anil Kumble

(3) Kapil Dev

(4) Zaheer Khan

 

Q99) Who became the 1st female cricketer to appear in Six cricket World Cups?

(1) Shafali Verma

(2) Hemlata Kala

(3) Jhulan Goswami

(4) Mithali Raj

 

Q100) Who is the authored of a new book titled ‘The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal’?

(1) Aravind Adiga

(2) Amitava Kumar

(3) Anita Pratap

(4) Subal Kumar

 

Q101) Who is the author of the book titled “The Queen Of Indian Pop“?

(1) Anita Desai

(2) Kiran Desai

(3) Vinita Agrawal

(4) Srishti Jha

 

Q102) “Sagar Parikrama” programme has been launched from which state?

(1) Gujarat

(2) Rajasthan

(3) Madhya Pradesh

(4) Maharashtra

 

Q103) OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition was organised by NIOT jointly with which institution?

(1) IIT Kanpur

(2) IIT Madras

(3) IIT Bombay

(4) IIT Kharagpur

 

Q104) Former Indian Army Chief General S F Rodrigues passes away. He was also the Governor of –

(1) Punjab

(2) Haryana

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Gujarat

 

Q105) Which among the following is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant?

(1) Zaporizhzhia

(2) Cernavodă

(3) Bohunice

(4) Khmelnytskyi

 

Q106) Which country has Most Nuclear Weapons in the World?

(1) Russia

(2) United States

(3) China

(4) France

 

Q107) Airport Authority of India (AAI) is constructing a Greenfield Airport in Hollongi in –

(1) Himachal Pradesh

(2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Arunachal Pradesh

(4) Madhya Pradesh

 

Q108) 19th edition of the India-US Military Cooperation Group (MCG) meeting has been held in –

(1) Dhanbad

(2) Kanpur

(3) Ghaziabad

(4) Agra

 

Q109) Oscar-winning Alan Ladd Jr passed away recently. He was a/an –

(1) Actor

(2) Stuntman

(3) Director

(4) Producer

 

Q110) Which state government has announced ‘Camel Protection and Development Policy’?

(1) Rajasthan

(2) Punjab

(3) Uttar Pradesh

(4) Haryana

 

Q111) Which has been awarded the ‘Special Jury Award’ at the 9th edition of FICCI Water Awards?

(1) National River Conservation Plan

(2) National Mission for Clean Ganga

(3) National Green Tribunal

(4) AMRUT

 

Q112) Where was the DefExpo 2022 to be scheduled to take place?

(1) Gandhinagar

(2) Delhi

(3) Bengaluru

(4) Lucknow

 

Q113) Which Airlines is set to become World’s 1st airline to use Solar Aviation Fuel?

(1) Vistara airline

(2) Lufthansa

(3) Swiss Airlines

(4) Emirates

 

Q114) “International Women’s Day” is celebrated every year on –

(1) 8th March

(2) 7th March

(3) 9th March

(4) None of these

 

Q115) RBI will observe “Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW)” on –

(1) March 7-11

(2) March 12-18

(3) March 19-24

(4) March 25-31

 

Q116) Microsoft has planned to set up India’s largest Data Center region in –

(1) Bengaluru

(2) Mumbai

(3) Kolkata

(4) Hyderabad

 

Q117) India’s 1st Floating Storage and Regasification Unit “Hoegh Giant” arrived at –

(1) Telangana

(2) Karnataka

(3) Chhattisgarh

(4) Maharashtra

 

Q118) “Study in India meet 2022” has been inaugurated in –

(1) Colombo

(2) Dhaka

(3) Delhi

(4) Beijing

 

Q119) Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women named -“SAMARTH” has been launched by –

(1) MSME Ministry

(2) AYUSH Ministry

(3) Culture Ministry

(4) Jal Shakti Ministry

 

Q120) 9th India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise “SLINEX” to be held at –

(1) Chennai

(2) Visakhapatnam

(3) Puducherry

(4) Kochi

 

Q121) Bharti Airtel has joined hands with which bank to accelerate India’s digital ecosystem?

(1) Bandhan Bank

(2) IndusInd Bank

(3) Axis Bank

(4) Dhanlaxmi Bank

 

Q122) Which Ministry has launched ‘Donate-a-Pension’ initiative under PM Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan scheme?

(1) Labour Ministry

(2) Finance Ministry

(3) Tourism Ministry

(4) Textiles Ministry

 

Q123) Reliance Industries opened India’s largest business, commerce and cultural hub in –

(1) New Delhi

(2) Mumbai

(3) Hyderabad

(4) Bengaluru

 

Q124) 5th session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) was held in hybrid form in –

(1) Helsinki, Finland

(2) Berlin, Germany

(3) Nairobi, Kenya

(4) Lisbon, Portugal

 

Q125) “2022 Mobile World Congress (MWC)” was held in –

(1) Copenhagen, Denmark

(2) London, UK

(3) Barcelona, Spain

(4) New Delhi, India

 

Q126) Which data center has won the ASSOCHAM Award for Sustainability Excellence in Energy Management?

(1) NPCI Data

(2) Net4India

(3) CtrlS

(4) NTT Data

 

Q127) Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal?

(1) D N Patel

(2) Ravi Ranjan

(3) Vikram Nath

(4) Pankaj Mithal

 

Q128) Which state becomes 9th State to withdraw consent to CBI?

(1) Mizoram

(2) Nagaland

(3) Assam

(4) Meghalaya

 

Q129) “No Smoking Day” is observed every year on the 2nd Wednesday of –

(1) February

(2) March

(3) April

(4) May

 

Q130) Which country has Topped the Medals Tally at the ISSF World Cup 2022?

(1) France

(2) Cairo

(3) Norway

(4) India

 

Q131) What is India’s score in the Freedom of the World 2022 report?

(1) 57

(2) 66

(3) 67

(4) 71

 

Q132) Name of UPI facility launched by RBI for feature phones?

(1) UPI123pay

(2) UPI120Pay

(3) UPI157Pay

(4) UPI234Pay

 

Q133) Russia has surpassed which country to become World’s most sanctioned country?

(1) France

(2) Iran

(3) Cuba

(4) Myanmar

 

Q134) “Noor-2” is a military satellite launched by which country?

(1) Brazil

(2) France

(3) Iran

(4) Peru

 

Q135) How many women were awarded “Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020 & 2021“?

(1) 15 women

(2) 14 women

(3) 27 women

(4) 29 women

 

Q136) Name of the PAN-India programme launched by Ministry of Culture?

(1) Amar

(2) Jharokha

(3) Patron

(4) Prakaash

 

Q137) Name of booklet launched by RBI on Modus Operandi of Financial Frauds?

(1) PhishinG

(2) Brochure

(3) BE(A)WARE

(4) RBI Kehta Hai

 

Q138) India Global Forum’s (IGF) annual summit has been organized in –

(1) New Delhi

(2) Mumbai

(3) Hyderabad

(4) Bengaluru

 

Q139) Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court?

(1) Sudhanshu Dhulia

(2) Manindra Mohan Shrivastava

(3) Rajesh Bindal

(4) Prashant Kumar Mishra

 

Q140) In which country, India’s Ambassador Mukul Arya has passed away recently?

(1) Palestine

(2) Singapore

(3) Malaysia

(4) Jordan

 

Q141) Which space agency has started developing ‘Europa Clipper spacecraft’?

(1) CNSA

(2) ISRO

(3) NASA

(4) ESA

 

Q142) Which state’s Dudhala village has become first village to be completely solarised?

(1) Gujarat

(2) Rajasthan

(3) Maharashtra

(4) Madhya Pradesh

 

Q143) Which state has inaugurated 20 ‘School Health Clinics’?

(1) Odisha

(2) Gujarat

(3) Assam

(4) Delhi

 

Q144) Rod Marsh died at the age of 74. He was the former cricket player of which country?

(1) South Africa

(2) New Zealand

(3) England

(4) Australia

 

Q145) Super computer “PARAM Ganga” has been installed at which institute?

(1) IIT Roorkee

(2) IIT Kanpur

(3) IIT Jodhpur

(4) IIT Indore

 

Q146) India’s 1st women-owned industrial park has opened in which city?

(1) Pune

(2) Hyderabad

(3) Bengaluru

(4) Chennai

 

Q147) Who has become the 23rd Woman Grandmaster of India?

(1) Priyanka Nutakki

(2) Padmini Rout

(3) Bhakti Kulkarni

(4) Eesha Karavade

 

Q148) Who has been appointed as the new President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?

(1) Abid Hasan

(2) T Raja Kumar

(3) Venu Rajamony

(4) Nirupama Rao

 

Q149) Cabinet has approved to set up ‘WHO Global Centre’ for Traditional Medicine in which state?

(1) Punjab

(2) Gujarat

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Maharashtra

 

Q150) India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built at which place?

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) West Bengal

(3) Bihar

(4) Jharkhand

 

Q151) Which Indian Grandmaster has won Grandiscacchi Cattolica International Open Chess Tournament?

(1) Vidit Gujrathi

(2) Nihal Sarin

(3) Arjun Erigaisi

(4) S L Narayanan

 

Q152) Which country has completely banned Russian oil, gas and coal imports?

(1) US

(2) Canada

(3) UK

(4) Germany

 

Q153) “#LaxmiForLaxmi” campaign has been launched by which mutual fund house?

(1) HDFC Mutual Fund

(2) Axis Mutual Fund

(3) SBI Mutual Fund

(4) Yes Mutual Fund

 

Q154) Which Bank Rolls out ‘HouseWorkIsWork’ initiative to bring Educated Women to Workforce?

(1) HDFC Bank

(2) ICICI Bank

(3) YES Bank

(4) Axis Bank

 

Q155) Which state government has announced Matrushakti Udaymita Scheme?

(1) Maharashtra

(2) West Bengal

(3) Gujarat

(4) Haryana

 

Q156) Which State Government will soon implement ‘Aama Yojana’ & ‘Bahini Scheme’?

(1) Nagaland

(2) Bihar

(3) Sikkim

(4) West Bengal

 

Q157) Who became the first foreign leader in the history to directly address UK’s House of Commons?

(1) Joe Biden

(2) Narendra Modi

(3) Volodymyr Zelensky

(4) Emmanuel Macron

 

Q158) “World Kidney Day” is held every year on the Second Thursday of –

(1) February

(2) March

(3) April

(4) May

 

Q159) India’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant has been constructed in –

(1) Tamil Nadu

(2) Karnataka

(3) Kerala

(4) Andhra Pradesh

 

Q160) India has installed how many Gigawatt of Solar Capacity during 2021?

(1) 8 GW

(2) 10 GW

(3) 12 GW

(4) 15 GW

 

Q161) “Kaushalya Matritva Yojana” has been launched by which state?

(1) Telangana

(2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Jharkhand

(4) Maharashtra

 

Q162) India and World Bank inks $125 million loan to support access to Social Protection Services in –

(1) Jharkhand

(2) Bihar

(3) West Bengal

(4) Odisha

 

Q163) Yoon Suk-yeol is the new President elect of which country?

(1) Myanmar

(2) Thailand

(3) Vietnam

(4) South Korea

 

Q164) Which bank has launched “VoiceSe UPI payments service”?

(1) NSDL Payments Bank

(2) Airtel Payment Bank

(3) Fino Payment Bank

(4) Paytm Payment Bank

 

Q165) ‘Palle Pragathi’ and ‘Pattana Pragathi’ are the schemes of which of the following state?

(1) Karnataka

(2) Telangana

(3) Odisha

(4) Tamil Nadu

 

Q166) Who has taken over as Commandant of Air Force Academy, Indian Air Force?

(1) VS Pathania

(2) B Chandra Sekhar

(3) Udayan Banerjee

(4) Rajesh Ranjan

 

Q167) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Lupin Limited’s Shakti campaign?

(1) PV Sindhu

(2) Mary Kom

(3) Disha Patani

(4) Bhumi Pednekar

 

Q168) Who has been selected to represent India at the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition?

(1) Aarushi Verma

(2) Shehla Masood

(3) Maneka Gandhi

(4) Tulsi Gowda

 

Q169) Rafiq Tarar passed away at 92. He was the former President of –

(1) Indonesia

(2) Afghanistan

(3) Pakistan

(4) Bangladesh

 

Q170) PM Narendra Modi has unveiled Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in –

(1) Mumbai

(2) Nashik

(3) Nagpur

(4) Pune

 

Q171) Who has been given Vishwakarma National Award?

(1) Piyush Goyal

(2) Bhupender Yadav

(3) Rajnath Singh

(4) None of these

 

Q172) ‘Pal-Dadhvav Massacre’ was held at which state?

(1) West Bengal

(2) Gujarat

(3) Assam

(4) Uttarakhand

 

Q173) India signed MoU with which countries to implement the ‘BBIN’ Motor Vehicles Agreement?

(1) Bhutan-Nepal

(2) Bangladesh-Nepal

(3) Bhutan-Nepal

(4) Myanmar-Nepal

 

Q174) The first ever ‘International Day of Women Judges’ was observed on –

(1) March 12, 2022

(2) March 13, 2022

(3) March 10, 2022

(4) March 11, 2022

 

Q175) Mauritius Day is celebrated every year on –

(1) 10th March

(2) 12th March

(3) 11th March

(4) 13th March

 

Q176) Which day is marked as “Zero Discrimination Day“?

(1) 1st March

(2) 2nd March

(3) 3rd March

(4) 4th March

 

Q177) “World Civil Defence Day” is observed every year on –

(1) 4th March

(2) 2nd March

(3) 1st March

(4) 3rd March

 

Q178) Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) observes the “Civil Accounts Day” every year on –

(1) 4th March

(2) 1st March

(3) 3rd March

(4) 2nd March

 

Q.179) What is the theme of “Janaushadhi Diwas 2022“?

(1) Seva Bhi – Rozgar bhi

(2) Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi

(3) Jan Aushadhi ka saath

(4) Suvidha Se Samman

 

Q180) How many medals have been won by India at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022?

(1) 6 medals

(2) 8 medals

(3) 9 medals

(4) 11 medals

 

Answer: 

S1. Ans. (3) Gwalior

Explanation:

The Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan jointly inaugurated the first drone school in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on March 10, 2022.

This drone school is one of the five Drone Schools planned to be opened in different cities of Madhya Pradesh. The other four cities are Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Satna.

In addition, Madhya Pradesh was also the first state in the country in advancing the use of drone technology at a big scale by organising drone fair in Gwalior in December last year.

 

S2. Ans. (4) Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:

Andhra Pradesh also got top position in police and safety, agriculture, district administration, and rural development.

Andhra Pradesh retained the first rank in governance for the second consecutive year.

In the transport, Andhra Pradesh is on third spot after West Bengal and Maharashtra.

Andhra Pradesh was ranked at second position in 2018 and later it slipped to 4th position in 2019.

West Bengal and Odisha have got second and third rank respectively while Gujarat and Maharashtra got fourth and fifth rank respectively.

Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, and Himachal Pradesh are declared as “performers”.

Bihar, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan have been kept in the “Catching up” category.

SKOCH gives ranking after evaluating various projects implemented by states. SKOCH Group is India’s leading think tank.

 

S3. Ans. (2) 93

Explanation:

According to the Swedish based V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) Institute report titled, ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature’, India has been ranked among the top ten autocratic countries in the world and has been ranked 93rd on the Liberal Democracy Index (LDI) out of 179 countries.

Top 5 Liberal Democracy Index (LDI) countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Costa Rica and New Zealand

India acquired 69th rank in liberal component index (LCI), 114th rank in Egalitarian component Index (ECI), 85th position in Participatory Component Index (PCI) and 102nd postion in Deliberative Component Index (DCI).

 

S4. Ans. (2) 2nd

Explanation:

According to the London & Partners (the Mayor of London’s international trade and investment agency) analysis of Dealroom investment data, India secured the 2nd largest global venture capital investment hub for digital shopping companies, growing up to 175 percent from $8 billion in 2020 to $22 billion in 2021.

Within India, Bengaluru, Karnataka has topped with $14 billion worth of Venture Capital (VC) investments in digital shopping in 2021.

Total Global VC investment for 2021 stood at a record $140 billion, which is up from $68 billion in 2020.

 

S5. Ans. (1) Debasish Panda

Explanation:

Debasish Panda has been appointed as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

Debasish Panda is a former financial services secretary. The post of Chairman of IRDAI was lying vacant since May 2021 when Subhash Chandra Khuntia completed his term.

IRDAI is the regulatory body of insurance in India and is headquartered in Hyderabad.

S6. Ans.  (1) New Delhi

Explanation:

BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure commissioned India’s first ‘Smart Managed EV (Electric Vehicle) Charging Station’ in New Delhi.

The project is supported by Nordic Innovation, an organization promoted by the governments of Nordic countries, and executed by Fortum Charge & Drive.

The management and operation of Smart EV Charging Stations will be under BYPL.

It has the capacity to charge five EVs simultaneously and the charging station can be integrated with BYPL’s SCADA system. It is located at BYPL’s 11 kV substation building in Mayur Vihar Extension Phase-I in New Delhi.

 

S7. Ans.  (3) SEBI

Explanation:

Madhabi Puri Buch has been appointed as the new chairperson of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). She is the first woman to head the securities market regulator.

She has been appointed for a period of three years with effect from March 01, 2022.

Puri Buch succeeds Ajay Tyagi, whose five years tenure ends on February 28, 2022.

She is a former whole-time member of SEBI.

 

S8. Ans. (4) Education Ministry

Explanation:

The Ministry of Education has launched a campaign titled ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’.

The aim of this campaign is to promote Bhasha Sangam mobile app, launched by the Ministry under the aegis of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat to encourage cultural diversity and promote mulitlinguism.

Bhasha Sangam mobile app was launched on October 31, 2021, by Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan, to lay emphasis on the promotion of Indian languages.

The app has been developed by Ministry of Education and MyGov India and allows users to learn 100+ sentences of daily use in as many as 22 scheduled Indian languages.

The ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’ initiative is encouraging people to upload their selfie with the certificate using the hashtag #BhashaCertificateSelfie.

 

S9. Ans. 1) Cochin Airport

Explanation:

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) is set to commission a 12 MWp solar power plant on March 6 near Payyannur in Kannur district of Kerala.

With the commissioning of the new solar power plant, CIAL will get the status as power positive airport, from its current status of being a power-neutral airport.

In 2015, CIAL became the World’s first airport to be fully powered by solar energy.

 

S10. Ans. (4) Abhishek Singh

Explanation:

A 1995-batch IAS officers and Digital India Corporation CEO, Abhishek Singh appointed as new National e-Governance Division (NeGD) chief.

The IAS officer from Nagaland cadre will hold the position in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

The officer will continue to hold the additional charge of the post of Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Digital India Company.

Also, a 1997-batch Uttarakhand cadre IAS officer Ramesh Kumar Sudhanshu as MyGov, CEO under the Union ministry of electronics & information technology for a tenure of five years.

 

S11. Ans. (2) Rakesh Sharma

Explanation:

Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI Bank) has informed the stock exchanges that its board has approved the reappointment of Rakesh Sharma as the managing director and chief executive officer of the bank for a period of three years, effective March 19, 2022.

Sharma’s reappointment as the MD&CEO of the bank has received the banking regulator, Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) nod.

Sharma was previously the MD&CEO of Canara Bank and retired from this position in July 2018.

Prior to that, he served as the MD&CEO of Laxmi Vilas Bank from March 2014 to September 2015.

He was previously associated with the State Bank of India (SBI).

 

S12. Ans. (3) Rafael Nadal

Explanation:

In tennis, Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat British number one Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 to win the singles title of Mexican Open 2022 (also known as Acapulco title).

This is the 91st ATP title of his career and the third title of the season.

This is the fourth time that Rafael Nadal has won the Mexican Open title, after winning the previous ones in 2005, 2013 and 2020.

Men’s double title winner are Feliciano Lopez (Spain) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece).

 

S13. Ans. (4) Vladimir Putin

Explanation:

The International Judo Federation has suspended Vladimir Putin as Honorary President and Ambassador of the federation in the light of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The federation has also cancelled its May 20-22 Grand Slam event in Kazan, Russia.

England has joined other European nations in boycotting all international football matches against Russia.

Several European football teams including England, Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic have refused to play against Russia in the World Cup play-offs. World champions France have also call for Russia to be thrown out of 2022 World Cup.

 

S14. Ans.  (2) Australia

Explanation:

Australia arrived in Pakistan for first cricket tour in 24 years on February 27, 2022 amid tight security.

Australian skipper Pat Cummins said that the tight security surrounding their team was comforting and would not be a distraction.

They last played in Pakistan in 1998, winning the three-Test series 1-0 and blanking the hosts in the three one-day internationals.

 

S15. Ans. (2) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:

According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MoNRE), Tamil Nadu has achieved the first position in overall installed renewable energy capacity in India surpassing Karnataka.

In recent years, Tamil Nadu has increased its capacity across solar and wind segments to regain its top position against Karnataka.

As of 31st January 2022, Tamil Nadu’s total installed renewable capacity stood at 15,914 MegaWatt (MW) as compared to Karnataka’s total clean energy capacity of 15,795 MW.

Rajasthan and Gujarat added the highest renewable capacity (4.8 GW and 2.4 GW respectively) in the current fiscal year till 31st January 2022.

 

S16. Ans. (4) Japan

Explanation:

Japan and India have renewed the Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) the size of which is upto $75 billion.

The actual Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) was signed between Bank of Japan and Reserve Bank of India in 2018.

What is Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA): The BSA is a two-way arrangement where both authorities can swap their local currencies in exchange for the US Dollar. The interest rate charged in this case is fixed at the time of signing the agreement and hence it reduces the risk caused due to fluctuations in the exchange rate.

 

S17. Ans. (3) Pooja Jatyan

Explanation:

Para-archer Pooja Jatyan scripted history as she became the first Indian to win a silver in an individual section of the Para World Championships in Dubai, UAE.

Pooja lost to Italy’s Patrilli Vincenza in the final to be content with the silver medal. India ended its campaign with two silver medals, a first for the country.

The compound mixed pair of Shyam Sundar Swamy and Jyoti Baliyan had earlier opened India’s account by winning a silver medal.

 

S18. Ans.  (1) West Indies

Explanation:

West Indies spin legend Sonny Ramadhin has passed away at the age of 92.

He was a part of the side that won its first away series in England in 1950.

He made his Test debut against England at Old Trafford in 1950.

Ramadhin ended up playing 43 Tests and taking 158 wickets at an average of 28.98.

 

S19. Ans. (2) Mahindra Ideal Finance

Explanation:

Ideal Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd, announced to rebrand its company as Mahindra Ideal Finance Ltd (MIFL).

The purpose of the renaming is to make MIFL into one of the leading licensed finance companies (LFC) in Sri Lanka.

Mahindra Ideal Finance Ltd (MIFL) is a joint venture of Mahindra Finance and Ideal Group. The entity was rebranded to Mahindra Ideal Finance in order to enhance its customer value base and offer a wider suite of products.

 

S20. Ans. (4) KS Mani

Explanation:

K S Mani, Chairman of Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by its brand name ‘Milma’ has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI) based at Anand, Gujarat.

NCDFI is the apex body of dairy and edible oil cooperatives in India. The election was held at the Special General Body meeting of the NCDFI, held at Anand, Gujarat.

K S Mani took charge as the Chairman of KCMMF in July 2021. He is also serving as the Chairman of the Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk Producers Union (MRCMPU).

 

S21. Ans. (2) Chennai

Explanation:

India’s first ambulance for Street Animals has been launched in Chennai. It has been started by the Blue Cross of India in collaboration with the international animal welfare organization “Four Paw”.

Madras High Court Justice Dr Anitha Sumanth launched the ambulance.

The Stray Animal Care programme will be a “hospital on wheels” with an on-board veterinarian to provide on-site treatment to injured and sick street animals.

 

S22. Ans. (1) MK Stalin

Explanation:

Autobiography of MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was launched by Rahul Gandhi.

The title of the book is “Ungalil Oruvan” which means “One Among You”.

This is the first part of the autobiography that contains his early life experiences.

Stalin is the president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party.

 

S23. Ans. (3) Pune

Explanation:

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune through virtual mode on the occasion of National Science Day on February 28, 2022.

The IITM, Pune is an institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India.

The IMPO has been launched for an initial period of five years.

Basic objective of IMPO is promoting knowledge sharing and capacity building in areas of monsoon research.

IMPO would work under the leadership of the World Climate Research Programme and the World Weather Research Programme for research activities.

Both these programmes are coordinated by the United Nations World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).

 

S24. Ans. (4) HDFC Bank

Explanation:

HDFC Bank has partnered with Indore Clean Energy Private Limited (ICEPL) for the development of Gobar-Dhan plant in Indore under its Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments.

The 550-tonne capacity “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant” was inaugurated by PM Modi in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on February 19, 2022. This is the biggest Bio-CNG plant in Asia. It has been set up at a cost of Rs 150 crore.

Indore Clean Energy Pvt Ltd (ICEPL) is promoted by Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF), which is the largest climate impact fund in India with anchor investors like NIIF & Government of UK.

 

S25. Ans. (1) Rashtrapati Bhavan

Explanation:

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated a newly developed ‘Arogya Vanam’ at the President’s Estate, (Rashtrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi on March 1, 2022.

The objective of this Arogya Vanam is promote the importance of Ayurvedic plants and their effects on human body.

The Vanam has been developed in the shape of a human sitting in the Yoga Mudra.

Spread in 6 acres areas, the Arogya Vanam consists of around 215 herbs and plants used for therapeutic purposes in Ayurveda. It also features water fountains, Yoga platform, water channel, lotus pond and a view point.

 

S26. Ans. (1) 1 to 8 March

Explanation:

The Ministry of Women and Child Development will celebrate the International Women’s Day week from 1st to 8th March 2022.

For this, the Ministry will organize various events and social media campaigns related to women’s safety and empowerment.

 

S27. Ans.  (3) Vietnam

Explanation:

The 31st Southeast Asian Games will be held in Vietnam from May 12 to 23, 2022. It is the biggest sporting event of Southeast Asia and is a biennial event

The event was originally scheduled to take place in November 2021 however it was postponed due to the Covid pandemic.

Capital of Vietname Hanoi will be the main venue of the event.

 

S28. Ans. (4) Odisha

Explanation:

Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with Mahagram (a fintech company) to roll out the ‘Bank Sakhi’ project in Odisha. Mahagram would provide the Bank of Maharashtra with financial technology and infrastructure support to augment rural financial inclusion.

As part of this partnership, Mahagram has onboarded more than 11,000 bank sakhis (women) on the BharatATM platform to help the rural citizens avail basic banking services at their doorstep or the next door Kirana stores.

BharatATM platform is a rural banking platform that offers banking services to small merchants and customers through its assisted banking app. It was launched by Mahagram in December 2020.

 

S29. Ans. (3) Google

Explanation:

Google announced the launch of ‘Play Pass’ subscription service in India.

It will provide Android device users access to over 1,000 applications and games without ads, in-app purchases, and upfront payments.

Play Pass, which is currently available in 90 countries, will offer a high-quality and curated collection of 1000+ titles across 41 categories from developers across 59 countries including many from India.

 

S30. Ans. (2) Sanjay Pandey

Explanation:

IPS officer Sanjay Pandey (1986 batch IPS officer) has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner of Mumbai by Maharashtra government.

He was the former acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra. He was removed from the post of acting DGP on February 18 after Bombay High Court pulled up the state government for his appointment in April last year

He succeeded Hemant Nagrale, who has been appointed as the MD of Maharashtra State Security Corporation.

 

S31. Ans. (1) Mithilesh Tiwari

Explanation:

A new book titled “Udaan Ek Majdoor Bachhe Ki” by Captain AD Manek authored by Mithilesh Tiwari was released by the famous Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

It highlights the life journey, struggle and success story of Captain AD Manek.

Capt AD Manek is the founder of “The Skyline Aviation Club”. It was established in 1987 and currently he is presiding as Managing Trustee and Chief Advisor of The Skyline Aviation Club in Mumbai.

 

S32. Ans. (1) Ketanji Brown Jackson

Explanation:

Making history, US President Joe Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as a judge in the US Supreme Court.

If confirmed by the Senate, Jackson will become the first African-American woman in American history to serve in the highest court of the land in its history.

Jackson, a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit, was one of Biden’s first federal judicial nominees in 2021; before that, she served as a district court judge in DC since 2013.

 

S33. Ans. (2) 3rd March

Explanation:

World Hearing Day is observed on March 3 every year.

The campaign is held every year by the Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization (WHO).

The day aims to share information and promote actions towards the prevention of hearing loss and improved hearing care.

The theme for World Hearing Day 2022 is “To hear for life, listen with care”.

The WHO created this day to raise awareness to avoid deafness in 2007 and the holiday was renamed from International Ear Care day to World hearing day in 2016.

 

S34. Ans. (3) 3rd March

Explanation:

Every year, on March 03, people across the globe celebrate World Wildlife Day 2022.

Animals and plants play an essential role in our ecological system.

The main aim of the day is to create awareness among people to conserve wildlife.

Wildlife not only plays important role in our Ecological system, but also contributes to the generic, social, economic, scientific, educational, and human well-being of sustainable development.

For this year, the theme is set as ‘Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration’.

 

S35. Ans. (1) Akshaye Widhani

Explanation:

Akshaye Widhani has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yash Raj Films.

Yash Raj Films is one of India’s biggest film production houses.

Aditya Chopra is the Chairman and MD of Yash Raj Films.

Yash Raj Films was founded by Yash Raj Chopra, in the year 1970.

 

S36. Ans. (2) Jaisalmer

Explanation:

Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct the Exercise Vayu Shakti that will take place at Pokharan range in Jaisalmer on March 7, 2022.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the Chief Guest of this event.

A total of 148 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in this exercise. Rafale aircraft will participate for the first time in this exercise.

Exercise Vayu Shakti is organised by Indian Air Force once in every three years. The last Vayu Shakti Exercise took place in 2019.

 

S37. Ans. (3) 3rd

Explanation:

India is ranked 3rd in terms of most number of billionaires’ population globally in 2021, as per the Knight Frank’s latest edition of The Wealth Report 2022.

The list has been topped by the United States (748) and China (554) respectively.

The number of ultra-high-net-worth-individuals (UHNWIs) in India increased by 11% YoY in 2021 to 145 billionaires, the highest percentage growth in Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

UHNWIs are individuals with net assets of US$ 30m or more (Rs 226 crore)

Globally, the number of UHNWIs increased by 3% in 2021.

City-wise, Bengaluru recorded highest growth in the number of UHNWIs in 2021 at 17.1% to 352 billionaires.

It was followed by Delhi (12.4% to 210) and Mumbai (9% to 1596) in 2021.

 

S38. Ans. (1) Deepak Dhar

Explanation:

The renowned Indian physicist and Emeritus Professor at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Prof Deepak Dhar will be conferred the prestigious Boltzmann Medal 2022 for contribution in the field of statistical physics.

He became the first Indian to be awarded the Boltzmann Medal. He will share the medal with John J Hopfield of Princeton University. The medal presentation ceremony will be held during the StatPhys28 conference in August 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.

The Boltzmann Medal (or Boltzmann Award) is named after the physicist Ludwig Boltzmann and awarded to physicists for contributing new results in statistical mechanics and it was instituted in 1975.

The Boltzmann Medal is given every three years by the C3 Commission on Statistical Physics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).

First award- Kenneth G. Wilson (Cornell University) in 1975.

 

S39. Ans. (4) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin launched a skill development scheme for the students named “Naan Muthalvan- Ulagai Vellum Ilaiya Tamilagam” which means ‘I am the first – the youngest Tamil Nadu to conquer the world’, at the Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Aim: To improve the educational skills, knowledge, talent, and efficiency of 10 lakh young people annually. To make all students and youth stand out in the spheres of education, research, thought, action and talent

The word ‘Muthalvan’ also translates to the term “Chief Minister”. Under this scheme the students will be given modern-day coding and robotics classes while experts will mentor them on aspects related to physical health and behaviour.

The Guidance centres will be set up in schools while there would be a separate syllabus aimed at Classes 9 to 12.

 

S40. Ans.  (2) Assam

Explanation:

Assam government has declared entire state as ‘Disturbed Area’ for up to 6 months.

This declaration has been made as per powers conferred under Section 3 of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.

Initially, it was Assam Disturbed Area Act of 1955 during agitation by Nagas in undivided Assam.

This Act gave freehand to some extent to the Army that was repealed with the incorporation of the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958.

 

S41. Ans. (2) United States

Explanation:

The US space agency, NASA, successfully launched the third in a series of four next-generation weather satellites, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on March 01, 2022.

The satellite is named as GOES-T. Once the satellite gets positioned in its geostationary orbit it will be renamed from GOES-T to GOES-18.

GOES-T will be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to forecast weather and hazardous environmental conditions in the Western Hemisphere.

 

S42. Ans. (4) Google

Explanation:

The MeitY Startup Hub, an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and Google have announced a cohort of 100 early to mid-stage Indian startups as a part of Appscale Academy programme.

Appscale Academy is a new growth and development programme for startups launched by MeitY and Google to help and train early- to mid-stage startups across India on building high-quality apps and games for a global audience.

These 100 startups were chosen from over 400 applications following an in-depth selection process.

Under the six-month Appscale Academy programme, the 100 startups will be trained through a customised curriculum which includes virtual instructor-led webinars, self-learning material, and mentorship sessions with local and global industry professionals.

 

S43. Ans. (3) Bulgaria

Explanation:

Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) has won gold medals at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The Indian contingent ended their campaign at the tournament with three medals including two golds and one bronze.

The bronze medal was won by Nandini (+81kg)

The 17-member Indian team consisted of seven men and 10 women.

 

S44. Ans. (4) Saurabh Chaudhary

Explanation:

Indian shooting ace Saurabh Chaudhary has won the gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing 2022 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Cairo, Egypt on March 01. 2022.

The silver medal has been won by Germany’s Michael Schwald while Artem Chernousov of Russia claimed the bronze medal.

In the women’s 10m air pistol section, India’s Esha Singh lost to Anna Korakaki of Greece to win the silver medal.

 

S45. Ans. (2) NITI Aayog

Explanation:

NITI Aayog is in the process of developing a National Gender Index.

Objective of National Gender Index: It shall measure the progress and identify the persisting gaps in gender equality to make informed policy decisions.

It will serve as a tool to map the progress of India’s States and UTs on defined gender metrics and build the foundation for positive change.

The information was released in the Annual Report 2021-22 of NITI Aayog.

 

S46. Ans. (3) June

Explanation:

COVID-19 fourth wave is predicted to begin in India around June 22 and expected to continue till October 24, as per IIT Kanpur experts.

The fourth wave is predicted to last for at least four months, as per the researchers.

The 4th wave of Covid-19 is expected to begin in India around June 22 and continue till October 24 with peak on August 23.

They said that fourth wave in India may arrive after 936 days from the initial data availability date of the Covid-19 outbreak, which is January 30, 2020 when the first case of COVID-19 was officially registered in India.

 

S47. Ans. (4) ₹1.33 lakh crore

Explanation:

GST collection crossed ₹1.30-lakh crores mark for the fifth time in February 2022.

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of February 2022 is ₹1,33,026 crore of which CGST is ₹24,435 crore, SGST is ₹30,779 crore, IGST is ₹67,471crore (including ₹33,837 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹10,340 crore (including ₹638 crore collected on import of goods).

The February mop-up was impacted by the Omicron wave that swept through the country and hence, the gross sales tax collection was lower than the record ₹1,40,986 crore netted in January.

The revenues for the month of February 2022 are 18% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year and 26% higher than the GST revenues in February 2020.

 

S48. Ans.  (4) Junaid Kamal Ahmad

Explanation:

The World Bank’s India head and a Bangladeshi economist, Junaid Kamal Ahmad was appointed as a Vice President of the institution.

He would lead the operation side of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which offers political risk insurance, credit enhancement guarantees to help developing countries.

He would assume the new charge from April 16, 2022. He is the current World Bank country director for India.

With this appointment he became the only second Bangladeshi national to be appointed to such a high position in the World Bank. Faisal Chaudhary was the first Bangladeshi national who became the vice president on the operational side.

 

S49. Ans. 4) Samiran Gupta

Explanation:

Samiran Gupta will lead microblogging platform Twitter’s public policy and philanthropy efforts in India and South Asia.

Prior to joining Twitter, Gupta was the head of stakeholder engagement in South Asia for ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).

Gupta was associated with The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit organisation.

He served there for seven years.

He was also briefly the firm’s head of stakeholder engagement for the South Asia market.

The news of the appointment comes almost a year after the former Public Policy Director for India and South Asia Mahima Kaul resigned.

 

S50. Ans. (3) Russia

Explanation:

Russian invasion to Ukraine, Russia destroyed the largest plane in the world called “Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane”.

The plane was destroyed outside Kyiv. According to weapons manufacturer Ukroboronprom, restoring “AN-225 Mriya” would cost over USD 3 billion and could take over five years.

The aircraft was unique to the world.

The An-225 aircraft was located at Hostomel Airport when Russia launched an attack on the Ukrainian airport on February 24, 2022.

It was destroyed on February 27.

 

S51. Ans. (1) Bangladesh

Explanation:

Bangladesh has been declared as the largest recipient of the Coronavirus vaccines that are donated by the United States worldwide.

The US, with the largest consignment of 10 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, has donated a total of 61 million doses of the vaccines to Bangladesh.

The US has also provided training to over 9,000 healthcare workers in Bangladesh on proper vaccination management.

The country also contributed over USD 131 million in COVID-related development and humanitarian assistance.

 

S52.Ans. (3) Ashneer Grover

Explanation:

Co-founder of BharatPe Ashneer Grover has resigned from the company and the board.

This is the latest development in a two-month-old issue that began ever since an audio clip of him allegedly abusing a Kotak Mahindra Bank employee surfaced.

Grover’s resignation also came a day after his wife Madhuri Jain, BharatPe’s Controller, as sacked on the charges of ‘misappropriation of funds.

 

S53. Ans. (3) Bhushan Patwardhan

Explanation:

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has appointed educationist and research scientist Professor Bhushan Patwardhan as chairman, of the executive committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bengaluru.

The position was vacant after Prof Jagadish Kumar was appointed as chairman of UGC.

Prof Patwardhan is currently a national research professor designated by the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, and a distinguished professor at the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU).

NAAC is an autonomous body established by the UGC on September 5, 1994, with Prof Ram Reddy as founding chairman and Prof Arun Nigavekar as its first director.

 

S54. Ans. (1) Annpurna Devi

Explanation:

Union Minister of State for Education, Annpurna Devi has presented National ICT Awards to 49 teachers across the country.

Recognition given in the form of a National Award for school teachers for use of ICT in Education indirectly contributes to motivate teachers to use ICT extensively and significantly in their classrooms.

ICT Awardees are also being bestowed with the responsibility to function as ICT Ambassadors in widening the outreach of ICT in Education.

 

S55. Ans. (2) Delhi

Explanation:

The Delhi government will be holding Business Blasters Investment Summit and Expo with the aim of providing a bigger platform to the young entrepreneurs.

This summit will be held on March 5.

During this event, 100 or more business ideas by student entrepreneurs will be selected and showcased.

This will provide an opportunity to the various investors to directly invest in a project of their choice.

This programme is one of the largest start-up initiatives in the world. Under this programme, over 3 lakh kids have received seed money of 60 crores. With the help of experts, 1000 business ideas were selected from zonal, school, and district levels in the first phase of this programme.

 

S56. Ans.  (3) New Delhi

Explanation:

New Delhi Police has launched three digital initiatives Anubhuti, a QR code-based feedback system, e-Chittha portal, and a refurbished Delhi Police website.

These digital initiatives were launched with the aim to add a new dimension in modernizing and digitizing the police force.

Anubhuti – Feedback Management system will establish two-way communication between the police and the public. The analysis of the received feedback will help in improving the functioning of the department. This is a feedback system that is paperless.

The e-Chittha portal will act as the backbone of the duty deployment of the Delhi Police. Its implementation will ensure eight-hour shifts in the department, which would ensure the best possible use of labour resources as well as increase the transparency and efficiency of the Delhi police.

 

S57. Ans. (4) Goa

Explanation:

Carnival Festival is one of the most popular festivals of Goa.

This year, it was celebrated from 26 February to 1 March.

It is celebrated by Catholics before the month of Lent.

The Lent season is about six weeks ahead of Easter.

It is also observed to mark the end of winter and the beginning of spring.

Panaji is the center of attraction of this festival. This year, Emilio Dias has been crowned as King Momo.

On this occasion, Float parades are also organized in the various parts of the state.

 

S58. Ans. (4) 4th March

Explanation:

The National Safety Day (NSD) is celebrated every year on 4 March by the National Safety Council (NSC) of India.

In 2022, We are observing the 51st National Safety Day.

The purpose of the day is to instil a sense of safety awareness among people by providing them with safety, health and environment-related support services.

The National Safety Day Theme 2022 is “Nurture young minds – Develop safety culture”.

The day is also celebrated to mark the foundation of the National Safety Council, which was set up on 4th March 1966 by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India.

The first National Safety Day was observed in 1972.

Additionally, the National Safety Week is celebrated from 4 March to 10 March by organizing week-long safety campaigns.

 

S59. Ans. (4) 120th

Explanation:

India has been ranked at 120th position in the Sustainable Development Report 2021 or Sustainable Development Index 2021.

The Index has been topped by Finland.

The Index measures the country’s total progress towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

These 17 Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015 as a part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The top 5 countries in this ranking are: 1- Finland; 2- Sweden; 3- Denmark; 4- Germany; 5- Belgium

In this Index, countries are ranked by a score out of 100. India has a score of 60.07. Last year India’s rank was 117.

 

S60. Ans. (2) Ujjain

Explanation:

Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh has created a Guinness record by lighting 11.71 lakh clay lamps (diyas) in 10 minutes. The diyas were lighted as part of the ‘Shiv Jyoti Arpanam Mahotsava’ on the occasion of Mahashivratri on March 01, 2022.

With this they broke the earlier record of lighting 9.41 lakh diyas created in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on 03 November 2021.

Ujjain is also known as ‘Land of Mahakal’. The certificate was received by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

 

S61. Ans.  (1) Abey Kuruvilla

Explanation:

Abey Kuruvilla, the former pacer will be taking charge as the new General Manager of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Earlier in 2022, Abey Kuruvilla’s tenure as the national selection committee member got over and now he will be taking up the role of new General Manager of BCCI.

The position of BCCI’s General Manager fell vacant after Dhiraj Malhotra had stepped down.

Kuruvilla’s appointment was ratified during BCCI’s Apex Council meeting on March 2, 2022.

Kuruvilla in his brief international career played in 35 international matches, 25 one-day Internationals, and ten Tests, all in the same calendar year.

Abey Kuruvilla is a former Indian pace bowler of the mid-1990s. He retired from all forms of cricket in 2000 and took up coaching.

 

S62. Ans. (2) Tata Motors

Explanation:

Tata Motors has launched a mobile showroom (showroom on wheels) named ‘Anubhav,’ to target rural customers by increasing their reach in rural areas and providing them with a doorstep car buying experience.

Tata Motors will deploy a total of 103 mobile showrooms across the country, to enhance the Tata Motors brand awareness in rural India.

These mobile showrooms will be operated by dealerships under Tata Motors’ supervision and guidance. All the dealerships will define monthly routes for these vans on which they will ply and cover the targeted village or tehsil.

 

S63. Ans. (2) TS Ramakrishnan

Explanation:

TS Ramakrishnan has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of LIC Mutual Fund with effect from March 01, 2022.

Ramakrishnan replaces Dinesh Pangtey.

 

S64. Ans. (3) Sunil Agrawal

Explanation:

Sunil Agrawal has been appointed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC).

Prior to this, Agrawal was the CFO of Reliance Nippon Life Insurance for over 12 years.

LIC has changed the position of ‘Executive director finance and accounting (F&A)’ to CFO as the corporation is preparing for its public listing.

Shubhangi Sanjay Soman was the executive director in charge of F&A before the creation of the new post.

 

S65. Ans. (4) Smriti Irani

Explanation:

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) has launched the ‘Stree Manoraksha Project’ to improve the mental health of women in India.

The project was launched by Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani on day 2 of the week long International Women’s Day week celebrations on March 02, 2022.

The initiative has been launched in collaboration with NIMHANS, a world-renowned centre for mental health, neurosciences and allied fields, based in Bengaluru.

The project would focus on capacity building of One-Stop Centres (OSC) across India on the tools and techniques as to how to handle the cases of women approaching the One Stop Centres, particularly the women who have suffered violence and distress, with due sensitivity and care.

The initiative will extend mental health training to 6000 OSC functionaries under the project.

 

S66. Ans. (3) Rajasthan

Explanation:

The Pehel Foundation which belongs to PNB Housing has partnered with Gurugram based NGO named Sehgal Foundation.

They have partnered to launch an integrated watershed development project named Jal Khushhali, in the Karauli district of Rajasthan.

It will help to reduce the economic burden on the small and marginalized farmers of the region. It will prove beneficial to the communities living in Chainpura and Muhana villages of Nadoti block in Karauli district.

The Jal Khushhali project will help to harvest groundwater, perform rejuvenation of existing natural resources, increase farm yields by setting up ponds and two check dams.

It will also help to improve water quality, develop sanitation infrastructure and conduct awareness campaigns about water conservation practices.

 

S67. Ans. (4) Deepam Chatterjee

Explanation:

Former Indian Army Captain, Deepam Chatterjee has authored a new book titled “The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about reclaiming one’s life”.

This is a book that mixes mysticism and music that takes readers on a journey of awakening.

The book talks about Jayshankar Prasad, or Jay, who has a shady-yet-mercurial rise in his journey as an entrepreneur and Vini, a mystic monk.

The book is published by Ebury Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

 

S68. Ans. (3) Haryana

Explanation:

The 35th edition of the Surajkund International Crafts Mela will be held from March 19 to April 4, 2022, and around 20 countries are expected to participate, according to Harayana Tourism’s official website.

Resumed after a two-year hiatus because of pandemic COVID-19, the Mela is organised by the Surajkund Mela Authority and Haryana Tourism, in collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture, and External Affairs.

Surajkund International Crafts Mela was last organised in February 2020, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Haryana government aims to run the mela to promote handicrafts and handlooms with the aid of craftsmen invited from all over India.

 

S69. Ans.  (2) INS Vishakhapatnam

Explanation:

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy dedicated the destroyer INS Vishakhapatnam. It has been named after the “City of Destiny”.

This is India’s first of the four stealth guided missile destroyers under Project 15B.

It has been designed in-house by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design.

It has 75 percent indigenous content and was constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.

 

S70. Ans. (2) Telangana

Explanation:

Telangana became the top-performing state in India with a population over one crore in terms of the growth rate of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

It succeeded other states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

Telangana state began its journey in 2014 with the spirit of a “startup state“.

 

S71. Ans. (2) ₹2 Lakhs

Explanation:

The government has raised the compensation to the kin of victims of Hit and Run Motor accidents to 2 lakh rupees in case of death which is an eight-fold increase from the current cap of 25 thousand rupees.

In case of grievous injuries, the compensation to a person has been increased from 12 thousand 500 rupees to 50 thousand rupees.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification saying that that the scheme will be called the ‘Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme’, 2022 and it will come into force 1st of April, 2022. The scheme will supersede the Solatium Scheme, 1989.

 

S72. Ans. (3) Mayank Agarwal

Explanation:

Punjab Kings has announced that Mayank Agarwal will assume the role of captain of the team for the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

Mayank has been an integral part of Punjab Kings since 2018.

He has served as the squad’s vice-captain and has also briefly captained the team last season.

 

S73. Ans. (2) 4th March

Explanation:

In India, March 4 is celebrated as National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas) every year, in the honor of the Indian Security Forces.

The first National Security Day (NSD) was held in 1972.

The National Security Day aims to show gratitude to all the security forces, including policemen, para-military forces, commandos, guards, army officers, and other persons involved in security, who sacrifice their life in maintaining the peace and security of the people of the country.

It was on this day in 1966 that the National Security Council (NSC) of India was established by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India.

Apart from this, the National Security Week 2022 is being celebrated from March 4 to March 10, 2022.

 

S74. Ans. (2) 4th March

Explanation:

World Obesity Day is observed every year on March 04.

It is observed to spread awareness about obesity and encourage action towards its elimination.

Theme for World Obesity Day 2022: ‘Everybody Needs to Act’.

 

S75. Ans. (4) New Zealand

Explanation:

The 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup kicked off on March 04, 2022 in New Zealand.

This is the 12 edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, being held in New Zealand from March 04 to April 03, 2022.

The opening match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 was held at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui between West Indies and New Zealand, in which West Indies women beat New Zealand by 3 runs .

The final match is scheduled to take place at the Hagley Oval stadium.

Total 8 teams are participating which includes, New Zealand, Australia, England, South Africa, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies.

 

S76. Ans. (1) Jet Airways

Explanation:

Sanjiv Kapoor has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, with effect from April 4, 2022.

The Jalan Kalrock Consortium is the new promoter of Jet Airways.

Prior to this, Kapoor was the president of Oberoi Hotels and has also worked as chief operating officer at SpiceJet and chief strategy and commercial officer at Vistara.

 

S77. Ans. (3) Aman Lekhi

Explanation:

Senior Advocate Aman Lekhi has tendered his resignation as the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) at the Supreme Court with immediate effect on March 04, 2022.

He did not give any reason for his resignation.

Aman Lekhi is the husband of Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi.

Lekhi was appointed as the ASG in March 2018 and was re-appointed from July 1, 2020, for a period of three years till June 30, 2023.

 

S78. Ans.  (1) RuPay

Explanation:

RuPay has become an official partner for TATA IPL 2022, as per the announcement made by the Indian Premier League Governing Council announced on March 3, 2022.

RuPay is a flagship product of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). This will be a multi-year partnership.

RuPay is the first-of-its-kind Global Card payment network from India. It provides a self-reliant card payments network with innovative features that have made it a successful interoperable card.

TATA IPL 2022 will start on March 26th and the final will be played on May 29, 2022.

 

S79. Ans. (4) Jammu & Kashmir

Explanation:

Herath or the ‘Night of Hara (Shiva)’, generally known as Maha Shivratri, is the main festival celebrated by the Kashmiri Pandits across Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

The festival marks the marriage anniversary of Lord Shiva and Goddess Uma (Parvathi).

2022 Herath Festival was celebrated on 28th February 2022.

Herath Festival is celebrated on “Trayodashi” or the 13th day of the dark half of the month of Phalguna (Hindu calendar), between February and March. The Kashmiri Pandits celebrate the festival by distributing walnuts as a mark of respect to the Hindu deities.

The rest of the nation celebrates the Maha Shivratri on Chaturdashi or the 14th of Phalguna.

 

S80. Ans.  (1) Axis Bank

Explanation:

Axis Bank has signed an MoU with IPE Global for strengthening India’s healthcare infrastructure by providing affordable finance of up to USD 150 million (about Rs 1,140 crore) through SAMRIDH.

What is SAMRIDH: SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility is an initiative of the Government of India wherein a pool of fund is used to improve the health infrastructure, strengthen the skills of healthcare providers in India.

SAMRIDH is supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D).

SAMRIDH stands for Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH).

 

S81. Ans. (2) Hero MotoCorp

Explanation:

Hero MotoCorp has unveiled a new brand “Vida”, for its emerging mobility solutions and upcoming electric vehicles. (Vida means life).

Vida brand has been unveiled by Pawan Munjal, Chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp, on March 3, 2022 in Dubai. He also announced a $100 million Global Sustainability Fund that will help the company to nurture more than 10,000 entrepreneurs on ESG solutions.

The first electric vehicle under the Vida brand will be officially unveiled on July 1, 2022, to coincide with the birth anniversary of Brijmohan Lall, Chairman Emeritus of Hero MotoCorp.

 

S82. Ans. (2) Shooting

Explanation:

In shooting, the Indian trio of Shri Nivetha, Esha Singh and Ruchita Vinerkar made India proud by winning the Gold Medal in the women’s 10m air pistol team event at ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, on March 02, 2022.

With this win, India is leading the medal table with three medals, including two gold and a silver.

Andrea Katharina Heckner, Sandra Reitz and Carina Wimmer of Germany settled for the silver medal.

 

S83. Ans. (4) Film critic

Explanation:

Film critic, writer Jaiprakash Chouksey passed away at his home in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city.

Chouksey, 82, had been suffering from lung cancer for the last seven years and his condition had deteriorated over the last three months, according to the film writer’s son Raju Chouksey.

Chouksey has penned scripts and dialogues for several films including ‘Shayad’ (1979), ‘Qatl’ (1986), and ‘Bodyguard’ (2011), and was also involved in writing for television serials.

 

S84. Ans. (1) Australia

Explanation:

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has passed away at the age of 52 years.

The cricketer is suspected to have died of heart attack.

Warne played 145 Tests and 194 ODIs between 1992 and 2007 and took a combined 1001 wickets during his storied international career.

Warne was named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century for his unparalleled achievements in a 15-year career between 1992 and 2007.

Warne was arguably the greatest leg-spinner of all time, with a tally of 708 Test match wickets. He also took 293 One-Day International wickets and made more than 300 appearances for Australia across all formats. Warne has also bagged more Ashes wickets than any other bowler in history.

 

S85. Ans. (3) Maharashtra

Explanation:

Reserve Bank of India canceled the license of Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahakari Bank, Sangli, Maharashtra, as it did not have adequate capital and earning prospects.

With the cancellation of the licence, Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahakari Bank Ltd has ceased to carry on banking business with effect from the close of business hours on 2 March.

On liquidation, every depositor would be entitled to receive deposit insurance claim amount of his/her deposits up to a monetary ceiling of Rs 5 lakh from the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC).

 

S86. Ans. (2) Paytm

Explanation:

Digital payments company Paytm has announced that it has further expanded its partnership with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to provide digital ticketing services to consumers through Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM) installed at railway stations across the country.

This is the first time Indian Railways is providing an option to pay digitally for ticketing services through UPI on ATVMs to promote cashless commuting among railway passengers.

Passengers will be able to purchase unreserved train journey tickets, platform tickets, renew their seasonal tickets and recharge smart cards by scanning QR codes generated on the screens.

 

S87. Ans. (2) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Explanation:

2nd edition of the “Roorkee Water Conclave 2022” was inaugurated on March 2, 2022 by the union minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

The conclave was inaugurated at by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

It is being organised from March 2, to March 4, 2022, jointly by IIT Roorkee and National Institute of Hydrology.

Conclave 2022 would focus on understanding water security and its multiple facets supporting sustainable water resource management as a key component of the social development.

The conclave focuses on the theme- “Water Security for Sustainable Development”.

 

S88. Ans. (3) Sreekumar Prabhakaran

Explanation:

Air Marshal Sreekumar Prabhakaran has taken over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command.

He is a graduate of the National Defense Academy and was commissioned as a fighter pilot on December 22, 1983.

He has succeeded Air Marshal Amit Dev, who retired after 39 years of distinguished service in the Indian Air Force.

In October 2005, he received the Vayu Sena Medal, and in 2022, he was given the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.

 

S89. Ans. (2) Ministry of Tourism

Explanation:

Tourism Ministry has started Swadesh Darshan Awards in different categories.

The Ministry has asked the State Governments and Union Territories to submit their entries online.

The Ministry of Tourism under its flagship scheme of ‘Swadesh Darshan’ has sanctioned 76 projects in 31 states and Union Territories of India for more than five thousand five hundred crore rupees.

As part of this scheme, tourism related infrastructure has been developed at more than five hundred tourist destinations.

 

S90. Ans. (3) Amitabh Bachchan

Explanation:

India’s online higher education company, UpGrad, roped in legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan as its Brand Ambassador.

He will support upGrad’s brand value through endorsements and promotions of services to emphasize the importance of LifeLongLearning for progressive career growth.

Startup India Learning Program is a free online Entrepreneurship program by Startup India, a GOI initiative. Invest India in collaboration with UpGrad has developed this program. The aim is to help entrepreneurs get their ideas and ventures to the next level through structured learning.

It has recently unveiled its marketing campaign #AssNahinAssetBano (don’t be an ass, be an asset) focusing the annual appraisal period in a corporate world.

 

S91. Ans. (1) 6th March

Explanation:

The 53rd Raising Day ceremony of Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) was organised on March 06, 2022, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended and addressed the Raising Day ceremony of CISF at Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram. He also inspected the parade of the force.

CISF was set up under an Act of the Parliament of India on 10 March 1969, to provide security cover to industrial units, government infrastructure projects and facilities and establishments located all over India.

Eventually, it was made an armed force of the Republic of India by another Act of Parliament passed on 15 June 1983.

CISF is one of six paramilitary forces in India and functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs Its headquarters is at New Delhi.

 

S92. Ans.  (4) Gurugram

Explanation:

India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station for 4 wheelers has been launched in Sector 86 of Gurugram, in Haryana, on March 03, 2022.

The new EV charging stations comes with a capacity of 121 charging points for 4 wheelers and can charge 1,000 cars in a single day.

Gurugram now has two of largest electric vehicle charging stations across the country.

The first EV station was opened in in Sector 52 in January 2022, which has a capacity of 100 charging points for 4 wheelers.

 

S93. Ans.  (4) Kavach

Explanation:

The Indian Railways has planned to deploy its indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, ‘Kavach’, in phased manner across all the network.

To begin with and as a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the system will be rolled out across 2,000 km of network in the 2022-23 fiscal.

Subsequently, 4,000 to 5,000 km of network will be covered every year, bringing around 34,000 Kms of network under Kavach.

KAVACH is a state of the art electronic system meant to provide protection by preventing trains to pass the signal at Danger (Red) and avoid collision. This will boost safety in train operation.

The system has been developed by Lucknow-based Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with Indian industry. The trials were facilitated by South Central Railway.

Inspection of the successful trial of ‘Kavach’ working system was done by Union Minister of Railways Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw on March 04, 2022, between Gullaguda-Chitgidda Railway stations on Lingampalli-Vikarabad section in Secunderabad Division of South Central Railway.

 

S94. Ans.  (1) Vidya Balan

Explanation:

Bharti AXA Life Insurance appointed National Award-winning actress Vidya Balan as its Brand Ambassador.

Vidya Balan as the brand ambassador will help in promoting the #DoTheSmartThing champion of Bharti AXA Life Insurance.

Bharti AXA Life Insurance is a joint venture of Bharti, India’s leading business groups and AXA, one of the world’s leading organizations in financial protection and wealth management.

 

S95. Ans. (3) HANSA-NG

Explanation:

India’s first indigenously developed Flying Trainer ‘HANSA-NG’, successfully completed the sea-level trials at Puducherry from February 19 to March 5.

The aircraft has been designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

HANSA-NG was flown from Bengaluru to Puducherry on February 19, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles in 5 hours at a cruising speed of 155 km/hr.

Objectives of sea level trials : to evaluate handling qualities, climb/cruise performance, balked landing, structural performance including positive & negative G, power plant and other systems performance.

HANSA-NG is one of the most advanced flying trainer, designed to meet the Indian flying club needs and it is an ideal aircraft for Commercial Pilot Licensing (CPL) due to its low cost and low fuel consumption.

A trainer aircraft is designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews.

 

S96. Ans. (2) Pune Metro

Explanation:

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has inaugurated Pune Metro Rail Project on March 06, 2022, and also interacted with differently-abled, visually impaired students present inside the metro coach, during his 10-minute ride in the Pune Metro.

Pune Metro Rail Project has been built at a total cost of ₹11,420 Crore. It has a total length of 2 km and 30 stations.

Pune Metro is the first metro project in the country to have Aluminum body coaches, indigenously manufactured under Make in India policy of GoI.

PM Modi also unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the premises of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple developmental projects in Pune.

 

S97. Ans. (3) SBI

Explanation:

State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Nitin Chugh as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) to drive digital banking operations.

Nitin Chugh is a former Ujjivan Small Finance Bank CEO.

He has also served as the Group Head of Digital Banking at HDFC Bank.

 

S98. Ans. (2) Anil Kumble

Explanation:

Ravichandran Ashwin has become India’s second highest wicket taker in Tests after Anil Kumble by taking his 435th test wicket. He had earlier equaled Kapil Dev’s record of 434 Test wickets.

Ashwin achieved the feat when he dismissed Sri Lankan batsman Pathum Nissanka on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test between India and Sri Lanka at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on March 6, 2022.

He has now become the ninth highest wicket taker in the history of Test cricket. The off-spinner had just a day before surpassed New Zealand’s bowling legend Richard Hadlee to become the 11th highest wicket-taker in Tests.

List of Indian bowlers with Highest Test Wickets

Anil Kumble- 619

R Ashwin-435

Kapil Dev – 434

Harbajan Singh- 417

Ishant Sharma-311

Zaheer Khan- 311

BS Bedi- 266

BS Chandrasekhar- 242

RA Jadeja- 240

J Srinath- 236

Mohammad Shami – 211

 

S99. Ans. (4) Mithali Raj

Explanation:

Indian women cricket captain Mithali Raj has become the first woman to appear in six World Cups.

She is the only third cricketer overall to play six world cup after Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad.

She has played in the ICC women’s cricket world cup events in 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and now in 2022.

The ICC women’s cricket world cup 2022 is being held in New Zealand.

 

S100. Ans. (2) Amitava Kumar

Explanation:

Indian writer and journalist Amitava Kumar has come out with a new book titled ‘The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal’.

The book has been published by HarperCollins India.

The Blue Book is the outcome of the diary keeping by the author during the time of lockdown due to pandemic.

The author has used water color drawings as well as words to depict the experience, both individual and collective, of the pandemic.

 

S101. Ans. (4) Srishti Jha

Explanation:

The biography of pop icon Usha Uthup titled “The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup” was released on February 28, 2022.

The book was originally written in Hindi titled “Ullas Ki Naav” by author Vikas Kumar Jha.

“The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup” is the English translation of the book, translated by the writer’s daughter Srishti Jha.

The book is published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI).

 

S102. Ans. (1) Gujarat

Explanation:

As a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava’, the Union Ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has organised ‘Sagar Parikrama’ initiative, to understand the challenges, experiences and aspirations of fishermen community.

The programme will be held in phased manner in states that have a coastline. To begin with, Gujarat will mark the first state under this initiative.

The Department of Fisheries has jointly organised the programme with National Fisheries Development Board along with Gujarat Government’s Department of Fisheries, Indian Coast Guard, Fishery Survey of India, Gujarat Maritime Board and fishermen representatives.

The main focus of this journey shall be on sustainable balance between the utilization of marine fisheries resources for food security of nation and livelihoods of coastal fisher communities and protection of marine ecosystems.

The Union Minister for Fisheries, Shri Parshottam Rupala inaugurated the ‘Sagar Parikrama’ on March 05, 2022 from Gujarat.

The voyage was flagged off from Mandvi at Shyamiji Krishna Varma Memorial, Gujarat on March 5 and will conclude on March 6 at Porbandar via Okha in Devbhoomi Dwarka.

Other districts of Gujarat and other State/UTs will be covered in subsequent phases.

 

S103. Ans. (2) IIT Madras

Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, jointly organised the OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition, from February 21-24, 2022 in hybrid mode in Chennai.

The bi-annual conference was held for the first time in India. The theme of the event was “inspire-innovate-sustain”.

It was co-sponsored by the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Ocean Engineering Society (IEEE OES) and Marine Technology Society (MTS).

The conference provided a platform for global maritime professionals to learn, innovate, and lead in the protection and utilisation of the world’s largest natural resource, which is ‘oceans’.

 

S104. Ans. (1) Punjab

Explanation:

General S F Rodrigues, who had served as Chief of the Indian Army from 1990 to 1993 passes away at the age of 88 years.

General Sunith Francis Rodrigues was also the Governor of Punjab from 2004 to 2010.

He had served two terms on the National Security Advisory Board.

 

S105. Ans. (1) Zaporizhzhia

Explanation:

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, located in southeastern Ukraine near the city of Enerhodar, is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.

It accounts for about one-quarter of Ukraine’s power generation.

The Russians captured the nuclear power plant on March 4, 2022 after intense fighting.

 

S106. Ans.  (1) Russia

Explanation:

Russia has about 6257 nuclear warheads in total, which includes 1458 active ones, 3039 available ones and 1760 retired ones.

In comparison, the United States that is a close second has 5550 nuclear warheads including 1389 active ones, 2361 available ones and 1800 retired ones.

 

S107. Ans. (3) Arunachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Airport Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken the work of constructing a Greenfield Airport in Hollongi, 15 kms from Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

It has an estimated cost of 645 crores. This project includes development work i.e., construction of airport pavements, airside work, terminal Building and city side works.

It is designed for operations of A-320 category of aircraft and future extension of Runway by 500m length to cater A-321 type of aircraft.

 

S108. Ans.  (4) Agra

Explanation:

The 19th edition of the India-US Military Cooperation Group (MCG) meeting has been held in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

The discussion was co-chaired by Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Air Marshal BR Krishna from Indian side and his US counterpart Stephen D Sklenka.

The discussions centred on improving the two countries’ ongoing defence engagements and considering new initiatives within the framework of the existing cooperation mechanism.

According to the Defence Ministry, the India-US military cooperation group was established to advance defence collaboration between the two nations through regular meetings at the strategic and operational levels between the Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff and the US Indo-Pacific Command.

The India-US MCG is a forum set up to advance defence cooperation between the two nations by frequent strategic and operational consultations involving Headquarters, the Integrated Defence Staff, and the US Indo-Pacific Command.

 

S109. Ans. . (4) Producer

Explanation:

The Oscar-winning producer, Former Executive at Twentieth Century Fox, who greenlit ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Braveheart’, Alan Ladd Junior passed away at the age of 84 years.

He was affectionately known as “Laddie”.

He won the Academy Award (Oscar award) for Best Picture ‘Braveheart’ directed by Mel Gibson in 1995.

He was one of the founders of the Ladd Company, established in 1979.

 

S110. Ans. (1) Rajasthan

Explanation:

Camel is the state animal of Rajasthan but its number is continuously declining.

Rajasthan government has allocated a budget of Rs 10 crore for the rearing, protection, and overall development of camels.

At present, less than two lakh camels are left in Rajasthan and in the entire country, the number of camels has reduced by 1.5 lakh since 2012.

According to the 2019 livestock census, around 2.52 lakh camels have left in India. About 85 percent of camels are found in Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

The Rajasthan government had declared the camel as the state animal in 2014.

World Camel Day is observed every year on 22 June to recognize the importance of camels to the livelihood of a large population.

 

S111. Ans. (2) National Mission for Clean Ganga

Explanation:

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has been awarded the ‘Special Jury Award’ at the 7th India Industry Water Conclave and the 9th edition of the FICCI Water Awards.

NMCG has been awarded for its effort in reviving River Ganga and bringing about a paradigm shift in water management.

The 9th edition of the FICCI Water Awards were organised at the FICCI’s 7th India Industry Water Conclave, held virtually on March 02 and 03, 2022.

G Asok Kumar was appointed as the new Director-General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).

 

S112. Ans. (1) Gandhinagar

Explanation:

Ministry of Defence is hosting the 12th edition of the biennial defence exhibition, DefExpo 2022, at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. It will be held from 10th to 14th March.

It will be focused on land, air, naval, internal homeland security and electronic systems. It will be held in a hybrid format.

DefExpo will be conducted by leading industry fora, international fora, think-tanks, media houses, Indian industry, DRDO, Ministry of Civil Aviation, and state governments.

 

S113. Ans. (3) Swiss Airlines

Explanation:

Swiss International Air Lines AG (SWISS or Swiss Air Lines) and its parent company, Lufthansa Group have partnered with Switzerland based solar fuels start-up, Synhelion SA (Synhelion) to use its solar aviation fuel.

Swiss International Airlines will become the first airline to use solar aviation fuel (“sun-to-liquid” fuel) to help power its flights.

For this, Synhelion has developed a technology for manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable energy sources.

When combusted solar fuel will only produce as much CO2 as went into its manufacture, cutting aviation emissions.

Synhelion is set to build the world’s first facility to industrially produce solar fuel in Jülich, Germany. The plant will become operational from 2022 onwards. SWISS will become the first customer of solar kerosene in 2023.

 

S114. Ans. (1) 8th March

Explanation:

International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th of March every year.

This day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.

The theme of 2022 International Women’s Day is “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”.

The United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day in the International Women’s Year, 1975. In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN Day for women’s rights and world peace.

 

S115. Ans. (1) March 7-11

Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India will observe Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) from March 7-11, 2022.

The theme of Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2022 is: “Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments”.

The week is being observed to celebrate the 17th Foundation Day of Department of Payment and Settlement Sy

 

S116. Ans. (4) Hyderabad

Explanation:

Tech giant Microsoft has announced to set up its fourth data centre in India in Hyderabad, Telangana.

The Hyderabad Data centre will be one of the largest data centers in India and will be operational by 2025.

Microsoft already has data centre in three Indian regions across Pune, Mumbai, and Chennai.

The new data centre will add to the growing demand for Microsoft’s cloud services from both the private enterprises as well as the government sector.

To set up the data centre, Microsoft has signed a definitive agreement with Telangana state government with a total investment of Rs 15,000 crore.

 

S117. Ans. (4) Maharashtra

Explanation:

India’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit(FSRU), “Höegh Giant” which sailed from Keppel Shipyard, Singapore has arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal in Maharashtra that has chartered the FSRU for 10 years.

This will be the 1st year-round Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal which is located at JSW Jaigarh Port in the Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The Jaigarh port is the 1st deepwater, 24×7 operational private port in Maharashtra.

Höegh Giant was built in 2017 with storage capacity of 170,000 cubic metres and installed regasification capacity of 750 million cubic feet per day (that equals to about 6 million tonnes a year).

This will deliver regasified LNG to the 56-km longJaigarh-Dabhol natural gas pipeline, connecting the LNG terminal to the national gas grid.

 

S118. Ans. (2) Dhaka

Explanation:

The two-day-long Study in India (SII) 2022 meeting was inaugurated in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The event organised by the High Commission of India was inaugurated by the Education Minister of Bangladesh Dr Dipu Moni and the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami.

The Study In India programme is a flagship project launched by the Ministry of Education in 2018. The programme is designed to encourage the global student community to pursue higher education in India.

Since its inception, Study In India has drawn in students from more than 150 countries spanning across SAARC, Africa, South-East Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East.

 

S119. Ans.  (1) MSME Ministry

Explanation:

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has launched a Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women named –“SAMARTH”.

The drive was launched by Union Minister for MSME, Shri Narayan Rane along with Minister of State for MSME, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in New Delhi.

Objective of SAMARTH: to provide Skill Development and Market Development Assistance to women and to train more than 7500 women candidates from rural and sub-urban areas in the FY 2022-23.

 

S120. Ans. (2) Visakhapatnam

Explanation:

The 9th edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise named SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) is scheduled at Visakhapatnam from 07 Mar to 10 Mar 2022.

The exercise will be held in two phases; First is the Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam on 07-08 Mar 22 followed by the second phase i.e. Sea Phase on 09-10 Mar 22 in the Bay of Bengal.

Indian Navy will be represented by INS Kirch, a guided missile corvette while Sri Lanka Navy will be represented by SLNS Sayurala, an advanced offshore patrol vessel.

 

S121. Ans. (3) Axis Bank

Explanation:

Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel have entered into a strategic partnership to strengthen the growth of digital ecosystem in India, through a range of financial solutions.

The partnership would enable access to credit and various digital financial offerings from Axis Bank to Airtel’s 340 million plus customers.

These will include first-of-its-kind co-branded credit card ‘Airtel Axis Bank Credit Card’ with industry leading benefits, pre-approved instant loans, Buy Now Pay Later offerings and many more.

 

S122. Ans. (1) Labour Ministry

Explanation:

Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the ‘Donate-a-Pension’ campaign under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) scheme, on March 07, 2022, from his residence and donated the same to his gardener.

Under the new initiative citizens can contribute to the pension fund of their immediate support staff such as domestic workers, drivers, helpers etc, by donating the premium amount.

The ‘Donate-a-Pension’ program is part of various initiatives to be launched in the ‘Iconic Week’ celebrations by the Labour Ministry from March 7 to 13, 2022.

 

S123. Ans.  (2) Mumbai

Explanation:

Reliance Industries (RIL) has announced opening of India’s largest business, commerce and cultural destination, ‘The Jio World Centre’. It is spread across 5 acres at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.

The initial launches are Dhirubhai Ambani Square, the musical Fountain of Joy and The Jio World Convention Centre.

It will also include a cultural centre, a musical fountain, an upscale retail experience, curated selection of cafés, fine dining restaurants, etc.

 

S124. Ans.  (3) Nairobi, Kenya

Explanation:

The Fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) was held in hybrid form on February 28 – March 2, 2022 on the theme ‘Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals’. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya.

UNEA-5.2 was followed by a Special Session of the UNEA, UNEP@50, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the creation of UNEP in 1972. It was also held online and in person in Nairobi on March 3-4, 2022 under the overall theme of ‘Strengthening UNEP for the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’.

Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution titled ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards an internationally legally binding instrument’ to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. Special Session UNEP@50 was attended by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.

 

S125. Ans. (3) Barcelona, Spain

Explanation:

The Global System for Mobile Communications Association(GSMA) has organised the 2022 Mobile World Congress (MWC), which took place in Barcelona, Spain from 28 February to 3 March.

The MWC-22 focused on increasing the global connectivity of the 5G network and economic recovery.

Global Mobile Economy Report expects 5G connections globally to reach 1 billion in 2022 by 5G adoption. Increase in the 5G network connection will increase the global GDP by 5% up to$5 trillion in 2025.

Global telecom industry to invest $600 billion till 2025 in the global mobile industry’s capital expenditure (CAPEX) and 85% of it will be spent on 5G.

 

S126. Ans. (3) CtrlS

Explanation:

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) awarded its Award for Sustainability Excellence in Energy Management to CtrlS, a DataCenter Company in Hyderabad, Telangana.

CtrlS bagged the award for its excellence in energy management as it made a positive impact during the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to the innovative and sustainability initiatives in its data center operations.

This award is generally presented to those companies that make efforts to integrate economic, environmental, and social objectives alongside its operations and growth.

 

S127. Ans. (1) D N Patel

Explanation:

Days before his retirement, the Centre appointed Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel as chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).

Justice Patel retires as Chief Justice of the High Court on March 12.

Justice Patel, who hails from Gujarat, was appointed as a judge in March 2004.

He was made Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in June 2019.

 

S128. Ans. (4) Meghalaya

Explanation:

The withdrawal of approval means that the CBI will be unable to probe any case in the state without the permission of the state administration.

CBI is governed by the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946 and it has to obtain consent from the state government before beginning investigation.

The consent of the state government to CBI can be either case-specific or general.

General consent is the consent by default while in specific consent CBI would have to apply to the state government in every case.

Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, and Mizoram have withdrawn their general consent to CBI.

Mizoram was the first state to withdraw consent in 2015. West Bengal government had withdrawn general consent to CBI in 2018.

 

S129. Ans. (2) March

Explanation:

The use of Tobacco is one of the major causes of death and disease in India and accounts for nearly 1.35 million deaths every year, as per the World Health Organization (WHO).

Furthermore, nearly 267 million adults (15 years and above) in India are users of tobacco, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey India (2016-17).

The most prevalent smoking forms of tobacco used in the country are cigarette, bidi, and hookah.

To help smokers who want to quit smoking, No Smoking Day is observed annually on the second Wednesday in March.

The first No Smoking Day was on Ash Wednesday in 1984.

This year “No Smoking Day” is celebrating on March 9.

 

S130. Ans. (4) India

Explanation:

Indian shooters ended their campaign at the ISSF World Cup 2022 in Cairo, Egypt with a total of seven medals, which included, four gold, two silver and one bronze medal.

With this, India topped the medals tally.

Norway was second with six medals including three gold, one silver and two bronze.

France were third with 3 gold medals.

Indian Medal Winners list

Gold

 

Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan – Women’s 25m pistol team

Saurabh Chaudhary – Men’s 10m air pistol

Esha Singh, Nivetha Paramanantham, Ruchira Vinerkar – Women’s 10m air pistol team

Rhythm Sangwan and Anish Bhanwala- 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team

Silver

 

Esha Singh – Women’s 10m air pistol event

Gurpreet Singh, Anish Bhanwala and Bhavesh Shekhawat – Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team

 

S131. Ans. 2) 66

Explanation:

For the second consecutive year, India has been termed as ‘partly free’ country in terms of democracy and free society, according to the annual report titled “Freedom in the World 2022 – The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule” by Freedom House, a US-based NGO that ‘assesses political rights and civil liberties’.

The report is published every year since 1973 to assess political rights and civil liberties of a country through a series of surveys and analyses.

India scored 66 out of 100 in 2022. The country had scored 67 in 2021. India was a free country till 2020 when its score was 71.

In 2022, 85 countries were termed as free, 56 as partly free and 69 as not free.

The Freedom in the World 2022 evaluated the state of freedom in 195 countries and 15 territories during calendar year 2021.

The report used 25 indicators, grouped into the categories of political rights and civil liberties to determine whether the country or territory has an overall status of Free, Partly Free, or Not Free.

 

S132. Ans. (1) UPI123pay

Explanation:

Reserve Bank of India has launched two initiatives related to digital payments on March 08, 2022.

One is UPI123pay– which provides UPI payment facility on feature phones and the second is “DigiSaathi” which is a 24×7 Helpline for Digital Payments.

The UPI123pay will provide the users of feature phones the option to use Unified Interface Payments (UPI) for making payments. For this, UPI123 pay presently offers four mediums/options to the users of feature phones to make UPI payments.

The name UPI123pay denotes that the UPI payment can be done in three (123) easy stepse. 1. Call 2. Choose and 3. Pay

Presently the option available for feature phone users for digital payments is of USSD which is a bit cumbersome and not popular. The launch of UPI123pay will improve the payments ecosystem for more tha 40 crore users of feature phones in India.

“DigiSaathi”- 24×7 Helpline for Digital Payments: This service will provide users with automated responses on information related to digital payment products and services. Presently it is available in English and Hindi language.

 

S133. Ans. (2) Iran

Explanation:

Russia has become the most sanctioned country in the world, due to its invasion on Ukraine, according to a New York-based sanctions watchlist site Castellum.AI.

Russia faced 2,778 new sanctions since February 22, 2022, led by the US and European nations, bringing the total sanctions to 5,530.

The country already had 2,754 sanctions in place before February 22.

Countries across the world are putting sanctions on Russia to stop its invasion of Ukraine.

Russia has now surpassed countries like Iran and North Korea in terms of number of sanctions.

Before this, Iran was the most sanctioned country, facing 3,616 sanctions against it over the last decade, while Syria and North Korea have 2,608 and 2,077 sanctions, respectively.

 

S134. Ans. (3) Iran

Explanation:

The Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a military satellite, Noor-2, into orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometres (311 miles) from earth, on March 08, 2022.

This is the second military satellite launched by Islamic Republic.

The first military satellite, Noor, was launched in April 2020 at an orbit of 425km (265 miles) above the earth’s surface.

Noor means light in Persian language.

 

S135. Ans. (4) 29 women

Explanation:

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ for the year 2020 and 2021, on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 08, 2022 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

Overall 29 women were conferred the award for the years 2020 and 2021 in recognition of their outstanding and exceptional work towards empowerment of women, especially the vulnerable and marginalised.

There were total 28 awards which included 14 awards each for the Year 2020 and 2021.

The award ceremony for the year 2020 could not be held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

 

S136. Ans. (2) Jharokha

Explanation:

The Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Textiles are organising a programme called “Jharokha-Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art and culture” to celebrate the traditional Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and art & culture.

Jharokha is a PAN India progarmme which will be held at 16 locations in 13 states and UTs, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav .

To begin with, the first event under this celebration has been organized in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station, on March 08, 2022, which also marks International Women’s Day.

The event in Bhopal will celebrate womanhood and the contribution of women in the field of art, craft and culture.

Kamlapati Railway Station is named after the brave and fearless Queen Kamlapati of the Gond kingdom of Madhya Pradesh.

 

S137. Ans. (3) BE(A)WARE

Explanation:

Reserve Bank of India has launched a booklet named “BE(A)WARE” which features common modus operandi used by fraudsters and precautions to be taken while carrying out various financial transactions.

The booklet aims to enhance public awareness about various types of financial frauds perpetrated on gullible customers while carrying out digital payments and other financial transactions.

 

S138. Ans. (4) Bengaluru

Explanation:

India Global Forum’s (IGF) annual summit is being organized in Bengaluru. The summit will bring together eminent faces of tech-driven disruption and those who have joined the unicorn club along with Union ministers, policymakers, and global business leaders.

This comes as the first-of-its-kind confluence, particularly after the incentives announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the budget.

The theme of the summit is ‘The New India Inc.’

 

S139. Ans. (2) Manindra Mohan Shrivastava

Explanation:

Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court by President Ram Nath Kovind.

He will succeed Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi. Prior to Rajasthan, he was heading the Tripura High Court.

President appointed senior-most Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice under Article 223 of the Constitution of India.

 

S140. Ans. (1) Palestine

Explanation:

India’s Representative at Ramallah, Mukul Arya, was found dead inside the Indian embassy in Palestine.

In his mid-30s, Arya, a career diplomat of 2008 batch Indian Foreign Service, had served at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi, in addition to serving at the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO in Paris, and at the Embassies of India in Kabul and Moscow.

He was raised and educated in Delhi, studied Economics at Delhi University and JNU, before joining the Indian Foreign Service in 2008.

 

S141. Ans. (3) NASA

Explanation:

American space agency NASA has started building the Europa Clipper spacecraft that will launch in 2024.

The mission’s purpose is to find if Jupiter’s moon Europa has conditions to support life.

The Europa Clipper mission will conduct detailed reconnaissance of icy moon of Jupiter.

NASA said that scientists are “almost certain” a vast ocean lies beneath Europa’s icy shell.

 

S142. Ans. (1) Gujarat

Explanation:

Goldi Solar, a global solar panel manufacturer and EPC services provider, in partnership with Shree Ramkrishna Knowledge Foundation (SRKKF) laid the foundation stone for the solarization of the village of Dudhala in Southern Gujarat.

A 450 KW solar rooftop project will be used to power around 350 houses and public areas such as anganwadis and gram panchayat.

Once complete, this would be the first village to be completely powered with solar panels by a foundation.

 

S143. Ans. (4) Delhi

Explanation:

The Delhi government has launched 20 ‘Aam Aadmi School Clinics’ in its schools, which will focus on the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of students.

The clinics were inaugurated by the Deputy Chief Minister, who is also the Education Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, and Health Minister Satyendar Jain.

The Aam Aadmi School Clinics consists of doctors and psychologists who listen to the problems of students.

The ANM will be responsible for screening students for any physical and mental health issues.

These clinics will screen 30 students each day. They are equipped with adequate supplies of medicines for the students.

 

S144. Ans. (4) Australia

Explanation:

Veteran Australian cricketer Rod Marsh, who played as a wicketkeeper for the Australian national team has passed away due to heart attack. He was 74.

Marsh played 96 test matches and 92 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia.

He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.

 

S145. Ans. (1) IIT Roorkee

Explanation:

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has designed and commissioned a supercomputer named “PARAM Ganga”, at IIT Roorkee on March 07, 2022, under Phase II of National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).

PARAM Ganga has a supercomputing capacity of 66 Petaflops.

National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) is a joint initiative of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeiTY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

The mission is implemented by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.

The NSM Mission aims to build and deploy 24 facilities with cumulative compute power of more than 64 Petaflops.

Till date 11 systems have been deployed by C-DAC at IISc, IITs, IISER Pune, JNCASR, NABI-Mohali and C-DAC under NSM Phase-1 and Phase-2 with a cumulative compute power of more than 20 Petaflops.

 

S146. Ans. (2) Hyderabad

Explanation:

India’s first 100 percent women-owned industrial park opened in Hyderabad, Telangana on March 8, 2022, commemorating the International Women’s Day 2022.

The park was inaugurated by Telangana Industries Minister KT Rama Rao.

The industrial park has begun its operations with 25 women-owned and operated Green Projects It is called the FLO Industrial Park, as it is promoted by FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) in partnership with the Telangana government.

The FLO Industrial park that stretches across 50 acres has been built with an investment of Rs 250 crore. It is a flagship project that is the first-of-its-kind in India. The participation is open to chapter members and national members of FLO.

 

S147. Ans. (1) Priyanka Nutakki

Explanation:

19-year-old Priyanka Nutakki has secured her final WGM-norm at MPL’s forty-seventh National Women Chess Championship.

She became India’s twenty-third Woman Grandmaster. She is from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

Priyanka Nutakki scored her first WGM-norm in January 2019 and crossed the 2300 rating criteria in the next two months. However, much like a lot of players, the Covid-19 pandemic delayed her title hopes.

Priyanka braved the odds, resumed playing over-the-board tournaments in October 2021 at ChessMood Open. In her third over-the-board tournament of the year, she scored her second WGM and maiden IM-norm at the 7th Sunway Sitges Open 2021.

 

S148. Ans. (2) T Raja Kumar

Explanation:

Raja Kumar of Singapore has been appointed as the next President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

He will assume office with effect from July 01, 2022. for a fixed period of two-year term.

Kumar will replace Dr. Marcus Pleyer of Germany.

Raja Kumar is the current Head of Singapore’s delegation to the FATF since 2015.

This will be the first time that Singapore is taking on the Presidency of FATF, since becoming its member in 1992.

The FATF is the global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog. Its headquarter is based at Paris, France.

 

S149. Ans. (2) Gujarat

Explanation:

The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

This would be the first and only global Centre for traditional medicine across the globe, set up by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The WHO GCTM will be established under the Ministry of AYUSH.

 

S150. Ans. (3) Bihar

Explanation:

India`s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in Bodh Gaya in Bihar.

The statue of Lord Buddha is in the sleeping posture. It is being made using fiberglass. The statue will be 100 feet long and 30 feet high.

The giant statue is being built by Buddha International Welfare Mission, one of the top Buddhist Temples in West Bengal (also known as Kolkata Temple).

Its construction started in the year 2019.

Bodh Gaya is the place of enlightenment of Lord Buddha, and famous pilgrimage site for Buddhism, visited by devotees from all over the world.

 

S151. Ans. (4) S L Narayanan

Explanation:

In Chess, Indian Grandmaster S L Narayanan was declared the winner in the Grandiscacchi Cattolica International Open, held in Italy on March 08, 2022.

Meanwhile his compatriot R Praggnanandhaa came second.

Though Narayanan and six others, including Praggnanandhaa, finished equal first with 6.5 points after nine rounds. But, Narayanan took the top spot on the basis of a better tie-break score.

The 24-year old S L Narayanan from Thiruvananthapuram, earned the title of Grandmaster in 2015 and is the 41st Grandmaster from India.

 

S152. Ans. (1) US

Explanation:

US President Joe Biden on March 8, 2022 announced a complete ban on all Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports to the United States, in an effort to impose harsher sanctions amid Putin’s war in Ukraine.

The US oil imports from Russia make up a small portion of America’s energy resource, standing at roughly 8 percent in 2021, out of which crude oil import amounted to only 3 percent.

The crude oil prices jumped on March 8th after US banned Russian energy imports. Nickel prices also jumped to record high.

 

S153. Ans. (1) HDFC Mutual Fund

Explanation:

HDFC Mutual Fund has launched an end-to-end women-led missed call advisory service #LaxmiForLaxmi on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2022.

#LaxmiForLaxmi is a financial empowerment campaign for women under which women investors will be connected to a woman financial expert near them through a missed call service.

The woman financial expert will then guide and address queries of woman investors, to better understand concepts such as why and how to invest in a mutual fund, benefits of systematic investment plans (SIPs), etc.

Through this initiative HDFC Mutual Fund aims to support women investors in becoming financially independent and make mutual fund investments more accessible to them.

 

S154. Ans. (4) Axis Bank

Explanation:

Axis Bank Limited has started the ‘HouseWorkIsWork’ initiative that provides opportunities to those women who want to rejoin the professional space as the urban educated women’s participation in the workforce is still not at desired levels.

It aims to give confidence to women about their employment and also about the skills they possess that could fit in various job roles in a bank.

 

S155. Ans.  (4) Haryana

Explanation:

Haryana government has announced Matrushakti Udaymita Scheme to provide support to women entrepreneurs, on International Women’s Day.

Under the scheme, the women whose family annual income is less than 5 lakh rupees based on Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) verified data, will be provided access to soft loans by financial institutions to the extent of 3 lakh rupees.

Subsequently, the interest subvention of 7% will also be provided for three years through the Haryana Women Development Corporation.

 

S156. Ans. (3) Sikkim

Explanation:

Chief Minister of Sikkim, Prem Singh Tamang has announced that the State Government will soon implement ‘Aama Yojana, a scheme for helping non-working mothers & ‘Bahini Scheme’ benefitting girl students of the state.

Aama Yojna scheme aims to inculcate the habit of saving among non-working mothers in the state and hence the Government will provide them 20,000 each in their bank accounts annually.

The scheme covers only those whose names are enrolled in the electoral roll of the state and a sum of 100 crores have been allocated for it in the budget.

The aim of the Bahini Scheme is to reduce the dropout rate of girl students due to lack of accessibility/availability of Sanitary Napkins & also to ensure menstrual health and hygiene.

Under this scheme, over 18,000 girl students who study in class 9 and above are provided with free sanitary napkins in the state.

 

S157. Ans.  (3) Volodymyr Zelensky

Explanation:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky became the first foreign leader in history to address Britain’s Parliament in a virtual speech.

He directly addressed UK PM Boris Johnson and the UK MPs in a packed House of Commons invoking the wartime defiance of former British prime minister Winston Churchill, saying “we will fight to the end.”

 

S158. Ans. (2) March

Explanation:

The World Kidney Day is held every year on the Second Thursday in the month of March.

In 2022, the day falls on March 10, 2022.

Theme 2022- Kidney Health for All: Bridge the knowledge gap to better kidney care.

The day aims to raise global health awareness on the importance about conditions of the kidney and the impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.

WKD is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).

 

S159. Ans. (1) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M K Stalin has inaugurated India’s largest floating solar power plant constructed at a cost of Rs 150.4 crores. The floating plant is established in Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Limited (SPIC) factory at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu to provide clean energy.

It aims to provide environmentally sustainable power generation and to reduce carbon footprint.

The floating power plant has the capacity to produce 42 million units of electricity per annum.

The solar power plant is owned by Greenam Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AM International. SPIC worked with France-based floating solar power specialists and global leader Ceil & Terre for the constructions and designs.

 

S160. Ans. (2) 10 GW

Explanation:

According to a report of Mercom India Research, India’s has added 10 gigawatts solar capacity in 2021.

Mercom India Research report titled ‘Annual 2021 India Solar Market Update’ said that India’s total installed solar capacity was approximately 49 GW till the end of December 2021.

As per this report, 62 percent of new power capacity additions in 2021 is from solar energy.

Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh total solar installed capacity is about 50 percent of the total installed solar capacity of India.

With 4.5 GW of solar capacity installed, Rajasthan took the lead in capacity addition.

As per this report, the average project cost in 2021 was higher due to higher raw material prices and freight charges.

For 2022, the demand outlook is strong but there are many challenges for the solar industry like basic customs duty, import restrictions, and the goods and services tax issues.

In 2021, solar tenders have fallen by 4.3 percent as compared to last year.

 

S161. Ans. (2) Chhattisgarh

Explanation:

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel in Raipur launched the ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’ by handing cheques of Rs 5,000 each to five women beneficiaries for the safe motherhood practices.

It aims to help women financially for the nutrition of themselves and their children after pregnancy. It will also prevent female foeticide.

Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 5000 will be provided to women for bringing up their second girl child. The entire expenditure of this scheme will be borne by the Chhattisgarh government.

 

S162. Ans. (3) West Bengal

Explanation:

The World Bank has signed a $125 million loan agreement with the Government of India and the Government of West Bengal to support efforts in giving access to social protection services to poor and vulnerable groups in the state.

The loan for the project titled West Bengal Building State Capability for Inclusive Social Protection Project, will be extended through IBRD.

 

S163. Ans. (4) South Korea

Explanation:

Yoon Suk-yeol has been declared as the winner of the 2022 South Korean presidential election on March 09, 2022, to be elected as the new President of the country.

He is scheduled to assume office as president on May 10, 2022 for a fixed term of five-years.

Yoon Suk-yeol will succeed incumbent President Moon Jae-in.

 

S164. Ans. (1) NSDL Payments Bank

Explanation:

ToneTag has partnered with NSDL Payments Bank and NPCI to launch its “VoiceSe UPI payments service” for feature phone users, This comes after the Reserve Bank of India has launched the UPI 123Pay facility that enables UPI payments for feature phone users.

ToneTag is a sound-based proximity communication and payments service provider based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

To access the “VoiceSe UPI payments service” feature phone users need to call on the IVRS number 6366 200 200.

 

S165. Ans. (2) Telangana

Explanation:

The Finance Minister of Telangana Harish Rao presented the budget of Rs 2.56 lakh crore for the financial year 2022-23. The budget focused on infrastructural development of the state, healthcare, security and agriculture.

The budget includes revenue expenditure of Rs 1,89,274.82 crore and capital expenditure of Rs 29,728.44 crore.

Rs 3,330 crores allocated to Palle Pragathi, or transformation of villages and Rs 1,394 crore allocated to Pattana Pragathi or development of towns.

The total cultivated area in Telangana has been increased from 1.31 crore acres in 2014-15 to 2.09 crore acres in 2020-21 with the help of Mission Kakatiya, irrigation projects, and Rythu Bandhu with a total of Rs 50,448 crore. The Telangana government waives crop loans up to Rs 75,000.

 

S166. Ans.  (2) B Chandra Sekhar

Explanation:

Air Marshal B Chandra Sekhar has taken over as Commandant of Air Force Academy, Indian Air Force.

He is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College Wellington, College of Defence Management, Flying Instructors School, and National Defence College, New Delhi.

He was commissioned in Indian Air Force in 1984. He has more than 5400 hours of incident-free flying on various aircraft. He also holds the distinction of landing the first MLH class of helicopter in the Siachen Glacier.

 

S167. Ans. (2) Mary Kom

Explanation:

Lupin Ltd signed six-time World Boxing Champion Mary Kom as the Brand Ambassador for its Women’s Cardiovascular Health Awareness Initiative– ‘Shakti Campaign’.

Aim: To increase awareness on heart diseases among women as coronary heart diseases are the leading cause of death for women in India and yet awareness levels on the issue remain inadequately low.

A Facebook Live session is held featuring Mary Kom along with Lupin CEO Vinita Gupta & leading cardiologists to draw attention to the myths surrounding cardiovascular diseases in women on 8th March 2022 (International Women’s Day).

 

S168. Ans. (1) Aarushi Verma

Explanation:

A national-level shooter and an environmentalist hailing from Delhi, Aarushi Verma has been selected to represent India at the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition which is set to be held in March 2022.

She is a national-level shooter in Pistol and trap shooting and a State & Northern India Champion & National medalist, and an active environmentalist.

She will be fully supported and sponsored by The Hans Foundation.

2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition is a global initiative to train and develop the next generation of sustainability champions and to help corporations with their sustainability solutions. This carbon negative’ expedition also aims to inspire, develop and train the next generation of leaders to promote a more sustainable future. This also includes the ‘Leadership on the edge’

2041 Climate Force is derived from the year which marks the Madrid Protocol protecting Antarctica from exploitation would come up for debate, revision, and/ or possible cancellation. The participants of the expedition will graduate as ‘Ambassadors for the Antarctic’.

 

S169. Ans. (3) Pakistan

Explanation:

Veteran politician, former Supreme Court judge, and President of Pakistan, Rafiq Tarar passed away at the age of 92 years due to prolonged illness.

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar was born on 2 November 1929 in Peer Kot, Pakistan. He served as a Supreme Court judge from 1991 to 1994.

He also served as the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court from 1989 to 1991. Later, he became Pakistan’s President for the period of 1997 to 2001.

 

S170. Ans. (4) Pune

Explanation:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a tall statue of great Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune, Maharashtra.

The Statue is made up of 1,850 kg of gunmetal and is about 5-feet tall.

He also launched a 12-km stretch of 2-km-long metro rail project at a total cost of more than ₹11,400 crores in Pune. Pune Metro is the first project in India to have aluminium body coaches, indigenously manufactured under the ‘Make in India’.

PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for the rejuvenation and pollution abatement of the Mula-Mutha River projects in Pune. The rejuvenation will be done in a 9 km stretch of the river under the project which will cost more than Rs 1080 crores.

 

S171. Ans. (2) Bhupender Yadav

Explanation:

Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) and National Safety Awards (NSA) were given for the year 2018 while National Safety Awards (Mines) were presented for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 years.

Total 96 winners received Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar whereas 141 winners received National Safety Awards and 144 people were awarded with the National Safety Awards (Mines).

“Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP)” and “National Safety Awards (NSA)” are given by the Ministry of Labour & Employment.

VRP and NSA are operated by the Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Mumbai.

The Mines Act, 1952 comprises provisions for the occupational safety of persons employed in mines.

 

S172. Ans. (2) Gujarat

Explanation:

The Gujarat government marked 100 years of the Pal-Dadhvav killings, citing it a massacre “bigger than the Jallianwala Bagh”.

The killings had also been featured on the state’s Republic Day tableau.

The massacre took place on March 7, 1922, in the Pal-Chitariya and Dadhvaav villages of Gujarat.

When Villagers gathered as part of the ‘Eki movement’, led by Motilal Tejawat, around 1000 were shot down by the British. Their aim was to protest against the land revenue tax.

 

S173. Ans. (2) Bangladesh-Nepal

Explanation:

India, Bangladesh and Nepal finalised an enabling Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for implementing the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA).

Bhutan participated in the meeting as an observer. The MoU was finalised “pending ratification of the MVA by Bhutan”.

BBIN aims to boost the regional trade and connectivity.

 

S174. Ans. (3) March 10, 2022

Explanation:

The first ever ‘International Day of Women Judges’ was observed on March 10, 2022 by all the Member States of United Nations.

The day was proclaimed to be observed every year on March 10, by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on April 28, 2021.

The day aims to promote the full and equal participation of women at all levels of the judiciary.

The Supreme Court of India celebrated the event by organising an online event in which the Chief Justice of India (CJI), NV Ramana and four women SC judges (Justices Indira Banerjee, Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna and Bela M Trivedi) interacted online with all women judges of the high courts and the women judicial officers of the country.

 

S175. Ans. (2) 12th March

Explanation:

Mauritius day 2022 is observed on 12th March 2022. It is an annual event celebrated in Mauritius on March 12th every year.

It is a national day in Mauritius and it is a public holiday in Mauritius. It is celebrated as Independence and Republic Day, this holiday is the national day of Mauritius.

National Day in Mauritius celebrates the date when the country gained independence from Britain on March 12, 1968. This year marks the 54th republic day of Mauritius.

It is celebrated as a tribute to Gandhiji and the Indian freedom struggle, the National Day of Mauritius is celebrated on March 12 every year (the date on which the Dandi Salt March was launched).

 

S176. Ans. (1) 1st March

Explanation:

The Zero Discrimination Day is held every year on 1st of March.

The day aims to ensure right to equality, inclusion and protection of all people without any discrimination in their law and policies to live a full life with dignity regardless of any barriers.

The Day was launched by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in 2014.

Theme of Zero Discrimination Day 2022: “Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower”.

 

S177. Ans. (3) 1st March

Explanation:

World Civil Defence Day is observed on 1 March each year to create awareness about the importance of civil protection and preparedness.

The day is celebrated by the International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO).

World Civil Defence Day also commemorates people who have sacrificed their lives for the purpose of protecting others. It also calls upon volunteers, as well as other individuals, to learn life-saving skills in order to be prepared for any man-made or natural emergency.

The theme for World Civil Defence Day this year is “Civil Defence and Management of Displaced Populations in Face of Disasters and Crises; Role of Volunteers and the Fight Against Pandemics”.

In 1972, the member-states of the I.C.D.O. approved the current constitution of the organization, which entered into force on March 1 of the same year.

 

S178. Ans. 2) 1st March

Explanation:

The Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) observes the “Civil Accounts Day” every year on March 01, 2021, since its inception in 1976.

The year 2021 marks the 46th Civil Accounts Day celebrations.

ICAS is one of the Civil Services of India, under the Department of Expenditure, Union Ministry of Finance.

 

S179. Ans. 2) Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi

Explanation:

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers will organize the Janaushadhi Diwas from 1st March to 7th March 2022.

On 7th March 2022 the 4th Jan Aushadhi Diwas will be celebrated.

Theme of 4th Janaushadhi Diwas: “Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi”.

Objective of Janaushadhi Week and Day: To create awareness about the usages of generic medicines and benefits of Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana.

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) was launched by Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India in November, 2008 to provide quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all.

The Government has set a target to increase the number of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) to 10,500 by the end of March 2025.

 

S180. Ans. (2) 8 medals

Explanation:

India concluded its campaign at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 with eight medals, including six golds and a silver and bronze each.

Each of the eight Indian lifters who registered for the Singapore International won medals and secured their spots at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in July-August..

India now have total 12 weightlifters qualified for the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

List of Indian weightlifters qualified for Commonwealth Games 2022