Current Affairs Quiz: Day 104

March 3, 2023

Consider the following statements:
1. World Seagrass Day was celebrated on March 1.
2. ‘VAIBHAV Fellowship’ was recently launched by Ministry of External Affairs.
3. Other Effective Area – based Conservation Measures (OECM) site lies within the protected areas.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 2 & 3 only
(C) 1 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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ANSWER – C

Consider the following statements:
1. Siang Unying Festival is an important festival celebrated by Adi community.
2. It is celebrated in Tripura.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – A

Consider the following statements:
1. Desert Flag VIII is an international multilateral navy exercise.
2. It is being held this year in UAE.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – B

Which of the following countries is not a member of Fab-4 semiconductor alliance?

(A) USA
(B) China
(C) South Korea
(D) Japan

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Answer – B

Who has won the 2023 Marconi Prize?

(A) Hari Balkrishnan
(B) Satya Nadella
(C) A P Singh
(D) Ruchi Malhotra

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Answer – A

World NGO Day is celebrated on-

(A) February 25th
(B) February 26th
(C) February 27th
(D) February 28th

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Answer – C

Who has won Qatar Open men’s singles championship?

(A) Andy Murray
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Daniil Medvedev
(D) Rohan Bopanna

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Answer – C

India’s first Marina is being planned in the state of -

(A) Goa
(B) Gujarat
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka

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Answer – D

Which is the runner-up team of ICC Women's T20 World Cup-2023?

(A) South Africa
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) England

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Answer – A

Recently 'Cobra Warrior'multilateral exercise has beenorganized by the Air Force ofwhich country?

(A) America
(B) United Arab Emirates
(C) Australia
(D) Britain

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Answer – d

Where has the Ellora-AjantaInternational Festival 2023 beenorganized recently?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Karnataka

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Answer – C

Consider the following statements:
1. A new Indian Air Force mountain radar is planned to be set up in Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary.
2. Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Arunachal Pradesh.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – A

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) D.

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Answer – A

Recently proposed global initiative'MIIRA' is related to which crop?

(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Millet
(D) Maize

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Answer – c

India has introduced a draft tolaunch a global initiative toencourage consumption andproduction of millets
The draft ofthis proposed initiative “MIIRA”was placed during the AgricultureWorking Group (AWG), 1stAgriculture Representativesmeeting under G20 on February 13-
15, 2023 at Indore, MadhyaPradesh.The full name of MIIRA is ‘MilletInternational Initiative forResearch and Awareness’.
It aimsto link millet research organizations around the world and coordinate millet research programs at the international level.

Consider the following statements:
1. PALM 400 is an armed remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) built by AVision Systems.
2. It is a high precision loitering system launched from a canister which can loiter for up to 120 minutes
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – c

Who among the following has won the 2023 PEN/Nabokov Award for lifetime achievement in literature.

(A) Vinod Kumar Shukla
(B) Neil mohan
(C) Rahul dev
(D) Saurabh Tripathi

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Answer – A

Where was the first meeting of the Governing Board of BIMSTECEnergy Center (BEC) held?

(A) Kathmandu
(B) Dhaka
(C) Colombo
(D) Bengaluru

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Answer – D

Which is the only state to perform well in Indian States’ Electricity Transition (Set) Report released by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)?

(A) Punjab
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Karnataka

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Answer – D

Consider the following statements:
1. Special Protection Group is meant only for the Prime Minister and his immediate family.
2. Z+ security has 26 security personnel for mobile security and 12 (plus eight) for residence security.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – A

Which actor has recently beenannounced by PepsiCo India as itsbrand ambassador?

(A) Ranveer Kapoor
(B) Manoj Bajpai
(C) Rajkumar Rao
(D) Ranveer Singh

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Answer – D

Where has the first 'ChintanShivir' of Ministry of AYUSH beenorganized recently?

(A) South Button Island National Park
(B) Hemis National Park
(C) Kaziranga National Park
(D) Jim Corbett National Park

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Answer – C

Consider the following statements:
1. A new layer inside inner core of earth, discovered recently, is a solid metallic ball.
2. Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is presented by Sangeet Natak Academy. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – C

Consider the following statements:
1. Crust is the topmost or outermost layer of earth which makes up 10% of Earth Volume.
2. Sursingar is a stringed instrument which accompanies Dhrupad, the genre of Hindustani vocal music.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer – B

AFTER, a new tool to detect human emotions has been developed by-

(A) AIIMS Delhi
(B) IIT Delhi
(C) IIT Bombay
(D) TIFR Mumbai

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Answer – A