Current Affairs Quiz: Day 116

March 17, 2023

Consider the following statements:
1. The Tamil movie ‘RRR’ is inspired by Indian freedom fighters Alluri Sitharama Raju and Komaram Bheem.
2. Bumchu Festival is celebrated in Tashiding Monastery, located in Arunachal Pradesh.
3. Learning Science via Standards Initiative has been launched by Quality Council of India.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER – D

Consider the following statements:
1. Alluri Sitharama Raju led the Rampa or Manyam Rebellion of 1922.
2. Tashiding Monastery is a sacred Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
3. Bureau of Indian Standards is the national standards body of India established in 1927.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER – A

Consider the following statements:
1. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare recently included sixteen rare diseases under National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021.
2. RBI has granted Infrastructure Finance Company (IFC) status to Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA).
3. Global Arms Transfers were published by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER – b

Which district has topped ISRO’s 'Landslide Index'?

(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Tehri Garhwal
(C) Malappuram
(D) Both a and b

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ANSWER – D

The findings, compiled by theHyderabad-based ISRO facility National Remote Sensing Centre,have been published in theLandslide Atlas of India.

Recently who has become the firstwoman officer to command anarmy battalion in Ladakh?

(A) Shaliza Dhami
(B) Avni Chaturvedi
(C) Shiva Chauhan
(D) Geeta Rana

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ANSWER – D

Where the country's first 'ElectricPilgrimage Corridor' is being setup?

(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Himachal Pradesh

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ANSWER – A

Chardham Yatra is going to start inUttarakhand from 22nd April. Thecountry’s first electric pilgrimagecorridor about 900 kilometers longis going to be built in theChardham Yatra route.

Bhu-Aadhaar or ULPIN is a _______alpha-numeric number generated based on latitude and longitude coordinates of each land parcel.

(A) 14-digit
(B) 12-digit
(C) 10-digit
(D) 16-digit

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ANSWER – A

CISF Raising Day 2023 was celebrated on-

(A) March 10
(B) March 11
(C) March 12
(D) March 13

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ANSWER : C

Where has the 'Arogya Mahila Yojana' health program forwomen been launched recently?

(A) Kerala
(B) Telangana
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka

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ANSWER : B

Health Minister of Telangana THarish Rao launched a new healthprogram for women named’Arogya Mahila Yojana’ and ‘KCRNutrition Kit Yojana’ on theoccasion of International Women’sDay.

World`s longest railway platform of 1.5 km length has been recently inaugurated in-

(A) Mumbai
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra

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ANSWER : C

Mount Merapi volcano is located in-

(A) Indonesia
(B) Japan
(C) Italy
(D) Chile

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ANSWER : A

Who has been elected as new President of Nepal?

(A) K P Sharma Oli
(B) Ram Chandra Paudel
(C) Madhav Kumar
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER : B

Recently by whom has the 'Nuclear Submarine Partnership AUKUS Plan' been launched to counter China?

(A) America
(B) UK
(C) Australia
(D) All of the above

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ANSWER : D

Where has the 5th United NationsConference on Least DevelopedCountries (LDCs) been heldrecently?

(A) Geneva
(B) Montreal
(C) Doha
(D) Tokyo

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ANSWER : C

Who has recently discovered thenew antibacterial molecule'IITR00693' against the superbug?

(A) IIT Jodhpur
(B) IIT Delhi
(C) IIT Kharagpur
(D) IIT Roorkee

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ANSWER : D

Recently, where did Nitin Gadkaristart buses running on methanolfor the first time?

(A) New Delhi
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Mumbai
(D) Pune

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ANSWER : B

Which city has hosted the world'slargest Stock Market 'EducationConclave'?

(A) Jaipur
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Mumbai

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ANSWER : C

Where will the 4th Asian Kho-Kho Championship-2023 be organized?

(A) Maharashtra
(B) West Bengal
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Assam

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ANSWER : D

consider the following statements:
1. The Elephant Whisperers became the first Indian production that has won an Academy Award for the Documentary Short category.
2. Kerala’s Mudumalai National Park is highlighted in the film.
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. Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa project is joint project of IMD and ICAR and other institutions.
2. It focuses on rendering District/Block level Agro meteorological Advisory Services (AAS) for the benefits of farmers.
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

Wagner Group, seen recently in news, is a group of -

(A) Hackers from China
(B) Mercenaries from Russia
(C) Ballet dancers from Spain
(D) Scientists from Chile, Bolivia focusing on Lithium exploration

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ANSWER : B

Exercise La Perouse is conducted by the Navy of-

(A) USA
(B) Germany
(C) United Kingdom
(D) France

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ANSWER : D

Consider the following statements:
1. Komaram Bheem belonged to Gond tribe.
2. The Tashiding monastery was founded in the 7th century on top of a hill between two rivers, Rangit and Rathong.
3. BIS headquarters are located in Mumbai.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER : B

A Nyingma teacher named Ngadak Sempa Chempo Phunshok Rigzing later founded the monastery in the 17th century on top of a hill between two rivers, Rangit and Rathong.

When is the World Consumer Rights Day observed annually?

(A) 13 March
(B) 14 March
(C) 15 March
(D) 16 March

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ANSWER : C

Who has been conferred with thePresident's 'Curtain Razor Award'recently?

(A) INS Sahyadri
(B) INS Vikramaditya
(C) INS Vikrant
(D) INS Dronacharya

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ANSWER : D

Who has recently been appointedas the Indian ambassador for 'SheChanges Climate'?

(A) Shreya Ghodawat
(B) Nirmala Sitharaman
(C) Smriti Irani
(D) Nita Ambani

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ANSWER : A

Who has recently been made thebrand ambassador of the Women'sWorld Boxing Championship?

(A) MC Mary Kom
(B) Farhan Akhtar
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D) Both a and b

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ANSWER : D

ATL Sarthi is a recently launched initiative of-

(A) NITI Aayog
(B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(C) Ministry of Education
(D) Department of Science and Technology

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ANSWER : A

The first international conference of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Shared Buddhist Heritage was held in-

(A) Tashkent
(B) Beijing
(C) New Delhi
(D) Islamabad

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ANSWER : C

Which country has become first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from abroad?

(A) Sweden
(B) Denmark
(C) Norway
(D) Finland

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ANSWER : B

The first state to launch insurance for Seri-culturists is-

(A) Karnataka
(B) Assam
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Telangana

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ANSWER : C

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)Tourism Ministers' Meeting will be held in which city in India?

(A) Varanasi
(B) Jaipur
(C) Patna
(D) Ujjain

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ANSWER : A

What is the name of Asia's first womanlocomotive pilot who now operates the Vande Bharat Express?

(A) Garima Singh
(B) Surekha Yadav
(C) Avani Chaturvedi
(D) None of these

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ANSWER : B

In which city has the initiative called Beggar-Free City started?

(A) New Delhi
(B) Nagpur
(C) Bangalore
(D) Kolkata

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ANSWER : B