Daily Current Affairs Quiz: March 16, 2024

March 16, 2024

Consider the following statements:
1. The high-level committee on “One Nation, One Election” was led by former President Pranab Mukherjee.
2. The panel recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
3. Fresh elections held for the Lok Sabha in case of hung House or a no-confidence motion, the new Lok Sabha will only serve for the remaining time left in the term of the previous Lok Sabha.
4. Article 83 and Article 172 deal with the duration of houses of Parliament and the duration of state assemblies
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 1, 2 & 3 only
(C) 2, 3 & 4 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 & 4

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. India has been ranked 134 in the recent global Human Development Index.
2. Global Human Development Index (HDI) is released by World Bank.
3. India has been ranked ahead of Nepal and Pakistan.
4. Denmark has been ranked number one.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) 1 & 2 only
(B) 1 & 3 only
(C) 3 & 4 only
(D) 1 & 4 only

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. Democracy Report 2024: Democracy Winning and Losing at the Ballot was released by V-Dem institute.
2. The World Consumer Rights Day is observed annually on March 15.
3. The Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) programme was launched by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. The V-Dem Institute is based at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg in Spain.
2. The theme for World Consumer Rights Day 2024 is ‘Fair and responsible AI for consumers.’
3. KIRTI program is aimed at school children in the age group of nine to 18 years.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. Democracy Report 2024 has termed India as one of the top ten autocratisers in recent times.
2. World Consumer Rights Day was first observed on March 15, 1983
3. KIRTI works on the principle of 'catching them young' and 'nurturing' them into champions
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER: D

Consider the following statements:
1. Pandavula Gutta has been officially recognised as the sole Geo-heritage site in Andhra Pradesh.
2. The geological marvel is older than the Himalayan hills.
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

Pandavula Gutta, a geological marvel older than the Himalayan hills, has been officially recognised as the sole Geo-heritage site in Telangana.
Pandavula Guhalu is a prehistoric habitation site situated atop Pandavulakonda or Pandavula Gutta.
The site was first discovered in the year 1990.
Paleolithic cave paintings have been found here which offer a rare glimpse into the prehistoric man’s rock art identified on walls and ceilings of caves, rock shelters, and isolated boulders.

Experts say these cave paintings date back to at least the 7th Century.

Who has been appointed chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?

(A) Rahul Singh
(B) Nidhi Chhibber
(C) Dhiraj Kapoor
(D) None of the above

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ANSWER: A

Senior bureaucrat Rahul Singh has been appointed chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
He succeeded Nidhi Chhibber, who has been appointed as Advisor to the Niti Aayog.
Singh, a 1996-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Bihar cadre, is currently serving as the Additional Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Who has been named Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga?

(A) Anshul Dwivedi
(B) Vishal Pandey
(C) Sanjay Kumar Singh
(D) Rajeev Kumar Mittal

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ANSWER: D

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) recently approved the appointment of IAS officer Rajeev Kumar Mittal as the Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS).
He is a 1998 batch officer from the Maharashtra cadre.

The book titled Israel War Diary has been written by-

(A) Sanjay Kumar Singh
(B) Rajeev Kumar Mittal
(C) Vishal Pandey
(D) Deepak Ballani

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ANSWER: C

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has released a book titled Israel War Diary.
It has been written by Vishal Pandey, Chief Special Correspondent of Zee News.
Vishal Pandey offered poignant insights into the inspiration behind the book and shared personal anecdotes from his experiences as a frontline journalist covering the Israel-Hamas conflict.

‘The Conspiracy to oust me from the Presidency’ Book has been written by the former president of-

(A) Mauritius
(B) Maldives
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka

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ANSWER: D

Two years after his dramatic ouster from office by a popular people’s movement, Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sought to defend his tainted regime, by launching a book titled ‘The Conspiracy to oust me from the Presidency’.
The book attributes his political downfall to a “conspiracy” involving foreign and local parties.

Consider the following statements:
1. Maharashtra is set to be the first state to purchase land in Jammu and Kashmir
2. The Maharashtra Bhawan will come up at central Kashmir’s Budgam on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
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

Maharashtra is set to be the first state to purchase land in Jammu and Kashmir to construct a facility for tourists and officials who visit the Union Territory.
The Maharashtra Bhawan – the first state Bhawan in the Valley – will come up at central Kashmir’s Budgam on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
- The Maharashtra cabinet sanctioned the purchase of the land recently.
The bhawan will come up on a plot of land measuring 2.5 acres at Ichgam, close to Srinagar airport.
The J&K government has approved the transfer of land to the state government, subject to a payment of Rs 8.16 crore.