Daily Current Affairs Quiz: March 20, 2024

March 20, 2024

Consider the following statements:
1. Prabha Varma will be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2023 for his verse novel Roudra Sathwikam.
2. Varma has excelled as a bilingual writer, with exemplary literary works in both Sanskrit and English.
3. Saraswati Samman is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the country awarded by the Tata Foundation.
4. It carries a citation, a plaque, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh.
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: D

Consider the following statements:
1. World Air Quality Report 2023 was released by UNEP.
2. India has emerged as the world’s most polluted country.
3. Bihar's Begusarai was termed the world's most polluted metropolitan area.
4. Of the 50 most polluted cities in the world, 42 were Indian.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. Tiger Triumph 2024 is a bilateral exercise between India and Bangladesh.
2. Trinetra app offers seamless accessibility via Android and iOS mobile applications.
3. The Indian Navy has established the first of its kind, the Signals Technology Evaluation and Adaptation Group (STEAG).
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER: C

Consider the following statements:
1. Tiger Triumph is a bilateral tri-services exercise.
2. Trinetra app 2.0 can be used by all police personnel of Sub-Inspector and above rank as per requirement.
3. STEAG will be under Corps of Signals which is a combat support arm handling military communications.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER: B

Consider the following statements:
1. The Special Ops Forces from all the three services will also participate in the Tiger Triumph
2. Crime GPT uses state's criminal database and delivers results based on written and audio inputs.
3. STEAG will undertake research and evaluation of futuristic communication technologies.
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. Every year, International Day of Happiness is observed on March 20th.
2. The General Assembly of the United Nations passed a resolution to proclaim March 20 as the International Day of Happiness in 2002
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?

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

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ANSWER: B

Every year, International Day of Happiness is observed on March 20^th.
On July 12, 2012, The General Assembly of the United Nations passed a resolution to proclaim March 20 as the International Day of Happiness.
International Day of Happiness aims to recognise the significance of happiness in creating goals and aspirations for people and driving them to have a better life.
It also promotes sustainable development, overall wellbeing and eradication of poverty.
- India is one of the least happy countries in the world,coming in at 126th out of 146 countries in the World Happiness Index 2023.

The Yaounde Declaration has been agreed upon for the elimination of-

(A) Malaria
(B) Measles
(C) AIDS
(D) Typhoid

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ANSWER: A

In a historic gathering in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé, African health ministers, global malaria partners, funding agencies, scientists, civil society organisations and other principal malaria stakeholders pledged to end malaria deaths.

STATISTICS

Globally, the number of malaria cases in 2022 surged significantly compared to the pre-COVID-19 era.
The total cases rose from 233 million in 2019 to a staggering 249 million.
Africa remains the epicentre of the malaria crisis, bearing an immense burden.
- It accounts for 94 per cent of all global malaria cases and a staggering 95 per cent of global malaria-related deaths, totaling an estimated 580,000 deaths in 2022.
Significantly, the 11 African countries whose health ministers took part in the Yaoundé conference — Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania — “account for more than 70 per cent of the global malaria burden.”

India’s first indoor athletics stadium and indoor aquatic centre has been inaugurated in-

(A) Gurugram
(B) Jaipur
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bhubaneshwar

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ANSWER: D

Odisha CM inaugurated India’s first indoor athletics stadium and indoor aquatic centre at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneshwar.

FEATURES

The Indoor Athletics Centre stands as India’s first capable of hosting indoor continental and regional championships.
The centre boasts a 10,000-square-meter track used in Olympics, marking a pioneering feat within the country.
The centre includes a 200-meter synthetic track, an 80m+20m running track, and designated areas for long jump, triple jump, pole vault, and shot-put, each meticulously designed to meet specific athletic requirements.
Accommodating the needs of high-performance athletes, the facility features 60 twin-sharing rooms for those undergoing full-time coaching.
Its iconic stature was solidified with the esteemed Category 1 certification from World Athletics in December 2023.

Consider the following statements:
1. Tashigang polling station in Lahaul and Spiti is the highest polling booth in the country.
2. Manola polling station in Dalhousie of Chamba district has the lowest number of 16 voters in the state.
3. Mission 414 aims to maximise voter turnout in 414 polling stations which registered less than 60% voting in the last Lok Sabha polls.
How many of the above statements are correct?

(A) Only one
(B) Only two
(C) All three
(D) None

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ANSWER: B

The Election Commission (EC) of India has launched a special campaign in Himachal Pradesh to maximise voter turnout in 414 polling stations which registered less than 60% voting in the last Lok Sabha polls.
Bypolls to six Assembly seats that fell vacant after disqualification of Congress MLAs would be held simultaneously with four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh in the last phase on June 1.

OTHER FACTS

As many as 7,990 polling stations, which are 267 more than the last Lok Sabha elections have been notified and 150 polling stations would be supervised exclusively by women election officers, 54 by youth and 29 by PwD (People with Disability).
The expenditure limit of candidates for Lok Sabha polls would be ₹95 lakh and Assembly bypolls ₹40 lakh.
Tashigang polling station in Lahaul and Spiti located at an altitude of 15,256 feet is the highest polling booth in the country.
Manola polling station in Dalhousie of Chamba district has the maximum number of 1,410 voters, while Kaa polling station in Kinnaur district has the lowest of 16 voters.