Current Affairs March 2022 (Part 2)

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Current GK March 2022 Quiz

Question 1) International Day of Forests (IDF) is observed annually across the world on 21^st March. What was the theme of IDF 2022?
A) Preservation of Wildlife’s Natural Habitat
B) Forests and Sustainable Production and Consumption
B) Safeguard the Forest Ecosystem
C) Maintaining Ecological Balance in Forests
D) Impact of Deforestation on Climate Change
E) None of these
Answer – B) Forests and Sustainable Production and Consumption
Explanation: UN announced Forests and Sustainable Production and Consumption as the theme of IDF 2022.

Question 2) Which among the following was named as the world’s strongest brand ?
A) Wechat
B) Whatsapp
C) Reliance Jio
D) Ferrari
E) Coca-Cola
Answer – A) Wechat
Explanation:
World’s strongest Brand List:
Wechat – China
Ferrari – Italy
SberBank – Russia
Coca-Cola – US
Reliance Jio – India

Question 3) The Economic Survey has projected India’s GDP growth rate of _____ for the next financial year ending March 2023.
A) 8-8.2%
B) 8-8.5%
C) 7-8%
D) 7.5-8.5%
E) None of these
Answer – B) 8-8.5%
Explanation:
The Economic Survey has projected India’s GDP growth rate of 8-8.5% for the next financial year April 2022 – March 2023.

Question 4) Which of the following will invest upto $1 Billion in Bharti Airtel?
A) Facebook
B) Twitter
C) Microsoft
D) Google
E) None of these
Answer – D) Google
Explanation:
Google will invest upto $1 Billion in Bharti Airtel to develop Airtel’s devices, home broadband, data centres, cloud adoption etc.,

Question 5) Which among the following has installed India’s Fastest Supercomputer ‘Param Pravega’?
A) IIT Bombay
B) IISER Pune
C) IIT Kanpur
D) IIT Roorkee
E) IISc Bangalore
Answer – E) IISc Bangalore
Explanation:
IISc Bangalore has installed India’s Fastest Supercomputer ‘Param Pravega’

Question 6) Which among the following is the venue of “One Ocean Summit”?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Germany
D) UK
E) None of these
Answer – B) France
Explanation:
One Ocean Summit Venue – France

Question 7) Which among the following has launched the ‘JIVA programme’ to promote natural farming?
A) NHB
B) SIDBI
C) SEBI
D) NABARD
E) None of these
Answer – D) NABARD
Explanation:
The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) has started an “JIVA” (means life), an agroecology-based programme, to support natural farming.

Question 8) World Wildlife Day (WWD) is observed across the world annually on 3^rd March. What was the theme of the 2022 WWD?
A) Habitat Preservation of Wetland Species
B) Protection of Marine Life from Manmade Hazards
C)
D) Recovering Key Species for Ecosystem Restoration
E) None of these
Answer – D) Recovering Key Species for Ecosystem Restoration
Explanation: United Nations observed the 2022 World Wildlife Day under the theme “Recovering Key Species for Ecosystem Restoration”.

Question 9) The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has established a National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (NCoE-CCU) at?
A) IIT Madras
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Bombay
D) IIT Roorkee
E) None of these
Answer – C) IIT Bombay
Explanation:
The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has established a National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (NCoE-CCU) at IIT Bombay.

Question 10) Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected to a second term as the President of ________
A) Italy
B) France
C) Germany
D) UK
E) None of these
Answer – C) Germany
Explanation:
President of Germany – Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Question 11) Who among the following was appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.?
A) Anand Sharma
B) Binesh Kumar Tyagi
C) Ajay Kumar
D) Anuj Singh
E) None of these
Answer – B) Binesh Kumar Tyagi
Explanation:
Chairman & Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India – Binesh Kumar Tyagi

Question 12) Which of the following institutes and NITI Aayog signed a statement of interest(SoI) to boost monitoring and evaluation ecosystem in India?
A) IIT Madras
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIM Kozhikode
D) IIT Roorkee
E) None of these
Answer – C) IIM Kozhikode
Explanation:
IIM Kozhikode and NITI Aayog signed a statement of interest(SoI) to boost the monitoring and evaluation ecosystem in India.

Question 13) Which among the following was India’s most and the world’s fifth-most congested city in 2021?
A) Bengaluru
B) New Delhi
C) Pune
D) Mumbai
E) None of these
Answer – D) Mumbai
Explanation:
Mumbai has turned out to be India’s No.1 and world’s 5^th-most congested city of 2021.

Question 14) The Sports Authority of India(SAI) has established a para centre under its National Centre of Excellence Scheme in _______
A) Surat
B) Gandhi Nagar
C) Rajkot
D) Vadodara
E) None of these
Answer – B) Gandhi Nagar
Explanation:
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has established a para centre under its National Centre of Excellence Scheme in Gandhi Nagar.

Question 15) India signed an agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme Question (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat to ________
A) Tajikistan
B) Iran
C) Afghanistan
D) Turkmenistan
E) None of these
Answer – C) Afghanistan
Explanation:
India signed an agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan.

Question 16) The central government has approved the umbrella scheme of Modernisation of Police Force (MPF) for the next five years with a financial outlay of _______
A) Rs.25000 crore
B) Rs.24675 crore
C) Rs.26275 crore
D) Rs.26500 crore
E) None of these
Answer – C) Rs.26275 crore
Explanation:
The central government has approved the umbrella scheme of Modernisation of Police Force (MPF) for the next five years with a financial outlay of Rs.26275 crore

Question 17) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of Ministry of Culture, Government of India organised a two-day international conference ‘Devayatanam – An odyssey of Indian temple architecture in _________
A) Chandigarh
B) Karnataka
C) Tamilnadu
D) Kerala
E) None of these
Answer – B) Karnataka
Explanation:
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of Ministry of Culture, Government of India organised a two-day international conference ‘Devayatanam – An odyssey of Indian temple architecture at Hampi, Karnataka inaugurated by G. Kishan Reddy.

Question 18) Which among the following was the venue of Indian Navy’s largest multilateral exercise Milan 2022?
A) Tuticorin
B) Mumbai
C) Cochin
D) Visakhapatnam
E) None of these
Answer – D) Visakhapatnam
Explanation:
The venue of Indian Navy’s largest multilateral exercise Milan 2022 – Visakhapatnam.

Question 19) World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is observed every year globally on 15th March. The theme of WCRD 2022 was
A) Fair Digital Finance
B) Consumer Protection against Banking Frauds
C) Enhance Awareness regarding Consumer Rights
D) Safeguarding Consumer Interests
E) None of these
Answer – A) Fair Digital Finance
Explanation:
‘Fair Digital Finance’ was announced as the theme of the 2022 WCRD.

Question 20) Bharti Airtel will acquire an additional 4.7% stake in ________
A) Tejas Networks
B) HFCL
C) Indus Towers
D) STL
E) None of these
Answer – C) Indus Towers
Explanation:
Bharti Airtel is going to acquire an additional stake of 4.7% in Indus Towers from the Vodafone group.
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