Current Affairs March 2022 (Part 4)

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Current GK March 2022 Quiz

Question 1) Who among the following will be the next director of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun?
A) Nirupama Rao
B) Renu Singh
C) C.B Muthamma
D) Meira Kumar
E) None of these
Answer – B) Renu Singh
Explanation:
IFS officer Renu Singh has been appointed as the next director of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF).

Question 2) India and the World Health Organization(WHO) signed an agreement to establish the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in ______
A) Odisha
B) Meghalaya
C) Karnataka
D) Gujarat
E) None of these
Answer – D) Gujarat
Explanation:
The Government of India and the World Health Organization signed an agreement to establish the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

Question 3) Who among the following will be the new Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corporation, one of the world’s largest transportation companies?
A) Raj Subramaniam
B) Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi
C) Himanta Biswa Sarma
D) Shashi Sinha
E) None of these
Answer – A) Raj Subramaniam
Explanation:
Indian American, Raj Subramaniam is going to be the next Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corporation, which is one of the largest transportation companies in the world.

Question 4) A book titled ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ is authored by______
A) Aubrey Bond
B) Anirudh Suri
C) Richa Mishra
D) Akash Kansal
E) Syam Prasad
Answer – E) Syam Prasad
Explanation:
A book titled ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ is authored by Syam Prasad and released by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.

Question 5) Who among the following has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Goa?
A) Pramod Sawant
B) Pushkar Singh Dhami
C) Basavaraj Bommai
D) Bhupesh Baghel
E) None of these
Answer – A) Pramod Sawant
Explanation:
Mr. Pramod Sawant has been re-elected as CM of the coastal state of Goa.

Question 6) Who among the following has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
A) Pramod Sawant
B) Pushkar Singh Dhami
C) Yogi Adityanath
D) Bhupesh Baghel
E) None of these
Answer – C) Yogi Adityanath
Explanation:
Mr. Yogi Adityanath has been re-elected as CM of the most populous state in India: Uttar Pradesh.

Question 7) The Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya, a museum dedicated to prime ministers of India inaugurated at ________
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) Delhi
D) Cochin
E) Mumbai
Answer – C) Delhi
Explanation:
The Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya, a museum dedicated to prime ministers of India inaugurated at Delhi’s Teen Murti Estate. It covered the life and times of all the 14 Prime Ministers of India.

Question 8) Who among the following has inaugurated the Modi Story website?
A) Arun Manilal Gandhi
B) Ela Gandhi
C) Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni
D) Sita Gandhi
E) None of these
Answer – C) Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni
Explanation:
Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi has inaugurated the Modi Story website. It is a collection of stories from Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s life.

Question 9) The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, bestowed the prestigious ‘President’s Colour’ to the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura in _______
A) Odisha
B) Meghalaya
C) Karnataka
D) Bihar
E) Gujarat
Answer – E) Gujarat
Explanation:
Shri Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India bestowed the prestigious ‘President’s Colour’ to the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura at Jamnagar in Gujarat.

Question 10) Which among the following cities has been ranked as the most noise polluted city globally?
A) Dhaka
B) Tokyo
C) Moradabad
D) Karachi
E) None of these
Answer – A) Dhaka
Explanation:
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has been ranked as the most noise polluted city globally with a noise pollution of 119 decibels at its highest (dB) in 2021 as per the recent ‘Annual Frontier Report, 2022’ published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh – the second-most noise polluted city in the world.

Question 11) Smt. Smriti Irani, the Union Minister of Women and Child Development has inaugurated the ten-day mega Festival, ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ in _______
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) Delhi
D) Cochin
E) Mumbai
Answer – C) Delhi
Explanation:
Smt. Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Women and Child Development has inaugurated the ten-day mega Red Fort Festival, ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ at Red Fort in Delhi.

Question 12) Which among the following has bagged the ‘Covid champion’ award at Wings India 2022?
A) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata.
B) Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar
C) Jaipur International Airport
D) Sardar VallabhBhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
E) Cochin International Airport
Answer – E) Cochin International Airport
Explanation:
Cochin International Airport has bagged the ‘Covid champion’ award at Wings India 2022, Asia’s largest event on Civil Aviation.

Question 13) The Union environment ministry has designated _____ as the National Dolphin Day.
A) March 5
B) October 5
C) September 5
D) June 5
E) None of these
Answer – B) October 5
Explanation:
October 5 has been designated as the National Dolphin Day by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.

Question 14) The annual Earth Hour observed by people across the world on the ______
A) last Saturday of March
B) last Sunday of March
C) last Saturday of April
D) last Sunday of April
E) None of these
Answer – A) last Saturday of March
Explanation:
The annual Earth Hour observed by people across the world on the last Saturday of March.

Question 15) “World Theatre Day” is observed on _____
A) March 26
B) March 25
C) March 24
D) March 27
E) None of these
Answer – D) March 27
Explanation:
“World Theatre Day” – March 27

Question 16) The three-day North-East festival, called ‘Ishan Manthan’ inaugurated at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in _________
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) New Delhi
D) Cochin
E) Mumbai
Answer – C) Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar
Explanation:
The three-day North-East festival, ‘Ishan Manthan’ inaugurated at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi by Shri G Kishan Reddy, the Union Minister for Culture, Tourism & DONER.

Question 17) Which among the following has set up a retail tech consortium to collaborate with several retail and technology organisations?
A) IIM Calcutta
B) IIT Chennai
C) IIM Bangalore
D) IIM Ahmedabad
E) None of these
Answer – D) IIM Ahmedabad
Explanation:
IIM Ahmedabad has set up a retail tech consortium to collaborate with several retail and technology organisations like Flipkart in India.

Question 18) Who among the following has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh(RSE)?
A) Nita Ambani
B) Indra Nooyi
C) Roshni Nadar
D) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
E) None of these
Answer – D) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Explanation:
Biocon’s executive chairperson, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been chosen as the fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

Question 19) Which among the following companies appointed Hisashi Takeuchi as the MD and CEO for a period of three years?
A) Maruti Suzuki India Limited
B) Toyota
C) Mahindra & Mahindra
D) Tata Motors
E) None of these
Answer – A) Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Explanation:
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd appointed Hisashi Takeuchi as the MD and CEO for a period of three years wef April 1, 2022.

Question 20) The venue of 73^rd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) is _________
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) New Delhi
D) Visakhapatnam
E) None of these
Answer – D) Visakhapatnam
Explanation:
The venue of 73^rd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) is Visakhapatnam.

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