Current Affairs March 2022 (Part 5)

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March 2022 Current GK Quiz

Question 1) Who among the following has won the title of Miss World 2021?
A) Milena Sadowska
B) Karolina Bielawska
C) Magdalena Swat
D) Toni-Ann Singh
E) None of these
Answer – B) Karolina Bielawska
Explanation:
Karolina Bielawska from Poland – Miss World 2021.

Question 2) Who among the following has secured top spot on the “Hurun Global Rich List 2021”?
A) Bernard Arnault
B) Bill Gates
C) Mukesh Ambani
D) Mark Zuckerberg
E) Elon Musk
Answer – E) Elon Musk
Explanation:
“Hurun Global Rich List 2021” – Elon Musk – 1st spot

Question 3) “Global Recycling Day” is observed every year on _____
A) March 18
B) March 21
C) March 22
D) March 25
E) None of these
Answer – A) March 18
Explanation:
“Global Recycling Day” – March 18

Question 4) Which among the following is the slogan for “World Sleep Day 2022”?
A) Healthy Sleep, Healthy Ageing
B) Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World
C) Better Sleep, Better Life, Better Planet
D) Regular Sleep, Healthy Future
E) None of these
Answer – B) Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World
Explanation:
World Sleep Day 2022: March 18
World Sleep Day is celebrated on the annual Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox.
Slogan: Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World

Question 5) Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle has been unveiled in _______
A) Seychelles
B) Mozambique
C) Madagascar
D) Maldives
E) None of these
Answer – C) Madagascar
Explanation:
Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle has been unveiled in Madagascar.

Question 6) Who among the following has been selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution in the field of material sciences.?
A) Dipankar Das Sarma
B) Narayan Pradhan
C) Swapan Kumar Pati
D) Sanjib Shyamal
E) None of these
Answer – B) Narayan Pradhan
Explanation:
31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research – Narayan Pradhan

Question 7) The MV Ram Prasad Bismil became the longest vessel ever to sail on the ______
A) Indus
B) Brahmaputra
C) Godavari
D) Mahanadi
E) None of these
Answer – B) Brahmaputra
Explanation:
The MV Ram Prasad Bismil became the longest vessel ever to sail on the Brahmaputra river.

Question 8) India’s first green hydrogen-based advanced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), Toyota Mirai was launched by _____
A) Hardeep Singh Puri
B) Amit Shah
C) Nitin Gadkari
D) Masakazu Yoshimura
E) None of these
Answer – C) Nitin Gadkari
Explanation:
Union Minister, Mr. Nitin Gadkari, recently unveiled Toyota Mirai, India’s 1st green hydrogen-based advanced fuel cell electric vehicle.

Question 9) UNGA has approved a resolution to proclaim ______ as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia every year.
A) March 14
B) March 15
C) March 16
D) March 17
E) None of these
Answer – C) March 16
Explanation:
16th March has been designated as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.

Question 10) India’s first ‘World Peace Center’ will be established in ________
A) Gurugram
B) Noida
C) Faridabad
D) Delhi
E) None of these
Answer – A) Gurugram
Explanation:
India’s first ‘World Peace Center’ – Gurugram.

Question 11) National Vaccination Day also known as National Immunisation Day (IMD) is observed on _____
A) March 14
B) March 15
C) March 16
D) March 17
E) None of these
Answer – C) March 16
Explanation:
National Vaccination Day/National Immunisation(IMD) Day : March 16

Question 12) Sahitya Akademi has published book-length poem ‘Monsoon’ is authored by ____
A) Kumar Vishwas
B) Abhay K
C) Vikram Seth
D) Gulzar
E) None of these
Answer – B) Abhay K
Explanation:
Poem ‘Monsoon’ – Abhay K

Question 13) Which among the following states has topped the list of Mission Indradhanush with 90.5%?
A) Karnataka
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Odisha
E) None of these
Answer – D) Odisha
Explanation:
Odisha has topped the list of Mission Indradhanush with 90.5%

Question 14) Who among the following has become the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, ‘Nobel of architecture’?
A) David Adjaye
B) Francis Kere
C) Pierre Goudiaby Atepa
D) Mokena Makeka
E) None of these
Answer – B) Francis Kere
Explanation:
Francis Kere has become the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, ‘Nobel of architecture

Question 15) “Shaheed Diwas” is observed on March 23 every year to mark the death anniversary of__________
A) Sukhdev Thapar
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Shivaram Rajguru
D) All of these
E) None of these
Answer – D) All of these
Explanation:
Shaheed Diwas – March 23
To mark the death anniversary of the following freedom fighters:
● Bhagat Singh
● Shivaram Rajguru
● Sukhdev Thapar.

Question 16) What was the theme of the 2022 World Meteorological Day?
A) Understanding clouds
B) Weather-ready, climate-smart
C) The Sun, the Earth and the Weather
D) The ocean, our climate and weather
E) Early warning and Early action.
Answer – E) Early warning and Early action.
Explanation:
World Meteorological Day 2022: March 23
Theme : Early warning and Early action
The Headquarters of World Meteorological Organization – Geneva; Founded: 23 March 1950

Question 17) Who among the following person’s autobiography ‘Wrist Assured’, co-authored by senior journalist R. Kaushik, was released at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru?
A) Eknath Solkar
B) Ajit Wadekar
C) Dilip Vengsarkar
D) Gundappa Renganath Viswanath
E) None of these
Answer – D) Gundappa Renganath Viswanath
Explanation:
G.R. Viswanath’s autobiography – ‘Wrist Assured’

Question 18) Nongthombam Biren Singh was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of _____ for the second consecutive term.
A) Karnataka
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Odisha
E) Manipur
Answer – E) Manipur
Explanation:
The Chief Minister of Manipur – Nongthombam Biren Singh

Question 19) Which among the following cities has been ranked as the most polluted capital city in the world?
A) N’Djamena
B) Dushanbe
C) Muscat
D) Delhi
E) Dhaka
Answer – D) Delhi
Explanation:
Most polluted capital city – Delhi

Question 20) “World Consumer Rights Day” is observed on ____
A) March 14
B) March 15
C) March 16
D) March 17
E) None of these
Answer – B) March 15
Explanation:
March 15: “World Consumer Rights Day”

Question 21) RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel) has secured _____ rank on the 8th Edition Fortune India the next 500 List.
A) 120th
B) 150th
C) 160th
D) 124th
E) None of these
Answer – D) 124th
Explanation:
RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel), a public sector enterprise focusing on providing broadband and VPN services owned by the Indian Railways has secured 124th rank on the 8th Edition Fortune India the next 500 List.
The Headquarters of RailTel: Gurugram, Haryana.

Question 22) According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is amongst the world’s largest arms importers with 11% of global imports. The Headquarters of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI) located at _____
A) Sollentuna
B) Sundbyberg
C) Solna
D) Danderyd
E) None of these
Answer – C) Solna
Explanation:
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is amongst the world’s largest arms importers with 11% of global imports. The Headquarters of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI) located at Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.

Question 23) India’s first Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre(SGKC) inaugurated in _____
A) Karnataka
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Odisha
E) Haryana
Answer – E) Haryana
Explanation:
India’s first Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre(SGKC) inaugurated in Manesar, Haryana.

Question 24) International Day of Action For Rivers, is observed on _______
A) March 14
B) March 15
C) March 16
D) March 17
E) None of these
Answer – A) March 14
Explanation:
International Day of Action For Rivers: March 14

Question 25) Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 11th Khel Mahakumbh in _____
A) Ahmedabad
B) Surat
C) Vadodara
D) Rajkot
E) None of these
Answer – A) Ahmedabad
Explanation:
Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 11th Khel Mahakumbh at Sardar Patel Sports Enclave in Ahmedabad.

Question 26) ‘Tomb of Sand’, the first Hindi fiction novel shortlisted for the “International Booker Prize” is translated into English by Daisy Rockwell. Who among the following is the author of ‘Tomb of Sand’?
A) Anita Desai
B) Mridula Garg
C) Geetanjali Shree
D) Twinkle khanna
E) None of these
Answer – C) Geetanjali Shree
Explanation:
‘Tomb of Sand’, the first Hindi fiction novel shortlisted for the “International Booker Prize” is written by Geetanjali Shree and translated into English by Daisy Rockwell.

Question 27) Where will ‘Indrayani Medicity’, India’s 1st medical city, be set up?
A) Mumbai
B) Pune
C) Hyderabad
D) Bengaluru
E) None of these
Answer – B) Pune
Explanation:
Country’s first medical city, ‘Indrayani Medicity’ will be set up in Pune by the state government of Maharashtra.

Question 28) Which among the following has exported its first ever consignment of GI-tagged carpets with a Quick Response code to Germany?
A) Karnataka
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Odisha
E) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer – E) Jammu & Kashmir
Explanation:
The Jammu & Kashmir government has exported its first ever consignment of GI-tagged carpets with a Quick Response code to Germany.

Question 29) Indian Railways’ first ‘Gati Shakti’ Multi-Modal cargo terminal(CGT) commissioned in ____of Eastern Railway Zone
A) Howrah division
B) Malda division
C) Sealda division
D) Asansol division
E) None of these
Answer – D) Asansol division
Explanation:
Indian Railways’ first ‘Gati Shakti’ Multi-Modal cargo terminal(CGT) commissioned in Asansol division of Eastern Railway Zone.

Question 30) Which among the following has become the first Linear Alkylbenzene (LAB) manufacturer company accredited with the Bureau of Indian Standards certification(BIS 12795:2020) in the world?
A) Andhra Petrochemicals Limited(APL)
B) Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited(CPCL)
C) Manali Petrochemicals Limited (MPL)
D) Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited(TPL)
E) None of these
Answer – D) Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited(TPL)
Explanation:
Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited(TPL) has become the first Linear Alkylbenzene (LAB) manufacturer company accredited with the Bureau of Indian Standards certification (BIS 12795:2020) in the world.
Tamilnadu Petroproducts Limited(TPL):
Headquarters : Chennai

Question 31) “World Rotaract Day” is annually observed on ______
A) March 14
B) March 15
C) March 16
D) March 17
E) March 13
Answer – E) March 13
Explanation:
“World Rotaract Day” – March 13
Theme: “Rotary Making a Difference”

Question 32) The International Day of Mathematics(IDM) which is also known as the Pi Day is observed on ____
A) March 14
B) March 15
C) March 16
D) March 17
E) March 13
Answer – A) March 14
Explanation:
14th March is observed across the world as the International Day of Mathematics aka Pi Day.

Question 33) Who among the following has won a Silver Medal in the German Open 2022 Badminton Tournament?
A) Srikanth Kidambi
B) Lakshya Sen
C) B. Sai Praneeth
D) H. S. Prannoy
E) None of these
Answer – B) Lakshya Sen
Explanation:
German Open 2022 Badminton Tournament Lakshya Sen(Silver)

Question 34) Who among the following has released a book titled ‘Role of Labour in India’s Development’?
A) Shri Narendra Modi
B) Shri Rameswar Teli
C) Shri John Barla
D) Shri Bhupender Yadav
E) None of these
Answer – D) Shri Bhupender Yadav
Explanation:
Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Labour and Employment has released a book titled ‘Role of Labour in India’s Development’

Question 35) Which among the following countries has secured second rank for global investment in digital shopping?
A) China
B) Japan
C) Germany
D) India
E) None of these
Answer – D) India
Explanation:
India has secured 2nd rank for global investment in digital shopping.

Question 36) India’s first 100% women-owned industrial park has been inaugurated at _____
A) Mumbai
B) Pune
C) Hyderabad
D) Bengaluru
E) Gwalior
Answer – C) Hyderabad
Explanation:
India’s first 100% women-owned industrial park inaugurated in Hyderabad. This 50 acre industrial park was promoted by the FICCI Ladies Organisation(FLO) in partnership with the State government.

Question 37) India’s first Drone School has been inaugurated at ______
A) Mumbai
B) Pune
C) Hyderabad
D) Bengaluru
E) Gwalior
Answer – E) Gwalior
Explanation:
India’s first Drone School : Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Question 38) The biography of Soli Sorabjee, titled “Soli Sorabjee: Life and Times” is chronicled by ______
A) Gautam Bhatia
B) Chintan Chandrachud
C) Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
D) Abhinav Chandrachud
E) None of these
Answer – D) Abhinav Chandrachud
Explanation:
On the 92nd birth anniversary of Soli Sorabjee, the former Attorney General of India, Penguin Random House India has announced the acquisition and publication of his authorised biography. Titled, Soli Sorabjee: Life and Times. It is chronicled by advocate and legal scholar Abhinav Chandrachud.

Question 39) Katalin Novak has been elected as the first female president of ______
A) Slovakia
B) Hungary
C) Czechia
D) Bulgaria
E) Dhaka
Answer – B) Hungary
Explanation:
Katalin Novak – The first female president of Hungary.
Hungary:
Capital: Budapest
Currency: Hungarian forint

Question 40) Who among the following has become the first Indian to win the prestigious Boltzmann Medal for 2022?
A) Prof Suman Amar Kumar
B) Prof Deepak Dhar
C) Prof Vipendra Choudhary
D) Prof Chandra Sekhar
E) None of these
Answer – B) Prof Deepak Dhar
Explanation:
Professor Deepak Dhar from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune has become the first Indian to win the prestigious Boltzmann Medal for 2022 for his contribution in the field of ‘Statistical Physics’.

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Summary
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