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1) The Herath Festival has set to be the famous festival related to MahaShivratri. This is celebrated at which among the following state or UT?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Goa
(c)Uttarkhand
(d)Ladakh
(e) Arunachal Pradesh
2) As per the latest IPCC report, the United Nations (UN) body has revealed Pakistan &which among the following country have in the state of most vulnerable to climate change?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) Afghanistan
(e) China
3) “SagarParikrama” a program has set to showcase marine fisheries sector wealth. It is held from March 5 at which among the following State?
(a) Odisha
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
(e) Gujarat
4) The Government has launched a mission named ____________ to evacuate nationals from Ukraine
(a) Operation Yamuna
(b) Operation Narmadha
(c) Operation Ganga
(d) Operation Cavery
(e) Operation Mahanadhi
5) Stree Manoraksha is the project launched by which among the following ministry to improve the mental health?
(a)Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(b) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(c)Ministry of Culture and Tourism
(d) Ministry of Home Affairs
(e)Ministry of Education
6) The Centre has approved the proposal for continuation of seven existing sub schemes under Umbrella Scheme Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates. Which among the following is not true to the scheme?
(a)Relief assistance to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees
(b)Grants-in-aid to Central Tibetan Relief Committee
(c)Enhanced relief to 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Victims
(d)Relief assistance to Brus lodged in relief camps in Nagaland
(e)Financial Assistance and other facilities to the families of affected civilian victims
7) QUAD Leaders’ virtual meeting held recently. Which among the following country is not in the QUAD Countries?
(a) India
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) US
(e) Australia
8) India, Netherlands has released the Special Logo features a lotus and a tulip to Mark _________ Years Of diplomatic relations.
(a) 100 Years
(b) 75 Years
(c) 50 Years
(d) 25Years
(e) 1st Year of Ties
9) Recently a new digital initiative namely Anubhuti, refurbished user-friendly website, e-Chittha has been launched. These initiatives are launched by whom?
(a) Delhi Police
(b) Punjab Police
(c) Gujarat Police
(d) Kerala Police
(e) J&K Police
10) The Delhi government has planned to develop Science Innovation Hub at the school run by Kautilya Enclave. As per the report this project will cost _______ Crore.
(a) 4 Crore
(b) 5 Crore
(c) 8 Crore
(d) 10 Crore
(e) 12 Crore
11) Which among the following bank has signed a MoU with IPE Global to commit $150 Million to SAMRIDH Healthcare?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) HDFC BANK
(c) IndusInd Bank
(d) IDBI Bank
(e) Axis BANK
12) RBI has cancelled the licence of Maharashtra-based Sarjeraodada Naik Shirala Sahakari Bank. This can be done through which among the following act?
(a) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
(b) Banking Laws Amendment Act 2012
(c) The Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
(d)Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(e)Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
13) Which among the following Housing Finance company has recently partnered with CSC to provide loans over 4 lakh village level entrepreneurs?
(a)Manipal Housing Finance Syndicate Limited
(b)Aadhar Housing Finance Limited
(c)LIC Housing Finance Ltd
(d)Central Bank Home Finance Limited
(e)Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited
14) Bharti AXA Life Insurance has roped in which among the following bollywood actress as its Brand Ambassador?
(a)Disha Patani
(b)Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(c)Anushka Sharma
(d)Alia Bhatt
(e)Vidya Balan
15) Senior Advocate _______________ has been recently resigned as the Additional Solicitor General of India at the Supreme Court with immediate effect.
(a)Sanjeev Lekhi
(b)Rajesh Lekhi
(c)Manoj Lekhi
(d)Aman Lekhi
(e)Joshep Lekhi
16) Sanjiv Kapoor has been appointed as the CEO of which among the following Air Lines Company?
(a)Indico
(b) Jet Airways
(c) Spice Jet
(d) Air India
(e)Vistara
17) The National Mission for Clean Ganga has received theaward in which among the following category at the 7th India Industry Water Conclave?
(a)Industrial Water Use Efficiency
(b)Innovation in Water Technology
(c)Special Jury Award
(d)Best Start-up in Water innovation
(e)Urban Water and Wastewater Management
18) Sunil Agrawal has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of which Insurance Company?
(a)Life Insurance Corporation of India
(b)ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
(c)HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
(d)The Oriental Insurance Company
(e)United India Insurance
19) As per the newspaper report Meesho has aimed to float IPO in early 2023. Meesho was backed by which among the following company?
(a) Twitter
(b)Instagram
(c)Facebook
(d)Snapdeal
(e)Flipkart
20) Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Ltd has made a Joint Venture (JV) with which among the following company to create an electronic manufacturing hub?
(a) Sansui Corporation
(b) USHA International
(c) Sanmina Corporation
(d)Mitsubishi Electric
(e)Panasonic Electricals
21) Def Expo 2022, the defence exhibition has organized by Defence Ministry. This EXPO is proposed to be held in which among the following place?
(a)Lucknow, UttarPradesh
(b)Gurugram, Haryana
(c) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
(d)Gandhinagar, Gujarat
(e)Chennai, Tamilnadu
22) As per the Innovation in India’s Rural Economy report the agriculture sector has grown by ________ % CAGR during 2015 – 20
(a) 8%
(b) 11%
(c) 13%
(d) 14%
(e) 17%
23) Which among the following Fintech digital lending platform has been partnered with ArkaFincap and MAS Financial Services for new digital lending models?
(a)LoanTap
(b)Lendingkart
(c)PineLabs
(d)Capital Float
(e)MoneyTap
24) IIFL Finance has partnered with fintech NIRA to provide personal loans. With this salaried customers can avail a personal loan of up to _______ lakh.
(a) Rs.50,000
(b) Rs. 1 lakh
(c)Rs. 1.25lakh
(d)Rs. 1.50lakh
(e)Rs. 1.75lakh
25) The Government of India has signed the Host Country Agreement with which among the following International Organisation for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre?
(a)International Union for Conservation of Nature
(b)International Union for Threatened Species
(c)International Union of Crystallography
(d)International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
(e)International Telecommunication Union
26) Researchers from which among the following IIT has recently developed the biodegradable Nanoparticle?
(a)IIT Madras
(b)IIT Kharagpur
(c)IIT Kanpur
(d)IIT Roorkee
(e)IIT Guwahati
27) India’s First Floating Storage and Regasification Unit hasreachedat H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal, Maharashtra. In the term FSRU, what does the R denotes?
(a) Research
(b) Restore
(c) Refresh
(d)Regasification
(e) Recognition
28) As per the Down To Earth magazine what is the Rank of India in 17th Sustainable Development Goals?
(a) 95th Rank
(b) 101st Rank
(c) 120th Rank
(d) 85th Rank
(e) 132nd Rank
29) India’s Nivetha, Esha Singh, and Ruchita Vinerkar have won the gold medal in which among the following category in ISSF World Cup in Cairo?
(a)300 meters Rifle
(b)10 meters Rifle
(c)25 meter Pistol
(d)50 meters Rifle
(e)10 meter Pistol
30) International Tennis Federation has suspended Russia and which among the following country from ITF membership and international team competition?
(a) Ukraine
(b) Romania
(c) Poland
(d)Belarus
(e) Italy
31) How many countries have agreed for Global Plastics Treaty, a biggest multilateral environmental deal to end the plastic pollution crisis?
(a) 125 Countries
(b) 132 Countries
(c) 150 Countries
(d) 175 Countries
(e) 182 Countries
32) Ex-soldier Captain Deepam Chatterjee has authored a new book “The Millennial Yogi”. This book is published by which among the following?
(a)Ebury Press
(b)Harper Collins Publishers
(c)Mac Millan India
(d)National Book Trust, India
(e)Bloomsbury India
33) Shane Warne passed away at the age of 52. He is the cricket legend of which among the following country?
(a) New Zealand
(b) Australia
(c) England
(d) South Africa
(e) Ireland
Answers :
1) Answer: A
Herath or the ‘Night of Hara (Shiva)’, generally referred to as MahaShivratri, is the main festival celebrated by the Kashmiri Pandits across Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
The festival marks the wedding anniversary of Lord Shiva and Goddess Uma (Parvathi).
The 2022 Herath Festival was celebrated on 28th February 2022.
Herath Festival is celebrated on “Trayodashi” or the 13th day of the dark half of the
month of Phalguna (Hindu calendar), between February and March.
The festival is a symbol of communal harmony for ages
2) Answer: C
The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report mentioned severe climatic conditions threaten food security in South Asia.
The report by the United Nations (UN) body has revealed that escalated dangers of droughts and floods will make both India and Pakistan among the most vulnerable to climate change.
3) Answer: E
SagarParikrama’ is envisaged across the coastal belt demonstrating solidarity with all fisherfolk, fish farmers, and stakeholders concerned as a spirit of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, a release from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying..
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, ParshottamRupala will inaugurate the programme on March 5.
The first leg shall start from Gujarat’s Mandvi and end at the state’s Porbandar on March 6.
4) Answer: C
The government of India has launched an evacuation mission named Operation Ganga to evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine due to the Russia-Ukraine tension.
Due to the ongoing tension between Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine has been declared as a no-fly zone by the authorities for the safety and security of the nations
5) Answer: B
The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) launched the ‘StreeManoraksha Project’ in collaboration with NIMHANS Bengaluru with an aim to improve the mental health of women in India.
SmritiIrani announced Rs 5 lakh Insurance for OSC Workers & Launched ‘StreeManoraksha Project’.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) is celebrating the International Women’s Day week from 1st to 8th March, 2022 which was inaugurated by Union Minister SmritiZubinIrani, MoWCD at VigyanBhawan in New Delhi, Delhi
6) Answer: D
The seven schemes provide assistance for –
1) Relief and Rehabilitation of displaced families of Pakistan Occupied Areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Chhamb,
2) Relief assistance to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees,
3)Relief assistance to Brus lodged in relief camps in Tripura,
4) Enhanced relief to 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Victims,
5)Financial Assistance and other facilities to the families of affected civilian victims
6)Grants-in-aid to Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC),
7) Grants-in-Aid to the Government of West Bengal for infrastructure development in 51 erstwhile Bangladeshi enclaves in India.
7) Answer: C
Prime Minister NarendraModi called on the US-led four-nation grouping to remain focused on its core objective of promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) also said the leaders agreed on accelerating cooperation, with an objective to achieve concrete outcomes by the summit in Japan later this year.
Participant Countries: PM Modi, US President Joe Biden, PM of Australia Scott Morrison and PM of Japan Fumio Kishida.
8) Answer: B
To commemorate 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and the Netherlands, Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs and Marten van den Berg, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to India released a joint special logo.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the logo features a lotus and a tulip, the national flowers of both countries.
9) Answer: A
Delhi police Commisioner Rakesh Asthana launched three new digital initiatives – Anubhuti, a QR code-based feedback system, a refurbished Delhi Police website and e-Chittha portal.
The basic aims of these schemes are to add a new dimension in digitising and modernising the Delhi Police.
10) Answer: B
The Delhi government has announced plans to set up a “Science Innovation Hub” at a school run by Kautilya Enclave to promote scientific culture among students.
The Science hub will be ready with a cost of over Rs 5 crore in the next two-and-a-half years.
The aim of this project is to promote a scientific culture and inculcate a scientific temper for nurturing talent in science and technology.
11) Answer: E
Axis Bank has signed an MoU with IPE Global for strengthening India’s healthcare infrastructure by providing affordable finance of up to USD 150 million (about Rs 1,140 crore) through SAMRIDH.
To support health enterprises and innovators who would otherwise not have access to affordable debt financing.
12) Answer: D
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has canceled the license of SarjeraodadaNaikShiralaSahakari Bank Ltd, Shirala, Dist. Sangli, Maharashtra.
The bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects, As such, it does not comply with the provisions of Section 11(1) and Section 22 (3) (d) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
The bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on March 02, 2022.
13) Answer: C
LIC Housing Finance Ltd (LICHFL) and CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd (CSC) have entered into a strategic partnership to provide loans to citizens through CSC’s network of over four lakh Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs).
LIC HFL offers home loans starting at 6.70 percent per annum.
Presently, there are more than 4 lakh CSCs across India.
14) Answer: E
Bharti AXA Life Insurance has roped in National Award-winning actress VidyaBalan as its brand ambassador.
She will help deepen the narrative of #DoTheSmartThing championed by the brand.
She was awarded the PadmaShri by the Government of India in 2014.
15) Answer: D
Senior Advocate AmanLekhi has resigned from the post of Additional Solicitor General of India (ASG) at the Supreme Court with immediate effect.
He has not given any specific reason for his resignation.
He was appointed as the ASG in March 2018 and was re-appointed on July 1, 2020, for a period of three years till June 30, 2023.
AmanLekhi is the son of renowned Supreme Court lawyer PranNathLekhi&husband of Minister of State for External Affairs, MeenakshiLekhi.
16) Answer: B
Jet Airways has appointed SanjivKapoor as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with the appointment effective from April 4.
Jet Airways, promoted by the JalanKalrock consortium.
17) Answer: C
The National Mission for Clean Ganga was awarded the ‘Special Jury Award’ for the significant work done for Ganga rejuvenation at the 7th India Industry Water Conclave and 9th edition of FICCI Water Awards, held virtually, from 2nd to 3rd March, 2022.
18) Answer: A
Life Insurance Corp. of India has appointed Sunil Agrawal as the chief financial officer (CFO).
Prior to this, LIC Executive Director Shubhangi Sanjay Soman was holding charge as CFO of the insurance behemoth.
This is the first time that LIC has appointed an outsider as CFO.
Earlier, Agrawal was the CFO of Reliance Nippon Life Insurance for over 12 years.
19) Answer: C
News MARKETS IPO Corner Facebook-backed Meesho aims to float IPO in early 2023.
Meesho had 17.8 million monthly transacting users on its platform as of September, surging from 5.5 million in March.
Meesho was founded in 2015 by IIT graduates ViditAatrey and SanjeevBarnwal.
20) Answer: C
Integrated manufacturing solutions provider Sanmina Corporation and Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited (RSBVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), have entered into a joint venture to create an electronic manufacturing hub in India.
RSBVL will hold 50.1% equity stake in the joint venture entity with Sanmina owning the remaining 49.9%.
RSBVL will achieve this ownership primarily through an investment of upto ₹1,670 crore
21) Answer: D
The defence ministry announced that DefExpo was proposed to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from March 10 to March 14.
The theme of the Defence Expo 2022 was ‘India – The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’.
This year’s DefExpo would be the 12th edition of the prestigious biennial defence exhibition.
22) Answer: B
The agriculture sector has grown by a CAGR of 11 per cent between 2015 and 2020 with the sector witnessing the highest disruption in terms of smartphone and internet penetration,” a report on “Innovation in India’s Rural Economy” prepared jointly by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Bain and Company.
Private equity investments in the Indian agri-tech space grew more than 50% annually to aggregate approximately ₹6,600 crore till 2020.
23) Answer: A
Fintech digital lending platform, LoanTap has announced business collaborations with ArkaFincap Ltd& also partnered with RBI registered NBFC, MAS Financial Services Ltd. (MAS) in a co-lending model for the salaried and MSME segment.
The collaboration will allow LoanTap to utilize its technology and quick processes to tap into a larger customer base and enable loan disbursals through these partnerships.
With these announcements, LoanTap will have six co-lending partnerships along with its own NBFC platform.
24) Answer: B
IIFL Finance Limited, non-banking financial company, Partnered with fintech NIRA as part of its strategy to strengthen its digital footprint.
Through this partnership, salaried customers can avail a personal loan of up to Rs. 1 lakh from IIFL Finance by downloading the NIRA app from Google’s Play store.
25) Answer: E
The Government of India signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in New Delhi.
The agreement was signed between ShriAshwiniVaishnaw, Union Minister of Communications and H.E. Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of ITU, in a virtual ceremony during the World Telecommunications Standardization Assembly-20 (WTSA-20) being held in Geneva, Switzerland.
This is the first time that ITU is opening in the South Asia region with India as the host country.
26) Answer: C
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have developed a biodegradable nanoparticle, Biodegradable Carbonoid Metabolite (BioDCM) that can be used as an alternative to chemical-based pesticides and help farmers protect their crops from bacterial and fungal infections.
27) Answer: D
India’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), Hoegh Giant, arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh terminal in Maharashtra.
The FSRU has a storage capacity of 170,000 cubic metres and has an installed re-gasification capacity of 750 million cubic feet per day (equivalent to 6 million tons annually).
The Hoegh Giant will deliver re-gasified LNG to the 56-km long Jaigarh-Dabhol natural gas pipeline, connecting the LNG terminal to the national gas grid.
28) Answer: C
According to the Centre for Science and Environment’s State of India’s Environment Report, 2022, released by Union Environment Minister BhupenderYadavIndia has slipped three spots from 2021, 117 to rank 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
The report, a yearly publication from Down To Earth magazine, was released at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2022, a national conclave of media persons organized by Delhi-based non-profit, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
29) Answer: E
India’s ShriNivetha, Esha Singh, and RuchitaVinerkar have won the gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol team event of the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.
With this win, India is leading the medal table with three medals, including two gold and silver.
Andrea Katharina Heckner, Sandra Reitz and Carina Wimmer of Germany settled for the silver medal.
30) Answer: D
The ITF has suspended the tennis federations of Russia and Belarus from team competitions amid the current conflict in Ukraine.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had earlier recommended that international sports bodies disallow the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in major tournaments.
31) Answer: D
In a biggest multilateral environmental deal, 175 countries have agreed to a legally binding global treaty called “Global Plastics Treaty”, to end the plastic pollution crisis by tackling the entire supply chain of material.
The resolution on the first treaty was passed at a meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi in Kenya.
Now, they have started working on how to implement the treaty by 2024.
32) Answer: A
Former Indian Army Captain, DeepamChatterjee has authored a new book titled “The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about reclaiming one’s life”.
This is a book that mixes mysticism and music that takes readers on a journey of awakening. The book talks about Jayshankar Prasad, or Jay, who has a shady-yet-mercurial rise in his journey as an entrepreneur and Vini, a mystic monk.
The book is published by Ebury Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
33) Answer: B
Shane Warne, Australian cricket legend who helped his nation win the World Cup in 1999 and was part of five Ashes-winning teams during his career, died aged 52.
An iconic name in international cricket, Shane Warne, since making his debut in 1992, played 145 Tests for Australia, picking up 708 wickets with his leg-spin and made 194 ODI appearances.
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