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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 06th & 07th March 2022

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1) 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


2) The Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has inaugurated NIC Tech Conclave 2022 at New Delhi. What is the theme of this TechConclave?

(a) Next Gen Technologies for Digital Government

(b) Next Gen Digital Experience

(c) Digital Government through technology

(d) Government for Technology development

(e) Developing through Technology


3) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Pune metro rail project in the city This Pune Metro Rail Project is of _________km stretch.

(a) 10km

(b) 12km

(c) 25km

(d) 22km

(e) 15km


4) Which among the following ministry has been celebrated its “Iconic Week” Under Azadika Amrit Mahotsavfrom 7 – 11th of March 2022?

(a) Ministry of Home Affairs

(b) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(c) Ministry of Coal

(d) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(e) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare


5) The Social Justice & Empowerment ministry has addressed the two – day sensitization
workshop at Kevadia. Recently the town name Kevadiais changed as ____________.

(a)Kevadia Nagar

(b) Modi Mandram

(c)Sardhaar Street

(d)Ekta Nagar

(e)Atal Nagar


6) The Sulabh International has organized “Swacchagraha: celebrating Swachhta and Swadhinta” in collaboration with certain Ministries. Which among the following ministry is not among them?

(a) Ministry of Culture and Tourism

(b) Ministry of Jal Shakti

(c) Ministry of Rural Development

(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(e) None of these


7) The Union Minister Jitendra Singh has inaugurated 3-Day symposium on “Imagining India@2047 through Innovations”. This symposium is taking place on which among the following city?

(a) Chennai

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Ahmadabad

(d) Mumbai

(e) New Delhi


8) According to the Newspaper report which among the following organization has received 1st prize in IspatRajbhasha Award for 2018-19 and 2020-21?

(a) Coal India Limited

(b) National Mineral Development Corporation

(c) National Thermal Power Corporation

(d) India Meteorological Department

(e)Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited


9) Recently the State Government of Jharkhand has presented its Annual Budget. What is the Budget amount allocated for the Financial Year 2022-23?

(a) Rs 1.01 lakh crore

(b) Rs 2.02 lakh crore

(c) Rs 3.03 lakh crore

(d) Rs 4.04 lakh crore

(e) Rs 5.05 lakh crore


10) Which among the following FinTech Company has been collaborated with VTEX to offer merchants multiple local payment methods?

(a)Paytm

(b)PhonePe

(c)BharatPe

(d)Paypal

(e)PayU


11) Future Generali India Insurance has launched the industry first ‘FG Dog Health Cover’ Insurance. For this insurance the Policy costs start at Rs. _______ per month.

(a) Rs.150/- per month

(b) Rs.311/- per month

(c) Rs.323/- per month

(d) Rs.279/- per month

(e) Rs.399/- per month


12) The Contribution of YouTube Creators has contributed Rs 6,800 crore to Indian GDP in 2020.This was released by which among the following famous Economic Publication?

(a) The Economic Times

(b) Oxford Economics

(c) Business Standard

(d) Financial Express

(e) World Economic Outlook


13) ASSOCHAM Award for Sustainability Excellence in Energy Management has been announced recently. Which among the following company achieved the Top Honor?

(a) TCS

(b) SAP

(c) Cognizant

(d)Paytm

(e)CtrlS


14) Recently a MoU has been signed between Technology Development Board and which company to promote Start-up in latest Daylight Harvesting Technology?

(a) Zero Carbon

(b)Pure Sky

(c) Aroma

(d)Skyshade

(e) Zen Plus


15) Indian Navy has successfully tested fired advanced version of BrahMos missile from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai. What is its extended strike range?

(a) 250 km

(b) 300 km

(c) 350 km

(d) 400 km

(e) 450 km


16) The Mobile World Congress 22 has focused on 5G and economic recovery. This year Mobile World Congress 2022 is going to take place in which among the following country?

(a) Spain

(b) France

(c) Argentina

(d) Brazil

(e) Italy


17) BCCI has recently announced which among the following company as the official partner for the TATA IPL 2022?

(a)Paytm

(b)BharatPe

(c) Amazon Pay

(d)RuPay

(e) UPI


18) Which among the following Indian Women Cricket Player has recently become the first woman to play in six World Cups?

(a)Smiriti Mandhana

(b)Mithali Raj

(c)HarmanpreetKaur

(d)Deepti Sharma

(e)Jhulan Goswami


19) Virat Kohli has received a special guard of honour by teammates in his 100th Test. He played his 100th test against which among the following team?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Australia

(c) England

(d) West Indies

(e) New Zealand


20) Rod Marsh died at the age of 74. He belonged to which among the following sport?

(a) Badminton

(b) Golf

(c) Hockey

(d) Foot Ball

(e) Cricket


21) Sayyid Hyder Ali Shihab Thangaldied recently. He belonged to which among the following field?

(a) Actor

(b) Politician

(c) Writer

(d) Dancer

(e) Cricketer


22) What does B mean in IBP?

(a) Balance

(b) Borrowing

(c) Branch

(d) Banking

(e) Bond


23) Where is Food & Agriculture Organization headquarters located?

(a)Geneva ,Switzerland

(b)Rome ,Italy

(c)New York, USA

(d) Bern, Switzerland

(e) None of these


24) On the bank of which river the city Ayodhya is located?

(a) Mahanadi

(b) Jhelum

(c) None of these

(d)Saryu

(e) Tapti


25) What does F mean in FEMA?

(a) Financial

(b) Fiscal

(c) Foreign

(d) Fast

(e) First


Answers :

1) 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 Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, 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.


2) Answer: A

National Informatics Centre (NIC) organized the #TechConclave2022 focused on Emerging Technologies applicable especially in e-Governance, with the theme – “Next Gen Technologies for Digital Government”.

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar, will be the guest of honour.

Commemorating AzadiKaAmritMahotsav at NIC, MoSShri Rajeev Chandrasekhar released the ebook titled #75DigitalSolutionsfromNIC.


3) Answer: B

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the 12km stretch of the Pune Metro Rail project in the city. The project is being built at a cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore.

Modi also unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the premises of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Symbiosis Arogya Dham at Lavle campus.

PM also inaugurated Golden Jubilee celebration of Symbiosis University, Pune.


4) Answer: C

To celebrate and commemorate the 75 years of Independence and as India enters into the AmritKaal, Ministry of Coal is organizing special events and programmes throughout the country from 7th to 11th March, 2022, as part of the ‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav’ Iconic Week celebrations.

The Iconic Week celebrations will be inaugurated by the  Minister of State for Coal, Minesand Railways ShriRaosahebPatilDanveon 7th March 2022  at DrAmbedkar International Centre [Bhim Auditorium], New Delhi.


5) Answer: D

Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar addressed the two – day sensitization workshop, which concluded today at Ekta Nagar (previously known as Kevadia), Gujarat. The workshop was jointly organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities was also present in the workshop.

The workshop highlights various schemes, programmes and initiatives for mainstreaming of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).


6) Answer: C

Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in collaboration with Sulabh International organized an event “Swacchagraha” under the aegis of AzadiKaAmritMahotsav to encourage the mass awareness with the core thought of “Swachhta, Swadhinta and Sulabh” on 5th March  in New Delhi.

In his speech OSD, Ministry of culture,RatneshJha said that Ministry of Culture is trying to link cleanliness drive by Sulabh with AzadikaAmritMahotsav. He also said that Sulabh is the best example of two pillars of AKAM – Action@75 and Resolve@75.

The evening session themed ‘EkShaam Sur, TaalaurSwachhtakeNaam’ was addressed by Chief Guest Shri Vijay Goel.


7) Answer: A

A three-day Symposium on the theme ‘Imagining India @2047 through Innovation’, will be held in Chennai during 07-09th March, 2022.

The Symposium is being organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with the IIT Madras.

The Symposium will take place at the IITM Research Park, Chennai.


8) Answer: B

National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC), Country’s largest Iron Ore producer, a CPSE under Ministry of Steel received 1st prize in the IspatRajbhasha Award for 2018-19 and 2020-21 and the IspatRajbhashaPrerna Award for 2019-20 in the meeting of the Hindi Salahakar Committee of the Ministry of Steel held in Madurai on 3rd March 2022.


9) Answer: A

Finance Minister RameshwarOraon of the Jharkhand MuktiMorcha (JMM)-led coalition government in Jharkhand presented a budget of Rs 1.01 lakh crore for the Financial Year 2022-23.

The budget also proposed a massive 59 percent jump in capital expenditure to Rs 24,827.70 crore.


10) Answer: E

PayU has collaborated with VTEX, one of the largest global digital commerce platforms, to offer multiple payment solutions to VTEX merchants.

This partnership aims to simplify payment methods for the merchants using VTEX platform.


11) Answer: C

Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII) announced the launch of FG Dog Health Cover, a comprehensive health insurance for pet dogs, along with industry-first ‘Emergency Pet Minding’ cover.

Policy costs start at INR 323/- per month; includes terminal illness, surgery and hospitalization, and mortality

Pet Minding Rider covers Daily allowance towards engaging a pet minder/caretaker in case of hospitalization of parent/s or other family members


12) Answer: B

YouTube unveiled a new report today by Oxford Economics, an independent consulting firm, that showed that YouTube’s creator ecosystem contributed Rs 6,800 crore to the Indian GDP in 2020.

YouTube also supported 6,83,900 full-time equivalent jobs in India in the same year, as per the report.

With the number of channels in India with over 1,00,000 subscribers now reportedly standing at 40,000, marking a growth of over 45%, year on year, more Indian YouTube creators are finding opportunities and audiences on the platform.


13) Answer: E

CtrlS, Asia’s largest Rated-4 Hyperscale Data Center, has been awarded the most prestigious ASSOCHAM Award for Sustainability Excellence in Energy Management.

CtrlS Datacenters for bagging the award for excellence in energy management and making a positive impact during the COVID-19 Pandemic from March 2020 through their innovative and sustainability initiatives in their datacenter operations.


14) Answer: D

Technology Development Board (TDB), a statutory body of the Department of Science & Technology, has entered into an agreement with a Skyshade Daylights Private Limited for developing new technologies for harvesting daylight as part of its endeavors to promote the reduction of carbon footprint and improve building energy efficiency.

The TDB signed the MoU in the presence of Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology DrJitendra Singh.


15) Answer: C

The Indian Navy successfully demonstrated the accuracy of an extended-range land attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai.

The BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile manufactured by an Indo-Russian joint venture.

BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound.

The range of the advanced version of the missile is learnt to have been extended to around 350 km from the original 290 km.


16) Answer: A

According to findings of the Global Mobile Economy Report shown at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) which began in Barcelona, Spain, the total number of 5G connections globally is expected to reach 1 billion in 2022 driving further momentum into 5G adoption.

In 2021, mobile technologies and services generated $4.5 trillion of economic value, equating to 5% of global GDP.

The global telecom industry will invest $600 billion from now till 2025 in mobile capex and 85% of it will be on 5G.


17) Answer: D

The Indian Premier League Governing (IPL) Council announced the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)’s flagship product RuPay as an official partner for the TATA IPL 2022.

Earlier on February 9, 2022, Tata Group replaced Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The IPL 2022 will begin on March 26, 2022, onwards and will host 10 franchises.


18) Answer: B

Mithali Raj became the only third cricketer and the first woman to appear in six World Cups, joining the iconic Sachin Tendulkar and Pakistani great JavedMiandad.

She achieved the feat as India locked horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in their much-anticipated opening match of the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Bay Oval.


19) Answer: A

Indian players gave a guard of honour to ViratKohli as he walked out to field in his 100th Test on Saturday. The ongoing first Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali is Kohli’s 100th appearance for India in the whites.


20) Answer: E

Rod Marsh was remembered as “a colossal figure” in Australian cricket who gave close to 50 years’ service to the sport as tributes poured in after he died following a heart attack at a charity event.

The 74-year-old Marsh, played 96 Tests and was later a long-time national selector.


21) Answer: B

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) supremoSayyidHyder Ali ShihabThangal passed away on Sunday, March 6.

He died at a private hospital in Ernakulam district’s Angamaly.

The 74-year-old leader was the president of IUML in Kerala for 12 years.

He was also the Managing Director of Chandrika daily.


22) Answer: C

IBP – Inter-Branch Payment


23) Answer: B

Rome, Italyis the Headquarters ofFood & Agriculture Organization


24) Answer: D

Ayodhya is a city situated on the banks of holy river Saryu


25) Answer: C

FEMA – Foreign Exchange Management Act

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