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1) The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shri Shaktikanta Das has launched the Mission ______________ on the occasion of Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2023.
(a) Virtual Payment Digital
(b) Har Payment Digital
(c) Utkarsh Payment Digital
(d) DASHK Payment Digital
(e) None of the above
2) Recently, How many stock brokers have been designated as Qualified Stock Brokers (QSBs) by the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?
(a) 15
(b) 11
(c) 14
(d) 21
(e) 18
3) Which Insurance Company and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) have launched cooperation to provide Ujjivan SFB customers with holistic life insurance options?
(a) Bajaj Life Insurance
(b) Max Life Insurance
(c) Bharti AXA Life Insurance
(d) Star Health Insurance
(e) HDFC Life Insurance Company
4) The ministry of ports, shipping and waterways has sanctioned _______floating jetty projects situated on Gurupura River and Netravati River in Karnataka.
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 8
(d) 7
(e) 9
5) Consider the following statement regarding the Bureau of India Standards (BIS) report. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(i) Bureau of India Standards (BIS) has prohibited the sale of hallmarked gold jewelry or gold artefacts without 6 digit alphanumeric Hallmark Unique Identification Number (HUID) after 31st March 2023.
(ii) More than a year and 9 months were given to jewellers to clear their stock of their 4 digit hallmarked articles.
(iii) At present more than 5 lakh gold articles are being hallmarked with HUID every day.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Both (i) and (ii)
(c) Only (iii)
(d) Both (ii) and (iii)
(e) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
6) As per the recent report, The World’s first ____-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier has been installed on Vani-Warora Highway.
(a) 240
(b) 170
(c) 200
(d) 310
(e) 220
7) Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh has recently launched the Voluntary Star Labelling Programme and ____________ portal.
(a) sMELANDA
(b) rVIKSHANA
(c) iDEEKSHA
(d) iGreen
(e) None of the above
8) President Droupadi Murmu has launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan – Catch the Rain 2023 campaign for the sustainability of drinking water in New Delhi. What is the theme of this year’s campaign?
(a) Valuing waterfor Drinking
(b) Source Sustainability for Drinking Water
(c) Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World
(d) Groundwater, making the invisible visible
(e) Accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis
9) The Union Minister Parshottam Rupala inaugurated Camel Product Processing Utilisation & Training Wing at ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel in___________.
(a) Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
(b) Pune, Maharashtra
(c) Noida, Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bikaner, Rajasthan
(e) Jamnagar, Gujarat
10) What is the rank of India in the Electoral Democracy Index of the V-dem Democracy report 2023?
(a) 111th
(b) 87th
(c) 101st
(d) 94th
(e) 108th
11) Which of the following company has received the CBIP Award 2022 for ‘Outstanding Contribution in Power Generation’?
(a) NTPC
(b) SAIL
(c) NHPC
(d) BPCL
(e) Coal India
12) First ‘High Sea Treaty’ has been signed by United Nations.The UN High Seas Treaty will now protect 30% of the world’s oceans by_________.
(a) 2041
(b) 2030
(c) 2047
(d) 2027
(e) 2025
13) Which of the following country has announced the world’s first free zone dedicated to digital and virtual asset companies?
(a) Qatar
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) UAE
(d) Kuwait
(e) Vietnam
14) Recent lyin March 2023, Which state government launched a unique scheme namely Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) New Delhi
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Haryana
15) The Group 20 (G20) delegates visited the Sultanpur National Park. Where is Sultanpur National Park located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana
(e) Sikkim
16) A _______-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) should be appointed by the President on the advice of a committee.
(a) 7
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 6
(e) 8
17) Which INS has participated in the International Maritime Exercise/ Cutlass Express 2023 (IMX/CE-23) held in the Gulf region?
(a) INS Virat
(b) INS Nirupak
(c) INS Trikand
(d) INS Sandhayak
(e) INS Darshak
18) How many aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) landed at a Royal Saudi Air Force base heralding a new chapter in the defence relationship between the two countries?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 7
(e) 12
19) Which institute has helped facilitate Rs 5 crore funding for 15 agri start-ups at its 7th edition of Uttishtha 2023 annual entrepreneurship summit?
(a) IIT Madras
(b) IIM Kashipur
(c) IIM Indore
(d) IIT Gandhinagar
(e) IIT Mandi
20) Recently, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the flight acceptance hot test of the____________.
(a) CE-20 cryogenic engine
(b) PS-20 cryogenic engine
(c) SL-20 cryogenic engine
(d) AE-20 cryogenic engine
(e) SV-20 cryogenic engine
21) Karnataka defeated Meghalaya by 3-2 to win the Santosh Trophy after 54 years. Santosh Trophy is related to which sport?
(a) Cricket
(b) Tennis
(c) Badminton
(d) Hockey
(e) Football
22) Who is the author of the book titled ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story – From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri’ recently released by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya?
(a) Sajjan Singh Yadav
(b) Rajiv Ranjan
(c) Manoj Tiwari
(d) Mridul Saggar
(e) Rajesh Gopinathan
23) Recently, Satyabrata Mookherjee passed away at the age of 90. He was a renowned ______________.
(a) Politician
(b) Athlete
(c) Dancer
(d) Actor
(e) Journalist
24) Every year, International Women’s Day 2023 has been celebrated on which of the following day?
(a) 7 March
(b) 8 March
(c) 6 March
(d) 5 March
(e) 9 March
25) National No Smoking Day, is held every second Wednesday of March.This year it was March 8, 2023.When is the first National No Smoking Day observed?
(a) 1972
(b) 1997
(c) 1968
(d) 1984
(e) 1996
Answers :
1) Answer: B
The Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shri Shaktikanta Das launched the Mission ‘Har Payment Digital’ on the occasion of Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2023.
This is part of RBI’s endeavour to make every person in India a user of digital payments.
About DPAW 2023 :
DPAW 2023 will be observed from the 6th to 12th of March, 2023.
The campaign theme is “Digital Payment Apnao, Auron ko bhi Sikhao” (Adopt digital payments and Also teach others).
2) Answer: A
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has notified 15 stock brokers as Qualified Stock Brokers (QSBs).
The list includes Zerodha, Angel One, 5paisa Capital, HDFC Securities, ICICI Securities, IIFL Securities, Jainam Broking, Kotak Securities, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, NextBillion Technology, Nuvama Wealth and Investment, Sharekhan, Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers, RKSV Securities, and Globe Capital Market
This list was announced following a February 2023 direction by the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
3) Answer: B
Max Life Insurance Company Ltd (Max Life) and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) have launched cooperation to provide Ujjivan SFB customers with holistic life insurance options.
Max Life will offer a variety of savings, protection, retirement, and group life insurance plans to over 73 lakh Ujjivan SFB customers through this cooperation.
4) Answer: D
The ministry of ports, shipping and waterways has sanctioned seven floating jetty projects situated on Gurupura River and Netravati River in Karnataka.
These projects are located at Sulthan Bathery, Bandaru ferry, Sandpit Bengre, Northern Sandbar, Old Port, Jeppinamogaru Old Ferry and Kasaba Bengre.
These projects have been granted 100 per cent funding of Rs 26 crore by the ministry under the Sagarmala programme.
It will enhance tourism, create employment and generate wealth in a ripple effect across industries throughout the entire geographical region.
The maritime sector has been the backbone of the country’s trade and has grown manifold over the years.
5) Answer: C
Bureau of India Standards (BIS) has prohibited the sale of hallmarked gold jewelry or gold artefacts without 6 digit alphanumeric Hallmark Unique Identification Number (HUID) after 31st March 2023
Till date, the old hallmarked jewelry with four marks without HUID was also permitted to be sold by the jewelers along with the 6 digit HUID mark.
More than a year and 9 months were given to jewellers to clear their stock of their 4 digit hallmarked articles.
However, the simultaneous sale of two type of hallmarked jewelry by the jewels was creating confusion in the mind of the common consumer.
Hallmarking scheme for hallmarking of Jewelry was started by BIS in the year 2000. However, Mandatory Hallmarking has been successfully implemented in 288 districts of the country with effect from 23 June 2021 vide Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Order, 2022, and its amendment dated 04 March,2022
At present more than 3 lakh gold articles are being hallmarked with HUID every day.
At present, 339 districts have at least one AHC.
Before implementation of 6 digit Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) number, hallmarking of Gold jewelry was consisted of 4 logos viz, BIS logo, purity of the article as well as logo of jeweller and Assaying and Hallmarking Centre.
6 digit HUID was introduced from 01 July 2021 and all articles hallmarked post 01 July 2021 have to be hallmarked with HUID only.
After introduction of HUID, hallmark consisted of 3 marks viz, BIS logo, purity of the article and six-digit alphanumeric HUID.
6) Answer: C
World’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier has been installed on Vani-Warora Highway.
In Vidarbha, 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier has been installed on the Vani-Warora Highway.
This Bamboo Crash Barrier has been named ‘Bahu Balli’.
It was tested rigorously at various government-run institutions such as the National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX ) in Pithampur, Indore.
During the Fire Rating Test at the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee, it was rated as Class 1.
It has been also approved by the Indian Road Congress.
The recycling value of the bamboo barrier is 50-70 percent while the recycling value of steel barriers is 30-50 percent.
7) Answer: C
Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh has recently launched the Voluntary Star Labelling Programme and iDEEKSHA portal.
Voluntary Star Labelling Programme is formulated by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 to build an energy-efficient economy.
It covers 34 appliances, including the 4 newly added energy-efficient appliances.
iDEEKSHA portal will serve as a one-stop platform for all energy efficiency and decarbonisation needs of Indian energy-intensive industries.
Launched under the Accelerating Smart Power and Renewable Energy (ASPIRE) Technical 1 Assistance Programme.
8) Answer: B
President Droupadi Murmu launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan – Catch the Rain 2023 campaign for the sustainability of drinking water in New Delhi.
This campaign is an effort to turn conservation of water into a mass campaign in the monsoon season.
The theme of this year’s campaign is ‘Source Sustainability for Drinking Water’.
President Droupadi Murmu also launched a video on ‘Jal Shakti se Nari Shakti’ and a commemorative stamp.
She also released ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Ki Abhivyakti’.
It is a collection of case stories of the Swachh Bharat Mission – Grameen, Jal Jeevan Mission and National Water Mission.
9) Answer: D
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala inaugurated Camel Product Processing Utilisation & Training Wing at ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
The main aim of the Product Processing Utilisation & Training Wing is to explore the immense opportunities in the camel product processing sector.
On this occasion, Parshottam Rupala interacted with pastoralists and the pastoral community at the research centre.
He said that the Animal Husbandry sector has emerged as one of the key pillars of economic growth and rural income.
10) Answer: E
India ranks 108th in the Electoral Democracy Index of the V-dem Democracy report 2023.
India ranks below countries such as Tanzania, Bolivia, Mexico, Singapore and even Nigeria.
In 2022, India’s ranking was 100th position in Electoral Democracy Index (EDI).
This report has named India as one of the top 10 autocratising countries in the last 10 years.
India has been ranked 97th in the Liberal Democracy Index.
India has been placed in the bottom 50 percent of the LDI index.
Demark is in the first position with a score of 0.89 in the Liberal Democracy Index.
Sweden is in the second spot with a score of 0.87 while Norway is in the third spot with a score of 0.86.
Pakistan slipped to 106th in the LDI and 110th in the EDI.
11) Answer: A
NTPC received the CBIP Award 2022 for ‘Outstanding Contribution in Power Generation’.
The award has been presented by Union Minister R.K. Singh.
Shri Ramesh Babu V, Director (Operations) received the award on the behalf of NTPC.
NTPC is committed to generate power responsibly and sustainably.
It plays a key role in the Indian energy sector in terms of size and efficiency.
OPTCL received the ‘CBIP Award 2022’ for the ‘Best Performing Transmission Power Sector’.
12) Answer: B
First ‘High Sea Treaty’ has been signed by United Nations.
The treaty has been signed to protect the oceans of the world.
The treaty is the result of a decade of negotiations on this environmental concern.
The agreement was reached after 38 hours of talks at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Previous talks failed to conclude because of disagreements over funding and fishing rights.
The last international agreement on ocean protection, the ‘UN Convention on the Law of the Sea’, was signed in 1982.
The UN High Seas Treaty will now protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.
13) Answer: C
The government of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced plans to establish RAK Digital Assets Oasis, the world’s first free zone dedicated to digital and virtual asset companies.
The announcement was made at the Blockchain Life 2023 conference.
Aim:
To attract global entrepreneurs by providing them with a supportive, innovative, and quick-to-adapt environment.
14) Answer: D
Madhya Pradesh (MP) Chief Minister (CM) Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launcheda unique scheme namely Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana at Jamboree Maidan in Bhopal, MP.
Aim :
To enhance women’s economic independence, improving their health and nutrition status and expanding their influence over family decisions.
About Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana :
In this scheme, each woman will be given Rs 1000 per month.
Applications will be filled out for the scheme from March 25 to April 30, 2023 and the distribution of money will start on June 10, 2023.
15) Answer: D
The Group 20 (G20) delegates visited the Sultanpur National Park, formerly known as Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, located in the Gurgaon district in Haryana which is one of the 75 Ramsar sites in the country.
About Sultanpur National Park :
It is spread over 1.42 sq km, comprising mainly wetlands.
Itis a major habitat for aquatic birds, including migratory and resident birds.
It was notified as a Ramsar site, a wetland of international importance, in 2021.
16) Answer: B
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) should be appointed by the President on the advice of a committee.
The committee should comprise the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.
This Constitution Bench was headed by Justice K M Joseph.
The Bench also comprised Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C T Ravikumar.
17) Answer: C
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Trikand is participating in the International Maritime Exercise/ Cutlass Express 2023 (IMX/CE-23) being held in the Gulf region from 26 Feb to 16 Mar 23.
This multinational exercise is organised by the US-led Combined Maritime Forces which is a naval partnership comprising 34 nations.
While this is the Indian Navy’s 1st maiden IMX participation & it also marks the 2nd occasion where an Indian Naval ship is participating in an exercise conducted by the CMF.
Participation in exercises like Sea Sword 2 and IMX/CE-23 enables the Indian Navy in strengthening relationships and enhancing interoperability and collective maritime capability with maritime partners in the IOR (Indian Ocean Region).
About IMX/CE-23 :
IMX/CE-23 is one of the world’s largest multinational maritime exercises in the Middle Eastern region.
Previously, in November 2022, INS Trikand took part in the CMF-led Operation Sea Sword 2.
18) Answer: C
In a historic first, 8 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) landed at a Royal Saudi Air Force base heralding a new chapter in the defence relationship between the two countries.
The Indian contingent comprising 145 Air Warriors with its complement of 05 MIRAGE, 02 C17 and 01 IL 78 tankers had an overnight halt in the Kingdom.
The Base Commander welcomed the Indian Air Warriors and wished them all the best for the forthcoming Cobra Warrior 23 exercise.
Defence relations between India and Saudi Arabia have made significant progress in the last few years.
Recently a large delegation from the Saudi side also participated in the Aero India Show in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
19) Answer: B
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (FIED) helped facilitate Rs 5 crore funding for 15 agri start-ups at its annual entrepreneurship summit, 7th edition of Uttishtha 2023.
The initiative was supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India (GoI).
Aim :
To bring socio-economic value to Uttarakhand’s entrepreneur ecosystem by enabling the raw entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams.
Uttishtha 2023 also hosted over 100 start-ups and nearly 20 venture capitalists to exchange their interests.
20) Answer: A
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the flight acceptance hot test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine.
The Engine will power the Cryogenic Upper Stage of the LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) for the Chandrayaan-3 mission at the ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu (TN).
It has been designed and developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) , a subsidiary of ISRO.
It is the first Indian cryogenic engine to feature a gas-generator cycle.
It is one of the most powerful upper-stage cryogenic engines in the world.
This engine develops a nominal thrust of 186.36 kN in vacuum.
21) Answer: E
Karnataka defeated Meghalaya by 3-2 to win the Santosh Trophy football after 54 years.
Karnataka won the Santosh Trophy National Football Championship.
It defeated Meghalaya by 3-2 in a final at the King Fahd International Stadium in the Saudi Arabia capital, Riyadh.
Karnataka last played the senior national championships final 47 years back (1975-76).
M Sunil Kumar, Bekey Oram and Robin Yadav scored goals for Karnataka.
Earlier, Services defeated Punjab in the play-off match held before the final and won third place.
The semifinals and finals of the Santosh Trophy were played outside the subcontinent for the first time after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) signed an MoU with the Saudi Arabia Football Federation.
22) Answer: A
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released the book ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story – From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri’ authored by Shri Sajjan Singh Yadav, Additional Secretary, Govt of India at the World Book fair 2023, at Pragati Maidan.
The book elaborates on India’s impressive achievement in developing, producing and distributing COVID-19 vaccines.
Dr. Mandaviya stated that “India administered 2.2 billion doses as a part of the world’s largest COVID vaccination drive without any shortages across the nation resulted in saving 3.4 million lives.”
23) Answer: A
Former union minister and the West Bengal(WB) Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) ex-president Satyabrata Mookherjee passed away in Kolkata, WB at the age of 90.
About Satyabrata Mookherjee :
Mookherjee was born on 8 May 1932 in Sylhet in Assam (now Bangladesh).
He was popular in both the legal and political circles as “Jolubabu”.
In the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Mookherjee was the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers (from September 2000 – June 2002) and then for Commerce and Industry (July 2002 – October 2003).
Mookherjee served as the 7th president of the BJP’s West Bengal unit from 2008 before he was replaced by Rahul Sinha in October 2009.
He is former Additional Solicitor General of India (ASG).
24) Answer: B
International Women’s Day 2023 is celebrated on 8th March 2023.
The International Women’s Day 2023 theme is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”
International Women’s Day celebrates the rejoicing in the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women all over the world. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
In 1869, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton started the National Women’s Suffrage Association to fight for women’s rights
25) Answer: D
National No Smoking Day, is held every second Wednesday of March.
This year it will be March 8, 2023.
The day has been done to urge people to give up smoking and be aware of its harmful effects.
The first National No Smoking Day was in 1984, and it now takes place on the second Wednesday of March to encourage people over the world to quit smoking.
