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1) The Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has recently inaugurated ___________ years of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act.
(a) 25 Years
(b) 10 Years
(c) 15 Years
(d) 45 Years
(e) 50 Years
2) Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated 25th Convocation of Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth. This event was held at which among the following place?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Ahmadabad
(e) Sri Nagar
3) The Ministry of chemicals and fertilizers has released the guidelines for the scheme strengthening of pharmaceutical industry. What is total financial outlay allocated for this scheme?
(a) 100 Crore
(b) 200 Crore
(c) 300 Crore
(d) 400 Crore
(e) 500 Crore
4) Which among the following minister has attended the Foundation Day celebrations of National Crime Records Bureau as the Chief Guest?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Amit Shah
(c) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(d) Nitin Gadkari
(e) Piyush Goyal
5) The Union Minister Giriraj Singh has launched SMS sending functionality to inform MPs/ MLAs about _____________ under SVAMITVA Scheme
(a) Plastic Waste
(b) Renewable Energy
(c) Drone Flying
(d) Biogas Plant
(e) Water Resources
6) Atal Innovation Mission has recently made a partnership with which among the following social media platform to encourage AR skills in youth?
(a) Twitter
(b) Instagram
(c) TikTok
(d) YouTube
(e) Snap Inc.
7) Lt. Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan has inaugurated the digitisation of health records of students. This software is developed with which bank’s assistance?
(a) AXIS Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) KVB Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) IDBI Bank
8) According to the report released by CRISIL, What is the India’s forecasted GDP for the Financial Year FY23?
(a) 7.5%
(b) 7.8%
(c) 8.3%
(d) 8.7%
(e) 9.0%
9) Which among the following bank has recently signed a MoU with SELCO Solar Light Pvt Ltd to finance solar energy products?
(a) Bank of Maharashtra
(b) Bank of India
(c) Karnataka Bank
(d) DBS Bank
(e) UCO Bank
10) The Reserve Bank of India has directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop on boarding new customers under which among the following ACT?
(a) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
(b) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(c) The Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
(d) Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
(e) Banking Laws Amendment Act 2012
11) The Government has been appointed who among the following as the chairman of the National Financial Reporting Authority?
(a) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
(b) T. V. Somanathan
(c) Tarun Bajaj
(d) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
(e) None of These
12) Justice Vipin Sanghi recently in News has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice of which among the following high court?
(a) Delhi High Court
(b) Chennai High Court
(c) Mumbai High Court
(d) Kolkata High Court
(e) Gujarat High Court
13) Debashish Panda, former financial services secretary has been appointed as the Chairman of which among the following Indian organization?
(a) NTPC
(b) TRAI
(c) HAL
(d) BHEL
(e) IRDAI
14) 6 Indian airports have been named as the best airports in Asia Pacific region in ACI Airport Service Quality Survey for 2021. Which one is not among them?
(a) Cochin International Airport
(b) Chandigarh Airport
(c) Kempegowda International Airport
(d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport
(e) Rajiv Gandhi International airport
15) Which among the following bank has been awarded the National Award for Self Help Group Bank Linkage?
(a) Bank of Maharashtra
(b) J&K Bank
(c) Karnataka Bank
(d) Indian Bank
(e) Allahabad Bank
16) ‘BIS Standardization Chair Professor’ has been established by signing a MoU between Bureau of Indian Standards and which among the following IIT?
(a) IIT Bombay
(b) IIT Madras
(c) IIT Roorkee
(d) IIT Ropar
(e) IIT Dharwad
17) India, Bangladesh, and Nepal have finalized MoU for the implementation of which among the following agreement of BBIN?
(a) BBIN Renewable Energy Agreement
(b) BBIN Crude Oil Agreement
(c) BBIN Iron Ore Agreement
(d) BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement
(e) BBIN Fighter Jet Agreement
18) As per the SKOCH Governance Report Card for 2021 which among the following bank has topped the “Star States” category?
(a) Telangana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala
(e) Tamil Nadu
19) Tiger Woods has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame .He belongs to which among the following country?
(a) America
(b) Australia
(c) The Netherlands
(d) Britain
(e) Canada
20) Where is the headquarters of YES Bank located?
(a) Pune
(b) Mumbai
(c) Nashik
(d) Nagpur
(e) Satara
21) Where does Eravikulam National Park located?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Andhra Pradesh
22) Where does the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) headquarters located?
(a) London, UK
(b) Washington, USA
(c) New York, USA
(d) Vienna, Austria
(e) None of these
23) When Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) was established?
(a) April 5, 1993
(b) April 9, 1992
(c) April 2, 1990
(d) April 8, 1991
(e) April 4, 1989
24) What is/are wholly owned subsidiaries of SIDBI Bank?
(a) SIDBI Trustee Company Ltd
(b) SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd
(c) MUDRA
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
25) What is an acronym of MUDRA?
(a) Medium-scale Units Developing Research Agency
(b) Management of Units Delivery Research Association
(c) Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency
(d) Middle Unfunded Development & Refinance Agency
(e) None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: A
Ashwini Vaishnaw, the union minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Railways, will inaugurate a seminar on “25 Years of TRAI Act: The Way Forward for Stakeholders (Telecom, Broadcasting, IT, AERA and Aadhaar).
The seminar will be organised by Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) to commemorate the 25 years long journey of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act.
The objective of the seminar is to enhance awareness regarding regulatory mechanism, including dispute resolution, amongst stakeholders in Telecom, Broadcasting, IT, Airport Infrastructure and Aadhaar Sectors.
2) Answer: C
Union Minister for Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonobal has inaugurated the 25th Convocation of Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Ayush, where he urged the young Vaidyas to prepare themselves to bring the traditional medicine and knowledge on the world map and take India to a new height and help the mankind.
The convocation of RAV held at New Delhi, which was presided over by the Secretary, Ministry of Ayush Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha and Vaidya Devinder Triguna.
3) Answer: E
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has released the guidelines for the scheme Strengthening of Pharmaceutical Industry (SPI)”, with a total financial outlay of Rs.500 Cr for the period from FY 21-22 to FY 25-26.
The scheme will address the rising demand in terms of support required to existing Pharma clusters and MSMEs across the country to improve their productivity, quality and sustainability
The objectives of the scheme “Strengthening of Pharmaceutical Industry (SPI) are to strengthen the existing infrastructure facilities in order to make India a global leader in the Pharma Sector.
4) Answer: B
Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah attended the 37th Foundation Day celebrations of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) as the Chief Guest in New Delhi.
Amit Shah is the first Union Home Minister to attend a Foundation Day function of the NCRB.
The NCRB is celebrating its 37th Raising Day.
5) Answer: C
Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of Panchayati Raj & Rural Development launched the SMS functionality developed wherein SMS will be rolled out to Elected Representatives of respective State / UT informing about the commencement of drone flying in their respective constituency scheduled for survey under SVAMITVA scheme.
The functionality will definitely provide important nudge to Elected Representatives and will help in timely implementation of the Scheme.
6) Answer: E
Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog has announced their partnership with Snap Inc. to drive Augmented Reality (AR) skilling among the Indian youth.
Snap Inc. is a global camera company and Snaps camera plays a transformative role in how people experience the world around them, combining what they see in the real world, with all that’s available to them in the digital world.
Snap Inc is expected to train over 12,000 teachers affiliated with the Atal Tinkering Labs on Augmented Reality, enabling the reach of the program to millions of students affiliated with ATL’s network of schools.
7) Answer: A
Lt. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan inaugurated digitisation of the health records of students starting from Classes I to XII of the Union Territory Puducherry.
The software has been developed with the assistance of Axis Bank.
Under the digitisation project, the Health Department will feed the personal details of all government school students into a portal to maintain their health records.
8) Answer: B
According to the ratings agency CRISIL, reiterated its December 2021 forecast of Indias gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 7.8% in fiscal 2023.
CRISIL stated that average Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation will stay firm at 5.4 percent next fiscal if the price of crude oil averages $85-90 per barrel.
Analysts expect the higher price of crude oil to widen India’s current account deficit to 2.2% in the upcoming fiscal.
9) Answer: C
Karnataka Bank Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SELCO Solar Light Pvt Ltd to provide energy access to the underserved population.
Under this collaborative initiative, Karnataka Bank provides financial support to individuals/ HUF/ Farmers/ Traders/Businessmen / Proprietorship concerns / Professionals / Salaried Persons/Institutions etc to purchase the solar energy products of SELCO Solar Light in India.
10) Answer: B
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding of new customers with immediate effect.
The RBI took the decision in exercise of its powers under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
The bank has also been directed to appoint an IT audit firm to conduct a comprehensive System Audit of its IT system.
11) Answer: D
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of former finance & revenue secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey as the chairperson of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years
Ajay Bhushan Pandey is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to the Maharashtra cadre.
He was Finance Secretary of India from 3 March 2020 – 28 February 2021.
12) Answer: A
A notification issued by the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry & according to the Article 223 of the Constitution of India, Justice Vipin Sanghi has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court with effect from March 13.
He will replace Chief Justice D.N. Patel.
13) Answer: E
The union government has appointed former financial services secretary Debasish Panda as chairman of IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India).
He has been appointed for 3 years.
The post of Chairman of IRDAI was lying vacant since May 2021 when Subhash Chandra Khuntia completed his term.
14) Answer: C
The Airports Council International (ACI) has named six Indian airports as the ‘best airport by size’ in various categories (annual passenger traffic) in its Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey for the Asia Pacific region 2021.
List if 6 Indian airports:
Category: 2 to 5 million passengers per year
Category: 5 to 15 million passengers per year
Category: 15 to 25 million passengers per year
Category: Over 40 million passengers per year
15) Answer: B
Union Minister for Rural Development, Giriraj Singh has awarded J&K Bank with ‘National Award for Outstanding Performance for FY 2020-21’ for recognition of its best performance in Self Help Group Bank Linkage.
On behalf of the Bank, Zonal Head Delhi Kirti Sharma received the national award during the International Women’s Day celebration (8th March 2022) at Vigyan Bhawan Delhi.
16) Answer: C
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Roorkee (IITR) for establishment of ‘BIS Standardization Chair Professor’ at IIT Roorkee.
The MoU would facilitate the research & development, teaching and training in the field of Standardization and Conformity Assessment in the country.
17) Answer: D
India, Bangladesh and Nepal finalised an enabling MoU to be signed for the implementation of the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA).
The MoU was finalised at a meeting of the three nations on the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal (BBIN) MVA on March 7-8, 2022.
Bhutan participated in the meeting as an observer.
18) Answer: B
The SKOCH Group released the SKOCH Governance Report Card for 2021, ranking the states according to their performance in various projects at state, district and municipal level.
Star is a category given to the States ranked from 1 to 5. Andhra Pradesh retains top rank
19) Answer: A
American professional golfer Tiger Woods was formally inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, who is the 82-time PGA TOUR winner and 15- time major champion’s induction presenter.
The 46-year-old Woods entered the storied hall as part of the Class of 2022 along with retired PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, U.S. Women’s Open champion Susie Maxwell Berning and Marion Hollins, a U.S. Women’s Amateur champion and golf course architect who was recognised posthumously.
20) Answer: B
Mumbai, Maharashtra is the headquarters of YES Bank
21) Answer: C
Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km² national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki and Ernakulam districts of Kerala.
22) Answer: D
The UNIDO Secretariat is headquartered in the Vienna International Centre, Vienna.
23) Answer: C
SIDBI was established on 2 April 1990, through an Act of Parliament. It is headquartered in Lucknow, UP
24) Answer: D
All the above are subsidiaries of SIDBI
25) Answer: C
MUDRA, which stands for Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd., is a financial institution set up by Government of India for development and refinancing of micro units enterprises.
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