Exercise :: March 9, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- March 9, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | Which nation has threatened to detach itself from the International Space Station? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Russia has reportedly released a propaganda video that shows Russian cosmonauts disconnecting the Russian ISS modules from the International Space Station.
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| 2. | Which country has tested reconnaissance satellite systems? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: North Korea said it tested a camera designed to be placed on a reconnaissance satellite and released space-based photos of Earth, a day after its rivals said it conducted a ballistic missile launch.
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| 3. | India won seven medals at the 2022 ISSF World Cup 2022 in Cairo, Egypt. These included how many gold medals? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Indian shooters ended their campaign at the ISSF World Cup 2022 in Cairo, Egypt with a total of seven medals, which included, four gold, two silver and one bronze medal.
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| 4. | Rod Marsh who died at the age of 74 was the former cricket player of which country? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Veteran Australian cricketer Rod Marsh, who played as a wicketkeeper for the Australian national team has passed away due to a heart attack. He was 74.
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| 5. | What is the theme of the 2022 International Women's Day? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The theme of 2022 International Women's Day is Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.
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| 6. | Which is the venue of the India Global Forum (IGF) event in 2022? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The India Global Forum (IGF) event is scheduled in Bengaluru. Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar is set to attend the event and interact with the founders and CEOs of 30 unicorns during the event.
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| 7. | The Prime Minister has inaugurated the Metro project of which city? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Pune Metro project has been undertaken by MAHA Metro, an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) of the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 12-km stretch of the total 32.2 km Pune metro rail project.
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| 8. | Microsoft has opened its largest data centre in India in Hyderabad. Apart from this, the company already has how many data centres in the country? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Tech giant Microsoft has announced to set up its fourth data centre in India in Hyderabad, Telangana. The Hyderabad Data centre will be one of the largest data centres in India and will be operational by 2025. Microsoft already has a data centre in three Indian regions across Pune, Mumbai, and Chennai.
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| 9. | Bharti Airtel has joined hands with which bank to launch a co-branded credit card to strengthen the growth of India's digital ecosystem? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel have entered into a strategic partnership to strengthen the growth of the digital ecosystem in India, through a range of financial solutions.
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| 10. | SAMARTH is a Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women launched by which ministry? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has launched a Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women named -"SAMARTH".
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| 11. | 'Donate-a-Pension' campaign has been launched under the central sector scheme by the government? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the 'Donate-a-Pension' campaign under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) scheme, from his residence and donated the same to his gardener.
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| 12. | When will India resume scheduled commercial International passenger flights? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: India will resume scheduled commercial international passenger services from March 27, 2022, after a two-year hiatus.
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| 13. | The India-Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX 2022 will be held in which place? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The 9th edition of the India - Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise named SLINEX (Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise) is scheduled at Visakhapatnam.
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| 14. | RBI is observing the Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2022. What is the theme of the celebrations? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The theme of Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2022 is: "Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments".
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| 15. | Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan have won the gold medal for India in which sports event? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: In Shooting, the Indian women's trio of Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event in the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World cup in Cairo, Egypt.
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| 16. | Which Indian Navy ship is representing the country in the SLINEX 2022? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Indian Navy will be represented by INS Kirch, a guided missile corvette while Sri Lanka Navy will be represented by SLNS Sayurala, an advanced offshore patrol vessel.
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| 17. | What is the name of the new payments service launched by RBI? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das launched a new UPI payments service for feature phones named UPI123Pay.
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| 18. | 'SLINEX' is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and which country? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Ninth Edition of India - Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise) has commenced at Visakhapatnam.
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| 19. | How many women were awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar 2021? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The President honoured 29 outstanding women achievers for their exceptional work towards women empowerment, especially the marginalized and vulnerable women. Overall, 28 awards were conferred, 14 awards each for the years 2020 and 2021.
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