Exercise :: March 11, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- March 11, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | The WHO GCTM will be established at which place? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM) will be established in Jamnagar, Gujarat with the help of the Government of India and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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| 2. | Which ministry has organized the all India program 'Jharokha'? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Ministry of Culture and Textiles is organizing an event titled "Jharokha-Indian Handicrafts/Handlooms, Collection of Art and Culture" to celebrate traditional Indian handicrafts, handlooms and art and culture.
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| 3. | The Union Cabinet has approved to set up NLMC as a wholly Government of India owned company, under the administrative jurisdiction of which ministry? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: It will be set up under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance.
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| 4. | The No Smoking Day 2022 is being celebrated on which date? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: No Smoking Day 2022 is being celebrated on March 9 across the world.
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| 5. | With the help of the Ministry of Education and which organization has launched the "Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav" campaign? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The "Girl Shiksha Pravesh Utsav" campaign has been launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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| 6. | Where is India`s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha being built? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: India's largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built by Buddha International Welfare Mission in Bodh Gaya.
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| 7. | Who has been named as the new Chairperson of the TDSAT? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Centre has announced to appoint Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel as the new chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).
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| 8. | Who has been selected for the IWOC Award for 2022? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Bangladeshi environmental lawyer Rizwana Hasan has been selected for the International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award for 2022.
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| 9. | Which country has announced to host the virtual meeting of G7 Agriculture Ministers? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The German government has said it will hold a virtual meeting of G7 agriculture ministers to explore the implications of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on global food security.
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| 10. | C-DAC has designed and installed a supercomputer named "Param Ganga" at which IIT institute? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has launched a project named "Param Ganga" at IIT Roorkee Institute under National Supercomputing Mission.
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| 11. | Which state government has launched the 'Nan Mudhalvan' scheme for students? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the 'Naan Mudhalvan' scheme, which aims to equip about 10 lakh youth across the State annually with skills that will help them realise their talents for the benefit of the country.
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| 12. | Who has become the 23rd Woman Grandmaster of India? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Priyanka Nutakki has become the 23rd Woman Grandmaster, securing her final WGM-norm at MPL's forty-seventh National Women Chess Championship.
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| 13. | Which state has approved the proposal to replace paper ballot papers with electronic voting machines? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: A meeting chaired by the Chief Minister of Assam State Himanta Biswa Sarma proposed to replace paper ballots with electronic voting machines in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation elections has been approved.
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| 14. | Who has been nominated to represent India in the Climate Force Antarctica Expedition? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Aarushi Verma, a national-level shooter and an environmentalist from Delhi has been selected to represent India in the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition, which is scheduled to be held in March 2022.
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| 15. | # LaxmiForLaxmi is a missed call advisory service for financial empowerment of the women population. Which fund house has launched this campaign? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: HDFC Mutual Fund has launched an end-to-end women-led missed call advisory service #LaxmiForLaxmi on the occasion of International.
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| 16. | When is CISF raising day is being celebrated? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: the CISF has set up on March 10 and three battalions were formed under the CISF act 1968, which was passed by the Parliament of India.
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| 17. | ToneTag partnered with which bank for "VoiceSe UPI payments service"? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: ToneTag has launched the "VoiceSe UPI payments service" for feature phone users in partnership with NSDL Payments Bank and NPCI.
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| 18. | Which state government has launched 'Kaushalya Matritva Yojana'? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel started the Kaushalya Matritva Yojana by distributing checks of five thousand rupees to five beneficiaries for safe motherhood in the state-level women's conference organized at BTI Maidan in Raipur.
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| 19. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a nearly 9.5 feet tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in which city? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a nearly 9.5 feet tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune, Maharashtra.
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| 20. | Who has been appointed as the new President of the FATF? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Singapore's T. Raja Kumar has been elected as the next President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for a period of two years, will assume office with effect.
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