Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 26th March 2022

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Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for SBI, IBPS, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 of 26th March 2022. Daily GK quiz online for bank & competitive exam. Here we have given the Daily Current Affairs Quiz based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates preparing for IBPS, SBI, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 & other competitive exams can make use of these Current Affairs Quiz.

 

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1) Recently the Union Government of India has set a target of creating 220 new airports by ____________.

(a) 2023

(b) 2024

(c) 2025

(d) 2027

(e) 2028


2) In which of the following City the Gulf Countries Investment Summit has been addressed by Manoj Sinha?

(a) Srinagar

(b) Mumbai

(c) Pune

(d) Chennai

(e) Nagpur


3) Which of the following Institution has recently set up a Retail Tech Consortium and plans to collaborate with several retail and technology organizations in India?

(a) IIT Guwahati

(b) IIT Mumbai

(c) IIM Indore

(d) IIM Ahmadabad

(e) Other than these options


4) Which of the following State has recently launched its 24×7 Whatsapp chatbot Maya to enable tourists to access all information and updates about the tourism in the State?

(a) Assam

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Kerala

(d) Karnataka

(e) Bihar


5) Which of the following state has introduced the concept of a dynamic map for villages to get updated every time land ownership changes hands?

(a) Assam

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Kerala

(d) Karnataka

(e) Bihar


6) Recently the World Bank has announced the launch of Rhino Bond”. What is the amount of this Sustainable Development Bond?

(a) $100 Million

(b) $125 Million

(c) $150 Million

(d) $200 Million

(e) $250 Million


7) “Working for a World Free of Poverty” is the Motto of World Bank. Who amongst the following is its President?

(a) Prince Thomson

(b)  Andrew Williams

(c) Anshula Kant

(d) David Malpass

(e) Other than these options


8) Which of the following organization has forecasted India’s real gross domestic product at 5.5% in FY24?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

(c) World Bank

(d) Asian Development Bank

(e) Reserve Bank of India


9) Which of the following bank has recently launched a co-branded credit card in partnership with Chennai Super Kings?

(a) Bank of India

(b) Bank of Baroda

(c) IDFC Bank

(d) Axis Bank

(e) ICICI Bank


10) Which of the following Company has recently partnered with EbixCash Limited to provide end-to-end trading services to customers of EbixCash? 

(a) HDFC Securities

(b) Kotak Securities

(c) ICICI Securities

(d) Axis Securities

(e) Other than these options


11) Which of the following bank has recently partnered with ICICI General Insurance Company to provide Smartphone insurance?

(a) Airtel Payments Bank

(b) Jio Payments Bank

(c) Indian Post Payments Bank

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) Punjab and Sind Bank


12) Recently the Government e-Marketplace, GeM has attained an annual procurement of Rs. ___________ within 2021-22.

(a) 1 lakh crore

(b) 2 lakh crore

(c) 3 lakh crore

(d) 4 lakh crore

(e) 5 lakh crore


13) Recently Pushkar Singh Dhami has taken oath as the _________ Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for his second consecutive term in Dehradun.

(a) 9th

(b) 10th

(c) 11th

(d) 12th

(e) 13th


14) Recently at which of the following location, India has successfully test fired the extended range version of a surface-to-surface BrahMos supersonic cruise missile?

(a) Vishakhapatnam

(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(c) Cuttack

(d) Daman

(e) Other than these options


15) As per the 2nd Edition of Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021, which of the following UTs has topped in its category?

(a) Goa

(b) Delhi

(c) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Chandigarh

(e) Pondicherry


16) Recently Someswara Rao Ramudri has won the Gold medals in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix Dubai 2022. He is related to which sports?

(a) Golf

(b) Tennis

(c) Javelin Throw

(d) Long Jump

(e) Table Tennis


17) Recently one of the lead inventors behind the GIF file format passed away at age 74. What was his name?

(a) Kim Boo-kyum

(b) Stephen E. Wilhite

(c) Fumio Kishida

(d) Emmerson Mnangagwa

(e) Micheal Martin


18) Recently Ramesh Chandra Lahoti passed away at the age of 81 years. He was a former ____________.

(a) Governor

(b) Chief Minister

(c) Prime Minister

(d) President

(e) Chief Justice of India


19) Every year on 25 March, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery has been observed. It was first observed in which year?

(a) 2008

(b) 2009

(c) 2010

(d) 2011

(e) 2012


20) Hyderabad city, the capital of Telangana state is situated on the bank of which of the following river?

(a) Brahmaputra

(b) Mahanadi

(c) Yamuna

(d) Musi

(e) Sabarmati


Answers :

1) Answer: C

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Government has set a target of creating 220 new airports by 2025. Cargo flights for perishable food items will be increased to 30 percent with 133 new flights in the coming years.


2) Answer: A

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the Gulf Countries Investment Summit in Srinagar and highlighted the scope to make the paradise on earth the most beautiful investment destination in the world. A 36-member delegation from the UAE is presently in Srinagar to strengthen ties.


3) Answer: D

The Centre for Digital Transformation at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmadabad (IIMA), a premier global management institute, has recently set up a Retail Tech Consortium and plans to collaborate with several retail and technology organizations in India.


4) Answer: C

Kerala Tourism launched its 24×7 Whatsapp chatbot Maya to enable tourists to access all information and updates about the tourism ecosystem in Kerala. To enable this, tourists just send a Hi to Whatsapp no 7510512345, or by scanning the QR code to access the service.


5) Answer: E

Bihar has become the first state in the country to introduce the concept of a dynamic map for villages which will get updated every time land ownership changes hands.

About Bihar:

  • Chief minister: Nitish Kumar
  • Governor: Phagu Chauhan
  • Capital: Patna


6) Answer: C

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) priced the Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) in support of South Africa’s efforts to conserve endangered species of Black Rhino. WCB is also known as Rhino Bond. It is a five-year $150 million Sustainable Development Bond.


7) Answer: D

About World Bank:

Founded: July 1944

Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States

President: David Malpass

MD: Anshula Kant

Motto: Working for a World Free of Poverty


8) Answer: B

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has retained the outlook for India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) at 5.5% in FY24, lower than 8.1% in 2022-23. The GDP was released in the Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India of OECD.


9) Answer: E

ICICI Bank has launched a co-branded credit card in partnership with Chennai Super Kings (CSK), one of the most successful cricket teams in India, called ‘Chennai Super Kings ICICI Bank Credit Card’.


10) Answer: D

EbixCash Limited, a technology enabled provider of digital products and services in the B2C, B2B and financial technology arena, through an integrated business model, today announced a strategic agreement with Axis Securities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axis Bank, to provide end-to-end trading services to customers of EbixCash.


11) Answer: A

Airtel Payments Bank partnered with ICICI General Insurance Company to provide Smartphone insurance that offers device financial protection from damages caused by accidents, liquid spillage, or more. The customers can get insured for a sum equal to the purchase price of their Smartphone which can be priced anywhere between the range of Rs 10,000 to Rs 1, 00,000.


12) Answer: A

Government e-Marketplace, GeM has attained an annual procurement of one lakh crore rupees within 2021-22. This represents a 160 percent growth compared to last Financial Year. The number of orders has also surpassed 31.5 Lakh in the current financial year with growth at the rate of 22 percent.


13) Answer: D

Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the 12th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for his second consecutive term at Parade Ground in Dehradun. Along with Dhami, eight newly-elected MLAs were administered the oath of office by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh.


14) Answer: B

India successfully test fired the extended range version of a surface-to-surface BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a launch pad in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The BrahMos missile, which has been developed by the joint venture between Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).


15) Answer: B

NITI Aayog, in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness, released the Second Edition of Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021. Across the Union Territories, Delhi has performed the best, followed by Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh and Pondicherry.


16) Answer: D

Long jumper Someswara Rao Ramudri and javelin thrower Mohit bagged Gold medals in their individual events at the Dubai 2022 World Para Athletics Grand Prix. Overall, the Indian contingent won six medals on the day and set two Asian records.


17) Answer: B

Stephen E. Wilhite, one of the lead inventors behind the GIF file format, passed away March 14th, from COVID-19 at age 74. Wilhite was working at CompuServe when he came up with the idea for GIFs. Wilhite devised the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, in 1987 while working at CompuServe.


18) Answer: E

Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti died at a hospital. He was 81 years old. Justice Lahoti was appointed as the 35th chief justice of India on June 1, 2004. He retired on November 1, 2005.


19) Answer: A

Every year on 25 March, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade offers the opportunity to honour and remember those who suffered and died at the hands of the brutal slavery system. This Year Theme: “Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism”. It was first observed in 2008 with the theme “Breaking the Silence, lestweforget”.


20) Answer: D

Below mentioned list shows the City situated against the Bank of River:-

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