Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization, which seeks to promote peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for nuclear weapons. It is headquartered at Vienna.
The IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors has called for an emergency meeting about Ukraine. Board members Canada and Poland called the meeting at the request of Ukraine, which is not on the Board.

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The Indian Navy conducted ‘Operational Demonstration’ at Visakhapatnam and a colourful International City Parade. It showcased various operations including special operations and sky diving, rescue operations and fly-past by naval aircraft.
The event was conducted as part of the ongoing Multilateral Exercise MILAN 22. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was the Chief Guest for the event.

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Every year, 3rd March is organized as World Hearing Day by the World Health Organisation. This year the World Hearing Day is being organized with the theme “To hear for life, listen with care!”.
This year, WHO will focus on the importance of safe listening as a means of maintaining good hearing across the life course.

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Every year, 3rd March is celebrated as World Wildlife Day by the United Nations and this year, the day is celebrated under the theme “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”.
This aims to conserve some of the most critically endangered species of wild fauna and flora and form solutions to conserve them.

 

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is a major electricity supplier in Ukraine. The plant generates 40-42 billion kWh which accounts for one fifth of the average annual electricity production in Ukraine.
Recently, Ukraine has claimed that Russian military has seized the plant and started shelling. It is also the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

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As per a new report by independent consulting firm Oxford Economics, YouTube’s creator ecosystem contributed Rs 6,800 crore to the Indian GDP.
YouTube supported 683,900 full-time equivalent jobs in India in 2020. It also said that the number of channels on YouTube in India with over 100,000 subscribers at 40,000.The creator’s presence on the platform can help them explore multiple revenue streams through brand partnerships, live performance and more.

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The Delhi government launched the ‘Award for College Lecturers’ scheme to acknowledge the contribution of lecturers.
They are selected on the basis of student feedback, improvement in results, research work, extra-curricular activities and other areas of academics. Recently, the Delhi government honoured 17 lecturers for their outstanding work in colleges and state universities.

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The Government of India has appointed Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel as the chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal.
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) was set up to adjudicate disputes among telecom operators and consumers. The tribunal consists of a Chairperson who should be or should have been a Judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court.

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The Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) is conducting a special campaign named ‘Nari Shakti of North East’ as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The campaign is conducted ahead of the International Women’s Day (March 8) for recognizing the extraordinary efforts of Women & Girls in North East India.

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The city Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, also known as the ‘Land of Mahakal,’ created a new Guinness world record of ‘largest display of oil lamps’.
The event named ‘Shiv Jyoti Arpanam,’ was hosted by the state government’s culture department and executed by the city administration. It included lighting more than 11.71 lakh lamps on the occasion of Mahashivratri.