Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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India’s export of fresh fruits has witnessed considerable growth during 2020-21. India’s major exporting destinations of fresh fruits during 2020-21 were Bangladesh (USD126.6 million), Netherland (USD 117.56 million), UAE (USD 100.68 million).
Fresh Grapes is the largest exported items among all fresh food category. During 2020-21, the export value of Fresh Grapes was USD 314 million. The export of guavas from India sees a growth of 260% since 2013.

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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari commented that Samarth Ramdas was the guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Several historians and Maratha Organisations claim that Shivaji’s mother, Rajmata Jijau, was his real guru and inspired him to create his own kingdom. Hence the followers of Shivaji demanded apology from the Governor. Samarth Ramdas was an Indian Marathi Hindu saint, philosopher and poet.

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BharatPe’s co-founder and managing director Ashneer Grover has resigned from the fintech startup. Some days ago, the company terminated the services of his wife and the company’s head of controls, Madhuri Jain Grover, over alleged financial irregularities.
The company has been conducting a governance review and has roped in a risk advisory firm, consulting firm and law firm, to probe into alleged funds misappropriation and corporate governance issues.

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Mobile World Congress (MWC) began recently in the city of Barcelona, Spain. In the conference, the Global Mobile Economy Report was released.
As per the report, the total number of 5G connections globally is expected to reach 1 billion in 2022, which could increase 5G adoption. In 2021, mobile technologies and services generated USD 4.5 trillion, which equals 5% of Global GDP. This is expected to grow to USD 5 trillion in 2025.

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The Delhi government has announced investment summit and expo, in which over 100 business ideas by student entrepreneurs will be showcased.
The “Business Blasters Investment Summit and Expo”, will give an opportunity to students to present their projects to investors and obtain capital to take them to the next level.

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C-17 Globemaster of the Indian Navy took off for Romania to bring back Indians under Operation Ganga. The flights under the operation have also been increased.
Three more Indian Air Force aircraft are scheduled to visit Poland, Hungary and Romania. Four Ministers are deployed by the Government of India as ‘special envoys’ to oversee the evacuation process of Indian nationals in Ukraine’s neighbouring countries.

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Swiss and its parent company, the Lufthansa Group, have partnered with synthetic fuel group Synhelion to use its Solar Fuel.
This will make Swiss the first airline in the world to use “sun-to-liquid” fuel. Switzerland-based Synhelion, has developed a technology for manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable energy sources.

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The aggressive Russian attack on Ukraine puts at risk several works of art, cultural artefacts, and monuments.
It includes the ‘Museum of Freedom’ and ‘Odessa Fine Arts Museum’. Ukraine also has seven world heritage sites, including St Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, and Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, or Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, an Orthodox Christian monastery founded in 1051.

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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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Forest authorities have released 20 Indian grey hornbills into Gir National Park in Gujarat since October to reintroduce the species.
The species was seen at the sanctuary several decades back. Two male birds among those were released with solar-powered satellite transmitters. As many as 10 out of the total 62 species are found in Indian subcontinent.