Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022
1. ‘National Level Awareness Programme – Sambhav’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Education
[B] Ministry of MSME
[C] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[D] Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of MSME]
Notes:
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is celebrating its ‘Iconic week’ under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahosav’ from 28.02.2022 to 06.03.2022.
Ministry of MSME will launch Phase II of its ‘National Level Awareness Programme – Sambhav’, through which more than one lakh students from 1300 colleges all across the country will be motivated to take up entrepreneurship. Phase I of the scheme was launched in 2021.
2. What does ‘U’ stand for in the Logistics Platform ULIP, announced in the Union Budget 2022-23?
[A] Unit
[B] Unified
[C] Universal
[D] Unique
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Correct Answer: B [Unified]
Notes:
As per the Union Budget 2022-23, the data exchange among all mode operators will be brought on the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP).
Recently, in the post-budget webinar on Gati Shakti, it was announced that about 24 Digital Systems of 6 Ministries are being integrated through ULIP. With involvement of private sector entities, the government is set to create a ‘National Single Window Logistics Portal’, to reduce logistics cost.
3. Which Institution organised the ‘National Innovation Conclave on Low Carbon Technologies’?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Bureau of Energy Efficiency
[C] ASSOCHAM
[D] IIT Madras
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Correct Answer: B [Bureau of Energy Efficiency]
Notes:
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) commemorated its 20th Foundation Day by organising the National Innovation Conclave on Low Carbon Technologies.
Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment (FLCTD) is a project financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in association with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
4. Which is the first airline in the world to use “sun-to-liquid” fuel?
[A] Japan Airlines
[B] Cathay Pacific Airways
[C] Swiss Airlines
[D] Qantas Airways
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Correct Answer: C [Swiss Airlines]
Notes:
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.
5. ‘How Indians View Gender Roles in Families and Society’ is a report released by which institution?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] UNICEF
[C] Pratham Foundation
[D] Pew Research Center
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Correct Answer: D [Pew Research Center]
Notes:
Pew Research Center, a Washington DC-based non-profit released a report titled ‘How Indians View Gender Roles in Families and Society’, based on a survey of 29,999 Indian adults.
As per the report, while 55% of Indians believed that men and women make equally good political leaders, nine-in-ten Indians agree with the view that a wife must always obey her husband. 34% said that child care should be handled primarily by women. 43% believed that earning an income is the obligation of men.
6. The ‘Sagar Praikrama’ Program was inaugurated at which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Gujarat
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarat]
Notes:
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala inaugurated the ‘Sagar Parikrama’ in Gujarat.
It is organised along with National Fisheries Development Board, Department of Fisheries, Gujarat, Indian Coast Guard, Fishery Survey of India, Gujarat Maritime Board and fishermen representatives. It aims to understand the problems of Coastal Fisher folk.
7. ‘Europa Clipper spacecraft’ is a flagship project of which space agency?
[A] NASA
[B] ESA
[C] ISRO
[D] JAXA
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Correct Answer: A [NASA]
Notes:
NASA has started assembling the ‘Europa Clipper spacecraft’ in the mission’s final phase before the launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa in 2024.
The main body of the spacecraft is a giant 10-foot-tall propulsion module, designed and constructed by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Europa Clipper will orbit Jupiter and conduct multiple close flybys of Europa to gather data on the moon’s atmosphere, surface, and interior structure.
8. Which country launched ‘Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’ (LRO)?
[A] Russia
[B] USA
[C] Japan
[D] UAE
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Correct Answer: B [USA]
Notes:
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is set to capture the surface of the Moon, which is to be smacked by a rocket booster at around 6,000 mph. The up-close view of the smoldering crater is expected to shed some light on the mysterious physics of planetary impacts.
9. “Nari Shakti of North East” campaign is organized by which Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
[B] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Education
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region]
Notes:
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.
10. As per a recent report, what is the cumulative solar installed capacity in India, as on December 2021?
[A] 5 Giga watt
[B] 10 Giga watt
[C] 19 Giga watt
[D] 49 Giga watt
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Correct Answer: D [49 Giga watt]
Notes:
Mercom India Research recently released a report titled ‘Annual 2021 India Solar Market Update’. As per the report, India installed a record 10 gigawatt (GW) of solar capacity during 2021, registering a year-on-year rise of 212 per cent.
The country made 3.2 GW of solar capacity installations during 2020. Cumulative solar installed capacity in India was approximately 49 GW at the end of December 2021.
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