Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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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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The Defense Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has indigenously developed Monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), which are on board the EOS04 satellite. These circuits are used for radar imaging modules of the satellite.
The satellite was launched in February 2022 by ISRO to provide high-quality images for applications such as forestry, agriculture etc.

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The Central Industrial Security Force is one of the Central Armed Police Forces in India. It provides security cover to over 300 industrial units, government infrastructure projects and establishments located across the country, including civil airports.
CISF was founded in 1969 and it celebrated its 53^rd raising day recently. It functions under the Union Home Ministry.

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India is the world’s second biggest producer of Wheat, only after China. India is set to export a record 7 million tonnes of wheat this financial year.
The rally in global prices gives an opportunity to gain market share, as per the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. By the end of February, India had exported 6.6 million tonnes of wheat.

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India, Bangladesh and Nepal finalised an enabling Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for implementing the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA).
Bhutan participated in the meeting as an observer. The MoU was finalised “pending ratification of the MVA by Bhutan”. BBIN aims to boost the regional trade and connectivity.

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Pandrethan temple is an 8th century heritage site situated in Badamibagh, Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir).
The Chinar Corps of the Indian Army has rejuvenated the site recently. In this regard, the unit was accorded recognition by the National Monuments Authority (NMA) of the Ministry of Culture. The site hosts several figurines of2nd century in the form of two large monolithic rock shiva lingams, seven Gandhara-style sculptures among others.

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Researchers at Australia’s La Trobe University in Melbourne tested an ‘Autism Early Screening Tool’ for children.
It has been developed after a five-year study of more than 13,500 children. They found that 83% of children aged between 12 and 24 months, who were identified by the tool were later diagnosed with autism.

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The 15th Finance Commission recommended grants to be released to the states including grants to rural local bodies (RLBs).
Recently, the government has released ₹1,112.7 crore to Bihar, ₹473.9 crore to Karnataka, and ₹634.6 crore to West Bengal, as per the data released by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

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Chithirai Festival, also known as Chithirai Thiruvizha is conducted at Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple in Tamil Nadu.
The festival was not held with the participation of devotees for the past two years, due to the lockdown restrictions imposed after COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is set to begin on April 5 this year.

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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has recently conducted its annual marketing event ‘Grameena Habba’ in Malleswaram, Bengaluru.
It is a platform for Rural artisans, weavers, farmers and tribes across India ato sell agricultural, handicraft and handloom products in Bengaluru.