Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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The Central Banking team and its editorial advisory panel recently unveiled its ninth edition of Central Banking Awards (2022).
Chile’s Mario Marcel has been named for the Governor of the year award. Banco Central de Chile is the name of the central bank of Chile. Chile’s governor expertly navigated a third currency crisis in two years, amid wider political volatility, while improving the central bank’s capabilities.

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das inaugurated the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) in Bengaluru. It has been set up to encourage and nurture financial innovation, with an initial capital contribution of Rs 100 crore.
Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan is the first Chairperson while it has eminent persons from industry and academia as members.

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NITI Aayog, in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness, released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021.
As per the report, most of the Coastal States of India are the best performers, and Gujarat was the top-performer. The EPI ranks states and UTs on 4 main pillars namely ‘Policy; Business Ecosystem; Export Ecosystem; Export Performance’ and 11 sub-pillars.

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An ancient clay pot was recently unearthed at Maligaimedu excavation site in Ariyalur, in the state of Tamil Nadu.
The phase II excavation project at Maligaimedu in Gangaikonda Cholapuram was recently inaugurated by Chief Minister MK Stalin. A 25 cm high, 12.5 cm wide, ancient clay pot was unearthed recently. Besides this, a 30-layer brick wall and a clay spoon were excavated.

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Under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 was inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh by the Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan.
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is the flagship festival of the Ministry of Culture which aims to preserve, promote, and popularise the rich cultural heritage of India. The first Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav was organised in 2015.

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Union Ministry of Earth Sciences recently announced that the tropical Indian Ocean has experienced a rapid increase in ocean warming.
The average rise in sea surface temperature of about 1 degree Celsius (°C) was observed over the period of 1951-2015, at 0.15°C per decade. The western Indian Ocean region experienced a four-fold rise in marine heat-waves events and the North Bay of Bengal experienced a two-to-three fold rise.

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Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das dedicated Varnika, the Ink Manufacturing Unit of Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) to the nation in Mysuru.
It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). BRBNMPL has set up Varnika with an annual ink manufacturing capacity of 1,500 MT to enhance the security of banknotes. It aims to achieve cost efficiency and reduced import dependency.

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Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has been announced the winner of the third edition of the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year (ISWOTY) award. Mirabai Chanu became the first Indian weightlifter to clinch a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
The ‘BBC Emerging Player’ award has been presented to Shafali Verma, the youngest female cricketer who played for India in T20 International match in 2019. Karnam Malleswari was presented the BBC Lifetime Achievement award.

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A massive fire has recently broken out in the Sariska Tiger Reserve, located in Alwar district, in the state of Rajasthan
Air Force helicopters equipped with water sprays are battling the fire, as the 8-10 sq km area in the Akbarpur range has been affected. Sariska Tiger Reserve has a total of 27 tigers. As per the forest officials, the cause of fire is yet to be ascertained.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Shyamji Krishna Varma on his death anniversary. He was born in the year 1857 in Mandvi, Gujarat, and passed away on March 30 in 1930 in Geneva.
Shyamji Krishna Varma founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London.