Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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Bulgaria has recently abolished its controversial “Golden passports” scheme, which offers citizenship of the EU member state in return for substantial investment.
The scheme made it possible for foreigners to acquire residency when they invested a minimum of 500,000 euros in Bulgaria, and citizenship when they invested one million euros. The European Commission has called for the abolition of such schemes as they provide ways for money laundering.

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The ILO Governing Body has elected Gilbert F. Houngbo as the Organization’s 11th Director-General. Houngbo, who is currently President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will assume office in October 2022.
He is also the first African to hold the Director-General post of ILO. The current Director-General, Guy Ryder, from the United Kingdom, has held the office since 2012.

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Indian Team emerged as the Champions of the 2022 SAFF U-18 Women’s Championships, despite losing 0-1 to Bangladesh.
The result was declared because of a better goal difference. India enjoyed a better goal difference of +11 in comparison to +3 of Bangladesh. The valuable player of the tournament and the highest goal scorer was Lynda Kom who scored five goals.

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Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar released a book titled Indian Agriculture towards 2030: Pathways for Enhancing Farmers’ Income, Nutritional Security and Sustainable Food and Farm Systems.
The book captures the outcomes of the dialogue by NITI Aayog and the Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and facilitated by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN.

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Indian Actor Deepika Padukone was honoured at the TIME 100 impact awards, for her work on mental health through her organisation ‘Live Love Laugh’ foundation.
This is the second honour by the TIME magazine for the ace actress. The Time100 – Impact Awards honours the “global leaders who have gone above and beyond to move their industries and the world forward.”

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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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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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The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) was established under Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) in 2019.
NESTS recently celebrated its 4th Foundation Day on 2nd April in Jharkhand. The Institution was created to provide high quality education to the tribal students in their own environment. Ministry of Tribal Affairs and NESTS have targeted to complete construction of all 452 new schools and pending schools under the old scheme by 2025.

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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.

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Tipu Sultan commissioned numerous significant paintings and many of those are being auctioned at huge sums.
A painting titled ‘The Battle of Pollilur’ is expected to fetch between £5,00,000 and £8,00,000. It is a 32-foot long monumental painting depicting the victory of the Mysore army led by Haidar Ali and his son Tipu, against the British troops of the East India Company in the Battle of Pollilur, 1780.