Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2023

1. The Centre has approved the Quality Control Order (QCO) for mandatory certification of which product recently?
[A] Jute
[B] Cotton
[C] Paper
[D] Millets

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2. India launched the new Young Professionals Scheme (YPS) along with which country?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] Singapore
[D] Germany

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3. Dibang Multipurpose Project, India’s largest-ever hydropower project, is being set up in which state?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Sikkim
[D] Uttarakhand

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4. Which bank has completed the acquisition of Citigroup’s India consumer business?
[A] HDFC Bank
[B] Axis Bank
[C] ICICI Bank
[D] Yes Bank

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5. ‘International Health Regulations’ are associated with which institution?
[A] UNICEF
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] WHO
[D] Johns Hopkins University

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6. Which institution has set up a panel to protect investor interest?
[A] RBI
[B] SEBI
[C] Supreme Court
[D] NITI Aayog

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7. Ales Bialiatski, who was seen in the news, is a Nobel laureate from which country?
[A] France
[B] Germany
[C] Belarus
[D] Russia

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8. Polystoechotes punctate, a giant Jurassic-era insect, has been rediscovered in which country?
[A] China
[B] USA
[C] Japan
[D] India

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9. What is the name of the fungus that grows in the vicinity of bakeries and distilleries?
[A] Bakery Fungus
[B] Whiskey Fungus
[C] Distilled Fungus
[D] Beer Fungus

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10. As per the CAMPA data, which state did not utilise 45 % of funds allotted for compulsory afforestation between 2017 and 2022?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Kerala
[D] West Bengal

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