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- Name the organisation/GoI agency that has recently (in March ‘23) released a task force report titled “Production and Promotion of Organic and Biofertilizers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability of Gaushalas”.
1) NITI Aayog
2) Food and Agriculture Organization
3) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
4) World Food Programme
5) Food Corporation of IndiaAnswer-1) NITI Aayog
Explanation:
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) released a task force report titled “Production and Promotion of Organic and Biofertilizers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability Of Gaushalas” which states that the gaushalas should be liberally financed for making a capital investment and working expenses at concessional rates of interest.
i. The report was released by Ramesh Chand, Member (Agriculture), NITI Aayog in the presence of task force members, senior government officials and representatives from gaushalas and the task force was headed by NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand and other members of the task force.
ii. The report provides factual estimates of operating costs, fixed costs and other issues in respect of gaushalas and cost and investments involved in setting up Bio-CNG plant and PROM (Phosphate Rich Organic Manure) plant in Gaushalas. - Which company/government agency has recently (in March ‘23) signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the procurement of six Dornier-228 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of Rs. 667 crore?
1) Defence Research and Development Organisation
2) Bharat Electronics Limited
3) Bharat Dynamics Limited
4) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
5) Bharat Heavy Electricals LimitedAnswer-4) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Explanation:
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) inked a contract for the procurement of six Dornier-228 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of Rs. 667 crore.
i. The aircraft was employed by the IAF for communication and route transport roles, and it was also used to train IAF transport pilots.
ii. The current batch of six aircraft will be equipped with a more fuel-efficient engine and a five-bladed composite propeller. - In which of the following states, the Ministry of Ports, shipping, and waterways (MoPSW) has recently (in March ‘23) sanctioned eight floating jetty projects, under its Sagarmala Programme?
1) Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala & Karnataka
3) Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
4) Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka
5) Kerala & Tamil NaduAnswer-3) Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
The Ministry of Ports, shipping, and waterways(MoPSW) has provided an in-principle approval for eight floating jetty projects, 4 each in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka under its Sagarmala Programme.
i. With the 4 new floating jetty projects in Karnataka, the total number of floating jetty projects in Karnataka becomes 11.
• The 4 projects will be located on the Gurupura River and Netravati River and shall be used for tourism purposes.
• The other locations for the projects are Thannir Bhavi Church, Bangra Kuluru, Kulur Bridge and Jappina Mogaru NH bridge.
ii. The Ministry has Sanctioned for 4 floating jetty projects in Tamil Nadu, the projects will be located at Agni Theertham and Villoondi Theertham in Rameshwaram, a renowned spiritual place in India, and at Cuddalore and Kanyakumari to cater for tourists at these tourist destinations. - Which ministry has recently (in March ‘23) appointed ‘Grant Thornton Bharat LLP’ to assist in the formulation of an Annual Capacity Building Plan (ACBP)?
1) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
2) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
3) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
4) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
5) Ministry of Home AffairsAnswer-1) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Explanation:
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs(MCA) has appointed Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, one of the largest fully integrated Assurance, Tax and Advisory firms in India, to assist in the formulation of an Annual Capacity Building Plan (ACBP) as a part of its efforts to build capacity among its cadre/ posts and other organisations to make them ‘future ready’ and to meet the requirements of a vision of ‘New India’.
i. The objective of the vision is to enhance the delivery system and create a ‘citizen-centric, future-ready civil service with the right attitude, skills and knowledge aligned to the vision of New India. - Which company has recently (in March ‘23) received in-principle approval for its Payment Aggregator (PA) licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
1) Freecharge
2) Paytm
3) PhonePe
4) Razorpay
5) BharatPeAnswer-3) PhonePe
Explanation:
Phonepe Private Limited (formerly FX Mart Pvt. Ltd.), which owns the brand PhonePe, has received in-principle approval for its PA [payment aggregator] licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
i. PhonePe has also achieved an annualised Total Payment Value(TPV) run rate of USD 1 trillion(~ Rs 84 lakh crore), mainly on account of its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions. - Which company has recently (in March ‘23) signed an MoU with Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) to manufacture fighter plane wings in India?
1) Bharat Forge
2) Adani Group
3) Mahindra Aerospace
4) Boeing India
5) Tata GroupAnswer-5) Tata Group
Explanation:
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT), a global defence aerospace player based in the United States (US), and India’s Tata Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the production of fighter plane wings at their joint venture (JV) facility, Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Ltd (TLMAL), in Hyderabad, Telangana.
• The MoU aims to manufacture 29 fighter wing shipsets with the potential of producing additional shipsets, with deliveries starting in 2025.
i. TLMAL was formally acknowledged by LMT as a potential co-producer of fighter wings in October 2021, following TLMAL’s successful production and qualification of a prototype fighter wing shipset.
ii. LMT has a proposed F-21 (Advanced Multirole Fighter) partnership with India, which is intended to deliver 114 MFRA specifically configured for India and the Indian Air Force (IAF). - In March 2023, Sumant Kathpalia was reappointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of _______________(Bank) for another 2 years.
1) ICICI Bank
2) IndusInd Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) YES BankAnswer-2) IndusInd Bank
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of Sumant Kathpalia as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Induslnd Bank for another 2 years, with effect from March 24, 2023.
i. He has been the MD & CEO of IndusInd Bank since March 24, 2020, following the retirement of Romesh Sobti, the former CEO.
ii. The RBI approval comes nearly six months after the board of directors of the IndusInd Bank approved a three-year term for Kathpalia in 2022. - Name the personality who was recently (in March ‘23) appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tech Mahindra Limited.
1) CP Gurnani
2) Manish Vyas
3) Sudeep Chopra
4) Mohit Joshi
5) Jagdish MitraAnswer-4) Mohit Joshi
Explanation:
Mohit Joshi, Former President of Infosys, was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) designate of Tech Mahindra Limited, India’s 5th -largest Information technology (IT) services and consulting company for a period of 5 years with effect from 20th December 2023 to 19th December 2028.
i. Mohit Joshi will succeed Tech Mahindra’s current CEO and MD, CP Gurnani, who is set to retire on 19th December 2023.
ii. Prior to this appointment, he resigned from his post as the President of Infosys. He will be on leave effective from 11th March 2023 and his last date with Infosys will be 9th June 2023. - Which state has recently (in March ‘23) approved the launch of a new Livelihoods Cluster Development initiative for tribal people under the “Mukhya Mantri Janajati Jeebika Mission” with an outlay of Rs 500 crore?
1) Nagaland
2) Odisha
3) Sikkim
4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Madhya PradeshAnswer-2) Odisha
Explanation:
The Cabinet of Odisha has approved the launch of a new Livelihoods Cluster Development initiative for tribal people under the “Mukhya Mantri Janajati Jeebika Mission” with a total outlay of Rs 500 crore.
• The scheme will be implemented by the ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare department.
i. This will be implemented in 119 Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) blocks of the State through 22 Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (IT DAs) utilising a total outlay of Rs 500 crore over a period of 3 years from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
ii. The Odisha Cabinet has also approved incentives for the investment proposal of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to set up a mega Dual Feed Cracker (DFC) at Paradip with an investment of Rs 58,042 crore for the production of ethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), phenol, Is-Propyl Alcohol (IPA) etc. - Shivraj Singh Chouhan, CM of Madhya Pradesh (MP) recently (in March ‘23) announced the formation of a new district named Mauganj, which brings the total number of districts in MP to________.
1) 39
2) 48
3) 42
4) 53
5) 60Answer-4) 53
Explanation:
On 11th March 2023, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister (CM) of Madhya Pradesh (MP), announced the formation of a new district named Mauganj, with this the total number of districts in MP becoming 53.
• 4 tehsils(taluks), including 3 existing tehsils – Mauganj, Hanumana and Naigarhi, and a new tehsil Dev Talab, within the limits of Rewa district(MP) will be merged to form the new district Mauganj.
i. The new district of east Madhya Pradesh will also include two full-fledged Assembly constituencies of the existing Rewa district, including Mauganj and Dev Talab.
- Name the organisation/GoI agency that has recently (in March ‘23) released a task force report titled “Production and Promotion of Organic and Biofertilizers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability of Gaushalas”.
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