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- In which city, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has recently (in March ‘23) laid the foundation stone & dedicated development projects worth more than Rs. 1780 crores?
1) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
2) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
3) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
4) Patna, Bihar
5) Pune, MaharashtraAnswer-1) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (PM) of India, laid the foundation stone and dedicated development projects worth more than Rs. 1780 crores in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the programme organised at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University ground.
• This is in line with the efforts towards transforming the landscape of Varanis and enhancing the ease of living for the people living in Varanasi and adjoining cities.
i. PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the Passenger Ropeway from Varanasi Cantt station to Godowlia in Varanasi.
• The estimated cost of the projects is around Rs 645 crores.
ii. PM Modi laid the foundation stone for a 55 Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) sewage treatment plant at Bhagwanpur under Namami Ganga Scheme.
• The project will be built at a cost of Rs 300 crores.
iii. PM laid the foundation stone of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling plant at Isarwar village, Sewapuri. The plant is set to be built by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited. - In March 2023, __________ became India’s 1st state to pass the Right to Health Act.
1) Karnataka
2) Gujarat
3) Rajasthan
4) Maharashtra
5) Andhra PradeshAnswer-3) Rajasthan
Explanation:
Prasadi Lal Meena, Minister of Medical & Health, announced that the Rajasthan Assembly had cleared a bill named ‘Right to Health’ (which was passed in September 2022), becoming the first state in India to do so.
i. The ‘Right to Health’, gives every resident of the state the right to avail free Out Patient Department (OPD) services and In Patient Department (IPD) services at all public health facilities.
ii. It also provides similar healthcare services (free of cost) at select private facilities. - In March 2023, the Government of India (GoI) decided to form a committee to reform the National Pension System (NPS) for government employees.
Who heads the committee to reform the NPS?
1) Tarun Bajaj
2) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
3) Sanjay Malhotra
4) TV Somanathan
5) Hasmukh AdhiaAnswer-4) TV Somanathan
Explanation:
The Government of India (GoI) has decided to form a committee led by Finance Secretary TV Somanathan to recommend ways to reform the National Pension System (NPS) for government employees.
i. The action is being taken against a backdrop of a number of states abandoning the NPS and returning to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for their employees.
• The state governments of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh have notified the Centre of their decision to switch back to the OPS and have asked for a refund of the corpus accrued under the NPS.
• Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh has proposed a Guaranteed Pension Scheme (GPS), which incorporates the principles of OPS and NPS. - The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has recently (in March ‘23) allocated Rs 318 crore for the construction of the 150-km-long Tanakpur-Pithoragarh all-weather road in______________(state).
1) Jharkhand
2) Bihar
3) Uttarakhand
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Uttar PradeshAnswer-3) Uttarakhand
Explanation:
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways(MoRTH) has allocated Rs 318 crore for the construction of the 150-km-long Tanakpur-Pithoragarh all-weather road in Uttarakhand.
• The approval has been given for the construction of the road on National Highway(NH)-9, which is planned to be done in 4 phases.
• The proposal has been finalised on the basis of a report prepared by the expert agency Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library(THDL), which has been appointed the supervisor for the project by the ministry. - Which of the following points is/are ‘correct’ with respect to the 12th edition of the Forbes India Leadership Awards presented in March 2023?
A) Isha Ambani, the chairperson of Reliance Retail won the GenNext Entrepreneur award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023
B) Anil Manibhai Naik, group chairman of Larsen & Toubro Limited & Abhay Soi, Chairman and Managing Director of Max Healthcare Institute won the Lifetime Achievement and Entrepreneur of the Year awards respectively.
C) 2023 Oscar-winning filmmaker, Guneet Monga and Dr Rajiv J Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, won ‘Icon of Excellence’ award.
1) Only A & B
2) Only B & C
3) Only A & C
4) Only A
5) All A, B & CAnswer-5) All A, B & C
Explanation:
On 24th March 2023, Isha Ambani, the Chairperson of Reliance Retail, the retail unit of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), won the GenNext Entrepreneur Award at the 12th edition of Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023 at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• Anil Manibhai Naik, group chairman of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) and Abhay Soi, Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of Max Healthcare Institute won Lifetime Achievement and Entrepreneur of the Year awards respectively.
i. Oscar-winning filmmaker (2023- The Elephant Whisperers) Guneet Monga and Dr Rajiv J Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, bagged the award of ‘Icon of Excellence’.
ii. CK Venkataraman, the MD of Titan Company won CEO of the year award. - Who has recently (in March ‘23) elected as the President of New Development Bank (NBD)?
1) Manisha Sinha
2) Marcos Troyjo
3) Dilma Vana Rousseff
4) Tatiana Rosito
5) Timur MaksimovAnswer-3) Dilma Vana Rousseff
Explanation:
On 24th March 2023, the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank (NBD), formerly referred to as the BRICS(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Development Bank, unanimously elected former President of Brazil Dilma Vana Rousseff as the President of the NDB with an immediate effect. Dilma Rousseff will be president of NDB until 2025.
• Dilma Rousseff(75 years old), succeeds Marcos Troyjo, who stepped down as the President of NDB on 24th March 2023.
i. She served as the 1st female President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for 2 consecutive terms from 2011 to 2016. - The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed deal of GMR Airports Infrastructure Limited under the green channel route in March 2023.
The proposed combination falls under Section________of the Competition Act, ___________.
1) 5(a); 2002
2) 6(a); 2003
3) 5(a); 2000
4) 4(a); 2002
5) 6(a); 2000Answer-1) 5(a); 2002
Explanation:
On 24th March 2023, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the proposed deal of GMR Airports Infrastructure Limited, which primarily operates through its subsidiary GMR Airports Ltd (GAL), and Aeroports de Paris SA (ADP), an international airport operator owned by the French Government, under the green channel route. The proposed combination falls under Section 5(a) of the Competition Act, 2002.
• The proposed combination involves ADP’s proposed acquisition of and subscription to foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCB) issued by GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd.
• CCI has approved the proposed intra-group merger of GMR Airports Ltd and GMR Infra Developers Ltd (GIDL) with and into GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd. - Name the Portal that was recently (in March ‘23) launched by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Bengaluru, Karnataka to deliver employable skills to young Indians.
1) Skill India Portal
2) Takshashila
3) Jan Shikshan Sansthan
4) Skill Hub Portal
5) Bharat SkillsAnswer-4) Skill Hub Portal
Explanation:
On 24th March 2023, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, launched the Skill Hub portal at Bengaluru, Karnataka, as part of the Government’s initiatives to deliver industry-ready employable skills to young Indians in all region of India.
• It is an initiative by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The portal ensures that students all throughout India have easy access to skill training - Gordon Earle Moore’, author of Moore’s law passed away in March 2023.
He is the co-founder of which company?
1) Qualcomm
2) Intel Corporation
3) Micron Technology
4) Infineon Technologies
5) Texas InstrumentsAnswer-2) Intel Corporation
Explanation:
On 24th March 2023, Gordon Earle Moore, the co-founder of Intel Corporation & author of Moore’s law, passed away in Hawaii, United States of America(USA) at the age of 94. He was born on 3rd January 1929 in San Francisco, California, USA.
i. Gordon Moore received the National Medal of Technology from President George Herbert Walker Bush(41st US President) in 1990.
ii. He was also conferred with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour of the US, from President George Walker Bush(43rd US President) in 2002. - When was the United Nations (UN) International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members 2023 observed across the globe?
1) 26th March 2023
2) 23rd March 2023
3) 25th March 2023
4) 22nd March 2023
5) 24th March 2023Answer-3) 25th March 2023
Explanation:
The United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members 2023 was observed across the globe on 25th March 2023 to recognise the dangers encountered by the UN staff members as they carry out their work for the UN.
i. The day marks the anniversary of the abduction of British journalist Alec Collett, who worked for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
ii. In 1985, He was abducted by an armed gunman of Abu Nidal Organization in Lebanon. He was abducted while working in Beirut for the UNRWA.
iii. Collet was murdered a year later and later in 2009, his body was found in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.
- In which city, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has recently (in March ‘23) laid the foundation stone & dedicated development projects worth more than Rs. 1780 crores?
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