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Top 10 Questions Based on Current Affairs 30 March 2022

  1. Which company recently (in March’22) signed a Rs 473 crore contract with the Ministry of Defence to construct 8 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard?
    1) Cochin Shipyard Ltd
    2) Goa shipyard Ltd
    3) Hindustan Shipyard Ltd
    4) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd
    5) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd
    Answer-2) Goa shipyard Ltd
    Explanation:
    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract worth Rs 473 crore with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the construction of eight Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard while meeting the objectives of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.
    i. The contract was signed by Joint Secretary (Maritime & Systems), Shri Dinesh Kumar and the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Goa Shipyard Limited, Commodore Bharat Bhushan Nagpal (Retd) in New Delhi.
    ii. The eight Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) will be indigenously designed and manufactured by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) under Buy Category.


  2. Which organisation recently (in March’22) issued world 1st Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) to protect Africa’s Black Rhino?
    1) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
    2) World Wide Fund for Nature
    3) United Nations Environment Programme
    4) African Development Bank
    5) World Bank
    Answer-5) World Bank
    Explanation:
    The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) has created the world’s first kind of Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB), also known as the “RhinoBond,” in support of South Africa’s efforts to protect the endangered species.
    i. It is a five-year, USD 150 million Sustainable Development Bond, matures in 2027, that includes a potential performance payment from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
    About Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) or the Rhino Bond:
    i. It was issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) at 94.84 percent of the nominal aggregate amount, with a maximum Conservation Success Payment of US $13.76 million.


  3. Name the Small Finance Bank (SFB) that recently (in March’22) launched a limited edition of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) branded debit card in the Equiverse virtual world.
    1) Ujjivan SFB
    2) Equitas SFB
    3) ESAF SFB
    4) Capital SFB
    5) Utkarsh SFB
    Answer-2) Equitas SFB
    Explanation:
    Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) Limited has announced the launch of a limited edition Chennai Super Kings (CSK) branded debit card that can be availed along with an experience at ‘Equiverse’ virtual world.
    i. It is the first bank to introduce the Equitas Bank CSK Debit Card in the Equiverse, a special edition debit card for Chennai Super King (CSK) fans who shared space with the team’s avatars in this virtual experience at www.equiverse.in.
    About Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited:
    MD & CEO – Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan
    Establishment – September 5, 2016
    Headquarters – Chennai, Tamilnadu


  4. As per the latest (in March’22) public debt management report by the Ministry of Finance, the Central Government’s total liabilities increased to __________ in Q3FY22 from Rs 125.71 lakh crore in Q2FY22.
    1) Rs 128.41 lakh crore
    2) Rs. 126.98 lakh crore
    3) Rs. 129.12 lakh crore
    4) Rs. 130.32 lakh crore
    5) Rs. 127.58 lakh crore
    Answer-1) Rs 128.41 lakh crore
    Explanation:
    In accordance with the latest public debt management report by the Ministry of Finance, the Central Government’s total liabilities rose to Rs 128.41 lakh crore in December quarter (Q3FY22) from Rs 125.71 lakh crore in Q2FY22.
    i. This increase reflects a quarter-on-quarter increase of 2.15%.
    ii. In absolute terms, the total liabilities, including liabilities under the ‘Public Account’ of the government, jumped to Rs 1,28,41,996 crore in Q3FY22 as compared to Rs 1,25,71,747 crore in Q2FY22.


  5. As per Duff & Phelps (Now Kroll)’s “Digital Acceleration 2.0” report, Who is India’s most valued celebrity 2021 for the 5th consecutive time with the brand value of USD 185.7 million?
    1) Alia Bhatt
    2) MS Dhoni
    3) Akshay Kumar
    4) Virat Kohli
    5) Ranveer Singh
    Answer-4) Virat Kohli
    Explanation:
    According to the Celebrity Brand Valuation Report 2021 (7th Edition) titled “Digital Acceleration 2.0.” released by Duff & Phelps (Now Kroll), Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli was ranked as India’s most valued celebrity for the 5th consecutive time in 2021 with the brand value of USD 185.7 million in 2021.

  6. In which institute the Petascale Supercomputer “PARAM Shakti” was recently (in March’22) inaugurated under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)?
    1) IIT- Kharagpur
    2) IIT- Kanpur
    3) IIT- Madras
    4) IIT- Roorkee
    5) IIT- Delhi
    Answer-1) IIT- Kharagpur
    Explanation:
    Jagdeep Dhankhar, Governor of West Bengal, inaugurated the Petascale Supercomputer PARAM Shakti under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) – a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) at IIT- Kharagpur in West Bengal.
    About PARAM Shakti:
    i. The supercomputer PARAM Shakti is based on a heterogeneous and hybrid configuration of Intel Xeon Skylake processors and NVIDIA Tesla V100.
    ii. The system was designed and implemented by the HPC Technologies team, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
    iii. This facility has pioneered in using Rear Door Heat Exchangers (RDHx) based efficient cooling systems to obtain a high power usage effectiveness. RDHx Systems Help With High-Density Data Center Cooling.


  7. In March 2022, India secured 8th position with 14 medals in The 13th Fazza International Para Athletics Championships of World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2022.
    Which city hosted the “World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2022” in March 2022?
    1) Tokyo, Japan
    2) Dubai, UAE
    3) Doha, Qatar
    4) London, UK
    5) Paris, France
    Answer-2) Dubai, UAE
    Explanation:
    The 13th Fazza International Para Athletics Championships of World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2022 held at Dubai, UAE from 21 March to 24 March 2022, in which India secured 8th position with 14 medals.
    i. India secured 5 Gold, 6 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.
    Overall Medal Standings:
    • Position 1 – Colombia 25 medals (12 gold)
    • Position 2 – Algeria 16 medals (11 gold)


  8. Bhim Bahadur Gurung recently (in March’22) passed away. He is the former CM of which state?
    1) Tripura
    2) Meghalaya
    3) Nagaland
    4) Mizoram
    5) Sikkim
    Answer-5) Sikkim
    Explanation:
    Bhim Bahadur Gurung (B.B. Gurung), Former and 3rd Chief Minister (CM) of Sikkim has passed away at his residence in Lumsui in Gangtok, Sikkim.
    i. B.B. Gurung served as a teacher and a staff reporter in a Calcutta(Kolkata)-based newspaper the Amrita Bazar Patrika and he also edited the first news-based Nepali Journal of Sikkim, called Kanchenjunga.
    ii. He served as the 3rd CM of Sikkim from 11 May to 24 May 1984, the shortest term in the history of Sikkim.


  9. The Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recently (in March’22) released a book, “Indian Agriculture towards 2030: Pathways for Enhancing Farmers’ Income, Nutritional Security and Sustainable Food and Farm Systems’’.
    Which of the following organisations launched the book, “Indian Agriculture towards 2030”?
    1) NITI Aayog
    2) Food and Agriculture Organization
    3) NABARD
    4) Only 1 & 2
    5) Only 2 & 3
    Answer-4) Only 1 & 2
    Explanation:
    The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), Narendra Singh Tomar released a book titled ‘’Indian Agriculture towards 2030: Pathways for Enhancing Farmers’ Income, Nutritional Security and Sustainable Food and Farm Systems’’ at the event.
    i. It is published by Springer Publications. The event was organized by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
    ii. The book was edited by Ramesh Chand, Pramod Joshi and Shyam Khadka.


  10. The world Piano Day 2022 was observed across the globe on _____________.
    1) 25th March 2022
    2) 28th March 2022
    3) 26th March 2022
    4) 29th March 2022
    5) 27th March 2022
    Answer-4) 29th March 2022
    Explanation:
    World Piano Day is annually observed across the globe on the 88th day of the year (mostly falls on 29th or 28th March), which is the same as the number of keys on the piano, with an aim to celebrate the Piano, an acoustic, keyboard, stringed percussion instrument.
    i. The World Piano Day 2022 falls on 29th March 2022 and the idea of Piano Day was initiated by German pianist/composer/producer Nils Frahm.
    ii. The first-ever World Piano day was celebrated on 29th March 2015.