Q1: On which day, we celebrated Pi Day?
a) 16 March
b) 15 March
c) 13 March
d) 14 March
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Solution: option d.)
Pi Day, is the annual celebration every March 14 for all things both Pi (the number) and pie (the food.)
Pi, often shortened to 3.14, represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Although we commonly refer to it in its shortened form, Pi goes on forever. According to the Guinness World Records, the most accurate value of pi is 62,831,853,071,796 digits, achieved by the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons in Switzerland in August 2021.
So, whether you’re a fan of the number Pi or just a fan of really good pie in all forms, here’s how and where to celebrate Pi Day this year.
Q2: Bengaluru‘s 1st methanol run buses unveiled by whom?
a) Anurag Thakur
b) Nitin Gadkari
c) Amit Shah
d) Rajnath Singh
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Solution: option b.)
Union Minister for Road and Transport Nitin Gadkari on Sunday will unveil Bengaluru’s first methanol-run buses. The project is aimed at reducing the level of emissions and the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) NITI Aayog, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Ashok Leyland are conducting the project together.
“The concept of ‘Methanol Economy’ is being actively pursued by China, Italy, Sweden, Israel, the US, Australia, Japan, and many other European countries. 10 per cent of fuel in China in the transport sector is Methanol,”.
Q3: Which song won the Best Original Song at the 95th Oscars in 2023?
a) Hold my Hand
b) The Applause
c) Lift me up
d) Nattu Nattu
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Solution: option d.)
one Oscars 2023 category that was music to everyone’s ears, it was best original song. “Naatu Naatu,” from the movie RRR, by M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose, scooped up the Academy Award Sunday night.
“Naatu Naatu” continued its near sweep of awards season after topping the category at this year’s Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, and was the first song from an Indian movie to ever be nominated for an Oscar. Written in Telugu, the song’s title translates to “Dance Dance”—and the energetic, dance-filled clip has gone viral with audiences, with millions of views on YouTube.
At the Oscars, actors Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava performed the number and received a standing ovation from the fired-up crowd in the Dolby Theatre.
And The Nominees Are:
Rank Film Song Title Distributor
1 “RRR” “Naatu Naatu” by Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj Variance Films
A fictitious story about two legendary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before they stLofty Sky Distribution fighting for their country in the 1920s.
2 “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” “Lift Me” by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler Marvel Studios
The nation of Wakanda is pitted against intervening world powers as they mourn the loss of their king T’Challa.
3 “Top Gun: Maverick” “Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga and Bloodpop Paramount Pictures
After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN’s elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.
4 “Everything Everywhere All at Once” “This is a Life” by David Byrne, Ryan Lott and Mitski A24
Q4: RBI approves reappointment of whom as MD of IndusInd Bank?
a) Charanjit Singh
b) Sumant Kathpalia
c) Amitabh Chaudhary
d) Prashant Kumar
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Solution: option b.)
The private lender said that the Reserve bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Sumant Kathpalia as managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of the bank for two years effective from 24 March 2023.
On 15 September 2022, IndusInd Bank’s board appointed Kathpalia as MD & CEO, for a further period of three years with effect from 24 March 2023.
Sumant Kathpalia is a career banker with years of experience in large multinational banks such as Citibank, Bank of America and ABN AMRO, before IndusInd Bank.
Q5: Central Government launched high price day ahead market and Surplus Power Portal . It has been launched by which minister?
a) Narendra Tomar
b) Narendra Modi
c) R.K. Singh
d) Gajendra Singh
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Solution: option c.)
Central Government launches High Price Day Ahead Market and Surplus Power Portal (PUShP)
Union Power Minister Shri R.K. Singh says, the PUShP pis a strategytegy to ensuretheeavailabilityy of adequate power during the summer months which s; will ensure better utilization of capacity at a reasonable rate
No Power Producer would be allowed to charge exorbitant prices: Shri Singasks the CEA and Grid Controller of India monitor the situation.
Q6: Muhyiddin Yassin has been arrested on corruption chat charges. He was former PM of which country?
a) Maldives
b) Yaman
c) Malaysia
d) Indonesia
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Solution: option c.)
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was arrested Thursday and will be brought to court to face corruption charges, the anti-graft agency said.
Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia from March 2020 until August 2021, will be the country’s second leader to be indicted after leaving office. Ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak was hit with multiple graft charges after he lost a 2018 general election and began a 12-year prison term in August after losing his final appeal in the first of several trials.
Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia Currency: Malaysian ringgit
Q7: Which country has opened military service to women for the first time in 25 years?
a) Colombia
b) Chile
c) Italy
d) Brazil
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Solution: option a.)
Dressed in camouflage, Zulma Stefania Perez reflected on her first weeks of training at a military base in the capital — and on her life as one of Colombia’s first female recruits in more than two decades.
“The physical drills we must endure are the same” as those for men, she said. “Being a woman doesn’t make it there. In fact, there are many skills and strengths we have that men may not have.”
Perez, 24, is part of a cohort of 1,296 women who enlisted in Colombia’s army in February when the South American country opened military service to women for the first time in 25 years.
Q8: Which of the following conducted Exercise TROPEX 2023?
a) Indian Army
b) Indian Coast Guard
c) Indian Navy
d) Indian Air Force
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Solution: option c.)
Indian Navy’s major operational level exercise TROPEX for the year 2023, conducted across the expanse of IOR over a duration of four months from Nov 22 – Mar 23, culminated this week in the Arabian Sea.
The overall exercise construct included the Coastal Defence exercise Sea Vigil and the Amphibious Exercise AMPHEX. Together, these exercises also witnessed significant participation from the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Coast Guard.
Set in the Indian Ocean including the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the theatre of operations for the exercise extended approximately 4300 nm from North to South upto 35 deg South Latitude and 5000 nm from the Persian Gulf in the West to North Australian coast in the East, spanning an area of over 21 million square nautical miles.
TROPEX 23 witnessed the participation of approximately 70 Indian Navy ships, six submarines and over 75 aircraft.
Q9: Pat McCormick passed away was a/an ____?
a) Swimmer
b) Politician
c) Artist
d) Golfer
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Solution: option a.)
USA Diving is saddened to learn of the passing of Pat McCormicon k, who died March 7 at the age of 92.
McCormick was one of the most decorated and dominant dives of all time-time. To this day, McCormick remains the only female diver to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals on both springboard and platform, a feat she accomplished in 1952 and 1956.
McCormick won 26 U.S. national titles, second all-time among U.S. women. Her titles spanned from 1949-1956 and included 11 titles on 1 meter, 10 on 3-meter and five on the platform. She was undefeated at national championship meets in 1951 and 1954, winning all 10 national titles available to women in those two years.
Q10: Which state urged the Centre to allow poppy cultivation?
a) West Bengal
b) Odisha
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Uttrakhand
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Solution: option a.)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee has urged the Centre to allow poppy cultivation in the State, insisting that delicacies prepared with its seeds are integral to the Bengali cuisine. Ms Mserjee said ‘ post-poppy seeds are costly as it is cultivated only in a few States.
“Bengalis love ‘ posto’. Why should it be cultivated in only four States? Why not in West Bengal, despite it being on our menu every day?” she said.
Governor: CV Ananda Bose
Q11: Which state becomes 1st to start an insurance rance scheme for sericulturists?
a) Uttrakhand
b) Haryana
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Goa
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Solution: option a.)
According to state agriculture minister Ganesh Joshi, Uttarakhand has started the nation’s first “Resham Keet Bima” scheme to protect its sericulturists.
In the first phase of the pilot project, which began in Uttarakhand, 200 sericulturists from five blocks across four districts — Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, and Nainital — received insurance against the negative impacts of climate change, water shortage, and other hazards.
Governor: Lt. Gurmeet Singh
Q12: Which country has signed an MoU with India on semiconductors?
a) Russia
b) Germany
c) USA
d) UK
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Solution: option c.)
India and the United States on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Semiconductor Supply Chain and Innovation Partnership to promote cooperation in the segment. US Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and Union Commerce & Industry minister Piyush Goyal signed the MoU during India-USA Commercial Dialogue in Delhi.
Delhi | US Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and Union Commerce & Industry minister Piyush Goyal sign MoU on Semiconductor Supply Chain and Innovation Partnership.
Q13: 1st SAI 20 Senior Officers meeting begins at which place?
a) Guwahati
b) Kolkata
c) Hyderabad
d) Mumbai
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Solution: option a.)
The first Supreme Audit Institution 20 (SAI20) Senior Officers Meeting (SOM) will begin in Guwahati today with the themes -‘Blue Economy’ and ‘Responsible Artificial Intelligence’. The SAI20 is aimed at bringing together an ecosystem wherein SAIs are active partners in governance, promoting transparency and accountability.
The delegates from G20 member countries, guest countries and other International Organisations would attend the SAI20 event. SAIs of Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Oman, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and UAE will be participating in person.
Q14: New Health programme ’ Arogya Mahila’ launched in which state?
a) Goa
b) Telangana
c) Gujrat
d) Sikkim
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Solution: option b.)
Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao on Wednesday launched a new health programme for women, named ‘Arogya Mahila’, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Under the programme, tests would be conducted for women every Tuesday initially in 100 health centres and medicines provided to them free of cost.
The women, if necessary, would be sent to ‘referral hospitals’ for further medical care.
Harish Rao, who launched the programme in Karimnagar, said another scheme ‘Nutrition kit’ would be started for the benefit of pregnant women after the Sri Rama Navami festival to be celebrated later this month.
Q15: Which metro becomes 1st in the country to accept e-rupee for parking fees?
a) Kolkata
b) Kochi
c) Mumbai
d) Hyderabad
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Solution: option b.)
IDFC First Bank has partnered with Anantham Online, a technology startup focused in digital parking to enable acceptance of digital rupee at Kochi Metro’s parking locations. This initiative comes as a pilot programme launched by the Reserve Bank of India.
RB recently announced the launch of Central Bank Digital Currency for retail users.
Q16: India and Australia target $ 100 billion bilateral trade trade next ___ years?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 3
d) 4
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Solution: option b.)
India and Australia on Saturday expressed their commitment to concluding the negotiations for expanding the scope of the existing free trade agreement by the end of this year to push the bilateral trade to USD 100 billion.
The issue came up for discussion during the meeting of the joint ministerial commission between commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and his Australian counterpart Don Farrell.
Farrell is accompanying Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who is here on an official visit..He also said that “we are very very dissatisfied” with the USD 30-billion bilateral trade and the officials of India and Australia have kept a target of USD 45-50 billion in the next five years.