Daily Current Affairs Quiz: March 8 2024

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first underwater metro in Kolkata.
It has been constructed on the Hooghly River in Kolkata.
This underwater metro tunnel is part of the East-West Metro Corridor of the city.
With the commencement of this phase of Kolkata Metro, Howrah has become the deepest metro station in the country, which is located 32 to 33 meters below the surface.
This underwater marvel, situated beneath the Hooghly River that divides Kolkata and Howrah, boasts the country’s deepest metro station, the Howrah Metro Station.
The concept of an underwater transportation system, akin to London’s, was initially proposed by the British in 1921, according to researchers.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Union Minister Anurag inaugurated Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 3.0 in Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh), which is a great platform for young sports talents.
On this occasion, Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid attended as chief guests.
In 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second phase of Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 held in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh.
Khel Mahakumbh serves as a proper base for the youths of Gujarat to perform in national and international sports.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated India’s first small-scale LNG unit set up by the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL).
This plant has been installed at Vijaypur LPG Plant in Madhya Pradesh.
The Union Minister also inaugurated 201 CNG stations in 17 states.
LNG, or liquefied natural gas, is simply natural gas converted into a liquid by cooling it to -260°F (−162 °C).
This process reduces its volume by a factor of more than 600.
This allows natural gas to be transported efficiently by sea.
LNG is mainly constituted of 90% methane and some mixture of ethane, propane, butane, some heavier alkanes, and nitrogen.
It is odorless, colorless, non-toxic, and non-corrosive.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
NLC India Green Energy Limited has signed a power purchase agreement with Gujarat Energy Development Corporation Limited for a 600 MW solar power project.
The proposed 600 MW solar power project at Khavra Solar Park will be the largest solar power project developed by NLCIL to date.
India plans to invest $480 million to set up its first unit for manufacturing solar silicon cells that will feed a project to build the world’s largest solar power plant.
India is yet to develop semiconductor clusters.
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission regulates the tariff of generating companies owned or controlled by the Central Government.
Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has a power trading license.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Uttar Pradesh government approved the proposal to set up two units of 800 MW at Anpara at a cost of Rs 8,624 crore in collaboration with Green Hydrogen Policy and NTPC.
These decisions were taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The Green Hydrogen Policy has been set for 5 years.
Recently, the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas flagged off the country’s first Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus in New Delhi, marking a revolutionary step in the transition to clean energy.
Green hydrogen is a type of hydrogen produced through a process called electrolysis, using renewable energy sources like wind or solar power.
It involves splitting water (H2O) into its constituent elements, hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2), with zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has launched the State Widow Remarriage Promotion Scheme.
Under this scheme, an amount of Rs 2 lakh will be given to the widow who remarries.
Recently, the Jharkhand government presented a budget of Rs 1.28 lakh crore for the financial year 2024-25.
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act 1856, or Act XV, 1856, sanctioned the remarriage of widows throughout India under East India Company rule on July 16, 1856.
Lord Dalhousie drafted the act, and Lord Canning passed it before the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
The Widow Remarriage Act of 1856 gave legal rights to widows to remarry. However, social acceptance of widow remarriage has been a slow process.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Jeff Bezos has reclaimed the title of the richest person on earth, surpassing Elon Musk: Bloomberg Billionaires Index
The Amazon founder’s net worth was $200 billion, while Musk followed at $198 billion.
Musk has lost about $31 billion over the past year, while Bezos has gained $23 billion.
3rd – Bernard Arnault – $197 billion.
4th – Mark Zuckerberg – $179 billion.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
The first Bharat Steam Boiler Expo 2024 kicks off in Guwahati.
The expo was inaugurated by Sanjay Kishan, Assam Minister of Welfare of Tea Tribes, Labour, and Employment.
This groundbreaking event is a dynamic collaboration with industry giants such as IOCL, OIL, NRL, BCPL, Assam Petro Chemicals, and NTPC.
The Expo will witness active participation from leading manufacturers, esteemed experts, and industry users from across the nation.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
Kerala to launch India’s first government-owned OTT platform.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will launch the OTT platform at Kairali Theatre.
It will be called CSpace.
The platform aims to deliver a unique blend of informative and entertaining content tailored for the masses.
CSpace is managed by KSFDC, a state-owned company entrusted with the promotion of Malayalam cinema.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
9th edition of National Conference on Economics of Competition Law.
The Competition Commission of India organized the 9th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law in New Delhi.
Dr Arvind Virmani, Member, NITI Aayog was the Keynote Speaker, and Smt Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI, delivered the Special Address at the Inaugural Session of the Conference.
The Conference has been organized by the CCI every year since 2016.