Current Affairs 14th March 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who are the targeted beneficiaries of ‘UPI123Pay’ facility, recently launched by the Reserve Bank of India?
A. Visually Challenged Persons            
B. Feature Phone Users
C. Children                                               
D. Senior Citizens
Answer [B] Feature Phone Users
2. India signed MoU with which countries to implement the ‘BBIN’ Motor Vehicles Agreement?
A. Bhutan-Nepal                                
B. Bangladesh-Nepal
C. Bhutan-Cambodia-Nepal            
D. Bangladesh-Myanmar-Nepal
Answer [B] Bangladesh-Nepal
3. What is “PARAM Ganga”, which was seen in the news recently?
A. Covid Vaccine                  
B. Ganga Rejuvenation Scheme
C. Super-Computer            
D. Crypto-Currency
Answer [C] Super-Computer        
4. ‘Pal-Dadhvav Massacre’ was held in which present-day Indian state?
A. Gujarat                      
B. West Bengal
C. Assam                         
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [A] Gujarat  
5. Which Indian state launched ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’?
A. Odisha                 
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Gujarat                 
D. Rajasthan
Answer [B] Chhattisgarh
6. The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU Signed between ……… and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in March 2022.
A. All India Maleria Research Institute           
B. National Tuberculosis Institute
C. Indian Cancer Research Center                    
D. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Answer [C] Indian Cancer Research Center      
7. In which state/UT, Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela 2022 was inaugurated by Union Minister of State Kaliash Choudhary in March 2022?
A. Chandigarh                         
B. Delhi
C. Uttar Pradesh                     
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer [B] Delhi
8. India and which other country is going to held Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment from 10-13 March 2022?
A. Maxico                            
B. Bangladesh
C. Thailand                          
D. Canada
Answer [D] Canada
9. Which of the following organization is organizing ‘Sahityotsav’ event from 10-15 March in New Delhi?
A. Bharatiya Jnanpith                         
B. Sahitya Akademi
C. Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad          
D. Bangiya Sahitya Parishat
Answer [B] Sahitya Akademi
10. Which country’s Army has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) WITH Indian Army Tank CLAWS in March 2022?
A. Thailand                   
B. Phillipines
C. Malaysia                   
D. Australia
Answer [D] Australia
11. National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) functions under the administrative jurisdiction of which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry             
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of MSME                                             
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Finance
12. European organization for Nuclear Research-CERN has recently suspended the observer status of which country?
A. USA                      
B. Russia
C. Ukraine                
D. Belarus
Answer [B] Russia
13. Where is the ‘WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM)’ established in India?
A. Ernakulam           
B. Jamnagar
C. Shimla                 
D. Kolkata
Answer [B] Jamnagar
14. What is the theme of the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) 2022?
A. Be the voice of New India and find solutions and contribute to policy
B. Voice of Youth Matters
C. E-Governance and Use of ICT
D. Participation of Women in Parliament
Answer [A] Be the voice of New India and find solutions and contribute to policy
15. ‘UDISE+ Report’, which was released recently, is associated with which field?
A. Sanitization             
B. Education
C. Business                    
D. Women Empowerment
Answer [B] Education
16. Which of the following book has been long listed for the International Booker Prize 2022?
A. The Angles of Kailash                                         
B. Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work
C. Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism          
D. Tomb of Sand
Answer [D] Tomb of Sand
17. In Which City, the International Conference on “Diet and Nutrition in Unani Medicine for Good Health & Well Being” was held on 10 March 2022?
A. Chandigarh                   
B. Srinagar
C. Gurugram                     
D. Mumbai
Answer [B] Srinagar
18. Which of the following union minister has launched a book titled ‘Role of Labour in India’s Development’, on 9 March 2022?
A. Piyush Goyal                   
B. Narayan Rane
C. Nitin Gadkari                 
D. Bhupendra Yadav
Answer [D] Bhupendra Yadav
19. Who among the followings has launched the MSNE Innovative Scheme along with the MSME Idea Hackathon 2022 in March 2022?
A. Nirmala Sitharaman               
B. Narayan Rane
C. Shri Narendra Modi                
D. Piyush Goyal
Answer [B] Narayan Rane
20. Which railway zone has commissioned the first ‘Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal’ in March 2022?
A. Konkan Railway                    
B. Central Railway
C. East Central Railway            
D. Eastern Railways
Answer [D] Eastern Railways