Current Affairs 15th March 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which institution released the book titled ‘Role of Labour in India’s Development?
A. International Labour Organization                
B. NITI Aayog
C. Ministry of Labour and Employment            
D. ASSOCHAM
Answer [C] Ministry of Labour and Employment     
2. What is the name of the new scheme launched as a consolidation of MSME Incubation, Design and IPR Schemes?
A. MSME Champions Scheme         
B. MSME Innovative Scheme
C. MSME Plus Scheme                       
D. MSME Pro Scheme
Answer [B] MSME Innovative Scheme
3. Xeno transplantation, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which field?
A. Crypto-currency                                       
B. Organ Transplantation
C. Semi-Conductor Manufacturing           
D. Climate Change
Answer [B] Organ Transplantation
4. Which Product is Russia’s biggest contribution to global trade?
A. Defence Equipment             
B. Crude Petroleum
C. Refined Petroleum               
D. Steel  
Answer [B] Crude Petroleum
5. PLI Scheme for Drone and Drone Components was announced by which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Defence                                       
B. Ministry of Civil Aviation
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry          
D. Ministry of MSME
Answer [B] Ministry of Civil Aviation
6. Which Union Ministry implements the “Strengthening Pharmaceutical Industry (SPI)” Scheme?
A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare          
B. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
C. Ministry of Home Affairs                                    
D. Ministry of Heavy Industries
Answer [B] Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
7. Pandrethan Temple, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which Indian state/UT?
A. West Bengal                        
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Himachal Pradesh              
D. Gujarat
Answer [B] Jammu and Kashmir
8. What is the name of the ‘Policy advocacy arm’ for the power and related sectors, formed under the Power Ministry?
A. Power Foundation                                 
B. Energy Foundation          
C. Green Power Foundation                     
D. Central Power Society
Answer [A] Power Foundation       
9. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the National Finance Reporting Authority (NFRA)?
A. Ajay Bhushan Pandey                
B. Nandan Nilekani
C. Azim Premji                                 
D. Kris Gopalkrishnan
Answer [A] Ajay Bhushan Pandey         
10. As of March 2022, what is India’s place in the Global List in terms of market capitalization?
A. Third            
B. Fifth
C. Sixth             
D. Seventh
Answer [B] Fifth