Current Affairs 22th March 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is the upper limit of a ‘UPI Lite’ payment transaction?
A. Rs 100
B. Rs 200
C. Rs 500
D. Rs 1000
Answer [B] Rs 200
2. Which institution releases the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)?
A. NITI Aayog
B. National Statistical Office
C. Ministry of Labour and Employment
D. RBI
Answer [B] National Statistical Office
3. Where was the India-Japan Annual Summit 2022 Held?
A. Tokyo
B. New Delhi
C. Chennai
D. Osaka
Answer [B] New Delhi
4. Which country has developed a “Relativistic Klystron Amplifier (RKA)”,Which can destroy satellites in space?
A. India
B. Russia
C. China
D. Israel
Answer [C] China
5. India advocated the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) at which international body?
A. UNHCR
B. UNSC
C. UNEP
D. ICJ
Answer [B] UNSC
6. Which city has set a target for reaching net-zero by 2050, making it the first south Asian city to do so?
A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Chennai
D. Mumbai
Answer [D] Mumbai
7. In March 2022, which state has announced a special scheme named “Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa”?
A. Tripura
B. Assam
C. Meghalaya
D. Nagaland
Answer [A] Tripura
8. International Day of happiness is observed every year around the world on March 20. in which year did the UN start celebrating this day?
A. 2009
B. 2011
C. 2013
D. 2015
Answer [C] 2013
9. The first-ever consignment of GI-Tagged Kashmiri Carpets were exported to which country from New Delhi in March 2022?
A. Spain
B. Poland
C. France
D. Germany
Answer [D] Germany
10. Who has been selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for the Scientific Research in March 2022?
A. Narayan Pradhan
B. Dipankar Das Sarma
C. Anunay Samanta
D. Swapan Kumar Pati
Answer [A] Narayan Pradhan
11. Which Indian has been appointed to UN advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism?
A. Raghuram Rajan
B. Jayanti Ghosh
C. Abhijeet Banerjee
D. Amartya Sen
Answer [B] Jayanti Ghosh
12. The amendents to the ‘Limited Liability Partnership’ 2008 will take effect from which date?
A. March 1
B. April 1
C. May 1
D. June 1
Answer [B] April 1
13. Germany has signed the Energy Deal with which North Eastern country, to reduce its dependence on Russia?
A. Kuwait
B. Qatar
C. Oman
D. UAE
Answer [B] Qatar
14. Which Union Ministry of India launched the ‘India and the Arctic: building a partnership for sustainable development policy?
A. Ministry of Earth Sciences
B. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
C. Ministry of Defence
D. Ministry of External affairs
Answer [A] Ministry of Earth Sciences
15. The ‘Golden Langur’ is an endangered species, native to which country?
A. India and Bhutan
B. India and Sri Lanka
C. India and Bangladesh
D. Loas and Cambodia
Answer [A] India and Bhutan
16. The coaches for the Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Corridor have been recently launched by?
A. NTPC
B. Transport Corporation of India
C. National Capital Regional Transport Corporation
D. NITI Aayog
Answer [C] National Capital Regional Transport Corporation
17. IT major, Tata Consultancy Services has recently appointed Rajesh Gopinath as MD and Ceo for how many years?
A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years
Answer [D] 5 years
18. Asian Cricket Council has extended the term of its President Jay Shah for how many Years with the consent of all?
A. 1 years
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. 4 years
Answer [A] 1 years
19. The government has recently extended the deadline for companies to convert debt financing into equity shares for how many years?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 7 years
D. 10 years
Answer [D] 10 years
20. Which of the following former Indian cricketer has been honored with the prestigious “Sports Icon 2022” award at the Maldives Sports Awards 2022?
A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
B. Yuvraj Singh
C. Ashish Nehra
D. Suresh Raina
Answer [D] Suresh Raina