Current Affairs 26th March 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country recently test-fired the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) named Hwasong-17?
A. China
B. North Korea
C. UAE
D. Israel
Answer [B] North Korea
2. What is the percentage rise in Tuberculosis (TB) Cases in India in 2021, as per India TB Report 2022?
A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 9%
D. 19%
Answer [D] 19%
3. Which is the venue of the ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ festival?
A. Mumbai
B. New Delhi
C. Lucknow
D. Ahmedabad
Answer [B] New Delhi
4. Mario Marcel, who won the ‘Governor of the year’ award, was the Governor which country’s Central Bank?
A. Chile
B. Australia
C. Germany
D. Venezuela
Answer [A] Chile
5. Who is the first chairperson of the ‘Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)’?
A. Senapathy Kris Gopalkrishnan
B. Urjit Patel
C. Abhijeet Banerjee
D. Viral Acharya
Answer [A] Senapathy Kris Gopalkrishnan
6. Which Institution releases the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) to rank all states and UTs on the basis of their export readiness and performance?
A. MII
B. International Monetary Fund
C. NITI Aayog
D. World Economic Forum
Answer [C] NITI Aayog
7. Who among the following union ministers has inaugurated the 17th meeting of the National Board of MSME (NBMSME) held on 23 March 2022?
A. Nirmala Sitharaman
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Nitin Gadkari
D. Shri Narayan Rane
Answer [D] Shri Narayan Rane
8. Kotak Mahindra Bank and ….. have each acquired 7.84% stake in Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC) for Rs10 crore in March 2022.
A. Axis Bank
B. Yes Bank
C. SBI
D. PNB
Answer [A] Axis Bank
9. Who among the followings has inaugurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata on 23 March 2022?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Ramnath Kovind
C. Rajnath Singh
D. S. Jaishankar
Answer [A] Narendra Modi
10. Which version of Brahmos missile has been successfully test fired in the Andaman and Nicobar islands on 23 March 2022?
A. Surface to Surface
B. Surface to Air
C. Air to Air
D. Surface to Sea
Answer [A] Surface to Surface