Q.1 Operation Ganga is a special evacuation mission launched by the Government of India to bring back Indian nationals from which country?
a. Afghanistan
b. Belarus
c. Russia
d. Ukraine
Q.2 The Dredging Museum named Nikarshan Sadan has recently been inaugurated in which city of India?
a. Chennai
b. Vishakhapatnam
c. Kochi
d. Panaji
Q.3 The National Science Day is commemorated every year in India on which day?
a. Last Monday of February
b. 28 February
c. 27 February
d. Last Sunday of February
Q.4 Which airport in India is set to get the status of power positive airport of India in March 2022?
a. Cochin International Airport
b. Kempegowda International Airport
c. Goa International Airport
d. Surat International Airport
Q.5 Sadia Tariq was in news recently for winning a gold medal for India in which event?
a. Wushu
b. Fencing
c. Boxing
d. Weightlifting
Q.6 What is the theme of National Science Day 2022?
a. The Future of STI
b. Future of STI: Impact on Education Skills and Work
c. Women in Science
d. Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future
Q.7 Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with Mahagram to roll out ‘Bank Sakhi’ project in which state of India?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Odisha
Q.8 Which organisation will release the National Gender Index in India?
a. National Statistical Office
b. NITI Aayog
c. UNESCO India
d. IFCI
Q.9 Ministry of Women and Child Development will launch the ‘Back to School’ Campaign in partnership with which organization?
a. NITI Aayog
b. UNICEF
c. WHO
d. World Bank
Q.10 Which of the following estate was launched by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan to promote the importance of Ayurvedic plants and their effects on human body?
a. Jeevan Vanam
b. Suraksha Vanam
c. Arogya Vanam
d. Swastha Vanam
Q.11 India’s first ambulance for street animals has been launched in which city?
a. Chandigarh
b. Bengaluru
c. Chennai
d. Jaipur
Q.12 “One Among You” is an autobiography of which politician?
a. Rahul Gandhi
b. Mamta Banerjee
c. MK Stalin
d. Pinarayi Vijayan
Q.13 Exercise Vayu Shakti 2022 will be organised in which place by the Indian Air Force (IAF)?
a. Jaisalmer
b. Pithoragarh
c. Nainital
d. Agra
Q.14 What is the rank of India in the ‘Wealth Report 2022’ by Knight Frank, which ranks countries in terms of most number of billionaires’ population?
a. second
b. fourth
c. third
d. sixth
Q.15 The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T is a next-generation weather satellite launched by which space agency to forecast hazardous environmental conditions.
a. Roscosmos
b. ISRO
c. China space agency (CNSA)
d. NASA
Q.16 Name the Indian shooter who recently won gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at 2022 ISSF World Cup in Cairo?
a. Saurabh Chaudhary
b. Divyansh Singh Panwar
c. Ronjan Sodhi
d. Jitu Rai
Q.17 Nikhat Zareen and Nitu were in news for wining gold medal for India in which event?
a. Shooting
b. Boxing
c. Weightlifting
d. Hockey
Q.18 World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on which date?
a. First Tuesday of March
b. First Thursday of March
c. March 03
d. March 02
Q.19 The WHO has declared March 03 as World Hearing Day. What is the theme of World Hearing Day in 2022?
a. Hearing Care for All
b. To hear for life, listen with care
c. Hearing for Life. Don’t let hearing loss limit you
d. Check your hearing
Q.20 What is the theme of 2022 World Wildlife Day ?
a. Life below water: for people and planet
b. Forests and Livelihoods: sustaining people and planet
c. Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration
d. Sustaining all life on earth
Answers –
Q.1 d) India has launched an evacuation mission named Operation Ganga to evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine due to the Russia-Ukraine tension.
Q.2 b) The Union Minister for Ports ,Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated ‘Nikarshan Sadan’ – The DCI (Dredging Corporation of India) Dredging Museum in Vishakhapatnam recently.
Q.3 b)
Q.4 a) The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) is set to commission a 12 MWp solar power plant on March 6 near Payyannur in Kannur district of Kerala. With the commissioning of the new solar power plant, CIAL will get the status as power positive airport, from its current status of being a power-neutral airport.
Q.5 a)
Q.6 d)
Q.7 d) Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with Mahagram (a fintech company) to roll out the ‘Bank Sakhi’ project in Odisha. Mahagram would provide the Bank of Maharashtra with financial technology and infrastructure support to augment rural financial inclusion.
Q.8 b)
Q.9 b) ‘Back to School’ Campaign will be launched jointly by MoWCD and UNICEF India as ‘Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav’, focusing on supporting out-of-school girls.
Q.10 c) The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated a newly developed ‘Arogya Vanam’ at the President’s Estate, (Rashtrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi
Q.11 c) India’s first ambulance for street animals has been launched in Chennai. It has been started by the Blue Cross of India in collaboration with the international animal welfare organization “Four Paw”.
Q.12 c) Autobiography of MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was launched by Rahul Gandhi. The title of the book is “Ungalil Oruvan” which means “One Among You”.
Q.13 a) Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct the Exercise Vayu Shakti that will take place at Pokharan range in Jaisalmer on March 7, 2022.
Q.14 c) India is ranked 3rd in terms of most number of billionaires’ population globally in 2021, as per the Knight Frank’s latest edition of The Wealth Report 2022.
Q.15 d) The US space agency, NASA, successfully launched the third in a series of four next-generation weather satellites, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on March 01, 2022.The satellite is named as GOES-T. Once the satellite gets positioned in its geostationary orbit it will be renamed from GOES-T to GOES-18.
Q.16 a)
Q.17 b) Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) has won gold medals at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The bronze medal was won by Nandini (+81kg)
Q.18 c)
Q.19 b) The World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year by World Health Organisation (WHO). Theme of World Hearing Day 2022: “To hear for life, listen with care.”
Q.20 c)