Current Affairs Quiz: March 5, 2024
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled multiple metro projects across the country, including India’s first underwater metro line. Where will the first underwater metro line come?
A) Kolkata
B) Mumbai
C) Delhi
D) Bengaluru
E) None of the above
- Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri inaugurated how many CNG stations in March 2024?
A) 150
B) 201
C) 100
D) 155
E) None of the above
- The National Dam Safety Authority under the Ministry of Jal Shakti has constituted an expert committee for inspection and study of the designs and construction of Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages of Kaleshwaram project in Telangana State. Who is the head of committee?
A) Girish Bapat
B) J. Chandrashekhar lyer
C) Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
D) Santosh Gangwar
E) None of the above
- Who launched ‘Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP)’ of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for coordination among the stakeholders to curb misuse of telecom resources in cyber-crime and financial frauds, and ‘Chakshu’ facility on Sanchar Saathi portal, a pioneering initiative empowering citizens to proactively report suspected fraud communication?
A) Pralhad Joshi
B) Narayan Tatu Rane
C) Ashwini Vaishnaw
D) Virendra Kumar
E) None of the above
- The Government of India has notified the historic Press & Registration of Periodicals Act (PRP Act), 2023 and its Rules in its Gazette. From which date the PRP act 2023 has come into effect?
A) 6th March 2024
B) 1st March 2024
C) 4th March2024
D) 29th February2024
E)None of the above
- CSC has signed MoU with which bank to open Swavalamban Connect Kendras in Bihar and Jharkhand?
A) State Bank of India
B) Punjab National Bank
C) Small Industries Development Bank of India
D) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentE)None of the above
- Urban Frame Survey is conducted in how many years to prepare and maintain a frame of compact urban geographical units, which serve as sampling frame in urban sector, mainly for NSSO large scale socio-economic surveys?
A) 10 years
B) 5 years
C) 8 years
D)7 years
E)None of the above
- Which of the following has developed Haj Suvidha App launched by Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani for the benefit of all Haj Pilgrims?
A) Academy of Geo informatics
B) AIC-GISC Foundation
C) Gujarat Biotechnology University
D) BISAG-N
E) None of the above
- Raksha Mantri launched ADITI scheme to promote innovations in critical & strategic defence technologies. What does ‘I’ stand for in ‘ADITI’?
A) Identical
B) Inventive
C) Innovative
D) Ideal
E) None of the above
- Which bank has announced the launch of Smart Choice Gold Loan meant for aspirational customers?
A) HDFC
B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Axis
D) ICICI
E)None of the above
- Which bank introduced its newest product, the Stellar Savings Account, aiming to transform the banking sector by delivering exceptional benefits and innovative features?
A) Union Bank of India
B) Federal Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Axis Bank
E) None of the above
- NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), a subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and which leading bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards enhancing cross-border payments using the UPI platform?
A) HSBC
B) Eurobank
C) Standard Chartered Bank
D) Bank of China
E) None of the above
- The Reserve Bank said that 30 banks are facilitating people to search their unclaimed deposits/accounts through UDGAM portal, and the remaining banks are in the process of getting on-boarded. What does D stand for in ‘UDGAM’?
A) Deep
B) Distribution
C) Demand
D) Deposits
E)None of the above
- The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has projected a priority sector credit potential of how much amount for 2024-25?
A) Rs 5.46 lakh crore
B) Rs 4.38 lakh crore
C) Rs 3.62 lakh crore
D) Rs 4.8 lakh crore
E) None of the above
- In March 2024, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the licence of which urban co-operative bank?
A) A.P. Mahesh Urban Cooperative Bank
B) Sumerpur Mercantile Urban Cooperative Bank
C) Andhra Bank
D) Bihar Rajya Sahakari Bhumi Vikas Urban Cooperative Bank
E) None of the above
- Which insurance company has introduced a groundbreaking integrated media initiative called “Game of Life“?
A) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
C) Max Life Insurance
D) ICICI Lombard
E) Reliance General Insurance Company
- REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading Non-Banking Finance Company, has partnered with the Unit of Science and Educational Development (UNISED) to support the education of around 75,500 children in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
A) Agra
B) Barielly
C) Siddharthnagar
D) Moradabad
E) None of tha above
- Senior bureaucrat Nidhi Khare was named the new consumer affairs secretary. She succeeded whom?
A) Rohit Kumar Singh
B) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
C) T. V. Somanathan
D) Giridhar Aramane
E) None of the above
- Axis Bank received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to appoint whom as the executive director of the company for a period of 3 years?
A) A.S Rajeev
B) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
C) Tapan Ray
D) Munish Sharda
E) None of the above
- Who received Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Humanitarian Award from Achyuta Samanta?
A) Sundar PichaiB) Shantanu Narayen
C) Tim Cook
D) Bill Gates
E) None of the above
- Which company bagged ‘Start-up of the Year’ award for revolutionising e-commerce at India Digital Awards?
A) Zomato
B) Open Network for Digital Commerce
C) Swiggy
D) Flipkart
E) None of the above
- Ministry of Defence has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BEML Limited, and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) and which other organization for indigenous development of Advanced Fuelling and Control System for Engines for heavy duty applications?
A) Bharat Electronics Limited
B) Bharat Dynamics
C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
E) Electronics Corporation of India Limited
- The NSSO (FOD) under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to facilitate Urban Frame Survey (UFS) in a digital mode using the state-of-the-art Geo ICT tools and techniques using Bhuvan platform. Where is NRSC located?
A) Hisar, Haryana
B) Pune, Maharashtra
C) Bengaluru, Karnataka
D) Kochi, Kerala
E) Hyderabad, Telangana