26 March MCQ – Top Current Affairs Quiz 26th March 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs Quiz of 26 March with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 26 March MCQs carefully.
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26 March Current Affairs Quiz – Questions
1. Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, who has passed away recently, was the former ________ of India.
(a) Lok Sabha Speaker
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Chief Election Commissioner of India
(d) ISRO Chairman
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2. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki?
(a) Shigetoshi Torii
(b) Osamu Suzuki
(c) Hisashi Takeuchi
(d) Kenichi Ayukawa
3. United Nations has designated which day to be observed as the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members?
(a) 22 March
(b) 25 March
(c) 23 March
(d) 24 March
4. IGSTC signs MoU with ____ & LoI with BASF for Scientific Cooperation & Partnerships.
(a)Tata Steel
(b)SAIL
(c)ONGC
(d)GAIL
5. RBI has canceled the license of People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd. located at?
(a)Kolhapur
(b)Kanpur
(c)Mumbai
(d)Pune
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6. Name the winner of the Abel Prize for the year 2022.
(a) Dennis Parnell Sullivan
(b) Avi Wigderson
(c) Laszlo Lovasz
(d) Grigory Margulis
7. Pralay Mondal has been appointed as the interim MD & CEO of which bank?
(a) DCB Bank
(b) Federal Bank
(c) Indian Bank
(d) CSB Bank
8. Which country will host the Bersama Shield 2022 training exercise?
(a) Australia
(b) Japan
(c) Malaysia
(d) Singapore
9. Which organization has issued the Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) to support South Africa’s efforts to conserve endangered species of Rhino Bond?
(a) International Monetary Fund
(b) World Bank
(c) UNDP
(d) World Economic Forum
10. Name the computer scientist, and the creator of GIF, who has passed away recently.
(a) Stephen Wilhite
(b) Ken Thompson
(c) Fred Brooks
(d) Leonard Adleman
11. Which day is marked as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
(a) 23 March
(b) 24 March
(c) 25 March
(d) 22 March
12. What is the theme of the 2022 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
(a) Confronting Slavery’s Legacy of Racism Together
(b) Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice
(c) Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice
(d) Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism
13. Indian Army’s “Agnibaaz Division” has organized a joint exercise “Suraksha Kavach 2” with which state/UT’s Police?
(a) Punjab Police
(b) Uttar Pradesh Police
(c) Maharashtra Police
(d) Delhi Police
14. Who has authored a children’s book ‘The Little Book of Joy’?
(a) Desmond Tutu
(b) Dalai Lama
(c) Penpa Tsering
(d) Both a & b
15. Who has been elected as the fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) in Scotland?
(a) Chanda Kochhar
(b) Vandana Luthra
(c) Soumya Swaminathan
(d) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
16. How much amount has been set as the target by the government for the National Bank for Financial Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) to sanction loans for the infrastructure sector in 2022-23?
(a) Rs 2 trillion
(b) Rs 5 trillion
(c) Rs 1 trillion
(d) Rs 3 trillion
17. Where was the ’73rd Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society’ held on 25-26 March 2022?
(a)Thiruvananthapuram
(b)Bhubaneswar
(c)Visakhapatnam
(d)Guwahati
18. Which is the venue of the ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata festival?
(a)Mumbai
(b)Delhi
(c)Noida
(d)Pune
19. What is the percentage rise in Tuberculosis cases in India in 2021, as per India TB Report 2022?
(a)12
(b)14
(c)16
(d)19
20. Mario Marcel, who has been awarded the 2022 Governor of the year award at the Central Banking Awards is the Governor of the Central bank of which country?
(a) Spain
(b) Argentina
(c) Cuba
(d) Chile
26 March MCQs – Answers
1. (b)
Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti passed away at the age of 81 years. Justice Lahoti was appointed as the 35th chief justice of India on June 1, 2004. He retired on November 1, 2005.
2. (c)
Hisashi Takeuchi (from Japan) has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki for a period of three years with effect from April 1, 2022.
3. (b)
The United Nations observes the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members on 25 March every year.
4. (a)
Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC) signs MoU with Tata Steel and LoI with BASF for Scientific cooperation & partnerships. A new MoU and LoI have been signed to foster Science and Technology led innovations through Indo-German R&D networking, including industrial research partnership in PPP mode.
5. (b)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated March 17, 2022, has canceled the license of People’s Co-operative Bank Limited, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
6. (a)
The Abel Prize for the year 2022 has been awarded to American Mathematician Dennis Parnell Sullivan.
7. (d)
The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Pralay Mondal as the interim Managing Director and CEO of CSB Bank.
8. (c)
Malaysia will host armed forces from 4 nations namely, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom in the annual Bersama Shield 2022 training exercise. Bersama means together in Malay.
9. (b)
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) has issued the Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) to support of South Africa’s efforts to conserve endangered species of Black Rhino.
10. (a)
Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) format passed away at the age of 74 years due to Covid-19 related issues.
11. (c)
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is marked on 25 March every year to raise awareness about the dangers of racism and prejudice.
12. (d)
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2022 Theme: “Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism”.
13. (c)
Indian Army’s “Agnibaaz Division” organized a joint exercise “Suraksha Kavach 2” with Maharashtra Police at Lullanagar, Pune. The exercise aimed to counter any terrorist actions in Pune.
14. (d)
A picture book edition co-authored by Nobel Peace Prize winners 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) & Archbishop Desmond Tutu, titled “The Little Book of Joy” will be released in September 2022.
15. (d)
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the executive chairperson of Biocon and Biocon Biologics, has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
16. (c)
Central Government has set a target of about Rs 1 trillion for the National Bank for Financial Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) for sanctioning loans to the infrastructure sector in the next financial year i.e 2022-23.
17. (c)
The 73rd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) has been organized in Visakhapatnam from today to the 26th of March. Experts from various parts of India and a few from abroad are participating in the three-day conference held at Vizag Conventions at Madhurawada. The last national conference was held 37 years ago in Visakhapatnam.
18. (b)
The ten-day mega Red Fort Festival – Bharat Bhagya Vidhata, kick-started from today and will continue till 3rd April 2022 at the iconic 17th- century monument, Red Fortin Delhi. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated the festival. The festival will feature a wide range of experiences.
19. (d)
India reported a sharp 19 percent rise in tuberculosis cases in 2021 over the previous year, revealed the India TB Report 2022 released by the Union Health Minister. The total number of incident TB patients (new and relapse) notified during 2021 were 19, 33,381 as opposed to that of 16, 28,161 in 2020.
20. (d)
Mario Marcel, the Governor of the Central Bank of Chile, has won the Governor of the year award at the Central Banking Awards 2022.
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