29 March MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 29th March 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQ of 29 March with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 29 March MCQs carefully.
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29 March Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Ministry of Defence Signs Rs ____ Crore Contract with L&T for MPVs.
(a)887
(b)850
(c)900
(d)923
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2. Which team has won the 3rd edition of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Football Championship?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Bangladesh
(c) India
(d) South Korea
3. What is the name of the web portal launched as a volunteer-driven initiative to bring together “inspiring” stories related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
(a) Modi Story
(b) Modi Corner
(c) Modi Life
(d) Modi World
4. Which day has been designated by the Government of India to be marked as National Dolphin Day annually w.e.f 2022?
(a) 27 August
(b) 04 April
(c) 31 March
(d) 05 October
5. Earth Hour Day is marked every year on which day?
(a) Last Sunday of March
(b) March 26
(c) March 25
(d) Last Saturday of March
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6. President Ramnath Kovid presented President’s Colour to INS Valsura. In which city is this INS Valsura based?
(a) Gurugram
(b) Jamnagar
(c) Jamshedpur
(d) Nagpur
7. World Theatre Day is observed globally on which of these days?
(a) 28 March
(b) 26 March
(c) 27 March
(d) 25 March
8. The Ishan Manthan festival, to showcase the culture, crafts, and cuisines of North East India, has been organized in which city?
(a) Chennai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Guwahati
(d) Surat
9. Name the winner of the Stockholm Water Prize for 2022.
(a) George Pinder
(b) Ignacio Rodriguez
(c) Andrea Rinaldo
(d) Wilfried Brutsaert
10. Which airport in India has been awarded the ‘Covid champion’ award at Wings India 2022?
(a) Surat International Airport
(b) Cochin International Airport
(c) Chennai International Airport
(d) Goa International Airport
11. Which airport has been adjudged as the ‘Best Airport’ under the General Category at Wings India 2022?
(a) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
(b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
(c) Kempegowda International Airport
(d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
12. The offshore security exercise, ‘Prasthan’ was organized by which unit of the Indian Navy?
(a) Western Naval Command
(b) Eastern Naval Command
(c) Southern Naval Command
(d) Daman and Diu Command
13. PV Sindhu beat which player to lift the women’s singles title at the 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Tournament?
(a) Pornpawee Chochuwong
(b) Busanan Ongbamrungphan
(c) Yeo Jia Min
(d) Ratchanok Intanon
14. What is the theme of Earth Hour Day in 2022?
(a) Shape Our Future
(b) Climate Change to Save Earth
(c) Climate Action and Sustainable Development
(d) Reduce, Reuse, Change the Way We Live
15. Who has inaugurated the ten-day mega Red Fort Festival, ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ at Red Fort in Delhi?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Smriti Irani
16. Which state has topped the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021?
(a)Gujarat
(b)Maharashtra
(c)Karnataka
(d)Kerala
17. United Nations slashes India’s growth rate estimate to what percent?
(a)2.3%
(b)3.2%
(c)4.6%
(d)7.4%
18. Which state has the highest number of ODF plus villages in the country, as of 2022?
(a)Odisha
(b)Karnataka
(c)Telangana
(d)Andhra Pradesh
19. Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022’ was inaugurated in which Indian state?
(a)Assam
(b)Karnataka
(c)Telangana
(d)Andhra Pradesh
20. Which city has topped the most noise polluted city globally, according to the recent ‘Annual Frontier Report, 2022’ published by the UNEP?
(a) Dhaka
(b) Beijing
(c) Cairo
(d) Jakarta
29 March MCQs – Answers
1. (a)
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Limited to purchase two Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) for the Indian Navy at a total cost of Rs.887 Crore under the “Buy-Indian” Category. The MPVs will be the first of their kind, constructed to provide a cost-effective solution to meet a variety of requirements of the Indian Navy.
2. (c)
India has been declared the winners of the 3rd edition of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Football Championship. The 2022 edition of the international football competition for women’s under-18 national teams was held in Jharkhand at JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur.
3. (a)
The granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi ‘Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni’ inaugurated the web portal ‘Modi Story’.
4. (d)
The Union Ministry for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has designated the 5th of October to be celebrated as National Dolphin Day every year, beginning from 2022.
5. (d)
Every year, Earth Hour is celebrated worldwide on the last Saturday of March month to show support for the fight against climate change and commitment toward a better planet. Earth Hour 2022 is being marked.
6. (b)
President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the prestigious President’s Colour to the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura at Jamnagar in Gujarat.
7. (c)
World Theatre Day is celebrated all over the world on 27 March 1962 to promote the art form “theatre” across the world.
8. (b)
Union Minister for Culture, Tourism & DONER Shri G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the three-day North-East festival called ‘Ishan Manthan’ at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi.
9. (d)
Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert has been named the Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2022. He has been awarded for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation.
10. (b)
The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has won the ‘Covid champion’ award at Wings India 2022. Wings India is Asia’s largest event on civil aviation, including Commercial, General, and Business Aviation.
11. (c)
The Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru won two the ‘Best Airport’ under the General Category and the ‘Aviation Innovation’ Award at the event.
12. (a)
The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy organized an offshore security exercise, ‘Prasthan’ in the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off Mumbai.
13. (b)
P.V. Sindhu has defeated Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand to win the women’s singles title at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament.
14. (a)
The Earth Hour 2022 theme will focus on ‘Shape Our Future.
15. (d)
Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani has inaugurated the ten-day mega Red Fort Festival, ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ at Red Fort in Delhi.
16. (a)
Gujarat has topped the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021. For the second consecutive year, has topped the Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index (EPI 2021 which is aimed at assessing the readiness of the states in terms of their export potential and performance. Gujarat was followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, according to the government think tank’s report.
17. (c)
The United Nations has reduced India’s growth forecast for the year 2022 from 6.7 percent to 4.6 percent. The United Nations said in a report released that due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, fuel supply to India may be affected, which could lead to a jump in its prices. Citing the Ukraine war for the downward revision in the forecast, the agency stated that India is expected to face reflexes from trade sanctions, food inflation, and financial instability.
18. (c)
Telangana stood first in the country in the list of the highest number of open defecation-free (ODF Plus) villages under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II program till December 31, 2021. As many as 13,737 out of 14,200 villages in the State are on the ODF Plus list, which is 96.74%. This was followed by Tamil Nadu with 4,432 villages (35.39%) and Karnataka with 1,511 villages (5.59%).
19. (d)
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 was started in Arts College Ground, Rahamahendravarma, Andhra Pradesh by Governor of Andhra Pradesh Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan, in the presence of Union Minister for Culture, Tourism, and DoNER G. K Reddy, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
20. (a)
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has been ranked as the most noise polluted city globally, according to the recent ‘Annual Frontier Report, 2022’ published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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