29March MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 29March 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQs 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.
Current Affairs Quiz / 29 March MCQ Current Affairs
29 March Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Where is the 1st joint conference of army chiefs of India and African countries being held?
(a) Pune, India
(b) Lagos, Nigeria
(c) Nairobi, Kenya
(d) Cape Town, South Africa
2. Who has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of Axis Securities?
(a) Pranav Haridasan
(b) Nithin Kamath
(c) Ravi Kumar
(d) Ritesh Agarwal
3. What is the name of the literary award given to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman?
(a) Nobel Prize
(b) Booker Prize
(c) Jnanpith Award
(d) Bangla Academy Literary Award
4. What is the full form of PFRDA?
(a) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(b) Public Financial and Retirement Development Authority
(c) Private Fund Retirement and Development Association
(d) Pension Fund Registration and Development Agency
5. Which of the following country becomes Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a dialogue partner?
(a) Isreal
(b) Qatar
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Iran
6. What is the main objective of the National Rabies Control Program (NRCP)?
(a) To vaccinate all dogs in India
(b) To provide treatment for all cases of rabies in India
(c) To control and eliminate rabies in India by 2030
(d) To conduct research on rabies in India
7. Who was honored with the Wildlife Conservation Award 2023?
(a) Aliya Mir
(b) Ravi Kumar
(c) Priya Singh
(d) Suresh Sharma
8. Who is the author of the book “Basu Chatterji: And Middle-of-the-Road Cinema”?
(a) Javed Akhtar
(b) Shyam Benegal
(c) Gulzar
(d) Rakesh Anand Bakshi
9. What is the name of the Tamil writer whose novel ‘Pyre’ has been longlisted for the International Booker 2023?
(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Perumal Murugan
(c) Amitav Ghosh
(d) Salman Rushdie
10. What are PPI charges?
(a) Charges levied by banks for opening a savings account
(b) Charges levied by merchants for accepting digital payments
(c) Charges levied by wallets for adding money to the account
(d) Charges levied by NPCI for facilitating UPI payments
11. What is the Marburg virus disease?
(a) A bacterial infection
(b) A viral infection
(c) A fungal infection
(d) A parasitic infection
12. Which of the following country has hosted SCO-National Security Advisors meeting recently?
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Bangladesh
13. Which technology does MicroPay use for digital payments?
(a) QR code
(b) NFC
(c) Pin on Mobile
(d) Magnetic Stripe
14. What is Pin on Mobile technology?
(a) A technology that enables payment through a PIN entered on a mobile device
(b) A technology that enables payment through NFC tags
(c) A technology that enables payment through biometric authentication
(d) A technology that enables payment through QR codes
15. When was the National Rabies Control Program (NRCP) launched in India?
(a) 2001
(b) 2005
(c) 2010
(d) 2015
29 March MCQs – Answers
1. (a)
The inaugural joint conference between the Indian and African army chiefs is scheduled to take place in Pune, with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh as the guest of honor and Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pandey in attendance.
2. (a)
As per the announcement, Pranav Haridasan has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of Axis Securities.
3. (d)
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was posthumously awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2021, for his contribution to Bengali literature and language.
4. (a)
PFRDA is the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, established by the Government of India to promote and regulate pension schemes.
5. (c)
The Saudi Arabian government has taken a significant step towards joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional alliance dominated by China and Russia.
6. (c)
The main objective of the National Rabies Control Program (NRCP) is to control and eliminate rabies in India by 2030 through the implementation of mass dog vaccination and humane stray dog population management.
7. (a)
Aliya Mir. Kashmir’s Aliya Mir was honored with the Wildlife Conservation Award 2023 for her efforts toward conserving wildlife.
8. (d)
Rakesh Anand Bakshi is the author of the book “Basu Chatterji: And Middle-of-the-Road Cinema”.
9. (b)
Perumal Murugan’s novel ‘Pyre’, which deals with caste-based discrimination, has been nominated for the 2023 International Booker Prize longlist.
10. (c)
PPI charges are charges levied by prepaid payment instrument issuers (wallets) for adding money to the account.
11. (b)
A viral infection. Marburg virus disease is a severe and highly fatal viral hemorrhagic fever that is caused by the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus. It is transmitted to humans through direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people or animals.
12. (b)
The National Security Advisers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will convene in New Delhi, with China and Pakistan expected to attend virtually.
13. (c)
Pin on Mobile. MicroPay uses the Pin on Mobile technology for digital payments.
14. (a)
A technology that enables payment through a PIN entered on a mobile device. Pin on Mobile technology enables payment through a PIN entered on a mobile device.
15. (b)
The National Rabies Control Program (NRCP) was launched in India in the year 2005 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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