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- The Indian Railways has planned to roll out its indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system across 2,000 km of network in the 2022-23 fiscal. What is the name of this system?
A) Dhaal
B) Kavach
C) Shastra
D) Suraksha
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Option B
Explanation:The Indian Railways has planned to deploy its indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, ‘Kavach’, in phased manner across all the network. To begin with and as a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the system will be rolled out across 2,000 km of network in the 2022-23 fiscal.
- The Ministry for Fisheries will organise ‘Sagar Parikrama’ initiative in phased manner to understand the challenges, experiences and aspirations of fishermen community. The programme has been rolled out in which state in first phase?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Kerala
D) West Bengal
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Option A
Explanation: As a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava’, the Union Ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has organised ‘Sagar Parikrama’ initiative, to understand the challenges, experiences and aspirations of fishermen community. The Union Minister for Fisheries, Shri Parshottam Rupala inaugurated the ‘Sagar Parikrama’ on March 05, 2022 from Gujarat.
- The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the extended-range land attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from which stealth destroyer?
A) INS Shakti
B) INS Vikramaditya
C) INS Chennai
D) INS Arihant
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Option C
Explanation:The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the long range version of the BrahMos cruise missile on March 05, 2022 from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai. The purpose of the trial was to demonstrate the accuracy of an extended-range land attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile.
- The Rs 11,420 Crore Pune Metro Rail Project was inaugurated by which minister recently?
A) Piyush Goyal
B) Rajnath Singg
C) Amit Shah
D) Narendra Modi
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Option D
Explanation:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro Rail Project on March 06, 2022, and also interacted with differently-abled, visually impaired students present inside the metro coach, during his 10-minute ride in the Pune Metro. Pune Metro Rail Project has been built at a total cost of INR 11,420 Crore. It has a total length of 33.2 km and 30 stations.
- In 2022, CISF observed its which edition of Raising Day celebrations?
A) 50th
B) 53rd
C) 55th
D) 59th
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Option B
Explanation:The 53rd Raising Day ceremony of Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) was organised on March 06, 2022, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- The OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition was held in which city?
A) Chennai
B) Kochi
C) Mumbai
D) Kolkata
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Option A
Explanation:The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, jointly organised the OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition, from February 21-24, 2022 in hybrid mode in Chennai. The bi-annual conference was held for the first time in India. The theme of the event was “inspire-innovate-sustain”.
- The sea-level trials of India’s first indigenously developed Flying Trainer was successfully completed recently at Puducherry. What is the name of this trainer aircraft?
A) HERCULES-NG
B) HAWK-NG
C) HANSA-NG
D) HARRIS-NG
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Option C
Explanation:India’s first indigenously developed Flying Trainer ‘HANSA-NG’, successfully completed the sea-level trials at Puducherry from February 19 to March 5. The aircraft has been designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
- Vidya Balan has been appointed as the brand ambassador of which insurance company?
A) Tata AIA Life Insurance
B) Bharti AXA Life Insurance
C) Max Life Insurance
D) HDFC Life Insurance
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Option B
Explanation:Bollywood actress, Vidya Balan has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance.
- Who has been appointed as the Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of State Bank of India?
A) Nitin Chugh
B) Arun Ramanathan
C) Ajay Kanwal
D) Vasudevan P N
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Option A
Explanation:State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Nitin Chugh as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) to drive digital banking operations.
- Who is the author of the biography ‘The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup’?
A) Arjit Taneja
B) Manit Joura
C) Kanchi Kaul
D) Srishti Jha
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Option D
Explanation:The biography of pop icon Usha Uthup titled “The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup” was released on February 28, 2022. The book was originally written in Hindi titled “Ullas Ki Naav” by author Vikas Kumar Jha.“The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup” is the English translation of the book, translated by the writer’s daughter Srishti Jha.
- ‘A) Shekhar Gupta
B) Amitava Kumar
C) Raja Mohan
D) Boria Majumdar
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Option B
Explanation:Indian writer and journalist Amitava Kumar has come out with a new book titled ‘
- Cricket player Mithali Raj has recently achieved the feat of becoming the first women to appear in ________ World Cups
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
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Option C
Explanation:Indian women cricket captain Mithali Raj has become the first woman to appear in six World Cups. She is the only third cricketer overall to play six world cup after Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad.
