Current Affairs Quiz March 2022

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Ukraine was the home for the giant with wings known as Antonov An-225, nicknamed ‘Mriya’ designed during the Soviet Union’s rule and it was destroyed during the Russian invasion.

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The 20-year-old Iga Swiatek is set to become Poland’s first World No. 1 in tennis history.

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Pawar announced that the Medical city will be named ‘Idrayani Medicity’ and will be spread over around 300 acres of land in the Pune district.

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Ashleigh Barty is an Australian retired professional tennis player and cricketer. She was the second Australian tennis player to be ranked No. 1 in the world in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association after fellow Indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley, holding the ranking for 121 weeks overall.

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Deepika Padukone, who was recently bestowed upon the prestigious TIME100 Impact Award, has recently shared an inspiring BTS video from the coveted award ceremony on her social media that showcases all the fun and proud moments of her celebration.

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Researchers in China have developed a microwave machine “Relativistic Klystron Amplifier (RKA)”, that could jam or destroy satellites in space

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Tata Mutual Fund (MF) has launched Tata Nifty SDL Plus AAA PSU Bond Dec 60: 40 Index Fund, an open-ended Target Maturity Index Fund that will be investing in constituents of Nifty SDL Plus AAA PSU Bond Dec 2027 60:40 Index

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The first aluminum metro train manufactured by Titagarh Wagons at its West Bengal plant for the Pune Metro rail project was launched by Manoj Joshi, secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), and chairman of Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp.

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The Union Cabinet Saturday approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) for another six months till September 2022, with an outlay of ₹88,000 crores, taking the total expenditure under the scheme to nearly ₹3.4 lakh crore.

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Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with “Not On Your Love” and “The Car” before becoming a police officer, has died in Tennessee, his publicist said. He was 58.

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A major drinking water project has been approved for the 120 villages in Shiggaon and Savanur cities to provide a permanent solution for the drinking water problem in the area, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

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The fifth meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fisheries was held on March 25 through virtual mode, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said.

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The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum is located in Washington DC (USA) and is famous for its education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo—shaping the future by preserving heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.

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Dennis Parnell Sullivan is an American mathematician known for his work in algebraic topology, geometric topology, and dynamical systems. He holds the Albert Einstein Chair at the City University of New York Graduate Center and is a distinguished professor at Stony Brook University.

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The External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid on Saturday acknowledged strides made in the fields of capacity building and training as the two countries inked an agreement paving the way for connectivity between India’s National Knowledge Network and the Maldives’ Higher Education Network.

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The Defence Ministry of Russia announced that Russia’s military has fired a hypersonic ballistic missile and destroyed a big underground arms depot in western Ukraine. Kinzhal, or Dagger, ballistic missile has been used for the first time in this war by Russia. Russia has been continuously investing in hypersonic missiles, which can travel at more than five times the speed of sound. Kinzhal can hit a target up to 2,000km away and can fly faster than 6,000 km/h.

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The theme for NSD 2022 is Integrated Approach in science and technology for Sustainable Future. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched this theme, highlighting a fold integrated approach for science and technology for a sustainable future.

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Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov is a Russian journalist, television presenter and the editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. He was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Maria Ressa for “their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.

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Under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Mega festival, Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 was inaugurated in Arts college Ground, Rajamahendravaram Andhra Pradesh by Governor, Andhra Pradesh Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan in the presence of Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER Shri G. K Reddy.