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3rd April 2023 Current Affairs | Daily Five Current Affairs
(1) Who has been elected as the next leader of the Scottish National Party?
(A) Charles Brown
(B) Hamza Yusuf
(C) Nicola Sturgeon
(D) Jack McConnell
(B) Hamza Yusuf
Humza was elected as the First Minister of Scotland on 28 March 2023. Humza Yousaf, a Pakistani-origin politician, has won the Scottish National Party (SNP) leadership contest.
Scotland Capital :- Edinburgh
Scotland National animal :- Unicorn
Scotland Currency :- Pound sterling
(2) Which Article of the Indian constitution deals with the disqualification of MPs from Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha? भारतीय संविधान का कौन-सा अनुच्छेद लोकसभा या राज्यसभा के सांसदों की अयोग्यता से संबंधित है?
(A) Article 68
(B) Article 72
(C) Article 118
(D) Article 102
(D) Article 102
Rahul Gandhi said, "My name is not Savarkar. I am a Gandhi. I won't apologise."
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(3) Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden, which is Asia’s largest tulip garden, is located at ______.
(A) New Delhi
(B) Srinagar
(C) Shillong
(D) Darjeeling
(B) Srinagar
The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden, which is situated between Dal Lake and the Zabarwan hills, has opened its doors to the public. It is the largest tulip garden in Asia spread over an area of about 30 ha (74 acres).
Besides 16 lakh tulips, the garden, also known as Siraj Bagh, has other spring flowers, such as hyacinths, daffodils, muscari, and cyclamens on display to enthral the visitors. The Tulip Garden in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar is the largest in Asia.
(4) World’s biggest exporter of lithium is _______.
(A) Japan
(B) Germany
(C) Pakistan
(D) Australia
(D) Australia
Australia alone produces 52% of the world's lithium. Australia is currently the largest exporter of lithium globally. The three largest producers of lithium are Australia, Chile and China.
(5) In March 2023, Gordon Moore passed away, was a co-founder of which of the following organizations?
(A) Intel
(B) Microsoft
(C) Apple
(D) Meta
(A) Intel
Gordon Moore, the Silicon Valley pioneer who co-founded Intel and innovated the microprocessor, has died at the age of 94. Moore’s foundation donated more than $5 billion to scientific and environmental causes.
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2nd April 2023 Current Affairs | Daily Five Current Affairs
(1) Who has been selected as the new head of the New Development Bank (NDB)?
(A) Marcus Troyjo
(B) Dilma Rousseff
(C) Marcos Prado Troyjo
(D) Amitabh Kant
(B) Dilma Rousseff
The New Development Bank (NDB), which is also known as the BRICS Development Bank and is a multilateral financial institution created by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has announced that former Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff has been elected as its new President.
New Development Bank (NDB) Formation :- July 2014 (Treaty signed) || July 2015 (Treaty in force)
New Development Bank (NDB) HQ :- Shanghai, China
Dilma Vana Rousseff is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016.
(2) Which team has won the Women's Premier League 2023 title?
(A) Delhi Capitals
(B) UP Warriors
(C) Mumbai Indians
(D) Royal Challengers Bangalore
(C) Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians win the match by 7 wickets and with that they become the first-ever Women's Premier League champions.
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians.
Additionally, the Most Valuable Player of the tournament award was given to Hayley Matthews, while the Orange Cap went to "Meg Lanning" and Purple Cap Award to "Hayley Matthews". India's Yastika Bhatia was given the Emerging Player of the Season award.
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(3) Which city is the host of the second edition of "The Africa-India Field Training Exercise" AFINDEX-2023?
(A) Pune
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
The second edition of 10 days Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX 2023) started in Pune.
The first AFINDEX was held in Pune in March 2019 which saw the participation of 20 African nations.
(4) New India Literacy Programme’ will be implemented as which type of scheme?
(A) Union territory Sector Scheme
(B) Centrally Sponsored Scheme
(C) State Sponsored Scheme
(D) Both Centrally & State Sponsored Scheme
(B) Centrally sponsored Scheme
New India Literacy Programme launched to cover a target of 5.00 crore non-literates in the age group of 15 years and above
Government has launched a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely, “New India Literacy Programme” (NILP) for implementation during five years from the FYs 2022-23 to 2026-27 with financial outlay of Rs.1037.90 crore out of which Rs.700.00 crore is Central share and Rs.337.90 crore is State share. The scheme aims to cover a target of 5.00 crore non-literates in the age group of 15 years and above.
The Scheme has five components :-
(i) Foundational Literacy and Numeracy,
(ii) Critical Life Skills,
(iii) Vocational Skills Development,
(iv) Basic Education and
(v) Continuing Education.
The beneficiaries under the scheme are identified through door to door survey on Mobile App by the surveyors in the States/UTs. The non-literate can also avail the benefit of the scheme through direct registration from any place through mobile app. The scheme is mainly based on volunteerism for teaching and learning. Volunteers can also register through mobile app for this purpose.
The scheme is based on technology and implemented predominantly through online mode. The teaching learning material and resources have been made available on DIKSHA platform of NCERT and can be accessed through the mobile-apps. Further, other modes like TV, Radio, Samajik Chetna Kendra etc. are also to be used for dissemination of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy. All the non-literate above 15 years of age can avail the benefits of the scheme.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
(5) When was the first International Zero Waste Day observed?
(A) 30th March
(B) 31st March
(C) 1st April
(D) 2nd April
(A) 30th March
Established through a UN General Assembly resolution that followed other resolutions on waste, including the 2 March 2022 UN Environment Assembly’s commitment to advance a global agreement to end plastic pollution, the International Day of Zero Waste is jointly facilitated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
Without urgent action, municipal solid waste will double to almost 4 billion tons each year by 2050.
Promoting zero-waste initiatives can help advance all the goals and targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including Sustainable Development Goal 11 on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable and Sustainable Development Goal 12 on ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns.
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1st April 2023 Current Affairs
(1) Who has taken over as the new President of Assocham (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India)?
(A) Sanjay Shukla
(B) Ajay Singh
(C) Sumit Verma
(D) Ravindra Singh
(B) Ajay Singh
SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh has taken over as President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). Singh replaces Sumant Sinha, the Managing Director of Renew Power who has completed his tenure at the chamber.
(2) Who has been appointed by Star Sports as its new brand ambassador?
(A) Ranveer Singh
(B) Neha Sharma
(C) Navin Bansal
(D) Salman Khan
(A) Ranveer Singh
Star Sports signed Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador. Star Sports, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company India, has appointed Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador.
(3) Who has become the highest wicket-taker in the T20I format of cricket?
(A) Shakib Al Hasan
(B) Ravindra Jadeja
(C) Shane Warne
(D) Kuldeep Yadav
(A) Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has surpassed Tim Southee to become the leading wicket-taker in the T20I format. His fifer allowed him to get past New Zealand's veteran bowler Tim Southee. Shakib has 136 wickets in 114 T20I matches.
(4) Which bank has recently issued its first electronic bank guarantee?
(A) SBI Bank
(B) PNB Bank
(C) Axis Bank
(D) Yes Bank
(D) Yes Bank
Commercial banking company, Yes Bank said it has issued its first Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG), in pact with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL), an Information Utility (IU) appointed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
(5) The government extended the deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking till when?
(A) 30th June 2023
(B) 31st March 2023
(C) 31st December 2023
(D) 30th October 2023
(A) 30th June 2023
Failure to do so shall attract certain repercussions under the Act w.e.f. 1st April, 2023. The date for intimating Aadhaar to the prescribed authority for the purpose of linking PAN and Aadhaar has now been extended to 30th June, 2023.
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Daily Current Affairs 31st March 2023
(1) Who was appointed as the first chief of NASA's "Moon to Mars Program"?
(A) B. N. Suresh
(B) A. S. Kiran Kumar
(C) K. Sivan
(D) Amit Kshatriya
(D) Amit Kshatriya
NASA has recently set up an office for the purpose, which will be headed by Indian-American software and robotics engineer Amit Kshatriya.
(2) Who has become the new Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court? छत्तीसगढ़ उच्च न्यायालय के नए मुख्य न्यायाधीश कौन बने हैं?
(A) Justice Ramesh Sinha
(B) Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah
(C) JJustice M.H. Kania
(D) Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar
(A) Justice Ramesh Sinha
Governor Bishwabhushan Harichandan on Wednesday administered the oath of office to Justice Ramesh Sinha as the 15th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh high court in the Darbar Hall of the Raj Bhawan.
(3) Which state's 100% railway electrification work has been completed recently? हाल ही में किस राज्य का 100% रेलवे विद्युतीकरण का कार्य पूरा किया गया है?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Haryana
(D) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Haryana
Indian Railways has achieved a significant milestone, by completing 100% electrification of Railway network in Haryana State.
(4) Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Hero MotoCorp? हीरो मोटोकॉर्प के नए सीईओ के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) Niranjan Gupta
(B) Pawan Munjal
(C) Devi Prasad Shetty
(D) Kadambini Bose Ganguly
(A) Niranjan Gupta
The Board of Hero MotoCorp has appointed Niranjan Gupta as the new chief executive officer of the company, effective from May 1, 2023.
(5) Tata Power has re-appointed whom as its MD & CEO? टाटा पावर ने फिर से किसे अपना एमडी और सीईओ नियुक्त किया है?
(A) Praveer Sinha
(B) Kumar Verma
(C) Vijay Rathore
(D) Ajay Singh
(A) Praveer Sinha
Tata Power has reappointed Praveer Sinha as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director. He has been reappointed to the post for a period of four years from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2027.
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