08 March 2023: Daily Current Affairs Quiz (Download PDF) for HPPSC HPAS & Allied Services Exams
Q1. ___________ and India have signed two complementary loans of $500 mn each to support and enhance the country’s healthcare infrastructure.
(a) International Monetary Fund
(b) Asian Development Bank
(c) New Development Bank
(d) African Development Bank
(e) World Bank
Q2. The President of India Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the 7th International Dharma Dhamma Conference in which city?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Bhopal
(d) Jodhpur
(e) Bhubaneswar
Q3. Who has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2022?
(a) Mirabai Chanu
(b) Lovlina Borgohain
(c) Karnam Malleswari
(d) Bajrang Punia
(e) Mary Kom
Q4. Which of the following ship is participating in the International Maritime Exercise/ Cutlass Express 2023 (IMX/CE-23) being held in the Gulf region?
(a) INS Satpura
(b) INS Sahyadri
(c) INS Trikand
(d) INS Talwar
(e) INS Karma
Q5. The United Nations inked the first ‘High Seas Treaty’ in a bid to protect the ocean bodies, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea was signed in which year?
(a) 1972
(b) 1982
(c) 1992
(d) 2002
(e) 2012
Q6. ___________________ has been awarded the CBIP Award 2022 for ‘Best Contribution in Solar Energy.’
(a) Steel Authority of India
(b) Hindustan Petroleum
(c) NTPC Limited
(d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
(e) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Q7. On which day the 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2023 observed?
(a) 4th March
(b) 5th March
(c) 6th March
(d) 7th March
(e) 8th March
Q8. The 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas is organized across India based on the theme “__________”.
(a) Jan Upyogi Aushadhi
(b) Jan Aushadhi – Sasti bhi Acchi bhi
(c) Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi
(d) Seva bhi – Rozgar bhi
(e) Har Ghar Aushadhi
Q9. S.S. Dubey took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He is the _____ officer to hold the position of CGA.
(a) 26th
(b) 27th
(c) 28th
(d) 29th
(e) 30th
Q10. Who has taken oath as the first Justice of a district court in the US state of Massachusetts.
(a) Ravindra Kaur
(b) Tejal Mehta
(c) Rani Melhotra
(d) Rashmi Singh
(e) Poonam Arora
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. The World Bank and India have signed two complementary loans of $500 mn each to support and enhance the country’s healthcare infrastructure.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. The President of India Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the 7th International Dharma Dhamma Conference in Bhopal.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Mirabai Chanu won BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year for 2022. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. INS Trikand is participating in the International Maritime Exercise/ Cutlass Express 2023 (IMX/CE-23) being held in the Gulf region.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The last international agreement on ocean protection was signed 40 years ago in 1982 – the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has been awarded the CBIP Award 2022 for ‘Best Contribution in Solar Energy.’
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in collaboration with Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) and States and Union Territories is celebrating 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2023 under (PMBJP).
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas is organized across India based on the theme “Jan Aushadhi – Sasti bhi Acchi bhi”.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. S.S. Dubey took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He is the 28th officer to hold the position of CGA.
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