Current Affairs Quiz 02nd March 2023 For Bank Exam

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02nd March Current Affairs Quiz: Here, we are providing the Current Affairs Quiz. These types of topics are important for candidates who prepare for Bank Exam 2023. In this article, we are covering the following topics Headlines:

Carabao Cup title
World Civil Defence Day
Zero Discrimination Day
World Seagrass Day

02nd March Current Affairs Quiz

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of the General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 02nd March 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: Carabao Cup title, World Civil Defence Day, Zero Discrimination Day, World Seagrass Day.

Q1. Which team has defeated Newcastle to win the Carabao Cup title in 2023 after six years?
(a) Newcastle United
(b) Manchester United
(c) Liverpool
(d) Chelsea
(e) Barcelona

Q2. Which of the following women’s hockey team has won the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Kerala

Q3. World Civil Defence Day is observed on _______ to raise awareness about the importance of civil defence measures.
(a) 27th February
(b) 2nd March
(c) 28th February
(d) 1st March
(e) 3rd March

Q4. Who among the following has been appointed by Pepsi India as its Brand Ambassador?
(a) Ranveer Singh
(b) Salman Khan
(c) Akshay Kumar
(d) Ranveer Kapoor
(e) Deepika Padukone

Q5. The popular song ‘Naatu Naatu’ which is nominated in the ‘Best Original Song’ category will be performed at the 95th Academy Awards or Oscar awards. Naatu Naatu song belongs to which Indian Movie?
(a) Pushpa
(b) Pathan
(c) KGF 2
(d) RRR
(e) Kantara

Q6. Which of the following Indian Cricketer statue installed inside the iconic Wankhede stadium where he played his last game for India?
(a) MS Dhoni
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) VVS Laxman
(d) Virendra Sehwag
(e) Rahul Dravid

Q7. India’s GDP growth slows to _____ in October-December quarter.
(a) 4.4%
(b) 5.4%
(c) 6.4%
(d) 3.4%
(e) 2.4%

Q8. What is the theme of World Civil Defence Day 2023?
(a) Civil Defence and the first aider in every home
(b) Children’s safety, our responsibility
(c) The role of information technology in risk assessment
(d) Uniting the world’s leading specialists for the safety and security of future generations
(e) Reducing the economic loss of disasters due to effective planning and preparedness

Q9. Which of the following university is set to become the first foreign university to set up a campus in India?
(a) Stanford University
(b) Harvard University
(c) Deakin University
(d) University of Cambridge
(e) University of Oxford

Q10. On Zero Discrimination Day, _______, we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life and live it with dignity.
(a) 1 March
(b) 2 March
(c) 3 March
(d) 4 March
(e) 5 March

Q11. Who has bagged the Best FIFA men’s player prize for 2022?
(a) Neymar Jr.
(b) Benzema
(c) Mbappé
(d) Lionel Messi
(e) Cristiano Ronaldo

Q12. Who has been appointed by Godrej industries as CEO-designate of its chemicals business?
(a) Raunak Singh
(b) Vishal Sharma
(c) Soniya Sharma
(d) Tanmay Tiwari
(e) Harish Kumar

Q13. On Zero Discrimination Day this year, under the theme _________.
(a) END INEQUALITIES
(b) Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower
(c) Save lives: Decriminalise
(d) ZERO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
(e) ACT TO CHANGE LAWS THAT DISCRIMINATE

Q14. Singapore Airlines gets 25.1% stake in Air India group after injecting how much amount?
(a) $227 mn
(b) $237 mn
(c) $247 mn
(d) $257 mn
(e) $267 mn

Q15. World Seagrass Day is celebrated annually on ______ to raise awareness about seagrass and its important functions in the marine ecosystem.
(a) 5th March
(b) 4th March
(c) 3rd March
(d) 2nd March
(e) 1st March

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Manchester United defeated Newcastle to win the Carabao Cup title in 2023 after six years. Newcastle is a Saudi Arabia-backed club.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Madhya Pradesh women’s hockey team has won the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023 held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. World Civil Defence Day is observed on 1st March to raise awareness about the importance of civil defence measures in protecting people and their property from natural disasters, accidents, and other emergencies.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. PepsiCo India has roped in actor Ranveer Singh to endorse its leading soft drink brand Pepsi. Singh joins Pepsi’s growing league of celebrity endorsers.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ movie, the popular song ‘Naatu Naatu’ which is nominated in the ‘Best Original Song’ category will be performed at the 95th Academy Awards or Oscar awards by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava in their Oscar debut.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. A decade after his retirement, there is news about plans to install a life-size statue of Sachin Tendulkar inside the iconic Wankhede stadium where he played his last game for India.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. India’s economy grew at a weaker than expected 4.4 per cent in the December quarter of FY23 amid wide revisions to earlier gross domestic product (GDP) figures, as manufacturing output contracted for the second consecutive quarter and consumer demand slowed.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The theme for this year is “Uniting the world’s leading specialists for the safety and security of future generations”.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Deakin University from Australia is set to become the first foreign university to set up a campus in India. The independent campus is slated to come up in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) City, according to a report by The Indian Express.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. On Zero Discrimination Day, 1 March, we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life and live it with dignity.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Argentina’s Lionel Messi has bagged the Best FIFA men’s player prize for 2022. Messi outclassed his Paris Saint Germain (PSG) teammate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema to lift the famous trophy at Salle Pleyel in Paris.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Godrej industries appoints Vishal Sharma as CEO-designate of its chemicals business.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. On Zero Discrimination Day this year, under the theme “Save lives: Decriminalise”, United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is highlighting how the decriminalisation of key populations and people living with HIV saves lives and helps advance the end of the AIDS pandemic.

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Singapore Airlines gets 25.1% stake in Air India group after injecting $267 mn.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. World Seagrass Day is celebrated annually on 1st March to raise awareness about seagrass and its important functions in the marine ecosystem.