Current Affairs Quiz 10th March 2023 For Bank Exam

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10th 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:

Conrad K Sangma
International Women’s Day
Attukal Pongala
Pritzker Architecture Prize
National Photography awards

10th 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 10th March 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: Conrad K Sangma, International Women’s Day, Attukal Pongala, Pritzker Architecture Prize, National Photography awards.

Q1. Conrad K Sangma has taken oath as the chief minister of which state for the second consecutive term?
(a) Tripura
(b) Sikkim
(c) Assam
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Meghalaya

Q2. Who has been appointed as the world’s first ‘Hand Ambassador’ for Savlon India?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) KL Rahul
(d) Sachin Tendulkar
(e) Suryakumar Yadav

Q3. International Women’s Day is observed every year on which day?
(a) 5 March
(b) 6 March
(c) 7 March
(d) 8 March
(e) 9 March

Q4. “Attukal Pongala” is a religious festival, celebrated in which among the following states?
(a) Kerala
(b) Odisha
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka
(e) Chhattisgarh

Q5. Swachhotsav, 3-week women-led swachhata campaign, launched by _______.
(a) Ministry of Rural Development
(b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(e) Ministry of Jal Shakti

Q6. Reserve Bank of India’s Governor launched the Mission ‘Har Payment Digital’ on the occasion of the Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2023. Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) is observed from __________ to ____________.
(a) March 1st to 5th
(b) March 6th to 12th
(c) March 7th to 14th
(d) March 5th to March 10th
(e) March 15th to March 21st

Q7. The 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference was inaugurated in which state of India?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Sikkim
(c) Gujarat
(d) Punjab
(e) Goa

Q8. According to data released by RBI in March 2023, UPI have grown exponentially in the past 12 months with daily transactions crossing ________________, which is up 50 per cent from 24 crore in February 2022.
(a) 10 crore
(b) 24 crore
(c) 36 crore
(d) 41 crore
(e) 58 crore

Q9. What is the theme of International Women’s Day 2023?
(a) I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
(b) Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
(c) Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world
(d) DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality
(e) Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change

Q10. Manik Saha took oath as ______ chief minister for the second time as Tripura Chief Minister.
(a) 11th
(b) 12th
(c) 13th
(d) 14th
(e) 15th

Q11. Every year on the second Wednesday of March, No Smoking Day is observed. It falls on ________ this year.
(a) March 9
(b) March 8
(c) March 7
(d) March 6
(e) March 5

Q12. Who has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize?
(a) Anne Lacaton
(b) Francis Kéré
(c) Jean-Philippe Vassal
(d) Sir David Alan Chipperfield
(e) Yvonne Farrell

Q13. Who receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the 8th National Photography awards?
(a) Sipra Das
(b) Sasi Kumar Ramachandran
(c) Dipjyoti Banik
(d) R S Gopakumar
(e) Umesh Harishchandra Nikam

Q14. Who has been appointed as the Qatar’s new prime minister?
(a) Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani
(b) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani
(c) Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
(d) Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
(e) Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani

Q15. In the first command appointment for a woman officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF), Group Captain ______ has been selected to take over the command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector.
(a) Smita Sabharwal
(b) Preeti Sudan
(c) Shiva Chauhan
(d) Shaliza Dhami
(e) Aruna Sundarajan

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. National People’s Party president, Conrad K Sangma has taken oath as the chief minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive term.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Savlon Swasth India has announced Sachin Tendulkar as the World’s First ‘Hand Ambassador’ to inspire billions to wash their hands.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. International Women’s Day is observed on 8 March every year to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women from all around the world.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. In Kerala, the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram is about to witness one of the largest gathering of women in the world, for the “Attukal Pongala”.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Minister (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs) Hardeep Singh Puri has launched Swachhotsav, 3-week women-led swachhata campaign, under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India Governor launched the Mission ‘Har Payment Digital’ on the occasion of the Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2023. DPAW 2023 will be observed from March 6 to 12, 2023.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference was inaugurated by Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai. The Conference has 500 delegates from 52 countries in attendance.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said payments through UPI have grown exponentially in the past 12 months with daily transactions crossing 36 crore.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. International Women’s Day 2023: With the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,” the United Nations Observance of International Women’s Day 2023.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Manik Saha took oath as 13th chief minister for the second time as Tripura Chief Minister after the BJP clinched a victory in the February 16 Assembly polls. Eight other ministers were sworn.

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Every year on the second Wednesday of March, No Smoking Day is observed. It falls on March 8 this year. Even though we all know that smoking is bad for our health, quitting the habit appears to be a difficult task.

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Civic architect, urban planner and activist, Sir David Alan Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sipra Das receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the 8th National Photography awards.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has appointed Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani as the country’s new prime minister.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. In the first command appointment for a woman officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF), Group Captain Shaliza Dhami has been selected to take over the command of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector.