13th March Daily Current Affairs Questions
Q1. Who has been appointed the President of National Scheduled Castes recently?
(a)Mr. Kishore Makwana
(b)Shri Luv Kush Kumar
(c)Subhash Ramnath Pardhi
(d)None of these
Answer :(a)Mr. Kishore Makwana
Kishore Makwana assumed the charge of Chairman of the National Scheduled Castes Commission (NCSC) in New Delhi on 11 March 2024. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is an autonomous body in India. It was established in 1978. It is a constitutional body.
Q 2. Gorsam Kora festival is related to which state?
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Assam
(c)Arunachal Pradesh
(d)none of these
Answer :(c)Arunachal Pradesh
This festival related to Buddhism which is celebrated at Gorsam Chorten Stupa of Arunachal Pradesh, Gorsam Kora festival is organized in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Q.3 Who won the ICC Men’s ‘Player of the Month’ award for the month of February-2024?
(a)Yashaswi Jaiswal
(b)Virat Kholi
(c)Subhman
(d)none of these
Answer :a)Yashaswi Jaiswal
Q. 4 Naib Singh Saini has recently become the Chief Minister of which state?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Meghalaya
(d)none of these
Answer :(b)Haryana
Alliance of BJP and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in Haryana state
After it ended, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar resigned. Naib Singh Saini was sworn in as Chief Minister by Governor Bandaru Dattatreya.
Q.5 Which Indian writer has recently been awarded the Erasmus Prize – 2024?
(a)Amitav Ghosh
(b) Amitabh Bachchan
(c) Amit Raghav
(d)none of these
Answer :a) Amitav Ghosh
This award is given for contributions to culture, society or social science, which was established in 1958 and is awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation. Under this award, an amount of 150,000 euros is given.
Q.6 Who has recently been appointed Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes?
(a)Shri Subhash Ramnath Pardhi
(b) Kishore Makwana
(c)Dr. Anju Bala
(d)none of these
Answer :(b) Kishore Makwana
Antarsingh Arya has been appointed in place of former Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, Harsh Chauhan.
65th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1990: – Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) were given constitutional status under Article 338 of the Constitution.
89th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003:- Year by
In 2004, Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Commission was formed separately under Article 338 and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Commission was formed under Article 338A.
Q.7 Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 will give citizenship to the citizens of which countries?
(a)Afghanistan
(b)Bangladesh
(c)Pakistan
(d. All of the above
Answer :d) All of the above
Under the Act, citizenship will be given to six religious minorities (Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis and Christians) who came to India from neighboring countries Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan before December 2014.
The provisions of citizenship will not apply to the tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram or Tripura included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. Also, it will not be applicable in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland areas covered under ‘Inner Line Permit’ under Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.
Q.8 Which country is the world’s largest arms importer?
(a) India
(b) America
(c) USA
(d)Chain
Answer :(a) India
India is the world’s largest arms importer. Arms income in India has increased by 4.7 percent in 2019-2023 compared to 2014-2018.
According to data released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in March 2024, India is the world’s largest arms importer.
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