Today’s day is celebrated on 20 March international Sparrow Day, International Sparrow Day was celebrated for the first time on this day in 2010 to save the most common and oldest bird species on earth
20 March Current Affairs 2024 Question
1. When is World Happiness Day celebrated?
(a)20 March
(b)21 March
(c)18 March
(d)none of these
Answer :(a)20 March
International Happiness Day was officially established in 2012, which was first celebrated in 2013
World happiness Day Theme – 2024 – ‘Reconnecting for Happiness: Building Resilient Communities
What is TCL 3.0?
(a) Monitoring system for monitoring tigers
(b) For weather checks
(c) For disasters
(d) None of these
Answer :(a) Monitoring system for monitoring tigers
NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) and Google Earth are jointly developing a new real time monitoring system to keep a constant eye on tigers. The name of this system is TCL 3.0. It will help in monitoring the changes in the tiger population along with their residential areas. With the help of satellite, high resolution images will be continuously updated in the system in real time. This will help in protecting the tigers and identifying their favorable areas.
3. According to IQ AIR reports, India is the most polluted country in the world?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Answer :(c) Third
India is the third most polluted country in the world. In 2023, Bangladesh was ranked first in pollution and Pakistan was ranked second. This claim has been made in the report of Swiss air quality monitoring organization IQAir. The organization has also released a list of the most polluted cities and capitals in the world. In this, the capital Delhi was the most polluted capital in the world.
According to IQ AIR reports, out of the 50 most polluted cities in the world, 42 are from India, in which Begusarai of Bihar is at the top. Last year, the average of microscopic particles PM 2.5 responsible for pollution was 118.9, which is 23 times more than the WHO standard. The report says that more than 130 crore people of India, i.e. about 96% of the population is living in cities with poor air quality.
4. Diana Memorial Award – 2024 was given to whom recently?
(a) Manasi Gupta
(b) Uday Bhatia
(c) a And b
(d) none of these
Answer :(c) a And b
Diana Prize is given in honor of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, to those youth who work to make the lives of others better.
5. Recently Prabha Verma was awarded _____ Saraswati Samman for the year 2023?
(a) 30th
(b) 23rd
(c) 33rd
(d) 100th
Answer :(c) 33rd
Poet Prabha Verma (Malayalam language)
Prabha Verma will be given this honor for the poetry collection Rudra Satvikam and contribution to literature during 2013 to 2022.
This award is given for contribution in literature. It is given in 22 languages of the Indian Constitution.
It was started in 1991 and it is given by Birla Foundation and an amount of Rs 15 lakh is given to the winner.
6. In which country is the military exercise ‘Tiger Triumph – 2024’ being organized?
(a) America
(b) Australia
(c) Assam
(d) none of these
Answer : a) America
KYC app launched by?
(a)Election Commission of India
(b) Finance Ministry
(c) Defence Ministry
(d) None of these
Answer :a)Election Commission of India
An independent body to conduct elections of President, Vice President, Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha etc. in India
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