Today’s 23 March Current Affairs 2024 Question Answer in English for useful UPSC, SSC, IAS, IBPS, and more Government exams
23 March 2024 Current Affairs
Q1. Recently ______ Foundation Day of Bihar was celebrated?
(a)111th
(b)112th
(c)100th
(d)110th
Answer :(b)112th
- Bihar’s 112th Foundation Day was celebrated on 22 March, Bihar was established in the year 1912.
- Celebrating Bihar Foundation Day was started in the year 2010. Bihar state was established on 22 March 1912 by separating it from Bengal.
Q2. Operation Indravati is related to _____?
(a) India
(b)Pakistan
(c) Meghalaya
(d)none of these
Answer :(a) India
India has launched Operation Indravati to evacuate Indian citizens from Haiti.
Q3. Achanta Sharath Kamal, who recently came to the church, is related to which sport?
(a)Table tennis
(b)Cricket
(c)football
(d)none of these
Answer :(a)Table Tennis
- Achanta Sharath Kamal is the flag bearer of India in the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics – 2024.
- The 33TH Paris Olympics 2024 will be organized from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris, the capital of France.
- The same boxer MC Mary Kom is the head (chef de mission) of the Indian contingent in the Paris Olympics. will be
Q4. TRILAT-2024 maritime exercise will be conducted between which countries?
(a) India – Mozambique – Tanzania
(b) India – Indonesia
(c) India-Pakistan
(d) India – Brazil – USA
Answer :(a)India – Mozambique – Tanzania
- The second edition of the India-Mozambique-Tanzania (IMT) Tri Lateral (TRILAT) exercise is being conducted from 21-29 March 2024.
- Indian Naval Ships INS Tir and INS Sujata to participate in India-Mozambique-Tanzania (IMT) Trilateral Exercise
Q5. ‘Reusable Launch Vehicle’ Pushpak was successfully tested by?
(a)Indian Space Research Organization
(b)DRDO
(c)A and B
(d)none of these
Answer :(a)Indian Space Research Organization
- Successful landing of ‘Reusable Launch Vehicle’ Pushpak at Chitradurga test range in Karnataka, Pushpak project belongs to the Indian Space Research Organisation.
- Pushpak is a special kind of space shuttle. Which will work to carry satellites and cargo in space.
- The reusable launch vehicle ‘Pushpak’ mission has been jointly developed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Center’s Liquid Propulsion System Center and ISRO’s Inferior Systems Unit.
Q6. Whose initiative is Earth Hour?
(a)UNEP and UNESCO
(b) WWF
(c)IMF
(d)none of these
Answer :b) WWF
- It is a movement in which participants switch off lights for an hour on a certain day every year.
- It is an awareness movement for climate change and saving the planet.
- ‘Earth Hour‘ is an annual initiative of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), which started in the year 2007.
- The theme for Earth Hour 2024, “Uniting for Our One Shared Home,”
Q7. Recently, in the final match of table tennis, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran defeated Indian player ______.
(a)Mahesh Bhupathi
(b)Leander Paes
(c)Vijay Amritraj
(d) Manav Thakkar
Answer :(d)Manav Thakkar
- Indian table in World table tennis feeder Beirut tournament held in Lebanon
Tennis player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won the men’s singles title. - In the final match, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran defeated Indian player Manav Thakkar.
Q8. Which edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) started recently?
(a)10th
(b) 18th
(c) 17th
(d)none of these
Answer :(c)17th
- The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) started on 22 March 2024.
Q8. When was the recently discussed Shanghai Cooperation Organization established?
(a)2001
(b)1948
(c)2020
(d)1970
Answer :(a)2001
- The fourth edition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Startup Forum was organized in New Delhi in March 2024.
- This organization is a political, economic, and military organization of Eurasia. Its headquarters is in Beijing, China.
- Members – 8 countries Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia is Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
Q9. Which country hosted the Summit for Democracy 2024?
(a)South Korea
(b) India
(c)USA
(d)NONE OF THESE
Answer :(a)South Korea
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the third edition of the Summit for Democracy.
- Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Summit for Democracy, the ‘Summit for Democracy’ initiative was started by the President of the United States of America.
- ‘Summit for Democracy‘, an initiative of the US President, is to be started in 2021.
- Theme 2024 – “Democracy for Future Generations.”
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