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14 March Current Affairs 2024 UPSC
Q.1 Which district has been formed recently in Arunachal Pradesh?
Answer – Vichom, which came into existence by the division of West and East Kameng districts, is the 27th district of Arunachal Pradesh. 27 villages of West Kameng and 28 villages of East Kameng have been made part of the new Bichom district.
Q.2 Who recently took oath as the President of Pakistan?
Answer – Asif Ali Zardari was sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan on March 10, 2024. He has been elected to this post for the second time. Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa administered the oath to Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the presidential palace.
Q.3 Who has been awarded the Erasmus Prize 2024?
Answer – Noted writer Amitav Ghosh has been awarded the Erasmus Prize 2024 for his writing on climate change. Amitav has received this award for his contribution on the topic ‘Imagining the Unimaginable’. The Erasmus Prize is awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, a foundation in the Netherlands.
Q.5 In which state has India’s first Automobile in Plant Railway Siding Project been inaugurated recently?
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Gujarat
(c) Meghalaya
(d)Madhya Pradesh
Answer :(b)Gujarat
Q.6 Recently, India has signed an agreement with which country to establish a Joint Economic and Trade Committee?
(a)Dominican Republic
(b) Singapore
(c)UAE
(d)USA
Answer :(a)Dominican Republic
Q.7 Who recently won the Promising Investor of the Year award?
(a)Sachin Salunkhe
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Kapil Nirmal
(d)none of these
Answer :(a)Sachin Salunkhe
Q.8 Which has recently been recognized as the best airport for arrivals globally?
(a)Kempegowda International Airport
(b)Indira Gandhi International
(c)Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
(d)Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Answer :(a)Kempegowda International Airport
Q.9 In which state was the regional airline service Fly91 inaugurated recently?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Goa
(c) New Delhi
(d)None of these
Answer :(b) Goa
Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has today inaugurated Fly91, a regional airline.
Q.10 With whom has SBI recently partnered for its transaction banking platform?
(a) Reliance
(b)OrionPro
(c)BCC
(d)None of these
Answer :(b)OrionPro
Q.11 Who has recently launched the credit assistance program for ‘Jan Aushadhi Kendras’?
(a) Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Jyotiraditya
(d)none of these
Answer: (a) Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
Q.12 Where has the Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) program been inaugurated?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bhopal
(c) Meghalaya
(d)Chandigarh
Answer :(d)Chandigarh
Recently Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) program was inaugurated in Chandigarh. I was done
Q.13 Who among the following has been honored with the Golden Compass Award?
(a)Srinivasan Swamy
(b)Shri Gopal Swami
(c) Shri Arvind
(d) None of these
Answer :(a)Srinivasan Swami
Q.14 Where has the historic all-women maritime surveillance mission been organized recently?
(a)Andaman and Nicobar
(b)Laddhak
(c) Meghalaya
(d)none of these
Answer :(a)Andaman and Nicobar
Q.15 When is ‘No Smoking Day’ celebrated?
(a) 11 March
(b) 13 March
(c) 16 March
(d) 14 March
Answer :(b) 13 March
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