Current Affairs of March 2023

1. Which is recently announced as the state song Maharashtra?

Ans: Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha

 

2. Name the telescope of NASA that has discovered the first gamma-ray eclipses from a particular type of binary star system.

Ans: Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

 

3. Name the new genus of wasp unearthed from the forests of Karnataka and name it after the indigenous community that resides in the Biligiri Rangana Hills and Male Mahadeshwara Hills in Chamarajanagar.

Ans: Soliga ecarinata

 

4. Name the Indian Army's exercise that highlights the display and firing of indigenously manufactured Artillery equipment.  

Ans: Exercise Topchi 2023

 

5. According to the 'State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India' report, India's capacity manufacture solar photovoltaic (PV) modules is anticipated to reach about 95 GW by the end of the year 2025.

Ans: Mercom India Research

 

6. Name the report published jointly by FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO that states that the increasing number of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with greater prices and worsening poverty.

Ans: Asia-Pacific Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2022: Urban Food Security and Nutrition

 

7. Name the Drone Start-up that has developed India's first one of its kind Drone with a Parachute Integrated System.  

Ans: Eminent Air

 

8. Which team won the first Women's U-19 T20 World Cup in 2023?

Ans: India

 

 

9. The 30th National Child Science Congress was held at:

Ans: Ahmedabad

 

10. Name the joint training exercise involving - the Army, Air force and CAPFS to practice battle preparedness of security forces held in North Bengal.  

Ans: Exercise Tri-shakti Prahar

 

11. Name the U.S.-India initiative to strengthen and broaden the strategic technology partnership and defence industrial cooperation between the governments, businesses, and academic institutions of two countries.  

Ans: iCET

 

12. Which will be invited as the focal country at the Madrid International Book Fair in 2025 in Madrid, Spain?  

Ans: India

 

13. As per the Digital Payments Index, Digital payments across the country registered a growth of 24.13 % in a year. The index was released by:  

Ans: RBI

 

14. Who was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Honour at the 2023 edition of the India-United Kingdom Achievers Honours?  

Ans: Dr Manmohan Singh

 

15. Which lab of DRDO has developed an UnFurlable Reflector Antenna?

Ans: Electronics and Radar Development Establishment

 

16. Who authored a book titled 'The Case that Shook India: The Verdict That Led to the Emergency'?

Ans: Shanti Bhushan

 

17. Who was appointed as the first female Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea?

Ans: Manuela Roka Botey

 

18. Which World Heritage Site of UNESCO in Ukraine has been categorized as being in danger'?

Ans: Odesa

 

19. Which Indian firm has entered Israel with the Haifa Port acquisition?

Ans: Adani Group

 

20. Which bank has recently announced the implementation of the first phase of the Central Bank Digital Currency, referred to as the "Digital Rupee"?

Ans: Kotak Mahindra Ban

 

21. Which country has announced the decision to remove the British Monarchy from its banknotes?

Ans: Australia

 

22. Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dedicated the HAL

Helicopter Factory to the nation in:

Ans: Tumakuru

 

23. Name the place at which 36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela was held.

Ans: Faridabad, Haryana

 

24. Name the country to which India has provided 50 Buses Under Economic Assistance Scheme.

Ans: Sri Lanka

 

25. Which country has recently designated as a 'Pioneer Investor' by the International Seabed Authority?

Ans: India

 

26. According to a United Nations report, which country has stolen more bitcoin assets in 2022?

Ans: North Korea

 

27. India's first Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE)

Technology solution for heavy duty trucks was launched by:  

Ans: Reliance Industries Limited and Ashok Leyland

 

28. Name the experimental conversation AI chatbot service launched by Google.

Ans: Bard

 

29. Which space agency has developed an 'all-electric' plane X-57?

Ans: NASA

 

30. Name the High court in Lawyer Victoria Gowri has sworn as a Judge.

Ans: Madras

 

31. Who was named as the new MD and CEO of Canara Bank?

Ans: K. Satyanarayana Raju

 

32. According to production data of Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database, which is the highest milk producing country in the world by contributing twenty-four per cent of global milk production.

Ans: India

 

33. As per the recent discover, how many satellite are there for planet Jupiter?  

Ans: 92

 

34. Which Chinese search engine has launched AI chatbot called 'Ernie Bot'?  

Ans: Baidu

 

35. Asia's biggest multicultural festival, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is held at:

Ans: Mumbai

 

36. Which has become India's first app to support credit cards on UPI?

Ans:  MobiKwik

 

37. Name the ongoing search and rescue operation initiated by the Government of India to aid Syria and Turkey.

Ans: Operation Dost

 

38. Who has penned down a new novel 'Victory City'?  

Ans: Salman Rushdie

 

39. Name the Earth-observation satellite jointly developed by ISRO AND NASA.

Ans: NISAR

 

40. Name India's First Traffic Management System for Drones?

Ans: Skye UTM

 

41. What is the theme for Safer Internet Day 2023?

Ans: Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online.

 

42. Which Indian university is going to be declare as the World's First Living Heritage University by UNESCO?

Ans: Visva-Bharati University

 

43. What is the theme of the second global hackathon, HARBINGER 2023 announced by the Reserve Bank of India?

 

Ans: Inclusive Digital Services

 

44. 'World's First' fully operational SWARM Drone System was launched by:  

Ans: Indian Army

 

45. Name the mobile app launched by the Ministry of Coal to curb Illegal mining.

Ans: Khanan Prahari

 

46. The National Aadi Mahotsav was held in:

Ans: New Delhi

 

47. Which Indian company has received the Indian Technical Standard Order authorisation from DGCA for its indigenously developed Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder?

Ans: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

 

48. Name the joint counter -terrorism exercise between National Security Guard and US Special Operations Forces held in Chennai.

Ans: Tarkash

 

49. As per IQAir, which is the most polluted city in India?  

Ans: Mumbai

 

50. Who has won Akbar Kakkattil award?

Ans: Subhash Chandran

 

51. Name the state at which two IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plant was inaugurated recently.

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

 

52. Name the chatbot launched the UIDAI to help people get an answer to their queries related to the Aadhaar card.  

Ans: Aadhaar Mitra

 

53. Which is the steady jammer communication-proof platform developed by the Indian Air Force?

Ans: Vayulink

 

54. Name the country with which India has conducted an exercise named 'Dharma Guardian'.

Ans: Japan

 

55. Which climate campaign of UNDP has won two Anthem Awards?

Ans: Don't Choose Extinction

 

56. India's First Frozen-Lake Marathon was held at:  

Ans: Pangong Tso

 

57. Which is the first European country to pass a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering from severe menstrual pain?  

Ans: Spain

 

58. Which Indian public sector enterprise has signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries for the domestic manufacture and supply of its Long-Range Artillery Weapon System?

Ans: Bharat Electronics Ltd

 

59. Which has won the Swaraj Trophy for the best district panchayat in the Kerala for the 2021-22 financial year?  

Ans: Kollam

 

60. Name the World's First Cloud -Built Demonstration Satellite.

Ans: JANUS- 1

 

61. Name India's first AI assistant powered by ChatGPT.

Ans: Lexi

 

62. Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog?

Ans: B.V.R. Subrahmanyam

 

63. Which space mission of India has successfully underwent EMI-EMC (Electro-Magnetic Interference/ Electro-Magnetic Compatibility)?

Ans: Chandrayaan- 3s

 

64. Name India's first AI Chat bot for the Agricultural sector.

Ans. Ama Krush AI

 

65. Who has secured the title sponsorship rights for the Women's Premier League?

Ans. Tata Group

 

66. Who was won the 2023 Jnanappana Award?

Ans. V. Madhusoodanan Nair

 

67. Which city has hosted the 18th UIC World Security Congress jointly organised by the International Union of Railways (UIC), Paris and the Railway Protection Force?  

Ans. Jaipur

 

68. Name the largest solo electrical exhibition in the world held at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida.  

Ans. ELECRAMA 2023

 

69. The World Health Organisation will set up an mRNA vaccine hub in:

Ans. Telangana

 

70. Name the sponsor of the Indian cricket team kit as part of a Rs. 350 billion deal.

Ans. Adidas

 

71. Which has becomes first city in US to ban caste discrimination?

Ans. Seattle

 

72. Which has the first High Court in India that publish judgment in regional language?

Ans. Kerala

 

73. Which country has become the sixth-biggest equity market in the world?

Ans. India

 

74. Name the play-based learning resource for kids aged three to eight, launched by the Union Ministry?

Ans. Jaadui Pitara

 

75. Who was appointed as the new Drug Controller General of India?

Ans. Rajeev Raghuvanshi

 

76. India's first hybrid sounding rocket by private players was successfully launched from:

Ans. Pattipulam, Tamil Nadu

 

77. Name the Rajya Sabha member from Kerala, who has won Sansad Ratna award 2023.

Ans. Dr. John Brittas

 

78. Who was awarded the International Mother Language Award in Dhaka?  

Ans. Dr. Mahendra Mishra

 

79. Who has forewarded the book Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux'?

Ans. S. Jaishankar

 

80. What is the new name of Church gate railway station in Mumbai?

Ans. Chintamanrao Deshmukh station

 

81. Name the new AI-powered personalized news feed application by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.

Ans. Artifact

 

82. Barisu Kannada Dim Dimava cultural festival was held at:  

Ans. New Delhi

 

83. Which country had recently announced Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck as its first digital citizen?

Ans. Bhutan

 

84. Which state has recently use robotic scavenger, 'Bandicoot', to clean

 sewages?

Ans. Kerala