ALL EXAM QUIZ 16.03.2024

Explanation:

• Private banks’ share in total deposits has increased from 25% in 2017-18 to 34% as of December 2023.
• Higher interest rates and better customer relationship management have helped it increase.
• On the other hand, public sector banks’ share in total deposits has decreased to 59%.
• It stood at 66% at the end of the financial year 2017-18 as per RBI data.

Explanation:

• Pradhan MantriSamajikUtthan and RozgarAdharitJankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ) national portal has been inaugurated by PM Modi.
• PM Modi inaugurated the portal during an event organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• PM Modi was the chief guest at the event. The Ministry launched a nationwide initiative.
• It is aimed at offering credit support to the marginalized segments of society.
• The portal supported credit assistance to 1 lakh entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities.

Explanation:

• 'One Nation, One Election' panel under the leadership of Ram NathKovind submitted its report to the President.
• Former President Ram NathKovind-led high-level committee on 'One Nation, One Election' submitted its report to the President on March 14.
• The committee recommended a three-tier simultaneous election for panchayats, assemblies, and Parliament.
• The panel suggested that the Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections should be held simultaneously and then municipality and panchayat polls should be conducted within 100 days.
• The 18,626-page report is the outcome of extensive consultations with stakeholders, experts, and research over 191 days.
• As per the report, simultaneous polls will foster the development process and social cohesion. This will deepen the foundation of democracy.

Explanation:

• Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu have been selected as new election commissioners.
• Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been selected as new election commissioners by a PM-Modi-led committee.
• The committee comprised Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and the leader of the Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha, AdhirRanjan Chowdhury.
• Utpal Kumar Singh, Pradeep Kumar Tripathi, Gyanesh Kumar, Indevar Pandey, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, and Sudhir Kumar GangadharRahate were shortlisted for the post.
• These posts were vacant after the resignation of ArunGoyal on March 10 and Anup Chandra Pandey's retirement on February 15.
• The election commissioners are appointed by the president upon the recommendation of a committee led by the Prime Minister.

Explanation:

• India has recorded a significant increase of 14 ranks in Gender Inequality Index 2022.
• UNDP has released the Human Development Report 2023-24.
• According to the report, India ranked at 108 out of 193 countries with a score of 0.437 in GII 2022.
• This is an increase of 14 ranks in comparison to the GII 2021 rank.
• In GII 2021, India was ranked 122 out of 191 countries with a score of 0.490.
• India’s rank in GII has consistently improved over the last 10 years. In 2014, India’s rank was 127.
• However, India has one of the largest gender gaps in its labour force participation rate.
• It has 47.8% difference between women (28.3%) and men (76.1%).

Explanation:

• Singer Sadi Mohammad passed away in Bangladesh.
• He was a renowned RabindraSangeet singer.
• His younger brother and distinguished dancer Shibli Mohammad confirmed the death.
• The cause of his death is suicide by hanging. He was suffering mental trauma after his mother’s death last year.
• He served as the director of Rabi Raag, a cultural organisation.
• RabindraSangeet are songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore.

Explanation:

• India’s rank on the UN Human Development Index (HDI) has improved by one place in 2022 to 134 out of 193 countries, compared to 135 in 2021.
• The data has been taken from the United Nations Development Programme’s report titled “Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarized World”.
• India’s HDI value has increased to 0.644 in 2022. It was 0.633 in 2021.
• India’s showed improvement across all HDI indicators in 2022. India’s GII value of 0.437 is better than the global average of 0.462 and the South Asian average of 0.478.

Explanation:

• Rahul Singh has been appointed as chairperson of CBSE.
• Senior bureaucrat Rahul Singh has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
• He will succeed NidhiChhibber, who has been appointed as an advisor to the NitiAayog.
• The appointment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
• He is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Bihar cadre, who was serving as the Additional Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
• Rajeev Kumar Mital has been appointed as the Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Explanation:

• SahityaAkademi Awards have been presented to 24 writers.
• Twenty-four writers, including English author Neelum Saran Gaur, received the SahityaAkademi Award for 2023.
• The awards have been given for nine books of poetry, six novels, five short stories, three essays, and one literary study.
• Sanjeev received the SahityaAkademi Award for his novel "MujhePehchaano" in Hindi.
• SadiquaNawabSaher received the award for her book "Rajdev Ki Amrai" in Urdu.
• SwarnjitSavi received the award for his book "Mann Di Chip" in Punjabi.
• SwapnamayChakrabarti (Bengali), KrushnatKhot (Marathi), and RajasekaranDevibharathi (Tamil) have also been awarded for their novels.
• PranavjyotiDeka (Assamese), NandeswarDaiman (Bodo), Prakash S Parienkar (Konkani), TaraceenBaskey (Turia Chand Baskey) (Santali) and T PatanjaliSastry (Telugu) have been awarded for their short stories.

Explanation:

• World Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on March 15.
• The day is observed to create awareness about the rights of all consumers against fraud, discrimination, and other such practices.
• 'Fair and responsible AI for consumers' is the theme of this year’s World Consumer Rights Day.
• The theme sheds light on the rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into our daily lives.
• World Consumer Rights Day helps to educate people about their rights and take proactive measures to address grievances.
• World Consumer Rights Day was first celebrated in 1983.
• National Consumer Day is observed every year on December 24.

Explanation:

• Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy after 8 years.
• On March 14, Mumbai beat Vidarbha by 169 runs to win the Ranji Trophy 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
• This is also their 42nd title for Mumbai.
• After last winning the title in the 2015-16 edition, Mumbai also ended its 8-year-long wait to win the championship.
• Rahane became the 26th captain of Mumbai to win the Ranji Trophy.
• Musheer Khan was declared player of the match for the final and TanushKotian was declared player of the series for the Tournament.
• In 2023, Saurashtra won the Ranji Trophy title by defeating Bengal.