ALL EXAM QUIZ 20.03.2024

Explanation:

• India's foreign exchange reserves reached a two-year high of $636.1 billion.
• According to the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released on March 15, India's foreign exchange reserves increased by $10.47 billion to $636.1 billion in the week ended March 8.
• This is the biggest jump after the week ending July 14, 2023.
• Earlier, foreign exchange reserves had increased by $6.55 billion to $625.63 billion in the week ending March 1, 2024.

Explanation:

• Tamilisai Sundararajan resigned as Telangana Governor.
• On 18 March, Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned as Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
• However, the sudden decision has come because Soundararajan is expected to return to electoral politics and contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu.

• The resignation has been submitted to the Honorable President of India.

Explanation:

• Google DeepMind launched its latest AI gaming agent ‘SIMA’.
• Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent (SIMA) is the latest AI gaming agent.
• It follows natural language instructions to perform tasks across video game environments.
• SIMA is a step closer towards where AI can intelligently collaborate with humans.
• SIMA is different from AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google Gemini.

• SIMA is a generalist AI Agent that is capable of doing different kinds of tasks.

Explanation:

• In February 2024, India's goods exports increased 11.86 per cent year over year to $41.4 billion.
• Thus far in the current fiscal year, this is the largest monthly export.
• Industries, including engineering items, electronics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and petroleum products, have been the main drivers of exports.
• Despite unfavourable circumstances, including disturbances in the Red Sea, the recession of Western economies, and the decline in commodity prices, exports have increased.
• In February 2024, the value of goods imported increased by 12.16% to $60.11 billion.

Explanation:

• New Delhi has been ranked the most polluted capital city in the world for the fourth year in a row since 2018.
• Delhi's PM2.5 levels increased from 89.1 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022 to 92.7 micrograms per cubic meter in 2023, according to the Air Quality Report 2023.
• Begusarai, in Bihar, is now the most polluted metropolitan area in the world.
• Its average PM2.5 concentration was 118.9 micrograms per cubic metre. It had not found place in 2022 rankings.
• India's air quality was the third worst in the world, behind Bangladesh and Pakistan.
• India’s average annual PM2.5 concentration was 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter.

Explanation:

• International Day of Happiness is observed on 20 March.
• It was started by the United Nations in 2012. It was started to recognize happiness as a fundamental human goal.
• The first International Day of Happiness was observed in 2013.
• The UN resolution proclaiming International Day of Happiness was initiated by Bhutan.
• Bhutan is a country which values Gross National Happiness over GDP.
• India is ranked at 126th out of 146 countries in the World Happiness Index for 2023.

Explanation:

• SEBI has approved the launch of the beta version of T+0 Settlement on an Optional Basis.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the launch of the beta version of the T+0 settlement on an optional basis from March 28.
• T+0 settlement means that the transaction of funds and securities will be settled on the day of the trade.
• The beta version of the optional T+0 settlement has been approved for a limited set of 25 stocks, and with a limited set of brokers.

Explanation:

• India's first oil palm processing unit started operating in Arunachal Pradesh.
• India's first integrated Oil Palm Processing Unit by 3F Oil Palm started its commercial operations.
• This oil palm processing unit is located at Roing in the lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
• This unit is a step toward self-reliance in edible oils and catalyzing the National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP).
• This integrated oil palm project will comprise a cutting-edge oil palm factory, a zero-discharge effluent plant, and a palm waste-based power plant.
• It is the first oil palm factory in Arunachal Pradesh and India's first oil palm factory under NMEO-OP.
• It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 9, 2024.

Explanation:

• Jammu & Kashmir government has added 15 new castes in the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
• It has approved 10% reservation for tribes, which include Paharis.
• The Social Welfare Department’s proposal to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Rules, 2005 has been approved by the J&K LG Manoj Sinha.
• The overall reservation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) has increased to 20%.
• Four new tribes have been added to Scheduled Tribes Order as applicable to the J&K by the Parliament.
• These new tribes are Pahari Ethnic Group, Paddari Tribe, Kolis and Gadda Brahmins.
• The Administrative Council, led by J&K LG Manoj Sinha has approved an equal and separate percentage of reservation for both already notified and now newly added tribes.
• The Council increased reservation in favour of OBCs to 8%. Earlier, J&K had 4% reservation for OBCs.

Explanation:

A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4