ALL EXAM QUIZ 22.03.2024

Explanation:

• Finland has become world’s happiest country for the seventh consecutive year according to World Happiness Report 2024.
• Finland is followed by Denmark, Iceland and Sweden. Israel has also found a place in the top five of the ranking.
• As per the report, the top 10 countries in the list have not changed since before the Covid-19 pandemic.
• The United States and Germany have declined in the rankings.
• Afghanistan is the least happy country after Congo, Sierra Leone, Lesotho and Lebanon.
• The rank of the United States has declined from 16th place last year to 23rd place this year.
• UK is ranked 20th place this year and Canada occupied 15th place.
• India is ranked at 126th place. China is ranked at 60th place. Nepal and Pakistan are ranked at 93rd and 108th places, respectively.
• Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are ranked at 128th and 129th spots, respectively.

Explanation:

• Prabha Varma has won the Saraswati Samman literary award for 2023.
• Mr. Varma is presently Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s media secretary.
• Mr. Varma has brought the award back to Kerala after a gap of about 12-year.
• He had been selected for his work, “Roudra Sathwikam” for the award.

Explanation:

• Trinetra app 2.0 will revolutionize policing in Uttar Pradesh.
• Trinetra app 2.0, a cutting-edge platform, will be used by Uttar Pradesh Police.
• It will transform the landscape of crime prevention and investigation.
• More than 9.32 lakh criminal records have been digitalized under the Trinetra app database.
• It will help police officers identify suspects during the security check.
• Trinetra App 2.0 can be used by all police personnel of Inspector and above rank.

Explanation:

• Government decided to impose anti-dumping duty on cast aluminium alloy wheels from China.
• The definitive anti-dumping duty has been imposed on Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels (ARW) imports from China.
• The definitive anti-dumping duty will remain valid for five years for the ranges from $ 0.23 per kg to $ 1.71 per kg.
• Cast aluminium alloy wheels or ARW are mainly used in motor vehicles.

Explanation:

• India will join US-led co-operative work programme on carbon market.
• India will join one of the four cooperative work programmes launched under the clean energy pillar of IPEF.
• India is also considering two of other co-operative work programme initiatives.
• One is on clean electricity and other is on use of sustainable aviation fuel.
• India will join the cooperative working group on carbon markets via the Ministry of Power.
• Bureau of Energy Efficiency will be the nodal body.
• Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) is an initiative led by US President Joe Biden.
• It was launched in May 2022. It brings together 14 regional partners.

Explanation:

• The additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been given to Kiren Rijiju.
• Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned from the Union Cabinet on 19 March.
• His resignation has been accepted by President Droupadi Murmu with immediate effect.
• Kiren Rijiju is currently having the charge of Ministry of Earth Sciences.
• Pashupati Kumar Paras is the chief of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party.

Explanation:

• CII UK India Business Forum has been re-launched in London.
• The CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) UK India Business Forum (IBF) has been re-launched on March 19.
• It has been launched as India and the UK are to finalize a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
• The objective of this forum is to enhance collaboration and deepen connections.
• Bilateral trade in goods and services between India and the UK has reached £38.1 billion at the end of Q3 2023.
• Both countries signed a research and innovation agreement in April 2023 to deepen collaboration in the field of science and Technology.
• India Business Forum (IBF) will explore joint ventures in emerging sectors as well as collaboration in cyber security, space exploration, and clean energy.
• CII is one of several organisations that is involved in the U.K.-India trade negotiations.

Explanation:

• India’s first battery storage gigafactory will start operating in Jammu and Kashmir by October.
• This battery storage factory will reduce more than 5 million tons of carbon emissions annually.
• It will support India’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2070.
• This facility, with an initial investment of $18.07 million, will be the 7 GWH plant.
• These projects are crucial for India's target to reach 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
• The government is providing incentives worth $452 million to promote battery storage initiatives.
• These battery storage initiatives will facilitate the storage and utilization of energy from various renewable sources, like solar and wind.
• This gigafactory aims to establish a fully integrated ecosystem for the production of advanced battery energy storage systems.

Explanation:

• Ireland's Indian-origin Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, resigned from his post.
• Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced resignation from the post and party leadership due to "personal and political" reasons.
• Irish Prime Minister made this announcement in an emotional statement delivered in Dublin.
• Leo Varadkar was born in Ireland to a Mumbai-born father and an Irish mother.
• He became Ireland’s youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister at the age of 38.
• Varadkar resigned after a defeat in the biggest-ever referendum on proposals to expand the constitutional definition of the family beyond married couples and to remove some sexist language from the Irish Constitution.
• His resignation will not immediately trigger a general election, as the next one is scheduled for March 2025.

Explanation:

• Bihar Day is celebrated every year on 22 March. This day marks the formation of the state of Bihar. This state was earlier a part of Greater Bengal.
• The annual celebration of Bihar Day started in 2010 under the initiative of Nitish Kumar. Since then Bihar Day is celebrated every year on 22 March.
• Apart from India, Bihar Day is celebrated in many countries of the world because people of Bihar live in many countries.
• Before 1912, Bihar was a part of Greater Bengal. Bihar at that time was ruled by the Lieutenant Government and his secretariat in Calcutta.
• The process of giving independent identity to Bihar by separating it from Greater Bengal started on 12 December 1911. This secret decision was revealed by King George V in the Delhi Durbar.
• The division of this region and the formation of Bihar state took place on 22 March 1912. Every year there is a public holiday in Bihar on Bihar Day.
• There are holidays in schools, colleges and offices in Bihar. This day is also celebrated in many countries including Canada, UAE, Australia, Trinidad Tobago, Mauritius, Fiji. This day is celebrated by organizing various programs.