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A)
Joe Gebbia
B)
Mark Zuckerberg
C)
Dustin Moskovitz
D)
Sam Bankman-Fried

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Mark Zuckerberg


Meta's 37-year-old CEO "Mark Zuckerberg" is the world's richest self-made billionaire aged 40 and under with $76 billion wealth, according to M3M Hurun Global U40 Self-Made Billionaires 2022 list. He's followed by ByteDance CEO "Zhang Yiming", FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. Facebook Co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, and Airbnb's Nathan and Joe Gebbia are worth $13 billion each.

Published On : March 30, 2022
A)
Tarun Gogoi
B)
Kiren Rijiju
C)
Jyotiraditya Scindia
D)
Himanta Biswa Sarma

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Himanta Biswa Sarma


The incumbent president of Badminton Association of India (BAI), Himanta Biswa Sarma has been re-elected unopposed for a second four years term, from 2022 to 2026.

Published On : March 30, 2022
A)
El Salvador
B)
Panama
C)
Honduras
D)
Costa Rica

Correct Answer : Option (A) - El Salvador


El Salvador declared a state of emergency on March 27, 2022, extending police powers and curtailing civil liberties as the country faces soaring gang-related bloodshed that has already left dozens dead in just two days. The police reported that around 62 people were killed on March 26 and 14 on March 25th.

Published On : March 29, 2022
A)
Nikesh Arora
B)
Arvind Krishna
C)
Raj Subramaniam
D)
Shantanu Narayen

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Raj Subramaniam


Indian American "Raj Subramaniam" was named the new Chief Executive Officer of FedEx on March 28, 2022. He will be succeeding FedEx founder and current Chairman and CEO Frederick W Smith, who will be stepping down from the position on June 1. FedEx is one of the world’s largest transportation companies with annual revenue of $92 billion

Published On : March 29, 2022
A)
Assam
B)
Mizoram
C)
Meghalaya
D)
Nagaland

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Meghalaya


The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), a financial institution for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of "Meghalaya’s" Meghalaya Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation Ltd. [MiDFC] to develop the state’s MSME ecosystem.
 
Main Points :
 
* SIDBI and the Government of Meghalaya will collaborate closely to support the growth of the MSME ecosystem in the state, according to the MoU.
* Among the MoU’s general aims are the growth of entrepreneurship in the state, the establishment of MSME clusters, and the capacity building of NGOs, development organisations, and MSMEs. Support and promote replicable livelihood projects that are compatible with the State’s priorities.
* Expanding digital products for the state’s SMEs, mapping state-specific livelihood opportunities with the help of expert consultants SIDBI’s Promotional and Developmental Initiatives in the State are being expanded.
 
Increasing MSMEs‘ capability through online platforms such as PSB 59, Mitra portals, GeMS, TReDS, and others, establishing business information and counselling centres for micro firms, and building the capacity of state agencies working to develop MSMEs in the state.

Published On : March 29, 2022
A)
Henry Tajer
B)
Karan Bajaj
C)
Raghavendra Rau
D)
Shashi Sinha

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Shashi Sinha


 Shashi Sinha, chief executive officer at IPG Mediabrands India, has been elected as the new chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC India) by the board following its meeting held 25th Mar 2022. Sinha also represents the Advertising Agencies Association of India. He takes over from Punit Goenka, MD & CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprises who successfully served as the chairman for the last three years.
 
BARC is registered with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) as a self-regulated, not-for-profit Joint Industry Body (JIB) that provides the most authentic audience estimates of What India Watches, to Broadcasters, Advertisers and Advertising Agencies.
 
Sinha is also actively involved in various industry bodies such as the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI, past chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), past president of The Ad Club, current chairman of Media Research Users Council (MRUC) and till very recently, before becoming a board member, was the first chairman of the Technical Committee of BARC India. He is also an honourable member of the prestigious Facebook India Client Council..

Source : Live Mint

Published On : March 29, 2022
A)
Kanayo F. Nwanze
B)
Gilbert Houngbo
C)
Muriel Pénicaud
D)
Kang Kyung-wha

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Gilbert Houngbo


Gilbert Houngbo from Togo will be the next Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Houngbo was elected by the UN agency’s governing body, comprising representatives of governments, workers and employers during their meeting in Geneva. Houngbo, former Prime Minister of Togo, will be the 11th head of the agency and the first African to hold the post. His five-year term will begin on October 1, 2022. The current Director-General, Guy Ryder, from the United Kingdom, has held office since 2012.

Published On : March 29, 2022
A)
Mysuru
B)
Bhopal
C)
Belagavi
D)
Hyderabad

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Mysuru


Shri Shaktikanta Das (Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)) has laid the foundation stone for the establishment of a Learning and Development Centre (LDC) of the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) in Mysuru, Karnataka.

Published On : March 29, 2022
A)
Gurugram
B)
Surat
C)
Hyderabad
D)
Ahmedabad

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Surat


Surat in Guajarat has become the first city in India to get a road that is made entirely with 100 percent processed steel slag. The one-kilometre long road has six lanes and is a brainchild of the Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) with help from the Ministry of Steel and Policy Commission and the NITI Aayog.

Published On : March 29, 2022
A)
Cyprus
B)
Malaysia
C)
Malta
D)
Germany

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Malta


The Prime Minister of "Malta", "Robert Abela" has been sworn in for a second term after his ruling Labour Party won the 2022 general election in a landslide victory. He was administered the oath of office by President George Vella. Abela was first sworn in as prime minister in January 2020 after the former Labour Party leader and prime minister Joseph Muscat resigned.
 
It was the first electoral test for Abela, a 44-year-old lawyer since he took the helm of the tiny Mediterranean island nation in January 2020 following a Labour party vote. Labour secured a majority of almost 40,000 votes over its Nationalist Party rivals — a huge margin in the tiny EU state which has just 355,000 registered voters.

Published On : March 29, 2022