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1 .

With whom Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has partnered to develop the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) ecosystem?

Assam

Mizoram

Meghalaya

Nagaland

Correct Answer : 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

2 .

Who has named as new Chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council India in Mar 2022?

Henry Tajer

Karan Bajaj

Raghavendra Rau

Shashi Sinha

Correct Answer : 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

3 .

Who has named next Director-General of International Labour Organization in Mar 2022?

Kanayo F. Nwanze

Gilbert Houngbo

Muriel Pénicaud

Kang Kyung-wha

Correct Answer : 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

4 .

In which place was the foundation stone laid for the establishment of BRBNMPL's Learning and Development Center (LDC)?

Mysuru

Bhopal

Belagavi

Hyderabad

Correct Answer : 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

5 .

In which Indian city was the first-ever road project made of waste steel launched?

Gurugram

Surat

Hyderabad

Ahmedabad

Correct Answer : 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

6 .

Robert Abela has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of which country recently?

Cyprus

Malaysia

Malta

Germany

Correct Answer : 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

7 .

After his 'LOCAL FOR GLOBAL' pitch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised India for achieving its how many billion dollar export target?

$240 billion

$320 billion

$370 billion

$400 billion

Correct Answer : $400 billion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India achieving its export target of $400 billion this fiscal shows that the demand for its items is increasing all over the world, and asserted that when every Indian gets 'vocal for local', it does not take much time for the "local to become global".

In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi also noted that the government has purchased items worth more than Rs 1 lakh crore in the last one year through Government e-Market with close to 1.25 lakh small entrepreneurs and shopkeepers having sold their goods directly to the government.

From a time when only big companies could sell goods to the government to now when even the smallest of shopkeepers can sell their produce, a new India has emerged, he said.

"She (new India) not only dreams big but also shows the courage to reach that goal, where no one has reached before. On the basis of this very courage, all of us Indians together will definitely fulfil the dream of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, a self-reliant India," he said..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : March 28, 2022

8 .

Which Indian city is ranked as the second noisiest city in the world?

Kolkata

Asansol

New Delhi

Moradabad

Correct Answer : Moradabad

India's Moradabad city in Uttar Pradesh has been ranked as the second noisiest city in the world just after Bangladesh's capital Dhaka in UNEP's Annual Frontier Report 2022 titled 'Noise, Blazes and Mismatches'. Five cities Indian cities have been ranked among the world's noisiest cities including New Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, Asansol and Moradabad.

Published On : March 28, 2022

9 .

Who won the Best Actress honour at the 94th annual Academy Awards?

Jessica Chastain

Olivia Colman

Nicole Kidman

Kristen Stewart

Correct Answer : Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain won the Best Actress award at the 94th annual Academy Awards for her leading role in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'. This is her first Oscar win. Other actresses nominated in the category included Penelope Cruz ('Parallel Mothers'), Kristen Stewart ('Spencer'), Nicole Kidman ('Being the Ricardos') and Olivia Colman ('The Lost Daughter').

Published On : March 28, 2022

10 .

Which airline's flight collided with an electric pole at the Delhi airport earlier on March 28th?

Indigo

SpiceJet

Vistara

Air India

Correct Answer : SpiceJet

A "SpiceJet flight" with passengers on board collided with an electric pole at Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport in a worrying occurrence on Monday(28th Mar 2022). The accident occurred during the aircraft's pushback. However, no one was injured. Following the incident, a replacement aircraft was arranged to operate the flight, according to airport officials. An inquiry into the occurrence has been initiated, the officials informed.

As per the airline, flight SG 160 was scheduled to depart for Jammu from Delhi when it crashed into an electric pole at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. While informing about the incident, airline officials stated that the right-wing trailing edge came into close contact with a pole during the pushback, causing damage to the aileron..

Source : Republic World

Published On : March 28, 2022