Daily Current Affairs Quiz : March 18, 2023
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1. Exercise ‘Al-Mohed-Al Hindi-23’ is held between India and which country?
[A] UAE
[B] Saudi Arabia
[C] Israel
[D] Oman
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Correct Answer: B [Saudi Arabia]
Notes:
Exercise Al-Mohed-Al Hindi-23 is a bilateral exercise between the naval forces of India and Saudi Arabia.
It is planned for May this year, to be held in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail. This will be the second such Naval Exercise, while the first one was held in August 2021.
2. Which country is the host of the ‘United Nations 2023 Water Conference’?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] India
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: A [USA]
Notes:
The report titled “Global Bottled Water Industry: A Review of Impacts and Trends” was released recently ahead of the United Nations 2023 Water Conference.
The Conference is to be hosted in New York, USA. The report revealed that the bottled water industry is masking the existing issue of the lack of reliable drinking water for all.
3. Which country brokered the ‘Saudi-Iran Détente’ peace deal?
[A] USA
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
The ‘Saudi-Iran Détente’ is a peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia which was recently brokered by China.
It is seen as Beijing’s step towards gaining a major influence in West Asia, where it has economic and political interests and rivalry with the US and the western powers.
4. Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
[A] Gujarat
[B] West Bengal
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: A [Gujarat]
Notes:
Gujarat, the only home of Asiatic lions in India, is set to move 40 lions from Gir National Park to the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Barda Wildlife Sanctuary is expected to house 40 adult and sub-adult Asiatic lions. It is located some 100 km from the Gir National Park.
5. Which state/UT hosted the ‘Kodava Hockey Festival’?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Karnataka
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: C [Karnataka]
Notes:Kodava Hockey Festival is set to be organized in Napoklu town of Karnataka after a gap of 4 years. The annual event is the world’s largest field-hockey tournament.
The Kodava community in the hilly district conducts the inter-family hockey tournament every year where players from over 200 families participate. The only rule of forming a team is that all members must be from the same family.
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