Current Affairs Quiz - March 2022

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India’s export of fresh fruits has witnessed considerable growth during 2020-21. India’s major exporting destinations of fresh fruits during 2020-21 were Bangladesh (USD126.6 million), Netherland (USD 117.56 million), UAE (USD 100.68 million).
Fresh Grapes is the largest exported items among all fresh food category. During 2020-21, the export value of Fresh Grapes was USD 314 million. The export of guavas from India sees a growth of 260% since 2013.

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World Civil Defence Day is observed on 1 March each year to create awareness about the importance of civil protection and preparedness.
The day is celebrated by the International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO). The theme for World Civil Defence Day this year is “Civil Defence and Management of Displaced Populations in Face of Disasters and Crises; Role of Volunteers and the Fight Against Pandemics”.

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Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani launched the new motto of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, NCPCR on its 17th foundation day at Red Fort, New Delhi.
The New Motto is ‘Bhavishyo Rakshati Rakshit’. The Minister also complemented the collaboration between NCPCR & Border Security Force for the initiative called ‘SAHARA’, which provides psycho-social counselling to children of BSF jawans who laid down their lives.

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Every year, the Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March 1, to celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life with dignity.
This year, the theme of ‘Zero Discrimination Day’ is “Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower”. This year, UNAIDS is highlighting the urgent need to take action against discriminatory laws prevalent across the world.

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C-17 Globemaster of the Indian Navy took off for Romania to bring back Indians under Operation Ganga. The flights under the operation have also been increased.
Three more Indian Air Force aircraft are scheduled to visit Poland, Hungary and Romania. Four Ministers are deployed by the Government of India as ‘special envoys’ to oversee the evacuation process of Indian nationals in Ukraine’s neighbouring countries.

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This year’s first ISSF World Cup is being held in the city of Cairo, Egypt. Indian shooting ace Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event.
Another Indian player Esha Singh bagged the second medal for the country after she won a silver in the women’s 10m air pistol event.

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Sri Lanka announced nationwide seven-and-a-half hour daily power cuts. This is the longest power cut announced in Sri Lanka in 26 years since 1996.
As per the official sources, the country is not facing an issue of electricity capacity, but a foreign exchange crisis, as the country does not have enough reserves to import fuel.

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The Delhi government launched the ‘Award for College Lecturers’ scheme to acknowledge the contribution of lecturers.
They are selected on the basis of student feedback, improvement in results, research work, extra-curricular activities and other areas of academics. Recently, the Delhi government honoured 17 lecturers for their outstanding work in colleges and state universities.

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The Tourism Department of Rajasthan is set to host the three-day Holi festival “Braj Holi Mahotsav” from March 12 to 14 in the state.
The celebration events would be held in Bharatpur, Deeg and Kaman cities. The celebration is aimed to entertain tourists of all ages with the colours, local sports, traditional dance and music.

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International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations for information and communication technologies, and is head quartered at Geneva.
India has recently signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with International Telecommunication Union for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU. The office would be established in New Delhi.