Q.1) Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India at present?
(a) Rajiv Kumar
(b) Gyanesh Kumar
(c) Sukhbir Singh
(d) Sushil Chandra
Q.2) What is the rank of India in the recently released Global Human Development Index?
(a) 75
(b) 78
(c) 125
(d) 134
Q.3) Which team won the Ranji Trophy 2024 title?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Mumbai
(c) Vidarbha
(d) Jharkhand
Q.4) When is World Consumer Rights Day celebrated every year?
(a) 13 March
(b) 14 March
(c) 15 March
(d) 16 March
Q.5) Who launched Ethanol100, an alternate auto fuel in New Delhi?
(a) Hardeep Singh Puri
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Rajnath Singh
Q.6) Which Union Minister inaugurated the National Time Protocol in Mumbai?
(a) Hardeep Singh Puri
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Anurag Singh Thakur
(d) Rajnath Singh
Answers-
Ans.1 (a), Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar welcomed the newly appointed Election Commissioner’s Shri Gyanesh Kumar and Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu recently.
Ans.2 (d), According to the latest report of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on human development, India is ranked 134th in the global Human Development Index (HDI). Whereas India, its neighbor China and Sri Lanka are ranked 75th and 78th respectively in the high human development category. India is classified under ‘medium human development’. Bhutan is at 125th and Bangladesh at 129th.
Ans.3 (b), Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy 2024 by defeating Vidarbha by 169 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mumbai has won the Ranji title after 8 years. With this, Mumbai also won its 42nd title in the first class tournament.
Ans.4 (c), World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on 15 March to create more awareness about consumer rights. On this day, people discuss measures to create awareness about consumer rights. This is different from National Consumer Rights Day which is celebrated on 24th December.
Ans.5 (a), Hardeep Singh Puri launched Ethanol100, an alternate auto fuel in New Delhi.
Ans.(6) (b), Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Piyush Goyal on Friday (15th March 2024) inaugurated National Time Protocol (NTP) for dissemination of Indian Standard Time in Mumbai.
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