Current Affairs Quiz [7th march 2022] For All Teaching Exam 2022: Attempt Now

Q1. Which of these has been awarded the ‘Special Jury Award’ at the 9th edition of FICCI Water Awards?
(a) National River Conservation Plan
(b) AMRUT
(c) Niti Aayog
(d) National Mission for Clean Ganga

Q2. India has signed Host Country Agreement (HCA) with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in which city of the country?
(a) Chennai
(b) Noida
(c) Mumbai
(d) New Delhi

Q3. “Vida” is a new brand name launched by which company for its upcoming electric vehicles?
(a) Bajaj Auto
(b) Suzuki
(c) Hero MotoCorp
(d) TVS Motor

Q4. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of the airline company Jet Airways?
(a) Anita Naresh Goyal
(b) Naresh Goyal
(c) Rahul Taneja
(d) Sanjiv Kapoor

Q5. Cricket legend Shane Warne has passed away. He played for which country?
(a) South Africa
(b) West Indies
(c) New Zealand
(d) Australia

Q6. The 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup is being held in which country?
(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) New Zealand
(d) Australia

Q7. What is the theme of the World Obesity Day 2022?
(a) End weight stigma
(b) Every Action Counts
(c) Every Body Needs Everybody
(d) Everybody Needs to Act

Q8. Which Airlines has partnered with Switzerland based solar fuels start-up, Synhelion SA and is set to become world’s first airline to use solar aviation fuel?
(a) Vistara airline
(b) Swiss International Air Lines AG
(c) InterGlobe Aviation
(d) Lufthansa

Q9. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance?
(a) Jhulan Goswami
(b) Rajkummar Rao
(c) Neeraj Chopra
(d) Vidya Balan

Q10. Oscar-winning Alan Ladd Jr passed away recently. He was a/an ______________.
(a) Stuntman
(b) Producer
(c) Director
(d) Musician

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has been felicitated with the ‘Special Jury Award’ at the 9th edition of FICCI Water Awards. NMCG has been awarded for its effort in reviving River Ganga and to bring about a paradigm shift in water management.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Government of India has signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in New Delhi.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Hero MotoCorp has unveiled a new brand “Vida”, for its emerging mobility solutions and upcoming electric vehicles. (Vida means life)

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sanjiv Kapoor has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, with effect from April 4, 2022.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Australian cricketer Shane Warne has passed away at the age of 52 years due to a suspected heart attack in Thailand. He was a leg spinner.In 2013, he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup kicked off on March 04, 2022 in New Zealand.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The theme of World Obesity Day 2022 is ‘Everybody Needs to Act’. The campaign aims to improve the world’s understanding, prevention and treatment of obesity.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Swiss International Air Lines AG (SWISS or Swiss Air Lines) and its parent company, Lufthansa Group have partnered with Switzerland based solar fuels start-up, Synhelion SA (Synhelion) to use its solar aviation fuel.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bharti AXA Life Insurance, appointed National Award-winning actress Vidya Balan as its Brand Ambassador.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Oscar winning producer, Former Executive at Twentieth Century Fox, who greenlit ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Braveheart’, Alan Ladd Junior passed away at the age of 84 years.

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