Correct Answer : Option (C) - Jayati Ghosh
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Correct Answer : Option (D) - Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible
Note : The World Water Day 2022 Theme is “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible”. The groundwater is the largest source of fresh and usable water in the world. It meets the domestic, agricultural and industrial water needs in many parts of the world that lack adequate surface water supplies.
Correct Answer : Option (C) - March 22nd
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Correct Answer : Option (B) - Finland
Note : Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for the 5th time in a row in the World Happiness Report 2022. The report is based on two key ideas, the first being happiness or life evaluation that is measured through opinion surveys and the second being identifying the key elements that determine well-being and the life evaluation across countries. Finland has been identified as the happiest country in the world, followed by Denmark at second position and Iceland at third position.
Correct Answer : Option (A) - Kota
Note : "Kota" administration has enforced Section 144 from March 22 till April 21 to maintain law and order in the city in the view of screening of the film 'The Kashmir Files'. This means that no crowd gathering will be allowed to watch the movie. The decision was announced by Kota district collector in a notification.
Correct Answer : Option (B) - March 22nd
Note : Bihar Diwas is celebrated every year on March 22nd to mark the formation of the state of Bihar. It was on March 23, 1912, the Britishers carved out the state from Bengal. Bihar Diwas is celebrated as a public holiday in the state. The 2022 theme of the day is 'Jal, Jeevan, Hariyali’, signifying the prosperity in the state which is also rich in its cultural heritage.
Correct Answer : Option (D) - Punjab
Note : Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has declared a public holiday on "March 23rd" on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas. Punjab State Assembly also passed a resolution to install statues of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb Ambedkar in the Assembly. Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs' Day is commemorated on 23rd March every year to pay homage to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar, who were hanged to death by the British on this day in 1931.
Correct Answer : Option (C) - Turkmenistan
Note : Serdar Berdimuhamedow has been sworn in as the President of Turkmenistan. Berdimuhamedow succeeds his father and former president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who became president in 2006 and served till 2022. It must be noted that the presidential elections in Turkmenistan are held every seven years. Serdar Berdymukhamedov, secured 72.97 per cent of the votes election to lead the gas-rich country.
Correct Answer : Option (C) - Japan
Note : Japan will invest 5 trillion Yen or Rs 3.2 lakh crores in the next five years in India, informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit held in New Delhi, India on March 19, 2022. PM Modi emphasised that there has been progress in the economic partnership between India- Japan economic partnership and that Japan is one of the largest investors in India.
Correct Answer : Option (A) - March 20th
Note : Nowruz 2022 was celebrated in several countries across the world on March 20, 2022. Nowruz translates into new day and it marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The Iranian New Year is celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm among various Parsi communities across the world including India.