Test: General Awareness (Current Affairs Part II) - Software Development MCQ

The correct answer is DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.

Key Points

• International Women's Year was the name given in 1975 by the United Nations.
• Since that year March 8 has been observed as International Women's Day.
• United Nations Decade for Women was also established from 1976 to 1985.
• The first UN World Conference on Women was held in Mexico City.
• The theme for 2023: DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality
• The aim of the IWD 2023 #EmbraceEquity
• Which highlights the importance of challenging biases and misconceptions in the interest of creating a more inclusive and gender-equal world.

Additional Information

• List of Important Days/Events in March:​ 

The correct answer is Kylian Mbappe.

Key Points

• The 2022 FIFA World Cup is the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Qatar.
• Kylian Mbappe was awarded the Golden Boot award at the FIFA World Cup 2022.
• He scored 8 goals and became the top goal scorer in the FIFA 2022.
• He from Forward player of France.

Additional Information

• Enzo Fernandez was awarded the Young Player Award.
• Lionel Messi was awarded the Golden Ball Award.
• Emi Martinez was awarded the Golden Glove Award.

The correct answer is Meg Lanning.

Key Points

• Meg Lanning won the orange cap at the Women's IPL 2023.
• Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Meg Lanning (310 runs) is currently the highest run-scorer of WPL.
• Orange Cap is awarded to the batter who scores the maximum number of runs in an IPL/WPL season.

Additional Information

• Harmanpreet Kaur won the award for catch of the season.
• Hayley Matthews was given the purple cap and the most valuable player.
• Nat Sciver-Brunt of Mumbai Indians was awarded the player of the match.

The correct answer is 126th.

Key Points

• India rankd at 126th position out of 136 countries in 2023.

Additional Information

• According to the report, India ranks at 126th position out of 136 countries, making it one of the least happy countries in the world.
• It even lags behind its neighboring nations like Nepal, China, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
• Denmark is at number two, followed by Iceland at number three. The ranking uses six key factors to measure happiness — social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption.
• It rates 150 nations based on:
  • Personal well-being.
  • Levels of GDP.
  • Life expectancy, and
  • Other quality of life measures.

Important Points

• Finland ranked the happiest nation globally for the sixth consecutive year, followed by Denmark and Switzerland.
• Afghanistan is named the saddest country in the world for the third year in a row.

The correct answer is Nandini Gupta.

Key Points

• Nandini Gupta was crowned Miss India World 2023.
• The event was held at Imphal, Manipur.

• Delhi's Shreya Poonja was declared Femina Miss India 2023 first runner-up and Manipur's Thounaojam Strela Luwang emerged as the second runner-up.
• She was crowned by Karnataka's Sini Shetty, the Miss India winner of 2022.
• The event featured multiple rounds of fashion sequences featuring the 30-state winners dressed in a collection by Namrata Joshipura for Trends, Rocky Star and Robert Naorem showcasing traditional costume.

The correct answer is Aryna Sabalenka.

Key Points

• Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open in the women's singles category in 2023.
• This was her first Grand Slam singles title after she defeated Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open final.
• She defeated her by a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win.
• She had earlier won in mixed doubles category. 

Additional Information

• The 2023 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament.
• It was held at Melbourne Park, from 16-29 January 2023.
• It was the 111th edition of the Australian Open, and the 55th in the Open Era.
• The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. 
• Novak Djokovic claimed the men's singles title, his tenth Australian Open title and 22nd major title overall, tying Rafael Nadal's all-time record. 

The correct answer is 2070.

In News

• India has set a target of achieving net zero by 2070.

Key Points

• In a high-level roundtable discussion held at the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Global Implementation Support Symposium 2023, Rajiv Bansal, Secretary of Civil Aviation in India, announced the country’s commitment to becoming net zero in carbon emissions by the year 2070.
• This target, although falling short of the global goal of 2050, was deemed realistic, considering the prevailing realities and infrastructure limitations faced by India.
• The transition towards lower carbon emissions and the adoption of SAF have been identified as fundamental steps in the aviation industry’s efforts to achieve net zero by 2050.
• India’s commitment to the net zero goal by 2070 demonstrates the country’s recognition of the importance of sustainable practices in aviation and its determination to align with global environmental objectives.

Additional Information

• The International Civil Aviation Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations. 
• It was established on 4 April 1947.
• It changes the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
• The headquarter is located in  Montreal, Canada.
• The president of ICAO is Salvatore Sciacchitano.

The correct answer is Kartiki Gonsalves.

Key Points

• The Elephant Whisperers, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, has won Best Documentary Short Subject.
• Kartiki Gonsalves is one of the first women selected in India as a Sony Imaging Ambassador for the Sony Alpha series as a natural history and social documentary photographer & filmmaker.

• It is the first Indian film to win an Oscar in this category and the third to be nominated after The House That Ananda Built and An Encounter With Faces which competed for Best Documentary Short in 1969 and 1979 respectively.
• The Elephant Whisperers, set in the Mudumalai National Park, is the tale of an orphaned elephant calf named Raghu in the care of Bomman and Belli, an indigenous couple.

Additional Information

• Fali Bilimoria directed the movie The House That Ananda Built.
• Vidhu Vinod Chopra directed the movie An Encounter with Faces.

The correct answer is Ravneet Kaur.

In News

•  Ravneet Kaur appointed chairperson of Competition Commission of India in May 2023

Key Points

• The Central government appointed Ravneet Kaur, a 1988 Punjab cadre IAS officer, as the new chairperson of the Competition Commission of India.

• She is currently the Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner at the Department of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management in Chandigarh.
• Sangeeta Verma has been serving as the acting Chairperson.
• As per the May 15 order, her appointment will be for five years from the date she assumes charge or till the date of attaining the age of 65 years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Additional Information

• Praveen Sood has been appointed as the Director of CBI.
• Manoj Soni has been appointed as the Chairperson of the UPSC.
• IPS officer Rashmi Shukla was previously appointed as Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal.
• Her current designation is that of Director General of Maharashtra.

The correct answer is India.

In News

• India to host Quad leaders summit in 2024

Key Points

• India will host the Quad Summit in 2024, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Quad Summit 2023.
• The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD), commonly known as the Quad, is a strategic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States of America.
• It aims to help countries mitigate the effects of climate change and strengthen their climate resilience.
• The forum was initiated as a dialogue in 2007 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, with the support of Vice President Dick Cheney of the US, Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India.
• The dialogue was paralleled by joint military exercises of an unprecedented scale, titled Exercise Malabar.