16th March 2023 – Daily Current Affairs Questions for UPSC Prelims Exams
GS Team published here 16 March 2023 Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC Prelims Exams. These will be helpful for the upcoming UPSC All exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and related India, World, Technology, and all govt news.
Which of the following country has hosted the SCO International Conference on “Shared Buddhist Heritage”?
Answer: India
Note:-
- Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has started a two-day international conference in India
- Conference to discuss “Shared Buddhist Heritage”
- The conference will be attended by representatives from Central, East, South Asian and Arab countries as well as SCO member states
- SCO scholars will present their research papers in this conference
- Institutions such as Myanmar, China and Dunhuang Research Academy will also participate in the conference
- The SCO is led by India for one year from September 17, 2022 to September 23, 2023
- The SCO includes China, Russia and Mongolia as well as member states, observation states and dialogue partners
In which city is the joint India-Singapore exercise “Bold Kurukshetra” held?
Answer: Jodhpur
Note:-
- Operation Bold Kurukshetra was conducted from March 6-13, 2023 at Jodhpur Military Station in India
- Both the Singapore Army and the Indian Army participated in the exercise
- The exercise featured the first command post exercise in the series involving computer wargaming and planning components at the battalion and brigade levels
- The exercise conducted by the Indian Army included members of the 42nd Battalion, Singapore Armored Regiment and members of the Indian Army Armored Brigade
- Joint training fostered a shared understanding of mechanized warfare in relation to new threats and developing technologies
- It also developed interoperability through a wargame based on computer simulations
- Joint operational and tactical procedures managed by a joint command post were used
Ashwini Vaishnav has announced the launch of the first bullet train in India from August of which year?
Answer: 2026
Note:-
- India’s first bullet train to start service in August 2026
- The train is being built on the 508 kilometer route between Ahmedabad and Mumbai
- The train will cover the distance in three hours and run at a top speed of 350 kmph
- Many suppliers of the project have started receiving export orders which will give a boost to the project economy
- The government aims to run the bullet train on a large stretch by 2027
As per Swiss firm IQAir report, India is the most polluted country in the world?
Answer: 8th
Note:-
- India to be eighth most polluted country in the world in 2022, says Swiss firm IQAir in World Air Quality Report
- Last year India was at the fifth position
- India has 39 of the 50 most polluted cities in the world
- Chad, Iraq, Pakistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Kuwait, India, Egypt and Tajikistan are the top 10 most polluted countries
Which Indian state has become the first state in the country to launch an insurance scheme for silk growers?
Answer: Uttarakhand
Note:-
- Uttarakhand launches nation’s first ‘Silkworm Insurance’ programme
- Under this pilot project, agricultural workers in five development blocks in four districts will be given insurance against losses
- In the first phase of the pilot project, 200 sericulture growers from five blocks of Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, and Nainital have received insurance
- With this insurance, agricultural workers will be protected from climate change, water scarcity and other hazards
- This arrangement will be done by Saral Krishi Bima
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