Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20 March 2024
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20 March 2024 : Important questions related to current affairs and their answers made available by this article for the students preparing for competitive exams. Through these questions, candidates can prepare well for the competitive exam and make it easier to get a government job.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz of 20 March 2024
Question 1. Which department recently conducted FLNAT?
Answer – Department of School Education and Literacy
The Department of School Education and Literacy, functioning under the Ministry of Education, conducted the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) on March 17, 2024. Around 37 lakh learners from 23 states/UTs participated in FLNAT 2024. Reading, writing and numeracy were included in this examination of 150 marks.
Question 2. When did the biennial joint military exercise Lamitiye start?
Answer – Year 2001
Joint military exercise Lamitiye-2024 is being conducted in Seychelles from 18 March to 27 March 2024. This biennial training program is being conducted between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defense Forces (SDF). The 10th edition of the exercise is being organized this year. Lamitiye means ‘friendship’ in Creole language.
Question 3. Between which countries is Tiger Triumph 2024 being organized?
Answer – India and America
Exercise Tiger Triumph 2024 is being conducted off the eastern seaboard from March 18 to 31. It is an India-US bilateral tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) military exercise. The objective of the event is to build interoperability between the two countries for conducting Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations.
Question 4. According to the IQAir 2023 report, which is the most polluted urban area in the world?
Answer – Begusarai
According to the Swiss organization IQAir 2023 report, Begusarai’s air quality PM2.5 concentration stood at 118.9 micrograms per cubic metre. Due to which it has become the most polluted urban area in the world. Apart from this, New Delhi’s score in the air quality 2023 category was also poor. New Delhi has become the world’s most polluted capital for the fourth consecutive year.
Question 5. Which Indian sprinter set a new national record in the men’s 10000 meters race at The Ten 2024 Athletics Meet?
Answer – Gulveer Singh
Indian sprinter Gulveer Singh set a new national record in the men’s 10000 meters at ‘The Ten 2024 Athletics Meet’ held in San Juan Capistrano, California, USA. Gulveer Singh broke Surendra Singh’s 16 year old record with a timing of 27 minutes 41.81 seconds.
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