101. ‘ Mundaka Upanishad: The Gateway to Eternity’, written by former MP Dr. Karan Singh, is released. Who released ‘Mundaka Upanishad: The Gateway to Eternity’ book?

1. Narendra Modi
2. Draupadi Murmu
3. Om Birla
4. Jagdeep Dhankar
5. None of the above

Option “4” is correct.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar announced the release of the book “Mundaka Upanishad: The Gateway to Eternity”. Dr. Karan Singh, a former member of parliament, wrote the book at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas in New Delhi.
102. The International Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2023 in the category of “Country International” was won by which nation?

1. Switzerland
2. Australia
3. Italy
4. India
5. UAE

Option “4” is correct.
The International Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2023 in the categories of “TV/Cinema Commercials International and Country International” were won by the Indian Ministry of Tourism and the Government of India, respectively.
103. Every two years exercise La Perouse, an exercise run by the French Navy, aims to improve maritime domain awareness and maritime cooperation among the participating navies in the Indo-Pacific region. The Indian Ocean Area will host which edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse?

1. 2nd
2. 5th
3. 1st
4. 3rd
5. 7th

Option “4” is correct.
The Indian Ocean Area will host the third edition of the multilateral exercise La Perouse.
The Royal Australian Navy, French Navy, Indian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Navy, and United States Navy will all have people, ships, and essential helicopters participating in this event.
104. Which country becomes the first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from abroad after inaugurating a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 meters beneath the North Sea?

1. USA
2. India
3. Denmark
4. Australia
5. Switzerland

Option “3” is correct.
Denmark inaugurates a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 meters beneath the North Sea, the first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from abroad.
Led by British chemical giant Ineos and German oil company Wintershall Dea, the “Greensand” project is expected to store up to eight million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030.
105. Who launched a grievance appellate panel mechanism to look into appeals by users against decisions of social media platforms?

1. S. Jaishankar
2. Ashwini Vaishnaw
3. Rajeev Chandrasekhar
4. Narendra Modi
5. Piyush Goyal

Option “3” is correct.
Minister of State for IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar launched a grievance appellate panel mechanism, that will look into appeals by users against decisions of social media platforms.
The digital platform, Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC), is a powerful tool for ensuring accountability of platforms to their users, Chandrasekhar, who is the minister of state for IT.
106. The theme of No Smoking Day 2023 is “Stopping smoking improves your brain health”. On which day No Smoking Day is observed in the month of March?

1. First Monday
2. Second Wednesday
3. Fourth Saturday
4. Last Sunday
5. Third Friday

Option “2” is correct.
Every year on the second Wednesday of March, No Smoking Day is observed. It falls on March 8 this year. Even though we all know that smoking is bad for our health, quitting the habit appears to be a difficult task.
107. Which country is all set to move its capital from Jakarta to Borneo over environmental issues such as being congested, sinking into seawater, and being prone to the earthquake?

1. Maldives
2. Brazil
3. Philippines
4. Indonesia
5. Singapore

Option “4” is correct.
Indonesia is all set to move its capital from Jakarta to Borneo over environmental issues such as being congested, sinking into seawater, and being prone to earthquakes.
108. The defense ministry sealed a deal with which defense equipment manufacturing company to procure six Dornier aircraft for Rs 667 crore for the Indian Air Force.

1. HAL
2. BEL
3. Tata Defence
4. Reliance Naval
5. None of the above

Option “1” is correct.
The defense ministry sealed a deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to procure six Dornier aircraft for Rs 667 crore for the Indian Air Force.
The aircraft was used by IAF for route transport roles and communication duties. Subsequently, it has also been used for training transport pilots of the IAF.
109. Who inaugurated the world`s longest railway platform of 1.5 kilometers at Sri Siddhaarooda railway station in Hubballi in the state of Karnataka recently?

1. Piyush Goyal
2. Basavraj Bommai
3. Prahlad Joshi
4. Nitin Gadkari
5. Narendra Modi

Option “5” is correct.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the World`s longest railway platform of 1.5 kilometers at Sri Siddhaarooda railway station in Hubballi in the state of Karnataka.
It is to be noted that Indian Railways, South Western Railway Zones Hubbali is now registered in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest platform.
110. Name a Netflix documentary short from Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga which has won the 95th Academy Awards‘ Best Documentary Short award.

1. Stranger At The Gate
2. Haulout
3. The Elephant Whisperers
4. How Do You Measure a Year
5. None of the above

Option “3” is correct.
The Elephant Whisperers, a Netflix documentary short from Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, has won the 95th Academy Awards‘ Best Documentary Short award.

28 thoughts on “March Monthly Current Affairs 2023”

  1. I don’t think the title of your article matches the content lol. Just kidding, mainly because I had some doubts after reading the article.

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