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Daily Current Affair MCQs 02-March-2023

Current affairs mcqs 2 March, 2023 Civil Accounts Day ,Sachin Tendulkar ,CHIP 4 ,Axis Bank, Australian universities ,Hekani Jakhalu.

1.

On which date the 47th Civil Accounts Day is celebrated?

a) March 1

b) March 2

c) March 3

d) March 4


Ans: A - March 1

  • Civil Accounts Day is observed on 1 March to mark the 47th Foundation Day of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).
  • The Indian Civil Accounts Service was formed in 1976.

  • The Office of the Controller General of Accounts is the principal accounting advisor to the Government of India and oversees the country's payment and accounting system.
2.

Life size statue of which Indian cricketer will be installed at Wankhede Stadium?

a) Sachin Tendulkar

b) Kapil Dev

c) Sunil Gavaskar

d) Dilip Vengsarkar


Ans: A - Sachin Tendulkar

  • A life-size statue of Sachin Tendulkar will be installed at the Wankhede Stadium.
  • Sachin Tendulkar started his cricket career at Wankhede Stadium.
  • He played his 200th and last Test match against the West Indies in 2013 on this ground.

  • His statue is expected to be unveiled on April 24 on the occasion of his 50th birthday.
3.

'CHIP 4' talks have been organized between US and which of the following country?

a) Japan

b) Taiwan

c) South Korea

d) All of the above


Ans: D - All of the above

  • Japan, the United States, South Korea and Taiwan have held the first meeting of senior officials under a new US-led framework to help ensure a stable supply of semiconductors.

  • A new dialogue forum has been launched on friend-shoring semiconductors to beat China technologically.
4.

Citibank's retail business has merged with which bank?

a) PNB

b) Axis Bank

c) SBI

d) Vijaya Bank


Ans: B - Axis Bank

  • Citibank's retail business in India has now been merged with Axis Bank.
  • All the customers associated with this will now be able to use the facilities of Axis Bank.
  • Citibank's retail business in India includes credit cards, home and personal loans, retail banking and insurance distribution.

  • The agreement between Axis and Citi was signed in March last year.
5.

In which Indian state two Australian universities will be set up?

a) Maharashtra

b) Haryana

c) Gujarat

d) Kerala


Ans: C - Gujarat

  • Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has announced that two Australian universities 'Wollongong and Deakin' will soon set up campuses in Gujarat's 'GIFT City'.

  • The partnership with Australia will provide access, affordability and quality of education for youth.
6.

Recently Hekani Jakhalu has become the first woman MLA of which state?

a) Nagaland

b) Manipur

c) Sikkim

d) Mizoram


Ans: A - Nagaland

  • Hekani Jakhalu has become the first woman legislator of Nagaland.
  • Nagaland became a state in 1963 and has not had a woman legislator since then.

  • Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) candidate Hekani Jakhalu has won from Dimapur III constituency.

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