Current Affairs Lecture - March Month MCQs
Juice Jacking
- Definition: A form of cyber attack involving tampered public USB ports that infect connected devices with malware to steal data.
- Origin: Term coined in 2011 by Investigative Journalist Brian Krebs.
- Warning: RBI issued a caution to avoid charging devices at public ports due to the risk of juice jacking.
Operation Indrāvati
- Purpose: To evacuate Indian nationals from Haiti to the Dominican Republic.
- Name: Operation Indrāvati
India's First Battery Energy Storage Gigafactory
- Location: Jammu and Kashmir
- Capacity Goal: 20 GW by 2026
Jharkhand's Widow Remarriage Incentive Scheme
- Requirements: Beneficiaries must apply within one year of remarriage date.
- Incentives: ₹30,000 provided by the government.
International Women's Day 2024 Theme
- Theme: Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress
- Date: March 8th annually
- SDG5 Goal: Achieve global gender equality by 2030
Notable March Dates
- March 3: World Wildlife Day
- March 4: National Safety Day
- March 10: CISF Day
- March 14: Pi Day
- March 18: Ordinance Factories Day, Global Recycling Day
- March 20: World Happiness Day
- March 22: World Water Day
- March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
Bhutan's Highest Civilian Award
- Name: Druk Gyalpo
- Awarded to: PM Narendra Modi by the Bhutanese Government
2024 Ranji Trophy
- Winner: Mumbai (42nd title)
- Runner-up: Vidarbha
- First Edition: 1934-1935
Abel Prize 2024
- Recipient: Michael Tel Grant
- Field: Mathematics
Nobel Prize in Economics 2002
- Recipient: Daniel Kahneman
- Event: Recently passed away
Nobel Prize Facts
- First Awarded: 1901
- Founder: Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite
- First Categories: Five original categories; expanded to include Economics in 1968
- Indian Recipients:
- Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913)
- C.V. Raman (Physics, 1930)
- Har Gobind Khorana (Medicine, 1968)
- Mother Teresa (Peace, 1979)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (Physics, 1983)
- Amartya Sen (Economics, 1998)
- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (Chemistry, 2009)
- Kailash Satyarthi (Peace, 2014)
- Abhijit Banerjee (Economics, 2019)
SAKSHAM App by Election Commission
- Launched by: Election Commission
Indiramma Housing Scheme
- Aid Provided: ₹5 lakhs along with a house plot
- Launched by: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
- Target: Economically disadvantaged sections
India's First Lady Sniper in BSF
Pro Kabaddi League 2024
- Winner: Puneri Paltan
- Defeated: Haryana Steelers
- Captain and MVP: Aslam Inamdar
- Venue: Gaachimouli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
- Most Successful Team: Patna Pirates (3 titles)
M Yuva Scheme by Uttar Pradesh
- Launched by: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
- Purpose: Provide interest-free loans up to ₹5 lakhs to support young entrepreneurs
India's First Under River Metro Tunnel
- River: Hooghly River in Kolkata
- Connects: Howrah Maidan to Esplanade
- Depth: 33 meters below ground level; deepest metro station in India
First Dolphin Research Center in India
- Location: Patna, Bihar
- Inaugurated by: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
- Cost: ₹30 crore
- Scientific Name: Platanista gangetica
- National Aquatic Animal: Declared in 2009
World Wildlife Day
- Observed on: March 3
- Theme: Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation and Wildlife Conservation
Chapchar Kut Festival
- State: Mizoram
- Significance: Biggest festival in Mizoram; celebrates successful completion of 'jhum' operations
First Made-in-India Tugboat
- Name: Ocean Grace
- Inaugurated at: Paradip Port
NIA Director General
Parliament Security Head
- Appointed: Anurag Agarwal
Ambaji White Marble with GI Tag
- Product: Ambaji White Marble from Gujarat
- Other Notable GI Tags: Alphonso Mango, Darjeeling Tea, Malabar Pepper, Kashmir Saffron, etc.
Conclusion
- Upcoming Classes: More sessions on March Current Affairs MCQs to follow.
- Feedback: Session pace can be adjusted based on preferences.
Thank you! Jai Hind, Jai Bharat