This is the current affairs of 29th March 2023. Here are 10 questions and answers of daily current affairs for better preparation of competitive exams for government jobs.
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1. Which fighter aircraft of India participated in the multinational exercise ‘Cobra Warrior’?
a. Mirage 2000
b. Sukhoi 30MKI
c. Tejas
d. Rafale
Answer: a. Mirage 2000
– The multinational exercise “Cobra Warrior” was held in the United Kingdom in March 2023.
– Air forces from multinational countries participated in it.
These include the India, UK, Finland, Sweden, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Singapore.
Cobra Warrior
– This military exercise is held twice a year.
– Hosted by the Royal Air Force, it is the largest air exercise in the UK.
– In 2023, around 70 aircraft participated.
Indian Air Force Chief – Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari.
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2. In which country the public came on the streets to protest against the proposed judicial reforms, after which the government had to bow down?
a. UK
b. Germany
c. Israel
d. Russia
Answer: c. Israel
– President – Isaac Herzog
– PM – Benjamin Netanyahu
– Capital – Jerusalem
– Currency – Israeli New Shekel
– Coastline – Mediterranean Sea
– The Israeli Parliament (Knesset) passed the Judicial Reform Bill on March 24, 2023.
– With this step of Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, the whole of Israel took to the streets.
– The Trade Union went on strike.
– The police of Tel Aviv and several other cities also participated in the rally with the protesters.
– Military officers undergoing training refused to go and protested against the bill.
– It is noteworthy that there was no violence in any of the demonstrations held throughout Israel.
– When Defense Minister Yoav Galant spoke out against the bill, he was dismissed.
– The Defense Minister had said on TV that the bill brought to weaken the judiciary was also causing damage to the military. This is a danger to the security of the country. The government should sit down with the opposition and discuss this issue.
– After this, the protests escalated.
– The President also advised the Prime Minister to stop the bill.
– The result was that on March 27-28, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to announce the postponement of this bill.
What is the Judicial Reform Bill?
– This will give the Israeli parliament the power to override decisions of the Supreme Court.
– It is called the “Override” bill.
– If this law is passed, anyone with a majority in parliament can overturn decisions made by the Supreme Court.
– Retired governments can interfere in the appointment of judges, which could weaken the judiciary’s power to make correct and impartial decisions.
– The Israeli public believes that this will weaken the country’s democracy and the Supreme Court.
– Now, if the Prime Minister needs to be removed from office, the Prime Minister or Cabinet will have to declare them physically or mentally unfit, which will require the approval of the parliament.
– Netanyahu claimed that this step would strengthen the judiciary and increase transparency, but the public was not convinced.
Why does Netanyahu need the new bill?
– In fact, trials are underway against Netanyahu in corruption cases. – He is worried that if he is sentenced, he will have to resign from his position. The public also believes this.
– So the PM has brought in the law to save himself from losing the chair.
– In the arrogance of power, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wanted to keep the right to appoint judges of the Supreme Court to himself.
– He had to appear on national television and say that a situation of civil war has arisen in the country.
Demonstration stopped after the announcement of postponing the bill
– For the time being, PM Benjamin Netanyahu had to announce the postponement of this bill.
– After this the performances stopped.
Israel
– President – Isak Erzog
– PM – Benjamin Netanyahu
– Capital – Jerusalem
– Currency – Israeli new shekel
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3. Name the first state in the country, where the assembly passed the ‘Right to Health’ bill?
a. Bihar
b. Gujarat
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
Answer: d. Rajasthan 
– Rajasthan has become the first state in the country where the Right to Health Bill (Health Rights Act) has been passed.
– Under this, government and private hospitals are required to provide free treatment during emergencies or in times of crisis.
– If a patient does not have money, they cannot be denied treatment.
– Private hospitals will also have to provide free treatment during emergencies. The state government will create a separate fund for this purpose, and the government will pay for the treatment.
– The law will apply only to hospitals with 50 or more beds.
– Those who transport injured patients to hospitals will receive a reward of Rs. 5,000.
Hospitals cannot refuse treatment
Violating the Right to Health Act and refusing
– treatment can result in a fine of up to Rs. 10-25,000.
The first violation will result in a fine of Rs. 10,000, and subsequent violations will result in fines of up to Rs. 25,000.
– Complaints related to the Right to Health Bill will be heard by the district health authority and the state health authority.
– Complaints will be heard by the authority.
– The decisions of the authority in cases related to violations of the bill cannot be challenged in a civil court.
Doctors are protesting
– Private hospital doctors are claiming the right to kill the bill of Right to Health.
– Private hospital doctors are protesting on the streets to oppose this.
Why is there a protest?
– Private hospital doctors claim that the definition of emergency and its scope has not been defined. If every patient claims their illness as an emergency and receives free treatment, how will the hospital cover its expenses?
What is the Right to Health?
– The Right to Health was established in 1946, when the first international organization on health, the World Health Organization (WHO), came into existence to prepare health conditions as human rights.
Rajasthan
CM – Ashok Gehlot
Governor – Kalraj Mishra
Capital – Jaipur
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4. What amount of loan has been approved by the World Bank for ‘Assam Integrated River Basin Management Project’ (AIRBMP)?
a. 118 million dollars
b. 108 million dollars
c. 98 million dollars
d. 88 million dollars
b. $ 108 million (about Rs 889 crore)
– Work will be done through this amount to improve disaster preparedness in Assam and give a boost to flood forecasting.
– A loan of $108 million has been approved in March 2023.
– This loan is a part of a larger investment program of $500 million in Assam.
– In reality, every year a large part of Assam gets submerged in water due to floods in the Brahmaputra river.
‘Assam Integrated River Basin Management Project’ (AIRBMP)
– Strengthen infrastructure for water resource planning and management.
– Reduce the risks of floods and erosion in Assam.
Improve flood forecasting accuracy.
– Approximately 6 million people in 17 districts of Assam will benefit from this project.
World Bank
President – David Malpass
Proposed President – Ajay Banga
Headquarters – Washington D.C., USA
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5. What is the percent interest rate fixed by EPFO on Employees’ Provident Fund for the financial year 2022-23?
a. 8.15 percent
b. 7.15 percent
c. 6.15 percent
d. 5.15 percent
Answer: a. 8.15 percent
– The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has set an interest rate of 8.15% for around five crore shareholders.
– Previously, the interest rate during the fiscal year 2021-22 was 8.1%.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO):
– It is an organization under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
– It is responsible for managing the provident fund, pension scheme, and insurance scheme for the organized sector of the Indian economy.
– EPFO invests the funds deposited in the Provident Fund accounts in various places.
– A portion of the earnings from these investments is given to the consumer in the form of interest.
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6. Famous comedy actor Innocent passed away on 23 March 2023, he was famous in which language films?
a. Hindi
b. Punjabi
c. malayali
d. Tamil
Answer: c. Malayalam (the language spoken in Kerala)
– He was called the ‘King of Humour’ in Malayalam films.
– He was a film producer, writer and former Member of Parliament from Chalakudy (Kerala).
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7. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has discovered a new species of ‘eel’ fish in which state?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Gujarat
Answer: a. Tamil Nadu
– The team of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has discovered a new species of fish on the coast of Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.
– The new species will be known as “Gymnothorax Tamilnadensis” or “Tamil Nadu Brown More Eel”.
– The holotype of the new species is deposited in the National Fish Collection and Repository of ICAR-NBFGR, Lucknow, and the species name is registered in ZooBank, which is an online registration system for the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
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8. The Parliament passed the Budget (Financial Year 2023-24) Bill for the expenditure of how much rupees?
a. 39.44 lakh crore rupees
b. 42.50 lakh crore rupees
c. 44.42 lakh crore rupees
d. 45.03 lakh crore rupees
Answer: d. 45.03 lakh crore rupees
– The Budget Bill has been passed in both houses of Parliament.
– In fact, there has been continuous chaos in the Budget Session. Therefore, without discussion, the Lok Sabha passed it on March 23 and the Rajya Sabha on March 27.
– Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had presented it in the Lok Sabha on January 31, 2023.
#The target of income in the budget: 45.03 trillion rupees
– Revenue Receipts: 26.32 trillion rupees
– Capital Receipts: 18.70 trillion rupees
#The target of expenditure in the budget: 45.03 trillion rupees
– Revenue Expenditure: 35.02 trillion rupees
– Capital Expenditure: 13.69 trillion rupees
– Interest Payments: 10.79 trillion rupees
Special current affairs on the budget – https://ca.sarkarijobnews.com/2023/02/2-february-2023-current-affairs/
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9. Between which armed forces the ‘Vayu Prahar’ exercise was held in March 2023?
a. air force and army
b. Airforce and Navy
c. navy and army
d. All of the above
Answer: a. air force and army
– Amid tensions between India and China on the LAC, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force conducted war games in the eastern region (Eastern Region).
– Exercise “Vayu Prahar” ran for 96 hours in the second week of March 2023.
– The aim is to improve coordination between the army and the air force in a war-like environment.
Indian Army Eastern Command – Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Air Force Eastern Command – Shillong (Meghalaya)
Indian Army Chief – General Manoj Pande
Air Force Chief – Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari.
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10. Which state assembly passed a bill for the protection of media persons?
a. Assam
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: c. Chhattisgarh
– In March 2023, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel presented the Chhattisgarh Media Persons Protection Bill 2023 in the legislature, which was passed.
– This bill provides for the registration of all media workers, including journalists, media organizations, and mass media collectors, freelancers, trainees, and interns.
– Its aim is to broadly categorize media workers and provide them with better security.
A committee will be formed to deal with media complaints.
– The chairperson of the committee will be a retired administrative or police officer.
– The members will include at least three media workers with a minimum of ten years of experience, including a woman, and two senior government officials.
– The committee will have the same powers throughout the state as are vested in it during the hearing of cases in a civil court under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908.
– The committee can also take action against media workers who make false complaints.
Chhattisgarh:
CM – Bhupesh Baghel
Governor – Vishwabhushan Harichandan
Capital – Raipur
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