Current Affairs Daily Quiz: 3 March 2022

Current Affairs Questions for UPSC: The Current Affairs Quiz section of Jagran Josh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise Current Affairs of the day at ease. The Current Affairs questions and answers cover topics such as World Wildlife Day, UP Elections 2022 and BCCI central contract list among others. 

1. When is World Wildlife Day observed?

a) March 1st

b) March 2nd

c) March 3rd 

d) March 5th 

2. How many seats went to polls in the sixth phase of UP Elections 2022?

a) 62

b) 48

c) 57

d) 45

3. Which among the following is not a Union Territory of India?

a) Sikkim 

b) Puducherry 

c) Chandigarh

d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

4. Who is the current President of Ukraine?

a) Viktor Yanukovych

b) Volodymyr Zelenskyy

c) Alar Karis 

d) Boris Johnson

5. Which year did Ukraine gain Independence from the Soviet Union?

a) 1990

b) 1989

c) 1991

d) 1992

6. Viktor Yanukovych is the former President of which nation?

a) Slovakia

b) Ukraine

c) Romania

d) Estonia 

7. Who among the following cricketers has been downgraded from Grade A to B in the latest BCCI central contract list?

a) R Ashwin

b) Rishabh Pant

c) Ajinkya Rahane

d) Mohammed Shami

Answers

1. (c) March 3rd

World Wildlife Day is observed across the globe on March 3, 2022. The day aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. The 2022 theme of the World Wildlife Day is “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”. 

2. (c) 57

The sixth phase of UP Assembly Polls 2022 was held on March 3, 2022 in 57 seats across 10 districts including Gorakhpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Kushinagar, Deoria, Ballia, Basti,  Balrampur, Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar and Siddharthnagar. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is among the candidates in the fray in this phase, he is contesting from Gorakhpur Urban seat.

3. (a) Sikkim

Sikkim is not a Union Territory and is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. India currently has eight Union Territories including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry.

4. (b) Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former actor and comedian, is the sixth and current President of Ukraine. He won the 2018 Ukrainian Presidential Elections with 73.2 percent vote, defeating his opponent Petro Poroshenko. He played the role of a teacher who becomes President of Ukraine in the TV show ‘Srvant of the People.’

5. (c) 1991

Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991. The Soviet Union dissolved shortly after in December 1991. Though Russia signed an agreement o respect the independent Ukraine’s sovereignty in 1994, it has considered Ukraine as a part of the Russian Federation. 

6. (b) Ukraine 

Viktor Yanukovych, former Ukrainian President, is rumoured to be Russia’s top choice to replace Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Pro-Russian Ukrainian leader had fled to Russia in 2014 after being deposed from his position. Viktor Yanukovych was ousted as President of Ukraine by the EuroMaidan Revolution in 2014. He has been in exile in Russia since then.

7. (c) Ajinkya Rahane

Former Indian Test Vice-Captain Ajinkya Rahane along with Cheteshwar Pujara has been downgraded from Grade A to B in the latest central contracts list of the BCCI. The list was ratified by the Board's Apex Council on March 2, 2022. The BCCI has four categories of annual remuneration for players –A+, A, B and C. This year’s contract list includes 27 players.