MCQs – Current Affairs (22 & 23 March)

1. India’s first LPG Automated Teller Machine was launched by:

A. IOCL
B. HPCL
C. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
D. GAIL

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:
BPCL introduced this innovation in Gurugram to enable self-service LPG access.

1. The Small Hydro Power Development Scheme (2026–31) has an outlay of:

A. ₹1,500 crore
B. ₹2,000 crore
C. ₹2,584.60 crore
D. ₹3,000 crore

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:
The Union Cabinet approved ₹2,584.60 crore to promote small hydro renewable energy projects.

1. The Supreme Court ruling on maternity leave was related to:

A. Surrogacy mothers
B. Working women only
C. adoptive mothers maternity leave
D. Government employees only

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:
The Supreme Court of India removed age-based restrictions, ensuring equality for adoptive mothers.

1. Kusunpur village in Odisha is being developed as a smart village under which organisation?

A. NITI Aayog
B. DRDO
C. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
D. ISRO

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:
CSIR is leading the initiative to transform Kusunpur into Odisha’s first smart village, focusing on technology-driven rural development.

1. The decision to grant lifetime validity for food licences was taken by which ministry?

A. Ministry of Commerce
B. Ministry of Consumer Affairs
C. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
D. Ministry of Agriculture

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:
The ministry approved perpetual validity for licences issued by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to improve ease of doing business.