11TH MARCH 2020

MCQ + EXPLANATION

Which state has topped the overall implementation of POSHAN

Abhiyaan –

किस राज्य ने पोषण अकियान िे समग्र िायाान्वयन में सबसे ऊपर रहा है -

1. Punjab

2. Gujarat

3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Arunachal Pradesh

5. Maharashtra

•To achieve improvement in the nutritional

status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent

Girls, Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers

in a time bound manner with fixed targets &

aims to bring down stunting of children in

the age group of 0-6 years from 38.4% to

25% by the year 2022.

•Andhra Pradesh CM lauched NIGHA app to

control electoral malpractices

•Gujarat tops in domestic solar rooftop installations

in 2020.

• 64 percent of domestic solar installations.

• Punjab Government launched “Cova Punjab”

mobile app to spread awareness on Coronavirus.

•Capital- Chandigarh.

•Chief Minister (CM)- Captain Amarinder Singh.

•Governor- Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore.

•आधं्र प्रदेश िे मुख्यमंत्री ने चुनावी िदाचार िो कनयंकत्रत िरने िे किए

कनघा ऐप िो िाउच किया

• गुजरात 2020 में घरेिू सौर छत प्रकतष्ठानों में सबसे ऊपर है।

• घरेिू सौर प्रकतष्ठानों िा ६४ प्रकतशत ।

• पंजाब सरिार ने िोरोनावायरस पर जागरूिता फैिाने िे किए "िोवा

पंजाब" मोबाइि ऐप िॉन्च किया।

• राजधानी- चंडीगढ़।

• मुख्यमंत्री (सीएम) - िैप्टन अमररंदर कसंह।

• राज्यपाि- कवजेन्र पाि कसंह बदनौर।

‘Fagli’ festival is celebrated in which state –

'फागिी' त्योहार किस राज्य में मनाया जाता है -

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. New Delhi

C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Tamil Nadu

E. Karnataka

• This festival is celebrated to denote the end of

the winter and the start of the Spring.

• यह त्योहार सकदायों िे अंत और वसंत िी शुरुआत िो

कनरूकपत िरने िे किए मनाया जाता है।

• Chief Minister- Jai Ram Thakur

• Governor- Shri Bandaru Dattatraya

• Hola Mohalla’ festival celebrated at Sri

Anandpur Sahib in Punjab

• Attukal Pongal Festival – Kerala

What is the rank of India in Inclusive Internet Index

2020-

समावेशी इटंरनेट सचूिांि 2020 में िारत िा क्या ान ान है-

A. 46th

B. 100th

C. 102nd

D. 84th

E. 112th

• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released the 4th

iteration of the Inclusive Internet Index 2020 for

100 countries where India is overall ranked in

46th place & Sweden in 1st place.

• इिोनॉकमाट इटेंकिजेंस यूकनट (ईआईयू) ने 100 देशों िे किए

समावेशी इटंरनेट सूचिांि 2020 िा चौन ा दोहराव जारी

किया जहां िारत िुि कमिािर 46 वें ान ान पर है और

ावीडन पहिे ान ान पर है।

Who among the following has become the richest man in Asia?

कनम्नकिकित में से िौन एकशया िा सबसे व्यकि बन गए है?

a) Jack Ma

b) Virat Kohli

c) Aditya Birla

d) Anil Ambani

e) Jeff bezzos

•Jack Ma, co-founder and former executive chairman

of Alibaba Group, is the richest man in Asia.

•अिीबाबा समूह िे सह-संान ापि और पूवा िायािारी अध्यक्ष

जैि मा एकशया िे सबसे अमीर व्यकि हैं ।

World Kidney Day is observed on which day –

किस कदन कवश्व किडनी कदवस मनाया जाता है -

1. 29 February

2. 27 February

3. 28 February

4. 21 February

5. 12 March

• World Kidney Day is observed on 12 March

• "Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere–

from Prevention to Detection and Equitable

Access to Care.“

• CRPF rising day – 10 March

•World Hearing Day is observed on 3 March"Don't

let hearing loss limit you. Hearing for life!".

•World Wildlife Day is observed on 3 March

• The theme of 2020 World Wildlife Day is

"Sustaining all life on Earth".

Zero Discrimination Day 2020 theme:

Zero Discrimination against Women and

Girls – 1 March

शून्य िेदिाव कदवस २०२० कवषय: मकहिाओ ं

और िड़कियों िे सान शून्य िेदिाव ।

National safety day – 4 march

Who is appointed as the Director General of BSF –

बीएसएफ िे महाकनदेशि िे रूप में किसे कनयुि किया गया है -

a) SS Deswal

b) V Praveen Rao

c) Anup Kumar Singh

d) Rishi Kumar Shukla

e) V K Johri

•V Praveen Rao – M S Swaminathan Award

•Anup Kumar – NSG

•Rishi Kumar – CBI director

• Sawant Kumar – RAW

•Arvind Kumar – IB director

Which country is the world’s second-largest arms importer

in the world –

िौन सा देश दुकनया िा दूसरा सबसे बड़ा हकन यार आयाति बन गया है-

• India

• Saudi Arabia

•USA

• France

• Pakistan

• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute –

• Saudi Arabia registered 12%.

•Currency: Saudi riyal Trending

•Capital: Riyadh

Who has been honoured with the Highest Civilian Award of

Uganda –

किसे युगांडा िे सवोच्च नागररि पुरािार से सम्माकनत किया गया है-

•Rajesh Chaplo

•Narendra Modi

•Navdeep Singh Suri

• Shashi Tharooor

•Ram Nath Kovind

•Rajesh Chaplot - Highest Civilian Award "Golden

Jubilee Medal-Civilians" of Uganda. The award

was conferred by the President of Uganda, Yoweri

Museveni.

• युगांडा िे सवोच्च नागररि पुरािार "गोल्डन जुबिी मेडि-

नागररि " यह पुरािार युगांडा िे राष्ट्रपकत योवेरी मुसेवेंनी ने

प्रदान किया।

Capital: Kampala

Currency: Ugandan

shilling

Sahyadri Megha is a red variety of paddy is developed in

which state –

सह्यारी मेघा धान िी एि िाि किाम है एसे किस राज्य िे द्वारा

कविकसत किया गया है -

•Arunachal Pradesh

•Uttar Pradesh

•Rajasthan

•Andhra Pradesh

•Karnataka

• Sahyadri Megha is a red variety of paddy that is

resistant to blast disease and rich in nutrients.

• सहयारी मेघा धान िी िाि किाम है जो कवाफोट रोग िे

प्रकतरोधी और पोषि तत्वों से िरपूर है।

•NEWS SESSION

Leh is to host the main national event for the sixth

International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21 June 2020.

िेह िो 21 जून २०२० िो छठे अंतरराष्ट्रीय योग कदवस िे किए

मुख्य राष्ट्रीय समारोह िी मेजबानी िरनी है

AYUSH Shripad Naik.

27 September 2014

•Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of

India (AAI) along with the Federation of Indian

Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

• फेडरेशन ऑफ इकंडयन चैंबसा ऑफ िॉमसा एडं इडंारी (कफक्िी)

िे सान -सान िारतीय नागररि उड्डयन मंत्रािय और

एयरपोटाअन ॉररटी ऑफ इकंडया (एएआई) ।

The fares would be slashed by 15% between 12

noon and 4 pm, barring the minimum fare first

1.5 km.

न्यूनतम किराया पहिे १.५ किमी िो छोड़िर दोपहर 12

से शाम 4 बजे िे बीच किराए में 15% िी िटौती िी

जाएगी ।

• Formed on: 1 May 1960

• Capitals: Mumbai, Nagpur (Winter)

• Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari

• Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray

• Districts: 36 total

• Official languages: Marathi

• Maharashtra is bordered by:Arabian Sea , Karnataka and

Goa to the south , Telangana to the southeast , Chhattisgarh

to the east , Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north

• Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the

northwest

•GoI, World Bank signs loan agreement on

Integrated Project for Source Sustainability

and Climate Resilient.

• िारत सरिार, कवश्व बैंि ने स्रोत कान रता और जिवायु

पररवतान िे किए एिीिृत पररयोजना पर ऋण

समझौते पर हाताक्षर किए है ।

• will be implemented in 428 Gram Panchayats

in 10 districts in Himachal Pradesh.

About the World Bank:

•Headquarters: Washington, DC, US

•Membership: 189 countries

• President: David Malpass

•MD & CFO: Anshula Kant

•Tahira Kashyap announced a new book titled

“The 12 Commandments Of Being A Woman”

• Indian mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya scales

Australia’s highest mountain peak.

•िारतीय पवातारोही िवना देहररया ने ऑारेकिया िी सबसे ऊंची

पवात चोटी िी चढ़ाई िी ।

•Kareena Kapoor Khan signed contract for 2 years as

Puma’s brand ambassador

•SPORTS

Andre Schembri is related to which sports –

आंरे षेंबरी किस िेि से संबंकधत हैं -

•Football

•Cycling

•Tennis

•Basketball

•Boxing

•Maltese Footballer Andre Schembri to

announced retirement.

• माल्टीज़ फुटबॉिर आंरे षेंबरी सेवाकनवृकि िी

घोषणा िी

• First Maltese player Indian Super League

• Capital: Valletta

• Currency: Euro

Which Indian badminton player recently won the BBC India

‘Sports Woman of the Year’ Award?

किस िारतीय बैडकमंटन कििाड़ी ने हाि ही में बीबीसी इकंडया ' ापोट्ास वुमन

ऑफ द ईयर ' पुरािार जीता?

a) PV Sindhu

b) Rituparna Das

c) Lalita Dahiya

d) Jwala Gutta

e) None

• Indian badminton player PV Sindhu has been voted as

the BBC Indian Sports Woman of the Year 2019.

•िारतीय बैडकमंटन कििाड़ी पीवी कसंधु िो बीबीसी इकंडयन

ापोट्ास वुमन ऑफ द ईयर 2019 िे रूप में चुना गया है।

•Tiger Woods will be inducted in the World Golf Hall of

Fame.

• टाइगर वुड्स िो वल्डा गोल्फ हॉि ऑफ फेम में शाकमि किया

जाएगा।

•COUNTRY

• Capital: Tehran

• President: Hassan Rouhani

• Currency: Iranian rial