CURRENTAFFAIRS MARCH-2021

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CURRENTAFFAIRS MARCH-2021

1. When was World Pangolin Day 2021 observed?

(a) 22 February 2021 (b) 23 February 2021 (c) 20 February 2021

(d) 19 February 2021 (e) 16 February 2021

Ans.(c):

2. Who is author of the book titled ‘Bride of the Forest: the Untold Story of Yayati’s Daughter’?

(a) Indu Sundaresan (b) Vikram Chandra (c) Meena Kandasamy

(d) Madhavi S Mahadevan (e) Mahasweta Devi

Ans.(d):

3. Who is the author of the book titled “India: A Scamster Born Every Minute”?

(a) Snigdha Poonam (b) Madhavi S Mahadevan (c) Namita Munjal

(d) Kriti Upadhyay (e) Madhuri Vijay

Ans.(a):

4. Whom of the following announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket?

(a) Abhimanyu Mithun (b) R. Vinay Kumar (c) Karun Nair

(d) Stuart Binny (e) Ashoke Dinda

Ans.(b):

5. HDFC Bank and which another bank is going to pick 9.99% stake each in Ferbine Private Limited?

(a) IDFC Bank (b) Standard Bank (c) HDFC Bank

(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank (e) Yes Bank

Ans.(d):

6. Mohamed Bazoum has been elected as the new president of which nation?

(a) Mauritania (b) Burkina Faso (c) Chad

(d) Niger (e) Ghana

Ans.(d):

7. Supermodel and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova who became a United Nations goodwill

ambassador hails from which country?

(a) Turkey (b) Ukraine

(c) Iran (d) United States

(e) Russia

Ans.(e);

8. Levi’s® has announced whom as its global brand

ambassador?

(a) Deepika Padukone (b) Priyanka Chopra

(c) Anushka Sharma (d) Kareena Kapoor

(e) Sonam Ahuja

Ans.(a):

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9. Sharad Goklani has been appointed as the President & CTO of which bank?

(a) Utkarsh Small Finance (b) Equitas Small Finance Bank (c) AU Small Finance Bank

(d) ESAF Small Finance Bank (e) Fincare Small Finance Bank

Ans.(c):

10. Matam Venkata Rao has been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of which public sector

bank?

(a) State Bank of India (b) Central Bank of India (c) IndusInd Bank

(d) Indian Overseas Bank (e) Canara Bank

Ans.(b):

11. Common Service Centres is going to be integrated with which portal to facilitate rural consumers

for Consumer grievance redressal?

(a) E-Daakhil (b) SEVAGRAM (c) E-Asha

(d) E-Seva (e) None of these

Ans.(a):

12. India’s warship Pralaya participated in two naval defence exhibitions NAVDEX 21 and IDEX 21 at

which place?

(a) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (b) Male (c) Kabul

(d) Abu Dhabi (e) Dhaka

Ans.(d):

13. Who is the member of the committee formed by IRDAI to review its information and security

guidelines due to exponential increase in cyber-attacks across the globe in the wake of Covid-19?

(a) D. Janakiram (b) K. Ganesh (c) Pournima Gupte

(d) Siddharth Singh (e) Vimal Gupta

Ans.(a):

14. Which has become the India’s first commercial music streaming service to have UPI AutoPay option

integrated with its app?

(a) Jio Saavan (b) Amazon Prime Music (c) Spotify

(d) Hungama (e) Gaana

Ans.(e);

15. Which bank has tied up with JPMorgan to use the US bank’s blockchain technology to speed up

overseas transactions?

(a) Bank of Baroda (b) Bank of India (c) State Bank of India

(d) Bank of Maharashtra (e) ICICI Bank

Ans.(c):

16. Indian automotive and rail parts maker Omega Seiki is going to invest 100 crore rupees to set up an

electric vehicles manufacturing plant in which country?

(a) USA (b) Bangladesh (c) Afghanistan

(d) Russia (e) Maldives

Ans.(b):

17. Social Alpha has partnered with which of the following to set up the Swavalamban Divyangjan

Assistive Tech Market Access (ATMA) fund?

(a) SIDBI (b) National Housing Bank (c) RBI

(d) NHB (e) NABARD

Ans.(a):






18. Which state government approved a scheme titled ‘EBC Nestham’, under which it would grant Rs

15,000 each to economically-backward women among dominant castes?

(a) West Bengal (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat

(d) Andhra Pradesh (e) Maharashtra

Ans.(d);

19. By 2023, which Indian city will have the India’s first undersea tunnel, part of the city’s Rs 12,000

crore Coastal Road project?

(a) Ranchi (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata

(d) Mumbai (e) Ahmedabad

Ans.(d);

20. What is the theme of Rare Disease Day 2021?

(a) Bridging health and social care!

(b) Priorities for Health

(c) Telehealth

(d) The patient community needs researchers

(e) None of these

Ans.(c):

21. When is National Protein Day observed?

(a) February 27 (b) February 25 (c) February 22

(d) February 23 (e) February 28

Ans.(a):

22. What is the theme for National Science Day 2021?

(a) Women in Science

(b) Science for the people and the people for science

(c) Future of STI: Impacts on Education, Skills, and Work

(d) Science and Technology for a sustainable future

(e) Science & Technology for Specially abled Persons

Ans.(c):

23. Who is the author of the book titled “Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis”?

(a) Anindya Dutta (b) Arundhati Roy (c) Jhumpa Lahiri

(d) Vikram Seth (e) Amitav Ghosh

Ans.(a):

24. The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organisation that assigns official names and

designations to celestial bodies, has recently confirmed the discovery of 18 new asteroids by Indian

students as part of a global science programme. Where is the headquarters of IAU situated?

(a) Jakarta, Indonesia (b) Copenhagen, Denmark (c) Stockholm, Sweden

(d) Paris, France (e) California, USA

Ans.(d):

25. Which country’s satellite called Amazonia 1 was lifted off by ISRO along with 19 satellites from

Brazil, USA and India on 28 Feb 2021?

(a) USA (b) Mexico (c) Brazil

(d) Argentina (e) China

Ans.(c):






26. Who has been given additional charge as secretary of Department of Revenue?

(a) Tarun Bajaj (b) Subhash Vhandra Garg (c) Hasmukh Adhia

(d) Ajay Kumar Bhalla (e) Rajiv Gauba

Ans.(a):

27. Who has taken charge as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command?

(a) Preeti Sudan (b) R Hari Kumar (c) Ajit Doval

(d) Amitabh Kant (e) Arvind Subramanian

Ans.(b):

28. Who won the gold medal in Ukraine wrestling event (women’s 53-kg category)?

(a) Babita Kumari (b) Geeta Phogat (c) Bajrang Punia

(d) Vinesh Phogat (e) Sakshi Malik

Ans.(d);

29. Who won silver medal in boxing at the 72nd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria?

(a) Amit Panghal (b) Vikas Krishan Yadav (c) Manish kaushik

(d) Deepak Kumar (e) Simranjit Kaur

Ans.(d):

30. After 10 years, which sports federation of India has been again given recognition by the Indian

sports ministry?

(a) Indian Olympic Association

(b) Gymnastics Federation of India

(c) Amateur Baseball Federation of India

(d) Shooting Ball Federation of India

(e) Fencing Association of India

Ans.(b):

31. In February 2021, which payments bank has been included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve

Bank of India Act, 1934?

(a) Fino Payments Bank (b) Jio Payments Bank (c) India Post Payment Bank

(d) Airtel Payment Bank (e) NSDL Payments Bank

Ans.(a):

32. Public sector Indian Overseas Bank has signed a corporate agency agreement with which insurance

company to retail its insurance products to bank customers?

(a) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company

(b) Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Limited

(c) SBI General Insurance

(d) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Limited

(e) Reliance General Insurance

Ans.(c):

33. Which insurance company launched ‘Activ Health policy’, a health policy offering up to 100 per cent

return of the premium if the customer did not make a claim in earlier years?

(a) Aditya Birla Insurance

(b) The Oriental Insurance Company

(c) Universal Sompo General Insurance Company

(d) New India Assurance

(e) National Insurance Company

Ans.(a):






34. The Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd, which has been granted extension for its banking licence by the

RBI for further three months is based where?

(a) Kolkata (b) Jaipur (c) Ahmedabad

(d) Pune (e) New Delhi

Ans.(d);

35. How much fund has given by India to Nepal for the reconstruction of 25 health posts in the

Himalayan country?

(a) NR 350 million (b) NR 380 million (c) NR 450 million

(d) NR 530 million (e) NR 560 million

Ans.(d);

36. Traditional doll making art ‘Kaniya-Putri’ belongs to which state which was also shown in first ever

virtual India Toy Fair 2021?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Chhattishgarh (c) Jharkhand

(d) Bihar (e) Uttar Pradesh

Ans.(d);

37. Which country is the partner country for the Maritime India Summit-2021?

(a) Finland (b) Sweden (c) Denmark

(d) Norway (e) Greenland

Ans.(c):

38. In collaboration with which institute, has the government decided to form a Centre of Excellence in

gaming and other related areas?

(a) IIT Bombay (b) IIT Kharagpur (c) IIT Madras

(d) IIT Delhi (e) IIT Roorkee

Ans.(a):

39. Chenab bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge, is all set to complete an important construction

milestone by?

(a) July 2021 (b) June 2021 (c) March 2021

(d) April 2021 (e) May 2021

Ans.(c):

40. Which state is chosen as the venue for the 2020-21 edition of the Indian Women’s League?

(a) Haryana (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Assam

(d) Rajasthan (e) Odisha

Ans.(e);

41. Where was the Saras Aajeevika Mela 2021 inaugurated by Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar?

(a) Surat (b) Faridabad (c) Lucknow

(d) Noida (e) Pune

Ans.(d);

42. Which app was launched by Minister for Social justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot

along with handbook entitled “Access – The Photo Digest”?

(a) Subha Bharat App (b) Shaurya India App (c) Sugamya Bharat App

(d) Samriddhi Bharat App (e) Somya Bharat App

Ans.(c):






43. When is Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2021 being celebrated in India?

(a) 10th March (b) 5th March (c) 7th March

(d) 8th March (e) 6th March

Ans.(c):

44. From which date has the government made FASTag mandatory with any vehicle not fitted with it

will be charged double the toll at electronic toll plazas?

(a) 1st March 2021 (b) 14th February 2021 (c) 16th March 2021

(d) 15th February 2021 (e) 25th February 2021

Ans.(d):

45. Who has been appointed as the Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau?

(a) Smiriti Das (b) Somesh Chaterjee (c) Atul Kumar Jain

(d) Jaideep Bhatnagar (e) Birendra Singh Shekhawat

Ans.(d):

46. Who took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command?

(a) Puruvir Das (b) Mahesh Singh (c) Sanjay Vatsayan

(d) Ajendra Bahadur Singh (e) Tarun Sobti

Ans.(d):

47. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank and which other grameen bank have become the first among

RRBs in the country to launch video-KYC facility?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank

(b) Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank

(c) Telangana Grameena Bank

(d) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank

(e) None of these

Ans.(c):

48. In partnership with which bank in India, the World Bank has planned to introduce a $100-million

credit guarantee scheme to boost India’s rooftop solar programme?

(a) Bank of Baroda (b) State Bank of India (c) ICICI Bank

(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank (e) Axis Bank

Ans.(b):

49. Where did the Exercise Desert Flag took place in which Indian Air Force (IAF) participated for the

first time?

(a) Russia (b) Bangladesh (c) UAE

(d) Australia (e) USA

Ans.(c):

50. Where has the low-cost optical Spectrograph named as Aries-Devasthal Faint Object Spectrograph

& Camera (ADFOSC) developed by scientists at Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational

sciences been commissioned?

(a) Mussoorie (b) Manali (c) Nainital

(d) Darjeeling (e) Dehradun

Ans.(c):

51. India received highest ever FDI of over what amount during April-December 2020?

(a) USD 55 billion (b) USD 45 billion (c) USD 67.54 billion

(d) USD 65 billion (e) USD 90 billion

Ans.(c):






52. Which digital platform has been launched by Tripura government to boost e- governance in the

state?

(a) Hoshiyaar Tripura (b) SevaSamaj Tripura (c) Sanjeevni Tripura

(d) Sachteva Tripura (e) Jagrut Tripura

Ans.(e):

53. In March 2021, Exim Bank inked $10.40 million soft loan pact with which country?

(a) Mozambique (b) Sierra Leone (c) Botswana

(d) Lesotho (e) Eswatini

Ans.(e):

54. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) upgraded its FY21 credit growth estimates to what per cent

from 1.8 per cent?

(a) 7.8% (b) 6.9% (c) 6.5%

(d) 7.2% (e) 8.6%

Ans.(b):

55. Which city topped the list of 111 cities in the government’s ‘Ease of Living Index’?

(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Bengaluru

(d) Delhi (e) Pune

Ans.(c):

56. Which film won Best Motion Picture – Drama award at the Golden Globe Awards 2021?

(a) Mank (b) Nomadland (c) Promising Young Woman

(d) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (e) None of these

Ans.(b):

57. What is the new name of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha TV?

(a) India Motion (b) Bharat (c) Lok Samay

(d) Parichay (e) Sansad

Ans.(e):

58. The Indian Air Force gifted a 1971 war helicopter to which nation?

(a) France (b) Bangladesh (c) Germany

(d) China (e) Russia

Ans.(b):

59. The central government will be forming a Centre of Excellence in gaming and other related areas in

collaboration with which Institute?

(a) IIT Delhi (b) IIT Kharagpur

(c) IIT Madras (d) IIT Bombay

(e) IIT Kanpur

Ans.(d);

60. Which state has approved a law to give life imprisonment to

food adulterators?

(a) Kerala (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Telangana (d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Karnataka

Ans.(d);





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61. Which state government launched Engineering Research & Development (Engineering R&D) Policy

to raise its contribution to the sector to 45% in the upcoming five years?

(a) Karnataka (b) West Bengal (c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Tamil Nadu (e) Odisha

Ans.(a):

62. Which year is chosen as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables by the United Nations

General Assembly?

(a) 2026 (b) 2022 (c) 2021

(d) 2025 (e) 2027

Ans.(c):

63. Which day is declared as the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development

at 74th session of UN General Assembly where UNCTAD is mandated to implement the resolution?

(a) 2026 (b) 2025 (c) 2022

(d) 2021 (e) 2027

Ans.(d);

64. Which year is declared as the International Year of Peace and Trust by United Nations General

Assembly?

(a) 2022 (b) 2023 (c) 2024

(d) 2027 (e) 2021

Ans.(e):

65. According to a report by economists at Bank of America, since 1990, gender inequality has cost the

world around how much amount?

(a) USD 35 trillion (b) USD 40 trillion (c) USD 70 trillion

(d) USD 65 trillion (e) USD 50 trillion

Ans.(c):

66. Which private sector bank is going to handle the salary account of the Indian army personnel?

(a) HDFC Bank (b) Canara Bank (c) IndusInd Bank

(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank (e) Axis Bank

Ans.(d):

67. Nine banks and 2 non-bank entities are going to put in how much amount jointly as initial capital in

the proposed bad bank that aims to help extract funds stuck in non-performing loans?

(a) Rs 7,000 cr (b) RS 5000 cr (c) Rs 4000 cr

(d) Rs 6000 cr (e) Rs 2000 cr

Ans.(a):

68. Which insurance company has entered into a partnership with electric two-wheeler manufacturer

Okinawa Autotech to provide a comprehensive insurance policy to auto customers?

(a) Reliance General Insurance (b) SBI General Insurance (c) Tata AIG General Insurance

(d) Edelweiss General Insurance (e) United Insurance Company

Ans.(d):

69. Drug major Glenmark Pharma said it has signed whom as brand ambassador for its product Candid

Powder?

(a) KL Rahul (b) Shikhar Dhawan (c) Shreyas Iyer

(d) Rohit Sharma (e) Virat Kohli

Ans.(d);






70. Who is the author of the book titled “They Found What/They Made What”?

(a) Rajesh Nagulakonda (b) Shweta Taneja (c) Neil Gaiman

(d) Terry Pratchett (e) Reeta Tiwari

Ans.(b):

71. What is the theme for International Women’s Day 2021?

(a) I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women's Rights

(b) “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change”

(c) “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women's lives,”

(d) "Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”

(e) Choose to Challenge

Ans.(e):

72. Shrikant Moghe who passed away following age-related illness was related with which field?

(a) Author (b) Politician (c) Actor

(d) Architect (e) Trader

Ans.(c):

73. Veteran Indian athlete Ishar Singh Deol who passed away was related with which sport?

(a) Badminton (b) Hockey (c) Cricketer

(d) Football (e) Tennis

Ans.(d);

74. M.G. George who passed away was the chairman of which group?

(a) Mahindra Group (b) Esaf Microfinance Group (c) Muthoot Group

(d) Bajaj Finserv Group (e) Reliance Group

Ans.(c):

75. Which state/UT launched mobile app ‘ANMOL’ to empower auxiliary nursing midwives (ANMs) and

frontline health workers in carrying out their day-to-day work efficiently and effectively?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Punjab

(d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(b):

76. Which American filmmaker will be presented with the first-ever Valiant Award from The Hollywood

Critics Association at fourth Annual HCA Film Awards ceremony?

(a) Peter Bussain (b) David Burris (c) Cury Burtt

(d) Zack Snyder (e) Todd Durham

Ans.(d);

77. G R Chintala who took over the chairmanship of the Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit

Association (APRACA), is the chairman of which of the following?

(a) SEBI (b) NAARM (c) RBI

(d) NABARD (e) NCMRT

Ans.(d);

78. Name the first Indian-American to have been appointed as the first Vice President and Chief

Operating Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York?

(a) Kavita Ramdas (b) Cynthia Roulston (c) Medha Yodh

(d) Naureen Hassan (e) Manick Sorcar

Ans.(d);






79. Who won gold medal in the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event and reclaimed the top rank in

her category in Rome?

(a) Vinesh Phogat (b) Babita Kumari (c) Riyu Phogat

(d) Sakshi Mullik (e) Manika Batra

Ans.(a):

80. Who won gold medal in the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event in men’s category?

(a) Vijender Singh (b) Sushil Kumar (c) Vinesh Phogat

(d) Rahul Aware (e) Bajrang Punia

Ans.(e):

81. India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu settled for a silver medal in the BWF Swiss Open Super 300 after

getting defeated by whom in the final of the women’s singles event?

(a) Tai Tzu-ying (b) Carolina Marin (c) Ratchanok Intanon

(d) Pornpawee Chochuwong (e) Nozomi Okuhara

Ans.(b):

82. Who own gold medal in the 35th Boxam International Tournament in Castellon, Spain in 63kg

category?

(a) Manish Kaushik (b) Amit Panghal (c) Shiva Thapa

(d) Vikram Narwal (e) Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

Ans.(a):

83. Which country was the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India between April-

December 2020 at $15.7 billion?

(a) Maldives (b) China (c) Singapore

(d) Indonesia (e) Mauritius

Ans.(c):

84. On 10th March, in a first, the Reserve bank of India will purchase government securities worth Rs

20,000 crore and sell securities worth how much amount?

(a) Rs 12,000 crore (b) Rs 14,000 crore (c) Rs 11,000 crore

(d) Rs 15,000 crore (e) Rs 18,000 crore

Ans.(d);

85. ‘Maitri Setu’ inaugurated between India and Bangladesh by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been

built over which river?

(a) Muri (b) Feni (c) Juri

(d) Gomati (e) None of these

Ans.(b):

86. With the support of which country will a centre of excellence for the dairy sector be set up in

Rajasthan?

(a) Indonesia (b) France (c) Germany

(d) Norway (e) Denmark

Ans.(e):

87. Where did the Border Roads Orgnisation (BRO) construct a 200-ft bailey bridge in 26 days to re-

establish connectivity with Niti border?

(a) Uttarakhand (b) Bihar (c) Jharkhand

(d) West Bengal (e) Sikkim

Ans.(a):






88. Which state has become the first in the country to have a separate Mission Shakti department that

would exclusively work for around 70 lakh rural women associated with nearly six lakh women

self-help groups?

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Odisha

(d) Mizoram (e) Tripura

Ans.(c):

89. Where is the first Forest Healing centre of India inaugurated?

(a) Delhi (b) Haryana (c) Bihar

(d) Himachal Pradesh (e) Uttarakhand

Ans.(e):

90. Where is India’s first ‘Transgender Community Desk’ been opened?

(a) Telangana (b) Goa (c) Chennai

(d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Kerala

Ans.(a):

91. Where are the two new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) been launched in March 2021?

(a) Bihar and Jharkhand (b) Odisha and Punjab (c) Karnataka and Punjab

(d) West Bengal and Odisha (e) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

Ans.(c):

92. According to an index of 158 countries in UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2021, India

overperformed by how many ranking positions?

(a) 65 (b) 45 (c) 50

(d) 56 (e) 62

Ans.(a):

93. Which of the following has launched a report titled “COVID-19: A threat to progress against child

marriage” according to which at least 10 million more girls are at a risk of being forced into marriage

due to COVID-19?

(a) WHO (b) UNESCO (c) UNICEF

(d) International Monetary Fund (e) United Nations

Ans.(c):

94. The certificate of registration of which company as a sub-broker has been cancelled by the Markets

regulator Sebi?

(a) Bharat Financial Inclusion

(b) Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Service Limited

(c) Peerless Group

(d) Sahara India Financial Corporation

(e) Magma Financial Corporation

Ans.(d):

95. National Skill Development Corporation has collaborated with which of the following to promote

digital enablement and financial inclusion in the country?

(a) RePay (b) MePay (c) Palpay

(d) SahiPay (e) None of these

Ans.(d);






96. Which bank has launched mentoring programme called ‘SmartUp Unnati’ to support women

entrepreneurs?

(a) IndusInd Bank (b) Yes Bank (c) ICICI Bank

(d) Canara Bank (e) HDFC Bank

Ans.(e):

97. NS Lakshminarayana Bhatta who passed away was related to which profession?

(a) Actor (b) Author (c) Politician

(d) Poet (e) Ancor

Ans.(d);

98. Anshuman Singh who passed away was the former Governor of which state?

(a) West Bengal (b) Jharkhand (c) Rajasthan

(d) Himachal Pradesh (e) Goa

Ans.(c):

99. Indian Railway integrated all its railway helplines into which single number which is Rail Madad

Helpline for quick grievance redressal and enquiry during the journey?

(a) 187 (b) 199 (c) 145

(d) 129 (e) 139

Ans.(e):

100. Super-75 scholarship scheme is launched in which state/UT on International Women’s Day to

support the education of meritorious girls from poor families?

(a) Jharkhand (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Assam

(d) Kerala (e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(b):

101. NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), a joint collaboration capable of producing extremely

high-resolution images is targeted to launch in which year?

(a) 2028 (b) 2026 (c) 2014

(d) 2021 (e) 2022

Ans.(e):

102. What is the rank of India among the 40 countries in Asia-Pacific in the latest Economic Freedom

Index published by a US-based think tank?

(a) 25th (b) 23rd (c) 26th

(d) 28th (e) 30th

Ans.(c):

103. As per Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur, banks sanctioned loans worth how much

amount to about 92 lakh accounts under the Rs 3-lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee

Scheme for the MSME sector?

(a) Rs 5.87 lakh crore (b) Rs 3.37 lakh crore (c) Rs 2.46 lakh crore

(d) Rs 4.56 lakh crore (e) None of these

Ans.(c):

104. Which Asian country has temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine?

(a) Bangladesh (b) Maldives (c) Thailand

(d) Indonesia (e) Malaysia

Ans.(c):






105. Which state government has ordered the removal of all roadside religious structures?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Punjab

Ans.(d);

106. Who has become the first Indian woman cricketer to score 10,000 international runs across all

formats?

(a) Mithali Raj (b) Veda Krishnamurthy (c) Smriti Mandhana

(d) Harmanpreet Kaur (e) None of these

Ans.(a):

107. The centre has granted restricted emergency use authorisation to which vaccine, officially allowing

it to come out of the clinical trial mode?

(a) Johnson & Johnson (b) Bharat Biotech's Covaxin (c) Moderna's vaccine

(d) Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (e) None of these

Ans.(b):

108. Which state government has planned to launch Arjuna Sahayak Irrigation Project?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Gujarat

(d) Tamil Nadu (e) Odisha

Ans.(b):

109. In 2021, India is observing which edition of the Dandi March celebrations, which was led by

Mahatma Gandhi?

(a) 82 (b) 91 (c) 65

(d) 76 (e) 101

Ans.(b):

110. The Cabinet has recently approved to increase the FDI limit in insurance sector to what percent?

(a) 74% (b) 55% (c) 67%

(d) 87% (e) 90%

Ans.(a):

111. India’s first centralised air-conditioned (AC) railway terminal ‘Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal’ has

been setup in which city?

(a) Chennai (b) Bengaluru (c) Kolkata

(d) Mumbai (e) Uttar Pradesh

Ans.(b):

112. What is the name of the world’s most powerful supercomputer, which has been developed by Japan

and made operational recently?

(a) Volcano (b) Akane (c) Pangea

(d) Fugaku (e) None of these

Ans.(d);

113. The Sounding rocket RH-560, was recently launched by ISRO. This RH-560 belong to which series

of Sounding Rockets of ISRO?

(a) Rudrakash (b) Rohini (c) Shakti

(d) Aparnna (e) Shaurya

Ans.(b):






114. Which day of the year is celebrated as the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) globally?

(a) March 14 (b) March 12 (c) March 11

(d) March 16 (e) March 11

Ans.(a):

115. The first Quadrilateral (QUAD) Leaders’ Virtual Summit was held recently. Which country is not a

part of the Quad nation?

(a) Bangladesh (b) China (c) Japan

(d) United States America (e) Australia

Ans.(b):

116. The Mera Ration mobile app launched by government under ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ system,

has been developed by____________.

(a) India Post

(b) TCS

(c) National Informatics Centre (NIC)

(d) National Payments Corporation of India

(e) None of these

Ans.(c):

117. The Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) 2021 was which edition of the annual Ayurveda Festival?

(a) 4th (b) 3rd (c) 2nd

(d) 1st (e) 5th

Ans.(a):

118. The World Rotaract Day is observed on__________



Ans.(c):

119. Who has been appointed as the CEO and MD of Asset Reconstruction Co India Ltd (Arcil)?

(a) Sanjay Sharma (b) Pallav Mohapatra (c) Pramod Gupta

(d) Manohar Gopal Bhide (e) None of these

Ans.(b):

120. What is the theme of the World Kidney Day 2021?

(a) Kidney health & care

(b) Living Well with Kidney Disease

(c) Kidney health for everyone everywhere

(d) Kidneys And Women’s Health: Include, Value, Empower

(e) Kidney Disease & Obesity – Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Kidneys

Ans.(b):

121. How many PSBs are kept out of privatization plan by NITI Aayog?

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

(d) 8 (e) 6

Ans.(e):

122. ‘Mahasamruddhi Mahila Sashaktikaran scheme’ is recently launched by which state?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Mizoram (c) West Bengal

(d) Arunachal Pradesh (e) Madhya Pradesh

Ans.(a):






123. China along with which other nation have agreed to jointly build a research station on the moon?

(a) UAE (b) Israel (c) Russia

(d) Japan (e) China

Ans.(c):

124. Which country has become India’s second biggest oil supplier?

(a) Uzbekistan (b) USA (c) Israel

(d) Afghanistan (e) UAE

Ans.(b):

125. According to PwC Survey, what is India’s rank on the list of growth destinations ?

(a) 5th (b) 4th (c) 3rd

(d) 6th (e) 8th

Ans.(a):

126. Tech Mahindra has acquired how much stake in Perigord Asset Holdings?

(a) 56% (b) 65% (c) 70%

(d) 80% (e) 50%

Ans.(c):

127. Who has been appointed as the next Director and Chief Executive of leading think-tank Indian

Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)?

(a) Urjit Patel (b) Arvind Sen (c) Mahrendra Suresh

(d) Deepak Mishra (e) Ashok Lavasa

Ans.(d);

128. Giant Cricket is named after which country’s Prime Minister ?

(a) India (b) Ireland (c) Norway

(d) New Zealand (e) South Africa

Ans.(d);

129. ‘Baanjh: Incomplete Lives of Complete Women’ is written by whom ?

(a) Susmita Mukherjee (b) Arundhati Roy (c) Jhumpa Lahiri

(d) Khushwant singh (e) Amrita Pritam

Ans.(a):

130. World Sleep Day Is celebrated on which date ?

(a) 18 March (b) 19 March

(c) 17 March (d) 16 March

(e) 15 March

Ans.(b):

131. Recently Edelweiss General Insurance company partnered

with which company to introduce free travel cancellation

insurance?

(a) Go Airlines (b) Air Astana

(c) Intermiles (d) Mobikwik

(e) SpiceJet

Ans.(c):





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132. Recently Center has constituted an advisory committee to chalk out plan for which river?

(a) Yamuna (b) Ganga (c) Sabarmati

(d) Saraswati (e) None of these

Ans.(d);

133. Which state has launched ‘Kalanamak Rice Festival’?

(a) Uttarakhand (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Gujarat

(d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Uttar Pradesh

Ans.(e):

134. Where Indian Railways’ 1st fully centralized AC terminal will be started soon?

(a) Vadodara (b) Mysore (c) Pune

(d) Bengaluru (e) Kolkata

Ans.(d);

135. At which Place government is about to set up Winter sports Institute?

(a) Gulmarg (b) Kashmir (c) Leh

(d) Dehradun (e) None of these

Ans.(a):

136. How much amount is collected by Government by decreasing its stake in DPSUs in last 5 years?

(a) Rs 26457 cr (b) Rs 34558 cr (c) Rs 38754 cr

(d) Rs 38776 cr (e) Rs 348787 cr

Ans.(a):

137. Allianz Investment Management SE (Allianz) is partnering with which investment firm to invest in

Indian private credit market?

(a) Max Ventures (b) Kotak Investment Advisors (c) Bajaj Finserv

(d) Oswal Greentech (e) None of these

Ans.(b):

138. Who has become first ever Indian Fencer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games?

(a) Kabita Devi (b) Jyotika Dutta (c) Gisho Nidhi Kumaresan Padma

(d) Bhavani Devi (e) None of these

Ans.(d):

139. India’s foreign-exchange reserves has surpassed which country to become world’s fourth largest?

(a) Russia (b) Japan (c) USA

(d) China (e) Australia

Ans.(a):

140. According to Human Performance Indicator (HPI) by JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle), India is leading by

how much percent?

(a) 91% (b) 61% (c) 81%

(d) 51% (e) 71%

Ans.(c):

141. Which country is launching first project to map genomes in Indian Ocean?

(a) Bangladesh (b) India (c) China

(d) Indonesia (e) Sri Lanka

Ans.(b):






142. Renowned Padma Bhushan awardee Laxman Pai passed away. He belonged to which field?

(a) Actor (b) Filmmaker (c) Sculptor

(d) Painter (e) Singer

Ans.(d);

143. Which country will host the Asian Boxing Championships 2021?

(a) Bangladesh (b) India (c) Nepal

(d) Thailand (e) South Korea

Ans.(b):

144. Who beat Dutee Chand to take the 100m Gold in the competitions at the NIS Campus?

(a) Vismaya (b) Dhanalakshmi (c) P.V. Sindhu

(d) M R Poovamma (e) Hima Das

Ans.(b):

145. According to Stockholm-based defence think-tank SIPRI, India’s import of arms decreased by what

percent between 2011-2015 and 2016-2020?

(a) 45% (b) 56% (c) 48%

(d) 33% (e) 22%

Ans.(d);

146. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched the ‘UPI-Help’ feature on which app in

order to address issues and resolve complaints of users while conducting UPI transactions?

(a) PhonePe (b) Paytm (c) U-Mobile

(d) BHIM app (e) None of these

Ans.(d);

147. Which insurance company has launched Bachat Plus, a non-linked, participating, individual life

assurance savings plan?

(a) The Oriental Insurance Company

(b) Life Insurance Corporation of India

(c) SBI Life Insurance

(d) New India Assurance

(e) None of these

Ans.(b):

148. In March 2021, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) approved IPO application requests

via which app?

(a) PhonePe (b) AmazonPay (c) Paytm

(d) Freecharge (e) None of these

Ans.(c):

149. In March 2021, Reserve Bank of India imposed a penalty of how much amount on State Bank of India

(SBI) for contravention of norms?

(a) Rs 3 crore (b) Rs 4 crore (c) Rs 2 crore

(d) Rs 5 crore (e) Rs 6 crore

Ans.(c):

150. Which city and capital city have been ranked at top in ‘World Air Quality Report, 2020’ as most

polluted city and capital city respectively?

(a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Dhaka

(d) Kolkata (e) Chennai

Ans.(b):






151. Who is the head of the committee formed by central government to review Medical Care and Public

Health arrangements for Kumbh Mela at Haridwar in Uttarakhand?

(a) Ajinkya Rahane (b) SK Singh (c) Ravichandran Ashwin

(d) Shoaib Malik (e) Shahid Afridi

Ans.(b):

152. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on?



Ans.(a):

153. National Vaccination Day is celebrated every year on which date?



Ans.(d);

154. Who announced his retirement as Principal Advisor to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

(a) Pradeep Kumar Sinha (b) Pramod Kumar Mishra (c) Nripendra Misra

(d) P.K. Sinha (e) Prashant Thakur

Ans.(d):

155. Who has become the first ever batsman to make 3000 runs in men’s T20I cricket?

(a) Joe Root (b) Yuvraj Singh (c) Virat Kohli

(d) Rohit Sharma (e) Ravi Shashtri

Ans.(c):

156. Who is honoured with the International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award 2021 by U.S. Consulate?

(a) Gowsalya Shankar (b) Aruna Roy (c) Medha Patkar

(d) Vandana Shiva (e) None of these

Ans.(a):

157. Which renewable energy firm has now become a part of the World Economic Forum’s Global

Lighthouse Network?

(a) tata Power Solar (b) Adani power (c) ReNew Power

(d) Suzlon Energy (e) Essar Oil and Sky Power Solar

Ans.(c):

158. Which telecom equipment maker has partnered with Microsoft, Amazon web services and Google

to develop new cloud-based 5G radio solutions with its radio access network (RNA) technology?

(a) Palm (b) Sony (c) Motorola

(d) BlackBerry Ltd (e) Nokia

Ans.(e):

159. The ICC slapped eight-year bans on cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt playing

for which country?

(a) Saudi Arabia (b) UAE (c) Pakistan

(d) England (e) Australia

Ans.(b):






160. The ICC slapped eight-year bans on cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar Butt playing

for which country?

(a) National Institute of Technology Delhi

(b) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Delhi

(c) Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

(d) Netaji Subhas university of Technology

(e) Delhi Technological University

Ans.(e):

161. Moudud Ahmed who passed away was the former prime minister of which country?

(a) Kuwait (b) Cambodia (c) Qatar

(d) Pakistan (e) Bangladesh

Ans.(e):

162. According to global rating agency S&P, India and which other country were the most vulnerable to

a repeat of the taper tantrum of 2013 as reflation trades were lifting US bond yields?

(a) Philippines (b) Netherlands (c) Egypt

(d) Russia (e) Denmark

Ans.(a):

163. Who is the head of the committee constituted by the government of India for the overall execution

and monitoring of the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme?

(a) HK Mittal (b) SK Singh (c) Smita Verma

(d) M Awasthi (e) Vijay Singh

Ans.(a):

164. Sikkim has been paired with which of the following under Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat programme?

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Delhi (c) Telangana

(d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Andhra Pradesh

Ans.(b):

165. In which state did Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Mission

Gramodaya?

(a) Jharkhand (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Haryana

(d) Assam (e) Madhya Pradesh

Ans.(e):

166. Who is appointed as the Director-General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

(a) Brijesh Nagpal (b) Vikram Singh (c) Ankit Sen

(d) Vinesh Singh (e) Ajay Mathur

Ans.(e):

167. Who is the author of the book titled “Battle Ready for 21st Century”?

(a) K Rana (b) N M Kumar (c) AK Singh

(d) Arundhati Roy (e) Vikas Pujari

Ans.(c):

168. According to international property consultancy Knight Frank, India slipped to which position in

home price appreciation?

(a) 29 (b) 38 (c) 47

(d) 56 (e) 67

Ans.(d);






169. According to Hurun India Wealth Report 2020, the ‘New Middle Class’, a novel household category

in India has an average savings of how much amount per annum?

(a) Rs 35 lakhs (b) Rs 30 lakhs (c) Rs 15 lakhs

(d) Rs 25 lakhs (e) Rs 20 lakhs

Ans.(e):

170. According to a research study undertaken by international driver education company Zutobi, which

country has the safest roads in the world?

(a) Norway (b) South Africa (c) Japan

(d) Netherland (e) Thailand

Ans.(a):

171. According to a UNICEF report, which country is likely to register the greatest increase in the number

of deaths among children below five years among six South Asian countries in 2020?

(a) Bangladesh (b) India (c) Japan

(d) Nepal (e) Russia

Ans.(b):

172. Which bank has been awarded the mandate for the first SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate)

linked ECB deal by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL)?

(a) Bank of Baroda (b) Canara Bank (c) Axis Bank

(d) State Bank of India (e) ICICI Bank

Ans.(d):

173. Which bank along with Continuum Energy Levanter Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Continuum Green

Energy (Continuum), has executed the world’s first green hedging transaction?

(a) Standard Bank (b) Deutsche Bank (c) Citi Bank

(d) Barclays Bank (e) DBS Bank

Ans.(b):

174. What is the authorised capital of wholly-owned subsidiary ‘PNB Cards & Services Ltd’ of state-run

Punjab National Bank (PNB)?

(a) Rs 10 crore (b) Rs 25 crore (c) Rs 45 crore

(d) Rs 36 crore (e) Rs 30 crore

Ans.(b):

175. Which of the following has been recognised as India’s top 10 most promising share trading

platforms of 2020?

(a) Reliance Securities (b) Sharekhan (c) Angel Broking

(d) HDFC securities (e) None of these

Ans.(a):

176. Union minister Nitin Gadkari expected to complete the construction work of Dwarka Expressway

before 15 August 2022. It will connect Dwarka in Delhi to which region?

(a) Agra (b) Gurugram (c) Lucknow

(d) Noida (e) Jodhpur

Ans.(b):

177. State-run EESL arm Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) launched

Under the Gram Ujala programme launched by State-run EESL arm Convergence Energy Services

Ltd (CESL), high quality energy efficient LED bulbs will be given at what price per piece?

(a) Rs 25 (b) Rs 8 (c) Rs 18

(d) Rs 15 (e) Rs 10

Ans.(e):






178. In which state/UT is the project “Awaam Ki Baat” – a Radio program launched?

(a) Chhattisgarh (b) West Bengal (c) Lucknow

(d) Jammu and Kashmir (e) Chandigarh

Ans.(d):

179. India has been ranked at which position among countries in the list of UN World Happiness Report

2021?

(a) 145 (b) 139 (c) 155

(d) 148 (e) 156

Ans.(b):

180. In March 2021, under Operation Sankalp, Indian Navy undertook Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with

which country’s navy?

(a) Oslo (b) Palau (c) Bahrain

(d) Germany (e) Norway

Ans.(c):

181. India is working on a third Joint satellite Mission with which nation?

(a) Germany (b) France (c) Russia

(d) USA (e) UK

Ans.(b):

182. Samia Suluhu Hassan has become the first female President of which nation?

(a) Ethiopia (b) Uganda (c) Cambodia

(d) Kenya (e) Tanzania

Ans.(e):

183. When is World Water Day observed?

(a) March 21st (b) March 23rd (c) March 22nd

(d) March 24th (e) March 25th

Ans.(c):

184. Who has authored the "Bringing Governments and People Closer"?

(a) Salman Rushdie (b) Jhumpa Lahiri (c) Ruskin Bond

(d) Dr. M Ramachandran (e) Arundhati Roy

Ans.(d):

185. Who among the following has taken the first shot of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine?

(a) Carrie Symonds (b) Theresa May (c) Marina Wheeler

(d) Matt Hancock (e) Boris Johnson

Ans.(e):

186. Which politician was named among 20 winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2020?

(a) M Veerappa Moily (b) S.M. Krishna

(c) Harsha Moily (d) Mallikarjun Kharge

(e) D.K. Shivakumar

Ans.(a):






187. What is the theme of World Oral Health Day 2021?

(a) Say Ahh: Act on Mouth Health

(b) Be Proud Of Your Mouth

(c) Say Ahh: Think Mouth, Think Health

(d) live mouth smart

(e) It all starts here. Healthy mouth,

Ans.(b):

188. What is the theme of World Sparrow Day 2021?

(a) People and Sparrows

(b) Save Sparrows

(c) I LOVE Sparrows

(d) Awareness for the Sparrows

(e) Rise for the SPARROW

Ans.(c):

189. When is UN French Language Day observed?



Ans.(e):

190. Who bagged the gold medal for India in the Women’s 10 Meter Air Pistol in the International

Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup?

(a) Apurvi Chandela (b) Yashaswini Deswal (c) Heena Sidhu

(d) P.U. Chitra (e) Jhulan Goswami

Ans.(b):

191. Which movie won the Best Hindi Film award at the 67th National Film Awards?

(a) Thappad (b) Chhichhore (c) Sir

(d) Darbaan (e) Panga

Ans.(b):

192. Which state's cabinet has approved the opening of 100 schools with specialised excellence

education?

(a) Delhi (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Mizoram

(d) Gujarat (e) Maharashtra

Ans.(a):

193. Which nation's Defence Minister will visit India later the end week of March?

(a) Japan (b) Bangladesh (c) USA

(d) South Korea (e) UK

Ans.(d);

194. Which of the following launched the ‘Sahi Disha’ campaign to celebrate women’s livelihoods and

entrepreneurship in rural India?

(a) United Nations Development Programme

(b) United Nations Environment Programme

(c) United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

(d) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

(e) United Nations Capital Development Fund

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195. Name the Inter Parliamentary Union President who arrived in India in March 2021 to attend

felicitation ceremony and address Members under the auspices of the Indian Parliamentary Group

(IPG)?

(a) Sandra Pereira (b) Ricardo Baptista (c) Pedro Roque

(d) Duarte Pacheco (e) Bruno Coimbra

Ans.(d);

196. Which state/UT government has launched the SAAMAR (Strategic Action for Alleviation of

Malnutrition and Anemia Reduction) campaign to tackle malnutrition in the state?

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Uttarakhand (c) Assam

(d) West Bengal (e) Jharkhand

Ans.(e):

197. According to a study released by defence website Military Direct, India stands at which position in

terms of having strongest military force in the world?

(a) 3rd (b) 5th (c) 4th

(d) 6th (e) 2nd

Ans.(c):

198. Who won gold medal in the 2021 Para Shooting World Cup held at Al Ain in the UAE?

(a) Kidambi Srikanth (b) Devendra Jhajaria (c) Deepa Malik

(d) Singhraj (e) Amit Kumar

Ans.(d);

199. The Indian men and women’s team won respectively in which event in the ISSF World Cup being

held in New Delhi?

(a) 15m air pistol (b) 20m air pistol (c) 30m air pistol

(d) 10m air pistol (e) 5m air pistol

Ans.(d);

200. Gary Wilson who announced his retirement from professional cricket played for which country?

(a) Jamaica (b) France (c) Tunisia

(d) Norway (e) Ireland

Ans.(d);

201. Which Indian Coast Guard Ship was commissioned on March 24, 2021?

(a) ICGS Shakti (b) ICGS Varsha (c) ICGS Vajra

(d) ICGS Rohini (e) ICGS Chakra

Ans.(c):

202. Who will be the 48th Chief Justice of India?

(a) Jasti Chelameswar (b) NV Ramana (c) Ranjan Gogol

(d) Uday Lalit (e) R. Banumathi

Ans.(b):

203. Which Indian-American was confirmed to be US President Joe Biden’s new Surgeon General?

(a) Vivek Murthy (b) Celine Gounder (c) Vanita Gupta

(d) Neera Tanden (e) Arun Majumdar

Ans.(a):

204. The Indian Government has welcomed an initiative by which nation to promote peace in Yemen?

(a) UK (b) Israel (c) US

(d) Saudi Arabia (e) Germany

Ans.(d);






205. The Defence Ministry has signed a deal with which company to procure 1,300 combat vehicles?

(a) Tata Motors (b) Hyundai (c) Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd

(d) Ashok Leyland Ltd. (e) Volkswagen

Ans.(c):

206. Mohammad Haneef Atmar who arrived in India on a 3-day visit is the foreign minister of which

country?

(a) Uzbekistan (b) Iraq (c) Afghanistan

(d) Qatar (e) Iran

Ans.(c):

207. What is the theme of the campaign ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’ launched by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi on the occasion of World Water Day?

(a) Catch the Rain till it post monsoon

(b) Catch the Rain, where it falls, when it falls

(c) Catch the Rain in monsoon period

(d) Catch the Rain till it falls

(e) None of these

Ans.(b):

208. More than how many loans have been sanctioned to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri

Street Vendors, Atma Nirbhar Nidhi Scheme – PM SVANidhi so far?

(a) 24 lakhs (b) 25 lakhs (c) 20 lakhs

(d) 23 lakhs (e) 30 lakhs

Ans.(d);

209. How much amount have been disbursed under Atal Pension Yojana till February this year?

(a) Rs 25000 lakhs (b) Rs 30000 lakhs (c) Rs 45000 lakhs

(d) Rs 57000 lakhs (e) Rs 67000 lakhs

Ans.(d);

210. As per the data, till 22nd March, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has

constructed how much of National Highways in the current financial year 2020-21?

(a) 16,545.75 km (b) 13,445.85 km (c) 17,204.25 km

(d) 14,165.65 km (e) 12,205.25 km

Ans.(e):

211. The Competition Commission of India has ordered an investigation into which messaging app's

updated privacy policy?

(a) Hike (b) Instagram

(c) Telegram (d) Snapchat

(e) WhatsApp

Ans.(e):

212. The Gram Ujala scheme was launched in which state on March

24th?

(a) Gujarat (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) West Bengal (d) Jharkhand

(e) West Bengal

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213. Which nation launched 38 foreign satellites in a historic mission on March 22nd?

(a) Israel (b) France (c) Russia

(d) Japan (e) USA

Ans.(c):

214. Which nation indigenously developed its first satellite-Challenge-1?

(a) Germany (b) France (c) Israel

(d) Tunisia (e) Italy

Ans.(d);

215. NASA Curiosity rover shared a video of Earth-like clouds passing over which planet?

(a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter

(d) Saturn (e) Venus

Ans.(b):

216. Union Jal Shakti Ministry signed a memorandum of agreement with Uttar Pradesh and which other

state to implement the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project?

(a) Gujarat (b) Haryana (c) Punjab

(d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Rajasthan

Ans.(d);

217. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), India signed an MoU with Independent Administrative

Reforms and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC) of which country to facilitate sharing of

experience and expertise?

(a) Afghanistan (b) Bangladesh (c) Thailand

(d) Sri Lanka (e) Maldives

Ans.(a):

218. Which state government launched i-Learn, a capacity building and performance tracking

application for Community Health Officers, CHOs in the state?

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Sikkim (c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Mirozam (e) Nagaland

Ans.(e):

219. Where was the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Smarak inaugurated by Union Minister of Education, Ramesh

Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’?

(a) Jodhpur (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi

(d) Raipur (e) Ranchi

Ans.(c):

220. Pakistan and China will hold joint exercise “Pabbi-Antiterror-2021” with which other country?

(a) India (b) Russia (c) Bangladesh

(d) Japan (e) Nepal

Ans.(a):

221. Which nation will host the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process (HoA-IP)

on Afghanistan?

(a) Afghanistan (b) Tajikistan (c) Uzbekistan

(d) Kazakhstan (e) Turkmenistan

Ans.(b):






222. EAM S Jaishankar will be visiting which nation on March 30-31?

(a) Kyrgyzstan (b) Uzbekistan (c) Tajikistan

(d) Kazakhstan (e) Turkmenistan

Ans.(c):

223. When will the first phase of polling begin in Assam?

(a) March 29th (b) March 24th (c) April 1st

(d) March 25th (e) March 27th

Ans.(e):

224. What was India's rank on IP Index 2021?

(a) 45 (b) 30 (c) 40

(d) 39 (e) 53

Ans.(c):

225. Which nation is planning to construct the world's first ship tunnel?

(a) France (b) Denmark (c) Norway

(d) Germany (e) Netherlands

Ans.(c):

226. Which nation's Parliament has passed a bereavement leave law for couples who suffer miscarriages

or stillbirths?

(a) Finland (b) New Zealand (c) Australia

(d) Germany (e) Sweden

Ans.(b):

227. With Finance Ministry reintroducing the clause within the Earnings tax act, what is the preferential

withholding tax relevant to overseas portfolio buyers (FPIs)?

(a) 2% (b) 6% (c) 5%

(d) 8% (e) 7%

Ans.(c):

228. The government has collected how much amount as dividend from Central Public Sector

Enterprises (CPSEs) so far (March 2021) in the current fiscal?

(a) Rs 25,357 crore (b) Rs 27,250 crore (c) Rs 35,470 crore

(d) Rs 30,369 crore (e) Rs 32,365 crore

Ans.(d);

229. The limit for tax exemption on interest earned on provident fund contribution by employees is

raised to how much amount from present Rs 2.5 lakh?

(a) Rs 4.57 lakh (b) Rs 6.5 lakh (c) Rs 5.0 lakh

(d) Rs 4.78 lakh (e) Rs 5.67 lakh

Ans.(c):

230. Which state has decided to set up “India’s first government-run ambulance network” for animals?

(a) Gujarat (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Nagaland (e) Uttar Pradesh

Ans.(b):

231. Who has been appointed as the CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?

(a) S.P. Saravanan (b) Amit Kumar Agarwal (c) Saurbah Garg

(d) Sanjeev Chopra (e) Madanlal Rathore

Ans.(c):






232. Earth Hour is an annual event which is marked on _____________

(a) Last Sunday of March (b) 27 March (c) 28 March

(d) Last Saturday of March (e) 29 March

Ans.(d):

233. Name the newly appointed Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

(a) Saurabh Garg (b) Alka Pande (c) Rajiv Gauba

(d) Sanjeev Kumar (e) Sitaram Kunte

Ans.(d);

234. Who has been felicitated with the Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2020, the highest honor of state

government?

(a) Anupam Kher (b) Asha Bhosle (c) Lata Mangeshkar

(d) Udit Narayan (e) None of these

Ans.(b):

235. Which team has won the CoreNet Global Academic Challenge 6.0 in 2021 sponsored by Cushman

and Wakefield, KI and IA: Interior Architects?

(a) India (b) Japan (c) China

(d) United States (e) Norway

Ans.(a):

236. Who has been sworn in as the new Chairman of Food Corporation of India (FCI)?

(a) Saurabh Garg (b) Vivek Aggarwal (c) Ashok Aggarwal

(d) Atish Chandra (e) Sandeep Guleria

Ans.(d);

237. What is the theme of Earth Hour 2021?

(a) Connect2Earth

(b) Climate Action and sustainable development

(c) Save Energy and Save Earth

(d) Climate Change to Save Earth

(e) None of these

Ans.(d):

238. Which day is observed as World Theatre Day every year globally?

(a) 26th March (b) 28th March (c) 27th March

(d) 29th March (e) 30th March

Ans.(c):

239. According to a new report by the United Nations International

Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), about how many

children live in areas of extreme water vulnerability?

(a) 550 million (b) 450 million

(c) 500 million (d) 350 million

(e) 460 million

Ans.(b):

240. Virat Kohli was ranked at which position in the latest ICC

Men’s T20I Player Rankings?

(a) 3rd (b) 4th

(c) 5th (d) 6th

(e) 7th

Ans.(b):





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