CURRENT AFFAIRS
02 MARCH, 2021 TO 08 MARCH, 2021
1. Who
has bagged the top spot on the 10th Edition of Hurun Global Rich List 2021?
(a) Zhong Shanshan
(b) Elon Musk
(c) Jeff Bezos
(d) Bernard Arnault
Answer:
(b)
2. What
is the rank of Mukesh Ambani in the 10th Edition of Hurun Global Rich List
2021?
(a) 8th
(b) 10th
(c) 17th
(d) 21st
Answer:
(a)
3. Which
state government has launched “Gharoki Paachan, Chelik Naam” programme?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttarakhand
Answer:
(d)
4. Which
of the following has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines
acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of
600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Kenya
(c) Ghana
(d) Senegal
Answer:
(c)
5. Who
is the author of the new book titled “Advantage India: The Story of Indian
Tennis”?
(a) Anindya Dutta
(b) Sankaran Venkataraman
(c) Kodi Ravichandran
(d) Paul Mahoney
Answer:
(a)
6. Which
of the following has launched the “Business Kisht Suraksha” cover with the aim
of protecting the balance sheet of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), financial
institutions and banks if any catastrophe or a natural disaster occurs?
(a) ICICI Lombard
(b) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
(c) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance
(d) HDFC ERGO General Insurance
Answer:
(d)
7. Which
of the following has announced the launch of 'YIELD' - an online platform to
buy and sell bonds as well as debentures in the secondary market?
(a) ICICI Securities
(b) HDFC Securities
(c) Axis Securities
(d) Kotak Securities
Answer:
(c)
8. Who
has been appointed as the Chairperson of the International Boxing Association’s
(AIBA) Champions and Veterans Committee?
(a) Vijendar Singh
(b) Mary Kom
(c) Laishram Sarita Devi
(d) Manoj Kumar
Answer:
(b)
9. Who
has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
Central Bank of India?
(a) S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao
(b) R. A. Sankara Narayanan
(c) Rama Mohan Rao Amara
(d) Matam Venkata Rao
Answer:
(d)
10. Who
has been awarded the CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award
during an annual CERA Week Conference-2021?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Rahul Gandhi
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Yogi Adityanath
Answer:
(c)
11. Who
has won the 30th Bihari Puraskar for 2020 for his Hindi book of Criticism,
titled Taslima: Sangharsh aur Sahitya?
(a) Mohankrishna Bohara
(b) Aidan Singh Bhati
(c) Manisha Kulshreshtha
(d) Vijay Verma
Answer:
(a)
12. Which
of the following emerged as the top city on the government’s Ease of Living
Index 2020 that was released by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep
Singh Pur?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Guwahati
(d)Bengaluru
Answer:
(d)
13. Which
of the following has ranked top in the 11th edition of the QS World University Rankings?
(a) University of Oxford, United Kingdom
(b) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United
States
(c) University of Chicago, United Kingdom
(d) Harvard University, United States
Answer:
(b)
14. Which
of the following has top ranked Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020 released
by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs?
(a) Shillong
(b) Surat
(c) Bhopal
(d) Indore
Answer:
(d)
15. Who
became the 3rd player to hit 6 sixes in an over in an International Cricket
match after Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh?
(a) Kieron Pollard
(b) Chris Gayle
(c) Jason Holder
(d) Lendl Simmons
Answer:
(a)
16. When
is Zero Discrimination Day observed?
(a) 01 March
(b) 02 March
(c) 03 March
(d) 04 March
Answer:
(a)
17. When
is “Civil Accounts Day” observed by the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)?
(a) 01 March
(b) 03 March
(c) 05 March
(d) 07 March
Answer:
(a)
18. When
is World Hearing Day observed?
(a) 01 March
(b) 02 March
(c) 03 March
(d) 04 March
Answer:
(c)
19. When
is World Wildlife Day observed?
(a) 01 March
(b) 03 March
(c) 06 March
(d) 08 March
Answer:
(b)
20. When
is National Safety Day observed?
(a) 01 March
(b) 02 March
(c) 03 March
(d) 04 March
Answer:
(d)
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