Current Affairs : 02 March to 08 March, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

CURRENT AFFAIRS

02 MARCH, 2021 TO 08 MARCH, 2021

Current Affairs : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

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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