CURRENT AFFAIRS
23 MARCH, 2021 TO 29 MARCH, 2021
1. Which
country has been ranked at the top in the UN World Happiness Report 2021?
(a) Iceland
(b) Denmark
(c) Switzerland
(d) Finland
Answer:
(d)
2. What
is the rank of India in the UN World Happiness Report 2021?
(a) 130th
(b) 132nd
(c) 139th
(d) 140th
Answer:
(c)
3. Which
country has been ranked at the bottom in the UN World Happiness Report 2021?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) Rwanda
(d) Botswana
Answer:
(a)
4. Who
won the Men’s Single title in the All England Open Badminton Championships
2021?
(a) Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)
(b) Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)
(c) Kento Momota (Japan)
(d) Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Answer:
(b)
5. Who
won the Women’s Single title in the All England Open Badminton Championships
2021?
(a) Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
(b) Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand)
(c) Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
(d) P. V. Sindhu (India)
Answer:
(a)
6. Which
state government has launched a campaign called SAAMAR to tackle malnutrition
in the state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:
(c)
7. Which
of the following has approved the Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021,
becoming the 1st Indian State to have an ethanol promotion policy?
(a) Assam Cabinet
(b) Maharashtra Cabinet
(c) Rajasthan Cabinet
(d) Bihar Cabinet
Answer:
(d)
8. Which
state government has decided to set up “India’s first government-run ambulance
network” for animals?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala
Answer:
(a)
9. Who
among the following has assumed charge as the new spokesperson of the Ministry
of External Affairs (MEA)?
(a) K. VijayRaghavan
(b) Vivek Murthy
(c) Anurag Srivastava
(d) Arindam Bagchi
Answer:
(d)
10. Who
has been appointed as the Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI)
under the Ministry of Civil Aviation?
(a) Alok Ranjan
(b) Saurabh Garg
(c) Sanjeev Kumar
(d) Amit Prakash Yadav
Answer:
(c)
11. Who
has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
(a) Saurabh Garg
(b) Sanjeev Kumar
(c) ) Anurag Srivastava
(d) Vivek Murthy
Answer:
(a)
12. Who
has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director, Food Corporation of
India?
(a) Prashant Kumar Singh
(b) Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia
(c) Rachna Shah
(d) Atish Chandra
Answer:
(d)
13. Which
of the following has been awarded ‘Great place to work’ certification by the
Great place to Work Institute?
(a) IDFC FIRST Bank
(b) Equitas Small Finance Bank
(c) ESAF Small Finance Bank
(d) Bandhan Bank
Answer:
(c)
14. Who
among the following will be honoured with the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan
Award for the year 2020?
(a) Asha Bhosle
(b) Lata Mangeshkar
(c) Usha Mangeshkar
(d) Alka Yagnik
Answer:
(a)
15. Who
bagged the first gold medal for India in the Women’s 10M Air Pistol final of
the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup
Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun?
(a) Apurvi Chandela
(b) Manu Bhaker
(c) Chinki Yadav
(d) Yashaswini Singh Deswal
Answer:
(d)
16. Which
of the following has won the Road Safety World Series trophy?
(a) India Legends
(b) South Africa Legends
(c) Sri Lanka Legends
(d) West Indies Legends
Answer:
(a)
17. Which
of the following has won the Best Feature Film award in the 67th National Film
Awards?
(a) Ronuwa - Who Never Surrender (Assamese)
(b) Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam)
(c) Chhichhore (Hindi)
(d) Asuran (Tamil)
Answer:
(b)
18. When
is Martyrs Day (Shaheed Diwas or Sarvodaya Day) observed?
(a) 20 March
(b) 21 March
(c) 23 March
(d) 25 March
Answer:
(c)
19. When
is World Water Day observed?
(a) 22 March
(b) 25 March
(c) 27 March
(d) 29 March
Answer:
(a)
20. When
is World Poetry Day observed?
(a) 20 March
(b) 21 March
(c) 25 March
(d) 29 March
Answer:
(b)
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