Current Affairs : 23 March to 29 March, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

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)