Current Affairs Mar-2020

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181. The flagship “Ganga Amantran Abhiyan” programme is conducted by which organisation?

  • A
  • National Mission of clean Ganga

  • B
  • Ganga flood control mission

  • C
  • National Water Development Agency

  • D
  • Central Water Commission

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Correct Answer : A [National Mission of clean Ganga]

Explaination : [na]

182. Chameli Devi Jain Award is an annual award presented to outstanding performers of which field?

  • A
  • Politics

  • B
  • Sports

  • C
  • Journalism

  • D
  • Social Service

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Correct Answer : C [Journalism]

Explaination : [na]

183. Which state cabinet recently passed an ordinance which seeks to recover losses caused by damage to public property from rioters?

  • A
  • Maharashtra

  • B
  • Uttar Pradesh

  • C
  • Chattisgarh

  • D
  • Gujrat

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Correct Answer : B [Uttar Pradesh]

Explaination : [na]

184. In context with the new recruitment system to be followed from 2021 for various government jobs, what does CET stand for?

  • A
  • Common Eligibility Test

  • B
  • Common Entrance Test

  • C
  • Central Eligibility Test

  • D
  • Central Entrance Test

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Correct Answer : A [Common Eligibility Test]

Explaination : [na]

185. Sahitya Akademi award winner Puthussery Ramachandran, who passed away recently, was a poet and scholar in which language?

  • A
  • Tamil

  • B
  • Malyalam

  • C
  • Kannada

  • D
  • Telugu

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Correct Answer : B [Malyalam]

Explaination : [na]

186. 'Akshay Urja Portal' is an initiative of which Union Ministry?

  • A
  • Ministry of Power

  • B
  • Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

  • C
  • Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

  • D
  • Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

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Correct Answer : C [Ministry of New & Renewable Energy]

Explaination : [na]

187. According to the Gender Social Norms Index report, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), how many countries have achieved gender equality?

  • A
  • Two

  • B
  • Three

  • C
  • Five

  • D
  • Zero

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Correct Answer : D [Zero]

Explaination : [na]

188. In the video conference held between the leaders of SAARC member countries, which country proposed a “Covid-19 emergency fund"?

  • A
  • Sri Lanka

  • B
  • India

  • C
  • Pakistan

  • D
  • Bangladesh

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Correct Answer : B [India]

Explaination : [na]

189. Who was appointed as the fourth advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu?

  • A
  • Baseer Ahmed Khan

  • B
  • Muneer Khan

  • C
  • Anand Venkateshwaran

  • D
  • Vijay Kumar

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Correct Answer : A [Baseer Ahmed Khan]

Explaination : [na]

190. An important personality in Ambedkar’s historic conversion to Buddhism passed away recently. What is his name?

  • A
  • Santu Mukherjee

  • B
  • Sadanand Fulzele

  • C
  • H R Bhardwaj

  • D
  • Potturi Venkateshwar

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Correct Answer : B [Sadanand Fulzele]

Explaination : [na]

191. Which city of Rajasthan is also called as the ‘Marble city of India’, that is recently connected with Indore under RCS-UDAN scheme?

  • A
  • Kota

  • B
  • Bikaner

  • C
  • Kishangarh

  • D
  • Lalgarh

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Correct Answer : C [Kishangarh]

Explaination : [na]

192. Which European country recently imposed a record 1.1 billion euro fine on tech-firm Apple for its anti-competitive behaviour?

  • A
  • Germany

  • B
  • France

  • C
  • Italy

  • D
  • Spain

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Correct Answer : B [France]

Explaination : [na]

193. Which country is set to create a $4 billion anti-crisis fund to protect its economy from COVID-19 outbreak?

  • A
  • United States

  • B
  • Russia

  • C
  • United Kingdom

  • D
  • China

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Correct Answer : B [Russia]

Explaination : [na]

194. Which former Chief Justice of India has been nominated to Rajya Sabha?

  • A
  • Ranjan Gogoi

  • B
  • Dipak Misra

  • C
  • Jagdish Singh Khehar

  • D
  • T. S. Thakur

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Correct Answer : A [Ranjan Gogoi]

Explaination : [na]

195. What is the share of Indian companies in Defence Ministry’s contracts for procurement of defence equipment in 2019-20?

  • A
  • 25.03%

  • B
  • 50.03%

  • C
  • 75.03%

  • D
  • 90.03%

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Correct Answer : C [75.03%]

Explaination : [na]

196. Ravinder Singh Dhillon has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of which Public Sector Undertaking?

  • A
  • Power Finance Corporation

  • B
  • Coal India Limited

  • C
  • NLC Limited

  • D
  • NTPC Limited

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Correct Answer : A [Power Finance Corporation]

Explaination : [na]

197. The Central bank of which country slashed its benchmark interest rate to almost zero and announced to buy USD 700 billion in bonds?

  • A
  • China

  • B
  • India

  • C
  • United States

  • D
  • Japan

Show Answer
Correct Answer : C [United States]

Explaination : [na]

198. Patil Puttappa, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?

  • A
  • Sports

  • B
  • Journalism

  • C
  • Business

  • D
  • Research

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Correct Answer : B [Journalism]

Explaination : [na]

199. Which Indian institution has launched a re-skilling programme for women called ‘Career Back 2 Women’?

  • A
  • Indian Institute of Science

  • B
  • Indian Institute of Management-Ahmadabad

  • C
  • Indian Institute of Technology-Madras

  • D
  • Indian Institute of Technologi-Kharagapur

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Correct Answer : C [Indian Institute of Technology-Madras]

Explaination : [na]

200. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose birth centenary was celebrated recently, was the Founder President of which country?

  • A
  • Nepal

  • B
  • Bangladesh

  • C
  • Thailand

  • D
  • Afganistan

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Correct Answer : B [Bangladesh]

Explaination : [na]
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