Current Affairs Mar-2020

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101. Which state recently announced to provide credit guarantee of loans for higher education?

  • A
  • Odisha

  • B
  • Haryana

  • C
  • Jharkhand

  • D
  • Bihar

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Correct Answer : B [Haryana]

Explaination : [na]

102. Which Engineering College of India has obtained the highest rank in the recent QS World Ranking?

  • A
  • IIT Khargapur

  • B
  • IIT Madras

  • C
  • IIT Kanpur

  • D
  • IIT Mumbai

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Correct Answer : D [IIT Mumbai]

Explaination : [na]

103. After the proposed amalgamation of 10 public sector banks into four, what will be the total number of state-owned banks in India?

  • A
  • Eight

  • B
  • Ten

  • C
  • Twelve

  • D
  • Fourteen

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Correct Answer : C [Twelve]

Explaination : [na]

104. As per the recent ‘Direct Tax Vivaad Se Vishwas Bill 2020’, what is the time-limit within which the tax-payers can pay the due tax with waiver?

  • A
  • March 31, 2020

  • B
  • May 31, 2020

  • C
  • September 30, 2020

  • D
  • December 31, 2020

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Correct Answer : A [March 31, 2020]

Explaination : [na]

105. PRAGYAN CONCLAVE 2020 is an International Seminar organised by which Armed Force of India?

  • A
  • Indian Air Force

  • B
  • Indian Navy

  • C
  • Indian Army

  • D
  • Indian Coast Guard

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Correct Answer : C [Indian Army]

Explaination : [na]

106. Shweta Rawat and Shalini Gupta, who were seen in news recently, are associated with which field?

  • A
  • Sports

  • B
  • Journalism

  • C
  • Science

  • D
  • Business

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Correct Answer : C [Science]

Explaination : [na]

107. Which state has recently issued orders to limit the retail price of bottled drinking water?

  • A
  • Uttar Pradesh

  • B
  • Uttra Khand

  • C
  • Karnataka

  • D
  • Kerala

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Correct Answer : D [Kerala]

Explaination : [na]

108. In context of the recent Cabinet approval on listing of Indian companies overseas, what does ‘GDR’ stand for?

  • A
  • Govenment Deposit Receipts

  • B
  • Global Deposit Receipts

  • C
  • Global Depositary Receipts

  • D
  • Government Depositary Receipts

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Correct Answer : C [Global Depositary Receipts]

Explaination : [na]

109. As per the recent amendment to the ‘Foreign direct investment policy on civil aviation’, what is the limit for NRIs to purchase equity stake in Air India?

  • A
  • 26 %

  • B
  • 49 %

  • C
  • 75 %

  • D
  • 100 %

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Correct Answer : D [100 %]

Explaination : [na]

110. An integrated sports complex named after its former Chief Minister PA Sangma, is to come up in which Indian state?

  • A
  • Assam

  • B
  • Meghalaya

  • C
  • Tripura

  • D
  • Nagaland

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Correct Answer : B [Meghalaya]

Explaination : [na]

111. The recently released book titled “Chronicles of Change Champions” is a compilation of initiatives taken under which scheme?

  • A
  • Swachch Bharat Mission

  • B
  • Poshan Maa Abhiyan

  • C
  • Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

  • D
  • Sugamya Bharat

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Correct Answer : C [Beti Bachao Beti Padhao]

Explaination : [na]

112. ‘SCORES’ is a mobile application of which regulatory body of India?

  • A
  • Real Estate Regulatory Authority

  • B
  • Reserve Bank of India

  • C
  • Securities Exchange Board of India

  • D
  • National Housing Bank

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Correct Answer : C [Securities Exchange Board of India]

Explaination : [na]

113. TIME Magazine has named which Indian woman as the ‘Woman of the year 1947’ in its recent recreated list of world's 100 powerful women?

  • A
  • Amrit Kaur

  • B
  • Sarojani Naidu

  • C
  • Indira Gandhi

  • D
  • Savitribhai Phule

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Correct Answer : A [Amrit Kaur]

Explaination : [na]

114. What is the interest rate on deposits as announced by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for the current financial year (2019-20)?

  • A
  • 8.9%

  • B
  • 8.65%

  • C
  • 8.5%

  • D
  • 8.2%

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Correct Answer : C [8.5%]

Explaination : [na ]

115. Which airport of Maharashtra has been renamed as ‘Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport’?

  • A
  • Aurangabad Airport

  • B
  • Kolhapur Airport

  • C
  • Pune International Airport

  • D
  • Akola Airport

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Correct Answer : A [Aurangabad Airport]

Explaination : [na]

116. Which Indian institute has developed an AI-powered drone to counter unregulated unmanned drones?

  • A
  • Indian Institute of Science

  • B
  • Counsil of Scientific and Industrial Reserch

  • C
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  • D
  • DRDO Laboratory

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

Explaination : [na]

117. Which is India’s fifth largest private sector bank, that is under crisis and for which the Reserve Bank of India is devising a revival plan?

  • A
  • IndusInd Bank

  • B
  • Yes Bank

  • C
  • IDFC First Bank

  • D
  • Bandhan Bank

Show Answer
Correct Answer : B [Yes Bank]

Explaination : [na]

118. According to the recent estimates published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which economy is most affected by the coronavirus outbreak?

  • A
  • Unites States

  • B
  • Taiwan Province of China

  • C
  • Europian Union

  • D
  • Japan

Show Answer
Correct Answer : C [Europian Union]

Explaination : [na]

119. Daren Tang of Singapore has been nominated as the new Director General of which global organisation?

  • A
  • World Intellectual Property Organization

  • B
  • World Custom Organization

  • C
  • International Labour Organozation

  • D
  • World Health Organization

Show Answer
Correct Answer : A [World Intellectual Property Organization]

Explaination : [na]

120. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India after Sudhir Bhargava?

  • A
  • Bimal Jalan

  • B
  • Bimal Julka

  • C
  • Kasturi Rangan

  • D
  • Gopala Swami

Show Answer
Correct Answer : B [Bimal Julka]

Explaination : [na]
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