Current Affairs and General Knowledge -Mar-5-2020
Current Affairs and General Knowledge -Mar-5-2020
1. Western Railways has announced how much bonus for every recharge to R-Wallet till August 24, 2020?
a) 10 percent
b) 15 percent
c) 5 percent
d) 7 percent
Ans: 5 percent
2. The World Bank has announced how much aid package to help countries combat coronavirus outbreak?
a) USD 10 million
b) USD 12 billion
c) USD 10 billion
d) USD 90 million
Ans: USD 12 billion
3. How many artists were honoured with the annual Lalit Kala Akademi award by President Ram Nath Kovind on March 4, 2020?
a) 15
b) 20
c) 10
d) 18
Ans: 15
4. Which Indian women cricketer has topped the latest women’s T20 International batting rankings?
a) Poonam Yadav
b) Deepti Sharma
c) Smriti Mandhan
d) Shafali Verma
Ans: Shafali Verma
5. Who among the following Indian-Americans has been named as a key member of the coronavirus task force in the US?
a) Harpreet Singh Sandhu
b) Seema Verma
c) Nikki Haley
d) Ajit Pai
Ans: Seema Verma
6. Who has been newly appointed as BCCI’s selection committee chairman?
a) Vinod Kambli
b) Javagal Srinath
c) Sunil Joshi
d) Atul Wassan
Ans: Sunil Joshi
7. Which court lifted RBI’s ban on trading in virtual currencies?
a) Supreme Court
b) Delhi HC
c) Allahabad HC
d) Bombay HC
Ans: Supreme Court
8. India celebrated Janaushadhi Week 2020 on which of the following dates?
a) 25th February to 2nd March
b) 28th February to 5th March
c) 1st March to 7th March
d) 2nd March to 8th March
Ans: 1st March to 7th March
9.Who launched the Student Health Card scheme in Jammu and Kashmir?
a) GC Murmu
b) RK Mathur
c) Rajnath Singh
d) Dr Harsh Vardhan
Ans: GC Murmu
10.Which state/ UT has set up a task force to tackle the coronavirus outbreak?
a) Haryana
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Delhi
Ans: Delhi
11.Which place has been designated as the summer capital of the Uttarakhand?
a) Ranikhet
b) Almora
c) Binsar
d) Gairsain
Ans: Gairsain
12. Which country has launched the world’s first free nationwide public transport?
a) India
b) Canada
c) Luxembourg
d) Brazil
Ans: Luxembourg
13.When is National Security Day celebrated in India every year?
a) 3rd March
b) 4th March
c) 5th March
d) 6th March
Ans: 4th March
14.Who among the following has been appointed as the new Indian Ambassador to Turkey?
a) Vivek Mohan
b) Sumit Arora
c) Sanjay Kumar Panda
d) Devnayak Gandhi
Ans: Sanjay Kumar Panda
15.Google’s second cloud region in India will soon be launched in which city?
a) Bengaluru
b) Chennai
c) Hyderabad
d) New Delhi
Ans: New Delhi
16.Which nation has become the first finalist in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020?
a) Australia
b) England
c) India
d) South Africa
Ans: India
17.Which Indian city will host the International Olympic Committee’s session in 2023?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Bengaluru
d) Hyderabad
Ans: Mumbai
18.Which among the following cruise ships has been stranded off the coast of California over coronavirus fears?
a) Grand Princess
b) Princess Mary
c) Diamond Princess
d) Saint George
Ans: Grand Princess
19.Which among the following Indian cities reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 2, 2020?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Bengaluru
d) Bhopal
Ans: New Delhi
20. This former Indian hockey player and Olympic bronze medalist passed away on February 28, 2020.
a) Balbir Singh Kullar
b) Deepak Jhajhar
c) Santosh Singh Bhullar
d) Jyotiramunde
Ans: Balbir Singh Kullar
21.Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India after Rajiv Kumar?
a.Tuhin Kant Pandey
b.Ajay Bhushan Pandey
c.Atanu Chakraborty
d.Raghuram rajan
Ans: Ajay Bhushan Pandey
22.What is the time limit within which the Lokpal shall dispose of a complaint of alleged corruption against public servants?
a.21 days
b.30 days
c.45 days
d.60 days
Ans: 30 days
23.Mukhyamantri Dal Bhat Yojna (MDBY) is a subsidised food scheme of which state government?
a.Uttar Pradesh
b.Bihar
c.Jharkhand
d.West Bengal
Ans: Jharkhand
24.The Week of March 1 to March 7 is celebrated as which commemorative week across the country?
a.Swachh bharat Week
b.KISAN week
c.Janaushadhi Week
d.Beti Bachao Week
Ans: Janaushadhi Week
25.Which country recently assumes presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of March 2020?
a.India
b.China
cJapan
d.Nepal
Ans: China
26.Which state government has announced to provide a financial assistance to the farmers for keeping stray cattle at their homes?
a.Madhya Pradesh
b.Haryana
c.Uttar Pradesh
d.Bihar
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
27.Which act is to be amended to provide more powers to the RBI for regulating cooperative banks?
a.The Reserve bank of India Act
b.The Banking Regulation Act
c.The Co-operative Societies Act
d.Multi-state Co-operative Societies Act
Ans: The Banking Regulation Act
28.Which Indian is the recipient of the 128th ‘Commonwealth Points of Light’ Award?
a.Rajendra Singh
b.Jadav Payeng
c.Afroz Shah
d.Sudharshan Patnaik
Ans: Jadav Payeng
29.Which country became the first in the world to make public transport free?
a.Thailand
b.Luxembourg
c.Canada
d.Brazil
Ans: Luxembourg
30.As per a recent report on Trade-related Illicit Financial Flows, what is the rank of India among 135 countries?
a.One
b.Three
c.Five
d.Seven
Ans: Three