Current Affairs and General Knowledge – Mar-7,8-2020
Current Affairs and General Knowledge – Mar-7,8-2020
1.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
Ans: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
2.‘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
Ans: Securities Exchange Board of India
3.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.Sarojini Naidu
c.Indira Ganndhi
d.Savitribhai Phule
Ans: Amrit Kaur
4.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%
Ans: 8.5%
5.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
Ans: Aurangabad Airport
6.Which Indian institute has developed an AI-powered drone to counter unregulated unmanned drones?
a.Indian Institute of Science
b.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
c.Indian Institute of Technology,Madras
d.DRDO Laboratory
Ans: Indian Institute of Technology,Madras
7.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.Induslnd Bank
b.Yes Bank
c.IDFC First Bank
d.Bandhan Bank
Ans: Yes Bank
8.According to the recent estimates published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which economy is most affected by the coronovirus outbreak?
a.United States
b.Taiwan Province of China
c.European Union
d.Japan
Ans: European Union
9.Daren Tang of Singapore has been nominated as the new Director General of which global organisation?
a.World Intellectual Property Organization
b.World Customs Organisation
c.International Labour Organisation
d.World Health Organisation
Ans: World Intellectual Property Organization
10.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
Ans: Bimal Julka
11.Name the Indian state which renamed Aurangabad Airport as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (March 2020).
a.Gujarat
b.Karnataka
c.Punjab
d.Maharashtra
e.Uttar Pradesh
Ans: Maharashtra
12.Name the Indian state which organizes 3-day ‘Namaste Orchha’ festival (March 6-8, 2020).
a.Odisha
b.Uttar Pradesh
c.Chhattisgarh
d.Madhya Pradesh
e.Jharkhand
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
13.Find the Indian City which conducts the 4th Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) based on the theme ‘Ayurveda Medical Tourism: Actualizing India’s credibility’ in the month of May 2020.
a.Pune, Maharashtra
b.Kochi, Kerala
c.Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
d.Jaipur, Rajasthan
e.Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Ans: Kochi, Kerala
14.In which Indian city the Google cloud plans to launch its 2nd cloud region in India in 2021.
a.Lucknow
b.Bengaluru
c.New Delhi
d.Chennai
e.Hyderabad
Ans: New Delhi
15.Name the Indian Institute which signed pact with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in terms of technology development in export promotion.
a.IIT-Kolkata
b.IIT-Kanpur
c.IIT-Madras
d.IIT-Delhi
e.IIT-Bombay
Ans: IIT-Delhi
16.Name the Organisation which released the report “Impact of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) on the convenience, safety and self-respect of women in rural India” along with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
a.World Bank (WB)
b.International Labour Organization (ILO)
c.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
d.United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
e.International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Ans: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
17.The financial outlay for the implementation of Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission – Grameen [SBM (G)] from 2020-21 to 2024-25 is/are __________.
a.1,11,243 crores
b.1,28,441 crores
c.1,43,121 crores
d.1,40,881 crores
e.1,54,169 crores
Ans: 1,40,881 crores
18.As per MicroSave Consulting’s (MSC) report titled ‘The real story of women’s financial inclusion in India’, women’s ownership of bank accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is increased from 43% in 2014 to ______% in 2017.
a.67
b.72
c.68
d.77
e.81
Ans: 77
19.As per MicroSave Consulting’s (MSC) report titled ‘The real story of women’s financial inclusion in India’, The Gender gap in financial inclusion in India has reduced by ___% points in 3 years (2014-17).
a.14
b.12
c.17
d.9
e.22
Ans: 14
20.Under which section of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Ministry of Finance has imposed moratorium on Yes Bank (March 5, 2020 till April 3, 2020).
a.Section 47
b.Section 35
c.Section 49
d.Section 45
e.Section 36
Ans: Section 45
21.The Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has reduced the interest rate on EPF deposits for 2019-20 from 8.65% to _____% (7-yr low).
a.8.60
b.8.55
c.8.45
d.8.50
e.8.40
Ans: 8.50
22.As per the report titled ‘Global trade impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic’, India has faced a trade impact of $348 million dollars due to slowdown in china’s production. The report was released by which of the following organization?
a.World Health Organisation (WHO)
b.United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
c.Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
d.International Monetary Fund (IMF)
e.World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Ans: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
23.As per the report titled ‘Global trade impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic’, the most affected economy (by value) due to slowdown in china’s production is _______.
a.Vietnam
b.European Union
c.United States
d.South Korea
e.Japan
Ans: European Union
24.Name the Insurance company which re-appoints Sanjeev Nautiyal as MD & CEO.
a.SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
b.Life Insurance Corporation of India
c.PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd.
d.ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
e.Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Ans: SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
25.Denys Shymgal succeeds Oleksiy Honcharuk to become the Prime Minister of which of the following country?
a.Uzbekistan
b. Georgia
c.Kazakhstan
d.Armenia
e.Ukraine
Ans: Ukraine
26.Name the person who has been appointed as new Director General of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
a.Daren Tang
b.Tedros Adhanom
c.Peter Sutherland
d.Roberto Azevêdo
e.Francis Gurry
Ans: Daren Tang
27.Name the person who has been appointed as the administrator of Yes Bank by RBI under 36ACA of the Banking Regulation Act 1949 (for 30 days until April 3, 2020).
a.Bhushan Jain
b.Prashant Kumar
c.Bhuwan Chandra
d.S V Venkatasubramanian
e.Vara Prasad
Ans: Prashant Kumar
28.Amrit Kaur has been honored as ‘Women of the year’ for 1947 in ‘100 women of the year’ project by TIME magazine. Name the person who has been honored as ‘Women of the year’ for 1976.
a.Pratibha Patil
b.Kalpana Chawla
c.Indira Gandhi
d.Sucheta Kripalani
e.Sarojini Naidu
Ans: Indira Gandhi
29.Name the Indian who has been honoured with ‘Sportsman of the year’ award in Times of India sports award 2019 (TOISA 2019).
a.Bajrang Punia
b.Mary Kom
c.Rohit Sharma
d.Vinesh Phogat
e.PV Sindhu
Ans: PV Sindhu
30.RBI has restricted the withdrawal limit in Yes Bank during the moratorium period (March 5, 2020 till April 3, 2020) to Rs. ______ per account.
a.75,000
b.1,00,000
c.50,000
d.2,00,000
e.25,000
Ans: 50,000