Current Affairs and General Knowledge -Mar-9-2020
Current Affairs and General Knowledge -Mar-9-2020
1.Name the e-Commerce company, which signed MoU with Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NULM) for e-Marketing of products made by Self Help Groups across the Country.
1) IndiaMart
2) Myntra
3) Flipkart
4) Amazon
5) JustDial
Ans: Amazon
2.The Union Cabinet has approved the Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 to amend the Companies Act, 2013. As per the Amendment, the companies which have an obligation to spend Rs. ______ per annum or less on corporate social responsibility (CSR) are no longer required to have a CSR committee.
1) 25 Lakh
2) 10 Lakh
3) 50 Lakh
4) 15 Lakh
5) 5 Lakh
Ans: 50 Lakh
3.The Union Commerce Ministry has approved the proposals of TCS & DLF to establish Special Economic Zones (SEZs) for Information sector in which of the following states?
1) Haryana
2) Punjab
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 1) and 3)
Ans: Both 1) and 3)
4.The Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has launched the student Health Card scheme for school children in J&K. Who is the present (March 2020) LG of J&K.?
1) Girish Chandra Murmu
2) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
3) Droupadi Murmu
4) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
5) Ramesh Bais
Ans: Girish Chandra Murmu
5.Under which scheme the Inter Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) headed by Harsimrat Kaur Badal approved 8 projects worth Rs 230 Crores in TamilNadu.
1) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)
2) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)
3) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
4) National Agriculture Market (NAM)
5) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)
6.Name the Life Insurance company, which is going to provide football coaching to the under-privileged girls under ‘Bachhpan Ka Rakshakaran’ programme in association with ‘Oscar Foundation’.
1) Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance
2) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
3) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
4) SBI Life Insurance
5) TATA AIA Life Insurance
Ans: TATA AIA Life Insurance
7.Name the Metro which tied up with Paytm to launch QR-based metro ticketing system.
1) Delhi Metro
2) Kolkata Metro
3) Hyderabad Metro
4) Namma Metro
5) Chennai Metro
Ans: Hyderabad Metro
8.Name the person who has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mahindra-Fort joint venture (March 2020).
1) Pankaj Sonalkar
2) Sachin Arolkar
3) Abhimanyu Sen
4) Ravichandran
5) Anurag Mehrotra
Ans: Anurag Mehrotra
9.Name the City which is going to host the 5th edition of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit in the month of September 2020.
1) Bangkok, Thailand
2) New Delhi, India
3) Colombo, Sri Lanka
4) Kathmandu, Nepal
5) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ans: Colombo, Sri Lanka
10.As per United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) India study, India’s female labour-force participation declined from 34% in 2006 to ______% in 2020.
1) 30.6
2) 24.8
3) 32.4
4) 28.2
5) 26.8
Ans: 24.8
11.As per “Wealth Report 2020” released by Knight Frank LLP, the Ultra high-net-worth individuals in India are expected to increase by _____% in 5 years (2019-2024).
1) 52
2) 76
3) 68
4) 81
5) 73
Ans: 73
12.As per “Wealth Report 2020” released by Knight Frank LLP, what is India’s rank based on number UHNWIs (Ultra high net worth individuals – people who have a net worth of $30Mn or above).
1) 6
2) 12
3) 9
4) 18
5) 14
Ans: 12
13.As per recent Information of Jitendra Singh (MoS – PMO), which mission is scheduled to be launched by 1st half of 2021 by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
1) Aditya-L1 mission
2) Mangalyaan-2 mission
3) Chandrayaan-3 mission
4) Shukrayaan mission
5) Gaganyaan mission
Ans: Chandrayaan-3 mission
14.Name the space agency which named the 5th Mars rover as Perseverance (earlier it had a codename – Mars 2020).
1) State Space Corporation “Roscosmos” (ROSCOSMOS)
2) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
3) Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES)
4) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
5) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Ans: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
15.Prachi choudhary who is in news recently (March 2020), related to which sports?
1) Discus Throw
2) Shot Put
3) Triple Jump
4) 400m runner
5) Pole Vault
Ans: 400m runner
16.In Association with which organization the Hockey India is going to conduct 1st edition of Khelo India Women’s Hockey League Under-21 between March-November 2020.
1) Athletics Federation of India
2) Indian Olympic Association
3) Sports Authority of India
4) Sports Federation of India
5) National Sports Organisation
Ans: Sports Authority of India
17.Name the person who has become the first player in the world to play 500 T20 matches.
1) Virat Kohli
2) Dwayne Bravo
3) Chris Gayle
4) Kieron Pollard
5) MS Dhoni
Ans: Kieron Pollard
18.The Book “Chronicles of Change Champions” released by Union Women & Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, was based on which Scheme?
1) One Stop Centre scheme
2) Nari Shakti Puraskar scheme
3) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme
4) Women Helpline scheme
5) UJJAWALA scheme
Ans: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme
19.To Create awareness about the use of generic medicines in India, the ‘Jan Aushadhi Diwas’ 2020 is celebrated on _______.
1) February 28
2) March 29
3) March 7
4) April 4
5) April 27
Ans: March 7
20.Who said “The 21st century is Indian century”?
1) Bill Gate
2) Larry Page
3) Jeff Bezos
4) Satya Nadela
Ans: Jeff Bezos
21. Which of the following institution has recently launched the Mentor India initiative?
1) SHRAM Aayog
2) NITI Aayog
3) NAMO GANGE Aayog
4) Make in India Campaign
Ans: NITI Aayog
22. Which of the following State Government has recently launched the India’s first student startup and innovation policy?
1) Gujarat Government
2) Delhi Government
3) Haryana Government
4) Tamil Nadu Government
Ans: Gujarat Government
23. Which of the following statement is correct about the recently launched mobile app called Aarambh by the Government of India?
1) An app for performance based maintenance of roads
2) An app for performance based maintenance of buildings
3) An app for performance based maintenance of reservoirs
4) An app for performance based maintenance of cleanliness
Ans: An app for performance based maintenance of roads
24. Which among the following refers to the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan, 2020?
1) To achieve national fuel security by promoting hybrid and electric vehicle in the country
2) To replace diesel engines with electric engines and achieve fuel security
3) To replace coal engines with electric engines and achieve fuel security
4) The replace petrol engines by diesel engines and achieve fuel security
Ans: To achieve national fuel security by promoting hybrid and electric vehicle in the country
25. What is the aim of the ‘Young Scientist Programme’ for students, which was recently launched by ISRO?
1) To impart basic knowledge of research
2) To impart basic knowledge of space technology
3) To impart basic knowledge of biology
4) To impart basic knowledge of computers
Ans: To impart basic knowledge of space technology
26. Where did Google launch its first drone delivery service in 2019?
1) India
2) United States
3) Australia
4) England
Ans: Australia
27. ………. recently set up Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) for scheduled tribe students across the country.
1) Ministry of Human Resources and Development
2) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
3) Ministry of Women and Child Development
4) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Ans: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
28. As per SECC 2011, what is the number of households with no literate adult above age 25 years?
1) 4.22 crore
2) 5.78 crore
3) 9.88 crore
4) 1.22 crore
Ans: 4.22 crore
29. Under KUSUM scheme, the government desires to assist as many farmers as possible to install new and improved solar pumps on their farms. The word ‘S’ in the ‘KUSUM’ stands for –
1) Sujata
2) Shiksha
3) Sunhera
4) Suraksha
Ans: Suraksha
30.The increases in procurement operations by TRIFED results in enhancement of employment generation opportunities for –
1) Farmers & agriculturists
2) Micro enterprises
3) Minority communities
4) Tribal families
Ans: Tribal families
31. NABVENTURES has recently launched a fund to back agriculture, food and rural start-ups with a proposed corpus of Rs. 500 crore NABVENTURES is a subsidiary of –
1) NABARD
2) RBI
3) IL&FS
4) SIDBI
Ans: NABARD
32. National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) is a Central scheme to support –
1) Adjustment to climate change impact
2) Welfare of minority communities
3) Support the study of melting of Indian glaciers
4) Compensate the farmers for loss due to climate-change
Ans: Adjustment to climate change impact
33. According to the 10th edition of Agriculture Census Data for 2015-16 released by the Ministry of Agriculture in October 2018, Small and Marginal farmers with less than two hectares of land –
1) 71.2% of all farmers in India
2) 86.2% of all farmers in India
3) 66.2% of all farmers in India
4) 79.09% of all farmers in India
Ans: 86.2% of all farmers in India
34.Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission is a flagship program me of the –
1) Ministry of Rural Development
2) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
3) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
4) Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA)
Ans: Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA)
35.Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) was launched by which ministry?
1) Railways Ministry
2) Agriculture Ministry
3) Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry
4) HRD Ministry
Ans: Agriculture Ministry
36.The theme of the 4th Edition of NITI Lecture Series by NITI Aayog is –
1) India and Global Economy
2) Going forward Technology and Transformation
3) AI for ALL leveraging artificial intelligence for inclusive growth
4) All the above
Ans: AI for ALL leveraging artificial intelligence for inclusive growth
37.Which of the following state Governments has launched an ambitious protect State of SMART in 10,000 villages with an objective to achieve sustainable farming within the next three years?
1) Rajasthan
2) Madhya Pladesh
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
Ans: Maharashtra
38.India Vision 2020 is prepared by –
1) Arvind Panagariya
2) M. Subramanian
3) A. P. Shah
4) S. C. Gupta
Ans: S. C. Gupta
39.Which State government recently launched an old age pension scheme – Mukhyamantri Virdhajan Pension Yojana?
1) Maharashtra
2) Odisha
3) Jharkhand
4) Bihar
Ans: Bihar
40.Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) is a component under the –
1) PMGSY Scheme
2) PMFBY Scheme
3) PKVY Scheme
4) PMKSY Scheme
Ans: PMKSY Scheme