Daily Current Affairs 12 March 2021

Q.1 Which of the following day is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March?

A. World Braille Day

B. World Kidney Day

C. World Pulses Day

D. Zero Discrimination Day

Q.2 With which country is conducting a joint exercise named Dustlik in March 2021 in Chaubatia near Ranikhet in Uttarakhand?

A. Uzbekistan

B. Iran

C. Spain

D. France

Q.3 Who has been appointed as Wipro’s CEO for Europe business?

A. Drew Vollero

B. Pallav Mohapatra

C. Maju Varghese

D. Pierre Bruno

Q.4 The world’s largest floating solar energy project is coming up in which state?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Gujarat

C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Assam

Q.5 Who has been appointed as Chief Statistician of India?

A. Dr P K Aggarwal

B. Dr. G P Samanta

C. Dr Abhishek Tyagi

D. Dr Rajkumar Bhandari

Q.6 Who is the first serving Union Minister to be promoted as Captain in the Indian ?

A.

B.

C.

D. Anurag Thakur

Q.7 Kindle version of which scripture has been launched by PM ?

A. Mahabharata

B. Bhagavad Gita

C. Ramayana

D. Guru Granth Sahib

Q.8 Who has been appointed as Director of the White House Military Office (WHMO)?

A. Kamala Harris

B. Jay Chaudhry

C. Tulsi Gabbard

D. Maju Varghese

Q.9 How many Gram Panchayats have been targeted for providing internet connectivity by November 2021?

A. 4312

B. 5524

C. 5519

D. 5691

Q.10 Which institution has won the prestigious “King Bhumibol World Soil Day – 2020” Award of the Food and Agriculture Organization?

A. Water Resource Institute (WRI)

B. Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)

C. The Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS)

D. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Q.11 Who is known as the “Father of the Nation” in Bangladesh?

A. Tajuddin Ahmed

B. M A Manzur

C. Khaled Musharraf

D. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Q.12 Which state has the highest number of beggars in the country?

A. Rajasthan

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. West Bengal

D. Punjab

Q.13 When was the “National Gestational Diabetes Awareness Day” Summit held?

A. 9 March 2021

B. 10 March 2021

C. 11 March 2021

D. 8 March 2021

Q.14 “Herath” Festival is observed on the day of Mahashivratri in which state/UT?

A. Maharashtra

B. Gujrat

C. Assam

D. Jammu and Kashmir

Q.15 Which company will cover the cost of vaccination of over 6,00,000 people in India?

A. Infobeans

B. Systango

C. Cognizant

D. Wipro