Current Affairs MCQ March 02, 2021 For BANK , SSC , Railway , State Exams Presented by Abhishek Sharma Current Affairs Funda
LIKE COMMENT SHARE April 23 is celebrated as: 23 अप्रैल को ____ मनाया जाता है: a. English Language Day b. Spanish Language Day c. World Book and Copyright Day d. All of the above
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Days • World Book Day is celebrated by UNESCO on April 23, every year.
• Note: World Book Capital for 2021: Tbilisi, Georgia
• English Language Day and Spanish Language Day are also observed on 23rd April.
www.currentaffairsfunda.com Who has been selected to represent India Paralympics Qualifiers? लपक क्वाललफायर का प्रलतलनलित्व करने के ललए लकसे चुनाﴂभारत पैरालल गया है? a. Shantanu b. Anny Divya c. Gautam Narain d. Abhinandan Varthaman Shantanu
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Sports • Wing Commander Shantanu, a serving officer of the Indian Air Force, has been selected to represent India at the World Rowing Asia/ Oceania Continental Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta which is going to be held in May 2021 at Tokyo, Japan.
www.currentaffairsfunda.com Which of the following has developed ‘Oxygen Enrichment’ technology? वर्द्धन’ (ऑक्सीजन एनररचमᴂट) कीﴂलनम्नललखित मᴂ से लकसने ऑक्सीजन स तकनीक लवकलसत की है? a. CSIR-CBRI b. CSIR-CDRI c. CSIR-CMERI d. CSIR-AMPRI CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur
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Org in News • To meet the oxygen demand and minimize the supply chain problem of transportation and storage risks related to oxygen cylinders, CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, West bengal has developed ‘Oxygen Enrichment’ technology.
• Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
1. Established: 26 September 1942 2. Laboratories: 38 3. Parent Institution: Ministry of Science & Technology
www.currentaffairsfunda.com A Water Sports and Adventure Institute (WSAI) has been established by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Tehri Dam in which state? ि मᴂ भारत-लतब्बत सीमा पुललस (ITBP) द्वारा एकﴂलकस राज्य के लटहरी बा ?स्टीट्यूट (WSAI) थालपत लकया गया हैﴂड एडवᴂचर इﴂवाटर स्पोटटधस ए a. Assam b. Odisha c. Uttarakhand Tehri Dam d. Himachal Pradesh
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State • A Water Sports and Adventure Institute (WSAI) has been established by the Indo- Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand.
• The institute was inaugurated by Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.
• Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) director general: SS Deshwal
• Uttarakhand
1. Governor: Baby Rani Maurya 2. Capitals: Dehradun (winter) and Gairsain (Summer)
www.currentaffairsfunda.com Who has become the first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna? ?ट अन्नपूर्ाध पर चढाई करने वाली पहली भारतीय मलहला कौन बन गई हैﴂमाउ a. Arunima Sinha b. Malavath Purna c. Priyanka Mohite Priyanka Mohite d. Shivangi Pathak
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Sports • Priyanka Mohite from Satara in western Maharashtra has scaled Mt Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain peak in the world, becoming the first Indian woman climber to achieve the feat.
• Mount Annapurna is a massif in the Himalayas located in Nepal.
• Priyanka has also climbed the world's highest peak Mount Everest (8,849 metres), Mount Lhotse in 2018, Mount Makalu and also Mount Kilimanjaro in 2016.
• In 2015 Priyanka scaled Mt Menthosa which at 6,443 metres is the second-highest peak in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
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First in India Who has become the first Indian American Associate Attorney to hold the office of Associate Attorney General? भालने वाले पहले भारतीय अमेररकीﴂएसोलसएट अटॉनी जनरल का पद स एसोलसएट अटॉनी कौन बन गए/ गयी हℂ? a. Vanita Gupta b. Neera Tanden c. Tarun Chhabra d. Dr Vivek Murthy Vanita Gupta
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Appointment • Civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta made history, when the United States Senate voted to confirm her as Associate Attorney General, making her the first Indian American to serve as the US Justice Department’s third-highest ranking official.
www.currentaffairsfunda.com What is India’s rank in the Energy Transition Index (ETI)? ?डेक्स (ETI) मᴂ भारत की रℂक क्या हैﴂलजशन इﴂएनजी ट्ा a. 47th b. 51st c. 65th d. 87th Global Energy Transition Index
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Index • India has been ranked at the 87th position among 115 countries in the Energy Transition Index (ETI) that tracks nations on the current performance of their energy systems across various aspects.
• The report was released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with Accenture.
• Top 3 countries: Sweden (1st), Norway (2nd) and Denmark (3rd).
www.currentaffairsfunda.com Indian two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp has partnered with which Taiwanese company to bring its battery-swapping platform to India? पनी के साथﴂभारतीय दोपलहया लनमाधता हीरो मोटोकॉपध ने लकस ताइवानी क ?ग प्लेटफॉमध को भारत मᴂ लाने के ललए साझेदारी की हैﴂउसके बैटरी-स्वैलप a. Kymco b. Gogoro Inc. c. Aeon Motor d. SYM Motors
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MoU • In a move that is bound to boost the electric two-wheeler market in the country, Hero MotoCorp has announced it has entered a strategic partnership with Taiwanese electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro to tap into India’s nascent EV two-wheeler space.
www.currentaffairsfunda.com Which of the following launched the ‘Saathi programme’ for the MSME sector? लनम्नललखित मᴂ से लकसने MSME क्षेत्र के ललए ‘Saathi कायधक्रम’ शु셂 लकया? a. L&T b. DRDO c. Vedanta d. POWEGRID
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Programmes • Vedanta Limited, India’s leading producer of metals and oil & gas, announced the formal launch of its flagship offering for the Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME) – the ‘Vedanta Saathi’ programme.
• The programme comes with a variety of offerings for the MSMEs such as an e-commerce portal, channel financing through banks, NBFCs and fintech firms at attractive rates, and a dedicated MSME website.
• MSMEs and start-ups contribute only 7% towards the GDP of India.
www.currentaffairsfunda.com What was the profession of Kishore Nandlaskar who passed away recently? ?दलास्कर लजनका हाल ही मᴂ लनिन हो गया लकस पेशे से जुड़े ए थेﴂलकशोर न a. Poet b. Actor c. Writer K i s h o r e N a n d l a s k a r d. Scientist
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Obituary • Veteran actor Kishore Nandlaskar, who featured in several Marathi and Hindi films like "Purna Satya" and "Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai", died due to COVID-19 complications.
www.currentaffairsfunda.com Kate Schneider from which country has been named the new Mrs World 2020? नई Mrs World केट श्नाइडर लकस देश से हℂ ? a. Spain b. Poland c. Ireland d. Australia Kate Scheider
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International • Kate Schneider from Ireland has been named the new Mrs World after the reigning title holder Caroline Jurie resigned following an on-stage fracas in which she pulled the crown off the head of the winner of the Mrs Sri Lanka beauty pageant
www.currentaffairsfunda.com Where is the headquarters of the Boao Forum for Asia located? बोआओ फोरम फॉर एलशया का मुख्यालय कहााँ खथत है? a. China b. Japan c. Singapore d. Indoneisa
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Summit • The opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2021 was recently held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province.
• Theme: “A World in Change: Join Hands to Strengthen Global Governance and Advance Belt and Road Cooperation.”
• The Boao Forum for Asia was initiated in 2001 by 25 Asian countries and Australia (increased to 28 in 2006). It is a non-profit organisation. It has provided a high-end platform for political, business and academic leaders in Asia and the world.
• It is modelled on the World Economic Forum held annually in Davos, Switzerland.
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Days Previous Assignment Q&A
1. Dhamra port is in which state? - Odisha
2. Which country will launch its own space station in 2025? - Russia
3. Where is the HQs of ‘Reporters Without Borders’ located? – Paris, France
4. UN Food Systems Summit will be held in which month in 2021? – September, in
Georgia (Recently, India held a national dialogue for it)
5. AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships held in which country? – Kielce, Poland
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