CURRENT AFFAIRS WEEKLY POCKET (23March 2020 to 28 March 2020)

Q1. Recently who has been appointed Member of Public Accounts Committee? Ans. Santosh Kumar Q2. Gregory Margulis was selected for Abel Prize, Abel Prize is given in which field? Ans. Mathematics Q3. Recently which country has confirmed as first co-chair to India led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure? Ans. UK

Q4. Every year World Water Day is celebrated on March 22, what is the theme of World Water Day 2020? Ans. Water and Climate Change Q5. Recently which Indian Mountaineer has entered ‘Limca Book of Records’? Ans. Satyarup Siddhanta

Q6. Every year World Meteorological Day is celebrated by World Meteorological Organization on- Ans. 23rd March Q7. All-rounder Andrew Ellis has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, he related to which country?

Ans. New Zealand Q8. Recently which state government has announced to donate one month free food grains to poor? Ans. Uttar Pradesh Q9. P K Banerjee has passed away recently, he was what? Ans. Footballer Q10. How much fund was announced by the world’s largest streaming media service, Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) the formation of fund for film and TV workers? Ans. $100 million

Q11. India has ranked 120th in Economic Freedom Index 2020, which country has topped? Ans. Singapore Q12. Recently which Indian celebrity has worked jointly with the World Health Organisation to spread awareness over COVID-19? Ans. Priyanka Chopra Q13. Recently who has released the ‘A book entitled Messiah Modi A Great Tale of Expectations’? Ans. Tavleen Singh Q14. Recently who has sworn as for the fourth time Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh? Ans. Shivraj Singh Chouhan Q15. Recently Fitch Ratings has reduced India’s GDP growth rate for the fiscal year 2020-21 is- Ans. 5.1% Q16. Theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2020 is It’s Time, it is celebrated every year on- Ans. 24th March Q17. Reliance Industries Limited has set up India’s first COVID-19 dedicated hospital in which city? Ans. Mumbai Q18. Recently which bank has launched an additional liquidity facility “Covid-19 Emergency Credit Line”? Ans.State Bank of India Q19. R Gandhi and Ananth Gopalakrishnan were appointed as additional directors of which private sector bank? Ans. Yes Bank

Q20. Veteran director Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanthan passed away recently, he was related to which state? Ans. Tamil Nadu

Q21. Recently Karur Vysya Bank has launched India’s 1st pre-paid card Enkasu (My cash in Tamil), who is the Chairman of Karur Vysya Bank? Ans. Mr . N. S. Srinath Q22. Recently the central government has launched 'MyGov Corona Helpdesk' it is available on which social media platform? Ans. Whatsapp Q23. Which State Police has become first in India to introduce taser guns recently? Ans. Gujarat Q24. Who has won the IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020 for ‘Outstanding Contribution to World Film Tourism’? Ans. Zoya Akhter

Q25. Iqbal Singh Bains was appointed Chief Secretary of which state recently? Ans. Madhya Pradesh

Q26. What is the name of the new virus that has appeared in China amid COVID-19 outbreak recently? Ans. Hantavirus Q27. Recently who has taken charge as the President of the Telangana Olympic Association? Ans. Prof. K Ranga Rao

Q28. Which of Indian footballer has chosen for FIFA campaign against Covid-19? Ans. Sunil Chhetri

Q29. Theme of’ International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade’ 2020, is “Confronting Slavery’s Legacy of Racism Together”, it is celebrated every year on which date? Ans. 25th March Q30. Recently who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Walmart India? Ans. Sameer Aggarwal Q31. Recently who has launched a book titled “Missing in Action: The Prisoners Who Never Came Back”? Ans. Chander Suta Dogra Q32. Recently which state government has launched Mo Jeeban programme to the containment of COVID-19 pandemic? Ans. Odisha Q33. Which state government has Launched 104 Helpline Number for COVID-19 recently? Ans. Assam

Q34. Recently Sumant Kathpalia has taken charge as CEO & MD of which bank? Ans. IndusInd Bank Q35. What is the name biennial exercise of US Marines and UAE Emirati forces which was conducted at Abu Dhabi recently? Ans. Native Fury Q36. Recently Global Humanitarian Response Plan was launched by which organisation to fight against COVID-19? Ans. United Nations

Q37. Recently which union Minister has launched Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana to fight against COVID-19 and its effects? Ans. Nirmala Sitaraman Q38. Who is the winner of the 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, “A Prayer for Travelers”? Ans. Ruchika Tomar

Q39. Former India footballer Abdul Latif has passed away recently, he worked as a key member of the trophy-winning team in which year, at Asian Games? Ans. 1970 Q40. Footballer Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah died due to Coronavirus, he was related to which country? Ans. Somalia

Q41. Recently which organization has launched a “Tracker of Policies Governments are Taking in Response to COVID-19”? Ans. International Monetary Fund

Q42. Moody's Investors Service has slashed its estimate of India's GDP growth during 2020 is- Ans. 2.5% Q43. Which IIT has launched ‘Project Isaac’ to engage students in creative projects during the COVID-19 lockdown? Ans. IIT Gandhinagar

Q44. Padma Vibhushan award winning artist, architect, sculptor and writer Satish Gujral passed away, he was awarded by Padma Vibhushan in which year? Ans. 1999

Q45. How much fund was announced by Finance Minister under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus? Ans. 1.70 Lakh Crore Q46. Veteran photographer Nemai Ghosh has passed away recently, he was awarded by which Civilian award? Ans. Padma Shri Q47. Every year World Theatre Day is celebrated by the International Theatre Institute on- Ans. 27th March

Q48. Recently Reserve Bank of India has changed its policy rate, what is the Current Repo Rate? Ans. 4.40%.

Q49. Which state Government has announced that it is to set up two COVID-19 dedicated hospitals under PPP (Public Private Partnership) model? Ans. Odisha Q50. Recently which state has become the 1st Indian state to launch assessment tool for covid-19? Ans. Goa