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MARCH CURRENT AFFAIR NATIONAL AFFAIRS Shah, Minister of State (Mos) for Home Affairs - G. Kishan Reddy & Nityanand Rai. 1. Name the Campaign which was launched by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla in Kota, 3. ‘Chowk’ the Historic city of Jammu & Rajasthan to provide nutritional support Kashmir(J&K) has been renamed as to pregnant women and adolescent girls ‘Bharat mata chowk’. Who is the present (Feb 2020). governor of J&K? 1) Poshan Abhiyan 1) Radha Krishna Mathur 2) Eat right movement 2) Droupadi Murmu 3) Poshan Maa 3) Jagdish Mukhi 4) Suposhit Maa Abhiyan 4) Girish Chandra Murmu 5) Fit India 5) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan 1. Answer – 4) Suposhit Maa Abhiyan 3. Answer – 4) Girish Chandra Murmu Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has launched The Jammu & Kashmir’s historic City Chowk, ‘Suposhit Maa Abhiyan’ in his constituency Kota, which was a commercial center in Old Jammu, has Rajasthan, to provide nutritional support to been renamed as ‘Bharat Mata Chowk’. The Capital pregnant women and adolescent girls. Smriti Irani, of the J&K - Srinagar (May–October) Jammu Ministry of Women & Child Development & (Nov–April) & Governor - Girish Chandra Murmu Ministry of Textiles, also presided over the function. 4. Name the Indian state which prohibits the About Suposhit Maa Abhiyan: In the first phase online supply of food from Food Business of the campaign, 1,000 kits of 17 kg balanced diet Operators (FBOs) who don’t possess each was provided to 1,000 pregnant women. hygiene rating. 2. Union Home ministry has appointed S N 1) Punjab Shrivastava as additional charge of Delhi 2) Haryana Police Commissioner (Feb 2020). Who is 3) Gujarat the present Home minister of India? 4) Goa 1) Rajnath Singh 5) Kerala 2) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar 4. Answer – 1) Punjab 3) Amit Shah Punjab government’s Food and Drug 4) Smriti Irani Administration has prohibited Online Food Supply 5) Piyush Goyal Aggregators (OFSAs) related to those Food Business Answer – 3) Amit Shah Operators (FBOs) who are not possessing hygiene The Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer S rating, by invoking provisions under Section N Shrivastava who was appointed as the Special 18(1)(a) of food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to Commissioner of Delhi Police (Law & Order), is ensure safe food to public. The prohibition orders given additional charge of the Delhi Police would be effective for one year beginning April 30, Commissioner by the Union Home Ministry. The 2020. Union Cabinet Minister for Home Affairs – Amit 5. The Central government notifies National Chambal sanctuary as Eco-sensitive zone 2

recently (March 2020). The National Tool (UDIT) in association with US based Chambal sanctuary is located at which World Resources Institute (WRI) to Indian state? facilitate data on energy efficiency. 1) Tamil Nadu 1) Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) 2) Madhya Pradesh 2) Central Electricity Authority (CEA) 3) Gujarat 3) Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) 4) Odisha 4) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 5) West Bengal (CERC) 5. Answer – 2) Madhya Pradesh 5) Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) Centre notified 870 sq km around the National 7. Answer – 3) Bureau of Energy Efficiency Chambal Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh(MP) as (BEE) eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) to prohibit polluting Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), an agency activities like industries, major hydroelectric of the Government of India, under the Ministry of project, mining, stone quarrying & big construction Power, has developed 1st of its kind Urja Dakshata within the ‘no-go area’ for the purpose of Information Tool (UDIT) in association with US conservation of water bodies, unique geographical based World Resources Institute (WRI) to facilitate features(ravines), flora & fauna. It is the first and data on energy efficiency. only tri-state riverine protected area in India for the 8. The 35th edition of Food and Hospitality breeding population of Gharial. It is also called as fair ‘AAHAR 2020’ held at which Indian the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary. city? 6. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi 1) Lucknow K. Palaniswami has launched World Bank 2) Pune funded Programme Tamil Nadu Health 3) Kolkata System Reform Programme (TNHSRP) on 4) Noida March 2020. Who is the present Governor 5) New Delhi of Tamil Nadu? 8. Answer – 5) New Delhi 1) Banwarilal Purohit A 5-day-long 35th edition of the Food and 2) Ramesh Bais Hospitality fair ‘AAHAR 2020’ has commenced in 3) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It was inaugurated by 4) Anandiben Patel Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush 5) Tamilisai Soundararajan Goyal. This fair has been specially focused on 6. Answer – 1) Banwarilal Purohit promoting the agriculture-community as well as Tamil Nadu (TN) Chief Minister (CM) Shri tourism sectors especially hospitality companies. Edappadi K. Palaniswami launched Tamil Nadu The event is jointly organized by India Trade Health System Reform Programme (TNHSRP) in Promotion Organisation (ITPO) in partnership with Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The programme will be the Agriculture and Processed Food Products implemented with the World Bank’s fund. This was Development Authority (APEDA), Union Ministry the first Program-for-Results (PforR) project for the of Food Processing Industries and several apex Bank in India and the first for Tamil Nadu. The industry associations. total cost is Rs 2,857.003 crore, of which World Bank 9. The Union Ministry of Environment, has provided Rs 1999.902 crore and it is a 5 year Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has programme. The Governor of TN is Banwarilal sanctioned Rs 33 Crore financial assistant Purohit to Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, under Project 7. Name the Government agency which Tiger scheme. The Kaziranga National developed Urja Dakshata Information Park is located in which Indian state? 3

1) Maharashtra 5) Vistara 2) Assam 11. Answer – 5) Vistara 3) Uttarakhand The central government has approved airlines 4) Madhya Pradesh companies operating in India to provide in-flight 5) Mizoram wi-fi services to its passengers upon permission 9. Answer – 2) Assam from the pilot-in-command. However, while using The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Wi-Fi, the passengers’ gadgets must be on flight Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified that under mode. According to the Vistara CEO Leslie Thng, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management the first Boeing 787-9 aircraft would be the first and Planning Authority (CAMPA), a financial aircraft to provide Wi-Fi during flight in India. assistance of Rs 1.51 crore has been sanctioned to 12. The Union Cabinet approves the Kaziranga National Park in Kanchanjuri, Assam amalgamation of 10 Public Sector Banks during the financial years 2018-19 and into _____ Public Sector Banks in effect 2019-2020.For the financial years 2018-19 Rs from April 1, 2020. 94,46,585 was sanctioned while Rs 51,24,670 was 1) 2 2) 4 3) 5 4) 3 allocated for 2019-2020. Also under the Project 5) 6 Tiger scheme, Rs 33 crore was sanctioned to 12. Answer – 2) 4 Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, which includes Kaziranga The Union Cabinet has approved the mega National Park. consolidation of following ten PSBs into four which 10. As per Ministry of Personnel, Public would be effective from 1.4.2020. grievance and Pensions (MoPP&P), the fine for false complaint under Lokpal Amalgamating Bank Amalgamated Bank extends upto Rs. ______. Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) Punjab National Bank and United Bank of India (UBI) (PNB) 1) 50,000 Syndicate Bank Canara Bank 2) 10 Lakh Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank Union Bank of India 3) 5 Lakh Allahabad Bank Indian Bank 4) 1 Lakh 5) 15 Lakh 13. Name the Public Sector Bank (PSB) which 10. Answer – 4) 1 Lakh is going to be Amalgamated with Indian The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Bank in effect from April 1, 2020. and Pensions (MoPP&P) has issued a format for 1) Indian Overseas Bank filing complaints of corruption against public 2) Canara Bank servants with the Lokpal or anti-corruption 3) Andhra Bank ombudsman under Lokpal (Complaint) Rules, 2020. 4) Allahabad Bank The Lokpal rules has been laid down under the 5) Corporation Bank Section 59 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013. Any false and vexatious complaint is punishable 13. Answer – 4) Allahabad Bank with imprisonment for a term which may extend to The Union Cabinet has approved the mega one year and with fine which may extend to Rs 1 consolidation of following ten PSBs into four which Lakh. would be effective from 1.4.2020. 11. Name the airline company which could be Amalgamating Bank Amalgamated Bank 1st in India to provide in-flight Wi-Fi Oriental Bank of Commerce Punjab National Bank (PNB) facilities to its passengers (March 2020). (OBC) and United Bank of 1) Alliance Air 2) GoAir India (UBI) 3) SpiceJet 4) IndiGo 4

Syndicate Bank Canara Bank The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has Andhra Bank and Corporation Union Bank of India approved the automated facial recognition system Bank (AFRS) by the National Crime Records Bureau Allahabad Bank Indian Bank (NCRB) for better identification of unrecognized bodies, missing children, persons and criminals The above amalgamation will be in addition to without violating the privacy. AFRS is world’s State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda (BoB), largest facial recognition system for automatic and Bank of India (BoI) comprises of 7 Big PSBs. tracking, identification, and verification of person There were 27 PSBs in 2017 and now there would be from digital images, photos, digital sketches, video 12 (7 big PSB + 5 Small PSB). The five smaller PSBs frames and video sources. The Headquarters of are Central Bank of India (CBI), Indian Overseas NCRB is located at New Delhi. Bank (IOB), UCO Bank, Bank of Maharashtra 16. Name the country which has signed a deal (BOM), and Punjab and Sind Bank. worth Rs.1200 crore for missile protection 14. The Union Cabinet has approved MoU in suites for new Boeing-777 VVIP planes the field of Health between India and with India. Ivory Coast (Republic of Cote d’lvoire). 1) United States 2) Austria What is the Capital of Ivory Coast? 3) Russia 4) Iran 1) Conakry 2) Accra 5) Germany 3) Bamako 4) Ouagadougou 16. Answer – 1) United States 5) Yamoussoukro India signed Rs. 1,200 crore deal with the 14. Answer – 5) Yamoussoukro United States to procure the missile protection The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs suites for two new Boeing-777 VVIP planes during (CCEA) Chaired by the Prime Minister (PM) Shri 2-day visit of US President Donald Trump to India. Narendra Modi has approved a Memorandum of The missile protection suites will be code named as Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Health ‘Air Force One’ and it will be expected to arrive India and Family Welfare of the Republic of India and the in middle of 2021 to begin VVIP planes. Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of the 17. Name the Indian state which announced Republic of Cote d’lvoire on Cooperation in the field Gairsain town as summer capital. of Health. 1) Manipur Republic of Cote d’lvoire (commonly known as 2) Uttarakhand Ivory Coast) – Capital – Yamoussoukro & currency – 3) Arunachal Pradesh West African CFA Franc. 4) Himachal Pradesh 15. The Union Home Ministry has approved 5) Mizoram the automated facial recognition system 17. Answer – 2) Uttarakhand by the National Crime Records Bureau Chief Minister (CM) of Uttarakhand Trivendra (NCRB) for better identification of Singh Rawat announced Gairsain (Chamoli Criminals, Missing children etc. The District) as the summer capital of the state, on the Headquarters of NCRB located at which 3rd day of the budget session held in Gairsain, Indian City? Uttarakhand. The Dehradun will act as Winter 1) Hyderabad Capital now. 2) Pune 18. Supreme Court has lifted ban on trading 3) New Delhi in cryptocurrency by cancelling the 4) Bhopal Reserve Bank of India’s(RBI) circular in 5) Lucknow 2018. The Cryptocurrency runs on which 15. Answer – 3) New Delhi Technology? 5

1) Cloud Compute Scheme, 2020” for limited liability partnership 2) Cyber Tech (LLPs) by allowing a one-time condonation of delay 3) Artificial Intelligence in filing statutorily required documents with the 4) Blockchain Registrar of Office (ROC). In simplified language, it 5) Internet of Things means the scheme is providing a three-month window from 16th March, 2020 to 13th June, 2020 18. Answer – 4) Blockchain to LLPs for completing overdue or delayed filings of Supreme Court (SC) has lifted ban on trading in four forms which were due for filing till 31st virtual currency, cryptocurrency and bitcoins by October, 2019. cancelling the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 2018 circular that barred banks from serving companies Also, the additional fee on these forms is dealing in cryptocurrency exchanges. The decision reduced to Rs. 10 from Rs. 100 per day of delay with in this regard has been taken by the three-judge upper cap of Rs. 5,000 per form. Bench of headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman. 21. Name the Indian state which renamed Cryptocurrency is used to move money between Aurangabad Airport as Chhatrapati bank and a client which usually runs on a Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (March 2020). blockchain technology. Blockchain is a type of 1) Gujarat Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). 2) Karnataka 19. As per Kishan Reddy (MoS – Home Affairs) 3) Punjab there is decline of _____% in insurgency 4) Maharashtra incidents in the year 2019 in North East 5) Uttar Pradesh (NE) as compared to 2013. 21. Answer – 4) Maharashtra 1) 75 2) 65 3) 60 4) 70 The Maharashtra Government renamed 5) 80 Aurangabad Airport as Chhatrapati Sambhaji 19. Answer – 4) 70 Maharaj Airport. The decision was taken at a According to the Union Minister of State for meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Home Affairs, Shri G Kishan Reddy there has been Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Uddhav Bal 70% decline in insurgency incidents, 80% drop in Thackeray. Earlier, Mumbai airport has been civilian deaths and 78% reduction in security forces named as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport casualties in the year 2019 in North East (NE) as while Kolhapur airport was renamed as compared to 2013. Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj. 20. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) 22. Name the Indian state which organizes has introduced a scheme namely “LLP 3-day ‘Namaste Orchha’ festival (March Settlement Scheme, 2020” for LLPs by 6-8, 2020). allowing a one-time condonation of delay 1) Odisha in filing forms with the Registrar of Office 2) Uttar Pradesh (ROC). The LLP denotes? 3) Chhattisgarh 1) Large Limited Partnership 4) Madhya Pradesh 2) Limited Liability Partnership 5) Jharkhand 3) Limited Laundering Partnership 22. Answer – 4) Madhya Pradesh 4) Listed Liability Partnership The Madhya Pradesh Government (Tourism 5) Limited Liability Property Board) organizes a three-day festival “Namaste 20. Answer – 2) Limited Liability Partnership Orchha” From March 6 to March 8, 2020 in the The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has ancient town of Orchha in Bundelkhand region, introduced a scheme namely “LLP Settlement Madhya Pradesh. The aim of this festival is to 6 promote tourism in the heritage city of Orchha, 25. Answer – 4) IIT-Delhi Madhya Pradesh. Agricultural and Processed Food Products 23. Find the Indian City which conducts the Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed 4th Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) based a pact with IIT-Delhi in the areas of technology on the theme ‘Ayurveda Medical Tourism: development for export promotion. Actualizing India’s credibility’ in the 26. Name the Organisation which released the month of May 2020. report “Impact of the Swachh Bharat 1) Pune, Maharashtra Mission (Grameen) on the convenience, 2) Kochi, Kerala safety and self-respect of women in rural 3) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India” along with Bill and Melinda Gates 4) Jaipur, Rajasthan Foundation (BMGF). 5) Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 1) World Bank (WB) 23. Answer – 2) Kochi, Kerala 2) International Labour Organization (ILO) The Fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF), 3) The United Nations Educational, Scientific will be held at Kochi in Kerala from 16th to 20th and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) May 2020. This festival is organized by the Centre 4) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA). 5) International Monetary Fund (IMF) The theme of the event is Ayurveda Medical 26. Answer – 4) United Nations Children’s Tourism: Actualizing India’s credibility. On 5th Fund (UNICEF) March 2020 a curtain raiser event was held at New Union Minister of for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Delhi for this festival. Singh Shekhawat launched Phase II of Swachh 24. In which Indian city the Google cloud Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM (G)] at a National plans to launch its 2nd cloud region in Dissemination and Consultation workshop in New India in 2021. Delhi. During the workshop the he also released a 1) Lucknow study namely “Impact of the Swachh Bharat 2) Bengaluru Mission (Grameen) on the convenience, safety and 3) New Delhi self-respect of women in rural India” by the UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), and Bill 4) Chennai and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on the 5) Hyderabad impact of the SBM(G) on rural women. 24. Answer – 3) New Delhi 27. Name the e-Commerce company, which Google Cloud, the company’s enterprise wing, signed MoU with Deendayal Antyodaya has announced plans to open a second cloud region Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods in India at Delhi by 2021, which has one cloud region Mission (DAY- NULM) for e-Marketing of in Mumbai and has been operational since 2017. products made by Self Help Groups across Name the Indian Institute which signed 25. the Country. pact with Agricultural and Processed 1) IndiaMart Food Products Export Development 2) Myntra Authority (APEDA) in terms of technology 3) Flipkart development in export promotion. 4) Amazon 1) IIT-Kolkata 5) JustDial 2) IIT-Kanpur 3) IIT-Madras 27. Answer – 4) Amazon Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban 4) IIT-Delhi Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NULM) functions under 5) IIT-Bombay the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA) 7 signed MoU (Memorandum of Understandings) economic zones (SEZs) for IT sector in Uttar with Amazon for electronic marketing Pradesh (UP) and Haryana respectively. (e-Marketing) of products made by Self Help Groups 30. Name the Indian state which approved to (SHGs) across the Country. form trust for ‘Ram Van Gaman Path’ 28. The Union Cabinet has approved the (route taken by Lord Ram during his Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 14-years of life in the forest) project 2019 to amend the Companies Act, 2013. As (March 2020). per the Amendment, the companies which 1) Madhya Pradesh have an obligation to spend Rs. ______per 2) Haryana annum or less on corporate social 3) Jharkhand responsibility (CSR) are no longer 4) Uttar Pradesh required to have a CSR committee. 5) Odisha 1) 25 Lakh 2) 10 Lakh 30. Answer – 1) Madhya Pradesh 3) 50 Lakh 4) 15 Lakh The Madhya Pradesh (MP) Cabinet approved to 5) 5 Lakh form the trust under the Chairmanship of Chief 28. Answer – 3) 50 Lakh Minister Kamal Nath for the project of constructing The Union Cabinet headed by Narendra Modi ‘Ram Van Gaman Path’ project, a route taken by has approved the Companies (Second Amendment) Lord Ram during his 14-years of life in the forest. Bill, 2019 to amend the Companies Act, 2013 with a 31. ‘Chapchar Kut’ is the biggest and oldest total of 72 changes in its 65 sections. The festival of which Indian state (celebrated amendments proposed relaxation in corporate social on March 6, 2020)? responsibility (CSR) compliance requirements as 1) Nagaland 2) Assam companies which have an obligation to spend Rs. 50 3) Odisha 4) Manipur lakhs per annum or less on CSR are no longer 5) Mizoram required to have a CSR committee. Also, Companies which spend over the obligated 2% on CSR in a 31. Answer – 5) Mizoram particular year can carry it forward as credit for March 6 2020 “Chapchar Kut”, a biggest and fulfilment of CSR obligations for the next few years. oldest festival of Mizoram, is celebrated on March 6 2020. The pre-celebration started on 5th March 29. The Union Commerce Ministry has 2020, with the mega event held at the Assam Rifles approved the proposals of TCS & DLF to Ground at Aizawl.This festival is considered as the establish Special Economic Zones (SEZs) most popular spring festival celebrated on for Information sector in which of the Mizoram.It is originated in- 1450-1700 A.D at following states? Suaipui village. 1) Haryana 2) Punjab 32. With which world organization the 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Both 1) and 2) Ministry of Women and Child 5) Both 1) and 3) Development (MoWCD) had organized a Answer – 5) Both 1) and 3) 29. discussion Programme on the topic “The The highest decision-making body for special Future of Work: Women in India’s economic zones (SEZs) chaired by the commerce Workforce” at New Delhi. secretary Anup Wadhawan, has approved the 1) World Trade Organisation (WTO) proposals of Information technology (IT) major TCS 2) International Monetary Fund (IMF) (Tata Consultancy Services Limited) and DLF 3) United Nations Organisation (IMF) (Delhi Land and Finance) Limited a premier real 4) World Bank (WB) estate company in India to establish a special 5) International Labour Organisation (ILO) 8

32. Answer – 4) World Bank (WB) 3) Punjab 4) Odisha The Ministry of Women and Child Development 5) Tamil Nadu (MWCD) & the World Bank organized a discussion 35. Answer – 4) Odisha programme on the topic “The Future of Work: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that Women in India’s Workforce” at New Delhi. Odisha is the 1st state to own a separate 33. The Government reconstructs the department for Self Help Groups named as” multisectoral decision making body - Department of Mission Shakti”. It is created for the National Platform for Disaster Risk development of women & is dedicated to all the Reduction (NPDRR). Name the person women of Odisha. who has been appointed as Chairman of 36. Name the Indian state which is going to NPDRR. launch a digital literacy drive named ‘I am 1) Defence Minister also digital’ to create awareness about 2) Finance Minister e-governance (March 2020). 3) Home Minister 1) Kerala 2) Karnataka 4) External Affairs Minister 3) Telangana 4) Tamil Nadu 5) Prime Minister 5) Andhra Pradesh 33. Answer – 3) Home Minister 36. Answer – 1) Kerala The government reconstructs the National Kerala will soon launch a digital literacy drive Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) a named “I am also digital” in the multi- stakeholder & multisectoral decision making Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Kerala, to body on disaster management & appoints Union create public-awareness about e-governance and Home Minister Amit Shah as chairman. The use of various digital platforms through which wide NPDRR is chaired by the Union Home Minister and ranges of services are being delivered. The literacy the Minister of State in-charge of Disaster drive is organized by Kerala State IT mission under Management in the Ministry of Home Affairs. the Department of Information Technology (IT) and 34. Which among the following has been Kerala Literacy Mission. approved as authorized land immigration 37. In which Indian Institute, the Ministry of check posts to enter and exit India - by Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Government of India (GoI) in March 2020. has launched Mahatma Gandhi National 1) Agartala 2) Ghojadanga Fellowship Programme (MGNF) as a part 3) Guwahati 4) Both 1) and 2) of SANKALP Programme. 5) Both 2) and 3) 1) IIM-Lucknow 2) IIM-Shillong 3) IIM-Bengaluru 4) IIT-Bombay 34. Answer – 4) Both 1) and 2) Government of India (GOI) has approved 5) IIM-Indore Tripura capital Agartala and West Bengal’s 37. Answer – 3) IIM-Bengaluru Ghojadanga as authorised land immigration check Union Minister for Skill Development and posts to enter or exit India. Agartala and Entrepreneurship Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey has Ghojadanga are located along the Indo-Bangladesh initiated Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship border. programme (MGNF) in the Indian Institute of 35. Name the Indian state which is 1st in the Management (IIM) Bengaluru in Karnataka. This country to own a separate department for fellowship is a part of SANKALP (Skills Acquisition Self Help Groups (SHGs) named and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood ‘Department of Mission Shakti’. Promotion) Programme of the ministry to boost skill 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Telangana development at the district level. 9

38. Narendra Singh Tomar (Union Rural Indian Army, inaugurated the renovated Animal Development Minister) has announced Memorial at Agram grounds in ASC Centre and that the Rural Development ministry has College, Bengaluru, Karnataka. planned to achieve ____ Self Help Groups 41. The National Conference on Women in (SHGs) by 2022. Police and CAPFs based on the theme 1) 50 Lakh 2) 25 Lakh ‘Cyber Stalking and Bullying of Women: 3) 75 Lakh 4) 10 Lakh Steps for Protection” and ‘Challenges 5) 100 Lakh faced by CAPF Women in Operational 38. Answer – 3) 75 Lakh Areas” held at which Indian city? Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister 1) Hyderabad 2) Bengaluru for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Rural 3) New Delhi 4) Guwahati Development and Panchayat Raj, announced that 5) Chennai the Rural Development Ministry plans to add more 41. Answer – 3) New Delhi than 14 lakhs SHGs (Self Help Groups) to achieve Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women and 75 lakh SHGs by the year 2022 to enable more Child Development inaugurated the “National women to get livelihood. Conference on Women in Police and CAPFs (Central 39. As per Union Minister Prakash Javadekar Armed Police Forces)” in New Delhi, India. The (MoEFCC) the sanitary pad manufactures Conference was organized by the Bureau of Police should mandatorily supply biodegradable Research and Development (BPR & D). she also bag for disposal of each pad from ______. released a hand-out- ‘BPR & D Mirror- Gender 1) June 2020 2) April 2020 Bender’ and also the book titled “To Greater 3) March 2021 4) July 2021 Heights”. 5) January 2021 Themes of the Conference 2020: ‘Cyber Stalking 39. Answer - 5) January 2021 and Bullying of Women: Steps for Protection” and Union Minister of Environment, Forest & ‘Challenges faced by CAPF Women in Operational Climate Change & Minister of Information & Areas”. Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar stated that, 42. The Traditional ‘Fagli’ festival was sanitary pad manufacturers should mandatorily celebrated in which Indian state? supply biodegradable bag for disposal of each pad 1) Chhattisgarh 2) Assam from January 2021, during the interaction with the 3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Telangana members of the women garbage collectors 5) Goa organization female in Pune. He also stated that the 42. Answer – 3) Himachal Pradesh waste pickers should be called as ‘Swachhta Sevika’ The traditional “Fagli” festival at kinnaur from this International Women’s Day. district in Yangpa village, Himachal Pradesh. This 40. The Indian Army’s Lt General Milind festival is celebrated to denote the end of the winter Hemant Thakur has inaugurated the and the start of the Spring. It is mainly celebrated renovated Animal Memorial in which of on the moonless night. the following Indian City? 43. Name the Indian Airport (built by Zurich 1) Kolkata 2) Indore Airport International AG), which has been 3) Lucknow 4) Bengaluru included in world’s 100 strategic global 5) Chennai infrastructure projects of the year 2020. 40. Answer – 4) Bengaluru 1) Jewar Airport, Uttar Pradesh Lieutenant General Milind Hemant Thakur, 2) Begumpet Airport, Telangana Director General of Supply and Transport Corps, 3) Bhogapuram Airport, Andhra Pradesh 10

4) Agatti Airport, Lakshadweep 46. Name the Indian state which celebrates 5) Dabolim Airport, Goa ‘Hola Mohalla’ festival annually. 43. Answer – 1) Jewar Airport, Uttar Pradesh 1) Haryana 2) Madhya Pradesh The first phase of Jewar Airport, Uttar Pradesh 3) Goa 4) Punjab (UP) has been included in the world’s 100 strategic 5) Chhattisgarh global infrastructure projects for the year 2020. The 46. Answer – 4) Punjab airport, being built by Zurich Airport International ‘Hola Mohalla’ is the annual Sikh festival AG, will be Asia's second largest international celebrated on the following day of the festival Holi at airport after China's Shanghai International Sri Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. The festival will be Airport. celebrated for 3 days from March 10 to 12, 2020. The 44. Name the Indian state which was festival aims to physically strengthen the Sikh recognized in the CG/LA infrastructure community by holding acrobatic military exercises list chosen in the field of Civil Aviation all and mock battles. over the world. 47. Name the Technological company, which 1) Gujarat unveils ‘DigiPivot’ an 18-week long skill 2) Uttar Pradesh development Programme for women. 3) Tamil Nadu 1) Facebook India 2) Google India 4) Madhya Pradesh 3) Twitter India 4) Youtube India 5) Kerala 5) Yahoo India 44. Answer – 2) Uttar Pradesh 47. Answer – 2) Google India Uttar Pradesh (India) and Yugoslavia have Google India has launched a skilling been chosen in the field of aviation all over the Programme for women called ‘DigiPivot’, a skill world. It has been recognized in the CG LA development Programme designed for women who Infrastructure list. are looking to return to their corporate career after a 45. As per the “2020-21 Demands for Grants break or simply planning to make mid-career shifts for school education”, conducted by to digital marketing. The skilling Programme has Parliamentary committee on Human been developed jointly in partnership with a career Resource Development (HRD) more than portal service –Avtar & and the Indian School of ______% Government schools don’t have Business (ISB). electricity and playgrounds. 48. Name the Indian state which launched the 1) 25 2) 32 3) 54 4) 40 ‘Mission Bhagiratha’ to ensure the safe 5) 60 drinking water for every village and city 45. Answer – 4) 40 households in the State. According to the “2020-21 Demands for Grants 1) Uttarakhand 2) Telangana for school education”, conducted by the 3) Kerala 4) Karnataka Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human 5) Andhra Pradesh Resource Development (HRD), more than 40% of 48. Answer – 2) Telangana government schools in India don’t have any In order to prevent water scarcity and increase electricity or playgrounds. The report noted that, as preparedness for summer, Mission Bhagiratha on December 2018, only 56% of government schools monitoring cell was opened by Superintending in the country have electricity & less than 57 % of Engineer of Mission Bhagiratha (Bhongir Circle, public schools have a playground. As many as 40 % Telangana). The main aim of the mission is to of schools are uninhabitable, the safety of students ensure safe and sustainable PIPED drinking water and property of schools is under threat. supply from surface water sources. 11

49. Name the Indian Company which set to 52. Name the Indian state/UT which launched build logistics base in 4 countries the ‘Namaste over Handshake’ Campaign (Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Sri to prevent from COVID-19. Lanka) as a purpose to sell helicopters 1) Kerala 2) Tamil Nadu manufactured in India. 3) New Delhi 4) Uttar Pradesh 1) Indian Rotorcraft 5) Karnataka 2) Raj Hamsa Ultralights 52. Answer – 5) Karnataka 3) Defence Research and Development The Karnataka Government launched Organisation ‘Namaste over Handshake’ campaign in order to 4) Mahindra Aerospace avoid the spread of COVID-19 5) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (CoronaVirusDisease-19) and advises people to keep 49. Answer – 5) Hindustan Aeronautics a safe distance from one another. The poster also Limited consists of 24/7 toll free health helpline number 104 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), an for public queries on the viral disease. Indian state-owned aerospace and defence 53. Name the Indian state which approved company, is exploring possibilities to build a ‘Happy Hours’ (reducing 15% of fare from logistics base in 4 countries (Malaysia, Vietnam, 12pm to 4pm) in auto rickshaws as per Indonesia and Sri Lanka) as part of its efforts to recommendation of Kathua panel. entice those nations to buy Tejas and light 1) Maharashtra 2) Gujarat helicopters manufactured in India. 3) Punjab 4) Haryana 50. As per the Government Data, India’s 5) Goa thermal coal imports rise by ____% to 53. Answer – 1) Maharashtra 197.84 million tonnes for the year 2019. Maharashtra Government (govt) has approved 1) 14.8 2) 18.7 3) 12.6 4) 6.9 the implementation of “happy hours” for auto 5) 11.2 rickshaws, reducing 15% of fare prices from 12 pm to 50. Answer – 3) 12.6 4 pm, barring the minimum fare for first 1.5 km, as In accordance with the government data, in recommended by Khatua panel. The decision will 2019, India’s thermal coal imports rose 12.6% to not be applicable to local taxis and app based taxis. 197.84 million tonnes stating a consecutive 2nd year 54. To which Indian Institute, the growth despite attempts to cut imports. Department of Science and Technology 51. Parivara and Talawara are tribal of which (DST) has sanctioned the Rs. 7.25 crore to Indian state? set up Technology Innovation Hub (TIH). 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Telangana 1) IIT Madras 2) IIT Delhi 3) Chhattisgarh 4) Karnataka 3) IIT Roorkee 4) IIT Mandi 5) Odisha 5) IIT Bombay 51. Answer – 4) Karnataka 54. Answer – 4) IIT Mandi Rajya Sabha has approved the changes The Department of Science and Technology proposed by Lok Sabha in the Constitution (DST) sanctioned Rs 7.25 crore to the Indian (Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2019. Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, Himachal The bill seeks to include Parivara and Talawara Pradesh to set up a Technology Innovation Hub tribal communities of Karnataka in the (Scheduled (TIH) at the institute under the National Mission on Tribes) category to ensure they get the reservation Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems and other benefits provided by the government (NM-ICPS). Main focus of TIH is on human-computer interaction (HCI) research. 12

55. In which Indian City, the India post (NCTC) was launched in which Indian launched India’s 1st digital parcel locker city? service. 1) Pune 2) Mumbai 1) Chennai 2) New Delhi 3) New Delhi 4) Indore 3) Kolkata 4) Ranchi 5) Noida 5) Hyderabad 58. Answer – 3) New Delhi 55. Answer – 3) Kolkata The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) For the 1st time in India, the Department of celebrated its 35th Inception Day. Shri Nityanand posts(DoP), Kolkata (West Bengal circle), has Rai, Union Minister of State for Home was the chief launched free digital parcel locker service in 2 post guest of the occasion launched Crime Multi Agency offices (the Nabadiganta IT post office in Sector 5 of Centre (Cri-MAC) and National Cybercrime Salt Lake City & at the post office in New Town’s Training Center (NCTC) in New Delhi. Action Area I). 59. Name the Indian state which is 1st in 56. Indian Mountaineer Amgoth Tukaram country to notify regulations to prevent climbs the highest peak of Australia, the outbreak and spread of the novel ‘Mount Kosciuszko’ recently (March 2020). coronavirus under Epidemic Diseases Act, He hailed from which Indian state? 1897. 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Kerala 1) West Bengal 2) Karnataka 3) Karnataka 4) Telangana 3) Rajasthan 4) Kerala 5) Madhya Pradesh 5) Tamil Nadu 56. Answer – 4) Telangana 59. Answer – 2) Karnataka A young mountaineer Amgoth Tukaram from Karnataka became the first state in the country Telangana has scaled Australia’s highest peak to notify regulations titled “The Karnataka Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 meters), he also scaled the Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020” Mount Kilimanjaro (19,308 feet) in Africa, the to prevent the outbreak and spread of the novel Mount Everest (29,029 feet) in Nepal, Mount Elbrus coronavirus under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. (18513 ft.) in Russia and Mount Aconcagua (22,837 60. The Union government has notified the feet) in South America. Protection of Children from Sexual 57. The Ministry of Home affairs sanctioned Offences Rules (POCSO), 2020. The new Rs. 365 Crore to build 2nd Integrated rule will able to implement the recent check post (ICP) in which Indian state? amendments to this law, under which the 1) Assam 2) Mizoram provisions of punishment for sexual 3) Tripura 4) Sikkim exploitation of children have been further 5) Arunachal Pradesh made stringent. The POCSO Act was 57. Answer – 3) Tripura enacted in which year? Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned Rs.365 1) 2019 2) 2002 crores for constructing New Integrated Check Post 3) 2009 4) 2012 (ICP) of About 130 km at Sabroom, Tripura. This is 5) 2017 the second Integrated Check Post to be built along 60. Answer – 4) 2012 the Indo-Bangla border. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 45 58. During the 35th inception day of The of the POCSO Act, 2012, the Ministry of Women and National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Child Development (WCD), Government of India the Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) (GoI), has notified the new Protection of Children and National Cybercrime Training Centre from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Rules, 2020 by 13 replacing the earlier 2012 Rules. The new rule will highways at the cost of Rs. 7660 Cr in able to implement the recent amendments to this which among the following states? law, under which the provisions of punishment for 1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Rajasthan sexual exploitation of children have been further 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Andhra Pradesh made stringent. The new POCSO rules became 5) All of the Above effective from March 9, 2020. 63. Answer – 5) All of the Above 61. Name the railway station which is going to The Centre government has given its approval be upgraded as World Class station, for the construction of 780 km of green highways at a first-of-its-kind project as a part of cost of Rs 7,660 crore. The project aims to Government of India’s (GoI) plan to rehabilitation and upgradation of various National converting the conditions of Indian Highways (NHs) covering a total length of over 780 railway stations into world class one. km in four states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, 1) Kanpur Central Railway Station Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. 2) Howrah Railway Station 64. The Cabinet approves the Minimum 3) Dudhsagar Railway Station Support Price (MSP) for which among the 4) New Delhi Railway Station following Crop for the 2020 Season. 5) Ghum Railway Station 1) Maize 2) Ragi 61. Answer – 4) New Delhi Railway Station 3) Arhar 4) Copra The New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) will be 5) Moong converted into a world-class railway station with an 64. Answer – 4) Copra estimated outlay of Rs 6500 crore. Ministry of The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Railways has entrusted the work of redevelopment has given its approval for the Minimum Support of this station to Rail Land Development Authority Prices (MSPs) for copra for 2020 season on the on (RLDA) under PPP mode. Station redevelopment recommendations of the Commission for projects at this scale in PPP mode are first of its kind Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). Importantly, and complex in nature which requires detailed India is number one in production and productivity techno-financial feasibility studies. of Copra in the World. The National Agricultural 62. The Cabinet has approved to increase the Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumer Relief (DR) for government employee from Federation of India Limited (NCCF) will continue to 17% to ____%. act as Central Nodal Agencies to undertake price 1) 19 2) 21 3) 25 4) 20 support operations at the MSP in the coconut 5) 18 growing states. 62. Answer – 2) 21 65. Which among the following Central With effect from 01.01.2020, Union Cabinet has Railway station has been named after approved to release an additional instalment of Nana Shakarsheth (in March 2020). Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) 1) Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway for central government employees. This resulted in Station 4% hike in the Basic Pay/Pension to 21% from the 2) Kanpur Central Railway Station existing rate of 17%. The decision has been taken on 3) Mumbai Central Railway Station the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay 4) Mangalore Central railway station Commission and in respect to price rise. 5) Chennai Central Railway Station 63. The Cabinet has approved the proposal 65. Answer – 3) Mumbai Central Railway for the construction of 780 Km of green Station 14

The Maharashtra Government has approved to (April-February) of the current financial year-FY rename the Mumbai Central Station as Nana 2019-20. In the same period last fiscal (FY 2018-19), Shankarsheth Mumbai Central Railway Station. gold imports stood at $ 29.62 billion. The Station name has been renamed after Nana 69. The GST on mobile phones and specified Shankarsheth because of his involvement in the parts were increased from 12% to ____% on formation of Indian Railway association and the one the 39th GST council meet held at New to bring railways to our country India. Delhi. 66. Phool Dei festival was celebrated in which 1) 15 2) 18 3) 28 4) 24 among the following Indian state? 5) 21 1) Assam 2) Uttarakhand 69. Answer – 2) 18 3) Chhattisgarh 4) Manipur The 39th GST council meet headed by Finance 5) Uttar Pradesh Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held at New Delhi in 66. Answer – 2) Uttarakhand March 2020. During the meet the GST on mobile Uttarakhand Chief Minister (CM) Trivendra phones and specified parts were increased from 12% Singh Rawat celebrated the traditional harvest to 18%. Also, GST on all types of matchsticks has festival “Phool Dei”. The festival also showcases the been rationalised to a single GST rate of 12%. Till inner bonding between the communities who all are now, the handmade ones were taxed at 5% and the residing in the hills. rest was taxed at 18%. 67. The Government amended Essential 70. PM Modi has proposed the creation of Commodities Act, 1955 to declare which COVID-19 Emergency fund in SAARC among the following products as essential region during video conference meet of commodities upto June 30, 2020. SAARC representatives. Also India has 1) 2ply & 3 ply surgical masks offered _____ (USD) for the fund. 2) N95 masks 1) 100 million 2) 5 million 3) Hand Sanitisers 3) 10 million 4) 50 million 4) Both 1) and 2) 5) 25 million 5) All the 1), 2) and 3) 70. Answer – 3) 10 million 67. Answer – 5) All the 1), 2) and 3) PM Modi has proposed the creation of The government amended Essential COVID-19 Emergency Fund through voluntary Commodities (EC) Act, 1955 to declare 2 ply & 3 ply contributions from all SAARC Nations. This fund surgical masks, N95 masks & hand sanitizers as can be used by any of the partner countries to meet Essential Commodities up to 30th June, 2020 to the cost of immediate actions. India has offered the ensure that these products are available in the US $10 million for the fund. market at the right price given the outbreak of 71. Name the Indian Ministry which launched coronavirus & also has a measure to manage it. the ROPAX transport service in 68. As per Commerce Ministry data, the Gold Maharashtra (March 2020). imports down by _____% during April – 1) Ministry of Commerce and Industry February of financial year 2019-20. 2) Ministry of Civil Aviation 1) 6.74 2) 7.84 3) 5.72 4) 8.86 3) Ministry of Shipping 5) 8.97 4) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 68. Answer – 4) 8.86 5) Ministry of Earth Sciences According to commerce ministry data, India’s 71. Answer – 3) Ministry of Shipping gold imports declined by 8.86 % to $ 27 billion (about Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Rs 1.90 lakh crore) during the first 11 months Shipping and Chemical and Fertilizers inaugurated 15

ROPAX services at Alibag, Maharashtra. It is a Ministry for the procurement of defence Water Transport Service Project under Eastern equipment has increased from 39.06% in Waterfront Development from BhauchaDhakka in 2015-16 to _____ in 2019-20. Mumbai to Mandwa in Maharashtra. ROPAX 1) 78.25% 2) 67.42% 3) 59.25%4) 75.03% Vessel M2M -1 was built in Greece in September 5) 62.20% 2019, which is specially designed for the passengers 74. Answer – 4) 75.03% for a time-saving journey and it is highly As per Government Data the share of Indian manoeuvrable. companies in contracts awarded by the Union 72. Name the Justice of Supreme Court who Defence Ministry for procurement of defence has directed the Centre to grant equipments increased from 39.06 per cent in permanent commission to serving women 2015-16 to 75.03 per cent in 2019-20. officers in Navy within three months with 75. What is the sales target of hybrid and increments. electric vehicles set by the Indian 1) Justice AK Mishra Government by the end of 2020? 2) Justice DY Chandrachud 1) 50 Lakh 2) 20 Lakh 3) Justice NV Ramana 3) 70 Lakh 4) 1 Crore 4) Justice AS Bopanna 5) 5 Crore 5) Justice Madan Lokur 75. Answer – 3) 70 Lakh 72. Answer – 2) Justice DY Chandrachud The Minister of Environment, Forest and Justice DY Chandrachud directed the Centre to Climate Change & Minister of Information & grant permanent commission to serving women Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar informed that the officers in Navy within three months with government has set an ambitious target to achieve increments. The judgment follows a verdict by the sales of around 70 lakh hybrid & electric vehicles by Apex Court in favour of granting permanent for the end of 2020. women in the Indian Army. A permanent 76. Along with which software company, commission entitles an officer to serve in the Navy NASSCOM Foundation has launched the till he/she retires unlike Short Service ‘Innovative for accessible Indian Commission(SSC), which is currently for 10 years campaign’ aimed to empower people with and can be extended by four more years, a total of 14 disabilities. years. 1) Google India 73. What percentage of road accident deaths 2) Infosys in India has decreased within five months 3) Microsoft India of the enactment of the Motor Vehicles 4) Tata Consultancy Service (Amendment) Act 2019? 5) Cognizant 1) 15% 2) 25% 3) 10% 4) 50% Answer – 3) Microsoft India 5) 5% Microsoft India Private Limited, a subsidiary of 73. Answer – 3) 10% Microsoft Corporation & NASSCOM Foundation, The Minister of Road Transport & Highways the social arm of NASSCOM (National Association and Shipping Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium of Software and Service Companies), have jointly Enterprises Nitin Gadkari revealed that the launched the ‘Innovate for Accessible India number of deaths caused due to road accidents has campaign’, a nation-wide innovation challenge been reduced by 10% in India after the Motor aimed at empowering people with disabilities with Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019. the new technologies required for better integration 74. As per the Government data, India’s share into society and access to equal opportunities. in contracts awarded by the Defence 16

77. Name the third Indian state which set to The Central Government approved renaming launch ‘Star rating program’ in June 2020 the Amin village as Abhimanyupur in Kurukshetra to rate industries. district of Haryana as per the request of the State 1) Odisha 2) Jharkhand government. The decision has been taken by the 3) Bihar 4) Andhra Pradesh Union Home Ministry after getting permission from 5) Telangana a few central organisations. Answer – 2) Jharkhand 80. To which country, India is assured to The state government of Jharkhand will launch provide grant of 66.75 million (in Indian its “Star Rating Program” on June 5, 2020 to rate rupees) to construct 3 schools (March industries based on the amount of pollutants 2020). generated by them. With this it became the 3rd state 1) Bangladesh 2) Bhutan in India to launch this system for industries after 3) Myanmar 4) Sri Lanka Maharashtra & Odisha. The program will be 5) Nepal implemented by Jharkhand State Pollution Control Answer – 5) Nepal Board (JSPCB) in association with the University of India assured to provide a grant of Nepalese Chicago Trust (UC Trust). The rating ranging on Rupees(NPR) 107 million (approximately 6.67 one to five scale, with the most polluting industry crores) to construct 3 schools in Nepal & to create getting 1 star while the industry with highest better facilities for students. compliance rate with pollution control norms will 81. What is the installed rooftop solar plants get 5 stars. aggregate capacity in India (as on the 78. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had March 13, 2020)? attended the 100th Birth anniversary of 1) 1207 MW 2) 1922 MW Bangabandu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. 3) 1423 MW 4) 1783 MW Mujibur Rahman was the founding father 5) 2152 MW of ______country? Answer – 2) 1922 MW 1) Pakistan 2) Myanmar Minister of State Independent Charge (IC) of, 3) Bangladesh 4) Afghanistan New & Renewable Energy, (MNRE) and Power, 5) Bhutan Minister of State of Skill Development & Answer – 3) Bangladesh Entrepreneurship Raj Kumar (RK) Singh stated till Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken part March 13, 2020, the rooftop solar plants having an in the 100th birth anniversary celebrations of aggregate capacity of 1,922 MW are installed in the Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur country. Rahman through video conferencing. Rahman, who 82. How much amount is spent for legal is the first President of Bangladesh, was born on expenses by Armed forces from April 2019 March 17, 1920, in Tungipara village in Faridpur – February 2020 (in Indian rupees)? district and also referred to as ‘Jatir Pita’. 1) 17.70 Crores 2) 13.34 Crores 79. The Central Government has approved to 3) 35.88 Crores 4) 42.86 Crores rename Amin Village as Abhimanyupur. 5) 26.12 Crores The Amir village is part of which Indian 82. Answer – 5) 26.12 Crores state? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has informed 1) Bihar 2) Assam that a total of Rs 26.12 (26,12,30,810) crore is spent 3) Odisha 4) Haryana as legal expenses by the Armed Forces (Army, Navy 5) Punjab & Air Force) from April 2019- February 2020. Answer – 4) Haryana 17

83. The Central government has included 4) Uttar Pradesh Konark Sun temple & Statue of Unity in 5) Karnataka iconic tourism sites list. Where does Answer - 4) Uttar Pradesh Konark Sun temple & Statue of Unity The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet headed by Chief located at? Minister Yogi Adithyanath has passed the ‘Recovery 1) Bihar, Gujarat of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020‘for 2) Haryana, Telangana recovery of losses due to damage to public property 3) Odisha, Gujarat during violent protests. 4) Punjab, Haryana 86. Indian Railways targeted to electrify all 5) Odisha, Bihar the Broad Gauge (BG) routes by ______. Answer – 3) Odisha, Gujarat 1) December 2023 2) August 2022 According to the Union Minister of State 3) March 2021 4) January 2023 (Independent) for tourism and culture, Prahlad 5) April 2022 Singh Patel, the central government has included Answer – 1) December 2023 grand Konark Sun Temple, the UNESCO (United Minister of Railways and Commerce & Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Industry, Piyush Goyal informed that Indian Organization) world heritage site in Odisha & Railway (IR) Ministry plans to electrify all broad Statue of Unity in Gujarat in the Iconic Tourist Sites gauge (BG) routes by December 2023. list, taking the total number of such places from 17 87. Name the Indian state which cancelled the to 19. reservation in promotion for state 84. By which year the Banihal to Katra government employees (in March 2020). Railway link to be completed (as per 1) Odisha 2) Uttarakhand Railway minister)? 3) Jharkhand 4) Punjab 1) 2023 2) 2021 5) Haryana 3) 2022 4) 2024 87. Answer – 2) Uttarakhand 5) 2025 Uttarakhand government cancelled reservation Answer – 3) 2022 in promotion for state government employees. The Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal order of the state government stated that it has announced that Banihal to Katra railway link to be abolished the promotion ban dated September 11, completed by 2022 which is part of the Udhampur- 2019 according to the Supreme Court decision. Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project. It is targeted 88. Which Indian state/UT, has sanctioned to be completed before the 75th Independence Day of J&K Health scheme to provide free cost of India. This completion will pave the way for the Universal Health Coverage Rs. 5 Lakh creation of Indian rail from Kanyakumari to under AB-PMJAY scheme? Baramulla. The Katra-Banihal railway track is a 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Telangana 111-km long stretch which will link Kashmir Valley 3) Jammu & Kashmir 4) New Delhi with the rest of the country by train. 5) Madhya Pradesh 85. Name the Indian state which passed the 88. Answer – 3) Jammu & Kashmir ‘‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties The Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Union Territory Ordinance 2020‘to recover the losses due (UT) administration has sanctioned J&K Health to damage during violent protests. Scheme to provide free cost of Universal Health 1) Telangana Coverage of Rs 5 lakh as health insurance to all the 2) Madhya Pradesh residents of UT in convergence with Ayushman 3) West Bengal Bharat- PMJAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya 18

Yojana). The decision was taken by the 3) Karnataka 4) Andhra Pradesh administrative council under the chairmanship of 5) Tamil Nadu J&K Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu. 91. Answer – 5) Tamil Nadu 89. Name the Financial institute which set to According to the Tamil Nadu (TN) Chief launch a special train ‘Swavalamban Minister (CM), Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy Express’ to empower budding (known as Edappadi K. Palaniswami), a total of entrepreneurs under mission 64,583 sanitary personnel employed by urban and Swavalamban. rural civic bodies in the State will be called as” 1) Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) cleanliness workers” (Thooimai paniyalargal in 2) Small Industries Development Bank of India Tamil) to honour their work. (SIDBI) 92. Name the Indian state which has released 3) National Housing Bank (NHB) fund allocation of Rs. 2.5 Crore for 4) Industrial Finance Corporation of India MOTHER programme (in its budget). (IFCI) 1) Meghalaya 2) Mizoram 5) India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd 3) Assam 4) Manipur (IIFCL) 5) Arunachal Pradesh 89. Answer – 2) Small Industries Development 92. Answer – 1) Meghalaya Bank of India (SIDBI) Meghalaya’s Chief Minister (CM) & Finance Small Industries Development Bank of India minister Conrad Kongkal(K) Sangma presented a (SIDBI), a development financial institution in Rs 17,375 crore budget for the Financial Year India, engaged in the promotion, financing and (FY)2020-21 in the state assembly with the fiscal development of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises deficit of Rs 1,532 crore which is around 3.53 % of (MSMEs), has decided to launch a special train the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Health ‘Swavalamban Express’ on June 05, 2020 to and Family Welfare sector proposed Rs 2.5 crore for empower budding entrepreneurs under its mission Meghalaya’s Outcome Oriented Transformation in Swavalamban. Heath, Education and Rural Development Which Indian state government has 90. (MOTHER) programme. launched the Police Station Visitor 93. Name the organization which launched Survey System and e-Night Beat Checking the capacity building program ‘Tech for System (March 2020)? Tribals’ to bring technology to tribal 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Bihar entrepreneurs. 3) Punjab 4) Haryana 1) CCI 2) SFEC 5) Himachal Pradesh 3) APEDA 4) TRIFED Answer – 5) Himachal Pradesh 90. 5) FICCI Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Jai 93. Answer – 4) TRIFED Ram Thakur launched Police Station Visitor Survey A 30- day long capacity building program called System and e-Night Beat Checking System for “Tech for Tribal” has been launched by the Tribal Himachal police in Shimla. These systems help the Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of Police Department to provide an immediate India (TRIFED), which works under Ministry of response to the complaints registered in the police Tribal Affairs in association with IIT-Kanpur, stations. IIT-Roorkee, IIM Indore, Kalinga Institute of Social Name the State which announced to call 91. Science, Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) and SRIJAN, Sanitary Personal in the state to be called Jaipur to provide entrepreneurship skills to the as ‘Cleanliness Workers’. tribal people. The Programme is supported by 1) Kerala 2) Telangana MSME ministry. 19

94. The Administrative council of which constructed will be useful for the people residing in Indian state/UT has approved the Lahen town, North Sikkim. implementation of Dairy Cooperative 97. Name the Indian state which signs MoU Scheme (March 2020)? with Netherland company Flying Car 1) Punjab Maker PAL-V to set up the manufacturing 2) Jammu & Kashmir plant in the state. 3) Haryana 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Gujarat 4) New Delhi 3) Goa 4) Telangana 5) Gujarat 5) Madhya Pradesh 94. Answer – 2) Jammu & Kashmir 97. Answer – 2) Gujarat Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) administrative Flying car-maker PAL-V (Personal Air Land council approved the implementation of Dairy Vehicle) of the Netherlands will set up a cooperative scheme for dairy cooperative society manufacturing plant in Gujarat. A Memorandum of with the support & sponsorship of the National Understandings (MoU) was signed in the presence Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to of Gujarat Chief Minister (CM) Vijay Ramniklal boost milk production in the Union territory by Rupani between state industries Principal empowering dairy cooperative societies with easy Secretary MK Das and Carl Maasbommel, Vice financial assistance. The administrative council is President of PAL-V’s international business headed by Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra development. The Dutch car company sets up the Murmu. firm for the first time in India and has set a target of 95. Name the 1st Indian state police in the commencing production by 2021. country to introduce taser guns. 98. Name the Nation which has become the 1st 1) West Bengal 2) Tamil Nadu co-chair of the governing council of global 3) Bihar 4) Gujarat climate initiative ‘‘Coalition for Disaster 5) Uttar Pradesh Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)’ led by Answer – 4) Gujarat India. The Gujarat Police is first in the country to be 1) Australia 2) China equipped with taser guns as a part of police weapons 3) United Kingdom 4) Belgium to ensure safety and security of the public. Earlier, 5) United States the taser guns were used in agencies such as the UK 98. Answer – 3) United Kingdom Metropolitan Police, the Los Angeles Police The Government of United Kingdom has Department and the New York Police Department. become the 1st co-chair of the governing council of 96. The Bridge constructed by Border Roads global climate initiative ‘‘Coalition for Disaster Organisation (BRO) over Teesta River is Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)’ led by India. The opened for traffic. The Bridge is present in initiative was created by the Prime Minister (PM) which Indian state? Narendra Modi on September 23, 2019 during the 1) Tripura 2) Sikkim UN (United Nations) Climate Summit in New York, 3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Manipur US (United States). The secretariat of the Coalition 5) Meghalaya will be in New Delhi. Answer – 2) Sikkim 99. To which scheme Cabinet has approved Rs The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened a 3,762.25 crore to recognize India as the 360 feet long bailey suspension bridge for traffic global hub of mobile and component over Teesta River in Munshithang near manufacturing? 1) Electronics Design and Manufacturing Chungthang town, North Sikkim. The bridge Scheme 20

2) Mobile Manufacturing scheme 102. The Cabinet has approved to sign and 3) Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters ratify extradition treaty between India 4) National Electronics Mission and which of the following country? 5) Production Incentive Scheme 1) Argentina 2) Germany 99. Answer – 3) Modified Electronics 3) Belgium 4) Cuba Manufacturing Clusters 5) China To recognize India as the global hub of mobile Answer – 3) Belgium and component manufacturing, Union Cabinet has The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister approved Rs. 3,762.25 Crore for the Modified (PM) Narendra Modi announced that it has Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) approved to sign & ratify the extradition treaty Scheme. between India and Belgium, which will enable the 100. How many AYUSH wellness centres was countries to surrender any person found in its included in National Ayushman Mission territory who is accused of or convicted in an as approved by Cabinet? extraditable offence in the territory of the other 1) 12,500 2) 10,000 party. 3) 5,000 4) 1,000 103. Name the Institute which is going to 5) 25,000 organize India’s 1st Global Hyperloop pod 100. Answer –1) 12,500 competition. Union Cabinet has approved the inclusion of 1) IIT Bombay 2) IIT Calcutta 12,500 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centre 3) IIT Delhi 4) IIT Madras (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, 5) IIT Ahmedabad Sows-rigpa and Homoeopathy-HWC) component of Answer – 4) IIT Madras Ayushman Bharat in the National AYUSH Mission Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will (NAM). organize India’s 1st Global Hyperloop Pod 101. Commerce and Industry Ministry has Competition named as ‘Indian Hyperloop Pod informed that The Board of Approval on Competition’, to increase the awareness & Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has enthusiasm about Hyperloop in India. approved 101 cases of de-notification 104. Name the medicine which was between April 1, 2008 & February 29, 2020. recommended by National task force for Who is the commerce minister of India novel coronavirus constituted by ICMR (March 2020)? for health care workers who treats 1) Piyush Goyal COVID-19 patients. 2) Nirmala Sitharaman 1) Amoxicillin 3) Nitin Gadkari 2) Hydroxychloroquine 4) Ramesh Pokriyal 3) Acetaminophen 5) Amit Shah 4) Hydrocodone 101. Answer – 1) Piyush Goyal 5) Atorvastatin Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Answer - 2) Hydroxychloroquine informed that The Board of Approval on Special The National Task Force for the novel Economic Zones (SEZs) has approved 101 cases of coronavirus constituted by Indian Council of de-notification between April 1, 2008 & February Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the use 29, 2020 on the request of SEZ private developers of hydroxychloroquine for healthcare workers or which include poor market response, lack of space persons staying with and caring for positive demand & a change in the fiscal regime for SEZs. COVID-19 patients. This protocol has been 21 approved by the Drug Controller General of India 3) Goa 4) Tamil Nadu (DGCI), Dr. V. G. Somani. 5) Kerala 105. Which is the 1st Indian state that launches Answer – 1) Punjab assessment tool partnered with After the lockdown became ineffective, Punjab Innovaccer Inc. for COVID-19. Chief Minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh has 1) Goa 2) Haryana ordered an indefinite curfew across the state. With 3) Punjab 4) Odisha this, it becomes the 1st state in the country to take 5) Kerala drastic measure to stop the spread of coronavirus Answer – 1) Goa (COVID-19). After Punjab, the Chandigarh Union Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane launched Territory (UT) Administration has also imposed Test Yourself Goa, a self-assessment tool for curfew in the city to check the spread of virus. COVID-19 to help people identify if they are infected 109. The IRSDC with support from Shakti by the virus without visiting a doctor or hospital. Sustainable Energy Foundation is Goa has partnered with Innovaccer Inc, a United developing a 1st of its kind “Form Based States (US)-based healthcare data analytics Codes” for the development of railway company, to launch the tool. land. Where is the HQ of IRSDC located? 106. Which Indian state government launched 1) Kolkata 2) New Delhi the “Mo Jeeban (My Life) Programme” to 3) Mumbai 4) Hyderabad keep everyone safe in the state due to the 5) Chennai dangerous spread of the virus. Answer – 2) New Delhi 1) Telangana 2) Odisha Indian Railway Stations Development 3) Bihar 4) Jharkhand Corporation Limited (IRSDC) with support from 5) West Bengal Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is 106. Answer – 2) Odisha developing a 1st of its kind “Form Based Codes” for Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik the development of railway land. launched “Mo Jeeban (My Life) Programme” and 110. The Union Labour Minister has directed urged people to take a pledge to stay indoors. The state/UT governments to pay 3.5 Cr programme was launched due to the Coronavirus construction workers from ______(COVID- 19) outbreak. construction cess collected by the Labour 107. Mayiladuthurai has become the 38th Welfare Boards. district of which Indian state? 1) 69,000 Cr 2) 58,000 Cr 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Kerala 3) 49,000 Cr 4) 37,000 Cr 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Telangana 5) 52,000 Cr 5) Karnataka Answer – 5) 52,000 Cr 107. Answer – 3) Tamil Nadu Amid the impact on the construction sector due Tamil Nadu Chief Minister (CM) Edappadi to Coronavirus epidemic, Shri Santosh Kumar Palaniswamy announced at the Legislative Gangwar, the Union Minister of State (Mos) for Assembly that Nagapattinam district will be Labour and Employment, has issued an advisory bifurcated and a new district (38th) will be formed under Section 60 of the Building and Other with its headquarters at Mayiladuthurai. Construction Workers (BOCW) Act, 1996 to all the 108. Name the Indian state which becomes 1st state and UT (Union Territory) governments to state to impose curfew after lockdown provide financial aid to nearly 3.5 crore construction fails. workers from Rs 52,000-crore construction cess 1) Punjab 2) Karnataka collected by the Labour Welfare Boards. 22

111. How much has been allocated for Health 1) Lucknow 2) Indore care by central government to combat 3) Pune 4) Hyderabad COVID-19. 5) Mumbai 1) 10,000 Cr 2) 5,000 Cr 114. Answer – 2) Indore 3) 15,000 Cr 4) 20,000 Cr Indore, Madhya Pradesh the cleanest city in 5) 25,000 Cr India becomes the 1st city in India to use drones to Answer – 3) 15,000 Cr sanitize the city against COVID-19 scare. For quick set, up health infrastructure to deal 115. The Cabinet approves MoU in Railway with the pandemic, Centre has allocated 15,000 sector for the technological cooperation in crores for the purchase of personal protection Railways between India and which among equipment for healthcare workers, increasing the the following country? number of beds, testing kits, setting up testing 1) Norway 2) Iceland laboratories and quarantine centres, and training of 3) Belgium 4) Switzerland professionals to combat the disease. 5) Germany 112. Name the Indian state which become top 115. Answer – 5) Germany performer in organ donations and The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime transplants for the year 2019. Minister, Narendra Modi approves Memorandum of 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Uttar Pradesh Understanding (MoU) signed in February 2020 3) Maharashtra between Ministry of Railways with DB Engineering 4) Madhya Pradesh and Consulting GmbH of Germany for technological 5) Telangana cooperation in railways. Answer – 3) Maharashtra 116. What is the amount that has been The state of Maharashtra has donated the approved by the cabinet to enhance the highest number of organs which resulted beneficial CRAR of RRBs which are unable to for 449 patients. The state overtook Tamil Nadu and maintain minimum CRAR of 9%? Telangana in the field of organ donation. 1) 1000 Cr 2) 1120 Cr 113. The National Book Trust (NBT) has 3) 1340 Cr 4) 1540Cr launched #StayHomeIndiaWithBooks 5) 2160 Cr initiative to encourage people to read Answer – 3) 1340 Cr book at home during 21-day lockdown. In order to enhance the Capital to Risk NBT comes under Which Ministry? weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR)of Regional Rural 1) Ministry of Science and Technology Banks (RRBs), which are unable to maintain 2) Ministry of Women and Child Development minimum CRAR of 9%, as per the regulatory norms 3) Ministry of Human Resource Development prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), 4) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) 5) Ministry of Statistics and Implementation approved Rs1,340-crore to continue the process for Answer – 3) Ministry of Human Resource their recapitalization for another one year i.e till Development 2020-2021 from 2019-20. The National Book Trust (NBT) of Human 117. Name the state which sets up the largest Resource Development HRD Ministry launches COVID-19 hospital in India. #StayHomeIndiaWithBooks initiative to encourage 1) Telangana 2) Uttar Pradesh people to read books while at home. 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Gujarat 114. Which is the 1st city in India to use drones 5) Odisha to sanitize the city amid COVID-19 crisis? Answer – 5) Odisha 23

The Odisha Government announced that it is 5) Morphine readying to set up the largest Covid-19 hospital in Answer – 3) Hydroxychloroquine India due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the Amid the growing coronavirus pandemic, the country. The state-level hospitals will have 1000 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in beds in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and will be functional exercise of the powers conferred by Section 26B of in a fortnight. the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), has 118. With which country for the 1st time Indian declared hydroxychloroquine (HCQS) drug as a conducted joint patrol by P-8 aircraft in schedule H1 drug– which means it can’t be sold reunion Islands (Feb 2020)? without the prescription of a registered medical 1) United States 2) United Kingdom practitioner. 3) Belgium 4) France 121. Name the country which has hosted the 5) Germany ‘Virtual Group of 20 (G20) summit’ (March Answer – 4) France 2020). For the 1st time India & France conducted joint 1) Australia 2) Brazil patrol from the Reunion Island in February 2020 by 3) India 4) Japan P-8I aircraft with French Navy personnel to 5) Saudi Arabia maintain the security of international maritime Answer – 5) Saudi Arabia routes for trade and communications. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in 119. Name the department which set up an extraordinary “Virtual Group of 20 (G20) COVID-19 task force for mapping to fund Leaders’ Summit” which was hosted by Saudi nearly market-ready solutions (for Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al start-ups who comeup with solutions). Saud through video conference. It was held to 1) Department for Promotion of Industry and discuss the challenges created by the COVID-19 and Internal Trade to develop an action plan for global coordinated 2) Department of Pharmaceuticals response against it. 3) Department of Commerce 122. What is the amount of relief package 4) Department of Science and Technology announced by Finance minister under PM 5) Department of Health and Family Welfare Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to tackle Answer – 4) Department of Science and COVID-19 crisis? Technology 1) 1.50 Lakh Crore 2) 1.70 Lakh Crore The Department of Science and Technology 3) 1.25 Lakh Crore 4) 1.66 Lakh Crore (DST) under Ministry of Science and Technology has 5) 1.80 Lakh Crore set up COVID-19 Task Force for mapping Answer – 2) 1.70 Lakh Crore technologies to fund nearly market-ready solutions On March 26, 2020, Union Finance & Corporate in diagnostics, testing, health care delivery Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has solutions & equipment supplies. The technologies publicized the Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package are mapped from Research and Development (R&D) under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana labs, academic institutions, start-ups & Micro, (PMGKY), during the Press Conference in New Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Delhi. The motive behind this is to aid and support 120. Which among the following has been the Poverty-stricken people to fight a battle against declared as scheduled H1 drug by Coronavirus. Government of India under Section 26B of 123. What is the amount of Insurance cover the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940? that will be provided to Health care 1) Chlorpromazine 2) Aspirin workers who fights for COVID-19 in Govt 3) Hydroxychloroquine 4) Penicillin Hospitals & health centres? 24

1) 100 Lakh 2) 150 Lakh 25 Cr to combat Coronavirus in N-E 3) 25 Lakh 4) 10 Lakh region. Who is the present Minister for 5) 50 Lakh DoNER (March 2020)? Answer – 5) 50 Lakh 1) Inderjit Singh 2) Giriraj Singh As per Finance Minister any health 3) Jitendra Singh professional, who while treating Covid-19 patients, 4) Thaawar Chand Gehlot met with some accident would be compensated with 5) Shripad Yesso Naik an amount of Rs 50 lakh under the scheme. Answer – 3) Jitendra Singh Approximately 22 lakh health workers would be The Development of North Eastern Region provided insurance cover to fight this pandemic. (DoNER) Ministry and the North Eastern Council 124. The High-level committee of central (NEC) will provide a financial assistance of Rs 25 government has approved additional crore to the States in the Northeast for gap funding financial assistance of Rs. 5,751.27 crores to combat novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The to 8 states under NDRF. Who heads the announcement has been made by the Union committee? Minister of State (Mos) for DoNER, Dr Jitendra 1) RajNath Singh Singh during a review meeting attended by officials 2) Ravi Shankar Prasad of the ministry and of NEC in Shillong, Meghalaya 3) Nirmala Sitharaman via video conference. 4) Amit Shah 127. Name the Indian state government which 5) Anurag Thakur set up ‘Team 11’ to beat Coronavirus. Answer – 4) Amit Shah 1) Kerala 2) Maharashtra The High-Level Committee (HLC) under the 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Tamil Nadu Chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah 5) Karnataka approved Rs 5,751.27 crores as additional Central Answer – 3) Uttar Pradesh assistance under National Disaster Response Fund Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Yogi (NDRF) to 8 States affected by floods, landslides, Adityanath has set up “Team-11” consisting of cyclones ‘Bulbul’ & drought during 2019. inter-departmental committees with over 2 dozen 125. Indian Army launched ‘Operation senior officials to fight the coronavirus spread. Each Namaste’ to protect strong forces from of the committees will be headed by a senior Coronavirus (March 2020). Who is the bureaucrat of the state while the CM will be the present Army chief of India? head of the Team-11. 1) K. M. Cariappa 128. With which country’s agency India has 2) Manoj Mukund Naravane signed agreement worth Rs 15,295 crore to 3) Bipin Rawat provide an Official Development 4) Karambir Singh Assistance (ODA) for 3 rail infrastructure 5) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria projects? 1) United Kingdom 2) China Answer – 2) Manoj Mukund Naravane Army Chief of Indian Army General Manoj 3) Iceland 4) Germany Mukund Naravane launched ‘Operation Namaste’ 5) Japan initiative to protect 1.3 million strong forces from Answer – 5) Japan coronavirus and provide all possible assistance to Japanese government funding agency (JICA) the government to control the pandemic. signs an agreement worth Rs 15,295 crore with 126. The Ministry of Development of North India to provide an Official Development Assistance Eastern Region (DoNER) has granted Rs. (ODA) for 3 rail infrastructure projects. 25

129. Name the Bank which is partner bank of force by March 28, 2020. Who is the present PM-CARES, emergency fund that was Labour and Employment Minister? announced by PM Modi to fight against 1) D.V. Sadananda Gowda Coronavirus. 2) Smriti Zubin Irani 1) State Bank of India 3) Harsimrat Kaur Badal 2) Punjab National Bank 4) Santosh Kumar Gangwar 3) Canara Bank 5) Pralhad Joshi 4) United Bank of India Answer – 4) Santosh Kumar Gangwar 5) Indian Bank The amendment made by the Ministry of Answer – 1) State Bank of India Labour and Employment in Employees Provident Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created of Fund (Amendment) scheme, 2020, has come into assistance and emergency situation relief fund force from March 28, 2020. The amendment was namely Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and made in Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme Relief in Emergency Situations Fund 1952, sub-para (3) under para 68L has been added in (PM-CARES)where people can contribute and help the EPF scheme, 1952. in the government’s fight against coronavirus.This 132. Name the Indian Minister who launched newly created public charitable trust has PM COVID-19 National Teleconsultation Narendra Modi as the chairmanand defence Centre (CoNTeC) in New Delhi to connect minister (Rajnath Singh), home minister (Amit doctors across the country to AIIMS. Shah) and the finance minister (Nirmala 1) Pralhad Joshi 2) Harsh Vardhan Sitaraman) as its members. People can visit 3) Smriti Irani pmindia.gov.in to make contributions using credit 4) Ravi Shankar Prasad and debit cards, UPI, net banking and RTGS or 5) Ramesh Pokriyal NEFT. State Bank of India (SBI) is the banking Answer – 2) Harsh Vardhan partner of PM-CARES. Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. 130. What is the number of groups that was set Harsh Vardhan has launched COVID-19 National by government of India under Disaster Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC), a Telemedicine Management Act, 2005 to tackle COVID-19 Hub in New Delhi to connect the Doctors across the Crisis? country to AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical 1) 7 2) 9 3) 11 4) 13 Sciences) in real time for treatment of the 5) 15 COVID-19 patients. This Centre conceptualised by Answer – 3) 11 the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has been The government has set up 11 different implemented by the AIIMS, New Delhi with 24X7 empowered groups under Disaster Management facilities. Act, 2005 to suggest measures to improve health, 133. Saudi Arabia has assured to provide the restore the economy, & ease the suffering of people uninterrupted LPG to India. What is the after a 21-day lockdown which is imposed for the Capital of Saudi Arabia? control of the COVID-19 outbreak. Each group 1) Nicosia 2) Riyadh consists of about 6 members including a senior 3) Cairo 4) Manama representative from the Prime Minister’s Office 5) Tehran (PMO) and the Cabinet Secretariat to ensure 133. Answer – 2) Riyadh seamless coordination. Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas 131. The amendment made by Union Labour Dharmendra Pradhan has announced that Saudi and Employment ministry to EPF Arabia assured India to get uninterrupted Liquefied (amendment) scheme 2020 comes into 26 petroleum Gas (LPG) supply during the discussion conference. The Capital and Currency of Saudi are on global oil market developments with Saudi Riyadh and Riyal respectively. Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Aramco’s Chief Executive Amin Nasser via video GOVERNMENT SCHEMES

1. The PM-KISAN scheme which was 3. Name the Indian state which has decided launched on February 24, 2019 completed to provide Rs. 900 as monthly grant for the one year recently (Feb 24, 2020). The ‘S’ in farmers who adopts a stray cattle. KISAN denotes? 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Odisha 1) Swachh 2) Sadak 3) Punjab 4) Uttar Pradesh 3) Sampada 4) Samman 5) Haryana 5) Samriddhi Answer – 4) Uttar Pradesh Answer – 4) Samman According to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief The PM-KISAN scheme has completed one year Minister(CM) Yogi Adityanath, the state (on Feb 24,2020) which was launched on February government has decided to provide monthly grant of 24, 2019. The Modi government had launched the Rs 900 to those farmers who will keep stray cattle at Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) their houses. scheme as an income support scheme for farmers to 4. The financial outlay for the enable them to take care of expenses related to implementation of Phase II of Swachh agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic Bharat Mission – Grameen [SBM (G)] from needs. Under the scheme, benefit is provided to the 2020-21 to 2024-25 is/are ______. eligible beneficiary to the tune of Rs 6,000 per year. 1) 1,11,243 crores 2) 1,28,441 crores It is payable in three 4-monthly instalments of Rs 3) 1,43,121 crores 4) 1,40,881 crores 2,000 each. 5) 1,54,169 crores 2. Name the Indian state which has launched Answer – 4) 1,40,881 crores “Mukhya Mantri Visesh Chhatra Vriti Union Minister of for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Yojana” to provide universal scholarship Singh Shekhawat launched Phase II of Swachh for students enrolled in government Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM (G)] at a National schools from Class I to XII. Dissemination and Consultation workshop in New 1) Jharkhand 2) Odisha Delhi. It should be noted that this phase-II will be 3) Punjab 4) Haryana implemented from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an 5) Madhya Pradesh outlay of Rs. 1,40,881 crores. Of this Rs. 52,497 Answer – 1) Jharkhand crores will be allocated from the budget of Jharkhand Finance Minister Rameshwar Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Oraon presented Rs 86,370 crore budget for while the remaining amount will be sanctioned from financial year 2020-21 in the State assembly. The the funds released under 15th Finance Commission, budget estimated revenue expenditure of Rs MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural 73,315.94 crore & capital expenditure of Rs Employment Guarantee Scheme), and revenue 13,054.06 crore. Rs 30 crore earmarked under the generation models. “Mukhya Mantri Visesh Chhatra Vriti Yojana” 5. The Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu (Chief Ministers Special Students Scholarship) to and Kashmir (J&K) has launched the provide universal scholarship for students enrolled student Health Card scheme for school in government schools from Class I to XII. 27

children in J&K. Who is the present (bears 75% due to them during their (March 2020) LG of J&K.? training period in new industry). 1) Girish Chandra Murmu 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Odisha 2) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan 3) Telangana 4) Maharashtra 3) Droupadi Murmu 5) Punjab 4) Bhagat Singh Koshyari Answer – 4) Maharashtra 5) Ramesh Bais Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister & finance Answer – 1) Girish Chandra Murmu minister Ajit Pawar presented Rs 1.15 crore budget Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor for financial year 2020-21 in the state assembly. In Girish Chandra Murmu launched a Student Health the Budget the government introduced, the Chief Card scheme for school children aimed to improve Minister’s Employment Generation Scheme for the health and overall wellbeing of over 12 lakh educated unemployed, where the government will students of government schools. A Mid-Day meal for bear 75% due to them during training period in new the needy school going children to prevent them industries & also will create 1 lakh industrial units from malnutrition was also announced. and create employment. 6. Under which scheme the Inter Ministerial 8. Name the Indian state which launched Approval Committee (IMAC) headed by Kaushal Satrang, CM Yuva Hub, CM Harsimrat Kaur Badal approved 8 Apprenticeship schemes. projects worth Rs 230 Crores in 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Haryana TamilNadu. 3) Odisha 1) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission 4) Madhya Pradesh (SPMRM) 5) West Bengal 2) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana Answer – 1) Uttar Pradesh (PMKSY) Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Yogi 3) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Adityanath launched three ambitious schemes (PMFBY) (Kaushal Satrang, CM Yuva Hub and CM 4) National Agriculture Market (NAM) Apprenticeship scheme) for skill development and 5) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) employment generation for the state youths, during Answer – 2) Pradhan Mantri Kisan the ‘Kaushal Satrang’ Programme organized by the Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) Vocational Education and Skill Development and The Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee Labour and Employment Exchange departments at (IMAC) meeting which was held under the the Lok Bhawan in Lucknow, UP. The government chairmanship of Union Food Processing Industries also announced that ‘Arogya Mitras’ at all primary Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, sanctioned 10 health centres of the states will be deployed to projects worth Rs 301.54 crore. The projects are inform people about the govt health schemes. sanctioned under the ‘Agro Processing Cluster 9. Name the Indian state which is going to Scheme’ of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana build 33 new stadiums across the state (PMKSY) of the Ministry of Food Processing under Uttaran Scheme. Industries (MoFPI) - Under this scheme IMAC 1) Goa approved 8 projects of Rs 230 Crore for 8 districts in 2) Madhya Pradesh TamilNadu. 3) Uttar Pradesh 7. Name the Indian state which launched the 4) Assam Chief Minister’s Employment Generation 5) West Bengal Scheme for educated employed people Answer – 4) Assam 28

The Assam Government plans to construct 33 12. Under which scheme the government has stadiums across the state under the Uttaran sanctioned loan of Rs 20,466.94 crores Scheme, 300 crores will be provided to construct (upto March 10, 2020) for the these stadiums announced by Principal Secretary of empowerment of women? Sports Avinash Joshi and Joint Director Kamaljit 1) Make in India 2) Accessible India and 500 playgrounds are being built to encourage 3) Stand Up India 4) Start Up India rural talents. 5) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana 10. As per the Government of India’s data, the Answer – 3) Stand Up India amount spent under Mahatma Gandhi According to the Minister of State (MoS) for National Rural Employment Guarantee Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Anurag Singh Act, (MNREGA) in 2017-2020 is/are Rs. Thakur, the central government has sanctioned a ______. loan of Rs 20,466.94 crores to over 91,000 accounts 1) 1.83 Lakh Crore 2) 1.56 Lakh Crore upto March 10,2020 since inception of the Stand Up 3) 1.74 Lakh Crore 4) 1.69 Lakh Crore India scheme, as it counted the work being done for 5) 1.97 Lakh Crore the empowerment of women. Answer – 1) 1.83 Lakh Crore 13. What is the approved fund under Pradhan The Government of India states that Rs 1.83 Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) – PMAY (U) lakh crore is spent under Mahatma Gandhi (till March 2020) as per MoHUA? National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1) 3.89 Lakh Crore (MNREGA) in 2017-2020 which is nearly double the 2) 6.16 Lakh Crore amount of Rs 92,483 crore spent in 2011-14. As on 3) 2.48 Lakh Crore 9th March 2020, 526.97 lakh families have been 4) 7.96 Lakh Crore provided employment, against 603.81 lakh families 5) 5.76 Lakh Crore seeking employment under the scheme. Answer – 2) 6.16 Lakh Crore MNREGA – enacted on August 25, 2005. It Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs provides legal guarantee of 100 days of employment independent charge (I/C), Civil Aviation (I/C) and in every financial year. Minister of state of Commerce & Industry, Hardeep 11. Name the Indian state government which Singh Puri stated that Rs 6.16 lakh crore (trillion) announced the Chief Minister’s has been approved so far under Pradhan Mantri Akhannaba Sanaroisingi Tengbang Awas Yojana (Urban)– PMAY(U). (CMAST) & Chief Ministergi Artiste 14. According to Government Data, as of SinggiTengbang (CMAT) schemes for March 17, 2020, a financial benefit under Sportsperson and Artistes (March 2020). PM-KISAN has been released to 8,69,79,391 1) Meghalaya Indian beneficiaries, who is the present 2) Arunachal Pradesh Union Minister for Agriculture in India? 3) Manipur 1) Nitin Gadkari 4) Assam 2) Narendra Singh Tomar 5) Mizoram 3) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Answer – 3) Manipur 4) Nirmala Sitharaman Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam(N) 5) Amit Shah Biren Singh announced the Chief Minister’s Answer – 2) Narendra Singh Tomar Akhannaba Sanaroisingi Tengbang (CMAST) & According to Union Minister for Agriculture Chief Ministergi Artiste Singgi Tengbang (CMAT) and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, As of to provide benefits to sports persons & artistes who March 17, 2020, a financial benefit under Pradhan have brought laurels to the State & country. 29

Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) has been 5) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana released to 8 Crore 69 lakh 79 thousand 391 Indian Answer – 3) Mahatma Gandhi National beneficiaries. The funds are transferred directly Rural Employment Guarantee Act into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries identified The Centre has released Rs 4,431 crores to clear by the State Governments and are not released pending wages under Mahatma Gandhi National State-wise. Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 15. Under which scheme, the COVID-19 is (MGNREGA) & will also pay all dues (Rs 11,499 tested and treated in India? crores) by April 10, 2020. 1) Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana 17. The Central Government has approved 2) Central Government Health Scheme the medical insurance scheme for 3) Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana Healthcare workers announced under 4) Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package. Arogya Yojana What is the amount of insurance provided 5) Karunya Health Scheme per health worker under the scheme? Answer – 4) Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan 1) 5 Lakh 2) 25 Lakh Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana 3) 10 Lakh 4) 20 Lakh Amid the growing outbreak of Corona virus 5) 50 Lakh (COVID-19) in India, National Health Authority Answer – 5) 50 Lakh (NHA), which is responsible for the implementation The centre has approved a Rs 50 lakh medical of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan insurance scheme for healthcare workers who are Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to bring the cost of dealing with coronavirus pandemic. The approval testing and treatment of corona virus infection made is a part of measures under Pradhan Mantri under the ambit of this scheme. Garib Kalyan Package of Rs 1.7 lakhs announced by 16. To which scheme the central government finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It provides has released Rs. 4,431 crores to clear insurance cover of 50 Lakh for 90 days to around pending wages? 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers, Accredited 1) National Career Service Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers & 2) Antyodaya Anna Yojana community health workers who will have to be in 3) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural direct contact with the affected patients & who may Employment Guarantee Act be at risk of being impacted & lose their lives. 4) National Social Assistance Scheme

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

1. Name the Indian ambassador who attend The US (United States) and Taliban militants the USA-Taliban peace deal in Doha, have signed historic peace agreement in Doha, Qatar on behalf of India (Feb 2020). Qatar to restore peace in Afghanistan. The 1) Lalit Mansingh agreement, signed by the US special envoy for 2) P. Kumaran Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader 3) Harsh Vardhan Shringla Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in the presence of 4) AK Singh Michael Richard Pompeo, United States Secretary 5) Navtej Sarna of State, would end the 18 years-long American war in Afghanistan. Representatives of 30 countries Answer – 2) P. Kumaran around the world were also invited to witness this event, including India. India’s Ambassador to 30

Qatar, P. Kumaran attend the USA-Taliban peace Commission has 5 observers- China, EU (European deal in Doha on behalf of India. Union), Malta, International Organisation of La 2. Name the country which becomes first Francophonie (OIF), and India. nation in the world to make all the public 5. Name the world organization which transport free from 29 February, 2020. adopted the Political Declaration on 1) Iceland 2) Austria women’s rights during 64th session of 3) UAE 4) Luxembourg Commission on the Status of Women(CSW) 5) Finland held in New York, US. Luxembourg, the 7th smallest country in 1) Amnesty Internationals Europe, has become the 1st country in the world to 2) World Economic Forum (WEF) make public transport free from February 29, 2020 3) Commonwealth of Nations inorder to reduce traffic pressure on the road. 4) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) 3. Find the country which assumes the 5) United Nations (UN) presidency of United Nations Security Answer – 5) United Nations (UN) Council (UNSC) for the month of March The United Nations (UN), an 2020, to promote solidarity and intergovernmental organization that aims to cooperation. maintain international peace and security, has 1) France 2) Estonia adopted a stripped-down political declaration 3) China 4) Belgium (during the 64th session of Commission on the 5) Germany Status of Women(CSW) held in New York, US), in Answer – 3) China which they pledged to step up action to fully China has taken over as president of the United implement the landmark Beijing Declaration and Nations (UN) Security Council for the month of Platform for Action on gender equality, agreed 25 March 2020, to promote solidarity and cooperation. years ago. The council’s presidency rotates every month among 6. Name the world organization which its 15 members. China takes the presidency from launched the 1st global COVID action Belgium and Dominican Republic will take over the platform for private sector businesses to Presidency from China on April, 2020. fight against COVID-19 with the support 4. In which of the following of WHO and Wellcome trust. Group/Organization recently India joined 1) International Labour Organisation (ILO) as the observer (5th) to boost the 2) United Nations (UN) Indo-Pacific vision. 3) International Monetary Fund (IMF) 1) European Union 4) World Economic Forum (WEF) 2) G7 5) United Nations Conference on Trade and 3) Indian Ocean Commission Development (UNCTAD) 4) Asia and Pacific Group Answer – 4) World Economic Forum (WEF) 5) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation The World Economic Forum (WEF) has Answer – 3) Indian Ocean Commission initiated the creation of the COVID Action Platform India has joined Indian Ocean Commission with the support of the World Health Organization (IOC) as its 5th observer state to strengthen its (WHO), and Wellcome Trust. This first of its kind Indo-Pacific vision and also to boost strategic platform, operating globally, is open to all partnership with France, and Vanilla Islands. The businesses and industry groups, as well as other decision has been taken during the meeting of the stakeholders, for integrated and collective business Commission’s council of ministers in Seychell. The action to mitigate the risk and impact of COVID-19 31

(Coronavirus). The Forum has established a special in 2014) with other 8 countries which indicates team to support the platform’s work. India is one of the better-performing countries. It 7. Name the world organization which assesses the animal welfare policies & legislation of announces the list of 115 Young Global 50 countries & ranks them from A (highest score) to Leaders (YGL) which contains 5 Indians in G (lowest score) with 10 indicators. the list. Grade A – no countries 1) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Grade B - Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, 2) Amnesty Internationals Austria, Switzerland, United Kingdom 3) United Nations Conference on Trade and Grade C- India, Mexico, Malaysia, France, Development (UNCTAD) Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, New Zealand 4) World Economic Forum (WEF) Grade G– Azerbaijan, Iran 5) Commonwealth Nations 10. Name the 1st country in the world which Answer – 4) World Economic Forum (WEF) shuts the Financial market due to The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced COVID-19 outbreak. its new list of 115 Young Global Leaders (YGL), 1) Philippines 2) Finland where 5 Indians Byju Raveendran (CEO - BYJU’s), 3) Switzerland 4) Austria Gaurav Gupta (COO - Zomato), Swapan Mehra 5) Belgium (CEO - Iora Ecological Solutions Pvt. Ltd), Vinati 10. Answer – 1) Philippines Mutreja (MD&CEO - Vinati Organics) & Tara Singh Philippines become the first country to close its Vachani (MD - Antara Senior Living) are named in financial markets due to the COVID 19 the list. (Coronavirus) outbreak. It resumed its trading on 8. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has March 19, 2020. This measure was taken to ensure announced COVID-19 as ______disease. the safety of their employees and the people they 1) Genetic 2) Epidemic interact with. 3) Endemic 4) Ophthalmic 11. Find the messaging app which launched 5) Pandemic Coronavirus information hub in Answer – 5) Pandemic partnership with WHO-UNICEF-UNDP The World Health Organization (WHO) and donated $1million to International declared novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a Fast-Checking Network (IFCN) to avoid pandemic (an infectious disease where we see fake information about the disease. significant and ongoing person-to-person spread in 1) Snapchat 2) Telegram multiple countries around the world at the same 3) Whatsapp 4) Skype time), which means a widespread disease. This is 5) Viber the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus & can be Answer – 3) Whatsapp controlled. Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp 9. As per the 2nd edition of global Animal launched the “WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Protection Index (API) 2020 released by Hub” globally, in partnership with WHO (World World Animal Protection (non-profit org), Health Organization), UNICEF (United Nations What is India’s grade in the index. Children’s Fund) and UNDP (United Nations 1) F 2) B 3) E 4) G Development Programme). WhatsApp also donated 5) C $1 million dollars to Poynter Institute’s Answer – 5) C International Fast-Checking Network (IFCN) in World Animal Protection released the 2nd order to avoid fake information about the disease. edition of global Animal Protection Index (API) 2020, where India gained C grade (also in 1st edition 32

12. Name the SAARC countries which has In accordance with the Food and Agriculture pledged to contribute $ 3.5 million Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) (combined total) to SAARC Corona report, Peatlands are facing degradation and need Emergency Fund proposed by PM Modi. to be urgently monitored. The report authored by 35 1) Bangladesh 2) Nepal experts comprised information as well as 3) Afghanistan 4) Both 1) and 2) recommendations to countries on restoring and 5) All the 1), 2) and 3) managing peatland. Answer – 5) All the 1), 2) and 3) 15. Name the world organisation which has The Government of Bangladesh, Nepal and launched “Global Network Resiliency Afghanistan have pledged to contribute $1.5 Platform” to remain safer and stronger million, $1 million and $1 million respectively to the during COVID-19 crisis. SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional 1) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cooperation) Corona Emergency Fund proposed by Cultural Organization Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on March 2) International Development Association 15,2020 with an initial grant of $10 million from 3) International Telecommunications Union India to deal with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 4) International Monetary Fund pandemic. 5) World Economic Forum 13. Sri Lanka has contributed $5 Million to Answer – 3) International SAARC Corona Emergency Fund. What is Telecommunications Union the Number of countries part of SAARC? The International Telecommunications Union 1) 12 2) 8 3) 10 4) 6 (ITU) launched a “Global Network Resiliency 5) 4 Platform” to help global networks remain “safer, Answer – 2) 8 stronger and more connected” during the COVID-19 The Government of Sri Lanka has pledged to crisis. contribute $5 million to the SAARC (South Asian 16. The WHO has initiated the main trial of Association for Regional Cooperation) Corona ‘Solidarity’ promising drugs that may cure Emergency Fund proposed by Prime Minister (PM) COVID-19. Which among the following Narendra Modi on March 15, 2020 with an initial drugs are part of the trial? grant of $10 million from India to deal with the 1) Remdesivir novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Members 2) Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine of SAARC (8)– Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, 3) Combination of lopinavir and ritonavir India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. 4) Ritonavir/lopinavir plus interferon-beta 14. According to which UN agency’s report, 5) All of the Above protecting peatlands can help attain Answer – 5) All of the Above climate goals? In accordance with the Science Magazine 1) International Fund For Agricultural report, on March 24, 2020, the World Health Development Organization (WHO) has started a mega trial 2) International Civil Aviation Organization namely “Solidarity” of four most promising drugs 3) International Maritime Organization that may cure the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). 4) Food and Agriculture Organization The trial consists of study, testing, and development 5) United Nations Industrial Development of antidote against coronavirus through four most Organization promising therapies which are as follows: Answer – 4) Food and Agriculture Remdesivir, Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, Organization Combination of lopinavir and ritonavir, Ritonavir/lopinavir plus interferon-beta 33

17. Name the Indian footballer who has been province). After the name change, Greece agreed to named among 28 footballers around the drop objections to its NATO and European Union word to FIFA-WHO’s campaign ‘Pass the (EU) membership. North Macedonia was granted a message to kick out coronavirus’. protocol on accession to NATO membership in 1) Sunil Chhetri February 2019. 2) Bhaichung Bhutia 20. Which country has announced USD 2.9 3) Subrata Pal million financial aid to India to combat 4) I.M. Vijayan Coronavirus crisis? 5) Climax Lawrence 1) United States 2) United Kingdom Answer – 1) Sunil Chhetri 3) Russia 4) China Indian Football Captain Sunil Chhetri was 5) Australia selected among 28 members for FIFA (Fédération Answer – 1) United States Internationale de Football Association) video The United States of America (USA) will campaign against Coronavirus. FIFA and WHO provide additional USD 174 million financial (World Health Organization) have teamed up to assistance to 64 countries at-risk which includes combat the coronavirus by launching ‘Pass the USD 2.9 million to India as a support for combating message to kick out coronavirus’ (awareness the coronavirus pandemic. In February 2020, the campaign) led by world-renowned footballers. USA provided 100 million aid for the same purpose. 18. Babur II is the cruise missile of which of 21. Name the World organisation which has the following country? launched the Policy Tracker to track the 1) Pakistan 2) Iran policies of governments to combat 3) Iraq 4) Jordon COVID-19 pandemic. 5) Syria 1) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Answer – 1) Pakistan Pakistan’s efforts have suffered a set-back of 2) Common Wealth launching 750 km range ground cruise missile 3) World Health Organisation Babur II with the delivery platform crashing to the 4) World Bank ground after two minutes or 14 kilometers (km) in 5) International Monetary Fund flight from the launch point at Sonmiani test range Answer – 5) International Monetary Fund in Balochistan. The capital and currency of Pakistan The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has is Islamabad and Pakistani rupee respectively. launched a policy tracker to track the policies of the 19. Name the Country which has joined as the governments to share knowledge about COVID-19 30th member of North Atlantic Treaty which helps to tackle the crisis. Organisation (NATO) in March 2020. 22. According to the report titled “Boom and 1) Kosovo 2) Serbia Bust 2020: Tracking the Global Plant 3) Ukraine 4) Uzbekistan Pipeline”, What is India’s current under 5) North Macedonia development coal capacity? Answer – 5) North Macedonia 1) 125 GW 2) 87 GW The Republic of North Macedonia has inducted 3) 32 GW 4) 66 GW officially as the 30th and newest member of North 5) 52 GW Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This Answer – 4) 66 GW membership comes after North Macedonia’s 2017 In accordance with a report titled “Boom and deal with Greece under which the former changed Bust 2020: Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline” 47.4 its name from Macedonia (a name same as Greek GW coal fired power projects at different stages 34 were cancelled in India in 2019 which reduced total (CREA). The report is the fifth annual survey of the under development coal capacity to 66 GW. The coal plant pipeline. report was prepared jointly by Global Energy Monitor, Greenpeace International, the Sierra Club, and Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air BANKING & FINANCE

1. Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) 3) Capital 4) Credit along with the EWOK society signed 5) Cash tripartite agreement with NABARD to set Answer – 5) Cash up 3 Farmer Production Organisation State Bank of India (SBI) has switched to “Cash (FPOs). Budget Based Assessment (CBBA)” from “Projected 1) IIT Ropar 2) IIT Roorkee Balance Sheet (PBS)” method of Fund Based 3) IIT Madras 4) IIT Dhanbad Working Capital (FBWC) limits for assessment of 5) IIT Mandi the working capital requirement for corporates or Answer – 5) IIT Mandi large advances. CBBA of limits has been initiated The IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Mandi for assessment of the FBWC limits for units with (Himachal Pradesh) along with Enabling Women of total FBWC exposure of more than .50 crores from Kamand (EWOK) Society have signed a tripartite the banking system. agreement with the National Bank for Agriculture 4. Name the Public Sector Bank which has and Rural Development (NABARD) for launched Risk Intel email service to collaboration on setting up 3 Farmer Producer advise the business units about rating Organisation (FPOs) in Himachal Pradesh’s(HP) actions in respect of units it has funded. Mandi district in the next 3 years. 1) Andhra Bank 2. Which Indian digital payment platform’s 2) State Bank of India subsidiary has received the Brokerage 3) Bank of Maharashtra License from Insurance Regulatory and 4) Allahabad Bank Authority of India (IRDAI)? 5) Bank of India 1) PhoenPe 2) PayU Answer – 2) State Bank of India 3) Paytm 4) BitPay State Bank of India (SBI) has started Risk Intel, 5) DigiCash an email service, advising the business units of Answer – 3) Paytm rating actions in respect of units it has funded. Indian digital payments platform Paytm’s 5. Name the Private Sector Bank which subsidiary, Paytm Insurance Broking, has received ties-up with online food ordering and the brokerage licence from the Insurance delivery app Zomato to launch co-branded Regulatory and Authority of India (IRDAI). credit card powered by MasterCard? 3. Recently (March 2020) State Bank of India 1) RBL Bank 2) ICICI Bank (SBI) has switched to CBBA method from 3) HDFC Bank 4) CUB Bank “Projected Balance Sheet (PBS)” method 5) IndusInd Bank of Fund Based Working Capital (FBWC) Answer – 1) RBL Bank limits for assessment of the working RBL Bank (formerly known as Ratnakar Bank), capital requirement for corporates or an Indian private sector bank, has entered into a large advances. The ‘C’ in CBBA denotes? partnership with Online food ordering and delivery 1) Current 2) Code 35 app Zomato to launch co-branded credit cards, been paid to female beneficiaries out of a total of powered by Mastercard, for Zomato users. 1,69,216 claims paid. 6. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural 9. ICICI Prudential AMC (Asset Management Development (NABARD) has granted Rs. Company) has signed pact with which ______in the Rural Banking system Co-operative bank, to distribute its during the fiscal year 2020. product to rural market. 1) 2.32 Lakh crore 2) 1.21 Lakh crore 1) Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank 3) 1.46 Lakh crore 4) 1.12 Lakh crore Ltd 5) 1.64 Lakh crore 2) Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank Ltd Answer – 3) 1.46 Lakh crore 3) Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd According to the National Bank for Agriculture 4) Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd and Rural Development (NABARD), an Apex 5) Cosmos Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd Development Financial Institution in India, it has Answer – 4) Saraswat Co-operative Bank granted Rs 1.46 lakh crore in the rural banking ICICI Prudential AMC (Asset Management system during the current fiscal-FY (2019-20) with Company), one of the leading mutual fund the aim to help them get their resources effectively investment companies in India, has entered into the for handling the credit needs of rural people, partnership with Saraswat Co-operative Bank, an including farmers. urban co-operative banking institution, to distribute 7. According to the Ministry of Finance data, its products with the latter’s customers base spread more than ____% of account holders under across its 280 branches in 6 states. the Stand Up India scheme are women (as ICICI Prudential AMC – HQ – Mumbai, on 17 Feb 2020). Maharashtra. 1) 78 2) 75 3) 72 4) 87 Saraswat Co-operative Bank – HQ – Mumbai, 5) 81 Maharashtra Answer – 5) 81 10. As per MicroSave Consulting’s (MSC) The Ministry of Finance has released figures report titled ‘The real story of women’s related to various schemes having special provisions financial inclusion in India’, women’s for empowerment of women. As per the data, more ownership of bank accounts under than 81% account holders under Stand Up India Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Scheme are women (As on 17 Feb 2020). (PMJDY) is increased from 43% in 2014 to 8. According to the Ministry of Finance data, ______% in 2017. ____% of enrollers under Pradhan Mantri 1) 67 2) 72 3) 68 4) 77 Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) are 5) 81 women (as on 31 Jan 2020). Answer – 4) 77 1) 55.55 2) 46.83 3) 40.70 4) 58.90 In accordance with the report by MicroSave 5) 38.35 Consulting (MSC) titled “The real story of women’s Answer – 3) 40.70 financial inclusion in India”, the women’s ownership The Ministry of Finance has released figures of bank accounts is increased from 43% in 2014 to related to various schemes having special provisions 77% in 2017 under the flagship scheme Pradhan for empowerment of women. As on 31.01.2020, Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), however 42% under PMJJBY, 40.70% enrollments are of women accounts are still inactive. members and 58.21% of claim beneficiaries are 11. As per MicroSave Consulting’s (MSC) women. 1,91,96,805 females have enrolled out of a report titled ‘The real story of women’s total of 4,71,71,568 enrollments. 95,508 claims have financial inclusion in India’, The Gender gap in financial inclusion in India has 36

reduced by ___% points in 3 years 14. Name the Life Insurance company, which (2014-17). is going to provide football coaching to the 1) 14 2) 12 3) 17 4) 9 under-privileged girls under ‘Bachhpan 5) 22 Ka Rakshakaran’ programme in Answer – 1) 14 association with ‘Oscar Foundation’. In accordance with the report by MicroSave 1) Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Consulting (MSC) titled “The real story of women’s 2) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance financial inclusion in India”, India has reduced the 3) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance gender gap in financial inclusion by 14 percentage 4) SBI Life Insurance points in three years (2014-17). 5) TATA AIA Life Insurance 12. Under which section of Banking Answer – 5) TATA AIA Life Insurance Regulation Act, 1949, the Ministry of In order to create interest in education for the Finance has imposed moratorium on Yes under-privileged girls aged 12-16 years, by using Bank (March 5, 2020 till April 3, 2020). football coaching as a medium, Tata AIA Life 1) Section 47 2) Section 35 Insurance, a joint venture company formed by Tata 3) Section 49 4) Section 45 Sons Ltd and AIA Group Ltd(AIA), has launched a 5) Section 36 ‘Bachhpan Ka Rakshakaran’ program in association Answer – 4) Section 45 with Mumbai based Non-profit ‘Oscar Foundation’. In exercise of the powers conferred by 15. Name the Metro which tied up with Paytm sub-section (2) of section 45 of the Banking to launch QR-based metro ticketing Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), the Central system. Government, through the Ministry of Finance has 1) Delhi Metro 2) Kolkata Metro imposed moratorium on Yes Bank Limited w.e.f. 3) Hyderabad Metro 4) Namma Metro 6PM of March 5, 2020 till April 3, 2020. The decision 5) Chennai Metro has been taken on the recommendations of Reserve Answer – 3) Hyderabad Metro Bank of India (RBI) under sub-section (1) of section Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) in 45. partnership with Paytm has launched a 13. RBI has restricted the withdrawal limit in QR-code-based metro ticketing system at Yes Bank during the moratorium period Rasoolpura metro station Hyderabad. (March 5, 2020 till April 3, 2020) to Rs. 16. Name the Public Sector Bank, which ______per account per month. shows interest to invest in Yes Bank and 1) 75,000 2) 1,00,000 also to participate in its reconstruction 3) 50,000 4) 2,00,000 scheme. 5) 25,000 1) State Bank of India (SBI) Answer – 3) 50,000 2) Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) The RBI has restricted the withdrawal limit in 3) Punjab National Bank (PNB) Yes Bank during the period of moratorium to Rs 4) Bank of Baroda (BoB) 50,000 per account per month. If a depositor 5) Canara Bank maintains more than one account, then also the Answer – 1) State Bank of India (SBI) total amount payable from all the accounts together Reserve Bank of India has announced a draft should not exceed Rs 50,000. In case of unforeseen scheme “Yes Bank Ltd. Reconstruction Scheme, expenses like medical treatment, higher education, 2020” for revival of Yes Bank. The State Bank of marriage or unavoidable expenses the sum should India (SBI) wants to invest in Yes Bank and also to not exceed 5,00,000 or the actual balance lying to the credit of the account of such depositor. 37 participate in its reconstruction scheme. SBI can 1) 39 2) 34 3) 47 4) 42 invest for up to 49% stake for nearly Rs 2,450 crore. 5) 49 17. As per draft “Yes Bank Ltd. Answer – 1) 39 Reconstruction Scheme, 2020”, RBI wants As per the 10th FICCI-IBA Bankers’ Survey to alter the authorized capital of new July-Dec 2019, the banks reporting NPAs declined reconstituted Bank to ______. to 39% in the 10th round of survey as compared to 1) 20,000 Crores 2) 10,000 Crores 52% of first half of 2019 survey. 3) 1,000 Crores 4) 5,000 Crores 20. The iSelect+ term plan was launched by 5) 25, 000 Crores Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Answer – 4) 5,000 Crores Life Insurance company. The As per draft “Yes Bank Ltd. Reconstruction Headquarters of The company is located Scheme, 2020”, RBI plans to alter the authorised at? capital for the reconstituted bank to Rs 5,000 crore 1) Mumbai, Maharashtra and number of equity shares will also be altered to 2) Gurgaon, Haryana 24,000 crores of Rs 2 each aggregating to Rs 48,000 3) Chennai, Tamil Nadu crore. The Investor bank or SBI should invest in the 4) Bengaluru, Karnataka equity of the Yes Bank to the extent that post 5) Kolkata, West Bengal infusion it holds 49% shareholding in the Yes Bank Answer – 2) Gurgaon, Haryana at a price not less than Rs.10/-. The Investor bank Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life shall not reduce its holding below 26% before Insurance Company Limited launched iSelect+ completion of three years from the date of infusion of Term Plan to provide shield against all the capital. uncertainties of life at an affordable premium which 18. As per the 10th FICCI-IBA Bankers’ includes Whole Life Cover, Return of Premium, Survey July-Dec 2019, which of the Multiple Payout Options, Increase Coverage Option following sector registers high Non & Tax Benefits. It is available online. The Performing Assets (NPA)? Headquarters of the joint life insurance company 1) Agriculture Sector located at Gurgaon, Haryana. 2) Corporate Sector 21. Name the Indian state which signed the 3) Manufacturing Sector loan agreement of $80 million with World 4) Infrastructure sector Bank to improve water management & 5) Information Technology Sector agricultural productivity in Gram Answer – 4) Infrastructure sector Panchayats. FICCI has released the 10th round of 1) Himachal Pradesh FICCI-IBA survey in New Delhi which was 2) Assam conducted by Federation of Indian Chambers of 3) Meghalaya Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Indian Banks’ 4) Mizoram Association (IBA) for the period of July to December 5) Arunachal Pradesh 2019. As per the survey report, sector with High Answer – 1) Himachal Pradesh NPAs are Infrastructure, Metals and Iron & Steel, The Government of India, Government of Engineering Goods and Textiles. Himachal Pradesh(HP) & the World Bank signed a 19. As per the 10th FICCI-IBA Bankers’ loan agreement of US$80 million (about Rs 600 Survey July-Dec 2019, the banks reporting crore) to improve water management practices & Non Performing Assets (NPA) declined to also to increase agricultural productivity in selected ____% when compared to 52% in the 1st Gram Panchayats (Village Councils) in HP. half of the year (January – June). 38

22. Name the Public Sector Bank which 5) State Bank of India removed the minimum balance criteria Answer – 5) State Bank of India recently to its customers recently with The Cabinet approved the reconstruction effect from March 10, 2020. scheme proposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 1) Syndicate Bank titled “Yes Bank Ltd. Reconstruction Scheme, 2020” 2) Punjab National Bank for Yes Bank that will be led by State Bank of India 3) Corporation Bank (will hold 45% of stake). Other participants in the 4) State Bank of India plan include HDFC Ltd & ICICI (will hold 6% of 5) Canara Bank stake each), Axis Bank (3-4% of stake), Kotak Answer – 4) State Bank of India Mahindra Bank, RK Damani, Rakesh State Bank of India (SBI) has reduced its Jhunjhunwala and the Azim Premji Trust (around interest rate on savings bank (SB) accounts to 3% 3% each). along with waiving off of average monthly balance 25. RBI has framed the regulatory guidance (AMB) for all SB accounts on the basis of ‘Customers on Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) First’ approach. Also, to make home and auto loans to be applicable on implementing NBFCs cheaper SBI reduced its one-year marginal cost of & ARCs for preparation of their financial fund-based lending rate (MCLR) to 7.75% from statement (FS) from financial year 7.85%. All these changes are with effect from March 2019-20. As per guidelines NBFCs covered 10, 2020. under which rule of companies rules, 2015 are required to comply with Ind AS for 23. The Central Board of State Bank of India (SBI) has approved the investment of Rs. preparation of FS. ______in Yes Bank as the part of RBI’s 1) Rule 6 2) Rule 10 ‘Yes Bank Ltd. Reconstruction Scheme, 3) Rule 2 4) Rule 4 2020’. 5) Rule 8 1) 7000 Crore 2) 8000 Crore Answer – 4) Rule 4 3) 7250 Crore 4) 8250 Crore The RBI has framed regulatory guidance on 5) 7500 Crore Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) to be Answer – 3) 7250 Crore applicable on Ind AS implementing Non-Banking The executive committee of the central board of Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Asset State Bank of India (SBI) has approved an Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) for preparation investment of Rs 7,250 crore in Yes Bank Ltd. as a of their financial statements (FS) from financial part of RBI formulated rescue plan titled “Yes Bank year (FY) 2019-20 onwards. The guidance has been Ltd. Reconstruction Scheme, 2020” for the revival of framed to promote a high quality, consistent Yes Bank. The SBI has not specified its implementation, and better supervision of FS. As shareholding the bank but it will remain under 49% per the guidance, all Non-Banking Financial of the paid up capital of the Yes Bank. Companies (NBFCs) covered by Rule 4 of the 24. The Cabinet has approved the “Yes Bank Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, Ltd. Reconstruction Scheme, 2020” 2015 are required to comply with Ind AS for the proposed by RBI for yes bank, which preparation of their FS. among the following bank will lead the 26. The RBI has revised the exposure limit for proposed bank? Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) of Tier-I 1) ICICI Bank capital to a group of borrowers from 40% 2) Kotak Mahindra Bank to _____%. 3) HDFC Bank 1) 15 2) 20 3) 35 4) 30 4) Axis Bank 5) 25 39

Answer – 5) 25 to achieve Rs 25 cr net-worth by March 31, 2023, and The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised thereafter. exposure limits for urban cooperative banks (UCBs) 29. The RBI has opened a six-month of tier-1 capital to a single borrower to 15% and a dollar-swap window infusion of Rs. group of borrowers to 25%. The revised exposure ______through LTRO (March 2020). limits shall be applicable to all types of fresh 1) 1,00,000 Crore 2) 75,000 Crore exposures taken by UCBs. The RBI had earlier 3) 1,50,000 Crore 4) 50,000 Crore permitted UCBs to have exposures up to 15% and 5) 25,000 Crore 40% of their capital funds to a single borrower and a Answer – 1) 1,00,000 Crore group of borrowers, respectively. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened a 27. The RBI has increased the overall Priority six-month dollar sell-buy swap window and will also Sector Lending (PSL) target for Urban inject Rs 1,00,000 crore additional Long Term Repo Cooperative Banks (UCBs) from 40% of Operations (LTROs) at the policy repo rate. These Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) to ___% measures taken by RBI are to boost liquidity in the of ANBC. foreign exchange market of India and will serve the 1) 50 2) 75 3) 90 4) 60 requirement of U.S. dollars in the market. 5) 70 30. Name the private sector bank which Answer - 2) 75 entered into partnership with Bharati RBI has revised the priority sector lending AXA insurance company to roll out (PSL) target for UCBs from 40% to 75% of the insurance plan covering covid-19. adjusted net bank credit (ANBC), or credit 1) DBS Bank India 2) RBL Bank India equivalent amount of off-balance sheet exposure 3) CU Bank India 4) KV Bank India (CEOBSE). These norms will also have to be 5) SCO Bank India fulfilled by 31 March 2024. Answer – 1) DBS Bank India 28. As per RBI’s new guidelines for Payment DBS Bank India Limited, a wholly owned Aggregators (PAs), what is the minimum subsidiary of DBS (Development Bank of Singapore) net worth required for entities to be set up Bank Ltd, has entered into the partnership with as PAs (earlier it was 100 crore)? Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Ltd to 1) 50 Crore 2) 25 Crore launch a complimentary insurance for customers of 3) 30 Crore 4) 10 Crore DBS treasures. The plan covers all medical 5) 15 Crore conditions including Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), 28. Answer – 5) 15 Crore under which a cover of Rs 5000 per day is available Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new for a period of 30 days if DBS customers are guidelines for the payment aggregators (PAs) to hospitalized for 10 days. provide an ease for payments industry players with 31. Find the Payment Bank in India, which is effect from April 1, 2020. The guidelines are issued going to issue Visa virtual debit card to its under Section 18 read with Section 10(2) of the customers. Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. RBI 1) Paytm Payments Bank has reduced the minimum capital requirements 2) Fino Payments Bank (MCR) for PAs at the time of application for the 3) Airtel Payments Bank licence to Rs 15 crore from Rs 100 crore. However, 4) Jio Payments Bank the net worth needs to be increased to Rs 25 crore 5) NSDL Payments Bank within three years of operations. Means the PAs who apply for authorisation on 01/04/2020 they need Answer – 1) Paytm Payments Bank 40

After Rupay debit cards Paytm Payments Bank positive for COVID-19. Where is the Limited PPBL) announced to issue Visa virtual Headquarters of Star Health located? debit cards to its customers. PPBL targets to issue 1) Chennai, Tamil Nadu over 10 million new digital debit cards in 2020-21. 2) Mumbai, Maharashtra This issue will enable the customers to transact at 3) Gurgaon, Haryana all merchants who accept payments through cards. 4) Kolkata, West Bengal They can make international transactions using the 5) Bengaluru, Karnataka card. Answer – 1) Chennai, Tamil Nadu 32. How much amount the RBI is going to Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd, a infuse through Open Market Operation company specializes in providing health insurance (OMO) to maintain liquidity in banking at low-cost rates to its customers, has launched ‘Star system (on March 20, 2020)? Novel Coronavirus Insurance Policy’ that provides 1) 5,000 Crores 2) 25,000 Crores coverage for hospitalized patients who test positive 3) 50,000 Crores 4) 10,000 Crores for the current pandemic COVID-19. The company 5) 1,00,000 Crores has set a premium of Rs 459 plus GST for a sum 32. Answer – 4) 10,000 Crores insured of Rs. 21,000 and a premium of Rs 918 plus The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is all set to GST for a sum insured of Rs 42,000. People who infuse .10,000 crore liquidity in the banking system aged between 18-65yrs can avail this policy. The HQ by buying government securities through open of star health is located at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. market operations (OMO) on March 20, 2020. The 35. Which Bank has introduced the pre-paid securities will be purchased through a card ‘Enkasu’? multi-security auction using the multiple price 1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank method with tenor between two and five years. RBI 3) City Union Bank 4) IndusInd Bank will offer to buy four set of sovereign papers 5) Karur Vysya Bank maturing between February 2022 and May 2025. Answer – 5) Karur Vysya Bank 33. To which Indian company, RBI has In a bid to promote digital India initiative of the extended the validity of authorisation for central Government, Karur Vysya Bank (KVB), a setting up, own and operate WLA (White Scheduled Commercial Bank in India, has launched Label ATMs) till March 31, 2021? India’s 1st prepaid wallet card ‘Enkasu’ (My cash in 1) BTI Payments Ltd Tamil) in Karur, Tamil Nadu (TN) under its Quit 2) Vakrangee Ltd cash movement. 3) Hitachi Ltd 36. Which is the 1st Bank to launch COVID 19 4) Communications solutions Ltd emergency credit line (CECL) to provide 5) Indicash Ltd funds to businesses affected by the Answer – 2) Vakrangee Ltd infectious coronavirus? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the 1) Punjab National Bank validity of Authorization to Vakrangee Limited till 2) Canara Bank March 31, 2021 to setup, own and operates the 3) State Bank of India White Label ATMs (WLA) Business in India. In this 4) Syndicate Bank regard, Renewal of Authorization has been granted 5) Andhra Bank to Vakrangee Limited. Answer – 3) State Bank of India 34. The Star Health and Allied Insurance State Bank of India (SBI), an Indian company has launched ‘Star Novel multinational, public sector bank, became the 1st Coronavirus Insurance Policy’ that bank to launch COVID 19 emergency credit line provides coverage to patients who test 41

(CECL) to provide funds to businesses affected by 1) Borrowing 2) Bridge the infectious coronavirus. 3) Bureau 4) Base 37. How much amount RBI is going to inject 5) Business through Open market Operations (OMOs) Answer – 5) Business into market to maintain financial stability The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), for the first and liquidity during COVID-19? time, shared its Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to 1) 50,000 Crore 2) 25,000 Crore ensure zero disruptions in the national payments 3) 5,000 Crore 4) 10,000 Crore systems (NPS) due to the coronavirus outbreak. The 5) 30,000 Crore national payment system includes National Answer - 5) 30,000 Crore Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT), Real Time Gross The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is all set to Settlement (RTGS), e-Kuber for government inject liquidity of Rs 30,000 crore through open transactions, etc. market operations (OMOs) on March 24 and March 40. How much amount is opened for 30, 2020 to maintain financial stability and liquidity emergency credit line for Yes Bank by in all market segments during coronavirus Reserve Bank of India (in March 2020)? outbreak. 1) 48,000 Cr 2) 24,000 Cr 38. The RBI has extended the regulatory 3) 59,000 Cr 4) 36,000 Cr restriction on PMC Bank (Punjab and 5) 68,000 Cr Maharashtra Cooperative) till June 22, Answer – 3) 59,000 Cr 2020. Under which section of Banking After the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Regulation Act, 1949 the restrictions were reconstruction plan for Yes Bank, the latter has imposed? resumed its standard operations from last week. 1) Section 35B 2) Section 31B Now, to keep the liquidity of the bank for paying 3) Section 35A 4) Section 33B back to its depositors stable, RBI has opened an 5) Section 33A emergency line of credit of Rs 59,000 crore. This Answer – 3) Section 35A liquidity support to Yes Bank is an additional The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended liquidity arsenal provided under Section 17 (4) of the the 6-month regulatory restrictions on Punjab and RBI Act, 1934 as the bank has no solvency problem Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) bank which was or any other issue except liquidity. posed on September 23, 2019 due to financial 41. How much percentage of profit of State irregularities, hiding and misreporting of loans Bank of India for the FY 2019-20 will be given to real estate developer HDIL (Housing used by bank to combat COVID-19? Development and Infrastructure Limited). Now, the 1) 1% 2) 0.5% restriction is extended for three more months i.e. 3) 0.10% 4) 0.25% from March 23, 2020 to June 22, 2020 to work out a 5) 0.75% revival scheme. The restriction has been imposed Answer – 4) 0.25% under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 41. State Bank of India (SBI),the country’s 1949 on withdrawal and lending. RBI also largest lender has announced to provide superseded the board and the management of PMC 0.25% of its annual profit for Fiscal bank and appointed an ex-RBI official JB Bhoria as Year(FY)2019-20 to fight Covid-19 the administrator at the bank. pandemic in India, which will be spent 39. The RBI for the first time, shared its BCP from corporate social responsibility (CSR) to ensure zero disruptions in the national funds after the notification of Ministry of payments systems due to the coronavirus Corporate Affairs(MCA) under the outbreak. What is ‘B ‘in BCP denotes? companies law 2013, which stated that 42

companies have to shell out at least 2% of a UPI QR-based loan instalment payment facility to their three-year annual net profit towards its existing 40 lakh plus customers & 5crore micro CSR activities in a particular financial finance agencies. year to fight against Covid-19 pandemic. 45. How much has been advanced by RBI for 42. What is the maximum limit of on-lending variable rate repo action to March 26 from allowed for NBFCs for ‘term lending’ March 30? component under agriculture per 1) 20.000 Cr 2) 30,000 Cr borrower as per revised norms of RBI? 3) 25,000 Cr 4) 10,000 Cr 1) 5 Lakh 2) 15 Lakh 5) 15,000 Cr 3) 10 Lakh 4) 25 Lakh Answer – 3) 25,000 Cr 5) 50 Lakh Now-a-days Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is Answer – 3) 10 Lakh taking important measures to ensure standard To boost credit disbursement in the targeted operations to maintain liquidity flow in the segment like agriculture, Micro, Small & Medium disrupted conditions caused by Covid-19 Enterprises (MSME) and housing sector, RBI has (Coronavirus). As a part of these measures, RBI has extended the priority sector classification for bank advanced its first of the two Rs 25,000 crore variable loans to Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) rate repo auctions to March 26, 2020 from March 30. for on-lending for Fiscal year 2020-21. As per the It will provide flexibility to the banking system in revised norms, on-lending by NBFCs for ‘term year-end liquidity management. It should be noted lending’ component under agriculture will be that RBI was going to make two such auctions of allowed up to Rs 10 lakh per borrower. Rs25,000 crore each on March 30 and March 31 to 43. The NABARD provides finance assistance address the additional demand for liquidity. There of Rs. 42,313 crores in FY 2019-20 for is no change in the auction scheduled for March 31, building rural infrastructure. Where is the 2020. HQ of NABARD located? 46. Name the Public Sector Bank which 1) Gurgaon 2) Lucknow provides SHG-COVID – SAHAYA LOAN 3) Mumbai 4) Chennai under which Self Help Groups can avail 5) Hyderabad soft loan of Rs. 5000 per member. Answer – 3) Mumbai 1) State Bank of India National Bank for Agriculture and Rural 2) Syndicate Bank Development (NABARD) provides financial support 3) Punjab National Bank of Rs 42,313 crores in the Financial Year (FY) 4) Allahabad Bank 2019-20 for building rural infrastructure. The HQ of 5) Indian Bank NABARD located at Mumbai, Maharashtra. Answer – 5) Indian Bank 44. Name the Small Finance Bank which Indian Bank launched five special emergency along with NPCI launched UPI QR-based loans for large corporates, medium enterprises, loan instalment payment facility. MSMEs, salaried and pensioners as a support to its 1) Ujjivan SFB 2) AU SFB customers affected through economic slump and 3) Jana SFB 4) Capital SFB lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 5) Suryoday SFB SHG-COVID – SAHAYA LOAN: This loan is for Self Answer – 3) Jana SFB Help Groups (SHGs) under which each member can Jana Small Finance Bank (SFB), a leading avail a soft loan of Rs. 5000 i.e., Rs. 1 lakh per SHG. digitized bank in partnership with National Loan tenor- 36 months with 6 months moratorium. Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), has launched 43

47. The RBI has increased the repo auction the current and evolving macroeconomic situation amount (on March 26, 2020) from Rs. 25000 impacted by COVID-19. cr to ______. 1) 30,000 Cr 2) 50,000 Cr Policy rate New Rate Previous Change in Basis Rate points (bps) 3) 45,000 Cr 4) 40,000 Cr Policy Repo Rate 4.40 % 5.15% 75 5) 35,000 Cr Reverse Repo 4% 4.90% 90 Answer – 2) 50,000 Cr Rate The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the Marginal 4.65% 5.40% 75 March 26, 2020, variable rate term repo auction Standing Facility amount to Rs 50,000 crore from Rs 25,000 crore due Rate to the disruptive impact of Covid-19 for the financial Bank Rate 4.65% 5.40% 75 sector. Also, the nation has locked down for 21 days CRR 3% 4% 100 and to keep the liquidity in the market stable this decision has been taken. 50. What is the amount that was infused into 48. What is the number of members in Yes banking system to maintain stability in Bank Board of Directors (BOD) financial system during COVID-19 Crisis constituted by RBI under ‘‘Yes Bank as declared by RBI? Limited Reconstruction Scheme, 2020’? 1) 1.70 lakh crore 2) 3.74 lakh crore 1) 10 2) 7 3) 8 4) 6 3) 2.32 lakh crore 4) 2.48 lakh crore 5) 12 5) 1.86 lakh crore Answer – 3) 8 Answer – 2) 3.74 lakh crore The YES Bank reconstituted its Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declared an Directors (BOD) with 8 members as per ‘Yes Bank infusion of Rs 3.74 lakh crore into the banking Limited Reconstruction Scheme, 2020' notified by system through three measures viz. targeted the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The 8 long-term repo operation (TLTRO), Cash Reserve members comprise of Prashant Kumar- Managing Ratio (CRR) and marginal standing facility (MSF). Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sunil The decision has been taken to tackle financial Mehta- Non-Executive Chairman, Mahesh system stress raised due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Krishnamurti & Atul Bheda (Non-Executive 51. What is the amount that was committed to Directors), R Gandhi & Ananth Narayan invest in infrastructure sector through Gopalakrishnan - Additional Directors appointed by National Investment and Infrastructure Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Partha Pratim Fund (NIIF) by ADB in India? Sengupta & Swaminathan Janakiraman - Directors 1) $ 250 million 2) $ 200 million nominated by State Bank of India (SBI). 3) $ 50 million 4) $ 100 million 49. As per 7th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy 5) $ 150 million Statement, 2019-20, What is the current Answer – 4) $ 100 million reverse repo rate in India? Multilateral Institution Asian Development 1) 4.40% 2) 4% 3) 4.90% 4) 5.15% Bank (ADB) will invest $100 million into the 5) 3% National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Answer – 2) 4% (NIIF) of India Fund of Funds (FoF). With this, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the FoF has now received a total of $700 million in Seventh Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, commitments. 2019-20 Resolution of the Monetary Policy 52. The merger of 10 PSBs into 4 PSBs come Committee (MPC), RBI under which MPC has into force from April 1, 2020. As per the decided rate changes with immediate effect due to 44

scheme syndicate bank will be merger 4) Both 1) and 2) 5) Both 2) and 3) with which bank? Answer – 4) Both 1) and 2) 1) Andhra Bank 2) Bank of Baroda The Punjab National Bank (PNB) has launched 3) Canara Bank a new logo before the mega merger of the bank with 4) Punjab National Bank the United Bank of India (UBI) and the Oriental 5) Allahabad Bank Bank of Commerce (OBC) comes into force from 1 Answer – 3) Canara Bank April, 2020. The new logo will have signages of all The mega bank consolidation plan is all set to the 3 banks. With the merger, PNB will be the 2nd come into force from April 1, 2020. The branches of largest bank in the country with a total business and merging banks will operate as of the banks in which size of Rs 17.94 lakh crore only behind State Bank of these have been amalgamated. Also, the customers India (SBI) (largest bank if India) whose total of merging banks will be treated as customers of the business is about 52 lakh crore rupees. banks in which these banks have been merged with 54. Which among the following can provide effect from April 1, 2020. As per the scheme, risk free simple financial services without Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of seeking RBI nod (in March 2020)? India will be merged into Punjab National Bank; 1) Cooperative Bank Syndicate Bank into Canara Bank; Allahabad Bank 2) Small Finance Bank into Indian Bank; and Andhra Bank and 3) Payments Bank Corporation Bank into Union Bank of India. 4) Regional Rural Bank 53. The Punjab National Bank has changed its 5) Non Banking Financial Company logo ahead of merger on April 1, 2020. Answer – 2) Small Finance Bank Which among the following bank will be The Reserve Bank has allowed Small Finance merged with PNB? Banks (SFBs) to carry out simple financial activities 1) United Bank of India without seeking a prior approval from it. This will be 2) Oriental Bank of Commerce applicable to those SFBs who have completed three 3) Allahabad Bank years of operations. ECONOMY & BUSINESS

1. American credit rating agency, Fitch has growth rate (GDP) of India for the year lowered the Gross Domestic Product 2020? (GDP) of India for the Fiscal Year 20 1) 5% 2) 4.6% 3) 5.1% 4) 4.9% (FY20) from 5.1% to ______. 5) 6.2% 1) 4.6% 2) 5% 3) 4.4% 4) 4.9% Answer –3) 5.1% 5) 4.7% Global agency Organisation for Economic Answer – 4) 4.9% Cooperation and Development (OECD) in its report Fitch Ratings Inc, an American credit rating titled “OECD Interim Economic Assessment agency, has lowered India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Coronavirus: The world economy at risk” has Product) growth forecast to 4.9% for the fiscal year trimmed India’s real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) –FY20 (2019-2020) ending March 31,2020. growth forecast to 5.1% from the earlier projection of 2. As per the Organisation for Economic 6.2% for 2020 due to the impact of deadly Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) coronavirus (COVID-19) on the domestic as well as report titled “OECD Interim Economic the global economy. For 2021, India’s real GDP Assessment Coronavirus: The world growth is projected at 5.6% from the earlier forcast economy at risk”, What is the estimated of 6.4%. 45

3. The National Mineral Development 3) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Corporation (NMDC) has signed pact with Development (OECD) i-TIC of IIT Hyderabad to support deep 4) International Monetary Fund (IMF) tech start-ups. The Headquarters of 5) World Trade Organisation (WTO) NMDC located at? Answer – 2) United Nations Conference on 1) Ahmedabad, Gujarat Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2) Chennai, Tamil Nadu In accordance with the estimates prepared by 3) Hyderabad, Telangana Division on International Trade and Commodities, 4) Mumbai, Maharashtra UNCTAD and published by United Nations 5) Trivandrum, Kerala Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) titled “Global trade impact of the Coronavirus Answer – 3) Hyderabad, Telangana (COVID-19) Epidemic”, India is among the top 15 National Mineral Development Corporation economies most affected by the slowdown of (NMDC) Limited & i-TIC foundation the Technology manufacturing in China due to Coronavirus Business Incubator (TBI) of IIT Hyderabad signed (COVID-19) epidemic has a trade impact of $348 an agreement to support start-ups through a joint million dollars, which is disrupting world trade and incubation program through NMDC Innovation & could result in a 50-billion-dollar decrease in global Incubation Centre (NICE) to promote the spirit of exports. innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. The Headquarters of NMDC located at Hyderabad, 6. As per the report titled ‘Global trade Telangana. impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic’, the most affected economy (by 4. The Employee Provident Fund value) due to slowdown in china’s Organization (EPFO) has reduced the production is ______. interest rate on EPF deposits for 2019-20 1) Vietnam 2) European Union from 8.65% to _____% (7-yr low). 1) 8.60 2) 8.55 3) 8.45 4) 8.50 3) United States 4) South Korea 5) 8.40 5) Japan Answer – 4) 8.50 Answer – 2) European Union EPFO (Employees Provident Fund As per the United Nations Conference on Trade Organisation) has declined interest rate on EPF and Development’s (UNCTAD) report titled ‘Global deposits for 2019-20 to seven years’ low by 0.15% or trade impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) 15 basis points from 8.65% to 8.5%. This downward Epidemic’, revision of interest rate was recommended by Most affected economies: EU (USD 15.6 billion) Finance Investment & Audit Committee (FIAC) is followed by the United States [US (USD 5.8 with an interest rate of 8.45% but EPFO went for billion)], Japan (USD 5.2 billion), South Korea (USD 8.5%. 3.8 billion), Taiwan Province of China (USD 2.6 billion) and Vietnam (USD 2.3 billion). 5. As per the report titled ‘Global trade impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) 7. Moody has lowered the India’s Growth Epidemic’, India has faced a trade impact projections for the Year 2020 from 5.4% to of $348 million dollars due to slowdown in ____ due to outbreak of Corona Virus. china’s production. The report was 1) 4.6% 2) 4.9% 3) 4.4% 4) 5.1% released by which of the following 5) 5.3 % organization? Answer – 5) 5.3 % 1) World Health Organisation (WHO) Moody’s Investors Service, a rating agency 2) United Nations Conference on Trade and again lowered India’s growth projection to 5.3% for Development (UNCTAD) 2020 as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19), 46 previously on February 17, 2020 it had reduced Flipkart, an E-commerce company based India’s growth projection from 6.6% to 5.4% for partnered with Aegon Life Insurance to sell 2020. comprehensive insurance solutions to customers 8. Name the world’s 1st Digital solutions seeking instant digital policies with an assured sum exchange cloud which was launched in up to Rs 10 lakh. India. 11. The Global Credit rating agency S&P has 1) GODIGITAL 2) DIGCLOUD lowered India’s growth rate for the year 3) GOKADDAL 4) CLOUDGO 2020 from 5.7% to ______% due to 5) GETDIGIT coronavirus outbreak. Answer – 3) GOKADDAL 1) 5.3 2) 5.1 3) 5.6 4) 5.5 The World’s first Digital Solutions Exchange in 5) 5.2 Cloud, was launched in India on March 11, 2020. Answer – 5) 5.2 www.gokaddal.com, a cloud based solution The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings, exchange platform mainly focuses on 4A’s – the world’s leading provider of independent credit Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics and ratings, has slashed India’s global economic growth Augmentative Technologies. forecast to 5.2 % in 2020 from 5.7 % predicted 9. As per RBI’s report titled ‘Developments earlier, saying the global economy is entering a in India’s Balance of Payments during the recession due to the spread of infection of the third quarter (October-December) of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Earlier the 2019-20’, the Current Account Deficit Moody’s Investors Service has lowered India’s (CAD) fell to ____ of GDP for Oct-Dec 2019 growth projection to 5.3% for 2020 from 5.4% quarter. because of Coronavirus. 1) $ 1.8 Billion 2) $ 1.4 Billion 12. Fitch Rating in its Global Economic 3) $ 2.0 Billion 4) $ 0.8 Billion Outlook 2020, lowered India’s growth 5) $ 1.2 Billion forecast for the Financial Year 2021 to ______. Answer – 2) $ 1.4 Billion 1) 4.9% 2) 4.6% 3) 5.1% 4) 5.3% According to the report “Developments in 5) 5.6% India’s Balance of Payments during the third quarter (October-December) of 2019-20”, released Answer – 3) 5.1% by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s current Fitch Ratings in its Global Economic Outlook account deficit (CAD) fell sharply to $ 1.4 billion, or 2020 has declined India’s growth forecast to 5.1% for 0.2 % of GDP (gross domestic product), for the FY 2020-21 due to the coronavirus outbreak which October-December 2019 quarter of the current is likely to impact business investment and exports. financial year (FY 2019-20) due to the lower trade For FY 2021-22, Fitch has projected India’s growth deficit. at 6.4%. 10. Name the E-Commerce company which 13. Find the non-life insurance company partnered with Aegon Life Insurance which introduced 1-yr long ‘COVID-19 company to sell quick access life Protection cover’ for COVID positive cases insurance policies (March 2020). for the age group of 18-75yrs. 1) IndiaMart 2) Justdial 1) Bharati AXA 2) Apollo Munich 3) Bajaj Allianz 4) Cholamandalam MS 3) Flipkart 4) Amazon 5) ICICI Lombard 5) Brainbees Answer – 5) ICICI Lombard Answer – 3) Flipkart ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Lombard, a private sector 47 non-life insurance company has introduced a 1 year the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), which has long “COVID-19 Protection Cover” at a premium of affected the economy worldwide. Rs. 149. Launched in group insurance mode, this 17. In which Indian city, the Reliance policy will pay 100% of the sum insured to the foundation has set up India’s 1st dedicated COVID-19 positive individual, irrespective of COVID-19 centre? hospitalization expenses. The age group of 18-75 1) Mumbai 2) Chennai years is eligible for COVID-19 protection cover. 3) New Delhi 4) Hyderabad 14. Credit rating agency CRISIL has lowered 5) Bengaluru the GDP forecast of India for fiscal 2021 to Answer – 1) Mumbai ______. As a measure to curb deadly coronavirus 1) 5.7% 2) 5.5% 3) 5.2% 4) 5.3% (COVID-19), Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital 5) 5.1% in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Answer – 3) 5.2% Corporation (BMC), has set up India’s first 100 The Credit rating agency Crisil has downgraded bedded centre at Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai, India’s Gross Domestic Forecast (GDP) for fiscal Maharashtra for positive COVID 19 patients. The 2021 to 5.2% from 5.7% due to the coronavirus Centre fully funded by Reliance Foundation, pandemic. As per Crisil, if the COVID 19 if not includes a negative pressure room that helps in tackled by April-June 2020 globally then it may lead preventing cross contamination and helps control to a severe slowdown. infection, among necessary infrastructure and 15. Name the 1st company in India which to bio-medical equipment. begin supply of BS-VI fuel across country. 18. Name the Company, which become 1st 1) Gas Authority of India Limited Indian firm to make diagnostic test kid for 2) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited COVID-19? 3) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 1) TransIndia 2) Mylab 4) Indian Oil Corporation 3) Vitrolab 4) NucliSENS 5) Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited 5) Altona Answer – 4) Indian Oil Corporation Answer – 2) Mylab Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has biggest oil firm, began the supply of the world’s given its nod to Pune (Maharashtra) based Mylab cleanest petrol and diesel across the country. All Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd to make diagnostic test 28,000 petrol stations of IOC’s across the country kits (also known as Mylab PathoDetect COVID-19 are dispensing BS-VI (Bharat Stage- VI) ultra-low Qualitative PCR kit) for novel coronavirus sulphur grade fuel to reduce the pollution from (COVID-19). With this, it becomes the 1st Indian vehicles in the air. company to develop the first made-in-India test kit 16. The Credit rating agency S&P has lowered for the disease in a period of 6- weeks. India’s growth forecast for FY 21 to _____. Germany-based Altona Diagnostics has also 1) 6.1% 2) 5.6% 3) 5% 4) 4.6% received the approval. 5) 5.2% 19. India Invest has launched “The Invest Answer – 5) 5.2% India Business Immunity Platform” to Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings, the minimise the impacts & crisis in business world’s leading provider of independent credit due to COVID-19. It comes under which ratings, has slashed India’s economic growth ministry? forecast to 5.2 % from 6.5 % estimated earlier for 1) Ministry of Women and Child Development fiscal year-FY 21 (April 2020 to March 2021) due to 2) Ministry of Health and Family welfare 3) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s welfare 48

4) Ministry of Finance 1) 3.6% 2) 2.5% 3) 2.6% 4) 2.9% 5) Ministry of Commerce and Industry 5) 3% Answer – 5) Ministry of Commerce and Answer – 2) 2.5% Industry Moody’s Global Macro Outlook 2020-21 again Invest India, India’s national Investment slashed India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to Promotion & Facilitation Agency, under the 2.5% from 5.3% in 2020 due to rising economic cost Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), of COVID-19 & also due to the lockdown in India. launched “The Invest India Business Immunity 23. What is the India’s GDP for fiscal year Platform” to minimise the impacts & crisis in 2020-21 as per prediction of credit rating business due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The agency CRISIL? platform was hosted on the Invest India website, 1) 3.5% 2) 3% 3) 2.5% 4) 4.5% providing the latest initiative of the State and 5) 4% Central Governments. Answer – 1) 3.5% 20. The Central government has raised the CRISIL (formerly Credit Rating Information threshold for invoking insolvency under Services of India Limited), a global analytical IBC from 1 lakh to ______. company providing ratings, has reduced India’s 1) 10 Lakh 2) 1 Crore GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth by 170 bps 3) 25 Crore 4) 50 Crore (basis points) to 3.5% for fiscal year-FY 2020-21 5) 5 Crore from 5.2 % estimated earlier. It revised downwards Answer – 2) 1 Crore its projection due to the damaging impact of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC): The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. existing threshold of default hiked to Rs1 crore from 24. What is the India’s estimated GDP growth Rs 1 Lakh under section 4 of the IBC 2016 to protect for the year 2020-21 as per domestic credit MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises). rating agency ICRA? 21. EcoWrap has estimated India’s GDP for 1) 2.5% 2) 2% 3) 2.6% 4) 3.5% financial year 2020-21 as 2.6%. The 5) 4.1% EcoWrap is the research team of which Answer – 2) 2% among the following? The domestic rating agency ICRA notified that 1) State Bank of India India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to 2) Fitch solutions contract by 4.5% in the April-June 2020 quarter & 3) Reserve Bank of India will rise 2% in 2020-21 due to the impact of coronavirus. 4) International Monetary Fund 5) Standard & Poor 25. Fitch ratings inc. has lowered India’s GDP growth for the FY21 from 5.4% to ______. Answer – 1) State Bank of India 1) 4.6% 2) 2.5% 3) 3.5% 4) 2% According to a report titled “EcoWrap” released 5) 2.6% by the economic research team from SBI (State Bank of India), India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Answer – 1) 4.6% Product) growth is expected to decline sharply to 2.6 American credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings % in the next financial year 2020-21 amid the Inc, has lowered India’s GDP (Gross Domestic 21-day lockdown Coronavirus (COVID-19) Product) growth forecast to 4.6% for the fiscal year epidemic. FY21 from the previous estimate of 5.4%. It has lowered India’s GDP growth forecast to 4.9% for the 22. According to Moody’s Global Macro FY20 (ending in March 31, 2020) Outlook 2020-21, what is India’s revised GDP growth for the year 2020 ______. 49

26. What is India’s GDP growth for the 1) Geneva 2) New York Financial year 2020-21 as per estimate of 3) Vienna 4) Washington DC India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra)? 5) London 1) 2.5% 2) 3.2% 3) 4.1% 4) 4.5% Answer – 4) Washington DC 5) 3.6% International Monetary Fund Managing Answer – 5) 3.6% Director Kristalina Georgieva has declared a global India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra), the Indian recession driven by the COVID-19 pandemic that subsidiary of Fitch group, has lowered India’s gross could be worse than the 2008-09 global financial domestic product (GDP) growth estimates for the crisis. The estimated overall financial needs of financial year 2020-21 (FY21) to 3.6 % from 5.5% emerging markets is 2.5 trillion dollars as 81 due to concerns over the coronavirus (COVID- 19). emergency financing requests, including 50 from 27. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lower-income countries, have been received by IMF. has declared recession in world due to Kyrgyzstan would receive the first IMF support COVID-19 impact. Where is the package of $120.9 million to deal with adverse Headquarters of IMF located? effects of the virus. MoU’s & AGREEMENTS

1. Name the Indian university, which signed 4) Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) MoU with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to 5) National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources establish the chair of excellence named (NBPGR) “Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh Answer - 3) Indian Council of Agricultural Chair of Excellence” (Feb 2020). Research (ICAR) 1) University of Delhi Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2) Savitribai Phule Pune University (ICAR), an autonomous body responsible for 3) Banaras Hindu University coordinating agricultural education and research in 4) University of Calcutta India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding 5) Jawaharlal Nehru University (MoU) with Hardiwar (Uttarakhand)- based Answer – 2) Savitribai Phule Pune Patanjali Bio Research Institute (PBRI) to add a University new dimension to the field of farming by undertaking research work as well as training and Indian Air Force (IAF) and Savitribai Phule education. Pune University (SPPU) signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to establish a 3. With which Asian country, India has Chair of Excellence named “Marshal of the Air Force signed MoU for Cooperation on Arjan Singh Chair of Excellence” at Department of Combating Timber Trafficking, and Defense & Strategic Studies at Pune, Maharashtra. Conservation of Tigers and other Wildlife? 1) Bangladesh 2) South Korea 2. Name the Indian Research Centre which 3) Sri Lanka 4) Myanmar signed MoU with Pantanjali for the farm research and training (March 2020). 5) Bhutan 1) Indian Agricultural Research Institute Answer – 4) Myanmar (IARI) The President of Myanmar U Win Myint along 2) International Crops Research Institute for with First Lady, Daw Cho Cho, paid a four days’ the Semi-Arid Tropics, (ICRISAT) visit to India from February 26-29, on the invitation 3) Indian Council of Agricultural Research of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, to deepen (ICAR) bilateral ties. During the visit MoU for Cooperation 50 on Combating Timber Trafficking, and 2) Border Security Force (BSF) Conservation of Tigers and other Wildlife was 3) Assam Rifles (AR) signed. 4) National Security Guard (NSG) 4. Name the Indian state which signed MoU 5) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) with Airport Authority of India (AAI) for Answer – 1) Central Reserve Police Force the construction of 6 equipment hiring (CRPF) centers. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Assam India’s largest Central Armed Police Force, has 3) Haryana 4) Tripura signed an MoU with Aditya Mehta Foundation 5) Goa (AMF), a non-profit organization which aids people Answer – 4) Tripura with disabilities to pursue sports, to train its 189 Tripura State Government (govt) and Airport CRPF personnel who had lost their limbs in Authority of India (AAI) has signed a Memorandum operations in areas of cyber security, artificial of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the 6 intelligence (AI) and Paralympic sports. equipment hiring centers in Manu Block, Dhalai 7. Name the Navratna company which district, Tripura. The project has been taken by the signed Crude Oil Sales agreement (COSA) AAI as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility with Numaligarh refinery (March 2020). (CSR) scheme and the project will benefit 6000 1) National Mineral Development Corporation families. Limited (NMDC) 5. With which Country the 2) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited Telecommunications Consultants India (HPCL) Limited (TCIL) have signed MoU for 3) Oil India Limited (OIL) participation in Ministry of External 4) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited Affairs’ e-VidyaBharati and (PGCIL) e-ArogyaBharati Network Project. 5) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) 1) Mali 2) Niger Answer – 3) Oil India Limited (OIL) 3) Gambia 4) Guinea The country’s second-largest national oil 5) Senegal explorer - Oil India Limited (OIL) signed an Answer – 3) Gambia agreement named as Crude Oil Sales Agreement Telecommunications consultants India Limited (COSA) with Numaligarh Refinery for sale (TCIS) under the Ministry of Communications and &purchase of crude oil at Narengi, Guwahati. Information Technology signed a Memorandum of 8. Which Indian Institute signed MoU with Understanding (MoU) with Gambia. This MoU is L&T technology services for research in signed for the participation in (Ministry of External cybersecurity programs (March 2020)? Affairs) MEA’s (eVBAB) e-VidyaBharati and 1) IIT Madras 2) IIT Delhi e-ArogyaBharati Network Project for tele-medicine 3) IIT Calcutta 4) IIT Kanpur and tele-education in Africa. Gambia remains the 5) IIT Bombay 16th country to participate in this e-Network Answer – 4) IIT Kanpur project. In March 2020, L&T Technology Services 6. Name the Central Armed Police Force (LTTS) signed a multi-year Memorandum of (CAPF), which signed MoU with Aditya Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Mehta Foundation to train its Technology Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) to collaborate on specially-abled troops in the areas of research industrial and infrastructure cyber security and AI. cybersecurity. 1) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 51

9. Agricultural and Processed Food 5) Ministry of Commerce and Industry Products Export Development Authority Answer – 5) Ministry of Commerce and (APEDA) signed a MoU with Small Industry Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC Agricultural and Processed Food Products for better synergy with this organization Export Development Authority (APEDA) signed a for the development of agriculture. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small APEDA is established under which Indian Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC). This ministry? MoU aims for better synergy with this organization 1) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and for the development of agriculture, allied sectors Public Distribution and its exports for bringing better value to the 2) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers stakeholders. The APEDA established under 3) Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 4) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

1. Muhyiddin bin Haji Muhammad Yassin 3. Find the person who has been appointed has been appointed as the Prime Minister as the new Chairman & Managing of which of the following country (March Director (CMD) of Metals & Minerals 2020)? Trading Corporation (MMTC). 1) Bangladesh 2) Qatar 1) Gurdeep Singh 2) Ved Prakash 3) Sri Lanka 4) Singapore 3) Sudhanshu Pandey 4) Shashi Shanker 5) Malaysia 5) Ashutosh Karnatak Answer – 5) Malaysia Answer – 3) Sudhanshu Pandey The Muhyiddin bin Haji Muhammad Yassin Sudhanshu Pandey, Additional Secretary at the (former deputy PM) took oath of office as Malaysia’s Department of Commerce, assumed additional 8th Prime Minister(PM) at National Palace in charge as CMD (Chairman & Managing Director) of Kuala Lumpur. He is from Malaysian United MMTC (Metals & Minerals Trading Corporation). Indigenous Party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia He was the successor of Ved Prakash. Pandey (PPBM). He succeeds 94-year-old Mahathir bin currently discharges functions as the Chief Mohamad, who abruptly resigned & was in office Negotiator of India. since the general elections 2018. 4. Find the person who replaced Rajiv 2. Name the telecommunication & Consumer Kumar as the new Finance Secretary of electronics company, which appointed India. Pekka Lundmark as their new Chief 1) Atanu Chakraborty 2) Debasish Panda Executive Officer (CEO). 3) Rajiv Kumar 1) Apple 2) Nokia 4) T V Somanathan 3) Samsung Electronics 4) Lenovo 5) Ajay Bhushan Pandey 5) Panasonic Answer – 5) Ajay Bhushan Pandey Answer – 2) Nokia Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) Nokia appointed Pekka Lundmark as CEO headed by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has (Chief Executive Officer) and he will take charge approved the appointment of Ajay Bhushan Pandey from September 1, 2020. He will be the successor of as the new Finance Secretary in Ministry of Rajeev Suri, who was more than a decade in charge Finance. He will succeed current Rajiv Kumar, who of Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks. has retired in February 2020. 52

5. Sanjay Kumar Panda has been appointed 1) SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. as the India’s Ambassador to Turkey. What 2) Life Insurance Corporation of India is the Capital and Currency of Turkey? 3) PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd. 1) Yerevan & Manat 2) Ankara & lira 4) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 3) Baku & Dram 4) Yerevan & lira 5) Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 5) Ankara & Dram Answer – 1) SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Answer – 2) Ankara & lira The Board of Directors of SBI Life Insurance The Ministry of External Affairs announced Company re-appointed Sanjeev Nautiyal as Senior diplomat Sanjay Kumar Panda has been managing director (MD) and chief executive officer appointed as India’s Ambassador to Turkey. He of the company(CEO) with effect from March 10, succeeds Sanjay Bhattacharya. Turkey’ capital – 2020 replacing Arijit Basu. This approval is given by Ankara & Currency – Turkish lira. the Insurance Regulatory and Development 6. Janez Jansa has been appointed as the Authority of India (IRDAI)and members of the Prime Minister of Slovenia. What is the Company. Capital & Currency of Slovenia? 9. Denys Shymgal succeeds Oleksiy 1) Zagreb & US Dollar Honcharuk to become the Prime Minister 2) Ljubljana & Euro of which of the following country? 3) Budapest & Pound 1) Uzbekistan 2) Georgia 4) Zagreb & Euro 3) Kazakhstan 4) Armenia 5) Ljubljana & Pound 5) Ukraine Answer – 2) Ljubljana & Euro Answer – 5) Ukraine Slovenia’s lawmakers have approved the Ukraine parliament or Verkhovna Rada Leader of Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), Janez approved Denys Shmygal (44) as a new prime Jansa as Slovenia’s new Prime Minister. He will minister & also approved Oleksiy Honcharuk (35) replace center-left Prime Minister Marjan Sarec, resignation who is previous PM. Denys Shmygal is who resigned from his post in January 2020. the nominee of Volodymyr Zelensky, the President Slovenia’s – Capital – Ljubljana & Currency – of Ukraine. Oleksiy Honcharuk served only 6 Euro. months & was the country’s youngest Prime 7. Name the Person who has been resigned Minister. as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy Ukraine’s Capital - Kyiv & Currency - hryvnia governor in the month of March 2020. 10. Name the person who has been appointed 1) Michael Patra 2) BP Kanungo as new Director General of World 3) N.S Vishwanathan 4) BP Kanungo Intellectual Property Organisation 5) Viral V. Acharya (WIPO). Answer – 3) N.S Vishwanathan 1) Daren Tang N.S Vishwanathan, one of the Reserve Bank of 2) Tedros Adhanom India’s deputy governors, who is due to retire on 3) Peter Sutherland July 3,2020, has announced his resignation. He was 4) Roberto Azevêdo first appointed as the Reserve Bank’s deputy 5) Francis Gurry governor for a three-year term in 2016, following Answer – 1) Daren Tang which he was reappointed one year. Singapore’s Daren Tang was elected as Director 8. Name the Insurance company which General of World Intellectual Property re-appoints Sanjeev Nautiyal as MD & Organisation(WIPO). He will succeed Australia’s CEO. 53

Francis Gurry who will step down at the end of 3) KJS Dhillon 4) Avtar Singh September after 12 years of being in this position. 5) AS Bedi 11. Name the person who has been appointed Answer – 3) KJS Dhillon as the administrator of Yes Bank by RBI The Ministry of Defence has appointed Lt Gen under 36ACA of the Banking Regulation Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon (57) as Director General Act 1949 (for 30 days until April 3, 2020). of Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), Deputy Chief 1) Bhushan Jain of Integrated Defence Staff, under the Chief of 2) Prashant Kumar Defence staff (CDS) in the Department of Military 3) Bhuwan Chandra Affairs, replacing Lt Gen AS Bedi. 4) S V Venkatasubramanian 14. Name the Indian actor/actress who has 5) Vara Prasad signed the PUMA’s brand ambassador Answer – 2) Prashant Kumar contract for next 2 years (in March 2020). In exercise of the powers conferred under 1) Aamir Khan 36ACA of the Banking Regulation Act 1949, RBI has 2) Priyanka Chopra also superseded (replaced) the board of YES bank 3) Kareena Kapoor with immediate effect by appointing ex- Deputy 4) Saif Ali Khan Managing Director (DMD) & Chief Financial Officer 5) Ayushmann Khurrana (CFO) of SBI Prashant Kumar as its administrator Answer – 3) Kareena Kapoor for a period of 30 days citing serious deterioration in Indian film actress Kareena Kapoor Khan the financial position of the Bank. His appointment signed a contract with German sportswear brand has been made under Section 36ACA (2) of the Act. Puma to be its brand ambassador for a period of 2 12. Name the person who has been appointed years. With this association she joins the brand’s as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of roaster of celebrity faces such as Virat Kohli, Sara Mahindra-Fort joint venture (March Ali Khan, MC Mary Kom and Dutee Chand. 2020). 15. Name the person who has been appointed 1) Pankaj Sonalkar 2) Sachin Arolkar as the head of Delimitation Commission 3) Abhimanyu Sen 4) Ravichandran for the delimitation of Assembly and 5) Anurag Mehrotra Parliamentary constituencies of J&K (UT) Answer – 5) Anurag Mehrotra & Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, The Managing Director of Ford India, Anurag Manipur (NE states). Mehrotra was appointed as the Chief Executive 1) Kuldeep Singh officer for the New joint venture formed by 2) Ranjana Prakash Desai Mahindra and Ford with effect from April 1, 3) Arvind Saxena 2020.This joint venture is formed to develop and sell 4) Kuldip Singh Ford branded cars in India and other emerging 5) Sushil Chandra markets. The joint venture created is valued at $275 Answer – 2) Ranjana Prakash Desai million (Rs 1,925 crore). Mahindra will own of 51% In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of stake while, Ford will own 49% of stake in the new of the Delimitation Act, 2002, the Central company. government has set up a Delimitation Commission, 13. Name the person who has been appointed headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana as Director General (DG) of Defence Prakash Desai (for 1 year), for the delimitation of Intelligence Agency (DIA) by Defence Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies of the Ministry in March 2020. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and 1) Samant Goel 2) AK Doval the northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal 54

Pradesh(AP), Manipur and Nagaland. The 2) Amitabh Bachchan Commission will also comprise of members, viz an 3) Irrfan Khan Election Commissioner (presently Mr. Sushil 4) Salman Khan Chandra) and the State Election Commissioners of 5) Ranveer Singh the respective States and UT, who will be made Answer – 2) Amitabh Bachchan ex-officio members of the commission. Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was 16. Surjeet Singh Deswal the Director appointed as the first ever ambassador of the IDFC General of Indo Tibetan Border Police FIRST Bank. (ITBP) has been given additional charge 19. Salman Khan has been appointed as the as Director General of ______. Brand Ambassador of which smart phone 1) Border Security Force (BSF) company? 2) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 1) Nokia 2) Samsung 3) Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 3) Realme 4) Apple 4) National Security Guard (NSG) 5) Huawei 5) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Answer – 3) Realme Answer – 1) Border Security Force (BSF) Smartphone brand realme appointed Bollywood Surjeet Singh Deswal the Director General Indo actor Salman Khan as its brand ambassador. Khan Tibetan Border Police(ITBP) was given an will endorse realme 6 & realme 6 Pro. In 2019, additional charge by the Ministry of Home Affairs to realme was the world’s fastest-growing smartphone serve as a Director General of Border Security brand. Force(BSF). 20. Name the person who has been nominated 17. Name the person who has been appointed as the Director on Central Board of RBI by as the brand ambassador of Washington Indian Government (March 2020). Apples (January 2020). 1) AB Pandey 2) Anil Yadav 1) Priyanka Chopra 2) Disha Patani 3) Anil Kumar Jha 4) Rajiv Kumar 3) Sanjeev Kapoor 4) Both 1) and 2) 5) Debasish Panda 5) Both 2) and 3) Answer – 5) Debasish Panda Answer – 5) Both 2) and 3) Shri Debasish Panda, the Secretary, The Washington Apple Commission appoints Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Actor Disha Patani & celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor Finance, Government of India, New Delhi, was as brand ambassadors in India & the Commission nominated by the central Government as a Director launched a campaign called on the Central Board of Reserve Bank with effect #WashingtonApplesKuchKhaasHai featuring its from 11th March 2020. brand ambassadors. India is a key market for 21. Name the person who has been appointed Washington apples. as the brand ambassador of iQoo Smart Other Brand Ambassadors - Harbhajan Singh phone (March 2020). for Brune & Bareskin (Leather accessory brand) & 1) Virat Kohli 2) Salman Khan PV Sindhu for Andhra Pradesh government’s 3) Disha Patani 4) Rohit Sharma anti-graft helpline or anti-corruption helpline– 5) Akshay Kumar 14400. Answer – 1) Virat Kohli 18. Name the person who has been appointed iQOO (i Quest On and On) named Indian as 1st ever ambassador of IDFC First Cricketer Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador. The bank. brand’s first product in India is iQOO 3, 5G-enabled 1) Akshay Kumar smartphone. iQOO is a sub-brand of Vivo in China 55 and has entered India as a separate entity & also Company Law Appellate Tribunal part of the BBK group. The BBK (Guangdong Bu Bu (NCLAT) in March 2020. Gao Electronics Industrial Private Limited) group 1) Krishnamurthy Subramanian markets smartphones of 5 brands: Vivo, OnePlus, 2) Sudhakar Shukla OPPO, RealMe and iQOO (in India). 3) Bansi Lal Bhat 22. Name the actor who has been appointed as 4) S.J. Mukhopadhaya the wildlife ambassador for species that 5) M.S. Sahoo swim by Convention on Migratory Species Answer – 3) Bansi Lal Bhat (CMS) until 2023. According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, 1) Akshay Kumar 2) Randeep Honda Government of India (GoI), Justice (Retd.) Bansi Lal 3) Rana Kapoor 4) Amir Khan Bhat has been appointed as the officiating 5) Anil Kapoor Chairperson of the National Company Law Answer – 2) Randeep Honda Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) for a period of 3 Conventions of Migratory Species (CMS) has months with effect from March 15, 2020 or until a appointed ambassadors for representing species regular Chairperson is appointed, whichever is that run, fly and swim until 2023. Bollywood Actor earlier. The first Chairperson of NCLAT, Justice SJ Randeep Honda appointed as the ambassador for Mukhopadhaya has retired on March 13,2020. species that swim (aquatic), while Australian Sacha 25. Who among following has been appointed Dench will be ambassador for the species that fly as the Brand Ambassador of Tata Power. (avian) and British biologist Ian Redmond will be 1) Rishab Pant 2) KL Rahul the ambassador for the species that runs 3) Hardik Pandya 4) Shardul Thakur (terrestrial). 5) Navdeep Saini 23. Name the person who has been appointed Answer – 4) Shardul Thakur as the MD&CEO of Yes Bank (March 2020). Indian cricketer Shardul Thakur appointed as 1) Prashant Kumar the brand ambassador of Tata Power, the largest 2) Sunil Mehta power generation company in India which aims to 3) Mahesh Krishnamurty provide uninterrupted power supply from its 4) Atul Bheda various plants located across India. This is his 1st 5) Rana Kapoor major commercial endorsement & the campaign Answer – 1) Prashant Kumar featuring him does have a significant presence in Government appointed former Chief Financial digital, radio & outdoors. Officer & deputy Managing Director(MD) of SBI 26. To which Indian state, Gopal Reddy will Prashant Kumar as MD & Chief Financial take charge as the Chief Secretary from Officer(CEO), the former Punjab National April 1,2020? Bank(PNB) MD Sunil Mehta as Non-Executive 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Telangana Chairman, Mahesh Krishnamurthy & Atul Bheda 3) Karnataka 4) Uttar Pradesh as non-executive directors of the reconstructed 5) Goa board of Yes Bank. State Bank of India (SBI), which Answer – 1) Madhya Pradesh has a 49 % stake in Yes Bank, will nominate 2 Madhya Pradesh (MP) Government appointed directors & Reserve Bank could appoint one or more M Gopal Reddy as a Chief Secretary of the state additional directors. The moratorium on Yes Bank replacing Sudhi Ranjan Mohanty with effect from to be lifted by March 18 which means depositors will April 1, 2020. be able to withdraw an amount without a cap. 27. The Election Commission of India (ECI) 24. Name the person who has been appointed has appointed Hirdesh Kumar as new as the officiating Chairperson of National 56

Chief Electoral Officer to which Indian Rajivnayan Rahulkumar Bajaj as its Managing state/UT? Director (MD) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) for 1) New Delhi 2) West Bengal a further period of 5- years with effect from April 1, 3) Jammu & Kashmir 4) Odisha 2020. His tenure is going to expire on March 31, 5) Gujarat 2020. Answer – 3) Jammu & Kashmir 30. Adnan al-Zurfi has been appointed as the A 1999 batch IAS (Indian Administrative Prime Minister of which of the following Service) officer Hirdesh Kumar appointed as the country? New Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and 1) Kuwait 2) Iraq Kashmir(J&K) by the Election Commission of India 3) Qatar 4) Iran (ECI), soon he will replace Shailendra Kumar. 5) Syria Presently Hirdesh serves as the Commissioner Answer – 2) Iraq Secretary in the School Education Department of On March 17, 2020, Barham Salih, President of J&K. Iraq appoints 54- year- old Adnan al-Zurfi as Prime 28. Name the person who has been appointed Minister (PM) of Iraq who has 30 days to form his as the Chairman and Managing Director cabinet to resolve months-long political crisis. He (CMD) of Power Finance Corporation will succeed Mohammed Allawi, the 1st politician (PFC) company with effect from June 1, named by the president as PM-designate who 2020? withdrew his candidacy for the post. 1) M V Gowtama 2) P K Gupta 31. The President of India nominated former 3) V Kalyana Rama CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha (RS). 4) A Rakesh Kumar Under which article of Indian 5) Ravinder Singh Dhillon constitution, the President nominates RS Answer – 5) Ravinder Singh Dhillon members? Appointment Committee of the Cabinet 1) Article 79 2) Article 81 Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has 3) Article 80 4) Article 78 appointed Ravinder Singh Dhillon as a Chairman 5) Article 83 and Managing Director (CMD) of Power Finance Answer – 3) Article 80 Corporation (PFC) by the with effect from June 1, The President of India RamNath Kovind 2020. He will be serving in this post till his nominated former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha superannuation on May 31, 2023. under exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause 29. Name the person who has been (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of re-appointed as MD&CEO of Bajaj auto India, read with clause (3) of that article to the Limited for next 5yrs with effect from Council of States and to fill the vacancy caused due April 1, 2020. to the retirement of one of the nominated members. 1) Shekar Bajaj Ranjan Gogoi will be the successor of K.T.S Tulsi. 2) Kamalnayan Bajaj 32. Arundhati Bhattacharya the Ex-chairman 3) Rajivnayan Rahulkumar Bajaj of SBI resigns from the CRISIL board. 4) Ramkrishna Bajaj Where is the Headquarters of Credit 5) Jamnalal Bajaj rating agency CRSIL located at? 1) New Delhi 2) Bengaluru Answer – 3) Rajivnayan Rahulkumar Bajaj 3) Hyderabad 4) Gurgaon Bajaj Auto Limited, an Indian global two-wheeler & three-wheeler manufacturing 5) Mumbai company, has approved the re-appointment of Answer – 5) Mumbai 57

Arundhati Bhattacharya, Former chairman of 35. Kamal Nath the Chief Minister of which State Bank of India, submitted the resignation as an state has resigned from his post (March independent director of the company effective from 2020). April 15. She will take charge as a chairperson and 1) Madhya Pradesh CEO for the India operations of Salesforce, USA 2) Karnataka from April 20. The Headquarters of CRISIL located 3) Haryana at Mumbai, Maharashtra. 4) Uttarakhand 33. Who among the following Indian Umpires 5) Goa (Women) are being part of International Answer – 1) Madhya Pradesh panel of ICC Development panel? Madhya Pradesh (MP) Chief Minister (CM) 1) Vrinda Rathi 2) GS Lakshmi Kamal Nath of Indian National Congress (INC) 3) Janani Narayanan 4) Both 1) and 2) party submitted his resignation letter to MP 5) All the 1), 2) and 3) Governor Lalji Tandon at Raj Bhawan, Bhopal, MP, Answer – 5) All the 1), 2) and 3) ahead of the scheduled floor test ordered by the Janani Narayanan from Tamil Nadu (TN) and Supreme Court (SC) in the State Assembly. He will Vrinda Rathi from Mumbai were named in the continue as caretaker CM till new one took charge. International Panel of ICC (International Cricket 36. Justice Bhushan P Dharmadhikari has Council) Development Umpires. After the inclusion been appointed as the Chief Justice of of Janani and Vrinda, the count of females from which High Court (In March 2020)? India in ICC panel becomes 3 after the appointment 1) Madras High Court of GS Lakshmi as the International Panel of Match 2) Patna High Court Referees. The women officials across the ICC panel 3) Bombay High Court consists of 12 members. 4) Delhi High Court 34. Who among the following has been 5) Calcutta High Court appointed as the Additional Directors in Answer - 3) Bombay High Court Yes Bank board by RBI for the period of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2yrs with effect from March 26, 2020. appointed Justice Bhushan P Dharmadhikari as the 1) Rama Subramaniam Gandhi Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He was sworn 2) Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan in at Raj Bhavan. President of India, Ram Nath 3) Dinabandhu Mohapatra Kovind issued a notification for appointing him as 4) Both 1) and 2) Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. 5) Both 2) and 3) 37. Shivraj Singh Chouhan has become the Answer – 4) Both 1) and 2) Chief Minister for 4th time to which In the exercise of powers under the ‘Yes Bank Indian State/UT? Ltd. Reconstruction Scheme, 2020’ and the Banking 1) Haryana Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India 2) Mizoram (RBI) has appointed 2 additional directors namely – 3) Madhya Pradesh Rama Subramaniam Gandhi (former RBI Deputy 4) New Delhi Governor) & Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan 5) Uttar Pradesh (Associate Professor of S P Jain Institute of Answer – 3) Madhya Pradesh Management & Research) on the board of private Shivraj Singh Chouhan (61) took oath as Chief sector lender Yes Bank for a period of 2- years with Minister (CM) of Madhya Pradesh (MP)for the 4th effect from March 26,2020. time. He will succeed Kamal Nath who was in power for 15 months. 58

38. Ramesh Sobti retries as MD&CEO of 1) Indra Nooyi 2) Rajeev Suri which of the following Private Sector 3) Krish Iyer Bank? 4) Laxman Narasimhan 1) ICICI Bank 2) KVB Bank 5) Sameer Aggarwal 3) HDFC Bank 4) Axis Bank Answer – 5) Sameer Aggarwal 5) IndusInd Bank Walmart announced that it has promoted Answer – 5) IndusInd Bank Sameer Aggarwal as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Private sector lender IndusInd Bank Managing of Best Price, Walmart India which is effective from Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), April 1, 2020. He will succeed Krish Iyer who is to Ramesh Sobti, 70 years old, retired. The bank’s retire on March 31, 2020, from 8 years of full-time consumer head, Sumant Kathpalia will serve as the management and will get into an advisory role. MD and CEO of IndusInd bank for the period of 3 42. Which among the following RBI deputy years. director, has got 1-year extension of 39. Iqbal Singh Bains has been appointed as service from April 3, 2020 to April 3, 2021. the Chief Secretary of which state? 1) BP Kanungo 1) Chhattisgarh 2) Goa 2) Mahesh Kumar Jain 3) Punjab 3) Michael Debabrata Patra 4) Madhya Pradesh 4) N S Vishwanathan 5) Haryana 5) Sunil Mehta Answer – 4) Madhya Pradesh Answer –1) BP Kanungo Iqbal Singh Bains was appointed as Madhya The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Pradesh (MP) Chief Secretary by the newly-sworn (ACC) headed by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Chief Minister (CM) Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the Modi, has approved the extension of the tenure of state. He was the successor of CS M Gopal Reddy. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) Deputy Governor, 40. Who among the following has been Bibhu Prasad Kanungo (BP Kanungo) for a period of appointed as the member of Central Board one year up to April 3, 2021. His tenure is going to of Direct Taxes (CBDT) by Appointment end on April 2, 2020. committee of cabinet (March 2020)? 43. Ajoy Mehta got 3-month extension of 1) Satish Kumar Gupta service as Chief Secretary of Which Indian 2) Krishan Mohan Prasad state? 3) Madhan Mohan 1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra 4) Both 1) and 2) 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) West Bengal 5) Both 2) and 3) 5) Rajasthan Answer – 4) Both 1) and 2) Answer – 2) Maharashtra The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet The centre has accepted the request from approved the appointment of two Indian Revenue Maharashtra government for a further 3-month Service (IRS) officers Krishan Mohan Prasad and extension to Ajoy Mehta as state Chief Secretary Satish Kumar Gupta as members of the Central who will remain in the post till June 30 due to state Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). health emergency (coronavirus). 41. Name the person who has been appointed as CEO of Best Price by Walmart with effect from April 1, 2020? AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS 59

1. Name the person, who has been honored Salinger Year’& the Closing film was ‘There Is No with Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Award Evil’. for Politics in Swarajya Awards 2020. 1) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy S.No Award Name Won by 2) Biplab Kumar Deb 1 Golden Bear for Best Film There Is No Evil by Mohammad Rasoulof 3) Pramod Sawant 2 Silver Bear Grand Jury Never Rarely Sometimes 4) Sarbananda Sonowal Prize Always by Eliza Hittman 5) Bhupesh Baghel 3 Silver Bear for Best Hong Sang Soo for The Answer – 4) Sarbananda Sonowal Director Woman Who Ran Assam’s Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal 4 Silver Bear for Best Actress Paula Beer for Undine was honoured with Swarajya Awards 2020 under 5 Silver Bear for Best Actor Elio Germano for “Hidden the category, Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Award Away” for Politics at the 6th India Ideas Conclave at Tent 6 Silver Bear for Best Favolacce by Fabio City Narmada in Gujarat. The award is instituted Screenplay D’Innocenzo and Damiano D’Innocenzo by India Foundation & Indic Academy. He received 7 7Silver Bear for Jürgen Jürges for the award for his work in integrating the nation, & Outstanding Artistic cinematography on DAU. to take Mukherjee’s vision & philosophy forward. Contribution Natasha Winners List 8 Silver Bear Special Prize Delete History by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Awardee Category Field Kervern Sarbananda Dr S P Mukherjee Award Politics Sonowal 3. Name the person who has been named as K Parasaran Sree Narayana Guru Award Social Work the 128th winner of Commonwealth points Bharatbala Ustad Bismillah Khan Award Culture of light award. N K Singh Dr B R Shenoy Award Economics 1) Sumaira Abdulali 2) Kinkri Devi 2. Name the Movie, which has won the 3) Chandi Prasad Bhatt Golden Bear award in Berlin 4) Jadav Payeng International film festival (Berlinale) 2020 5) Sunderlal Bahuguna was held in Berlin, Germany (20 Answer – 4) Jadav Payeng February–1 March 2020). Jadav Payeng, an environmental activist of 1) The Trouble with Being Born Assam also known as the “Forest man of India” 2) There Is No Evil named as 128th winner of Commonwealth Points of 3) Never Rarely Sometimes Light Award. He earned the name Forest man of 4) The Woman Who Ran India by spending 30 years of his life planting trees. 5) Notes from the Underworld He was honored by the Head of Common Wealth the Answer – 2) There Is No Evil Queen Elizabeth II for his exceptional volunteer The 70th edition of Berlin International Film service in environmental conservation. Festival (Berlinale) 2020 was held in Berlin, 4. Name the people who has been honoured Germany from 20 February–1 March 2020. It was with the Pritzker Architecture prize 2020 the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film (Architecture’s Nobel) sponsored by Hyatt Festival heads, business administration director Foundation. Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo 1) Yvonne Farrell Chatrian. The Opening film of the festival was ‘My 2) Shelley McNamara 3) Arata Isozaki 60

4) Both 1) & 2) Hari Ram Kumbhawat Jaipur, Rajasthan 5) Both 2) and 3) Keshari Nandan Prasad Jaipur, Rajasthan Answer – 4) Both 1) & 2) Mohan Kumar T Bengaluru, Karnataka chairman of The Hyatt Foundation Tom Ratan Krishna Saha Mumbai, Maharashtra Pritzker announced Yvonne Farrell (69) and Shelley Sagar Vasant Kamble Mumbai, Maharashtra McNamara (68) as the winners of Pritzker Satwinder Kaur New Delhi Architecture prize 2020. It is the 1st time an Irish Sunil Thiruvayur Ernakulam, Kerala citizen & a female combination won the prize. It is Tejaswi Narayan Sonawane Solapur, Maharashtra an annual award sponsored by Hyatt foundation is Yashpal Singh New Delhi regarded as the profession’s highest award. The Yashwant Singh New Delhi Pritzker Architecture Prize is founded by Jay A. Pritzker & his wife Cindy. It is often referred to as 6. Amrit Kaur has been honored as ‘Women “architecture’s Nobel” & “the profession’s highest of the year’ for 1947 in ‘100 women of the honor.” year’ project by TIME magazine. Name the 5. President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind person who has been honored as ‘Women conferred the 61st annual Lalit Kala of the year’ for 1976. Akademi awards 2020 to 15 excellent artist 1) Pratibha Patil of the country. Lalit Kala Academi comes 2) Kalpana Chawla under which Indian Ministry? 3) Indira Gandhi 1) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 4) Sucheta Kripalani 2) Ministry of Home Affairs 5) Sarojini Naidu 3) Ministry of Human Resource Development Answer – 3) Indira Gandhi 4) Ministry of Culture TIME Magazine created 100 New Covers for the 5) Ministry of Tourism Project ‘100 women of the year’ to recognize selected Answer – 4) Ministry of Culture women or groups to represent each year from 1920 President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind to 2019. India’s Freedom Fighter Amrit Kaur will be conferred the 61st annual Lalit Kala Akademi honored as ‘Women of the Year’ for 1947 & Former awards 2020 to 15 excellent artists at Rashtrapati prime minister Indira Gandhi for 1976. Bhavan, New Delhi. The Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) 7. Name the Indian who has been honoured or National Academy of Art is India's national with ‘Sportsman of the year’ award in academy of fine arts. LKA provides scholarships and Times of India sports award 2019 (TOISA a fellow program, and sponsors and organises 2019). exhibitions in India and overseas. It publishes a 1) Bajrang Punia bilingual journal. It is funded by the Union Ministry 2) Mary Kom of Culture. Its headquarters are at Ravindra 3) Rohit Sharma Bhawan, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi. 4) Vinesh Phogat List of 15 awarded artists: 5) PV Sindhu Awardees State Answer – 5) PV Sindhu Anoop Kumar Manzukhi Gopi Thrissur, Kerala The 4th edition of TOISA (Times of India Sports David Malakar Kolkata, West Bengal Awards) awards honoured the best Indian in 2019 Devendra Kumar Khare Vadodara, Gujarat sports in New Delhi, India. The event was powered Dinesh Pandya Mumbai, Maharashtra by BHIM-UPI (Bharat Interface for Money- Unified Payments Interface). Rohit Sharma was named as Faruque Ahmed Halder West Bengal, Kolkata the Cricketer of the year and PV Sindhu was named 61 as the Sportsman of the year as she won gold at the List of Awards for felicitating the players World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. for Individual Achievements during 2019: 8. Who has been honored with Icon of the Century special award in Times of India S.No. Award/Category Winners sports award 2019 (TOISA 2019). 1 The World Games Athlete Ms. Rani Rampal of the Year 2019 1) Dhyan Chand 2) Sunil Chhetri 2 FIH Men’s Player of the Mr. Manpreet Singh 3) Sachin Tendulkar 4) Balbir Singh Year 2019 5) PT Usha 3 FIH Men’s Rising Star of Mr. Vivek Sagar Prasad Answer – 4) Balbir Singh the Year In Times of India sports award 2019 (TOISA 4 FIH Women’s Rising Star Ms. Lalremsiami 2019) a special award - Icon of the Century was of the Year given to 3-time Olympic gold medalist and hockey 5 200 International Caps Ms. Deep Grace Ekka, Mr. legend Balbir Singh. Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Ms. Savita 9. Name the person who has become 1st 6 100 International Caps Mr. Harmanpreet Singh, Women Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in Mr. Lalit Kumar Indian Coast Guard (ICG). Upadhyay, Ms. Nikki 1) Ruchi Sharma Pradhan 2) Nupur Kulshrestha 3) Priya Jhingan 11. Name the Player, who has been honored 4) Mitali Madhumita with Dhruv Batra Player of the Year Award 2019 for Men in Hockey India’s 3rd 5) Padma Bandopadhyay annual awards 2019. Answer – 2) Nupur Kulshrestha 1) Vivek Sagar Prasad Nupur Kulshrestha becomes the 1st woman to 2) Manpreet Singh be promoted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Indian Coast Guard.She joined Indian Coast Guard 3) Lalit Kumar Upadhyay in 1999. 4) Nikki Pradhan 5) Krishan B. Pathak 10. Name the person who has been honoured with ‘The World Games Athlete of the year Answer – 2) Manpreet Singh 2019’ award in Hockey India’s 3rd annual Hockey India, the governing body with mandate awards 2019. to conduct all activities for both men and women’s 1) Harmanpreet Singh hockey, has organized its 3rd Annual Awards 2019 2) Rani rampal at Hotel the Lalit in New Delhi. 3) Manpreet Singh The captain of India men’s national field hockey 4) Vivek Sagar Prasad team, Manpreet Singh Pawar (27) & Captain of Indian Women Hockey Team, Rani Rampal (25) 5) Lalremsiami have won the Hockey India Dhruv Batra Player of Answer – 2) Rani rampal the Year Award 2019 for Men and Women Hockey India, the governing body with mandate respectively. to conduct all activities for both men and women’s Here’s the full List of winners at Hockey hockey, has organized its 3rd Annual Awards 2019 India 3rd Annual Awards 2019: at Hotel the Lalit in New Delhi to honour the best hockey players and former legends of the game from S.No. Award/Category Winners India. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren 1 Hockey India Major Dhyan Mr. Harbinder Singh Rijiju was the chief guest at the occasion. Chand Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 62

2 Hockey India Dhruv Batra Mr. Manpreet Singh 3) Karthyayini Player of the Year 2019 (Male) 4) Rashmi Urdhwardeshe 3 Hockey India Dhruv Batra Ms. Rani Rampal 5) Priyanka Shah Player of the Year 2019 (Female) Answer – 2) Bina Devi 4 Hockey India Jugraj Singh Mr. Vivek Sagar Award for Upcoming Player of Prasad President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday the Year 2019 (Men – Under 21) presented 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' to Bina Devi who 5 Hockey India Asunta Lakra Ms. Lalremsiami is known as 'Mushroom Mahila' for popularising Award for Upcoming Player of mushroom cultivation. She was 'Sarpanch' of the Year 2019 (Women – Under Dhauri Panchayat, Tetiabamber block for 5 years. 21) 14. Name the 103-year old Athlete, who got 6 Hockey India Dhanraj Pillay Mr. Mandeep Singh Award for Forward of the Year Nari Shakti Puraskar award for 2019 for 2019 her achievements in Athletics. 7 Hockey India Ajit Pal Singh Ms. Neha Goyal 1) Man Kaur 2) Krishna Poonia Award for Midfielder of the Year 3) M. A. Prajusha 4) Seema Punia 2019 5) Anju Bobby George 8 Hockey India Pargat Singh Mr. Harmanpreet Award for Defender of the Year Singh Answer – 1) Man Kaur 2019 A 104-year old woman Man Kaur will be 9 Hockey India Baljit Singh Award Mr. Krishan B. presented will be awarded the 'Nari Shakti for Goalkeeper of the Year 2019 Pathak Puraskar' for her achievements in athletics on the 10 Hockey India Jaman Lal Sharma Sports Authority of occasion of International women's day by President Award for Invaluable India Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi. Contribution 2019 Awardees List 11 Hockey India President’s Award Department of Sports for Outstanding Achievement & Youth Services, S. Name Key Accomplishment State 2019 Government of no Odisha 1 Bina Devi or Popularizing Munger , Bihar ‘Mushroom mushroom 12. The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) 1st women Mahila’ cultivation fighter pilots who got ‘Nari Shakti 2 Padala Working for Srikakulam, Andhra Puraskhar’ for 2019 is/are ______. Bhudevi development of Pradesh 1) Mohana Jitarwal Tribal People Through a CAVS 2) Avani Chaturvedi (Chinnai Adhivasi 3) Bhawana Kanth Vikas Society), 4) Both 1) and 2) established in 1996. 5) All the 1), 2) and 3) 3 Arifa Jan Restored the culture Srinagar, Jammu and heritage of and Kashmir Answer – 5) All the 1), 2) and 3) Jammu and President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Kashmir- Numdha 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' to IAF's first women fighter handicrafts pilots, Mohana Jitarwal, Avani Chaturvedi and 4 Chami Planted trees & Rajnagar, Bhawana Kanth, on Sunday at Rashtrapati Murmu or protected local SaraikelaKharsawan ‘Lady Tarzan’ wildlife , Jharkhand Bhawan. of Jharkhand 13. Name the person who got ‘Nari Shakti Puraskhar’ for 2019 popularly known as ‘Mushroom Mahila’. 1) Rani Indira 2) Bina Devi 63

5 Nilza First one to serve Leh ,Ladakh Vice-President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu Wangmo Ladhak cuisines in honoured the winners of BusinessLine her Alchi Kitchen Changemaker Awards 2020 organized by Hindu Restaurant & represented Ladakhi Business Line at New Delhi. The changemaker recipes in 5-star award was presented to Dutee Chand for her hotels in India contribution in sports in 2019 and ISRO also got the 6 Rashmi Development of Pune, Maharashtra changemaker of the year award in the event. Urdhwardes automobile he technologies 16. Name the Person who has won the 7th edition of Dr. MS Swaminathan award for 7 Sardarni Achievements in Patiala, Punjab Mann Kaur athletics the period of 2017-19, for his/her or ‘Miracle contributions in the fields of agricultural from research, teaching, extension and Chandigarh'( administration. 103) 1) B S Dhillon 2) Tej Pratap 8 Kalavati Built toilets & Kanpur, Uttar Devi- ‘lady created awareness Pradesh 3) N Kumar 4) G B Pant mason’ regarding the ills of 5) V Praveen Rao open defecation Answer – 5) V Praveen Rao 9 Tashi and First female twins to Dehradun, V Praveen Rao, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Nungshi scale Mount Everest Uttarakhand Malik in 2013 Professor JayaShankar Telangana State 10 Kaushiki Khayal and Thumri Kolkata, West Agricultural University (PJTSAU), won the 7th Chakroborty exponent. Bengal edition of Dr MS Swaminathan Award for the period 11 Bhageerathi Cleared the fourth Kollam, Alappuzha, 2017- 2019 recognizing his contributions in the Amma (105) standard equivalency Kerala fields of agricultural research, teaching, extension Karthyayini examination & and administration. The award was constituted by Amma (96) became the oldest Retired Indian Council of Agricultural Research equivalency course student of Kerala. Employees Association (RICAREA) and Nuziveedu topped “Akshara Seeds Limited (NSL). The award will be conferred Laksham” in 2018 on him in June 2020. scoring 98/100 marks 17. Indian mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya 12 AvaniChatur First Indian Women Rewa, Madhya vedi Bhawna Pilots to take a solo Pradesh Darbhanga, climbs the highest mountain peak of Kanth flight in MIG-21 in Bihar Agra, Uttar Australia. She belongs to which Indian Mohana 2018 Pradesh state? Singh 1) Uttar Pradesh Jitarwal (Indian Air 2) Himachal Pradesh Force) 3) Odisha 4) Jharkhand 15. Name the person who has been honoured 5) Madhya Pradesh with Changemaker of the year award Answer – 5) Madhya Pradesh (person) in the 3rd edition of BusinessLine Indian Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya hails Changemaker Awards 2020. from Madhya Pradesh (MP) has successfully scaled 1) Rohit Sharma 2) Pankaj Advani Mount Kosciuszko [2, 228 meters], the highest 3) PV Sindhu 4) Satheesh Reddy mountain peak in Australia on the occasion of Holi. 5) Dutee Chand 18. Name the person who has won the BBC Answer – 5) Dutee Chand Indian sportswoman of the year award 2019. 64

1) PV Sindhu 2) Mary Kom and Research Association) during the National 3) Vinesh Phogat 4) Manasi Joshi Unity conference held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu 5) Dutee Chand (TN). Answer – 1) PV Sindhu 21. Name the person, who has won the BBC’s Pusarla Venkata Sindhu has won the inaugural poll for ‘Greatest Leader of All Time’ BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Indian (March 2020). Sportswoman of the year award 2019 in the BBC 1) Amílcar Cabral award ceremony held in New Delhi. In 2019, Sindhu 2) Winston Churchill became the first Indian to win badminton World 3) Karl Marx Championship gold in Basel, Switzerland and she 4) Maharaja Ranjit Singh also has 5 world championship medals. 5) Abraham Lincoln 19. Who has won the Lifetime Achievement Answer – 4) Maharaja Ranjit Singh award in BBC award ceremony held in Maharaja Ranjit Singh was named the New Delhi (March 2020)? “Greatest Leader of All Time” in a poll conducted by 1) Mary Kom 2) PT Usha ‘BBC World Histories Magazine’, who is the 19th 3) Tania Sachdev 4) Sania Mirza century ruler of the Sikh Empire in India, has 5) Mithali Raj beaten competition from around the world. African Answer – 2) PT Usha Independence Fighter Amílcar Cabral spots second, The former sprinter from India Pilavullakandi which is followed by Britain’s war-time Prime Thekkeparambil Usha (popularly known as PT Minister Winston Churchill. Usha) was awarded with Lifetime Achievement 22. Name the Indian Airport which along with award for her contribution to Indian sports & Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj inspiring generations of players in the BBC award International Airport won 2019 Awards ceremony was held in New Delhi. The Indian for Best Airport by Size and Region in the Olympics Association also named PT Usha as “Best category of ‘Over 40 million passengers’ Sportswoman of the Century” and she has won 100 for Asia-Pacific region. international medals and awards during her career. 1) Jewar Airport, Uttar Pradesh 20. Name the person who has been awarded 2) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi with ‘Best Citizens of India’ gold medal 3) Bhogapuram Airport, Andhra Pradesh award which was given by Global 4) Agatti Airport, Lakshadweep Economic Progress and Research 5) Dabolim Airport, Goa Association (GEPRA) in March 2020. Answer – 2) Indira Gandhi International 1) Shyamal Kumar Kundu Airport, Delhi 2) Prem Nath Along with Delhi Airport (Indira Gandhi 3) H. Shivanna International Airport), Chhatrapati Shivaji 4) Jaimanti Bakshi Maharaj International Airport (BOM) in Mumbai 5) K. Swami Durai won 2019 Awards for Best Airport by Size and Answer – 4) Jaimanti Bakshi Region in the category of ‘Over 40 million Dr Jaimanti Bakshi, Professor & Unit Head II, passengers’ for Asia-Pacific region in the Airport Department of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Service Quality Programme (ASQ) 2019 rankings. surgery at PGIMER (Post Graduate Institute of In 25-40 MPPA - Kempegowda International Medical Education & Research), Chandigarh was Airport (BLR) in Bengaluru bagged the award. In awarded with “Best Citizens of India”. The award 15-25 MPPA - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport was given by “GEPRA” (Global Economic Progress (HYD) in Hyderabad bagged award. In 5-15 MPPA - Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) in 65

Lucknow and Cochin International Airport (COK) Media fellowship 2019 by Centre for Media received awards. In 2-5 MPPA - Chandigarh Studies (CMS). International Airport (IXC), Mangalore 1) Prachi Salve International Airport (IXE), and Trivandrum 2) Pradeep Dwivedi International Airport (TRV) in 3) Ralph Nader Thiruvananthapuram got awards. MPPA – Million 4) Both 1) and 2) Passengers Per Annum. 5) Both 2) and 3) 23. Name the Indian who has been part of Answer – 4) Both 1) and 2) iSportconnect’s ‘Influential Women in Centre for Media Studies (CMS) announced Sport’ list for 2020. that Prachi Salve of IndiaSpend and Pradeep 1) PV Sindhu 2) PT Usha Dwivedi of DainikJagran as the first winner of Road 3) Nita Ambani 4) Preity Zinta Safety (RS) Media Fellowship 2019, for their work in 5) Mary Kom contribution towards reporting on road safety. Answer – 3) Nita Ambani Centre for Media Studies (CMS) supported by the Sports business network, iSportconnect World Health Organization (WHO), conducted a released the ‘Influential Women in Sport’ list for three-month program for journalists to work on road 2020, The list has Nita Ambani (only Indian in the safety issues in 2019. list), Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Megan 26. Indian journalists Arfa Khanum Sherwani Rapinoe, Ellie Norman, Cathy Engelbert, Fatma & Rohini Mohan jointly won the “Chameli Samoura, Mary Davis, Clare Connor, Naomi Osaka. Devi Jain Award 2019” for outstanding 24. Name the Institute which entered into the Women mediapersons. The award was Limca Book of Records (LBR) for instituted by ______. establishing the ‘India’s First Living 1) Devi Jain Foundation Culinary Arts Museum’. 2) Women Foundation 1) Delhi Institute of Hotel Management and 3) Media Foundation Catering Technology (DIHM&CT) 4) Award Foundation 2) Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow 5) Chameli Foundation (IHM-Lucknow) Answer – 3) Media Foundation 3) Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA) Indian journalists Arfa Khanum Sherwani, 4) Army Institute of Hotel Management & senior editor of the news website ‘The Wire’ and Catering Technology (AIHM&CT) Bengaluru-based freelancer Rohini Mohan jointly 5) Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel won the “Chameli Devi Jain Award 2019” for Management and Catering Technology outstanding Women mediapersons. The honourable (BHMCT) mention was received by Rukmini S, an Answer – 3) Welcomgroup Graduate independent data-journalist from Chennai. The School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA) award is an Indian journalistic award which was Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel instituted by the Media Foundation in 1980. Administration (WGSHA) of Manipal Academy of 27. Name the 1st Indian who climbs highest Higher Education (MAHE) entered the Limca Book Volcanoes of all the 7 continents and of Records (LBR) for establishing “India’s First entered into ‘Limca Book of Records’. Living Culinary Arts Museum” at WGSHA, 1) Satyarup Siddhanta Manipal, Karnataka. 2) Arunima Sinha 25. Name the person who has been announced 3) Mohan Singh Gunjyal as the 1st winner of Road Safety (RS) 4) Malavath Purna 66

5) Bachendri Pal 5) Deepa Mehta Answer – 1) Satyarup Siddhanta Answer - 2) Zoya Akhtar Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta hails Zoya Akhter honoured with IIFTC Tourism from Kolkata, West Bengal, 37 years old, entered Impact Award 2020 during the 8th India ‘Limca Book of Records’ (LBR) for his extraordinary International Film Tourism Conclave (IIFTC) held achievements, as the first Indian to climb the in Mumbai, Maharashtra on March 5-7, 2020. The highest volcanoes of each of the 7 continents. He also award was presented by NaheedNenshi– Mayor of holds the record as the youngest mountaineer in the Calgary, Alberta (Canada) in recognition of her world to climb both 7 peaks and 7 volcanic summits. outstanding contribution to the world tourism 28. Who among the following are winners of through her cinema. She has promoted tourism Abel Prize 2020? through her films like 2011 ‘Zindagi Na 1) Gregory Margulis MilegiDobara’ which was shot in Spain, and 2015 2) Hillel Furstenber comedy-drama ‘DilDhadakne Do’ shot in Turkey. 3) Karen Uhlenbeck 31. Who among the following has won the 4) Both 1) and 2) Hindu Prize 2019? 5) Both 2) and 3) 1) Santanu Das 2) Navtej Sarna Answer - 4) Both 1) and 2) 3) Mirza Waheed 4) Both 1) and 2) The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 5) Both 1) and 3) named Hillel Furstenber from Hebrew University of Answer – 5) Both 1) and 3) Jerusalem, Israel and Gregory Margulis from Yale The winners of The Hindu Prize 2019 Fiction University, USA as winners of the Abel Prize 2020. and Non-Fiction are Mirza Waheed (Tell Her They share the prize & the amount of Norwegian Everything – Fiction) and Santanu Das (India, Krone (NOK) 7.5 Million (USD 8.3400). Empire, and First World War Culture: Writings, 29. Name the person who has won the annual Images and Songs – Non-Fiction) respectively. Prize PEN/Hemingway Award 2020 for the was founded in 2010 to honor writers who have Novel” A Prayer for Travelers”. spent the rest of their lives mining the human spirit 1) Joshua Ferris with their words & ideas. 2) Teju Cole 32. Name the Movie which has won the Best 3) Yaa Gyasi movie in Hindi category at Critics’ Choice 4) Tommy Orange Film (annual) Awards 2020. 1) Uri: The surgical strike 5) Ruchika Tomar 2) Soni Answer – 5) Ruchika Tomar 3) Kabir Singh The Indian-origin American author Ruchika Tomar is named as the winner of the annual 4) Gully Boy PEN/Hemingway Award 2020 for her 1st novel 5) Article 15 (debut)” A Prayer for Travelers”. She hails from Answer – 4) Gully Boy California & is currently working as a lecturer at On March 28, 2020 the winners of 2nd edition of Stanford University. Critics’ Choice Film (annual) Awards 2020 were 30. Name the person who has honoured with announced digitally to honour Best Film, Best Actor India International Film Tourism (Male), Best Actor (Female), Best Director and Best Conclave (IIFTC) Tourism Impact Award Writing across 8 languages namely: Hindi, Telugu, 2020. Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati and 1) Mira Nair 2) Zoya Akhtar Kannada. It was presented by the Film Critics’ 3) Gauri Shinde 4) Farah Khan Guild and Motion Content Group, in collaboration with Vistas Media Capital. 67 SUMMITS, EVENTS & CONFERENCE

1. Name the Indian City which is going to Answer – 2) Gandhinagar, Gujarat host the 108th Indian Science Congress in The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry 2021 (January 3-7, 2021) based on the of Chemicals and Fertilizers (C&F), in association theme ‘Science and Technology for with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Sustainable Development with Women and Industry- FICCI is organising India Pharma Empowerment’. 2020 & India Medical Device 2020 Conference & 1) Hyderabad 2) Cochin Exhibition at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat from March 3) New Delhi 4) Pune 5-7, 2020. The was inaugurated by the Chemicals & 5) Ahmedabad Fertilizers Minister Sadananda Gowda MoS (C&F) Answer – 4) Pune & Mansukh Mandviya (C&F Minister). The Indian Science Congress association (ISCA) Theme of the conference: “India Pharma: announced that Pune will host the annual session of Meeting Challenges of Affordable and Quality 108th Indian Science Congress on January 3-7, 2021 Healthcare and India Medical Device: Promoting at Symbiosis International University’s Lavale Affordable responsible and Quality Medical Device campus with the theme,” Science and Technology for for Universal Health Care” Sustainable Development with Women 4. Name the country which is going to host Empowerment”. the United Nations (UN) summit on 2. Name the Indian City where the 11th biodiversity (also known as Convention on National Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Biological Diversity-COP15) in the month Conference -2020 based on the theme of October 2020? ‘Empowering Youth for Technology Led 1) India 2) Japan Farming’ held? 3) Germany 4) China 1) Chandigarh 2) Indore 5) Poland 3) Lucknow 4) Amritsar Answer – 4) China 5) New Delhi In view of the crucial UN (United Nations) Answer – 5) New Delhi summit on biodiversity (also known as Convention A 3-day long 11th National Krishi Vigyan on Biological Diversity-COP15) to be held in Kendra (KVK) Conference -2020 based on the theme Kunming, China in October 2020) and on the ‘Empowering Youth for Technology Led Farming’ occasion of the World Wildlife Day on March 3, 2020, was held in New delhi.It wasinaugurated by Union the European Commission has launched a new Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural global coalition for biodiversity called ‘United for Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Biodiversity’ in Monaco. Singh Tomar. 5. The International Conference on Nano 3. Name the Indian City where the 5th Science and Technology 2020 (ICONSAT) edition of India Pharma 2020 and India is organized by S.N. Bose National Centre Medical Device 2020 Conference & for Basic Sciences conducted at which Exhibition conducted at. Indian City? 1) Bhubaneswar, Odisha 1) Mumbai 2) Hyderabad 2) Gandhinagar, Gujarat 3) Kolkata 4) Kochi 3) Noida, Uttar Pradesh 5) Bengaluru 4) Amritsar, Odisha Answer – 3) Kolkata 5) Pune, Maharashtra The International Conference on Nano Science and Technology 2020 (ICONSAT) was held at Biswa 68

Bangla Conventional Centre, Kolkata. The event 3) Germany 4) Belgium was supported by the Department of Science and 5) Switzerland Technology (DST) & organized by S.N. Bose Answer – 2) Sweden National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata. The India and Sweden are also agreed to jointly conference was held from March 5 to 7, 2020. work on Smart Grids Programme, which is to be 6. Name the Organisation, which organizes funded by Department of Science and Technology the India Smart Utility Week 2020 (ISUW) (DST), a department within the Ministry of Science an International Conference and and Technology in India. This tie-up will have led Exhibition on Smart Energy and Water for Research & Development collaborative Programme Smarter Cities India in New Delhi (March on Smart Grids at a cost of $5 Million to transform 2020). the clean energy sector into a secure one. 1) Smart City group 9. Name the City which is going to host the 2) Indian Trade Promotion Organisation 5th edition of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal 3) India Smart Grid Forum Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and 4) Exhibitions India group Economic Cooperation) summit in the 5) Fresh water & Energy Forum month of September 2020. Answer – 3) India Smart Grid Forum 1) Bangkok, Thailand New Delhi based Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) has 2) New Delhi, India been organizing India Smart Utility Week 2020 3) Colombo, Sri Lanka (ISUW) as an International Conference and 4) Kathmandu, Nepal Exhibition on Smart Energy and Water for Smarter 5) Dhaka, Bangladesh Cities India in New Delhi from March 3-7, 2020. Answer – 3) Colombo, Sri Lanka 7. With which world group India joins to The 5th edition of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal work on Integrated local energy systems Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and during India Smart Utility Week (ISUW) Economic Cooperation) Summit 2020 to be held in 2020. Colombo, Sri Lanka in the month of September 1) ASEAN 2) G20 2020. Sri Lanka is the Chair of BIMSTEC between 3) European Union 4) G7 2018 and 2020 and it will hand over the 5) BIMSTEC chairmanship to Thailand by the end of 2020. Answer – 3) European Union 10. The 6th edition of Economic Times Global India and European Union (EU) called upon the Business summit based on the theme Integrated Local Energy System during ISUW 2020, ‘Collaborate to Create: Sustainable in which they will jointly work upon clean energy Growth in a Fractured World’ held at and climate that will help in Clean Energy and which Indian city (6-7 March, 2020)? Climate & boost the collaboration in energy 1) Bhopal 2) Chandigarh research and innovation, especially in renewable 3) New Delhi 4) Chennai energy and its integration in the energy system. 5) Amritsar This partnership is in line with Mission Innovation Answer – 3) New Delhi (MI) involvement of both the countries. The 6th edition of Economic Times Global 8. Which country has collaborated with business summit is held on 6th – 7th March 2020 at India for Research & Development Taj Palace, New Delhi. This summit is organized by Programme on smart grid at the cost of the heads of the government, business leaders from $5Million announced on India Smart India and throughout the world and by Prime Utility Week (ISUW) 2020. Minister Narendra Modi. The theme of the Global 1) Netherlands 2) Sweden 69

Business Summit is ‘Collaborate to Create: 3) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Sustainable Growth in a Fractured World’. Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 11. Name the Organisation which organised 4) International Women Forum (IWF) the 3rd edition of Gender Equality 5) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Summit with the theme “India Inc. For Answer – 2) United Nations (UN) Generation Equality: Decade of Action” in On the occasion of International Women’s Day New Delhi. i.e. on March 8, 2020, NITI (National Institution for 1) UNICEF India Transforming India) Aayog in collaboration with 2) UN Women India United Nations (UN) in India has organized the 4th 3) OECD India Edition of the Women Transforming India (WTI) 4) United Nations Global Compact Network Awards 2019 in New Delhi. The theme for WTI India awards 2019 was “Women and Entrepreneurship”. 5) UNESCO India 14. Name the organization which organized Answer – 4) United Nations Global the 1st edition of “EKAM Compact Network India (Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, UNGCNI (United Nations Global Compact Awareness, Marketing) fest” between Network India), a country level platform for public March 2 – 9, 2020 in New Delhi. & private sector, businesses to align stakeholders’ 1) National Entrepreneurship Development responsible practices towards Sustainable Commission (NEDC) Development Goals (SDGs), has organized the 3rd 2) National Handicapped Finance edition of its Gender Equality Summit 2020 with the Development Corporation (NHFDC) theme “India Inc. For Generation Equality: Decade 3) National Marketing Finance Commission (NMFC) of Action” at The Park in New Delhi. 4) National Backward Classes Finance and 12. As per the paper “Rethinking Gender Development Corporation (NBCFDC) Representation across Value Chains” 5) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development released during the 3rd Gender Equality Authority (PFRDA) Summit 2020, If Women’s labour force is Answer – 2) National Handicapped same as Men’s labour force then it can Finance Development Corporation boost India’s GDP by ______. (NHFDC) 1) 12% 2) 42% 3) 27% 4) 19% The first edition of “EKAM Fest” organized by 5) 33% National Handicapped Finance Development Answer – 3) 27% Corporation (NHFDC) under Ministry of Social As per the paper “Rethinking Gender Justice & Empowerment held New Delhi between Representation across Value Chains” released March 2-9, 2020. It was inaugurated by Union during the 3rd Gender Equality Summit 2020, If Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Women’s labour force is same as Men’s labour force Thaawarchand Gehlot. EKAM, an acronym for then it can boost India’s GDP by 27%. Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, Awareness, 13. Which world organization along with NITI Marketing, was aimed to showcase products made Aayog organised the 4th edition of Women with extra ordinary determination by the divyang Transforming India awards 2019 based on (differently-abled) crafts persons and the theme ‘Women and Entrepreneurship’ entrepreneurs. in New Delhi? 15. Name the Institute which organized the 1) Word Bank (WB) 1st regional edition of ‘Divya Kala Shakti 2) United Nations (UN) 70

event’ held in Chennai, TN (On March Balancing and Recalibrating Pakistan’s Diplomatic 2020). Strategy, Climate change & Global Leaders forum. 1) National Institute for Empowerment of 17. WINGS INDIA 2020 an international Persons with Multiple Disabilities exhibition and conference based on the (NIEPMD) theme “Flying for all’, held at which 2) National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) Indian city? 3) National Institute for the Orthopaedically 1) Bengaluru 2) New Delhi Handicapped (NIOH) 3) Pune 4) Hyderabad 4) National Institute of Visually Handicapped 5) Kolkata (NIVH) Answer – 4) Hyderabad 5) Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation,Training & Research A 4 day (March 12-15) biennial event WINGS (SVNIRTAR) INDIA 2020 themed as ‘Flying for All’ is an International Exhibition & Conference on Civil Answer - 1) National Institute for Aviation sector held at Begumpet Airport, Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Hyderabad, is organized by Ministry of Civil Disabilities (NIEPMD) Aviation & Airports Authority of India(AAI) & First regional edition of “Divya Kala Shakti Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Event” (Witnessing the Abilities in Disabilities) Industry (FICCI). held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN). The event aims to provide a platform for the disabled to exhibit their 18. The World Cities summit is going to be talents and it was organised by the National held at which among the following cities Institute for Empowerment of Persons with in the month of July (5-9), 2020. Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), in association with 1) London 2) Geneva the Department of Empowerment of Persons with 3) New Delhi 4) Brussels Disabilities (Divyangjan) and Ministry of Social 5) Singapore Justice and Empowerment. Answer – 5) Singapore 16. Name the city, where the 3rd edition of The 7th World Cities Summit (WCS) is to be WION (World in one news) Global summit held from July 5 to 9, 2020 at Sands Expo & 2020 based on the theme “Navigating and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, in negotiating global imperatives” held at. Singapore. It is organized by Singapore’s Centre for 1) Geneva, Switzerland Liveable Cities and the Urban Redevelopment 2) New York, United States Authority. The theme for WCS 2020 is” Liveable and 3) Dhaka, Bangladesh Sustainable Cities: Adapting to a Disrupted World”. 4) Dubai, UAE 19. Name the country which is going to host 5) New Delhi, India virtual G20 summit to formulate coordinated response to COVID-19 Answer – 4) Dubai, UAE pandemic and its human implications. The WION (World Is One News), the India’s 1) India 2) Nepal first International News Channel, has organized its 3) Germany 4) Saudi Arabia 3rd edition of Global summit 2020 based on the theme “Navigating and negotiating global 5) Austria imperatives” at The Oberoi, in Dubai, UAE (United Answer – 4) Saudi Arabia Arab Emirates) on March 5, 2020. The Summit Saudi Arabia has accepted India’s proposal to focused on 4 key sessions namely- India and the hold a virtual conference of G20 member nations to Emerging World focusing on the dynamics, figure out a coordinated response to tackle the economic implications of COVID-19 during a 71 telephone conversation between Crown Prince of the 4) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman 5) Ministry of Agriculture and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Answer –3) Ministry of Electronics and 20. Name the Ministry which is going to Information Technology conduct country’s 1st summit on Artificial the Indian government announced the Intelligence (AI), ‘RAISE 2020– postponement of the country’s 1st summit on Responsible Artificial intelligence (AI) for Artificial Intelligence (AI), ‘RAISE 2020– Social Empowerment’ in the month of Responsible Artificial intelligence (AI) for Social October 2020 (postponed). Empowerment’ to October 5-6, 2020 due to 1) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and COVID-19. It was to be conducted between April 11 Public Distribution & 12, 2020 in New Delhi by the Ministry of 2) Ministry of Commerce and Industry Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). 3) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology COMMITTEE & MEETING

1. The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has Answer – 3) Injeti Srinivas constituted a committee to examine and The Government of India has sets up a recommend Community Forest Resources 12-member high level panel was set up to prepare (CFR) Guidelines under the Forest Rights an investigation manual for the Serious Fraud Act, 2006 (FRA). Who heads the Investigation Office (SFIO) chaired by the Committee? Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas. 1) TN Manoharan 3. The Government of India (GoI) has set up 2) Tapan Ray a committee on ‘Kisan Rail’ for a cold 3) UK Sinha supply chain to transport perishable 4) Surjit S Bhalla goods. The Committee will be formed 5) Naresh Chandra Saxena under which Indian ministry? Answer – 5) Naresh Chandra Saxena 1) Ministry of Railways The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) 2) Ministry of Human Resource Development has consituted a committee headed by Naresh 3) Ministry of Finance Chandra Saxena, former member of the Planning 4) Ministry of Corporate Affairs Commission of India and of the National Advisory 5) Ministry of Agriculture Council (NAC), to examine and recommend Answer – 5) Ministry of Agriculture Community Forest Resources (CFR) Guidelines The government has formed a committee under under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA). the Ministry of Agriculture which also includes 2. The Government of India (GoI) sets up representatives of the Indian Railways to work out 12-member panel to prepare investigation the modalities of 'Kisan Rail'. During the FY manual for Serious Fraud Investigation 2020-21 budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Office (SFIO). Name the person who heads Sitharaman proposed to set up Kisan Rail through the panel. the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode for a cold 1) AK Gupta 2) Rajiv Gauba supply chain to transport perishable goods. 3) Injeti Srinivas 4. As per the report by parliamentary 4) G. Sateesh Reddy committee on petroleum only 3 states & 5 5) Rajiv Kumar UTs in India has kerosene free even after 72

achieving 8 crore gas connections under train services like Rajdhani/Shatabdi to PMUY (by sept 2019). Name the person private parties. who heads the committee. 1) Kaushik Basu 2) Abhijit Banerjee 1) Girish Bapat 3) Gita Gopinath 4) Bibek Debroy 2) Naresh Gujral 5) Arvind Panagariya 3) Veerappa Moily Answer – 4) Bibek Debroy 4) Shanta Kumar The committee chaired by Bibek Debroy has 5) Ramesh Bidhuri recommended concession of commercial operation of Answer – 5) Ramesh Bidhuri train service like Rajdhani/Shatabdi to private In accordance with the report of the parties. Already, Railways proposed to initiate 150 Parliamentary Committee on Petroleum headed by passenger trains through private operators in PPP BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) member Ramesh (Public-private partnership) mode on 100 routes by Bidhuri, only three States (Haryana, Punjab and 2022. In this regard, Ministry of Railways had Andhra Pradesh) and five Union Territories (Delhi, constituted Group of Secretaries (GoS) under NITI Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant in 2019 to advice on the Andaman & Nicobar Island and Puducherry) have terms and conditions for private passenger train become kerosene-free even though in September operators regarding world-class technology and 2019 the government has met the target of 8 crore services for the Indian Railways network through LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) connections under PPP mode. the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). 7. The PM Modi has declared the 5. Name the Indian Ministry which formed 2 formulation of COVID-19 Economic task special committees to deal with the issues force to tackle economic challenges arise and approvals related to Central Armed during COVID-19 outbreak. Who heads the Police Forces (CAPF). task force? 1) Ministry of External Affairs 1) Nitin Gadkari 2) Ministry of Defence 2) Giriraj Singh 3) Ministry of Minority Affairs 3) Prahlad Singh Patel 4) Ministry of Skill Development and 4) Nirmala Sitharaman Entrepreneurship 5) Hardeep Singh Puri 5) Ministry of Home Affairs Answer – 4) Nirmala Sitharaman Answer – 5) Ministry of Home Affairs Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared The two special committees were formed by the the formulation of COVID-19 Economic Response Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to deal with the Task Force, to be led by Union Finance Minister issues and approvals related to the Central Armed Nirmala Sitharaman. Its objective is to tackle the Police Force(CAPF). economic challenges arising out of novel coronavirus First committee: The committee will be chaired outbreak. In this regard, Sitharaman held a by the Home Secretary and will deal with issues meeting with the Ministry of Micro, Small and that need to be decided between Home Ministry and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister Nitin CAPFs. Gadkari, Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh, Second committee: The committee will be Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and headed by the Secretary (Border Management) and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel to assess the will solve only the procurement matters. situation. 6. Name the person who heads the 8. J&K government has set up a commission committee which recommended the named “J&K Socially and Educationally concession of commercial operation of 73

Backward Classes Commission”. Who 1) Tapan Roy 2) UK Sinha heads the commission? 3) TN Manoharan 1) Justice Vikramajit Sen 4) Nandan Nilekani 2) Justice G Rohini 5) Pravin Kutumbe 3) Justice Sanjiv Khanna Answer – 5) Pravin Kutumbe 4) Justice G D Sharma The Insurance Regulation and Development 5) Justice Leila Seth Authority (IRDAI) instituted a 16-member Answer – 4) Justice G D Sharma committee headed by Pravin Kutumbe to The Jammu and Kashmir Government sets up a strengthen its guidelines on corporate commission named as “J&K Socially and governance. The committee consists of a head, Educationally Backward Classes Commission” will six members from the insurance be headed by Justice (retired) G D Sharma to regulator besides members from the Reserve examine the social and educational backwardness of Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and various backward classes people, dalits, in the Exchange Board of India (SEBI) along with Union Territory. other industry participants. The committee 9. The Finance Commission has set up must submit report to IRDAI in three months. 8-member finance committee to review 11. The government of India constitutes fiscal consolidation road map of central & 21-member high-level technical committee state government. Name the person who of public health experts to guide the heads the committee. people in preventive & control activities 1) Nitin Gadkari 2) Rajnath singh of COVID-19. Name the person who heads 3) Anirudh Tiwari the committee. 4) Nand Kishore Singh 1) Vivek Pandit 2) Kirit Parikh 5) Amit Shah 3) V K Paul Answer – 4) Nand Kishore Singh 4) Sachidananda Tripathi An 8-member committee is set up by Finance 5) K M Soni Commission (FC) to review the fiscal consolidation Answer – 3) V K Paul road map of state & central governments. The The government set up a 21-member high-level committee is headed by 15th Finance Commission technical committee of public health experts to Chairman Nand Kishore Singh. guide the people in preventive & control activities of 10. The IRDAI has constituted a 16-member COVID-19. The committee is headed by NITI Aayog panel to strengthen its guidelines on member V K Paul. corporate governance. Name the person who heads the panel.

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1. As per US based Global Financial 5) 3 Integrity’s (GFI) report titled Answer – 5) 3 ‘Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in In accordance with the report titled 135 Developing Countries: 2008-2017’, “Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in 135 what is India’s rank in the list of Illicit Developing Countries: 2008-2017” by US-based financial flow for the year 2017? think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI), India 1) 7 2) 12 3) 5 4) 8 has the third-highest trade-related illicit financial 74 flow with 83.5 billion among over 135 countries in 5) 12 2017 while China has topped the report with USD Answer – 1) 3 457.7 billion. As per government data, The Indian Table showing Top 5 Largest Value Gaps pharmaceutical market is the 3rd largest in terms of Identified in 135 Developing Countries’ Trade with volume and 13th largest in terms of value. India is all Global Trade Partners in 2017: the largest supplier of generic medicines globally. Similarly, The Medical Devices industry in India is Rank Country Amount (USD) valued at USD 5.2 billion, contributes about 4-5 1 China 457.7 billion percent to the USD 96.7 billion Indian Healthcare 2 Mexico 85.3 billion Industry. 3 India 83.5 billion 4. As per Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World 4 Russia 74.8 billion University Rankings 2020 by Subject, 5 Poland 66.3 billion which Institute ranked top among Indian institutions? 2. As per US based Global Financial 1) IIT Delhi 2) IIT Kanpur Integrity’s (GFI) report titled 3) IIT Bombay 4) IIT Kharagpur ‘Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in 5) IIT Madras 135 Developing Countries: 2008-2017’, Answer – 3) IIT Bombay what is India’s rank in the list of Illicit According to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) financial flow over the years (2008-2017) as World University Rankings 2020 by Subject, Indian average? Institute of Technology(IIT), Bombay and IIT Delhi 1) 18 2) 4 3) 8 4) 14 have made it to the top 50 institutes in the world for 5) 6 the category of engineering and technology (E&T) Answer – 2) 4 and ranked 44th and 47th respectively with a score In accordance with the report titled of 81.9 and 81.4. “Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in 135 Here’s the list of Top 3 & Indian institutes Developing Countries: 2008-2017” by US-based in top 100 in QS World University Ranking think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI), As an 2020 on Engineering & Technology category average of 2008-2017, India ranked fourth among 135 countries and China stood at first. Category : Engineering & Technology The Top 5 Largest Value Gaps Identified in 135 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 98.1 Developing Countries’ Trade with all Global Trade 2 Stanford University 96.3 Partners as Averages over 2008-2017: 3 University of Cambridge 94.1 Indian Institutes Rank Country Amount (USD) 44th Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) 81.9 1 China 482.4 billion 47th Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) 81.4 2 Russia 92.6 billion 86th Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 77.8 3 Mexico 81.5 billion (IIT-KGP) 4 India 78.0 billion 88th Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) 77.7 5 Malaysia 64.1 billion 96th Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) 76.4

3. What is the rank of India in the 5. According to the ‘Freedom in the world Pharmaceutical market in terms of 2020’ report released by US based volume? Freedom House, what is India’s rank in 1) 3 2) 7 3) 8 4) 5 75

‘Free’ category, which was topped by 1) 52 2) 76 3) 68 4) 81 Finland? 5) 73 1) 78 2) 58 3) 86 4) 74 Answer – 5) 73 5) 83 According to the “Wealth Report 2020” released Answer – 5) 83 by Knight Frank LLP,a leading International According to the ‘Freedom in the World 2020” Property Consultant, India had 5,986 UHNWIs report, which analyzes democratic values and (Ultra high-net-worth individuals - people who are people’s freedom in 195 countries & 15 territories having a net worth of at least $30 million(mn) and and ranks them category-wise, released by the above) in 2019 and they expected to increase by 73% Freedom House, a U.S (United States) -based in the coming 5 years. This will almost double the watchdog that conducts research and advocacy on current count to 10,354. democracy, India has ranked 83rd in the report 8. As per “Wealth Report 2020” released by along with Timor-Leste and Senegal in ‘Free’ Knight Frank LLP, what is India’s rank category. While, Finland topped the list as the free based on number UHNWIs (Ultra high net democratic country. worth individuals – people who have a net Here’s the list of Top 3& Bottom 3 nation in worth of $30Mn or above). free category of the report: 1) 6 2) 12 3) 9 4) 18 5) 14 Top 3 nation in free category Answer – 2) 12 Finland India, according to Knight Frank’s ‘Wealth Norway Report 2020’, ranks 12th and had 5,986 Ultra high Sweden net worth individuals in 2019, which is likely to Bottom 3 nation in free category reach 10,354 by 2024. United States ranked top with India 240, 575 individuals. The number of billionaires in Timor-leste India, on the other hand, is likely to reach 113 by Tunisia 2024, up from 104 in 2019. 9. Name the Organisation which in 6. As per United Nations Global Compact collaboration with UN women and Plan (UNGC) India study, India’s female international has released the report labour-force participation declined from titled “A New Era for Girls: Taking stock 34% in 2006 to ______% in 2020. on 25 years of progress”. 1) 30.6 2) 24.8 3) 32.4 4) 28.2 1) Word Bank (WB) 5) 26.8 2) United Nations Organisation (UNO) Answer – 2) 24.8 3) Equality Now In accordance with the United Nations Global 4) International Women Forum (IWF) Compact (UNGC) India study, India is the only 5) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) country among the 153 surveyed countries where Answer – 5) United Nations Children’s the economic gender gap is larger than the political Fund (UNICEF) gap. Its female labour-force participation has In accordance with the United Nations declined from 34% in 2006 to 24.8% in 2020. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report titled “A New Era 7. As per “Wealth Report 2020” released by for Girls: Taking stock on 25 years of progress” in Knight Frank LLP, the Ultra collaboration with UN Women and Plan high-net-worth individuals in India are International, girls still face violence and expected to increase by _____% in 5 years discrimination even after 25 years of Beijing (2019-2024). Declaration and Platform for Action. 76

10. As per the Report titled “A New Era for Nutrition in India: POSHAN Abhiyaan”. The 2nd Girls: Taking stock on 25 years of anniversary of POSHAN Abhiyaan is recognized by progress”, The global participation of celebrating Poshan Pakhwada from 8th-22nd female youth aged 15–24 years in the March 2020. labour force has declined from 47% in 1995 Top Position to ____% in 2020. 1) 37 2) 33 3) 42 4) 29 Rank Large State Small State UT 5) 17 1 Andhra Pradesh Mizoram Dadra & Nagar Haveli Answer – 2) 33 2 Chhattisgarh Sikkim Chandigarh As per the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report titled “A New Era for Girls: Taking 3 Madhya Pradesh Nagaland Daman & Diu stock on 25 years of progress” in collaboration with UN Women and Plan International, the global 13. As per the 4th edition of “Inclusive participation of female youth aged 15–24 years in Internet Report 2020” released by the labour force has declined from 47% in 1995 to Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Sweden 33% in 2020. tops the list of countries which provides Inclusive Internet, what is India’s rank? 11. Name the Indian state which topped in the 1) 37 2) 28 3) 52 4) 46 list for domestic solar rooftop 5) 31 installations throughout the country (as on March 2, 2020). Answer – 4) 46 1) Punjab 2) Maharashtra Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released the 4th iteration of the Inclusive Internet Index 2020 3) Gujarat 4) Tamil Nadu (Index covered 100 countries, representing 91% of 5) Goa the world’s population & 96% of global GDP) where Answer - 3) Gujarat India is overall ranked in 46th place & Sweden in Gujarat ranks first in the list for domestic solar 1st place & Burundi ranked in 100th place. The rooftop installations, throughout the country with index aims to measure the extent to which the 64 percent of domestic solar installations, followed Internet is not only accessible & affordable, but also by Maharashtra (2nd). Nearly 50,915 domestic solar relevant to all, allowing usage that enables positive rooftops have been fixed in the state of Gujarat with social & economic outcomes at the individual & a capacity of 177.67 MW on 2nd March 2020. group level. It is commissioned by Facebook. 12. As per progress report of NITI Aayog Rank Table (September 2019) titled, “Transforming Nutrition in India: POSHAN Abhiyaan”, Rank Country which Indian state ranked top in the 46 India overall implementation of POSHAN 1 Sweden Abhiyaan. 2 New Zealand 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3 United States 3) Chhattisgarh 4) Odisha

5) Madhya Pradesh 14. Name the world organization which Answer – 2) Andhra Pradesh released the 1st edition of ‘Gender Social Andhra Pradesh (AP) ranked 1st in the country Norms Index (GSNI) 2020’. for overall implementation of POSHAN (Prime 1) World Bank (WB) Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic 2) International Labour Organization (ILO) Nourishment) Abhiyaan as per September 2019 3) United Nations Industrial Development progress report of NITI Aayog, “Transforming Organization (UNIDO) 77

4) United Nations Development Programme 17. Name the person who has become the (UNDP) Asia’s richest person as per ‘Bloomberg 5) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Billionaires Index’ (as on March 10, 2020). Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1) Azim Premji 2) Mukesh Ambani Answer – 4) United Nations Development 3) Qin Yinglin 4) Jack Ma Programme (UNDP) 5) Pony Ma Answer – 4) Jack Ma According to the 1st edition of ‘Gender Social As per Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Alibaba Norms Index (GSNI) 2020’, released by the UNDP Group Holding Ltd. Founder Jack Ma has grabbed (United Nations Development Programme), about the title of Asia’s richest man (18th overall) with a 90 % or 9 in 10 of the world’s population has some net worth at $44.8 billion from Mukesh Ambani, bias against women. Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Reliance 15. As per the 1st edition of ‘Gender Social Industries whose net worth is $41.8 billion (2nd in Norms Index (GSNI) 2020’, ____% of World’s Asia and 19th overall). Amazon CEO (Chief population is biased against women. Executive Officer) Jeff Bezos continues to be the 1) 75 2) 80 3) 90 4) 95 world’s richest man with the net worth of $113 5) 85 Billion approx. Answer – 3) 90 18. As per the report titled ‘Trends in According to the 1st edition of ‘Gender Social international arms transfers, 2019’ Norms Index (GSNI) 2020’, released by the UNDP released by Stockholm International (United Nations Development Programme), about Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI), What 90% or 9 in 10 of the world’s population has some is India’s rank in largest arms importer bias against women. This index studied 75 countries during 2015-19. covering over 81 % of the world’s population & 1) 12 2) 21 3) 6 4) 2 measures social beliefs that obstruct gender 5) 8 equality in areas like politics, work, and education. Answer – 4) 2 16. As per the 1st edition of ‘Gender Social In accordance with the Stockholm International Norms Index (GSNI) 2020’, which of the Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) annual report following country has highest number of titled “Trends in international arms transfers, bias against women? 2019”, India is the world’s second largest arms 1) Pakistan 2) Qatar importer during 2015-19 with its global share of 3) Nigeria 4) Zimbabwe 9.2% after Saudi Arabia, who has topped the 5) Bangladesh ranking with global share of 12%. Whereas, India Answer – 1) Pakistan ranked 23rd in the exporters list during the same According to the 1st edition of ‘Gender Social period with the global share of 0.2%. Norms Index (GSNI) 2020’ released by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Rank Exporters (Share Importers (Share Importers-Region of arms exports) of arms imports) Wise (Share of Top 3 Countries with the highest bias arms imports) against women: 1 United States Saudi Arabia Asia and Oceania (36%) (12%) (41%) Rank Country Name Share of people with at least 1 bias 2 Russia (21%) India (9.2%) Middle East 1 Pakistan 99.81 % (35%) 2 Qatar and Nigeria 99.73 % 3 France (7.9%) Egypt (5.8%) Europe (11%) 3 Zimbabwe 99.56% 4 Germany (5.8%) Australia (4.9%) Africa (7.2%) 78

5 China (5.5%) China (4.3%) Americas (5.7%) Rank Cities 23 India (0.2%) 9 Bengaluru, India 1 Singapore 19. As per Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler 2 London, UK (KPMG)’s global Technology(Tech) 3 Tel Aviv, Israel industry innovation survey, along with which country India ranked 2nd in most 21. What is India’s rank in UN’s 8th World promising country for developing globally Happiness report 2020 which comprises of impactful disruptive technologies. 156 countries? 1) United Kingdom 2) Japan 1) 89 2) 112 3) 127 4) 116 3) China 4) Singapore 5) 144 5) United States Answer – 5) 144 Answer – 3) China The United Nations (UN) released the 8th According to Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler World Happiness Report 2020 to measure the (KPMG)’s global Technology (Tech) industry happiness of people of 156 countries where India innovation survey ranked India in 2nd position (3.573) ranks in 144th position & Finland (7.809) which is shared with China as the most promising tops the 3rd time. This is the 1st time the report country for developing globally impactful disruptive ranks cities around the world, where Delhi- India technologies. The United States (US) topped the (4.011) is positioned in 180th position which is survey. among 10 least happiest cities, Helsinki-Finland Rank Table (7.828) tops the report were, Kabul -Afghanistan (3.236) is at the bottom place with 186th position. Rank Country Rank table (including top & bottom) 1 US 2 India, China Rank Country 4 Japan, UK 144 India 1 Finland 20. According to the survey of ‘cities which 2 Denmark leads the technology innovation hubs’ 3 Switzerland conducted by Klynveld Peat Marwick 151 Zimbabwe Goerdeler (KPMG), which Indian city 152 South Sudan ranked top among the Indian cities? 153 Afghanistan 1) New Delhi 2) Mumbai 3) Kolkata 4) Bengaluru 22. What is India’s rank in the 26th edition of 5) Hyderabad Economic Freedom Index 2020 released by Answer – 4) Bengaluru Heritage Foundation? Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) 1) 120 2) 93 3) 144 4) 87 surveyed which cities in addition to global leader 5) 126 Silicon Valley/San Francisco, will be leading Answer – 1) 120 technology innovation hubs over the next 4 years. The Heritage Foundation published its 26th Bengaluru ranked 9th & Singapore topped the annual edition of Economic Freedom Index 2020 to position. Bangalore last year was at the 18th measure the level of economic freedom in 186 position. countries. India (56.5) ranks in 120th position & Rank Table Singapore (89.4) tops the index for the 1st time. Rank Table 79

Rank Country 178 Cuba 120 India 179 Venezuela 1 Singapore 180 North Korea 2 Hong Kong 3 New Zealand 80 ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

1. Name the Navaratna enterprise (PSU) 2) Section 31 (1) of competition act, 2002 which gets approval from National 3) Section 32 (2) of competition act, 2002 Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to acquire 4) Section 31 (2) of competition act, 2002 Jaypee Infratech. 5) Section 32 (1) of competition act, 2002 1) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) Answer – 2) Section 31 (1) of competition 2) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited act, 2002 (PGCIL) Competition Commission of India (CCI), a 3) National Buildings Construction statutory body of the Government of India has Corporation (NBCC) approved the following proposals on March 11, 2020, 4) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited CCI approves acquisition of 35% equity stake in (MTNL) Teesta Urja Ltd by Greenko Mauritius under 5) National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) section 31(1) of competition act, 2002. It also clears acquisition in Hero FinCorp by Answer – 3) National Buildings Otter and Link Investment Trust & approves Construction Corporation (NBCC) setting up of Mindspace REIT by K Raheja Corp The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Group. has approved the acquisition of debt-ridden Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) by NBCC (India) Limited 4. Name the Telecommunications service (formerly National Buildings Construction company which acquires 10% of equity Corporation Limited). The Principal Bench headed stake in fitness start-up Spectacom Global by Acting President B S V Prakash Kumar approved Pvt Ltd. the resolution plan submitted by NBCC. 1) Aircel 2) Reliance Communications 2. Name the food delivery business company 3) BSNL which was acquired by Zomato for $206 million. 4) Vodafone India 1) UberEats 2) Holachef 5) Bharti Airtel 3) Foodpanda 4) Cookaroo Answer – 5) Bharti Airtel 5) Freshmenu Bharti Airtel Limited (also known as Airtel), an Answer – 1) UberEats Indian global telecommunications services According to the Uber ‘s recent regulatory company, has acquired a 10 % equity stake in fitness filings, Zomato, an Indian restaurant aggregator start-up Spectacom Global Pvt Ltd, under its ‘Airtel and food delivery startup has acquired Uber’s food Startup Accelerator Program’, which focuses on delivery business in India, Uber Eats for $206 supporting growth of early stage Indian startups. million, where the investment was priced at $171 However, the company did not reveal how much the million, the balance $35 million was received as a deal is worth. reimbursement of goods and services tax (GST) 5. Find the Public Sector Bank of India receivable from Zomato. which has acquired 6.825% of stake in Zero Mass private limited (1st Business 3. Under which section of competition act the Competition Commission of India Correspondent of the country). (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 35 % 1) Dena Bank equity of Teesta Urja Ltd by Greenko 2) Allahabad Bank Mauritius. 3) Punjab National Bank 1) Section 30 (1) of competition act, 2002 4) Corporate Bank 81

5) State Bank of India 1) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited Answer – 5) State Bank of India 2) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited State Bank of India has entered into an 3) Indian Oil Corporation Limited agreement on 16 March 2020 to acquire 6.825% (6, 4) Coal India Limited 825 equity share) stake in Zero Mass. As part of the 5) National Thermal Power Corporation deal, the Bank has sold its entire stake in A Little Answer – 5) National Thermal Power World to the Zero Mass. This is a no cash deal. The Corporation Deal will be completed by March 31, 2020. Zero NTPC (formerly known as National Thermal Mass Pvt Ltd was founded by Anurag Gupta on Power Corporation Limited), India’s largest energy 2007, which is the 1st ever Business Correspondent conglomerate, has inked a share purchase in the country. agreement (SPAs) worth of Rs 11,500 crore with the 6. Which Indian Automobile Company central government. Under the deal NTPC acquired acquires 19% additional stake in the latter’s 74.496 % equity stake in THDC India NBFB-Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited Ltd (THDCIL) for Rs 7,500 crore & its 100% equity (HLFL) for Rs. 1200 crores? in North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation 1) Bajaj Allianz 2) Tata Motors Limited (NEEPCO) for Rs 4,000 crore respectively. 3) Maruti Suzuki 4) Ashok Leyland 8. The Chennai port trust has acquired 67% 5) Mahindra & Mahindra of stake in Kamarajar Port trust in March Answer – 4) Ashok Leyland 2020. The Kamarajar port trust is located Ashok Leyland Ltd (ALL), an Indian at? automobile company, has decided to acquire upto 1) Kanyakumari 2) Cochin 19% additional equity shares in Hinduja Leyland 3) Madurai 4) Chennai Finance Ltd (HLFL), the Non-Banking Finance 5) Vizagapatam Company (NBFC) part of Hinduja group, from the Answer – 4) Chennai existing shareholders, in tranches, for a The Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) has acquired consideration of up to Rs1,200 crore. 67% stake held by the Central government in 7. Which Indian PSU has acquired 74.496 % Kamarajar Port Ltd (KPL – located at Chennai, TN) equity stake in THDC India Ltd & 100% for an amount of Rs 2,383 crore. equity in North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) in March 2020? DEFENCE

1. Indian Coastal Guard 's 9th edition of ‘Harmonization of Maritime and Aeronautical rescue exercise “SAREX-2019”, conducted Search and Rescue (HAMSAR)’ in the sea at Vasco, at which Indian state? South Goa district from March 5-7,2020. 1) Karnataka 2) Kerala 2. The Defence Acquisition council (DAC) 3) Goa 4) Tamil Nadu has approved the procurement of 83 Tejas 5) Gujarat Mark -1A jets from which company for the Answer – 3) Goa Indian Air Force (IAF) to boost ‘Make in Indian Coast Guard (ICG), an armed force that India’ programme. protects India’s maritime interests, has conducted a 1) Indian Rotorcraft 2-day 9th edition of national level search and rescue 2) Raj Hamsa Ultralights exercise ‘SAREX-2020’ based on the theme 3) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 82

4) Anand Technologies procurement of 16,479 Negev 7.62X51 mm Light 5) Mahindra Aerospace Machine Gun (LMG) at a cost of Rs 880 crore. The Answer – 3) Hindustan Aeronautics weapons are procured under the Fast Track Limited Procedure (FTP). The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under 4. The Union Defence Minister has proposed the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath “Draft Defence Procurement Procedure Singh has approved the procurement of 83 Tejas (DPP) 2020” featuring promotion of Mark-1A jets from HAL for the Indian Air Force indigenous manufacturing. Name the (IAF), marking a boost to the government’s flagship Person who headed the Drafting “Make in India” programme. The proposal will now committee of DPP-2020. be sent for consideration of Cabinet Committee on 1) Bibek Debroy Security (CCS). 2) Biplab Kumar Sarma 3. With which country's company, India 3) Kirit Parikh signs contract worth Rs. 880 crores for the 4) Vivek Pandit procurement of 16,479 Negev 7.62X51mm 5) Apurva Chandra Light Machine Gun (LMG) under Fast Answer – 5) Apurva Chandra track procedure (FTP). Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh 1) Russia 2) France proposed a new “Draft Defence Procurement 3) Israel 4) German Procedure (DPP) 2020” featuring promotion of 5) United States indigenous manufacturing. The proposed DPP 2020 Answer – 3) Israel comes into effect from April 1, 2020 and remain in Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given his force till March 31, 2025. DPP 2020 replaces DPP approval to the Acquisition Wing of Ministry of 2016 and the draft for DPP 2020 has been finalized Defence for a capital acquisition contract with Israel by a high-level committee headed by Apurva Weapons Industries (IWI), an Israeli firearms Chandra, Director General (DG) Acquisition, manufacturer. The contract enables the Ministry of Defence that was set up in August 2019. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. Name the Indian state, where the National (DRDO) Dr G Satheesh Reddy. The two-day Workshop on Explosive Detection workshop has been organised by HEMRL (High (NWED-2020) organized by High Energy Energy Materials Research Laboratory) in Pune, on Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) its diamond jubilee celebration. RaIDer-X is a new held at. explosive detection device with a capability to detect 1) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh explosives from a stand-off distance is unveiled 2) Cuttack, Odisha during the event. It is co-developed by HEMRL 3) Noida, Uttar Pradesh Pune, and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), 4) Pune, Maharashtra Bangalore, Karnataka. 5) Hyderabad, Telangana 2. Name the mobile application which Answer – 4) Pune, Maharashtra delivers Diesel at doorstep launched by National Workshop on Explosive Detection Santhosh Gangwar (MoS – Labour & (NWED-2020) was held in Pune, Maharashtra Employment) in New Delhi. which was inaugurated by Secretary, Department of 1) Himmat Plus 2) Humsafar Defence Research &Development and Chairman 3) Simple 4) Santusht Defence Research & Development Organisation 5) Sanchet 83

Answer – 2) Humsafar Science and Technology has developed an Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of innovative intracranial flow diverter stent named as State (MoS- Independent charge) for Labour & Chitra Flow Employment, launched ‘Humsafar’ mobile Diverter for the treatment of aneurysms of the application in New Delhi, which delivers diesel to blood vessels of the brain. The new technology is doorstep of bulk users. ready for transfer & further testing in animals, 3. Which Indian Ministry has launched the followed by human trials. multi-lingual version of “Incredible India” 5. Name the Mobile Application launched by website and mobile app in New Delhi? SEBI for the investors to lodge grievances. 1) Ministry of Culture 1) Sebi Complaint 2) Sebi MONEY 2) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 3) Sebi SCORES 4) Sebi Grievance 3) Ministry of Shipping 5) Sebi WHEELS 4) Ministry of Tourism Answer – 3) Sebi SCORES 5) Ministry of Skill Development and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Entrepreneurship the regulator for the securities market in India, has Answer – 4) Ministry of Tourism introduced a mobile app called ‘Sebi SCORES’ [Sebi The Minister of State (MoS) for Tourism & Complaints Redress System (SCORES)], through Culture, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel has launched the which, investors can register their grievances. multilingual version of ‘Incredible India’ website 6. Name the Indian Institute which and mobile app in New Delhi with the aim to provide developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) more information about India’s tourist destinations, powered drone to counter ‘Rogue Drones’ attractions, experiences, and where the value lies. (Unregulated UAV). The website was earlier hosted only in English & 1) IIT-Kharagpur 2) IIT-Madras Hindi and now it has been launched in 3 new 3) IIT-Kanpur 4) IIT-Delhi languages i.e. Chinese, Arabic and Spanish. 5) IIT-Bombay 4. Name the Institute, which has developed Answer – 2) IIT-Madras an innovative intracranial flow diverter Researchers of IIT (Indian Institute of stent for the treatment of swelling of the Technology) Madras team developed AI (Artificial blood vessels of the brain. Intelligence) powered drone to counter ‘rogue 1) Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate drones’ (unregulated unmanned aerial vehicles). Medical Education and Research The AI-powered drone was designed by a team 2) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, comprising Vasu Gupta (B. Tech – Aerospace Jodhpur Engineering student) and Rishabh Vashistha, a 3) Indian Institute of Science Education and Project Associate working in RAFT Lab, Research Berhampur Department of Aerospace Engineering and the team 4) Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education was mentored by Dr Ranjith Mohan, Assistant and Research Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering. 5) Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology 7. The researchers of IASST (Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Answer – 5) Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute Technology) have found an 'endophytic for Medical Sciences and Technology Actinobacteria' which can replace A research team of Sree Chitra Thirunal fertilizers & fungicides in tea plants. The Institute of Medical Science and Technology IASST is located in which Indian City? (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, an Institute of 1) Dehradun, Uttarakhand National Importance under the Department of 2) Kolkata, West Bengal 84

3) Guwahati, Assam 10. Name the space agency which named the 4) Gangtok, Sikkim 5th Mars rover as Perseverance (earlier it 5) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh had a codename - Mars 2020). Answer – 3) Guwahati, Assam 1) State Space Corporation "Roscosmos" Researchers team led by Dr. Debajit Thakur (ROSCOSMOS) from Institute of Advanced Study in Science and 2) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Technology(IASST) Guwahati, an autonomous 3) Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) institute under Department of Science & 4) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Technology found endophytic Actinobacteria in 5) China National Space Administration relation to tea plants & related genera, Eurya to find (CNSA) potent plant growth-promoting strains. Answer – 2) National Aeronautics and 8. The Doctors from Oregon Health and Space Administration (NASA) Science Institute, Portland uses gene NASA (National Aeronautics and Space editing tool CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Administration) announced the name of the 5th Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) Mars (red planet) rover as Perseverance. Previously technology to cure ______. the rover was known by its codename as Mars 2020. 1) Cancer 2) Anemia The name was suggested by Alexander Mather, 7th 3) Tuberculosis 4) Blindness standard student and was announced by Nasa’s 5) Diabetes director of science, Thomas Zurbuchen at an event Answer – 4) Blindness in Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, The Doctors from Oregon Health and Science Virginia. Institute, Portland uses gene editing tool CRISPR 11. Name the mobile Application which was (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short launched by the Punjab government to Palindromic Repeats - tool for locating and cutting spread awareness on Coronavirus (March DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) at a specific spot.) 2020). technology to cure blindness who have suffered from 1) Corona Punjab 2) Covi Punjab Leber congenital amaurosis (Blindness in early 3) Cova Punjab 4) Covid Punjab childhood). 5) Covid-19 Punjab 9. As per recent Information of Jitendra Answer – 3) Cova Punjab Singh (MoS – PMO), which mission is The Punjab Government launched “Cova scheduled to be launched by 1st half of Punjab” mobile application to spread awareness and 2021 by Indian Space Research precautions to be taken against coronavirus. The Organization (ISRO). application was launched by Punjab Chief Secretary 1) Aditya-L1 mission Karan Avtar Singh. The application was developed 2) Mangalyaan-2 mission by the Department of Government Reforms and 3) Chandrayaan-3 mission Public Grievances in consultation with the Health & 4) Shukrayaan mission Family Welfare Department. 5) Gaganyaan mission 12. Name the Indian state which launched Answer – 3) Chandrayaan-3 mission NIGHA app to control electoral According to the Minister of State in the Prime malpractices in the upcoming local body Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, a possible elections (March 2020). schedule for the launch of Chandrayaan-3 is 1) Telangana 2) Kerala planned to be implemented in the first half of 2021. 3) Odisha 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) Tamil Nadu 85

Answer – 4) Andhra Pradesh information about “Udyam Sakhi” Portal for Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister (CM) awareness about government schemes and to Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy launched facilitate the networking of women start-ups, the NIGHA application at Vijayawada, AP. The app entrepreneurs, investors, incubators, mentors, is aimed at curbing the use of money and alcohol in students and enterprise facilitators. the upcoming local body elections & launched in 15. The Scientist of which among the addition to the measures taken by State Election following research Centre/Institute has Commission & Police department in order to control developed a cost effective ‘Solar receiver the electoral malpractices. The app was developed tube technology that absorbs solar by Department of Panchayat Raj. radiation and converts it into heat for the 13. Name the Organisation, which developed targeted applications. the fuel cell technology named as Polymer 1) Advanced Materials and Processes Research Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) Institute for Disaster Management. 2) International Advanced Research Centre for 1) International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials Powder Metallurgy and New Materials 3) Central Glass and Ceramic Research 2) Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute Institute 4) Central Electrochemical Research Institute 3) Central Glass and Ceramic Research 5) Centre for Cellular Molecular Biology Institute 15. Answer – 2) International Advanced 4) Centre for Cellular Molecular Biology Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy 5) Central Electrochemical Research Institute and New Materials Answer – 1) International Advanced Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New and New Materials Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad (Telangana), has Scientist of International Advanced Research developed a cost-effective ‘solar receiver tube for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) an technology’ that absorbs solar radiation and autonomous Research & Development(R&D) centre converts it into heat for the targeted applications, of Department of Science and Technology (DST), especially in industries. ARCI has filed 2 patent developed Fuel Cell Technology named as Polymer applications for this technology, and also inked an Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) for MoU with Greenera Energy India Private Limited Disaster Management. The PEMFC has operational for technology transfer, that aims to develop the capability even at low-temperatures with solar receiver tube for wider market absorption. applications related to decentralized power 16. Name the Indian ministry which launched generation systems. the ‘Bhoomi Rashi portal’. 14. Which of the following, is the portal of 1) Ministry of Home Affairs MSME ministry which spreads awareness 2) Ministry of Commerce and Industry about the Government schemes. 3) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 1) OECMS 2) SPICe+ 4) Ministry of Urban Affairs 3) NIPUN 4) Samadhaan 5) Ministry of Rural Development 5) Udyam Shaki Answer – 3) Ministry of Road Transport Answer – 5) Udyam Shaki and Highways Minister of micro, small and medium The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways enterprises (MSME), Nitin Gadkari recently (MoRTH) announced that the ‘Bhoomi Rashi’ portal requested the members of Lok Sabha to spread the (which was launched on April 1, 2018) has 86 significantly increased the process of land detected liquid iron rain on the highly acquisition for National Highways project. The heated exoplanet named ______. portal has made the process error-free & more 1) WASP-76b 2) WASP-56b transparent with the notifications at every stage 3) WASP-62d 4) WASP-52d being processed in real-time. 5) WASP-70a 17. In association with which bank the HIL Answer – 1) WASP-76b (India) Limited (CPSE under Ministry of A team of Scientists from the Astronomy Chemical & Fertilizers) launched the Department of the University of Geneva Customer Payment Portal? (Switzerland) along with the teams in Portugal, 1) Allahabad Bank Italy and Spain, have detected liquid iron rain on 2) Bank of Baroda the highly heated exoplanet WASP-76b. 3) Canara Bank 20. The scientist of which university 4) Andhra Bank developed starch-based ‘hemostat’ 5) Union Bank of India material to stop rapid blood loss during Answer – 5) Union Bank of India accidents? HIL (India) Limited, Department of Chemicals 1) National Botanical Research Institute & Petrochemicals, in association with Union Bank (NBRI) of India launched Customer Payment Portal in New 2) Institute of Nano Science and Technology Delhi to collect the payment from the customers (INST) through various online modes for fast & smooth 3) National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) collection of dues. It is introduced to speed up the 4) National Institute of Immunology (NII) Government’s vision of ‘Digital India’. 5) National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS) 18. RK Singh (MoS independent -Power, New Answer – 2) Institute of Nano Science and and Renewable Energy) launched a new Technology website of Ministry of New and Renewable Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science Energy (MNRE). The website has the and Technology (INST), an autonomous institute additional portals of India Renewable under the Department of Science & Technology, Idea Exchange’ (IRIX) and developed a starch-based ‘hemostat’ material which ______. absorbs excess fluid by concentrating the natural 1) No Queue 2) SECURE clotting factors in the blood that stops the rapid 3) Saral 4) Nanban blood loss. 5) AkshayUrja 21. In which platform, the Government has Answer – 5) AkshayUrja Portal launched the ‘MyGov Corona Helpdesk’ to The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for create awareness among citizens about Power, New and Renewable Energy & Minister of COVID-19 pandemic? State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 1) Google 2) Twitter Raj Kumar (R K) Singh launched a new website of 3) Whatsapp 4) Instagram Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). 5) Facebook The website has additional portals such as Answer – 3) Whatsapp ‘AkshayUrja Portal’ & ‘India Renewable Idea The government launched MyGov Corona Exchange’ (IRIX). Helpdesk on WhatsApp to create awareness among 19. A team of scientist of Astronomy citizens about the coronavirus (COVID-19) Department of University of Geneva along pandemic. The official Whatsapp chatbot can also be with team of scientist of other countries used to resolve queries in relation to COVID-19 using the number 9013151515. 87

22. Name the platform which launched lived alongside dinosaurs for around a million years campaign named ‘Do the Five. Help stop before the latter died out. Scientists dubbed the Coronavirus’ that lists out the five things creature as ‘Wonderchicken’, which is thought to be people should follow to prevent a common ancestor of modern chickens and ducks. coronavirus. The findings were published in the journal Nature. 1) Google 2) Yahoo 25. A study led by paleontologist Richard 3) Bing 4) Twitter Cloutier have revealed that Fins of 5) Rediff prehistoric fish “Elpistostege watsoni” Answer – 1) Google revealed origins of the human hand. Name Google has initiated a campaign named ‘Do the the journal which published the Findings. Five. Help stop Coronavirus’ in its search home page 1) Nature Genetics 2) Oncogene that lists out the five things people should follow to 3) Nature 4) British Journal prevent coronavirus & also issued Push 5) Scientific Reports Notifications on the Google App for Android & Answer – 3) Nature iPhone Operating System (iOS) users in India. A study led by paleontologist Richard Cloutier 23. Name the Space agency which has of Universite du Quebec a Rimouski in Canada has detected 4 Asteroids namely, 2020 FK, 2020 revealed the origins of the human hand after FS, 2020 DP4 & 2020 FF1 approaching the examining the 380-million-year-old complete fossil earth (March 2020). of an ancient fish called Elpistostege watsoni which 1) JAXA 2) ROSCOSMOS had finger bones in its front fins. The team has 3) NASA 4) ISRO examined the specimen using the high-energy 5) NSA computed tomography. The study is published in the journal Nature. Answer – 3) NASA The National Aeronautics and Space 26. Name the World group which launches Administration’s (NASA) Centre for Near-Earth website (www.covid19-sdmc.org) for Object Studies (CNEOS) identifies 4 asteroids information related to COVID-19. namely, 2020 FK, 2020 FS, 2020 DP4 & 2020 FF1 1) NATO 2) SAARC approaching the earth which follows 3) OPEC 4) G7 Earth-intersecting orbits. 5) Commonwealth 24. The Scientists of University of Cambridge Answer – 2) SAARC have discovered the fossil of world’s oldest The SAARC (South Asian Association for known modern bird skull dating to about Regional Cooperation) Disaster Management 66.8m – 66.7m years ago. What is Centre launched a website [www.covid19-sdmc.org] the name of the creature? for information related to the COVID-19 1) WonderBird (Coronavirus) in the region as announced by the 2) WonderFlu Indian Prime Minister (PM) Shri Narendra Modi during the recent video conference with SAARC 3) WonderThunder leaders. 4) WonderChicken 27. Name the Country which has tested its 1st 5) WonderOne nuclear capable hypersonic missile (in Answer – 4) WonderChicken March 2020). Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the 1) Russia 2) Germany United Kingdom (UK) have discovered a fossil of the 3) China 4) United States world’s oldest known modern bird skull dating to 5) United Kingdom about 66.8m – 66.7m years ago- means the birds Answer – 4) United States 88

In a major development, the United States (US) include mouse, squirrel, or beaver, hamster etc. Navy and Army has successfully tested its common However, this is not a new virus and it does not hypersonic glide body (C-HGB), a first unarmed spread from person to person. prototype of a hypersonic missile capable of carrying 30. The International Advanced Centre for nuclear warheads. The test was carried out at the Powder Metallurgy & New Materials Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii and (ARCI) has developed ‘ultrafast laser was monitored by Missile Defence Agency (MDA) of surface texturing technology’, which US Department of Defence i.e. The Pentagon. enhances efficiency of fuel in IC engines 28. Name the COVID-19 self-screening Bot, by reducing friction. ARCI located at which was the product of Microsoft’s which Indian city? Azure Healthcare and US CDC foundation. 1) Hyderabad 2) Bengaluru 1) Alexa 2) Amy 3) Chennai 4) Amritsar 3) Siri 4) Ross 5) Lucknow 5) Clara Answer – 1) Hyderabad Answer – 5) Clara International Advanced Centre for Powder The US (United States) Center of Disease Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad Control and Prevention (CDC) partnered with CDC (Telangana), which functions as a grants-in-aid Foundation and Microsoft’s Azure healthcare bot institution of the Government of India’s service has introduced an AI (Artificial Intelligence) Department of Science & Technology (DST), has based bot named “Clara” [the coronavirus developed ‘ultrafast laser surface texturing self-checker]. The bot is currently available in the technology’, which can enhance the efficiency of fuel US on the CDS website. in internal combustion (IC) engines by reducing 29. Name the virus other than COVID-19 friction. which cause death in Yunnan province of 31. Name the biofortified high-protein wheat China. variety that was developed by Pune based 1) Norwalk virus 2) Ebola virus Agharkar Research Institute’s (ARI) 3) Hanta virus 4) Mega virus scientists. 5) Dengue virus 1) MACS 0248 2) MACS 8402 Answer – 3) Hanta virus 3) MACS 4028 4) MACS 2408 After a deadly Coronavirus, now a death has 5) MACS 4802 been reported in China’s Yunnan province due to Answer – 3) MACS 4028 Hantavirus infection, a virus spread from rodents. A team of Scientists from Agharkar Research Rodents are a type of small mammal with sharp Institute (ARI) in Pune, Maharashtra, have front teeth which include mouse, squirrel, or beaver, developed ‘MACS 4028’, a biofortified wheat variety, hamster etc. However, this is not a new virus and it which shows high-protein content of around 14.7% does not spread from person to person. After a good nutritional quality having zinc 40.3 ppm, and deadly Coronavirus, now a death has been reported iron content of 40.3ppm and 46.1ppm (parts per As per United States’ (US) Centres for Disease million) respectively. Control and Prevention (CDC), Hantavirusis spread 32. Name the country which has launched mainly by rodents and can cause hantavirus military communication satellite named pulmonary syndrome (HPS), and haemorrhagic AEHF-6. fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) to the infected 1) Russia 2) United States person. China’s Yunnan province due to Hantavirus 3) India 4) Germany infection, a virus spread from rodents. Rodents are a 5) China type of small mammal with sharp front teeth which 89

Answer – 2) United States track violations by people supposed to be in The United States (US) Space Force launched quarantine. The proposals of both apps have been its 1st national security mission on March 26, 2020 sent to officials in the Ministry of Human Resource by sending an ultra-secure military communication and Department, Niti Aayog, the Maharashtra satellite into orbit called Advanced Extremely High government and the BMC (Brihanmumbai Frequency (AEHF)-6 (developed by Lockheed Municipal Corporation). martin) from Cape Canaveral, Florida on the Atlas 34. Name the app which was developed by V551 rocket. Rajasthan police to give permission for 33. Name the Indian Institution which has movement to people during the lockdown. developed the “Corontine” and “Safe” 1) RajCop people 2) RajCop curfew mobile app to track violations by people 3) RajCop citizens 4) RajCop voters supposed to be in quarantine. 5) RajCop rajastanis 1) IIT Madras 2) IIT Bombay Answer – 3) RajCop citizens 3) IIT Delhi 4) IIT Calcutta Rajasthan police launched a mobile app called 5) IIT Gandhinagar “RajCop citizens app” to enable individuals and Answer – 2) IIT Bombay company employees in the state take permission for IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)-Bombay venturing out in necessary conditions which was (Department of CSE) developed 2 mobile developed by Data Ingenious GLobal Limited. applications called “Corontine” and “Safe”, that can 90 ENVIRONMENT

1. The newly discovered species of Lady Gaga. The species was named by Brendan treehopper has been named after who Morris, PhD candidate in entomology from among the following (in March 2020). University of Illinois, United States (US). The 1) Queen Victoria 2) Katy Perry species were found near the Pacific coast of 3) Angelina Jolie 4) Greta Thunberg Nicaragua. The information about the new insect 5) Lady Gaga species was published in the journal Zootaxa. Answer – 5) Lady Gaga A newly discovered species of treehopper has been named “Kaikaia Gaga” after American Singer SPORTS

1. Name the Indian University which topped 5) Vijaya and Jay the medal tally of 1st Khelo university Answer – 1) Jay and Bijay games held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha The 1st edition of the 2020 Khelo India (February 22 – March 1, 2020). University Games (KIUG) was held from February 1) Savitribai Phule Pune University 22 – March 1, 2020 at KIIT University (Kalinga 2) Anna University Institute of Industrial Technology University) in 3) Panjab University Bhubaneswar,Odisha. The official mascots of the 4) Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology event are ‘Jay and Bijay’. University 3. Who won the 27th edition of Mexican Open 5) Punjabi University (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) held between Answer – 3) Panjab University February 24-29, 2020 in Men’s singles The 1st edition of the 2020 Khelo India Category? University Games (KIUG) was held from February 1) Dominic Thiem (Austria) 22 – March 1, 2020 at KIIT University (Kalinga 2) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Institute of Industrial Technology University) in 3) Roger Federer (Switzerland) Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 4) Rafael Nadal (Spain) Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2020 5) Taylor Harry Fritz (America) Medal Tally by states: Answer – 4) Rafael Nadal (Spain) The 2020 Mexican Open (27th edition) officially Ran State Gold Silver Bronze Medal known as Abierto Mexicano Telcel (AMT) k Tally presentado por HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai 1 Panjab University (PB) 17 18 10 45 Banking Corporation), a lawn tennis tournament 2 Savitribai Phule Pune 17 11 9 37 University, MS was held at Acapulco, Mexico between 24 and 29 February 2020. It was played on Outdoor Hard 3 Punjabi University, 12 6 14 32 Patiala (PB) Court Surface. Rafael Nadal wins the Mexican open tournament for the 3rd time and it is his 85th ATP 2. Which of the following is the mascot of 1st title overall (Men’s singles category). Khelo university games held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha? 2020 Mexican Open Winners 1) Jay and Bijay 2) Vijay and Vijaya Category Winner Runner Up 3) Jaya and Vijay 4) Bijay and Vijay 91

Men’s Rafael Nadal Parera Taylor Harry Fritz 4 India 2064.14 Singles (Spain) (America) 1 Belgium 2481.34 Women’s Heather Miriam Watson Leylah Annie Fernandez 2 Australia 2393.58 Singles (United Kingdom) (Canada) 3 Netherlands 2237.61 Men’s Lukasz Kubot (Poland) Juan Sebastian Cabal Doubles & Marcelo Pinheiro Davi Valdes (Colombo) & Women’s Rank List de Melo (Brazil) Robert Charbel Farah Rank Country Points Secured Maksoud (Colombo) 9 India 1543 Women’s Desirae Marie Krawczyk Kateryna 1 Netherlands 2626.03 Doubles (America) & Giuliana Volodymyrivna Marion Olmos Dick Bondarenko (Ukraine) & 2 Australia 2111.21 (Mexico) Sharon Fichman 3 Argentia 2076.29 (Canada) 6. Name the 1st cricketer who has played 100 matches in all three formats (Test, ODI, 4. Find the person who is the 1st Mexican T20). player winning the Mexican open or 1) Virat Kohli 2) Kane Williamson Abierto Mexicano Telcel (AMT) title. 3) Chris Gayle 4) Ross Taylor 1) Annie Fernandez 5) Rohit Sharma 2) Heather Watson Answer – 4) Ross Taylor 3) Giuliana Olmos During the India tour of New Zealand (Between 4) Daniel Garza January – March 2020), Ross Taylor became the 1st 5) Pablo Cuevas New Zealand male cricketer to play 100 matches in 4. Answer - 3) Giuliana Olmos all three formats of cricket. The 2020 Mexican Open (27th edition) officially 7. Name the Indian cricketer who has known as Abierto Mexicano Telcel (AMT) become No.1 Batswomen in latest presentado por HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai International Cricket Council’s (ICC) T20I Banking Corporation), a lawn tennis tournament ranking 2020 (as on 4th March 2020). was held at Acapulco, Mexico between 24 and 29 1) Poonam Yadav 2) Shafali Verma February 2020. Giuliana Olmos made history, and 3) Mithali Raj became the first Mexican player to win the Abierto 4) Smriti Mandhana Mexicano Telcel (in women’s doubles category). 5) Jemimah Rodriques 5. What is the rank of Indian men’s team in Answer – 2) Shafali Verma the latest International Hockey According to the International Cricket Council Federation’s (FIH) World Rankings 2020 (ICC) T20I (Twenty-twenty International) rankings (as on March 2, 2020)? 2020 for Women players, the 16-year-old Indian 1) 6 2) 4 3) 9 4) 8 opener Shafali Verma climbed 19 places to reach the 5) 3 top with 761 points. She replaced New Zealand’s 5. Answer – 2) 4 Suzie Bates down a notch, who now have 750 points. As per the latest International Hockey 8. The Asian Badminton Championship 2020 Federation’s (FIH) latest world rankings 2020, is shifted from Wuhan (China) to which Indian men’s team ranked 4th position which is City due to outbreak of novel Corona the highest ranking position of the team since the virus. formation of FIH rankings in 2003. Whereas, Indian 1) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Women’s team ranked No.9. 2) New Delhi, India Men’s Rank List 3) Manila, Philippines Rank Country Points Secured 4) Tokyo, Japan 92

5) Dhaka, Bangladesh 3) Triple Jump 4) 400m runner Answer – 3) Manila, Philippines 5) Pole Vault Badminton Asia confirmed that Badminton Answer – 4) 400m runner world federation (BWF) has shifted the Badminton Indian 400-meter runner Prachi choudhary Asia Championships 2020 to Manila, Philippines from Uttar Pradesh was tested out of competition from Wuhan, China. It will be conducted in Manila and was provisionally suspended by the National from April 21 to 26, 2020. The shift is due to the Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on March 6,2020, for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and this the presence of anabolic steroid, Oxandrolone. championship falls within the Tokyo 2020 Olympic 12. In Association with which organization Games Qualification window. the Hockey India is going to conduct 1st 9. Name the Indian City which is going to edition of Khelo India Women’s Hockey host the International Olympic Committee League Under-21 between (IOC) session in 2023. March-November 2020. 1) Bengaluru 2) Kolkata 1) Athletics Federation of India 3) Hyderabad 4) Mumbai 2) Indian Olympic Association 5) Nagpur 3) Sports Authority of India Answer – 4) Mumbai 4) Sports Federation of India Mumbai will host the International Olympic 5) National Sports Organisation Committee (IOC) session 2023 as recommended by Answer – 3) Sports Authority of India IOC Executive Board and the decision will be Sports Authority of India (SAI), in association approved at the 136th IOC session in Tokyo in July with Hockey India announced the 1st edition of the 2020. The IOC session was held in 1983 in New Khelo India Women’s Hockey League Under-21. The Delhi and the session is going to be held in India tournament will be organized by Hockey India at 3 after 40 years. phases in 3 different venues between March to The year 2023 will be significant for India as it November 2020. coincides with the 75th anniversary of Indian 13. Name the person who has become the first Independence. player in the world to play 500 T20 10. Name the Indian players who has won matches. Bronze medal each in Singles section in 1) Virat Kohli 2) Dwayne Bravo Yonex Dutch Junior Internationals 2020 3) Chris Gayle 4) Kieron Pollard held at Netherlands. 5) MS Dhoni 1) Mansi Singh 2) Tasnim Mir Answer – 4) Kieron Pollard 3) Saifi Rizka 4) Both 1) & 2) West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard has become 5) Both 2) & 3) the first player in the history of T20 (Twenty20) Answer – 4) Both 1) & 2) cricket to feature in 500 matches during the field Young Indian badminton players Tasnim Mir against Sri Lanka for the first T20I in Pallekele, (14) & Mansi Singh (14) have won historic bronze Srilanka.Dwayne Bravo is second in the list medal each in the girls’ singles section of the Yonex followed by Chris Gayle. Dutch Junior International 2020 competition held 14. Wasim Jaffer who is in news recently at B.C. Duinwijck, in Haarlem, Netherlands from 26 related to which sports (March 2020)? February 2020 – March 1,2020. 1) Hockey 2) Tennis 11. Prachi choudhary who is in news recently 3) Football 4) Shooting (March 2020), related to which sports? 5) Cricket 1) Discus Throw 2) Shot Put Answer – 5) Cricket 93

Wasim Jaffer (42) a former Indian opening 5) Football batsman and a domestic cricket giant has Answer – 5) Football announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Maltese Footballer Andre Schembri, 33 years He hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra. old, is currently playing for Chennaiyin FC’s 15. Name the country which has won the 7th (Football Club) announced that he will retire from edition of ICC women’s T20 world cup 2020 professional football after the Hero Indian Super held in Australia between Feb 21 – March League (ISL) final against ATK FC in Goa on March 8, 2020. 14, 2020. He announced retirement from 1) India 2) Australia international football in November 2018 after 94 3) England 4) South Africa appearances for his nation. 5) New Zealand 18. The Number of Indian Boxers qualified to Answer – 2) Australia Tokyo Olympics 2020 from the ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s Asian/Oceanian Boxing Olympic T20 World Cup 2020, the 7th ICC Women’s T20 Qualifiers event 2020 held at Amman, World Cup tournament was held in Australia from Jordan is/are ______. February 21- March 8, 2020. The final match, which 1) 11 2) 7 was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 3) 5 4) 9 International Women’s Day (8 March), Australia 5) 3 women’s cricket team defeated the Indian women’s Answer – 4) 9 cricket team by 85 runs and won the title for the 5th The Asian/Oceanian Boxing Olympic Qualifiers time. event 2020 was held at Amman, Jordan from march 16. Name the person, who has become the 3- 11, 2020. A total of 9 Indian boxers qualified in youngest cricketer to play any ICC World this event for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which is to be Cup finals. held at Tokyo, Japan from 24 July, 2020 – 9 August, 1) Sandeep Lamichhane 2020. China emerged as top of the medals standings 2) Hardik Pandya with 6 medals (4 gold, 2 bronze) in this event, while 3) Shafali Verma India ranked 9th with 8 medals (2 Silver, 6 Bronze). 4) Rashid Khan Qualified boxer of India at Asia/Oceania 5) Shaquana Quintyne Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing qualifying Answer – 3) Shafali Verma tournament: Indian Cricketer Shafali Verma (16-year-old) S.No Qualified Category Medal won on March 8, 2020 has become the Youngest ever boxer of cricketer to play any ICC world cup finals. She thus India broke the record previously held by West Indies' 1 Amit Men’s Flyweight (52 kg) Bronze Shaquana Quintyne, who was 17 years and 45 days Panghal old when she took the field for the West Indies in the 2 Manish Men’s Lightweight (63 kg) – 2013 women's World Cup final. Pakistan's Kaushik Mohammad Amir is third on the list as he was 17 3 Vikas Men’s Welterweight (69 kg) Silver years and 69 days old when he played in the 2009 Krishan Yadav men's World T20 final. 4 Ashish Men’s Middleweight (75 kg) Bronze 17. Andre Schembri who is in news recently Kumar (March 2020) is related to which sports? 5 Satish Men’s Super-heavyweight Bronze 1) Basket Ball 2) Swimming Kumar (+91 kg) 3) Cricket 4) Gymnastics 6 Mary Kom Women’s Flyweight (51 kg) Bronze 94

7 Simranjit Women’s Lightweight (60 kg) Silver 4) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Kaur 5) Manika Batra Baatth Answer – 1) Sharath Kamal 8 Lovlina Women’s Welterweight (69 Bronze Borgohain kg) Achanta Sharath Kamal (37), a professional 9 Pooja Rani Women’s Middleweight (75 Bronze table tennis player from Tamil Nadu (TN) has ended kg) the title wait of a decade by winning the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) Challenger 19. The World Athletics council has put the Plus Oman Open 2020 men’s singles title by fine of $ 10million to the Athletics defeating Portugal’s top seed Marcos Freitas with Federation of which country for violating 4-2 scores in the final played at Sultan Qaboos the anti-doping rules? Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman. 1) Ukraine 2) Belarus 22. Name the person who has won the men’s 3) Georgia 4) Russia singles title in the 112th edition of All 5) Armenia England Open 2020 (March 2020) Answer – 4) Russia badminton tournament. The World Athletics Council fines the Russian 1) Yuta Watanabe 2) Viktor Axelsen Athletics Federation (RusAF) of USD 10 million for 3) Hiroyuki Endo 4) Chou Tien-chen violating the anti-doping rules & capped at 10 the 5) Praveen Jordan number of Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) who Answer – 2) Viktor Axelsen were allowed to compete in the Tokyo 2020 2020 All England Open (officially known as the Olympics, other specified World Athletics Yonex All England Open Badminton &European Athletics senior events. Championships 2020), was the 112th edition of 20. Name the Team which has won the Ranji oldest badminton tournament organized jointly by trophy title for the year 2019-20. Badminton England & Badminton World 1) Vidarbha 2) Maharashtra Federation (BWF), held at Arena Birmingham in 3) Saurashtra 4) Karnataka Birmingham, England from March 11 -15, 2020. 5) Bengal Viktor Axelsen became the 1st Denmark player to win the All England title for 21 years. Answer – 3) Saurashtra Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat, 28 years old, led List of Winners: Saurashtra team and won the maiden Ranji Trophy Event Winners Runners (domestic first-class cricket championship) title, on Men’s Singles Viktor Axelsen Chou Tien-chen the basis of earning 44 runs in the first innings (Denmark) (Chinese Taipei) defeating Bengal team at the Saurashtra Cricket Women’s Singles Tai Tzu Ying Chen Yufei (China) Association Stadium, Rajkot, Gujarat. The team has (Chinese Taipei) ended as Runner-up 3 times in last 7 seasons. The Men’s Doubles Hiroyuki Endo Marcus Fernaldi most successful champion of Ranji trophy was (Japan) Yuta Gideon (Indonesia) Mumbai (41 times). Watanabe (Japan) Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21. Name the Indian Table Tennis player who (Indonesia) has won singles title in ITTF Women’s Doubles Yuki Du Yue (China) Li (International Table Tennis Federation) Fukushima(Japan) Yinhui (China) Challenger Plus Oman Open 2020. Sayaka Hirota 1) Sharath Kamal (Japan) 2) Anthony Amalraj 3) Mouma Das 95

Mixed Doubles Praveen Jordan Dechapol 1) FC Goa 2) Chennaiyin FC (Indonesia) Melati Puavaranukroh 3) Bengaluru FC 4) ATK FC Daeva Oktavianti (Thailand) Sapsiree (Indonesia) Taerattanachai 5) Pune City FC (Thailand) Answer – 4) ATK FC ATK FC (Football Club) won the 6th edition of 23. Name the person who has won the ISL (Indian Super League) trophy for the year women’s singles title in the 112th edition 2019-20 defeating Chennaiyin FC in the final match of All England Open 2020 (March 2020) by 3-1 held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, badminton tournament. Margao, Goa. This is the 3rd ISL trophy for ATK FC. 1) Chen Yufei 25. Name the team which has won the Hero 2) Yuki Fukushima I-League champions title for the year 3) Tai Tzu Ying 2019-20. 4) Du Yue 1) Real Kashmir 2) Mohun Bagan 5) Sayaka Hirota 3) Chennai City 4) East Bengal Answer – 3) Tai Tzu Ying 5) Churchill Brothers 2020 All England Open (officially known as the Answer – 2) Mohun Bagan Yonex All England Open Badminton Mohun Bagan Athletic Club has won the Hero Championships 2020), was the 112th edition of I-League Champions 2019-20 by defeating Aizawl oldest badminton tournament organized jointly by FC at Kalyani Stadium, West Bengal. Bagan Club Badminton England & Badminton World lifted the title for the second time, even when four Federation (BWF), held at Arena Birmingham in rounds are still to go in the season. Birmingham, England from March 11 -15, 2020. 26. Cricketer Andrew Malcolm Ellis who List of Winners: announced retirement recently belongs to which country? Event Winners Runners 1) Oman 2) South Africa Men’s Singles Viktor Axelsen Chou Tien-chen 3) Australia 4) England (Denmark) (Chinese Taipei) 5) New Zealand Women’s Singles Tai Tzu Ying Chen Yufei (China) (Chinese Taipei) Answer – 5) New Zealand Men’s Doubles Hiroyuki Endo Marcus Fernaldi New Zealand (NZ) all-rounder Andrew Malcolm (Japan) Yuta Gideon (Indonesia) Ellis (37) announced his retirement from Watanabe (Japan) Kevin Sanjaya Canterbury cricket after 18 years of his career. After Sukamuljo Ross Taylor he became the 2nd player in NZ to play (Indonesia) over 100 games in each format. Women’s Doubles Yuki Du Yue (China) Li Fukushima(Japan) Yinhui (China) 27. Canada is the 1st country to back out of Sayaka Hirota Tokyo Olympics 2020. What is the capital (Japan) of Canada? Mixed Doubles Praveen Jordan Dechapol 1) Paris 2) Ottawa (Indonesia) Melati Puavaranukroh 3) Copenhagen 4) Havana Daeva Oktavianti (Thailand) Sapsiree (Indonesia) Taerattanachai 5) Hamilton (Thailand) Answer – 2) Ottawa The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic 24. Name the team that won the 6th edition of Committee jointly announced that it would not send the ISL Cup for 2019-20 and also third ISL any of its athletes to participate in the Tokyo trophy for that team. Olympics 2020 which is scheduled on July 24, 2020 96 in Japan, due to the spread of Coronavirus disease August 9, 2020 will take place in 2021 and the new rapidly across the world. Thus, Canada becomes the dates will be announced later. This is the first time first country to back out of Tokyo Olympics 2020. in the Olympics’ 124-year history that it has been The Capital of Canada is Ottawa. postponed due to virus, because earlier the Olympic 28. The Tokyo Olympics was postponed for Games have been canceled only because of world 2021 (1st time in 124yrs because of virus) war. by International Olympics Committee 29. Navin Chikara who is in news recently (IOC). Who is the present president of (March 2020) belongs to which sports? IOC? 1) Javelin Throw 2) Discus Throw 1) Shinzo Abe 2) Jacques Rogge 3) Cricket 4) Triple Jump 3) Nita Ambani 4) Llewellyn Smith 5) Shot Put 5) Thomas Bach Answer – 5) Shot Put Answer – 5) Thomas Bach The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of Japan ‘s Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe and international Athletics’s governing body -World the President of the International Olympic Athletics’s (formerly known as International Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach have agreed to Association of Athletics Federations-IAAF), has postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for a year suspended Indian shot putter Navin Chikara (23) due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Now for 4- years for failing an out-of-competition dope the Tokyo Olympics, which is scheduled on July 24 – test in 2018. BOOKS & AUTHORS

1. The Book “Chronicles of Change 5) Bihar Champions” released by Union Women & Answer – 3) Odisha Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik was based on which Scheme? released the comic book titled “The Adventures of 1) One Stop Centre scheme the Daredevil Democrat” on the occasion of the 2) Nari Shakti Puraskar scheme 104th birth anniversary of former Odisha CM Late 3) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme Biju Patnaik in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The book 4) Women Helpline scheme deals about the life and works of legendary leader 5) UJJAWALA scheme and Naveen Patnaik’s father Biju Patnaik. Answer – 3) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao 3. Who is the Author of the Book “The 12 scheme Commandments Of Being A Women”? Smriti Zubin Irani Union Minister of Women & 1) Meena Kandasamy Child Development released a book titled 2) Tahira Kashyap “Chronicles of Change Champions” at New Delhi. 3) Anita Nair The book is written with the 25 innovative initiative 4) Kiran Desai taken under the “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” (BBBP) 5) Kamala Suraiyya scheme at the state and district level. Answer – 2) Tahira Kashyap 2. The book of “The Adventures of the Tahira Kashyap Khurrana, writer- producer, Daredevil Democrat” is about the life of professor, announced her 4th book titled “The 12 Biju Patnaik. He is the former Chief Commandments Of Being A Woman” on the Minister of which Indian state? occasion of Women’s Day and the new book will be 1) Kerala 2) West Bengal published by Juggernaut Books, New Delhi. The 3) Odisha 4) Jharkhand books authored by her are “I Promise”, “Souled Out” 97 and in the year 2015 she co-authored Ayushmann’s Answer – 3) Bhalchandra Mungekar biography “Cracking the Code: My Journey in The book titled “My Encounters in Parliament” Bollywood”. authored by Bhalchandra Mungekar an Indian 4. Name the person who has Authored the economist, former member of Rajya Sabha. Book ‘Lady, You’re the Boss’. 7. Who has written the book “Invincible – A 1) Kiran Desai 2) Anita Nair Tribute to Manohar Parrikar”? 3) Apurva Purohit 4) Tahira Kashyap 1) Tarun Vijay 5) Kamala Suraiyya 2) Anil Baluni Answer – 3) Apurva Purohit 3) Mahendra Singh Mahra Apurva Purohit the President of the Jagran 4) Jairam Ramesh Group, one of India’s largest multi-media 5) Shashi Tharoor conglomerates launched her 2nd book- ‘Lady, You’re Answer – 1) Tarun Vijay the Boss!’, which was published by Westland The “Invincible – A Tribute to Manohar Publications (an Amazon company). Her 1st book Parrikar” was authored by Tarun Vijay and released was, ‘Lady, You’re Not a Man! The Adventures Of A by defence minister Rajnath Singh on 16th March Woman At Work’. Apurva is named as one of the 2020. Recently Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Most Powerful Women in Business as per Fortune presented the book to President Ram Nath Kovind India in 2018 & 2019 & India Today Group 2016, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on the first death 2018 & 2019, & also featured in Fortune India’s anniversary of Manohar Parrikar. Most Powerful Women in Business list 2018 & 2019 8. Name the person who Authored the book 5. Name the Person Who Authored the book ‘Messiah Modi: A tale of Great titled ‘An Extraordinary Life: A biography expectations’? of Manohar Parrikar’ which is going to be 1) Andy Marino published by Penguin Random House 2) Prabhat Prakashan India in April 2020. 3) Shashi Tharoor 1) Sadguru Patil 4) Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay 2) Mayabhushan Nagvenkar 5) Tavleen Singh 3) Shashi Tharoor Answer – 5) Tavleen Singh 4) Both 1) and 2) A new book entitled ‘Messiah Modi: A Tale of 5) All the 1), 2) and 3) Great Expectations’ written by senior journalist & Answer – 4) Both 1) and 2) author Tavleen Singh has been released. The book, A book titled “An Extraordinary Life: A published by HarperCollins India, narrates the biography of Manohar Parrikar” was written by early support for Modi the candidate by the author, senior journalists Sadguru Patil and Mayabhushan once a great supporter of the government. Nagvenkar. The book will be published by Penguin 9. Name the person who authored the book Random House India and to be released in April “Missing in Action: The Prisoners Who 2020. Never Came Back”. 6. Name the person who Authored the book 1) Meghna Pant ‘My Encounters in Parliament’. 2) Meena Kandasamy 1) Hamid Ansari 3) Chander Suta Dogra 2) D Raja 4) Palash Krishna Mehrotra 3) Bhalchandra Mungekar 5) Ira Trivedi 4) Sitaram Yechury Answer - 3) Chander Suta Dogra 5) Sharad Pawar 98

Senior Journalist Chander Suta Dogra Answer – 2) National Book Trust (NBT) launched her 2nd book- “Missing in Action: The National Book Trust (NBT), India, the national Prisoners Who Never Came Back” relies on body for book publishing and book promotion under de-classified records of the Ministry of External the Ministry of Human Resource Development Affairs & other sources. It is published by (MHRD), Government of India, is launching a Harpercollins. publishing series titled ‘Corona Studies Series’ to 10. Name the person who has written the document and to provide relevant reading materials book titled “Legacy of Learning”. for all age-groups for the post-corona readership 1) Khushwant Singh needs. MHRD also set-up a Study Group comprising 2) Savita Chhabra some experienced & young psychologists/ 3) Shashi Tharoor counsellors to prepare books on the sub-series 4) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ‘Psycho-Social Impact of Corona Pandemic and the 5) R.K. Narayan Ways to Cope’. Answer - 2) Savita Chhabra 12. Name the person who authored the book Savita Chhabra, Chairperson of HRIPL titled “The Death of Jesus”. (Hygienic Research Institute Private Limited) and 1) Peter Handke an award-winning businesswoman, has authored & 2) Patrick Modiano launched her first book titled “Legacy Of Learning”. 3) Doris Lessing 11. Which among the following body has 4) Elfriede Jelinek launched a series titled ‘Corona Studies 5) John Maxwell Coetzee Series’ to document and to provide Answer – 5) John Maxwell Coetzee relevant reading materials for all South African born Nobel Laureate (2003 – age-groups for the post-corona. Literature) John Maxwell Coetzee, who authored 1) National Board of Accreditation (NBA) the book “The Death of Jesus”, completed his Jesus 2) National Book Trust (NBT) trilogy (a group of 3 related novels) with the final 3) Central Board of Secondary Education book. The book explores the meaning of a world (CBSE) empty of memory but brimming with questions. The 4) National Council of Educational Research book comprises 3 novels: The Childhood of Jesus, and Training (NCERT) The Schooldays of Jesus and the Death of Jesus 5) Educational Consultants (India) Limited Published by Penguin Random House. (EdCIL) OBITUARY

1. Balbir Singh Kullar who is in news August 1942 in Sansarpur, Punjab. He also served recently (March 2020) is related to which as an Indian national team selector. sports? 2. Virendra Sirohi who passed away recently 1) Shooting 2) Hockey is the Member of Legislative Assembly 3) Kabaddi 4) Cricket (MLA) of which Indian state? 5) Tennis 1) Haryana 2) Uttar Pradesh Answer – 2) Hockey 3) West Bengal 4) Goa Balbir Singh Kullar, former Indian hockey 5) Maharashtra player, Padma Shri awardee and a Punjab Police Answer – 2) Uttar Pradesh Officer passed away at the age of 77 in Sansarpur, Uttar Pradesh(UP) BJP MLA (Member of the Jalandhar district, Punjab. Balbir was born on 8th Legislative Assembly) Virendra Singh Sirohi from 99

Bulandshahr passed away at the age of 73 in New 4) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Delhi, who was first elected as MLA for the 13th Development (OECD) Uttar Pradesh Assembly in 1996, then in 2007 & 5) International Labor Organization (ILO) last in 2017. He also served as Revenue Minister Answer – 3) United Nations Organization from 1997 till 2002 in the Mayawati-led state (UNO) government in UP. Javier Perez de Cuellar (born in Lima, Peru) 3. Joginder Singh Saini who passed away was the president of the UN Security Council from recently (March 2020) is a ______. 1973 to 1974 and he served as UN fifth secretary 1) Law maker 2) Stunt man general from 1981 to 1991. He was often described 3) Historian 4) Athletics Coach as a “pacifist by vocation and nature.” 5) Vedic Scholar 6. Kalyanasundaram Anbazagan who passed Answer – 4) Athletics Coach away recently, is the General Secretary of Senior athletics coach & Dronacharya awardee which of the following political party? Joginder Singh Saini, who trained some of India’s 1) Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) finest track and field stars, passed away at the age 2) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra of 90, in Patiala, Punjab, due to age related Kazhagam (AIADMK) problems. He served as the chief national athletics 3) Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam coach for many years from the year 1970 to 1990. (DMDK) 4) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) 4. Jack Welch who passed away recently 5) Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (March 2020) is the former Chairman and (AMMK) CEO of which Multinational Company? Answer – Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1) Philips (DMK) 2) Siemens Peraasiriyar (Professor) Kalyanasundaram 3) General Electric Anbazhagan, DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) 4) 3M party General Secretary for 43 years, passed away 5) Schneider Electric at the age of 97 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN). He Answer – 3) General Electric also served as MLA (Member of the Legislative John Francis Welch Jr., former chairman & Assembly) for 9 times and a Lok Sabha MP (Member CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of General Electric of Parliament). (GE) Company passed away at the age of 84, in New 7. H. R. Bhradwaj, the former Union Law York, US (United States). He was born on March 19, minister and Governor of Karnataka & 1935 in Massachusetts, US. He grew General Kerala who passed away recently (March Electric company during the 1980s & 1990s into the 2020) belongs to which Indian state? most valuable public company in the US. In 1999, 1) Punjab 2) Karnataka Fortune named him the “Manager of the Century” 3) Haryana 4) Goa and the Financial Times named him “One of the 3 5) Bihar most admired business leaders in the world”. Answer – 3) Haryana 5. Javier Perez de Cuellar who passed away Hansraj Bhardwaj, former Union Law Minister recently (March 2020) is the former and former governor of Karnataka & Kerala, Senior Secretary General of which world Congress leader passed away at the age of 83 in New Organisation? Delhi, India. He was born in Garhi Sampla village in 1) World Trade Organization (WTO) Rohtak district, Haryana. He also holds the record 2) World Health Organization (WHO) of India’s second longest serving Law Minister. 3) United Nations Organization (UNO) 100

8. Vijayan Pillai who passed away recently is Dana Zatopkova (97), a former Czechoslovak the Member of Legislative Assembly javelin-thrower, passed away on 13th March 2020. (MLA) of which Indian state? She is an Olympic javelin champion, won gold in the 1) Telangana 2) Karnataka Helsinki Olympics in 1952 and won the Olympic 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Andhra Pradesh silver in Rome in 1960. Helsinki Organizing 5) Kerala Committee declared her “the happiest gold Answer – 5) Kerala medalist”. She served as a coach in 1960 and retired Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA from the role in 1980. Vijayan Pillai (65) from chavara constituency, 12. Puthussery Ramachandran who passed Kerala passed away in Kochi due to terminal illness away recently (March 2020) is a ______. he had for the past two months. 1) Actor 2) Sportsperson 9. Max von Sydow who passed away recently 3) Law Maker (March 2020) is a ______. 4) Environmentalist 1) Pop Singer 2) Law Maker 5) Poet 3) Actor 4) Athlete Answer – 5) Poet 5) Social Activist Dr Puthussery Ramachandran a Veteran Answer – 3) Actor Malayalam poet, a scholar of Dravidian linguistics Carl Adolf von Sydow, Swedish actor, passed and a teacher passed away due to age-related illness away at the age of 90 in Provence, France. He was at the age of 91 years. born on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Sweden. He was 13. Patil Puttappa who passed away recently known for his character who played a game of chess (March 2020) is ______. with death in the movie “Seventh Seal”, directed by 1) Actor 2) Stunt Man Ingmar Bergman and also the Three-Eyed Raven 3) Journalist 4) Classic Singer (Fictional Character) in “Games of Thrones” and the 5) Folk Dancer horror classic film “The Exorcist”. Answer – 3) Journalist 10. Actor Santu Mukhopadhyay who died Patil Puttappa (99) a veteran journalist, writer, recently (March 2020) belongs to which Khadi Activist, and a former Rajya Sabha member Indian state? passed away at Karnataka Institute of Medical 1) Haryana 2) West Bengal Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi, Karnataka due to age 3) Odisha 4) Jharkhand related illness. He was popularly known as PaPu. 5) Telangana He published “Vishwavani” daily newspaper in 1959 Answer – 2) West Bengal and weekly newspaper “Prapancha” he also edited Veteran Bengali actor Santu Mukhopadhyay or Navayuga. He also received the Rajyotsava Award, Santu Mukherjee, 69 a widower passed away at his the second highest civilian honor of Karnataka. south Kolkata residence due to cardiac arrest. He is 14. Jairam Kulkarni who is in news recently known for his films ‘Sansar Simante’ & ‘Bhalobasa is ______. Bhalobasa’. He hails from Kolkata, West Bengal. 1) Politician 2) Lawyer 11. Dana Zatopkova who passed away 3) Journalist 4) Musician recently is related to which sports? 5) Actor 1) Discus Throw 2) Wrestling Answer – 5) Actor 3) Javelin Throw 4) Weightlifting Marathi Actor Jairam Kulkarani passed away 5) Shooting at the age of 88 in Pune, Maharashtra due to old-age Answer – 3) Javelin Throw related illness. He was born in Barshi tehsil in Solapur district, Maharashtra. He had acted in 101 more than 150 films, including “Chal Re Laxya 18. M. R. Viswanathan who passed away Mumbaila”, “Ashi Hi Banwabanwi”, “Thartharat”, recently is ______. “Rangat Sangat” and his last movie was “Khel 1) Environmentalist 2) Athlete Aayushyacha” was released recently. 3) Actor 4) Social Activist 15. Roger Mayweather who passed away 5) Politician recently is ______. Answer – 3) Actor 1) Cricketer 2) Gymnasts Famous actor, director and stage artiste 3) Boxer 4) Snooker Player Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanathan, 5) Tennis Player popularly known as Visu passed away at the age of Answer – 3) Boxer 75 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN). He was born on The former world champion boxer and trainer, July 1, 1945, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN). Roger Mayweather passed away on 18th March 19. Alberto Aleandro Uderzo the co-creater of 2020 at the age of 58 due to health-related illness. Asterix cartoon passed away recently. He Roger Mayweather won the world champion boxer belongs to which country? title in two weight classes. 1) France 2) Italy 16. West Bengal’s Pradip Kumar Banerjee 3) Germany 4) Switzerland who passed away recently was associated 5) Denmark with which sports? Answer – 1) France 1) Hockey 2) Football Alberto Aleandro Uderzo, French comic book 3) Kabaddi 4) Tennis artist, scriptwriter, the co-creator and illustrator of 5) Cricket the “Asterix and Obelix” comics passed away at the Answer – 2) Football age of 92 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He was born Indian football player Pradip Kumar Banerjee on April 25, 1927 in Fismes, France. passed away at the age of 83 in Kolkata, West 20. Abdul Latif who passed away recently Bengal. He was born on June 23, 1936, in belongs to which sports? Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Banerjee led India in the 1) Cricket 2) Snooker 1960 Rome Olympics and represented India in the 3) Tennis 4) Football 1956 Melbourne Olympics. 5) Hockey 17. Kenneth Ray Rogers who passed away Answer – 4) Football recently is ______(March 2020). Abdul Latif, former India football player and 1) Football Player 2) Law Maker 1970 Asian games bronze medalist passed away at 3) Singer the age of 73 in Guwahati, Assam. He also 4) Environmentalist represented India in Asia Cup Qualifier in 1968 in 5) Actor Myanmar and Merdeka Cup in 1969 in Kuala Answer – 3) Singer Lumpur. Kenneth Ray Rogers, longtime star of country 21. Nawab Banoo who is in news recently in music, passed away at the age of 81 in Colbert, March 2020 is ______. Georgia, US (United States). He was born on August 1) Social activist 2) Actress 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas, US. He was inducted to 3) Singer 4) Choreographer the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013, for his 5) Lawyer “distinctive & husky voice”. He was a six-times Answer – 2) Actress Country Music Awards (CMA) winner and 3 times Nawab Banoo, famous Bollywood actress Grammy award winner. passed away at the age of 87 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was also known as Nimmi, who 102 was popular in the early 1950s & 1960s of Hindi 5) Indian National Congress films. She was born on February 18, 1933 in Agra, Answer – 4) Samajwadi Party Uttar Pradesh (UP). Beni Prasad Verma, a founding member of the 22. Padma shri awardee Nemai Ghosh who Samajwadi Party (SP) & former Union Minister passed died in March 2020 is ______. passed away at the age of 79 in Lucknow, Uttar 1) Actor 2) Producer Pradesh (UP). He was born on February 11, 1941, in 3) Photographer 4) Cricketer Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh (UP). Verma served as 5) Law maker the telecom minister between 1996-1998 in then Answer - 3) Photographer Prime Minister (PM) H D Deva Gowda’s Cabinet Veteran photographer & Padma Shri (2010) and was the steel minister Congress- led UPA awardee Nemai Ghosh passed away at 86 due to his (United Progressive Alliance) government. age-related ailments. He hails from Kolkata. 26. Civil rights leader Joseph Echols Lowery 23. Satish Gujral who passed away in March who is in news in March 2020 belongs to 2020 is ______. which among the following country? 1) Photographer 2) Social activist 1) Germany 2) Ethiopia 3) Architect 4) Singer 3) Belgium 4) United States 5) Politician 5) New Zealand Answer – 3) Architect Answer – 4) United States Satish Gujral passed away at the age of 94 in America’s civil rights leader Joseph Echols New Delhi, India. He was born on December 25, Lowery passed away at the age of 98 in Atlanta, 1925, in Jhelum, Punjab and studied art in Mumbai Georgia, US (United States). He was the key ally of and Lahore. Gujral wrote his autobiography “A Martin Luther King in the US civil rights movement Brush with Life”. He was an architect, painter, of the 1960s. He was born on October 6, 1921 in muralist, sculptor and graphic artist Huntsville, Alabama, US. Joseph Lowery was awarded the “Presidential Medal of Freedom”, the 24. Rajyogini Dadi Janki who passed away in nation’s highest civilian honour, by former March 2020 is ______. President Barack Obama in 2009. 1) Politician 2) Jounalist 3) Spiritual leader 4) Actress 27. Chandan Singh Rathore who passed recently is a former ______. 5) Musician 1) Army Chief Answer – 3) Spiritual leader 2) Director of SSB Rajyogini Dadi Janki (spiritual leader), the 3) Lieutenant General (Army) chief of Brahmakumaris (world’s largest spiritual organization run by women) passed away at the age 4) Vice Admiral (Navy) of 104 in Mount Abu, Rajasthan. She was born on 5) Air Vice Marshal (Air force) January 1, 1916 in Hyderabad city located in Sindh Answer – 5) Air Vice Marshal (Air force) province now in Pakistan. Air Vice Marshal (AVM) retired, Maha Vir 25. Beni Prasad Verma the former telecom Chakra (MVR) recipient (1971) & Group Captain minister who died recently is the founding Chandan Singh Rathore passed away at 95 at his member of which among the following Jodhpur residence, Rajasthan. Awards received are- political party (March 2020)? Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (1961), Vir Chakra (1962). 1) Communist Party of India Biography of Chandan Singh Rathore -“A Cavalier 2) Bharatiya Janata Party in the Sky” to be released soon. 3) Nationalist Congress Party 4) Samajwadi Party 103

28. Thomas Schaefer who in news recently 29. Paravai Muniyamma who died in March (March 2020) is the Finance Minister of 2020 is ______. Hesse. Hesse is part of which Country? 1) Politician 2) Folk Singer 1) United Kingdom 2) Belgium 3) Stunt women 4) Social Activist 3) Japan 4) Germany 5) Environmentalist 5) Australia Answer – 2) Folk Singer Answer – 4) Germany Tamil Folk singer and actress Paravai Thomas Schaefer, Finance Minister of Hesse Muniyamma passed away at the age of 83 Madurai, (Germany), 54 years old, has committed suicide Tamil Nadu (TN). She was born on June 26, 1937 in apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over Paravai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu (TN). She was how to cope with the economic fallout from the honoured with the Kalaimamani title by the Tamil Coronavirus. He was born on February 22, 1966, in Nadu government. Hemer, North Rhine- Westphalia, West Germany. IMPORTANT DAYS

1. The theme for Zero Discrimination Day self-protection & preventive measures to be taken in 2020 is ‘Zero Discrimination aganist the event of disasters or accidents and pay tribute to Women & Girls’. The Zero Discrimination the efforts, sacrifices of the national services Day is observed annually on ______. responsible for the fight against disasters. 1) April 15 2) March 1 Theme of the WCDD 2020: “Civil Defence and a 3) January 29 4) February 28 first aider in every home”. 5) March 31 3. The World Wildlife Day (WWD) celebrated Answer – 2) March 1 on 3rd March every year to raise Zero Discrimination is celebrated annually on awareness of the world’s wild animals and March 1 to challenge the discrimination faced by plants. What is the theme of WWD 2020? women & girls, to raise awareness & mobilize action 1) Theme: “The future of wildlife is in our to promote equality & empowerment for women & hands” girls. The theme for 2020 is “Zero Discrimination 2) Theme: “Listen to the young voices” aganist Women & Girls”. The symbol for this day is 3) Theme: “Sustaining all life on Earth” Butterfly. 4) Theme: “Big Cats” 2. The World Civil Defence Day (WCDD) is 5) Theme: “Life below Water: for People and observed annually on March 1. The theme Planet” for WCDD 2020 is ______. Answer – 3) Sustaining all life on Earth 1) Theme: “Protection of children, our The World Wildlife Day (WWD) has been responsibility” celebrated based on the theme “Sustaining all life on 2) Theme: “It’s my turn” Earth”. The day aims to celebrate the beautiful and 3) Theme: “Children's safety, our responsibility” varied forms of wild fauna and flora & raises 4) Theme: “Civil Defence for the citizens” awareness for conservation of wildlife. 5) Theme: “Civil Defence and a first aider in 4. The Theme for World Hearing Day (WHD) every home” 2020 is “Hearing for life: Don’t let hearing Answer – 5) Civil Defence and a first aider loss limit you”. The WHD is observed in every home annually on ______. Word Civil Defense Day (WCDD) is celebrated 1) January 4 2) February 7 annually on 1st March, to create awareness on the 3) April 2 4) March 3 104

5) March 17 Pariyojana” initiated by the Department of Answer – 4) March 3 Pharmaceuticals, Government of India to provide World Hearing Day (WHD) is observed quality medicines at an affordable price. annually on 3rd March by the Office of Prevention of 7. To Create awareness about the use of Blindness and Deafness of the WHO (World Health generic medicines in India, the ‘Jan Organization) to raise awareness on how to prevent Aushadhi Diwas’ 2020 is celebrated on deafness and hearing loss. The day is being observed ______. since 2007 and before 2016 it was known as 1) February 28 2) March 29 International Ear Care Day. Theme of WHD 2020: 3) March 7 4) April 4 Hearing for life: Don’t let hearing loss limit you. 5) April 27 5. The Theme for National Safety Day 2020 Answer – 3) March 7 (49th edition) is “Enhance Health & Safety The ‘Jan Aushadhi Diwas’ is observed every Performance by Use of Advanced year on March 7. The aim of this day is to create Technology “. The National Safety Day is awareness about the use of generic medicines. This observed annually on ______. day also celebrates the achievements of Pradhan 1) March 18 2) April 2 Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadi Pariyojana. The first 3) March 4 4) February 28 “Jan Aushadhi Diwas” is celebrated on 7th March 5) January 9 2019. Answer – 3) March 4 8. The International Women’s Day (IWD) The National safety day is observed every year celebrated annually on March 8. What is on 4th March. This year 2020 will be celebrated as the theme for IWD 2020? the 49th National Safety day organized by the 1) Theme: “Time is Now: Rural and urban National Safety Council (NSC). The National safety activists transforming women's lives” day is celebrated throughout the country to reiterate 2) Theme: “Think equal, build smart, innovate the importance of safety and create awareness for change” throughout the country. The Theme of National 3) Theme: “Women in the Changing World of Safety day 2020 is “Enhance Health & Safety Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030” Performance by Use of Advanced Technology “. 4) Theme: “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality” 6. March 1-7, 2020 in India is celebrated as 5) Theme: “I am Generation Equality: ______. Realizing Women’s Rights” 1) Cancer awareness week Answer – 5) Theme: “I am Generation 2) Education week Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights” 3) Financial Literacy week The United Nations (UN) Women is organizing 4) Road Safety week International Women’s Day (IWD) all over the world 5) Janaushadhi week on March 8 to recognize women for their efforts in Answer – 5) Janaushadhi week changing the individual lives as well as of nations. Janaushadhi week is being celebrated The 2020 theme for IWD was “I am Generation throughout the country from 1st March to 7th Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. March 2020. The main aim of the week is to provide 9. Name the Gender Equality Campaign various activities like health checkup Camp, free which was conducted by Indian Railways doctor consultation, free medicine distribution is from March 1 – 10, 2020 as a part of hosted by Jan Aushadhi Kendras. On the fourth day International Women’s Day. of the event for empowering women, the event was 1) “Inspire Her” 2) “She is Equal” focused on the theme ‘Suvidha Se Sammaan’. The 3) “She Inspires” 4) “Each for Equal” “Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi 105

5) “She and We” 12. Name the Indian City which is going to Answer - 4) “Each for Equal” host the 6th International Yoga Day (IYD) As a part of International Women’s Day (IWD on June 21, 2020. 2020), Railways has conducted a 10-day gender 1) Shimla 2) New Delhi equality campaign on the theme “Each for Equal” 3) Jammu 4) Leh across its 17 zones focusing on gender equality. 5) Gangtok 10. March 10 is celebrated annually as Answer - 4) Leh Raising Day of which of the following The 6th International day of Yoga (IDY) is to be Central Armed Police Forces? celebrated on 21st June and a National event 1) National Security Guard (NSG) organized on this day is to be held at Leh, Ladakh 2) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) (Union Territory). Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of 3) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) AYUSH announces that Prime Minister Narendra 4) Border Security Force (BSF) Modi will participate in the event held at Leh. 5) Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 13. The World Sleep Day for the year 2020 was Answer – 2) Central Industrial Security celebrated on March 13. The Theme of Force (CISF) World Sleep Day 2020 is ______. The CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) 1) Theme: “Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging” Raising Day is observed every year on 10th March 2) Theme: “Better Sleep, Better Life, Better under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The 51st CISF Planet” Raising Day is celebrated on March 10, 2020, for 3) Theme: “Join the Sleep World, Preserve Your better protection and security throughout the Rhythms to Enjoy Life” country and to create awareness among the public 4) Theme: “Sleep Soundly, Nurture Life” regarding the role and functions of CISF. It was 5) Theme: “Good Sleep is a Reachable Dream” established on 10th march 1969 under an Act of the Answer – 2) Theme: “Better Sleep, Better Parliament of India with a Motto – Protection and Life, Better Planet” Security. The World Sleep Day was observed on March 11. The World Kidney Day for the year 2020 is 13, 2020. The day creates awareness about the celebrated on ______. importance of healthy sleep, to lessen the burden of 1) November 14 2) April 13 sleep problems on society through better prevention 3) May 15 4) March 12 and management of sleep disorders. Theme of the 5) February 17 year 2020: “Better Sleep, Better Life, Better Planet”. World Sleep Day will be held on Friday annually Answer – 4) March 12 before Spring Vernal Equinox of each year. The World Kidney Day is observed on March 12, 2020 to raise awareness on the importance of 14. Pi day is celebrated annually on ______. kidneys to our health and also reduce the impact of 1) February 28 kidney diseases, its associated health problems. 2) March 14 This year marks the 15th Observance of World 3) May 17 Kidney Day which is observed globally on second 4) July 22 Thursday of March every year since 2006. 5) June 28 Theme of the year 2020: Kidney Health for Answer – 2) March 14 Everyone Everywhere- from Prevention to Pi Day was celebrated on March 14, 2020 Detection and Equitable access to care. because the date stands as 3/14 in the month/day format. Pi (Greek letter “p”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant and its value 106 up to five decimal places 3.14159. Coincidentally, on March 18, 2018, by the Bureau of International March 14 is also Physicist Albert Einstein’s Recycling (BIR) and celebrated globally every year birthday. Pi approximation day is observed to raise awareness of the importance of recycling. annually on July 22 (ie. 22/7) also Two pi day (Tau The theme for Global Recycling Day 2020: Day) is observed on June 28 (2*3.14 = 6.28). “Recycling Heroes”. 15. The World Consumer Day is celebrated 18. The Theme for World sparrow day is ‘I annually on March 15. What is the theme LOVE Sparrows’, The World Sparrow day of World Consumer Day 2020? is celebrated annually on? 1) ‘Trusted Smart Products’ 1) April 5 2) July 16 2) ‘Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer’ 3) March 20 4) January 22 3) ’Building a Digital World Consumers Can 5) September 12 Trust’ Answer – 3) March 20 4) ‘The Sustainable Consumer’ World Sparrow Day (2020) is observed every 5) ‘Trusted Products for Consumers ‘ year on March 20 and was first celebrated in 2010 Answer – 4) The Sustainable Consumer initiated by the Nature Forever Society (NFS). This The World Consumer Day 2020 was observed on day is celebrated globally to spread awareness about March 15, 2020. The day is celebrated every year on the importance of sparrows and their major March 15 to spread awareness about consumer functional conservation values. The theme of the rights and needs since 1983. It is an initiative by World Sparrow Day is I LOVE Sparrows. The theme Consumer International which is a membership aims to highlight the love that people have for organisation for consumer groups around the world. sparrows. This day is also celebrated to use it as a Theme of the year 2020: ‘The Sustainable platform for conserving sparrows and urban Consumer.’ biodiversity. House sparrow was declared the state 16. The National Vaccination Day is observed bird of Delhi in 2012. annually on ______. 19. The ‘International Day of Happiness’ is 1) August 24 2) March 16 celebrated annually on March 20. What is 3) December 26 4) April 15 the theme for International Day of 5) January 18 Happiness 2020? Answer – 2) March 16 1) Theme: ‘Let the Earth be Happy’ National Vaccination Day is observed every 2) Theme: ‘Keep Cal make others Happy’ year on 16th March 2020. This day is celebrated 3) Theme: ‘Happiness For All Togther’ throughout India to create awareness and the 4) Theme: ‘Keep Calm’ importance of getting timely vaccinations. 5) Theme: ‘Happiness For All, For Ever’ 17. The Global Recycling day is celebrated Answer – 3) Theme: ‘Happiness For All annually on March 18. What is the Theme Togther’ for Global Recycling day 2020? On March 20th of every year the “International 1) Theme: ‘Reduce the Plastic do recycle’ Day of Happiness” is celebrated worldwide. The day 2) Theme: ‘Recycling Heroes’ creates awareness of the importance of happiness in 3) Theme: ‘Recycle & Reproduce’ everyone’s life around the world. Theme of the year 4) Theme: ‘Recycling into the Future’ 2020: “Happiness For All Together”. The theme also 5) Theme: ‘3R of Recycling’ conveys to promote and advance worldwide solidarity & unity, in winning the global fight Answer – 2) Theme: ‘Recycling Heroes’ against COVID 19 (Coronavirus disease). March 18, 2020 is observed as a 3rd annual Global Recycling Day. This day was first observed 107

20. When was ‘World Day of Theatre for March 21 to raise awareness about the negative children and young people’ celebrated consequences of racial discrimination. The UN annually? (United Nations) General Assembly proclaimed the 1) April 13 2) May 18 day as a UN Day of observance in 1966. 3) February 15 4) December 31 23. The International Day of Forests (IDF) is 5) March 20 observed annually on March 21. What is Answer – 5) March 20 the theme for IDF 2020? March 20, 2020 is celebrated as the world day of 1) “Forests and Sustainable Cities” theatre for children and Young People. It is an 2) “Forests and Energy” ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre 3) “Forests and Biodiversity” for Children and Young People campaign & 4) “Forests and Education” celebrates the performing arts for children & young 5) “Forests and Water” people worldwide. The main purpose of the day is to Answer – 3) “Forests and Biodiversity” draw the attention of the wider public to children’s The International Day of Forests (IDF) is and young people’s theatre. For children, it is observed annually on March 21 to raise awareness promoted & celebrated through the slogan ‘Take a of the importance of all types of forests and of trees Child to the Theatre Today’ which is a call to outside forests. Theme of the year 2020: “Forests parents, grandparents & guardians to take the and Biodiversity”. The UN (United Nations) children in their care to the theatre on the day. General Assembly proclaimed March 21 as the 21. The World Poetry day is observed International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012 and the annually on ______. day has been observed since 2013. 1) December 18 2) April 9 24. The World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is 3) September 12 4) March 21 observed annually on March 21 to raise 5) November 15 awareness and provide support to the Answer – 4) March 21 patients suffering from Down syndrome. The World Poetry Day (WPD) is observed What is the Theme for WDSD 2020? annually on March 21 to encourage people to read, 1) Theme: “My Voice, My Community” write, teach, publish poetry & also to recognize 2) Theme: “My Friends, My Community” poetry’s unique ability which captures the creative 3) Theme: “My, Opportunities, My Choices” spirit of the human mind. United Nations 4) Theme: “What I bring to the Workplace” Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation 5) Theme:” We Decide” (UNESCO) has declared March 21 as WPD in its Answer – 5) Theme:” We Decide” 30th General council meet held at Paris in 1999. World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) has been 22. The International day for the elimination observed annually on March 21 which aims to raise of Racial Discrimination is observed to awareness and provide support to the patients raise awareness about the negative suffering from Down syndrome, a congenital consequences of racial discrimination. disorder caused by having an extra 21st The Day is observed annually on ______. chromosome. The Day is observed since 2012 (1st 1) July 7 2) March 21 recognized by World Health Organisation (WHO)). 3) April 6 4) May 12 The Theme for the WDSD 2020: “We Decide” 5) June 1 25. When did the World Puppetry Day is Answer – 2) March 21 celebrated annually? The International Day for the Elimination of 1) March 21 2) May 12 Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 3) April 21 4) February 12 108

5) August 21 1) April 24 2) September 26 Answer – 1) March 21 3) July 4 4) March 23 World Puppetry Day has been celebrated every 5) August 18 year on March 21 across the world with the aim to Answer – 4) March 23 raise interest and encourage the kids and The World Meteorological Day (WMD 2020) is youngsters towards the comic-art-entertainment observed every year on March 23 organized by the form. The day is celebrated since 2003. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in the 26. The International day of Nowruz is year 1950. The theme of WMD 2020 is “Climate and celebrated every year on March 21. Name Water”. the world organization which recognized 29. The World Tuberculosis Day 2020 is the day. Observed annually on March 24. What is 1) World Health Organisation (WHO) the theme for the World TB day 2020? 2) United Nations (UN) 1) Unite to end TB 3) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 2) It’s Time 4) World Trade Organisation (WTO) 3) Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world 5) Amnesty Internationals (AI) 4) It's Time to End TB Answer – 2) United Nations (UN) 5) Reach the 3 Million: Reach, Treat, Cure The International Day of Nowruz was Everyone celebrated on March 21, 2020. The word Nowruz Answer – 2) It’s Time (new day) is the name of the Iranian new year or World Tuberculosis Day is being observed on Persian new year which is celebrated worldwide by March 24 globally to raise awareness of various ethnolinguistic groups. The UN (United Tuberculosis (TB) disease and the efforts made to Nations) general assembly recognized March 21 as eliminate the disease. The date marks the day in International Day of Nowruz in 2010. 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had 27. The World Water day is celebrated every discovered the bacterium that causes TB. World TB year on March 22. What is the theme for Day is one of the 8 official global health campaigns World water day 2020? marked by the World Health Organization (WHO). 1) “Water and Climate Change” Theme of the year 2020: ‘It’s Time’. 2) “Leaving no one behind” 30. When was the International Achievers 3) “Nature for Water” Day celebrated every year? 4) "Why Waste Water?" 1) March 18 2) March 22 5) “Water and Jobs” 3) March 16 4) March 30 Answer – 1) “Water and Climate Change” 5) March 24 The World Water Day is observed globally on Answer – 5) March 24 March 22 every year, to highlight the importance of International Day for Achievers (IDA) is freshwater. Theme of the year 2020: “Water and observed every year on March 24, to honour the Climate Change”. World Water Day celebrates achievers who have shown determination and water & raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people confidence on their journey. living without access to safe water and the main 31. The International Day for the Right to the purpose of the day is to achieve Sustainable Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Development Goal which includes water and Violations and for the Dignity of Victims sanitation for all by 2030. observed every year on ______. 28. When was the Work Meteorological Day 1) March 24 2) December 12 observed annually? 3) September 22 4) July 22 109

5) August 14 1) March 25 2) April 17 Answer – 1) March 24 3) May 22 4) July 28 International Day for the Right to the Truth 5) August 29 Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for Answer – 1) March 25 the Dignity of Victims is observed every year on The International Day of Solidarity with March 24 to honor those who have dedicated & lost Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed their lives in struggle to promote & protect human every year on March 25 by the United Nations (UN). rights for all. 34. The World Theatre Day with the focus 32. When was the International Day of theme of ‘Theatre and a Culture of Peace’ Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery observed every year on ______. and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 1) March 25 2) March 18 celebrated every year? 3) March 22 4) March 27 1) March 23 2) March 18 5) April 2 3) March 15 4) March 12 Answer – 4) March 27 5) March 25 World Theatre Day (WTD) is celebrated every Answer – 5) March 25 year on 27th March by ITI (International Theatre The International Day of Remembrance of the Institute) centres and International Theatre Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Community. The day promotes the values of arts Trade observed annually on March 25 to honour and and its forms across the world. The day was initiated remember those who suffered & died at the hands of by ITI in 1961. The messages given by renowned brutal slavery system. The 2020 Theme of the day is theatre artists focus on the theme of “Theatre and a “Confronting Slavery’s Legacy of Racism Together” Culture of Peace”. Shahid Nadeem, Pakistani 33. The International Day of Solidarity with playwright was selected as the author of the Detained and Missing Staff Members is message of WTD for the year 2020. observed every year on ______.

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1. Who is the present air chief marshal of Answer – New Delhi Indian Air Force (IAF)? 6. Sumit Sangwan belongs to which sports? Answer - Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Answer – Boxing 2. Name the constituency where the present Indian boxer Sumit Sangwan, who was to serve Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla elected from a one-year ban for consuming a prohibited (in 17th lok sabha general elections 2019)? substance, has been cleared by National Answer - Kota, Rajasthan Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after the athlete 3. What is the Capital & Currency of proved he took the medicine unintentionally. Germany? 7. Manas National Park is located in which Answer – Capital – Berlin & Currency – Euro Indian State? 4. What is the Capital & Currency of Answer – Assam Malaysia? Manas National Park, a UNESCO Natural Answer - Capital – Kuala Lumpur & Currency – World Heritage Site located in Assam’s Baksa Malaysian ringgit district, welcomed two female rhinos from 5. Anil Baijal is the present Governor of Kaziranga National Park on 2nd March 2020 as part which Indian state/UT? 110 of a translocation programme by Assam forest records in the world cup selection trials conducted in department. Haryana. 8. What is the Currency of Myanmar? 15. Jim Corbett National park located in Answer – Burmese Kyat which Indian state? 9. Where is the Headquarters of RBL Bank Answer – Uttarakhand located at? 16. Under Which act Non-Banking Finance Answer – Mumbai, Maharashtra Companies (NBFC) registered in India? 10. Where is the Headquarters of United Answer – Companies Act, 1956 Nations Office of Drugs and Crime A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a (UNODC) located at? company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 Answer – Vienna, Austria and to perform Banking operations it should be As per International Narcotics Control Board’s registered in RBI under Section 45-IA of the RBI (INCB) report titled “Report of the International Act, 1934 (It should have a minimum net owned Narcotics Control Board for 2019” released by fund of Rs. 200 lakh). United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime 17. Who is the 1st Chairperson and present of (UNODC), United Nations Office of Drugs and Lokpal? Crime (UNODC), India is named among the top Answer - Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose manufacturers of illicit and licit drugs that are 18. What are the products of Pradhan Mantri smuggled to other countries. Headquarters of MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) scheme? UNODC located at Vienna, Austria. Answer - ‘Shishu’, ‘Kishore’ and ‘Tarun’ 11. Where is the Headquarters of The primary product of PM Narendra Modi’s Organisation for Economic Cooperation Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana will be providing and Development (OECD) located at? refinance for lending to micro businesses/units Answer – Paris, France (medium and small entrepreneurs). The initial 12. Gaya International Airport is located in products and schemes under this umbrella have which Indian state? already been created and the interventions have Answer – Bihar been named ‘Shishu’, ‘Kishor’ and ‘Tarun’. Myanmar President Win Myint had a two-day 1. Shishu: covering loans up to Rs 50,000 tour of Bodh Gaya in Bihar, the holy town where 2. Kishor: covering loans above Rs 50,000 and Buddha has attained enlightenment. He was up to Rs. 5 lakh accompanied by his wife and a 28-member 3. Tarun: covering loans above Rs 5 lakh and up delegation of top Myanmarese officials. He landed at to Rs. 10 lakh Gaya International Airport, Bihar and received by 19. Which Indian ministry has launched the Bihar building construction minister Ashok GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Choudhary. He also visited Mucalinda Lake in Resources) - DHAN scheme? Bihar. Answer - Ministry of Drinking Water & 13. River Majuli is located in which Indian Sanitation state? Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has Answer – Assam launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Majuli is the world’s largest river Island. Bio-Agro Resources) - DHAN scheme. The scheme is being implemented as part of the Swachh Bharat 14. Jyothi Surekha is related to which sports? Mission (Gramin). Answer – Archery International archer from Andhra Pradesh, 20. Where is the Headquarters of Vennam Jyothi Surekha has created new national Intergovernmental Platform on 111

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 31. Agricultural and Processed Food (IPBES) located at? Products Export Development Authority Answer – Bonn, Germany (APEDA) is the apex body under which 21. The Headquarters of European Indian Ministry? Commission located at? Answer – Ministry of Commerce and Industry Answer – Brussels, Belgium Agricultural and Processed Food Products 22. Name the Union Ministry which Export Development Authority (APEDA), an apex implements the Setu Bharatam scheme body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, which was launched on 2016. has signed Memorandum of Understandings with Answer – Ministry of Road Transport and various organizations namely, Indian Institute of Highways Technology Delhi (IITD), Quality Council of India The central Government has aimed to replace (QCI), Indian Chamber of Food and all the level crossings on National Highways (NH) Agriculture(ICFA),Haryana based Shree Guru by Road Over Bridges / Road Under Bridges under Gobind Singh Tricentenary University(SGT) and the Setu Bharatam scheme (launched by Prime Pearl Academy to boost the activities in the interest Minister Narendra Modi on March 4, 2016), which is of agriculture and allied sectors under Agri Export being implemented by the Ministry of Road Policy(AEP). Transport and Highways to with an aim to get the 32. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National country on a fast track growth and development and Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NULM) decrease road fatalities by 50 % by 2020. functions under which Ministry? 23. What is Currency of Philippines? Answer - Ministry of Housing and Urban Answer – Peso Affairs 24. Bhupesh Baghel is the Chief Minister of 33. Where is the Headquarters of United Which Indian state? Nations Global Compact located at? Answer - Chhattisgarh Answer - New York, United States 25. The Headquarters of World Intellectual 34. What is the Capital & Currency of Sri Property Organisation (WIPO) located at? Lanka? Answer – Geneva, Switzerland Answer - Capital - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte & Currency - Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) 26. What is the Capital and Currency of Ukraine? 35. Where is Bhogapuram Airport located at? Answer – Capital – Kyiv & Currency – Hryvnia Answer – Andhra Pradesh 27. The Headquarters of SBI Life Insurance The GMR Group has secured the Andhra located at? Pradesh Cabinet approval (in March 2020) for Answer – Mumbai, Maharashtra developing the greenfield Bhogapuram International Airport about 35 km from 28. Arif Mohammad Khan is the Governor of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. which Indian state (March 2020)? Answer – Kerala 36. The Headquarters of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) located at? 29. Where is the Headquarters of United Answer – Bengaluru, Karnataka National Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) located at? 37. Cheraw folk dance is related to which Answer – Geneva, Switzerland Indian state? Answer – Mizoram 30. Agricultural Export Policy (AEP) aims to double the farmer’s income by ____. 38. Who is the chairman of National Disaster Answer – 2022 Management Authority (NDMA)? 112

Answer – Prime Minister of India 49. Surya Urja Rooftop Yojana was the 39. Where is the Headquarters of UNICEF initiative of which Indian state located at? government? Answer – New York, United States Answer – Gujarat 40. Bhagat Singh Koshyari is the Governor of Surya Urja Rooftop Yojana scheme is which Indian state? announced to provide Solar Rooftop facility to the Answer – Maharashtra state of Gujarat. The scheme is revealed to provide 41. Name the Indian state which will solar rooftop system to 2 lakh domestic consumers celebrate 2020-21 as golden jubilee year of by the year 2019-2020, and to cover over 8 lakh statehood as it attained statehood in 1971. domestic consumers by 2021-2022. .912 crore has Answer – Himachal Pradesh been allotted for the scheme. 42. Where is the Headquarters of Indian 50. Where is the Headquarters of United Ocean Commission (IOC) located at? Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Answer – Mauritius located at? Answer – New York, United States 43. Who is the present Cabinet Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 51. The POSHAN Abhiyaan (National (as on March 2020)? Nutrition Mission) is the Programme of Answer - Mahendra Nath Pandey which Ministry? Answer – Ministry of Women and Child 44. The Headquarters of International Development (MoWCD) Cricket Council (ICC) located at? Answer - Dubai, UAE 52. Attukal Pongala, the world’s largest religious congregation of women is 45. Where is the Headquarters of Bharat celebrated in which Indian state? Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) Answer – Kerala located at which Indian City? Answer - Mumbai 53. The Number of constituencies in State As per the bid document from the Department legislature and Parliamentary elections of Investment and Public Asset Management was based on which year census (as on (DIPAM), the Government has invited bids for the March 2020)? sale of its entire 52.98% stake in the country’s Answer – 1971 second biggest 54. Where is the Headquarters of Hockey State-owned oil refiner Bharat Petroleum India located at? Corporation Limited (BPCL). BPCL Headquarters – Answer – New Delhi Mumbai, Maharashtra. Hockey India recently joined the 38 other 46. The National women’s Day in India National associations throughout the world as a celebrated annually on? member of World Master Hockey (WMH) with an Answer – February 13 aim to develop and grow Master Hockey across the world. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) 47. Name the 1st Self Governing nation which recognizes WMH a sole Master entity responsible allowed women to Vote? for organizing international master’s hockey Answer – New Zealand globally. Headquarters of Hockey India – New 48. The ‘W’ in the WALR denotes? Delhi. Answer – Weighted 55. The Shaadi Bhagya Scheme is related to WALR - Weighted Average Lending Rates. which Indian state? Answer – Karnataka 113

The Karnataka government recently scrapped Answer – Ashok Kumar Gupta the Shaadi Bhagya Scheme which was launched in 66. Where is the Headquarters of World 2013. Earlier under the scheme, Rs. 50,000 was Athletics located at? granted to Muslim brides for marriage expenses Answer – Monaco after submitting the Aadhar and BPL cards. 67. The Headquarters of Convention on 56. What is the Capital & Currency of Migratory Species (CMS) located at which Gambia? country? Answer – Capital – Banjul & Currency – Dalasi Answer – Bonn, Germany 57. Where is the Headquarters of Google 68. Anandiben Patel is the present Governor located at? of which Indian state (March 2020)? Answer – California, US Answer – Uttar Pradesh 58. Who is the present Coal Minister of India 69. Who is the present Director General (DG) (as on March 2020)? of World Health Organisation (WHO)? Answer – Pralhad Joshi Answer - Tedros Adhanom 59. Vajubhai Vala is the Governor of which 70. Who is the present Chief Minister (CM) of Indian state (March 2020)? Tripura? Answer – Karnataka Answer – Biplab Kumar Deb 60. The Knowledge Involvement in Research 71. The ‘A’ in CAD denotes? Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN) Answer – Account is the initiative of? CAD – Current Account Deficit Answer - Department of Science & Technology 72. Name the 1st train which is operated by (DST) Private player in India. 61. The International Yoga Day is celebrated Answer – Tejas Express annually on? The Tejas Express, which is India's first private Answer – June 21 train run by the Indian Railway Catering and 62. What is the Capital & Currency of Jordan? Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Answer – Capital – Amman & Currency – Dinar 73. Begumpet Airport is located at which 63. Shivpal Singh is related to which sports? Indian city? Answer – Javelin Throw Answer – Hyderabad, Telangana India’s Javelin throw player Shivpal Singh (24) 74. What is the Capital and Currency of UAE? qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after he Answer – Capital – Abu Dhabi & Currency – achieved the Olympic qualifying mark of 85m in the Dirham ACNW (Athletics Central North West) League 75. Who is the present Minister for Road Meeting 2020 held in Potchefstroom, South Africa. transport and Highways (March 2020)? With this, he is the 2nd javelin thrower after Neeraj Answer – Nitin Gadkari Chopra who will represent the country in Japan 76. Ranji trophy is related to which sports? 2020 Olympics. Answer – Cricket 64. Simranjit Kaur is related to which sports? 77. Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located in Answer – Boxing Which Indian state? 65. Where is the Headquarters of World Answer – Maharashtra Economic Forum (WEF) located at? 78. Who is the present Chief Minister of Answer - Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland Assam (March 2020)? 6. Who is the present chairman of Answer – Sarbananda Sonowal Competition Commission of India (CCI)? 114

79. The Headquarters of HIL (India) Limited 90. Pakke Tiger reserve located at which is located at which Indian city? Indian City? Answer – New Delhi Answer – Arunachal Pradesh 80. Under which Act the National Company 91. What is the Capital and Currency of Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was Nepal? constituted? Answer – Capital - Kathmandu & Currency – Answer – Companies Act, 2013 Nepalese Rupee National Company Law Appellate Tribunal 92. Who is the present Chief of Naval Staff (NCLAT) was constituted under Section 410 of the (March 2020)? Companies Act, 2013 for hearing appeals against Answer – Admiral Karambir Singh the orders of National Company Law Tribunal(s) 93. Who is the present Heavy Industries (NCLT), with effect from 1st June, 2016. minister of India (March 2020)? 81. Who is the first Chairperson of NCLAT? Answer - Prakash Javadekar Answer - S.J. Mukhopadhaya 94. Who is the present Ministry of Civil 82. Baby Rani Maurya is the Governor of Aviation (March 2020)? which Indian state (March 2020). Answer - Hardeep S. Puri Answer – Uttarakhand The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) flagged 83. The Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) are off the first-ever thrice-weekly flight from Indore established under which act? (Madhya Pradesh) to Kishangarh (Ajmer, Answer – Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Rajasthan) under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam 84. Chaitra Jatra festival was celebrated on Naagrik) scheme of the Government of India. This is which Indian state? the 268th route to be made operational under the Answer – Odisha UDAN scheme. 85. What is the Capital and Currency of 95. Which is the world’s highest rail bridge? Madagascar? Answer – Chenab river bridge Answer – Capital – Antananarivo & Currency – The new bridge which is in construction forms a Ariary crucial link in the 111-km stretch between Katra India delivers 600 tonnes of rice to flood-hit and Banihal, which is part of the Udhampur- Madagascar recently (March 2020). The Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project. Once Madagascar’s capital is Antananarivo and Currency completed, it will surpass the record of the Beipan is Ariary. river Shuibai railway bridge (275 m) in China and 86. Who is the Secretary General of SAARC Chenab rail bridge will be world’s highest rail (March 2020). bridge. Answer – Esala RuwanWeerakoon 96. Shigmo festival was celebrated in which 87. Where is the Headquarters of ITTF Indian state? (International Table Tennis Federation) Answer – Goa located at? 97. Which Indian ministry launched the Answer - Lausanne, Switzerland 'Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan'? 88. When was National Consumer Day Answer – Jal Shakti Ministry celebrated in India? The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Answer – December 24 recently organised a grand event in the national 89. Name the Country which announces the capital (New Delhi) to mark the conclusion of its herd immunity to combat COVID-19? flagship programme 'Ganga Amantran Abhiyan'. Answer – United Kingdom The Abhiyan was launched by Jal Shakti Ministry. 115

98. Where is the Headquarters of Bureau of 109. Under which article of Indian constitution International Recycling (BIR) located at? the Finance Commission is formed by Answer – Brussels, Belgium President of India? 99. What is the Capital & Currency of Iraq? Answer – Article 280 Answer – Capital - Baghdad & Currency – 110. Where is the Headquarters of Small Dinar Industries Development Bank of India 100. Who is the present president of Singapore (SIDBI) located at? (March 2020)? Answer – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Answer – Halimah Yacob 111. Who is the present Governor of Himachal 101. The ‘R’ in LTRO denotes? Pradesh (March 2020)? Answer – Repo Answer – Bandaru Dattatreya LTRO - Long Term Repo Operations 112. Mukurthi National Park is in which 102. Where is the Headquarters of UNDP Indian state? (United Nations Development Answer – Tamil Nadu Programme) located at? 113. As per the ‘World Population Prospects Answer – New York, US 2019’ report, what is India’s population by 103. Under which act the White Label ATMs Mid-2019? (WLA) operators are authorised? Answer – 1.36 Billion (136 Crore) Answer - Payment & Settlement Systems Act, 114. Where is the Headquarters of NASA 2007 located? 104. Who is the present Chairman of Paytm Answer – Washington, D.C, US Payments bank (March 2020)? 115. Who is the present Tribal Affairs Minister Answer – Vijay Shekhar Sharma of India (as on March 2020)? 105. Who is the present CEO of ICC (March Answer – Arjun Munda 2020)? 116. Who is the present Governor of Madhya Answer – Manu Sawhney Pradesh (as on March 2020)? 106. Military Exercise African Lion is Answer – Lalji Tandon conducted between? 117. Where is the Headquarters of IRDAI Answer – United States & Morocco located? As per the reports, the 2020 US-Morocco joint Answer – Hyderabad, Telangana military exercises “African Lion” will see parts of the 118. Who is the present Governor of Gujarat training operations taking place in Senegal, (March 2020)? Tunisia, and Spain. African Lion is scheduled from Answer - Acharya Devvrat March 23 to April 3 for the year 2020 but now the US 119. What is the Capital and Currency of Africa Command (AFRICOM) have decided to Belgium? postpone the exercise due to COVID-19 pandemic. Answer – Capital – Brussels & Currency – Euro 107. What is the Capital and Currency of New 120. Who is the Prime Minister of UK (March Zealand? 2020)? Answer – Capital – Wellington & Currency - NZ Answer – Borris Johnson Dollar 121. Who is the present Minister for 108. The foundation day of Ordnance Factories Electronics and Information Technology is celebrated on? (March 2020)? Answer – March 18 Answer – Ravi Shankar Prasad 122. What is the Capital of Sikkim? 116

Answer – Gangtok 135. Which Drug’s export was banned by 123. Where is the Headquarters of Karur Vysya Government of India due to COVID-19? Bank located? Answer – hydroxycloroquine Answer – Karur, Tamil Nadu The Directorate General of Foreign Trade 124. Shaheed Diwas was celebrated annually (DGFT), an arm of the commerce ministry which on? deals with export and import-related matters, Answer – March 23 announced "The export of hydroxycloroquine and 125. What is the Installed solar power capacity formulations made from hydroxycloroquine is of the country till Feb 2020? prohibited with immediate effect". Indian Council of Answer – 35 GW Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Balram A total 35-gigawatt grid connected solar power Bhargava had on Monday recommended the use of capacity has been installed in the country till last hydroxychloroquine for treating healthcare workers month. Giving a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, handling suspected or confirmed coronavirus cases Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, and the asymptomatic household contacts of the R.K. Singh lab-confirmed cases. 136. What is the Capital and Currency of 126. Who is the present Drugs Controller General of India (March 2020)? Germany? Answer – Dr. V. G. Somani Answer – Capital – Berlin & Currency – Euro 137. Where is the HQ of FIFA located? 127. Where is National Institute of Virology located? Answer – Zurich, Switzerland Answer – Pune, Maharashtra 138. Who is the present MD&CEO of Indian Bank? 128. Panna National park is in which Indian state? Answer – Padmaja Chunduru Answer – Madhya Pradesh 139. Who is the present Chairperson of CBDT? 129. The ‘L’ in SLF denotes? Answer – Pramod Chandra Mody Answer – Liquidity 140. What is the Capital and Currency of Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Pakistan? Answer – Capital – Islamabad & Currency – 130. Where is the HQ of Indian Council of Pakistani Rupee Medical Research (ICMR) located? Answer – New Delhi 141. What is the minimum capital to risk weighted assets (CRAR) that should be 131. Who is the present Director of Indian maintained in Regional Rural Banks Council of Medical Research (ICMR)? (RRBs)? Answer – Dr. Balram Bhargava Answer – 9% 132. Where is the HQ of International As per RBI, RRBs are required to maintain a Telecommunication Union (ITU) located? minimum Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio Answer – Geneva, Switzerland (CRAR) of 9 per cent on an ongoing basis. The 133. Kuril Islands is in which country? capital funds for capital adequacy purpose shall Answer – Russia consist of both Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital. Recently, Tsunami warnings after magnitude 142. Name the ministry which issues Standard 7.8 quake strikes near Russia's Kuril Islands. Operating Procedure (SOPs) for 134. Where is the HQ of Jana Small finance Maintaining Supply of Essential Goods bank located? during 21-day Nationwide Lockdown to Answer – Bengaluru, Karnataka fight COVID-19. 117

Answer – Ministry of Home Affairs Answer – Kristalina Georgieva 143. Name the chemical which is used as 152. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) indelible ink in Elections that is now used functions under which ministry? to quarantine the person who return from Answer – Ministry of Home Affairs foreign countries (with EC approval)? 153. What is the abbreviation of HTM in Answer – Silver Nitrate banking? 144. What is the Capital and Currency of Saudi Answer - Held to Maturity (HTM) Arabia? 154. What is the current deadline for Answer – Capital - Riyadh & Currency – Riyal completion of insolvency resolution 145. Who is the present Health & Family processes as per IBBI’s (Insolvency and Welfare minister of India (March 2020)? Bankruptcy Board of India) amendment? Answer – Harsh Vardhan Answer – 330 days 146. Who is the present Governor of Odisha? IBBI has relaxed the timelines to be followed Answer – Ganeshi Lal under the overall 330-day deadline for completion of 147. Boris Johnson is Prime Minister of which insolvency resolution processes. Country? 155. Who is the Present Central Provident Answer – United Kingdom Fund Commissioner of India (as on March Recently in March 2020, Boris Johnson the PM 2020)? of United Kingdom tested positive for COVID-19. Answer - Sunil Barthwal 148. Daporijo Bridge is in which Indian state? 156. Where is the Headquarters of ADB Answer – Arunachal Pradesh located? Braving the threat of COVID-19, the Border Answer – Mandaluyong, Philippines Roads Organsation (BRO) personnel are working 157. What is the first Small Finance Bank that relentlessly to completely replace Daporijo bridge begins operation in India? (430 feet Multi Span Bailey Bridge), the only lifeline Answer – Capital Small Finance Bank of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh to 158. Who is the Present MD&CEO of Punjab restore Lines of Communication for all 451 villages National Bank (as on March 2020)? and Security Forces located along the China border. Answer - S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao 149. Where is the Headquarters of NATO 159. Where is the Capital of National Book located? Trust (NBT) located? Answer – Brussels, Belgium Answer – New Delhi 150. What is the Capital and Currency of North 160. Keoladeo National Park is located at Macedonia? which Indian state? Answer – Capital - Skopje & Currency – Denar Answer – Rajasthan 151. Who is the present MD of IMF (March 2020)?