GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN “Opportunity Are Here” MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS MARCH 2021 BEST 210+MCQ USEFUL FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS ->SSC ->IBPS ->RAILWAY ->ARMY ->POLICE ->UPSC 1 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 1. Which airport has got DGCA clearance and became the third international airport in Uttar Pradesh? (a) Lucknow Airport (b) Varanasi Airport (c) Kushinagar Airport (d) Gorakhpur Airport (e) Agra Airport Ans. c 2. Which country has been described as a “Priority One” partner in the defence sphere by India? (a) Myanmar (b) Nepal (c) Afghanistan (d) Bangladesh (e) Sri Lanka Ans. e 3. What was the Revenue collected from Goods and Services Tax (GST) in February 2021? (a) Rs 1,05,491 crore (b) Rs 1,13,143 crore (c) Rs 1,23,247 crore (d) Rs 1,32,149 crore (e) Rs 1,43,140 crore Ans b 4. Which Payments Bank has been upgraded to scheduled commercial bank status under the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934? (a) Paytm Payments Bank (b) Airtel Payments Bank (c) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank (d) Fino Payments Bank (e) Jio Payments Bank Ans. d 2 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 5. Who has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? (a) Ajit Kumar (b) Pramod Chandra Mody (c) John Joseph (d) Patanjali Jha (e) Rajiv Gauba Ans. b 6. Zero Discrimination Day is observed on ____________ every year, all over the world. (a) 1 March (b) 2 March (c) 3 March (d) 4 March (e) 5 March Ans. a 7. What was the theme for Zero Discrimination Day 2021? (a) Act to change laws that Discriminate (b) Stand our for (c) Open Up, Reach Out (d) Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls (e) Make some noise to challenge discrimination Ans. d 8. World Civil Defence Day is observed every year on _______________. (a) 1 March (b) 2 March (c) 3 March (d) 4 March (e) 5 March Ans. a 3 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 9. On which date, National Protein Day is celebrated every year? (a) 24 February (b) 25 February (c) 26 February (d) 27 February (e) 28 February Ans. d 10. What was the theme for National Protein Day 2021? (a) Right To Protein (b) ProteinMeinKyaHai (c) Life cycle approach for better Nutrition (d) Feeding the world (e) Powering with Plant Protein Ans. e 11. Who is the author of the book titled “Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis”? (a) Anindya Dutta (b) Nidhi Vadhera (c) Prem Prakash (d) Pawan C Lall (e) Jairam Ramesh Ans. a 12. Who among the following has won gold in 53 kg freestyle at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament at Kiev, Ukraine? (a) Deepak Punia (b) Bajrang Punia (c) Vinesh Phogat (d) Ravi Kumar Dahiya (e) Pooja Gehlot Ans. c 4 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 13. Who has won a silver medal at the 72nd Strandja Memorial boxing tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria? (a) Manish Kaushik (b) Amit Panghal (c) Shiva Thapa (d) Vijender Singh (e) Deepak Kumar Ans. e 14. Which state’s CM has launched the ''Gharoki Pechan, Chelik Naam'' (daughter's name is a home's identity) scheme? (a) Uttarakhand (b) Sikkim (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar (e) Uttar Pradesh Ans. a 15. In which city, International Yoga festival has been organized? (a) Bhopal (b) Madurai (c) Coimbatore (d) Rishikesh (e) Gorakhpur Ans. d 16. Which edition of Jan aushadhi Diwas celebrations is being held from March 1 to 7, 2021? (a) 1st (b) 2nd (c) 3rd (d) 4th (e) 5th Ans. c 5 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 17. Which country has launched the first Arctic-monitoring Satellite ‘Arktika-M’? (a) Russia (b) Japan (c) China (d) USA (e) Germany Ans. a 18. Which movie has won the “Best Motion Picture – Drama” award at the 78th Golden Globe Awards 2021? (a) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (b) Nomadland (c) The United States vs. Billie Holiday (d) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (e) Soul Ans. b 19. Which actor has won the “Best Performance by an Actor (Male) in a Motion Picture - Drama” award at the 78th Golden Globe Awards 2021? (a) Chadwick Boseman (b) Chloé Zhao (c) Sacha Baron Cohen (d) Daniel Kaluuya (e) Mark Ruffalo Ans. a 20. Which TV Series has won the “Best Television Series - Drama” award at the 78th Golden Globe Awards 2021? (a) The Queen’s Gambit (b) I Know This Much is True (c) The Crown (d) Schitt’s Creek (e) Ted Lasso Ans. c 6 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 21. Which Airport has emerged as the Best Airport in Annual Airports Council International (ACI) ASQ Awards 2020? (a) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi (b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai (c) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad (d) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (e) Chennai International Airport, Chennai Ans. a 22. 45th Civil Accounts Day celebrated on ___________________. (a) 1 March (b) 2 March (c) 3 March (d) 4 March (e) 5 March Ans. a 23. Who among the following has won the men’s singles titles at the 2021 Uganda International Badminton tournament in Kampala? (a) B. Sai Praneeth (b) Sandeep Gupta (c) Varun Kapur (d) Srikanth Kidambi (e) Pullela Gopichand Ans. c 24. Which football team has won the ISL League Football Winners Shield? (a) FC Goa (b) Kerala Blasters FC (c) Bengaluru FC (d) Mumbai City FC (e) Mohun Bagan A.C. Ans. d 7 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 25. Udaipur Science Centre has been inaugurated in which of the following state/UT? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Assam (d) Tripura (e) Jammu and Kashmir Ans. d 26. Passenger train service has been started between Dhaka & New Jalpaiguri. From which state of India, the passenger train has been started? (a) Maharashtra (b) West Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Gujarat (e) Haryana Ans. b 27. Which ministry has recently launched the “Sugamya Bharat App” and a handbook entitled “Access – The Photo Digest”? (a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs (b) Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (c) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (d) Ministry of External Affairs (e) Ministry of Health and Welfare Ans. c 28. Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV has merged into _________________. (a) Upper House TV (b) Lower House TV (c) Vidhan Sabha TV (d) Sansad TV (e) Parliament House TV Ans. d 8 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 29. Which of the following has launched its first Overseas Fund recently? (a) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (b) SBI Mutual Funds (c) Axis Mutual Fund (d) UTI Asset Management (e) DSP Mutual Fund Ans. b 30. Which organization has planned to introduce a $100-million credit guarantee scheme for solar rooftop projects in India? (a) World Bank (b) World Trade Organization (c) United Nations (d) World Health Organization (e) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ans. a 31. Who has assumed charge as MD & CEO of Central Bank of India? (a) Matam Venkata Rao (b) Sameer Kumar Khare (c) Sanjiv Singh (d) Vinkesh Gulati (e) Rama Mohan Rao Amara Ans. a 32. Who has taken the additional charge as CRPF director general (DG)? (a) Paramjit Singh (b) Rajeev Chaudhary (c) B S Raju (d) A P Maheshwari (e) Kuldiep Singh Ans. e 9 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 33. World Wildlife Day is observed on ______________ every year. (a) 1 March (b) 2 March (c) 3 March (d) 4 March (e) 5 March Ans. c 34. What was the theme for World Wildlife Day 2021? (a) Sustaining all life on earth (b) Life below Water: for People and Planet (c) Big Cats (d) Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet (e) Listen to the Young Voices Ans. d 35. On which date World Hearing Day is observed every year? (a) 1 March (b) 2 March (c) 3 March (d) 4 March (e) 5 March Ans. c 36. What was the theme for World Hearing Day 2021? (a) Hearing for life (b) Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate (c) Check your hearing (d) Hear the future (e) Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment Ans. b 10 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 37. Who has become the first cricketer to have 100 million followers on Instagram? (a) Steven Smith (b) Marnus Labuschagne (c) Ben Stokes (d) Joe Root (e) Virat Kohli Ans. e 38. Who has written the book “Joe Biden: American Dreamer”? (a) Michael Cohen (b) Salman Rushdie (c) Evan Osnos (d) Dan Morain (e) Carlos Bulosan Ans. c 39. Goa state government has joined hands with which of the following company to provide free skills training to the youth? (a) IBM (b) Microsoft (c) Google (d) Infosys (e) Intel Ans. a 40. Which state/UT has topped the medals tally at the 2nd Khelo India Winter National Games in Gulmarg? (a) Assam (b) Manipur (c) Daman & Diu (d) Jammu & Kashmir (e) Arunachal Pradesh Ans. d 11 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN 41. With which country, India is going to conduct marine spatial planning in Lakshadweep and Puducherry? (a) Norway (b) Iceland (c) Singapore (d) Finland (e) Denmark Ans. a 42. Which country is building the world’s first platypus sanctuary? (a) Bahrain (b) Qatar (c) United States (d) Australia (e) Brazil Ans. d 43. EPFO has retained the interest rate for 2020-21 at _____________. (a) 4.6% (b) 5.2% (c) 6.4% (d) 7.8% (e) 8.5% Ans. e 44. Which company has signed a deal to acquire global tech company Capco for $1.45 billion? (a) Wipro (b) Biocon (c) Tech Mahindra (d) Accenture (e) Infosys Ans.