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Q.1 Chapchar Kut, one of the most joyful festivals of India, that was celebrated recently is related to which Indian State?

a) Mizoram
b) Manipur
c) Assam
d) Nagaland

Q.2 Who has won the Sportsperson of the Year Award at the 4th Times of India Sports Awards?

a) Virat Kohli
b) Dutee Chand
c) P V Sindhu
d) Shefali Verma

Q.3 What is the meaning of GDR, concerning the cabinet approval on listing Indian Companies overseas?

a) Government Deposit Receipts
b) Global Depositary Receipts
c) Global Deposit Receipts
d) Government Depositary Receipts

Q.4 Canara Bank will become the _______largest bank of India after amalgamation.

a) Second
b) Third
c) Fourth
d) Fifth

Q5 44th Chess Olympiad will be organized in_______.

a) Mauritius
b) Kazan
c) Italy
d) Moscow

Q.6 India’s former football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has won _______ at the TOISA, 2019.

a) Sportsman of the year award
b) Icon of the century award
c) Mentor of the year award
d) Lifetime achievement award

Q.7 A festival named ‘Namaste Orchha’ was recently celebrated in_______.

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Gujrat
d) Chennai

Q.8 Which of these cities hosted the 4th Times of India Sports Awards, 2019?

a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Gujrat
d) Kolkata

Q.9 ‘Competition Commission of India’ (CCI) organized _______ edition of National Conference on Economics of Competition Law in on March 7, 2020.

a) Third
b) Fifth
c) Seventh
d) Ninth

Q.10 _______ and Hockey India have announced the 1st Khelo India Women’s Hockey League Under-21.

a) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
b) Mumbai Hockey Association
c) Sports Authority of India
d) None of the above

Q.11 After the amalgamation, which bank will become the second-largest bank of India with a business of 17.94 lakh crore?

a) Canara Bank
b) Union Bank of India
c) Bank of India
d) Punjab National Bank

Q.12 Who has become the new Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission of India?

a) Amita Pandov
b) Sanjiv Chadha
c) Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
d) Prashant Kumar

Q.13 A famous minister ‘Mange Ram Gupta’ recently passed away at the age of 85. He was associated with which state?

a) Punjab
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Haryana

Q.14 Which of these banks has decided to invest in the reconstructed Yes Bank?

a) Punjab National Bank
b) State Bank of India
c) ICICI
d) Canara Bank

Q.15 According to the ‘Direct Tax Vivaad Se Vishwas Bill 2020’, what will be the last date to pay due tax with a waiver?

a) May 31, 2020
b) April 31, 2020
c) March 31, 2020
d) June 31, 2020