Weekly Current Affairs from 16 to 22 March 2020

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Q.1 Government of India has amended the EC Act to declare _______ as Essential commodities until 30th June 2020.

a) Hand Sanitizers
b) N95 Masks
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

Q.2 Who has signed an MoU with Aditya Mehta Foundation to train its differently-abled troops in Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence?

a) BSF
b) CISF
c) SSB
d) CRPF

Q.3 Where was the Phool Devi Festival celebrated on March 14?

a) Bihar
b) Uttarakhand
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Ahemdabad

Q.4 Which authority has revised the exposure limit for single/group of urban cooperative banks (UCB)?

a) Reserve Bank of India
b) State Bank of India
c) Supreme Court
d) None of the Above

Q.5 Who has been appointed as the temporary officiating chairperson of NCLAT?

a) Justice A.I.S. Cheema
b) Justice Venugopal M.
c) Justice Jarat Kumar Jain
d) Justice Bansi Lal Bhat

Q.6 The government of India has appointed _______ as the Judicial Member of NCLAT.

a) Justice Bansi Lal Bhat
b) Justice A.I.S. Cheema
c) Anant Bijay Singh
d) Justice Venugopal M.

Q.7 Who has become the new brand ambassador of Tata Power?

a) Shardul Thakur
b) Praveer Sinha
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

Q.8 Where did HIL (India) Limited launched Customer Payment Portal in association with Union Bank of India?

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

Q. 9 Which of these banks recently announced to buy 72 billion 50 crore shares of Yes Bank?

a) Punjab National Bank
b) Union Bank of India
c) Bank of Baroda
d) State Bank of India

Q. 10 What is India’s rank in the recently released Internet Index 2020?

a) 40
b) 44
c) 46
d) 49

Q.11 Which of these countries’ parliament has passed a resolution that their president can stay in power till 2036?

a) Russia
b) China
c) Japan
d) North Korea

Q.12 In March 2020, the cabinet has hiked the (Dearness Allowance) DA for central govt. employees by_______.

a) 2%
b) 4%
c) 6%
d) 8%

Q.13 Which of these companies has initiated a project named, “Pragati” to support women empowerment in India?

a) Apple
b) Google
c) Facebook
d) Microsoft

Q.14 Where did India export 600 tons of rice in March 2020?

a) Chad
b) Madagascar
c) Ethiopia
d) Namibia

Q.15 India has got which of these categories in the Animal Protection Index, 2020?

a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

Q.16 What is the name of world’s first Digital Solution Exchange Cloud that was recently launched in India?

a) Indis
b) Gokaddal
c) Piosh
d) Ccos

Q.17 Which of these states has launched a scheme, Uttran, to construct 33 stadiums?

a) Assam
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Haryana

Q.18 Which state govt. has launched three schemes to increase skill development and employment generation for youth?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Odisha
d) Uttar Pradesh

Q.19 Who has joined Infosys for the development of smart cities solutions?

a) Mindtree
b) Intel
c) Qualcomm
d) Boradcom

Q. 20 Due to the rise in the number of coronavirus cases, BCCI has postponed the IPL 2020 to_______.

a) 31 March
b) 10 April
c) 15 April
d) 30 April

Q.21 Union Cabinet approved recently approved the RoTEP Scheme. What does R stand for?

a) Reduction
b) Remission
c) Reception
d) Remuneration

Q.22 What is the limit for Urban Cooperative banks to lend to a single borrower according to recent notification?

a) 10% of tier-1 capital
b) 20% of tier-1 capital
c) 15% of tier-1 capital
d) 25% of tier-1 capital

Q.23 The government of India has declared face masks and hand sanitizers as essential commodities by which of these acts?

a) The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
b) The Consumers Protection Act, 2019
c) The Epidemic Act, 1897
d) Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016

Q.24 The Reserve Bank of India issues guidelines for implementation of Ind AS by Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs). What is the meaning of Ind AS?

a) International Accounting Standards
b) Indian Asset Standards
c) International Asset Standards
d) Indian Accounting Standards

Q.25 In the green highway project, what percentage of the total project cost is spent for highway plantation and its maintenance?

a) 0.5%
b) 1%
c) 1.5%
d) 2%

Q.26 What is the new authorized capital according to Yes Bank Scheme?

a) 2,200 crore
b) 4,200 crore
c) 6,200 crore
d) 8,200 crore

Q.27 The “BhoomiRashi,” that was recently in news belongs to which ministry?

a) Ministry of the Road Transport and Highways
b) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
c) Ministry of Home Affairs
d) Ministry of Earth Sciences

Q.28 India has appealed against the closure Ambedkar House Memorial located in which of these countries?

a) France
b) United Kingdom
c) Russia
d) Japan

Q.29 Jaydev Unadkat is the captain of ________ who recently won the maiden trophy.

a) Bengal Cricket Team
b) Saurashtra Cricket Team
c) Mumbai Cricket Team
d) Karnataka Cricket Team

Q.30 Google India has launched a skilled program named_______ for women.

a) Rebit
b) Mani
c) Ask Disha
d) DigiPivot

Q31. Who has been appointed as the new advisor of Jammu and Kashmir’s Deputy Governor G.C. Murmu?

a) K Vijay Kumar
b) Kewal Kumar Sharma
c) Bashir Ahmed Khan
d) None of the above

Q32. Chaitra Jatra Festival has been canceled due to Covid-19 is celebrated in _______.

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Dehradun
d) Odisha

Q33. Which of the former chief justice of Supreme Court has been nominated as the member of Rajya Sabha?

a) Ranjan Gogoi
b) Deepak Mishra
c) T. S. Thakur
d) None of the above

Q34. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation?

a) M Gopal Reddy
b) M V Rao
c) Ajay Kumar
d) Ashwani Lohani

Q35. India has announced to provide _______ Nepali Rupees for the development of 3 new school buildings.

a) 107.1 Million
b) 100 Million
c) 110 Million
d) None of the above

Q36. Which of these countries has temporarily banned the entry of foreign nationals due to corona virus?

a) India
b) America
c) Russia
d) Iran

Q37. Which country is going to create s $4 billion anti-crisis fund to protect the nation’s economy for Covid-19 outbreak?

a) US
b) Russia
c) United Kingdom
d) China

Q38. Ravinder Singh Dhillon has been appointed as the chairman and Managing Director of_______.

a) Power Finance Corporation
b) Coal India Limited
c) NLC Limited
d) NTPC Limited

Q39. Which of these institutions has launched skill development programme for women named, career back 2 women’?

a) Indian Institute of Science
b) IIT- Ahmadabad
c) IIT-Madras
d) IIT-Kharagpur

Q40. Which of these Countries has recently imposed a record 1.1 billion euro fine ‘Apple’ for its anti-competitive behavior?

a) Germany
b) France
c) Italy
d) Spain

Q.41 Word Bank recently released the Ease of Doing Business Ranking, 2019. What is India’s rank according to the index?

a) 60
b) 63
c) 65
d) 67

Q.42 Which of these organizations has released the World Digital Competitiveness Ranking?

a) World Bank
b) UNDP
c) World Economic Forum
d) IMD World Competitiveness Center

Q.43 Which county has topped the Global Gender Gap Ranking, 2020?

a) New Zealand
b) USA
c) Iceland
d) Spain

Q.44 Every year, 20 March is celebrated as _______.

a) International Day of Happiness
b) International Day of Yoga
c) International Sleep Day
d) None of the above

Q.45 What is the theme of International Forest Day 2020?

a) Recycling Heroes
b) Forest and diversity
c) Both (A) and (B)
d) None of the above

Q.46 Which state government has recently launched a Police Station Visitor Survey System and e-Night Beat Checking System?

a) Punjab
b) Kashmir
c) Uttarakhand
d) Himachal Pradesh

Q.47 Which of the defense services has organized Quarantine Camp at Visakhapatnam in order to fight Covid-19?

a) Indian Army
b) Indian Air Force
c) Indian Navy
d) Border Security Force

Q.48 Who will chair the 15th finance commission’s committee to review the fiscal consolidation roadmap of government?

a) Shri N K Singh
b) Amit Kumar
c) Bimal Jalan
d) Nirmala Sitaraman

Q.49 Nirbhaya convicts have been finally executed after _______ of the crime.

a) 5 years
b) 7 years
c) 8 years
d) 10 years

Q.50 The 7th World Cities Summit (WCS) will be organized in _______ from 5 to 9 July, 2020.

a) New Zealand
b) USA
c) Iceland
d) Switzerland

Q.51 Which state/UT has recently started the chief minister advocate welfare scheme?

a) Delhi
b) Ladakh
c) Kashmir
d) Chandigarh

Q.52 According to the govt notification, a bench to hear the cases of southern states has been set up in_______.

a) Kerala
b) Visakhapatnam
c) Chennai
d) None of the above

Q.53 Which of these banks has recently announced a $ 6.5 billion package for developing member countries to deal with corona virus pandemic?

a) World Bank
b) Asian Development Bank
c) RBI
d) None of the above

Q.54 Ministry of defense has approved to purchase how many Tejas fighter aircraft for Indian Air Force?

a) 63
b) 73
c) 83
d) None of the above

Q.55 Which state government has recently removed the reservation for the promotion of SC/ST Employees?

a) Punjab
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand

Q.56 Which former chairperson of SBI’s US Cloud computing Salesforce has appointed the chairman and CEO of the Indian Unit Salesforce India?

a) Arundhati Bhattacharya
b) Rajnish Kumar
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

Q.57 Ashwani Lohani has been appointed as the new chairperson of which State’s Tourism Development Corporation?

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) None of the above

Q.58 Which state has recently become the third state to launch ‘Star Rating Program’ from Industries?

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Jharkhand

Q.59 Who has increased COVID-19 Response Funding to Billion USD?

a) UNO
b) WHO
c) World Bank
d) IMF

Q.60 Union defense minister Rajnath Singh proposed a new Draft Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) for the promotion of indigenous manufacturing. It will come in to effect from_______.

a) 1st April 2020
b) 25 march 2020
c) 31 March 2020
d) 15 April 2020

Q.61 Why has PM Modi announced to observe a Janta Curfew on March 22, 2020?

a) To combat Covid-19
b) To avoid social gathering
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

Q.62 When did TRIFED launch a program named ‘Tech for Tribals’ in order to bring technology to tribal entrepreneurs?

a) March 15, 2020
b) March 19, 2020
c) March 22, 2020
d) March 18, 2020

Q.63 Ministry of tribal affairs has collaborated with which organization for the ‘Tech for Tribe’ program?

a) IIT-Kanpur
b) IIT-Indore
c) IIT-Roorkee
d) All of t he above

Q.64 What is India’s rank in the 8th World Happiness Report released by United Nations?

a) 1st position
b) 88th position
c) 102th position
d) 144th position

Q.65 Which of these countries has topped the World Happiness report for the third time?

a) Australia
b) Finland
c) Canada
d) Mauritius

Q.66 What is the purpose behind Star Health Allied Insurance Co LTD’s scheme named Star Health Coronavirus Insurance Policy?

a) To provide health insurance for everyone
b) To provide coverage for people with the symptoms of COVID -19
c) To provide coverage for Coronavirus positive patients
d) All of the above

Q.67 When did Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath submit his resignation letter to MP governor Lalji Tondon?

a) March 15, 2020
b) March 20 2020
c) March 18, 2020
d) None of the above

Q.68 Which organization has set up a 16-member committee to make stronger guidelines on corporate governance?

a) IRDA
b) RBI
c) SEBI
d) None of the above

Q.69 Which of these space organizations have detected 4 asteroids approaching towards earth?

a) ISRO
b) NASA
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

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