Current Affairs 15th March 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which insurance scheme recently (in Mar’21) converged with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana) in 113 districts of 4 states?
A. Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana
B. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
C. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme
D. Employees State Insurance Scheme
Answer [D] Employees State Insurance Scheme
2. Where did Indian Navy (in Feb’21) commissioned, INS Karanj, India’s 3rd Indigenous Scorepene class Submarine that was constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd?
A. Kochi, Kerala
B. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
C. Mumbai, Maharashtra
D. Mormugao, Goa
Answer [C] Mumbai, Maharashtra
3. By which year Indian Fintech Sector is expected to reach a valuation of USD 150-160 Billion, as per the report: ‘India Fin Tech: A USD 100 Bn Opportunity’ released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) & FICCI?
A. 2050
B. 2040
C. 2025
D. 2030
Answer [C] 2025
4. Where was the 3-day long “Hearth” festival celebrated?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Sikkim
D. Mizoram
Answer [B] Jammu & Kashmir
5. In which country the 1st of its kind India Energy Office (IEO) was inaugurated (in Mar’21), that aims at expanding bilateral investment in the Energy sector?
A. Russia
B. UAE
C. USA
D. Iran
Answer [A] Russia
6. What is the theme of the 29th Edition of New Delhi World Book Fair 2021 that was held virtually in March 2021?
A. Indigenous Voices: Mapping India’s Folk & Tribal Literature
B. Books for Readers with Special Needs
C. Gandhi : The Writers’ Writer
D. National Education Policy – 2020
Answer [D] National Education Policy – 2020
7. Google honoured “India’s Satellite Man’ with a doodle on his 89th birth anniversary. Who is popularly known as “India’s Satellite Man”?
A. Udupi Ramachandra Rao
B. Satish Dhawan
C. Vikram Sarabhai
D. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Answer [A] Udupi Ramachandra Rao
8. Which country partnered with Australia in conducting the World’s 1st trial on producing Hydrogen from Brown Coal?
A. China
B. India
C. Russia
D. Japan
Answer [D] Japan
9. Which Insurance company recently (in Mar’21) partnered with Inter Miles to Provide a new Domestic Travel Insurance scheme that provides Zero Cancellation Charges on bookings?
A. HDFC ERGO General Insurance
B. IFFCO Tokio General Insurance
C. Edelweiss General Insurance
D. Royal Sundaram General Insurance
Answer [C] Edelweiss General Insurance
10. Recently (in Mar’ 21), SEBI formed a Group of Experts under its Primary Market Advisory Committee (PMAC) to check the feasibility to implement SPAC’s. What does SPACs stand for?
A. Specified Problem Avoidance Companies
B. Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
C. Special Purchase & Acquisition Corporations
D. Simultaneous Purchase & Acquisition Companies
Answer [B] Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
11. What is the name of the health reserve fund form the proceeds of health and education cess?
A. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi
B. Pradhan Mantri Arogya Nidhi
C. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Nidhi
D. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Nidhi
Answer [A] Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi
12. Which Indian State/UT has announced to launch special women mohalla clinics?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. New Delhi
C. Bihar
D. Gujarat
Answer [B] New Delhi
13. Which department has launched online 5G certification course for its officials?
A. Department of Financial Services
B. Department of Telecommunications
C. Department of Electronics and IT
D. Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Answer [B] Department of Telecommunications
14. Which Institution organized a national-level virtual workshop on Asset Monetisation along with Department of Economic Affairs?
A. NITI Aayog
B. TERI
C. FICCI
D. ASSOCHAM
Answer [A] NITI Aayog
15. Who has been appointed as the Chief of Asset Reconstructionn Co India Ltd (ARCIL)?
A. A K Bhalla
B. Pallav Mohapatra
C. G C Murmu
D. R K Mathur
Answer [B] Pallav Mohapatra
16. World famous Swarnim International Shivratri Fair started on 12th march in which state of India?
A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer [D] Himachal Pradesh
17. Who has been appointed as the new vice=chancellor of Prof Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh?
A. Prof. Akhilesh Kumar Singh
B. K.P. Pathak
C. Prof. Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia
D. Prof. Irawati Karve
Answer [A] Prof. Akhilesh Kumar Singh
8. In March 2021, India has imposed the anti-dumping duty on which of the Chinese antibacterial drug?
A. Famotidine
B. Umifenovir
C. Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride
D. None of these
Answer [C] Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride
19. The renowned KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi has been renamed as a name of famous Cricketer, what is the name of the Cricketer?
A. Wasim Raja
B. Shoaib Akhtar
C. Zaheer Abbas
D. Anwar Hussain
Answer [B] Shoaib Akhtar
20. The country which ranks 2nd after India in terms of Covid-19 cases?
A. USA
B. China
C. Brazil
D. Pakistan
Answer [C] Brazil