Current Affairs 17th March 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Indian Railways has set up India’s 1st Centralized Air-Conditioned Railway Terminal at ‘Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal’. Where is the rail terminal located?
A. Bangalore, Karnataka
B. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
C. Pune, Maharashtra
D. Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Answer [A] Bangalore, Karnataka
2. Which Airport inaugurated India’s 1st dedicated Express Cargo Terminal, exclusively for export and import of international couriers?
A. Kempegowda International Airport
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
C. Indira Gandhi International Airport
D. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Answer [A] Kempegowda International Airport
3. Which state celebrated (in Mar’21) the 3 day long ‘Kalanamak rice festival’?
A. Punjab
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [D] Uttar Pradesh
4. Indian Railways launched a unique helpline number ____as ‘Rail Madad’ Helpline, integrating all railway helplines?
A. 1091
B. 112
C. 139
D. 1075
Answer [C] 139
5. Who was appointed (in Mar’21) as the Director and Chief Executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)?
A. Amartya Sen
B. Deepak Mishra
C. Arvind Panagariya
D. Kaushik Basu
Answer [B] Deepak Mishra
6. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) reconstituted (in Mar’21) an Advisory Committee headed by Union Minister for Culture, towards a Multidisciplinary Study on River_____?
A. Ganga
B. Ravi
C. Chenab
D. Sarasvati
Answer [D] Sarasvati
7. Which is the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer as per the Top500 list (as of Mar’21)?
A. Tianhe-2A
B. Summit
C. Fugaku
D. PARAM-Siddhi AI
Answer [C] Fugaku
8. Who is the 1st Indian Fencer to qualify for an Olympics?
A. Rajeev Mehta
B. Bhavani Devi
C. Kabita Devi
D. Laishram Sarita Devi
Answer [B] Bhavani Devi
9. Padma Bhushan awardee, Laxman Pai India’s renowned _____passed away in March 2021?
A. Theater Artist
B. Kathakali Dancer
C. Painter
D. Sculptor
Answer [C] Painter
10. When is the World Consumer Rights Day annually celebrated?
A. 13th March
B. 15th March
C. 16th March
D. 12th March
Answer [B] 15th March