Current Affairs 18th March 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ISRO has partnered with which country’s space agency for air quality monitoring using satellite data?
A. USA
B. Japan
C. France
D. Russia
Answer [B] Japan
2. Which Union Ministry approves PLI scheme for pharmaceuticals?
A. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
B. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C. Ministry of External Affairs
D. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Answer [A] Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
3. India has recently flagged off Cape gauge locomotives to which African country?
A. Mozambique
B. Zimbabwe
C. South Africa
D. Madagascar
Answer [A] Mozambique
4. ‘Bharat e Market’ is the e-commerce portal launched by which body?
A. FICCI
B. KVIC
C. CAIT
D. TRIFED
Answer [C] CAIT
5. India recently participated in the first historic virtual summit of which association in March 2021?
A. BRICS
B. QUAD
C. BIMSTEC
D. G-20
Answer [B] QUAD
6. Which company recently (in Mar’21) partnered with IIT Delhi’s Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART) for research in deploying Autonomous Vehicles in Urban India?
A. Hyundai Motor
B. Mahindra & Mahindra
C. MG Motor
D. Toyota
Answer [C] MG Motor
7. In Which country, INS Jalashwa recently (in Mar’21) delivered 1,000 MT of rice as part of India’s Covid-19 assistance for IOR Countries through Mission Sagar-IV?
A. Comoros
B. Seychelles
C. Mauritius
D. Madagascar
Answer [A] Comoros
8. What was the new feature launched by NPCI (in Mar’21) on BHIM UPI, a part of its Digi-Help stack?
A. BHIM-Support
B. Digi-Pay
C. Digi-Help
D. UPI-Help
Answer [D] UPI-Help
9. Which is the host city for 2021’s Asian Boxing Championship?
A. Bangkok, Thailand
B. Beijing, China
C. New Delhi, India
D. Jakarta, Indonesia
Answer [C] New Delhi, India
10. Who authored the book, “My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future”?
A. Ajay Banga
B. Shantanu Narayen
C. Satya Nadella
D. Indra Nooyi
Answer [D] Indra Nooyi