Current Affairs 20th March 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Vanvasi Samagam, a tribal congregation was organized in which state/UT?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Odisha
Answer [B] Uttar Pradesh
2. An advisory committee has been set up to study which Indian river for the next two years, chaired by the Culture Minister?
A. Sarasvati
B. Sarayu
C. Narmada
D. Ganga
Answer [A] Sarasvati
3. OTPRMS certificates, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Education
B. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
C. Ministry of Labour and Employment
D. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Answer [A] Ministry of Education
4. Which institution announced a rule that sought to treat banks’ additional tier 1 (AT 1) bonds as having 100-year maturity?
A. RBI
B. IRDAI
C. PFRDA
D. SEBI
Answer [D] SEBI
5. All India Tourist Vehicles Authorization and Permit Rules, will be applicable from which date?
A. April 1, 2021
B. May 1, 2021
C. June 1, 2021
D. August 1, 2021
Answer [A] April 1, 2021
6. Under which program the India’s First Elevated Urban ‘Dwaraka Expressway’ has been constructing?
A. Setu Bharatam
B. Bharatmala
C. Smart Cities Mission
D. None of these
Answer [B] Bharatmala
7. Where is KRL Stadium, recently renamed as Shoaib Akhtar Stadium?
A. Rawalpindi, Pakistan
B. Karachi, Pakistan
C. Quetta, Pakistan
D. Lahore, Pakistan
Answer [A] Rawalpindi, Pakistan
8. The late President John Pombe Magufuli hails from which country?
A. Uganda
B. Zambia
C. Tanzania
D. Kenya
Answer [C] Tanzania
9. Name Financial company along with Continuum Energy Levanter Pte Ltd had executed the world’s 1st green hedging transaction based on a specially designed green hedge framework with a second party opinion?
A. Comdirect Bank
B. Caixa Bank
C. Targo Bank
D. Deutsche Bank AG
Answer [D] Deutsche Bank AG
10. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) launched a vendor onboarding  mobile app for its upcoming e-commerce portal “Bharat e-Market”. How much percentage is charged for all transactions made on its portal?
A. 2% to 5%
B. 8% to 15%
C. 10% to 25%
D. Free of Charge
Answer [D] Free of Charge