Current Affairs 22th March 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Where is the headquarters of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) located?
A. Geneva
B. Rome
C. Paris
D. Nairobi
Answer [A] Geneva
2. The first National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research was established in which state?
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Rajasthan
D. Maharashtra
Answer [B] Punjab
3. The Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2021 seeks to empower Central Government to issue directions to DMF. What is a DMF?
A. Deposit Mineral Fund
B. Deep Mine Fund
C. District Mineral Foundation
D. District Mine Fund
Answer [C] District Mineral Foundation
4. My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’ is a memoir of which Indian personality?
A. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
B. Sudha Murthy
C. Shikha Sharma
D. Indra Nooyi
Answer [D] Indra Nooyi
5. MPLADS Fund has been suspended till which year, due to Covid-19 pandemic?
A. 2021
B. 2022
C. 2023
D. 2024
Answer [B] 2022
6. Which country’s Navy participated (in Mar’ 21) with Indian Navy in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) at the Persian Gulf region as a part of ‘Operation Sankalp’?
A. Bahrain
B. Qatar
C. United Arab Emirates
D. Kuwait
Answer [A] Bahrain
7. Which country’s Foreign Minister visited (in Mar’21) India, where it was decided to establish a Joint Ministerial Commission at the level of Foreign Ministers?
A. Bahrain
B. Qatar
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Kuwait
Answer [D] Kuwait
8. Which organization recently (in Mar’21) signed a Statement of intent (SoI) with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to empower school students with Cloud computing skills?
A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Digital Ocean
D. Amazon Web Services
Answer [D] Amazon Web Services
9. What was India’s position among the top 10 nations in Market Capitalization, as per Bloomberg report released in March 2021?
A. 6th
B. 9th
C. 10th
D. 8th
Answer [D] 8th
10. Who was appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard (NSG) in March 2021?
A. Krishnaswamy Natarajan
B. Kuldiep Singh
C. MA Ganapathy
D. Surjeet Singh Deswal
Answer [C] MA Ganapathy
11. Adoption of e-commerce during the pandemic led to an increase in digital transactions on platforms of State Bank of India from 60% to how much per cent?
A. 59
B. 63
C. 67
D. 71
Answer [C] 67
12. In March 2021, the health department of which state has decided to provide one month extra pay to all frontline medical workers for their services?
A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer [B] Jharkhand
13. In March 2021, Uranium exploration has been taken up in which state by the Atomic Minerals Directorate(AMD) for Exploration and Research?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nagaland
C. Sikkim
D. Manipur
Answer [A] Arunachal Pradesh
14. When was International Nowruz Day observed in 2021?
A. 18 March
B. 19 March
C. 20 March
D. 21 March
Answer [C] 20 March
15. Who bagged the first gold medal for India in the Women’s 10 Meter Air Pistol final of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in March 2021?
A. Manu Bhaker
B. Yashaswini Deswal
C. Rahi Sarnobat
D. Tejaswini Sawant
Answer [B] Yashaswini Deswal
16. With whom did US Secretary of Defence, LIoyd J Austin hold a meeting on wide ranging talks, in March 2021?
A. Amit Shah
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Narendra Modi
D. Dr S Jaishankar
Answer [D] Dr S Jaishankar
17. In March 2021, NPPA has fixed the price of how many medicines including off-patent anti-diabetic drugs allowing due benefits of patent expiry to the patients?
A. 51
B. 61
C. 71
D. 813
Answer [D] 81
18. In March 2021, Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha of RSS has elected whom as its Sarkaryavah or General Secretary for a period of three years?
A. Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi
B. Pravin Togadia
C. Dattatreya Hosabale
D. K. S. Sudarshan
Answer [C] Dattatreya Hosabale
19. According to Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd, the Indian rupee has advanced how much per cent in March 2021?
A. 1.1
B. 1.3
C. 1.5
D. 1.7
Answer [B] 1.3
20. Arindam Bagchi has been appointed as the new MEA spokesperson. Whom has he replaced?
A. Gaurav Ahluwalia
B. Pratibha Parkar
C. Kishan Dan Dewal
D. Anurag Srivastava
Answer [D] Anurag Srivastava