Current Affairs 23th March 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. “Cova Punjab” mobile app launched by the Punjab government is aimed to spread awareness on which disease?
A. Foot and Mouth Disease
B. Corona Virus 
C. Swine Flu 
D. Classical Swine Fever 
Answer [B] Corona Virus
2. Lt Gen KJS Dhillon has been recently appointed as the Director –General of which organization?
A. Intelligence Bureau 
B. Defence Intelligence Agency 
C. Central Bureau of Investigation 
D. Research and Analysis Wing 
Answer [B] Defence Intelligence Agency
3. ‘Shaadi Bhagya Scheme,’ which was making news recently, was a scheme of which state?
A. Bihar 
B. Odisha
C. Karnataka 
D. Maharashtra 
Answer [C] Karnataka
4. Which country recently joined as the 16th member in the e-Vidya Bharati and e-Aarogya Bharati (e-VBAB) Network Project of the Ministry of External Affairs of India?
A. Senegal 
B. The Gambia 
C. Ghana 
D. Zambia 
Answer [B] The Gambia
5. The tombs of Taramati and Premamati, which were in news recently, are located in which Indian/UT?
A. New Delhi 
B. Uttar Pradesh 
C. Telangana
D. Maharashtra 
Answer [C] Telangana
6. What is the theme of International Women’s Day (8 March) 2020?
A. Think equal, build smart, innovate for change 
B. I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
C. Time is Now:  Rural and urban activists transforming women’s life 
D. Role of Women in addressing climate change 
Answer [B] I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
7. Ankita Raina, who was making news recently, is associated with which sports?
A. Badminton 
B. Tennis
C. Squash 
D. Table-Tennis
Answer [B] Tennis
8. Who is the only Indian player to feature in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup team of the tournament?
A. Harmanpreet Kaur 
B. Shafali Verma
C. Poonam Yadav 
D. Smriti Mandana 
Answer [C] Poonam Yadav
9. Which state is to set up an exclusive department for Self Help Group (SHG)s called “Mission Shakti”?
A. West Bengal 
B. Kerala 
C. Odisha 
D. Andhra Pradesh 
Answer [C] Odisha
10. ‘NIGHA’, a mobile application to curb election malpractices, is an initiative of which Indian State?
A. Punjab 
B. Rajasthan 
C. Gujarat 
D. Andhra Pradesh 
Answer [D] Andhra Pradesh