Current Affairs 25th March 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. India recently launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development initiative with which country?
A. Japan
B. France
C. USA
D. Finland
Answer [C] USA
2. The Indian Navy inducted a landing craft utility ship L58, built by which organization?
A. DRDO
B. ISRO
C. GRSE
D. HAL
Answer [C] GRSE
3. Indian Navy carried out Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country in the Persian Gulf under Operation Sankalp?
A. UAE
B. Qatar
C. Oman
D. Bahrain
Answer [D] Bahrain
4. As per the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021, what is the new FDI limit in the insurance sector?
A. 100%
B. 74%
C. 49%
D. 26%
Answer [B] 74%
5. NITI Aayog has partnered with which technology major to train students on Cloud Computing?
A. Amazon
B. HP
C. Samsung
D. Huawei
Answer [A] Amazon
6. What is the campaign launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti towards water conservation on the occasion of 2021’s World Water day?
A. Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Rejuvenating Rivers
B. Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain
C. Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Waste Water
D. Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Valuing Water
Answer [B] Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain
7. How many committees were formed by the central Govt. for transition of India from a Linear Economy to a Circular Economy?
A. 15
B. 7
C. 13
D. 11
Answer [D] 11
8. Covering which period was the Compendium on Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) was released by Labour Ministry in March 2021?
A. 1945-2000
B. 1955-1991
C. 1945-2020
D. 1971-2020
Answer [C] 1945-2020
9. Which state govt. became the 1st in India to have its own ethanol policy, “Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021”?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Telangana
D. Bihar
Answer [D] Bihar
10. Which organization released the report, “Reimagining WASH: Water Security For All” that highlighted on 37 hot-spot countries with high vulnerability to water?
A. UNICEF
B. UNESCO
C. World Bank
D. International Water Association
Answer [A] UNICEF