Current Affairs 31th March 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which of the following won the I-League title as it defeated TRAU 4-1 in the final match of the season in Kolkata?
A. Real Kashmir
B. Gokulam Kerala
C. Chennai City
D. Mohun Bagan
Answer [B] Gokulam Kerala
2. Indias online smartphone market reached its highest-ever share at how much per cent in 2020?
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 45
Answer [D] 45
3. The Power company announced that it will offer its retail consumers in Mumbai the option to switch to 100% green energy for an additional how many paise per unit?
A. 54
B. 60
C. 66
D. 72
Answer [C] 66
4. The United States Trade Representative has proposed retaliatory trade actions against India & certain other countries. It is an outcome of the investigation initiated by US in June 2020, under Section 301 of US Trade Act of which year?
A. 1960
B. 1964
C. 1970
D. 1974
Answer [D] 1974
5. A centre of excellence in hockey will be soon set up in which of the following cities of Uttar Pradesh?
A. Lucknow
B. Jhansi
C. Agra
D. Kanpur
Answer [A] Lucknow
6. In March 2021, the Delhi Cabinet approved a proposal for purchase of how many low-floor fully electric air-conditioned buses by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)?
A. 150
B. 200
C. 250
D. 300
Answer [D] 300
7. In March 2021, who announced the complete disinvestment of Air India?
A. Santosh Gangwar
B. Hardeep Singh Puri
C. Piyush Goyal
D. Durga Shanker Mishra
Answer [B] Hardeep Singh Puri
8. Which state will soon be the state with maximum number of international airports in the country?
A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer [C] Uttar Pradesh
9. Ford Motor has teamed up with which of the following to innovatively reuse spent 3D printing waste by turning them into injection molded automotive parts?
A. Lenovo
B. HP
C. Novell
D. Dell
Answer [B] HP
10. In March 2021, Nilam Sawhney has been appointed as the new State Election Commissioner of which state?
A. Gujarat
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Punjab
Answer [C] Andhra Pradesh
11. What is the new limit of EPF contribution up to which interest would be tax exempt, as per the amendments made in the Finance Bill 2021?
A. Rs 3 lakhs
B. Rs 5 lakhs
C. Rs 7.5 lakhs
D. Rs 10 lakhs
Answer [B] Rs 5 lakhs
12. With reference to Defence, what was ‘Vajra’, that was seen in news recently?
A. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
B. Offshore Patrol vessel
C. Anti-Tank Guided Missile
D. Remote Controlled Gun
Answer [B] Offshore Patrol vessel
13. Which country is set to re-establish the Homeland Security Dialogue with India?
A. Japan
B. United Kingdom
C. USA
D. Russia
Answer [C] USA
14. The Union Minister of Education has inaugurated the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Smarak in which state/UT?
A. Punjab
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. New Delhi
Answer [D] New Delhi
15. Which global rating agency releases report titled ‘Global Economic Outlook’ GEO?
A. Fitch Ratings
B. CRISIL
C. Standard & Poor
D. Ind-RA
Answer [A] Fitch Ratings
16. Where was the 2-day long Passage Exercise ‘PASSEX’ conducted between India & USA in March 2021?
A. Andaman & Nicobar
B. North Pacific Ocean
C. Bay of Bengal
D. South China Sea
Answer [C] Bay of Bengal
17. Which group of students are covered under CBSE’s new competence based assessment framework?
A. Class 6-10
B. Class 1-5
C. Class 1-10
D. Class 6-12
Answer [A] Class 6-10
18. Who received the IUCN’s New International Ranger Award in March 2021?
A. Sanjay Kumar
B. Maharaj Muthoo
C. Hari Singh
D. Mahinder Giri
Answer [D] Mahinder Giri
19. Who authored the book, “Wild and Wilful: Tale of 15 Iconic Indian Species”?
A. Vandana Shiva
B. Sunita Narain
C. Maneka Gandhi
D. Neha Sinha
Answer [D] Neha Sinha
20. Which book received the National Book Critics Cricle (NBCC)’s award 2020 under Fiction Category?
A. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
B. Here is the Sweet Hand
C. Hamnet
D. Island on Fire
Answer [C] Hamnet