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Current Affairs Q&A PDF – March 21, 2020

1. Name the Financial institute which set to launch a special train ‘Swavalamban Express’ to
empower budding entrepreneurs under mission Swavalamban.
1) Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)
2) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
3) National Housing Bank (NHB)
4) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
5) India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)
Answer – 2) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Explanation:
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), a development financial institution in India,
engaged in the promotion, financing and development of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
(MSMEs), has decided to launch a special train ‘Swavalamban Express’ on June 05, 2020 to empower
budding entrepreneurs under its mission Swavalamban.

2.Which Indian state government has launched the Police Station Visitor Survey System and e-
Night Beat Checking System (March 2020)?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Bihar
3) Punjab
4) Haryana
5) Himachal Pradesh
Answer – 5) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Jai Ram Thakur launched Police Station Visitor Survey System
and e-Night Beat Checking System for Himachal police in Shimla. These systems help the Police
Department to provide an immediate response to the complaints registered in the police stations.

3. Name the State which announced to call Sanitary Personal in the state to be called as
‘Cleanliness Workers’.
1) Kerala
2) Telangana
3) Karnataka
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer – 5) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
According to the Tamil Nadu (TN) Chief Minister (CM), Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy (known as
Edappadi K. Palaniswami), a total of 64,583 sanitary personnel employed by urban and rural civic
bodies in the State will be called as” cleanliness workers” (Thooimai paniyalargal in Tamil) to honour
their work.

4. Name the Indian state which has released fund allocation of Rs. 2.5 Crore for MOTHER
programme (in its budget).
1) Meghalaya
2) Mizoram
3) Assam
4) Manipur
5) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer – 1) Meghalaya

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Explanation:
Meghalaya’s Chief Minister (CM) & Finance minister Conrad Kongkal(K) Sangma presented a Rs
17,375 crore budget for the Financial Year (FY)2020-21 in the state assembly with the fiscal deficit of
Rs 1,532 crore which is around 3.53 % of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Health and Family
Welfare sector proposed Rs 2.5 crore for Meghalaya’s Outcome Oriented Transformation in Heath,
Education and Rural Development (MOTHER) programme.

5. Fitch Rating in its Global Economic Outlook 2020, lowered India’s growth forecast for the
Financial Year 2021 to ______.
1) 4.9%
2) 4.6%
3) 5.1%
4) 5.3%
5) 5.6%
Answer – 3) 5.1%
Explanation:
Fitch Ratings in its Global Economic Outlook 2020 has declined India’s growth forecast to 5.1% for FY
2020-21 due to the coronavirus outbreak which is likely to impact business investment and exports.
For FY 2021-22, Fitch has projected India’s growth at 6.4%.

6. Find the non-life insurance company which introduced 1-yr long ‘COVID-19 Protection cover’
for COVID positive cases for the age group of 18-75yrs.
1) Bharati AXA
2) Apollo Munich
3) Bajaj Allianz
4) Cholamandalam MS
5) ICICI Lombard
Answer – 5) ICICI Lombard
Explanation:
ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Lombard, a private sector non-life
insurance company has introduced a 1 year long “COVID-19 Protection Cover” at a premium of Rs.
149. Launched in group insurance mode, this policy will pay 100% of the sum insured to the COVID-
19 positive individual, irrespective of hospitalization expenses. The age group of 18-75 years is
eligible for COVID-19 protection cover.

7. Who among the following has been appointed as the Additional Directors in Yes Bank board
by RBI for the period of 2yrs with effect from March 26, 2020.
1) Rama Subramaniam Gandhi
2) Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan
3) Dinabandhu Mohapatra
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 2) and 3)
Answer – 4) Both 1) and 2)
Explanation:
In the exercise of powers under the ‘Yes Bank Ltd. Reconstruction Scheme, 2020’ and the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed 2 additional directors namely –
Rama Subramaniam Gandhi (former RBI Deputy Governor) & Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan
(Associate Professor of S P Jain Institute of Management & Research) on the board of private sector
lender Yes Bank for a period of 2- years with effect from March 26,2020.

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8. Name the 1st Indian who climbs highest Volcanoes of all the 7 continents and entered into
‘Limca Book of Records’.
1) Satyarup Siddhanta
2) Arunima Sinha
3) Mohan Singh Gunjyal
4) Malavath Purna
5) Bachendri Pal
Answer – 1) Satyarup Siddhanta
Explanation:
Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta hails from Kolkata, West Bengal, 37 years old, entered ‘Limca
Book of Records’ (LBR) for his extraordinary achievements, as the first Indian to climb the highest
volcanoes of each of the 7 continents. He also holds the record as the youngest mountaineer in the
world to climb both 7 peaks and 7 volcanic summits.

9. The PM Modi has declared the formulation of COVID-19 Economic task force to tackle
economic challenges arise during COVID-19 outbreak. Who heads the task force?
1) Nitin Gadkari
2) Giriraj Singh
3) Prahlad Singh Patel
4) Nirmala Sitharaman
5) Hardeep Singh Puri
Answer – 4) Nirmala Sitharaman
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared the formulation of COVID-19 Economic Response Task
Force, to be led by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Its objective is to tackle the economic
challenges arising out of novel coronavirus outbreak. In this regard, Sitharaman held a meeting with
the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister Nitin Gadkari, Animal
Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Tourism Minister
Prahlad Singh Patel to assess the situation.

10. J&K government has set up a commission named “J&K Socially and Educationally Backward
Classes Commission”. Who heads the commission?
1) Justice Vikramajit Sen
2) Justice G Rohini
3) Justice Sanjiv Khanna
4) Justice G D Sharma
5) Justice Leila Seth
Answer – 4) Justice G D Sharma
Explanation:
The Jammu and Kashmir Government sets up a commission named as “J&K Socially and Educationally
Backward Classes Commission” will be headed by Justice (retired) G D Sharma to examine the social
and educational backwardness of various backward classes people, dalits, in the Union Territory.

11. The Finance Commission has set up 8-member finance committee to review fiscal
consolidation road map of central & state government. Name the person who heads the
committee.
1) Nitin Gadkari
2) Rajnath singh
3) Anirudh Tiwari
4) Nand Kishore Singh
5) Amit Shah
Answer – 4) Nand Kishore Singh
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Explanation:
An 8-member committee is set up by Finance Commission (FC) to review the fiscal consolidation road
map of state & central governments. The committee is headed by 15th Finance Commission Chairman
Nand Kishore Singh.

12. With which country's company, India signs contract worth Rs. 880 crores for the
procurement of 16,479 Negev 7.62X51mm Light Machine Gun (LMG) under Fast track
procedure (FTP).
1) Russia
2) France
3) Israel
4) German
5) United States
Answer – 3) Israel
Explanation:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given his approval to the Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence
for a capital acquisition contract with Israel Weapons Industries (IWI), an Israeli firearms
manufacturer. The contract enables the procurement of 16,479 Negev 7.62X51 mm Light Machine Gun
(LMG) at a cost of Rs 880 crore. The weapons are procured under the Fast Track Procedure (FTP).

13. In which platform, the Government has launched the ‘MyGov Corona Helpdesk’ to create
awareness among citizens about COVID-19 pandemic?
1) Google
2) Twitter
3) Whatsapp
4) Instagram
5) Facebook
Answer – 3) Whatsapp
Explanation:
The government launched MyGov Corona Helpdesk on WhatsApp to create awareness among citizens
about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The official Whatsapp chatbot can also be used to
resolve queries in relation to COVID-19 using the number 9013151515.

14. Name the platform which launched campaign named ‘Do the Five. Help stop Coronavirus’
that lists out the five things people should follow to prevent coronavirus.
1) Google
2) Yahoo
3) Bing
4) Twitter
5) Rediff
Answer – 1) Google
Explanation:
Google has initiated a campaign named ‘Do the Five. Help stop Coronavirus’ in its search home page
that lists out the five things people should follow to prevent coronavirus & also issued Push
Notifications on the Google App for Android & iPhone Operating System (iOS) users in India.

15. Name the person who Authored the book ‘Messiah Modi: A tale of Great expectations’?
1) Andy Marino
2) Prabhat Prakashan
3) Shashi Tharoor
4) Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
5) Tavleen Singh
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Answer – 5) Tavleen Singh

Explanation:
A new book entitled ‘Messiah Modi: A Tale of Great Expectations’ written by senior journalist & author
Tavleen Singh has been released. The book, published by HarperCollins India, narrates the early
support for Modi the candidate by the author, once a great supporter of the government.

16. West Bengal’s Pradip Kumar Banerjee who passed away recently was associated with
which sports?
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Kabaddi
4) Tennis
5) Cricket
Answer – 2) Football
Explanation:
Indian football player Pradip Kumar Banerjee passed away at the age of 83 in Kolkata, West Bengal.
He was born on June 23, 1936, in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Banerjee led India in the 1960 Rome
Olympics and represented India in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

17. The Theme for World sparrow day is ‘I LOVE Sparrows’, The World Sparrow day is
celebrated annually on?
1) April 5
2) July 16
3) March 20
4) January 22
5) September 12
Answer – 3) March 20
Explanation:
World Sparrow Day (2020) is observed every year on March 20 and was first celebrated in 2010
initiated by the Nature Forever Society (NFS). This day is celebrated globally to spread awareness
about the importance of sparrows and their major functional conservation values. The theme of the
World Sparrow Day is I LOVE Sparrows. The theme aims to highlight the love that people have for
sparrows. This day is also celebrated to use it as a platform for conserving sparrows and urban
biodiversity. House sparrow was declared the state bird of Delhi in 2012.

18. The ‘International Day of Happiness’ is celebrated annually on March 20. What is the theme
for International Day of Happiness 2020?
1) Theme: ‘Let the Earth be Happy’
2) Theme: ‘Keep Cal make others Happy’
3) Theme: ‘Happiness For All Togther’
4) Theme: ‘Keep Calm’
5) Theme: ‘Happiness For All, For Ever’
Answer – 3) Theme: ‘Happiness For All Togther’
Explanation:
On March 20th of every year the “International Day of Happiness” is celebrated worldwide. The day
creates awareness of the importance of happiness in everyone’s life around the world. Theme of the
year 2020: “Happiness For All Together”. The theme also conveys to promote and advance worldwide
solidarity & unity, in winning the global fight against COVID 19 (Coronavirus disease).

19. When was ‘World Day of Theatre for children and young people’ celebrated annually?
1) April 13
2) May 18
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3) February 15
4) December 31
5) March 20
Answer – 5) March 20
Explanation:
March 20, 2020 is celebrated as the world day of theatre for children and Young People. It is an
ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People campaign &
celebrates the performing arts for children & young people worldwide. The main purpose of the day is
to draw the attention of the wider public to children’s and young people’s theatre. For children, it is
promoted & celebrated through the slogan ‘Take a Child to the Theatre Today’ which is a call to
parents, grandparents & guardians to take the children in their care to the theatre on the day.

Static GK On Current Affairs

1. The foundation day of Ordnance Factories is celebrated on?
Answer – March 18

2. Under which article of Indian constitution the Finance Commission is formed by President of
India?
Answer – Article 280

3. Where is the Headquarters of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) located
at?
Answer – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

4. Who is the present Governor of Himachal Pradesh (March 2020)?

Answer – Bandaru Dattatreya

5. Mukurthi National Park is in which Indian state?

Answer – Tamil Nadu

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