Current Affairs (March 2020) Flashcards
1
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Which public sector banks will operate as branches of Punjab National Bank from 1 April 2020?
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Oriental Bank of Commerce & United Bank of India
2
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Which public sector banks will operate as branches of Union Bank of India from 1 April 2020?
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Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank
3
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Which public sector banks will operate as branches of Indian Bank from 1 April 2020?
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Allahabad Bank
4
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Which public sector banks will operate as branches of Canara Bank from 1 April 2020?
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Syndicate Bank
5
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How many public sector banks exist in India after April 1, 2020 merger?
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12
6
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The marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate was reduced to ____ from 5.40%
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4.65%
7
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The cash reserve ratio was reduced to ____ from 4%
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3%
8
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On March 2020, the RBI capped withdrawals from Yes Bank, limiting withdrawals from at ______ a month.
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Rs. 50,000
9
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In what situations can Yes Bank members exceed the 50,000 Rs. limit?
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In case of emergencies
- higher education
- marriage
- medical expenses
- unseen emergencies
10
Q
How many Indians won the National Lalit Kala Akademi?
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15
11
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Who won the National Lalit Kala Akademi from Delhi?
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- Yashpal Singh
- Yashwant Singh
- Satwinder Kaur
12
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Who won the National Lalit Kala Akademi from Mumbai?
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- Dinesh Pandya
- Ratan Krishna Saha
- Sagar Vasant Kamble
13
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Who won the National Lalit Kala Akademi from Kolkata?
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- David Malakar
- Faruque Ahmed Halder
14
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Name 2 of 5 Indians to be named in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its new list of 115 Young Global Leaders?
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- Byju Raveendran (Byju Classes’ founder)
- Gaurav Gupta (Zomato’s co- founder)
15
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Where is the WEF?
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Geneva
16
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Who won Cricketer of the year in the Times of India Sports Awards?
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Rohit Sharma
17
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Who won Sportsperson of the year in the Times of India Sports Awards?
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PV Sindhu
18
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Who won team of the year in the Times of India Sports Awards?
A
Indian men’s Hockey Team
19
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Who won Women’s T20 World Cup 2020?
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Australia
20
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Who was coined Player of the Match in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 finals?
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Alyssa Healy
21
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Who was Player of the Tournament in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020?
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Beth Mooney
22
Q
When is the possible schedule for the launch of Chandrayaan-3?
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March 2021
23
Q
Who said ‘Hum Swasth, toh Jag Swasth’?
A
Modi
- during this address to the nation in March on COVID
24
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When was the first COVID People’s Curfew imposed in India?
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22 March 2020
25
What was set up in March 2020 to ensure that all measures are being taken to reduce the economic difficulties and are effectively implemented during the curfew period?
COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force
26
How much liquidity did the RBI infuse to maintain financial stability in the Indian economy in March during COVID?
30,000 crore
27
Where did India rank in the 'Women on Board 2020' study?
12th
28
Who conducted the study on ‘Women On Board 2020’?
MyHiringClub & Sarkari-Naukr
29
Who topped the study on ‘Women On Board 2020’?
Norway [40.72%]
30
Who donated $1 million to the International Fact-Checking Network for coronavirus facts alliance?
WhatsApp
31
WhatsApp launched ____ to provide simple guidance for health workers, educators, community leaders, nonprofits, local governments & businesses that depends on WhatsApp for communication.
WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub
- partnership with WHO, UNICEF, UNDP
32
Which top giants announced a fight against the fake news in March 2020?
Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter and YouTube
33
When did India get into lockdown due to the pandemic in 2020?
25 March 2020
- 21 days
34
What were the essential services & commodities that were available during India’s 21 Day lockdown?
- Groceries
- Defense & Police forces
- Power generation
- Hospitals
- Banks
- Delivery of essential goods
- IT services
- Hotel to accomodate those stranded
- Funerals with a congregation of not more than 20 people
35
What were the essential services that were not available during India’s 21 Day lockdown?
- Offices of Govt
- Educational Institutions
- Commercial & private establishments
- Industrial establishments
- All transport services
- All social, political, academic, sports, entertainment, cultural, religious functions
36
Which govt scheme was implemented for the migrant workers and poor people affected by the lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak?
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Scheme
- mega relief package of 1.7 lakh crore rupees
37
Who is Japan's PM?
Shinzo Abe
38
When was the first time that the start of an Olympics was delayed to another year?
March 2020
- COVID outbreak
- postponed to 23 July, 2021
39
Which company set up India’s first COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Mumbai?
Reliance Industries Limited
- in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
40
_____ partnered with Visa to issue Visa debit cards.
Paytm Payments Bank Ltd
41
Which facility has been launched by SBI to meet any liquidity mismatch for its borrowers in order to tide over the current crisis situation?
Covid-19 Emergency Credit Line (CECL)
42
Which is India's largest lending bank?
SBI
43
Which bank launched India’s 1st pre-paid card 'Enkasu'?
Karur Vysya Bank
- In Karur, TN
- under its Quit cash movement
44
What is the name of the 'special train' launched by SIDBI to empower budding entrepreneurs?
Swavalamban Express
- under its mission Swavalamban
- an inter-connected small enterprise ecosystem that will include business aspirants, mentors, experts
45
Moody’s Investors Service stated that G-20 countries are expected to grow by ___% in 2020.
2.1%
46
Indian MarTech Company, AdGlobal360 was acquired by which company?
Japanese company Hakuhodo Inc
47
What are the three ambitious schemes for skill development and employment generation for youths launched by Uttar Pradesh government in March 2020?
- Kaushal Satrang
- Yuva Hub
- Apprenticeship scheme
48
Which state/UT launched the Student Health card scheme to check the malnutrition in school going children?
Jammu & Kashmir
49
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs introduced ____ to provide relief to law abiding companies and the Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) amid COVID-19 pandemic.
Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020
50
What is the name of the biggest and the most joyful spring festival in Mizoram?
Chapchar Kut
51
____ Assembly went paperless with the implementation of ____, a project under the Digital India programme
Arunachal Pradesh, e-Vidhan
52
Which sanctuary was declared as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) in March 2020?
National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
53
_____ became with first state to to have a department for the development of women in the state.
Orissa
- exclusive department for SHGs called Mission Shakti
54
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh launched _____ to ensure ‘clean and healthy’ elections.
‘NIGHA’ app
55
_____ was the first state in India to impose a curfew for COVID across the state.
Punjab
56
______ resigned as CM of MP and _____ took his place.
Kamal Nath, Shivraj Singh Chouhan
57
_____ was the first state to introduce taser guns to their police force.
Gujarat
58
______ was the 1st city in India to use drones to sanitize the city.
Indore
59
_____ was the first state in the country to set up such a large- scale hospital exclusively to treat Covid-19 patients.
Odisha
60
_____ was the first Indian state to launch a self- assessment tool for COVID-19.
Goa
- The self-assessment tool called Test Yourself Goa.
- The Goa government partnered with Innovaccer, US-based healthcare data analytics company
61
New chairman of BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC)
Sunil Joshi
62
New Finance Secretary of India
Ajay Bhushan Pandey
63
New CEO of Nokia
Pekka Lundmark
- succeeding Rajeev Suri
64
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India
Bimal Julka
65
The first woman to be promoted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Indian Coast Guard.
Nupur Kulshrestha
66
Bill Gates stepped down from Microsoft’s board of directors in ______.
March 2020
67
CEO of Bajaj Auto
Rajiv Bajaj
68
_____ was appointed as the independent director of Bajaj Auto.
Gita Piramal
69
Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India
Debashish Panda
70
MD of Yes Bank
Prashant Kumar
71
_______ topped the medals tally of the Khelo India University Games 2020.
Punjab Uni
72
______ will be elected in the World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2021.
Tiger Woods
73
Former Czechoslovak Olympic javelin champion ______ passed away in March 2020.
Dana Zatopkova
74
National Safety Day is on _____.
4 March 2020
75
Theme for World Hearing Day 2020 was _____.
Hearing for life. Don’t let hearing loss limit you
- 3rd March
76
World Wildlife Day is observed globally on _____ every year. The theme in 2020 was ____.
3rd of March, Sustaining all life on Earth
77
Theme for zero discrimination day 2020
ZERO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
78
International Women's Day is celebrated on _____.
8th March
- 2020 theme: I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights
79
World Down Syndrome day is on 21st March. The theme last year was _____.
We Decide
80
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed globally on 21 March every year. The theme in 2020 was ______.
International Decade for People of African Descent
81
International Day of Happiness was celebrated on _____ with theme _____.
20th March, ‘Happiness For All, Together’
82
____ hosted the annual session of 108th Indian Science Congress in 2021 with the theme ______.
Pune, “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment”
83
Health Ministry organized the national level Training Workshop on COVID-19 Management for all the states and hospitals in ______.
New Delhi
84
_______ successfully scaled Mount _____ (2,228- metres), the highest mountain peak in Australia.
Bhawna Dehariya, Kosciuszko
85
Four convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Kumar and Mukesh Kumar were hanged to death at Tihar jail in Delhi in _____.
March 2020
- first hanging since 2013
86
______ has been confirmed as the first co-chair of the Governing Council of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
The United Kingdom
87
The first ‘Made in India’ COVID19 Test Kit to get the CDSCO approval
Mylab PathoDetect COVID-19 Qualitative PCR kit
88
_____ became 1st company to begin supply of BS-VI fuel across its 28,000 petrol pumps
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- also India's biggest oil firm
89
The deadline for the linking of Aadhaar & Pan was extended to ________.
30 June 2020
90
The ______ set up a CII COVID Rehabilitation and Relief Fund (CRR) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to tackle Covid-19.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
91
The Government of India’s flagship fitness movement “Fit India” has teamed up with _______.
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
92
The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) has launched ______ to engage students in creative projects during the COVID-19 lockdown.
‘Project Isaac’
93
The Government of India launched a coronavirus risk-tracking app called ‘Corona Kavach’ jointly developed by _______.
Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology & Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
94
Prime Minister of Slovenia
Janez Jansa
95
________ has become the 1st country in the world to abolish fares for trains, trams and buses.
Luxembourg
96
Indian-American health policy consultant _____ was appointed as one of the key members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force constituted by US President.
Seema Verma
97
The new Prime Minister of Malaysia
Muhyiddin Yassin
98
New prime minister of Ukraine
Denys Shmygal
99
_______ is a new fund which has been launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
“COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator”
- Foundation is called Wellcome and Mastercard
- 125 million dollar fund
100
National slogan of Bangladesh
Joy Bangla
101
_______ were the 1st women to share the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamar
102
African American ______ shot and killed by police officers executing a no-knock warrant on her flat with a battering ram in Louisville, Kentucky.
Breonna Taylor
103
The French cartoonist and script writer (Asterix comic books), who died at 92
Albert Uderzo
104
_____ became the first country of the world to suspend all financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Phillipines
105
Niue became the world’s first whole country recognised as a ______ by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA).
‘Dark Sky Place’
106
_____ became the first country in the world to withdraw from Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Canada
107
With the launch of the ________ satellite, the United States has begun its first National Security Mission.
Advanced Extremely High-Frequency satellite (AEHF-6)
- launched by UN Space Force
108
______ topped the list of top 500 Global Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) released by Geneva-based organization NGO Adviser.
BRAC
- Bangladesh based international development organization
109
_____ topped the list for domestic solar rooftop installations with 64% of domestic solar installations.
Gujarat
110
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi has signed an MoU with _____ to develop work plans to work on the collaborative research programmes in the areas of national interest related to sustainable agriculture development.
Patanjali Bio Research Institute, Haridwar
111
Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd in partnership with _____ launched a QR-code-based metro ticketing system at Rasoolpura metro station Hyderabad, Telangana.
Paytm
112
_______ who is popularly called the ‘Forest Man of India’ has been named the winner of 128th Commonwealth Points of Light Award for his exceptional voluntary service to environmental conservation.
Jadav Payeng
113
_____ has been named as the “Greatest Leader of All Time” in a poll conducted by ‘BBC World Histories Magazine’.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- 19th- century ruler of the Sikh Empire in India
114
Indian filmmaker Zoya Akhtar was honoured with _____ for her outstanding contribution to world tourism through her cinema.
IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020
115
Google Cloud announced its plans to open a _____. This will be the company’s second cloud region in India since it launched one in Mumbai.
Delhi Cloud Region
116
NASA announced the name of the 5th Mars rover as _____.
Perseverance
117
Google India launched a skill programme for women called ____ which is designed for women who are looking to return to their corporate careers after a break or simply planning to make mid- career shifts to digital marketing.
‘DigiPivot’
118
IDFC FIRST Bank has signed _____ as its brand ambassador.
Amitabh Bachchan
- first ever brand ambassador of a bank
119
Indian mountaineer ____ 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.
Satyarup Siddhanta
120
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) introduced an AI bot called _____ to help people assess potential symptoms of COVID-19.
Clara
- partnered up with CDC Foundation and Microsoft Azure’s Healthcare Bot service
121
Former world champion boxer _____ passed away in March 2020.
Roger Mayweather
122
American music singer ______ who was known around the world for his global hits such as “The Gambler”, “Lady”, “Lucille” and “Islands in the Stream”, passed away in March 2020.
Kenny Rogers
- In his six decade long career, he won three Grammys Awards.
123
First know multicellular animal that can survive without oxygen
Henneguya Salminicola
124
Rakhigarhi will soon emerge as a major tourist destination on the map on India. It is located in _____.
Haryana
125
According to the CEO of Coca-Cola, India is the ____ largest market by volume for coca-cola.
5th
- CEO: James Quincy
126
_____ drug was used to treat one infected patient of COVID in US as part of a trial in March 2020
Remdesivir
127
The Pragyan Conclave 2020 was organised by ____
Centre for Land Warfare Studies
128
Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Balram Bhargava
129
Doctors in _____ institute attempted to cure blindness by gene-hacking a patient with CRISPR tech.
Oregon Health and Science Institute
130
What are the places designated by the govt as authorised land immigration post to enter and exit India?
Agartala & Ghojadanga
131
According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, who is Asia's richest man?
Jack Ma
- $44.5 billion dollars
- founder of Alibaba
- second is Ambani
132
Amazon rainforest could shift to a savannah-type ecosystem in _____ years.
50
133
Vivad se Vishwas is related to which field?
Direct Tax
- passed on 13 March, 2020
- provides waiver on interest, penalty and prosecution for settlement of DT disputes
134
Which newly identified species was named after Lady Gaga?
Treehopper
- named Kaikaia Gaga
135
Who launched the Innovate for Accessible India campaign in March 2020?
Microsoft India & NASSCOM Foundation
136
In March 2020, scientists from _____ unravelled a key cellular mechanism in Huntington's Disease
National Center for Cell Science
137
To defeat COVID, ___ launched Operation Namaste.
Indian Army
138
Where was the week-long EKAM fest inaugurated in March 2020?
New Delhi
139
Which state ranked 1st in the country for overall implementation of the Poshan Abhiyan acc. to NITI Aayog report?
Andhra Pradesh
