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1) Chemicals & Fertilizer Minister will inaugurate the _____ edition of India Chem-2021.
A) 12th
B) 9th
C) 11th
D) 10th
E) 8th
2) Cabinet has recently approved a bill to set up Development Finance Institution (DFI) with initial capital of Rs _____ thousand crore.
A) 40
B) 35
C) 30
D) 20
E) 25
3) Cabinet has passed a bill setting the outer limit of ____ weeks for Medical Termination of Pregnancy.
A) 25
B) 20
C) 21
D) 22
E) 24
4) National Telemedicine Service – eSanjeevani has made recently completed consultations over _____ lakh.
A) 25
B) 30
C) 35
D) 40
E) 45
5) Who among the following has recently initiated the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure?
A) Manoj Sinha
B) Nirmala Sithraman
C) Narendra Modi
D) Prahlad Patel
E) Harsh Vardhan
6) The First shipment of food product from India to which country will begin through Inland Waterways?
A) Iran
B) Mauritius
C) Maldives
D) Bangladesh
E) Sri Lanka
7) The ______ edition of IBSA Women’s Forum meeting was held virtually recently.
A) 4th
B) 8th
C) 7th
D) 5th
E) 6th
8) India has recently signed an MoU with which country on Cooperation in Sports & Youth Affairs?
A) Mauritius
B) Bangladesh
C) Maldives
D) Sri Lanka
E) Bhutan
9) CCEA has approved a revised Cost Estimate of Scheme for Distribution of power in which states recently?
A) Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh
B) Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim
C) Sikkim & Madhya Pradesh
D) Haryana & Sikkim
E) Haryana & Madhya Pradesh
10) Uber has offered drivers of which country minimum wage, pension and holiday pay?
A) China
B) India
C) Germany
D) UK
E) France
11) Which country has renamed the Ministry of Information as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting?
A) France
B) Maldives
C) Bhutan
D) Sri Lanka
E) Bangladesh
12) Magma HDI General Insurance has given a nod to capital raise of up to Rs.____ crore by way of preferential issue.
A) 350
B) 325
C) 250
D) 275
E) 300
13) RBI has imposed a Rs.2 crore penalty on which bank recently for contravention of certain provisions of Section 10 of the Banking Regulation (BR) Act, 1949 and the central bank’s specific directions issued to the bank on payment of remuneration to employees in the form of commission?
A) Yes
B) SBI
C) BOI
D) Axis
E) Bandhan
14) Indian Army has recently decommissioned how many Artillery Systems recently?
A) 6
B) 5
C) 4
D) 2
E) 3
15) Who among the following has met IPU President Duarte Pacheco to hold a meeting in New Delhi?
A) NS Tomar
B) Prahlad Patel
C) Manoj Sinha
D) Rajnath Singh
E) Kiren Rijju
16) Dilip Gandhi who passed away recently was a former minister belonging to which party?
A) BJD
B) JDU
C) BJP
D) Congress
E) AIADMK
17) Who among the following has released the e-book titled Dawn Under The Dome?
A) NS Tomar
B) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
C) Rajnath Singh
D) Nitin Gadkari
E) Prahlad Patel
18) Indra nooyi has published her memoir titled My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future. She is the former CEO of which company?
A) Colgate
B) Aditya Birla
C) ITC
D) Pepsi
E) Coke
19) Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar have been banned from all crickets for 8 years. They played for which country?
A) England
B) Australia
C) Bangladesh
D) Pakistan
E) UAE
20) Which country will become India’s second biggest oil supplier?
A) Qatar
B) UK
C) US
D) France
E) Germany
21) Which country will Host the Asian Boxing Championships 2021 From May 21 To 31?
A) Bhutan
B) India
C) Pakistan
D) Sri Lanka
E) Singapore
Answers :
1) Answer: C
Chemicals and Fertilizer Minister Sadananda Gowda will inaugurate the 11th edition of India Chem-2021.
The theme is – “India: Global Manufacturing Hub for Chemicals and Petrochemicals”.
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, in association with FICCI, is organizing the 3 day India Chem in New Delhi.
Events such as Global CEOs Round Table, and Conclave on Global Chemical Industry will be organised during India Chem.
This event will highlight the investment potential in Indian Chemicals and Petrochemicals Industry.
About India Chem-2021:
“India Chem is one of the largest composite events of the chemical and petrochemical sector in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, in association with FICCI, is organizing the 11th edition of India Chem- 2021 during March 17-19th in New Delhi,” read a release by the ministry.
2) Answer: D
The Union Cabinet has approved a bill to set up Development Finance Institution (DFI) with an initial capital infusion of 20 thousand crore rupees.
The bill will be tabled in Parliament during the current Budget Session.
DFI is expected to raise long-term funds for infrastructure development projects in the country.
Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the initial grant to the DFI will be 5 thousand crore rupees and additional increments of grants will be made within the limit of 5 thousand crore rupees.
3) Answer: E
Parliament has passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with the Rajya Sabha approving.
The Lok Sabha had passed the bill in March last year.
The Bill provides for an outer limit of 24 weeks for medical termination of pregnancy.
The limit is in sync with the advancements in medical technology that allows for the removal of fetuses at a relatively advanced stage of pregnancy.
Medical Termination of Pregnancy:
Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) or medical abortion is the use of abortion pills for terminating a pregnancy.
MTP is feasible only up to 9 weeks of pregnancy, and after that surgical termination takes over.
MTP is one of the safest methods of terminating an unwanted pregnancy.
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971:
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.
An Act to provide for the termination of certain pregnancies by registered Medical Practitioners and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
4) Answer: B
National Telemedicine Service – eSanjeevani has completed 30 lakh consultations.
Over 35,000 patients are using this service daily to seek health services.
Currently, the National Telemedicine Service is operational in 31 States and Union Territories.
Leading 10 States in terms of number of consultations are Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Female patients have outnumbered male patients on eSanjeevani OPD.
As per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the National Telemedicine Service is plugging the digital health divide that exists in urban and rural India.
It is also addressing the shortage of doctors and specialists at ground level while reducing the burden on secondary and tertiary level hospitals.
In line with the National Digital Health Mission eSanjeevani is also boosting the digital health ecosystem in the country.
The National Telemedicine Service comprises two variants of eSanjeevani namely – doctor to doctor telemedicine platform, and patient to doctor telemedicine platform which provides outpatient services to the citizens in the confines of their homes.
5) Answer: C
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be speaking at the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
Mr. Modi noted that this is an important conference which will deliberate on a subject that is of great concern for the entire humanity.
About ICDRI:
The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI 2021) is an interactive virtual conference which follows International Workshops on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) held in 2018 and 2019.
ICDRI is the annual international conference of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with member countries, organizations and institutions to strengthen the global discourse on disaster and climate resilient infrastructure.
6) Answer: D
The first shipment of food products exported from Bangladesh to India using the inland waterways left the Pran Industrial Park from Palash in Narsingdi.
Minister of State for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury flagged off the ship M V Alif Lam Mim which will cover a distance of about 710 kilometers to Kolkata in 8 days.
Shipping Minister Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said that the government has taken several steps to export goods directly to India using the inland waterways on protocol routes.
He said the government is increasing the fleet of dredgers to ensure navigability of rivers for easier transportation through inland waterway routes.
Earlier these items were being sent through trucks which resulted in higher cost and wastage of the products on the way.
7) Answer: E
The Sixth India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum meeting was held virtually.
During the consultation, the Forum discussed key issues that contribute towards the transformation of women’s lives.
The India-Brazil-South Africa Trilateral Cooperation Forum is a unique platform which brings together India, Brazil and South Africa, three large democracies and major economies from three different continents.
The meeting was led by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.
During the meeting, the Ministers reaffirmed their commitment towards addressing gender gap and women-centric issues through mutual cooperation.
The participating countries also lauded the efforts of Government of India in helping out other countries to overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic by way of providing vaccines, masks, sanitizers and PPE Kits.
At the end of the conference, a joint declaration was also issued highlighting the shared IBSA goals and commitments for achieving gender equality in all spheres of life.
8) Answer: C
The Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment of Maldives for cooperation in Sports and Youth Affairs.
The MoU was signed in November last year.
Bilateral exchange programmes in the field of sports and youth affairs between India and Maldives will help in expanding knowledge and expertise in the area of sports science, sports medicine, coaching techniques, participation in youth festivals and camps.
9) Answer: B
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Revised Cost Estimate of Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission and Distribution of power in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
It has been approved at an estimated cost of over 9 thousand 129 crore rupees.
Main objective of the scheme:
The Government commitment for the total economic development of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and to strengthen the Intra-State Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure in the states by providing grid connectivity to remote distant locations.
The scheme is being implemented through POWERGRID, a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under Ministry of Power in association with Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
It is targeted to be commissioned in phased manner by December 2021.
10) Answer: D
Cab aggregator Uber has said that it will give its UK drivers a guaranteed minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits.
The announcement comes after it lost an appeal last month at the UK Supreme Court following a year-long court battle.
Uber said it’s extending the benefits immediately to its more than seventy thousand drivers in the UK.
11) Answer: E
The government of Bangladesh has decided to rename the Ministry of Information to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud told media persons in Dhaka that the change in name is needed as the ministry is also doing broadcasting related work.
He said that the gazette notification for the change in name has been issued after getting the approval from the President.
Giving the historical background of the Ministry, Dr. Hasan Mahmud said that during the Mujibnagar government prior to the liberation of Bangladesh the ministry was named as the ‘Ministry of Information and Betar’ which was renamed to ‘Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’.
However in 1982, the name was changed to ‘Ministry of Information’.He said that the change in the name was not appropriate as it created confusion.
12) Answer: C
Magma HDI General Insurance Company Ltd, the insurance JV of Magma Fincorp Ltd, has approved capital raise of up to Rs.250 crore by way of preferential issue to third party investors.
Pursuant to the above preferential allotment, the shareholding of the company will get reduced from the current 29.3 per cent to 24.2 per cent.
The fund-raising plan would be subject to requisite statutory and regulatory approvals.
Magma insurance:
Magma HDI General Insurance Co Ltd. is a joint venture between Magma Fincorp Ltd, Kolkata and HDI Global SE Germany.
Vision is to be the most preferred, vibrant, and responsible general insurance company, fulfilling the aspirations of all its stakeholders.
13) Answer: B
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs.2 crore on State Bank of India (SBI) for contravention of certain provisions of Section 10 of the Banking Regulation (BR) Act, 1949 and the central bank’s specific directions issued to the bank on payment of remuneration to employees in the form of commission.
This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested with RBI under the provisions of BR Act, it added.
RBI said the statutory inspection of the bank with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018 and the Risk Assessment Reports (RARs) pertaining thereto, and examination of the correspondence with the bank regarding payment of remuneration to its employees in the form of commission, revealed, inter alia, contravention of the provisions of the Act and aforesaid specific directions issued by RBI.
14) Answer: D
On March 16, 2021, Indian Army de-commissioned two of its longest serving Artillery systems.
The two Artillery systems are :
130mm M-46 Catapult self-propelled guns
160mm Tampella mortars.
The decommissioning ceremony was held at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in north-western Rajasthan.
These weapon systems, having been in the inventory of the Indian Army for close to 60 years, have been decommissioned to make way for newer equipment employing the latest technologies.
15) Answer: E
On March 16, 2021, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijju met the President of Inter Parliamentary Union, (IPU) Duarte Pacheco.
Mr Duarte Pacheco to discuss cooperation among the international parliamentarians, especially in the field of Youth Affairs and Sports in New Delhi.
About the meeting :
Discussed about India’s Fit India Movement, Yoga and also discussed how to start certain sports-related activities in the country in a controlled manner despite COVID 19.
To arrange a World Youth Parliamentarian meeting where the younger Parliamentarians can come together and promote some fitness activities during the youth exchange of different countries.
Secretary , Sports Shri Ravi Mittal and Secretary, Youth Affairs Ms. Usha Sharma was also present during the meeting.
16) Answer: C
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Dilip Gandhi has passed away.
He was 69.
About Dilip Gandhi :
He served as the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping from 29 January 2003 to 15 March 2004.
He assumed the post of President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, City President of Bharatiya Janata Party Ahmednagar.
From 1985 to 1999, he was the Deputy Chairman of Ahmednagar Municipality.
17) Answer: B
On March 15, 2021 , The Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari released a digital e-book titled Dawn Under The Dome.
The digital book depicts the history of Mumbai General Post Office building.
It has been authored by Post Master General of Mumbai Swati Pandey in collaboration with Orchida Mukherjee.
The book says that three types of Indian stones were used in the construction of the building: the grey basalt with buff trachyte and the yellowstone from Mumbai’s Kurla and Malad respectively and the white stone from Dharandhra.
18) Answer: D
Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has published her memoir titled My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future.
It will be published on September 28, Portfolio Books .
About Indra nooyi :
She has consistently ranked among the world’s 100 most powerful women
In 2017, she was ranked the 2nd most powerful woman once more on the Forbes list of The 19 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Indra Nooyi worked at PepsiCo for 24 years, 12 of them as CEO, before stepping down in 2018.
She served as the CEO & Chairman of Pepsico from 2006 to 2018 for 12 years.
She serves on the boards of Amazon and the International Cricket Council.
Philips has proposed that Nooyi join their board in May 2021
In 2018, Nooyi was named one of the “Best CEOs In The World” by the CEOWORLD magazine
19) Answer: E
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed an eight years ban on former UAE Cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar from all cricket, for trying to fix matches during the T20 World Cup qualifiers in 2019.
This mainly for its Anti-Corruption Tribunal body found them guilty of breaching the corruption code in January of 2021.
The bans are effective from 16 October 2019.
About the Cricketers :
Naveed was the captain and leading wicket-taker.
Anwar was the opening bat.
Both had long international careers and were well versed in the threat from match-fixers.
Both have been charged with two breaches each, the first of which is Article 2.2.1, which stands for ‘contriving, or being party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of matches in the upcoming ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2019.’
20) Answer: C
The United States has surpasses Saudi Arabia as India’s second biggest oil supplier.
The overall import of India from the United States rose 48 percent to a record 545,300 barrels per day (bpd) in February 2021 compared to January 2021.
In contrast, the imports from Saudi Arabia in February 2021 fell by 42 percent compared to January 2021, to a decade-low of 445,200 bpd.
Saudi Arabia has consistently been one of India’s top two suppliers, but unfortunately slipped to No. 4 position for the first time since at least January 2006.
Iraq continued to be the top oil supplier to India despite a 23 percent decline in purchases to a five-month low of 867,500 bpd.
21) Answer: B
On March 15, 2021, International Boxing Association (AIBA) announced that Asian Boxing Championships 2021 will be hosted by New Delhi, India from May 21-31.
It will be the first boxing tournament in Asia to be held in 2021.
Asian Elite Men & Women Boxing Championships will be the first boxing tournament of Asia to be held in 2021.
Note :
The 2019 edition of the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships set a new record with 304 boxers participating from 34 countries.
In 2019, for the first time in the tournament history both men & women fought in the same championship and that was held in Bangkok, Thailand.
