QUIZ
1. The government added which two places in the list of “iconic tourism sites”? Konark temple and
Statue of Unity
2. The 7 th World Cities Summit (WCS) will be held in which country? Singapore
3. Who was the Founder President of Bangladesh whose birth centenary was celebrated recently? Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman
4. Which city of Rajasthan is also called as the ‘Marble city of India’? Kishangarh
5. Who is the author of the book My Encounters in Parliament? Bhalchandra Mungekar
6. What is the theme of the Global Recycling day 2020? Recycling Heroes
7. Which payments bank started issuing the Visa Virtual debit cards to its customers? Paytm Payments Bank
8. World Sparrow Day 2020 was observed on which date? March 20
9. Which IIT Institution organized India’s first Global Hyperloop Pod Competition? IIT Madras
10. Microsoft along with which organisation launched the “Innovate for Accessible India” campaign? NASSCOM
11. Which state government decided to remove reservation in promotions for SC/ST employees? Uttarakhand
12. Which state launched the Police Station Visitor Survey System and e-Night Beat Checking System? Himachal Pradesh
13. Roger Mayweather passed away recently, he was associated with which sports? Boxing
14. Vrinda Rathi and Janani Narayanan were in the news for what? These are two Indians who have been named in the
International Panel of ICC Development Umpires
15. When was International Day of Happiness 2020 observed? 20 March
16. The defence ministry signed a major contract with which country for procuring more than 16,000 light machine guns?
Israel
17. Indian Railways has planned to electrify a total of 28,810 km of broad gauge route by _____? December 2023
18. Who is the author of the book Invincible – A Tribute to Manohar Parrikar? Tarun Vijay
19. Which organisation has announced to start Swavalamban Express for budding entrepreneurs? SIDBI
20. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Salesforce India? Arundhati Bhattacharya
QUIZ
1. India has established a tourism zone in Addu islands in which country? Maldives
2. Jaswant Singh Kanwal passed away, he was associated with which field? Literature
3. A training programme for school going children named YUVIKA is run by which organisation? ISRO
4. SATHI is an initiative of which ministry? Ministry of Science and Technology
5. Indian Veterinary Research Institute is located in which state? Izzatnagar, Bareilly
6. “Babenco- Tell me when I die” film is from which country? Brazil
7. L&T MBDA Missile Systems set up a missile integration facility in which state? Tamil Nadu
8. What was the theme of World Cancer Day 2020? I am and I will
9. Ankita Raina is associated with which sport? Tennis
10. Which company got a $750 million Japanese Yen loan to meet fund requirements for upcoming projects? NTPC
11. Sanitary workers in which state will from now on be called 'cleanliness workers‘? Tamil Nadu
12. International Day of Forests 2020 was observed on which date? March 21
13. Dipankar Datta was sworn in as the Chief Justice of which High Court? Bombay High Court
14. Pradip Kumar Banerjee, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? Football
15. What is the rank of India in the World Happiness Report 2020? 144
16. Who became the first Indian to complete the volcanic Seven Summit, enters 'Limca Book of Records‘? Satyarup
Siddhanta
17. Noel Quinn has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of which bank? HSBC
18. The Finance Commission constituted a panel under whose chairmanship to review the fiscal consolidation road map of
the both state and central governments? N K Singh
19. Name the platform which launched a campaign named ‘Do the Five. Help stop Coronavirus’? Google
20. Which organisation launched the “Tech For Tribals” program to develop Tribal entrepreneurship? TRIFED
QUIZ
1. What was the theme of the World Water Day 2020? Water and Climate Change
2. Andrew Ellis announced his retirement from cricket, he played for which nation? New Zealand
3. As per the IEA report 2019, India is the ___ largest producer of electricity in the world? Third
4. Kenneth Ray Rogers passed away recently,he was associated with which field? Singer
5. When is International Day of Nowruz observed? March 21
6. National Botanical Research Institute is located in which city? Lucknow
7. World Social Protection Report is published by which organization? ILO (International Labour Organization)
8. Where is the HQ of Germanwatch? Bonn, Germany
9. Jagoi is a renowned dance of which state? Manipur
10. World Meteorological Day (WMD) is observed on which date every year? March 23
11. Former RBI deputy governors R Gandhi and Ananth Narayan were appointed additional directors to the board of which
bank? Yes Bank
12. Under the Bulk Drug Parks scheme, what is the maximum limit of grant to be given to states for one Bulk Drug Park?
Rs. 1000 Crore
13. India signed a $2.3 billion deal with which country to manufacture fleet support vessels (FSVs)? Turkey
14. The Borders Road Organization opened a 360 feet long bridge across which river under Project Swastik? Teesta
15. Zagreb is the capital of which country? Croatia
16. Which state observed the Statehood day on 22 March? Bihar
17. Which Bank launched the prepaid card Enkasu? Karur Vysya Bank
18. Shivraj Singh became Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for __th time? Fourth
19. What was the theme of the World Tuberculosis Day 2020? It’s Time
20. What is the rank of India in the recently released Economic Freedom Index 2020? 120 th
QUIZ
1. Mahatma Phule Shetkari Karja Mukti Yojana is a scheme of which state? Maharashtra
2. Dampa tiger reserve is in which state? Mizoram
3. India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre was opened in which state? Kotoor
4. Global Ayurveda Summit 2020 will take place in which state? Kerala
5. Where is the HQ of doctors without borders? Geneva
6. Gogabeel community reserve is in which state? Bihar
7. Anamudi Elephant reserve is in which state? Kerala
8. Tansen Award is given by which state? Madhya Pradesh
9. Which organisation gives the Kalinga award every year? UNESCO
10. Arumbavur wood carvings are done in which district of Tamil Nadu? Perambalur
11. Uttar Pradesh started a lion safari in which city? Etawah
12. In which town of Uttar Pradesh, the Vulture conservation center was opened? Maharajganj
13. Hockey WC 2023 will take place in which city/cities? Bhuvaneshwar + Rourkela
14. Hand-in-Hand military exercise was conducted in which state in December 2019? Meghalaya
15. Which state started the Suraj award to promote organ donation? Odisha
16. ‘Pink Sarathi’ vehicles are an initiative of which state? Karnataka
17. Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra is an annual pilgrimage of which state? Himachal Pradesh
18. Which organisation collaborated with NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to launch artificial intelligence
(AI) based modules for Indian school students? NASSCOM
19. A ‘Chair of Excellence’ at the Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, was named after which Indian Air Chief
Marshal? Arjan Singh
20. The ‘Zero Discrimination Day’ is observed annually on March 1 by which organization? UNAIDS
QUIZ
1. Tasnim Mir and Mansi Singh are associated with which sport? Badminton
2. What is the time frame within which the Lokpal will dispose off a complaint of alleged corruption
against public servants? 30 days
3. How many questions will be asked during the collection of data for Census 2021? 31 questions
4. Which former chief of the UN passed away recently? Javier Perez
5. Lovlina Borgohain is associated with which sport? Boxing
6. The first International Day of Yoga was observed in which year? 2015
7. ‘Pragati’ is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of which company in India for promoting women
entrepreneurship? Facebook
8. Indian mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya is from which state? Madhya Pradesh
9. What is the GST rate on mobile phones with effect from 1st of April, as per GST Council? 18%
10. Chameli Devi Jain Award is given for excellence in which field? Journalism
11. Who was the captain of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Team of the Tournament? Meg Lanning
12. Who was given the Lifetime Achievement award for her contribution to Indian sports by BBC? PT Usha
13. Whom did Pankaj Advani defeat to clinch the National 6-Red Snooker Championship? Ishpreet Singh
14. Where is the HQ of the Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet? Gurgaon
15. Which Golfer was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2021? Tiger Woods
16. Vembanad Kol Wetland is in which state? Kerala
17. In the Indian government’s Green Highways Project, what % of the total project cost is spent on highway plantation and
its maintenance? 1%
18. Which state observes Martyr’s Day on March 23 as ‘Youth Empowerment Day’? Punjab
19. Which ministry implements the Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme? Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation
20. ‘Days of Glory’ & ‘Mourning en masse’ are the famous paintings of which Indian artist, who recently passed away?
Satish Gujral
QUIZ
1. FASTag is based on which technology? Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology
2. Where is the HQ of Sashastra Seema Bal? New Delhi
3. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Academy will be set up in which city? Nagpur
4. Mission Indradhanush, the Universal Vaccination Programme was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family
welfare in which year? 2014
5. Manmad and Bhusawal railway stations, where Artificial Intelligence based Facial Recognition technology was
installed recently belong to which state? Maharashtra
6. Which State recently adopted a new Logo for its Legislative Assembly, which consists of Foxtail Orchid? Arunachal
Pradesh
7. Where is the HQ of the International Atomic Energy Agency? Vienna
8. HDFC recently acquired a majority stake in which private Insurance company? Apollo Munich Health Insurance
9. Which state/UT organized an exhibition on “Bamboo - A wonder grass”? Jammu and Kashmir
10. Thanjavur Netti Works are widely found in which Temple? Brihadeeswara Temple
11. Which bank recently became the largest issuer of FASTags in India, at three million FASTags? Paytm Payment Bank
12. ‘Jal-Jivan- Hariyali mission’ is a flagship climate change initiative of which state? Bihar
13. Robert Abela recently became the Prime Minister of which country? Malta
14. India recently gifted nearly 1 lakh academic textbooks to which country? Madagascar
15. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently observed its 145 th Foundation Day. It works under which
ministry? Ministry of Earth Sciences
16. Who is called the 'Cyclone man’ of India? Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
17. Chidananda Murthy passed away recently, he was a writer in which language? Kannada
18. Which festival of Kerala coincides with Vaisakhi of Punjab? Vishu
19. What was special about the bullet train that China ran between the cities of Beijing and Zhangjiakou recently? It was
Driverless train
20. What was the name of a one-month long fuel conservation campaign launched by the Union Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan? Saksham
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