Most Important One Liner Questions and Answer, March 2020 (Part-II)

Most Important One Liner Questions and Answers, March 2020 (Part-II)
Q1. World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated globally Q14. The Central Government has nominated
on- __________________ as a Director on the Central Board
Answer: 15th March of Reserve Bank of India.
Answer: Debasish Panda
Q2. Which country has become the world’s first whole
country recognised as a ‘Dark Sky Place’ by the Q15. Which company has launched a web portal to track
International Dark-Sky Association’s (IDA)? the spread of COVID-19 worldwide recently?
Answer: Niue Answer: Microsoft
Q3. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Q16. What is the ranked of India in the world as per
Narendra Modi approved a _______________ percent study titled ‘Women On Board 2020’?
hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central Answer: 12th
government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) Q17. Who has been appointed as non-executive
to pensioners with effect from January 1, 2020. chairman of YES Bank recently?
Answer: 4% Answer: Sunil Mehta
Q4. India observes National Q18. Which country was topped in the world as per
Vaccination/Immunization Day every year on- study titled ‘Women On Board 2020’?
Answer: 16th March Answer: Norway
Q5. The Union Cabinet has approved the increase in Q19. The Mumbai Central station is going to be renamed
dearness allowances (DA) for government as ______________________ Mumbai Central railway
employees and pensioners to _____________ percent. station.
Answer: 21% Answer: Nana Shankarseth
Q6. What is the theme of World Consumer Rights Day Q20. Which country has pledged USD 10 million toward
2020? a Covid-19 emergency fund and putting together a
Answer: The Sustainable Consumer rapid response team of doctors and specialists for
Q7. What is the theme of World Immunization Week South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
2020? (SAARC) nations?
Answer: VaccinesWork for All Answer: India

Q8. What is the capital city of Niue? Q21. RBI has lowered the single borrower exposure
Answer: Alofi limit for urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to
____________ of tier I capital.
Q9. ________________ Chief Minister N Biren Singh has Answer: 15%
announced the biggest ever scheme for the welfare
of sportspersons and artists of the State. Q22. Name the e-commerce giant, which tied up with
Aegon Life Insurance to sell comprehensive
Answer: Manipur
insurance solutions for customers.
Q10. Who has won the ITTF Challenger Plus Oman Open Answer: Flipkart
men’s singles title recently?
Answer: Achanta Sharath Kamal
Q11. In which state, traditional harvest festival “Phool
Dei” has celebrated recently?
Answer: Uttarakhand
Q12. Who has been appointed as Chief Executive and
Managing Director of the Yes Bank?
Answer: Prashant Kumar
Q13. Viktor Axelsen of ____________ and Tai Tzu Ying of
______________ Taipei have won the men’s and
women’s singles title respectively at All England
Championship.
Answer: Denmark, Chinese

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Q23. Which company has inked the Crude Oil Sales
Agreement (COSA) with Numaligarh Refinery?
Answer: Oil India Limited
Q24. Veteran poet and _________________ scholar
Puthussery Ramachandran passed away.
Answer: Malayalam
Q25. RBI has decided to increase the Priority Sector
Lending (PSL) target for UCBs from 40% to
___________ of the Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC),
or Credit Equivalent Amount of Off-Balance Sheet
Exposure (CEOBSE).
Answer: 75%
Q26. “An Extraordinary Life: A biography of Manohar
Parrikar” is a book on the life of the former defence
minister and Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar.
The book is co-authored by-
Answer: Sadguru Patil and Mayabhushan
Nagvenkar
Q27. Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha
member _______________ passed away.
Answer: Patil Puttappa
Q28. RBI has lowered the group of borrowers exposure
limit for urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to
___________ of tier-I capital.
Answer: 25%
Q29. Who has appointed as the Chief Electoral Officer
(CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory
recently?
Answer: Hirdesh Kumar
Q30. Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh
Mandaviya was launched ‘Ropax’ passenger ferry
service between ___________________ in Maharashtra.
Answer: Mumbai and Mandwa
Q31. Who have been jointly awarded Chameli Devi Jain
Award for outstanding woman journalist recently?
Answer: Arfa Khanum Sherwani and Rohini
Mohan
Q32. Who has become the first country of the world to
suspend all financial markets?
Answer: Phillipines
Q33. ________________ has inked a deal with a disability
support NGO Aditya Mehta Foundation to enable
the ‘Divyang Warriors’?
Answer: CRPF
Q34. Who is present Director General (DG) of the
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
Answer: AP Maheshwari
Q35. Manila is the capital city of-
Answer: Philippines
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Q36. The top tech giants of the world will jointly fight
against the fake news and misinformation related
to COVID-19 on their platforms. Which of the
following tech giant is not them?
Answer: Dell
Q37. Name the Bollywood actor, who was passed away
recently.
Answer: Imtiaz Khan
Q38. Who has appointed as Chairman and Managing
Director of Power Finance Corporation (PFC)?
Answer: Ravinder Singh Dhillon
Q39. Which team won the ISL (Indian Super League)
trophy for the 3rd time at the Fatorda Stadium in
Goa?
Answer: ATK Football Club
Q40. Power Finance Corporation Limited is an Indian
financial institution. Power Finance Corporation
Limited based in-
Answer: New Delhi
Q41. Noted ______________ Actor Jairam Kulkarani was
passed away recently.
Answer: Marathi
Q42. Which country has begun phase one of the clinical
Human trial of an investigational vaccine designed
to protect against the coronavirus disease which
has claimed the lives of over 7,000 people globally?
Answer: USA
Q43. Innovate for Accessible India campaign has been
launched jointly by ______________ India and
NASSCOM Foundation to empower people with
disabilities.
Answer: Microsoft
Q44. Which state has launched a mass handwashing
campaign named ‘break the chain’ to combat
coronavirus?
Answer: Kerala
Q45. COVID-19 cases were first identified in December
2019 in which country?
Answer: China
Q46. A starch-based ‘hemostat’ material has been
developed by the Institute of Nano Science and
Technology (INST). The Institute of Nano Science
and Technology (INST) is an autonomous institute
under-
Answer: Department of Science & Technology
Q47. The Ordnance Factories’ Day is observed on the
____________ of March every year.
Answer: 18th March
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Q48. Who has been reappointed as MD & CEO of Bajaj Q62. Who has been appointed as the next High
Auto? Commissioner of India to the Republic of Uganda?
Answer: Rajiv Bajaj Answer: A. Ajay Kumar
Q49. Which payment bank has partnered with Visa to Q63. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has
issue Visa debit cards? approved the procurement of indigenous Tejas
Answer: Paytm Payments Bank Ltd fighter aircraft for?
Q50. Ordnance Factory Board consisting of the Indian Answer: Indian Air Force
Ordnance Factories. It is based in- Q64. Who has resigned from Crisil board as the
Answer: Kolkata independent director of the Crisil?
Q51. World’s first commercial flying car named ‘PAL-V Answer: Arundhati Bhattacharya
Liberty’ will be developed in-
Q65. The book titled “My Encounters in Parliament” has
Answer: Gujarat
been released recently. Who is the author of the
Q52. Manikaran Power Ltd (MPL) has become the book?
________ member of India’s first gas trading platform Answer: Bhalchandra Mungekar
which is called the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX).
Q66. President of the United States, Donald Trump has
Answer: first
signed a _______ emergency aid package to ensure
Q53. S&P Global Ratings has reduced India’s economic sick leave to American workers who fall ill from
growth forecast to _________ for financial year 2020. the new coronavirus.
Answer: 5.2% Answer: $100-billion
Q54. The French Open ______________- tournament has Q67. On which day the Global Recycling Day is being
been postponed by the French _______________ observed globally to raise awareness of the
Federation due to the coronavirus pandemic. importance of recycling?
Answer: tennis, tennis Answer: 18th March
Q55. Standard & Poor's Financial Services is based in-
Q68. The 7th World Cities Summit (WCS) will be held in
Answer: New York
Singapore with the theme of?
Q56. The Supreme Court of India bench headed by Answer: Livable and Sustainable Cities: Adapting
_________ has cleared the permanent commission for to a Disrupted World
women officers in the Indian Navy.
Q69. Who will join as a Chairperson and CEO for the
Answer: Justice D Y Chandrachud
India operations of Salesforce, USA?
Q57. The 7th World Cities Summit (WCS) will be held Answer: Arundhati Bhattacharya
from 5 to 9 July 2020 in?
Answer: Singapore Q70. Global Recycling Day 2020 was observed with the
theme of?
Q58. Which institution has collaborated with L&T Answer: Recycling Heroes
Technology Services to carry out joint research in
industrial and infrastructure cyber security?
Answer: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Q59. Who has been appointed as the new prime
minister of Iraq?
Answer: Adnan al-Zurfi
Q60. Name the author who has authored the book titled
“Invincible: A Tribute to Manohar Parrikar”.
Answer: Tarun Vijay
Q61. Indian Navy has established a Quarantine Camp at
____________ in Eastern Naval Command to augment
India’s fight against the spread of COVID-19.
Answer: INS Vishwakarma

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Q71. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) has reduced growth
projections for India. OECD has lowered growth
projections for India for financial year 2020
to__________.
Answer: 5.1%
Q72. Government of India has decided to set up a
COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force. This
task force will be headed by-?
Answer: Finance Minister of India
Q73. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appeals “Janta
Curfew” on ________________ within the wake of
COVID 19 outbreak.
Answer: 22nd March
Q74. Moody’s has lowered growth projections for India
for financial year 2020 to__________.
Answer: 5.3%
Q75. Name the former Chief Justice of India, who took
oath as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha
recently.
Answer: Ranjan Gogoi
Q76. The Ministry of Defence has signed the capital
acquisition contract with ____________ Weapons
Industries for the procurement of Light Machine
Gun (LMGs).
Answer: Israel
Q77. International Day of Happiness is celebrated
globally on-
Answer: 20th March
Q78. The Olympic Flame was handed over to
_______________ 2020 organizers after the Greece leg
of torch relay suspended due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
Answer: Tokyo
Q79. The Government of India has approved the
proposal of setting up of National Technical
Textiles Mission with an outlay of-?
Answer: Rs. 1480 crores
Q80. Indian Railways has planned to electrify a total of
_____________ km of broad gauge route by December
2023.
Answer: 28,810 km
Q81. What is the theme of International Day of
Happiness campaign 2020?
Answer: Happiness For All, Together
Q82. The National Technical Textiles Mission would be
set up for a period of how many years?
Answer: four
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Q83. Former world champion _______________ Roger
Mayweather was passed away.
Answer: boxer
Q84. Name the Indian, who have/has been named in the
International Panel of ICC Development Umpires
recently.
Answer: Janani Narayanan and Vrinda Rathi
Q85. Who has resigned as the Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh on 20th March 2020?
Answer: Kamal Nath
Q86. International Day of Forests is celebrated every
year on-
Answer: 21st March
Q87. Which bank has teamed-up with Bharti AXA to
launch a complimentary insurance plan which will
cover all medical conditions, including Covid-19?
Answer: DBS Bank India
Q88. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination is observed globally on-?
Answer: 21st March
Q89. What is the theme for International Day of Forests
2020?
Answer: Forests and Biodiversity
Q90. “WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub” has
been launched globally by WhatsApp. The
Information Hub has been launched by WhatsApp
in partnership with-?
Answer: UNICEF, WHO and UNDP
Q91. World Down Syndrome Day is observed every year
on-?
Answer: 21st March
Q92. Along the launch of WhatsApp Coronavirus
Information Hub, WhatsApp has also announced
the donation of _________ million to the International
Fact-Checking Network for coronavirus facts
alliance.
Answer: dollar 1 million
Q93. DBS Bank is a multinational banking and financial
services based in-
Answer: Singapore
Q94. What is the theme of World Down Syndrome Day
2020?
Answer: We Decide
Q95. The APEDA and SFAC has signed an MoU for the
development of agriculture and allied sectors
recently. What is the full form of SFAC?
Answer: Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium
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Q96. World Poetry Day is observed globally on- Q110. Legendary Indian _______________ PK Banerjee has
Answer: 21st March passed away.
Q97. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Answer: footballer
Development Authority (APEDA) is an apex body Q111. The world’s largest streaming media service
under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. ________________ has announced the formation of
APEDA based in- $100 million fund for film and TV workers.
Answer: New Delhi Answer: Netflix
Q98. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will infuse Q112. India celebrates “Shaheed Diwas” annually on
liquidity of _________________ crore to maintain
_____________ March to pay tribute to martyrs Bhagat
financial stability in the Indian economy.
Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru.
Answer: Rs 30,000 crore
Answer: 23rd March
Q99. International Nowruz Day is being celebrated
Q113. Which bank has decided to launch a special train
globally on-
Answer: 21st March ‘Swavalamban Express’ on 5th June 2020 to
empower budding entrepreneurs under its
Q100. Which country is the world's happiest nation for mission Swavalamban?
the third year running? Answer: SIDBI
Answer: Finland
Q114. The Union Cabinet has approved Production
Q101. World Water Day observed globally on-
Incentive Scheme for Large Scale Electronics
Answer: 22nd March
Manufacturing. The government will invest Rs
Q102. The United Nations has released World Happiness _________ lakh crore in this sector to provide
Report 2020 recently. What is the rank of India in employment to 25 lakh people in next 5 years.
World Happiness Report 2020? Answer: Rs 20 lakh crore
Answer: 144th
Q115. Name the private sector non-life insurance
Q103. Name the Bollywood actress, who works jointly company, which has launched a 1 year-long
with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to “COVID-19 Protection Cover”?
spread awareness over COVID-19? Answer: ICICI Lombard
Answer: Priyanka Chopra
Q116. EMCs 2.0 scheme will help India to become the
Q104. What is the theme of World Water Day 2020?
mobile manufacturing hub in the world. What is
Answer: Water and Climate Change
the full form of EMCs?
Q105. World Meteorological Day observed globally on-? Answer: Electronics Manufacturing Clusters
Answer: 23rd March
Q117. The Swavalamban Express train will visit
Q106. The World Happiness Report 2020 covers the ______________ cities in 15 days and will cover a 7000
period of 2017-2019 and analyses the countries on km journey.
6 variables. Which of the following variable is not Answer: 11
them?
Answer: Corona
Q107. What is the theme of World Meteorological Day
2020?
Answer: Water and Climate Change
Q108. ________________ music singer Kenny Rogers who was
known around the world for his global hits such as
“The Gambler”, “Lady”, “Lucille” and “Islands in the
Stream”, has passed away.
Answer: American
Q109. Which state has abolished reservation in
promotion in the state government jobs?
Answer: Uttarakhand

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Q118. Three Indian freedom fighters namely Bhagat
Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru
were hanged by the British rulers in Lahore jail on.
Answer: 23rd March 1931
Q119. Veteran director Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy
Viswanthan, popularly known as Visu in the Tamil
film industry has passed away. He was a/an-?
Answer: actor, director and writer
Q120. Which bank has launched an additional liquidity
facility “Covid-19 Emergency Credit Line (CECL)”?
Answer: State Bank of India
Q121. Fitch Ratings has reduced India’s GDP growth rate
to ______________ for the fiscal year 2020-21.
Answer: 5.1%
Q122. A book entitled ‘Messiah Modi: A Great Tale of
Expectations’ penned by senior journalist & author
_______________ has been released.
Answer: Tavleen Singh
Q123. Covid-19 Emergency Credit Line (CECL) will
facilitate funds up to Rs 200 crore which will be
available till-?
Answer: 30th June 2020
Q124. Who is likely to be sworn in as Chief Minister of
Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Q125. Reserve Bank of India will conduct fine-tuning
variable rate Repo auctions for _______________
crores in two tranches.
Answer: Rs 1,00,000 crores
Q126. Which state has become the first state in India to
impose a curfew across the state to amid COVID-
19?
Answer: Punjab
Q127. Indian mountaineer __________________ has 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.
Answer: Satyarup Siddhanta
Q128. Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as Chief
Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He took oath for the
______________ time as Chief Minister.
Answer: fourth
Q129. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed globally
on-?
Answer: 24th March
Q130. Which state is now equipped with taser guns as a
part of their modernization drive to ensure public
safety and security?
Answer: Gujarat
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Q131. Which of the following statement is/are true
regarding Abel Prize Laureates 2020?
1. Hillel Furstenberg from Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Israel won the Abel Prize Laureates
2020
2. Gregory Margulis from Yale University, the USA
won the Abel Prize Laureates 2020
3. The amount of the Abel Prize 2020 is
Norwegian Krone 7.5 Million (USD 8.3400).
4. Hillel Furstenberg hails from New York.
Answer: only 1, 2 and 3 are true
Q132. Which bank has launched India’s 1st pre-paid card
Enkasu (My cash in Tamil) recently?
Answer: Karur Vysya Bank
Q133. Which country has become the first country in the
world to withdraw from Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
Answer: Canada
Q134. The purpose of the Abel Prize for outstanding
scientific work in the field of-?
Answer: Mathematics
Q135. Which country will host the 2020 Summer
Olympics?
Answer: Japan
Q136. What is the theme of World TB Day 2020?
Answer: It’s time
Q137. Which company has set up India’s first COVID-19
dedicated hospital in Mumbai?
Answer: Reliance Industries Limited
Q138. Which country has been confirmed as the first co-
chair of the Governing Council of Coalition for
Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)?
Answer: UK
Q139. “Mylab PathoDetect COVID-19 Qualitative PCR kit”
has become the first ‘Made in India’ COVID19 Test
Kit to get the CDSCO approval. Which of the
following statement is/are true regarding this?
1. CDSCO has given the commercial approval to
the COVID-19 diagnostic test kit made by Mylab
Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd.
2. Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd is a Pune-
based molecular diagnostics company.
3. The molecular diagnostics company has
developed the COVID-19 test kit as per
WHO/CDC guidelines.
Answer: All statements are true
Q140. The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
is an international coalition of countries. It is based
in-
Answer: New Delhi
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Q141. Award-winning businesswoman ________________ has Q151. International Day of Remembrance of the Victims
launched her first novel titled ‘Legacy of Learning’. of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is
Answer: Savita Chhabra observed annually on-?
Answer: 25th March
Q142. Which company has become 1st company to begin
supply of BS-VI fuel across its 28,000 petrol Q152. Who is the winner of the 2020 PEN/Hemingway
pumps? Award for Debut Novel, for “A Prayer for
Answer: Indian Oil Corporation Limited Travelers”?
Q143. The government has decied to extend the deadline Answer: Ruchika Tomar
for belated Income Tax Return (ITR). Which of the Q153. Telugu New Year day ______________ being celebrated
following statement is/are true regarding ITR? on 25th March 2020.
1. GoI extend the deadline for belated Income Tax Answer: Ugadi
Return (ITR) from 31st March to 30th June
2020. Q154. The International Day of Solidarity with Detained
2. The government has also extended deadline for and Missing Staff Members is observed annually
PAN-Aadhaar linking from 31st March 31 to on-
30th June 2020. Answer: 25th March
3. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to extend Q155. Ruchika Tomar is a writer from which country?
these deadlines because of the lockdowns Answer: USA
across various states.
Answer: All statements are true Q156. Which IIT is organising India’s first Global
Hyperloop Pod Competition named as ‘Indian
Q144. Charges on cash withdrawal from other bank Hyperloop Pod Competition’ to increase awareness
ATMs and penalties for non-maintenance of and enthusiasm about Hyperloop in India?
minimum balance in bank savings accounts have
Answer: IIT, Madras
been waived for _____________ months.
Answer: three Q157. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Walmart India?
Q145. Karur Vysya Bank is based in-?
Answer: Sameer Aggarwal
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Q158. ___________ owned video streaming giant “YouTube”
Q146. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
has decided to reduce streaming quality for users
announced the complete lockdown of the entire
in India until 31st March 2020.
nation. This lockdown will be in place for _________
Answer: Google
days.
Answer: 21 days Q159. Who has chosen for FIFA-WHO campaign against
Q147. International Day for the Right to the Truth Covid-19?
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for Answer: Sunil Chhetri
the Dignity of Victims is observed annually on- Q160. Where is the headquarters of FIFA?
Answer: 24th March Answer: Zurich, Switzerland
Q148. The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo
Olympic organizers agreed to move the Tokyo
Games to-?
Answer: 2021
Q149. The Election Commission of India has deferred the
Rajya Sabha elections amid rising risk of rapidly
spreading coronavirus pandemic. Elections to
_________ seats of Rajya Sabha were scheduled to be
held on 26 March 2020.
Answer: 18 seats
Q150. The International Olympic Committee is a non-
governmental sports organisation based in-?
Answer: Lausanne, Switzerland

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Q161. US Marines and UAE Emirati forces conducted the
biennial exercise, named Native Fury in-
Answer: Abu Dhabi
Q162. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will chair the
Extraordinary Virtual G20 leaders’ Summit. King
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is present Prime
Minister of-
Answer: Saudi Arabia
Q163. Former Indian ____________ Abdul Latif passed away.
Answer: Footballer
Q164. Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has designated 285
beds for isolation wards in handling Coronavirus
(COVID-19) cases. Where is the headquarters of
OFB?
Answer: Kolkata
Q165. Which publication has launched an initiative
#StayHomeIndiaWithBooks to encourage people
to read books during their stay at home?
Answer: National Book Trust
Q166. Government of India banned the export of anti-
malarial drug ___________________________ and
formulations made up of it within the wake of
COVID-19 outbreak.
Answer: Hydroxychloroquine
Q167. Name the veteran Bollywood star of 1950s and
’60s Hindi movies, who passed away recently.
Answer: Nimmi
Q168. Which hospital will start Tele-Consultation facility
for the non-Covid19 patients?
Answer: AIIMS
Q169. Senior Journalist Chander Suta Dogra has launched
a book titled “Missing in Action: The Prisoners
Who Never Came Back”. It is published by-?
Answer: HarperCollins
Q170. Which medical research bodies had recommended
the utilization of hydroxychloroquine for treating
healthcare workers handling suspected or
confirmed coronavirus cases and also the
asymptomatic household contacts of the lab-
confirmed cases?
Answer: Indian Council of Medical Research
Q171. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) has introduced an AI bot called ____________ to
help people assess potential symptoms of COVID-
19.
Answer: Clara
Q172. The co-creator of the “Asterix and Obelix” comics,
Albert Uderzo passed away. He was _____________
comic book artist.
Answer: French
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Q173. Which state has launched 'Mo Jeeban programme'
for the containment of COVID-19 pandemic?
Answer: Odisha
Q174. Which organisation has launched “The Invest India
Business Immunity Platform“recently?
Answer: Invest India
Q175. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has
announced a mega relief package of
_____________________ for the migrant workers and
poor people affected by the lockdown amid COVID-
19 outbreak.
Answer: 1.70 lakh crore rupees
Q176. Invest India has teamed up with __________________
for responding and resolving queries for MSMEs.
Answer: SIDBI
Q177. The government provides insurance cover worth
_______________ for sanitation workers, ASHA
workers, doctors, nurses, paramedics just in case
they have it as they’re on the frontlines of the
corona battle.
Answer: Rs 50 lakh
Q178. Which international organisation has launched a
“Tracker of Policies Governments are Taking in
Response to COVID-19”?
Answer: International Monetary Fund
Q179. The wages of MGNREGA workers has been
increased from Rs. 182 to Rs. _____________ per day.
Answer: Rs. 202
Q180. Under the Deen Dayal National Livelihood Mission,
the collateral-free loan will be given to Women Self
Help Groups up to ___________ from Rs 10 lakh
earlier.
Answer: Rs 20 lakh
Q181. The Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister
Niramla Sitharaman has announced the relief
package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
Yojana. The scheme will benefit the poors by
providing an ex-gratia of ___________ per month.
Answer: Rs 500 per month
Q182. World Theatre Day is observed globally on-?
Answer: 27th March
Q183. Veteran photographer & Padma Shri awardee
_____________ passed away.
Answer: Nemai Ghosh
Q184. Which city has deployed drones to sanitize city
areas against the coronavirus scare?
Answer: Indore
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Q185. World Theatre Day was initiated in _______________
by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), France.
Answer: 1961
Q186. Which department has set up a COVID-19 Task
Force for mapping of technologies from Research
and Development labs, academic institutions, start-
ups and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises?
Answer: Department of Science and Technology
Q187. Reserve Bank of India’s has released the
_____________ Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement
for 2019-20 on 27th March 2020.
Answer: 7th
Q188. Which state government has planned to set up two
of the largest Covid-19 hospitals that will have a
combined capacity of 1,000 beds and will be
functional within a fortnight.
Answer: Odisha
Q189. RBI has reduced the repo rate by ___________ basis
points to 4.40% under the liquidity adjustment
facility (LAF).
Answer: 75 bps
Q190. Indian-born international ____________ Floyd Cardoz
passed away at 59 in the USA.
Answer: Chef
Q191. The reverse repo rate under the LAF has been
reduced by __________ basis points to 4.00%.
Answer: 90 bps
Q192. Which Ministry has issued the Standard Operating
Procedure (SOPs) to maintain the supply of
essential goods?
Answer: Ministry for Home Affairs
Q193. Padma Vibhushan award winning artist, architect,
sculptor and writer ________________ passed away.
Answer: Satish Gujral
Q194. RBI has decided to reduce the Cash reserve Ratio
of all banks by 100 basis points from 4.00% to
____________ of Net Demand and Time Liabilities.
Answer: 3.00%
Q195. Rajyogini Dadi Janki was passed away recently. She
was chief of-?
Answer: Brahmakumaris Sansthan
Q196. Who has been honoured with IIFTC Tourism
Impact Award 2020 for her outstanding
contribution to world tourism through her
cinema?
Answer: Zoya Akhtar
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Q197. The ________________ Space Force has launched an
Advanced Extremely High-Frequency satellite
(AEHF-6) for its military communications.
Answer: United States
Q198. The Confederation of Indian Industry or CII has set
up a CII COVID Rehabilitation and Relief Fund
(CRR) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME) to tackle Covid-19. Where is the
headquarters of CII?
Answer: New Delhi
Q199. Name the Bollywood actress, who partners with
Government of India for “Fit India Movement”
recently.
Answer: Shilpa Shetty
Q200. Which bank has rolled out a Unified Payments
Interface (UPI) QR-based loan installment payment
facility along with National Payment Corporation
of India (NPCI) for its customers?
Answer: Jana Small Finance Bank
Q201. The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar
has launched _____________ to engage students in
creative projects during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Answer: Project Isaac
Q202. Moody’s Investors Service reduced India’s GDP
growth in 2020 to ______________ from the earlier
estimate of 5.3 percent.
Answer: 2.5%
Q203. Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane has
launched __________________ to extend assistance to
the govt in containing the spread of coronavirus
and insulate the force from the pandemic.
Answer: Operation Namaste
Q204. The Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital is
conducting the series of trials on a humanoid robot
to provide services to the COVID-19 patients. In
which city Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital
is located?
Answer: Jaipur
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Q205. Moody’s expected the real GDP in the global
economy to contract by _________ in 2020.
Answer: 0.5%
Q206. Where is the headquarters of Moody’s?
Answer: New York
Q207. Which international organisation has launched a
dollar 2 billion coordinated global humanitarian
response plan to fight COVID-19 in 51 countries
across South America, Africa, the Middle East and
Asia?
Answer: United Nations
Q208. CRISIL has reduced India’s gross domestic product
(GDP) growth forecast for fiscal 2021 to __________
from 5.2 per cent expected earlier.
Answer: 3.5%
Q209. Abbott Laboratories is unveiling a coronavirus test
which will tell if someone is infected within 5
minutes. Abbott Laboratories based in which
country?
Answer: USA
Q210. Who is the Secretary-General of the United
Nations?
Answer: Antonio Guterres
Q211. Where is the headquarters of CRISIL?
Answer: Mumbai
Q212. Which company has concluded the acquisition of
Centre’s entire stake in two hydropower
generating firms, Tehri Hydro Power Complex
(THDC) India and North Eastern Electric Power
Corporation (NEEPCO), at Rs 11,500 crore?
Answer: NTPC Limited
Q213. Who has appointed as members of the Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Board recently?
Answer: Krishan Mohan Prasad and Satish Kumar
Gupta
Q214. Which state becomes the first Indian state to
launch a self-assessment tool for COVID-19?
Answer: Goa
Q215. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is the apex
policy-making body of the Direct Tax department.
Income-tax Act, 1961 came into existence from-?
Answer: 1st April 1962
Q216. Chief Minister _____________ has launched the Self
Declaration COVID19 Nagaland App at Kohima.
Answer: Neiphiu Rio
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Q217. Which publication will launch a publishing series
titled ‘Corona Studies Series’ to document and to
provide relevant reading materials for all age-
groups for the post-Corona readership needs?
Answer: National Book Trust
Q218. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister _________
launched the 24×7 National Teleconsultation
Centre to answer COVID-19 related queries.
Answer: Harsh Vardhan
Q219. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
announced a big consolidation of public sector
banks in 2019. As per the scheme of amalgamation
10 public sector banks are to be merged into
__________ banks.
Answer: four
Q220. The National Book Trust was established by the
Government of India in which year?
Answer: 1957
Q221. The Reserve Bank of India has notified with a
circular that the mega merger of 10 PSBs will be
effective from-?
Answer: 1st April 2020
Q222. Which state has set up “Team-11” comprising of as
many inter-departmental committees to fight the
coronavirus spread?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Q223. The Government of India has set up ____________
empowered groups to deal with COVID-19.
Answer: 11
Q224. Name the veteran US civil rights leader, who was
passed away recently.
Answer: Joseph Lowery
Q225. Name the Indian shot-putter, who was suspended
for four years by World athletics body’s (formerly
known as International Association of Athletics
Federations-IAAF) recently.
Answer: Navin Chikara
Q226. All branches of Oriental Bank of Commerce and
United Bank of India will operate as branches of-?
Answer: Punjab National Bank
Q227. Name the retired Air Vice Marshal, who was
passed away recently.
Answer: Chandan Singh Rathore
Q228. The first prototype of hospital isolation coach have
been created successfully by the ______________
Railways.
Answer: Northern
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Q229. Which bank has rolled out the banking services on Q234. Which bank has unveiled a new logo before its
WhatsApp recently? merger with the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC)
Answer: ICICI Bank and the United Bank of India (UBI)?
Answer: Punjab National Bank
Q230. Former Union Minister _________________ was passed
Q235. All branches of Syndicate Bank will operate as
away recently. branches of-?
Answer: Beni Prasad Verma Answer: Canara Bank
Q231. All branches of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank
will operate as branches of-?
Answer: Union Bank of India
Q232. The Government of India has launched a
coronavirus risk-tracking app called ‘Corona
____________.’
Answer: Kavach
Q233. A new space capsule from _______________ has been
picked up by National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) to ferry cargo and supplies
to the agency’s planned lunar space station.
Answer: SpaceX

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