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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • March 7, 2021 Current Affairs
1.
Which city has been ranked as the "most liveable" cities in the category of cities with less than 1 million population in the government's Ease of Living Index 2020?
Silvassa
Bhubaneshwar
Gandhinagar
Shimla
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Shimla has been ranked as the "most liveable" cities in the category of cities with less than 1 million populations in government's Ease of Living Index 2020.

2.
Which of the following has won the "Champion Publisher of the Year 2020" at South Asian Digital Media Awards?
Penguin Random House India
News18 Lokmat
The Hindu Group
HarperCollins Publishers
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Hindu Group has won the "Champion Publisher of the Year 2020" at South Asian Digital Media Awards given by WAN IFRA.

3.
Which of the following countries signed an agreement with India for "procurement of defence material and equipment"?
Vietnam
Malaysia
Indonesia
Philippines
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India has signed a key pact with the Philippines called "implementing arrangement" for "procurement of defence material and equipment".

4.
Which state government has collaborated with IBM to provide free skills training to the youth?
Assam
Uttar Pradesh
Goa
Sikkim
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Goa government has collaborated with the IBM to provide free skills training to the youth.

5.
The Indian Women's Trap Team won silver at ISSF Shotgun World Cup, was defeated from which team?
China
France
Russia
Iran
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Indian Women's Trap Team has won silver at ISSF Shotgun World Cup, was defeated from Russia.

6.
Which of the first three states are in the list of land Records Digitisation Index 2021?
West Bengal, Kerala and Odisha
Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha
Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar
West Bengal, Gujarat and Bihar
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh has emerged as the top performer for the second year in the list of land Records Digitisation Index 2021 followed by West Bengal, Odisha.

7.
Which state government has decided to develop 3 Model Villages in Indo-Tibet China Border areas?
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Arunachal Pradesh state government has taken initiative to develop three Model Villages in the Indo-Tibet China border areas.

8.
Which bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India and the umbrella entity for digital payments in India to launch "RuPay SoftPoS"?
ICICI
SBI Payments
LIC
Axis
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The National Payments Corporation of India, the umbrella entity for digital payments in India, and SBI Payments have partnered to launch "RuPay SoftPoS".

9.
Which Indian University has emerged as the best institution in the 11th edition of the QS World University Rankings?
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
Indian Institute of Science
IIM Ahmadabad
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has emerged as the best institution of the QS World University Rankings.

10.
Who has conducted a successful flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology?
DRDO
ISRO
NASA
SpaceX
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology.

11.
From India, which Institution has emerged as the best Institution in QS World University Ranking 2021?
IIT Bombay
IIT Delhi
IIT Bangalore
Anna University
Answer: Option
Explanation:
IIT-Bombay has emerged as the best institute in the country as per the global ranking index 2021.

12.
In which state Dr. Rameshwar Oraon has presented the state budget for the year 2021-22?
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Bihar
Jharkhand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In Jharkhand the Finance Minister Dr Rameshwar Oraon has presented the Annual Budget for the current fiscal year 2021-22 in the Jharkhand Assembly.

13.
Elon Musk owned private rocket company, SpaceX has successfully tested which Starship prototype rocket?
SN20
SN10
SN40
SN30
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Elon Musk owned private rocket company, SpaceX has successfully tested its Starship prototype rocket "SN10 " after two failed attempts.

14.
Which municipality has ranked first in the less than a million category at Municipal Performance Index 2020?
Dehradun
Surat
Delhi
Indore
Answer: Option
Explanation:
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has emerged as the leader, followed by Tirupati and Gandhinagar.

15.
Who has become the third cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over in international cricket?
Kieron Pollard
Chris Gayle
Joe Root
Steve Smith
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has become only the third man to hit six sixes in an international over.

16.
The J&K topped the medals tally in the second edition of the Khelo India Winter National Games with how many Gold Medals?
11
10
15
21
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The J&K topped the medals tally in the second edition of Khelo India Winter National Games with 11 gold, 18 silver and 5 bronze medals.

17.
Which state government has announced to set up 2 Textile Parks?
Gujarat
Assam
Bihar
Maharashtra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In a major boost to the textile industry and to enable forward and backward integration in the sector, the government of Gujarat has announced establishment of two mega textile parks.

18.
Where is CSIR-NIO has launched a 90-day scientific cruise mission?
North Pole
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Antarctica
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The India is launching a 90-day scientific cruise mission in the second week of March with CSIR-NIO in the Indian Ocean.

19.
India has commemorated the 'Chabahar Day' on which date?
5 March
4 March
3 March
2 March
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India will commemorate 'Chabahar Day' on March 4 on the sidelines of the Maritime India Summit 2021 being held in New Delhi.

20.
Which country is building the world's first platypus sanctuary?
United States
Australia
Bahrain
Brazil
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Australian conservationists have unveiled the plans to build the world's first refuge for the platypus sanctuary.