CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2020 March (Chapter - 01)
Questions & Answers
1. Which country has launched a military communication satellite called Lockheed Martin Advanced Extremely High-Frequency satellite?
- United States
2. Name the Indian Minister who launched COVID-19 National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC) in New Delhi to connect doctors across the country to AIIMS.
- Harsh Vardhan
3. Which state has set up inter-departmental committees named "Team-11", to fight the coronavirus spread?
- Uttar Pradesh
4. Name the Indian Institution which has developed the “Coroutine” and “Safe” mobile app to track violations by people supposed to be in quarantine.
- IIT Bombay
5. Which technological firm launched a COVID-19 chatbot on its messaging platform in partnership with the Union Health Ministry and MyGov?
- Facebook
6. Name the app which was developed by Rajasthan police to give permission for movement to people during the lockdown.
- RajCop citizens
7. ‘Operation Namaste’ is the initiative of which Indian armed force to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country?
- Indian Army
8. To which scheme the central government has released Rs. 4,431 crores to clear pending wages?
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
9. As per the announcement from the CRISIL rating agency, what is their estimate on the growth rate of India for 2020-21?
- 3.5%
10. Name the Country which has joined as the 30th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in March 2020.
- North Macedonia
11. In the relief package announced by the centre, the women self-help groups (SHGs) will be given collateral-free loans up to Rs 20 lakh under which scheme?
- Deen Dayal National Livelihood Mission
12. Which country has announced USD 2.9 million financial aid to India to combat Coronavirus crisis?
- United States
13. Which organisation has launched a campaign called ‘StayHomeIndiaWithBooks’, to encourage people to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
- National Book Trust
14. Name the World organisation which has launched the Policy Tracker to track the policies of governments to combat COVID-19 pandemic.
- International Monetary Fund
15. What is the name of the mobile application launched by the Indian government to track the risk of coronavirus infection?
- Corona Kavach
16. Name the state which sets up the largest COVID-19 hospital in India.
- Odisha
17. Name the country which has hosted the ‘Virtual Group of 20 (G20) summit’ (March 2020).
- Saudi Arabia
18. The World Theatre Day with the focus theme of ‘Theatre and a Culture of Peace’ observed every year on
- March 27
19. Name the Indian state which becomes a top performer in organ donations and transplants for the year 2019
- Maharashtra
20. Which is the 1st city in India to use drones to sanitize the city amid COVID-19 crisis?
- Indore
21. Name the Indian footballer who has been named among 28 footballers around the world to FIFA-WHO’s campaign ‘Pass the message to kick out coronavirus’.
- Sunil Chhetri
22. Name the Public Sector Bank which provides SHG-COVID – SAHAYA LOAN under which Self Help Groups can avail soft loan of Rs. 5000 per member.
- Indian Bank
23. The biofortified high-protein wheat variety that was developed by Pune based Agharkar Research Institute’s (ARI) scientists.
- MACS 4028
24. Padma Shri awardee Nemai Ghosh who passed died in March 2020 is
- Photographer
25. Which is the 1st Indian state that launches assessment tool partnered with Innovaccer Inc. for COVID-19?
- Goa
26. Which Indian state government launched the “Mo Jeeban (My Life) Programme” to keep everyone safe in the state due to the dangerous spread of the virus.
- Odisha
27. Name the Indian state which becomes 1st state to impose curfew after lockdown fails.
- Punjab
28. Which European country recently imposed a record 1.1 billion euro fine on tech-firm Apple for its anti-competitive behaviour?
- France
29. How much has been allocated for Health care by the central government to combat COVID-19?
- 15,000 crores
30. Which former Chief Justice of India has been nominated to Rajya Sabha?
- Ranjan Gogoi
31. Under which scheme, the COVID-19 is tested and treated in India?
- Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
32. Which Indian institution has launched a re-skilling programme for women called ‘Career Back 2 Women’?
- Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
33. Name the world organisation which has launched “Global Network Resiliency Platform” to remain safer and stronger during COVID-19 crisis.
- International Telecommunications Union
34. The flagship “Ganga Amantran Abhiyan” programme is conducted by which organisation?
- National Mission for Clean Ganga
35. India Invest has launched “The Invest India Business Immunity Platform” to minimise the impacts & crisis in business due to COVID-19. It comes under which ministry?
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry
36. Which state cabinet recently passed an ordinance which seeks to recover losses caused by damage to public property from rioters?
- Uttar Pradesh
37. Name the COVID-19 self-screening Bot, which was the product of Microsoft’s Azure Healthcare and US CDC foundation.
- Clara
38. Sahitya Akademi award winner Puthussery Ramachandran, who passed away recently, was a poet and scholar in which language?
- Malayalam
39. Name the virus other than COVID-19 which cause death in Yunnan province of China.
- Hantavirus
40. Akshay Urja Portal' is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
- Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
Current Affairs - PDF
1. Which country has launched a military communication satellite called Lockheed Martin Advanced Extremely High-Frequency satellite?
- United States
2. Name the Indian Minister who launched COVID-19 National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC) in New Delhi to connect doctors across the country to AIIMS.
- Harsh Vardhan
3. Which state has set up inter-departmental committees named "Team-11", to fight the coronavirus spread?
- Uttar Pradesh
4. Name the Indian Institution which has developed the “Coroutine” and “Safe” mobile app to track violations by people supposed to be in quarantine.
- IIT Bombay
5. Which technological firm launched a COVID-19 chatbot on its messaging platform in partnership with the Union Health Ministry and MyGov?
6. Name the app which was developed by Rajasthan police to give permission for movement to people during the lockdown.
- RajCop citizens
7. ‘Operation Namaste’ is the initiative of which Indian armed force to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country?
- Indian Army
8. To which scheme the central government has released Rs. 4,431 crores to clear pending wages?
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
9. As per the announcement from the CRISIL rating agency, what is their estimate on the growth rate of India for 2020-21?
- 3.5%
10. Name the Country which has joined as the 30th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in March 2020.
- North Macedonia
11. In the relief package announced by the centre, the women self-help groups (SHGs) will be given collateral-free loans up to Rs 20 lakh under which scheme?
- Deen Dayal National Livelihood Mission
12. Which country has announced USD 2.9 million financial aid to India to combat Coronavirus crisis?
- United States
13. Which organisation has launched a campaign called ‘StayHomeIndiaWithBooks’, to encourage people to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
- National Book Trust
14. Name the World organisation which has launched the Policy Tracker to track the policies of governments to combat COVID-19 pandemic.
- International Monetary Fund
15. What is the name of the mobile application launched by the Indian government to track the risk of coronavirus infection?
- Corona Kavach
16. Name the state which sets up the largest COVID-19 hospital in India.
- Odisha
17. Name the country which has hosted the ‘Virtual Group of 20 (G20) summit’ (March 2020).
- Saudi Arabia
18. The World Theatre Day with the focus theme of ‘Theatre and a Culture of Peace’ observed every year on
- March 27
19. Name the Indian state which becomes a top performer in organ donations and transplants for the year 2019
- Maharashtra
20. Which is the 1st city in India to use drones to sanitize the city amid COVID-19 crisis?
- Indore
21. Name the Indian footballer who has been named among 28 footballers around the world to FIFA-WHO’s campaign ‘Pass the message to kick out coronavirus’.
- Sunil Chhetri
22. Name the Public Sector Bank which provides SHG-COVID – SAHAYA LOAN under which Self Help Groups can avail soft loan of Rs. 5000 per member.
- Indian Bank
23. The biofortified high-protein wheat variety that was developed by Pune based Agharkar Research Institute’s (ARI) scientists.
- MACS 4028
24. Padma Shri awardee Nemai Ghosh who passed died in March 2020 is
- Photographer
25. Which is the 1st Indian state that launches assessment tool partnered with Innovaccer Inc. for COVID-19?
- Goa
26. Which Indian state government launched the “Mo Jeeban (My Life) Programme” to keep everyone safe in the state due to the dangerous spread of the virus.
- Odisha
27. Name the Indian state which becomes 1st state to impose curfew after lockdown fails.
- Punjab
28. Which European country recently imposed a record 1.1 billion euro fine on tech-firm Apple for its anti-competitive behaviour?
- France
29. How much has been allocated for Health care by the central government to combat COVID-19?
- 15,000 crores
30. Which former Chief Justice of India has been nominated to Rajya Sabha?
- Ranjan Gogoi
31. Under which scheme, the COVID-19 is tested and treated in India?
- Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
32. Which Indian institution has launched a re-skilling programme for women called ‘Career Back 2 Women’?
- Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
33. Name the world organisation which has launched “Global Network Resiliency Platform” to remain safer and stronger during COVID-19 crisis.
- International Telecommunications Union
34. The flagship “Ganga Amantran Abhiyan” programme is conducted by which organisation?
- National Mission for Clean Ganga
35. India Invest has launched “The Invest India Business Immunity Platform” to minimise the impacts & crisis in business due to COVID-19. It comes under which ministry?
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry
36. Which state cabinet recently passed an ordinance which seeks to recover losses caused by damage to public property from rioters?
- Uttar Pradesh
37. Name the COVID-19 self-screening Bot, which was the product of Microsoft’s Azure Healthcare and US CDC foundation.
- Clara
38. Sahitya Akademi award winner Puthussery Ramachandran, who passed away recently, was a poet and scholar in which language?
- Malayalam
39. Name the virus other than COVID-19 which cause death in Yunnan province of China.
- Hantavirus
40. Akshay Urja Portal' is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
- Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
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