Current Affairs MCQs of 22ND March 2021

Current Affairs MCQs of 22nd March 2021

Q.1 In which state/UT is the project “Awaam Ki Baat”– a Radio program launched?

a. Delhi

b. West Bengal

c. Jammu and Kashmir

d. Chhattisgarh

Q.2 India has been ranked at which position among countries in the list of UN World Happiness Report 2021?

a. 145

b. 140

c. 124

d. 139

Q.3 In March 2021, under Operation Sankalp, Indian Navy undertook Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country’s navy?

a. Bahrain

b. Norway

c. Palau

d. Oslo

Q.4 What is the theme of International Day of Happiness 2021?

a. 10 steps to happiness

b. Happiness For All, Forever

c. Shaping Peace Together

d. Happier Together

Q.5 In the implementation of PM Matru Vandana Yojana, which has got the first position at the national level in 2020 -21? 

a. Rajasthan

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Chhattisgarh

d. Bihar

Q.6 ho bagged the gold medal for India in the Women’s 10 Meter Air Pistol in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup?

a. Yashaswini Deswal

b. Chinki Yadav

c. Tejaswini Sawant

d. Anjum Moudgil

Q.7 Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Stop TB Partnership Board?

a. Prakash Javadekar

b. Harsh Vardhan

c. Ramesh Pokhriyal

d. Nitin Gadkari

Q.8 Samia Suluhu Hassan has sworn in as the first female President of which country?

a. Burundi

b. Zambia

c. Tanzania

d. Uganda

Q.9 Which of the following launched the ‘Sahi Disha’ campaign to celebrate women’s livelihoods and entrepreneurship in rural India?

a. International Organization for Migration

b. United Nations Development Programme

c. United Nations Capital Development Fund

d. United Nations Environment Programme

Q.10 According to the ongoing military direct index, which country’s army is the most powerful army?

a. China

b. USA

c. India

d. Russia

Answers – 

Q.1 c) In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, initiated the project “Awaam Ki Baat” – a Radio program by launching its website at Raj Bhavan, Jammu.

Q.2 d) India has been ranked 139 out of 149 countries in the list of UN World Happiness Report 2021 released which is topped by Finland. In 2019, India was ranked 140th. 138th — Sierra Leone. 139th – Burundi.People in war-torn Afghanistan are the most unhappy with their lives, followed by Zimbabwe (148), Rwanda (147), Botswana (146) and Lesotho (145).

Q.3 a) Indian Navy undertook Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Bahrain Naval Force Corvette Al Muharraq in the Persian Gulf under Operation Sankalp.

Q.4 b) 

Q.5 b) 

Q.6 a) Yashaswini Deswal bagged the first gold medal for India in the Women’s 10 Meter Air Pistol final of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting range, Delhi. 

Q.7 b) The Union minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Stop TB Partnership Board.

Q.8 c) 

Q.9 b) The UNDP has launched ‘Sahi Disha’ campaign to celebrate women’s livelihoods and entrepreneurship in rural India. The Disha initiative, a five-year collaboration between UNDP and the IKEA Foundation, enabled one million women through skilling and counselling services to access job and livelihood opportunities across five states — Delhi NCR, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana.

Q.10 a)