Current affairs MCQs of 11th March 2021
Q.1 Who has been sworn in as new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
a. Tirath Singh Rawat
b. Meenakshi Verma
c. Srishti Goswami
d. Kuldeep Singh
Q.2 Which state / UT has launched a Super-75 scholarship scheme?
a. Chhattisgarh
b. Uttarakhand
c. Jammu Kashmir
d. Maharashtra
Q.3 Indian Navy has inducted the third Scorpene submarine, what is its name?
a. INS Karanj
b. INS Kalvari
c. INS Khanderi
d. INS Kulish
Q.4 Name the player who has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021?
a. Dutee Chand
b. Vinesh Phogat
c. Koneru Humpy
d. Rani Rampal
Q.5 Which countries have signed a MoU to jointly set up ‘International Scientific Lunar Station (ISLS)’, a lunar space station on the moon?
a. Russia and Japan
b. Japan and United States
c. United States and Russia
d. Russia and China
Q.6 What is the rank of India in the Economic Freedom Index 2021 by The Heritage Foundation?
a. 144
b. 150
c. 121
d. 110
Q.7 Who is the author of the book titled “The Monk’s Secret – 99 Pages to Acquire The Art of Living a Happy Life”?
a. Preeti Bhagnani
b. Ravi Shashtri
c. Pritam Singh
d. Sheetal Nair
Q.8 India’s biggest Kidney Dialysis Hospital has been inaugurated in which state/UT?
a. Assam
b. Ladakh
c. Kerala
d. Delhi
Q.9 The Indian Naval Ships, INS Sumedha, and INS Kulish are on a visit to the historic port town of which country?
a Maldives
b. Nepal
c. Afghanistan
d. Bangladesh
Q.10 Which nation voted to ban full-face coverings in public places?
a. Sweden
b. Switzerland
c. Finland
d. Spain
Answers –
Q.1 a)
Q.2 c) On International Women’s Day, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced the launch of Super-75 scholarship scheme to support the education of meritorious girls from poor families, so that they can excel in streams like medicine, engineering, ITI (Industrial training institutes) and humanity and contribute to nation-building.
Q.3 a)
Q.4 c) The World rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021.
Q.5 d) The space agencies of China and Russia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of their national governments, to jointly construct a lunar space station that will be open to all countries. Dubbed as the “International Scientific Lunar Station (ISLS)”, the centre will be a “complex of experimental and research facilities” created on the moon’s surface and/or in orbit of the moon.
Q.6 c) India has been placed at 121 position among 184 countries in the index, with a score of 56.5 out of 100. India is put under “Mostly Unfree category”
Q.7 d)
Q.8 d)
Q.9 d) The Indian Naval Ships INS Sumedha and INS Kulish are on a three day visit to the historic port town of Mongla in Bangladesh.
Q.10 b) Switzerland narrowly voted in favour of a proposal banning full facial coverings including the burqa and niqab in almost all public places.