Current Affairs MCQs of 20th March 2021
Q.1 Which country is developing the largest floating solar farm of the world to curb climate change?
a. Germany
b. Australia
c. Netherlands
d. Singapore
Q.2 Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as the first female President of which country?
a. Zambia
b. Burundi
c. Tanzania
d. Uganda
Q.3 India’s Avinash Sable is associated with which sports?
a. Cricket
b. Hockey
c. Boxing
d. Athletics
Q.4 Who is the author of the book titled “Battle Ready for the 21st Century”?
a. AK Singh
b. NM Kumar
c. K Rana
d. Vikas Pujari
Q.5 Blades of Glory was declared the world’s largest cricket museum,where is it?
a. Pune
b. Ahmedabad
c. Delhi
d. Bhavnagar
Q.6 Who has been honored with the International Woman of Courage 2021 Award by the U.S. Consulate?
a. Sunita Krishnan
b. Gowsalya Shankar
c. Vidya Shah
d. Shazia Ilmi
Q.7 The Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and Geopolymeric Material has been inaugurated in which city?
a. Bhopal
b. Pune
c. Bangalore
d. Hyderabad
Q.8 Who became the youngest to climb Kilimanjaro?
a. Ritvika
b. Anamika
c. Virat Chandra
d. Ranjit Singh Dhisale
Q.9 Phool Dei is the annual traditional festival celebrated in which state marks the onset of the spring season?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Sikkim
c. Uttarakhand
d. Kerala
Q.10 and CMAT for the welfare of the sportspersons and artists of the state?
a. Odisha
b. Maharashtra
c. West Bengal
d. Manipur
Answers –
Q.1 d) Singapore is building the largest floating solar farm of the world, in a bid to tackle climate change. The 60 megawatt-peak floating solar system is being built at Tengeh Reservoir by Sembcorp Industries in collaboration with Singapore Public Utilities Board.
Q2. C)
Q.3 d) The Indian athlete Avinash Sable set a new national record in the men’s 3000m steeplechase event in the ongoing Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships in Patiala, with a timing of 8:20.20.
Q.4 a)
Q.5 a)
Q.6 b) The U.S. Consulate honored Tamil Nadu-based anti-caste activist Gowsalya Shankar with the International Woman of Courage Award.
Q.7 a) Vardhan has inaugurated the Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and Geopolymeric Materials and Analytical High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope Laboratory in Bhopal.
Q.8 c)
Q.9 c) The Traditional Phool Dei festival of Uttarakhand Begins to mark the onset of the Spring Season.
Q.10 d) The Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has announced two new schemes ‘Chief Minister’s Akhannaba Sanaroisingi Tengbang’ and ‘Chief Ministergi Artiste Singgi Tengbang’.