Q.1 Which day of the year is observed as the World Water Day?
a. 20 March
b. 22 March
c. 21 March
d. 23 March
Q.2 Which cricket team has won the Road Safety World Series 2020-21?
a. Australia Legends
b. Sri Lanka Legends
c. India Legends
d. Bangladesh Legends
Q.3 The Gram Ujala Scheme has been launched by the government to offer LED bulbs at Rs 10 in rural areas. The scheme will cover how many states in the first phase?
a. 5
b. 7
c. 3
d. 10
Q.4 The World Meteorological Day is marked annually on which day?
a. 22 March
b. 23 March
c 21 March
d. 20 March
Q.5 Who has been felicitated with the Gandhi Peace Prize for the years 2020?
a. A. T. Ariyaratne
b. Sulabh International
c. Yohei Sasakawa
d. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Q.6 Farmers of which state started the ‘Fresh Fruit Cake Movement’?
a. Rajasthan
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Manipur
Q.7 What is the name of India’s first indigenously developed app store?
a. Play store
b. App grocery
c. Mobile Seva App Store
d. Playkit
Q.8 Which country has topped the World Happiness Report 2021?
a. Singapore
b. Germany
c. Finland
d. Norway
Q.9 Who has become the first Indian paddler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games?
a. Bhavani Devi
b. Vinesh Phogat
c. Sharath Kamal
d. Saina Nehwal
Q.10 Which state has been declared as a model state for Van Dhan Vikas Yojana?
a. Karnataka
b. Gujarat
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Manipur
Answers –
Q.1 b)
Q.2 c) In Cricket, India Legends defeated Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs to clinch the Road Safety World Series final title, held at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
Q.3 a) The Government of India has launched an ambitious scheme called “Gram Ujala” under which high quality energy efficient LED bulbs will be given for just Rs 10 per piece in rural areas. In the first phase, 15 million LED bulbs will be distributed across certain villages of 5 states. These include: Arrah (Bihar), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), and western Gujarat.
Q.4 b) The World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on 23 March to commemorate the date of the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization on 23 March 1950.
Q.5 d) Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh – for inspiring the liberation of Bangladesh, laying the foundation for the close and fraternal relations between India and Bangladesh, and promoting peace and non-violence in the Indian subcontinent.
Q.6 c)
Q.7 c)
Q.8 c) The World Happiness Report 2021 has been topped by Finland, for the fourth consecutive year.
Q.9 c) The seasoned Achanta Sharath Kamal has become the first Indian paddler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games after a dominant win over Pakistan’s Muhammad Rameez at the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Doha.
Q.10 d) Manipur emerges as the model state for Van Dhan Vikas Yojana. The Van Dhan Vikas Yojana is a programme for value addition, branding & marketing of Minor Forest Produces by establishing Van Dhan Kendras to facilitate creation of sustainable livelihoods for the forest-based tribes.