Current Affairs MCQs of 26th March 2021
Q.1 What is the rank of India in the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index 2021 released by US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre?
a. 35
b. 28
c. 40
d. 51
Q.2 The Gram Ujala scheme was launched in which state on March 24th?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Jharkhand
d. Bihar
Q.3 Which nation indigenously developed its first satellite-Challenge-1?
a. Turkey
b. Israel
c. Tunisia
d. Armenia
Q.4 Hindi writer Prof. Sharad Pagare will be conferred with the prestigious Vyas Samman – 2020 for which novel?
a. Patliputra Ki Samagri
b. Kagaz ki Nav
c. Jitne Log Utne Prem
d. Dukkham Sukkham
Q.5 hich state has decided to set up “India’s first government-run ambulance network” for animals?
a. Gujarat
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Andhra Pradesh
Q.6 ‘Girl Gang’, announced as the official song of ICC Women World Cup 2022 is sung by whom?
a. Gin Wigmore
b. Jason Aalon
c. Brooke Fraser
d. Hollie Smith
Q.7 Which film has won the best feature film award at the 67th National Film Awards for 2019?
a. Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
b. Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
c. Jallikattu
d. Helen
Q.8 Who wrote the book ‘My experiments with silence’?
a. Sameer Soni
b. AS Panneerselvan
c. Sandhya Ravi Shankar
d. Mohan Krishna bohra
Q.9 Which state organized the Banana Festival?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Kerala
c. Bihar
d. Uttrakhand
Q.10 What is the name of the bill amending the definition of the word government in Delhi?
a. India capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill
b. National capital territory delhi (amendment) Bill
c. Both of the above
d. NOT
Answers –
Q.1 c) India has been ranked 40 among 53 global economies in the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index 2021. The annual IP Index 2021 was released on March 23, 2021 by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC).
Q.2 a) The Union Power and Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh on March 24, 2021, launched the Gram Ujala scheme in the Lok Sabha constituency of PM Modi, Varanasi. Under the scheme, the government offers the world’s cheapest LED bulbs in rural areas at Rs. 10.
Q.3 c)
Q.4 a)
Q.5 d) To further boost the animal husbandry and veterinary sector in Andhra Pradesh, the state government has now decided to set up “India’s first government-run ambulance network” for animals.
Q.6 a)
Q.7 b)
Q.8 a)
Q.9 a) Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is organising a ‘Banana Festival’ in Kushinagar from March 22 to 25, which has witnessed the participation of at least 35 farmers and entrepreneurs.
Q.10 b)