1.Mahamadou Issoufou has won the “2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership”. He is the President of which country?
" : 2020 " ?
a) Mali/ b) Mauritania/ c) Niger/ d) Ghana/
Ans: c) Niger/
Ibrahim Prize (world’s largest leadership prize, worth $5 million) ( , $ 5 )
Instituted : 2007
Awarded for: excellence in African leadership Reward : 5 million dollar / : 5
Last awarded: 2017 (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former president, Liberia) : 2017 ( f, f , )
Mahamadou Issoufou / The 69-year-old Issoufou is stepping down as president of Niger in April 2021 69 n 2021
He first took office in 2011 and was then re-elected in 2016. 2011 2016 About Niger : Capital: Niamey (Niger River) : ( ) Currency: West African CFA franc : { President : Mahamadou Issoufou : Prime Minister : Brigi Rafini/ :
Point To Remember:- Which strait separate Iberian Peninsula ( Europe)
from Morocco ( Africa ) : - Strait of Gibraltar () () :-
World largest River : Nille River :
Tugela Falls ( second highest waterfall) : South Africa :
World's Highest waterfall : Angel Waterfalls :
Highest mountain of Africa (Tanzania):- Mount Kilimanjaro f (): -
Largest african country : Algeria :
Mediterranean Sea : Separates Africa from the Europe :
2.Which of the following state has reported first case of South Africa variant of COVID-19?
COVID-19 ?
(a) Karnataka/f (b) Maharastra/ (c) Bihar/ (d) Kerala/
Ans: (a) Karnataka/f
WHO : – Four strains of coronavirus are circulating around the globe : –
Original: SARS-CoV-2 (Wuhan ,China) : SARS-CoV-2 (, )
1.D614G (Europe)/ 614 () 2.Cluster 5″, (North Jutland, Denmark) 5 “, ( , f ) 3.SARS-CoV-2 VOC 202012/01 (UK) 4.501Y.V2 ( South Africa/ ) Note: India becomes first country to culture U.K. variant strain
About Karnataka Formation: 1 November 1956 (as Mysore State) : 1 1956 ( )
Capital: Bangalore / : Districts: 30
Governor: Vajubhai Vala / : Chief Minister: B. S. Yediyurappa : .. Deputy Chief Ministers: C. N. Ashwath Narayan ,Govind Karjol , Laxman Savadi : . . , ,
Vidhan Sabha (224)/ (224) Vidhan Parishad (75)/ (75)
Lok Sabha (28)/ (28) Rajya Sabha (12)/ (12)
Symbols of Karnataka Emblem : Gandaberunda / : Mammal : Indian Elephant : Bird : Indian Roller / : Tree: Sandalwood / : Flower: Lotus flower / :
Major Dam and River in Karnataka Dam River Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam Kaveri River (KRS)
Tungabhadra Dam Krishna River
Vani Vilasapura Dam Vedavathi river
Almatti Dam Krishna River
Supa Dam Kali River
National Park in Karnataka Bannerghatta National Park
Bandipur National Park
Nagarhole National Park
Anshi National Park
Kudremukh National Park
3.Recently at which place has Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Rasin Dam? ?
(a) Varanasi/ (b) Chitrakoot/ (c) Kushinagar/ (d) Prayagraj/
Ans:- (b) Chitrakoot/
Water Source - Banganga River -
Project work commenced year - 2003 f – 2003
Basic cost of the project - 17.2462 crores - 17.2462
Revise Cost - 140.20 crores - 140.20
About Uttar Pradesh:
District/:- 75
Capital: Lucknow (Gomati River) : ( )
Governor: Anandiben Patel :
Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath :
Deputy Chief Ministers:Keshav Prasad Maurya ,Dinesh Sharma : f, f
Bicameral Legislative Council 100
100
Legislative Assembly 403 +1 (maybe Nominated by the Governor) 403 +1 ( f )
Rajya Sabha 31 , 31 Lok Sabha 80 , 80
4.Which of the following Indian Institution was awarded the FAO's "King Bhumibol World Soil Day - 2020" award?
“ f - 2020” ?
(a) NABARD /f (b) IFFCO / (c) FICCI / (d) ICAR /
Ans. (d) ICAR /
Conferred the award in a Ceremony held at Bangkok, Thailand ,
Suchitra Durai (Ambassador of India to Thailand) received the award - on the behalf of ICAR ( ) - ICAR
Note – World Soil Day 2020 : 5 December 2020 : 5 Theme 2020 : “Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity” 2020 : “ , f”
Indian Council of Agricultural Research Established : 16 July 1929 / : 16 1929 Headquarters : New Delhi / : Director :Trilochan Mohapatra :
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) : Formation : 16 October 1945 / : 16 1945 Headquarters : Rome (Italy) / : () Director-General : Qu Dongyu / :
5.What is the projected growth rate of Indian economy according to OECD for the financial year 2021-22?
f 2021-22 f (OECD) f º ?
a) 12.6% b) 11.5% c) 13.1% d) 10.7%
Ans: a) 12.6%
Interim Report March 2021 (by OECD) f f 2021 ( )
India is set to regain its title as the world’s fastest growing major economy in 2021. 2021 f
Projected GDP : 12.6 percent in 2021 : 2021 12.6
Compared to -7.4 percent in 2020 2020 -7.4
This positive growth is highest among the world’s 20 major economies. º 20 f
The global GDP growth is projected at 5.5 percent in 2021 and 4 percent in 2022 by OECD. º 2021 5.5 2022 4
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development f
Founded: 30 September 1961 : 30 1961
Headquarters: Paris, France : ,
Secretary-General: Jose Angel Gurria : Á
6.APEDA launched its first Virtual Trade Fair, which of the following is the Chairman of APEDA?
f , ?
(a) G RajuluChintala / (b) M. Angamuthu / (c) G. C. Murmu / f (d) Balram Bhargava / f
Ans. (b) M. Angamuthu /
Virtual Trade Fair : 10 to 12 March, 2021 f : 10 12 f, 2021
Theme - "India Rice and Agro Commodity" - " "
APEDA : Formation : 1986 / : 1986 Headquarters : New Delhi / : Chairman : M. Angamuthu / : . Director :Tarun Bajaj / :
7.Which of the following became the first serving MP to be appointed as a Captain in the Territorial Army?
?
(a) Anurag Thakur / (b) Arjun Munda /f (c) Smriti Irani / (d) Kiren Rijiju /
Ans. (a) Anurag Thakur /
Promoted as Captain in the 124 Sikh regiment 124
Anurag Thakur / - Four-time BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur
Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Ç
Earlier / f - In July 2016 - Appointed to the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant (in July 2016) - È ( 2016 )
Territorial Army : Established : 9 October 1949 / : 9 1949 Branch : Indian Army / Motto : Vigilance and Valour f : Director General : Lt. Gen DP Pandey : È
Headquarters / - Southern Command - Pune / - Eastern Command - Kolkata /n - Western Command - Chandigarh /{ - Central Command - Lucknow / - Northern Command - Udhampur (Jammu & Kashmir) - ( )
8.Hamid Bakayoko died at the age of 56, he was the Prime Minister of which country?
56 f , ?
(a) Malawi / (b) Ivory Coast / (c) Philippines / (d) Papua New Guinea /
Ans. (b) Ivory Coast /
Recently, Patrick Achi - new Interim Prime Minister -
Ivory Coast : Capital : Yamoussoukro / : Currency : West African CFA franc : { President : Alassane Ouattara :
9.Sports Ministry provided financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh to Hyderabad-based deaf player Jafreen Sheikh, he is associated with which sport?
2.5 ?
(a) Hockey / (b) Chess / (c) Boxing / (d) Tennis /
Ans. (d) Tennis /
Financial assistance - from Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons - ff
Jafreen Shaik (23 years old) / (23 n)
Bronze medal - at Summer Deaflympics 2017 in mixed doubles (partner - Prithvi Shekhar) - Ñ f Ò 2017 (f - )
10.Which of the following launched the Kindle version of Swami Chidbhavanandji's Bhagavad Gita?
?
(a) Ramesh Pokhriyal / (b) Om Birla / (c) Narendra Modi / (d) M. Venkaiah Naidu /
Ans. (c) Narendra Modi /
11 Volumes of Manuscript with commentaries by 21 scholars on shlokas of Srimad Bhagavadgita Ñ 21 11
Manuscript has been published by Dharmarth Trust ff Swami Chidbhavanandaji / – Born - 1898 - Coimbatore District (Tamil Nadu) - 1898 - ()
Founder of Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam Ashram Ñ Ñ
Tamil version of Gita published in 1951 1951 Translated into English - in 1965 - 1965
11.Which Indian actor will be conferred with the 2021 Film Archive Award?
2021 f ? a) Amitabh Bachchan/ b) Shah Rukh khan/ c) Dilip Kumar/ d) Anupam Kher/
Ans : a) Amitabh Bachchan/
Film Archive Award 2021: f f 2021: Will be awarded by International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) f (FIAF) Film Archive Award was introduced in 2001 f f 2001
First recipient : Martin Scorsese (America) f: f Á ()
International Federation of Film Archives? f?
The International Federation of Film Archives is an organisation of film archives and museums from across the world. f
Founded: 17 June 1938, Paris, France : 17 1938, ,
Headquarters location: Brussels, Belgium : ,
12.Google Doodle celebrated the 89th birthday of Udupi Ramchandra Rao. he was related to which field?
89 , ?
(a) Politics / (b) Space science / (c) Architecture /- (d) Theater /
Ans. (b) Space science /
Udupi Ramachandra Rao / - ISRO Chairman (1984-1994) / (1984- 1994)
Known as - "India's satellite Man" " "
Under Rao's guidance, beginning with the first Indian satellite "Aryabhata" (in 1975) ff , "f" (1975 )
Padma Bhushan / - 1976 Padma Vibhushan / –2017
Note - 1st Google Doodle - 30 August, 1998 - celebrated Burning Man - 30 1998 - â
Burning Man /â - Inaugurated : 22 June, 1986 / : 22 , 1986
Festival focused on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance held annually (USA) f , , - f
ISRO : Formed : 15 August 1969 : 15 1969
Headquarters : Bangalore (Karnataka) : (f)
Chairman : K Sivan :
13.Shrikant Moghe, who has passed away recently, was a renowned theatre and film actor from which film industry?
Ñ , , º ?
a) Bengali/ b) Marathi/ c) Malayalam/ d) Kannada/
Ans:b) Marathi/
14.Joey Benjamin passed away at the age of 60 60 f
Former England fast bowler f
Revision Appointment:-
Vineet Agarwal - New Assocham President -
Shashi Shekhar Vempati - Vice President of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Ò - (ABU)
Uday Shankar - FICCI President -
Anil Soni - 1st CEO of WHO Foundation -
Manoj Ahuja : CBSE Chairman :
Pradeep kr Joshi : UPSC Chairman Ñ :
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha - Chief Information Commissioner f -
GyanendroNingombam - President of Hockey India -
Greg Barclay- Chairman of ICC (International Cricket Council) f - ICC (f )
Dinesh Kumar Khara - Chairman of State Bank of India -
Paresh Rawal - Chairman of NSD (National School of Drama) - NSD ( )
Soma Mondal;- Chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) ; - ()
Ajay Mathur :- Director general of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) : - f ()