Current Affairs Quiz – March 26 2021
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1.Who has been appointed as CMD of Food Corporation of India?
a) Nitish Kumar
b) Ram Kumar
c) Atish Chandra
d) Pratap Singh
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Answer c) Atish Chandra. Mr Chandra, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, is currently Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
2. Who has been appointed as new CEO of UIDAI?
a) Rahul Sharma
b) Saurabh Garg
c) Ashwini Gogoi
d) Rabih Yash
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Answer b) Saurabh Garg. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Mr Garg as the CEO, UIDAI in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry.
3. 28th “Hunar Haat” being organised in _____________.
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Goa
d) Puducherry
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Answer c) Goa. 28th Edition of the Hunar Haat of indigenous products of artisans and craftsmen is being organised at Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa.
4. Which nation’s Parliament has passed a bereavement leave law for couples who suffer miscarriages or stillbirths?
a) Australia
b) Denmark
c) Finland
d) New Zealand
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Answer d) New Zealand. The event was started from March 26th and will conclude on April 4, 2021. It is being organised under the theme- “Vocal for Local”.
5. Which institute won CoreNet Global Academic Challenge 6.0?
a) IIT Kharagpur
b) IIT Madras
c) IIT Nagpur
d) IIT Delhi
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Answer a) IIT Kharagpur . A team of four undergraduate students from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur emerged as winners at the CoreNet Global Academic Challenge 6.0, sponsored by Cushman and Wakefield, KI and IA
6. Who has honoured with ‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ 2020?
a) Asha Bhosle
b) Latha Mangeskar
c) Shreya Goshal
d) None of these
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Answer a) Asha Bhosle. Ms Bhosle, whose sister Lata Mangeshkar won the award for 1997, said she got to know from Mr Thackeray that she has been selected for the award for 2020. Ms Bhosle received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2000.
7. Prof. Sharad Pagare to be honoured with Vyas Samman-2020, is associated with___________.
a) Journalist
b) Lyricist
c) Writer
d) All the above
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Answer c) Writer. Renowned Hindi writer Professor Sharad Pagare has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman-2020 for his novel ‘Patliputra ki Samragi’.
