Current Affairs Quiz – March 07 & 08 2021
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1. When was International Women’s Day 2021 observed?
a) March 8th
b) March 7th
c) March 6th
d) March 5th
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Answer a) March 8th.
2. What was the theme of International Women’s Day 2021?
a) Choose To Challenge
b) End Gender Bias
c) Challenge comes from Change
d) Empower Women
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Answer a) Choose To Challenge.
3. Which Indian wrestler has become world no.1 in 65 kg category?
a) Sakshi Malik
b) Bajrang Punia
c) Vinesh Phogat
d) Sushil Kumar
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Answer b) Bajrang Punia. Punia defeated Tulga Tumur Ochir from Mongolia 2-2 by criteria in the 65kg freestyle event final in Rome on March 7, 2021. He won after getting a two-pointer in the last 30 seconds of the bout.
4. Australia suspends Defence Cooperation with which nation?
a) Thailand
b) Bangladesh
c) Kuwait
d) Myanmar
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Answer c) Myanmar. This decision was taken on March 7, 2021 by the government following the military takeover of the government of Myanmar and detention of the Australian citizen in Myanmar.
5. Which firm has launched “Women Will” Web Platform?
a) Microsoft
b) Apple
c) Amazon
d) Google
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Answer d) Google. This platform will provide its support to 1 million rural women in India in order for them to become entrepreneurs with the help of accelerator programmes, business tutorials and mentorship.
6. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has inaugurated the ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and which nation?
a) Thailand
b) Bangladesh
c) Kuwait
d) Japan
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Answer b) Bangladesh. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several infrastructure projects in Tripura on the occasion.
7. Lakshminarayana Bhatta who passed away, is associated with_____________.
a) Poet
b) Journalist
c) Actor
d) Singer
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Answer a) Poet. Noted Kannada poet, critic and translator NS Lakshminarayana Bhatta has passed away. Popularly known as ‘NSL’ in the Kannada literary world, he was born in 1936 in the Shivamogga district.
8. India’s first ‘Transgender Community Desk’ opens in _____________.
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Telangana
d) Andhra Pradesh
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Answer c) Telangana. The Cyberabad Police has launched India’s first-ever Transgender Community Desk’ at the Gachibowli Police Station in Hyderabad, Telangana.
9. SEBI headquarters is located at___________.
a) New Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Pune
d) Mumbai
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Answer d) Mumbai. The regulator had appointed a designated authority in 2018 to enquire whether Sahara India Financial violated provisions of Intermediaries Regulations.
10. Which govt has approved formation of separate school board in city?
a) Chennai
b) Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Bengaluru
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Answer b) Delhi. The new Board will have a governing body headed by the Education Minister of the Delhi government and an executive body headed by a chief executive officer.
11. Federal Reserve Bank belongs to which nation?
a) USA
b) UK
c) India
d) Africa
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Answer a) USA. Indian-origin Naureen Hassan has been appointed as the first Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the New York-based Federal Reserve Bank.
