Current Affair Quiz (18 March)

1. Which of the following high courts has been appointed as the legal guardian of cows in the state?
a. Telangana
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Delhi
d. Uttarakhand
S-d
E- Uttrakhand High Court for the first time ever, appointed itself the legal guardian of millions of cows in a move to protect the animals considered sacred to the country’s majority Hindu community.
2. Which of the following is the state aquatic animal of Punjab?
a. Indus River Dolphin
b. Turtle
c. Tortoise
d. Wild water buffalo
S-a
E- Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh declared the endangered Indus river Dolphin, found only in Beas river, as Punjab state aquatic animal.
3. Who among the following has been designated as the head of ISRO’s Human Space Flight center in Bengaluru ?
a. K Sivan
b. Unnikrishnan Nair
c. Raghav Chaturwedi
d. Aditya Mehta
S-b
4. Which of the following won the best movie at the 91st academy award?
a. Black Panther
b. A star is born
c. Blue Diamonds
d. At Eternity’ gate

S-a
5. India will participate in PISA in which year?
a. 2021
b. 2020
c. 2022
d. 2022
S-a
E- Confirming India’s participation in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2021, the HRD Ministry signed an agreement with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD). PISA — introduced in 2000 by OECD — tests the learning levels of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics and science. The test is conducted every three years. India stayed away from PISA in 2012 and 2015 on account of its dismal performance in 2009, when it was placed 72nd among the 74 participating countries

6. Where will be India’s first aqua mega food park commissioned?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Maharashtra
d. Madhya Pradesh
S-a
E- Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal commissioned Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park at Tundurru Village in Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. It will be the first Mega Aqua Food Park operationalised exclusively for fish and marine products processing in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

7. Which of the following was the first state to implement Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota?
a. Gujarat
b. Telangana
c. Punjab
d. Haryana
S-a
E- Gujarat has become the first state to implement newly-introduced 10 per cent reservations in government jobs and higher education for the economically weaker sections in the general category
8. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Axis bank?
a. Amitabh Chaudhry
b. Amitabh Ghosh
c. Sandeep Bakshi
d. Rajnih Kumar
S-a
E- Amitabh Chaudhry is an Indian banker, the CEO and MD of Axis Bank, the third largest private sector bank in India, since 1 January 2019.
9. Which of the following states launched Rythu Bandhu Scheme?
a. Telangana
b. Odisha
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
S-a
E- Telangana government launched ‘Rythu Bandhu’ investment support scheme for farmers. The Rythu Bandhu (Agriculture Investment Support Scheme) takes care of initial investment needs of every farmer. Aimed at relieving farmers of debt burden and cease them from falling into the debt trap again, the scheme provides a grant of Rs 4,000 per acre per farmer each season for the purchase of inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, labour and other investments in the field operations of farmer’s choice for the crop season.

10. Which of the following states launched KALIA scheme?
a. Odisha
b. Punjab
c. Maharashtra
d. Telangana
S-a
E- KALIA stands for Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation. As per the scheme, an amount of Rs. 10,000 per family at the rate of Rs. 5,000 each for Kharif and Rabi seasons shall be provided as financial assistance for taking up cultivation. The scheme also has a component for livelihood support for landless households. The landless households will have the option of selecting any of the units.