Today’s GK & Current Affairs Quiz for March 21, 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz for 21/03/2019

1. Which country decided toze all assets of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar in the application of it’s Monetary and Financial Code?

(A) United States
(B) United Kingdom
(C) France
(D) India
(E) China

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Solution: (C)

France decided toze all assets of Pakistan based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar in the application of the country’s Monetary and Financial Code. The decision came after China blocked the UNSC bid to designate Azhar as a global terrorist.[/ms_expand]
2. The theme of the 6th edition of the Global Environment Outlook Report is _____.

(A)Healthy Planet, Healthy People
(B) Save Planet, Save Water
(C) Plant Trees, Plant Joy
(D) Work now for Bright future
(E) Save Planet for future

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Solution: (A)

UN Environment’s sixth Global Environment Outlook (2019) with the theme ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’ calls on decision makers to take immediate action to address pressing environmental issues to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDG) as well as other Internationally Agreed Environment Goals, such as the Paris Agreement.[/ms_expand]
3. The Supreme Court has set aside life ban imposed on which cricketer?

(A) S Sreesanth
(B) K L Rahul
(C) Hardik Pandya
(D) R Ashwin
(E) Irfan Pathan

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Solution: (A)

The Supreme Court of India on March 15, 2019, set aside the life ban imposed by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) on cricketer S Sreesanth for indulging in spot-fixing during 2013 Indian Premier League. The judgment was delivered by a two-judge bench, comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph.[/ms_expand]
4. The Supreme Court has pulled up which state government over inadequate functioning of foreigners’ tribunals?

(A)Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Assam
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Tripura
(E) Madhya Pradesh

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Solution: (B)

The Supreme Court on March 13, 2019, pulled up the Assam government over inadequacies in the functioning of foreigners’ tribunals in the state. The court sought details on the matter on March 27. During the hearing, the state government told the apex court that 50,000 migrants were declared foreigners by the tribunal in the past 10 years.[/ms_expand]
5. Name the Second Scorpene Class Submarine which is set to be inducted into the Indian Navy by May 2019?

(A) INS Khanderi
(B) INS Kalvari
(C) INS Karanj
(D) INS Vela
(E) INS Kursura

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Solution: (A)

INS Khanderi, the second of the 6 Scorpene Class Submarines, will soon be inducted into the Indian Navy by May 2019. INS Khanderi was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai on January 12, 2017, and since then it has been undergoing trials and tests.[/ms_expand]
6. Which country will host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2020?

(A)France
(B) India
(C) South Korea
(D) Japan
(E) Russia

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Solution: (B)

Gianni Infantino, the President of International Football Federation (FIFA), on March 15, 2019, announced that India will host the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020. The 2020 World Cup will be the seventh edition of the U-17 Women’s tournament.[/ms_expand]
7. India signed an agreement on an exemption from visa requirement for holders of diplomatic and official passports with which nation?

(A)Maldives
(B)Indonesia
(C)Mauritius
(D)Thailand
(E)China

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Solution: (A)

India and Maldives signed three agreements on March 17, 2019, after extensive talks between Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Affairs Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid during the former’s visit to the tropical island nation from March 17-18, 2019. The agreements included a pact on an exemption from visa requirement for holders of diplomatic and official passports.[/ms_expand]

8. Cyclone IDAI has affected over 1.5 million people in which among the following continents?

(A)Oceania
(B) Europe
(C) Africa
(D) South America
(E) Asia

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Solution: (C)

In Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been hit by a vicious cyclone, Cyclone IDAI, which has killed nearly 150 people, left hundreds more missing and stranded more than thousands. According to the UN, the cyclone has affected more than 1.5 million people in the three southern African countries.[/ms_expand]
9. Which nation piloted two resolutions on single-use plastics and sustainable nitrogen management at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly?

(A)France
(B) India
(C) US
(D) Japan
(E) UK

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Solution: (B)

India piloted resolutions on two key global environmental issues, single-use plastics and sustainable nitrogen management, at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) that was held in Nairobi from March 11-15, 2019. The UN Environment adopted both the resolutions with consensus.[/ms_expand]

10. Which regulatory body has directed the Central Pollution Control Board to prepare noise pollution maps?

(A) Supreme Court
(B) Delhi HC
(C) National Green Tribunal
(D) Uttarakhand HC
(E) Rajasthan HC

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Solution: (C)

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare a noise pollution map and remedial action plan to solve the issue across the country. The green bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the CPCB to identify noise pollution hotspots and categorise cities with specified hotspots and propose a remedial action plan within three months.[/ms_expand]
11. Indian athlete Irfan KT has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in which category?

(A)Race walking
(B) Heptathlon
(C) High Jump
(D) 400m Race
(E) 800m Race

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Solution: (A)

Indian athlete Irfan KT on March 17, 2019, qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He made the cut after finishing fourth at the Asian Race Walking Championship at Nomi in Japan. Irfan clocked 1 hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds in the 20-kilometre walk to attain the standard qualifying mark for the Olympics. This will be Irfan’s second Olympics having represented the country in 2012 London Games.[/ms_expand]
12. Mukesh Ambani provided over Rs 450-crore help to younger brother Anil Ambani’s RCom for helping in paying dues to which company?

(A)Dassault Aviation
(B) Ericsson
(C) Microsoft
(D) Huawei
(E) Samsung

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Solution: (B)

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd, provided over Rs 450-crore help to younger brother Anil Ambani, rescuing him from the Ericsson Payout Case and saving him from a jail term. On February 19, 2019, the Supreme Court held Reliance Communications (RCom) chairman Anil Ambani guilty of contempt of court for willfully violating its order and not paying its dues of Rs 550 crore to Telecom equipment maker Ericsson.[/ms_expand]

13. Which country on March 19, 2019, termed the Mumbai terror attacks as the most notorious one?

(A)Japan
(B) France
(C) Russia
(D) China
(E) USA

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Solution: (D)

China described the 2008 Mumbai attacks carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit as one of the most notorious terrorist attacks. In a white paper “The Fight Against Terrorism and Extremism and Human Rights Protection in Xinjiang”, China said that the global spread of terrorism and extremism over the years had inflicted agony on humanity.[/ms_expand]
14. India has won how many gold medals in Table Tennis at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games?

(A) 5
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 4
(E) 1

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Solution: (D)

Indian paddlers have made history in table tennis by clinching four gold medals and one silver medal. While in the women’s singles event, India’s Anu Chennekota’s won her maiden Special Olympics gold in the 16-21 years’ division-3 category and Sabita Yadav won a singles gold in division-4 category, Karnataka’s Sandesh Krishna and Maharashtra’s Akash Tukaram clinched gold in men’s singles in different divisions of the 18-21 years’ category.[/ms_expand]

15. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India recently signed an MoU with which organisation for better implementation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016?

(A) RBI
(B) FICCI
(C) SEBI
(D) NITI Aayog
(E) SBI

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Solution: (C)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) on March 19, 2019, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for better implementation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.[/ms_expand]

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