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Quiz from Current Affairs 21 March 2019 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of March 21, 2019
- Which country recently renamed its capital from Astana to Nursultan?
A)Iran
B)Afghanistan
C)Tajiskistan
D)Kazakhstan
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Kazakhstan’s parliament voted to rename the country’s capital Astana as Nursultan in honour of longtime ruler Nursultan Nzarbayev, a day after he resigned as president.
[/su_spoiler] - Which bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bank of China to enhance business synergies between both the banks?
A)Canara Bank
B)BOB
C)SBI
D)IDBI
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: SBI has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bank of China third-largest bank in the world by capital size and one of the major players in the Chinese banking sector, to enhance business synergies between both the banks.
[/su_spoiler] - Which city will host T10 league cricket for the next five years, starting with the 2019 season?
A)Astana
B)Chennai
C)Abu Dhabi
D)Bishkek
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: The Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi will be the new home of T10 cricket for the next five years, starting with the 2019 season.
[/su_spoiler] - The Special Olympics World Summer Games was held in which city?
A)Mumbai
B)Abu Dhabi
C)London
D)Astana
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: India returned with 368 medals ,including 85 gold at the Special Olympics World Summer Games which was held at Abu Dhabi, UAE from March 14 to 21.
[/su_spoiler] - Sudin Dhavalikar and who was selected as deputy chief ministers in the BJP led government in Goa?
A)CS Vidyasagar Rao
B)Mahesh Jain
C)Pramod Sawant
D)Vijai sardesai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Sudin Dhavalikar and Vijai Sardesai were appointed deputy chief ministers in the BJP led government in Goa.
[/su_spoiler] - Who were selected as Special Expenditure Observers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections?
A)Madhumita Roy
B)Pramod Sawant
C)Madhu Mahajan
D)Ravneet Gill
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Election Commission has appointed two eminent former Civil Servants Shailendra Handa and Ms. Madhu Mahajan s Special Expenditure Observers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
[/su_spoiler] - Who has been awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize?
A)Marceo Gleiser
B)John Templeton
C)Shane Gregor
D)King Abdullah
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Brazilian physicist and astronomer Marceo Gleiser has been awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize, , worth $1.4m, for his work blending science and spirituality. Gleiser is the first Latin American to win the award, which honours “a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension”.
[/su_spoiler] - Who was chosen the recipient of Hans Kilian award for the year 2019?
A)Rahul Tamrakar
B)Prabhakar Gill
C)Manoj Singh
D)Ashis Nandy
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Sociologist and political psychoanalyst Ashis Nandy was named the recipient of Hans Kilian award for the year 2019. He was chosen for his efforts to adapt western traditions of thought such as psychoanalysis to non-western context.
[/su_spoiler] - Who was among the following Indians who have been named in the “World 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy for 2019’for taking steps in order to combat climate change?
A)Piyush Goyal
B)Arun Jaitley
C)Smriti Irani
D)Amit Shah
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Dr Harsh Vardhan are among the 7 Indians who have been named in the “World 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy for 2019’for taking steps in order to combat climate change.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently, Satya Brata Sinha passed away.He was related to which profession?
A)Politician
B)Actor
C)Judge
D)Writer
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Satya Brata Sinha passed away following age related ailments. Justice Sinha, 75, was appointed as a judge of the apex court in 2002 and he retired in 2009.
[/su_spoiler] - What is the theme of this year’s The International Day for the elimination of Racial Discrimination?
A)Unity and Respect for Diversity
B)Mitigating and Countering of rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies
C)From Prejudice to Racism
D)Us and Them
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: The International Day for the elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on March 21.The theme is “Mitigating and Countering of rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies”.
[/su_spoiler] - What is the theme of this year’s International Day of forest?
A)Forest and Culture
B)Forest and Energy
C)Forest and Sustainable Cities
D)Forest and Education
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The International day of Forest is observed on March 21.The theme is “Forest and Education”.
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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Where is the HQ of SBI?
A)Mumbai
B)Nashik
C)Chennai
D)Pune
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
[/su_spoiler] - Where is the HQ of election Commission of india?
A)Kolkata
B)New Delhi
C)Mumbai
D)Pune
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
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