Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 14th March 2020

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 14th March 2020

  1. When is the International Pi Day observed?
  1. 4 March
  2. 10 March
  3. 14 March
  4. 20 March
  1. When is World Sleep Day observed?
  1. 9 March
  2. 13 March
  3. 16 March
  4. 1 March
  1. Who chaired the flag-in ceremony of the Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan?
  1. Union Minister Rajnath Singh
  2. Union Minister Amit Shah
  3. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
  4. Union Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
  1. Where is the Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST) located?
  1. Kochi
  2. Thiruvananthapuram
  3. Chennai
  4. Coimbatore
  1. The flag-in ceremony of the Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan was organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in which city?
  1. New Delhi
  2. Kolkata
  3. Aizawl
  4. Itanagar
  1. What is India’s rank in Inclusive Internet Index 2020?
  1. 40
  2. 46
  3. 51
  4. 60
  1. Which Indian badminton player recently won the BBC India ‘Sports Woman of the Year’ Award?
  1. PV Sindhu
  2. Rituparna Das
  3. Lalita Dahiya
  4. Jwala Gutta
  1. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization has lowered the interest rate on deposits to how much for the current fiscal year (2019-20)?
  1. 9 percent
  2. 8 percent
  3. 5 percent
  4. 8.5 percent
  1. What is India’s rank in recently released SIPRI Arms Export list?
  1. 23rd
  2. 25th
  3. 30th
  4. 41st
  1. Which country witnessed the swearing in of two Presidents on March 10, 2020?
  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Malaysia
  4. Maldives
  1. Which among the following senior Congress leaders joined the BJP on March 11, 2020?
  1. Digvijay Singh
  2. Sachin Pilot
  3. Jyotiraditya Scindia
  4. Anurag Thakur
  1. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently categorized Coronavirus as which of the following?
  1. Pandemic
  2. Epidemic
  3. Endemic
  4. Miasmatic

Answers with Explanations:

  1. (c) 14 March

Answer: International Pi (π) day is observed on 14 March. The day was chosen as 3, 1, and 4, which are the first three significant digits of π.

  1. (b) 13 March

Answer: World Sleep Day is observed on 13 March. The day focuses on the issues related to sleep, sleep medicine, education about sleep. The day raises awareness about the social effects that sleep deprivation can have on everyday life.

  1. (b) Amit Shah

Answer: A Flag-in ceremony of the Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan was organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in New Delhi on 13 March 2020. It was chaired by the Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah. It focused on implementing various approaches and acting decisively in the direction to revive and rejuvenate Ganga.

  1. (b) Thiruvananthapuram

Answer: Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST) is an autonomous institute of GoI established in 1976. It functions under the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology. It is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

  1. (a) New Delhi

Answer: A Flag-in ceremony of the Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan was organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in New Delhi on 13 March 2020. It was chaired by the Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah. It focused on implementing various approaches and acting decisively in the direction to revive and rejuvenate Ganga.

  1. (b) 46th

Answer: India was ranked 46th in the Inclusive Internet Index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit, while Pakistan is ranked 76th. This list includes 100 countries of the world.

  1. (a) PV Sindhu

Answer: Indian badminton player PV Sindhu has been voted as the BBC Indian Sports Woman of the Year 2019. PV Sindhu won the badminton world championship in Switzerland last year. She became the first Indian woman player to do so.

  1. (d) 5 per cent

Answer: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has lowered the interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.5 per cent for the current fiscal year, 2019-20 from earlier 8.65 percent. This was announced by Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar after the meeting of the EPFO apex decision making body – the Central Board of Trustee.

  1. (a) 23rd

Answer: India has been included in SIPRI’s list of global arms exporters for the first time. India was ranked 23rd in terms of arms exports, but the government’s move to boost arms sales abroad is likely to improve India’s ranking in terms of arms exports in the coming years.

  1. (b) Afghanistan

Answer: Afghanistan saw double swearing-in on March 10, 2020 with incumbent President Ashraf Ghani sworn in for a second term and his rival Abdullah Abdullah also sworn in a parallel inauguration.

  1. (c) Jyotiraditya Scindia

Answer: Former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of BJP President J P Nadda on March 11, 2020. He had officially resigned from the Indian National Congress on March 9 after serving the party for nearly 18 years. He had joined the party in December 2001.

  1. (a) pandemic

Answer: The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, triggering global travel bans. The deadly Covid-19 virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people in over 114 countries across the world.

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