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  1. Under which program the India’s First Elevated Urban ‘Dwaraka Expressway’ has been constructing?
    1.Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
    2.Setu Bharatam
    3.Bharatmala
    4.Smart Cities Mission
    5.None of these
    Answer-3.Bharatmala
    Explanation:
    According to a recent inspection by Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari to India’s First Grade Separated Urban Expressway ‘Dwarka Expressway’ ,it will be expected to complete before 2022 Independence Day i.e August 15. It connects Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram,Haryana has been constructed under the Bharatmala Project at a price of Rs.8,662 crores.

  2. Italy joined recently at the International Solar Alliance (ISA) (also known as International Agency for Solar Policy and Application (IASPA)) after signing the amended ISA Framework Agreement. How many countries have signed and ratified the ISA Framework Agreement as of March 19,2021?
    1.71
    2.72
    3.73
    4.74
    5.75
    Answer-3.73
    Explanation:
    According to a recent inspection by Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari to India’s First Grade Separated Urban Expressway ‘Dwarka Expressway’ ,it will be expected to complete before 2022 Independence Day i.e August 15. It connects Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram,Haryana has been constructed under the Bharatmala Project at a price of Rs.8,662 crores.

  3. Name Financial company along with Continuum Energy Levanter Pte Ltd had executed the world’s 1st green hedging transaction based on a specially designed green hedge framework with a second party opinion.
    1.Comdirect Bank
    2.Caixa Bank
    3.Targo Bank
    4. Deutsche Bank AG
    5. Norisbank
    Answer-4. Deutsche Bank AG
    Explanation:
    Deutsche Bank Group and Continuum Energy Levanter Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Continuum Green Energy (Continuum) executed the world’s first green hedging transaction based on a specially designed green hedge framework with a second party opinion. The green hedge with a framework manages the currency exposure while ensuring investors receive their returns on the green bond. The forex (Foreign Exchange) hedge solution is for a tenor of 6 years in US dollars/Indian rupees on a notional of $185 million.

  4. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised over USD 307 Million(~ INR 2232 Crore )from the 1st Panda bond issue in more than a decade.Which country’s currency will be used in Panda bond?
    1.Chinese Currency
    2.Indian Currency
    3.US Currency
    4.European Currency
    5.Australian Currency
    Answer-1.Chinese Currency
    Explanation:
    Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised over USD 307 Million(~ INR 2232 Crore or CNY 2 billion) from the 1st Panda bond issue in more than a decade.This is ADB’s largest-ever borrowing in an Asian local currency.It is the first borrowing of ADB from a CNY10 billion program approved by regulator National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors in June 2020.

  5. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) was appointed as the Chairman of ‘Stop TB Partnership Board’ for a term of 3 years from July 2021.Who is the current chairman of ‘Stop TB Partnership Board’?
    1.Dr. Luiz Henrique Mandetta, Minister of Health, Brazil
    2. Xavier Becerra,Minister of Health Department,U.S
    3. Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,U.K
    4. Yuli-Yoel Edelstein,Minister of Health,Israel
    5. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada.
    Answer-1.Dr. Luiz Henrique Mandetta, Minister of Health, Brazil
    Explanation:
    On 17th March 2021, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) was appointed as the Chairman of ‘Stop TB Partnership Board’ for a term of 3 years starting from July 2021. The appointment is in recognition of his contribution to the movement to eradicate Tuberculosis(TB) from India by 2025. He will succeed Dr. Luiz Henrique Mandetta, Minister of Health of Brazil. He will work alongside Dr. Joanne Carter, Vice-Chair of the Stop TB Partnership Board.

  6. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) launched a vendor onboarding mobile app for its upcoming e-commerce portal ”Bharat e-Market”. How much percentage is charged for all transactions made on its portal?
    1.2% to 5%
    2.8% to 15%
    3.10% to 25%
    4. 5% to 35%
    5. Free of Charge
    Answer-5. Free of Charge
    Explanation:
    Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) launched a vendor onboarding mobile app for its upcoming e-commerce portal ”Bharat e-Market”. This application allows businesses and service providers to register on the portal and create their own “e-dukaan(an online shopping store)”.There will be no charge for creating an e-dukaan nor any commission on business done on the portal. The other e-commerce portals are charging commission from 5% to 35% on transactions done on their portal.

  7. Name the first Indian Women Cricketer & also 2nd International Women Cricketer (after England’s Charlotte Edwards) to score 10, 000 runs in International Cricket across all 3 formats of Cricket.
    1.Shafali Verma
    2. Smriti Mandhana
    3. Mithali Raj
    4. Harmanpreet Kaur
    5. Deepti Sharma
    Answer- 3. Mithali Raj
    Explanation:
    Mithali Raj became 1st Indian Woman Cricketer & 2nd International Women Cricketer (after England’s Charlotte Edwards) to score 10, 000 runs in International Cricket across all 3 formats of Cricket. She achieved the record during the 3rd ODI vs South Africa Women’s team which took place on March 12, 2021 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

  8. Where is KRL Stadium, recently renamed as Shoaib Akhtar Stadium?
    1.Rawalpindi,Pakistan
    2.Karachi,Pakistan
    3. Quetta,Pakistan
    4.Islamabad,Pakistan
    5.Lahore,Pakistan
    Answer-1.Rawalpindi,Pakistan
    Explanation:
    The cricket authorities in Rawalpindi has renamed historic KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan as Shoaib Akhtar Stadium to honour Akhtar for his services to Pakistan cricket for years.

  9. What is the name of second book recently written by the retired Air Vice Marshal (Dr) Arjun Subramaniam about the war and conflict in contemporary India?
    1.India’s Wars: A Military History, 1947-2020
    2. RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations
    3.The Unending Game
    4. Full Spectrum: India’s Wars 1972-2020
    5. The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
    Answer-4. Full Spectrum: India’s Wars 1972-2020
    Explanation:
    Full Spectrum: India’s Wars 1972-2020 is the book authored by retired Air Vice Marshal (Dr) Arjun Subramaniam about the war and conflict in contemporary India over the past five decades which is published on 8 October 2020 by HarperCollins India. It is his second book and it explores the trials and tribulations, successes and failures of India’s armed forces in the post-1971 period.

  10. The late President John Pombe Magufuli hails from which country?
    1.Uganda
    2.Zambia
    3.Ethiopia
    4.Tanzania
    5.Kenya
    Answer- 4.Tanzania
    Explanation:
    On 17th March 2021, John Pombe Magufuli, the President of Tanzania and leader of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party passed away at the age of 61 at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He was born on 29th October 1959, in Chato, Tanzania. He was the first president of Tanzania to die while holding office.Samia Hassan Suluhu, the first female Vice President of Tanzania is set to become the First Female President of Tanzania.