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 Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 310, The Cobras, a maritime reconnaissance squadron of the Indian Navy based at Goa celebrated its Diamond Jubilee on 21 March 2021; it was commissioned at __________on 21 Mar 1961? -- Hyéres, France
 A study by the marine archaeology department of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has found that the Chilika lake in Odisha was once part of the  -- Bay of Bengal
 The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has decided to extend the Khelo India scheme from 2021-22 to  -- 2025-26
 To commemorate the contribution of Indian peacekeepers during the Korean War from 1950 to 53, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook inaugurated the Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park in - -- Delhi Cantt.
 A massive container ship____________ has been stuck in the Suez Canal recently, the world’s busiest shipping route connecting Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. -- Ever Given
 Who has been appointed as CMD of Food Corporation of India (FCI)? -- Atish Chandra
 Who has been appointed as Chairman of Airports Authority of India? -- Sanjeev Kumar
 Who has been appointed as the CEO of Unique Identification of Authority of India (UIDAI)? -- Saurabh Garg
 Who has been selected for the ‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ award 2020, given by the Govt. of Maharashtra?  -- Asha Bhosle
 Name the Japanese footballer who was the first receiver at the start of Olympic Torch Relay for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that was kicked off in Fukushima, Japan on 25th March 2021? -- lwashimizu Azusa
 ________________, a track by New Zealand singer Gin Wigmore, has been announced as the official song of the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup to be hosted in New Zealand from 4 March to 3 April, 2022. -- ‘Girl Gang’
 Who will lead the advisory committee to evaluate applications for universal banks and small finance banks - set up by the Reserve Bank of India? -- Shyamala Gopinath
 Name a member of the Red Cross Movement offering the world’s first catastrophe bond for volcanic eruptions, which is designed to improve the provision and efficiency of humanitarian relief after eruptions of 10 volcanoes across three continents? -- Danish Red Cross
 India and which country on 24th March agreed to re-establish ‘Homeland Security Dialogue’ that was stalled after two meets in 2011 and 2013? -- USA
 On the occasion of the birth centenary of the founding father of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, renowned vocalist Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty has composed a new Raag named _________ as a tribute to the Bangabandhu. -- ‘Moitree’
 World Tuberculosis Day is observed on 24th March every year to commemorate the anniversary of Dr. Robert Koch’s discovery of the TB bacteria in 1882.The theme of World TB Day 2021 is  -- ‘The Clock is Ticking’
 Who won the Men’s and Women’s Singles title at the recently held All England Badminton Championships respectively?  -- Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia), Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
 India Legends defeated Sri Lanka Legends in the final of first Road Safety World Series T20I played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in -- Raipur, Chhattisgarh
 With the theme "Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being", International Day of Forests for 2021 was observed on  -- 21 March
 What is the theme of World Water Day 2021, observed on 22nd March? -- 'Valuing Water'
 Name the writer and filmmaker known for films like "Kabhi Kabhie", "Silsila", and "Bazaar" who passed away recently? -- Sagar Sarhadi
 The Parliament of India has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in which state? -- Tamil Nadu
 The Minister of Jal Shakti and the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh signed a historic Memorandum of Agreement on 22 March 2021 to implement  -- Ken-Betwa Link Project
 Name the campaign launched by the Prime Minister of India on World Water Day (22 March) which aims to ''conserve rainwater when it falls, where it falls so that water reaches every corner of the nation''? --  ‘Catch the Rain’
 The Parliament of India recently passed Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that provides to increase the foreign direct investment limit from existing 49 per cent to _________per cent.  -- 74
 The annual India-Pakistan meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission that deals with water rights on the Indus river will be held on 23rd March 2021 at  -- New Delhi
 On 23rd March, the Lok Sabha passed Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 to replace which old lighthouses law? -- Lighthouse Act, 1927
 Which state has launched SAAMAR (Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anemia Reduction) campaign to tackle malnutrition? -- Jharkhand
 What was the theme of International Happiness Day 2021 celebrated on 20th March? -- “Happiness For All, Forever”
 What was the theme of world Sparrow Day observed on 20th March?  -- “I Love Sparrows”
 The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held in –  -- Kunming, China
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will establish a 'Space Technology Incubation Center' (S-TIC) at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) at – -- Rourkela, Odisha
 Who became the first Indian paddler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games after a win over Pakistan's Muhammad Rameez at the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Doha? -- Achanta Sharath Kamal
 Chief of Army staff General MM Naravane dedicated to the people the memorial of Param Vir Chakra awardee______________, who laid down his life in 1999 Kargil war at his native village Rura in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh.  -- Captain Manoj Pandey
 Which Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power has been conferred the prestigious ‘Role Model’ Award at the 11th CII National HR Excellence Award 2020-21? -- NTPC Ltd
 Indigenously built Indian Naval Landing Craft Utility (LCU) L58, the eighth and last ship of the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mark IV Class manufactured by ______________, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands on March 18, 2021.  -- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE)
 Name the Asian Championship bronze medallist boxer from India who beat reigning world champion Ekaterina Paltceva of Russia to breeze into the women's 51kg quarterfinals at the Bosphorus Boxing tournament in Istanbul, Turkey? -- Nikhat Zareen
 Former Indian Cricketer _________has been inducted into the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) as a board member. -- Kapil Dev
 The Parliament of India has passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which provides for an outer limit of ________ weeks for medical termination of pregnancy. -- 24
 Who is the author of “India’s Power Elite: Caste, Class, and Cultural Revolution” – a new book to be released in April 2021? -- Sanjaya Baru
 Name the public sector undertaking set up in 1958 as ‘Indian Handicrafts Development Corp’ to undertake handicrafts and handloom exports that has been closed recently? -- Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India Limited (HHEC)
 Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP) is introduced as a sub scheme of __________since 2020-21 for the promotion of traditional indigenous practices including natural farming.  -- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
 Name the Bolivia’s former President who has been sent to four month jail term for helping a coup that led to the removal of longtime leader Evo Morales from power in 2019? -- Jeanine Anez
 Who chaired the virtual 6th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum meeting held on 16th March 2021? -- Smriti Zubin Irani
 Italy has signed the International Solar Alliance under the amended ISA Framework Agreement. The amendments to the Framework Agreement of the ISA entered into force, opening its Membership to all Member States of the_________.  -- UN
 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has predicted that the __________is the largest to pass by Earth in 2021 and it will be at its closest on 21st March. -- asteroid ‘2001 FO32’
 In which country Sangay volcano is located that erupted recently? -- Ecuador
 The Ministry of Power has launched "Energy Efficiency Enterprise (E3) Certifications Programme for _________manufacturing Sector. -- Brick
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently launched the sounding rocket _________ to study altitudinal variations in the neutral winds and plasma dynamics at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota Range (SHAR). -- RH-560
 The world’s most powerful supercomputer named___________, developed by Japanese scientific research institute RIKEN and Fujitsu, has been made available for research work. -- Fugaku
 INS Jalashwa arrives at port of Anjouan with 1000 metric tonnes of rice as humanitarian assistance to which country? -- Comoros
 The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced a new scheme, under which any tourist vehicle operator may apply for an “All India Tourist Authorization/Permit” through online mode. The new set of rules, to be known as  -- All India Tourist Vehicles Authorization and Permit Rules, 2021
 Name the female artist who has won most (28) Grammy awards and surpassed Alison Krauss' previously held record of 27 wins? -- Beyoncé
 Who is the first batsman to reach 3,000 runs in T20 internationals? -- Virat Kohli
 Who is India’s first ever fencer to qualify for the Olympics? -- Bhavani Devi
 The European Parliament has symbolically declared the entire 27-member bloc as an “_________Freedom Zone". -- LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Non-Binary, Intersex and Queer)
 Mithali Raj has become the first Indian batter, and only the second overall, to score 10,000 runs in women's international cricket. Who is the only woman to achieve that feat? -- Charlotte Edwards, England
 India’s biggest floating solar power plant by generation capacity (100MW) is being developed by the ____________________ at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district of Telangana. -- National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)
 The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education has recommended that all government schools start providing free ___________in the coming academic year, as a part of an expansion of midday meal scheme envisaged by National Education Policy. -- breakfast
 The BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) leads held their first meeting under India’s Chairship from 9-11 March 2021. The theme of BRICS this year is – -- "BRICS@15: Intra BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus”
 Which bank has topped for the third consecutive months in the “Digital Payment Scorecard” released by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)? -- State Bank of India (SBI)
 Actor Deepika Padukone has joined the list of the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) compiled by the -- World Economic Forum
 Name the Union Minister who has become the first serving MP to be appointed as Captain in the Territorial Army and has been promoted to the rank of Captain at 124 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army (Sikh)? -- Anurag Thakur
 Leaders of the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Roscosmos, Russia's federal space agency, signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a moon outpost called  -- International Lunar Research Station (ILRS).
 Who has been appointed as the Chief Statistician of India (CSI) for a period of two years? -- Dr G P Samanta
 Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand after the resignation of Trivendra Singh Rawat? -- Tirath Singh Rawat
 Name the left-handed Indian batswoman who became the first-ever cricketer, male or female, to smash 10 consecutive scores of 50 or more in ODIs during the run chases? -- Smriti Mandhana
 The recently inaugurated Maitri Setu connecting Sabroom in Tripura with Ramgarh in Bangladesh is built over which river? -- Feni
 Name the Indian-American financial services industry veteran who has been appointed as the first Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York? -- Naureen Hassan
 The UN Crime Congress has kicked off in the Japanese city of  -- Kyoto
 What is the theme this year’s International Women's Day (8th March 2021)? -- ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world’
 India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu settled for a silver medal in the BWF Swiss Open Super 300 at Basel, as she went down against World No. 3 Spaniard and reigning Olympic champion __________ in the final of the women's singles event. -- Carolina Marin
 In wrestling, World Championship bronze medallist ___________has clinched a gold medal by defeating his familiar rival Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia in the Matteo Pallicone World Ranking Series event in Rome. -- Bajrang Punia
 The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made it mandatory for vehicle manufacturers to fit airbag for the person occupying the front seat other than the driver. It is applicable on vehicles manufactured on and after _________this year in case of new models and ___________ in case of existing models. -- 1st April, 31st August, 2021
 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in collaboration with ___________has decided to form a Centre of Excellence in gaming and other related areas. -- IIT Bombay
 Which scientific organization has been commissioned to conduct first ever genome and proteome mapping (micro nutrients) present inside single-cell organisms in the Indian Ocean? -- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)
 An Index of 158 countries (released on 25 February, 2021) in ‘Technology and Innovation Report 2021’, India was the greatest ‘overperformer’ that spotlights developing countries that perform better on frontier technologies than their per capita GDPs would suggest. The report was released by  -- UNCTAD
 The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was conferred with the 'Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award' by –  -- Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)
 The 75th years of India’s Independence celebrations are proposed to be launched 75 weeks prior to 15th August 2022 i.e. on 12 March, 2021, which is the 91st anniversary of the historic _____________Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi.  -- Salt
 Government of India will commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence which falls on 15th August 2022 at national and international level in the form of  -- ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
 The 30th Bihari Puraskar for 2020 will be given to Mohankrishna Bohara for his Hindi book of criticism, titled -- Taslima: Sangharsh aur Sahitya
 An entire week from 1st March to 7th March 2021 is being celebrated as ‘Janaushadhi Week’ across the nation, and the last day of the week i.e. 7th March will be celebrated as ‘Janaushadhi Diwas’. What is the theme of this year’s celebration? -- “Jan Aushadhi - Seva bhi, Rozgar bhi”
 “Freedom in the World 2021 - Democracy under Siege” – a report published by_____________, a US government-funded NGO has downgraded India’s status from ‘Free’ to ‘Partly Free’.  -- Freedom House
 The US Department of Commerce is preparing to tax _____________exporters from 18 countries including India after determining they had benefited from subsidies and dumping. -- Aluminum Sheet
 Who has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Australia? -- Manpreet Vohra
 Which mission has been approved for implementation in 21 States and Union Territories of India wherein available knowledgebase in CSIR Institutes will be utilized and leveraged to help Indian farmers and industry re-position itself to meet the import requirements of flower? -- CSIR Floriculture Mission
 Name the Gambian lawyer and chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Courts, headquartered at The Hague who has launched a formal inquiry into alleged crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories? -- Fatou Bom Bensouda
 National Safety Day is observed to celebrate the foundation of the National Safety Council on March 4 every year. The theme of National Safety Day 2021 is  -- ‘Sadak Suraksha (Road Safety)’
 Kieron Pollard became third player to hit six sixes in an international cricket event after Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) and Yuvraj Singh (India). He achieved this feat against which bowler of Sri Lanka - just got a hat-trick in that game? -- Akila Dananjaya
 What was the theme of the World Wildlife Day 2021, observed on 3rd March 2021? -- "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet.”
 Which is India’s first grade separated urban expressway, being constructed under the Centre's Bharatmala Project? -- Dwarka Expressway (NH – 248BB)
 According to the Ministry of Power, the average rural power supply duration has increased from 12.5 hours in 2014-15 to ______ hours in 2019-20. -- 18.5
 India and has signed a key agreement to facilitate government-to-government deals on military hardware, including the potential supply of BrahMos cruise missiles with which country? -- Philippines
 The first of its kind in North Kashmir, Community Radio Station with the tagline “Radio Chinar 90.4, Har Dil Ki Dhadkan” was inaugurated 04 Mar 2021 by the ________. -- Indian Army
 12 Indian institutions have made it to the top 100 of QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021. Which Indian institute ranked 30th and best in India for Petroleum Engineering? -- IIT Madras
 The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on __________ unanimously adopted a resolution sponsored by India to declare 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets’. -- 3rd March 2021
 Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC); a premier brain-storming event of the Military Commanders from the three Services of India has commenced at  -- Kevadia in Gujarat
 Name the new scheme announced in the annual budget of Gujarat under which houses will be constructed for labourers at concessional rate on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis? -- ‘MASIHA’
 Name the United Nations Human Rights Investigator on Myanmar who urged the Security Council to impose a global arms embargo and economic sanctions on the military generals and move the atrocities to the International Criminal Court for prosecution? -- Thomas Andrews
 Which country is building world’s 1st sanctuary for ‘Platypus’, an egg laying mammal?  -- Australia
 China’s biggest annual political meetings known as the___________ or 'lianghui' will kick off in Beijing. -- ‘Two Sessions’
 Name the report brought out by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partner organization WRAP that revealed that more than 930 million tonnes of food is thrown away in waste bins every year? -- Food Waste Index Report 2021
 India’s National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness targets _____% of the population who have disabling hearing loss and require interventions.  -- 6
 With the theme “Hearing care for ALL! Screen. Rehabilitate. Communicate” the World Hearing Day 2021 was observed on -- 3rd March
 To empower women the government of which state has launched "Gharoki Paachan, Chelik Naam" (daughter''s name is a home''s identity) programme? -- Uttarakhand
 India’s Varun Kapur and Malvika Bansod clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the 2021 Uganda International Badminton tournament held in  -- Kampala
 Who is the first-ever ambassador from the United Arab Emirates to Israel after the two countries established full diplomatic relations under the Abraham Accords, a pact brokered by former US President Donald Trump? -- Mohamed Al Khaja
 Who has been given an additional charge of CRPF director general (DG) after incumbent chief A P Maheshwari retired? -- Kuldiep Singh
 Which State/Union Territory has won the maximum number of medals in the second edition of the Khelo India Winter National Games that concluded at Gulmarg, in J&K? -- Jammu and Kashmir
 Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Sansad TV? -- Ravi Capoor
 Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Television — the two TV channels that broadcast the proceedings of the upper and lower Houses of Parliament, respectively — have been formally merged into a single entity called  -- ‘Sansad Television’
 Name the six-time world champion boxer from India who has been elected as the chairperson of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) champions and veterans committee, a panel created last year by the world body as part of its reforms? -- MC Mary Kom
 Which railway station of Central Railway is the first railway station in Maharashtra to be awarded with Gold certification as per CII’s Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) ratings? -- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Railway Station
 On the margins of the virtual Maritime India Summit-2021, held from March 2-4, 2021, in Delhi, India observed 'Chabahar Day' on – -- 4th March 2021
 Indigenous Covid-19 vaccine of COVAXIN, developed by ICMR & Bharat Biotech has demonstrated interim clinical efficacy of _____ per cent in its phase three trial.  -- 81