21 March MCQ – Top Current Affairs Quiz 21st March 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs Quiz of 21 March with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 21 March MCQs carefully.
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21 March Current Affairs Quiz – Questions
1. Which country has developed a “Relativistic Klystron Amplifier (RKA)”, that can destroy satellites in space?
(a)China
(b)South Korea
(c)Japan
(d)North Korea
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2. Which country announce the ‘largest-ever’ investment worth Rs 1,500 cr in India?
(a)Canada
(b)China
(c) the US
(d)Australia
3. When was World Poetry Day is being observed?
(a)19th March
(b)18th March
(c)20th March
(d)21st March
4. Who has created history by claiming 250 wickets in Women’s ODIs?
(a)Nilima Jogalekar
(b)Mithali Raj
(c)Jhulan Goswami
(d)None of the above
5. Which edition of the India-Japan Annual Summit is to be held in New Delhi?
(a)10th
(b)14th
(c)12th
(d)8th
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6. 2nd India-Indonesia Security Dialogue held in ____.
(a)Jakarta
(b)Delhi
(c)Medan
(d)Mumbai
7. NMDC signs MoU with _____ for Drone-Based Mineral Exploration.
(a)IIT Delhi
(b)IIT Kanpur
(c)IIT Kharagpur
(d)IIT Bombay
8. What is India’s current rank in ICC World Test Championship?
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
9. According to the UN World Happiness Report 2022, India Ranks ____ out of 146.
(a)89th
(b)114th
(c)136th
(d)100th
10. When was World Forestry Day is celebrated?
(a)19th March
(b)20th March
(c)18th March
(d)21st March
11. HAL & Safran to set up Helicopter Engines MRO Facility in which of the following state?
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Goa
(c)Assam
(d)Bihar
12. N Biren Singh was unanimously elected as the Chief Minister of which state?
(a)Rajasthan
(b)Manipur
(c)Punjab
(d)Gujarat
13. What is the edition of the Miss World pageant, that was held on March 16, 2022?
(a)50th
(b)75th
(c)70th
(d)55th
14. Who among the following has been appointed as the new advocate general of Punjab?
(a) Anmol Rattan Sidhu
(b) Kapil Sibal
(c) Harish Salve
(d) Fali S Nariman
15. Who has been ranked as the world’s topmost billionaire in 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List?
(a)Elon Musk
(b)Jeff Bezos
(c)Bernard Arnault
(d)Bill Gates
16. 35th edition of Surajkund International Crafts Mela has been recently inaugurated in which of the following state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Haryana
17. According to Deloitte’s report titled “Global Powers of Retailing 2022, which company topped the list?
(a)Amazon Inc
(b)The Home Depot. Inc
(c)Costco
(d)Walmart Inc
18. According to DPI, the government has extended the timeline from 5 years to ______________ years for startups to convert debt investments made in the company into equity shares.
(a) 6 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 8 years
(d) 10 years
19. Name the Indian economist who has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to a new high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism
(a) Jayati Ghosh
(b) Rakesh Sharma
(c) Abhishek Singh
(d) Abhay Karandikar
20. Who has been re-appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)?
(a) Nitin Paranjpe
(b) Rajesh Gopinathan
(c) N Ganapathy Subramaniam
(d) KN Raghavan
21 March MCQs – Answers
1. (a)
China has developed a microwave machine “Relativistic Klystron Amplifier (RKA)”, that could jam or destroy satellites in space. The device can generate a wave burst measuring 5-megawatts in the Ka-band, a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum increasingly used for both civil and military purposes.
2. (d)
In the largest-ever investment by the Australian government in India, Canberra will announce an investment of Rs 1,500 crore in the country in multiple sectors at the India-Australia bilateral summit. India and Australia will conclude an early harvest agreement by the end of this month, according to sources.
3. (d)
Every year World Poetry Day is held on March 21 to celebrate the most treasured cultural and linguistic expression and identity in the form of poems. Poetry is an expression that transforms the simplest of poems as a powerful catalyst.
4. (c)
Jhulan Goswami, in the world cup game against England on March 16, 2022, embedded her name in history by becoming the first-ever women’s player to take 250 wickets in ODIs. Jhulan set the record against England at Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval.
5. (b)
The initiative was launched on the occasion of the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit being held in New Delhi. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is on a two-day visit to India for a summit with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. The partnership will lead to clean growth by boosting job creation, innovation, and investments.
6. (a)
The second India-Indonesia Security Dialogue was held earlier in Jakarta. It was co-chaired by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia, Mohammad Mahfud.
7. (c)
India’s largest iron ore manufacturer National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Limited has inked a Memorandum of Understanding for Drone-Based Mineral Exploration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. This partnership will produce spectral products, methodologies, and algorithms for mining exploration employing drones.
8. (d)
Rohit Sharma’s stint as Test captain got off to a perfect start as India completed a 2-0 whitewash over Sri Lanka with a thumping 238-run win in Bengaluru. The win helped India climb a spot to No.4 in the latest ICC World Test Championship standings, with 77 points and a win percentage of 58.33.
9. (c)
As per the 10th United Nations’ World Happiness Report 2022, India’s rank has been improved by 3 spots to 136 out of 146 countries from 139 in 2021 with a score of 3.777. For the 5th year in a row, Finland continues to occupy the top spot being the happiest country in the world. Afghanistan was ranked as the unhappiest nation, followed by Lebanon, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, and Botswana.
10. (d)
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Countries are encouraged to undertake local, national, and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree-planting campaigns.
11. (b)
Helicopter Engines MRO Pvt Limited (HE-MRO), a joint venture between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines (Safran), is slated to open a new plant in Sattari, North Goa, Goa. By the end of 2023, HE-MRO will be operational, with a capacity to repair 50 engines per year and a full-capacity objective of 150 engines in the ensuing years. In the future, the facility will be able to accommodate additional engines.
12. (b)
N Biren Singh, the state’s unanimously chosen legislative party leader, will take the oath as Chief Minister of Manipur for a second term on March 21, 2022, at 3 p.m. Mr. Singh was unanimously elected as the BJP’s legislature party’s leader, with the party’s central observers, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju in attendance.
13. (c)
Walmart Inc., an American multinational retail corporation, tops the list, followed by Amazon, Inc., Costco Wholesale Corporation, Schwarz Group, and The Home Depot, Inc. Deloitte’s Global Powers of Retailing 2022 report reviews the global economic scenario and its impact on the retailing industry.
14. (a)
Senior advocate Anmol Rattan Sidhu has been appointed as the new advocate general of Punjab.
15. (a)
The Miss World 2021 is the 70th edition of the Miss World pageant, which was held on March 16, 2022, at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Poland’s Karolina Bielawska was named Miss World 2021, beating runners up Miss USA Shree Saini, and Ivory Coast’s Olivia Yace.
16. (d)
Governor of Haryana, Bandaru Dattatraya, and Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the 35th edition of Surajkund International Crafts Mela at Surajkund in Faridabad district of Haryana.
17. (d)
In the largest-ever investment by the Australian government in India, Canberra will announce an investment of Rs 1,500 crore in the country in multiple sectors at the India-Australia bilateral summit. India and Australia will conclude an early harvest agreement by the end of this month, according to sources.
18. (d)
According to DPIIT, the government has extended the timeline up to 10 years for startups to convert debt investments made in the company into equity shares.
19. (a)
Indian economist Jayati Ghosh has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to a new high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism.
20. (b)
The board of IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced the re-appointment of Rajesh Gopinathan as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company for five years.
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