Daily Current Affairs Quiz: March 20, 2021
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1. Where is the headquarters of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) located?
[A] Geneva
[B] Rome
[C] Paris
[D] Nairobi
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Correct Answer: A [Geneva]
Notes:Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) was founded in 1889, to promote peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue.
Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) President Mr. Duarte Pacheco visited New Delhi recently and witnessed the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha. IPU has 179 Member Parliaments and 13 Associate Members.
2. The first National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research was established in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Punjab
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [Punjab]
Notes:
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998 was enacted to declare the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research at Mohali, Punjab to be an institute of national importance.
Six new institutes in Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Hajipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Raebareli were set up during 2007-08. Recently a bill was introduced in Lok Sabha to provide the national importance tag to six institutes.
3. The Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2021 seeks to empower Central Government to issue directions to DMF. What is a DMF?
[A] Deposit Mineral Fund
[B] District Mineral Foundation
[C] Deep Mine Fund
[D] District Mine Fund
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Correct Answer: B [District Mineral Foundation]
Notes:
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2021 was introduced in the Lok Sabha. It amends the Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957.
The legislation seeks to remove the distinction between captive and merchant mines. It empowers the Central Government to issue directions on composition and utilisation of funds maintained by the District Mineral Foundation (DMF).
4. My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’ is a memoir of which Indian personality?
[A] Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
[B] Indra Nooyi
[C] Sudha Murthy
[D] Shikha Sharma
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Correct Answer: B [Indra Nooyi]
Notes:
My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future, is the memoir of 65-year-old former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi.
It will be published in the month of September 2021 by Portfolio books. It narrates her life from childhood till her becoming one of the world’s most powerful women. Indra Nooyi served as the CEO of PepsiCo for 12 years and worked there for 24 years.
5. MPLADS Fund has been suspended till which year, due to Covid-19 pandemic?
[A] 2021
[B] 2022
[C] 2023
[D] 2024
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Correct Answer: B [2022]
Notes:
The Union Government announced that no new Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Fund would be provided for 2020-21 and 2021-22 due to the Corona pandemic.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha that the MPLADS Fund for 2019-20 had been released by the Ministry of Finance and sent to the districts.
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