Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2020

31. As per the recent statement of the Union Labour Minister, what was the number of job seekers in the country in 2017?

[A] 1.24 crore
[B] 2.24 crore
[C] 3.24 crore
[D] 4.24 crore

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32. A village called “Amin” is set to be renamed as “Abhimanyupur”. In which state, the village is located?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Haryana
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Gujarat

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33. What is the share of Indian companies in Defence Ministry’s contracts for procurement of defence equipment in 2019-20?

[A] 25.03 %
[B] 50.03 %
[C] 75.03 %
[D] 90.03 %

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34. Which country has begun the first human trial to evaluate vaccine against COVID-19?

[A] China
[B] United Kingdom
[C] United States
[D] France

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35. Who is the author of the recently released book titled “My Encounters in Parliament”?

[A] Bhalchandra Mungekar
[B] Hamid Ansari
[C] D Raja
[D] Sitaram Yechury

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36. Adnan al-Zurfi was appointed as the new Prime minister of which country by its President Barham Salih?

[A] Iran
[B] Iraq
[C] Israel
[D] Oman

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37. What is the economic growth of India in FY 2020-21, as estimated by Fitch Ratings?

[A] 5.7%
[B] 5.5%
[C] 5.3%
[D] 5.1%

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38. What is the theme of the ‘International Day of Forests 2020’?

[A] Forests and Biodiversity
[B] Forests and Humans
[C] Sustainable Forests
[D] Forests save us

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39. What is the maximum limit of grant given to state per bulk drug park, under the bulk drug park scheme?

[A] ₹500 crore
[B] ₹1,000 crore
[C] ₹2,000 crore
[D] ₹5,000 crore

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40. The Birth Anniversary of one of the founders of Congress Socialist Party was recently observed on March 23. What is the name of the leader?

[A] Dr Ram Manohar Lohia
[B] Jayaprakash Narayan
[C] Narendra Dev
[D] Minoo Masani

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