Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2020

41. Who is the head of the proposed panel, which is set to review fiscal consolidation road map of Central and State Governments?

[A] Arvind Subramanian
[B] N. K. Singh
[C] Urjit Patel
[D] Sajjid Chinoy

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42. The study of the fossil of a fish called Elpistostege watsoni revealed the evolutionary origin of which part of the human body?

[A] Heart
[B] Hand
[C] Lungs
[D] Brain

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43. When is ‘World Sparrow Day’ celebrated every year?

[A] March 18

[B] March 19
[C] March 20
[D] March 21

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44. Which organisation announced on World Water Day, that between 3.5 and 4.4 billion people in the world will live with limited access to water?

[A] Food And Agricultural Organisation
[B] United Nations
[C] World Food Programme
[D] World Wide Fund For Nature

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45. Which state commemorates the Shaheedi Diwas (Martyr’s Day) on March 23 as the ‘Youth Empowerment Day’?

[A] Odisha
[B] Punjab
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Gujarat

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46. SDMC recently launched a website for information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a Disaster Management agency of which bloc?

[A] BIMSTEC
[B] SAARC
[C] ASEAN
[D] OPEC

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47. Which Indian state/UT launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Health Card’ scheme, during its budget?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Assam
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Chandigarh

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48. Which Indian bank announced to provide 0.25% of its annual profit for 2020-21 to fight the coronavirus outbreak in India?

[A] ICICI Bank
[B] HDFC Bank
[C] State Bank of India
[D] Axis Bank

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49. ‘Mayiladuthurai’ has been created as the 38th district of which Indian state?

[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Telangana

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50. The Ministry of Health through a special amendment has categorised hydroxychloroquine (HCQS) under which schedule of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules?

[A] Schedule G1
[B] Schedule H1
[C] Schedule J1
[D] Schedule K1

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