Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2021

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To celebrate the spirit of Purvanchal and the people living in Delhi-NCR, an initiative called “Maati” was launched in the year 2018 in New Delhi.
This year, the 4th edition of the Purvanchal Festival “Maati” was celebrated in New Delhi. The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha participated in the festival.

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The Government of India has set up two high-level task forces to lay roadmap for enforcement of contracts and conciliation mechanisms respectively.
One of the task force is headed by NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar and the other is being chaired by the NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. These task forces are aimed to fast-track implementation of infra development in the country.

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The Lok Sabha has passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill – 2021. This bill seeks to amend the definition for “Government of Delhi” as Lieutenant-Governor (L-G).
The bill also mandated the elected government in Delhi – NCR to take the opinion of the L-G before any executive action.

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The Union Cabinet has approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India and Independent Administrative Reforms and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC) of Afghanistan.
This MoU is aimed to share experience, expertise between the two agencies in recruitment of civil servants.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced a competency-based assessment framework for classes 6-10 based on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The assessment aims to improve the overall learning outcomes of students mainly covering three subjects namely English (reading), Science, and Maths. British Council along with AlphaPlus as the UK knowledge partner, designed and developed this framework.

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The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has invited applications for Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship. This has been made in association with 9 Indian Institute of Management (IIMs).
It is a 2-year program consisting of both classroom events at IIMs and an opportunity to promote skill planning and development in district economies.

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La Perouse is a French Naval Exercise, in which Indian Navy will be a part of the exercise. The exercise is set to be held in Bay of Bengal.
Along with France and India, the navies of QUAD nations (i.e) Australia, Japan and the United States of America would also take part in the exercise.

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The promoters of DHFL – Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan have been charged and arrested by CBI for fraud and money laundering charges associated with Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
As per CBI, the housing finance company had opened fake and fictious home loan accounts worth Rs.14,000 crore to avail interest subsidies under PMAY amounting Rs.1880 crore.

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The torch relay for the Tokyo Summer Olympic games 2021 has commenced from Japan. This relay is set to make its way across Japan for a duration of 121 days and would culminate the start of games in July this year.
The journey will take the torch to 859 municipalities in all 47 Japanese prefectures.

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For the first time, the navies of India and Madagascar were involved in a joint patrolling of Madagascar’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Additionally, the two Navies conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX).
Indian Navy was represented by INS Shardul and the Madagascar Navy involved its ship Trozona during the event.