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March Current Affairs 2021




1. When was World Wildlife Day 2021 observed? विश्व वन्यजीव दिवस 2021 कब मनाया गया?
(A) 1st March
(B) 2nd March
(C) 3rd March
(D) 4th February

(C) 3rd March || The theme for World Wildlife Day 2021 is "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet". The theme of World Wildlife Day 2020, “Sustaining all life on Earth” (पृथ्वी पर सभी जीवन को बनाए रखना). Purpose :- To celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild fauna and flora. विश्व के वन्य जीवों (पशुवर्ग) और वनस्पतियों (पेड़ पौधे) के बारे में जागरूकता फैलाना।


2. Which state's Chief Minister sanctioned scholarship worth Rs 101 cr for SC, ST students?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Odisha

(D) Odisha || Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 101 crore for providing scholarships to 50,000 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students. The sanctioned scholarship amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of beneficiary students. 

3. The government will be setting up Winter Sports Institute in which hill station? सरकार किस हिल स्टेशन में विंटर स्पोर्ट्स इंस्टीट्यूट की स्थापना करेगी?
(A) Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Gulmarg
(D) Nainital

(C) Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir || Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju informed that the central government is working to set up a Winter Sports Institute in Gulmarg, Kashmir. The centre has a specific roadmap to work towards promoting and training Kashmiri youth in all major sports domains.




4. India held a Water Resources Secretary-level meeting with which nation on March 16, 2021? भारत ने 16 मार्च 2021 को किस राष्ट्र के साथ जल संसाधन सचिव स्तर की बैठक की?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Sri Lanka

(C) Bangladesh

5. When is World Water Day observed across the globe every year? विश्व जल दिवस हर साल दुनिया भर में कब मनाया जाता है?
(A) 19th March
(B) 20th March
(C) 21st March
(D) 22nd March

(D) 22nd March || World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. The days aims to highlight the importance of freshwater. The theme of World Water Day 2021 is "Valuing Water". According to the United Nations, "The value of water is about much more than its price." This day is celebrated keeping in line with Sustainable Development Goal number 6 which is aimed at achieving water and sanitation by all for 2030. The theme for 2020 is Water and Climate Change. 

6. Which state's cabinet has approved the opening of 100 schools with specialized excellence education? किस राज्य के मंत्रिमंडल ने विशेष उत्कृष्टता शिक्षा के साथ 100 स्कूल खोलने को मंजूरी दी है?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Kerala
(C) Chandigarh 
(D) Delhi 

(D) Delhi || The Delhi Cabinet on March 22, 2021 approved the setting up of 100 schools that would mainly focus on providing specialized excellence education such as in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Performing and Visual Arts and Humanities. 




7. International Waste Pickers' Day is celebrated on _______.
(A) 1st March
(B) 2nd March 
(C) 3rd March
(D) 4th March

(A) 1st March || International Waste Pickers' Day is celebrated on March 1 in memory of the massacre in Colombia in which 11 workers were brutally killed at the Universidad Libre de Barranquilla (University of Barranquilla).

8. Cabinet approves Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between India and Japan in the field of _______. मंत्रिमंडल ने भारत और जापान के बीच _______ के क्षेत्र में सहयोग ज्ञापन (MoC) को मंजूरी दी।
(A) Water Resources
(B) Geothermal Energy
(C) Solar Energy
(D) Wind Energy

(A) Water Resources (जल संसाधन) || The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India and Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan in the field of Water Resources.

9. Which Indian body announced a new British Council developed assessment framework based on the National Education Policy 2020? किस भारतीय निकाय ने राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 के आधार पर एक नई ब्रिटिश काउंसिल विकसित मूल्यांकन ढांचे की घोषणा की?
(A) HECI
(B) AICTE
(C) UGC
(D) CBSE

(D) CBSE || The Central Board of Secondary Education has rolled out a new assessment framework for Classes 6-10 in English, Maths and Science in collaboration with the British Council. Under the new system, teachers will be trained to create question papers and other assessment methods.
The framework is a part of the CBSE Competency Based Education Project that aims to replace the existing rote learning model with a competency-based framework.
Launched by :- Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
CBSE Chairman :- Manoj Ahuja

10. When is World Meteorological Day celebrated? विश्व मौसम विज्ञान दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
(A) 21st March
(B) 22nd March
(C) 23rd March
(D) 24th March

Correct Answer is Option (C) 23rd March || The International Meteorological Organization was established at the first International Meteorological Congress in Vienna, Austria, in 1873. The International Meteorological Organization became the World Meteorological Organization on March 23, 1950. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The theme of World Meteorological Day 2021 is “The Ocean, Our Climate and Weather.”
2020 Theme :- Climate and Water




11. When is World Tuberculosis Day observed every year across the globe? विश्व भर में हर साल विश्व क्षय दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
(A) 21st March
(B) 22nd March
(C) 23rd March
(D) 24th March

(D) 24th March || The World Tuberculosis day is observed on March 24 every year around the world. Robert Koch announced on March 24, 1882 that he had detected Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable. TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air.
The theme of this year's 2021 World TB Day is: The Clock Is Ticking. The theme for World TB day 2020 is "It's time to End TB!"

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