Daily Current Affairs Quiz 18 March 2021

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1. Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India Limited (HHEC) is a government of India undertaking under the administrative control of which ministry?

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Textiles

Ministry of Culture

None of these

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2. POWERGRID is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under which ministry?

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Ministry of Power

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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3. Which state government to reserves 75% jobs in private sector for locals?

Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

Jharkhand

Karnataka

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4. Orunudoi, a women beneficiary schemes recently launched in which state?

Assam

Bihar

Tripura

Kerala

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5. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020?

Currently, abortion requires the opinion of one doctor if it is done within 12 weeks of conception, and two doctors if it is done between 12 and 20 weeks.

According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for a pregnancy to be terminated after 24 weeks in case of substantial foetal abnormalities, the opinion of the State-level medical board is essential.

Both A & B

None of these

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6. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Census?

The previous Census was conducted in 2011 and the NPR, which has a database of 119 crore residents, was last updated in 2015.

NPR database had been created by collecting family-wise data and it can be strengthened by linking Aadhaar to each member.

Both A & B

None of these

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7. Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the development finance institution (DFI)?

The Union Cabinet has recently cleared a Bill to set up a government-owned development finance institution (DFI) with initial paid-up capital of Rs 20,000 crore.

The DFI will be fully government-owned initially and the promoter’s stake will be brought down to 26 per cent in the next few years.

Both A & B

None of these

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8. World Energy Transitions Outlook report, recently seen in news, released by

IRENA

World Economic Forum

World Bank

None of these

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9. Mullaperiyar dam, recently seen in news, located in which state?

Kerala

Karnataka

Odisha

Telangana

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10. According to the recent report from IQ Air which of the following is the most polluted capital city in the world?

Delhi

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Hyderabad