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January to March Current Affairs - 2020
A)
Mumbai
B)
New Delhi
C)
Bengaluru
D)
Hyderabad

Correct Answer :   New Delhi


Central Vista is an ambitious plan that includes setting up of a new Parliament building, bringing all central ministries closer, and redeveloping the existing heritage structures in and around the central vista. Under the project, eight new government office buildings, a new Parliament House and a residential complex near the South Block that could house the homes of the Prime Minister and the Vice-President are among the projects that may come.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Goa
B)
Madhya Pradesh
C)
Assam
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Madhya Pradesh


Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to launch the unified vehicle registration card, Chief Minister Kamal Nath saidon February 25.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
New Delhi
B)
Noida
C)
Lucknow
D)
Gurugram

Correct Answer :   New Delhi


The 16th Session of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) was held between India and Australia in New Delhi on 24 February 2020. The Session was co-chaired by Union Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal, Government of India and Senator Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Government of Australia.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Ministry of Mines
B)
Ministry of Finance
C)
Ministry of Labour and Employment
D)
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Correct Answer :   Ministry of Labour and Employment


Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar on February 25 said his ministry will soon launch a mobile app 'Santusht' with an aim to address issues of beneficiaries of Employees State Insurance (ESI) scheme.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Vishakhapatnam
B)
Mumbai
C)
Kochi
D)
New Delhi

Correct Answer :   New Delhi


Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai presided over the valedictory session of the 1st 'National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) - 2020', organised by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), in New Delhi.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Andrija Prlainovic
B)
Viktor Rasovic
C)
Ognjen Stojanovic
D)
Strahinja Rasovic

Correct Answer :   Ognjen Stojanovic


Ognjen Stojanovic (Serbia) emerged the men's champions of the Chennai NTT ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup. Stajanovic made a sedate start, came third in the opening run, was second after cycling, and finished first after the second running phase.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Ratish Kumar
B)
Abhay Kumar Singh
C)
Saket Kumar
D)
Abhishek Singh

Correct Answer :   Abhay Kumar Singh


Abhay Kumar Singh assumed the charge of Chairman and Managing Director of the company with effect from February 24, 2020. State-run hydro power giant NHPC announcedappointment of Abhay Kumar Singh as the company's Chairman & Managing Director from February 24, 2020.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Farm Exports
B)
Service Sector
C)
Unorganized Sector
D)
Manufacturing Industries

Correct Answer :   Farm Exports


The 15th Finance Commission has established a high level expert group for looking into agricultural exports. The committee is to be headed by ITC Chairman and is to submit its report in 3 months. The Sanjiv Puri Expert Group was set up to look into ways of improving agriculture exports. To encourage exports, the panel is to come up with measurable performance incentives for states, look at import substitution opportunities, increase farm productivity, value addition, waste reduction, improve logistics infrastructure etc.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
New Delhi
B)
Mumbai
C)
Bhopal
D)
Chandigarh

Correct Answer :   New Delhi


The two-day International Judicial Conference, 2020 was held at Supreme Court auditorium, New Delhi. The theme of the conference was ‘Judiciary and the Changing World.’

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46
A)
Russia
B)
China
C)
France
D)
United States

Correct Answer :   United States


United States has surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner. According to the Commerce Ministry data, the bilateral trade between the US and India stood at nearly 88 billion dollars in 2018-19 fiscal. During the period, India’s trade with China was at 87.1 billion dollars. Similarly, during April-December 2019-20, the bilateral trade between the US and India stood at 68 billion dollars against a nearly 65 billion dollars trade with China in the same period. America is one of the few countries with which India has a trade surplus. On the other hand, India has a huge trade deficit with China. In 2018-19, India has a trade surplus of 16.9 billion dollars with America, while it has a deficit of 53.6 billion dollars with the neighboring country. The data showed that China was India’s top trading partner since 2013-14 till 2017-18.

Published On : 07/09/2021 01:48:46