This document contains 67 multiple choice questions related to current affairs from March 2020. The questions cover topics like countries, economies, science, appointments and awards, sports and other news events from around the world during that period.

1. Current Affairs –
March 2020

2. Question 1
Which of the following countries has become the first country in the world to make all
public transport free?
(a) Netherland (b) Finland (c) Sweden (d) Luxembourg

3. Question 2
According to data from the IMF's October World Economic Outlook, India became
world's _________largest economy in 2019 in terms of nominal GDP.
(a) Second (b) Third (c) Fourth (d) Fifth

4. Question 3
Which of the following Asian countries has decided not to sign the Millennium Challenge
Cooperation (MCC) with the US Government?
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan (c) Sri Lanka (d) Mauritius

5. Question 4
Recently, An international team of biologists has discovered that a tiny parasite of
salmon called ________has no mitochondrial genome and thus has lost the ability to
perform aerobic respiration.
(a) Henneguya Salminicola (b) Neryur Dertyiol
(c) Hermititis Medfreo (d) Fertiliy Gertyuise

6. Question 5
Astronomers have discovered ___________new planets, including a potentially
habitable Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA's Kepler space
telescope which was launched in 2009, and retired in October 2018.
(a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 21

7. Question 6
Which of the following union territories has announced the creation of the world's first
conservation area for endangered sea cucumbers?
(a) Lakshadweep (b) Andaman & Nicobar
(c) Puducherry (d) Daman & Diu

8. Question 7
In a positive step towards curbing air pollution, India's first commercial Liquified
Compressed natural gas (LNG) bus was launched in:
(a) Bhopal (b) Indore (c) Hyderabad (d) Kochi

9. Question 8
Which of the following countries will be the first country to host the new format of AIBA
Team World Cup in 2020?
(a) Russia (b) France (c) Germany (d) USA

10. Question 9
Which of the following International airports third runway recently declared illegal in
World's first major ruling based on Paris Agreement?
(a) Heathrow Airport
(b) Haneda Airport
(c) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
(d) O'Hare International Airport

11. Question 10
The first Indian state to have Resource Efficiency strategy is
(a) Sikkim (b) Manipur (c) Mizoram (d) Goa

12. Question 11
Name the country which is home to the world's first 3D-printed resort, built partly with
sand and salt water?
(a) Panama (c) Chile (c) Egypt (d) Mozambique

13. Question 12
Recently, MuhyiddinYasin took the oath as the new Prime Minister of:
(a) Malaysia (b) Indonesia (c) Cameroon (d) Egypt

14. Question 13
Who is the third woman officer in the Indian Army and first woman paediatrician to be
promoted to the rank of lieutenant general?
(a) Major General MitaliBhatkar (b) Major General Madhuri Kanitkar
(c) Major General SeemaVishwas (d) Major General MeenakshiNatrajan

15. Question 14
How many chairs in the names of women scientists will be established at institutes
across the country to honour their contribution in the field of science?
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 13

16. Question 15
Which of the following Asian countries has taken over as president of the UN Security
Council for the month of March 2020?
(a) Thailand (b) China (c) Japan (d) Singapore

17. Question 16
At present, how many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are there in India?
(a) 24 (b) 29 (c) 38 (d) 45

18. Question 17
The Centre declared the National Chambal Sanctuary in ___________home to gangetic
dolphins and 75 per cent population of critically endangered species gharial, as eco-
sensitive zone (ESZ).
(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh

19. Question 18
According to a report released by US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI),
India has the __________highest trade-related illicit financial flow among over 135
countries with a whopping USD 83.5 billion.
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fifth

20. Question 19
According to subject-wise QS World Ranking, which of the following Indian institutes are
among the top 50 engineering colleges across the globe?
(a) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur and Varanasi
(b) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chennai and Kharagpur
(c) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai and Delhi
(d) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai and Guwahati

21. Question 20
Which of the following days is celebrated on 8th March?
(a) International Cancer Day (b) International Literacy Day
(c) International Yoga Day (d) International Women's Day

22. Question 21
The 108th Indian Science Congress from 3-7th January, 2021 will be held in:
(a) Pune (b) Varanasi (c) Chennai (d) Vizag

23. Question 22
Recently, Janez Jansa has been appointed as the new prime minister of:
(a) Slovenia (b) Spain (c) Italy (d) Kazakhstan

24. Question 23
Which of the following recently became first bitcoin exchange in India to integrate bank
transfers?
(a) MoneyDCX (b) CoinDCX (c) CurrencyKJHG (d) CoinDCCD

25. Question 24
Who became the first Indian to get Saudi Arabia's green card?
(a) JR Gangaramani (b) Thumbay Moideen
(c) Azad Moopen (d) M A Yusuff Ali

26. Question 25
According to the latest World Air Quality Report from IQAir, how many Indian cities are
among the world's 10 most-polluted urban areas?
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8

27. Question 26
Name the Indian law school featured in QS World University Rankings and has been
ranked between 101 and 150 in a global list.
(a) National Law University Delhi (b) National Law University Bangalore
(c) National Law University Jodhpur (d) OP Jindal University's Global Law School

28. Question 27
The first Indian state to initiate the concept of Green Index is
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra

29. Question 28
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool Crispr-Cas9 inside a person's body
for the first time, a new development in efforts to operate on ___________to treat
diseases.
(a) Bone marrow (b) DNA (c) RNA (d) Mutation

30. Question 29
Recently, Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and freedom fighter __________have
been named by the TIME magazine among world's 100 powerful women who defined
the last century in a new project that "spotlights influential women who were often
overshadowed."
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Annie Beasant (c) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (d) ArunaAsaf Ali

31. Question 30
Which of the following countries has joined as an observer of the Indian Ocean
Commission the inter-governmental organisation that coordinates maritime governance
in the south-western Indian Ocean?
(a) Myanmar (b) Bangladesh (c) India (d) Singapore

32. Question 31
How many outstanding women were honoured with Nari Shakti Puraskar by President of
India on International Women's Day?
(a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 21

33. Question 32
The Freedom in the World 2020 report ranks India at the ____________position.
(a) 34th (b) 43rd (c) 62nd (d) 83rd

34. Question 33
Which of the following countries won ICC Women's T20 World Cup for record fifth time?
(a) Australia (b) England (c) West Indies (d) New Zealand

35. Question 34
Which is the first country to launch a MET EO satellite into Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?
(a) Russia (b) USA (c) China (d) Canada

36. Question 35
Which of the following states has ranked first in the country for overall implementation of
Poshan Abhiyan as per the recent report shared by NITI Aayog?
(a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Andhra Pradesh

37. Question 36
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) annual
"Trends in international arms transfers 2019" report, largest arms importer during the
five-year period is:
(a) India (b) Russia (c) Saudi Arabia (d) Australia

38. Question 37
Who won the seventh Dr MS Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-2019?
(a) Mahesh Budwaonkar (b) V Praveen Rao
(c) Rajesh Chauhan (d) Vibhuti Narayan Verma

39. Question 38
Recently, who was voted as the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year?
(a) M.C.Marycom (b) Saina Nehwal (c) P.V.Sindhu (d) Smriti Mandhana

40. Question 39
On the inclusive internet index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU),
which is the highest ranked South Asian country?
(a) Bangladesh (b) India (c) Pakistan (d) Nepal

41. Question 40
Recently, Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term as the President of:
(a) Iran (b) Iraq (c) Afghanistan (d) Turkey

42. Question 41
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, who is the richest Asian?
(a) Jack Ma (b) Dalip Sanghvi
(c) Mukesh Ambani (d) Jaun Aung Lee

43. Question 42
Who became the first woman to be promoted as DIG of Indian Coast Guard recently?
(a) Roopa Ganguly (b) Preeti Mishra
(c) Meenakshi Sharma (d) Nupur Kulshrestha

44. Question 43
The Russian parliament approved a sweeping constitutional reform, a move that will
allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another _____________ years after
his current term ends in 2024.
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16

45. Question 44
Recently, The High Court of Bangladesh has ordered that ___________will be the
national slogan of Bangladesh.
(a) Vijay Bongla (b) Joy Bangla (c) Sabko Bangla (d) Hamar Bangla

46. Question 45
According to the latest assessment, World Health Organisation (WHO) informed that
COVID-19 "can be characterised as a:
(a) Epidemic (b) Endemic (c) Pandemic (d) Mesidemic

47. Question 46
In a poll conducted by 'BBC World Histories Magazine' which Indian leader has been
named as the "Greatest Leader of All Time"?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(c) Martin Luther King (d) Abraham Lincoln

48. Question 47
Recently, IDFC FIRST Bank appointed Bollywood celebrity ___________as its first ever
brand ambassador.
(a) Akshay Kumar (b) Ajay Devgan (c) Amitabh Bachchan (d) Aamir Khan

49. Question 48
GOKADDAL is world's first Digital Solutions Exchange in the cloud that has been
launched in:
(a) Bangladesh (b) Nepal (c) India (d) Bhutan

50. Question 49
How many Indians were named by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its new list of
115 Young Global Leaders?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Five (d) Seven

51. Question 50
Who will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2021?
(a) Tiger Woods (b) Rory Mcllroy (c) Jack Nicklaus (d) Phil Michelson

52. Question 51
Recently, Union Government has decided to invoke Epidemic Act 1897, an act to provide
for prevention of the spread of "dangerous epidemic diseases," to combat novel
_____________in India.
(a) Swine Flu (b) Coronavirus (c) Yellow Fever (d) Chickenguniya

53. Question 52
Name the Indian who has been named by Sports business network, iSportconnect in the
list of 10 most influential women in sports for 2020.
(a) P.V.Sindhu (b) Nita Ambani (c) Saina Nehwal (d) Sania Mirza

54. Question 53
Which among the following came out with regulatory guidelines for implementation of
Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and
asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) while preparing their financial results?
(a) Reserve Bank of India (b) State Bank of India
(c) Asian Development Bank (d) Finance Ministry

55. Question 54
Recently, Astronomers have observed an ultra-hot giant planet in the constellation of
___________where they suspect it rains iron, a finding that may lead to better ways of
studying the climate of the most extreme planets outside the Solar System.
(a) Pisces (b) Gemini (c) Capricorn (d) Aquarius

56. Question 55
Recently, The Election Commission of India appointed __________as the new Chief
Electoral Officer of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
(a) Hirdesh Kumar (b) Deepak Khajuria (c) Mahesh Dutt (d) Mahendra Verma

57. Question 56
Recently, The President of India nominated former Chief Justice of India __________to
the Rajya Sabha (Upper House).
(a) K.G.Balakrishnan (b) Madan B Lokur
(c) Ranjan Gogoi (d) Deepak Misra

58. Question 57
The World Consumer Rights Day was observed globally on:
(a) 1st March (b) 5th March (c) 10th March (d) 15th March

59. Question 58
Which is the first country in the world to suspend all financial markets as coronavirus
spreads?
(a) India (b) Singapore (c) Indonesia (d) Philippines

60. Question 59
Name the state which recently joined the elite group of states by making provision for
star rating for industries operating.
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Jharkhand (c) Odisha (d) Madhya Pradesh

61. Question 60
Recently, Microsoft India and ___________foundation launched the Innovate for
Accessible India campaign aimed at empowering people with disabilities with the
technology and tools required for better integration into society and access to equal
opportunities.
(a) SIDBI (b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) NASSCOM (d) NABARD

62. Question 61
The former chief justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took oath as a Member of Parliament of
Rajya Sabha. Under which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution, he was
nominated to Rajya Sabha?
(a) Article 50 (b) Article 54 (c) Article 63 (d) Article 80

63. Question 62
Who has become the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee after his
home state of Florida awarded him with enough numbers to cross the pledged delegate
threshold?
(a) Bill Weld (b) Michael Richard Pence
(c) Donald Trump (d) Joe Walsh

64. Question 63
US President Donald Trump has renominated a prominent Indian-American law
professor and legal expert to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. What is the
name of him?
(a) Aditya Bamzai (b) Ravi Kumar
(c) Sunil Joshi (d) Kamaleshwar Srikanth

65. Question 64
S & P Global Ratings has lowered India's 2020 growth forecast to ________from 5.7%
estimated earlier, citing a global recession resulting from the impact of the Covid-19
pandemic.
(a) 4.2% (b) 4.7% (c) 5.2% (d) 5.4%

66. Question 65
Since the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, the only reason that an Olympic
Games has been cancelled is because of the_____________.
(a) Ebola Outbreak (b) World wars (c) Earthquakes (d) 2004 Tsunami

67. Question 66
Which of the following banks is the largest issuer of RuPay debit cards and has the
"fastest growing" bank account base?
(a) Indian Post Bank (b) IDFC Bank Ltd
(c) Bandhan Bank Ltd (d) Paytm Payments Bank Ltd

68. Question 67
With approximately ___________million personnel, the Indian Army has become the
world's largest ground force, pulling ahead of China.
(a) 1.1 (b) 1.2 (c) 1.4 (d) 1.6

69. Question 68
Which of the following state governments abolished reservation in promotion in the state
government jobs?
(a) West Bengal (b) Uttarakhand (c) Himachal Pradesh(d) Uttar Pradesh

70. Question 69
Recently, the UN declared _____________to be the world's happiest nation for the third
year running.
(a) Finland (b) Sweden (c) Norway (d) Denmark

71. Question 70
Who has been nominated for the coveted Limca Book of World Records for his extra-
ordinary achievement to be the first Indian to climb the highest volcanoes of each of the
7 continents?
(a) Mahesh Bhushan (b) Satyarup Siddhanta
(c) Anant Kirpan (d) Mahendra Prabhakar

72. Question 71
Recently, a game changing and unique project aimed to transform 5 crore Tribal
Entrepreneurs under the name "Tech for Tribal" has been launched by:
(a) Ministry of Finance (b) TRIFED
(c) Ministry of Home Affairs (d) Ministry of Rural Development

73. Question 72
In the recently released United Nations World Happiness Report, India was ranked at:
(a) 110th (b) 116th (c) 128th (d) 144th

74. Question 73
Which of the following countries has designated as Adnan al-Zurfi as Prime Minister of:
(a) Iraq (b) Lebanon (c) Maldives (d) Iran

75. Question 74
The idea of an emergency fund to fight COVID-19 outbreak for SAARC region was
mooted by:
(a) Narendra Modi (b) Imran Khan
(c) Sheikh Haseena (d) K.P Sharma Oli

76. Question 75
The first Indian oil company to begin supply of BS-VI fuel across country is
(a) Oil India Limited (b) Indian Oil Corp
(c) Bharat Petroleum (d) Reliance

77. Question 76
Recently, Researchers have revealed new insights into how the human hand evolved
from fish fins based on their analysis of an ancient fossil found in:
(a) Australia (b) Canada (c) New Zealand (d) Mexico

78. Question 77
In a rare sight after a gap of seven years, mass nesting of olive ridley turtles was
witnessed during the daytime along the Rushikulya rookery coast in:
(a) Odisha (b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Maharashtra

79. Question 78
Which of the following states is the first state in India to introduce taser guns?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra

80. Question 79
Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) Narendra Singh Tomar (b) Prahlad Singh Patel
(c) Shivraj Singh Chauhan (d) Jyotiraditya Schindhia

81. Question 80
Which of the following has been confirmed as the first co-chair of the Governing Council
on the India-led global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure?
(a) USA (b) France (c) Japan (d) UK

82. Question 81
The Abel Prize 2020 has been awarded to Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis. Abel
Prize is awarded in the field of:
(a) Astronomy (b) Physics (c) Geology (d) Mathematics

83. Question 82
Which of the following countries has successfully tested an unarmed prototype of a
hypersonic missile, a nuclear-capable weapon that could accelerate the arms race
between superpowers?
(a) USA (b) China (c) India (d) Japan

84. Question 83
For the first time since 1995 in the latest Heritage Foundation Index of Economic
Freedom published, which of the following countries is named as the world's freest
economy?
(a) Switzerland (b) Singapore (c) New Zealand (d) Sweden

85. Question 84
According to a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations report
released recently, Peatlands, which play a crucial role in regulating global climate by
acting as __________sinks, are facing degradation and need to be urgently monitored.
(a) Carbon (b) Nitrogen (c) Sulphur (d) Nitrous Oxide

86. Question 85
Which of the following IIT's will organize India's first Global Hyperloop Pod Competition
to increase awareness and enthusiasm about Hyperloop in India?
(a) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
(b) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
(c) Indian Institute of Technology Madras
(d) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

87. Question 86
The Olympic Games has suffered political boycotts during which of the following Olympic
Games?
(a) Munich 1972 (b) Sydney 2000 (c) Moscow 1980 (d) Barcelona, 1992

88. Question 87
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, a man in China's southwestern Yunnan province has
died of Hantavirus, a disease spread by:
(a) Pigs (b) Dogs (c) Snakes (d) Rodents

89. Question 88
Recently, Japan's Prime Minister and the head of the International Olympic Committee
Shinzo Abe agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games to _____________.
(a) 2021 (b) 2022 (c) 2023 (d) 2024

90. Question 89
Which of the following India's cleanest city has opted to deploy drones to sprinkle
chemicals in a bid to sanitise it against the coronavirus outbreak?
(a) Bhopal (b) Indore (c) Mysuru (d) Chandigarh

91. Question 90
Recently, Hurun Research Institute has published the 2020 global self-made women
billionaires list. Name the Indian woman who appeared first among the Indian women.
(a) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (b) Anu Agha
(c) Nita Ambani (d) Arundhati Bhattacharya

92. Question 91
Which of the following countries launched advanced satellite in first Space Force
national security mission?
(a) USA (b) China (c) Japan (d) South Korea

93. Question 92
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva belongs
to_________.
(a) Sweden (b) Norway (c) Bulgaria (d) Finland

94. Question 93
Recently, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal to pass
away due to coronavirus complications. She was the royal of:
(a) Italy (b) Portugal (c) Spain (d) Switzerland

95. Question 94
According to the Reserve Bank of India, the schemes for the merger of
___________state-run banks into four lenders are coming into force from April 1, 2020.
(a) Four (b) Six (c) Eight (d) Ten

96. Question 95
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to contribute to a public charitable trust-- the
Prime Minister's _________Fund.
(a) CARES (b) AFFECTIONS (c) TAKES (d) RELIEF

97. Question 96
What is the code name of the anti-Covid-19 operation launched by the Indian Army?
(a) 'Operation Namaskar' (b) 'Operation Namaste‘
(c) 'Operation Samarpan' (d) 'Operation Yoga'

98. Question 97
Which of the following countries is the newest added ally of NATO?
(a) Kosovo (b) Nauru (c) North Macedonia (d) Maldives

99. Question 98
Who has been reappointed as the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India in March
2020?
(a) Michael Patra (b) BP Kanungo
(c) Mahesh Kumar Jain (d) N.S.Vishwanathan

100. Question 99
Which is the first state in the country to have an all-transgender football team?
(a) Meghalaya (b) Nagaland (c) Tripura (d) Manipur

101. Question 100
Who has become the first Indian singer-songwriter to be featured on the prestigious
Spotify Times Square Billboard in New York City for his latest English debut 'Control'?
(a) Vishal Dadlani (b) Shekhar Ravijani (c) Armaan Malik (d) Neha Kakkar

102. Thanks!