Current Affairs Quiz March 1-15 2019

Consider the following statements about Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM KISAN).

1. Rs 6,000 will be given per year to small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding of upto 2 acres.
2. PM KISAN is a Centrally Sponsored Schemes(CSS) with equal contribution from Central and State Governments.
3. The Scheme becomes effective from Feb 01, 2019 for transfer of benefit to eligible beneficiaries.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?  

What is the India’s rank in The Facebook Inclusive Internet Index (3i) 2019?

The organisation which approved India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in 2023

Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean is a colonized territory by

Consider the following statements about Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES).

1. It is India’s only facility for conservation of endangered species.
2. It is a facility of CSIR’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB).
3. It has helped to increase the population of mouse deer in Telangana forests

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Miyako strait is located between

Deopahar was notified as a ‘Proposed Reserved Forest’. It is located in which state?

Consider the following statements about Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM)

1. PM-SYM is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme.
2. It was launched by Union Ministry of Finance.
3. The unorganised sector workers, with income of less than Rs 20,000 per month are eligible for the scheme.
4. If the subscriber dies during the receipt of pension, his or her spouse will be entitled to receive 100 percent of the pension Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Momentum for Change’ is an initiative of

NASA’s ICESat-2 mission aims to

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 5, 2019 launched the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana from which state?

Which Ministry came up with the ‘One Nation, One Card’ Model to enable seamless travel by different metros and other transport systems across the country besides retail shopping and purchases?

Joint bilateral exercise ‘Exercise Al Nagah 2019’ will be held from March 12 to 25, 2019 between India and which country?

Which city was ranked as the World’s most polluted city of 2018 as per the report released by IQAir AirVisual and Greenpeace on March 5, 2019?

Who was nominated by Indian Government for the post of the new Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)?

Which nation has suspended its participation in Intermediate-Range Nuclear treaty with the United States?

ISRO has launched Young Scientist Programme for children studying in which class?

When will be the ‘Janaushadhi Diwas’ celebrated across India?

Minister of State for Culture and Environment, Mahesh Sharma recently inaugurated ‘Azaadi-ke-Diwane’ museum in which city?

Which is the most polluted capital city as per the World Air Quality Report 2018?

The Union Home Ministry has launched smart fencing on which Indian border to deter illegal infiltration?

Which city has been adjudged as the cleanest city in Swachh Sarvekshan for third year in a row?

Which tennis player has become the second-ever in the world to claim 100 ATP titles?

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the new series of “visually impaired friendly circulation” coins. Which denomination coin will be of 12-edged polygon shape?

 National space agency ISRO signed agreement with which country to set up a joint maritime surveillance system?

Which city was awarded as the Cleanest Capital in the Swachh Survekshan 2019 survey?

Which technology company has launched an application called ‘bolo’ to tutor children to read in Hindi, English?

When is the International Women’s Day celebrated across world?

Which app has been launched by Union Urban Affairs Minister that digitilises the process of conversion of a property from leasehold to freehold?

Marayoor jaggery, a world-famous delicacy, got a Geographical Indication (GI) tag recently. It belongs to which state?

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padam Shri 2019 on which of the following personality?

Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of the state of Palestine?

Which nation’s cricket board has written to the ICC for action against India for wearing camouflage caps?

Which Indian wrestler won a gold medal in 65kg freestyle at the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament in Bulgaria?

When was National Immunisation Day 2019 observed in India?

Which organisation will carry out first all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS)?

Which country was the world’s largest exporter of weapons during 2014-18, as per the report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)?

Google Doodle on March 12, 2019 celebrated 30 years of which invention?

Who took over as the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) recently?

Which space agency’s lunar orbiter has observed water molecules moving around the dayside of Moon?

 Which company became the official sponsor of ICC World Cup 2019 on March 12, 2019?

Who was appointed by Supreme Court as mediator to resolve disputes of cricket administration in BCCI?

When was the World Kidney Day 2019 observed globally?

Which city is hosting the Special Olympics World Games 2019?

Which city hosted the 34th edition of ‘Aahar 2019’-International Food and Hospitality Fair?

When is the World Consumer Rights Day observed every year?

The West Nile Virus was recently in news due to its outbreak in which state of India?

Which country decided to freeze all assets of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar in application of its Monetary and Financial Code?

When was World Sleep Day 2019 observed across the world?

What is the theme of the 6th edition of the Global Environment Outlook Report?