Current Affairs Quiz: 10 March 2021

10 March 2021: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as new Uttarakhand Chief Minister,  2021 Film Archive Award and new Railway Helpline Number among others. 

1. Who has become the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
a) Tirath Singh Rawat 
b) Ajay Bhatt
c) Dhan Singh Rawat
d) Anil Baluni

2. Which Indian actor will be conferred with the 2021 Film Archive Award?
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Shah Rukh khan
c) Dilip Kumar
d) Anupam Kher

3. What is the new Railway Helpline Number?
a) 110
b) 123
c) 139
d) 140

4. When will the QUAD leader's meeting take place?
a) March 9th 
b) March 10th 
c) March 12th 
d) March 15th 

5. Which Indian Naval Ship was commissioned into the Indian Navy on March 10, 2021?
a) INS Karanj
b) INS Vela
c) INS Vagir
d) INS Khanderi

6. Which Indian state has announced that it will bid for the 2048 Olympics?
a) Maharashtra
b) Odisha
c) Delhi 
d) Uttar Pradesh

7. DUSTLIK II is a joint military exercise between which two nations?
a) India, Uzbekistan
b) India, Turkey
c) India, Afghanistan
d) India, Kazakhstan 

8. Which nation has launched its military exercise in space?
a) US
b) France
c) Russia
d) China

Answers

1. (a) Tirath Singh Rawat 
Tirath Singh Rawat took an oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on March 10, 2021. Tirath Singh Rawat is a Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal. He was elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in the state, a day after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the top post.

2. (a) Amitabh Bachchan
Indian Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with the 2021 Film Archive Award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) at a virtual ceremony scheduled to take place on March 19, 2021. Legendary filmmakers Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese will present the prestigious award to Amitabh Bachchan.

3. (c) 139
The Indian Railways has merged all railway helpline numbers into a single number 139 for all queries, complaints, assistance and quick grievance redressal. All the other railway helplines will be discontinued and merged into 139 from April 1, 2021.

4. (b) March 10th 
The first-ever summit of the QUAD leaders will take place in a virtual mode on March 12, 2021. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the summit along with Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga, President of the United States Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison.

5. (a) INS Karanj
INS Karanj, India's third Scorpene-class submarine, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on March 10, 2021. INS Karanj is part of six Scorpene-class submarines being built under Project-75 by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.

6. (c) Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on March 9, 2021 that Delhi will bid to host the 2048 Olympics. The CM said that a vision has been provided for the same in the Delhi Budget presented in the state assembly. 

7. (a) India, Uzbekistan
The joint military exercise of India and Uzbekistan ‘DUSTLIK II’ commenced on March 10, 2021, in Ranikhet (Uttarakhand). This is the 2nd edition of the annual bilateral joint exercise of the armies of India and Uzbekistan and it will continue till March 19th. 

8. (b) France
France has launched its first military exercises in space to test its ability to defend its satellites as well as other defence equipment from attack amid the growing competition between the world powers in Earth’s orbit.