Current Affairs One-Liner: 17th March 2021

• Bachat Plus: It is a non-linked, participating, individual, saving plan launched by LIC. It offers protection and saving features by providing financial support for the family of the deceased policyholder any time before the maturity period. It offers Rs 1 lakh of minimum basic sum assured with no upper limit. It comes with a maturity period of 5 years.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of LIC: Mumbai
• Chairman of LIC: M R Kumar
• Kisan Mela: It was organised at the Agriculture Complex in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. It was organised as the part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

• Mohammad Naveed and Shaian Anwar Butt: They are UAE’s cricket players and are imposed with a ban of 8 years by ICC (International Cricket Council). The ban is imposed under the charges of trying to fix the match during the T20 World Cup qualifiers in 2019.
• Awards and Recognition: Gowsalya Shankar: She was awarded the International Woman of Courage Award 2021.
• Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’ 
• Author of Book: Indra Nooyi
• Title of Book: ‘Undertow 
• Author of Book: Jahnavi Barua
• Obituaries: Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair: He was a Kathakali dancer.
• MG Motor India partnered with IIT Delhi
• India-Finland Virtual Summit
• Banks to Implement Image based CTS System—By RBI
• Appointments and Resignation on 17th March 2021
• AIM signed SoI with Aster DM Healthcare

Question: 

Q.1 Which of the following insurance company launched the Bachat Plus plan?
a. United India Insurance
b. Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
c. Life Insurance Corporation of India
d. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance