Current Affairs One-Liner: 24th March 2021

Published on March 24, 2021
  • Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank inaugurated Shaheed Bhagat Singh Smarak in New Delhi.
  • Roscosmos, the Russian space agency launched the 38 foreign satellites into orbit through Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The 38 foreign satellites belonged to 18 different nations.
Current Affairs One-Liner: 24th March 2021
  • Static Part: 
    • Capital of Russia: Moscow
    • Currency of Russia: Ruble
  • Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘Bringing Governments and People Closer’
    • Author: Dr M Ramachandran
  • 36th meeting of the Council of RATS (Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure) of SCO: It was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In this meet, it was decided that India, Pakistan, China will participate in ‘Pabb-Antiterror-2021’, which is a Joint Anti-Terrorism Exercise, which will be held in 2021.
  • Static Part: 
    • HQ of RATS: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Important Days and Themes: 24th March 2021: World Tuberculosis Day
    • Theme for 2021: The Clock is Ticking
  • Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana: It will be implemented in Rajasthan from 1st May 2021. The scheme grants free annual medical insurance of upto Rs 5 lakhs.
  • Static Part: 
    • CM of Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot
    • Governor of Rajasthan: Kalraj Mishra
  • Awards and Recognition: Gandhi Peace Prize: For 2019, it is conferred to Late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.
    • For 2020, it is conferred to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
  • Obituaries: Nawal Saadawi: She was an Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist.
  • RBI imposed Rs 15 lakh Penalty on Fedbank Financial Services Limited
  • MoC between India & Japan for Water Resources
  • UNOPS partnered with Denmark
  • PRANIT e-Tendering Portal
  • Free-Space Quantum Communication Demonstrated by ISRO

Question: 

Q.1 Which state implement Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana from 1st May 2021?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
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