Daily Current Affairs Quiz 31st March 2021, Daily GK Quiz

Exp. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla Khan Zoological Park in Gorakhpur 28th March. This is the first zoo in Purvanchal and the third in the state.

The Chief Minister said the zoo has been named after great freedom fighter Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan. He said that the nation is celebrating 75th anniversary of its Independence as Azadi Ka Amit Mahotsav this year, and it is a tribute to the great freedom fighter.

Exp. Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the “Tribal TB Initiative” on March 26, 2021, as a step towards achieving ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ by 2025. The Ministry also released a guidance note on Joint Action Plan for elimination of Tuberculosis (TB), a Special Edition of Tribal Ministry’s Publication ‘ALEKH’ on TB and a document on Tribal Tuberculosis (TB) Initiative at the event.

Exp. The World Bank (WB) raised its forecast of India’s FY22 growth to 10.1%, substantially higher than the 5.4% it had projected in January, according to its South Asia Economic Focus Spring update report.

However, reflecting the uncertainty on account of the pandemic, the WB chose to provide a range for its FY22 prediction of 7.5-12.5% due to “significant uncertainty at this stage about both epidemiological and policy.

Exp.The star-studded 66th Filmfare awards saw Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Thappad’ recording the most wins with seven awards, followed by ‘GulaboSitabo’, winning six, both emerging as big winners of the evening.

late actor Irrfan Khan bagging the Best Actor (Male) award, for his moving performance in ‘Angrezi Medium’ and also with the Lifetime Achievement award.

Exp.The star-studded 66th Filmfare awards saw Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Thappad’ recording the most wins with seven awards, followed by ‘GulaboSitabo’, winning six, both emerging as big winners of the evening.

late actor Irrfan Khan bagging the Best Actor (Male) award, for his moving performance in ‘Angrezi Medium’ and also with the Lifetime Achievement award.

Best Film: Thappad

Exp. The star-studded 66th Filmfare awards saw Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Thappad’ recording the most wins with seven awards, followed by ‘GulaboSitabo’, winning six, both emerging as big winners of the evening.

late actor Irrfan Khan bagging the Best Actor (Male) award, for his moving performance in ‘Angrezi Medium’ and also with the Lifetime Achievement award.

Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female): TaapseePannu (Thappad)

Exp. Noted Marathi writer Dr SharankumarLimbale will receive Saraswati Samman, 2020 for his book Sanatan. The award carries fifteen lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque. Saraswati Samman, instituted by K K Birla Foundation in 1991, is recognised as the most prestigious and highest literary award in the country.

Dr Limbale’sSanatan has been published in 2018. Sanatan is an important social and historical document of dalit struggle.

Exp.Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare’s son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction.

Hamnet, an unfortunately well-timed story for the current pandemic, explores the impact of the boy’s illness and death on his family.

Tom Zoellner’s Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire won for nonfiction, and Amy Stanley’s Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World was the winner in biography.

Exp. The 11th edition of Indo-US joint special forces exercises Vajra Prahar 2021 was conducted at Special Forces training school located at Bakloh, in Himachal Pradesh. The exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ is aimed at sharing best practices and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning and operational tactics.

The exercise was aimed at improving interoperability between the special forces of the two countries.

Exp.International Transgender Day of Visibility observed globally on 31st March every year. The day is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society.

The day was founded by US-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall of Michigan in 2009.

Exp. Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton got his bid for an eighth world title off to a thrilling start with victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix on 28th March. Hamilton after his 96th career win.

Max Verstappen (Red bull) and V Bottas (Mercedes) stand 2nd and 3rd Position Respectively.

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President: David Malpass