General Awareness Quiz 16-March-2020

Question 1 ‘Fagli’ festival celebrated in which state of India?

 Answer - 

* The traditional ‘Fagli’ festival was celebrated in Yangpa village of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. The festival is organised to observe the “victory of good over evil”.
* This festival is celebrated to mark the end of winter or the beginning of spring.
* It is celebrated in the entire valley on the moonless night or Amavasya.

Question 2 ‘Hola Mohalla’ festival was celebrated in which state of India?

Answer -

* ‘Hola Mohalla’ is the annual Sikh festival celebrated on the following day of the festival Holi at Sri Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
* The festival will be celebrated for 3 days from March 10 to 12, 2020.
* The festival aims to physically strengthen Sikh community by holding acrobatic military exercises and mock battles.

Question 3 What is the theme of the International Women’s Day (IMD) 2020?
Answer - The UN Women’s theme for 2020 is “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights".
International Women's Day (IWD) is being celebrated every year on 8th March to highlight the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.

Question 4

What is the theme of the World Hearing day 2020? 

Answer - World Hearing Day is observed annually on 3 March. * The theme for World Hearing Day 2020 is "Hearing for Life. Don't let hearing loss limit you".
* The aim of this day is to raise global awareness among the general public and policy makers about hearing loss and ear and hearing care (EHC).
* WHO will make sure to spread the message that timely and effective interventions can ensure people with hearing loss to achieve their full potential.

 Question 5

What is the theme of World Wildlife day 2020? 

Answer -

● The theme of World Wildlife Day 2020 is “Sustaining all life on Earth”.
● The World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on 3 March since 2013 to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora.

 Question 6

What is the theme of Rare Diseases Day 2020? 

Answer -

• The rarest day of the year dedicated to raising awareness for people living with a rare disease.
• The rare disease community and its supporters come together today to share the message: Rare is many. Rare is strong. Rare is proud!

Question 7 

What is the theme of World Thinking Day 2020? 

Answer - 
• The theme for World Thinking Day 2020 is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
• At Girlguiding, these values are at the core of what we do, as we work to ensure that all girls receive the same great guiding experience.

Question 8

Where was the 13th Jaipur Literature Festival held in January 2020?

Answer - 

• Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot has inaugurated the Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur.
• This is the platform where people can share their views without any hesitation.
• About 500 speakers of different fields are participating in the festival, which is currently in its 13th year.

 Question 9 

Union Minister of North Eastern Development Dr Jitendra Singh chairs a meeting to fast-track the implementation of Ujh Multipurpose (National) Project, the project is being built in which state/UTs?

 Answer -

• the Minister of North Eastern Development Dr Jitendra Singh chaired the meeting to fast track the implementation of Ujh Multipurpose (National) Project, Jammu and Kashmir.
• The meeting was attended by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Power and other officers from state government of Punjab .
• The Meeting was held to fast track complete utilization of India’s rights under Indus Water Treaty. The project is to be constructed across River Ujh, a tributary of River Ravi.
• The project will help India utilizing the waters of Eastern Rivers to the fullest abiding to the Indus Water Treaty. It will help store 781 million cubic metres of water of River Ujh.

Question 10 
Atal tunnel, a highway tunnel, is being built between ____.

Answer -

Atal tunnel, a highway tunnel, is being built between Leh and Manali