13-MARCH-2026 Current Affairs
(1.) What total financial outlay was released under the 22nd installment of the PM-KISAN scheme on March 13, 2026?
(a.) Rs 12,500 crore
(b.) Rs 15,000 crore
(c.) Rs 18,640 crore
(d.) Rs 21,000 crore
(2.) Which Amrit Bharat Express train service connecting Assam to Telangana was flagged off by PM Modi in March 2026?
(a.) Guwahati to Secunderabad
(b.) Kamakhya to Charlapalli
(c.) Dibrugarh to Hyderabad
(d.) Silchar to Warangal
(3.) What was the total value of infrastructure projects inaugurated and initiated by PM Modi during his visit to Assam on March 13, 2026?
(a.) Rs 12,000 crore
(b.) Rs 18,500 crore
(c.) Rs 24,250 crore
(d.) Rs 30,000 crore
(4.) Which institution partnered with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to develop the first National Highway Green Cover Index?
(a.) Forest Survey of India
(b.) ISRO National Remote Sensing Centre
(c.) CSIR-CRRI
(d.) Survey of India
(5.) How many kilometers of national highways were evaluated under the first National Highway Green Cover Index (2025–26)?
(a.) 10,000 km
(b.) 15,000 km
(c.) 23,000 km
(d.) 35,000 km
(6.) Which R&D organization under Indian Railways designed the indigenous Kavach 4.0 Automatic Train Protection system?
(a.) COFMOW
(b.) RDSO
(c.) RITES
(d.) IRCON
(7.) What radio frequency technology is used in Kavach 4.0 for continuous loco-to-station communication?
(a.) VHF Radio
(b.) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and RFID
(c.) Satellite Transponder
(d.) 5G NR Slicing
(8.) At which facility did ISRO successfully conduct the ground hot test of the CE20 Cryogenic Engine on March 13, 2026?
(a.) SDSC Sriharikota
(b.) IPRC Mahendragiri
(c.) VSSC Thiruvananthapuram
(d.) SAC Ahmedabad
(9.) Which stage of the LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) rocket is powered by the CE20 cryogenic engine?
(a.) S200 Solid Motor
(b.) L110 Core Liquid Stage
(c.) C25 Upper Cryogenic Stage
(d.) PSLV Fourth Stage
(10.) What is the full form of 'IPRC', the ISRO center located in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu?
(a.) ISRO Propulsion Complex
(b.) ISRO Payload Research Center
(c.) Indian Propellant Reserve Center
(d.) ISRO Processing Control Unit
(11.) Who hosted the delegation of global parliamentarians attending the NXT Conclave 2026 at Parliament House?
(a.) Jagdeep Dhankhar
(b.) Om Birla
(c.) S. Jaishankar
(d.) Droupadi Murmu
(12.) What paperless digital portal launched by the Indian Parliament was highlighted during the NXT Conclave 2026?
(a.) e-Vidhan
(b.) Digital Sansad
(c.) Parliament Connect
(d.) Sansad TV App
(13.) How many Parliamentary Friendship Groups has the Indian Parliament constituted to strengthen ties with legislatures worldwide?
(a.) 25 groups
(b.) 40 groups
(c.) Over 60 groups
(d.) 100 groups
(14.) Which Parliamentary Standing Committee tabled its 405th Report auditing national environmental governance on March 13, 2026?
(a.) Committee on Public Undertakings
(b.) Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
(c.) Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
(d.) Estimates Committee
(15.) What extent of illegal forest land encroachment was highlighted in the 405th Parliamentary Standing Committee Report?
(a.) 5,000 sq km
(b.) 8,500 sq km
(c.) Over 13,000 sq km
(d.) 25,000 sq km
(16.) Under which Act were the new Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the EEZ Rules notified in March 2026?
(a.) Fisheries Act 1897
(b.) Territorial Waters and EEZ Act 1976
(c.) Biological Diversity Act 2002
(d.) Environment Protection Act 1986
(17.) What is the name of the online digital portal through which access passes are issued for mechanised deep-sea fishing vessels?
(a.) Navik Port
(b.) ReALCraft Portal
(c.) Sagar Sampada
(d.) Matsya Setu
(18.) Mechanised fishing vessels of what minimum length threshold require mandatory access passes under the new EEZ rules?
(a.) 12 metres
(b.) 18 metres
(c.) 24 metres
(d.) 30 metres
(19.) Which hospital was directed by the Supreme Court on March 13, 2026, to admit a terminally ill patient into palliative care under passive euthanasia directives?
(a.) Fortis Healthcare
(b.) AIIMS Delhi
(c.) Safdarjung Hospital
(d.) PGIMER Chandigarh
(20.) The right to die with dignity through passive euthanasia is recognized as part of which Fundamental Right under the Constitution of India?
(a.) Article 14
(b.) Article 19
(c.) Article 21
(d.) Article 25
(21.) In which landmark case did a 5-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court recognize passive euthanasia and advance medical directives in 2018?
(a.) Aruna Shanbaug v. Union of India
(b.) Common Cause v. Union of India
(c.) Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab
(d.) Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
(22.) Where was the Valedictory Ceremony of the 'Tribes Art Fest (TAF) 2026' held on March 13, 2026?
(a.) Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
(b.) Travancore Palace, New Delhi
(c.) Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
(d.) Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, New Delhi
(23.) Who is the current Union Minister of Tribal Affairs who attended the TAF 2026 valedictory function?
(a.) Arjun Munda
(b.) Jual Oram
(c.) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
(d.) Kiren Rijiju
(24.) Which nodal statutory marketing federation under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs promotes tribal handicrafts and art products?
(a.) NAFED
(b.) TRIFED
(c.) KVIC
(d.) Coir Board
(25.) What percentage of India's total LNG imports originate from Qatar as highlighted in Parliament in March 2026?
(a.) 30 percent
(b.) 45 percent
(c.) 60 percent
(d.) 80 percent
(26.) Who is the current Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas in India?
(a.) Pralhad Joshi
(b.) Hardeep Singh Puri
(c.) Dharmendra Pradhan
(d.) Piyush Goyal
(27.) What is the maximum width limit of India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) measured from the baseline under UNCLOS and Indian law?
(a.) 12 nautical miles
(b.) 24 nautical miles
(c.) 200 nautical miles
(d.) 350 nautical miles
(28.) In which year was the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme launched nationwide?
(a.) 2017
(b.) 2019
(c.) 2020
(d.) 2021
(29.) What annual income support is provided to eligible farmer families under the PM-KISAN scheme?
(a.) Rs 4,000
(b.) Rs 6,000
(c.) Rs 8,000
(d.) Rs 10,000
(30.) Where is the headquarters of the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), an ISRO center that partnered for the Green Cover Index?
(a.) Bengaluru
(b.) Hyderabad
(c.) Thiruvananthapuram
(d.) Ahmedabad
(31.) Which safety level rating under international railway standards is achieved by the Kavach 4.0 system?
(a.) SIL-1
(b.) SIL-2
(c.) SIL-3
(d.) SIL-4
(32.) Which rocket is called the heavy-lift launch vehicle of ISRO, previously known as GSLV Mark III?
(a.) PSLV
(b.) SSLV
(c.) LVM3
(d.) RLV-TD
(33.) What is the primary propulsive fuel used in the CE20 Cryogenic Engine?
(a.) Kerosene
(b.) Liquid Hydrogen
(c.) Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine
(d.) Monomethylhydrazine
(34.) Under which Article of the Constitution of India is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha elected?
(a.) Article 89
(b.) Article 93
(c.) Article 100
(d.) Article 110
(35.) Under which Section of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 are Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) notified around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries?
(a.) Section 2
(b.) Section 3
(c.) Section 5
(d.) Section 10
(36.) In which state is the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) located?
(a.) Kerala
(b.) Tamil Nadu
(c.) Andhra Pradesh
(d.) Karnataka
(37.) Which district of Assam is home to the Railway Periodic Overhauling Workshop inaugurated by PM Modi in March 2026?
(a.) Kamrup
(b.) Kokrajhar
(c.) Cachar
(d.) Jorhat
(38.) Which traditional tribal painting style originating from Maharashtra features white pigment figures depicting social life on mud walls?
(a.) Gond Painting
(b.) Warli Painting
(c.) Pithora Painting
(d.) Madhubani Painting
(39.) What is the chemical oxidizer paired with liquid hydrogen in cryogenic rocket engines?
(a.) Nitric Acid
(b.) Liquid Oxygen
(c.) Nitrogen Tetroxide
(d.) Hydrogen Peroxide
(40.) Where is the headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) located?
(a.) Thiruvananthapuram
(b.) Bengaluru
(c.) Hyderabad
(d.) Chennai