Important Day

• World Theatre Day – 27 March.

International

• The United Nations launched a _______ global humanitarian response plan to fund the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the world’s poorest countries – USD 2 billion.

National

• This institution has set up a task force to develop a management protocol for COVID-19 – All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
• Ministry of Finance announced _______ relief package for the poor who need immediate help like migrant workers and urban and rural poor – Rs 1.7 lakh crore.
• Under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY), Ministry of Finance announced an additional five kilos of rice/wheat will be given along with 1-kilo pulse per household for a period of – three months.
• Ministry of Finance announced a _______ insurance cover per person for frontline health workers involved in managing the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak – Rs 50 lakh.
• The central government has approved double-digit hike in wages from Rs 13 to _____ in FY20-21, for manual workers under MGNREGA – Rs 34 (average wages: Rs 201 per day).
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) decided to increase monthly quota of subsidized foodgrains by 2 kg to _____ per person through ration shops – 7 kg.
• A new smartphone app of the Government of India that aims to curb the community spread of coronavirus – “CoWin-20” App.

General Knowledge

• The enactment of the National Food Security Act, (NFSA) 2013 on – 5 July 2013.
• Food Corporation of India (FCI) – Founded: 1965; Headquarters: New Delhi.
• University Grants Commission (UGC) – Founded: 28 December 1953; Headquarters: New Delhi; Founder: Abul Kalam Azad.
• International Theatre Institute (ITI) – Founded: 1948; Headquarters: Shanghai, China.
• United Nations (UN) – Founded: 24 October 1945; Headquarters: New York, USA.
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Founded: 4 November 1946; Headquarters: Paris, France.
• Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) launched in – December 2016.
• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was passed in – September 2005.
• MGNREGA aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least ____ days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work – 100.
• First All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) – New Delhi (in 1956).