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Current Affairs Quiz: 21 & 22 March 2026

15 questions from the news of 21 & 22 March 2026. Tap an option to see the answer and the explanation.

DAILY QUIZCurrent AffairsQuiz21 & 22 March 202615 questions with answers and explanationssafalsetu.com
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1. Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala relates mainly to which sector?

Answer: A. It is a national workshop drive run by the Health Ministry through NACO to improve HIV/AIDS handling at district level.

2. How many priority districts does the Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala concentrate on?

Answer: B. The programme follows a district-focused approach across 219 priority districts, with local actions guided by data analysis.

3. What do the 95:95:95 (or 95:95:99) targets for HIV/AIDS seek to achieve?

Answer: E. They call for 95% of people to know their status, 95% of those diagnosed to be on treatment, and 95–99% to reach viral suppression.

4. PRARAMBH 2026 is linked to which big reform?

Answer: D. It is a countrywide awareness campaign to help the new Income Tax Act, 2025, come into effect smoothly from 1 April 2026.

5. Which AI tool has been brought in under PRARAMBH 2026?

Answer: C. Kar Saathi is an AI chatbot that gives taxpayers instant help and clears up their queries.

6. What is the main intent of interest subvention on export credit?

Answer: B. It is an interest subsidy on pre- and post-shipment credit that makes financing cheaper, particularly for MSMEs.

7. According to the revised export credit interest subvention scheme, when does the benefit cease?

Answer: D. Under the new norms the subvention ends from the date the loan is classed as a Non-Performing Asset.

8. The revised export credit interest subvention scheme covers loans disbursed from which date?

Answer: A. Only export credit disbursed on or after 2 January 2026 comes under it, so new loans follow the updated norms.

9. What mainly drove the rupee's recent fall to ₹93.72 per US dollar?

Answer: E. Importers bought more dollars and global crude prices jumped, which swelled India's import bill and weakened the rupee.

10. After RBI's rate cuts since February 2025, what repo rate is cited as current?

Answer: C. RBI cut the repo rate by a total of 125 basis points since February 2025 and has held it at 5.25%.

11. Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala was organised by which body under the Health Ministry?

Answer: B. The National AIDS Control Organisation organised it.

12. PRARAMBH 2026 is an awareness campaign for which law, effective 1 April 2026?

Answer: A. It supports roll-out of the Income Tax Act, 2025.

13. From what date does the amended export credit interest subvention scheme apply to new credit?

Answer: A. It applies to credit disbursed on or after 2 January 2026.

14. What all-time low did the rupee touch against the US dollar, as discussed at RBI's 622nd board meeting?

Answer: C. The rupee hit ₹93.72 per dollar.

15. How many electric buses did Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flag off in March 2026?

Answer: C. The notes state 300 electric buses were flagged off.