Haryana Current Affairs – March’ 2021 Set 1

Q.) New football sports stadium, equipped with FIFA-approved state-of-the-art facilities, will be come up at which of the following districts of Haryana?

(a) Bhiwani
(b) Ambala
(c) Rohtak
(d) Hisar

The stadium will be completed at a cost of Rs 115 crore.
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij reviewed the construction works at the Football Stadium of War Heroes Memorial Stadium, Ambala Cantonment and held a meeting with old and new sports persons related to football.

Q.) Who is the chairman of the High Level Apex Committee constituted for monitoring the NeVA Project in the state?

(a) Kanwar Pal Gujjar
(b) Sh. Rao Inderjit Singh
(c) Sh. Gian Chand Gupta
(d) Sh. Ranbir Gangwa

Q.) What is the height of the statue of the Architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on the premises of Haryana Vidhan Sabha?

(a) 7 Feet
(b) 9 Feet
(c) 11 Feet
(d) 5 Feet

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal unveiled a 7-feet high statue of Architect of Indian Constitution, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in the premises of Haryana Vidhan Sabha.
During this time, all the leaders and Chief Minister raised slogans of ‘Baba Saheb Ambedkar Amar Rahe’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’.

B.R. Ambedkar

14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956
Periodicals: Mooknayak(Leader of the Silent); Bahishkrit Bharat, and Equality Janta.
Institution: Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha
He was
- British India’s Minister of Labourin Viceroy’s Executive Council,
- Chairman of the Constituent Drafting committee,
- India’s first Minister of Law and Justice, and
- He was considered the chief architect of the Constitution of India (Modern Manu).
In 1990, the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, was posthumously conferred upon Ambedkar.

Q.) Haryana has become the first state in the country to successfully complete the first batch of Phase ____ of ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana’?

(a) Phase I
(b) Phase II
(c) Phase III
(d) Phase IV

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that Haryana is the first state in the country to successfully complete the first-batch of Phase-III of ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana’.
In this batch, 690 km length of rural roads came under Haryana at a cost of Rs 383.58 crore

It was launched by the Govt. of India to provide connectivity to unconnected Habitations as part of a poverty reduction strategy on 25^thDecember, 2000.
It is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
All-weather Road (with necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures, which is operable throughout the year),
The PMGSY shall cover only the rural areas.
Eligibility: unconnected habitations in the rural areas with a population of 500 persons and above in Plain areas and 250 and above in Hilly areas.
Phase 1: 2000
Phase 2: 2013
Phase 3: 2019

Q.) Aprajita-2021 is a cultural programme that was organized in which district or city of Haryana?

(a) Kaithal
(b) Ambala
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Faridabad

Q.) Haryana Government has started a Youtube Channel for the students of Sanskrit language called _________.

(a) Sanskrit academy for students
(b) Institute for Haryana
(c) Haryana Sanskrit Academy
(d) None of these

Haryana Government has started a YouTube channel for the students of Sanskrit language called ‘Haryana Sanskrit Academy’.
The language will now be brought to the digital platform.
Soon an ‘app’ of the Sanskrit Academy will also be launched.
Giving information about this, Director, Haryana Sanskrit Academy, Dr. Dinesh Shastri said that Sanskrit language works in the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
There is knowledge, there is science in Sanskrit.