Thursday 10 March 2016

Current Affairs March 2016


Q. 01: Who has won Gold medal in the 50m pistol men event at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2016?
1. Abhinav Bindra
2. Jitu Rai
3. Karam Lehal
4. Ronjan Sodhi
Ans: 2


 Q. 02: The Setu Bharatam project has been launched for which purpose?
1. To make all national highways free of Railway crossings
2. To create free apps for Swatch Bharat Mission
3. To encourage entrepreneurship among youth
4. To boost Swatch Bharat Abhiyan
Ans: 1

 Q. 03: The world’s most expensive train station has been opened in which city?
1. Washington
2. Berlin
3. Tokyo
4. New York
Ans: 4

 Q. 04: Which Indian umpire has been promoted as the International Outdoor Umpire by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?
1. Kumar Dixit
2. Jitendra Rai
3. Nepoleon Singh
4. Mahendra Singh
Ans: 3

 Q. 05: Who of the following Indian-American investor took charge as Alternate Executive Director at International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
1. Nikhil Chopra
2. Sunil Sabharwal
3. Vikrant Singh
4. Dheerendra Payasi
Ans: 2

 Q. 06: Paramesh Krishnan Nair, who died recently, was related to which field?
1. Banking
2. Film Industry
3. Photography
4. History
Ans: 2

 Q. 07: When will the Indian government set to digitally connect all post offices in rural areas in the country?
1. December, 2016
2. March, 2017
3. August, 2017
4. December, 2017
Ans: 2

 Q. 08: Who will be conferred with the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015?
1. Rishi Kapoor
2. Jaya Bachhan
3. Manoj Kumar
4. Kamal Hassan
 Ans: 3

 Q. 09: Which of following bank launched ‘mortgage guarantee’ backed loans for affordable housing sector?
1. Axis
2. SBI
3. ICICI
4. HDFC
Ans: 3

 Q. 10: Who got appointed as CEO of HarperCollins India?
1. Ananth Padmanabhan
2. Brian Murray
3. Chantal Restivo
4. Diane Bailey
Ans: 1

 Q. 11: The World Wildlife Day is observed on which date?
1. February 29
2. March 3
3. April 21
4. May 5
Ans: 2

 Q. 12: Who has been chosen for the 2015 Bihari Puraskar?
1. Vijaydan Detha
2. Nand Bhardwaj
3. Bhagwati Lal Vyas
4. Rajesh Vyas
Ans: 3

 Q. 13: India’s first Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme has been launched by which state?
1. Kerala
2. Rajasthan
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Delhi
Ans: 4

 Q. 14: Which Indian has won the 2016 Windham-Campbell in the fiction category?
1. Kiran Nagarkar
2. Stanley Crouch
3. Rohinton Mistry
4. Jerry Pinto
Ans: 4

 Q. 15: “International Yoga Day” celebrates on -
1. 5th June
2. 20th June
3. 21st June
4. 22nd June
Ans: 3

 Q. 16: The first Raisina Dialogue 2016 has been hosted by which union ministry?
1. Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour
2. Ministry of Health
3. Ministry of External Affairs
4. Ministry of Finance
Ans: 3 

Q. 17: Which of the following organisation has launched its first Uridashi Masala bonds?
1. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
2. International Finance Corporation (IFC)
3. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
4. BRICS Bank
Ans: 2

 Q. 18: What is the theme of the 2016 Zero Discrimination Day?
1. Stand Up
2. Stand Out
3. Speak loud for justice
4. Live Up
Ans: 2

 Q. 19: What is the India’s position in the latest Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report?
1. 44
2. 86
3. 90
4. 112
Ans: 3

 Q. 20: Martin Crowe, who died recently, was a cricketer from which country?
1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. South Africa
4. West Indies
Ans: 1

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