Current Affairs March 2016 (Part: IV)

1. Who among the following was named as the sole entry from India into the list of
Worlds 50 greatest leaders recently launched by Fortune?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Narender Modi
Mayawati
Anand Mahindra
Arvind Kejriwal

ANS: D
2. Who among the following has topped the list of worlds 50 greatest leaders released
by Fortune?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Bill Gates
Angela Merkel
Jeff Bezos
Arvind Kejriwal

ANS: C
3. In which of the following Indian states has ISRO established the Gadanki Ionospheric
Radar Interferometer (GIRI)?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat

ANS: C
4. Name the recently launched an artificial intelligence-powered chat bot to help
researchers learn more about humans' ability to converse.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Tay
ZIP
Dippy
Suz

ANS: A
5. Which of the following companies has launched the controversial chatbot Tay?
A) Google
B) Microsoft
C) Apple

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D) Twitter
ANS: B
6. According to Natural Hazards Vulnerability Index, which continent is most vulnerable
to natural hazards?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Asia
Australia
Africa
North America

ANS: C
7. Who among the following has been appointed as Chairman of Central Administrative
Tribunal?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Permod Kohli
Ashok Lahiri
Anand Bhattacharya
Rama Krishnan

ANS: A
8. Which of the following organizations had made an offer of Rs 9000 Cr for Swachh
Bharat Mission (SMB) in rural areas?
A)
B)
C)
D)

IMF
BRICS Bank
World Bank
UN

ANS: C
9. Which of the following days is observed as the World Tuberculosis Day?
A)
B)
C)
D)

March 21
March 22
March 23
March 24

ANS: D
10. Which of the following is the venue for the Ninth International Abilympics, an event
for persons with disabilities?
A) Germany
B) France

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C) Sweden
D) Denmark
ANS: B
11. Who among the following has been appointed as the new editor of The Hindu?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Mukund Padmanabhan
Praveen Chandran
Shankar Raman
Kumareeshwaran

ANS: A
12. Government has hiked Dearness Allowance by 6% for central government
employees and pensioners. Now, the current DA is
A)
B)
C)
D)

100%
120%
125%
150%

ANS: C
13. Which of the following days is observed as The World Meteorological Day?
A)
B)
C)
D)

March 22
March 23
March 24
March 25

ANS: B
14. Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh have commissioned an international
gateway of internet service in __________.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Agartala
Guwahati
Kolkata
Itanagar

ANS: A
15. Who among the following has been chosen for the CV Kunhiraman Literary Prize?
A) K Gunasekaran
B) N Karunakaran
C) C Kalyanamoorthy

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D) M Sukumaran
ANS: D
16. Name the recently launched mobile app by Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh
for farmers in order to take technology to farm fields.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Whats Krishi
Whats Kheti
Krishi App
Pusa Krishi

ANS: D
17. Which of the following days is observed as the World Water Day?
A)
B)
C)
D)

March 20
March 21
March 22
March 23

ANS: C
18. Which of the following cities in India will host the 8th annual BRICS Summit from
October 15-16?
A)
B)
C)
D)

New Delhi
Kolkata
Mumbai
Goa

ANS: D
19. In a recent scientific development, researchers have developed a new Gravity Map
of which of the following planets?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Mercury
Sun
Moon
Mars

ANS: D
20. Government of India has cancelled the recognition of __________.
A) Delhi Stock Exchange
B) Kolkata Stock Exchange
C) Surat Stock Exchange

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D) Chennai Stock Exchange

ANS: A
21. In which of the following countries have the Hinduja brothers emerged as the richest
Asian-origin entrepreneurs.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Australia
South America
North America
Britain

ANS: D
22. Which of the following bowlers was suspended by the ICC for illegal action in the
ongoing WT20?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Ashish Nehra
Taskin Ahmed
Mohamed Asif
Mustafizur Rehman

ANS: B
23. Which of the following players was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the BNP Paribas
Open Finals?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Roger Federer
Andy Murray
Milos Raonic
Rafael Nadal

ANS: C
24. Nepal has signed a transit and transportation treaty with which of the following
countries?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Bangaldesh
Bhutan
China
Vietnam

ANS: C
25. Which of the following Indian-origin students was awarded the inaugural Noor Inayat
Khan Prize?
A) Geetakshi Arora

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B) Radhika Chetti
C) Sundaram Pillai
D) Kalyana Pandiyan
ANS: A
26. Who among the following has been named Huawei global ambassador recently?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Virat Kohli
Leonardo Dicaprio
Lionel Messi
Christiano Ronaldo

ANS: C

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