Current Affairs March 2016 - Online Quiz



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Q 1 - India and IMF co-hosted meeting on Asia’s economic challenges in New Delhi, with the theme as ________.

A - Advancing India

B - Advancing Asia

C - United Asia

D - Asia Challenges

Answer : A

Q 2 - What is the amount allocated for Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana?

A - 5,000 crore

B - 15,000 crore

C - 8,000 crore

D - 25,000 crore

Answer : C

Q 3 - Who won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016 for the novel ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’?

A - Anuradha Roy

B - Jhumpa Lahiri

C - Akhil Sharma

D - Mirza Waheed

Answer : A

Q 4 - Name the person who has been granted sainthood as per the announcement made by Pope Francis.

A - Mother Teresa

B - Pope John XXIII

C - Vincenzo Grossi

D - None

Answer : A

Q 5 - The theme of the International Day of Forests 2016, observed on 21 March 2016, was_______.

A - Forests for Ecology

B - Go Green Be Safe

C - Forests and Water

D - Forests and Hills

Answer : C

Q 6 - The Reserve Bank of India has directed commercial banks to accelerate provisioning requirement, from April 1, for the existing stock of restructured loans that are showing signs of stress. The central bank’s move comes in the back drop of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s drive to clean up banks’ balance sheets by which date _________.

A - March 2017

B - March 2016

C - April 2020

D - December 2017

Answer : A

Q 7 - The new President of the Republic of Kosovo is_________.

A - Bali Muharre

B - Hashim Thaci

C - Isaq Mustufa

D - None of Them

Answer : B

Q 8 - Who won the 6th Cricket Asia Cup Title in March 2016?

A - Bangladesh

B - Sri Lanka

C - Pakistan

D - Australia

Answer : A

Q 9 - Keith Emerson, who passed away in March 2016, was a famous_________.

A - Painter

B - Artist

C - Actor

D - Rockstar

Answer : D

Q 10 - Who among the following topped the list of Fortune 2016 World’s Greatest Leaders list?

A - Aung San Suu Kyi (Democratic Leader)

B - Tim Cook (CEO, APPLE)

C - Angela Markel (Chancellor, Germany)

D - Jeff Bezos (AMAZON FOUNDER)

Answer : D

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