Current Affairs March 2016 - Online Quiz



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Q 1 - iWork@home, a first-of-its-kind programme that allows women employees to work from home for up to a year, has been introduced by ____________.

A - SBI

B - IDBI Bank

C - RBL Bank

D - ICICI Bank

Answer : D

Q 2 - Indias first-ever Aviation Park will come up in which state_____?

A - Gujarat

B - Madhya Pradesh

C - Telangana

D - Sikkim

Answer : A

Q 3 - What percent of domestic workers are excluded from social protection across the world, according to a report released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in March 2016?

A - 60%

B - 70%

C - 80%

D - 90%

Answer : D

Q 4 - Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan, who died in March 2016, was an expert of which Indian musical instrument?

A - Sitar

B - Tabla

C - Shehnai

D - Sarod

Answer : C

Q 5 - Name the Indian-origin student, who was awarded the inaugural Noor Inayat Khan Prize in London.

A - Barkha Kumar

B - Geetakshi Arora

C - Vimal Khanna

D - Jaydeep Singhal

Answer : B

Q 6 - Fiscal deficit target for the year 2016-17 is_______.

A - 4.2% of GDP

B - 3.6% of GDP

C - 4.5% of GDP

D - 3.5% of GDP

Answer : D

Q 7 - The Union Finance Minister announced to create Irrigation Fund in NABARD with an initial corpus of__________.

A - Rs. 38,394 cr

B - Rs. 35,000cr

C - Rs. 12,000cr

D - Rs. 20,000cr

Answer : D

Q 8 - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has been given approval for extension of time period of the Udaan Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir from 2015-16 till _________.

A - 2019-20

B - 2018-19

C - 2017-2018

D - 2020-2021

Answer : A

Q 9 - 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves was held at_____.

A - Malaysia

B - London

C - Paris

D - Lima (Peru)

Answer : D

Q 10 - World Bank approved $250mn loan to support electricity distribution sector reforms in__________.

A - Rajasthan

B - Bihar

C - Uttar Pradesh

D - Andhra Pradesh

Answer : A

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