Current Affairs Quiz : March 15, 2017
Q.1) Which city in India is emerged as the best city in terms of living standards among Indian cities, while Vienna has been ranked at the top globally?
a) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Kolkata
d) Hyderabad
e) Bangalore
Q.2) Which State/UT in India records coldest March day in decade?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) New Delhi
d) Sikkim
e) Pondicherry
Q.3) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of _____________ visited India after 7 years.
a) Bangladesh
b) Bhutan
c) Myanmar
d) Nepal
e) Georgia
Q.4) SilkAir is a subsidiary of ___________Airlines, signed a pact with Vistara to code share on Indian domestic flights.
a) Air India
b) Emirates
c) Malaysian
d) Qatar
e) Singapore
Q.5) World’s first fluorescent frog is found in which country?
a) US
b) Argentina
c) UK
d) Australia
e) India
Q.6) Kalinga Stadium in _____________ is to host the Asian Athletics Championship.
a) Cuttack
b) Rourkela
c) Bhubaneswar
d) Sambalpur
e) Berhampur
Q.7) Joanna Rowsell–Shand, announced her retirement she is related to which game?
a) Skating
b) Gymnastics
c) Archery
d) Shooting
e) Cycle Tracking
Q.8) An England born Canadian runner who became the first septuagenarian record breaking marathoner __________ died recently?
a) Abel Anton
b) Robert kipkoech
c) Stefano Baldini
d) Ed whitlock
e) Dick Beardsley
Q.9) TLabs and ___________ joined hands to strengthen mobile startup ecosystem in India.
a) Twitter
b) Gmail
c) Facebook
d) Skype
e) LinkedIn
Q.10) Tata steel and __________ have been named in the list of World’s most ethical companies.
a) Wipro
b) Polaris
c) Accenture
d) Cognizant
e) Tata communication
Q.11) Uber launched ‘realtime ID check’ in India in how many cities to ensure the driver using the app matches the account registered?
a) 7
b) 4
c) 5
d) 8
e) 6
Q.12) World Bank agreed to provide loan to Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Project in _________
a) Gujarat
b) Odisha
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
e) Karnataka
Q.13) State Bank of India (SBI) said it would allow one–time settlements for tractor and farm equipment loans till _______
a) April 1st 2017
b) June 1st 2017
c) August 15th 2017
d) July 1st 2017
e) March 31st 2017
Q.14) World Consumer Rights Day observed on March 15, What is the Theme for World Consumer Rights Day 2017?
a) From waste to profits – through Reduce, recycle and reuse.
b) Customs and the environment: protecting our natural heritage
c) Helping consumers choose healthy diets.
d) Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust.
e) Data Analysis for Effective Border Management.
Q.15) What is the Capital of Bangladesh?
a) Thimphu
b) Tirana
c) Dhaka
d) Algiers
e) Phnom Penh
Q.16) Who has been recently elected as the Chief minister of Manipur?
a) Yumnan Joykumar Singh
b) Najma Heptulla
c) Okram Ibobi Singh
d) Manohar Parrikar
e) N. Biren Singh
Q.17) Who among the following resign from ICC Chairman?
a) N. Srinivasan
b) Mustafa Kama
c) Zaheer Abbas
d) Shashank Manohar
e) Narinder Kumar
Q.18) Who among the following will continue to be the chairman of the board of governors of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) till June 2020?
a) Pawan Goenka
b) Bhaskar Ramamurthi
c) K.N.Satyanarayana
d) Pradeep Mathur
e) C. V. R. Murthy
