Current Affairs Quiz March 21, 2018

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1 Current Affairs Quiz March 21, Which country Bans Use Of Venezuelan Cryptocurrency Petro? A. USA B. Saudi Arabia C. Indonesia D. India 2. Which ministry ink MoU on skill development at KVK recently? A. Ministry of External Affairs B. Ministry of Corporate Affairs C. Ministry of Telecommunication D. Ministry of Agriculture 3. The 2018 World Poetry Day (WPD) is celebrated on which date? A. March 23 B. March 20 C. March 22 D. March What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Happiness? A. Share Happiness B. Angry Birds Happy Planet C. Reclaim Happiness

2 D. Happy Heroes 5. The Government of India (GoI) has approved to set up a Plastic Park in which district of Jharkhand? A. Jamtara B. Godda C. Deoghar D. Sahebganj 6. The National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA) project of India has become the world s first trusted digital repository. The NCAA project is implemented by which union ministry? A. Ministry of Culture B. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting C. Ministry of Science and Technology D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 7. Which place GIC Re to Operate from Lloyd? A. London B. USA C. Netherlands D. Singapore

3 8. Recently, Which state BHEL commissions first unit of Kishanganga hydro project? A. Jammu Kashmir B. Madhya Pradesh C. Rajasthan D. Uttar Pradesh th Indian Science Congress to be held in. A. Bangalore B. Lucknow C. Mumbai D. Bhopal 10. International Day of Forests is observed on which date? A. March 21 B. August 5 C. November 19 D. June Which State/Union Territory has launched app for finding singing talent? A. Puducherry B. Tamil Nadu C. Delhi D. Maharashtra

4 12. Fixed term employment facility was previously available only in which sector? A. Apparel manufacturing sector B. Banking sector C. Agriculture sector D. Real estate sector 13. The Ministry of Agriculture signed agreement with which ministry to conduct training programmes for agriculture? A.Ministry of Food Processing Industries B. Ministry Of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public C. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship D. Ministry of Human Resource and Development 14. The University Grants Commission has approved autonomy for how many higher educational institutions? A. 40 B. 50 C. 60 D What is the theme of international day of forests? A. Forests and Suitable Cities B. Forests and Suspendable Cities C. Forests and Sustainable Cities

5 D. Forests and Sustainable lands 16. Which of the following city has been rated the world s most liveable city for the ninth consecutive year by Mercer in its annual Quality of Living survey? A. Vienna B. Zurich C. Auckland D. Munich 17. Which of the following state or union territory has the least number of beggars? A. Lakshadweep B. West Bengal C. Uttar Pradesh D. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 18. Supreme Court ruled that government authorities cannot charge more than as application fee for those seeking information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. A. 50 B. 60 C. 70 D. 80

6 19. Who has been re-elected as the Vice-President of Nepal? A. Nanda Bahadur Pun B. Bidhya Devi Bhandari C. Sushil Koirala D. Khadga Prasad Oli 20. What is the name of Venezuelan Cryptocurrency which was banned by USA? A. Peta B. Petra C. Peto D. Petro 21. Which project has been certified as the world s first Trusted Digital Repository? A. National Control Audiovisual Archives B. Neutral Cultural Audio and visual Archives C. National Cultural Audiovisual Archives D. National Control Audiovisual Archives 22. NITI Aayog signs with which company to improve health, education in Aspirational Districts? A. Parsen Groups B. Piramal Foundation C. Tanit s Group D. Subhan Foundation

7 Answer: B 23. The Kishanganga hydro-electric project (HEP) of NHPC has been located in which state? A. Gujarat B. Rajasthan C. Jammu and Kashmir D. Karnataka 24. Who has been named as the winner of the Abel Prize for 2018? A. Rintec Shah B. Robert Langlands C. Renee Manusha D. Sandish Lah Answer: B 25. The crown prince of which gulf nation said that women should have a choice whether to wear abaya robe or not? A. Kuwait B. UAE C. Saudi Arabia D. Qatar 26. Which nation blocked UN Security Council s recent meeting on human rights situation in Syria? A. China B. North Korea

8 C. United States of America D. Russia 27. Htin Kyaw was the President of which country? A. South Korea B. Myanmar C. Vietnam D. Singapore Answer: B 28. Who has been appointed as Ambassador to Korea? A. Navtej Singh Sarna B. S. Jaishankar C. TCA Raghavan D. Atul M. Gotsurve 29. In which of the following state Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the Inland ferry services? A. Telangana B. Tamilnadu C. Andhra Pradesh D. Orissa Answer: E 30. Who is the author of the book Paramveer Parwane? A. Prabhakiran singh

9 B. Prabhakar Anand C. Prabhakiran jay D. Prabhakiran Jain