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Question Bank Current Affairs March - 2018
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Question 1Single Answer
Which of the following Ministry has launched an initiative called SAMEEP Students and MEA Engement Programme?
  1. A
    Ministry of external Affairs
  2. B
    Ministry of Sports
  3. C
    Ministry of Law
  4. D
    Ministry of Law
  5. E
    Ministry of Commerce
Question 2Single Answer
Which Indian city hosted the 18th All India Whips' Conference  2018 ?
  1. A
    Chennai,  Tamil Nadu
  2. B
    Thrissur,  Kerala
  3. C
    Udiapur,  Rajasthan
  4. D
    Mumbai,  Maharashtra
  5. E
    Kolkata,  West Bengal 
Question 3Single Answer
According to the World economic forum,  India was ranked at which place among emerging economies on an Inclusive Development Index 2018 ?
  1. A
    62nd       
  2. B
    68th           
  3. C
    74th
  4. D
    87th           
  5. E
    108th  
Question 4Single Answer
Bharat Ke Veer fund that supports family of the martyred soldier is a initiative comes under which ministry?
  1. A
    Ministry of Finance
  2. B
    Ministry of Home Affairs
  3. C
    Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  4. D
    Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  5. E
    Ministry of Women & Child Development  
Question 5Single Answer
Who was awarded the first Muftl Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in Public Life at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium in Jammu  ?
  1. A
    Jammu & Kashmir  Chief Minister Mehbooba Muftl Sayeed
  2. B
    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
  3. C
    New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
  4. D
    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
  5. E
    Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal  
Question 6Single Answer
Which city in India launched a common card for rides on public buses
and the metro and thereby became the first city to have such common mobility card?
  1. A
    Mumbai        
  2. B
    Kolkata
  3. C
    Pune               
  4. D
    Chennai
  5. E
    Delhi 
Question 7Single Answer
Which Advertising Agency designed the Three  stroke Khelo India logo?
  1. A
    Ogilvy  India
  2. B
    Propaganda India
  3. C
    Haves Worldwide India
  4. D
    Grey India
  5. E
    JWT - India  
Question 8Single Answer
Who won the WTA Auckland Open Tennis title,  in Auckland,  New Zealand  ?
  1. A
    Julia Goerges     
  2. B
    Michael Venus
  3. C
    Ellen Barry         
  4. D
    Leanne Baker
  5. E
    Sacha Jones 
Question 9Single Answer
Which State Government had inaugurated and laid foundation stones of around  750 projects,  worth more than Rs 500 cror,  during " Vikas Samiksha Yatra? "
  1. A
    Assam 
  2. B
    Manipur     
  3. C
    Karnataka
  4. D
    Bihar         
  5. E
    Telangana  
Question 10Single Answer
According to All India Survey on Higher Education ( AISHE),  which India state topped in terms of Gross Enrolment Ratio ( GER)  in higher education?
  1. A
    Telangana     
  2. B
    Kerala
  3. C
    Karnataka          
  4. D
    Andrea Pradesh
  5. E
    Tamil Nadu  
Question 11Single Answer
Central Statistics Office ( CSO)  has announced the first advance estimates of National Income  2017-18 and  stated that growth in  India's  Gross  Domestic  Product ( GDP)  during  2017-18 is estimated at  ................................ %  ?
  1. A
    5.9%         
  2. B
    6.0 %     
  3. C
    6.2 %
  4. D
    6.3 %       
  5. E
    6.5 %  
Question 12Single Answer
Which space agency, has announced that it would launch two missions --GOLD and  ICON -- during  2018 to explore the little -understood area of 96 Km above Earth's surface?
  1. A
    ISRO    
  2. B
    Nasscom    
  3. C
    NASA
  4. D
    JAXA   
  5. E
    Roscosmos 
Question 13Single Answer
Which state hosted the 2nd edition of the Elite Women's  National Boxing Championship?
  1. A
    Haryana  
  2. B
    Punjab       
  3. C
    Manipur
  4. D
    Mizoram
  5. E
    Meghalaya 
Question 14Single Answer
Atal Pension Yojana subscriber base touches  80 lakh - mark. Which state has the highest number of subscribers (11.41 lakh)  ?
  1. A
    Gujarat   
  2. B
    Maharashtra
  3. C
    Uttar Pradesh  
  4. D
    Rahasthan
  5. E
    Madhya Pradesh 
Question 15Single Answer
Which country hosted the Himalayan Hydro Expo  2018 ?
  1. A
    India          
  2. B
    Pakistan  
  3. C
    Bhutan
  4. D
    Nepal    
  5. E
    Myanmar 
Question 16Single Answer
Which country 's Navy successfully conducted a test fire of a naval cruise missile named  Harba?
(1)   Pakistan           (2)  Afghanistan            (3)  Iran
(4)  Iraq                    (5)  Singapore 
  1. A
    Pakistan       
  2. B
    Afghanistan   
  3. C
    Iran
  4. D
    Iraq             
  5. E
    Singapore 
Question 17Single Answer
Defence ministry clears procurement of getting Barak missiles from which country  ?
  1. A
    Egypt 
  2. B
    Brazil    
  3. C
    Argentina
  4. D
    S. Africa       
  5. E
    Israel 
Question 18Single Answer
upto how much Rupees Finance Ministry stated that there will be no changes on debit card transactions?
  1. A
    1000  
  2. B
    1500      
  3. C
    1750
  4. D
    2000        
  5. E
    2250
Question 19Single Answer
Name the actor, who was presented Janakavi P Sawlaram award a function in Thane,  Maharashtra  ?
  1. A
    Sudhir Dalvi  
  2. B
    Urmila Matondkar
  3. C
    Meena Kumari  
  4. D
    Urmila Matondkar
  5. E
    Namrata Shirodkar 
Question 20Single Answer
Which team won the  3rd  edition of the Premier Badminto League championship at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, in Hyderabad  ?
  1. A
    Delhi  Dashers
  2. B
    Bengaluru  Blasters
  3. C
    Hyderabad Hunters
  4. D
    Chennai  Smashers
  5. E
    Mumbai Rockets 
Question 21Single Answer
Who was appointed the New Managing Director and CEO of National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited ( NCDEX)?
  1. A
    Sudeep  Sundar   
  2. B
    Surjith  Barnala
  3. C
    Sandeep  Singh     
  4. D
    Vijay Kumar
  5. E
    Priya  Mittal 
Question 22Single Answer
What is the rank of India on Global Manufacturing Index,  released by World Economic Forum  ( WEF)  ?
  1. A
    10    
  2. B
    24     
  3. C
    25
  4. D
    30    
  5. E
    45
Question 23Single Answer
Who was appointed the new chairman of The Gems and Jewellery  Export Promotion Council  ( GJEPC)?
  1. A
    Anuroop Singh       
  2. B
    Pramod Agarwal
  3. C
    Nikita  Todarwal       
  4. D
    Anuj Agarwal
  5. E
    Gaurang Shah 
Question 24Single Answer
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ( Meity)., announced the Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative in association with  ........................
  1. A
    NeKD     
  2. B
    NeLD
  3. C
    NeGD   
  4. D
    NeFD
  5. E
    NeND  
Question 25Single Answer
Sanjay Manjrekar launched his autobiography,  in Mumbai,  named
  1. A
    Imperfect         
  2. B
    Puppet
  3. C
    Tattoo and friends 
  4. D
    Kidz  Carnival
  5. E
    One International 
Question 26Single Answer
Which state Government inaugurated the 12th International Film Festival on Art and Artist?
  1. A
    Goa   
  2. B
    Maharashtra   
  3. C
    Odisha
  4. D
    Gujarat    
  5. E
    Kerala 
Question 27Single Answer
The  13th  annual Iron First joint exercises were held between which two country 's Military Forces?
  1. A
    US and China      
  2. B
    US  and  Japan
  3. C
    US and  Australia   
  4. D
    US  and  Russia
  5. E
    US  and  Canada  
Question 28Single Answer
As per the survey by travel app ' ixigo ' , which Railway Station  in Kerala was ranked the best Railway Station  in India by travellers in terms of cleanliness  ?
  1. A
    Trivandrum    
  2. B
    Kozhikode     
  3. C
    Kochi
  4. D
    Thrissur     
  5. E
    Kannur  
Question 29Single Answer
Who is the edition of the book " Majuli : Resources and Challenges  "?
  1. A
    Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti
  2. B
    Sushil  Kumar     
  3. C
    Jeet Singh
  4. D
    Sanjeev Das   
  5. E
    Lyan Dev Basha 
Question 30Single Answer
Which of the following Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carried 100th Satellite launched by India Space Research Organisational  ?
  1. A
    PSLV - A40   
  2. B
    PSLV - B40    
  3. C
    PSLV - C40
  4. D
    PSLV - D40     
  5. E
    PSLV - E40 
Question 31Single Answer
Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Finance Commission of the India Olympic Association  ( IOS)  ?
  1. A
    Suresh  Kalmadi
  2. B
    Anil Khanna
  3. C
    Vijay  Kumar
  4. D
    Abhay Singh Chautala
  5. E
    Narayana Ramachsndran 
Question 32Single Answer
The annual list of the World's Most Admired Companies for  2018 is released by
  1. A
    Times Now    
  2. B
    Business Standard
  3. C
    Economic  Times  
  4. D
    Business India
  5. E
    Fortune 
Question 33Single Answer
India defeated which country to clinch the  5th World Cup for the Blind  2018 cricket  ?
  1. A
    England  
  2. B
    Australia    
  3. C
    China
  4. D
    Sri Lanka     
  5. E
    Pakistan 
Question 34Single Answer
Digital payments platform paytm has unveiled an application called 'Paytm for Business ' to enable which type of business  ?
  1. A
    Large Scale Industries
  2. B
    Micro and Small Businesses
  3. C
    Small and Medium Businesses
  4. D
    Medium and large Scale Industries
  5. E
    None of the above 
Question 35Single Answer
Who is the author of ' The Heartfulness  Way book?
  1. A
    Ganesh  Devy
  2. B
    Yasser  Usman
  3. C
    Jairam  Ramesh
  4. D
    Ram Kamal Mukherjee
  5. E
    Joshua Pollock 
Question 36Single Answer
The  15th edition of BioAsia , the annual  flagship event of the Government of Telangana,  will start in Hyderabad with the theme of  ?
  1. A
    Right Time,  Right Now
  2. B
    Towards  BioWorld
  3. C
    Life sciences Values
  4. D
    BioBusiness  2018
  5. E
    None of these 
Question 37Single Answer
The  10th  Global Forum for Food & Agriculture begins in Berlin,  Germany. Who led the Indian delegation?
  1. A
    Vishnu  Deo  Sai
  2. B
    Inderjit  Singh Rao
  3. C
    Dr.  Sanjeev Kumar Balyan
  4. D
    Kiren  Rijiju
  5. E
    Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 
Question 38Single Answer
Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana ( MMKSY)  has been launched in Odisha for the beneifit of  ?
  1. A
    Self  Help  Group       
  2. B
    Artists
  3. C
    Farmers          
  4. D
    Doctors
  5. E
    Govt Employees 
Question 39Single Answer
Who has become first woman chairman of Indian Bank's Association  ( IBA)?
  1. A
    Archana  Bhargava
  2. B
    Usha  Ananthasubramanian
  3. C
    Arundhati  Bhattacharya
  4. D
    Shikha  Sharma
  5. E
    V Narayanan 
Question 40Single Answer
Which Indian bank has recently signed pact with  National Housing  Bank  ( NHB)  for Rural Housing Interest  Subsidy Scheme  ( RHISS)  scheme  ?
  1. A
    State  Bank  of  India
  2. B
    Punjab  National  Bank
  3. C
    Bank  of  India
  4. D
    Indian  Overseas  Bank
  5. E
    Dena  Bank 
Question 41Single Answer
What is the announcement made after the annual Haj agreement between  India  and  Saudi  Arabia which was signed in  Mecca  ?
1.  Sending  pilgrims  through ships
2.  Indian muslim women will go to  Haj  without  ' Mehram ' ( male  companion  )
3.  Women without male companion  will be exempted from lottery system  usually followed to shortlist applicants Which of the above statements  are true?
  1. A
    1 and  2  
  2. B
    2  and   3         
  3. C
    1 and  3
  4. D
    1, 2  and  3       
  5. E
    All  of  these 
Question 42Single Answer
Jammu and Kashmir  ( J&K ) Government has announced to launch ' Muhafiz ' scheme  . Under this scheme Jammu and  Kashmir  Building and Other  Construction Workers '  Welfare Board ( JKBOCWWB)  will be  provided  ----
1.  Accidental,  life and disability  insurance cover.
2.  Educational  scholarships.
3.  Micro  Credit  facility.
Which of the above statements  are true  ?
  1. A
    1  and  2    
  2. B
    2 and  3    
  3. C
    All of these
  4. D
    1 and  3        
  5. E
    1, 2 and  3
Question 43Single Answer
UNESCO  has entered  " bird language  "  of  Black  Sea Villagers 
( in  northern  Turkey)  in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
 This system is now under threat due to  .....................?
1.  Advent  of  technology
2.  Increasing usage of cellular mobile systems
3.  Decrease of population in that area
    Which of the above statements  are true?
  1. A
    1 and  2     
  2. B
    2 and  3     
  3. C
    All of these
  4. D
    1 and  3   
  5. E
    1 , 2 and  3 
Question 44Single Answer
What is the main difference between regular bond and
Green  Bond in the stick exchange  terms?
1.  Green bonds are used in Infrastructure projects that  are eco-friendly
2.  Green bonds are used in financing projects that are environment  - friendly
3.  Regular bonds are used in financing projects that are environment -friendly
 Which of the above statements are true  ?
  1. A
    1 and  2     
  2. B
    Only  2     
  3. C
    All of these
  4. D
    1  and  3   
  5. E
    1,  2 and  3 
Question 45Single Answer
Choose the correct statements regarding third edition of the geo-political conference  "  Raisina  Dialogue  2018 "
1.  Israeli Prime Minister  Benjamin  Netanyahu has inaugurated the third edition of the geo-political conference  ---  Raisina Dialogue  in New  Delhi  .
2.  The event is jointly organised by the External Affair Ministry and Observer Research Foundation  ( ORF).
3.  The theme of the dialogue this year is '  Managing Disruptive Transitions : Ideas,  Institutions  and  Idioms
  1. A
    Code
    Only  1   
  2. B
    Only  2     
  3. C
    All of  these
  4. D
    1 and  2       
  5. E
    1 and  3
Question 46Single Answer
Consider the following statements
1. Arun Jaitley,  the Union  Finance  Minister,  has launched India 's 
 first agri - commodity options contract in guar seeds on the commodity bourse National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited  (  NCDEX).
2.  The purpose of this new initiative is to benefit farmers and ensure better prices in the coming days.
3.   NCDEX  is the second exchange after  MCX  to launch options trading in commodities.
Which of the given statements is / are true  ?
  1. A
    Only  1   
  2. B
    1 and  2
  3. C
    2 and  3      
  4. D
    Only  3
  5. E
    All of these 
Question 47Single Answer
Identify the incorrect statement regarding Happy Nari  -----
  1. A
    The Bhopal railway station has become the India's first railway station to have a sanitary napkin vending machine named as ' Happy  Nari '
  2. B
    The machine dispenses two sanitary napkins at the cost of Rs
    5 only and accepts Rs  5 coins.
  3. C
    A specially trained female  staff will refill the machine.
  4. D
    All of the above
  5. E
    None of the above 
Question 48Single Answer
Identify the correct statement regarding Global Manufacturing Index  (  GMI)
1.  Among BRICS  nations,  Russia  is ranked  35th,  Brazil  41st  and South Africa at  45th  place.
2.   The report  has placed India in the Legacy group along with  Hungary,  Mexico,  Philippines,  Russia,  Thailand and Turkey,  among others.
3. China figures among '  leading  countries  while Brazil and South Africa are in nascent ones.
  1. A
    Code 
    Only  1     
  2. B
    Only  2      
  3. C
    All of  these
  4. D
    1 and  2    
  5. E
    1  and  3
Question 49Single Answer
Choose the correct statements  -- -------
1. The 4th  ASEAN  - India  Ministerial  Meeting on Agriculture and  Forestry ( AIMMAF)  was held in New  Delhi.
2.  The topic of discussion was based on food and agricultural future  developments.
3.  The meeting was co-chaired by Union  Minister of  Agriculture  & Farmers ' Welfare Radha  Mohan  Singh and Thai  Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives,  Grisada  Boonrach.
  1. A
    Code 
    Only  1      
  2. B
    Only  2         
  3. C
    All of  these
  4. D
    1 and  2       
  5. E
    1 and  3 
Question 50Single Answer
Choose the correct statements
  1. A
    The 7th  edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti  Mahotsav ( RSM),  under the Ek  Bharat  Shreshtha Bharat matrix,  was held in  Karnataka.
  2. B
    The Ek  Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme was launched in 2017 to promote engagement among the people of different states to enhance mutual understanding and  bonding.
  3. C
    It also took note of the government's  ' Make in India ' initiative to make  the country a global manufacturing hub.
  4. D
    All of the above
  5. E
    None of the above 
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