Current Affairs : March quiz 2016 ( Multiple choice questions) - 11(LIC AAO , IBPS , SSC , Railways)

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1) What are anchor banks?

a. A type of public sector bank b. PSB driving consolidation process among state owned banks c. Both a and b d. Neither a nor b

2) Which renowned poet/poetess won the Krutitava Smagra Samman award for 2015 on 6th March 2016?

a. Padma Sachdev b. Tarapada Roy c. Kamala Das d. KK Srivastava

3) Which university in India has won the President’s Visitor Award for 2016?

a. University of Mumbai b. Delhi University c. Karnataka University d. Tezpur University

4) President Francois Hollande has awarded the highest honour in France, Legion d’Honneur to which royal figure?

a. Crown Prince Olaf b. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef c. Prince Harry d. Prince William

5) Which path breaking online marketing platform has been started for women in New Delhi by WCD Ministry?

a. Mahila e-Haat b. http://mahilaehaat-rmk (dot) gov.in c. Naari e-Haat d. Both a and b e. None of the above

6) The International Women's Day was celebrated on which day?

a. 6th March b. 7th March c. 8th March d. 9th March

7) Which three day dialogue, organised on the lines of the Shangri La Dialogue held in Singapore, was conducted during March 2016?

a. Raisina Dialogue b. Shanti Dialogue c. Satbhavana Dialogue d. None of the above

8) Which investor summit has kicked off in Haryana on 7th March 2016?

a. Happening Haryana Investor Conference b. Happening Haryana Investor Council c. Happening Haryana Investor Summit d. None of the above

9) Fitch Ratings has lowered India’s economic growth forecast for the next fiscal to what percent?

a. 7.4 b. 7.5 c. 7.7 d. 7.8

10) Scientists have identified a common gene which encodes for protein kinases and enabled advancement of life billions of years ago. What are protein kinases?

a. Gene found in complex organisms b. Large group of enzymes c. Enzymes that permit cells to be larger and transfer information from one part to another d. Both b and c e. None of the above

11 __________ has announced that it will support the govt's 'Smart Cities' programme by taking up projects in Bhubaneswar, Kochi and Coimbatore.

1) USD 1 billion 2) Japan 3) France 4) Germany 5) Singapore

12 Telangana and Maharashtra inked pact on Godavari water projects recently. Devendra Fadnavis is the CM of Maharashtra while the CM of Telangana is

1) Jayalalithaa 2) K Chandrasekhar Rao 3) Naveen Patnaik 4) N Chandrababu Naidu 5) YS Jaganmohan Reddy

13 _________ has launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana for accident victims’ free treatment.

1) Karnataka 2) Kerala 3) West Bengal 4) Maharashtra 5) Uttar Pradesh

14 Which of the following carriers flew the “world’s longest” all-women-operated flight from Delhi to San Francisco recently?

1) Air India 2) AirAsia India 3) Indigo 4) Jet Airways 5) Spicejet

15 India is going to host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave from Apr 14-16 in

1) New Delhi 2) Mumbai 3) Chennai 4) Bengaluru 5) Chandigarh

16 The 108 feet tall idol of Lord Rishabhdeva carved out of a single rock, has entered the “Guinness World Records” as the world’s tallest Jain statue. He was the _____ Teerthankar of Jains.

1) first 2) fifth 3) ninth 4) 11th 5) 21st

17 Which of the following private lenders launched all-women operated bank branch ‘Yes Grace’ in Bengaluru recently?

1) Federal Bank 2) Axis Bank 3) ICICI Bank 4) Yes Bank 5) HDFC Bank

18 The Parliament has cleared Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015 which brings under the ambit of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

1) products 2) processes 3) services 4) All the above 5) None of these

19 Bombay House has become the first heritage building to get top green rating. The building is the headquarters of the

1) RIL 2) Aditya Birla Group 3) Bharti Group 4) Tata Group 5) Essar Group

20 MV Rao, who passed away recently, was a noted

1) space scientist 2) nuclear scientist 3) microbiologist 4) chemical scientist 5) agriculture scientist