Great Indian Bustard
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1) A Parsi
community exhibition entitled “Painted Encounters Parsi Traders and the
Community and No Paris is an Island” was inaugurated at NGMA under which scheme?
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a. Hamari Shiskha
b. Hamari Darohar
c. Hamari Bharat
Nirmal
d. Hamari Parsi
Bhai
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2) Which bird has not been spotted since 2007,
according to Indian forest officials in the Nashik region?
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a. Hoopoe
b. Great Indian Bustard
c. Sparrow
d. Robin
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3) Which Indian
biosphere reserve in the Western Ghats is home to 2254 species of higher plants?
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a. Agasthmala
b. Agashtyamana
c. Agasthyamala
d. None of the
above
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4) China has agreed to build a railway link between Nepal and itself
to reduce which landlocked country’s dependence on India?
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a. Taiwan
b. Tibet
c. Hong Kong
d. None of the
above
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5) Who/which party has won the election in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on 21st March 2016?
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a. Ali Mohamed
Shein
b. CCM party
c. CCD party
d. Both a and b
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6) India will grow by what percent in 2016-2017,
said ICRA?
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a. 7.6
b. 7.7
c. 7.8
d. 7.9
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7) A CBDT
committee on taxation of e-commerce has suggested an equalisation levy of how much for B2B deals with a view to tax
digital transactions?
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a. 6-8%
b. 6-9%
c. 6-10%
d. 6-11%
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8) Two comets will flyby to earth on 21st March 2016. What are they
called?
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a. Comet 252P/LINEAR, comet P/2016 BA14
b. Comet A/2016
BA14, comet 253P/LINEAR
c. Comet B/2016
BA14, comet 254P/LINEAR
d. None of the
above
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9) The former PM of which country passed
away on 20th March, 2016?
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a. Netherlands
b. Denmark
c. Holland
d. Germany
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10) Union Health
Minister JP Nadda launched CBNAAT machines for the quick diagnosis of
Tuberculosis within two hours. What does CBNAAT
stand for?
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a. Cartridge
Based Nuclear Acid Amplification Test
b. Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid
Amplification Test
c. Cartridge
Based Nucleus Acid Amplification Test
d. Cartridge
Based Nucleic Acidity Amplification Test
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11) Scientists
have developed a new blood test that can detect Alzheimer’s at the pre dementia stage. What kind of proteins can
the test pick up?
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a. tell tale
proteins
b. amino acids
c. aymloid beta
peptides
d. Both a and c
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12) Which player beat Marc Zwibler of Germany to win
the second Grand Prix Gold Badminton
tournament title?
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a. Rajiv Ouseph
b. Kadambi
Sriknath
c. HS Prannoy Roy
d. None of the
above
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13) When did the Republic of Namibia celebrate its
National Day?
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a. March 20th
b. March 21st
c. March 22nd
d. None of the
above
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14) Who have won
the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur
so far?
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a. Tikka
Shatrujit Singh
b. Pandit Ravi
Shankar
c. Amitabh
Bachchan
d. All of the above
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15) What is the first day of spring also called?
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a. Vernal equinox
b. equinox
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor
b
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16) When was Nowroz day observed in Iran?
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a. March 20th
b. March 21st
c. March 22nd
d. March 23rd
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17) UNESCO has
added how many new sites to its network of
biosphere natural reserves?
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a. 18
b. 20
c. 21
d. 22
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18) What is the third zone of the solar system also
known as?
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a. Milky Way
b. Solar System
c. Kuiper Belt
d. None of the
above
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19) Palm Sunday was observed on which
day?
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a. March 19th
b. March 20th
c. March 21st
d. Neither of the
above
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