Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 17th March 2016, Current affairs and GK questions on National and International are listed in the Quiz. Candidates those who are preparing for Government Jobs and IBPS/SBI/RRB exams and all other exams can use these questions.

1. Who has launched a range of four perfumes, branded 'Samajwadi Sugandh', to mark four years of his government in the state?

[a] Nara Chandra Babu Naidu
[b] Akhilesh Yadav
[c] K Chandra Shekar Rao
[d] Anandiben Patel
[e] Harish Rawat

2. Buddhist Conclave going held during March 29-31 is hosted by which place?

[a] Bodh Gaya
[b] Sarnath
[c] Kushinagar
[d] Patna
[e] Sanchi

3. Who is the Indian described as "an Internet star" by TIME Magazine for over 18 million Twitter followers and 32 million Facebook likes?

[a] Amitabh Bachan
[b] Rajini Kanth
[c] Narendra Modi
[d] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[e] Deepika Padukone

4. India’s Rank in the World Happiness Report 2016 published by the United Nations, recently.

[a] 117th
[b] 127th
[c] 107th
[d] 118th
[e] 132th

5. For implementing the 'heli project' to promote helicopter tourism in India, which has company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IRCTC?

[a] Himalayan Heli Services
[b] IndiaMART
[c] Pawan Hans
[d] Jet Tech Aviation
[e] None of the above

6. Which state had notified swine flu under Epidemic Disease Act?

[a] Haryana
[b] Uttar Pradesh
[c] Madhya Pradesh
[d] Karnataka
[e] Punjab

7. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will launch BSNL wi-fi facility at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in

[a] Jammu and Kashmir
[b] Himachal Pradesh
[c] Punjab
[d] Uttarakhand
[e] Haryana

8. Which Country has emerged as the second biggest investor in London after the US?

[a] Poland
[b] France
[c] China
[d] India
[e] None of the above

9. Sushila Karki, becomes the first Woman Chief Justice of which country?

[a] Sri Lanka
[b] Nepal
[c] Bangladesh
[d] Pakistan
[e] Bhutan

10. Who among the following was appointed by the United Nations as their latest Goodwill Ambassador?

[a] Ashley Judd
[b] Kranthi Kumar
[c] Asish Mehta
[d] Kamalesh Judd
[e] None of the above

11. Which bank has tied up with taxi-aggregator Uber to provide instant vehicle finance to ‘driver-partners’ on the latter’s platform.

[a] State Bank of India
[b] Punjab National Bank
[c] ICICI Bank
[d] Yes Bank
[e] Axis Bank

12. Which bank launched India's first-of-its-kind facility which will allow retail customers of the bank to invest in government bonds (G-Se[c] through the bank's ATMs?

[a] Bharatiya Mahila Bank
[b] Bank of India
[c] IDBI Bank
[d] Vijaya Bank
[e] Dena Bank

13. Telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel entered into a definitive agreement to acquire __________ Telecom's spectrum in six circles for 4,428 crore.

[a] Videocon
[b] Tata Docomo
[c] Aircel
[d] Telewings
[e] None of the above

14. Who has been awarded Abel Prize, for solving problem that baffled experts for three centuries?

[a] Thomas
[b] Janette Atkinson
[c] MalanieBartely
[d] Sir Andrew Wiles
[e] Julia Black

15. Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan who passed away recently plays which musical instruments?

[a] Piano
[b] Cello
[c] Flute
[d] Tuba
[e] Shehnai