Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21st 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. Which famous fashion designer in March 2016 was appointed as an advisor to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVI[C] for promotion of khadi in India and across the world?

[a] Manish Malhotra
[b] Manish Arora
[c] Anamika Khanna
[d] Ritu Beri
[e] AP Shah

2. Name the badminton player who on 20 March 2016 won the men's singles title at the 2016 Swiss Open.

[a] Marc Zwiebler
[b] He Bingjiao
[c] HS Prannoy
[d] Srikanth Kidambi
[e] Parupalli Kashyap

3. What is the name of the event that was organised on the occasion of International Day of Forests to raise awareness of the interconnections between forests and water, and their contributions to implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

[a] Forests and Water Sustain Life and Livelihoods
[b] Forest and Sustainable Livelihoods
[c] Forest, Water and Sustainable Livelihoods
[d] Forest for Sustainable Ecology, Life and Livelihoods
[e] Forest Animals Life and Livelihoods

4. Name the app launched by PM Modi for farmers to provide information on Weather, Market prices, Seeds, Fertilisers, Crop protection and Agricultural machinery?

[a] Kissan Vikas
[b] Kissan Suvidha
[c] Kissan Yojana
[d] Kissan Kendriya
[e] Kissan Krishi

5. Which state won the Krishi Karman Awards for the year 2014-15 in the Individual Crops category for producing rice?

[a] Chhattisgarh
[b] Haryana
[c] Karnataka
[d] Rajasthan
[e] Punjab

6. As per a MoU signed with the Government of Andhra Pradesh in March 2016, in which city Cisco will set up an IoE Innovation Centre to foster regional innovation?

[a] Visakhapatnam
[b] Kurnool
[c] Vijayawada
[d] Srikakulam
[e] Hyderabad

7. With which company the Government of Andhra Pradesh in March 2016 signed a MoU to design and implement the AP Fiber Net project?

[a] Infosys
[b] Wipro
[c] Cisco
[d] Genpact
[e] Yahoo

8. Which Union Ministry that notified new Plastic Waste Management Rules to curb over 6000 tonnes of uncollected plastic waste generated daily by industries in March 2016?

[a] Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[b] Earth Sciences
[c] Science and Technology
[d] Agriculture & Irrigation Ministry
[e] Information and Technology

9. Who has been nominated as first US female combatant Chief ?

[a] Freddy Adu
[b] Summer Sanders
[c] SlavenBilic
[d] Lori Robinson
[e] Freddy Sanders

10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone for Dr.BabasahebAmbedkar Memorial in _____

[a] Mumbai
[b] Nagpur
[c] Delhi
[d] Allahabad
[e] Chennai