Current Affairs - March 2016 Part (II)

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Current Affairs – March 2016 (Part - II)

1. Which of the following telecom companies has planned to install 50 ‘zero base’ mobile

towers in India? (Zero Base or Zero Site towers are essentially a multi-function towers, that not

only propagate waves for mobile operators, but also act as a street-light, charging docks for

devices, security camera holder and Wi-Fi hotspots etc.)

A) Reliance Jio

B) Airtel

C) BSNL

D) IDEA

ANS: C

2. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of Law Commission?

A) KN Krishna Moorthy

B) BS ChauhanC) NS Thirupathi

D) LK Mishra

ANS: B

3. Who among the following has recently become the brand ambassador of Reebok India?

A) Alia Bhat

B) Parineeti Chopra

C) Priyanka Chopra

D) Kangana Ranaut

ANS: D

4. Which of the following days is observed on every second Thursday in March?

A) World Heart Day

B) World Kidney Day

C) World Brain Day

D) World Lungs Day

ANS: B

5. Which of the following schemes aims to provide LPG connections to women of BPL

families?

A) Pradhan Mantri UrjaYojana

B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana

C) Pradhan Mantri Cylinder Yojana


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D) Pradhan Mantri Bhojan Yojana

ANS: B

6. Who among the following is the founder of Blue Origin, a private space travel company?

A) Bill Gates

B) Mark ZukerburgC) Jeff Bezos

D) Carlos Slim

ANS: C

7. Which of the following auto companies has recently entered into a four-year partnership with

the BCCI as an associate sponsor of all international matches at home?

A) Tata Motors

B) Toyota

C) Maruti SuzukiD) Hyundai

ANS: D

8. Which among the following Bollywood actress recently entered into Guinness Book of World

Records for Nail Painting recently?

A) Kajol

B) Alia Bhat

C) Parineeti Chopra

D) Sonakshi Sinha

ANS: D

9. 108-feet-tall idol of Lord Rishabhdeva, has entered into the “Guinness World Records” as

the world’s tallest Jain statue. The statue is located in which of the following states?

A) Karnataka

B) Gujarat

C) Maharashtra

D) Madhya Pradesh

ANS: C

10. Which of the following cricketers has been recently named as the brand ambassador of its

health supplement brand Revital H by Sun Pharmaceuticals?

A) M S Dhoni

B) Virat Kohli


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C) Yuvraj Singh

D) Ashish Nehra

ANS: A

11. Which of the following banks has announced the launch of a work-from-home program to

prevent women employees from dropping out of its workforce?

A) HDFC Bank

B) Axis Bank

C) ICICI Bank

D) State Bank of India

ANS: C

12. Name the recently launched online marketing platform for women by the ministry of women

and child development.

A) MahilaKartB) Women Kart

C) Mahila e Haat

D) Mahila Bazaar

ANS: C

13. Name the former world number one Tennis player who recently revealed that she failed a

drugs test at the Australian Open.

A) Sania Mirza

B) Martina Hingis

C) Maria Sharapova

D) Serena Williams

ANS: C

14. Which of the following is the theme of International Women’s Day 2016?

A) Pledging For Parity!

B) Strong Woman Strong World

C) Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender EqualityD) Equal Status Everywhere

ANS: C

15. Health Ministry has recently launched five healthcare ATMs in four states. Which of the

following states is not among these four states?

A) Madhya Pradesh


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B) Himachal Pradesh

C) Odisha

D) Uttar Pradesh

ANS: D

16. The world’s first amputee football training camp for kids aged 5 to 16 was held in which of

the following cities?

A) New Delhi

B) Durban

C) Dublin

D) Moscow

ANS: C

17. Which of the following state Governments has launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish

Yojana to provide free treatment to road accident victims for the first 48 hours in the nearest

government or private hospital?

A) Delhi

B) Kerala

C) Karnataka

D) Gujarat

ANS: C

18. Melanophidium Khairei is a new species of ___________ discovered in Western Ghats.

A) Bat

B) Frog

C) Snake

D) Lizard

ANS: C

19. On the International Women’s Day, Uttar Pradesh Government felicitated the acid attack

survivors with which of the following award?

A) Rani Laxmi Bai AwardB) Meera Bai Award

C) Sarojani Naidu Award

D) Mayawati Award

ANS: A


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20. Which of the following banks has recently got preliminary approval for Myanmar branch?

A) ICICI

B) HDFC

C) SBI

D) Axis

ANS: C

21. Name the lake in Bangalore where thousands of fish were found dead recently.

A) Bellandur

B) Ulsoor

C) Dum Dum

D) Dal Lake

ANS: B

22. Pro Kabaddi League Season 3 Title has been clinched by which of the following team?

A) Patna Pirates

B) U Mumba

C) Puneri Paltan

D) Bengal Warriors

ANS: A

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