Current Affairs

March 2017 Current Affairs

1) The first air conditioned rail ambulance was introduced by central Railways recently. It was designed at?
a. Matunga , mumbai
b. Mahima, mumbai
c. Mazgaon, mumbai
d. Thane, mumbai

2) March 25 is observed as Genocide day in which country?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. Srilanka
d. Bhutan

3) Who was approved as Chief minister of Goa in 2017 elections?
a. Laxmikant parsekar
b. Mohan lal nadia
c. Manohar parikkar
d. Durgesh parsikar

4) Well known writer Mahabaleshwar Sail has been honoured with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel ‘Hawthan. He is wellknown …………writer?
a. Konkani
b. Telugu
c. Marathi
d. Malayalam

5) Ministry of Railways on March 9, 2017 signed a Letter of Intent with the United Nations Environmental Program to formalise joint cooperation in ecological conservation. Which of the following statements are true about UNEP?
a.United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading organization within the United Nations in the field of environment
b. It majorly focuses on the conservation, protection, enhancement and support of natural resources worldwide
c. Its headquarters are at Nairobi
d. All above are true

6) Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana has developed the country’s first GM variety of cotton. Name it?
a. ASD-90 and FG-67
b. PAU Bt 1 and F1861
c. NAU TT-99 and G567
d. TAIO ut 67 and RTY45

7) The World Kidney Day 2017 was observed on………………?
a. March 9, 2017
b. March 8, 2017
c. March 7, 2017
d. March 6, 2017

8) Which edition of Economic Cooperation Organization Summit held in Islamabad recently?
a. 13th
b. 14th
c. 15th
d. 16th

9) The first Indian Seed Congress – 2017, was held in which city?
a. Mumbai
b. Kolkata
c. Hyderabad
d. Chennai

10) Pakistan has launched “strikes” against militant bases in which country for first time?
a. Baluchistan
b. Iran
c. Afghanisthan
d. Iraq

11) NASA mission is studying Ceres. Name that mission?
a. Crown
b. Juno
c. Dawn
d. Chandrayan

12) Name the PSU bank which won the ISO 27001:2013 certification for ISMS?
a. SBI
b. SIB
c. PNB
d. None

13) Who is the official ambassador of the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 appointed by ICC recently?
a. Sachin tendulkar
b. Sunil gavaskar
c. Venkatesh prasad
d. Saurav ganguly

14) Name the bank that has signed a loan agreement with EESL for energy efficiency in India?
a. Asian development bank
b. German development bank
c. Japan development bank
d. All above

15) For the first time in India, how many states have conducted a synchronised elephant census in May 2017.?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

16) The new nation building exercise was unveiled on NaMo App. Name it?
a. #IamNewIndia
b. NewIndia
c. India#New
d. India#NewOld

17) The RBI prohibited the NBFCs of all kinds from lending more than how much cash against gold.?
a. INR 30000
b. INR 40000
c. INR20000
d. INR10000

18) India’s First Lunar Probe is ……………?
a. Chandrayaan-1
b. Chandrayaan-2
c. Mars-3
d. Suryayaan-3

19) Who among the following recently was appointed as the Deputy Governor in RBI for three years.?
a. Surya prakash narayan
b. Chandra sekhar
c. BP Kanungo
d. SP Kalimongo

20) Which country is setting up THAAD missile defence system in South Korea?
a. India
b. US
c. Pakistan
d. Germany

21) Udan is ……………….?
a. Civil aviation/regional connectivity scheme
b. Defence procurement scheme
c. IAF scheme
d. None of the above

22) The fifth edition of the mega cultural festival India by the Nile was held in which country from March 8 to showcase India’s diversity and the partnership between two ancient civilisations?
a. Egypt
b. Nigeria
c. Cuba
d. Cambodia

23) Who among the following was honoured with the best actress award for her performance in ‘Sarbjit’ at the International Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA).?
a. Shraddha kapoor
b. Aishwarya rai bachhan
c. Priyanka chopra
d. Deepika padukone

24) Which country largest missile maker is developing military drones with stealth abilities that can evade anti-aircraft weapons in another advance for the country’s ambitious military modernisation programme?
a. Japan
b. Pakistan
c. China
d. Australia

25) On 9th March 2017, which among the following has announced messenger day service that allows posts and videos to profile that disappear in a day?
a. Whatsapp
b. Twitter
c. Google photos
d. Facebook

26) The first smart tribal model village ‘Hubbi’ was inaugurated at Rajouri district of which state?
a. Jammu & Kashmir
b. Rajasthan
c. Bihar
d. Himkachal pradesh

27) Which country’s banking system has become the world’s largest by Assets?
a. Japan
b. China
c. India
d. USA

28) Among the following which playback singer set a new world record playing most songs on the Gayathri veena?
a. Vaikom Vijaya lakshmi
b. Vellari vijaya
c. Velluri jayachitra
d. Velagapudi chitra devi

29) The annual tribal festival Bhagoria commenced in which state recently?
a. Maharashtra
b. Madhyapradesh
c. Goa
d. Gujarath

30) Name the social media site that has introduced a # Womens Day emoji?
a. Twitter
b. Facebook
c. Orkut
d. Whatssaap

March 2017 Current Affairs

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