Daily Current Affairs Quiz 16th March 2017 Current Affairs Quiz Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter 16th March 2017 Current Affairs Quiz 1. Which union ministry has launched "Mission Fingerling" to achieve Blue Revolution? A. Ministry of Food Processing Industries B. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation C. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare D. Ministry of Shipping Loading... 2. Which city's police station has become the first police post in India to be linked with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS)? A. Guwahati B. Udaipur C. Shimla D. Indore Loading... 3. The Union Cabinet approved introduction of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Public Private Partnership (IIIT PPP) Bill, 2017. The bill grants statutory status to how many IIITs in Public Private Partnership and declares them as Institutions of National Importance? A. Fifteen B. Sixteen C. Twenty D. Ten Loading... 4. Dipan Sivakumar, who passed away recently, was the noted filmmaker of which language? A. Urdu B. Malayalam C. Odia D. Tamil Loading... 5. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis? A. Manju Diler B. Manhar Valji Bhai Zala C. Narain Dass D. Dalip Kallu Hathibed Loading... 6. The US Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by A. 0.15 percent B. 0.25 percent C. 0.50 percent D. 0.75 percent Loading... 7. Name the bank that announced a one-time farm loan settlement scheme worth Rs 6000 crore primarily for tractors. A. State Bank of India B. Punjab National Bank C. Allahabad Bank D. Axis Bank Loading... 8. The 6th edition of the International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) has started in which city? A. Chennai B. Kolkata C. Kochi D. Guwahati Loading... 9. The Union Cabinet apprised of MoUs for cooperation in youth and sports matters with these two countries recently. A. Indonesia & Kyrgyzstan B. Tajikistan & Vietnam C. Indonesia & Malaysia D. Malaysia & Kyrgyzstan Loading... 10. Which State government proposed to set up a Cashew Development Board for developing 10,000 hectares of good quality of cashew orchards? A. Tamil Nadu B. Andhra Pradesh C. Assam D. Karnataka Loading... 11. Name the person who introduced Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Act of 2017 in its the US House of Representatives. A. John Culberson B. Gene Green C. Joe Barton D. Ted Poe Loading... 12. Snapdeal partnered with which of the following trade organisations to sell Japanese products? A. JETRO B. METRO C. JATRO D. MATRO Loading... 13. Who is the author of the book "So You Want to Know About the Environment"? A. Bijal Vachharajani B. Roopa Pai C. Rachel Ignotofsky D. Sumana Roy Loading... 14. Which city has topped the list in the Mercer's 2017 Quality of Living index? A. Geneva B. Munich C. Frankfurt D. Vienna Loading... 15. The 2017 National Theatre Festival (NTF) has started in which state? A. Assam B. Kerala C. Arunachal Pradesh D. Sikkim Loading... 16. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval to permit Indian Oil to sale this much per cent of the equity in Lubrizol India to Lubrizol Corporation. A. 14 percent B. 24 percent C. 34 percent D. 44 percent Loading... 17. Which state government will launch "Namma Canteens" to serve cheap food? A. Andhra Pradesh B. Kerala C. Tamil Nadu D. Karnataka Loading... 18. As per the Women in Politics Map 2017 launched by the UN, India stands at which number? A. 142 B. 149 C. 144 D. 148 Loading... 19. What was the theme of the 2017 Commonwealth Day? A. A peace-building Commonwealth B. Team Commonwealth C. An Inclusive Commonwealth D. A Young Commonwealth Loading... 20. Which union ministry has launched "Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)" for developing export-linked infrastructure? A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry B. Ministry of Finance C. Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises D. Ministry of Power Loading... 21. Union government launched the Blue Revolution programme at a total expenditure of what amount? A. Rs 48000 lakh B. Rs 52000 lakh C. Rs 55000 lakh D. Rs 62000 lakh Loading... Loading...