Daily Current Affairs Quiz 17th March 2017 Current Affairs Quiz Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter 17th March 2017 Current Affairs Quiz 1. Which parliamentary committee has suggested merger of state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL for their long-term survival? A. Tarun Jaitely committee B. Bhagat Singh Koshyari committee C. Ashok Lavasa committee D. Arvind Sawant committee Loading... 2. Which bank has recently signed MoU with CREDAI to work towards providing housing for all? A. Allahabad Bank B. State Bank of India (SBI) C. Dena Bank D. Bank of Baroda (BoB) Loading... 3. Which state is hosting the three-day international Buddhist conference? A. Delhi B. Bihar C. Jharkhand D. Uttarakhand Loading... 4. Which bank has launched an instant digital Loan Against Securities (LAS) facility? A. Axis Bank B. Bank of India C. HDFC Bank D. ICICI Bank Loading... 5. Name the Indian badminton player who was recently included as a member of the governing body of the Sports Authority of India. A. Chetan Anand B. Jwala Gutta C. Saina Nehwal D. Prakash Padukone Loading... 6. The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry introduced the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha. Who is the Union Commerce and Industry Minister? A. Dharmendra Pradhan B. Nirmala Sitharaman C. Jayant Sinha D. Mahesh Sharma Loading... 7. Which US state's federal judge has issued a nationwide order banning President Donald Trump's latest executive order on immigration ban from six Muslim-majority nations? A. Maryland B. Washington C. Hawaii D. California Loading... 8. The 2017 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting has started in which country? A. Italy B. France C. Germany D. India Loading... 9. The International Buddhist conference on "Buddhism in 2lst Century" has started in which state? A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Bihar C. Sikkim D. West Bengal Loading... 10. Which Indian personality has become the Vice-President (VP) of the Local Organising Committee (LoC) of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017? A. Babul Supriyo B. Kushal Das C. Praful Patel D. Nikhil Kumar Loading... 11. Name the state for which the Union Cabinet in recent past approved a special financial assistance by special dispensation in funding of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs). A. Telangana B. Andhra Pradesh C. Bihar D. Odisha Loading... 12. India has signed a social security agreement with which country? A. Brazil B. United Kingdom C. Sri Lanka D. Malaysia Loading... 13. The 2017 Agriculture Science Fair (ASF) was held in which city? A. Pune B. Jaipur C. Bhopal D. New Delhi Loading... 14. Name the cricketer who was appointed as the Ambassador of Women's Cricket World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the occasion of International Women's Day. A. Sachin Tendulkar B. Brian Lara C. Rickey Ponting D. Kumar Sangakkara Loading... 15. Name the incumbent Chief Minister of Manipur who resigned from the post? A. Okram Ibobi Singh B. Ramkrishna B. Jalmi C. Pratapsingh R Rane D. Ravi Sitaram Naik Loading... 16. Scientists recently discovered a pair of 1.6 billion-year-old fossils that appear to contain red algae. Where were these fossils discovered? A. Banda B. Bahraich C. Chitrakoot D. Shravasti Loading... 17. Which Indian Badminton player has been appointed a new member of the governing body of Sports Authority of India (SAI)? A. Prakash Padukone B. Pullela Gopichand C. Saina Nehwal D. Jwala Gutta Loading... 18. Which state government officially launched women safety application Ammavin Aran? A. Andhra Pradesh B. Kerala C. Tamil Nadu D. Karnataka Loading... 19. What is the India's rank in the world for the number of MPs in Parliament, as per latest UN report "Women in Politics 2017 Map"? A. 155th B. 169th C. 111th D. 148th Loading... 20. Name the Private-sector bank who recently signed a pact with Avenues India to enhance customer support. A. Catholic Syrian Bank B. Yes Bank C. IndusInd Bank D. Bandhan Bank Loading... 21. Who is the author of the book "The Sleepwalker's Dream: A Novel"? A. Dhrubajyoti Borah B. Sheela Redddy C. Kalyan Karmakar D. Vikram Seth Loading... 22. Identify the Indian-American teen who recently won the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search bagging the top award of USD 250000. A. Indrani Das B. Arjun Srinivasan Ramani C. Vinay Kataria D. Bob Patel Loading... Loading...