Daily Current Affairs Quiz 24th March 2017 Current Affairs Quiz Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter 24th March 2017 Current Affairs Quiz 1. Identify the veteran photographer who was recently conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 6th National Photography Awards. A. Raghu Rai B. Pablo Bartholomew C. Dilip Mehta D. Altaf Qadri Loading... 2. Which state government has launched a program to provide free wifi facilities in educational institutions? A. Haryana B. Uttar Pradesh C. Bihar D. Rajasthan Loading... 3. Which union minister has launched an integrated grievances redressal platform "MoPNG e Seva" for Petroleum and Gas related queries? A. Faggan Singh Kulaste B. Ajay Tamta C. Arjun Ram Meghwal D. Dharmendra Pradhan Loading... 4. Who has been bestowed with the Life Time Achievement (LTA) award at the 6th National Photography Awards? A. Raghu Rai B. K K Mustafah C. Atul Choubey D. Dipayan Bhar Loading... 5. Who won the 2017 Abel Prize? A. Yves Meyer B. Andrew J. Wiles C. Louis Nirenberg D. John F. Nash Loading... 6. Who has been honoured with the first-ever Kuldip Nayar journalism award 2017? A. Rizvan Kausar B. Ravish Kumar C. Ikshula Arora D. Anupam Mishra Loading... 7. The National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) has approved the proposal for five additional seats for tribals in which state's assembly? A. Manipur B. Nagaland C. Tripura D. Sikkim Loading... 8. Identify the naturalist on whose name a tiny shrimp-like fossil, which is thought to be around 430 million-years-old, is named. A. E.O. Wilson B. David Attenborough C. Diane Ackerman D. Jannise Ray Loading... 9. What is the India's rank in the global Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) 2017? A. 55th B. 65th C. 87th D. 93rd Loading... 10. Pawan Hans is going to start chopper rides for visitors in which Indian city? A. Delhi B. Mumbai C. Lucknow D. Agra Loading... 11. Which Indian state is soon going to have a football stadium with world-class facility as per FIFA norms? A. Punjab B. Jammu & Kashmir C. Kerala D. West Bengal Loading... 12. What is the theme of 2017 World Meteorological Day (WMD)? A. Understanding cloud B. Meteorology and tourism C. World Weather Watch D. Weather, oceans and human activity Loading... 13. The World Bank (WB) has signed how much amount of credit agreement with Uttarakhand to improve quality of health care services? A. $100 million B. $200 million C. $300 million D. $250 million Loading... 14. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched a Coffee Table Book titled '50 Years - The Great Indian Milk Revolution.' Who of the following is handling ministry? A. Najma A. Heptulla B. Birender Singh C. Radha Mohan Singh D. Narendra Singh Tomar Loading... 15. Which State Government launched the Sustainable Action for Climate Resilient Development (SaCReD) for protection of the environment in Majuli. A. Assam B. Telangana C. Karnataka D. Bihar Loading... 16. The central sector scheme Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) will be launched from which state? A. Uttar Pradesh B. Madhya Pradesh C. Andhra Pradesh D. Tamil Nadu Loading... 17. The Kane Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which state of India? A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Assam C. Andhra Pradesh D. Manipur Loading... 18. The International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members was observed recently. The day commemorates the anniversary of the abduction of which of the following UN staff members? A. Alex Matthews B. Charles Chad C. Alec Collett D. None of the above Loading... 19. Ashokamitran, who passed away recently, was the noted litterateur of which language? A. Odia B. Telugu C. Malayalam D. Tamil Loading... 20. Which high-level committee has been formed to examine working of Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH)? A. Narendra Modi committee B. Shashi Tharoor committee C. Madhukar Gupta committee D. Arvind Panagariya committee Loading... 21. The United Nations Human Rights Council has granted which country a two-year extension to probe into the alleged war crimes committed during civil war? A. Syria B. Iraq C. Sri Lanka D. Sudan Loading... Loading...