Current Affairs Quiz – March 20 and 21 2016
1. Government of India has cancelled the recognition of
a) Delhi Stock Exchange
b) Kolkata Stock Exchange
c) Surat Stock Exchange
d) Chennai Stock Exchange
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Answer a) Delhi Stock Exchange. The government has formally withdrawn the recognition of Delhi Stock Exchange, more than a year after capital market regulator Sebi derecognised the bourse citing “serious irregularities” in its functioning.
2. The Hinduja brothers have emerged as the richest Asian-origin entrepreneurs in _______.
a) Australia
b) South America
c) North America
d) Britain
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Answer d) Britain. Steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal was ranked second in the list.
3. International Happiness Day is observed on
a) March 18
b) March 19
c) March 20
d) March 21
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Answer c) March 20. International Day of Happiness was observed on 20 March 2016 across the world. Since 2013, the United Nations has been celebrating the International Day of Happiness.
4. World Sparrow Day is observed on
a) March 18
b) March 19
c) March 20
d) March 21
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Answer c) March 20. It is an international initiative by the Nature Forever Society of India in collaboration with the Eco-Sys Action Foundation (France) and numerous other national and international organisations across the world.
5. The Australian Grand Prix 2016 has been won by
a) Kimi Raikkonen
b) Fernando Alonso
c) Lewis Hamilton
d) Nico Rosberg
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Answer d) Nico Rosberg. Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg won a dramatic Australian Grand Prix, after a huge crash for McLaren’s Fernando Alonso. A bad start dropped Lewis Hamilton from pole to sixth but he fought to second.
6. _________ has received final approval from the USFDA to manufacture and market Naproxen Sodium Tablets USP, 220 mg.
a) Aurobindo Pharma Ltd
b) Pfizer India
c) Biocon
d) Reddy Labs
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Answer a) Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. Naproxen Sodium Tablets is used in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
7. Anker Jorgensen, who passed away recently, was a former Prime Minister of
a) Norway
b) Sweden
c) Denmark
d) Russia
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Answer c) Denmark. Anker Jorgensen, Denmark’s prime minister between 1972 and 1973 and again between 1975 and 1982, died on Sunday aged 93.
8. Hardeep is associated with
a) Swimming
b) Shooting
c) Chess
d) Wrestling
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Answer d) Wrestling. Indian wrestler Hardeep sprang a surprise by booking an Olympic quota place for India in Greco-Roman wrestling. This is the first time that an Indian Greco-Roman wrestler has secured an Olympic berth after the 2004 Athens Games, when Mausam Khatri had made the cut.
9. Who became the first Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in the Asian 20 km Race Walk Championships?
a) Rupesh Singh
b) Hardeep Singh
c) Gurmeet Singh
d) Gurucharan Singh
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Answer c) Gurmeet Singh. The 30-year-old Gurmeet clocked 1 hour 20 minutes and 29 seconds. He beat Japan’s Isamu Fujisawa (1:20:49) in a close fight in the last 5 km. Kazakhstan’s Georgiy Sheiko won the bronze medal in 1:21:52.
10. HS Prannoy is associated with
a) Badminton
b) Tennis
c) Golf
d) Chess
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Answer a) Badminton. Indain shuttler HS Prannoy clinched his second Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament title by notching up a straight game victory over Marc Zwiebler of Germany in the summit clash of the Swiss Open.
11. Who clinched the Hero Indian Open title with a two-stroke win and also secured his Full European Tour card at the Delhi Golf Course?
a) SSP Chawrasia
b) Anirban Lahiri
c) Pankaj Advani
d) Akash Mittal
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Answer a) SSP Chawrasia. Chawrasia, who finished runner-up on four occasions, had the last laugh when he beat defending champion compatriot Anirban Lahiri and South Korean Jeughun Wang by two strokes to clinch his third European Tour and fourth Asian Tour title.
12. Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny are the bowlers of which Country?
a) Pakistan
b) Afghanistan
c) Bangladesh
d) South Africa
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Answer c) Bangladesh. Bangladesh pace sensation Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny were suspended for bowling with an illegal action by the ICC, dealing a massive blow to the team’s campaign in the ongoing World Twenty20.
13. Novak Djokovic defeated _________ in the BNP Paribas Open Finals.
a) Roger Federer
b) Andy Murray
c) Milos Raonic
d) Rafael Nadal
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Answer c) Milos Raonic. It was the Serb’s third consecutive title in the California desert, breaking a tie with four-time champion Roger Federer.
14. Victoria Azarenka defeated _________ in the BNP Paribas Open Finals.
a) Sania Mirza
b) Serena Williams
c) Venus Williams
d) Maria Sharapova
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Answer b) Serena Williams. It was Azarenka’s first victory over the top-ranked Williams since the Cincinnati final in August 2013.
15. ________ has signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh government to set up an Internet of Everything (IoE) Innovation center in Visakhapatnam.
a) Facebook
b) IBM
c) Accenture
d) Cisco
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Answer d) Cisco. The center will enable the company’s partners and startups to build IoT solutions and carry out rapid prototyping of products.
16. Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT) machines for the quick diagnosis of _____________.
a) AIDS
b) Dengue
c) Tuberculosis
d) Breast Cancer
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Answer c) Tuberculosis. The CBNAAT is a revolutionary rapid molecular test which detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin drug resistance, simultaneously. This test is fully automated and provides results within two hours.
17. International Day of Forests is observed on
a) March 20
b) March 21
c) March 22
d) March 23
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Answer b) March 21. Theme for 2016: Forests and water. The day was established by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2012.
18. Nepal has signed a transit and transportation treaty with which country?
a) Bangaldesh
b) Bhutan
c) China
d) Vietnam
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Answer c) China. This move is likely to end New Delhi’s monopoly over the landlocked Himalayan nation’s trade through Haldia port in Kolkata.
19. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on
a) March 20
b) March 21
c) March 22
d) March 23
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Answer b) March 21. The 2016 theme is Challenges and Achievements of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
20. World Puppetry Day is observed on
a) March 20
b) March 21
c) March 22
d) March 23
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Answer b) March 21.
21. Kisan Suvidha mobile application is associated with
a) Consumer Rights
b) MRP
c) Agriculture
d) City Traffic
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Answer c) Agriculture. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Kisan Suvidha mobile application for farmers. It will provide information on subjects such as weather, market prices, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and agriculture machinery. Kisaan Suvidha is an omnibus mobile app developed to help farmers by providing relevant information to them quickly.
22. India’s current account deficit narrowed to _______% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the fiscal third quarter.
a) 1.1
b) 1.2
c) 1.3
d) 1.4
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Answer c) 1.3. Data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed trade deficit during the October-December quarter narrowed to $34 billion from $38.6 billion during the same period in 2014-15.
23. _____________, an Indian-origin student was awarded the inaugural Noor Inayat Khan Prize.
a) Geetakshi Arora
b) Radhika Chetti
c) Sundaram Pillai
d) Kalyana Pandiyan
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Answer a) Geetakshi Arora. The Prize consists of 1,000 pounds for a dissertation which was in “keeping with the spirit” of the famous World War II heroine.
