Current Affairs Quiz – March 14 2016
1. Who won the one million dollar Global Teacher Prize for the year 2016 ?
a) Haran lal
b) Harish yadav
c) Hanan Al Hroub
d) Hari kumar
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Answer c) Hanan Al Hroub. Hanan Al Hroub grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp and now is a teacher ofrefugees herself. She specialises in supporting children who have been traumatised by violence. The winner was announced at an awards ceremony in Dubai, with a video message of congratulation sent by Prince William.
2. Indian scholar and plant physiologist H Deep Saini has been appointed the next Vice Chancellor of _________?
a) University of Cambridge
b) University of Stanford
c) Harvard University
d) University of Canberra
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Answer d) University of Canberra. Saini, 60, currently the Vice-President of the University of Toronto and Principal of the University of Toronto Mississauga campus in Canada, will succeed Vice Chancellor Stephen Parker in September who steps down from the post in Julyafter over nine years in the service. Saini, a notable plant physiologist, said he was thrilled to be appointed the University’s Vice-Chancellor at such a fantastic time for the institution.
3. Recently PM Narendra Modi inaugurated three major railway projects in _______ ?
a) Maharastra
b) Bihar
c) Amaravathi
d) Banglore
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Answer b) Bihar. PM dedicated a rail-cum-road bridge at Patna, inaugurated another at Munger and laid the foundation of additional bridge at Mokama over the River Ganga. Modi laid foundation stone of second Mokama double line railway bridge adjacent to existing Rajendra Pul. PM dedicated Patna Ganga bridge (4.56 km) to the nation and inaugurated the freight operation through Munger rail-cum-road bridge.
4. Tourism Ministry launched four skill initiatives for youth on the occasion of _______ ?
a) National youth day
b) birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
c) Both a and b
d) None
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Answer c) Both a and b. The Tourism Ministry launched four initiatives, including training programmes to bring up ‘prayatak mitra’ and ‘tourist facilitators in North-East’ for the youth, on National Youth Day observed to mark birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
5. International Women’s Day was observed on?
a) March 15th
b) March 14th
c) March 8th
d) March 9th
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Answer c) March 8th. NITI Aayog – Government of India’s premier think-tank – has launched the ‘Women Transforming India’ initiative’ on, March 8, International Women’s Day, in partnership with the UN in India and MyGov. As a policy think tank, NITI Aayog seeks to engage directly with women leaders from across urban and rural areas of India. ‘Women Transforming India’ is, therefore, our effort at putting our ear to the ground to gather successful stories of change heralded by women at the grassroots level, within communities.
6. EON won Rs. 40-Crore LED streetlight Project in ___________?
a) Varanasi
b) Rajasthan
c) Banglore
d) Jodhpur
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Answer b) Rajasthan. Eon Electric Limited (EEL) – one of the leaders in manufacturing a wide range of energy-efficient LED Lighting products won this project. Under this project, Eon will install over 1 lac LED streetlights across various citiesin the state, including Jaisalmer, Gangapur, Sri Ganga Nagar, etc.
7. Sustainable Development was held on ___ in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)?
a) 14th March
b) 13th march
c) 12th March
d) 10th March
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Answer a) 14th March. The meeting was held to promote the power of broadband networks and servicesfor the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It brought the leaders from the public, private and social sectors together to seek the solutions to achieving education, equity and employment for all. The full meeting of the Commission revisited the issue of new broadband targetsto help achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
8. Pi day was observed on?
a) March 12th
b) March 15th
c) March 14th
d) March 10th
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Answer c) March 14th. Pi Day is observed on March 14 (3/14 in the month/day date format) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of π. In 2009, the United States House of Representatives supported the designation of Pi Day. Archimedes of Syracuse (about 287–212 B.C.) is credited with doing the first calculation of Pi, while British mathematician William Jones came up with theGreek letter and symbol for the figure in 1706 — which was later popularized by Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler, beginning in 1737.
9. Recently Ernestine Anderson passed away, she is an __________?
a) Jazz Singer
b) Dancer
c) Director
d) Actor
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Answer a) Jazz Singer. Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson, who was nominated for four Grammys over her career, has died. Over her six-decade career, Anderson performed at events around the world, including at the first Monterey Jazz Festival in 1958, as well as at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, according to the Seattle Times.
10. Marquee sports car maker Ferrari has tied up with Which private bank??
a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c)Yes Bank
d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Answer b) ICICI Bank. Country’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank said it has tied up with marquee sports car maker Ferrari to launch co-branded credit card. Ferrari Credit Card comes in two variants on the Visa platform and offers customers a host of offers including an all-expenses-paid trip for top spenders to Italy and also includes a Scuderia Ferrari watch as a joining gift.
11. Crisil Estimated India’s GDP Growth at __?
a) 7.8%
b) 7.9%
c) 8%
d) 7%
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Answer b) 7.9%. The domestic rating agency Crisil has estimated the GDP growth of India at 7.9% for the fiscal year 2016 provided the Monsoon remains normal and the government implements the announced reforms. The estimated GDP growth remains to be the highest prediction so far pointing at 9% growth as estimated by Crisil.
12. Lin Dan related to _________?
a) Cricket
b) Badminton
c) Hockey
d) None
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Answer b) Badminton. Lin Dan earned his sixth All England badminton title when he routed Chinese teammate Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10 in the final in Birmingham. In the women’s final later, Wang Shixian of China was going for her third title, and out to spoil Japanese opponent Nozomi Okuhara’s 21st birthday.
