Current Affairs March 2016 (Part - II)

1. Which of the following telecom companies has planned to install 50 zero base mobile
towers in India? (Zero Base or Zero Site towers are essentially a multi-function towers, that not
only propagate waves for mobile operators, but also act as a street-light, charging docks for
devices, security camera holder and Wi-Fi hotspots etc.)
A)
B)
C)
D)

Reliance Jio
Airtel
BSNL
IDEA

ANS: C
2. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of Law Commission?
A)
B)
C)
D)

KN Krishna Moorthy
BS Chauhan
NS Thirupathi
LK Mishra

ANS: B
3. Who among the following has recently become the brand ambassador of Reebok India?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Alia Bhat
Parineeti Chopra
Priyanka Chopra
Kangana Ranaut

ANS: D
4. Which of the following days is observed on every second Thursday in March?
A)
B)
C)
D)

World Heart Day

World Kidney Day
World Brain Day
World Lungs Day

ANS: B
5. Which of the following schemes aims to provide LPG connections to women of BPL
families?
A) Pradhan Mantri UrjaYojana
B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana
C) Pradhan Mantri Cylinder Yojana

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D) Pradhan Mantri Bhojan Yojana

ANS: B
6. Who among the following is the founder of Blue Origin, a private space travel company?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Bill Gates
Mark Zukerburg
Jeff Bezos
Carlos Slim

ANS: C
7. Which of the following auto companies has recently entered into a four-year partnership with
the BCCI as an associate sponsor of all international matches at home?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Tata Motors
Toyota
Maruti Suzuki
Hyundai

ANS: D
8. Which among the following Bollywood actress recently entered into Guinness Book of World
Records for Nail Painting recently?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Kajol
Alia Bhat
Parineeti Chopra
Sonakshi Sinha

ANS: D
9. 108-feet-tall idol of Lord Rishabhdeva, has entered into the Guinness World Records as
the worlds tallest Jain statue. The statue is located in which of the following states?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Karnataka
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh

ANS: C
10. Which of the following cricketers has been recently named as the brand ambassador of its
health supplement brand Revital H by Sun Pharmaceuticals?
A) M S Dhoni
B) Virat Kohli

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C) Yuvraj Singh
D) Ashish Nehra
ANS: A
11. Which of the following banks has announced the launch of a work-from-home program to
prevent women employees from dropping out of its workforce?
A)
B)
C)
D)

HDFC Bank
Axis Bank
ICICI Bank
State Bank of India

ANS: C
12. Name the recently launched online marketing platform for women by the ministry of women
and child development.
A)
B)
C)
D)

MahilaKart
Women Kart
Mahila e Haat
Mahila Bazaar

ANS: C
13. Name the former world number one Tennis player who recently revealed that she failed a
drugs test at the Australian Open.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Sania Mirza
Martina Hingis
Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams

ANS: C
14. Which of the following is the theme of International Womens Day 2016?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Pledging For Parity!

Strong Woman Strong World
Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality
Equal Status Everywhere

ANS: C
15. Health Ministry has recently launched five healthcare ATMs in four states. Which of the
following states is not among these four states?
A) Madhya Pradesh

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B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Odisha
D) Uttar Pradesh
ANS: D
16. The worlds first amputee football training camp for kids aged 5 to 16 was held in which of
the following cities?
A)
B)
C)
D)

New Delhi
Durban
Dublin
Moscow

ANS: C
17. Which of the following state Governments has launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish
Yojana to provide free treatment to road accident victims for the first 48 hours in the nearest
government or private hospital?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Delhi
Kerala
Karnataka
Gujarat

ANS: C
18. Melanophidium Khairei is a new species of ___________ discovered in Western Ghats.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Bat
Frog
Snake
Lizard

ANS: C
19. On the International Womens Day, Uttar Pradesh Government felicitated the acid attack
survivors with which of the following award?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Rani Laxmi Bai Award

Meera Bai Award
Sarojani Naidu Award
Mayawati Award

ANS: A

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20. Which of the following banks has recently got preliminary approval for Myanmar branch?
A)
B)
C)
D)

ICICI
HDFC
SBI
Axis

ANS: C
21. Name the lake in Bangalore where thousands of fish were found dead recently.
A)
B)
C)
D)

Bellandur
Ulsoor
Dum Dum
Dal Lake

ANS: B
22. Pro Kabaddi League Season 3 Title has been clinched by which of the following team?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Patna Pirates
U Mumba
Puneri Paltan
Bengal Warriors

ANS: A

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