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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • March 16, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
Which union ministry has launched "Mission Fingerling" to achieve Blue Revolution?
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Ministry of Shipping
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
The Union Cabinet approved introduction of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Public Private Partnership (IIIT PPP) Bill, 2017. The bill grants statutory status to how many IIITs in Public Private Partnership and declares them as Institutions of National Importance?
Fifteen
Sixteen
Twenty
Ten
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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3.
Which city's police station has become the first police post in India to be linked with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS)?
Guwahati
Udaipur
Shimla
Indore
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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4.
Dipan Sivakumar, who passed away recently, was the noted filmmaker of which language?
Urdu
Malayalam
Odia
Tamil
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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5.
The US Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by
0.15 per cent
0.25 per cent
0.50 per cent
0.75 per cent
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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6.
Who is the newly appointed Chairman of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis?
Manju Diler
Manhar Valji Bhai Zala
Narain Dass
Dalip Kallu Hathibed
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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7.
Name the bank that announced a one-time farm loan settlement scheme worth Rs 6000 crore primarily for tractors.
State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Allahabad Bank
Axis Bank
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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8.
The Union Cabinet apprised of MoUs for cooperation in youth and sports matters with these two countries recently.
Indonesia & Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan & Vietnam
Indonesia & Malaysia
Malaysia & Kyrgyzstan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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9.
The 6th edition of the International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) has started in which city?
Chennai
Kolkata
Kochi
Guwahati
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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10.
Which State government proposed to set up a Cashew Development Board for developing 10,000 hectares of good quality of cashew orchards?
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Karnataka
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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11.
Snapdeal partnered with which of the following trade organisations to sell Japanese products?
JETRO
METRO
JATRO
MATRO
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Name the person who introduced Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Act of 2017 in its the US House of Representatives.
John Culberson
Gene Green
Joe Barton
Ted Poe
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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13.
Who is the author of the book "So You Want to Know About the Environment"?
Bijal Vachharajani
Roopa Pai
Rachel Ignotofsky
Sumana Roy
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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14.
The 2017 National Theatre Festival (NTF) has started in which state?
Assam
Kerala
Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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15.
Which city has topped the list in the Mercer's 2017 Quality of Living index?
Geneva
Munich
Frankfurt
Vienna
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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16.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval to permit Indian Oil to sale this much per cent of the equity in Lubrizol India to Lubrizol Corporation.
14 per cent
24 per cent
34 per cent
44 per cent
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
As per the Women in Politics Map 2017 launched by the UN, India stands at which number?
142
149
144
148
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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18.
Which state government will launch "Namma Canteens" to serve cheap food?
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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19.
What was the theme of the 2017 Commonwealth Day?
A peace-building Commonwealth
Team Commonwealth
An Inclusive Commonwealth
A Young Commonwealth
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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20.
Union government launched the Blue Revolution programme at a total expenditure of what amount?
Rs 48000 lakh
Rs 52000 lakh
Rs 55000 lakh
Rs 62000 lakh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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21.
Which union ministry has launched "Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)" for developing export-linked infrastructure?
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Ministry of Power
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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