Current Affairs - Current Affairs

Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • March 22, 2017 Current Affairs
1.
The 2017 World Water Day (WWD) was observed on 22 March with theme
Water and Jobs
Water and Energy
Why Wastewater?
Water and Jobs
Answer: Option
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2.
The 2017 World Down Syndrome Day that was observed on 21 March focuses on
#MyVoiceMyCommunity
#OurCommunityOur Voice
#DownSyndromeNeedsConnectivity
None of the above
Answer: Option
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3.
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 20 March 2017 presented the Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards were conferred to personnel belonging to which service background?
Armed Forces
Journalists
Academicians
Doctors
Answer: Option
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4.
Who of the following was recently appointed as the new Member- Traction Railway Board?
Ghanshyam Singh
Radhesyam Singh
Ramesh Yadav
None of the above
Answer: Option
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5.
Which of the following districts will become India's first carbon neutral district?
Majuli
Tawang
Visakhapatnam
Nalanda
Answer: Option
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6.
Who has been appointed as the full time Interim Director General (IDG) of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
Upendra Tripathy
Naveen Jain
Chetan Chauhan
Dhiraj Sharma
Answer: Option
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7.
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court?
Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar
Navniti Prasad Singh
K Vijayan
TB Radhakrishnan
Answer: Option
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8.
Maggie MacDonnell has won the 2017 Global Teacher Prize. She hails from which country?
UAE
China
Japan
Canada
Answer: Option
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9.
Who became the first woman belonging to private sector to be appointed as the Full-Time Member of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
Madhabi Puri Buch
Sara Blakely
Kalpana Morparia
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Answer: Option
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10.
The supreme court of this country limited the President's power to temporarily fill vacant government posts while nominations are tied up in partisan political fights in March 2017
The United States
Japan
France
Germany
Answer: Option
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11.
According to the Forbes World Billionaire Report 2017, who was ranked as the wealthiest Indian?
Lakshmi Mittal
Azim Premji
Anil Ambani
Mukesh Ambani
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
Which country is hosting the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games?
Ireland
Austria
Canada
United States
Answer: Option
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13.
The World Poetry Day (WPD) is held on which date?
March 22
March 21
March 23
March 20
Answer: Option
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14.
Which country hosted the 23rd Conference of Auditors General of Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories?
India
Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso
Malta
Answer: Option
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15.
Name the player who was recently ranked No. 1 in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings?
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravindra Jadeja
Rangana Herath
Josh Hazlewood
Answer: Option
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16.
Who of the following was recently elected as the Speaker of Goa Assembly?
Francisco Sardinha
Pratapsingh Rane
Anant Shet
Pramod Sawant
Answer: Option
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17.
Which union ministry has organized the 5th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)-2017?
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Answer: Option
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18.
Who has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of International Cricket Council (ICC)?
Nithiin Reddy
Rekha Bhardwaj
Vishal Krishna
Ankur Khanna
Answer: Option
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19.
The upper house of Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha recently passed which crucial bill?
Hindu Marriage Bill
Transgender Bill
HIV/ AIDS Prevention and Control Bill
Gay Marriage Bill
Answer: Option
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