Daily Current Affairs Quiz

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 14 Mar 2016

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14th March 2016, Current affairs and GK questions on National and International are listed in the Quiz. Candidates those who are preparing for Government Jobs and IBPS/SBI/RRB exams and all other exams can use these questions.

1. Agni 1 the indigenously built nuclear-capable intermediate range missile with a range in between _______ was test-fired by India on 14 March 2016.

[a] 700 and 1250 km
[b] 700 and 1000 km
[c] 700 and 1200 km
[d] 700 and 1100 km
[e] 700 and 1150 km

2. NDA government has brought down the time taken for obtaining environmental clearance “Green Nod” for projects to _______, from the 600 days

[a] 200 days
[b] 250 days
[c] 275 days
[d] 190 days
[e] 365 days

3. How many villages have been electrified across the country during last week under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna?

[a] 357
[b] 323
[c] 159
[d] 486
[e] 579

4. The International Children’s Film Festival for the North East Region named “The Golden Elephant” began in

[a] Goa
[b] Gangtok
[c] Ladakh
[d] Hyderabad
[e] Jaipur

5. Farakka Power Plant shuts down five units recently.It is located in which state?

[a] Mizoram
[b] Sikkim
[c] West Bengal
[d] Chandigarh
[e] Meghalaya

6. Which country has banned the recruitment of new foreign workers after widespread criticism of its decision to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshis?

[a] China
[b] Malaysia
[c] South Korea
[d] North Korea
[e] Canada

7. Hanan Al Hroub won the one million dollar Global Teacher Prize for the year 2016. He belongs to

[a] Palestine
[b] Jordan
[c] Israel
[d] Turkey
[e] Ukraine

8. Anil Wadhwa, Ambassador of India to Italy, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to

[a] Florence
[b] Bologna
[c] Slovenia
[d] Republic of San Marino
[e] None of the above

9. Which team won the Santosh Trophy National Football Championships title?

[a] Madhya Pradesh
[b] Bihar
[c] Maharashtra
[d] West Bengal
[e] Andhra Pradesh

10. Which private bank said it has tied up with marquee sports car maker Ferrari to launch co-branded credit card?

[a] Yes Bank
[b] HDFC Bank
[c] Kotak Mahindra Bank
[d] ING Vysya Bank
[e] ICICI Bank