Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 03 Mar 2016

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 03rd 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.

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1. World Wildlife Day was observed on 3 March 2016 across the world with theme

[a] The future of wildlife is in our hands
[b] Wildlife Crime is serious; let’s get serious about wildlife crime
[c] Wildlife a Boon to Humanity
[d] Protect Wildlife before it is lost

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2. Which of the following autonomous organization was winded up by Union Government?

[a] Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited
[b] HMT Bearing Limited
[c] Sambhar Salts Limited
[d] National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council

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3. Who was appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX)?

[a] Parveen Kumar Singhal
[b] Mrugank Paranjape
[c] L K Singhal
[d] Satyananda Mishra

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4. For which State’s Higher Education Quality Improvement Project did India signed a financing agreement for IDA credit of 300 US dollars with the World Bank?

[a] Andhra Pradesh
[b] Himachal Pradesh
[c] Madhya Pradesh
[d] Arunachal Pradesh

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5. The sales of which of the following cars crossed the 30-lakh mark recently in the domestic market?

[a] Eon
[b] Alto
[c] Santro
[d] Wagon R

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6. The bilateral annual “Iron Fist” military training exercise was held recently between the armed forces of the US and

[a] India
[b] Saudi Arabia
[c] Israel
[d] Japan

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7. The Telangana Government reached an understanding on constructing five dams on Godavari, Penganga and Pranahita rivers for irrigation purposes with which state?

[a] Andhra Pradesh
[b] Madhya Pradesh
[c] Chhattisgarh
[d] Maharashtra

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8. Name the cryptography pioneers who were honoured with the Association for Computing Machinery's 2015 A.M. Turing Award.

[a] Whitfield Diffie and Marty Hellman
[b] Leslie G. Valiant and Charles P. Thacker
[c] Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman
[d] Silvio Micali and Shafi Goldwasser

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9. Name the creator of television’s longest-running soap opera Coronation Street who passed away ?

[a] Tony Warren
[b] Kate Oates
[c] Kieran Roberts
[d] Ken Irwin

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10. Name the former captain of New Zealand cricket team who died of cancer in Auckland?

[a] Martin Crowe
[b] Don Cleverley
[c] Jack Newman
[d] Lindsay Weir

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