Current Affairs Online Test – March 2016

Indira Gandhi International Airport is in

Three scientists from ________ win 2016 Brain Prize.

Rozle Prezelj of _____________ is the new Chairman of the IAAF Athletes’ Commission, replacing Namibia’s Frank Fredericks

The Central Bureau of Investigation is exploring the possibility of setting up a cyber crime investigation branch in _________.

_______________ has been recognized as a Top Global Employer by the Top Employers Institute.

In terms of Energy Security, India has been ranked at the _________ in a list of 126 countries compiled by WEF, which was topped by Switzerland.

____________ gets India’s first self-cleaning smart toilets.

The Government of India has constituted _______________ committee to consider Scheduled Tribe status to six Communities of Assam.

Zero Discrimination Day is observed on

Hashim Thaci has been elected as the president of ____________.

Faustin Archange Touadera is the new President of _______________.

Patrick Dupuis has been appointed as the Independent Board Member in _________.

Patty Duke, who passed away recently, was a/an _________.

What is India’s rank among countries with high number of financial Trojan infections.

BeiDou navigation satellite is associated with which country?

Who launched ‘Make in India’ conference in Sydney?

Htin Kyaw has sworn in as the President of

Rakhine state is in

Which movie won the Best Film Award in the 63rd National Awards ?

The film named Thithi won the National Award recently. It’s a _________ Film.

Jim Harrison, who passed away recently, was a/an

California Chrome is a

Sergey Karjakin is associated with ___________.

The World Theatre Day is observed on

Which state becomes the first one to launch injectable contraceptive?

Pallavi Fauzdar was in news recently. Who is she?

India will host FIFA Under-17 World Cup in _______.

_________ is all set to set up nation’s first Organic Farming University.

Harish Rawat is associated with which Indian State?

PR Sreejesh and Deepika are associated with

Pattiseema is in which Indian State?

What is F in NIIF?

Kerala-based private sector lender Federal Bank is opening incubation centres for startups in __________ and __________.

Recently VD Rajappan and Jishnu Raghavan passed away. They are from __________ film industry.

Garry Shandling, who passed away recently, was a/an

Which country tops Global Average Internet speed?

Abdulqadir Rashik, who was in NEWS recently, is a/an

_______ launched its new social media mobile application called ‘Waffle’ ?

Who won Chameli Devi Jain Award?

Recently India and ___ have exchanged offers on the removal of a list of tariffs?

UN has suspended ____ as a goodwill ambassador?

Recently Paul Daniels has passed away. He was an ___?

Famous Shehnai exponent has passed away recently, who is he?

Which bank Launched Smartup, a banking solution for startups?

Who was the author of the book Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography ?

Which bank started first contactless mobile payment solution to enable its credit and debit customers make in-store contactless payments by just waving their smartphones ?

___________ was Myanmar’s 1st civilian President ?

State Bank of India has released ______ crore under One Rank One Pension (OROP)?

French based tyre maker Michelin had joined hands with ___ to sell its products?

Who won the Editor of the Year award ?

Europe and Russia launched an unmanned spacecraft, it is called ?

Anita Brookner was an ________ ?

The Kotak Mahindra BSE Group has tied up with ___________ to invest in Indian stressed assets?

Farakka Power Plant is located in which state?

World Consumer Rights Day was observed on?

Santhosh Trophy National Football Championships Title won by ________?

Crisil Estimated India’s GDP Growth at __?

Marquee sports car maker Ferrari has tied up with Which private bank??

Recently Ernestine Anderson passed away, she is an __________?

Pi day was observed on?

Antrix is associated with

The Cabinet has given its approval for an MoU between India and ________ on cooperation for prevention of human trafficking especially trafficking in women and children; rescue, recovery, repatriation and re-integration of victims of trafficking.

The Cabinet has given its approval for the MoU between India and ___________ for setting up of South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC).

The Cabinet has given its ex-post approval for the MoU between India and _______ on Technical Cooperation in Cyber Space and Combating Cyber-Crime signed last month.

The MMDR Act is associated with

Cabinet approves ratification of BIMSTEC Convention. What is B in BIMSTEC?

According to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015, ______% of sale proceeds will have to be kept aside by the developer in an escrow account.

Ridesharing services provider Uber has opened its first Asian engineering centre in

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Law Commission?

India will supply 18 Meter Gauge 1350 HP Diesel Electric Locomotives to

India and ___________ have launched the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship.

____________ is currently developing a speech synthesis engine to its encyclopedia.

Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is in

________ has approved curbs on ‘wilful defaulters’, which entails ban on public issue of securities.

Government aims to computerize the PDS sector by installing electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices at all fair price shops across the country by

Railways launch online “Clean My Coach” service. Passengers have to send an SMS on a mobile number ___________.

Project ‘Mausam’ is the initiative of

UJALA is a scheme associated with

Who has been appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff?

Justice Ajit Singh was sworn in as Chief Justice (CJ) of the __________ High Court.

__________ has won the Irani Cup Cricket Title 2015-16 by defeating Mumabi in the final match.

_________ has planned to install 50 ‘zero base’ mobile towers in India.

Enda Kenny belongs to

Keith Emerson, who died recently was a/an

________ has banned the recruitment of new foreign workers.

Farakka Feeder Canal is in

Name the actress who entered Guinness World Record For Nail Painting recently?

Nana Vasconcelos, who passed away recently, was a/an

Who is the Founder of Blue Origin, a private space travel company?

The InSight mission is associated with

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the country’s sixth navigation satellite IRNSS-1F from the spaceport at

India has recently offered highest overseas credit to which country?

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is associated with

How many additional waterways will be added to the existing Inland Waterways?

World Kidney Day is observed on Second _________ in March.

George Henry Martin, who passed away recently, was associated with

The National School of Drama’s resource centre at ________ will be upgraded to a regional centre.

Industries were re-classified under four colour categories by GOI based on their pollution levels. The colours are Red, Orange, Green and

Adam Scott is a ________ player.

Melanophidium Khairei is a new species of ___________ discovered in western ghats.