DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 17
& 18 MARCH
1. INDIA AND OTHER SOUTH EAST ASIAN REGION
SIGNED A WHO’S CALL FOR ACTION ON MARCH 16, 2017 TO END TUBERCULOSIS (TB) BY
WHICH YEAR?
a) 2020
b) 2019
c) 2023
d) 2030
ANS - D
2. THE UNION
CABINET APPROVED TO INCREASE THE DEARNESS ALLOWANCE/ DEARNESS RELIEF TO CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES/PENSIONERS FROM 2% TO ______ %.
a) 5%
b) 4%
c) 6%
d) 3%
ANS - B
3. WHICH BANK HAS LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST
DIGITAL LOAN AGAINST SECURITIES SERVICES?
a) HDFC Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) Yes Bank
ANS - A
4. WHO HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE NEW CHIEF
MINISTER OF PUNJAB?
a) Manpreet Singh Badal
b) Aruna Chaudhary
c) Amarinder Singh
d) Rana Gurjit Singh
ANS - C
5. WHICH
COUNTRY SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES A LAND-BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE TO STRENGTHEN
ITS DEFENCE CAPABILITIES?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Iran
d) Pakistan
ANS - D
6. WHAT IS THE INDIA’S RANK IN THE WORLD FOR THE
NUMBER OF MPS IN PARLIAMENT, AS PER LATEST UN REPORT “WOMEN IN POLITICS 2017
MAP”?
a) 155th
b) 119th
c) 148th
d) 169th
ANS - C
7. THE 2017
G20 FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEETING HAVE BEEN STARTED IN
WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Germany
b) India
c) Italy
d) France
ANS - A
8. FIRST AIRBUS TRAINING CENTRE IN ASIA TO BE
SET UP IN WHICH STATE?
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) New Delhi
ANS - D
9.
ESAF SMALL FINANCE BANK LAUNCHED IN WHICH CITY OF KERALA?
a) Kochi
b) Thrissur
c) Kollam
d) Kozhikode
ANS - B
10. WHICH BANK HAS SIGNED AN MOU WITH THE REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPERS’ BODY CREDAI FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REALTY SECTOR?
a) Bank of Baroda
b) ICICI Bank
c) State Bank of India
d) Reserve Bank of India
ANS - C
