Current Affairs - March 2016
Test your knowledge of major events, appointments, agreements, and developments from March 2016, including Indian and international current affairs.
Questions
Lloyd Stowell Shapley, who died in March 2016, won the Nobel Prize in which of the following fields?
- Economics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Physiology or Medicine
- Literature
In March 2016, India successfully test-fired indigenously built nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-I ballistic missile. It is a/an ______ missile.
- air-to-air
- anti-ship
- surface-to-surface
- anti-tank guided
- anti-submarine
Who among the following was presented with the Editor of the Year award at the 4th Indian Advertising Association (IAA) Awards in March 2016?
- M. K. Razdan
- Hormusji N. Cama
- Sanjay Gupta
- Tarun Basu
- M. R. Narayan Swamy
In March 2016, India signed a contract with which of the following countries to supply 18 metre-gauge 1350 HP Diesel Electric Locomotives?
- Nepal
- Myanmar
- Bhutan
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
On which of the following days is World Wildlife Day celebrated?
- 27th March
- 19th March
- 13th March
- 9th March
- 3rd March
Telangana State Finance Minister Etala Rajender, in March 2016, presented the State Budget for the financial year 2016-17 in the legislative assembly. This is the state’s _____ Budget.
- first
- second
- third
- fourth
- fifth
Who among the following was appointed as Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India (LCI)?
- Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan
- Justice Ravi R. Tripathi
- Justice Vikramajit Sen
- Justice M. Y. Eqbal
- Justice H. L. Gokhale
World Kidney Day is annually observed on
- 10th March
- 1st Thursday of March
- 16th March
- 2nd Thursday of March
- 21st March
In March 2016, the Supreme Court of which country announced to create its own international maritime judicial centre, which will handle territorial disputes and protect the country's sovereignty, maritime rights and other core interests at sea?
- South Korea
- Japan
- The Philippines
- China
- North Korea
With which of the following bodies did India sign an agreement to set up a South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) for training officials in dealing with macro-economic and financial issues?
- World Bank
- International Development Association
- International Investment Bank
- International Monetary Fund
- International Finance Corporation
The 22-member league voted unanimously in favour of who among the following as Secretary General of the Arab League in March 2016?
- Nabil Elaraby
- Amr Moussa
- Ahmed Aboul Gheit
- Chedli Klibi
- Ali Al-Daqbaashi
Which of the following companies did India Post, in the second week of March 2016, select to advise it on setting up a payments bank?
- BDO International
- Deloitte
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG
Who among the following is the first civilian President of Myanmar?
- Thein Sein
- Htin Kyaw
- Than Shwe
- Khin Nyunt
- Thura U Tun Tin
In March 2016, who among the following was suspended from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a goodwill ambassador?
- Lionel Messi
- Didier Drogba
- Shahid Afridi
- Maria Sharapova
- Novak Djokovic
In March 2016, with which of the following banks did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for exchange of information pertaining to banking supervision?
- Bank of Canada
- Bank of Israel
- Bank of Japan
- Central Bank of Malaysia
- Reserve Bank of Australia