March 2016 Current Affairs - 3
Test your knowledge of major events from March 2016 including international appointments, space missions, sports achievements, awards, and important dates.
Questions
The spacecraft ExoMars 2016 was successfully launched jointly by ________ to search for biosignatures on Mars (or Martian life) in past or present.
- Europe and Russia
- the US and India
- Japan and Australia
- China and North Korea
- Australia and the UK
Who among the following was appointed as Governor of Bangladesh Bank in March 2016?
- Fazle Kabir
- Fakhruddin Ahmed
- Atiur Rahman
- Salehuddin Ahmed
- Mohammed Farashuddin
The World Consumer Rights Day is observed on _____ March annually.
- 5th
- 9th
- 15th
- 20th
- 25th
Who among the following became the first woman to head a US combatant command, one of the most senior positions in the US military?
- Monica Lin Brown
- Lori Robinson
- Margaret H. Woodward
- Ann E. Dunwoody
- Janet C. Wolfenbarger
In March 2016, who among the following was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)?
- Catarina Furtado
- Ashley Judd
- Alfred Biolek
- Yuko Arimori
- Princess Basma bint Talal
In March 2016, for how many years did the Union Government impose anti-dumping duty of up to 44.7 percent on import of plastic-processing machines from Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam?
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Which of the following High Courts celebrated its 150th foundation day in March 2016?
- Kerala High Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Gauhati High Court
- Rajasthan High Court
Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan, who passed away in March 2016, was an
- eminent tabla exponent
- eminent sitar exponent
- eminent shehnai exponent
- eminent santoor exponent
- eminent sarod exponent
Who among the following won the 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix badminton title?
- Marc Zwiebler
- Kim Astrup
- H. S. Prannoy
- Lee Sheng-mu
- Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
On which of the following days of March is International Day of Forests observed?
- 7th
- 13th
- 17th
- 21st
- 27th
Anker Joergensen, who passed away in March 2016, was the former Prime Minister of which country?
- Sweden
- Norway
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- Poland
Andrew Wiles was the winner of the prestigious 2016 Abel Prize. The Abel Prize is awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding
- musicians
- sportspersons
- mathematicians
- physicists
- chemists
Which of the following biosphere reserves was included in the UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves in March 2016?
- Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
- Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
- Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
- Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
Whom did pharmaceutical giant Pfizer appoint as its Managing Director (MD) with immediate effect, in March 2016, for a period of five years?
- Ian Read
- Shantanu Narayen
- Albert Bourla
- S. Sridhar
- Anthony Maddaluna
Who among the following became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the Asian 20 km Race Walk Championships?
- Irfan Kolothum Thodi
- Gurmeet Singh
- Khushbir Kaur
- Manish Rawat
- Sandeep Kumar