Current Affairs Questions & Answers - 7

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1)   Biometric data of how many Indians has been collected so far under the Aadhar scheme?

a. 88 crore
b. 99 crore
c. 100 crore
d. 110 crore



2)   Who has been appointed as the secretary general of the Arab League on 10th March 2016?

a. Aboul Gheit
b. Nabi El Araby
c. Nabil al-Arabi
d. None of the above


3)   Which pharma major has announced a collaboration with TR Pharm of Turkey for strategic collaboration in biosimilar products?

a. Sun
b. Dr. Reddy’s
c. GSK
d. None of the above


4)   Rashtrapati Bhavan will host a week long festival in collaboration with NIF from March 12 to 19 2016. What is it called?

a. Festival of Invention
b. Festival of Innovations
c. Festival of Lights
d. Festival of Books



5)   President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee extended greetings to which nation on 12th March 2016 on their 48th anniversary of their Independence day?

a. Mauritius
b. Maldives
c. Sri Lanka
d. Bangladesh


6)   NCRB hosted its 31st Inception Day on 12th March. What new innovations were launched on this day?

a. Fake Indian Currency Note compilation System
b. Mobile app Vahan Samanvaya
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b



7)   What is the name of the national LED programme launched for relaxing 77 crore incandescent lamps with LED bulbs?

a. Ujala
b. Ujwala
c. Roshini
d. None of the above


8)   Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar launched the web portal of which secretariat?

a. Delhi
b. Mumbai
c. Kendriya Sainik Board
d. None of the above



9)   New frog species unlike ordinary ones has been found in Southwest China’s Yunnan province called Leptolalax tengchongensis. What is it commonly known as?

a. Asian litter frog
b. Asian critter frog
c. Asian tree frog
d. Asian leaf frog



10)   Which astronaut went on the longest US space mission on record?

a. Mark Kelly
b. Scott Kelly
c. Mikhail Komienko
d. None of the above


11)   Top 50 domestic corporate leaders assembled on 12th March 2016 to adopt which UN goals?

a. Millennium Development Goals
b. Sustainable Development Goals
c. Uniform Development Goals
d. Unique Development Goals



12)   Autodesk Inc on Friday, 11th March reached a settlement with two activist investors appointing three directors to board and avoiding a proxy fight. It also appointed how many executives to its board?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5


13)   What does NIMZ stand for, with regard to the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor?

a. National Investment and Manufacture Zone
b. National Incentive and Manufacturing Zone
c. National Indian Manufacturing Zone
d. National Investment and Manufacturing Zones


14)   Government has made the decision to relax norms for which category of MSMEs?

a. startups
b. 10 year old
c. 5 year old
d. 3 year old


15)   India has ranked ___ out of 60 in the best countries report compiled by US news in collaboration with BAV Consulting and U-Penn’s Wharton.

a. 21
b. 22
c. 23
d. 24

16)   Australian scientists have created the world’s thinnest lens which is _________ times thinner than human hair.

a. 2000
b. 3000
c. 4000
d. 5000