Current Affairs 27 March 2018 Quiz
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- What is the rank of India in the list of the largest electricity producing countries of the world?
A) Third
B) Second
C) Fourth
D) Sixth
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Option A
Explanation: India has become the 3rd largest electricity producer in the world as its electricity production grew 34% over seven years to 2017. The country now produces more energy than Japan and Russia, which had 27% and 8.77% more electricity generation capacity installed, respectively, than India seven years ago.
- Who among the following has clinched gold in the men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event of the 2018 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Australia?
A) Anhad Jawanda
B) Anish Bhanwala
C) Adarsh Singh
D) Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu
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Option B
Explanation: National Champion Anish Bhanwala bagged a gold medal in the men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Sydney, Australia.
- The Google dedicated a doodle on March 25th to commemorate ________ anniversary of the Chipko Movement to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives to protect India’s forests.
A) 35th
B) 65th
C) 55th
D) 45th
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Option D
Explanation: Google commemorated the 45th anniversary of the Chipko movement with a doodle on 25th March. In 1973, villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Chamoli district (now Uttarakhand) took to hugging trees to prevent their felling at the hands of contractors.
- The world’s new largest cruise ship named Symphony of the Seas has left for its maiden sail. The ship has been designed by which country?
A) France
B) United States
C) Norway
D) Germany
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Option A
Explanation: The world’s biggest cruise-liner, “Symphony of the Seas”, has left the shipyard of Saint-Nazaire in France to embark on its maiden voyage in the Mediterranean.
- According to the latest data, what is the rank of India in terms of largest automobile market in the world?
A) 3rd
B) 4th
C) 2nd
D) 5th
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Option B
Explanation: According to the latest 2018 global data show, our nation has overtaken Germany and has become the fourth largest automobile market in the world. Automobile sales, including passenger and commercial vehicles, in Asia’s third largest economy grew 9.5%.
- Which among the following teams has won the 2018 men’s National hockey championships?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB)
C) Punjab
D) Punjab National Bank
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Option C
Explanation: Punjab won its first National title in five years, registering a 2-1 win against Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) in the final of the 8th men’s National hockey championships held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- The GIFT City has signed an MoU with which of the following firms for mutual cooperation in areas related to promoting international financial services (IFSC) operations?
A) Deloitte
B) Ernst and Young
C) McKinsey and Company
D) Accenture
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Option A
Explanation: Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) City, India’s first operational smart city and International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) entered into an MoU with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP, which renders consultancy services for mutual cooperation in areas related to international financial services.
- Which among the following countries has signed host country agreement with the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
A) Russia
B) United States
C) China
D) India
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Option D
Explanation: The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), signed the Host Country Agreement in New Delhi. The Agreement will give ISA a juridical personality and gives it power to contract, to acquire and dispose off movable and immovable properties, to institute and defend legal proceedings.
- Which is the largest electricity producing country of the world?
A) United States
B) China
C) Japan
D) Russia
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Option B
Explanation: China topped the list followed by USA and India.
- Who among the following cricket players has broken the record to be the fastest bowler of the world to achieve milestone 100 ODI wickets?
A) Kagiso Rabada
B) Ravichandran Ashwin
C) Rashid Khan
D) James Anderson
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Option C
Explanation: Teenaged Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan has become the fastest bowler to the milestone of 100 ODI wickets, doing so in 44 matches which is eight fewer than the previous record holder, Australia’s Mitchell Starc who took 52 matches to break an 18-year-old record in 2016.
- Name the app launched specially for TB patients on the World TB Day with diet plan to provide them nutritional information
A) A- TB
B) T- TB
C) D- TB
D) N- TB
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Option D
Explanation: N-TB, an app for TB patients, was launched on March 24, World Tuberculosis Day. The app was developed by Dr. Anurag Bhargava, a professor of Yenepoya University, Mangaluru. The app is specially designed for TB patients to provide them nutritional information. N- TB asks for specific details such as the height and weight of a person and then gives information about their health status based on the calculated BMI.
- Recently the External Affairs Ministry has launched an initiative named ‘Videsh Aaya Pradesh ke Dwaar’ in which of the following cities?
A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Kolkata
D) New Delhi
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Option B
Explanation: The External Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division of the External Affairs ministry launched an initiative, “Videsh Aaya Pradesh ke Dwaar” in Hyderabad. The initiative is part of the enhanced public diplomacy outreach to take the objectives of the foreign policy to the common people.
- Which among the following countries is the world’s largest automobile market in the world?
A) Japan
B) United States
C) China
D) Germany
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Option C
Explanation: China topped the list followed by USA and Japan.
- Which among the following ministries has approved the ‘Study in India’ programme to attract more foreign students to educational institutes in the country?
A) Ministry of Human Resource Development
B) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
C) Ministry of Science and Technology
D) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
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Option A
Explanation: Ministry of Human Resource Development has approved ‘Study in India’ programme. The ‘Study in India’ programme’s primary objective is to target foreign students by branding India as an attractive education destination. The move is aimed to improve the global ranking of Indian educational institutes.
- The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has recently signed an MoU with the Assam government for the sustainable development of which district of the state under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) initiative
A) Majuli
B) Kamrup
C) Golaghat
D) Sivasagar
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Option B
Explanation: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) signed an MoU with Assam government under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) initiative for sustainable development of human settlements at villages in Kamrup district.
- The 2018 SARAS Aajeevika Mela has been organized in which of the following cities?
A) Chandigarh
B) Indore
C) Lucknow
D) New Delhi
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Option D
Explanation: The SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2018 was organized by Ministry of Rural Development in New Delhi. The mela provides rural women producers with a national platform and an opportunity to showcase their products and seek buyers.
- The famous Madhavpur Mela has recently been inaugurated in which of the following states?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Rajasthan
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Option A
Explanation: The famous Madhavpur Mela began at Madhavpur Ghed of Porbandar district in Gujarat. In a unique initiative, the four-day-long Mela will see its first-ever cultural integration with the North-East with which it is said to share its roots. The Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat shares its connection with the Mishmi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Which among the given cities of India has recently become completely wireless city 86 years after the city first got electricity?
A) Ayodhya
B) Mathura
C) Varanasi
D) Bhopal
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Option C
Explanation: The overhead cables in India’s oldest city, Varanasi, are being dismantled and replaced with underground lines 86 years after the city first got electricity. As a part of the process, a ₹432-crore project aiming to lay down 16 sq km of underground lines was started in December 2015. The project, which is expected to serve 50,000 people, lasted two years.
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- Who is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development?
A) S.S. Ahluwalia
B) Ram Kripal Yadav
C) Hansraj Ahir
D) Jayant Sinha
- Mitchell Starc is an international cricketer of which country?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) England
D) South Africa
- The headquarter of the International Shooting Sport Federation is in which country?
A) Paris, France
B) Vienna, Austria
C) Munich, Germany
D) Beijing, China
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Option C
Explanation: The International Shooting Sport Federation, also known with the acronym ISSF, is the governing body of the Olympic Shooting events in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun disciplines, and of several non-Olympic Shooting sport events.
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