Current Affairs Questions & Answers: March 16, 2017

1. Which union ministry has launched “Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)” for developing export-linked infrastructure?

[A] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[B] Ministry of Finance
[C] Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
[D] Ministry of Power

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2. Dipan Sivakumar, who passed away recently, was the noted filmmaker of which language?

[A] Urdu
[B] Malayalam
[C] Odia
[D] Tamil

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3. Which union ministry has launched “Mission Fingerling” to achieve Blue Revolution?

[A] Ministry of Food Processing Industries
[B] Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
[C] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
[D] Ministry of Shipping

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4. Which city has topped the list in the Mercer’s 2017 Quality of Living index?

[A] Geneva
[B] Munich
[C] Frankfurt
[D] Vienna

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5. Which state government will launch “Namma Canteens” to serve cheap food?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Karnataka

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6. Which city’s police station has become the first police post in India to be linked with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS)?

[A] Guwahati
[B] Udaipur
[C] Shimla
[D] Indore

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7. The 2017 National Theatre Festival (NTF) has started in which state?

[A] Assam
[B] Kerala
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Sikkim

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8. Who is the author of the book “So You Want to Know About the Environment”?

[A] Bijal Vachharajani
[B] Roopa Pai
[C] Rachel Ignotofsky
[D] Sumana Roy

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9. The 6th edition of the International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) has started in which city?

[A] Chennai
[B] Kolkata
[C] Kochi
[D] Guwahati

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10. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis?

[A] Manju Diler
[B] Manhar Valji Bhai Zala
[C] Narain Dass
[D] Dalip Kallu Hathibed

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