Current Affairs Questions & Answers: March 3, 2017

1. What is the theme of 2017 World Hearing Day (WHD)?

[A] Ear care can avoid hearing loss
[B] Make listening safe
[C] Childhood hearing loss: act now, here is how!
[D] Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment

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2. Which Indian grandmaster has won bronze at 2017 Women’s World Chess Championship?

[A] Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
[B] Padmini Rout
[C] Harika Dronavalli
[D] Koneru Humpy

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3. Who has won the 2017 Polly Umrigar Award for International Cricketer of the Year?

[A] Ajinkya Rahane
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[D] Ravichandran Ashwin

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4. Which university has bagged Visitors’ Award for ‘Best University 2017’?

[A] Central University of Himachal Pradesh
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
[C] Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
[D] Tezpur University

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5. Which committee has submitted its’ report to the Union Government to protect the interests of the migrants?

[A] Partha Mukhopadhay committee
[B] N K Singh committee
[C] R.V. Easwar committee
[D] Madhukar Gupta committee

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6. Who is the author of the book “Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The Marriage that Shook India”?

[A] Teesta Setalvad
[B] Bertil Falk
[C] Sheela Redddy
[D] Audrey Truschke

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7. Which state government has made Sanskrit compulsory up to class VIII in all classes?

[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Assam
[C] Manipur
[D] Kerala

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8. How much penalty will be imposed on banks if they refuse to exchange soiled or scribed currency notes from people, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

[A] Rs. 10,000
[B] Rs. 15,000
[C] Rs. 5,000
[D] Rs. 20,000

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9. Which country to build its’ first national under water observatory in disputed South China Sea?

[A] China
[B] Vietnam
[C] Malaysia
[D] Brunei

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10. Which state government has signed MoU with Invest India to encourage start ups?

[A] Kerala
[B] Assam
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Odisha

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1 Comment

  1. Pankaj suyal

    March 4, 2017 at 1:14 pm

    respected teachers , may I know from where you are posting these questions, because many of them are not even in the daily current affairs , specially the sports related questions.

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