Current Affairs March First Week: We provide most important CA from month March 1st Week 2017. Here in this post we include 30 selected current affairs which should be remembered for your upcoming examinations like UPSC SSC Railway or other govt. examinations. So be careful and serious about your future.
Q.1 A minimum of Rs._________ would be charged the HDFC Bank, ICICI, and Axis Bank after four free transactions in a month.
A: Rs 100
B: Rs. 130
C: Rs 125
D: Rs 150
Answer:
Rs. 150
Q.2 Scientist has said global warming could melt mountain snow slowly, leading to which of the following effects?
A: Less water for humans
B: Water that evaporates more easily rather than flowing into reservoirs.
C: More water for plants
D: All of the above.
Answer:
All of the above
Q.3. Which woman cracker won the BCCI award for the first time?
A: Mithali Raj
B: Shanta Rangaswamy
C: Harmanpreet Kaur
D: Mamta Maben
Answer:
Shanta Rangaswamy
Q.4 Who was the renowned Gujarati writer on whom SAB series “Ooltha Chasmah” is based?
A: Kapil Sharma
B: TArak Mehta
C: Rajendra Shah
D: Suresh Joshi
Answer:
Tarak Mehata
Q.5 The government has further extended the time limit to deposit the scrapped notes by persons who were abroad during the demonization period till?
A: March 31
B: June 1
C: May 31
D: April 30
Answer:
March 31
Q.6 Which movie won the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival 2017 on March 1, 2017?
A: Lipstick Under My Burkha
B: Bhakta Vidur
C: Santa Banta Pvt Ltd
D: City of Joy
Answer:
Lipstick Under My Burkha
Q.7 India accounts for how many internet users globally, according to Adobe?
A: 200.8 Million
B: 268.9 Million
C: 289.3 Million
D: 298.5 Million
Answer:
268.9 Million
Q.8 Which Indian University has won the annual visitor’s Award for the ‘Best University’, 2017?
A: Jamai Millia Islamia
B: Banarash Hindu University
C: Indian Institute of Kanpur
D: Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Answer:
Jawaharlal University, Delhi
Q.9 Which company has become the new team sponsor for the Indian Cricket?
A: Star India
B: Oppo
C: Reliance
D: Vodafone
Answer
Oppo
Q.10 Who has been conferred with additional charge as Director General of Central Reserve Police Force on February 28, 2017?
A: Anjali Nirmal
B: Bipin Ranawat
C: Sudeep Lakhtakia
D: Surrendar Kumar
Answer
Sudeep Lakhtakia
Q.11 Who is the winner of the Men’s Single title of the 2017 Rio Open?
A: Dominic Thiem
B: Robert Farah
C: Pablo Carreno Busta
D: Juan Sebastian
Answer
Dominic Thiem
Q.12 Which country has decided to use the Russian ruble as its official currency along with its own existing official currency?
A: Belarus
B: Ukraine
C: Poland
D: Hungary
Answer:
Ukraine
Q.13 The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has signed an MoU with which organization on March 1, 2017 for the speedy implementation and success of Namami Ganga?
A: Sankat Mochan foundation
B: Shuddhi Foundation
C: Ganga Action Parivar
D: Rotary India
Answer:
Rotary India
Q.14 Who is the Chairman of the Supreme Court constituted special investigating team (SIT) on black money?
A: Kirti Saxena
B: M.L. Mehta
C: M.B. Shah
D: Arijit Pasayat
Answer:
M.B Shah
Q.15 Which bank launched India’s first Artificial intelligence driven chat-bot EVA on March 5, 2017?
A: IndusInd Bank
B: HDFC Bank
C: Axis Bank
D: Punjab National Bank
Answer
HDFC Bank
Q.16 The Aadhar card number has been made mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions in train tickets effective from?
A: April 30, 2017
B: March 31, 2017
C: April 1, 2017
D: July 1, 2017
Answer
April 1, 2017
Q.17 How many years old Micro-fossils found in Canada may represent oldest known life on earth?
A: 4.7 billion
B: 5.3 billion
C: 4.3 Billion
D: 4.6 billion
Answer
4.3 billion
Q.18 Which state government has recently gave official language status to endangered tribal language ‘Kurukh’?
A: Rajasthan
B: Assam
C: West Bengal
D: Punjab
Answer:
West Bengal
Q.19 Which is the theme of 2017 World Wildlife Day (WWD)?
A: Listen to the young voices
B: Stop wildlife crime
C: The future of wildlife is in our hands
D: It’s time to get serious about wildlife crime
Answer
Listen to the young voice
Q.20 The 2017 International Yoga festival has started in which state?
A; Madhya Pradesh
B: Tamil Nadu
C: Uttarakhand
D: Arunachal Pradesh
Answer:
Uttarakhand
Q. 21 The Advance S-300 Millie Defense System of Iran which became operational on March 4,2017 has been manufactured by which country?
A: USA
B: Italy
C: Russia
D: China
Answer:
Russia
Q.22 Which north-eastern state has decided to make Sanskrit as a compulsory language for students up to class 8 in the state?
A: Assam
B: West Bengal
C: Mizoram
D: Nagaland
Answer:
Assam
Q.23 Tirupati Airport in Andhra Pradesh has been renamed as?
A: Amaravati Ariport
B: Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Ariport
C: Sri Mukhalingam Airport
D: Sri Venkateswara Airport
Answer
Sri Venkateswara Ariport
Q.24 What is the capital of Sweden?
A: Stockholm
B: Ouagadougou
C: Amsterdam
D: Damascus
Answer:
Stockholm
Q.25 Who has been appointed VP and Head of Marketing at ShopClues?
A: Harpreet Singh
B: Harmeet Singh
C: Harneet Singh
D: Harminder Singh
Answer:
Harneet Singh
Q.26 Who has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to World Trade Organization with effect from June 2017?
A: Arun Kumar Singh
B: JS Deepak
C: Navtej Sarna
D: Nirupama Rao
Answer:
JS Deepak
Q.27 Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Sudan?
A: Kosti Manibe Ngai
B: Hassan Saleh
C: Agrey Tisa Subuni
D: Salve Kiir
Answer:
Hassan Saleh
Q.28 The Haryana State government has presented as budget worth Rs. ______ Crore for fiscal 2017-18?
A: Rs 2.02 crore
B: Rs 2.00 crore
C: Rs 2.99 crore
D: Rs 2.77 crore
Answer:
2.02 crore
Q.29 Hyderabad Airport Gains _________ Rand Worldwide in Airport Service Quality Survey?
A: 1st
B: 7th
C: 9th
D: 2nd
Answer:
1st
Q.30 How many new species of microbes have been found to flourish on mobile handset?
A: 4
B: 3
C: 6
D: 8
Answer:
3
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