Current Affairs March 2017 - Online Quiz

Q 1 - According to Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, passed recently in Lok Sabha, paid maternity leave for women engaged in organized sector has been increased from 12 weeks to _____for two surviving children.

A - 20 weeks

B - 26 weeks

C - 45 weeks

D - 3 years

Q 2 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $350 million loan for improving about 1,500 kilometers of major district roads in _________.

A - Haryana

B - Madhya Pradesh

C - Punjab

D - Uttar Pradesh

Q 3 - The three days “International Buddhist Conference” was organized in ____.

A - Bihar

B - Beijing

C - Mexico

D - Paris

Q 4 - Which of the following countries banking system has overtaken the eurozone to become the world’s biggest by assets?

A - Krygystan

B - India

C - China

D - Brazil

Q 5 - UN Development Programme (UNDP)’s 2016 ‘Human Development for Everyone’ report has ranked India ___ among 188 countries.

A - 140^th

B - 130^th

C - 4^th

D - 131^st

Q 6 - _______ won the 71st Santosh Trophy football tournament after defeating Railways by 2-1 goals in the final.

A - Rajasthan

B - Haryana

C - Punjab

D - Maharashtra

Q 7 - According to Mercer’s Quality of Living rankings 2017, ____ topped the list for the eighth consecutive year.

A - Singapore

B - Vienna

C - New Delhi

D - Hyderabad

Q 8 - ________has won the 2017 IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system.

A - IIT Madras

B - IIT Roorkee

C - IIT Chennai

D - IIT Delhi

Q 9 - _________was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab.

A - Amarinder Singh

B - Navjot Singh Sidhu

C - P Singh Badnore

D - Yogi Adityanath

Q 10 - Which of the following countries conducted its first national census in 19 years?

A - Mexico

B - India

C - Pakistaan

D - Sub African countries