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March 2016 GK - 1

Description: Questions for March 2016 week 1
Number of Questions: 15
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UltraTech Cement Limited, in 2016, entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jaiprakash Associates Limited for the acquisition of its identified cement. The acquisition will augment UltraTech’s cement capacity to _____ mtpa from the current 68.3 mtpa.

  1. 75.5

  2. 80.3

  3. 86.4

  4. 90.7

  5. 95.7


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

The Windham Campbell Literature Prize is a literary award of which country, offering prizes in three categories: fiction, non-fiction and drama?

  1. Australia

  2. The UK

  3. New Zealand

  4. The US

  5. Austria


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

The Portugal Government nominated which of the following former Portuguese Prime Ministers as a candidate for General Secretary at the United Nations?

  1. Mário Soares

  2. Francisco Pinto Balsemão

  3. António Guterres

  4. Aníbal Cavaco Silva

  5. Pedro Passos Coelho


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Directions: Choose the correct option.

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding Purno Agitok Sangma, who died in March, 2016 in independent India’s history?

A. He was the first tribal person to hold the post of Cabinet Minister. B. He was also the first tribal person to become the Lok Sabha Speaker. C. He was the first member from the opposition to hold the office of the Speaker.

  1. A and C

  2. B only

  3. A and B

  4. A, B and C

  5. B and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

The 7th edition of the joint military exercise LAMITYE 2016, which concluded in March 2016, was conducted by

  1. India and Seychelles

  2. India and Bangladesh

  3. Sri Lanka and India

  4. India and Malaysia

  5. India and Madagascar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

In the Union Budget for 2016-17, the Union Finance Minister listed how many pillars on which the Government will focus to transform India into a developed nation?

  1. 5

  2. 6

  3. 9

  4. 8

  5. 7


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the Union Budget for 2016-17, the Union Finance Minister listed 9 pillars on which the Government will focus to transform India into a developed nation.

In March 2016, who among the following was elected President of Kosovo?

  1. Hashim Thaçi

  2. Isa Mustafa

  3. Atifete Jahjaga

  4. Jakup Krasniqi

  5. Bujar Bukoshi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

Who among the following was conferred the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015?

  1. Amitabh Bachchan

  2. Manoj Kumar

  3. Shashi Kapoor

  4. Dharmendra

  5. Dilip Kumar


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

As per a report by Global Energy Architecture Performance Index (GEAPI) in March 2016, compiled by World Economic Forum, what was India's rank in a list of 126 countries on the basis of their ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy?

  1. 25th

  2. 52nd

  3. 67th

  4. 79th

  5. 90th


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct answer is (5). 

Which of the following companies won the nation’s first-ever gold mining lease auctioned by the Chhattisgarh Government?

  1. National Mineral Development Corporation

  2. Vedanta Limited

  3. Hindustan Copper Limited

  4. National Aluminium Company Limited

  5. Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

The Zoji La tunnel was in news in the first week of March, 2016. The Zoji La tunnel connects

  1. Srinagar and Ladakh

  2. Jammu and Kashmir Valley

  3. Ukshi and Bhoke Station

  4. Manali and Keylong

  5. Khopoli and Lonavla


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

Who among the following was the inventor of e-mail, who passed away in March 2016?

  1. Alexander Graham Bell

  2. Guglielmo Marconi

  3. Ray Tomlinson

  4. Alexander Bain

  5. Charles Babbage


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Which of the following banks was given preliminary approval to open 100 percent owned branches in Myanmar in March, 2016?

  1. Central Bank of India

  2. Indian Overseas Bank

  3. State Bank of India

  4. Syndicate Bank

  5. Punjab National Bank


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

Which of the following tennis players failed a drug test and was provisionally suspended from tennis in March, 2016?

  1. Martina Hingis

  2. Maria Sharapova

  3. Venus Williams

  4. Angelique Kerber

  5. Petra Kvitová


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2). 

Who won the first All India Open Invitational Snooker Championship 2016 held in Maharashtra?

  1. Pushpendra Singh

  2. Laxman Rawat

  3. Rahul Sachdev

  4. Kamal Chawla

  5. Pankaj Adani


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3). 

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