CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF – MARCH 2018 1. Which cards Indian Railways has announced that no transaction fees on booking rail tickets? a) Credit card b) Debit card c) Aadhar card d) Ration card Answer b) Debit card. The Indian Railways has announced that Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges won’t be levied on passengers for booking railway tickets through debit cards. 2. Which government ties up with Wikipedia to promote their language? a) Tamilnadu b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Maharastra Answer d) Maharastra. In a first, the Maharashtra government has announced a collaboration with online encyclopedia Wikipedia to promote Marathi globally and increase its online usage. 3. Which company CEO has ranked ahead of Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates on Hurun Global Rich List 2018? a) JPMorgan Chase b) GEICO c) Berkshie Hathaway d) Coldwell Banker Answer c) Berkshie Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has ranked ahead of Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates on Hurun Global Rich List 2018. Buffett retained the second spot with a 31% increase in his wealth and became the second person ever to break through the $100-billion barrier. 4. India ranks ______ on Hurun rich list with 131 billionaires? a) Third b) Second c) Fourth d) Fifth Answer a) third. India replaced Germany to reclaim the third spot on the Hurun Global Rich List 2018 with 131 billionaires. India added 31 new billionaires over the last year while the combined wealth of the Indian billionaires increased by 49% to $454 billion. 5. How many Language does Amazon music streaming supports? a) 10 b) 11 c) 14 d) 12 Answer d) 12. The music service, which supports 12 Indian languages, will compete with Tencent-backed rival Gaana and Apple’s music service. 1 | P a g e Day Today GK CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF – MARCH 2018 6. Which state inaugurated World’s largest solar park? a) Orissa b) Karnataka c) Tamilnadu d) Andhra Pradesh Answer b) Karnataka. The Karnataka government has inaugurated the first phase of a 2,000 megawatts (MW) solar park in the drought-prone Pavagada region of Tumkur district, about 180km from Bengaluru. 7. Core sector grows at_____ in January 2018? a) 7.1% b) 7.3% c) 6.7% d) 6.8% Answer c) 6.7%. Growth in the country’s core sector accelerated to 6.7% in January, 2018 from 3.4% a year ago thanks to a huge jump in the output of cement and petroleum refinery, and a robust performance by the electricity sector. 8. Which telecom company is being planned to support a mission for first 4G network on moon? a) Airtel b) Vodafone c) Uninor d) BSNL Answer b) Vodafone. The first 4G network on Moon is being planned by telecom company Vodafone to support a mission by PT Scientists in 2019 and it has appointed Nokia as its technology partner. 9. How many champion sector services has approved in Union cabinet? a) 12 b) 14 c) 10 d) 16 Answer a) 12. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Department of Commerce to give focused attention to 12 identified Champion Services Sectors for promoting their development, and realizing their potential. 10. How many agreements signed between India and Jordan? a) 20 b) 12 c) 14 d) 18 Answer b) 12. After the talks, India and Jordan inked 12 Agreements and MoUs. These include agreement on Defence Co-operation, Visa waiver of Diplomatic & Official Passport holders, Cultural Exchange Programme, Manpower Co-operation agreement, Co-operation in field of Health and Medicine. 2 | P a g e Day Today GK CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF – MARCH 2018 11. Merkel gets ________ as Chancellor as part of coalition? a) First term b) Third term c) Fourth term d) Sixth term Answer c) Fourth term. Germany’s Angela Merkel has secured her fourth term as the Chancellor after the Social Democratic party voted in favour of a grand coalition with Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union. 12. Krishna Kumari has become Pakistan’s first Hindu Dalit woman Senator after she was elected to the ________? a) Lower House b) Upper House c) Councilor d) General Attorny Answer b) Upper House. Krishna Kumari has become Pakistan’s first Hindu Dalit woman Senator after she was elected to the Upper House. The 39-year-old had contested from a seat reserved for women from the Sindh province representing the Pakistan Peoples Party. 13. First man to run a mile in under 4 minutes dies at _____? a) 89 b) 86 c) 85 d) 88 Answer d) 88. Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, has died at the age of 88. His time of three minutes 59.4 seconds, set at Iffley Road sports ground in Oxford on 6 May 1954, stood as a record for just 46 days but his place in athletics history was assured. 14. In Russia, Which agency said that Russia and China have agreed to set up a joint data centre for lunar and deep space projects? a) Roscosmos b) SPUTNIX ltd c) DAURIA Aerospace d) NPO Answer a) Roscosmos. Russia and China have agreed to set up a joint data centre for lunar and deep space projects, Russian space agency Roscosmos said. The Russian agency and China National Space Administration will look into possibilities of providing assistance to each other’s lunar programmes. 15. Under which category India, Russia, Bangladesh signed pact for Rooppur atomic plant? a) Critical b) Non-critical c) Nuclear d) Atomic Answer b) Non-critical. According to Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom, India, Bangladesh and Russia have signed an agreement to allow Indian firms in construction and 3 | P a g e Day Today GK CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF – MARCH 2018 installation works in the “non-critical” category for the Rooppur nuclear power plant project in northwest Bangladesh. 16. Indian Navy sailboat _________ arrives in Cape Town, South Africa? a) INSV Tarangini b) INSV Kalvari c) INSV Viraat d) INSV Tarini Answer d) INSV Tarini. An all-women crew leading the Indian Navy Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini has docked at a port in Cape Town in South Africa, during the last phase of its maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe. 17. Using which telescope, NASA's astronomers have found evidence of water in the atmosphere of a Saturn-mass exoplanet some 700 light-years away? a) MOST telescope b) James Webb space telescope c) Hubble and Spitzer space telescope d) Kepler telescope Answer c) Hubble space telescope. Using NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, astronomers have found evidence of water in the atmosphere of a Saturn-mass exoplanet some 700 light-years away. 18. The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and _______________ staged a remarkable recovery to defeat Pakistan in the final of the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup? a) Manan Chandra b) Subhash Agarwal c) Brijesh Damani d) chandra hiriee Answer a) Manan Chandra. The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra staged a remarkable recovery to defeat Pakistan in the final of the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup. After being 0-2 down in the best-of-five final played last last night, India found themselves in a deeper hole at 0-30 down in the third frame. 19. Under Which freestyle category Navjot Kaur clinches gold in the Asian Wrestling? a) 69kg b) 62kg c) 65kg d) 63kg Answer c) 65kg. Ace wrestler Navjot Kaur scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold in the Senior Asian Championships as she clinched the yellow metal in the 65kg freestyle category in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 20. Earlier in January, Saudi Arabia allowed its women, for the first time, to spectate at a ___________? a) Cricket Match b) Olympics c) Basket Ball 4 | P a g e Day Today GK CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF – MARCH 2018 d) Football Answer d) Football. For the first time in the nation’s history, Saudi Arabia’s women participated in an all-female marathon. The three-km-long marathon, held in the eastern province of al-Ahsa, reportedly saw participation from 1,500 women across several categories. Earlier in January, Saudi Arabia allowed its women, for the first time, to spectate at a football match. 21. After how many years, Taliban has accepted Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer to join a peace dialogue in order to end a war? a) 12yr b) 14yr c) 16yr d) 18yr Answer c) 16yr. The Taliban has accepted Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer to join a peace dialogue in order to end the over 16-year-long war, officials said. However, the militant group set pre-conditions such as securing employment on the Turkmenistan- Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. 22. Who is the best actor in 90th Academy Awards (Oscars 2018)? a) Sam Rockwell b) Ashraf Ghani c) Anderson d) Gary Oldman Answer d) Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman for “Darkest Hour”. 23. Which Foreign Language Film awarded in 90th Academy Awards (Oscars 2018)? a) Call Me by Your Name b) A Fantastic Woman c) The Shape of Water d) Darkest Hour Answer b) A Fantastic Woman 24. Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas means? a) Our village, Our development b) Our culture, Our Tradition c) Our culture, Our duty d) Our country, Our duty Answer a) Our village, Our development. In a new initiative, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched the ‘Ama Gaon, Ama Bikas’ (Our village, Our development) programme from the State Secretariat to reach out to people in rural areas and involve them in the development process.