Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 10th March 2018

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 10th March 2018

Achieversrule team has brought todays set of questions in our Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 10th March 2018. These are very crucial for the upcoming examinations of Bank, Rail and SSC. Here we have included 15 questions based on GK and some Latest Current Affairs. Each question has answers and explanations attached to it. We hope candidates will go through them in details. You may also like Daily Current Affairs Updates and One Liner GK and Static Note Down Points.

Q1. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Uber India?

[A] M.S. Dhoni
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] Yuvraj Singh
[D] Sachin Tendulkar
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [ Virat Kohli]

Explanation:

Virat Kohli has been named as first Brand Ambassador For Uber India

Q2. Where was the Media & Entertainment Services Market - enTTech 2018?

[A] Delhi
[B] Pune
[C] Mumbai
[D] Bangalore
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: C [Mumbai]

Explanation:

India's biggest Media & Entertainment Services Market - enTTech 2018 was inaugurated in Mumbai..

Q3. Which is the costliest cities in the world?

[A] Delhit
[B] Bangalore
[C] Pune
[D] Guangzhou
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D [ Guangzhou ]

Explanation:

Guangzhou is the costliest city in the world according to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2018.

Q4. __________ has been appointed as the official ambassador for the Industrial Cadets programme

[A] Sanjeev Gupta
[B] Sanjeev Roy
[C] Rajeev Gupta
[D] Rajesh Gupta
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [Sanjeev Gupta]

Explanation:

Indian-origin steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta appointed by Britain's Prince Charles as an official ambassador for the Industrial Cadets programme designed to nurture manufacturing skills.

Q5. Where is Haryana's first cyber police station located?

[A] Kalka
[B] Gurugram
[C] Noida
[D] Karnal
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [ Gurugram]

Explanation:

Haryana's first cyber police station located in Gurugram.

Q6. what is the theme for the National Legislators Conference?

[A] Us For Development
[B] Our Development
[C] We For Development
[D] India's Development
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: C [We For Development]

Explanation:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated National Legislators Conference on the theme ‘We For Development’ in New Delhi.

Q7. Which woman has been inducted as the first direct-entry combat officer in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police

[A] Rashita
[B] Mitali
[C] Divya
[D] Prakriti
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D [Prakriti]

Explanation:

25-year-old Prakriti has been inducted as the first direct-entry combat officer in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.

Q8. Which is the first and only Union Territory to be 100% solar energy efficient

[A] Diu
[B] Daman
[C] Delhi
[D] Pondicherry
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [Diu]

Explanation:

Diu becomes the first and only Union Territory to be 100% solar energy efficient

Q9. Which state launched the scheme to provide pension to unmarried women?

[A] Bangalore
[B] Delhi
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] West Bengal
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]

Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Women's day announced 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh' scheme under which women who aren't married and are above the age of 50 will be given pension.

Q10. The World ATM Congress (WATMC) 2018 is being held at __________

[A] Russia
[B] Spain
[C] Bangkok
[D] Dubai
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [Spain]

Explanation:

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is participating in World ATM Congress (WATMC) 2018 being held at IFEMA, Feria de Madrid, Spain from March 6 to 8. .

Q11. The 2018 Central Banking Awards took place in __________

[A] Dubai
[B] London
[C] Malaysia
[D] Singapore
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: B [London]

Explanation:

The 2018 Central Banking Awards took place in London, on the 1st March 2018, at Gibson Hall.

Q12. Who founded the Nalanda University?

[A] Kumara Gupta
[B] Ashoka
[C] Samudragupta
[D] Babur
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: A [Kumara Gupta]

Explanation:

The Nalanda University was founded by Kumara Gupta.

Q13. What is the chemical name of Baking soda?

[A] sodium carbonate
[B] sodium bicarbonate
[C] sodium tricarbonate
[D] sodium hydrogencarbonate
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D sodium hydrogencarbonate]

Explanation:

The chemical name for baking powder is sodium hydrogencarbonate.

Q14. Who elects the speaker of the Lok Sabha?

[A] Rajya Sabha Memebers
[B] Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Members
[C] President
[D] All memebers of the Lok Sabha
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D [ All memebers of the Lok Sabha]

Explanation:

All memebers of the Lok Sabha elects the speaker of the Lok Sabha

Q15. Name the gland which is both endocrine and exocrine?

[A] Pituitary
[B] Thyroid
[C] Pineal
[D] Pancreas
[E] None of these

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Correct Answer: D [Pancreas]

Explanation:

Pancreas is the gland which is both endocrine and exocrine