Current Affairs Quiz: 21-22 March 2018

1. When is the World Water Day observed?a. 16 July
b. 22 March
c. 19 September
d. 5 October

2. What is the theme of World Water Day 2018?
a. Water and Energy
b. Better Water, Better Jobs
c. Why Waste Water?
d. Nature for Water

3. Which of the following pair of tribes are approved to be included in the Scheduled Tribes list of Karnataka government recently?
a. Ashwara and Taliwara
b. Nirwara and Parwara
c. Kariwara and Halawara
d. Pariwara and Talawara

4. Under which of the following names has the tribes "Pariwara and Talawara" are to be included in the Scheduled Tribes list of Karnataka state?
a. Navaya
b. Nayama
c. Nayaka
d. Naraiya

5. Pariwara and Talwara tribes belong to which of the following states?
a. Karnataka
b. Odisha
c. Haryana
d.Assam

6. How many resident mission India already has in Africa?
a.  25
b. 18
c. 31
d. 29

7. India will open 18 new Indian missions in Africa to be set up from 
a. 2018 to 2021
b. 2017 to 2021
c. 2019 to 2022
d. 2018 to 2022

8. _____________ months of extended insurance coverage for surrogate mothers to cover all complications will be offered under the Surrogacy (Regulation), Amendment Bill?
a. 21
b. 16
c. 18
d. 14

9. Which of the following states has been kept out of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2016?
a. Tripura
b. Manipur
c. Jammu and Kashmir

10. Which of the following incentive will not be offered under North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017?
a. Employment Incentive (EI)
b. Transport Incentive
c. Central Interest Incentive
d. Other than the above

11. What is the year of completion of the North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017?
a. 2021
b. 2020
c. 2022
d. 2025

12. With which of the following organisations has NITI Ayog signed a Statement of Intent to transform the healthcare, education and nutrition in "Aspirational Districts"?
a. Vaatsalya Foundation
b. Nikvin Healthcare
c. Piramal Foundation
d. Apollo Healthcare

13. How many districts have been covered under "Aspirational Districts"?
a. 115
b. 118
c. 120
d. 135

14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked collectors and officers-in-charge of the 115 aspirational districts to come up with pioneering innovations to achieve visible results for development by the birth anniversary of
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Atal Bihari Bajpayee
c. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
d. Other than the above

15. What does R stand for in BIRAC?
a. Research
b. Rejuvenate
c. Readable
d. Reassurance

Answers

1. b. 22 March
2. d. Nature for Water
3. d. Pariwara and Talawara
4. c. Nayaka
5. a. Karnataka
6. d. 29
7. a. 2018 to 2021
8. b. 16
9. c. Jammu and Kashmir
10. d. Other than the above
11. b. 2020
12. c. Piramal Foundation
13. a. 115
14. c. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
15. a. Research