GK Current Affairs Quiz: March 16th 2024

Current Affairs Quiz 16th March 2024

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Question 1:

Who launched the ‘Ethanol 100’ automotive fuel initiative?

A) Narendra Modi

B) Hardeep Singh Puri

C) Amit Shah

D) Nirmala Sitharaman

Question 2:

Which country recently tested the DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon?

A) United States

B) India

C) United Kingdom

D) Russia

Question 3:

What new name has been given to Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra?

A) Shivajinagar

B) Indiranagar

C) Ahilyanagar

D) Sambhajinagar

Question 4:

What day is National Vaccination Day celebrated every year?

A) March 14th

B) March 15th

C) March 16th

D) March 17th

Question 5:

What is the name of the newly inaugurated headquarters of the Indian Navy?

A) INS Vikrant Bhawan

B) Nausena Bhawan

C) Naval Command Center

D) Bharat Naval Headquarters

Question 6:

Which company operationalized a 126 MW wind power plant in Gujarat?

A) Tata Power

B) Reliance Energy

C) Adani Green Energy

D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

Question 7:

Who were the recipients of the Chameli Devi Jain Award 2024?

A) Greeshma Kuthar and Ritika Chopra

B) Barkha Dutt and Rajdeep Sardesai

C) Anjana Om Kashyap and Arnab Goswami

D) Ravish Kumar and Sudhir Chaudhary

Question 8:

What award was Ratan Tata bestowed with for his philanthropy work?

A) The Gandhi Peace Prize

B) The PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award

C) The Bharat Ratna

D) The Padma Vibhushan

Question 9:

What was the primary focus of the strategic partnership between Max India’s subsidiary and IIT Delhi?

A) Technology innovation

B) Senior citizen care

C) Environmental sustainability

D) Educational research

Question 10:

What major concern is highlighted in the V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2024 regarding India?

A) Economic instability

B) Environmental issues

C) Electoral autocracy

D) Technological disparities

Question 11:

Which organization has certified nearly 100 jails as ‘Eat Right Campus’?

A) WHO

B) UNICEF

C) FSSAI

D) FAO

Question 12:

For his philanthropy work, who was awarded the PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award?

A) Mukesh Ambani

B) Azim Premji

C) Ratan Tata

D) Anand Mahindra

Question 13:

Which state tops the illegal trade in shark body parts in India?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Kerala

C) Gujarat

D) Maharashtra

Question 14:

Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL)?

A) B Sairam

B) Anil Kumar Jha

C) Suresh Kumar

D) Rajesh Sinha

Question 15:

What significant technology did the UK demonstrate with the DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon?

A) Intercontinental ballistic missile defense

B) Precision targeting and destruction of aerial threats

C) Underwater mine detection

D) Satellite communication disruption

Question 16:

Which initiative by the FSSAI is aimed at ensuring food safety and sustainability in correctional facilities?

A) Safe Food Initiative

B) Eat Right India

C) Food Safety Training

D) Healthy India Campaign

Question 17:

Who retired from red-ball cricket, as announced in the passage?

A) Virat Kohli

B) Steve Smith

C) Joe Root

D) Matthew Wade

Question 18:

Which state government has decided to distribute free millet seeds to farmers?

A) Maharashtra

B) Rajasthan

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Gujarat