Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 20 March 2018

1. ______ has become the first Indian state to conduct an exclusive household survey at state and district level to estimate the multidimensional poverty of the state.

1) Bihar

2) Maharashtra

3) Karnataka

4) Tamil Nadu

5) Andhra Pradesh

2. Who among the following has been appointed as the new governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank of China?

1) Yi Gang

2) Guo Shuqing

3) Liu Shiyu

4) Chen Yulu

5) Pan Gongsheng

3. The Irani Cup is associated with which of the following games?

1) Hockey

2) Cricket

3) Football

4) Volleyball

5) Badminton

4. Which country clinched the Nidahas Cricket Trophy in Colombo recently?

1) India

2) Bangladesh

3) Pakistan

4) Sri Lanka

5) Australia

5. Who among the following won Indian Wells Masters title in California recently?

1) Stan Wawrinka

2) Andy Murray

3) Novak Djokovic

4) Roger Federer

5) Juan Martin del Potro

6. The short film “Shunyata” won an award at Best of India Short Film Festival in Los Angeles, US. The film directed by Chintan Sarda has _____ in lead role.

1) Jitendra

2) Mithun Chakraborty

3) Jackie Shroff

4) Sanjay Dutt

5) Anil Kapoor

7. The Initial public offering (IPO) of Bandhan Bank Ltd was subscribed 1.17 times. The bank is headquartered in

1) New Delhi

2) Mumbai

3) Kolkata

4) Chennai

5) Bengaluru

8. The India Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba went on a five-day visit to which country recently? He also visited the Pacific Command Headquarters at Pearl Harbour there.

1) UK

2) Japan

3) South Korea

4) Russia

5) US

9. Russian President Vladimir Putin won the recent presidential elections. He has been elected for the fourth term for a period of

1) two years

2) three years

3) four years

4) five years

5) six years

10. _______ has become the first US state to use nitrogen gas for executions.

1) California

2) Oklahoma

3) Florida

4) Texas

5) Hawaii

Answers:

1. 5
2. 1
3. 2
4. 1
5. 5
6. 3
7. 3
8. 5
9. 5
10. 2