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MARCH 2016
1. Name the Malayalam film which won a prestigious 15. A 75-seater solar-powered passenger ferry, the first
Crystal Bear award at the Berlin film festival 2016. - of its kind in the country is located in? - Aroor in
Ottaal (The Trap) Alappuzha district, Kerala
2. Who has been appointed as the Online fashion store 16. Name the veteran cricketer of New Zealand who died
Jabongs Chief Operating Officer recently? - of cancer. - Martin Crowe
Muralikrishnan B 17. The Finance Ministry has approved the issuance of
3. Which country is the third largest base of technology which schemes bonds by four states, according to
start-ups in the world? - India Minister of Power PiyushGoyal? - Ujjwal Discom
4. Name the company that has called off a Rs.5400-crore Assurance Yojana (UDAY)
deal to buy Jaypee Groups 2.1 mtpa cement plant in 18. Name the Veteran All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)
Madhya Pradesh as new MMDR Act 2015 barred leader and senior-most leader of the Left Front in
transfer of mines not allocated through auctions. - West Bengal who died at the age of 94. - Ashok Ghosh
UltraTech 19. The largest Multinational Field Training Exercise
5. Who won the Best Actor award in the 88th Oscars? - (FTX) recently conducted in? - Pune
Leonardo DiCaprio 20. The government confirmed that Foreign Secretary S.
6. What is the name of the party which was announced Jaishankar would participate in the March 15-17
by V. Ponraj, who was scientific adviser to Kalam? - meeting of Foreign Ministers of South Asia in which
Abdul Kalam Vision India Party country? - Kathmandu, Nepal
7. Which movie won the Best Pictures award at the 21. What is the name of the project which aimed to make
Oscars 2016? - Spotlight all national highways free from railway level crossing
8. Japan has signed an agreement to supply defence by 2019 to ensure road safety? - SetuBharatam
equipment and technology to which country? - project
Philippines
9. Name the Tamil Actor-comedian who passed away
recently at the age of 77. - Kumarimuthu
10. Name the Veteran singer who honoured with Global
Green Hero award at the 13th Annual Global Green
USA pre-Oscar party. - Stevie Wonder
11. Which company launched the pilot of its new service
in Bengaluru that will enable customers to get
motorbike rides in minutes with just a push of a
button? - Uber
12. Name the Leading e-commerce company which
launched its own advertisement platform, Brand
Story Ads, with over 50 leading brands on board. -
Flipkart
13. What is the current rank of India in the latest global
football rankings released by FIFA? - 160th
14. The Delhi Police and Tihar Jail authorities worked in
close coordination to ensure a secret release of which
JNUSU president and sedition accused from the prison
after he was granted a six-month interim bail by High
Court? - Kanhaiya Kumar 22. Name the Former LokSabha Speaker who died of
heart attack at the age of 68. - Purno Agitok Sangma