16March MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 16March 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQs of 16 March with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 16 March MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 16 March MCQ Current Affairs
16 March Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. According to railways and telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the first bullet train in India will begin service in August ________.
(a) 2028
(b) 2023
(c) 2024
(d) 2026
2. Which among the following countries to host the mega Buddhism meet for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) nations?
(a) India
(b) Belarus
(c) Tajikistan
(d) Russia
3. Which country has inaugurated a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres beneath the North Sea?
(a) Sweden
(b) Germany
(c) Norway
(d) Denmark
4. The ________ and Indian Army participated in the 13th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra.
(a) Thailand Army
(b) Singapore Army
(c) Japan Army
(d) France Army
5. What is the rank of India as the most polluted nation in the world in 2022?
(a) 6th
(b) 7th
(c) 8th
(d) 9th
6. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) appointed ___________ and ________ as its Managing Directors.
(a) Tablesh Pandey, BC Patnaik
(b) Tablesh Pandey, M Jagannath
(c) M Jagannath, Raj Kumar
(d) M Jagannath, BC Patnaik
7. Who assumed additional charge as Chairman-Cum-Managing Director of NMDC Ltd?
(a) Amitava Mukherjee
(b) Pradeep Gaur
(c) Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
(d) Alex C Pulikottil
8. The International Day of Mathematics, also known as ‘Pi Day’, is celebrated on________.
(a) 10th December
(b) 15th January
(c) 20th February
(d) 14th March
9. What is the theme for International Day of Mathematics 2023?
(a) Mathematics for Everyone
(b) Mathematics Unites
(c) Mathematics for a Better World
(d) Mathematics is Everywhere
10. Competition Commission of India cleared Reliance _______ to buy Metro’s local business.
(a) $744 million
(b) $444 million
(c) $344 million
(d) $544 million
11. Which day is celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day?
(a) 13th March
(b) 14th March
(c) 15th March
(d) 16th March
12. What is the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2023?
(a) Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer
(b) Trusted Smart Products
(c) Fair Digital Finance
(d) Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions
13. India’s WPI inflation eases to ______ per cent in February.
(a) 1.85
(b) 2.85
(c) 3.85
(d) 4.85
14. In 2022, the United Nations established the International Day To Fight Islamophobia, which is observed annually on _______ across 140 nations.
(a) March 11
(b) March 12
(c) March 13
(d) March 15
15. Which of the following state has become India’s first state to launch the Resham Keet Bima scheme for sericulturists?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
16 March MCQs – Answers
1. (d)
According to railways and telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the first bullet train in India will begin service in August 2026. The project will stimulate the economy because several of the suppliers to the project have begun receiving export orders.
2. (a)
India is organizing an international conference on ‘shared Buddhist heritage’ here on March 14-15, as it seeks to focus on the country’s civilisational connection with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) nations.
3. (d)
Denmark has inaugurated a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres beneath the North Sea, the first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from abroad.
4. (b)
The Singapore Army and Indian Army participated in the 13th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra, a bilateral armour exercise from 06-13 March 2023 at Jodhpur Military Station, India.
5. (c)
India fell from the fifth to the eighth most polluted nation in the world in 2022. The research shows that the PM2.5 level in the most polluted Indian cities is 53.3.
6. (b)
LIC announced the appointment of Tablesh Pandey and M Jagannath as Managing Directors of the corporation.
7. (a)
NMDC said its Director (Finance) Amitava Mukherjee has taken the additional charge as its Chairman-Cum-Managing Director.
8. (d)
International Day of Mathematics, also known as Pi Day, is an annual celebration observed on March 14th.
9. (a)
The theme for International Day of Mathematics 2023 is “Mathematics for Everyone,” which was proposed by Marco Zarco Rotairo from the Trece Martires City National High School in the Philippines.
10. (c)
India’s competition regulator cleared Reliance Industries Ltd’s 28.50 billion rupees ($346.16 million) acquisition of the Indian business of German retailer Metro AG.
11. (c)
Every year 15th March is celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day. World Consumer Rights Day was inspired by President John F Kennedy.
12. (d)
World Consumer Rights Day 2023’s theme is “Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions.” It aims to increase awareness of consumer empowerment and their responsibility to fight for a more rapid transition to renewable energy.
13. (c)
Wholesale Price-based Inflation (WPI) for February 2023 eased to two years low of 3.85 per cent against 4.73 per cent recorded in the preceding month.
14. (d)
In 2022, the United Nations established the International Day To Fight Islamophobia, which is observed annually on March 15 across 140 nations.
15. (d)
Uttarakhand has become India’s first state to launch the Resham Keet Bima scheme for sericulturists.
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