Current Affairs – 01/03/2018
1. How much amount has been approved by the Government of India to support the development of the Champion Sectorsproposed by the Department of Commerce? – Rs 5000 crore
2. A group of scientists is working to built first of its kind, mobile phone network for Moon by which year? – 2019
3. The Health Ministry has recently launched afree viral load test for which disease? – HIV
4. Name the sports star who has created history by becoming the most decorated winner in the history of Laureus World Sports Awardsin the 2018 event – Roger Federer
5. The Central Government has sanctioned fundabove Rs 700 crore for the construction of roads and bridges in which state? – Arunachal Pradesh
6. The government of which state has given green signal to the death penalty for rape of minor aged 12 or less? – Haryana
7. Surya Kiran is a joint military training exercise of India and ___________ – Nepal
8. The Chilika lake has emerged as the single largest habitat of Irrawaddy dolphins in the world. The lake is located in which state? – Odisha
9. Which team has won the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy? – Karnataka
10. What was the theme of the 2018 National Science Day? – Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future
Current Affairs – 02/03/2018
1. Recently, a pair of futuristic superheroeswere launched as the mascot for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The event will take place in which city? – Tokyo
2. Which state government has launched a mobile App named T App Folio to offer a single point of access for all government services to the citizens? – Telangana
3. The 27th Technological Conference of Indian Jute Industries’ Research Association (IJIRA)on Shaping the Future of Jute was held in which city? – Kolkata
4. Who has been appointed as the new secretary of Higher Education? – R Subrahmanyam
5. Which country has inked a trilateral agreement with India and Bangladesh for the construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh? – Russia
6. Arabinda Muduli passed away recently. He was a renowned Bhajan singer of which language? – Odia
7. Which mobile company has launched world’s first 5G commercial chip named Balong 5G01? – Huawei
Current Affairs – 03/03/2018
1. The state government of Maharashtra has collaborated with whom for promoting the Marathi language? – Wikipedia
2. Which bank has signed an agreement with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for financial support to MSMEs in North Eastern India? – Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)
3. The Cabinet has approved setting up of the NFRA as an independent regulator for the auditing profession. What is the full form of NFRA? – National Financial Reporting Authority
4. Which state has launched a 24 X 7 toll-free helpline number to provide guidance and information related to education to the students? – Tamil Nadu
5. Which country has topped the Hurun’s Global Rich List 2018? – China
6. Which ministries has launched a competition for the design of a logo and tagline for the Ayushman Bharat programme? – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
7. The first phase of the world’s largest 2000 MW solar park named Shakti Sthala has been inaugurated in which state recently? –Karnataka
8. Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance Co? – Sanjeev Nautiyal
9. When is the World Wildlife Day observed? – March 3
10. What was the theme of the 2018 World Wild Life Day? – Big cats – predators under threat
Current Affairs – 04/03/2018
1. Who has been conferred with the lifetime achievement award at the United Kingdom’s annual Political and Public Life Awards? – Shatrughan Sinha
2. Which country has won the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup? – India
3. Veteran politician Khagendra Jamataiapassed away recently. He served as the minister of which state? – Tripura
4. Name the first Indian female wrestler to win the gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships recently? – Babita Kumari
Current Affairs – 05/03/2018
1. Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas programme on Panchayatiraj has been launched by which state? – Odisha
2. Prafulla Das passed away recently. He was a renowned ________ – Literateur
3. Name the gold medal winner of the ISSF World Cup in the men’s 10 m air pistol event? – Shahzar Rizvi
4. Mukul Sangma has recently resigned from the post of the Chief Minister of which state? – Meghalaya
5. Javed Abidi died of health issues. He was one of the first activists of _______ movement in India – Disability
6. Davide Astori who died recently was related with which sports? – Football
Current Affairs – 06/03/2018
1. Who is the author of the book titled ‘How to be a Human’, launched by Aamir Khan? – Manjeet Hirani, wife of Rajkumar Hirani
2. Who has been nominated as the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya? – Conrad Sangma
3. The 2018 edition of FICCI Frame was held in which city? – Mumbai
4. Name the winner of the rapid event at the 11th Tal Memorial Chess Tournament – Viswanathan Anand
5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2 crore on which bank over non-compliance with KYC norms? – Indian Overseas Bank
6. On which bank, RBI has imposed a fine of Rs 3 crore recently for violation of non-performing asset (NPA) classification norms? – Axis Bank
7. The 29th edition of the annual International Yoga Festival (IYF) was organized in which state? – Uttarakhand
8. Shigmotsav is a popular spring festival celebrated in which Indian state? – Goa
9. Name the first country in the World to launch its own crypto-currency as legal tender in a bid to raise money? – Marshall Islands
10. The magazine titled ‘Namaste Shalom’ on India-Israel bilateral relations was launched recently. Who has edited and compiled the magazine? – Tarun Vijay
Current Affairs – 07/03/2018
1. How much amount of fund has been approved by the government under the Nirbhaya fund for the safety of women in 8 major cities? – Rs 2,900 crore
2. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland? – Neiphiu Rio
3. Name the President of Vietnam who was on 3 days visit to India for various bilateral conversations? – Tran Dai Quang
4. Who won the best picture award at the 90th Academy Awards? – The shape of water
5. How much amount has been sanctioned under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism? – Rs. 5638.87 crore
6. Which private sector lender has launched first of its kind home loan linked to government’s T-Bill? – Citi India
7. Name the Indian city to launch India’s first helicopter taxi service? – Bengaluru
8. Which region observed the silver jubilee of the Losar Festival recently? – Itanagar
9. Who has been appointed as the new President of Armenia? – Armen Sarkisian
10. Nargis Rabadi, well known as Shammi aunty passed away at 89. She was a veteran _______ – Actress
Current Affairs – 08/03/2018
1. Name the mobile app launched by the Union Government for the Highway users in New Delhi – Sukhad Yatra
2. Name the US state which has become the first such state to enact its own net-neutrality law – Wahington
3. Who has emerged as the top-ranked Indianin the 2018 World Billionaire List? – Mukesh Ambani
4. The 2018 World ATM Congress (WATMC) is being held in which country? – Spain
5. Name the Indian Airports which have been ranked as the world’s best airport in handling over 40 million passengers annually as per the Airports Council International (ACI) report – Mumbai & Delhi
6. According to the Forbes’ 2018 ‘World’s Billionaires’ report, who has topped the list as the world’s wealthiest person? – Jeff Bezos
7. Who has emerged as the youngest Indian billionaire according to the 2018 Forbes World’s Billionaire list? – Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Current Affairs – 09/03/2018
1. Which bodies has tied up with NITI Aayog to launch the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) initiative? – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
2. Recently, the government of India has sanctioned an agreement with UN for re-construction of earthquake-hit homes in which country? – Nepal
3. On the eve of Women’s Day, the Government of India has launched biodegradable sanitary napkins under the name ______ – Suvidha
4. Recently, Justice Gita Mittal has been conferred with the 2017 Nari Shakti Puraskar. She is the acting Chief Justice of which High Court? – Delhi High Court
5. Who has been honored with the 2018 Pritzker Prize? – Balkrishna Doshi
6. What is the theme of the International Women’s Day 2018? – Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives
7. Which IT firms has been named as the world’s fastest growing IT services brand in 2018, according to the report of leading brand valuation firm, Brand Finance? – Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
8. The government of Karnataka has recently unveiled its new tricolor state flag. Which colors are not included in the flag? – red, white and yellow
9. Udyam Sakhi Portal has been launched by which ministry for women entrepreneurs of India? – Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME)
Current Affairs – 10/03/2018
1. Name the President of France who was on a visit to India for strengthening the bilateral relation? – Emmanuel Macron
2. The Swachh Shakti 2018 was held in which city on the occasion of International Women’s Day? – Lucknow
3. The book titled Fulfilling Bapu’s Dreams – Prime Minister Modi’s Tribute to Gandhiji was launched recently. The book is written and published by ____________ – Bluekraft Digital Foundation
4. Which Union Territory has become the first UT of India to be 100% solar power efficient? – Diu
5. Who has been appointed as the first Indian brand ambassador of Uber? – Virat Kohli
6. Name the railway station of Bengaluru which became an all-women-run railway station of the city on the occasion of International Women’s Day? – Banaswadi
7. What was the theme of the World Kidney Day 2018? – Kidneys and Women’s Health
