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Daily Current Affairs Quiz 16 March 2024
1. Who launched the Ethanol 100 Fuel Initiative aimed at reducing emissions and promoting sustainability?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Hardeep S Puri
c) Rajnath Singh
d) Ratan Tata
Answer: b) Hardeep S Puri
2. Which country successfully tested the DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW)?
a) India
b) China
c) UK
d) USA
Answer: c) UK
3. What is the new name of Ahmednagar district announced by the Maharashtra Cabinet?
a) Ahilya Nagar
b) Ahilyabai Holkar Nagar
c) Ahmedabad Nagar
d) Amaravati Nagar
Answer: a) Ahilya Nagar
4. Which Indian state has decided to distribute free millet seeds to farmers?
a) Maharashtra
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) Rajasthan
5. National Vaccination Day is celebrated annually on which date?
a) March 15th
b) March 16th
c) April 1st
d) May 1st
Answer: b) March 16th
6. Who inaugurated the Indian Navy’s dedicated headquarters named ‘Nausena Bhawan’?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Amit Shah
c) Rajnath Singh
d) Hardeep S Puri
Answer: c) Rajnath Singh
7. Which organization has certified nearly 100 jails across India as ‘Eat Right Campus’?
a) FICCI
b) FSSAI
c) WHO
d) UNESCO
Answer: b) FSSAI
8. Who received the Chameli Devi Jain Award 2024 for Outstanding Woman Media Person?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Greeshma Kuthar
c) Ratan Tata
d) Virat Kohli
Answer: b) Greeshma Kuthar
9. What is India’s Human Development Index (HDI) ranking according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
a) 100
b) 134
c) 200
d) 50
Answer: b) 134
10. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL)?
a) Ratan Tata
b) Narendra Modi
c) B Sairam
d) Hardeep S Puri
Answer: c) B Sairam