Current Affair (14 March)

1. Who has become the third Indian player to break into the top-100 of men's singles tennis rankings in the past decade?
   
   a) Rohan Bopanna
   b) Divij Sharan
   c) Ankita Raina
   d) Prajnesh Gunneswaran
2. The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu had recently visited which of the following pair of countries for the first time? 
   (a) Costa Rica and Argentina
   (b) Bolivia and Argentina
   (c) Paraguay and Costa Rica
   (d) Argentina and Brazil
3.  India held its third environment forum on February 13, 2019 with which nation?
   
   a) Russia
   b) Australia
   c) Germany 
   d) Japan
4. Which nation’s parliament is set to vote on extending president's term?
   
   a) Malaysia
   b) Jordan
   c) Egypt
   d) Ethiopia
5. When was World Radio Day observed?
   
   a) 11th February 
   b) 10th February
   c) 13th February
   d) 14th February
6. The Cabinet has approved revision in the list of Scheduled Tribes of which state?
   
   a) Jharkhand 
   b) Chhattisgarh
   c) Assam
   d) Manipur
7. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test fired the PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket system from _________________.
   
   (a) West Bengal
   (b) Rajasthan
   (c) Punjab
   (d) Gujarat
8. In which city, ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019 was concluded?
   
   (a) Paris
   (b) New York
   (c) London
   (d) Berlin
9. Which of the following state government has issued an ordinance increasing reservation quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 27% from the current 14% recently?
   
   (a) Gujarat
   (b) Madhya Pradesh
   (c) Kerala
   (d) Maharashtra
10. A 116-year-old woman Kane Tanaka, who loves playing the board game Othello is being honored as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records. Kane Tanaka belongs to which country?
    
    (a) Thailand
    (b) Japan
    (c) Singapore
    (d) Myanmar

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