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Current Affairs Quiz: 15 & 16 March 2026

15 questions from the news of 15 & 16 March 2026. Tap an option to see the answer and the explanation.

DAILY QUIZCurrent AffairsQuiz15 & 16 March 202615 questions with answers and explanationssafalsetu.com
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1. What is Purple Fest mainly held to promote?

Answer: E. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organises it to showcase what Divyangjan have achieved. It encourages awareness, inclusion and equal participation.

2. Under which mission does the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) operate?

Answer: B. DRAP is a focused one-year drive within Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0. It clears old waste dumps so the freed land can be put to productive use.

3. In which IUCN Red List category is the Great Indian Bustard placed?

Answer: D. This bird is among the most threatened in the country and sits in the Critically Endangered category. That status brings the highest protection.

4. On which infrastructure is the Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Initiative built?

Answer: A. It runs on the BharatNet rural broadband network and delivers combined physical and digital ('phygital') services through village-level Samriddhi Kendras.

5. The RBI's 'Awareness Program on Digital Payments' was started during which event?

Answer: C. It began in the 6th edition of Digital Payments Awareness Week, held 9 to 13 March 2026. The goal is to encourage safe digital payments and better financial literacy.

6. What does the term bancassurance mean?

Answer: E. Under this model a bank acts as a distributor for insurance companies and sells their policies to customers through its own branches.

7. Which RBI instrument works by purchasing government bonds to add liquidity to the system?

Answer: B. In OMOs the central bank buys government securities from the market. The payment for them adds cash to the banking system.

8. In bancassurance, what does mis-selling chiefly mean?

Answer: D. It happens when buyers are misled or pushed into policies that do not fit their financial needs or means.

9. Which farm product is most exposed because of heavy dependence on West Asian export markets?

Answer: A. A large part of India's rice exports goes to West Asia, so geopolitical trouble in the region hits this product especially hard.

10. Which allied sector has recorded the strongest average yearly growth in recent years?

Answer: C. Fisheries have expanded about 8.8% a year, ahead of livestock at 7.1% and crops at 3.5%. That makes it the fastest-growing allied agricultural segment.

11. Which ministry organises Purple Fest?

Answer: B. Purple Fest is organised by the Social Justice and Empowerment ministry.

12. Which ministry implements the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP)?

Answer: B. DRAP is implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

13. What is the IUCN Red List status of the Great Indian Bustard?

Answer: B. It is listed as Critically Endangered.

14. Which department implements the Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Pilot Initiative?

Answer: B. The pilot is implemented by the Department of Telecommunications.

15. Which rules did the Centre amend in 2026 to strengthen the captive power generation framework?

Answer: A. The Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026 amend the Electricity Rules, 2005.