General Awareness Test (March - 15) - Set 2

ANSWER: Haryana

Explanation:
The aim of the law is to check female foeticide in the state. Haryana government has also decided to give cash prize of one lakh rupees to a person giving information about sex determination cases and of those indulging in practice of female foeticide

ANSWER: National Payments Corporation

Explanation:
NPCI chief A P Hota, in a statement said this electronic benefit transfer programme will not only be unique but also be one of the largest in the world. NPCI is the nodal agency for all retail payment system under the Jan Dhan scheme.

ANSWER: Unique Delhi Hub Project

Explanation:
An agreement for developing the first smart sub-city in East Delhi was signed between National Building Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on 4 March 2015. The sub-city will be pedestrian-friendly, integrated by multiple modes of transport, walk to work concept, reducing the need to travel for daily needs.

ANSWER: 8th March

Explanation:
8th March is also celebrated as International Women’s Day. Hence this day would be celebrated as Safe Motherhood Day.

ANSWER: Vienna

Explanation:
Zurich, Auckland and Munich are in second, third, and fourth place respectively. In fifth place, Vancouver is the highest-ranking city in North America and the region’s only city in the top 10. Singapore (26) is the highest-ranking Asian city, whereas Dubai (74) ranks first across the Middle East and Africa. Montevideo in Uruguay (78) takes the top spot for South America.

ANSWER: Hyderabad

Explanation:
In South Asia, Colombo (132), ranks highest and is followed by emerging Indian cities Hyderabad (138) and Pune (145). Both cities rank higher for quality of living than the country’s more traditional business centres, Mumbai (152) and New Delhi (154).

ANSWER: Sunil Sabhrawal

Explanation:
He is an independent business investor and advisor of Indian-Hungarian descent who escaped from The People's Republic of Hungary in 1983 and returned in 1992 after the collapse of communism to set up the Budapest office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

ANSWER: Sourav Ganguly

Explanation:
Under his leadership, India won the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 World Cup at home, besides the Champions Trophy in England two years ago. Dhoni record his 59th ODI victory away from home as captain, beating Sourav Ganguly's record of 58 wins in 110 matches.

ANSWER: Haryana

Explanation:
On International Women Day in a state level function at Panchkula, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal khattar on 8th Mar’15 launched several schemes to improve sex ratio in the state. These schemes include "Aapki Beti Hamari Beti", Haryana Kanya Kosh of 100 crore rupees and "Haryana Kuposhan Mission".

ANSWER: Masarat Alam

Explanation:
Masarat Alam was responsible for widespread anti-India protests and unprecedented stone pelting incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in 2010 that led to death of 112 people.

ANSWER: Vinod Mehta

Explanation:
The 72-year-old journalist was the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine. One of the eminent journalists of the country, Mehta has been editor of several publications, including Pioneer, The Sunday Observer, The Independent and The Indian Post.

ANSWER: Bihar

Explanation:
Rare documents and images, including a graphic depiction of the hanging of Bhagat Singh and his two aides Rajguru and Sukhdev, which were banned during the colonial era, are now being published in three huge volumes by the Bihar State Archives, BSA.

ANSWER: 44%

Explanation:
The Foreign Direct Investment into the services sector jumped 44 per cent to 2.29 billion dollars in the April to December period of the current fiscal. The services sector contributes over 60 percent to India’s GDP.

ANSWER: Carolina Marin

Explanation:
In the women's final, world champion Carolina Marin of Spain fought back from a set down to beat India's Saina Nehwal.

ANSWER: Chen Long

Explanation:
World champion Chen Long of China beat Jan Jorgensen in the final of the All England Championship in Birmingham.

ANSWER: Stree Shakti Puruskar & Naari Shakti Puruskar

Explanation:
The President congratulated the winners of Stree Shakti and Nari Shakti Puruskar and thanked the Ministry of Women and Child Development for organizing this event and encouraging the distinguished awardees to work towards a noble cause.

ANSWER: India Gate

Explanation:
Twenty four teams and about 90 participants from India and Nepal covered 3060 Km during the ten-day rally in both countries. The rally aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between India and Nepal and spreading message of road safety.

ANSWER: Kerala

Explanation:
Shri Karthikeyan made immense contribution to the State of Kerala as a senior Congress leader, six term MLA, Minister and Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.

ANSWER: Reliance Infrastructure Ltd

Explanation:
After the change in management and control, the company will be renamed Reliance Defence Ltd. and Anil Ambani will be its Chairman.

ANSWER: State Bank of Travancore

Explanation:
It is a associate bank of the State Bank Group announced a 10 basis-point cut in the base rate to 10.15% on 8th Mar’15.

ANSWER: Kumar Sangakkara

Explanation:
He scored his century against Australia on 8th Mar’15 in the ICC World Cup.

ANSWER: 10 Lakh

Explanation:
At present, Banks do not include stamp duty, registration and other documentation charges in the cost of housing property.

ANSWER: Rotavirus

Explanation:
The Rotavirus vaccine will boost efforts to combat infant mortality due to Diarrhoea. Each year, Diarrhoea caused by rotavirus causes 10 lakh hospitalizations and kills nearly 80 thousand children under the age of 5 years.

ANSWER: Rajasthan

Explanation:
A no-confidence motion was passed against him by office bearers of the rival Amin Pathan group in an Extraordinary General Body Meeting in Jaipur.

ANSWER: Bangladesh

Explanation:
Bangladeshi customs officers found Son Young Nam, the First Secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Dhaka, trying to smuggle 27 kg of gold into the country on Friday. North Korea is under tight international sanctions that restrict its ability to move money through conventional means.

ANSWER: Kumar Sangakkara

Explanation:
The 37-year-old, who has been in prime form in the ongoing World Cup has already announced his retirement from One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty-20 cricket. He became only the second batsman to complete 14,000 runs in the 50-over format.

ANSWER: 10th March

Explanation:
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is celebrating its 46th Raising Day on 10th March, 2015.

ANSWER: Saiha

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

ANSWER: PRASAD & SWADESH DARSHAN

Explanation:
National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) and SWADESH DARSHAN are the two new schemes of Govt. of India. Under PRASAD, initially, twelve cities namely Amritsar, Ajmer, Amaravati, Dwaraka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Kamakhya, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi and Vellankani have been identified for development.

ANSWER: Eight

Explanation:
The exercise was conducted under the aegis of Nepalese Army and it had started on 23 February 2015 and concluded at Salijhandi, Nepal.

ANSWER: Kerala

Explanation:
Kerala won the award for its global multimedia campaign to promote the backwaters of Kerala.

ANSWER: Seventh

Explanation:
The dialogue process, aimed at further strengthening the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership will brainstorm on all aspects of the relationship. The theme of this year’s conference is 'ASEAN-India: Shaping the Post 2015 Agenda'.

ANSWER: Solar Impulse-2

Explanation:
On 9th mar’15 Solar Impulse-2 took off from Abu Dhabi on its 5-month long journey in which it will skip from continent to continent, crossing both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in the process. Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard are the two pilots of this mission.

ANSWER: Saudi Arabia

Explanation:
The top five importers in 2014 were Saudi Arabia, India, China, UAE and Taiwan.

ANSWER: M. Veerapa Moily

Explanation:
Saraswati Samman was established by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991.

ANSWER: Snapdeal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

ANSWER: INAM-PRO

Explanation:
“INAM-PRO” is a web based application (www.inampro.nic.in) for Infrastructure and Materials Providers and would act as a common platform for Infrastructure materials providers’ viz. Cement Companies, Infrastructure providers, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and other stakeholders.

ANSWER: Tripura

Explanation:
KCC was financed by the Tripura government. It will be run by a private enterprise with experts of agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and animal husbandry.

ANSWER: Maharashtra

Explanation:
Bollywood actress Bhagyashree is the brand ambassador of the scheme. The Bhagyashree scheme aims at providing one lakh rupee on maturity after the girl completes 18 years of age.

ANSWER: TCS

Explanation:
The TCS was ranked as the overall number one in a process that assessed 688 organisations across Europe.