Current Affairs Questions and Answers - March 1 & 2, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - March 1 & 2, 2015


Q1. NASCOMM’s Foundation Day was observed on _______.

A. 28th February
B. 29th February
C. 1st March
D. 2nd March

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ANSWER: 1st March.



Q2. Who has taken over as the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir on 1st March’15?

A. Manohar Lal Khattar
B. Mehbooba Mufti
C. Nirmal Singh
D. Mufti Mohammed Syed

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ANSWER: D. Mufti Mohammed Syed.

PDP leader Mufti Mohamemd Sayeed took oath as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Nirmal Singh of BJP has been made the Deputy Chief Minister in PDP-BJP government. Along with Sayeed, 24 Ministers, 13 from PDP and 11 from BJP and its supporters also took oath. Governor NN Vohra administered the oath of office at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium in Jammu University on 1st Mar’15.



Q3. Name the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh against whom an FIR has been lodged in connection with alleged irregularities in appointments in the State Assembly Secretariat?

A. Digvijay Singh
B. Babulal Gaur
C. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
D. Uma Bharti

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ANSWER: A. Digvijay Singh.

In Madhya Pradesh, an FIR has been lodged against former chief minister Digvijay Singh, former Speaker of the state Legislative Assembly Shriniwas Tiwari and 17 others, in connection with alleged irregularities in appointments in the State Assembly Secretariat. Different Sections of the IPC, including Section 420, have been slapped against the accused.



Q4. Name the cricketer who was inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on 28th Feb’15 and thus became the 3rd cricketer from the New Zealand to find place in this prestigious list?

A. Chris Cairns
B. Daniel Vettori
C. Martin Crowe
D. Chris Harris

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ANSWER: C. Martin Crowe.

Earlier this Sir Richard Hadlee and Debbie Hockley from the NewZealand were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was held during New Zealand – Australia match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Eden Park on 28 February which was eventually won by New Zealand. Martin David Crowe started his career in cricket at the age of 19 and played 77 tests before he retired in 1995.



Q5. Name the foreign secretary of India on a visit to four SAARC Nation from 1st Mar’15?

A. Sujata Singh
B. Sushma Swaraj
C. S Jaishankar
D. Sued Akbaruddin

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ANSWER: C. S Jaishankar.

He began his visit from Bhutan and this will followed by Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.



Q6. Name the political party launched by the former Chief Minister of Bihar on 28th Feb’15?

A. Bihar Janta Party
B. National Common Man Party
C. National Awam Morcha
D. Hindustani Awam Morcha

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ANSWER: D. Hindustani Awam Morcha.

He launched a new political front to expose the real face of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.



Q7. Name the Chief Justice of Odisha High Court appointed as the Supreme Court Judge by the President of India?

A. Amitava Roy
B. Amitabh Singh
C. Akhila Srinivasan
D. Shikha Kochar

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ANSWER: A. Amitava Roy.

Now the Supreme Court Judges increased to 29.



Q8. Name the Commission that will be merged into SEBI as announced by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on 28th Feb’15?

A. Forward Market Commission
B. Derivative Market Commission
C. Future Market Commission
D. Currency Market Commission

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ANSWER: A. Forward Market Commission.

Forward Market Commission functions with Mumbai as the head office and was established in 1953. This was brought under finance sector in 2013. There are four national level and six regional level exchanges related to commodity futures in India.



Q9. In which Asian country people lost their lives in a series of Avalanche during the last week of Feb’15?

A. Pakistan
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. Afghanistan

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ANSWER: D. Afghanistan.

Avalanches are relatively common in northern Afghanistan, with dozens dying in major incidents in 2010 and 2012.



Q10. Name the person has been appointed as the special envoy by Singapore Government to Andhra Pradesh State?

A. Anil Kumar
B. Kshatrapati Shivaji
C. Gopinath Pillai
D. A S Kiran Kumar

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ANSWER: C. Gopinath Pillai.



Q11. With which e-commerce company IRCTC has collaborated to sell its products on the IRCTC Website?

A. Flipkart
B. Amazon
C. Snapdeal
D. Jabong

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ANSWER: B. Amazon.

Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Railways and country's largest travel and ticketing site, has appointed Amazon.in as its official shopping partner for two years.



Q12. Which country will host the Commonwealth Games 2022?

A. South Africa
B. Canada
C. United States
D. Australia

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ANSWER: A. South Africa.

South Africa was the only contender to host the CWG 2022.



Q13. Which state Chief Minister has announced one-day fast and asked people across the state to join him in protest against the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill?

A. Bihar
B. Karnataka
C. West Bengal
D. Odisha

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ANSWER: A. Bihar.

The Janata Dal-United leader described the Bill as a black law, which was against the interests of farmers. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced one-day fast and asked people across the state to join him in protest against the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill.


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