Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 14, 2015
Q1. With which country's central bank, Reserve Bank of India on 13th Mar - 15 had a $1.5Billion Currency Swap Agreement?A. Maldives
B. Mauritius
C. Seychelles
D. Sri Lanka
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Sri Lanka
The Reserve Bank of India has entered a $1.5 billion currency swap agreement with the central bank of Sri Lanka. It will help keep the Sri Lankan rupee stable. Sri Lanka rupee has been under pressure since early January and fallen around 1.5 percent so far this year despite the central bank defended it with selling dollars.
A. Egypt
B. India
C. Bangladesh
D. Pakistan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Egypt
The announcement was made at an investment conference that aims to revive the Egyptian economy. The aim was to ease congestion and overpopulation in Cairo over the next 40 years.
A. India
B. Japan
C. Myanmar
D. Pakistan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Myanmar
The bomb hit a sugarcane field in Lincang city, killing the four workers and injuring nine others. It came after China's foreign ministry said earlier this week that a house in Yunnan had been hit by shelling from across the border in Myanmar, where the military are fighting rebel forces.
A. Madhav Prasad Ghimire
B. Tulsi Ghimire
C. Sherpa Ang Rita
D. Prabal Gurung
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Madhav Prasad Ghimire
Embassy of India and B.P. Koirala India-Nepal Foundation organized Book Release ceremony of Samvedana Ke Swar, a collection of poems translated into Hindi at Nepal-Bharat Library, Nepal Airlines Building, New Road. The book was released by National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire and Ambassador of India, Shri Ranjit Rae.
A. Ireland
B. Iceland
C. Nigeria
D. India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Iceland
Iceland announced that it is withdrawing its application for a membership in the 28-nation European Union (EU) as its interest could be served best while it remains out of the EU.
A. 11
B. 5
C. 7
D. 4
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. 4
Both the countries have signed four agreements on visa, youth development, customs and building Rabindra Nath Tagore memorial in Sri Lanka.
A. Harvard University
B. University of Cambridge
C. University of Oxford
D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Harvard University
The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2015 employ the world's largest invitation-only academic opinion survey to provide the definitive list of the top 100 most powerful global university brands.
A. Nepal
B. Sri Lanka
C. Afghanistan
D. UAE
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. UAE
The Executive Committee, during its meeting in Manama, Bahrain, awarded the hosting rights following a transparent, detailed and highly competitive bidding process, which began with 11 competing Member Associations.
A. Jiji Thomson
B. Injeti Srinivas
C. GSG Ayyangar
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Injeti Srinivas
Former Joint Secretary in the Sports Ministry, Injeti Srinivas will take over as the new Director General of Sports Authority of India.
A. NAINA
B. NMAC
C. MACL
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. NAINA
Maharashtra government would be developing a new city - 'NAINA' - over an area of 600 sq km around the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport.
