Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 15 & 16, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 15 & 16, 2015


Q1. Name the person known as Noted Gandhian and son of Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary who passed away on 15th Mar-15?

A. Mahadev Desai
B. Narayan Desai
C. Mohan Desai
D. Mayank Gandhi

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ANSWER: B. Narayan Desai

Noted Gandhian and son of Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary and biographer, Mahadev Desai, Narayan Desai was passed away early this morning. He was accorded many awards including Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 1999, UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize and Moortidevi Award in 2004. He also got Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993 for his book on biography of his father Mahadev Desai and Ranjitram Suwarna Chandrak - the highest award for Gujarati literature in 2001.



Q2. With reference to a proposal, which type of employees may get to visit some SAARC nations barring Pakistan under the new Leave Travel Concession, LTC rules being finalized by the Centre?

A. Central Govt. Employees
B. Defence Employees
C. Medical Employees
D. State Employess

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ANSWER: A. Central Govt. Employees

The Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said, the decision has been taken to promote people-to-people contact and boost tourism among the SAARC regions. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC is a group of eight nations comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and India.



Q3. Which state has launched the "Momai Tamuli Barbaruah Krishak Bondhu Scheme" to increase agricultural production in state on 15th Mar - 15?

A. West Bengal
B. Odisha
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Assam

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ANSWER: D. Assam

Under the scheme assistance would be given for double cropping in all the crop areas which have so far been utilized for single cropping. CM of Assam Tarun Gogoi has announced the scheme in 2015-16 state budgets.



Q4. In which state after swine flu, the threat of bird flu looms over the state and the government has sounded an alert in this regard during Mar-15?


A. Nagaland
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu

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ANSWER: C. Uttar Pradesh

The move comes after an expert team confirmed bird flu -avian influenza outbreak in birds, chicken and ducks in an area of Amethi district.



Q5. Name the multinational firm that has been slapped 20,495 Crore rupees by the Income tax Department on 13th Mar-15?

A. Vodafone
B. Royal Dutch Shell
C. Cairn India Ltd
D. Bharti Airtel

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ANSWER: C. Cairn India Ltd

Earlier this week, the I-T Department had slapped 10,247 crore rupees tax demand on Cairn Energy Plc for an alleged 24,500 crore rupees worth capital gains it made in 2006 while transferring all its India assets to a new company, Cairn India, and getting it listed on the stock exchanges.



Q6. By what percent India's exports declined during February-2015?

A. Over 15%
B. Below 10%
C. Over 10%
D. 12%

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ANSWER: A. Over 15%

India's export was declined by more than 15 percent to 21.5 billion dollars in February 2015.



Q7. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for the North East?

A. Baichung Bhutia
B. Ranbir Kapoor
C. Priyanka Chopra
D. Mary Kom

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ANSWER: D. Mary Kom

The name of Mary Kom has been selected for the promotion of culture and tourism. She is a five-time world boxing champion.



Q8. Name the player who has clinched the Swiss Grand Prix Gold championship title held on 15th Mar - 15?

A. Kidambi Srikanth
B. Saina Nehwal
C. Viktor Alexson
D. None of these

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ANSWER: A. Kidambi Srikanth

Young Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has clinched the Swiss Grand Prix Gold championship title. In a thrilling final at Basel, Switzerland on 15thMar-15, the World No.4 overcame a strong challenge from Viktor Alexson of Denmark, who is ranked sixth in the world.



Q9. Name the player who won the Australian Grand Prix first Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix of the season on 15 March 2015?

A. Sebastian Vettel
B. Nico Roseberg
C. Lewis Hamilton
D. None of these

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ANSWER: C. Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) dominated the first race of the campaign. He was followed by the Nico Roseberg (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari).



Q10. Name the online free educational portal initiative launched by the Gujarat Chapter of Code For India- U.S. based NGO on 13th Mar - 15?

A. Make In India
B. Skill Up India
C. Make Up India
D. Made in India

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ANSWER: B. Skill Up India

The portal was launched by CFI's Gujarat chapter, in partnership with iCreate, IIT, Gandhinagar, IIM Ahmedabad, CIIE and US-India Business Council (USIBC). Skill Up India is part of the new movement in the country to help youth with free access to high quality education through online and mobile courses essential to re-focus our workforce to meet the demands of global economy.



Q11. Who has inaugurated the International Conference on "Global Environment Issues" organised by the National Green Tribunal in association with the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change Government of India on 14th Mar - 15?

A. The President of India
B. The Vice President of India
C. The Prime Minister of India
D. The Speaker of Lok Sabha

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ANSWER: B. The Vice President of India



Q12. In which region of Sri Lanka, PM Narendra Modi handed over 27,000 new homes on 14th Mar-15 to Tamils who became homeless during the civil war?

A. Galle
B. Sigiriya
C. Tangalle
D. Jaffna

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ANSWER: D. Jaffna

The houses were built with Indian assistance as part of India's efforts to help in the reconciliation process. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also the second international leader to visit the region after Premier David Cameron in 2013.



Q13. In which city the statue of Mahatma Gandhi made by British sculptor Philip Jackson was unveiled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 14th Mar - 15?

A. New York
B. Berlin
C. London
D. Paris

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ANSWER: C. London

Mahatma Gandhi's statue was unveiled at London's Parliament Square.


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  • RE: Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 15 & 16, 2015 -vaisakh (08/07/15)
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