General Awareness Test (March - 15) - Set 4

ANSWER: Jagannath Mishra

Explanation:
He was sent to Birsa Munda central jail in Ranchi after he surrendered before the special CBI court on direction of Jharkhand high court.

ANSWER: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Explanation:
Indian-American scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will head Britain's prestigious Royal Society, a communion of the many of the world's most distinguished scientists.

ANSWER: The Vice President of India

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!

ANSWER: Jaffna

Explanation:
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.

ANSWER: London

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

ANSWER: 16th Mar’15

Explanation:
The Center launched National Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Awareness Week at Kankrola-Bhanglora Village of Gurgaon District in Haryana. During the campaign, there will be an extensive awareness drive on construction and use of household toilets, keeping the villages clean, safe handling and use of drinking water, awareness of quality of drinking water, water conservation, community managed water supply systems in rural areas.

ANSWER: Christine Lagarde

Explanation:
She will be the Managing Director and Chairman of Executive Board starting July 5, 2011.

ANSWER: PAM

Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sorrow and pain of all those affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.

ANSWER: Punjab State Assembly

Explanation:
In a resolution moved by the Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa on the floor of the house, the state assembly felicitated the Chief Minister and people of Punjab for this honour. The resolution said that Mr Badal has been honoured in recognition with his continued services for the welfare of poor, dalits and farmers and this is a prestigious honour for all the Punjabis across the globe.

ANSWER: 2019

Explanation:
According to IMF Chief, India's growth is expected to exceed China this year. She said the recently presented Budget of India is a step in the right direction and India's recent adoption of flexible inflation targeting is a welcome step.

ANSWER: Aadhar Card

Explanation:
The Supreme Court made it clear the Aadhaar cards, issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), are not mandatory as far as availing the subsidies associated with numerous govt. schemes is concerned.

ANSWER: 15th March

Explanation:
The theme of the year 2015 was ‘Helping Consumers Choose Healthy Diets’.

ANSWER: India

Explanation:
India accounted for 15% of the global arms imports from 2010 to 2014. "Between 2005-2009 and 2010-2014, India's arms imports increased by 140%.

ANSWER: Shakti

Explanation:
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to introduce a fleet of taxis with women drivers next month.

ANSWER: D K Ravi

Explanation:
He was posted as Joint Commissioner, Commercial Tax Department. D K Ravi when posted as Deputy Commissioner, especially action taken against sand and land mafia earned him good name among people of Kolar. He was found hanging in his apartment in Bangalore.

ANSWER: Jaat

Explanation:
Supreme Court cancelled because Jaat community does not form socio-economic backward class.

ANSWER: Mirach Capital

Explanation:
Mirach accused Sahara’s representatives of breaching an exclusivity contract with it following public comments by its CEO Saransh Sharma regarding the group’s acquisition strategy of the Sahara assets.

ANSWER: Haryana

Explanation:
The bill bans cow slaughter, sale of beef and prescribes rigorous punishment for its violation and also covers a wide range of administrative measures intended to conserve and improve the livestock.

ANSWER: TheFind

Explanation:
With this move, Facebook entered into the e-commerce business.

ANSWER: Smriti Irani

Explanation:
Smriti Irani, union human resources development minister is named the Young Global leader from India.

ANSWER: HDFC Bank

Explanation:
This app connects directly to the bank account of mobile phone owner. Thus there is no need to deposit money in pre paid account for money transfer.

ANSWER: Kyrgyzstan

Explanation:
The two countries have agreed to set up a Joint Working Group (JWG) to explore details of cooperation within the scope of the MoU and the steps required to facilitate bilateral trade and investment.

ANSWER: India

Explanation:
This was announced by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh during the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai from March 14-18, 2015.

ANSWER: 15th May 2015

Explanation:
Government set up a National Tourism Board as a part of the new Tourism Policy to speed up and promote tourism in the country. The new Tourism Policy, 2015 was launched on the 15th of May this year.

ANSWER: Batukbhai Dikshit Award

Explanation:
The Prime Minister congratulated the awardees for this honour. The award is given by Surat Shaher Patrakar Kalyan Nidhi.

ANSWER: Speedy Implementation of Projects

Explanation:
The government has decided to set up Central Sector Projects Coordination Committee, CSPCCs in the states under chief secretaries to remove bottlenecks and to facilitate speedy implementation of major projects.

ANSWER: Rail Tickets

Explanation:
Indian Railways provided the All India Helpline Number ‘138’ for passengers, for queries and complaints related to medical emergency, cleanliness, food and catering, and coach maintenance. Security helpline number 182 is used to report unsavoury situation during journey. India Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation, IRCTC has been directed to make necessary arrangements to ensure printing of the numbers on the hard copies as well as SMS of e-tickets.

ANSWER: 23rd Mar’15

Explanation:
All three martyrs were cremated on the banks of the river Satluj at Hussainiwala on March 23, 1931.

ANSWER: Air Marshal Sohail Aman

Explanation:
He will replace Chief of Air Staff, Tahir Rafique Butt who proceeds on retirement. Air Marshal Sohail Aman was commissioned in Pakistan Air Force in November 1980 as GD Pilot.

ANSWER: Syria

Explanation:
The three European countries followed suit days after the UK became the first Western nation to join the bank disregarding reservations expressed by the US which raised concerns over its transparency. With joining of these countries, the total number of the bank's member states including India has gone up to 30. State-run Xinhua news agency quoted top officials of France, Germany and Italy as confirming their participation in the 50 billion dollar investment bank floated last year by President Xi Jinping.

ANSWER: J P Duminy

Explanation:
JP Duminy, South Africa's right-arm off-break bowler, claimed the hat-trick against Sri Lankan batsmen in the first quarter-final clash in World Cup 2015. In the Reliance World Cup 1987, Chetan Sharma took the first hat-trick in the history of tournament when he clean bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand off consecutive balls.

ANSWER: Mahela Jayawardhne & Kumar Sangakkara

Explanation:
Mahela Jayawardene retired after playing 448 ODIs and accumulating 12,650 runs while Kumar Sangakkara scored 14,234 runs in 404 ODIs.

ANSWER: Benjamin Netanyahu

Explanation:
12th elections for 120-member Israeli Knesst were held on 17 March 2015 and the results were announced on 18 March.

ANSWER: Ratan Tata

Explanation:
Apart from Ratan Tata, the Kaya Kalp Council will also have two railway union leaders Shiv Gopal Mishra and M Raghuvaiah. Mr. Tata will head the Kaya Kalp Council, while General Secretaries of All-India Railwaymen Federation and National Federation of Indian Railwaymen will also be the members of the council.

ANSWER: Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council

Explanation:
Govt launches BIRAC to accelerate growth of entrepreneurs in Biotechnology. This equity fund will be operated by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, BIRAC, a Public Sector Undertaking under the Department of Biotechnology of Ministry of Science and Technology.

ANSWER: Meira Kumar

Explanation:
The book is an account of the role of parliamentary diplomacy in furthering foreign policy and strengthening international relations. The volume is a collection of reports and select speeches that Ms Meira Kumar as Lok Sabha Speaker and leader of Indian Parliamentary Delegations delivered at international conferences and during her visits abroad.

ANSWER: Germany

Explanation:
The government said that Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) Germany has agreed to provide a concessional loan of 1 billion Euro.

ANSWER: Brazil

Explanation:
Brazilian prosecutors say a kickback scheme at Petrobras is the country's biggest graft case yet, with at least 800 million dollar paid by construction and engineering firms in bribes to politically appointed former executives at the oil company, all in exchange for winning inflated contracts.

ANSWER: Jaitapur

Explanation:
Many people from Jaitapur took part in the rally and women came out in large numbers. Shiv Sena is protesting against the project, as it may prove harmful to the environment of Konkan.

ANSWER: Uma Nath Singh

Explanation:
Acting Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh was sworn-in as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court by the state Governor, Mr. Keshari Nath Tripathi at Raj Bhavan in Shillong on 19th Mar’15.