Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 24, 2015

ANSWER: A. Ram Niwas Goyal.

He was elected from Shahdara constituency in north Delhi where he defeated BJP's Jitender Singh Shunty.

ANSWER: B. Vandana Kumari.

She is an MLA from Shalimar Bagh constituency from where she defeated BJP's Rekha Gupta by a margin of 10,978 votes.

ANSWER: C. Prakash Javdekar.

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar released E-Book for his Ministry in New Delhi. This e-book helps the user to obtain first hand detailed information regarding the status of environment clearance in different sectors.

ANSWER: D. Birdman.

At the 87th Annual Academy Awards or the Oscar, Birdman bagged the best picture award. The Broadway-set "Birdman", hailed for its complex narrative about the impact of fame and artistic ego. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Director of Birdman awarded with Best Director Award.

ANSWER: C. Eddie Redmayne.

British actor Eddie Redmayne won the best actor Oscar award for his role in "The Theory of Everything" while K Simmons won the best supporting actor for Whiplash film.

ANSWER: B. Juliana Moore.

Juliana Moore adjudged the best actress for her role in Still Alice. Patricia Arquette won the best actress title in a supporting role for the ‘Boyhood’ movie.

ANSWER: B. Ida.

The black-and-white Polish film "Ida" bagged the award for the best foreign language film. The movie was directed by Pawel Pawlikowski.

ANSWER: D. Big Hero 6.

Walt Disney's super hero action comedy film "Big Hero 6" won the best animated feature film. The 3D computer-animated film, inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, won the first Oscar for its directors Don Hall, Chris Williams and producer Roy Conli.

ANSWER: C. Padma.

The ferry carrying over 200 passengers capsized yesterday at Manikganj on the Paturai-Daulatdia route after being hit by a cargo vessel.

ANSWER: C. NIMHANS.

The compulsion to watch television, play games on mobile phones or spend long hours on Internet has played havoc especially on our younger generation. Those obsessed with technology are in need of professional help and NIMHANS in Bengaluru has opened a weekend clinic for such people.

ANSWER: A. Tamiflu

Oseltamivir INN, marketed under the trade name Tamiflu, is an antiviral medication used to prevent and treat influenza A and influenza B. The medication is taken orally. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Dr.Vijay Bhaskar told the State Assembly that the Government has purchased four lakh TAMIFLU tablets to tackle H1N1 virus.

ANSWER: D. December 2014.

Amongst the top 10 sectors, telecom received the maximum FDI of 2.67 billion dollars in the nine-month period, followed by services 2.29 billion and automobile 1.58 billion. During the period, India received maximum FDI from Mauritius of 5.89 billion dollars, followed by Singapore 4.31billion, and the Netherlands 2.57 billion.

ANSWER: C. State Bank of India.

Supporting the Prime Minister’s initiative to develop the North-Eastern Region, the SBI has also planned to help the youths to undertake projects related to the tourism in Assam.

ANSWER: D. India.

It was inaugurated by the first International Ramayana Mela at FICCI Auditorium, in New Delhi on 23rd Feb’15.

ANSWER: A. www.npstrust.org.in.

The National Pension System Trust has been set-up and constituted by Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) for taking care of the assets and funds under the National Pension System (NPS) in the interest of the beneficiaries (subscribers).

ANSWER: D. Anirban Lahiri.

Anirban Lahiri defeated SSP Chowrasia on the first playoff hole.

ANSWER: B. Somdev Devvarman.

He won the title by defeating Yuki Bhambri.