Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 04, 2015
Q1. How many Automatic Weather Centres with the help of the Shipping Corporation of India will be installed by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)?A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D.13
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. 10.
Three automatic weather stations have been installed on trial basis, the INCOIS information has been very accurate and helpful during the recent Cyclone Hud-Hud that created havoc on Andhra Pradesh.
A. Afghanistan
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. Nepal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. India.
This injectible vaccine is a part of Polio Endgame Strategy of the World Health Organisation and is based on recommendations by National Technical Advisory Group on
Immunization. India has already been certified polio-free country by WHO in March 2014.
A. 150
B. 200
C. 189
D. 251
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. 251.
The Defence Ministry has issued 251 Letters of Intent or Industrial Licences to 150 Indian companies for producing a wide range of defence items. These include major weapon systems, armoured vehicles, warships, aircraft, helicopters, radars, and electronic warfare systems. Altogether 49 licensed companies have already begun production.
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. 3.
Captain Niloofar Rahmani from Afghan Air Force, Journalist and women's rights activist Nadia Sharmeen from Bangladesh and Tabassum Adnan, founder, Khwendo Jirga from Pakistan, would receive the prestigious award in the presence of First Lady Michelle Obama in Washington DC on 10th of March.
A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Odisha
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Telangana.
Telangana government has decided to launch the E-Panchayat programme in 18 Village Panchayats in Domokonda of Nizamabad district initially. All the e-panchayat centres will be managed only by literate women members of the village after giving necessary training.
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Rajasthan
D. Maharashtra
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Rajasthan.
The nine legislators were suspended for the rest of the Session after they did not obey the Speaker and continued to protest in the Well of the house. They were protesting against alleged cane-charge by police on Youth Congress workers during an agitation near the Assembly building in Jaipur.
A. 3rd March
B. 4th March
C. 5th March
D. 6th March
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. Which organisation has launched “National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme” (NERPAP) throughout the country from 3rd Mar’15 with the prime objective of bringing a totally error free and authenticated electoral roll?A. UIDAI
B. DRDO
C. IIT-Kanpur
D. Election Commission of India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Election Commission of India.
During the programme, EPIC data of electors will be linked with Aadhar data of UIDAI for the purpose of authentication. NERPAP will focus on improving image quality of electors along with sorting issues like corrections of errors etc.
A. Alok Ranjan
B. Kewal K Sharma
C. Ashish Sharma
D. Maqsud Alam
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Kewal K Sharma.
At present, He is the chief secretary of Goa. He was appointed as the Goa chief secretary on 1 January 2015.
A. 2G/3G/4G
B. 2G
C. 3G
D. 2G/3G
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. 2G/3G.
The government plans to sell 380.75MHz of spectrum in three bands - the premium 900MHz band, 1800MHz and 800MHz, besides 5 MHz in the 2100MHz band across 17 out of 22 telecom areas in the country.
A. New York
B. Singapore
C. Faridabad
D. Delhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Faridabad
The flag weighs 48 kilograms and has 96 feet by 64 feet dimension. It was hoisted at a height of 250 feet (75 meters), making it the largest and the highest hoisted Indian flag in the world.
