Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 11, 2015

ANSWER: C. Seventh.

The dialogue process, aimed at further strengthening the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership will brainstorm on all aspects of the relationship. The theme of this year’s conference is 'ASEAN-India: Shaping the Post 2015 Agenda'.

ANSWER: B. Solar Impulse-2.

On 9th mar’15 Solar Impulse-2 took off from Abu Dhabi on its 5-month long journey in which it will skip from continent to continent, crossing both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in the process. Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard are the two pilots of this mission.

ANSWER: D. Saudi Arabia.

The top five importers in 2014 were Saudi Arabia, India, China, UAE and Taiwan.

ANSWER: D. M. Veerapa Moily.

Saraswati Samman was established by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991.

ANSWER: C. Snapdeal.

ANSWER: B. INAM-PRO.

“INAM-PRO” is a web based application (www.inampro.nic.in) for Infrastructure and Materials Providers and would act as a common platform for Infrastructure materials providers’ viz. Cement Companies, Infrastructure providers, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and other stakeholders.

ANSWER: A. Tripura.

KCC was financed by the Tripura government. It will be run by a private enterprise with experts of agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and animal husbandry.

ANSWER: D. Maharashtra.

Bollywood actress Bhagyashree is the brand ambassador of the scheme. The Bhagyashree scheme aims at providing one lakh rupee on maturity after the girl completes 18 years of age.

ANSWER: C. Germany.

She rejected the internship application of the student seeking biochemistry internship in one of the oldest universities of Germany, saying she does not accept any Indian male student.

ANSWER: B. Ninth.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has broken Sourav Ganguly's record of eight straight wins which the former captain had recorded in the 2003 edition in South Africa.

ANSWER: C. TCS.

The TCS was ranked as the overall number one in a process that assessed 688 organisations across Europe.