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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ANSWER: A. Over 15%

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

ANSWER: B. The Vice President of India

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.

ANSWER: C. London

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