Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 18, 2015
Q1. Name the 2009 batch IAS officer who passed away in Bangalore on 17th Mar’15?A. N S Shirke
B. S N Ravi
C. D K Ravi
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. D K Ravi.
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.
Q2. The Supreme Court of India (SC) on 17 March 2015 cancelled the Union Government’s decision to include which category/community in the Central Other Backward Classes (OBC) list?A. Gujjar
B. Jaat
C. Kayasth
D. Sindhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Jaat.
Supreme Court cancelled because Jaat community does not form socio-economic backward class.
Q3. Name the company that on 16thMar’15 decided to file a 400 million US dollar defamation lawsuit against the Sahara group?A. NIMBUS
B. Mirach Capital
C. JP Morgan
D. Ford Capital
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Mirach Capital.
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.
Q4.Which state passed the ‘Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill, 2015’ on 16th Mar’15?A. Haryana
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Gujarat
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER:A. Haryana.
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.
Q5. Name the shopping search engine that has been acquired by the social networking site Facebook on 14thMar’15?A. Ask.com
B. Amazon
C. TheFind
D. Google
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. TheFind.
With this move, Facebook entered into the e-commerce business.
Q6. Name the leader named as Young Global Leader from India by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Mar’15?A. Rahul Gandhi
B. Jyotiridtya Sindhiya
C. Varun Gandhi
D. Smriti Irani
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Smriti Irani.
Smriti Irani, union human resources development minister is named the Young Global leader from India.
Q7. Which bank has announced the launch of Chillr App that enables quick transfer of funds to those who are in mobile phone contacts list?A. Yes Bank
B. ICICI Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. Bank of Baroda
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. HDFC Bank.
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.
Q8. With which country, Textiles Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by India on 17th Mar’15?A. Pakistan
B. Kyrgyzstan
C. Sri Lanka
D. Bangladesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Kyrgyzstan.
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.
Q9. Which country will host the first Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction of the post-2015 era?A. Sri Lanka
B. China
C. Japan
D. India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. India.
This was announced by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh during the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction being held in Sendai from March 14-18, 2015.