Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 19, 2015

ANSWER: B. Tunisia.

The attack happened at the Bardo Museum, which is next to the Parliament building in central Tunis. At the time of the attack, deputies were discussing anti-terrorism legislation.

ANSWER: C. 35

The Repealing and Amendment Bill, 2014 intends to repeal 35 laws and pass amendments to two laws. These include, Indian Fisheries Act, 1897, Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947 and Sugar Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1978.

ANSWER: D. 15th May 2015.

Government will set up a National Tourism Board as a part of the new Tourism Policy to speed up and promote tourism in the country. The new Tourism Policy, 2015 will be launched on the 15th of May this year.

ANSWER: A. Batukbhai Dikshit Award.

The Prime Minister congratulated the awardees for this honour. The award is given by Surat Shaher Patrakar Kalyan Nidhi.

ANSWER: A. Speedy Implementation of Projects.

The government has decided to set up Central Sector Projects Coordination Committee, CSPCCs in the states under chief secretaries to remove bottlenecks and to facilitate speedy implementation of major projects.

ANSWER: C. Rail Tickets.

Indian Railways provided the All India Helpline Number ‘138’ for passengers, for queries and complaints related to medical emergency, cleanliness, food and catering, and coach maintenance. Security helpline number 182 is used to report unsavoury situation during journey. India Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation, IRCTC has been directed to make necessary arrangements to ensure printing of the numbers on the hard copies as well as SMS of e-tickets.

ANSWER: B. 23rd Mar’15.

All three martyrs were cremated on the banks of the river Satluj at Hussainiwala on March 23, 1931.

ANSWER: A. Air Marshal Sohail Aman.

He will replace Chief of Air Staff, Tahir Rafique Butt who proceeds on retirement. Air Marshal Sohail Aman was commissioned in Pakistan Air Force in November 1980 as GD Pilot.

ANSWER: D. Syria.

The three European countries followed suit days after the UK became the first Western nation to join the bank disregarding reservations expressed by the US which raised concerns over its transparency. With joining of these countries, the total number of the bank's member states including India has gone up to 30. State-run Xinhua news agency quoted top officials of France, Germany and Italy as confirming their participation in the 50 billion dollar investment bank floated last year by President Xi Jinping.

ANSWER: C. J P Duminy .

JP Duminy, South Africa's right-arm off-break bowler, claimed the hat-trick against Sri Lankan batsmen in the first quarter-final clash in World Cup 2015. In the Reliance World Cup 1987, Chetan Sharma took the first hat-trick in the history of tournament when he clean bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand off consecutive balls.

ANSWER: Answer: C. Kumar Sangakkara , D. Mahela Jayawardhne.

Mahela Jayawardene retired after playing 448 ODIs and accumulating 12,650 runs while Kumar Sangakkara scored 14,234 runs in 404 ODIs.

ANSWER: B. Benjamin Netanyahu .

12th elections for 120-member Israeli Knesst were held on 17 March 2015 and the results were announced on 18 March.