Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 20,2015

ANSWER: C. Ratan Tata.

Apart from Ratan Tata, the Kaya Kalp Council will also have two railway union leaders Shiv Gopal Mishra and M Raghuvaiah. Mr. Tata will head the Kaya Kalp Council, while General Secretaries of All-India Railwaymen Federation and National Federation of Indian Railwaymen will also be the members of the council.

ANSWER: A. Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council.

Govt launches BIRAC to accelerate growth of entrepreneurs in Biotechnology. This equity fund will be operated by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, BIRAC, a Public Sector Undertaking under the Department of Biotechnology of Ministry of Science and Technology.

ANSWER: D. Meira Kumar.

The book is an account of the role of parliamentary diplomacy in furthering foreign policy and strengthening international relations. The volume is a collection of reports and select speeches that Ms Meira Kumar as Lok Sabha Speaker and leader of Indian Parliamentary Delegations delivered at international conferences and during her visits abroad.

ANSWER: C. Germany.

The government said that Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) Germany has agreed to provide a concessional loan of 1 billion Euro.

ANSWER: D. Greece.

The bill was passed yesterday as Germany warned that time was tight for debt-wracked Greece. Greek anti-austerity Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is hoping for a breakthrough in talks with the EU summit in Brussels.

ANSWER: A. Brazil.

Brazilian prosecutors say a kickback scheme at Petrobras is the country's biggest graft case yet, with at least 800 million dollar paid by construction and engineering firms in bribes to politically appointed former executives at the oil company, all in exchange for winning inflated contracts.

ANSWER: D. Jaitapur.

Many people from Jaitapur took part in the rally and women came out in large numbers. Shiv Sena is protesting against the project, as it may prove harmful to the environment of Konkan.

ANSWER: B. Uma Nath Singh.

Acting Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh was sworn-in as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court by the state Governor, Mr. Keshari Nath Tripathi at Raj Bhavan in Shillong on 19th Mar’15.

ANSWER: C. Jagannath Mishra.

He was sent to Birsa Munda central jail in Ranchi after he surrendered before the special CBI court on direction of Jharkhand high court.

ANSWER: D. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan.

Indian-American scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will head
Britain's prestigious Royal Society, a communion of the many of the world's most distinguished scientists.

ANSWER: B. Bhubaneshwar.

Strengthening maritime security and trade among Indian Ocean Rim countries will be the focus of an international conference to be attended by delegates from 20 nations in Bhubaneshwar.

ANSWER: D. France.

France will also stage the Under-20 women's tournament in 2018.

ANSWER: B. Astra.

The 3.8 metre tall Astra is the smallest of the DRDO-developed missiles and can be launched from different altitudes.