Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 21, 2015

ANSWER: B. 20th March

The first World Sparrow Day was celebrated in 2010 in different parts of the world.

ANSWER: C. Janta Express.

Two coaches of Dehradun-Varanasi Janta Express derailed claimed lives of many peoples.

ANSWER: D. Malcolm Fraser.

He was Prime Minister from 1975-83.

ANSWER: C. Third.

M.S. Dhoni joined the Australian Captain Ricky Ponting and Allan Border to become the third player to captain his team to 100 ODI victories.

ANSWER: B. 21st March.

On the same day, Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chetti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba is celebrated in different regions of India.

ANSWER: B. 33%.

The Cabinet also approved that suitable enabling provisions in the Recruitment Rules should be made accordingly by all UTs police forces including Delhi Police. The reservation will be available to women against all such vacancies existing on the date of issue of the order after Cabinet approval and vacancies arising thereafter.

ANSWER: A. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.

Under the scheme, a monetary reward is given to trainees on assessment and certification by third party assessment bodies. The average monetary reward would be around Rs.8000 per trainee.

ANSWER: B. Second

India showcased its rich cultural heritage at the fair. Brand India was projected to the whole world through marketing of the brand “Incredible India” with the help of outdoor media by branding buses and outdoor backlit billboards.

ANSWER: D. 7.

The Seven CPSEs are HMT Bearings, HMT Watches, HMT Chinnar Watches, Tungabhadra Steel Products, Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Co., Hindustan Cables and Spices
Trading Corporation Ltd.

ANSWER: A. China.

The world's second and third-largest economies, China and Japan held their first security talks in four years and agreed to keep alive and foster a nascent recovery in bilateral ties plagued by the legacy of Japan's wartime aggression and a territorial dispute.

ANSWER: C. Misbah Ul Haq and D. Shahid Afridi.

The 40-year-old Misbah served Pakistan cricket for long, but failed to register a single ODI century in 162 matches, since making his international debut in 2001 in a Test match against New Zealand.

ANSWER: A. Ramkumar Ramanathan-Arun Prakash.

The third seeded pair defeated Anvit Bendre-Akash Wagh.