Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Mar 22 & 23, 2015

ANSWER: B. Farmers.

Prime Minister addressed the Land Acquisition Bill in this edition.

ANSWER:C. 23rd March 2015.

A national level function is being organised at the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur district of Punjab. It was on this day in 1931, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev was hanged in Lahore central jail and were cremated on the banks of the river Satluj at Hussainiwala where the memorial exists.

ANSWER: D. Andhra Pradesh.

The foundation stone laid in National Kamadhenu Animal Breeding Centre at Chintaladeevi of Kondapur Mandal in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. The Centre has already released 25 crore rupees for the 250 crore rupee project.

ANSWER: C. Cancer and D. Cardiac.

She was addressing a press conference at Don Bosco Technical School in Shillong, in connection with an awareness campaign to combat cancer and cardiac diseases amongst women in Meghalaya.

ANSWER: A. Malayalam.

He was known for his mystic lyrics on Hindu gods. He also dominated Malayalam films, along with ONV Kurup and P Bhaskaran as a top-notch lyricist and had penned hundreds of songs known for their mystic and romantic charm with a semi-classical touch.

ANSWER: C. Delhi.

ANSWER: B. 22nd March.

Under the theme ‘Water and Sustainable Development', this year provides an important opportunity to highlight water's role in the sustainable development agenda. Countries all around the world launched events to echo the United Nation's call for the preservation of water. A UNESCO water report shows that about 884 million people still have no access to clean water, and around 3.5 million die each year due to an insufficient or unsanitary supply.

ANSWER: A. INS Viraat

It was initially commissioned in the Royal British Navy in 1957 and inducted in Indian Navy in 1987.

ANSWER: B. Martin Guptill.

He scored 237 not out against the West Indies at Wellington in the 4th quarter-final of the ICC World Cup 2015 to make highest runs in a World Cup innings. Chris Gayle scored 215 runs against Zimbabwe in World Cup 2015.

ANSWER: C. Maharashtra.

The two open-cast coal mines at Makardhokra and Bhanegaon, having a capacity of 2-million tonne and one million tonne respectively, were formally dedicated to the nation on 21 March by Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal.