Current Affairs Questions and Answers - March 1 & 2, 2015
Q1. NASCOMM’s Foundation Day was observed on _______.A. 28th February
B. 29th February
C. 1st March
D. 2nd March
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ2. Who has taken over as the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir on 1st March’15?A. Manohar Lal Khattar
B. Mehbooba Mufti
C. Nirmal Singh
D. Mufti Mohammed Syed
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Mufti Mohammed Syed.
PDP leader Mufti Mohamemd Sayeed took oath as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Nirmal Singh of BJP has been made the Deputy Chief Minister in PDP-BJP government. Along with Sayeed, 24 Ministers, 13 from PDP and 11 from BJP and its supporters also took oath. Governor NN Vohra administered the oath of office at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium in Jammu University on 1st Mar’15.
A. Digvijay Singh
B. Babulal Gaur
C. Shivraj Singh Chauhan
D. Uma Bharti
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Digvijay Singh.
In Madhya Pradesh, an FIR has been lodged against former chief minister Digvijay Singh, former Speaker of the state Legislative Assembly Shriniwas Tiwari and 17 others, in connection with alleged irregularities in appointments in the State Assembly Secretariat. Different Sections of the IPC, including Section 420, have been slapped against the accused.
A. Chris Cairns
B. Daniel Vettori
C. Martin Crowe
D. Chris Harris
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Martin Crowe.
Earlier this Sir Richard Hadlee and Debbie Hockley from the NewZealand were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was held during New Zealand – Australia match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Eden Park on 28 February which was eventually won by New Zealand. Martin David Crowe started his career in cricket at the age of 19 and played 77 tests before he retired in 1995.
A. Sujata Singh
B. Sushma Swaraj
C. S Jaishankar
D. Sued Akbaruddin
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. S Jaishankar.
He began his visit from Bhutan and this will followed by Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
A. Bihar Janta Party
B. National Common Man Party
C. National Awam Morcha
D. Hindustani Awam Morcha
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Hindustani Awam Morcha.
He launched a new political front to expose the real face of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
A. Amitava Roy
B. Amitabh Singh
C. Akhila Srinivasan
D. Shikha Kochar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Amitava Roy.
Now the Supreme Court Judges increased to 29.
A. Forward Market Commission
B. Derivative Market Commission
C. Future Market Commission
D. Currency Market Commission
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Forward Market Commission.
Forward Market Commission functions with Mumbai as the head office and was established in 1953. This was brought under finance sector in 2013. There are four national level and six regional level exchanges related to commodity futures in India.
A. Pakistan
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. Afghanistan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Afghanistan.
Avalanches are relatively common in northern Afghanistan, with dozens dying in major incidents in 2010 and 2012.
A. Anil Kumar
B. Kshatrapati Shivaji
C. Gopinath Pillai
D. A S Kiran Kumar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Gopinath Pillai.
A. Flipkart
B. Amazon
C. Snapdeal
D. Jabong
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Amazon.
Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Railways and country's largest travel and ticketing site, has appointed Amazon.in as its official shopping partner for two years.
A. South Africa
B. Canada
C. United States
D. Australia
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. South Africa.
South Africa was the only contender to host the CWG 2022.
A. Bihar
B. Karnataka
C. West Bengal
D. Odisha
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Bihar.
The Janata Dal-United leader described the Bill as a black law, which was against the interests of farmers. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced one-day fast and asked people across the state to join him in protest against the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill.
