Current Affairs Questions and answers - March 15, 2014
Q1. What is the condition set by Election Commission of India for a candidate to retrieve his/her security deposit after elections?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: If a candidate gets a minimum one-sixth of the total valid votes polled then a candidate is able to get his/her security deposits back.
Q2. Who won the Templeton Prize for 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Tomas Halik, a Czech priest and philosopher. It is an annual award awarded by the Templeton Foundation. The first winner of this award was Mother Teresa.
Q3. Name the cricketer who has been awarded as the Cricketer of the Generation?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sachin Tendulkar. This award is given by the ESPN Cric’info on 14thMar’2014.
Q4. Name the Mobile Application launched by Bhartiya Janta Party?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Raksha”, this application allows a woman to sound an alarm in case of an emergency.
Q5. Name the country which is offering free transport service over the weekend for preventing Air pollution?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ6. Name the largest yellow star ever discovered?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Surprisingly large” It is also one of the 10 largest stars ever discovered.
Q7. What is the name of the operation launched by India for searching the missing Malaysian aircraft?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: “Operation Searchlight”.
