Current Affairs Questions and answers - March 16,17 2014
Q1. How many women contested the General Elections 2009?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 556 women. According to recent report released by Election Commission, it was observed that 556 women participated in the 15thLok Sabha elections held in 2009. The most number of women candidates was from Uttar Pradesh (80 seats) where 100 women contested with 13 of them winning.
Q2. When did India suspend its search operations for Malaysian Airlines Aircraft MH 370?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ3. When was first Lok Sabha Elections constituted?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 1952. In the first General Elections (1952), out of 1874 contestants, 533(nearly 28%) were independents.
Q4. Who won the BNP Paribas Open Final Tournament?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Novak Djokovic. On 16thMarch 2014 Novak defeated Roger Federer to win the BNP Paribas Open Final in Indian Wells ATP Tennis Masters in California.
Q5. According to Recent Release by Women’s Tennis Rankings who becomes the Rank No.1 player?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ6. Which country is the biggest importer of Arms in the world?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ7. Who has been appointed as a CEO of Tesco Hindustan Service Centre?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Glen Attewell, w.ef. March’2014.
Q8. Who has been appointed as Chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: P C Parida, w.ef. March’2014.
Q9. Name the parliament which declared the region an independent state on 17thMar’2014, after its residents voted overwhelmingly to break off from Ukraine and seek to join Russia?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Crimea’s Parliament. 97% people supported leaving Ukraine to join Russia in the referendum held on 16 March 2014.
Q10. Name the proposed 70-storey temple, assumed to be the tallest shrine in the world, which was inaugurated on 16thMarch 2014 at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir.
Q11. What was India’s rank in the recently released report by the global anti-money laundering body Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in the world?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ12. Who won the first Formula One title of the year – the Australian Grand Prix on 16 March 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nico Rosberg of Germany.
Q13. Which Cricket Team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 16th Mar’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Karnataka, created history in Indian domestic cricket when it won its triple trophy by defeating Railways. Karnataka made hat-trick of titles this season. The R Vinay Kumar led team had won Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup during the ongoing 2013-14 season.
