Current Affairs Questions and answers - March 22, 2014
Q1. In which country Polygamy bill was passed by the parliament on 22nd March’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kenya. This bill will allow men to marry as many women as they want.
Q2. What amount of salary was paid to PepsiCo Chief Indira Nooyi for year 2013?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 18.6 million Dollars (113 Crore Rupees).
Q3. Name the world’s largest T.V unveiled at Texas in Mar’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ‘Big Hoss’. The screen, built by Panasonic, measures 218 feet wide by 94.6 feet tall. That means it's longer than Boeing's biggest 767 (the 400ER), and taller than a seven-story building.
Q4. In which private bank, Govt. of India divested its 9% stake on 21st Mar’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ5. Who has been awarded with the G D Birla Award 2013?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rajesh Gopakumar, a theoretical physicist at the Harish Chandra Research Institute in Allahabad has been awarded for his contribution in the Quantum Field Theory and String Theory.
Q6. Name the Brazil's first World Cup-winning captain who died on 20th Mar’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini, has died at the age of 83.
Q7. On 21st Mar’2014, Ukraine signed an association agreement with ______.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: European Union. The Agreement was signed between Ukrainian Interim Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and EU President Herman Van Rompuy in Brussels.
Q8. Name the programme which is a water-based initiative from India and won the 2014 UN water “Water for Life” Best Practices Award on 21st Mar’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)-Tata Water Policy Programme is a project based on water scarce across India.
Q9. Name the Indian Port which has set a new record in discharging of imported logs on 22nd Mar’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vishakhapatnam Port.
Q10. Name the intermediate commercial vehicle launched by Ashok Leyland on Mar’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: ‘Boss’. Boss is being made at the company's Pantnagar plant.
Q11. Name the airlines awarded with the 'Cargo Airline of the Year 2014’?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Emirates SkyCargo, at the Air Transport News Awards held in Istanbul on 22nd Mar’2014.
Q12. On which day Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation's (IRCTC) registered the highest ever number of bookings?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: 19th Mar’2014. 5.80 Lakh Tickets were booked during the day. The previous high was 5.72 Lakh tickets on 2nd Sep’2013.
