Current Affairs Questions and answers - March 26, 2014
Q1. Who is the editor of the book “‘THE POLITICAL ECON0MY OF ENERGY AND GROWTH’”?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shri Najeeb Jung, Lt. Governor of Delhi. This book was released by the Vice President Shri M. Hamid Ansari today (26th Mar’2014).
Q2. How many Lok Sabha Constituencies are there in Lakshadweep?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ3. At which was Air Force Station Pilot Project for Modernisation of Airfield infrastructure (MAFI) commissioned?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Air Force Station Bhisiana (Bhatinda) commissioned by AIR Marshal RK Sharma, Vice Chief of the Army Staff.
Q4. Name the country whose delegates visited New Delhi on 25th and 26th Mar’2014 for discussing issues and proposals of mutual interest in different sectors?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Qatar. Both countries discussed issues and proposals of mutual interest in a number of sectors including investment; banking and finance; energy; petrochemicals and fertilizers; civil aviation and tourism.
Q5. Name the player who won the World Sportsman of the Year Award?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Sebastian Vettel, Formula One driver won this title on 26th Mar’2014.
Q6. Name the sportsperson who won the World Sportswoman of the Year Award?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Missy Franklin, Swimmer.
Q7. Name the winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Shigeru Ban, Japan won the Pritzker award for his creative and inexpensive design for disaster relief shelters.
Q8. Name the Indian movie which was screened at 7th Asian Film Festival 2014 in Saudi Arabia?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. This film was directed and produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in 2013.
Q9. Who has been appointed as the Revenue Secretary w.e.f. 1st April’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Rajiv Takru. At present, he is a Financial Services Secretary under the Union Finance Ministry.
Q10. Who has been appointed as Managing Director of Britannia Industries?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Varun Berry, on 25th Mar’2014.
Q11. Name the that has country agreed to hand over highly enriched nuclear material to the United States?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Japan, agreed to remove highly enriched Uranium and Plutonium. Both countries signed an agreement during the International Nuclear Sumit’2014 in The Hague, Netherland.
Q12. Who is the author of the book “LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI : Lessons in Leadership”?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Anil Shastri and Pavan Choudhary, This book was released by Dalai Lama in New Delhi.
Q13. Name the light weighted Revolver launched by Indian Ordinance Factory which is designed especially for women?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Nirbheek, launched on 25th March’2014.
Q14. With which company did Google sign a deal with in Mar’14, to design, develop and distribute Google Glass Spectacles?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Luxottica, Italy based world’s biggest eyewear maker.
