Current Affairs Questions and answers - March 5, 2014

ANSWER: Smt. Sheila Dixit, The President has also accepted the resignation of Shri Nikhil Kumar, Governor of Kerala, with immediate effect.

ANSWER: Dial Bharatgas Mini, The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched an unique value added service from Bharat Petroleum which is a novel offering – as easy and convenient as ordering for a pizza.

ANSWER: None of the Above, Now voters will be able to exercise the NOTA option for candidates in the upcoming Elections.

ANSWER: Google, has launched indoor maps in India that will help users browse through and locate specific locations inside venues like malls and museums.

ANSWER: Brazil, is commemorating the 100-day mark to the World Cup by lighting up tourist attractions with the green and yellow colours of the national flag.

ANSWER: Anuja Prabhudesai

ANSWER: Graeme Smith, 33, is playing his 117th Test match - 109 of which have been as captain, a world record - and currently stands on 9257 runs.

ANSWER: Banihal-Qazigund tunnel and Chenani-Nashri tunnel projects, to reduce the distance between twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar, would be completed in 2016.

ANSWER: Cricket, Tamil Nadu becomes emerged the K.S. Subbaiah Pillai Trophy champion.

ANSWER: Assam.

ANSWER: Laxmi, an Indian acid attack victim will receive the award from US First Lady Michelle Obama at an awards ceremony at the State Department.

ANSWER: 8.75%, The finance ministry has given its concurrence to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) trustees' decision to provide 8.75 per cent rate of interest to its members for the current fiscal.

ANSWER: South Africa, A remarkable discovery by the Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) of potent antibodies that could neutralize and kill multiple strains of HIV.

ANSWER: Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt, eminent Gandhian and environmentalist. He was also awarded by Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982 and Padma Bhushan in 2005.