Current Affairs Questions and answers - March 6, 2014

ANSWER: Shri S.B. George, Shri M. Hamid Ansari given this award and also congratulated him for his outstanding services rendered to compatriots in Saudi Arabia.

ANSWER: “Data on Police Organisations in India 2013” and “Compendium on Projects of National Police Mission’’.

ANSWER: An Inspirational Film, Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India jointly with NISCAIR, CSIR has developed an inspirational film titled "Scientifically Yours" on Indian Women Scientists who helped in shaping the Indian Science.

ANSWER: Srinivasapur taluk of Kolar district, Karnataka

ANSWER: An Indian Singer, of the khyal genre of Hindustani classical music, who was known for her deep and powerful voice and belonged to Kirana Gharana. Her Centenary Celebrations were made on 5th March in Bangalore.

ANSWER: Anil Jain, from Michigan State University, and colleagues developed a method which takes a two-dimensional image of a fingerprint and maps it to a 3-D finger surface. The 3-D finger surface, complete with all the ridges and valleys that make up the human fingerprint, is made using a 3-D printer. It creates what Jain’s team called a fingerprint ’phantom’.

ANSWER: Orissa, Biotech major Biocon in partnership with Canara Bank and Odisha government has initiated an e-healthcare programme for the underprivileged and rural communities in the state.

ANSWER: Chie Shimpo, Japan's biggest brokerage Nomura Holdings has chosen a woman to head its banking arm, in what is believed to be a first for the country's male-dominated financial sector.

ANSWER: 6 March 2014, it is observed every year to raise awareness about dental health.

ANSWER: Luca Maestri

ANSWER: Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna for women launched on 6th March’14. This aims to bring services closer for those living in the rural areas and unauthorized colonies.

ANSWER: Chattisgarh, at the Thyagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi.