Current Affairs Questions and answers - March 8, 2014
Q1. Who has been honoured with Rani Lakshmi Bai Award for the year 2013 on the occasion of International Women’s Day’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Smt. Manasi Pradhan, from Orissa for her work in the field of Women’s Empowerment.
Q2. Who has been honoured with Rani Rudramma Devi Award for the year 2013 on the occasion of International Women’s Day’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dr. M. Venkaih, from Andhra Pradesh for her work in the field of women’s health.
Q3. Who has been honoured with Mata Jijabai Award for the year 2013 on the occasion of International Women’s Day’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mrs. Bina Sheth Lashkari, from Maharashtra in the field of Education & Training.
Q4. Who has been honoured with Kannagi Award for the year 2013 on the occasion of International Women’s Day’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mrs. T. Radha K Prashanti, from Andhra Pradesh for her achievement in the field of providing support to orphans, visually impaired, handicapped and destitute women.
Q5. Who has been honoured with Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award for the year 2013 on the occasion of International Women’s Day’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dr. Vartika Nanda, from Delhi for her creating awareness on women’s issues through media.
Q6. Who has been honoured with Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award for the year 2013 on the occasion of International Women’s Day’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Dr. Seema Sakhare, from Maharashtra for her contribution in the field of women’s rights, gender issues, legal counselling and institutional support to women and girls.
Q7. Which Indian Novelist has been selected for Windham Cambell Literature Prize in March’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pankaj Mishra, He is an Indian essayist, memoirist, travel writer and novelist whose work expands understanding of the encounter between Western and Non-western culture.
Q8. Which Cricket team wons the Asia Cup Title’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Srilanka, beating Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final match.
Q9. Which country has declared Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah, Nusra Front, ISIL and Yemen’s Houth is as terrorist organizations?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Saudi Arabia, has also issued a 15 day ultimatum to its citizens fighting abroad to return to the kingdom or face imprisonment. The move is expected to curb the activities of terror outfits and prevent people from taking part in the conflict directly.
Q10. Which state in India has the lowest sex ratio as of 2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Haryana, 877:1000.
Q11. In which city of India, largest and highest Flag is hosted?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: New Delhi, measuring 90 feet in length, 60 feet in width and weighing 35 kilograms, at the Central Park, Connaught Place in New Delhi on 7thMarch’2014. The flag is being claimed as largest and the flagpole as highest in the country.
Q12. Name the Cricketer who has got the ticket from Phoolpur, U.P. from Congress Party for 2014 elections?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mohammad Kaif , Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It gave country her first prime minister.
Q13. UIDAI Chairman got the ticket from Congress on which Lok Sabha Seat for contesting 2014 elections?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Bangalore South, Nandan Nilekani will contest elections from Bangalore South.
Q14. Who wins the men’s snooker title in the Manisha Billiards and Snooker Nationals ?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pankaj Advani, Eight time world champion of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) defeated Kamal Chawla of Railways in Lucknow on 7thMarch’14.
Q15. Who won the women’s snooker crown in the Manisha Billiards and Snooker Nationals?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Vidya Pilai, Karnataka defeated statemate Chitra M on 7th March’14 in Lucknow.
