Current Affairs Questions and answers - March 9, 2014
Q1. Name the Afghan Vice-President who died on 9thMarch’14?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, has died of natural causes aged 57. He was an Afghan military commander, politician and the Vice President of Afghanistan from November 2009 until his death.
Q2. Which team becomes the Champion of Santosh Trophy?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Mizoram, have lifted the 68th Santosh Trophy for Football . They defeated Railways in the final played at Siliguri ,West Bengal.
Q3. Who is the present European Union Policy Chief as on March’2014?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Chief Catherine Ashton, said on 9th March’2014, there is no guarantee that talks with Iran on its disputed nuclear programme will lead to a comprehensive agreement. She was speaking at a joint news conference in Tehran with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Q4. Which three countries have entered into a MoU for supply of Natural Gas?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Jordan, Iraq and Egypt, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under which natural gas will be supplied from Iraq to Jordan and Egypt.
Q5. In which country was Asian Youth Championship’ Mar 2014 held?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Thailand. First Continental Qualification Event for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games held in Bangsaen, THA as the Asian Youth Championships concluded with +94kg competitions.
Q6. Name the Indian who won the Silver Medal in Asian Junior Weightlifting Championship?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, won 3 sliver in women's 48kg category at Bangsaen in Thailand on 9th March’2014.
Q7. Name the Indian-origin student won the Jackson County Spelling Bee title?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Kush Sharma, a seventh-grader at Frontier School of Innovation spelled out "definition" to clinch the Jackson County Spelling Bee title in Missouri
Q8. Recently which country’s airplane got lost in a mysterious way whlile flying to China?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ9. With which country India has agreed on the cost of power that will be generated by Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP)?
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. In which country other than India, political party with the same name of AAP (AAM ADMI PARTY) has been launched?
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Pakistan, a group led by Arslan-ul-Mulk, a rights activist from Gujranwala, has registered Aam Admi Party (AAP) with the Election Commission of Pakistan.
