Current Affairs Questions & Answers - Mar 27, 2015
Q1. Name the country invited by India to participate in creating mega industrial manufacturing corridors including Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor?A. China
B. Japan
C. Canada
D. Qatar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Qatar
On 26th Mar’15 a joint statement issued in New Delhi at the end of two day visit of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said, the Indian side highlighted the considerable experience and expertise its companies had acquired in infrastructure development including power generation and transmission.
Q2. Bangladesh has celebrated its 45th Independence Day on ____.A. 27th March 2015
B. 26th January 2015
C. 26th March 2015
D. 31st March 2015
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. 26th March 2015
The day was marked with the beginning of nation's nine-month long Liberation War which culminated in free Bangladesh on December 16, 1971.
Q3. Which state got its first cyber police station dedicated to check cyber crimes on 26th Mar’15?A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Gujarat
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Uttarakhand.
The station is opened in Dehradun which is fully equipped to tackle bank and online frauds including crimes committed through social networking websites and mobile applications.
Q4. At which border the Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated a land customs station on 26th Mar’15?A. Indo-Tibet Border
B. Indo-Pak Border
C. Indo-China Border
D. Indo-Myanmar Border
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Indo-Myanmar Border.
Land Customs station at the Indo-Myanmar border trade centre at Zokhawthar in Champhai district of Mizoram.
Q5. Name the organization that became the first-ever public sector undertaking (PSU) to issue bonus debentures as done by it on 26th Mar’15?A. HAL
B. HLL LifeCare Ltd
C. NTPC
D. BHEL
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. NTPC.
It issued bonus debentures amounting to Rs. 7725.76 crore to Government of India by virtue of its 74.96% shareholding in NTPC.
Q6. Which telecom company emerged as the largest spender in the telecom spectrum auctions that concluded on 25th Mar’15?A. Reliance
B. Idea
C. Airtel
D. Vodafone
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Idea
Idea Cellular, the country’s third largest operator bid a maximum of Rs.30,306.98 Crore to buy spectrum in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2,100 MHz bands. Airtel and Vodafone bid Rs.29,130.20 crore and Rs.29,959.74 crore, respectively, in the same bands.
Q7. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as announced on 25th Mar’15?A. Abdul Rahim
B. K.M. Mani
C. Ravi Shanker
D. Arun Jaitely
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. K.M. Mani
KM Mani, the finance minister of Kerala, has been appointed as the chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers with the crucial mandate to work in coordination with the Centre to usher in the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Q8. In which city the Carpet Export Promotion Council is organizing the 29th Edition of India Carpet Expo from 27th to 30th March 2015 under the aegis of Govt. of India?A. Pune
B. Bhubaneswar
C. New Delhi
D. Hyderabad
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. New Delhi
The Expo aims to promote the cultural heritage and weaving skills of Indian hand-made carpets and other floor coverings amongst the visiting overseas carpet buyers.
Q9. On which Television Channel, the Ministry of AYUSH is launching a new weekly program ‘Ayushman Bharat’ from March 28, 2015?A. Prasar Bharti
B. Colors
C. Discovery India
D. Doordarshan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Doordarshan
‘Ayushman Bharat’ as the title of the programme suggests aims at popularizing traditional Indian medicines among the masses. Through this programme, masses will be able to have interaction with the experts of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy and people will be able to get solutions to their problems.
Q10. Which High Court became the first court in India to set up commercial courts for speedy disposal of cases on 25th Mar’15?A. Kerala High Court
B. Allahabad High Court
C. Delhi High Court
D. Gujarat High Court
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Delhi High Court
Chief Justice of Delhi HC G Rohini designated four benches to act as commercial courts. Out of this, two single judge benches with original jurisdiction will deal with the suits involving commercial disputes relating to intellectual property rights, arbitration, insurance, banking, taxation, company cases etc and the other two benches with appellate jurisdiction will hear appeals against the commercial disputes cases.