Current Affairs Questions and Answers| March, 2015

18-March-2015
1. Who is the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) now
a. Jean-Claude Juncker
b. Ban Ki-moon
c. Jim Yong Kim
d. Christine lagarde

2. In the recent LAND ACQUISITION ORDINANCE BILL in what 5 sectors the removal of Consent
Clause and Social Impact Assessment is implemented
A) National Security
B) Defense
C) Rural infrastructure & electrification
D) Scientific Research for ISRO, CSIR
E) Panchayat Raj buildings
F) Industrial corridor
G) National Highways
H) Housing for poor including PPP where ownership of land continues to rest with government.
a. A, B, C, F & H
b. B, C, D, G & H
c. D, E, F, G & H
d. A, C, D, F & H

3. Recently Supreme Court removed the following community from OBC list
a. Jats
b. Poor Upper Caste Bhramins
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c. Muslim
d. Converted Christians

4. Match the following

A) Law and freedom without force I) Despotism
B) Law and force without freedom II) Barbarism
C) Force without freedom and law III) Republic
D) Force with freedom and law IV) Anarchy
a. A-I , B-II , C-III, D-IV
b. A- IV, B- I , C- II, D- III
c. A- III, B- I , C- IV, D- II
d. A- IV, B- II , C- I, D- III

5. Central Information Commission is a

a. Judicial Body
b. None of these
c. Administrative Tribunal
d. Quasi Judicial Body

6. The Compensation for land owners according to latest Land Acquisition bill was For Rural Areas
X Times the Market Value and For Urban Areas Y Times the Market Value. Define X and Y
a. 4, 2
b. 3, 4
c. 10, 4
d. 4, 3

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7. As per the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act of 2006, the Government of
India has defined SMEs as entities that have an investment of above ______ and below _____ in
plant and machinery.
a. Rs 100 mn, Rs 50 bn
b. Rs 10 mn, Rs 50 bn
c. Rs 10 mn, Rs 500 mn
d. Rs 10 mn, Rs 100 mn

19-March-2015
8. Among the following 4 Indian Missiles which one is Air to Air Missile ( AAM )
a. Akash
b. Astra
3. Trishul
d. Maitri

9. List the following in the descending order of Market share (in terms of % points) in Digital
Commerce industry (Online marketing) in India
I) Travel Transactions
II) e-tailing
III) Financial Services
IV) Matrimony
a. III, II, I and IV
b. I, III, II and IV
c. I, II, III and IV
d. IV, II, III and I

10. Find the match relating to the Green House Gas emission by the Delhi City
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I) Highest Green House Gas Emission in India

II) Highest Per Capita Emission
III) Highest Industrial sector emission
IV) Highest domestic sector emission
a. II and III only
b. I, II, III and IV
c. I Only
d. I and IV Only

11. Recently studies suggests that combination of Micro bubbles and ultra sound waves are used to
treat the Alzheimers disease. The properties of the disease are
I) It is a neurodegenerative disease
II) It is not caused by genetic disorder
III) Men are most susceptible to this disease
IV) the early symptom is short term memory loss
a. II and III only
b. I and IV Only
c. I Only
d. I, II, III and IV

12. Vector for Dengue fever

I) Aedes aegypti

II) Aedes albopictus

III) Aedes canaton IV) AE. Polynesiensis

a. I Only
b. I & II Only
c. I, II & III Only
d. All the above

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13. Find the match relating to the Green House Gas emission by the Chennai City
I) Highest Green House Gas Emission in India
II) Highest Per Capita Emission
III) Highest Industrial sector emission
IV) Highest domestic sector emission
a. I and IV Only
b. I, II, III and IV
c. II and III only
d. I Only

20-March-2015
14. According to WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization which company became the
worlds No. 1 applicant for international patents in 2014.
a. Panasonic
b. Huawei Technologies
c. Intel
d. Microsoft

15. The first Indian Nobel Laureate who elected as President Elect of The Royal Society A
Fellowship of the worlds most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous
existence
a. Dr.Ramakrishnan
b. J.C.Bose
c. S.Ramanujam
d. C.V.Raman

16. The first Indian who elected as member of The Royal Society A Fellowship of the worlds most
eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence
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a. S.Ramanujam
b. Dr.Ramakrishnan
c. J.C.Bose
d. C.V.Raman

26-March-2015
17. Which of the following is with respect to Value Added Tax
I) It is a multistage tax with the provision to allow Input tax credit (ITC) on tax at an earlier stage
II) Haryana became the first State in the country that had adopted the taxation on 1st April 2003
III) Main motive of VAT has been the rationalization of overall tax burden and reduction in general
price level
a. I,II,III
b. I&II only
c. None of the above
d. I only

27-March-2015
18. Which of the following statements are true with respect to Asian infrastructure development
bank
I) It is an international financial institution proposed by the government of Japan
II) Purpose of this multilateral development bank is to provide finance to infrastructure projects in
the Asia region.
III) India is one of the founding members of this bank.
IV) Only Asian countries are the members of this bank.
a. I&II only
b. I,II,III&IV
c. I,II&IIIonly
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d. I,III&IV only

19. Which of the following statements are true with respect to judicial review
I) Article 32 confers judicial review power to the supreme court
II) It is one of the checks and balances in the separation of powers
III) It is an implication that judiciary is supreme
IV) Supreme court can review its own judgement order
a. II&IVonly
b. I&IIonly
c. I,II,III&IV
d. I,III&IVonly
20. The recent surprise air strike of Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies on the country of Yemen had
spiked the cost crude oil price. Please choose the statements from the following:
I) Yemen is a part of OPEC(Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
II) Strait of Hormuz is a oil choke point located in country of Yemen
III) The Shiite Houthis are the rebel group of Yemen are the main reason for the attack by Saudi
Arabia and its coalition groups
a. III is
b. II and III are
c. None of them is
d. I,II and III are

21. Who is the first Transgender MLA in India?

a. Kalki Subramaniam
b. Shabnam Mausi
c. Madhu Kinnar
d. Padmini Prakash
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22. The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has decided to increase pictorial warnings on
tobacco products from the current _____ per cent to _____ per cent.
a. (40, 85)
b. (40, 60)
c. (35, 85)
d. (35, 90)

23. Which of the following states is the first to introduce Transgender Welfare Policy?
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Punjab
d. Delhi

28-March-2015
24. Which of the following is with respect to National Food Security Act(NFSA)
I)The centre is responsible for determining eligibility criteria
II)75% of rural population and 50% of the urban population are entitled for three years from
enactment to 5 kilograms food grains per month at INR3 , INR2 , INR1 per kg for rice, wheat and
coarse grains (millet), respectively.
III)Pregnant women and lactating mothers are entitled to a nutritious take home ration of 600
Calories and a maternity benefit of at least Rs. 6,000 for six months
IV)The poorest who are covered under the Antodaya yojna will remain entitled to the 25 kilograms
of grains allotted to them under the mentioned scheme.
a. I,III&IV
b. II,III,&IV
c. I,II,III&IV
d. II&III

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25. Consider the following statement

I) The TFR is calculated on the basis of fertility of a real group of women and this involve waiting
until they had completed childbearing.
II) Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths per 1000 live births
due to causes related to pregnancy or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, regardless of the
site or duration of pregnancy.
III) The fifth Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality to 109 per 1,00,000 live
births by 2015.
IV) Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health
Mission (NHM) under Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD).
Choose the following statements:
a. III only
b. III and IV only
c. I and III
d. I,II and III

29-March-2015
26. Which of the following are operational GNSS(Global Navigating Satellite System )
I) Compass(Beiduo-II) Navigation Satellite System
II) NAVSTAR GPS
III) Galileo positioning system
IV) GLONASS
V) IRNSS
a. V and IV
b. II and IV
c. I,V and III
d. All the above

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27. Recently, Saina Nehwal created history as she became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain
the world number one ranking. From whom She is taking over the top spot
I) Wang Shixian ( China )
II) Carolina Marn ( Spain )
III) Li Xuerui ( China )
IV) Sung Ji-hyun ( South Korea )

28. Match the Navigation Satellite to its respective countries

A. GPS - I. USA
B. GALILEO POSITIONING SYSTEM - II. EUROPE UNION
C. GLONASS - III. RUSSIA
D. COMPASS(Beidou II) NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM - IV. CHINA
E. IRNSS - V. INDIA
a. A-V,B-IV, C-III, D-II, E-I
b. A-V,B-I, C-IV, D-III, E-II
c. A-I,B-II, C-III, D-IV, E-V
d. A-I,B-III, C-IV, D-II, E-V

30-March-2015
29. Which of the following is with respect to renewable energy in india
I) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal ministry of Government of India for
all matters relating to new and renewable energy.
II) The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has been launched by MNRE to increase solar
energy production in our country.
III) The Solar City concept which aims at enhancing supply from renewable energy sources in the
city and energy efficiency measures has been launched by MNRE
IV) At present Mr.Nitin Gadkari(as on 30-04-15) is the concerned minister for this ministry.
a. I,II,III&IV
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b. All the four options are

c. I,II,III only
d. I&IIonly

30. Which of the following is with respect to renewable energy in india

I) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal ministry of Government of India for
all matters relating to new and renewable energy.
II) The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has been launched by MNRE to increase solar
energy production in our country.
III) The Solar City concept which aims at enhancing supply from renewable energy sources in the
city and energy efficiency measures has been launched by MNRE
IV) At present Mr.Nitin Gadkari(as on 30-04-15) is the concerned minister for this ministry.
a. I,II,III only
b. I,II,III &IV
c. I&IIonly
d. All the four options are

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