1) Who was unanimously elected as the
President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 2 March 2015?
- Jagmohan Dalmiya
2) World’s
largest and tallest Indian national flag was unfurled on 3 March 2015 at? - Faridabad, Haryana
3) Foreign
Secretary S Jaishankar completed his SAARC Yatra of four nations on 4 March
2015. Name the 4 nations which he visited during this yatra? - Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan & Afghanistan.
4) Who was
appointed as chairman of National Book Trust (NBT) on 2 March 2015? - Baldev Sharma
5) Which
Indian Olympic medalist on 2 March 2015 announced that she will quit boxing
after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games? - MC
Mary Kom
6) Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) on 4 March 2015 reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points
to? - 7.5 percent
7) BBC on
4 March 2015 released a documentary film India's Daughter, which sparked
controversy. This documentary film was directed by? - Leslee Udwin
Note: The film is based on the Delhi gang rape that took place
on 16 December 2012.
8) Kathmandu-Varanasi-Kathmandu
bus service was on 5 March 2015 flagged off jointly by India and which country?
– Nepal
9) Name
the Hindi film based on former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad’s life which was
launched on 2 March 2015? – Kirket
10) World
Wildlife Day was observed on 3 March 2015 with the theme? - Wildlife crime is serious, let’s get serious about
wildlife crime.
11) Which
cricket team on 4 March 2015 created the World Cup record for highest-ever
score of 417 in a match against Afghanistan in Perth? - Australia
Note: It defeated
Afghanistan by 275 runs which was the biggest winning margin in the
tournament’s history. The previous record of highest runs in a World Cup match
was held by India and it was 413 against Bermuda in 2007.
12) Who
was on 3 March 2015 appointed as Chief Secretary of Delhi? - Kewal K Sharma
13) Who
recently won the Mo Ibrahim prize for achievement in African leadership for
year 2014? - Hifikepunye
Pohamba, outgoing Namibian President
14) Election
Commission of India (ECI) on 3 March 2015 launched NERPAP throughout India.
Expand NERPAP? - National
Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme
15) G
Karthikeyan who passed away on 7 March 2015 was the speaker of which state
assembly? – Kerala
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16) Which
Bollywood actress was on 3 March 2015 awarded with the National Award for the
Best Representation of the Cause of Safety, Security and Protection of Women
and Girl Child by National Institute of Gender Justice (NIGJ)? - Rani Mukerji
17) Lok
Sabha on 2 March 2015 passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015 by voice
vote. The Bill seeks to amend? - Citizenship
Act, 1955
18) Who
won the Argentina Open Tennis title on 2 March 2015? - Rafael Nadal.
19) Who
won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title on 28 February 2015? - Roger Federer
20) Which
state government on 4 March 2015 scrapped the resolution that provided five percent
reservations to Muslims in government jobs in the state? – Maharashtra
21) Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 5 March 2015 inaugurated two units of 600 Mega Watt
(MW) each of Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project in which state? - Madhya Pradesh
22) President
Pranab Mukherjee on 2 March 2015 gave his assent to the Animal Preservation
(Amendment) Bill 1995 in which country? - Maharashtra
Note: This amendment bans slaughter of bulls and bullocks in
Maharashtra.
23) Union
Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 20 February 2015 signed an
agreement on? - Monetary
Policy Framework
24) Which
firm on 2 March 2015 acquired Bengaluru-based TaxiForSure in a cash and equity
deal worth 200 million US dollars? – Olacabs
25) KS
Lavkumar Khachar who died on 3 March 2015 was a famous? - Ornithologist and naturalist
26) Lok
Sabha on 3 March 2015 passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015 by voice
vote. The Bill seeks to amend? - Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
27) Which
e-commerce company on 6 March 2015 acquired mobile ad network AdiQuity? – Flipkart
28) Royal
Mint on 2 March 2015 unveiled a new coinage portrait of the Queen Elizabeth II
that will appear on coins in which country? – Britain
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