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Showing posts with label March 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label March 2015. Show all posts
Monday, March 30, 2015
29th March 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates
1) Aditi Arya crowned Miss India World 2015:
--> Aditi Arya was declared fbb Femina
Miss India World 2015 at a star-studded event at the Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai
on 28th March 2015.
--> Afreen Racheal Vaz was adjudged
first runner-up while Vartika Singh second runner up at the grand finale of
52nd year of fbb Femina Miss India.
--> Aditi will represent the country at
Miss World pageant 2015.
--> The event was judged by eminent
personalities from the industry like John Abraham, Manisha Koirala, Sonu Nigam,
Anil Kapoor, Firoz Nadiadwala, Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla, Shilpa Shetty,
Sonali Bendre, Shiamak Davar and Chitrangada Singh.
2) Adoor Gopalakrishnan honoured with Bhupen Hazarika award:
--> Internationally acclaimed filmmaker
Adoor Gopalakrishnan was on 29 March 2015 presented with the Bishwaratna Dr
Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award by Assam Chief Minister Tarun
Gogoi in Guwahati.
--> Gopalakrishnan became the second recipient
of this biennial award, the first one being Lubna Marium of Bangladesh in 2013.
--> The award carries a citation, a
shawl, a memento and Rs 5 lakh.
--> The award was instituted by the Asam
Sahitya Sabha and sponsored by the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL).
3) Saina Nehwal and K Srikant won Indian Open Super Series:
--> Saina Nehwal has lifted the women's
singles crown of the India Open Super Series Badminton tournament while Kidambi
Srikanth won the men's singles title at the India Open Super Series on 29 March
2015.
--> Saina defeated Ratchanok Intanon of
Thailand in straight games 21-16, 21-14.
--> K Srikant beat Denmark's Viktor
Axelsen 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 to win his maiden India Open Super Series.
--> The event was held at Siri Fort
Indoor Complex in New Delhi.
4) Australia won ICC Cricket World Cup 2015:
--> Australia won the ICC Cricket World
Cup 2015 for the record fifth time on 29 March 2015 by defeating New Zealand by
7 wickets.
--> The final was played at iconic
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia.
--> New Zealand had won the toss and had
chosen to bat first and had set the target of 183 runs to Australia after
losing all wickets in the 45th over.
--> Australia rarely looked troubled,
sealing a seven-wicket win in 33.1 overs, with captain Michael Clarke scoring
74 and Steve Smith 56 not out.
* Man of the Match: James Faulkner
(Australia)
* Man of the Tournament: Mitchell Starc
(Australia) - 22 wickets in the tournament.
5) BJP becomes largest political party in the world:
--> Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has
emerged as the largest party in the world with a membership of 8.8 crore on 29
March 2015.
--> The BJP has surpassed the Communist
Party of China that has a strength of 8.6 crore members.
--> Online Membership drive which was
launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November last year has marked
8.80 crore membership of BJP and expects to cross 10 crore by the end of March
2015.
6) Michael Clarke retired from ODI cricket:
--> Michael Clarke, the Australian
cricketer, on 29 March 2015 retired from One Day Internationals (ODI) after
final match of 2015 Cricket World Cup.
--> He will continue to represent
Australian cricket team in the Test matches.
--> He has 7981 runs to his credit in
ODIs from 245 matches, of which 130 was his highest score.
7) Sebastian Vettel won Malaysian Grand Prix:
--> Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel won
the Malaysian Grand Prix on 29 March 2015 to end Mercedes’ long Formula One
winning streak.
--> Lewis Hamilton finished second while
Nico Rosberg finished third.
--> It was Ferrari’s first victory since
the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.
8) World leaders bid farewell to Lee Kuan Yew:
--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29
March 2015 lauded Singapore’s founder and first premier Lee Kuan Yew as a
“global thinker”, and said India deeply valued his friendship and his support
for its economic progress.
--> Modi, who arrived in the morning to
attend the State Funeral Services of Lee, described the former Singapore PM as
“among the tallest leaders of our times”.
--> 91-year-old Lee died of severe
pneumonia on March 23.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Daily Current Affairs: 28 March 2015
1) Saina Nehwal becomes first Indian woman shuttler to be
world no. 1:
--> Saina Nehwal created history on 28
March 2015 as she became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world
number one ranking after her closest challenger for the spot, Spain's Carolina
Marin, lost in the India Open Super Series semifinal in Delhi.
--> Though the official rankings will be
out only on 2 April 2015, the 25-year-old Indian has been assured of her ascent
to the top owing to Marin's loss in the last-four stage.
--> Prakash Padukone had the distinction
of being the No. 1 men's badminton player but Saina became the first Indian
woman to achieve this feat.
2) Earth Hour 2015 observed across the World:
--> Ninth edition of Earth Hour was
observed on 28 March 2015 across the World organized by the World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF).
--> The event is held worldwide annually
encouraging individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off
their non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the last
Saturday in March, as a symbol for their commitment to the planet.
--> It was famously started as a
lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007.
--> Since then it has grown to engage
more than 7000 cities and towns worldwide.
3) Isro launched India's 4th navigation satellite IRNSS 1D:
--> The Indian Space Research Organisation
(Isro) on 28 March 2015 successfully launched India’s fourth navigation
satellite.
--> The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(PSLV), in its twenty-ninth flight (PSLV-C27), carried IRNSS-1D.
--> This is the first launch after A S
Kiran Kumar took over as chairman of Isro.
--> The launch was earlier scheduled for
March 9, 2015, but was postponed to March 28, due to technical reasons.
--> The first satellite IRNSS-1A was
launched in July 2013, the second IRNSS-1B in April 2014 and the third on
October 16, 2014.
4) Poonam Mahajan becomes first woman president of BFI:
--> For the first time since it came
into existence in 1950, the Basketball Federation of India got a woman as its
president when Poonam Mahajan was unanimously elected as the head of this 65 year
old federation — the governing and controlling body of basketball in India on
28 March 2015.
--> At the Annual General Meeting of the
BFI, president of Maharashtra State Basketball Association (MSBA), who is also
the BJP national secretary and MP from the Mumbai North-Central Lok Sabha
constituency, Poonam was unanimously elected as the new president of BFI for a
four-year (2015-2019) term.
--> The 34-year-old Poonam is the
youngest president of any national federation in India.
--> In yet another first, another woman,
Roopam Harish Sharma — secretary of Delhi Basketball Association — was
unanimously elected as the Secretary General of the BFI.
5) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sacked founder members Yogendra
Yadav and Prashant Bhushan:
--> Aam Aadmi Party removed the party’s
founder members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from its national executive
on 28 March 2015.
--> AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal accused
the two leaders of working against the party and said, "Yogendra Yadav,
Prashant Bhushan tried to defeat AAP in Delhi polls."
6) Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked:
--> Union Government on 28 March 2015
sacked Aziz Qureshi as the Governor of Mizoram, within three months of
transferring him to the north-eastern state from Uttarakhand.
--> He had a term till 2017.
--> Governor of Mizoram and Keshari Nath
Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal, would discharge the functions of the
Governor of Mizoram, in addition to his own duties, a communiqué from President Pranab
Mukherjee’s office said.
7) Scientist Murty Kambhampati chosen for US presidential
award:
--> An Indian-American biology professor
is among 15 scientists, who have been selected for a prestigious U.S.
presidential award for excellence in the field of science, mathematics and engineering
mentoring.
--> Murty S Kambhampati, a professor of
biology at Southern University at New Orleans will receive the award at a White
House ceremony later this year.
8) Defence ministry cleared airborne warning control system:
--> Defence ministry on 28 March 2015
cleared a proposal for Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) to be
developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
--> Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) at
a meeting cleared the proposal for two AWACS, which includes buying two Airbus
A330s, worth Rs.5,113 crore.
--> Decision in this regard was taken by
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Union Defence Minister Manohar
Parrikar.
9) Rajasthan enacted law to ban camel slaughter:
--> Rajasthan Assembly has passed a law
that bans the slaughter, trading and unauthorised transportation of camels.
--> Camel had been declared as the State
animal last year though there was some opposition from the communities whose
livelihoods depend on camel.
10) Social activist Medha Patkar quits Aam Aadmi Party:
--> Social activist Medha Patkar
announced on 28 March 2015 that she has decided to resign as primary member of
the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) following the turbulent events in Delhi in which the
party ousted a group of senior leaders.
11) Australia captain Michael Clarke announced retirement
from ODIs:
--> Australia captain Michael Clarke
made a shock announcement on 28 March 2015 by saying Sunday's World Cup final
against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground would be his last one-day
international.
--> Clarke, who turns 34 next month,
said it was the right time to retire from one-dayers in order to prolong his
Test career and give his successor as ODI captain the opportunity to prepare
fully for the next World Cup in England in 2019.
Current Affairs Quiz: 29 March 2015
1) World Water Day was globally observed on
March 22. What was the theme for the day in 2015?
(A) Water and Sustainable Development
(B) Water and Energy
(C) Water Cooperation
(D) Water and Food Security
2) Who recently became the first Sri Lankan
to receive the highest military rank of field marshal?
(A) Krishantha de Silva
(B) Daya Ratnayake
(C) Jagath Jayasuriya
(D) Sarath Fonseka
3) Sania Mirza and _____ began their
partnership on winning note as they won BNP Paribas Open tennis women's doubles
title on 22 March 2015?
(A) Cara Black
(B) Martina Hingis
(C) Martina Navratilova
(D) Kim Clijsters
4) International Day of Forests is observed
on?
(A) March 24
(B) March 22
(C) March 21
(D) March 23
5) Lee Kuan Yew who passed away on 22 March
2015 was the founding father and first Prime Minister of which country?
(A) South Korea
(B) Singapore
(C) Malaysia
(D) Bhutan
6) Novak Djokovic defeated which player to
win the BNP Paribas Open Tennis title 2015 recently?
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Andy Murray
(C) Rafael Nadal
(D) Stanislas Wawrinka
7) President Pranab Mukherjee on 22 March
2015 confered Chakra awards to ____ defence personnel?
(A) 11
(B) 10
(C) 9
(D) 12
8) Who among the following was recently
inducted as life president of the Asian Athletics Association?
(A) Narayana Ramachandran
(B) Rajinder Singh
(C) Suresh Kalmadi
(D) Lalith Soori
9) Government has recently set up a task
force to define poverty and prepare a road map to alleviate it. This task force
is headed by?
(A) Arun Jaitley
(B) K M Mani
(C) Y V Reddy
(D) Arvind Panagariya
10) Railways has recently hiked the cost of
platform tickets from Rs.5 to Rs.____?
(A) Rs.10
(B) Rs.8
(C) Rs.9
(D) Rs.15
Answers
1) Ans. (A) Water and Sustainable
Development
2) Ans. (D) Sarath Fonseka
3) Ans. (B) Martina Hingis
4) Ans. (C) March 21
5) Ans. (B) Singapore
6) Ans. (A) Roger Federer
7) Ans. (D) 12
8) Ans. (C) Suresh Kalmadi
9) Ans. (D) Arvind Panagariya
10) Ans. (A) Rs.10
Saturday, March 28, 2015
India's fourth Navigational Satellite IRNSS-1D successfully launched
--> India successfully launched the
IRNSS-1D, the fourth in the series of seven navigational satellites, onboard
PSLV-C27 on 28 March 2015.
--> Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(PSLV-C27) lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota at 5.19pm
and placed IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System)-1D weighing
1,425kg in a sub-geostationary orbit after a 20minutes flight.
--> PSLV-C27 that lifted off from the
second launch pad was an `XL' version of the PSLV rocket as was the case with
the previous three launches.
--> With the launch of IRNSS 1 D, four
active satellites will be transmitting navigation signals. This meets the
minimum number of satellites required for the system to be fully functional
enabling a navigation receiver to compute position.
--> The first three satellites in the
series were launched from Sriharikota in July 2013, April 2014 and October
2014.
Know more about IRNSS-1D
* IRNSS-1D will be the fourth in the series
of seven Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) after IRNSS-1A,
IRNSS-1B and IRNSS-1C.
* IRNSS-1D was launched onboard PSLV-C27.
* It is designed to provide accurate
position information services to users in the country as well as the area
extending up to 1,500 km from its boundary, which is its principal service
area.
* The satellite will help in enhancing the
satellite based navigation system of India which is currently under
development. The navigational system that will develop will be a regional one
targeted towards South Asia. The satellite will provide navigation, tracking
and mapping services.
* The satellite is also one among the seven
of the IRNSS constellation of satellites meant to be launched to provide
navigational services to the region; while it should also be noted that four
satellites would be sufficient to start operations of the system, the remaining
three would make it more accurate and efficient.
* IRNSS-1D satellite will have two
payloads: a navigation payload and CDMA ranging payload in addition with a
laser retro-reflector. The payload generates navigation signals at L5 and
S-band. The design of the payload makes the IRNSS system inter-operable and
compatible with Global Positioning System (GPS) and Galileo.
* The satellite is powered by two solar
arrays, which generate power up to 1,660 watts, and has a life-time of ten
year.
* The satellite will be placed in
geosynchronous orbit.
* The total cost of the launching of
satellite and the mission is estimated approximately 1,400 crore Rupees.
Important Daily Current Affairs: 27 March 2015
1) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee conferred with
Bharat Ratna:
--> Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee was presented with the prestigious Bharat Ratna Award by President
Pranab Mukherjee on 27 March 2015 in New Delhi.
--> In a departure from protocol,
Mukherjee drove to Vajpayee's residence at Krishna Memon marg in Lutyens' Delhi
and presented to the ailing BJP leader the prestigious award, the country's
highest civilian honour.
--> The event, which was attended by
Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister
Rajnath Singh along with some close family members, was kept away from the
media glare.
--> Vajpayee, who was Prime Minister
from 1998 to 2004, and has faded from public life due to age-related illness,
is lauded as a statesman and has been often described as the moderate face of
BJP.
--> President Mukherjee will also confer
the Bharat Ratna on Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya on March 30, 2015 at
Rashtrapati Bhavan along with the Civil Investiture Ceremony for the Padma
Awards.
2) India's first e-ration card service launched by Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal:
--> Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
launches the country's first e-ration service in the national capital, Delhi on
27 March 2015.
--> The e-ration service is a facility
through which people can apply and obtain ration cards and check availability
of food grains and their costs.
--> Anyone who holds an Aadhaar Card can
apply online for the service.
3) Rajasthan becomes first state to pass bill on eligibility
for contesting Panchayat polls:
--> Rajasthan became the first State in
the country to fix a minimum educational qualification for contesting elections
to the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
--> The Assembly on 27 March 2015 passed
the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (amendment) Bill, 2015, which makes Class VIII
pass mandatory for the post of sarpanch — except in tribal reserved areas,
where the minimum qualification is Class V — and Class X for Zila Parishad or
Panchayat Samiti elections.
--> The amendments to Section 19 of the
Rajasthan Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 also make a functional toilet mandatory in
the house of a contestant.
4) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) won Gandhi
Peace Prize for 2014:
--> Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) has been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014.
-->
Award was announced on 27 March 2015 after the Jury met under the
chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
--> The Gandhi Peace Prize consists of
one crore rupees cash and citation.
--> Chief Justice HL Dattu, Senior
Member of Parliament LK Advani and GopalKrishna Gandhi, Leader of single
largest Opposition Party in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and many others were
the members of the Jury.
--> Gandhi Peace Prize is named after
Mahatma Gandhi, which is awarded annually by the Government of India and
Instituted in 1995 as a part of the 125th birth anniversary celebration of
Mahatma Gandhi.
5) Lumding-Silchar broad gauge line becomes operational:
--> Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 27
March 2015 commissioned the 210 km long Lumding-Silchar broad gauge line, a
crucial rail link for the Barak valley and the North-Eastern states of Tripura,
Manipur and Mizoram.
--> The line was opened for goods
traffic and passenger service will be started later on.
--> Sanctioned in 1996-67, the
Lumding-Silchar gauge conversion project was declared national project in 2004.
6) In Dornier Crash, first woman officer died in Line of
Duty:
--> Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat became
the first Indian woman officer to die in the line of duty.
--> Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat died in
the crash of the Dornier aircraft belonging to the Indian Navy.
--> This accident took place in the
evening of 24 March south-west off the Goa coast in Arabian sea.
--> Lieutenant Shekhawat was also part
of the Navy Woman Officer Contingent – the first ever all-woman officer
contingent – that participated in this year’s Republic Day Parade.
7) World Theatre Day (WTD) celebrated:
--> World Theatre Day (WTD) is
celebrated on March 27.
--> It was initiated in 1961 by the
International Theatre Institute.
8) Centre declared national mourning on March 29:
--> The Centre has declared national
mourning on 29 March 2015 as mark of respect to the former Prime Minister of
Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew.
--> The Indian National Flag will be
flown at half-mast throughout the country and there will be no official
entertainment, Lee’s funeral day, an official statement said.
--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be
attending the funeral.
9) Delhi government to ban sale, purchase of chewable
tobacco from March 30:
--> Delhi government will put a ban on
sale, purchase and even storage of all forms of chewable tobacco including
"guktha, khaini and zarda" in the national capital from 30 March
2015.
10) PM Narendra Modi, Kailash Satyarthi among world's
greatest leaders: Fortune magazine
--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi have been named among the 50 greatest leaders
in the world by Fortune magazine in its annual list of
"extraordinary" men and women transforming business, government and
philanthropy.
--> Modi is ranked 5th on the 2015
roster of 'World's Greatest Leaders' with Satyarthi coming in at the 28th spot.
--> The list has been topped by Apple
CEO Tim Cook.
--> A notable exclusion from the list is
US President Barack Obama, who has not been named in the list for a second year
in a row.
Current Affairs March 2015 PDF: First Week
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