DAILY
CURRENT AFFAIRS 1-2 MARCH 2015
1) NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY:
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Indian National
Science Day was observed on 28th February.
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This day is
remarked by the discovery of the “RAMAN EFFECT”.
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Indian Physicist
‘Sir Chandrasekhra Venkata Raman’ discovered Raman Effect on 28th
February 1928.
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Sir Chandrasekhara
Venkata Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
Note: Raman Effect is related to Spectrum of light.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:
1.
When is National Science Day observed?
a. 25th Feb
b. 5th March
c. 28th Feb
d. 9th March
2) AMITAVA ROY SWORN IN AS NEW SUPREME COURT
JUDGE:
Ø Justice Amitava Roy was sworn in as the new
Supreme Court Judge, for a tenure of 3 years.
Ø Amitava Roy was Chief Justice of the Odisha
High Court.
Ø With Amitava Roy , as the new Judge of the
Supreme Court, the strength of the apex
court has gone up to 29 against a sanctioned strength of 31 judges.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:
1.
Amitava Roy was Chief Justice of which state High Court?
a.
Punjab and Haryana High court
b.
Odisha High Court
c.
Kerala High court
d.
Jammu and Kashmir high Court
3)
MUFTI MOHAMMED SAYEED SWORN IN AS THE NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF J & K:
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Mufti Mohammed Sayeed takes oath as the new Chief minister of Jammu
& Kashmir.
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With Mufti Mohammed Sayeed taking oath as the new CM of J&K, it
brings an end to the 49 days Governor rule in the state.
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Mufti Mohammed Sayeed is the veteran leader of PDP (People’s Democratic
Party).
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PDP and BJP made coalition Government in J&K.
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Nirmal Singh of the BJP will be the Deputy Chief Minister of the State.
Note: Narender Nath Vohra is the Governor of
J&K.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:
1.
Who became the CM of J&K?
a.
Omar Abdullah
b.
Nirmal Singh
c.
Jayant Sharma
d.
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
4)
MONTH LONG TROPEX EXERCISE CONCLUDED:
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A month Tropex exercise of Indian Navy concluded on 27th
February.
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The exercise was aimed at validating the Indian Navy’s concept of
operations and the area of operations spanned across the Arabian sea and
Northern Indian Ocean.
TROPEX: Theatre Level Readiness and
Operational Exercis.
Key facts to remember:
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Around 50 ships and submarines, along with 70 aircrafts from the three
Naval commands participated.
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Indian Navy had deployed two carrier Task Forces simultaneously at sea.
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Both INS Viraat and INS Vikramaditya participated.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
Which month long Navy exercise concluded recently?
a.
TROPEX
b.
VALIANT SHIELD
c.
RIMPAC
d.
VARVNA
5)
2015 WILL BE HONOURED AS THE YEAR OF ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS:
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Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers declared the year 2015 as the
year of Active pharmaceutical Ingredients.
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Ananth Kumar, is the Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1.
Who is the Union Minister of Chemical And Fertilizers?
a.
Anand Sharma
b.
Najma Heptulla
c.
Ananth Kumar
d.
Kalraj Mishra
