DAILY
CURRENT AFFAIRS 29, 30 MARCH 2015
1) ISRO BAGGED GANDHI PEACE PRIZE
2014:
A. Indian Space Research Organization
bagged Gandhi Peace Prize 2014.
ISRO’s launch of Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) at a very cost effective price of Rs. 450 crore, made India the first Asian
country to enter the Martian sphere of influence.
B. Gandhi Peace Prize was instituted in
the year 1955 on the occasion of 125th
birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and is awarded for social, economic and
political transformation through non-violence.
C. ISRO had launched various research
and communication satellites. It also contributes to the Nation’s development
through satellite based education, health care and connectivity to community
activities for sustainable economic development.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q 1. Who is the winner of the Gandhi Peace Prize 2014?
A. BHEL
B. ISRO
C. SAIL
D. HMT
2) SAINA, SRIKANT WON INDIAN OPEN SUPER SERIES:
A. Indian shuttlers, Saina
Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth won the women’s and men’s single title
of Indian open super Series Badminton tournament.
B. Saina Nehwal defeated
former World Champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the final
match played at Sir Fort Indoor Complex in New Delhi.
C. Kidambi Srikanth
defeated Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the final to grab second
super series title of his career.
D. Both Indian’s won a
cash prize of 275,000 US Dollar.
Note: Saina Nehwal became the first women badminton
player from India to be ranked number one in the world.
She is the second Indian player to achieve
this height, after Prakash Padukone.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q 1. Ratchanok Intanon belongs to which country?
A.Singapore
B. Philippines
C. Thailand
D. Indonesia
Q2. Kidambi Srikanth defeated which player to grab second super series
title of his career?
A. Chen Long
B. Lin Dan
C. Sirmon Santoso
D. Viktor Axelsen
3)
AUSTRALIA BAGGED THEIR 5TH TITLE OF ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP:
A. Australia wont the ICC Cricket World
Cup tournament 2015 held in Australia and New Zealand.
B. Australia
defeated New Zealand in the final
clash at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia.
C. 14 teams tournament was started on 14th
Feb, 2015 and ended on 29th March, 2015 with 44 matches.
D. Australia won
the prize money of 3,975,000 US Dollars
and runner-ups New Zealand won 175,000
US Dollar.
IMPORTANT AWARDS:
A. Man of The
Match in the final : James Faulkner
B. Man of the
Series : Mitchell Starc
C. Highest Scorer
: Martin Guptill
D. Highest Wicket
Taker : Mitchell Starc
Note:
A. Australian
Captain Michael Clark announced his
retirement after winning the World Cup.
B. Australia had
previously won the World Cup in 1987,
1999, 2003 and 2007.
C. It was the first
time that New Zealand has reached to the final of the Cricket World Cup.
D. Overall 37 centuries were scored in this World
Cup, highest ever.
E. India reached undefeated to the Semi-Final but lost to Australia in
Semi-Final held at Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q 1. Which team won the Cricket World Cup, 2015?
A. India
B. New Zealand
C. Australia
D. South Africa
Q 2. Who was awarded as the Man of the Match in the final Match of ICC
Cricket World Cup 2015?
A. Mitchell Starc
B. Shane Watson
C. Martin Guptill
D. James Faulkner
4) MIZORAM GETS NEW GOVERNOR:
A. Mizoram
Governor Aziz Qureshi is removed
from his post within 3 months of transferring him from Uttarakhand.
B. West Bengal
Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi is
given additional charge of Mizoram.
C. Aziz Qureshi
became the second Governor after Kamla
Beniwal to be sacked from their office by the BJP led NDA governor.
Note: Kamla Beniwal was the Governor of Mizoram before she was removed from
her post and before that she was the Governor of Gujarat for more than 4 years.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1. Who is removed from the post
of Governor of Mizoram recently?
A. Kamla Beniwal
B. Aziz Qureshi
C. Kesari Nath Tripathi
D. Om Prakash Kohli
5)
GURGAON GIRL CROWNED MISS INDIA, 2015:
A. Gurgaon Girl Aditi
Arya is crowned Femina Miss India 2015.
B. 52nd
edition of the beauty pageant held in Mumbai where Aafrean Rachel Vaz
was crowned first runner-up and Vartika Singh as Second Runner up.
C. Former Miss India
2014, Koyal Rana crowned Aditi Arya, a research analyst as the winner of
Miss India, 2015.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q 1. Who became Miss India 2015?
A. Aditi Arya
B. Vartika Singh
C. Koyal Rana
D. Aafreen Rachel Vaz
6)
HOCKEY INDIA AWARDS HELD AT NEW DELHI:
A. For the first time in
Indian hockey, the national federation decided to organize, Hockey India Annual
Awards.
B. Legendary Balbir
Singh was honored with Lifetime Achievement Award .Balbir Singh was
a member of three Olympic gold medal winning team. Balbir Singh also got
a cheque of Rs. 30 lakh.
C. Player of the year
award was conferred by Birendra Lakra (Male ) and Vandana Kataria
(Female)
D. Upcoming players of
the year were Harmanpreet Singh (Male) and Namita Toppo (Female)
7)
INDIA’S FOURTH NAVIGATION SATELLITE LAUNCHED:
A. ISRO’s PSLV-C27 launched
IRNSS- 1D, fourth in the series of seven Navigational
satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra pradesh.
B. ISRO – Indian Space
Research Organization
C. PSLV – Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle
D. IRNSS – Indian
Regional Navigation Satellite System
Note: First 3 Navigational Satellites were IRNSS-1A,
IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C
8)
EARTH HOUR 2015 WAS OBSERVED GLOBALLY:
A. Earth Hour 2015 was
observed globally on 28th March 2015 from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
local time
B. This was the 9th
Edition of Earth Hour which was started in 2007.
C. As a commitment to the
planet, all non-essential lights are switched off for one hour on the last
Saturday of March.
Note: First Ever Earth hour was observed in 2007
in Sydney, Australia by the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF).
