Answer key of Question Hour 16 and 17 March, 2014 1. Former Army chief General VK Singh on 1 March 2014 joined which political party?—BJP 2. Zero Discrimination Day was recently observed on?-- 1 March 2014 3. Government of India on 27 February 2014 constituted one-man expert committee to study and examine the demand of a separate Bodoland state. Who will head the one man committee?-- G K Pillai 4. Pranab Mukherjee approved Telangana Bill for creation of 29th state of India on 1 March 2014. How many districts Telengana state will be having?-- 10 5. Afghanistan cricket team scripted history by winning their first ODI match against a test playing nation beating which nation on 1 March 2014?—Bangladesh 6. Cabinet on 2 March 2014 approved the inclusion of which community in the central list of OBCs that defines the eligibility for 27% Mandal reservations?--- Jats 7. Which country won the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2014 on 1 March 2014?--- South Africa 8. Which club won the Capital One football Cup in the final held at Wembley on 2 March 2014?-- Manchester City 9. Nishi Vasudeva on 1 March 2014 became the first woman to become head of a prominent blue-chip PSU. Identify that PSU?--- Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd 10. Who won the Dubai tennis championship on 2 March 2014?-- Roger Federer 11. Alfonso Cuaron won the Best director award in Oscars 2014 for which movie?-- Gravity 12. The Reserve Bank of India has extended the date for exchanging the banknotes issued before ........... to January 01, 2015 recently (March 2014)?—2005 13. Union Government of India on 28 February 2014 raised the number of workdays under MNREGA in Tribal areas from 100 days to ..... days?—150 14. BIMSTEC Summit (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) was recently(March 2014) held at?--- Myanmar 15. Name the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister who rejoined BJP on 3 March 2014 and was appointed as the national vice-president?--- Kalyan Singh 16. Name the former Delhi chief minister who was appointed as the Governor of Kerala on 4 March 2014?--- Shiela Dikshit 17. Name the South African cricketer who has announced his retirement from international cricket on 4 March 2014?-- Graeme Smith 18. Government on 4 March 2014 decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices by up to ..... per cent?-- 0.2 19. Centre has fixed which date as the formation day for Telangana, the country’s 29th state recently?-- June 2, 2014 20. Who has been declared as most richest man of the world in the Forbes’s world’s billionaires list released on 4 March 2014?-- Bill Gates QUIZ HOUR WINNERS **All who participated quiz are winners. Happy Holi** :) Play Safe.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:02:14 +0000
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