India Current Affairs- Mar 2012

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

MAR-2012

1.    The Chief Election Commissioner of India, on 17 march 2012 lead a delegation to Amman in response to an invitation by the Prime Minister of Jordan, to explore modalities of supporting Jordan’s electoral process against the backdrop of political reforms. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a.    Dr. Manmohan Singh
b.    S M Krishna
c.    Dr. S. Y. Quraishi
d.    Montek Singh
Answer: (c) Dr. S. Y. Quraishi

2.    Defence Minister AK Antony inaugurated the 36th DRDO Directors’ Conference on 19 March 2012. What was the theme of the conference?
a.    Self-Reliance Strategy in Globalised World
b.    World Disarmament Strategy
c.    Emerging War Scenarios and Strategies
d.    Information Warfare / Electronic Warfare
Answer: (a) Self-Reliance Strategy in Globalised World

3.    Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal, sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab on 14 March 2012. Badal became the chief minister of the state for _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a.    Fourth time
b.    Fifth time
c.    Third time
d.    First
Answer: (b) Fifth time

4.    Marathi poet and Sahitya Akademi awardwinner, Manik Godghate passed away in Pune on 26 March 2012 after battling liver cancer for a year. For which of his work did he receive the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2012?
a.    Waryane Halte Raan
b.    Sandhyakalchya Kavita
c.    Chandramadhavichya Pradeshat
d.    Sandhyaparvatil Vaishnavi
Answer: (a) Waryane Halte Raan

5.    Name the Tamil author who was announced the winner of the Saraswati Samman 2011 by K K Birla Foundation announced on 22 March 2012 for his book Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum.
a.    Dhanushkodi Ramasamy
b.    Jeyamohan
c.    Sundara Ramasami
d.    A A Manavalan
Answer: (d) A A Manavalan

6.    Report of the probe by the income-tax department into the allegations that relatives of former chief justice had amassed huge wealth during his tenure was submitted on 12 March 2012 to the Supreme Court. Identify the CJI in question.
a.    KG Balakrishnan
b.    R.C. Lahoti
c.    G.B Pattanaik
d.    B.N. Kripal
Answer: (a) KG Balakrishnan

7.    Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh during his tour of Maharashtra's Satara district announced on 11 March 2012 a national award for sanitation and water in the name of which of the following Maharashtrian saints?
a.    Bhaktha Pundarikar
b.    Sant Gadge Baba
c.    Sant Yoga Paramanandar
d.    Bhaktha Goma Bai
Answer: (b) Sant Gadge Baba

8.    Which legendary versatile Bengali actor was on 21 March 2012 selected for India's highest film honour - the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2012?
a.    Prasanjeet Chatterjee
b.    Soumitra Chatterjee
c.    Ranjit Mallick
d.    Suvendu Chakroborty
Answer: (b) Soumitra Chatterjee

9.    Name the Union Minister who on 20 March 2012 was sworn in as the Union Railway Minister by President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi following the resignation of Dinesh Trivedi.
a.    Mukul Roy
b.    Subodh Kant Sahay
c.    M.K. Alagiri
d.    Kishore Chandra Deo
Answer: (a) Mukul Roy

10.    Matanhy Saldanha, the tourism minister of Goa died of a heart attack on 21 March 2012. He also held the portfolio of _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
a.    Finance 
b.    Health
c.    Science and Environment
d.    Home
Answer: (c) Science and Environment