Current affairs Que. 28 March 2015

1) New Zealand's Martin Guptill recently hit the highest ever World Cup score of 237 not out against which country in the quarterfinals of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015?

(A) South Africa

(B) West Indies

(C) Zimbabwe

(D) Australia 

Current affairs Que. 27 March 2015

1) Which team won the Irani Trophy 2015 by defeating Rest of India by 246 runs on 20 March 2015?

(A) Goa

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Maharashtra

                                                      (D) Karnataka

Important Lakes in India

    

LAKE	STATE
Anantnaag Lake	Jammu and Kashmir
Chilka Lake	Odisha
Dal Lake	Jammu and Kashmir
Hussain Sagar Lake	Andhra Pradesh
Koleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh
Pichola Lake

Daily updates 27 March 2015

India & Qatar ink six pact to boost trade and investment

i. India and Qatar have signed six pacts including agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) to increase commercial and economic exchanges between both nations.

ii. These pacts were signed after Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani had held extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Daily updates 26 March 2015

1. Vikas Swarup to be new spokesperson of External Affairs Ministry

i. Senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and noted novelist Vikas Swarup of Slumdog Millionaire-fame will be the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.

ii. The Hollywood movie Slumdog Millionaire which won eight Oscar’s was based on Mr. Swarup’s successful debut novel “Q&A”.

iii. The third edition of the summit is scheduled to take place in India on October 29.