Current affairs Que.23 March 2015

1) Who was on 19 March 2015 appointed as the head of an innovation council of Indian Railways called ‘Kayakalp’?

(A) Azim Premji

(B) E. Sreedharan

(C) Ratan Tata

(D) APJ Abdul Kalam

कुछ महत्वपूर्ण जानकारियाँ

• टेलीविजन का अविष्कार  किया - जे. एल. बेयर्ड
• रडार का अविष्कार किया - टेलर एवं यंग
• गुरूत्वाकर्षण की खोज किसने किया - न्युटन
• सिरका व अचार में कौन सा अम्ल होता है - एसिटिक अम्ल

Daily updates 24 March 2015

1. Section 66 A of IT Act unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules

i. The Supreme Court struck down Section 66 A of the Information and Technology Act, which allows police to arrest people for posting 'offensive content' on the internet.

ii. The bench said the public's right to know is directly affected by Section 66 A and the Section clearly affects the right to freedom of speech and expression enshrined under the Constitution of India.

The Earth's Atmosphere

AIR

The blanket of air that surrounds the earth is called “Atmosphere”.
It is composed of mixture of gases. Water vapour, dust particles, pollen grains, impurities such as smoke, salts and other chemicals.
The constituent gases are:
1.Nitrogen (78%)
2.Oxygen (21%)
3.Carbon-di-oxide, argon, hydrogen, helium, ozone etc. make up the

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1) Chris Gayle on 24 February 2015 became the first person to make double century in any Cricket World Cup. He achieved this record against which country? - Zimbabwe