March 2015 Current Affairs Quiz

Test your knowledge of major events from March 2015 including politics, sports, science, and international news.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In March 2015, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spotted a massive saltwater ocean under the icy crust of which of the following moons of Jupiter?

  1. Europa
  2. Callisto
  3. Io
  4. Ganymede
  5. Amalthea
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On which of the following dates is the World Consumer Rights Day observed?

  1. 5th March
  2. 10th March
  3. 15th March
  4. 20th March
  5. 25th March
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following is not among the BJP women leaders who were dropped from National Executive in March 2015?

  1. Gauri Chaudhary
  2. Smriti Irani
  3. Hema Malini
  4. Shaina NC
  5. Najma Heptullah
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following became the first batsman to score four consecutive one-day international centuries in a Cricket World Cup?

  1. AB de Villiers
  2. Brendon McCullum
  3. Glenn Maxwell
  4. Kumar Sangakkara
  5. Virat Kohli
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was elected as the new speaker of the Kerala Assembly in March 2015?

  1. N. Sakthan
  2. P. Aysha Potty
  3. G. Karthikeyan
  4. A. C. Jose
  5. Vakkom B. Purushothaman
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In March 2015, the Delhi Government approved an amendment to ______ Act to allow the carry forward of Input Tax credit for traders.

  1. Value Added Tax
  2. Capital Gain Tax
  3. Security Transaction Tax
  4. Service Tax
  5. Professional Tax
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the world’s first solar powered aircraft, which took off on a global journey in March 2015?

  1. Solar Plane 2
  2. Solar Impulse 2
  3. Solar Flight 1
  4. Solar Thrust 1
  5. Solar Jet 2
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In March 2015, who among the following was appointed as an executive director on the board of directors of TCS?

  1. Aarthi Subramanian
  2. Dr. Ron Sommer
  3. Ishaat Hussain
  4. Dr. Vijay Kelkar
  5. Venkatraman Thyagarajan
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In March 2015, Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13-year imprisonment. He is the former President of

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Madagascar
  3. Maldives
  4. Mali
  5. Mauritius
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as the Executive Director of Central Bank of India in March 2015?

  1. Charan Singh
  2. N. K. Sahoo
  3. Pawan Kumar Bajaj
  4. R. P. Marathe
  5. R. C. Lodha
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In March 2015, how many astronauts returned to Earth after spending 167 days at the International Space Station?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. 5
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In March 2015, which pair of countries agreed to work together on researching military equipment?

  1. China and Pakistan
  2. India and Bangladesh
  3. The US and Syria
  4. Japan and France
  5. Nepal and Bhutan
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In March 2015, who among the following was appointed as the Chief Coach of the Indian men’s hockey team?

  1. Paul van Ass
  2. Terry Walsh
  3. Neil Hawgood
  4. Mike Babcock
  5. Graham Reid
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In March 2015, the US embassy suspended consular services for two days due to heightened security concerns in

  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. Nigeria
  3. South Korea
  4. Iraq
  5. North Korea
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In March 2015, how many French sportspersons died when two helicopters collided in Argentina during the filming of an endurance-style reality TV show?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5