DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS 8 & 9 MARCH 2015
1.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY :
Ø
8th
March is celebrated as International Women’s Day throughout the globe.
Ø
International
Women’s Day was first celebrated on 19th March in the year 1911
but since 1914, it is celebrated on 8th March.
Ø
“Make it
Happen” was the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS
CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Q.1 When is International Women’s Day celebrated?
A. 8th March
B. 14th
March
C. 19th
March
D. 25th
April
Q.2 What was
the theme of International women’s day in the year 2015?
A. Save women
B. Make it
happen
C. Educated
women
D. Make women
wealthy
2.
6 WOMEN HONOURED WITH STREE
SHAKTI PURASKAR :
Ø
India celebrated International Women’s Day by
honouring 6 Women with Stree Shakti Puraskar Award.
Ø President of
India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the Award to 6 Women for their
distinguished services for the upliftment of Women.
Ø
6 Women who are recipients of 6 different
Awards are:-
·
Rani Gaidinliu Zealing Award : Sister Mariola
(Rajasthan)
·
Rani Laxmibai Award : Seema Prakash (Madhya
Pardesh)
·
Rani Rudramma Devi Award : Astha Sansthan NGO
(Rajasthan)
·
Mata Jijabai Award : chandraprabha Bokey
(Maharashtra)
·
Kannagi Award : P. Bhanumati (Kerela)
·
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Award : Anay Rahit
Zindagi – NGO (Goa)
Note: - Stree
Shakti Award was instituted in 1991 by the Government of India
and is given in 6 different Categories to individual women for their
exceptional achievement. The Award is organized by the Ministry of Woman and
Child Development and conferred by the President of India. The Award
carries a Cash prize of Rs. 3 lacs and a citation.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS
CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Q.3 When was Stree Shakti Award Instituted?
A. 2012
B. 1950
C. 1991
D. 2000
3. SANGAKKARA
ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM TEST CRICKET :
Ø Sri Lankan
Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara announced his retirement from Test Cricket.
Ø Kumar Sangakkara
will take retirement from Test Cricket after playing 3-Test Match Series
against India in August 2015.
Ø Kumar Sangakkara
had already taken retirement from T-20 Cricket and announced his retirement
from ODI, after the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
NOTE: Kumar
Sangakkara made a new record by hitting consecutive 6 FOURS against
Australia in the ongoing cricket world cup 2015.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS
CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Q.4 Which
Sri Lankan Cricketer has recently announced his retirement from Test Cricket ?
A. Tilakratne
Dilshan
B. Kumar
Sangakkara
C. Mahela
Jayawardhene
D. Lasith
Malinga
4. CAROLINA
MARIN WINS ALL ENGLAND OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP 2015:
Ø
Carolina Marin of Spain Wins Women’s Single
Title in All England Open Badminton Championship 2015.
Ø Carolina
Marin defeated India’s Saina Nehwal in the final to become the first
Spanish Player to win the title.
Ø Saina Nehwal is the
first Indian player to reach the final of All England Open Badminton
Championship.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS
CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Q.5 Who won
the Women’s Single Title in All England Open Badminton Championship 2015?
A. Sania Nehwal
B. Corolina
Marin
C. Sun Yu
D. Priya
Padukone
