Current Affairs Questions and Answers - July 04, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - July 04, 2015


Q1. 239th Independence Day of United States of America is being observed on _______.

A. 2nd July 2015
B. 3rd July 2015
C. 4th July 2015
D. 5th July 2015

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ANSWER: C. 4th July 2015



Q2. Nirvan Diwas of Swami Vivekananda is observed on ____.

A. 3rd July
B. 4th July
C. 5th July
D. 6th July

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ANSWER: B. 4th July

Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendra Nath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th century saint Ramakrishna.



Q3. Which Institute is set to launch a computer aided digital design programme for weavers and artisans of the Assam state under the Digital India Campaign?

A. IIT Guwhati
B. DRDO
C. IIIT Allahabad
D. CDAC, Silchar

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ANSWER: D. CDAC, Silchar

C-DAC, Silchar is the only such centre in entire North-eastern region. C-DAC is a research and development organisation under the Department of Electronics and Information Technology. The digital design project was meant only for weavers and craftsmen.



Q4. In which country 2016 Olympics will be organised?

A. Brazil
B. Australia
C. China
D. South Korea

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ANSWER: A. Brazil

In the first week of July 2015 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has unveiled the torch to be used at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.



Q5. Which bank has launched the Project Tatkal an initiative to provide doorstep services and expedite Home Loan Application (HLA) process on 3rd July 2015?

A. Punjab National Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. Bank of India
D. Corporation Bank

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ANSWER: B. State Bank of India

The project will help home loan applicants to get the loan within 10 days after receipt of application form and relevant supporting documents.



Q6. Name the online registration system launched by India for foreign employers (FEs) who want to recruit Indian workers?

A. eRecruit System
B. eWorker System
C. eMigrate System
D. eForeign System

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ANSWER: C. eMigrate System

India in June 2015 launched online registration system named eMigrate system (www.emigrate.gov.in) for foreign employers (FEs) who wants to recruit Indian workers, including nurses. Under the system, FEs will have to register in the eMigrate system.



Q7. Name the prototype of first MARS airplane tested by the NASA during June’15?

A. Prdtlan-m aircraft
B. Banrdtl- A aircraft
C. Prandtl-m Aircraft
D. Arandtl-m aircraft

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ANSWER: C. Prandtl-m Aircraft

Prandtl stands for the Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars and it was developed by NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Centre. It is a prototype of the Prandtl-m aircraft, touted as the first airplane to be launched on Mars between 2020 and 2024.



Q8. In which pilgrimage towns National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a complete ban on plastic bags on 2nd July’15?

A. Gaya
B. Haridwar
C. Rishikesh
D. Ujjain

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ANSWER: B. Hardwar and C. Rishikesh.

It also fixed a penalty of 5000 rupees on anyone found violating the order. The penalty will be charged as compensation for degradation of environment.


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