General Awareness Test (April - 15) - Set 7

ANSWER: INS Tarangini

Explanation:
The Ship was flagged off by Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, the flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern naval Command in a departure ceremony conducted at the Naval base, Kochi on 27 Apr 15.

ANSWER: Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh state Government is contemplating to form a Special Police Force for safety and security of tourists in the state. The proposal is in active consideration as part of the state New Tourism Policy.

ANSWER: Delhi-NCR

Explanation:
The order comes three weeks after the Tribunal banned plying of diesel vehicles which are more than 10 years old in the region. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed a number of directions, including asking civic authorities and governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to immediately spread mass awareness regarding ill-effects of burning waste materials in open areas.

ANSWER: 2000 Crore

Explanation:
This Amendment also enables them to mop up funds from the capital market. Dismissing apprehensions that the amendments are a way to privatise these banks, the Minister of State for Finance said that there are enough safeguards in the bill. He said under the present system, the Centre has a 50 percent share, the sponsor Bank 35 per cent and state government 15 per cent shareholding in the RRBs. He said, in no case, the share holdings of the Centre and Sponsor Bank will be allowed to go less than 51 percent.

ANSWER: Russia

Explanation:
The Armata tank has an unmanned turret and a 125mm smooth-bore cannon that can fire guided missiles as well as shells. Its computer technology, speed and maneuverability are said to be far superior to those of the T-90, the current mainstay of the Russian army. Russia plans to bring in about 2,300 Armatas, starting in 2020, to replace Soviet-era tanks.

ANSWER: Indian Government

Explanation:
The agreement was signed by Joint Secretary, Home Shambhu Singh and Wangtin Konyak and P.Tikhak co-convenors of NSCN/R. The Ceasefire will remain in force for one year from 28th Apr’15. Government has also extended the ceasefire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khole-Kitovi) for a further period of one year.

ANSWER: Azamgarh, Mathura, Lalitpur

Explanation:
In a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on 28th Apr’15 Martinganj in Azamgarh, Goverdhan in Mathura district, Pali and Madwara in Lalitpur district have been made new Tehsils.

ANSWER: UP Indian System Medicines Act 1939

Explanation:
To incorporate the decision, certain amendments will be made in 'UP Indian System Medicines Act 1939'. Till now the BAMS and BUMS degree holders were not allowed to prescribe the allopathic medicines.

ANSWER: Cryogenic engine

Explanation:
An indigenous cryogenic engine that will help India put satellites of upto four tonnes in geostationary orbit. The powerful version of the cryogenic engine was ground tested at the Liquid Propulsion systems centre (LPSC). The test was conducted for 635 seconds and it was successful, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

ANSWER: Delhi

Explanation:
The government has also decided to give job to a member of Gajendra's family and martyr status for him, as demanded by the farmer's kin. According to officials, the government will distribute compensation to rain-hit farmers from next week.

ANSWER: Sri Lanka

Explanation:
The final vote on the 19th Amendment of the Constitution was taken after the Committee stage of the legislative process. Two hundred and twelve Members of Parliament voted in favour while only one parliamentarian opposed the reform bill.

ANSWER: Raja Rajeswari

Explanation:
Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari has been sworn-in as a criminal court judge in New York by Mayor Bill de Blasio, becoming the first India-born woman to be appointed a judge in New York City.

ANSWER: Loretta Lynch

Explanation:
She was sworn in as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States by Vice-President Joe Biden on 27 April.

ANSWER: Dhanush

Explanation:
The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has built the Dhanush from manufacturing blueprints that Swedish company Bofors supplied India as part of the controversial 1986 purchase of 410 FH-77 howitzers.

ANSWER: Wheat

Explanation:
An official release issued in New Delhi said the central government will reimburse the amount of value cut imposed on the wheat being procured by the FCI and State Government Agencies in Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh under relaxed quality. The government said that the quality of wheat has been badly affected due to untimely rains and hailstorms in March-April this year.

ANSWER: 40%

Explanation:
This would prevent any imports in case international prices of sugar are to depress further.

ANSWER: Japan

Explanation:
US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to complete a 12-nation Pacific Rim trade agreement even as the American leader acknowledged there is opposition in both countries. The two leaders did not announce any details about the remaining barriers to completing an agreement that would open up exports for both Japanese and American manufacturers, along with those in 10 other nations.

ANSWER: ISM Dhanbad

Explanation:
By giving a missed call on mobile number (9590666222), Rs 20 would be deducted for the PM relief fund. Only one missed call can be made from one mobile phone.

ANSWER: Capgemini

Explanation:
The iGate acquisition will help the combined entity to compete on par with the other US-based and Indian-based companies, which have a large of number of their employees based in India.

ANSWER: Bharat Mala

Explanation:
The project will start from Gujarat and Rajasthan, move to Punjab and then cover the entire string of Himalayan states – Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand – and then portions of borders of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar alongside Terai, and move to Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and right up to the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur and Mizoram.

ANSWER: Prince Mohammed bin Nayef

Explanation:
A royal decree removed Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz bin Saud as next in line to the throne and replaced him with Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, 55, who headed a crackdown on al-Qaeda in the country a decade ago.

ANSWER: Progress 59

Explanation:
Russia's unmanned Progress 59 spacecraft blasted off atop a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan.

ANSWER: Prannoy Roy

Explanation:
The award, comprising a trophy and a citation, was instituted by the Mumbai Press Club. Sreenivasan Jain of NDTV was presented 'Journalist of the Year' award. Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Times Now, was honoured with 'Impact Editor of the Year' award.