Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 03, 2015
1. Bharatiya Janta Party’s national executive meet is scheduled to be held from 3rd Apr’15 at ____.A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Panaji
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Bengaluru.
The two day BJP National Executive Committee meeting will be held in Bengaluru. Party President Amit Shah will preside over the meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, several State Chief Ministers, and deputy Chief Ministers of the Party are to attend it.
A. Pune
B. Gurdaspur
C. Nagpur
D. Ludhiana
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Gurdaspur.
The 88th All India Marathi Sahitya Sammellan is starting at village Ghumaan in Gurdaspur district of Punjab from 3rd Apr’15. President of All India Marathi Sahit Mahamandal Dr. Madhavi Vaidya will hoist the flag of the mandal.
A. 11
B. 47
C. 87
D. 119
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. 119
India, despite its scope and global potential, ranks119, falls from 112th rank in 2014. Norway has topped the Resilience Index for being the country best suited for companies seeking to avoid disruptions in their global supply chain operations. The Index measures business resilience of nations based on economic, risk quality and supply chain factors.
A. 2nd Apr’15
B. 1st Apr’14
C. 3rd Apr’15
D. 5th Apr’14
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ5. With which private sector bank amalgamation of Kotak Mahindra bank has been approved by the Reserve Bank of India w.e.f 1st Apr’15?A. Yes bank
B. ING Vysya Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. HDFC Bank
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. ING Vysya Bank
The RBI on 31 March 2015 approved the merger of ING Vysya Bank into Kotak Mahindra Bank.
A. Anti Polio
B. HIV/AIDS Awareness
C. Anti-Tobacco
D. Anti Hepatitis-B
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Anti-Tobacco.
She died at the age of 28. In 2014 she shot a 30 second video in which she shared her experience, which later was used by the government for its anti-tobacco drive to warn people against consumption of smokeless gutkha and pan masalas.
A. Dr. Sushila Tandon
B. Dr. Subadhra Devi Rai
C. Dr. Neeta Irani
D. Dr. Naina Rai
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Dr. Subadhra Devi Rai
She was named for the award for her work in the healthcare sector of women and refugees.
A. Michael Clarke
B. A B De Villers
C. M S Dhoni
D. Brendon Mc Cullum
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Brendon Mc Cullum.
It is the highest cricketing honour of New Zealand that was presented to him during the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Awards presentation ceremony held in New Zealand’s capital Auckland.
A. Kailash Satyarthi
B. Kedar Sharma
C. Kailash Vajpai
D. Dudh Nath Singh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Kailash Vajpai
He published 28 books, including 14 volumes of poetry. Some of his works includes Teesra Andhera, Prthvi ka krshnapaksha, Rajdhani and Bhavishya Ghat Raha Hai, Sufinama, Sankrant, Dehant se Hatkar.
A. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
B. Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha
C. Justice Manjula Chellur
D. Justice Ravi Kumar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha.
He was serving as acting Chief Justice of Sikkim high court since 2014.
