Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 19 & 20, 2015
Q1. Who has been appointed as the 20th Chief Election Commissioner of India on 19th Apr’15?A. Umesh Sinha
B. Hari Shankar Brahma
C. Nasim Zaidi
D. Mansoor Ahmad
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Nasim Zaidi
Nasim Zaidi succeeded Hari Shankar Brahma, who retired on 18th Apr’15. He will be the CEC till July, 2017, when he turns 65. Dr Zaidi is a 1976 batch IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre.
A. Raghuram Rajan
B. Vishal Sikka
C. NarayanMurthy
D. Ratan Tata
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Vishal Sikka.
Vishal Sikka is a Chief Executive Officer of Infosys. ECNU is a prestigious Chinese university.
A. Tiruvanantpuram
B. Dispur
C. Kohima
D. Imphal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Imphal.
Mr. Shah also released a book entitled Birth of Bharatiya Janata Party written by party’s state unit president Th. Chaoba Singh.
A. Sitaram Yechury
B. Prakash Karat
C. S Ramachandran Pillai
D. Mamta Banerjee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Sitaram Yechury
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) elected senior politburo member Sitaram Yechury as the new General Secretary replacing Prakash Karat who has completed his three terms as the Party General Secretary.
A. Canada
B. United States
C. Iran
D. India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Ban Ki Moon in a letter that Tehran stands ready to help the United Nations restore peace to Yemen, where the rebels have taken over the capital and driven President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi into exile.
A. 18th April
B. 19th April
C. 20th May
D. 15th April
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ7. What position has been achieved by the Indian Women Hockey team in the Hawkes's Bay Cup Hockey tournament?A. Second
B. Third
C. Seventh
D. Fifth
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Seventh
In the classification match for the seventh/eighth positions at Hastings in New Zealand, the Indian team beat Japan 3-2. India had also beaten Japan to win the bronze at the 2014 Asian Games.
A. Three
B. Five
C. Seven
D. One
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Three.
Three Indian race walkers, Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat and Sandeep Kumar have qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics.
A. Vinaysheel Kumar
B. Ashish Jakkar
C. Ajay Shastri
D. Sumit Rana
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. Who has won the Monte Carlo title and become the first man to win the opening three Masters Events of the season?A. Novak Djokovic
B. Roger Federer
C. Andrey Aggasi
D. Leander Paes
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic beat Tomas Berdych to win his second Monte Carlo title.
