Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 21, 2015
Q1. The Centre has drawn up a draft Civil Aviation Policy with a view to promote certain airports as _______ hubs for entry and exit gateways in the future. A. International
B. Trade
C. Import-Export
D. Infrastructure
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. International.
The airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kolkata have been identified for development as major international hubs for travel to and from India.
A. 1.5%
B. 10%
C. 3.2%
D. 5.3%
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. 3.2%
Nearly 23 lakh foreign tourists visited India between January and March this year.
A. Narbal Killing
B. Suicide Attack
C. Clash between Army & Public
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Narbal Killing
Authorities had put the separatist leaders under house detention following killing of 16 year old teenager Suhail Ahmad Sofi of Narbal on April 18, by police and subsequent violence.
A. Mumbai
B. Bengaluru
C. New Delhi
D. Kolkata
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ5. What milestone has been achieved by BJP in terms of membership that made BJP a World’s largest party?A. 10 Crore
B. 20 Crore
C. 1 Crore
D. 5 Crore
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. 10 Crore
BJP has claimed to have crossed the ten crore membership mark to become the largest party in the world.
A. United Nations
B. Russia
C. Iraq
D. Canada
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Iraq
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said the deal will help both countries in their efforts to tackle Islamic State. She added that Australia would have access to information gathered by Iranian operatives in Iraq.
A. Korea
B. United States
C. Singapore
D. Shanghai
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Shanghai.
AP State Energy Secretary, Ajay Jain, who accompanied the Chief Minister on his six-day tour to China, said several national and international companies are keen to invest in the State.
A. Poland
B. France
C. Germany
D. India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Poland.
The foreign ministry said Mr Comey had suggested in a Washington Post article that some Poles were accomplices. After the summons US envoy Stephen Mull said he made it clear the US believed Nazi Germany alone was responsible.
A. Physically Handicapped
B. Transgender
C. Gay
D. Bi-sexual
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Transgender.
A division bench of chief justice Dr DY Chandrachud and Justice Narain Shukla passed the judgment on a PIL, seeking direction to make available food security and ration cards to the transgender including their column as male/female/third gender.
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Kerala
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Kerala
Liquor consumption has alarmingly increased in Kerala over the years and has spread to all sections of the society. Subodham project aims to free one lakh people each year from alcohol addiction, through comprehensive, systematic awareness campaigns. The aim is to achieve the ambitious target of making the state totally alcohol free over the next ten years.
A. B S Bassi
B. Neeraj Kumar
C. Ajay Khosla
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Neeraj Kumar
The decision to appoint Neeraj Kumar to the top post was taken at the Governing Council Meeting of the Indian Premier League New Delhi, which was chaired by IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla.
