Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 24, 2015
Q1. Name the city that holds the world record for largest number of dinosaur eggs and has added to its collection after dozens more were unearthed at a construction site?A. Pondicherry
B. Heyuan
C. Berlin
D. Sao Paolo
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Heyuan.
A nest containing 43 dinosaur egg fossils was found in the city in southern China's Guangdong province. These eggs are large in size and one even has a diameter of 13 cm. All the eggs, which were found on April 2015 have been sent to the museum for further preservation and further research. Nearly 17,000 dinosaur eggs have been found in Heyuan since 1996, when a group of children playing at a building site first came across some fossils. The museum has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for its collection of 10,008 dinosaur egg fossils, the largest in the world.
A. Vivek Murthy
B. K Srikanth
C. Arun Sharma
D. Robin Sharma
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Vivek Murthy
Murthy has become the youngest-ever in-charge of the country's public health. He is now the highest ranking Indian-American in the Obama Administration.
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Meghalaya
D. Mizoram
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Meghalaya
Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr. Mukul Sangma asserted that the project will make differences in the lives of the people in the State and will give an opportunity to the youth to unleash their talent.
A. Rajeev Gandhi
B. Indira Gandhi
C. V K Singh
D. Deve Gowda
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Rajeev Gandhi & B. Indira Gandhi.
According to a Home Ministry order, the 'Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Puraskar' and 'Rajiv Gandhi Rashtriya Gyan-Vigyan Maulik Pustak Lekhan Puraskar', launched more than two decades ago, have given away for 'Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar' and 'Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar'.
A. Rajaji National Park
B. Nagarjunsagar Srisailam National Park
C. Sathyamanglam National Park
D. Kaziranga National Park
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Rajaji National Park
The NTCA has accorded final approval to Kudermukh National Park in Karnataka and Rajaji National Park in Uttarkhand for being declared as tiger reserves by respective states.
A.AJAY
B. FATEH
C. VARUNA
D. SURYAKUKHI
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. VARUNA
The scope of Exercise VARUNA includes the entire gamut of maritime operations from Aircraft Carrier Operations, Anti Submarines Warfare Exercises, Maritime Interdiction Operations to multi-ship replenishment exercise.
A. 24th April
B. 1st May
C. 20th April
D. 1st October
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. 24th April
The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24th April, 1993 has vested constitutional status on Panchayati Raj institutions. This date thus marks a defining moment in the history of decentralization of political power to the grassroots level.
A. Hema Malini
B. Jaya Bachchan
C. Jaya Prada
D. Aruna Irani
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Jaya Prada.
She has acted in over 200 films and also ventured into regional film industry like Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada.
A. 22nd April
B. 23rd April
C. 24th April
D. 25th April
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ10. World Book Day was observed on _____.A. 22nd April
B. 26th April
C. 28th April
D. 23rd April
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. 23rd April.
This day is celebrated because it marks the death anniversary of Miguel De Cervantes and William Shakespeare.
