Current Affairs Questions and Answers – April 14, 2015
Q1. 124th Birth anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is being observed on ____.A. 14th Apr’15
B. 15th Apr’15
C. 16th Apr’15
D. 17th Apr’15
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. 14th Apr’15.
He was born on April 14, 1891 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. BR Ambedkar is also known as the Father of the Indian Constitution.
A. National Collegium Commission
B. National Judicial Appointments Commission
C. Judicial Collegiums Commisssion
D. Judicial Commission
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. National Judicial Appointments Commission
The NJAC membership will include two senior most Judges of the Supreme Court, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, two eminent persons to be nominated by a committee of the Prime Minister of India, the Chief Justice of India, and the Leader of the Opposition in the House of the People. However, the new body may take some time to come into being.
A. Physics
B. Chemistry
C. Bio Medicals
D. Literature
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Literature.
He made his literary reputation with "The Tin Drum," published in 1959. Three decades after its release, in 1999, the Swedish Academy honored Grass with the Nobel Prize for literature, praising him for setting out to revive German literature after the Nazi era.
A. Beijing
B. Berlin
C. Paris
D. Washington
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Washington
Finance Minister, RBI Governor and other senior officials of the Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank will participate in the meeting which is likely to focus on the steps needed to give a push to the global economy. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde had described the India as a 'growth bright spot' during her visit last month.
A. Mumbai
B. Manilla
C. London
D. New York
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ6. Which country will celebrate the ‘Pohela Boisakh’ the first day of the Bengali new year with traditional festivity and gaiety on 14th Apr’15?A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Bangladesh
D. Nepal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Bangladesh.
True to centuries-old tradition people from all walks of life in colourful costumes thronged the historic Ramna park at dawn in the capital and other historic spots elsewhere in the country to hail the new year with hopes and aspirations.
A. Late Ms. Aisha Chaudhary
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Salman Roushdie
D. Arundhati Roy
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Late Ms. Aisha Chaudhary
Late Ms. Aisha Chaudhary (1996-2015) was born with SCID (Severe Combined Immune Deficiency) and underwent a Bone Marrow Transplant when she was 6 months old. Since 2014, spending almost all her time living on bed, Aisha wrote down her thoughts to get some relief, to get them out of her head. In this book, she takes a hard look at her own feelings and what it was that gave her a sense of hope and control. This book gave her life purpose and meaning, something to hold on to. Through the book she wanted the world to understand her unusual life and hoped that it would inspire others going through similar hardships to find peace.
Q8. Which Mobile commerce platform company on 13th Mar’15 inked memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) to promote Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?
A. Paytm
B. Freecharge
C. Snapdeal
D. Amazon
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Paytm
As per MoU, Paytm will offer a virtual marketplace platform for NCTI members and will extend its services and enable them to sell online. In this regard, Paytm will set up payment gateways platform for online ticketing and membership fees for NCTI.
A. Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Haryana
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Haryana
He is also a brand ambassador to promote yoga and ayurveda.
