Current Affairs Questions and Answers - August 05, 2015
Q1. In its third bi-monthly monetary policy review Reserve Bank of India has kept its key policy rates ________.A. Increased
B. Decreased
C. Unchanged
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Unchanged
In Mumbai, RBI announced that repo rate at which the RBI lends to the system, will remain unchanged at 7.25 per cent. The cash reserve ratio (CRR) which is the proportion of deposit banks have to park with the central bank, will remain at 4 per cent.
A. SAMAGAM
B. SAMANVAY
C. SAMPOORN
D. SAMAST
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. SAMANVAY
Briefing media in New Delhi after the launch, Mr Singh said the purpose behind bringing out SAMANVAY is to help MPs in utilising relevant schemes in the planning and implementation of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. He said more than 1800 state schemes from across all states have been documented in SAMANVAY.
A. Gram Vikaas
B. Saansad Gram Vikaas
C. Adarsh Gram Vikaas
D. Panchayat Darpan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Panchayat Darpan
It will act as a mirror of all the development activities in the village panchayats. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched in October last year under which MPs are to develop three Adarsh Gram Panchayats by 2019. The objective of the programme is to create Model Villages.
A. MAST
B. CAST
C. ASST
D. SATT
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. MAST
The Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST) was inaugurated by the Professor U.R Rao- Chairman of Physical Research Laboratory. MAST will be the biggest ever telescope which can help to study the movements of stars and sun even in the day time. He said with the help of the device the researchers will be able to achieve new heights internationally in the study of sun and the related components. The telescope was installed under the Ministry of Science and Technology and was funded by Department of Space.
A. Oriental Insurance Company
B. Life Insurance Corporation
C. National Assurance Company
D. Bajaj Allianz
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Life Insurance Corporation
Life Insurance Corporation has agreed to provide funds to the tune of Rs 1.50 lakh crore to Railways for five years for infrastructure development.
A. Jammu & Kashmir
B. Assam
C. Nagaland
D. Arunachal Pradesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Arunachal Pradesh
The helicopter was on a routines sortie to Longding from Tirap and was to return to Mohanbari airport in Dibrugarh, Assam when it lost contact.
A. Delhi Police
B. J&K Police
C. Goa Police
D. Maharashtra Police
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Delhi Police
The Delhi Police received the first lot of five Tasers – Taser X2 priced at Rs. 1 lakh each on 4th Aug’15. When fired, this non-lethal weapon releases electro-magnetic pulse that will paralyze the central nervous system of the suspect, leaving the person in a foetal position on the ground for almost 15 seconds.
A. Keshavnath Bharti
B. Mamta Kalia
C. Kashinath Singh
D. Bhakti Yadav
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Kashinath Singh
The award is given by UP Hindi Sansthan every year. It carries a cash prize of 5 lakh rupees. He is best known for his most famous novel Kashi ka Assi, which captures the vibrant hues of Banaras.
A. Disc Golf
B. Frisbee
C. Freestyle
D. Saucer Golf
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Frisbee
The recognition was granted at IOC’s session as Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
A. 193
B. 206
C. 252
D. 258
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. 193
With this agreement, the document called "Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" will be adopted at a UN summit just before the annual meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly in September 2015.
