Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Jan 16, 2015.
Q1. Former IPS Officer Kiran Bedi joined which political party on 15th Jan’15?A. BSP
B. BJP
C. AAP
D. Congress
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. BJP.
She was inducted in the party in the presence of BJP president Amit Shah, Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Dr. Harshvardhan in New Delhi.
Q2. Name the West Bengal Minister for Refugee Rehabilitation who joined the BJP on 15th Jan’15?A. Manjul Krishna Thakur
B. Subrata Mukherjee
C. Upen Biswas
D. Shyam Mukherjee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Manjul Krishna Thakur.
The State BJP President said that for the first time a State Minister has joined their party and this will lead to collapse of the ruling Trinamool Congress Government.
Q3. Death Anniversary of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay is being observed on _____.A. 15th January.
B. 16th January.
C. 17th January.
D. 18th January.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. 16th January.
He was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of early 20th century. His works have been made into some fifty films in many Indian languages, particularly his novel Devdas made into sixteen versions, from Bengali, Hindi to Telugu, all versions get huge response.
Q4. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited?A. R K Upadhyay
B. A N Rai
C. P K Purwar
D. Anupam Srivastava.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Anupam Srivastava.
At present, he is serving as Director - Consumer Mobility at the PSU.
Q5. Name the daughter of the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee to fight Delhi polls as Congress Candidate during Feb’2015?A. Sharmistha Mukherjee.
B. Shaistha Mukherjee
C. Shweta Mukherjee
D. Parineeta Mukherjee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Sharmistha Mukherjee.
49-year-old Sharmishta is a Kathak dancer and has been participating in events and rallies of Delhi Congress for the last few months.
Q6. Name the Australian bowler who announced retirement on 15th Jan’15 from all forms of cricket?A. Brett Lee.
B. Mitchell Johnson.
C. Steven Finn.
D. Shaun Tait.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Brett Lee.
He quit internationals in July 2012 as his country's fourth-highest Test wicket-taker - with 310 in 76 matches - and has focused on Twenty20 cricket in recent years.
Q7. Name the chief of Censor Board of Film Certification who announced her retirement on 15th Jan’15?A. Sharmila Tagore
B. Smt. Arundhati Nag
C. Leela Samson
D. Rajeev Masand
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ8. Name the Bollywood celebrity presented with the Social Media Person of the Year Award 2015 by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on 13 January 2015?A. Amitabh Bachchan
B. Salman Khan
C. Ranbir Kapur
D. Aamir Khan.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Amitabh Bachchan
He was awarded for being an active blogger and user of different social networking sites. He makes the most use of social media to communicate with his fans and well-wishers.
Q9. SpiceJet announced its decision to transfer the ownership, management and control of the company from Sun Group chairman Kalanithi Maran and Kal Airways to _____________ on 15th Jan’15.A. Abhishek Verma
B. Ajay Singh
C. Kapil Kaul
D. Kanu Gohain
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Ajay Singh.
Ajay is a Co-promoter of SpiceJet.
Q10. In which zone did the Railway Minister on 13 January 2015 inaugurate India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered train?A. Rewari-Rohtak link of Northern Zone.
B. Secundrabad- Begumpet of Southern Zone.
C. Dadar-Panvel of Western Zone.
D. Bhopal-Habeebgung of Central Zone.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Rewari – Rohtak link of Northern Zone.