Current Affairs Questions and Answers - June 15, 2015

ANSWER: A. Philae

It is the first spacecraft in the space history to land on a comet. On 13 June 2015 the signals from the spacecraft were received at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. It was developed and launched as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission.

ANSWER: B. Sheila Kaul

From 1995 to 1996, she served as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. She was married to renowned botanist Kailash Nath Kaul, who established the National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow. She was sister-in-law of Jawaharlal Nehru, was oldest surviving former Parliamentarian.

ANSWER: B. Connect employers and job seekers

The portal will help in linking Make in India initiative with Skilled India one. The employers and job seekers can now register at www.eex.dcmsme.gov.in. Nearly, two lakh job seekers have already registered themselves with the EEX.

ANSWER: C. India.

The agreement will not only reduce transport costs but also foster development of multi-modal transport and transit facilities. As per the agreement, the four SAARC countries will carry out a six-month work plan from July for the implementation of the BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement. According to the statement, India will work on signing a similar motor agreement with Myanmar and Thailand.

ANSWER: D. India

The reusable launch vehicle will be landing first time in the ocean and the ultimate attempt is to make it land at an air-strip at Sriharikota.

ANSWER: A. Saakar

The app consists of 3D models of Mars Mission, rockets, and videos of INSAT and 3D predicting cyclones. It can be downloaded through the website www.sac.gov.in/SACSITE/sakaar/index.html.

ANSWER: D. 46%

With the government taking steps to improve ease of doing business and attracting investments, FDI inflows into the services sector grew by over 46 per cent to 3.25 billion dollars in 2014-15. In step with the growth in FDI in important sectors like services, overall foreign inflows in the country too rose by 27 per cent to 30.93 billion dollar during the previous fiscal. The amount was 24.29 billion dollar in 2013-14.

ANSWER: B. Suvidha Trains

These trains will have dynamic fare system and there will not be any downward movement of the fare. Depending upon the demand, these trains may be run during peak seasons like winter rush, summer rush, Dussehra rush, Holi rush and on other occasions. It said that only confirmed and RAC tickets will be issued for these trains and there will be no waiting list. No concession will be available on these trains.

ANSWER: C. Harbhajan Singh

He surpassed Pakistani legend Wasim Akram in a test match against Bangladesh. The 'Turbanator' is now only 20 wickets short of beating Kapil Dev's 434 Test wickets to become the second highest wicket-taker in history of Indian Test cricket after Anil Kumble's 619 wickets.

ANSWER: D. Fourth

India have dropped a place to be at fourth in the latest ICC Test team rankings after a draw against Bangladesh in Fatullah on 15th June’15.