Current Affairs Questions and Answers – May 01, 2015
Q1. Name the executive co-chairman of NDTV who was conferred the RedInk Award for lifetime achievement at a function in Mumbai on 30th Apr’15?A. Prannoy Roy
B. Arnab Goswami
C. Sreenivasan Jain
D. Rajat Sharma
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Prannoy Roy
The award, comprising a trophy and a citation, was instituted by the Mumbai Press Club. Sreenivasan Jain of NDTV was presented 'Journalist of the Year' award. Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Times Now, was honoured with 'Impact Editor of the Year' award.
Q2. International Workers Day was observed on ______.A. 30th April
B. 1st May
C. 2nd May
D. 5th May
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. 1st May
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some places, is a celebration of laborers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labor movement, anarchists, socialists, and communists and occurs every year on May Day.
Q3. Which state government will be launching new initiatives including a new Insurance Programme for unorganized laborers and transport drivers on the occasion of the May Day?A. Maharashtra
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Andhra Pradesh
Under the new Accident Insurance Scheme, the registered unorganised sector labourers and transport drivers will get a Rs 5 lakh insurance cover. The enrolled will get an accident death insurance of Rs 2 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Bima Suraksha Yojana by opening a Jan Dhan Yojana account and Insurer will give Rs 3 lakh for which the state government will have an MoU.
Q4. In which state, from 2nd May, all babies born will be concurrently Aadhaar-enrolled and their Aadhaar linked birth certificate will be issued within seven days?A. Gujarat
B. Delhi
C. Haryana
D. West Bengal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Haryana
This measure, designed at the behest of the Chief Minister Manohar Lal, will not only help monitor delivery of all welfare and health-related benefits to an infant but will also help in tracking the child from birth to immunization to school admission. Besides, it will seek to serve as a data-base of children for timely and assured delivery of services.
Q5. Foundation Day of Gujarat is being observed on ____.A. 30th April
B. 3rd May
C. 2nd May
D. 1st May
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ6. Maharashtra Day is being observed on ____________.A. 1st April
B. 3rd May
C. 1st May
D. 29th April
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. 1st May
Maharashtra Day, commonly known as Maharashtra Diwas. Maharashtra is commemorating the formation of the state of Maharashtra from the division of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960.
Q7. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has replaced the mandatory colour codes with a _____ that will help investors to understand better the risks involved in mutual fund investments.A. Riskometer
B. Profit Margin
C. Schemes Structure
D. Marginometer
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Riskometer
SEBI has said that the existing colour codes would be replaced by pictorial meter named "riskometer" and this meter would appropriately depict the level of risk in any specific scheme. SEBI has increased the risk category from three to five levels namely low, moderately low, moderate, moderately high and high.
Q8. Name the noted Islamic scholar and peace activist conferred with the Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award at a function in Abu Dhabi?A. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
B.Maulana Mahmood Madani
C. Maulana Syed Ali Taqvi
D. Maulana Kalb-e-Javad
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
He is a noted Islamic scholar and peace activist. He has received, among others, the Demiurgus Peace International Award, under the patronage of the former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; the Padma Bhushan, in January 2000; the National Citizen’s Award, presented by Mother Teresa and the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (2009).
Q9. As per the announcement made by West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee, which district became the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) district in the country?A. Hooghly
B. Burdwan
C. Nadia
D. Bardhaman
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Nadia.
UNICEF India representative David Mcloughlin congratulated the people of the district for achieving the goal.
Q10. Name the Indian cricketer recommended for Arjuna Award 2015 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India?A. Rohit Sharma
B. Yuvaraj Singh
C. Akshar Patel
D. Parthiv Patel
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Rohit Sharma
The decision to recommend ODI opener Rohit for the prestigious award was taken at the Indian cricket board's Working Committee meeting in Mumbai on 26th Apr’15.