Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 02, 2015
Q1. Name the author of the book “Seal of the Surya”?A. Sri Amritanshu
B. Amrita Pritam
C. Sri Lal Shukla
D. Surendra Verma
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Sri Amritanshu.
The book is a story of the first King of our lands – the founder of Suryavansha – of betrayal and loyalty, of dynasties and destruction.
A. Smt. Roopa Kumari
B. Smt. Poonam Surie
C. Sri Anand Kumar
D. Sri Amritanshu
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Smt. Poonam Surie
The book highlights that in the evolving socio political milieu of China, interpreting Confucian philosophy as being non-confrontationist, benevolent and with values such as filial piety and harmony could help the current political regime deal with such problems as corruption and rising inequalities.
A. Tajikistan
B. Yemen
C. Seychelles
D. Vanuatu
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Seychelles
Seychelles on 26th April 2015 became the 161st member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With this, Seychelles archipelago of 90000 inhabitants became one of its smallest members
A. Amole Gupte
B. Amitabh Bachchan
C. Anil Kapoor
D. Mukesh Khanna
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Mukesh Khanna
He will succeed Amole Gupte. The appointment was made by Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
A. Georgia
B. Russia
C. China
D. Japan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Georgia
Georgia won the Women’s World Team Chess Championship by defeating Russia. Mariya Muzychuk was declared the world champion 2015.
A. Dr. Pramod Patil
B. Dr. Nagesh Kunoor
C. Dr. Ananda Kumar
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Dr. Ananda Kumar
Dr Ananda has developed an Elephant Information Network (EIN) which acts as an early warning mechanism to alert people when elephants are nearby, minimise negative human-elephant interactions, and increase people's tolerance towards elephants.
A. Dr. Yash Kumar
B. Dr. Pramod Patil
C. Dr. Ananda Kumar
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Dr. Pramod Patil
Pramod was a doctor at the time, made the decision to leave medicine and devote his life to conserving the great Indian bustard.
A. Broadcast Audience Recantation Council
B. Broadcast Advance Research Committee
C. Broadcast Audience Research Council
D. Broadcast Advance Renewal Committee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Broadcast Audience Research Council
The data released by BARC, a joint venture between the TV and advertising industry, shows Star Plus as the leading Hindi general entertainment channel in the country (Hindi-speaking markets), Zee as strong in regional channels like Telugu and Marathi, Aaj Tak leading in Hindi news (Hindi-speaking markets) and Times Now on top in English news category (All India).
A. Messenger
B. Progress 59
C. Columbia
D. Mercury Craft
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Messenger
Its demise was confirmed by flight controllers when it failed to emerge from the far sight. Messenger was launched in 2004 and was only expected to orbit Mercury for a year.
A. Finland
B. Norway
C. France
D. New Zealand
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Norway
The exercise, named ‘Dynamic Mongoose,’ will take place from May 4 to 13 in the North Sea and Skagerrak and will involve a number of submarines, surface ships and aircraft.
