Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 05, 2015
Q1. World Asthma Day is being observed on ____.A. 4th May
B. 5th May
C. 6th May
D. 7th May
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. 5th May
The theme for this year is You can control your Asthma. According to the World Health Organisation, WHO there are 235 million people currently suffering from asthma around the world. India has an estimated 15-20 million asthmatics and 15 percent of them die every year.
Q2. Name the Oscar-winning writer of 'Dances With Wolves' novel who died in Tucson, Arizona, after a long battle with cancer on May’15?A. Michael Blake
B. John Clooney
C. Robin Samson
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Michael Blake
The novel "Dances With Wolves,"became a major hit movie and earned Blake an Academy Award for the screenplay.
Q3. In which state, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has commissioned a thermal unit of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited, KBUNL?A. Uttar Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Bihar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Bihar
In a statement in New Delhi today BHEL said, this is the first 195 MW unit to be commissioned by it. The second 195 MW unit is expected to be commissioned in the current financial year, the statement added.
Q4. Name the social media platform of China joined by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4th May’15?A. Sina Weibo
B. Telegram
C. QZONE
D. RENREN
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Sina Weibo.
He is the first Indian leader to open an account on the popular miocroblog with over 500 million users to reach out to the Chinese people.
Q5. Name the person removed as from his position as the president of Boxing India on 3rd May’15?A. Sandeep Jajodia
B. Amitabh Thakur
C. Jay Kowli
D. Rajesh Kanwal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Sandeep Jajodia
The SGM, which was attended by 64 members of the BI, passed a No Confidence Motion in a Special Genral Meeting (SGM) of the Boxing India (BI) on 3 May 2015 removed Sandeep Jajodia as its president.
Q6. In which state a cow-urine refinery inaugurated for research on the cow products on 3rd May’15?A. Bihar
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Haryana
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Rajasthan
For the research on cow products, a scientific approach will be adopted for Indian traditional system of medicine. The refinery will prepare cow-urine extract for use in the formulation of various products.