Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 09, 2015

ANSWER: C. Conservative Party

David William Donald Cameron is a British politician who has served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2010 and as the Member of Parliament for Witney since 2001. He has been Leader of the Conservative Party since 2005.

ANSWER: B. Pakistan

Four foreigners, including ambassadors of Philippines and Norway and wives of Malaysian and Indonesian ambassador and three Pakistani nationals counting two pilots and one crew member were killed in the crash. According to media reports, soon after the incident, the Pakistani Taliban group claimed that it has brought down the chopper with a shoulder-launched missile and it had hoped to attack Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s aircraft as well. In the meantime, Pakistani Prime Minister expressed grief over the incident.

ANSWER: A. Eleven

The leading Academic Institutes of Russia and India will combine efforts to train highly qualified staff for innovative economy and expand scientific, technical and technological cooperation. Among those that signed the memorandum were IIT Bombay, Madras and Delhi, University of Delhi, Indian Statistical Institute and Institution of Engineers.

ANSWER: A. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and B. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the ambitious Social Security Schemes pertaining to the insurance and pensionsector. The two insurance schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) would provide insurance cover in the unfortunate event of death by any cause or disability due to an accident, whereas the pension scheme, Atal Pension Yojana (APY), would address old age income security needs. PMSBY will offer a renewable one year accidental death cum disability cover of Rs 2 lakh (Rs 1 lakh for partial permanent disability) to all savings bank account holders in the age group of 18 to 70 years for a premium of twelve rupees per annum per subscriber.

ANSWER: C. Swami Chinmayananda.

ANSWER: D. Russia.

A 70-member strong contingent of Grenadiers from Indian Army is taking part in the Victory Day parade to be held tomorrow in the Red square in Moscow. The Victory Day parade commemorates the victory of allied forces over Nazis in the Second World War. The Indian military contingent is taking part in the parade for the first time to underscore the important role played by Indian soldiers during the Second World War.

ANSWER: A. Egypt

The Lighthouse, which was built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom in 280 BC, once stood at approximately 450 feet tall. Now, centuries after it was badly damaged by a number of earthquakes, Egypt is seeking to rebuild the lighthouse near its original location. The Lighthouse, also known as the Pharos Lighthouse, was commissioned shortly after Alexander the Great died in the 3rd Century.

ANSWER: B. 70

Events are being held across Europe to mark the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War Two on the continent. Moscow will hold its grand event on 9th May’15.

ANSWER: A. Spain

Other popular traveling destinations including France, Germany, Britain and Switzerland have all managed to hold onto their top positions in the global rankings. East Asia has become the most dynamic travel region in the world in recent years due to the rapid growth in the number of both international and local tourists. Japan was listed as the most competitive tourism destination in Asia.

ANSWER: C. Maharashtra

To promote power generation through non-conventional sources, the Maharashtra government has planned to generate 14400 MW power from the non-conventional sector in the next five years.

ANSWER: A. Apna Dal.

In Uttar Pradesh, the infighting within the Apna Dal hit another low yesterday, with the party expelling Anupriya Patel from the all party posts. Anupriya Patel, who is the Member of Parliament from Mirzapur constituency, has also been stripped of party's primary membership for alleged anti-party activities. However, she categorically stated that no party leader has the authority to expel her from the party.

ANSWER: B. Meghalaya

Meghalaya Chief Minister, Mukul Sangma launched the Next Generation Network (NGN) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) at U Soso Tham auditorium in Shillong. The NGN is an IP based network which replaces the present wire line telephone officering various facilities seminal to mobile technology. The NGN facility will be extended to major towns of the State. With the introduction of NGN facility, the internet speed can go upto 24 mbps and higher in the near future.