Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 16, 2015

ANSWER: A. 24

These agreements include enhancing cooperation in Railways, mineral and mining sectors, space, tourism, trade, vocational education and skill development. Both the countries will also establish Additional Consulate General. Both the countries have also agreed to establish China-India think tank forum and three sister cities.

ANSWER: B. Doordarshan.

Prasar Bharathi CEO Jawhar Sircar, who signed the agreement on behalf of India in Beijing on 15th May’15, said that the agreement enables both Doordarshn and CCTV to share programmes on their networks free of cost.

ANSWER: D. Ministry of Home Affairs.

On 15th May’15 the Ministry said, it has invited proposals from reputed companies to participate in the competitive bidding process for implementation and maintenance of the Nationwide Emergency Response System. It was felt that various emergency call numbers like Police, Fire and Ambulance could be integrated into one to not only act as receivers of emergency calls but also as responders in a very quick time. The project will also integrate all smart communication facilities like calls, SMS and online chat platforms into one.

ANSWER: B. Third.

Faced with stiff resistance from Opposition and allies, the NDA government on May 12 referred the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2015, to the joint committee for scrutiny. It had earlier promulgated ordinance twice on the bill since last December. According to officials, the government has time till the end of this May month to re-issue the ordinance by an executive order.

ANSWER: A. 15th May 2015.

Shaheed Sukhdev was the close associate of Bhagat Singh and Rajguru. The trio laid down their lives for the freedom of the country. Punjab government has organised a state level function in the memory of Sukhdev at Ludhiana.

ANSWER: C. Anurradha Prasad

Anurradha Prasad, Editor-in-Chief-News-24 Channel awarded in the field of Journalism, Writing and Social Services. Pt. Haridutt Sharma was a renowned journalist and eminent writer. In his memory, this Annual award is given in the field of Journalism, Writing and Social Services for the outstanding contribution in their respective field.

ANSWER: B. Nuclear Energy: A ‘Clean’ Energy option

ANSWER: C. Kayakalp Award.

The Health Minister stated that the “Kayakalp” initiative will encourage every public health facility in the country to work towards standards of excellence to help the facilities stay clean and hygienic. This does not apply only to physical cleanliness, but to develop and put in place systems and procedures for activities such as bio-waste disposal or protocols etc.

ANSWER: D. Laser technology.

The outcome of integrated data collection system will assist in developing an accurate and scientific maintenance planning mechanism, finalizing road safety measures and development of the National Highways network in India. The data collected will be stored and managed through a web based application, which will be hosted in the public domain. The application, when fully developed, can also be accessed by smart phones. Information collected from this project will be useful for Transport Ministry, Finance Ministry, NHAI, State PWDs, Police departments, funding agencies, developers and citizens. The software will be equipped to interface with the indigenous Bhuvan satellite images. The survey vehicle is equipped with three cameras including pavement view, 15 advanced Lasers and GPS connected to Gagan satellite.

ANSWER: A. Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies will act as Knowledge Partner for the Smart Cities Mission. The Mission for building 100 Smart Cities was approved by the Union Cabinet on April 29, 2015. Under this Mission, central government will spend Rs. 48,000 Cr. over the next five years for providing an assistance of Rs.100 cr per year for each selected city.

ANSWER: B. Mangolia.

This is the first ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Mangolia. India and Mangolia are two ancient civilization which have interacted with each other since antiquity, especially through the vehicle of Buddhism. Prime Minister NarendraModi is visiting Mongolia at such a time when this nation is celebrating 25th year of democracy and the diplomatic relations between India and Mangolia are completing 60 years.

ANSWER: C. 30%

The US has committed to a 26 per cent to 28 per cent cut by 2025 from 2005 levels. The European Union has a target of 35 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Japan is proposing to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 26 per cent by 2030.

ANSWER: B. 40th.

It was on this day in 1975 that this erstwhile Kingdom joined the Indian Union as its 22nd State following the 38th Constitution amendment.

ANSWER: C. sbiINTOUCH.

With these cards, a customer can transact by just tapping or waving it against the reader of the point-of-sale machine.

ANSWER: B. Maharashtra

The decision came in wake of increase in the digging of new borewells by farmers and private players due to water scarcity during the summers.

ANSWER: A. Japan

The research provides important clues about how the interplay between the electronic structure of the molecules and their spacing within the lattice can strengthen interactions between electrons that cause superconductivity.