Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 19, 2015
Q1. Who has launched the website of NITI Aayog on 18th May’15?A. Pranab Mukherjee
B. Bibek Mukherjee
C. Narendra Modi
D. Arvind Panagariya
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Arvind Panagariya.
The Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr. Arvind Panagariya launched the website of NITI Aayog in New Delhi. The website www.niti.gov.in will provide details of the constitution, functions and current activities of the Aayog. The reports prepared by the institution in its initial stages have also been shared on the website. The website has a unique feature of NITI Blogs, which will incorporate articles, field reports, work in progress, and opinions by NITI officials.
A. Uttarakhand
B. West Bengal
C. Assam
D. Jammu & Kashmir
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Uttarakhand
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the special session of Uttrakhand Legislative Assembly.
A. Andrey Agassi
B. Roger Federer
C. Leander Paes
D. Andy Murray
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ4. Name the nurse who was in a vegetative state for more than four decades following her brutal rape in 1973 & died in Mumbai’s KEM Hospital on 18th May’15 after a bout of pneumonia?A. Manju Vaidya
B. Geeta Kumari
C. Aruna Shanbaug
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Aruna Shanbaug
The 66-year-old was looked after by nurses of Asia's largest public healthcare facility, the BMC-run KEM Hospital.
A. S. S. Ahluwalia
B. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
C. V Ravi
D. D P Singh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. S. S. Ahluwalia
The 30-member Committee comprises 20 members of the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. The Committee will submit its report on the first day of the monsoon session.
A. 40 years
B. 53 years
C. 69 years
D. 25 years
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. 53 years
The Nelong Valley is situated in the picturesque Gangotri National Park (GNP) in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand state at an altitude of 11,000 feet. The beautiful valley of Uttarakhand state was opened recently for tourists for the first time since the 1962 Indo-China war because of its proximity to the China border.
A. Tech Mahindra
B. L&T Infotech
C. Infosys
D. TCS
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Infosys
A MoU in this regard was signed between Infosys and the local Chinese provincial government at the India-China Business Forum, which was addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Shanghai during his visit to China.
A. 24
B. 27
C. 11
D. 7
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. 7
The agreements were inked during the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to South Korea.
A. Martina Hingis
B. Sania Mirza
C. Maria Sharapova
D. Carla Suarez Navarro
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Maria Sharapova
Russian Maria Sharapova on 17 May 2015 won the women’s singles of Italian Open for the third time. She defeated Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.
A. 15 years
B. 19 years
C. 23 years
D. 25 years
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. 19 years
The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its 194 member states. The session was presided by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda.
