Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 26, 2015
Q1. With which club, Delhi Government on 24th May’15 tied up for revamping government schools in the state by upgrading sanitation and strengthening basic infrastructure facilities like drinking water and toilets?A. Country Club
B. Rotary Club
C. Red Ribbon Club
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Rotary Club
In the first phase of the plan, Rotary Club will launch a hygiene campaign at 300 government schools and improve cleanliness besides working on basic facilities for the students.
A. Ten
B. Nine
C. Six
D. Three
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Three
Savita (50kg), Mandeep Sandhu (52kg) and Sakshi (54kg) struck gold for the country, while Soniya (48kg) and Niharika Gonella (70kg) settled for silver medals.
A. Bjorn Grufman
B. Ranjit Singh Baxi
C. David Stewart
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Ranjit Singh Baxi
Ranjit Singh Baxi is a Founder Chairman of J&H Sales (International) Ltd, a major European exporter of recovered fibre to the Far East. He succeeds Bjorn Grufman. Earlier he was appointed as the Treasurer.
A. Kisan TV
B. Green TV
C. AGRO TV
D. DD Kisan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. DD Kisan
The 24-hour channel will air information on farmer-related issues. The government has made it a must carry channel making it mandatory for cable and Direct to Home, DTH operators to provide it to their subscribers.
A. Saal Ek Shuruat Anek
B. Saal Ek Poore Hue Vaade Anek
C. Saal Ek Vikas Anek
D. Saal Ek Uplabhdiya Anek
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Saal Ek Shuruat Anek
Such events will be organised in all the 30 capitals and sixty cities during the next one month. He said, 345 mobile vans will be deployed for the campaign.
A. Assam
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. West Bengal
D. Telangana
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. West Bengal
Ms. Mamata Banerjee will present Nazrul awards to eminent personalities of different fields. The day is also being observed at Churulia in Burdwan District, the birth place of the poet.
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Indonesia
D. Bangladesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Bangladesh
The government has banned the ATB for its militant and anti-state activities.
A. 20 years
B. 42 years
C. 15 years
D. 10 years
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. 42 years.
The apex bank is cutting the monetary policy rates by 100 basis points, aiming at boosting investment in the country. Pakistan's GDP is estimated to have grown 4.2 percent in the current fiscal year ending June 30, slightly higher than four percent last year.
A. 2%
B. 2.9%
C. 3.9%
D. 4%
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. 3.9%
The government has exuded confidence that it will contain the modest target of fiscal deficit at 3.9 per cent.
A. Ramesh Goyal
B. Ashok Kumar Gupta
C. G Mohan Kumar
D. Akashdeep Singh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Ashok Kumar Gupta
Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta, 1981batch-Tamilnadu Cadre was special secretary in the Department of Defence Production. He took over as the new Secretary, (Defence Production), succeeding Shri G Mohan Kumar.
A. R K Mathur
B. G Mohan Kumar
C. Ashok Kumar Gupta
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. G Mohan Kumar
Shri G Mohan Kumar took over as the new Defence Secretary, succeeding Shri RK Mathur, who laid down office on 24th May 15.
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. India
D. South Korea
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. South Korea
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