Current Affairs Questions: 30 April 2015

1) Pakistan on 21 April 2015 conferred its top civilian award ‘Nishan-e-Pakistan’ on?

(A) Xi Jinping

(B) Barack Obama

(C) Tony Abbott

(D) Vladimir Putin

2) Magnetic levitation technology (Maglev) train of which country has recently clocked a new world speed record smashing through the 603 kilometre per hour mark in a test run?

(A) Germany

(B) France

(C) Japan

(D) China

3) Which Online travel company on 21 April 2015 announced that it has acquired certain assets of Mygola.com?

(A) Travel Yaari

(B) PlanmyTravel

(C) MakeMyTrip

(D) None of these

4) Janaki Ballav Patnaik who passed away on 21 April 2015 was the former Chief Minister of which state?

(A) Assam

(B) Odisha

(C) Bihar

(D) Jharkhand

5) Civil Services Day was observed across India on?

(A) 21 April

(B) 22 April

(C) 23 April

(D) 24 April

6) Which country will become the first Test cricket nation to visit Pakistan since 2009 as announced recently?

(A) Srilanka

(B) Bangladesh

(C) West Indies

(D) Zimbabwe

7) Which department was on 21 April 2015 awarded 'Prime Minister's award for excellence in Public Administration?

(A) Department of Posts

(B) Department of Civil Aviation

(C) Income Tax Department

(D) All of these

8) International Mother Earth Day was observed globally on 22 April 2015 with the theme?

(A) Green Cities

(B) The Face of Climate Change

(C) Mobilize the Earth

(D) It's our turn to lead

9) Which player has recently smashed a world record 350 in just 138 balls during a one-day match in a Royal London National Club Championship game?

(A) Sean Abbott

(B) Liam Livingstone

(C) Charles Coventry

(D) Chris Morgan

10) Which bank has recently tied up with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch Rupay Platinum Debit card with upgraded features?

(A) IDBI Bank

(B) ICICI Bank

(D) SBI

(D) Federal Bank

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Xi Jinping

2) Ans. (C) Japan

3) Ans. (C) MakeMyTrip

4) Ans. (B) Odisha

5) Ans. (A) 21 April

6) Ans. (D) Zimbabwe

7) Ans. (C) Income Tax Department

8) Ans. (D) It's our turn to lead

9) Ans. (B) Liam Livingstone

10) Ans. (A) IDBI Bank

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Reasoning Questions for SBI PO 2015

DIRECTIONS: In the following question, four words have been given, out of which three are a like in some manner, while the fourth one is different.

1) Choose out the odd one

(A) Phi

(B) Gamma

(C) Peso

(D) Beta

2) If OVER is coded as RZJX, and US as XW, then STEM is coded as

(A) VUJX

(B) XJID

(C) VXJS

(D) XVUW

3) If BUILDING is coded as CVJMEJOH and INSTITUTE is coded as JOTUJUVUF, what will be the codes for the following?

LUCKNOW and PATNA

(A) MVDLOPX and QBUOB

(B) MUDLOPY and QBUOB

(C) MVDPLOX and QAUOB

(D) MVDLOPY and QBUOB

4) When it is 10:00 am in Cologne (Germany), the time in Delhi (India) is 2:30 pm the same day. Rajiv caught a flight from Cologne to Delhi at 2:30 pm (according to the time of Cologne). At what time will he reach Delhi by the time of Delhi if the flying time of the flight was 4 hours?

(A) 10:00 PM

(B) 6:30 PM

(C) 11:00 PM

(D) 8:00 PM

5) In a 20 pages book, pages 1 and 2 face each other, 3 and 4 face each other, 5 and 6 face each other. This pattern is repeated till the end. The product of 2 pages facing each other in this book cannot be:

(A) 184

(B) 132

(C) 90

(D) 56

DIRECTION: Select the choice out of the given choices which gives the given words in the correct alphabetical order.

6) Bald, Bead, Birth, Bomb:

(A) Bald, Bead, Birth, Bomb

(B) Bead, Bald, Bomb, Birth

(C) Birth, Bomb, Bald, Bead

(D) Bomb, Bald, Bead, Birth

7) Find the wrong number in the following series.

2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000

(A) 10

(B) 50

(C) 500

(D) 5000

8) A aeroplane flies West at 800 km/hr. for two hrs and then turns North and goes an hour at the same speed. It then flies East for 4 hrs at 400 km/hr. It flies 800 km South. At this time how far is it from its starting point:

(A) 400 km.

(B) 800 km.

(C) 200 km.

(D) 0 km.

9) Given that in a standard code pattern

ABCD is coded as EFGH

JKLM is coded as NOPQ

then RSTU is coded as:

(A) W V Y X

(B) Q P U V

(C) V W X Y

(D) V W Y Y

10) In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.

1, 4, 27, 256, 3125, 46658

(A) 4

(B) 46658

(C) 27

(D) 3125

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Answers

1) Ans. (C) Peso

2) Ans. (C) VXJS

3) Ans. (A) MVDLOPX and QBUOB

4) Ans. (C) 11:00 PM

5) Ans. (A) 184

6) Ans. (A) Bald, Bead, Birth, Bomb

7) Ans. (D) 5000

8) Ans. (D) 0 km.

9) Ans. (C) V W X Y

10) Ans. (B) 46658

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Recent Current Affairs for Oriental Insurance Exam 2015

1) Which was awarded the Best Feature Film in the 62nd National Film Awards 2014 announced on 24 March 2015? - Court

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 March 2015 launched his ambitious multi-purpose and multi-modal platform, PRAGATI. Expand PRAGATI? - Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation

3) KM Mani was recently appointed as the chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on Goods & Services Tax (GST). KM Mani is the finance minister of which state? - Kerala

4) Indian-American author Akhil Sharma recently won The Folio Prize 2015. He won this award for his Novel? - Family Life

5) Noted Hindi poet Gopaldas Neeraj on 24 March 2015 was awarded with first National Kavi Pradeep Samman. National Kavi Pradeep Samman was instituted by the Government of? - Madhya Pradesh

6) Who was recently appointed as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs? - Vikas Swarup

7) RBI on 25 March 2015 signed a USD 400 million currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of which country for three years? - Sri Lanka

8) Who bagged the best actress award at the 62nd National Film Awards?  - Kangana Ranaut

9) John F. Nash, Jr. and Louis Nirenberg recently won the Abel Prize 2015 for their contributions to mathematical sciences. Of this, John F. Nash is also a winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in? - Economics

10) Which film has been selected as the Best Hindi Film for the 62nd National Film Awards? - Queen

11) Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014 was recently won by which Organization? - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

12) Which state recently launched the country's first e-ration card service? - Delhi

13) Which state recently became the first State in the country to fix a minimum educational qualification for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions? - Rajasthan

14) Which movie has won the best film on environmental conservation/preservation at 62nd national film award?  - Ottaal

15) World Theatre Day (WTD) was celebrated on? - March 27

16) Who was named best actor in the 62nd National Film Awards? - Vijay (For Kannada Film- Nanu Avanalla Avalu)

17) Saina Nehwal created history on 28 March 2015 as she became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking. Who has the distinction of being the first world No. 1 badminton player from India? - Prakash Padukone

18) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 28 March 2015 successfully launched India’s fourth navigation satellite named? - IRNSS 1-D

19) Poonam Mahajan recently became the first woman president of which among the following sports Federation? - Basketball Federation of India

20) Which state government recently passed a law that bans the slaughter, trading and unauthorised transportation of camels? - Rajasthan

21) Isro launched India's 4th navigation satellite IRNSS 1D recently using? - PSLV-C27

22) Who was crowned fbb Femina Miss India World 2015 recently? - Aditi Arya

23) Who was recently honoured with Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award 2015? - Adoor Gopalakrishnan

24) Saina Nehwal recently won women's singles crown of the India Open Super Series Badminton tournament defeating which player? - Ratchanok Intanon

25) Who recently won the men's singles title at the India Open Super Series 2015? - K. Srikanth

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Current Affairs Quiz: 29 April 2015

1) Who was elected as the fifth general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on 19 April 2015?

(A) Pinarayi Vijayan

(B) Prakash Karat

(C) S Ramachandran Pillai

(D) Sitaram Yechury

2) Bangladesh cricket team recently recorded their first ever ODI series win against which country?

(A) Pakistan

(B) West Indies

(C) England

(D) Australia

3) Which bank recently launched near-field communications-enabled payment service 'Tap-n-Pay'?

(A) HDFC Bank

(B) State Bank of India

(C) Union Bank of India

(D) ICICI Bank

4) ICICI Bank launched near-field communications-enabled payment service 'Tap-n-Pay' in collaboration with?

(A) Snapdeal

(B) PNB Paribas

(C) Tech Mahindra

(D) Paytm

5) Name Indian Navy’s new missile destroyer ship that was launched on 20 April 2015 at Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai?

(A) INS Visakhapatnam

(B) INS Kolkata

(C) INS Alleppy

(D) None of these

6) Which International news paper won two prestigious Pulitzer prizes on 20 April 2015 for coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa?

(A) BBC

(B) New York Times

(C) Al Jazeera

(D) The Times

7) Rajaji National Park in which state was recently declared as India's 48th Tiger Reserve?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(C) Uttarakhand

(D) West Bengal

8) Name the new tournament announced by Cricket South Africa recently?

(A) Africa T20 Cup

(B) African Super series

(C) Africa T20 extravangaza

(D) African Cricket Cup

9) Who was on 20 April 2015, appointed as chief advisor of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Anti Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU)?

(A) Vivek Murthy

(B) Karun Sebastain

(C) Vikrant Raju

(D) Neeraj Kumar

10) E-Samiksha online monitoring mechanism was recently launched by?

(A) Railways

(B) India Post

(C) DOPT

(D) Prime Minister's Office

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Sitaram Yechury

2) Ans. (A) Pakistan

3) Ans. (D) ICICI Bank

4) Ans. (C) Tech Mahindra

5) Ans. (A) INS Visakhapatnam

6) Ans. (B) New York Times

7) Ans. (C) Uttarakhand

8) Ans. (A) Africa T20 Cup

9) Ans. (D) Neeraj Kumar

10) Ans. (A) Railways

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28th April 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Parliament passed amendment to Regional Rural Banks Bill:

--> A bill to amend the Regional Rural Banks Act was passed by Parliament on 28 April 2015, with government saying it was necessary to empower such financial institutions  which are the "jewel in the crown" of the country's financial system.

--> The Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014, which got the assent of the Rajya Sabha by voice vote on 28 April 2015, seeks to help Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) raise  their authorised capital and will enable them to mop up funds from capital market to help strengthen them.

--> Lok Sabha had earlier passed the Bill in December last.

2) Parliament passed Payments and Settlement Bill, 2014:

--> Parliament has passed Payments and Settlement Bill, 2014.

--> It was first passed in Lok Sabha on December 9, 2014 and later in Rajya Sabha on April 27, 2015.

--> The bill seeks to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.

3) Raja Rajeswari is New York's first Indian-American woman judge:

--> Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari has been sworn-in as a criminal court judge in New York by Mayor Bill de Blasio, becoming the first India-born woman to be appointed a judge in New York City.

--> Ms. Rajeswari took the oath of office at a ceremony in New York City along with 27 other judges appointed earlier this month to the Family Court, Criminal Court, and Civil Court, which are part of the New York State Unified Court System.

--> The mayor appoints judges to 10-year terms in the New York City Criminal Court and the Family Court within the city. 

4) Indigenous cryogenic engine tested successfully by ISRO:

--> Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 28 April 2015 successfully tested an indigenous cryogenic engine.

--> The powerful version of the cryogenic engine was tested successfully at ISRO’s propulsion complex at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

--> This engine will allow launch vehicles to carry satellites of up to capacity of four tonnes in geostationary orbit.

--> It will also give boost to India’s interplanetary probes and manned space missions.

5) Novelist Siddhartha Gigoo won Commonwealth Short Story Prize:

--> Srinagar-born novelist Siddhartha Gigoo has won the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Asia region for "Umbrella Man", a tale of surreal meditation on mental health and the environment, organisers said.

--> Born in Srinagar in 1974, Gigoo's first novel "The Garden of Solitude" was first published in 2011. He has also written two poetry books, "Fall and Other Poems" (1994) and "Reflections" (1995).

6) Narendra Modi the 3rd most followed world leader on Twitter:

--> US President Barack Obama is still by far the most followed world leader on Twitter, but Pope Francis is considered the most influential by the number of his messages retweeted.

--> The annual Twiplomacy analysis of Twitter accounts released Tuesday by PR firm Burson-Marsteller shows nearly 57 million people following Obama.

--> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had nearly 11 million followers (3rd most followed).

7) Railways won 5th Senior Men’s National Hockey championship:

--> Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) on 28 April 2015 won 5th Senior Men’s National Hockey championship 2015.

--> In the final match played in Pune, Maharashtra, Railways defeated Uttar Pradesh Hockey (UPH) by 5-3.

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Employment News: 25th April - 01st May 2015

1. State Bank of India,

Name of Post – Probationary Officers

No. of Vacancies - 2000

Last Date  - 02.05.2015

2. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, Utter Pradesh

Name of Post – Nurse-A, Stipendiary Trainee, Operation Theatre Assistant, X-Ray Technician, Dental Hygienist etc.

No. of Vacancies -20

Last Date -23.05.2015

3. Jawaharalal Nehru University, New Delhi

Name of Post – Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor

No. of Vacancies - 125

Last Date     - 25.05.2015

4. Central Electronics Limited.

Name of Post– Executive Director, General Manager, Assistant. General Manager,

Chief Manager, Sr. Technical Manager etc. No. of Vacancies - 26

 Last Date     - 21 days from date of publication

5. University of Delhi

Name of Post – Professional Assistant, Senior Assistant, Social worker etc.

No. of Vacancies - 299

Last Date  -  within two weeks from the date of publication

6. Union Public Service Commission.

Name of Post– Assistant Commandants (Group-A)

No. of Vacancies - 304

Last Date     - 15.05.2015

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Daily GK Updates: 28 April 2015

) The book titled ‘Forge Your Future’ has been authored by? - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 

2) The preamble to our Constitution proclaims that ‘We the people of India have established? - A Sovereign, Socialistic, Secular, Democratic, Republic

3) Which gas reacts with hydrocarbon to create smog? - Nitrogen dioxide

4) Delhi was made Union territory in which year? - 1956

5) Which principle states that when a body is partially or totally immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it? - Archimedes

6) The liquid drops or gas bubbles are always spherical due to? - Surface tension

7) Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in? - Myanmar

8) After the transfer of power to British crown, who was appointed the first Viceroy of India? - Lord Curzon

9) Who is the author of the book ‘Imaging India’? - Nandan Nilekani

10) Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe human disease and has been declared as ‘Global Health Emergency’ by WHO. Ebola virus takes its name from a? - River in democratic republic in congo

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 27 April 2015

1) Afghan President arrived in India on 3-day visit:

--> Ashraf Ghani arrived in India on his first state visit to India, seven months after took over as Afghanistan President.

--> After he assumed his office he visited China and Pakistan.

--> He has already met Modi during the SAARC summit in Kathmandu in November 2014.

2) ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead:

--> Radio Iran has claimed that ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has died.

--> Al-Baghdadi, believed to be in his 40s, had a $10 million US bounty on his head.

--> Since taking the reins of the Islamic State in 2010, he had transformed it from a local branch of al-Qaida into an independent transnational military force, positioning himself as perhaps the pre-eminent figure in the global jihadist community.

3) Capgemini acquires IGATE for $4 bn:

--> The Paris-headquartered Capgemini has announced the acquisition of New Jersey-based IGATE, which has operations in India, for $4 billion in cash.

--> The deal, one of the largest in the Indian information technology sector, will see the exit of IGATE co-founders Ashok Trivedi and Sunil Wadhwani, along with private equity firm Apax Partners.

4) Badminton player Lee Chong Wei gets backdated doping ban:

--> Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei was handed a backdated eight-month ban for doping by the Badminton World Federation on 27 April 2015.

--> The 32-year-old Malaysian, twice an Olympic silver medallist, had been under a provisional suspension since November after testing positive for anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone during the world championships three months earlier.

5) Loretta Lynch sworn-in as the Attorney General of US:

--> Loretta Lynch was sworn in on 27 April 2015 as the 83rd Attorney-General, becoming the first African-American woman to serve as the top U.S. law enforcement official.

--> Vice-President Joe Biden administered the oath of office to Ms. Lynch (55) at a Justice Department ceremony.

--> Ms. Lynch replaces Eric Holder, who left the job after six years as head of the department.

6) Sudan President Omar al-Bashir re-elected:

--> Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has won Presidential re-election by securing 94 per cent of the vote.

--> With this win he will have additional term of five years in office which will extend his current 25-year rule.

--> He is in power since 1989.

--> In this election Omar’s National Congress Party (NCP) also won 323 of 426 parliamentary seats.

7) INS Tarangini departed for “Lokayan-2015”:

--> INS Tarangini the Sail Training Ship of Indian Navy left from Kochi on an eight month voyage through Europe to participate in the annual Tall Ship Races and other events organised under the aegis of Sail Training International.

--> This year’s Tall Ship Races will be conducted primarily off the coast of United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Netherlands.

--> INS Tarangini, a three masted barque,built in Goa Shipyard Ltd and commissioned on 11 Nov 1997, is manned by 06 officers, 40 sailors and 30 trainees.

--> The theme for LOKAYAN -15 has been chosen as “TACKING FOR A BROADER REACH”.

8) India crowned champions at President's Cup Boxing Tournament:

--> Rakesh Kumar (69kg) and Harpal Singh (75kg) struck gold as India were crowned champions for the first time in the 22nd President's Cup Boxing Tournament in Palembang, Indonesia.

--> The Indian team logged 33 points to finish ahead of second-placed Mongolia after Rakesh and Harpal's gold medals took the country's total tally to four gold and a bronze at the end of the event. 

9) China`s Lin Dan won men`s title at Asia Championships:

--> China`s Lin Dan won the men`s singles at the Badminton Asia Championships in China on 26 April 2015, defending his title won last year in South Korea and adding another crown to an illustrious career.

--> Lin, the No. 2 seed, defeated compatriot Tian Houwei 21-19, 21-8 in a match that lasted 50 minutes in the central city of Wuhan.

--> In women`s singles, seventh seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand came from behind to upset top seed Li Xuerui of China 20-22, 23-21, 21-12 in a match that lasted 76 minutes.

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