1) Who has assumed the charge as Chief
Election Commissioner (CEC) of India on 19 April 2015? - Nasim Zaidi
2) A
high-intensity earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on
25 April 2015. Name the UNESCO World Heritage site that was completely damaged
in this quake? - Kathmandu's
Durbar Square
Note: The epicenter of the quake was 80km east of Pokhra near
Kathmandu.
3) Name
the mobile application launched by Railway Ministry on 22 April 2015 for
paperless unreserved tickets? – utsonmobile
4) Which
Bank on 21 April 2015 launched Tap-n-Pay, a near-field communications-enabled
payment service? - ICICI
Bank
Note: The service was launched in collaboration with Tech
Mahindra.
5) International
Mother Earth Day was observed globally on 22 April 2015 with the theme? - It’s our turn to lead
6) Name
Indian Navy’s new missile destroyer ship that was launched on 20 April 2015 at
Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai? - INS
Visakhapatnam
7) Who was
unanimously elected as the general secretary of Communist Party of India
(Marxist) CPI (M) on 19 April 2015? - Sitaram
Yechury
8) Name
the fourteenth edition of Indo-French Naval Exercise that commenced on 23 April
2015 at the coast of Goa? - VARUNA-15
9) Which
Union Ministry on 22 April 2015 received the ISO 9001:2008 certification from
the British Standards Institute (BSI)? - Information
and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry
Note: The ISO certification was granted in respect of various
licences issued by ministry for the broadcasts, print media and films.
10) Who
was on 21 April 2015 honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award
2015? - Shah Rukh Khan
11) Pakistan
on 21 April 2015 conferred its top civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on whom? - Chinese President Xi Jinping
Note: The award was conferred for his outstanding contribution
in promotion of relationship between the two countries.
12) Union
Finance Ministry retained the rate of interest for General Provident Fund (GPF)
and other related schemes at __ per cent for 2015-16? - 8.7 %
13) Name
the new tournament announced by Cricket South Africa (CSA) on 21 April 2015? - Africa T20 Cup
Note: The tournament will have Zimbabwe, Kenya, Namibia, hosts
South Africa and 12 CSA affiliates and will be played from 4 September to 4
October 2015.
14) Who
recently became the first woman to climb the 8850 metre (29035 feet) Mount
Everest summit twice in a week recently? - Chhurim
Sherpa
15) United
Nations (UN) observed World Book and Copyright Day across the world on? - April 23
Note: In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright
Day would be celebrated on 23 April, as the date is also the anniversary of the
death of William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.
16) Which
international newspaper recently won the prestigious Pulitzer prizes for West
Africa Ebola coverage? - New
York Times
17) World
Malaria Day (WMD) was observed on 25 April 2015. Name the theme for the day for
this year? - Invest
in the Future. Defeat Malaria
18) National
Panchayati Raj Day was observed across India on? - April
24
Note: The day is observed to mark the passing of the
Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from
24 April 1993.
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19) National
Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on 21 April 2015 declared Rajaji National
Park in which state as India's 48th Tiger Reserve? – Uttarakhand
20) Which
Department on 21 April 2015 was awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for
Excellence in Public Administration for easy tax compliance through quality
service? - Income
Tax (IT) Department
21) Who
was on 20 April 2015 appointed as chief adviser of the Board of Control for
Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Anti-Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU)? - Neeraj Kumar
Note: He was the former Delhi Police Commissioner.
22) Name
the Indian- American who on 23 April 2015 took oath as the 19th US Surgeon
General? - Vivek
Murthy
23) Who
was on 22 April 2015 named as ambassador of HeForShe campaign by UN Women? - Thomas Bach, the president of International Olympic
Committee (IOC)
Note: HeForShe encourages men and boys to join in on the fight
for women's rights and gender equality all over the glove.
24) Janaki
Ballabh Patnaik who died on 21 April 2015 was the former Chief Minister of
which state? – Odisha
25) Name
the Japanese bullet train which on 21 April 2015 created a new world speed
record of 603 kilometer per hour (kmph) in a test run near Mount Fuji? – Maglev
26) Civil
Services Day was recently observed across India on? - 21 April
27) Which
state government on 19 April 2015 launched Subodham project, to help people in
the state to overcome addiction to liquor? – Kerala
28) Union
Cabinet on 22 April 2015 approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and
Protection of Children) Bill 2014. The bill seeks to amend which act? - Justice Juvenile (JJ) Act, 2000
29) Turrialba
volcano in which country erupted on 24 April 2015? - Costa Rica
30) What
was India's rank in the global happiness index released on 23 April 2015? - 117 among 158 countries
Note: The report was topped by Switzerland followed by Iceland,
Denmark, Norway and Canada.
31) Who
won the Monte-Carlo Masters title of Tennis on 20 April 2015? - Novak Djokovic
32) Which
country recently won it's first ever ODI series win against Pakistan? – Bangladesh
33) Which
online travel services provider on 22 April 2015 has acquired startup travel
guide firm Mygola? – MakeMyTrip
34) Name
the online monitoring mechanism launched by Indian Railways on 21 April 2015? -
E-Samiksha
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