Current Affairs MCQ - 18 April 2015

1) Union government on 7 April 2015 gave its approval to release an additional installment ____% of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01 January 2015?

(A) 6 %

(B) 10 %

(C) 3 %

(D) 7 %

2) What was India's rank among 133 nations on the Social Progress Index (SPI) ratings released globally on 8 April 2015?

(A) 129

(B) 101

(C) 49

(D) 14 

3) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India on 8th April 2015?

(A) S Jaishankar

(B) V S Sampath

(C) Nasim Zaidi

(D) HS Barhma

4) D Jayakanthan, who passed away recently, was a famous writer in which language?

(A) Malayalam

(B) Sanskrit

(C) Hindi

(D) Tamil

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 April 2015 launched MUDRA Bank which will provide credit of up to Rs 10 lakh to small entrepreneurs. MUDRA stands for?

(A) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency

(B) Micro Urban and Rural Development Agency

(C) Medium Units Development and Refinance Agency

(D) Micro Units Development and Refunding Agency

6) Newly formed Mudra Bank will be part of?

(A) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

(B) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

(C) State Bank of India (SBI)

(D) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

7) Which online e-commerce company on 8 April 2015 acquired mobile recharge platform Freecharge?

(A) Paytm

(B) Flipkart

(C) Snapdeal

(D) Amazon

8) A newly found crab spider family was recently named after which state in India?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Telangana

(C) Assam

(D) Himachal Pradesh

9) Reserve Bank on 8 April 2015 notified government's decision to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector to ___ percent?

(A) 49 %

(B) 51 %

(C) 100 %

(D) 26 %

10) Who was recently named as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2015 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack?

(A) AB De Villers

(B) Steve Smith

(C) Virat Kohli

(D) Kumar Sangakkara

Answers

1) Ans. (A) 6 %

2) Ans. (B) 101

3) Ans. (C) Nasim Zaidi

4) Ans. (D) Tamil

5) Ans. (A) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency

6) Ans. (D) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

7) Ans. (C) Snapdeal

8) Ans. (B) Telangana

9) Ans. (A) 49 %

10) Ans. (D) Kumar Sangakkara

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Check SSC CHSL Exam 2014 Results Published

Friends.. Staff Selection Commission has published the result of its Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) examination held on 02.11.14, 09.11.14, 16.11.14, and re-examination of some candidates on 15.02.2015 & 11.04.2015 for recruitment to the post of Data Entry Operators and Lower Division Clerks at various centres all over the country. As per write up of SSC 24,38,010 candidates appeared in the exam of which 50780 have declared qualified for the Descriptive Paper.

The descriptive paper of the Combined Higher Secondary Examination, 2014 is scheduled to be held on 10.05.2015.

Check Result of SSC CHSL Exam 2014: Click Here

Press release of SSC & cut off details: Click Here

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Constitution of India Quiz - Part 1

Friends.. As you know the Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. When it comes to competitive exams too, it assumes a supreme role and as you know, be it a national level exam or a state level PSC exam, no exams go without touching the Constitution of India. So from today we are starting a new Quiz series related to Constitution of India starting from the basics. This will help you in grasping the constitution related questions with ease. If you notice any error please bring it to our notice.  Happy reading!! 

1) Constitution of India intimately follows the Constitutional system of? - Britain

2) The constitution of India borrowed Parliamentary system of Government from? - Britain

3) The idea that Indians should have a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution of India was put forward by? - M. N. Roy

4) In which year did the Indian National Congress officially demanded for a Constituent Assembly? - 1935

5) The British Government of India accepted the demand for a Constituent Assembly in? - Linlitgow's August offer of 1940

6) In 1946, which Plan proposed a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India? - Cabinet Mission Plan

7) Proposed membership of Constituent Assembly according to Cabinet Mission? - 389

8) The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in? - 9th December 1946

9) Who was the first president (temporary Chairman) of the Constituent Assembly when it met on 9 December 1946? - Sachchidananda Sinha

10) The Constituent Assembly took how many days to draft a Constitution? - 2 Years, 11 months, 17 days

11) Who is known as the Prime Architect of Indian Constitution? - Dr. B. R Ambedkar

12) Who was the Chairman of Drafting Committee? - Dr. B. R Ambedkar

13) Who was the chairman of committee of Procedure and Steering Committee? - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

14) Who was the Chairman of Union Constitution Committee? - Jawaharlal Nehru

15) When was the Constitution of India adopted? - 26th November 1949

16) The Constitution of India was enacted in? - 26th January 1950

17) Structure of Constitution in 1950 was? - 395 Articles, 22 Parts, 8 Schedules

18) The famous Objective resolution was moved by? - Jawaharlal Nehru

19) When did Jawaharlal Nehru move the 'Objective Resolution'? - 13th December 1946

20) The 'Objective Resolution' was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on? - 22th January 1947

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Current Affairs Quiz - 17 April 2015

1) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and which bank have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJBY) for savings bank account holders of the bank?

(A) Vijaya Bank

(B) Federal Bank

(C) Dena Bank

(D) Union Bank of India

2) Who Arab poet recently won the Kumaran Asan World Prize for poetry?

(A) Adunis

(B) Naoemi Nye

(C) Suheir Hammad

(D) Elia Abu Madi

3) 15 year old Indian-origin schoolboy Pratap Singh was recently awarded the Institute of Physics Prize for conducting an experiment that verified an effect of?

(A) Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity

(B) Raman effect

(C) Both A & B

(D) None of these 

4) Dronavalli Harika who was in news recently is related with which sport/game?

(A) Badminton

(B) Squash

(C) Snooker

(D) Chess

5) M Annadurai recently took over as director of ISRO Satellite Centre situated at?

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Thiruvananthapuram

(C) Bengaluru

(D) Ahmedabad

6) World Health Day (WHD) 2015 was observed globally on 7 April 2015 with the theme?

(A) Vector-borne diseases: small bite, big threat

(B) Food safety: From farm to plate, make food safe

(C) Good health adds life to years

(D) Save lives: Make hospitals safe in emergencies

7) Opening Ceremony of the Eighth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) was held on 7 April 2015 at which stadium?

(A) Eden Gardens, Kolkata

(B) Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

(C) Firosha Kotla, Delhi

(D) Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

8) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently recommended which number as the single emergency number across the country?

(A) 100

(B) 108

(C) 112

(D) 101

9) Which state ton 7 April 2015 won the 2014-15 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy played at the KIIT Cricket Stadium, Bhubaneshwar?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Goa

(C) Kerala

(D) Gujarat

10) Who was recently elected as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2015-16?

(A) Sumit Mazumder

(B) Ajay Shriram

(C) Shobana Kamineni

(D) Rana Kapoor

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Dena Bank

2) Ans. (A) Adunis

3) Ans. (A) Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity

4) Ans. (D) Chess

5) Ans. (C) Bengaluru

6) Ans. (B) Food safety: From farm to plate, make food safe

7) Ans. (D) Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

8) Ans. (C) 112

9) Ans. (D) Gujarat

10) Ans. (A) Sumit Mazumder

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17th April 2015 GK Daily Updates

1) Under which agreement International Monetary Fund was established? - Bretton Woods Agreement

2) When was South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established? - 1985

3) Which has been described as the soul of the Indian Constitution? - Right to Constitutional Remedies

4) What is the tenure of Chief Election Commissioner of India? - Six years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier

5) Which state first established the institution of Lokayukta? - Maharashtra 

6) ‘Right to Education’ introduced through 86th Amendment came into force in which year? - 2010

7) The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority was set up in India on? - April 2000

8) Great Himalayan National Park, which has been accorded the UNESCO World Heritage Site status, is located in which state? - Himachal Pradesh

9) The first indigenous silent feature film (released on May 3, 1913) was called? - Raja Harishchandra

10) The food corporation of India was established in the year? - 1965

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16 April 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Nuclear-Capable Agni-III Ballistic Missile test-fired:

--> India on 16 April 2015 test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile, with a range of over 3,000 km, from a base in Odisha.

--> The surface-to-surface missile was fired from a launch complex at the Inner Wheeler Island off the coast of Dhamra in Bhadrak district.

--> Agni-III is capable of carrying warheads weighing up to 1.5 tonnes & is a surface-to-surface missile.

--> It is 16 metres in length and weighs 48 tonnes.

--> The missile has a two-stage solid propellant system.

2) Pakistan, Russia to hold first-ever joint military exercise:

--> Pakistan and Russia have agreed to hold first-ever joint military exercises as part of their enhanced defence cooperation.

--> The agreement was reached during a meeting in Moscow between Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu.

3) India and Canada signed nuclear agreement on supply of Uranium:

--> India and Canada on 15 April 2015 signed a nuclear agreement on supply of uranium to India.

--> The agreement was signed between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

--> PM Modi is on a three-day official visit to Canada, which is the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 42 years.

4) Former Nepal Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa died:

--> Former Nepal Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa passed away at Medanta Hospital on 16 April 2015.

--> Eighty-seven-year-old Mr. Thapa served as Prime Minister of Nepal for five terms, under three different Kings, in a politcal career spanning more than 50 years.

--> In 1966, he was first appointed as Prime Minister under the modified constitution of Nepal.

5) Vijendra Gupta appointed LoP in Delhi Assembly:

--> Bharatiya Janata Party’s legislature party leader Vijendra Gupta was appointed the Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly.

--> A notification to that effect was issued by Delhi Vidhan Sabha Secretary on 16 April 2015.

--> Mr. Gupta, who represents Rohini in the Assembly, said he did not demand the position and the Speaker designated him to the post as per the statute.

6) Susanta Lahiri, a co-creator of element 117, awarded Hevesy Medal:

--> Professor Susanta Lahiri, Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, received the Hevesy Medal Award 2015, on April 12 at the Tenth International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radio-analytical Chemistry.

--> The award is for his outstanding contributions to heavy ion induced radioisotope production, tracer packet technique, converter targets, and green chemistry.

--> The other person to also win the award this year is Professor Kattesh V. Katti of the Cedntre for Radiological Research, University of Missouri, Columia.

--> This premier international award named after George de HEVESY, the 1943- Chemistry Nobel Laureate, for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes, is given to “an individual in recognition of excellence through outstanding, sustained career achievements in the fields of pure as well as applied nuclear and radiochemistry, in particular applications to nuclear analytical chemistry.

7) Navy's new destroyer INS Visakhapatnam to be launched soon:

--> Indian Navy's new destroyer, INS Visakhapatnam, with enhanced capability to operate in nuclear, biological and chemical atmosphere, will be launched in Mumbai on 19 April 2015.

--> The ship is the first of the four follow-up order of the Kolkata class warships and will give a major flip to India's maritime capabilities when it is inducted in 2018.

--> The ship, named Visakhapatnam (Project 15 B), a stealth destroyer, is 65 per cent indigenous and has a number of weapon systems which have been made at home.

8) Neeraj Kumar set to be BCCI's new ACSU chief:

--> BCCI is planning appointment of former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar as the chief of board's Anti Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) in place of Ravi Sawani, who is unlikely to get an extension.

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16th April 2015 Current Affairs Multiple Choice Questions

1) Who was on 6 April 2015 re-appointed as the chairman of the IPL governing council?

(A) Saurav Ganguly

(B) Rajeev Shukla

(C) Sunil Gavaskar

(D) Sandeep Patil

2) Name India's first Scorpene submarine which was recently launched for sea trials?

(A) INS Alleppy

(B) INS Vikrant

(C) INS Kalvari

(D) INS Pigeon

3) Which country will host the fifth meeting of SAARC health ministers in April 2015?

(A) India

(B) Nepal

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) Bangladesh

4) Which state government on 5 April 2015 re-launched the anti-corruption helpline number 1031 to help people register their complaints if they are harassed for bribes?

(A) Haryana

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Delhi

(D) Rajasthan

5) Which airport has recently bagged the prestigious Golden Peacock National Quality Award for the year 2015?

(A) Delhi International Airport Limited

(B) Veer Savarkar International Airport

(C) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

(D) Trivandrum International Airport

6) What is the code name of the military operation in Yemen against Shia Houthi group?

(A) Operation Rahat

(B) Operation Thunderbolt

(C) Operation All Out

(D) Operation Decisive Storm

7) Carolina Marin who recently won the women's singles titles of Malaysia Open Super series Premier badminton tournament, is from which country?

(A) Germany

(B) Spain

(C) Switzerland

(D) Malaysia

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 April 2015 launched National Air Quality Index (AQI) for monitoring the quality of air in major urban centres across the country on a real-time basis.  The AQI has been developed by the Central Pollution Control Board in consultation with?

(A) IIT-Kanpur

(B) IIT-Madras

(C) IIT-Delhi

(D) IIT-Guwahati

9) Who won the 2015 Miami Open Tennis women's singles title on 5 April 2015?

(A) Carla Suarez

(B) Serena Williams

(C) Martina Hingis

(D) Maria Sharapova

10) Who won the 2015 Miami Open Tennis men's singles title on 5 April 2015?

(A) Andy Murray

(B) Roger Federer

(C) Rafael Nadal

(D) Novak Djokovic

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Rajeev Shukla

2) Ans. (C) INS Kalvari

3) Ans. (A) India

4) Ans. (C) Delhi

5) Ans. (A) Delhi International Airport Limited

6) Ans. (D) Operation Decisive Storm

7) Ans. (B) Spain

8) Ans. (A) IIT-Kanpur

9) Ans. (B) Serena Williams

10) Ans. (D) Novak Djokovic

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Daily GK Updates- 16 April 2015

1) The country that shares longest border with India is? - Bangladesh

2) The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river? - Ravi

3) Currency of Japan is? - Yen

4) Which operation was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement? - Operation Thunderbolt

5) Who was the President of the ‘Flag Committee’? - J. B. Kriplani

6) Veliconda Hills, which is a part of Eastern Ghats, is situated in? - Andhra Pradesh

7) Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day? - Sparrow Day

8) The gases used in normal welding process are? - Oxygen and Acetylene 

9) The Treaty of Srirangapatna was signed in 1792 between Tipu Sultan and? - Cornwallis

10) Who was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress? - Badruddin Tyabji

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Daily Current Affairs Updates - 15 April 2015

1) Sachin Tendulkar inducted into Laureus Sports Academy:

--> Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was inducted as one of the five new members into the prestigious Laureus Sports Academy in a glittering annual award ceremony at the Shanghai Grand theatre on 15 April 2015.

--> Besides Tendulkar, retired Chinese professional basketball player Yao Ming, Kenyan long-distance runner Tegla Loroupe, Chinese gymnast Li Xiaopeng and former Chinese short track speed skater Yang Yang were the other athletes to be inducted into the Laureus academy.

--> Last year, Rahul Dravid was selected as a member of the academy.

--> Laureus World sports Academy is the jury which decides upon the winners for all categories at World Sports awards given out every year.

2) Djokovic won Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award:

--> Novak Djokovic has been named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year at a ceremony on 15 April 2015 in Shanghai, China.

--> Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) - Athletics won the world sportswoman of the year.

--> Germany (men's) football team was named world  team of the year.

3) Govt. formed panel to review Official Secrets Act:

--> A high-level committee formed by the Union government to look into the provisions of the Official Secrets Act in the light of the Right to Information (RTI) Act will meet for the first time in North Block on 16 April 2015.

--> The committee, comprising Home Secretary L.C. Goyal, Law Secretary P.K. Malhotra and Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Sanjay Kothari, was constituted in February, but notified only recently.

--> The inter-ministerial committee will be headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth.

4) Janata Parivar announced merger, Mulayam to head new party:

--> Six political parties viz. Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Samajwadi Party (SP), Janata Dal (Secular), Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Samajwadi Janata Party (SJP) on 15 April 2015 announced the formation of a new party by merging themselves.

--> Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh will head the party and the parliamentary board, but the name, flag, symbol, policy and party programme will be finalised by a six-member committee later.

5) Nokia to buy Alcatel-Lucent:

--> Telecom equipment major Nokia will acquire which French telecommunications Alcatel-Lucent for around $16.6 billion.

--> Nokia will give Alcatel-Lucent shareholders 0.55 shares in the combined company for each of their old shares, resulting in 33.5% of the entity being in Alcatel's hands and Nokia having 66.5% if the public exchange offer is fully taken up.

6) Mohan Kumar appointed as new Indian Ambassador to France:

--> Senior diplomat Mohan Kumar, currently India's top envoy to Bahrain, has been appointed the next Ambassador to France to succeed Arun Kumar.

--> A 1981-batch IFS officer, Mohan Kumar is expected to take up his assignment shortly, External Affairs Ministry said.

--> The official announcement for Mohan Kumar's appointment comes six days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France.

--> Arun Kumar has been appointed the country's Ambassador to the US, replacing S Jaishankar.

7) BHEL, Russian firm INTMA ink pact for power plant in Kazakhstan:

--> State-owned power equipment maker BHEL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Russian company INTMA, to set up a gas-based power project in Kazakhstan.

--> The MoU will further help BHEL in consolidating its presence in the CIS countries, the company said.

--> BHEL is currently executing 23 major projects in 16 countries and has a presence in more than 75 countries.

--> INTMA is one of the leading general Engineering Procurement and Construction contractors (EPC) in Russia and Kazakhstan.

8) Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai sworn in as first lady judge of Sikkim High Court:

--> Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai was sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court.

--> Governor of Sikkim Srinivas Patil administered the oath of office to her at Raj Bhavan in Gangtok.

9) Assamese Filmmaker Bidyut Chakraborty passed away:

--> Renowned Assamese filmmaker and actor Bidyut Chakraborty died on 15 April 2015.

--> He directed several Assamese movies including Raag-Biraag, Goon Goon Gaane Gaane, Dwaar.

--> Chakraborty even won Indira Gandhi national award for Raag Biraag.

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15th April 2015 Daily GK Updates

1) Which Indian State is the leading Cotton producer? - Gujarat

2) Where are the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located? - Switzerland

3) In which session of the Indian National Congress was the “Poorna Swaraj” resolution adopted? - Lahore Session in 1929

4) Who is author of “Imagining India”? - Nandan Nilekani

5) The currency of European Union is? - Euro

6) Who gave the title of ‘Mahamana’ to Madan Mohan Malaviya? - Mahatma Gandhi

7) In which part of the Indian Constitution, the Fundamental Duties are enshrined? - Part 4-A

8) Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement? - Lord Linlithgow

9) Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923? - Chittaranjan Das

10) Blood group was discovered by? - Landsteiner

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