Current Affairs MCQ: 27 April 2015

1) Haryana’s Ashish Jakhar on 17 April 2015 set a national youth record in boys’ hammer throw in the 12th National Youth Athletics Championships held at?

(A) Punjab

(B) Goa

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Kerala

2) World Heritage Day was observed on?

(A) 24 April

(B) 14 April

(C) 21 April

(D) 18 April

3) Who recently took charge as the new spokesperson of External Affairs Ministry?

(A) Syed Akbaruddin

(B) S Jaishankar

(C) Arun Kumar Singh

(D) Vikas Swarup 

4) Which Bollywood classic film was on 18 April 2015 released in Pakistan after 40 years of its release in India?

(A) Sholay

(B) Dilwale Dulhania le Jayenge

(C) Chandi Chauk

(D) Dastan

5) Aroon Purie, who was recently chosen as the 'Editor of the Year' is the Editor-in-Chief of which group?

(A) The Hindu

(B) Times of India

(C) India Today

(D) NDTV

6) 'Godse' is no longer unparliamentary except in reference to 'Nathuram Godse', Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has ruled recently. In which year Parliament had banned the use of the word?

(A) 1950

(B) 1976

(C) 1956

(D) None of these

7) President Pranab Mukherjee on 18 April 2015 inaugurated the centenary celebration of which High Court?

(A) Patna High Court

(B) Calcutta High Court

(C) Delhi High Court

(D) Bombay High Court

8) Venkadarath Saritha was recently appointed as the first female driver by Transport Corporation of which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Bihar

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Delhi

9) Who assumed charge as the 20th Chief Election Commissioner succeeding H.S. Bramha on 19 April 2015?

(A) Nasim Zaidi

(B) K G Balakrishnan

(C) V S Sampath

(D) None of these

10) Who won Bahrain Grand Prix 2015 recently?

(A) Nico Rosberg

(B) Kimi Raikkonen

(C) Lewis Hamilton

(D) Sebastian Vettel

Answers

1) Ans. (B) Goa

2) Ans. (D) 18 April

3) Ans. (D) Vikas Swarup

4) Ans. (A) Sholay

5) Ans. (C) India Today

6) Ans. (C) 1956

7) Ans. (A) Patna High Court

8) Ans. (D) Delhi

9) Ans. (A) Nasim Zaidi

10) Ans. (C) Lewis Hamilton

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Daily Current Affairs: 26 April 2015

1) Army conducted Akraman-II defense exercise in Rajasthan:

--> The Army on 26 April 2015 conducted a major exercise, 'Akraman-II', in Rajasthan to test a new generation of weaponry and platforms employed in the desert region.

--> The exercise was conducted by the Bhatinda-based Chetak Corps, a part of South Western Command.

--> The exercise also test the capabilities of Indian Air Force in launching deep insertion of airborne and helicopter- borne army units.

2) Norway’s Magnus Carlsen won Shamkir chess tournament:

--> World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway on 26 April 2015 won the Shamkir Chess tournament held in Azerbaijan.

--> In the ninth and final round, he defeated Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijan in 35 moves and scored seven points.

--> Former world champion Viswanathan Anand finished second in this tournament after he drew against Fabiano Caruana of Italy.

3) Anil Kapoor gets Dinanath Mangeshkar Award:

--> Actor Anil Kapoor was conferred the Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award on the occasion of the death anniversary of singer Lata Mangeshkar's father.

--> He was presented the award by noted historian and writer Babasaheb Purandare.

--> Apart from Anil Kapoor, veteran Marathi actor Dilip Prabhavalkar was also bestowed with the prestigious Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2015. 

4) Logo, Slogan and Tagline for the New Education Policy Campaign finalised:

--> Union HRD Minister, Smt Smriti Irani introduced Shri Nawaj Shaikh, the winner of the logo competition for the New Education Policy at the Press Briefing held in New Delhi 0n 24 April 2015.

--> This competition was held through MyGov Platform.

--> Minister while introducing the winner said that for the first time ever the logo designed by a common man of the country and not by any advertising agency or a corporate house has been considered for the New Education Policy campaign.

--> “Nayi Shiksha Neeti Kare Saakaar, Gyaan, Yogyata aur Rojgaar”prepared by Vinod Kumar Maheshwari of Rewari (Haryana) will be the slogan.

--> “Educate Encourage Enlighten”by Ms. Vipitha Devi of Paravur (Kerala) will be the English tagline of the New Education Policy.

5) “Operation Maitri”name given to Indian Army’s relief and rescue operation in Nepal:

--> Operation Maitri” is the name given to the massive rescue and relief launched by the Indian Army in Nepal.

--> It involves medical teams, Engineer Task Forces (consisting of manpower, skid steers and JCBs), blankets and tents and INMARSAT for satellite communications devices.

--> The operation was launched shortly after the 7.9-magnitude quake hit Nepal at 11.56 am on 25 April.

6) Parliamentary panel wants Direct Taxes Code to stay:

--> A Parliamentary panel has rejected the Government's view of there being "no merit" in going ahead with the direct taxes code (DTC).

--> Noting that it was "not convinced" with the Government's reply, the Standing Committee on Finance headed by Veerappa Molly has urged the Modi-Government to go ahead with the DTC.

--> The DTC should be implemented within a stipulated deadline along the lines of the goods and services tax (GST) regime, the Standing Committee said in a report tabled in the Lok Sabha on

7) Ratan Tata bought stake in Chinese Phone Maker Xiaomi:

-->  Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of the holding company of the Tata conglomerate, has acquired a stake in Xiaomi Technology.

--> Financial details of the unspecified stake bought by Tata in Xiaomi, the first by an Indian, were not disclosed.

--> Xiaomi, the No. 3 global smartphone maker, was valued at $45 billion after a December funding round.

8) Volkswagen board chairman Ferdinand Piech resigned:

--> Chairman of the board of Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, has stepped down after clashing with other board members over his criticism of the company's top management.

--> Volkswagen said in a statement that Ferdinand Piech was resigning with immediate effect.

9) Double amputee swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya passed away:

--> India swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya, the only man with amputated legs to cross the English Channel in 1997 died.

--> A double amputee below the knee, who had conquered the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar in 2001 and the Palk Strait in July 2010, was very popular and Indian cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar was one of his admirers.

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25th April 2015 Important Current Affairs Updates

1) Bharatiya Mahila Bank won the Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015:

--> Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) Ltd on 23 April 2015 won the Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015.

--> It was awarded for Technology Implementation in the category of Best Outsourcing Project (New Bank).

--> The award was received by Usha Ananthasubramanian, the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of BMB at a function held in Hong Kong during the Asian Banker Summit 2015. 

2) Marathi novelist Bhalchandra Nemade presented 50th Jnanpith Award:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 April 2015 presented Jnanpith award to renowned literary figure Bhalchandra Nemade.

--> Speaking after the presentation of the 50th Jnanpeeth Award to Prof Bhalchandra Nemade, the Prime Minister said creative writing has the capacity to touch lives of several generations.

--> Seventy-six-year-old Nemade hails from Jalgaon Maharashtra.

--> Nemade 1963 novel Kosala(Cocoon) which was written in just 16 days changed the dimensions of Marathi novel.

3) Yashwant Sinha gets highest French honour of Officier de la Légion d’Honneur:

--> French Government has honoured former Union Finance Minister and veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha with Officier de la Légion d’Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour).

--> It is the highest French civilian distinction bestowed upon him in recognition of his international action taken during his stint as Union Minister of Finance, Minister External Foreign Affairs and for his invaluable contribution to international issues.

4) Indian-origin scientist won Heinz Award:

--> An Indian-origin scientist at MIT Sangeeta Bhatia, who has developed artificial human microlivers for drug testing, has won a prestigious $2,50,000 Heinz award for her work in tissue engineering and disease detection.

--> Sangeeta Bhatia at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been named the recipient of the 2015 Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment.

--> The award includes an unrestricted prize of $ 2,50,000.

--> The Heinz Awards annually recognise individuals for their extraordinary contributions to arts and humanities; environment; human condition; public policy; and technology, the economy, and employment.

5) Powerful earthquake rocked Nepal:

--> A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale struck Nepal on 25 April 2015 killing and injuring thousands of people.

--> The quake and a series of serious aftershocks delivered a severe blow to Nepal, one of the world's poorest and least-developed nations.

--> The earthquake with epicentre at Lamjung, around 80 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu, had its impact in Northern India as well.

--> Kathmandu's Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was completely damaged in the quake.

--> The nearly two-century old 9-storey landmark Dharhara tower in the centre of the capital collapsed and several people are feared trapped.

6) World Malaria Day observed:

--> World Malaria Day is observed globally on 25 April 2015.

--> The theme for the 2013-2015 campaign is Invest in the Future. Defeat Malaria.

--> The day is observed to recognise the global efforts to control malaria.

7) Bank of Baroda tied up with UAE Exchange for instant money transfer:

--> Leading Indian public sector bank Bank of Baroda (BoB) has partnered with UAE Exchange to offer Non-resident Indian (NRI) customers an instant cash transfer facility.

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Current Affairs Quiz: 26 April 2015

1) Pakistan and which country have recently agreed to hold first-ever joint military exercises as part of their enhanced defence cooperation?

(A) China

(B) USA

(C) Russia

(D) India

2) Surya Bahadur Thapa who passed away recently was the former Prime Minister of which country?

(A) Nepal

(B) Bhutan

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) Singapore

3) Who was appointed the Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly on 16 April 2015?

(A) Jagdish Pradhan

(B) Vijender Gupta

(C) Om Prakash Sharm

(D) None of these

4) Which player recently became England’s highest wicket-taker in Test cricket?

(A) Stuart Board

(B) Joe Root

(C) Alastair Cook

(D) James Anderson

5) According to draft regulations released recently by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Life insurance policies sold through common service centres (CSCs) would have a maximum sum assured of?

(A) Rs 2 lakh

(B) Rs 5 lakh

(C) Rs 10 lakh

(D) Rs 25 lakh

6) World Haemophilia Day was observed globally on?

(A) 15 April

(B) 16 April

(C) 17 April

(D) 18 April

7) Oil India, the nation's second largest state-owned oil explorer, on 17 April 2015 announced that it has commissioned a 54 MW wind energy project in which two states?

(A) Andhra Pradesh and Telengana

(B) Kerala and TamilNadu

(C) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

(D) Punjab and Haryana

8) Supreme Court on 17 April 2015 appointed whom to head a new investigating team to further probe the IPL-6 spot-fixing and betting scandal?

(A) Vivek Murthy

(B) Vivek Priyadarshi

(C) Ranjib Biswal

(D) None of these

9) RBI recently notified that term deposits of Rs ___ lakh and below must have premature withdrawal facility?

(A) 15 lakhs

(B) 10 lakhs

(C) 5 lakhs

(D) 2 lakhs

10) US President Barack Obama has recently honoured whom with 'Champion of Change' award?

(A) Kailash Satyarthi

(B) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

(C) Sachin Tendulkar

(D) Satya Nadella

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Russia

2) Ans. (A) Nepal

3) Ans. (B) Vijender Gupta

4) Ans. (D) James Anderson

5) Ans. (A) Rs 2 lakh

6) Ans. (C) 17 April

7) Ans. (C) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

8) Ans. (B) Vivek Priyadarshi

9) Ans. (A) 15 lakhs

10) Ans. (D) Satya Nadella

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Today's (26 April 2015) NICL Assistant Exam Questions: Evening Shift

Friends..here are the questions asked in today's (26 April 2015) Evening Shift NICL Assistant Exam shared by Kumar Ravi, Vaishnavi, Arun Vaswani.  

1) Which country will host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019? - France

2) 'Sunny Days: An Autobiography' is the autobiography of which sports person? - Sunil Gavaskar

3) Minimum face value of Kisan Vikas Patra? - Rs.1000/-

4) Tiger Woods is related to which sport? - Golf

5) Which country will host ICC Cricket World Cup 2015? - England and Wales

6) Currency of South Africa? - South African Rand

7) Full form of SLR? - Statutory Liquidity Ratio

8) Court Movie, which won the best feature film in 62nd National Film Awards was released in how many languages? - Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English

9) Kathakali is an art form from which state? - Kerala

10) Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)? - Vienna, Austria

11) Abel Prize is related with? - Mathematics

12) Which state in India has least literacy ratio? - Bihar

13) Madrid is the capital of which country? – Spain

14) Who is the first women speaker of the Lok Sabha? – Meira Kumar

15) Which among the given is a State owned insurance company? – NICL

16) Simlipal National Park is situated in which state of India? – Orissa

17) Exide life insurance was earlier known as? – ING Vyasya Life Insurance

18) What is function of IRDA? – Regulate Insurance Industry

19) Where is the Satyajit Ray film institute located at? – Kolkata

20) Where is UNEP Head quarters situated? – Nairobi, Kenya

21) Press freedom day is observed on? – May 3

22) How much percentage of people are covered under insurance in India? – 17%

23) What is the Minimum amount allowed under the KVP (Kisan Vikas Patra)? – Rs 1000

24) Which country is the Largest producer of silk? – China

25) Who is the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs? – Jual Oram

26) Which is the insurance which covers risk plus the investment amount? – ULIP

27) The 1200 MW Power Plant at Khedar is located in which State? – Haryana

28) When is ‘Earth Hour’ observed? – March 28

29) The Indian Railways have signed MoU of how much amount with LIC? – Rs. 1.5 Lakh Crore

30) Bharat Ratna Madan Mohan Malviya was chairman of which newspaper? – Hindusthan Times

31) Veteran Journalist Vinod Mehta was associated with which magazine? – Outlook

32) Where is the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is located? – Mumbai

33) What is Hull Insurance? – The Insurance that protects owners against loss caused by damage or destruction of waterborne craft or aircraft.
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GA Questions asked in NICL Assistant Exam: 26 April 2015 (Morning Shift)

Friends..here are the questions asked in today's (26 April 2015) Morning Shift NICL Assistant Exam shared by Nayana, Sachin Vasudev. 

1) Dublin is the capital of which country? - Ireland

2) Who was the brand ambassador of the ICC cricket World Cup 2015? - Sachin Tendulkar

3) Currency of Philippines? - Philippine peso

4) Steve Smith is related with which sport? - Cricket

5) Which country is the largest producers of cotton in the world? - China

6) What was India's rank in the steel production in the world? - Third

7) Itanagar is a capital of which state? - Arunachal Pradesh

8) Which Indian recently won Stockholm Water Prize? - Rajendra Singh

9) Maximum age of girl child for opening Sukanya Samridhi Account? - 10 Years

10) International Labour Day? - May 1
11) Name the Central Bank of Singapore? - Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
12) Which Indian badminton player reached world no.1 ranking recently? - Saina Nehwal
13) Kisan Vikas Patra lock period? - 2 years 6 months
14) Brabourne Stadium is situated at? - Mumbai
15) Which organization recently won Gandhi Peace Prize? - ISRO
16) 'Playing it my way' autobiography of which sports person? - Sachin Tendulkar
17) Headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization? - Rome, Italy
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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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