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Sunday, 9 August 2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS Q/A


  1. Who have been chosen as 2014's Time Magazine's Person of the Year ?
  2. Nednuri Krishnamurthy who passed away recently was a veteran in -------
  3. Mahaparinirvan Diwas was observed to mark whose death anniversary ?
  4. Which multipurpose crew vehicle of NASA intended to carry astronauts to deep space destinations like Mars, had its first test flight on 5 December ?
  5. Which person of Indian origin was appointed as one of the Science Envoys of the United States ?
  6. Name India's communication satellite launched on board an Arianespace rocket from kourou in French Guiana on 6 December.
  7. The Government of Uttar Pradesh has renamed Sant Ravidas Nagar district to ----------
  8. India extended its helping hand to tackle the drinking water crisis in which country, by providing hundreds of tones of potable water ?
  9. Who heads the committee set up by the Indian Railways to suggest ways to railway financing ?
  10. Navy Day was observed in India on ----------
  11. Name the new bench set up by the Supreme Court of India to exclusively deal with social issues ?
  12. Name the festival celebrated in Nagaland every year in the first week of December.
  13. The first Law minister of kerala and former supreme court judge who passed away recently.
  14. Who won this year's Deodhar Trophy cricket tournament ?
  15. The traditional brass and copper utensil making technique of which community in Punjab has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ?
  16. The Government of India has decided to observe the birthday of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as
  17. Grahanandan Singh, who passed away on December 7, was an eminent personality in which sporting event ?
  18. Mohammad Hafeez, suspended by the International Cricket Council for his illegal bowling action, is the off-spinner of which national team ?
  19. Who won the 2014 Blind Cricket World Cup ?
  20. International Anti Corruption Day was observed on---
ANSWER-
  1. The Ebola Fighters
  2. Carnatic music
  3. Dr. B R Ambedkar
  4. Orion
  5. Arun Majumdar
  6. GSAT-16
  7. Bhadohi
  8. Maldives
  9. D.K Mittal
  10. December 4
  11. Social Justice Bench
  12. Hornbill Festival
  13. V.R Krishna Iyer
  14. East Zone
  15. Thatheras
  16. National Good Governance Day
  17. Hockey
  18. Pakistan
  19. India
  20. December 9
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  1. World Cancer Day was observed on ------ 
  2. Who is appointed as the new Union Home Secretary ? 
  3. Which Marathi novelist has been selected for the 2014 Jnanpith Award ?
  4. Who has been appointed by the United Nations as the Special Co- coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority ?
  5. Atmaram Bhende who passed away recently, was passed away recently, was an eminent theatre artist and film actor in which language ?
  6. Which Indian golfer claimed a maiden European Tour victory by winning the Malaysian Open ?
  7. How many sub-groups of chief ministers have been constituted within NITI Aayog ? 
  8. Which party won a landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly elections ?
  9. Which eminent economist won the inaugural John Maynard Prize ?
  10. Which country formed a coalition government comprising of the parties named Nidaa Tounes Part, Ennahda Party and the Free Patriotic Party.
  11. Which public sector company signed a contract with the Indian Air Force to supply 14 Dornier-228 aircraft ? 
  12. Who is appointed as the new Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) ?
  13. The 1892 painting named Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry) has recently been sold for $300 million, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold. Who is the Painter ?
  14. Which scheme, launched under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, aims all girls under 10 years to open account in post offices or in banks ?
  15. Which movie won the best film award in the 68th BAFTA Awards ?
  16. Which is awarded the best album of the year in the 57th Germany Awards ?
  17. Which eminent journalist won the Yash Bharti Samman by the Uttar Pradesh Government ?
  18. Which city hosted the first World Ocean Science Congress ?
  19. National Deworming Day was observed on -------
  20. Which multinational company became the first company to achieve a market capitalization of $700 billion ?
ANSWER -
  1. February 4
  2. LC Goyal
  3. Bhalchandra  Nemade
  4. Nickolay Mladenov
  5. Marathi
  6. Anirban Lahiri
  7. Three
  8. Aam Aadmi Party
  9. Amartya Sen
  10. Tunisia
  11. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
  12. M O Garg
  13. Paul Gauguin
  14. Sukanya Samridhi Yojana
  15. Boyhood
  16. "Morning Phase" by Beck Hansen
  17. Vinod Mehta
  18. Kochi
  19. February 10
  20. Apple
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  1. What was the codename of the initiative to remove tens of thousands of pounds of lethal Methylisocyanate from the Bhopal Plant after gas leak tragedy ?
  2. Which words were inscribed on the first postal stamp issued after India's independence ?
  3. Which battleship's wreck remains sunk in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii ?
  4. Which sport item's ruling body is the R&A ?
  5. Which nut is a rich source of selenium ?
  6. Which President of Belarus is often referred to as 'Europe's Last Dictator' ?
  7. Which country is known as 'Hrvatska' In its own language ?
  8. Which cricketing legend had a restaurant called 'Banana Leaves' that was washed away in the 2004 tsunami ?
  9. Which Indian State has the least number of rivers ?
  10. Through which processes is the pure alcohol obtained ?
  11. Who authored the book "The Wealth & Poverty of Nations" ?
  12. Which is known as the most multilingual city in the world ?
  13. What gives flavour and aroma to spices ?
  14. Which animal's breed is Anglo-Nubin ?
  15. Beating the Retreat Ceremony is associated with which national day celebration ?
  16. Chocolates can be bad for the health due to a high content of which heavy metal ?
  17. Which kingdom is described in Kalhana's Rajatarangini ?
  18. Which Mughal Emperor's official history is described in the 'Padshahnama' ?
  19. Who built the fortification in the Aravalli Hills, known as 'the Great Wall of India' ?
  20. Which musical instruments were brought to India by the Turks ?
  21. In the human body, where is the rotator  cuff muscle situated  ?
  22. Which famous Indian cricketer was the brother -in -law of legendary Sunil Gavaskar ?
  23. Who is known as ' the father of Indian Revolution' ?
  24. Which is the tallest flying bird in the world, predominently found in India ?
  25. Which Indian state is leading in the cultivation of sunflower ?
ANSWER -
  1. Operation Faith
  2. Jai Hind
  3. USS Arizona
  4. Golf
  5. Brazilnut
  6. Alexander Lukashenko
  7. Croatia
  8. Aravinda De Silva
  9. Haryana
  10. Oxidation
  11. David Landes
  12. Hongkong
  13. Aromatic amino acids 
  14. Sheep
  15. Republic Day
  16. Lead
  17. Kashmir
  18. Shah Jahan
  19. Rana Kumbha
  20. Sarangi & Rabab
  21. Shoulder
  22. G R Vishwanath
  23. Bal Gangadhar Thilak
  24. Sarus Crane
  25. Karnataka

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