Current Affairs Questions and Answers: April 2015:: The Ultraviolet
Current Affairs Questions and Answers: April 2015:: The Ultraviolet
1. Which party became largest political party in all over the World : Bharatiya Janata
Party by crossing the member figures of 8.8 Crore
2. Who won FBB Femina Miss India title 2015 : Aditi Arya
3. Which Cricketer known as the nickname of Pup : Michael Clarke
4. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University : Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
5. IRNSS-1-D satellite successfully launched by ISRO from which place : Sriharikota,
Andhra Pradesh
6. Who conferred with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award : Balbir Singh
Senior
7. Which State of India became 1st to launch e-Vidhan Mobile Apps in the Assembly :
Himachal Pradesh
8. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because : the ultraviolet
rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
9. Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which Dance : Kathak
10. Who is the Prime Minister of Japan : Shinzo Abe
11. What is the full form of VCR : Video Cassette Recorder
12. Who was 1st receipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award : Vishwanathan Anand
13. The book namely The Power and Glory written by which Author : Graham Greene
of United Kingdom
14. Which is principal organ of the United
accomplished its object : The Trusteeship Council
Nations
that
as
virtually
15. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of Indias contract
with which country : Greece
16. Which city of Japan became 1st ever district of Japan to recognise same sex
partnerships as the equivalent of a marriage : Shibuya
17. Who is the Prime Minister of Qatar : Abdullah bin Naseer bin Khalifa Al Thani
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38. Who is the Author of the book namely Aatank Ke Saaye Men : Garima Sanjay
39. The book Sankrant written by which famous Hindi poet : Kailash Vajpeyi
40. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are :
28 m 15 m
41. The famous person Pierre Cardin of Italy is associated with which field : Fashion
Designing
42. Who is the Prime Minister of Italy : Matteo Renzi
43. The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in :
Northeastern Zone
44. The invention of Waterbed invented by : Charles Prior Hall
45. Ashok Chakra is awarded for : the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice
on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
46. Who is the CEO of WIPRO : T.K. Kurien
47. Who resigned from the post of Chief Business Officer of WIPRO : Satishchandra
Doreswamy
48. Which Indian Badminton player became No.1 player in all over the World : Saina
Nehwal
49. Who is the President of China : Xi Jinping
50. Who became the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court : Sunil Kumar Sinha
51. Who awarded with Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the year 2014-15 : Brendon
McCullum
52. What is the full form of FAME-India : Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of
Hybrid and Electric Vehicles-India
53. Who is the Prime Minister of Singapore : Lee Hsien Loong
54. Which cricket player has scored the most runs in a single Test Innings : Brian Lara
of West Indies
55. DB computer abbreviation usually means : Database
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56. Placenta is the structure formed : by the union of foetal and uterine tissue
57. The monomer of polythene is : Ethylene
58. On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colours. This is due to:
Interference
59. When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed : with increase in the weight of
the nail
60. The year 1981 proclaimed as International Year of Disabled Persons by which
organization: United Nations General Assembly
61. Which is the Capital city of Iraq : Baghdad
62. Who won Gita Champions League : Marryam Siddiqui
63. Who organized Gita Champions League : International Society for Krishna
Consciousness (ISKCON)
64. Andes Mountains situated in which Country : South America
65. Who was Malli Mastan Babu who found dead in Andes Mountains : Mountaineer of
India
66. Which Indian Cricketer emerged as most searched player on Google : Mahendra
Singh Dhoni
67. What is the Currency of Tanzania : Tanzania Shilling
68. Film and TV Institute of India is located at : Pune, Maharashtra
69. Charles Correa of India has related with which field : Architecture
70. Which country is the most Gold producing in the World : China
71. Who founded the fountain pen in the year 1884 : Lewis Edson Waterman
72. Cannes Award is given for excellence in which field : Films
73. The book namely The Gathering Storm is written by which Author : Winston
Churchill
74. What is the full form of WWF: World Wide Fund for Nature
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75. The title of Viceroy was added to the office of Governor-General of India for the 1st
time in the year: 1858 AD
76. Which is the Capital city of United States of America : Washington D.C.
77. Which service closed by India Post : Money Order service
78. According to report released by Union Ministry of Urban Development, which State
leads in implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission : Gujarat
79. Which is the National Game of India : Hockey
80. Who is the CEO of Snapdeal : Kunal Bahl
81. According to the report of Global Resilience Index 2015, What is Indiasrank : 119th
82. According to the report of Global Resilience Index 2015, which country ranked at
No.1 position : Norway
83. Who is the President of Norway : Olemic Thommessen
84. Which is the currency of Switzerland : Swiss Franc
85. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won Miami Open Doubles Title 2015 after defeating
: Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia
86. Which county did Mohammad Azharuddin play for : Derbyshire
87. The sampling rate (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is : 44.1 khz
88. Potato is a modified form of : stem
89. The mass of one Avogadro number of helium atom is : 4.00 gram
90. On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop
of mercury remains almost spherical because : cohesion of mercury is greater than
its adhesion with glass
91. Who became the Prime Minister of Peru : Pedro Cateriano Bellido
92. Who is the President of Peru : Ollanta Humala
93. What is the full form of DGCEI: Directorate General of Central Excise
Intelligence
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94. The anti-corruption helpline number 1031 aunched by which State Government :
Government of Delhi
95. Who became the Governor of Mizoram : Keshari Nath Tripathi
96. Who won Golden Peacock National Quality Award : Delhi International Airport
Limited
97. Who appointed as Chairman of Indian Premier League Governing Council : Rajeev
Shukla
98. Georgia became the member of United Nations Organization in which year :1992
99. Who fits with this description Indian Cotton Merchant, Banker, Congressman, a
close associate of Mahatma Gandhi : G.D. Birla
100. The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from : Dead
Sea
101. What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma
Zworykin : Television
102. The UNESCOs Prix Jules Verne prize has been given to which of the following
serials of Doordarshan : Turning Point
103. The book namely The Naked Face is written by which Author : Sidney Sheldon
104. What is the full form of PMSSY? : Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
105. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was : Pali
106. What is the full form of CII : Confederation of Indian Industry
107. Recently, CII signed an agreement with which organization : European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development
108. Who won Institute of Physics Prize : Pratap Singh
109. Dena Bank signed an agreement with LIC to provide insurance cover to all
Aadhaar-linked savings account holders, the scheme will come into effect from which
date : 01 June 2015
110. World Health Day is observed on which date : 07th April
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111. What was the theme of World Health Day 2015 : From Farm to Plate, Make Food
Safe
112. The ozone layer restricts : Ultraviolet radiation
113. The first woman in space was : Valentina Tereshkova
114. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of :
Equator
115. In which decade was the telegraph invented : 1840s
116. Which is the highest civilian award of India : Bharat Ratna
117. Which is the highest civilian award of Pakistan : Nishan-e-Pakistan
118. The famous character Pickwick was created by : Charles Dickens
119. Where is the Headquarter of World Trade Organisation : Geneva
120. The term Yavanapriya mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted : Peeper
121. Who is Liu Xiang : Famous Athlete of China
122.
Which bank completed 25 years of its operations : Small Industries
Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
123. What is the full form of TRAI : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
124. TRAI launched which emergency number recently : 112
125. Who won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy : Gujarat Cricket Team
126. Who appointed as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre : Mayilsamy Annadurai
127. Dronavalli Harika won Bronze Medal in World Womens Chess Championship
after defeating : Natalija Pogonina of Russia
128. MUDRA Bank launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under which scheme :
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
129. What is the full form of MUDRA : Micro Units Development and Refinance
Agency Ltd.
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150. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific is located at : Bangkok
151. Who won Chinese F1 Grand Prix for the year 2015 : Lewis Hamilton of Britain
152. Chinese F1 Grand Prix for the year 2015 held in which city : Shanghai, China
153. What is the full form of SOA : Summits of the Americas
154. What is the name of new Air Service launched in India : Air Pegasus
155. Which State Legislature passed a bill that allows use of Nitrogen gas as a method
of execution : The State Legislature of Oklahome, USA
156. What is the full form of IRENA : International Renewable Energy Agency
157. Who is the Director General of IRENA : Adnan Z. Amin
158. Who appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Khadi Village and Industries
Commission : Arun Kumar Jha
159. Who is the President of JK Group : Bharat Hari Singhania
160. Employees Provident Fund Organisation suspended which amount for monthly
pension scheme : Rs. 1000
161. Where is the Headquarter of World Food Programme : Rome, Italy
162. Which is the currency of Italy : Euro
163. How many Indians evacuated under the Operation Raahat : About 5600 Indians
164. Hrushikesh Moolgavkar died recently, who was he : Former Air ChiefMarshal of
Indian Air Force
165. Which city named as Global Earth Hour Capital for the year 2015 : Seoul, South
Korea
166. What is the full form of ISSF : International Shooting Sport Federation
167. ISSF World Cup 2015 held in which city : Changwon, South Korea
168. Yuki Bhambri of India won Uzbekistan F1 Futures Mens singles title after
defeating : Dzmitry Zyrmont of Serbia
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189. The high reactivity of fluorine is due to : its high electro negativity
190. What is the full form of LED : Light Emitting Diodes
191. What is laughing gas : Nitrous Oxide
192. Army Day is observed on which day: 15th January
193. The ratio of width of our National Flag to its length is: 2:3
194. Vikram
Sarabhai
Thiruvananthapuram
Space
centre
is
located
in
which
city
195. The outer Himalayas lie between : The lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic
plain
196. Who was the Bowling Coach of South Africa Cricket team, resigned recently :
Allan Donald
197. Andaman and Nicobar Island lies at which Coast of India : Eastern Coast of
India
198. Who became 1st lady Judge of Sikkim High Court : Justice Meenakshi Madan
Rai
199. Who is the Governor of Sikkim : Srinivas Patil
200. 4th Lighthouse Museum of India will be opened in which city : Kannur, Kerala
201. Surya Bahadur Thapa, the former Prime Minister of Nepal, died recently, he
was remained Prime Minister of Nepal for how many times : 5 times
202. During World War-I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the Western
front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the which year : 1916 AD
203. Sanjay Dutt, the famous Bollywood actor was held under which Act : Terrorist
and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
204. The highest sand dunes are found in which Desert : The Sahara Desert
205. Who is Louis Reard? : French fashion designer
206. Who was the 1st Black American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature is : Toni
Morrison
207. Who is the Author of Ashtadhyayi : Panini
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227. James Anderson broke whose record of 383 wickets in Test Matches : Sir Ian
Botham
228. Stanislav Gross, the former Prime Minister of Czech Republic died recently, he
became Prime Minister at which age : 34 years of age
229. According to the report of TIME Magazine, who topped the list
influential persons : Kanye Omari West of USA
of 100 most
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246. Who is the highest wicket taker in Test Cricket : Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri
Lanka
247. Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many
minutes of music : 74 minutes
248. Mumps is a disease caused by : Virus
249. Which is the most important ore of aluminium : Bauxite
250. When the Solar Eclipse will take place : The moon is between the sun and the
earth
251. Balloons are filled with which gas : Helium
252. Journalist Day is observed on which date : 28th October
253. Mohiniattam Dance related with which Indian state : Kerala
254. Where is the Headquarter of National Power Training Institute : Faridabad,
Haryana
255. What percentage of Indias total population employed in agriculture : 70%
256. Which four persons expelled from AAP Party : Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra
Yadav, Anand Kumar, Ajit Jha
257. The service namely Tap-n-Pay launched by which private sector bank : ICICI
Bank Ltd.
258. The scheme namely Rupay Platinum Debit Card launched by which bank : IDBI
Bank
259. China and Pakistan signed an agreement which important project recently : ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor
260. Which three Indian Race Walkers qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics : Khushbir
Kaur, Manish Rawat, Sandeep
261. Which two Indians honoured at 5th Asian Film Awards 2015 : Shah Rukh Khan
and Zayn Malik
262. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, died recently, he was the former Chief Minister of State :
Odisha
263. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is located at which place : Darjeeling
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284. Water is a good solvent of ionic salts, why : Because it has a high dipole
moment
285. Which akademi is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and
music in India : Sangeet Akademi
286. The app namely UTS launched by which Indian department : Indian Railways
287. Operation Decisive Storm ended by Saudi Arabia, earlier it was started on : 25th
March 2015
288. Three new tiger reserves will be establish in India in which states : Madhya
Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh
289. Which train of Japan set the World record of 603 km per hour near Mount Fuji,
Japan : Maglev Train
290. Which is highest civilian award of Pakistan : Nishan-e-Pakistan
291. Which Chinese politician awarded with highest civilian award of Pakistan : Xi
Jinping, President of China
292. Pollution Management and Environmental
which organization recently : World Bank
Health
Programme launched by
293. Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest
possible area due to the : Force of cohesion
294. Who is Larry Lee Pressler : Famous politician of USA
295. Which is the largest gulf in all over the World : Gulf of Mexico
296. Who invented Bakelite : Leo Hendrik Baekeland of Belgium
297. Which is the capital city of Belgium : Brussels
298. Who is the 1st Asian winner of Nobel Prize : Rabindranath Tagore
299. The book namely The Man who knew Infinity written by Robert Kanigel is the
biography of which famous person : Srinivasa Ramanujan of India
300. What is the full form of NAM : Non-Aligned Movement
301. The Hubble Telescope, the joint venture between NASA and
European
Space Agency completed how many years of its establishment recently : 25 years
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302. You Tube the famous video sharing site completed how many years of its
establishment recently : 10 years
303. Gorkha Rifles of Indian Army completed how many years of its establishment
recently : 200 years
304. Shah Rukh Khan awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015
for which film : Happy New Year
305. World Book and Copyright Day observed on which date : 23rd April
306. Who was the 1st President of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) : R.E.
Grant Govan
307. What does AM mean : Amplitude modulation
308. Oxyreductases, transferases,
are allclasses of : Enzymes
hydrolases,
lyases,
isomerases
and ligases
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320. According to the report of World Happiness Report 2015, which country topped
the list : Switzerland
321. What is the full form of FFC : Film Finance Corporation
322. Who headed the 1st scientific group to leave for Antarctica in the year 1982 : Dr.
S. Z. Kasim
323. The light of distant stars is affected by : The earths atmosphere and interstellar
dust
324. The Seed Drill invented by which scientist : Jethro Tull
325. Pulitzer Prize is awarded for outstanding work in which field : Literature and
Journalism
326. G-15 is a group of : Developing countries
327. An English novel namely In Custody written by which author : Anita Desai
328. Which is the capital city of Sikkim : Gangtok
329. The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of how many years : 5 years
330. Paper currency firstly started in India in which year : 1861
331. Who was the Chairman of Volkswagen, resigned recently : Ferdinand Piech
332. Indian Oil Corporation started its new unit at which place : Paradip, Odisha
333. What is the regional language of Odisha : Oriya
334. World Malaria Day is observed on which date : 25th April
335. Indias Healthcare Portal launched by which famous personality : Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
336. Who won Heinz Award for the year 2015 : Sangeeta Bhatia
337. Gopinath Pillai awarded with Oustanding Service Award, earlier in the year 2012
he was awarded with which award : Padma Shri Award
338. Who won Asian Banker Achievement Award for the year 2015 : Bharatiya Mahila
Bank
339. Who is the CEO of Bharatiya Mahila Bank : Usha Ananthasubramanian
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340. Ricky Ponting, former Captain of Australian Cricket team also known as which
nick name : Punter
341. What is the full form of EPROM : Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
342. Ozone hole refers to : Decrease in thickness of ozone layer in stratosphere
343. The number of moles of solute present in 1 kg of solvent is called its : Molality
344. It is easier to roll a stone up a sloping road than to lift it vertical upwards because :
Work done in both is same but the rate of doing work is less in rolling
345. Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is :
Magnesium
346. Who is the CEO of iGate : Ashok Vemuri
347. Who is the CEO of Bank of Baroda : Ranjan Dhawan
348. Who is the President of Indonesia : Joko Widodo
349. Who awarded with Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2015 - Anil Kapoor
350. Who became 1st black female Attorney General of USA : Loretta Lynch
351. Who was invented the Rotary Steam Engine : James Watt
352. The book namely My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir was written by which author :
Jagmohan
353. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded
by : Dadabhai Naoroji
354. Devaluation of currency means : Reduction in the value of a currency vis--vis
major internationall traded currencies
355. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places :
Hazaribag and Singhbhum of Bihar
356. National Maritime Day of India falls on which date : 05th April
357. Light year is a unit of : Distance
358. Photosynthesis generally takes place in which parts of the plant : Leaf and other
chloroplast bearing parts
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