Up to Date Question & Answer (April) Part – 2
As per the recent statement of
the Government, how many Indian satellites are currently operational?
- Twenty seven
Which country signed a deal with
Russia to allow Russian naval ships to use its ports in the Mediterranean Sea?
- Cyprus
Arun Singh is India’s new
ambassador to which country?
- United States
Which eminent Hollywood actor,
known for the character Mr.Spock in the Star Trek movie series, passed away
recently?
- Leonard Nimoy
The Union Budget 2015 – 16
proposed the lowering of the corporate tax from 30 per cent to …..
- 25 per cent
Who won the Hockey india league
2015?
- Ranchi Rays. They beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors in the finals
Who retained the title as the
richest person in the Forbes 2015 billionaire list?
- Bill Gates. Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico is at No.2. While the American investor Warren Buffet is the third in the list.
What does NERPAP, the programme
launched by the Election Commission of India, stand for?
- National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme.
Name the innovation promotion
platform proposed in the Union Budget, involving academics’, entrepreneurs and
researchers to foster a culture of innovation, R&D and scientific research
in India.
- ATAL Innovation Mission (AIM)
Who was sworn in as the chief
minister of Jammu and Kashmir?
- Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Nirmal Singh was Sworn in as the deputy Chief Minister.
Which regiment of the Indian
Armed Forces was honored with the president’s Standard?
- 44 Armoured Regiment. The Regiment. The 21 Squadron and the 116 Helicopter Unit were conferred the President’s Standard to the Indian Air force Units and Squadrons.
Who hit the fastest 150 in ODI?
- AB De Villiers
Who has been elected president of
the BCCI?
- Jagmohan Dalmia
Which state government has
recently increased the cash reward for inter-caste marriage, to one lakh
rupees?
- Haryana
Ther service tax is proposed to
be hiked to …….. percent from 12:36 per cent.
- 14
Which the first country to
legalise the creation of three parent
IVF designer babies using mitochondrial donation
technique?
- United Kingdom
The finance ministry and the
reserve bank of India signed an agreement to keep infiation below how much
percentage by.January 2016?
- Six
What was the theme of this year’s
Zero Discriminatiion Day (March 1)?
- ‘Open out, Reach Out’ – The theme of this year’s National Science Day (February 28) was Science for Nation Building
The Union Budget has proposed
setting up the AIIMS in how many states?
- Five (Jammu and Kashmir, Panjab, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Assam). There will also be an AIIMS like institution in Bihar.
Which educational institution in
Karnataka is to be upgraded as IIT?
- Indian School of Mines.
Which cinematographer and
director, known for the popular movies, ‘Bhargavi Nilayam, Murappennu, Nagarame
Nandi etc’ passed awayon 25 February?
- A.Vincent – He directed 55 movies in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam and worked as a cinematographer in 250 movies.
Name the Indian Navy’s one month
long annual maritime warfare exercise held recently over the Arabian Sea and
the Northern Indian Ocean.
- TROPEX – 2015. (Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise)
Who won the 2014 Mo Ibrahim Prize
for Achievement in African Leadership?
- Hifikepunye Phamab. He is the outgoing president of Namibia. The Award, instituted by the mobile communications entrepreneur Mohamed Mo Ibrahim, is and annual prize awarded to a former Head of State in Africa.
Who won the singles title in the
2015 Dubai ATP Tennis Championship?
- Roger Federer. Rohan Boppanna and Daniel Nestor won the double title.
Who became the first batsman to
score a double century in world coup?
- Chris Gayle (West Indies)
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