Current Affairs Questions and Answers - June 18, 2015
Q1. What is the aim of the new Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015 bill approved by Cabinet on 17th June’15 to replace the existing Bureau of Indian Standards BIS Act?
A. To bring in more products under the mandatory standard regime
B. End the Inspector raj
C. Compulsory hallmarking of precious metal articles
D. All of these
ANSWER: D. All of these
Q2. What is the target approved by Cabinet for India’s solar power capacity by 2022 under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission?
A. 10 Thousand MW
B. 1000 KW
C. 1 Lakh KW
D. 1 Lakh MW
Q3. On 17th June’15 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) told the Delhi High Court that it cannot include transgender as a third gender for applying for civil services exam as the category was not yet clearly defined by the ________.
A. President of India
B. Parliament
C. Supreme Court
D. Prime Minister of India
ANSWER:C. Supreme Court
Q4. Name the Mobile App of Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched on 17th June’15 to provide instant updates and an opportunity to receive messages and emails
directly from him?
A. Narendra Modi
B. PM India
C. Pradhan Sevak
D. Pradhan Mantri
ANSWER: A. Narendra Modi
Q5. Name the title of the book released on 17th June’15 that has been complied by Dr. Imran Chaudhary and Abhijeet Singh published by Muslim Rashtriya Manch?
A. Yoga and Islam
B. Islamic Yoga
C. Yoga for All
D. Karma Yoga
ANSWER: A. Yoga and Islam
Q6. Name the party led by P A Sangma whose recognition has been suspended by the Election Commission for its failure to file the election expenditure statement for 2014 Lok Sabha elections?
A. Sangma Rashtriya Dal
B. Sangma People’s Party
C. Meghalaya People Party
D. National People's Party
ANSWER: D. National People's Party
Q7. Name the continent that has overtaken Europe as the world's second richest region?
A. Oceania
B. North America
C. Asia
D. Africa
ANSWER: C. Asia
Q8. The NDA Government has decided to increase the number of workdays under MGNREGA from 100 days to ______ days in drought-affected areas.
A. 150 days
B. 200 days
C. 125 days
D. 300 days
ANSWER: A. 150 days
Q9. Name the player who became the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals?
A. Sardar Singh
B. Sunil Chhetri
C. I M Vijayan
D. Baichung Bhutia
ANSWER: B. Sunil Chhetri
Q10. Which state government has approved an Anti spitting law on 16th June’15?
A. Goa
B. Haryana
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamil Nadu
ANSWER: C. Maharashtra
Q11. Name the chief architect of Navi Mumbai who passed away on 16th June’15?
A. Charles Correa
B. B V Doshi
C. Laurie Baker
D. Raj Rewal
ANSWER: A. Charles Correa
Q12. Who is the author of the book ‘Recasting India: How Entrepreneurship is changing the world's Largest Democracy’?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Vikram Mehta
C. Hindol Sengupta
D. None of these
ANSWER: C. Hindol Sengupta
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