Current affairs Expected Questions

Q).1  Which country will host the Commonwealth Games 2022?

a) South Africa

b) Canada

c) United States

d) Australia

Q).2  In which Asian country people lost their lives in a series of Avalanche during the last week of Feb’15?

a) Pakistan

b) Nepal

c) Bangladesh

d) Afghanistan

D?

Q).3 Name the political party launched by the former Chief Minister of Bihar on 28th Feb’15?

a) Bihar Janta Party

b) National Common Man Party

c) National Awam Morcha

d) Hindustani Awam Morcha

Q).4 Name the cricketer who was inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on 28th Feb’15 and thus became the 3rd cricketer from the New Zealand to find place in this prestigious list?

a) Chris Cairns

b) Daniel Vettori

c) Martin Crowe

d) Chris Harris

Q).5 Name the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh against whom an FIR has been lodged in connection with alleged irregularities in appointments in the State Assembly Secretariat?

a) Digvijay Singh

b) Babulal Gaur

c) Shivraj Singh Chauhan

d) Uma Bharti

Q).6 Who has been sworn in as the new CM of Jammu and Kashmir?

a) Nirmal Singh 

b) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed 

c) Abdul Rehman Veeri 

d) Dr. Jitendra

Q).7 Who emerged the winner in the recently concluded Dubai ATP Tennis Championship 2015 in the Women's Singles category?

a) Simona Halep 

b) Karolína Plíšková 

c) Maria Sharapova 

d) Serena William

Q).8 In the Budget 2015, how much credit has been sanctioned for Rural Infrastructure Development Bank?

a) 10,000 Crore INR 

b) 15,000 Crore INR 

c) 20,000 Crore INR 

d) 25,000 Crore INR

Q).9 Which of the following is not in the list of states for which AIIMS has been sanctioned to be set up in this year's budget?

a) J&K 

b) Assam 

c) Himachal Pradesh 

d) Andhra Pradesh

Q).10 Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the National Book Trust (NBT) on 2nd Mar’2015?

a) Baldev Sharma

b) Manoj Singh

c) Vandana Tiwari

d) . Seema Singh

Q).11 Which state’s Election Commission has decided to launch a comprehensive programme ‘National Electoral Rolls Purification and Authentication Programme (NERPAP) in the State during Mar’15?

a) jammu & Kashmir

b) Delhi

c) Haryana

d) Punjab

Q).12 In which state Beef has been banned after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Animal Preservation Amendment Bill 1995?

a) . Gujarat

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

Q).13 Name the social activist who has announced 1100 km foot march against Land Acquisition Bill?

a) Kumar Vishwas

b) Anna Hazare

c) Kiran Bedi

d) None of these

Q).14 Name the Indian officer who has been announced as the next ambassador to United States?

a) Sujata Singh

b) Arun Singh

c) S Jaishankar

d) Mohan Framework

Q).15 On which framework the government and the Reserve Bank of India have signed an agreement whereby the government has set a target for RBI to bring down inflation below 6% by January 2016?

a) Monetary Policy Framework

b) . Fiscal Deficit Framework

c) Inflation Policy Framework

d) Commercial Framework

Q).16 In the budget 2015, the government has proposed to reduce the rate of Corporate tax to

a) 15% 

b) 20% 

c) 25% 

d) 30%

Q).17 In the budget 2015, name the mission that has been proposed to draw on expertise of entrepreneurs, and researchers to foster scientific innovations in the infrastructure sector:

a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Innovation Mission 

b) Atal Innovation Mission 

c) Malviya Innovation Mission 

d) CV Raman Innovation Missabove

Q).18 What is the increase in fund allocation to the defence sector in India in percentage terms over last year as per Budget 2015?

a) 7.87% 

b) 8.87% 

c) 9.87% 

d) None of the above

Q).19 Which of the following institutes is going to be upgraded to an IIT as per the budget 2015?

a) Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 

b) IISc Bangalore 

c) IIIT Allahabad 

d) IIIT Hyderabad

Answers Key:

1. a
2. d
3. d
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. d
9. d
10. a
11. c
12. d
13. b
14. b
15. a
16. c
17. b
18. c
19. a