Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Feb 15 & 16, 2015
Q1. Name the supersonic cruise missile successfully test fired by India on 14th Feb’15?A. BrahMos
B. Agni-V
C. Agni-IV
D. Prithvi-IV
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. BrahMos.
BrahMos has a range of 290 km and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg.
A. Microsoft
B. General Electric
C. Dell
D. Huwaei
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. General Electric.
Fifty per cent of the products manufactured from this unit will be exported to other GE global sites. General Electric’s Chakan-based multi-modal facility will support GE’s global operations as well as cater to the growing demand from the Indian market.
A. Finance and Planning, Revenue.
B. Power, Law and Justice.
C. Women and Child Welfare, Food and Supply.
D. None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. None.
Arvind Kejriwal has decided not to keep any portfolio with him. He will only look after the overall functioning of the Delhi Government.
A. 56,000
B. 1,00,000
C. 94,000
D. 33,500
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. 56,000.
Under 3rd National Lok Adalat cases were taken up in the Supreme Court, High Courts, district-level courts and taluka-level courts across the country (except Assam and Uttar Pradesh). The first edition of National Lok Adalat was held in 2013 and disposed around 71.50 lakh cases. In its second edition in 2014 a record of sorts was made with the disposal of around 1.25 crore cases on a single day.
A. Invest India 2015
B. Re-Invest 2015
C. Re-Invest India 2015
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Re-Invest India 2015.
Re-Invest India 2015 is a platform to engage bankers to come up with innovative financing models for renewable energy.
A. Punjab National Bank
B. ICICI Bank
C. State Bank of India
D. Bank of Baroda
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. State Bank of India.
SBI committed Rs. 75,000 crore for generation of 15,000 MW of renewable energy in the next 5 years.
A. Services
B. Haryana
C. Kerala
D. Maharashtra
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Services.
Services have won total 159 medals including 91 Gold Medals. The second spot was achieved by Kerala (54 Gold Medals) and the third spot was achieved by Haryana (40 Golds).
A. Haryana
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Goa
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Goa.
The 36th edition of National Games would be held at Goa in 2017.
A. Chris Jordan
B. James Anderson
C. Steven Finn
D. James Tredwell
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Steven Finn.
He took the wicket of Brad Haddin, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Johnson off the final three balls of the match.
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Five
View Answer / Hide AnswerQ11. Name the first Indian Player to score a century against Pakistan in a World Cup match?A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. Kapil Dev
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Virat Kohli
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Virat Kohli.
He broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar for scoring highest runs against Pakistan in a World Cup innings. Sachin Tendulkar scored 98 off 75 balls against Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup.
A. Sardar Singh
B. Baichung Bhutia
C. Robin Singh
D. Sunil Chhetri
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Sunil Chhetri.
A. West Bengal
B. Punjab
C. Delhi
D. Bihar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. West Bengal.
The scheme is aimed at helping the farmers to recover from crop loss due to floods and natural calamities. According to official sources the Agriculture Department has also taken some other steps for the benefit of farmers. The State Government has also fixed the selling price of paddy at 1 thousands 360 rupees per quintal.
