Current Affairs Questions and Answers – May 10 & 11, 2015
Q1. Name the veteran film actor conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award at the landmark Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister on 10th May’15?A. Shashi Kapoor
B. Amitabh Bachchan
C. Rekha
D. Dev Anand
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Shashi Kapoor
In the presence of his illustrious family and who’s who of the Hindi film industry, veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor received the prestigious Award.
A. Rashtra Nirman
B. Jansurakhsha
C. ManavRaksha
D. Pension Scheme
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Jansurakhsha
The schemes were launched simultaneously at 115 places in the country with Central and State Chief Ministers and senior ministers attending the functions.
A. Sarnath
B. Sun Temple
C. Taj Mahal
D. Char Minaar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Taj Mahal.
The committee for Demands for Grants (2015-16) for Environment Ministry also asked the government to vigorously implement a long-term strategy for developing and environmentally preserving the Yamuna river catchment area around Taj and check vehicular pollution in the historic city. The committee, headed by former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar, also recommended that afforestation should begin forthwith in the area surrounding the iconic mausoleum. The committee took note of a study conducted by two IIT, Kanpur, scientists which states that discolouration of Taj Mahal was taking place due to particulate carbon and dust deposits arising from combustion of fossil fuels and biomass.
A. High Wave Towers
B. Television Towers
C. Amplitude Wave Towers
D. FM Towers
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. FM Towers
By FM people can access radio on mobile phones and car’s stereos. Mr. Rathore said his ministry has set a target of covering 67 percent of the country by FM radio in the next 2 and a half years from 45 percent at present.
A. Two Times
B. Three Times
C. Four Times
D. Five Times
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Three Times.
The Pentagon says that China's official defence budget last year was 136.3 billion dollars while that of India was 38.2 billion dollars. The Pentagon said in its annual report to the Congress that China has significantly increased its defence budget over the past several decades and now has reached a position to pose threat to the American national security interest in the region.
A. Pankaj Advani
B. Abhijeet Kumar
C. Vikas Gowda
D. Vikram Sheth
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Vikas Gowda
Chad Wright of Jamaica was second, while Jared Schuurmans of United States was third.
A. Namaste India
B. Samruddh India
C. One India
D. Diverse India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. Namaste India
The President said Indian culture and its heritage of art, music and cinema have enjoyed love and appreciation across Russia over centuries.
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Jharkhand
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. West Bengal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. West Bengal
IISCO plant is situated in Burnpur, West Bengal.
A. Aam Manas Party
B. Harijan Party
C. Hindustani Awam Morcha
D. None of these
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. Hindustan Awam Morcha
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Goa
D. Kerala
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Gujarat
The commissioning of INS Sardar Patel would enable it to qualitatively augment its infrastructure and organisational effectiveness in Gujarat, which would improve
coordination and synergy with other maritime agencies of the government.
