Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 20, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 20, 2015


Q1. How many new cold chains have been sanctioned for setting up in the country with a total investment of over Rs. 700 Crore?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40

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ANSWER: C. 30

These projects will help in reducing the wastage of food and the Ministry will also provide grant of Rs 274 crore on these projects.



Q2. Name the country that will host the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2015 in Sep 2015?

A. France
B. Singapore
C. Japan
D. India

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ANSWER: D. India

PATA travel mart is the premier travel trade show in the Asia Pacific region. It brings together international buyers and sellers and provides platform for promoting tourism destination of countries.



Q3. On which day the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 50th Anniversary of India’s first historic climb of Mt. Everest in 1965?

A. 20th May 2015
B. 19th May 2015
C. 1st June 2015
D. 5th June 2015

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ANSWER: A. 20th May 2015

The Indian Mountaineering Foundation is organizing this event to celebrate the historic climb of Mt. Everest in 1965 by an Indian team led by Capt. M.S. Kohli.



Q4. National Day of the Republic of Cameroon is being observed on ______.

A. 19th May 2015
B. 20th May 2015
C. 21st May 2015
D. 22nd May 2015

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ANSWER: B. 20th May 2015.



Q5. The ‘Kavaratti’ ship has been launched on 19th May’15 at a glittering ceremony held at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata. It is the _______ Ship of Project-28?

A. First
B. Second
C. Fourth
D. Last

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ANSWER: C. Fourth

The four ships of Project-28 built by GRSE, Kolkata have been designed indigenously by the Directorate of Naval Design, New Delhi and bear testimony to the acclaimed legacy of Naval Designers. Kavaratti will also be packed with an array of state of art weapons and sensors, including a Medium Range Gun (from M/s Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd), Torpedo Tube Launchers as well as Rocket Launchers (from M/s Larsen & Tubro), Close-In Weapon System (from M/s Gun and Shell Factory) and Chaff System (from M/s Machine Tool Prototype Factory).



Q6. Which state will host the Paragliding World Cup from 23rd Oct to 31st Oct’ 2015?

A. Odisha
B. Meghalaya
C. West Bengal
D. Himachal Pradesh

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ANSWER: D. Himachal Pradesh

This is for the first time that India will be hosting the Paragliding World Cup which will see participation from over 50 countries. Himachal Pradesh will host the Paragliding World Cup from 23 October to 31 October 2015 at Bir Billing in Kangra valley. The world cup will be held under the aegis of Para-gliding World Cup Association, France.



Q7. Name the department under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences on 18th May’15 that signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) for optimum use of weather information/forecast in the power sector?

A. National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting
B. India Meteorological Department
C. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
D. Earth Risk Evaluation Centre

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ANSWER: B. India Meteorological Department

All weather information provided by ESSO-IMD will be used by the Power System Operators across the India for better management of Indian Power System.



Q8. As announced by the Climate Group on 18thMay’15, which company became the first Indian Company to Join RE100 Renewable Energy Campaign?

A. TCS
B. Infosys
C. Wills Lifestyle
D. L & T

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ANSWER: B. Infosys

RE100 is a global platform for major companies committed to 100% renewable power. The company is already working to reduce its per capita electricity consumption by 50 per cent from its 2007-2008 levels and source all its electricity from renewable resources by 2018.



Q9. Which company has announced to become carbon neutral by 2018?

A. TATA Motors
B. Capegemini
C. Infosys
D. IBM

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ANSWER: C. Infosys

For this Infosys earmarked an amount of 400 crore rupees. The company announced to achieve carbon-neutrality on commuting and travel by its nearly 1.8 lakh employees and in doing so deepens its commitment to sustainability.



Q10. In which state new Catfish species ‘Glyptothorax Senapatiensis’ discovered in the year 2015?

A. Maharashtra
B. Manipur
C. Assam
D. Kerala

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ANSWER: B. Manipur

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) discovered a new species of catfish named Glyptothorax senapatiensis in the Chindwin river drainage in Senapati district of Manipur.



Q11. From which day the higher service tax of 14% which was proposed in the budget speech 2015 will be effective ______.

A. 31st May 2015
B. 30th June 2015
C. 30th May 2015
D. 1st June 2015

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ANSWER: D. 1st June 2015

This increased service tax will be inclusive of an education cess.



Q12. Who has been appointed as the Controller General of Accounts in the Ministry of Finance in May 2015?

A. M J Joseph
B. Jawahar Thakur
C. Rachna Sirkar
D. None of these

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ANSWER: A.) M J Joseph.

He will succeed Jawahar Thakur. Earlier he was the as the Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).



Q13. With which Chinese company, Reliance Jio Infocomm has signed a pact for sourcing various 4G devices?

A. Fujitsu
B. Huwaei
C. Indus Towers
D. Mitsubishi

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ANSWER: B. Huwaei.

Various devices include Wifi dongles, Tablets and Smartphones.



Q14. Name the Australian Wicketkeeper who announced his retirement from One Day International Cricket just a day before leaving for tour of West Indies and England?

A. Steve Smith
B. Adam Gilchrist
C. Brad Haddin
D. Mark Hughes

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ANSWER: C. Brad Haddin



Q15. Who led the ICC committee that recommended staging of Test Matches extending into the evening hours and also deliberated on the concept of four-day Test match, but in the end, decided to stick to the usual five-day format?

A. Jagmohan Dalmiya
B. Saurav Ganguly
C. S Srinivasan
D. Anil Kumble

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ANSWER: D. Anil Kumble

The Cricket Committee's mandate is to discuss cricket-playing matters and make recommendations to the ICC Chief Executives' Committee and the ICC Board that will meet in Barbados during the ICC's annual conference week, from June 22-26.


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