Current Affairs Questions & Answers - June 24, 2015

Current Affairs Questions & Answers - June 24, 2015


Q1. Death Anniversary of founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee was observed on ______.

A. 20th June’15
B. 21st June’15
C. 22nd June’15
D. 23rd June’15

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ANSWER: D. 23rd June’15.

Dr. Mukherjee was a great statesman, thinker and patriot and the nation remembers him for his service to the Nation.



Q2. Name the two-time Oscar-winning composer of some of the biggest Hollywood hits like "Titanic", "Braveheart" and 'Avatar" who died in a plane crash on 22nd June’15?

A. James Horner
B. Eric Whitacre
C. John Corigliano
D. Judd Greenstein

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ANSWER: A. James Horner.

James Horner won the Oscar for best original score for his work on James Cameron's "Titanic" and followed it with original song win for Celine Dion-sung "My Heart Will Go On" in the film. Horner was piloting a small aircraft when it crashed into a remote area near north of Santa Barbara in California.



Q3.How much amount has been pledged by the World Bank for quake hit Nepal on 23rd June?

A. $100 Million
B. $500 Million
C. $300 Million
D. $400 Million

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ANSWER: B. $500 Million.

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said in a statement that the organisation is working with the Government of Nepal and its international partners to help the country get the resources it needs to build back better.



Q4. The government has cancelled the licenses of over 2000 Non-Governmental Organisations. Which state has topped the list with the cancellation of maximum NGOs?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Delhi

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ANSWER: C. Maharashtra

Maharashtra tops the list with the cancellation of licences of 964 NGOs followed by Uttar Pradesh with 740 and Karnataka with 614. The licences of 88 NGOs were cancelled in Tamil Nadu. The decision to cancel the registration of these entities under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was taken by the Union Home Ministry after the NGOs allegedly failed to submit their annual returns and in view of other anomalies.



Q5. Which state has topped the list of states commissioning grid connected solar power projects in the country?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Rajasthan

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ANSWER: D. Rajasthan

Rajasthan with an installed capacity of 1147 megawatt is followed by Gujarat (1000 MW), Madhya Pradesh (563.58MW), Maharashtra (363.7MW) and Andhra Pradesh (248.4MW).



Q6. Name the Mobile App launched to aid Clean Ganga Mission?

A. Namami Gange
B. Bhuvan Ganga
C. Swacch Ganga
D. Paavan Ganga

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ANSWER: B. Bhuvan Ganga

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti launched the Bhuvan Ganga Mobile Application. This will be used as a tool to support decision making and planning for the Clean Ganga Mission. Bhuvan Mobile App is a user-friendly application to enable public to collect and report information on various pollution sources that affects the water quality of river Ganga.



Q7. In which city was India's first diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) train service with an air-conditioned coach launched?

A. Ambala
B. Delhi
C. Kochi
D. Chandigarh

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ANSWER: C. Kochi

The train is equipped with bio-toilets and fully vestibule for free movement of passengers between coaches.



Q8. Name the lady who succeeded Mother Teresa as the head of Missionaries of Charity & died on 22 June 2015 following a prolonged illness in Kolkata?

A. Nirmala Rani
B. Nirmala Singh
C. Nirmala Thapa
D. Nirmala Joshi

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ANSWER: D. Nirmala Joshi

On 13 March 1997, six months before Mother Teresa's death in 1997, Sister Nirmala was selected as the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity. In April 2009, Sister Mary Prema was elected to succeed Sister Nirmala during a general chapter held in Calcutta.



Q9. Name the country that won the European Team Athletics Championships by winning 10 of the 40 events on the program?

A. Russia
B. China
C. India
D. South Korea

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ANSWER: A. Russia

This is the fourth time that Russia won the title since the inception of games in 2009. In totality, Russia won the 368.5 points, 22 points ahead of Germany which secured second place. France had their best finish at the championships, coming third by winning 319.5 points.



Q10. Which state has topped the list of states and UTs in Intellectual Property Rights filing in 2013-14?

A. Bihar
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Maharashtra

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ANSWER: D. Maharashtra

The top five states and UTs are Maharashtra (2892), Karnataka (1639), Tamil Nadu (1436), Delhi (1009) and Andhra Pradesh (879). While Maharashtra topped the list of states and Union Territories (UTs), Bengaluru was the top city in IPR filing.



Q11. Name the operation launched by European Union to stop human traffickers from bringing migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe on 22nd June’15?

A. EU FORNAV Europe
B. EU NAVFOR Med
C. EU TRAFFICKING
D. EU Migrants Med

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ANSWER: B. EU NAVFOR Med.

EU NAVFOR Med is abbreviated as European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Sea.



Q12. What is India’s position in terms of foreigners’ money in Swiss banks released by Swiss National Bank (SNB), the central bank of Switzerland, in the fourth week of June 2015?

A. 7
B. 61
C. 13
D. 19

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ANSWER: B. 61

As per the data, India now accounts for a meagre 0.123 per cent of the total global wealth worth 1.6 trillion US dollars in Switzerland's banking system. Indians' money in Swiss banks declined by over 10 percent to about 1.8 billion Swiss francs (1.98 billion US dollars or 12615 crore rupees) in 2014.



Q13. With which country has India has signed the biggest wheat import deals in over a decade?

A. Bangladesh
B. Austria
C. Russia
D. Australia

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ANSWER: D. Australia



Q14. Which country’s parliament was attacked by suicide bomber and gunmen on 22nd June’15?

A. Pakistan
B. Iraq
C. Afghanistan
D. Nigeria

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ANSWER: C. Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. A spokesman said it was timed to coincide with the appearance in parliament of Afghanistan’s new defence minister Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai.


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