Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 19 & 20, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 19 & 20, 2015


Q1. Who has been appointed as the 20th Chief Election Commissioner of India on 19th Apr’15?

A. Umesh Sinha
B. Hari Shankar Brahma
C. Nasim Zaidi
D. Mansoor Ahmad

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ANSWER: C. Nasim Zaidi

Nasim Zaidi succeeded Hari Shankar Brahma, who retired on 18th Apr’15. He will be the CEC till July, 2017, when he turns 65. Dr Zaidi is a 1976 batch IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre.



Q2. Name the Indian who has been appointed as the University Advisory Professor at East China Normal University (ECNU)?

A. Raghuram Rajan
B. Vishal Sikka
C. NarayanMurthy
D. Ratan Tata

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ANSWER: B. Vishal Sikka.

Vishal Sikka is a Chief Executive Officer of Infosys. ECNU is a prestigious Chinese university.



Q3. In which city, BJP President Amit Shah inaugurated Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Hall at its state unit office on 19th Apr’15?

A. Tiruvanantpuram
B. Dispur
C. Kohima
D. Imphal

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ANSWER: D. Imphal.

Mr. Shah also released a book entitled Birth of Bharatiya Janata Party written by party’s state unit president Th. Chaoba Singh.



Q4. Who has been elected as the new General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on 19th Apr’15?

A. Sitaram Yechury
B. Prakash Karat
C. S Ramachandran Pillai
D. Mamta Banerjee

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ANSWER: A. Sitaram Yechury

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) elected senior politburo member Sitaram Yechury as the new General Secretary replacing Prakash Karat who has completed his three terms as the Party General Secretary.



Q5. Which country has presented a four- point peace plan for Yemen to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, calling for international action to end the "senseless" Saudi-led air campaign on Huthi rebels?

A. Canada
B. United States
C. Iran
D. India

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ANSWER: C. Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Ban Ki Moon in a letter that Tehran stands ready to help the United Nations restore peace to Yemen, where the rebels have taken over the capital and driven President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi into exile.



Q6. World Heritage Day was observed on _____.

A. 18th April
B. 19th April
C. 20th May
D. 15th April

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ANSWER: A. 18th April



Q7. What position has been achieved by the Indian Women Hockey team in the Hawkes's Bay Cup Hockey tournament?

A. Second
B. Third
C. Seventh
D. Fifth

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ANSWER: C. Seventh

In the classification match for the seventh/eighth positions at Hastings in New Zealand, the Indian team beat Japan 3-2. India had also beaten Japan to win the bronze at the 2014 Asian Games.



Q8. How many Indian race walkers qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics?

A. Three
B. Five
C. Seven
D. One

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ANSWER: A. Three.

Three Indian race walkers, Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat and Sandeep Kumar have qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics.



Q9.Name the boy who has set a national youth record in boys’ hammer throw event and won gold medal in the 12th National Youth Athletics Championships held in Bambolim, Goa?

A. Vinaysheel Kumar
B. Ashish Jakkar
C. Ajay Shastri
D. Sumit Rana

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ANSWER: B. Ashish Jakkar



Q10. Who has won the Monte Carlo title and become the first man to win the opening three Masters Events of the season?

A. Novak Djokovic
B. Roger Federer
C. Andrey Aggasi
D. Leander Paes

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ANSWER: A. Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic beat Tomas Berdych to win his second Monte Carlo title.


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