Current Affairs Questions and Answers - August 04, 2015
Q1. In which month will the Bengali Edition of Krishi Darshan Channel of Doordarshan be launched?A. August’15
B. September’15
C. October’15
D. November’15
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. September’15
The Channel will cater to the needs of farmers and will provide necessary information relating to various aspects of rural life and professions in the State.
A. National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme
B. International Retail Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme
C. National Retailing Competitiveness Programme
D. National Servicing Competitiveness Programme
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme
A. BJP
B. AIADMK
C. TMC
D. Congress
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Congress
The suspended leaders were protesting against the government over the Lalit Modi and Vyapam scams. Taking tough action against the agitating members, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said they were suspended for persistently and willfully obstructing the House. She ruled that the 'named' members will not attend five sittings of the House.
A. Rajasthan
B. Punjab
C. Gujarat
D. Haryana
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Haryana
Under this project about ten lakh beneficiaries would get payment of social security pensions of July 2015 through banks or post offices directly into their accounts marking the successful completion of its first phase.
A. West Bengal
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Odisha
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Odisha
The government will set up 300 cold storage centres across Odisha in which about 25 lakh tonne of onion can be stored that will help in containing the price rise of onion.
A. Seema Chawla
B. Dipa Karmakar
C. Ritu Singh
D. Pooja Bedi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: B. Dipa Karmakar
Chinese Yan Wang defended her title with 14.988 points followed by Japanese Sae Miyakawa with 14.812 points.
A. NSCN (IM)
B. NIG (IM)
C. NACN
D. NICN (IM)
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: A. NSCN (IM)
Centre signed a landmark peace accord with National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) at the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. On the occasion, NSCN (I-M) leader T Muivah said the accord has ushered in a new relationship between the Centre and the NSCN (I-M).
A. IndianFest
B. Encore’15
C. Reprise’15
D. Bharat Parv
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Bharat Parv
As part of these celebrations, the Ministry of Tourism is organizing the “Bharat Parv” comprising of State Centric Food Festivals along with cultural performances at prominent locations in Delhi in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Delhi Tourism, NDMC & several other agencies.
A. Afghanistan
B. India
C. Bangladesh
D. Russia
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: D. Russia
Russians, who fear that their family members could be under the threat of being recruited by the IS, can address their concerns to the State Civic Chamber by phone or in writing.
A. Singapore
B. United States
C. China
D. Japan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: C. China
The umbrella company in east China's Jiangxi Province set the new record for creating the world's largest umbrella by unveiling an umbrella of around 23 meters in diameter and 14.4 meters in height. According to the website of Guinness World Records, the largest umbrella measures 17.06 m (56 ft) in diameter and is 10.97 m (36 ft) tall and was made by Max New York Life Insurance (India).
