Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 20, 2015

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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

ANSWER: C. Nasim Zaidi

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

ANSWER: B. Vishal Sikka

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

ANSWER: D. Imphal.

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

ANSWER: A. Sitaram Yechury

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

ANSWER: C. Iran.

Q6. World Heritage Day was observed on _____.

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

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

ANSWER: C. Seventh

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

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

ANSWER: A. Three.

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

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

ANSWER: A. Novak Djokovic