Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 23, 2015

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Q1. Name the leader of Aam Aadmi Party who has been removed from the post of parliamentary party leader on 21st Apr’15?

A. Dharamvira Gandhi
B. Yogendra Yadav
C. Mayank Gandhi
D. Anand Kumar

ANSWER: A. Dharamvira Gandhi

Q2. Which state government cancelled the permission granted to Coca-Cola to set up a beverages plant in a district on 21st Apr’15?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Tamil Nadu

ANSWER: D. Tamil Nadu

Q3. Name the project launched by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on 21st Apr’15 for monitoring the implementation of budget announcements?

A. e-Budget
B. e-Samiksha
C. e-Review
D. E-RailBudget

ANSWER: B. e-Samiksha

Q4. Name the former Chief Minister of Odisha has passed away on 21 April 2015?

A. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
B. J.B. Munda
C. Ajay Patnaik
D. Shriram Murti

ANSWER: A. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Q5. In which country 17 prisoners were hanged in various jails on 21st Apr’15 - that becomes the highest number of executions in the country?

A. Afghanistan
B. Pakistan
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Egypt

ANSWER: B. Pakistan

Q6. Name the New York Governor who became first US Governor to visit Cuba in 50 years?

A. Andrew Cuomo
B. Bobby Jindal
C. Nikki Haley
D. Matt Mead

ANSWER: A. Andrew Cuomo

Q7. In which country, a train has for the first time traveled at more than 600 kilometres an hour?

A. India
B. China
C. North Korea
D. Japan

ANSWER: D. Japan

Q8. In which sea, 800 people died when a boat crammed with migrants sank off Libya on 19th Apr’15?

A. Pacific Sea
B. Atlantic Sea
C. Arabian Sea
D. Mediterranean Sea

ANSWER: D. Mediterranean Sea

Q9. Yoga Guru Ramdev has humbly refused to accept the status of Cabinet Minister offered to him by which State Government?

A. Haryana
B. Uttarakhand
C. Gujarat
D. Himachal Pradesh

ANSWER: A. Haryana

Q10. What is the revised Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for the sugar season 2015-16 announced by the Centre on 21st Apr’15?

A. 220 per Quintal
B. 450 per Quintal
C. 600 per Quintal
D. 230 per Quintal

ANSWER: D. 230 per Quintal

Q11. Name the former Bengal Under -19 Captain who lost his life due to a freak on-field injury in April 2015?

A. Sourabh Mondal
B. Ankit Keshri
C. Rahul Ghosh
D. Sonjoy Biswakarma

ANSWER: B. Ankit Keshri

Q12. Name the country that had historic series win over Pakistan after two successive victories in the 3- Match ODI Series progressing in Apr’2015?

A. Bangladesh
B. Kenya
C. Zimbabwe
D. Afghanistan

ANSWER: A. Bangladesh

Q13. Which country’s court sentenced ousted President Mohammad Morsi to 20 years in prison over his alleged order to fire on the protestors in 2012 and killing?

A. Libya
B. Jordan
C. Egypt
D. United States

ANSWER: C. Egypt

Q14. Ninth Civil Services Day was observed across India on ______.

A. 20th April 2015
B. 21st April 2015
C. 22nd April 2015
D. 23rd April 2015

ANSWER: B. 21st April 2015