Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Apr 24, 2015

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Q1. Name the city that holds the world record for largest number of dinosaur eggs and has added to its collection after dozens more were unearthed at a construction site?
A. Pondicherry
B. Heyuan
C. Berlin
D. Sao Paolo
ANSWER: B. Heyuan.
Q2. Name the Indian-American who was sworn-in as the US Surgeon General by Vice President Joe Biden at a ceremony held at Fort Myer in Virginia on 23rd Apr’15?M
A. Vivek Murthy
B. K Srikanth
C. Arun Sharma
D. Robin Sharma
ANSWER: A. Vivek Murthy
Q3. Which state’s chief minister laid the foundation stone for the International Centre for performing Arts and Culture in the capital city of the state on 23rd Apr’15?
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Meghalaya
D. Mizoram
ANSWER: C. Meghalaya
Q4. Name the two former prime ministers whose name has been dropped from two awards conferred to people based on outstanding work for promoting the progressive use of Hindi Language?
A. Rajeev Gandhi
B. Indira Gandhi
C. V K Singh
D. Deve Gowda
ANSWER: A. Rajeev Gandhi & B. Indira Gandhi
Q5. Name the national park recognized as the India’s 48th Tiger Reserve by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)?
A. Rajaji National Park
B. Nagarjunsagar Srisailam National Park
C. Sathyamanglam National Park
D. Kaziranga National Park
ANSWER: A. Rajaji National Park
Q6. Name the 14th Edition of Indo-French naval exercise that started with the arrival of four French naval ships at Goa on 23rd Apr’15?
A.AJAY
B. FATEH
C. VARUNA
D. SURYAKUKHI
ANSWER: C. VARUNA
Q7. National Panchayati Raj Day is being observed in India on ______.
A. 24th April
B. 1st May
C. 20th April
D. 1st October
ANSWER: A. 24th April
Q8. Name the Bollywood actress who was conferred with Kalashree Award by the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Foundation for her contribution to the field of arts and entertainment in Apr’15?
A. Hema Malini
B. Jaya Bachchan
C. Jaya Prada
D. Aruna Irani
ANSWER: C. Jaya Prada
Q9. World Earth Day was observed on ____.
A. 22nd April
B. 23rd April
C. 24th April
D. 25th April
ANSWER: C. 22nd April
Q10. World Book Day was observed on _____.
A. 22nd April
B. 26th April
C. 28th April
D. 23rd April
ANSWER: D. 23rd April