Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 09, 2015

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Q1. British Prime Minister David Cameron won the parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom. He belongs to which political party?

A. Labor Party
B. Republican Party
C. Conservative Party
D. Democratic Party

ANSWER: C. Conservative Party

Q2. In which country, military chopper crashed killing seven people including the ambassadors of the Philippines and Norway on 8th May’15?

A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan
D. Syria

ANSWER: B. Pakistan

Q3. What number of Memorandum of Intent has been signed on 8th May’15 between the Institutions of higher learning in India and Russia to establish the Network of Institutions of Higher Education?

A. Eleven
B. Twenty
C. Fifteen
D. Ten

ANSWER: A. Eleven

Q4. Name the two ambitious Social Security Schemes launched by PM Narendra Modi pertaining to the insurance and pension sector in Kolkata on 9th May’15?

A. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
B. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
C. Kisan Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
D. Nirashrit Suraksha Bima Yojana

ANSWER: A. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and B. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

Q5. On 8th May’15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin to mark the birth centenary of______.

A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Swami Nityanand
C. Swami Chinmayananda
D. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore

ANSWER: C. Swami Chinmayananda

Q6. On which country’s victory day parade, Indian Army would participate on 9thMay’15?

A. Maldives
B. Nepal
C. Japan
D. Russia

ANSWER: D. Russia

Q7. Which country’s Supreme Antiquities council has approved the rebuilding of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

A. Egypt
B. Nepal
C. France
D. United Kingdom

ANSWER: A. Egypt

Q8. Which edition of anniversary will be celebrated to mark the end of World War Two in the Europe on 9th May’15?

A. 100
B. 70
C. 50
D. 65

ANSWER: B. 70

Q9. As per the report released by the World Economic Forum, which country topped this year’s world ranking in terms of most tourist friendly country?

A. Spain
B. Japan
C. India
D. New Zealand

ANSWER: A. Spain

Q10. Which state government has planned to generate 14400 MW power from non-conventional sector?

A. Goa
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamil Nadu

ANSWER: C. Maharashtra

Q11. Which political party expelled the Anupriya Patel, Member of Parliament from all party posts?

A. Apna Dal
B. Janta Dal United
C. Congress
D. Bharatiya Janta Party

ANSWER: A. Apna Dal

Q12. Which state’s Chief Minister launched the Next Generation Network (NGN) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on 8th May’15?

A. Assam
B. Meghalaya
C. Manipur
D. Mizoram

ANSWER: B. Meghalaya