CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Q1. ICC Annual Conference 2015 was held in _____.

A. New Delhi
B. Barbados
C. Sydney
D. Auckland

ANSWER: B. Barbados

Q2. Name the MP who has suggested Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to stop catering subsidies for MPs in the parliament canteen immediately?

A. Maneka Gandhi
B. Shanta Kumar
C. Uma Bharti
D. Rajnath Singh

ANSWER: B. Shanta Kumar

Q3. Which state has welcomed the proposal of NITI Aayog to prune the list of centrally sponsored schemes and enhance the share of flexi funds?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Punjab

ANSWER: D. Punjab

Q4. Name the weekly news programme in Sanskrit language launched on 28th June’15 by the Doordarshan Channel?

A. VASUDHAIV KUTUMBKAM
B. VARTTAVALI
C. SAMACHAARAH
D. SAMARPAYAMI

ANSWER: B. VARTTAVALI

Q5. The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation on 25th June 2015 approved a proposal for setting up a second international airport in the National Capital Region at which place?

A. Greater Noida
B. Noida
C. Ghaziabad
D. Gurgaon

ANSWER: A. Greater Noida

Q6. Name the largest employer in the world as per the report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) during June 2015?

A. Indian Railways
B. U.S. Dept. of Defense
C. Chinese Military
D. Indian Army

ANSWER: B. U.S. Dept. of Defense

Q7. Name the Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand who was recalled by the Indian Govt. on 27 June 2015 after assault allegations surfaced against his wife?

A. Sanjay Mitra
B. Rishish Kumar
C. Ravi Thapar
D. Abhijeet Sharma

ANSWER: C. Ravi Thapar

Q8. Name the rocket bound for the International Space Station (ISS) that exploded just after its lift-off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on 28 June 2015?

A. SpaceX Falcon 8
B. SpaceX Falcon 7
C. SpaceX Falcon 10
D. SpaceX Falcon 9

ANSWER: D. SpaceX Falcon 9

Q9. Name the Indian pair that lifted the women's doubles title of the Canada Open Badminton tournament?

A. Jwala Gutta & Ashwni Ponappa
B. B Sai Praneeth & Sania Nehwal
C. Jwala Gutta & Ajay Jayaram
D. B Sai Praneeth & Ajay Jayaram

ANSWER: A. Jwala Gutta & Ashwni Ponappa

Q10. What is the minimum Export price of Onion as hiked by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade?
A. 410 dollar per tonne
B. 425 dollar per tonne
C. 390 dollar per tonne
D. 510 dollar per tonne

ANSWER: B. 425 dollar per tonne

Q11. At which place the Wimbledon Tennis Championships will begin from 29th June’15?
A. Moscow
B. Warsaw
C. Sydney
D. London

ANSWER: D. London