Current Affairs Quiz – May 05′ 2015

1. State owned Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned a 195-MW thermal unit in
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Haryana
d) Punjab

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Answer b) Bihar

2. Recently, the World’s largest flag was unfurled in
a) Pakistan
b) Dubai
c) Tunisia
d) Syria

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Answer c) Tunisia

3. A cow-urine refinery for research on cow products was recently inaugurated in
a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan

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Answer d) Rajasthan

4. Who won the gold medal in the 50 meter Men’s Rifle Event at the International Shooting Competition?
a) Durga Singh
b) Chain Singh
c) Pranav Gupta
d) Aashik Gupta

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Answer b) Chain Singh

5. Michael Blake, who passed away recently, was a
a) Basket Ball Player
b) Chemist
c) Novelist
d) Journalist

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Answer c) Novelist

6. Which of the following state Government has signed an MoU with National Health Mission, UNICEF and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to tackle Malnourishment?
a) Bihar
b) Mizoram
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Rajasthan

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Answer d) Rajasthan

7. Amitabha Choudhary, who passed away recently, was associated with
a) Politics
b) Journalism
c) Sports
d) Business

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Answer b) Journalism

8. India’s first ever Science Centre and Planetarium was recently inaugurated in
a) Gujarat
b) Puducherry
c) Bihar
d) Haryana

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Answer b) Puducherry

9. National Thermal Power Corporation has signed an MoA with __________ Government for maintaining Patratu Thermal Power Station.
a) Bihar
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Jharkhand
d) Punjab

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Answer c) Jharkhand

10. The famous tennis player who won the first ever title on clay recently is
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Andy Murray
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Roger Federer

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Answer b) Andy Murray

11. The WCG World Match Play 2015 title winner is
a) Tiger Woods
b) Anirban Lahiri
c) Rory McIlory
d) Gary Woodland

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Answer c) Rory McIlory

12. Jonathan Trott has announced his retirement from International Cricket. He represented
a) New Zealand
b) England
c) Australia
d) South Africa

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Answer b) England

13. Who is running for the Republican Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 2016?
a) Hilary Clinton
b) Carly Fiorina
c) John Bush
d) Diana Thomson

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Answer b) Carly Fiorina

14. The Union Cabinet has approved _____ Constitutional Amendment Bill on Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh.
a) 117
b) 118
c) 119
d) 120

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Answer c) 119

15. France has signed 7.02 billion US dollar agreement with _______ to supply 24 Rafale fighter jets.
a) Syria
b) Qatar
c) Pakistan
d) Singapore

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Answer b) Qatar

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