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April 2015
By Ramandeep Singh
Current Affairs Question Bank April 2015
1. Which party became largest political party in all over the World : Bharatiya
Janata Party by crossing the member figures of 8.8 Crore
2. Who won FBB Femina Miss India title 2015 : Aditi Arya
3. Which Cricketer known as the nickname of ‘Pup’ : Michael Clarke
4. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University : Pandit Madan Mohan
Malviya
5. IRNSS-1-D satellite successfully launched by ISRO from which place :
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
6. Who conferred with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award :
Balbir Singh Senior
7. Which State of India became 1st to launch e-Vidhan Mobile Apps in the
Assembly : Himachal Pradesh
8. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because : the
ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
9. Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which Dance : Kathak
10.Who is the Prime Minister of Japan : Shinzo Abe
11.What is the full form of VCR : Video Cassette Recorder
12.Who was 1st receipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award : Vishwanathan
Anand
13.The book namely ‘The Power and Glory’ written by which Author : Graham
Greene of United Kingdom
14.Which is principal organ of the United Nations that as virtually
accomplished its object : The Trusteeship Council
15.The use of ‘Kharoshti’ in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India’s
contract with which country : Greece
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16.Which city of Japan became 1st ever district of Japan to recognise same sex
partnerships as the equivalent of a marriage : Shibuya
17.Who is the Prime Minister of Qatar : Abdullah bin Naseer bin Khalifa Al
Thani
18.Who became the President of Nigeria : Muhammadu Bihari
19.What is the full name of Daniel Vettori, the famous Cricketer of New
Zealand : Daniel Luca Vettori
20.According to the report of World Justice Project, which country ranked at
No.1 position : Sweden
21.In the match between India and Pakistan at Jaipur on 02.10.1983, which new
rule was introduced : No balls and wides were debited to bowlers analysis
22.Who developed Yahoo : David Filo and Jerry Yang
23.Plants absorb most part of water needed by them through their : Root hairs
24.The nucleus of a hydrogen atom consists of : 1 proton only
25.Metals are good conductors of electricity because : They contain free
electrons
26.Bromine is a : Red liquid
27.The birthday of which of the leader in India is observed as Children Day :
Jawaharlal Nehru
28.‘Kathakali’ is a folk dance prevalent in which State : Kerala
29.Indian School of Mines is located in which Indian city : Dhanbad
30.The percentage of earth surface covered by India is : 2.4
31.Who appointed as Cyber Security Chief : Gulshan Rai
32.The scheme namely ‘Aahar’ launched by which State of India : Odisha
33.Who is the Governor of the State of Odisha : Dr.S.C. Jamir
34.The scheme ‘Aahar’ launched for which purpose : To provide subsidised
food to urban poor people
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35.Which city became the Capital city of Andhra Pradesh : Amaravathi
36.Draft Cease Fire agreement signed between which organisations : Myanmar
and 16 Ethnic Rebel Groups
37.Who is the President of Myanmar : Thein Sein
38.Who is the Author of the book namely ‘Aatank Ke Saaye Men’ : Garima
Sanjay
39.The book ‘Sankrant’ written by which famous Hindi poet : Kailash Vajpeyi
40.For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball
court are : 28 m × 15 m
41.The famous peson Pierre Cardin of Italy is associated with which field :
Fashion Designing
42.Who is the Prime Minister of Italy : Matteo Renzi
43.The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in :
Northeastern Zone
44.The invention of Waterbed invented by : Charles Prior Hall
45.Ashok Chakra is awarded for : the most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice
on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
46.Who is the CEO of WIPRO : T.K. Kurien
47.Who resigned from the post of Chief Business Officer of WIPRO :
Satishchandra Doreswamy
48.Which Indian Badminton player became No.1 player in all over the World :
Saina Nehwal
49.Who is the President of China : Xi Jinping
50.Who became the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court : Sunil Kumar Sinha
51.Who awarded with Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the year 2014-15 :
Brendon McCullum
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Current Affairs Question Bank April 2015
52.What is the full form of FAME-India : Faster Adoption and Manufacturing
of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles-India
53.Who is the Prime Minister of Singapore : Lee Hsien Loong
54.Which cricket player has scored the most runs in a single Test Innings :
Brian Lara of West Indies
55.‘DB’ computer abbreviation usually means : Database
56.Placenta is the structure formed : by the union of foetal and uterine tissue
57.The monomer of polythene is : Ethylene
58.On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colours. This is due to
: Interference
59.When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed : with increase in the
weight of the nail
60.The year 1981 proclaimed as International Year of Disabled Persons by
which organization : United Nations General Assembly
61.Which is the Capital city of Iraq : Baghdad
62.Who won Gita Champions League : Marryam Siddiqui
63.Who organized Gita Champions League : International Society for Krishna
Consciousness (ISKCON)
64.Andes Mountains situated in which Country : South America
65.Who was Malli Mastan Babu who found dead in Andes Mountains :
Mountaineer of India
66.Which Indian Cricketer emerged as most searched player on Google :
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
67.What is the Currency of Tanzania : Tanzania Shilling
68.Film and TV Institute of India is located at : Pune, Maharashtra
69.Charles Correa of India has related with which field : Architecture
70.Which country is the most Gold producing in the World : China
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71.Who founded the fountain pen in the year 1884 : Lewis Edson Waterman
72.‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field : Films
73.The book namely ‘The Gathering Storm’ is written by which Author :
Winston Churchill
74.What is the full form of WWF : World Wide Fund for Nature
75.The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the office of Governor-General of India
for the 1st time in the year : 1858 AD
76.Which is the Capital city of United States of America : Washington D.C.
77.Which service closed by India Post : Money Order service
78.According to report released by Union Ministry of Urban Development,
which State leads in implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission : Gujarat
79.Which is the National Game of India : Hockey
80.Who is the CEO of Snapdeal : Kunal Bahl
81.According to the report of Global Resilience Index 2015, What is India’s
rank : 119th
82.According to the report of Global Resilience Index 2015, which country
ranked at No.1 position : Norway
83.Who is the President of Norway : Olemic Thommessen
84.Which is the currency of Switzerland : Swiss Franc
85.Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won Miami Open Doubles Title 2015 after
defeating : Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia
86.Which county did Mohammad Azharuddin play for : Derbyshire
87.The sampling rate (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is :
44.1 khz
88.Potato is a modified form of : stem
89.The mass of one Avogadro number of helium atom is : 4.00 gram
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90.On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a
drop of mercury remains almost spherical because : cohesion of mercury is
greater than its adhesion with glass
91.Who became the Prime Minister of Peru : Pedro Cateriano Bellido
92.Who is the President of Peru : Ollanta Humala
93.What is the full form of DGCEI : Directorate General of Central Excise
Intelligence
94.The anti-corruption helpline number 1031 launched by which State
Government : Government of Delhi
95.Who became the Governor of Mizoram : Keshari Nath Tripathi
96.Who won Golden Peacock National Quality Award : Delhi International
Airport Limited
97.Who appointed as Chairman of Indian Premier League Governing Council :
Rajeev Shukla
98.Georgia became the member of United Nations Organization in which year :
1992
99.Who fits with this description ‘Indian Cotton Merchant, Banker,
Congressman, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi : G.D. Birla
100.
The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported
from : Dead Sea
101.
What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin : Television
102.
The UNESCO’s ‘Prix Jules Verne’ prize has been given to which of
the following serials of Doordarshan : Turning Point
103.
The book namely ‘The Naked Face’ is written by which Author :
Sidney Sheldon
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104.
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The International Human Rights Convention adopted by the United
Nations in which year : children
105.
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was : Pali
106.
What is the full form of CII : Confederation of Indian Industry
107.
Recently, CII signed an agreement with which organization :
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
108.
Who won Institute of Physics Prize : Pratap Singh
109.
Dena Bank signed an agreement with LIC to provide insurance cover
to all Aadhaar-linked savings account holders, the scheme will come into
effect from which date : 01 June 2015
110.
World Health Day is observed on which date : 07th April
111.
What was the theme of World Health Day 2015 : From Farm to Plate,
Make Food Safe
112.
The ozone layer restricts : Ultraviolet radiation
113.
The first woman in space was : Valentina Tereshkova
114.
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the
plane of : Equator
115.
In which decade was the telegraph invented : 1840s
116.
Which is the highest civilian award of India : Bharat Ratna
117.
Which is the highest civilian award of Pakistan : Nishan-e-Pakistan
118.
The famous character ‘Pickwick’ was created by : Charles Dickens
119.
Where is the Headquarter of World Trade Organisation : Geneva
120.
The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted :
Peeper
121.
Who is Liu Xiang : Famous Athlete of China
122.
Which bank completed 25 years of its operations : Small Industries
Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
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What is the full form of TRAI : Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India
124.
TRAI launched which emergency number recently : 112
125.
Who won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy : Gujarat Cricket Team
126.
Who appointed as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre : Mayilsamy
Annadurai
127.
Dronavalli Harika won Bronze Medal in World Women’s Chess
Championship after defeating : Natalija Pogonina of Russia
128.
MUDRA Bank launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under
which scheme : Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
129.
What is the full form of MUDRA : Micro Units Development and
Refinance Agency Ltd.
130.
Which is the Mainpur version of Hockey : Khong Kangjei
131.
What does UPS mean : Uninterruptable Power Supply
132.
Plants developing in dry conditions are : Xerophytes
133.
The gas used in the manufacture of vanaspati from vegetable oil is :
Hydrogen
134.
The sound travels at the fastest speed in : steel
135.
Potassium nitrate is used in : Fertiliser
136.
According to the report of Social Progress Index, India ranked at
which position : 101st
137.
According to the report of Social Progress Index, which country
ranked at the top position : Norway
138.
What is the currency of Norway : Norwegian Krone
139.
Which organization became India’s new Public Sector Undertaking :
IFCI Limited
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The State of Rajasthan signed an agreement with which company to
improve 3056 Aanganwadi Centres : Vedanta Group
141.
Who appointed as President of Confederation of Indian Industry :
Sumit Mazumdar
142.
Who appointed as Chief Election Commissioner of India : Dr.Nasim
Zaidi
143.
D. Jayakanthan, died on 08th April 2015, he was : Famous Tamil
Writer
144.
What is the full form of DRDL : Defence Research and Development
Laboratory
145.
Who known as Flying Sikh of India : Milkha Singh
146.
The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are :
Nicobar Islands
147.
Who invented Bifocal Lens : Benjamin Franklin
148.
On whose name is the highest award for services to the development
of cinema given : Dada Saheb
149.
Who wrote the book namely ‘Preparing for the Twenty-First Century’
: Paul Kennedy
150.
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific is located
at : Bangkok
151.
Who won Chinese F1 Grand Prix for the year 2015 : Lewis Hamilton
of Britain
152.
Chinese F1 Grand Prix for the year 2015 held in which city :
Shanghai, China
153.
What is the full form of SOA : Summits of the Americas
154.
What is the name of new Air Service launched in India : Air Pegasus
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Which State Legislature passed a bill that allows use of Nitrogen gas
as a method of execution : The State Legislature of Oklahome, USA
156.
What is the full form of IRENA : International Renewable Energy
Agency
157.
Who is the Director General of IRENA : Adnan Z. Amin
158.
Who appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Khadi Village and
Industries Commission : Arun Kumar Jha
159.
Who is the President of JK Group : Bharat Hari Singhania
160.
Employees Provident Fund Organisation suspended which monthly
pension scheme : Rs.1000 minimum monthly pension scheme
161.
Where is the Headquarter of World Food Programme : Rome, Italy
162.
Which is the currency of Italy : Euro
163.
How many Indians evacuated under the ‘Operation Raahat’ : About
5600 Indians
164.
Hrushikesh Moolgavkar died recently, who was he : Former Air Chief
Marshal of Indian Air Force
165.
Which city named as Global Earth Hour Capital for the year 2015 :
Seoul, South Korea
166.
What is the full form of ISSF : International Shooting Sport
Federation
167.
ISSF World Cup 2015 held in which city : Changwon, South Korea
168.
Yuki Bhambri of India won Uzbekistan F1 Futures Men’s singles title
after defeating : Dzmitry Zyrmont of Serbia
169.
Who is the President of Serbia : Tomislav Nikolic
170.
Muhammad Kamaruzzaman hanged by Bangladesh for which crime :
War Crimes in the year 1971
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Muhammad Kamaruzzaman was related with which organization :
Jamaat-e-Islami
172.
Who won Sultan Azlan Shah Cup : New Zealand after defeating
Australia
173.
Who became President of Wrestling Federation of India : Brijbhushan
Sharan Singh
174.
Former Lt. General Hanut Singh died recently, he was the founder of
which organization : Shivbala Yogi Ashram Parisar, Dehradun, Uttarkhand
175.
Which Indian city named as National Earth Hour Capital for the year
2015 : Thane, Maharashtra
176.
India successfully test fired which surface-to-surface nuclear missile :
Dhanush Ballistic Missile
177.
Where is the Headquarter of United Nations Organization : New
York, USA
178.
Graham Green was associated with which filed : Literature
179.
Which is the largest part of our hydrosphere : Pacific Ocean
180.
Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation : Turnip Townsend
181.
What is the currency of South Africa : Rand
182.
Which bank placed at the top in mobile banking transactions : HDFC
Bank
183.
Who is the Foreign Minister of North Korea, visited India recently :
Ri Su Yong
184.
Vividh Bharati Service of Delhi on FM Mode inaugrated by which
famous personality : Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley
185.
Who is the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh : Nabam Tuki
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186.
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Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South
Africa : Boland
187.
‘JPG’ extension refers usually to what kind of file : Image file
188.
Photosynthesis is a process : reductive, endergonic and anabolic
189.
The high reactivity of fluorine is due to : its high electro negativity
190.
What is the full form of LED : Light Emitting Diodes
191.
What is laughing gas : Nitrous Oxide
192.
Army Day is observed on which day : 15th January
193.
The ratio of width of our National Flag to its length is : 2:3
194.
Vikram Sarabhai Space centre is located in which city :
Thiruvananthapuram
195.
The outer Himalayas lie between : The lease Himalayas and the Indo
Gangetic plain
196.
Who was the Bowling Coach of South Africa Cricket team, resigned
recently : Allan Donald
197.
Andaman and Nicobar Island lies at which Coast of India : Eastern
Coast of India
198.
Who became 1st lady Judge of Sikkim High Court : Justice Meenakshi
Madan Rai
199.
Who is the Governor of Sikkim : Srinivas Patil
200.
4th Lighthouse Museum of India will be opened in which city :
Kannur, Kerala
201.
Surya Bahadur Thapa, the former Prime Minister of Nepal, died
recently, he was remained Prime Minister of Nepal for how many times : 5
times
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During World War-I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun
on the Western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the
which year : 1916 AD
203.
Sanjay Dutt, the famous Bollywood actor was held under which Act :
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
204.
The highest sand dunes are found in which Desert : The Sahara Desert
205.
What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis
Reard in the year 1946 : Bikini
206.
Who was the 1st Black American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
is : Toni Morrison
207.
Who is the Author of ‘Ashtadhyayi’ : Panini
208.
Where is the Headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency :
Vienna
209.
The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th
Century AD is associated with whose name : Clive
210.
The national flag of India adopted by Constituent Assembly of India
on which date : 22nd July 1947
211.
What is the currency of Yemen : Yemeni Rial
212.
Susanta Lahiri and Kattesh V. Katti received Hevesy Medal Award
for which contribution : Radio and Nuclear Chemistry
213.
India successfully test fired Agni-III ballistic missile from which
place : Wheeler Island off the Odisha Coast
214.
Who appointed as Ambassador of India to France : Dr.Mohan Kumar
215.
Laureus Sports Awards 2015 ceremony held on 15th April 2015 in
which city : Shanghai, China
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216.
Who is the Prime Minister of Canada : Stephen Harper
217.
Which English country did batting sensation Virender Sehwag join in
the year 2003 : Leicestershire
218.
What is the full form of NTSC : National Television Standards
Committee
219.
Organic Substances which, in very small amounts, control growth and
development called : Hormones
220.
The most extensive, commercially useful source of thorium as
monazite sand occurs in India at which place : Travancore Coast
221.
Supersonic plane fly with which speed : Greater than the speed of
sound
222.
In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of : Barium
223.
National Maritime Day of India falls on which date : 05th April
224.
‘Dandia’ is a popular dance of which State of India : Gujarat
225.
National Science Centre is located in which city : Delhi
226.
Who became highest Test wicket taker for England Cricket Team :
James Anderson
227.
James Anderson broke whose record of 383 wickets in Test Matches :
Sir Ian Botham
228.
Stanislav Gross, the former Prime Minister of Czech Republic died
recently, he became Prime Minister at which age : 34 years of age
229.
According to the report of TIME Magazine, who topped the list of
100 most influential persons : Kanye Omari West of USA
230.
World Hemophilia Day observed on which date : 17th April
231.
For galvanizing iron which metal is used : Zinc
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Miss Universe 1994, Ms.Sushmita Sen hails from which city : New
Delhi
233.
Where is the Headquarter of UNO : New York, USA
234.
Who is the largest producer of Mica in Asia : India
235.
Who invented the HOVERCRAFT : C. Cockerell
236.
Which State of India gives Mewar Award : Rajasthan
237.
What is the original name of ‘Mahabharata’ : Jai Samhita
238.
What is the full form of INTERPOL : International Criminal Police
Organisation
239.
The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of : Rain and Thunder
240.
The preamble declares India as a sovereign state which implies : India
is free to conduct here internal as well as external affairs
241.
Who appointed as Head of the team probing the Indian Premiere
League scandal : Vivek Priyadarshi
242.
What is the full form of RVNL : Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.
243.
Who appointed as General Secretary of Communist Party of India
(Marxist) : Sitaram Yechury
244.
Who became 1st woman bus driver of Delhi Transport Corporation :
Vankadarath Saritha of Telangana
245.
World Heritage Day is observed on which date : 18th April
246.
Who is the highest wicket taker in Test Cricket : Muttiah Muralitharan
of Sri Lanka
247.
Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how
many minutes of music : 74 minutes
248.
Mumps is a disease caused by : Virus
249.
Which is the most important ore of aluminium : Bauxite
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When the Solar Eclipse will take place : The moon is between the sun
and the earth
251.
Balloons are filled with which gas : Helium
252.
Journalist Day is observed on which date : 28th October
253.
Mohiniattam Dance related with which Indian state : Kerala
254.
Where is the Headquarter of National Power Training Institute :
Faridabad, Haryana
255.
What percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture :
70%
256.
Which four persons expelled from AAP Party : Prashant Bhushan,
Yogendra Yadav, Anand Kumar, Ajit Jha
257.
The service namely ‘Tap-n-Pay’ launched by which private sector
bank : ICICI Bank Ltd.
258.
The scheme namely ‘Rupay Platinum Debit Card’ launched by which
bank : IDBI Bank
259.
China and Pakistan signed an agreement which important project
recently : China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
260.
Which three Indian Race Walkers qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics :
Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat, Sandeep
261.
Which two Indians honoured at 5th Asian Film Awards 2015 : Shah
Rukh Khan and Zayn Malik
262.
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, died recently, he was the former Chief
Minister of State : Odisha
263.
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is located at which place :
Darjeeling
264.
Who is known as ‘Trimurthy of Carnatic Music’ : Muthuswami
Dikshitar
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The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from : The
falling meteorites
266.
Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food : C.
Birdseye
267.
Who has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian : G.B.
Pant Memorial Society
268.
Who directed the film ‘Little Buddha’ : Bernardo Bertolucci
269.
Where is the Headquarter of UNHCR : Geneva
270.
We can know about early vedic period from which veda : Rig Veda
271.
Earth Day is obseved on which date : 22nd April
272.
When was first time Earth Day was organized : In the year 1970
273.
Who is the founder of Earth Day : Senator Gaylod Nelson
274.
Name the former President of Egypt who was sentenced by 20 years
of prison : Mohamed Mursi
275.
Who won Monte Carlo Masters Title of Tennis : Novak Djokovic
276.
Who appointed as Chief Advisor of Anti-Corruption and Security
Unit of Board of Control for Cricket in India : Neeraj Kumar
277.
Civil Services Day is observed on which date : 21st April
278.
When will be Africa T20 Cup organized : 04th September 2015 to 04th
October 2015
279.
Who was the 1st Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics : K.D.
Jadhav
280.
‘BAK’ extension refers usually to what kind of file : Backup file
281.
Which is the most suitable for study of mountains : Haploids
282.
The National Chemical Laboratory is situated at which place : Pune,
Maharashtra
283.
Identify the vector quantity from : Angular momentum
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Water is a good solvent of ionic salts, why : Because it has a high
dipole moment
285.
Which akademi is responsible for fostering the development of dance,
drama and music in India : Sangeet Akademi
286.
The app namely ‘UTS’ launched by which Indian department : Indian
Railways
287.
‘Operation Decisive Storm’ ended by Saudi Arabia, earlier it was
started on : 25th March 2015
288.
Three new tiger reserves will be establish in India in which states :
Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh
289.
Which train of Japan set the World record of 603 km per hour near
Mount Fuji, Japan : Maglev Train
290.
Which is highest civilian award of Pakistan : Nishan-e-Pakistan
291.
Which Chinese politician awarded with highest civilian award of
Pakistan : Xi Jinping, President of China
292.
Pollution Management and Environmental Health Programme
launched by which organization recently : World Bank
293.
Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to
the smallest possible area due to the : Force of cohesion
294.
Who is Larry Lee Pressler : Famous politician of USA
295.
Which is the largest gulf in all over the World : Gulf of Mexico
296.
Who invented Bakelite : Leo Hendrik Baekeland of Belgium
297.
Which is the capital city of Belgium : Brussels
298.
Who is the 1st Asian winner of Nobel Prize : Rabindranath Tagore
299.
The book namely ‘The Man who knew Infinity’ written by Robert
Kanigel is the biography of which famous person : Srinivasa Ramanujan of
India
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300.
What is the full form of NAM : Non-Aligned Movement
301.
The Hubble Telescope, the joint venture between NASA and
European Space Agency completed how many years of its establishment
recently : 25 years
302.
‘You Tube’ the famous video sharing site completed how many years
of its establishment recently : 10 years
303.
Gorkha Rifles of Indian Army completed how many years of its
establishment recently : 200 years
304.
Shah Rukh Khan awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation
Award 2015 for which film : Happy New Year
305.
World Book and Copyright Day observed on which date : 23rd April
306.
Who was the 1st President of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in
India) : R.E. Grant Govan
307.
What does AM mean : Amplitude modulation
308.
Oxyreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases and
ligases are allclasses of : Enzymes
309.
The maximum number of covalent formed by nitrogen is : 4
310.
Mica is used in electrical appliances such as electric iron because
mica is : A good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity
311.
Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because
: It is an oxidising agent
312.
World Environment Day is observed on which date : 05th June
313.
The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity :
Jaganath
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Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is located at which
place : Aurangabad
315.
Which type of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal
plains of India : Alluvial soils
316.
Who launched Anti Drug Campaign recently : Gurdass Mann, famous
Punjabi singer
317.
Which is the currency of Jordan : Jordanian Dinar
318.
Who was the Chief Financial Officer of United Spirits Limited,
resigned recently : Pathai Ananthasubramanian Murali
319.
National Panchayati Raj Day is observed on which date : 24th April
320.
According to the report of World Happiness Report 2015, which
country topped the list : Switzerland
321.
What is the full form of FFC : Film Finance Corporation
322.
Who headed the 1st scientific group to leave for Antarctica in the year
1982 : Dr.S.Z. Kasim
323.
The light of distant stars is affected by : The earth’s atmosphere and
interstellar dust
324.
The Seed Drill invented by which scientist : Jethro Tull
325.
Pulitzer Prize is awarded for outstanding work in which field :
Literature and Journalism
326.
G-15 is a group of : Developing countries
327.
An English novel namely ‘In Custody’ written by which author :
Anita Desai
328.
Which is the capital city of Sikkim : Gangtok
329.
The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of how many years
: 5 years
330.
Paper currency firstly started in India in which year : 1861
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331.
Current Affairs Question Bank April 2015
Who was the Chairman of Volkswagen, resigned recently : Ferdinand
Piech
332.
Indian Oil Corporation started its new unit at which place : Paradip,
Odisha
333.
What is the regional language of Odisha : Oriya
334.
World Malaria Day is observed on which date : 25th April
335.
India’s Healthcare Portal launched by which famous personality :
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
336.
Who won Heinz Award for the year 2015 : Sangeeta Bhatia
337.
Gopinath Pillai awarded with Oustanding Service Award, earlier in
the year 2012 he was awarded with which award : Padma Shri Award
338.
Who won Asian Banker Achievement Award for the year 2015 :
Bharatiya Mahila Bank
339.
Who
is
the
CEO
of
Bharatiya
Mahila
Bank
:
Usha
Ananthasubramanian
340.
Ricky Ponting, former Captain of Australian Cricket team also known
as which nick name : Punter
341.
What is the full form of EPROM : Erasable Programmable Read Only
Memory
342.
Ozone hole refers to : Decrease in thickness of ozone layer in
stratosphere
343.
The number of moles of solute present in 1 kg of solvent is called its :
Molality
344.
It is easier to roll a stone up a sloping road than to lift it vertical
upwards because : Work done in both is same but the rate of doing work is
less in rolling
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345.
Current Affairs Question Bank April 2015
Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which
central metal is : Magnesium
346.
Who is the CEO of ‘iGate’ : Ashok Vemuri
347.
Who is the CEO of Bank of Baroda : Ranjan Dhawan
348.
Who is the President of Indonesia : Joko Widodo
349.
Who awarded with Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2015 : Anil
Kapoor
350.
Who became 1st black female Attorney General of USA : Loretta
Lynch
351.
Who was invented the Rotary Steam Engine : James Watt
352.
The book namely ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir’ was written by
which author : Jagmohan
353.
The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was
propounded by : Dadabhai Naoroji
354.
Devaluation of currency means : Reduction in the value of a currency
vis-à-vis major internationall traded currencies
355.
The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following
places : Hazaribag and Singhbhum of Bihar
356.
National Maritime Day of India falls on which date : 05th April
357.
Light year is a unit of : Distance
358.
Photosynthesis generally takes place in which parts of the plant : Leaf
and other chloroplast bearing parts
359.
In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced : 1970s
360.
Which is the largest Indian State by area : Rajasthan
361.
Who became 1st Indian origin woman to be appointed as Judge in
New York, USA : Raja Rajeswari
362.
Who won Badminton Asia Championship 2015 : Lin Dan of China
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Current Affairs Question Bank April 2015
Who appointed as Chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board
by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh : Chadalavada Krishnamurthy
364.
Who became the President of Kazakhstan : Nursultan A. Nazarbayev
365.
Who became the President of Sudan : Omar Hassan al-Bashir
366.
Talal Akbar Bugti, the famous politician of Pakistan, died recently, he
was the son of which former Governor of Balochistan, Pakistan : Nawab
Akbar Khan Bugti
367.
Who awarded with Jnanpith Award recently : Bhalchandra Nemade of
Maharashtra
368.
Payments and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014 passed in
Rajya Sabha, when was it passed in Lok Sabha : on 09th December 2014
369.
Who won Shamkir Chess Tournament held at Shamkir, Azerbaijan :
Magnus Carlsen of Norway
370.
Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because : The
ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
371.
Which is the currency of Azerbaijan : Azerbaijani Manat
372.
Guru Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which dance : Kathak
373.
Which country totally depend upon imported raw materials to produce
the iron and steel industries : Japan
374.
What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene
Polley in the year 1955 : Remote Control
375.
What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene
Polley in the year 1955 : Remote Control
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