January To April 2015 Current Affairs Bit Bank

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January 2015 Current Affairs Bit Bank

INTERNATIONAL

1) Which Asian country celebrated its 67th Independence Day on 4 January 2015?
Ans:- Myanmar

2) Recently in news, “Charlie Hebdo” magazine belongs to which country?
Ans:- France
3) Maithripala Sirisena, has been elected as new President of which country?
Ans:- Sri Lanka
4) Who was elected as the first female President of Croatia on 11 January 2015?
Ans:- Grabar Kitarovic
5) Historic “Paris unity rally” was organized in support of ?
Ans:- Anti-terrorism

INDIA & WORLD

1) Name the train that has now started running from Kolkata to Dhaka with its own rake from 4 January 2015?
Ans:- Maitree Express

2) The 8th India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue was held on 17 January 2015 ________?
Ans:-  New Delhi
3) Which country recently allowed e-voting by non-resident citizens?
Ans:- India
4) Which country on 20 January 2015 signed an agreement on transfer of sentenced persons with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
Ans:- India
5) European Union (EU) on 20 January 2015 decided to lift a seven-month-long ban on the import of mangoes from –?
Ans:- India

NATIONAL

1) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has been recently renamed as?
Ans:- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)

2) Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG has recently been renamed as?
Ans:- PAHAL
3) Name the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation who inaugurated the India Water Week – 2015 recently with the theme “Water Management for Sustainable Development”?
Ans:- Uma Bharti
4) Union Cabinet on 5 January 2015 approved the largest ever telecom spectrum auction which will cover?
Ans:- 2G
5) Which year will be celebrated as Jal Kranti Varsh across the country to highlight the need of conservation and saving of water?
Ans:- 2015-16

STATES

1) Which state government on 1 January 2015 launched an online facility for making application under the Right to Information Act?
Ans:- Maharashtra

2) Who has launched the special programme titled ‘CORRECTION’, a unique initiative for prisoners providing an opportunity to prisoners to showcase their talents?
Ans:-  All India Radio Thiruvananthapuram
3) Which state in India became the first to ban the sale of loose cigarettes in India?
Ans:- Punjab
4) Union cabinet meeting has recently approved setting up of India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project in Bodi West Hills of which state?
Ans:- Tamil Nadu
5) In which zone did the Railway Minister on 13 January 2015 inaugurate India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered train?
Ans:- Rewari – Rohtak link of Northern Zone

CONFERENCES

1) 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held on 7 – 9 January 2015 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Who was the chief guest at the event?
Ans:- Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana

2) Which Indian city will hold the World Congress on Infomation Technology 2018?
Ans:- Hyderabad

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) London-based financial journal “Central Banking” named who as the winner of the “Governor of the Year” award on 13 January 2015?
Ans:- Raghuram Rajan, RBI Governor

2) What is the name of the Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist who was presented with the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr Award on 18 January 2015 in Washington?
Ans:- Frank Islam
3) National Award for e-Governance for the best district-level initiative in Citizen-Centric Service Delivery through ICT was presented to which State?
Ans:-  Jammu & Kashmir
4) How many childrens are given National Bravery award 2014?
Ans:- 24
5) Who won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in Science and Engineering category?
Ans:- Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Team of ISRO

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Name the Indian cricket player who has broken the record of Rahul Dravid of Highest Scorer in Australia?
Ans:- Virat Kohli

2) Recently, Who made the fastest ODI century in 31 balls?
Ans:- AB de villiers
3) Who bagged the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2014 in women category?
Ans:- Nadine Kessler
4) Name the tennis players who won the Apia International Title in Women’s Double Category on 17 January 2015?
Ans:-  Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza

5)  Who created a national record in weightlifting by lifting 238 kilograms under the 56 kilograms category at 10th Youth National Weightlifting Championship 2015?
Ans:- Jimjang Deru

ECONOMY

1) Post office savings bank accounts can now be operated through ATMs following a recent gazette notification amending which Post Office rules?
Ans:- Post Office Savings Bank General Rules, 1981

2) For which type of companies, RBI has relaxed KYC rules due to practical difficulties and constraints in getting KYC documents at frequent intervals?
Ans:- Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) )
3) As per the announcement made by the government, in which type of banks the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) and CEO would be separate?
Ans:- Public Sector Banks
4) As per the RBI guidelines, what is the minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks?
Ans:- Rs.100 Crore
5) Which bank launched India’s first contactless debit and credit card on 7 January 2015 that enables one to make payments by just waving the card near merchant terminals instead of swiping the same?
Ans:- ICICI Bank
6) Which Middle-east based bank during January 2015 launched region’s first online-only consumer banking business will offer personal finance products and credit cards?
Ans:- Gulf International Bank (GIB)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) In which month of the year 2015, there will be no communication of ISRO with the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)?
Ans:-  June 2015

2) The “Project-75” of the Indian Navy’s is related to construction and design of __?
Ans:- Submarines
3) The first antibiotic discoevered in last 30 years, capable of fighting superbig resistance, has been named?
Ans:- Teixobactin
4) First indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft Tejas was handed over to Indian Air Force by Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar on 18 January 2015. Tejas was developed by?
Ans:- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
5) Which year was marked as the Earth’s hottest year since 1880 as per the two separate analyses done by NASA scientists and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists?
Ans:- 2014

PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) M.Sathiyavathy has recently become first woman to be appointed as Director General (DG) of?
Ans:- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

2) Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir was on 5 January 2015 appointed as the Chief Justice of which high court?
Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir

B) RESIGNS

1) What is the name of the former director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who resigned from the post of member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) during January 2015?
Ans:- Amar Pratap Singh

C) DEATHS

1) Virendra Prabhakar was died on 4 January 2015.He was a famous?
Ans:- Photo Journalist

2) Upendra Trivedi who passed away on 4 January 2015 was a renowned actor of stage and cinema in?
Ans:- Gujarati

D) VISITORS

1) Name the Bhutan Prime Minister visited India from 10-18 January 2015?
Ans:- Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Who recently (Jan 2015) became the first cricketer to cross 5 million followers on Twitter?
Ans:- Virat Kohli

PLACES IN NEWS

1) The Chandyan village, where the remnants of late Harappan period house have been discovered recently is located in __?
Ans:- Uttar Pradesh

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

1) What is the full form of SAIL?
Ans:- Steel Authority of India Limited

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Name the author of the book ‘The Indian Parliament – A Critical Appraisal’ released by the Vice President of India on 8 January 2015?
Ans:- Prof. Sudha Pai and Shri Avinash Kumar

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Which committee was constituted to look into various concerns of the citizens hailing from the North Eastern States living in different parts of the country and to suggest suitable remedial measures?
Ans:- Bezbaruah Committee

DAYS & DATES

1) National Youth Day was observed across India on —-?
Ans:- 12 January 2015

February 2015 Current Affairs Bit Bank

INTERNATIONAL
1)Name the first country to Introduce Law for the Creation of Baby from Two Women and One Man?
Ans:- United Kingdom
2)The 5th General Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was held in which city?
Ans:- Abu Dhabi
3)How many SAARC countries met on 2 – 3 February 2015 to finalize Motor Vehicles Agreement this year?
Ans:- Four
4)Rui Araujo, has been chosen as the new prime minister of ____?
Ans:- East Timor
5)According to latest survey, which country has largest area planted under GM (Genetically Modified) crops?
Ans:- USA
INDIA & WORLD
1) What is India’s ranking in the recently released international intellectual property (IP) index?
Ans:- 29
2) In which region, has Gujarat government decided to set up ‘Plast India International University’ in partnership with University of Massachusetts Lowell?
Ans:- Vapi
3) The tenth India Mongolia Joint Training Exercise culminated on 6 February 2015 with a grand closing ceremony held at ___?
Ans:-  Gwalior Military Cantonment
4) Which was the busiest international city pair for travel to and from India during 2014?
Ans:- Mumbai-Dubai
5) The Barak 8 air and missile defence system is being jointly developed by India and which country?
Ans:- Israel
NATIONAL
1)According to latest data, which state has attracted maximum foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country?
Ans:- Maharashtra
2)10th of February will henceforth be recognised in India as?
Ans:- National Deworming Day
3)As per the latest report by TRAI, teledensity in India is approximately about____?
Ans:- 77.58
4)The Government has decided to remove the minimum export price of 450 dollars per tonne on the export of a specific vegetable in view of the prevailing lower prices and higher domestic availability. Name the vegetable?
Ans:- Potato
5)For how many central government services, the government has launched a single window e-Biz portal to bring transparency and ease of doing business in the country on 19 February 2015?
Ans:- 11
STATES
1)In whiich city, “India stone mart 2015″ was recently organized?
Ans:- Jaipur
2)Surajkund International Crafts Mela recently held in which state?
Ans:-  Haryana
3)Which IIT, among the following has launched Mass Open Online Courses (MOOCS) for students?
Ans:- IIT Bombay
4)Which state is set to roll out Information Technology Mass Literacy Scheme or “Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan”, to make the people of the state digitally literate?
Ans:- Haryana
5)Which state Handloom corporation has signed MoU with global e-commerce company e-bay?
Ans:- Gujarat
CONFERENCES
1) Which Indian city hosted the first World Ocean Science Congress?
Ans:- Kochi
AWARDS & HONOURS
1) Which feature film bagged the award for being the best film at the 68th edition of BAFTA in 2015?
Ans:-  Boyhood
2) Who has been selected for the 50th Jnanpith Award for 2014?
Ans:- Bhalchandra Nemade
3) Who has won the King Faisal International Prize(KFIP) 2015?
Ans:- Dr. Zakir A.Naik
4) India based Ricky Kej has won the Grammy Award for his album ___?
Ans:- Winds of Samsar
5) What is the name of the Indian-American assistant professor who was awarded the $500,000 National Science Foundation Career award for his breakthrough research on 11 February 2015?
Ans:- Gurpreet Singh
SPORTS & GAMES
1) The Mascot of the 35th National Games is?
Ans:- Great Indian Hornbill (Ammu)
2) Saloni Dalal, who became the youngest medallist at the 35th National Games in Kerala, is associated with which sports/events?
Ans:- Swimming
3) Which state won the gold medal at the National Games men’s football, final of which was played on 9 February 2015?
Ans:- Mizoram
4)  The opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was held on 12 February 2015 in which cities of New Zealand and Australia?
Ans:- Christchurch and Melbourne
5) Recently, UNICEF and which football legend has launched protection fund named “7” to protect the world’s most vulnerable youngsters?
Ans:- David Beckham
ECONOMY
1) After deciding to split into three, which company recently became the first Indian listed company to solely focus on life insurance?
Ans:- Max India
2) Reserve Bank of India has estimated the Current Account Deficit (CAD) for 2014-15 at ___ percent of the GDP on 3 February 2015?
Ans:-  1.3%
3) What is the new Eligibility limit for Foreign Exchange Remittances under Liberalized Remittance Scheme announced by the RBI on 3 February 2015?
Ans:- $2,50,000
4) What rank has been given to Indians in the latest leaked HSBC list of Swiss Bank account holders from over 200 countries?
Ans:- 16th
5) According to recent UNCTAD report which country has become most favoured foreign investment(FDI) destination?
Ans:- China
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1)Swine Flu cases are reported from many parts of India. Which animal is associated with Swine Flu?
Ans:- Pig
2)Agni-v Missile has been successfully testfired, the range of Agni-v is?
Ans:- 5500-5800 KM
3)DRDO is building its new Missile Launch testing facility at which place?
Ans:-  Krishna Delta complex
4)Which NASA spacecraft sent new pictures of dwarf planet Pluto that were released by the agency on 4 February 2015?
Ans:- New Horizons
5) World’s first humanoid robot-staffed hotel is set to open in which city?
Ans:- Nagasaki, Japan
PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) Naveen Chopra was on 9 February 2015 appointed as Chief Operating Officer of which telecom company?
Ans:- Vodafone
2) Who has assumed charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) recently?
Ans:- Hanumanthu Purushotham
B) RESIGNS
1) Name the Vice-President of Global Technology Centres, Asia Pacific at Cisco Systems resigned from his post recently?
Ans:- Sanjay Mathur
C) DEATHS
1) Mrinalini Mukherjee passed away recently. She was a famous?
Ans:- Sculptor
D) VISITORS
1) Name the Asian Development Bank (ADB) President visited India on 5 February 2015?
Ans:- Takehiko Nakao
E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) The Limca Book of records has registered which person to be the only woman in India to represent the same constituency on the same party ticket eight times in a row?
Ans:- Sumitra Mahajan
PLACES IN NEWS
1) World’s first robot-staffed hotel is set to open in ______?
Ans:- Japan
ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1) What is the full form of ‘ TRAI  ‘?
Ans:- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
BOOKS IN NEWS
1) The book “Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks” was written by —?
Ans:- SK Rath
COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) Who heads the Supreme Court panel to ensure major reforms in the practice and procedure of Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI)?
Ans:- Justice R M Lodha
DAYS & DATES
1) The International Mother Language Day 2015 was observed on —–?
Ans:- 21 February

March 2015 Current Affairs Bit Bank

INTERNATIONAL

1) Which country’s government has proposed a prisoner swap with Indonesia in a last ditch effort to save the lives of two drug traffickers of its country, who are expected to face a firing squad within days?
Ans:-  Australia

2) Which country’s Professor was in news as on 9 March 2015 as she rejected an Indian student’s internship request citing rape problem in India?
Ans:- Germany

3) Which country has imposed sanctions on another group of individuals and entities in Ukraine and Russia accused of undermining Ukraine’s sovereignty and misappropriating Ukrainian state assets?
Ans:-  United States of America

4) The North-South Rail link in Srilanka connects which two locations in the island nation?
Ans:- Talaimannar to Madhu Road

5) Which country’s government has announced plans to build a new capital to the east of the present one?
Ans:- Egypt

INDIA & WORLD

1) With which country has India collaborated to study the global Climate Change?
Ans:- Norway

2) Name the warship that has been exported by India to Mauritius and commissioned on 12 March 2015?
Ans:- Barracuda

3) With which country has India inked five Memoranda of Understanding to give new impetus to bilateral co-operation on 11 March 2015?
Ans:- Mauritius

4) India and which country recently completed its first ever Friendship Motor Rally successfully at India gate?
Ans:- Nepal

5) With which country, Textiles Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by India on 17 March 2015?
Ans:- Kyrgyzstan

NATIONAL

1) Which organisation has launched “National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme” (NERPAP) throughout the country from 3rd Mar’15 with the prime objective of bringing a totally error free and authenticated electoral roll?
Ans:-  Election Commission of India

2) National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) on 1 March 2015 celebrated its ___th foundation day?
Ans:- 25th

3) How many Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) accounts does the NPCI aim to link to the corresponding Aadhar Numbers by June 2015?
Ans:- 17 crore

4) Name the scheme that has been launched by the government for redressal of grievances of consumers relating to pricing and availability of medicines?
Ans:- PRASAD and Swadesh Darshan

5) The Supreme Court of India (SC) on 17 March 2015 cancelled the Union Government’s decision to include which category/community in the Central Other Backward Classes (OBC) list?
Ans:- Jaat

STATES

1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 March 2015 inaugurated two units each of 600 MW of Shree Singaji Thermal Power Plant in which state?
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh

2) Which state government is contemplating on framing a law under which registration of pregnancy would be made compulsory within first three months of pregnancy? Ans:- Haryana

3) Which State’s Archives body is publishing three volumes of rare documents on Shaheed Bhagat Singh?
Ans:- Bihar

4) Government of India has recently decided to establish a National Marine Police Training Institute in which state?
Ans:- Gujarat

5) In which state First Kisan Call Centre (KCC) of North-East was opened on 9 March 2015?
Ans:- Tripura

CONFERENCES

1) The International Conference on Global Environment Issues was held from March 14 -15 March 2015 in —-?
Ans:-  New Delhi

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Hifikepunye Pohamba has recently won the world’s most valuable individual award, the Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership. Hifikepunye Pohamba is the President of which African country?
Ans:- Namibia

2) Which University recently honored Ratan Tata with Doctorate of Automotive Engineering?
Ans:-  Clemson University

3) Name the former union minister who has been awarded with the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2014 for his Kannada poem Ramayana Mahanveshanam?
Ans:- M.Veerapa Moily

4) Who has won KwazuluNatal 2015 National Teachers Award in South Africa?
Ans:- Ganasen Reddy

5) Name the Indian researcher has been named as New South Wales (NSW) “Woman of the year 2015″ award recently?
Ans:- Minoti Apate

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Who is the batsman who has scored the fastest 150 runs in ODI’s?
Ans:- AB de Villiers

2) Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 10 March 2015 registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of the cricket World Cup. He surpassed whose record?
Ans:- Sourav Ganguly

3) Which football club recently won League Cup?
Ans:- Chelsea

4) New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe was recently inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as the ___th member?
Ans:- 79

5) Which New Zealand bowler joined cricket’s exclusive 300 ODI wickets club by claiming his 300th victim on 8 March 2015?
Ans:- Daniel Vettori

ECONOMY

1) As per the latest Forbes ranking of the richest people in the world, who is the richest person in India?
Ans:- Dilip Sanghvi

2) Which bank became the first major bank to announce rate cut after RBI’s second Repo rate cut of the year was announced on March 2015?
Ans:- State Bank of Travancore (SBT)

3) Which Indian mobile company has recently entered into a partnership with China Mobile, for jointly sourcing devices and equipment as well as developing 4G technology and standards?
Ans:- Airtel

4) Upto what limit Reserve Bank of India eased the norms for home loans by allowing banks to include stamp duty and registration charges to the cost of a unit?
Ans:- 10 Lakh

5) Which is India’s largest company with Rs 3.68 lakh cr worth assets as per data compiled by the Corporate Affairs Ministry, which was released recently?
Ans:- Reliance Industries Ltd

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Name the aircraft that becomes the first to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, propelled solely by the sun’s energy?
Ans:-  Solar Impulse-2

2) Rotavirus vaccine “Rotavac” will be used for prevention of which disease?
Ans:-  Diarrhea

3) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Alleppey, which was decommissioned from the Indian Navy on 13 March 2015, was which category of naval vessel?
Ans:- Minesweeper

4) Name the surface to surface missile successfully tested by Pakistan during March 2015?
Ans:- Shaheen-III

5) Burraq and Barq are an all weather armed drone and a laser guided missile respectively. These were recently test fired by which country?
Ans:- Pakistan

PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the National Book Trust (NBT) on 2 March 2015?
Ans:- Baldev Sharma

B) RESIGNS

1) Which noted scientist resigned as the Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Bombay recently as reported on 18 March 2015?
Ans:-  Anil Kakodkar

C) DEATHS

1) Name the person known as Noted Gandhian and son of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal secretary who passed away on 15 March 2015?
Ans:- Narayan Desai

D) VISITORS

1) In which region of Sri Lanka, PM Narendra Modi handed over 27,000 new homes on 14 March 2015 to Tamils who became homeless during the civil war?
Ans:- Jaffna

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Which Indian IT company was recently named as the top employer in Europe for the third consecutive year by a top employers certification agency?
Ans:- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

PLACES IN NEWS

1) As per the Mercer’s Quality of Living Report 2015, which city has the world’s best quality of living?
Ans:- Vienna

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

1) What is the full form of ‘ BCCI ‘?
Ans:- Board of Control for Cricket in India

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) “The Modi Effect : Inside Narendra Modi’s Campaign to Transform India” was authored by ——-?
Ans:- Lance Price

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as announced on 25 March 2015?
Ans:- K M Mani

DAYS & DATES

1) When is World Water Day?
Ans:- March 22

April 2015 Current Affairs Bit Bank

INTERNATIONAL

1) Which country carried out its first air strikes in Syria, as part of the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants?
Ans:- Canada

2) Name the political party of Pakistan that decided to join parliament after almost seven months of absence from the National Assembly and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh?
Ans:- Tehreek-e-Insaf

3) Which country’s president condemned psychiatric therapies designed to repair gay, lesbian and transgender youth?
Ans:- United States

4) China is planning to build a 540-kilometre strategic high-speed rail link between Tibet and ____ passing through a tunnel under Mount Everest?
Ans:- Nepal

5) Saudi Arabia on 21 April 2015 ended its month-long military operation against the Houthi rebels under which air strikes were conducted. What was the name of this operation?
Ans:- Operation Decisive Storm

INDIA & WORLD

1) Name the massive air and sea operation recently launched by India to evacuate over 4000 Indians from Yemen?
Ans:- Operation Raahat

2) Which international organization on 1 April 2015 launched a group against terrorism named ‘Group of Friends against terrorism’ with 30 members including India? Ans:- United Nations

3) With which country has India signed Memorandum of Cooperation for transportation on 8 April 2015?
Ans:- United States of America

4) India was placed at 101st place in the Social Progress Index (SPI) ratings that were released globally on 9 April 2015. Which country topped this list?
Ans:- Norway

5) Indian formally ended its massive evacuation efforts in Yemen named “Operation Raahat” on 10 April 2015. This mission successfully evacuated how many people from war-torn Yemen?
Ans:- 5,600

NATIONAL

1) Name the scheme that has been suspended by Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from April 2015?
Ans:- Minimum Monthly Pension Scheme

2) Union Government on 3 April 2015 extended the deadline for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) deadline by ____ months?
Ans:- Six months

3) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently recommended which number as the single emergency number across the country?
Ans:- 112

4) The Government has constituted a task force comprising experts and senior officials to be chaired by B N Navalawala, Ex-Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources. What is the major responsibility of the task force?
Ans:- Interlinking of Rivers

5) Name the project launched by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on 21 April 2015 for monitoring the implementation of budget announcements?
Ans:- E-Samiksha

STATES

1) Which state has launched the subsidised Aahar scheme on the occasion of the State’s Foundation Day on 1 April 2015?
Ans:- Odisha

2) Andhra Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on 1 April 2015 approved which city as the new capital of the state?
Ans:- Amaravathi

3) PepsiCo India on 3 April 2015 commissioned first phase of its largest beverage plant in India in which state?
Ans:- Andhra Pradesh

4) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Centenary Year Celebrations of which High Court on 18 April 2015?
Ans:- Patna High Court

5) Which state government has launched a major campaign Subodham, in a bid to wean people away from addiction to liquor?
Ans:- Kerala

CONFERENCES

1) Summit of the Americas, which was held on 10-11 April 2015 at Panama City (Panama), was which edition of the multilateral summit?
Ans:- 7th

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Who Arab poet recently won the 2015 Kumaran Asan World Prize for poetry?
Ans:- Adonis

2) Which city has been awarded for its performance in renewable energy by WWF ?
Ans:- Rajkot

3) In which field Hevesy Medal is given?
Ans:- Nuclear and Radio Chemistry

4) ) Name the Indian-origin CEO who was honoured with the White House Champions of Change on 16th April 2015?
Ans:- Satya Nadella

5) Name the Bollywood actor was on 21 April 2015 honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015 for his performance in the movie Happy New Year?
Ans:-  Shah Rukh Khan

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Daniel Vettori who announced his retirement from international cricket plays for which country?
Ans:- New Zealand

2) Who was recently named as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2015 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack?
Ans:- Kumar Sangakkara

3) Which Australian cricketer recently announced his retirement from ODIs?
Ans:- Michael Clarke

4) Name the driver who won the Chinese Formula One (F1) Grand Prix for 2015 held on 12 April 2015 at Shanghai?
Ans:- Lewis Hamilton (Britain)

5) What is the name of the 21-year old English batsman who made cricketing history by scoring 350 in a one-day club match on 20 April 2015?
Ans:- Liam Livingstone

ECONOMY

1) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 1 April 2015 sanctioned the scheme of amalgamation of ING Vysya Bank Ltd. with which bank?
Ans:- Kotak Mahindra Bank

2) As per the World bank Report 2015, which country has stood at the bottom of eight economies in South Asia?
Ans:- Pakistan

3) Which entity becomes the first public sector undertaking (PSU) to hit the market in fiscal year 2015-16 with its disinvestment taking place on 8 April 2015?
Ans:- Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)

4) Which entity has become India’s newest public sector undertaking (PSU) during April 2015 after Union Govt. increased its stake to over 51% in this entity?
Ans:- IFCI Limited

5) Newly formed Mudra Bank will be part of?
Ans:- Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) Which country has recently developed an anti-ballistic missile system called “David’s Sling”?
Ans:- Israel

2) Surface-to-Surface nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on 9 April 2015 from a naval ship at?
Ans:- Odisha coast

3) US space agency NASA during April 2015 revealed the first-ever colour image of dwarf planet Pluto.This photo was taken by a Pluto probe that was sent by the agency in 2006. What is the name of this probe?
Ans:- New Horizons

4) India recently successfully test-fired its which nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast?
Ans:- Dhanush

PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who has been appointed as the new President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2015-16?
Ans:- Sumit Mazumder

2) Who was sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court on 15 April 2015?
Ans:- Meenakshi Madan Rai

B) RESIGNS

1) Mustafa Kamal stepped down from the post of International Cricket Council (ICC) President on 1 April 2015. He belongs to which country?
Ans:- Bangladesh

C) DEATHS

1) Renowned poet Kailash Vajpeyi who died on 1 April 2015 is famous in which language?
Ans:- Hindi

2) Name the former Australian cricket captain and legendary commentator who died in Sydney on 10 April 2015?
Ans:- Richie Benaud

D) VISITORS

1) Which Sculpture has been presented to Narendra Modi by Canadian Prime Minister?
Ans:- Parrot Lady

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Name the 12-year-old Muslim girl who recently won the first position at the Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Champion League?
Ans:- Mariyam Asif Siddiqui

PLACES IN NEWS

1) What is the name of the Islamist militant group that stormed into a university campus in Kenya on 2 April 2015 and took Christian students hostage resulting in death of at least 15 persons?
Ans:- Al Shabaab

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

1) What is the full form of ‘ IFCI ‘?
Ans:- Industrial Finance Corporation of India

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Who is the author of the book titled “Historical Documents Testify the ‘ Sovereignty of Senkaku”?
Ans:- Tadayoshi Murata

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 8 April 2015 formed an expert committee under the chairmanship of whom to suggest simplified compliance for establishing new industries?
Ans:- Ajay Shankar

DAYS & DATES

1) World Malaria Day was observed on —?
Ans:- April 25