Current Affairs Question and Answers - May 24, 25 & 26, 2015

Current Affairs Question and Answers - May 24, 25 & 26, 2015

Q1. Name the country that topped the first Environmental Democracy Index launched by Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) on May 2015?

A. India

B. Lithuania

C. Latvia 

D. Russia

ANSWER: B. Lithuania

Q2. Name the company that will move out of the stock market benchmark index Sensex and will be replaced by drugmaker Lupin?

A. Tata Power

B. Adani Power

C. Aurobindo Pharma

D. Ajanta Pharma

ANSWER: A. Tata Power

Q3. Name the team that clinched the Indian Premier League -8 series on 24th May’15?

A. Chennai Super Kings

B. Kolkata Knight Riders

C. Mumbai Indians

D. Kings XI Punjab 

ANSWER: B. Kolkata Knight Riders

Q4. John Forbes Nash Jr., the brilliant Princeton University mathematician was killed with his wife Alicia on 23rd May’15 in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. John Nash’s life story was the subject of the film ______________.

A. Illusionist

B. Math Magician

C. A Beautiful Mind

D. Black Swan

ANSWER: C. A Beautiful Mind

Q5. With which e-commerce Company, State bank of India signed a MoU to roll out a capital assistance programme for sellers using the online retailer’s platform?

A. PayPal

B. Flipkart

C. Jabong

D. Snapdeal

ANSWER: D. Snapdeal

Q6. Name the state that recently entered into an agreement with Chinese firm ZTESoft to collaborate in developing smart cities in the state?

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Gujarat

C. Karnataka

D. Telangana 

ANSWER: B. Gujarat

Q7. Name the Executive Director of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) appointed as Honorary Ambassador of Foreign Investment Promotion for Korea on 22nd May 2015 at a ceremony held at Mumbai?

A. Vishal Sikka

B. Pawan Chamling

C. Pawan Goenka

D. Ajay K Pal

ANSWER: C. Pawan Goenka

Q8. Which India movie has won two awards, FIPRESCI, International Jury of Film Critics prize and Promising Future prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes Film Festival 2015?

A. The Lunchbox

B. Masaan

C. Pk

D. Slumdog Millionaire 

ANSWER: B. Masaan

Q9. Name the movie honoured with the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes Film Festival on 24th May’15?

A. Dheepan

B. Saul Fia

C. The Lobster

D. Nie Yinniang 

ANSWER: A. Dheepan

Q10. Which Law Commission of India on 22nd May’15 submitted the 257th Report titled Reforms in Guardianship and Custody Laws in India to DV Sadananda Gowda, the Union Minister of Law and Justice?

A. Fifteen 

B. Third

C. Twentieth 

D. Fifth

ANSWER: C. Twentieth

Q11. Which state government amended State Film Policy to woo tourism on May 2015?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Goa

C. Bihar

D. Uttar Pradesh

ANSWER: D. Uttar Pradesh

Q12. On 24th May’15 the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recommended Contract system for _________.

A. Indian Woman Cricket Team

B. Indian Blind Man Cricket Team

C. Indian Men’s Cricket Team

D. State Cricket Team

ANSWER: A. Indian Woman Cricket Team

Q13. With which club, Delhi Government on 24th May’15 tied up for revamping government schools in the state by upgrading sanitation and strengthening basic infrastructure facilities like drinking water and toilets?

A. Country Club 

B. Rotary Club

C. Red Ribbon Club

D. None of these

ANSWER: B. Rotary Club

Q14. How many Gold Medals were won by the Indian boxers at World Junior Women's boxing Championship held in Taiwan on 23rd May’15?

A. Ten

B. Nine

C. Six

D. Three

ANSWER: D. Three

Q15. Who has been elected as the Head of the Bureau of International Recycling, a global organisation that facilitates free and fair trade of recyclables in a sustainable and competitive world economy?

A. Bjorn Grufman

B. Ranjit Singh Baxi

C. David Stewart

D. None of these

ANSWER: B. Ranjit Singh Baxi

Q16. Name the farmer centric TV Channel that will be launched by the PM Narendra Modi on 26th May’15? 

A. Kisan TV

B. Green TV

C. AGRO TV

D. DD Kisan 

ANSWER: D. DD Kisan 

Q17. Name the title of the Multi Media Exhibition inaugurated by the Union Finance Minister and Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on 25th May’15 highlighting the achievements of one year of NDA Government?

A. Saal Ek Shuruat Anek

B. Saal Ek Poore Hue Vaade Anek

C. Saal Ek Vikas Anek

D. Saal Ek Uplabhdiya Anek

ANSWER: A. Saal Ek Shuruat Anek

Q18. Which state is celebrating the 116th birth anniversary of rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on 25th May’15? 

A. Assam 

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. West Bengal

D. Telangana

ANSWER: C. West Bengal

Q19. Which country has banned an Islamist militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers in recent months?

A. India

B. Pakistan

C. Indonesia

D. Bangladesh

ANSWER: D. Bangladesh

Q20. After how many years, Pakistan's central bank slashed the benchmark interest rates to a low of 7 percent, hoping to stimulate growth in the long dormant economy?

A. 20 years

B. 42 years

C. 15 years

D. 10 years

ANSWER: B. 42 years

Q21. What fiscal deficit target of GDP has been set by the Indian Government on 25th May 2015?

A. 2%

B. 2.9%

C. 3.9%

D. 4%

ANSWER: C. 3.9%

Q22. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary of Defence Production on 25th May’15?

A. Ramesh Goyal

B. Ashok Kumar Gupta

C. G Mohan Kumar

D. Akashdeep Singh

ANSWER: B. Ashok Kumar Gupta

Q23. Who has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary on 25th May’15?

A. R K Mathur

B. G Mohan Kumar

C. Ashok Kumar Gupta

D. None of these

ANSWER: B. G Mohan Kumar

Q24. During May 2015, in which country the World Education Forum organised by UNESCO was held?

A. Germany

B. Japan

C. India

D. South Korea

ANSWER: D. South Korea