Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 21, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - May 21, 2015

Q1. Name the exercise launched by Golden Arrow Division of the Army in the plains of Punjab?

A. Akashiya Yudh

B. AGNIBAN

C. YUDHABHYAS

D. SAINYA PRASIKSHAN

ANSWER: B. AGNIBAN

Q2. Name the Hungarian writer won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for 2015?

A. Imre Kertesz 

B. Endre Ady

C. Laszlo Krasznahorkai

D. János Arany 

ANSWER: C. Laszlo Krasznahorkai

Q3. Which country has claimed on 20th May’15 that it has the technology to make nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a missile?

A. China

B. Netherlands

C. Norway

D. North Korea

ANSWER: D. North Korea

Q4. Which state has achieved 100% success in implementing the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna?

A. Assam

B. Punjab

C. Kerala

D. Meghalaya

ANSWER: D. Meghalaya

Q5. In which state, Mission Indradhanush has been implemented successfully achieving 55 percent of the target by the end of second round of the first phase of the Mission?

A. Manipur

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Maharashtra

D. Gujarat

ANSWER: A. Manipur

Q6. Which state government decided on 20th May’15 to make necessary changes in the Factories Act, 1948 to allow women to work in factories in night shifts?

A. Delhi

B. Telangana

C. Maharashtra

D. Jharkhand

ANSWER: C. Maharashtra

Q7. Which state government has decided to launch 'Pay & Play Scheme' at the designated stadiums or sports complexes where people can play the game available there after paying a nominal fee of Rs 100 per month?

A. Delhi

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Haryana

D. Punjab

ANSWER: A. Delhi

Q8. The government has come out with a draft scheme under which a person or entity can earn interest by depositing the ______ with banks.

A. Gem Stone

B. Platinum

C. Gold

D. Diamond

ANSWER: C. Gold

Q9. How many worlds’ largest banks have to pay $5.7 Billion in fines for manipulating forex market?

A. 10

B. 15

C. 9

D. 5

ANSWER: D. 5.

Q10. In which city, Indian Health Minister has inaugurated a Photo-Exhibition on Yoga- “Yoga for All, Yoga for Health” on 19thMay’15?

A. Geneva

B. Beijing

C. Berlin

D. Tokyo

ANSWER: A. Geneva

Q11. Which major European country slipped into deflation recently as disclosed by the government on 19 May’15?

A. Denmark

B. Hungary

C. Belarus

D. Britain

ANSWER: D. Britain