Current Affairs Questions and Answers - June 23, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - June 23, 2015

Q1. How many states have been asked by the centre to expeditiously implement the Forest Rights Act which recognizes the rights of scheduled tribes living in the forests for generations?

A. Nine

B. Fifteen

C. Five

D. Twenty

ANSWER: A. Nine

Q2. On which day a new chapter of Indo-China Friendship began as the first batch of 46 pilgrims of the First Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra via Nathula crossed over to China at the Nathula border post in Sikkim?

A. 19th June’15

B. 20th June’15

C. 21st June’15

D. 22nd June’15

ANSWER: D. 22nd June’15

Q3. Which Public Sector Unit has delivered 'Orbiter Craft Module Structure' of Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar exploration mission, to ISRO Satellite Centre in Bengaluru?

A. BHEL

B. BEL

C. HAL

D.DRDO

ANSWER: C. HAL

Q4. With which country India has amended a bilateral treaty of transit through four border points?

A. Pakistan

B. Sri Lanka

C. China

D. Nepal

ANSWER: D. Nepal

Q5. Which continent has decided to form a police team to block social media accounts of Islamic State?

A. Europe

B. Asia

C. North America

D. Africa

ANSWER: A. Europe

Q6. In which city will European Union hold an emergency summit over Greek debt crisis on 22nd June’15?

A. London

B. Paris

C. Brussels

D. Geneva

ANSWER: C. Brussels

Q7. In which state the famous Ambubachi Mahotsava of Kamakhaya temple began on 22nd June’15?

A. Goa

B. Maharashtra

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Assam

ANSWER: D. Assam

Q8. Which stock exchange will introduce an overnight liquid transaction facility on its web-based Mutual Fund platform from 22nd June’15?

A. National Stock Exchange

B. Bombay Stock Exchange

C. MCX-DX

D. Delhi Stock Exchange

ANSWER: A. National Stock Exchange

Q9. Bangladesh Cricket team defeated Team India on the Duckworth-Lewis method at Mirpur, Dhaka on 22nd June’15 to register the series win. How many times has Bangladesh won the ODI series against India?

A. 1

B. 3

C. 5

D.10

ANSWER: A. 1

Q10. World number two Roger Federer has bagged the Halle Open ATP title in Germany for the record ____ time.

A. Fifth

B. Sixth

C. Eight

D. Tenth

ANSWER: C. Eight

Q11. Which country will be the Partner Country for Russian Industrial Trade Fair “Innoprom 2016” to be held at Yekaterinburg, Russia in July 2016?

A. United States

B. China

C. France

D. India

ANSWER: D. India

Q12. Name the vocalist who has been chosen for the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2015?

A. Arijit Singh

B. Sanjay Subrahmanyan

C. Krishnakumar Kunnath

D. Shankar Mahadevan

ANSWER: B. Sanjay Subrahmanyan

Q13. Name the former Indian women hockey team captain who passed away on 21st June’15?

A. Mamta Kharab

B. Ritu Rani

C. Shashi Bala 

D. Jaspreet Kaur

ANSWER: C. Shashi Bala