Current Affairs Quiz

1) Saina Nehwal created history she became the first Indian woman shutters to attain the world number one ranking. Who has the distinction of being the first world No. 1 badminton player from India?

(A) Syed Modi
(B) Pullela Gopichand
(C) Prakash Padukone
(D) Chetan Anand
(E) None of These

2) Ninth edition of Earth Hour was observed. The day is organized by?

(A) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
(B) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
(C) World Health Organization (WHO)
(D) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
(E) None of These

3) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched India’s fourth navigation satellite named?

(A) IRNSS 1-E
(B) IRNSS 1-D
(C) IRNSS 1-C
(D) IRNSS 1-B
(E) None of These

4) Poonam Mahajan recently became the first woman president of which among the following sports Federation?

(A) Basketball Federation of India
(B) All India Football Federation
(C) Badminton Association of India
(D) Sports Authority of India
(E) None of These

5) Aziz Qureshi was removed as the Governor of which state?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Goa
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Mizoram
(E) None of These

6) Which state government recently passed a law that bans the slaughter, trading and unauthorised transportation of camels?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
(E) None of These

7) Which Australian cricketer recently announced his retirement from ODIs?

(A) David Warner
(B) Mitchell Starc
(C) Shane Watson
(D) Michael Clarke
(E) None of These

8) Isro launched India's 4th navigation satellite IRNSS 1D recently using?

(A) PSLV-C27
(B) PSLV-C29
(C) PSLV-D24
(D) PSLV-E21
(E) None of These

9)  World Water Day was globally observed. What was the theme for the day in 2015?

(A) Water and Sustainable Development
(B) Water and Energy
(C) Water Cooperation
(D) Water and Food Security
(E) None of These

10) Sania Mirza and _____ began their partnership on winning note as they won BNP Paribas Open tennis women's doubles title on 22 March 2015?

(A) Cara Black
(B) Martina Hingis
(C) Martina Navratilova
(D) Kim Clijsters
(E) None of These

11) International Day of Forests is observed on?

(A) March 24
(B) March 22
(C) March 21
(D) March 23
(E) None of These

12) Lee Kuan Yew who passed away on 22 March 2015 was the founding father and first Prime Minister of which country?

(A) South Korea
(B) Singapore
(C) Malaysia
(D) Bhutan
(E) None of These

13) Novak Djokovic defeated which player to win the BNP Paribas Open Tennis title 2015 recently?
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Andy Murray
(C) Rafael Nadal
(D) Stanislas Wawrinka
(E) None of These

14) President Pranab Mukherjee confered Chakra awards to ____ defence personnel?

(A) 11
(B) 10
(C) 9
(D) 12
(E) None of These

15) Railways have recently hiked the cost of platform tickets from Rs.5 to Rs.____?

(A) Rs.10
(B) Rs.8
(C) Rs.9
(D) Rs.15
(E) Rs. 20

Answers:

1) (C)
2) (D)
3) (B)
4) (A)
5) (D)
6) (A)
7) (D)
8) (A)
9) (A)
10)  (B)
11)  (C)
12)  (B)
13)  (A)
14)  (D)
15)  (A)