Current Affairs Questions - 8

1). Among the following which is recognized as the New sports under National Sports Federation?
  • a) Golf
  • b) Horse Riding
  • c) Motor Sports
  • d) Beach Volley Ball
  • e) None of these
Ans: (c)

2). Which of the two states have introduced 5 lakhs rupees Accident Insurance Scheme for
Transport Drivers?
  • a) Kerala and Karnataka
  • b) Tamil nadu and Bihar
  • c) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
  • d) Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
  • e) None of these
Ans: (c)

3). What is the venue of the International Shooting Competition 2015?
  • a) Italy
  • b) France
  • c) Belgium
  • d) Germany
  • e) None of these
Ans: (d)

4). Which of the following organizations has formed a partnership to offer Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana insurance?
  • a) Oriental Insurance and LIC
  • b) NICL and LIC
  • c) Canara Bank and Life Insurance Corporation
  • d) HDFC and SBI
  • e) None of these
Ans: (c)

5). International Labour Day was celebrated on_______.
  • a) May 1st
  • b) May 2nd
  • c) May 3rd
  • d) May 4th
  • e) None of these
Ans: (a)

6). Who is the author of the book- “China Confucius in the Shadows”?
  • a) Karnan Mishra
  • b) Poonam Surie
  • c) Vijay Gupta
  • d) Varun Gandhi
  • e) None of these
Ans: (b)

7). What is the name of the DRDO Scientist who has awarded with the prestigious Fellowship
of the Royal Institute of Navigation?
  • a) Narendra Vats
  • b) Satheesh Reddy
  • c) Kiran Sharma
  • d) Praveen Das
  • e) None of these
Ans: (b)

8). What is venue of Asian Banker Summit 2015?
  • a) Delhi
  • b) Tokyo
  • c) Bangkok
  • d) Hong Kong
  • e) None of these
Ans: (d)

9). Who is the New Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)?
  • a) Narendra Kumar
  • b) Ramdev Sharma
  • c) Surender Singh
  • d) Akilesh Kumar
  • e) None of these
Ans: (c)

10). What is the name of the Joint Naval exercise between India and France?
  • a) KARUNA
  • b) THARUNA
  • c) VARUNA
  • d) INDIRA
  • e) None of these
Ans: (c)

11). Floyd Mayweather Junior is related to which of the following sports?
  • a) Boxing
  • b) Tennis
  • c) Wrestling
  • d) Hockey
  • e) None of these
Ans: (a)

12). MAT stands for_______.
  • a) Maximum Alternate Tax
  • b) Minimum Alternate Tax
  • c) Maximum Average Tax
  • d) Medium Alternate Tax
  • e) None of these
Ans: (b)

13). Who is the author of the book- “Dances with wolves”?
  • a) Michael Bay
  • b) John Harper
  • c) Michael Blake
  • d) Kevin Costner
  • e) None of these
Ans: (c)

14). Name the Bollywood actor who has been jailed for 5 years recently?
  • a) Salman Khan
  • b) Amir Khan
  • c) Amitabh Bachchan
  • d) Shahrukh Khan
  • e) None of these
Ans: (a)

15). World Asthma Day was observed on_______.
  • a) 3rd May
  • b) 4th May
  • c) 5th May
  • d) 6th May
  • e) None of these
Ans: (c)