Current Affairs Questions and Answers

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Q1. Name the person who will be awarded with the 50th Jnanpith Award on 25th Apr’15 by the Prime Minister in Parliament House Complex?

A. Kedarnath Singh
B. Dudhnath Singh
C. Mamta Kalia
D. Bhalchandra Nemade
ANSWER: D. Bhalchandra Nemade
Q2. As per the statement made by the Health Minister in the Lok Sabha on 24th Apr’15, the number of HIV positive cases reported in the country in 2011 declined by
____ as compared in 2000.
A. 10%
B. 57%
C. 34%
D. 23%
ANSWER: B. 57%
Q3. Name the volcano in the Chile which erupted for the first time after more than 42 years on 22nd Apr’15?
A. Calbuco Volcano
B. Krakatoa Volcano
C. Mount Fuji Volcano
D. Galeras Volcano
ANSWER: A. Calbuco Volcano
Q4. World Malaria Day was observed on _____.
A. 23rd April
B. 25th April
C. 26th April
D. 28th April
ANSWER: B. 25th April
Q5. The Centenary of Ottoman Massacre was observed by Armenians on ____.
A. 24th April 2015
B. 25th April 2016
C. 23rd April 2014
D. 1st May 2015
ANSWER: A. 24th April 2015
Q6. As per the approval made by the Government, retirement fund body EPFO is to invest what percent of its corpus in exchange traded funds?
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 5%
D. 10%
ANSWER: C. 5%