Current Affairs Questions and Answers

Q1. In the fiscal year 2014-15 how many kilometers Highways were completed in the country?
A. 10459 km
B. 6512 km
C. 7980 km
D. 4410 km
ANSWER: D. 4410 km
Q2. As per the studies by Scientists, by what year glaciers in the Everest region of the Himalayas can shrink at least 70 per cent or even disappear entirely if greenhouse-gas emissions continue to rise?
A. 2050
B. 2029
C. 2100
D. 2190
ANSWER: C. 2100
Q3. As per the US Congressional Research Report, which country is termed as ‘haven’ for several Islamist terror groups?
A. Afghanistan
B. Iraq
C. Pakistan
D. Somalia
ANSWER: C. Pakistan
Q4. Which state is appreciated on global platform for exemplary campaign against tobacco after World Health Organisation selected it for an award to be conferred on May 29 on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day 2015?
A. Punjab
B. Gujarat
C. Uttarakhand
D. Delhi
ANSWER: A. Punjab
Q5. Which state government has decided to give special vehicle allowance to its employees with hearing and speech disability?
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Karnataka
D. Odisha
ANSWER: B. Maharashtra
Q6. Name the social activist who has been named for the 12th Upendra Nath Brahma soldier of Humanity Award?
A. Tarun Tejpal
B. Medha Patkar
C. Dr. Birubala Rabha
D. Aruna Roy
ANSWER: C. Dr. Birubala Rabha
Q7. Upto what percent the Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIS) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) can now invest in Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd?
A. 49%
B. 51%
C. 55%
D. 75%
ANSWER: A. 49%
Q8. In which state the 4th North East Youth Festival is to be held from 29th to 31st May, 2015?
A. Sikkim
B. Haryana
C. Delhi
D. Assam
ANSWER: D. Assam
Q9. Which State’s forest department has set up the satellite tracking system to check the forest fire incidents during summer season?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Assam
ANSWER: B. Himachal Pradesh
Q10. Who has become the first transgender principal of Women's College in India?
A. Manabi Bandopadhyay
B. Shabnam Mausi
C. Simran Sheikh
D. None of these
ANSWER: A. Manabi Bandopadhyay