Current Affairs Questions and Answers | April, 2015

1 April 2015
1. Which of the following is true with respect to governor ?
a. Governor has only constitutional discretion
b. Governor doesn't possess any discretionary powers and is bound by the decision of council of
ministers.
c. Governor has both constitutional and situational discretion
d. Governor has only situational discretion like President

2. Consider the following statements

I) Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by virus.
II) The disease is transmitted most commonly by an infected all types of Anopheles mosquito
III) Malaria is usually confirmed by the microscopic examination of blood filmsor by antigen-based
rapid diagnostic tests (RDT).
Which of the following statements are not :
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. I and III only
d. II only

3. Which of the following is false with respect to Tobacco prevention in India ?

a. The Act prohibits smoking of tobacco in public places, except in special smoking zones in hotels,
restaurants and airports and open spaces.
b. Under this act Cigarette packets are required to carry pictorial warnings of a skull or scorpion or
certain prescribed pictorial warnings along with the text SMOKING KILLS and TOBACCO CAUSES
MOUTH CANCER in both Hindi and English.
c. COTPA is an Act of Parliament of India enacted in 2003 to prohibit advertisement and regulation
of tobacco business in India.
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d. Tobacco products cannot be sold to person below the age of 21 years

1 April 2015
1. Which of the following is true with respect to Operation Flood
I) It is related with controlling flood in North Eastern Regions
II) It is the worlds largest integrated dairy development program
III) It is a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
IV) It is a project of National Disaster M anagement Authority(NDMA)
a. II&III
b. I&IV
c. None of the above
d. I,II,III&IV

2. Consider the following statements about Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.

I) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana is a government-run health insurance scheme for the Indian
poor. It provides for cashless insurance for hospitalisation in public as well as private hospitals.
II) Ministry of health and family welfare, Government of India has launched a health insurance
scheme for BPL families which is called Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).
III) Every below poverty line (BPL) family holding a yellow ration cardpays Rs. 30 registration fee
to get a biometric-enabled smart card containing their fingerprints and photographs.
IV) Germanyhas shown interest in adopting the smart card based model for revamping its own
social security system
Which of the following is ?
a. I, II and IV only
b. I,II,III and IV
c. I,III and IV only
d. I and IV only

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3. Which article states that the state shall endeavour to prohibit slaughter of cows and calves and
other milch and draught cattle ?
a. Art 49
b. Art 48
c. Art 48A
d. Art 46

3 April 2015
1. Which of the following are true regarding agriculture sector in India
I) Employment share in agricultural sector is in increasing trend
II) The newly launched Pradan Mandhri Krishi Sinchai Yojana is for improving irrigation facilities
III) Agriculture is in concurrent list of our constitution
IV) Disguised Unemployment is the main problem in agricultural sector
a. I&III
b. II&IV
c. I&IV
d. I&II

2. Which of the following is true with respect to Disaster Management in India ?

I) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was established through the Disaster
Management Act,2005.
II) The home Minister is the de facto chairperson of NDMA
III) State Disaster Management authorities are headed by respective state Home Ministers
IV) Epidemic diseases are also considered as disasters by Disaster Management Act,2005.
a. I&IV
b. I,II,III&IV
c. II&III
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d. I&II

23 April 2015
1. Net neutrality consider the following
I) All internet traffic should be treated equally
II) It is the sole responsibility of internet service providers (ISP) alone
III) If an ISP intentionally slows down a peer to peer communication it is violating net neutrality
Choose answer
a. III alone
b. II alone
c. I alone
d. I,II & III

2. Consider the following about leather sector in India and choose the answer from the codes given
below:
I) leather sector had shown a growth in double digit but missed the target.
II) EU is the major exporter of leather with a share of 57% of total exports.whereas US shares 12.5%
in 2014-15.
III) due to EU crisis most of the exports were shifted to Africa.
IV) leather sector forms one of the top ten foreign exchange earner in the country.
a. Only I, II & IV
b. Only IV
c. Only I&II
d. All of the above

3. Marine algae are an important ecological system in sea.consider the following:

I) they are of 3 types.red, green and Brown.each of three different kingdom.
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II) red algae belongs to protist, green is a chromist and Brown is a plantae kingdom.
III) Brown is largest of all whereas red live deepest among 3 and green thrives in marine, freshwater
and also in moist soil.
Choose the answer:
a. Only I & II
b. Only I
c. All the above
d. Only I & III

4. Consider the following

I) tears are produced in lacrimal glands
II) basal tears are emotional tears
III) emotional tears contains protein based hormones
which of the above are
a. I alone
b. II Alone
c. All the above
d. I & III

25 April 2015
1. Irans nuclear agreement with p5+1 country gave Iran a ventilation from its economic
sanctions.consider the following about the stalled I-P-I gasline project:
I) While initiating the plan it was decided for completion within a decade .
II) This project is also called as peace pipeline.Iran provides 60% of cost incurred in the project.
III) It provides the most convenient geographical supply of natural gas to Pakistan and india.
IV) It covers 2700 km where most largest area lies in Pakistan. So it earns transit fee payment.
Choose the code options from the codes given below:
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a. Only II & III

b. All the above
c. Only I,II & III
d. Only I & IV

2. Thunder storm in bihar brought a havoc to people. Consider the following about thunderstorm:
I) it is nothing but a phenomenon accompanied by lightning and its acoustic effect on earth
atmosphere.
II) it occurs in cumulus clouds with an average height of 20km.
III) moisture, unstable air mass and lifting force is a prerequisite of thunderstorm.
IV) it is more frequent in tropical and sub tropical region where rapid upward movement of moist
air collides with cooler air.
Choose the answer from the following codes
a. Only II & III
b. Only I & II
c. Only I & III
d. Only II & IV

3. Consider some special features of NCT of Delhi

I) It was given special by 68th constitutional amendment act 1992
II) Qutub minar built by slave dynasty is the worlds tallest minaret and also a world heritage site.
III) Unlike other union territories delhi has its own legislative council, governor, council of ministers
and chief minister
Choose the answers from the codes given below:
a. Only I & II
b. Only II & III
c. Only I
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d. Only II

26 April 2015
1. Recently jnanpith award was conferred on balachandra nemade,a noted Maratha writer.
Consider the following about jnanpith award:
(i). It is given since 1965, in individual category for literature
(ii). Nemade is the 54th recipient for his work HINDU
(iii). The award carries a cheque of 11 lakh rupees, citation plaque and a bronze replica of
saraswathi statue
(iv). So far 7 women were conferred with jnanpith award.
Which of the above options are :
a. Only (iv)
b. None of the above
c. Only (i)
d. All the above
2. Nepal was completely routed by earthquake of 7.9 ritcher scale. Consider following regarding it:
(i). it is caused by the collision of subducting Indian plate and overriding Eurasian plate
(ii). Nepal lies between india and south Tibet
(iii). Eventhough Kathmandu valley is strong only the remnant of prehistoric lake is the reason for
earthquake
(iv). Kathmandu valley has 300m thick deep layer of clay
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
a. Only (i)&(ii)
b. Only (iii)&(iv)
c. Only (i),(ii)&(iv)
d. All the above

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3. Consider the following:

(i). Ayurveda and unani are a part of AYUSH system which commonly believes in humors like
vata,pitta and kapha.
(ii). Siddha is a process of mixing herbs with distiiled water or alcohol
(iii). Vipreetharthi in ayurveda describes about medicine, activity and diet.
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
a. Only (i) & (iii)
b. Only (ii) & (iii)
c. Only (ii)
d. Only (i)

27 April 2015
1. There should be a revisit in dirty fossil fuels. Consider the following about fossil fuels:
I) They are caused by the anaerobic decomposition of dried dead organic matter.
II) Some of the high carbon containing fossil fuels include coal and petrol
III) Methane is a volatile gas with very low carbon hydrogen ratio
IV) The decomposition first produces an intermediate kerogen rocks which is waxy and later to
hydrogenated gases by catagnesis.
Choose the answers from the codes given below:
a. Only II & IV
b. Only I & III
c. All the above
d. Only I, II & III

2. Sangeeta N Bhatia of Massachuetes institute of technology was awarded Heinz award 2015.
Consider
I) It is a largest individual award in the world on annual basis
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II) It recognizes innovative contribution in five categories

III) Each awardee receives $2.5 lakh dollars and a gold medallion
IV) Sangeeta received for her work on artificial human microliver for drug testing
Choose the answer
a. Only III & IV
b. Only I,II & IV
c. Only I,II & III
d. All the above

3. Consider the following about cloud computing

I) It involves deploying group of remote servers that allows data sources be uploaded for real time
processing without need to store processed data on cloud
II) It provides three types of service namely Iaas(infrastructure as a service), saas (software as a
service) and Paas(platform as a service)
III) Self service provisioning is one of the major disadvantage of cloud computing
Choose the answer
a. None of the above
b. Both I & II
c. Only III
d. All the above

30 April 2015
1. Which of the following are true regarding kyoto protocol
I)USA and India are signatories to this protocol
II)This protocol is for substances that deplete the ozone layer
III)It is one of the outcomes of UNFCC
IV)All the signatories of this protocol have binding targets
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a. II,III
b. only IV
c. Only III
d. I,II,III

2. Which of the following are regarding intra-specific interactions

I)Mutualism-both the organisms will benefit and the relationship is obligatory
II)Symbiosisboth the organisms will benefit and the relationship is not obligatory
III)Commensalism-Individual benefits from other species but without damaging
the second species.
a. II,III
b. I,II
c. ONLY II
d. ONLY III

3. what is prophylactic effect?

a. enzymatic response for lactosynthesis
b. scattering effect of light in plants
c. disease related to cattles
d. medication to prevent a disease from occurring

4. Plants need photosynthesis to make food. Consider the following

I)the energy is stored in the form of sugars and proteins
II)green plants often contain non-green pigments called carotenoids and xanthophylls
III)only plants which have cholorophyll-a(Ch-a)can do photosynthesis
IV)carotenoids and xanthophylls acts as antioxidant
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choose the answer

a. only I & II
b. all the above
c. only II, III & IV
d. only III & IV

5. South china sea

I)it is part of pacific and Indian ocean
II)area encompasses from Malacca strait and Singapore to strait of Taiwan
III)it forms two-third of worlds shipping transiting
IV)it lies to the east of international date line
choose the answer
a. only I, III, IV
b. only I & III
c. all are
d. only II & IV

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