Current Affairs Questions and Answers | May, 2015

1 May 2015
1. Mutual funds are the vast investment platform in securities market. The recent changes in
measuring mutual fund impact are:
a) Old method consist of color coding which includes blue for low risk, yellow for moderate and
brown for high risk
b) The newer method includes riskometer which have 5 levels include low, moderately low,
moderate, moderately high and high.
Choose the options from the codes given below:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only b
Both a & b
Neither a nor b
Only a

2. Diarrhea is a serious concern due to in-sanitation. Consider the following:

a) It is a disease with liquid bowel movements
b) It is caused by both infection and non-infection
c) Diarrhea caused by infection is called gastroenteritis
d) Rotavirus is a major cause for diarrhea
Choose the option from the codes given below:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a, b & d
Only a, b & d
Only b, c & d
All the above

3. Archaeopteryx fossils are found recently. Consider the following regarding to that
a) They are earliest known flying non-avian dinosaur
b) They are older than first known birds
c) It is named as yi qi which means bat wings
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d) It was discovered in xin xuang province of china

Choose the options from the codes given below:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a&b
Only a&c
Only c&d
All the above

2 May 2015
4. Consider the following about NASAs MESSENGER spacecraft
a) It stands for Mercury Surface Space Environment Geochemistry Ranging
b) It is the first mission ever undertaken for mercury
Choose the correct one
a)
b)
c)
d)

Only a
Only b
Both a & b
None of the above

Note: it was the second mission. Earlier one was Mariner 10

5. North eastern part of India flocks with festival. Consider the following about YANGLI festival
a)it is celebrated in north cachar hills of Assam
b)it occurs biennially
c)sowing of paddy starts immediately after the festival
d)celebrated by Tiwa tribes
Choose the Incorrect one
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a
Only b & a
Only c & d
All are correct

Note: it occurs three year once and take place in karbi anglong hills

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3 May 2015
6. Match the following
NAVAL EXCERSICE

COUNTRY

a) Varuna

1) brazil and south Africa

b) Konkan

2) United States

c) Malabar

3) Royal Navy

d) Simbex

4) French

e) IBSAMAR

5) republic of Singapore

Choose the Correct one

1.
2.
3.
4.

a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4, e-5

a-2, b-3, c-5, d-1, e-4
a-4, b-2, c-3, d-5, e-1
a-5, b-4, c-3, d-2, e-1

7. Worlds largest sitting Buddhist statue is in Srilanka. Regarding Buddhism in Srilanka which of the
following is correct?
a) Wide population of Srilanka follows Theravada Buddhism
b) Buddhism was Introduced in 3rd century B.C by Mahinda, Emperor Ashokas son
c) Apart from Srilanka Cambodia,Laos,Thailand and Burma follows Theravada Buddhism
Choose the Correct one
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a, b
Only b, c
Only d, e
All the above

4 May 2015
8. Consider the following about Sramayeva Jayate Yojana
a) Under this, Shram Suvidha portal to prevent inoperable amount under EPF(employment
provident fund) is started
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b) Employers are provided with labour identity number and employee with universal account
number
c) Labour inspection scheme is initiated under this
Choose the correct answer
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a & b
Only b & c
Only a & c
All the above

9. Under right to education act some rules are set for schools in allocating seats. Consider about
that
a) It is mandatory to set aside 30% of their total seats for children from economically weaker and
disadvantaged sections
b) Weaker sections include families having annual income of less than Rs. 2 lakh
c) Disadvantaged sections include orphan,HIV affected chidern, children of scavengers
d) Weaker sections doesnt include SC/ST
Choose the incorrect answer
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a & d
Only a
Only b & c
All are correct

Note: 25% seats should be allocated and SC/ST comes under disadvantaged section

10. Consider the following

a) UNESCO an international organization was established in 1945 with its headquarter in France
b) U.Ns cultural body awarded annual press freedom prize to a Syrian journalist,Mazen Darwish
Choose the Correct option
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a
Only b
Both a & b
None of the above

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6 May 2015
11. Consider regarding indigenization of defence technology
a) Integrated guided missile development program was a ministry of defence program managed by
DRDO and ordnance factories board initiated in 1984
b) Four projects are initiated under this Prithvi, Trishul, Akash and Nag
c) Under this program interim test range was built at Balaspore
d) Akash is a medium range surface to air missile capable of targeting a multitude of aerial threats
up to a range of 50km
Choose the correct options from the codes given below:
1. Only a, b & c
2. Only a & b
3. Only c & d
4. All the above
Note: 25km range

12. Mitochondria is called power house of the cell. Consider the following
a) Mitochondria generates chemical energy for the body
b) Characteristics of nuclear DNA is inherited from only father
c) Characteristics of mitochondrial DNA is inherited from both parents
d) Mutations in mt-DNA affect organs that are heavily energy dependent like brain and heart
Choose the correct answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only c & d
Only a & d
Only c & b
None of the above

Note: nuclear dna inherits from both and mt-dna from only mother

13. Consider about marketing margin

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a) It is defined as the difference between amount the company spent to buy a product and sell it
b) High marketing margin implies the companys ability to respond to new competition by reducing
price
Choose the correct answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a
Only b
Both a & b
None of the above

7 May 2015
14. Cumbu napier, Berseem and Lucerne are related to
1.
2.
3.
4.

Recently developed cattle vaccines

Cattle forage
Gene therapies
None of the above

15. Consider the following

a)Milk has lower boiling point than water
b)Among constituents of milk next to water, fat has higher proportion
c)Pasteurization is used to kill harmful microorganisms by heating the milk for short time and
immediately cooling also some useful mineral and vitamin are lost in this process
Choose the correct option:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a&c
Only a&b
Only c
None of the above

Note: Milk boiling point is 100.17 degree Celsius higher than water ; lactose is the highest, fat third
highest

16. Consider regarding Adelie penguin

a) It is the smallest penguin found in southern ocean
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b) During winter,the bird migrate north and return to sothern ocean in summer
c) They are highly migratory in nature
d) Southern ocean accounts for about 10% of worlds oceans and 80%of marine mammal biomass
Choose the correct option:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Only a, b, c
Only a & b
Only c & d
All the above

Note: constitutes only 50% of marine biomass

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