31) Zimbabwe team will be the first Test team to tour which country since 2009?
Ans : (3)
1. India
2. Bangladesh
3. Pakistan
4. Srilanka
5. Australia
Explanation: No Test team has toured Pakistan since March, 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.
32) A ………………card will be issued within 48 hours of applying as the government is going to launch an online facility.
Ans : (2)
1. Ration Card
2. PAN card
3. Aadhar Card
4. Credit Card
5. Passport
Explanation: Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a 10-digit alpha numeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card by the Income Tax Department. Besides, special camps will be organised throughout the country, including rural areas, to help people get PAN cards.
33) Jammu & Kashmir e will host the Federation Cup of ……………. Match in Aug`15?
Ans : (3)
1. Volley ball
2. Kabaddi
3. Foot Ball
4. Cricket
5. Kho-Kho
Explanation: Jammu and Kashmir will host this year`s Federation Cup football championship in Srinagar.
34) Heyuancity holds the world record for largest number of dinosaur eggs . Heyuan is in which country?
Ans : (3)
1. Japan
2. Nepal
3. China
4. Indonesia
5. Malaysia
Explanation: A nest containing 43 dinosaur egg fossils was found in the city in southern China`s Guangdong province. These eggs are large in size and one even has a diameter of 13 cm. All the eggs, which were found on April 2015 have been sent to the museum for further preservation and further research. Nearly 17,000 dinosaur eggs have been found in Heyuan since 1996, when a group of children playing at a building site first came across some fossils. The museum has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for its collection of 10,008 dinosaur egg fossils, the largest in the world.
35) Vivek Murthy is the Indian-American who was sworn-in as the US Surgeon General by Vice President Joe Biden at a ceremony held at Fort Myer in ………………… on 23rd Apr`15?
Ans : (1)
1. Virginia
2. Los angeles
3. Detroit City
4. Kansas City
5. Milwaukee
Explanation: Murthy has become the youngest-ever in-charge of the country`s public health. He is now the highest ranking Indian-American in the Obama Administration.
36) The foundation stone for the International Centre for performing Arts and Culture was laid at ……………………..recently?
Ans : (3)
1.Assam
2. Sikkim
3. Meghalaya
4. Mizoram
5. Manipur
37) Rajeev Gandhi & Indira Gandhi prime ministers names has been dropped from how many awards which were conferred to people based on outstanding work for promoting the progressive use of Hindi Language?
Ans : (3)
1.4
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 5
Explanation: According to a Home Ministry order, the `Indira Gandhi RajbhashaPuraskar` and `Rajiv Gandhi RashtriyaGyan-VigyanMaulikPustakLekhanPuraskar`, launched more than two decades ago, have given away for `RajbhashaKirtiPuraskar` and `RajbhashaGauravPuraskar`.
38) Rajajinational park recognized as the India`s 48th Tiger Reserve by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). Where is Rajaji national park in India? Ans : (1)
1. Uttarkhand
2. Jharkhand
3. Telengana
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation: The NTCA has accorded final approval to Kudermukh National Park in Karnataka and Rajaji National Park in Uttarkhand for being declared as tiger reserves by respective states.
39) The 14th Edition of Indo-French naval exercise started with the arrival of four French naval ships at Goa . What is the name of it?
Ans : (3)
1. AJAY
2. ARJUN
3. VARUNA
4. SURYAMUKHI
5.CHANDRAMUKHI
Explanation: The scope of Exercise VARUNA includes the entire gamut of maritime operations from Aircraft Carrier Operations, Anti Submarines Warfare Exercises, Maritime Interdiction Operations to multi-ship replenishment exercise.
40) 24th April was observed in India as…………….?
Ans : (1)
1. National Panchayati Raj Day
2. National Sarpanch Day
3. National Assembly Day
4. National Parliament Day
5. National Urban/Rural Day
Explanation: The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24th April, 1993 has vested constitutional status on Panchayati Raj institutions. This date thus marks a defining moment in the history of decentralization of political power to the grassroots level.
41) Who was conferred with Kalashree Award for her contribution to the field of arts and entertainment in Apr`15?
Ans : (3)
1. HemaMalini
2. Jaya Bachchan
3. Jaya Prada
4. ArunaIrani
5. Sreedevi
Explanation: Kalasree award has been given to the actress by the Dada SahebPhalke Film Foundation. She has acted in over 200 films and also ventured into regional film industry like Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada.
42) 22nd April was observed as…………..?
Ans : (1)
1. World Earth Day
2. World Jupiter Day
3. World Sun Day
4. World Moon Day
5. World Stars Day
Explanation: Life in its most beautiful forms developed here, be it humans, animals, plants or marine life. The one thing that made Earth unique was the presence of a superb form of intelligent life called the human race. But somewhere on the way the human race lost its humanity, forgot to acknowledge the planet that gave it life; and used its resources ruthlessly. The world now marks the Earth Day to make the human race realise the importance of the Mother Earth. Earth Day is celebrated every year on the 22nd of April
43) 23rd April was observed as…………….?
Ans : (3)
1. World Pencil Day
2. World Pen Day
3. World Book Day
4. World handbags Day
5. World Sports Day
Explanation: This day is celebrated because it marks the death anniversary of Miguel De Cervantes and William Shakespeare.
44) BhalchandraNemade will be awarded with the ………Jnanpith Award on 25th Apr`15 ?
Ans : (2)
1. 49th
2. 50th
3. 25th
4. 75th
5. 100th
Explanation: Mr Nemade will receive the country`s highest literary award for his outstanding contribution towards Indian literature. His novel, Kosala, written in 1963 was considered as a path breaking in Marathi literature. The award includes 11 lakh rupees and a citation.
45) The number of HIV positive cases reported in the country in 2011 declined by how much percent as compared in 2000.?
Ans : (2)
1. 10%
2. 57%
3. 34%
4. 23%
5. 12%
Explanation: The number the cases reported in 2011 are around 1.16 lakh as compared to 2.74 lakh in 2000.
46)Recently, Calbuco Volcano in which country erupted for the first time after more than 42 years?
Ans : (2)
1. China
2. Chile
3. Cambodia
4. Cuba
5. Czech republic
Explanation: Calbuco has had at least 10 eruptions since 1837. One of the largest historical eruptions in southern Chile took place there in 1893–1894.
47) 25th April was observedas…………….?
Ans : (3)
1. World Dengue Day
2. World Hepititis Day
3. World Malaria Day
4. World Diarrhoea Day
5. World Cancer Day
Explanation: As per the UNICEF Report, Worldwide more than 1200 children die every day from Malaria. According to the recent report by the World Health Organization, since 2000, Malaria deaths worldwide declined by 47 percent. In Africa alone, Malaria deaths during the period declined by 54 percent.
48) On which day the Centenary of Ottoman Massacre was observed by Armenians ?
Ans : (1)
1. 24th April 2015
2. 25th April 2016
3. 23rd April 2014
4. 1st May 2015
5. 2nd May 2015
Explanation: Armenians worldwide are marking the centenary of the massacre of up to 1.5 million of their people by Ottoman forces. On 24th Apr`15, in the capital Yerevan, Armenian President SerzhSarkisian and first lady Rita Sarkisian laid a wreath at a hilltop memorial at the start of a solemn ceremony marking the mass killings that began in 1915.
49) Recently, Retirement fund body EPFO is to invest how much percent of its corpus in exchange traded funds?
Ans : (3)
1. 1%
2. 2%
3. 5%
4. 10%41) Who was conferred with Kalashree Award for her contribution to the field of arts and entertainment in Apr`15?
Ans : (3)
1. HemaMalini
2. Jaya Bachchan
3. Jaya Prada
4. ArunaIrani
5. Sreedevi
Explanation: Kalasree award has been given to the actress by the Dada SahebPhalke Film Foundation. She has acted in over 200 films and also ventured into regional film industry like Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada.
42) 22nd April was observed as…………..?
Ans : (1)
1. World Earth Day
2. World Jupiter Day
3. World Sun Day
4. World Moon Day
5. World Stars Day
Explanation: Life in its most beautiful forms developed here, be it humans, animals, plants or marine life. The one thing that made Earth unique was the presence of a superb form of intelligent life called the human race. But somewhere on the way the human race lost its humanity, forgot to acknowledge the planet that gave it life; and used its resources ruthlessly. The world now marks the Earth Day to make the human race realise the importance of the Mother Earth. Earth Day is celebrated every year on the 22nd of April
43) 23rd April was observed as…………….?
Ans : (3)
1. World Pencil Day
2. World Pen Day
3. World Book Day
4. World handbags Day
5. World Sports Day
Explanation: This day is celebrated because it marks the death anniversary of Miguel De Cervantes and William Shakespeare.
44) BhalchandraNemade will be awarded with the ………Jnanpith Award on 25th Apr`15 ?
Ans : (2)
1. 49th
2. 50th
3. 25th
4. 75th
5. 100th
Explanation: Mr Nemade will receive the country`s highest literary award for his outstanding contribution towards Indian literature. His novel, Kosala, written in 1963 was considered as a path breaking in Marathi literature. The award includes 11 lakh rupees and a citation.
45) The number of HIV positive cases reported in the country in 2011 declined by how much percent as compared in 2000.?
Ans : (2)
1. 10%
2. 57%
3. 34%
4. 23%
5. 12%
Explanation: The number the cases reported in 2011 are around 1.16 lakh as compared to 2.74 lakh in 2000.
46)Recently, Calbuco Volcano in which country erupted for the first time after more than 42 years?
Ans : (2)
1. China
2. Chile
3. Cambodia
4. Cuba
5. Czech republic
Explanation: Calbuco has had at least 10 eruptions since 1837. One of the largest historical eruptions in southern Chile took place there in 1893–1894.
47) 25th April was observedas…………….?
Ans : (3)
1. World Dengue Day
2. World Hepititis Day
3. World Malaria Day
4. World Diarrhoea Day
5. World Cancer Day
Explanation: As per the UNICEF Report, Worldwide more than 1200 children die every day from Malaria. According to the recent report by the World Health Organization, since 2000, Malaria deaths worldwide declined by 47 percent. In Africa alone, Malaria deaths during the period declined by 54 percent.
48) On which day the Centenary of Ottoman Massacre was observed by Armenians ?
Ans : (1)
1. 24th April 2015
2. 25th April 2016
3. 23rd April 2014
4. 1st May 2015
5. 2nd May 2015
Explanation: Armenians worldwide are marking the centenary of the massacre of up to 1.5 million of their people by Ottoman forces. On 24th Apr`15, in the capital Yerevan, Armenian President SerzhSarkisian and first lady Rita Sarkisian laid a wreath at a hilltop memorial at the start of a solemn ceremony marking the mass killings that began in 1915.
49) Recently, Retirement fund body EPFO is to invest how much percent of its corpus in exchange traded
5. 15%
Explanation: It will result into an inflow of around five thousand crore rupees into the stock markets during this fiscal. As per estimates, the EPFO`s incremental deposits for 2014-15 would be around 80 thousand crore rupees.
50) Recently at which place the epicenter of Earthquake of 7.9 magnitude struck Nepal and India ?
Ans : (2)
1. Gorakhpur
2. Lamjung
3. Kathmandu
4. Kirtipur
5. None
Explanation: The earthquake occurred around 11.41 hours on 25th Apr`15 with epicenter at Lamjung at distance of 77 km from Nepal capital Kathmandu