Currant Affairs Questions and Answers for Municipal Secretary, Block Panchayat Secretary Exam 2015
1. The names of Mascots for 2016 Rio Olympic games and Paralympics Games are:
Ans: Vinicius and Tom
2. Which state has set up a fenced forested elephant sanctuary?
Ans: Karnataka
3. 'World Zoonoses Day" observed On:
Ans: July 6
4. Which department of Kerala launched 'Laharivimuktha Keralam Project"?
Ans: Excise
5. Which country ranks first in terms of per capita emission of carbon dioxide?
Ans: Qatar
6. With the assistance of which body the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project was launched in India?
Ans: World Bank
7. From which Constituency Sumitra Mahajan was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha?
Ans: Indor (Madhya Pradesh)
8. World's busiest airport for International Traffic:
Ans: Dubai International Airport
9. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy?
Ans: Shekhar Sen
10. Mayuresh Pawar of Maharashtra team died on the 2nd day of 36th National Games. He is associated with which sport?
Ans: Netball
11. International Yoga day is celebrated all over the world on:
Ans: June 21
12."Greater than Bradman" a famous book related to the life story of Sachin Tendulkar written by:
Ans: Rudolph Lambest
13. Which state has won the Renji Trophy Cricket Cup in 2015?
Ans: Karnataka
14. How many medals were won by Services Sports Control Board in 36th National Games?
Ans: 159
15. Who authorised "Courage and Conviction" - An Autobiography?
Ans: V K Singh
16. The first state in India to launch a Health Adalat?
Ans: Karnataka
17. India successfully test fired BrahMos Cruise Missile. What is its range? Ans: 290 km
18. The nonprofit organization of Pakistan that got Magsaysay Award in 2014?
Ans: The Citizen's Foundation
19. The first e-governance Municipality in Kerala?
Ans: Tirur
20. Who became the first Indian Cricketer to score a century against Pakistan in the ICC World Cup?
Ans: Virat Kohili
21. In which city the first double decker fly over of India was inaugurated?
Ans: Mumbai
22. Which university has topped in 'Tunes World's Reputation Rankings 2015?
Ans: Stanford University
23. The union Ministry of water resources has decided to celebrate the year 2015-16 as:
Ans: Jalkranti Varsh
24. Which committee appointed to probe the solar panel scam in Kerala?
Ans: Sivarajan Commission
25. The Asian city where the first municipal election were held in 60 years in 2014 December?
Ans: Yangon (Myanmar)
26. Which committee recommended new criterion for determining poverty line?
Ans: C Rangarajan Committee
27. Union Ministry for communications and Information Technology released the commemorative postage stamps on the theme of:
Ans: Swach Bharat Mission
28.To which sports Sebsatian Vettel is related?
Ans: Car Racing
29. Who was elected as General Secretary of Indian Olympic Association in 2014?
Ans: Rajiv Mehta
30. How many sub groups of Chief Minister had been constituted within NITI Aayog?
Ans: 5
31. The political party of Pawan Kumar Chamling who became the chief Minister of Sikkim for the 5th term.
Ans: Sikkim Democratic Front
32. The theme of National Science Day 2016 is:
Ans: Science for Nation Building
33. World's largest and tallest Indian Flag has been unfurled at which place in India?
Ans: Faridabad
34. Surya Kiran is a combined military training exercise between India and_____?
Ans: Nepal
35. Who is the author of the Book "India Shastra Refelctions on the Nation In Our Time"?
Ans: Shashi Tharoor
36. The Indira Paryaavaran Bhavan" India's first Net Zero Energy building is located in which city?
Ans: New Delhi
37. The number of seats won by United Progressive Alliance in 2014 General Election?
Ans: 58
38. Who was appointed as the chairman of Kerala Lalith Kala Academy?
Ans: Prof. Kattoor Narayana Pillai
39. The former Deputy Prime Minister of India who was conferred Padmavibhushan in 2015?
Ans: L K Advani
40. The Hero Indian Open tournament is related to which sports?
Ans: Golf
41. The first Asian Country to Introduce NOTA?
Ans: Bangladesh
42. Which Indian city hosted the first world ocean science congress?
Ans: Kochi
43. Sukanya Samridhi Yojana had been started by Union Government in Janpur district of UttarPradesh under:
Ans: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
44. Which state has won the 10th National Award for outstanding work in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
45. According to latest Tiger census report (2015), which state has recorded highest number of tigers?
Ans: Karnataka
46. The first state in India to 'Observe Child Protection Day?
Ans: Assam
47. The scheme aims to provide training in soft skills to college students?
Ans: Yes Kerala
48. Which Indian city declared as the first kerosene free city on June 19 2014?
Ans: New Delhi
49. Who sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans: Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
50. The scheme of Govt. of Kerala for children below 18 years of age who are affected by fatal diseases?
Ans: Thalolam
51. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the Sports Authority of India?
Ans: Srinivas
52. What was the theme of International Women's Day 2015?
Ans: Make it happen
53. Zero Discrimination Day is observed on:
Ans: March 1
54. The first Municipality in India to get ISO Certification?
Ans: Malappuram
55. The.Goodwill ambassador of Sukhayatra 2015 Project?
Ans: Mohanlal
