Current Affairs Quiz – May 1′ 2015

1. Who has been conferred with Japan’s highest civilian award recently?
a) Abdul Kalam
b) CNR Rao
c) AS Kiran Kumar
d) Mayisamy Annadurai

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Answer b) CNR Rao

2. Nadia District has been declared as India’s first open defecation district. It is in
a) Odisha
b) West Bengal
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala

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Answer b) West Bengal

3. Who has been conferred with RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award 2015?
a) Arnab Goswami
b) Prannoy Roy
c) Shyamala Chandran
d) Supriya Gupta

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Answer b) Prannoy Roy

4. The International Workers Day is observed on
a) May 1
b) May 2
c) May 3
d) May 4

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Answer a) May 1

5. The Foundation Day of Gujarat is
a) May 1
b) May 2
c) May 3
d) May 4

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Answer a) May 1

6. Maharashtra Diwas is observed on
a) May 1
b) May 2
c) May 3
d) May 4

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Answer a) May 1

7. __________ has replaced the mandatory colour codes with a riskometer that will help investors to understand risks better in mutual fund investments.
a) SIDBI
b) RBI
c) SEBI
d) IFRDA

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Answer c) SEBI

8. Who has been recommended for Arjuna Award 2015 by BCCI?
a) Rohit Sharma
b) Virat Kohli
c) Umesh Yadav
d) Suresh Raina

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Answer a) Rohit Sharma

9. The Islamic Scholar conferred with the Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award is
a) Mohammad Salman Ali
b) Mohammad Ansari
c) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
d) Saidullah Khan Madani

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Answer c) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

10. The states have jointly launched a new five-lakh rupees Accident Insurance Scheme for transport drivers are _________ and __________.
a) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
b) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
c) Rajasthan and Gujarat
d) Tamilnadu and Kerala

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Answer b) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh