Current Affairs Quiz – May 03 and May 04′ 2015

1. Philip S Goodman, who passed away recently, was associated with
a) Sports
b) Telecommunication
c) Writing
d) Politics

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Answer c) Writing

2. Which of the following Airport has been adjudged World’s Best Airport?
a) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
b) Indira Gandhi International Airport
c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport
d) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

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Answer b) Indira Gandhi International Airport

3. Which of the following state government has announced Rs 12 Crore for Project Great Indian Bustard?
a) Haryana
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab

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Answer c) Rajasthan

4. Who won the much hyped Fight of the Century?
a) Manny Pacquiao
b) Floyd Mayweather Jr
c) Tywin Lannister
d) Bernard Baratheon

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Answer b) Floyd Mayweather Jr

5. Great Indian Bustard is the State Bird of Rajasthan?
a) True
b) False

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Answer a) True

6. Manny Pacquiao who lost the Boxing championship is from
a) Germany
b) Philippines
c) Argentina
d) Italy

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Answer b) Philippines

7. Mazen Darwish, who was recently conferred with UNESCO Press Freedom Prize, is an activist and also a journalist from
a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) Syria
d) Libya

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Answer c) Syria

8. The Aditya Birla Nuvo-owned fashion retailing business is going to merge with Pantaloons Fashion & Retail — to create branded apparel worth of
a) 5000 crore
b) 10000 crore
c) 12000 crore
d) 15000 crore

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Answer c) 12000 crore

9. Baleshwar Ram, who passed away recently, was a former MP from
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Karnataka

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Answer c) Bihar

10. Who won the Gold medal in men’s 20 kilometre walk in the 19th Federation Cup senior athletics championship?
a) Rabishankar Kumar
b) Maniram patel
c) Selva Raj
d) Dinesh Kumar

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Answer a) Maniram Patel of Gujarat

11. The venue for 19th Federation Cup is
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Gujarat
d) New Delhi

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Answer b) Karnataka

12. The National women hockey championship title has claimed by
a) Services
b) Railways
c) Kerala
d) Tamilnadu

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Answer b) Railways

13. What is the Pseudonym of crime writer Ruth Rendell, who passed away recently?
a) Mazis
b) Pary Galbrainth
c) Targerean
d) Barbara Vine

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Answer d) Barbara Vine

14. The World Press Freedom Day is observed on
a) May 2
b) May 3
c) May 4
d) May 5

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Answer b) May 3

15. Maya Plisetskaya, the Ballet Legend of the 20th century, has passed away recently. She belongs to
a) Argentina
b) Russia
c) Denmark
d) Ireland

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Answer b) Russia

16. The 14th Edition of Indo-French naval exercise Varuna was concluded on
a) Kerala
b) Andaman-Nicobar
c) Goa
d) Mumbai

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Answer c) Goa

17. Who won the Istanbul Tennis Title?
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Andy Murray
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Roger Federer

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Answer d) Roger Federer

18. A free drug distribution scheme named Nirmaya has been launched by
a) Assam
b) Kerala
c) Odisha
d) Telangana

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Answer c) Odisha

19. What is the name of the Microsoft’s new Web browser that is going to replace Internet Explorer?
a) Spartan
b) Edge
c) RoundUp
d) Tarzan

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Answer b) Edge

20. Who is the author of the book “Destruction of Babri Masjid – A National Dishonour”?
a) Amit Patel
b) Shiv Narayan
c) AG Noorani
d) Mohammad Salman

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Answer c) AG Noorani

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