Current Affair Quiz - 30th April 2015

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Q. : 1 The Railway Minister, while presenting the Railway Budget for 2015-16 mentioned the names of two MPs who have donated Rs 1 cr and Rs 1.5 cr respectively from their MPLAD funds for passenger amenities. These two MPs are

1) Gopal Shetty, PC Mohan 

2) Piyush Goyal, PC Mohan

3) Jayant Sinha, Manoj Sinha 

4) Chirag Paswan, Kalraj Mishra

5) None of these 

Q. : 2 The Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice Amitava Roy assumed charge as Supreme Court judge recently taking the strength of judges in the top court to 29. What is the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court?

1) 29 

2) 30

3) 31 

4) 32

5) 35 

Q. : 3 The first budget of the Independent India was presented on 26 Nov 1947 by

1) John Mathai 

2) RK Shanmukham Chetty

3) Sukumar Sen 

4) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

5) TT Krishnamachari 

Q. : 4 The Economic Survey is presented every year just before the General Budget in the Parliament and is prepared by the finance minister’s chief economic adviser. The present CEA to the Finance Minister is

1) Kaushik Basu 

2) Bibek Debroy

3) Jagdish Bhagwati 

4) Arvind Subramanian

5) Arvind Panagariya 

Q. : 5 The Railway Budget for 2015-16 has mention about ‘Operation 5 minutes.’ Through this initiative, passengers travelling in ____________category can purchase a ticket in 5 minutes.

1) unreserved 

2) reserved

3) ladies compartment 

4) senior citizen

5) None of these 

Q. : 6 The Railway Budget for 2015-16 introduces two all India 24/7 helpline numbers. While ‘138’ is for railway-related queries, toll free No.182 will be for

1) amenities-related issues 

2) security-related issues

3) food-related issues 

4) delay-related issues

5) None of these 

Q. : 7 India ranks lower than most BRICS nations in capacity for innovation, according to the Economic Survey 2014-15. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15, India’s ranking in capacity for innovation is

1) 66 

2) 35

3) 40 

4) 44

5) 48 

Q. : 8 As per the Economic Survey for 2014-15, the stock of stalled projects across the country stands at about _________of GDP.

1) 3 per cent 

2) 4 per cent

3) 7 per cent 

4) 9 per cent

5) 11 per cent 

Q. : 9 The Economic Survey for 2014-15 has mention about the JAM Number Trinity to help offer support to poor households. This JAM trinity does not include

1) Jan Dhan Yojana 

2) Mobile numbers

3) Aadhaar 

4) MGNREGA

5) None of these 

Q. : 10 According to the Economic Survey for 2014-15, using the new estimate for 2014-15 as the base, GDP growth at constant market prices is expected to accelerate to between __________in 2015-16.

1) 6.1 and 6.5 per cent 

2) 7.1 and 7.5 per cent

3) 8.1 and 8.5 per cent 

4) 8.5 and 9.1 per cent

5) None of these 

Answer:- 

1. (1) Gopal Shetty, PC Mohan
2. (3) 31
3. (2) RK Shanmukham Chetty
4. (4) Arvind Subramanian
5. (1) unreserved
6. (2) security-related issues
7. (5) 48
8. (3) 7 per cent
9. (4) MGNREGA
10. (3) 8.1 and 8.5 per cent