Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Recent Current Affairs for Oriental Insurance Exam 2015

1) Which was awarded the Best Feature Film in the 62nd National Film Awards 2014 announced on 24 March 2015? - Court
2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 March 2015 launched his ambitious multi-purpose and multi-modal platform, PRAGATI. Expand PRAGATI? - Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation
3) KM Mani was recently appointed as the chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on Goods & Services Tax (GST). KM Mani is the finance minister of which state? - Kerala
4) Indian-American author Akhil Sharma recently won The Folio Prize 2015. He won this award for his Novel? - Family Life
5) Noted Hindi poet Gopaldas Neeraj on 24 March 2015 was awarded with first National Kavi Pradeep Samman. National Kavi Pradeep Samman was instituted by the Government of? - Madhya Pradesh
6) Who was recently appointed as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs? - Vikas Swarup
7) RBI on 25 March 2015 signed a USD 400 million currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of which country for three years? - Sri Lanka
8) Who bagged the best actress award at the 62nd National Film Awards?  - Kangana Ranaut
9) John F. Nash, Jr. and Louis Nirenberg recently won the Abel Prize 2015 for their contributions to mathematical sciences. Of this, John F. Nash is also a winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in? - Economics
10) Which film has been selected as the Best Hindi Film for the 62nd National Film Awards? - Queen
11) Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014 was recently won by which Organization? - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
12) Which state recently launched the country's first e-ration card service? - Delhi
13) Which state recently became the first State in the country to fix a minimum educational qualification for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions? - Rajasthan
14) Which movie has won the best film on environmental conservation/preservation at 62nd national film award?  - Ottaal
15) World Theatre Day (WTD) was celebrated on? - March 27
16) Who was named best actor in the 62nd National Film Awards? - Vijay (For Kannada Film- Nanu Avanalla Avalu)
17) Saina Nehwal created history on 28 March 2015 as she became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking. Who has the distinction of being the first world No. 1 badminton player from India? - Prakash Padukone
18) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 28 March 2015 successfully launched India’s fourth navigation satellite named? - IRNSS 1-D
19) Poonam Mahajan recently became the first woman president of which among the following sports Federation? - Basketball Federation of India
20) Which state government recently passed a law that bans the slaughter, trading and unauthorised transportation of camels? - Rajasthan
21) Isro launched India's 4th navigation satellite IRNSS 1D recently using? - PSLV-C27
22) Who was crowned fbb Femina Miss India World 2015 recently? - Aditi Arya
23) Who was recently honoured with Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award 2015? - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
24) Saina Nehwal recently won women's singles crown of the India Open Super Series Badminton tournament defeating which player? - Ratchanok Intanon

25) Who recently won the men's singles title at the India Open Super Series 2015? - K. Srikanth

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