Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 May 2015 inaugurated the Golden Jubilee celebrations of which noted Hindi poet and author?: Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’
Explanation: Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ (1908-1974) is considered as one of the most famous and important poets of the modern Hindi era. He had won several honors and among them the prestigious Bharatiya Jnanpith award in 1972 and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959 are notable. At a function held at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan on 22 May 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated the golden jubilee celebration of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s two works – “Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaye” and “Parshuram ki Pratiksha”. He was hailed as Rashtrakavi (national poet) due to patriotic nature of his innumerable works. His other important works include “Urvarshi”, “Rashmirathi” and “Kurukshetra”.
The move, seen as implementation of full mobile number portability (MNP) across the country, now user can dial STD mobile phone number call without using/adding which prefix?: ‘O’ or ‘+91’
Explanation: The full mobile number portability (MNP) across the country has come into affect following the recent DoT amendment of national numbering plan (NNP). Thus now, telecom operators allow their subscribers to dial on to mobile numbers within the same circle as well as inter circle without any prefix. Calls can also be made using the prefix '0' and/or '+91'. The earlier deadline to roll out 'full MNP' was May 3 but it was extended to 2 months as telecom operators have to make some technical changes to their networks due to changes in national numbering plan (NNP) and this could take about 8 weeks.
In a first for military aviation in the country, a Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force on 21 May 2015 successfully landed on which Expressway near Mathura as part of trials to use national highways for emergency landing?: Yamuna Expressway
Explanation: The IAF has been considering the use of national highways for emergency landing by fighter aircraft thus on 21 May 2015 at 6.14 Am the Mirage 2000 Fighter aircraft better known as 'Vajra' or 'Thunderbolt' in the IAF, the multi-role fighter landed on the six-lane Yamuna Expressway near near Raya village, Mathura. The operations were conducted with active support from the government of Uttar Pradesh, Yamuna Expressway Authority, toll authorities of JP Infratech and the Mathura police. There were several sorties by IAF helicopters before the jet, a single seater powered by a single engine that can attain a maximum speed of 2,495 km/hr (Mach 2.3), landed on a desolate patch that had been cleared for traffic.
In big move, the government for the first time plans to launch a web portal that can be accessed by a common man to upload visuals and details of missing children and help track them. What is the web address of this website?: khoyapaya.gov.in
Explanation: The web portal has been initiated by the ministry of women and child development (WCD) along with the department of electronics and information technology (DEITY) and will be run with the assistance of Childline and local police. The expected date to launch this website is July 2015. According to NCRB data one lakh children are reported missing in India every year. However, according to Child rights activists, the number is much higher because children missing in rural areas and in deep hinterland are neither reported by police nor are efforts made to find them.
On 20 May 2015, 50th anniversary of India’s first successful expedition of which mountain was observed?: Mt. Everest
Explanation: On 20 May 1965, the first-ever Indian expedition ascended to the top of the world – the Mt. Everest peak lead by captain M.S. Kohli and other 21 members. However, only 9 members were successful in climbing to the top. Thus this successful mission put India in the exalted group of countries who had ascended the world’s highest point-the 8848 meter high Mount Everest that had been scaled only thrice earlier. Captain Avtar Singh Cheema and Nawang Gombu were the first to scale the peak on 20 May 1965, followed by Sonam Gyatso and Sonam Wangyal on 22 May, C.P.Vohra and Ang Kami on 24 May and Major HPS Ahluwalia, Harish Rawat and Phu Dorji on 29 May. This record, of nine members of an expedition summiting, remained unbroken for 17 years. On 20 May 2015 the Prime Minister met 9 surviving members of India’s first successful expedition to Mt. Everest. This included Captain M.S. Kohli, Col. N Kumar, Gurdial Singh, Maj HPS Ahluwalia, C.P. Vohra, Sonam Wangyal, GS Bhangu, Brig Mulk Raj and Lala Telang.
Which Indian temple has received the ISO 9001:2008 certificate for devotee management as well as its social and educational welfare schemes?: Siddhivinayak Temple
Explanation: Several activities collectively help the temple to earned this honour. One of the shrine's largest donations was made recently when it donated Rs 34 crore towards the state's drought relief plan. Also, over the next few months the trust will spend Rs 7.5 crore to install 102 dialysis machines in small town and village hospitals. Temple also spend Rs 1.5 crore on distributing books to college students each year. These like many other such contribution was made by the temple. Other temple who had received the ISO certificates are: Siddhi Vinayak Temple- Coimbatore, Golden Temple in Vellore, Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore, Parthasarathi temple in Triplicane, Dhandayudhapani Temple in vadapalani and Male Mahadeshwara temple in Mysore.
In what is claimed to be the first such case in the world, AIIMS surgeons remove world's largest kidney tumor. What is the weight of this cancer effected kidney?: 5.018 kg
Explanation: 66-year-old K L Das, a resident of Darbhanga who has been living in Delhi for last 25 years, had reported the huge mass in the right side of the abdomen with discomfort and heaviness. Thus after check-up it was found that mass was rapidly progressing for the last two and three months and the cancer had spread to the lungs. Therefore, through surgical operation 5.018 Kg of tumor was removed and was discovered that patient's right kidney had bloated 35 times the normal size before operation making it the world's biggest ever kidney tumour on record as per the medical literature. The previous record was removal of a 2.5kg (5.5lb) tumour by doctors at Sir Gangaram hospital.
To look into the provisions of the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, who was appointed as the Chairman of the 30-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that was constituted on 18 May 2015?: S.S. Ahluwalia
Explanation: The JPC (20 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha ) was constituted to analyze and study the various provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015. The JPC thus be headed by the S.S. Ahluwalia who is also a Lok Sabha MP of the BJP from Darjeeling in West Bengal. JPC is expected to submit its report on the first day of the monsoon session.
On 19 May 2015, charges against which Delhi based steel company were framed by the special court in the coal blocks allocation scam case?: Rathi Steel and Power Ltd (RSPL)
Explanation: The case is related to alleged irregularities in allocation of the Kesla North coal block in Chhattisgarh to RSPL. In which the special court on 19 May framed charges against RSPL and three of its top officials. The accused were charge-sheeted for alleged offences under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the IPC.
After being in coma for 42 years, in a sexual assault by a ward-boy in 1973; Former nurse Aruna Shanbaug at age of 67 passed away in a Mumbai hospital on 18 May 2015. What is the name of this Mumbai hospital in which she used to serve and passed 42 years of her life, being taken care-off by a group of hospital nurses and doctors during this duration?: Kings Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital
Explanation: On November 1973, Shanbaug was appointed as junior nurse at the KEM Hospital in Mumbai, was brutally assaulted and raped by a wardboy-cum-sweeper of the hospital, Sohanlal Bharta Valmiki, after throttling her with a dog chain. The brutal assault cut off blood and oxygen supply to key parts of her brain. Since then she had been in a vegetative state and confined to a bed at the KEM hospital. In 2011, the Supreme Court responded to a plea for euthanasia filed by journalist Pinki Virani but was turned down.
