The Lok Sabha on 29 April 2015 passed which Bill, thus allowing the government to withdraw Rs 62.03 lakh crore from the Consolidated Fund to meet its expenditure for 2015-16?: The Appropriation Bill
Explanation: The appropriations bill was moved by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and was passed by a voice vote. Therefore now the demands for grants pertained to the ministries of drinking water and sanitation, health and family welfare, environment, chemicals and fertilizer, home and human resource development. The budgetary exercise for 2015-16 will be completed with the passage of the Finance Bill by parliament. The first phase of the process was completed after parliament passed the vote-on-account in March.
Which famous personality has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Children Film Society of India (CFSI)?: Mukesh Khanna
Explanation: With a catalogue of 250 films in 10 different languages, CFSI remains the prime producer of children's films in South Asia. The 56-year-old actor Mukesh Khanna has taken over the charge from actor-director Amole Gupte, who resigned in June 2014. Khanna made his debut on the small screen with B R Chopra's Mahabharat where he gained much fame after he played Bhisham Pitamah in the epic. He was last seen in daily soap Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara.
Which state on 28 April 2015 has started mobile diagnostic labs in 10 districts to provide free medical diagnostic services in rural areas?: Rajasthan
Explanation: These labs would travel in the districts and provide free 37 clinical diagnostics to patients which otherwise costs Rs 3000 to Rs 5000. This service would start in Jhalawar, Churu, Kota, Baran, Sawai Madhopur, Udaipur, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, and Pratapgarh districts. The initiative of the Medical and Health department of the state government is supported by Wish Foundation which will provide a five-day training course related to diagnostic services to five Auxiliary Nurses (ANM) and five male nurses. In a similar line, Country's largest power producer on 27 April 2015 flagged off a mobile science lab as part of its efforts to promote scientific learning and revolutionizing rural in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 April 2015 gives away Jnanpith award to which renowned literary figure?: Bhalchandra Nemade
Explanation: The golden jubilee award giving ceremony in New Delhi, Prime Minister Modi appeals to the people to inculcate reading habits and also stated that creative writing has the capacity to touch lives of several generations. He said people must ensure a special place for books in their homes. He recalled the "Vaanche Gujarat" (Read Gujarat) initiative that he had launched.
On 27 April 2015, who became the first India-born woman to be appointed as a judge in New York City? : Raja Rajeswari
Explanation: Raja Rajeswari took the oath of office at a ceremony in New York City on 27 April along with 27 other judges. 43-year old Raja Rajeswari was born in Chennai and had migrated to the U.S. from Chennai as a teenager. She had worked with the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office for her entire career in several important bureaus. Also, she was appointed earlier this month to the Family Court, Criminal Court, and Civil Court, which are part of the New York State Unified Court System.
Which organization website was hacked on 27 April 2015 after it displayed details, including e-mail IDs and names of around a million people who wrote to it on the issue of net neutrality?: TRAI Website
Explanation: Hacker group Anonymous India claimed responsibility for bringing down the website, saying TRAI could not be trusted with anyone's data. The website has since been revived. While there are no such privacy laws in India, the regulator was severely criticized through the day Monday all over social media for disclosing the e-mail IDs of people who had written to it over the ongoing consultation on whether to regulate app providers. Netizens panned the regulator for revealing the e-mail IDs which exposed over a million people to potential spamming and unsolicited marketing e-mails. The Trai website allowed for downloading the entire document with the email IDs.
After 7.9 intensity of earthquake (as recorded by US Geological Survey (USGS)) and a series of aftershocks, at least 1,500 people died. This earthquake had hit several parts of Nepal and India since morning of 25 April 2015. Which district of Nepal was the epicenter of the quake?: Lampung
Explanation: The earthquake activity in the seismically active Himalayan region is due to the movement of the two tectonic plates-Indian and Eurasian plates, Thus the Epicenter Lamjung has experience the earthquake around 11.46 AM, which is at distance of 77 km from Nepal capital Kathmandu. The depth of this earthquake was nearly 14 -15 km below Earth’s surface. The earthquake was of 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale. Apart from Nepal, tremors were felt across eastern and northern parts of India. The tremors, which were felt in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi and Punjab, lasted for a minute, triggering panic and forcing people to rush out of their houses and offices.
Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) on 24 April 2015 introduced the logo winner for which new policy in which Nawaj Shaikh emerged as the winner in the competition which was held through MyGov Platform?: New Education Policy (NEP)
Explanation: This is the first time ever happened that particular logo (Logo, Slogan and Tagline for the New Education Policy of the Government of India) was designed by a common man of the country for the government activity and not by any advertising agency or a corporate house. Thus, more than 3000 entries were received for the competition which has cash prize of Rs. 10,000. Nawaj Shaikh belongs to Pune and from National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) won the award for the Logo and cash prize of Rs.10,000
What is the English tagline of the New Education Policy that was unveiled on 24 April 2015 by HRD Minister Smriti Irani?: Educate Encourage Enlighten
Explanation: This tagline is given by Ms.Vipitha Devi of Paravur (Kerala). She had made this entry for NEP’s slogan but both selection committee and HRD Minister decided that it was more appropriate for the tagline. She too will be awarded Rs. 10,000 for her effort along with Nawaj Shaikh from Pune for designing the logo and Vinod Kumar Maheshwari of Rewari (Haryana) for his slogan - Nayi Shiksha Neeti Kare Saakaar, Gyaan, Yogyata aur Rojgaar (“नई शिकà¥à¤·à¤¾ नीति करे साकार, जà¥à¤žà¤¾à¤¨, योगà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¤¾ और रोजगार”).
Iconic business leader Ratan Tata has acquired a stake in which Chinese handset maker, the first ever investment by any Indian in the smartphone maker?: Xiaomi
Explanation: Ratan Tata, who retired as head of over USD 100-billion conglomerate in December 2012 is currently serves as chairman emeritus of Tata Sons and has made personal investments in homegrown e-commerce players like Snapdeal, Urban Ladder, Bluestone and Cardekho dot com. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has investments in Myntra and Snapdeal, while his rival and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy (through Catamaran Ventures) started a joint venture with Amazon to help small and medium businesses come online.
