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Expected GK Questions from Previous Bank Examsfor IBPS PO 2015 Mains Exam

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This docket is a compilation of expected questions which was asked in Previous Bank Exams such as SBI PO2015 Mains Exam, RBI Assistant 2015 Exam, IBPS RRB IV Exam. Some of the questions presented below are

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GK Questions from Previous Bank 2015 Exams

1. Which bank introduces FedBook Selfie account

Federal Bank

2. ______formerly the Direct Benefit Transfer

Scheme for LPG subsidy, is a Direct Benefit

Transfer scheme for liquefied petroleum gas

(LPG) subsidy in PAHAL

3. Which city is known as the City of Prime

Ministers-Allahabad

4. Winner of Rajiv Khel Ratna Award 2015 Sania

Mirza

5. What is the currency of Sweden? Swedish

krona

6. What is the Capital of Hungary? Budapest

7. The National Sports Day of India is dedicated to

the legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand on

29th August

8. 35th National Games of India, is being held from

31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across

seven districts in Kerala

9. Who has won the Rogers Cup final 6-4 4-6 6-3 in

Montreal? Andy Murray

10.India and _____signed a number of important

agreements, including the double

taxationavoidance treaty, and exchanged

instruments of ratification on the extradition

treaty inked in 2013, which provides for the legalframework for seeking extradition of fugitive

offenders. Thailand

11.Seeking to soothe the nerves of foreign investors,

Finance Minister Arun announced that a high-

level committee will look into the controversial

issue of payment of Minimum Alternate Tax

(MAT) by FIIs. The committee headed by justice

_____, the chairman of the Law A P Shah

12.The Kamakhya Temple is situated on the

Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in

Assam

13.Countrys second-largest private sector lender,

HDFC Bank launched a ____ paperless instant

loan plan for its existing customers. 10-second

14.A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by ____, set

in London and Paris before and during the

French Revolution. Charles Dickens

15.CTS is a cheque clearing system undertaken by

the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for faster

clearing of cheques. What is the full form of CTS?

Cheque Truncation System

16.What is the full form of NSSO? National

Sample Survey Organisation

17.

Who is the present Union Urban Minister of India

MVenkaiah Naidu

18.Which is the highest mountain in Europe

Mount Elbrus

19.2015 International Association of Athletics

Federations (IAAF) world championship held in

Beijing, China

20.Which of the following temple destroyed by the

ISIS militants Baalshamin temple

21.2018 Asian Games to be held in Indonesia,

Jakarta22.Indian coast guard ship Varaha in Sri Lanka

called ICG Varaha

23.IDFC to start operation on October 1, 2015

24.What is the withdrawal limit for cash at points of

sale (PoS) in Tier II cities Rs. 1000.

25.The current capital of Myanmar (Burma) is

Naypyidaw

26.What does CAR stand for? Capital Adequacy

Ratio
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27.The Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

(HUPA) Ministry has identified 305 cities and

towns across how many states to start building

houses for the poor in urban areas by 2022.

Ans: 9

28.

Marissa Ann Mayer is the current president andCEO of Yahoo

29.The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a self-help

book about the development of character and

discipline in life, written by Robin Sharma

30.Who is the Minister of Food Processing

Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal

31.New way for Indian pilgrimage Kailash-

Manasarovar Yatra Nathula Pas

32.Which Indian bank open branch in China ICICI

33.Fastest Personal loan in 10 seconds launched by

HDFC34.ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C28 carrying 5

satellites of which country United Kingdom

35.Godavari Pushkaralu are termed as Maha

Pushkaralu which occurs once in 144 years.

36.The national capital of Malaysia is Kuala

Lumpur

37.1st May is the foundation day of which state

Gujarat

38.29th August is National Sports day and birthday

of legend player Dhayan Chand who associated

with which game Hockey39.World Cup T20 2016 will be played in which

country India

40.According to area, largest State in India

Rajasthan

41.Olive Oil Refinery is established in which State

Rajasthan

42.Khoya Paya Potal is related to which field to

track missing child

43.Earth Quack measurement equipment

established in which State Uttrakahand

44.

Which Indian International Air Port is awarded

recently IGI Airport, Delhi

45.BRICS 2016 will be held in India

46.Final Match of 2016 T20 World Cup venue

Eden Garden, Kolkata

47.Union Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh

48.U.R. Ananthamurthy passesd away. He was a

Kannada writer and Jnanpith Award winner

49.ASBA is related to Initial Public Offering

(IPO)

50.First Defense Industrial Park established in

Kerala

51.Full form of EMV Europay, MasterCard, and

Visa52.Under existing guidelines, a bank can act as a

corporate agent and sell policy of only one life

insurer and one non-life insurance company.

Bancassurance

53.Visa Inc. is headquartered in Foster City,

California, United States

54.Venue of 2018 Asian Games Indonesia,

Jakarta

55.Full form of CAD Current Account Deficit

56.Who is the current Minister of Railways?

Suresh Prabhu57.Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi gave ex-post facto approval to

providing an additional ____ of unskilled manual

work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Act (MGNREGA) scheme in areas

hit by drought or natural calamities. 50 days

58.What is the capital of South Korea? Seoul

59.What is the currency of Algeria? Algerian

dinar

60.The railways launched which mobile application

for paperless unreserved tickets? utsonmobile app

61.Greeces top Supreme Court judge, -, has

been appointed caretaker prime minister ahead

of early elections next month. Vassiliki

Thanou

62.The 10th World Hindi Conference was held for

three days between 10 September and 12

September 2015 at the Lal Parade Ground in ,

Madhya Pradesh. Bhopal

63.Author of the book The Lowland Jhumpa

Lahiri

64.How many cities has been identified by Union

Govt. across 9 states for implementation of its

flagship Housing for All scheme 305 cities

65.IPO full form Initial Public Offering

66.Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

accidental cover 2 Lakh


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67.RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005

currency notes till 31 December 2015

68.SEZ full form Special Economic Zone

69.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to

calculate the base rate Marginal cost of funds

70.

Who are eligible to issue commercial paper Corporates, primary dealers (PDs) and the All-

India Financial Institutions (FIs)

71.Headquarter of Bank for International

Settlements (BIS) Switzerland

72.Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela held every how many

years Six

73.Who has been appointed head of Indias Oscar

jury? Amol Palekar

74.Current CRR Rate 4%

75.Worlds first carbon-free Masdar City located in

UAE76.Currency of Greece Euro

77.MSME full form Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises

78.National Handloom Day 7th August

79.India Posts to sell 7 lakh bottles of Godavari

water at which two cities Andhra Pradesh &

Telangana

80.At least 29 people killed in stampede at Godavari

Pushkaram in Andhra Pradesh

81.Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on 14th

September to pay tribute to the official languageof India as Hindi was adopted as the official

language of Constituent assembly on 14

September, 1949

82.Article 18 of Indian Constitution is related to the

Abolition of titles

83.The Tunnel of Time is an Autobiography of

R.K. Laxman

84.2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing,

China

85. Who won the Saraswati Samman for the epic Sri

Ramayana Mahanveshanam M Veerappa

Moily

86.Federal Reserve Bank is the Central bank of

which country United States

87.Tata conglomerate, has acquired a stake in which

of the Chinese company Xiaomi Technology

88.Which country is marking 50 years since

independence with nationwide celebrations,

including a huge military parade and fireworks

display that will also pay tribute to former

founding leader Lee Kuan Yew on 9th August

2015 Singapore.

89.World literacy day: 8th September

90.

Currency of Slovakia: Euro91.Author of Green signals Jairam Ramesh

92.HRIDAY scheme was launched by Rajnath Singh

in which sate:Amritsar

93.Sultan Azlan Shah trophy related with which

sports: Hockey

94.Kohima is the capital of: Nagaland

95.Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa associated

with: Squash

96.World Trade Organization headquarter: Geneva

97.Organisation for Economic Cooperation &

Development (OECD) headquarter Paris,France

98.Venue of next World Cup: England and Wales

99.Director of Buddha in Traffic Jam film: Vivek

Aghnihotri

100. Pipavav Pipavav Shipyard located at:

Gujarat

101.Atal Pension Yojana age limit: 18 40 yrs

102.Indias contribution in BRICS bank: $ 18 billion

103.Nelson Mandela day: 18th July

104.Chairman of Bandhan Bank Ashok Lahiri

105.

Chief Economic Advisor of India: ArvindSubramanian

106.Which book of Jhumpa lahiri won DSC prize:

The Lowland

107.Chief Minister of Telangna: N Chadrashekar

Rao

108.Currency of Bangladesh- Taka

109.Minimum age limit of Jeevan Jyoti yojna-18

years

110.Roger Federer related to which game- Tennis

111.Chief election commissioner- Nasim zaidi

112.

Deepak Mohanty Committee Financial

Inclusion

113.Scheme for skill development-Pradhan Mantri

Kaushal Vikas Yojna

114.Mundra Thermal power plant-Gujarat

115.Kumbh mela of Nasik, in Maharashta celebrated

near which river-Godavari


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116.Largest number of tiger in which state-

Karnataka

117.Indian city included in Worlds top 20 tech

cities- Bangalore

118.Golden Peacock environment award-

Krishnapatnam port in AP119.Womens FIFA World cup 2015 winner- US

120.Maximum amount of coin issued by RBI- 1000

121.BRICS cultural program in India held at New

Delhi

122.UN Organisation Head Quarter which deals with

Trade and Economics Geneva

123.Jagannath Temple located in- Odisha

124.Soft Bank CEO Nikesh Arora

125.UNIKI book authored by Vidyasagar Rao

126.Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

Summit 2015 held in Ufa, Russia127.Ajay Ratra & Hrishikesh Kaniktar are related to

which sport? Cricket

128.In Sukanya Samridhi Yojana account shall

remain operative up to the marriage of the girl

child (up to 18 yrs age) or period of 21 years

from the date of opening of the account

129.In Kissan Vikas Patra (KVP) an individual

investor can invest up to : There is no

maximum limit.

130.The Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain, which is

declare World Heritage Site by UNESCO islocated in: Mongolia

131.To operate Sugar Mills government approve

soft loans up to the amount of: Rs. 6,000 crore

132.Which scheme is related to Rural Infrastructure

PMGSY

133.Capital of Republic of kazakhstan:Astana

134.ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C-28 , carrying

5 satellites for a company based in UK

135.UNICEF Head office Newyork, US

136.PNB Head office New Delhi

137.

Matti Makkonen recently passed away. He is the

father of SMS

138.Mutual Fund is registered with- SEBI

139.Barabati Stadium located at Cuttack, Odisha

140.Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary in Unnao recently

renamed after freedom fighter

Chandrashekhar Azad

141.Financial Intelligence unit related to Suspect

financial transactions

142.Retail Banking is also known as Consumer

Banking

143.Rank of India in World Happiness Report 2015

117144.Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyaan launched by Dr.

A.P.J Abdul Kalam

145.Author of 37 Bridges & other Stories Aamer

Hussein

146.According to World Economic Forum report

worlds biggest employer is US Department of

Defence

147.Which is Indian Govt Owned Bank IDBI Bank

148.Winner of 2015 Wimbledon Womens single

title Serena Williams

149.

Who is Union Home Affairs Minister RajnathSingh

150.Pravda, a daily newspaper published from

Russia

151.National Doctors day observed on 1st July

152.In NHB, H Stands for Housing

153.Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located at

Borivali National Park, Mumbai

154.Currency of South Korea Won

155.IAEA Promotes What promote the peaceful

use of nuclear energy

156.

Project Tatkal Launched by SBI for whichPurpose Home Loan

157.First time in India, a system to detect

earthquakes and disseminate warnings has been

installed in: Dehradun, Uttarakhand

158.To boost Make in India initiative recently,

Airbus Helicopters join hands with which

company to produce helicopters in India in order

to meet the countrys military requirements:

Mahindra Defence

159.Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometer

(2,545-mile)-long international border, the fifth-

longest land border in the world, which state

shares longest boundary with Bangladesh: West

Bengal

160.Capital of Bhutan Thimphu

161.International Maritime Headquarter London

162.Asian Development Bank Headquarter

Manila, Philippines


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163.New Development Bank headquarter

Shanghai, China

164.14% service tax rate applicable from - 1st June

2015

165.Union Health Minister of India Jagat Prakash

Nadda166.Currency of Estonia Euro

167.Dispur, a locality of Guwahati, became the

capital of Assam

168.Y K Sabharwal who died recently in New Delhi

at the age of 73? Who was he? Former Chief

Justice of India

169.Bradley James Haddin is related to which sport?

Cricket

170.Ceat Indian Cricketer of the Year Ajinkya

Rahane

171.

How much amount is allocated for NamamiGange Scheme Rs 20,000 Crore

172.Harinder Pal is associated with which sports

Squash

173.Kamakhya temple is a famous pilgrimage

situated at which state? Assam

174.Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife

sanctuary located in Gaya district of Bihar

175.Who is the author of the book Kashmir: The

Vajpayee Years ? A. S. Dulat

176.Who have found the closest thing to an Earth-

like planet in the Universe? NASA177.Vienna became capital of which country?

Austria

178.A bit over 18 years which state has decided to

withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act

or AFSPA, a controversial law that gives the army

sweeping emergency powers in troubled areas?

Tripura

179.Which country will supply Uranium to India for

5 years? Canada

180.Currency of Switzerland & Liechtenstein?

Swiss franc

181.AIIB Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Headquarter ? Beijing

182.Who is Nazim Zaidi Chief Election

Commissioner of India

183.Author of the Book Test of My Life Yuvraj

Singh

184.National Teachers Day 5th September

185.Headquarters of IMF (International Monetary

Fund) situated? Washington D.C.

186.Capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? Silvassa

187.Recently, who appointed Deputy Governor of

RBI?- S.S. Mundra

188.

Who is the Information and BroadcastingMinister of India?-Arun Jaitely

189.Longest River Nile

190.RBI Extended the Date of Pre 2005 Notes 31st

December 2015

191.Capital Requirement for Mudra Bank Rs.

20,000 Crores

192.Carolina Marin is associated with which game

Badminton

193.Floyd Mayweather is associated with which

game Boxing

194.

In Sukanya Samridhi Yojana Age limit for GirlChild is 10 years

195.KV Kamath Appointed President of which Bank

BRICS New Development Bank

196.Which NASA probe searched water on Moon

LCROSS

197.India Africa Summit 2015 Held in ? New

Delhi

198.Keoladeo National Park is in which state ?

Rajasthan

199.Basel Accords refer to the banking supervision

Accords maintains its secretariat at the Bank forInternational Settlements in Switzerland

200.In which year, Cooperative Societies Act was

enacted 1912

201.Which of the following bodies regulates the

Regional Rural Banks NABARD

202.For the regional rural banks, which among the

following is the correct share of Central, State

and Sponsor Bank 50%, 15%, 35%

203.What was the name of State Bank of India (SBI)

before it was created by SBI Act Imperial

Bank of India

204.Bibek Debroy committee is associated with

restructuring of Indian Railways

205.With which insurance company State Bank of

India entered into a tie-up to offer non-life cover

to its savings account holders under the Pradhan

Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)?

National Insurance Company (NICL)


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206.Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in?

Bhubaneswar

207.Kaiga generating station is a nuclear power

generating station situated at Kaiga, near the

river Kali, in Uttar Kannada district of:

Karnataka208.Who is the new Chief Information

Commissioner? Vijai Sharma

209.Which country was the worlds largest recipient

of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2014,

overtaking the US for the first time since 2003?

China

210.Who will be the recipient of the 2015 Liberty

Medal? Dalai Lama

211.Who was confirmed as ICC President? Zaheer

Abbas

212.

Which Bank has launched a service wherecustomers can make transactions using just their

voice, without using other means of

authentication like a password? ICICI

213.Charles Correa has passed away recently. Who

was he? Indian Architect

214.Which country became the first developed

country to default on its debt to the International

Monetary Fund? Greece

215.Union Minister of Communications &

Information Technology: Ravi Shankar Prasad

216.

PM Narendra Modi launched which bank in China?ICICI

217.LIC (Life Corporation of India) started business in

which country: Bangladesh

218.Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana age limit

18 years 70 years

219.Which Indian IT company ranked 57th in US? TCS

(Tata Consultancy Services)

220.

World Peace Day observed on: 21stSeptember

221.Which Bill is 100th amendment? Land Boundary

Agreement (LBA) b/w India & Bangladesh

222.Ceat International Cricketer of the year? Kumar

Sangakkara

223.

Where Jim Corbett national park is located:

Uttarakhand

224.

On which river Omkareswar dam is located?

Narmada

225.Atal Pension Yojna limit : Rs. 5000

226.

Who was appointed coach of Under 19 India A

team? Rahul Dravid

227.

Krishna Punia related to which sports: Discuss

Throw228.

Which countries launch world first Facial

recognition ATM? China

229.

Forward Market Commission merged with? SEBI

230.

Volkswagen is a company of which country?

Germany

231.

Arun Jaitely started New Bank Note Paper Line in

which state? Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh

Here is some Expected GK Questions

from GradeStack Daily GK Quiz

1. Which country has won the top UNESCO prize

Award of Excellence 2015?

(1) Britain (2) China

(3) Sri Lanka (4) India

(5) None of these

Ans (4) India has won the top UNESCO prize

Award of Excellence 2015 for the remarkable

conservation efforts of the majestic Sree

VadakkunnathanTemplein Kerala.

2. Bandhan Bank which has recently started its

operation as full-fledged scheduled commercial

bank is head quartered at?

(1) Kolkata (2) New Delhi

(3) Gandhinagar (4) Hyderabad

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Bandhan Bankis an Indian banking and

financial services company headquartered in

Kolkata, West Bengal.


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3. What does NCRB stands for__?

(1) National Criminal Records Bureau

(2) National Cricket Records Bureau

(3) National Control Records Bureau

(4) National Crime Records Bureau

(5) National Crime Records BureauAns (4) The National Crime Records Bureau

(NCRB) is an Indian government agency

responsible for collecting and analyzing crime

data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It

is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs

Government of India.

4. Recently, Which of the following became the first

Indian crew to won the World of Dance

championship in Los Angeles?

(1) Crystal Hoppers

(2) Chilli Hoppers(3) Desi Hoppers

(4) Ville Hoppers

(5) None of these

Ans (3)The Desi Hoppersbecame the first

Indian crewto won the World of Dance

championship in Los Angeles, California.

5. The NASAs spacecraft which discovered the

presence of neon on the moons atmosphere is__?

(1) LADEE (2) LADER

(3) LADAE (4) LADSE

(5) None of theseAns (1)The NASAs spacecraft, Lunar

Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer

(LADEE) founded the presence of glowing neon

gas on the moons atmosphere.

6. Who has been given an additional charge of the

post of director of Enforcement Directorate

(ED)?

(1) Rajan S. Katoch (2) Karnal Singh

(3) Aryan Mehta (4) Kamal Singh

(5) None of these

Ans (2)Mr. Karnal Singhhas given an

additional charge as the chief of Enforcement

Directorate(ED) for a period of 3 months or

until further orders for a regular appointment.

7. Which of the following city has named U.S. bid

candidate for 2024 Summer Olympic Games?

(1) Boston (2) Los Angeles

(3) New York (4) California

(5) None of these

Ans (2)Los Angeleswas officially selected asthe American candidate city that will bid to host

the 2024 Summer Olympicsafter Boston pulled

out of the race in July.

8. The objective of Accessible India Campaign

(Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) is _____ ?

(1) Achieving universal accessibility for Persons

with Disabilities

(2) Improving road and railways connectivity

(3) Making telecommunication easily available

(4) Bringing 100 per cent financial inclusion

(5) None of theseAns (1)Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya

Bharat Abhiyan) is the nationwide campaign for

achieving universal accessibility for all

citizens including Persons with Disabilities,

to be able to gain access and live independently.

9. Union government recently launched a

telemedicine initiative under the name?

(1) Sehat (2) Swasthya

(3) AYUSH (4) Tele vaidya

(5) None of these

Ans (1)The governmentlaunched servicenamed 'Sehat' has collaborated with Apollo

Hospitals ,In this service people in rural areas

can consult doctors online and also order generic

drugs.

10.Indias rank in FIFA is_______.

(1) 150 (2) 153

(3) 155 (4) 157

(5) None of these

Ans (3)The Indian football team has climbed up

a place to occupy 155thspot in the latest FIFA

rankings. Argentina is top ranked.

11.World Water Day is Observed on_______.

(1) 22nd March (2) 23 April

(3) 15 September (4) 1stOctober

(5) None of these

Ans (1)World Water Dayis an annual event

celebrated on March 22.


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12.Former Pakistan player Shahbaz Ahmed was

recently in News. He is associated with_____.

(1) Cricket (2) Hockey

(3) Badminton (4) Billiards

(5) None of these

Ans (2)Pakistans former hockey World Cupwinning captain Shahbaz Ahmedhas been

appointed as the new secretary-generalof the

Pakistan Hockey Federation.

13.Who is the Chairman of NITI Aayog?

(1) Narendra Modi (2) M Thambidurai

(3) Menka Ganghi (4) Pranab Mukherjee

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Prime Ministerof India Narendra

Modiis the Chairperson of The NITI Aayog.

14.The headquarter of RBI is situated at?

(1) Delhi (2) Kolkata(3) Chennai (4) Mumbai

(5) None of these

Ans (4) Headquarterof The Reserve Bank of

India is situated at Mumbai.

15.Who has been appointed as the CMD of India

Trade Promotion Organization?

(1) LK Jha (2) RK Tiwari

(3) LC Goyal (4) KN Tripathy

(5) None of these

Ans (3)L C Goyalhas been appointed as the

Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of theIndian Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO).

16.Name the largest lake in India_____.

(1) Wular Lake (2) Chandra Taal

(3) Dal Lake (4) Pandoh Lake

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Wular Lakeis one of the largest fresh

water lakesin Asia and is in Bandipora district

in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

17.Who is the Minister of Road, Transport and

Highways?

(1) Menka Ganghi (2) Sushma Swaraj

(3) Raj Nath Singh (4) Nitin Gadkari

(5) None of these

Ans (4) Road, Transportand Highways

minister of Government of India is Nitin Jairam

Gadkari.

18.Who is the new Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief

of IAFs Eastern Air Command?

(1) Rakesh Srivastava (2) C H Kumar

(3) Atul Kulkarni (4) Rajdeep Singh

(5) None of these

Ans (2)Air Marshal C H Kumaris the chief ofIndian Air ForcesEastern Air Command.

19.For how many years India and the United Arab

Emirates (UAE) agreed to increase bilateral

trade?

(1) 4 years (2) 2 years

(3) 5 years (4) 1 year

(5) None of these

Ans (3)Indiaand the United Arab Emirates

(UAE) agreed to enhance their cooperation in all

areas ofbilateralrelations and to increase their

trade by 60 per cent over the next five years.20.Name the shortest river in the world?

(1) Nile (2) Ganga

(3) D River (4) Amazon

(5) None of these

Ans (3)The shorest riveris the D Riverflowing

in Origin, USA which is just 37 metreslong.

21.National Youth Day is Observed on _______.

(1) 12thJanuary (2) 22th February

(3) 15thSeptember (4) 1stMay

(5) None of these

Ans (1)National Youth Dayis celebrated inIndia on 12 Januaryon the birthday of Swami

Vivekanand(1) In 1984 the Government of

India declared the day as the National Youth Day

and since 1985the event is celebrated in India

every year.

22.What is the name of America-Canada boundary

line ______.

(1) Parallel line 49 (2) McMahon Line

(3) Durand Line (4) Line of control

(5) None of these

Ans (1)The 49th parallel northforms a border

between the Canadian provinces of British

Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and

the US states of Washington.


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23.Vadakkunnathan Temple is located in Kerala at

__?

(1) Trivandrum (2) Kozhikode

(3) Thrissur (4) Vellayani

(5) None of these

Ans (3)India won the top UNESCO prizeAwardof Excellence 2015for the remarkable

conservation efforts of the majestic Sree

Vadakkunnathan Temple at Thrissur,Kerala.

24.The 2016 Summer Olympics venue is ______.

(1) Brazil (2) South Korea

(3) U.S.A (4) U.K.

(5) None of these

Ans (1)The 2016 Summer Olympicswill be

held in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.

25.Which state government of India launched One

Stop Centre Sakhi to help women in distress?(1) Chhattisgarh (2) Haryana

(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Madhya Pradesh

(5) None of these

Ans (2)The state government of Haryana

launched Sakhi a OneStop Crisis Centre

(OSCC) at Karnal district to help womenin

distress.

26.The Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy is associated

with which sports?

(1) Cricket (2) Badminton

(3) Hockey (4) Football(5) None of these

Ans (1)TheBuchi Babu Memorial Trophy is

the annual cricket tournamenthas been

named after Mothavarapu Buchi Babu Naidu

(18681908).

27.Who is Union Urban development minister _____?

(1) Venkaiah Naidu (2) Raj Nath Singh

(3) Sushma Swaraj (4) Suresh Prabhu

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Union Urban developmentminister of

Government of India is Venkaiah Naidu.

28.Name the longest river in the world?

(1) Nile (2) Amazon

(3) Mississippi (4) Ganga

(5) None of the above

Ans (1) Nile River is thelongest river

measuring 6,695 kilometres.

29.Who has been appointed as interim CMD of

NTPC Limited?

(1) PK Mishra (2) AK Jha

(3) S Raveendran (4) Narasimhan

(5) None of these

Ans (2)Government of India has appointedA.K.JhaDirector (technical) at NTPC as the interim

Chairman and Managing Director of the state run

power generator.

30.Who is the newly appointed president of the

W20 group?

(1) Lakshmi Puri (2) Christine Lagarde

(3) Angel Gurria (4) Gulden Turktan

(5) None of these

Ans (4) Ms. Gulden Turktanfrom Turkeyhas

been appointed as the first President of W20

forum. The Group of Twenty (G20) is thepremier forum for global economicand

financial cooperation.

31.Which of the following state government of India

has rechristened its e-governance architecture as

e-Pragati?

(1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Andhra Pradesh

(5) None of these

Ans (4) Andhra PradeshGovt. has rechristened

the AP State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA) as

e-Pragati. The e-pragati will focus on achievinga unified and connected government with

citizen-centricity at its correct.

32.Which among the following is Indias highest

foreign exchange earner sector?

(1) Engineering Exports (2) Jewelry Export

(3) Petroleum Products Export

(4) Tourism (5) None of these

Ans (1)Engineering Exportis the leading

segment of Indian industryand overseas

shipments from this sector account for over 22

percent of Indias total merchandise exports.


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33.According to World Economic Forum, which is

the worlds biggest employer?

(1) US Department of Defence

(2) Indian Railway

(3) Chinese military

(4) Indian Army(5) None of these

Ans (1)According to World Economic Forum,

the US department of defenceis the worlds

biggestemployer which claims over 3.2 million

employees.

34.India is planning to launch a dedicated satellite

for which organization?

(1) ASEAN (2) BRICS

(3) SAARC (4) SCO

(5) None of these

Ans (3)Indiawill launch a dedicated satellitefor the eightSAARCcountries by December

2016.

35.Who among the following won the Tenzing

Norgay National Adventure Award 2014-15?

(1) Arunima Sinha

(2) Satyendra Verma

(3) Satish Chander Sharma

(4) All of the above

(5) None of these

Ans (4) The Tenzing Norgay National

Adventure Award2014-15 has been conferredby the President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee to the

following recipients Ms. Arunima Sinha,Lt. Col

Satyendra Vermaand Col. Satish Chander

Sharmaat a ceremony held at Rashtrapati

Bhawan, New Delhi.

36.The digital version of which of the following

scriptures has been launched by Prime Minister

Mr. Narendra Modi recently?

(1) Mahabharat (2) Bhagavad Gita

(3) Ramcharitmanas (4) Ramayana

(5) None of these

Ans (3)The Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi

launched the digital version of epic

Ramcharitmanas, as a set of digital CDs

prepared byAll India Radio(AIR).

37.Recently, who has been appointed as the Union

Home Secretary by the Government of India

(GoI)?

(1) PK Sinha (2) L.(3) Goyal

(3) Rajiv Mehrishi (4) Anil Goswami

(5) None of theseAns (3) Mr. Rajiv Mehrishihas been appointed

as Union Home Secretary in the Ministry of

Home Affairs for a period of two years.

38.How much money has been allocated to

development of AYUSH ?

(1) 200 crore (2) 2000 crore

(3) 1000 crore (4) 5000 crore

(5) None of these

Ans (4) The government has allocated Rs 5,000

crore for the growth of Department ofAYUSH

and launched an independent National AYUSHMissionaimed at capacity building for the

sector.

39.To conduct joint research in Defence, DRDO has

inked a pact with which IIT?

(1) IIT-Kharagpur (2) IIT- Bombay

(3) IIT-Kanpur (4) IIT-Kharagpur

(5) None of these

Ans (4) The Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO) has inked a pact with IIT-

Kharagpur to undertake collaborative research

to meet the futuristic defence technologicalneeds of the country.

40.Which of the following airports has become

worlds first solar-run airport?

(1) Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport

(2) Indira Gandhi International Airport

(3) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

(4) Cochin International Airport

(5) None of these

Ans (4) The Cochin International Airport

became the worlds firstfully solar-powered

airport. It is situated in the city of Kochi, Kerala.

41.Who is the co-creator of element 117 who was

awarded Hevesy Medal Award2015 ?

(1) Susanta Lahiri (2) Bappi Lahiri

(3) Arwind Lahiri (4) Tarun Lahiri

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Professor Susanta Lahiri,Chemical

Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear


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Physics, Kolkatareceived the Hevesy Medal

Award 2015.

42.Who received Hevesy Medal Award 2015 for the

development of nanomedicine products?

(1) Dr. Kattesh V.Katti

(2) Dr. Nilhan Samaranayake(3) Dr. Fredric Brandt

(4) Dr. K.L. Ramakumar

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Kattesh Kattia researcher at the

University of Missourihas been advancing the

development of nano-scale molecules,

including gold nanoparticles, and has been

instrumental in developing environmentally

friendly ways of producing these particles using

"green" technologies.

43.

Who among the following is the President ofInternational Cricket Council (ICC)?

(1) Zaheer Abbas (2) Mustafa Kamal

(3) Austin Garden (4) John Shreff

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Former Pakistanbatsman Zaheer

Abbasis the International Cricket Council (ICC)

president.

44.Who among the following won the women's

singles title of US Open tennis tournament 2015?

(1) R. Vinci (2) Flavia Pennetta

(3) Serena Williams (4) V. Azarenka(5) None of these

Ans (2)Flavia Pennettais an Italian

professional tennis player. She has won the

2015 US Open. She announced her retirement

from the sport after winning the only grand

slam of her life.

45.UNICEF has its headquarters in ______.

(1) Washington (2) San Francisco

(3) Geneva (4) New York

(5) None of these

Ans (4) The United Nations Children's Fundis

a United Nations Program headquartered in New

YorkCity that provides long-term humanitarian

and developmental assistance to childrenand

mothers in developing countries.

46.Anirudh Jagannath is the PM of which country?

(1) Mauritius (2) Japan

(3) Iran (4) Iraq

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Anerood Jugnauthis a Mauritian

politician and currently the Prime Minister of

Mauritiussince December 2014.

47.Anemia is caused by deficiency of which vitamin

_______.(1) Vitamin E (2) Vitamin B2

(3) Vitamin B9 (4) Vitamin B12

(5) None of these

Ans (4) Anemiacaused by a lack of vitamin B12.

Vitamin Bis a water-soluble vitamin with a

key role in the normal functioning of the brain

and nervous system and for the formation of

blood.

48.Who among the following won the Maharashtra

Bhushan Award 2015?

(1) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar(2) Vijay Bhatkar

(3) Babasaheb Purandare

(4) Lata Mangeshkar

(5) None of these

Ans (3)In 2015, Babasaheb Purandarewas

awarded with Maharashtra Bhushan Award. The

Maharashtra Bhushanis a highest and

prestigious award presented annually by the

government of Maharashtra state in India.

49.In which Film festival, the award Palme d'Or

given?(1) Cannes Film Festival

(2) International Film Festival

(3) Toronto Film Festival

(4) Sundance Film Festival

(5) None of these

Ans (1)The most prestigious awardgiven out

at Cannes is the Palme d'Or(Golden Palm) for

the best film. The Cannes Festival named until

2002as the International Film Festival and

known in English as the Cannes Film Festivalis

an annual film festivalheld in Cannes,France.

50.Which player wins the French Open Men's Single

title in 2015?

(1) Rafael Nadal (2) Andy Murray

(3) Novak Djokovic (4) Stan Wawrinka

(5) None of these


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Ans (4) Stan Wawrinkadefeated Novak

Djokovicin the final to win his first French

Openand secondGrand Slam title.

51.Who wins the 2014 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize?

(1) Indian Space Research organization

(2) Angele Merkel(3) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

(4) Ela Bhatt

(5) None of these

Ans (1)The Indian Space Research

Organization(ISRO) is the space agencyof the

Indian government. ISRO wins the Indira Gandhi

Peace Prize 2014.

52.Which day is celebrated as Civil Services Day in

India?

(1) 21st April (2) 23rd April

(3) 29th April (4) 4th May(5) None of these

Ans (1)Every year, on the 21st of Aprilthe

"Civil Service Day" is observed by all Civil

Services to re-dedicate and re-commit

themselves to the cause of the people.

53.The Digital India Program was launched by PM

Narendra Modi on_______.

(1) 22nd May (2) 3rd June

(3) 25th June (4) 1st July

(5) None of these

Ans (4) PM Narendra Modiwas launchedDigital India Programon 1stJuly 2015. Digital

India is an initiative of Government of Indiato

integrate the government departments and the

people of India.

54.Which award is won by the two Indians, Sanjiv

Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta ?

(1) Jawaharlal Nehru Award

(2) International literary Awards

(3) Ramon Magsaysay Award

(4) Public Welfare Medal

(5) None of these

Ans (3)Sanjiv ChaturvediandAnshu Gupta

have won the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015.

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation gives

the prize toAsian individualsachieving

excellence in their respective fields.

55.Which of the following is NOT a game?

(1) Billiards (2) Polo

(3) Bridge (4) Wrestling

(5) Olympic

Ans (5)Olympic is the leading international

sporting event featuring summerand winter

sports competitions in which thousands of

athletesfrom around the world participate in avariety of competitions.

56.Which city has been selected for the XXII

commonwealth Games in 2022?

(1) London (2) Sydney

(3) Durban (4) Glasgow

(5) None of these

Ans (3) Durban has been selected for the 22nd

commonwealth Games in 2022, where all 71

memberterritories from the Commonwealth of

Nationsare expected to be compete.

57.

What is the currency of Thailand?(1) Thai Baht (2) Euro

(3) Rial (4) Pound

(5) None of these

Ans (1)The currencyof Thailand is Thai Bahat.

58.The Kisan Vikas Patra certificates would be

available in the denomination of_______?

(1) Rs. 1000 Rs. 50000

(2) Rs. 500- Rs. 1,00,000

(3) Rs. 5000- Rs. 2,0000

(4) Rs. 100- Rs. 1,00,00

(5) None of theseAns (1)Kisan Vikas Patrais a saving certificate

schem(5) KVPcertificates are available in the

denominations of Rs 1000, Rs 5000, Rs 10000

and Rs 50000. The minimum amountthat can

be invested is Rs 1000.However there is no

upper limiton the purchase of KVPs.

59.A total of how many cities have been identified

under Housing for all scheme ?

(1) 300 (2) 305

(3) 310 (4) 315

(5) None of these

Ans (2)The government of Indiahas identified

a total of 305 citiesand towns across nine states

for implementation of Housing for All scheme.

60.Which of the following country has topped the

medal table at the recently concluded fifteenth

IAAF World Championship?

(1) Jamaica (2) USA


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(3) China (4) Kenya

(5) None of these

Ans (4) Kenyatopped the medal tablewith 16

medals, Jamaica stood second with 12 medals.

India could not win a single medal in the

championships.61.Who has been appointed as the UNICEF Goodwill

Ambassador?

(1) Rafael Nadal (2) Roger Federer

(3) Andy Murray (4) Novak Djokovic

(5) None of these

Ans (4) World Tennis Champion Novak

Djokovichas been appointed as the UNICEF

Goodwill Ambassador. The 28-year-oldSerbian

has already worked to help vulnerable children

through his role as UNICEF Serbia ambassador

and his Novak Djokovic Foundation.62.Which airport has been adjudged as adjudged

the worlds best airport for the year 2014?

(1) BirminghamShuttles worth International

Airport

(2) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

(3) Indira Gandhi International Airport

(4) Kochi International Airport

(5) None of these

Ans (3)Delhis Indira Gandhi International

Airport(IGIA) has been honored with the

worlds best airportfor the year 2014. It wasadjudge best airportunder the category of

handling 25 to 40 million passengers per annum.

63.Small Industries Development Bank of India

(SIDBI) completed how many years of its

operations during 2015?


(3) 50 years independence institution

(4) 60 years (5) None of these

Ans (1)Small Industries Development Bank

of Indiais a non- independencia institution

aimed to aid the growth and development of

micro, small and medium-scale enterprises

(MSME) in Indi(1) Set up onApril 2, 1990

through an act of parliament.

64.Who is the Worlds Richest Indian?

(1) Dilip Shangivi (2) Mukesh Ambani

(3) Pallonji Mistry (4) Shiv Nadar

(5) None of these

Ans (2)According to the data from Bloomberg,

Reliance India Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani

has regained his position as the Worlds Richest

Indian, as Pharma tycoon Dilip Shanghvi

slipped to the secondplace after remaining on

top for the last few months.65.The 8th International Conference on Indian Civil

Aviation & Tourism was held in_____.

(1) New Delhi (2) Jaipur

(3) Mumbai (4) Chandigarh

(5) None of these

Ans (1)The 8thInternational conferenceon

Indian Civil Aviation & Tourism was held in

New Delhi. The event was organized by

Ministry of Civil AviationandASSOCHAM.

66.Recently, the Government of India approved the

Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme. What is the limitof Gold quantity per person to buy gold bonds?

(1) 1000 grams (2) 1050 grams

(3) 50 grams (4) 500 grams

(5) None of these

Ans (4) The Union Cabinetapproved the

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme In it, one can buy

gold bonds instead of actual gold. The Reserve

Bank of India (RBI) will issue these bonds on

behalf of the Government of India .The excerpts

of this scheme are issued in denominations of 5,

10, 50, 100 grams of gold and a person can buyonly 500 gramsof bonds.

67.Who among the following bollywood actors has

been conferred with the Honoured Guest of

Texas award?

(1) Amitabh Bachchan (2) Sri Devi

(3) Anupam Kher (4) Shyam Benegal

(5) None of these

Ans (3)The Bollywood actor, Mr. Anupam Kher

has been conferred with the Honoured Guest

award by the U.S. State of Texasfor his

contribution to the cinemaand theworldof art.

68.Who among the following Indian scientists won

the Societys 2015 Silver Medal?

(1) Tessy Thomas (2) APJ Abdul Kalam Azad

(3) G Satheesh Reddy (4) Mahesh Ramanujam

(5) None of these

Ans (3)The London based Royal Aeronautical

Society(RAeS) conferred Dr. G Satheesh


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Reddy, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister

and eminent Missile Scientist of DRDO, with the

prestigiousSocietys 2015 Silver Medal for his

contribution in promoting Aerospace and

Aeronautics in India.

69.

Which of the following state was host of 10thWorld Hindi Conference?

(1) Rajasthan (2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Haryana (4) Maharashtra

(5) None of these

Ans (2)The 10th World Hindi Conferenceheld

in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It is a joint event of

Union Ministry of External Affairs in partnership

with the state Government of Madhya Pradesh.

70.Pax Indica is recently authored book by_______.

(1) Narendra Modi (2) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(3) Shashi Tharoor (4) A P J Abdul Kalam(5) None of these

Ans (3)Pax Indica bookis authored by Shashi

Tharoor. This engaging read stretches over 11

chapters and 428 pages, written with precision,

clarity and an idea to introduce Indians and non-

Indians to the concept, crux and complexities of

Indias Foreign Policy.

71.The Government of India gave its approval on

the Constitution of 21st Law Commission of

India Law commission is constituted for how

many years?(1) 7 years (2) 5 years


(5) None of these

Ans (4) The Union Cabinetapproved the 21st

Law Commission of Indiafor a period of 3

years w.e.f. September 1, 2015 to August 31,

2018.

72.The Veer Savarkar International Airport is

located at which city of India?

(1) Port Blair (2) Chennai

(3) Cochin (4) Diglipur

(5) None of these

Ans (1)The Veer Savarkar International

Airportis a customs airport located at southof

Port Blairand is the main airport of the

Andaman and NicobarIslands of India.

73.Ramaswamy R. Iyer who recently passed away

was an expert in __?

(1) Water Policy (2) Farm Policy

(3) Foreign Policy (4) Defense Policy

(5) None of these

Ans (1) Renowned water policy expertRamaswamy R. Iyerpassed away recently. He

was instrumental in drafting Indias first

National Water Policyin 1987.

74.What is Shauryanjali?

(1) Annual Conference (2) Music Meet

(3) Film Festival (4) Exhibition

(5) None of these

Ans (4) Shauryanjali an exhibitions has been

launched showcasing the major battle scenes

and captured tanks of the Pakistani Army

during the 1965 warstarted at central DelhisRajpath.

75.Recently, India has signed pact with which

country for repatriation of each others wanted

prisoners and cooperate in all criminal matters?

(1) Indonesia (2) Singapore

(3) Seychelles (4) Switzerland

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Indonesiahas signed a pact for

repatriation of each others wanted prisoners

and cooperate in all criminal mattersincluding

gathering evidence.76.Which country has recently framed a new

constitution?

(1) Bhutan (2) Myanmar

(3) Bangladesh (4) Nepal

(5) None of these

Ans (4) Nepals parliamenthas

overwhelmingly approved a new constitution,

which is due to come into effect soon. It was

passed by 507 votes to 25.

77.Who has been appointed as the shadow chief

secretary in UK?(1) Prakash Mishra(2) Seema Malhotra(3) Sonal Gupta(4) Anamika Singh(5) None of theseAns (2)Seema Malhotra,43-year-old Indian-origin British MPhas been appointed as theshadow chief secretary for Treasury by thenewly elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.


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78.Which city has been confirmed as the host of the2022 Asian Games?(1) Moscow (2) Kathmandu(3) Delhi (4) Hangzhou(5) None of theseAns (4)Hangzhou cityhas been confirmed as

the host of the 2022Asian Games.79.A new technical ranking system of the Asian

Football Confederation (AFC) has placed India in

_______ spot.

(1) 21 (2) 22

(3) 23 (4) 24

(5) None of these

Ans (2)The new ranking systemis based on

the performance of the national teamand

clubs of a particular country in the lastfour

years. New technicalranking system of the

Asian Football Confederation(AFC) has placedIndia in 22 spot.

80.The Tadoba Festival will be organized by which

of the following state?

(1) Gujarat (2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Maharashtra (4) Uttar Pradesh

(5) None of these

Ans (3)The Maharashtra government is all set

to hold a three-day Tadoba festival during

Novemberin Mumbai.

81.Who has been appointed as the Chairman of

Press Trust of India?(1) Hormusji N Cama (2) Riyad Mathew

(3) Kamal Mukherjee (4) Shashi Kant Gupta

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Hormusji N Camahas been appointed

as the chairmanof Press Trust of India.

82.Which Country has topped the Medals Table in

the recently concluded IAAF World

Championship?

(1) Kenya (2) USA

(3) China (4) Jamaica

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Kenyatopped the medals table with 16

medalsfollowed by Jamaicawith 12 medals

and USA with 18 medals at the third position.

83.World Milk Day is observed on which of the

following dates?

(1) 29th May (2) 30th May

(3) 1st June (4) 2nd June

(5) None of these

Ans (3)World Milk Dayis celebrated all across

the world on annual basis on 1st of June. It is

celebrated to increase the common public

awarenessabout all aspects of the natural milk.

84.

The 10th World Hindi Conference to beorganized in ___________.

(1) Varanasi (2) Bhopal

(3) Ahmadabad (4) Jaipur

(5) None of these

Ans (2)The 10th World Hindiconference is

being organized from 10-12 September2015 in

the city of Bhopalby the Ministry of External

Affairs.

85.Manpreet Kaur is associated with________.

(1) Archery (2) Badminton

(3) Shot put (4) Swimming(5) None of these

Ans (3)Manpreet Kaur, the Patiala-based shot

putterbecame the latest Indian athlete to

qualify for next yearsOlympics.

86.Leander Paes and __________ won the US Open

mixed doubles title 2015.

(1) Cara Black (2) Sania Mirza

(3) Martina Hingis (4) Besua Sianna

(5) None of these

Ans (3)Leander Paesand Martina Hingishave

won the US Open mixed doubles title 2015. The42-year-oldPaes now has won nine Grand

Slammixed doubles titles.

87.Which of the following was awarded with 2015

Noble Prize in Economics?

(1) Angus Deaton (2) Jean Tirole

(3) Angus Hingis (4) Jayit Kilitre

(5) Mahys Humrt

Ans (1) Angus Stewart Deatonis a British and

American economist. In 2015, he was awarded the

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciencesfor

his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare88.Who among the following has been awarded 2015

Nobel Prize in Literature?

(1) Tomas Lindahl (2) Svetlana Alexievich

(3) Paul Modrich (4) Aziz Sancar

(5) None of the above

Ans (2)Svetlana Alexievich is a Belarusian

investigative journalistand non-fiction prose

writer, writing in Russian. She was awarded the


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2015 Nobel Prizein Literature "for her polyphonic

writings a monument to suffering and courage in

our time"

89.Which of the following organization wins 2015

Nobel Peace Prize?

(1) United Nations High Commissioner for

Refugees

(2) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

(IPCC)

(3) Grameen Bank

(4) National Dialogue Quartet

(5)Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical

Weapons (OPCW)

Ans (4)The award of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize

to the National Dialogue Quartetcomprising the

TunisianGeneral Labour Union (UGTT), the

Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and

Handicrafts (UTICA), the Tunisian Human RightsLeague (LTDH) and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers

is richly deserved.

90.Who has elected as the 38th new Prime Minister of

Nepal?

(1) K P Sharma Oli

(2) Ram Baran Yadav

(3) Ravneet Singh

(4) Ranganath Mavinakere

(5) None of these

Ans (1)Veteran Communistleader KP Sharma

Olihas been sworn in as Nepal's 38th PrimeMinister of Nepall. He formed a small cabinet

incorporating two Deputy Prime Ministers andfive

ministers.

91.The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South

Africa) nations have agreed to set up a $100-bn

foreign currency reserve pool to deal with

contingencies. What is Indias contribution to the

pool?

(1) $5 bn (2) $10 bn

(3) $18 bn (4) $22 bn

(5) None of these

Ans (3) India contribute $18 billionto the $100

billion foreign-exchange reserves pool that is being

set up by five nations of the BRICS grouping to help

each other "in case of any problems with dollar

liquidity".

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have

signed an agreement to set up the $100 billion pool,

with maximum $41 billioncoming from China.

92.Which among the following Asian countries has

become the first member of the European

Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)?

(1) India (2) China

(3) Sri Lanka (4) Pakistan

(5) None of these

Ans (4) Pakistanhas become the first member of

the European Organisation for Nuclear Research

(CERN) among Asian countries.

93.Indias first National University for skill

development to be set up in which state?

(1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar

(3) Rajasthan (4) Kerala

(5) West Bengal

Ans(2)The first national university for skill

development will be set up in Bihar.

94.Which country became 162th member of World

Trade Organization?(1) Seychelles (2) Kazakhstan

(3) North Korea (4) Ethiopia

(5) None of these

Ans (2)Kazakhstan, became 162th memberof

World Trade Organization (WTO). Kazakhstans

entry has ended its long wait of 20 years to

become a member of WTO as its accession talks

were initiated in 1996.

95.14thPravasi Bharatiya Divas 2016 will be hosted

by ___.

(1) Jaipur (2) New Delhi

(3) Agra (4) Cochin

(5) None of these

Ans (3)14thPravasi Bharatiya Divas 2016 will

be hosted byAgra, Uttar Pradesh. Uttar

Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav has offered the

centre to host the next Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

an annual gathering of the Indian diaspora to be

held in 2016, at Agra, UP. This years event was

hosted by Gujarat.

96.

Which among the following site has bagged thetitle sponsorship rights of BCCI (Board of Control

for Cricket in India)?

(1) PaYU (2) Paytm

(3) Flipkart (4) Snapdeal

(5) None of these

Ans (2)Indian e-commerce shopping website

Paytmhas bagged Board of Control for Cricket in


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India's title sponsorship rights for all series

played at home till 2019.

97.Which of the following scheme was launched by

Govt. for online release of new LPG connections?

(1) Pahal (2) Suvidha

(3) Sahaj (4) Sulabh

(5) None of these

Ans (3)The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas

Minister, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhanhas launched

SAHAJscheme for online release of new LPG

connectionsfor the consumers as parts of its

consumer friendly initiative in New Delhi.

98.Acharya Dev Vrat is a new Governor of _.

(1) Bihar (2) Arunachal Pradesh

(3) Rajasthan (4) Himachal Pradesh

(5) Jharkhand

Ans (4)President Pranab Mukherjeehas

appointedAcharya Dev Vratas the governor of

Himachal Pradesh. He succeeds Kalyan Singh

(Governor of Rajasthan) who was holding the

additional charge of Himachal Pradesh.

99.France and which of the following countries signed

a $7.02 billion agreement for the sale of 24 Dassaul

t Aviationbuilt Rafale fighter jets?

(1) India (2) Bangladesh

(3) Qatar (4) Malaysia

(5) United Arab Emirates

Ans (3)Qataragrees to buy 24 Rafale fighterjets

from France.

100.How much amount has been approved by the

Cabinet to the Smart Cities Mission over 5 years?

(1) Rs. 50,000 crore (2) Rs. 55,000 crore

(3) Rs. 48,000 crore (4) Rs. 25,000 crore

(5) Rs. 1000 crore

Ans (3) The Smart City Missionwill be operated

as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) and the

Central Government proposes to give financial

support to the Mission to the extent of Rs. 48,000

croresover five years i.e. on an average Rs. 100crore per city per year.

List of Noble Prize Winner 2015

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015

Winner - Takaaki Kajita & Arthur B. McDonald

Field of the discovery: For the discovery of

neutrino oscillations, shows that neutrinos have

mass.

Note: Takaaki Kajita is from Japan and Arthur B.McDonald is from Canada.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015

Winner - Tomas Lindahl,

Paul Modrich & Aziz Sancar

Field of the discovery: For mechanistic studies

of DNA repair

Note: Tomas Lindahl is from Sweden,

Paul Modrich is from United States and

Aziz Sancar is from Turkey.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015

Winner - William C. Campbell & Satoshi mura

The other half was shared by Youyou Tu for her

discoveries concerning a novel therapy against

Malaria Youyou Tu is from China.

Field of the discovery: For their discoveries

concerning a novel therapy against infections caused

by roundworm parasites.

Note: William C. Campbell is from Ireland

Satoshi mura is a Japanese.

4. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015

Winner - Svetlana Alexievich

Field of the discovery: For her polypho

writings, a monument to suffering and courageour time

Note: Svetlana Alexievich is from Belarus.

5. The Nobel Peace Prize 2015

Winner: National Dialogue Quartet

Field of the discovery: For its decis

contribution to the building of a plurali

democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasm

Revolution of 2011.

6. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Scien

in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015

Winner: Angus Deaton

Field of the discovery: For his analysis

consumption, poverty, and welfare

Note: Angus Deaton is from United Kingdom


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