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Finance

1. Kotak Mahindra Bank recently signed a

MoU for cross border business with whichbank?

- ING Bank

2. Recently, Union Government Set Up

Panel to Suggest Changes to Companies

Act. Who is chairing the panel?

- Corporate Affairs Secretary Anjuly Chib

Duggal

3. Corporate Affairs Secretary Anjuly Chib

Duggal was recently appointed as the

chairman of a committee constituted by

Union Government to ________.

- Suggest Changes to Companies Act

4. The newly hiked Service Tax which

became operational from 1st June,

subsumes which tax?

- Educational Cess(2 percent on the service

tax amount)

5. As per SBI's Her Ghar Her Car scheme,

what is the Interest Rate per annum?

- 10%

6. UBER Cab Service recenently appointed

whom as the President of its India

Operations?

- Amit Jain

7. ‘Kesh King’ was recently acquired by

which company?

- Emami

8. Which Financial Institute announced to

set up global commodity exchange at GIFT

IFSC?

- Reliance Capital

9. LIC recently announced to enter the

Bangladesh Insurance Market with the JV

called LIC Bangladesh Ltd with a paid up

capital of ________.

- 1 Billion Taka

10. What is the present Repo Rate after

RBI's 2nd Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy?

- 7.25 per cent

11. RBI recently estimated Current Account

Deficit at ____ for FY2016.

- 1.5%

12. In the second bi-monthly monetary

policy what was the GDP Growth Forecast

by RBI for FY2016?

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- 7.6%

13. As per the data compiled by Prime

Database, which state Topped Mutual Fund

Chart With Highest Equity Assets?

- Maharashtra

14. Name the famous motocycle

manufacturer recently partnered with

Myntra to sell its merchendise in India?

- Harley Davidson

15. India recently signed MoU on

cooperation in the field of Micro, Small and

Medium Enterprises with which country?

- Sweeden

16. World Bank recently exteneded _____

loan for Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban

Development Project.

- $400 Million

17. Securities and Exchange Board of India

(SEBI) recently signed a MoU on Bilateral

Cooperation with the Finance Ministry of

which country?

- Belarus

18. Name the newly appointed executive

director of RBI.

- Meena Hemchandra

19. Name the newly appointed Non-

Executive Chairman of the Board in Infosys

who replaced KV Kamath.

- R. Seshasayee

20. Which Financial Organisation recently

tied up with FINO PayTech for Rural ATM

Solutions?

- Tata Communications Payment Solutions

21. During the visit of PM Narendra Modi,

India extended a New Line of Credit (LoC) of

______ to Bangladesh.

- $2 billion

22. Which country emerged as the top slot

as source of FDI in India during FY2014-15?

- Mauritius

23. As per the MoU signed between India

and Bangladesh, Bangladesh will offer two

SEZs to Indian Companies. One Mongla,

Name the Other.

- Bheramara

24. Rana Kapoor was reappointed as MD

and CEO of which Bank?

- Yes Bank



25. Apart from Reliance Power, which is the

other company announced to invest in

Power Plant in Bangladesh?

- Adani

26. SBI Life launches tablet service "Connect

Life" to __________.

- digitise documentation process.

27. Which Bank recently appointed MK

Sharma as non-executive Chairman?

- ICICI Bank

28. Executive Direct B.P. Sharma was given

additional charge of MD & CEO of which

bank?

- Bank of India

29. The RBI launched Strategic DebtRestructuring (SDR) Scheme will

___________________.

- allow banks and non-banking lending

institutions to convert their loans into equity

stake.

30. Which Multiplex chain announced to

acquire DLF's DT Cinemas for 500 crorerupees?

- PVR Ltd

31. Who was recently appointed as New

Secretary, Department of Public

Enterprises?

- Ameising Luikham

32. The app PayZapp was recently launched

by which bank?

- HDFC Bank

33. RBI recently allowed ______ to invest in

Chit Funds.

- NRIs

34. RBI recently extended the External

Commercial Borrowings window for

affordable housing projects and airlines up

to _______.

- March, 2016

35. The government recently launched

Nuclear Insurance Pool of __________.

- Rs 1500 Cr

36. RBI recently issued the final guidelines

of Interest Rate Futures. Define Interest

Rate Future.

- An interest rate future is a contract

between the buyer and seller agreeing to the

future delivery of any interest-bearing asset.

The interest rate future allows the buyer and

seller to lock in the price of the interest-

bearing asset for a future date.



37. What was India's Rank in Global Wealth

2015: Winning the Growth Game report's

ultra-high-net worth (UHNW) households?

- 4th

38. Based on the recommendations of

Foreign Investment Promotion Board

(FIPB). Government has approved 16

proposals of Foreign Direct Investment

(FDI) amounting to _______.

- Rs 6,751 Cr

39. India recently emerged as the third

largest FDI Source in 2014 of __________.

- United Kingdom

40. Which bank recently launched 10-

second personal loan disbursementscheme?

- HDFC Bank

41. Which Indian telecom company signed a

Four-Year Deal With Nokia for 3G Services?

- Airtel

42. Which Indian E-Commerce company

Ranked Second In Top 40 Global Bookstore

Mind Share' (BMS Index)?

- Flipkart

43. What was the rank of India's in e Global

Women Entrepreneur Leaders Scorecard

2015?

- 29th

44. Which financial organisation appointed

former CAG Vinod Rai as independent

director?

- Infrastructure Development Finance

Company Ltd (IDFC)

45. Infrastructure Development Finance

Company Ltd (IDFC) recently appointed

___________ as independent director.

- Vinod Rai

46. Which Public Sector Bank recently

launched an Online Forex platform?

- State Bank of India

47. With which country did India launch

India Unlimited entrepreneurship

platform?

- Sweden

48. India and Sweden recently launched

India Unlimited platform to ________.

- promote Brand India in Sweden and Brand

Sweden in India



49. As per the Draft Guidelines of Sovereign

Gold Bond Scheme, The sell would be

restricted to resident Indian entities and

each entity cannot buy more than _______

per person per year.

- 500 Grams

50. As per the Draft Guidelines of Sovereign

Gold Bond Scheme, the bonds will be issued

in denominations. The minimum

denomination will be ____.

- 2 Grams

51. Sovereign Gold Bonds will be issued on

behalf of the Government of India by which

financial authority?

- Reserve Bank of India

52. Ministry of Finance constituted a Task

Force on Financial Redress Agency (FRA).

Who will be heading this task force?

- Dhirendra Swarup

53. As per the recent data, what is India's

rank in terms of foreigners’ money in Swiss

banks?

- 61

54. As per recent announcement, US

company BrightSKY to invest Rs 500 crore in

which Indian state?

- Chhattisgarh

55. With which country did EXIM Bank

recently signed a Loan Agreement on LoC

for extension of Lake Victoria pipeline

project?

- Tanzania

56. In the Global Prime Office Occupancy

Costs survey what was the rank of

Connaught Place (CP) –Central Business

District (CBD) in New Delhi?

- 5th Costliest

57. Overnight Liquid Transaction facility on

NSE’s MFSS Web based platform began

functioning recently. What does MFSS

stands for?

- Mutual Fund Service System

58. With which international company didBharti Enterprises Limited and Foxconn

form a JV named SBG Cleantech Ltd?

- SoftBank Corp.

59. India recently named as partner country

of Industrial Trade Fair INNOPROM 2016 of

which Country?

- Russia

60. GMR Airport Developers Limited (GADL)

recently signed a MoU with which company

on Aviation Consultancy Services?



- Oman Airport Management Company

(OAMC)

61. The newly launched overnight Mumbai

Inter-Bank Offer Rate (MIBOR) will be

administered by ______.

- The Board of Financial Benchmarks India

Private Limited (FBIL)

62. FBIL overnight Mumbai Inter-Bank Offer

Rate (MIBOR) to become effective from

__________.

- 22 July

63. Which e-commerce company tied up

with Akshay Kumar's Best Deal TV to

expand foothold in fashion and apparels

segment in India?

- Amazon

64. Anshula Kant was recently appointed by

State Bank of India as ________.

- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

65. Who was appointed as the MD and CEO

of SBI Capital Markets?

- Praveen Gupta

66. Union Government recently approved

renaming Solar Energy Corporation of India

(SECI). What will be the new name of SECI?

- Renewable Energy Corporation of India

67. The Union Cabinet recently approved

signing of MoC between India and which

country on Industrial Property?

- Japan

68. In the UNCTAD released World

Investment Report 2015, what was India's

Rank?

- 9th

69. RBI allowed AD Category-I Banks to

borrow from International Financial

Institutions. What does AD stands for?

- Authorised Dealer

70. Export-Import (Exim) Bank has

extended a line of credit of USD 268.35

million to __________.

- Tanzania

71. Which company appointed Paolo

Colella as India chief?

- Ericsson

72. What was rank of India in Baseline

Profitability Index (BSI) 2015?

- 1st



73. Who was appointed as non-executive

director to the board the Brics New

Development Bank (NDB)?

- Tito Mboweni

74. With which Bank did MUDRA Bank

recently sign an agreement to finance new

entrepreneurs and small businesses?

- Bank of Maharashtra

75. Which Bank topped the list with highest

bad loans among PSU lenders?

- United Bank of India

76. What was the rank of Indian Army in the

recent study by World Economic Forum on

World's biggest employers?

- 9th

77. What was the rank of Indian Railways in

the recent study by World Economic Forum

on World's biggest employers?

- 8th

78. Union Government hiked national floor-

level minimum wage to ________.

- 160 Rupees per day

79. State Bank of India recently partnered

with which travel company for Online

Business Opportunities?

- MakeMyTrip

80. Which Indian telecom company

emerged as the world's third largest mobile

operator?

- Bharti Airtel

81. HDFC recently launched a fast

disbursing personal loan scheme. Under the

scheme the customer will be able to get the

loan within ______.

- 10 Seconds

82. Name the largest Power Plant Project of

Sudan which BHEL recently commissioned.

– Kosti thermal power project

83. Viridian Ventures with _______ tied up

to invest $300 million in a Joint Venture.

– UK –based Entrepreneurial Spark

84. Which International company

announced to set up 20 GW solar plant in?

– Japan’s SoftBank

85. India announced to contribute _________ to BRICS' $100 –billion foreign

exchange reserves pool.

– $18 Billion



86. India with which country signed a MoU

for Funding of Hydro –Generation Projects?

– Russia

87. Which Indian Bank recently launched

watch banking application for Apple

Watch?

– HDFC Bank

88. Which Bank became the first bank in

India to offer the service of Watch Banking?

– HDFC Bank

89. Infosys recently bagged a multi –million

euro deal with which bank?

– Deutsche Bank

90. MobiKwik recently tied up with which

retail firm for mobile wallet service?

– BigBaazar

91. BigBaazar recently tied up with which

Mobile Wallet Service Company for mobile

wallet payment solutions?

– MobiKwik

92. Which Cab service recently announced

to accept credit card payments in India?

– Uber

93. Telengana State Government recently

signed a MoU with which Cab Service to

expand its services in Hyderabad?

– Uber

94. Who was appointed MD and CEO of PTC

India Financial Services?

– Ashok Haldia

95. India with which country signed FATCA

to Fight Tax Evasion?

– USA

96. India and the US an agreement to

implement FATCA. What does FATCA

stands for ______.

– The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

97. Which Indian financial group signedframework agreements for equity

investments in infrastructure projects in

BRICS countries?

– Infrastructure Development Finance

Company

98. Which Indian company acquired

Denmark –based design firm Designit for€85 million?

– Wipro



99. Which Indian firm acquired tech start –

up Genii?

– Practo

100. Essar Oil decided to sell 49% stake to

_________.

– Russia's Rosneft for $3.2 bn

101. Which Indian company launched eSign

Service as a part of Digital India?

– eMudhra

102. Who was appointed as new MD & CEO

of CIBIL?

– Satish Pillai

103. Who was appointed as MD and CEO of

National Housing Bank?

– Sriram Kalyanaraman

104. As per RBI Guidelines, what is the

maximum amount for PPI for Mass Transit

System (PPI –MTS)?

– 2000 Rupees

105. As per RBI Guidelines, What is the

minimum validity period of PPI for Mass

Transit System (PPI –MTS)?

– 6 Months

106. Which Indian Bank signed a

multilateral agreement to cooperate with

New Development Bank (NDB) along with

other member development banks of BRICS

nations.?

– Exim Bank

107. E –Commerce recently took over

______ to become second largest office

space occupier after IT.

– Banking and financial services (BFSI)

108. India recently received full

membership of __________.

– Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

109. Who was appointed the chairman of

Bandhan Bank?

– Ashok Kumar Lahiri

110. Who appointed Rishabh Gupta As

Interim CEO?

– Housing.com

111. What is the outlay of Pradhan Mantri

Krishi Sinchayee Yoiana (PMKSY)?

– 50000 Crore Rupees

112. Recently Union Government allocated

how much money for national agriculture

market?



– Rs. 200 crore

113. What is the last date to disclose the

undisclosed foreign income and assets

under the new Black Money Act?

– 30 September, 2015

114. Which state government signed MoU

with Blackstone and Panchshil SPV for three

projects?

– Maharashtra

115. Who was appointed as CFO of Tata

Motors' Group?

– Chandrasekaran Ramakrishnan

116. Who was appointed as Interim CMD of

Oil India Limited?

– U P Singh

117. Who was appointed as Secretary of

MSME?

– Anup K Pujari

118. Which Bank recently launched the first

MUDRA card?

– Corporation Bank

119. Which state government signed an

agreement with Adani Group for 648 MW

solar power plant?

– Tamil Nadu

120. Which Bank recently launched Project

Tatkal initiative?

– State Bank of India

121. SBI recently launched Project Tatkal

initiative for which purpose?

– To speed up home loan applications

122. Which Bank recently received FIPB Nod

to Raise Foreign Investment Limit?

– Kotak Mahindra Bank

123. Kotak Mahindra Bank recently

received FIPB Nod to Raise ForeignInvestment Limit to ______.

– 55%

124. With which Indian company did Airbus

teamed up to establish a JV for

manufacturing Helicopters for the Indian

Armed Forces?

– Mahindra

125. Name the first Indian Company to Join

RE100 Renewable Energy Campaign.

– Infosys



126. Recently Infosys announced to become

carbon neutral by __________.

– 2018

127. Which Indian telecom company signed

a pact with Huawei for sourcing 4G devices?

–Reliance Jio

128. SBI recently signed a MoU with whichE –Commerce Company for Payment and

Commerce Solutions?

– Amazon India

129. With which PSU Bank did Amazon

India sign a MoU for Payment and

Commerce Solutions?


130. Which Indian Company signed

memorandum of understanding (MoU)

with Industrial and Commercial Bank of

China (ICBC) to facilitate co –operation in

the area of infrastructure financing in India?

– Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services

Limited (IL&FS) Group

131. Islamic clothing company East Essence

recently signed a MoU with which Indian E –

Commerce company to sell their

merchandise in India?

– Snapdeal

132. Japan International Cooperation

Agency recently agreed to lend ______

rupees for Odisha Transmission System

Improvement Project.


133. Japan International Cooperative

Agency and India recently signed official

development assistance loan agreement

for which project?

– Odisha Transmission System Improvement

Project

134. Federal Bank recently tied up with

_______ for co –branded credit cards.

– SBI Cards

135. With which Bank did SBI Cards tied up

with for co –branded credit cards?

– Federal Bank

136. How much money did Union

Government allocated for development of

AYUSH?


137. Which Bank launched Voice

Recognition Technology for Transaction?

– ICICI Bank



138. With which company did SAIL signed

MoU to set up Automotive Steel Plant in

India?

– ArcelorMittal

139. Who replaced Roopa Kudva in RBI

panel for payments banks licenses?

– Naresh Takkar

140. Who was recently appointed as the

fourth MD of State Bank of India?

– Rajnish Kumar

141. Which state recently became the First

State to Implement Aadhaar based

Payment System in Country?

– Himachal Pradesh

142. Where did Finance Minister recently

inaugurate New Bank Note Paper Line unit?

– Hoshangabad, MP

143. Which company emerged as the

nation's most profitable company in the FY

2014 –15?

– Reliance Industries Limited

144. Which Indian Bank recently launched

Online Customer Acquisition Solution?


145. As per Central Statistics Office data,

Indian Economy for FY 2014 –15 grew at

_______.

– 7.3%

146. To expand the economic capacity and

infrastructure in Mongolia, India

announced a Credit Line ____.

– $ 1 Billion

147. Which Indian bank recently launched

its first branch in China?

– ICICI Bank

148. PM Narendra Modi inaugrated the first

branch of ICICI Bank in China. The branch

was launched in which city?

– Shanghai

149. Name the Indian IT training company

who recently signed a MoU with Guian New

Area for Big Data training.

– NIIT

150. With which online financial product

aggregator did SBI sign an agreement for

Home Loan products?

- Bankbazaar.com



151. Which IT Company announced to

acquire "Trygstad"?

- HCL Technologies

152. Which company announced 50,000

rupees allowance to its employees for

adoption?

- Flipkart

153. Which company recently appointed

Kim Ki-Wan as the new Managing Director

of its India operations?

- LG electronics

154. IT department recently launched OTP

to e-file Income Tax. What does OTP

stanads for?

- One Time Password

155. Who appointed Ajay Kumar Pandey as

MD and CEO?

- Gujarat International Finance Tec-City

Company Ltd (GIFT)

156. Union Government recently decided to

cap kerosene subsidy at ___________.

- Rs 12/- litre

157. With which company did Tata

Advanced Systems sign pact for aerospace,

defence manufacturing?

- Boeing

158. RBI recently permitted which Banks to

issue ATM cards in tie-up with a sponsor

bank?

- CBS-enabled Cooperative Banks

159. To Issue ATM cards in tie up with a

sponsor bank, CBS-enabled CooperativeBanks must have CRAR not being less than

_________.

- 9 per cent

160. To Issue ATM cards in tie up with a

sponsor bank, CBS-enabled Cooperative

Banks must have Net NPA being less than

__________.

- 5 per cent

161. As per RBI, Overall direct lending to

farmers should not fall below average of

past _______.

- 3years

162. CCI recently imposed penalty on 4

state-run insurance companies of rupees

________.

- 671 Crore



163. As per RBI, the companies can treat a

credit card as non-preforming asset if the

'minimum amount due' has not been paid

within _______.

- 90 days.

164. RBI and Central Bank of Sri Lanka

signed a special currency swap agreement

that will allow the latter to draw up to

___________.

- USD 1.1 billion

165. India and World Bank signed Financing

Agreement for ________.

- Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project

166. Who appointed Eric Lange as Vice

President of Product Management?

- Flipkart

167. RBI constituted committee under the

chairmanship of ____________ on

Medium-term Path on Financial Inclusion.

- Deepak Mohanty

168. In the ‘Asian Development Outlook’

(ADO), ADB forecasted the growth of Indianeconomy for FY 2015-16 at ________.

- 7.8 percent

169. Which Indian IT company recently

acquired UK, US based firms for Rs. 482

crore?

- Mindtree

170. India's first private air freight station

all set to open in _______.

- Chennai

171. The CCI recently approved the

proposed deal related to a Joint Venture

____________.

- Aegon Religare Life Insurance Company

172. 46th Indian Labour Conference was

inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in

_________.

- New Delhi

India

1. Name the newly Appointed Indian Air

Force Vice Chief.

— Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa

2. Who was recently appointed as

Chancellor of Nalanda University?

— George Yeo



3. George Yeo, was recently appointed as

the Chancellor of Nalanda University is a

former minister of which country?

— Singapore

4. With which country did India recently

Sign a Letter of Intent on Collaboration in

Polar and Ocean Research?

— Sweeden

5. Who was recently appointed as Director

of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre?

— K Sivan

6. Who was recently appointed as Assistant

Chief of Naval Staff?

— Rear Admiral Philipose G Pynumootil

7. Who was recently appointed as theDirector of Satish Dhawan Space Centre?

— P. Kunhikrishnan

8. Whom did Bangladesh recently confer

"Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War

Award”?

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

9. Who was conferred with World No

Tobacco Day Award 2015?

— Uttarakhand’s Health Minister SS Negi

10. Recently, Union Government formed a

Committee to oversee 125th Bhim Jayanti

celebrations. Who is the chairman of this

committee?

— PM Narendra Modi

11. With which University did India recently

sign a Biotechnology Fellowship Pact?

— Cambridge University

12. India recently signed an Agreement

with __________ on developing coastal

roads and metro lines in India.

— Netherlands

13. The Jal Kranti campaign was recently

launched in which state?

— Rajasthan

14. Delhi Metro received its First Driver—

Less Train from which country?

— South Korea

15. Who was recently appointed as PM's

special envoy on counter—terror?

— Asif Ibrahim, Former IB Chief

16. During the visit of PM Narendra Modi to

Bangladesh, India and Bangladesh launched

two bus services. One of the bus services is



Kolkata—Dhaka—Agartala and other is

_________.

— Dhaka—Shillong—Guwahati


National Security Guard DG?

— R C Tayal

18. Dasaradhi Rangacharyulu who recently

passed away was an eminent ____.

— Poet

19. Recently Muzaffarnagar of UP,

Haryana's two districts were included in

National Capital Region. One is Karnal, the

other is _____.

— Jind

20. Indian Army carried out cross—borderoperation against militants in which

country?

— Myanmar

21. Who was recently appointed as Director

of CSIR—IICT?

— Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar

22. India recently announced to hold First

Joint Naval Exercise with which country?

— Australia


Secretary to Dept. of Administrative

reforms?

— Devendra Chaudhary

24. Under who's chairmanship did the high

level committee on railway restructuring

submitted report to Union Ministry of

Railways?

— Bibek Debroy

25. As per the report of Bibek Debroy

Committee on Railway Restructuring what

is/are the immediate recommendation?

a) 1. Private entry in both passenger

and freight operations.

b) 2. Setting up an independent

regulator

c) 3. Separate policy making by the

board from implementation andrationalization of railway zones.

26. The veteran politician Sheila Kaul, who

recently passed away was Governor of

Which Indian State?

— Himachal Pradesh

27. India with Australia and which other

country held the first ever trilateral

dialogue?

— Japan



28. Who was recently conferred with 2015

Sant Namdev National Award?

— Parkash Singh Badal

29. Who was appointed as Kerala’s

Ayurveda brand ambassador?

- Steffi Graf

30. Which state government recently

banned sale of thermocol plates?

- Jharkhand

31. China recently opened Nathu La as 2nd

route for Kailash pilgrims. Nathu La pass

connects China's Tibet Autonomous Region

and which India state?

- Sikkim

32. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited recentlydelivered ________________ of

Chandrayan-2 to ISRO.

- Orbiter Craft Module Structure

33. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

delivered ‘Orbiter Craft Module Structure’

of which spacecraft of ISRO?

- Chandrayan-2

34. What is the outlay of Atal Mission for

Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

(AMRUT)?

- 50000 crore rupees

35. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and

Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was

launched to develop infrastructure of how

many Cities and Towns of India?

- 500

36. What is the population criteria for Atal

Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban

Transformation (AMRUT)?

- Population of One Lakh and Above

37. What is the outlay of Smart Cities

Mission?

- 48000 Crore Rupees

38. In the Smart Cities Mission, How many

smart cities will be developed?

- 100

39. How many IIMs was approved by the

Union Cabinet recently?

- 6

The new IIMs will be located at

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Bodh

Gaya (Bihar), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh),

Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sambalpur (Odisha)

and Amritsar (Punjab).



40. Who was recently conferred with Orden

de la Democracia Simon Bolivar en el grado

de cruz Caballero?

- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

41. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was conferred with

Orden de la Democracia Simon Bolivar en el

grado de cruz Caballero. It is the highest

civilian award of which country?

- Columbia

42. Praful Bidwai recently passed away. Hewas noted for his works in the field of

__________.

- Journalism

43. 1st One-Stop Crisis Centre under

Nirbhaya Fund will be launched in which

state?

- Chhattisgarh

44. India's first air-conditioned DEMU train

was launched in _______.

- Kochi

45. Kerala Government's highest honour for

music, Swathi Puraskar was recentlyconferred to _________.

- Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

46. Who was selected for Sangita Kalanidhi

Award of the Music Academy?

- S Subrahmanyan

47. Sanjay Deshmukh appointed Vice-

Chancellor of which university?

- Mumbai University

48. Bongaigaon Power Plant is located in

which state?

- Assam

49. Which state topped the list of States

commissioning grid connected Solar Power

projects?

- Rajasthan

50. Which state declared June 22 as Snake

Bird Day?

-Kerala

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51. Kerala declared ______ as Snake Bird

Day.

- June 22



52. Which state declared Blue Mormon as

state butterfly?

- Maharashtra

53. What was India's rank in Global Peace

Index (GPI) 2015?

- 143

54. Name the former head of Missionaries

of Charity who recently passed away.

- Sister Nirmala Joshi

55. Hemis festival is celebrated in which

Indian state?

- Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh)

56. Who was conferred with The 28th

Moortidevi Award for 2014?

- Vishwanath Tripathi

57. Vishwanath Tripathi was conferred with

The 28th Moortidevi Award for 2014 for

_________.

- Vyomkesh Darvesh

58. The Government approved a proposal

for setting up a second international airport

in NCR at ________.

- Jewar

59. With which country did India sign MoU

on cancer research, control, prevention and

management?

- United States of America

60. With the launch of the first phase of

Chennai Metro Rail Service, Chennai

became the ____ city to have Metro

Railways.

- 6th

61. Along with Chennai Metro Railway,which city recently launched Metro

Railway?

- Jaipur

62. Union Railway Ministry recently

inaugurated Integrated Security System in

which city?

- Mumbai

63. National Statistics Day is observed on

which date?

- 29 June

64. What was the theme of National

Statistics Day 2015?

- Social Development



65. ISRO recently announced that their

GAGAN system will provide navigational

support to Indian Railways. Expand GAGAN.

- GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation

66. Union Government recently revised the

target under National Solar Mission to

_______.

- 1 Lakh MW

67. Name the first 100% blind officer in

Indian Foreign Services.

- Beno Zephine

68. Government recently revised the

National Solar Mission target to 1 Lakh MW.

It is expected to be achieve by ____.

- 2022

69. Beno Zephine became first 100% blind

officer in ________.

- Indian Foreign Services


Director of National Crime Records Bureau

(NCRB)?

- Archana Ramasundaram

71. Name the Indian architect passed away

recently who was Dubbed “India’s Greatest

Architect” by the Royal Institute of British

Architects.

- Charles Correa

72. As per Housing For All by 2022 Scheme,

Government will provide interest subsidy of

____ on housing loans provided to EWS/LIG

categories.

- 6.5%

73. What amount will be granted per house

by the Government under the slumrehabilitation programme of Housing for All

by 2022?

- One Lakh Rupees

74. Who was recently given additional

charge as Director General of Bureau of

Indian Standards?

- G Gurucharan

75. Name the newly appointed executive

director of Amnesty International India.

- Aakar Patel

76. How many phases does Housing For All

by 2022 have?

- 3 Phases

a) Phase-I (April 2015 – March 2017) to

cover 100 Cities to be selected from

States/UTs as per their willingness;



b) Phase – II (April 2017 – March 2019)

to cover additional 200 Cities and

c)

Phase-III (April 2019 – March 2022)

to cover all other remaining Cities.

77. Who was conferred with 10th

Navlekhan Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith?

- Babusha Kohli, Upasana

78. Name the Government launched

weather alert service.

- NOWCAST

79. With which country did India recently

sign a MoU on establishing a collaborative

program in official statistics?

- Tanzania

80. As per IAMAI's Social Media in India

2014 report, How many social media users

as on April, 2015 are there in India?

- 143 Million

81. As per IAMAI's recent data, Usage of

social media in rural India has grown by

______.

- 100 %


2014 report which social media site is the

2nd most popular in India?

- Google +


2014 report, which Social Media website is

the most popular in India?

- Facebook

84. Who recently was selected for Fukuoka

Prize in the Academic category?

- Ramachandra Guha

85. Ramachandra Guha was selected for the

prestigious Fukuoka Prize in the Academic

category. The Fukuoka Prize is given by

which country?

- Japan

86. The Union Government launched the

country's first modernised anganwadi

centre in which state?

- Haryana

87. The Union Government launched the

country's first modernised anganwadi

centre at _________.

- Hasanpur village, Sonepat, Haryana

88. The newly renamed Nawab Wajid Ali

Shah Prani Udyan was previously known as

__________.

- Lucknow Zoo



89. Name the Government launched

Augmented Reality Application.

- Sakaar

90. Government recently launched

Augmented Reality Application named

Sakaar. For which purpose it was launched?

- to highlight the achievements of the

Department of Space.

91. Which express train was recently

rechristened as Yoga Express?

- Haridwar Mail

92. Which Indian mobile handset maker

recently announced to set up its first mobile

phone manufacturing facility in

Hyderabad?

- Karbonn

92. Which Indian tourism held the first

roadshow in China?

– Kerala Tourism

93. According to Census Data which

Registrar General of India released on

Disabled populations, which state/UT havethe maximum disabled populations?

– Uttar Pradesh

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94. According to Census Data which

Registrar General of India released on

Disabled populations, which state/UT have

the minimum disabled population?

– Lakshadweep

95. Who was appointed as DGP of Uttar

Pradesh?

– Jagmohan Yadav

96. As per the Socio Economic and Caste

Census 2011 for Rural India, What is the

total number of Rural Households in India?

– 17.91 Crore


Census 2011 for Rural India, What is the

total households including Rural and

Urban?

– 24.39 Crore


Census 2011 for Rural India, what is the

highest income source for rural

households?

– Manual Casual Labour (9.16 Crore)

99. Who was appointed as Director of the

Aeronautical Development Agency?



– Commodore C D Balaji

100. Name the former Chief Justice of India

who recently passed away.

– Y K Sabharwal

101. Nationwide Mobile Number

Portability was launched on ________.

– 3rd July, 2015.

102. Which state launched the state PortalePMS (Electronic Projects Management

System) to fast track infrastructural

development?

– Punjab

103. Who was appointed the brand

ambassador of Digital India initiative?

– Kruti Tiwari

104. Which state recently emerged as the

first to have vehicle tracking system?

– Uttar Pradesh

105. Which Indian city was ranked 12th in

the List of World's Top 20 Tech –Rich Cities?

– Bengaluru

106. As a part of Digital India Week, Who

launched solar powered, long distance WiFi

hotspots?

– C –DOT(Centre for Development of

Telematics )

107. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission

which state/UT built the highest numbers

of community and public toilets?

– Delhi

108. ICRISAT launched the Green Phablet,priced at ___________.

– $300

109. Who was appointed as CBI Special

Director?

– RK Dutta

110. India announced to supply ________

Additional Power to Bangladesh in 12

Months.

– 500 MW

111. India’s longest road tunnel which was

announced recently to be opened for

general traffic next year is being built on __________.

– Jammu –Srinagar National Highway



112. The 12th International Symposium on

Antarctic Earth Sciences was held in _____.

– Goa, India

113. Union Government recently launched

learning portal for __________.

– MGNREGA(Mahatma Gandhi National

Rural Employment Gurantee Act)

114. How Many colleges did UGC accord

Heritage Status on _________.

– 19 Colleges

115. ISRO successfully launched five

satellites of which country?

– England (Great Britain)

116. How many British satellites did ISRO

launch?

– 5

117. Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) was

launched by –

– APJ Abdul Kalam

118. As per World Bank released State of

Safety Nets 2015 report, which progamme

is the largest in the School feeding category

?

– Mid Day Meal

119. Name the largest in the Public Works

Programme (PWP) category with 182

million beneficiaries.

– Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Scheme

120. What will be the theme of Science

Express in 2015?

– Climate Change

121. Which state government signed MoU

with ICRISAT to improve profitability of

farmers?

– Telengana

122. Name the operation which led to

tracing of 44 missing children in

Uttarakhand.

– Operation Smile –

123. Who was appointed as Home Secretary

of Delhi?

– SN Sahai

124. Which missile was recently inducted to

Indian Air Force?

– Akash



125. Recently, Akash was inducted into

Indian Air Force. Who developed Akash?

– Defence PSU Bharat Electronics

126. Akash was recently inducted to Indian

Air Force, The missile system can target

aircraft up to _____.

– 30 KM

127. India’s 1st Earthquake Warning System

successfully installed in _______.

– Uttarakhand

128. With which country India signed MoU

on cooperation to establish PACESetter

Fund?

– USA

129. With which country did India sign

agreement on Defence Cooperation

recently?

– Kyrgyzstan

130. With which country did India sign

Memorandum of Mutual Understanding

and Cooperation in the field of Elections?

– Kyrgyzstan

131. With which country did India sign MoU

on Cooperation on Physical Cultural and

Sports ?

– Kazakhsthan

132. Long term contract was signed

between Department of Atomic Energy,

India and _______ for sale and purchase of

natural uranium concentrates.

– KazAtomProm

133. Mhara Gaon – Jagmag Gaon Schemewas launched in which state?

– Haryana

134. Mhara Gaon – Jagmag Gaon Scheme

was launched in Haryana. The main aim of

the scheme is _________.

– providing 24 hour uninterrupted power

supply to rural domestic consumers in aphased manner with their active

participation.

135. Who won the G D Birla Award for

Scientific Research for 2014?

– Sanjeev Galande

136. Microsoft agreed to set up Digital

Village in ___________.

– Maharashtra



137. Operation Shiva was launched by

Indian Army for which purpose?

– To secure Amarnath Yatra

138. Rajasthan recently sent a delegation to

replicate Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan of which

state?

– Maharshtra

139. Who was appointed as Cabinet

Secretary?

– PK Sinha

140. Who was appointed Scientific Advisor

to Defence Minister?

– G Satheesh Reddy

141. Name the recently launched anti –

submarine warfare ship for the Indian Navy.

–Kavaratti


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142. India Meteorological Department

recently signed MoU with POSOCO Ltd to

increase efficiency of power sector. What

does POSCO Stands for?

– Power System Operation Corporation Ltd

143. Name the India's first dedicated

astronomy satelite which was developed by

ISRO.

– ASTROSAT

144. Name the scheme launched by Union

Government to improve cleanliness in

Public Health Facilities.

– Kayakalp Award Scheme

145. With which country did India sign an

agreement on Cooperation in Audio –Visual

Co –Production?

– South Korea

146. An agreement on Cooperation

between the National Security Council of

India and which country?

– South Korea

147. With which country did India sign a

MoU for cooperation in the field of Electric

Power Development and New Energy

Industries?

– South Korea

148. With which country did India sign Joint

Vision Statement on Defence Cooperation

2015 –2020?



– Vietnam

149. Who became the first transgender

principal of an Indian College?

– Manobi Bandhyapyadhay

150. Microsoft announced to open India's

first Digital Experience Centre in

_________.

– Gujarat


Controller General of Accounts?

– MJ Joseph

152. Who received the Pt. Haridutt Sharma

Award for Journalism and Social Services

2015?

– Anurradha Prasad


chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee

(JPC) on the Right to Fair Compensation and

Transparency in Land Acquisition

Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR)

(Amendment) Bill, 2015?

– SS Ahluwalia

154. Who was recently appointed as CMD

of National Fertilizers Limited?

– Manoj Mishra

155. Who was recently appointed as Indian

Ambassador to Iran?

– Saurabh Kumar

156. Who was appointed as Director

General of Doordarshan News?

– Veena Jain

157. Name the Government initiated

website to trace missing children.

– Khoyapaya

158. Few days ago, AFSPA was withdrawn

from Tripura after 18 years. What does

AFSPA stands for?

– Armed Forces Special Power Act

159. What was India's rank in IMD Global

Competitiveness Report 2015?

– 44

160. Who was appointed as DRDO Head?

– S Joseph

161. With which country did India sign a

MoU for cooperation in field of Election

Management?

- Georgia



162. Kumbh Mela began in which state?

- Maharashtra

163. Ministry of Defence signed MoU toincrease employability of ex-servicemen

with ____________.

- Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

164. Who was appointed as Vice-Chief of

Indian Army?

- Lt General Man Mohan Singh Rai

165. MS Viswanathan who recently passed

away, was famous for ________.

- Music Composing

166. As per Skill India Campaign, What is

the target set by Union Government ofskilling people?

- 40.2 crore people

167. As per Skill India Campaign,

Government will skill 40.2 crore people by

__________.

- 2022

168. India’s first railway-line built under

PPP model inaugurated in ______________.

- Gujarat

169. India’s first railway-line built under

PPP model at a cost of approximately

_________.

- 185 crore rupees

170. Government recently launched

nationwide HRIDAY scheme from which

state?

- Punjab(Amrtisar)

171. As per the HRIDAY scheme, which city

has been allocated the highest amount?

- Varanasi (89.31 crore)

172. To recognize women achievers of

India, Union Government and Facebook

launched _________.

- #100Women campaign

173. Defence Acquisition Council approved

defence proposals worth __________.

- 30000 crore rupees

174. Government recently approved signing

of Civil Aviation Pact between India and

______.

- Canada



175. As per Railways, Identity Proof Not

Required to Book Tatkal Ticket From

_______.

- 1st September, 2015

176. Microsoft announced to introduce

_______ technology to boost Digital India

Initiative.

- White-Fi (Not Wi-fi)

177. Name the Torpedo launch and recovery

vessel which was recently decommissioned

after 31 years of service.

- INS Astravahini

178. Haryana government named ________

brand ambassador of girl child campaign.

- Parineeti Chopra

179. Who was appointed chief security

advisor for World T20?

- Neeraj Kumar

180. Recently DoT’s Panel submitted its

recommendations on Net Neutrality. Who

led the panel?

- A K Bhargava

181. Under the chairmanship of

___________ government recently set up

an Expert Group to Collate Caste Count.

- NITI Ayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya

182. Which state was approved by

government to have India’s first defence

industrial park?

- Ottappalam of Tamil Nadu

183. Who was appointed as Chairman of

Narmada Valley Development Authority?

- Rakesh Sahni

184. V. Ramakrishna who recently passed

away was an eminent ______.

- Singer

185. Who was appointed as Interim

Director of Film and Television Institute of

India?

- Prashant Pathrabe

186. India and Russia recently agreed to

jointly build how many military helicopters

as per the Make In India initiative?

- 200



World, Sports, Days and

other International Affairs

1. Which country appointed Ameenah

Gurib-Fakim As Its First Woman President?

– Mauritius

2. Name the three former Indian Cricket

who was recently inducted in BCCI’s Cricket

Advisory Committee.

– Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVSLaxman

3. Who was recently appointed as the Asian

Athletics Association Vice-President?

– Lalit Bhanot

4. Who was recently conferred with Asian

Athletics Association's President Award?

– Suresh Kalmadi

5. Suresh Kalmadi was recently conferred

with President Award by which

organisation?

– Asian Athletics Association

6. Irwin Rose who recently passed away

won Nobel Prize in which field?

– Chemistry

7. Name the Indian entrepreneur who was

conferred the prestigious USD 1 million 'Isa

Award for Service to Humanity' by Bahrain's

King.

– Prof Achyuta Samanta

8. Machettira Raju Poovamma is associated

with which sports?

– Athletics/Track and field

9. World Environment Day is observed on

which date?

– 5th June

10. What was the theme of World

Environment Day 2015?

– Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet.

Consume with Care.

11. All India Football Federation (AIFF)

recently signed an agreement with which

Football Organisation?

– French Football Federation

12. Rahul Dravid was recently appointed as

the Coach of India A and ______.

– India U19

13. Rahul Dravid was recently appointed as

the Coach of India U19 and ______.

– India A



14. Who won 2015 Baileys Women's Prize

for Fiction?

– Ali Smith

15. "How to be Both" is written by which

author?

– Ali Smith

16. Which football club won the 2014-15

UEFA Champions League?

– Barcelona

17. Who won Men's single title of French

Open 2015?

– Stanislas Wawrinka

18. Who won Women's single title of French

Open 2015?

– Serena Williams

19. Space Pioneer Award was presented to

ISRO for Mars mission by which

organisation?

– U.S. National Space Society

20. Who won the Men's Single Title of

Indonesia Open Badminton Tournament

2015?

– Kento Momota

21. Who won the Women's Single Title of

Indonesia Open Badminton Tournament?

– Ratchanok Intanon

22. World Ocean Day observed on which

date?

– 8th June

23. Anantjeet Singh Naruka is associated

with which sports?

– Shooting

24. Who won skeet gold at 7th International

junior shotgun cup?

– Anantjeet Singh Naruka

25. Flood of fire is written by ________.

– Amitav Ghosh

26. Due to hyper-inflation in Zimababwe,

the currency exchange rate stood at 1 USD

is equals to _______.

– 35 quadrillion Zimbabwean dollars

27. Wicketkeeper Matt Prior retired from

all forms of cricket. Which country did he

belong?

– England



28. Name the recently retired English

Wicketkeeper who was the first English

wicketkeeper to score a century on debut

match.

– Matt Prior

29. Who topped the Forbes 2015 World's

100 Highest-Paid Athletes list?

– Flyod Mayweather

30. Name the Indian athelete who solely

featured in the Forbes 2015 World's 100

Highest-Paid Athletes list from India.

– MS Dhoni

31. What was the rank of MS Dhoni's in

Forbes 2015 World's 100 Highest-Paid

Athletes list?

– 23rd

32. World Day Against Child Labour

observed on which date?

– 12 June

33. Name the Indian-origin who was

recently conferred with Pride of

Community Award by Hindu American

Foundation.

– US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

34. Indian Origin Scientist Manu Prakash

was recently in new because _________.

– He developed World's first Water-Based

Computer

35. Name the actor passed away recently

famous for his role as Dracula.

– Christopher Lee

36. Name the cricketer who was recently

inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of fame.

– Sir Wesley Winfield

37. 41st G7 summit was held in which

place?

– Krün, Bavaria, Germany

38. World Blood Donors Day observed on

which date?

– 14th June

39. Name the Caribbean Premier League

T20 Team which Shah Rukh Khan recently

acquired.

– Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel

40. Which Indian personality recently

acquired Caribbean Premier League team

Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel?

– Shah Rukh Khan



41. Who won the Women's Singles title in

Canada Open Badminton tournament

2015?

- Michelle Li

42. Who won the Women's Doubles Title


2015?

- Jwala Gutta and Ashwni Ponappa

43. Book titled Dealing with China: An

Insider Unmasks the New Economic

Superpower is authored by _________.

- Henry M. Paulson

44. As per World Economic Forum study,

which organisation emerged as the World's

biggest employer?

- The US Department of Defense

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45. Which country did recently legalize

Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide?

- The USA

46. Name the cricket association recently

suspended by ICC.

- USA Cricket Association

47. Who was recently named as greatest

Test player of 21st century in an online poll

conducted by Cricket Australia?

- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

48. Sachin Tendulkar was ranked 1 in a poll

by Cricket Australia for greatest Test player

of 21st century. Who was ranked 2nd?

- Kumar Sangakkara

49. Who was recently named as President

of ICC?

- Zaheer Abbas

50. Name the the first Indian to be picked

for NBA.

- Satnam Singh

51. Satnam Singh became the first Indian to

be picked for NBA. What does NBA stands

for?

- National Basketball Association

52. Santnam Singh became the first Indianto be selected in NBA. Who was the first

player of Indian origin to play in the NBA?

- Gursimran “Sim” Bhullar



53. Name the tennis player who became

47th player to join 100 partners club on ATP

Circuit.

- Leander Paes

54. Name the Indian-American scientist

who led a team World's first flexible and

skin-like display to develop recently.

- Debashis Chanda

55. International Day Against Drug Abuse

and Illicit Trafficking is observed on ________.

- 26 June

56. Yevgeny Primakov who recently passed

away was a former Prime Minister of

__________.

- Russia

57. Which country topped the list as the

most peaceful country in Global Peace

Index 2015?

- Iceland

58. Name the least peaceful country as per

Global Peace Index 2015.

- Syria

59. Benazir Bhutto: A Multidimensional

Portrait is authored by ________.

- Dr Anna Suvorova

60. The book titled Beyond Doubt: A

Dossier on Gandhi's Assassination is written

by __________.

- Teesta Setalvad

61. Who won the Gerry Weber Open tennis

title for eighth time?

- Roger Federer

62. Who won the Men's Single title of

Aegon Tennis Championships at the

Queen’s Club?

- Andy Murray

63. Which Indian athelete won Gold in Shot

Put at Asian Athletics Grand Prix?

- Inderjit Singh

64. Who won the gold in 800 meter event at

Asian Athletics Grand Prix?

- Jinson Johnson (India)

65. Indian Railway Team won World

Railway Championship 2015 in Tennis and

_______.

- Volleyball

66. "Red Tape to Red Carpet... and then

some" is authored by ________.



- Gina Rinehart

67. Name the two-time Oscar-winning

composer of Titanic who recently passed

away.

- James Horner

68. Book titled Recasting India: How

Entrepreneurship is changing the world's

Largest Democracy is written by _______.

- Hindol Sengupta

69. Who was recently elected as The United

Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

President?

- Mogens Lykketoft

70. Who on the team championship title in

Junior Boys of South Asian Junior and Cadet

Table Tennis Championships?

- India

71. Who on the team championship title in

Cade Girls of South Asian Junior and Cadet

Table Tennis Championships?

- India

72. World Refugee Day observed on

___________.

- 20th June

73. Which country recently launched

world’s first electric passenger aircraft

BX1E?

- China


SoftBank president?

- Nikesh Arora

75. Who won the 2015 Under-20 World

Cup?

- Serbia

76. Serbia won the 2015 Under-20 World

Cup by defeating which country?

- Brazil

77. 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup was hosted

by which country?

- New Zealand

78. Suleyman Demirel, who passed away

recently was a former president of _______.

- Turkey

79. Name the former Turkey president who

recently passed away.

- Suleyman Demirel



80. World Hydrography Day is celebrated

on _______.

- 21 June

81. International Yoga Day is celebrated on

_________.

- 21 June

82. Third Sunday of June is celebrated as

_______.

- Father's Day

83. World Music Day or Make Music Day is

observed on _______.

- 21 June

84. Shashi Bala recently passed away, She

was captain of ________.

- Indian Women's Hockey Team

85. Aditya Mehta is associated with which

sport?

- Snooker

86. Who won the Bronze in Snooker World

Cup?

- India

87. Who won the Snooker World Cup 2015?

- China B

88. With which country did China Sign Pact

to Build Under-River Tunnel?

- Bangladesh

89. Name the newly nominated first female

judge to Supreme Court of Afghanisthan.

- Anisa Rasouli

90. Anisa Rasouli nominated as the firstfemale judge to the Supreme Court of

________.

- Afghanisthan

91. The first ever Day-Night Test will be

played between __________.

- Australia and New Zealand

92. The first ever Day-Night Test will be

played between Australia and New Zealand

at _________.

- Adelaide Oval

93. Which color of Kookaburra ball will be

used for the first ever Day-Night TestMatch?

- Pink



94. Australia and New Zealand will play the

first ever day-night Test in November this

year. The match will be a part of _______.

- Chappell Hadlee Trophy

95. Which Date recently had a Leap Second

added?

- June 30

96. How many countries did sign the

Articles of Agreement for China-initiated

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?

- 50

97. Which rocket recently broke apart in

flames minutes after lifting off from Cape

Canaveral?

- SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket

98. Who was recently named as captain of

India's Cricket Team for the Zimbabwe

Tour?

- Ajinkya Rahane

99. Name the Indian boxer who recently

turned professional from amateur.

- Vijender Singh

100. Who won the Men's Singles title in


2015?

- Lee Chong Wei

101. Name the first Indian footballer to

score 50 International Goals.

- Sunil Chhetri

102. Sunil Chhetri recently became the first

Indian Footballer to score _____

international goals.

- 50

103. Recently Harbhajan singh entered the

list of top 10 all time highest wicket takers

in Test Cricket. Where does he rank?

- 9th

104. Education of Muslims is written by

_________.

- Professor JS Rajput

105. Modi –Incredible emergence of a star

is written by _________.

- Tarun Vijay

106. Recently a book titled Modi –

Incredible emergence of a star was gifted toVice President Md. Hamid Ansari. The book

is written in which language?

- Chinese



107. AIBA constituted an Ad-hoc committee

for Boxing in India under the chairmanship

of _________.

- Kishan Narsi

108. Greece recently became the first

developed nation to default on the debt of

________.

- International Monetary Fund

109. By failing to pay how much amount of

money Greece became a defaulter to IMF?

- 1.7 billion dollar (1.5 billion euro)

110. Which country emerged as the first

Nation to Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV?

- Cuba

111. Who won the Commonwealth ChessChampionship 2015?

- Abhijeet Gupta

112. Name the pioneer of SMS technology,


- Matti Makkonen

113. Matti Makkonen, recently passed

away, he was known as the Pioneer of SMS

Technology. What does SMS stands for?

- Short Messaging Service

114. World Food Prize 2015 to be conferred

on _________.

- Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh

115. Book titled 'Uniki' is written by

_________.

- Shri Ch Vidyasagar

116. Four Indian origins, was recently

honored with "Great Immigrants" award by

_______.

- USA

117. Hrishikesh Kanitkar recently retired

from all forms of cricket. Along with him,

which Indian wicket keeper retired too?

- Ajay Ratra

118. Name the Keltron founding chairman


- K PP Nambiar

119. Which city was ranked 1st in the List ofWorld's Top 20 Tech-Rich Cities?

- London



120. Champagne vineyards of which

country was granted with World Heritage

status by UNESCO?

- France

121. Which of the following two

organisations signed agreement to protect

cultural heritage with geo-spatial

technologies?

- The United Nations Educational, Scientific

and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the

UN Institute for Training and Research

(UNITAR)

122. Who won the Women's FIFA World

Cup 2015?

- USA

123. USA won the Women's FIFA World Cup2015 by defeating ________.

- Japan

124. 2015 Women's FIFA World Cup was

held in which country?

- Canada

125. Who won the 2015 South Asian

Basketball Championship?

- India

126. Book titled "Modi’s World: Expanding

India’s Sphere of Influence" is written by

________.

- C Raja Mohan

127. Abdullah Hussain recently passed

away, was an eminent _______.

- Urdu Novelist

128. Who was nominated for the post of

AIIB President?

- Jin Liqun, former Chinese Finance Minster

129. USA along with which country issued

Joint Statement on Climate Change?

- Brazil

130. Name the Women's Cricketer who

became second woman to score 5000 ODIruns.

- Mithali Raj

131. 37 Bridges authored by _________.

- Aamer Hussein

132. Sania Mirza became the first Indian

woman to lift women's doubles grand slam.

Which title she won?

- Wimbledon Women's Doubles Title



133. With whom did Sania Mirza win the

Wimbledon Women's Double title?

- Martina Hingis

134. Who won the Wimbledon Men's

Singles Title 2015?

- Novak Djokovic

135. Novak Djokovic won the Wimbledon

Men's Singles Title 2015 by defeating

_______.

- Roger Federer

136. Who won the Wimbledon Women's

Singles Title 2015?

- Serena Williams

137. Serena Williams won the Wimbledon

Women's Singles Title 2015 by defeating

________.

- Garbiñe Muguruza


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138. Name the comsonaut who entered

Guinness World Records for spending 804

days on ISS.

- Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka

139. Which Indian state will host the Youth

Delphic Games in February 2016?

- Goa

140. India Central Asia Relations authored

by -

- Amiya Chandra

141. Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years authored

by -

- AS Dulat & Aditya Sinha

142. Jerome Charles Weintraub who

recently passed away was a famous ______.

- Film Producer

143. Name the astronaut who was picked

by NASA for First Commercial Space

Vehicles.

- Sunita Williams

144. ‘World Population Day’ is observed on

_____.

- 11 July

145. Kagiso Rabada became second bowler

to claim hat-trick on ODI debut. He is from

which country?

- South Africa



146. Kagiso Rabada became second bowler

to claim hat-trick on ODI debut. He claimed

the hat-trick against ______.

- Bangladesh

147. Chendur Pandian who recently passed

away was former minister of _______.

- Tamil Nadu

148. Indian-origin cricketer Sam Bulbulia

recently passed away. He was associated

with which circket nation?

- South Africa

149. Who released "State of Safety Nets

2015 report"?

- World Bank

150. Who became first British-Asianappointee to ECB Management Board?

- Lord Kamlesh Patel

151. Who became first Indian to win a Gold

Medal at World University Games?

- Inderjeet Singh (Shot-Putter)

152. Union Sports Ministry constituted

Ashwini Nachappa committee to -

- study status of SAI training centers

153. Along with India, who received the fill

membership of Shanghai Cooperation

Organisation?

- Pakistan

154. 7th BRICS Summit held in _______.

- Ufa, Russia

155. Name the initiative which was

proposed by PM Narendra Modi in the

BRICS summit.

- Dus Kadam: 10 Steps for the Future

156. Name the humanitarian Known as

‘Britain’s Schindler’ who recently passed

away.

- Sir Nicholas Winton

157. Who won the 2015 Copa America title?

- Chile

158. Chile won the 2015 Copa America title

by defeating which team?

- Argentina

159. Name the Indian-American who was

recently named as the World Agriculture

Prize Laureate.

- R Paul



160. Which Indian-American teacher

recently named for prestigious Presidential

Award for Excellence in Mathematics and

Science Teaching by President Barack

Obama?

- Darshan Jain

161. Name the Indian American Cop who

won prestigious Top Civilian Supervisor of

the Year Award.

- Harkeert Signh Saini

162. Who won the Man Booker Prize 2015?

- Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai

163. Name the Indian movie which won the

prestigious critics prize in the Un Certain

Regard category.

- Masan by Neeraj Ghaywan

164. Name the India-origin teacher who

won the 'University of Oxford Inspirational

Teacher Award' ?

- Gurnimrat 'Nimmy' Sidhu

165. Two Indians posthumously won the

Dag Hammarskjold Medal. Who awards theDag Hammarskjold Medal?

- United Nations

166. Who was awarded as the Most

Powerful Woman in Forbes' World’s 100

Most Powerful Women 2015 list?

- German Chancellor Angela Merkel

167. Arundhati Bhattacharya was ranked

____ in the Forbes' World’s 100 Most

Powerful Women 2015 list.

- 30th

168. The First facial recognition ATM

developed in which country?

- China

169. Name the Indian origin businessman

who was conferred with 'Public Service Star

(Distinguished Friends of Singapore)

award?

- Gautam Banerjee

170. Who was nominated as first female VC

of Oxford University?

- Louise Richardson

171. Naadam Festival is celebrated in which

country?

- Mongolia



172. Name the Australian Wicket-Keeper

Batsman who recently retired from One

Day International Cricket?

- Brad Haddin

173. Which Indian state will host the

Paragliding World Cup 2015?

- Himachal Pradesh

174. Who won the women's single title in

Italian Tennis Open 2015?

- Maria Sharapova

175. Charlotte Edwards is associated with

which sport?

- Cricket (England)

176. Joe Root is associated with which

sport?

- Cricket (England)

177. Gagan Narang is associated with which

sport?

- Shooting

178. Which Indian shooter won gold medal

in ISSF World Cup?

- Gagan Narang

179. Sudha Shivpuri who recently passed

away was a famous ________.

- Actress

180. Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri who recently

passed away was a famous ________.

- Economist

181. Franz Wright who recently passed

away was a famous _____.

- Poet/Writer

182. Name the Pulitzer Prize winning poet


- Franz Wright

183. David Granger was sworn in as the

president of which country?

- Guyana

184. Which team won the Indian Premier

League 2015?

- Mumbai Indians

185. Mumbai Indians won the IPL 2015 by

defeating _________.

- Chennai Super Kings

186. Who was the Most Valuable Player in

IPL 2015?



- Andre Russell

187. Name the famous Nobel Prize winning

mathematician who recently passed away.

- John Nash

188. John Nash who recently passed away

won which of the following prizes few days

before his demise?

- Abel Prize

189. Anne Meara who recently passed away

was a famous _________.

- Actress

190. Who was awarded CEAT International

Cricketer of the Year 2015?

- Kumar Sangakkara

191. Who won the CEAT International

Lifetime Achievement Award?

- Kapil Dev

192. Name the Indian boxer who won two

gold medals at World Junior Championship.

- Mandeep Kaur

193. Complete Story of Indian Reforms: 2G,

Power & Private Enterprise is written by

______.

- Pradeep Baijal

194. Who won the I-League 2014-15?

- Mohun Bagan

195. Praveen Rana is associated with which

sport?

- Wrestling

196. Muhammadu Buhari recently sworn in

as the president of which country?

- Nigeria

197. Book titled Ahmedabad: A City in the

World is written by ________.

- Amrita Shah

198. Book titled Super Economies isauthored by _________.

- Raghav Bahl

199. International Day of United Nations

Peacekeepers observed on ________.

- 29 May

200. Anand Kumar, Founder of Super 30

was recently honored by which country for

his contribution to education?

- Canada



201. Who won 2015 Wimbledon Boys’

Doubles title?

- Indo-Vietnamese pair Sumit Nagal-Nam

Hoang Ly won

202. Green Signals: Ecology, Growth, and

Democracy in India is written by ______.

- Former Union Environment and Forest

Minister (Independent Charge) Jairam

Ramesh

203. Which of the following two IPL

Franchise was suspended by Justice RM

Lodha Panel?

- Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals

204. By the decision of Justice RM Lodha

Panel, IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings,

Rajasthan Royals was suspended for ______.

- Two years.

205. Satoru Iwata who recently passed

away was famous for __________.

- Video Game Company Nintendo

206. Who Received Sera Sera Bangali Award

at Houston North American Bengali

Conference 2015?

- Shreya Ghoshal

207. Who was conferred with Golden

Peacock Environment Management Award

2015?

- Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division

208. Name the Indian film which received

Best Original Screenplay award in the

Foreign Language Category at Madrid film

festival?

- Buddha in a Traffic Jam

209. 'Buddha in a Traffic Jam' bagged Best

Original Screenplay award in the Foreign

Language Category at Madrid film festival.

Who has directed the film?

- Vivek Agnihotri

210. Name the Indian company which

received Microsoft Country Partner of YearAward?

- Comparex India Pvt. Ltd

211. As per OECD, What is India's rank in

terms of Confidence in National

Government?

- 2nd

212. Who was Conferred Highest French

Civilian Honour, the Commandeur de la

Legion d'Honneur (the Legion of Honour)?

- Sayed Haider Raza



213. Which Initiative was conferred with

Frost and Sullivan’s 2015 Economic

Development Innovation Award?

- Make In India

214. Who won the Leading Oil & Gas

Corporate of the Year award at the annual

Petrofed Awards?

- Indian Oil Corporation

215. Name the Indian-origin scientist

recently elected to Royal Society of London.

- Kamal Bawa

216. Name the Indian American who was

honoured as Champions of Change by US

White House.

- Sunita Viswanath

217. Which Indian city was chosen as 'city of

music' by UNESCO?

- Varanasi

218. Which school won 18th National Youth

Parliament Competition?

- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,

Churachandpur of Manipur

219. Name the Indian origin who was

Knighted by French Government.

220. Who was inducted into the

International Tennis Hall of Fame?

- Amelie Mauresmo

221. Nelson Mandela International Day

observed on ________.

- 18 July

222. Name the famous Godfather actor who

recently passed away.

- Alex Rocco

223. World Youth Skills Day was observed

on _______.

- 15th July

224. EU recently approved a Short-Term

Loan to Greece of __________.

- 7 billion Euro

225. Name the F1 Driver who passed away

From Injuries Sustained in 2014 Crash.

- Jules Bianchi

226. Which country did India defeat to

advance in Davis Cup?

- New Zealand

227. Which of the following project won the

2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

award in the ‘Heritage & Culture’ category?

- Kerala Tourism's Muziris Heritage Project

(MHP)

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