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1. In the Union Budget 2015-16, Corporate Tax reduced to 25% from : 30%

2. In the Rail Budget, the prices of 4 items increased, which are these items :

Urea, Cement, Coal, Iron and Steel

3. A “Law to Decriminalise Marijuana for Personal Use’ passed by which

country : Jamaica

4. National Science Day is observed on : 28th February

5. In the OSCAR Awards, who awarded with Best Director : Alejandro

Gonzalez Inarritu for Birdman

6. In 57th Annual Grammy Awards, which awarded with ‘Album of the Year’ :

Morning Phase (Beck)

7. Who awarded with Test Cricket Of the Year 2014 : Mitchell Johnson of

Australia

8. In 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards, who awarded with Best Actor : Shahid

Kapoor for Haider

9. Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade awarded with Padma Vibhushan for : Social

Work

10.What is the full form of PETA : People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

11.Who is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan : Vasundhara Raje

12.According to Economic Survey for 2015-16 presented by Finance Minister

Arun Jaitley, what growth forecast is disclosed in the survey : 8.1% to 8.5%

13.Who is the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India : H.L. Dattu

14.Who is the President of Ukraine : Petro Poroshenko

15.National Voters Day is observed on : 25th January

16.Commonwealth Games 2022 will be held in which country : Durban, South

Africa

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17.Who became Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir : Mufti Mohammad

Sayeed

18.International Rare Disease Day is observed on : 28th February

19.For conservation of Asiatic Lion and its habitat, Gujarat Forest Department

signed an agreement with : Zoological Society of London

20.Martin David Crowe inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, he was the

former Captain of which team : New Zealand

21.Who became 1st Cricketer to scored 150 runs in just 64 balls : AB de Villiers

of South Africa

22.What is the full form of CPI : Consumer Price Index

23.Who is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand : Harish Rawat

24.Who is the President of Syria : Bashar al Assad

25.Who won Miss Universe 2015 title : Paulina Vega of Colombia

26.Name the President of USA who visited India twice : Barack Obama

27.Which is the Capital city of Uttar Pradesh : Lucknow

28.Who won Syed Modi International Grand Prix Badminton Championship

held at Uttar Pradesh : P. Kashyap

29.Who is called as ‘Father of Nation’ : Mahatma Gandhi

30.Who is called as ‘Father of Nation’ : Mahatma Gandhi

31.Baldev Sharma appointed as Chairman of : National Book Trust

32.National Science Day is observed on : 28th February 2015

33.Who became President of Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) :

Jagmohan Dalmiya

34.Who is the President of Afghanistan : Ashraf Ghani

35.Who won Argentina Tennis Open Title : Rafael Nadal

36.Who became Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir : Nirmal Singh

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37.Which is the Capital city of Bhutan : Thimphu

38.Where is the Headquarter of Asian Development Bank : Manila, Phillipines

39.What is the full form of SEBI : Securities and Exchange Board of India

40.Former Chief Minister of Bihar announced to form a new political party

named as : Hindustani Awam Morcha

41.Which is the longest river in India : Ganga

42.What is the total length of river Ganga : 2525 km

43.Who is the Defence Minister of India : Manohar Parrikar (Manohar

Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar)

44.In the Railway Budget 2015, the price of Urea increased by : 10%

45.In the Railway Budget 2015, five year outlay decided Rs. : 8.5 Lakh Crore

46.Who won ‘Mo Ibrahim Prize’ for African Leadership for the year 2014 :

Hifikepunye Pohamba

47.Who won Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship : Roger Federer of

Switzerland

48.Which Indian Boxer announced the retirement after 2016 Olympics : Mary

Kom

49.Who is the Chief Minister of Manipur : Okram Ibobi Singh

50.According to the report of Global Billionaire’s 2015 annual list released by

Forbes, Mukesh Ambani ranked at : 39th

51.National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme

launched by : Election Commission of India

52.Who is the Prime Minister of Pakistan : Nawaz Sharif

53.What is the full form of BCCI : Board of Control of Cricket in India

54.Grammy Awards are given in the field of : Music

55.Which is the Capital city of Goa : Panaji

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56.Which is the largest Lake in India : Wular Lake

57.Wular Lake is situated in the State of : Jammu & Kashmir

58.What is the normal body temperature of a human being : 98.6° F

59.The length of Mount Everest is : 8848 m

60.The book namely ‘We Were Liars’ written by : E. Lockhart

61.World Wildlife Day is observed on : 03rd March

62.Which Bollywood celebrity awarded with National Award for best

representation of Cause of Women : Rani Mukherjee

63.Name the 3 South Asian women who named for International Women of

Courage Awards : Nilofar Rahmani, Nadia Sharmeen and Tabassum Adnan

64.Who is Nilofar Rahmani : A pilot of Afghanistan

65.Reserve Bank of India reduced the repo rate by : 25 basis points

66.A website namely ‘Shipping Samvad’ launched by : Union Ministry of

Shipping

67.For export the automobile units, Union Ministry of Shipping signed an

agreement with : Toyota

68.Who is the CEO of Toyota : Akio Toyoda

69.Who is the Chief Minister of Assam : Tarun Gogoi

70.What is the full form of NDA : National Democratic Alliance

71.Who is the CEO of Indian Overseas Bank : M. Narendra

72.87th Academy Awards ceremony held at : Los Angeles, California

73.Which is the highest building in the World : Burj Khalifa situated in Dubai

74.Which is the Capital city of Japan : Tokyo

75.ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will be held at : England and Wales

76.Which Indian city imposed under curfew on 05th March 2015 after the

shocking lynching incident : Dimapur, Nagaland

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77.Which industry crossed the fiture for the first time i.e. Rs.12 Lakh Crore :

Mutual Fund Industry

78.Which Assyrian city in Iraq looted and bulldozed by the ISIS : Nimrud

79.Shree Singaji Thermal Power Plant is situated in : Dongaliya (Khandwa),

Madhya Pradesh

80.What is the full form of MPPGCL : Madhya Pradesh Power Generating

Company Ltd.

81.Name the US Ambassador to South Korea who was slashed by a Korean

nationalist in an attack : Mark Lippert

82.Who is the President of South Korea : Park Geun-hye

83.For develop ‘East Delhi Hub Project’, Delhi Development Autohrity signed

an agreement with : National Building Construction Corporation Ltd.

84.Which are the two AAP leaders removed by the Political Affairs Committee

(PAC) : Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan

85.BSE Sensex touched which landmark figure on 04th March 2015 : 30000

points

86.What is the full form of BSE : Bombay Stock Exchange

87.Who is the Speaker of Lok Sabha : Sumitra Mahajan

88.Which is the Capital city of Arunachal Pradesh : Itanagar

89.Which Indian state banned the slaughter of cows during March 2015 :

Maharashtra

90.Indira Sagar Dam is situated on which river : Narmada River

91.Which State decided to provide 5% reservation in government jobs :

Maharashtra

92.Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. acquired Pipavav Defence and Offshore

Engineering Company Ltd. for Rs. : 2082.3 Crore

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93.What is the full form of CCEA : Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

94.CCEA gave nod to extend PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy

Scheme for the period of : One year

95.The documentary film on India’s daughter Nirbhaya released by : British

Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

96.In ICC Cricket World Cup history, Australia recorded the highest ever score

of 417 against which team : Afghanistan

97.Ramsundar Das died on 06th March 2015, he was the former Chief Minister

of which Indian State : Bihar

98.Who is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh : Akhilesh Yadav

99.Who is the President of Nepal : Ram Baran Yadav

100. What is the height of Krishnarajasagar Dam : 125 feet

101. Maithon Dam is built on which river : Barakar River

102. How many States of India working under the President Rule : None

103. Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on : 21st May

104. Name the non-test playing country to beat India in an international

cricket match : Sri Lanka in the year 1979

105. Which is the World’s largest railway station : Grand Central

Terminal, Park Avenue, New York, USA

106. Who became 1st batsman to score three hundreds in three consecutive

World Cup matches : Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka

107. Kathmandu-Varanasi-Kathmandu bus service launched during which

summit : 18th SAARC Summit

108. Vinod Mehta died on 08th March 2015, he was the founder of :

Outlook, a weekly magazine

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109. G. Karthikeyan died on 07th March 2015, he was Speaker of which

State Legislative Assembly : Kerala

110. Who is the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh : Nabam Tuki

111. Who is the Prime Minister of Spain : Mariano Rajoy

112. Name the currency of Thailand : Thai Baht

113. Who launched Women’s Safety App namely ‘iSafe’ : UST Global

114. Which is the Capital city of Malaysia : Kuala Lumpur

115. Who called as the ‘Father of Geometry’ : Euclid

116. Who invented the Ball Point Pen : Biro Brothers

117. B.C Roy Award is given in the field of : Medicine

118. Who is the author of the book namely ‘We the People’ : Nani

Palkhivala

119. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year : 1757

120. The Central Banking functions in India are performed by : Reserve

Bank of India

121. Which country become World’s biggest weapons importer in the year

2014 : Saudi Arabia

122. The scheme namely ‘Aapki Beti Humari Beti’ launched by the State

Government of : Haryana

123. 1st Indo-Nepal Friendship Motor Rally organized at which place :

India Gate, New Delhi

124. Who won Golden Gate Award of Silver Prize : Kerala Tourism

125. Who is the Chief Minister of Kerala : Oommen Chandy

126. Who appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Walmart India Private

Limited : Ashwin Mittal

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127. Garampani Sanctuary is located at : Diphu, Assam

128. Which personality is also known as Iron Man of India : Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel

129. The great Victoria Desert is located in : Australia

130. Pneumatic rubber tire invented by : J.B. Dunlop

131. Pulitzer Prize established in the year : 1917

132. The book namely ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ written by : George Orwell

133. What is the full form of GATT : General Agreement on Tariffs and

Trade

134. What is the length of Sutlej River : 1450 km

135. Tripitakas is sacred book of : Buddhists

136. Who won All England Badminton Championship : Carolina Marin of

Spain

137. According to the report disclosed by the Ministry of Corporate

Affairs, which company became largest in India in terms of assets : Reliance

Industries Ltd.

138. Name the India’s first indigenously developed Rotavirus Vaccine :

Rotavac

139. Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandik died on 10th March 2015, he was MP

from which Party : Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

140. According to the data presented in Lok Sabha, which State is at 1st :

Uttar Pradesh

141. Who is the Chief Minister of Odisha : Naveen Patnaik

142. Bhagyashree Scheme launched by which State of India : Maharashtra

143. Under the Bhagyashree Scheme, who will receive Rs.21000 : BPL

family having girl child

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144. 1st Kisan Call Centre of North-East region opened at : Agartala,

Manipur

145. Who was the founder of Nazi Party : Anton Drexler

146. Professor Amartya Sen is famous for which field : Economics

147. Which is the smalles continent in the World : Australia

148. Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand : John Key

149. Thermometer was invented by : Galileo

150. Which is the Capital city of Australia : Canberra

151. According to report of ESPN cricinfo’s magazine who named as

Greatest ODI Player : Sir Vivian Richards of West Indies

152. Name the former Prime Minister of India who summoned as accused

in the coal scam : Manmohan Singh

153. Which two companies added to the list of sick PSUs : Air India and

MTNL

154. Indian Railways signed an agreement with Life Insurance Corporation

of India for : Rs.1.5 Lakh Crore

155. Total Hypermarket acquired by which company : Aditya Birla Retail

156. Which cricketer scored consecutive 4 Centuries in a World Cup :

Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka

157. What is the full form of FFC : Film Finance Corporation

158. Satyajit Ray was related with which field : Film Direction

159. The light of distant stars is affected by : Earth’s atmosphere and

interstellar dust

160. Rotary Steam Engine was invented by James Watt in the year : 1765

161. Which is the highest gallantry award in India : Param Vir Chakra

162. The book namely ‘Forbidden Verses’ written by : Abu Nuwas

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163. What is the full form of UNCTAD : United Nations Conference on

Trade and Development

164. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and :

Lord Cornwallis

165. The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by : Elected members of the

Legislative Assembly

166. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games Gold in 400m

run : Kamaljit Sandhu

167. ‘OS’ computer abbreviation usually means : Operating System

168. Baking Soda is a : Sodium Bicarbonate

169. The nucleus of an atom consists of : Protons and Neutrons

170. Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of : collision

between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere

171. Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the

following gases in air : Hydrogen Sulphide

172. Sadbhavana Divas is observed on : 20th August

173. The ratio of width of our National Flag to its length is : 2:3

174. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is situated at :

Hyderabad

175. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the

help of Japan, is on the river : Godavari

176. Development expenditure of the Central Government does not include

: Defence expenditure

177. Who is the Chief Minister of Delhi : Arvind Kejriwal

178. Who is the Prime Minister of Britain : David Cameron

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179. The system of competitive examination for Civil Service was

accepted in principle in the year : 1853

180. What is the full form of WHO : World Health Organization

181. 8th Title of Ranji Cricket won by which team : Karnataka

182. Which country withdrew its bid from join the European Union :

Iceland

183. Who is the President of Iceland : Olafur Ragnar Grimsson

184. World Kidney Day is observed on : 12th March 2015

185. Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme launched by which organization :

Union Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

186. Who awarded with KwaZulu-Natal 2015 National Teachers Awards :

Ganasen Reddy

187. KwaZulu-Natal 2015 National Teachers Awards presented annually

by which country : South Africa

188. Who conducted the first human heart transplant operation :

Dr.Christian Bernard

189. Jamini Roy was famous for : Paintings

190. What is the full form of USSR : Union of Soviet Socialist Republic

191. Who invented the Jet Engine : Sir Frank Whittle

192. Which State gives Mewar Award : Rajasthan

193. The book namely ‘A Suitable Boy’ written by : Vikram Seth

194. Which is the Capital city of Nepal : Kathmandu

195. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of

India’s contact with which country : Greece

196. How many times did Geet Sethi win the IBSF World Billiards title : 3

197. What frequency range is the High Frequency Band : 3 to 30 MHz

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198. Plants that grow in saline water are called : Halophytes

199. The most abundant rare gas in the atmosphere is : Ar

200. Sound waves in air are : Longitudinal

201. The gases used in different types of welding would include : Oxygen

and Acetylene

202. Which year is observed as Poverty Eradication Year by SAARC :

1995

203. National Sciency Day is observed on : 28th February

204. Kathak is a classical dance of : North India

205. What is the regional language of the State of Kerala : Malayalam

206. ‘Vijay Stambha’ is situated in : Chittor

207. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about : 35%

208. Who is the Chief Minister of Haryana : Manohar Lal Khattar

209. What is the full form of EXIM Bank : Export Import Bank of India

210. Who is the President of Egypt : Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

211. What is the full form of ICICI Bank : Industrial Credit and Investment

Corporation of India

212. Gilt-edged market means : Market of government securities

213. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of : Six years

214. To conquer Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated :

Hindushahis

215. Where is the Headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organisation :

Rome

216. The book namely ‘Reminiscences of the Nehru Age’ written by :

M.O. Mathai

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217. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony

has been given to : Yaseer Arafat

218. What is the Capital city of China : Beijing

219. Which is the Currency of England : Pound Sterling

220. Who had an explosive idea and first patented Dynamite : A. Nobel

221. The leading State in producing Paper is : West Bengal

222. In which field ‘Aachan Maharaj’ has distinguished himself : Dance

223. Who is the Chief Minister of West Bengal : Mamata Banerjee

224. World Red Cross day is observed on : 08th May

225. Who is the Ambassador of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 : Sachin

Tendulkar

226. Who won Swiss Open Title : Kidambi Srikant of India

227. Who won Australian Grand Prix (F-1) : Lewis Hamilton of Britain

228. Which storm hit the South Pacific Ocean : Cyclone Pam

229. Who appointed as Brand Ambassador of North-East region : M.C.

Mary Kom

230. Who became 1st Indian to have been in public office to be honoured

with a statue at Parliament Square, London : Mahatma Gandhi

231. Who is the President of Georgia : Giorgi Margvelashvili

232. Georgia became the member of UNO in the year : 1992

233. Pandit Jasraj was a famous : Musician

234. The highest average salinity is reported from which Sea : Dead Sea

235. Who was Benjamin Franklin : He was famous profilic inventor

236. ‘Prix Jules Verne Prize’ has been given by which organization :

UNESCO

237. The booknamely ‘The Naked Face’ is written by : Sidney Sheldon

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238. The International Human Rights Convention adopted by United

Nations in the year 1990 : Sidney Sheldon

239. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became popular during : 14th

Century A.D.

240. Which is the regional language of the State of Odisha : Oriya

241. What is the full form of PHD Chamber : Progress Harmony

Development

242. When was PHD Chamber established : In the year 1905

243. Hero Women’ Hockey World League Round 2 won by India after

defeating : Poland

244. Who is the CEO of Facebook : Mark Zuckerberg

245. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on : 15th March

246. World Consumer Rights Day 2015 is observed under the theme of :

Helping Consumers Choose Healthy Diets

247. Santosh Trophy is related with which sports : Football

248. Which Cricketer died on the field in Bangladesh while playing for

Abahani Club : Raman Lamba

249. What is the full form of UPS : Uninterruptable Power Supply

250. Plants developing in dry conditions are : Xerophytes

251. The gas used in the manufacture of vanaspati from vegetable oil is

: Hydrogen

252. Inside an aeroplane, flying at a high altitude, : Normal atmospheric

pressure is maintained by the use of air pumps

253. Potassium Nitrate is used in : Fertiliser

254. The year 1981 was the international year of the : Disabled

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255. The famous song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’ composed by : Mohammad

Iqbal

256. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company crossed which mark

recently : The company cross Rs.1 Lakh Crore mark in Assets

257. According to the report of Reserve Bank of India, non-performing

assets of public sector banks is Rs. : Rs.2,60,531 Crore

258. What is the full form of DIPP : Department of Industrial Policy and

Promotion

259. Which State of India passed Gauvansh Sanrakshan and

Gausamvardhan Bill, 2015 : Haryana

260. Who appointed as MD and CEO of Credit Rating Information

Services of India Limited : Ashu Suyash

261. Who appointed as COO and Group President of Wipro Limited : Abid

Ali Neemuchwala

262. What is the full form of SIPRI : Stockholm International Peace

Research Institute

263. According to the report of SIPRI, which are the five biggest exporters

countries during the period 2010-14 : USA, Russia, China, Germany and

France

264. Who had a torried time with Lancashire in the year 2000 : Saurav

Ganguly of India

265. In the United States, the television broadcast standard is …. : NTSC

266. Monotremes are unique mammals because they : Lay eggs

267. The method that cannot be used for removing permanent hardness of

water is : Boiling

268. The light travels at the fastest speed in : Vacuum

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269. Which of the following was to be discovered first in the

chromospheres of the sun : Helium

270. World Literacy Day is observed on : 08th September

271. Who became 1st South African cricketer to take hat-trick in ICC

Cricket World Cup history : J.P. Duminy

272. Name the national museum of Tunisia who came under attack and 19

persons were killed : Barbo Museum

273. Who is the Prime Minister of Tunisia : Habib Essid

274. Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill approved by the

Government of India for which purpose : To deal with the cases of Black

Money stashed away in other countries

275. Who became Speaker of Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly :

Kavinder Gupta

276. 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held at which

place : Sendai, Japan

277. Who is the Prime Minister of Mauritius : Sir Anerood Jugnauth

278. Which country will host 7th Asean Ministerial Conference on Disaster

Risk Reduction in the year 2016 : India

279. The mobile app namely ‘Chillr’ launched by which private bank :

HDFC Bank Ltd.

280. Who is the CEO of HDFC Bank : Aditya Puri

281. What is the full form of DRDL : Defence Research and Development

Laboratary

282. Who known as the Flying Sikh of India : Milkha Singh

283. The Islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are :

Nicobar Islands

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284. Water skis invented by : Ralph Samuelson

285. On whose name is the highest award for services to the development

of cinema given : Dada Saheb

286. What is the full form of NGT : National Green Tribunal

287. Girgaum Chowpatty renamed as Swaraj Bhoomi by the State

Government of : Maharashtra

288. Where the Kinnersani Wildlife Sanctuary situated : Khammam,

Telangana

289. Who launched the Eco-restoration project for Kinnersani Wildlife

Sanctuary : Wildlife Manageent of Palvancha

290. Air-to-Air missile ‘Astra’ successfully test fired at which place :

Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha

291. Who appointed as Chief of Pakistan Air Force : Sohail Aman

292. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India’s : Largest Gurdwara

293. Who became 1st Indian to win Sahitya Akademi Award for English

Poetry : Jayanta Mahapatra

294. The highest sand dunes are found is : Sahara Desert

295. What is the full form of SPICE : Simulation Program with Integrated

Circuit Emphasis

296. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced : 1970s

297. Who was the first black American to win the Nobel Prize for

Literature : Toni Morrison

298. Who is the Author of the book ‘Ashtadhyayi’ : Panini

299. Toni Morrison awarded with Nobel Prize in Literature in the year :

1993

300. What is the Amnesty International : Human Rights Organisation

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301. What is the full form of IWAI : Inland Waterways Authority of India

302. Inland Waterways Authority of India signed an agreement for logistic

hubs with rail connectivity with which organization : Dedicated Freight

Corridor Corporation of India

303. Who appointed as President of Britain’s Royal Society : Sir

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

304. Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan awarded with Nobel Prize in

Chemistry in which year : 2009

305. Who is the President of Association of National Olympic Committees

: Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad A-Sabah

306. Who became 1st Indian Captain to register 100 ODI wins : Mahendra

Singh Dhoni

307. Who is the Prime Minister of Australia : Tony Abbott

308. Where is the Headquarter of UNO : New York, USA

309. Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of : Flute

310. The largest part of our hydrosphere is : Pacific Ocean

311. Dynamite invented by : Alfred B. Nobel

312. Which film has won 9 Oscar Awards in the year 1987 : The Last

Emperor

313. The book namely ‘Freedom Behind Bars’ written by : Kiran Bedi

314. SAARC was founded in the year : 1985

315. Ustad Mansur was a famous Painter in the reign of : Jahangir

316. Two open cast coal mines namely Makardhakora and Bhanegaon

opened by which State : Maharashtra

317. Which two Pakistani Cricketers retired after ICC Cricket World Cup

2015 : Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi

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318. International Day of Forests is observed on : 21st March

319. Shahir Krishnarao Sable died, he was remained President of which

organization : Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Sammelan

320. Which Cricketer scored 237 runs which is the highest ever score ICC

Cricket World Cup history : Martin Guptill of New Zealand

321. Who won Laadli Voice of Century Award : Lata Mangeshkar

322. 1st Counter-Terrorism Conference held at which Indian city : Jaipur

323. Which is the Capital city of Rajasthan : Jaipur

324. Which Indian city is known as ‘Pink City’ : Jaipur

325. ‘Dizzy’ was the nickname of which Cricket player : Jason Gillespie of

Australia

326. What is the full form of CD : Compact Disk

327. What is the full form of DVD : Digital Versatile Disk

328. Most abundant tissues of our body are : Connective

329. The most important ore of aluminium is : Bauxite

330. Solar eclipse will take place when : The moon is between the sun and

the earth

331. Who became 1st major candidate for White House US Presidential

Elections : Ted Cruz

332. Which Bollywood Actor chosen for Dadasaheb Phalke Award :

Shashi Kapoor

333. Novak Djokovic of Serbia won Indian Wells Open Tennis after

defeating : Roger Federer of Switzerland

334. Who won Indian Wells Open Tennis in Women’s category : Simona

Halep of Romania

335. Who is the President of Romania : Klaus Lohannis

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336. Lee Kuan Yew died, he was also known as : Founding Father of

Singapore

337. Who was the 1st Prime Minister of Singapore : Lee Kuan Yew

338. Who known as Water Man of India : Rajendra Singh

339. World Water Day is observed on : 22nd March

340. World Meteorological Day is observed on : 23rd March

341. What was the theme of World Meteorological Day 2015 : Climate

Knowledge for Climate Action

342. Who won Women Doubles Title of BNP Paribas Tennis Open : Sania

Mirza and Martina Hingis

343. Who is the President of Ethiopia : Mulatu Teshome

344. Which is the Capital city of Ethiopia : Addis Ababa

345. Which is the largest State of India by area : Rajasthan

346. Which African countries signed an agreement for sharing the water

from Nile River : Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan

347. Who is the President of Sudan : Omar al-Bashir

348. Who elected as Chairperson of Board of Director of American

Council of Education : Renu Khator, an Indian-American

349. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on : 24th March

350. Who awarded with Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

recently : Madhav Gadgil and Dr.Jane Lubchenco

351. Who was the 1st Indian to awarded with Tyler Prize for Environmental

Achievement : M.S. Swaminathan

352. ‘Twittre Samvad’ launched by the Government of India for which

purpose : To create direct communication between Government and Citizens

353. Who is the CEO of Twitter Inc. : Dick Costolo

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354. For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used : Zinc

355. Who is Tania Sachdev : A famous Chess Player of India

356. The largest production of mica in Asia is from : India

357. Which African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of

shoemaking : Jan Ernst Matzeliger

358. Which Award was conferred on Mrs.Kiran Bedi : Magsaysay

359. The original name of ‘Mahabharata’ is : Jai Samhita

360. The number of principal organs of UNO is : 6

361. What is the full form of NDRF : National Disaster Management

Authority

362. What is the full form of PRAGATI, launched recently by India : Pro-

Active Governance and Timely Implementation

363. Who is the CEO of Google Inc. : Larry Page

364. Who is the Prime Minister of Israel : Benjamin Nethanyahu of Likud

Party

365. Who won The Folio Prize for the year 2015 : Akhil Sharma, an

Indian-American

366. The novel ‘Family Life’ written by : Akhil Sharma, anIndian-

American

367. Who became the youngest Archer to enter India Book of Records :

Dolly Shivani Cherukuri of Andhra Pradesh

368. Who was the 1st Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics : K.D.

Jadhav

369. When American Radio Relay League was founded : 1910s

370. Pulses are a good source of : Proteins

371. The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in which city : Pune

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372. Natural radioactivity was discovered by : Henri Becquerel

373. Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because : It has a high dipole

moment

374. World Human Rights Day is observed on : 10th December

375. Kalchakra ceremony is related with which religion : Buddhism

376. Who is Union Telecommunications Minister : Ravi Shankar Prasad

377. Who is the President of Yemen : Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi

378. Who is the Author of the book namely Faces and Places : Prof.

Deepak Nayyar

379. Who chosen for Rashtriya Kavi Pradeep Samman for the year 2012-

13 : Gopaldas Neeraj

380. Rashtriya Kavi Pradeep Samman for the year 2012-13 given by which

State government : Madhya Pradesh

381. Who appointed as Chairman of Empowered Committee of State

Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax : K.M. Mani, Finance

Minister of Kerala

382. Which State High Court became 1st Court in India to set up

commercial courts to ensure speedy disposal of cases : Delhi High Court

383. Who is the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court : G. Rohini

384. What is the full form of GNLF : Gorkha National Liberation Front

385. Who is known as ‘Desert Fox’ : Gen. Rommel

386. Which is the largest Gulf in all over the World : Gulf of Mexico

387. What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in the year 1885 :

Dr.Pepper

388. Which is the highest gallantry award in India : Param Vir Chakra

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389. Who wrote the book namely ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir’ :

Jagmohan

390. Where is the Headquarter of Amnesty International : London, United

Kingdom

391. Who won F1 Malaysian Grand Prix after defeating Lewis Hamilton

: Sebastian Vettel of Germany

392. Which State of India became 1st to make minimum education and

eligibility for Panchayat elections : Rajasthan

393. Who won ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 title : Australia after

defeating New Zealand

394. Who appointed as MEA Spokesman : Vikas Swarup

395. What is the full form of MEA : Ministry of External Affairs

396. India signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank for $ 300

mn for which purpose : To improve connectivity in the North Bengal-North

Eastern region

397. RBI signed an Currency Swap Agreement with which Bank : Central

Bank of Sri Lanka

398. Who won Abel Prize for the year 2015 : John F. Nash Jr.

399. What is the full form of NASL : Norwegian Academy of Science and

Letters

400. Who is the Prime Minister of Norway : Erna Solberg

401. What is the regional language of the State of Maharashtra : Marathi

402. Which organization won Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 :

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

403. Which government launched India’s 1st e-ration card service : Delhi

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404. According to Fortune World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, Prime Minister of

ranked at which position : 5th position

405. According to Fortune World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, Nobel Prize

Winner Kailash Satyarthi ranked at which position : 28th position