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Expected GK Questions from Previous Bank Exams

for IBPS PO 2015 Mains Exam
Dear Aspirants,

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

1. Which bank introduces FedBook Selfie account
Federal Bank
2. ______formerly the Direct Benefit Transfer
Scheme for LPG subsidy, is a Direct Benefit
Transfer scheme for liquefied petroleum gas
(LPG) subsidy in PAHAL
3. Which city is known as the City of Prime
Ministers- Allahabad
4. Winner of Rajiv Khel Ratna Award 2015 Sania
Mirza
5. What is the currency of Sweden? Swedish
krona
6. What is the Capital of Hungary? Budapest
7. The National Sports Day of India is dedicated to
the legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand on
29th August
8. 35th National Games of India, is being held from
31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across
seven districts in Kerala
9. Who has won the Rogers Cup final 6-4 4-6 6-3 in
Montreal? Andy Murray
10. India and _____signed a number of important
agreements,
including
the
double
taxationavoidance treaty, and exchanged
instruments of ratification on the extradition
treaty inked in 2013, which provides for the legal
framework for seeking extradition of fugitive
offenders. Thailand
11. Seeking to soothe the nerves of foreign investors,
Finance Minister Arun announced that a highlevel committee will look into the controversial
issue of payment of Minimum Alternate Tax
(MAT) by FIIs. The committee headed by justice
_____, the chairman of the Law A P Shah

12. The Kamakhya Temple is situated on the

Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in
Assam
13. Countrys second-largest private sector lender,
HDFC Bank launched a ____ paperless instant
loan plan for its existing customers. 10-second
14. A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by ____, set
in London and Paris before and during the
French Revolution. Charles Dickens
15. CTS is a cheque clearing system undertaken by
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for faster
clearing of cheques. What is the full form of CTS?
Cheque Truncation System
16. What is the full form of NSSO? National
Sample Survey Organisation
17. Who is the present Union Urban Minister of India
M Venkaiah Naidu
18. Which is the highest mountain in Europe
Mount Elbrus
19. 2015 International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) world championship held in
Beijing, China
20. Which of the following temple destroyed by the
ISIS militants Baalshamin temple
21. 2018 Asian Games to be held in Indonesia,
Jakarta
22. Indian coast guard ship Varaha in Sri Lanka
called ICG Varaha
23. IDFC to start operation on October 1, 2015
24. What is the withdrawal limit for cash at points of
sale (PoS) in Tier II cities Rs. 1000.
25. The current capital of Myanmar (Burma) is
Naypyidaw
26. What does CAR stand for? Capital Adequacy
Ratio

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27. The Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

(HUPA) Ministry has identified 305 cities and
towns across how many states to start building
houses for the poor in urban areas by 2022.
Ans: 9
28. Marissa Ann Mayer is the current president and
CEO of Yahoo
29. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a self-help
book about the development of character and
discipline in life, written by Robin Sharma
30. Who is the Minister of Food Processing
Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal
31. New way for Indian pilgrimage KailashManasarovar Yatra Nathula Pas
32. Which Indian bank open branch in China ICICI
33. Fastest Personal loan in 10 seconds launched by
HDFC
34. ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C28 carrying 5
satellites of which country United Kingdom
35. Godavari Pushkaralu are termed as Maha
Pushkaralu which occurs once in 144 years.
36. The national capital of Malaysia is Kuala
Lumpur
37. 1st May is the foundation day of which state
Gujarat
38. 29th August is National Sports day and birthday
of legend player Dhayan Chand who associated
with which game Hockey
39. World Cup T20 2016 will be played in which
country India
40. According to area, largest State in India
Rajasthan
41. Olive Oil Refinery is established in which State
Rajasthan
42. Khoya Paya Potal is related to which field to
track missing child
43. Earth
Quack
measurement
equipment
established in which State Uttrakahand
44. Which Indian International Air Port is awarded
recently IGI Airport, Delhi
45. BRICS 2016 will be held in India
46. Final Match of 2016 T20 World Cup venue
Eden Garden, Kolkata
47. Union Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh
48. U.R. Ananthamurthy passesd away. He was a
Kannada writer and Jnanpith Award winner

49. ASBA is related to Initial Public Offering

(IPO)
50. First Defense Industrial Park established in
Kerala
51. Full form of EMV Europay, MasterCard, and
Visa
52. Under existing guidelines, a bank can act as a
corporate agent and sell policy of only one life
insurer and one non-life insurance company.
Bancassurance
53. Visa Inc. is headquartered in Foster City,
California, United States
54. Venue of 2018 Asian Games Indonesia,
Jakarta
55. Full form of CAD Current Account Deficit
56. Who is the current Minister of Railways?
Suresh Prabhu
57. Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi gave ex-post facto approval to
providing an additional ____ of unskilled manual
work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Act (MGNREGA) scheme in areas
hit by drought or natural calamities. 50 days
58. What is the capital of South Korea? Seoul
59. What is the currency of Algeria? Algerian
dinar
60. The railways launched which mobile application
for
paperless
unreserved
tickets?

utsonmobile app
61. Greeces top Supreme Court judge, -, has
been appointed caretaker prime minister ahead
of early elections next month. Vassiliki
Thanou
62. The 10th World Hindi Conference was held for
three days between 10 September and 12
September 2015 at the Lal Parade Ground in ,
Madhya Pradesh. Bhopal
63. Author of the book The Lowland Jhumpa
Lahiri
64. How many cities has been identified by Union
Govt. across 9 states for implementation of its
flagship Housing for All scheme 305 cities
65. IPO full form Initial Public Offering
66. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
accidental cover 2 Lakh

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67. RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005

currency notes till 31 December 2015
68. SEZ full form Special Economic Zone
69. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to
calculate the base rate Marginal cost of funds
70. Who are eligible to issue commercial paper
Corporates, primary dealers (PDs) and the AllIndia Financial Institutions (FIs)
71. Headquarter of Bank for International
Settlements (BIS) Switzerland
72. Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela held every how many
years Six
73. Who has been appointed head of Indias Oscar
jury? Amol Palekar
74. Current CRR Rate 4%
75. Worlds first carbon-free Masdar City located in
UAE
76. Currency of Greece Euro
77. MSME full form Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises
78. National Handloom Day 7th August
79. India Posts to sell 7 lakh bottles of Godavari
water at which two cities Andhra Pradesh &
Telangana
80. At least 29 people killed in stampede at Godavari
Pushkaram in Andhra Pradesh
81. Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on 14th
September to pay tribute to the official language
of India as Hindi was adopted as the official
language of Constituent assembly on 14
September, 1949
82. Article 18 of Indian Constitution is related to the
Abolition of titles
83. The Tunnel of Time is an Autobiography of
R.K. Laxman
84. 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing,
China
85. Who won the Saraswati Samman for the epic Sri
Ramayana Mahanveshanam M Veerappa
Moily
86. Federal Reserve Bank is the Central bank of
which country United States
87. Tata conglomerate, has acquired a stake in which
of the Chinese company Xiaomi Technology
88. Which country is marking 50 years since
independence with nationwide celebrations,

including a huge military parade and fireworks

display that will also pay tribute to former
founding leader Lee Kuan Yew on 9th August
2015 Singapore.
89. World literacy day: 8th September
90. Currency of Slovakia: Euro
91. Author of Green signals Jairam Ramesh
92. HRIDAY scheme was launched by Rajnath Singh
in which sate: Amritsar
93. Sultan Azlan Shah trophy related with which
sports: Hockey
94. Kohima is the capital of: Nagaland
95. Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa associated
with: Squash
96. World Trade Organization headquarter: Geneva
97. Organisation for Economic Cooperation &
Development (OECD) headquarter Paris,
France
98. Venue of next World Cup: England and Wales
99. Director of Buddha in Traffic Jam film: Vivek
Aghnihotri
100. Pipavav Pipavav Shipyard located at:
Gujarat
101. Atal Pension Yojana age limit: 18 40 yrs
102. Indias contribution in BRICS bank: $ 18 billion
103. Nelson Mandela day: 18th July
104. Chairman of Bandhan Bank Ashok Lahiri
105. Chief Economic Advisor of India: Arvind
Subramanian
106. Which book of Jhumpa lahiri won DSC prize:
The Lowland
107. Chief Minister of Telangna: N Chadrashekar
Rao
108. Currency of Bangladesh- Taka
109. Minimum age limit of Jeevan Jyoti yojna-18
years
110. Roger Federer related to which game- Tennis
111. Chief election commissioner- Nasim zaidi
112. Deepak Mohanty Committee Financial
Inclusion
113. Scheme for skill development-Pradhan Mantri
Kaushal Vikas Yojna
114. Mundra Thermal power plant-Gujarat
115. Kumbh mela of Nasik, in Maharashta celebrated
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116. Largest number of tiger in which stateKarnataka

117. Indian city included in Worlds top 20 tech
cities- Bangalore
118. Golden
Peacock
environment
awardKrishnapatnam port in AP
119. Womens FIFA World cup 2015 winner- US
120. Maximum amount of coin issued by RBI- 1000
121. BRICS cultural program in India held at New
Delhi
122. UN Organisation Head Quarter which deals with
Trade and Economics Geneva
123. Jagannath Temple located in- Odisha
124. Soft Bank CEO Nikesh Arora
125. UNIKI book authored by Vidyasagar Rao
126. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Summit 2015 held in Ufa, Russia
127. Ajay Ratra & Hrishikesh Kaniktar are related to
which sport? Cricket
128. In Sukanya Samridhi Yojana account shall
remain operative up to the marriage of the girl
child (up to 18 yrs age) or period of 21 years
from the date of opening of the account
129. In Kissan Vikas Patra (KVP) an individual
investor can invest up to : There is no
maximum limit.
130. The Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain, which is
declare World Heritage Site by UNESCO is
located in: Mongolia
131. To operate Sugar Mills government approve
soft loans up to the amount of: Rs. 6,000 crore
132. Which scheme is related to Rural Infrastructure
PMGSY
133. Capital of Republic of kazakhstan: Astana
134. ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C-28 , carrying
5 satellites for a company based in UK
135. UNICEF Head office Newyork, US
136. PNB Head office New Delhi
137. Matti Makkonen recently passed away. He is the
father of SMS
138. Mutual Fund is registered with- SEBI
139. Barabati Stadium located at Cuttack, Odisha
140. Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary in Unnao recently
renamed
after

freedom
fighter
Chandrashekhar Azad

141. Financial Intelligence unit related to Suspect

financial transactions
142. Retail Banking is also known as Consumer
Banking
143. Rank of India in World Happiness Report 2015
117
144. Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyaan launched by Dr.
A.P.J Abdul Kalam
145. Author of 37 Bridges & other Stories Aamer
Hussein
146. According to World Economic Forum report
worlds biggest employer is US Department of
Defence
147. Which is Indian Govt Owned Bank IDBI Bank
148. Winner of 2015 Wimbledon Womens single
title Serena Williams
149. Who is Union Home Affairs Minister Rajnath
Singh
150. Pravda, a daily newspaper published from
Russia
151. National Doctors day observed on 1st July
152. In NHB, H Stands for Housing
153. Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located at
Borivali National Park, Mumbai
154. Currency of South Korea Won
155. IAEA Promotes What promote the peaceful
use of nuclear energy
156. Project Tatkal Launched by SBI for which
Purpose Home Loan
157. First time in India, a system to detect
earthquakes and disseminate warnings has been
installed in: Dehradun, Uttarakhand
158. To boost Make in India initiative recently,
Airbus Helicopters join hands with which
company to produce helicopters in India in order
to meet the countrys military requirements:
Mahindra Defence
159. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometer
(2,545-mile)-long international border, the fifthlongest land border in the world, which state
shares longest boundary with Bangladesh: West
Bengal
160. Capital of Bhutan Thimphu
161. International Maritime Headquarter London
162. Asian Development Bank Headquarter
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163. New Development Bank headquarter

Shanghai, China
164. 14% service tax rate applicable from - 1st June
2015
165. Union Health Minister of India Jagat Prakash
Nadda
166. Currency of Estonia Euro
167. Dispur, a locality of Guwahati, became the
capital of Assam
168. Y K Sabharwal who died recently in New Delhi
at the age of 73? Who was he? Former Chief
Justice of India
169. Bradley James Haddin is related to which sport?
Cricket
170. Ceat Indian Cricketer of the Year Ajinkya
Rahane
171. How much amount is allocated for Namami
Gange Scheme Rs 20,000 Crore
172. Harinder Pal is associated with which sports
Squash
173. Kamakhya temple is a famous pilgrimage
situated at which state? Assam
174. Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife
sanctuary located in Gaya district of Bihar
175. Who is the author of the book Kashmir: The
Vajpayee Years ? A. S. Dulat
176. Who have found the closest thing to an Earthlike planet in the Universe? NASA
177. Vienna became capital of which country?
Austria
178. A bit over 18 years which state has decided to
withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act
or AFSPA, a controversial law that gives the army
sweeping emergency powers in troubled areas?
Tripura
179. Which country will supply Uranium to India for
5 years? Canada
180. Currency of Switzerland & Liechtenstein?
Swiss franc
181. AIIB Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Headquarter ? Beijing
182. Who is Nazim Zaidi Chief Election
Commissioner of India
183. Author of the Book Test of My Life Yuvraj
Singh
184. National Teachers Day 5th September

185. Headquarters of IMF (International Monetary

Fund) situated? Washington D.C.
186. Capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? Silvassa
187. Recently, who appointed Deputy Governor of
RBI?- S.S. Mundra
188. Who is the Information and Broadcasting
Minister of India?- Arun Jaitely
189. Longest River Nile
190. RBI Extended the Date of Pre 2005 Notes 31st
December 2015
191. Capital Requirement for Mudra Bank Rs.
20,000 Crores
192. Carolina Marin is associated with which game
Badminton
193. Floyd Mayweather is associated with which
game Boxing
194. In Sukanya Samridhi Yojana Age limit for Girl
Child is 10 years
195. KV Kamath Appointed President of which Bank
BRICS New Development Bank
196. Which NASA probe searched water on Moon
LCROSS
197. India Africa Summit 2015 Held in ? New
Delhi
198. Keoladeo National Park is in which state ?
Rajasthan
199. Basel Accords refer to the banking supervision
Accords maintains its secretariat at the Bank for
International Settlements in Switzerland
200. In which year, Cooperative Societies Act was
enacted 1912
201. Which of the following bodies regulates the
Regional Rural Banks NABARD
202. For the regional rural banks, which among the
following is the correct share of Central, State
and Sponsor Bank 50%, 15%, 35%
203. What was the name of State Bank of India (SBI)
before it was created by SBI Act Imperial
Bank of India
204. Bibek Debroy committee is associated with
restructuring of Indian Railways
205. With which insurance company State Bank of
India entered into a tie-up to offer non-life cover
to its savings account holders under the Pradhan
Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)?
National Insurance Company (NICL)

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

Bhubaneswar
207. Kaiga generating station is a nuclear power
generating station situated at Kaiga, near the
river Kali, in Uttar Kannada district of:
Karnataka
208. Who is the new Chief Information
Commissioner? Vijai Sharma
209. Which country was the worlds largest recipient
of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2014,
overtaking the US for the first time since 2003?
China
210. Who will be the recipient of the 2015 Liberty
Medal? Dalai Lama
211. Who was confirmed as ICC President? Zaheer
Abbas
212. Which Bank has launched a service where
customers can make transactions using just their
voice, without using other means of
authentication like a password? ICICI
213. Charles Correa has passed away recently. Who
was he? Indian Architect
214. Which country became the first developed
country to default on its debt to the International
Monetary Fund? Greece
215. Union Minister of Communications &
Information Technology: Ravi Shankar Prasad

218. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana age limit

18 years 70 years
219. Which Indian IT company ranked 57th in US? TCS
(Tata Consultancy Services)
220. World Peace Day observed on: 21st September
221. Which Bill is 100th amendment? Land Boundary
Agreement (LBA) b/w India & Bangladesh
222. Ceat International Cricketer of the year? Kumar
Sangakkara
223. Where Jim Corbett national park is located:
Uttarakhand
224. On which river Omkareswar dam is located?
Narmada
225. Atal Pension Yojna limit : Rs. 5000
226. Who was appointed coach of Under 19 India A
team? Rahul Dravid
227. Krishna Punia related to which sports: Discuss
Throw
228. Which countries launch world first Facial
recognition ATM? China
229. Forward Market Commission merged with? SEBI
230. Volkswagen is a company of which country?
Germany
231. Arun Jaitely started New Bank Note Paper Line in
which state? Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh

216. PM Narendra Modi launched which bank in China?

ICICI
217. LIC (Life Corporation of India) started business in
which country: Bangladesh

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1. Which country has won the top UNESCO prize
Award of Excellence 2015?
(1) Britain
(2) China
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) India
(5) None of these
Ans (4) India has won the top UNESCO prize
Award of Excellence 2015 for the remarkable
conservation efforts of the majestic Sree
VadakkunnathanTemple in Kerala.

2. Bandhan Bank which has recently started its

operation as full-fledged scheduled commercial
bank is head quartered at?
(1) Kolkata
(2) New Delhi
(3) Gandhinagar
(4) Hyderabad
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Bandhan Bank is an Indian banking and
financial services company headquartered in
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3. What does NCRB stands for__?

(1) National Criminal Records Bureau
(2) National Cricket Records Bureau
(3) National Control Records Bureau
(4) National Crime Records Bureau
(5) National Crime Records Bureau
Ans (4) The National Crime Records Bureau
(NCRB) is an Indian government agency
responsible for collecting and analyzing crime
data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It
is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Government of India.
4. Recently, Which of the following became the first
Indian crew to won the World of Dance
championship in Los Angeles?
(1) Crystal Hoppers
(2) Chilli Hoppers
(3) Desi Hoppers
(4) Ville Hoppers
(5) None of these
Ans (3) The Desi Hoppers became the first
Indian crew to won the World of Dance
championship in Los Angeles, California.
5. The NASAs spacecraft which discovered the
presence of neon on the moons atmosphere is__?
(1) LADEE
(2) LADER
(3) LADAE
(4) LADSE
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The NASAs spacecraft, Lunar
Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer
(LADEE) founded the presence of glowing neon
gas on the moons atmosphere.
6. Who has been given an additional charge of the
post of director of Enforcement Directorate
(ED)?
(1) Rajan S. Katoch
(2) Karnal Singh
(3) Aryan Mehta
(4) Kamal Singh
(5) None of these
Ans (2) Mr. Karnal Singh has given an
additional charge as the chief of Enforcement
Directorate (ED) for a period of 3 months or
until further orders for a regular appointment.

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

candidate for 2024 Summer Olympic Games?
(1) Boston
(2) Los Angeles
(3) New York
(4) California
(5) None of these
Ans (2) Los Angeles was officially selected as
the American candidate city that will bid to host
the 2024 Summer Olympics after Boston pulled
out of the race in July.
8. The objective of Accessible India Campaign
(Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) is _____ ?
(1) Achieving universal accessibility for Persons
with Disabilities
(2) Improving road and railways connectivity
(3) Making telecommunication easily available
(4) Bringing 100 per cent financial inclusion
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya
Bharat Abhiyan) is the nationwide campaign for
achieving universal accessibility for all
citizens including Persons with Disabilities,
to be able to gain access and live independently.
9. Union government recently launched a
telemedicine initiative under the name?
(1) Sehat
(2) Swasthya
(3) AYUSH
(4) Tele vaidya
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The government launched service
named 'Sehat' has collaborated with Apollo
Hospitals ,In this service people in rural areas
can consult doctors online and also order generic
drugs.
10. Indias rank in FIFA is_______.
(1) 150
(2) 153
(3) 155
(4) 157
(5) None of these
Ans (3) The Indian football team has climbed up
a place to occupy 155th spot in the latest FIFA
rankings. Argentina is top ranked.
11. World Water Day is Observed on_______.
(1) 22nd March
(2) 23 April
(3) 15 September (4) 1st October
(5) None of these
Ans (1) World Water Day is an annual event
celebrated on March 22.

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12. Former Pakistan player Shahbaz Ahmed was

recently in News. He is associated with_____.
(1) Cricket
(2) Hockey
(3) Badminton
(4) Billiards
(5) None of these
Ans (2) Pakistans former hockey World Cup
winning captain Shahbaz Ahmed has been
appointed as the new secretary-general of the
Pakistan Hockey Federation.
13. Who is the Chairman of NITI Aayog?
(1) Narendra Modi
(2) M Thambidurai
(3) Menka Ganghi
(4) Pranab Mukherjee
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Prime Minister of India Narendra
Modi is the Chairperson of The NITI Aayog.
14. The headquarter of RBI is situated at?
(1) Delhi
(2) Kolkata
(3) Chennai
(4) Mumbai
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Headquarter of The Reserve Bank of
India is situated at Mumbai.
15. Who has been appointed as the CMD of India
Trade Promotion Organization?
(1) LK Jha
(2) RK Tiwari
(3) LC Goyal
(4) KN Tripathy
(5) None of these
Ans (3) L C Goyal has been appointed as the
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the
Indian Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO).
16. Name the largest lake in India_____.
(1) Wular Lake
(2) Chandra Taal
(3) Dal Lake
(4) Pandoh Lake
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh
water lakes in Asia and is in Bandipora district
in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
17. Who is the Minister of Road, Transport and
Highways?
(1) Menka Ganghi
(2) Sushma Swaraj
(3) Raj Nath Singh
(4) Nitin Gadkari
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Road, Transport and Highways
minister of Government of India is Nitin Jairam
Gadkari.

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

of IAFs Eastern Air Command?
(1) Rakesh Srivastava
(2) C H Kumar
(3) Atul Kulkarni
(4) Rajdeep Singh
(5) None of these
Ans (2) Air Marshal C H Kumar is the chief of
Indian Air Forces Eastern Air Command.
19. For how many years India and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) agreed to increase bilateral
trade?
(1) 4 years
(2) 2 years
(3) 5 years
(4) 1 year
(5) None of these
Ans (3) India and the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) agreed to enhance their cooperation in all
areas of bilateral relations and to increase their
trade by 60 per cent over the next five years.
20. Name the shortest river in the world?
(1) Nile
(2) Ganga
(3) D River
(4) Amazon
(5) None of these
Ans (3) The shorest river is the D River flowing
in Origin, USA which is just 37 metres long.
21. National Youth Day is Observed on _______.
(1) 12th January
(2) 22th February
(3) 15th September (4) 1st May
(5) None of these
Ans (1) National Youth Day is celebrated in
India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami
Vivekanand(1) In 1984 the Government of
India declared the day as the National Youth Day
and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India
every year.
22. What is the name of America-Canada boundary
line ______.
(1) Parallel line 49 (2) McMahon Line
(3) Durand Line
(4) Line of control
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The 49th parallel north forms a border
between the Canadian provinces of British
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23. Vadakkunnathan Temple is located in Kerala at

__?
(1) Trivandrum
(2) Kozhikode
(3) Thrissur
(4) Vellayani
(5) None of these
Ans (3) India won the top UNESCO prize Award
of Excellence 2015 for the remarkable
conservation efforts of the majestic Sree
Vadakkunnathan Temple at Thrissur, Kerala.
24. The 2016 Summer Olympics venue is ______.
(1) Brazil
(2) South Korea
(3) U.S.A
(4) U.K.
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The 2016 Summer Olympics will be
held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
25. Which state government of India launched One
Stop Centre Sakhi to help women in distress?
(1) Chhattisgarh
(2) Haryana
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Madhya Pradesh
(5) None of these
Ans (2) The state government of Haryana
launched Sakhi a One Stop Crisis Centre
(OSCC) at Karnal district to help women in
distress.
26. The Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy is associated
with which sports?
(1) Cricket
(2) Badminton
(3) Hockey
(4) Football
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy is
the annual cricket tournament has been
named after Mothavarapu Buchi Babu Naidu
(18681908).
27. Who is Union Urban development minister _____?
(1) Venkaiah Naidu (2) Raj Nath Singh
(3) Sushma Swaraj (4) Suresh Prabhu
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Union Urban development minister of
Government of India is Venkaiah Naidu.
28. Name the longest river in the world?
(1) Nile
(2) Amazon
(3) Mississippi
(4) Ganga
(5) None of the above
Ans (1) Nile River is the longest river
measuring 6,695 kilometres.

29. Who has been appointed as interim CMD of

NTPC Limited?
(1) PK Mishra
(2) AK Jha
(3) S Raveendran
(4) Narasimhan
(5) None of these
Ans (2) Government of India has appointed A.K.
Jha Director (technical) at NTPC as the interim
Chairman and Managing Director of the state run
power generator.
30. Who is the newly appointed president of the
W20 group?
(1) Lakshmi Puri (2) Christine Lagarde
(3) Angel Gurria
(4) Gulden Turktan
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Ms. Gulden Turktan from Turkey has
been appointed as the first President of W20
forum. The Group of Twenty (G20) is the
premier forum for global economic and
financial cooperation.
31. Which of the following state government of India
has rechristened its e-governance architecture as
e-Pragati?
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Andhra Pradesh
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Andhra Pradesh Govt. has rechristened
the AP State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA) as
e-Pragati. The e-pragati will focus on achieving
a unified and connected government with
citizen-centricity at its correct.
32. Which among the following is Indias highest
foreign exchange earner sector?
(1) Engineering Exports
(2) Jewelry Export
(3) Petroleum Products Export
(4) Tourism
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Engineering Export is the leading
segment of Indian industry and overseas
shipments from this sector account for over 22
percent of Indias total merchandise exports.

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33. According to World Economic Forum, which is

the worlds biggest employer?
(1) US Department of Defence
(2) Indian Railway
(3) Chinese military
(4) Indian Army
(5) None of these
Ans (1) According to World Economic Forum,
the US department of defence is the worlds
biggest employer which claims over 3.2 million
employees.
34. India is planning to launch a dedicated satellite
for which organization?
(1) ASEAN
(2) BRICS
(3) SAARC
(4) SCO
(5) None of these
Ans (3) India will launch a dedicated satellite
for the eight SAARC countries by December
2016.
35. Who among the following won the Tenzing
Norgay National Adventure Award 2014-15?
(1) Arunima Sinha
(2) Satyendra Verma
(3) Satish Chander Sharma
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
Ans (4) The Tenzing Norgay National
Adventure Award 2014-15 has been conferred
by the President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee to the
following recipients Ms. Arunima Sinha ,Lt. Col
Satyendra Verma and Col. Satish Chander
Sharma at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati
Bhawan, New Delhi.
36. The digital version of which of the following
scriptures has been launched by Prime Minister
Mr. Narendra Modi recently?
(1) Mahabharat
(2) Bhagavad Gita
(3) Ramcharitmanas (4) Ramayana
(5) None of these
Ans (3) The Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi
launched the digital version of epic
Ramcharitmanas, as a set of digital CDs
prepared by All India Radio (AIR).

37. Recently, who has been appointed as the Union

Home Secretary by the Government of India
(GoI)?
(1) PK Sinha
(2) L.(3) Goyal
(3) Rajiv Mehrishi (4) Anil Goswami
(5) None of these
Ans (3) Mr. Rajiv Mehrishi has been appointed
as Union Home Secretary in the Ministry of
Home Affairs for a period of two years.
38. How much money has been allocated to
development of AYUSH ?
(1) 200 crore
(2) 2000 crore
(3) 1000 crore
(4) 5000 crore
(5) None of these
Ans (4) The government has allocated Rs 5,000
crore for the growth of Department of AYUSH
and launched an independent National AYUSH
Mission aimed at capacity building for the
sector.
39. To conduct joint research in Defence, DRDO has
inked a pact with which IIT?
(1) IIT-Kharagpur
(2) IIT- Bombay
(3) IIT-Kanpur
(4) IIT-Kharagpur
(5) None of these
Ans (4) The Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) has inked a pact with IITKharagpur to undertake collaborative research
to meet the futuristic defence technological
needs of the country.
40. Which of the following airports has become
worlds first solar-run airport?
(1) Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport
(2) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(3) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
(4) Cochin International Airport
(5) None of these
Ans (4) The Cochin International Airport
became the worlds first fully solar-powered
airport. It is situated in the city of Kochi, Kerala.
41. Who is the co-creator of element 117 who was
awarded Hevesy Medal Award2015 ?
(1) Susanta Lahiri
(2) Bappi Lahiri
(3) Arwind Lahiri
(4) Tarun Lahiri
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Professor Susanta Lahiri, Chemical
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Physics, Kolkata received the Hevesy Medal

Award 2015.
42. Who received Hevesy Medal Award 2015 for the
development of nanomedicine products?
(1) Dr. Kattesh V.Katti
(2) Dr. Nilhan Samaranayake
(3) Dr. Fredric Brandt
(4) Dr. K.L. Ramakumar
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Kattesh Katti a researcher at the
University of Missouri has been advancing the
development of nano-scale molecules,
including gold nanoparticles, and has been
instrumental in developing environmentally
friendly ways of producing these particles using
"green" technologies.
43. Who among the following is the President of
International Cricket Council (ICC)?
(1) Zaheer Abbas (2) Mustafa Kamal
(3) Austin Garden (4) John Shreff
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Former Pakistan batsman Zaheer
Abbas is the International Cricket Council (ICC)
president.
44. Who among the following won the women's
singles title of US Open tennis tournament 2015?
(1) R. Vinci
(2) Flavia Pennetta
(3) Serena Williams (4) V. Azarenka
(5) None of these
Ans (2) Flavia Pennetta is an Italian
professional tennis player. She has won the
2015 US Open. She announced her retirement
from the sport after winning the only grand
slam of her life.
45. UNICEF has its headquarters in ______.
(1) Washington
(2) San Francisco
(3) Geneva
(4) New York
(5) None of these
Ans (4) The United Nations Children's Fund is
a United Nations Program headquartered in New
York City that provides long-term humanitarian
and developmental assistance to children and
mothers in developing countries.
46. Anirudh Jagannath is the PM of which country?
(1) Mauritius
(2) Japan
(3) Iran
(4) Iraq

(5) None of these

Ans (1) Anerood Jugnauth is a Mauritian
politician and currently the Prime Minister of
Mauritius since December 2014.
47. Anemia is caused by deficiency of which vitamin
_______.
(1) Vitamin E
(2) Vitamin B2
(3) Vitamin B9
(4) Vitamin B12
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Anemia caused by a lack of vitamin B12.
Vitamin B is a water-soluble vitamin with a
key role in the normal functioning of the brain
and nervous system and for the formation of
blood.
48. Who among the following won the Maharashtra
Bhushan Award 2015?
(1) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar
(2) Vijay Bhatkar
(3) Babasaheb Purandare
(4) Lata Mangeshkar
(5) None of these
Ans (3) In 2015, Babasaheb Purandare was
awarded with Maharashtra Bhushan Award. The
Maharashtra Bhushan is a highest and
prestigious award presented annually by the
government of Maharashtra state in India.
49. In which Film festival, the award Palme d'Or
given?
(1) Cannes Film Festival
(2) International Film Festival
(3) Toronto Film Festival
(4) Sundance Film Festival
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The most prestigious award given out
at Cannes is the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for
the best film. The Cannes Festival named until
2002 as the International Film Festival and
known in English as the Cannes Film Festival is
an annual film festival held in Cannes, France.
50. Which player wins the French Open Men's Single
title in 2015?
(1) Rafael Nadal
(2) Andy Murray
(3) Novak Djokovic
(4) Stan Wawrinka
(5) None of these

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Ans (4) Stan Wawrinka defeated Novak

Djokovic in the final to win his first French
Open and second Grand Slam title.
51. Who wins the 2014 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize?
(1) Indian Space Research organization
(2) Angele Merkel
(3) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(4) Ela Bhatt
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) is the space agency of the
Indian government. ISRO wins the Indira Gandhi
Peace Prize 2014.
52. Which day is celebrated as Civil Services Day in
India?
(1) 21st April
(2) 23rd April
(3) 29th April
(4) 4th May
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Every year, on the 21st of April the
"Civil Service Day" is observed by all Civil
Services to re-dedicate and re-commit
themselves to the cause of the people.
53. The Digital India Program was launched by PM
Narendra Modi on_______.
(1) 22nd May
(2) 3rd June
(3) 25th June
(4) 1st July
(5) None of these
Ans (4) PM Narendra Modi was launched
Digital India Program on 1st July 2015. Digital
India is an initiative of Government of India to
integrate the government departments and the
people of India.
54. Which award is won by the two Indians, Sanjiv
Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta ?
(1) Jawaharlal Nehru Award
(2) International literary Awards
(3) Ramon Magsaysay Award
(4) Public Welfare Medal
(5) None of these
Ans (3) Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta
have won the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation gives
the prize to Asian individuals achieving
excellence in their respective fields.
55. Which of the following is NOT a game?
(1) Billiards
(2) Polo

(3) Bridge
(4) Wrestling
(5) Olympic
Ans (5) Olympic is the leading international
sporting event featuring summer and winter
sports competitions in which thousands of
athletes from around the world participate in a
variety of competitions.
56. Which city has been selected for the XXII
commonwealth Games in 2022?
(1) London
(2) Sydney
(3) Durban
(4) Glasgow
(5) None of these
Ans (3) Durban has been selected for the 22nd
commonwealth Games in 2022, where all 71
member territories from the Commonwealth of
Nations are expected to be compete.
57. What is the currency of Thailand?
(1) Thai Baht
(2) Euro
(3) Rial
(4) Pound
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The currency of Thailand is Thai Bahat.
58. The Kisan Vikas Patra certificates would be
available in the denomination of_______?
(1) Rs. 1000 Rs. 50000
(2) Rs. 500- Rs. 1,00,000
(3) Rs. 5000- Rs. 2,0000
(4) Rs. 100- Rs. 1,00,00
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving certificate
schem(5) KVP certificates are available in the
denominations of Rs 1000, Rs 5000, Rs 10000
and Rs 50000. The minimum amount that can
be invested is Rs 1000. However there is no
upper limit on the purchase of KVPs.
59. A total of how many cities have been identified
under Housing for all scheme ?
(1) 300
(2) 305
(3) 310
(4) 315
(5) None of these
Ans (2) The government of India has identified
a total of 305 cities and towns across nine states
for implementation of Housing for All scheme.
60. Which of the following country has topped the
medal table at the recently concluded fifteenth
IAAF World Championship?
(1) Jamaica
(2) USA

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(3) China
(4) Kenya
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Kenya topped the medal table with 16
medals, Jamaica stood second with 12 medals.
India could not win a single medal in the
championships.
61. Who has been appointed as the UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador?
(1) Rafael Nadal
(2) Roger Federer
(3) Andy Murray
(4) Novak Djokovic
(5) None of these
Ans (4) World Tennis Champion Novak
Djokovic has been appointed as the UNICEF
Goodwill Ambassador. The 28-year-old Serbian
has already worked to help vulnerable children
through his role as UNICEF Serbia ambassador
and his Novak Djokovic Foundation.
62. Which airport has been adjudged as adjudged
the worlds best airport for the year 2014?
(1) BirminghamShuttles worth International
Airport
(2) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
(3) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(4) Kochi International Airport
(5) None of these
Ans (3) Delhis Indira Gandhi International
Airport (IGIA) has been honored with the
worlds best airport for the year 2014. It was
adjudge best airport under the category of
handling 25 to 40 million passengers per annum.
63. Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) completed how many years of its
operations during 2015?
(1) 25 years
(2) 40 years
(3) 50 years independence institution
(4) 60 years
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Small Industries Development Bank
of India is a non- independencia institution
aimed to aid the growth and development of
micro, small and medium-scale enterprises
(MSME) in Indi(1) Set up on April 2, 1990
through an act of parliament.
64. Who is the Worlds Richest Indian?
(1) Dilip Shangivi
(2) Mukesh Ambani
(3) Pallonji Mistry
(4) Shiv Nadar
(5) None of these

Ans (2) According to the data from Bloomberg,

Reliance India Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani
has regained his position as the Worlds Richest
Indian, as Pharma tycoon Dilip Shanghvi
slipped to the second place after remaining on
top for the last few months.
65. The 8th International Conference on Indian Civil
Aviation & Tourism was held in_____.
(1) New Delhi
(2) Jaipur
(3) Mumbai
(4) Chandigarh
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The 8th International conference on
Indian Civil Aviation & Tourism was held in
New Delhi. The event was organized by
Ministry of Civil Aviation and ASSOCHAM.
66. Recently, the Government of India approved the
Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme. What is the limit
of Gold quantity per person to buy gold bonds?
(1) 1000 grams
(2) 1050 grams
(3) 50 grams
(4) 500 grams
(5) None of these
Ans (4) The Union Cabinet approved the
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme In it, one can buy
gold bonds instead of actual gold. The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) will issue these bonds on
behalf of the Government of India .The excerpts
of this scheme are issued in denominations of 5,
10, 50, 100 grams of gold and a person can buy
only 500 grams of bonds.
67. Who among the following bollywood actors has
been conferred with the Honoured Guest of
Texas award?
(1) Amitabh Bachchan
(2) Sri Devi
(3) Anupam Kher
(4) Shyam Benegal
(5) None of these
Ans (3) The Bollywood actor, Mr. Anupam Kher
has been conferred with the Honoured Guest
award by the U.S. State of Texas for his
contribution to the cinema and the world of art.
68. Who among the following Indian scientists won
the Societys 2015 Silver Medal?
(1) Tessy Thomas (2) APJ Abdul Kalam Azad
(3) G Satheesh Reddy (4) Mahesh Ramanujam
(5) None of these
Ans (3) The London based Royal Aeronautical
Society (RAeS) conferred Dr. G Satheesh

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Reddy, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister

and eminent Missile Scientist of DRDO, with the
prestigious Societys 2015 Silver Medal for his
contribution in promoting Aerospace and
Aeronautics in India.
69. Which of the following state was host of 10th
World Hindi Conference?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Haryana
(4) Maharashtra
(5) None of these
Ans (2) The 10th World Hindi Conference held
in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It is a joint event of
Union Ministry of External Affairs in partnership
with the state Government of Madhya Pradesh.
70. Pax Indica is recently authored book by_______.
(1) Narendra Modi (2) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(3) Shashi Tharoor (4) A P J Abdul Kalam
(5) None of these
Ans (3) Pax Indica book is authored by Shashi
Tharoor. This engaging read stretches over 11
chapters and 428 pages, written with precision,
clarity and an idea to introduce Indians and nonIndians to the concept, crux and complexities of
Indias Foreign Policy.
71. The Government of India gave its approval on
the Constitution of 21st Law Commission of
India Law commission is constituted for how
many years?
(1) 7 years
(2) 5 years
(3) 4 years
(4) 3 years
(5) None of these
Ans (4) The Union Cabinet approved the 21st
Law Commission of India for a period of 3
years w.e.f. September 1, 2015 to August 31,
2018.
72. The Veer Savarkar International Airport is
located at which city of India?
(1) Port Blair
(2) Chennai
(3) Cochin
(4) Diglipur
(5) None of these
Ans (1) The Veer Savarkar International
Airport is a customs airport located at south of
Port Blair and is the main airport of the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.

73. Ramaswamy R. Iyer who recently passed away

was an expert in __?
(1) Water Policy
(2) Farm Policy
(3) Foreign Policy (4) Defense Policy
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Renowned water policy expert
Ramaswamy R. Iyer passed away recently. He
was instrumental in drafting Indias first
National Water Policy in 1987.
74. What is Shauryanjali?
(1) Annual Conference
(2) Music Meet
(3) Film Festival
(4) Exhibition
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Shauryanjali an exhibitions has been
launched showcasing the major battle scenes
and captured tanks of the Pakistani Army
during the 1965 war started at central Delhis
Rajpath.
75. Recently, India has signed pact with which
country for repatriation of each others wanted
prisoners and cooperate in all criminal matters?
(1) Indonesia
(2) Singapore
(3) Seychelles
(4) Switzerland
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Indonesia has signed a pact for
repatriation of each others wanted prisoners
and cooperate in all criminal matters including
gathering evidence.
76. Which country has recently framed a new
constitution?
(1) Bhutan
(2) Myanmar
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Nepal
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Nepals parliament has
overwhelmingly approved a new constitution,
which is due to come into effect soon. It was
passed by 507 votes to 25.
77. Who has been appointed as the shadow chief
secretary in UK?
(1) Prakash Mishra
(2) Seema Malhotra
(3) Sonal Gupta
(4) Anamika Singh
(5) None of these
Ans (2) Seema Malhotra, 43-year-old Indianorigin British MP has been appointed as the
shadow chief secretary for Treasury by the
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78. Which city has been confirmed as the host of the

2022 Asian Games?
(1) Moscow
(2) Kathmandu
(3) Delhi
(4) Hangzhou
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Hangzhou city has been confirmed as
the host of the 2022Asian Games.
79. A new technical ranking system of the Asian
Football Confederation (AFC) has placed India in
_______ spot.
(1) 21
(2) 22
(3) 23
(4) 24
(5) None of these
Ans (2) The new ranking system is based on
the performance of the national team and
clubs of a particular country in the last four
years. New technical ranking system of the
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has placed
India in 22 spot.
80. The Tadoba Festival will be organized by which
of the following state?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Uttar Pradesh
(5) None of these
Ans (3) The Maharashtra government is all set
to hold a three-day Tadoba festival during
November in Mumbai.
81. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of
Press Trust of India?
(1) Hormusji N Cama
(2) Riyad Mathew
(3) Kamal Mukherjee (4) Shashi Kant Gupta
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Hormusji N Cama has been appointed
as the chairman of Press Trust of India.
82. Which Country has topped the Medals Table in
the recently concluded IAAF World
Championship?
(1) Kenya
(2) USA
(3) China
(4) Jamaica
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Kenya topped the medals table with 16
medals followed by Jamaica with 12 medals
and USA with 18 medals at the third position.
83. World Milk Day is observed on which of the
following dates?
(1) 29th May
(2) 30th May
(3) 1st June
(4) 2nd June

(5) None of these

Ans (3) World Milk Day is celebrated all across
the world on annual basis on 1st of June. It is
celebrated to increase the common public
awareness about all aspects of the natural milk.
84. The 10th World Hindi Conference to be
organized in ___________.
(1) Varanasi
(2) Bhopal
(3) Ahmadabad
(4) Jaipur
(5) None of these
Ans (2) The 10th World Hindi conference is
being organized from 10-12 September 2015 in
the city of Bhopal by the Ministry of External
Affairs.
85. Manpreet Kaur is associated with________.
(1) Archery
(2) Badminton
(3) Shot put
(4) Swimming
(5) None of these
Ans (3) Manpreet Kaur, the Patiala-based shot
putter became the latest Indian athlete to
qualify for next years Olympics.
86. Leander Paes and __________ won the US Open
mixed doubles title 2015.
(1) Cara Black
(2) Sania Mirza
(3) Martina Hingis
(4) Besua Sianna
(5) None of these
Ans (3) Leander Paes and Martina Hingis have
won the US Open mixed doubles title 2015. The
42-year-old Paes now has won nine Grand
Slam mixed doubles titles.
87. Which of the following was awarded with 2015
Noble Prize in Economics?
(1) Angus Deaton
(2) Jean Tirole
(3) Angus Hingis
(4) Jayit Kilitre
(5) Mahys Humrt
Ans (1) Angus Stewart Deaton is a British and
American economist. In 2015, he was awarded the
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for
his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare
88. Who among the following has been awarded 2015
Nobel Prize in Literature?
(1) Tomas Lindahl
(2) Svetlana Alexievich
(3) Paul Modrich
(4) Aziz Sancar
(5) None of the above
Ans (2) Svetlana Alexievich is a Belarusian
investigative journalist and non-fiction prose
writer, writing in Russian. She was awarded the

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2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic
writings a monument to suffering and courage in
our time"
89. Which of the following organization wins 2015
Nobel Peace Prize?
(1) United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees
(2) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC)
(3) Grameen Bank
(4) National Dialogue Quartet
(5) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (OPCW)
Ans (4) The award of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize
to the National Dialogue Quartet comprising the
Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), the
Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and
Handicrafts (UTICA), the Tunisian Human Rights
League (LTDH) and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers
is richly deserved.
90. Who has elected as the 38th new Prime Minister of
Nepal?
(1) K P Sharma Oli
(2) Ram Baran Yadav
(3) Ravneet Singh
(4) Ranganath Mavinakere
(5) None of these
Ans (1) Veteran Communist leader KP Sharma
Oli has been sworn in as Nepal's 38th Prime
Minister of Nepall. He formed a small cabinet
incorporating two Deputy Prime Ministers and five
ministers.
91. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa) nations have agreed to set up a $100-bn
foreign currency reserve pool to deal with
contingencies. What is Indias contribution to the
pool?
(1) $5 bn
(2) $10 bn
(3) $18 bn
(4) $22 bn
(5) None of these
Ans (3) India contribute $18 billion to the $100
billion foreign-exchange reserves pool that is being
set up by five nations of the BRICS grouping to help
each other "in case of any problems with dollar
liquidity".
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have
signed an agreement to set up the $100 billion pool,
with maximum $41 billion coming from China.

92. Which among the following Asian countries has

become the first member of the European
Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)?
(1) India
(2) China
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Pakistan
(5) None of these
Ans (4) Pakistan has become the first member of
the European Organisation for Nuclear Research
(CERN) among Asian countries.
93. Indias first National University for skill
development to be set up in which state?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Bihar
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Kerala
(5) West Bengal
Ans(2) The first national university for skill
development will be set up in Bihar.
94. Which country became 162th member of World

Trade Organization?
(1) Seychelles
(2) Kazakhstan
(3) North Korea
(4) Ethiopia
(5) None of these
Ans (2) Kazakhstan, became 162th member of
World Trade Organization (WTO). Kazakhstans
entry has ended its long wait of 20 years to
become a member of WTO as its accession talks
were initiated in 1996.
95. 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2016 will be hosted
by ___.
(1) Jaipur
(2) New Delhi
(3) Agra
(4) Cochin
(5) None of these
Ans (3) 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2016 will
be hosted by Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Uttar
Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav has offered the
centre to host the next Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
an annual gathering of the Indian diaspora to be
held in 2016, at Agra, UP. This years event was
hosted by Gujarat.
96. Which among the following site has bagged the
title sponsorship rights of BCCI (Board of Control
for Cricket in India)?
(1) PaYU
(2) Paytm
(3) Flipkart
(4) Snapdeal
(5) None of these
Ans (2) Indian e-commerce shopping website
Paytm has bagged Board of Control for Cricket in

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India's title sponsorship rights for all series

played at home till 2019.
97. Which of the following scheme was launched by
Govt. for online release of new LPG connections?
(1) Pahal
(2) Suvidha
(3) Sahaj
(4) Sulabh
(5) None of these
Ans (3) The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan has launched
SAHAJ scheme for online release of new LPG
connections for the consumers as parts of its
consumer friendly initiative in New Delhi.
98. Acharya Dev Vrat is a new Governor of _.

(1) Bihar
(2) Arunachal Pradesh
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Himachal Pradesh
(5) Jharkhand
Ans (4) President Pranab Mukherjee has
appointed Acharya Dev Vrat as the governor of
Himachal Pradesh. He succeeds Kalyan Singh
(Governor of Rajasthan) who was holding the
additional charge of Himachal Pradesh.

99. France and which of the following countries signed

a $7.02 billion agreement for the sale of 24 Dassaul
t Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets?
(1) India
(2) Bangladesh
(3) Qatar
(4) Malaysia
(5) United Arab Emirates
Ans (3) Qatar agrees to buy 24 Rafale fighter jets
from France.
100. How much amount has been approved by the
Cabinet to the Smart Cities Mission over 5 years?
(1) Rs. 50,000 crore (2) Rs. 55,000 crore
(3) Rs. 48,000 crore (4) Rs. 25,000 crore
(5) Rs. 1000 crore
Ans (3) The Smart City Mission will be operated
as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) and the
Central Government proposes to give financial
support to the Mission to the extent of Rs. 48,000
crores over five years i.e. on an average Rs. 100
crore per city per year.

List of Noble Prize Winner 2015

1. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015
Winner - Takaaki Kajita & Arthur B. McDonald
Field of the discovery: For the discovery of
neutrino oscillations, shows that neutrinos have
mass.
Note: Takaaki Kajita is from Japan and Arthur B.
McDonald is from Canada.
2. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015
Winner - Tomas Lindahl,
Paul Modrich & Aziz Sancar
Field of the discovery: For mechanistic studies
of DNA repair
Note: Tomas Lindahl is from Sweden,
Paul Modrich is from United States and
Aziz Sancar is from Turkey.
3. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015
Winner - William C. Campbell & Satoshi mura
The other half was shared by Youyou Tu for her
discoveries concerning a novel therapy against
Malaria Youyou Tu is from China.
Field of the discovery: For their discoveries
concerning a novel therapy against infections caused
by roundworm parasites.

Note: William C. Campbell is from Ireland and

Satoshi mura is a Japanese.
4. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015
Winner - Svetlana Alexievich
Field of the discovery: For her polyphonic
writings, a monument to suffering and courage in
our time
Note: Svetlana Alexievich is from Belarus.
5. The Nobel Peace Prize 2015
Winner: National Dialogue Quartet
Field of the discovery: For its decisive
contribution to the building of a pluralistic
democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine
Revolution of 2011.
6. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences
in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015
Winner: Angus Deaton
Field of the discovery: For his analysis of
consumption, poverty, and welfare
Note: Angus Deaton is from United Kingdom.

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