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Ques. : 1 Which of the following NASA spacecrafts passed by dwarf planet Pluto (within just 12,500 km of its surface)recently?
1) Discovery 2) Colombia3) Path Finder 4) New Horizons5) Rosetta Ans.) 4
Ques. : 2 The act of a country voluntarily reducing the value of its currency visavis a basket of other internationalcurrencies is termed as
1) appreciation 2) devaluation3) evaluation 4) liquidation5) moratorium Ans.) 2
Ques. : 3 The visiting Indian cricket team defeated which of the following teams 30 in the threematch onedayInternational series recently?
1) Bangladesh 2) Sri Lanka3) Zimbabwe 4) New Zealand5) South Africa Ans.) 3
Ques. : 4 The threemember committee of the Supreme Court headed by former CJI RM Lodha has slapped a life banfrom all cricket matches on
1) Raj Kundra 2) Gurunath Meiyappan3) N Srinivasan 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 5 Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (MSV) died on 14 Jul in Chennai. He was a legendary
1) music director 2) singer3) actor 4) script writer5) film critic Ans.) 1
Ques. : 6 Who among the following has been appointed as the ViceChief of the Indian Army recently?
1) Philip Campose 2) Man Mohan Singh Rai3) Karan Singh Shekhawat 4) Mukul Kumar Singh5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 7 India on 13 Jul signed an MoU for cooperation in the field of election management and administration withwhich of the following countries?
1) Georgia 2) Cuba3) Colombia 4) Kazakhstan5) Belarus Ans.) 1
Ques. : 8 The 17yearold Sumit Nagal won the junior boy’s doubles of the Wimbledon 2015 with his partner NamHoang Ly, who is from
1) Vietnam 2) Netherlands3) Spain 4) Switzerland5) Japan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 9 The recently released novel titled ‘Go Set a Watchman’ is authored by
1) Suzanne Collins 2) Stephenie Meyer3) JK Rowling 4) Harper Lee5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 10 Vijender Singh, who was in news for turning professional, recently, is associated with the game of
1) hockey 2) tennis3) archery 4) shooting
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5) boxing Ans.) 5
Ques. : 11 The Union Civil Aviation Minister on 13 July launched the GAGAN system, which would make airlineoperations more efficient and reduce costs. The present Civil Aviation Minister is
1) Anant Geete 2) Ashok Gajapathi Raju3) Ananthkumar 4) Suresh Prabhu5) Nitin Gadkari Ans.) 2
Ques. : 12 The GAGAN is a satellitebased navigation system which provides autonomous, high precision geospatial location information of the user. The term GAGAN stands for
1) GPSAided Geo Advanced Navigation 2) GPSAided Geo Aviation Navigation3) GPSAided Geo Accurate Navigation 4) GPSAided Geo Augmented Navigation5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 Jul launched skill India initiatives that aim to train over 40 crorepeople in India in different skills by 2022. Which of the following is NOT a part of the initiatives?
1) National Skill Development Mission 2) National Policy for Skill Development andEntrepreneurship 2015
3) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4) Skill Loan scheme5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 14 The RBI has constituted a committee to work out a mediumterm (fiveyear) measurable action plan forfinancial inclusion. The committee is headed by
1) Deepak Mohanty 2) Subir Gokarn3) Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty 4) Anand Sinha5) Harun Rashid Khan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 15 Name the noted artist who has been conferred with highest French Civilian Award Commandeur de laLgion dHonneur (the Legion of Honour).
1) Subodh Gupta 2) Jogen Chowdhury3) Akbar Padamsee 4) Ram Kumar5) Sayed Haider Raza Ans.) 5
Ques. : 16 Simhastha Kumbh Mela, which occurs once in 12 years as per Hindu calendar, began on 16 Jul with thetraditional ceremony of hoisting of flags and thousands of people taking a holy dip in Godavari river in
1) Ujjain 2) Nashik3) Allahabad (Prayag) 4) Haridwar5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 17 India has testfired its indigenously developed helicopterlaunched Nag (HeliNa) missile at a firing rangein Jaisalmer in Rajasthan recently. It is an _______ missile.
1) antitank 2) antiUAV3) antiballistic missile 4) antiaircraft5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 18 The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched ‘#100Women Initiative’ to select 100women achievers of India through public nominations in collaboration with
1) WhatsApp 2) Facebook3) Twitter 4) Google+5) LinkedIn Ans.) 2
Ques. : 19 The Union Ministry of Urban Development on 15 Jul launched nationwide HRIDAY scheme from
1) Amritsar 2) Lucknow3) Varanasi 4) Hyderabad5) Jaipur Ans.) 1
Ques. : 20 The CCI has imposed a total penalty of Rs 671.05 cr on four public sector insurance companies formanipulating a bidding process initiated by the Kerala govt. Here, the term CCI stands for
1) Censor Commission of India 2) Competition Controller of India3) Competition Commission of India 4) Competition Committee of India
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5) Competition Curator of India Ans.) 3
Ques. : 21 The World Day for International Justice, also referred to as Day of International Criminal Justice orInternational Justice Day is celebrated throughout the world on
1) 11 Jul 2) 17 Jul3) 18 Jul 4) 28 Jul5) 30 Jul Ans.) 2
Ques. : 22 The RBI has said that banks will now report past dues and levy any late payment charges on credit cardholders only if the payment has been due for more than
1) two days 2) three days3) five days 4) ten days5) 15 days Ans.) 2
Ques. : 23 The countdown to the firstever niche banking licence award process has began as the external advisorycommittee headed by ___________ has given its report to the RBI.
1) Nachiket Mor 2) R Gandhi3) Urjit Patel 4) Bimal Jalan5) Usha Thorat Ans.) 1
Ques. : 24 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 16 Jul reaffirmed its growth forecast for India, pegging GrossDomestic Product (GDP) to grow at ______ in FY16 and ________ in FY17.
1) 7.2 per cent, 7.8 per cent 2) 7.4 per cent, 7.8 per cent3) 7.5 per cent, 8 per cent 4) 7.8 per cent, 8.2 per cent5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 25 In a third bailout for debtstricken Greece, the European Union has agreed to lend _________ to thecountry.
1) 3 billion euro 2) 5 billion euro3) 7 billion euro 4) 9 billion euro5) 11 billion euro Ans.) 3
Ques. : 26 Jules Bianchi, who died recently from head injuries sustained in a competition in Japan in 2014, was a
1) boxer 2) sprinter3) pole vault player 4) F1 driver5) cyclist Ans.) 4
Ques. : 27 Within the banking sector, foreign investment up to ________ in private sector banks and _________ inthe case of public sector banks is allowed.
1) 49 per cent, 26 per cent 2) 51 per cent, 24 per cent3) 74 per cent, 20 per cent 4) 76 per cent, 20 per cent5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 28 The Centre has done away with sublimits for foreign investments in Indian companies. Which of thefollowing will NOT be considered a foreign investment in an Indian firm?
1) Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) 2) NonResident Indians (NRIs)3) Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) 4) Depository Receipts (DRs)5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 29 The Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY), which seeks to preserve andrejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country in the selected 12 cities, does not cover
1) Amaravati 2) Vellankini3) Kanchipuram 4) Madurai5) Ajmer Ans.) 4
Ques. : 30 U Wunna Maung Lwin is the present Foreign Minister of which of the following countries? He was in NewDelhi to hold the first meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission of the two nations.
1) Singapore 2) Thailand3) Malaysia 4) Myanmar5) Cambodia Ans.) 4
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Ques. : 31 The South Korean steel giant Posco, recently, put on hold its $12bn steel project in which of the followingstates due to delays in various regulatory approvals?
1) Karnataka 2) Maharashtra3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Odisha5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 4
Ques. : 32 Name the Indian American woman who has been honoured as one of the Champions of Change by theWhite House of the US.
1) Sunita Viswanath 2) Indra Nooyi3) Sunita Williams 4) Renu Khator5) Geeta Menon Ans.) 1
Ques. : 33 The Haryana govt has appointed who among the following as its brand ambassador for the ‘Beti Bachao,Beti Padhao’ campaign to promote the cause of the girl child?
1) Kareena Kapoor 2) Parineeti Chopra3) Deepika Padukone 4) Priyanka Chopra5) Madhuri Dixit Ans.) 2
Ques. : 34 The Union govt’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has approved a proposal to set upthe country’s first defence industrial park at Ottappalam in
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Kerala3) Karnataka 4) West Bengal5) Gujarat Ans.) 2
Ques. : 35 Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia, who passed away recently, was the soccer legend of
1) Brazil 2) Argentina3) Chile 4) France5) Uruguay Ans.) 5
Ques. : 36 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director of National Book Trust?
1) MA Sikandar 2) Uddipana Goswami3) Rita Chowdhury 4) Arupa Kalita Patangia5) Anuradha Sharma Pujari Ans.) 3
Ques. : 37 The RBI signed a special currency swap agreement, recently, with the central bank of which of thefollowing countries that will allow the latter to draw up to $1.1 bn for a maximum period of six months?
1) Afghanistan 2) Bangladesh3) Myanmar 4) Sri Lanka5) Maldives Ans.) 4
Ques. : 38 India has signed a pact with the World Bank, recently, for $250mn financial assistance for the DisasterRecovery Project of
1) Odisha 2) Tamil Nadu3) Andaman and Nicobar 4) Andhra Pradesh5) Lakshadweep Ans.) 4
Ques. : 39 Indigenously built INS Astravahini was decommissioned at Vishakhapatnam recently. It was a
1) torpedo launch and recovery vessel 2) guided missile destroyer3) fast attack vessel 4) helicopter carrier5) antisubmarine warfare carrier Ans.) 1
Ques. : 40 The proposal of which of the following Chinese telecom solutions providers to set up a manufacturing unitin Tamil Nadu received conditional security clearance from the Union Home Ministry recently?
1) China Unicom 2) Pioneer Global3) ZTE 4) Huawei5) Lenovo Ans.) 4
Ques. : 41 Which of the following auto majors in India has come up with new premium dealerships named Nexa tosell only premium cars from these dealerships?
1) Maruti Suziki 2) Hyundai
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3) Tata Motors 4) Mahindra and Mahindra5) Fiat Ans.) 1
Ques. : 42 The govt has kept which of the following sectors out of the purview of composite foreign investment capsannounced recently for foreign investments?
1) Defence 2) Banking3) Pharmaceuticals 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 43 The ethically questionable practice of a salesperson misrepresenting or misleading an investor about thecharacteristics of a product or service is termed as
1) overthecounter sale 2) misselling3) cross selling 4) misbehaviour5) persuasion Ans.) 2
Ques. : 44 Who among the following has been appointed as Interim Director of the Punebased Film and TelevisionInstitute of India (FTII)?
1) Mukesh Khanna 2) Praveen Kumar3) Pallavi Joshi 4) Prashant Pathrabe5) Gajendra Chauhan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 45 The tourism department of which state has won 2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award in the‘Heritage & Culture’ category for its Muziris Heritage Project?
1) Maharashtra 2) Odisha3) Kerala 4) Gujarat5) Karnataka Ans.) 3
Ques. : 46 India and which country have signed an agreement in the area of customs to liberalise business visasrecently? The two countries have fixed a target of USD 30 bn to be achieved by 2025.
1) Sweden 2) Japan3) Singapore 4) Russia5) Malaysia Ans.) 4
Ques. : 47 The Nelson Mandela International Day is observed across the world on
1) 11 July 2) 18 July3) 28 July 4) 29 July5) 30 July Ans.) 2
Ques. : 48 Amelie Mauresmo, the twotime Grand Slam winner, was on 18 Jul inducted into the International TennisHall of Fame. She is the former number one tennis player of
1) France 2) Spain3) Switzerland 4) Russia5) Japan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 49 The US actor Alex Rocco died of cancer aged 79 recently. He was best known for his role in crime drama
1) The Fast and the Furious 2) Sherlock Holmes3) The Bourne Identity 4) The Departed5) The Godfather Ans.) 5
Ques. : 50 The Indev Air Freight Station, India's first private air freight station (AFS,) has announced commencementof its operations on 1 Aug in
1) Bengaluru 2) Hyderabad3) New Delhi 4) Chennai5) Pune Ans.) 4
Ques. : 51 Who among the following has been appointed as the chairperson of the Food Safety and StandardsAuthority of India (FSSAI) recently?
1) Lov Verma 2) Yudhvir Singh Malik3) K Chandramouli 4) Bhanu Pratap Sharma
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5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 52 Who is the new Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW)?
1) Barkha Shukla 2) Swati Maliwal3) Mridula Sinha 4) Lalitha Kumaramangalam5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 53 The Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari released a book entitled ‘Locale, Everyday Islam andModernity’ recently. The book has been authored by
1) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed 2) Syed Ahmed3) MJ Akbar 4) M Raisur Rahman5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 54 According to the ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2014’ report released by the National CrimeRecords Bureau (NCRB), total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in 2014. The maximum suicides were reported in
1) Chhattisgarh 2) Telangana3) Maharashtra 4) Madhya Pradesh5) Uttar Pradesh Ans.) 3
Ques. : 55 Which of the following Indian cities has joined the global bandwagon of UNESCO “Cities of Music” underthe Creative Cities Network recently?
1) Hyderabad 2) Lucknow3) Jaipur 4) Chennai5) Varanasi Ans.) 5
Ques. : 56 The Union Cabinet on 21 Jul approved a proposal to extend an interest subvention scheme to banks tobenefit farmers. Which of the following is NOT true in this regard?
1) The scheme will be restricted to shortterm croploans up to Rs 3 lakh.
2) The farmers who repay their amounts within oneyear of disbursal will get benefitted of it.
3) The scheme would be applicable for postharvest loans taken by small and marginal farmersagainst their negotiable warehouse receipts.
4) The Cabinet approved an expenditure of Rs18,110 cr for FY16 to enable banks to providethree per cent interest subvention.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 57 Name the Indian actor who has won the Ironman title at a triathlon held in Zurich in Switzerland on Jul 19.The contest includes a 3.8km swim, 180.2km cycle ride and 42.2km run to be completed in 16 hours.
1) Ranbir Kapoor 2) Milind Soman3) John Abraham 4) Arjun Rampal5) Shahid Kapoor Ans.) 2
Ques. : 58 Name the 1993 Mumbai blast accused who is set to be hanged on 30 Jul. The Supreme Court rejected afinal plea for judicial intervention to stop his execution recently.
1) Chhota Rajan 2) Abu Salem3) Tiger Memon 4) Yakub Memon5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 59 The ICC World Twenty20 2016 will be played in which of the following countries?
1) India 2) Sri Lanka3) Bangladesh 4) Australia5) South Africa Ans.) 1
Ques. : 60 Which of the following automakers launched its first compact SUV named Creta in India on 21 Jul?
1) General Motors 2) Toyota3) Volkswagen 4) Maruti Suzuki5) Hyundai Ans.) 5
Ques. : 61 The Union Cabinet has given its nod for the creation of a central agriculture university at _________ inBihar with an outlay of Rs 295 cr.
1) Vaishali 2) Samastipur3) Patna 4) Darbhanga
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5) Gaya Ans.) 2
Ques. : 62 The central govt has given an inprinciple nod for locomotivemaker Talgo to undertake trial runs of itslighter and faster trains that could cut travel time considerably. Talgo is based in
1) Spain 2) Italy3) Germany 4) France5) Japan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 63 Who among the following is the new Director General of ‘The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)’?
1) K Radhakrishnan 2) A Sivathanu Pillai3) Avinash Chander 4) Rajendra Pachauri5) Ajay Mathur Ans.) 5
Ques. : 64 Name the media firm which has announced to buy the Financial Times from Britain’s Pearson in a $1.3billion deal?
1) Time Warner 2) The Korea Times3) Nikkei 4) Bennett Coleman5) HT Media Ans.) 3
Ques. : 65 The central govt along with the three state govts will soon undertake an artificial breeding programme forthe critically endangered flying bird the Great Indian Bustard (GIB). These three states are
1) Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra 2) West Bengal, Karnataka and Maharashtra3) Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra 4) Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Odisha5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 66 The SEBI has suggested the newly introduced platform ITP be used by the central govt for itsdisinvestment programme in unlisted PSUs. The term ITP stands for
1) Initial Trading Platform 2) Institutional Trading Platform3) International Trading Platform 4) Integrated Trading Platform5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 67 Name the Nobel prize winner who has won the world’s oldest scientific prize, the Royal Society’s CopleyMedal recently.
1) Robert Brout 2) Francois Englert3) Peter Higgs 4) Fabiola Gianotti5) Tom Kibble Ans.) 3
Ques. : 68 The Unesco has announced that Conakry will be the World Book Capital for 2017. Conakry is the capitalcity of
1) Ghana 2) Sierra Leone3) Burkina Faso 4) Guinea5) Benin Ans.) 4
Ques. : 69 The National Broadcasting Day is observed across the country on
1) 18 Jul 2) 23 Jul3) 28 Jul 4) 29 Jul5) 30 Jul Ans.) 2
Ques. : 70 Name the legendary sports person of India who will be conferred with the 'Bharat Gaurav' LifetimeAchivement Award by Sanskriti Yuva Sangstha at the British Parliament on Jul 25.
1) Sachin Tendulkar 2) Dhyan Chand3) Viswanathan Anand 4) Prakash Padukone5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 71 Hisao Tanaka, who resigned recently after found responsible for an accounting scandal worth nearly Rs8,000 cr, was the President and CEO of the Japanese electronics giant
1) Sony 2) Panasonic3) Toshiba 4) Hitachi5) Sharp Corporation Ans.) 3
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Ques. : 72 Who among the following is/are the winner(s) of the 36th American Book Awards, the annual award whichcelebrates diversity in publishing?
1) Naomi Klein 2) Marlon James3) Carlos Santana 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 73 The pension sector in India is regulated by which of the following as of now?
1) RBI 2) SEBI3) IRDAI 4) PFRDA5) LIC of India Ans.) 4
Ques. : 74 Tom Moore, who died recently, was a(n)
1) cartoonist (Archie Comics) 2) journalist (Financial Times, UK)3) author 4) gay rights activist5) guitarist Ans.) 1
Ques. : 75 The 2015 Malabar River Festival, which is touted as Asia’s biggest whitewater competition, started on Jul23 in
1) Goa 2) Maharashtra3) Gujarat 4) Tamil Nadu5) Kerala Ans.) 5
Ques. : 76 India and which country on 21 Jul signed an agreement on sharing whiteshipping information to enhancemaritime cooperation during Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan’s visit to the country?
1) Indonesia 2) Brazil3) Malaysia 4) Singapore5) Thailand Ans.) 4
Ques. : 77 The govt is considering permitting 100% foreign investment in whitelabelled ATM operations. The whitelebelled ATMs are set up by
1) RBI directly 2) state govts3) private sector banks 4) private nonbank companies5) cooperative banks Ans.) 4
Ques. : 78 Who among the following has been appointed as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) with effect from 8 Sep 2015?
1) Paul Krugman 2) Maurice Obstfeld3) Olivier Blanchard 4) Jordi Galí5) Stanley Fischer Ans.) 2
Ques. : 79 The MSIPS scheme, designed to attract investment in electronics manufacturing with capital subsidy of 20per cent in SEZ or 25 per cent in nonSEZ units, has been extended by the govt for
1) two years 2) three years3) four years 4) five years5) six years Ans.) 4
Ques. : 80 For the first time in its history, the foundation day of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) isbeing organised outside New Delhi, in
1) Jaipur 2) Patna3) Bhopal 4) Raipur5) Lucknow Ans.) 2
Ques. : 81 The list of world’s 500 largest companies in the 2015 Fortune Global 500 list compiled by Fortunemagazine is led by which company?
1) Chevron 2) Exxon Mobil3) Walmart 4) Google5) IBM Ans.) 3
Ques. : 82 A ninemember committee set by which of the following sports bodies has recommended that DutchmanPaul van Ass need not return to resume his charge as the men's team's chief coach?
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1) Hockey India 2) BCCI3) All India Tennis Association (AITA) 4) Badminton Association of India (BAI)5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 83 The govt has announced to sell 5% stake in which of the following firms to raise Rs 1700 cr on 27 Jul?
1) PFC 2) SAIL3) NTPC 4) ONGC5) NHPC Ans.) 1
Ques. : 84 Anshu Jain has got a clean chit from the financial watchdog BaFin on charges of allegedly lying about theinterbank rate rigging scandal. He is the former coCEO of
1) Standard Chartered 2) Deutsche Bank3) City Bank 4) Morgan Stanley5) HSBC Ans.) 2
Ques. : 85 PM Narendra Modi launched the 'Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana' during his recent Bihar visit.Which of the following is NOT true about the scheme?
1) It will ensure round the clock electricity supply tofarmers and rural households.
2) The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen VidyutikaranYojana (RGGVY) has been subsumed in the newscheme.
3) The scheme has an outlay of Rs 76,000 cr forimplementation of the projects.
4) A total of Rs 14,680 cr worth projects havealready been approved under the scheme.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 86 The IDFC Bank to start operations from Oct 1. Which of the following is NOT correct about the bank?
1) The IDFC is a credit rating agency. 2) Rajiv Lall will be its vicechairman andmanaging director.
3) Anil Baijal will be the chairman of IDFC bank. 4) Vinod Rai (former CAG) will be its nonexecutive chairman.
5) Vikram Limaye will continue to be its CEO andMD. Ans.) 1
Ques. : 87 Name the Indian historian who has been awarded with the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in the academiccategory. He is best known for his book, 'India After Gandhi.'
1) Romila Thapar 2) Ramachandra Guha3) Bipan Chandra 4) Sujata Keshavan5) Madhav Gadgil Ans.) 2
Ques. : 88 Which of the following states approved Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme aimed atcomprehensive development of villages in the buffer zones of tiger reserves and around them recently?
1) West Bengal 2) Assam3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra5) Madhya Pradesh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 89 10yearold Shubham Jaglan was in news for winning second successive world junior title in ______atLas Vegas recently.
1) Tennis 2) Badminton3) Chess 4) Golf5) Snooker Ans.) 4
Ques. : 90 Mosquirix is the world’s first vaccine for which of the following diseases to get a green light from Europeandrugs regulators recently?
1) Malaria 2) Tuberculosis3) AIDS 4) Ebola5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 91 Which automaker has surpassed Toyota Motor Corp to become the biggest automaker by deliveries in thefirst half of 2015?
1) Volkswagen 2) General Motors3) Ford 4) Hyundai5) Suzuki Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 92 A long range surface to air missile (LRSAM), Barak8, will undergo testing in Oct this year. The missile isbeing developed by India and
1) US 2) Russia3) Japan 4) Israel5) France Ans.) 4
Ques. : 93 P Hariharan passed away recently. He was an eminent
1) astronaut 2) biologist3) author 4) poet5) physicist Ans.) 5
Ques. : 94 Who among the following has been appointed chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(Trai)?
1) Rajeev Kher 2) Bimal Julka3) PK Sinha 4) Rahul Khullar5) RS Sharma Ans.) 5
Ques. : 95 ________ became the first state to have a provision for compulsory voting with the state govt on 27 Julputting out a notification in this regard. The voting in the local body polls has been made mandatory there.
1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra3) West Bengal 4) Tamil Nadu5) Kerala Ans.) 1
Ques. : 96 Which of the following teams won the CONCACAF Gold Cup football title on 26 Jul?
1) Costa Rica 2) Russia3) Mexico 4) Jamaica5) US Ans.) 3
Ques. : 97 The Indian govt has sanctioned around Rs 1,000 cr for a 15km railway project to connect with which of thefollowing countries recently?
1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh3) Myanmar 4) Bhutan5) Nepal Ans.) 2
Ques. : 98 French auto major Renault on 27 Jul signed who among the following as brand ambassador to promote itsrange of vehicles in India?
1) Akshay Kumar 2) Varun Dhawan3) Ranbir Kapoor 4) Arjun Kapoor5) Hrithik Roshan Ans.) 3
Ques. : 99 _________ has bagged the Dun & Bradstreet’s ‘India’s Top PSUs Awards 2015’ in the electrical andelectronic equipment sector.
1) BHEL 2) Antrix Corporation3) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) 4) Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 100 The World Hepatitis Day is observed on
1) 11 Jul 2) 18 Jul3) 28 Jul 4) 29 Jul5) 30 Jul Ans.) 3
Ques. : 101 Who is the new chairman of the food regulator FSSAI?
1) Ashish Bahuguna 2) Bimal Kumar Dubey3) Yudhvir Singh Malik 4) Bhanu Pratap Sharma5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 102 Who among the following Indians has/have won the Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2015?
1) Sanjiv Chaturvedi 2) Anshu Gupta
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3) Vinod Rai 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 103 Who among the following is NOT a winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2015?
1) Kommaly Chanthavong, Laos 2) Ligaya FernandoAmilbangsa, the Philippines3) Kyaw Thu, Myanmar 4) Dilma Rousseff, Brazil5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 104 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 420 cr on which of the followingautomakers for unfair trade practices as it did not make genuine spare parts freely available in the open market?
1) Maruti Suzuki 2) Hyundai Motors3) General Motors 4) Ford Motors5) Renault Ans.) 2
Ques. : 105 India has signed loan agreement worth $300 mn with which of the following agencies to support thegovt's flagship program, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)?
1) World Bank 2) IMF3) New Development Bank 4) Asian Development Bank5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 106 The General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 27 Jul 2015 approved the membershipterms of __________ which will join the world trade body as 162nd member.
1) Zimbabwe 2) Zambia3) Yemen 4) Kazakhstan5) Vietnam Ans.) 4
Ques. : 107 The International Tiger Day, also known as Global Tiger Day, is held annually on
1) 11 Jul 2) 18 Jul3) 28 Jul 4) 29 Jul5) 30 Jul Ans.) 4
Ques. : 108 Clive Rice, who was one of the best allrounders of his era alongside Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Ian Botham,was the former cricketer of
1) Australia 2) South Africa3) New Zealand 4) Zimbabwe5) England Ans.) 2
Ques. : 109 The Union Cabinet on 29 Jul approved changes suggested by a Rajya Sabha Select Committee to theGST Constitution Amendment Bill which include compensating the States for _____ years for loss of revenue.
1) five 2) four3) three 4) two5) one Ans.) 1
Ques. : 110 Name the leading car maker which on 29 Jul announced to invest Rs 6,400 cr ($1 bn) in India and tolaunch 10 MadeinIndia vehicles over 5 years.
1) Toyota 2) Volkswagen3) General Motors 4) Nissan5) Mitsubishi Ans.) 3
Ques. : 111 As the declared by the UNO in 2010, whose birthday on 15 Oct is observed as the “World Students Day”globally?
1) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2) Madan Mohan Malaviya3) Syama Prasad Mukherjee 4) APJ Abdul Kalam5) Deendayal Upadhyaya Ans.) 4
Ques. : 112 The Sangeet Natak Academy and the Padmashri awardee Vasundhara Komkali died recently. She wasan eminent
1) vocalist 2) actor3) author 4) scientist5) environmentalist Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 113 Who is the author of the book titled ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’ which is shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2015?
1) Rahul Bhattacharya 2) Vikas Swarup3) Anuradha Roy 4) Tahmima Anam5) Jahnavi Barua Ans.) 3
Ques. : 114 Which of the following banks has announced to buy domestic online retail broking major Sharekhan foran undisclosed sum of money recently?
1) BNP Paribas 2) HDFC Bank3) ICICI Bank 4) Federal Bank5) Standard Chartered Ans.) 1
Ques. : 115 _____________ has topped the list of the world’s wealthiest private foundations established with totalassets of USD 43.4 bn, according to a WealthX report.
1) Carlos Slim Foundation 2) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation3) Bloomberg Philanthropies 4) Li Ka Shing Foundation5) Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Ans.) 2
Ques. : 116 Kalyani group has tied up with Israel’s Rafael to produce a manportable, antitank missile in India. Namethe missile.
1) Javelin 2) Spike3) Python 5 4) Sparrow5) Matra R530 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 117 Which of the following international firms has announced to appoint David Taylor as its next CEO tosucceed AG Lafley effective Nov 1?
1) Procter & Gamble 2) Nestle3) Reckitt Benckiser 4) Unilever5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 118 Which of the following firms has acquired the title sponsorship rights for BCCI’s domestic andinternational cricket matches at home for a period of four years with a bid price of Rs 203.28 cr?
1) Snapdeal 2) Flipkart3) Paytm 4) Shopclues5) Amazon Ans.) 3
Ques. : 119 As per the changes notified by the govt related to composite cap on overseas investment, in privatesector banking, there will a sublimit of 49 per cent on portfolio investment within the overall foreign investment limit of
1) 69 per cent 2) 74 per cent3) 75 per cent 4) 76 per cent5) 100 per cent Ans.) 2
Ques. : 120 The central govt has nominated who among the following to be director on the central board of directorsof Reserve Bank of India with immediate effect?
1) UK Sinha 2) Arvind Subramanian3) Arvind Mayaram 4) Rajiv Mehrishi5) Ajay Tyagi Ans.) 5
Ques. : 121 According to the UN’s 2015 Revised World Population Prospect report released recently, India willbecome the most populous nation by
1) 2019 2) 20203) 2021 4) 20225) 2025 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 122 As per the Financial Services Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, the govt has decided to infuse capital to thetune of _________ in public sector banks.
1) Rs 10,000 cr 2) Rs 15,000 cr3) Rs 20,000 cr 4) Rs 25,000 cr5) Rs 30,000 cr Ans.) 3
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Ques. : 123 Cyclone ________ hit parts of West Bengal and north Odisha recently.
1) Madi 2) Komen3) Nilam 4) Helen5) Lehar Ans.) 2
Ques. : 124 Who among the following is the newlyappointed coach of the Indian men's hockey team?
1) Paul van Ass 2) VR Raghunath3) Michael Nobbs 4) Terry Walsh5) Roelant Oltmans Ans.) 5
Ques. : 125 The proposed ____________ National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is likely to be set up asa trust in which the govt will contribute 49 per cent at most.
1) Rs 20,000cr 2) Rs 25,000cr3) Rs 50,000cr 4) Rs 75,000cr5) Rs 1,00,000cr Ans.) 1
Ques. : 126 The world’s largest animal sacrifice ritual, the Gadhimai festival of which of the following countries is nomore a bloody affair as the animal sacrifice at the festival has been banned?
1) Bangladesh 2) Bhutan3) Nepal 4) India5) Indonesia Ans.) 3
Ques. : 127 Name the movie which has become the first Tamil movie to have its premiere in the competition sectionof the upcoming 72nd Venice International Film Festival.
1) Visaaranai 2) Drishyam3) Bahubali: The Beginning 4) Thalaivaa5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 128 The EPFO will start investing in the stock market on Aug 6 with an initial corpus of around Rs 5,000 cr.The EPFO has been allowed to invest a minimum of 5 per cent and up to ________ of its funds in equity or equityrelated schemes.
1) 10 per cent 2) 15 per cent3) 20 per cent 4) 25 per cent5) 30 per cent Ans.) 2
Ques. : 129 Who among the following on 31 Jul was presented with the prestigious Arjuna Award?
1) Ravichandran Ashwin 2) Ajinkya Rahane3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni 4) Suresh Raina5) Ravindra Jadeja Ans.) 1
Ques. : 130 Hong Kong central bank has taken action against the Hong Kong Branch of which of the following publicsector banks of India for violating the AntiMoney Laundering and CounterTerrorist Financing law?
1) Bank of Baroda 2) State Bank of India3) Bank of India 4) Punjab National Bank5) Canara Bank Ans.) 2
Ques. : 131 The RBI will shortly put into circulation the coins (minted by the Govt of India) of which of the followingdenominations to commemorate the International Day of Yoga?
1) Rs 1 2) Rs 23) Rs 5 4) Rs 105) Rs 20 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 132 The Union Cabinet approved setting up of NIIF that was announced in the Budget this year to provideequity support to infrastructure financing companies. The term NIIF stands for
1) National Initial Infrastructure Fund 2) National Initial Investment Fund3) National Investment & Infrastructure Fund 4) National Innovation & Infrastructure Fund5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 133 The International Olympic Committee has selected which of the following cities as the host for the 2022Winter Olympic Games?
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1) Almaty 2) Beijing3) Tokyo 4) Pyeongchang5) Kuala Lumpur Ans.) 2
Ques. : 134 The Indian Air Force conducted the “Indra Dhanush IV” exercise with which of the following countrieswhich concluded on 30 Jul?
1) US 2) UK3) Japan 4) Singapore5) France Ans.) 2
Ques. : 135 As announced by the Finance Ministry, the govt will infuse ________ in the public sector banks (PSBs)over a period of four years?
1) Rs 10,000 cr 2) Rs 20,000 cr3) Rs 25,000 cr 4) Rs 50,000 cr5) Rs 70,000 cr Ans.) 5
Ques. : 136 Which of the following cities has got India’s first harbour defence system? The system will enableoperators to foresee, and respond to, surface and subsurface threats to vital assets along the harbour and warships inthe quay.
1) Mumbai 2) Alang3) Kandla 4) Kochi5) Haldia Ans.) 4
Ques. : 137 The 14yearold Ranveer Singh Saini created history by becoming the first Indian _______ to win a goldmedal at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles recently.
1) shooter 2) archer3) golfer 4) boxer5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 138 The first “National Handloom Day” will be launched by the PM Narendra Modi in Chennai on
1) 5 Aug 2) 7 Aug3) 9 Aug 4) 10 Aug5) 12 Aug Ans.) 2
Ques. : 139 Which of the following books was authored by the former President of India (late) APJ Abdul Kalam?
1) Turning Points 2) Target 3 Billion3) Ignited Minds 4) India 20205) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 140 India’s space agency ISRO is jointly working with which of the following space agencies to codevelopand launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite named NISAR?
1) CNES (France) 2) JAXA (Japan)3) European Space Agency 4) CNSA (China)5) NASA (US) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 141 __________ has launched ‘Dhanchayat,’ an educational film to raise awareness on the dangers ofborrowing money from unorganised sources.
1) ICICI Bank 2) SBI3) HDFC Bank 4) Axis Bank5) Yes Bank Ans.) 3
Ques. : 142 The European Organisation for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, has formally conferred its associatemembership on __________ recently.
1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh3) Sri Lanka 4) Bhutan5) Maldives Ans.) 1
Ques. : 143 The second edition meeting of Forum for IndiaPacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) to be attended by theheads of 14 island nations will be hosted by India on 21 Aug in
1) Bhopal, MP 2) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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3) Bangalore, Karnataka 4) Jaipur, Rajasthan5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 144 The road transport ministry has come out with draft notification for mass emission standards for biofuelvehicles which will be known as
1) BSV 2) BSVI3) BSVII 4) B1005) B80 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 145 __________ won the women’s squash title in the Victorian Open WSA Event in Melbourne, Australia on2 Aug.
1) Line Hansen 2) Joshna Chinappa3) Anaka Alankamony 4) Dipika Pallikal5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 146 Indian women’s recurve archery team has won silver medal in World Archery Championship held inCopenhagen, Denmark. Who among the following was NOT a member of the Indian team?
1) Rimil Buriuly 2) Deepika Kumari3) Laxmirani Majhi 4) Krishna Poonia5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 147 The HDFC Bank and which of the following online marketplaces launched on 3 Aug their cobrandedcredit card aimed at enabling customers to make online payments instead of availing the cash on delivery option?
1) Snapdeal 2) Amazon3) Shopclues 4) ebay5) Paytm Ans.) 1
Ques. : 148 Which of the following luxury car makers has appointed Roland S Folger as the MD and CEO of its Indiaoperations recently?
1) Volkswagen 2) BMW3) MercedesBenz 4) Bentley Motors5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 149 Who won the men’s singles title of the Hamburg Open on 2 Aug?
1) Fabio Fognini 2) Rafael Nadal3) Andy Murray 4) Novak Djokovic5) Roger Federer Ans.) 2
Ques. : 150 Which of the following sports was officially recognised as an Olympic sport by the International OlympicCommittee (IOC) on 2 Aug?
1) Bowling 2) Squash3) Racquetball 4) Frisbee5) Chess Ans.) 4
Ques. : 151 The central govt signed a peace accord on 3 Aug with which of the following insurgent outfits to end thelongest insurgency in the country?
1) NSCN (IM) 2) NSCN (K)3) All Bodo Students’ Union 4) People’s War Group (PWG)5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 152 The Tourism Ministry’s Incredible India advertising campaign has been bagged by advertising agencyMcCann India for a period of three years. The agency has been handling the commercials on ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’featuring superstar
1) Salman Khan 2) Shah Rukh Khan3) Hrithik Roshan 4) Aamir Khan5) Amitabh Bachchan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 153 Which of the following banks headed by Naina Lal Kidwai is planning to launch ’green bonds’ this year toenable fund raising for investments in projects with environmental benefits?
1) HSBC India 2) ICICI Bank
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3) HDFC Bank 4) Axis Bank5) Standard Chartered Ans.) 1
Ques. : 154 The Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Majahan invoked which of the following rules to name (identifying foraction) 25 Congress members who were protesting in the well of the House recently?
1) 349 2) 374(A)3) 331(D) 4) 331A5) 118(2) Ans.) 2
Ques. : 155 The RBI announced its monetary policy review on 4 Aug. Which of the following rates and ratios is NOTcorrect after the recent review?
1) Repo rate – 7.25% 2) Reverse repo rate – 6.25%3) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) – 4% 4) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) – 21.5%5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 156 The US President Barack Obama honoured three Indian Americans among others for their innovativeand path breaking startups during the firstever White House Demo Day recently. These Indian Americans include
1) Suma Reddy 2) Ann Marie Sastry3) Privahini Bradoo 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 157 As announced by the ISRO, recently, it will be launching nine nano/micro satellites during 201516timeframe for the first time for
1) UK 2) France3) US 4) China5) Bangladesh Ans.) 3
Ques. : 158 The panel tasked with examining and suggesting reforms for the PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) modelin infrastructure projects is headed by
1) Shankar Acharya 2) Bimal Jalan3) C Rangarajan 4) Vijay Kelkar5) Y Venugopal Reddy Ans.) 4
Ques. : 159 Which of the following countries is planning to send Jilin1, the country’s first selfdeveloped remotesensing satellite for commercial use, into space in Oct?
1) Israel 2) Spain3) Norway 4) Singapore5) China Ans.) 5
Ques. : 160 Which of the following is the first Bill passed by the Lok Sabha in the monsoon session of Parliament on 3Aug?
1) The Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment)Bill, 2015
2) The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill,2015
3) The SCs and the STs (Prevention of Atrocities)Amendment Bill, 2014
4) The Indian Institutes of Information Technology(IIIT) Bill, 2014
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 161 India put off its negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with __________ on 5 Aug, following animport ban imposed by the latter on 700 drugs tested by Hyderabadbased GVK Biosciences.
1) EU 2) Australia3) UK 4) US5) China Ans.) 1
Ques. : 162 Which of the following has won the Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award 2015 for exemplary work inDairy Geographical Information System?
1) NDDB 2) Mother Dairy3) Amul 4) COMPFED5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 163 Taking a cue from PM Narendra Modi's campaign to give up LPG subsidy, which of the following states
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would launch a scheme to inspire people to voluntarily surrender social security pension?
1) Rajasthan 2) Madhya Pradesh3) Kerala 4) Haryana5) Punjab Ans.) 4
Ques. : 164 The EPFO is to invest a part (5 per cent initially) of the retirement fund corpus in the capital marketthrough ETFs for the first time. The term ETF stands for
1) ExchangeTracked Fund 2) ExchangeTransacted Fund3) ExchangeTraded Fund 4) ExchangeTransferred Fund5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 165 Which of the following countries is to inaugurate the new Suez Canal dubbed as the Suez Canal Axis on6 Aug? The 72km project is aimed at speeding up traffic.
1) Syria 2) Egypt3) Turkey 4) Iran5) Greece Ans.) 2
Ques. : 166 Which of the following automakers in India launched the SCross, a premium crossover, on 5 Aug?
1) Hyundai 2) Ford3) Renault 4) Maruti Suzuki5) General Motors Ans.) 4
Ques. : 167 The Legislative Assembly of which of the following states on 5 Aug passed a legislation making itmandatory for candidates contesting all level of panchayat raj elections to have toilets at their individual home by Jan31, 2016?
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Madhya Pradesh3) Bihar 4) Gujarat5) Karnataka Ans.) 3
Ques. : 168 The National Highways Authority of India has released an index of prices pertaining to the sector forpublic comment. The length of National Highways in the country is about
1) 70,000 km 2) 74,000 km3) 83,000 km 4) 96,000 km5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 169 The Asia’s largest telescope, the Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST), was recently inaugurated inIndia in
1) Bengaluru, Karnataka 2) Chennai, Tamil Nadu3) Indore, Madhya Prasad 4) Udaipur, Rajasthan5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 170 Who among the following has been honoured with the Ramanujan Prize for 2015? He has beenhonoured for his contributions in the area of algebraic Ktheory, algebraic cycles and theory of motive.
1) Sujatha Ramadorai 2) Amalendu Krishna3) Kannan Soundararajan 4) Manjul Bhargava5) James Maynard Ans.) 2
Ques. : 171 The RBI tracks retail inflation in deciding its monetary policy action. As per its policy review on 4 Aug, theretail inflation stood at an eightmonth low of ______ yearonyear in Jun 2015.
1) 5.01 per cent 2) 7.6 per cent3) 6.1 per cent 4) 5.4 per cent5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 172 The 70th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing was observed in many parts of the world on 6 Augcommemorating the atomic bombing on the city in 1945. The bomb dropped there by the US was codenamed
1) Little Boy 2) Enola Gay3) Dirty Boy 4) Fat Boy5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 173 Around 30 lives were lost in a major train accident on 4 Aug when Kamayani Express and the Jabalpur
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Mumbai Janata Express derailed at the same time in Harda district in
1) Rajasthan 2) Uttar Pradesh3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Gujarat5) Maharashtra Ans.) 3
Ques. : 174 The World Wide Web (WWW) was born on Aug 6, 1991, when the first web page was launched on theinternet by
1) Tim BernersLee 2) Douglas Engelbart3) Marc Andreessen 4) Aaron Swartz5) Robert Cailliau Ans.) 1
Ques. : 175 Which of the following is the first telecom operator in India to commercially launch its 4G highspeed dataservices in 296 towns across the country recently?
1) Reliance Jio 2) Airtel3) Idea 4) Vodafone5) Reliance Communications Ans.) 2
Ques. : 176 The industry body FICCI has signed an MoU with which of the following organisations for the secondphase of SCORE Global Programme to impart training to MSMEs?
1) WTO 2) ILO3) ADB 4) World Bank5) IMF Ans.) 2
Ques. : 177 Filipe Nyusi is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries? India and this country inkedan MoU on Cooperation in the field of renewable energy recently.
1) Zambia 2) Tanzania3) Madagascar 4) Mozambique5) Angola Ans.) 4
Ques. : 178 Who among the following has been given the Lech Walesa Solidarity Prize 2015 of Poland forchampioning democracy and human rights?
1) Mustafa Dzhemilev 2) Julian Assange3) Zhanna Nemtsova 4) Edward Snowden5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 179 Churchill Alemao, who has been arrested in connection with the Louis Berger bribery case, was theformer Public Works Department minister of
1) Assam 2) Kerala3) Nagaland 4) Tripura5) Goa Ans.) 5
Ques. : 180 The Forbes magazine has released the list of 2015 World’s HighestPaid Actors which has been toppedby
1) Akshay Kumar 2) Amitabh Bachchan3) Vin Diesel 4) Jackie Chan5) Robert Downey Jr Ans.) 5
Ques. : 181 The first ever National Handloom Day to mark the 1905 Swadeshi movement was observed recently on
1) 2 Aug 2) 3 Aug3) 5 Aug 4) 7 Aug5) 8 Aug Ans.) 4
Ques. : 182 Marking its maiden entry into stock market, India’s pension fund body EPFO announced an investment of_________ through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) this fiscal.
1) Rs 5,000 cr 2) Rs 7,000 cr3) Rs 10,000 cr 4) Rs 12,000 cr5) Rs 15,000 cr Ans.) 1
Ques. : 183 Name the archer who earned India its firstever individual medal in the World Archery Championshipswhen the compound marksman bagged a silver in the final at Copenhagen recently.
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1) Jayanta Talukdar 2) Tarundeep Rai3) Abhishek Verma 4) Rajat Chauhan5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 184 The Reserve Bank of India has directed banks to withdraw the additional interest rate of ____________that they pay against armed forces' insurance deposits.
1) 0.8 per cent 2) 1 per cent3) 1.1 per cent 4) 1.28 per cent5) 2 per cent Ans.) 4
Ques. : 185 The “Bharat Parv,” a celebration of Culture & Cuisine from different states of India, is being organizedfrom 3rd to 15th Aug in
1) Jaipur 2) New Delhi3) Kohima 4) Gangtok5) Port Blair Ans.) 2
Ques. : 186 India has affirmed its commitment to provide momentum to its engagement with the ASEAN community.Which of the following is NOT a member of the 10member economic bloc?
1) Singapore 2) Philippines3) Myanmar 4) Malaysia5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 187 In the Budget, the govt had proposed to set up PDMA to manage govt debt and also to shift the regulationof govt bond from RBI to Sebi. The term PDMA stands for
1) Public Debt Minimising Agency 2) Public Debt Maintenance Agency3) Public Debt Management Agency 4) Public Debt Migration Agency5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 188 As replied by the Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Rajya Sabha recently, Indiareceived what amount as FDI from 12 countries visited by PM Narendra Modi in financial year 201415?
1) USD 19.78 bn 2) USD 30.93 bn3) USD 75.71 bn 4) USD 6.42 bn5) USD 3.42 bn Ans.) 1
Ques. : 189 India and which of the following countries on 6 Aug inked an agreement to set up Centre of Excellence inSoftware Development and Training (CESDT) in that country?
1) Bangladesh 2) Bhutan3) Sri Lanka 4) Nepal5) Myanmar Ans.) 5
Ques. : 190 Name the IndianAmerican who has been appointed as the US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives.
1) Rajiv Shah 2) Nisha Desai Biswal3) Richard Rahul Verma 4) Nikki Haley5) Atul Keshap Ans.) 5
Ques. : 191 Who among the following has been appointed as the new governor of Bihar?
1) Mridula Sinha 2) Ram Nath Kovind3) Kaptan Singh Solanki 4) OP Kohli5) Ram Naik Ans.) 2
Ques. : 192 The govt of India and RBI are finalising the structure of the MPC, which will decide the interest rates in thecountry. The term MPC stands for
1) Monetary Policing Committee 2) Monetary Priority Committee3) Monetary Preference Committee 4) Monetary Policy Committee5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 193 Which of the following cities tops the chart of cleanest cities in the country among 476 cities surveyedduring 201415?
1) Mysuru 2) Damoh3) Bengaluru 4) Mandya
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5) Hassan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 194 The world’s biggest contract electronic manufacturer Foxconn on 8 Aug signed a USD 5bn deal withwhich of the following state govts to set up manufacturing base there?
1) Gujarat 2) Tamil Nadu3) Maharashtra 4) Andhra Pradesh5) Madhya Pradesh Ans.) 3
Ques. : 195 Name the typhoon which entered China on 8 Aug after pounding Taiwan.
1) Erika 2) Victor3) Wanda 4) Soudelor5) Kate Ans.) 4
Ques. : 196 England has won the Ashes series defeating Australia in the fourth match by an innings and 78 runs.Name the bowler who helped England dismiss Australia for 60 runs in the first innings of the match.
1) Jonny Bairstow 2) Stuart Broad3) Adil Rashid 4) Mark Wood5) Moeen Ali Ans.) 2
Ques. : 197 Name the Australian Test captain who has announced to retire after the final Ashes test against England.
1) Shane Watson 2) Mitchell Starc3) Mitchell Johnson 4) Michael Clarke5) Steve Smith Ans.) 4
Ques. : 198 The 31membe Parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill has got two months’ extension till Sep30. The Committee is headed by
1) EM Sudarsana Natchiappan 2) Vasudevan Maitreyan3) Tiruchi Siva 4) KP Ramalingam5) BS Gnanadesikan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 199 Which of the following has become the first Indian private firm to license technology of a fullscale systemfrom DRDO for Lakshya, the pilotless target system?
1) Tata Advanced Systems 2) Mahindra Defence Systems3) Ashok Leyland 4) Reliance Infrastructure5) Larsen and Toubro Ans.) 5
Ques. : 200 Educationist Acharya Dev Vrat has been appointed as the new Governor of which of the following statesrecently?
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Kerala3) Karnataka 4) Tamil Nadu5) Himachal Pradesh Ans.) 5
Ques. : 201 In a significant restructuring at Google, who among the following has been named the new CEO of thetechnology giant?
1) Rajeev Suri 2) Nikesh Arora3) Amit Singhal 4) Sundar Pichai5) Satya Nadella Ans.) 4
Ques. : 202 The cofounder of Google Larry Page on 10 Aug announced the formation of a new umbrella firm ofwhich Google will be a part. Name the umbrella firm.
1) Alpha 2) Alphabet3) Xeta 4) Nexa5) Rainbow Ans.) 2
Ques. : 203 Bengaluru leads the list of capitals in the Swachh Bharat rankings among 476 cities in the country. Whichstate capital came at last in the ranking?
1) Patna 2) Jaipur3) Bhopal 4) Kolkata5) Chennai Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 204 The ASEAN plus three is a forum that functions as a coordinator of cooperation between the ASEAN andthe three East Asia nations of
1) India, Japan, and South Korea 2) China, India, and South Korea3) India, Japan, and Australia 4) China, Japan, and South Korea5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 205 The World Bio Fuel Day is celebrated on
1) 7 Aug 2) 8 Aug3) 9 Aug 4) 10 Aug5) 11 Aug Ans.) 4
Ques. : 206 Dilip Parulekar was conferred the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) Safari India SouthAsia Travel Award 2015 recently. Parulekar is the tourism minister of
1) Maharashtra 2) Goa3) Kerala 4) Karnataka5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 2
Ques. : 207 Name the Indian sociobiologist who was awarded Germany's highest civilian honour the Cross ofOrder of the Merit, recently.
1) K Vijay Raghavan 2) Raman Sukumar3) Padmanabhan Balaram 4) Raghavendra Gadagkar5) Madhav Gadgil Ans.) 4
Ques. : 208 A global satellite for earth observation and disaster risk reduction — GlobalSat for DRR — proposedunder the UN framework is to be dedicated to which of the following Indians?
1) Rakesh Sharma 2) Kalpana Chawla3) Vikram Sarabhai 4) Atal Bihari Vajpayee5) APJ Abdul Kalam Ans.) 5
Ques. : 209 Freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away recently. He was also a(n) _______ poet.
1) English 2) Hindi3) Kannada 4) Tamil5) Telugu Ans.) 3
Ques. : 210 Which of the following banks has launched its ‘SaralRural Housing Loan’ at base rate of 9.7 per cent forborrowers from the rural areas?
1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank3) Axis Bank 4) SBI5) PNB Ans.) 1
Ques. : 211 Which of the following countries topped the Asian Youth Chess Championship with 17 medals in SouthKorea recently?
1) China 2) Vietnam3) Iran 4) India5) South Korea Ans.) 4
Ques. : 212 ________ on 11 Aug became only the second tennis player to be recommended for the prestigious RajivGandhi Khel Ratna award.
1) Ankita Bhambri 2) Sania Mirza3) Leander Paes 4) Mahesh Bhupathi5) Rohan Bopanna Ans.) 2
Ques. : 213 India’s social security pact with which of the following countries came into force on 1 Aug as notified bythe govt? The employees of one country posted in another will get benefitted of it.
1) US 2) Japan3) Canada 4) UK5) Sweden Ans.) 3
Ques. : 214 Which of the following Indian cities will soon become a member of Beijingheadquartered World TourismCities Federation (WTCF) Council?
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1) Kochi 2) Chennai3) Madurai 4) Panji5) Agartala Ans.) 1
Ques. : 215 In a first such action against any company, the govt has sought compensation of around ________ fromNestle for damages caused by Maggi noodles to Indian consumers.
1) Rs 430 cr 2) Rs 480 cr3) Rs 540 cr 4) Rs 640 cr5) Rs 720 cr Ans.) 4
Ques. : 216 The govt has launched ‘Nai Manzil’ scheme for minority youth on pilot basis from Bihar. The schemeaims to provide
1) English and computer education 2) free vocational foreign trips3) guidance to stay away from terrorism 4) educational and skill training5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 217 President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 24th 'Saraswati Sammaan' for the year 2014 to who amongthe following on 10 Aug for his work 'Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam'?
1) Jaipal Reddy 2) Jayanthi Natarajan3) Murli Deora 4) M Veerappa Moily5) Mallikarjun Kharge Ans.) 4
Ques. : 218 The indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant has been fully commissioned and has started commercialproduction required for space applications. The plant is located at Chavara in
1) Kerala 2) Karnataka3) Telangana 4) Andhra Pradesh5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 1
Ques. : 219 The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is commemorated annually on
1) 7 Aug 2) 8 Aug3) 9 Aug 4) 10 Aug5) 11 Aug Ans.) 3
Ques. : 220 The Chinese central bank devalued yuan, cutting its daily reference rate by _________ on 11 Aug amidthe sharpest economic slump in about 25 years.
1) 0.9 per cent 2) 1 per cent3) 1.3 per cent 4) 1.9 per cent5) 2.1 per cent Ans.) 4
Ques. : 221 Name the Indian cueist who has won the World 6Red Snooker Championship in Karachi, his 13th worldtitle.
1) Pankaj Advani 2) Manan Chandra3) Aditya Mehta 4) Geet Sethi5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 222 Prime Minister Abdullah alThani has threaten to resign amid lingering peace talks in the country addingto the political chaos in
1) Iraq 2) Syria3) Libya 4) Yemen5) Jordan Ans.) 3
Ques. : 223 Which of the following social networking majors has given benefits of around $21 million to Indiandevelopers as part of one of its initiatives recently?
1) Twitter 2) Facebook3) LinkedIn 4) Myspace5) Google+ Ans.) 2
Ques. : 224 _________ has been accredited by the Green Climate Fund as an implementing entity for undertakingclimate change related projects in India.
1) NABARD 2) RBI
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3) SIDBI 4) SEBI5) NHB Ans.) 1
Ques. : 225 Who among the following has been roped in by the Maharashtra state govt as the state ambassador forthe ‘Save the Tiger’ campaign and promote tiger tourism?
1) Dharmendra 2) Sunny Deol3) Nana Patekar 4) Amitabh Bachchan5) Jackie Shroff Ans.) 4
Ques. : 226 India has signed financing agreement with World Bank for NCRMPII project. It is aimed at reducingvulnerability to cyclone and other similar hazards in
1) West Bengal 2) Maharashtra3) Kerala 4) Karnataka5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 227 The Rajya Sabha committee on the land acquisition Bill has decided to seek an extension till the comingwinter session. The committee is chaired by
1) SS Ahluwalia 2) Pashupati Nath Singh3) KV Thomas 4) Kalyan Banerjee5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 228 The govt has approved the setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) for imparting MD and Ph.Dlevel education. The AIIA will come up in
1) Ajmer 2) Chennai3) Haridwar 4) New Delhi5) Hyderabad Ans.) 4
Ques. : 229 Identify the one who is NOT among the 17 sportspersons picked for this year’s Arjuna awards?
1) PR Sreejesh (hockey) 2) Dipa Karmakar (gymnastics)3) Jitu Rai (shooting) 4) Shikhar Dhawan (cricket)5) K Srikanth (badminton) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 230 As per the market research firm IDC, by 2017 India will overtake US to be the secondlargest smartphonemarket globally. Which is the largest smartphone market in the world?
1) Russia 2) China3) Japan 4) France5) Brazil Ans.) 2
Ques. : 231 Beverage maker CocaCola India has roped in who among the following cricketers as its socialambassador for a threeyear deal ending in 2017?
1) Sourav Ganguly 2) Gautam Gambhir3) Yuvraj Singh 4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni5) Rahul Dravid Ans.) 1
Ques. : 232 The microblogging site Twitter has lifted its character limit for direct messages between users. As aresult, private messages will no longer have the limit of ___________ characters which applies to tweets.
1) 100 2) 1103) 120 4) 1405) 160 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 233 Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar were the only Indians on the inaugural list of 20 richest people in the worldof technology put out by Forbes and topped by Bill Gates. Premji is the chairman of Wipro, while Nadar is the founderof
1) Snapdeal 2) Syntel3) Symphony Technology Group 4) HCL Technologies5) Tech Mahindra Ans.) 4
Ques. : 234 The IndusInd Bank has raised Rs 5,081 cr by issuing six crore new shares via QIP and preferentialissuances. The term QIP stands for
1) Qualified Institutional Purchase 2) Qualified Institutional Procurement
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3) Qualified Institutional Placement 4) Qualified Institutional Planning5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 235 Axis Bank has launched contactless debit, credit and multicurrency forex cards. As per the RBI’sguidelines, banks can process contactless transactions below _________ without a personal identification number.
1) Rs 5,000 2) Rs 4,0003) Rs 3,000 4) Rs 2,0005) Rs 1,000 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 236 The International Youth Day (IYD), an awareness day designated by the United Nations, is observed on
1) 2 Aug 2) 4 Aug3) 8 Aug 4) 12 Aug5) 14 Aug Ans.) 4
Ques. : 237 The Indian hockey team defeated which of the following teams in the European Tour series 21 recently?
1) Spain 2) Germany3) UK 4) France5) Italy Ans.) 1
Ques. : 238 Om Prakash Munjal, who died recently, was the founder of
1) Avon Cycles 2) BSA Hercules3) Atlas Cycles 4) Hero Cycles5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 239 The Reserve Bank of India on 13 Aug paid a dividend of nearly ________ to the govt, the highest everfrom the central bank in its 80year history.
1) Rs 44,000 cr 2) Rs 55,000 cr3) Rs 66,000 cr 4) Rs 77,000 cr5) Rs 88,000 cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 240 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner? With his appointment,the sole vacancy in the threemember poll body has been filled.
1) Nripendra Misra 2) Om Prakash Rawat3) KG Balakrishnan 4) Rajeev Topno5) Ajit Seth Ans.) 2
Ques. : 241 Abhishek Verma, who won gold at World Championships in Poland recently, is a(n)
1) boxer 2) archer3) shooter 4) wrestler5) weightlifter Ans.) 2
Ques. : 242 The govt on 12 Aug increased the import duty on base metal items made of iron, steel, copper, nickel andaluminum by ______ percentage points.
1) 2 2) 2.53) 3 4) 3.55) 5 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 243 Which of the following schemes of the govt of India has been acknowledged by the Guinness Book ofWorld Records for being the largest cash transfer program (households) recently?
1) Pahal 2) MGNREGA3) Atal Pension Yojana 4) Janani Suraksha Yojana5) Public distribution system (PDS) Ans.) 1
Ques. : 244 The capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is
1) Manama 2) Doha3) Abu Dhabi 4) Dubai5) Amman Ans.) 3
Ques. : 245 At present, the Banking Regulation Act that governs commercial banks does not apply fully on ________and as a result, all RBI norms are not applicable to these entities.
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1) RRBs 2) foreign banks3) private banks 4) cooperative banks5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 246 Based on the recommendations of the RBI committee on the urban cooperative bank (UCB) system, theRBI has asked the govt to amend cooperative bank laws. The Committee was headed by
1) R Gandhi 2) SS Mundra3) Urjit Patel 4) HR Khan5) Nachiket Mor Ans.) 1
Ques. : 247 The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy has sanctioned a 1,500MW ultra mega solar power parkfor development in Kadapa district of
1) Maharashtra 2) Andhra Pradesh3) Karnataka 4) Tamil Nadu5) Telangana Ans.) 2
Ques. : 248 The govt has eased norms for sugar mills to help clear arrears to sugarcane growers. The govt had inJun approved ________ soft loan to sugar mills for the 201516 season.
1) Rs 4,000cr 2) Rs 6,000cr3) Rs 8,500cr 4) Rs 9,300cr5) Rs 15,400cr Ans.) 2
Ques. : 249 The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of a petroleum products pipeline from Raxaul (India) towhich country to promote cooperation in the oil and gas sector?
1) Bhutan 2) Bangladesh3) Myanmar 4) Nepal5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 250 The govt has approved an MoU between India and US on cooperation to establish the PACESetter Fund.The IndiaUS corpus drawn on a 50:50 sharing basis is of about
1) Rs 300 mn 2) Rs 500 mn3) Rs 800 mn 4) Rs 900 mn5) Rs 950 mn Ans.) 2
Ques. : 251 Which of the following has become the first monument in India to join Twitter? It joined the microbloggingsite on the Independence Day.
1) Taj Mahal 2) Lal Quila3) Qutub Minar 4) Charminar5) Jama Masjid, Delhi Ans.) 1
Ques. : 252 The govt has named who among the following as the MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda?
1) PS Jayakumar 2) SS Shirodkar3) Shyam Srinivasan 4) Vishwavir Ahuja5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 253 Who among the following has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of Canara Bank?
1) Romesh Sobti 2) Chitra Ramkrishna3) Naina Lal Kidwai 4) Rakesh Sharma5) Shikha Sharma Ans.) 4
Ques. : 254 Who won the men's singles finals badminton match at the BWF World Championships in Jakarta on 16Aug?
1) Lee Chong Wei 2) Chen Long3) Lin Dan 4) Pablo Abian5) Mathias Boe Ans.) 2
Ques. : 255 PM Narendra Modi, while delivering his second Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the RedFort said that __________ should be our mantra.
1) Startup India, run India 2) Startup India, speed up India3) Startup India, stand up India 4) Startup India, exceed India
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5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 256 Saina Nehwal became the first Indian to enter World Badminton final but settled for a silver on 16 Auglosing to
1) Beatriz Corrales 2) Carolina Marin3) Wang Shixian 4) Ratchanok Intanon5) Li Xuerui Ans.) 2
Ques. : 257 The Standard Life has announced to buy an additional stake of nine per cent in its Indian insuranceventure with which of the following?
1) ICICI Bank 2) Bharti3) Tata 4) HDFC5) SBI Ans.) 4
Ques. : 258 Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on ________. On this day in 1945 Japanhad surrendered to the Allies.
1) 13 Aug 2) 14 Aug3) 15 Aug 4) 16 Aug5) 17 Aug Ans.) 3
Ques. : 259 In his speech on the Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi set a _________ deadline for every villagein India to get electricity.
1) 100day 2) 200day3) 500day 4) 900day5) 1,000day Ans.) 5
Ques. : 260 Santhara (also known as sallekhana), the dietary abstinence that eventually leads to death, is a religiouspractice associated with
1) Jainism 2) Buddhism3) Hinduism 4) Christianity5) Judaism Ans.) 1
Ques. : 261 The govt has announced appointment of MDs and CEOs of public sector lenders. Which of the followingis NOT correct in this regard?
1) Rakesh Sharma – Canara Bank 2) PS Jayakumar – Bank of Baroda3) Kishore Kharat Piraji – IDBI Bank 4) MO Rego – Bank of India5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 262 The Central govt plans capital infusion of Rs 70,000 cr in PSBs till FY19. Which of the following PSBs isgetting the most (Rs 5,531 cr) out of Rs 20,088 cr which will be infused in 13 banks soon?
1) IDBI Bank 2) Bank of India3) State Bank of India 4) Punjab National Bank5) Bank of Baroda Ans.) 3
Ques. : 263 Who won the men’s singles title of Rogers Cup Masters tournament on 16 Aug?
1) Novak Djokovic 2) Andy Murray3) Tomas Berdych 4) Rafael Nadal5) Roger Federer Ans.) 2
Ques. : 264 Swatantra Raj Singh is one of the five veteran coaches recommended for the prestigious DronacharyaAward this year. He coaches
1) wushu 2) kabaddi3) athletics 4) swimming5) boxing Ans.) 5
Ques. : 265 Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board(PESB)?
1) KM Acharya 2) Anshuman Das3) Gauri Kumar 4) Ajit Kumar Seth5) Atul Chaturvedi Ans.) 4
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Ques. : 266 Which of the following states has been declared by the CM of the state as totally digital and the first statein the country to achieve such a distinction?
1) Tripura 2) Karnataka3) Tamil Nadu 4) Kerala5) Goa Ans.) 4
Ques. : 267 Usha Ananthasubramanian has been appointed as the MD and CEO of which of the following publicsector banks?
1) Punjab National Bank 2) Allahabad Bank3) Dena Bank 4) Central Bank of India5) Indian Bank Ans.) 1
Ques. : 268 India and which of the following countries on 13 Aug signed an MoU on technical cooperation in railwaysector?
1) Slovak Republic 2) Hungary3) Austria 4) Slovenia5) Czech Republic Ans.) 1
Ques. : 269 Which of the following has gained the unique distinction of becoming the first district in the country withthe highest number of etoilets (461) in its schools? These are fitted with automatic wash and energy conservationfacility.
1) Nellore 2) Bengaluru3) Chennai 4) Kochi5) Nadia Ans.) 1
Ques. : 270 During PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the UAE, the latter has agreed to increase its investment inIndia to about
1) Rs 2 lakh cr 2) Rs 2.5 lakh cr3) Rs 5 lakh cr 4) Rs 7 lakh cr5) Rs 7.5 lakh cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 271 Five sports coaches have been recommended for the prestigious Dronacharya Award this year. Which ofthe following pairs of coaches and games they are associated with is NOT correct?
1) Nihar Ameen (swimming) 2) Harbans Singh (athletics)3) Anoop Singh Dahiya (wrestling) 4) Naval Singh (paraathletics)5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 272 Who won the women’s singles title of the 2015 Rogers Cup Masters tournament?
1) Caroline Garcia 2) Serena Williams3) Simona Halep 4) Belinda Bencic5) Caroline Wozniacki Ans.) 4
Ques. : 273 Introducing the PSBs revamp plan termed Mission Indradhanush, the govt has announced BBB to beoperational by Apr 2016. The term BBB stands for
1) Bank Board Bureau 2) Basic Bank Bureau3) Broad Bank Board 4) Bank Beholding Bureau5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 274 Which of the following banks has launched an automated locker facility with highend robotic technologyfor the first time in the country?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank3) Axis Bank 4) Yes Bank5) Kotak Mahindra Bank Ans.) 2
Ques. : 275 Which of the following scooter models in India crossed the 1crore sales milestone recently?
1) Hero Pleasure 2) Hero Maestro3) Honda Aviator 4) Honda Activa5) Suzuki Swiss Ans.) 4
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Ques. : 276 Bandhan Bank, which will start operations on 23 Aug, has fixed interest rates. The savings interest rateshave been fixed at ______ for deposits below Rs 1 lakh and ______ for those above Rs 1 lakh.
1) 4 per cent, five per cent 2) 4.25 per cent, five per cent3) 4.5 per cent, 5.5 per cent 4) 5 per cent, six per cent5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 277 If a portion of a banknote is missing or composed of more than two pieces, it’s called
1) scribbled notes 2) stuck note3) charred note 4) mutilated note5) soiled notes Ans.) 4
Ques. : 278 Which of the following banks has launched a mobile wallet app called ‘Buddy’ in collaboration withAccenture and Mastercard recently?
1) SBI 2) PNB3) Axis Bank 4) Federal Bank5) IndusInd Bank Ans.) 1
Ques. : 279 As per the revised draft of FSLRC report released by the finance ministry, the commission has proposeda financial regulatory architecture featuring
1) Public Debt Management Agency 2) Reserve Bank of India3) Financial Redress Agency 4) Resolution Corporation5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 280 Rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on 18 Aug scaled down its projections for India's economicgrowth for 201516 to
1) 7 per cent 2) 7.5 per cent3) 7.3 per cent 4) 7.1 per cent5) 6.9 per cent Ans.) 1
Ques. : 281 Which state has launched Grama Jyothi programme which is aimed at comprehensive development ofrural areas allowing planning and execution of works by villages themselves?
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Telangana3) Chhattisgarh 4) Jharkhand5) Karnataka Ans.) 2
Ques. : 282 Cricketing icon and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar has become a Tiger Ambassador of which of thefollowing states?
1) Telangana 2) Chhattisgarh3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Maharashtra5) West Bengal Ans.) 4
Ques. : 283 Bajrang Kumar, who has been chosen for the prestigious Arjuna award this year, is a
1) shooter 2) boxer3) weightlifter 4) wrestler5) archer Ans.) 4
Ques. : 284 Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the last_______ years recently.
1) 21 2) 243) 28 4) 345) 42 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 285 Which of the following airports in India has become the world’s first airport to operate on solar power?
1) Mangaluru International Airport 2) Cochin International Airport3) Jaipur International Airport 4) Srinagar International Airport5) Indira Gandhi International Airport Ans.) 2
Ques. : 286 Which of the following teams lifted South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U16 title on 18 Aug?
1) Maldives 2) Afghanistan
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3) Sri Lanka 4) India5) Bangladesh Ans.) 5
Ques. : 287 The World Photography Day is observed every year on which of the following days?
1) 11 Aug 2) 15 Aug3) 19 Aug 4) 17 Aug5) 9 Aug Ans.) 3
Ques. : 288 Who among the following has/have been recommended for this year’s Dhyan Chand Award?
1) Romeo James 2) TPP Nair3) SP Misra 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 289 The proposed National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) entity will be headquartered in
1) Mumbai 2) New Delhi3) Bengaluru 4) Hyderabad5) Pune Ans.) 1
Ques. : 290 Who won the women’s doubles title of the 2015 Rogers Cup Masters tournament?
1) Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik 2) Bethanie MattekSands and Lucie Safarova3) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis 4) Renata Voracova and Sania Mirza5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 291 Who among the following is all set to return as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka after the recentParliamentay elections?
1) Chandrika Kumaratunga 2) Maithripala Sirisena3) Ranil Wickremesinghe 4) Mahinda Rajapaksa5) Sarath Fonseka Ans.) 3
Ques. : 292 The Reserve Bank of India has given “inprinciple” approval to 11 applicants to set up payments banks.Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Department of Posts 2) Reliance Industries Ltd3) Tech Mahindra Ltd 4) Vodafone mpesa Ltd5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 293 The RBI’s ‘inprinciple’ approval granted to 11 applicants to set up payment banks will be valid for aperiod of 18 months. The Payment Banks will NOT be allowed to
1) accept demand deposits 2) remit money3) provide Internet banking 4) issue ATM/debit cards5) issue credit cards Ans.) 5
Ques. : 294 Name the novelist who has won the annual James Tait Black Award 2015 for his debut novel “In the Lightof What We Know”.
1) Zia Haider Rahman 2) Imdadul Haq Milon3) Anisul Hoque 4) Humayun Ahmed5) Sunil Gangopadhyaya Ans.) 1
Ques. : 295 The central govt has decided to declare which of the following cities as 'twin national heritage cities,' thefirst instance of such a tag being given?
1) HyderabadSikandrabad 2) HaridwarRishikesh3) GhaziabadFaridabad 4) JaipurJodhpur5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 296 The Australian govt has appointed who among the following cricketers as its inaugural ambassador toIndia on education?
1) Shane Warne 2) Glenn McGrath3) Matthew Hayden 4) Adam Gilchrist5) Ricky Ponting Ans.) 4
Ques. : 297 Who among the following has been named an advocate for UN’s ‘HeForShe’ campaign, the campaign
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on gender equality?
1) Anil Kapoor 2) Salman Khan3) Anupam Kher 4) Amitabh Bachchan5) Akshay Kumar Ans.) 3
Ques. : 298 _________ has been conferred with “Maharashtra Bhushan” award, the state's highest honour.
1) Anant Sadashiv Altekar 2) DP Khambete3) Satish Alekar 4) Babasaheb Purandare5) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Ans.) 4
Ques. : 299 To check black money generation, the govt on 20 Aug approved signing and ratification of the agreementbetween India and _________ for exchange of information with respect to taxes.
1) Morocco 2) Seychelles3) Algeria 4) Mauritania5) Mauritius Ans.) 2
Ques. : 300 Who among the following has been appointed new Chairman and Managing Director of Air India?
1) Rohit Nandan 2) Ashwani Lohani3) Vivek Sahai 4) Vinay Mittal5) Arunendra Kumar Ans.) 2
Ques. : 301 The Payments Banks will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of ________ per individualcustomer.
1) Rs 10,000 2) Rs 25,0003) Rs 50,000 4) Rs 1 lakh5) Rs 1.5 lakh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 302 The RBI on 19 Aug granted payment bank licences to 11 firms. Which of the following is one of the firmswhich got licence?
1) Future Group 2) Videocon d2h3) MG George Muthoot 4) National Securities Depository Ltd5) All the above Ans.) 4
Ques. : 303 _________ actor Paravoor Bharathan, who acted in nearly 300 regional films, died recently.
1) Malayalam 2) Kannada3) Tamil 4) Telugu5) Bengali Ans.) 1
Ques. : 304 India is negotiating a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with the Southern African Customs Union(SACU). Which of the following is NOT a member country of SACU?
1) Namibia 2) Swaziland3) Lesotho 4) South Africa5) Brazil Ans.) 5
Ques. : 305 The ninemember internal committee of the RBI to study and recommend improvements for Urban CoopBanks (UCBs) released its report on 20 Aug. It was headed by
1) R Gandhi 2) Nachiket Mor3) Anand Sinha 4) Urjit Patel5) HR Khan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 306 The RBI’s internal committee on urban cooperative bank (UCB) has recommended that UCBs withbusiness size more than ________ be allowed to convert into universal commercial banks.
1) Rs 5,000 cr 2) Rs 10,000 cr3) Rs 20,000 cr 4) Rs 25,000 cr5) Rs 50,000 cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 307 The govt has launched a first of its kind web portal for the benefit of students seeking Educational Loans.Name the portal.
1) www.vidyadhan.co.in 2) www.vidyalakshmi.co.in
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3) www.vidyabharti.co.in 4) www.vidyakosh.co.in5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 308 Najma Heptulla, the Union Minister for Minority Affairs launched Online Application Management System(OAMS) for Nai Roshni scheme which is aimed at leadership development of
1) minority women 2) tribal women3) schedule caste women 4) rural women5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 309 Which state has launched the Rajiv Gandhi Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement (RISHTA)project, an efficient smart LED based street lighting project?
1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Uttarakhand3) Sikkim 4) Himachal Pradesh5) Tripura Ans.) 4
Ques. : 310 Which of the following state govts on 20 Aug entered into an agreement with Future Group to providemultibrand consumer goods at competitive prices at fair price shops?
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Rajasthan3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Gujarat5) Maharashtra Ans.) 2
Ques. : 311 The govt has announced to sell what per cent stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) through an offer forsale (OFS) on 24 Aug which can fetch about Rs 9,500 cr?
1) 5 per cent 2) 7 per cent3) 8 per cent 4) 10 per cent5) 12 per cent Ans.) 4
Ques. : 312 _________ has become the first country in the world to receive funds from UN for Solar Home Systems.
1) Bangladesh 2) Pakistan3) Myanmar 4) Sri Lanka5) Bhutan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 313 Arthur Morris passed away, recently, who was the former opening batsman and the oldest living Testcricketer of
1) England 2) Australia3) South Africa 4) New Zealand5) West Indies Ans.) 2
Ques. : 314 Which IT firm in India has unveiled three new service lines called Aikido, a combination of three words —Ai, Ki and Do, which in Japanese mean combining, spirit and path/way?
1) Wipro 2) TCS3) Infosys 4) Tech Mahindra5) HCL Ans.) 3
Ques. : 315 NR Varhadpande passed away on 21 Aug. He was an Indologist and an eminent scholar of
1) Hindi 2) Tamil3) Telugu 4) Malayalam5) Sanskrit Ans.) 5
Ques. : 316 The __________ committee on minimum alternate tax (MAT) has recommended to the finance ministrythat the levy shouldn't be imposed for the period preceding Apr 1, 2015.
1) Altamas Kabir 2) HL Dattu3) AP Shah 4) Rajendra Mal Lodha5) Mukul Mudgal Ans.) 3
Ques. : 317 India got its first private bank in 11 years as the Bandhan Bank commenced operations on 23 Aug with501 branches. What is the punch line of the bank?
1) Apna Bhala, Aapki Bhalai 2) Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai3) Banking the Unbanked 4) Khayal Aapka5) None of these Ans.) 2
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Ques. : 318 Who won the Belgian Grand Prix F1 championship on 23 Aug?
1) Kimi Raikkonen 2) Sebastian Vettel3) Nico Rosberg 4) Romain Grosjean5) Lewis Hamilton Ans.) 5
Ques. : 319 Who won the 100m gold at World Championships 2015 held in Beijing on 23 Aug?
1) Su Bingtian 2) Usain Bolt3) Andre de Grassse 4) Trayvon Bromell5) Justin Gatlin Ans.) 2
Ques. : 320 The RBI has issued licences to 11 applicants to set up payment banks. Which of the following is allowedto these banks?
1) Undertaking lending services 2) Opening accounts of non resident Indians3) Accepting deposits above Rs 1 lakh 4) Offering current and savings account deposits5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 321 Who won the men’s singles title of the 2015 Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament?
1) Novak Djokovic 2) Roger Federer3) Tomas Berdych 4) Andy Murray5) Rafael Nadal Ans.) 2
Ques. : 322 __________ has been appointed as chairman of India’s Oscar jury, which will select the country’s officialentry in the best foreign film category of the 88th Academy Awards.
1) Amole Gupte 2) Deepti Naval3) Zarina Wahab 4) Amol Palekar5) Paresh Rawal Ans.) 4
Ques. : 323 India will host the World Hindi Conference after a gap of 32 years in which of the following cities on 1012Sep?
1) Bhopal 2) Jaipur3) Indore 4) New Delhi5) Patna Ans.) 1
Ques. : 324 So far, the govt has sold minority stake in which of the following PSUs this fiscal?
1) PFC 2) REC3) Dredging Corp 4) Indian Oil5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 325 Which of the following teams won the 2015 Pro Kabaddi title on 23 Aug?
1) Bengaluru Bulls 2) U Mumba3) Jaipur Pink Panthers 4) Dabang Delhi5) Bengal Warriors Ans.) 2
Ques. : 326 Chief Minister N Rangasamy launched a scheme to provide free laptops to all students who have passedPlus Two from Govt Higher Secondary Schools in which of the following states/UTs recently?
1) Goa 2) Kerala3) Karnataka 4) Puducherry5) Sikkim Ans.) 4
Ques. : 327 ________ is all set to become the first state in India to launch ‘AgroSolar Policy’ to encourage thefarmers to tap the solar energy.
1) Maharashtra 2) Andhra Pradesh3) Gujarat 4) Tamil Nadu5) Odisha Ans.) 3
Ques. : 328 Who among the following has won the prestigious 2015 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous andEthical Journalism?
1) Sabria Jawhar 2) Mahsa Amrabadi3) Narges Mohammadi 4) Zaina Erhaim
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5) Sameera Aziz Ans.) 4
Ques. : 329 Who won the women’s singles title of the 2015 Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament?
1) Eugenie Bouchard 2) Caroline Wozniacki3) Simona Halep 4) Serena Williams5) Maria Sharapova Ans.) 4
Ques. : 330 _________ has become the first Indian to win Ladies British Amateur Golf Championship.
1) Aditi Ashok 2) Ankita Tiwana3) Sharmila Nicollet 4) Smriti Mehra5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 331 According to the data released by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner on 25 Aug, thepopulation growth rate of India in the decade 20012011 was found to be
1) 24.6 per cent 2) 17.7 per cent3) 16.8 per cent 4) 15.5 per cent5) 8.4 per cent Ans.) 2
Ques. : 332 Who won the women’s 100m gold at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015?
1) ShellyAnn FraserPryce 2) Gelete Burka3) Blessing Okagbare 4) Tori Bowie5) Dafne Schippers Ans.) 1
Ques. : 333 Rana Kapoor has received the RBI approval for his reappointment as MD and CEO of which of thefollowing private banks for 3 years effective from Sep 1, 2015?
1) Bandhan Bank 2) IDFC Bank3) YES Bank 4) Federal Bank5) Kotak Mahindra Bank Ans.) 3
Ques. : 334 The govt on 25 Aug launched a health service called SEHAT. The term SEHAT stands for
1) Social Enterprise for Health And Treatment 2) Social Entity for Health And Telemedicine3) Social Endeavour for Health And Treatment 4) Social Endeavour for Health And Telemedicine5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 335 Retired judge ML Tahaliyani was on 24 Aug sworn in as the new Lokayukta of which of the followingstates?
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Delhi3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 336 The govt on 25 Aug launched a health service called SEHAT along with ___________ to providehealthcare access to citizens irrespective of geographical location connecting Common Service Centres (CSCs)?
1) Sahara Hospital 2) Max Healthcare3) Surya Clinic 4) Dr Reddy’s Laboratories5) Apollo Hospitals Ans.) 5
Ques. : 337 Who among the following are the winners of the men’s doubles title of 2015 Cincinnati Masters tennistournament, the oldest tennis tournament in the US?
1) Marcin Matkowski and Nenad Zimonjic 2) Daniel Nestor and Edouard RogerVasselin3) Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock 4) Stan Wawrinka and Leander Paes5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 338 India and _______ on 24 Aug agreed on a joint financial commitment of up to AUS$ one mn and signedan MoU to strengthen existing partnerships in higher education and research.
1) UK 2) Sweden3) Norway 4) Germany5) Australia Ans.) 5
Ques. : 339 The birth centenary celebrations of Rani Gaidinliu were held by the central govt recently. She was alegendary freedom fighter from
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1) Assam 2) Nagaland3) Tripura 4) Kerala5) Puducherry Ans.) 2
Ques. : 340 The Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) purchased nearly 90 per cent of Indian Oil shares sold on 24 Aug,which helped the govt get about ________ from the stake sale.
1) Rs 7,979 cr 2) Rs 8,937 cr3) Rs 9,379 cr 4) Rs 9,793 cr5) Rs 9,973 cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 341 According to the data released by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner on 25 Aug, thepopulation growth rate of which of the following religions was highest (24.6 per cent) in the decade 20012011?
1) Buddhist 2) Sikh3) Christian 4) Hindus5) Muslim Ans.) 5
Ques. : 342 The Internet giant Google has paired up with ________ to launch an initiative named “Internet Saathi” toprovide rural women in India with internet literacy.
1) Tata Trusts 2) Reliance Foundation3) Janani 4) Pride India5) SBI Foundation Ans.) 1
Ques. : 343 China's central bank cut interest rates and lowered the amount of reserves banks must hold recently.What is the currency of China?
1) Dong 2) Baht3) Ringgit 4) Renminbi5) Tugrik Ans.) 4
Ques. : 344 Which of the following PSBs will issue equity shares on preferential basis to the govt for capital infusionof Rs 5,393 cr as a total of Rs 20,088 cr is being infused in 13 PSBs?
1) Canara Bank 2) Bank of Baroda3) IDBI 4) PNB5) SBI Ans.) 5
Ques. : 345 The 70th anniversary of the La Tomatina festival, which is celebrated on the last Wednesday of the monthof Aug every year, was celebrated recently in
1) Italy 2) France3) Germany 4) Spain5) Turkey Ans.) 4
Ques. : 346 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director General of the Council of Scientificand Industrial Research (CSIR)?
1) MO Garg 2) Samir K Brahmachari3) Girish Sahni 4) T Ramasami5) Samir Brahmachari Ans.) 3
Ques. : 347 India will implement the Sendai framework 20152030 in letter and spirit said the Union Minister of Statefor Home Kiren Rijiju recently. The Sendai framework is associated with
1) elimination of child labour 2) reducing malnutrition among children3) disaster risk reduction 4) green house gas emission cut5) making world nuclear weapon free Ans.) 3
Ques. : 348 The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2015 has been given to
1) Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) 2) Coal India Limited (CIL)3) Haryana State Police 4) Sports Coaching Foundation (SCF)5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 349 James Alix Michel, who visited India from 2527 Aug, is the present President of which of the followingcountries?
1) Seychelles 2) Mauritius
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3) Mongolia 4) Hungary5) Suriname Ans.) 1
Ques. : 350 The Isro is set to launch GSAT6 on 27 Aug. This is India’s latest
1) communication satellite 2) educational satellite3) meteorological satellite 4) military satellite5) nanosatellite Ans.) 1
Ques. : 351 India on 26 Aug signed an information exchange agreement with Seychelles on tax matters. Suchagreements have already been signed with which of the following by India so far?
1) Bahamas 2) Bermuda3) Gibraltar 4) Cayman Islands5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 352 The Centre has allowed road developers to completely exit BOT projects two years after completion andinvest the funds for certain purposes. The term BOT stands for
1) BuildOrganiseTransfer 2) BuildOperateTerminate3) BuildOperateTransfer 4) BearOperateTransfer5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 353 __________ has launched the country’s first Mortgage Guaranteebacked home loans for firsttimeborrowers in the affordable housing segment.
1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank3) SBI 4) Federal Bank5) Bandhan Bank Ans.) 1
Ques. : 354 Who among the following has become a new goodwill ambassador for the UN Fund for Children?
1) Roger Federer 2) Novak Djokovic3) Andy Murray 4) Saina Nehwal5) Martina Hingis Ans.) 2
Ques. : 355 The government on 27 Aug released a list of 98 cities which are to be developed as smart cities. Whichstate leads in number of smart cities?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Uttar Pradesh3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Gujarat5) Karnataka Ans.) 2
Ques. : 356 Which of the following is/are missing from the list of 24 state capitals included in 98 cities to be developedas smart cities?
1) Bengaluru 2) Kolkata3) Patna 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 357 The govt has given a 4 months extension (up to 31 Dec 2015) to the 7th Central Pay Commission. Thechairman of the 7th Central Pay Commission is
1) Meena Agarwal 2) Ratin Roy3) Vivek Rae 4) Ashok Kumar Mathur5) BN Srikrishna Ans.) 4
Ques. : 358 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed an agreement on 27 Aug to locate the firstinternationallycontrolled bank of lowenriched uranium in
1) Kazakhstan 2) Ukraine3) Belarus 4) Mongolia5) Tajikistan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 359 Vikas Gowda is associated with which of the following games?
1) Archery 2) Shooting3) Discus throw 4) Pole vault5) Boxing Ans.) 3
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Ques. : 360 Who among the following cricketers has been elected president of cricket statisticians body ACSSI?
1) Ajit Wadekar 2) Ravi Shastri3) Sunil Gavaskar 4) Kapil Dev5) Dilip Vengsarkar Ans.) 5
Ques. : 361 The book titled “To The Brink And Back: India’s 1991 Story” has been authored by who among thefollowing?
1) Jairam Ramesh 2) Yashwant Sinha3) Manmohan Singh 4) P Chidambaram5) Jayanthi Natarajan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 362 MM Kalburgi, who was killed on 30 Aug at his residence, was a rationalist and an eminent scholar of
1) Kannada 2) Tamil3) Telugu 4) Malayalam5) Sanskrit Ans.) 1
Ques. : 363 Name the noted Indian agriculture scientist who has been awarded the first Sunhak Peace Prize, billedas an alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize. He shares the award with the President of Kiribati Islands, Anote Tong.
1) Modadugu Vijay Gupta 2) R Paul Singh3) Surinder K Vasal 4) Sanjaya Rajaram5) BR Barwale Ans.) 1
Ques. : 364 OP Jaisha set a new marathon national record at World Athletics Championships and ensured the 2016Rio Olympics spot. The biennial World Athletics Championships 2015 was held in
1) Tokyo 2) Seoul3) Beijing 4) Jakarta5) Manila Ans.) 3
Ques. : 365 Which of the following teams won 2015 Guru Tegh Bahadur Hockey title after 7 years recently?
1) Army XI 2) Air India3) Indian Oil 4) BPCL5) Western Railway Ans.) 2
Ques. : 366 The “Call To Action Summit 2015” on ending preventable child and maternal deaths was held on 2728Aug in
1) Kathmandu 2) Colombo3) Dhaka 4) New Delhi5) Thimphu Ans.) 4
Ques. : 367 India gifted the Indian Coast Guard Ship “Varaha” to which of the following countries recently?
1) Seychelles 2) Mauritius3) Myanmar 4) Sri Lanka5) Bangladesh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 368 The central govt has identified ________ cities and towns across nine states under the ambitious‘Housing For All’ project aimed at providing 2 cr houses in urban areas by 2022.
1) 98 2) 1083) 245 4) 2755) 305 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 369 The govt has fixed health goals to be achieved over the next 15 years. Under the new goals, the maternalmortality rate is to be reduced to ______ per 1000 live births.
1) 150 2) 1003) 70 4) 505) 25 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 370 The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on _________ every year in honour of Indian hockeylegend Dhyan Chand on his birthday.
1) 27 Aug 2) 29 Aug
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3) 30 Aug 4) 31 Aug5) 1 Sep Ans.) 2
Ques. : 371 Name the Indian wrestler who on 30 Aug won gold medal in the 50 kg freestyle category at the WorldCadet Championship held in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
1) Ravinder Singh 2) Bajrang3) Yogeshwar Dutt 4) Anil5) Sushil Kumar Ans.) 4
Ques. : 372 The govt has announced the list of 98 cities from different states to be developed as smart cities ingradual manner. Which of the following is NOT correct in this respect?
1) Andhra Pradesh – Tirupati 2) Arunachal Pradesh – Pasighat3) Bihar – Biharsharif 4) Gujarat – Rajkot5) Madhya Pradesh – Vidisha Ans.) 5
Ques. : 373 The Reserve Bank has withdrawn the instructions on compensation to banks for detecting counterfeitnotes. The compensation was being paid at _________ of the notional value of counterfeit notes detected.
1) 5 per cent 2) 10 per cent3) 15 per cent 4) 20 per cent5) 25 per cent Ans.) 5
Ques. : 374 Which of the following countries topped the medal tally at the 2015 IAAF World Championships whichconcluded in Beijing on 30 Aug?
1) Ethiopia 2) Kenya3) China 4) US5) Jamaica Ans.) 2
Ques. : 375 Which of the following banks has launched “IndPay” mobile app through which customers can operatetheir banking accounts anytime and anywhere?
1) Indian Bank 2) Bank of India3) IndusInd Bank 4) IDBI Bank5) Bandhan Bank Ans.) 1
Ques. : 376 The govt on 30 Aug launched a scheme for online release of new LPG connections for the consumers.The scheme has been named
1) SAHAJ 2) SARAL3) SUGAM 4) PAHAL5) TATKAL Ans.) 1
Ques. : 377 According to a report released by the Department of Economic Affairs, India’s external debt increased by6.6 per cent to _________ in 201415.
1) USD 384.7 bn 2) USD 391.1 bn3) USD 446.3 bn 4) USD 475.8 bn5) USD 545.6 bn Ans.) 4
Ques. : 378 As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on 31 Aug, India remained the fastestgrowing major economy of the world for a second straight quarter, with GDP growing at _______ during AprJun 2015.
1) 7.5 per cent 2) 7 per cent3) 6.8 per cent 4) 6.7 per cent5) 6.5 per cent Ans.) 2
Ques. : 379 Which of the following countries completed the tunneling and tracklaying for the 35mile NEAT GotthardBase Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world, recently?
1) Japan 2) France3) Switzerland 4) China5) Germany Ans.) 3
Ques. : 380 Name the mountaineer who has been honoured with the 2015 Tenzing Norgay national adventureaward by President Pranab Mukherjee.
1) Arjun Vajpai 2) Narendra Kumar
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3) Jot Singh 4) DK Khullar5) Lovraj Singh Dharamshaktu Ans.) 3
Ques. : 381 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 31 Aug designated India’s top two banks by assets as DomesticSystemically Important Banks (DSIBs). These two banks are
1) SBI and PNB 2) SBI and BOB3) SBI and HDFC Bank 4) SBI and ICICI Bank5) SBI and Canara Bank Ans.) 4
Ques. : 382 Who among the following is the new Union Finance Secretary?
1) Ratan P Watal 2) Rajiv Takru3) Anjuly Chib Duggal 4) Hasmukh Adhia5) Shaktikanta Das Ans.) 1
Ques. : 383 The Union govt, recently, released a sum of ________ to Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 asits contribution for the year 201516.
1) Rs 1,000 cr 2) Rs 1,500 cr3) Rs 2,000 cr 4) Rs 2,500 cr5) Rs 2,800 cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 384 The US President Barack Obama has renamed which of the following mountains in North America asDenali?
1) Mount Saint Elias 2) Mount Foraker3) Mount Blackburn 4) Mount Whitney5) Mount McKinley Ans.) 5
Ques. : 385 Which state govts on 31 Aug inaugurated the One Stop Centre, known as “Sakhi”, which will play a rolein helping the women in distress?
1) Chhattisgarh 2) Haryana3) Punjab 4) Odisha5) Maharashtra Ans.) 2
Ques. : 386 The visiting Indian team won the threematch Test series against Sri Lanka 21 on 1 Sep. Which of thefollowing is NOT correct in this regard?
1) This is India's first Test series victory on SriLankan soil in 22 years. 2) It was new captain Virat Kohli’s first series win.
3) R Ashwin declared Man of the Series. 4) Cheteshwar Pujara named man of the match forhis 145 (not out) in the third Test.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 387 As announced by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 1 Sep, foreign institutional investors and foreignportfolio investors will be exempted from MAT on transactions prior to
1) Apr 1, 2014 2) Sep 1, 20143) Dec 1, 2014 4) Jan 1, 20155) Apr 1, 2015 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 388 Who among the following has been appointed the new Union Home Secretary?
1) Anil Goswami 2) Rajiv Mehrishi3) Sunil Arora 4) Tuk Tuk Kumar5) LC Goyal Ans.) 2
Ques. : 389 Indian women’s hockey team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after a gap of 36 years. Who is thepresent captain of women’s hockey team?
1) Mamta Kharab 2) Ritu Rani3) Vandana Kataria 4) Rani Rampal5) Sushila Chanu Ans.) 2
Ques. : 390 ___________ has taken over as the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
1) RP Singh 2) Vijay Chhibber3) Raghav Chandra 4) Rajinder Khanna
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5) Pradeep Kumar Sinha Ans.) 3
Ques. : 391 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) uses GVA to give its projections nowadays. What is the expanded formof the term GVA?
1) Gross Volume Added 2) Gross Value Accrued3) Gross Value Added 4) General Value Addition5) Goods Value Addition Ans.) 3
Ques. : 392 After releasing Rs 100 notes, the RBI would soon start issuing Rs 1,000 notes with enhanced securityfeatures. The RBI is empowered to issue banknotes of denomination up to
1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 2,0003) Rs 5,000 4) Rs 10,0005) Rs 20,000 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 393 The RBI has issued draft guidelines for a uniform method by which banks have to arrive at base rate.What is base rate?
1) The minimum rate set by the RBI below whichbanks are not allowed to lend.
2) The maximum rate set by the RBI above whichbanks are not allowed to lend.
3) The minimum rate below which the RBI cannotlend to banks.
4) The maximum rate above which the RBI cannotlend to banks.
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 394 The sports ministry on 31 Aug recognized which of the following as a sports discipline and placed it in the‘priority’ category?
1) Yoga 2) Kho kho3) Carrom 4) Tight rope walking5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 395 Which of the following African cities has been selected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games?An African city will host the games for the first time.
1) Harare, Zimbabwe 2) Durban, South Africa3) Gaborone, Botswana 4) Windhoek, Namibia5) Lobamba, Swaziland Ans.) 2
Ques. : 396 India has won the top UNESCO prize ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the remarkable conservation effortsof the majestic Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple situated in the state of
1) Kerala 2) Karnataka3) Tamil Nadu 4) Maharashtra5) Odisha Ans.) 1
Ques. : 397 The next Commonwealth Games will be held in _________ in 2018.
1) Australia 2) England3) India 4) Malaysia5) Canada Ans.) 1
Ques. : 398 AK Jha has been appointed as interim CMD of which of the following PSUs?
1) IOC 2) Coal India3) BSNL 4) BHEL5) NTPC Ans.) 5
Ques. : 399 The NASA and USAID have launched a joint project to strengthen environmental monitoring in SoutheastAsian region. Named as SERVIRMekong, it will be situated in
1) Manila, Philippines 2) Jakarta, Indonesia3) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4) Bangkok, Thailand5) Hanoi, Vietnam Ans.) 4
Ques. : 400 Which of the following cities has been officially selected as the US bid candidate for 2024 SummerOlympic Games?
1) Chicago 2) San Francisco3) Los Angeles 4) Las Vegas
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5) Austin Ans.) 3
Ques. : 401 India will launch a second multispectral remote sensing satellite LAPAN A2/Orari of which of thefollowing countries? The LAPAN A1/Tubsat was also launched in India in 2007.
1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia3) Philippines 4) Thailand5) Vietnam Ans.) 2
Ques. : 402 The govt has canceled the FCRA licence of the NGO Greenpeace India. What does the term FCRA standfor?
1) Foreign Contribution Regulations Act 2) Foreign Company Regulations Act3) Foreign Cooperation Regulations Act 4) Foreign Coordination Regulations Act5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 403 The ONGC Videsh has acquired 15% stake in Vankor field which is the second largest field byproduction of
1) Kazakhstan 2) Turkmenistan3) Tajikistan 4) Russia5) Uzbekistan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 404 Which of the following states on 3 Sep bagged the Skoch OrderofMerit national award for implementingegovernance initiatives in the state?
1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Telangana5) Haryana Ans.) 5
Ques. : 405 The Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation ________ coins to commemorate goldenjubilee of IndoPak War 1965.
1) Rs 1 2) Rs 23) Rs 5 4) Rs 505) Rs 65 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 406 ___________ city would soon be declared as the first total HIV/AIDS literate district in the country. The“Jyothirgamaya” project helped the city achieved the feat.
1) Thrissur 2) Kochi3) Ernakulam 4) Palakkad5) Kollam Ans.) 4
Ques. : 407 Vassiliki Thanou was sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of which of the following countriesrecently? The Supreme Court appointed her as the head of a caretaker govt until next snap election.
1) Thailand 2) Greece3) Egypt 4) Turkey5) Spain Ans.) 2
Ques. : 408 The Teachers’ Day is observed in India on 5 Sep. On this day, PM Narendra Modi released thecommemorative coins of Rs 125 & Rs 10 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of
1) Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 2) Vallabhbhai Patel3) Lal Bahadur Shastri 4) Zakir Husain5) Rajendra Prasad Ans.) 1
Ques. : 409 The ICICI Lombard General Insurance has tied up with Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB) for sale of itsproducts. The private sector bank CSB is headquartered at
1) Thrissur, Kerala 2) Chennai, Tamil Nadu3) Nadia, West Bengal 4) Cuttack, Odisha5) Pune, Maharashtra Ans.) 1
Ques. : 410 The __________ state govt has renamed the Wheeler Island in Bhadrak district as Abdul Kalam Island.
1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Telangana5) Odisha Ans.) 5
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Ques. : 411 Who won the Italian Grand Prix F1 championship on 6 Sep?
1) Lewis Hamilton 2) Sebastian Vettel3) Felipe Massa 4) Valtteri Bottas5) Kimi Raikkonen Ans.) 1
Ques. : 412 Name the author who has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal to bepresented by the US President Barack Obama.
1) Anita Desai 2) Amitav Ghosh3) Kiran Desai 4) Arundhati Roy5) Jhumpa Lahiri Ans.) 5
Ques. : 413 Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who died at 75 recently, was verified by the Guinness Book of Records as theworld’s
1) shortest man 2) tallest man3) heaviest man 4) lightest man5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 414 The G20 and OECD has announced new corporate governance principles for listed companies andregulators in all member countries. OECD is headquartered in
1) New York 2) Manila3) Tokyo 4) Paris5) London Ans.) 4
Ques. : 415 The book titled “Combating Hunger and Achieving Food Security” has been authored by who among thefollowing?
1) Jayant Narlikar 2) CNR Rao3) Anil Kakodkar 4) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar5) MS Swaminathan Ans.) 5
Ques. : 416 Which of the following states has decided to provide training to over 50,000 employees as part of its KeyResult Area (KRA) programme to enhance their performance?
1) Gujarat 2) Madhya Pradesh3) Odisha 4) Uttar Pradesh5) Maharashtra Ans.) 5
Ques. : 417 The G20 has launched W20 grouping having 20 women leaders from member nations. The newgrouping will host its first summit in Oct in
1) Rome, Italy 2) New Delhi, India3) Istanbul, Turkey 4) Buenos Aires, Argentina5) Shanghai, China Ans.) 3
Ques. : 418 The veteran allrounder Shane Watson announced on 6 Sep his retirement from Test cricket. He playedfor
1) England 2) Australia3) South Africa 4) New Zealand5) West Indies Ans.) 2
Ques. : 419 In India 5 Sep is observed as National Teachers Day while the World Teachers day is celebrated on
1) 5 Oct 2) 5 Nov3) 5 Dec 4) 5 Jan5) 5 Mar Ans.) 1
Ques. : 420 Aadesh Shrivastava, who died of cancer on 5 Sep, was a popular
1) music composer and singer 2) author3) bollywood actor 4) director and producer5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 421 The retirement fund body EPFO is likely to increase the maximum amount assured under its Employees'Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) to
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1) Rs 3.5 lakh 2) Rs 4 lakh3) Rs 4.5 lakh 4) Rs 5 lakh5) Rs 5.5 lakh Ans.) 5
Ques. : 422 Name the communication satellite of India (launched on 27 Aug) which was on 6 Sep successfullypositioned in its orbital slot.
1) IRNSS1C 2) GAAT 103) GSAT 12 4) GSAT 65) GSLVD6 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 423 The G20 has launched W20 grouping having 20 women leaders from member nations. Who among thefollowing is the newly appointed president of the W20 grouping?
1) Gulden Turktan 2) Lakshmi Puri3) Arancha Gonzalez 4) Angel Gurria5) Zhanna Nemtsova Ans.) 1
Ques. : 424 The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for global economic and financial cooperation. Which ofthe following is NOT a member of the G20 grouping?
1) Argentina 2) Malaysia3) Russia 4) Saudi Arabia5) European Union Ans.) 2
Ques. : 425 The central govt on 5 Sep announced the implementation of the long delayed One Rank One Pension(OROP) for exservicemen. The scheme will be effective from
1) Jan 1, 2014 2) Apr 1, 20143) Jul 1, 2014 4) Dec 1, 20145) Apr 1, 2015 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 426 The fourth World Conference of speakers of Parliament was held from 31 Aug to 2 Sep, 2015 at UnitedNations Headquarters in
1) Washington DC 2) Paris3) New York 4) London5) Geneva Ans.) 3
Ques. : 427 Vikas Krishan, who bagged a silver medal in Asian Championships on 5 Sep, is an Indian
1) boxer 2) archer3) shooter 4) weightlifter5) wrestler Ans.) 1
Ques. : 428 Which of the following state govts has rechristened its egovernance architecture as “ePragati”?
1) Kerala 2) Karnataka3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Telangana5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 3
Ques. : 429 Pakistan conducted “Shaheen (Eagle)4” joint air drill with which of the following countries starting 6Sep?
1) Turkey 2) UAE3) Russia 4) China5) Saudi Arabia Ans.) 4
Ques. : 430 The DRDO has appointed who among the following as the Director General Electronics &Communications Systems (ECS), first woman in the role?
1) J Manjula 2) Tessy Thomas3) Mangala Narlikar 4) Charusita Chakravarty5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 431 The World Economic Forum has released the first ever “Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2015”(for 112 nations) based on seven pillars. Which of the following is NOT one of these seven pillars?
1) Fiscal transfers 2) Basic services
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3) Corruption 4) Crime against women5) Asset building Ans.) 4
Ques. : 432 The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a nonprofit organization based in
1) Geneva, Switzerland 2) New York, US3) Paris, France 4) Seoul, South Korea5) Manila, Philippines Ans.) 1
Ques. : 433 Seven Indians feature in the Forbes Asia’s 9th list of philanthropists in the AsiaPacific region. Whoamong the following is NOT one of them?
1) Sunny Varkey 2) Rohan Murthy3) SD Shibulal 4) Nandan Nilekani5) Anand Mahindra Ans.) 5
Ques. : 434 The sixth edition of the joint military training exercise, ‘EKUVRIN 2015’ was held in Kerala starting 31Aug between the Indian Army and the armed forces of
1) Sri Lanka 2) Maldives3) Nepal 4) Singapore5) Thailand Ans.) 2
Ques. : 435 Who among the following has been appointed as the fulltime member of NITI Aayog by the govtrecently?
1) MS Swaminathan 2) Ramesh Chand3) Chandi Prasad Bhatt 4) Sanjaya Rajaram5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 436 The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced the launch of nationwide epaymentliteracy workshop. Who among the following is the present chairman of the NPCI?
1) Jyotsna Suri 2) Sidharth Birla3) Sumit Mazumder 4) M Balachandran5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 437 Apurvi Chandela, who bagged a silver medal at the World Cup Final on 5 Sep, is a
1) squash player 2) shooter3) archer 4) boxer5) discus thrower Ans.) 2
Ques. : 438 The central govt on 8 Sep set a target of achieving 100 per cent literacy in villages adopted under theSansad Adarsh Gram Yojana by
1) Dec 2015 2) Mar 20163) Apr 2016 4) Sep 20165) Dec 2016 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 439 Which of the following telecom service providers has announced to provide minimum 2 Mbps speed to itslandline broadband users starting 1 Oct 2015?
1) Airtel 2) Reliance Communications3) BSNL 4) Hathway broadband5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 440 The International Literacy Day is observed on which of the following days?
1) 5 Sep 2) 8 Sep3) 9 Sep 4) 10 Sep5) 14 Sep Ans.) 2
Ques. : 441 As announced by the World Federation of Exchanges (WEF), recently, which of the following stockexchanges in the world has the highest number of listed companies as of now?
1) Shanghai stock exchange 2) National Stock Exchange3) Bombay Stock Exchange 4) NASDAQ Stock Market5) New York Stock Exchange Ans.) 3
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Ques. : 442 India and Belarus have set trade target of $1 bn by 2018. The capital city of Belarus is
1) Warsaw 2) Riga3) Vilnius 4) Minsk5) Copenhagen Ans.) 4
Ques. : 443 The European lender ABN Amro has applied to the RBI to set up a wholly owned subsidiary (WoS) inIndia. The bank is headquartered at
1) Amsterdam, Netherlands 2) London, UK3) Rome, Italy 4) Paris, France5) Frankfurt, Germany Ans.) 1
Ques. : 444 The US Department of Labor in its investigation found no violation into alleged visa abuse by which ofthe following two Indian IT firms recently?
1) Infosys, Wipro 2) Wipro, TCS3) Infosys, HCL 4) HCL, TCS5) Infosys, TCS Ans.) 5
Ques. : 445 Which of the following states passed a Bill on 7 Sep, fixing the minimum educational qualification forelections to the Panchayati Raj institutions?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Karnataka3) Kerala 4) Tripura5) Haryana Ans.) 5
Ques. : 446 Deepak Lather, who won gold medal in the fifth Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa, is an Indian
1) weightlifter 2) wrestler3) shooter 4) boxer5) sprinter Ans.) 1
Ques. : 447 What is the total number of member countries of the United Nations (UN), each of whom is a member ofthe United Nations General Assembly also?
1) 97 2) 1163) 173 4) 1935) 203 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 448 Joe Kaeser has announced that his company will further invest 1 billion euros in India. He is the presentCEO of
1) Daimler Chrysler 2) Siemens AG3) Bosch Group 4) Henkel5) Bayer Ans.) 2
Ques. : 449 The Spices Board plans to open signature outlets in foreign markets under brand names ‘Spices India’and ‘Flavourit.’ Who is the present chairman of the Spices Board?
1) Siraj Hussain 2) Sanjeev Balyan3) A Jayathilak 4) MGVK Bhanu5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 450 Who won the NSCI Open squash title in the women’s category in Mumbai recently?
1) Habiba Mohamed 2) Joshana Chinappa3) Laura Massaro 4) Anaka Alankamony5) Dipika Pallikal Ans.) 2
Ques. : 451 Who among the following is the UK’s longestreigning monarch?
1) Edward VIII 2) George VI3) Victoria 4) Elizabeth II5) George IV Ans.) 4
Ques. : 452 India has signed a pact for repatriation of each other’s wanted prisoners and cooperate in all criminalmatters, including gathering evidence with which country recently?
1) Maldives 2) Sri Lanka
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3) Afghanistan 4) Indonesia5) Malaysia Ans.) 4
Ques. : 453 The union cabinet has approved constitution of the new Law Commission of India for three years,effective from 1 Sep 2015. It will be the _____ Law Commission of India.
1) 19th 2) 20th3) 21st 4) 22nd5) 23rd Ans.) 3
Ques. : 454 The Union Cabinet has permitted what per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic routefor white label ATM operations?
1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent3) 51 per cent 4) 74 per cent5) 100 per cent Ans.) 5
Ques. : 455 Name the golfer who has become the first Indian to qualify for the prestigious President’s Cup team.
1) Anirban Lahiri 2) Jyoti Randhawa3) Shiv Chawrasia 4) Gaganjeet Bhullar5) Shiv Kapur Ans.) 1
Ques. : 456 Who won the NSCI Open squash title in the men’s category in Mumbai recently?
1) Mazen Gamal 2) Ben Coleman3) Karim El Hammamy 4) Mahesh Mangaonkar5) Adrian Waller Ans.) 5
Ques. : 457 The “Himalaya Diwas” is observed by which of the following states on 9 Sep?
1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Arunachal Pradesh3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Uttarakhand5) Jammu and Kashmir Ans.) 4
Ques. : 458 The Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 was awarded to ISRO recently. Who among the following is the presentchairman of the Indian space agency?
1) Tapan Misra 2) Mylswamy Annadurai3) Shailesh Nayak 4) K Radhakrishnan5) AS Kiran Kumar Ans.) 5
Ques. : 459 The World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year on
1) 8 Sep 2) 9 Sep3) 10 Sep 4) 11 Sep5) 12 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 460 Name the Indianorigin professional who has been named the new CEO of the prestigious US GreenBuilding Council (USGBC), a nonprofit organisation.
1) Dipak Jain 2) Mahesh Ramanujam3) Rakesh Khurana 4) Nitin Nohria5) Mohanbir Sawhney Ans.) 2
Ques. : 461 The credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit rating of which of the followingdeveloping economies to junk grade on 9 Sep?
1) Indonesia 2) India3) Malaysia 4) Brazil5) China Ans.) 4
Ques. : 462 The ExportImport Bank of India is planning a special purpose vehicle model for ship financing. Whoamong the following is the present chairman of the Mumbaiheadquartered bank?
1) Amitabh Kant 2) Sujata Mehta3) Rita Teaotia 4) Alok Tandon5) Yaduvendra Mathur Ans.) 5
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Ques. : 463 Which of the following automakers in India launched its new compact SUV named TUV 3OO recently?
1) Mahindra & Mahindra 2) Tata Motors3) Hyundai Motors 4) Honda Motors5) General Motors Ans.) 1
Ques. : 464 As announced by the Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, the state has received investmentintentions worth about __________ from the investors at Mumbai Conclave recently.
1) Rs 10,000 cr 2) Rs 18,000 cr3) Rs 23,000 cr 4) Rs 33,000 cr5) Rs 37,000 cr Ans.) 4
Ques. : 465 The govt has nominated who among the following on the board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with effectfrom 3 Sep?
1) Rajiv Mehrishi 2) Hasmukh Adhia3) Anjuly Chib Duggal 4) KM Chandrasekhar5) Ajit Seth Ans.) 3
Ques. : 466 Tamil Nadu govt organised a Global Investors Meet in the state recently during which it attractedinvestments of about
1) Rs 1 lakh cr 2) Rs 1.5 lakh cr3) Rs 2 lakh cr 4) Rs 2.5 lakh cr5) Rs 3 lakh cr Ans.) 4
Ques. : 467 The Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned INS Vajrakosh, the latest Indian Navyestablishment which will handle missiles and ammunition at Karwar in the state of
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Kerala3) Karnataka 4) Andhra Pradesh5) Goa Ans.) 3
Ques. : 468 ___________ was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) for 201516 at the bureau’s 67th Annual General Meeting recently.
1) CVL Srinivas 2) Srinivasan K Swamy3) Madhukar Kamath 4) I Venkat5) Shashidhar Sinha Ans.) 5
Ques. : 469 Which of the following pairs won the mixed doubles title of the 2015 US Open tennis tournament?
1) Martina Hingis and Leander Paes 2) Bethanie MattekSands and Sam Querrey3) Andrea Hlavackova and Lukasz Kubot 4) Rohan Bopanna and YungJan Chan5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 470 Rakesh Sharma has taken over as Managing Director and CEO of Canara Bank which is headquarteredat
1) Bengaluru 2) Kolkata3) Mysuru 4) Chennai5) Hyderabad Ans.) 1
Ques. : 471 The mobile banking app “LIME” was launched by which of the following banks recently? It will work forboth account and nonaccount holders to shop, pay and transfer money.
1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank3) State Bank of India 4) Axis Bank5) Federal Bank Ans.) 4
Ques. : 472 The US based Hindi Sangam Foundation has announced to organise the Third International HindiConference in
1) New Jersey 2) New York3) Washington 4) Las Vegas5) Los Angeles Ans.) 1
Ques. : 473 Floyd Mayweather announced retirement after equaling the record of 49 straight wins recently. He is anAmerican professional
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1) boxer 2) golfer3) squash player 4) wrestler5) table tennis player Ans.) 1
Ques. : 474 Which of the following pairs won the women’s doubles title at the 2015 US Open tennis tournament?
1) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis 2) Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova3) AnnaLena Groenefeld and Coco Vandeweghe 4) Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta5) YungJan Chan and HaoChing Chan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 475 The winner of the women’s singles title of the 2015 US Open tennis tournament is
1) Serena Williams 2) Venus Williams3) Flavia Pennetta 4) Roberta Vinci5) Maria Sharapova Ans.) 3
Ques. : 476 The central govt has notified 56,827 km of Western Ghats across six states as ecologically sensitive area.These six states do not include
1) Karnataka 2) Maharashtra3) Kerala 4) Andhra Pradesh5) Goa Ans.) 4
Ques. : 477 The Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) offers everything that retired investors need. What is theupper limit for investment is the SCSS scheme?
1) Rs 5 lakh 2) Rs 10 lakh3) Rs 15 lakh 4) Rs 20 lakh5) Rs 25 lakh Ans.) 3
Ques. : 478 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s party was voted back to power in which of the following countriesrecently?
1) Thailand 2) Singapore3) Philippines 4) Vietnam5) Myanmar Ans.) 2
Ques. : 479 _________ won US Open 2015 men’s singles final defeating Roger Federer recently.
1) Rafael Nadal 2) Andy Murray3) Stan Wawrinka 4) Novak Djokovic5) John Isner Ans.) 4
Ques. : 480 The Inaugural bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia named “AUSINDEX15”commenced off the coast of _________ recently.
1) Mumbai 2) Port Blair3) Kochi 4) Kandla5) Visakhapatnam Ans.) 5
Ques. : 481 The Hindi Diwas is observed on which of the following days annually? The Constituent Assembly of Indiahad adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India on this day in 1949.
1) 6 Sep 2) 8 Sep3) 12 Sep 4) 14 Sep5) 16 Sep Ans.) 4
Ques. : 482 Which of the following states has bagged the top slot in World Bank’s ease of doing business indexreleased recently?
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Chhattisgarh3) Jharkhand 4) Andhra Pradesh5) Gujarat Ans.) 5
Ques. : 483 Tony Abbott has been ousted as the Prime Minister in internal party voting in which of the followingcountries recently?
1) New Zealand 2) Australia3) England 4) Canada
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5) Spain Ans.) 2
Ques. : 484 Who among the following has been ranked on top in the list of most powerful women in Asia Pacificprepared by the global magazine Fortune?
1) Arundhati Bhattacharya 2) Naina Lal Kidwai3) Shikha Sharma 4) Chanda Kochhar5) Kiran MazumdarShaw Ans.) 4
Ques. : 485 Which of the following pairs won the men’s doubles title of the 2015 US Open?
1) Jamie Murray and John Peers 2) PierreHugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut3) Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey 4) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 486 Name the Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister of India who has been conferred with the 2015 SilverMedal from the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), London.
1) Avinash Chander 2) Selvin Christopher3) AS Kiran Kumar 4) G Satheesh Reddy5) Tessy Thomas Ans.) 4
Ques. : 487 _________ has become the first state in the country to submit State Annual Action Plan under AtalMission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
1) Bihar 2) Madhya Pradesh3) Rajasthan 4) Tamil Nadu5) Gujarat Ans.) 3
Ques. : 488 The Padmashreeawardee Kalamandalam Satyabhama passed away recently. She was a wellknownexponent of
1) Kathakali 2) Mohiniyattam3) Manipuri 4) Kuchipudi5) Bharatanatyam Ans.) 2
Ques. : 489 Who among the following has been elected as the new Chairman of the Press Trust of India (PTI)?
1) Vineet Jain 2) KN Shanth Kumar3) Mahendra Mohan Gupta 4) Riyad Mathew5) Hormusji N Cama Ans.) 5
Ques. : 490 The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, in Sep 1960.Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the group as of now?
1) Angola 2) Algeria3) Indonesia 4) Libya5) Venezuela Ans.) 3
Ques. : 491 _______ has launched a credit card specially focused on online shopping. The bank has announced astrategic partnership with 7 of India's biggest ecommerce players.
1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank3) SBI 4) Federal Bank5) Axis Bank Ans.) 3
Ques. : 492 PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is the sole Indianorigin executive in Fortune's list of 50 most powerful womenin business. The list has been topped by
1) Heather Bresch 2) Marissa Mayer3) Sheryl Sandberg 4) Ginni Rometty5) Mary Barra Ans.) 5
Ques. : 493 The Padma Shri awardee Ramaswamy R Iyer passed away recently. He was a _______ policy expert.
1) foreign 2) agriculture3) population 4) water5) defence Ans.) 4
Ques. : 494 Narsingh Pancham Yadav booked an Olympic quota place at World Championship after winning a
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bronze medal recently. He is an Indian
1) weightlifter 2) wrestler3) boxer 4) archer5) sprinter Ans.) 2
Ques. : 495 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Australia?
1) Bill Shorten 2) Julie Bishop3) Joe Hockey 4) Malcolm Turnbull5) Tony Abbott Ans.) 4
Ques. : 496 The QS World University Rankings 201516 was released on 15 Sep. Which of the following universitieshas been adjudged as the top university in the world in the rankings?
1) Harvard University 2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)3) Peking University 4) University of Oxford5) National University of Singapore Ans.) 2
Ques. : 497 The govt has decided to provide an additional _________ of manual work under the MGNREGA projectin the current financial year in those regions where drought has been declared.
1) 40 days 2) 50 days3) 70 days 4) 90 days5) 100 days Ans.) 2
Ques. : 498 India’s national broadcaster Doordarshan celebrates its anniversary every year on _______ as it startedexperimental telecast on this day in 1959.
1) 5 Sep 2) 10 Sep3) 15 Sep 4) 20 Sep5) 25 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 499 The Engineers’ Day is observed in India every year on the birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya whichfalls on
1) 15 Sep 2) 17 Sep3) 11 Aug 4) 25 Jan5) 1 Dec Ans.) 1
Ques. : 500 The Indianorigin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among six writers shortlisted for the prestigious ManBooker Prize for Fiction for 2015. He has been shortlisted for his book
1) The Year of the Runaways 2) A Brief History of Seven Killings3) Satin Island 4) The Fishermen5) A Little Life Ans.) 1
Ques. : 501 As per the IRDAI’s new norms, the corporate agents can tie up with up to _________ insurers each inlife, nonlife and health insurance segments.
1) two 2) three3) four 4) five5) Any number Ans.) 2
Ques. : 502 What is India’s ranking among 60 leading economies in terms of ‘business growth environment’ in theGrant Thornton Global Dynamism Index (GDI)?
1) 4th 2) 5th3) 15th 4) 34th5) 53rd Ans.) 4
Ques. : 503 Which of the following cities has been confirmed as host of the 2022 (19th) Asian Games by the OlympicCouncil of Asia?
1) Tokyo 2) Kochi3) Jakarta 4) Guangzhou5) Hangzhou Ans.) 5
Ques. : 504 AshokAlexander Sridharan became first person of Indian origin (PIO) to be elected as mayor of
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________ recently.
1) Frankfurt 2) Bonn3) Paris 4) Rome5) London Ans.) 2
Ques. : 505 In the firstever river interlinking in the country, Godavari and Krishna rivers were formally linked, recently,with the commissioning of Pattiseema lift irrigation project in Krishna district in
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Telangana3) Karnataka 4) Kerala5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 1
Ques. : 506 The India Gadget Expo 2015 (IGE) was held in which of the following cities recently?
1) Hyderabad 2) Chennai3) Pune 4) Gurgaon5) Indore Ans.) 1
Ques. : 507 The RBI has granted inprinciple approval for small finance banks licence to 10 entities. These entitiesdoes NOT include
1) Utkarsh Micro Finance 2) Ujjivan Financial Services3) Suryoday Micro Finance 4) Au Financiers5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 508 __________ has won a top UN environment award Champions of the Earth (Policy Leadershipcategory) for 2015.
1) Park Geunhye 2) Thein Sein3) Tshering Tobgay 4) Sheikh Hasina5) Chandrika Kumaratunga Ans.) 4
Ques. : 509 The International Day of Democracy is observed on
1) 10 Sep 2) 12 Sep3) 15 Sep 4) 16 Sep5) 21 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 510 The Montreal Protocol, which was agreed on 16 Sep 1987, is associated with
1) protection of the Ozone Layer 2) elimination of chemical weapons3) diplomatic intercourse, privileges andimmunities 4) protection of child rights
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 511 Aqeela Asifi was awarded with the 2015 Nansen Refugee Award by United Nations High Commissionerfor Refugees (UNHCR) recently. She is an Afghan
1) refugee teacher 2) police officer3) political leader 4) judge5) business woman Ans.) 1
Ques. : 512 The 21st International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer was observed recently on
1) 14 Sep 2) 15 Sep3) 16 Sep 4) 18 Sep5) 11 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 513 Name the West Indies cricketer who was honoured with the Icon Award by the IndoCaribbean Alliancerecently.
1) Chris Gayle 2) Brian Lara3) Denesh Ramdin 4) Shivnarine Chanderpaul5) Ramnaresh Sarwan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 514 Manpreet Kaur, who set a new national record at the 55th National Open Athletics Championships inKolkata, is associated with the game of
1) shot put 2) pole vault
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3) discuss throw 4) long jump5) sprint Ans.) 1
Ques. : 515 As per the reports published in newspapers, the military in Burkina Faso has confirmed coup and hasdissolved the govt. The capital city of Burkina Faso is
1) Lome 2) Accra3) PortoNovo 4) Ouagadougou5) Sana'a Ans.) 4
Ques. : 516 India and which of the following countries inked two MoUs under the ‘Quick Impact Projects Initiative’recently?
1) Vietnam 2) Thailand3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia5) Cambodia Ans.) 5
Ques. : 517 The Union Cabinet approved a mission aimed at developing rural growth clusters in all States and UTsrecently. Name the mission.
1) Jayaprakash Narayan Rurban Mission 2) KB Hedgewar Rurban Mission3) Deendayal Upadhyaya Rurban Mission 4) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission5) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Rurban Mission Ans.) 4
Ques. : 518 The Constituent Assembly of which of the following countries approved a new constitution recently. Thecountry has had an interim Constitution since 2007.
1) Sri Lanka 2) Maldives3) Bhutan 4) Nepal5) Thailand Ans.) 4
Ques. : 519 The book titled “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” has been authored by who among the following?
1) Stieg Larsson 2) David Lagercrantz3) Andy Weir 4) Henning Mankell5) Lee Child Ans.) 2
Ques. : 520 A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck in which of the following nations recently forcing more than a millionpeople out their homes?
1) New Zealand 2) Chile3) Argentina 4) East Timor5) Samoa Ans.) 2
Ques. : 521 India’s two institutions, _______ and _______ has been ranked 147th and 179th respectively in the QSWorld University Rankings for 201516.
1) IISc, IITDelhi 2) IITMumbai, IITDelhi3) IIMAhmedabad, IITDelhi 4) IISc, IIMLucknow5) IIMAhmedabad, IIMLucknow Ans.) 1
Ques. : 522 A NASA probe has spotted a ‘global’ ocean beneath the icy crust of Enceladus, the geologically activemoon of
1) Saturn 2) Venus3) Mercury 4) Mars5) Jupiter Ans.) 1
Ques. : 523 Which of the following committees submitted its report on misselling and streamlining of incentives formarketlinked products recently?
1) Nachiket Mor Committee 2) Subir Gokarn Committee3) Shyamala Gopinath Committee 4) Bimal Jalan Committee5) Sumit Bose Committee Ans.) 5
Ques. : 524 The RBI has granted inprinciple approval to 10 entities for small banks. What is the minimum capitalrequirement for small banks?
1) Rs 100 cr 2) Rs 200 cr3) Rs 300 cr 4) Rs 500 cr
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5) Rs 800 cr Ans.) 1
Ques. : 525 A total of Rs 21,586 cr has been disbursed under the MUDRA scheme so far. As per the RBI circular, nocollateral security should be insisted for loans up to _______ under the scheme.
1) Rs 2 lakh 2) Rs 5 lakh3) Rs 8 lakh 4) Rs 10 lakh5) Rs 15 lakh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 526 The Vice President Hamid Ansari visited Cambodia recently. The capital city of Cambodia is
1) Vienna 2) Buenos Aires3) Santiago 4) Hanoi5) Phnom Penh Ans.) 5
Ques. : 527 Name the Indian American who got the Champions of Change award from the US President BarackObama recently. She is the founder of ‘Everybody Code Now!’ which is a nonprofit organisation.
1) Abraham Verghese 2) Swetha Prabhakaran3) Madhulika Sikka 4) Rakesh Khurana5) Preet Bharara Ans.) 2
Ques. : 528 Aimed at bridging the ruralurban divide, govt will set up _______ rural clusters by 201920 across thecountry under Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission.
1) 100 2) 2003) 300 4) 5005) 1000 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 529 Which of the following banks has launched India’s first mobile app for bank account opening namedFedBook Selfie?
1) IndusInd Bank 2) Federal Bank3) Axis Bank 4) Bandhan Bank5) Yes Bank Ans.) 2
Ques. : 530 The type of sales practice whereby the sales person misrepresents or misleads an investor with regard tothe features of a particular product or service is called
1) upselling 2) misselling3) relationship marketing 4) unethical selling5) impersonation Ans.) 2
Ques. : 531 Michelle Bachelet is the present president of which of the following countries?
1) Chile 2) Cuba3) Spain 4) Norway5) Sweden Ans.) 1
Ques. : 532 The VicePresident Hamid Ansari visited which of the following countries recently and signed two MoUswith his counterpart Bounyang Vorachith?
1) Belarus 2) Laos3) Vietnam 4) Thailand5) Cambodia Ans.) 2
Ques. : 533 What is India's ranking in the Global Innovation Index 2015 released recently?
1) 5th 2) 17th3) 37th 4) 75th5) 81st Ans.) 5
Ques. : 534 Jagmohan Dalmiya, who died recently, was the president of which of the following sports bodies inIndia?
1) Hockey India 2) AIFF3) BCCI 4) BAI5) SAI Ans.) 3
Ques. : 535 Ajay Jayaram is associated with which of the following games? He lost the final of the Korea Open Super
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Series event in Seoul recently.
1) Table tennis 2) Squash3) Golf 4) Badminton5) Tennis Ans.) 4
Ques. : 536 Jackie Collins died of breast cancer at the age of 77 recently. She was a renowned
1) singer 2) novelist3) actress 4) psychologist5) journalist Ans.) 2
Ques. : 537 India’s first space observatory Astrosat is set to be launched on Sep 28. Which of the following is a similarsatellite launched by a country?
1) Suzaku 2) Spektr R3) Hubble 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 538 Which of the following spacecrafts launched by NASA sent some stunning photos of Pluto recently?
1) Cassini 2) Messenger3) Surveyor 7 4) Ranger 95) New Horizons Ans.) 5
Ques. : 539 The Retirement fund manager EPFO has decided to increase the benefits under the Employees’ DepositLinked Insurance (EDLI) scheme from the current Rs 3.6 lakh to
1) Rs 4 lakh 2) Rs 5 lakh3) Rs 5.5 lakh 4) Rs 6 lakh5) Rs 6.5 lakh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 540 The Global Innovation Index 2015 is topped by which of the following countries?
1) US 2) Netherlands3) Sweden 4) UK5) Switzerland Ans.) 5
Ques. : 541 Who among the following has won the Singapore Grand Prix F1 Championship?
1) Daniel Ricciardo 2) Kimi Raikkonen3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Sebastian Vettel5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 542 Which of the following is NOT a condition to be followed by small financial banks?
1) Take small deposits and disburse loans 2) Distribute mutual funds, insurance products3) Lend 75 per cent of their total adjusted net bankcredit to priority sector
4) Minimum 50 per cent of loans should be up to25 lakhs
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 543 Which of the following is the unofficial term used to describe housing loans that carry ultralow fixed ratesin the initial years, but charge marketlinked rates thereafter?
1) Floating rates 2) Market rates3) Prevailing rates 4) Teaser rates5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 544 The economy of which of the following countries shrank again in the second quarter and a modestrecession was confirmed there? The plunge in oil prices spurring companies to chop business investment in thecountry.
1) Mexico 2) Chile3) Canada 4) Venezuela5) Belarus Ans.) 3
Ques. : 545 The 69th session of the UN General Assembly concluded on 14 Sep and the 70th session began on 15Sep. Who among the following is the president of the 70th session of the UNGA?
1) Courtenay Rattray 2) Sam Kutesa
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3) Jan Eliasson 4) Mogens Lykketoft5) John William Ashe Ans.) 4
Ques. : 546 Which of the following countries resumed normal operations at the Yongbyon complex, the country'smain nuclear facility recently? The nuclear reactor is seen as a source of weaponsgrade plutonium.
1) France 2) Germany3) Japan 4) South Korea5) North Korea Ans.) 5
Ques. : 547 Nepal on 20 Sep adopted its new fully secular and democratic Constitution. Which of the following isNOT correct about the provision of the new constitution?
1) There will be seven provinces to be finalisedwithin a year.
2) The Constitution has 37 divisions, 304 articlesand 7 annexes.
3) There will be a bicameral legislation. 4) The Lower House (the House ofRepresentatives) will have 375 members.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 548 The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annuallyon
1) 18 Sep 2) 20 Sep3) 21 Sep 4) 22 Sep5) 23 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 549 President Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Tourism Awards 201314 recently. Which of thefollowing was awarded as the Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development?
1) Gujarat 2) Kerala3) Maharashtra 4) Delhi5) Karnataka Ans.) 1
Ques. : 550 Which of the following countries successfully launched a newlydeveloped smaller version of carrierrocket Long March6 as part of the country’s space program recently?
1) Indonesia 2) China3) Malaysia 4) Vietnam5) Thailand Ans.) 2
Ques. : 551 PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi and Shobhana Bhartia have been presented with the 2015 GlobalLeadership Award of the US India Business Council. Bhartia is the chairman of
1) Hindustan Times Group 2) Times Group3) India Today Group 4) PTI5) ANI Ans.) 1
Ques. : 552 The World Car Free Day is celebrated every year on
1) 19 Sep 2) 19 Sep3) 21 Sep 4) 22 Sep5) 23 Sep Ans.) 4
Ques. : 553 The new govt was sworn in Egypt recently. Who among the following is the new Prime Minister of thecountry?
1) Hisham Zaazou 2) Zaki Badr3) Ibrahim Mehleb 4) Sherif Ismail5) AbdelFattah elSisi Ans.) 4
Ques. : 554 Alexis Tsipras has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Turkey 2) Greece3) Spain 4) South Korea5) Bulgaria Ans.) 2
Ques. : 555 Nepal adopted its new constitution recently. Which of the following animals has been declared thenational animal of the country?
1) Onehorned rhino 2) Bullock
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3) Cow 4) Horse5) Elephant Ans.) 3
Ques. : 556 Mariko Kipchumba won the 2015 Beijing Marathon recently. He belongs to
1) Kenya 2) Ethiopia3) Eritrea 4) Jamaica5) Jordan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 557 Name the Indian cricketer who was conferred with the honorary life membership by the Cricket Club ofIndia (CCI) recently.
1) Suresh Raina 2) Shikhar Dhawan3) Rohit Sharma 4) Virat Kohli5) Ajinkya Rahane Ans.) 5
Ques. : 558 Name the erstwhile CEO of food regulator FSSAI who has been appointed as the additional secretary ofNITI Aayog recently.
1) Ashish Bahuguna 2) Keshni Anand3) Yudhvir Singh Malik 4) Sindhushree Khullar5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 559 The Union Cabinet cleared $2.5 bn deal to buy Apache and Chinook helicopters from which of thefollowing companies recently?
1) Airbus 2) Boeing3) Kazan Helicopters 4) Lockheed Martin5) AgustaWestland Ans.) 2
Ques. : 560 ________ is in crisis after the revelation that about 11 mn of its cars with the EA 189 diesel enginesglobally have discrepancies between their emissions during tests and the actual road use.
1) Volkswagen 2) General Motors3) Ford Motors 4) Toyota5) BMW Ans.) 1
Ques. : 561 India is in talks to set up a gasbased urea manufacturing plant at the Chabahar port in which of thefollowing countries?
1) Egypt 2) Iran3) Iraq 4) Afghanistan5) Russia Ans.) 2
Ques. : 562 _________ was conferred with 24th Vyaas Samman for the year 2014 on 22 Sep 2015. He was awardedfor his work ‘Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan’.
1) Ramdarash Misra 2) Narendra Kohli3) Vishwanath Tripathi 4) Kamal Kishore Goenka5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 563 Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ireland on the way to the US to attend UN General Assemblymeeting. The capital city of Ireland is
1) Dublin 2) Sucre3) Minsk 4) Vienna5) Buenos Aires Ans.) 1
Ques. : 564 Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai, who won the ‘Community Impact Award’ at the prestigious Google ScienceFair in California recently is a class IX student from Koraput district in
1) Maharashtra 2) Gujarat3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Tamil Nadu5) Odisha Ans.) 5
Ques. : 565 The union cabinet approved the setting up of an Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre(ISLRTC) which will be initially located at the Institute for Physically Handicapped situated in
1) Chennai 2) Hyderabad3) New Delhi 4) Bengaluru
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5) Jaipur Ans.) 3
Ques. : 566 Enda Kenny is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Denmark 2) Croatia3) Bolivia 4) Ireland5) Austria Ans.) 4
Ques. : 567 The RBI has said that the companies will now be able to borrow up to $50 mn in ECBs with 3yearmaturities and more than $50 million for 5year maturities. The term ECB stands for
1) Excessive Commercial Borrowing 2) Extra Commercial Borrowing3) External Commodity Borrowing 4) External Commercial Borrowing5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 568 The GE Capital announced to exit from the credit card issuing joint venture with which of the followingbanks recently? The JV was set up in 1998.
1) State Bank of India 2) HDFC Bank3) ICICI Bank 4) Axis Bank5) Punjab National Bank Ans.) 1
Ques. : 569 _______ passed two Bills providing reservation to Gujjars, some other communities and to economicallybackward classes (EBC) of unreserved categories recently.
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Rajasthan3) Gujarat 4) Madhya Pradesh5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 2
Ques. : 570 Martin Winterkorn resigned as the CEO of which of the following leading global automakers recently?
1) Toyota 2) BMW3) Volkswagen 4) General Motors5) Renault Ans.) 3
Ques. : 571 Who among the following has been made India’s new permanent representative at the UN?
1) Anil Wadhwa 2) Navtej Sarna3) TCA Raghavan 4) Syed Akbaruddin5) Gautam Bambawale Ans.) 4
Ques. : 572 Who among the following has been named India's richest with a net worth of USD 18.9 billion as perForbes magazine's latest India rich list released recently?
1) Sachin Bansal 2) Azim Premji3) Dilip Shanghvi 4) Mukesh Ambani5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 573 Who among the following will be India’s new high commissioner to Pakistan when the present highcommissioner retires in Dec this year?
1) Amar Sinha 2) Anil Wadhwa3) Navtej Sarna 4) TCA Raghavan5) Gautam Bambawale Ans.) 5
Ques. : 574 The RBI proposed to allow domestic companies to borrow money from pension funds, SWFs andinsurance funds as part of the ECBs. Here, the term SWF stands for
1) Sovereign Wealth Fund 2) Stock Wealth Fund3) Serial Wealth Fund 4) Surrendered Wealth Fund5) Selected Wealth Fund Ans.) 1
Ques. : 575 The telecom service provider Uninor announced it has rebranded itself as Telenor in India recently. Thetelecom compay which entered India in 2009 is based in
1) Norway 2) Sweden3) Denmark 4) UK5) Russia Ans.) 1
Ques. : 576 The govt has decided to appoint who among the following as the Sherpa for G20 talks, replacing
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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
1) VK Saraswat 2) Arvind Panagariya3) Arvind Subramanian 4) Bibek Debroy5) Jagdish Bhagwati Ans.) 2
Ques. : 577 The social networking site Facebook announced a new name for the internet.org mobile website and apprecently. What is the new name of the service?
1) Internet4All 2) Free Internet3) Free Fire 4) Free Basic5) Internet Now Ans.) 4
Ques. : 578 Which of the following films has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars in the best foreignfilm category?
1) Bajrangi Bhaijaan 2) PK3) Bahubali 4) Court5) Tanu Weds Manu Returns Ans.) 4
Ques. : 579 The govt thinktank NITI Aayog has constituted an expert group on land leasing which will be headed by
1) JP Mishra 2) HS Meena3) T Haque 4) Ashok Gulati5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 580 The next G20 Leaders’ Summit is scheduled on Nov 1516 at Antalya in
1) Turkey 2) Argentina3) Germany 4) South Korea5) Mexico Ans.) 1
Ques. : 581 Who among the following will be India’s next high commissioner to London in the recent reshuffle in theMinistry of Economic Affairs?
1) Navtej Sarna 2) Anil Wadhwa3) Gautam Bambawale 4) Syed Akbaruddin5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 582 ________ has received the SKOCH Award for smart governance for its initiatives on UAN programmeand transformation of social security agenda in India.
1) IRDA 2) EPFO3) RBI 4) SEBI5) SIDBI Ans.) 2
Ques. : 583 KN Tripathi got additional charge of Governor of Tripura recently. He is the present governor of
1) Assam 2) Odisha3) West Bengal 4) Jharkhand5) Arunachal Pradesh Ans.) 3
Ques. : 584 Matthias Mueller has been appointed as the new CEO which of the following automakers recently?
1) General Motors 2) Volkswagen3) Ford 4) Renault5) Toyota Ans.) 2
Ques. : 585 Which of the following statements is correct about IDBI Bank?
1) It is a public sector bank. 2) It is a private sector bank.3) It is a foreign bank. 4) It is a nonbanking financial company.5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 586 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has set a target of Rs 1.22 lakh cr for loans to be given by staterun banksunder the PMMY. The term PMMY stands for Pradhan Mantri _______ Yojana.
1) Mudra 2) Mandal3) Mahila 4) Milk5) Model Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 587 Which of the following automakers in India launched country’s first quadricycle named ‘Qute’ recently?
1) Tata Motors 2) Force Motors3) Renault 4) Bajaj Auto5) Mahindra & Mahindra Ans.) 4
Ques. : 588 India will host the first G4 summit since 2004 which is aimed at giving strong push to negotiation forUNSC reform. The members of G4 group include India, Japan, Germany and
1) South Africa 2) Italy3) Indonesia 4) South Korea5) Brazil Ans.) 5
Ques. : 589 David Granger is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries? About 40 per cent of thepopulation of this country is of Indian descent.
1) Guyana 2) St Vincentand the Grenadines3) Suriname 4) Venezuela5) Trinidad and Tobago Ans.) 1
Ques. : 590 Ngultrum is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Bhutan 2) Malaysia3) Sri Lanka 4) Thailand5) Philippines Ans.) 1
Ques. : 591 The World Tourism Day is observed every year on
1) 21 Sep 2) 26 Sep3) 27 Sep 4) 28 Sep5) 29 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 592 The Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a fund to support SouthSouth cooperation and assistdeveloping countries in implementing their post2015 development agenda recently. The initial size of the fund will be
1) USD 500 mn 2) USD 1 bn3) USD 1.5 bn 4) USD 2 bn5) USD 2.5 bn Ans.) 4
Ques. : 593 Who among the following won the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Adelaide recently?
1) Peter Gilchrist 2) Pankaj Advani3) Mike Russell 4) Hamza Akbar5) Geet Sethi Ans.) 2
Ques. : 594 Which of the following pairs won the women’s doubles title of the Guangzhou Open 2015 recently?
1) Julia Glushko and Rebecca Peterson 2) AnnaLena Friedsam and Monica Niculescu3) Xu Shilin and You Xiaodi 4) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 595 The Indian Army will hold its largest ever multination military exercise named the Field Training Exercise(FTX2016) with 18 ASEAN plus nations in Mar 2016 in
1) Goa 2) Vishakhapatnam3) Amritsar 4) Ladakh5) Pune Ans.) 5
Ques. : 596 The UN General Assembly on 25 Sep adopted New Sustainable Development Agenda for the next 15years. The agenda consists of _______ goals designed to end poverty and hunger by 2030.
1) 8 2) 173) 21 4) 575) 70 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 597 What is the full form of the term FPI as used in banking/finance?
1) Foreign Partial Investor 2) Foreign Preferential Investor3) Foreign Portfolio Investor 4) Foreign Particular Investor
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5) Foreign Private Investor Ans.) 3
Ques. : 598 According to the report prepared by the World Bank on 381 cities from developing countries worldwide,which city tops the list as the most polluted urban settlement?
1) Kabul 2) Dhaka3) Karachi 4) Beijing5) New Delhi Ans.) 5
Ques. : 599 Yogi Berra, who died recently, was the _______ legend of the US.
1) baseball 2) rugby3) tennis 4) polo5) golf Ans.) 1
Ques. : 600 Yuki Bhambri is associated with which of the following games
1) Boxing 2) Snooker3) Golf 4) Tennis5) Squash Ans.) 4
Ques. : 601 The Sultan of Johor Cup is an annual international tournament associated with the game of
1) football 2) hockey3) cricket 4) badminton5) golf Ans.) 2
Ques. : 602 Who among the following has been selected for the 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize? The annual prizeis awarded for outstanding contributions by young mathematicians.
1) Jacob Tsimerman 2) Amalendu Krishna3) Miguel Walsh 4) Tian Ye5) Fernando Coda Marques Ans.) 1
Ques. : 603 The World Rabies Day is observed every year on
1) 21 Sep 2) 26 Sep3) 27 Sep 4) 28 Sep5) 29 Sep Ans.) 4
Ques. : 604 The govt announced 11 recipients of prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award recently. The covetedaward is given in the field of
1) science 2) literature3) mathematics 4) sports5) bravery Ans.) 1
Ques. : 605 The central govt, recently, formed an expert committee headed by BS Baswan to examine various issuesrelated to
1) IITJEE examination 2) CBSE’s Xth and XIIth examinations3) AIPMT examination 4) UPSC examination5) SSC examination Ans.) 4
Ques. : 606 Who won the Japanese Grand Prix F1 2015 championship recently?
1) Nico Rosberg 2) Lewis Hamilton3) Daniel Ricciardo 4) Kimi Raikkonen5) Fernando Alonso Ans.) 2
Ques. : 607 ________ clinched gold medal at the Asian AirGun Championship in New Delhi recently.
1) Gajendra Raj 2) Satyajeet Kandhol3) Chain Singh 4) Gagan Narang5) Abhinav Bindra Ans.) 5
Ques. : 608 Syed Ahmed, who passed away, recently, was the governor of
1) Assam 2) Sikkim3) Mizoram 4) Tripura
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5) Manipur Ans.) 5
Ques. : 609 The ISRO’s reliable work horse PSLVC30 along with India’s own space observatory Astrosat alsocarried six satellites from international customers including
1) LAPANA2 (Indonesia) 2) NLS14 (Canada)3) Lemur (US) 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 610 In the first ever merger of two regulators, the commodity market regulator FMC was merged with capitalmarkets watchdog Sebi recently. The term FMC stands for
1) Future Markets Commission 2) Freehold Markets Commission3) Forward Markets Commission 4) Featured Markets Commission5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 611 The World Heart Day takes place every year on
1) 21 Sep 2) 26 Sep3) 27 Sep 4) 28 Sep5) 29 Sep Ans.) 5
Ques. : 612 The govt announced 11 recipients of prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award recently. Who amongthe following is NOT among the awardees this year?
1) Balasubramanian Gopal 2) Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray3) Ritabrata Munshi 4) Vidita Vaidya5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 613 The RBI announced its fourth policy review of the current financial year on 29 Sep. Which of the followingis NOT correct in this regard?
1) Repo rate – 6.75 per cent 2) Reverse repo rate – 5.75 per cent3) CRR – 4 per cent 4) SLR – 21.5 per cent5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 614 What is the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate after the fourth policy review by the RBI on 29 Sep?
1) 5.75 per cent 2) 6.75 per cent3) 7.75 per cent 4) 6.25 per cent5) 7.25 per cent Ans.) 3
Ques. : 615 V Shanmuganathan was given the additional charge of Manipur governor after the demise of incumbentSyed Ahmed Khan. Shanmuganathan is the present governor of
1) Meghalaya 2) Assam3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Mizoram5) Nagaland Ans.) 1
Ques. : 616 The joint military exercise MITRA SHAKTI 2015 begun at Aundh Military Station in Pune, Maharashtrarecently which is the third edition of the joint training exercise between
1) India and Nepal 2) India and Maldives3) India and Bangladesh 4) India and Sri Lanka5) India and Myanmar Ans.) 4
Ques. : 617 Indian Navy commissioned INS Kochi in its contingent recently. This ship is India’s indigenous
1) antisubmarine ship 2) fast attack craft3) helicopter carrier 4) tanker ship5) guided missile destroyer Ans.) 5
Ques. : 618 India signed a USD 123.51mn loan agreement with which international agency to upgrade tourisminfrastructure and services in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh recently?
1) ADB 2) World Bank3) New Development Bank 4) IMF5) AIIB Ans.) 1
Ques. : 619 Which country received the highest FDI inflow ($31 bn) for new projects among all nations in the first half
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of calendar year 2015, as per the British newspaper Financial Times?
1) China 2) US3) Indonesia 4) India5) Brazil Ans.) 4
Ques. : 620 ________ was the last day for foreign asset holders to declare their unaccounted foreign assets underthe black money law.
1) 20 Sep 2) 25 Sep3) 28 Sep 4) 29 Sep5) 30 Sep Ans.) 5
Ques. : 621 What is India’s current ranking among 140 countries on the Global Competitiveness Index released bythe World Economic Forum (WEF) recently?
1) 91st 2) 71st3) 55th 4) 32nd5) 27th Ans.) 3
Ques. : 622 Which of the following countries topped the Global Competitiveness Index released by the WorldEconomic Forum (WEF) recently?
1) Netherlands 2) Germany3) US 4) Singapore5) Switzerland Ans.) 5
Ques. : 623 The RBI announced, recently, that the limits for FPI investment in govt securities (GSec) will be raised inphases (by Mar 2018) to what per cent of the outstanding stock?
1) 2 per cent 2) 3 per cent3) 4 per cent 4) 5 per cent5) 6 per cent Ans.) 4
Ques. : 624 As per the fourth policy review of the RBI announced on 29 Sep, India’s GDP growth estimate for 201516 is
1) 7.6 per cent 2) 7.4 per cent3) 7.2 per cent 4) 7.1 per cent5) 6.9 per cent Ans.) 2
Ques. : 625 The govt appointed who among the following brand ambassador(s) for its Digital India campaign?
1) Pranav Mistry 2) Ankit Fadia3) Krati Tiwari 4) Satwat Jagwani5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 626 MR Poovamma and Babita Kumari were conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award 2015 recently.Poovamma is an athlete and Babita is a(n)
1) archer 2) wrestler3) boxer 4) weightlifter5) shooter Ans.) 2
Ques. : 627 The govt launched its Green Highways Policy 2015 recently. Under this policy, every year what per centof the total cost of highway projects will go the Green Highways Fund?
1) 1 per cent 2) 1.5 per cent3) 2 per cent 4) 2.5 per cent5) 3 per cent Ans.) 1
Ques. : 628 At present, who among the following is the Minister of State of Culture & Tourism (Independent Charge)in the Union Cabinet?
1) Mahesh Sharma 2) Ram Shankar Katheria3) Kiren Rijiju 4) Jagat Prakash Nadda5) Ashok Gajapathi Raju Ans.) 1
Ques. : 629 Cuba backed India's bid for permanent seat in UNSC recently. What is the currency of Cuba?
1) Peso 2) Shekel
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3) Krone 4) Real5) Euro Ans.) 1
Ques. : 630 Eight public sector banks received the capital infusion of Rs 13,955 cr by the central govt recently. Whichof the following PSBs is NOT among them?
1) Andhra Bank 2) Corporation Bank3) Dena Bank 4) Canara Bank5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 631 The index of eight core industries registered a growth of 2.6 per cent in Aug 2015 compared to its levelsin Aug 2014. Which of the following is NOT included in the eight core industries?
1) Coal 2) Automobiles3) Electricity 4) Steel5) Cement Ans.) 2
Ques. : 632 India submitted the INDCs, related to the climate change, to the United Nations recently. What is the fullform of INDC?
1) Intended Notified Determined Contribution 2) Intended Nationally Described Contribution3) Intended Nationally Determined Contribution 4) India’s Nationally Determined Contribution5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 633 Name the IndianAmerican professor who has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow with a “geniusgrant” of $625,000.
1) Ajit Rangnekar 2) Nitin Nohria3) Dipak Jain 4) Kartik Chandran5) Rakesh Khurana Ans.) 4
Ques. : 634 Which of the following countries will host the G20 summit in 2018? Turkey is hosting 2015 summit.
1) China 2) Germany3) Japan 4) India5) Australia Ans.) 4
Ques. : 635 Heena Sidhu is associated with which of the following games? She won gold medal in the AsianChampionship recently.
1) Archery 2) Boxing3) Shootin 4) Weightlifting5) Wrestling Ans.) 3
Ques. : 636 Which of the following countries launched the 20th satellite for its BeiDou Navigation system recently?
1) Japan 2) Germany3) UK 4) France5) China Ans.) 5
Ques. : 637 The International Day of Older Persons is observed across the world on
1) 30 Sep 2) 1 Oct3) 2 Oct 4) 4 Oct5) 5 Oct Ans.) 2
Ques. : 638 India announced to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent from 2005 level by theyear
1) 2020 2) 20253) 2030 4) 20355) 2050 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 639 India was included in the list of 34 countries by which country, recently, to automatically share informationunder the FATCA regulations?
1) US 2) Switzerland3) Mauritius 4) Germany5) Australia Ans.) 1
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Ques. : 640 Which of the following is the latest private bank in India which started its operations on 1 Oct?
1) Bandhan Bank 2) IDFC Bank3) Aditya Birla Nuvo 4) National Securities Depository Limited5) Department of Posts Ans.) 2
Ques. : 641 Which of the following mission/schemes launched by the central govt completed one year on 2 Oct,2015?
1) Swachh Bharat Mission 2) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana3) MUDRA Bank Yojana 4) Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana5) Make In India Ans.) 1
Ques. : 642 The term ‘DIPP’ stands for Department of Industrial _________ and _________.
1) Policy, Promotion 2) Promotion, Participation3) Particulars, Promotion 4) Policy, Particulars5) Preference, Participation Ans.) 1
Ques. : 643 The United Nations celebrates the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi as which of the following days?
1) International Anti Terrorism Day 2) International Day of NonViolence3) International Vegetarian Day 4) International Martyrs Day5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 644 The 146th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed on 2 Oct which was also the 111th birthanniversary of
1) Morarji Desai 2) Gulzarilal Nanda3) Indira Gandhi 4) Lal Bahadur Shastri5) Vallabhbhai Patel Ans.) 4
Ques. : 645 What is the currency of South Korea?
1) Shekel 2) Won3) Kuna 4) Real5) Peso Ans.) 2
Ques. : 646 The images of Charon were released, recently, taken by the New Horizons spacecraft. Charon is themoon of
1) Mars 2) Jupiter3) Pluto 4) Mercury5) Venus Ans.) 3
Ques. : 647 Which of the following is an institution wholly owned by the RBI?
1) IDBI 2) NHB3) SEBI 4) IDFC5) PFRDA Ans.) 2
Ques. : 648 ___________ will host the 19th International Children’s Film Festival (ICFF) from Nov 1420. It is thepermanent venue for the event.
1) Hyderabad 2) Chennai3) Bengaluru 4) Panaji5) New Delhi Ans.) 1
Ques. : 649 Which of the following banks is headquartered in New Delhi?
1) Allahabad Bank 2) Bank of Baroda3) Canara Bank 4) Punjab National Bank5) Corporation Bank Ans.) 4
Ques. : 650 Which of the following countries will host the prestigious annual G20 summit in 2016?
1) Indonesia 2) China3) Canada 4) Brazil5) Argentina Ans.) 2
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Ques. : 651 Who among the following was elected unopposed as the new BCCI President recently?
1) Sharad Pawar 2) Shashank Manohar3) Anurag Thakur 4) Rajeev Shukla5) Sundar Raman Ans.) 2
Ques. : 652 Who won the women’s doubles title of the Wuhan Open 2015?
1) IrinaCamelia Begu and Monica Niculescu 2) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis3) HaoChing Chan and YungJan Chan 4) Klaudia JansIgnacik and Anastasia Rodionova5) Raquel KopsJones and Abigail Spears Ans.) 2
Ques. : 653 The Google Inc has now morphed into Alphabet Inc. Who among the following is the CEO of theAlphabet?
1) Sundar Pichai 2) Eric Schmidt3) Sergey Brin 4) Larry Page5) Marissa Mayer Ans.) 4
Ques. : 654 The 2015 Right Livelihood Awards were announced recently. Who among the following is NOT in the listof awardees of the prestigious award that is also known as Alternative Nobel Prize?
1) Tony de Brum and the People of the MarshallIslands 2) Sheila WattCloutier (Canada)
3) Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera (Uganda) 4) Gino Strada and his organisation ‘Emergency’(Italy)
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 655 Which of the following countries has becomes the world’s largest producer of cotton as per the datareleased for the marketing year of 20142015?
1) China 2) India3) US 4) Indonesia5) Brazil Ans.) 2
Ques. : 656 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first solarpowered court in Khunti district of whichof the following states recently?
1) Odisha 2) Bihar3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Rajasthan5) Jharkhand Ans.) 5
Ques. : 657 Name the golfer who was voted as the PGA Tour Player of the Year recently.
1) Padraig Harrington 2) Tony Finau3) Justin Thomas 4) Daniel Berger5) Jordan Spieth Ans.) 5
Ques. : 658 _________ won the women’s singles title of the Wuhan Open 2015.
1) Angelique Kerber 2) Garbine Muguruza3) Victoria Azarenka 4) Venus Williams5) Serena Williams Ans.) 4
Ques. : 659 _________ became the first institution worldwide to launch mVisa a cardless and deviceless paymentsolution recently.
1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank3) SBI 4) HDBC5) Standard Chartered Ans.) 1
Ques. : 660 The World Vegetarian Day is observed every year on
1) 30 Sep 2) 1 Oct3) 2 Oct 4) 4 Oct5) 5 Oct Ans.) 2
Ques. : 661 The NABARD has sanctioned a loan of Rs 2,112.34 cr under the RIDF XXI to the Govt of Gujarat for twoirrigation projects. The term RIDF stands for
1) Rural Irrigation Development Fund 2) Rural Irrigation Diversification Fund
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3) Rural Infrastructure Development Fund 4) Rural Infrastructure Diversification Fund5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 662 The annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank to be attended by the world’s finance ministers andcentral bank governors will be held from Oct 711 in
1) Shanghai, China 2) Tokyo, Japan3) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4) Lima, Peru5) New York, US Ans.) 4
Ques. : 663 As announced by the revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, the govt collected what amount during the 90day black money disclosure compliance window?
1) Rs 2,488 cr 2) Rs 4,147 cr3) Rs 3,770 cr 4) Rs 1,931 cr5) Rs 5,317 cr Ans.) 2
Ques. : 664 As per a latest World Bank report, India’s poverty rate is lowest among nations with poor population andthe world is moving closer to the historic goal of ending poverty by
1) 2020 2) 20253) 2030 4) 20355) 2050 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 665 The 26th edition of the coordinated patrol (CORPAT) naval exercise is being held from Oct 321 betweenIndia and
1) Malaysia 2) Sri Lanka3) Indonesia 4) Bangladesh5) China Ans.) 3
Ques. : 666 Name the leading Indian industrialist felicitated by the city of Coventry recently with its highest award inrecognition of his contributions to the West Midlands region of central England.
1) Ratan Tata 2) Mukesh Ambani3) Sunil Bharti Mittal 4) Gautam Adani5) Cyrus Pallonji Mistry Ans.) 1
Ques. : 667 RC Bhargava has been honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the Forbes India LeadershipAwards, 2015. He is the present chairman of
1) Mahindra & Mahindra 2) Bajaj Auto3) Force Motors 4) Hero MotoCorp5) Maruti Suzuki Ans.) 5
Ques. : 668 The prestigious Nobel Prize for medicine has been awarded to who among the following this year forwork on parasitic diseases?
1) William Campbell (Ireland) 2) Satoshi Omura (Japan)3) Youyou Tu (China) 4) All the above jointly5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 669 The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) established the world's highestterrestrial centre at 17,600 feet above sea level, recently, in
1) Ladakh 2) Shimla3) Kargil 4) Itanagar5) Gangtok Ans.) 1
Ques. : 670 The World Teachers Day is observed on
1) 5 Oct 2) 6 Oct3) 4 Oct 4) 3 Oct5) 2 Oct Ans.) 1
Ques. : 671 The World Habitat Day is observed every year on the first
1) Sunday of Oct 2) Monday of Oct3) Tuesday of Oct 4) Wednesday of Oct5) Friday of Oct Ans.) 2
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Ques. : 672 The German Chancellor Angela Merkel was in India on a threeday visit. Which of the following is NOTcorrect about India and Germany?
1) Germany is India’s largest trading partner in EU. 2) Germany is eighth largest investor in India.3) India and Germany signed 18 MoUs duringGerman Chancellor’s recent visit.
4) Germany is a member of G4 nations along withIndia.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 673 The World Bank released its report on poverty around the world. The WB uses an updated internationalpoverty line of US ______ a day.
1) $1 2) $1.253) $1.50 4) $1.905) $2 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 674 Which of the following stateowned banks has announced to have detected Rs 350 cr bill discountingirregularity and initiated an investigation into it?
1) Punjab National Bank 2) Bank of Baroda3) Canara Bank 4) Bank of India5) Indian Overseas Bank Ans.) 2
Ques. : 675 The prestigious Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to who among the following this year for thediscovery of neutrino oscillations?
1) Takaaki Kajita (Japan) 2) Arthur McDonald (Canada)3) Shuji Nakamura (US) 4) Both 1) and 2) jointly5) Both 1) and 3) jointly Ans.) 4
Ques. : 676 The book “Neither a Hawk nor a Dove: An Insider's Account of Pakistan's Foreign Policy” has beenauthored by who among the following?
1) Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri 2) Natwar Singh3) John McCain 4) Imran Khan5) Fauzia Kasuri Ans.) 1
Ques. : 677 China won the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Championship, recently, defeating
1) India 2) Thailand3) Philippines 4) Japan5) Bangladesh Ans.) 3
Ques. : 678 PM Narendra Modi is ranked ______ among the world’s top 50 people in the fifth edition of the‘Bloomberg Markets Most Influential’ list.
1) 5th 2) 7th3) 11th 4) 13th5) 15th Ans.) 4
Ques. : 679 Germany offered __________ to the Indian govt for developing a clean energy corridor and solarprojects during Angela Merkel’s recent visit to India recently.
1) 1 bn Euros 2) 1.5 bn Euros3) 2 bn Euros 4) 3.5 bn Euros5) 5 bn Euros Ans.) 3
Ques. : 680 Which of the following social networking sites named Jack Dorsey as its permanent CEO recently?
1) Facebook 2) Twitter3) LinkedIn 4) My Space5) Google+ Ans.) 2
Ques. : 681 PM Narendra Modi has been ranked among the world’s top 50 people in the fifth edition of the‘Bloomberg Markets Most Influential’ list. The list is topped by
1) Xi Jinping 2) Tim Cook3) Angela Merkel 4) Barack Obama5) Janet Yellen Ans.) 5
Ques. : 682 There are two Indian origin people in Bloomberg’s 50 most influential people list for 2015. The first one is
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PM Narendra Modi and the second one is
1) Ruchir Sharma 2) Satya Nadella3) Sundar Pichai 4) Indra Nooyi5) Fareed Zakaria Ans.) 1
Ques. : 683 __________ won 2015 World Cup Chess Championship held at Baku, Azerbaijan recently.
1) Fabiana Caruana 2) Viswanathan Anand3) Magnus Carlsen 4) Peter Svidler5) Sergey Karjakin Ans.) 5
Ques. : 684 For Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) the RBI will be increasing the investment limit for govt securities to_________ by Jan 1, 2016.
1) Rs 1,53,500 cr 2) Rs 1,65,500 cr3) Rs 1,79,500 cr 4) Rs 1,83,500 cr5) Rs 1,91,500 cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 685 Twelve countries contributing to nearly 40 per cent of the global economy have entered into a tradepartnership named TPP which stands for
1) TradePacific Partnership 2) TransPacific Partnership3) TraitPacific Partnership 4) TrailPacific Partnership5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 686 The International Monetary fund (IMF), in its World Economic Outlook 2015 released on 7 Oct, loweredIndia’s growth forecast for FY16 to
1) 7.1 per cent 2) 7.3 per cent3) 7.5 per cent 4) 7.8 per cent5) 8.1 per cent Ans.) 2
Ques. : 687 Eminent author and niece of Jawaharlal Nehru, Nayantara Sehgal returned the Sahitya Akademi awardrecently. She had received the Sahitya Akademi award in 1986 for her English novel
1) Sea of Poppies 2) The cost of living3) Rich Like Us 4) Cry, the Peacock5) The Village by the Sea Ans.) 3
Ques. : 688 SR Upadhyay, who resigned recently, was the state election commissioner of
1) Gujarat 2) Uttar Pradesh3) Manipur 4) West Bengal5) Rajasthan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 689 Which of the following US states, recently, allowed terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with adoctor's supervision?
1) Virginia 2) Texas3) Florida 4) California5) Colorado Ans.) 4
Ques. : 690 Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar have won the prestigious Nobel Prize 2015 in
1) Physics 2) Chemistry3) Physiology or Medicine 4) Literature5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 691 The 12 Pacific Rim nations signed TransPacific Partnership (TPP) pact recently. Which of the followingcountries is NOT among these 12 participating nations?
1) China 2) New Zealand3) Vietnam 4) Canada5) Australia Ans.) 1
Ques. : 692 Name the author who won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature for her portrayal of the harshness of life inthe Soviet Union.
1) Lyudmila Ulitskaya 2) Zakhar Prilepin
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3) Oksana Zabuzhko 4) Svetlana Alexievich5) Dina Rubina Ans.) 4
Ques. : 693 The Indian Navy commissioned the indigenouslydesigned and built INS Astradharani at the Naval Basein Visakhapatnam recently. This 50metre twinhulled warship is a(n)
1) antisubmarine ship 2) torpedo launch and recovery vessel3) helicopter carrier 4) fast attack ship5) guidedmissile destroyers Ans.) 2
Ques. : 694 Who among the following was elected as chairperson of the climate change body IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently?
1) JeanPascal van Ypersele 2) RK Pachauri3) Hoesung Lee 4) Ismail El Gizouli5) Donna Laframboise Ans.) 3
Ques. : 695 Name the World Bankassisted national watershed management project which received the approval forimplementation by the Union Cabinet recently.
1) Aviral 2) Neeranchal3) Neer Dhara 4) Neer Kosh5) Jeevan Nidhi Ans.) 2
Ques. : 696 The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference 2016 will be held in which of the following cities from Jan 810in 2016?
1) Ahmedabad 2) Kochi3) Chennai 4) Hyderabad5) New Delhi Ans.) 5
Ques. : 697 The govt has cleared three new AIIMS under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) tobe set up in the states of
1) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Goa 2) Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura3) West Bengal, Sikkim and Meghalaya 4) West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra5) Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 698 Deborah Herold became firstever Indian to win five medals at Taiwan Cup in the game of _________recently.
1) cycling 2) boxing3) archery 4) weightlifting5) wrestling Ans.) 1
Ques. : 699 The Union Cabinet gave its nod to amend the existing double taxation avoidance pacts with which of thefollowing two countries recently?
1) Israel, Vietnam 2) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka3) Nepal, Bhutan 4) Mauritius, Seychelles5) Singapore, Switzerland Ans.) 1
Ques. : 700 Which of the following armed forces celebrated its 83rd establishment day on 8 Oct?
1) Indian Army 2) Indian Air Force3) Indian Navy 4) BSF5) CISF Ans.) 2
Ques. : 701 The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize went to the National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to thebuilding of a pluralistic democracy in
1) Tunisia 2) Yemen3) Syria 4) Libya5) Jordan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 702 Who among the following is the present Attorney General of India?
1) HL Dattu 2) Mukul Rohatgi3) Anand Grover 4) Goolam Essaji Vahanvati5) Harish Salve Ans.) 2
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Ques. : 703 The combined military training exercise HANDINHAND 2015 will be conducted from Oct 1223 atKunming Military Academy, Yunnan. This is a joint military exercise between
1) China and India 2) China and Pakistan3) China and South Korea 4) China and Cambodia5) China and Iran Ans.) 1
Ques. : 704 The World Egg Day is celebrated on which of the following days? The World Post Day is also celebratedon this day.
1) 2 Oct 2) 5 Oct3) 6 Oct 4) 9 Oct5) 10 Oct Ans.) 4
Ques. : 705 The Oscarwinning composer AR Rahman was named as the cultural ambassador of which of thefollowing countries recently for enhancing the country’s art and culture development?
1) Mauritius 2) Maldives3) Malaysia 4) Seychelles5) Indonesia Ans.) 4
Ques. : 706 The veteran music composer and singer Ravindra Jain passed away recently. Which of the following isone of the popular songs composed by him?
1) Jab deep jale aana 2) Gori tera gaon3) Geet gata chal 4) Akhiyon Ke Jharokhe Se5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 707 India's application to enter the MTCR was accepted and well received at the plenary meeting of thecoveted club held in Norway recently. The term MTCR stands for
1) Mineral Technology Control Regime 2) Meteorological Technology Control Regime3) Marine Technology Control Regime 4) Missile Technology Control Regime5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 708 Smart City project for sustainable development has begun in Puducherry with Nagpur and Chandigarhbeing next with two bn Euro assistance from
1) Germany 2) US3) Japan 4) China5) France Ans.) 5
Ques. : 709 Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved has entered into an exclusive partnership with _________ to make itsentire range of products available in the latter’s outlets.
1) Aditya Birla Retail 2) Reliance Fresh3) Big Basket 4) Future Group5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 710 Vijender Singh is associated with which of the following games? He turned professional a few monthsago.
1) Wrestling 2) Weightlifting3) Boxing 4) Archery5) Shooting Ans.) 3
Ques. : 711 Name India's first indigenously developed nuclear submarine which after successfully completing seatrials is set to undergo maiden missile firing test soon.
1) INS Arihant 2) INS Chakra3) INS Kalvari 4) INS Shankul5) INS Sindhughosh Ans.) 1
Ques. : 712 Who among the following was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal recently?
1) Madhav Kumar Nepal 2) Ram Baran Yadav3) Baburam Bhattarai 4) KP Sharma Oli5) Sushil Koirala Ans.) 4
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Ques. : 713 The World Mental Health Day is observed on
1) 5 Oct 2) 6 Oct3) 9 Oct 4) 10 Oct5) 12 Oct Ans.) 4
Ques. : 714 Which of the following state govts launched, recently, a programme to trace, rescue and reunite thechildren with their family under “Operation Valsalya”?
1) Gujarat 2) Kerala3) Goa 4) Maharashtra5) Rajasthan Ans.) 2
Ques. : 715 Which of the following states inaugurated ‘epragati’ recently, a single integrated platform encompassingall govt services and linking all govt departments?
1) Karnataka 2) West Bengal3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Haryana5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 5
Ques. : 716 The ICICI Bank launched a service enabling customers to make electronic payments from theirsmartphones without swiping a debit card. The service is applicable only for
1) Visa cards 2) Master cards3) RuPay cards 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 1
Ques. : 717 __________ was appointed chairman of Atomic Energy Commission recently.
1) RK Sinha 2) Sekhar Basu3) Satyajit Bhatkal 4) Avinash Chander5) Ratan Kumar Sinha Ans.) 2
Ques. : 718 India and ________ signed an agreement to set up a Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) tostrengthen the trade relations between the two countries recently.
1) Colombia 2) Venezuela3) Ecuador 4) Brazil5) Paraguay Ans.) 3
Ques. : 719 Who is the author of the book “The Turn of the Tortoise: The Challenge and Promise of India's Future”?
1) Prabhu Chawla 2) TN Ninan3) Aroon Purie 4) Mrinal Pande5) Mridula Sinha Ans.) 2
Ques. : 720 Which of the following firms has the title sponsorship contract for Indian Premier League (IPL) till 2017? Itwas rumored to terminate its contract after the IPL spotfixing scandal.
1) PepsiCo 2) Paytm3) CocaCola 4) Hero Moto Corp5) DLF Ans.) 1
Ques. : 721 Who won the 2015 economics Nobel Prize for “his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare”?
1) Angus Deaton 2) Branko Milanovic3) Martin Ravallion 4) Esther Duflo5) Daniel Kahneman Ans.) 1
Ques. : 722 Name the capital city of Turkey where twin suicide bombings left more than 128 dead recently.
1) Sofia 2) Buenos Aires3) Minsk 4) Vienna5) Ankara Ans.) 5
Ques. : 723 Who won 2015 Russian Grand Prix F1 championship recently?
1) Kimi Raikkonen 2) Fernando Alonso3) Sebastian Vettel 4) Nico Rosberg5) Lewis Hamilton Ans.) 5
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Ques. : 724 Intermittent explosive activity resumed at the Cotopaxi volcano’s summit crater recently. The activevolcano is situated in
1) Chile 2) Ecuador3) Italy 4) Peru5) Mexico Ans.) 2
Ques. : 725 PM Narendra Modi announced, recently, to mark which of the following days as Constitution Day?
1) 26 Jan 2) 26 Nov3) 29 Aug 4) 14 Apr5) 6 Dec Ans.) 2
Ques. : 726 Who among the following is the present MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda, the bank facing probe foralleged involvement in Rs 6,172cr illegal foreign exchange transactions?
1) Kishore Piraji Kharat 2) Rakesh Sharma3) MO Rego 4) PS Jayakumar5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 727 Which of the following firms received a favourable verdict in the Rs 8,500 cr transfer pricing case from theBombay High Court recently?
1) Nokia 2) Microsoft3) Vodafone 4) Infosys5) Tech Mahindra Ans.) 3
Ques. : 728 India is planning to acquire the newgeneration S400 Triumf air defence missile systems from which ofthe following countries?
1) US 2) Israel3) Sweden 4) Russia5) Japan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 729 We often read in financial newspapers that India is better placed among EMs to tackle risks arising out ofglobal economic slowdown. Here, what does the term EMs stand for?
1) Economic Markets 2) External Markets3) Emerging Markets 4) Extraordinary Markets5) Experimenting Markets Ans.) 3
Ques. : 730 The ‘Malabar’ naval exercises have been held by India and which of the following countries since 1992?It is a trilateral exercise this year including Japan.
1) China 2) US3) Russia 4) Australia5) Malaysia Ans.) 2
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