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INTERNATIONAL

1) Which Asian country celebrated its 67th Independence Day on 4 January 2015? Ans:- Myanmar

2) Recently in news, “Charlie Hebdo” magazine belongs to which country? Ans:- France

3) Maithripala Sirisena, has been elected as new President of which country? Ans:- Sri Lanka

4) Who was elected as the first female President of Croatia on 11 January 2015? Ans:- Grabar Kitarovic

5) Historic “Paris unity rally” was organized in support of ? Ans:- Anti-terrorism

INDIA & WORLD

1) Name the train that has now started running from Kolkata to Dhaka with its own rake from 4 January 2015? Ans:- Maitree Express

2) The 8th India-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue was held on 17 January 2015 ________? Ans:- New Delhi

3) Which country recently allowed e-voting by non-resident citizens? Ans:- India

4) Which country on 20 January 2015 signed an agreement on transfer of sentenced persons with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region? Ans:- India

5) European Union (EU) on 20 January 2015 decided to lift a seven-month-long ban on the import of mangoes from –? Ans:- India

NATIONAL

1) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has been recently renamed as? Ans:- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)

2) Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG has recently been renamed as? Ans:- PAHAL

3) Name the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation who inaugurated the India Water Week – 2015 recently with the theme “Water Management for Sustainable Development”? Ans:- Uma Bharti

4) Union Cabinet on 5 January 2015 approved the largest ever telecom spectrum auction which will cover? Ans:- 2G

5) Which year will be celebrated as Jal Kranti Varsh across the country to highlight the need of conservation and saving of water? Ans:- 2015-16

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1) Which state government on 1 January 2015 launched an online facility for making application under the Right to Information Act? Ans:- Maharashtra

2) Who has launched the special programme titled ‘CORRECTION’, a unique initiative for prisoners providing an opportunity to prisoners to showcase their talents? Ans:- All India Radio Thiruvananthapuram

3) Which state in India became the first to ban the sale of loose cigarettes in India? Ans:- Punjab

4) Union cabinet meeting has recently approved setting up of India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project in Bodi West Hills of which state? Ans:- Tamil Nadu

5) In which zone did the Railway Minister on 13 January 2015 inaugurate India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered train? Ans:- Rewari – Rohtak link of Northern Zone

CONFERENCES

1) 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held on 7 – 9 January 2015 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Who was the chief guest at the event? Ans:- Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana

2) Which Indian city will hold the World Congress on Infomation Technology 2018? Ans:- Hyderabad

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) London-based financial journal “Central Banking” named who as the winner of the

“Governor of the Year” award on 13 January 2015? Ans:- Raghuram Rajan, RBI Governor

2) What is the name of the Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist who was presented with the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr Award on 18 January 2015 in Washington? Ans:- Frank Islam

3) National Award for e-Governance for the best district-level initiative in Citizen-Centric Service Delivery through ICT was presented to which State? Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir

4) How many childrens are given National Bravery award 2014? Ans:- 24

5) Who won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in Science and Engineering category? Ans:- Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Team of ISRO

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Name the Indian cricket player who has broken the record of Rahul Dravid of Highest Scorer in Australia? Ans:- Virat Kohli

2) Recently, Who made the fastest ODI century in 31 balls? Ans:- AB de villiers

3) Who bagged the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2014 in women category? Ans:- Nadine Kessler

4) Name the tennis players who won the Apia International Title in Women’s Double Category on 17 January 2015? Ans:- Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza

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5) Who created a national record in weightlifting by lifting 238 kilograms under the 56 kilograms category at 10th Youth National Weightlifting Championship 2015? Ans:- Jimjang Deru

ECONOMY

1) Post office savings bank accounts can now be operated through ATMs following a recent gazette notification amending which Post Office rules? Ans:- Post Office Savings Bank General Rules, 1981

2) For which type of companies, RBI has relaxed KYC rules due to practical difficulties and constraints in getting KYC documents at frequent intervals? Ans:- Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) )

3) As per the announcement made by the government, in which type of banks the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) and CEO would be separate? Ans:- Public Sector Banks

4) As per the RBI guidelines, what is the minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks? Ans:- Rs.100 Crore

5) Which bank launched India’s first contactless debit and credit card on 7 January 2015 that enables one to make payments by just waving the card near merchant terminals instead of swiping the same? Ans:- ICICI Bank

6) Which Middle-east based bank during January 2015 launched region’s first online-only consumer banking business will offer

personal finance products and credit cards? Ans:- Gulf International Bank (GIB)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) In which month of the year 2015, there will be no communication of ISRO with the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)? Ans:- June 2015

2) The “Project-75” of the Indian Navy’s is related to construction and design of __? Ans:- Submarines

3) The first antibiotic discoevered in last 30 years, capable of fighting superbig resistance, has been named? Ans:- Teixobactin

4) First indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft Tejas was handed over to Indian Air Force by Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar on 18 January 2015. Tejas was developed by? Ans:- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

5) Which year was marked as the Earth’s hottest year since 1880 as per the two separate analyses done by NASA scientists and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists? Ans:- 2014

PERSONS IN

NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) M.Sathiyavathy has recently become first woman to be appointed as Director General (DG) of?

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Ans:- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

2) Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir was on 5 January 2015 appointed as the Chief Justice of which high court? Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir

B) RESIGNS

1) What is the name of the former director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who resigned from the post of member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) during January 2015? Ans:- Amar Pratap Singh

C) DEATHS

1) Virendra Prabhakar was died on 4 January 2015.He was a famous? Ans:- Photo Journalist

2) Upendra Trivedi who passed away on 4 January 2015 was a renowned actor of stage and cinema in? Ans:- Gujarati

D) VISITORS

1) Name the Bhutan Prime Minister visited India from 10-18 January 2015? Ans:- Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Who recently (Jan 2015) became the first cricketer to cross 5 million followers on Twitter? Ans:- Virat Kohli

PLACES IN NEWS

1) The Chandyan village, where the remnants of late Harappan period house have been discovered recently is located in __? Ans:- Uttar Pradesh

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS

1) What is the full form of SAIL? Ans:- Steel Authority of India Limited

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Name the author of the book ‘The Indian Parliament – A Critical Appraisal’ released by the Vice President of India on 8 January 2015? Ans:- Prof. Sudha Pai and Shri Avinash Kumar

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Which committee was constituted to look into various concerns of the citizens hailing from the North Eastern States living in different parts of the country and to suggest suitable remedial measures? Ans:- Bezbaruah Committee

DAYS & DATES

1) National Youth Day was observed across India on —-? Ans:- 12 January 2015

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1)Name the first country to Introduce Law for the Creation of Baby from Two Women and One Man? Ans:- United Kingdom

2)The 5th General Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was held in which city? Ans:- Abu Dhabi

3)How many SAARC countries met on 2 – 3 February 2015 to finalize Motor Vehicles Agreement this year? Ans:- Four

4)Rui Araujo, has been chosen as the new prime minister of ____? Ans:- East Timor

5)According to latest survey, which country has largest area planted under GM (Genetically Modified) crops? Ans:- USA

INDIA & WORLD

1) What is India’s ranking in the recently released international intellectual property (IP) index? Ans:- 29

2) In which region, has Gujarat government decided to set up ‘Plast India International University’ in partnership with University of Massachusetts Lowell? Ans:- Vapi

3) The tenth India Mongolia Joint Training Exercise culminated on 6 February 2015 with a grand closing ceremony held at ___? Ans:- Gwalior Military Cantonment

4) Which was the busiest international city pair for travel to and from India during

2014? Ans:- Mumbai-Dubai

5) The Barak 8 air and missile defence system is being jointly developed by India and which country? Ans:- Israel

NATIONAL

1)According to latest data, which state has attracted maximum foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country? Ans:- Maharashtra

2)10th of February will henceforth be recognised in India as? Ans:- National Deworming Day

3)As per the latest report by TRAI, teledensity in India is approximately about____? Ans:- 77.58

4)The Government has decided to remove the minimum export price of 450 dollars per tonne on the export of a specific vegetable in view of the prevailing lower prices and higher domestic availability. Name the vegetable? Ans:- Potato

5)For how many central government services, the government has launched a single window e-Biz portal to bring transparency and ease of doing business in the country on 19 February 2015? Ans:- 11

STATES

1)In whiich city, “India stone mart 2015″ was recently organized? Ans:- Jaipur

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2)Surajkund International Crafts Mela recently held in which state? Ans:- Haryana

3)Which IIT, among the following has launched Mass Open Online Courses (MOOCS) for students? Ans:- IIT Bombay

4)Which state is set to roll out Information Technology Mass Literacy Scheme or “Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan”, to make the people of the state digitally literate?

Ans:- Haryana

5)Which state Handloom corporation has signed MoU with global e-commerce company e-bay? Ans:- Gujarat

CONFERENCES

1) Which Indian city hosted the first World Ocean Science Congress? Ans:- Kochi

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Which feature film bagged the award for being the best film at the 68th edition of BAFTA in 2015? Ans:- Boyhood

2) Who has been selected for the 50th Jnanpith Award for 2014? Ans:- Bhalchandra Nemade

3) Who has won the King Faisal International Prize(KFIP) 2015? Ans:- Dr. Zakir A.Naik

4) India based Ricky Kej has won the Grammy Award for his album ___? Ans:- Winds of Samsar

5) What is the name of the Indian-American assistant professor who was awarded the $500,000 National Science Foundation Career award for his breakthrough research on 11 February 2015? Ans:- Gurpreet Singh

SPORTS & GAMES

1) The Mascot of the 35th National Games is? Ans:- Great Indian Hornbill (Ammu)

2) Saloni Dalal, who became the youngest medallist at the 35th National Games in Kerala, is associated with which sports/events? Ans:- Swimming

3) Which state won the gold medal at the National Games men’s football, final of which was played on 9 February 2015? Ans:- Mizoram

4) The opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was held on 12 February 2015 in which cities of New Zealand and Australia? Ans:- Christchurch and Melbourne

5) Recently, UNICEF and which football legend has launched protection fund named “7” to protect the world’s most vulnerable youngsters? Ans:- David Beckham

ECONOMY

1) After deciding to split into three, which company recently became the first Indian

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listed company to solely focus on life insurance? Ans:- Max India

2) Reserve Bank of India has estimated the Current Account Deficit (CAD) for 2014-15 at ___ percent of the GDP on 3 February 2015? Ans:- 1.3%

3) What is the new Eligibility limit for Foreign Exchange Remittances under Liberalized Remittance Scheme announced by the RBI on 3 February 2015? Ans:- $2,50,000

4) What rank has been given to Indians in the latest leaked HSBC list of Swiss Bank account holders from over 200 countries? Ans:- 16th

5) According to recent UNCTAD report which country has become most favoured foreign investment(FDI) destination? Ans:- China


1)Swine Flu cases are reported from many parts of India. Which animal is associated with Swine Flu? Ans:- Pig

2)Agni-v Missile has been successfully testfired, the range of Agni-v is? Ans:- 5500-5800 KM

3)DRDO is building its new Missile Launch testing facility at which place? Ans:- Krishna Delta complex

4)Which NASA spacecraft sent new pictures of dwarf planet Pluto that were released by the agency on 4 February 2015? Ans:- New Horizons

5) World’s first humanoid robot-staffed hotel is set to open in which city? Ans:- Nagasaki, Japan

PERSONS IN

NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Naveen Chopra was on 9 February 2015 appointed as Chief Operating Officer of which telecom company? Ans:- Vodafone

2) Who has assumed charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) recently? Ans:- Hanumanthu Purushotham

B) RESIGNS

1) Name the Vice-President of Global Technology Centres, Asia Pacific at Cisco Systems resigned from his post recently? Ans:- Sanjay Mathur

C) DEATHS

1) Mrinalini Mukherjee passed away recently. She was a famous? Ans:- Sculptor

D) VISITORS

1) Name the Asian Development Bank (ADB) President visited India on 5 February 2015? Ans:- Takehiko Nakao

E) MISCELLANEOUS

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1) The Limca Book of records has registered which person to be the only woman in India to represent the same constituency on the same party ticket eight times in a row? Ans:- Sumitra Mahajan

PLACES IN NEWS

1) World’s first robot-staffed hotel is set to open in ______? Ans:- Japan


1) What is the full form of ‘ TRAI ‘? Ans:- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) The book “Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks” was written by —? Ans:- SK Rath

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Who heads the Supreme Court panel to ensure major reforms in the practice and procedure of Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI)? Ans:- Justice R M Lodha

DAYS & DATES

1) The International Mother Language Day 2015 was observed on —–? Ans:- 21 February

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INTERNATIONAL

1) Which country’s government has proposed a prisoner swap with Indonesia in a last ditch effort to save the lives of two drug traffickers of its country, who are expected to face a firing squad within days? Ans:- Australia

2) Which country’s Professor was in news as on 9 March 2015 as she rejected an Indian student’s internship request citing rape problem in India? Ans:- Germany

3) Which country has imposed sanctions on another group of individuals and entities in Ukraine and Russia accused of undermining Ukraine’s sovereignty and misappropriating Ukrainian state assets? Ans:- United States of America

4) The North-South Rail link in Srilanka connects which two locations in the island nation? Ans:- Talaimannar to Madhu Road

5) Which country’s government has announced plans to build a new capital to the east of the present one? Ans:- Egypt

INDIA & WORLD

1) With which country has India collaborated to study the global Climate Change? Ans:- Norway

2) Name the warship that has been exported by India to Mauritius and commissioned on 12 March 2015? Ans:- Barracuda

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3) With which country has India inked five Memoranda of Understanding to give new impetus to bilateral co-operation on 11 March 2015? Ans:- Mauritius

4) India and which country recently completed its first ever Friendship Motor Rally successfully at India gate? Ans:- Nepal

5) With which country, Textiles Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by India on 17 March 2015? Ans:- Kyrgyzstan

NATIONAL

1) Which organisation has launched “National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme” (NERPAP) throughout the country from 3rd Mar’15 with the prime objective of bringing a totally error free and authenticated electoral roll? Ans:- Election Commission of India

2) National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) on 1 March 2015 celebrated its ___th foundation day? Ans:- 25th

3) How many Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) accounts does the NPCI aim to link to the corresponding Aadhar Numbers by June 2015? Ans:- 17 crore

4) Name the scheme that has been launched by the government for redressal of grievances of consumers relating to pricing and availability of medicines? Ans:- PRASAD and Swadesh Darshan

5) The Supreme Court of India (SC) on 17 March 2015 cancelled the Union Government’s decision to include which category/community in the Central Other Backward Classes (OBC) list? Ans:- Jaat

STATES

1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 March 2015 inaugurated two units each of 600 MW of Shree Singaji Thermal Power Plant in which state? Ans:- Madhya Pradesh

2) Which state government is contemplating on framing a law under which registration of pregnancy would be made compulsory within first three months of pregnancy? Ans:- Haryana

3) Which State’s Archives body is publishing three volumes of rare documents on Shaheed Bhagat Singh? Ans:- Bihar

4) Government of India has recently decided to establish a National Marine Police Training Institute in which state? Ans:- Gujarat

5) In which state First Kisan Call Centre (KCC) of North-East was opened on 9 March 2015? Ans:- Tripura

CONFERENCES

1) The International Conference on Global Environment Issues was held from March 14 -15 March 2015 in —-? Ans:- New Delhi

AWARDS & HONOURS

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1) Hifikepunye Pohamba has recently won the world’s most valuable individual award, the Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership. Hifikepunye Pohamba is the President of which African country? Ans:- Namibia

2) Which University recently honored Ratan Tata with Doctorate of Automotive Engineering? Ans:- Clemson University

3) Name the former union minister who has been awarded with the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2014 for his Kannada poem Ramayana Mahanveshanam? Ans:- M.Veerapa Moily

4) Who has won KwazuluNatal 2015 National Teachers Award in South Africa? Ans:- Ganasen Reddy

5) Name the Indian researcher has been named as New South Wales (NSW) “Woman of the year 2015″ award recently? Ans:- Minoti Apate

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Who is the batsman who has scored the fastest 150 runs in ODI’s? Ans:- AB de Villiers

2) Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 10 March 2015 registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of the cricket World Cup. He surpassed whose record? Ans:- Sourav Ganguly

3) Which football club recently won League Cup? Ans:- Chelsea

4) New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe was recently inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall

of Fame as the ___th member? Ans:- 79

5) Which New Zealand bowler joined cricket’s exclusive 300 ODI wickets club by claiming his 300th victim on 8 March 2015? Ans:- Daniel Vettori

ECONOMY

1) As per the latest Forbes ranking of the richest people in the world, who is the richest person in India? Ans:- Dilip Sanghvi

2) Which bank became the first major bank to announce rate cut after RBI’s second Repo rate cut of the year was announced on March 2015? Ans:- State Bank of Travancore (SBT)

3) Which Indian mobile company has recently entered into a partnership with China Mobile, for jointly sourcing devices and equipment as well as developing 4G technology and standards? Ans:- Airtel

4) Upto what limit Reserve Bank of India eased the norms for home loans by allowing banks to include stamp duty and registration charges to the cost of a unit? Ans:- 10 Lakh

5) Which is India’s largest company with Rs 3.68 lakh cr worth assets as per data compiled by the Corporate Affairs Ministry, which was released recently? Ans:- Reliance Industries Ltd


1) Name the aircraft that becomes the first to fly day and night without a drop of fuel,

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propelled solely by the sun’s energy? Ans:- Solar Impulse-2

2) Rotavirus vaccine “Rotavac” will be used for prevention of which disease? Ans:- Diarrhea

3) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Alleppey, which was decommissioned from the Indian Navy on 13 March 2015, was which category of naval vessel? Ans:- Minesweeper

4) Name the surface to surface missile successfully tested by Pakistan during March 2015? Ans:- Shaheen-III

5) Burraq and Barq are an all weather armed drone and a laser guided missile respectively. These were recently test fired by which country? Ans:- Pakistan

PERSONS IN

NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the National Book Trust (NBT) on 2 March 2015? Ans:- Baldev Sharma

B) RESIGNS

1) Which noted scientist resigned as the Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Bombay recently as reported on 18 March 2015? Ans:- Anil Kakodkar

C) DEATHS

1) Name the person known as Noted Gandhian and son of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal secretary who passed away on 15 March 2015? Ans:- Narayan Desai

D) VISITORS

1) In which region of Sri Lanka, PM Narendra Modi handed over 27,000 new homes on 14 March 2015 to Tamils who became homeless during the civil war? Ans:- Jaffna

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Which Indian IT company was recently named as the top employer in Europe for the third consecutive year by a top employers certification agency? Ans:- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

PLACES IN NEWS

1) As per the Mercer’s Quality of Living Report 2015, which city has the world’s best quality of living? Ans:- Vienna


1) What is the full form of ‘ BCCI ‘? Ans:- Board of Control for Cricket in India

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) “The Modi Effect : Inside Narendra Modi’s Campaign to Transform India” was authored by ——-? Ans:- Lance Price

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COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as announced on 25 March 2015? Ans:- K M Mani

DAYS & DATES

1) When is World Water Day? Ans:- March 22

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INTERNATIONAL

1) Which country carried out its first air strikes in Syria, as part of the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants? Ans:- Canada

2) Name the political party of Pakistan that decided to join parliament after almost seven months of absence from the National Assembly and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh? Ans:- Tehreek-e-Insaf

3) Which country’s president condemned psychiatric therapies designed to repair gay, lesbian and transgender youth? Ans:- United States

4) China is planning to build a 540-kilometre strategic high-speed rail link between Tibet and ____ passing through a tunnel under Mount Everest? Ans:- Nepal

5) Saudi Arabia on 21 April 2015 ended its month-long military operation against the Houthi rebels under which air strikes were conducted. What was the name of this operation? Ans:- Operation Decisive Storm

INDIA & WORLD

1) Name the massive air and sea operation recently launched by India to evacuate over 4000 Indians from Yemen? Ans:- Operation Raahat

2) Which international organization on 1 April 2015 launched a group against terrorism named ‘Group of Friends against terrorism’ with 30 members including India? Ans:- United Nations

3) With which country has India signed Memorandum of Cooperation for transportation on 8 April 2015? Ans:- United States of America

4) India was placed at 101st place in the Social Progress Index (SPI) ratings that were released globally on 9 April 2015. Which country topped this list? Ans:- Norway

5) Indian formally ended its massive evacuation efforts in Yemen named “Operation Raahat” on 10 April 2015. This mission successfully evacuated how many people from war-torn Yemen? Ans:- 5,600

NATIONAL

1) Name the scheme that has been suspended by Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from April 2015? Ans:- Minimum Monthly Pension Scheme

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2) Union Government on 3 April 2015 extended the deadline for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) deadline by ____ months? Ans:- Six months

3) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently recommended which number as the single emergency number across the country? Ans:- 112

4) The Government has constituted a task force comprising experts and senior officials to be chaired by B N Navalawala, Ex-Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources. What is the major responsibility of the task force? Ans:- Interlinking of Rivers

5) Name the project launched by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on 21 April 2015 for monitoring the implementation of budget announcements? Ans:- E-Samiksha

STATES

1) Which state has launched the subsidised Aahar scheme on the occasion of the State’s Foundation Day on 1 April 2015? Ans:- Odisha

2) Andhra Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on 1 April 2015 approved which city as the new capital of the state? Ans:- Amaravathi

3) PepsiCo India on 3 April 2015 commissioned first phase of its largest beverage plant in India in which state? Ans:- Andhra Pradesh

4) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Centenary Year Celebrations of which High Court on 18 April 2015? Ans:- Patna High Court

5) Which state government has launched a major campaign Subodham, in a bid to wean people away from addiction to liquor? Ans:- Kerala

CONFERENCES

1) Summit of the Americas, which was held on 10-11 April 2015 at Panama City (Panama), was which edition of the multilateral summit? Ans:- 7th

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Who Arab poet recently won the 2015 Kumaran Asan World Prize for poetry? Ans:- Adonis

2) Which city has been awarded for its performance in renewable energy by WWF ? Ans:- Rajkot

3) In which field Hevesy Medal is given? Ans:- Nuclear and Radio Chemistry

4) ) Name the Indian-origin CEO who was honoured with the White House Champions of Change on 16th April 2015? Ans:- Satya Nadella

5) Name the Bollywood actor was on 21 April 2015 honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015 for his performance in the movie Happy New Year? Ans:- Shah Rukh Khan

SPORTS & GAMES

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1) Daniel Vettori who announced his retirement from international cricket plays for which country? Ans:- New Zealand

2) Who was recently named as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2015 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack? Ans:- Kumar Sangakkara

3) Which Australian cricketer recently announced his retirement from ODIs? Ans:- Michael Clarke

4) Name the driver who won the Chinese Formula One (F1) Grand Prix for 2015 held on 12 April 2015 at Shanghai? Ans:- Lewis Hamilton (Britain)

5) What is the name of the 21-year old English batsman who made cricketing history by scoring 350 in a one-day club match on 20 April 2015? Ans:- Liam Livingstone

ECONOMY

1) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 1 April 2015 sanctioned the scheme of amalgamation of ING Vysya Bank Ltd. with which bank? Ans:- Kotak Mahindra Bank

2) As per the World bank Report 2015, which country has stood at the bottom of eight economies in South Asia? Ans:- Pakistan

3) Which entity becomes the first public sector undertaking (PSU) to hit the market in fiscal year 2015-16 with its disinvestment taking place on 8 April 2015? Ans:- Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)

4) Which entity has become India’s newest public sector undertaking (PSU) during April 2015 after Union Govt. increased its stake to over 51% in this entity? Ans:- IFCI Limited

5) Newly formed Mudra Bank will be part of? Ans:- Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)


1) Which country has recently developed an anti-ballistic missile system called “David’s Sling”? Ans:- Israel

2) Surface-to-Surface nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on 9 April 2015 from a naval ship at? Ans:- Odisha coast

3) US space agency NASA during April 2015 revealed the first-ever colour image of dwarf planet Pluto.This photo was taken by a Pluto probe that was sent by the agency in 2006. What is the name of this probe? Ans:- New Horizons

4) India recently successfully test-fired its which nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast? Ans:- Dhanush

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A) APPOINTMENTS

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1) Who has been appointed as the new President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2015-16? Ans:- Sumit Mazumder

2) Who was sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court on 15 April 2015? Ans:- Meenakshi Madan Rai

B) RESIGNS

1) Mustafa Kamal stepped down from the post of International Cricket Council (ICC) President on 1 April 2015. He belongs to which country? Ans:- Bangladesh

C) DEATHS

1) Renowned poet Kailash Vajpeyi who died on 1 April 2015 is famous in which language? Ans:- Hindi

2) Name the former Australian cricket captain and legendary commentator who died in Sydney on 10 April 2015? Ans:- Richie Benaud

D) VISITORS

1) Which Sculpture has been presented to Narendra Modi by Canadian Prime Minister? Ans:- Parrot Lady

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Name the 12-year-old Muslim girl who recently won the first position at the Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Champion League? Ans:- Mariyam Asif Siddiqui

PLACES IN NEWS

1) What is the name of the Islamist militant group that stormed into a university campus in Kenya on 2 April 2015 and took Christian students hostage resulting in death of at least 15 persons? Ans:- Al Shabaab


1) What is the full form of ‘ IFCI ‘? Ans:- Industrial Finance Corporation of India

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Who is the author of the book titled “Historical Documents Testify the ‘ Sovereignty of Senkaku”? Ans:- Tadayoshi Murata

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 8 April 2015 formed an expert committee under the chairmanship of whom to suggest simplified compliance for establishing new industries? Ans:- Ajay Shankar

DAYS & DATES

1) World Malaria Day was observed on —? Ans:- April 25

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1) How many Indian origin MP’s were eleted to UK Parliament during the British elections of 2015? Ans:- 10

2) Which country has criticised European Union proposals to authorise the use of force against smugglers taking migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe? Ans:- Libya

3) After losing more than 4,000 people to Ebola, which country has now been declared free of the disease by the World Health Organization (WHO)? Ans:- Liberia

4) What is the name of the former Army General who took over as the 8th President of Guyana on 16 May 2015? Ans:- David Arthur Granger

5) The World’s first referendum on same sex marriage is being held in — ? Ans:- Ireland

INDIA & WORLD

1) 119th Constitutional Amendment Bill is related to –? Ans:- Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh

2) Name the festival of Indian Culture inaugurated in Russia on 10 May 2015 by the President of India? Ans:- Namaste India

3) India has recently extended e-tourist visa scheme to — more countries? Ans:- 31

4) What is India’s current global ranking in terms of electricity generation from nuclear

source? Ans:- 13th

5) How many agreements have been signed between India and China for bilateral cooperation in several areas including economy, trade, science and technology and culture? Ans:- 24

NATIONAL

1) “Educate Encourage Enlighten” will be the new tagline of ____ as announced recently? Ans:- New Education Policy

2) Name the programme launched by Government with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) located on the banks of the river Ganga for achieving the objective of Clean Ganga? Ans:- Nirmal Ganga Sahbhagita

3) Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India has recently launched a new TV rating system in India. This will replace existing which rating system? Ans:- TAM (Television Audience Measurement)

4) The Supreme Court on 13 May 2015 barred publication of photos of leaders in government advertisements except those of the —-? Ans:- President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India

5) For the next 5 years, Namami Gange programme will have a budget outlay of ? Ans:- Rs 20,000 crore

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1) In which state a cow-urine refinery inaugurated for research on the cow products on 3 May 2015? Ans:- Rajasthan

2) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 1 May 2015 introduced ___ rupees Accident Insurance Scheme for transport drivers? Ans:- 5 lakh

3) Which state is site to the India’s first hydro-engineering college? Ans:- Himachal Pradesh

4) Which court on 11 May 2015 acquitted AIADMK Chief J Jayalalithaa in the 19 year old disproportionate assets case? Ans:- Karnataka High Court

5) Which thermal power plant will be built by NTPC in Jharkhand ? Ans:- Patratu Plant

CONFERENCES

1) What is the theme of the 6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy was organized by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi on 15 May 2015? Ans:- Nuclear Energy: A ‘Clean’ Energy option

2) In 2015, where will the conference to establish a new international framework replacing the 1997 Kyoto Protocol be held –? Ans:- Paris

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Name the Indian who won the Whitley Award 2015 for his work to protect the iconic Great Indian Bustard in the Thar

Desert? Ans:- Pramod Patil

2) Dr Prannoy Roy who was recently conferred the RedInk Award for lifetime achievement is the executive co-chairman of? Ans:- NDTV

3) Which district in India has received 2015 UN Public Service Award? Ans:- Nadia, West Bengal

4) Who has been conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his contribution to the fashion industry? Ans:- Wendell Rodricks

5) The PEN literary award for freedom of speech has been awarded to __? Ans:- Charlie Hebdo

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Name the team that won the English Premier League 2014-15 football title on 3 May 2015 held at London? Ans:- Chelsea

2) In which country BRICS Under-17 Football Cup set to be held? Ans:- India

3) Who won the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open Men’s Singles Title? Ans:- Andy Murray

4) Who won the inaugural BNP Paribas Istanbul Open Tennis men’s single title? Ans:- Roger Federer

5) Jonathan Trott who has recently retired from International Cricket is from which country? Ans:- England

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ECONOMY

1) Which French IT firm recently announced to buy US rival IGATE for 4 billion US dollar? Ans:- CapGemini

2) Which company has announced that it would merge its retail operations with Bharti Retail Ltd. to create one of India’s biggest retail chains with more than 570 stores across the country? Ans:- Future Retail

3) Which entity during May 2015 completed India’s single largest office space leasing deal so far by signing up for a 2-million sq. ft. custom-built office campus in Bengaluru? Ans:- Flipkart

4) By what percent, Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell in the month of April 2015 as against 8.48 percent in April last year due to decline in the prices of food articles? Ans:- 4.87%

5) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 13 May 2015 gave its approval for ___% disinvestment in NTPC and ___% in Indian Oil Corporation respectively? Ans:- 5% and 10%

6) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on 8 May 2015 announced a ___ percent reduction in charges for transactions on its inter-bank ATM network? Ans:- 10 %


1) A new strategic naval base of the Indian Navy named “INS Sardar Patel” was commissioned on 9 May 2015. This base has been established in which coastal city of

Gujarat? Ans:- Porbandar

2) Canada has most recently pledged to reduce Greenhouse gas emmisions by how many percentage points by 2030? Ans:- 30%

3) Japanese Scientists on 14 May 2015 discovered a new state of matter called? Ans:- Jahn-Teller-metal

4) How many smokers (approx.) are there globally as disclosed in the newly disclosed status report of Global Statistics on Addictive Behaviours (GSAB)? Ans:- 1 billion

5) An advanced version of the BrahMos land-attack cruise missile was successfully test-fired on 9 May 2015 from the Car Nicobar Islands at? Ans:- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

6) The ‘Kavaratti’ ship has been launched on 19th May’15 at a glittering ceremony held at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata. It is the _______ Ship of Project-28? Ans:- Fourth

PERSONS IN

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A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Name the Indian-origin Member of Parliament in Britain appointed as the new Employment Minister in British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Cabinet? Ans:- Priti Patel

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2) Who has been appointed as the President of Japan’s multinational telecommunications and internet company SoftBank Corp on 11 May 2015? Ans:- Nikesh Arora

B) RESIGNS

1) Name the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu resigned on 21 May 2015? Ans:- O Panneerselvam

C) DEATHS

1) Ruth Rendell, who passed away on 2 May 2015, was associated with which field? Ans:- Crime fiction writing

D) VISITORS

1) In which city of China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held Summit level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on 14 May 2015? Ans:- Xian

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Mumbai sessions court on 6 May 2015 sentenced Bollywood film star Salman Khan to five years in prison, for killing a man in a hit-and-run accident happened in which year? Ans:- 2002

PLACES IN NEWS

1) Name the city that would become the first in India to get Google Street View as announced on 12 May 2015? Ans:- Hyderabad


1) What is full form of DARPA ? Ans:- Defense Advance Research Project Agency

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad was released on 8 May 2015 by Vice President M Hamid Ansari in New Delhi. Who is the author of this book? Ans:- Bhim Singh

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Which committee was set up to review of deep-sea fishing Policy and Guidelines? Ans:- Meenakumari committee

DAYS & DATES

The World Press Freedom day was observed globally on –? Ans:- 3 May 2015

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INTERNATIONAL

1) As per OPCW, how much of the global chemical weapons stockpile has been achieved so far –? Ans:- 90%

2) A court of which country recently ordered three tobacco companies to pay fines worth around $12 billion for damages, which is the largest award in country’s history? Ans:- Canada

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3) Which prominent European country’s Parliament on 9 June 2015 voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill that seeks to hold a referendum to gauge the mood of its citizens on the issue of remaining part of the European Union (EU)? Ans:- Britain

4) Which bird was nominated as United Kingdom’s first-ever national bird in a poll conducted in the country that concluded during June 2015? Ans:- Robin

5) China has launched a freight train service between its northeastern city of Harbin which another country? Ans:- Europe

INDIA & WORLD

1) India has decided to buy only 36 Rafale fighter jets scrapping the earlier plan to acquire 126 aircraft on grounds of huge cost. From which country India is buying Rafale fighter jets? Ans:- France

2) Which country nationals on 2 June 2015 to India decided to grant e-Tourist visa facility? Ans:- Sweden

3) As per the Rule of Law Index 2015 by US-based World Justice Project (WJP) released on 2 June 2015 what is the India’s position among BRICS countries? Ans:- Third

4) What is the theme of the joint declaration highlighting bilateral cooperation issued by India and Bangladesh? Ans:- Notun Projonmo- Nayi Disha

5) The second common border market “Border Haat” was opened on 11th June 2015. Between which countries Border Haat Market is opened? Ans:- India and Bangladesh

NATIONAL

1) A New Bank Note Paper Line Unit was recently set up in which Indian city? Ans:- Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh

2) Khoya Paya web portal, a forum for reporting & tracking missing people, is an initiative of — ? Ans:- Ministry of Women and Child Development

3) Union Govt. on 5 June 2015 announced plans to establish country’s 13th major port in Maharashtra with an investment of Rs. 6,000 crore. This port would be established at which place near Mumbai? Ans:- Dahanu

4) As per the Central food safety regulator FSSAI, how many variants of Maggi Noodles were found ‘Unsafe and Hazardous’ for human consumption? Ans:- Nine

5) Government of India has launched Modified Special Incentive Proposal Scheme (M-SIPS) for which sector? Ans:- Electronic sector

STATES

1) To which state of India, World Bank has approved $250 Million loan for Flood Recovery Project & reconstruction of flood-affected public infrastructure? Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir

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2) Which city has recently become the sixth city in the country with a metro? Ans:- Jaipur

3) India’s first Tier-I Oil Spill Response Centre is inaugurated in which state? Ans:- Maharashtra

4) Which Union Territory has received permission for the first ever Medical College on 8 June 2015? Ans:- Andaman & Nicobar

5) In which state, India’s first eco-friendly police station was commissioned recently? Ans:- New Delhi

CONFERENCES

1) 41stG7 summit was held in –? Ans:- Germany

2) The 104th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) was held from 1-13 June 2015 in —–? Ans:- Geneva, Switzerland

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Which factory has been awarded continuously for the third time for controlling population and environment protection in kerala ? Ans:- Kumbazha

2) Name the Indian-origin US Surgeon General has been presented with the Pride of the Community Award by a prominent Hindu advocacy group? Ans:- Vivek Murthy

3) Who has been conferred with the prestigious 14th Sant Namdev National Award at a function in Pune, Maharashtra on

10 June 2015? Ans:- Parkash Singh Badal

4) Which movie has won the top honors at 16th International India Film Academy(IIFA)awards? Ans:- Queen

5) Who has won the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2015? Ans:- Ali Smith

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Who was recently named sixth most marketable athlete in the world as per report released by British Sports business magazine ‘SportsPro’? Ans:- Virat Kohli

2) Indian archer Deepika Kumari finished at which place in the recently concluded Antalya Archery World Cup 2015? Ans:- Third

3) Who became the first Indian umpire after S. Venkataraghavan to be inducted in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Elite Panel of Umpires?

Ans:- Sundaram Ravi

4) Who has been conferred with the South Africa (SA) Cricketer of the Year Award for 2015? Ans:- A B DeVillers

5) Which state gives the Bishnuram Medhi award for the State cricketer-of-the-year? Ans:- Tamil Nadu

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1) Name the private-sector bank to announce that it will discontinue issuing slips after cash withdrawals at ATMs and will alert the customer through SMSs? Ans:- HDFC Bank

2) The Reserve Bank of India on 2 June 2015 cut its key short-term lending rate or repo rate by 0.25 per cent to 7.25 percent. It is the _____ repo rate cut in this year?

Ans:- Third

3) Which country has granted permission to the Life Insurance of India (LIC) to run its business? Ans:- Bangladesh

4) The Reserve Bank India (RBI) on 11 June 2015 gave permission to which investor segment to invest in regulated chit funds in India? Ans:- Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)

5) Which Indian mining conglomerate on 13 June 2015 announced buying the stake of minority shareholders in Cairn India, the country’s top private oil producer? Ans:- Vedanta Ltd


1) The Pinaka Mark II multi barrel rocket recently test fired by the Indian Army can strike targets upto a range of —? Ans:- 65 Km

2) Which university has revealed the world’s first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real leg, even feeling pain? Ans:- Austrian University

3) Name the organization that has launched a giant balloon carrying a kind of flying saucer that will test technologies for landing

on Mars? Ans:- NASA

4) Which organizations scientists developed a tool to predict destructive solar storms? Ans:- NASA

5) Name the scientist who along with his team developed World’s first water-based computer? Ans:- Manu Prakash

PERSONS IN

NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who has been appointed as new Non-Executive Chairman of Infosys? Ans:- R. Seshasayee

2) Who was on 3 June 2015 appointed as Special Envoy on Counter Terrorism and Extremism in the Prime Minister Office? Ans:- Syed Asif Ibrahim

B) RESIGNS

1) Who has resigned as FIFA president on 2 June 2015? Ans:- Sepp Blatter

C) DEATHS

1) Former bureaucrat M.N. Buch, who passed away on 6 June 2015, was known for role in developing which Indian city with his modern urban planning concepts? Ans:- Bhopal

2) Veteran actor, Sir Christopher Lee, who passed away on 7 June 2015 at the age of

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93, was associated with which legendary character in films? Ans:- Dracula

D) VISITORS

1) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and Netherlands during the Visit of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Shri Mark Rutte to New Delhi. The MoU was signed for the development of –? Ans:- Vaccines

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Which country has set a new world record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour? Ans:- Bhutan

PLACES IN NEWS

1) In the first cross border operation in which country Indian Army on 9 June 2015 struck terrorist camps and killed nearly 20 North-Eastern insurgents? Ans:- Myanmar


1) What is the full form of IFFI ? Ans:- International Film Festival of India

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Noted Indian author Amitav Ghosh’s third and final book under the “Ibis trilogy” was published recently. What is the name of this book? Ans:- Flood of Fire

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Who is the chairman of the Panel on Net neutrality that submitted its report recently? Ans:- K.Bhargava

DAYS & DATES

1) World Environment Day was observed globally on —? Ans:- 5 June

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INTERNATIONAL

1) Recently, which country has decided to replace its official language with Urdu? Ans:- Pakistan

2) Which country navy agreed to attend an International Fleet Review for the first time in 2016? Ans:- Chinese Navy

3) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement between the member countries of _____? Ans:- ASEAN

4) Which country’s prime minister launched a five year plan to defeat Islamic extremism? Ans:- United Kingdom

5) In which country the political parties have agreed to remove the word “Secularism” from their new constitution? Ans:- Nepal

6) Which country became the first-ever developed economy to default on a loan

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with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? Ans:- Greece

7) Which country has received 336 million dollars fund from the United States for its on going role in combating a Taliban insurgency? Ans:- Pakistan

8) Which country has become the 162nd member of WTO? Ans:- Kazakhstan

9) Gadhimai Festival is related to which Asian country? Ans:- Nepal

INDIA & WORLD

1) India signed a historic uranium deal with Kazakhstan on 6 July 2015. Under the deal, India will receive how much uranium from Kazakhstan? Ans:- 5,000 metric tonnes

2) Which project is considered as a gateway for India to expand trade and investment links with Central Asia and Eurasia? Ans:- International North-South Transport Corridor

3) Which country has signed a customs and liberalize business visas agreement with India to boost trade between them? Ans:- Russia

4) Khanjar 2015, is a joint special exercise held between India and which country? Ans:- Kyrgyzstan

5) What is India’s rank in Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certified buildings? Ans:- Third

6) As per the ‘World Population Prospects : The 2015 Revision’ launched at the UN Headquarters in New York on 29 July 2015, within how many years the population of India is expected to surpass that of China? Ans:- 7 years

NATIONAL

1) According to the Socio Economic & Caste Census released by the govt., how many households in percentage terms are living in the rural areas? Ans:- 73%

2) What is the new National Floor Level Minimum Wage w.e.f 1 July 2015? Ans:- 160

3) As on July 2015, what is India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR)? Ans:- 2.6

4) Government has decided to constitute an expert committee to comprehensively examine various issues like age relaxation, eligibility, syllabus and pattern of ____ exam? Ans:- Civil Services

5) Name the city become the first city to start online police verification for passport? Ans:- Bengaluru

STATES

1) India and World Bank on 16 July 2015 signed Financing Agreement for which project? Ans:- Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery Project

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2) The recently celebrated Godavari Maha Pushkaram occurs in the cycle of __? Ans:- 144 years

3) As per the latest report, which state has largest number of manual scavengers? Ans:- Madhya Pradesh

4) Which state of India recorded highest domestic tourist footfalls in 2014? Ans:- Tamilnadu

5) How many Indian states have achieved the literacy rate of 80%? Ans:- 14 States

6) As per Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011, which state has highest number of households with a mobile phone? Ans:- Uttar Pradesh

7) ____ becomes first Indian state to make voting compulsory in local body polls? Ans:- Gujarat

8) World’s largest religious congregation Simhastha Kumbh Mela has recently begun at Trimbakeshwar, Nashik district of which state? Ans:- Maharashtra

CONFERENCES

1) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) 2015 was held on 9-10 July 2015 in—? Ans:- Ufa, Russia

2) Which country will chair the 2016-BRICS summit? Ans:- India

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Name of Indian biologist who was elected to Royal Society? Ans:- Kamal Bawa

2) Which film won the best original screenplay in a Foreign Language award at the Madrid International Film Festival, 2015? Ans:- Buddha In A Traffic Jam

3) Which state tourism board has bagged this year Pacific Asia Travel Association award for its Muziris Heritage Project in the ‘Heritage & Culture’ category? Ans:- Kerala Tourism

4) Name of the Telugu cartoonist who won Grand Prix World Press Cartoon 2014 Award? Ans:- Pamarthy Shankar

5) Winner of Best Documentary Producer award at Madrid International Film Festival? Ans:- Benoy Behl

6) Name the NGO, which has been conferred with the Future Leadership Award recently? Ans:- Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra

7) Name the winners of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize? Ans:- Helena Ndume and Jorge Sampaio

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Who became the first Indian to win a Gold Medal at World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea on 8 July 2015? Ans:- Inderjit Singh

2) Which Indian woman cricketer made history on 6 July 2015 by becoming the first Indian and second in women’s ODI history

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to complete 5000 runs? Ans:- Mithali Raj

3) Who became the sixth Indian to win a Grand Slam junior title after winning the boys doubles trophy at the Wimbledon championships on 12 July 2015? Ans:- Sunil Nagal

4) The 14th Special Olympics Games (Summer) were inaugurated on 25 July 2015 in which city? Ans:- Los Angeles (United States)

5) American Floyd Mayweather Jr. was stripped of the welterweight world title he won after beating Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in May 2015. Why? Ans:- For failing to comply with a WBO rule

6) Which country won the CONCACAF Gold cup for the seventh time by defeating Jamaica 3-1? Ans:- Mexico

7) Name the Cricket player, who become the fourth Sri Lankan Player to score 10000 ODI runs? Ans:- Tilakaratne Dilshan

ECONOMY

1) Global rating agency Fitch recently made a forecast of the expected growth for India in 2015. By how many percentage points will India grow in 2015, according to Fitch? Ans:- 7.8%

2) Airbus and which Indian company have signed a MoU to form a joint venture to produce helicopters in India? Ans:- Mahindra

3) Which insurance company has launched the country’s first digitised policy in India? Ans:- India First Life Insurance

4) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16 July 2015 permitted ____with Core Banking Solution (CBS) to issue ATM cards/ATM-cum-debit cards in tie with a sponsor banks? Ans:- Cooperative Banks

5) According to a list by Fortune Magazine, how many Indian companies are among the world’s 500 largest companies? Ans:- 7

6) Which country has become World’s Largest Potato producer? Ans:- China


1) NASA’s New Horizons on 14 July 2015 made closest approach to which planet? Ans:- Pluto

2) By what percentage has Japan pledged to cut down the emission of the Greenhouse Gases by 2030? Ans:- 26%

3) Name of the rocket which was launched on 22 July 2015 towards ISS with three astronauts? Ans:- Soyuz rocket

4) Tianhe-2 is the Super Computer of —? Ans:- China

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A) APPOINTMENTS

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1) Who was appointed as Vice-Chief of Indian Army on 13 July 2015? Ans:- Lt General Man Mohan Singh Rai

2) Who has been appointed as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? Ans:- Maurice Obstfeld

3) Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)? Ans:- Ajay Mathur

B) RESIGNS

1) Who recently resigned from the post of CEO and CFO of Leading rose exporter Karuturi Global Group? Ans:- Shireesh Jain

2) Who resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Toshiba on 21 July 2015? Ans:- Hisao Tanaka

C) DEATHS

1) MS Viswanathan has passed away on 14 July 2015 in Chennai.He was a —? Ans:- Music composer

2) Former Union Minister and 6 time Lok Sabha member Bijoy Krishna Handique has passed away recently. He was from —? Ans:- Assam

3) Clive Rice, a cricketer, who passed away recently, was from —? Ans:- South Africa

4) Name the Cartoonist who gave life to the cartoon character Archie, who died on 20

July 2015? Ans:- Tom Moore

D) VISITORS

1) In which country did PM Narendra Modi unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on 12 July 2015? Ans:- Kyrgyzstan

2) Who inaugurated a Traditional Medicine and Yoga Centre in Ashgabat on 12 July 2015? Ans:- PM Narendra Modi

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Name the world’s first female twins to successfully clim\b Mount Everest? Ans:- Tashi & Nungshi Malik

2) Which movie poster breaks Guinness World Record recently? Ans:- Baahubali

3) Name the new operating system launched by the Microsoft on 29 July 2015? Ans:- Windows 10

PLACES IN NEWS

1) Name of India’s longest road tunnel which will open in 2016? Ans:- Patnitop Tunnel

2) Which town of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district came to news on 27 July 2015 with the incident of a huge terrorist attack taking place here resulting in the death of 7 persons? Ans:- Dinanagar

3) Who is the author of the book ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’ shortlisted for the Man Booker

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Prize 2015? Ans:- Anuradha Roy


1) What is the full form of ‘MUDRA’? Ans:- Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency

2) What is the full form of ‘FATCA’? Ans:- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) President Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of the book ‘Uniki’ on 3 July 2015. ‘Uniki’ is the book written by? Ans:- Vidyasagar Rao

2) The book “Locale, Everyday Islam and Modernity” penned by ——? Ans:- Raisur Rahman

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Which committee was constituted to examine drug approval procedure? Ans:- V M Katoch committee

2) Who has been appointed as the chairman of the expert committee constituted by NITI Aayog to address issues related to job creation? Ans:- Tarun Khanna

DAYS & DATES

1) On which date ‘World Population Day’ is celebrated? Ans:- July 11

2) When is World UFO Day? Ans:- July 2

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1) What is the political party of Ranil Singhe, who is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka? Ans:- United Nations Party

2) Name the Islamic State militant group deputy chief who killed by the US air strike on August 22 in Northen Iraq? Ans:- Fadil Ahmad al-Hayali

3) Name the Hakkani Hetwork Chief, whose name is included in the list of terrorism by America? Ans:- Abdul Haziz Hakkani (Pakistan)

4) Which country and Pakistan signed deal worth 1.6 billion US dollars to implement China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project? Ans:- China

5) Which country recently imposes anti-terror law that punishes ‘false’ reporting of attacks? Ans:- Egypt

6) Which country and China begin joint military ecercise in sea of Japan? Ans:- Russia

INDIA & WORLD

1) Who are the two persons from India are in the top 20 places in forbe’s list of Technology field? Ans:- Ajim Premji, wipro Chairman & Shiv Nadar of HCL Technologies

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2) Government of India approves MoU between India and which country to establish PACEsetter Fund? Ans:- America

3) Which is the first institute to get natural heritage recognition by UNESCO as currently there are 9 C2C institutes related to cultural heritage? Ans:- Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in Dehradun

4) Indian government aprroves pact with which country to curb black money ? Ans:- Seychelles

NATIONAL

1) What is the new policy introduced by central government in view of Raksha Bandhan? Ans:- Suraksha Bandhan

2) What is the tele medicine program launched by the central government along with Appollo Hospitals on 25 August 2015? Ans:- SEHAT – Social Endeavour for Health And Telemedicine

3) Which commission of India recommended for amending the constitution for right to basic care of children under six years? Ans:- The Law Commission of India

4) Which scheme was launched by the Union Government on 10 August 2015 an initiative to bring students closer to nature? Ans:- School Nursery Yojana

5) Which banana variety from Thrissur district of Kerala has been accorded Geographical Indication (GI) status by the Chennai based Central GI registry? Ans:- Chengalikodan

STATES

1) What is the only company from India which is in the 7th place in Fortune’s ‘Change the World’ List ? Ans:- Jain Irrigation Systems of Maharashtra

2) Which district in India has highest number of e-toilets in its schools? Ans:- Nellore

3) Which of the following states is going to become the first state in the country to launch ‘agrosolar policy’? Ans:- Gujarat

4) Which state HC stays implementation of compulsory voting Act in local polls? Ans:- Gujarat

CONFERENCES

1) In the second summit of forun for India pacific Islands co-operation (FIPIC), which topic is discussed ? Ans:- Environmental changes

2) What is the theme of Golobal call to Action Summit 2015 held on New Delhi ? Ans:- Ending preventable child and material deaths

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Which famous Urdu Author has been chosen for the first Jnangarima Manad Alankaran Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith? Ans:- Shamim Hanfi

2) Who are the two persons selected for keerthi chakra, the gallentay award? Ans:- Lt. Colnel Sanjenbam and Subedar Rajesh Kumar

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3) Who was the Jharkhand additional SP and CRPF officer won the police Medal for Gallentry (PMG) for the seventh time? Ans:- Prakash Ranjan Mishra

4) Name the person selected for Arjuna award in the field of weight lifting? Ans:- Satish Kumar

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Who is the Chess Player from Andhra Pradesh won the Gold Medal in under – 18 Asia Youth Chess Championship? Ans:- N. Krishna Teja

2) Who is first in the world’s highest paid Athlet’s list of forbe’s Magazine? Ans:- Flyod Mayweather (Boxer)

3) Who ranks second in the forbe’s women’s list of world’s highest paid Athlets? Ans:- Serena Williams

4) Who won the title of world Badminton Championship held on 16th August, 2015 in Jakarta? Ans:- Carolina Marin (Spain)

5) Who has been elected as the new president of world Athletics Federation on 19 August, 2015? Ans:- Sebastian Coe

ECONOMY

1) With the devaluation of Yuan in the market the Indian rupee lost howmuch value against us dollar? Ans:- 64.78 per cent (nearly 2 year low)

2) Who was the new chief of IDBI Bank? Ans:- Kishore Karat Piraji

3) According which act RBI relaxed Branch Authorisation Policy to allow banks to merge or close branches in urban areas? Ans:- Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

4) RBI grants approval to how many applicatants to set up payment banks? Ans:- 11


1) What is the newly discovered planet by NASA’s kepler mission? Ans:- Kepler – 453 b

2) At which of the following places has India’s first Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) been commissioned? Ans:- Kochi

3) Asia’s biggest telescope Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST) was inaugurated at which of the following places recently? Ans:- Udaipur , India

4) Recently, which of the following Companies has commercially launched the high-speed 4G services across 296 towns across India? Ans:- Bharti Airtel

5) Recently NASA spacecraft finds neon gas on which planet? Ans:- Moon

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NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

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1) Name the new CEO of Google, who is from India? Ans:- Sunder Pichai

2) Who was appointed as the new Election Commissioner on 13th August 2015 by the government? Ans:- OM Prakash Rawat

3) Name the newly appointed CEO of Association of Mutual funds of India (AMFI) on 17 August, 2015? Ans:- CVR Rajendran

4) Who was elected as President of Gymnastics Federation of India? Ans:- Sudhakar Shetty

B) RESIGNS

1) Name the Greek Prime Minister who resigned and called for early election on 20 August, 2015? Ans:- Alexis Tsipras

C) DEATHS

1) Name the retired colnel who participated in World War II, passed away on 4 August 2015? Ans:- Colnel Harwant Singh

D) VISITORS

1) Who is the Mozambique president visited India on 5 August 2015 ? Ans:- Filipe Nyusi

2) Narendra Modi visited which great mosque in Abudhabi during his visit to UAE ? Ans:- Sheikh Sayed Grand Mosque

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Name the CEO of Snapchat who is the World’s Wealthiest Youngster under 25? Ans:- Evan Spiegel

2) Name the world’s oldest person who is in Guiness records recently ? Ans:- Yasutaro Koide (Japan)

3) Which Senior actor and director has been selected as new chairman of Bharat Oscar Jury on 24 August, 2015? Ans:- Amol Plakar

4) Which global satellite was proposed to be named after Abdul Kalam? Ans:- GlobalSat for DRR

5) Who was appointed as a Maharashtra ambassador for the “Save the Tiger” campaign and promote tiger tourism? Ans:- Amitabh Bachchan

PLACES IN NEWS

1) Who is the first person to upload a picture of Taj Moments in Twitter? Ans:- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav

2) The “Arabica” Coffee of Vishaka agency won which award on 25 August 2015? Ans:- “International Fine cup of coffee”

3) Which of the following airports became the world’s first airport to operate on solar power? Ans:- Cochin International Airport


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1) What is the full form of FIPIC ? Ans:- Forum for India Pacific Islands Co operation

2) What is the full form of AMFI ? Ans:- Association of Mutual Funds of India

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) What is the Classic Gujarati Novel, that is translated into English after 128 years? Ans:- Saraswathichandra

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Union Government constitutes 3-member panel to assess situation in FTII. Who is head of this panel? Ans:- SM Khan

DAYS & DATES

1) Which day is celebrated on August 15 ? Ans:- Indian Independence Day

2) International Lefthanders Day is observed on which date ? Ans:- August 13

3) Women’s Equality Day is observed on which date ? Ans:- August 26

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INTERNATIONAL

1) Who is the Prime Minister of Australia lost his post as Prime Minister in the secret

party voting ? Ans:- Tony Abbott

2) Who is the Indian Origin person elected as the mayor of Bonn town of Germany recently? Ans:- Ashok Sreedharan

3) Which country’s parliament recently passed a new constitution that divides the nation into seven federal provinces.? Ans:- Nepal

4) Who is the new Prime Minister of Egypt? Ans:- Sherif Ismail

5) Which party won the exit polls in Greek held on September 20, 2015? Ans:- Syriza Party

6) Who is the China President visited USA recently? Ans:- Xi Jinping

7) Who is the ex Nepal Prime Minister quits from the Maoist Party recently? Ans:- Baburam Bhattarai

INDIA & WORLD

1) Who is the Director General of Pakistan Rangers participated in the Border talks held in New Delhi ? Ans:- Umar Farooq Burki

2) What is the name given to the India-Australia joint Naval excercises held in Vishakapatnam on 11-19 September? Ans:- “AUSINDEX-2015”

3) The 6th Indo-Maldives Joint Military Exercise begins in _____? Ans:- Thiruvananthapuram

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4) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on 22 September cleared a multi billion dollar deal with aviation giant Boeing for _____? Ans:- 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy lift choppers

5) India and America on 23 September signed an agreement on which matter? Ans:- Energy security and Climate change

6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations addressed a special summit on _____? Ans:- Sustainable Development Goals

7) Who is the France President met with Narendra Modi on his visit to US from 24-28 September? Ans:- Francois Hollande

NATIONAL

1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 September, 2015 released two commemorative coins of Rs. 125 and Rs.10 coins in the memory of which person ? Ans:- Dr. S.Radhakrishnan

2) Who is the Kerala born entrepreneur who runs 70 private schools in 14 countries, present in the philanthropists list of Forbe’s magazine? Ans:- Sunny Verkey

3) On 12 September, the Indian Army commemorated the victory in the 1965 India-Pakistan war in the name of _ ? Ans:- ‘The Victory Car Rally’

4) On 16 September, 2015 the Union Cabinet approved which scheme that aims at economic, social and infrastructure development of rural areas?

Ans:- Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

5) What is the portal inaguarated in Supreme Court on 19 September to monitor the pending cases across the country? Ans:- National Judicial Data Grid

6) The centre launched which policy on 29 September? Ans:- Green Highways Policy

STATES

1) Recently West Bengal Government declassified secret files of which freedom fighter ? Ans:- ‘Netaji’ Subhash Chandra Bose

2) Perumanna Grama Panchayat becomes first Panchayat in which state to declare a water policy ? Ans:- Kerala

CONFERENCES

1) When was The third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting held in Ankara, Turkey? Ans:- 4-5 September, 2015

2) India Summit-2015 by The Economist publishers has been held in New Delhi on ? Ans:- 9 September

3) Where is the 10th World Hindi Conference (WHC) is being organized from 10-12 September, 2015 ? Ans:- Bhopal

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1) Name the two Indians conferred with Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015 ? Ans:- Sanjeev Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta

2) Who is the winner of The Kopparapu kavula National Eminence award 2015 which is given in the field of music? Ans:- Classical flutist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia

3) Name the advisor to Defence Minister and scientist of DRDO who has been selected for the Royal Aeronautic Society Silver Medal given by London ? Ans:- Dr. G. Satish Reddy

4) Who is the Bangladesh Prime Minister won the United Nations Award for Leadership on Climate Change recently ? Ans:- Shiekh Hasina

5) Who is the Chairperson and editorial director of HT media received the USIBC (U.S-India Business Council) Global Leadership Awards on 22 September in Washington ? Ans:- Shobhana Bhartia

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Name the athlete of Jamaica who won the three gold medals in the World Athletic Championship held at Beijing? Ans:- Usain Bolt

2) For which games Indian Women’s Hockey team has been selected after 36 years? Ans:- 2016 Rio Olympics

3) Who win the women’s open tournament of NSCI Squash held in New Delhi on 6 September? Ans:- Joshna Chinnappa

4) Who is the winner of US Open Tennis Men’s Singles held on 14 September, 2015? Ans:- Novak Djokovic

5) Who is the Indian Badminton player stood as the runner up in the Korea Open Badminton series? Ans:- Ajay Jayaraman

6) Who is the winner of Singapore Grand Prix held on 20 September? Ans:- Sebastian Vettel

7) Which former indian cricket team captain elected as president of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) ? Ans:- Sourav Ganguly

8) Who is the winner of the IBSF World Billiards Championship held on 27 September.? Ans:- Pankaj Advani

ECONOMY

1) Reserve Bank of India has cancelled which company’s certificate of registration as NBFC recently? Ans:- Sahara India Financial Corporation

2) World Bank ranks which state as most investor friendly state in the list of states on the ease of doing business in India? Ans:- Gujarat

3) Which country topped the list of World Wealth Report-2015 which was released recently? Ans:- America

4) Who is at top position as the India’s richest woman as per the Forbes list of India’s 100 rich ? Ans:- OP Jindal Group Chairperson Savitri Jindal

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5) SBI reduced its key lending rate to 9.3 percent by reducing ___? Ans:- 40 bps

6) What is the present Repo rate of RBI ? Ans:- 6.75%


1) NASA plans to land on Europa, one of the most interesting places in our solar system. Europa is called the Moon of which Planet? Ans:- Jupiter

2) What is the name given to the longest chain of volcanoes recently found in Australia? Ans:- Cosgrove Hotspot Track

3) Name the indigenously developed second generation 2.8 km range anti tank guided missile which was successfully test fired by Bharat Dynamics Limited recently? Ans:- AMOGHA-1

4) On which date of the month of September Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) marks one year of its life around the Mars ? Ans:- On 24 September, 2015

5) What is the India’s first first space observatory which ISRO successfully launched on 28 September? Ans:- ASTROSAT

6) US Space agency NASA recently observed Liquid water on which planet of the solar system ? Ans:- Mars

PERSONS IN

NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who will be the next high Commissioner to London replacing Ranjan Mathai ? Ans:- Navtej Sarna

2) India’s ambassador to Germany Vijay Gokhale will takeover from whom in Beijing? Ans:- Ashok Kantha

B) RESIGNS

1) Who is the Egypt’s Prime Minister resigned on 12 September after a government minister was accused of corruption ? Ans:- Ibrahim Mehlab

C) DEATHS

1) Who is the BCCI President passed away on 20 September ? Ans:- Jagmohan Dalmia

2) Who was the famous British born author died recently? Ans:- Jackie Collins

D) VISITORS

1) India and Sri Lanka signed four agreements to deepen cooperation in _____? Ans:- Helath care and Space science

2) Pope Francis visited United States as part of a historic six day trip on which day of the

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September? Ans:- On 22 September

3) Who is the chief executive of Face Book to whom modi visited at head quarters of Face Book? Ans:- Mark Zuckerberg

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Which day of September was declared as ‘Anupam Kher’s Day’ by US State’s most populous city Los Vegas? Ans:- September 10

2) Who is named as “Australian of the Day”? Ans:- Tejinder Pal Singh

3) Who is the Indian-American girl to get the White House Award “Champions of Change” on 16 September, 2015? Ans:- Swetha Prabhakaran

4) Name the person from India who has been invited to the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport (HLAG- ST) by the UN secretary Ban Ki Moon ? Ans:- ‘Metro’ Sreedharan

5) Which country’s centenerian sets a Guinness World Record in racing by completing 100 metres race in 42.22 seconds world record in the over-105 age category ? Ans:- Japan

PLACES IN NEWS

1) Which city of China will host the 2022 Asian Games? Ans:- Hangzhow

2) What is ‘SJSRY’ stands for ? Ans:- Swarna Jayanthi Sahakari Rozgar Yojana

3) The term ‘ASSOCHAM’ means ? Ans:- Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India

4) The term IBRD stands for ? Ans:- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

5) What is meant by “NITI’? Ans:- National Institution for Transforming India

6) What is ‘AMRUT’ stands for ? Ans:- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

7) The term ECS stands for ? Ans:- Electronic clearing system


1) What is the full form of OROP ? Ans:- One Rank One Pension

2) The term SFB stands for ___? Ans:- Small Finance Banks

3) What is the full form of SPMRM? Ans:- Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Which University Press published the book of former foreing minister of Pakistan Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s “Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove” on 8 September, 2015 in Lahore? Ans:- Oxford University Press

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2) Akash Chapra’s “The Insider” book was released by which former Indian Cricketer on 4 September, 2015? Ans:- Rahul Dravid

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) What is the committee formed by the Union Government on restructuring water agencies? Ans:- Mihir Shah Committee

2) An expert committee formed by the government to review Civil Services exam pattern would be headed by ___? Ans:- B.S. Baswan

DAYS & DATES

1) On which date ‘World Tourism Day’ is celebrated? Ans:- September 27

2) When is Teacher’s Day (Birthday of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan)? Ans:- September 5

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INTERNATIONAL

1) China will sell eight submarines to Pakistan, are of which type? Ans:- Yuan-class Type 041 diesel-electric submarines

2) Who has been reelected as the President of Belarus for the fifth time? Ans:- Alexander Lukashenko

3) The European Union (EU) recently launched a new surveillance and rescue operation in the Mediterranean region termed as _____? Ans:- Operation Sophia

4) Which country on 15 October signed a deal to end the decades of civil war? Ans:- Myanmar

5) Typhoon Koppu smashes in which country recently? Ans:- Philippines

6) To test the alliance’s ability to respond to new security threats, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Italy has launched ____? Ans:- Trident Juncture Military Exercise

INDIA & WORLD

1) Germany announced how much fund for the development of Solar power system in India? Ans:- 1 BillionEuros

2) For German companies in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), which system is going to be started by India? Ans:- Fast-Track system

3) Where the joint Hand-in-Hand counter-terrorism excercises between India and China started on 12 October ? Ans:- Kunming city in China

4) What is the Chinese company pledged to invest 3 billion dollars investment in renewables in India? Ans:- Sany Group

NATIONAL

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1) The government would now hold how many PBDs annually in countries with a presence of Indians abroad? Ans:- Two ‘mini’ Regional PBDs

2) India is the top country among Asian countries for immigrant scientists and engineers in US with how many members? Ans:- 9,50,000

3) What is the National Watershed Management Project that was approved by the Union Cabinet recently? Ans:- “Neeranchal”

4) ‘National Watershed Management Project’ or ‘Neeranchal’ belongs to which central government scheme? Ans:- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana

5) The Central Government on 7 October, 2015 approved to construct which buildings in New Delhi in memory of the war soldiers? Ans:- National War Memorial and National War Museum

6) By which name the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) along with embassy of Sweden inagurated an exhibition on Indian Nobel Laureates in Delhi ? Ans:- Nobel Memorial Wall

7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 October announced a memorial of whom at Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu ? Ans:- Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

8) The Supreme Court on 16 October, 2015 rejected which Act? Ans:- National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act

STATES

1) Which state High Court ruled in a judgement that the Article 370, granting special status to the state is permanent in the Constitution? Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir

2) In order to cooperate with the Central government’s plan of providing housing to all by 2022, the Rajasthan government launches which scheme? Ans:- Jan Awas Yojana

3) With view to chek the increasing incidents of missing children inthe state, Kerala govt, launched which operation? Ans:- Operation Valsalya

4) Uttar Pradesh government launched mobile App mSehat for whose purpose? Ans:- Health Workers

CONFERENCES

1) How many Business to Business agreements have been signed by India and Germany in the Indo-German Summit 2015? Ans:- Five

2) The 2015 annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank has been held on ____? Ans:- 9-11 October

3) The First BRICS Ministerial migration meeting was held in Sochi on ____? Ans:- 8 October, 2015

4) When was the 5th meeting of India-Maldives joint commission held? Ans:- 11 October, 2015

AWARDS & HONOURS

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1) Who are the two scientists discovered the new drug ‘Avermectin’ for eradicating filariasis and won the prestigious Nobel Prize in Medicine? Ans:- William Campbell and Satoshi Omura

2) Who are the two scientists won the Physics Nobel Prize for 2015? Ans:- Taka aki Kajita and Arthur McDonald

3) The 2015 Physics Nobel Prize winners Kajita and Arthur discovered which particles? Ans:- “Neutrinos”

4) Who is the canadian selected for the 2015 Right Livelihood Award for her lifelong work to protect the Inuit of the Arctic ? Ans:- Sheila Watt-Cloutier

5) Name the American scientist who won the 2015 Nobel Chemistry Prize? Ans:- Paul Modrich

6) 2015 Nobel Peace Prize has been won by ____? Ans:- Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet

7) Who is the welfare economist selected for the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics? Ans:- Angus Deaton

8) Who is the Nobel Peace Prize winner selected for the Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award 2015? Ans:- Kailash Satyarthi

9) What is the book written by Marlon James won the prestigious Booker Prize-2015? Ans:- “A Brief History of Seven Killings”

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Who are the winners of Wuhan Open Tennis Tournament Women’s doubles? Ans:- Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis

2) Who is the Indian Cyclist who made a history by winning five medals at Taiwan Cup Track International Classic event? Ans:- Deborah Herold

3) Who won the T20 International Series which was held from 2 October to 8 October ? Ans:- South Africa

4) Who is the Indian Shuttler won the Dutch Open men’s singles title held on 11 October? Ans:- Ajay Jayaram

5) Who is the winner of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Chess Tournment 2015 held on 16 October at Kozhikode? Ans:- Hou Yifan (China)

6) Who is the winner of Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis championship held in China on 18 October ? Ans:- Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet

7) Which team won the Johar Cup Junior Men’s Hockey? Ans:- Great Britain

ECONOMY

1) What is the growth rate of India in 2016? Ans:- 7.5 per cent

2) Which family topped the list of Forbe’s 50 richest families in Asia? Ans:- Lee family (Samsung group)

3) London-based publication Emerging Markets has chosen Finance Minister Arun

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Jaitley as ____? Ans:- ‘Finance Minister of the Year, Asia’

4) In the 2015 Global Competitiveness Index of world Economic forum (WEF) India ranks__? Ans:- 55th Position

5) On Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which bank ? Ans:- Central Bank of United Arab Emirates


1) What is the first weapon fitted warship that was commissioned recently in Vishakapatnam? Ans:- INS Asthradharini

2) What is the name of the satellite developed by the students launched by China recently? Ans:- Naliligong-1

3) What is the India’s subsonic cruise missile developed by DRDO failed on 16 October? Ans:- Nirbhay

4) China on 17 October launches a new communication satellite called ___? Ans:- ‘APSTAR-9’

PERSONS IN

NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who has been appointed as the CMD (additional charge) of SAIL on 1 October, 2015? Ans:- Anup K. Pujari

2) On 9 October who has been appointed as the chairman of Atomic Energy Commission? Ans:- Sekhar Basu

3) Who has been elected as the new Prime Minster of Nepal on 11 October, 2015? Ans:- K.P. Sharma Oli

B) RESIGNS

1) Who is the CEO of Igate, an American technology services organisation resigned recently? Ans:- Ashok Vemuri

2) Who is the Prime Minister of Nepal resigned on 10 October because of protests over the country’s new Constitution ? Ans:- Sushil Koirala

C) DEATHS

1) Who is the veteran Tamil actress and comedian passed away recently? Ans:- Manorama

D) VISITORS

1) On October 6th Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited which company in Bengaluru? Ans:- Vocational training centre at Bosch

2) Amman City Council on the occassion of visit presented ____to the President Pranab Mukherjee ? Ans:- Golden Key of Amman

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3) President Pranab Mukherjee visited which country on 12 October during the six day historic visit? Ans:- Palastine

4) India and Isreal signed on which agreement during the President’s visit? Ans:- Double taxation avoidance agreement

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Who is the eminent author returned the Sahitya Akademi Award recently? Ans:- Nayantara Sehgal

2) Who is the first woman Parliament speaker elected on 16 October, 2015? Ans:- Onsari Gharti Mangar

PLACES IN NEWS

1) The DRDO on 2 October, 2015 inaguarated an Extreme Altitude Research Centre at Chang La in Jammu and Kashmir at which hight ? Ans:- 17,600 Ft

2) The New Capital of Andhra Pradesh State? Ans:- Amaravathi


1) What is the fullform of DRDA? Ans:- District Rural Development Association

2) What is the full form of ASEAN? Ans:- Association of South East Asian Nations

3) BIMSTEC stands for what? Ans:- Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation

4) What is the term CSIR stands for? Ans:- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

5) NRHM stands for ____? Ans:- National Rural Health Mission

6) BARC stands for ____? Ans:- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

7) NATO stands for ____? Ans:- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

8) TPP stands for ____? Ans:- Trans Pacific Partnership

9) DIPP stands for ____? Ans:- Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

10) ADB stands for ____? Ans:- Asian Development Bank

11) ICAC stands for ____? Ans:- International Cotton Advisory Committee

12) PMSKY stands for ____? Ans:- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana

13) NJAC stands for ____? Ans:- National Judicial Appointments Commission

14) ISRO stands for ____? Ans:- Indian Space Research Organisation

15) AMRUT stands for ____? Ans:- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

16) IMF stands for ____? Ans:- International Monetary Fund

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17) WEF stands for ____? Ans:- World Economic Forum

18) CIPS stands for ____? Ans:- China International Payment System

19) NRB stands for ____? Ans:- Nuclear Recycle Board

20) IPCC stands for ____? Ans:- Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change

21) AICS stands for ____? Ans:- All India Council of Sports

22) CPAC stands for ____? Ans:- Central Press Accreditation Committee

23) IRCTC stands for ____? Ans:- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

24) BWF stands for ____? Ans:- Badminton World Fedaration

25) DRDL stands for ____? Ans:- Defence Research and Development Laboratory

26) DIHAR stands for ____? Ans:- Defence Institute of High Altitude Research

27) JNPT stands for ____? Ans:- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) What is the book about the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee released recently at Rashtrapati Bhavan? Ans:- ‘The Nationalist President Pranab Mukherjee’

2) Who is the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve released his book titled Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and its Aftermath? Ans:- Ben S Bernanke

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Who is the former Chief Election Commissioner in the committee formed on Kalam Memorial at Rameshwaram ? Ans:- N. Gopalaswamy

2) Achary committee has recommended to increase the existing salary of MLAs from Rs. 12,000 per month to ___? Ans:- Rs. 50,000

DAYS & DATES

1) Which day is celebrated on October 17? Ans:- International Poverty Eradication Day

2) International Peace Day is observed on which date? Ans:- October 2

3) United Nations Day is observed on which date? Ans:- October 24

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INTERNATIONAL

1) Who is appointed as the new National Security Advisor of Pakistan? Ans:- Nasser Khan Janjua

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2) Which party won the 2015 Parliamentary elections of Poland? Ans:- Law and Justice Party

3) Who is the first woman president of Nepal? Ans:- Bidhya Bhandari

4) For supporting Multilateral Science Projects BRICS countries signed a joint Declaration called as ____? Ans:- Moscow Declaration

5) Justice and Development Party (AKP) won the 2015 parliament elections of which country? Ans:- Turkey

6) Which country on 4 November, 2015 declared emergency for 30 days on grounds of threat to national security? Ans:- Maldives

7) Samia Hassan Suluhu on 5 November 2015 was sworn in as first female Vice President of which country? Ans:- Tanzania

INDIA & WORLD

1) Union cabinet approved agreement between India and Egypt on which matter? Ans:- Maritime Transport

2) India decided to boost economic ties to achieve the target of 30 billion dollars in bilateral trade in the next 10 years with which country? Ans:- Russia

3) What is the name given to the fourth edition of India- Sri Lanka bilateral Naval Excercise heldrecently in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee coast? Ans:- ‘SLINEX15’

4) When was the India in Shanghai cultural week held in Shanghai? Ans:- 5-11 November, 2015

5) India has signed two keys Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on New and Renewable Energy sector and Cultural exchange with which country ? Ans:- Indonesia

6) To strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and ____? Ans:- Colombia

7) India and UK on 12 November, 2015 signed which agreement during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Britain? Ans:- Civil Nuclear Pact

NATIONAL

1) Who is the convener for the NITI Aayog Sub-Group formed on rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes? Ans:- Madhya Pradesh CM, Shiv Raj Singh Chuohan

2) Who is the Union Tribal Affairs Minister? Ans:- Shri Jual Oram

3) Which social network help BSNL to set up 100 WiFi hotspots in rural India? Ans:- Facebook

4) Indian Railway launched which scheme to facilitate waitlisted passengers to get alternative train accomodation? Ans:- Vikalp

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5) To encourage paper gold instead of buying gold what is the scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 November 2015? Ans:- Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme

6) For research to solve major engineering and technology challenges President Pranab Mukherjee on 5 November 2015 launched which programme? Ans:- Imprint India

7) Who is the central minister launched the Army Cloud, Software Defined Data Centre and Digi-Locker facilities for the Indian Army on 9 November, 2015? Ans:- Manohar Parrikar

STATES

1) Which state government signed a MoU to set up bio-ethanol refinery in the state in two years? Ans:- Punjab

2) Which state government imposes 7- month ban on fishing to protect Olive Ridley sea turtles? Ans:- Odisha

3) Which state government approved the APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna for pregnant and lactating women? Ans:- Maharashtra

4) Which state High Court asked the Centre to consider enforcing Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in militancy-hit Garo Hills? Ans:- Meghalaya

5) For implementation of railway projects Indian Railways signed MoU with which state of the country? Ans:- Odisha

6) Northeast India’s first exclusive hospital for elephants has been established at which National Park in Assam? Ans:- Kaziranga National Park

CONFERENCES

1) The 8th National Seed Congress has began on 27th October in____? Ans:- Hyderabad

2) Where was the 11th International Food Data Conference started on 3rd November, 2015? Ans:- Hyderabad

3) Where was the 12th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (ASEM FMM12) took place on 5-6 November 2015? Ans:- Luxemburg

4) IN the G-20 Summit held in Turkey , Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an intervention on the issue of _____? Ans:- Global Challenges Terrorism and Refugee Crisis

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Which Indian movie was awarded with People’s Choice Award at Rome Film Festival held in Rome, Italy? Ans:- ‘Angry Indian Goddesses’

2) Who is the socialist and founder of Sulabh International selected for the New York Global Leader Dialogue Humanitarian Award recently? Ans:- Bindeshwar Pathak

3) Who is the Saudi bolgger that won the Europe’s highest human rights award ‘Sakharov Prize’ recently? Ans:- Raif Badawi

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4) Abraham M Keita was on 10 November 2015 awarded with the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2015 belongs to which country? Ans:- Liberia

5) Who has been honoured recently with the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Champion for the Asia Region by the United Nations? Ans:- Kiran Rijiju

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Which Indian Golfer won the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month Award? Ans:- Anirban Lahiri

2) Who won the Air Asia Open Tennis championship doubles title held on 24 October in Bengaluru? Ans:- Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh pair

3) Who won the 2015 Formula One United States Grand Prix held on 25 October? Ans:- Lewis Hamilton

4) Who is the Hyderabad tennis player won the WTA Future Stars under-16 tennis title held on 26 Ocotber in Singapore? Ans:- Y. Pranjala

5) The top body governing Hockey in the country, Hockey India (HI) with which recently signed a three year MoU to regain its position as the top sport of the country ? Ans:- Sports Authority of India

6) Who is the Indian para-athlete won the silver in men’s club throw F51 event in the IPC Athletics World Championships? Ans:- Amit Kumar

ECONOMY

1) Reserve Bank of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for exchange of supervisory information with which bank? Ans:- Bangladesh Bank

2) Recently Reserve Bank of India allowed NRIs for which system? Ans:- National Pension System

3) Which bank is going to start IT subsidary for better service of customers? Ans:- Reserve Bank of India

4) According to the Financial Secrecy Index 2015 which country is the most secretive jurisdiction in the world ? Ans:- Switzerland

5) India signed an agreement of 273 million dollars loan from which bank? Ans:- Asian Development Bank

6) Who is the Microsoft CEO placed in the list of Fortune’s 50 global business leaders representing India? Ans:- Satya Nadella

7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches which fund in UK during his visit? Ans:- Neev Fund


1) What is the latest mapping satellite that has been launched by China on 27 October? Ans:- ‘Tianhui-1C’

2) What is the first Scorpene class submarine which was successfully afloat recently in Mumbai? Ans:- Kalvari

3) What is the China’s first lunar rover that has set a record for the longest stay on moon

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recently? Ans:- ‘Yutu’

4) How much per cent of TB cases registered in India according to the Global Tuberculosis Report 2015? Ans:- 23 Per cent

PERSONS IN

NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who has been appointed as the Director General of Naval Systems and Materials, DRDO recently? Ans:- Dr. Subhash Chandra Sati

2) Who was appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs, apex body of Indirect Taxes? Ans:- Najib Shah

3) Who has been selected as the next Managing Director of State Bank of India in place of P Pradeep Kumar? Ans:- P K Gupta

4) Who is appointed as the first male member of National Council for Women (NCW)? Ans:- Alok Rawat

5) Who will be the next Chief Justice of India?

Ans:- Justice T S Thakur

B) RESIGNS

1) Victor Ponta on 4 November 2015 resigned from his position as Prime Minister of which country? Ans:- Romania

C) DEATHS

1) Who is the honorary member of the International Olympic Committee recently died? Ans:- Ashwini Kumar

2) Who is the Oscar winner actor and writer died recently on 2 November, 2015? Ans:- Colin Welland

3) Yitzhak Navon who died on 6 November, 2015 was served as the ___ President of Isreal? Ans:- 5th

4) Who is the famous children’s book writer died on 14 November, 2015 in Pune? Ans:- Kamala Laxman

D) VISITORS

1) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited which country on 12-14 November , 2015? Ans:- Britain

2) Who is the Chinese Vice President visited India on 3-7 November, 2015? Ans:- Li Yuanchao

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Who is the Indian-origin structural engineer invited to the Buckinghalm Palace by the Queen Elizabeth-II? Ans:- Roma Agarwal

2) Who ranks first in the list of most admired personalities globally by the survey of World Economic Forum? Ans:- Nelson Mandela

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3) Who topped the list of World’s Most Powerful People released by Forbes on 4 November, 2015? Ans:- Russian President Vladimir Putin

PLACES IN NEWS

1) Indigenous Terra Madre 2015 has begun in Shillong on 3 November, 2015. Shillong is the capital of which Indian State? Ans:- Meghalaya

2) Where was the first World Indigenous Games started on 25 October, 2015? Ans:- Palmas, Brazil

3) Name the Hurricane which recently struck the Mexico’s pacific coast? Ans:- ‘Patricia’

4) What is the name of the cyclone that struck the eastern shores of the Yemini island of Socotra on 8th November 2015? Ans:- Cyclone Megh


1) What is the full form of UNESCO? Ans:- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

2) What is the full form of ICRISAT? Ans:- International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Crops

3) What does the abbreviation OAPEC stand for? Ans:- Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries

4) What does GDP stand for? Ans:- Gross Domestic Product

5) What does MPLAD stand for? Ans:- Member of Parliament Local Area Development

BOOKS IN NEWS

1) What is the last book written by former President APJ Abdul Kalam released recently on 3 November, 2015? Ans:- ‘Advantage India-From Challenge to Opportunity’

2) What is the autobiography of father of Indian Telecommunication Revolution, Sam Pitroda that has been released on 22 October, 2015? Ans:- “Dreaming Big : My Journey to connect India”

3) What is the book on Indian Space Programme released by ISRO on 5 November, 2015 on the ocassion of second anniversary of Mars Orbiter Spacecraftlaunch? Ans:- “From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet”

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Which committee is formed to draft revision to New Education Policy 1986? Ans:- TSR Subramanian Committee

2) The government has appointed a five member panel to review the research grants offered by which institution? Ans:- University of Grants Commission

3) The committee formed to simplify the Income Tax laws is headed by ____? Ans:- Justice R.V. Eswar

4) What is the committee set up to suggest steps to sort out taxation problem being

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faced by the trade and industry? Ans:- Lahiri Panel

DAYS & DATES

1) World Television Day is observed on ___? Ans:- November 21

2) November 19 is celebrated as__? Ans:- International Men’s Day

3) November 7 is celebrated as ___? Ans:- World Cancer Awarness Day

4) National Flag Day is observed on? Ans:- November 30

5) ‘November 17′ is celebrated as ___? Ans:- World Students Day

6) ‘Infant Protection Day’ is observed on ___? Ans:- November 7

7) ‘National Law Day’ is observed on ___? Ans:- November 26

8) November 10 is celebrated as? Ans:- Transport Day

9) World Legal Service Day’ is observed on? Ans:- November 9

December 2015 Current

Affairs Bit Bank

INTERNATIONAL

1) South Korea has ratified a free trade agreement (FTA) with which country that would remove most tariffs between the two nations? Ans:- China

2) Who was elected as the President of the West African country Burkina Faso in the month of December? Ans:- Roch Marc Christian Kabore

3) Which parliament has recently passed Anti-Terrorism Law? Ans:- Australia

4) Which African Country has been declared as the Islamic republic by it’s president? Ans:- Gambia

5) Mauricio Macri was recently elected as president of which country? Ans:- Argentina

6) Saudi Arabia reopens it’s embassy in which country after 25 years? Ans:- Iraq

INDIA & WORLD

1) Which was launched by India and France at the Conference of Parties (CoP21) Climate Conference in Paris? Ans:- International Solar Alliance (ISA)

2) The Union Cabinet on 2 November 2015 approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany on bilateral development cooperation in the field of ____? Ans:- Solar Energy

3) The Union Cabinet recently approved protocol between India and which country for amending the Double Taxation

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Avoidance Convention (DTAC)? Ans:- Japan

4) The Union Cabinet on 2 December 2015 approved the signing of the agreement between India and on visa facilitation? Ans:- Iran

NATIONAL

1) The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on 30 November launched which vaccine? Ans:- Injectable Polio Vaccine (IPV)

2) The Delhi Assembly has unanimously passed which Bill for establishment of statutory anti-corruption ombudsman? Ans:- Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, 2015

3) When was The first India International Science Festival (IISF) held at IIT-Delhi? Ans:- 4-8 December, 2015

4) On 3rd December 2015 which programme was launched by Union government for disabled persons? Ans:- Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan

5) Which scheme related to LPG gas subsidy won the Guiness World Records Certificate recently? Ans:- PAHAL

6) When was the Rajya Sabha passed the Neogotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015? Ans:- December 7, 2015

7) The National Green Tribunal recently put a complete ban on plastic along the stretch of which river? Ans:- Ganga

8) On 11 December, 2015 Indian Government imposed anti-dumping duty on which products? Ans:- Stainless Steel

9) India ranks which place in forbe’s list of best countries for business? Ans:- 97th Place

10) According to National Air Quality Index Report 2015 released by Green Peace India, which Indian city is most polluted city in the world? Ans:- Delhi

11) On 14 December,2015 the Lok Sabha passed which bill? Ans:- Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015

STATES

1) Which state on 3 December 2015 became the first state of India to launch Rotavirus vaccination project? Ans:- Himachal Pradesh

2) From 4 to 6 December 2015, the first International festival on Birds was held in which state? Ans:- Uttar Pradesh

3) Which is the first state to submit smart city plan to the Urban Development Ministry? Ans:- Rajasthan

4) National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered ban on registration of new diesel-run vehicles in__? Ans:- Delhi

CONFERENCES

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1) The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm)-2015 was held in Malta on ____? Ans:- 27-29 November

2) The international conference on climate change ‘CoP 21’ has began on 30 November, 2015 in ___? Ans:- Paris

3) Where was the Heart of Asia meet held on 8, 9 December, 2015? Ans:- Islamabad

4) Combined Commanders Conference was held on which naval ship? Ans:- INS Vikramaditya

5) 26th Conference of Southern Zonal Council was held in which city of Andhra Pradesh? Ans:- Vijayawada

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013-14 has been awarded to _? Ans:- Kuldip Nayyar

2) What is the submarine that won the Best Innovation Trophy at the Navy Day celebrations held recently? Ans:- INS Sindhudhwaj

3) Who is the Indian-origin writer from Singapore has been awarded prestigious 2015 South East Asia Write Award? Ans:- Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali

4) The West Bengal government on 14 December, honoured which famous music composer with Lifetime Achievement Award? Ans:- Bappi Lahiri

5) President Pranab Mukherjee was on 17th December received which award? Ans:- Garwood Award

6) Who is the famous Telugu writer awarded with Sahitya Academi Award – 2015? Ans:- Olga

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Which Indian Grand Master won the title of FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship held on 26 November in Rome, Italy? Ans:- Harika Dronavalli

2) Who was crowned the new world heavy weight champion after a win over Vladimir Klitschko of Ukrain? Ans:- Tyson Fury

3) Who is the Indian Shuttler on November 29, 2015 won the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold women’s singles title for the third consecutive time? Ans:- PV Sindhu

4) Which team won the prestigious 2015 Davis Cup title for first time since 1936? Ans:- Great Britain

5) What is the Mascot of 2016 South Asian Games Unveiled recently? Ans:- Tikhor

6) Which Tennis Player is named as Sports person of the year – 2015 ? Ans:- Serena Williams

ECONOMY

1) The Reserve Bank of India on 24 November 2015 decided to grant in principle approval to the National Payments

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Corporation of India (NPCI) to function as the Central Unit in ____? Ans:- Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)

2) International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 30 November, 2015 has given fifth place to which currency in it’s elite reserve currency? Ans:- China’s Yuan

3) India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) has recently done an agreement with Stock Exchange Group of which country? Ans:- London

4) Myanmar on 9 December, 2015 inaugurated a new Stock Exchange named ____? Ans:- Yangon Stock Exchange


1) What is the nuclear-capable ballistic missile that was successfully test fired from warship Subhadra, off the Puri coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal? Ans:- Dhanush

2) What is the first dedicated commercial satellite launched by Japan on 23 November 2015? Ans:- Telstar 12V

3) What is the joint Israeli-Indian Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) ,which was successfully test fired in Israel on 26 November, 2015? Ans:- BARAK-8

4) Scientists have created the world’s first litter of puppies concived in a test tube in which country? Ans:- United States

PERSONS IN

NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

1) Who has been elected as the new Secretary General of the commonwealth? Ans:- Patricia Scotland

2) Who has taken charge as the new WHO representative to India? Ans:- Dr. Henk Bekedam

3) Who is the Indian-American on 1 December 2015 assumed Presidency of the Royal Society in London? Ans:- Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

4) Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) recently? Ans:- Prakash Kumar Singh

B) RESIGNS

1) Who is the chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), on 27 November resigned from the post? Ans:- Yellapragada Sudershan Rao

C) DEATHS

1) Who was the founder of Kothari Group that makes the famous mouth-freshner Pan Parag, passed away on 27 November? Ans:- Mansukhlal Mahadevbhai Kothari

2) Who is the distinguished Japanese historian of South India and South Asia died recently? Ans:- Noboru Karashima

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3) Who is the famous Australian association football player passed away on 29 November, 2015? Ans:- Joe Marston

D) VISITORS

1) On his visit to Malaysia Modi along with Malaysian Prime Minister inaugurated _____ built by India with 11 lakh dollars? Ans:- Thorana Gate

2) How many agreements have been signed between the nations during the Modi’s visit to Singapore? Ans:- Five

3) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Pakistan to attend which meeting held in Islamabad? Ans:- ‘Heart of Asia’ 5th Ministerial Meeting

E) MISCELLANEOUS

1) Who is the Indian-origin appointed as the United States Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)? Ans:- Swati Dandekar

2) Who is adjudged as the top philanthropist in the world with 27 billion dollars? Ans:- Bill Gates

3) With 18.1 million followers, who is the bollywood star remains as the most followed one in Twitter? Ans:- Amitabh Bachchan

4) Who has named as Person of the Year 2015 by the Time Magazine recently? Ans:- German Chancellor Angela Merkel

5) Who was awarded with the CEO of the year 2015 at the 17th annual Platts Global Energy Awards? Ans:- Nishi Vasudeva

PLACES IN NEWS

1) A new species of tree frog named as ‘Ghatixalus magnus’ has been discovered by the scientists in the Western Ghats of which state? Ans:- Kerala

2) The biggest Tibetan Buddhist Festival, Losar, has began on 12 December 2015 in Ladakh region of which state? Ans:- Jammu and Kashmir

3) What is the Myanmar’s first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that was launched recently? Ans:- Inle Lake in Shan State


1) AAI means ___? Ans:- Airport Authority of India

2) APEDA stands for ___ ? Ans:- Agricultural and processed food products Export Development Authority

3) NDDB means ___? Ans:- National Diary Development Board

4) What is EEU? Ans:- Eurasian Economic Union

5) JAM stands for? Ans:- JanDhan, Aadhar and Mobile

6) What is CPIN? Ans:- Consumer Price Index Number

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BOOKS IN NEWS

1) Which Indian-origin author’s historical novel “Vanessa and Her Sister”, has been included in the NewYork Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2015? Ans:- Priya Parmor

2) Who is the author of the book “China: Behind the Miracle”? Ans:- Sumita Dawra

COMMITTEES IN NEWS

1) Chief Economic Advisor Dr Arvind Subramanian led Committee has recommended standard rate for Goods and Services Tax (GST) at what per cent? Ans:- 17 to 18 per cent

2) What is the committee appointed by union government on OROP? Ans:- L. Narsimha Reddy Judicial Committee

DAYS & DATES

1) National Energy Conservation Day is observed on __? Ans:- December 14

2) December 7 is celebrated as ____? Ans:- Indian Army Flag Day

3) National Girl Child Day is observed on which day of December? Ans:- December 9

4) December 19 is celebrated as ____? Ans:- Goa’s Liberation Day

5) World AIDS Day is observed on __? Ans:- December 1