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September 28th to October 4th
Q.1]Which of the following is not a member of the G4, a grouping that met this week in New York?
(A)South Africa (B)India (C)Japan (D)Brazil
(A)Permanent UNSC Seat (B)Development in Emerging Economies (C)Climate Change (D)Use of national currencies internationally
Q.3]A diplomat of which country was accused of keeping a Nepali woman hostage and subjecting her to sexual abuse?
(A)Saudi Arabia (B)USA (C)UAE (D)Oman
Q.4]Dipika Pallikal is associated with which international sport?
(A)Squash (B)Snooker (C)Tennis (D)Athletics
Q.5]Who is the country’s largest port operator who is going to take charge of the L&T port?
(A)Adani (B)Reliance (C)Port Trust of India (D)Vedanta
Q.6]Which carmaker was recently charged with high pollution with their diesel vehices?
(A)Volkswagen (B)Mercedes (C)Ford (D)Suzuki
Q.7]Name the country which is involved in high-level disputes with Venezuela over cross-border smuggling and guerilla groups.
(A)Colombia (B)Bolivia (C)Ecuador (D)Mexico
Q.8]Name the communist leader and activist who was killed in Maharashtra in Feb 2015.
(A)Govind Pansare (B)Sameer Gaikwad (C)Virendra Marathe (D)Jayant Athawale
Q.9]Name Himachal Pradesh’s CM who was recently accused in a disproportionate assets case.
(A)Virbhadra Singh (B)Ajit Jogi (C)Prem Dhumal (D)Chunni Lal
Q.10]Who was recently elected President of the Editors Guild of India?
(A)Raj Chengappa (B)Seema Mustafa (C)N Ram (D)Prakash Dube
Q.11]With PM Modi’s visit to Silicon Valley, which technology giant agreed to set up free Wi-Fi in 500 railway stations?
(A)Google (B)Microsoft (C)Qualcomm (D)Facebook
Q.12]With PM Modi’s visit to Silicon Valley, which technology giant promised to bring broadband to 5 lakh villages?
(A)Microsoft (B)Google (C)Qualcomm (D)Facebook
Q.13]With PM Modi’s visit to Silicon Valley, which technology giant is investing $ 150 million in Indian Start-Ups?
(A)Qualcomm (B)Microsoft (C)Google (D)Facebook
Q.14]Name the Indian cueist who recently won his 14th World Billiards Title.
(A)Pankaj Advani (B)Ashok Shandilya (C)Moses Henriques (D)Geet Sethi
Q.15]Which country does India accuse of sheltering Naga rebels?
(A)Myanmar (B)Bangladesh (C)Bhutan (D)Nepal
Q.16]Which Indian actress won the Best Actress at China’s Silk Road Film Festival recently?
(A)Swara Bhaskar (B)Deepika Padukone (C)Richa Chadda (D)Divya Dutta
Q.17]A spread in which disease is Delhi struggling to tackle, as of Sept 2015?
(A)Dengue (B)Filariasis (C)Encephalitis (D)Diarrhoea
Q.18]Which regulator merged with SEBI on 29th Sept, 2015?
(A)FMC (B)IRDA (C)PFRDA (D)RBI
Q.19]Which General Insurance Company recently unveiled plans of expanding across the World?
(A)New India Assurance (B)Oriental Insurance (C)United India Insurance (D)National Insurance
Q.20]How many public sector general insurers are operating in India?
(A)4 (B)1 (C)5 (D)9
Q.21]During PM Modi’s Silicon Valley visit, Air India announced a direct flight from New Delhi to which US city?
(A)San Francisco (B)Los Angeles (C)San Jose (D)New York
Q.22]The website of which state government was hacked on Sept 28th, 2015?
(A)Kerala (B)Andhra Pradesh (C)Telangana (D)Maharashtra
Q.23]Jeev Milkha Singh is associated with which international sport?
(A)Golf (B)Athletics (C)Squash (D)Billiards
Q.24]Name the Brazilian legend and World Cup winner who is playing for ISL’s Delhi Dynamos.
(A)Roberto Carlos (B)Kaka (C)Ronaldo (D)Zico
Q.25]Which of NASA’s satellites recently found compelling evidence of liquid and flowing water on Mars?
(A)Reconnaisance Orbiter (B)Curiosity Rover (C)Revolution Orbiter (D)Opportunity Orbiter
Q.26]Which AAP legislator, accused in a case of domestic violence, recently surrendered to the police?
(A)Somnath Bharti (B)Manish Sisodia (C)Kumar Vishwas (D)Jitendar Tomar
Q.27]Which Indian sporting legend would soon figure in a video for ‘Swach Bharat’?
(A)Sachin Tendulkar (B)Sourav Ganguly (C)Milkha Singh (D)Kapil Dev
Q.28]Name India’s first multi-wavelength space observatory that was launched by ISRO on 28th Sept, 2015.
(A)Astrosat (B)NISAR (C)Cartosat (D)SARAL
Q.29]The ISRO launch on 28th Sept did not contain satellites from which of the following nations?
(A)Australia (B)USA (C)Canada (D)Indonesia
Q.30]Which actress won the Best Actress trophy at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival for her role in the film ‘Kadambari’?
(A)Konkona Sen Sharma (B)Aditi Rao Hydari (C)Swara Bhaskar (D)Tisca Chopra
Q.31]Where is the 8th Asian Airgun Championship being held?
(A)New Delhi (B)Mumbai (C)Chandigarh (D)Kolkata
Q.32]Which part of Spain is close to breaking free from it with the separatists winning an overwhelming majority in the elections?
(A)Catalonia (B)Andalusia (C)Galicia (D)Valencia
Q.33]India recently signed an agreement for the purchase of 15 Chinook and 22 Apache helicopters with which country?
(A)USA (B)Canada (C)Russia (D)Australia
Q.34]The emoluments committee, which would be set up soon, would recommend
(A)Salaries and Allowances for MPs (B)Salaries for Ministers (C)Rules and Code for MPs (D)Grants for States
Q.35]RBI recently cut the Repo Rate to
(A)0.0675 (B)0.0725 (C)0.08 (D)0.0575
Q.36]Who is slated to be the next BCCI chief?
(A)Shashank Manohar (B)Anil Kumble (C)Shivraj Patil (D)M Srinivasan
Q.37]30th Sept, 2015 was the _____ birth anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar.
(A)125th (B)140th (C)100th (D)135th
Q.38]Called ‘White Pele’, name this Brazilian footballing legend.
(A)Zico (B)Eusebio (C)Roberto Carlos (D)Kaka
Q.39]Name the female wrestler who was recently awarded the Arjuna Award.
(A)Babita Kumari (B)Mary Kom (C)Sarita Devi (D)Tintu Luka
Q.40]Who is India’s Chief Economic Advisor?
(A)Arvind Subramanian (B)Raghuram Rajan (C)Ajit Doval (D)Jagdish Bhagwati
Q.41]Article 149 of the Indian Constitution relates to the office of the
(A)Comptroller & Auditor General (B)Attorney General (C)President (D)Election Commissioner
Q.42]Which of the following is not a G20 member?
(A)Spain (B)India (C)Argentina (D)Saudi Arabia
Q.43]Which country would hold the G20 chair in 2018?
(A)India (B)USA (C)France (D)UK
Q.44]In JKLF, a separatist group, ‘F’ stands for
(A)Front (B)Force (C)Forum (D)Free
Q.45]The unit for Natural Gas transactions globally is Btu, which stands for
(A)British Thermal Unit (B)Billion Thermal Unit (C)British Tetra Unit (D)Billion Trans Unit
Q.46]The MCOCA Act in Maharashtra as enacted to combat
(A)Organised Crime (B)Human Trafficking (C)Sexual Harrassment (D)Corruption
Q.47]The ‘Merlin’ award, which was recently awarded to an Indian, relates to the field of
(A)Magic (B)Mathematics (C)Acoustics (D)Snooker
Q.48]Which Bollywood star has been roped in by West Bengal to promote it?
(A)Shah Rukh Khan (B)Aamir Khan (C)Amitabh Bachchan (D)Aishwarya Rai
Q.49]Recently, many samples of Red Wine from the USA have been found to be contaminated with
(A)Arsenic (B)Mercury (C)Cadmium (D)Fluorine
Q.50]The national agency, NBA is expanded as
(A)Nat. Biodiversity Authority (B)Nat. Bioinformatics Agency (C)Nat. Biological Agency (D)Nat. Billiards Agency
Q.51]Sunil Chetri is associated with which sport?
(A)Football (B)Kabaddi (C)Wrestling (D)Billiards
Q.52]The organisation CREDAI is associated with which field of business?
(A)Real Estate (B)Credit Risk Analysis (C)Securities (D)Automobiles
Q.53]Which world leader visited India during the period from Oct 4th to 7th, 2015?
(A)Angela Merkel (B)Barack Obama (C)Vladimir Putin (D)Tony Abbot
Q.54]A ‘caracal’ is an animal that belongs to the _____ family.
(A)Cat (B)Dog (C)Bear (D)Pig
Q.55]Intended Nationally Determined Contributions’ relates to the aspect of
(A)Climate Change (B)Afforestation (C)Human Trafficking (D)Peacekeeping Forces
Q.56]Name the popular lyricist who is associated with the track ‘Banega Swachch India’.
(A)Prasoon Joshi (B)Sameer (C)Neelesh Mishra (D)Amitabh Bhattacharya
Q.57]Name the popular band which is associated with the track ‘Banega Swachch India’.
(A)Indian Ocean (B)Agnee (C)Parikrama (D)Silk Route
Q.58]Name the Ranji Team which clinched the 2013 and 2014 titles.
(A)Karnataka (B)Mumbai (C)Tamil Nadu (D)Bengal
Q.59]Sania Mirza partnered with which tennis legend to win multiple titles in 2015?
(A)Martina Hingis (B)Venus Williams (C)Martina Navratilova (D)Amelie Mauresmo
Q.60]Which is India’s largest private bank?
(A)ICICI (B)HDFC (C)Yes Bank (D)Kotak Mahindra
Q.61]As of Oct 2015, which is the latest Scheduled Commercial Bank in India?
(A)IDFC (B)Bandhan (C)Ratnakar (D)Nainital
Q.62]CBDT is a Central Organisation that deals with
(A)Taxes (B)Telecom (C)Investigation (D)Securities
Q.63]The Islamist organisation ‘Hezbollah’ is associated with which country?
(A)Lebanon (B)Saudi Arabia (C)Iraq (D)Syria
Q.64]Oct 1st was a historic moment for which nation when their flag was hoisted for the first time at the UN?
(A)Palestine (B)Kosovo (C)South Sudan (D)Vatican City
Q.65]The ‘International Day for Older Persons’ is celebrated on
(A)Oct 1st (B)Oct 6th (C)Sept 30th (D)Sept 24th
Q.66]Oct 2nd is also the birth anniversary of
(A)Lal Bahadur Shastri (B)Sardar Patel (C)Maulana Azad (D)Morarji Desai
Q.67]In the list of the biggest carbon emitters in the world, India is at which position?
(A)4th (B)10th (C)2nd (D)7th
Q.68]Which ex-CM was questioned recently in relation to a possible NRHM scam?
(A)Mayawati (B)Mulayam Singh (C)Kalyan Singh (D)Lalu Prasad Yadav
Q.69]Which Bollywood star was roped in recently as Brand Ambassador for ‘World’s Largest Lesson Plan’?
(A)Hrithik Roshan (B)Amitabh Bachchan (C)Shah Rukh Khan (D)Priyanka Chopra
Q.70]Vijay Ghat is the resting place of which Indian leader?
(A)Lal Bahadur Shastri (B)Indira Gandhi (C)Abul Kalam Azad (D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Q.71]In NASDAQ, Google Inc has been replaced by
(A)Alphabet Inc (B)Buzz Inc (C)Page Inc (D)Sidewalk Inc
Q.72]IMF expands to
(A)Intl. Monetary Fund (B)Indian Money Forum (C)Intl. Monetary Forum (D)Indian Monetary Forum
Q.73]The 1993 agreement between Israel and Palestine is the
(A)Oslo Accord (B)Jerusalem Agreement (C)Stockholm Agreement (D)London Accord
Q.74]The ‘Kremlin’ is asscociated with which country’s power apparatus?
(A)Russia (B)UK (C)France (D)China
Q.75]Boko Haram is a terrorist organisation operating primarily in
(A)Nigeria (B)Uganda (C)Ethiopia (D)Sudan
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Q.76]ICRISAT recently inroduced which crop as mandate crop?
(A)Ragi (B)Urad (C)Moong (D)Masoor
Q.77]SAT in ICRISAT stands for
(A)Semi Arid Tropics (B)Semi Arid Temperates (C)Semi Ample Tropics (D)Scheme for Arid Tropics
Q.78]Name the US-based stock exchange which is most popular for listing the biggest technology companies.
(A)NASDAQ (B)NYSE (C)LASE (D)CSE
Q.79]Which South Indian Hill Station is in the news for hunger strikes by plantation workers?
(A)Munnar (B)Yercaud (C)Ooty (D)Kodaikanal
Q.80]Which town in UP was in the news for the lynching of a man alleged to be storing cow meat?
(A)Dadri (B)Moradabad (C)Meerut (D)Unnao
October 5th to October 11th
Q.1]Which organisation is entrusted with the responsibility to decide our monetary policy?
(A)RBI (B)Finance Ministry (C)SEBI (D)CBDT
Q.2]Where is Krishnapatnam port situated?
(A)Andhra Pradesh (B)Tamil Nadu (C)Pondicherry (D)Kerala
Q.3]NMDC is involved in which industry?
(A)Mining (B)Petroleum (C)Banking (D)Real Estate
Q.4]Recently, the medical charity, MSF withdrew from which Afghan city?
(A)Kunduz (B)Kandahar (C)Kabul (D)Herat
Q.5]MSF, translated in English is ‘Doctors Without Borders’ is an original abbreviation in which language?
(A)French (B)German (C)Spanish (D)Arabic
Q.6]In 2013, the Ender-5 Mortality Rate in India was estimated as
(A)53/1000 (B)126/1000 (C)35/1000 (D)401/1000
Q.7]India’s central organisation ‘IB’ stands for
(A)Intelligence Bureau (B)Investigation Board (C)Inspection Bureau (D)Investigation Bureau
Q.8]Edida Nageswara Rao, who recently passed away, was an eminent personality in which field?
(A)Movies (B)Literature (C)Politics (D)Music
Q.9]Name the first Indian Woman to conquer the ‘Kun’ peak in the Himalayas. She was recently in the news.
(A)G R Radhika (B)Bachendri Pal (C)M K Geetha (D)Lakshmi Verma
Q.10]Recently, a woman police officer from this state became the first Indian Woman to ever scale the Kun peak in the Himalayas.
(A)Telangana (B)Tamil Nadu (C)Chattisgarh (D)Assam
Q.11]Pengal Otrumai’, which was in the news recently, a union from Munnar, represents whom?
(A)Plantation Workers (B)Bidi Rollers (C)Farmers (D)Manual Labourers
Q.12]What is the name of the new capital city planned for Andhra Pradesh?
(A)Amaravati (B)Vijayawada (C)Guntur (D)Visakhapatnam
Q.13]Which of the following cities is popular for its Dussehra celebrations?
(A)Mysuru (B)Chennai (C)Bhubaneswar (D)Vijayawada
Q.14]Tu Youyou, who recently won the Nobel Prize for Medicine, is of ________ descent.
(A)Chinese (B)Japanese (C)Korean (D)Vietnamese
Q.15]Which of the following scientists did not win the 2015 Medicine Nobel for developing medicines for parasitic diseases?
(A)Henning Mankell (B)Tu Youyou (C)Satoshi Omura (D)William Campbell
Q.16]Henning Mankell, a renowned mystery writer who recently passed away belonged to which country?
(A)Sweden (B)Finland (C)Norway (D)Iceland
Q.17]Which Indian Actress recently played a lead role in an American TV drama, Quantico?
(A)Priyanka Chopra (B)Parineei Chopra (C)Deepika Padukone (D)Shraddha Kapoor
Q.18]Which veteran actor recently won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 6th Jagran Film Festival?
(A)Shashi Kapoor (B)Rishi Kapoor (C)Amitabh Bachchan (D)Dharmendra
Q.19]Name the malarial drug, the discovery of which led to the 2015 Nobel Prize being awarded.
(A)Artemisinin (B)Amorticillin (C)Avermectin (D)Amicillicin
Q.20]For the discovery of which drug , a derivative of which is used to treat filariasis did two scientists win the 2015 Nobel?
(A)Avermectin (B)Artemisinin (C)Amorticillin (D)Amicillicin
Q.21]Which foreign language would be now taught again in Central Schools, according to a new order?
(A)German (B)Spanish (C)French (D)Italian
Q.22]An India-South Africa T20 cricket match at which venue featured irate fans throwing water bottles into the field?
(A)Cuttack (B)Kolkata (C)Chennai (D)Delhi
Q.23]Name the Syrian city which was in the news recently as the IS blew up its iconic monument, Arch of Triumph.
(A)Palmyra (B)Beirut (C)Homs (D)Daraa
Q.24]TPP, a recently signed trade agreement stands for
(A)Trans-Pacific Partnership (B)Trans-Pacific Portal (C)Tri-Partite Partnership (D)Trade and Partnership Portal
Q.25]TPP, the agreement for the largest free trade area in the world, was recently signed by _____ countries.
(A)12 (B)17 (C)8 (D)22
Q.26]Which of the following nations is not a part of TPP, the agreement for the largest free trade area in the world?
(A)Indonesia (B)New Zealand (C)Malaysia (D)Brunei
Q.27]The World Bank has revised the global poverty line from $ 1.25/day to
(A)$ 1.90/day (B)$ 2.10/day (C)$1.50/day (D)$2.60/day
Q.28]The BJP’s ‘Bhim Rath’ campaign is intended to mobilise support for a memorial for
(A)B R Ambedkar (B)B Thakeray (C)D D Upadhyaya (D)B G Tilak
Q.29]The ideology of ‘Integral Humanism’ is most associated with which Sangh Parivar leader?
(A)D D Upadhyaya (B)S P Mookherjee (C)P N Dogra (D)A B Vajpayee
Q.30]Which noted writer returned her Sahitya Akademi Award in protest against the Dadri lynching incident?
(A)Nayantara Sahgal (B)Mahashweta Devi (C)Esther David (D)Meenakshi Mukherjee
Q.31]A Delhi government panel recently proposed a hike of ____ in salaries of MLAs.
(A)4 (B)1 (C)7 (D)2.5
Q.32]Name the Russian who recently won the Chess World Cup?
(A)Sergey Karjakin (B)Peter Svilder (C)Veselin Topalov (D)Magnus Carsen
Q.33]Arthur McDonald and Takaaki Kajita won the Physics Nobel Prize, 2015 for discovering which phenomenon?
(A)Neutrino Oscillation (B)Quark Diiffraction (C)Lepton Oscillation (D)Neutrino Shock
Q.34]The Dabhol Power Plant, all set to be revived, is in which Indian state?
(A)Maharashtra (B)Gujarat (C)Goa (D)Madhya Pradesh
Q.35]Name the fully indigenous Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vehicle which was recently commissioned by the Indian Navy.
(A)Astradharini (B)Vikrant (C)Sindhudhwaj (D)Sindhughosh
Q.36]A concert by which famous Pakistani singer was cancelled due to Shiv Sena protests recently?
(A)Ghulam Ali (B)Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan (C)Ali Zafar (D)Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Q.37]National War Memorial is soon to come up near
(A)India Gate (B)Red Fort (C)Jantar Mantar (D)Purana Quila
Q.38]Name the Kerala Excise Minister who is accused of demanding and accepting a bribe in lieu of bar licenses.
(A)K Babu (B)M A Baby (C)M N Rameshan (D)K M Mani
Q.39]Name the Kerala Finance Minister who is accused of demanding and accepting a bribe in lieu of bar licenses.
(A)K M Mani (B)K Babu (C)M A Baby (D)Oommen Chandy
Q.40]In Kerala, the BJP is backing candidates from which caste-specific organisation?
(A)NSS (B)BSJ (C)VCK (D)LDF
Q.41]In Kerala, the BJP is backing candidates from which caste-specific organisation?
(A)SNDP (B)UDF (C)VCK (D)LDF
Q.42]Debaters from which top university were in the news recently for losing to a group of debaters from prison in the USA?
(A)Harvard (B)Carnegie Mellon (C)Yale (D)MIT
Q.43]NGT’ stands for
(A)National Green Tribunal (B)National Gold Trust (C)National Goods Tax (D)National General Tax
Q.44]3 scientists won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies in
(A)DNA repair (B)RNA growth (C)III-V crystal growth (D)Neutrino Oscillation
Q.45]Name the Indian-origin man who is currently the CEO of Microsoft.
(A)Satya Nadella (B)Sundar Pichai (C)Indira Nooyi (D)Sabeer Bhatia
Q.46]Asian Games Silver Medallist Vikas Krishnan is associated with which sport?
(A)Boxing (B)Wrestling (C)Shooting (D)Squash
Q.47]The Aditya Birla Group has joined hands with which group to build a large scale renewable energy platform?
(A)Abraar Group (B)Suzlon Energy (C)Tesla (D)Punj Lloyd
Q.48]Which company recently launched a 1150 crore IPO, the biggest public issue in the last three years?
(A)Coffee Day (B)Vedanta (C)TCS (D)Wipro
Q.49]The organisation ‘CENTA’ is associated with
(A)Teacher Accreditation (B)Tax Administration (C)Telecom Administration (D)Tax Accreditation
Q.50]Which Indian IT giant was recently in the news for a former employee’s sexual harrassment suit in UK?
(A)Wipro (B)TCS (C)Infosys (D)Satyam
Q.51]Where was the BRICS Migration Conference held on 9th Oct, 2015?
(A)Sochi (B)St. Petersburg (C)Nanjing (D)Rio de Janiero
Q.52]Who succeeds R K Pachauri as head of the Intergovernmentary Panel on Climate Change?
(A)Hoesung Lee (B)Aung San Suu Kyi (C)Jean-Pascale (D)Chandra Bhushan
Q.53]Name the ex-Health Minister against whom the CBI recently framed two corruption charges.
(A)Anbumani Ramadoss (B)Dayanithi Maran (C)A Raja (D)K V S Rao
Q.54]A day after Nayantara Sahgal, which renowned Hindi poet returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in protest against violence and govt. inaction.
(A)Ashok Vajpeyi (B)Raghuvir Sahay (C)Rajesh Joshi (D)Chandrakanth Devtale
Q.55]Under the PMSSY, three more universities on the model of which reputed set of institutions have been recently approved?
(A)AIIMS (B)IIM (C)IIT (D)NIELET
Q.56]A water-sharing row regarding which river between Goa and Karnataka was recently in the news?
(A)Mahadayi (B)Godavari (C)Kaveri (D)Mandovi
Q.57]The Karnataka Govt was in the news for scrapping which state-level body?
(A)Cattle Protection Commission (B)Tax Reforms Commission (C)Backward Castes Commission (D)Mining Commission
Q.58]The EDPAL bill, in news recently, seeks to addresses the discrimination against whom?
(A)Lepers (B)Homosexuals (C)Widows (D)Mentally Disabled
Q.59]In a transfer pricing suit, which international company won a 3,700 crore tax demand case recently?
(A)Vodafone (B)Vedanta (C)Novartis (D)Lupin
Q.60]Svetlana Alexievich, who won the Literature Nobel for 2015, is from which ex-Soviet country?
(A)Belarus (B)Russia (C)Georgia (D)Ukraine
Q.61]The EU banned around 700 drugs tested by this Indian pharma company in July, which led to a suspension in FTA talks.
(A)GVK Biosciences (B)Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories (C)Biocon (D)Cipla
Q.62]Which tennis player recently broke Goran Ivanisevic’s record for the maximum number of career aces?
(A)Ivo Carlovic (B)Roger Federer (C)Marat Safin (D)John Isner
Q.63]Which footballing legend would visit India in Oct 2015 after a span of 38 years as a special ambassador for the Subroto Cup?
(A)Pele (B)Diego Maradona (C)Zico (D)Franz Beckenbauer
Q.64]What percentage (maximum) of ethanol blending in Petrol is currently allowed by the Indian govt, as of Oct 2015?
(A)0.1 (B)0.05 (C)0.15 (D)0.08
Q.65]The ‘Index of African Governance’ is named after its creator, a Sudan-born telecom tycoon. Name him.
(A)Ibrahim (B)Ahmed (C)Noor-ul-Islam (D)Omar
Q.66]Name the Baloch nationalist who is now in India, much to Pakistan’s chagrin.
(A)Balaach Pardili (B)Hyrbyair Marri (C)Nasir Khan (D)Faiz Miyaan
Q.67]NIA’ stands for
(A)National Investigation Agency (B)National Intelligence Agency (C)National Interrogation Agency (D)National Informatics Agency
Q.68]Name the Delhi Food Minister who was sacked due to corruption charges recently.
(A)Asim Ahmed Khan (B)Somnath Bharti (C)Imran Hussain (D)Kumar Vishwas
Q.69]National Dialogue Quarter’ from which Arab nation won the Nobel Peace Prize, 2015?
(A)Tunisia (B)Libya (C)Syria (D)Lebanon
Q.70]Musician N Ramani, who passed away recently, was an exponent of which musical instrument?
(A)Flute (B)Violin (C)Mridangam (D)Nadaswaram
Q.71]Name the blind musician, known for his scores for TV serials on Ramayan and Mahabharat, who passed away recently.
(A)Ravindra Jain (B)N Ramani (C)Laxmikant (D)Shankar
Q.72]Name the chess player who recently became India’s 40th Grandmaster.
(A)Swapnil Dhopade (B)N Srinath (C)Mohit Mayur (D)Sriram Balaji
Q.73]Recently, the MTCR group met in Netherlands without deciding on India’s membership. What does ‘M’ stand for?
(A)Missile (B)Market (C)Mercury (D)Military
Q.74]Name Sahitya Akademi’s council member, who recently retired in preotest.
(A)Shashi Deshpande (B)Vishwanath Tiwari (C)Ashok Vajpeyi (D)Imran Hussain
Q.75]On Oct 11, on whose birth anniversary did PM Modi honour activists jailed during the Emergency?
(A)Jayaprakash Narayan (B)Lal Bahadur Shastri (C)Minoo Masani (D)C Rajaji
Q.76]Name the ex-amateur boxer and winner of multiple medals who recently decided to go professional.
(A)Vijender Singh (B)Mary Kom (C)Shiva Thapa (D)Vikas Krishnan
Q.77]The International Criminal Court called the Indian Govt for the arrest of this world leader who would be attending the India-Africa summit.
(A)Omar al-Bashir (B)Uhuru Kenyatta (C)Abdel Fateh (D)Gennet Zewide
Q.78]Which nation won the World Bridge Championship, which was recently held in Chennai?
(A)Poland (B)India (C)Sweden (D)USA
Q.79]The Delhi government recently introduced mandatory vaccination for which disease?
(A)Swine Flu (B)Dengue (C)Malaria (D)Encephalitis
Q.80]Prof. Satchidanandan, who quit the Sahitya Akademi in protest, is a bilingual writer writing in English and
(A)Malayalam (B)Hindi (C)Konkani (D)Tamil
October 12th to October 18th
Q.1]Who was recently elected as the new PM of Nepal?
(A)K P Sharma Oli (B)Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ (C)Sushil Koirala (D)Rajendra Mahato
(A)Central Reserve Police Force (B)Central Rural Police Force (C)Civil Reserve Police Force (D)Civilian Rural Police Force
Q.3]Whom did PM Modi controversially refer to as the ‘Mandela of India’?
(A)Parkash Singh Badal (B)L K Advani (C)M S Golwalkar (D)V D Savarkar
Q.4]A new banana species with orange pulp was recently discovered in which part of India?
(A)Andaman and Nicobar (B)West Bengal (C)Assam (D)Tripura
Q.5]Subimal (Chuni) Goswami is associated with which sport?
(A)Football (B)Cricket (C)Polo (D)Hockey
Q.6]The recently launched GIS system ‘KISAN’ is most related to which problem?
(A)Crop Insurance (B)Pesticide Overuse (C)Drought Control (D)Seed Supply
Q.7]The Palestinian ‘Intifada’ is an Arabic term that literally translates to
(A)Shake (B)Resistance (C)War (D)Empire
Q.8]The launch of whose book in Mumbai led to the Shiv Sena protesting and a few of its leaders hurling ink at the person launching it?
(A)Khurshid Kasuri (B)Ghulam Ali (C)Nawaz Sharif (D)Fatima Bhutto
Q.9]IEDs, often in the news these days, stands for
(A)Improvised Explosive Devices (B)Intentionally Explosive Devices (C)Indian Explosive Devices (D)Internally Explosive Devices
Q.10]Name the Indian-origin writer who was nominated for this year’s Man Booker Prize.
(A)Sunjeev Sahota (B)Kiran Desai (C)Amitava Ghosh (D)Jeet Thayil
Q.11]In 1994, GATT was replaced by
(A)WTO (B)UNO (C)IMF (D)World Bank
Q.12]Name the legendary south Indian comedienne and actress who passed away recently.
(A)Manorama (B)Sowcar Janaki (C)Bhanumati (D)Vyjayantimala
Q.13]Name the welfare economist who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics.
(A)Angus Deaton (B)Esther Duflo (C)Jean Dreze (D)Dani Rodrick
Q.14]Which Indian legend is the UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia?
(A)Sachin Tendulkar (B)Anil Kumble (C)Kapil Dev (D)Sunil Gavaskar
Q.15]Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa are star players associated with which international sport?
(A)Squash (B)Badminton (C)Tennis (D)Table Tennis
Q.16]Which constitutional article relates to the relationship of Jammu and Kashmir with India?
(A)370 (B)371 (C)282 (D)72
Q.17]The flower festival of ‘Bathukamma’ is celebrated in which Indian state?
(A)Telangana (B)Tamil Nadu (C)Karnataka (D)Kerala
Q.18]The Cabinet Committee on Security recently cleared around 200 km of fencing on India’s border with
(A)Bangladesh (B)China (C)Pakistan (D)Myanmar
Q.19]India signed a historic deal exchanging enclaves with which neighbouring country?
(A)Bangladesh (B)China (C)Pakistan (D)Myanmar
Q.20]Name the Pakistani batting legend who recently surpassed Javed Miandad as the highest run scorer in Test Cricket from Pakistan.
(A)Younis Khan (B)Misbah ul-Haq (C)Shahid Afridi (D)Mohammad Yousuf
Q.21]New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent, disgraced in the ICL betting scandal, named which former Indian player as one of the people involved in the racket?
(A)Dinesh Mongia (B)Rohan Gavaskar (C)Ajay Jadeja (D)Pravin Amre
Q.22]A Dutch probe recently confirmed that Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, which had went missing, was shot down by separatists in
(A)Ukraine (B)Chechnya (C)Russia (D)Syria
Q.23]Singapore Airlines decided to once again begin the longest direct flight (19 hours) from the island city to
(A)New York (B)London (C)Los Angeles (D)Toronto
Q.24]India recently overtook Israel to become the ____ largest startup base in the World.
(A)Third (B)Second (C)Tenth (D)Fifth
Q.25]The ‘Madhesi’ group of people, often in the news, are from which country?
(A)Nepal (B)Bhutan (C)Myanmar (D)Bangladesh
Q.26]The ‘Rohingya’ group of people, often in the news, are from which country?
(A)Myanmar (B)Nepal (C)Bhutan (D)Bangladesh
Q.27]President Pranab Mukherjee had to cancel an event due to protests by students at Al Quds university. Which country is this university in?
(A)Palestine (B)Syria (C)Lebanon (D)UAE
Q.28]In the first week of October, the Indian Air Force took a historic decision to
(A)Induct women fighter pilots (B)Induct foreign nationals (C)Buy fighter planes from China (D)Stop buying planes from abroad
Q.29]The Suryanelli Rape Case, which involved several politicians being accused, and the proceedings of which are in the Supreme Court, related to which Indian state?
(A)Kerala (B)Andhra Pradesh (C)Odisha (D)Assam
Q.30]Who won the 2015 Man Booker Prize?
(A)Marlon James (B)Jeet Thayil (C)Sunjeev Sahota (D)Hanya Yanagihara
Q.31]Name the common disease that affects the tendons and muscles in the hand among people who excessively use their mobile phones.
(A)Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (B)Lyme Disease (C)Osteoporosis (D)Turner Syndrome
Q.32]According to the 2015 Global Hunger Report, what is India’s Hunger Index?
(A)29 (B)36 (C)18 (D)47
Q.33]In NJAC, the proposed committee to appoint judges, what does ‘J’ stand for?
(A)Judicial (B)Judges (C)Juridical (D)Jurisprudence
Q.34]BHAVINI’ is an entity associated with
(A)Nuclear Energy (B)Space (C)Agriculture (D)Banking
Q.35]In the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M), what does ‘I-M’ stand for?
(A)Isak-Muivah (B)India-Myanmar (C)India-Manipur (D)Isaac-Martin
Q.36]On ex-President Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary, which institution decided to name an auditorium after him?
(A)IIM-Shillong (B)AIIMS, Delhi (C)IIT-Gandhinagar (D)IIT-Roorkee
Q.37]Th Supreme Court recently stayed a ban on Dance Bars in which Indian city?
(A)Mumbai (B)Delhi (C)Pune (D)Kolkata
Q.38]A bar-coding norm was imposed on which industry, leading to representatives crying foul over an attempt to edge out generic players?
(A)Pharmaceuticals (B)Packaged Foods (C)Computer Peripherals (D)Milk Products
Q.39]The Indian Junior Mens’ Hockey team recently finished runners up to which team in the Sultan of Johor Cup, 2015?
(A)Great Britain (B)Netherlands (C)Australia (D)South Korea
Q.40]Which Indian bowler recently announced his retirement from International cricket after an illustrious career?
(A)Zaheer Khan (B)Ajit Agarkar (C)Harbhajan Singh (D)Laxmipathy Balaji
Q.41]Which Indian badminton star finished runner up to Chinese Li Xuerui at the Denmark Open Super Series, 2015?
(A)P V Sindhu (B)Saina Nehwal (C)K Srikanth (D)P Kashyap
Q.42]Recently, VC investments in India for 2015 reached a record high of $ 1.4 Billion. What does VC stand for?
(A)Venture Capital (B)Varying Capital (C)Veering Capital (D)Validated Capital
Q.43]ICMR, an Indian Research Institution expands to
(A)Indian Council for Medical Research (B)Indian Consortium for Meteorological Research (C)Indian College for Maritime Research (D)Indian Council for Mangrove Research
Q.44]Name India’s long range subsonic missile which failed for the 2nd time in October, 2015 after a successful test last year.
(A)Nirbhay (B)Agni (C)Mareech (D)Dhanush
Q.45]The NJAC Act and the corresponding Constitutional Amendment was struck down by the Supreme Court as ‘unconstitutional and void’. Who was the presiding judge on the Constitutional Bench?
(A)Justice J S Khehar (B)Justice K Joseph (C)Justice M Lokur (D)Justice A K Goel
Q.46]What was the number on the Constitutional Amendment bill that accompanied the NJAC Act, which was struck down by the Supreme Court?
(A)99 (B)102 (C)98 (D)100
Q.47]Which actress starred in ‘Nayantara’s Necklace’, a 20 min film that was released directly on YouTube?
(A)Konkona Sen-Sharma (B)Radhika Apte (C)Tisca Chopra (D)Rekha
Q.48]Name the English batsman who scored 263 recently, and compiled the third longest innings in Test Cricket.
(A)Alistair Cook (B)Ian Bell (C)Moeen Ali (D)Joe Root
Q.49]Which business group ventured into the e-commerce space with ‘abof.com’?
(A)Aditya Birla (B)Tata & Sons (C)Reliance (D)Future Group
Q.50]Pakistan recently signed a gas pipeline pact with which country in order to build a pipeline from Karachi to Lahore?
(A)Russia (B)China (C)USA (D)Kazakhstan
Q.51]The river ‘Pampa’ is associated with religious tourism in which state?
(A)Kerala (B)Tamil Nadu (C)Uttarakhand (D)Karnataka
Q.52]Natti’, a folk dance form, is associated with which Indian state?
(A)Himachal Pradesh (B)Karnataka (C)Sikkim (D)Rajasthan
Q.53]Which bank recently launched ‘Money2World’, an outward remittance service?
(A)ICICI Bank (B)HDFC Bank (C)SBI (D)Yes Bank
Q.54]Which river was recently added to the National Waterways Bill as a National Waterway?
(A)Godavari (B)Vaigai (C)Kaveri (D)Narmada
Q.55]Under the PMSSY, three more universities on the model of which reputed set of institutions have been recently approved?
(A)AIIMS (B)IIM (C)IIT (D)NIELET
Q.56]A water-sharing row regarding which river between Goa and Karnataka was recently in the news?
(A)Mahadayi (B)Godavari (C)Kaveri (D)Mandovi
Q.57]The Karnataka Govt was in the news for scrapping which state-level body?
(A)Cattle Protection Commission (B)Tax Reforms Commission (C)Backward Castes Commission (D)Mining Commission
Q.58]The EDPAL bill, in news recently, seeks to addresses the discrimination against whom?
(A)Lepers (B)Homosexuals (C)Widows (D)Mentally Disabled
Q.59]In a transfer pricing suit, which international company won a 3,700 crore tax demand case recently?
(A)Vodafone (B)Vedanta (C)Novartis (D)Lupin
Q.60]Svetlana Alexievich, who won the Literature Nobel for 2015, is from which ex-Soviet country?
(A)Belarus (B)Russia (C)Georgia (D)Ukraine
Q.61]The EU banned around 700 drugs tested by this Indian pharma company in July, which led to a suspension in FTA talks.
(A)GVK Biosciences (B)Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories (C)Biocon (D)Cipla
Q.62]Which tennis player recently broke Goran Ivanisevic’s record for the maximum number of career aces?
(A)Ivo Carlovic (B)Roger Federer (C)Marat Safin (D)John Isner
Q.63]Which footballing legend would visit India in Oct 2015 after a span of 38 years as a special ambassador for the Subroto Cup?
(A)Pele (B)Diego Maradona (C)Zico (D)Franz Beckenbauer
Q.64]What percentage (maximum) of ethanol blending in Petrol is currently allowed by the Indian govt, as of Oct 2015?
(A)0.1 (B)0.05 (C)0.15 (D)0.08
Q.65]The ‘Index of African Governance’ is named after its creator, a Sudan-born telecom tycoon. Name him.
(A)Ibrahim (B)Ahmed (C)Noor-ul-Islam (D)Omar
Q.66]Name the Baloch nationalist who is now in India, much to Pakistan’s chagrin.
(A)Balaach Pardili (B)Hyrbyair Marri (C)Nasir Khan (D)Faiz Miyaan
Q.67]NIA’ stands for
(A)National Investigation Agency (B)National Intelligence Agency (C)National Interrogation Agency (D)National Informatics Agency
Q.68]Name the Delhi Food Minister who was sacked due to corruption charges recently.
(A)Asim Ahmed Khan (B)Somnath Bharti (C)Imran Hussain (D)Kumar Vishwas
Q.69]National Dialogue Quarter’ from which Arab nation won the Nobel Peace Prize, 2015?
(A)Tunisia (B)Libya (C)Syria (D)Lebanon
Q.70]Musician N Ramani, who passed away recently, was an exponent of which musical instrument?
(A)Flute (B)Violin (C)Mridangam (D)Nadaswaram
Q.71]Name the blind musician, known for his scores for TV serials on Ramayan and Mahabharat, who passed away recently.
(A)Ravindra Jain (B)N Ramani (C)Laxmikant (D)Shankar
Q.72]Name the chess player who recently became India’s 40th Grandmaster.
(A)Swapnil Dhopade (B)N Srinath (C)Mohit Mayur (D)Sriram Balaji
Q.73]Recently, the MTCR group met in Netherlands without deciding on India’s membership. What does ‘M’ stand for?
(A)Missile (B)Market (C)Mercury (D)Military
Q.74]Name Sahitya Akademi’s council member, who recently retired in preotest.
(A)Shashi Deshpande (B)Vishwanath Tiwari (C)Ashok Vajpeyi (D)Imran Hussain
Q.75]On Oct 11, on whose birth anniversary did PM Modi honour activists jailed during the Emergency?
(A)Jayaprakash Narayan (B)Lal Bahadur Shastri (C)Minoo Masani (D)C Rajaji
Q.76]Name the ex-amateur boxer and winner of multiple medals who recently decided to go professional.
(A)Vijender Singh (B)Mary Kom (C)Shiva Thapa (D)Vikas Krishnan
Q.77]The International Criminal Court called the Indian Govt for the arrest of this world leader who would be attending the India-Africa summit.
(A)Omar al-Bashir (B)Uhuru Kenyatta (C)Abdel Fateh (D)Gennet Zewide
October 19th to October 25th
Q.1]Other than Rajasthan Royals, which other IPL franchise was banned for 2 years from the IPL?
(A)Chennai Super Kings (B)Kings XI Punjab (C)Kolkata Knight Riders (D)Mumbai Indians
Q.2]Name the Chinese First Lady, who is a pop sensation in her country.
(A)Peng Liyuan (B)Li Xuerui (C)Yang Lihang (D)Tang Liyui
Q.3]Which Indian Short Film recently won the top honours at the 2015 London Film Festival?
(A)An Old Dog’s Diary (B)Nayantara’s Necklace (C)The Lady in the Van (D)Suffragette
Q.4]Which of the following diseases leads to a gradual memory loss in the patient?
(A)Alzheimer’s Disease (B)Parkinson’s Disease (C)Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (D)Multiple Sclerosis
Q.5]Name the iconic London clocktower that would remain closed for quite a while for major repairs.
(A)Big Ben (B)Empire State (C)Northanger Abbey (D)Buckingham
Q.6]Name the current Haryana Ranji Captain who retired from all International Cricket and IPL recently.
(A)Virender Sehwag (B)Zaheer Khan (C)Gautam Gambhir (D)Pragyan Ojha
Q.7]Name the Indian tennis star who recently broke into the top 100 ranks in singles.
(A)Yuki Bhambri (B)Somdev Devvarman (C)Saketh Myneni (D)Sania Mirza
Q.8]Which Chinese mobile company would sponsor the 2016 and 2017 editions of the IPL?
(A)Vivo Mobiles (B)Huawei (C)Xiaomi (D)OnePlus
Q.9]Name the recurve archery star who recently clinched the National title.
(A)Deepika Kumari (B)Simranjeet Kaur (C)Sumandeep Kaur (D)Bombayla Devi
Q.10]REC stands for
(A)Rural Electrification Corp (B)Rural Electricity Company (C)Rural Employment Council (D)Rural Employability Council
Q.11]Typhoon Koppu recently affected which country?
(A)Philippines (B)USA (C)Malaysia (D)China
Q.12]Which of the following is India’s Advanced Light Helicopter?
(A)Dhruv (B)Tejas (C)Mareech (D)Agni
Q.13]The ‘Bombay Punchayet’, which recently conducted elections, is associated with which religion?
(A)Zoroastrinism (B)Islam (C)Jainism (D)Buddhism
Q.14]Which Indian IT giant recently acquired US consultancy Noah Consulting?
(A)Infosys (B)TCS (C)Wipro (D)Mahindra Satyam
Q.15]Which European country opened its border with Serbia allowing passage of refugees towards the heart of Europe?
(A)Croatia (B)Moldova (C)Slovenia (D)Czech Republic
Q.16]Customs duty on which agricultural produce was recently hiked to 25% to help Indian farmers?
(A)Wheat (B)Rice (C)Onions (D)Sugarcane
Q.17]Name the former judge who was appointed the new Delhi Lokayukta.
(A)Justice Khetrapal (B)Justice Khemka (C)Justice Rohini (D)Justice Gupta
Q.18]Name the Liberal Party leader who was recently elected the PM of Canada.
(A)Justin Trudeau (B)Stephen Harper (C)Paul Martin (D)Dominic LeBlanc
Q.19]The 6th World Kabaddi cup, slated to held in which Indian state, was cancelled due to turmoil?
(A)Punjab (B)UP (C)Jammu and Kashmir (D)Haryana
Q.20]Film-maker K S L Swamy, who recently passed away, was associated with which language’s film industry?
(A)Kannada (B)Telugu (C)Tamil (D)Konkani
Q.21]Karman Kaur, a junior sportsperson, is associated with which sport?
(A)Tennis (B)Badminton (C)Golf (D)Squash
Q.22]Anirban Lahiri, an international sportsperson, is associated with
(A)Golf (B)Tennis (C)Snooker (D)Chess
Q.23]The Line of Actual Control refers to India’s border with
(A)China (B)Pakistan (C)Myanmar (D)Bangladesh
Q.24]The SGPC, is an institution related to running the affairs of which religion?
(A)Sikhism (B)Zoroastrianism (C)Hinduism (D)Islam
Q.25]In the newest Asterix comic, ‘Asterix and the Mssing Scroll’, a major character is modeled after
(A)Julian Assange (B)Chelsea Manning (C)Edward Snowden (D)Donald Trump
Q.26]The Fed Cup is an international event associated with which sport?
(A)Tennis (B)Cricket (C)Football (D)Field Hockey
Q.27]Jack Dorsey was recently named the permanent Chief Executive of which international company?
(A)Twitter Inc. (B)Google (C)Samsung (D)Ford
Q.28]Which country offered India a 1% loan for constructing the high-speed corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad?
(A)Japan (B)China (C)France (D)Germany
Q.29]According to Moody’s, what would be the approximate rate India would grow at in 2015-16?
(A)0.075 (B)0.055 (C)0.1 (D)0.085
Q.30]The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India is known by the acronym
(A)Assocham (B)ACCI (C)Assochamco (D)Accin
Q.31]Which organisation is entrusted with regulating the monetary policy in the EU?
(A)European Central Bank (B)Federal Bank of Europe (C)Bank du Europa (D)EU Reserve Bank
Q.32]Which controversial African leader was honoured with the award dubbed the ‘Chinese Nobel Peace Prize’?
(A)Robert Mugabe (B)Omar al-Bashir (C)Uhuru Kenyatta (D)Jacob Zuma
Q.33]The royal family of the Wadiyars are associated with which Indian city?
(A)Mysuru (B)Kochi (C)Trivandrum (D)Calicut
Q.34]Name the Pakistani foundation which looked after the deaf-mute girl Geeta from India and refused donations from the government.
(A)Edhi Foundation (B)Karachi Foundation (C)Yusuf Foundation (D)Sharif Foundation
Q.35]The ART Bill, soon to be tabled in the parliament relates to
(A)Assisted Reproduction (B)Anti-Retro Viral Therapy (C)Applied Research and Technology (D)Association for Realty
Q.36]Name India’s first Broadway-style Musical which opened in October 2015.
(A)Beauty and the Beast (B)Snow White (C)Be Our Guest (D)Alice In Wonderland
Q.37]Indian-origin politician Priti Patel, is the Minister for Employment in which country?
(A)UK (B)USA (C)Singapore (D)Australia
Q.38]The Al-Aqsa mosque is a major place of worship in which restive city?
(A)Jerusalem (B)Beirut (C)Damascus (D)Benghazi
Q.39]Name the popular Pakistani singer who is all set to receive Indian citizenship.
(A)Adnan Sami (B)Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (C)Atif Aslam (D)Javed Bashir
Q.40]Who was recently named the new head of the Atomic Energy Commission?
(A)Sekhar Basu (B)R K Sinha (C)M Srinivas (D)Prakash Singh
Q.41]The Vice-President of which country, Ahmed Ghafoor, was arrested recently for ‘high treason’?
(A)Maldives (B)Mauritius (C)Malaysia (D)Indonesia
Q.42]The UNO celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding recently on
(A)October 24th (B)October 31st (C)November 1st (D)October 14th
Q.43]As of October 2015, how many member states does the UN have?
(A)193 (B)202 (C)179 (D)154
Q.44]An annual memorial lecture name after whom is held by the Prasar Bharati every October 26th? Hint: He was India’s first Information and Broadcasting Minister.
(A)Sardar Patel (B)Jawaharlal Nehru (C)Abul Kalam Azad (D)B R Ambedkar
Q.45]The 2016 Ardh Kumbh is scheduled to be held in
(A)Haridwar (B)Ujjain (C)Nashik (D)Allahabad
Q.46]The new capital for Andhra Pradesh, named Amaravati, borrows from a town of the same name once an epicenter for which major religion?
(A)Buddhism (B)Jainism (C)Hinduism (D)Sikhism
Q.47]UK’s Chilcot Report, which recently featured in the news, probed which event?
(A)War in Iraq (B)War in Afghanistan (C)World War II (D)Cold War
October 26th to November 1
Q.1]Name the Mumbai Underworld’s fugitive don who was recently arrested in Indonesia.
(A)Chhota Rajan (B)Dawood Ibrahim (C)Chhota Shakeel (D)Tiger Memon
Q.2]Where was the fugitive don, Chhota Rajan arrested recently?
(A)Indonesia (B)Malaysia (C)China (D)Russia
Q.3]The Nobel Prizes are most associated with which European nation?
(A)Sweden (B)UK (C)France (D)Germany
Q.4]Star player, Sardar Singh is associated with which sport?
(A)Field Hockey (B)Kabaddi (C)Table Tennis (D)Wrestling
Q.5]Name India’s star archer who won her 4th silver medal in the Archery World Cup final, 2015.
(A)Deepika Kumari (B)Simranjeet Kaur (C)Sumandeep Kaur (D)Bombayla Devi
Q.6]Which F1 racer recently raced to his 3rd world title with a victory in the US Grand Prix?
(A)Lewis Hamilton (B)Fernando Alonso (C)Sebastian Vettel (D)Kimi Raikkonen
Q.7]Which Indian city would host the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in 2017?
(A)Ranchi (B)New Delhi (C)Kochi (D)Jaipur
Q.8]Translated as the Freedom and Justice Party in English, this party rules which country?
(A)Turkey (B)Poland (C)Malaysia (D)Canada
Q.9]Expand CVC, a national-level organisation.
(A)Central Vigilance Commission (B)Central Virology Committee (C)Central Varsity Council (D)Central Vigilance Council
Q.10]The Brahmaputra, before it enters India, is known by which name in China?
(A)Zangbo (B)Tsang-Hu (C)Hwang-He (D)Sinkiang
Q.11]Fringe elements attacked the guest house of which Indian state in Delhi, accusing it of selling beef on its canteen menu?
(A)Kerala (B)Arunachal Pradesh (C)Jharkhand (D)Assam
Q.12]According to the World Bank Doing Business 2016 ranking, India is rated
(A)130 (B)156 (C)79 (D)115
Q.13]In the FRBM Act, F stands for
(A)Fiscal (B)Financial (C)Finance (D)Foreign
Q.14]The much heard CAD is an abbreviation for
(A)Current Account Deficit (B)Civil Audit Department (C)Current Accounting Delimiter (D)Civil Anti-Nuclear Demand
Q.15]TULF, a front for Tamil parties is a part of the politics in
(A)Sri Lanka (B)Singapore (C)Malaysia (D)Maldives
Q.16]In the dispute involving Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, which of the following countries is not a party?
(A)Malaysia (B)China (C)The Philippines (D)Vietnam
Q.17]Which of the following countries were not involved in the arrest of the fugitive don, Chhota Rajan?
(A)USA (B)Australia (C)India (D)Indonesia
Q.18]The practice by which internet operators offer free data for specific applications is called
(A)Zero Rating (B)Net Neutrality (C)Free Basics (D)Open Source Net
Q.19]The ‘One For The Boys’ campaign seeks to spread awareness abouch which type of cancer in men?
(A)Breast (B)Testicular (C)Blood (D)Intestinal
Q.20]The copyright on Hitler’s autobiography would expire in December 2015. What is the book called?
(A)Mein Kampf (B)My People (C)Red Shirts (D)National Socialism
Q.21]Sumit Nagal and Karman Kaur are junior international players in which sport?
(A)Tennis (B)Squash (C)Badminton (D)Volleyball
Q.22]Name the Indian economist who is currently the Chief Economist of the World Bank.
(A)Kaushik Basu (B)Raghuram Rajan (C)Jagdish Bhagwati (D)Arving Panagariya
Q.23]Along with ONGC, which Indian company featured among the top 20 in the 2015 Global Energy Rankings?
(A)RIL (B)BPCL (C)Coal India (D)GAIL
Q.24]Bidhya Bhandari was elected as the first female head of state of which country?
(A)Nepal (B)Mauritius (C)Tanzania (D)Guyana
Q.25]The most disaster-prone part of the world is the
(A)Asia-Pacific (B)North Atlantic (C)South Asian Peninsula (D)African Peninsula
Q.26]Facebook’s ‘Free Basics’ service would be launched in India in partnership with
(A)Reliance Comm (B)Airtel (C)Vodafone (D)Idea
Q.27]The popular pilgrimage spot, Sabarimala, is situated in
(A)Kerala (B)Tamil Nadu (C)Telangana (D)Goa
Q.28]Which star archer won silver at the World Cup Final 2015?
(A)Abhishek Verma (B)Lokesh Chand (C)Anil Kamineni (D)Vikas Gowda
Q.29]Who is the National Badminton Coach?
(A)Pullela Gopichand (B)Prakash Padukone (C)Vijay Amritraj (D)R Krishnan
Q.30]By which year does the government plan to roll out the Bharat Stage VI emission norms?
(A)2020 (B)2016 (C)2025 (D)2022
Q.31]Name the Human Rights prize awarded by the European Union, which was awarded to Saudi blogger, Raif Badawi for 2015.
(A)Sakharov Prize (B)Tang Prize (C)Nobel Peace Prize (D)James T Prize
Q.32]Name the first Scorpene class submarine that is ready for sea trials.
(A)Kalavari (B)Sindhurakshak (C)Sindhu (D)Vikramaditya
Q.33]The Sinai Peninsula, often in the news, is a part of which country?
(A)Egypt (B)Lebanon (C)Israel (D)Saudi Arabia
Q.34]Apart from Sardar Patel’s birthday, which other Indian leader’s martyrdom is observed on the 31st of October as ‘Anti-Terrorism Day’?
(A)Indira Gandhi (B)Rajiv Gandhi (C)Mahatma Gandhi (D)Bhagat Singh
Q.35]On 31st October every year, commemorating Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary, India observes
(A)National Unity Day (B)National States Day (C)Federalism Day (D)Anti-Terrorism Day
Q.36]S Chikkarangappa is related to which international sport?
(A)Golf (B)Athletics (C)Cricket (D)Hockey
Q.37]National League for Democracy’, which would contest the elections against a military dominated government, is a party from
(A)Myanmar (B)Sri Lanka (C)Bangladesh (D)Malaysia
Q.38]On Nov 30, world leaders would meet where to discuss the agreement on climate change?
(A)Paris (B)Rio de Janiero (C)Madrid (D)New York
Q.39]The Shompen tribes belong to
(A)Andaman and Nicobar (B)Lakshadweep (C)Nagaland (D)Tripura
Q.40]Who is appointed the chaiperson of the committee entrusted with drafting the new education policy by the HRD ministry?
(A)T S R Subramanian (B)Dinananth Batra (C)Shailaja Chandra (D)Aruna Roy
Q.41]Virendra Nath Misra, who passed away recently after an illustrious career, was a prominent
(A)Archaeologist (B)Jurist (C)Writer (D)Doctor
November 2nd to November 8th
Q.1]The Sania-Hingis pairing won the prestigious WTA Finals title, which is named after legend
(A)Martina Navratilova (B)Margaret Court (C)Steffi Graf (D)Billie-Jean King
Q.2]In 2015-16, India is set to become the world’s largest cotton producer, overtaking
(A)China (B)USA (C)Republic of Congo (D)Brazil
Q.3]The RCS (Regional Connectivity Scheme) announced in a government policy relates to
(A)Civil Aviation (B)Railways (C)Road Transport (D)Internet Connectivity
Q.4]The NPPA is the apex pricing authority for which sector?
(A)Pharma (B)Pesticide (C)Petroleum (D)Petrochemical
Q.5]Which is the only Eurpoean country to have recovered from the financial crash of 2008, shunning austerity policies?
(A)Iceland (B)France (C)Finland (D)Germany
Q.6]The notorious al-Shabaab militancy is a major part of which country’s law and order problem?
(A)Somalia (B)North Sudan (C)Indonesia (D)Nigeria
Q.7]The notorious Boko Haram militancy is a major part of which country’s law and order problem?
(A)Nigeria (B)Somalia (C)North Sudan (D)Indonesia
Q.8]The founder of Hero Group, and one of the prominent industrialists in the country recently passed away. Name him.
(A)B L Munjal (B)Pavan Munjal (C)B K Mittal (D)H L Mishra
Q.9]India’s supersonic missile BrahMos was recently test fired off its new warship, which is called INS
(A)Kochi (B)Sindhurakshak (C)Sindhuratna (D)Mareech
Q.10]Which country’s government recently decided to abolish the titles of ‘Knight’ and ‘Dame’?
(A)Australia (B)UK (C)New Zealand (D)Canada
Q.11]Which of these is India not a member of?
(A)APEC (B)SAARC (C)UNO (D)BIMSTEC
Q.12]Which African country has been in turmoil since the Seleka rebels took over the government?
(A)Central African Republic (B)Somalia (C)South Sudan (D)Kenya
Q.13]India is seeking membership to NSG, which relates to
(A)Nuclear Power (B)Conventional Arms (C)Trade in Flora/Fauna (D)Climate Change
Q.14]Which of these do not relate to Nuclear Energy/Power?
(A)NATO (B)NSG (C)MTCR (D)CTBT
Q.15]According to Homi Bhabha’s three stage nuclear programme, India intends to become self-sufficient in the 3rd stage using its abundant deposits of
(A)Thorium (B)Uranium (C)Plutonium (D)Radium
Q.16]In nuclear energy, FBR stands for
(A)Fast Breeder Reactor (B)Fuelled Breeder Reactor (C)Fast Barium Reactor (D)Fuel-enriched Baryte Reactor
Q.17]Homi Bhabha, the father of India’s nuclear programme envisaged a plan consisting of how many stages towards achieving self-sufficiency?
(A)3 (B)10 (C)5 (D)2
Q.18]Longest-serving Assembly speaker, Hashim Abdul Halim, who was speaker for 29 years, belonged to which state?
(A)West Bengal (B)Andhra Pradesh (C)Jammu and Kashmir (D)Delhi
Q.19]Who is NITI Aayog’s current Chairperson?
(A)Narendra Modi (B)Arvind Panagariya (C)Smriti Irani (D)Manohar Parrikar
Q.20]Who is NITI Aayog’s current Vice-Chairperson?
(A)Arvind Panagariya (B)Smriti Irani (C)Manohar Parrikar (D)Arun Jaitley
Q.21]President Abdullah Gayoom, on Nov 4th, 2015, imposed a state of emergency in which country?
(A)Maldives (B)Mauritius (C)Kenya (D)Indonesia
Q.22]Indian tennis legend Leander Paes partnered with which other legend in the doubles event at Paris Masters 2015?
(A)Rafael Nadal (B)Roger Federer (C)Mahesh Bhupathi (D)Andre Agassi
Q.23]Which Indian recently won a silver medal at the Asian Shooting Championship 2015 in the free pistol event in Kuwait?
(A)Jitu Rai (B)Prakash Nanjappa (C)Omkar Singh (D)Gagan Narang
Q.24]The presdents of China and Taiwan meet in this country for a historic meet since 1949.
(A)Singapore (B)India (C)Indonesia (D)USA
Q.25]China is not a member of
(A)ASEAN (B)APEC (C)BRICS (D)ADB
Q.26]The Udayana University, in Bali, an island with sizeable Hindu population, recently visited by our Vice President, is a part of which country?
(A)Indonesia (B)Malaysia (C)Sri Lanka (D)Mauritius
Q.27]The collegium of the Supreme Court, headed by CJI H L Dattu has recommended the name of whom as the next CJI?
(A)Justice Thakur (B)Justice Khehar (C)Justice Rohini (D)Justice Gupta
Q.28]The Indian government rejected the report ‘India Outlook: Searching for Potential’, which raised the issue concerning minorities, by which international institution/firm?
(A)Moody’s (B)Fitch (C)Barclays (D)World Bank
Q.29]IMPRINT-India is a recently launched research initiative concerning
(A)IITs and IISc (B)NITs and IITs (C)IITs and IIMs (D)IITs and AIIMS
Q.30]Name the new communications satellite set to replace INSAT-3A and INSAT-4B.
(A)GSAT-15 (B)INSAT-5A (C)GSAT-5A (D)INSAT-12
Q.31]Microsoft picked the airport of which Indian city to begin its contribution towards Digital India?
(A)Varanasi (B)Jaipur (C)Ahmedabad (D)Indore
Q.32]The 19th International Children’s Film Festival, with theme ‘Digital India’ was held recently in
(A)Hyderabad (B)Bengaluru (C)Mumbai (D)Kolkata
Q.33]M Mahalakshmi recently won a gold medal in an U-18 World Cup. She is associated with
(A)Chess (B)Badminton (C)Tennis (D)Golf
Q.34]The government initiated an anti-dumping probe into which product from China and Vietnam?
(A)Dry Cell Battery (B)Rice (C)Petrochemicals (D)Cotton
Q.35]A ‘discom’ is related to distribution of
(A)Electricity (B)PDS Supplies (C)Petroleum Products (D)Airwave Spectrum
Q.36]Which US firm has agreed to buy Indian company Polaris Consulting and Services?
(A)Virtusa (B)Microsoft (C)Google (D)Deloitte
Q.37]The RBI recently allowed State Cooperative Banks and District Central Cooperative Banks to offer ______ net banking facilities if they fulfill certain criteria.
(A)View-Only (B)Full (C)Current (D)Debit
Q.38]The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, often in the news, is an opposition minority party in which nation?
(A)Turkey (B)Syria (C)Iraq (D)Iran
Q.39]Jayant Narlikar is a renowned
(A)Scientist (B)Doctor (C)Police Officer (D)Artist
Q.40]On November 6th, 2015, a 0.5% cess was announced on services to support which initiative?
(A)Swachch Bharat (B)Digital India (C)Make in India (D)Financial Inclusion
Q.41]The Keystone Pipeline is a controversial oil pipeline allegedly planned between
(A)Canada and US (B)US and Mexico (C)France and Spain (D)Russia and China
Q.42]What percentage of the adult population, according to the 2011 census, is unemployed in India?
(A)0.096 (B)0.169 (C)0.082 (D)0.232
Q.43]Which American giant recently joined the $300-billion market capitalisation club?
(A)Facebook (B)Exxon Mobil Corp (C)Apple (D)GE
Q.44]Among migrant foreign remittance countries, India ranks
(A)1st (B)2nd (C)3rd (D)4th
Q.45]India’s foreign exchange reserves are managed by the
(A)RBI (B)Finance Ministry (C)SEBI (D)Fiscal Division
Q.46]On Nov 7th, 2015, the WHO declared which country Ebola-free?
(A)Sierra Leone (B)Liberia (C)CAR (D)Uganda
Q.47]The PM inaugurated the Baglihar Hydro-Electric Power Plant in which state recently?
(A)Jammu and Kashmir (B)Himachal Pradesh (C)Uttarakhand (D)Assam
Q.48]The US recetly approved a 4-in-1 drug, Genvoya, to treat which disease?
(A)AIDS (B)Ebola (C)H1N1 (D)Dengue
November 8th to November 22nd
Q.1]The book titled “Rebooting India: Realizing a Billion Aspirations” has been authored by
(A)Azim Premji (B)Vishal Sikka (C)Kris Gopalakrishnan and SD Shibulal (D)Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah
Q.2]Name the noted film, television and stage actor who was conferred with the prestigious Vishnudas Bhave Award, recently, for his outstanding contribution to Marathi theatre?
(A)Reema Lagoo (B)Vikram Gokhale (C)Govind Namdev (D)Manoj Joshi
Q.3]Samia Hassan Suluhu was sworn in as the first female Vice President of which of the following countries recently?
(A)Estonia (B)Somalia (C)Tanzania (D) Ethiopia
Q.4]PM Narendra Modi launched ‘Imprint India’ project to kickstart original research in areas where the country is dependent on foreign technology. This is a _________ project.
(A)Rs 500-cr (B)Rs 1,000-cr (C)Rs 1,500-cr (D)Rs 2,500-cr
Q.5]The Union Cabinet gave its nod for financial restructuring of debt ofpower distribution companies recently. The Scheme has been named ?
(A)UDAY (B)SAMBHAV (C)SHAKTI (D)ROSHNI
Q.6]Mario Draghi is the present president of which of the following central banks?
(A)Bank of Japan (B)European Central Bank (C)Federal Reserve (D)People’s Bank of China
Q.7]Former Pakistan captain Inzamam ul-Haq was appointed as the coach of which of the following cricket teams for a two-year period recently?
(A)Bangladesh (B)Afghanistan (C)UAE (D)Sri Lanka
Q.8] The Govt has proposed to set up MPC, which will consist of representatives fromfrom the Finance Ministry and RBI, to decide on interest rate. The term MPC stands for
(A)Management Policy Committee (B)Monthly Policy Committee (C)Monetary Policy Committee (D)None of these
Q.9]India has raised the minimum support price (MSP) that the govt will pay to buy new-season wheat from local farmers to ________ per 100 kg.
(A)Rs 1,525 (B)Rs 1,450 (C)Rs 1,600 (D)Rs 1,625
Q.10]The govt launched the new gold monetisation scheme, recently,, which will offer option to resident Indians to deposit their gold and earn an interest of up to ?
(A)2.75 per cent (B)2 per cent (C)2.5 per cent (D)3.5 per cent
Q.11]The govt imposed a _______ cess on all taxable services with effect from Nov 15 to fund the Swachh Bharat programme recently.
(A)2.5 per cent (B)1.5 per cent (C)1 per cent (D)0.5 per cent
Q.12]Which of the following countries has the world’s largest foreign exchange ?reserves at present? Its foreign exchange reserves rose in Oct to $3.5255 tn.
(A)US (B)China (C)Japan (D)Switzerland
Q.13]PM Narendra Modi, during his recent visit to Sri Nagar, announced to give a package of __________ for the development of the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
(A)Rs 20,000 cr (B)Rs 80,000 cr (C)Rs 1 lakh cr (D)Rs 75,000 cr
Q.14]In a first such meeting in 66 years, the president of Republic of China (Taiwan) Ma Ying-jeoumet China’s president Xi Jinping in which country recently?
(A)Singapore (B)Vietnam (C)Philippines (D)Indonesia
Q.15]The first free and fair elections were held in Myanmar since 1990 recently.The capital city of Myanmar is ?
(A)Ulaanbaatar (B)Naypyidaw (C)Maputo (D)Phnom Penh
Q.16]The Indian Army started a joint military exercise ‘INDRA-2015’ in Bikaner, Rajasthan with the army of which of the following countries recently?
(A)Russia (B)Germany (C)Japan (D)US
Q.17]The Supreme Court upheld the ban on online, Internet lotteries imposed by which state recently?
(A)Maharashtra (B)West Bengal (C)Kerala (D)Karnataka
Q.18]Which of the following states became the first to sign up for the recently launchedUDAY scheme of the central govt? Its discom had the highest debt exposure among all states.
(A)Rajasthan (B)Odisha (C)Bihar (D)Uttar Pradesh
Q.19]Heena Sindhu won gold medal at Asian championship recently. She won the gold medal in the game of ?
(A)Boxing (B)Archery (C)Weightlifting (D)Shooting
Q.20]_________ was officially declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (WHO) recently.
(A)Liberia (B)Sierra Leone (C)Benin (D)Syria
Q.21]Ashok K Kantha is the Indian Ambassador to which of the following countries at present?
(A)Germany (B)Russia (C)China (D)Japan
Q.22]The BCCI dethroned N Srinivasan as the ICC Chairman and nominated who among the following as the chief of the world cricket body recently?
(A)Rajeev Shukla (B)Anurag Thakur (C)Sharad Pawar (D)Shashank Manohar
Q.23]The RBI allowed state co-operative banks (StCBs) and district central co-operative banks (DCCBs) to offer internet banking with _______ facility, recently.
(A)view only (B)transactional (C)IMPS (D)NEFT
Q.24]The leaders of China and Taiwan met recently. Who among the following is the present President of Taiwan?
(A)Benigno Aquino (B)Ma Ying-jeou (C)Hwang Kyo-ahn (D)Park Geun-hye
Q.25]What is the currency of Myanmar?
(A)Metical (B)Rufiyaa (C)Krona (D)Kyat
Q.26]Who among the following is the new MD and CEO of the Indian Bank?
(A)Suresh N Patel (B)RK Takkar (C)Mahesh Kumar Jain (D)KR Kamath
Q.27]The 21st International Conference on ‘Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications’ (INCOFYRA)will be held in Jan 2016 in ?
(A)Bengaluru (B)New Delhi (C)Mumbai (D)Lucknow
Q.28]Suresh N Patel was appointed as the Managing Director of which of the following public sector banks recently?
(A)Dena Bank (B)Andhra Bank (C)UCO Bank (D)Yes Bank
Q.29]Which of the following is the capital city of Sierra Leone?
(A)Quito (B)Zagreb (C)Free Town (D)Bogota
Q.30]The ‘Heart of Asia’ conference will be held on Dec 7 and 8 in which of the following countriesto discuss about the present situation of Afghanistan?
(A)Pakistan (B)India (C)Sri Lanka (D)Azerbaijan
Q.31]RK Takkar was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of the UCO Bankwhich is headquartered at ?
(A)Mumbai (B)Kanpur (C)Kolkata (D)Delhi
Q.32]The US-based General Electric won a $2.6-bn order to supply 1,000 diesel locomotives to the Indian Railways. The company would build a diesel locomotive manufacturing facility in ?
(A)Gandhidham, Gujarat (B)Bhatinda, Punjab (C)Varanasi, UP (D)Marhowra, Bihar
Q.33]JK Garg was appointed as the new MD and CEO of which of the following banks recently?
(A)Andhra Bank (B)Corporation Bank (C)Dena Bank (D)Federal Bank
Q.34]Which of the following countries handed over to India Anup Chetia, a top leader of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), recently?
(A)Nepal (B)Bangladesh (C)Bhutan (D)Sri Lanka
Q.35]KM Mani, who is facing bribery charges, resigned as the Finance Minister of which of the following states recently?
(A)Kerala (B)Andhra Pradesh (C)Odisha (D)Uttar Pradesh
Q.36]Which of the following countries won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup title recently
(A)Mali (B)Belgium (C)Nigeria (D)Mexico
Q.37]The World Science Day for Peace and Development, dubbed World Science Day, is observed on ?
(A)42287 (B)42288 (C)42318 (D)42319
Q.38]Emirates NBD announced a partnership deal with SBI to help NRI customers in the gulfcarry out their remittances instantly and more conveniently. The Emirates NBD is based in
(A)Bahrain (B)Qatar (C)Saudi Arabia (D)UAE
Q.39]Who among the following was appointed as vice-chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) recently?
(A)Raghuram Rajan (B)SK Ghosh (C)YV Reddy (D)Jens Weidmann
Q.40]The central govt allowed __________ foreign direct investment (FDI) inground handling and helicopter services recently.
(A)74 per cent (B)49 per cent (C)100 per cent (D)26 per cent
Q.41]The headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS),which fosters international cooperation amongst central banks, is located in ?
(A)Basel, Switzerland (B)Frankfurt, Germany (C)Paris, France (D)Geneva, Switzerland
Q.42]The Union Govt launched E-Pathshala, Saransh and Shaala Siddhi portals recently. The E-Pathshala portal will host which of the following?
(A)Video tutoring facility (B)Educational resources (C)Educational counseling (D)Chat facility for students
Q.43]Who among the following was appointed as the ombudsman by the BCCI recently? He will look into complaints, if any, with regard to conflict of interest.
(A)AP Shah (B)Altamas Kabir (C)RM Lodha (D)P Sathasivam
Q.44]India was re-elected to the UN Commission on International Trade Law for another six years term recently. Which of the following is NOT among 23 members elected to UNICTRAL along with India?
(A)Venezuela (B)Pakistan (C)Israel (D)Other than those given as options
Q.45]The govt appointed IS Jha as Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following state-run entities recently?
(A)NTPC (B)Coal India (C)Power Grid Corporation (D)GAIL
Q.46]What is ‘Meghraj’?
(A)The cloud system of NIC (B)The UAV brigade of the IAF (C)A special spy aircraft of Indian Navy (D)Mountain Strike Corps of the Indian Army
Q.47]Who among the following was appointed as the new executive director representing India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the IMF?
(A)Subir Gokarn (B)KC Chakrabarty (C)Urjit Patel (D)Anand Sinha
Q.48]The World Pneumonia Day is observed on ?
(A)42316 (B)42320 (C)42317 (D)42319
Q.49]Abraham M Keita won the 2015 International Children’s Peace Prize recently. He is from ?
(A)Ghana (B)Nigeria (C)Cameroon (D)Liberia
Q.50]The annual Hundred Drums Wangala Festival begun in which of the following states recently?
(A)Madhya Pradesh (B)Jharkhand (C)Meghalaya (D)Assam
Q.51]The World Diabetes Day is observed every year on ?
(A)42322 (B)42316 (C)42320 (D)42317
Q.52]The Odia innovators’ entry was included in the top ten most popular entries in NASA’s Create the Future Design Contest 2015 recently. Their innovation provides a solution for ?
(A)tyre burst (B)mobile phone heating (C)organic pest control (D)call drop
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Q.53]The International Energy Agency (IEA) released the World Energy Outlook 2015 recently.This autonomous intergovernmental organization is based in
(A)Geneva (B)Paris (C)London (D)Toronto
Q.54]The Coast Guard’s vessel named Samarth was commissioned by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar recently. This is Coast Guard’s latest and largest ?
(A)fast attack vessel (B)torpedo launch vessel (C)offshore patrol vessel (D)anti-submarine vessel
Q.55]Who among the following won the women’s singles title of the China Open Super Series Premier 2015?
(A)Wang Shixian (B)Saina Nehwal (C)Carolina Marin (D)Li Xuerui
Q.56]The tyre maker Ceat inked a three year bat endorsement deal with who among the following recently?
(A)MS Dhoni (B)Rohit Sharma (C)Shikhar Dhawan (D)Ravindra Jadeja
Q.57]China’s yuan may join the other top global currencies in the IMF’s benchmark foreign exchange basket soon. Which of the following currencies is NOT a part of the SDR basket of the IMF?
(A)Euro (B)British Pound (C)US dollar (D)Other than those given as options
Q.58]The G20 Summit was held in Antalya in _________ recently.
(A)UK (B)France (C)Turkey (D)USA
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Q.59]The Anil Baijal Committee, which had submitted its report in Sep, 2015, is associated with ?
(A)corporate social responsibility (B)GST (C)disinvestment in PSUs (D)small and payments banks
Q.60]Over 50 lakh customers of _________ have so far opted for its free life insurance cover, hundred times of the monthly recharge value and up to a maximum of Rs 50,000
(A)Bharti Airtel (B)Telenor (C)Aircel (D)Vodafone
Q.61]Lakshmi Vilas Bank introduced its co- branded credit card in association with SBI Card recently. This private sector bank is headquartered at ?
(A)Chennai (B)Hyderabad (C)Karur (D)Bengaluru
Q.62]Saed Jafri, who died, recently, was a veteran?
(A)Singer (B)Writer (C)Sociologist (D)Actor
Q.63]Who among the following is NOT a head of a BRICS member nation at present?
(A)Shinzo Abe (B)Xi Jinping (C)Jacob Zuma (D)Dilma Rousseff
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Q.64]Which of the following is NOT a highlight of the PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to UK?
(A)Both the countries agreed on $13.7 bn in commercial deals (B)Lightsource Energy announced Rs 20,000-cr investment in India (C)OPG Power Ventures will invest Rs 29,000 cr in India (D)Other than those given as options
Q.65]The Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a money laundering case againstVirbhadra Singh who is the present Chief Minister of ?
(A)Uttar Pradesh (B)Bihar (C)Himachal Pradesh (D)Andhra Pradesh
Q.66]Indian Navy commissioned Mareech system recently. This is an indigenous ?
(A)anti-aircraft system (B)torpedo defence system (C)submarine-launch missile (D)underwater missile launch platform
Q.67]President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 35th India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2015, recently, in?
(A)Chandigarh (B)Kolkata (C)New Delhi (D)Bhopal
Q.68]The International Day for Tolerance is observed every year on ?
(A)42324 (B)42316 (C)42320 (D)42317
Q.69]Who won 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix F1 championship recently?
(A)Lewis Hamilton (B)Nico Roseburg (C)Sebastian Vettel (D)Fernando Alonso
Q.70]The British PM David Cameron announced _______ as the UK-India Year of Culture recently.
(A)2017 (B)2016 (C)2015 (D)2018
Q.71]Zarin Daruwala was named as new India CEO of which of the following foreign banks recently?
(A)Citi Bank (B)Barclays (C)Standard Chartered (D)HSBC
Q.72]Kamala Laxman, who died, recently, was a well-known ?
(A)classical music composer (B)Bharatanatyam exponent (C)child rights activist (D)children’s books writer
Q.73]Which of the following states marked its statehood day on 15 Nov and introduced ‘Mobile Governance’?
(A)Jharkhand (B)UP (C)MP (D)Odisha
Q.74]India’s first retail facility at AIIMS to provide drugs for cancer and cardiovascular diseasesat highly discounted rates was inaugurated recently. The pharmacy is named
(A)JEEVAN JYOTI (B)AMRIT (C)SAMARTH (D)SANJIVANI
Q.75]Mitchell Starc bowled the fastest delivery ever measured at a test match clocked at 160.4 kmph recently. He plays for
(A)New Zealand (B)Australia (C)England (D)South Africa
Q.76]The overdraft under Jan Dhan scheme has reached near Rs 120-cr mark. The overdraft facility ofRs 5,000 is given to one of the earning (preferably a woman) account holders in each family after ________ of satisfactory transactions.
(A)four months (B)six months (C)nine months (D)twelve months
Q.77]The Parliament of which country ratified a nuke deal with India recentlyand India will be the first country to buy Uranium from it despite not being a signatory to the NPT?
(A)Indonesia (B)Japan (C)China (D)Australia
Q.78]The committee set up to look into the ways to revive Public Private Partnership (PPP) model is headed by
(A)Nachiket Mor (B)Vijay Kelkar (C)Bimal Jalan (D)C Rangarajan
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Q.79]During the recent G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, PM Narendra Modi pledgedto quadruple India’s renewable power capacity to 175 gigawatt by
(A)2021 (B)2022 (C)2018 (D)2020
Q.80]India and which country signed the standard operating procedure (SOP)in New Delhi recently to operationalise the Agreement on Coastal Shipping, signed earlier?
(A)Bangladesh (B)Nepal (C)Bhutan (D)Sri Lanka
Q.81]Who among the following won the men’s singles final of 2015 China Open Super Series Premier Badminton tournament?
(A)Lee Chong Wei (B)Zhang Nan (C)Kim Sa Rang (D)Kim Gi-jung
Q.82]Which country won 2015 Fed Cup (women’s) tennis tournament final recently?
(A)Poland (B)Czech Republic (C)Germany (D)Russia
Q.83]Which of the following countries announced, recently, to send its massive ‘Charles de Gaulle’ aircraft carrier to support operations against ISIS in Syria?
(A)France (B)Poland (C)Czech Republic (D)Germany
Q.84]Mitchell Johnson, who announced retirement from all forms of international cricket, recently, played as a fast bowler for
(A)New Zealand (B)Australia (C)England (D)South Africa
Q.85]Siril Verma is associated with which of the following games? He lost the World Junior Championships final in Lima recently
(A)Tennis (B)Squash (C)Billiards (D)Badminton
Q.86]The Ministry of Urban Development approved AMRUT action plan for 81 cities in five states worth _________ recently.
(A)Rs 5,548 cr (B)Rs 5,748 cr (C)Rs 7.448 cr (D)Rs 4,748 cr
Q.87]President Pranab Mukherjee gave assent to Haryana’s cow slaughter Bill recently. Who is the present Chief Minister of Haryana?
(A)Manohar Lal Khattar (B)Kaptan Singh Solanki (C)Ram Bilas Sharma (D)Anil Vij
Q.88]The Global Cancer Summit, a three-day programme focused on understanding and suggesting strategies to tackle cancer, was held recently in
(A)Chennai (B)Bengaluru (C)Kolkata (D)Bhopal
Q.89]Kaziranga National Park, which remains open to visitors from Nov 1 till endof Apr and is known one-horned rhinos, is located in
(A)Jharkhand (B)Assam (C)UP (D)Kerala
Q.90]The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2015 was held in ________ recently.
(A)Manila, Philippines (B)Toronto, Canada (C)Jakarta, Indonesia (D)Beijing, China