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Monthly Current Affairs Capsule- June 2015
CONTENTS
Sno Topics Page No
1. List of Business and Economy NEWS- June 2015 02
2. List of Awards and Honors in June 2015 06
3. List of Latest Appointments in June 2015 07
4. List of Important Sports NEWS in June 2015 09
5. List of Important Defence NEWS in June 2015 11
6. List of Important Obituaries in June 2015 12
7. List of Important Days in June 2015 13
8. Important Books and its Authors Released in 2015 (Updated) 13
9. Current Affairs Quiz June 2015 (300 questions with answers) 16
Current RBI Policy and Reverse Rates:
Repo Rate 7.25%
Reverse Repo 6.25%
CRR 4%
SLR 21.5%
MSF 8.25%
Bank Rate 8.25%
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Important Business and Economy NEWS- June 2015
Indian Railways and Indian Army have been placed in the List of World’s Biggest Employers:
In the list of top 10 world’s biggest employers which was announced by World Economic
Forum (WEF), two Indian organizations, such as Indian Railways and Indian Army have
placed. Both of the organizations employ around 2.7 million people together. In this list US
department of Defense placed No. 1, with over 3.2 million employees.
As BPI 2015, India has become the most attractive investment destination:
Based on the ranking of the Baseline Profitability Index (BPI), among the 110 countries around
the world India has become the most attractive Investment destination.
India and US has signed a MoU to enhance cooperation in health sector:
India and United States has signed the list of agreements on health in order to enhance
cooperation in health sector. The lists of agreements were given below:
MoU on Cancer research, control, prevention and Management
Letter of Intent (LoI) on Anti-Microbial Resistance Research
MoU on collaboration in Environment, occupational health and injury Prevention and
Control.
Reserve Bank of India has extended the time to exchange the Pre-2005 currency notes till 31st
December 2015:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the time to exchange the pre-2005 currency notes
up to 31st December 2015 for third time.
As per UNCTAD Report. India was topped in the regional inflow of FDI in South Asia in 2014:
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD’s) has announced that
India has topped in the regional inflow of FDI in South Asia with 34 billion in 2014. China is the
world’s largest recipient of FDI with 129 billion dollars and US has largest Outward flow of FDI
of 337 billion dollars.
Rajasthan become No. 1 state in Solar Energy:
Rajasthan has become the No. 1 state in the country in Solar Energy with total capacity of
1,167 MW, which has surpassed Gujarat (1000MW).
Recently Airtel has launched the $G Services in Mysore:
India’s largest Telecom Company Bharti Airtel has launched 4G services in Mysore; they have
launched the India’s first 4G services in Kolkata in April 2012.
EPFO has made UAN mandatory:
Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has announced Universal Account Number
(UAN) mandatory for all the employers. This was covered under the employees Provident
Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
India has emerged as the Third largest FDI source for UK:
India has become the 3rd largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) source for United Kingdom
(UK) in 2014-15.
As per CGPDTM Report, Maharashtra has topped in the Patent Filing in India:
Maharashtra has been topped in the Patent filing during the year 2013-14, with total number of
2892 patents. And Bangalore was the top city in IPR filing in the country.
ASCI has launched the ASCLonline Mobile App:
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Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) has launched ASCIonline mobile application in
order to address the misleading advertisement. This is the India’s first Consumer complaint
mobile app.
Asia Pacific Region becomes second richest region as per BSG report:
AS per Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Asia Pacific Region has become the second richest
region, by overtaking the Europe.
Maharashtra Government Provided NOD for IT and ITES Policy 2015:
Recently Maharashtra Government has provided NOD for Information Technology and
Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) Policy 2015, this decision was taken by the
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
FDI in Services Sector has been grown by 46% in the financial year 2014-15:
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into the Services sector have been grown by 46% up
to $3.25 billion in the financial year 2014-15. This was announced by the Department of
Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
BSNL has launched the free PAN India Roaming Scheme:
Recently, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited BSNL has launched free PAN India Roaming
Scheme, which allows the customers across the country to receive incoming calls at no
additional cost.
400 million people across the World have lack access to essential health services:
AS per the report of World Bank (WB) and World Health Organization (WHO), 400 million
people have lack access to essential health services.
Telangana Government has launched New Industrial Policy:
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Recently Telangana Government has launched new industrial policy 2015 to improve the
industrial activities and employment opportunities in the state.
China has launched it new freight train services to Europe:
China Government has recently, launched a freight train service between Harbin and Europe,
with total distance of 9820 km. This was launched by HAO Logistics Co. LTD.
US has emerged as the World’s Largest Oil Producer:
As per the Report of British Petroleum (BP), US has become the World’s largest oil producer
by surpassing Saudi Arabia. It was producing 11.6 million barrels of oil per day which was
15.9% more than 2014.
US Government has launched Probe against Indian IT giants TCS, Infosys for H1B Visa
Violations:
US Government has launched investigation against the two big Indian IT giants, TCS and
Infosys for possible violations of H1-B visa rules.
RBI has allowed NRIs to invest amount in the chit funds:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed the Non-resident Indian’s (NRI) to invest funds in the
Chit to encourage the flow of capital into the county.
Union Cabinet has approved Rs. 6000 crore interest free loans for Sugar Mills:
Union Cabinet has approved interest free loans of Rs. 6000 crore for sugar mills, this was
declared by the PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
India has slaps the Anti-Dumping duty on Steel imports:
India Government has slapped the anti-dumping duty on imports of steel products from China,
Malaysia and South Korea. This was imposed by the Union Finance Ministry on the
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recommendation of Directorate General of Anti-Dumping Duty (DGAD) in order to protect the
domestic producers.
Adani and Reliance has signed a Mou for Power Generation in Bangladesh:
Adani Power Limited (APL) and Reliance Power Limited of Indian has signed a MoU with
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). This deal was signed to set up 4,600 MW
power plants in Bangladesh with worth of $5.5 billion.
LIC has got permission to do business in Bangladesh:
Life Insurance Corporation of India has got clearance to do business in Bangladesh recently.
This was announced by M Shefaq Ahmed, Chairman of Bangladesh Insurance Development
and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).
List of Important Awards and Honors- June 2015
S.no Awards and Honors Winners
1. Colombia’s Highest Civilian Award Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
2. Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2015 Sanjay Subramanyam
3. Japan’s Fukuoa Prize 2015 Ramachandra Guha
4.
Japan’s Highest Civilian Award, the
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and
Silver Star
C N R Rao
5. Sant Namdev National Award Parkash Singh Badal
6. Freedom of Expression Prize
(Norway) Edward Snowden
7.
Friends of Bangladesh Liberation
War Award by Bangladesh
Government
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
8. Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2015 by
Sahitya Akademi
Novelist: Ramdeo Jha (Maithili), Ramnath
G Gawade (konkani), Mukti Upadhyay
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‘Baral’ (Nepali), Tiren Boro (Bodo),
Nividitha Subramaniam (English), Sowmya
Rajendran (English).
Writers of Short Stories: Janardhan Hegde
(Sanskrit), Thochom Thouyangba Meitei
(Manipur), Krishna Kumar ‘Ashu’
(Rajasthani), Nayeem Kashmiri (Kashmiri).
Poetry Collections: Sella Ganapathi
(Tamil), Tara Chand Kalandri (Dogri),
Srikanta Saren (Santali)
Total Contribution to Children’s Literature:
JethoLalwani (Sindhi), Choappu
Venataramana (Telugu), Snehlata
Mohanty (Odia), Sukhdev Madpuri
(Punjab), Sivadas (Malayalam), Leeladhar
Hegde (Marathi), Dhiruben Patel
(Gujarati), TS Nagraja Shetty (Kannada),
Eli Ahmed (Assamese), Kartik Ghose
(Bengali).
Book of One-Act Play: Bano Sartaj (Urdu)
List of Latest Appointments- June 2015
International Appointments
S.no Designation Person Name
1.
New President of International
Cricket Council (ICC) for one year
term.
Zaheer Abbas
2. New Chairman of Home Affairs
Select Committee (HASC) in UK Indian Origin- MP Keith Vaz
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Parliament
3. New President of United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA) Mogens Lykketoft (Denmark)
4. First Women President of
Mauritius Ameenah Gurib-Faim
National Appointments
S.no Designation Person Name
1. New Managing Director of Lenovo
India Rahul Agarwal
2. New Brand Ambassador of Kerala’s
Ayurveda Steffanie Graf (Tennis Icon)
3.
New Director of CSIR- Indian
Institute of Chemical Technology
(IICT)
Senior Scientist Dr. Srivari
Chandrasekhar
4. New Non-executive Chairman of
ICICI Bank Mahendra Kumar Sharma
5. New Non-executive Director of India
Cements Limited P L Subramanian
6. New Chief Information
Commissioner Vijai Sharma
7. New Central Vigilance
Commissioner KV Chowdary
8. New Director General of National
Security Guard R C Tayal
9. New Non-executive Chairman of
Infosys R Seshasayee
10. New PM’s Special Envoy for
Counter Terrorism Syed Asif Ibrahim
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11. New Executive Director of RBI Meena Hemchandra
List of Important Sports NEWS- June 2015
S.no Important Sports NEWS in June 2015
1.
Winners of Canada Open Badminton Tournament:
Women’s Double Title:
Jwala Gutta (India) and Ashwni Ponappa (India) has won the Women’s doubles
title by defeating the Eefije Muskens (Dutch) and Selena Piek (Dutch) in the final.
Men’s Single Title:
Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) has won the Men’s Single title by defeating Ng Ka
Long Angus (Hong Kong) in the finals.
Women’s Single Title:
Michelle Li (Canada) has won the women’s single title by defeating Kaori
Imabeppu (Japan) in the finals.
Mixed Double Title:
Li Junhui (China) and Liu Yuchen (China) has won the mixed doubles title by
defeating the Kaixiang Huang (China) and Sijie Wang (China) in the final match.
2. Satnam Singh Bhamara has become the first Indian born Basketball player to be
drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) team.
3. Sachin Tendulkar has been voted as the “Best Test Player” of the 21st Century in
an Online Poll.
4. Zaheer Abbas has appointed as the New President of International Cricket
Council (ICC) for one year term.
5. Famous Tennis Icon Steffanie Graf was appointed as the brand ambassador of
Kerala’s Ayurveda.
6. Roger Federer has won the 8th Halle Open ATP title in Germany by defeating
Andreas Seppi (Italy) in the final.
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7. Shashi Bala, former Indian Women hockey captain, has passed away on 21
June 2015 at her age of 45.
8. New Galaxy was named as CR7 (COSMOS Redshift 7) after the famous
Portuguese Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo
9. Sunil Chhetri has become the first Indian Footballer to Score 50 International
Goals; he has achieved this level at this 87th Match.
10.
Rohan Bopanna (India) and Florin Mergea (India) has won the Stuttgart Men’s
Double Open title 2015, by defeating the Alexander Peya (Australia) and Bruno
Soares (Brazil) which was held at Germany.
11. MS Dhoni is the only Indian to be placed in the Forbes List of the World’s
Highest-Paid Athletes 2015.
12.
Winners of 2015 French Open Title of Tennis:
Men’s Single Title:
Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) has won the first men’s single title by defeating
the Novak Djokovic (Serbia).
Women’s Singles Title:
Serena Williams (US) has won the women’s Single title by defeating the Lucie
Safarova (Czechoslovakia).
Men’s Doubles Title:
Ivan Dodig (Crotia) and Marcelo Melo (Brazil) has won the men’s double title by
defeating the Bob Bryan (US) and Mike Bryan (US).
Women’s Double Title:
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (US) and Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) has won the
women’s doubles title by defeating the Casey Dellacqua (Australia) and
Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan).
Mixed Doubles Title:
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (US) and Mike Bryan (US) has won the mixed doubles
title by defeating the Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) and Marcin Matkowski
(Poland) in the finals.
13. Barcelona FC has won the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
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Champions League Trophy for the 5th time by defeating the Juventus FC in the
final which was held at Berlin, Germany.
14. Machettira Raju Poovamma (India) and Liksy Joseph (India) has won Silver
Medals in Asian Atheletics Championship which was held at Wuhan, China.
15. Ravi Shastri the former Indian Cricket Player was appointed as the Interim
Coach of Indian Team for Bangladesh Tour
Latest Defence NEWS- June 2015
S.no Defence News
1.
In the list of Top 10 world’s biggest employers which was announced by World
Economic Forum (WEF), two Indian organizations, such as Indian Railways and
Indian Army have placed. Both of the organizations employ around 2.7 million
people together. In this list US department of Defense placed No. 1, with over 3.2
million employees.
2. Sri Lanka and China has started the joint Military Training Exercise which was
code named as “Silk Route 2015” at Buttala in Central Sri Lanka.
3.
As per the report of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Year book 2015, number of nuclear weapons in the world decreased in 2015,
from 16,350 to 15,850.
4. China has successfully tested the 4th Hypersonic Nuclear delivery vehicle Wu-14
on 7th June 2015.
5. India’s first indigenously built largest aircraft carrier INS Vikrant has successfully
undocked at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Cochin, Kerala.
6. India and US has signed an important 10 years defence agreement frame work
on 3rd June 2015.
7.
Pinaka Mark-II, Indigenously built rockets was successfully tested at Pokhran,
Rajasthan. This is also known as Weapon Area System (WAS) with rage up to
30 km.
8. Indigenously built Light Combat helicopter (LCH) prototype has successfully
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cleared the hot weather trails at Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
List of Important Obituaries in June 2015:
Important Obituaries in June 2015
1. Former Prime Minister of Russia, Yevgeny Primakov has passed away in
Moscow at his age of 85.
2. Veteran Journalist Praful Bidwai has passed away in Amsterdam, at his age of
64, due to cardiac arrest.
3. Senior Bhartiya Janta Party Leader and Lok Sabha MP Dileep Singh has passed
away at his age of 71 in Gurgaon.
4. Sister Nirmala Joshi, former Superior General of Missionaries of Charity have
passed away in Kolkata after brief illness at the age of 81.
5. Oscar Winning Titanic Composer, James Horner have passed away in plane
crash in California at his age of 61.
6. Former Indian Women Hockey Captain Shashi Bala has passed away at the age
of 45 in a car accident at Punjab.
7. Famous Billionaire, Kirk Kerkorian has passed away at the age of 98.
8. The creator of Chandigarh’s Rock Garden, Nek Chand Saini has passed away at
the age of 90 in Chandigarh.
9. Legendary Actor, Sir Christopher Lee has passed away at his age of 93 in
London.
10. Legendary Telugu Writer, Dasaradhi Rangacharya has passed away at the age
of 87 in Hyderabad.
11. Former Bureaucrat and Architect of Modern Bhopal, Mahesh N. Buch has died at
the age of 80 due to brain stroke in Bhopal.
12. Nobel Prize Winner (Chemistry 2004), Irwin Rose has passed away at his age of
88.
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List of Important Days in June:
June 4 : International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
June 5 : World Environment Day.
June 7 : International level crossing awareness day
June 8 : World ocean day
June 12 : World day against child labour
June(2nd Sunday) : Father’s Day.
June 14 : World blood donor day
June 17 : World day to combat desertification and drought
June 20 : World Refugee day.
June 21 : Father's day, World Music day.
June 23 : United Nation’s public service day
June 23 : International Widow’s day
June 26 : International day against Drug abuse & Illicit Trafficking.
June 27 : World Diabetes Day.
List of Important Books and its Authors | Released in 2015 (Updates till June 2015):
Books Authors
Vyomkesh Darvesh Vishwanath Tripath
Education of Muslims: An Islamic
Perspective of Knowledge & Education- J S Rajput
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Indian Context
Flood of Fire Amitav Ghosh
Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy and
Controversy Saptarshi Sarkar
How to be Both Ali Smith
The Indian Parliament – A Critical
Appraisal
Sudha Pai and Avinash Kumar
The Red Sari Javier Moro
Farishta (Hindi Novel) Kapil Isapuri
Neither a Hawk nor a Dove Khurshid M Kasuri
Kiran Bedi: Kaise Bani Top Cop Reeta Peshawaria Menon and Anu
Peshawaria
Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of
Mumbai Terror Attacks S K Rath
Editor Unplugged: Media, Magnates,
Netas and Me Vinod Mehta
Flora of Guntur City Andhra Pradesh PR Mohana Rao
Shivaji Kon Hota Govind Pansare
Madhorubhagan Perumal Murugan
“Family Life” Akhil Sharma
Nehru and Bose- Parallel Lives Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Lucknow Boy Vinod Mehta
Letters for a Nation Jawaharlal Nehru & Madhav Khosla
Born Again on the Mountain Arunima Sinha
China-India War- World’s 1st Water War-
2029
Former Army chief General Sundarajan
Padamanabhan
Price of Gujarat: The Extraordinary
Story of Prince Gopaldas Desai Rajmohan Gandhi
The Indian Parliament-A Critical
Appraisal Prof. Sudha pai and Avinash kumar
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Why I Assassinated Gandhi Nathuram Godse and Gopal Godse
Madhorubhagan Perumal Murugan
The Red Sari(Unooffical and
Controversial Autobiography of Sonia
Gandhi)
Javier Moro
Kiran Bedi-kaise Bani Top Cop Reeta Peshawaria Menon and Anu
Peshawaria
Neither a Hawk nor a Dove Pakistan’s EX-Foreign Minister
Khurshid M Kasuri
Editor Unplugged-Media,
Magnates,Netas and Me Vinod Mehta
Fragile Fronties-The secret History of
Mumbai Terror Attacks Saroj Kumar Rath
India’s Growth Resurgence: Sectorial
Issues and Governance Risks
Yerram Raju, M Sitarama Murthy and
Singala Subbaiah
Flora of Guntur City Andhra Pradesh PR Mohana Rao
Ham Bhi Wahan Mojod Thay Former Pakistan Minster Abdul Majeed
Mandate: Will of the people Vir Sanghvi
Suleiman charita Kalyana Malla
The Crown Prince,The Gladitor and The
Hope Ashutosh
God’s Bankers Gerald Posner
Food for All: International Organizations
and the Transformation of Agriculture Uma Lala was in news in march 2015.
Faces and Places Prof. Deepak Nayyar
Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy-
Speaker’s Perspective Meira Kumar
Q&A(the Slumdog Millionaire was based
on this book) Vikas Swarup
Flood of Fire Amitav Ghosh
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Your Dreams Are Mine Now: She
Showed him What Love Ravinder Singh
“Aantank Ke Saaye Men” Garima Samjay
Current Affairs Quiz June 2015 Part-I (1 to 140):
1).Who has been honored with the Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award?
a) Mamta Banerjee
b) Atal Bihari
c) Narendra Modi
d) APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer is: b
2).India has decided to sign a MoU on cooperation in the field of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises with which of the following countries?
a) Bangladesh
b) Italy
c) Sweden
d) Norway
Answer is: c
3).India and _______ have agreed on Coastal Shipping agreement.
a) Bangladesh
b) China
c) Bhutan
d) Sri Lanka
Answer is: a
4).Who is the new executive director of RBI?
a) Devendra Kaul
b) Meena Hemchandra
c) Aditi Malik
d) Amit Vats
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Answer is: b
5).Ameenah Gurib Fakim is the first woman President of _________.
a) Sudan
b) Belgium
c) Mauritius
d) Nigeria
Answer is: c
6).Who among the following, is not in BCCI’s high powered advisory panel?
a) Saurav Ganguly
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) VVS Laxman
Answer is: b
7).According to SBI, what is the expected growth in GDP for this fiscal year?
a) 6.9%
b) 6.5%
c) 7.9%
d) 8.4%
Answer is: c
8).RBI has allowed ______ to invest in infra bonds of other lenders.
a) Banks
b) FII
c) NDFC
d) NGO
Answer is: a
9).Which of the following state will observe 2015-16 as development year to give further fillip to
the all-round development of the state?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Assam
d) Punjab
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Answer is: d
10).What is the name of the committee that recommended the introduction of service tax on
tax reforms?
a) CK Rajan Committee
b) Raja Chellaih Committee
c) VK Bist Committee
d) Verma Committee
Answer is: a
11).India’s first Semi High Speed Train, Gatiman Express has successfully completed its trail
run between _______ and ______.
a) Gujarat-Surat
b) Delhi-Agra
c) Mumbai-Thane
d) Pune-Mumbai
Answer is: b
12).Reserve Bank of India has reduced the Repo rate to ________, in its second bi-monthly
policy.
a) 6.8%
b) 7%
c) 7.25%
d) 7.1%
Answer is: c
13).Who is the New President of Mauritius?
a) Ameenah Gurib Fakim
b) Monique Ohsan Bellepeau
c) Kailash Purryag
d) Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Answer is: a
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14).Who is the Telecom and IT Minister of India?
a) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
b) Anant Geete
c) Kalraj Mishra
d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
Answer is: d
5).Who will be the director of Indian Cricket Team for the upcoming tournament with
Bangladesh?
a) Ravi Shastri
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Saurav Ganguly
d) Ajay Jadeja
Answer is: a
16).Which is the second state in India to Ban the Sale of Loose Cigarettes?
a) Kerala
b) Rajasthan
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
Answer is: c
17).What is the name of the web portal that was launched to report about the missing children?
a) KhoyaPaya
b) ApnaPaya
c) DehkoPaya
d) ApnaPapa
Answer is: a
18).Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa became the 19th Governor of___________.
a) Manipur
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Andhra Pradesh
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d) Meghalaya
Answer is: b
19).What is the name of the application that launched to register complaints against sub-
standard quality of ISI marked products?
a) ISO App
b) KDM App
c) BIS App
d) ISI App
Answer is: c
20).Recently the Service tax has been increased to ______ from 12.36%.
a) 13%
b) 13.5%
c) 14%
d) 14.2%
Answer is: c
21).US ____________, Ashton B. Carter is on India Visit?
a) Health Minister
b) Defence Secretary
c) Home Secretary
d) Foreign Minister
Answer is: b
22).Irwin Rose has died recently; he is the Nobel Prize Winner for________.
a) Economics
b) Peace
c) Chemistry
d) Physics
Answer is: c
23).21st Asian Athletics Championship was held at_________.
a) Tokyo
b) Wuhan
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c) Seoul
d) Delhi
Answer is: b
24).Inderjeet Singh is related to which of the following sports?
a) Archery
b) Javelin Throw
c) Cycling
d) Shot Put
Answer is: d
25).Which of the following country has recently signed its FREEDOM Act 2015?
a) USA
b) Canada
c) Syria
d) China
Answer is: a
26).Recently India has signed a new defence framework agreement with which of the following
country?
a) South Korea
b) Russia
c) US
d) China
Answer is: c
27).Which among the following state has received $50 million loan from World Bank for Jhelum
and Tawi Flood Recovery Project?
a) Haryana
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer is: d
28).India’s 6th Metro Rail service was started recently in which of the following cities?
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a) Kochi
b) Jaipur
c) Lucknow
d) Chennai
Answer is: b
29).Which of the following country has created a record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour?
a) Bhutan
b) Sri Lanka
c) Nepal
d) Bangladesh
Answer is: a
30).Which of the following has got approved to do business in Bangladesh?
a) SBI
b) HDFC
c) LIC
d) ICICI
Answer is: c
31).Union Health Minister has launched a website and a Mobile App of Mission Indradhanush
which was aimed to_________.
a) Improve the rural areas
b) Reduce the Infant Mortality Rate
c) Increase the Women Education
d) Reduce the Illiterate
Answer is: b
32).Which of the following South African Cricketer has crowned as the Cricketer of the year?
a) Hashim Amla
b) Dale Steyn
c) AB De Villiers
d) David Miller
Answer is: c
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33).International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression was observed on ________.
a) June 5
b) June 6
c) June 7
d) June 8
Answer is: a
34).India’s first Metro Train that runs without driver were launched recently at________.
a) Bangalore
b) Kolkata
c) Mumbai
d) Delhi
Answer is: d
35).What is the India’s position in FIFA ranking which was released recently?
a) 141st
b) 150th
c) 145th
d) 138th
Answer is: a
36).Recently India has signed six agreements with _______ to boost the co-operation.
a) Turkey
b) Belarus
c) Japan
d) South Korea
Answer is: b
37).MCOCA stands for_____.
a) Manipur Control of Organized Crime Act
b) Madhya Pradesh Control of Organized Crime Act
c) Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act
d) Mumbai Control of Organized Crime Act
Answer is: c
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38).India has signed a legal agreement with the World Bank for IBRD loans of________.
a) $400 Million
b) $500 Million
c) $300 Million
d) $250 Million
Answer is: a
39).What the distance that Jaipur Metro Cover in its first phase?
a) 18.9 km
b) 9.6 km
c) 10.5 km
d) 12.6 km
Answer is: b
40).Which of the following state has approved a Composite Renewable Energy Policy?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) Assam
Answer is: c
41).Recently India has lost which of the following case against US at WTO?
a) Poultry
b) Mango
c) Yoga
d) Rice
Answer is: a
42).For the first time which of the following state has invoked MCOCA against ration mafia?
a) Punjab
b) Assam
c) Maharashtra
d) Bihar
Answer is: c
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43).Who is Betsy Palmer?
a) Famous Writer
b) Famous Hollywood actress
c) Famous Singer
d) Famous Dancer
Answer is: b
44).India’s first driver less Metro was launched at Delhi, it was manufactured at_______.
a) China
b) Germany
c) Korea
d) Japan
Answer is: c
45).What is the Theme of the 2015 World Environmental Day?
a) Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care
b) Committed to save our Planet
c) Act now to Save Earth
d) One Planet, One Dream- Save it for the future
Answer is: a
46).Who is the India’s special envoy on counter-terror?
a) Santhosh Sinha
b) Asif Ibrahim
c) Ashish Jaiswal
d) Aditya Raj
Answer is: b
47).Tata Housing has partnered with which of the following e-Commerce Company to sell its
housing units?
a) eBay
b) Amazon
c) Snap Deal
d) Flip Kart
Answer is: c
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48).__________ government has signed a MoU with Essel Group to launch solar parks in
the state?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat
Answer is: b
49).Jan Aushadhi Stores are recently opened in Delhi which is a________?
a) Women Health Centers
b) Farmers assistance Centers
c) Medical Stores
d) Child Care Centers
Answer is: c
50).Mark Rutte, who is on India Visit, is the Prime Minister of _________.
a) Belarus
b) Netherlands
c) Scotland
d) Chile
Answer is: b
51).Reliance Power has decided to invest $ 3 billion in which of the following country to set up
mega power plants?
a) Bangladesh
b) Sri Lanka
c) Japan
d) China
Answer is: a
52).India has announced to provide _________ as credit line to Bangladesh during the PM
Narendra Modi Visit.
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a) $ 4 Billion
b) $ 2.5 Billion
c) $ 3 Billion
d) $ 2 Billion
Answer is: d
53).Who is the New Coach of India under 19 and India A Cricket Team?
a) Rahul Dravid
b) VVS Laxman
c) Anil Kumble
d) Ravi Shastri
Answer is: a
54).Who is the author of the book- “How to be Both”?
a) Rubina Seth
b) Ali Smith
c) Andrews David
d) Harry Cooper Filed
Answer is: b
55).Prem Nath, a famous______ has died recently.
a) Hockey Player
b) Tennis Player
c) Wrestler
d) Cricketer
Answer is: c
56).Who is the New Non-Executive Chairman of Infosys Ltd?
a) Hemanand Patel
b) R Seshasayee
c) Joy Ranjeet
d) Diniar Bawa
Answer is: b
57).India’s first green police station was inaugurated at________.
a) Punjab
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b) Gujarat
c) Assam
d) New Delhi
Answer is: d
58).Doctors from __________, which is the one of the US states has successfully performed
world’s first skull-scalp transplant.
a) Texas
b) California
c) New York
d) Montana
Answer is: a
59).The New Capital of Andhra Pradesh is________.
a) Hyderabad
b) Vijayawada
c) Amaravathi
d) Gunturu
Answer is: c
60).Narmada and Tapi are the west flowing rivers that drain into which of the following
Oceans?
a) Red Sea
b) Arabian Sea
c) Bay of Bengal
d) Gulf Stream
Answer is: b
61).Who is the winner of the UEFA Champions League Trophy 2015?
a) Arsenal
b) Barcelona
c) Juventus
d) Paris
Answer is: b
62).Who is the winner of the Men’s Singles French Open 2015?
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a) Stanislas Wawrinka
b) Roger Federer
c) Novak Djokovic
d) Rafael Nadal
Answer is: a
63).India has imposed Anti-Dumping Duty on Steel imports from_________.
a) South Africa
b) Sri Lanka
c) China
d) Nepal
Answer is: c
64).India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which of the following country for
the development of Vaccines?
a) Bangladesh
b) Netherlands
c) Belarus
d) USA
Answer is: b
65).What is the name of the operation that was carried out by the Indian Government in Nepal
after massive earthquake?
a) Operation Maitri
b) Operation LIFE
c) Operation Sahyog
d) Operation Suraksha
Answer is: a
66)._______ government has decided to open India’s first Elephant Hospital in the state?
a) Assam
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala
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Answer is: d
67).June 7th was observed as________.
a) World No Tobacco Day
b) World Environment Day
c) World Water Day
d) Cancer Survivors Day
Answer is: d
68).What is the name of the awards that has been won by Indian Renewable Energy
Development Agency Limited?
a) Miniratna (Category 1)
b) Bharatmani (Category 1)
c) Rashtraratna (Category 1)
d) Bharat Alankar (Category 1)
Answer is: a
69).What is the name of the new scheme which was launched by Union Ministry for Water
Resources?
a) Jal Hi Jeevan Hai
b) Drop by Drop
c) Jal Kranti Abhiyan
d) Jal Bachao Abhiyan
Answer is: c
70).Who is the New Managing Director of Volvo India?
a) Angela Goldsmith
b) Tom Von Bonsdorff
c) Mike Erwin
d) Exon Mobil
Answer is: b
71).Which of the following airlines has signed a deal to sell tickets to wait listed railway
travelers?
a) Go Indigo
b) Go Air
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c) Air India
d) Spice Jet
Answer is: d
72).India and Bangladesh have signed Land Boundary Agreement of ________.
a) 1989
b) 1974
c) 1999
d) 2000
Answer is: b
73).Tintu Luka is related to which of the following sports?
a) Women’s 800 race
b) Wrestling
c) Shot put
d) Javelin Throw
Answer is: a
74).Who is Dasaradhi Rangacharya?
a) Kanada Writer
b) Bengali Writer
c) Telugu Writer
d) Tamil Writer
Answer is: c
75).India has signed an agreement with ______ to jointly develop protective suits for chemical
and biological warfare.
a) Bangladesh
b) USA
c) Belarus
d) Russia
Answer is: b
76).Telangana Foundation Day is observed on_________.
a) June 7
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b) June 5
c) June 3
d) June 2
Answer is: d
77).AJEYA WARRIOR is the name of the Military Exercise which was conducted between
which of the following countries?
a) India and Bangladesh
b) India and Nepal
c) India and England
d) India and USA
Answer is: c
78).Who is the New Central Vigilance Commissioner of India?
a) Kunal Shaw
b) K V Chowdary
c) Manish Jha
d) Asif Naseem
Answer is: b
79).Who is the New Chief Information Commissioner of India?
a) Vijai Sharma
b) Santhosh Desai
c) Akhilesh Verma
d) Ranjeet Das
Answer is: a
80).Government has cleared who many eco sensitive zones to safeguard wildlife?
a) 175
b) 198
c) 200
d) 222
Answer is: d
81).M-SIPS is the incentive programme which is related to which of the following sector?
a) SMEs
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b) Health Sector
c) Electronic Sector
d) Agriculture Sector
Answer is: c
82).Which of the following is the India’s most solar installed capacity state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat
Answer is: c
83).EPFO has planned to invest its_______ of funds in equity market.
a) 8%
b) 3%
c) 7%
d) 5%
Answer is: d
84).Who is the new Director General of National Security Guard?
a) Amrita Kaur
b) Anvesh Sharma
c) Priya Raj
d) R C Tayal
Answer is: d
85).Anantjeet Singh Naruka is related to which of the following sports?
a) Shooting
b) Shot put
c) Javelin Throw
d) Tennis
Answer is: a
86).25th African Union summit is being held at_________.
a) Kenya
b) South Africa
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c) Ghana
d) Zimbabwe
Answer is: b
87).NASA has recently launched a giant balloon carrying a kind of flying saucer that to test the
technologies in which of the following planets?
a) Alpha Centauri
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Proxima Centauri
Answer is: b
88).104th Session of International Labor Conference was yet to be held at_________.
a) Berlin
b) London
c) New York
d) Geneva
Answer is: d
89).International Yoga Day was observed on__________.
a) June 21
b) June 22
c) June 23
d) June 24
Answer is: a
90).What is ASHOBAA?
a) New Government Welfare Scheme
b) Military exercise between India and Nepal
c) Cyclonic Strom
d) New Mobile Virus
Answer is: c
91).Who is the author of the book- “Flood of Fire”?
a) Aditya Sharma
b) Shiva Rao
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c) Amitav Ghosh
d) Neha Sharma
Answer is: c
92).Who is the author of the book- “Sourav Ganguly: Cricket, Captaincy and Controversy”?
a) Saptarshi Sarkar
b) Donaa Ganguly
c) Debashish Datta
d) Rajan Rastogi
Answer is: a
93).World Ocean Day is observed on_______.
a) June 5
b) June 7
c) June 8
d) June 6
Answer is: c
94).What is the Theme of G7 Summit 2015?
a) Think Ahead. Act Together
b) Together for a better future
c) Save the Planet
d) Empowering Women
Answer is: a
95).Which of the following Districts has NOT added in National Capital Region in June 2015?
a) Karnal
b) Muzaffarnagar
c) Jind
d) Meerut
Answer is: d
96).What is the other name of the Yellow-Breasted Bunting bird?
a) Chinese Bird
b) Wheat Bird
c) Rice Bird
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d) Singing Bird
Answer is: c
97).Union Cabinet has approved interest free loan of ________ for Sugar Mills?
a) Rs. 4000 crore
b) Rs. 6000 crore
c) Rs. 5000 crore
d) Rs. 3000 crore
Answer is: b
98).Union Government has given NOD for promulgation of Ordinance to amend Negotiable
Instruments Act______.
a) 1881
b) 1890
c) 1920
d) 1948
Answer is: a
99).Which of the following state has decided to invest Rs. 5000 crore to develop the power
infrastructure?
a) Gujarat
b) Uttarakhand
c) West Bengal
d) Manipur
Answer is: c
100).Which among the following state has planned to link 164 services with e-services?
a) Chandigarh
b) Haryana
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Bihar
Answer is: b
101).Which among the following bank has launched PayZapp?
a) SBI
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b) Axis Bank
c) HDFC
d) ICICI
Answer is: c
102).In 2014-15 maximum Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India came from__________.
a) Russia
b) Singapore
c) Mauritius
d) USA
Answer is: c
103).What is the position of India in 21st Asian Athletics Championship?
a) 2nd
b) 3rd
c) 6th
d) 5th
Answer is: b
104).Which is the India’s first indigenously built largest aircraft carrier?
a) INS Krishna
b) INS Samrat
c) INS Virat
d) INS Vikrant
Answer is: d
105).India and Bangladesh have planned to have one more bus route via_________.
a) Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala
b) Ranchi-Dhaka-Agartala
c) Guwahati-Dhaka-Imphal
d) Guwahati-Dhaka-Agartala
Answer is: a
106).Who is the only Indian Sportsperson in Forbes among the World’s Richest Athletes 2015?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Sania Nehwal
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c) M S Dhoni
d) Virat Kohli
Answer is: c
107).Which among the following country is NOT a member of BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement?
a) Bangladesh
b) Sri Lanka
c) Nepal
d) India
Answer is: b
108).How many of the African Countries have formed Tripartite Free Trade Area?
a) 23
b) 25
c) 26
d) 27
Answer is: c
109).Who is the Law Minister of Delhi?
a) Rakesh Kumar
b) Ashutosh Sharma
c) Ravi Kumar
d) Kapil Mishra
Answer is: d
110).Hemant Kanitkar is related to which of the following sports?
a) Cricket
b) Hockey
c) Kabbadi
d) Tennis
Answer is: a
111).Who is the New Director of Indian Statistical Institute?
a) Ravi Garikipati
b) Prof Sanghmitra Bandyopadhayay
c) Ali Smith
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d) Vijai Sharma
Answer is: b
112).Which of the following football club has become the most valuable brand of the world
football?
a) Bayern Munich
b) F C Barcelona
c) Manchester United
d) Real Madrid
Answer is: c
113).Who is the New Director General of National Security Guard?
a) R C Tayal
b) Naveen Singh
c) K V Rao
d) J C Chaudhary
Answer is: a
114).12th June was globally observed as________.
a) Human Right Day
b) World Health Day
c) World Global Warning Day
d) World Day Against Child Labor
Answer is: d
115).Where was the Fourth Migrant Resource Centre has been set up?
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) Bangalore
Answer is: c
116).Where was the Indian Basketball Players Association launched?
a) Kolkata
b) New Delhi
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c) Chennai
d) Mumbai
Answer is: b
117).Who has been appointed as the Entrepreneur in Residence of Flipkart?
a) Ravi Garikipati
b) N V Ratnakar
c) Bimal K Roy
d) R. Siddharamaiya
Answer is: a
118).Among the following private sector company which has signed PPA to set up 200 MW
solar power plant in Ramanathapuram?
a) Lanco Infratech
b) TATA Power Limited
c) Adani Power Limited
d) Reliance India Limited
Answer is: c
119).In which of the following countries India has held its first trilateral dialogue?
a) Japan and Australia
b) England and France
c) China and Brazil
d) Australia and New Zealand
Answer is: a
120).IRENA Stands for_______.
a) Indian Renewable Energy Association
b) International Renewable Energy Agency
c) Indian Renewable Energy Agency
d) International Renewable Energy Association
Answer is: b
121).Which of the following state has launched Mee Bhoomi?
a) Punjab
b) Andhra Pradesh
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c) Assam
d) Gujarat
Answer is: b
122).As per WHO latest report how many people worldwide lack access to essential health?
a) 400 million
b) 500 million
c) 250 million
d) 300 million
Answer is: a
123).Which campaign has been newly announced in the Bihar @ 2015 Vision Document?
a) Sabse Aage Bihar
b) Badh Chala Bihar
c) Mahaan Bihar
d) Future Bihar
Answer is: b
124).Who is the creator of Chandigarh’s iconic Rock Garden?
a) Vikrant Singh
b) Kartaar Singh Chandpuria
c) Susan Anand
d) Nek Chand Saini
Answer is: d
125).Which is the world’s largest oil producer, as per British Petroleum report?
a) Turkey
b) Iran
c) US
d) China
Answer is: c
126).What is the Theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2015?
a) Say No to Child Labour
b) No to Child Labour, Yes to Quality Education
c) Say yes to Child Education
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d) Each one, Teach one
Answer is: b
127).Singhey Khababs Sindhu festival is related to which of the following place?
a) Ladakh
b) Simla
c) Delhi
d) Sri nagar
Answer is: a
128).US opened probe against Indian IT giants _________for H1B visa violations?
a) TCS, HCL
b) TCS, Infosys
c) HCL, Wipro
d) TCS, Wipro
Answer is: b
129).Wes Hall, who has been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame, is from________.
a) South Africa
b) Australia
c) England
d) West Indies
Answer is: d
130).Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has imposed a penalty
of Rs. 50 lakhs to which of the following Insurance Company?
a) Aviva Life Insurance
b) Future General Life Insurance
c) LIC
d) NICL
Answer is: b
131).Bibek Debroy Committee is related to which of the following sector?
a) Low Taxation
b) Higher Education
c) Civil Aviation
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d) Restructuring of Indian Railways
Answer is: d
132).China has newly launched a freight train service connecting Europe by linking Harbin and
_________.
a) Warsaw
b) London
c) Hamburg
d) Berlin
Answer is: c
133).Union Government has announced Rs. _________ Indian Nuclear Insurance Pool.
a) 500 Crore
b) 1500 Crore
c) 1000 Crore
d) 750 Crore
Answer is: b
134).IRF stands for: Interest Rate ______.
a) Format
b) Funds
c) Fixed
d) Futures
Answer is: d
135).Dick Costolo is related to_______.
a) Yahoo
b) Google
c) Twitter
d) Bing
Answer is: c
136).World Blood Donor Day is observed on_________.
a) June 14
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b) June 15
c) June 16
d) June 17
Answer is: a
137).Which of the following has been decided to launch free roaming from 15thJune 2015?
a) Airtel
b) BSNL
c) Reliance
d) Vodafone
Answer is: b
138).Which of the following policy has been unveiled by Telangana Government?
a) Telangana Education Policy 2015
b) Telangana Public Health Policy 2015
c) Telangana Industrial Policy 2015
d) Telangana Transport Policy 2015
Answer is: c
139).Which of the following guidelines has been newly issued by the RBI on 12thJune?
a) Repurchase Agreement Rate
b) Final guidelines for the 6 year and 13 year cash settled IRF
c) Cash Reverse Ratio
d) New Interest rates for Home Loans
Answer is: b
140).GAIN stands for_________.
a) Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
b) Graphic Aids for Investing Networks
c) Global Agriculture Information Network
d) Government Agency for Intelligent Network
Answer is: a
Current Affairs Quiz June 2015 Part-II (1 to 160):
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1).Who is the author of the book- “Education of Muslims: An Islamic Perspective of Knowledge
& Education- Indian Context”?
a) Mohamed Shan
b) J S Rajput
c) Ravi Verma
d) Rajesh Kumar
Answer is : B
2).Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will grow up to ______ in the financial year 2014-15.
a) 22%
b) 32%
c) 46%
d) 35%
Answer is : C
3).What is the Theme of the ASEAN Dengue Day 2015?
a) Act fast to Demolish Dengue
b) Prevent Dengue for Prosperous India
c) Kill Dengue before it kills you
d) Dengue is Everybody’s Concern, Causing Socio-economic Burden, But It’s
Preventable
Answer is : D
4).Who is the winner of Stuttgart Men’s Double Open title 2015?
a) Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea
b) Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer
c) Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares
d) Marin Cilic and Roger Federer
Answer is : A
5).World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was observed on_________.
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a) June 17
b) June 14
c) June 15
d) June 16
Answer is : C
6).Sheila Kaul the former Governor of _______ has passed away recently.
a) Assam
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Bihar
Answer is : B
7).What is the current rank of India in ICC Test Cricket?
a) 5th
b) 3rd
c) 6th
d) 4th
Answer is : D
8).NASSCOM has recently signed a MoU with________ to fasten the activities of Make in India
and Digital India agenda.
a) IESA
b) BHEL
c) SAIL
d) TATA
Answer is : A
9).BBIN stands for________.
a) Barcelona, Britain, Indonesia and Nigeria
b) Britain, Bhutan, Indonesia and Nepal
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c) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal
d) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Netherland
Answer is : C
10).ASEAN Dengue day was observed on_________.
a) June 14
b) June 15
c) June 16
d) June 18
Answer is : B
11).Which of the following state has proposed an IT policy, which envisages integrated, walk to
walk IT towns?
a) Punjab
b) Rajasthan
c) Maharashtra
d) Bihar
Answer is : C
12).India. Poland set trade target of $5 billion by_______.
a) 2018
b) 2020
c) 2019
d) 2022
Answer is : A
13).IDFC bank branches would be a mix of metros backward areas. This strategy is known
as_________.
a) Twin Strategy
b) Pan Strategy
c) Joint Strategy
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d) Binary Strategy
Answer is : D
14).Which of the following committee has submitted its views in GST to RS Select Committee?
a) K K Mani
b) Pavan Desai
c) B J Rao
d) R K Birla
Answer is : A
15).Roads and Transport Authority of ______ has included four Indian Languages into its
driving tests?
a) England
b) UAE
c) China
d) Mexico
Answer is : B
16).Which of the following company has acquired Letsgomo Labs?
a) Snapdeal
b) Flipkart
c) Google
d) Yahoo
Answer is : A
17).Which of the following train has been renamed as Yoga Express?
a) Doon Express
b) Dehradun Shatabdi
c) Mumbai-Haridwar Mail
d) Ahmedabad-Haridwar Mail
Answer is : D
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18).Mount Sinabung is located at________.
a) South Korea
b) China
c) Indonesia
d) Japan
Answer is : C
19).Which of the following has launched Digital Employment Exchange for Industries website?
a) Ministry of Micro, small and Medium Enterprises
b) Finance Ministry
c) HRD
d) Ministry of Internal Affairs
Answer is : A
20).One Nation One Number is the tagline of_________.
a) Reliance
b) Airtel
c) BSNL
d) Idea
Answer is : C
21).India has ______ largest ultra high net worth households.
a) 4th
b) 3rd
c) 5th
d) 6th
Answer is : A
22).Who is the author of the book- “Education of Muslims”?
a) Lata Rana
b) J S Rajput
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c) A Zafar
d) Veena Malik
Answer is : B
23).Which of the following country has celebrated 800th anniversary of Magna Carta?
a) Russia
b) South Africa
c) England
d) America
Answer is : C
24).Who is the author of the book- “Modi Incredible emergence of a star”?
a) Priyanka Sharma
b) Tarun Vijay
c) Pavan Desai
d) Rahul Ghosh
Answer is : B
25).Asian Development Bank has proposes to increase lending to India by almost 50% to $12
billion by________.?
a) 2016
b) 2018
c) 2020
d) 2022
Answer is : A
26).World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on__________.
a) June 18
b) June 17
c) June 14
d) June 16
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Answer is : B
27).BSNL has planned to setup ________ wi-fi hotspots across the country in the approx
investment of Rs. 6,000 crore.
a) 30,000
b) 20,000
c) 40,000
d) 10,000
Answer is : C
28).Who is the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals?
a) Mahesh Gawli
b) Baichung Bhutia
c) I M Vijayan
d) Sunil Chhetri
Answer is : D
29).ASCI Stands for_________.
a) Advertising Standard Council of India
b) Accounts Stability Council of India
c) Authentication Standard Committee of India
d) Armed System Council of India
Answer is : A
30).Who has been appointed as the new Director of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)?
a) Aparajita Rai
b) Archana Ramasundaram
c) Kiran Bedi
d) Deepika Sharma
Answer is : B
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31).Finance Ministry has formed two committees to facilitate _______ implementation from next
year.
a) Make in India
b) GST
c) DBT
d) Digital India
Answer is : B
32).What is the name of the new website that has been launched by Union Government to
connect employers and job seekers?
a) www.eex.dmcmme.gov.in
b) www.eex.dcmcdmme.gov.in
c) www.eex.dcmsme.gov.in
d) www.eex.dcmdmme.gov.in
Answer is : C
33).Which of the following new trains has been recently announced by the Railway Department
to tackle the rush during peak travel season?
a) Sankalp Trains
b) Convenience Trains
c) Holiday Trains
d) Suvidha Trains
Answer is : D
34).Government has approved _______ pharma parks with the investment of _______.
a) 6, Rs. 180 crore
b) 5, Rs. 200 crore
c) 3, Rs. 150 crore
d) 4, Rs. 200 crore
Answer is : A
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35).Brow Antlered (Sangai) is the species of________.
a) Snake
b) Rhino
c) Deer
d) Bull
Answer is : C
36).Recently, Rafael Nadal has won which of the following title?
a) The U S Open
b) The Wimbledon
c) The French Open
d) The Stuttgart Open
Answer is : D
37).Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director of MTNL?
a) Narendra Kumar Yadav
b) Kailash Singh
c) Praveen Mittal
d) P A Sangma
Answer is : A
38).Which of the following mountain pass has been reopened after 53 years for the Kailash
Mansarovar Pilgrims?
a) Karakoram Pass
b) Nathu La
c) Rohantag La
d) Khardung La
Answer is : B
39).Which party’s recognition has been cancelled by the Election Commission?
a) People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
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b) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
c) National People’s Party (NPP)
d) National Democratic Party (NDP)
Answer is : C
40).Who has been elected as the new President of United Nations General Assembly?
a) Viktor Troicki
b) Mike Lowanski
c) Mogens Lykketoft
d) Phil Garrett
Answer is : C
41).What is the name of the weather alert service which was launched by the Union
Government recently?
a) Weather Alert 2015
b) NOWCAST
c) Desh kaa Mausam
d) Weather Bharat
Answer is : B
42).In which of the following sector India has offered its expertise to Tanzania?
a) Sports Sector
b) IT Sector
c) Natural Gas Sector
d) Solar Energy
Answer is : C
43).Great June Uprising of 2001 is related to which of the following state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Manipur
c) Bihar
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d) Rajasthan
Answer is : B
44).Which of the following state has decided to provide the welfare fund for tea planters with
corpus of Rs. 100 crore?
a) West Bengal
b) Tamilnadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Assam
Answer is : A
45).Who is the author of the book- ‘Recasting India’?
a) Gaurav Seth
b) Ashish Kumar
c) Shekhar Raj
d) Hindol Senguta
Answer is : D
46).Which of the following country has passed the law to lower the voting age to 18 from 20
years recently?
a) Afghanistan
b) Sri Lanka
c) Iraq
d) Japan
Answer is : D
47).Who is the National Security Adviser of India?
a) Ajit Doval
b) Arun Verma
c) Chandan Chauhan
d) Sushma Swaraj
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Answer is : A
48).Existing Bureau of Indian Standards Act was passed in________.
a) 1891
b) 1995
c) 1986
d) 2000
Answer is : C
49).Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has targeted to reach 1 lakh Mega Watt by
________.
a) 2021
b) 2022
c) 2020
d) 2024
Answer is : B
50).Government has decided to increase the number of working days under MGNREGA from
100 days to 150 days in the area which hit by_______.
a) Wild fire
b) floods
c) drought
d) storm
Answer is : C
51).Name the Indian who has been selected for the Japan’s Fukuoka Prize 2015?
a) Chetan Bhagat
b) Nandan Gupta
c) R Rao
d) Ramachandra Guha
Answer is : D
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52).Who is the winner of FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015.
a) Brazil
b) England
c) Serbia
d) Germany
Answer is : C
53).Which of the following two countries has signed a formal free trade agreement, recently?
a) China and Australia
b) China and Japan
c) India and China
d) India and Nepal
Answer is : A
54).Which of the following bank has recently launched Fx Out?
a) HDFC
b) SBI
c) Axis
d) ICICI
Answer is : B
55).What is the name of the world’s first electric passenger aircraft?
a) ELE- 2015
b) E-Flight
c) ENEX
d) BX1E
Answer is : D
56).HDFC Bank has launched 10 seconds Paper less instant loan Scheme to provide which of
the following loans?
a) Home loans
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b) Mortgage loans
c) Personal loans
d) Car loans
Answer is : C
57).What is the name of the ISRO’s Navigational system which will provide support to Indian
Railways?
a) Indian Rail
b) GAGAN
c) Aman
d) Aakash
Answer is : B
58).Which of the following state has banned the sale of Thermocol Plates?
a) Jharkhand
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Bihar
Answer is : A
59).Who is the new Executive Director of Amnesty International India?
a) Ajay Jain
b) Vishal Patel
c) Aakar Patel
d) Vivek Prasad
Answer is : C
60).Recently, India has launched a Cluster Development Programme for which of the following
sector?
a) Education
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b) SMEs
c) Child Care
d) Pharma
Answer is : D
61).Who is the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare?
a) Shiv Raj Patel
b) J P Nadda
c) Akbar Ansari
d) Ajit Singh
Answer is : B
62).Who is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?
a) Sindhushree Khullar
b) Narendra Modi
c) V K Saraswat
d) Arvind Panagariya
Answer is : D
63).Which of the following state has received Rs. 1667 crore for rehabilitation package?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer is : C
64).Which among the following country has conducted Wu-14, a hypersonic nuclear delivery
vehicle?
a) Russia
b) China
c) USA
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d) South Korea
Answer is : B
65).Which is first national bird of United Kingdom?
a) Robin
b) Egret
c) Babbler
d) Eagle
Answer is : A
66).What is liability permissible amount for nuclear damage under Civil Liability of Nuclear
Damage Act?
a) 1000 crore
b) 1250 crore
c) 1500 crore
d) 2000 crore
Answer is : C
67).Who is the brand ambassador of Atithi Devo Bhava?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Aamir Khan
c) Narendra Modi
d) Amitabh Bachchan
Answer is : B
68).As per Internet and Mobile Association of India, there are _____ millions social media users
in India as on April 2015.
a) 143
b) 122
c) 165
d) 158
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Answer is : A
69).Which of the following state has launched the Village Mentoring Project?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Haryana
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer is : C
70).Which among the following state has launched State Soil Health Mission?
a) West Bengal
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil nadu
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer is : D
71).Who has been appointed as the President of SoftBank?
a) Rajeev Bhatia
b) Nikesh Arora
c) Satya Nadella
d) Mukesh Wazir
Answer is : B
72).After which of the following famous football player Brightest Galaxy in Early Universe has
been named?
a) Lionell Messi
b) Neymar Da Silva
c) Gerard Pique
d) Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer is : D
73).How many states have been asked to immediately implement the Forest Rights Act?
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a) 9
b) 5
c) 6
d) 8
Answer is : A
74).Which of the following these has provided free Wi-Fi zone at Taj Mahal?
a) Airtel
b) BSNL
c) Vodafone
d) Aircel
Answer is : B
75).What is Dixmude and Aconit?
a) Mobile Virus
b) Cruise Missile
c) French Naval Ships
d) E-Commerce Companies
Answer is : C
76).World Refugee Day is Observed on_________.
a) June 23
b) June 22
c) June 21
d) June 20
Answer is : D
77).The Indus Valley Civilization did not include the worship of__________.
a) Forces of Nature
b) Humpless Bull
c) Trees and their Spirits
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d) Mother Goddess
Answer is : A
78).What is AJEYA WARRIOR?
a) Mobile Virus
b) Military Exercise
c) Mobile Wallet
d) Alibaba Website for India
Answer is : B
79).Indian Government is planned to provide housing for all by________.
a) 2021
b) 2018
c) 2022
d) 2020
Answer is : C
80).The Book- “Yoga and Islam” was compiled by_________.
a) Abhijeet Singh
b) Abid Islam
c) Dr. Imran Chaudhary
d) Both a) and c)
Answer is : D
81). 23rd June is observed as _________.
a) World Diabetes Day
b) International Olympic Day
c) World Refugee Day
d) World Blood Donor Day
Answer is : B
82).Who is the author of the book- “Red Tape to Red Carpet and then some”?
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a) Mukesh Ambhani
b) V P Singh
c) Mrs Gina Rinehart
d) Kumara Gowda
Answer is : C
83).Which among the following state has declares the June 22nd as the “Snake Bird Day”?
a) Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Assam
Answer is : A
84).IBEF stands for________.
a) Indian Bilateral Energy Foundation
b) Indian Bilateral Equity Foundation
c) International Brand Equity Foundation
d) India Brand Equity Foundation
Answer is : D
85).Who has been recently became the first fully blind IAS Officer?
a) NL Beno Zephine
b) T P Sreenivasan
c) Kantabanji
d) Gopal Singh
Answer is : A
86).India has recently amended the bilateral Treaty of Transit with_________.
a) Bhutan
b) Bangladesh
c) Sri Lanka
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d) Nepal
Answer is : D
87).Head of the ________ Eurozone countries held an emergency summit on the _______ debt
crisis in________.
a) 21, Belgium, Greek
b) 19, Greek, Brussels
c) 19, Poland, Greek
d) 23, Poland, London
Answer is : B
88).Ambubachi Mahotsava is related to which state?
a) Uttarkhand
b) Odisha
c) Assam
d) Bihar
Answer is : C
89).Which of the following country has launched first electric passenger Aircraft?
a) South Korea
b) Thailand
c) China
d) Brazil
Answer is : C
90).Shashi Bala is related to which of the following sports?
a) Cricket
b) Hockey
c) Tennis
d) Badminton
Answer is : B
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91).Which of the following is NOT a Flagship Schemes tomorrow for Urban Revamp?
a) AMRUT
b) Smart Cities Mission
c) Car Pool India
d) Housing For All
Answer is : C
92).Government is planning about _________ this fiscal year in state-owned banks.
a) $4 Billion
b) $2 Billion
c) $5 Billion
d) $3 Billion
Answer is : D
93).Which among the following country has recently decided to print the image of any
influential woman on its paper currency?
a) Japan
b) USA
c) Brazil
d) Thailand
Answer is : B
94).Which of the following new feature has been declared mandatory for all the employers by
Employee Provident Fund Organization?
a) Universal Account Number
b) Permanent Account Number
c) Providing the details of the nominee
d) A fixed amount to be deposited monthly
Answer is : A
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95).Which of the following organization is responsible for the quality control of food items in
India?
a) AGMARK
b) ISI
c) NSSO
d) FSSAI
Answer is : D
96).Who is Sister Nirmala?
a) Head of Missionaries of Charity
b) Founder of Missionaries of Charity
c) First woman to get the sainthood from Pope
d) First Indian Woman to be honored at Vatican
Answer is : A
97).Which among the following state has topped the list of States Commissioning Grid
connected Solar Power Projects?
a) Haryana
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
Answer is : C
98).Which of the following country has topped in the Global Peace Index 2015?
a) Japan
b) Israel
c) Switzerland
d) Iceland
Answer is : D
99).Who among the following is the winner of Sangitha Kalanidhi Award for the year 2015?
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a) Veena Muralidharan
b) Krishna Rammaiyya
c) Vani Jairam
d) Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Answer is : D
100).Who is the author of the book- “Benazir Bhutto: A Multidimensional Portrait”?
a) Dr. Anna Suvorova
b) Fatima Bhutto
c) Prof. Imtiaz Ali
d) Kevin Anderson
Answer is : A
101).Central Government has planned to launch Rs. 25,000 to 30,000 crore in West Bengal
for____________.
a) Child Education Development
b) Education Development
c) Road Development
d) Development
Answer is : C
102).SEBI has relaxed which one of the following norms for the Technological start ups?
a) Revenue
b) Credit
c) IRS
d) IPO
Answer is : D
103).Where the first modernized Anganwadi centre was launched in India?
a) Hasanpur
b) Jamshedpur
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c) Kalahandi
d) Bilaspur
Answer is : A
104).Recently, Union Cabinet has announced to set up six new ________ all over India?
a) ITIs
b) IIMs
c) IITs
d) PGIMS
Answer is : B
105).Which of the following two Indian Islands has been designated as immigration check
posts?
a) Minicoy and Agatti
b) Agatti and Kavaratti
c) Kadmat and Kavaratti
d) Lakshdweep and Karvaratti
Answer is : A
106).Among the following who is one of the winners of the Bhasha Samman for 2015 by
Sahitya Akademi?
a) Tiren Boro
b) Keshava Bhat
c) K Meenakshi Sundaram
d) Dharikshan Mishra
Answer is : C
107).Who has been appointed as the Kerala’s Ayurveda Brand Ambassador?
a) Venus Williams
b) Andre Agassi
c) Boris Becker
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d) Steffi Graf
Answer is : D
108).Which of the following zoo has been rechristened after the last Nawab of Awadh?
a) Kanpur Zoo
b) Varanasi Zoo
c) Lucknow Zoo
d) Agra Zoo
Answer is : C
109).Which is the first Indian State to have a State Butterfly?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala
Answer is : B
110).What is the name of the mobile application that has been launched to help the National
Mission for Clean Ganga?
a) Bhuvan Ganga
b) Shuddh Ganga
c) Nirmal Ganga
d) Swachh Ganga
Answer is : A
111).Andhra Pradesh Government has signed an agreement with Australian firm for________.
a) Snake Cultivation
b) Wildlife
c) Iron Ore Mining
d) Tourism
Answer is : C
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112).Zaheer Abbas has been selected as the______ President of International Cricket Council.
a) 13th
b) 12th
c) 10th
d) 9th
Answer is : A
113).Renewable Energy Corporation of India is the new name of__________.
a) Solar Bharat Corporation Limited
b) Solar Corporation of India
c) Solar India Limited
d) Solar Energy Corporation of India
Answer is : D
114).Which of the following cricketer has been voted the best Test Player of 21st Century?
a) Adam Gilchrist
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Rahul Dravid
d) Shane Warne
Answer is : B
115).Hockey World League 2015 is hosted by_________.
a) South Korea
b) Australia
c) Belgium
d) Netherlands
Answer is : C
116).India secured ________ in FDI in South Asia with _______ investment in 2014.
a) 4th position, 24 billion
b) 2nd position, 24 billion
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c) 1st position, 34 billion
d) 3rd position, 34 billion
Answer is : C
117).Which among the following state has started banking and insurance helpline for farmers?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer is : A
118).Who is Patrick Macnee?
a) Director
b) Actor
c) Poet
d) Singer
Answer is : B
119).Which of the following state hosts Hemis Festival?
a) Assam
b) Sikkim
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer is : C
120).Which of the following states have been asked by centre to introduce milk in mid day
meal scheme?
a) Bihar, Tamilnadu, Punjab
b) Bihar, Tamilnadu, Rajasthan
c) UP, Tamilnadu, Assam
d) UP, Rajasthan, Kerala
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Answer is : B
121).Reserve Bank of India decided to allow _______ to borrow foreign currency from
International and Multinational Financial Institutions.
a) A D Banks, Cat I
b) Co-operative Bank
c) Industrial Bans, Cat I
d) Commercial Banks, Cat I
Answer is : A
122).The Financial Stability Report released by RBI is published __________.
a) Quarterly
b) Yearly
c) Half Yearly
d) Bi-annually
Answer is : C
123).What is the new name of Solar Energy Corporation of India?
a) Natural Energy Corporation of India
b) Non-Conventional Energy Corporation of India
c) Inexhaustible Energy Corporation of India
d) Renewable Energy Corporation of India
Answer is : D
124).Who is appointed as acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court?
a) Justice V A Nayak
b) Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee
c) Justice P V Hardas
d) Justice B R Gavni
Answer is : B
125).Who is the newly appointed CFO and Deputy Managing Director of SBI?
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a) Mridula Bhatkar
b) R S Dalvi
c) Anshula Kant
d) Sadhna S Jadhav
Answer is : C
126).International Day against Drug Abuse and IIIicit Trafficing observed on ________.
a) 26th June
b) 25th June
c) 23rd June
d) 27th June
Answer is : A
127).Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lafarge India?
a) R G Kelkar
b) Ujjwal Batria
c) A M Thipsay
d) M S Sanklecha
Answer is : B
128).In which of the following sector new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed
between USA and India?
a) Road Safety
b) Waste Management
c) Health Sector
d) Energy Conservation
Answer is : C
129).RBI has extended the date to exchange the Pre-2005 bank notes up to_________.
a) Dec 1st 2015
b) Jan 1st 2016
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c) August 31st 2015
d) Dec 31st 2015
Answer is : D
130).The Union Government has exempted _________ from obtaining prior environment
clearance.
a) Education Industries
b) Small Scale Industries
c) Printing Industries
d) I T Industries
Answer is : A
131).Government is planning to reduce the centrally sponsored schemes to ________.
a) 40
b) 30
c) 45
d) 35
Answer is : B
132).Which among the following country is hosting 16th World Sanskrit Conference?
a) India
b) Sri Lanka
c) China
d) Thailand
Answer is : D
133).RBI has extended the date to exchange pre-2005 bank notes till ______ for the _______.
a) December 31st 2015, third time
b) July 31st 2015, fourth time
c) December 1st 2015, second time
d) August 1st 2015, third time
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Answer is : A
34).Which is the first and third Largest Carbon Emitter of the world as per world resources
institute?
a) USA and China
b) China and India
c) China, European Union
d) China and USA
Answer is : C
135).Satnam Singh is related to which of the following sports?
a) Tennis
b) Basketball
c) Football
d) Baseball
Answer is : B
136).Recently, a new species of ________ named as Kiwa Tyleri was found in Antarctica.
a) Snow Swift
b) Arctic Tern
c) Polar Beer
d) Yeti Crab
Answer is : D
137).Which of the following non-Asian country has decided to join Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank as a founding member?
a) France
b) Norway
c) Australia
d) South Korea
Answer is : C
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138).Which among the following state has launched the Krishi Cabinet?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Karnataka
d) Manipur
Answer is : A
139).Eurozone Finance Ministers have rejected ________ request to extend a bailout
programme beyond 30th June.
a) Belgium
b) Sweden
c) Turkey
d) Greece
Answer is : D
140).From July 10th 2015 Air India is going to operate International Flight from __________.
a) Ranchi
b) Bhubaneswar
c) Lucknow
d) Surat
Answer is : B
141).Among the following which country is NOT a member of K2K Economic Corridor?
a) Myanmar
b) Pakistan
c) China
d) Bangladesh
Answer is : B
142).Veselin Topalov is related to which of the following sports?
a) Cricket
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b) Golf
c) Chess
d) Football
Answer is : C
143).CVC has recommended prosecution of two _________ officials.
a) ICICI
b) EXIM Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) Bank of England
Answer is : B
144).Bank of Maharashtra has signed an agreement with _______ to finance new
entrepreneurs and small businesses.
a) SBI
b) MUDRA Bank
c) Bank of India
d) HDFC
Answer is : B
145).Three countries were simultaneously hit by terrorist attacks recently, which of these is
NOT one of them?
a) Russia
b) France
c) Kuwait
d) Tunisia
Answer is : A
146).Which of the following state has signed a pact on waste management in the first of its
kind event?
a) Assam
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b) Delhi
c) West Bengal
d) Tamilnadu
Answer is : A
147).Blue Mormon is a species of _________.
a) King Fisher
b) Sparrow
c) Peacock
d) Butterfly
Answer is : D
148).International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction was held at_______.
a) Beijing
b) Kathmandu
c) London
d) New Delhi
Answer is : B
149).Which of the following has published the India Financial Stability Report?
a) RBI
b) SBI
c) CII
d) Financial Ministry
Answer is : A
150).Leander Paes has joined as ______ player in the 100 partners club on ATP Circuit.
a) 30th
b) 45th
c) 47th
d) 50th
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Answer is : C
151).As per Elephant Census Report 2015, which of the following state has 1954 elephants?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Odisha
d) Assam
Answer is : C
152).On _________ the entire planet will get a bonus second also known as leap second.
a) July 2
b) July 3
c) July 1
d) June 30
Answer is : D
153).What is the Corpus amount of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
a) $100 Billion
b) $50 Billion
c) $200 Billion
d) $300 Billion
Answer is : A
154).Which of the following state of India is known as the Tiger State?
a) West Bengal
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer is : D
155).Who is the author of Vyomkesh Darvesh?
a) Dinesh Gandhi
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b) Anil Prajapati
c) Vishwanath Tripathi
d) Gaurav Batra
Answer is : C
156).Who is the Winner of 28th Moorti Devi Award?
a) Suhas Desai
b) Vishwajeet Thakur
c) Manish Pandey
d) Vishwanath Tripathi
Answer is : B
157).According to the World Economic Forum Study which of the following is the world’s
biggest employer?
a) Indian Railways
b) People’s Liberation Army
c) TCS
d) US department of defense
Answer is : D
158).National Statistics Day is observed on ________.
a) June 29
b) June 30
c) June 28
d) June 27
Answer is : A
159).Jwala Gutta is related to which of following sports?
a) Tennis
b) Golf
c) Badminton
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d) Boxing
Answer is : C
160).First Day-Night Cricket match will be played on 27th November 2015 at________.
a) Sydney
b) Perth
c) Canberra
d) Adelaide
Answer is : D
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