1. Who won the 2015 Man International Booker Prize 2015 recently? Laszlo Krasznahorkai (Hungary)
2. Which country topped the first World Environmental Democracy Index? Lithuania
3. Who is appointed the first woman governor of Jharkhand? Draupadi Murmu Tathagata Roi,Tripura (Nirbhay Sharma, Mizoram(JP Rakkhowa, Arunachal Pradesh)
4. Which state to use electronic voting machine in an entire state election? Goa
5. J. Jayalalithaa, who took over as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu recently, has now become state’s Chief Minister how many times? 5 times
6. Who recently won the CEAT Internation Cricketer of the Year award? Kumar Sangakkara Ajinkya Rahane,india(Player of the Tournament in IPL 2015: Andre Russell
7. Who has appointed as the executive director of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? Meena Hemchandra
8. Name the only person to get Nobel Prize after getting Bharat Ratna? Nelson Mandela (Bharat Ratna1954)
9. Voice Recognition Service (VRS) for biometric authenticates has been launched by which bank? ICICI Bank
10. Who has been appointed as the Director General of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation)? Dr. S Christopher
11. Where was New Bank Note Paper Line unit was inaugurated by finance minister? Hoshangabad, M.P.
12. Which country has unveiled the first facial recognition ATM of the World? China
13. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the 30-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that was constituted recently to look into the provisions of the controversial Land Acquisition Bill? S.S. Ahluwalia
14. The State Bank of India (SBI) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which e-commerce entity to develope payment and commerce solutions for customers and small businesses? Amazon
15. India’s largest commercial bank SBI recently signed an MoU with which leading international digital payments company to facilitate cross-border transactions? PayPal
16. Which country became the first country in the world to give its approval to same-sex marriage by a popular vote recently? Ireland
17. Who is elected the new president of Poland? Andrzej Duda
18. Who won the Monaco F1 Grand Prix championship recently? Nico Rosberg (Germany)
19. What is the name of the exclusive television channel for farmers, that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently? DD Kisan
20. SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media Chair Shobhana Bhartia were listed in the 12th Forbes’100 Most Powerful Women List, which was released on 26 May 2015. Who has topped the World’s most powerful women-2015 list?German Chancellor Angela Merkel (How manay Indians among Forbes world’s 100 most powerful women ?4)
21. ANZ Bank has purposed to open how many branches in India by early 2016 ? 2
22. ‘‘Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon”(our village, illuminated village) scheme has been launched by which state government in those villages where there is no power theft ? Haryana
23. Who is the chairman of the 7th Central Pay Commission? A K MATHUR
24. If a person wants to enroll for the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana his/her age must be between ___? 18-70 years
25. What is the new REPO rate after the RBI’s policy review?
26. Parliament increase the rate of service tax from 12.36 to 14% became operational from which date? 1 june 2015.
27. World bank approved 250 million US dollar credit Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness for which Indian state? Bihar
28. Who is the first person to become the Chief Minister of two states? N. D. Tiwari (He was the CM of Uttar Pradesh as well as Uttarakhand).
29. Which city will host the Olympic Games 2016?
30. The maximum number of Anglo Indians who can be nominated to the Lok Sabha are? 2
31. Name the first semi high-speed train service between Delhi and Agra which would touch speeds of up to 160 kmph? :- Gatimaan Express
32. Which country will host the 2019 FIFA women's World Cup? :- France
33. Currently (March, 2015), how many Indian states are run by women Chief Ministers? :- Three
34. Newly formed Mudra Bank will be part of which bank? :- Small Industries Development Bank of India
35. Who was appointment as Ambassador of India to France? :- Dr. Mohan Kumar
36. Who has won the 20th grand slam by winning French open? :- Serena Jameka Williams
37. Who was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) by replacing H.S. Brahma? - Dr. Nasim Zaidi
38. Who has been chosen for “Champions of Change” by US President? :- Satyam Nandella
39. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommended use of a single number for all emergency services in the country, including police, fire brigade and ambulance. What number is this? :– ‘112’
40. Which state govt. has launched First E-ration card service in India :- Delhi
41. Which team has won the Irani Trophy 2015? :- Karnataka
42. Voting right by the youths at the age of 18 years was exercised for the first time in the General Election of which year? :– 1989
43. Who was elected as the first woman president of Basketball Federation of India (BFI)? :- Poonam Mahajan
44. Union Govt. officially added three more districts into the National Capital Region (NCR) thus extending the span of the NCR. Which three districts are these? :-Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) and Jind and Karnal (Haryana)
45. What is the capital of Australia? :-Canberra
46. Which day is observed as the world environmental day? :- 5 june
47. Who has sworned in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim HC? :-Meenakshi Madan Rai
48. Which private-sector bank recently announced that it will discontinue issuing slips after cash withdrawals at ATMs and will alert the customer through SMSes? :- HDFC Bank
49. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as announced by the government recently :- K.M. Mani (Finance Minister of Kerala)
50. Recenlty Bharat Ratna has been given to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, how many Prime Ministers of India have awarded the Bharat Ratna? :- Seven
51. Which is the only central university in India which has Prime Minister as its chancellor? :- Visva Bharati University
52. Who won the 2015 Formula 1 Canada Grand Prix title? :-
Mercedes racing driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain
53. What will be the name of the new capital of Andhra Pradesh as approved by the Cabinet? :– “Amaravathi
54. CCEA stands for? :-Cabinet Committe for Economic Affairs
54. CCEA stands for? :-Cabinet Committe for Economic Affairs
55. Which state recently became the first State in the country to fix a minimum educational qualification for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions? :- Rajasthan
56. Who became the first Chief Minister to receive the second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan? :-Parkash Singh Badal
57. Where is the headquarters of the BRICS development bank? :- Shanghai, china
58. What will be the interest rate for Sukanya Samriddhi Account, the special deposit scheme for girl child, for the financial year 2015-16 as announced by union government recently? :- 9.2 %.
59. Who is the author of the book “Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy – Speaker’s Perspective”? :- Meira Kumar
60. The Union Govt. recently notified a law pertaining to selection of judges for country’s courts. It paves the way for a Commission to undertake the process of selection of judges instead of the nearly two decade old collegiums system. What is the name of this Commission?:- National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)
61. Who has been appointed as the president of the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI)? Sudhakar Shetty
62. Who is appointed as acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court? Justice Jayant Patel
63. Which two countries has signed an agreements worth 1.6 billion US dollars to implement the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project? China and Pakistan
64. Who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner of India? Om Prakash Rawat
65. Name the scheme recognized by Guinness book of world records as largest cash transfer program? Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh (PAHAL) scheme
66. Which bank has launched an automated locker facility with high-end robotic technology for the first time in the country? ICICI
67. Who has become the new prime minister of SRI LANKA? Ranil Wickremesingh
68. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)? Kishor Piraji Kharat
69. Indian Govt. signed a $ 308.40 million finance agreement with the World Bank for National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project-II (NCRMP-II). This project will start in which six states of the country? Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal
70. Which bank has launched a mobile wallet app called ‘Buddy’ in collaboration with Accenture and Mastercard recently? SBI
71. Which bank has launched contactless debit, credit and multi-currency forex cards? Axis Bank
72. The United Nations observed the International Youth Day on which day? 12 Aug
73. The Reserve Bank of India recently paid a dividend to the govt. It is the highest ever from the central bank in its 80-year history. What is the amount of dividend? Rs 66,000 cr.
74. The govt has approved the setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) for imparting MD and Ph.D level education. The AIIA will come up in which state? New Delhi
75. Abhishek Verma, who won gold at World Championships in Poland recently, He is related to which sport? Archery
76. The Standard Life has announced to buy an additional stake of nine per cent in its Indian insurance venture with which bank? HDFC
77. PS Jayakumar and Rakesh Sharma are appointed as the MD and CEO of which banks? Bank of Baroda and Canara bank
78. Which state is the first state in the country, which has been declared as totally digital state in the country? Kerala
79. India and which country recently signed an MoU on technical cooperation in railway sector? Slovak Republic
80. Who won the men’s and women’s singles title of the Rogers Cup Masters tournament 2015? Andy Murray and Belinda Bencic
81. Bandhan Bank, which will start operations on 23 Aug, has fixed interest rates. The savings interest rates have been fixed at ______ for deposits below Rs 1 lakh and ______ for those above Rs 1 lakh.? 4.25 per cent, five per cent
82. Who has won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2015? Sania Mirza
83. Which country recently won overall championship in Asian Youth Chess Championship 2015? India
84. Which country has recently devalued its currency by 1.9 per cent, for the first time since 1994? China
85. Which Indian golfer created history by becoming the first from the country to finish inside the top-five of a Major golf tournament? Anirban Lahiri
86. Which Associate bank of SBI tops in the charts of customer compaints in Kerala? State Bank of Travancore
87. Which new campaign was announced by PM Mr. Modi on Independence day, 2015? Start up India, Stand of India
88. India’s first Harbour Defence System has been commissioned at which places recently? Kochi
89. The industry body FICCI has signed an MoU with which organisation for the second phase of SCORE Global Programme to impart training to MSMEs? ILO
90. Smart Humsafar, a unique plan was launched by which insurance company? SBI Life Insurance.
91. First National Handloom Day was observed on which day? 7th August
92. India decided to boycott which Conference to be held in Islamabad? 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
93. Which city topped in the Swachh Bharat Rankings of 476 cities in India, in a survey conducted during 2014-15 by the Ministry of Urban Development? Mysuru (Mysore)
94. India’s biggest telescope – Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST) was inaugurated recently. MAST would help in the study of movements of stars and sun even in day time. It has been installed at which place? Udaipur (Rajasthan)
95. Which state legislative assembly passed a resolution against the death penalty? Tripura
96. India and which country inked an agreement to set up Centre of Excellence in Software Development and Training (CESDT) in that country? Myanmar
97. Name the Indian-American who has been appointed as the US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives? Atul Keshap
98. India-born Sundar Pichai was recently named as the new CEO of which technology giant? Google
99. Name the Indian socio-biologist who was awarded Germany’s highest civilian honour – the Cross of Order of the Merit, recently? Raghavendra Gadagkar
100. Which bank has launched its ‘Saral-Rural Housing Loan’ at base rate of 9.7 per cent for borrowers from the rural areas? ICICI Bank
101. Name the parent company launched by Google? Alphabet Inc
102. Which bank recently got accredited by the UN's Green Climate Fund as a national implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects in India? NABARD
103. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has fully commissioned and started commercial production at the first indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant in which state? Kerala
104. Union Government has recently launched ‘SAMANVAY’ web portal to monitor progress and implementation of which scheme? Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
105. World Natural Heritage Management and Training Center for Asia-Pacific region will be established at which city? Dehradun
106. According to UNESCO, in which country highest no. of heritage sites are present? Italy
107. What is the full form of MGNREGA? Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
108. 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meet held in which of the following country? Malasiya
109. What is the currency of Russia? Ruble (moscow)
110. Which anniversary of the dropping of first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima is being observed on 6 August 2015? 70th
111. Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as new ambassador for the Tiger Conservation Project of which state? Maharashtra
112. Who has been appointed as the governers of Bihar and Himachal Pradesh by President Pranab Mukherjee? Ram Nath Kovind and Acharya Dev Vrat
113. Who is elected as the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)? Sebastian Coe
114. A defence agreement that includes the sale of four Mi-35 helicopters was signed by which two countries? Pakistan and Russia
115. Prasar Bharti linked a MoU with digital television of which country? Russia
116. Name the Greek PM who has resigned and call for snap polls? Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
117. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Air India Limited? Ashwani Lohani
118. Name the committee of RBI which recommends conversion of UCBs into regular banks? R Gandhi committee
119. Bandhan Financial Services started operations as a Commercial Bank from which date? 23 august 2015
120. Who has won men’s and women’s single title of Cincinnati Masters title 2015? Roger Federer and Serena Williams
121. Which city will host the 2015 FIH Hockey World League (HWL) Final? Raipur
122. Name the first Indian-American who has been appointed as the full time federal judge in California Court? Vince Chhabria
123. Justice Madanlal Laxmandas Tahaliyani, was sworn-in as the new Lokayukta of which state? Maharastra
124. What is the name of the 7-pronged strategy announced by the Union Finance Ministry that aims for comprehensive revamp of public sector banks of the country? “Indradhanush”
125. What is the name of the first dedicated portal for the benefit of students seeking educational loans that was launched by the Union Govt.? “Vidya Lakshmi”
126. 2nd edition of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit, which witnessed participation of the heads of states of 14 Pacific island nations, was held in which Indian city? Jaipur
127. Which country recently became the fourth country after Russia, Great Britain and China to have a hotline (direct secure line of communication) with the US President? India
128. Which Indian airport recently became the first in the world to operate completely on solar power? Cochin International Airport (Kochi)
129. Which state would host the world’s largest 750 Mega Watts (MW) solar power station? Madhya Pradesh
130. Zia Haider Rahman who recently won James Tait Black award 2015, UK’s oldest literary prize for his first novel, In the Light of What We Know, belongs to which country? Bangladesh
131. Which teams lifted South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-16 title? Bangladesh
132. The Australian govt. has appointed which cricketers as its inaugural ambassador to India on education? Adam Gilchrist
133. Who has been named an advocate for UN’s ‘HeForShe’ campaign, the campaign on gender equality? Anupam Kher
134. The Payments Banks will initially be restricted to holding a maximum balance of ________ per individual customer? Rs 1 lakh
135. India got its first private bank in 11 years as the Bandhan Bank commenced operations recently. What is the punch line of the bank? Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai
136. Who has become the first Indian to win Ladies British Amateur Golf Championship? Aditi Ashok
137. Name the initiative launched by union government to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas? SEHAT (Social Endeavour for Health And Telemedicine)
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