23 FEBRUARY 2015

Ques. : 1 Brendon McCullum blasted the fastest test century coming from just 54 balls recently against Australia. He has been playing for
1) New Zealand
2) Australia
3) South Africa
4) England
5) West Indies
Answer:- 1) New Zealand

Ques. : 2 The International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) is observed across the world on
1) 18 Feb
2) 20 Feb
3) 21 Feb
4) 23 Feb
5) 24 Feb
Answer:- 3) 21 Feb



Ques. : 3 The Indian film “Ottal” (The Trap) has been named as best feature-length and best short films in the children’s category at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival. It is in
1) Malayalam
2) Telugu
3) Tamil
4) Kannada
5) Assamese
Answer:- 1) Malayalam

Ques. : 4 Justice Vineet Saran has been appointed by the President as the new Chief Justice of
1) Karnataka High Court
2) Bombay High Court
3) Orissa High Court
4) Allahabad High Court
5) Madras High Court
Answer:- 3) Orissa High Court

Ques. : 5 India and Nepal have signed seven pacts during Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli’s recent visit to New Delhi. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
1) Operationalization of Vishakhapatnam Port
2) Transit between Nepal and Bangladesh through Kakarbitta-Banglabandh corridor
3) Letters of Exchange on Rail Transport Inauguration of Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar transmission line
4) Establishment of Eminent Persons Group (EPG)
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these

Ques. : 6 The book “Playing It My Way” has entered the Limca Book of Records in the category of best-selling books across both fiction and non-fiction categories. It is the autobiography of
1) Brian Lara
2) Steve Waugh
3) Saurav Ganguly
4) Kapil Dev
5) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer:- 5) Sachin Tendulkar

Ques. : 7 Which of the following teams won the Hockey India League (HIL) title in the fourth edition recently?
1) Kalinga Lancers
2) Mumbai Magicians
3) Delhi Waveriders
4) Punjab Warriors
5) Ranchi Rhinos
Answer:- 4) Punjab Warriors

Ques. : 8 Who among the following clinched the women’s singles title of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2016?
1) Barbora Strycova
2) Maria Sharapova
3) Roberta Vinci
4) Sara Errani
5) Flavia Pennetta
Answer:- 4) Sara Errani

Ques. : 9 Bhubaneshwari Mishra, who passed away recently, was a renowned
1) composer
2) classical and playback singer
3) classical dancer
4) novelist
5) actor
Answer:- 2) classical and playback singer

Ques. : 10 PM Narendra Modi launched the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban mission (SPMRM) from Chhattisgarh recently. The govt has earmarked over Rs 5,000 cr for the mission to develop ______ clusters over next three years.
1) 100
2) 200
3) 300
4) 400
5) 500
Answer:- 3) 300

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