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Current Affairs August 2015 Quiz
1. The book which recently got published on life story of 21 bravery awardees, were honored with which of the following awards?
A. Ashok Chakra Award
B. Param Vir Chakra
C. Kirti Chakra
D. Maha Vir Chakra
Answer B. Param Vir Chakra
2. Which state govt. has approved new guidelines for Begum Akhtar Award,which is given for achievement in singing ghazal, dadra, and thumri?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer D. Uttar Pradesh
3.Saurav Ghosal related to which of the following sports ?
A. Boxing
B. Chess
C. ShotPut
D. Squash
Answer D. Squash
4.Who is the 1st Indian gold medalist at the Special Olympics World Games 2015?
A. Rajesh Sahani
B. Darshan Jain
C. Ranveer Saini
D. None of these
Answer C. Ranveer Saini
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Question 1 |
Which of the following won Sri Lanka General Elections?
Democratic National Alliance | |
United National Front | |
Tamil National Alliance | |
United People’s Freedom Alliance |
Question 2 |
Who won fourth straight 200m world title in 2015 World Athletics Championships?
Usain Bolt | |
Maurice Greene | |
Asafa Powell | |
Tyson Gay |
Question 3 |
HDFC Bank cuts base rate by __ bps to 9.35%?
15 | |
25 | |
35 | |
5 |
Question 4 |
Which of the following continet has the largest market for nutraceuticals?
US | |
European Union | |
Asia-Pacific | |
None of these |
Question 5 |
Which of the following university got a corporate fund from India’s TCS?
Standford University | |
Carnegie Mellon University | |
University of Pennsylvania | |
Cornell University |
Question 6 |
Justin Wilson who died recently after prolonged comma due to head injury was a-
Golfer | |
Formula one driver | |
Polo player | |
Football player |
Question 7 |
Assam govt recently banned sale of which of the following products?
Drinking Water Brand | |
Liquor Brand | |
Food Brand | |
None of these |
Question 8 |
Where is Second Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC)
Summit 2015 was held ?
New Delhi | |
Jaipur | |
Ahmedabad | |
Kolkata |
Question 9 |
By 2025 Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile could become in which world rank?
3 | |
1 | |
4 | |
2 |
Question 10 |
Prasar Bharati inked MoU with which of the following country’s televesion company for cooperation on focusing on high quality production, marketing and distribution of content related to art, culture, research, technology?
France | |
Japan | |
Russia | |
Korea |
Question 11 |
Hidden berg line, separates which of the following two countries?
Geramny & Poland | |
Australia & South Africa | |
North Korea & South Korea | |
Germany & France |
Question 12 |
RINL and NTPC has formed a joint venture to set up which of the following
plant?
Greenfield oil and gas power plant | |
Greenfield coal fired power plant | |
Greenfield Nuclear power plant | |
Greenfield wind power plant |
Question 13 |
Who is CEO of Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange?
Rajesh Belaram | |
Tony Day | |
Basab Banarjee | |
Gaurang Desai |
Question 14 |
Recently Indian and US signed MoU on ____?
India Infrastructure Collaboration Platform | |
Research Development, Technology and Evaluation | |
National Skill Development Corporation | |
Blacklist currency material manufacturers |
Question 15 |
‘Chengalikodan’ has been accorded the Geographical Indication (GI) status is a variety of –
Banana | |
Papaya | |
Watermelon | |
Wheat |
Question 16 |
Russia whith which of the following countries signed defence agreement that includes the sale of four Mi-35 helicopters?
India | |
China | |
Pakistan | |
Japan |
Question 17 |
“GlobalSat for DRR”, a global satellite for earth observation to bename after
which of the following famous personality?
Barack Obama | |
APJ Abdul Kalam | |
Viswanath Anand | |
Malala yousafzai |
Question 18 |
Which of the following e-commerce service has made its acquistion with Yatra
Tatra Sarvatra (YTS) Solutions?
Reliance | |
Tata | |
Airtel | |
Idea |
Question 19 |
UN funded for Solar Home Systems,which of the following countries is the first one to receive it?
China | |
Bangladesh | |
SriLanka | |
Nepal |
Question 20 |
Which of the following countries approved by union govt for exchange of information with respect to taxes & to check Black Money Generation?
Ethiopia | |
Uganda | |
Mozambique | |
Seychelles |
Question 21 |
Who is the winner of Women’s Singles finals of Cincinnati Masters title of
Tennis 2015 ?
Simona Halep | |
Chan Hao-ching | |
Casey Dellacqua | |
Serena Williams |
Question 22 |
RINL and NTPC has formed a joint venture to set up which of the following
plant?
Greenfield oil and gas power plant | |
Greenfield coal fired power plant | |
Greenfield Nuclear power plant | |
Greenfield wind power plant |
Question 23 |
Which of the follwing countries is the winner of maiden Under-16 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship title 2015?
SriLanka | |
India | |
Pakistan | |
Bangladesh |
Question 24 |
According to Forbes magazine, Who is the highest paid Actors from India?
Salman Khan | |
Amitabh Bachchan | |
Ranbir kapoor | |
Both A & B |
Question 25 |
Who is the Governer of Bihar?
Keshari nath Tripathy | |
Draupadi Murmu | |
Ram Nath Kovind | |
Acharya Dev Vrat |
Question 26 |
Which of the following day is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition ?
23rd August | |
23rd July | |
20th August | |
21st October |
Question 27 |
Who got appointed as the advocate for United Nations’ campaign “He For She”?
Emma Watson | |
Amitabh Bachchan | |
Anupam Kher | |
Lakshmi Puri |
Question 28 |
Which state govt has declared Thane creek area as ‘Flamingo Sanctuary’?
Madhya Pradesh | |
Uttar Pradesh | |
Rajasthan | |
Maharastra |
Question 29 |
Union cabinet approved MoU between India with which of the following
countries on cooperation in the fields of education, training and research?
Russia | |
China | |
UK | |
Australia |
Question 30 |
Which hindi litterateur has been chosen for Bharat Bharti literary award 2014
Amar Goswami | |
Kashinath Singh | |
Sri Lal Sukla | |
Nirmal Verma |
Question 31 |
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award was given to Jot Singh, comes under which of the following ministry?
Ministry of home Affairs | |
Ministry of Corporate affairs | |
Ministry of Youth Affairs and sports | |
Ministry of external affairs |
Question 32 |
Vassiliki Thanou sworn in as first female Prime Minister for which of the following countries?
Ukraine | |
France | |
Greece | |
Belarus |
Question 33 |
Out of 162 exchange of enclave between India and Bangladesh how many enclaves became of Indian territory?
51 | |
111 | |
100 | |
99 |
Question 34 |
Who is the world’s richest youngest individual under 35 according to
wealth X report?
Mark Zuckerberg | |
Dustin Moskovitz | |
Eduardo Saverin | |
Evan Spiegel |
Question 35 |
Which of the following companies sets a record in single-day power generation?
Tata Power | |
NTPC | |
NHPC | |
Adani Power |
Question 36 |
9th August is celebrated as Quit India Movement anniversary day, In which year it was launched by Mahatma Gandhi?
1947 | |
1942 | |
1935 | |
1945 |
Question 37 |
Who is the 1st Indian gold medalist at the Special Olympics World Games 2015?
Rajesh Sahani | |
Darshan Jain | |
Ranveer Saini | |
None of these |
Question 38 |
The Karachi Nuclear Power Plant II (Kanupp II),biggest energy investor and
infrastructure projects in Pakistan will be constructed under which of the
following country’s assistance?
Bangladesh | |
India | |
China | |
Japan |
Question 39 |
Emmy Awards related to which of the following field?
Poetry | |
Television Industry | |
Sports | |
Politics |
Question 40 |
New SEZ is not going to be set up in which of the following states?
Gujarat | |
Uttar Pradesh | |
Maharastra | |
Karnatak |
Question 41 |
‘Manimandapam’ is to be constructed in which of the following states for Sivaji Ganesan as the South Indian Film Artistes in 2002?
Andhra Pradesh | |
Tamil Nadu | |
Telangana | |
Maharastra |
Question 42 |
Rajiv Mangla who got appointed as CTO of Snapdeal ,was previously a executive member of ___?
Microsoft | |
IBM | |
Adobe | |
Google |
Question 43 |
When is World Humanitarian Day?
29th July | |
9th August | |
19th August | |
17th August |
Question 44 |
Which of the following Technology giant is going to buy data center business
of TATA group?
Google | |
Amazon | |
Microsoft | |
Both A & B Jointly |
Question 45 |
Dr.Oliver Sacks who recently died was a ____?
Audiologist | |
Neurosurgeon | |
Neurologist | |
Endocrinologist |
Question 46 |
Who is the President of Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO)?
Ramesh Kumar Agarwal | |
S C Ralhan | |
Ajay Sahai | |
Khalid M Khan |
Question 47 |
Which river flows through 7 countries in Europe before it empties into the black sea?
Danube | |
Volga | |
Don | |
Seine |
Question 48 |
Who is minister of Rural Development?
Sudarshan Bhagat | |
Chaudhary Birendra Singh | |
J.K Mohapatra | |
vandana Kumari jena |
Question 49 |
What is “Swift Response 15” ,which is recently launched by US?
Airborne | |
Rocket | |
Hellicopter | |
Jet |
Question 50 |
M.M. Kalburgi who recently died was well known as-
Economist | |
Writer | |
Politician | |
Actor |
Question 51 |
Who among the following has been appointed as Chief Brand Officer in
Bharti Airtel for its India operations?
Nilanjan Roy | |
Sunil Mittal | |
Rajiv Mathrani | |
None of the above |
Question 52 |
Union Government identifies 305 cities for implementing ‘Housing for All’ scheme.Which of the following state is not selected among those?
Rajasthan | |
Madhya Pradesh | |
Odisha | |
Punjab |
Question 53 |
What is HR 8832 which was recently discovered ?
Planetary System | |
Planet | |
Star | |
Orbit |
Question 54 |
How many cities got approval from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy as to be solar cities?
56 | |
60 | |
50 | |
46 |
Question 55 |
India’s first IUHDSS situated in which of the following state?
Karnataka | |
Kerala | |
Tamil Nadu | |
Goa |
Question 56 |
Where is the Venue of 2016 Euro Cup Football ?
France | |
Germany | |
Hungary | |
Greece |
Question 57 |
Masdar city is situated in which of the following country ?
UAE | |
Qatar | |
Iran | |
Afghanistan |
Question 58 |
63rd Nehru Trophy Boat Race held at ____?
Veeranpuzha Lake | |
Pookode Lake | |
Paravur Lake | |
Punnamada Lake |
Question 59 |
Jaitapur Nuclaer Power plant is situated in which state?
Gujurat | |
Maharastra | |
Rajasthan | |
Karnataka |
Question 60 |
Which of the following company topped in Frobe’s ranking in World’s 100 Most Innovative Companies?
TCS | |
Tesla Motors | |
ARM Holdings | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals |
Question 61 |
Recently with which of the following country India has an agreement on MLAT?
Qatar | |
Oman | |
Kuwait | |
Saudi Arabia |
Question 62 |
The book which recently got published on life story of 21 bravery awardees, were honored with which of the following awards?
Ashok Chakra Award | |
Param Vir Chakra | |
Kirti Chakra | |
Maha Vir Chakra |
Question 63 |
During recent visit of PM Modi to Turkmenistan, 22nd TAPI steering committee
meeting was held.What is TAPI?
Trans-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India | |
Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India | |
Tazbekistan-Azerbaijan-Pakistan- India | |
Tanzania- Afghanistan-Pakistan-India |
Question 64 |
For Empays Payment, Emirates NDB tied up with which of the following banks?
ICICI | |
Axis | |
HDFC | |
SBI |
Question 65 |
Who is the Present president of Egypt?
Adly Mansour | |
Mohamed Morsi | |
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | |
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi |
Question 66 |
Which of the following banks have issued ‘Green bonds’ in India before ‘HSBC’?
Yes Bank | |
Axis Bank | |
Both 1 and 2 | |
None of the above |
Question 67 |
Darryl Dawkins who recently died was related to which of the following sports?
Basketball | |
Volleyball | |
Football | |
Badminton |
Question 68 |
Who won ICPT Ramanujan Prize 2015?
Miguel Walsh | |
Tian Ye | |
Amalendu Krishna | |
Philibert Nang |
Question 69 |
Mutual funds gathered to Rs 2 lakh crore in ____?
Mar-Jun FY’15 | |
Jan-Apr FY’15 | |
Apr-Jul FY’15 | |
Feb-May FY’15 |
Question 70 |
‘Pran Dhara’ is launched by which of the following States?
West Bengal | |
Jharkhand | |
Chhatishgarh | |
Odisha |
Question 71 |
What percent fee has been increased by US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs)?
40% | |
25% | |
30% | |
10% |
Question 72 |
Government of India has imposed what percent of import duty on wheat till march 31,2016?
12% | |
9% | |
10% | |
11% |
Question 73 |
With which of the following country India has inked an information exchange agreement on tax matters?
Somalia | |
Kenya | |
Ethiopia | |
Seychelles |
Question 74 |
Which of the following sports person has been nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports?
Sania Mirza | |
Sardara Singh | |
Dipika Pallikal | |
All of the above |
Question 75 |
Which of the following bank is having tag line ‘India’s International bank’?
Bank of India | |
Bank of Baroda | |
Canara Bank | |
Indian overseas bank |
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