1. Alexis Tsipras became the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on January 26,
2015?
1) Spain
2) Poland
3) Cyprus
4) Portugal
5) Greece
2. How many persons were conferred the Padma Vibhushan award in 2015?
1) 2
2) 9
3) 5
4) 4
5) 20
3. Who was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in January 2015?
1) Gurinder Sandhu
2) Ryan Carters
3) Sean Abbott
4) Josh Hazelwood
5) Patrick Cummins
4. Who was crowned the Miss Universe 2014 on January 25, 2015 in Miami, Florida, USA?
1) Nia Sanchez (USA)
2) Dlana Harkusha (Ukraine)
3) Migbelis Castellanos (Venezuela)
4) Paulina Vega (Colombia)
5) None of these
5. Who received Australia's Allan Border Medal in January 2015?
1) Michael Clarke
2) David Warner
3) Mitchell Johnson
4) Brad Haddin
5) Steve Smith
6. 'Project Loon' is developed by which of the following companies with the mission of providing
internet access to rural and remote areas?
1) Yahoo
2) Microsoft
3) Facebook
4) Google
5) Oracle
7. The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is situated in?
1) Anand
2) Karnal
3) Ahmadabad
4) Lucknow
5) Kolkata
8. Which State has launched 'Gauravi', a One-Stop Crisis Centre for women?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these
9. World Refugee Day is observed on?
1) July 20
2) June 20
3) July 14
4) June 14
5) June 24
10. Which of the following regulates housing finance companies?
1) RBI
2) NABARD
3) IRDA
4) SEBI
5) NHB
11. Michelle Howard is the first woman to achieve the rank of admiral in the Navy of ?
1) UK
2) USA
3) Australia
4) South Africa
5) New Zealand
12. Which former Chief Election Commissioner is the author of the book "An Undocumented Wonder-
The Making of the Great Indian Election"?
1) Navin Chawla
2) T.N. Seshan
3) V.S. Sampath
4) N. Gopalaswami
5) S.Y. Quraishi
13. Which of the following countries issued a coin with an embedded thermometer to commemorate
the 270th death anniversary of Anders Celsius, a Swedish physicist?
1) Cook Islands
2) Fiji
3) Marshall Islands
4) Papua New Guinea
5) Solomon Islands
14. Which of the following public sector undertakings has been awarded the Navratna status?
1) Cochin Shipyard Limited
2) Goa Shipyard Limited
3) Indian Rare Earths Limited
4) Mazagaon Dock Limited
5) National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
15. The first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for
persons who are blind is?
1) USA
2) India
3) Switzerland
4) UK
5) Finland
16. Which of the following is India's first ever indigenously built research ship?
1) Sindhu Ratna
2) Sindhu Rakshak
3) Sindhu Sadhana
4) Sindhu Garuda
5) None of these
17. Which eminent scientist was conferred the Dr Mohan Dharia Nation Building Award in 2014?
1) Raghunath Mashelkar
2) CNR Rao
3) MYS Prasad
4) Shekar Basu
5) Avinash Chander
18. The National Institute of Oceanography is located in?
1) Kerala
2) Goa
3) Maharashtra
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
19. Balramji Das Tandon is the Governor of which of the following Indian States?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Haryana
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Mizoram
20. Mohammed Dionne has been appointed the Prime Minister of which of the following African
countries?
1) Senegal
2) Mauritania
3) Mali
4) Guinea
5) Gambia
21. The United States has named a mountain in Antarctica after eminent Indian -American scientist?
1) A.K. Mago
2) Akhouri Sinha
3) Asit Shah
4) Narendra Karmakar
5) None of these
22. Who was the Chairman of the Committee that submitted the report on Tendulkar Committee
methodology for estimating poverty?
1) Ashok Chawla
2) C. Rangarajan
3) Arvind Mayaram
4) R.S. Gujral
5) None of these
23. Global skin care giant Nivea is setting up its first ever manufacturing plant in India at Sanand in?
1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Gujarat
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Haryana
24. Nivea is owned by Beiersdorf, a company based in?
1) China
2) South Korea
3) Spain
4) Germany
5) France
25. Which of the following has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Small Farmers
Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) to implement schemes for promotion of Farm Producers
Organizations (FPOs)?
1) RBI
2) SBI
3) SIDBI
4) APEDA
5) NABARD
26. The ancient Pyu cities became which country's first entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site
List?
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Myanmar
4) Laos
5) Thailand
27. Which country will hold a referendum in 2016 on changing the national flag?
1) South Africa
2) Rwanda
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
5) Jamaica
28. India accounts for 17% of the world production of?
1) Grapes
2) Coffee
3) Banana
4) Fish
5) Milk
29. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has named who among the following as ICRISAT Ambassador of Goodwill?
1) M.S.Swaminathan
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Sania Mirza
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
30. The George Polya Prize is given every two years in?
1) Sculpture
2) Literature
3) Mathematics
4) Physics
5) Life Sciences
31. Who won the 2014 George Polya Prize?
1) Manjul Bhargava
2) Nikhil Srivastava
3) Satya Nadella
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
32. Which country launched a military operation designated as "Operation Protective Edge"?
1) USA
2) Afghanistan
3) Israel
4) Syria
5) Iran
33. The second International Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social
Sciences was organized in?
1) Hyderabad
2) New Delhi
3) Chennai
4) Bangalore
5) Gandhi Nagar
34. Narendra Modi announced 'HIT' formula for?
1) Bhutan
2) Bangladesh
3) Fiji
4) Nepal
5) Maldives
35. How many Smart Cities will be developed with an amount of Rs 7,060 crore?
1) 50
2) 200
3) 100
4) 75
5) 125
36. The Malaysian aircraft, MH 17, was shot down by a missile over?
1) Russia
2) Ukraine
3) Netherlands
4) Australia
5) Philippines
37. Typhoon Rammasun was a powerful tropical cyclone that had destructive impact on?
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) USA
4) Cuba
5) Haiti
38. Which country recently got back historic Maori carvings after more than four decades from
Switzerland?
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Germany
4) New Zealand
5) Poland
39. David Katoatau won a gold medal in weightlifting in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It is the first
ever Commonwealth Games medal for which of the following countries?
1) Kiribati
2) Tuvalu
3) Togo
4) Rwanda
5) Micronesia
40. Who was sworn in as the Governor of Nagaland in 2014?
1) Sheila Dixit
2) Kamla Beniwal
3) Ram Naik
4) K.N. Tripathi
5) Padmanabha Acharya
ANSWERS:
1) 5 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 4 7) 2 8) 3 9) 2 10) 5
11) 2 12) 5 13) 1 14) 5 15) 2 16) 3 17) 1 18) 2 19) 4 20) 1
21) 2 22) 2 23) 3 24) 4 25) 5 26) 3 27) 4 28) 5 29) 4 30) 3
31) 2 32) 3 33) 3 34) 4 35) 3 36) 2 37) 1 38) 4 39) 1 40) 5
2015?
1) Spain
2) Poland
3) Cyprus
4) Portugal
5) Greece
2. How many persons were conferred the Padma Vibhushan award in 2015?
1) 2
2) 9
3) 5
4) 4
5) 20
3. Who was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year in January 2015?
1) Gurinder Sandhu
2) Ryan Carters
3) Sean Abbott
4) Josh Hazelwood
5) Patrick Cummins
4. Who was crowned the Miss Universe 2014 on January 25, 2015 in Miami, Florida, USA?
1) Nia Sanchez (USA)
2) Dlana Harkusha (Ukraine)
3) Migbelis Castellanos (Venezuela)
4) Paulina Vega (Colombia)
5) None of these
5. Who received Australia's Allan Border Medal in January 2015?
1) Michael Clarke
2) David Warner
3) Mitchell Johnson
4) Brad Haddin
5) Steve Smith
6. 'Project Loon' is developed by which of the following companies with the mission of providing
internet access to rural and remote areas?
1) Yahoo
2) Microsoft
3) Facebook
4) Google
5) Oracle
7. The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is situated in?
1) Anand
2) Karnal
3) Ahmadabad
4) Lucknow
5) Kolkata
8. Which State has launched 'Gauravi', a One-Stop Crisis Centre for women?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these
9. World Refugee Day is observed on?
1) July 20
2) June 20
3) July 14
4) June 14
5) June 24
10. Which of the following regulates housing finance companies?
1) RBI
2) NABARD
3) IRDA
4) SEBI
5) NHB
11. Michelle Howard is the first woman to achieve the rank of admiral in the Navy of ?
1) UK
2) USA
3) Australia
4) South Africa
5) New Zealand
12. Which former Chief Election Commissioner is the author of the book "An Undocumented Wonder-
The Making of the Great Indian Election"?
1) Navin Chawla
2) T.N. Seshan
3) V.S. Sampath
4) N. Gopalaswami
5) S.Y. Quraishi
13. Which of the following countries issued a coin with an embedded thermometer to commemorate
the 270th death anniversary of Anders Celsius, a Swedish physicist?
1) Cook Islands
2) Fiji
3) Marshall Islands
4) Papua New Guinea
5) Solomon Islands
14. Which of the following public sector undertakings has been awarded the Navratna status?
1) Cochin Shipyard Limited
2) Goa Shipyard Limited
3) Indian Rare Earths Limited
4) Mazagaon Dock Limited
5) National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
15. The first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for
persons who are blind is?
1) USA
2) India
3) Switzerland
4) UK
5) Finland
16. Which of the following is India's first ever indigenously built research ship?
1) Sindhu Ratna
2) Sindhu Rakshak
3) Sindhu Sadhana
4) Sindhu Garuda
5) None of these
17. Which eminent scientist was conferred the Dr Mohan Dharia Nation Building Award in 2014?
1) Raghunath Mashelkar
2) CNR Rao
3) MYS Prasad
4) Shekar Basu
5) Avinash Chander
18. The National Institute of Oceanography is located in?
1) Kerala
2) Goa
3) Maharashtra
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
19. Balramji Das Tandon is the Governor of which of the following Indian States?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Haryana
4) Chhattisgarh
5) Mizoram
20. Mohammed Dionne has been appointed the Prime Minister of which of the following African
countries?
1) Senegal
2) Mauritania
3) Mali
4) Guinea
5) Gambia
21. The United States has named a mountain in Antarctica after eminent Indian -American scientist?
1) A.K. Mago
2) Akhouri Sinha
3) Asit Shah
4) Narendra Karmakar
5) None of these
22. Who was the Chairman of the Committee that submitted the report on Tendulkar Committee
methodology for estimating poverty?
1) Ashok Chawla
2) C. Rangarajan
3) Arvind Mayaram
4) R.S. Gujral
5) None of these
23. Global skin care giant Nivea is setting up its first ever manufacturing plant in India at Sanand in?
1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Gujarat
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Haryana
24. Nivea is owned by Beiersdorf, a company based in?
1) China
2) South Korea
3) Spain
4) Germany
5) France
25. Which of the following has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Small Farmers
Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) to implement schemes for promotion of Farm Producers
Organizations (FPOs)?
1) RBI
2) SBI
3) SIDBI
4) APEDA
5) NABARD
26. The ancient Pyu cities became which country's first entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site
List?
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Myanmar
4) Laos
5) Thailand
27. Which country will hold a referendum in 2016 on changing the national flag?
1) South Africa
2) Rwanda
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
5) Jamaica
28. India accounts for 17% of the world production of?
1) Grapes
2) Coffee
3) Banana
4) Fish
5) Milk
29. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has named who among the following as ICRISAT Ambassador of Goodwill?
1) M.S.Swaminathan
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Sania Mirza
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
30. The George Polya Prize is given every two years in?
1) Sculpture
2) Literature
3) Mathematics
4) Physics
5) Life Sciences
31. Who won the 2014 George Polya Prize?
1) Manjul Bhargava
2) Nikhil Srivastava
3) Satya Nadella
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
32. Which country launched a military operation designated as "Operation Protective Edge"?
1) USA
2) Afghanistan
3) Israel
4) Syria
5) Iran
33. The second International Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social
Sciences was organized in?
1) Hyderabad
2) New Delhi
3) Chennai
4) Bangalore
5) Gandhi Nagar
34. Narendra Modi announced 'HIT' formula for?
1) Bhutan
2) Bangladesh
3) Fiji
4) Nepal
5) Maldives
35. How many Smart Cities will be developed with an amount of Rs 7,060 crore?
1) 50
2) 200
3) 100
4) 75
5) 125
36. The Malaysian aircraft, MH 17, was shot down by a missile over?
1) Russia
2) Ukraine
3) Netherlands
4) Australia
5) Philippines
37. Typhoon Rammasun was a powerful tropical cyclone that had destructive impact on?
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) USA
4) Cuba
5) Haiti
38. Which country recently got back historic Maori carvings after more than four decades from
Switzerland?
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Germany
4) New Zealand
5) Poland
39. David Katoatau won a gold medal in weightlifting in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It is the first
ever Commonwealth Games medal for which of the following countries?
1) Kiribati
2) Tuvalu
3) Togo
4) Rwanda
5) Micronesia
40. Who was sworn in as the Governor of Nagaland in 2014?
1) Sheila Dixit
2) Kamla Beniwal
3) Ram Naik
4) K.N. Tripathi
5) Padmanabha Acharya
ANSWERS:
1) 5 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 4 7) 2 8) 3 9) 2 10) 5
11) 2 12) 5 13) 1 14) 5 15) 2 16) 3 17) 1 18) 2 19) 4 20) 1
21) 2 22) 2 23) 3 24) 4 25) 5 26) 3 27) 4 28) 5 29) 4 30) 3
31) 2 32) 3 33) 3 34) 4 35) 3 36) 2 37) 1 38) 4 39) 1 40) 5
