1. Who bagged the men's title at the 63rd National Senior Squash championship on July 12, 2015?
1) Saurav Ghosal
2) Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu
3) Saurabh Nayar
4) Sanjay Rajpal
5) None of the above
2. Sriram Kalyanaraman has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of?
1) IDBI Bank
2) NHB
3) SIDBI
4) IFCI
5) Corporation Bank
3. Who won the 2015 Wimbledon Men's singles tennis championship on July 12, 2015?
1) Roger Federer
2) Richard Gasquet
3) Novak Djokovic
4) Andy Murray
5) Marin Cilic
4. The seventh BRICS Summit was held in July 2015 in?
1) Durban
2) Fortaleza
3) Sanya
4) Ufa
5) Yekaterinburg
5. The headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme is in?
1) Washington
2) Geneva
3) Zurich
4) Nairobi
5) None of the above
6. Who won the Best Director award at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony on February 22, 2015?
1) Bennett Miller
2) Wes Anderson
3) Morten Tyldum
4) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
5) Richard Linklater
7. The first National Tribal Festival "VANAJ" was held in February 2015 in?
1) Shillong
2) New Delhi
3) Agartala
4) Kohima
5) Raipur
8. The Union Government has constituted a High Level panel to suggest a framework to assess Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities undertaken by companies under the Companies Act, 2013. The panel is headed by?
1) Anil Baijal
2) Deepak Nayyar
3) Onkar S. Kanwar
4) Kiran Karnik
5) None of the above
9. The first Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet & Expo (REInvest 2015) was held in February
2015 in?
1) Mumbai
2) Srinagar
3) Kolkata
4) New Delhi
5) Gandhinagar
10. Which was the partner country for RE-Invest 2015?
1) France
2) USA
3) Germany
4) Japan
5) UK
11. Dhanak, a Hindi film, was honored with The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature length film at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2015. Dhanak was directed by?
1) Priyadarshan
2) Shekhar Kammula
3) Nagesh Kukunoor
4) Prakash Jha
5) Madhur Bhandarkar
12. Who was awarded the inaugural Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015?
1) Paul Krugman
2) Amartya Sen
3) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
4) Jean Dreze
5) None of these
13. A ceasefire deal was reached between Russia and Ukraine on February 12, 2015 in?
1) Minsk
2) Paris
3) Kiev
4) Berlin
5) Moscow
14. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted on February 12, 2015 to reinvestigate the
1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. The SIT is headed by?
1) Rakesh Kapoor
2) Pramod Asthana
3) Kumar Gyanesh
4) Alok Joshi
5) None of the above
15. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme on February 19, 2015 in Suratgarh in?
1) Haryana
2) Gujarat
3) Rajasthan
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Himachal Pradesh
16. The Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award for the year 2014 was given to?
1) Tessy Thomas
2) Geeta Varadan
3) A. Sivathanu Pillai
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
17. Which of the following teams topped the medals tally with 91 gold medals at the 35th National
Games in Kerala?
1) Services
2) Kerala
3) Haryana
4) Maharashtra
5) Punjab
18. Who won the Indian Open golf title in February 2015?
1) S.S.P. Chowrasia
2) Siddikur Rahman
3) Anirban Lahiri
4) Jyothi Randhawa
5) None of the above
19. Yash Bharti Samman is given for excellence in literature, fine arts, folk and classical music and sports.
It is the highest civilian award of?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) Rajasthan
20. Who has been conferred the Yash Bharti Samman?
1) Shekar Gupta
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Vinod Mehta
4) Susheel Kumar
5) Arunima Sinha
21. The first World Ocean Science Congress (WOSC) was held in February 2015 in?
1) Kochi
2) Panaji
3) Kolkata
4) Kandla
5) Tuticorin
22. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) was established in
1974. It is located in?
1) Pune
2) New Delhi
3) Kolkata
4) Guwahati
5) Chennai
23. The Economic Survey 2014-15 was prepared by the Chief Economic Adviser?
1) Rajiv Mehrishi
2) Arvind Mayaram
3) Arvind Subramanian
4) Kaushik Basu
5) None of the above
24. The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare has declared which of the following days as
the National Deworming Day?
1) February 8
2) February 10
3) February 9
4) February 7
5) February 6
25. Ruthvika Shivani is the women's national champion in?
1) Chess
2) Tennis
3) Badminton
4) Table Tennis
5) Archery
26. Sajan Prakash was the Best Performer in the men's section at the 35th National Games. He won 6
golds and 2 silver in?
1) Athletics
2) Swimming
3) Gymnastics
4) Shooting
5) Boxing
27. Which team won the 3rd edition of the Hockey India League in February 2015?
1) Ranchi Rays
2) Jaypee Punjab Warriors
3) Delhi Waveriders
4) Uttar Pradesh Wizards
5) None of the above
28. Identify the mismatched pair? Tennis Player Country
1) Rafael Nadal Spain
2) Roger Federer Switzerland
3) Novak Djokovic Serbia
4) Stanislas Wawrinka Russia
5) Andy Murray Great Britain
29. Who won the ATP Challenger Delhi Open tennis title in New Delhi in February 2015?
1) Yuki Bhambri
2) Somdev Devvarman
3) Leander Paes
4) Rohan Bopanna
5) None of the above
30. The 36th National Games will be played in 2016 in?
1) Manipur
2) Karnataka
3) Goa
4) Telangana
5) Haryana
31. The 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organized in February 2015 by?
1) IISER
2) CCMB
3) IICT
4) TISS
5) TERI
32. India's first fenced elephant sanctuary will come up in?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Odisha
5) Maharashtra
33. The 14th Finance Commission recommended what percent devolution of divisible funds to
States?
1) 32%
2) 35%
3) 40%
4) 42%
5) 37%
34. Facebook has tied up with which company in India to provide basic internet services on mobile
for free?
1) Idea
2) Airtel
3) Reliance Communications
4) Vodafone
5) None of these
35. Lydia Ko is a professional golfer from?
1) Singapore
2) Australia
3) China
4) Japan
5) New Zealand
36. "Ammu", the mascot of the 35th National Games is?
1) Lion
2) Elephant
3) Peacock
4) The Great Hornbill
5) Rabbit
37. King Faisal International Prize is given by which of the following countries?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) UAE
4) Indonesia
5) Saudi Arabia
38. Lala Lajpat Rai was associated with the foundation of?
1) State Bank of India
2) Allahabad Bank
3) Central Bank of India
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Indian Bank
39. Kampala is the capital of which of the following African countries?
1) Rwanda
2) Kenya
3) Lesotho
4) Ethiopia
5) Uganda
40. CIBIL as a credit bureau caters to:
1) Consumer segments
2) Commercial segments
3) Both commercial and consumer segments
4) Nationalized Banks only
5) Private Banks only
Answers:
1) 1; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 4; 6) 4; 7) 2; 8) 1; 9) 4; 10) 3;
11) 3; 12) 2; 13) 1; 14) 2; 15) 3; 16) 4; 17) 1; 18) 3; 19) 2; 20) 3;
21) 1; 22) 2; 23) 3; 24) 2; 25) 3; 26) 2; 27) 1; 28) 4; 29) 2; 30) 3;
31) 5; 32) 2; 33) 4; 34) 3; 35) 5; 36) 4; 37) 5; 38) 4; 39) 5; 40) 3
1) Saurav Ghosal
2) Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu
3) Saurabh Nayar
4) Sanjay Rajpal
5) None of the above
2. Sriram Kalyanaraman has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of?
1) IDBI Bank
2) NHB
3) SIDBI
4) IFCI
5) Corporation Bank
3. Who won the 2015 Wimbledon Men's singles tennis championship on July 12, 2015?
1) Roger Federer
2) Richard Gasquet
3) Novak Djokovic
4) Andy Murray
5) Marin Cilic
4. The seventh BRICS Summit was held in July 2015 in?
1) Durban
2) Fortaleza
3) Sanya
4) Ufa
5) Yekaterinburg
5. The headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme is in?
1) Washington
2) Geneva
3) Zurich
4) Nairobi
5) None of the above
6. Who won the Best Director award at the 87th Academy Awards ceremony on February 22, 2015?
1) Bennett Miller
2) Wes Anderson
3) Morten Tyldum
4) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
5) Richard Linklater
7. The first National Tribal Festival "VANAJ" was held in February 2015 in?
1) Shillong
2) New Delhi
3) Agartala
4) Kohima
5) Raipur
8. The Union Government has constituted a High Level panel to suggest a framework to assess Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities undertaken by companies under the Companies Act, 2013. The panel is headed by?
1) Anil Baijal
2) Deepak Nayyar
3) Onkar S. Kanwar
4) Kiran Karnik
5) None of the above
9. The first Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet & Expo (REInvest 2015) was held in February
2015 in?
1) Mumbai
2) Srinagar
3) Kolkata
4) New Delhi
5) Gandhinagar
10. Which was the partner country for RE-Invest 2015?
1) France
2) USA
3) Germany
4) Japan
5) UK
11. Dhanak, a Hindi film, was honored with The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature length film at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2015. Dhanak was directed by?
1) Priyadarshan
2) Shekhar Kammula
3) Nagesh Kukunoor
4) Prakash Jha
5) Madhur Bhandarkar
12. Who was awarded the inaugural Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015?
1) Paul Krugman
2) Amartya Sen
3) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
4) Jean Dreze
5) None of these
13. A ceasefire deal was reached between Russia and Ukraine on February 12, 2015 in?
1) Minsk
2) Paris
3) Kiev
4) Berlin
5) Moscow
14. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted on February 12, 2015 to reinvestigate the
1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. The SIT is headed by?
1) Rakesh Kapoor
2) Pramod Asthana
3) Kumar Gyanesh
4) Alok Joshi
5) None of the above
15. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme on February 19, 2015 in Suratgarh in?
1) Haryana
2) Gujarat
3) Rajasthan
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Himachal Pradesh
16. The Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award for the year 2014 was given to?
1) Tessy Thomas
2) Geeta Varadan
3) A. Sivathanu Pillai
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
17. Which of the following teams topped the medals tally with 91 gold medals at the 35th National
Games in Kerala?
1) Services
2) Kerala
3) Haryana
4) Maharashtra
5) Punjab
18. Who won the Indian Open golf title in February 2015?
1) S.S.P. Chowrasia
2) Siddikur Rahman
3) Anirban Lahiri
4) Jyothi Randhawa
5) None of the above
19. Yash Bharti Samman is given for excellence in literature, fine arts, folk and classical music and sports.
It is the highest civilian award of?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) Rajasthan
20. Who has been conferred the Yash Bharti Samman?
1) Shekar Gupta
2) Saina Nehwal
3) Vinod Mehta
4) Susheel Kumar
5) Arunima Sinha
21. The first World Ocean Science Congress (WOSC) was held in February 2015 in?
1) Kochi
2) Panaji
3) Kolkata
4) Kandla
5) Tuticorin
22. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) was established in
1974. It is located in?
1) Pune
2) New Delhi
3) Kolkata
4) Guwahati
5) Chennai
23. The Economic Survey 2014-15 was prepared by the Chief Economic Adviser?
1) Rajiv Mehrishi
2) Arvind Mayaram
3) Arvind Subramanian
4) Kaushik Basu
5) None of the above
24. The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare has declared which of the following days as
the National Deworming Day?
1) February 8
2) February 10
3) February 9
4) February 7
5) February 6
25. Ruthvika Shivani is the women's national champion in?
1) Chess
2) Tennis
3) Badminton
4) Table Tennis
5) Archery
26. Sajan Prakash was the Best Performer in the men's section at the 35th National Games. He won 6
golds and 2 silver in?
1) Athletics
2) Swimming
3) Gymnastics
4) Shooting
5) Boxing
27. Which team won the 3rd edition of the Hockey India League in February 2015?
1) Ranchi Rays
2) Jaypee Punjab Warriors
3) Delhi Waveriders
4) Uttar Pradesh Wizards
5) None of the above
28. Identify the mismatched pair? Tennis Player Country
1) Rafael Nadal Spain
2) Roger Federer Switzerland
3) Novak Djokovic Serbia
4) Stanislas Wawrinka Russia
5) Andy Murray Great Britain
29. Who won the ATP Challenger Delhi Open tennis title in New Delhi in February 2015?
1) Yuki Bhambri
2) Somdev Devvarman
3) Leander Paes
4) Rohan Bopanna
5) None of the above
30. The 36th National Games will be played in 2016 in?
1) Manipur
2) Karnataka
3) Goa
4) Telangana
5) Haryana
31. The 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organized in February 2015 by?
1) IISER
2) CCMB
3) IICT
4) TISS
5) TERI
32. India's first fenced elephant sanctuary will come up in?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Odisha
5) Maharashtra
33. The 14th Finance Commission recommended what percent devolution of divisible funds to
States?
1) 32%
2) 35%
3) 40%
4) 42%
5) 37%
34. Facebook has tied up with which company in India to provide basic internet services on mobile
for free?
1) Idea
2) Airtel
3) Reliance Communications
4) Vodafone
5) None of these
35. Lydia Ko is a professional golfer from?
1) Singapore
2) Australia
3) China
4) Japan
5) New Zealand
36. "Ammu", the mascot of the 35th National Games is?
1) Lion
2) Elephant
3) Peacock
4) The Great Hornbill
5) Rabbit
37. King Faisal International Prize is given by which of the following countries?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) UAE
4) Indonesia
5) Saudi Arabia
38. Lala Lajpat Rai was associated with the foundation of?
1) State Bank of India
2) Allahabad Bank
3) Central Bank of India
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Indian Bank
39. Kampala is the capital of which of the following African countries?
1) Rwanda
2) Kenya
3) Lesotho
4) Ethiopia
5) Uganda
40. CIBIL as a credit bureau caters to:
1) Consumer segments
2) Commercial segments
3) Both commercial and consumer segments
4) Nationalized Banks only
5) Private Banks only
Answers:
1) 1; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 4; 6) 4; 7) 2; 8) 1; 9) 4; 10) 3;
11) 3; 12) 2; 13) 1; 14) 2; 15) 3; 16) 4; 17) 1; 18) 3; 19) 2; 20) 3;
21) 1; 22) 2; 23) 3; 24) 2; 25) 3; 26) 2; 27) 1; 28) 4; 29) 2; 30) 3;
31) 5; 32) 2; 33) 4; 34) 3; 35) 5; 36) 4; 37) 5; 38) 4; 39) 5; 40) 3
