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Important G.A. Questions of the Days
Ques. : 1   Who among the following is the UK’s longest-reigning monarch? 1) Edward VIII 2) George VI 3) Victoria 4) Elizabeth II 5) George IV Ans.) 4
Ques. : 2   India has signed a pact for repatriation of each other’s wanted prisoners and cooperate in all criminal matters, including gathering evidence with which country recently? 1) Maldives 2) Sri Lanka 3) Afghanistan 4) Indonesia 5) Malaysia Ans.) 4
Ques. : 3   The union cabinet has approved constitution of the new Law Commission of India for three years, effective from 1 Sep 2015. It will be the _____ Law Commission of India. 1) 19th 2) 20th 3) 21st 4) 22nd 5) 23rd Ans.) 3
Ques. : 4   The Union Cabinet has permitted what per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic route for white label ATM operations? 1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent 3) 51 per cent 4) 74 per cent 5) 100 per cent Ans.) 5
Ques. : 5   Name the golfer who has become the first Indian to qualify for the prestigious President’s Cup team. 1) Anirban Lahiri 2) Jyoti Randhawa 3) Shiv Chawrasia 4) Gaganjeet Bhullar 5) Shiv Kapur Ans.) 1
Ques. : 6   Who won the NSCI Open squash title in the men’s category in Mumbai recently? 1) Mazen Gamal 2) Ben Coleman 3) Karim El Hammamy 4) Mahesh Mangaonkar 5) Adrian Waller Ans.) 5
Ques. : 7   The “Himalaya Diwas” is observed by which of the following states on 9 Sep? 1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Arunachal Pradesh 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Uttarakhand 5) Jammu and Kashmir Ans.) 4
Ques. : 8   The Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 was awarded to ISRO recently. Who among the following is the present chairman of the Indian space agency? 1) Tapan Misra 2) Mylswamy Annadurai 3) Shailesh Nayak 4) K Radhakrishnan 5) AS Kiran Kumar Ans.) 5
Ques. : 9   The World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year on 1) 8 Sep 2) 9 Sep 3) 10 Sep 4) 11 Sep 5) 12 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 10   Name the Indian-origin professional who has been named the new CEO of the prestigious US Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organisation. 1) Dipak Jain 2) Mahesh Ramanujam 3) Rakesh Khurana 4) Nitin Nohria 5) Mohanbir Sawhney Ans.) 2
Ques. : 11   The credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit rating of which of the following developing economies to junk grade on 9 Sep? 1) Indonesia 2) India 3) Malaysia 4) Brazil 5) China Ans.) 4
Ques. : 12   The Export-Import Bank of India is planning a special purpose vehicle model for ship financing. Who among the following is the present chairman of the Mumbai-headquartered bank? 1) Amitabh Kant 2) Sujata Mehta 3) Rita Teaotia 4) Alok Tandon 5) Yaduvendra Mathur Ans.) 5
Ques. : 13   Which of the following automakers in India launched its new compact SUV named TUV 3OO recently? 1) Mahindra & Mahindra 2) Tata Motors 3) Hyundai Motors 4) Honda Motors 5) General Motors Ans.) 1
Ques. : 14   As announced by the Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, the state has received investment intentions worth about __________ from the investors at Mumbai Conclave recently. 1) Rs 10,000 cr 2) Rs 18,000 cr 3) Rs 23,000 cr 4) Rs 33,000 cr 5) Rs 37,000 cr Ans.) 4
Ques. : 15   The govt has nominated who among the following on the board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with effect from 3 Sep? 1) Rajiv Mehrishi 2) Hasmukh Adhia 3) Anjuly Chib Duggal 4) KM Chandrasekhar 5) Ajit Seth Ans.) 3
Ques. : 16   Tamil Nadu govt organised a Global Investors Meet in the state recently during which it attracted investments of about 1) Rs 1 lakh cr 2) Rs 1.5 lakh cr 3) Rs 2 lakh cr 4) Rs 2.5 lakh cr 5) Rs 3 lakh cr Ans.) 4
Ques. : 17   The Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned INS Vajrakosh, the latest Indian Navy establishment which will handle missiles and ammunition at Karwar in the state of 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Kerala 3) Karnataka 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) Goa Ans.) 3
Ques. : 18   ___________ was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) for 2015-16 at the bureau’s 67th Annual General Meeting recently. 1) CVL Srinivas 2) Srinivasan K Swamy 3) Madhukar Kamath 4) I Venkat 5) Shashidhar Sinha Ans.) 5
Ques. : 19   Which of the following pairs won the mixed doubles title of the 2015 US Open tennis tournament? 1) Martina Hingis and Leander Paes 2) Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sam Querrey 3) Andrea Hlavackova and Lukasz Kubot 4) Rohan Bopanna and Yung-Jan Chan 5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 20   Rakesh Sharma has taken over as Managing Director and CEO of Canara Bank which is headquartered at 1) Bengaluru 2) Kolkata 3) Mysuru 4) Chennai 5) Hyderabad Ans.) 1
Ques. : 21   The mobile banking app “LIME” was launched by which of the following banks recently? It will work for both account and non-account holders to shop, pay and transfer money. 1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank 3) State Bank of India 4) Axis Bank 5) Federal Bank Ans.) 4
Ques. : 22   The US based Hindi Sangam Foundation has announced to organise the Third International Hindi Conference in 1) New Jersey 2) New York 3) Washington 4) Las Vegas 5) Los Angeles Ans.) 1
Ques. : 23   Floyd Mayweather announced retirement after equaling the record of 49 straight wins recently. He is an American professional 1) boxer 2) golfer 3) squash player 4) wrestler 5) table tennis player Ans.) 1
Ques. : 24   Which of the following pairs won the women’s doubles title at the 2015 US Open tennis tournament? 1) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis 2) Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 3) Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Coco Vandeweghe 4) Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta 5) Yung-Jan Chan and Hao-Ching Chan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 25   The winner of the women’s singles title of the 2015 US Open tennis tournament is 1) Serena Williams 2) Venus Williams 3) Flavia Pennetta 4) Roberta Vinci 5) Maria Sharapova Ans.) 3
Ques. : 26   The central govt has notified 56,827 km of Western Ghats across six states as ecologically sensitive area. These six states do not include 1) Karnataka 2) Maharashtra 3) Kerala 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) Goa Ans.) 4
Ques. : 27   The Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) offers everything that retired investors need. What is the upper limit for investment is the SCSS scheme? 1) Rs 5 lakh 2) Rs 10 lakh 3) Rs 15 lakh 4) Rs 20 lakh 5) Rs 25 lakh Ans.) 3
Ques. : 28   Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s party was voted back to power in which of the following countries recently? 1) Thailand 2) Singapore 3) Philippines 4) Vietnam 5) Myanmar Ans.) 2
Ques. : 29   _________ won US Open 2015 men’s singles final defeating Roger Federer recently. 1) Rafael Nadal 2) Andy Murray 3) Stan Wawrinka 4) Novak Djokovic 5) John Isner Ans.) 4
Ques. : 30   The Inaugural bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia named “AUSINDEX15” commenced off the coast of _________ recently. 1) Mumbai 2) Port Blair 3) Kochi 4) Kandla 5) Visakhapatnam Ans.) 5
Ques. : 31   The Hindi Diwas is observed on which of the following days annually? The Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India on this day in 1949. 1) 6 Sep 2) 8 Sep 3) 12 Sep 4) 14 Sep 5) 16 Sep Ans.) 4
Ques. : 32   Which of the following states has bagged the top slot in World Bank’s ease of doing business index released recently? 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Chhattisgarh 3) Jharkhand 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) Gujarat Ans.) 5
Ques. : 33   Tony Abbott has been ousted as the Prime Minister in internal party voting in which of the following countries recently? 1) New Zealand 2) Australia 3) England 4) Canada 5) Spain Ans.) 2
Ques. : 34   Who among the following has been ranked on top in the list of most powerful women in Asia Pacific prepared by the global magazine Fortune? 1) Arundhati Bhattacharya 2) Naina Lal Kidwai 3) Shikha Sharma 4) Chanda Kochhar 5) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Ans.) 4
Ques. : 35   Which of the following pairs won the men’s doubles title of the 2015 US Open? 1) Jamie Murray and John Peers 2) Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 3) Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey 4) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 36   Name the Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister of India who has been conferred with the 2015 Silver Medal from the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), London. 1) Avinash Chander 2) Selvin Christopher 3) AS Kiran Kumar 4) G Satheesh Reddy 5) Tessy Thomas Ans.) 4
Ques. : 37   _________ has become the first state in the country to submit State Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). 1) Bihar 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Rajasthan 4) Tamil Nadu 5) Gujarat Ans.) 3
Ques. : 38   The Padmashree-awardee Kalamandalam Satyabhama passed away recently. She was a well-known exponent of 1) Kathakali 2) Mohiniyattam 3) Manipuri 4) Kuchipudi 5) Bharatanatyam Ans.) 2
Ques. : 39   Who among the following has been elected as the new Chairman of the Press Trust of India (PTI)? 1) Vineet Jain 2) KN Shanth Kumar 3) Mahendra Mohan Gupta 4) Riyad Mathew 5) Hormusji N Cama Ans.) 5
Ques. : 40   The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, in Sep 1960. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the group as of now? 1) Angola 2) Algeria 3) Indonesia 4) Libya 5) Venezuela Ans.) 3
Ques. : 41   _______ has launched a credit card specially focused on online shopping. The bank has announced a strategic partnership with 7 of India's biggest e-commerce players. 1) ICICI Bank 2) HDFC Bank 3) SBI 4) Federal Bank 5) Axis Bank Ans.) 3
Ques. : 42   PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is the sole Indian-origin executive in Fortune's list of 50 most powerful women in business. The list has been topped by 1) Heather Bresch 2) Marissa Mayer 3) Sheryl Sandberg 4) Ginni Rometty 5) Mary Barra Ans.) 5
Ques. : 43   The Padma Shri awardee Ramaswamy R Iyer passed away recently. He was a _______ policy expert. 1) foreign 2) agriculture 3) population 4) water 5) defence Ans.) 4
Ques. : 44   Narsingh Pancham Yadav booked an Olympic quota place at World Championship after winning a bronze medal recently. He is an Indian 1) weightlifter 2) wrestler 3) boxer 4) archer 5) sprinter Ans.) 2
Ques. : 45   Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Australia? 1) Bill Shorten 2) Julie Bishop 3) Joe Hockey 4) Malcolm Turnbull 5) Tony Abbott Ans.) 4
Ques. : 46   The QS World University Rankings 2015-16 was released on 15 Sep. Which of the following universities has been adjudged as the top university in the world in the rankings? 1) Harvard University 2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 3) Peking University 4) University of Oxford 5) National University of Singapore Ans.) 2
Ques. : 47   The govt has decided to provide an additional _________ of manual work under the MGNREGA project in the current financial year in those regions where drought has been declared. 1) 40 days 2) 50 days 3) 70 days 4) 90 days 5) 100 days Ans.) 2
Ques. : 48   India’s national broadcaster Doordarshan celebrates its anniversary every year on _______ as it started experimental telecast on this day in 1959. 1) 5 Sep 2) 10 Sep 3) 15 Sep 4) 20 Sep 5) 25 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 49   The Engineers’ Day is observed in India every year on the birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya which falls on 1) 15 Sep 2) 17 Sep 3) 11 Aug 4) 25 Jan 5) 1 Dec Ans.) 1
Ques. : 50   The Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among six writers shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for 2015. He has been shortlisted for his book 1) The Year of the Runaways 2) A Brief History of Seven Killings 3) Satin Island 4) The Fishermen 5) A Little Life Ans.) 1
Ques. : 51   As per the IRDAI’s new norms, the corporate agents can tie up with up to _________ insurers each in life, non-life and health insurance segments. 1) two 2) three 3) four 4) five 5) Any number Ans.) 2
Ques. : 52   What is India’s ranking among 60 leading economies in terms of ‘business growth environment’ in the Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index (GDI)? 1) 4th 2) 5th 3) 15th 4) 34th 5) 53rd Ans.) 4
Ques. : 53   Which of the following cities has been confirmed as host of the 2022 (19th) Asian Games by the Olympic Council of Asia? 1) Tokyo 2) Kochi 3) Jakarta 4) Guangzhou 5) Hangzhou Ans.) 5
Ques. : 54   Ashok-Alexander Sridharan became first person of Indian origin (PIO) to be elected as mayor of ________ recently. 1) Frankfurt 2) Bonn 3) Paris 4) Rome 5) London Ans.) 2
Ques. : 55   In the first-ever river interlinking in the country, Godavari and Krishna rivers were formally linked, recently, with the commissioning of Pattiseema lift irrigation project in Krishna district in 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Telangana 3) Karnataka 4) Kerala 5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 1
Ques. : 56   The India Gadget Expo 2015 (IGE) was held in which of the following cities recently? 1) Hyderabad 2) Chennai 3) Pune 4) Gurgaon 5) Indore Ans.) 1
Ques. : 57   The RBI has granted in-principle approval for small finance banks licence to 10 entities. These entities does NOT include 1) Utkarsh Micro Finance 2) Ujjivan Financial Services 3) Suryoday Micro Finance 4) Au Financiers 5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 58   __________ has won a top UN environment award - Champions of the Earth (Policy Leadership category) - for 2015. 1) Park Geun-hye 2) Thein Sein 3) Tshering Tobgay 4) Sheikh Hasina 5) Chandrika Kumaratunga Ans.) 4
Ques. : 59   The International Day of Democracy is observed on 1) 10 Sep 2) 12 Sep 3) 15 Sep 4) 16 Sep 5) 21 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 60   The Montreal Protocol, which was agreed on 16 Sep 1987, is associated with 1) protection of the Ozone Layer 2) elimination of chemical weapons 3) diplomatic intercourse, privileges and immunities 4) protection of child rights 5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 61   Aqeela Asifi was awarded with the 2015 Nansen Refugee Award by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently. She is an Afghan 1) refugee teacher 2) police officer 3) political leader 4) judge 5) business woman Ans.) 1
Ques. : 62   The 21st International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer was observed recently on 1) 14 Sep 2) 15 Sep 3) 16 Sep 4) 18 Sep 5) 11 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 63   Name the West Indies cricketer who was honoured with the Icon Award by the Indo-Caribbean Alliance recently. 1) Chris Gayle 2) Brian Lara 3) Denesh Ramdin 4) Shivnarine Chanderpaul 5) Ramnaresh Sarwan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 64   Manpreet Kaur, who set a new national record at the 55th National Open Athletics Championships in Kolkata, is associated with the game of 1) shot put 2) pole vault 3) discuss throw 4) long jump 5) sprint Ans.) 1
Ques. : 65   As per the reports published in newspapers, the military in Burkina Faso has confirmed coup and has dissolved the govt. The capital city of Burkina Faso is 1) Lome 2) Accra 3) Porto-Novo 4) Ouagadougou 5) Sana'a Ans.) 4
Ques. : 66   India and which of the following countries inked two MoUs under the ‘Quick Impact Projects Initiative’ recently? 1) Vietnam 2) Thailand 3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia 5) Cambodia Ans.) 5
Ques. : 67   The Union Cabinet approved a mission aimed at developing rural growth clusters in all States and UTs recently. Name the mission. 1) Jayaprakash Narayan Rurban Mission 2) KB Hedgewar Rurban Mission 3) Deendayal Upadhyaya Rurban Mission 4) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission 5) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Rurban Mission Ans.) 4
Ques. : 68   The Constituent Assembly of which of the following countries approved a new constitution recently. The country has had an interim Constitution since 2007. 1) Sri Lanka 2) Maldives 3) Bhutan 4) Nepal 5) Thailand Ans.) 4
Ques. : 69   The book titled “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” has been authored by who among the following? 1) Stieg Larsson 2) David Lagercrantz 3) Andy Weir 4) Henning Mankell 5) Lee Child Ans.) 2
Ques. : 70   A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck in which of the following nations recently forcing more than a million people out their homes? 1) New Zealand 2) Chile 3) Argentina 4) East Timor 5) Samoa Ans.) 2
Ques. : 71   India’s two institutions, _______ and _______ has been ranked 147th and 179th respectively in the QS World University Rankings for 2015-16. 1) IISc, IIT-Delhi 2) IIT-Mumbai, IIT-Delhi 3) IIM-Ahmedabad, IIT-Delhi 4) IISc, IIM-Lucknow 5) IIM-Ahmedabad, IIM-Lucknow Ans.) 1
Ques. : 72   A NASA probe has spotted a ‘global’ ocean beneath the icy crust of Enceladus, the geologically active moon of 1) Saturn 2) Venus 3) Mercury 4) Mars 5) Jupiter Ans.) 1
Ques. : 73   Which of the following committees submitted its report on mis-selling and streamlining of incentives for market-linked products recently? 1) Nachiket Mor Committee 2) Subir Gokarn Committee 3) Shyamala Gopinath Committee 4) Bimal Jalan Committee 5) Sumit Bose Committee Ans.) 5
Ques. : 74   The RBI has granted in-principle approval to 10 entities for small banks. What is the minimum capital requirement for small banks? 1) Rs 100 cr 2) Rs 200 cr 3) Rs 300 cr 4) Rs 500 cr 5) Rs 800 cr Ans.) 1
Ques. : 75   A total of Rs 21,586 cr has been disbursed under the MUDRA scheme so far. As per the RBI circular, no collateral security should be insisted for loans up to _______ under the scheme. 1) Rs 2 lakh 2) Rs 5 lakh 3) Rs 8 lakh 4) Rs 10 lakh 5) Rs 15 lakh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 76   The Vice President Hamid Ansari visited Cambodia recently. The capital city of Cambodia is 1) Vienna 2) Buenos Aires 3) Santiago 4) Hanoi 5) Phnom Penh Ans.) 5
Ques. : 77   Name the Indian American who got the Champions of Change award from the US President Barack Obama recently. She is the founder of ‘Everybody Code Now!’ which is a non-profit organisation. 1) Abraham Verghese 2) Swetha Prabhakaran 3) Madhulika Sikka 4) Rakesh Khurana 5) Preet Bharara Ans.) 2
Ques. : 78   Aimed at bridging the rural-urban divide, govt will set up _______ rural clusters by 2019-20 across the country under Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission. 1) 100 2) 200 3) 300 4) 500 5) 1000 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 79   Which of the following banks has launched India’s first mobile app for bank account opening named FedBook Selfie? 1) IndusInd Bank 2) Federal Bank 3) Axis Bank 4) Bandhan Bank 5) Yes Bank Ans.) 2
Ques. : 80   The type of sales practice whereby the sales person misrepresents or misleads an investor with regard to the features of a particular product or service is called 1) up-selling 2) mis-selling 3) relationship marketing 4) unethical selling 5) impersonation Ans.) 2
Ques. : 81   Michelle Bachelet is the present president of which of the following countries? 1) Chile 2) Cuba 3) Spain 4) Norway 5) Sweden Ans.) 1
Ques. : 82   The Vice-President Hamid Ansari visited which of the following countries recently and signed two MoUs with his counterpart Bounyang Vorachith? 1) Belarus 2) Laos 3) Vietnam 4) Thailand 5) Cambodia Ans.) 2
Ques. : 83   What is India's ranking in the Global Innovation Index 2015 released recently? 1) 5th 2) 17th 3) 37th 4) 75th 5) 81st Ans.) 5
Ques. : 84   Jagmohan Dalmiya, who died recently, was the president of which of the following sports bodies in India? 1) Hockey India 2) AIFF 3) BCCI 4) BAI 5) SAI Ans.) 3
Ques. : 85   Ajay Jayaram is associated with which of the following games? He lost the final of the Korea Open Super Series event in Seoul recently. 1) Table tennis 2) Squash 3) Golf 4) Badminton 5) Tennis Ans.) 4
Ques. : 86   Jackie Collins died of breast cancer at the age of 77 recently. She was a renowned 1) singer 2) novelist 3) actress 4) psychologist 5) journalist Ans.) 2
Ques. : 87   India’s first space observatory Astrosat is set to be launched on Sep 28. Which of the following is a similar satellite launched by a country? 1) Suzaku 2) Spektr R 3) Hubble 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 88   Which of the following spacecrafts launched by NASA sent some stunning photos of Pluto recently? 1) Cassini 2) Messenger 3) Surveyor 7 4) Ranger 9 5) New Horizons Ans.) 5
Ques. : 89   The Retirement fund manager EPFO has decided to increase the benefits under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme from the current Rs 3.6 lakh to 1) Rs 4 lakh 2) Rs 5 lakh 3) Rs 5.5 lakh 4) Rs 6 lakh 5) Rs 6.5 lakh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 90   The Global Innovation Index 2015 is topped by which of the following countries? 1) US 2) Netherlands 3) Sweden 4) UK 5) Switzerland Ans.) 5
Ques. : 91   Who among the following has won the Singapore Grand Prix F1 Championship? 1) Daniel Ricciardo 2) Kimi Raikkonen 3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Sebastian Vettel 5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 92   Which of the following is NOT a condition to be followed by small financial banks? 1) Take small deposits and disburse loans 2) Distribute mutual funds, insurance products 3) Lend 75 per cent of their total adjusted net bank credit to priority sector 4) Minimum 50 per cent of loans should be up to 25 lakhs 5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 93   Which of the following is the unofficial term used to describe housing loans that carry ultra-low fixed rates in the initial years, but charge market-linked rates thereafter? 1) Floating rates 2) Market rates 3) Prevailing rates 4) Teaser rates 5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 94   The economy of which of the following countries shrank again in the second quarter and a modest recession was confirmed there? The plunge in oil prices spurring companies to chop business investment in the country. 1) Mexico 2) Chile 3) Canada 4) Venezuela 5) Belarus Ans.) 3
Ques. : 95   The 69th session of the UN General Assembly concluded on 14 Sep and the 70th session began on 15 Sep. Who among the following is the president of the 70th session of the UNGA? 1) Courtenay Rattray 2) Sam Kutesa 3) Jan Eliasson 4) Mogens Lykketoft 5) John William Ashe Ans.) 4
Ques. : 96   Which of the following countries resumed normal operations at the Yongbyon complex, the country's main nuclear facility recently? The nuclear reactor is seen as a source of weapons-grade plutonium. 1) France 2) Germany 3) Japan 4) South Korea 5) North Korea Ans.) 5
Ques. : 97   Nepal on 20 Sep adopted its new fully secular and democratic Constitution. Which of the following is NOT correct about the provision of the new constitution? 1) There will be seven provinces to be finalised within a year. 2) The Constitution has 37 divisions, 304 articles and 7 annexes. 3) There will be a bicameral legislation. 4) The Lower House (the House of Representatives) will have 375 members. 5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 98   The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annually on 1) 18 Sep 2) 20 Sep 3) 21 Sep 4) 22 Sep 5) 23 Sep Ans.) 3
Ques. : 99   President Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Tourism Awards 2013-14 recently. Which of the following was awarded as the Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development? 1) Gujarat 2) Kerala 3) Maharashtra 4) Delhi 5) Karnataka Ans.) 1
Ques. : 100   Which of the following countries successfully launched a newly-developed smaller version of carrier rocket Long March-6 as part of the country’s space program recently? 1) Indonesia 2) China 3) Malaysia 4) Vietnam 5) Thailand Ans.) 2
Ques. : 101   PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi and Shobhana Bhartia have been presented with the 2015 Global Leadership Award of the US India Business Council. Bhartia is the chairman of 1) Hindustan Times Group 2) Times Group 3) India Today Group 4) PTI 5) ANI Ans.) 1
Ques. : 102   The World Car Free Day is celebrated every year on 1) 19 Sep 2) 19 Sep 3) 21 Sep 4) 22 Sep 5) 23 Sep Ans.) 4
Ques. : 103   The new govt was sworn in Egypt recently. Who among the following is the new Prime Minister of the country? 1) Hisham Zaazou 2) Zaki Badr 3) Ibrahim Mehleb 4) Sherif Ismail 5) Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi Ans.) 4
Ques. : 104   Alexis Tsipras has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which of the following countries? 1) Turkey 2) Greece 3) Spain 4) South Korea 5) Bulgaria Ans.) 2
Ques. : 105   Nepal adopted its new constitution recently. Which of the following animals has been declared the national animal of the country? 1) One-horned rhino 2) Bullock 3) Cow 4) Horse 5) Elephant Ans.) 3
Ques. : 106   Mariko Kipchumba won the 2015 Beijing Marathon recently. He belongs to 1) Kenya 2) Ethiopia 3) Eritrea 4) Jamaica 5) Jordan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 107   Name the Indian cricketer who was conferred with the honorary life membership by the Cricket Club of India (CCI) recently. 1) Suresh Raina 2) Shikhar Dhawan 3) Rohit Sharma 4) Virat Kohli 5) Ajinkya Rahane Ans.) 5
Ques. : 108   Name the erstwhile CEO of food regulator FSSAI who has been appointed as the additional secretary of NITI Aayog recently. 1) Ashish Bahuguna 2) Keshni Anand 3) Yudhvir Singh Malik 4) Sindhushree Khullar 5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 109   The Union Cabinet cleared $2.5 bn deal to buy Apache and Chinook helicopters from which of the following companies recently? 1) Airbus 2) Boeing 3) Kazan Helicopters 4) Lockheed Martin 5) AgustaWestland Ans.) 2
Ques. : 110   ________ is in crisis after the revelation that about 11 mn of its cars with the EA 189 diesel engines globally have discrepancies between their emissions during tests and the actual road use. 1) Volkswagen 2) General Motors 3) Ford Motors 4) Toyota 5) BMW Ans.) 1
Ques. : 111   India is in talks to set up a gas-based urea manufacturing plant at the Chabahar port in which of the following countries? 1) Egypt 2) Iran 3) Iraq 4) Afghanistan 5) Russia Ans.) 2
Ques. : 112   _________ was conferred with 24th Vyaas Samman for the year 2014 on 22 Sep 2015. He was awarded for his work ‘Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan’. 1) Ramdarash Misra 2) Narendra Kohli 3) Vishwanath Tripathi 4) Kamal Kishore Goenka 5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 113   Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ireland on the way to the US to attend UN General Assembly meeting. The capital city of Ireland is 1) Dublin 2) Sucre 3) Minsk 4) Vienna 5) Buenos Aires Ans.) 1
Ques. : 114   Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai, who won the ‘Community Impact Award’ at the prestigious Google Science Fair in California recently is a class IX student from Koraput district in 1) Maharashtra 2) Gujarat 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Tamil Nadu 5) Odisha Ans.) 5
Ques. : 115   The union cabinet approved the setting up of an Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) which will be initially located at the Institute for Physically Handicapped situated in 1) Chennai 2) Hyderabad 3) New Delhi 4) Bengaluru 5) Jaipur Ans.) 3
Ques. : 116   Enda Kenny is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries? 1) Denmark 2) Croatia 3) Bolivia 4) Ireland 5) Austria Ans.) 4
Ques. : 117   The RBI has said that the companies will now be able to borrow up to $50 mn in ECBs with 3-year maturities and more than $50 million for 5-year maturities. The term ECB stands for 1) Excessive Commercial Borrowing 2) Extra Commercial Borrowing 3) External Commodity Borrowing 4) External Commercial Borrowing 5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 118   The GE Capital announced to exit from the credit card issuing joint venture with which of the following banks recently? The JV was set up in 1998. 1) State Bank of India 2) HDFC Bank 3) ICICI Bank 4) Axis Bank 5) Punjab National Bank Ans.) 1
Ques. : 119   _______ passed two Bills providing reservation to Gujjars, some other communities and to economically backward classes (EBC) of unreserved categories recently. 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Rajasthan 3) Gujarat 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 2
Ques. : 120   Martin Winterkorn resigned as the CEO of which of the following leading global automakers recently? 1) Toyota 2) BMW 3) Volkswagen 4) General Motors 5) Renault Ans.) 3
Ques. : 121   Who among the following has been made India’s new permanent representative at the UN? 1) Anil Wadhwa 2) Navtej Sarna 3) TCA Raghavan 4) Syed Akbaruddin 5) Gautam Bambawale Ans.) 4
Ques. : 122   Who among the following has been named India's richest with a net worth of USD 18.9 billion as per Forbes magazine's latest India rich list released recently? 1) Sachin Bansal 2) Azim Premji 3) Dilip Shanghvi 4) Mukesh Ambani 5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 123   Who among the following will be India’s new high commissioner to Pakistan when the present high commissioner retires in Dec this year? 1) Amar Sinha 2) Anil Wadhwa 3) Navtej Sarna 4) TCA Raghavan 5) Gautam Bambawale Ans.) 5
Ques. : 124   The RBI proposed to allow domestic companies to borrow money from pension funds, SWFs and insurance funds as part of the ECBs. Here, the term SWF stands for 1) Sovereign Wealth Fund 2) Stock Wealth Fund 3) Serial Wealth Fund 4) Surrendered Wealth Fund 5) Selected Wealth Fund Ans.) 1
Ques. : 125   The telecom service provider Uninor announced it has rebranded itself as Telenor in India recently. The telecom compay which entered India in 2009 is based in 1) Norway 2) Sweden 3) Denmark 4) UK 5) Russia Ans.) 1
Ques. : 126   The govt has decided to appoint who among the following as the Sherpa for G-20 talks, replacing Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. 1) VK Saraswat 2) Arvind Panagariya 3) Arvind Subramanian 4) Bibek Debroy 5) Jagdish Bhagwati Ans.) 2
Ques. : 127   The social networking site Facebook announced a new name for the internet.org mobile website and app recently. What is the new name of the service? 1) Internet4All 2) Free Internet 3) Free Fire 4) Free Basic 5) Internet Now Ans.) 4
Ques. : 128   Which of the following films has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars in the best foreign film category? 1) Bajrangi Bhaijaan 2) PK 3) Bahubali 4) Court 5) Tanu Weds Manu Returns Ans.) 4
Ques. : 129   The govt think-tank NITI Aayog has constituted an expert group on land leasing which will be headed by 1) JP Mishra 2) HS Meena 3) T Haque 4) Ashok Gulati 5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 130   The next G20 Leaders’ Summit is scheduled on Nov 15-16 at Antalya in 1) Turkey 2) Argentina 3) Germany 4) South Korea 5) Mexico Ans.) 1