Current Affairs

1. Which country has won South America’s most prestigious football trophy, the Copa America title 2015 for the first time?

1)Chile

2. Which country claimed the South Asian Basketball Championship (SABA) title?

 India

3. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Birtish Grand Prix of Formula One (F1) he hails from which Nation?

 Britain

4) Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh who has been named as the winner of the 2015 World Food Prize. He is founder and chairman of Bangladesh-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) which is the world's largest NGO, what is the name of the NGO?

BRAC

5) Who among the following established the World Food Prize?

Norman Borlaug

6) Which country has observed its independence on 4th July?

 USA

7) Which country has won women's football World Cup?

USA

8) Iran and P5+1 nations i.e. six major powers have agreed to extend an interim nuclear agreement until July 7, 2015 in order to allow more time for negotiations on a final deal. Which countries are P5+1 Nations?

 China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, plus Germany

9. The Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY), which is implementing the government’s ambitious Digital India programme, is expecting commitments of investments to the tune of?

 2 lakh crore

10. China-led multilateral Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) which has 50 founding members which is the first country which joined AIIB?

 Australia

11 The first day-night cricket Test match will be played in Adelaide, Australia later this year. In order to facilitate the game under floodlights, the specially designed _______ Kookaburra balls will be used.

 pink

12 The book titled ‘Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji’ has been written by which of the following famous personalities and Arun Tiwari?

 APJ Abdul Kalam

13 The One nation, one number became a reality on 3 Jul as mobile phone users can now retain their numbers when they relocate to any part of the country. The mobile number portability (MNP) was first allowed within circles in

 2011 

14 The govt has approved Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) which will have an outlay of _________ over a period of five years (2015-16 to 2019-20).

 Rs 50,000 cr

15 China has started construction of the 3,968-km-long gas pipeline to pump 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas from _________ to Shanghai.

 Russia

16 The govt notified the compliance window, to declare foreign assets without prosecution, under the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act on 1 Jul. The window will remain open till

Sep 30, 2015

17 _______ this year is officially be a bit longer than usual because an extra second, or 'leap' second, was added to the day, according to NASA.

 Jun 30

18 Who among the following has been chosen for the GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2014? The award seeks to recognize research by Indian scientists aged below 50 and living and working in India.

Sanjeev Galande

19 Matti Makkonen, who passed away, recently, was known as the father of

 Short Message Service (SMS) 

Ques. : 10 Who won Norway Chess 2015 tournament recently?

Veselin Topalov

11 The first day-night cricket Test match will be played in Adelaide, Australia later this year. In order to facilitate the game under floodlights, the specially designed _______ Kookaburra balls will be used.

 pink

12 The book titled ‘Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji’ has been written by which of the following famous personalities and Arun Tiwari?

 APJ Abdul Kalam

13 The One nation, one number became a reality on 3 Jul as mobile phone users can now retain their numbers when they relocate to any part of the country. The mobile number portability (MNP) was first allowed within circles in

 2011

14 The govt has approved Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) which will have an outlay of _________ over a period of five years (2015-16 to 2019-20).

Rs 50,000 cr

15 China has started construction of the 3,968-km-long gas pipeline to pump 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas from _________ to Shanghai.

 Russia

16 The govt notified the compliance window, to declare foreign assets without prosecution, under the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act on 1 Jul. The window will remain open till

 Sep 30, 2015

17 _______ this year is officially be a bit longer than usual because an extra second, or 'leap' second, was added to the day, according to NASA.

Jun 30

18 Who among the following has been chosen for the GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2014? The award seeks to recognize research by Indian scientists aged below 50 and living and working in India.

 Sanjeev Galande

19 Matti Makkonen, who passed away, recently, was known as the father of

 Short Message Service (SMS) 

20 Who won Norway Chess 2015 tournament recently?

Veselin Topalov

21. World No-Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed every year across the world on?
 31 May


22. Which state Government has launched Swachhata Saptapadi scheme on the lines of Union
 Government’s flagship Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
 Maharashtra

23. The Eminent scientist who has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Defence Research
 and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the rank of a secretary?
 Dr. Selvin Christopher
24. Which state government has decided to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 
1958 from the remaining areas of the state?
Tripura

25. Four Indians have been named in Forbes magazine’s 12th annual list of World’s 100 most powerful
 women, the Indian eminent woman who is not inducted in the list?
Shikha Sharma
26. Union government has constituted a 10-member committee to review and revitalise public private part
nership (PPP) mode of infrastructure development the committee will be chaired by?
Vijay Kelkar
27. The Bank which has launched voice password facility for users?
 ICICI Bank

28. Who has won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula One (F1) World Championship title?
 Nico Roseberg

29. The country which officially has enacted a law banning undesirable non-governmental organizations
 (NGOs)?
 Russia
30. The eminent Historian-writer who has been selected for Japan’s Fukuoka Prize 2015 in n the Academi
c category?
 Ramachandra Guha

31. The Eminent scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee who was conferred with Japan’s highest civilian 
award the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star?
 C.N.R Rao

32. Which India’s private sector lender has launched a 10-second paperless instant loan Scheme for its 
existing customers?
 HDFC Bank

33. As per recently released Global Peace Index (GPI) for year 2015, India was placed at which rank out 
162 countries?
 143

34. Which district of West Bengal won the UN Public Service Award 2015 for eliminating open defecation?

 Nadia

35. Greece has become the first developed nation to default on International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt. 
It has defaulted on a --------- dollars payment to IMF.
1.7 billion

36.In UCB, ‘C’ stands for________.
a) Cooperative

37.What is the venue of 48th Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank?
 Azerbaijan
38.FIIA Stands for________.
 Foreign Investment Implementation Authority

39.World Asthma Day was observed on_______.
5th May

40.Which of the following state was associated with the BHEL GVK’s Hydro Power Plant?
Uttarakhand

41.What is the name of the two communication satellites which was proposed to build by India that 
supports the telecommunication and television services?
 GSAT-17 and GSAT-18

42.Who is the new Election Commissioner of India?
 Achal Kumar Jyoti

43.Indian Army has signed a MoU with which of the following banks regarding Defence Salary Package?
 Bank of India
44.Among the following party which has won the UK 2015 General Election?
Conservative Party

45.In Atal Pension Yojana, the maximum monthly pension cannot be more than________.
 Rs. 5000
46.What is the annual premium amount for Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana?
 330

47.Among the following which Constitution Amendment Bill is related to goods and Service Tax?
122

48. National Technology Day is observed on________.
 May 11

49 Which of the following is not an instrument in the hands of the RBI to check inflation in our country?
 Special Drawing Rights rr

50 Which of the statements mentioned below is/are correct?

 T-bills are short-term money market instruments

51. The country which has been named the most peaceful country in the world.

 Iceland 

52. Luanda, which is voted as worlds costliest city live in, is capital city of which country?

Angola 

53. According to World Economic Fourm (WEF) Which two Indian organizations are 
among the world's biggest employers?

 India Army and Indian Railways

54. According to World Economic Forum (WEF) Which company is the world’s biggest employer?

 US department of Defense

55. Recently, a brightest early galaxy has been named after which football player? 

 Cristiano Ronaldo 

56. The train which has been rechristened as Yoga Express? 

 Haridwar Mail 

57. The Indian city Which is the venue for the International Conference on String Theory-2015?

 Bengaluru

58. Gunther Schuller,the renowned musician of USA who passed away recently winner of which
 eminent prize?

 Pulitzer Prize

59. On which date, World Day Against Child Labor is observed? 

 12 June

60. The country Which successfully tested the Wu-14, a hyper sonic nuclear delivery vehicle? 

 China

61. According to World Bank, the country which  has highest investment commitment in 2014?

 Brazil

62. The space body which has won the 2015 space pioneer award for science and engineering?

 ISRO

63. Which state has become number one state in the country in terms of total installed capacity of solar
 energy?

 Rajasthan

64. Which Indian Telecom major has launched 4th Generation (4G) services in Mysuru (or Mysore), 
Karnataka?

Bharti Airtel

65. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the date to exchange pre-2005 bank notes till which date?

 December 31, 2015

66. Who is Anshula Kant?

 Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of State Bank of India (SBI).

67. Exercise – Silk Route – 2015 is a joint militry exercise held between which two countries?

 China and Sri Lanka

68. Multilateral Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) which has 50 founding nations including India 
is led by whcih country?

 China

69 Which two countries has inked MoU on Double taxation Avoidance  Treaty (DTAA)?

india and thailand

70. Which Indian player becomes first to be drafted by a NBA team?

 Satnam Singh Bhamara

71. Which Species has been adopted as the ‘state butterfly’ of Maharashtra?

 Blue Mormon

72. Zaheer Abbas who has been recently selected the new President of International Cricket Council (ICC) for one year term was the former captain of which cricket team?

Pakistan

78. Which country has pledged an assistance of one billion US dollars to the quake-ravaged Nepal for its
 massive re-construction programme?

 India

79. Which state government has declared June 22 as ‘Snake Bird Day’ ?

 Kerala

80. Which Indian player has become the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals?

 Sunil Chhetri

81. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was renamed as ‘Insurance Regulatory and
 Development Authority of India’  in

 2014

83. The Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on 24 Jun launched the country’s first modernised anganwadi
 centre at Hasanpur village in

Sonepat, Haryana 

84. The Uttar Pradesh govt has renamed the Lucknow Zoological Garden after who among the following?

 Nawab Wajid Ali Shah

85. The Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has indicated that India could move towards abolishing
 Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. This section is related to

 homosexuality

86. The UN, on 25 Jun, announced a release of emergency aid of $25 million for relief efforts in which of the
 following crisis-torn countries?

 Yemen

87. The metro rail service commenced in which of the following cities on 29 Jun? The 28-year-old driver, 
A Preethi, drove the first metro rail trip of the city. 

Chennai

88. The JSW Steel has sought shareholders' approval to raise Rs. 4,000 cr through QIP. What does the term
 QIP stands for?

Qualified Institutional Placement

89. Who among the following are the winners of the women’s doubles title of the 2015 Canada Open
 badminton tournament?

 Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa

90. Terrorist attacks in three nations on 26 Jun left several people dead and triggered panic across
 continents. These three countries were

France, Kuwait and Tunisia 

91. In which of the following countries, the country which is not the member of Eurozone?

1) Estonia

2) Ireland

3) Cyprus

4) None of the above

92. When did Greece join the Euro?

2001

93. The euro was introduced in Maastricht by the European Union (EU) in?

 1992

94. The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of how many member states?

 28

95. Who is the President of the European Commission?

 Jean-Claude Juncker

96. Greece became the part of the European Union in?

 1981

97. Which is the largest country (area wise) in the European Union?

 France

98. In which of the following is the current president of Greece?

 Prokopis Pavlopoulos

 

99. The ruling Party which is currently in power in Greece is?

Syriza

100. What was the earlier currency of greece before it adopted euro as its currency?

 Drachma

               

101. Adani Enterprises Ltd signed a pact with the Rajasthan government to develop the country's

 largest solar park in the state with ........ MW capacity over the next 10 years at an estimated

 investment of about Rs 40,000 crore. 
  10,000

102. Adani Group has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tamil Nadu Government to set 

up 650 Mega Watt (MW) solar power plant in which district? 

 Ramanathapuram

103. The Central Government released the first ever Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) after

 several years on the lines of the ........ census.

1931

104. Mahindra Defence Systems Limited, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group and Airbus Helicopter 

inked pact to form a joint venture (JV) company to produce helicopters in India. From which country 

does Airbus belong?

France

105. Four Indian-Americans were accoladed with prestigious Great Immigrants, The Pride of America

 award 2015. Who among the following was chosen for this award?

Madhulika Sikka

106. The Indian-American professor has been selected for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate?

R Paul Singh

107. Union Government has launched mobile App to know gram panchayats assets. It was launched by

 Union Rural Development and Minister.......?

Ch Birender Singh.

108. Under which initiative the website of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has been

 launched on 6th July’15?

Digital India

109. Name the IIT-JEE topper nominated as the brand ambassador of Digital India project?

Kruti Tiwari

110. In which state, ‘Digital India With Laado’ campaign is launched by the panchayat on 5th July’15?

Haryana