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1. Government of India has signed a loan agreement for Karnataka Integrated Urban Water
Management Investment Program (KIUWMIP) with which of the following institutions?
(a) World Bank
(b) Asian Development Bank
(c) New Development Bank
(d) UNDP
Ans. b
Union Government has signed a loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 75 million
dollar and 1.8 million dollar grant for KIUWMIP.

2. M Sathiyavathy has become first woman to be appointed as Director General of

(a) Shipping
(b) Hydrocarbons
(c) Foreign Trade
(d) Civil Aviation
Ans. d
M Sathiyavathy will succeed Prabhat Kumar, to become first woman to be appointed as Director General
of the chief aviation for period of three years till 2017.

3. National Biodiversity Conference (NBC)-2015 will be held in

(a) Gujarat
(b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Telangana
Ans. c
The second edition of National Biodiversity Conference will be held in Kerala in February 2015.

4. Green PHABLET, a customised low-cost combination of phone and tablet computer, has
been launched with the aim to empower
(a) Women
(b) Students
(c) Farmers
(d) Hilly Areas
Ans. c
The device aims to empower small farmers who own small plots of land by providing them with precise
information related to agriculture and help them purchase inputs at lower prices.

5. Who has won 25,000 US Dollar ITF singles title in maiden attempt in December 2014?
(a) Ankita Raina
(b) Sonal Phadke
(c) Arati Ponnappa

(d) Isha Lakhani

Ans. a
Ankita Raina defeated Katy Dunne to win 25,000 US Dollar ITF singles title in maiden attempt.

6. Which of the following states/part of these states have been declared as "Disturbed Areas"
and the armed forces here have special powers under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act,
1958?
(1) Assam
(2) Tripura
(3) Sikkim
(4) Meghalaya
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only
Ans. d
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is not extended to Sikkim. Recently, AFSPA is extended for one
more year in Assam.

7. Which of the following statements are correct regarding

Transforming India (NITI) Aayog?

National Institution for

(1) The Prime Minister will be the chairperson.

(2) Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairperson would be appointed by the parliament.
(3) Maximum of 4 members of the Union Council of Ministers can be nominated by the Prime Minister.
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) All of these
Ans. b
Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog would be appointed by the Prime Minister.

8. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Judicial Appointments

Commission (NJAC) Bill, 2014?
(1) The bill grants Constitutional status to the NJAC.
(2) NJAC will be headed by the Chief Justice of India.
(3) It will be responsible for transfer of judges to the Supreme Courts and the High Courts.
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) All of these

Ans. d
NJAC Bill, 2014 seeks to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to higher judiciary.

9. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

(1) R.K Srivastava :
(2) A.K Mittal
(3) Shailesh Nayak:

Chairman of Airports Authority of India

:
Chairman of Railway Board
Chairman of BARC

Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) All of these
Ans. a
Shailesh Nayak has succeeded K Radhakrishnan to become the new Chairman of ISRO.
10. Which of the following statements are correct?
(1) Indian Science Congress 2015 has started in Delhi.
(2) The theme of this year Congress is "Science and Technology for Human Development"
Codes
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2
Ans. b
Indian Science Congress 2015 was inaugrated in Mumbai on January 3.
11. Which of the following statements are correct regarding recommendations by Bezbaruah panel on
safety of North East people?
(1) Any offence against North East people should be made cognizable and non-bailable.
(2) The trial should be completed within 90 days.
(3) To set up Relief Corpus Fund for helping heinous crime victims.
(4) Promotion of Sports from North East India to establish bond with rest of India.
Codes
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only

(d) All of these

Ans. d
The committee has recommended immediate, short term and long term measures to be implemented in
certain time period to prevent discrimination against people of eight North-Eastern states.

12. Which of the following statements are correct?

(1) Digital Village Project has been launched by State Bank of India
(2) The project was launched in Rajasthan
(3) The digital village has three themes i.e. cashless, comprehensive and connected.
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) All of these
Ans. c
Digital Village Project was launched by ICICI bank in Akodara Village of Gujarat in the presence of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.

13. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India (IRDA)?
(1) It is an advisory body.
(2) It was created by an act passed in 1999.
(3) The headquarter of IRDA is located in Hyderabad.
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) All of these
Ans. b
IRDA is an autonomous statutory body. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority was renamed
as Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India on 30 December 2014.

14. Prezista (Darunavir Ethanolate) manufactured by drug firm Lupin will be used to treat
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Breast cancer
(c) HIV
(d) Ebola

Ans. c
The tablets will be used to treat HIV-1 infection.

15. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Dr. V.R Gowarikar?
1 He is onsidered as the Father of the Indian Monsoon Model .
(2) He was honoured with Padma Vibhushan Award.
3 He is the author of ook I Predi t'.
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) All of these
Ans. c
He was honoured with Padma Shree and Padma Bhushan Awards.

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