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RBI/Banking/Industry
/Economy

4. What is the name of the

mobile wallet recently
launched by Spice Digital?
- SpiceMudra

1. How many Small Finance

Banks licenses were granted
by the Reserve Bank of
India?
- 10

2. Which of the following a

Small Bank can do?

- Bharti Airtel
5. Employees Provident
Fund Organisation (EPFO)
recently increased the
maximum amount assured
under its Employees'
Deposit Linked Insurance
Scheme (EDLI) to
__________.

- Undertake basic banking

activities of acceptance of
deposits and lending

- Rs. 6 Lakhs

Can lend only for financial

inclusion including small
business units, small and
marginal farmers, micro and
small industries and
unorganised sector entities

6. Which of the following

Indian pharma company
recently entered into an
agreement to acquire InSite
Vision?

Allowed to distribute mutual

fund products, insurance
products and pension
products

3. Which of the following a

Small Bank cannot do?
- Not allowed to set up
subsidiaries to undertake
non-banking financial
activities
Other financial and nonfinancial services activities of
the promoters should not be
mingled with the working of
the bank

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9. Which of the following

Indian cellular company
recently tied up with Liquid
Telecom in Africa?

10. Name the prototype

system which was recently
developed by US
researchers to prevent mass
credit card fraud.
- SafePay

11. According to Financial

Times released data on FDI
in H1 2015 which of the
following country emerged
as the most favoured
destination for FDI?
- India

- Sun Pharma

7. Name the famous Android

Application development
company who recently
signed up with Indian
mobile advertisement
company InMobi.

12. According to Financial

Times released data on FDI
in H1 2015 India emerged as
the most favoured
destination for FDI
surpassing _________.
- China

- Apus Group

8. Which of the following

company recently invested
$10 mn in logistics data
startup LogiNext?
- PayTM

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13. India emerged as the

most favoured destination
for FDI surpassing China. The
data was released by
Financial Times business
daily. In which of the
following country is the
Financial Times sitauted?

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- United Kingdom(London)

14. What was India's rank in

Global Competitiveness
Index 2015?
- 55

15. Which of the following

organisation released the
Global Competitiveness
Report?
- World Economic Forum

recently launched
quadricycle named Qute?

EMEs. What does EME

stands for?

- Bajaj Auto

- emerging market
economies

20. Which of the following

company recently
announced Investment of
150 Million US Dollars for
Indian Start-Ups?
- Qualcomm

- $750 mn

16. Which of the following

country topped the Global
Competitiveness Index?

21. With which of the

following Indian company
did Emirates Defence
Industries Co (EDIC) sign
MoU to manufacture
defence equipment?

- Switzerland

- Reliance Defence Limited

17. Which of the following

Indian Broadcasting
Company recently signed a
100 crore rupees deal with
Taboola?
- NDTV

25. Up to how much of

amount did RBI recently
allow corporates to raise via
rupee denominated bonds
overseas?

26. For how much of

amount did India sign a Loan
Agreement with Asian
Development Bank to
upgrade tourism
infrastructure and services
in Punjab, Uttarakhand and
Himachal Pradesh?
- $123.51 million

22. By how many basis

points did RBI lowered the
Repo Rate?
- 50 basis points

27. Who was recently

appointed MD and CEO of
Tata AIG General Insurance?
- Neelesh Garg

18. Which of the following

telecom company recently
changed its name to Telenor
India Communications Pvt.
Ltd?

23. In which of the following

bi-monthly policy did RBI
slashed the Repo Rate by 50
Basis Points?
- Fourth

- Uninor

19. Which of the following

Indian automobile company

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India

24. RBI cautioned that the

global growth has
moderated especially in

1. Pentagon established
first-ever country special cell
IRRC to speed up defence
ties with ____________.
- India

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2. Pentagon established
first-ever country special cell
IRRC to speed up defence
ties with India. What does
IRRC stands for?

7. Which of the following

Indian personality
established Naam
Foundation to fund drought
relief for farmers?
- Nana Patekar

- India Rapid Reaction Cell

3. Shyama Prasad Mukherji

Rurban Mission was
launched for which of the
following purpose?

8. Bollywood actor Nana

Patekar recently established
Naam Foundation for which
of the following purpose?

- for overall development of

rural areas

- To provide aid to farmers to

overcome drought
conditions

12. Pradhan Mantri Khanij

Kshetra Kalyan Yojana was
launched for which of the
following purpose?
- To transform the lives of
people living in the areas
which are affected directly or
indirectly by mining.

13. The Integrated Power

Development Scheme (IPDS)
was launched by Prime
Minister with an outlay of
______.
- Rs 45,000-crore

4. What is the outlay of

Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Rurban Mission?
- 5142.08 crore rupees

9. Godavari, Krishna Rivers

formally linked in which of
the following Indian state?
- Andhra Pradesh

5. With which of the

following nation did India
exchange four agreements
to ensure peace and stability
in the region?
- Sri Lanka

10. With which country did

India recently sign two MoU
on Tourism & Mekong
Ganga Cooperation
Initiative?
- Cambodia

6. With which of the

following nation did India
sign Two MoUs on Air
Services and Quick Impact
Projects?
- Laos

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14. Which of the following

State government launched
M-Shiksha-Mitra mobile app
for teachers?
- Madhya Pradesh

15. Who among the

following was conferred
with 'V Krishnamurthy
award for excellence' by
Tamil Nadu Governor K
Rosaiah?

11. Ministry of Finance

recently launched the
Headend In The Sky (HITS)
digital platform initiative,
under the brand name
___________.

- Shekhar Gupta

- NXT Digital

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16. What was India's rank in

8th Edition of Global
Innovation Index 2015?

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17. What was India's rank in

terms of number of cases
and number of deaths due
to malaria in the report
titled Achieving the malaria
MDG target released by
WHO & UNICEF?
- 3rd

18. Which of the following

research and training center
was recently approved by
the union government?
- India Sign Language
Research and Training Centre

19. Which two of the

following Indian state
recently inked Power Supply
pact to buy 1000 MW
power?

22. Who among the

following was appointed as
the Brand Ambassador for
Digital India Programme?
- Satwat Jagwani, All India
IIT-JEE Advanced Topper 2015 (Student)
Krati Tiwari, All India IIT-JEE
Advanced Girl Topper 2015 (Student)
Ankit Fadia, Author & Ethical
Hacker
Pranav Mistry, Samsung USA
(Computer Scientist &
Author of 6th Sense)

23. Who among the

following was appointed as
Director General of Institute
for Defence Studies and
Analyses?
- Jayant Prasad

26. Name the India's largest

stealth warship which was
recently commissioned.
- INS Kochi

27. India's largest stealth

warship INS Kochi is loaded
with which of the following
Missile?
- Long-range BrahMos
surface-to- surface missile

28. Who was appointed as

the new High Commissioner
to the United Kingdom?
- Navtej Sarna

29. Who was appointed as

the High Commissioner to
Pakistan?
- Gautam Bambawale

- Telengana and Chhattisgarh

20. Korea Caravan 2015 was

held in which state/city?
- Andhra
Pradesh/Vishakhapatnam

21. How many Brand

Ambassadors were
appointed by the
Government of India for
Digital India?
-4

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24. Who among the

following was recently
appointed as the Director
General of Police of
Maharashtra?
- Praveen Dixit

25. Which of the following

year was declared as the
Visit Maharashtra Year by
the state government of
Maharashtra?

30. Who was appointed as

the next Permanent
Representative of India to
the United Nations, New
York?
- Syed Akbaruddin

31. Who was appointed as

the Ambassador to China?
- Vijay Gokhale

- 2017

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32. Who was appointed as

the Sherpa for G-20 Summit
2015?
- Arvind Panagariya

37. Which of the following

state government recently
increased the pension given
to World War Soldiers?
- Haryana Government

33. Which of the following

state governor recently
received additional charge
of Governor of Tripura?
- West Bengal Governor KN
Tripathi

38. The government of India

recently approved the
proposal for Indian Air
Forces Integrated Air
Command and Control
System (IACCS) worth
around __________.

42. Syed Ahmed who

recently passed away was
the Governor of ________.
- Manipur

43. Hoping Stone Lyngdoh

who recently passed away
was the oldest and longest
serving legislator of which
state?
- Meghalaya

- 8000 Crore Rupees

34. Who was recently
appointed as the
Chairperson of National
Commission for Protection
of Child Rights?
- Stuti Narain Kacker

35. NITI Aayog recently

constituted an expert group
of land leasing. The group
will be headed by
__________.
- T Haque

36. What is the percent of

increase in the Census 2011
data on Households with or
without Educational level of
matriculation and above?
- 10%

39. Recently MoEF

Committee gave
environmental clearance for
Ramagundam Urea plant.
Ramagundam Urea Plant is
situated in which state?
- Telengana

44. Name Indias 1st

dedicated satellite for
astronomy research.
- ASTROSAT

45. Government of India

formed B S Baswan
committee for which of the
following purpose?

40. Who among the

following recently took
charge as Flag Officer
Submarines?

- to revisit the civil services

examination pattern

- Rear Admiral Sanjay

Mahindru

46. Which of the following

state government recently
took additional charge of
Governor of Manipur?

41. Who was recently

appointed as Chairman of
Bhakra Beas Management
Board?

- Meghalaya Governor
Shanmuganathan

47. India recently signed a

nearly US $ 3 billion deal to

- S K Sharma

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purchase which of the

following helicopter(s)?
- Chinook(Boeing) and
Apache(US)

World News, Awards

& Honors, Books &
Authors and
Everything Else
1. Who was recently chosen
for Champions of Change
Award in US?

5. Which of the following

Indian sportsperson(s) was
honored with lifetime
membership by Cricket Club
of India?
- Ajinkya Rahane and Sania
Mirza

- Manpreet Kaur
6. BCCI chief Jagmohan
Dalmiya recently passed
away. Which of the
following state cricket board
did he serve prior to BCCI?
- Cricket Association of
Bengal

- Indian-American Swetha
Prabakaran

2. Which of the following

organisation was selected
for the UNEP Champions of
the Earth award in Science &
Innovation category?
- National Geographic
Society

7. Sadhan Gupta recently

passed away. He was an
eminent _______.
- Politician

- China's Hangzhou City

8. Name the renowned

English novelist who
recently passed away.

9. Who won the Moin-ud

Dowlah Gold Cup
Tournament 2015-16?
- India Cements

4. Narsingh Pancham Yadav

is associated with which
sport?
- Wrestling

12. Who among the

following was recently
awarded with 2015 Nansen
Refugee Award by UNHCR?
- Afghan refugee teacher
Aqeela Asifi

13. Which West Indian

cricketer received Icon
Award by the IndoCaribbean Alliance?
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul

- Jackie Collins
3. Which of the following
city will host 2022 Asian
Games?

11. Name the Indian shot

putter who recently
shattered an 18-year-old
national record at the 55th
National Open Athletics
Championship at Kolkata.

10. Manpreet Kaur is

associated with which
sport?

14. Book titled "Two Years

Eight Months and Twenty
Eight Nights" is authored by
__________.
- Salman Rushdie

15. Which of the following

Indian academician was
nominated as a member for
Commission on Education
for UNESCO by the President
of India?
- Sachidananda Mohanty

- Shot Putter

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16. Which of the following

organisation released 8th
Edition of Global Innovation
Index 2015?

21. Name the Indian student

who recently won the
Community Impact Award at
Google Science Fair?

- Cornell University, INSEAD

and the World Intellectual
Property Organization
(WIPO)

- Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai

(Odisha)

17. Which of the following

country topped the list of
8th Edition of Global
Innovation Index 2015?
- Switzerland

18. Which of the following

organsation(s) released the
Report titled Achieving the
malaria MDG target?
- WHO & UNICEF

19. Bal Pandit, who recently

passed away was a famous
________.
- Marathi Cricket
Commentator

20. Who among the

following writer was
recently conferred with 24th
Vyaas Samman for the year
2014?
- Hindi Writer Kamal Kishore
Goenka

22. Name the Indian

business heads who was
recently conferred with
Global Leadership Award by
US-India Business Council's
(USIBC).
- Shobhana Bhartia,
Chairperson and Editorial
Director of HT Media and
Indra Nooyi, Chairman and
CEO of PepsiCo

23. Which of the following

movie will be representing
India at the 2016 Academy
Awards (Oscars)?
- Chaitanya Tamhane's
National award- winning
Marathi film Court

24. Which of the following

organisation recently
released the report titled
International Migration
Outlook 2015?
- The Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD)

Federation of Motor Sports

Clubs of India?
- Zayn Khan

26. World Rhino Day is

observed on _______.
- 22 September

27. Famous sports

personality of the US Yogi
Berra recently passed away.
He was associated with
which of the following
sports?
- Baseball

28. The first ever trilateral

ministerial dialogue was
held between India, The US
and ___________.
- Japan

29. Name the IndianAmerican professor who

was recently named as a
2015 MacArthur Fellow.
- Kartik Chandran

30. M.R. Poovamma is

associated with which
sports?
- Athletics

25. Who was recently

elected as President of

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31. Babita Kumari is

associated with which
sports?

of Cricket Association of
Bengal?
- Sourav Ganguly

- Wrestling

32. International Translation

Day is observed on
__________.

38. Who among the

following was recently
elected as the Bihar Cricket
Association President?

- 30 September

- Abdul Bari Siddqui

33. Shweta Singh is

associated with which
sport?

39. Who among the

following recently sworn in
as the Prime Minister of
Greece

- Shooting

43. Which of the following

Indian personality recently
won the Harry Messel
Award for Conservation
Leadership 2015?
- Goutam Narayan

44. Goutam Narayan

became the first Indian to
get Harry Messel Award for
Conservation Leadership for
which of the following
programme?
- Pygmy Hog Conservation
programme in the North-East

- Alexis Tsipras
34. Who won the gold medal
in 10m air pistol at the 8th
Asian Air Gun
Championship?

40. Who among the

following won 2015 Baba
Farid Gold Cup hockey title?

- Heena Sidhu

- Indian Air Force

35. Who among the

following authored the book
titled "Hungry Bengal: War,
Famine, Riots and the End of
Empire"?

41. Who among the

following won U-14 subjunior Subroto Cup Football
Tournament?

- Janam Mukherjee

36. 2015 G-20 Summit will

be held in ______.
- Antalya, Turkey

37. Who was recently

appointed as the President

10/19/2015

- Government Chawngfiang
Middle School of Mizoram

42. With which of the

following country did World
Anti-Doping Agency recently
sign a MoU on performance
enhancing drugs?

45. Which of the following

government of India
organisation recently won
the Skoch Award for Smart
Governance?
- Employees Provident Fund
Organisation (EPFO)

46. Who among the

following topped the list of
Forbes list of 100 richest
Indians?
- Mukesh Ambani

47. Who was recently

appointed as CEO of
Volkswagen Group?
- Matthias Muller

- China

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48. Name the Indian tribal

woman who won the first
discrimination-based Case in
United Kingdom?

54. Who among the

following was recently
conferred with 2015 SASTRA
Ramanujan Prize?

- Permila Tirkey

- Mathematician Jacob
Tsimerman

49. Which of the following

country recently launched
carrier rocket Long March11?
- China

55. Which of the following

organisation recently
released a report entitled
Leveraging Urbanisation in
South Asia?
- World Bank

50. Who among the

following won the IBSF
World Billiards
Championship?

56. World Tourism Day is

observed on _______.

- Pankaj Advani

- 27 September

51. Name the Former English

fast bowler who recently
passed away.

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