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Banking Pathway: General Awareness Quiz
1. MUDRA bank launched by PM on 27 June 2015 with a corpus of ........... and credit guarantee of Rs.3,000 crore.
1) Rs.10,000 crore
2) Rs.70,000 crore
3) Rs.20,000 crore
4) Rs.40,000 crore
5) None
2. MUDRA stands for ...

1) Mind Units Development and Refinance Agency
2) Minimum Units Development and Refinance Agency
3) Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
4) More Units Development and Refinance Agency
5) None
3. Which bank is now under the obligation of refinancing micro-finance institutions in the business of lending to small
entities?
1) RBI
2) SBI
3) MUDRA Bank
4) Corporation Bank
5) BMB
4. The role of MUDRA bank is .....

1) laying down policy guidelines for micro enterprise financing business, registration, accreditation and rating of MFI entities.
2) lay down responsible financing practices to ward off over-indebtedness and ensure proper client protection principles and methods of
recovery.
3) to provide the finance to Non - Corporate Small Business Sector (NCSBS).
4) it would partner with state / regional level financial intermediaries to provide finance to last mile financier of small / micro business
enterprises.
5) All of above
5. One of the product of MUDRA bank is Shishu. Shishu covers the loan up to .....
1) Rs.1,50,000
2) Rs.40,000
3) Rs.70,000
4) Rs.20,000
5) Rs.50,000
6. Kishor, one of the product of MUDRA bank provide the loan of ..........
1) Rs.50,000 to Rs.5 lakh
2) Rs.1,50,000 to Rs.5 lakh
3) Rs.20,000 to Rs.5 lakh
4) Rs.50,000 to Rs.15 lakh
5) None
7. Tarun, the product of MUDRA bank provides the loan of .......

1) Rs.5 lakh to Rs.7 lakh
8. Which of the following barrower is eligible to barrow from MUDRA bank?

1) Small manufacturing unit
2) Shopkeepers
3) Fruits / vegetable vendors
4) Artisans
5) All of above
9. Till a separate legislation made, MUDRA bank run as subsidiary of ......

1) SBI
2) NABARD
3) RBI
4) NHB
5) SIDBI
10. Which is the first bank launched Mudra Card under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana based on the RuPay platform on 4 July
2015?
1) Axis Bank
2) SBI
3) Corporation Bank
4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) Canara Bank
Night Class: General Awareness Quiz

1. Project Tatkal, an initiative to provide doorstep services and expedite Home Loan Application (HLA) process on 3 July 2015
launched by .......
1) SBI
2) Andhra Bank
3) PNB
4) Bank of India
5) UBI
2. Union minister for environment is ..........

1) Prakash Javadekar
2) Maneka Gandhi
3) Bandaru Dattatreya
4) Thawar Chand Gehlot
5) V.K. Singh
3. ICICI launches 'Tap-n-Pay' in collaboration with ....... based on the Near-Field Communications (NFC) technology?
1) TCS
2) Microsoft
3) Infosys
4) Tech Mahindra
5) None
4. The highlight of the 'Tap-n-Pay' is .....

1) enable customers to make over-thecounter payments without using cash.
2) allows users to just tap the NFC enabled tag or mobile phone at the merchant's point-of-sale device to make payments.
3) is a prepaid account, which can be availed by customers of any bank by simply registering for it and transferring money online from
any bank account.
4) it can be offered in many bank accounts.
5) All of above
5. Apprentices Protsahan Yojana (APY) aims to support one lakh apprentices during the period up to...
1) March 2017
2) March 2018
3) March 2019
4) March 2016
5) March 2020
6. RBI decided to allow AD Category-I Banks to borrow foreign currency from International / Multinational Financial
Institutions on 25 June 2015. In this context, AD means ........
1) Additional
2) Add-on
3) Authorized Dealer
4) Amplified
5) None
7. Which state launched the Mhara Gaon- Jagmag Gaon scheme on 1 July 2015, aimed at providing 24 hour uninterrupted
power supply to rural domestic consumers in a phased manner with their active participation?
1) Karnataka
2) AP
3) Haryana
4) West Bengal
5) Bihar
8. Which state became the largest producer of solar power after installing 1167 MW solar power plant, demoting Gujarat to
second position?
1) Tamilnadu
2) MP
3) Rajasthan
4) HP
5) Haryana
9. 14th edition of 10 - day Indo - French joint naval exercise being conducted in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Goa is named
as ........
1) Varuna
2) Indra
3) Garuda
4) Yudha Abhayas
5) None
10. UNCTAD World Investment Report says India leads in regional inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in South Asia.
How much FDI attracted by India during 2014 as per this report?
1) $ 34 billion
2) $ 18 billion
3) $ 24 billion
4) $ 14 billion
5) $ 40 billion
1. Which district represented India in the Global Earth Hour Capital Competition of 16 countries in Seoul?
a. Thane
b. Rajkot
c. Pune
d. Coimbatore
e. None of these
2. India's ﬁrst International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) operated at which place of Gujarat?
a. Gift City
b. Ahmedabad
c. Dholera
d. Bhavnagar
e. None of these
3. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed a slew of directions for which place on April 10, 2015 to check air pollution
caused by dust emanating from construction sites?
a. National Capital Region
b. Greater Mumbai
c. MG Road (Bengaluru)
d. Park Street (Kolkata)
e. None of these
4. President of India has inaugurated the event titled ‘Songs and Dances of North-East’, the ﬁrst ever event in the North-East
India. This event was organised by North-Eastern Council, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region and which State
government?
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Nagaland
c. Manipur
d. Meghalaya
e. None of these
5. What is the minimum number of days the Governors have to stay in their respective States as per the new Govemor’s
Allowances and Priviledges Rules 2015?
a. 290 days
b. 291 days
c. 292 days
d. 289 days
e. None of these
6. Oil India Limited (OIL), second largest State-owned oil explorer, has commissioned a 54 MW wind energy project in Gujarat
and Madhya Pradesh. The project is split between Patan in Gujarat and Chandgarh in Madhya Pradesh. What is the proportion
respectively?
(a) 38 MW and 16 MW
(b) 16 MW and 38 MW
(c) 18’MW and 36 MW
(d) 36 MW and 18 MW
(e) None of these
7. Which major project was launched by the Kerala government that will help their people to overcome substance addiction
i.e., liquor, drug and other substance abuse?
(a) NashaMuqt
(b) NasaMoksha
(c) Subodham
(d) Subidham
(e) None of these
8. President of India Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurated the centenary celebration of which High Court on April 18, 2015 and also
released a postal stamp on that occasion?
(a) Allahabad High Court
(b) Patna High Court
(c) Madras High Court
(d) Cuttack High Court
(e) None of these
9. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched an online monitoring mechanism recently in order to keep monitoring
implementation of various ongoing projects including Rail Budget proposals, the infrastructure target and board meeting
follow-up in New Delhi. What was that?
a. e-Samiksha
b. e-Analysis
c. e-interpretation
d. e-Chanbin
e. None of these
10. Which State government has decided to exploit non-conventional resources to generate 14400 MW electricity by 2019 to
cut down cost and reduce carbon footprint?
a. Gujarat
b. Maharashtra
c. Rajasthan
d. Haryana
e. None of these
Answers...
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. A
1. Recently, which among the following has launched the countries first contactless debit and credit card?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) Corporation Bank
d) State bank of Mysore
e) None of the above
2. Recently Reserve Bank of India and which one of the following has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for
cooperation in the area of central banking.
a) European Central Bank
b) Japan Central Bank
c) Central bank of Russia
d) Bank of China
3. Which among the following are major players in government securities market?
(i) Commercial Banks
(ii) Insurance Companies
(iii) Individual Households
(iv) Co-operative and Regional Banks
a) Only 1, 2 & 4
b) Only 1, 2 & 3
c) Only 1, 3 & 4
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4
4. The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Committee (FSLRC), a body to review and rewrite the legal-institutional
architecture of the financial sector was set up by?
a) Supreme Court
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Parliament
e) None of these
5. Recently RBI has introduced the concept of ‘niche banking’ in India. Which among the following is the most correct
statement about this?
a) Niche banking is for ultra-high net worth banking individuals.
b) Niche banking is related to opening branches in remote villages.
c) Niche banking involves mobile firms and supermarket chains.
d) Niche banking involves films and entertainment sectors.
e) None of these.
6. Recently SBI has launched SBI composite Index to track activities related to_?
a) Banking and Finance
b) Real Estate
c) Manufacturing
d) Marketing
e) None of these
7. Which among the following is the most approximate tenure of the PSU tax-free bonds?
a) 5-10 years
b) 10-15 years
c) 2-5 years
d) 20-25 years
8. Which among the following banks are based in China?

(1) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
(2) BRICS Bank
(3) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
a) Only 1
b) Only 1 & 2
c) Only 2
d) 1, 2 & 3
9. Where is the Headquarters of newly formed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
a) Kathmandu
b) Beijing
c) New Delhi
d) Manila
e) None of these
10. Which among the following banks have recently launched Smart Star savings account for minors who are more than 10
years old?
a) State Bank of India
b) ICICI Bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) IDBI Bank
Answers..
1- 1
2- 1
3- 1
4- 3
5- 3
6- 3
7- 2
8- 2
9- 2
10- 2
1. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was renamed as ‘Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India’ in
1) 2011
2) 2012
3) 2013
4) 2014
5) None of these
2. The ICC Board, during its Annual Conference in Barbados, on 27 Jun made some changes regarding ODI cricket matches.
Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) The batting Powerplays in the last ten overs of an innings in ODIs scrapped.
2) The mandatory requirement of having two fielders in catching position in the first ten overs scrapped.
3) All ‘no balls’ and not just over stepping by the bowlers will result in a free hit in both ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.
4) The rule changes will come into effect for series starting on or after Jul 5.
5) None of these
3. The Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on 24 Jun launched the country’s first modernised anganwadi centre at Hasanpur
village in
1) Sonepat, Haryana
2) Faridabad, Haryana
3) Lucknow, UP
4) Patna, Bihar
5) Jodhpur, Rajasthan
4. The Uttar Pradesh govt has renamed the Lucknow Zoological Garden after who among the following?
1) Chandrashekhar Azad
2) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
3) Ashfaqulla Khan
4) Ram Prasad Bismil
5) None of these
5. 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
1) prohibition of Child Marriage
2) prohibition of Child Labour
3) homosexuality
4) dowry
5) None of these
6. 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?
1) Nigeria
2) Libya
3) Yemen
4) Kenya
5) Iraq
7. 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.
1) Bengaluru
2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad
4) Kochi
5) Panaji
8. The JSW Steel has sought shareholders' approval to raise Rs. 4,000 cr through QIP. What does the term QIP stands for?
1) Qualified Industrial Placement
2) Qualified International Placement
3) Qualified Institutional Purchase
4) Qualified Institutional Placement
5) None of these
9. Who among the following are the winners of the women’s doubles title of the 2015 Canada Open badminton tournament?
1) Chan Kaka Tsz Ka and Yuen Sin Ying
2) Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto
3) Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek
4) Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa
5) None of these
10. Terrorist attacks in three nations on 26 Jun left several people dead and triggered panic across continents. These three
countries were
1) France, Kuwait and Tunisia
2) Italy, Kuwait and Syria
3) France, Iran and Kenya
4) Israel, Indonesia and Tunisia
5) None of these
1. 4) 2014
2. 5) None of these
3. 1) Sonepat, Haryana
4. 2) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
5. 3) homosexuality
6. 3) Yemen
7. 2) Chennai
8. 4) Qualified Institutional Placement
9. 4) Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa
10. 1) France, Kuwait and Tunisia
KYC (Know Your Customer) is a process by which banks obtain information about the identity and address of the customers,
this policy is actually innovated by?
1) World Bank
2) IMF
3) RBI
4) Basel committee
5) None of these.
2. In a move aimed at boosting India’s defence sector, 200 helicopters will be manufactured in the country with Russian
collaboration. Earlier, The BrahMos has been developed as a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development
Organization (DRDO) of India and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia under
BrahMos Aerospace. The missile is named after two rivers, the Brahmaputra and ..........?
1) Pakhra
2) Yauza
3) Istra
4) Ruza
5) None of these.
3. What are the General Anti Avoidance Rules or GAAR, that were making news recently?
1) GAAR is a set of rules aimed at regulated investments by foreigners in India
2) GAAR is a set of rules aimed at regulating investments by Indians in Foreign Countries
3) GAAR is a set of rules aimed at curbing aggressive tax planning
4) GAAR is a set of rules aimed at curbing money laundering by Indians to Foreign Countries
5) None of these.
4. The union government has launched a mobile application “m-asset” to know assets of ____?
1) Municipalities
2) Zilla Panchayat
3) Gram Panchayat
4) Union Government.
5) None of these.
5. India and Myanmar have announced plans to strengthen their defence cooperation during a joint consultative commission
(JCC) meeting held in New Delhi, in this meeting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Foreign Minister of
Myanmar..........?
1) Than Shwe
2) Thein Sein
3) U Wunna Maung Lwin
4) Sai Mauk Kham Nyan Tun
5) None of these.
6. Which Indian IT firm has chosen for the Best Outsourcing Thought Leadership Award for 2015 from a US based leading
institute?
1) Microsoft
2) Wipro
3) Infosys
4) TCS
5) None of these.
7. Japan, the world's sixth biggest greenhouse gas polluter, has pledged to cut emissions 26 percent from 2013 levels by
2030, which country is the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluter?
1) Brazil
2) Unites States of America
3) India
4) China
5) None of these.
8. Shiv Pande, an Indian origin doctor has been award with honorary fellowship by prestigious University of Central
Lancashire of..........?
1) France
2) Germany
3) UK
4) USA
5) None of these.
9. International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Pakistan’s all-rounder cricketer Mohammad Hafeez from bowling in
international cricket for a period of...?
1) One Year
2) Two Year
3) Three Year
4) Four Year
5) None of these.
10. In a major fillip to industrial infrastructure in the Palakkad region, the Union government’s Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP) has approved a proposal from the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) to
set up the country’s first defence industrial park at?
1) Kottayam
2) Wayanad
3) Ottappalam
4) Ernakulam
5) None of these.
Answers
1. 4
2. 5
3. 3
4. 3
5. 3
6. 2
7. 4
8. 3
9. 1
10. 3
1. Who has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
1) Bhanu Pratap Sinha
2) Bhanu Pratap Mishra
3) Bhanu Pratap Mehata
4) Bhanu Pratap Sharma
5) None of these.
2. India and ......... have initiated steps to remove the hindrances and boost commerce by signing an agreement in the
area of customs and moving to liberalize business visas.
1) Germany
2) France
3) Russia
4) UK
5) None of these.
3. INSTC is a multi modal transportation established on 12 SEP 2000 in St. Petersburg, by Iran, Russia and India for
the purpose of promoting transportation cooperation among the Member States. considered as gateway for India to
expand trade and investment links with Central Asia and Eurasia. What does INSTC stand for?
1) International North-South Transport Corridor
2) International North-South Transportation Corridor
3) International North-South Atlantic Transportation Corridor
4) International North-South Asiatic Transportation Corridor
5) None of these.
4. The Reserve Bank of India has set up a 14-member committee for working out a medium-term (five-year)
measurable action plan for financial inclusion. This committee is headed by?
1) Vimal Jalan
2) Deepak Mohanty
3) Nachiket Mor
4) G. Parthasastry
5) None of these.
5. Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and US-based aircraft maker .......... have signed a strategic framework
agreement for aerospace and defence manufacturing.
1) Boeing
2) Lockheed Martin
3) chweizer Aircraft
4) Airbus
5) None of these.
6. Scientists working at the world’s biggest atom smasher say they have discovered a new kind of particle called
“pentaquark”. The existence of pentaquarks was first proposed in the 1960s by American physicists Murray Gell-
Mann and .......... Gell-Mann, who coined the term “quark,” received the Nobel Prize in 1969.
1) Prof Eric Swanson
2) Prof Eric Mann
3) Prof Georg Zweig.
4) Prof George Swanson
5) None of these.
7. Who was appointed as new Managing Director and Group CEO of Gandhinagar based Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City (GIFT City)?
1) Ajay Kumar Singh
2) Ajay Kumar MIshra
3) Ajay Kumar Sinha
4) Ajay Kumar pandey
5) None of these.
8. Serena Williams of United States has won Women’s Singles Wimbledon title at 2015. In the final match played she
defeated Garbine Muguruza of?
1) Switzerland
2) Spain
3) Australia
4) Germany
5) None of these.
9. World Bank has ranked the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) as the world’s
largest public works programme. It was revealed in recently released World Bank Group’s report titled ‘The State of
Social Safety Nets 2015‘. MGNREGA comes under?
1) Ministry of Urban and Rural Development
2) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3) Ministry of Rural Development
4) Ministry of Human Resource Development
5) None of these.
10. Recently India and which country have signed a series of agreements on health in order to enhance cooperation
in health sector?
1) China
2) Russia
3) United States
4) United Kingdom
5) None of these.
Answers..
1. (4)
2. (3)
3. (1)
4. (2)
5. (1)
6. (3)
7. (4)
8. (2)
9. (3)
10. (3)
1).In UCB, ‘C’ stands for________.

a) Cooperative
b) Correspondence
c) Common
d) Connectivity
e) None of these
2).What is the venue of 48th Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank?

a) Japan
b) Azerbaijan
c) China
d) India
e) None of these
3).FIIA Stands for________.

a) Former Indian Investigation Association
b) Foreign Investment Implementation Association
c) Foreign Investment Implementation Authority
d) Foreign Investigation Implementation Agency
e) None of these
4).World Asthma Day was observed on_______.

a) 3rd May
b) 4th May
c) 5th May
d) 6th May
e) None of these
5).Which of the following state was associated with the BHEL GVK’s Hydro Power Plant?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Bihar
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
e) None of these
6).What is the name of the two communication satellites which was proposed to build by India that supports the
telecommunication and television services?
a) TSAT- 17 and TSAT- 18
b) GSAT-17 and GSAT-18
c) Telecom- 11 and Telecom- 12
d) INSat- 11 and INSat- 12
e) None of these
7).Who is the new Election Commissioner of India?

a) Manjunath Verma
b) Mohit Raju
c) Aaskash Ahlawat
d) Achal Kumar Jyoti
e) None of these
8).Indian Army has signed a MoU with which of the following banks regarding Defence Salary Package?
a) Bank of Baroda
b) Bank of India
c) PNB
d) SBH
e) None of these
9).Among the following party which has won the UK 2015 General Election?
a) Conservative Party
b) People’s Party
c) Republic Party
d) Democratic Party
e) None of these
10).In Atal Pension Yojana, the maximum monthly pension cannot be more than________.
a) Rs. 4500
b) Rs. 3000
c) Rs. 5000
d) Rs. 7500
e) None of these
11).What is the annual premium amount for Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana?
a) 220
b) 330
c) 110
d) 250
e) None of these
12).Among the following which Constitution Amendment Bill is related to goods and Service Tax?
a) 130
b) 124
c) 122
d) 126
e) None of these
13). National Technology Day is observed on________.

a) May 10
b) May 11
c) May 12
d) May 13
e) None of these
14) Which of the following is not an instrument in the hands of the RBI to check inflation in our country?
a) Open Market Operations (OMO)
b) Special Drawing Rights rr
c) Bank Rate (BR)
d) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
e) None of these
15) Which of the statements mentioned below is/are correct?

1. T-bills are issued by the Government of India on behalf of the RBI
2. T-bills are short-term money market instruments
3. T-bills cannot be purchased by a resident of India
a) All are correct
b) 2 & 3 are correct
c) Only 2 is correct
d) Only 3 is correct
e) None of these
Answers
1) a
2) b
3) c
4) c
5) a
6) b
7) d
8) b
9) a
10)c
11)b
12)c
13)b
14)b
15)c
NITI – National Institution for Transforming India
PRAGATI – Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation
PaHaL – Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh
HRIDAY – Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana
EEU – Eurasian Economic Union
NSM – National Supercomputing Mission
AMRUT – Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
MRT – Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy
BOSS – Bharat Operating System Solutions
NMET – National Mineral Exploration Trust
UPI – Unified Payment Interface
TLCs – Tech Learning Centres
JAM – Jan Dhan, Aadhar and Mobile
PSF – Price Stabilization Fund
POTUS – President of the United States
Ind AS – Indian Accounting Standards
AVAM – AAP Volunteer Action Manch
NERPAP – National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme
IRNSS – Indian H Regional Navigation Satellite System
1). Who has won the women’s singles title of the Australian Open 2015?
a) Ana Ivanovic
b) Sarah Brandner
c) Serena Williams
d) Eugenie Bouchard
e) Maria Sharapova
2). As per the news published in financial newspapers, nine public sector banks are getting fresh capital infusion as
announced by the Finance Minister in Union Budget 2014-15. How much money was earmarked in the budget for same?
a) Rs. 11,200 cr
b) Rs. 16,800 cr
c) Rs. 12,500 cr
d) Rs. 15,200 cr
e) None of these
3). The 2015 G-20 Summit, the 10th annual meeting of the G-20 heads of Government, will be held on 15-16 November 2015 in
__________.
a) Brishbane, Australia
b) Antalya, Turkey
c) Athens, Greece
d) Saint Petersburg, Russia
e) Cannes, France
4). With regard to health insurance policies provided by general insurers, what is the term used for the facility that lets you
avail the hospitalisation benefits without any advance payments?
a) Paperless policy
b) Universal policy
c) Cashless facility
d) No-frills facility
e) None of these
5). The Periyar Tiger Reserve has bagged the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial award for encouraging
local public participation in managing the reserve. Where it is situated?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Assam
e) Chhattisgarh
6). National Voters’ Day is observed on______

a) 10 February
b) 7 February
c) 25 January
d) 23 January
e) 21 January
7). Headquarters of National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) was established at_____.
a) Kolkata
b) New Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Chennai
e) Hyderabad
8). Who has been crowned as Miss Universe 2015?

a) Paulina Vega
b) Nia Sanchez
c) Koyal Rana
d) Diana Harkusha
e) Gabriela Isler
9). The Union Government has launched a scheme called DAY to impart skills to rural and urban poor. Here the term DAY
stands for________.
a) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
b) Deendayal Anna Yojana
c) Deendayal Aahar Yojana
d) Deendayal Aawas Yojana
e) None of these
10). Who is the first chairman of private sector banks association?

a) P. N Joshi
b) Kiran Kumar
c) Harpeet Singh
d) M K Sinha
11. In which year does the RBI has introduced the Banking Ombudsman Scheme?
a) 2002
b) 2000
c) 1998
d) 1995
12). Recently, Alexis Tsipras has become the new Prime Minister of ________.
a) Norway
b) Greece
c) Italy
d) Sweden
e) None of these
13). Among the following term, which is NOT used in the field of insurance?
a) Amnesty
b) Annuity
c) Death Benefit
d) Deductible
e) Attained Age
14). The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) comprises a 10-member team consisting of a
chairman. ___________ is the present chairman of IRDAI?
a) Rahul Khullar
b) Arvind Panagariya
c) Bibek Debroy
d) Nripendra Misra
e) TS Vijayan
15). Who is the author of the book- “Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years”?
a) Mohammad Hamid Ansari
b) Natwar Singh
c) Sanjaya Baru
d) Pranab Mukherjee
e) Manmohan Singh
Answers:
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. c
6. c
7. a
8. a
9. a
10. a
11. d
12. b
13. a
14. e
15. d
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
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
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
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
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
night Class: General Awareness Quiz

1. Narcondam, Deccan Traps, Baratang, Dhosi Hill, and Barren Island volcanoes are in .......
1) USA
2) UK
3) Italy
4) India
5) None
2. A national memorial will be set up in the memory of Jayaprakash Narayan in at Lala Ka Tola, Sitab Diara, district Chhapra
(Saran) in .....
1) Bihar
2) Odisha
3) West Benal
4) UP
5) AP
3. Loknayak is ....
1) Chittaranjan Das
2) Jayaprakash Narayan
3) C.F. Andrews
4) Lala Lajapat Rai
5) Gopinath Bordoloi
4. Sampoorna Swarajya (Total Revolution) proposed by .......

1) Nehru
2) Vallabhbhai Patel
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Jayaprakash Narayan
5) Indira Gandhi
5. Which Airport named after Jayaprakash Narayan?

1) Hyderabad
2) New Delhi
3) Patna
4) Bengaluru
5) Varanasi
6. Construction of a memorial for former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao was completed in the premises of ........
1) Raj Ghat
2) Shanthi Ghat
3) Ektha Sthal
4) Samatha Sthal
5) Narayan Ghat
7. On 24 June 2015, central government approved a plan to set up six more IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) at Bodh
Gaya (Bihar), Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sambalpur (Odisha) and
also at
1) Kaladi (Kerala)
2) Sri Rangam (Tamilnadu)
3) Udupi (Karnataka)
4) Champaran (Bihar)
5) Amritsar (Punjab)
8. Dunya Maumoon visited India in February 2015. She is the Foreign Minister of?
1) Malaysia
2) Maldives
3) Afghanistan
4) Iraq
5) Iran
9. Who founded Prarthana Samaj in 1867?

1) Swami Vivekananda
2) Ramakrishna Paramahansa
3) Aatmaram Pandurang
4) Mahadev Govind Ranade
5) Dayananda Saraswati
10. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy is in?

1) Mussorie
2) Darjeeling
3) Kolkata
4) Dehradun
Answers
1-4
2-1
3-2
4-4
5-3
6-3
7-5
8. 2
9. 3
10. 4
1. Which of the following countries won the Copa America football tournament on July 4, 2015?
1) Argentina
2) Paraguay
3) Chile
4) Peru
5) Brazil
2. Nationwide Mobile Number Portability has been operational from?

1) July 1, 2015
2) July 3, 2015
3) July 5, 2015
4) July 7, 2015
5) None of these
3. As per the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC), what percent of the rural Indians are illiterates?
1) 32%
2) 44%
3) 36%
4) 40%
5) 41%
4. Who has been named the winner of the 2015 World Food Prize?
1) M.S. Swaminathan
2) Mahabub ul Haq
3) Muhammad Yunus
4) Fazle Hasan Abed
5) Sanjay Rajaram
5. Tony Tan Keng Yam visited India in February 2015. He is the President of?
1) South Korea
2) Vietnam
3) Cambodia
4) Laos
5) Singapore
6. National Rail Museum is located in?

1) Mumbai
2) Chennai
3) Kolkata
4) Secunderabad
5) New Delhi
7. The International Mountain Day is observed every year on?

1) December 11
2) October 11
3) November 11
4) September 11
5) August 11
8. Nickolay Mladenov was appointed as the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process on
February 5, 2015. He belongs to?
1) Russia
2) Bulgaria
3) Ukraine
4) Georgia
5) Serbia
9. Identify the mismatched pair? State Chief Minister

1) Jammu & Kashmir - Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
2) Bihar - Nitish Kumar
3) Odisha - Naveen Patnaik
4) Tripura - T.R. Zeliang
5) Sikkim - Pawan Chamling
10. Who is the deputy Chief Minister of Delhi?

1) Sandeep Kumar
2) Gopal Rai
3) Asim Ahmed Khan
4) Manish Sisodia
5) Somnath Bharti
11. The World Health Organization is headquartered in?

1) Austria
2) USA
3) UK
4) Italy
5) Switzerland
12. Which of the following statements is not correct?

1) Pranab Mukherjee is the author of "The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years"
2) BRICS Development Bank is now known as The New Development Bank
3) The chief regulator for the commodity futures market is Forward Markets Commission
4) Bharatiya Mahila Bank is a non-scheduled commercial bank
5) The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held in Australia
13. Who was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in January 2015?
1) Tanuja
2) Waheeda Rehman
3) Kamini Kaushal
4) Hema Malini
5)Jaya Bachchan
14. The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specialized wing of the?

1) CISF
2) BSF
3) CRPF
4) ITBP
5) NSG
15. Which is the second largest river in India after the river Ganga?
1) Brahmaputra
2) Godavari
3) Krishna
4) Indus
5) Yamuna
Answers
1) 3
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
5) 5
6) 5
7) 1
8) 2
9) 4
10) 4
11) 5
12) 4
13) 3
14) 3
15) 2
1. World’s largest religious congregation Sinhastha Kumbh Mela has begun at Trimbakeshwar, Nashik district of.........?
1) Rajasthan
2) Maharashtra
3) Uttarakhand
4) Madhya pradesh
5) None of these.
2. The veteran music composer Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan passed away he hails from which state?
1) Tamilnadu
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these
3. Ajay Kumar Pandey was appointed as new Managing Director and Group CEO of .......... based Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City (GIFT City)?
1) Vadodara
2) Surat
3) Gandhinagar
4) Ahemdabad
5) None of these
4. Union Government has launched GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system, for aviation navigation. Which
among the following is/are correct information about GAGAN?
1. It will provide augmentation service for GPS over the India, Bay of Bengal, South-east Asia and Middle East along with expansion up
to Africa.
2. India is the fourth country to offer space-based satellite navigation services to the aviation sector.
3. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) developed the system, at a cost of Rs. 774
crore, over 15 years.
4. All of these
5. None of these
5. India and Tajikistan on Monday pledged to intensify cooperation against terrorism, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
noting that the two countries are located in the “proximity of the main source” of the menace, who among the following is the
Prime Minister of Tajikistan?
1) Temir Sariyev
2) Shavkat Mirziyoyev
3) Kokhir Rasulzoda
4) President Emomali Rahamon
5) None of these.
6. India and Georgia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of......?
1) Action management and administration.
2) Nomination management and administration.
3) Selection management and administration.
4) Election management and administration.
5) None of these.
7. State-run National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has set a target of providing 30,000 crore rupees
as credit to farmers for irrigational purpose. It was announced by Bank’s Chairman and Managing Director....?
1) K R Kamath
2) C.V.R. Rajendran
3) S.S. Mundra
4) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
5) None of these
8. New butterfly species ‘Banded Tit’ found in forests of....?

1) Kerala
2) Maharashtra
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) None of these.
9. Indian-origin Sunita Williams is among four veteran astronauts chosen by National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) to fly the first commercial space vehicles. Who among the following has not been chosen forthis excursion ?
1) Christopher Cassidy
2) Douglas Hurley
3) Robert Behnken
4) Eric Boe
5) None of these.
10. India has been accorded full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) along with Pakistan at its Ufa
summit held in?
1) Tajikistan
2) France
3) China
4) Russia
5) None of these
Answers..
1-2
2-1
3-3
4-4
5-3
6-4
7-4
8-3
9-1
10-4
1. The pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won the women’s doubles title of 2015 Wimbledon tennis tournament defeating
1) Pranjala Yadlapalli and Chihiro Muramatsu
2) Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spear
3) Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova
4) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
5) None of these
2. The proposed USD 10-bn TAPI gas pipeline project will originate in which of the following countries?
1) Tajikistan
2) Tanzania
3) Turkmenistan
4) Trinidad and Tobago
5) Turkey
3. Which of the following pairs of Central Asian countries and their currencies is NOT matched correctly?
1) Turkmenistan – Turkmenistan manat
2) Uzbekistan – Uzbekistani som
3) Kazakhstan – Kazakhstani tenge
4) Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstani ruble
5) Tajikistan – Tajikistani somoni
4. The govt has set a target of skilling _________ people by 2022, under the new National Policy for Skill Development.
1) 20.15 cr
2) 30.20 cr
3) 40.20 cr
4) 50 cr
5) 50.20 cr
5. The Shanghai-headquartered New Development Bank or BRICS bank has been set up with an initial authorised capital of
USD 100 bn, while its initial subscribed capital of USD50 bn has been shared among the founding members
1) equally
2) as per their GDP size
3) as per their foreign exchange reserves
4) as per their population
5) None of these
6. After the success of country's first 24x7 all-women cab network 'She-Taxi', the stateowned autonomous institution Gender
Park plans to launch 'She-Bus' service in
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Goa
4) Kerala
5) Tamil Nadu
7. India on 11 July recorded a population of 127,42,39,769 at 5 PM. As per the National Population Stabilisation Fund (NPSF),
India may become the most populous country by
1) 2020
2) 2025
3) 2030
4) 2040
5) 2050
8. Who won the women’s singles title of the 2015 Wimbledon tennis tournament?
1) Garbine Muguruza
2) Victoria Azarenka
3) Coco Vandeweghe
4) Maria Sharapova
5) Serena Williams
9. The state-run National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has set a target of providing _________ as
credit to farmers for irrigation over the next three years.
1) Rs 10,000 cr
2) Rs 20,000 cr
3) Rs 25,000 cr
4) Rs 30,000 cr
5) Rs 50,000 cr
10. India and which of the following countries have signed four agreements including one to boost defence cooperation and
hold annual joint military exercises during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the country recently?
1) Kyrgyzstan
2) Ukraine
3) Mongolia
4) Tajikistan
5) Turkmenistan
Answers:
1. 4)
2. 3)
3. 4)
4. 3)
5. 1)
6. 4)
7. 5)
8. 5)
9. 4)
10. 1)
1. For the first time in India, a system to detect earthquakes and disseminate warnings has been installed in
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Jammu and Kashmir
4) Sikkim
5) Uttarakhand
2. Only a few Indian Prime Ministers have visited Pakistan so far. Who among the following is one among those PMs who
visited Pakistan?
1) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2) Rajiv Gandhi
3) Jawaharlal Nehru
4) All the above
5) None of these
3. Leander Paes clinched the mixed doubles title at 2015 Wimbledon after defeating Alexander Peya and Timea Babos on 12
Jul. His partner in the game was
1) Martina Navratilova
2) Monica Seles
3) Anna Kournikova
4) Sania Mirza
5) Martina Hingis
4. The indigenously-built Aakash missile has been inducted into Indian Air Force. Which of the following is NOT true about
the missile?
1) The supersonic missile has a speed three times faster than that of sound.
2) The surface-to-air missile can hit eight targets at a time.
3) It has been developed jointly by the DRDO and Bharat Electronics Ltd.
4) The missile's radar, developed by BEL, has been named ‘Rajendra Radar.’
5) None of these
5. Who among the following has been selected to be the chairman of the upcoming Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank?
1) Sisir Kumar Chakrabarti
2) B Sambamurthy
3) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
4) Ashok Kumar Lahiri
5) Bibek Debroy
6. Novak Djokovic beats who among the following to win the men’s singles title of the Wimbledon 2015?
1) Roger Federer
2) David Ferrer
3) Stan Wawrinka
4) Andy Murray
5) Rafael Nadal
7. SN Sahai has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of

1) Delhi
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Assam
5) Bihar
8. India got full membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on 10 Jul. Along with India, the process to include
________ as a member was also initiated.
1) Afghanistan
2) Belarus
3) Pakistan
4) Mongolia
5) Iran
9. Gennady Padalka has broken the record for the longest time spent in space with a total of 803 days as on Jul 2015. He is a
cosmonaut of
1) Germany
2) Russia
3) US
4) France
5) UK
10. After talks between PM Narendra Modi and President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, the two sides signed a total of
seven pacts. Mr Gurbanguly is the present president of
1) Turkmenistan
2) Tajikistan
3) Kyrgyzstan
4) Kazakhstan
5) Uzbekistan
ANSWERS
1. 5)
2. 4)
3. 5)
4. 5)
5. 4)
6. 1)
7. 1)
8. 3)
9. 2)
10. 1)
1. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has raised the threshold for foreign direct investment requiring its
approval to _________ from the present Rs 1,200 cr.
1) Rs 2,000 cr
2) Rs 2,500 cr
3) Rs 3,000 cr
4) Rs 3,500 cr
5) Rs 5,000 cr
2. Which of the following private sector banks has launched a new product that could process personal loans in 10 seconds?
It is leader in personal loan market.
1) Axis Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) None of these
3. According to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), gross nonperforming asset (GNPA) ratio has
reached _________as on Mar 15.
1) 3.45 per cent
2) 3.75 per cent
3) 4.1 per cent
4) 4.45 per cent
5) 5.25 per cent
4. India and Iran have signed pact to develop which of the following ports in Iran recently?
1) Sittwe Port
2) Gwadar Port
3) Chabahar Port
4) Hambantota Port
5) None of these
5. PM Narendra Modi is all set to become the first Indian PM to visit Mongolia. Which of the following is the capital city of
Mongolia?
1) Dushanbe
2) Bishkek
3) Astana
4) Ulan Bator
5) None of these
6. Senior diplomat Vikas Swarup on 18 Apr assumed charge as spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry. His debut novel
‘Q&A’ was made into the Oscar-winning movie named
1) Slumdog Millionaire
2) Million Dollar Baby
3) The Departed
4) The Hurt Locker
5) None of these
7. As revealed by the CAG on 6 May, which of the following is the only category that showed a growth in excise duty
collections during FY14, on a year-on-year basis?
1) Cement
2) Petroleum products
3) Electronics
4) Packaged food
5) None of these
8. What is India’s position in global market capitalisation (m-cap) ranking as on May 2015?
1) Fifth
2) Sixth
3) Seventh
4) Ninth
5) Tenth
9. The Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medalist Vikas Gowda has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
award. He is associated with the game of
1) Shooting
2) Archery
3) Boxing
4) Discus Throw
5) Squash
10. The Rajya Sabha on 6 May passed the Bill on exchange of territories with Bangladesh. Which of the following is NOT
correct about the Bill?
1) It is a Constitution (119th) Amendment Bill.
2) The territories in Assam, West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya come under the ambit of the Bill.
3) In Assam, India will get 470 acres of land, while 268 acres would go to Bangladesh.
4) The Bill annuls the 1974 India Bangladesh Land Boundary agreement.
5) None of these
ANSWERS
1. 3)
2. 2)
3. 4)
4. 3)
5. 4)
6. 1)
7. 2)
8. 5)
9. 4)
10. 4)
1. The biennial Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2015 released recently by the World Economic Forum (WEF) is
topped by
1) Australia
2) Switzerland
3) Germany
4) France
5) Spain
2. As informed by the govt to the Lok Sabha on 7 May, the Polavaram multipurpose project is likely to displace over 1.88 lakh
people in the state of
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Kerala
4) Goa
5) None of these
3. The govt has referred the issue of minimum alternate tax (MAT) on foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to a committee
which will be headed by
1) SB Sinha
2) AP Shah
3) AR Lakshmanan
4) DK Jain
5) None of these
4. India has moved up 13 notches on a global list of countries in terms of their travel and tourism competitiveness. What is its
current position in this regard globally?
1) 48th
2) 45th
3) 52nd
4) 28th
5) 17th
5. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 7 May inked a pact with India to provide a loan worth USD 31 million for sustainable
water resource management in river basins in
1) Rajasthan
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Assam
4) Karnataka
5) Maharashtra
6. Mothers Day is observed every year on the

1) last Sunday of Apr
2) first Sunday of May
3) second Sunday of May
4) last Sunday of May
5) None of these
7. As promised by the Union Finance Minister, the losses incurred by the states due to implementation of Goods and Services
Tax (GST) will be fully compensated for
1) two years
2) three years
3) four years
4) five years
5) ten years
8. The proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) will subsume which of the following taxes?
1) Excise duty
2) Services Tax
3) State VAT
4) Entry Tax
5) All the above
9. President Pranab Mukherjee visited which of the following countries starting 7 May? He attended the victory day parade in
that country.
1) China
2) South Korea
3) Italy
4) France
5) Russia
10. The Lok Sabha on 7 May passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill. Now, juveniles as young as
______ can be tried under laws for adults for heinous crimes.
1) 14 years
2) 15 years
3) 16 years
4) 17 years
5) None of these
ANSWERS
1. 5)
2. 1)
3. 2)
4. 3)
5. 4)
6. 3)
7. 4)
8. 5)
9. 5)
10. 3)
Ques. : 1 The World Bank, in its ‘The State of Social Safety Nets 2015’ report, has ranked which Indian scheme as the
second-largest unconditional cash transfer social security programme in the world?
1) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
2) Janani Suraksha Yojna
3) Atal Pension Yojana
4) Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme
5) Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
Ques. : 2 Which of the following pairs of international institutions and their heads is NOT matched correctly?
1) World Bank – Jim Yong Kim
2) International Labour Organisation – Guy Ryder
3) International Monetary Fund – Christine Lagarde
4) Asian Development Fund – Takehiko Nakao
5) None of these
Ques. : 3 India will contribute _________ to the $100 billion foreign-exchange reserves pool that is being set up by five
nations of the BRICS grouping to tackle dollar liquidity problems.
1) $8 billion
2) $12 billion
3) $18 billion
4) $22 billion
5) $41 billion
Ques. : 4 The central banks of the BRICS countries on 7 Jul signed an operating agreement on a $100 billion foreign
exchange reserve pool. As per Russian Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina, it will come into force on
1) Jul 30
2) Aug 1
3) Sep 30
4) Oct 1
5) Dec 31
Ques. : 5 The Reserve Bank of India has given its final nod for introduction of a new category of semi-closed Prepaid
Payment Instruments (PPI) for
1) Multiplexes
2) Super Markets
3) Internet marketplaces
4) Mass Transit Systems
5) None of these
Ques. : 6 Which of the following is the oldest stock exchange of Asia? It completed 140 years of operations on Jul 9,
2015.
1) BSE
2) NSE
3) Nikkei
4) Shanghai Stock Exchange
5) None of these
Ques. : 7 India and which of the following countries have signed FATCA pact which will enable and facilitate smoother
exchange of tax-related information between the two countries?
1) Russia
2) China
3) US
4) Switzerland
5) Mauritius
Ques. : 8 PM Narendra Modi proposed a 10-point initiative for the BRICS group in its annual summit in Ufa, Russia. Which
of the following is NOT one among them?
1) A trade fair
2) A Railway Research Centre
3) A military alliance on the lines of
NATO
4) A film festival
5) BRICS Sports Council and Annual Sports Meet
Ques. : 9 The committee set up by the govt on bankruptcy law reform in India is chaired by who among the following? It
released its interim report earlier this year.
1) TK Viswanathan
2) NR Madhava Menon
3) Kariya Munda
4) PL Punia
5) Shashi Kant Sharma
Ques. : 10 PM Narendra Modi is slated to visit the US at the end of Sep to address a special session of the UN to mark the
_______ year of its foundation.
1) 65th
2) 68th
3) 70th
4) 72nd
5) 75th
ANSWERS
1. 5)
2. 5)
3. 3)
4. 1)
5. 4)
6. 1)
7. 3)
8. 3)
9. 1)
10. 3)
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a) Arvind Saxena
b) Arvind Srivastava
c) Milind Pandey
d) Kunal Bahl
e) None of these
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a) John Peterson of Scotland
b) Richard Gerry of Australia
c) Robert Marie of U.S.A.
d) Lee Alan Johnson of England
e) None of these
3. Indian-Origin………………………….on 12 May 2015 became the first Asian woman to be elected as mayor in the
United Kingdom (UK).
a) Gurbani Kaur Dheer
b) Harbhajan Kaur Dheer
c) Harmanpreet Kaur
d) Gurkirat Kaur
e) None of these
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c) 24 May 2015
d) 17 January 2015
e) 11 May 2015
5. Ace Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda on 10 May 2015 won Gold at Jamaican International Invitation meet. The
meet was held in……………... He came up with an effort of…………………to win this event.
a) Toronto 65.18m
b) Manila 60.20m
c) Delhi 67.43m
d) Sydney 62.30m
e) Kingston 65.14m
6. Book titled Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad authored by?
a) Bhairav Singh
b) Aravind Adiga
c) Bhim Singh
d) Chetan Bhagat
e) None of these
7. World Asthma Day 2015 was observed globally on

a) 4 May 2015
b) 5 May 2015
c) 6 May 2015
d) 7 May 2015
e) 8 May 2015
8. Two Indians namely…………………………on 29 April 2015 won the prestigious Whitley Awards (also known as
Green Oscar) for their contribution to wildlife conservation.
a) Dr Girish Kumar and Dr Swapnil Gupta
b) Dr Shreyank Suman and Dr Bhaskar Banerjee
c) Dr Ananda Kumar and Dr Pramod Patil
d) Dr Ananda Patil and Dr Girish Kumar
e) None of these
9. Who was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand?

a) V Shanmuganathan
b) Tathagata Roy
c) Syed Ahmed
d) Draupadi Murmu
e) Nirbhay Sharma
10. Who won the men’s doubles title of the Madrid Tennis Open, 2015.
a) Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh bhupathi
b) Mahesh Bhupathi and Radek Stepanek
c) Rohan Bopanna and Radek Stepanek
d) Florin Mergea and Mahesh bhupathi
e) Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea
Answers..
1) A
2) D
3) B
4) E
5) E
6) C
7) B
8) C
9) D
10) E
1. 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.
1) 9000
2) 8000
3) 5000
4) 10,000
5) None of these.
2. 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?
1) Kancheepuram
2) Vellore
3) Ramanathapuram
4) Thiruvallur
5) None of these.
3. The Central Government released the first ever Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) after several years on the lines
of the ........ census.
1) 1930
2) 1931
3) 1932
4) 1933
5) None of these.
4. Mahindra Defence Systems Limited, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group and Airbus Helicopter have inked pact to form a joint
venture (JV) company to produce helicopters in India. From which country does Airbus belong?
1) USA
2) France
3) Russia
4) UK
5) None of these.
5. Four Indian-Americans were accoladed with prestigious Great Immigrants, The Pride of America award 2015. Who among
the following was chosen for this award?
1) Dr. Ami Bera
2) Bobby Jindal
3) Madhulika Sikka
4) All of the above.
5) None of these
6. The Indian-American professor has been selected for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate?
1) Rakesh Khurana
2) Geeta Menon
3) Dr. sanjay Rajaram
4) R Paul Singh
5) None of these.
7. Union Government has launched mobile App to know gram panchayats assets. It was launched by Union Rural
Development and Minister.......?
1) Jagat Prakash Nadda
2) Nitin Jairam Gadkari
3) Nitin Jairam Gadkari
4) Ch Birender Singh.
5) None of these.
8. Under which initiative the website of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has been launched on 6th July’15?
1) e-Migrate
2) e-Banking
3) e-Suvidha
4) Digital India
5) None of these.
9. Name the IIT-JEE topper nominated as the brand ambassador of Digital India project?
1) Vandana Gupta
2) Kruti Tiwari
3) Renu Rao
4) Ira Singhal
5) None of these.
10. In which state, ‘Digital India With Laado’ campaign is launched by the panchayat on 5th July’15?
1) Rajasthan
2) Haryana
3) Punjab
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) None of these.
Answers...
1. (4)
2. (3)
3. (2)
4. (2)
5. (3)
6. (4)
7. (4)
8. (4)
9. (2)
10. (2)
Ques. : 1 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.
1) red
2) white
3) pink
4) yellow
5) None of these
Ques. : 2 The book titled ‘Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji’ has been written by which of the
following famous personalities and Arun Tiwari?
1) J Jayalalithaa
2) APJ Abdul Kalam
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) LK Advani
5) Narendra Modi
Ques. : 3 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
1) 2009
2) 2010
3) 2011
4) 2012
5) 2013
Ques. : 4 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).
1) Rs 5000 cr
2) Rs 10,000 cr
3) Rs 20,000 cr
4) Rs 25,000 cr
5) Rs 50,000 cr
Ques. : 5 China has started construction of the 3,968-km-long gas pipeline to pump 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas from
_________ to Shanghai.
1) Kazakhstan
2) Tajikistan
3) Belarus
4) Russia
5) Uzbekistan
Ques. : 6 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
1) Sep 1, 2015
2) Sep 30, 2015
3) Oct 1, 2015
4) Dec 31, 2015
5) Mar 31, 2016
Ques. : 7 _______ 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.
1) Jun 29
2) Jun 30
3) Jul 01
4) Jul 02
5) Jul 03
Ques. : 8 Who among the following has been chosen for the GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2014? The award
seeks to recognise research by Indian scientists aged below 50 and living and working in India.
1) CNR Rao
2) Thanu Padmanabhan
3) Jayant Narlikar
4) Sanjeev Galande
5) None of these
Ques. : 9 Matti Makkonen, who passed away, recently, was known as the father of
1) Short Message Service (SMS)
2) E-mail
3) World Wide Web
4) Cloud storage
5) None of these
Ques. : 10 Who won Norway Chess 2015 tournament recently?

1) Jon Ludvig Hammer
2) Veselin Topalov
3) Magnus Carlsen
4) Vishwanathan Anand
5) None of these
ANSWERS
1. 3) pink
2. 2) APJ Abdul Kalam
3. 3) 2011
4. 5) Rs 50,000 cr
5. 4) Russia
6. 2) Sep 30, 2015
7. 2) Jun 30
8. 4) Sanjeev Galande
9. 1) Short Message Service (SMS)
10. 2) Veselin Topalov
1. In which of the following countries, the country which is not the member of Eurozone?
1) Estonia
2) Ireland
3) Cyprus
2. When did Greece join the Euro?

1) 2003
2) 2002
3) 2001
4) 2000
5) None of the above.
3. The euro was introduced in Maastricht by the European Union (EU) in?
1) 1993
2) 1990
3) 1991
4) 1992
5) None of theses.
4. The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of how many member states?
1) 26
2) 29
3) 27
4) 28
5) None of these.
5. Who is the President of the European Commission?

1) Karolos Papoulias
2) Martin Schulz
3) Donald Tsk
4) Jean-Claude Juncker
6. Greece became the part of the European Union in?

1) 1980
2) 1983
3) 1982
4) 1981
5) None of these.
7. Which is the largest country (area wise) in the European Union?

1) Italy
2) France
3) Germany
4) United Kingdom
8. In which of the following is the current president of Greece?

1) George Papandreou
2) Prokopis Pavlopoulos
3) Antonis Samaras
4) Alexis Tsipras
9. The ruling Party which is currently in power in Greece is?

1) Peseta
2) Troika
3) Syriza
4) Drachma
5) None of these.
10. What was the earlier currency of greece before it adopted euro as its currency?
1) Syriza
2) Troika
3) Drachma
4) Peseta
5) None of these.
Answers..
1. (4)
2. (3)
3. (4)
4. (4)
5. (4)
6. (4)
7. (2)
8. (2)
9. (3)
10. (3)
Eurozone - 19 Countries
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
*European Union - 28 Countries
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK
1. The country which has been named the most peaceful country in the world.
(1) Denmark
(2) Iceland
(3) Austria
(4) New Zealand
(5) None of these
2. Luanda, which is voted as worlds costliest city live in, is capital city of which country?
(1) Angola
(2) Denmark
(3) Netherlands
(4) Mauritius
(5) None of these
3. According to World Economic Fourm (WEF) Which two Indian organizations are among the world's biggest employers?
(1) Indian Post and Indian Army
(2) India Army and Indian Railways
(3) Indian Railway and Indian Oil Corporation
(4) TCS and Indian Railways
(5) None of these
4. According to World Economic Fourm (WEF) Which company is the world’s biggest employer?
(1) People’s Liberation Army (PLA): Chinese military
(2) McDonald’s
(3) China National Petroleum Corporation
(4) Indian Railways
(5) US department of Defense
5. Recently, a brightest early galaxy has been named after which football player?
(1) Neymar
(2) Lionel Messi
(3) Cristiano Ronaldo
(4) Manuel Neuer
(5) Diego Maradona
6. The train which has been rechristened as Yoga Express?

(1) Bagmati Express
(2) Danapur Express
(3) None of these
(4) Farakka Express
(5) Haridwar Mail
7. The Indian city Which is the venue for the International Conference on String Theory-2015?
(1) Delhi
(2) Chennai
(3) Mumbai
(4) Hyderabad
(5) Bengaluru
8. Gunther Schuller,the renowned musician of USA who passed away recently winner of which eminent prize?
(1) American poetry awards
(2) Pulitzer Prize
(3) Booker Prize
(4) PEN American Center awards
(5) None of these
9. On which date, World Day Against Child Labor is observed?

(1) 11 June
(2) 10 June
(3) 12 June
(4) 13 June
(5) 14 June
10. The country Which successfully tested the Wu-14, a hypersonic nuclear delivery vehicle?
(1) USA
(2) Russia
(3) China
(4) Japan
(5) Germany
11. According to World Bank, the country which has highest investment commitment in 2014?
(1) Peru
(2) USA
(3) France
(4) Brazil
(5) India
12. The space body which has won the 2015 space pioneer award for science and engineering?
(1) CNES
(2) RSA
(3) ESA
(4) ISRO
(5) NASA
13. Which state has become number one state in the country in terms of total installed capacity of solar energy?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Gujrat
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Banglore
(5) Maharashtra
14. Which Indian Telecom major has launched 4th Generation (4G) services in Mysuru (or Mysore), Karnataka?
(1) Idea
(2) Vodafone
(3) Bharti Airtel
(4) R Com
(5) Aircel
15. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the date to exchange pre-2005 bank notes till which date?
(1) November 31, 2015
(2) October 31, 2015
(3) September 31, 2015
(4) December 31, 2015
(5) January 31, 2016
Answers..
1. (2)
2. (1)
3 (2)
4. (5)
5. (3)
6. (5)
7. (5)
8. (2)
9. (3)
10. (3)
11. (4)
12. (4)
13. (1)
14. (3)
15. (4)
SBI PO 2015: Current Affairs Quiz
1. ____________will assume charge as the new Chief Election Commission on 19 Apr and will serve until Jul 2017.
1) Nasim Zaidi
2) Shashi Kant Sharma
3) TK Viswanathan
4) SY Quraishi
5) VS Sampath
2. The Govt barred foreign funds for which of the following NGOs and has frozen its bank accounts for alleged norms
violation and anti-national activities recently?
1) Justice and Care
2) The Hope Foundation
3) Digital Green
4) Greenpeace
5) None of these
3. In a recent operation named ‘Operation Rahat,’ India evacuated around 5,600 people including foreign nationals from which
of the following countries?
1) Libya
2) Syria
3) Nigeria
4) Yemen
5) Kenya
4. The World Meteorological Day is annually held on

1) 23 Mar
2) 21 Mar
3) 27 Mar
4) 28 Mar
5) 31 Mar
5. Murty S Kambhampati, who has been chosen for the prestigious US presidential award for excellence in the field of
science, mathematics and engineering mentoring, is a professor of
1) physics
2) chemistry
3) biology
4) mathematics
5) None of these
6. The Greek govt, recently, claimed nearly USD 303 bn from which of the following countries in war reparation for atrocities
and looting during the World War II?
1) France
2) UK
3) Germany
4) Japan
5) None of these
7. The concept of a Bank Investment Company (BIC) that would dislodge the govt’s ownership in public sector, was
suggested by
1) PJ Nayak Committee
2) Deepak Mohanty Committee
3) Rakesh Mohan Committee
4) A Vaidyanathan Committee
5) Usha Thorat Committee
8. PM Narendra Modi launched MUDRA bank on 8 Apr. The govt plans to set up the bank as a ___________body.
1) statutory
2) advisory
3) voluntary
4) private
5) None of these
9. The Women in Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum presented international award for women's empowerment in the South and
Southeast Asia category to __________in its summit in Addis Ababa.
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal
4) India
5) Maldives
10. Name the women shuttler from India who created history, becomes first Indian woman player to become World No. 1
recently.
1) Jwala Gutta
2) PV Sindhu
3) Saina Nehwal
4) Ashwini Ponnappa
5) None of these
ANSWERS
1. 1)
2. 4)
3. 4)
4. 1)
5. 3)
6. 3)
7. 1)
8. 1)
9. 2)
10. 3)
1. E. L. Doctorow is died recently, a leading figure in contemporary letters whose popular, critically admired and award-
winning novels are among identifiable historical figures and often within unconventional narrative forms. He hailed from
which country?
1) France
2) South Africa
3) UK
4) USA
5) None of these.
2. ISRO has successfully test-fired Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III project’s high-thrust cryogenic
rocket engine. It is India’s first indigenously designed and developed high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine. Which of the
following is/ are correct statement about GSLV Mark III?
1) It was conducted at ISRO’s Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri in Sriharikota.
2) The GSLV-III features an Indian cryogenic first stage and a higher payload capacity than the current GSLV.
3) It is intended to launch satellites into geostationary orbit.
5) None of these.
3. A national campaign Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan has been initiated by the Union Government in a bid to create awareness
and capacity building on Safe and Hygienic food for all, which among the following is/ are correct statement reagarding this
programme?
1) Trigger Nationwide Actions on Safe and Hygienic Food for all to make India a Safe Food Destination
2) Projecting Indian image as a Safe Food Destination.
3) Help understand Consumer rights and disseminate knowledge on the importance of Food Safety and Quality amongst institutions
and general consumers.
4) All of these.
5) None of these.
4. Champagne vineyards of which country has been granted with World Heritage status by UNESCO?
1) Cuba
2) Germany
3) France
4) Russia
5) None of these.
5. Abdullah Hussain, an eminent personality recently passed away was a well-known as?
1) Scientist
2) Urdu Novelist
3) Urdu Poet
4) Research Scholar
5) None of these.
6. The MUDRA scheme was launched by a bank which became the the first bank in the country to launch MUDRA card, name
the bank?
1) BOB
2) PNB
3) Corporaton Bank
4) SBI
5) None of these.
7. Who was named as the head of China based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
1) Jin Liquan
2) Zhu Guangyao
3) Li Yong
4) Liao Xiaojun
5) None of these.
8. Bandhan Bank, to be formally inaugurated by the President of the country on August 23, has appointed whom of the
following as its chairman?
1) Arvind Virmani
2) Kaushik Basu
3) Arvind Mayaram
4) Ashok Lahiri
5) None of these.
9. Pune’s Fergusson College which has been accorded the special heritage status by the University Grants Commission
(UGC). It was established in?
1) 1885
2) 1886
3) 1887
4) 1888
5) None of these.
10. Which day was celebrated as the first ever World Youth skill day ?
1) July 19th
2) June 15th
3) June 21st
4) July 15th
5) None of these.
Answers..
1. (4)
2. (3)
3. (4)
4. (3)
5. (2)
6. (3)
7. (1)
8. (4)
9. (1)
10. (4)
1). Former President(11th)(2002-2007) Late Sh. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (APJ) Abdul Kalam's 79th birthday was recognised as
___________ by United Nations?
a) World Science Day
b) United Nation Day
c) World Student's Day
d) World Literacy Day
e) National Laws Day
2). In 2014, Former president of India APJ Abdul Kalam has been awarded an honorary degree "Doctor of Science" by
___________ for his contribution to science and technology?
a) Simon Fraser University
b) University of Waterloo
c) University of Wolverhampton
d) The University Of Edinburgh
e) None of these
3). Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam was the ______ President of India to have been honoured with a India's
highest civilian honour "Bharat Ratna"?
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th
e) 5th
4). Hindi Film "I Am Kalam" was directed by?

a) Santanu Mishra
b) Nila Madhab Panda
c) Sanjay Chauhan
d) Shankar Shanmugham
e) None of these
5).'People's President' APJ Abdul Kalam died of a massive cardiac arrest on the evening of 27 July 2015 after he collapsed
while delivering a lecture on ____________ at Indian Institute of Management Shillong?
a) Bio-implants
b) Livable Planet
c) Ignited Minds
d) Vivekananda
e) None of these
6). Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered a new species of _______, which was named as
Glyptothorax Senapatiensis, in the Chindwin river drainage in Senapati district of Manipur.
a) Catfish
b) Hydra
c) Tortoise
d) Frog
e) Algae
7). FDI in Railway infrastructure sector has been opened to _______ FDI under automatic route?
a) 75%
b) 100%
c) 50%
d) 60%
8). The researchers has discovered the driest location on Earth in the Atacama Desert in Chile, this site was called as
_______.
a) Mout Elder Sangh
b) Mout Elena South
c) Maria Elena South
d) Maria Elder South
e) None of these
9). GMR Infrastructure Limited has signed a MoU with Guizhou International Investment Corporation (GIIC) for developing
Kakinada Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in _________.
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) Rajasthan
10). Union Minister Najma Heptullah has launched ‘USTAD’, which is one of the welfare scheme aimed at upgrading and
promoting the skills of artisans from the _______.
a) Minority Community
b) Legal Community
c) Rural Community
d) Scheduled Tribes
e) Urban Community
11). Internet giant Google on May 18, 2015 threw its weight behind three NGOs in India, announcing support in the form of
$500000 in grants, to promote_________.
a) Road safety in India
b) Vehicle safety in India
c) Women safety in India
d) Child safety in India
e) None of these
12). Ace India discus thrower ______ won a bronze medal in the second leg of the prestigious IAAF Diamond League series.
a) Vikas Gowda
b) Suresh Kumar
c) Ajay Kumar
d) Mamitu Daska
e) Vikas Kumar
13). Ethiopian runners won both the men’s and women’s titles in the eighth edition of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) World
10000m run in________.
a) Chennai
b) Hyderabad
c) New Delhi
d) Bangalore
e) None of these
14). Who has been appointed Chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council recently?
a) Sourav Ganguly
b) Ravi Shastri
c) Ajay Shirke
d) Ranjib Biswal
e) Rajeev Shukla
15). Ashgabat is the capital of _______.

a) Ukraine
b) Kazakhstan
c) Turkmenistan
d) Uzbekistan
e) None of these
Answers..
1). c)
2). d)
3). c)
4). b)
5). b)
6). a)
7). b)
8). c)
9). b)
10). a)
11). d)
12). a)
13). d)
14). e)
15). c)

Ques. : 1 The Union Cabinet on 21 May gave its approval for the revival of closed urea unit of Fertilizer Corporation India
Limited (FCIL) at Sindri with an investment of Rs 6000 cr. The unit is situated in
1) Bihar
2) Jharkhand
3) Odisha
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these
Ques. : 2 The IDFC is all set to start full-fledged banking operation by the end of the year. IDFC is involved in ___________ at
present.
1) general insurance
2) asset reconstruction
3) micro finance
4) infrastructure financing
5) None of these
Ques. : 3 PM Narendra Modi has visited 17 countries till Jun 2015. Which of the following countries is NOT among those
visited by him so far?
1) Bangladesh
2) Brazil
3) Myanmar
4) Seychelles
5) Mauritius
6) all visited
Ques. : 4 Hwang Kyo-ahn was appointed as the new Prime Minister in which of the following countries on 21 May?
1) Vietnam
2) Singapore
3) Thailand
4) Philippines
5) South Korea
Ques. : 5 Who among the following is the National Security Advisor at present?
1) Sujatha Singh
2) Ajit Doval
3) Nripendra Misra
4) Shivshankar Menon
5) None of these
Ques. : 6 Who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha committee on the constitutional amendment Bill regarding national goods
and services tax (GST)?
1) Abhishek Singh
2) Kirti Azad
3) Bhupender Yadav
4) Ram Kripal Yadav
5) None of these
Ques. : 7 The central govt has cleared Isro's Rs 3,090-cr augmentation programme of PSLV. What does letter ‘P’ denote in the
term PSLV?
1) Polar
2) Primary
3) Parallel
4) Pentahedron
5) None of these
Ques. : 8 The Indian Navy got the INS Sindhukirti back on 22 May after a nine-year refit. It is a/an
1) anti-submarine warfare corvettes
2) aircraft carrier
3) diesel-electric submarine
4) nuclear submarine
5) None of these
Ques. : 9 What is India’s ranking among 70 countries in the first Environmental Democracy Index launched by Washington-
based World Resources Institute (WRI) and Access Initiative on 21 May?
1) 24th
2) 21st
3) 19th
4) 32nd
5) 41st
Ques. : 10 According to govt sources, only 8,000 account holders have availed of the overdraft (OD) facility under the Jan
Dhan Yojana so far. The scheme envisages extending households an overdraft facility of ________after satisfactory operation
of accounts for six months.
1) Rs 1,000
2) Rs 2,000
3) Rs 5,000
4) Rs 10,000
5) None of these
ANSWERS
1. 2)
2. 3)
3. 6) All of these
4. 5)
5. 2)
6. 3)
7. 1)
8. 3)
9. 1)
10. 3)
Banking Pathway 2015 : General Awareness Quiz

1. Super 30 founder and mathematician Anand Kumar was honoured by Legislature of British Columbia in ........ at Toronto
University for his pioneering work in the field of education.
1) UK
2) Canada
3) USA
4) Scotland
5) None of these.
2. Indian American Professor Emeritus R. Paul Singh was named for the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize 2015. GCHERA
stands for?
1) Global Confederation for Higher Secondary Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences
2) Global Conference for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences
3) Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences
4) Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations of Agriculture and Life Sciences
5) None of these.
3. Which country's Former Prime Minister Tony Blair resigned as the Special Envoy of the Middle East Quartet?
1) Norway
2) Denmark
3) Canada
4) UK
5) None of these.
4. Exercise Ajeya Warrior is a joint exercise between the armies of India and which country?
1) UK
2) USA
3) France
4) Rsssia
5) None of these
5. United States Secretary of Defence .......... and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar signed the 2015 framework agreement on
India-US defence relationship for the next 10 years.
1) Chuck Hagel
2) Robert Gates
3) Joe Biden
4) Ashton Carter
5) None of these.
6. Book titled Dealing with China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower, this book is authored by?
1) PR Mohana Rao
2) Sadruddin Hashwani
3) Henry M. Paulson
4) Alexander Bard
5) None of these.
7. SBI Life Insurance introduced ......... a tablet-based service Distribution partners from all the sales channels of SBI Life can
sell insurance products through this facility.
1) Future Guard Plan
2) Protector Plus Plan
3) Connect Life
4) Future Guard Plan
5) None of these.
8. ICICI Bank in collaboration with which company launched a payment service Tap-n-Pay based on the nearfield
communications (NFC) technology, enabling customers make over-the-counter payments without using cash?
1) TCS
2) Tech Mahindra
3) Infosys
4) Wipro
5) None of these.
9. Export-Import (Exim) Bank has extended a line of credit of $268.35 million to which country for financing extension of Lake
Victoria pipeline?
1) Kazakhstan
2) Kyrgyzstan
3) Oman
4) Tanzania
5) None of these.
10. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani nominated a female judge to the Supreme Court, what is the name of the Judge?
1) Anisa Rasouli
2) Fathima Beevi
3) Frozan Fana
4) Azra Jafari
5) None of these.
Answers..
1. (2)
2. (3)
3. (4)
4. (1)
5. (4)
6. (3)
7. (3)
8. (2)
9. (4)
10. (1)

Ques. : 1 The Mumbai Indians franchise won the IPL8 final in Kolkata on 24 May. Who was the runner up of IPL8?
1) Chennai Super Kings
2) Kolkata Knight Riders
3) Royal Challengers Bangalore
4) Rajasthan Royals
5) None of these
Ques. : 2 Who among the following won the Monaco Grand Prix F1 championship on 24 May?
1) Sebastian Vettel
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Nico Rosberg
4) Fernando Alonso
5) None of these
Ques. : 3 John Nash, who died in a road accident in US on 23 May, was a __________ award winner.
1) Man Booker
2) Nobel
3) Ramon Magsaysay
4) Oscar
5) None of these
Ques. : 4 On Jun 2, which of the following states was officially divided into two states?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these
Ques. : 5 Indian film ‘Masaan’ won the prestigious critics prize in the Un Certain Regard category at the 68th Cannes Film
Festival on 23 May. The film is directed by
1) Nitesh Tiwari
2) Anurag Kashyap
3) Vikas Bahl
4) Neeraj Ghaywan
5) None of these
Ques. : 6 Which of the following countries legalised gay marriage through a referendum recently? It was the first time ever
that gay marriage had been approved by popular vote.
1) Spain
2) Norway
3) Ireland
4) Sweden
5) None of these
Ques. : 7 The Indian Navy conducted bilateral naval exercise SIMBEX-15 from 23-26 May 2015 with
1) Vietnam
2) Thailand
3) Singapore
4) Seychelles
5) None of these
Ques. : 8 The private sector electricity producer Tata Power will move out of the stock market benchmark index Sensex (BSE).
The firm will be replaced by
1) Lupin
2) Suzlon Energy
3) Unitech
4) Yes Bank
5) None of these
Ques. : 9 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) is observed on

1) 20 May
2) 22 May
3) 23 May
4) 25 May
5) None of these
Ques. : 10 The AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa was sworn in for the fifth time as Tamil Nadu chief minister on 23 May by the
governor
1) P Sathasivam
2) K Rosaiah
3) Vajubhai Vala
4) ESL Narasimhan
5) None of these
ANSWERS
1. 1)
2. 3)
3. 2)
4. 4)
5. 4)
6. 3)
7. 3)
8. 1)
9. 2)
10. 2)
1Who was appointed as CMD of National Aluminium Company?

Ans- T K Chand
2. National Broadcasting Day was observed on _____
Ans- 23 July 2015
3. Author of the Book titled Ghosts of Calcutta ____
Ans- Sebastian Ortiz
4. Which city was named as World Book Capital for 2017 by UNESCO?
Ans- Conakry
5. Which Indian city has emerged as the first nomination to be received by the Urban Development Ministry for a Smart City
Mission?
Ans- Ponducherry
6. Who won IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf event 2015?
Ans- Shubham Jaglan
7. India ranked ____ in terms of power generation from nuclear source?
Ans- 12th
8. Which 2 IT companies form joint venture to provide technology services, solutions to banks?
Ans- CSC and HCL technologies
9. Who received Royal Society’s Copley Medal, the world's oldest scientific prize?
Ans- Peter Higgs
10. Name the world's first malaria vaccine, approved by European Medicines Agency?
Ans- Mosquirix
GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS ASKED IN SBI PO MAINS 2015

1. PM Suraksha Bima Yojana Age Limit?
Answer: 18-70
2. FMC to be merged with?
Answer: SEBI
3. Volkswagen which country?Answer: Germany
4. Modi Ji launch which bank in China?
Answer: ICICI Bank
5. Which country is first to launch facial ATM?
Answer: China
6. Irvin rose ?
Answer: is an American Biologist & along with Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry.
7. Agartala kiska capital hai?
Answer: Tripura
8. Something related to NAV and mutual funds
Answer: Net Asset Value(NAV)
9. Omkareshwar dam is where ?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
10. Ceat Cricketer of the year?
Answer: Ajinkya Rahane
11. Indian IT company ranked 57th in US
Answer: TCS
12. Corbett national park?
Answer: Uttarakhand
13. Katasraj temple in which country?
Answer: Pakistan
14. Which country agreed to lend 1165 crore for Odisha transmission system improvement project ?
Answer: Japan
15. Who is appointed as India A coach?
Answer: Rahul Dravid
16. Mutual fund regulator?
Answer: SEBI
17. Who chaired Health Sumit ?
Answer: Geneva
18. 100th amendment?
Ans: India & Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement
19. International peace day?
Answer: 21 sept
20. Maximum amount of Pension in APY?
Answer: Rs. 5000
Q.1. What is the premium of PM Suraksha Bima Yojana?
(1) Rs. 110
(2) Rs. 20
(3) Rs. 56
(4) Rs. 28
(5) Rs. 12
Ans: (5) Rs. 12
Q.2. Recently Irwin Allan Rose passed away. He was a ___________.
(1) French biologist
(2) Italian biologist
(3) Russian biologist
(4) American biologist
(5) None of these
Ans: (4) American biologist
Q.3. Agartala is the capital of which state?
(1) Assam
(2) Odisha
(2) Tripura
(3) Nagaland
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Agartala is the capital of Tripura.
Q.4. Which of the following is not a part of Money Market?
(1) Treasury Bills
(2) Commercial Papers
(3) Mutual Funds
(4) Certificate of Deposits
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Mutual Funds
Q.5. Who is the CEAT cricketer of the year 2015?
(1) Kumar Sanagkkara
(2) Suresh Raina
(3) Virat Kohli
(4) Chris Gayle
(5) None of these
Ans: (1) Kumar Sangkkara
Q.6. What is the age limit in PM Atal Pension Yojana?
(1) 18-50
(2) 18-40
(3) 20-50
(4) 25- 80
(5) None of these
Ans: (2) 18-40
Q.7. Omkareshwar dam is situated in which state?
(1) Assam
(2) Kerala
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Andhra Pradesh
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Madhya Pradesh
Q.8. Narendra Modi launches which bank in China?
(1) ICICI Bank
(2) SBI Bank

(3) PNB Bank
(4) IDBI Bank
(5) AXIS Bank
Ans: (1) ICICI Bank
Q.9. _______ has unveiled the world's first facial recognition ATM.
(1) Russia
(2) UK
(3) India
(4) Japan
(5) China
Ans: (5) China
Q.10. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded ______.
(1) Eric Betzig
(2) Stefan W. Hell
(3) William E. Moerner
(4) All
(5) None of these
Ans: (4) All of above
Q.11. When is International Peace Day celebrated?
(1) 11th June
(2) 30th June
(3) 21st September
(4) 4th November
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) 21st September
Q.12. Land Border Agreement between India and Bangladesh was the ___________.
(1) 112th amendment
(2) 100th amendment
(3) 117th amendment
(4) 120th amendment
(5) None of these
Ans: (2)100th amendment
Q.13. Which company ranks 57th in the US Brand survey?
(1) IBM
(2) TCS
(3) Apple
(4) Ford
(5) None of these
Ans: (2) TCS
Q.14. Volkswagen Group and its subsidiaries, is a ------- multinational automotive manufacturing company.
(1) German
(2) Indian
(3) Russian
(4) Italian
(5) None of these
Ans: (1) German
Q.15. The merger process between FMC and ------- will be completed by September.
(1) IRDA
(2) RBI
(3) NABARD
(4) SEBI
(5) None of these
Ans:(4) SEBI
Q.16. Jim Corbett National Park is located in which state?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Gujarat
(5) None of these
Ans:(1) Uttarakhand
17. The Sixty-eighth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) takes place in ------18–26 May 2015.
(1) Geneva
(2) Rome
(3) Paris
(4) Washington DC
(5) None of these

Ans:(1) Geneva
18. Which country allowed LIC to operate in domestic market?
(1) Pakistan
(2) Nepal
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Bangladesh
(5) None of these

Ans: (4) Bangladesh
19. The maturity period of the Kisan Vikas Patra which have been reintroduced in 2014 is ------
(1) 100 Months
(2) 105 Months
(3) 110 Months
(4) 115 Months
(5) 120 Months
Ans: (1) 100 Months
20. Katasraj is situated in -------
(1) Pakistan
(2) Nepal
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Bangladesh
(5) None of these
Ans: (1) Pakistan
21. Which country will provide an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of yen 21.787 billion (Rs. 1165 crore
approximately) for the Odisha Transmission System Improvement Project?
(1) France
(2) Russia
(3) Japan
(4) USA
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Japan
22. Who review and revitalise public private partnership (PPP) mode of infrastructure development?
(1) Shekhar Shah
(2) Vijay Kelkar
(3) Sharmila Chavaly
(4) Pradeep Kumar
(5) None of these
Ans: (2) Vijay Kelkar
23. Who was appointed as coach of the India A and Under-19 cricket teams ?
(1) Sourav Ganguly

(2) Sachin Tendulkar
(3) Rahul Dravid
(4) M. S. Dhoni
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Rahul Dravid
24. Which state government approved mandatory Global Positioning System (GPS) in all public transport vehicles from June
2015.
(1) Delhi
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Maharashtra
(5) Punjab
Ans: (1) Delhi
Q.25. China signed a currency swap deal with which country?
(1) Sri Lanka
(2) Russia
(3) India
(4) Chile
(5) None of these
Ans: (4) Chile
Q.26. Government has allocated how much amount to Department of AYUSH?
(1) Rs. 1000 crore
(2) Rs. 7000 crore
(3) Rs. 5000 crore
(4) Rs. 2000 crore
(5) None of these
Ans: (3) Rs. 5000 crore
Q.27. Pakistan and China have signed how many agreements and MoUs for cooperation in diverse fields?
(1) 31
(2) 41
(3) 51
(4) 61
(5) 71
Ans: (3) 51
1. Mosquirix is the world’s first vaccine for which of the following diseases to get a green light from European drugs
regulators recently?
1) Malaria
2) Tuberculosis
3) AIDS
4) Ebola
5) None of these
2. A nine-member committee set by which of the following sports bodies has recommended that Dutchman Paul van Ass need
not return to resume his charge as the men's team's chief coach?
1) Hockey India
2) BCCI
3) All India Tennis Association (AITA)
4) Badminton Association of India (BAI)
5) None of these
3. The govt has announced to sell 5% stake in which of the following firms to raise Rs 1700 cr on 27 Jul?
1) PFC
2) SAIL
3) NTPC
4) ONGC
5) NHPC
4. Anshu Jain has got a clean chit from the financial watchdog BaFin on charges ofallegedly lying about the interbank rate
rigging scandal. He is the former co-CEO of
1) Standard Chartered
2) Deutsche Bank
3) City Bank
4) Morgan Stanley
5) HSBC
5. PM Narendra Modi launched the 'Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana' during his recent Bihar visit. Which of the
following is NOT true about the scheme?
1) It will ensure round the clock electricity supply to farmers and rural households.
2) The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) has been subsumed in the new scheme.
3) The scheme has an outlay of Rs 76,000 cr for implementation of the projects.
4) A total of Rs 14,680 cr worth projects have already been approved under the scheme.
5) None of these
6. The IDFC Bank to start operations from Oct 1. Which of the following is NOT correct about the bank?
1) The IDFC is a credit rating agency.
2) Rajiv Lall will be its vice-chairman and managing director.
3) Anil Baijal will be the chairman of IDFC bank.
4) Vinod Rai (former CAG) will be its non-executive chairman.
5) Vikram Limaye will continue to be its CEO and MD.
7. Name the Indian historian who has been awarded with the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in the academic category. He is best
known for his book, 'India After Gandhi.'
1) Romila Thapar
2) Ramachandra Guha
3) Bipan Chandra
4) Sujata Keshavan
5) Madhav Gadgil
8. Which of the following states approved Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme aimed at comprehensive
development of villages in the buffer zones of tiger reserves and around them recently?
1) West Bengal
2) Assam
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Madhya Pradesh
9. 10-year-old Shubham Jaglan was in news for winning second successive world junior title in ______at Las Vegas recently.
1) Tennis
2) Badminton
3) Chess
4) Golf
5) Snooker
10. The list of world’s 500 largest companies in the 2015 Fortune Global 500 list compiled by Fortune magazine is led by
which company?
1) Chevron
2) Exxon Mobil
3) Walmart
4) Google
5) IBM
ANSWERS
1. 1)
2. 1)
3. 1)
4. 2)
5. 5)
6. 1)
7. 2)
8. 4)
9. 4)
10. 3)

1. During Narendra Modi's visit to Ulan Bator, recently, the Mongolian PM gifted ‘Kanthaka’ to his Indian counterpart.
‘Kanthaka’ is the name of a
1) dog
2) cat
3) horse
4) bull
5) None of these
2. Which of the following states on 27 May decided to withdraw the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa)
that was enforced in the state 18 years ago?
1) Manipur
2) Assam
3) Jammu and Kashmir
4) Tripura
5) None of these
3. According to the report, State of Food Security in the World 2015, released by the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization
in Rome on 27 May, which country accounts for the highest estimated number of undernourished people in any single
country as of now?
1) China
2) India
3) Bangladesh
4) Nepal
5) None of these
4. The central govt has come to rescue the country's largest public-private hydel project, Athena hydel project. The project is
situated in which state?
1) Assam
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Sikkim
5) None of these
5. According to the UN FAO’s State of Food Security in the World 2015 report, the number of hungry people globally has
declined from about one billion in 1990 to about ______today.
1) 875 million
2) 795 million
3) 725 million
4) 700 million
5) None of these
6. The govt aims to train what number of people to become solar professionals over next three years to help solar product
users access manpower for fixing snags easily?
1) 5,000
2) 10,000
3) 20,000
4) 25,000
5) 50,000
7. The govt withdrew the proposal for setting up of the PDMA and shifting of regulation of G-Secs from RBI to Sebi from the
Finance Bill. Here, what is full form of PDMA?
1) Public Debt Monitoring Agency
2) Public Debt Management Agency
3) Public Debt Minimising Agency
4) Public Debt Maintenance Agency
5) None of these
8. The Railways will relaunch the premium trains service after making certain changes in the system from Jul. These trains
will be called ________ trains.
1) Suvidha
2) Priority
3) Vishisht
4) Safari
5) None of these
9. Who among the following was on 28 May appointed as the new Director General of DRDO after a gap of several months?
1) Avinash Chander
2) GS Reddy
3) S Christopher
4) VK Saraswat
5) None of these
10. Who among the following was on 28 May app ointed as the scientific advisor to the defence minister?
1) Avinash Chander
2) GS Reddy
3) RK Mathur
4) VK Saraswat
5) None of these
ANSWERS
1. 3) horse
2. 4) Tripura
3. 2) India
4. 4) Sikkim
5. 2) 795 million
6. 5) 50,000
7. 2) Public Debt Management Agency
8. 1) Suvidha
9. 3) S Christopher
10. 2) GS Reddy
Banking Pathway 2015 : General Awareness Quiz

Dear Readers,
1) The Missile Man of India, Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam passed away at the age of 83 on July 27, 2015. He was a scientist by
profession who was later known as the 11th President of India. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam played a vital role in India's Pokhran-II
nuclear tests in?
1. 1995
2. 1996
3. 1998
4. 1997
5. None of these.
2. In which of the following books the one which is not penned down by Dr. Kalam?
1. You Are Born To Blossom
2. Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future, 2015
3. Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India, 2002
4. Forge your Future: Candid, Forthright, Inspiring, 2014
5. None of these.
3) Dr. A. P. J." Abdul Kalam one of the most erudite and embelished scientists of India was adorned with Bharat Ratna in?
1. 1997
2. 1996
3. 1994
4. 1995
5. None of these.
4) APJ Abdul Kalam: The man behind Pokhran 2 and India's nuclear weaponisation. Pokhran-II was the series of five nuclear
bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in May 1998, what was the code name of
this operation?
1. Operation Takat
2. Operation Shakti
3. Operation Smiling Buddha
4. Operation Samarthya
5. None of these.
5) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen "A. P. J." Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India from?
1. 2000 to 2005
2. 2002 to 2007
3. 2001 to 2006
4. 2003 to 2008
5. None of these.
6) Who among the following is not the Awardee of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015?
1. Sanjeev Chaturvedi
2. Anshu Gupta
3. Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa
4. Kommaly Chanthavong
5. None of these.
7. On 28th July’15 former cricketer Clive Rice died. He played cricket for which country?
1. England
2. South Africa
3. Australia
4. Westindies
5. None of these.
8) India’s Kalyani Group and which contry's Rafael have partnered to produce Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) in
India.
1. USA
2. Israel
3. France
4. Germany
5. None of these.
9) In which of the following is world’s largest company according to fortune magazine?

1. Netherland’s based Royal Dutch Shell
2. Chinese Sinopec Group
3. Facebook
4. Walmart of USA
5. None of these.
10) State the Name of the mission that will be renamed after former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam?
1. Rashtriya Raksha Abhiyan
2. Rashtriya Vigyan Abhiyan
3. Rashtriya Pratibha Khoj Abhiyan
4. Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan
5. None of these.
Answers :
1. 3
2. 5
3. 1
4. 2
5. 2
6. 5
7. 2
8. 2
9. 4
10. 4

1. The govt is getting ready to launch PM Narendra Modi's most ambitious scheme ‘Housing For All’ soon. The scheme
envisages housing for all by
1) 2018
2) 2019
3) 2022
4) 2025
5) None of these
2. Who among the following has been roped in as the face of DD Kisan, India's first channel exclusively for farmers that was
unveiled by Narendra Modi on 26 May?
1) Dilip Kumar
2) Manoj Kumar
3) Amitabh Bachchan
4) Aamir Khan
5) None of these
3. The govt cleared 21 FDI deals worth Rs 281 cr recently. The FDI proposals under approval route are cleared by the FIPB,
however, those proposals involving investment of more than ____________are given final clearance by the CCEA.
1) Rs 1,500 cr
2) Rs 2,000 cr
3) Rs 2,500 cr
4) Rs 3,000 cr
5) None of these
4. Which state govt has taken up a project to provide better habitat to sloth bears by restoring the ecology of Jessore wildlife
sanctuary, recently?
1) Sikkim
2) Assam
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) None of these
5. Hou Hsiao-Hsien was adjudged Best Director at the 68th Cannes Film Festival for the film
1) The Measure of a Man
2) Chronic
3) The Assassin
4) Dheepan
5) None of these
6. India and which of the following countries on 25 May signed a Joint Vision Statement on Defence Cooperation for the
period 2015-2020?
1) Mongolia
2) South Korea
3) Japan
4) Vietnam
5) None of these
7. The central govt has set up a committee to revisit and revitalize the public private partnership (PPP) model of infrastructure
development. The Committee will be chaired by
1) Sudipto Sarkar
2) Pradeep Kumar
3) Shekhar Shah
4) Sharmila Chavali
5) Vijay Kelkar
8. Six officers of FIFA were arrested on corruption charges on 27 May in Switzerland. The FIFA regulates which of the
following sports globally?
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Basketball
4) Formula One
5) None of these
9. The much-awaited National IPR Policy of India is expected soon. Here, what does the term IPR stands for?
1) Intellectual Property Rights
2) International Property Rights
3) Inherited Property Rights
4) Interlinked Property Rights
5) None of these
10. PM Narendra Modi on 26 May launched DD Kisan television channel targeted at rural India. What is the amount allocated in
the Union budget for the dedicated channel?
1) Rs 40 cr
2) Rs 80 cr
3) Rs 100 cr
4) Rs 120 cr
5) None of these
Answers:
1-3
2-3
3-4
4-3
5-3
6-4
7-5
8-2
9-1
10 - 3
1. What is the aim of the new Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015 bill approved by Cabinet in June 2015 to replace the
existing Bureau of Indian Standards BIS Act?
1 )To bring in more products under the mandatory standard regime
2 )End the Inspector raj
3 )Compulsory hallmarking of precious metal articles
4 )All of these
5)None of these
2. Name the Mobile App of Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched in June 2015 to provide instant updates and an
opportunity to receive messages and emails directly from him?
1 )PM India
2 )Narendra Modi
3 )Pradhan Sevak
4 )Pradhan Mantri
5 )None of these
3. Who is the author of the book ‘Recasting India: How Entrepreneurship is changing the world’s Largest Democracy’?
1 )Jhumpa Lahiri
2 )Vikram Mehta
3 )Hindol Sengupta
4 )Amitav Ghosh
5 )None of these
4. Name the nine-year-old non-resident Gujarati (NRG) who won the United Kingdom’s (UK) Young Writers-2015 creativity
award in June 2015.
1 )Bharulata Kamble
2 )Priyam Kamble
3 )Rajan Raj
4 )Subodh Kamble
5 )None of these
5. What is the target approved by Cabinet for India’s solar power capacity by 2022 under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar
Mission?
1 )10 Thousand MW
2 )1000 KW
3 )1 Lakh KW
4 )1 Lakh MW
5 )None of these
6. In June 2015 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) told the Delhi High Court that it cannot include transgender as a
third gender for applying for civil services exam as the category was not yet clearly defined by the ________.
1 )President of India
2 )Parliament
3 )Supreme Court
4 )Prime Minister of India
5)None of these
7. Name the Hindi writers who won the 10th Navlekhan Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith in June 2015?
1 )Babusha Kohli, Upasana
2 )Dilip Shakya, Jitendra Biseria
3 )Yogita Yadav, Arunabh Saurav
4 )Tarapada Roy
5 )None of these
8-Who has been selected as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for three months?
1 )MJ Joseph
2 )G Gurucharan
3 )Sunil Soni
4)P J Kurien
5)None of these
9. Who has been declared as the President of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, an ally of NDA as Chief Ministerial candidate for
the Bihar State Assembly elections this year?
1 )Upendra Kushwah
2 )Nitish Kumar
3 )Lalu Prasad Yadav
4 )Sharad Yadav
5 )None of these
10. Name the title of the book released in June 2015 that has been complied by Dr. Imran Chaudhary and Abhijeet Singh
published by Muslim Rashtriya Manch?
1 )Yoga and Islam
2 )Islamic Yoga
3 )Yoga for All
4 )Karma Yoga
5)None of these
11. Punjab state is celebrating the _____ years of foundation of holy city Sri Anandpur Sahib.
1 )350
2 )200
3 )100
4 )250
5 )None of these
12-The book Benazir Bhutto: A Multidimensional Portrait was written by _____.

1 )Urvashi Butalia
2 )Basharat Peer
3 )Anna Suvorova
4 )Anurag Anand
5)None of these
13. Which Association has appointed Wipro as its official digital technology services partner for three years?
1 )Table Tennis
2 )Boxing
3 )Association of Athletics
4 )Lawn Tennis
5 )None of these.
14. Which state’s Co-operative Bank is going to launch the ‘Bank on Wheels’ to help farmers get loans on their doorstep?
1 )Odisha
2 )Maharashtra
3 )Andhra Pradesh
4 )PunjaB
5 ) None of these.
15. Which organisation has released the Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey?
1 )CBRE Research
2 )UNRCH Research
3 )WHO Research
4 )All of these.
5 )None of these
Answers..
1-4
2-2
3-3
4-2
5-4
6-3
7-1
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Banking Pathway: General Awareness Quiz

2. MUDRA stands for ...

4. The role of MUDRA bank is .....

7. Tarun, the product of MUDRA bank provides the loan of .......

8. Which of the following barrower is eligible to barrow from MUDRA bank?

9. Till a separate legislation made, MUDRA bank run as subsidiary of ......

Night Class: General Awareness Quiz

2. Union minister for environment is ..........

4. The highlight of the 'Tap-n-Pay' is .....

8. Which among the following banks are based in China?

1).In UCB, ‘C’ stands for________.

2).What is the venue of 48th Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank?

3).FIIA Stands for________.

4).World Asthma Day was observed on_______.

7).Who is the new Election Commissioner of India?

13). National Technology Day is observed on________.

15) Which of the statements mentioned below is/are correct?

NITI – National Institution for Transforming India

PRAGATI – Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation

PaHaL – Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh

HRIDAY – Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana

EEU – Eurasian Economic Union

NSM – National Supercomputing Mission

AMRUT – Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

MRT – Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy

BOSS – Bharat Operating System Solutions

NMET – National Mineral Exploration Trust

UPI – Unified Payment Interface

TLCs – Tech Learning Centres

JAM – Jan Dhan, Aadhar and Mobile

PSF – Price Stabilization Fund

POTUS – President of the United States

Ind AS – Indian Accounting Standards

AVAM – AAP Volunteer Action Manch

NERPAP – National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme

IRNSS – Indian H Regional Navigation Satellite System

6). National Voters’ Day is observed on______

8). Who has been crowned as Miss Universe 2015?

10). Who is the first chairman of private sector banks association?

4. The seventh BRICS Summit was held in July 2015 in?

5. The headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme is in?

10. Which was the partner country for RE-Invest 2015?

night Class: General Awareness Quiz

4. Sampoorna Swarajya (Total Revolution) proposed by .......

5. Which Airport named after Jayaprakash Narayan?

9. Who founded Prarthana Samaj in 1867?

10. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy is in?

2. Nationwide Mobile Number Portability has been operational from?

6. National Rail Museum is located in?

7. The International Mountain Day is observed every year on?

9. Identify the mismatched pair? State Chief Minister

10. Who is the deputy Chief Minister of Delhi?

11. The World Health Organization is headquartered in?

12. Which of the following statements is not correct?

14. The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specialized wing of the?

8. New butterfly species ‘Banded Tit’ found in forests of....?

7. SN Sahai has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of

6. Mothers Day is observed every year on the

4. The National Technology Day was observed in India on?

7. World Asthma Day 2015 was observed globally on

9. Who was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand?

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

2. When did Greece join the Euro?