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1) Which cricketer on 18 January 2015 hit
the fastest century in One-Day International (ODI) cricket? - AB de Villiers
Note: The 30-year-old South African captain scored the century
in just 31 balls against West Indies. The previous record was held by New
Zealand’s Corey Anderson who scored a century in 36 balls. He also broke
19-year old record of the fastest ODI half-century held by Sanath Jayasuriya.
De Villers scored fifty off just 16 balls.
2) Which bank in India was recently named
among 50 most valuable banks in 2014 with a market capitalisation of 41.58
billion US dollar? - HDFC
bank
Note: It was ranked at 45th position.
3) Who was appointed as the Chairman of
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on 19 January 2015? - Pahlaj Nihalani
Note: Nihalani, known for the 1990s blockbusters Shola aur
Shabnam and Aankhen will succeed Leela Samson who resigned from her office on
16 January 2015.
4) Name the small deposit scheme for girl
child launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015 under the
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign? - Sukanya
Samridhi Yojana
5) National Girl Child Day was recently
observed on? - January
24
6) Name the Indigenously-built Light Combat
Aircraft which was handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 17 January
2015? – Tejas
7) National Immunization Day for the year
2015 was observed on? - 18
January
8) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on
17 January 2015 adopted which Panchyat under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY)? -
Pachim Bekeli Gaon
Note: It is located in Kamrup district of Assam.
9) The Periyar Tiger Reserve on 20 January
2015 won the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial award. It is
situated in which state? – Kerala
10) Which Union Ministry on 21 January 2015
launched the National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)
that seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the
country? - Union
Ministry of Urban Development
11) Which scheme announced by Modi
government on 20 January 2015 made it to Guinness Book of World Records? - Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna(PMJDY)
12) Name the Telugu comedian actor who
passed away on 23 January 2015? - Mailavarapu
Surya
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13) Name the former Thailand Prime Minister
who was impeached on 23 January 2015 by an army-backed parliament? - Yingluck Shinawatra
14) Who won the National Billiards
Championship on 17 January 2015 at the Bengal Rowing Club in Kolkata? - Pankaj Advani
Note: This was his seventh Senior National Billiards
Championship. Advani, the 12-time world champion has won the previous six
titles in 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2005.
15) Which Indian city will host the World
Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in 2018, as announced recently? – Hyderabad
16) European Union (EU) on 20 January 2015
decided to lift a seven-month-long ban on the import of ____ from India? – Mangoes
17) Which Committee on 21 January 2015
submitted its report on restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi? - Shanta
Kumar
18) Name the Saudi Arabia King who passed
away on 23 January 2015? - King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
19) Which Indian was appointed in the UN
peace-building panel recently? - Saraswathi
Menon
20) Name the Prime Minister of Bhutan who
visited India from 10 January to 18 January 2015? - Lyonchhen
Tshering Tobgay
21) Which mobile messaging application on
21 January 2015 unveiled a new service for sending messages from a Web browser?
– WhatsApp
22) Which state will be getting the first
international institute in India that is dedicated to music as announced recently?
– Kerala
23) Eicher Motors on 19 January 2015
appointed whom as President of Royal Enfield? - Rudratej
Singh
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