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Sunday, May 10, 2015
March 2015: Complete Current Affairs Free PDF
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Friends.. as promised last day after little
delay we are today bringing you the complete Current Affairs PDF for the month
of March 2015. We know many of you have been eagerly waiting for this one. This
will surely be a handy reference for upcoming SBI PO 2015, SSC CGL and many
other exams. You can download the PDF for free from the below link. Happy
reading. Your suggestions/feedbacks are always welcome.
Let's rewind some important happening
during March 2015
* Jagmohan Dalmiya elected as the President
of the BCCI.
* Karnataka won Ranji Trophy title of
cricket 2015.
* Kumar Sangakkara created WC record of
hitting 4 back to back ODI centuries.
* Solar Impulse-2 arrived in India.
* First indigenously developed Rotavac
vaccine launched.
* Veerappa Moily won prestigious Saraswati
Samman for 2014.
* International Women’s Day celebrated.
* Martin Guptill scored highest ever score
in World Cup cricket.
* Amitabh Bachchan appointed brand
ambassador for campaign against Hepatitis B.
* Book "Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy-
Speaker’s Perspective" written by Meira Kumar released.
* Services won Santosh Trophy 2015.
* Kidambi Srikanth won Swiss Open 2015.
* ISRO won Gandhi Peace Prize 2014.
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Friday, April 3, 2015
Persons in News- March 2015 (PDF Download)
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News pdf for March 2015. A lot of them were in news during March 2015 for one
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competitive exam perspective. Even though this is titled persons in news as
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* Mufti
Mohammad Sayeed - Sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
* Martin
Crowe - Former New Zealand cricket captain, inducted into the ICC Cricket
Hall of Fame.
* Roger
Federer - Won the ATP Tennis Championship Men’s single title held in Dubai.
* Jitan
Ram Manjhi - Former Bihar chief minister, he launched Hindustani Awam
Morcha.
* Jagmohan
Dalmiya - He was unanimously elected the president of the BCCI.
* Bill
Gates - He was named world's richest person again.
* Hifikepunye
Pohamba - Namibian President, he won Mo Ibrahim prize for African
leadership.
* Rafael
Nadal - He won Argentina Open tennis title.
* Mary
Kom - (i) She was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Northeast (ii)
She has decided to quit boxing after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
* K.S.
Lavkumar - Renowned ornithologist, he died.
* Rani
Mukerji - She was was felicitated by Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury who is the
chairperson for the National Institute of Gender Justice for her contribution
towards gender sensitization through her 2014 release Mardaani.
* Dadarao
Danve - He resigned from the Union council of Ministers as he was made
Maharasthra BJP president.
* Leslee
Udwin - Director of the controversial BBC documentary film “India’s
Daughter”.
* Narendra
Modi - (i) Named among the 30 most influential people on the internet by
Time magazine. (ii) He became first Indian PM to visit Sri Lanka in 28 years.
(iii) He was named among the 50 greatest leaders in the world by Fortune
magazine.
* Ram
Sundar Das - Former Bihar Chief Minister, he passed away.
* G
Karthikeyan - Kerala Assembly speaker, he passed away.
* Saina
Nehwal - (i) She created history as she became the first Indian woman
shuttler to attain the world number one ranking. (ii) Became the first Indian
in 14 years to reach the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships
(iii) She won Indian Open Super Series title.
* Ashwin
Mittal - Walmart India has appointed him as chief operating officer.
* Vinod
Mehta - Veteran journalist, he passed away.
* Kumar
Sangakkara - (i) Heannounced retirement from Test cricket, (ii) He became
the first player to score four successive one-day international centuries.
* Arun
Singh - He was appointed as India’s ambassador to the U.S.
* Veerappa
Moily - He was selected for Saraswati Samman 2014.
* MS
Dhoni - (i) He registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of
the cricket World Cup. (ii) He Became first Indian captain to register 100 ODI
wins.
* Dr.
Manmohan Singh - He was accused of criminal conspiracy and breach of trust
in the allocation of a coal mine by Special CBI Court.
* David
Hale - He was nominated as next US ambassador to Pakistan.
* N.
Sakthan - He was elected Kerala Assembly Speaker.
* Mohamed
Nasheed - Former Maldives President,
he was sentenced to 13-year imprisonment.
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* Dr.
Alka Beotra - She was nominated to the Executive Board of WAADS (World
Association of Anti Doping Scientists) from India.
* Bhaiyyaji
Joshi - He was re-elected RSS general secretary.
* Sonakshi
Sinha & Arjun Kapoor: They won Golden Kela awards (Worst offerings of
Indian cinema).
* K.
Srikanth - (i) He won Swiss Grand Prix Gold Badminton championship (ii) He
won Indian Open Super Series title.
* Narayan
Desai - Veteran Gandhian, he passed away.
* Lewis
Hamilton - He won Australian Grand Prix 2015.
* Christine
Lagarde - IMF chief, she visited India during March 2015.
* Paul
van Ass - He took charge as chief coach of the Indian men’s hockey team.
* Bombay
S Kamal - Veteran singer and music compose from Malayalam, he passed away.
* Ashu
Suyash - Took charge as Crisil (Credit Rating Information Services of India
Limited) CEO.
* Minoti
Apate - Indian pancreatic cancer researcher in Australia and she has been
named New South Wales Woman of the year 2015.
* Benjamin
Netanyahu - His right-wing Likud party swept past its main rival in
Israel's election.
* Kavinder
Gupta - He was elected as the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative
assembly.
* Air
Marshal Sohail Aman - He was appointed as Chief of Pakistan Air Force.
* Smriti
Irani - WEF named her as Young Global Leader from India.
* Ratan
Tata - He was appointed as the head of an innovation council of Indian
Railways called ‘Kayakalp’.
* Meira
Kumar - Former Lok Sabha Meira Kumar’s book entitled “Indian Parliamentary
Diplomacy – Speaker’s Perspective” was released.
* Sir
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan - India-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman
Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as president elect of Britain's prestigious
Royal Society.
* Justice
Uma Nath Singh - Sworn in as new Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
* Lata
Mangeshkar - She won the 'Laadli Voice of the Century' award.
* Shahir
Krishnarao - Bard and Marathi folk legend, he passed away.
* Martin
Guptill - He hit the highest ever World Cup score of 237.
* Rajendra
Singh - Activist Rajendra Singh won Stockholm Water Prize 2015.
* Katherine
Viner - She will be the next editor-in-chief of The Guardian & will be
the first woman to run the newspaper in its 194-year history.
* Yusufali
Kechery - Renowned Malayalam poet,
he passed away.
* Sarath
Fonseka - He became Sri Lanka's first field marshal.
* Sania
Mirza & Martina Hingis - They won BNP Paribas Open tennis title.
* Lee
Kuan Yew - The founding father and first prime minister of Singapore. He
passed away.
* Novak
Djokovic - He won BNP Paribas Open final.
* Shashi
Kapoor - Selected for Dadasaheb Phalke award 2014.
* Madhav
Gadgil - Renowned ecologist, he won prestigious Tyler Prize 2015 for
Environmental Achievement.
* Dolly
Shivani Cherukuri - She became the youngest Archer to enter India Book of
Records.
* Bharti
Kher - She was conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters
of France.
* KM
Mani - Kerala Finance Minister, he was appointed chairman of the empowered
committee of state finance ministers on Goods & Services Tax (GST).
* Akhil
Sharma - Indian-American author, he won The Folio Prize 2015.
* Gopaldas
Neeraj - Veteran poet, he was awarded inaugural National Kavi Pradeep
Samman by Madhya Pradesh govt.
* Vikas
Swarup - Noted novelist, he was appointed as the new official spokesperson
of the Ministry of External Affairs.
* Ruth
Porat - Google Inc appointed Ruth Porat as its Chief Financial Officer.
* Justice
Ashok Bhushan - He sworn in as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
* Michel
Platini - He was re-elected as the UEFA President.
* John
F. Nash, Jr. and Louis Nirenberg - They shared Abel Prize 2015.
* Atal
Bihari Vajpayee - Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was presented
with the prestigious Bharat Ratna Award on 27 March 2015.
* Lieutenant
Kiran Shekhawat - She became the first Indian woman officer to die in the
line of duty.
* Poonam
Mahajan - She became the first woman president of Basketball Federation of
India.
* Aziz
Qureshi - Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked.
* Medha
Patkar - Social activist Medha Patkar quits Aam Aadmi Party.
* Michael
Clarke - Australia captain Michael Clarke announced retirement from ODIs.
* Aditi
Arya - She was declared fbb Femina Miss India World 2015.
* Adoor
Gopalakrishnan - He was honoured with Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika
International Solidarity Award.
* Mitchell
Starc - He was named Player of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 tournament.
* Sebastian
Vettel - He won Malaysian Grand Prix 2015.
* Pandit
Madan Mohan Malviya - He was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna Award &
his family members received the award from President on 30 March 2015.
* Balbir
Singh Senior - Renowned Hockey player, he was honoured with Major Dhyan
Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.
* Daniel
Vettori - New Zealand cricketer, he announced retirement from international
cricket.
* Muhammadu
Buhari - He was elected as President of Nigeria.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Quiz Questions for Exams
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Friends.. As you know the 11th edition of
the ICC Cricket World Cup was held from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Many new
records were created during this world cup and hence a question related to
Cricket World Cup will surely be there in the upcoming exams. Hope this article
helps you to face those questions with confidence. If you think any possible
question was missed out, just comment below. We will add them.
1) The 2015 Cricket World Cup was jointly
hosted by? - Australia and New Zealand
2) How many teams participated in the
tournament? - Fourteen teams
3) Total how many venues were there for the
2015 Cricket World Cup? - 14
4) When was the first and last time
Australia and New Zealand jointly hosted the Cricket World Cup? - 1992
5) Who was the Ambassador of the 2015 ICC
Cricket World Cup? - Sachin Tendulkar
6) Which ground hosted the final match of
the tournament? - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
7) Which team lifted the 2015 ICC Cricket
World Cup? - Australia
8) The final match was played between
Australia and? - New Zealand
9) Who was the leading run scorer (547
runs) of the Cricket world cup 2015? - Martin Guptill
10) Who scored the highest individual score
of Cricket world cup 2015? - Martin Guptill (237 Runs)
11) Which player had the highest average of
Cricket world cup 2015? - Kumar Sangakkara (108.2)
12) Which player scored the most number of
100s in Cricket world cup 2015? - Kumar Sangakkara (Four)
13) Which players took the most number of
wickets in Cricket world cup 2015? - Mitchell Starc and Trent Boult (22 wickets
each)
14) Who took the most number of wickets in
a single innings of Cricket world cup 2015? - Timothy Southee (7/33 against
England)
15) Name the two players who scored double
century in Cricket world cup 2015? - Martin Guptill and Chris Gayle
16) Which is the only test playing nation
that did not qualified for quarter finals? - England
17) Who was named the player of the
Tournament? - Mitchell Starc
18) Name the two players who took a
hat-trick in the World Cup 2015? - Steve Finn and JP Duminy
19) Who scored the fastest World Cup fifty
in 18 balls during this edition? - McCullum
20) Who hit the fastest 150 in ODIs (in 64
balls) during this edition of World Cup? - AB de Villiers
21) Which team defeated India in the Semi
Finals of Cricket world cup 2015? - Australia
22) Who became the first Indian to score a
World Cup century against Pakistan during this edition? - Virat Kohli
24) Who was named the Man of the Match in
the final of Cricket world cup 2015? - James Faulkner
25) Who captained Australia in the Cricket
world cup 2015? - Michael Clarke
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Daily Current Affairs Updates: 31 March 2015
1) Daniel Vettori announced retirement from international
cricket:
--> New Zealand cricketer and former
captain Daniel Vettori has announced his retirement from international cricket.
--> He made this announcement after
playing last match in ICC World Cup 2015 Final against Australia.
--> Earlier in 2011, he had retired from
Tests and Twenty-20s cricket format.
--> In his 18-year-old career, the
36-year-old played 113 tests and 295 ODIs.
2) Snapdeal acquired majority stake in RupeePower:
--> Jasper Infotech, which owns and
operates online marketplace Snapdeal.com, has picked up a majority stake in
digital financial services platform RupeePower.com as part of its plans to
create a financial services marketplace.
3) Govt announced interest rates for various Small Savings
Schemes:
--> Investments in Sukanya Samriddhi
Account, the special deposit scheme for girl child, will earn higher interest
rate of 9.2 per cent, while the rate on popular tax saving Public Provident
Fund has been retained at 8.7 per cent for 2015-16.
--> At the same time, rate for senior
citizens savings scheme (SCSS) has been enhanced to 9.3 per cent from existing
9.2 per cent. The above rates will be effective from 1 April 2015," a
finance ministry statement said.
--> Kisan Vikas Patra interest earning
has also been retained at 8.7 per cent.
--> Savings Deposit will continue to
earn 4% interest.
4) 18-hour-old baby becomes India's youngest patient to
undergo an open heart surgery:
--> An 18 hour-old baby from Mathura
defied all odds and emerged as the youngest patient in India to undergo an open
heart surgery.
--> Mayank was born in Mathura and
within minutes of his birth was declared to have severe breathing difficulty,
TAPVC, a critical heart condition, which stops the normal flow of blood from
lungs to the heart.
--> The local doctors unable to treat
the baby advised the family to rush the child to a multi-super specialty
hospital in Delhi.
--> The challenge was immense but the
doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute accepted it and performed an
extremely difficult surgery.
5) Muhammadu Buhari elected as President of Nigeria:
--> Former military ruler Genral
Muhammadu Buhari won the Presidential election in Nigeria.
--> He defeated incumbent President
Goodluck Jonathan by more than two million votes.
--> With this historic win, Buhari
became the first opposition candidate in history of Nigeria to win a
presidential election.
6) India launched Operation Raahat to evacuate Indian
nationals from Yemen:
--> India launched a massive air and sea
operation named Operation Raahat to evacuate over 4000 Indian nationals from
Yemen.
--> The operation started after India
got permission to dock its offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra at the Aden
harbor of Yemen.
--> The complete rescue operation was
overseen by Minister of State for External Affairs General (retd.) VK Singh.
7) Kotak Mahindra-ING Vysya merger gets RBI approval:
--> Kotak Mahindra Bank has received the
Reserve Bank of India’s approval for acquiring ING Vysya Bank, making Kotak the
fourth largest private lender in the country.
--> Happy to share that the RBI has
approved merger of ING Vysya Bank with Kotak Mahindra Bank effective April 1,
2015,” Uday Kotak, Executive Vice-chairman and Managing Director of Kotak Group
said.
--> An RBI statement said, “All the
branches of ING Vysya Bank will function as branches of Kotak Mahindra Bank
with effect from April 1, 2015.”
8) Rajasthan govt. opened mother’s milk bank:
--> Rajasthan’s first State-run human
milk bank, “Jeevan Dhara”, was inaugurated by Health Minister Rajendra Rathore
at the Mahila Chikitsalaya.
--> The first mother’s milk bank in the
State was started by a non-governmental organisation in a government hospital
in Udaipur.
9) Gujarat assembly passed controversial anti-terrorism and
organized crime bill:
--> Gujarat assembly on 31 March 2015
passed by a majority vote the controversial Control of Terrorism and Organised
Crime Bill (GCTOC) which allows police to intercept and record telephonic
conversations and submit them in court as evidence.
--> The bill, which was earlier returned
by the President thrice to the state government for reconsideration when Narendra
Modi was CM, was passed by a majority vote amid stiff resistance from
opposition Congress, which walked out of the House over its controversial
provisions.
--> The state government re-introduced
the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Bill in the assembly after
renaming it.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Current Affairs Questions: 31 March 2015
1) Supreme Court on 24 March 2015 declared
which section of Information Technology Act as unconstitutional and struck it
down, which had led to the arrests of many people for posting content deemed to
be “allegedly objectionable” on the Internet?
(A) Section 24
(B) Section 24A
(C) Section 66A
(D) Section 66
2) 62nd National Awards were announced on
24 March 2015. Who was the head of the feature film Central panel Jury this
year?
(A) P. Bharathiraja
(B) Basu Chatterjee
(C) Saeed Akhtar Mirza
(D) Rohini Hattangadi
3) World Tuberculosis Day was observed on?
(A) March 25
(B) March 22
(C) March 24
(D) March 26
4) New Zealand on 24 March 2015 defeated
which country in the semifinals of the ICC World Cup cricket?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) England
(C) Australia
(D) South Africa
5) Flight 4U 9525 (Airbus A320) plane of
which German company carrying 150 people crashed on 24 March 2015 in a remote
area of the French Alps?
(A) Germania
(B) Germanwings
(C) Lufthansa
(D) Air Berlin
6) Malcolm Fraser who passed away on March
20, 2015 was the former Prime Minister of which country?
(A) Australia
(B) Italy
(C) Singapore
(D) Canada
7) "Let Girls Learn" campaign, an
initiative to ensure adolescent girls get the education they deserve, was
recently launched by which country?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Britain
(D) USA
8) Which airport in India was recently
named as South India's busiest airport and third largest in the country?
(A) Veer Savarkar International Airport,
Port Blair
(B) Cochin International Airport, Kochi
(C) Chennai International Airport, Chennai
(D) Kempegowda International Airport,
Bengaluru
9) Artist Bharti Kher of India was recently
awarded the esteemed Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters award. This is the
highest cultural award of which country?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Australia
(C) Japan
(D) France
10) Name the Digital India initiative
launched by government recently which will enable the citizens of the country
to have a direct communication with the governmental bodies via Tweets and
SMSes?
(A) Man Ki Baat
(B) Twitter Samvad
(C) Mera Khata
(D) Meri Sarkar
Answers
1) Ans. (C) Section 66A
2) Ans. (A) P. Bharathiraja
3) Ans. (C) March 24
4) Ans. (D) South Africa
5) Ans. (B) Germanwings
6) Ans. (A) Australia
7) Ans. (D) USA
8) Ans. (D) Kempegowda International
Airport, Bengaluru
9) Ans. (D) France
10) Ans. (B) Twitter Samvad
Daily Current Affairs Updates: 30 March 2015
1) Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya posthumously awarded Bharat
Ratna Award:
--> Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya was
presented with the prestigious Bharat Ratna Award on 30 March 2015.
--> The award was presented by President
Pranab Mukherjee to Madan Mohan Malviya's family.
--> The ceremony was held in the
historic Durbar hall where many chief delegates witnessed the ceremony along
with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other senior delegates.
--> Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya is known
for his contribution in India's education system and his role in the Indian
Independence movement.
2) Renowned Hockey player Balbir Singh Senior honoured with
Lifetime Achievement Award:
--> The renowned Hockey player, Balbir
Singh Senior has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the
inaugural Hockey India Annual Awards that held on 28 March 28 2015, in New
Delhi.
--> The 90-year-old received the trophy
for Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award along with a cheque of 30 lakh
rupees.
--> Balbir Senior represented team India
and was among the 16 iconic Olympians during the London Olympics in 1948.
--> He played a major part in Helsinki
Olympics in 1952 and Melbourne Olympics in 1956.
3) Himachal Pradesh Government launched India’s first
e-Vidhan Mobile app:
--> Virbhadra Singh, the Chief Minister
of Himachal Pradesh on 30 March 2015 launched part one of e-Vidhan Mobile app.
--> The apps could be accessed by all
cabinet ministers 45minutes before the question hour on android and tablets.
--> It would provide information about
the day's business and thematter provided on the apps could be corrected
online.
--> With this launch, Himachal Pradesh
Vidhan Sabha became the first state assembly in the country to launch e-Vidhan
Mobile app.
4) Delhi Government banned all forms of chewable tobacco:
--> Sale, purchase, storage and
manufacturing of all forms of chewable tobacco including guktha and pan masala
containing tobacco was banned in the national capital, Delhi from 30 March
2015.
--> Delhi Government has decided to run
campaigns on a large scale to educate the masses about the ban and harmful
effect of chewable tobacco.
--> The AAP government has issued a
notification banning all products of chewable tobacco in all forms.
5) Coast Guard's Fast Patrol Vessel 'Anagh' &
Interceptor boats commissioned:
--> Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) named Anagh
and Two Interceptor Boats named C-430 and C-417 on 29 March 2015 were
commissioned into Indian Coast Guard’s Eastern Fleet.
--> They were commissioned by Lieutenant
General Ajay Kumar Singh (retd), Lt Governor of Puducherry in a traditional
ceremony with full military honours in Chennai.
6) President Mukherjee presented Padma Awards:
--> President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday
presented the Padma Awards.
--> President Mukherjee presented the
Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards at a Civil
Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
--> The Padma Vibhushan awardees were:
L.K. Advani, Parkash Singh Badal and Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya.
--> The Padma Bhushan awardees were: Dr.
Swapan Dasgupta, David Frawley, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Needamangalam
Gopalaswami, Saichiro Misumi, Sudha Raghunathan, Harish Narendra Salve, Satpal,
Dr. Ashok Seth, Rajat Sharma and Prof. Khadg Singh Valdiya.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Multiple Choice Current Affairs Quiz: 30 March 2015
1) Who was selected for Dadasaheb Phalke
Award 2014 recently?
(A) Shashi Kapoor
(B) Gulzar
(C) Bharathi Raja
(D) Soumitra Chatterjee
2) As per recent news reports, Andhra
Pradesh government is all set to declare which heritage city as the capital of
Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Kadapa
(C) Amaravati
(D) Vijayawada
3) Ministry of Railways on 23 March 2015
decided to restrict the number of tickets that an individual can book via the
e-ticketing platform named?
(A) PRS
(B) IRCTC
(C) Book My Travel
(D) Travel Yaari
4) Name the renowned ecologist who has been
chosen for the prestigious 2015 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement on 23
March 2015?
(A) MS Swaminathan
(B) Kasthuri Rangan
(C) Jayaram Ramesh
(D) Madhav Gadgil
5) World Meteorological Day was observed
on?
(A) March 20
(B) March 25
(C) March 23
(D) March 21
6) Pakistan held its first Republic Day
parade in seven years on 23 March 2015. Pakistan Day commemorates March 23,
1940, when?
(A) Pakistan was formed separating from
India
(B) Muslim League demanded the
establishment of separate nations to protect Muslims in the then British colony
of India.
(B) Name "Pakistan" was adopted
(D) Pakistan got independence from British
Rule
7) IRCTC has recently launched a new
service called 'RuPay prepaid cards' which will enable passengers to book their
tickets, do shopping and pay service bills - all online. This service was
launched in collaboration with which bank?
(A) Union Bank of India
(B) State Bank of India
(C) ICICI Bank
(D) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
8) World's heaviest book on the Buddha's
life authored by whom was recently unveiled in Agra?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Ashoka Maurya
(C) Dr B R Ambedkar
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
9) Who recently became the youngest Archer
to enter India Book of Records?
(A) Dolly Shivani Cherukuri
(B) Raghav Joneja
(C) Bhakti Sharma
(D) Saloni Dalal
10) Indian Navy on 24 March 2015 has
commissioned three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs) supplied by which country,
having pennant numbers T-38, T-39 and T-40?
(A) Russia
(B) Kuwait
(C) France
(D) UAE
Answers
1) Ans. (A) Shashi Kapoor
2) Ans. (C) Amaravati
3) Ans. (B) IRCTC
4) Ans. (D) Madhav Gadgil
5) Ans. (C) March 23
6) Ans. (B) Muslim League demanded the
establishment of separate nations to protect Muslims in the then British colony
of India.
7) Ans. (A) Union Bank of India
8) Ans. (C) Dr B R Ambedkar [Note: The book
in English on the Buddha's life by Dr B R Ambedkar was translated into Hindi
and etched into a stainless steel tome weighing a whopping 2,000 kg]
9) Ans. (A) Dolly Shivani Cherukuri
10) Ans. (D) UAE