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1) Who won the fbb Femina Miss India 2015 title on 28 March 2015? - Aditi Arya

Note: She is from Delhi. The 52nd edition of the beauty contest held at Yash Raj Studio in Mumbai. The first runner-up was Aafreen Rachel Vaz of Mangaluru, Karnataka and the second runner-up was Vartika Singh of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

2) Which country won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015? - Australia

Note: They defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the final held at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia.

3) Andhra Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on 1 April 2015 approved which city as the new capital of the state? - Amaravathi

Note: The capital will come up at Tullur in Vijayawada-Guntur region of the state. The name of Amaravathi as state capital was finalised in view of its historical, spiritual and mythological significance.

4) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 1 April 2015 sanctioned the scheme of amalgamation of ING Vysya Bank Ltd. with which bank? - Kotak Mahindra Bank

Note: With this sanction, all branches of ING Vysya Bank will function as branches of Kotak Mahindra Bank with effect from 1 April 2015.

5) Who resigned from the post of President of International Cricket Council (ICC) on 1 April 2015? - Mustafa Kamal

6) Who was conferred with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award on 28 March 2015? - Balbir Singh Senior

Note: Balbir Singh Senior was a member of three Olympic gold medal winning Indian team.

7) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) 1-D satellite was launched successfully on 28 March 2015 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) using? - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C27

8) Name the freedom fighter and educationist who was on 30 March 2015 conferred the highest civilian award of the country Bharat Ratna (posthumously)? - Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

Note: His family members received the award from President Prabab Mukherjee at a function in the Ashoka hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

9) Name the Indian shuttlers won the women’s and men's singles titles of India Open Super Series Badminton title recently? - Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth

10) Name the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry who on 2 April 2015 unveiled the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020 at New Delhi? - Nirmala Sitharaman

11) Name the campaign launched on 27 March 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exhort the better off sections of society to give away their LPG subsidy? - Give it Up campaign

12) Name the Poster girl of India's anti-tobacco campaign who died on 1 April 2015? - Sunita Tomar

Note: In 2014, she shot a 30-second video titled Sunita highlighting the devastating effect of smokeless tobacco.

13) Who won the Presidential Election of Nigeria on 31 March 2015? - General Muhammadu Buhari

14) Michael Rudenko, a committee member of the Minor Planet Center on 1 April 2015 officially named a minor planet in the name of which Indian sports person? - Vishwanathan Anand.

Note: The main-belt minor planet was discovered between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter by Kenzo Suzuki in Toyota in 1988. It remained unnamed since then and now it was named 4538 Vishyanand.

15) Name the scheme launched by Union Government on 1 April 2015 with an aim to boost sales of eco-friendly vehicles in the country? - Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles (FAME)

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16) Who was on 1 April 2015 conferred with the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for 2014-15? - Brendon McCullum

Note: Sir Richard Hadlee Medal is the highest cricketing honour of New Zealand.

17) Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG) on 26 March 2015 announced that it will raise its stake in SBI General Insurance (SBIGI) from 26 percent to ___ percent? - 49 percent

18) Kyle Mills who on 31 March 2015 retired from all forms of International Cricket is from which country? - New Zealand

19) Union Government on 3 April 2015 extended the deadline for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) deadline by ____ months? - Six months

20) Who on 30 March 2015 appointed as the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court (HC)? - Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha

Note: He was appointed by the President Pranab Mukherjee in accordance with the Article 217 (1) of the Constitution of India.

21) Renowned poet Kailash Vajpeyi who died on 1 April 2015 is famous in which language? – Hindi

22) Name the massive air and sea operation recently launched by India to evacuate over 4000 Indians from Yemen? - Operation Raahat

Note: In Yemen, military operation was launched by Saudi Arabia and 10 other countries against Houthi rebels.

23) Which e-commerce company recently acquired RupeePower to launch financial service? – Snapdeal

24) Which state on 31 March 2015 opened a women milk bank named Jeevan Dhara? – Rajasthan

25) Which state on 30 March 2015 launched part one of e-Vidhan Mobile app and thus becoming the first state assembly in the country to launch e-Vidhan Mobile app? - Himachal Pradesh

26) Name the 12-year-old Muslim girl who recently won the first position at the Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Champion League? - Mariyam Asif Siddiqui

27) Name the controversial anti-terrorism and organized crime bill passed by Gujarat Assembly recently? - Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Bill

28) Who took over charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command on 30 March 2015? - Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba

29) Name the Indian-origin Singaporean nurse who was on 2 April 2015 named for the 2015 International Achievement Award by the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF) of the International Council of Nurses? - Dr Subadhra Devi Rai

30) What is India's rank in the Global Resilience Index 2015 released by FM Global recently? - 119th among 130 countries

Note: The 2015 FM Global Resilience Index has been topped by Norway.

31) Earth Hour 2015 was observed globally on 28 March 2015 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm with tagline as? - Change Climate Change

32) What was India's rank in the Open Government Index 2015 Report released by World Justice Project (WJP) recently? - 37^th

33) Daniel Vettori who on 30 March 2015 retired from all forms of International Cricket is from which country? - New Zealand

34) Which state government on 1 April 2015 launched a cheap meal scheme Aahar for providing subsidised food to urban poor? – Odisha

35) Michael Clarke, the Australian cricketer, on 29 March 2015 retired from which form of the cricket? - One Day Internationals (ODI)

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NICL AO Exam Questions 4 April 2015 (Evening Shift)

Friends..Here are a few GK Questions asked in today's (4 April 2015) NICL AO Exam, Evening Shift. These questions were shared by Arjith Pal, Rahul Rana and Mohan Mishra. These questions will be useful for those having exam in coming days. 

1) Capital of Denmark? - Copenhagen

2) International Women's Day? - 8 March

3) Under Sukanya samriddhi scheme, accounts for girl child can be opened upto the age of? -10 years

4) UNEP Full form? - United Nation Environment Programme

5) FIFA world cup 2018 will be held at? - Russia

6) Ranji trophy 2015 was won by? - Karnataka

7) Currency of Belgium? - Euro

8) Centre of Film Production Animation and Gaming was announced for which state in Budget 2015-16? - Arunachal Pradesh

9) "Substance And The Shadow: An Autobiography" is the autobiography of? - Dilip Kumar

10) Health insurance minimum capital? -100Cr.

11) Who is the sculptor of the new statue of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled at London? - Philip Jackson

12) K Srikanth associated which game? – Badminton
13) World Consumer Rights Day 2015 theme? - Helping consumers choose healthy diets
14) Mohammed Nasheed who was sentenced to 13 years in prison was the former president of? - Maldives
15) National Insurance Academy is situated at? - Pune
16) Adult literacy in India as per Census 2011? - 75%
17) Shaheen 3 missile operational range? - 2750 km
18) Which India IT company was recently ranked as top employer in Europe? - TCS
19) Insurance claim complaint settlement authority? - Insurance Ombudsman
20) Headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organization? - Geneva, Switzerland
21) Nanga Parwat is in which country? - Pakistan

22) 46th Raising Day of the CISF was recently celebrated on? - March 10

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Today's (4 April 2015) NICL AO Exam Questions: Morning Shift

Friends..As you are aware, NICL AO Exam started today (4 April 2015). Here are a few GK Questions asked in today's NICL AO Exam (Morning Shift). This will be useful for those having exams in coming days. These questions were shared by Latha Kapil, Sethu and Mandeep Kumar. 

1) Currency of Spain? - Euro

2) Capital of Germany? - Berlin

3) Insurance Awareness Day is observed on? - April 19

4)  'Bhagyashree Scheme' for girl child from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families was recently launched by which state? - Maharashtra

5) IRDA was recently renamed as? - Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

6) Navy Day is celebrated on? - December 4

7) Atal Pension Yojana (APY), Pension Scheme for the Unorganised Sector will be launched on? - June 1, 2015

8) Consituency of Union Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj ? - Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

9) India population with respect to world population in percent is? - 17.5%

10) Foreign Direct Investment in insurance was recently raised from 26 to ____%? - 49%

11) Next Saarc Summit will be held in which country? - Pakistan

12) Fully owned government insurance company? - LIC

13) Ankita Raina is related to which sport? - Tennis

14) Second Thurday of March is celebrated as? -World Kidney Day

15) Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is in which state? - Goa

16) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters? - Nairobi, Kenya

17) Which player scored four consecutive centuries in World Cup cricket recently? - Kumar Sangakkara

18) Rotavirus related to which disease? - Diarrhoea

19) Medicine price regulator in India? - National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)

20) Angara-5 rocket was recently launched by which country? - Russia

21) Name the NASA spacecraft to planet Ceres? - NASA Dawn Probe

22) Which private bank recently decided to enter general insurance business? - Kotak Mahindra Bank

23) Patrick Pichette recently resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of which company? - Google

24) Assyrian city of Nimrud is in which country? - Iraq
25) Nobel Prize in Medicine 2014? - ohn O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I.Moser
26) First Kisan Call Centre of North-East was recently launched in? - Agartala
27) Solar impulse recently started its journey from which country? - United Arab Emirates
28) Who won saraswati samman 2014? - Verappa Moily
29) Roger Federer defeated whom to win Dubai Duty Free Tennis championship? - Novak Djokovic
30) Digital Gender Atlas recently launched by government is in collaboration with? - Unicef 
31) Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance of Japan is a joint venture with Bank of India and which other bank? - Union Bank of India
32) Which is India's largest company with Rs 3.68 lakh cr worth asset? - Reliance Industries
Descriptive Questions
1. Co-operative banks and types, regional rural bank, development bank and types. (Precise writing)
2. Unemployment insurance in India, ULIP advantages over mutual fund? (Essay-200 Words)
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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 2 April 2015

1) World Autism Awareness Day observed:

--> World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 2 April every year since 2008.

-->  It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution.

--> This day was adopted on 18 December 2007, it was proposed by Qatar, and supported by all UN member states.

--> The theme for 2015 is "Employment: The Autism Advantage".

2) India ranked 119 on global business resilience index:

--> India has been ranked a low 119 out of 130 countries on an index that measures business resilience of nations based on economic, risk quality and supply chain factors, dropping seven notches from last year.

--> The 2015 FM Global Resilience Index has been topped by Norway for being the country best suited for companies seeking to avoid disruptions in their global supply chain operations.

--> Venezuela is ranked last on the list. India, "despite its scope and global potential", ranks 119, falling from 112th rank in 2014. 

3) Poster girl of India's anti-tobacco campaign Sunita Tomar died:

--> Sunita Tomar, poster girl of India’s anti-tobacco campaign passed away at her hometown in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh.

--> She was 28 and was diagnosed with oral cancer.

--> She had appeared in government’s 30-second video titled ‘Sunita’ which had highlighted the devastating effect of smokeless tobacco.

--> The video had shown her personal testimony before and after an operation to remove the cancerous growth and a part of her mouth.

4) International Children's Book day celebrated:

-->  International Children’s Book Day was celebrated on April 2 in memory of Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday.

--> The theme for 2015 is ‘Many cultures, One Story.’

--> A Danish writer, Mr. Anderson has written 150 stories for children and in his memory, the International Children’s Book Day is being celebrated since 1967 around the world to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.

5) Anoop Kumar Sharma took over as CEO of Essar Shipping:

--> Capt Anoop Kumar Sharma has taken over as Whole Time director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Essar Shipping Ltd (ESL).

--> He replaces Ramakrishnan A R who retired from service on March 31, the company said in a statement. 

6) Mahavir Jayanti celebrated across India:

--> Mahavir Jayanti, the birth anniversary of 24th and last Jain Tirthankar Bhagwan Mahavir was celebrated across the country on 2 April 2015.

--> President, Vice President and the Prime Minister have greeted the nation on the occasion.

--> In his message, President Pranab Mukherjee said “When the world is faced with multiple challenges, the philosophy and teachings of ahimsa, truth and compassion enunciated by Bhagwan Mahavira hold great significance.

7) Andhra Pradesh government approved Amaravathi as new capital:

--> Andhra Pradesh Government on 1 april 2015 decided to name the new capital of the state which is coming up in Vijayawada-Guntur region as 'Amaravathi', after the ancient seat of power of the Satavahanas.

--> The resolution to this effect was passed by the state cabinet which met under chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

--> Amaravathi is located in Guntur district and the same name is adopted for the capital in view of its historical, spiritual and mythological significance, Naidu said.

8) RBI celebrated its 80th Anniversary:

--> Reserve Bank of India (RBI) celebrates it's 80th Anniversary on 2 April 2015.

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

--> The Reserve Bank was set up on 1 April 1935 when India was under British rule.

--> In 1943, Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, one of India’s finest financial minds, was appointed as the first Indian governor of the Reserve Bank.

9) Saina Nehwal officially confirmed as World No. 1:

--> Indian ace Saina Nehwal's ascent to the top of women's badminton was officially confirmed on 2 April 2015 with the release of the latest rankings by the game's international governing body.

--> In becoming the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the number one spot in world rankings, Saina took over the reins from China's Li Xuerui, who slipped to third with Spain's Carolina Marin claiming the second position.

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NICL AO & Assistant Exam 2015 Practice Questions

Friends..Attempt these Practice Questions for NICL AO & Assistant Exam 2015. Answer Key and Toppers have been published below...

Answer Key

1) Who recently became the first ever film personality to be felicitated with a National award for creating awareness about child trafficking? - Rani Mukerji

2) Who among the following wrote Sanskrit Grammar? - Panini

3) Statue of Mahatma Gandhi was recently unveiled in Parliament Square of Britain jointly be British Prime Minister David Cameron and? - Arun Jaitley

4) ‘India Wins Freedom’ is the auto-biography of? - Abul Kalam Azad

5) Who was selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2014 recently? - Shashi Kapoor

6) The Capital of Mizoram is? - Aizwal

7) Who recently became the youngest Archer to enter India Book of Records? - Dolly Shivani Cherukuri    

8) ‘Rand’ is currency of which of the following countries? - South Africa        

9) World Tuberculosis Day was observed on? - March 24 

10) The Headquarters of ASEAN is situated at? – Jakarta

Here are the first 25 Toppers as per Submission upto 10.20PM on 03 April 2015

Name of Participant	Total Points	Percent
Fan of CA4Examz	10	100.00%
Ramesh Babu	10	100.00%
SHOVAN PANJA	10	100.00%
sai	9	90.00%
Sanjiv Srivastava	9	90.00%
imran shaik	9	90.00%
UDHAYAKUMAR	9	90.00%
charanjit	9	90.00%
jose arun	9	90.00%
Sreenu	9	90.00%
shravs	8	80.00%
Vipin verma	8	80.00%
kanhaiya	8	80.00%
SANDEEP PATIL	8	80.00%
i.c	8	80.00%
Sanat mishra	7	70.00%
shubham	7	70.00%
smile	7	70.00%
priyotosh roy	7	70.00%
Api	7	70.00%
jula mounika	7	70.00%
RUPESH CHAURASIA	7	70.00%
MAYANK TIWARI	7	70.00%
Ujjwal	7	70.00%

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Madhya Pradesh Circle PA/SA Re-Exam 2015 Question Paper and Answer Key

Friends.. In this post we bring you the question papers with answer key of the Postal/Sorting Assistant Re-Exam 2015 held in Madhya Pradesh Postal Circle on March 15, 2015 & March 22, 2015. We have received the Question Papers having the following codes: EMJO, FMBO, FMGO, JMJS, SMGO, BMFT, CMBT. This is the official answer key published by India Post. You can download this as PDF and this will be a good reference for PA/SA Exam in the coming years.

Thanks to Priyank Dubey, Devesh Kumar Shukla, Hitesh Vachak, Prasad Gajula, Nitin Tiwari, Yogesh Garg for sharing this.

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Persons in News- March 2015 (PDF Download)

Friends.. Here is your favourite persons in News pdf for March 2015. A lot of them were in news during March 2015 for one reason or the other. He we have picked the top of that list from the competitive exam perspective. Even though this is titled persons in news as extra bonanza you will be getting New Appointments, Obituaries, latest Awards etc. You can download this article as PDF from the below link. Please comment your suggestions/comments on the article which we highly value for improvements.  

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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.

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