Current Affairs Questions: July 2015 (Last Week PDF)

Friends..Here are the Important Current Affairs Questions for the last week of July 2015 (26 July 2015 to 31 July 2015). Our Current Affairs PDF are very useful for all upcoming exams. You can download the free PDF from the link below. Also attempt our Current Affairs Online Quiz to brush up your knowledge.

1) Which city was on 31 July 2015 chosen to host 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics? - Beijing

Note: With this, Beijing became the first city to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. It hosted Summer Olympics in 2008.

2) Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam passed away on 27 July 2015 following his collapse during a lecture in the Indian Institute of Management at? – Shillong

3) Who was on 27 July 2015 appointed as the Chairman of telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)? - Ram Sevak Sharma

4) Microsoft launched which operating system on 31 July 2015? - Windows 10

5) Name the Two Indians among the Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for the year 2015 announced on 29 July 2015? - Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta

6) The 16th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas observed across the nation on? - 26 July 2015

7) Reserve Bank of India on 30 July 2015 decided to put into circulation 10 rupees coins to commemorate which day? - International Day of Yoga

8) Hockey India on 25 July 2015 appointed whom as coach of men’s national team? - Roelant Oltmans of the Netherlands

9) International Tiger Day was observed across the world on? - 29 July 2015

10) Name the first post-apartheid captain of South Africa Cricket team, who passed away on 28 July 2015? - Clive Rice

11) Who was in the fourth week of July 2015 appointed as the Chairman of food safety regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)? - Ashish Bahuguna

12) World Hepatitis Day was observed across the world on 28 July 2015 with the theme? - Prevent hepatitis. Act now

13) e-Tourist Visa scheme was extended to which three countries with effect from 30 July 2015? - China, Hong Kong and Macau

14) Nepal’s political parties on 27 July 2015 agreed to remove which word from the yet-to-be framed Constitution? – Secularism

15) World Day Against Trafficking in Persons was observed across the world on? - 30 July 2015

16) Name the Eminent vocalist who died on 29 July 2015? - Vasundhara Komkali

17) Who on 28 July 2015 took charge as the Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW)? - Swati Maliwal

18) Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) on 21 July 2015 launched a mobile banking app named? - 'Kotak Bharat'

19) Name the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts lone death row convict, who was executed on 30 July 2015 at the Nagpur Central Jail? - Yakub Memon

20) Union Cabinet on 29 July 2015 approved setting up of NIIF. Expand NIIF? - National Investment and Infrastructure Fund

21) Who won Hungarain Formula One Grand Prix 2015? - Sebastian Vettel

22) Which country on 26 July 2015 defeated Jamaica 3-1 in the final of CONCACAF Gold Cup football tournament? – Mexico

23) Who on 26 July 2015 won 102nd Tour de France in a three-week slog of furious race around the Champs Elysees, Paris? - Chris Froome

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SSC CGL Tier -1 2015 Complete Answer Key PDF - August 2015

Friends.. Here is the Complete Answer Key of SSC CGL Tier-1 held on 9 August 2015 in Morning and Evening Shift. Morning Shift had the question code RK-2015 and evening shift had the question code KS-2015. Last day we have provided you with the Question Paper PDF of both Shits. Hope you all have downloaded that. We have also updated the solved part of GK. 

Now we bring you the Complete Answer Key of SSC CGL Tier-1 2015 of both morning and evening shift. Remember this is the unofficial answer key prepared by a private coaching institute. Official Answer Key will be soon be published by SSC and we will update that. For that reason the answer key may not be 100% accurate. So give a 5% tolerance level for this answer key. 

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SSC CGL Tier-1 9 August 2015 Question Paper PDF Download (Evening Shift)

Friends..Earlier today we have shared with you the question paper of SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam Morning Shift. Now we bring you the Question Paper PDF Download for the evening Shift with question Paper code: KS-2015.

Here the review & analysis of the Exam

General Intelligence & Reasoning Section: Easy

General Awareness Section: Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude Section: Easy-Moderate

English Section: Easy 

Good Attempt will be around: 130-145

Safe and Good Score: 120-125

Expected Cutoff: 100-105

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You can download the question paper of evening session from the following link. We will provide the answer key and solved question paper soon. Keep visiting. By the way also check Question Paper of Morning Session from here. 

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GK Questions Solved - SSC CGL 2015 Tier 1 held on 9 August 2015: Part 2

Friends.. Here are the Part-2 of the Solved Questions of SSC CGL 2015 Tier 1 held on 9 August 2015 (Morning Shift).

16 . Match the following:

A. Ascorbic l. Photosynthetic acid pigment

B. Chlorophyll 2. Quencher

C. Carotenoid 3. Enzyme

D. Superoxide 4. Vitamin-C dismutase

A B C D

(A) 4 2 l 3

(B) 2 4 1 3

(C) 4 1 3 2

(D) 4 l 2 3

17. The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian sub- continent in the rainy season due to

(A) the effect of easterlies

(B) the effect of Northern-East trade winds

(C) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over N orth-West India

(D) the development of cyclone over the equator

18. The ‘graded profile’ of a river course is a

(A) smooth curve in the upper course.

(B) smooth curve in the middle course.

(C) smooth curve in the lower course.

(D) smooth curve from source to mouth.

19. Sink hole is a phenomenon of topography.

(A) Desert (B) Tundra

(C) Karst (D) Plain I

20. Kerala is famous for the cultivation of

1. Coconut 2. Black-pepper 3. Rubber 4. Rice

(A) 1,2and4 (B) 2,3and4

(C) 1and4 (D) 1,2and3

21. It is easy to burst a gas-filled balloon with a needle than with a nail. It is because

(A) nail exerts more pressure than needle on the balloon.

(B) needle exerts more pressure than nail on the balloon.

(C) gas is reactive with the needle.

(D) nail is more longer than needle.

22. The velocity of sound in moist air is more than in dry air because the moist air has

(A) less pressure than dry air.

(B) more pressure than dry air.

(C) more density than dry air.

(D) less density than dry air.

23. X-rays can be used

(A) to detect heart diseases.

(B) to detect defects in precious stones and diamonds.

(C) to detect gold under the earth.

(D) for cutting and welding of metals.

24. Ice is packed in saw dust because

(A) saw dust is poor conductor of heat.

(B) saw dust is a good conductor of heat.

(C) saw dust does not stick to the ice.

(D) saw dust will not get melted easily.

25. What is used to identify whether a data word has an odd or even number of 1’s

(A) Sign bit (B) Zero bit

(C) Parity bit (D) Carry bit

26. Allantois of Embryo helps in

(A) respiration (B) excretion

(C) protection (D) digestion

27. Which one of the following animals belongs to mollusca

(A) Hare (B) Hydra

(C) Hyla (D) Haliotis

28. Outside the nucleus DNA is found in

(A) Mitochondria

(B) Ribosome

(C) Endoplasmic reticulum

(D) Golgi bodies

29. Animal protein is called first class protein because it is

(A) delicious in taste

(B) cheaper in the market

(C) rich in essential amino acids

(D) easily digestible

30. Hydrogen‘ peroxide is an effective sterilizing agent. Which one of the following product results when it readily loses active oxygen?

(A) Water

(B) Hydrogen

(C) Ozone

(D) Nasant Hydrogen. Answer Key highlighted. 
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Solved GK Questions: SSC CGL Tier-1 9 August 2015 (Morning Shift)

Friends..Here are the solved questions with answer key asked in SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam held on 9 August 2015. All 50 questions were added in Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 . Hope you have checked the question paper of SSC CGL Tier-1 2015 (Morning Shift) with code RK-2015. 

1. The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by?

(A) Granting rights

(B) Enacting non-controversial laws

(C) Defining the duties of the citizens

(D) Focusing attention on public issues

2. If the President wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to the?

(A) Vice President

(B) Chief Justice of India

(C) Prime Minister

(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

3. Which of the following is not a Union Territory?

(A) Lakshadweep

(B) Puducherry

(C) Nagaland

(D) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

4. The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was?

(A) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)

(B) Dantidurga

(C) Nagbhatta II

(D) Vatsaraj

Ans. (A) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)

3. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(C) V.B. Patel

(D) Pattabhi Sitharamayya

4. Jallianwala incident took place at?

(A) Lucknow

(B) Surat

(C) Amritsar

(D) Allahabad

 5. Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty?

(A) Sikandar Lodhi

(B) Bahlol Lodhi

(C) Ibrahim Lodhi

(D) Daulat Khan Lodhi

6. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

(A) Akbar - Todarmal

(B) Chanakya - Chandragupta

(C) Vikramaditya — Chaitanya

(D) Harshvardhan — Hiuen Tsang

7. Gross National Product - Depreciation Allowance=?
(A) Gross Domestic Product
(B) Personal Income
(C) Net National Product
(D) Per Capita Income

8. The Panchayat Samiti remains accountable for its functions to? 
(A) The Gram Panchayats and Gram Sabhas
(B) Zilla Parishads
(C) Anchal Panchayats
(D) Janpad Panchayats

9. The legislature gains a priority over the executive in? 
(A) A Federal Government
(B) An Authoritarian Government
(C) A Parliamentary Government
(D) A Presidential Government

10. Equilibrium price in the market is determined by the
(A) equality between total cost and total revenue.
(B) equality between average cost and average revenue.
(C) equality between marginal cost and marginal revenue.
(D) equality between marginal cost and average cost.

11. In the national context which of the following indicates Macro Approach
(A) Sales of Bata Shoe Company
(B) Exports of Mangoes to U.K.
(C) Income from Railways.
(D) Inflation in India.

12. Internal economies
(A) arise in an economy as it makes progress.
(B) accrue to a firm when it expands its output.
(C) arise when there is expansion in internal trade.
(D) arise when there is expansion in an industry.

13. One of the features of a free market economy is
(A) public ownership of factors of production
(B) rationing and price control
(C) consumer’s sovereignty
(D) active state intervention

14. The longest continental Railway in the world is? 
(A) Trans Siberian Railway
(B) Canadian Pacific Railway
(C) Canadian National Railway
(D) Trans Atlantic Railway

15. Photoperiodism affects
(A) Flowering
(B) Vegetative growth
(C) Fruiting
(D) All of these
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9 August 2015 RBI Assistant Exam Questions Asked -Morning Shift

Friends.. RBI Today (9.8.2015) also conducted the RBI Assistant Exam 2015. As you are aware questions were from these five sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English Language and Computer Knowledge. Now we are posting the GA questions asked in the Morning Shift of RBI Assistant Exam 9 August 2015. Thanks to Vaishnavi, Vishnu and Alok Saxena for sharing the questions with us. 

1. International Literacy Day 2015? - September 8

2. Currency of Slovakia? - Euro

3. Director of the award winning film 'Buddha in a Traffic Jam'? - Vivek Agnihotri

4. World Trade Organization headquarters? - Geneva

5. Author of the book “Green signals”? - Jairam Ramesh

6. Kohima is the capital of which state? - Nagaland

7. BIOS full form? - Basic Input Output System

8. Atal Pension Yojana age limit? - 18 – 40 yrs

9.  Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa associated with? - Squash

10. Mount Kilimanjaro is situated at? - Tanzania

11. Sultan Azlan Shah trophy related with which sports? - Hockey

12. Venue of next Cricket World Cup 2019? - England and Wales 
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Question Paper, Review & Cutoff of SSC CGL Tier I held on 9 August 2015

Friends.. Staff Selection Commission today (09.08.2015) started the CGL Tier-1 Exam 2015. Morning Shift Exam (10 Am to 12 PM) and Evening Shift (2PM to 4PM) are over now. Check updates on Evening Shift from here. 
Pattern of the SSC CGL Tier I Exam 2015 was as follows: General Intelligence & Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and English.

Here is the overall Review/Analysis of SSC CGL Tier I 2015 9th August Paper (Morning Shift):

1) General Intelligence & Reasoning: 50 Questions: Easy- Moderate

2) General Awareness: 50 Questions: Moderate

3) Quantitative Aptitude: 50 Questions: Easy- Moderate

4) English: 50 Questions: Easy 

Predicted Good Attempt: 130-140

Good and Safe Score: 110-120

Expected Cutoff for the General Candidate is expected to be in the rage of 95-105.

Note: These are only predictions based on the feedback from candidates who attempted the exam. Actual figures may vary.

In this post we are also bringing in the PDF Download of Question Paper of SSC CGL Tier I held on 9 August 2015 in Morning Shift. This will be useful reference for those having exams on 16th August 2015 and for those waiting for SSC CGL 2016.

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Today's (8 August 2015) Evening Shift RBI Assistant Exam Questions

Friends.. Earlier we have shared the GK Questions asked in the Morning Shift of RBI Assistant exam held today (08-08-2015). Now we are sharing with you the questions asked in the eveing shift. There were 05 sections in this exam: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English Language and Computer Knowledge. As per the views shared by candidates exam was average. Here are the GK questions of evening shift shared by Deepthi Dev and Gauri Krishna.

1) Tashkent is the capital of which country? - Uzbekistan

2) Potala Palace is located in which country? - China

3) Book ‘Uniki’ written by whom was released recently? - C Vidyasagar Rao

4)  Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium is located at? - New Delhi

5) Chief Minister of Telangana? - K. Chandrashekar Rao

6) Nelson Mandela Day is celebrated on which date? - 18 July

7) Who was recently appointed as the head of Kolkata based Bandhan Bank? - Ashok Lahiri
8) Full form PMKVY? - Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 
9) India will contribute ___ to BRICS Bank? - $18 billion
10) Kumbh Mela 2015, the festival held in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik on the banks of which river? - Godavari
11) Which city has been chosen as 'city of music' by UNESCO? - Varanasi
12) Currency of Bangladesh? - Taka 
13) Atal pension yojana minimum age limit? - 18
14) Book related to Jhumpa Lahiri? - The Lowland
15) Which country won FIFA Women's World Cup 2015? - USA

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