BICS INSTITUTE: Current Affairs January 2015 For Competitive Exams

Current Affairs January 2015

1. The union government has replaced the Planning commission, which will now be called as NITI Aayog. Who among the following will be the chairman of the new institute?
[A]President

[B]Prime Minister
[C]Vice President

[D]Finance Minister

2. Recently, which country has launched successfully launched a new meteorological satellite called Fengyun-II 08?
[A]USA

[B]China
[C]Pakistan

[D]Russia

3. Who among the following is the chairman of the committee that submitted its report on rail fare hike, recently?
[A]Kiran Singh

[B]Suresh Prabhu
[C]D K Mittal

[D]A K Ojha

4. Recently, which among the following became the latest country to join Euro currency zone?
[A]Poland

[B]Denmark
[C]Lithuania

[D]Sweden

5. The Chandyan village, where the remnants of late Harappan period house have been discovered recently is located in __?
[A]Haryana

[B]Punjab
[C]Uttar Pradesh

[D]Gujarat

6. At present, which of the following states have Legislative Councils?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Karnataka
5. Assam
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1, 2, & 3

[B]Only 1, 2, 3 & 4
[C]Only 1, 3, 4 & 5

[D]1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

7. As per the latest report, which one of the following states of India has world’s highest number of conflict induced internally displaced persons in the world?
[A]Assam

[B]Sikkim
[C]Punjab

[D]Uttar Pradesh

8. Vasant Gowrikar, who passed away recently, was a famous personality in which field?
[A]Literature

[B]Space Science
[C]Classical Music

[D]Politics

9. The Dongaria Kondh, one of India’s vulnerable tribal groups is found in which state?
[A]Tamil Nadu

[B]Rajasthan
[C]Odisha

[D]Jharkhand

10. As per the RBI guidelines, what is the minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks?
[A]Rs. 100 Crore

[B]Rs. 200 Crore
[C]Rs. 300 Crore

[D]Rs. 500 Crore

11.Which among the following is the official mascot of the 35th National Games?
[A]Appu

[B]PanPan
[C]Ammu

[D]Winta

12. Who among the following is the author of “The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years”?
[A]Manmohan Singh

[B]Pranab Mukherjee
[C]Sanjay Basu

[D]Rahul Gandhi

13. Recently, the United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution in favour of granting citizenship to Rohingya Muslims. The Rohingya Muslims are stateless people of __?
[A]China

[B]Myanmar
[C]Philippines

[D]Pakistan

14. Who among the following is chiefly known as “Father of Indian Mansoon Model”?
[A]Vasant Gowrikar

[B] Vikram Sarabhai
[C]Madhavan Nair

[D]C R Rao

15. The former RBI deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath has been appointed as the chairperson of which among the following banks?
[A]HDFC Bank

[B]ICICI Bank
[C]IDBI Bank

[D]Axis Bank

16. The “Kolha” is a tribe indigenous to which one of the following states?
[A]Odisha

[B]Jharkhand
[C] Andhra Pradesh

[D]Uttar Pradesh

17. Who among the following is the new chairman of the Railways board?
[A]Pradeep Kumar

[B]A K Mittal
[C]Navin Tandon

[D]A K Putia

18. For the first time, Kisan Vikas Patra was launched on __?
[A]1st April 1990

[B]1st April 1988
[C]1st June 1990

[D]1st June 1988

19. According to International Federation of Journalist, which among the following is the most dangerous country for journalists?
[A]Somalia

[B]Pakistan
[C]Sri Lanka

[D]Kenya

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20. US dollar index is the trade weighted index of the how many currencies?
[A]Five

[B]Six
[C]Seven

[D]Eight

21.Which among the following is the only breeding ground for Indian Skimmer, an endangered fresh water bird species?
[A]Chambal River

[B]Sunder bans
[C]Ganga-Yamuna basin

[D]Godavari Delta

22.Recently, the union government has said it has decided to accept the recommendations of the Bezbaruah Committee. Bezbaruah committee was set up to study the ___?
[A]Living status of Tribal people
[B]Safety and security of people from North East India
[C]Welfare of Minority People
[D]Living status of SC/ST people

23.The Itaipu Dam, one of the largest hydropower plants in the world is located in which country?
[A]Paraguay

[B]Brazil
[C]USA

[D]Russia

24.Which among the following is the theme of the Indian Science Congress-2015?
[A]Science and Technology for Human Development
[B]Ancient Science for Today’s Growth
[C]Science and Technology for Sustainable Growth
[D]Technology for Better Future

25. Who among the following has won the ATP World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi?
[A]Rafael Nadal

[B]Andy Murray
[C]Novak Djokovic

[D]Roger Federer

26.The “Strait of Dover” separates which of the following countries?
[A]United Kingdom and France

[B]Spain and Portugal
[C]Portugal and Italy

[D]Italy and Greece

27.Recently, Prime Minister Modi has dedicated the digital village Akodara in Gujarat to the Nation. Akodara has been developed as Digital village by which bank?
[A]State Bank of Mysore

[B]ICICI Bank
[C]Axis Bank

[D]State Bank of India

28.The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has decided to prepare a Tea Atlas in which one of the following states?
[A]Assam

[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Kerala

[D]Karnataka

29.Who among the following has become the fastest to score 12,000 runs in Test matches?
[A]Mahela Jayawardene

[B]Kumar Sangakkara
[C]Hashim Amla

[D]Shane Watson

30.The Turpan Depression, the third lowest point on Earth is located in which of the following Asian countries?
[A]China

[B]Sri Lanka
[C]Bangladesh

[D]Bhutan

31.The theme of National Youth Festival-2015, which began in Guwahati recently (January 2015) is __?
[A]Celebrating Diversity in Unity
[B]Youth For Drugs Free World
[C]Youth for Clean, Green and Progressive India
[D]Youth For Better India

32.The Union Government is planning to launch Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan to create awareness among the students in _____?
[A]Science and Mathematics

[B]Science and Social
[C]Ancient History

[D]Classical Music

33.Who among the following has become the first to make three Test centuries in his first three innings as captain?
[A]Virat Kohli

[B]M S Dhoni
[C]Steve Smith

[D]Hashim Amla

34.Recently, which among the following banks has launched the countries first contactless debit and credit cards?
[A]ICICI Bank

[B]Axis Bank
[C]Corporation Bank

[D]State Bank of Mysore

35.The strategic oil- and gas bearing region called “Yamala Peninsula” is located in which country?
[A]Russia

[B]Norway
[C]Vietnam

[D]China

36.Which city is the host of International Hindi Conference (April 2015)?
[A]New York

[B]Chicago
[C]New Jersey

[D]California

37.According to Fortune magazine, the Business Person of the Year-2014 is __?
[A]Mark Zuckerberg

[B]Jack Ma
[C]Larry Page

[D]Laxmi Mittal

38.The largest monolith of granite in the world called “El Capitan” is located in __?
[A]USA

[B]France
[C]Switzerland

[D]Germany

39.Teixobactin, which is news recently, is a ____?
[A]A new antibiotic

[B]A new bacterial disease
[C]Nanofiber cloth
[D]Drug resistant bacteria

40.Maithripala Sirisena, has been elected as new President of which country?
[A]Sri Lanka

[B]Mauritius
[C]Singapore

[D]Indonesia

41. Recently, Indian Immunological Limited (IIL) has launched the “Raksha Blue” India’s first vaccine for ____?
[A]Swine Flu

[B]Blue Tongue
[C]Dengue

[D]Ebola

42. The 2016 UEFA European Championship or Euro 2016 for men’s national football teams will be hosted by which country?
[A]Greece

[B]France
[C]Italy

[D]Switzerland

43. Recently, which among the following countries has announced “Great Collaborations” programme to forge collaboration with Indian companies?
[A]USA

[B]China
[C]UK

[D]Japan

44. The Charlie Hebdo, which is in news now a day, is a satirical newspaper from which country?
[A]France

[B]Sweden
[C]Switzerland

[D]Germany

45. The Pampas are a grassland biome in ____?
[A]Europe

[B]South America
[C]North America

[D]Russia

46. Recently, World Congress on International Law was held in ___?
[A]New Delhi

[B]Pune
[C]Mumbai

[D]Kolkata

47. In which of the following cities, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Dandi Kutir, a museum on the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi?
[A]Gandhinagar, Gujarat
[B]Porabandar, Rajasthan
[C]Mumbai, Maharashtra
[D]New Delhi

48. Recently, Ranil Wickeramasinghe was sworn in as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. He is the ___ Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Fill the blank with correct option?
[A]6th

[B]8th

[C]10th

[D]12th

49. The Living Planet Report, a science based analysis on the health of our only planet is published by ____?
[A]World Wide Fund for Nature
[B] World Economic Forum
[C]World Trade Organisation
[D]World Heritage Conservation

50. As per RBI guidelines, banks can allow minors above ___ years to independently open and operate saving banks accounts. Fill the blanks with correct option?
[A]8

[B]10

[C]12

[D]14

51. With respect to Niti Aayog which of the following statements is/are true?
1. Sindhushree Khullar is the first CEO of Niti Aayog
2. Arvind Panagariya is the Vice-chairman of the Niti Aayog
3. Economist Bibek Debroy and V K Saraswat are full time members
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1 & 2 [B]Only 2 & 3
[C]Only 1 & 3 [D]1, 2 & 3

52. Who among the following is/are major players in the Government Securities Market?
1. Commercial Banks
2. Insurance Companies
3. Individual Households
4. Co-operative and Regional Rural Banks
Chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A]Only 1, 2 & 4 [B]Only 1, 2 & 3
[C]Only 1, 3 & 4 [D]1, 2, 3 & 4

53. The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (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

54. The “East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)” is an Islamist terrorist group founded by Uyghur militants in which country?
[A]Myanmar

[B]China
[C]Afghanistan

[D]Saudi Arabia

55. The book “Born Again on the Mountain” is authored by which of the following mountaineer?
[A]Bachendri Pal

[B]Arunima Sinha
[C]Santhosh Yadav

[D]Premlata Agarwal

56. Which of the following would be the first state to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL), an initiative of the United Nations?
[A]Gujarat

[B]Haryana
[C]Punjab

[D]Rajasthan

57. Satya Nadella, who has been conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is CEO to which company?
[A]Oracle

[B]Microsoft
[C]International Business Machine (IBM)
[D]Symantec

58. Recently, China has honoured its top science award to veteran nuclear Physicist Yu Min. Yu Min is popularly known as Father of China’s ___?
[A]Nuclear Reactors

[B]Hydrogen Bomb
[C]Nuclear Bomb

[D]Hydropower

59. Celtic Tiger is a term used to describe the economy of which of the following countries?
[A]United Kingdom

[B]Russia
[C]Ireland

[D]France

60. Which among the following countries has the world’s largest and most important tar oil sands deposits?
[A]Canada

[B]Russia
[C]Kazakhstan

[D]Venezuela

61. In a first of its kind in the country, which among the following state has separate ministry for cow affairs?
[A]Gujarat

[B]Rajasthan
[C]Madhya Pradesh

[D]Maharashtra

62. Silesia, one of the largest coal producing region of Europe, is now located mostly in ____?
[A]Czech Republic

[B]Poland
[C]Germany

[D]Switzerland

63. UNMEER is the first-ever United Nations emergency health mission, to combat ____?
[A]Ebola

[B]Swine flu
[C]Dengue

[D]Malaria

64. In which one of the following cities, Biosafety lab to strengthen the country’s livestock disease monitoring and forecasting system has been set up, recently?
[A]Bangalore

[B]Mumbai
[C]Anand

[D]Hisar

65. Stan Wawrinka, who won the Chennai Open title-2015, belongs to which country?
[A]Russia

[B]Switzerland
[C]USA

[D]France

66. Recently, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, has become the first female President of ____?
[A]Croatia

[B]Greece
[C]Ireland

[D]Chile

67. 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

68. Who among the following has been chosen for the prestigious Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award-2015?
[A]Balakrishnan

[B]M Y S Prasad
[C]Ravi Srivatsa

[D]Arun Kumar

69. Recently, which states has launched the “Sandesh One” project, an initiative for creating network of women social entrepreneur offering technologies and solution at the gross root level?
[A]Karnataka

[B]Kerala
[C] Goa

[D]Maharashtra

70. The percentage of skilled people among the total workforce is highest in which one of the following countries?
[A]United Kingdom

[B]Germany
[C]South Korea

[D]Japan

71. Which among the following has won the best film drama at the Golden Globe Awards?
[A]Birdman

[B]The Grand Budapest Hotel
[C]Boyhood

[D]The Affair

72. The Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award, an award for distinguished scientist is given by ____?
[A]Indian Space Research Organisation
[B]Ministry of Science and Technology
[C]Indian Science Congress Association
[D]Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Trust

73. The “Popular State Militia” is a pro-government militia formed by which country to fight against Islamic State terrorist?
[A]Syria

[B]France
[C]Pakistan

[D]Afghanistan

74. Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India has declared the following monuments as Adarsh monuments. Identify the wrongly paired one?
[A]Hazarduari Palace – Murshidabad
[B]Vaishali Kolhua – Jharkhand
[C]Rang Ghar – Assam
[D]Konark Sun Temple – Odisha

75. The Dardanelles Strait, is a narrow strain in northern Turkey connects ____?
[A]Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara
[B]Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea
[C]Sea of Marmara and Java Sea
[D]Aegean Sea and Java Sea

76. Which among the following has broke record for highest run-chase in T20 International cricket, recently?
[A]South Africa

[B]West Indies
[C]England

[D]Australia

77. The Lake Chapala, is the largest fresh water lake of ____?
[A]Mexico

[B] USA

[C] Russia

[D]Bhutan

78. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), is a proposed free trade agreement between the members of ____?
[A]SAARC

[B]ASEAN
[C]BRICS

[D]EU

79. Recently, the union government has given its approval to link Damanganga-Pinjal interstate river link project. The project envisages sharing of water between which two states?
[A]Gujarat and Rajasthan
[B]Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
[C]Gujarat and Maharashtra
[D]Rajasthan and Maharashtra

80. The first-ever Budda Heritage walk was recently held in ___?
[A]Bihar

[B] Andhra Pradesh

[C]Odisha

[D]Sikkim

81. Which among the following has won the Federation Cup Football Tournament 2014-15?
[A]Bengaluru FC

[B]Dempo SC
[C]Pune FC

[D]Shillong Lajong FC

82. Who among the following has been voted as 2014 “Asian Tour Players’ Player of the year”?
[A]Anirban Lahiri

[B]Shiv Kapur
[C]Gaganjeet Bhuller

[D]Jyoti Randhava

83. ‘Maati Ke Rang’, a national culture festival, has been organised in which one of the following northeast states, recently?
[A]Assam

[B]Nagaland
[C]Tripura

[D]Sikkim

84. The International Year of Light 2015 is an initiative that aims to raise awareness about the breakthroughs in light science is adopted by___?
[A]WTO

[B]UN
[C]EU

[D]World Bank

85. Who among the following is the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation?
[A]Shailesh Nayak

[B]A S Kiran Kumar
[C]Arun Kumar

[D]Sathish Singh

86. Who among the following has been named as the “Governor of the Year” in the Central Banking Awards for 2015?
[A]Jacques de Larosiere

[B]Claudio Borio
[C]Raghuram Rajan

[D]Christopher Jeffery

87. Recently, Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has become the first Hindu chief justice of which one of the Muslim major countries?
[A]Pakistan

[B]Bangladesh
[C]Indonesia

[D]Turkey

88. Recently, Idukki has become the first district in the country to have high speed rural broadband network. Idukki district is in which state?
[A]Tamil Nadu

[B]Kerala
[C] Telangana

[D]Maharashtra

89. The winner’s of FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2014 in men and women category, respectively _____?
[A]Manuel Neuer and Nadine Kessler
[B]Cristiano Ronaldo and Nadine Kessler
[C]Lionel Messi and Abby Wambach
[D]Cristiano Ronaldo and Abby Wambach

90. Lima, the host of United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP20 or COP10, is the capital of which country?
[A]Paraguay
[B]Peru
[C]Brazil
[D]Liberia

91. The prestigious “ Vyas Samman award for the Year-2014” will be awarded to ___?
[A]Narendra Kohli
[B]Kamal Kishore Goyanka
[C]G S Shivarudrappa
[D]Nanda Chattopadhyaya

92. The “Indira Paryaavaran Bhavan”, India’s first Net Zero Energy building is located in which city?
[A]Hyderabad
[B]Mumbai
[C]New Delhi
[D]Shimla

93. Which one of the following is the slogan of the Vistara airline which commissioned its operation, recently?
[A]Now Everyone Can Fly
[B]Fly the New Feelings
[C]A Great Way to Fly
[D]One World One Flight

94. According to New World Wealth report, the number of High Net worthIndividuals is highest in which one of the following religions?
[A]Muslims
[B]Christians
[C]Hindus
[D]Jewish

95. The Ken River flows through which of the following two states?
[A]Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
[B]Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
[C]Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
[D]Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

96. Who among the following has been selected for the “ Social Media Person of the Year” award?
[A]Amir Khan
[B]Sachin Tendulkar
[C]Amitabh Bachchan
[D]Salman Khan

97. Which among the following books is not authored by writer cum politician Shashi Tharoor?
[A]The Great Indian Novel
[B]The Five Dollar Smile and Other Stories
[C]Show Business
[D]The Blue Mountain

98. Bhakti Sharma, who is in news recently, is associated with ____?
[A]Swimming

[B]Tennis
[C]Badminton

[D]Volleyball

99. Recently, Indian railway has flagged off the first Compressive Natural Gas (CNG) based trains in which state?
[A]Madhya Pradesh

[B]Haryana
[C]Rajasthan

[D]Maharashtra

100. Which among the following banks has bagged the “MSME Banking Excellence Awards-2014”?
[A]Corporation Bank

[B]Canara Bank
[C]Syndicate Bank

[D]Vijaya Bank

101Which one of the following is the venue for the 30th Africa Cup of Nations?
[A]Ivory Coast

[B]Algeria
[C]Equatorial Guinea

[D]Morocco

102.Recently, which one of the following countries has commissioned the “Huanggang”, a new missile destroyer?
[A]China

[B]Russia

[C]Pakistan

[D]Japan

103.Hari Shankar Brahma is the ___ Chief Election commissioner of India. Fill the blank with correct option?
[A]16th [B]15th [C]19th [D]20th

104.The e-Panchayat project, which has won the National Award for e-Governance for the best district-level initiative is a project of which state?
[A]Jammu & Kashmir

[B]Karnataka
[C]Rajasthan

[D]Kerala

105.Prabhu Nath Dwivedi, who has been named as the winner of the 2014-Sahitya Akademi Award, is an eminent scholar in ___?
[A]Telugu

[B]Kannada
[C]Sanskrit

[D]Hindi

106.Who among the following is the author of the book “India Shastra: Reflections On The Nation In Our Time”?
[A]Arvind Kejriwal

[B]Manmohan Singh
[C]Shashi Tharoor

[D]L K Advani

107.Which one of the following states is organising the “International Conference on Buddhist Heritage” (Febraury-2015)?
[A]Odisha

[B]Bihar
[C]West Bengal

[D]Jharkhand

108.World Congress on Information Technology-2018, a biennial event will be held in ___?
[A]Bangalore

[B]Hyderabad
[C]Mumbai

[D]Chennai

109.With which one of the following countries India has not implemented Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)?
[A]Japan

[B]South Korea
[C]USA

[D]Malaysia

110.As per the latest report, India-ASEAN free trade agreement (FTA) in services and investments will come into force from ____?
[A]1st April, 2015

[B]1st July, 2015
[C]1st April, 2016

[D]1st July, 2016

111.For which among the following books, Ashok Srinivasan has been named winner of “The Hindu Prize-2014” ?
[A]Book of Common Signs

[B]The Beauty Myth
[C]Dork Trilogy

[D]Cutting for Stone

112.The winner of women’s Brisbane International Title 2015 in professional tennis tournaments is __?
[A]Ana Ivanovic

[B]Maria Sharapova
[C]Elina Svitolina

[D]Yaroslava Shvedova

113.Recently, UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has inaugurated the India’s first-ever canal top solar power plant in __?
[A]Rajasthan

[B]Gujarat
[C]Haryana

[D]Madhya Pradesh

114.The union ministry of water resource has decided to celebrate the year 2015-16 as ____?
[A]Jal Samruddi Varsh

[B]Jal Kranti Varsh
[C]Jal Shuddi Varsh

[D]Jal Neeti Varsh

115.The “Great Rift Valley”, an intra-continental ridge system is located in ____?
[A]Asia

[B]Australia
[C]Africa

[D]South America

116.Which among the following are the only banks from India listed in the top 50 global banks in terms of market capitalisation, recently?
[A]HDFC and SBI

[B]SBI and Axis Bank
[C]Axis Bank and ICICI

[D]ICICI and SBI

117.The names of mascots for 2016 Rio Olympic Games and Paralympics Games are respectively__?
[A]Polo & Amik

[B]Wenlock and Mandeville
[C]Vinicius & Tom

[D]Roni & Amik

118. According to RBI guidelines, the net NPA of a bank should be less which among the following fractions of overall assets to be eligible for insurance broking?
[A]Five percent

[B]Three percent
[C]Seven percent

[D]Eight percent

119. Which one of the following banks has topped the list of top 50 most-valued global banks in terms of market capitalisation?
[A]JP Morgan Chase

[B]Wells Fargo
[C]ICBC

[D]Banks of China

120. The headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) are located in __?
[A]New York

[B]Cairo
[C]Abu Dhabi

[D]Geneva

121.Which among the following countries has occupied first place in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI)?
[A]United Kingdom

[B]Switzerland
[C]United States

[D]Australia

122.Who among the following has been appointed as new chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)?
[A]Chandra Prakash Dwivedi

[B]Ramesh Patange
[C]Pahlaj Nihalani

[D]Syed Abdul Bari

123.To celebrate the power of voters the Election Commission of India has been organising “Matdata Mahotsava” in which city?
[A]New Delhi

[B]Bangalore
[C]Mumbai

[D]Kolkata

124.The Gini Coefficient is used to measure _____?
[A]Inequality of income or health
[B]Unemployment Rate
[C]Environmental Pollution
[D]Biodiversity distribution

125. Recently appointed Indian men’s football team head coach Stephen Constantine is from__?
[A]Italy

[B]Mexico
[C]England

[D]France

126.The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP) is a bi-national hydropower project between India and __?
[A]Nepal

[B]Bhutan
[C]Bangladesh

[D]Pakistan

127.The movie “The Theory of Everything” is based on the life story of which one of the following celebrated physicist?
[A]Sir Isaac Newton

[B]Stephen Hawking
[C]Albert Einstein

[D]C V Raman

128.Which among the following West African countries has been declared Ebola free, recently?
[A]Guinea

[B]Liberia
[C]Sierra Leone

[D]Mali

129.Which among the following state is not among the Special Category States in India?
[A]Assam

[B]Meghalaya
[C]Odisha

[D]Sikkim

130.In nominal GDP terms, what is the current rank of Indian Economy in world?
[A]3rd [B]5th [C]7th [D]10th

131.According to latest tiger census report (2015), which among the following states has recorded highest number of tigers?
[A]Madhya Pradesh

[B]Karnataka
[C]Tamil Nadu

[D]Kerala

132.Who among the following is the chairman of the committee that has submitted its report on restructuring of Food Corporation of India, recently?
[A]Shanta Kumar

[B]Ashok Gulati
[C]Ram Sewak Sharma

[D]C Viswanath

133.The Tadoba-Andhari Tiger reserve is located in ____?
[A]Andhra Pradesh

[B]Maharashtra
[C]Madhya Pradesh

[D]Rajasthan

134.Recently, a first of its kind in the world economic valuation of tiger reserves has been conducted in India. As per the study which tiger reserves has highest annual flow benefits?
[A]Periyar Tiger Reserve

[B]Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
[C]Kanha Tiger Reserve
[D]Corbett Tiger Reserve

135.The “Kabuki” is a traditional form of theatre belongs to which one of the following countries?
[A]China

[B]Japan
[C]Singapore

[D]Myanmar

136.India’s first and only container trans-shipment terminal is in ____?
[A]Vishakapattanam

[B]Vallarpadam
[C]Mangalore

[D]Tuticorin

137.The Houthis are members of a rebel group operating in which country?
[A]Syria

[B]Yemen
[C]Saudi Arabia

[D]Iran

138.The National Financial Switch, the largest shared automated teller machines in India, is run by ____?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B]National Payments Corporation of India
[C]National Information Centre
[D]Institute of Development and Research in Banking Technology

139. Which one of the following organizations has launching new anti-terrorism projects in partnership with Muslim countries and also increasing its intelligence sharing?
[A]United Nations

[B]European Union
[C]African Union

[D]ACSEAN

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140.Which one of the following institutes was founded by Rajni Kothari, renowned political scientist, who passed away recently?
[A]Centre for Study of Developing Societies
[B]Centre for Poverty Alleviation
[C]Centre for Study of Tribal People
[D]Centre for Study and Research on Regional Culture

141.The United Nations general assembly has declared the year 2015 as ____?
[A]International Year of Seas
[B]International Year of Soils
[C]International Year of Vegetables
[D]International Year of Food

142.Who among the following has won the prestigious DSC Prize for Literature, one of the South Asia’s top literary awards?
[A]Jhumpa Lahiri

[B]Vijay Sheshadri

[C]Amitav Ghosh

[D]Aravind Adiga

143.The Yunnan province, which is considered China’s gateway to Southeast Asia, does not share its border with which one of the following countries?
[A]Myanmar

[B]Laos
[C]Vietnam

[D]Japan

144.Which of the following banks has launched banking service on Twitter which allows customers to transfer money using the social networking site, recently?
[A]Axis Bank

[B]ICICI Bank
[C]HDFC Bank

[D]Corporation Bank

145.The National Girl Child Day is observed on ____?
[A]January 22

[B]January 23
[C]January 24

[D]January 25

146.Who among the following has clinched the women’s billiards title at the National Billiards and Snooker Championship?
[A]Arantxa Sanchis

[B]Meenal Thaku
[C]Chitra Magimaraj

[D]Vidya Pillai

147.The Rara Lake is the biggest lake of which among the following countries?
[A]China

[B]Bhutan
[C]Nepal

[D]Myanmar

148.World’s largest vertical maze has been unveiled in recently in __?
[A]Taiwan

[B]Tokyo
[C]Dubai

[D]Shanghai

149.M S Narayana, who died recently, was a popular actor and comedian in which film industry?
[A]Kannada

[B]Malayalam
[C]Telugu

[D]Tamil

150.According 2011 census, which of the following North East region states has lowest child sex ratio?
[A]Arunachal Pradesh

[B]Nagaland
[C]Manipur

[D]Meghalaya

151.Which among the following states is the site for India’s first International Institute of Music?
[A]Kerala

[B]Assam
[C]Haryana

[D]Madhya Pradesh

152.Recently, which one of the following schemes of union government has entered into Guinness book of world record?
[A]MGNREGA
[B]Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana
[C]Swatcha Bharat Abhiyan
[D]Indira Awas Yojana

153.Who among the following is the author of the book “Neither A Hawk, Nor A Dove”?
[A]Pervez Musharraf

[B]Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri
[C]Imran Khan

[D]Rehman Khan

154.Which among the following is the first state in India to launch web based education programme for all schools?
[A]Gujarat

[B]West Bengal
[C]Arunachal Pradesh

[D]Himachal Pradesh

155.Who heads the Supreme Court panel to ensure major reforms in the practice and procedure of BCCI?
[A]Justice R M Lodha

[B]Justice Ashok Bhan
[C]Justice R V Ravindran

[D]Justice Nag Mohan Das

156.Currently, who among the following is the world’s oldest monarch?
[A]Queen Elizabeth II

[B]Emperor of Japan
[C]King of Thailand

[D]Queen Victoria

157.The “Tunnel of Time” is the autobiography of _____?
[A]Rajni Kothari

[B]R K Laxman
[C]P Chindambaram

[D]M S Narayana

158.Edgar Lungu, has been elected as new President of which one of the following countries?
[A]Chile

[B]Brazil
[C]Zambia

[D]Tanzania

159.Who among the following has won the women’s and men’s singles titles, respectively at Syedi Modi International Badminton Championship?
[A]Saina Nehwal and P Kashyap
[B]Carolina Marina and P Kashyap
[C]Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth
[D]Carolina Marina and K Srikanth

160.The “Channapatna toys” are a particular form of wooden toys that are manufactured in which state?
[A]Tamil Nadu

[B]Karnataka
[C]Andhra Pradesh

[D]Maharashtra

161.Recently, India and United States have signed an agreement to develop three smart cities in India. Which one of the following is not one of that?
[A]Allahabad

[B]Ajmer
[C]Bhopal

[D]Vishakhapatnam

162.Proposed Kowada Nuclear Power Plant is located in which of the following states of India?
[A]Telangana

[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Maharashtra

[D]Odisha

163.With the assistance of which of the following bodies, the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) was launched in India?
[A]World Bank

[B]Asian Development Bank

[C]United Nation

[D] UNESCO

164. Jaswant Singh Rajput, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports?
[A]Hockey

[B] Football

[C]Cricket

[D]Kabbadi

165. Which among the following countries ranks first in terms of per capita emission of carbon dioxide?
[A]Trinidad and Tobago

[B] Qatar
[C]China

[D]Kuwait

166.Which among the following drugs is popularly known as “meow meow”?
[A]Mephedron

[B]Methamphetamine
[C]Cocaine

[D]Heroin

167.The Operation Ice Bridge, is the largest airborne survey of Earth’s polar ice ever flown was launched by ____?
[A]ISRO

[B]NASA
[C]ESA

[D]RSA

168. The PACE is the flagship program between the U.S. and India to work jointly on which of the following?
[A]Energy security and clean energy
[B] Greenhouse gases emission
[C] Trade relation
[D] Space operation

169. The Iguazu Falls, which is listed in seven wonders of nature, is located in which country?
[A]Brazil

[B]Ghana
[C]Argentina

[D]Venezuela

170. Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi in January 2015?
[A]Arundathi Nag

[B]Phani Sarma
[C]Shekhar Sen

[D]Raghubir Yadav

171. Which among the following cities is nick named as “Mile High City”?
[A]Tokyo

[B]Sydney
[C]Denver

[D]New York

172. Which among the following countries is the venue for ICC Cricket World Cup-2019?
[A]Bangladesh

[B]England
[C]South Africa

[D]Pakistan

173. Who among the following has been appointed as new chairman of the African Union?
[A]Omar al-Bashir

[B]Morgan Tsvangirai
[C]Robert Mugabe

[D]Olusegun Obasanjo

174.In which of the following years, Project Crocodile was launched in India?
[A]1980

[B]1979
[C]1975

[D]1982

175.The Kanjhli wetland, one of the Ramsar site is located in which of the following states?
[A]Haryana

[B]Punjab
[C]Gujarat

[D]Jammu & Kashmir

176.Zhelyu Zhelev, who passed away recently, was the first democratically elected president of which country?
[A]Belgium

[B]Qatar
[C]Bulgaria

[D]Nigeria

177.The 24th African Union heads of state summit was recently kicked off in _____?
[A]Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

[B]Porto-Novo, Benin
[C]Cairo, Egypt

[D]Gabon, Libreville

178.Who among the following is the head of the panel formed RBI to look into parameters for urban co-operative banks, recently?
[A]Bimal Jalan

[B]R Gandhi
[C]Urjit Patel

[D]Y V Reddy

179. Which among the following airports has become the world’s busiest airport for international traffic?
[A]Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
[B] Dubai International Airport
[C] London’s Heathrow Airport
[D] Las Vegas Airport

180.The Yangko dance is a traditional folk dance of which one of the following countries?
[A]Japan

[B]Russia
[C]China

[D]Bhutan

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Answers

1. -Prime Minister

2. China

3. D K Mittal

4. Lithuania

5. Uttar Pradesh

6. Only 1, 2, 3 & 4

7. Assam

8. Space Science

9. Odisha

10. Rs. 100 Crore

11. Ammu

12. Pranab Mukherjee

13. Myanmar

14. Vasant Gowrikar

15. HDFC Bank

16. Odisha

17. A K Mittal

18. 1st April 1988

19. Pakistan

20. Six

21. Chambal River

22. Safety and security of people from North East India

23. Brazil

24. Science and Technology for Human Development

25. Andy Murray

26. United Kingdom and France

27. ICICI Bank

28. Assam

29. Kumar Sangakkara

30. China

31. Youth for Clean, Green and Progressive India

32. Science and Mathematics

33. Virat Kohli

34. ICICI Bank

35. Russia

36. New Jersey

37. Larry Page

38. USA

39. A new antibiotic

40. Sri Lanka

41. Blue Tongue

42. France

43. UK

44. France

45. South America

46. New Delhi

47. Gandhinagar, Gujarat

48. 10^th

49. World Wide Fund for Nature

50. 10

51. 1, 2 & 3

52. Only 1, 3 & 4

53. Ministry of Finance

54. China

55. Arunima Sinha

56. Gujarat

57. Microsoft

58. Hydrogen Bomb

59. Ireland

60. Canada

61. Rajasthan

62. Poland

63. Ebola

64. Bangalore

65. Switzerland

66. Croatia

67. European Central Bank

68. M Y S Prasad

69. Kerala

70. South Korea

71. Boyhood

72. Indian Science Congress Association

73. Syria

74. Vaishali Kolhua – Jharkhand

75. Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara

76. West Indies

77. Mexico

78. ASEAN

79. Gujarat and Maharashtra

80. Bihar

81. Bengaluru FC

82. Anirban Lahiri

83. Nagaland

84. UN

85. A S Kiran Kumar

86. Raghuram Rajan

87. Bangladesh

88. Kerala

89. Cristiano Ronaldo and Nadine Kessler

90. Peru

91. Kamal Kishore Goyanka

92. New Delhi

93. Fly the New Feelings

94. Christians

95. Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

96. Amitabh Bachchan

97. The Blue Mountain

98. Swimming

99. Haryana

100. Corporation Bank

101. Equatorial Guinea

102. China

103. 19^th

104. Jammu & Kashmir

105. Sanskrit

106. Shashi Tharoor

107. Odisha

108. Hyderabad

109. USA

110. 1st July, 2015

111. Book of Common Signs

112. Maria Sharapova

113. Gujarat

114. Jal Kranti Varsh

115. Africa

116. HDFC and SBI

117. Vinicius & Tom

118. Three percent

119. ICBC

120. Abu Dhabi

121. Switzerland

122. Pahlaj Nihalani

123. New Delhi

124. Inequality of income or health

125. England

126. Nepal

127. Stephen Hawking

128. Mali

129. Odisha

130. 10^th

131. Karnataka

132. Shanta Kumar

133. Maharashtra

134. Periyar Tiger Reserve

135. Japan

136. Vallarpadam

137. Yemen

138. National Payments Corporation of India

139. European Union

140. Centre for Study of Developing Societies

141. International Year of Soils

142. Jumpa Lahiri

143. Japan

144. ICICI Bank

145. January 24

146. Arantxa Sanchis

147. Nepal

148. Dubai

149. Telugu

150. Manipur

151. Kerala

152. Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana

153. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri

154. Arunachal Pradesh

155. Justice R M Lodha

156. Queen Elizabeth

157. R K Lakshman

158. Zambia

159. Saina Nehwal and P Kashyap

160. Karnataka

161. Bhopal

162. Andhra Pradesh

163. World Bank

164. Hockey

165. Qatar

166. Mephedron

167. NASA

168. Energy security and clean energy

169. Argentina

170. Shekhar Sen

171. Denver

172. England

173. Robert Mugabe

174. 1975

175. Punjab

176. Bulgaria

177. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

178. R Gandhi

179. Dubai International Airport

180. China

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