1 The Central government has renamed the 64-year old Planning Commission as ___________in Jan 2015.
A) NITI Biniyog
B) NITI Aayog
C) NITI Assar
D) None of These
2 Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched a mobile application _________ in order to improve women safety in the national capital region in Jan 2015. The app is an initiative by Delhi Police which caters to working women who own android smart phones and travel alone.
A) Nirbhaya
B) Himmat
C) Sahas
D) None of These
3 The government has appointed ________ as the new director general of civil aviation (DGCA) in Jan 2015 till 28th January 2018.
A) Prabhat Kumar
B) M Sathiyavathy
C) T.R. Prasad
D) Ajay Kumar
4 India's insurance industry regulator, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was renamed to___________ in Jan 2015. The amendment was done to the Insurance Regulation and Development Act, 1999.
A) Insurance Regulatory and Development of India
B) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
C) Insurance Regulatory and Development Company of India
D) None of These
5 India's core sector grew by _________ in November (announced in Jan 2015)
A) 5.5%
B) 3.2%
C) 6.7%
D) 2.8%
6 Who was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the new Planning Commission, NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog, in Jan 2015?
A) T. N. Srinivasan
B) Jagdish Bhagwati
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) Arvind Subramanian
7 India's National Voters Day was observed on?
A) 26th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 25th Jan
D) 30th Jan
8 Who has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of PSU bank Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in Jan 2015?
A) M Narendra
B) K R Kamath
C) S. S. Mundra
D) R Koteeswaran
9 Who took over as the new chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) in jan 2015 for next 5 years?
A) Sudheer Raheja
B) R.K Srivastava
C) T.R. Prasad
D) Ajay Kumar
10 Which footballer was voted as Europe's best football player for the second year in a row by European sports reporters for the year 2014 (Announced in Jan 2015?
A) Manuel Neuer
B) Lionel Messi
C) Cristiano Ronaldo
D) None of These
11 Which Indian private bank launched its own 'digital village' project in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jan 2015?
A) Yes Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
12 Football coach Diego Simeone won the Europe's best coach title for 2014 (announced in Jan 2015). He is from which country?
A) Uruguay
B) Brazil
C) Argentina
D) Columbia
13 Which Batsman became the fastest player to reach 12,000 Test runs and also become the fifth man to cross the 12,000 test run mark in Jan 2015?
A) S Chanderpaul
B) Jack Kallis
C) Mahela Jayawardene
D) Kumar Sangakkara
14 Who won the ATP World Tennis Men's single Championship at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi in Jan 2015?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Andy Murray
C) Stanislas Wawarinka
D) Rafael Nadal
15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 102nd Indian Science Congress in _______ in jan 2015. The theme of 2014 Indian science congress is 'Science and Technology for Human Development.'
A) Bangalore
B) New Delhi
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad
16 World anti Leprosy Day is observed on?
A) 10th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 25th Jan
D) 30th Jan
17 The Reserve Bank of Indian has relaxed Know-Your-Customers (KYC) rules for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in Jan 2015. As per RBI notification, For high-risk individuals and entities, it will be at least once in every _______, for medium risk individuals and entities, it will be at least once in every 8 years and for low risk individuals and entities, it will be at least once in every 10 years.
A) 1 Year
B) 2 years
C) 3 Years
D) 4 Years
18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme for distribution of LED bulbs in _______ in Jan 2015 under the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme and a National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting.
A) Gujarat
B) Haryana
C) Delhi
D) Himachal Pradesh
19 Who in the list was not appointed as full time member of National Institution for Transforming India, NITI Aayog in January 2015?
A) Bibek Debroy
B) V K Saraswat
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) Arvind Subramanian
20 Famous _______ Virendra Prabhakar passed away in Jan 2015 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 84. He was awarded with Padmashree in 1982.
A) Author
B) Photo journalist
C) Reporter
D) Actor
21 Who has been named as the ˜business person of the year' for 2014, as per the popular business magazine Fortune in Jan 2015? He was ranked at No 1 position among 20 global corporate leaders' list compiled on the basis of different factors including company's performance, leadership style and total shareholder returns.
A) Mark Zuckerberg
B) Jack Ma
C) Larry Page
D) Tim Cook
22 The sports ministry has decided to recommend famous badminton player _________ for the Padma Bhushan award in Jan 2015 even if it did not receive her nomination from the Badminton Association of India (BAI) within the given deadline.
A) P. V. Sindhu
B) Jwala Gutta
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Parupalli Kashyap
23 'World Braille Day' is observed on _____________.
A) 12-Jan
B) 4-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 8-Jan
24 BCCI has announced the 15-member cricket team for the ICC world cup in Jan 2015 to be held next month in Australia and New Zealand. Who is the Vice Captain of the team?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Sikhar Dhawan
C) Suresh Raina
D) Virat Kohli
25 Which Indian business person has been awarded with the Order of the Dannebrog as Knight First Class by Queen Margrethe of Denmark in recognition of his role to enhance Indo-Danish ties in the fields of business, commerce and culture in Jan 2015?
A) Azim Premji
B) Anand Mahindra
C) AM Naik
D) NR Narayana Murthy
26 Euro zone inflation stood at ________ in December 2014 (published in Jan 2015).
A) 2%
B) -0.5%
C) -0.2%
D) 0.4%
27 The 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has held in __________, Gujarat in Jan 2015.
A) Baroda
B) Ahmedabad
C) Gandhinagar
D) Surat
28 Bollywood star ___________ has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Andhra Pradesh health sector in Jan 2015.
A) Amir Khan
B) Shahrukh Khan
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Salman Khan
29 Central Government has announced to launch ___________ to create interest among the students in Science and Mathematics fields in Jan 2015.
A) Rashtriya Bigyan Abhiyan
B) Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan
C) Rashtriya Shiksha Abhiyan
D) None of These
30 Senior Indian diplomat __________ has been named as the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General, Department of Field Support (DFS) by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Jan 2015.
A) Atul Khare
B) M Sathiyavathy
C) T.R. Prasad
D) Ajay Kumar
31 Who has taken charge as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Overseas Bank in Jan 2015?
A) M Narendra
B) K R Kamath
C) S. S. Mundra
D) R Koteeswaran
32 India's Unemployment rate increased marginally to _______ in the financial year 2013-14, due to increased unemployment in rural areas as per the latest survey report by Labour Bureau in Jan 2015.
A) 5.7%
B) 4.1%
C) 4.9%
D) 6.3%
33 India's Martyrs' Day is observed on?
A) 10th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 25th Jan
D) 30th Jan
34 Chat application company, ________ Messenger has acquired a US-based free voice-calling firm Zip Phone in Jan 2015.
A) WeChat
B) Hike
C) Whatsapp
D) None of These
35 Who won the Presidential election held in Sri Lanka in Jan 2015?
A) Mahinda Rajapaksa
B) Sarath Fonseka
C) Chandrika Kumaratunga
D) Maithripala Sirisena
36 AirlineRatings.com, safety and product rating website, has published the list of top ten safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines for 2015 in Jan 2015. Which airlines secured No1 rank in the list?
A) Cathay Pacific Airways
B) Qantas airways
C) Etihad Airways
D) Air New Zealand
37 Ritesh Batra's movie ____________ has bagged a nomination in the non-English best film category at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards in Jan 2015.
A) The Good Road
B) Liar's Dice
C) The Lunchbox
D) None of These
38 Tata's newly launched airlines Vistara flew its first flight on 9th January from Delhi to Mumbai. Vistara is a joint venture between Tata and ____________ where Tata holds 51% stake.
A) Cathay Pacific Airways
B) Qantas airways
C) Etihad Airways
D) Singapore Airlines
39 The US unemployment rate stood at ________ in Dec 2014 (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 5.8%
B) 5.6%
C) 6.3%
D) 5.1%
40 China's inflation, measured by consumer price index, stood at __________ in December 2014 (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 2%
B) 1.2%
C) 3.1%
D) 1.5%
41 Senior IAS officer __________ was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, newer version of planning commission, in Jan 2015.
A) Atul Khare
B) M Sathiyavathy
C) Sindhushree Khullar
D) Ajay Kumar
42 World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has projected Indian economic growth at _________ for the next year 2015 (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 5.1%
B) 5.7%
C) 6.4%
D) 6.9%
43 Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Bangladesh in Jan 2015?
A) Justice S Verma
B) Justice Md. Muzammel Hossain
C) Justice S K Sinha
D) Justice Md. Tafazzul Islam
44 India's Army Day is observed on?
A) 10th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 25th Jan
D) 30th Jan
45 Which movie won the Best Movie award in the drama category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Foxcatcher
B) Boyhood
C) The Imitation Game
D) The Theory of Everything
46 Which famous politician was awarded with Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian, in Jan 2015?
A) Atal Bihari Bajpayee
B) Murli Manohar Joshi
C) L. K. Advani
D) None of These
47 Tennis legend Roger Federer won his record number 1000th win the men's professional tennis area while he defeated Milos Raonic by 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in the final match in jan 2015.. With this he became the only _______ player in the world to achieve this feat.
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
48 Who has been selected for the Vikram Sarabhai memorial award for the year 2015 for his outstanding contribution to R&D in the field of space science at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) (announced in Jan 2015)?
A) K. Kasturi Rangan
B) Satish Dhawan
C) M.Y.S. Prasad
D) G. Madhavan Nair
49 Which Indian IT Services Company acquired SOFGEN Holdings (SOFGEN), a niche consulting and services company specialising in private wealth, commercial and retail banking solutions, in Jan 2015?
A) Infosys
B) Tech Mahindra
C) Wipro
D) TCS
50 India's Index of Industrial Production, the most important parameter to judge performance of industrial sector, grew by _______ in November (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 5.1%
B) 1.1%
C) 3.8%
D) 2.9%
51 Which footballer was awarded with the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for 2014 for the third time (announced in Jan 2015)?
A) Manuel Neuer
B) Lionel Messi
C) Cristiano Ronaldo
D) None of These
52 Who has been appointed as the new head of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Jan 2015?
A) Shailesh Nayak
B) K. Radhakrishnan
C) A.S. Kiran Kumar
D) Mylswamy Annadurai
53 "National Youth Day" is observed on?
A) 10th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 12th Jan
D) 22th Jan
54 India's ___________ won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the science and engineering category from the US based National Space Society (NSS), as per announcement made by the society in Jan 2015.
A) Agni-V programme team
B) PSLV Satelite Programme
C) Mars Orbiter programme team
D) None of These
55 Which movie won the Best Movie award in the best comedy or musical category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Foxcatcher
B) Boyhood
C) The Grand Budapest Hotel
D) The Theory of Everything
56 Which famous actor/actress was awarded with Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian, in Jan 2015?
A) Dilip Kumar
B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar
D) Pran
57 India's Online Restaurant portal __________ has acquired UrbanSpoon, which is a dominant player in the US, Canada and Australia for specialized restaurant content, in Jan 2015.
A) Burp
B) Zomato
C) Foodpanda
D) None of These
58 Which Indian bank won the ˜MSME Banking Excellence Awards 2014' given by the Chamber of Indian Micro Small & Medium Enterprises in Jan 2015? The bank has bagged two awards under the categories ˜Best MSME Bank Award for Other Bank (Winner)' and ˜Best Bank Award (Runner Up)'.
A) Karur Vaishya Bank
B) Corporation Bank
C) Andhra Bank
D) Bank of Maharashtra
59 Who assumed charge as the new and 19th Chief Election Commissioner of India in Jan2015?
A) VS Sampath
B) Ahmed Zaidi
C) H.S. Brahma
D) S. Y. Quraishi
60 The Central government removed DRDO chief _______, also known as Agni Man, 15 months before his contract period ends, in Jan 2015.
A) V. K. Saraswat
B) Avinash Chander
C) Tessy Thomas
D) None of These
61 India's overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at _________ December (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 1.1%
B) 0.6%
C) 0.11%
D) -0.5%
62 "Global Family Day" is observed on?
A) 1-Jan
B) 11-Jan
C) 6-Jan
D) 22-Jan
63 Bollywood star __________ has been awarded with the Social Media Person of the Year award by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)in Jan 2015.
A) Shahrukh Khan
B) Dilip Kumar
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Amir Khan
64 Former Australia fast bowler _________ announced retirement from all forms of cricket in Jan 2015.
A) Glenn McGrath
B) Brett Lee
C) Mitchell Johnson
D) Jason Gillespie
65 Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi joined which political party in Jan 2015 before the assembly election in Delhi?
A) Congress
B) BJP
C) AAP
D) None of These
66 Microsoft founder Bill Gates was awarded with Padma Bhushan award, India's third highest civilian, in which category in Jan 2015?
A) Social Work
B) Science and Engineering
C) Literature and Education
D) None of These
67 Union Minister of State for Parliamentary and Minority Affairs ____________ was sentenced to a one-year jail term by a local court in Jan 2015 after being convicted for breaching prohibitory orders in the run-up to the 2009 Lok Sabha election.
A) Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
B) Sabir Ali
C) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
D) None of These
68 Largest shareholder of cash trapped SpiceJet, Maran Family, has agreed to transfer its entire 53% stake to original promoter________ in Jan 2015.
A) Ajay Singh
B) Arjun Singh
C) Subir Singh
D) Amit Singh
69 India's open water swimmer _________ has set a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean in Jan 2015.
A) Bhakti Sharma
B) Subodh Sarkar
C) Sunita Sharma
D) Anita Pal
70 Who won the Best Actor award in drama category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Joaquin Phoenix
D) Eddie Redmayne
71 The Reserve Bank of India has cut marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 25 bps along with Repo rate to ________ during its announcement of xisth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015.
A) 8.75%
B) 9%
C) 8%
D) 8.5%
72 "NRI Day" is observed on?
A) 9-Jan
B) 11-Jan
C) 14-Jan
D) 10-Jan
73 Haryana government has appointed whom as its brand ambassador as it plans to promote yoga and ayurveda aggressively in Jan 2015?
A) Rajneesh
B) Ravi Shankar
C) Ramdev
D) None of These
74 Censor Board Chief _________ has quit as the chief of India's Censor board in Jan 2015 citing interference and corruption of panel members appointed in the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) by the Union Information & Broadcasting Ministry.
A) Madhavi Mudgal
B) Rukmini Devi Arundale
C) Leela Samson
D) None of These
75 India's leading IT Services Company Wipro has appointed Senior VP (Finance) __________ as the new Chief Financial Officer effective from 1st April 2015 (announced in June 2015).
A) Suresh Senapaty
B) Rajiv Bansal
C) Jatin Dalal
D) Gautam Thakkar
76 UK's ___________ has been appointed as the head coach of Indian men's football team in Jan 2015.
A) Ricki Herbert
B) Wim Koevermans
C) Stephen Constantine
D) None of These
77 Prakash Singh Badal was awarded with Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian, in which category in Jan 2015?
A) Social Work
B) Science and Engineering
C) Literature and Education
D) Public Affairs
78 The first India's indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft, LCA ___________ is finally was handed over to the Indian Air Force on in Jan 2015.
A) Akash
B) Tejas
C) Pinaka
D) None of These
79 Who won the Best Actor award in Musical or Comedy category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Bill Murray
D) Eddie Redmayne
80 Chief Controller of Aeronautics Cluster in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), __________ is likely to be appointed as the interim head of the government organization in Jan 2015.
A) Avinash Chander
B) K. Tamilmani
C) AS Kiran Kumar
D) None of These
81 Which PSU CEO was awarded with the 'JGBS-Top Rankers' Excellence Award for CEO of the year' in Jan 2015?
A) Avinash Chander
B) R K Tyagi
C) AS Kiran Kumar
D) None of These
82 The Reserve Bank of India has kept the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) unchanged at ________ during its announcement of sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015
A) 5%
B) 4.5%
C) 4.25%
D) 4%
83 "National Tourism Day" is observed on?
A) 25-Jan
B) 21-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 10-Jan
84 Famous Indian RTI activist ____________ was awarded with the Giraffe Hero award 2015 by a US-based NGO 'The Giraffe Heroes Project' in Jan 2015 for his bravery in utilizing the Right to Information (RTI) Act for public good despite numerous challenges.
A) Madabhushi Sridhar
B) Satyananda Mishra
C) Subhash Chandra Agrawal
D) K. G. Balakrishnan
85 Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her American partner _____________ won women's doubles title at the Sydney International Tennis Tournament in Jan 2015. This is her first title of the season and 23rd of her career.
A) Abigail Spears
B) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
C) Raquel Kops-Jones
D) None of These
86 Who has been appointed as the new chief of Central Board of Film Certification, CBFC by the Central Government in Jan 2015?
A) Ashok Pandit
B) Prakash Jha
C) Pahlaj Nihalani
D) None of These
87 Which sportsperson was awarded with Padma Bhushan award, India's third highest civilian, in Sports category in Jan 2015?
A) Satpal Singh
B) Guru Hanuman
C) Sushil Kumar
D) Vijender Singh
88 Famous Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist, ___________, has been awarded with the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr Award in Jan 2015 in recognition of his contribution in international service and civil engagement.
A) Mushirul Hasan
B) Rajni Kothari
C) Frank Islam
D) None of These
89 Microblogging site Twitter has appointed _________ as business head for its India operation in Jan 2015.
A) Kirthiga Reddy
B) Taranjeet Singh
C) Rajan Anandan
D) None of These
90 Who won the Best Actress award in drama category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Amy Adams
B) Jennifer Aniston
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Julianne Moore
91 Which Indian bank has announced the launch of banking services on Twitter in Jan 2015, first by a bank in India.
A) Yes Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
92 "International Customs Day" is observed on?
A) 25-Jan
B) 21-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 26-Jan
93 The Reserve Bank of India has cut Reverse Repo rate by 25 bps to ________ during its announcement of sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015.
A) 6.75%
B) 7.75%
C) 7.25%
D) 7%
94 The Company Secretaries' Institute has appointed whom as the new President for 2015 in Jan 2015?
A) Mamta Binani
B) Santosh Kumar Agrawala
C) Atul Hasmukh Rai Mehta
D) Rajiv Bajaj
95 The Company Secretaries' Institute has appointed whom as the new Vice-President for 2015 in Jan 2015?
A) Mamta Binani
B) Santosh Kumar Agrawala
C) Atul Hasmukh Rai Mehta
D) Rajiv Bajaj
96 "India's Republic Day" is observed on?
A) 25-Jan
B) 21-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 26-Jan
97 China's economic growth stood at __________ in 2014 compared to 7.7% in previous year of 2013 (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 6.8%
B) 7.1%
C) 7.4%
D) 7.8%
98 Saba Anjum was awarded with PadmaShri award, India's fourth highest civilian, in Sports category in Jan 2015. She plays which sports?
A) Hockey
B) Badminton
C) Cricket
D) Tennis
99 Which company ________ announced its first acquisition of Indian mobile phone marketing start-up ZipDial for nearly USD 30 million in Jan 2015.
A) Google
B) Facebook
C) Twitter
D) Microsoft
100 Axis Bank board reappointed whom as the bank's managing director and chief executive officer (MD and CEO) for a three-year period in Jan 2015?
A) Shikha Sharma
B) Chanda Kochhar
C) Naina Lal Kidwai
D) Chitra Ramkrishna
101 Indian Tier-II IT Services Company, __________ has announced the acquisition of US-based Discoverture Solutions for USD 15 million in Jan 2015.
A) Wipro
B) KPIT Cummins
C) Mindtree
D) Tech Mahindra
102 Who has inaugurated the eighth Jaipur literature festival in Jaipur in Jan 2015 in which many poets, authors and historians participated?
A) Rajendra Shukla
B) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
C) Vasundhara Raje
D) Rajnath Singh
103 National Girl Child Day is celebrated on _________ across India.
A) 29-Jan
B) 26-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 17-Jan
104 The Reserve Bank of India has cut repo rate by 25 bps to ________ during its announcement of sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015.
A) 8%
B) 7.75%
C) 7.25%
D) 7%
105 Famous economist ________ assumed charge as full time member of the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) in Jan 2015.
A) Bibek Debroy
B) V K Saraswat
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) Arvind Subramanian
106 Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC has announced that it would invest nearly USD 165.5 million in India's _____________ in jan 2015, which has recently got approval to open new bank from RBI last year.
A) IDFC Bank
B) Bandhan Financial Services
C) IFCI
D) None of These
107 Which Indian company has now become the largest profitable private company of India after replacing Reliance Industries as per latest quarterly results published by these two companies in Jan 2015?
A) ONGC
B) TCS
C) Infosys
D) ITC
108 Saudi Arabia's King ___________, the current ruler of United Kingdom of Saudi Arabia passed away in Jan 2015.
A) Ibn Saud
B) Salman
C) Abdullah
D) Mutlaib
109 South Korean President Park Geun-hye has nominated ruling party lawmaker __________ as the new Prime Minister of South Korea in Jan 2015.
A) Chung Hong-won
B) Lee Wan Koo
C) Yun Jong Yong
D) Kim Moo‘sung
110 Mithali Raj was awarded with PadmaShri award, India's fourth highest civilian, in Sports category in Jan 2015. She plays which sports?
A) Hockey
B) Badminton
C) Cricket
D) Tennis
111 The Supreme Court announced its much-awaited verdict on IPL Spot fixing and former BCCI chief N Srinivasan's conflict of interest case in Jan 2015. The apex Court gave verdict that _________ can't contest BCCI polls till he gives up commercial interest in CSK.
A) Lalit Modi
B) N Srinivasan
C) Jagmohan Dalmiya
D) Sharad Pawar
112 Indian American author___________ has been awarded with the prestigious DSC Prize for Literature for her book "The Lowland" in Jan 2015
A) Arundhati Roy
B) Vijay Shesadri
C) Jhumpa Lahiri
D) Amitav Ghosh
113 Which Indian bank has signed a loan agreement for 100 million euro with European Investment Bank for lending to private businesses in India in Jan 2015?
A) ICICI Bank
B) Punjab National Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) HDFC Bank
114 The Reserve Bank of India has kept the SLR rate unchanged at ________ during its announcement of sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015.
A) 23.5%
B) 22.5%
C) 23%
D) 22%
115 Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone India in Jan 2015?
A) Gopal Vittal
B) Alok Kumar
C) Himanshu Kapania
D) Sunil Sood
116 Ms ___________ Paulina Vega won the Miss Universe title at function held in Florida in Jan 2015.
A) USA
B) Colombia
C) Brazil
D) Argentina
117 The 66th Republic Day was observed on 26th Jan 2015 across the nation with different parade functions organized at different locations. Who was the chief guest for this year's republic day parade?
A) Hilary Clinton
B) Vladimir Putin
C) Barack Obama
D) John Kerry
118 Famous ____________ and creator of common man, RK Laxman passed away in a Pune hospital in Jan 2015.
A) Cartoonist
B) Actor
C) Author
D) Journalist
119 Famous cartoonist and creator of common man, RK Laxman passed away in a Pune hospital in Jan 2015. He was awarded with which highest Indian civilian award?
A) Padmashri
B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Bharat Ratna
120 Anti-austerity Syriza party led by ________ has won general election held in Greece in Jan 2015 and he will be the next Prime Minister of Greece.
A) Yanis Varoufakis
B) Antonis Samaras
C) Alexis Tsipras
D) Panos Kammenos
121 Famous film producer and Dada Saheb Phalke award winner ___________ passed away at Hyderabad in Feb 2015. He was 78. He produced more than 135 films and made films in several Indian languages under his Suresh Productions banner.
A) Akkineni Nageswara Rao
B) N. T. Rama Rao
C) Daggubati Rama Naidu
D) None of These
122 India's online marketplace ___________ has acquired Exclusively.com (formerly Exclusively.in) which is an online portal for premium and luxury fashion in Feb 2015.
A) Snapdeal.com
B) FlipKart.com
C) Amazon.in
D) None of These
123 Who won the Best Actor in the Supporting role award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Joaquin Phoenix
D) JK Simmons
124 Who won the Best Playback Singer “ Male Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Benny Dayal
B) Arijit Singh
C) Ankit Tiwari
D) Shekhar Ravjiani
125 India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable ________ surface-to-surface missile as part of a user trial by the army in Feb 2015 from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha. The missile with a strike range of 350 km and can carry 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads.
A) Agni - II
B) Agni - I
C) Prithvi-II
D) Pinaka
126 Which state government has announced 35% reservation for women in non-gazetted government jobs in group C and D grade in Feb 2015?
A) Chattishgarh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Gujarat
127 Indian telecom giant _________ has signed a partnership agreement with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to provide health, education and youth-focused content to its customers in 17 African countries in Feb 2015.
A) Idea Cellular
B) Reliance Communication
C) Bharti Airtel
D) Vodafone
128 Former India Captain _________ has been chosen to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in Feb 2015 which has all times greatest cricketers. He was felicitated and inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa in Melbourne on 22nd February 2015.
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Saurav Ganguly
C) Anil Kumble
D) Sachin Tendulkar
129 Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with ___________ in the final round to win the Classical section of Zurich Chess Classic in Zurich in Feb 2015.
A) Sergey Karjakin
B) Hikaru Nakamura
C) Levon Aronian
D) None of These
130 Famous scientist _________ has been appointed the Chief of ISRO's Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad Gujarat in Feb 2015? He was awarded Hari Om Ashram Prerit Vikram Sarabhai research Award in 2004, ISRO Merit award in 2008 and Sir JC Bose National Talent Search (JBNSTS) Scholarship in 1981.
A) A S Kiran Kumar
B) Tapan Misra
C) M.Y.S. Prasad
D) Madhavan Chandradathan
131 Founder and Managing Director of Sun Pharma, _________ is now the richest Indian with total worth of about USD 23.4 billion, as per latest data published in Feb 2015. This is higher than worth of USD 21.2 billion owned by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani.
A) Pallonji Mistry
B) Dilip Shanghvi
C) Shiv Nadar
D) Lakshmi Mittal
132 Famous leader of __________, Govind Pansare passed away in Mumbai in Feb 2015. He was shot along with his wife Uma by unidentified persons near his house in Kolhapur last week. He was leading a campaign against the collection of toll in Maharashtra.
A) Shiv Sena
B) Bhartiya Janata Party
C) Communist Party of India
D) MNS
133 Famous _________ poet Dr. Kalim Ahmed Ajiz passed away in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand in Feb 2015.
A) Gujarati
B) Hindi
C) Urdu
D) None of These
134 Who won the Best Director award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Vishal Bhardwaj
B) Vikas Bahl
C) Abhishek Varman
D) Anurag Kashyap
135 Bollywood actor ________, known for his role in the movies Delhi Belly and Fukrey, passed away in Andheri, Mumbai in Feb 2015.
A) Ashraful Haque
B) Shahir Sable
C) RC Sakthi
D) None of These
136 As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, GAAR to apply prospectively from ________________ and Retrospective tax provisions will be avoided.
A) April 1, 2016
B) April 1, 2017
C) April 1, 2018
D) None of These
137 Which movie won the Best Animated Feature Film award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) The Lego Movie
B) Big Hero 6
C) The Boxtrolls
D) How to Train Your Dragon 2
138 Former President of Maldives __________ has been arrested under anti-terrorism laws in Feb 2015 after a court said that he might flee the country to avoid hearings on terrorism charges. He is facing criminal charges over his order to arrest a Criminal Court judge Abdulla Mohamed in January 2012.
A) Mohamed Nasheed
B) Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
C) Abdulla Yameen
D) Mohammed Waheed Hassan
139 Who took oath as a Bihar Chief Minister to become the Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time in Feb 2015?
A) Jitan Ram Manjhi
B) Sushil Kumar Modi
C) Nitish Kumar
D) Sharad Yadav
140 Which Indian state was set to become the India's first state to present a paperless budget (announced in Feb 2015)?
A) Haryana
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) New Delhi
D) Punjab
141 Nilesh Shah resigned as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO) of ______________ in Jan 2015.
A) ICICI Prudential Asset Management
B) Axis Capital Limited
C) SBI Mutual Fund
D) Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
142 Former Minister of State for Public Works Department (PWD) Ram Prasad Kamal passed away in Jan 2015 after a brief illness in Allahabad. He belonged to which political party?
A) Shiv Sena
B) INC
C) BJP
D) CPI (M)
143 Who has been appointed as the head coach of Indian men's football team in Jan 2015.
A) Ricki Herbert
B) Wim Koevermans
C) Stephen Constantine
D) None of These
144 Which tech company has become a new ally for 'Digital India' project in Jan 2015 to support the government's vision for a Digital India?
A) Facebook
B) Twitter
C) Google
D) None of These
145 Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin to mark the 175th birth anniversary of ____________ in Jan 2015.
A) JRD Tata
B) Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
C) Aditya Birla
D) None of These
146 Handset maker _________ partnered with Idea Cellular to help subscribers of the telecom services firm pay for apps as part of monthly bills in Jan 2015.
A) Aircel
B) Microsoft
C) Samsung
D) Micromax
147 Who was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of BAE Systems India (Services) Private Limited with effect from 1st January 2015?
A) Aditya Puri
B) Deepak Parekh
C) Chanda Kochhar
D) K. V. Kamath
148 The Ajay Bijli led PVR group acquired which cinemas in Jan 2015?
A) PVR Cinemas
B) SPI Cinemas
C) Inox
D) None of These
149 Which Indian PSU bank inked an agreement with HUL arm Lakme Salons to bring easy financing options to fuel women entrepreneurship in Jan 2015?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) State Bank of India
C) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
D) Central Bank of India
150 Which bank won the Best Tech Savvy Bank “ Runner Up award in MSME Banking Excellence Awards 2014 (announced in Jan 2015)?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Bank of Maharashtra
C) Karur Vysya Bank
D) Corporation Bank
151 The AAP government of New Delhi has slashed power tariff by 50% for consumption up to _________ per month and promised to provide free 20,000 litres water to every household per month in Feb 2015 as promised before the assembly poll.
A) 300 units
B) 400 units
C) 500 units
D) 600 units
152 As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Personal Income Tax exemption limit was kept unchanged at ________ for normal citizens?
A) Rs 2. lakh
B) Rs 2.5 lakh
C) Rs 3 lakh
D) None of These
153 Who won the Best Actress in the supporting role award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Amrita Singh
B) Dimple Kapadia
C) Tabu
D) Juhi Chawla
154 Which team won the Hero Hockey India League 2015 held in Feb 2015?
A) Jaypee Punjab Warriors
B) Ranchi Rays
C) Delhi Wave Riders
D) Dabang Mumbai
155 Which Indian footballer was presented with the Emerging Player of the Year 2014 award in Feb 2015?
A) Sandesh Jhingan
B) Arnab Mondal
C) Sushanth Mathew
D) Francis Fernandes
156 Which movie won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Leviathan
B) Ida
C) Tangerines
D) Timbuktu
157 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India amended the mobile number portability (MNP) regulations in Feb 2015 to allow users to change their service provider in any part of the country while retaining the number. That facility will be effective from ______this year.
A) 1st April
B) 3rd May
C) 7th June
D) 5th July
158 Clemson University has honoured ________ with the Doctorate of Automotive Engineering at the South Carolina Automotive Summit held in Washington in Feb 2015.
A) Adi Godrej
B) Ratan Tata
C) Anand Mahindra
D) Azim Premji
159 Global rating agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised India's GDP growth projection upwards at ________ for the fiscal year 2015-16 due to improved investment and low crude oil prices in Feb 2015.
A) 7.1%
B) 7.9%
C) 7.4%
D) 8.3%
160 US economic growth was revised downward to ________ in the last quarter (October to December) of the previous year 2014 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) 2%
B) 2.2%
C) 2.4%
D) 2.7%
161 Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in Feb 2015?
A) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
B) Kshatrapati Shivaji
C) Prakash Bakshi
D) None of These
162 Which batsman scored the fastest ever 150 in one-day internationals in a group league match of ICC cricket world cup in Feb 2015? He took just 64 deliveries to reach 150 runs.
A) AB de Villiers
B) Chris Gayle
C) Martin Guptill
D) Brendon McCullum
163 Who won the Best Director award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Ava DuVernay
B) Richard Linklater
C) David Fincher
D) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
164 Who won the Best Lyricist Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Rashmi Singh
B) Irshad Kamil
C) Amitabh Bhattacharya
D) Gulzar
165 As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Transport allowance exemption hiked to _____ from Rs 800 per month?
A) Rs. 1,200
B) Rs. 1,600
C) Rs. 2,000
D) None of These
166 Chief Justice of Odisha High Court, ___________ sworn in as a judge of Supreme Court of India in Feb 2015. With his elevation, the strength of the SC judges increased to 29. SC has a sectioned strength of 31 judges.
A) Dipak Misra
B) Vikramajit Sen
C) Amitava Roy
D) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
167 Chairman and Managing Director of State Bank of India, ___________ has been named in the Forbes list of 50 'power businesswomen' published by the global business magazine in Feb 2015.
A) Chanda Kochhar
B) Arundhati Bhattacharya
C) Akhila Srinivasan
D) Shika Sharma
168 5-day conference on wildlife poaching was held in _________ in Feb 2015 where Officials from 13 countries across Asia met to discuss wildlife poaching.
A) Thailand
B) Bhutan
C) Nepal
D) India
169 As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Mudra banks will be established with capital of _________ crore.
A) Rs 10,000
B) Rs 15,000
C) Rs 20,000
D) Rs 30,000
170 Who was elected as the new President of Italy (12th President after World War - II) in Feb 2015?
A) Giorgio Napolitano
B) Matteo Renzi
C) Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
D) Sergio Mattarella
171 Gulfood 2015, world's largest food event was held in __________ in Feb 2015.
A) New Delhi
B) Nepal
C) Dubai
D) Bangkok
172 Famous Indian __________ Mrinalini Mukherjee passed away at the age of 65 years in Feb 2015.
A) Author
B) Artist
C) Historian
D) Singer
173 National Deworming Day was observed on _________ in twelve states of India. It is an initiative to reduce the threat of parasitic worm infections, a widespread health issue affecting over 24 crore children in India alone.
A) 21-Feb
B) 15-Feb
C) 10-Feb
D) 6-Feb
174 Former Indian cricket captain ____________ had been awarded with the Honorary Life Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in Feb 2015.
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Saurav Ganguly
C) Anil Kumble
D) Sachin Tendulkar
175 Indian-American _________ was appointed as Executive Director for Regions and Centre Operations at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Feb 2015.
A) Dalip Singh Saund
B) Raj Goyle
C) Ravi Chaudhary
D) Satveer Chaudhary
176 Film Dhanak directed by __________ won two awards at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival held in Feb 2015.
A) Nagesh Kukunoor
B) Ritesh Batra
C) Geetu Mohandas
D) None of These
177 Who has been given additional charge as Managing Director and CEO of PSU bank Punjab National Bank with immediate effect in Feb 2015?
A) K R Kamath
B) S.S. Mundra
C) Gauri Shankar
D) Rakesh Sethi
178 Who won the Best Actress in the Supporting role award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Amy Adams
B) Jennifer Aniston
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Patricia Arquette
179 Who has been appointed as the new Home Secretary in Feb 2015?
A) Anil Goswami
B) Rajiv Mehrishi
C) Arvind Mayaram
D) L C Goyal
180 Which Indian has been awarded the inaugural Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize in recognition of his contribution to society, as per the announcement made in Feb 2015?
A) Jagdish Bhagwati
B) Amartya Sen
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) T. N. Srinivasan
Answers:
1 Ans) NITI Aayog
2 Ans) Himmat
3 Ans) M Sathiyavathy
4 Ans) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
5 Ans) 6.7%
6 Ans) Arvind Panagariya
7 Ans) 25th Jan
8 Ans) R Koteeswaran
9 Ans) R.K Srivastava
10 Ans) Cristiano Ronaldo
11 Ans) ICICI Bank
12 Ans) Argentina
13 Ans) Kumar Sangakkara
14 Ans) Andy Murray
15 Ans) Mumbai
16 Ans) 30th Jan
17 Ans) 2 years
18 Ans) Delhi
19 Ans) Arvind Subramanian
20 Ans) Photo journalist
21 Ans) Larry Page
22 Ans) Saina Nehwal
23 Ans) 4-Jan
24 Ans) Virat Kohli
25 Ans) AM Naik
26 Ans) -0.2%
27 Ans) Gandhinagar
28 Ans) Amitabh Bachchan
29 Ans) Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan
30 Ans) Atul Khare
31 Ans) R Koteeswaran
32 Ans) 4.9%
33 Ans) 30th Jan
34 Ans) Hike
35 Ans) Maithripala Sirisena
36 Ans) Qantas airways
37 Ans) The Lunchbox
38 Ans) Singapore Airlines
39 Ans) 5.6%
40 Ans) 1.5%
41 Ans) Sindhushree Khullar
42 Ans) 6.4%
43 Ans) Justice S K Sinha
44 Ans) 15th Jan
45 Ans) Boyhood
46 Ans) L. K. Advani
47 Ans) Third
48 Ans) M.Y.S. Prasad
49 Ans) Tech Mahindra
50 Ans) 3.8%
51 Ans) Cristiano Ronaldo
52 Ans) A.S. Kiran Kumar
53 Ans) 12th Jan
54 Ans) Mars Orbiter programme team
55 Ans) The Grand Budapest Hotel
56 Ans) Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar
57 Ans) Zomato
58 Ans) Corporation Bank
59 Ans) H.S. Brahma
60 Ans) Avinash Chander
61 Ans) 0.11%
62 Ans) 1-Jan
63 Ans) Amitabh Bachchan
64 Ans) Brett Lee
65 Ans) BJP
66 Ans) Social Work
67 Ans) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
68 Ans) Ajay Singh
69 Ans) Bhakti Sharma
70 Ans) Eddie Redmayne
71 Ans) 8.75%
72 Ans) 9-Jan
73 Ans) Ramdev
74 Ans) Leela Samson
75 Ans) Jatin Dalal
76 Ans) Stephen Constantine
77 Ans) Public Affairs
78 Ans) Tejas
79 Ans) Michael Keaton
80 Ans) K. Tamilmani
81 Ans) R K Tyagi
82 Ans) 4%
83 Ans) 25-Jan
84 Ans) Subhash Chandra Agrawal
85 Ans) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
86 Ans) Pahlaj Nihalani
87 Ans) Satpal Singh
88 Ans) Frank Islam
89 Ans) Taranjeet Singh
90 Ans) Julianne Moore
91 Ans) ICICI Bank
92 Ans) 26-Jan
93 Ans) 6.75%
94 Ans) Atul Hasmukh Rai Mehta
95 Ans) Mamta Binani
96 Ans) 26-Jan
97 Ans) 7.4%
98 Ans) Hockey
99 Ans) Twitter
100 Ans) Shikha Sharma
101 Ans) Mindtree
102 Ans) Vasundhara Raje
103 Ans) 24-Jan
104 Ans) 7.75%
105 Ans) Bibek Debroy
106 Ans) Bandhan Financial Services
107 Ans) TCS
108 Ans) Abdullah
109 Ans) Lee Wan Koo
110 Ans) Cricket
111 Ans) N Srinivasan
112 Ans) Jhumpa Lahiri
113 Ans) State Bank of India
114 Ans) 22%
115 Ans) Sunil Sood
116 Ans) Colombia
117 Ans) Barack Obama
118 Ans) Cartoonist
119 Ans) Padma Vibhushan
120 Ans) Alexis Tsipras
121 Ans) Daggubati Rama Naidu
122 Ans) Snapdeal.com
123 Ans) JK Simmons
124 Ans) Ankit Tiwari
125 Ans) Prithvi-II
126 Ans) Bihar
127 Ans) Bharti Airtel
128 Ans) Anil Kumble
129 Ans) Sergey Karjakin
130 Ans) Tapan Misra
131 Ans) Dilip Shanghvi
132 Ans) Communist Party of India
133 Ans) Urdu
134 Ans) Vikas Bahl
135 Ans) Ashraful Haque
136 Ans) April 1, 2017
137 Ans) Big Hero 6
138 Ans) Mohamed Nasheed
139 Ans) Nitish Kumar
140 Ans) Himachal Pradesh
141 Ans) Axis Capital Limited
142 Ans) BJP
143 Ans) Stephen Constantine
144 Ans) Google
145 Ans) Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
146 Ans) Microsoft
147 Ans) Deepak Parekh
148 Ans) SPI Cinemas
149 Ans) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
150 Ans) Karur Vysya Bank
151 Ans) 400 units
152 Ans) Rs 2.5 lakh
153 Ans) Tabu
154 Ans) Ranchi Rays
155 Ans) Sandesh Jhingan
156 Ans) Ida
157 Ans) 3rd May
158 Ans) Ratan Tata
159 Ans) 7.9%
160 Ans) 2.2%
161 Ans) Kshatrapati Shivaji
162 Ans) AB de Villiers
163 Ans) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
164 Ans) Rashmi Singh
165 Ans) Rs. 1,600
166 Ans) Amitava Roy
167 Ans) Arundhati Bhattacharya
168 Ans) Nepal
169 Ans) Rs 20,000
170 Ans) Sergio Mattarella
171 Ans) Dubai
172 Ans) Artist
173 Ans) 10-Feb
174 Ans) Saurav Ganguly
175 Ans) Ravi Chaudhary
176 Ans) Nagesh Kukunoor
177 Ans) Gauri Shankar
178 Ans) Patricia Arquette
179 Ans) L C Goyal
180 Ans) Amartya Sen
A) NITI Biniyog
B) NITI Aayog
C) NITI Assar
D) None of These
2 Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched a mobile application _________ in order to improve women safety in the national capital region in Jan 2015. The app is an initiative by Delhi Police which caters to working women who own android smart phones and travel alone.
A) Nirbhaya
B) Himmat
C) Sahas
D) None of These
3 The government has appointed ________ as the new director general of civil aviation (DGCA) in Jan 2015 till 28th January 2018.
A) Prabhat Kumar
B) M Sathiyavathy
C) T.R. Prasad
D) Ajay Kumar
4 India's insurance industry regulator, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was renamed to___________ in Jan 2015. The amendment was done to the Insurance Regulation and Development Act, 1999.
A) Insurance Regulatory and Development of India
B) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
C) Insurance Regulatory and Development Company of India
D) None of These
5 India's core sector grew by _________ in November (announced in Jan 2015)
A) 5.5%
B) 3.2%
C) 6.7%
D) 2.8%
6 Who was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the new Planning Commission, NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog, in Jan 2015?
A) T. N. Srinivasan
B) Jagdish Bhagwati
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) Arvind Subramanian
7 India's National Voters Day was observed on?
A) 26th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 25th Jan
D) 30th Jan
8 Who has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of PSU bank Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in Jan 2015?
A) M Narendra
B) K R Kamath
C) S. S. Mundra
D) R Koteeswaran
9 Who took over as the new chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) in jan 2015 for next 5 years?
A) Sudheer Raheja
B) R.K Srivastava
C) T.R. Prasad
D) Ajay Kumar
10 Which footballer was voted as Europe's best football player for the second year in a row by European sports reporters for the year 2014 (Announced in Jan 2015?
A) Manuel Neuer
B) Lionel Messi
C) Cristiano Ronaldo
D) None of These
11 Which Indian private bank launched its own 'digital village' project in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jan 2015?
A) Yes Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
12 Football coach Diego Simeone won the Europe's best coach title for 2014 (announced in Jan 2015). He is from which country?
A) Uruguay
B) Brazil
C) Argentina
D) Columbia
13 Which Batsman became the fastest player to reach 12,000 Test runs and also become the fifth man to cross the 12,000 test run mark in Jan 2015?
A) S Chanderpaul
B) Jack Kallis
C) Mahela Jayawardene
D) Kumar Sangakkara
14 Who won the ATP World Tennis Men's single Championship at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi in Jan 2015?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Andy Murray
C) Stanislas Wawarinka
D) Rafael Nadal
15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 102nd Indian Science Congress in _______ in jan 2015. The theme of 2014 Indian science congress is 'Science and Technology for Human Development.'
A) Bangalore
B) New Delhi
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad
16 World anti Leprosy Day is observed on?
A) 10th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 25th Jan
D) 30th Jan
17 The Reserve Bank of Indian has relaxed Know-Your-Customers (KYC) rules for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in Jan 2015. As per RBI notification, For high-risk individuals and entities, it will be at least once in every _______, for medium risk individuals and entities, it will be at least once in every 8 years and for low risk individuals and entities, it will be at least once in every 10 years.
A) 1 Year
B) 2 years
C) 3 Years
D) 4 Years
18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme for distribution of LED bulbs in _______ in Jan 2015 under the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme and a National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting.
A) Gujarat
B) Haryana
C) Delhi
D) Himachal Pradesh
19 Who in the list was not appointed as full time member of National Institution for Transforming India, NITI Aayog in January 2015?
A) Bibek Debroy
B) V K Saraswat
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) Arvind Subramanian
20 Famous _______ Virendra Prabhakar passed away in Jan 2015 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 84. He was awarded with Padmashree in 1982.
A) Author
B) Photo journalist
C) Reporter
D) Actor
21 Who has been named as the ˜business person of the year' for 2014, as per the popular business magazine Fortune in Jan 2015? He was ranked at No 1 position among 20 global corporate leaders' list compiled on the basis of different factors including company's performance, leadership style and total shareholder returns.
A) Mark Zuckerberg
B) Jack Ma
C) Larry Page
D) Tim Cook
22 The sports ministry has decided to recommend famous badminton player _________ for the Padma Bhushan award in Jan 2015 even if it did not receive her nomination from the Badminton Association of India (BAI) within the given deadline.
A) P. V. Sindhu
B) Jwala Gutta
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Parupalli Kashyap
23 'World Braille Day' is observed on _____________.
A) 12-Jan
B) 4-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 8-Jan
24 BCCI has announced the 15-member cricket team for the ICC world cup in Jan 2015 to be held next month in Australia and New Zealand. Who is the Vice Captain of the team?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Sikhar Dhawan
C) Suresh Raina
D) Virat Kohli
25 Which Indian business person has been awarded with the Order of the Dannebrog as Knight First Class by Queen Margrethe of Denmark in recognition of his role to enhance Indo-Danish ties in the fields of business, commerce and culture in Jan 2015?
A) Azim Premji
B) Anand Mahindra
C) AM Naik
D) NR Narayana Murthy
26 Euro zone inflation stood at ________ in December 2014 (published in Jan 2015).
A) 2%
B) -0.5%
C) -0.2%
D) 0.4%
27 The 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has held in __________, Gujarat in Jan 2015.
A) Baroda
B) Ahmedabad
C) Gandhinagar
D) Surat
28 Bollywood star ___________ has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Andhra Pradesh health sector in Jan 2015.
A) Amir Khan
B) Shahrukh Khan
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Salman Khan
29 Central Government has announced to launch ___________ to create interest among the students in Science and Mathematics fields in Jan 2015.
A) Rashtriya Bigyan Abhiyan
B) Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan
C) Rashtriya Shiksha Abhiyan
D) None of These
30 Senior Indian diplomat __________ has been named as the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General, Department of Field Support (DFS) by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Jan 2015.
A) Atul Khare
B) M Sathiyavathy
C) T.R. Prasad
D) Ajay Kumar
31 Who has taken charge as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Overseas Bank in Jan 2015?
A) M Narendra
B) K R Kamath
C) S. S. Mundra
D) R Koteeswaran
32 India's Unemployment rate increased marginally to _______ in the financial year 2013-14, due to increased unemployment in rural areas as per the latest survey report by Labour Bureau in Jan 2015.
A) 5.7%
B) 4.1%
C) 4.9%
D) 6.3%
33 India's Martyrs' Day is observed on?
A) 10th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 25th Jan
D) 30th Jan
34 Chat application company, ________ Messenger has acquired a US-based free voice-calling firm Zip Phone in Jan 2015.
A) WeChat
B) Hike
C) Whatsapp
D) None of These
35 Who won the Presidential election held in Sri Lanka in Jan 2015?
A) Mahinda Rajapaksa
B) Sarath Fonseka
C) Chandrika Kumaratunga
D) Maithripala Sirisena
36 AirlineRatings.com, safety and product rating website, has published the list of top ten safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines for 2015 in Jan 2015. Which airlines secured No1 rank in the list?
A) Cathay Pacific Airways
B) Qantas airways
C) Etihad Airways
D) Air New Zealand
37 Ritesh Batra's movie ____________ has bagged a nomination in the non-English best film category at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards in Jan 2015.
A) The Good Road
B) Liar's Dice
C) The Lunchbox
D) None of These
38 Tata's newly launched airlines Vistara flew its first flight on 9th January from Delhi to Mumbai. Vistara is a joint venture between Tata and ____________ where Tata holds 51% stake.
A) Cathay Pacific Airways
B) Qantas airways
C) Etihad Airways
D) Singapore Airlines
39 The US unemployment rate stood at ________ in Dec 2014 (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 5.8%
B) 5.6%
C) 6.3%
D) 5.1%
40 China's inflation, measured by consumer price index, stood at __________ in December 2014 (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 2%
B) 1.2%
C) 3.1%
D) 1.5%
41 Senior IAS officer __________ was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, newer version of planning commission, in Jan 2015.
A) Atul Khare
B) M Sathiyavathy
C) Sindhushree Khullar
D) Ajay Kumar
42 World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has projected Indian economic growth at _________ for the next year 2015 (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 5.1%
B) 5.7%
C) 6.4%
D) 6.9%
43 Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Bangladesh in Jan 2015?
A) Justice S Verma
B) Justice Md. Muzammel Hossain
C) Justice S K Sinha
D) Justice Md. Tafazzul Islam
44 India's Army Day is observed on?
A) 10th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 25th Jan
D) 30th Jan
45 Which movie won the Best Movie award in the drama category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Foxcatcher
B) Boyhood
C) The Imitation Game
D) The Theory of Everything
46 Which famous politician was awarded with Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian, in Jan 2015?
A) Atal Bihari Bajpayee
B) Murli Manohar Joshi
C) L. K. Advani
D) None of These
47 Tennis legend Roger Federer won his record number 1000th win the men's professional tennis area while he defeated Milos Raonic by 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in the final match in jan 2015.. With this he became the only _______ player in the world to achieve this feat.
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
48 Who has been selected for the Vikram Sarabhai memorial award for the year 2015 for his outstanding contribution to R&D in the field of space science at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) (announced in Jan 2015)?
A) K. Kasturi Rangan
B) Satish Dhawan
C) M.Y.S. Prasad
D) G. Madhavan Nair
49 Which Indian IT Services Company acquired SOFGEN Holdings (SOFGEN), a niche consulting and services company specialising in private wealth, commercial and retail banking solutions, in Jan 2015?
A) Infosys
B) Tech Mahindra
C) Wipro
D) TCS
50 India's Index of Industrial Production, the most important parameter to judge performance of industrial sector, grew by _______ in November (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 5.1%
B) 1.1%
C) 3.8%
D) 2.9%
51 Which footballer was awarded with the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for 2014 for the third time (announced in Jan 2015)?
A) Manuel Neuer
B) Lionel Messi
C) Cristiano Ronaldo
D) None of These
52 Who has been appointed as the new head of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Jan 2015?
A) Shailesh Nayak
B) K. Radhakrishnan
C) A.S. Kiran Kumar
D) Mylswamy Annadurai
53 "National Youth Day" is observed on?
A) 10th Jan
B) 15th Jan
C) 12th Jan
D) 22th Jan
54 India's ___________ won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the science and engineering category from the US based National Space Society (NSS), as per announcement made by the society in Jan 2015.
A) Agni-V programme team
B) PSLV Satelite Programme
C) Mars Orbiter programme team
D) None of These
55 Which movie won the Best Movie award in the best comedy or musical category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Foxcatcher
B) Boyhood
C) The Grand Budapest Hotel
D) The Theory of Everything
56 Which famous actor/actress was awarded with Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian, in Jan 2015?
A) Dilip Kumar
B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar
D) Pran
57 India's Online Restaurant portal __________ has acquired UrbanSpoon, which is a dominant player in the US, Canada and Australia for specialized restaurant content, in Jan 2015.
A) Burp
B) Zomato
C) Foodpanda
D) None of These
58 Which Indian bank won the ˜MSME Banking Excellence Awards 2014' given by the Chamber of Indian Micro Small & Medium Enterprises in Jan 2015? The bank has bagged two awards under the categories ˜Best MSME Bank Award for Other Bank (Winner)' and ˜Best Bank Award (Runner Up)'.
A) Karur Vaishya Bank
B) Corporation Bank
C) Andhra Bank
D) Bank of Maharashtra
59 Who assumed charge as the new and 19th Chief Election Commissioner of India in Jan2015?
A) VS Sampath
B) Ahmed Zaidi
C) H.S. Brahma
D) S. Y. Quraishi
60 The Central government removed DRDO chief _______, also known as Agni Man, 15 months before his contract period ends, in Jan 2015.
A) V. K. Saraswat
B) Avinash Chander
C) Tessy Thomas
D) None of These
61 India's overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at _________ December (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 1.1%
B) 0.6%
C) 0.11%
D) -0.5%
62 "Global Family Day" is observed on?
A) 1-Jan
B) 11-Jan
C) 6-Jan
D) 22-Jan
63 Bollywood star __________ has been awarded with the Social Media Person of the Year award by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)in Jan 2015.
A) Shahrukh Khan
B) Dilip Kumar
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Amir Khan
64 Former Australia fast bowler _________ announced retirement from all forms of cricket in Jan 2015.
A) Glenn McGrath
B) Brett Lee
C) Mitchell Johnson
D) Jason Gillespie
65 Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi joined which political party in Jan 2015 before the assembly election in Delhi?
A) Congress
B) BJP
C) AAP
D) None of These
66 Microsoft founder Bill Gates was awarded with Padma Bhushan award, India's third highest civilian, in which category in Jan 2015?
A) Social Work
B) Science and Engineering
C) Literature and Education
D) None of These
67 Union Minister of State for Parliamentary and Minority Affairs ____________ was sentenced to a one-year jail term by a local court in Jan 2015 after being convicted for breaching prohibitory orders in the run-up to the 2009 Lok Sabha election.
A) Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
B) Sabir Ali
C) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
D) None of These
68 Largest shareholder of cash trapped SpiceJet, Maran Family, has agreed to transfer its entire 53% stake to original promoter________ in Jan 2015.
A) Ajay Singh
B) Arjun Singh
C) Subir Singh
D) Amit Singh
69 India's open water swimmer _________ has set a world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean in Jan 2015.
A) Bhakti Sharma
B) Subodh Sarkar
C) Sunita Sharma
D) Anita Pal
70 Who won the Best Actor award in drama category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Joaquin Phoenix
D) Eddie Redmayne
71 The Reserve Bank of India has cut marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 25 bps along with Repo rate to ________ during its announcement of xisth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015.
A) 8.75%
B) 9%
C) 8%
D) 8.5%
72 "NRI Day" is observed on?
A) 9-Jan
B) 11-Jan
C) 14-Jan
D) 10-Jan
73 Haryana government has appointed whom as its brand ambassador as it plans to promote yoga and ayurveda aggressively in Jan 2015?
A) Rajneesh
B) Ravi Shankar
C) Ramdev
D) None of These
74 Censor Board Chief _________ has quit as the chief of India's Censor board in Jan 2015 citing interference and corruption of panel members appointed in the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) by the Union Information & Broadcasting Ministry.
A) Madhavi Mudgal
B) Rukmini Devi Arundale
C) Leela Samson
D) None of These
75 India's leading IT Services Company Wipro has appointed Senior VP (Finance) __________ as the new Chief Financial Officer effective from 1st April 2015 (announced in June 2015).
A) Suresh Senapaty
B) Rajiv Bansal
C) Jatin Dalal
D) Gautam Thakkar
76 UK's ___________ has been appointed as the head coach of Indian men's football team in Jan 2015.
A) Ricki Herbert
B) Wim Koevermans
C) Stephen Constantine
D) None of These
77 Prakash Singh Badal was awarded with Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian, in which category in Jan 2015?
A) Social Work
B) Science and Engineering
C) Literature and Education
D) Public Affairs
78 The first India's indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft, LCA ___________ is finally was handed over to the Indian Air Force on in Jan 2015.
A) Akash
B) Tejas
C) Pinaka
D) None of These
79 Who won the Best Actor award in Musical or Comedy category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Bill Murray
D) Eddie Redmayne
80 Chief Controller of Aeronautics Cluster in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), __________ is likely to be appointed as the interim head of the government organization in Jan 2015.
A) Avinash Chander
B) K. Tamilmani
C) AS Kiran Kumar
D) None of These
81 Which PSU CEO was awarded with the 'JGBS-Top Rankers' Excellence Award for CEO of the year' in Jan 2015?
A) Avinash Chander
B) R K Tyagi
C) AS Kiran Kumar
D) None of These
82 The Reserve Bank of India has kept the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) unchanged at ________ during its announcement of sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015
A) 5%
B) 4.5%
C) 4.25%
D) 4%
83 "National Tourism Day" is observed on?
A) 25-Jan
B) 21-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 10-Jan
84 Famous Indian RTI activist ____________ was awarded with the Giraffe Hero award 2015 by a US-based NGO 'The Giraffe Heroes Project' in Jan 2015 for his bravery in utilizing the Right to Information (RTI) Act for public good despite numerous challenges.
A) Madabhushi Sridhar
B) Satyananda Mishra
C) Subhash Chandra Agrawal
D) K. G. Balakrishnan
85 Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her American partner _____________ won women's doubles title at the Sydney International Tennis Tournament in Jan 2015. This is her first title of the season and 23rd of her career.
A) Abigail Spears
B) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
C) Raquel Kops-Jones
D) None of These
86 Who has been appointed as the new chief of Central Board of Film Certification, CBFC by the Central Government in Jan 2015?
A) Ashok Pandit
B) Prakash Jha
C) Pahlaj Nihalani
D) None of These
87 Which sportsperson was awarded with Padma Bhushan award, India's third highest civilian, in Sports category in Jan 2015?
A) Satpal Singh
B) Guru Hanuman
C) Sushil Kumar
D) Vijender Singh
88 Famous Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist, ___________, has been awarded with the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr Award in Jan 2015 in recognition of his contribution in international service and civil engagement.
A) Mushirul Hasan
B) Rajni Kothari
C) Frank Islam
D) None of These
89 Microblogging site Twitter has appointed _________ as business head for its India operation in Jan 2015.
A) Kirthiga Reddy
B) Taranjeet Singh
C) Rajan Anandan
D) None of These
90 Who won the Best Actress award in drama category at the 72nd Golden Globe Award held in Jan 2015?
A) Amy Adams
B) Jennifer Aniston
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Julianne Moore
91 Which Indian bank has announced the launch of banking services on Twitter in Jan 2015, first by a bank in India.
A) Yes Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
92 "International Customs Day" is observed on?
A) 25-Jan
B) 21-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 26-Jan
93 The Reserve Bank of India has cut Reverse Repo rate by 25 bps to ________ during its announcement of sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015.
A) 6.75%
B) 7.75%
C) 7.25%
D) 7%
94 The Company Secretaries' Institute has appointed whom as the new President for 2015 in Jan 2015?
A) Mamta Binani
B) Santosh Kumar Agrawala
C) Atul Hasmukh Rai Mehta
D) Rajiv Bajaj
95 The Company Secretaries' Institute has appointed whom as the new Vice-President for 2015 in Jan 2015?
A) Mamta Binani
B) Santosh Kumar Agrawala
C) Atul Hasmukh Rai Mehta
D) Rajiv Bajaj
96 "India's Republic Day" is observed on?
A) 25-Jan
B) 21-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 26-Jan
97 China's economic growth stood at __________ in 2014 compared to 7.7% in previous year of 2013 (announced in Jan 2015).
A) 6.8%
B) 7.1%
C) 7.4%
D) 7.8%
98 Saba Anjum was awarded with PadmaShri award, India's fourth highest civilian, in Sports category in Jan 2015. She plays which sports?
A) Hockey
B) Badminton
C) Cricket
D) Tennis
99 Which company ________ announced its first acquisition of Indian mobile phone marketing start-up ZipDial for nearly USD 30 million in Jan 2015.
A) Google
B) Facebook
C) Twitter
D) Microsoft
100 Axis Bank board reappointed whom as the bank's managing director and chief executive officer (MD and CEO) for a three-year period in Jan 2015?
A) Shikha Sharma
B) Chanda Kochhar
C) Naina Lal Kidwai
D) Chitra Ramkrishna
101 Indian Tier-II IT Services Company, __________ has announced the acquisition of US-based Discoverture Solutions for USD 15 million in Jan 2015.
A) Wipro
B) KPIT Cummins
C) Mindtree
D) Tech Mahindra
102 Who has inaugurated the eighth Jaipur literature festival in Jaipur in Jan 2015 in which many poets, authors and historians participated?
A) Rajendra Shukla
B) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
C) Vasundhara Raje
D) Rajnath Singh
103 National Girl Child Day is celebrated on _________ across India.
A) 29-Jan
B) 26-Jan
C) 24-Jan
D) 17-Jan
104 The Reserve Bank of India has cut repo rate by 25 bps to ________ during its announcement of sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015.
A) 8%
B) 7.75%
C) 7.25%
D) 7%
105 Famous economist ________ assumed charge as full time member of the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) in Jan 2015.
A) Bibek Debroy
B) V K Saraswat
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) Arvind Subramanian
106 Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC has announced that it would invest nearly USD 165.5 million in India's _____________ in jan 2015, which has recently got approval to open new bank from RBI last year.
A) IDFC Bank
B) Bandhan Financial Services
C) IFCI
D) None of These
107 Which Indian company has now become the largest profitable private company of India after replacing Reliance Industries as per latest quarterly results published by these two companies in Jan 2015?
A) ONGC
B) TCS
C) Infosys
D) ITC
108 Saudi Arabia's King ___________, the current ruler of United Kingdom of Saudi Arabia passed away in Jan 2015.
A) Ibn Saud
B) Salman
C) Abdullah
D) Mutlaib
109 South Korean President Park Geun-hye has nominated ruling party lawmaker __________ as the new Prime Minister of South Korea in Jan 2015.
A) Chung Hong-won
B) Lee Wan Koo
C) Yun Jong Yong
D) Kim Moo‘sung
110 Mithali Raj was awarded with PadmaShri award, India's fourth highest civilian, in Sports category in Jan 2015. She plays which sports?
A) Hockey
B) Badminton
C) Cricket
D) Tennis
111 The Supreme Court announced its much-awaited verdict on IPL Spot fixing and former BCCI chief N Srinivasan's conflict of interest case in Jan 2015. The apex Court gave verdict that _________ can't contest BCCI polls till he gives up commercial interest in CSK.
A) Lalit Modi
B) N Srinivasan
C) Jagmohan Dalmiya
D) Sharad Pawar
112 Indian American author___________ has been awarded with the prestigious DSC Prize for Literature for her book "The Lowland" in Jan 2015
A) Arundhati Roy
B) Vijay Shesadri
C) Jhumpa Lahiri
D) Amitav Ghosh
113 Which Indian bank has signed a loan agreement for 100 million euro with European Investment Bank for lending to private businesses in India in Jan 2015?
A) ICICI Bank
B) Punjab National Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) HDFC Bank
114 The Reserve Bank of India has kept the SLR rate unchanged at ________ during its announcement of sixth bi-monthly monetary policy review in Jan 2015.
A) 23.5%
B) 22.5%
C) 23%
D) 22%
115 Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone India in Jan 2015?
A) Gopal Vittal
B) Alok Kumar
C) Himanshu Kapania
D) Sunil Sood
116 Ms ___________ Paulina Vega won the Miss Universe title at function held in Florida in Jan 2015.
A) USA
B) Colombia
C) Brazil
D) Argentina
117 The 66th Republic Day was observed on 26th Jan 2015 across the nation with different parade functions organized at different locations. Who was the chief guest for this year's republic day parade?
A) Hilary Clinton
B) Vladimir Putin
C) Barack Obama
D) John Kerry
118 Famous ____________ and creator of common man, RK Laxman passed away in a Pune hospital in Jan 2015.
A) Cartoonist
B) Actor
C) Author
D) Journalist
119 Famous cartoonist and creator of common man, RK Laxman passed away in a Pune hospital in Jan 2015. He was awarded with which highest Indian civilian award?
A) Padmashri
B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Bharat Ratna
120 Anti-austerity Syriza party led by ________ has won general election held in Greece in Jan 2015 and he will be the next Prime Minister of Greece.
A) Yanis Varoufakis
B) Antonis Samaras
C) Alexis Tsipras
D) Panos Kammenos
121 Famous film producer and Dada Saheb Phalke award winner ___________ passed away at Hyderabad in Feb 2015. He was 78. He produced more than 135 films and made films in several Indian languages under his Suresh Productions banner.
A) Akkineni Nageswara Rao
B) N. T. Rama Rao
C) Daggubati Rama Naidu
D) None of These
122 India's online marketplace ___________ has acquired Exclusively.com (formerly Exclusively.in) which is an online portal for premium and luxury fashion in Feb 2015.
A) Snapdeal.com
B) FlipKart.com
C) Amazon.in
D) None of These
123 Who won the Best Actor in the Supporting role award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Joaquin Phoenix
D) JK Simmons
124 Who won the Best Playback Singer “ Male Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Benny Dayal
B) Arijit Singh
C) Ankit Tiwari
D) Shekhar Ravjiani
125 India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable ________ surface-to-surface missile as part of a user trial by the army in Feb 2015 from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha. The missile with a strike range of 350 km and can carry 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads.
A) Agni - II
B) Agni - I
C) Prithvi-II
D) Pinaka
126 Which state government has announced 35% reservation for women in non-gazetted government jobs in group C and D grade in Feb 2015?
A) Chattishgarh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Gujarat
127 Indian telecom giant _________ has signed a partnership agreement with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to provide health, education and youth-focused content to its customers in 17 African countries in Feb 2015.
A) Idea Cellular
B) Reliance Communication
C) Bharti Airtel
D) Vodafone
128 Former India Captain _________ has been chosen to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in Feb 2015 which has all times greatest cricketers. He was felicitated and inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa in Melbourne on 22nd February 2015.
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Saurav Ganguly
C) Anil Kumble
D) Sachin Tendulkar
129 Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with ___________ in the final round to win the Classical section of Zurich Chess Classic in Zurich in Feb 2015.
A) Sergey Karjakin
B) Hikaru Nakamura
C) Levon Aronian
D) None of These
130 Famous scientist _________ has been appointed the Chief of ISRO's Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad Gujarat in Feb 2015? He was awarded Hari Om Ashram Prerit Vikram Sarabhai research Award in 2004, ISRO Merit award in 2008 and Sir JC Bose National Talent Search (JBNSTS) Scholarship in 1981.
A) A S Kiran Kumar
B) Tapan Misra
C) M.Y.S. Prasad
D) Madhavan Chandradathan
131 Founder and Managing Director of Sun Pharma, _________ is now the richest Indian with total worth of about USD 23.4 billion, as per latest data published in Feb 2015. This is higher than worth of USD 21.2 billion owned by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani.
A) Pallonji Mistry
B) Dilip Shanghvi
C) Shiv Nadar
D) Lakshmi Mittal
132 Famous leader of __________, Govind Pansare passed away in Mumbai in Feb 2015. He was shot along with his wife Uma by unidentified persons near his house in Kolhapur last week. He was leading a campaign against the collection of toll in Maharashtra.
A) Shiv Sena
B) Bhartiya Janata Party
C) Communist Party of India
D) MNS
133 Famous _________ poet Dr. Kalim Ahmed Ajiz passed away in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand in Feb 2015.
A) Gujarati
B) Hindi
C) Urdu
D) None of These
134 Who won the Best Director award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Vishal Bhardwaj
B) Vikas Bahl
C) Abhishek Varman
D) Anurag Kashyap
135 Bollywood actor ________, known for his role in the movies Delhi Belly and Fukrey, passed away in Andheri, Mumbai in Feb 2015.
A) Ashraful Haque
B) Shahir Sable
C) RC Sakthi
D) None of These
136 As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, GAAR to apply prospectively from ________________ and Retrospective tax provisions will be avoided.
A) April 1, 2016
B) April 1, 2017
C) April 1, 2018
D) None of These
137 Which movie won the Best Animated Feature Film award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) The Lego Movie
B) Big Hero 6
C) The Boxtrolls
D) How to Train Your Dragon 2
138 Former President of Maldives __________ has been arrested under anti-terrorism laws in Feb 2015 after a court said that he might flee the country to avoid hearings on terrorism charges. He is facing criminal charges over his order to arrest a Criminal Court judge Abdulla Mohamed in January 2012.
A) Mohamed Nasheed
B) Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
C) Abdulla Yameen
D) Mohammed Waheed Hassan
139 Who took oath as a Bihar Chief Minister to become the Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time in Feb 2015?
A) Jitan Ram Manjhi
B) Sushil Kumar Modi
C) Nitish Kumar
D) Sharad Yadav
140 Which Indian state was set to become the India's first state to present a paperless budget (announced in Feb 2015)?
A) Haryana
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) New Delhi
D) Punjab
141 Nilesh Shah resigned as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO) of ______________ in Jan 2015.
A) ICICI Prudential Asset Management
B) Axis Capital Limited
C) SBI Mutual Fund
D) Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
142 Former Minister of State for Public Works Department (PWD) Ram Prasad Kamal passed away in Jan 2015 after a brief illness in Allahabad. He belonged to which political party?
A) Shiv Sena
B) INC
C) BJP
D) CPI (M)
143 Who has been appointed as the head coach of Indian men's football team in Jan 2015.
A) Ricki Herbert
B) Wim Koevermans
C) Stephen Constantine
D) None of These
144 Which tech company has become a new ally for 'Digital India' project in Jan 2015 to support the government's vision for a Digital India?
A) Facebook
B) Twitter
C) Google
D) None of These
145 Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin to mark the 175th birth anniversary of ____________ in Jan 2015.
A) JRD Tata
B) Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
C) Aditya Birla
D) None of These
146 Handset maker _________ partnered with Idea Cellular to help subscribers of the telecom services firm pay for apps as part of monthly bills in Jan 2015.
A) Aircel
B) Microsoft
C) Samsung
D) Micromax
147 Who was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of BAE Systems India (Services) Private Limited with effect from 1st January 2015?
A) Aditya Puri
B) Deepak Parekh
C) Chanda Kochhar
D) K. V. Kamath
148 The Ajay Bijli led PVR group acquired which cinemas in Jan 2015?
A) PVR Cinemas
B) SPI Cinemas
C) Inox
D) None of These
149 Which Indian PSU bank inked an agreement with HUL arm Lakme Salons to bring easy financing options to fuel women entrepreneurship in Jan 2015?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) State Bank of India
C) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
D) Central Bank of India
150 Which bank won the Best Tech Savvy Bank “ Runner Up award in MSME Banking Excellence Awards 2014 (announced in Jan 2015)?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Bank of Maharashtra
C) Karur Vysya Bank
D) Corporation Bank
151 The AAP government of New Delhi has slashed power tariff by 50% for consumption up to _________ per month and promised to provide free 20,000 litres water to every household per month in Feb 2015 as promised before the assembly poll.
A) 300 units
B) 400 units
C) 500 units
D) 600 units
152 As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Personal Income Tax exemption limit was kept unchanged at ________ for normal citizens?
A) Rs 2. lakh
B) Rs 2.5 lakh
C) Rs 3 lakh
D) None of These
153 Who won the Best Actress in the supporting role award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Amrita Singh
B) Dimple Kapadia
C) Tabu
D) Juhi Chawla
154 Which team won the Hero Hockey India League 2015 held in Feb 2015?
A) Jaypee Punjab Warriors
B) Ranchi Rays
C) Delhi Wave Riders
D) Dabang Mumbai
155 Which Indian footballer was presented with the Emerging Player of the Year 2014 award in Feb 2015?
A) Sandesh Jhingan
B) Arnab Mondal
C) Sushanth Mathew
D) Francis Fernandes
156 Which movie won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Leviathan
B) Ida
C) Tangerines
D) Timbuktu
157 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India amended the mobile number portability (MNP) regulations in Feb 2015 to allow users to change their service provider in any part of the country while retaining the number. That facility will be effective from ______this year.
A) 1st April
B) 3rd May
C) 7th June
D) 5th July
158 Clemson University has honoured ________ with the Doctorate of Automotive Engineering at the South Carolina Automotive Summit held in Washington in Feb 2015.
A) Adi Godrej
B) Ratan Tata
C) Anand Mahindra
D) Azim Premji
159 Global rating agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised India's GDP growth projection upwards at ________ for the fiscal year 2015-16 due to improved investment and low crude oil prices in Feb 2015.
A) 7.1%
B) 7.9%
C) 7.4%
D) 8.3%
160 US economic growth was revised downward to ________ in the last quarter (October to December) of the previous year 2014 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) 2%
B) 2.2%
C) 2.4%
D) 2.7%
161 Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in Feb 2015?
A) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
B) Kshatrapati Shivaji
C) Prakash Bakshi
D) None of These
162 Which batsman scored the fastest ever 150 in one-day internationals in a group league match of ICC cricket world cup in Feb 2015? He took just 64 deliveries to reach 150 runs.
A) AB de Villiers
B) Chris Gayle
C) Martin Guptill
D) Brendon McCullum
163 Who won the Best Director award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Ava DuVernay
B) Richard Linklater
C) David Fincher
D) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
164 Who won the Best Lyricist Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Rashmi Singh
B) Irshad Kamil
C) Amitabh Bhattacharya
D) Gulzar
165 As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Transport allowance exemption hiked to _____ from Rs 800 per month?
A) Rs. 1,200
B) Rs. 1,600
C) Rs. 2,000
D) None of These
166 Chief Justice of Odisha High Court, ___________ sworn in as a judge of Supreme Court of India in Feb 2015. With his elevation, the strength of the SC judges increased to 29. SC has a sectioned strength of 31 judges.
A) Dipak Misra
B) Vikramajit Sen
C) Amitava Roy
D) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
167 Chairman and Managing Director of State Bank of India, ___________ has been named in the Forbes list of 50 'power businesswomen' published by the global business magazine in Feb 2015.
A) Chanda Kochhar
B) Arundhati Bhattacharya
C) Akhila Srinivasan
D) Shika Sharma
168 5-day conference on wildlife poaching was held in _________ in Feb 2015 where Officials from 13 countries across Asia met to discuss wildlife poaching.
A) Thailand
B) Bhutan
C) Nepal
D) India
169 As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Mudra banks will be established with capital of _________ crore.
A) Rs 10,000
B) Rs 15,000
C) Rs 20,000
D) Rs 30,000
170 Who was elected as the new President of Italy (12th President after World War - II) in Feb 2015?
A) Giorgio Napolitano
B) Matteo Renzi
C) Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
D) Sergio Mattarella
171 Gulfood 2015, world's largest food event was held in __________ in Feb 2015.
A) New Delhi
B) Nepal
C) Dubai
D) Bangkok
172 Famous Indian __________ Mrinalini Mukherjee passed away at the age of 65 years in Feb 2015.
A) Author
B) Artist
C) Historian
D) Singer
173 National Deworming Day was observed on _________ in twelve states of India. It is an initiative to reduce the threat of parasitic worm infections, a widespread health issue affecting over 24 crore children in India alone.
A) 21-Feb
B) 15-Feb
C) 10-Feb
D) 6-Feb
174 Former Indian cricket captain ____________ had been awarded with the Honorary Life Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in Feb 2015.
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Saurav Ganguly
C) Anil Kumble
D) Sachin Tendulkar
175 Indian-American _________ was appointed as Executive Director for Regions and Centre Operations at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Feb 2015.
A) Dalip Singh Saund
B) Raj Goyle
C) Ravi Chaudhary
D) Satveer Chaudhary
176 Film Dhanak directed by __________ won two awards at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival held in Feb 2015.
A) Nagesh Kukunoor
B) Ritesh Batra
C) Geetu Mohandas
D) None of These
177 Who has been given additional charge as Managing Director and CEO of PSU bank Punjab National Bank with immediate effect in Feb 2015?
A) K R Kamath
B) S.S. Mundra
C) Gauri Shankar
D) Rakesh Sethi
178 Who won the Best Actress in the Supporting role award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Amy Adams
B) Jennifer Aniston
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Patricia Arquette
179 Who has been appointed as the new Home Secretary in Feb 2015?
A) Anil Goswami
B) Rajiv Mehrishi
C) Arvind Mayaram
D) L C Goyal
180 Which Indian has been awarded the inaugural Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize in recognition of his contribution to society, as per the announcement made in Feb 2015?
A) Jagdish Bhagwati
B) Amartya Sen
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) T. N. Srinivasan
Answers:
1 Ans) NITI Aayog
2 Ans) Himmat
3 Ans) M Sathiyavathy
4 Ans) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
5 Ans) 6.7%
6 Ans) Arvind Panagariya
7 Ans) 25th Jan
8 Ans) R Koteeswaran
9 Ans) R.K Srivastava
10 Ans) Cristiano Ronaldo
11 Ans) ICICI Bank
12 Ans) Argentina
13 Ans) Kumar Sangakkara
14 Ans) Andy Murray
15 Ans) Mumbai
16 Ans) 30th Jan
17 Ans) 2 years
18 Ans) Delhi
19 Ans) Arvind Subramanian
20 Ans) Photo journalist
21 Ans) Larry Page
22 Ans) Saina Nehwal
23 Ans) 4-Jan
24 Ans) Virat Kohli
25 Ans) AM Naik
26 Ans) -0.2%
27 Ans) Gandhinagar
28 Ans) Amitabh Bachchan
29 Ans) Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan
30 Ans) Atul Khare
31 Ans) R Koteeswaran
32 Ans) 4.9%
33 Ans) 30th Jan
34 Ans) Hike
35 Ans) Maithripala Sirisena
36 Ans) Qantas airways
37 Ans) The Lunchbox
38 Ans) Singapore Airlines
39 Ans) 5.6%
40 Ans) 1.5%
41 Ans) Sindhushree Khullar
42 Ans) 6.4%
43 Ans) Justice S K Sinha
44 Ans) 15th Jan
45 Ans) Boyhood
46 Ans) L. K. Advani
47 Ans) Third
48 Ans) M.Y.S. Prasad
49 Ans) Tech Mahindra
50 Ans) 3.8%
51 Ans) Cristiano Ronaldo
52 Ans) A.S. Kiran Kumar
53 Ans) 12th Jan
54 Ans) Mars Orbiter programme team
55 Ans) The Grand Budapest Hotel
56 Ans) Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar
57 Ans) Zomato
58 Ans) Corporation Bank
59 Ans) H.S. Brahma
60 Ans) Avinash Chander
61 Ans) 0.11%
62 Ans) 1-Jan
63 Ans) Amitabh Bachchan
64 Ans) Brett Lee
65 Ans) BJP
66 Ans) Social Work
67 Ans) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
68 Ans) Ajay Singh
69 Ans) Bhakti Sharma
70 Ans) Eddie Redmayne
71 Ans) 8.75%
72 Ans) 9-Jan
73 Ans) Ramdev
74 Ans) Leela Samson
75 Ans) Jatin Dalal
76 Ans) Stephen Constantine
77 Ans) Public Affairs
78 Ans) Tejas
79 Ans) Michael Keaton
80 Ans) K. Tamilmani
81 Ans) R K Tyagi
82 Ans) 4%
83 Ans) 25-Jan
84 Ans) Subhash Chandra Agrawal
85 Ans) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
86 Ans) Pahlaj Nihalani
87 Ans) Satpal Singh
88 Ans) Frank Islam
89 Ans) Taranjeet Singh
90 Ans) Julianne Moore
91 Ans) ICICI Bank
92 Ans) 26-Jan
93 Ans) 6.75%
94 Ans) Atul Hasmukh Rai Mehta
95 Ans) Mamta Binani
96 Ans) 26-Jan
97 Ans) 7.4%
98 Ans) Hockey
99 Ans) Twitter
100 Ans) Shikha Sharma
101 Ans) Mindtree
102 Ans) Vasundhara Raje
103 Ans) 24-Jan
104 Ans) 7.75%
105 Ans) Bibek Debroy
106 Ans) Bandhan Financial Services
107 Ans) TCS
108 Ans) Abdullah
109 Ans) Lee Wan Koo
110 Ans) Cricket
111 Ans) N Srinivasan
112 Ans) Jhumpa Lahiri
113 Ans) State Bank of India
114 Ans) 22%
115 Ans) Sunil Sood
116 Ans) Colombia
117 Ans) Barack Obama
118 Ans) Cartoonist
119 Ans) Padma Vibhushan
120 Ans) Alexis Tsipras
121 Ans) Daggubati Rama Naidu
122 Ans) Snapdeal.com
123 Ans) JK Simmons
124 Ans) Ankit Tiwari
125 Ans) Prithvi-II
126 Ans) Bihar
127 Ans) Bharti Airtel
128 Ans) Anil Kumble
129 Ans) Sergey Karjakin
130 Ans) Tapan Misra
131 Ans) Dilip Shanghvi
132 Ans) Communist Party of India
133 Ans) Urdu
134 Ans) Vikas Bahl
135 Ans) Ashraful Haque
136 Ans) April 1, 2017
137 Ans) Big Hero 6
138 Ans) Mohamed Nasheed
139 Ans) Nitish Kumar
140 Ans) Himachal Pradesh
141 Ans) Axis Capital Limited
142 Ans) BJP
143 Ans) Stephen Constantine
144 Ans) Google
145 Ans) Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
146 Ans) Microsoft
147 Ans) Deepak Parekh
148 Ans) SPI Cinemas
149 Ans) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
150 Ans) Karur Vysya Bank
151 Ans) 400 units
152 Ans) Rs 2.5 lakh
153 Ans) Tabu
154 Ans) Ranchi Rays
155 Ans) Sandesh Jhingan
156 Ans) Ida
157 Ans) 3rd May
158 Ans) Ratan Tata
159 Ans) 7.9%
160 Ans) 2.2%
161 Ans) Kshatrapati Shivaji
162 Ans) AB de Villiers
163 Ans) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
164 Ans) Rashmi Singh
165 Ans) Rs. 1,600
166 Ans) Amitava Roy
167 Ans) Arundhati Bhattacharya
168 Ans) Nepal
169 Ans) Rs 20,000
170 Ans) Sergio Mattarella
171 Ans) Dubai
172 Ans) Artist
173 Ans) 10-Feb
174 Ans) Saurav Ganguly
175 Ans) Ravi Chaudhary
176 Ans) Nagesh Kukunoor
177 Ans) Gauri Shankar
178 Ans) Patricia Arquette
179 Ans) L C Goyal
180 Ans) Amartya Sen
