1. Who has been appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)?
a) SA Hasan
b) Cyrus Pallonji Mistry
c) Ratan Tata
d) None of the above
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Answer a)S A Hasan. SA Hasan, Former UK-based Managing Director of Tata Limited, has been appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to the country’s economy.
2. ICICI Bank has announced an association with a Website. Name the Website.
a) Myntra
b) Alibaba
c) Bankworld
d) Flipkart
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Answer b) Alibaba. ICICI Bank has announced an association with Alibaba.com to provide easier trade finance to India-based sellers on the portal. Indian micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSME) who are members of Alibaba.com will also get access to ICICI Bank’s other banking facilities such as cash management, foreign exchange, bank guarantees and cross-border remittances.
3. Which is India’s second exploration mission?
a) MOM
b) Chandryaan-1
c) Chandryaan-2
d) LCROSS
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Answer c) Chandryaan-2. Defence Public Sector Unit Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered an ‘Orbiter Craft Module Structure’ (weighs 3 tonne) of Chandrayaan-2 to ISRO satellite center. It will be India’s second lunar exploration mission. Chandrayaan-2 is a two module configuration spacecraft comprising of the ‘Orbiter Craft’ and the ‘Lander Craft’. Orbiter Craft Module Structure is made out of a central composite cylinder, shear webs and deck panels.
4. Who has won the prestigious Queen’s Club title for the fourth time?
a) Andy Murray
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Roger Federer
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Answer a) Andy Murray. Andy Murray has won the prestigious Queen’s Club title for the fourth time by defeating Kevin Anderson in straight sets. After this historical win, Murray has joined the elite club of John McEnroe and Boris Becker as a four-time Queen’s Club champion.
5. Which government has approved an intensive cane development plan of all ten cooperative sugar mills?
a) Maharashtra Government
b) Bihar government
c) Gujarat government
d) Haryana government
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Answer d)Haryana. The Haryana Government launched a Village Mentoring Project (VMP) on 20th June 2015 to improve healthcare and education of the villagers with a special attention on girl child. Deputy Commissioner of Panchkula Vivek Atray launched the project.
6. Recently, a former hockey captain died in a road accident. Name the Person.
a) Shashi Bala
b) Meena Srivastave
c) Suman Pandey
d) None of the above
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Answer a) Shashi Bala. Shashi Bala was a former captain for Indian hockey team for women and was presently posted as hockey coach for RCF Kapurthala was among the three persons killed in a car accident.
7. At which place Snapdeal launches special e-Commerce zone?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Dharamshala
d) Guwahti
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Answer c)DharamShala Online retail major Snapdeal partnered with the Himachal Pradesh government to launch a ‘special e-commerce zone’ in Dharamshala that will facilitate sale of local handicraft and other products through its marketplace.
8. Who has been chosen for the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi Award from the Music Academy ?
a) Sanjay Subrahmanyan
b) T.N. Krishna
c) S.Sowmaya
d) R.K. Shriramkumar
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Answer b) Sanjay subrahmanyam.The Carnatic vocalist Sanjay Subrahmanyan has been chosen for the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi Award from the Music Academy this year. He will preside over the 89th conference of the Music Academy this Margazhi. Sanjay joins the league of select few artistes like Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar who were conferred with the award before they turned 50.
9. Who won Open Halle?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Roger Federer
c) Warren
d) None of the above
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Answer c) Roger Federer. Roger Federer wins Open Halle beat Italy’s Andreas Seppi to win the Gerry Weber Open for a record eighth time.The Swiss, 33, won 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 in his 10th appearance in the final of the ATP Tour event in Halle, Germany.
