1. Kyle Mills who announced retirement from International Cricket belongs to which Country?
a) Australia
b) New Zealand
c) England
d) South Africa
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Answer b) New Zealand. New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Mills has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, following Daniel Vettori, who quit after the World Cup final. Mills’ dominant 14-years of international Cricket career has come to an end now.
2. Which company has released a list of Top ten dangerous countries in the world based on Country Threat Index?
a) IntelChrome
b) IntelCenter
c) IntelTop
d) IntelMix
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Answer b) IntelCenter. IntelCenter, a Washington based company has released a list of top ten dangerous countries in the world based on Country Threat Index (CTI). The CTI examines the volume of terrorist and rebel alerts, messaging traffic, videos, photos, incidents and the number of people killed and injured in a country over the past month.
3. What is the name of the scheme launched by GOI to boost the sales of Eco-Friendly Vehicles?
a) FAME-India
b) Eco-India
c) NAME-India
d) GREEN-India
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Answer a) FAME-India. The Government of India has launched a scheme called FAME-India to promote the eco-friendly vehicles by offering incentives on electric and hybrid vehicles. FAME stands for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles.
4. Who has been appointed as India’s First Cyber Security Chief?
a) Dinesh Bhattacharya
b) Gulshan Rai
c) Ramesh Agarwal
d) Rajesh Gupta
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Answer b) Gulshan Rai. Gulshan Rai, the Director General of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), has been appointed as India’s first Cyber Security Chief by the Government of India. Gulshan Rai heads the eSecurity and Cyber Law division in the Ministry of Communications and IT.
5. What is the name of Andhra Pradesh’s New Capital city?
a) Amaravathi
b) Somavathi
c) Kalyanvathi
d) Badhragiri
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Answer a) Amaravathi. Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu announced that Amaravati will be the name of the new capital city of the state. The CM has told the reporters after a cabinet meeting that the unanimous decision has been made. The new capital is being built in Vijayawada-Guntur region.
6. General Muhammadu Buhari has been elected as the President of
a) Cameroon
b) Chad
c) Nigeria
d) Sudan
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Answer c) Nigeria. General Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressives Congress (APC) party has won the Nigerian Presidential Elections. The 43 year old former General defeated the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan by securing 52.4% of the total votes cast.
7. Which country tops the list the Top Ten Dangerous Countries in the World based on Country Threat Index?
a) Yemen
b) Iraq
c) Syria
d) Libya
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Answer b) Iraq. As per the Country Threat Index, Iraq is the most dangerous country in the World followed by Syria, Nigeria, Somalia, and Afghanistan.
8. Name the country that will formally gain membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1, 2015, with the objective of pursuing Israelis for alleged war crimes.
a) Libya
b) Syria
c) Iran
d) Palestine
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Answer d) Palestine. Palestine formally became the newest state party to the International Criminal Court (ICC) treaty. Palestine is the 123rd state party to the ICC. Palestinian foreign minister Riad al-Malki, speaking at a ceremony in the Hague said this will bring the world “a step closer to ending a long era of impunity and injustice”.
9. Who has been appointed as the Chief of Western Naval Command on 31st Mar’15?
a) Surinder Pal Singh Cheema
b) Vikash Singh
c) Dhruv Patel
d) Kumar Gautham
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Answer a) Surinder Pal Singh Cheema. Vice Admiral Surinder Pal Singh Cheema took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command, the sword arm of the Indian Navy, from Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, who got retired.
10. Which of the following Indian state recently launched Aahar Scheme, a subsidised meal scheme for urban poor?
a) Tamilnadu
b) Bihar
c) Odisha
d) Chattisgarh
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Answer c) Odisha. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the subsidised Aahar cheap meal scheme on the occasion of the State’s Foundation Day. The scheme was launched in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur and Rourkela in the first phase.
