1. The Father of SMS who died recently was
a) Jamie Lannister
b) Ross Bolton
c) Stannis Baratheon
d) Matti Makkonen
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Answer d) Matti Makkonen. Father of SMS, Matti Makkonen, who helped to launch the worldwide sensation of texting, has died at the age of 63 due to prolonged illness. He developed the idea of sending messages via mobile networks.
2. Nadia district has been awarded with the United Nations Public Service Award 2015. This district is in
a) Kerala
b) West Bengal
c) Odisha
d) Jharkhand
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Answer b) West Bengal. West Bengal’s Nadia district has been awarded with the United Nations Public Service Award 2015. The prestigious award has been given in the category of improving delivery of public services for eliminating open defecation.
3. Which of the following countries is not among the P5+1 Countries?
a) UK
b) China
c) France
d) Australia
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Answer d) Australia. The six world powers or P5+1 (the UK, China, France, Russia, the US and Germany) and Iran have come to an agreement to extend the nuclear deal on Tehran’s nuclear program until July 7 to allow more time for talks to reach a final deal.
4. Who has been appointed as the Additional Director of CBI?
a) YC Modi
b) KN Chaudary
c) S Krishna Tripathi
d) YV Reddy
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Answer a) YC Modi. Senior IPS officer YC Modi has been appointed as Additional Director in CBI. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the induction of Modi, a 1984 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, as Additional Director in the CBI.
5. India and _______ have created Rs 50 crore PACEsetter Fund for innovation in clean energy.
a) Germany
b) Brazil
c) United States
d) France
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Answer c) United States. India and the US have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up the Rs 50 crore PACEsetter Fund. The main objective of this fund is to give boost to commercialization of innovation in off-grid clean energy solutions.
6. Bangladesh has signed a pact with which country to build under-river tunnel?
a) India
b) Myanmar
c) China
d) Germany
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Answer c) China. Bangladesh and China have signed an agreement with respect to the construction of a 3.5-km tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong. The estimated cost of the project is $ 1 billion.
7. __________ has become the first country to eliminate mother-to-child HIV and syphilis.
a) Germany
b) Norway
c) Cuba
d) Sweden
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Answer c) Cuba. According to the report from World Health Organization, Cuba has become the first country in the world to stamp out transmission of HIV and syphilis from a mother to her child.
8. ______ has approved $650 million loan for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
a) IMF
b) United Nations
c) World Bank
d) ADB
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Answer c) World Bank. The World Bank Board has approved $650 million towards the third loan for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (a freight-only rail line). This project mainly aims at improving the speed of movement of raw materials and finished goods between the northern and eastern parts of India.
9. The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana is associated with developing
a) Schools in villages
b) Irrigation Facilities in villages
c) Hospitals in villages
d) Road Facilities in villages
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Answer b) Irrigation Facilities in villages. The Union Cabinet has approved Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). The ambitious scheme aims at providing irrigation facilities to every village in India by converging ongoing irrigation schemes implemented by various ministries.
10. Who has been selected for the eminent GD Birla Award for 2014?
a) Satish Gupta
b) Sanjeev Galande
c) Viswanath Kapoor
d) Kumar Mukherjee
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Answer b) Sanjeev Galande. Famous scientist Sanjeev Galande has been selected for the eminent GD Birla Award for 2014. He has been chosen for his pioneering research in the field of epigenetics and molecular cell biology.
11. Which Indian state has launched ePMS Portal recently?
a) Odisha
b) Punjab
c) Haryana
d) Himachal Pradesh
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Answer b) Punjab. Punjab Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal has launched the state ePMS Portal or Electronic Projects Management System portal to fast track infrastructural development.
12. Indian Government has launched an online registration system for foreign employers who looks for Indian workers. What is the name of the system?
a) eVisa
b) ePassport
c) eMigrate
d) eTravel
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Answer c) eMigrate. Government of India has launched an online registration system for foreign employers who looks for Indian workers. According to the Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi, all the foreign employers must register in the eMigrate system, which will be vetted by the Indian mission.
13. The Indian-American teacher who received US Presidential Award recently was
a) Darshan Jain
b) Pranav Sinha
c) Sonal Jain
d) Sunaina Gupta
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Answer a) Darshan Jain. Indian-American teacher from Illinois, Darshan Jain, has been awarded with the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching by the US President Barack Obama.
14. The cut-off date for the compliance window and making disclosures under the new law on black money is
a) August 31
b) September 30
c) October 31
d) November 30
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Answer b) September 30. According to the official statement from Finance Ministry, a person person may make a declaration in respect of an undisclosed asset located outside India under the compliance provisions of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (Black Money Act) before or on September 30. 2015.
15. The Literacy Rate in Rural Areas as per the survey by NSSO is
a) 51%
b) 61%
c) 71%
d) 81%
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Answer c) 71%. The literacy rate in the rural areas was pegged at 71% last year, compared to 86% in the urban areas.
16. State Bank of India has collaborated with which of the following travel companies recently?
a) CelarTrip.com
b) MakeMyTrip.com
c) TravelEasy.com
d) FlyAnywhere.com
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Answer b) makeMyTrip.com
17. Which Indian Mobile Company has become the Third Largest Mobile Operator in World?
a) BSNL
b) Airtel
c) Aircel
d) Vodafone
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Answer b) Airtel
18. GOI has hiked national floor-level minimum wage to how much rupees per day?
a) 150
b) 160
c) 170
d) 180
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Answer b) 160 Rupees Per Day.
19. Which Developed Country became the first one to default on International Monetary Fund debt?
a) Sweden
b) Greece
c) Italy
d) Norway
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Answer b) Greece.
20. Who has been appointed as Secretary of Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)?
a) Aroon Mishra
b) Dhananjay Singh
c) Anup K Pujari
d) Kalyan Gupta
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Answer c) Anup K Pujari
