1. Three heavily-armed terrorists have recently strike in Gurdaspur and killed the people. Gurdaspur is in which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Haryana
d) Punjab
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Answer d) Punjab. Three heavily-armed fidayeen in army fatigues, believed to have come from Pakistan, sprayed bullets on a moving bus and stormed a police station, killing eight persons, including an SP.
2. Chris Froome is associated with which sport?
a) Boxing
b) Chess
c) Cycling
d) Swimming
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Answer c) Cycling. Britain’s Chris Froome has won the prestigious Tour de France for the second time. His last win was in 2013. Froome was declared the winner after he was the first to cross into a rain-drenched Paris, clad in yellow in Team Sky garb.
3. What is Operation Lal Quila?
a) Naval Operation against invading terrorists
b) CBI Operation against corrupted leaders
c) Security for Independence Day Celebrations
d) None of the above
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Answer c) Security for Independence Day Celebrations. Security agencies have launched a special operation Lal Quila, in which trained dog squads will be deployed to sanitise and ensure fool-proof security at the Red Fort and adjoining areas for Independence Day celebrations on August 15.
4. Name the NGO, which has been conferred with the Future Leadership Award recently?
a) GreenPark
b) CARE
c) SAVE CHILDREN
d) Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra
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Answer d) Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra. Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, a leading NGO of Uttarakhand has been conferred with the Future Leadership Award for its work in the field of women’s empowerment.
5. Name the winners of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize?
a) Robb Stark and Jon Snow
b) Tywin Lannister and Ser Zorah
c) Helena Ndume and Jorge Sampaio
d) Danerys Targerean and Cersei Thomson
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Answer c) Helena Ndume and Jorge Sampaio. Helena Ndume of Namibia and Jorge Sampaio of Portugal were on 24 July 2015 awarded with the first-ever Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize by the United Nations (UN) at the UN Headquarters in New York.
6. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana is related to
a) Women Empowerment
b) Poverty Eradication
c) Rural Roads Development
d) Electricity supply to farmers and rural households
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Answer d) Electricity supply to farmers and rural households. Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi launched the ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana’ for power sector reforms in rural areas. The main aim is to ensure the proper electricity supply to farmers and rural households.
7. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated the first of the six new Indian Institutes of Management in
a) Mumbai
b) Pune
c) Thane
d) Nagpur
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Answer d) Nagpur. The proposal of setting up of six IIMs was made by Narendra Modi government last year. It is Maharashtra’s first IIM and is being mentored by IIM Ahmedabad.
8. The Hungarian Grand Priz has been won by
a) Lewis Hamilton
b) Nico Rosberg
c) Daniel Riccairdo
d) Sebastian Vettel
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Answer d) Sebastian Vettel. Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari dedicated their Hungarian Grand Prix victory to the memory of the late Jules Bianchi, the team’s former reserve driver. Red Bull pair Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo eventually finished second and third respectively.
9. The Murugappa Hockey Title has been defended by
a) Indian Oil Corporation
b) State Bank of India
c) Indian Railways
d) Army XI
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Answer a) Indian Oil Corporation. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has defended their title by defeating Army XI 3-2 in the final of the 89th All India MCC Murugappa Hockey Tournament.
10. Name the Cricket player, who become the fourth Sri Lankan Player to score 10000 ODI runs?
a) Angelo Mathews
b) Upul Tharanga
c) Tilakaratne Dilshan
d) None of the above
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Answer c) Tilakaratne Dilshan. Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has joined an elite club of cricketers by crossing the 10,000 ODI run-mark during the 5th ODI against Pakistan at Hambantota. Dilshan become 11th batsman overall and the fourth Sri Lankan to cross the mark of 10,000 runs in 50-overs cricket.
11. The EU has banned 700 generic medicines which of the following Indian Life Sciences Company?
a) Biocon
b) Cell India Life Sciences
c) Reddy Labs
d) GVK Life Sciences
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Answer d) GVK Life Sciences. The European Union has banned the marketing of around 700 generic medicines for alleged manipulation of clinical trials conducted by India’s pharmaceutical research company GVK Biosciences.
12. The Dun & Bradstreet’s ‘India’s Top PSUs Awards 2015’ has been won by
a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
b) Bharat Electronics Limited
c) DRDO
d) BHEL
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Answer b) Bharat Electronics Limited. The Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has won the Dun & Bradstreet’s ‘India’s Top PSUs Awards 2015 in the category of electrical and electronic equipment sector.
13. Which state has planned to develop six solar cities in order to add solar capacity of 7,500 MW in the state?
a) Gujarat
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan
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Answer c) Maharashtra. The BJP led Maharashtra government has placed a comprehensive plan to develop six solar cities in order to add solar capacity of 7,500 MW in the state.
14. Name the two companies which have signed an agreement to form a new company to provide technology services and solutions to the banking industry?
a) TCS and Infosys
b) Infosys and CTS
c) CTS and HCL
d) HCL and CSC
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Answer d) Computer Science Corporation (CSC) and Hindustan Computer Limited (HCL).
15. Former Union Minister and 6 time Lok Sabha member Bijoy Krishna Handique has passed away recently. He was from
a) Meghalaya
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Manipur
d) Assam
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Answer d) Assam. He was the veteran leader of Indian National Congress from the Northeast state of Assam. Handique was the senior politician from Assam and was elected to Lok Sabha from Jorhat for 6 consecutive terms from 1991.
16. Indian women’s wrestling team has won ______ medal in the fifth Senior International Wrestling Tournament held in Kazakhstan.
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Bronze
d) None of the above
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Answer b) Silver.
