1. Name the first engineering institute in India, that has decided to venture into medical education?
a) IIT Madras
b) IIT Kanpur
c) IIT Guwahati
d) IIT Kharagpur
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Answer d) IIT Kharagpur. West Bengal’s IIT-Kharagpur would be the first engineering institute in India to venture into medical education. The hospital-cum-medical college, named Dr B.C. Roy Institute of Medical Science and Research, is likely to become operational by 2017.
2. On June 23’ 2015, Japan has marked the ______ Anniversary of Battle of Okinawa?
a) 65th
b) 70th
c) 75th
d) 80th
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Answer b) 70th. Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa on June 23′ 2015, the bloodiest battle in the Pacific War, which killed a quarter of the population of Japan. More than 100,000 Okinawans and 80,000 Japanese troops died in the 82-day battle. In 1945, the strategic island was seen by the Allies as a launchpad for an invasion of Japan.
3. Who heads the UN panel to review Central Africa child sexual abuse claims?
a) Yasmin Sooka
b) Marie Deschamps
c) Samuel Milton
d) Paul Bishop
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Answer b) Marie Deschamps. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed an independent panel to review the UN’ handling of allegations of child sexual abuse by French soldiers in Central African Republic. Marie Deschamps, a former Supreme Court justice of Canada will chair the independent panel
4. India has renewed Science and Technology pact with which of the following countries recently?
a) South Africa
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) Brazil
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Answer a) South Africa. Two of the BRICS Nations, India and South Africa have renewed an agreement to extend cooperation in the field of social innovation, astronomy, agriculture, biotechnology and indigenous knowledge systems for the next three years.
5. What is EU NAVFOR Med?
a) A new drug against Cancer
b) UN Military Operation against Syrian Rebels
c) Naval Operation Against human smugglers and traffickers
d) Phase 3 Diabetes Drug by Indian Pharma Company Biocon
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Answer c) Naval Operation Against human smugglers and traffickers. The European Union has launched the EU naval operation against human smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean Sea. The operation has been named as EU NAVFOR Med. The main objective of the operation is to identify, capture and dispose of vessels and enabling assets used or suspected of being used by migrant smugglers or traffickers.
6. Which state has topped the list of States commissioning grid connected Solar Power?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Andhra Pradesh
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Answer c) Rajasthan. Rajasthan has topped the list of states commissioning grid connected solar power projects in India with an installed capacity of 1147 megawatt. The list was released by the Union ministry of New and Renewable Energy on 4 June 2015. Gujarat came second with an installed capacity of 1000 MW.
7. Which country has won the European Team Athletics Championships?
a) Denmark
b) Russia
c) France
d) Germany
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Answer b) Russia. Russia has won the European team athletics championships for the fourth time in the last six years. Russia won 10 of the 40 events on the program. Russia came first with the total 368.5 points followed by Germany in second place with 346 points and France at third place with 319.5 points. The venue for the Championship is Cheboksary, Russia.
8. What is UAN?
a) Universal Audit Number
b) Universal Account Number
c) Unreserved Asset Number
d) Under-Developed Associated Nations
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Answer b) Universal Account Number. The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has notified an order to make Universal Account Number (UAN) mandatory for all employers covered under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. The UAN facility was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October last year.
9. Jordan Speith is associated with which of the following games?
a) Tennis
b) Badminton
c) Golf
d) Volley Ball
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Answer c) Golf. American golfer Jordan Spieth has won the dramatic US Open by one shot at Chambers Bay. The 21-year-old Jordan Spieth is the youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923. He also becomes the sixth man to win the Masters and US Open in the same year, joining Craig Wood, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
10. James Horner, who passed away recently, was associated with
a) History
b) Music
c) Economist
d) Photographer
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Answer b) Music. Music legend James Horner, the Oscar-winning composer of Titanic, has died due to plane crash in southern California. Horner, aged 61, is a trained pilot and he is reported to have been alone aboard a small private plane which crashed north of Santa Barbara.
11. The countries participating in joint military training exercise Silk Route 2015 are
a) China and Afghanistan
b) China and Pakistan
c) China and Sri Lanka
d) China and Myanmar
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Answer c) China and Sri Lanka. The second joint Sri Lanka Army – People’s Liberation Army ‘Exercise – Silk Route – 2015′ has began at Buttala in Central Sri Lanka. The military exercise is planned to be conducted in three phases.
12. ________ was honoured with Best Welfare Organisation 2015 Award?
a) WHO
b) NUSI
c) FCI
d) SEBI
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Answer b) NUSI. National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI), India’s oldest and largest shipping trade union, has been honoured with the ‘Best Welfare Organization of the Year – 2015’ award. The prestigious award has been promoted by the United Kingdom-based International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network.
13. Nirmala Joshi, who passed away recently, was the successor of
a) Mother Aravindar
b) Mother Teresa
c) Mother Nightingale
d) Mother Florence
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Answer b) Mother Teresa. Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Mother Teresa, died at an age of 81. Sister Nirmala was heading the Missionaries of Charity after Mother Teresa’s death in 1997.
14. Which state Government has declared “Blue Mormon” as State Butterfly?
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Karanataka
d) Tamil Nadu
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Answer b) Maharashtra. Maharashtra has officially declared Blue Mormon species as State butterfly as part of state symbols. Maharashtra became the first State in the country to have a State butterfly.
15. Which state Government has declared June 22 as Snake Bird Day?
a) Punjab
b) Mizoram
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
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Answer c) Kerala. Kerala Government has declared June 22 as ‘Snake Bird Day’ in a bid to protect the endangered species which is also known as Indian darter. They are largely found in Kottayam, Alappuzha, Wayanad Idukki and Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala.
16. Name the typhoon name which has made landfall in south China’s Hainan island province?
a) Typhoon Pujira
b) Typhoon Kujira
c) Typhoon Minjira
d) Typhoon Sajira
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Answer b) Typhoon Kujira. Typhoon Kujira has made landfall in south China’s Hainan island province. It is the eighth typhoon of 2015 in this South-east Asian region.
17. China has opened second land border crossing in Tibet via _______ to allow the Indian pilgrims for Kailash-Mansarovar yatra.
a) Shipki La
b) Jelep La
c) Chang La
d) Nathu La
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Answer d) Nathu La. China has opened second land border crossing in Tibet via Nathu La, Sikkim to allow the Indian pilgrims for Kailash-Mansarovar yatra. The new route is in addition and alternative to the existing Lipulekh Pass route located in Uttarakhand which was only route earlier.
18. Who won the Austrian Grand Prix of F1?
a) Lewis Hamilton
b) Kimi Raikkonen
c) Nico Rosberg
d) Sebastian Vettel
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Answer b) Nico Rosberg. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from Germany has won the Austrian Grand Prix Formula One (F1) World Championship title. It is Rosberg’s eleventh overall championship title and the third win in the 2015 season.
