1. The International Day Against Drug Abuse is observed on
a) June 35
b) June 26
c) June 24
d) June 27
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Answer b) June 26. June 26 is observed as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking every year. It is an exercise undertaken by the world community to sensitize the people in general and the youth in particular, to the menace of drugs. Alcohol and other drug use among our Nation’s youth remains a major public health problem.
2. RBI on Thursday barred banks to borrow from international financial institutions for general banking business?
a) True
b) False
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Answer b) False. Easing norms for accessing foreign funds, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to borrow from international financial institutions for general banking business without seeking its permission.
3. ISRO’s Chairman AS Kiran Kumar has announced that India will launch SAARC Satellite by
a) December 2015
b) June 2016
c) December 2016
d) April 2016
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Answer c) December 2016. India is expected to launch in December next year the SAARC satellite, proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a ‘gift to the neighbours.
4. Where is Bhitarkanika Park?
a) West Bengal
b) Odisha
c) Chattisgarh
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer b) Odisha. With the onset of monsoon, birds have made Bhitarkanika in Odisha’s Kendrapara district their temporary abode again. The birds’ habitat was spread across around four hectares.
5. NASA is sending virtual reality headset of which company to the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) Google
b) Microsoft
c) IBM
d) Apple
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Answer b) Microsoft. NASA is sending Microsoft’s virtual reality headset to the ISS to beam back to Earth what astronauts see in space. NASA and Microsoft are teaming up to develop Sidekick, a new project using commercial technology to empower astronauts aboard the ISS.
6. Yevgeny Primakov, who died recently, was a former Prime Minister of
a) Ukraine
b) Russia
c) Denmark
d) Norway
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Answer b) Russia. – Russia’s former prime minister Yevgeny Primakov, famed for turning around his US-bound plane over the Atlantic upon learning of NATO’s bombing of Serbia in 1999, has died aged 85.
7. Who has been crowned as PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2015?
a) Kate Upton
b) Miley Cyrus
c) Scarlett Johnson
d) Jennifer Lawrence
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Answer b) Miley Cyrus. Famous Singer Miley Cyrus has been named the Sexiest Vegetarian of 2015 by animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Cyrus has pipped 100 other vegetarian celebrities like Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding, Prince and Richard Linklater for the honour.
8. Who becomes the first basketball player from India to be picked by an NBA team?
a) Sukwinder Singh
b) Dhananjay Singh
c) Satnam Singh
d) Montek Singh
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Answer c) Satnam Singh. Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian basketball player to be drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after being picked by Dallas Mavericks. The 19-year-old, who hails from a remote village in Punjab and stands 7 feet 2 inches tall, was the 52nd pick in the NBA Draft.
9. Which country’s Supreme Court has recently declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the country?
a) Denmark
b) United States
c) England
d) Norway
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Answer b) United States. The Supreme Court declared on Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States. Gay and lesbian couples already could marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court’s 5-4 ruling means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will have to stop enforcing their bans on same-sex marriage.
10. Which Indian city is going to host India’s first centre of excellence for big data analytics?
a) Chennai
b) Bengaluru
c) Hyderabad
d) Mumbai
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Answer c) Hyderabad. Hyderabad is going to host India’s first centre of excellence in big data and analytics shortly, involving an investment of Rs 10 crore, to be dedicated for government sanctioned projects
11. ______ with the Indian Army’s assistance, operationalised a mobile tower at an altitude of 16,000 feet in Eastern Ladakh region?
a) Airtel
b) Vodafone
c) BSNL
d) Aircel
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Answer c) BSNL. State-run BSNL, with the Army’s assistance, has operationalised a mobile tower at an altitude of 16,000 feet in Eastern Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. The tower provides vital communication link to one of the remotest locations of Eastern Ladakh at Chongtash.
