1. Who has been retained as the Director of Indian Cricket Team for Bangladesh tour?
a) Sanjay Bhangar
b) Sunil Gavaskar
c) Ravi Shastri
d) B Arun
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Answer c) Ravi Shastri. Former captain Ravi Shastri was retained as Director of the Indian cricket team for the tour of Bangladesh. The BCCI is still searching a permanent coach to succeed Duncan Fletcher. Shastri served as Team Director during India’s tour of Australia and the subsequent World Cup.
2. Bangladesh is all set to confer the prestigious “Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award” on
a) LK Advani
b) APJ Abdul Kalam
c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
d) Narendra Modi
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Answer c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Bangladesh has decided to confer India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with the prestigious “Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award”. The Award will be hand over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming visit to the country from June 6.
3. Who has been conferred with Norways’ The Bjornson Prize for freedom of expression Award?
a) Julian Asagne
b) Jimmy wales
c) Larry Sanger
d) Edward Snowden
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Answer d) Edward Snowden. Former security contractor Edward Snowden has been conferred with Norways’ Bjornson Prize for freedom of expression. He has also received an invitation to leave his exile and receive the award in person. The Bjornson Prize is named after a Norwegian Nobel literature laureate
4. What is India’s rank in Rule of Law Index?
a) 55
b) 59
c) 63
d) 67
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Answer b) 59. According to the U.S.-based World Justice project named The Rule of Law Index 2015, India ranks 59th among 102 countries worldwide. The project uses a survey of over a 1,000 respondents from three big cities, along with local legal experts, in each country.
5. Who launched BIS App that will allow consumers to register complaints against sub-standard quality of ISI marked products and Hallmark jewellery?
a) Arun Jaitely
b) Smriti Irani
c) Ram Vilas Paswan
d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Answer c) Ram Vilas Paswan. Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has launched a BIS App that will allow consumers to register complaints against sub-standard quality of ISI marked products and Hallmark jewellery.
6. Ayurvedic hair and scalp care brand Kesh King has been acquired by
a) Dabur
b) Vicco
c) Himalaya
d) Imami
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Answer d) Imami. Imami has announced to acquire ayurvedic hair and scalp care brand Kesh King on 2nd june 2015 for Rs 1,651 crore.
7. LIC of India has acquired the permission to operate in
a) China
b) Myanmar
c) Cambodia
d) Bangladesh
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Answer d) Bangladesh. Bangladesh has given permission to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to run its business in the insurance market. LIC become the second foreign insurance company to operate in the country after the US-based MetLife-ALICO. LIC currently operates in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Singapore.
8. India’s fastest train ‘Gatimaan Express’ runs between
a) Delhi and Agra
b) Agra and Mathura
c) Mathura and Varanasi
d) Varanasi and Agra
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Answer a) Delhi and Agra. India’s fastest train, the Gatimaan Express has finished its sixth and final trial. The first semi high-speed train runs between between Delhi and Agra. The train covered the 195-km journey in 115 minutes and reached a maximum speed of 160-plus kmph.
9. Who has been named as the King and Queen of Social Media?
a) Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif
b) Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai
c) Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra
d) Ranveer Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor
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Answer c) Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan and Mary Kom Star Priyanka Chopra have been named as the king and queen of social media by a leading Bollywood digital portal. The portal has conducted a poll and audience fans from India, Russia, UK and US have voted in it.
10. Irwin Rose, who passed away recently, was a
a) Sports Person
b) Biochemist
c) Film Maker
d) Journalist
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Answer b) Biochemist. Renowned biochemist Irwin Rose, the 2004 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, has passed away at the age of 88. He died in his sleep in Deerfield, Massachusetts. He won the Nobel Prize for discovering a way that cells destroy unwanted proteins.
