INTERNATIONAL

1) How many Indian origin MPs were eleted to UK Parliament during the British elections of 2015?
Ans:- 10
2) Which country has criticised European Union proposals to authorise the use of force against smugglers
taking
migrants
across
the
Mediterranean
to
Europe?
Ans:- Libya
3) After losing more than 4,000 people to Ebola, which country has now been declared free of the disease
by
the
World
Health
Organization
(WHO)?
Ans:- Liberia
4) What is the name of the former Army General who took over as the 8th President of Guyana on 16 May
2015?
Ans:- David Arthur Granger
5) The Worlds first referendum on same sex marriage is being held in ?
Ans:- Ireland

INDIA & WORLD

1)
119th
Constitutional
Amendment
Bill
is
related
to
?
Ans:- Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh
2) Name the festival of Indian Culture inaugurated in Russia on 10 May 2015 by the President of India?
Ans:- Namaste India
3)
India
has
recently
extended
e-tourist
visa
scheme
to

more
countries?
Ans:- 31
4) What is Indias current global ranking in terms of electricity generation from nuclear source?
Ans:- 13th
5) How many agreements have been signed between India and China for bilateral cooperation in several
areas
including
economy,
trade,
science
and
technology
and
culture?
Ans:- 24

NATIONAL
1) Educate Encourage Enlighten will be the new tagline of ____ as announced recently?
Ans:- New Education Policy
2) Name the programme launched by Government with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) located on the banks
of
the
river
Ganga
for
achieving
the
objective
of
Clean
Ganga?
Ans:- Nirmal Ganga Sahbhagita
3) Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India has recently launched a new TV rating system in
India.
This
will
replace
existing
which
rating
system?
Ans:- TAM (Television Audience Measurement)
4) The Supreme Court on 13 May 2015 barred publication of photos of leaders in government
advertisements
except
those
of
the
-?
Ans:- President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India
5) For the next 5 years, Namami Gange programme will have a budget outlay of ?
Ans:- Rs 20,000 crore

STATES
1) In which state a cow-urine refinery inaugurated for research on the cow products on 3 May 2015?
Ans:- Rajasthan
2) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 1 May 2015 introduced ___ rupees Accident Insurance Scheme for
transport
drivers?
Ans:- 5 lakh
3)
Which
state
is
site
to
the
Indias
first
hydro-engineering
college?
Ans:- Himachal Pradesh
4) Which court on 11 May 2015 acquitted AIADMK Chief J Jayalalithaa in the 19 year old disproportionate
assets
case?
Ans:- Karnataka High Court
5)
Which
thermal
power
plant
will
be
built
by
NTPC
in
Jharkhand
?
Ans:- Patratu Plant

CONFERENCES

1) What is the theme of the 6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy was organized by ASSOCHAM in
New
Delhi
on
15
May
2015?
Ans:- Nuclear Energy: A Clean Energy option
2) In 2015, where will the conference to establish a new international framework replacing the 1997 Kyoto
Protocol
be
held
?
Ans:- Paris

AWARDS & HONOURS

1) Name the Indian who won the Whitley Award 2015 for his work to protect the iconic Great Indian
Bustard
in
the
Thar
Desert?
Ans:- Pramod Patil
2) Dr Prannoy Roy who was recently conferred the RedInk Award for lifetime achievement is the
executive
co-chairman
of?
Ans:- NDTV
3)
Which
district
in
India
has
received
2015
UN
Public
Service
Award?
Ans:- Nadia, West Bengal
4) Who has been conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his contribution to the
fashion
industry?
Ans:- Wendell Rodricks
5) The PEN literary award for freedom of speech has been awarded to __?
Ans:- Charlie Hebdo

SPORTS & GAMES

1) Name the team that won the English Premier League 2014-15 football title on 3 May 2015 held at
London?
Ans:- Chelsea
2) In which country BRICS Under-17 Football Cup set to be held?
Ans:- India
3) Who won the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open Mens Singles Title?
Ans:- Andy Murray
4) Who won the inaugural BNP Paribas Istanbul Open Tennis mens single title?
Ans:- Roger Federer
5) Jonathan Trott who has recently retired from International Cricket is from which country?
Ans:- England

ECONOMY
1) Which French IT firm recently announced to buy US rival IGATE for 4 billion US dollar?
Ans:- CapGemini
2) Which company has announced that it would merge its retail operations with Bharti Retail Ltd. to create
one of Indias biggest retail chains with more than 570 stores across the country?
Ans:- Future Retail
3) Which entity during May 2015 completed Indias single largest office space leasing deal so far by
signing
up
for
a
2-million
sq.
ft.
custom-built
office
campus
in
Bengaluru?
Ans:- Flipkart
4) By what percent, Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell in the month of April 2015 as against 8.48 percent in
April
last
year
due
to
decline
in
the
prices
of
food
articles?
Ans:- 4.87%
5) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 13 May 2015 gave its approval for ___%
disinvestment
in
NTPC
and
___%
in
Indian
Oil
Corporation
respectively?
Ans:- 5% and 10%
6) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on 8 May 2015 announced a ___ percent reduction in
charges
for
transactions
on
its
inter-bank
ATM
network?
Ans:- 10 %

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1) A new strategic naval base of the Indian Navy named INS Sardar Patel was commissioned on 9 May
2015.
This
base
has
been
established
in
which
coastal
city
of
Gujarat?
Ans:- Porbandar

2) Canada has most recently pledged to reduce Greenhouse gas emmisions by how many percentage
points
by
2030?
Ans:- 30%
3) Japanese Scientists on 14 May 2015 discovered a new state of matter called?
Ans:- Jahn-Teller-metal
4) How many smokers (approx.) are there globally as disclosed in the newly disclosed status report of
Global
Statistics
on
Addictive
Behaviours
(GSAB)?
Ans:- 1 billion
5) An advanced version of the BrahMos land-attack cruise missile was successfully test-fired on 9 May
2015
from
the
Car
Nicobar
Islands
at?
Ans:- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
6) The Kavaratti ship has been launched on 19th May15 at a glittering ceremony held at Garden Reach
Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata. It is the _______ Ship of Project-28?
Ans:- Fourth

PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
1) Name the Indian-origin Member of Parliament in Britain appointed as the new Employment Minister in
British
Prime
Minister
David
Camerons
Cabinet?
Ans:- Priti Patel
2) Who has been appointed as the President of Japans multinational telecommunications and internet
company
SoftBank
Corp
on
11
May
2015?
Ans:- Nikesh Arora

B) RESIGNS
1)
Name
the
Chief
Ans:- O Panneerselvam

Minister

of

Tamil

Nadu

resigned

on

21

May

2015?

C) DEATHS
1) Ruth Rendell, who passed away on 2 May 2015, was associated with which field?
Ans:- Crime fiction writing

D) VISITORS
1) In which city of China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held Summit level talks with Chinese President Xi
Jinping
on
14
May
2015?
Ans:- Xian

E) MISCELLANEOUS
1) Mumbai sessions court on 6 May 2015 sentenced Bollywood film star Salman Khan to five years in
prison, for killing a man in a hit-and-run accident happened in which year?
Ans:- 2002

PLACES IN NEWS
1) Name the city that would become the first in India to get Google Street View as announced on 12 May
2015?
Ans:- Hyderabad

ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
1)
What
is
full
Ans:- Defense Advance Research Project Agency

form

of

DARPA

BOOKS IN NEWS
1) Book titled Unbelievable Delhi to Islamabad was released on 8 May 2015 by Vice President M Hamid
Ansari
in
New
Delhi.
Who
is
the
author
of
this
book?
Ans:- Bhim Singh

COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1) Which committee was set
Ans:- Meenakumari committee

DAYS & DATES

up

to

review of

deep-sea

fishing Policy and

Guidelines?

The
World
Ans:- 3 May 2015

Press

Freedom

day

was

observed

globally

on