BSC:QuestionofDay:BSC

Jul2015
Ques.:1Theoutputofeightinfrastructuresectorsexpandedby4.4percentinMay,thehighestgrowthrateinpast
sixmonths.WhichofthefollowingindustriesisNOToneoftheeightcoresectorindustries?
1)Fertilizer
3)Cement
5)Petroleumrefinery

2)Textile
4)Steel
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:2IndiaandwhichofthefollowingcountrieshavesignedanMoUtoestablishtheRs50cr($7.9mn)
PACEsetterFundwhichaimstoacceleratecommercialisationofinnovationinoffgridcleanenergysolutions?
1)Germany
3)Canada
5)US

2)France
4)Norway
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:3Thepresidentofwhichofthefollowingcountrieson26Jundissolvedthe225memberparliament,paving
thewayforfreshparliamentaryelectionsinmidAug,eightmonthsaheadoftheschedule?
1)Pakistan
3)SriLanka
5)Myanmar

2)Bangladesh
4)Bhutan
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:4TheministryofCivilAviationon25JunapprovedaproposalforsettingupasecondairportintheNational
CapitalRegionat
1)Jewar
3)Jhajjar
5)Mahendragarh

2)Mewat
4)Rewari
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:5YevgenyPrimakovdiedat85recently.Thejournalist,diplomatandaseasonedspywastheformerPrime
Ministerof
1)Russia
3)Ukraine

2)Kazakhstan
4)Belarus

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:6Bangladeshsignedanagreementwithwhichcountrytoconstructa3.5kmtunnelundertheKarnaphuli
RiverinChittagongatacostlikelytobeover$1bnrecently?
1)Japan
3)China
5)Singapore

2)SouthKorea
4)Malaysia
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:7Atotalof50nations,includingIndia,signedagreementonChinaledAIIBon29JuninBeijing.China,India
andRussiaarethethreelargestshareholderswhosestakes,respectively,are
1)32percent,10percentand8percent
3)30percent,9percentand7percent
5)Noneofthese

2)30.34percent,8.52percentand6.66percent
4)29.41percent,7.25percentand5.33percent
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:8ArunShrivastavaisthepresentmanagingdirector&chiefexecutiveofficerofwhichofthefollowingpublic
sectorbanks?TheManipalbasedbankisscalingdownthepaceofbusinessexpansionfor201516.
1)IndianBank
3)BankofIndia
5)SyndicateBank

2)UnionBankofIndia
4)CanaraBank
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:9TheStateBankofIndiaon28JunsaidthatitsjointventurepartnerinSBILifeiskeentoincreaseitsstake
from26percentto36percent.TheSBI'sJVpartnerinSBILifeis
1)AmericanInternationalGroup
3)MetropolitanLifeInsuranceCompany
5)Noneofthese

2)TokioLife
4)BNPParibas
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:10TheICCmadechangesintherulesforODIsrecentlyontherecommendationsmadebytheICC'scricket
committeeheadedbytheformerIndiacaptain
1)KapilDev
3)SachinTendulkar
5)Noneofthese

2)SaurabhGanguly
4)AnilKumble
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:11GreecemadehistoryinbecomingfirsteverdevelopedeconomynottopaybacktheIMFon30Jun.The
nation(s)whichhas/havefailedtomaketheircommitmentstotheIMFinclude(s)
1)Peru

2)Zambia

3)Sudan
5)Alltheabove

4)Zimbabwe
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:12Indiaandwhichofthefollowingcountriessignedagreementsincludingthedoubletaxationavoidance
treatyandratificationontheextraditiontreaty,recently,duringthevisitoftheExternalAffairsMinisterSushmaSwaraj?
1)Thailand
3)Mauritius

2)Nepal
4)Vietnam

5)Bangladesh

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:13PrimeMinisterNarendraModion1JullaunchedtheDigitalIndiaprogram.Itcomprisesofvarious
initiativeswhichinclude
1)WiFihotspots

2)NextGenerationNetwork(NGN)

3)SwachhBharatMission(SBM)app
5)Alltheabove

4)eSign
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:14InabidtorevivedwindlinginterestinTestcricket,whichofthefollowingtwoteamswillplaythefirstday
nightTestmatchinAdelaidelaterthisyear?
1)AustraliaandNewZealand
3)SouthAfricaandAustralia

2)EnglandandAustralia
4)IndiaandAustralia

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:15Whichofthefollowingbankshaslaunched'30minauto'and'15min2wheeler'loanschemes,forwhich
customershavetoprovideonlytheirbiometricdetails?
1)ICICIBank

2)SBI

3)HDFCBank
5)BankofBaroda

4)AxisBank
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:16WhichofthefollowingIndiancitieshaswontheUnitedNationsPublicServiceAward2015inthecategory
ofimprovingdeliveryofpublicservicesrecently?Thecitywasdeclaredasthefirstopendefecationfreedistrictin
countryearlier.
1)Thrissur
3)Belgaum
5)Dhalai

2)Kollam
4)Nadia
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:17AnisaRasouliwasnominatedasthefirstfemalejudgetotheSupremeCourtinwhichofthefollowing
countrieson28Jun?
1)Bangladesh

2)Iran

3)Pakistan

4)Afghanistan

5)Indonesia

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:18_________iscelebratedastheNationalDoctor'sDayasatributetothelegendaryDrBidhanChandra
Roy,aphysician,formerWestBengalCMandtheBharatRatnaawardee.
1)29Jun

2)30Jun

3)1Jul
5)3Jul

4)2Jul
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:19SunilMittalledBhartiAirtelhasbecometheworld'sthirdlargestmobileoperatorwith303mnsubscribers.
Whichofthefollowingistheworldslargestmobileoperatorasofnow?
1)ChinaUnicom
3)VodafoneGroup

2)ChinaMobile
4)AT&T

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:20IndianRailwaysandIndianArmyareamongworld'sbiggestemployers.Whataretheirranks,respectively,
amongtheworld'sbiggestemployers?
1)1stand2nd

2)1stand5th

3)3rdand6th
5)8thand9th

4)6thand7th
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:21WhowonNorwayChess2015tournamentrecently?
1)JonLudvigHammer
3)MagnusCarlsen

2)VeselinTopalov
4)VishwanathanAnand

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:22TheOnenation,onenumberbecamearealityon3Julasmobilephoneuserscannowretaintheir
numberswhentheyrelocatetoanypartofthecountry.Themobilenumberportability(MNP)wasfirstallowedwithin
circlesin
1)2009

2)2010

3)2011
5)2013

4)2012
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:23ThebooktitledTranscendence:MySpiritualExperienceswithPramukhSwamijihasbeenwrittenby
whichofthefollowingfamouspersonalitiesandArunTiwari?
1)JJayalalithaa

2)APJAbdulKalam

3)PranabMukherjee

4)LKAdvani

5)NarendraModi

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:24ThegovthasapprovedPradhanMantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana(PMKSY)whichwillhaveanoutlayof
_________overaperiodoffiveyears(201516to201920).
1)Rs5000cr
3)Rs20,000cr

2)Rs10,000cr
4)Rs25,000cr

5)Rs50,000cr

Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:25Chinahasstartedconstructionofthe3,968kmlonggaspipelinetopump38billioncubicmetersof
naturalgasfrom_________toShanghai.
1)Kazakhstan

2)Tajikistan

3)Belarus
5)Uzbekistan

4)Russia
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:26Thegovtnotifiedthecompliancewindow,todeclareforeignassetswithoutprosecution,underthe
UndisclosedForeignIncomeandAssetsandImpositionofTaxActon1Jul.Thewindowwillremainopentill

1)Sep1,2015

2)Sep30,2015

3)Oct1,2015

4)Dec31,2015

5)Mar31,2016

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:27_______thisyearisofficiallybeabitlongerthanusualbecauseanextrasecond,or'leap'second,was
addedtotheday,accordingtoNASA.
1)Jun29

2)Jun30

3)Jul01

4)Jul02

5)Jul03

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:28WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenchosenfortheGDBirlaAwardforScientificResearchfor2014?The
awardseekstorecogniseresearchbyIndianscientistsagedbelow50andlivingandworkinginIndia.
1)CNRRao
3)JayantNarlikar

2)ThanuPadmanabhan
4)SanjeevGalande

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:29MattiMakkonen,whopassedaway,recently,wasknownasthefatherof
1)ShortMessageService(SMS)
3)WorldWideWeb

2)Email
4)Cloudstorage

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:30ThefirstdaynightcricketTestmatchwillbeplayedinAdelaide,Australialaterthisyear.Inorderto
facilitatethegameunderfloodlights,thespeciallydesigned_______Kookaburraballswillbeused.
1)red

2)white

3)pink
5)Noneofthese

4)yellow
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:31PresidentPranabMukherjeereleasedthebooktitledUniki(BeingorExistence)inHyderabad,recently,
whichisauthoredbytheMaharashtraGovernor
1)CVidyasagarRao

2)RamNaik

3)RamNareshYadav

4)KalyanSingh

5)OPKohli

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:32ThefirststateinthecountrytolaunchaninnovativevoluntaryschemeMharaGaonJagmagGaonaimed
atproviding24houruninterruptedpowersupplytoruraldomesticconsumersis
1)Rajasthan

2)MadhyaPradesh

3)Haryana

4)Maharashtra

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:33_______hasbecomethefirstcountryintheworldtoeliminatemothertochildtransmissionofHIVand
syphilisasannouncedbytheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO).
1)UK
3)Norway

2)Spain
4)Finland

5)Cuba

Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:34WhoamongthefollowinghaswontheCommonwealthChessChampionshipon29Jun?
1)DeepSengupta

2)AbhijeetGupta

3)SRaviTeja

4)MRLalithBabu

5)ArghyadipDas

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:35ThepowerequipmentmakerBHELon1Julsaidithascommissionedthe500MWKostiThermalPower
Station,thelargestpowerplantof

1)Bhutan
3)Comoros

2)Turkey
4)DRCongo

5)Sudan

Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:36TheForeignInvestmentPromotionBoard(FIPB)on3Julapprovedtheproposalofwhichofthefollowing
privatebankstoraiseitsforeigninstitutionalinvestment(FII)capinthebankfrom49percentto55percent?
1)YesBank

2)HDFCBank

3)KotakMahindraBank
5)FederalBank

4)ICICIBank
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:37TheSocioEconomicandCasteCensus(SECC)2011wasreleasedbythegovton3Jul.Whichofthe
followingisNOTtrueaboutthepreliminaryfindingsofthecensus?
1)Thecountryhasatotalof24.39crhouseholds.

2)Oftheruralhouseholds,18.46percentbelong
toaSCand10.97percenttoaST.

3)Aboutafourthoftheruralhouseholdsdon't
havealiterateadultabovetheageof25.

4)Thesurveyhasbeencompletedinallthe640
districts.

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:38TheprovisionaldataoftheSocioEconomicandCasteCensus(SECC)wasreleasedon3Julbythegovt.
ItisthefirstsuchCensusinindependentIndiaasthelastonewasconductedin
1)1909

2)1911

3)1928
5)1942

4)1932
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:39__________isthefirstcompanyintheIT/ITeSsectortosignanadvancepricingagreement(APA)withthe
CentralBoardofDirectTaxes.Itisapartofeffortstoreducedisputeswithforeigncompaniesovertaxrelatedissues.
1)BNPParibasSolutions

2)StandardCharteredPLC

3)ANZMerchantBusinessSolutions

4)HSBCWealthStrategicSolutions

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:40NametheIndianAmericanwhohasbeennamedasthe2015GlobalConfederationforHigherEducation
AssociationsforAgricultureandLifeSciencesWorldAgriculturePrizelaureate.
1)VijayKDhir
3)JamshedBharucha

2)RPaulSingh
4)RakeshKhurana

5)GeetaMenon

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:41IndiasGDPcrossed$2trillionmarkin2014.However,intermsofPPP,India'sGDPstoodat________in
2014,maintainingitsthirdslotintheworld,afterChinaandtheUS.
1)$6.78trillion

2)$6.12trillion

3)$5.78trillion
5)$2.01trillion

4)$4.82trillion
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:42AccordingtotheWorldBankslatestestimatesonpercapitaincomeandGDP,whichofthefollowingis
NOTcorrect?
1)Indiaspercapitaincomerose9.7percentto
$1,631in2014.

2)Indiawas169thintermsofpercapitaincomein
theworld.

3)Intermsofpurchasingpowerparity(PPP),the
country'spercapitaincomegrewto$5,833in
2014.

4)Intermsofofficialdollarrupeerate,the
economywasthirdintermsofGDPsize.

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:43Airbusand_________haveteameduptomanufactureandsupplyhelicoptersfortheIndianarmed
forces.Thejointventurewillbidfor100navalutilityhelicoptersandotherprocurementprojects.
1)TataGroup

2)L&T

3)MahindraGroup

4)GodrejIndustries

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:44TheRe1noteisbackincirculationasannouncedbythegovtinDec2014.Thenewnotes,dated2015,
carrythesignatureofthepresent
1)FinanceMinister

2)Adeputygovernor,RBI

3)Governor,RBI
5)Secretary,MinistryofFinance

4)PrimeMinister
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:45TataTrusthastiedupwithwhichofthefollowingtechnologygiantstolaunchthejointinitiativecalled,
InternetSaathi,totrainruralwomenlearnanduseInternet?
1)Microsoft

2)Google

3)Facebook
5)Infosys

4)TCS
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:46Whichofthefollowingtelecommunicationfirmson3Jullaunchedaprepaidcardlinkedmobilewallet
service,SpeedPay,whichallowscustomerstotransfercash,payforservicesaswellaswithdrawcashofuptoRs1
lakh?
1)Vodafone
3)Airtel

2)Idea
4)BSNL

5)Aircel

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:47WhoamongthefollowingIndianAmericanshas/havebeenhonouredwiththisyearsprestigiousGreat
Immigrants:ThePrideofAmericaaward?
1)AbrahamVerghese
3)RakeshKhurana
5)Alltheabove

2)MadhulikaSikka
4)PreetBharara
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:48YKSabharwal,whopassedaway,recently,wastheformer
1)ChiefJusticeofIndia
3)CentralVigilanceCommissioner

2)ChiefElectionCommissioner
4)ChiefInformationCommissioner

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:49Whichofthefollowingbankson3JullaunchedaninitiativeknownasProjectTatkaltoprovidedoorstep
servicesandexpeditehomeloanapplicationprocess?
1)HDFCBank
3)BankofBaroda
5)AxisBank

2)StateBankofIndia
4)ICICIBank
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:50Whichofthefollowingteamswonthe2015CopaAmericafootballtournament?
1)Argentina
3)Colombia

2)Chile
4)Peru

5)Brazil

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:51CommodoreCDBalaji(retd.),on3JultookchargeastheDirectoroftheAeronauticalDevelopment
Agency(ADA)andProgrammeDirectoroftheLightCombatAircraft(LCA).TheADAisheadquarteredat
1)Bengaluru
3)Hyderabad
5)Baleswar

2)Lucknow
4)Chennai
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:52ThegovernmenthasdecidedtogiveCabinetministersranktoArvindPanagariya.Presently,heholds
whichofthefollowingpositions?

1)ChiefEconomicAdvisertoFinanceMinistry
3)CEOofNITIAayog
5)Noneofthese

2)MediaAdvisortothePM
4)ViceChairmanofNITIAayog
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:53NumberofvehiclesrecalledbytheautomajorsinIndiahascrossed__________markinthelastthree
yearsaftertheautomobilebodySIAMsvoluntarycodeonvehiclerecallcameintoeffectinJul2012.
1)60,000

2)1,14,000

3)2,50,000
5)tenlakh

4)fivelakh
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:54GreecehasreachedonthebrinkofexitingfromEurozone.BeforejoiningtheEurozonein2002,the
currencyofGreecewas
1)Greekngultrum
3)Greekpeso

2)Greekringgit
4)Greekdrachma

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:55TheUNESCOhasclassifiedSana'aasendangeredheritagesite.Sanaaissituatedinwhichofthe
followingcountries?
1)Syria
3)Yemen
5)Iraq

2)Libya
4)Afghanistan
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:56TheAdanigroupon4JulsignedanMoUwithwhichofthefollowingstategovtsforsettingupsolarpower
plantsatacostofRs4,536crinRamanathapuramdistrict?
1)Karnataka

2)TamilNadu

3)Kerala
5)Telangana

4)AndhraPradesh
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:57TheiONcloudplatform,whichhasbecomethepreeminentplatformforconductingexaminationsinthe
country,isaproductof
1)IBM
3)Wipro

2)Infosys
4)TCS

5)TechMahindra

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:58TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordshasrecognisedarecordcreatedin________on'WorldHand
washingDay'onOct15,2014inwhich12,76,425studentswashedtheirhandssimultaneouslyat13,196different
locations.
1)Gujarat
3)Tripura
5)MadhyaPradesh

2)Kerala
4)Rajasthan
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:59Whoamongthefollowingwonthe2015BritishGrandPrixF1championshiprecently?
1)LewisHamilton

2)FernandoAlonso

3)SebastianVettel
5)Noneofthese

4)NicoRosberg
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:60PrimeMinisterNarendraModileftforasixnationtouron6JultoattendtheBRICSandSCOsummitsin
Russia.TheCentralAsiannationswhichhewillalsovisitdonotinclude
1)Tajikistan
3)Uzbekistan

2)Kazakhstan
4)Ukraine

5)Kyrgyzstan

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:61UnderthegovtsplantotransformIndia's90,000kmofnationalhighwaysintogreencorridors,

__________oftheroadconstructioncostwillgotowardsplantingtrees.
1)onepercent
3)threepercent

2)twopercent
4)fivepercent

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:62AsperthelatestSocioEconomicandCasteCensus(SECC)2011,whichofthefollowingstatestopsthe
listofstateswithmanualscavengingstillinpractice?
1)Punjab
3)Tripura

2)Karnataka
4)UttarPradesh

5)MadhyaPradesh

Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:63IndiasGDPcrossedUSD2tnmarkin2014.WhatareIndiaspositionsin2014intheworldintermsof
nominalGDPandPPPrespectively?
1)tenth,fourth

2)ninth,third

3)seventh,fifth
5)Noneofthese

4)fifth,third
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:64TheIndianroadnetworkof33lakhkmisthesecondlargestintheworldandconsistsof92,851kmof
NationalHighways.Thecountrywiththelargestroadnetworkintheworldis
1)Russia
3)US

2)China
4)Japan

5)Canada

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:65Whichofthefollowingcountrieshaswonthe2015FIFAWomensWorldCupfootballtournament?
1)Japan
3)Germany
5)Sweden

2)England
4)US
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:66TheeminentUrdunovelistAbdullahHussainwhoauthoredthebestsellerandcriticallyacclaimed'Udas
Naslain'passedawayon3Jul.Hewasacitizenof
1)India

2)Pakistan

3)Bangladesh
5)Indonesia

4)Iran
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:67Whichofthefollowingteamshaswonthe4thSouthAsianBasketballChampionship(SABA)on6Jul?
1)SriLanka
3)Nepal
5)Bangladesh

2)India
4)Pakistan
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:68IndiaandUzbekistansignedthreeagreementstoenhancecorporationbetweenforeignministries,culture
andtourismon6Jul.ThecapitalcityofUzbekistanis
1)Ashgabat

2)Dushanbe

3)Tashkent
5)Noneofthese

4)Astana
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:69NametheskipperofIndiawomenscricketteamwhoscriptedanewchapterinthehistorybecomingthe
firstfromthecountryandoverallsecondtoreachthe5000runmilestoneinonedayinternationalsrecently.
1)PoonamRaut
3)AnjumChopra

2)MithaliRaj
4)HarmanpreetKaur

5)JhulanGoswami

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:70ChinahasnominatedwhoamongthefollowingtobethefirstpresidentoftheBeijingbackedAsian

InfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)?
1)JinLiqun

2)LouJiwei

3)ZhuYunlai
5)Noneofthese

4)TakehikoNakao
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:71RajasthanplanstoemulateMaharashtra's'JalYuktShivarAbhiyan.'Thismissionisabout
1)waterconservationandmanagement
3)layingwaterpipelines

2)watercamps
4)reuseofwater

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:72RosnefthassignedapreliminarydealwithEssarGroupaboutacquiringupto49percentoftheVadinar
oilrefineryinIndia.Rosneftisthebiggestoilproducerof
1)Kazakhstan
3)Uzbekistan
5)Ukraine

2)Tajikistan
4)Russia
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:73FergussonCollege,foundedin1885,hasbeenaccordedthespecialheritagestatusbytheUniversity
GrantsCommission(UGC).Thecollegeissituatedin
1)Mumbai

2)Nasik

3)Pune
5)Nagpur

4)Aurangabad
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:74TheUnescohasdecidedtograntworldheritagestatusto23Meijiperiod(18681912)siteswhichinclude
coalminesandshipyards.Thesesitesaresituatedin
1)SouthKorea
3)Japan

2)NorthKorea
4)Vietnam

5)Indonesia

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:75PrimeMinisterNarendraModiandhiscounterpartKarimMassimovjointlylaunchedthefirstexploratory
drillingoftheSatpayevoilblock,recently,in
1)Tajikistan

2)Kyrgyzstan

3)Turkmenistan
5)Kazakhstan

4)Uzbekistan
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:76WhichofthefollowingschemesofIndiahasbeenrankedastheworld'slargestpublicworksprogramme
bytheWorldBank?
1)PAHAL
3)BharatNirman

2)MGNREGA
4)PradhanMantriGramSadakYojana

5)Otherthanthosegivenasoptions

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:77TheUnionhomeministryhasdeclaredwholeof__________asa"disturbedarea"forafurtherperiodof
oneyearfromJun30,2015.
1)Nagaland
3)Tripura
5)Mizoram

2)Manipur
4)Meghalaya
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:78YanisVaroufakisresignedastheFinanceMinisterofwhichofthefollowingcountriesamidfinancialcrisis
inthecountry?
1)Italy

2)Spain

3)Turkey
5)Sweden

4)Greece
Ans.)4

Jul2015

Ques.:79TheprocessofIndia'saccessionintotheShanghaiCooperationOrganisation(SCO)hasbegun.
Presently,whichofthefollowingisNOTamemberofSCOgroupfoundedinShanghai,China,onJun15,2001?
1)Uzbekistan

2)Tajikistan

3)Kyrgyzstan
5)Belarus

4)Kazakhstan
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:80TheWorldBank,initsTheStateofSocialSafetyNets2015report,hasrankedwhichIndianschemeas
thetopmostsocialsecurityprogrammewithconditionalcashtransfers?
1)BetiBachao,BetiPadhao
3)AtalPensionYojana

2)JananiSurakshaYojna
4)IndiraAwaasYojana

5)IndiraGandhiNationalOldAgePension
Scheme

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:81TheWorldBank,initsTheStateofSocialSafetyNets2015report,hasrankedwhichIndianschemeas
thesecondlargestunconditionalcashtransfersocialsecurityprogrammeintheworld?
1)BetiBachao,BetiPadhao
3)AtalPensionYojana
5)IndiraGandhiNationalOldAgePension
Scheme

2)JananiSurakshaYojna
4)IndiraGandhiNationalWidowPensionScheme
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:82ThecommitteesetupbythegovtonbankruptcylawreforminIndiaischairedbywhoamongthe
following?Itreleaseditsinterimreportearlierthisyear.
1)TKViswanathan

2)NRMadhavaMenon

3)KariyaMunda
5)ShashiKantSharma

4)PLPunia
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:83Indiawillcontribute_________tothe$100billionforeignexchangereservespoolthatisbeingsetupby
fivenationsoftheBRICSgroupingtotackledollarliquidityproblems.
1)$8billion
3)$18billion

2)$12billion
4)$22billion

5)$41billion

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:84ThecentralbanksoftheBRICScountrieson7Julsignedanoperatingagreementona$100billion
foreignexchangereservepool.AsperRussianCentralBankchiefElviraNabiullina,itwillcomeintoforceon
1)Jul30
3)Sep30
5)Dec31

2)Aug1
4)Oct1
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:85TheReserveBankofIndiahasgivenitsfinalnodforintroductionofanewcategoryofsemiclosed
PrepaidPaymentInstruments(PPI)for
1)Multiplexes

2)SuperMarkets

3)Internetmarketplaces
5)Noneofthese

4)MassTransitSystems
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:86WhichofthefollowingistheoldeststockexchangeofAsia?Itcompleted140yearsofoperationsonJul9,
2015.
1)BSE
3)Nikkei

2)NSE
4)ShanghaiStockExchange

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:87IndiaandwhichofthefollowingcountrieshavesignedFATCApactwhichwillenableandfacilitate
smootherexchangeoftaxrelatedinformationbetweenthetwocountries?
1)Russia

2)China

3)US
5)Mauritius

4)Switzerland
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:88PMNarendraModiproposeda10pointinitiativefortheBRICSgroupinitsannualsummitinUfa,Russia.
WhichofthefollowingisNOToneamongthem?
1)Atradefair
3)AmilitaryallianceonthelinesofNATO

2)ARailwayResearchCentre
4)Afilmfestival

5)BRICSSportsCouncilandAnnualSportsMeet Ans.)3
Jul2015
Ques.:89PMNarendraModiisslatedtovisittheUSattheendofSeptoaddressaspecialsessionoftheUNto
markthe_______yearofitsfoundation.
1)65th

2)68th

3)70th
5)75th

4)72nd
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:90WhichofthefollowingpairsofinternationalinstitutionsandtheirheadsisNOTmatchedcorrectly?
1)WorldBankJimYongKim
3)InternationalMonetaryFundChristine
Lagarde

2)InternationalLabourOrganisationGuyRyder

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)5

4)AsianDevelopmentFundTakehikoNakao

Jul2015
Ques.:91ThefiveBRICScountrieswillcontributedifferentsumstotheNewDevelopmentBankpromotedbythe
group.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectinthisregard?
1)China$41billion

2)India$21billion

3)Russia$18billion
5)SouthAfrica$5billion

4)Brazil$18billion
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:92TheforeignETFshaveinvested$3.7billionintoequitymarketsinIndiatillJun2015.HerethetermETF
standsfor
1)ExtraTradedFund
3)ExchangeTradedFund

2)ExternallyTradedFund
4)ExchangeTrashedFund

5)EligibleTradedFund

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:93TheWorldPopulationDayisanannualeventwhichseekstoraiseawarenessofglobalpopulationissues
andisobservedeveryyearon
1)Jul1
3)Jul10
5)Jul13

2)Jul5
4)Jul11
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:94ThePrimeMinistersofIndiaandPakistanmetatUfa,Russiaandagreedonafewissues.Whichofthe
followingisNOTamongtheagreedissues?
1)PakistanwillsharekeyaccusedZakiur
RehmanLakhvisvoicesample.

2)AnearlymeetingbetweentheheadsofBSF
andPakistanRangers.

3)Thenationalsecurityadvisorsofthetwonations 4)Indias$500mnlineofcredittoeradicatepolio
willmeetsoon.
fromPakistan.
5)Noneofthese
Ans.)4
Jul2015
Ques.:95Theundergroundmetrorailserviceiscalledtubeinwhichofthefollowingcities?Astriketothisservice
broughtthecitytoavirtualstandstillrecently.
1)NewYork
3)Frankfurt
5)Tokyo
Jul2015

2)Paris
4)London
Ans.)4

Ques.:96WhoistheauthorofthebookFarthestField:AnIndianStoryoftheSecondWorldWar?
1)SwapanDasgupta

2)TavleenSingh

3)MJAkbar
5)RajaMohan

4)RaghuKarnad
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:97ThevisitingIndiacricketteamwonthefirstofthethreematchODIseriesinZimbabwerecently.Wholeads
theteaminthistour?
1)AjinkyaRahane
3)RohitSharma

2)RavindraJadeja
4)ViratKohli

5)SureshRaina

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:98IndianspaceagencyISROsPSLVrocketPSLVC28carriedfivesatellitessuccessfullytothespaceon10
Julinitsheaviestcommercialmission(around1,440kg)tilldate.Thesefivesatellitesbelongedto
1)Germany
3)UK
5)Iran

2)Switzerland
4)Singapore
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:99ThegovtcampaignGiveItUpisassociatedwith
1)makingIndiaopendefecationfree

2)givingupblackmoneystashedabroad

3)givingupaccesslandtolandlesspeople
5)Noneofthese

4)givingupLPGsubsidy
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:100Over8.65lakhpeoplewereevacuated,recently,inwhichofthefollowingcountriesastyphoonChan
Homapproachedit?
1)Japan
3)Malaysia

2)Indonesia
4)China

5)Pakistan

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:101Indiaandwhichofthefollowingcountrieshavesignedfouragreementsincludingonetoboostdefence
cooperationandholdannualjointmilitaryexercisesduringPMNarendraModisvisittothecountryrecently?
1)Kyrgyzstan
3)Mongolia
5)Turkmenistan

2)Ukraine
4)Tajikistan
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:102TheproposedUSD10bnTAPIgaspipelineprojectwilloriginateinwhichofthefollowingcountries?
1)Tajikistan
3)Turkmenistan

2)Tanzania
4)TrinidadandTobago

5)Turkey

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:103WhichofthefollowingpairsofCentralAsiancountriesandtheircurrenciesisNOTmatchedcorrectly?
1)TurkmenistanTurkmenistanmanat

2)UzbekistanUzbekistanisom

3)KazakhstanKazakhstanitenge
5)TajikistanTajikistanisomoni

4)KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstaniruble
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:104Thegovthassetatargetofskilling_________peopleby2022,underthenewNationalPolicyforSkill
Development.
1)20.15cr
3)40.20cr

2)30.20cr
4)50cr

5)50.20cr

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:105TheShanghaiheadquarteredNewDevelopmentBankorBRICSbankhasbeensetupwithaninitial
authorisedcapitalofUSD100bn,whileitsinitialsubscribedcapitalofUSD50bnhasbeensharedamongthe

foundingmembers
1)equally
3)aspertheirforeignexchangereserves
5)Noneofthese

2)aspertheirGDPsize
4)aspertheirpopulation
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:106Afterthesuccessofcountry'sfirst24x7allwomencabnetwork'SheTaxi',thestateownedautonomous
institutionGenderParkplanstolaunch'SheBus'servicein
1)Maharashtra
3)Goa
5)TamilNadu

2)Gujarat
4)Kerala
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:107Indiaon11Julyrecordedapopulationof127,42,39,769at5PM.AspertheNationalPopulation
StabilisationFund(NPSF),Indiamaybecomethemostpopulouscountryby
1)2020

2)2025

3)2030
5)2050

4)2040
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:108ThepairofSaniaMirzaandMartinaHingiswonthewomensdoublestitleof2015Wimbledontennis
tournamentdefeating
1)PranjalaYadlapalliandChihiroMuramatsu
3)CaseyDellacquaandYaroslavaShvedova

2)RaquelKopsJonesandAbigailSpear
4)EkaterinaMakarovaandElenaVesnina

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:109Whowonthewomenssinglestitleofthe2015Wimbledontennistournament?
1)GarbineMuguruza

2)VictoriaAzarenka

3)CocoVandeweghe
5)SerenaWilliams

4)MariaSharapova
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:110ThestaterunNationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(Nabard)hassetatargetof
providing_________ascredittofarmersforirrigationoverthenextthreeyears.
1)Rs10,000cr
3)Rs25,000cr

2)Rs20,000cr
4)Rs30,000cr

5)Rs50,000cr

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:111AftertalksbetweenPMNarendraModiandPresidentGurbangulyBerdymukhammedov,thetwosides
signedatotalofsevenpacts.MrGurbangulyisthepresentpresidentof
1)Turkmenistan
3)Kyrgyzstan
5)Uzbekistan

2)Tajikistan
4)Kazakhstan
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:112OnlyafewIndianPrimeMinistershavevisitedPakistansofar.Whoamongthefollowingisoneamong
thosePMswhovisitedPakistan?
1)AtalBihariVajpayee
3)JawaharlalNehru
5)Noneofthese

2)RajivGandhi
4)Alltheabove
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:113LeanderPaesclinchedthemixeddoublestitleat2015WimbledonafterdefeatingAlexanderPeyaand
TimeaBaboson12Jul.Hispartnerinthegamewas
1)MartinaNavratilova
3)AnnaKournikova
5)MartinaHingis
Jul2015

2)MonicaSeles
4)SaniaMirza
Ans.)5

Ques.:114TheindigenouslybuiltAakashmissilehasbeeninductedintoIndianAirForce.Whichofthefollowingis
NOTtrueaboutthemissile?
1)Thesupersonicmissilehasaspeedthreetimes
fasterthanthatofsound.
3)IthasbeendevelopedjointlybytheDRDOand
BharatElectronicsLtd.
5)Noneofthese

2)Thesurfacetoairmissilecanhiteighttargetsat
atime.
4)Themissile'sradar,developedbyBEL,has
beennamedRajendraRadar.
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:115WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenselectedtobethechairmanoftheupcomingKolkatabased
BandhanBank?
1)SisirKumarChakrabarti
3)ChandraShekharGhosh
5)BibekDebroy

2)BSambamurthy
4)AshokKumarLahiri
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:116NovakDjokovicdefeatedwhoamongthefollowingtowinthemenssinglestitleoftheWimbledon2015?
1)RogerFederer
3)StanWawrinka
5)RafaelNadal

2)DavidFerrer
4)AndyMurray
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:117SNSahaihasbeenappointedasthenewHomeSecretaryof
1)Delhi
3)MadhyaPradesh
5)Bihar

2)Gujarat
4)Assam
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:118ForthefirsttimeinIndia,asystemtodetectearthquakesanddisseminatewarningshasbeeninstalledin
1)ArunachalPradesh
3)JammuandKashmir

2)HimachalPradesh
4)Sikkim

5)Uttarakhand

Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:119GennadyPadalkahasbrokentherecordforthelongesttimespentinspacewithatotalof803daysason
Jul2015.Heisacosmonautof
1)Germany
3)US
5)UK

2)Russia
4)France
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:120IndiagotfullmembershipofShanghaiCooperationOrganisation(SCO)on10Jul.AlongwithIndia,the
processtoinclude________asamemberwasalsoinitiated.
1)Afghanistan
3)Pakistan
5)Iran

2)Belarus
4)Mongolia
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:121Indiahaswonarecord156medals,including89goldand50silvers,intheWorldPoliceandFiregames
heldrecentlyin
1)Washington
3)London
5)Athens

2)Paris
4)Tokyo
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:122Thecommitteeformedbythesportsministrytorecommendmeasuresforthesmoothrunningofthe
SportsAuthorityofIndia(SAI)trainingcentresaroundthecountryisheadedby
1)BhogeshwarBarua

2)MalavShroff

3)JaspalSandhu
5)AshwiniNachappa

4)GopiChand
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:123Toraiseawarenessabouttheimportanceofinvestinginyouthskillsdevelopment,theUnitedNations
GeneralAssemblyhasdecidedtocelebratethefirstWorldYouthSkillsDay(WYSD)on
1)15Jul
3)21Jul
5)31Jul

2)18Jul
4)25Jul
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:124WhoamongthefollowingisthenewManagingDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficerofCreditInformation
BureauIndiaLtd(CIBIL)?
1)ArunThukral
3)ArunDuggal
5)AshuSuyash

2)SatishPillai
4)PranabKumarChoudhury
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:125___________hasbecomethefirstBritishAsiantojointheEnglandandWalesCricketBoard(ECB).
1)VikramSolanki
3)MarkRamprakash
5)NasserHussain

2)LordKamleshPatel
4)RonnieIrani
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:126SriramKalyanaramanisthenewManagingDirector&ChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)ofwhichofthe
followingregulators?
1)NHB
3)SEBI
5)IRDAI

2)FMC
4)NABARD
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:127Inwhichstateatleast27pilgrimslosttheirliveson14JulinastampedewhileparticipatinginGodavari
Pushkaram,observedonceintwelveyears?
1)Maharashtra
3)TamilNadu
5)Karnataka

2)Odisha
4)AndhraPradesh
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:128Iranandsixmajorworldpowersreachedanucleardealon14Jul.Thesesixworldpowersincludefive
permanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCounciland
1)Japan

2)Brazil

3)Germany
5)Italy

4)India
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:129ASupremeCourtappointedpanelon14JulbannedtwoIndianPremierLeaguefranchisesfortwoyears
onchargesofbettingbytheirowners.Thesetwofranchisesare
1)RajasthanRoyalsandMumbaiIndians
3)RajasthanRoyalsandKolkataKnightRiders
5)RajasthanRoyalsandChennaiSuperKings

2)SunrisersHyderabadandChennaiSuperKings
4)RoyalChallengersBangaloreandChennai
SuperKings
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:130WhoarethewinnersofthemensdoublesfinalofWimbledon2015?
1)JamieMurrayandJohnPeers
3)MaheshBhupathiandJankoTipsarevic
5)Noneofthese

2)JeanJulienRojerandHoriaTecau
4)LeanderPaesandDanielNestor
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:131WhichofthefollowingNASAspacecraftspassedbydwarfplanetPluto(withinjust12,500kmofits
surface)recently?
1)Discovery
3)PathFinder
5)Rosetta

2)Colombia
4)NewHorizons
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:132Theactofacountryvoluntarilyreducingthevalueofitscurrencyvisavisabasketofotherinternational
currenciesistermedas
1)appreciation
3)evaluation
5)moratorium

2)devaluation
4)liquidation
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:133ThevisitingIndiancricketteamdefeatedwhichofthefollowingteams30inthethreematchoneday
Internationalseriesrecently?
1)Bangladesh

2)SriLanka

3)Zimbabwe
5)SouthAfrica

4)NewZealand
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:134ThethreemembercommitteeoftheSupremeCourtheadedbyformerCJIRMLodhahasslappedalife
banfromallcricketmatcheson
1)RajKundra
3)NSrinivasan

2)GurunathMeiyappan
4)Alltheabove

5)Only1)and2)

Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:135ManayangathSubramanianViswanathan(MSV)diedon14JulinChennai.Hewasalegendary
1)musicdirector

2)singer

3)actor
5)filmcritic

4)scriptwriter
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:136WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenappointedastheViceChiefoftheIndianArmyrecently?
1)PhilipCampose
3)KaranSinghShekhawat
5)Noneofthese

2)ManMohanSinghRai
4)MukulKumarSingh
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:137Indiaon13JulsignedanMoUforcooperationinthefieldofelectionmanagementandadministration
withwhichofthefollowingcountries?
1)Georgia

2)Cuba

3)Colombia
5)Belarus

4)Kazakhstan
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:138The17yearoldSumitNagalwonthejuniorboysdoublesoftheWimbledon2015withhispartnerNam
HoangLy,whoisfrom
1)Vietnam
3)Spain

2)Netherlands
4)Switzerland

5)Japan

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:139TherecentlyreleasednoveltitledGoSetaWatchmanisauthoredby
1)SuzanneCollins

2)StephenieMeyer

3)JKRowling
5)Noneofthese

4)HarperLee
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:140VijenderSingh,whowasinnewsforturningprofessional,recently,isassociatedwiththegameof
1)hockey
3)archery
5)boxing
Jul2015

2)tennis
4)shooting
Ans.)5

Ques.:141TheUnionCivilAviationMinisteron13JulylaunchedtheGAGANsystem,whichwouldmakeairline
operationsmoreefficientandreducecosts.ThepresentCivilAviationMinisteris
1)AnantGeete
3)Ananthkumar

2)AshokGajapathiRaju
4)SureshPrabhu

5)NitinGadkari

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:142TheGAGANisasatellitebasednavigationsystemwhichprovidesautonomous,highprecisiongeo
spatiallocationinformationoftheuser.ThetermGAGANstandsfor
1)GPSAidedGeoAdvancedNavigation
3)GPSAidedGeoAccurateNavigation
5)Noneofthese

2)GPSAidedGeoAviationNavigation
4)GPSAidedGeoAugmentedNavigation
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:143PrimeMinisterNarendraModion15JullaunchedskillIndiainitiativesthataimtotrainover40crore
peopleinIndiaindifferentskillsby2022.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapartoftheinitiatives?
1)NationalSkillDevelopmentMission
3)PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojana
5)Noneofthese

2)NationalPolicyforSkillDevelopmentand
Entrepreneurship2015
4)SkillLoanscheme
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:144TheRBIhasconstitutedacommitteetoworkoutamediumterm(fiveyear)measurableactionplanfor
financialinclusion.Thecommitteeisheadedby
1)DeepakMohanty

2)SubirGokarn

3)KamaleshChandraChakrabarty
5)HarunRashidKhan

4)AnandSinha
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:145NamethenotedartistwhohasbeenconferredwithhighestFrenchCivilianAwardCommandeurdela
LgiondHonneur(theLegionofHonour).
1)SubodhGupta
3)AkbarPadamsee

2)JogenChowdhury
4)RamKumar

5)SayedHaiderRaza

Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:146SimhasthaKumbhMela,whichoccursoncein12yearsasperHinducalendar,beganon16Julwiththe
traditionalceremonyofhoistingofflagsandthousandsofpeopletakingaholydipinGodavaririverin
1)Ujjain
3)Allahabad(Prayag)
5)Noneofthese

2)Nashik
4)Haridwar
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:147IndiahastestfireditsindigenouslydevelopedhelicopterlaunchedNag(HeliNa)missileatafiringrange
inJaisalmerinRajasthanrecently.Itisan_______missile.
1)antitank
3)antiballisticmissile
5)Noneofthese

2)antiUAV
4)antiaircraft
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:148TheMinistryofWomenandChildDevelopment(WCD)haslaunched#100WomenInitiativetoselect
100womenachieversofIndiathroughpublicnominationsincollaborationwith
1)WhatsApp
3)Twitter
5)LinkedIn

2)Facebook
4)Google+
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:149TheUnionMinistryofUrbanDevelopmenton15JullaunchednationwideHRIDAYschemefrom
1)Amritsar
3)Varanasi
5)Jaipur

2)Lucknow
4)Hyderabad
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:150TheCCIhasimposedatotalpenaltyofRs671.05cronfourpublicsectorinsurancecompaniesfor
manipulatingabiddingprocessinitiatedbytheKeralagovt.Here,thetermCCIstandsfor
1)CensorCommissionofIndia
3)CompetitionCommissionofIndia
5)CompetitionCuratorofIndia

2)CompetitionControllerofIndia
4)CompetitionCommitteeofIndia
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:151TheWorldDayforInternationalJustice,alsoreferredtoasDayofInternationalCriminalJusticeor
InternationalJusticeDayiscelebratedthroughouttheworldon
1)11Jul

2)17Jul

3)18Jul
5)30Jul

4)28Jul
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:152TheRBIhassaidthatbankswillnowreportpastduesandlevyanylatepaymentchargesoncreditcard
holdersonlyifthepaymenthasbeendueformorethan
1)twodays
3)fivedays

2)threedays
4)tendays

5)15days

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:153Thecountdowntothefirstevernichebankinglicenceawardprocesshasbeganastheexternaladvisory
committeeheadedby___________hasgivenitsreporttotheRBI.
1)NachiketMor
3)UrjitPatel
5)UshaThorat

2)RGandhi
4)BimalJalan
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:154TheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)on16JulreaffirmeditsgrowthforecastforIndia,peggingGross
DomesticProduct(GDP)togrowat______inFY16and________inFY17.
1)7.2percent,7.8percent
3)7.5percent,8percent
5)Noneofthese

2)7.4percent,7.8percent
4)7.8percent,8.2percent
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:155InathirdbailoutfordebtstrickenGreece,theEuropeanUnionhasagreedtolend_________tothe
country.
1)3billioneuro
3)7billioneuro
5)11billioneuro

2)5billioneuro
4)9billioneuro
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:156JulesBianchi,whodiedrecentlyfromheadinjuriessustainedinacompetitioninJapanin2014,wasa
1)boxer
3)polevaultplayer
5)cyclist

2)sprinter
4)F1driver
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:157Withinthebankingsector,foreigninvestmentupto________inprivatesectorbanksand_________in
thecaseofpublicsectorbanksisallowed.
1)49percent,26percent
3)74percent,20percent
5)Noneofthese

2)51percent,24percent
4)76percent,20percent
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:158TheCentrehasdoneawaywithsublimitsforforeigninvestmentsinIndiancompanies.Whichofthe
followingwillNOTbeconsideredaforeigninvestmentinanIndianfirm?
1)ForeignPortfolioInvestors(FPIs)
3)QualifiedForeignInvestors(QFIs)
5)Noneofthese

2)NonResidentIndians(NRIs)
4)DepositoryReceipts(DRs)
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:159TheHeritageCityDevelopmentandAugmentationYojana(HRIDAY),whichseekstopreserveand
rejuvenatetherichculturalheritageofthecountryintheselected12cities,doesnotcover
1)Amaravati

2)Vellankini

3)Kanchipuram
5)Ajmer

4)Madurai
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:160UWunnaMaungLwinisthepresentForeignMinisterofwhichofthefollowingcountries?HewasinNew
DelhitoholdthefirstmeetingoftheJointConsultativeCommissionofthetwonations.
1)Singapore
3)Malaysia

2)Thailand
4)Myanmar

5)Cambodia

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:161TheSouthKoreansteelgiantPosco,recently,putonholdits$12bnsteelprojectinwhichofthe
followingstatesduetodelaysinvariousregulatoryapprovals?
1)Karnataka
3)MadhyaPradesh
5)TamilNadu

2)Maharashtra
4)Odisha
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:162NametheIndianAmericanwomanwhohasbeenhonouredasoneoftheChampionsofChangebythe
WhiteHouseoftheUS.
1)SunitaViswanath
3)SunitaWilliams
5)GeetaMenon

2)IndraNooyi
4)RenuKhator
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:163TheHaryanagovthasappointedwhoamongthefollowingasitsbrandambassadorfortheBetiBachao,
BetiPadhaocampaigntopromotethecauseofthegirlchild?
1)KareenaKapoor
3)DeepikaPadukone
5)MadhuriDixit

2)ParineetiChopra
4)PriyankaChopra
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:164TheUniongovtsDepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotion(DIPP)hasapprovedaproposaltoset
upthecountrysfirstdefenceindustrialparkatOttappalamin
1)TamilNadu

2)Kerala

3)Karnataka
5)Gujarat

4)WestBengal
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:165AlcidesEdgardoGhiggia,whopassedawayrecently,wasthesoccerlegendof
1)Brazil
3)Chile
5)Uruguay

2)Argentina
4)France
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:166WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenappointedasthenewDirectorofNationalBookTrust?
1)MASikandar
3)RitaChowdhury
5)AnuradhaSharmaPujari

2)UddipanaGoswami
4)ArupaKalitaPatangia
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:167TheRBIsignedaspecialcurrencyswapagreement,recently,withthecentralbankofwhichofthe
followingcountriesthatwillallowthelattertodrawupto$1.1bnforamaximumperiodofsixmonths?
1)Afghanistan
3)Myanmar
5)Maldives

2)Bangladesh
4)SriLanka
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:168IndiahassignedapactwiththeWorldBank,recently,for$250mnfinancialassistancefortheDisaster
RecoveryProjectof
1)Odisha
3)AndamanandNicobar
5)Lakshadweep

2)TamilNadu
4)AndhraPradesh
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:169IndigenouslybuiltINSAstravahiniwasdecommissionedatVishakhapatnamrecently.Itwasa
1)torpedolaunchandrecoveryvessel
3)fastattackvessel
5)antisubmarinewarfarecarrier

2)guidedmissiledestroyer
4)helicoptercarrier
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:170TheproposalofwhichofthefollowingChinesetelecomsolutionsproviderstosetupamanufacturing
unitinTamilNadureceivedconditionalsecurityclearancefromtheUnionHomeMinistryrecently?
1)ChinaUnicom
3)ZTE
5)Lenovo

2)PioneerGlobal
4)Huawei
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:171WhichofthefollowingautomajorsinIndiahascomeupwithnewpremiumdealershipsnamedNexato
sellonlypremiumcarsfromthesedealerships?
1)MarutiSuziki
3)TataMotors
5)Fiat

2)Hyundai
4)MahindraandMahindra
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:172Thegovthaskeptwhichofthefollowingsectorsoutofthepurviewofcompositeforeigninvestmentcaps
announcedrecentlyforforeigninvestments?
1)Defence

2)Banking

3)Pharmaceuticals
5)Only1)and2)

4)Alltheabove
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:173Theethicallyquestionablepracticeofasalespersonmisrepresentingormisleadinganinvestoraboutthe
characteristicsofaproductorserviceistermedas
1)overthecountersale
3)crossselling

2)misselling
4)misbehaviour

5)persuasion

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:174WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenappointedasInterimDirectorofthePunebasedFilmandTelevision
InstituteofIndia(FTII)?
1)MukeshKhanna
3)PallaviJoshi
5)GajendraChauhan

2)PraveenKumar
4)PrashantPathrabe
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:175Thetourismdepartmentofwhichstatehaswon2015PacificAsiaTravelAssociation(PATA)awardinthe
Heritage&CulturecategoryforitsMuzirisHeritageProject?
1)Maharashtra
3)Kerala
5)Karnataka

2)Odisha
4)Gujarat
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:176Indiaandwhichcountryhavesignedanagreementintheareaofcustomstoliberalisebusinessvisas
recently?ThetwocountrieshavefixedatargetofUSD30bntobeachievedby2025.
1)Sweden
3)Singapore

2)Japan
4)Russia

5)Malaysia

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:177TheNelsonMandelaInternationalDayisobservedacrosstheworldon
1)11July
3)28July
5)30July

2)18July
4)29July
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:178AmelieMauresmo,thetwotimeGrandSlamwinner,wason18JulinductedintotheInternationalTennis
HallofFame.Sheistheformernumberonetennisplayerof
1)France

2)Spain

3)Switzerland
5)Japan

4)Russia
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:179TheUSactorAlexRoccodiedofcanceraged79recently.Hewasbestknownforhisroleincrimedrama
1)TheFastandtheFurious
3)TheBourneIdentity
5)TheGodfather

2)SherlockHolmes
4)TheDeparted
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:180TheIndevAirFreightStation,India'sfirstprivateairfreightstation(AFS,)hasannouncedcommencement
ofitsoperationson1Augin
1)Bengaluru
3)NewDelhi
5)Pune

2)Hyderabad
4)Chennai
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:181WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenappointedasthechairpersonoftheFoodSafetyandStandards
AuthorityofIndia(FSSAI)recently?
1)LovVerma

2)YudhvirSinghMalik

3)KChandramouli
5)Noneofthese

4)BhanuPratapSharma
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:182WhoisthenewChairpersonofDelhiCommissionforWomen(DCW)?
1)BarkhaShukla
3)MridulaSinha
5)Noneofthese

2)SwatiMaliwal
4)LalithaKumaramangalam
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:183TheVicePresidentofIndiaMHamidAnsarireleasedabookentitledLocale,EverydayIslamand
Modernityrecently.Thebookhasbeenauthoredby
1)MuftiMohammadSayeed

2)SyedAhmed

3)MJAkbar
5)Noneofthese

4)MRaisurRahman
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:184AccordingtotheAccidentalDeathsandSuicidesinIndia2014reportreleasedbytheNationalCrime
RecordsBureau(NCRB),totalof5,650farmerscommittedsuicidein2014.Themaximumsuicideswerereportedin
1)Chhattisgarh
3)Maharashtra

2)Telangana
4)MadhyaPradesh

5)UttarPradesh

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:185WhichofthefollowingIndiancitieshasjoinedtheglobalbandwagonofUNESCOCitiesofMusicunder
theCreativeCitiesNetworkrecently?
1)Hyderabad
3)Jaipur
5)Varanasi

2)Lucknow
4)Chennai
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:186TheUnionCabineton21Julapprovedaproposaltoextendaninterestsubventionschemetobanksto
benefitfarmers.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinthisregard?
1)Theschemewillberestrictedtoshorttermcrop
loansuptoRs3lakh.
3)Theschemewouldbeapplicableforpost
harvestloanstakenbysmallandmarginalfarmers
againsttheirnegotiablewarehousereceipts.
5)Noneofthese

2)Thefarmerswhorepaytheiramountswithinone
yearofdisbursalwillgetbenefittedofit.
4)TheCabinetapprovedanexpenditureofRs
18,110crforFY16toenablebankstoprovide
threepercentinterestsubvention.
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:187NametheIndianactorwhohaswontheIronmantitleatatriathlonheldinZurichinSwitzerlandonJul19.
Thecontestincludesa3.8kmswim,180.2kmcyclerideand42.2kmruntobecompletedin16hours.
1)RanbirKapoor
3)JohnAbraham

2)MilindSoman
4)ArjunRampal

5)ShahidKapoor

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:188Namethe1993Mumbaiblastaccusedwhoissettobehangedon30Jul.TheSupremeCourtrejecteda
finalpleaforjudicialinterventiontostophisexecutionrecently.
1)ChhotaRajan
3)TigerMemon
5)Noneofthese

2)AbuSalem
4)YakubMemon
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:189TheICCWorldTwenty202016willbeplayedinwhichofthefollowingcountries?
1)India
3)Bangladesh
5)SouthAfrica

2)SriLanka
4)Australia
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:190WhichofthefollowingautomakerslauncheditsfirstcompactSUVnamedCretainIndiaon21Jul?
1)GeneralMotors

2)Toyota

3)Volkswagen
5)Hyundai

4)MarutiSuzuki
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:191TheUnionCabinethasgivenitsnodforthecreationofacentralagricultureuniversityat_________in
BiharwithanoutlayofRs295cr.
1)Vaishali
3)Patna

2)Samastipur
4)Darbhanga

5)Gaya

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:192ThecentralgovthasgivenaninprinciplenodforlocomotivemakerTalgotoundertaketrialrunsofits
lighterandfastertrainsthatcouldcuttraveltimeconsiderably.Talgoisbasedin
1)Spain
3)Germany
5)Japan

2)Italy
4)France
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:193WhoamongthefollowingisthenewDirectorGeneralofTheEnergyandResourcesInstitute(TERI)?
1)KRadhakrishnan
3)AvinashChander
5)AjayMathur

2)ASivathanuPillai
4)RajendraPachauri
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:194NamethemediafirmwhichhasannouncedtobuytheFinancialTimesfromBritainsPearsonina$1.3
billiondeal?
1)TimeWarner
3)Nikkei

2)TheKoreaTimes
4)BennettColeman

5)HTMedia

Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:195Thecentralgovtalongwiththethreestategovtswillsoonundertakeanartificialbreedingprogrammefor
thecriticallyendangeredflyingbirdtheGreatIndianBustard(GIB).Thesethreestatesare
1)TamilNadu,GujaratandMaharashtra
3)Rajasthan,GujaratandMaharashtra
5)Noneofthese

2)WestBengal,KarnatakaandMaharashtra
4)TamilNadu,KarnatakaandOdisha
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:196TheSEBIhassuggestedthenewlyintroducedplatformITPbeusedbythecentralgovtforits
disinvestmentprogrammeinunlistedPSUs.ThetermITPstandsfor
1)InitialTradingPlatform
3)InternationalTradingPlatform
5)Noneofthese

2)InstitutionalTradingPlatform
4)IntegratedTradingPlatform
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:197NametheNobelprizewinnerwhohaswontheworldsoldestscientificprize,theRoyalSocietysCopley
Medalrecently.
1)RobertBrout
3)PeterHiggs
5)TomKibble

2)FrancoisEnglert
4)FabiolaGianotti
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:198TheUnescohasannouncedthatConakrywillbetheWorldBookCapitalfor2017.Conakryisthecapital
cityof
1)Ghana
3)BurkinaFaso
5)Benin

2)SierraLeone
4)Guinea
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:199TheNationalBroadcastingDayisobservedacrossthecountryon
1)18Jul

2)23Jul

3)28Jul
5)30Jul

4)29Jul
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:200NamethelegendarysportspersonofIndiawhowillbeconferredwiththe'BharatGaurav'Lifetime
AchivementAwardbySanskritiYuvaSangsthaattheBritishParliamentonJul25.
1)SachinTendulkar
3)ViswanathanAnand

2)DhyanChand
4)PrakashPadukone

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:201HisaoTanaka,whoresignedrecentlyafterfoundresponsibleforanaccountingscandalworthnearlyRs
8,000cr,wasthePresidentandCEOoftheJapaneseelectronicsgiant
1)Sony
3)Toshiba
5)SharpCorporation

2)Panasonic
4)Hitachi
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:202Whoamongthefollowingis/arethewinner(s)ofthe36thAmericanBookAwards,theannualaward
whichcelebratesdiversityinpublishing?
1)NaomiKlein
3)CarlosSantana
5)Only1)and3)

2)MarlonJames
4)Alltheabove
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:203ThepensionsectorinIndiaisregulatedbywhichofthefollowingasofnow?
1)RBI

2)SEBI

3)IRDAI
5)LICofIndia

4)PFRDA
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:204TomMoore,whodiedrecently,wasa(n)
1)cartoonist(ArchieComics)
3)author
5)guitarist

2)journalist(FinancialTimes,UK)
4)gayrightsactivist
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:205The2015MalabarRiverFestival,whichistoutedasAsiasbiggestwhitewatercompetition,startedonJul
23in
1)Goa
3)Gujarat
5)Kerala

2)Maharashtra
4)TamilNadu
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:206Indiaandwhichcountryon21Julsignedanagreementonsharingwhiteshippinginformationto
enhancemaritimecooperationduringNavychiefAdmiralRKDhowansvisittothecountry?
1)Indonesia
3)Malaysia
5)Thailand

2)Brazil
4)Singapore
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:207Thegovtisconsideringpermitting100%foreigninvestmentinwhitelabelledATMoperations.Thewhite
lebelledATMsaresetupby
1)RBIdirectly
3)privatesectorbanks
5)cooperativebanks

2)stategovts
4)privatenonbankcompanies
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:208WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenappointedasChiefEconomistoftheInternationalMonetaryFund
(IMF)witheffectfrom8Sep2015?
1)PaulKrugman

2)MauriceObstfeld

3)OlivierBlanchard
5)StanleyFischer

4)JordiGal
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:209TheMSIPSscheme,designedtoattractinvestmentinelectronicsmanufacturingwithcapitalsubsidyof
20percentinSEZor25percentinnonSEZunits,hasbeenextendedbythegovtfor
1)twoyears
3)fouryears

2)threeyears
4)fiveyears

5)sixyears

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:210Forthefirsttimeinitshistory,thefoundationdayoftheIndianCouncilofAgriculturalResearch(ICAR)is
beingorganisedoutsideNewDelhi,in
1)Jaipur
3)Bhopal
5)Lucknow

2)Patna
4)Raipur
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:211Thelistofworlds500largestcompaniesinthe2015FortuneGlobal500listcompiledbyFortune
magazineisledbywhichcompany?
1)Chevron
3)Walmart
5)IBM

2)ExxonMobil
4)Google
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:212AninemembercommitteesetbywhichofthefollowingsportsbodieshasrecommendedthatDutchman
PaulvanAssneednotreturntoresumehischargeasthemen'steam'schiefcoach?

1)HockeyIndia
3)AllIndiaTennisAssociation(AITA)
5)Noneofthese

2)BCCI
4)BadmintonAssociationofIndia(BAI)
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:213Thegovthasannouncedtosell5%stakeinwhichofthefollowingfirmstoraiseRs1700cron27Jul?
1)PFC
3)NTPC
5)NHPC

2)SAIL
4)ONGC
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:214AnshuJainhasgotacleanchitfromthefinancialwatchdogBaFinonchargesofallegedlylyingabout
theinterbankrateriggingscandal.HeistheformercoCEOof
1)StandardChartered

2)DeutscheBank

3)CityBank
5)HSBC

4)MorganStanley
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:215PMNarendraModilaunchedthe'DeenDayalUpadhyayaGramJyotiYojana'duringhisrecentBihar
visit.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthescheme?
2)TheRajivGandhiGrameenVidyutikaran
1)Itwillensureroundtheclockelectricitysupplyto
Yojana(RGGVY)hasbeensubsumedinthenew
farmersandruralhouseholds.
scheme.
3)TheschemehasanoutlayofRs76,000crfor
4)AtotalofRs14,680crworthprojectshave
implementationoftheprojects.
alreadybeenapprovedunderthescheme.
5)Noneofthese
Ans.)5
Jul2015
Ques.:216TheIDFCBanktostartoperationsfromOct1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaboutthebank?
1)TheIDFCisacreditratingagency.
3)AnilBaijalwillbethechairmanofIDFCbank.
5)VikramLimayewillcontinuetobeitsCEOand
MD.

2)RajivLallwillbeitsvicechairmanand
managingdirector.
4)VinodRai(formerCAG)willbeitsnon
executivechairman.
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:217NametheIndianhistorianwhohasbeenawardedwiththeFukuokaAsianCulturePrizeintheacademic
category.Heisbestknownforhisbook,'IndiaAfterGandhi.'
1)RomilaThapar
3)BipanChandra
5)MadhavGadgil

2)RamachandraGuha
4)SujataKeshavan
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:218WhichofthefollowingstatesapprovedShyamaprasadMukherjeeJanVanVikasSchemeaimedat
comprehensivedevelopmentofvillagesinthebufferzonesoftigerreservesandaroundthemrecently?
1)WestBengal
3)Gujarat
5)MadhyaPradesh

2)Assam
4)Maharashtra
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:21910yearoldShubhamJaglanwasinnewsforwinningsecondsuccessiveworldjuniortitlein______at
LasVegasrecently.
1)Tennis

2)Badminton

3)Chess
5)Snooker

4)Golf
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:220Mosquirixistheworldsfirstvaccineforwhichofthefollowingdiseasestogetagreenlightfrom
Europeandrugsregulatorsrecently?
1)Malaria
3)AIDS

2)Tuberculosis
4)Ebola

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:221WhichautomakerhassurpassedToyotaMotorCorptobecomethebiggestautomakerbydeliveriesin
thefirsthalfof2015?
1)Volkswagen
3)Ford
5)Suzuki

2)GeneralMotors
4)Hyundai
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:222Alongrangesurfacetoairmissile(LRSAM),Barak8,willundergotestinginOctthisyear.Themissileis
beingdevelopedbyIndiaand
1)US
3)Japan
5)France

2)Russia
4)Israel
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:223PHariharanpassedawayrecently.Hewasaneminent
1)astronaut
3)author
5)physicist

2)biologist
4)poet
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:224WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenappointedchairmanoftheTelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia
(Trai)?
1)RajeevKher

2)BimalJulka

3)PKSinha
5)RSSharma

4)RahulKhullar
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:225________becamethefirststatetohaveaprovisionforcompulsoryvotingwiththestategovton27Jul
puttingoutanotificationinthisregard.Thevotinginthelocalbodypollshasbeenmademandatorythere.
1)Gujarat
3)WestBengal

2)Maharashtra
4)TamilNadu

5)Kerala

Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:226WhichofthefollowingteamswontheCONCACAFGoldCupfootballtitleon26Jul?
1)CostaRica
3)Mexico
5)US

2)Russia
4)Jamaica
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:227TheIndiangovthassanctionedaroundRs1,000crfora15kmrailwayprojecttoconnectwithwhichof
thefollowingcountriesrecently?
1)Pakistan
3)Myanmar
5)Nepal

2)Bangladesh
4)Bhutan
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:228FrenchautomajorRenaulton27Julsignedwhoamongthefollowingasbrandambassadortopromote
itsrangeofvehiclesinIndia?
1)AkshayKumar
3)RanbirKapoor
5)HrithikRoshan

2)VarunDhawan
4)ArjunKapoor
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:229_________hasbaggedtheDun&BradstreetsIndiasTopPSUsAwards2015intheelectricaland
electronicequipmentsector.
1)BHEL
3)BharatSancharNigamLimited(BSNL)

2)AntrixCorporation
4)BharatElectronicsLtd(BEL)

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:230TheWorldHepatitisDayisobservedon
1)11Jul
3)28Jul
5)30Jul

2)18Jul
4)29Jul
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:231WhoisthenewchairmanofthefoodregulatorFSSAI?
1)AshishBahuguna
3)YudhvirSinghMalik
5)Noneofthese

2)BimalKumarDubey
4)BhanuPratapSharma
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:232WhoamongthefollowingIndianshas/havewontheRamonMagsaysayAwards2015?
1)SanjivChaturvedi
3)VinodRai
5)Only1)and2)

2)AnshuGupta
4)Alltheabove
Ans.)5

Jul2015
Ques.:233WhoamongthefollowingisNOTawinneroftheRamonMagsaysayAwards2015?
1)KommalyChanthavong,Laos

2)LigayaFernandoAmilbangsa,thePhilippines

3)KyawThu,Myanmar
5)Noneofthese

4)DilmaRousseff,Brazil
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:234TheCompetitionCommissionofIndia(CCI)hasimposedapenaltyofRs420cronwhichofthefollowing
automakersforunfairtradepracticesasitdidnotmakegenuinesparepartsfreelyavailableintheopenmarket?
1)MarutiSuzuki
3)GeneralMotors

2)HyundaiMotors
4)FordMotors

5)Renault

Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:235Indiahassignedloanagreementworth$300mnwithwhichofthefollowingagenciestosupportthe
govt'sflagshipprogram,theNationalUrbanHealthMission(NUHM)?
1)WorldBank
3)NewDevelopmentBank
5)Noneofthese

2)IMF
4)AsianDevelopmentBank
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:236TheGeneralCounciloftheWorldTradeOrganisation(WTO)on27Jul2015approvedthemembership
termsof__________whichwilljointheworldtradebodyas162ndmember.
1)Zimbabwe
3)Yemen
5)Vietnam

2)Zambia
4)Kazakhstan
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:237TheInternationalTigerDay,alsoknownasGlobalTigerDay,isheldannuallyon
1)11Jul
3)28Jul
5)30Jul

2)18Jul
4)29Jul
Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:238CliveRice,whowasoneofthebestallroundersofhiseraalongsideKapilDev,ImranKhan,IanBotham,
wastheformercricketerof
1)Australia
3)NewZealand
5)England
Jul2015

2)SouthAfrica
4)Zimbabwe
Ans.)2

Ques.:239TheUnionCabineton29JulapprovedchangessuggestedbyaRajyaSabhaSelectCommitteetothe
GSTConstitutionAmendmentBillwhichincludecompensatingtheStatesfor_____yearsforlossofrevenue.
1)five
3)three
5)one

2)four
4)two
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:240Nametheleadingcarmakerwhichon29JulannouncedtoinvestRs6,400cr($1bn)inIndiaandto
launch10MadeinIndiavehiclesover5years.
1)Toyota

2)Volkswagen

3)GeneralMotors
5)Mitsubishi

4)Nissan
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:241AsthedeclaredbytheUNOin2010,whosebirthdayon15OctisobservedastheWorldStudentsDay
globally?
1)AtalBihariVajpayee
3)SyamaPrasadMukherjee

2)MadanMohanMalaviya
4)APJAbdulKalam

5)DeendayalUpadhyaya

Ans.)4

Jul2015
Ques.:242TheSangeetNatakAcademyandthePadmashriawardeeVasundharaKomkalidiedrecently.Shewas
aneminent
1)vocalist
3)author
5)environmentalist

2)actor
4)scientist
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:243WhoistheauthorofthebooktitledSleepingonJupiterwhichisshortlistedforManBookerPrize2015?
1)RahulBhattacharya
3)AnuradhaRoy
5)JahnaviBarua

2)VikasSwarup
4)TahmimaAnam
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:244WhichofthefollowingbankshasannouncedtobuydomesticonlineretailbrokingmajorSharekhanfor
anundisclosedsumofmoneyrecently?
1)BNPParibas
3)ICICIBank
5)StandardChartered

2)HDFCBank
4)FederalBank
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:245_____________hastoppedthelistoftheworldswealthiestprivatefoundationsestablishedwithtotal
assetsofUSD43.4bn,accordingtoaWealthXreport.
1)CarlosSlimFoundation
3)BloombergPhilanthropies
5)GordonandBettyMooreFoundation

2)Bill&MelindaGatesFoundation
4)LiKaShingFoundation
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:246KalyanigrouphastiedupwithIsraelsRafaeltoproduceamanportable,antitankmissileinIndia.Name
themissile.
1)Javelin
3)Python5
5)MatraR530

2)Spike
4)Sparrow
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:247WhichofthefollowinginternationalfirmshasannouncedtoappointDavidTaylorasitsnextCEOto
succeedAGLafleyeffectiveNov1?
1)Procter&Gamble

2)Nestle

3)ReckittBenckiser
5)Noneofthese

4)Unilever
Ans.)1

Jul2015
Ques.:248WhichofthefollowingfirmshasacquiredthetitlesponsorshiprightsforBCCIsdomesticand
internationalcricketmatchesathomeforaperiodoffouryearswithabidpriceofRs203.28cr?
1)Snapdeal
3)Paytm
5)Amazon

2)Flipkart
4)Shopclues
Ans.)3

Jul2015
Ques.:249Asperthechangesnotifiedbythegovtrelatedtocompositecaponoverseasinvestment,inprivate
sectorbanking,therewillasublimitof49percentonportfolioinvestmentwithintheoverallforeigninvestmentlimitof
1)69percent
3)75percent
5)100percent

2)74percent
4)76percent
Ans.)2

Jul2015
Ques.:250Thecentralgovthasnominatedwhoamongthefollowingtobedirectoronthecentralboardofdirectors
ofReserveBankofIndiawithimmediateeffect?
1)UKSinha
3)ArvindMayaram
5)AjayTyagi

2)ArvindSubramanian
4)RajivMehrishi
Ans.)5