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The World Day for International Justice, also referred to as Day of International Criminal Justice or International Justice
Day is celebrated throughout the world on
1) 11 Jul
2) 17 Jul
3) 18 Jul
4) 28 Jul
5) 30 Jul

2.

The RBI has said that banks will now report past dues and levy any late payment charges on credit card holders only if
the payment has been due for more than
1) two days
2) three days
3) five days
4) ten days
5) 15 days

3.

The countdown to the first-ever niche banking licence award process has began as the external advisory committee
headed by ________ has given its report to the RBI.
1) Nachiket Mor
2) R Gandhi
3) Urjit Patel
4) Bimal Jalan
5) Usha Thorat

4.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 16 Jul reaffirmed its growth forecast for India, pegging Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) to grow at ________ in FY16 and ________ in FY17.
1) 7.2 per cent, 7.8 per cent
2) 7.4 per cent, 7.8 per cent
3) 7.5 per cent, 8 per cent
4) 7.8 per cent, 8.2 per cent
5) None of these

5.

In a third bailout for debt-stricken Greece, the European Union has agreed to lend ________ to the country.
1) 3 billion euro
2) 5 billion euro
3) 7 billion euro
4) 9 billion euro
5) 11 billion euro

6.

Jules Bianchi, who died recently from head injuries sustained in Japan in a 2014 competition, was a
1) boxer
2) sprinter
3) pole vault player
4) F1 driver
5) cyclist

7.

Within the banking sector, foreign investment up to ________ in private sector banks and ________ in the case of
public sector banks is allowed.
1) 49 per cent, 26 per cent
2) 51 per cent, 24 per cent
3) 74 per cent, 20 per cent
4) 76 per cent, 20 per cent
5) None of these

8.

The Centre has done away with sub-limits for foreign investments in Indian companies. Which of the following will NOT
be considered a foreign investment in an Indian firm?
1) Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) 2) Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)
3) Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs)
4) Depository Receipts (DRs)
5) None of these

9.

The Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY), which seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich
cultural heritage of the country in the selected 12 cities, does not cover
1) Amaravati
2) Vellankini
3) Kanchipuram
4) Madurai
5) Ajmer

10.

U Wunna Maung Lwin is the present Foreign Minister of which of the following countries? He was in New Delhi to hold
the first meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission of the two nations.
1) Singapore
2) Thailand
3) Malaysia
4) Myanmar
5) Cambodia

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The South Korean steel giant Posco, recently, put on hold its $12-bn steel project in which of the following states due to
delays in various regulatory approvals?
1) Karnataka
2) Maharashtra
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Odisha
5) Tamil Nadu

12.

Name the Indian American woman who has been honoured as one of the Champions of Change by the White House of
the US.
1) Sunita Viswanath 2) Indra Nooyi
3) Sunita Williams
4) Renu Khator
5) Geeta Menon

13.

The Haryana govt has appointed who among the following as its brand ambassador for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
campaign to promote the cause of the girl child?
1) Kareena Kapoor 2) Parineeti Chopra
3) Deepika Padukone 4) Priyanka Chopra
5) Madhuri Dixit

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The Union govts Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has approved a proposal to set up the countrys
first defence industrial park at Ottappalam in
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Karnataka
4) West Bengal
5) Gujarat

15.

Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia, who passed away recently, was the soccer legend of
1) Brazil
2) Argentina
3) Chile
4) France

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5) Uruguay

Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director of National Book Trust?
1) MA Sikandar
2) Uddipana Goswami
3) Rita Chowdhury
4) Arupa Kalita Patangia
5) Anuradha Sharma Pujari

17.

The RBI signed a special currency swap agreement, recently, with the central bank of which of the following countries
that will allow the latter to draw up to $1.1 bn for a maximum period of six months?
1) Afghanistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Myanmar
4) Sri Lanka
5) Maldives

18.

India has signed a pact with the World Bank, recently, for $250-mn financial assistance for the Disaster Recovery Project
of
1) Odisha
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Andaman and Nicobar
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Lakshadweep

19.

Indigenously built INS Astravahini was decommissioned at Vishakhapatnam recently. It was a

1) torpedo launch and recovery vessel
2) guided missile destroyer
3) fast attack vessel
4) helicopter carrier
5) anti-submarine warfare carrier

20.

The proposal of which of the following Chinese telecom solutions providers to set up a manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu
received conditional security clearance from the Union Home Ministry recently?
1) China Unicom
2) Pioneer Global
3) ZTE
4) Huawei
5) Lenovo

21.

Which of the following auto majors in India has come up with new premium dealerships named Nexa to sell only premium
cars from these dealerships?
1) Maruti Suziki
2) Hyundai
3) Tata Motors
4) Mahindra and Mahindra
5) Fiat

22.

The govt has kept which of the following sectors out of the purview of composite foreign investment caps announced
recently for foreign investments?
1) Defence
2) Banking
3) Pharmaceuticals
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)

23.

The ethically questionable practice of a salesperson misrepresenting or misleading an investor about the characteristics
of a product or service is termed as
1) over-the-counter sale
2) misselling
3) cross selling
4) misbehaviour
5) persuasion

24.

Who among the following has been appointed as Interim Director of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of
India (FTII)?
1) Mukesh Khanna 2) Praveen Kumar
3) Pallavi Joshi
4) Prashant Pathrabe 5) Gajendra Chauhan

25.

The tourism department of which state has won 2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award in the Heritage &
Culture category for its Muziris Heritage Project?
1) Maharashtra
2) Odisha
3) Kerala
4) Gujarat
5) Karnataka

26.

India and which country have signed an agreement in the area of customs to liberalise business visas recently? The two
countries have fixed a target of USD 30 bn to be achieved by 2025.
1) Sweden
2) Japan
3) Singapore
4) Russia
5) Malaysia

27.

Who among the following has been appointed as The chairperson of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) recently?
1) Lov Verma
2) Yudhvir Singh Malik
3) K Chandramouli
4) Bhanu Pratap Sharma
5) None of these

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Amelie Mauresmo, the two-time Grand Slam winner, was on 18 Jul inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
She is the former number one tennis player of
1) France
2) Spain
3) Switzerland
4) Russia
5) Japan

29.

The US actor Alex Rocco died of cancer aged 79 recently. He was best known for his role in crime drama
1) The Fast and the Furious
2) Sherlock Holmes
3) The Bourne Identity
4) The Departed
5) The Godfather

30.

The Indev Air Freight Station, Indias first private air freight station (AFS,) has announced commencement of its
operations on 1 Aug in
1) Bengaluru
2) Hyderabad
3) New Delhi
4) Chennai
5) Pune

31.

The Nelson Mandela International Day is observed across the world on

1) 11 July
2) 18 July
3) 28 July
4) 29 July

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Who is the new Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW)?

1) Barkha Shukla
2) Swati Maliwal
4) Lalitha Kumaramangalam
5) None of these

5) 30 July

3) Mridula Sinha

The Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Locale, Everyday Islam and Modernity recently.
The book has been authored by
1) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
2) Syed Ahmed
3) MJ Akbar
4) M Raisur Rahman
5) None of these

34.

According to the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2014 report released by the National Crime Records Bureau
(NCRB), total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in 2014. The maximum suicides were reported in
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Telangana
3) Maharashtra
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Uttar Pradesh

35.

Which of the following Indian cities has joined the global bandwagon of UNESCO Cities of Music under the Creative
Cities Network recently?
1) Hyderabad
2) Lucknow
3) Jaipur
4) Chennai
5) Varanasi

36.

The Union Cabinet on 21 Jul approved a proposal to extend an interest subvention scheme to banks to benefit farmers.
Which of the following is NOT true in this regard?
1) The scheme will be restricted to Rs 3 lakh of short-term crop loans.
2) The farmers who repay their amounts within one year of disbursal will get benefitted of it.
3) The scheme would be applicable for post-harvest loans taken by small and marginal farmers against their negotiable
warehouse receipts.
4) The Cabinet approved an expenditure of Rs 18,110 cr for FY16 to enable banks to provide three per cent interest
subvention.
5) None of these

37.

Name the Indian actor who has won the Ironman title at a triathlon held in Zurich in Switzerland on Jul 19? The contest
includes a 3.8-km swim, 180.2-km cycle ride and 42.2-km run to be completed in 16 hours.
1) Ranbir Kapoor
2) Milind Soman
3) John Abraham
4) Arjun Rampal
5) Shahid Kapoor

38.

Name the 1993 Mumbai blast accused who is set to be hanged on 30 Jul? The Supreme Court rejected a final plea for
judicial intervention to stop his execution.
1) Chhota Rajan
2) Abu Salem
3) Tiger Memon
4) Yakub Memon
5) None of these

39.

The ICC World Twenty20 2016 will be played in which of the following countries?
1) India
2) Sri Lanka
3) Bangladesh
4) Australia

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5) South Africa

40.

Which of the following automakers launched its first compact SUV named Creta in India on 21 Jul?
1) General Motors
2) Toyota
3) Volkswagen
4) Maruti Suzuki
5) Hyundai

41.

Hisao Tanaka, who resigned recently after found responsible for an accounting scandal worth nearly Rs 8,000 cr, was the
President and CEO of the Japanese electronics giant
1) Sony
2) Panasonic
3) Toshiba
4) Hitachi
5) Sharp Corporation

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Who among the following is/are the winner(s) of the 36th American Book Awards, the annual award which celebrates
diversity in publishing?
1) Naomi Klein
2) Marlon James
3) Carlos Santana
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)

43.

The pension sector in India is regulated by which of the following as of now?

1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) IRDAI
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5) LIC of India

The aircraft carrier INS Viraat will be decommissioned after its participation in International Fleet Review in 2016.
India had bought the carrier from
1) Britain
2) Russia
3) US
4) Germany
5) France

45.

The 2015 Malabar River Festival, which is touted as Asias biggest whitewater competition, started on Jul 23 in
1) Goa
2) Maharashtra
3) Gujarat
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Kerala

46.

India and which country on 21 Jul signed an agreement on sharing white-shipping information to enhance maritime
cooperation during Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowans visit to the country?
1) Indonesia
2) Brazil
3) Malaysia
4) Singapore
5) Thailand

47.

The govt is considering permitting 100% foreign investment in white-labelled ATM operations.The white-lebelled
ATMs are set up by
1) RBI directly
2) state govts
3) privates sector banks
4) private non-bank companies
5) cooperative banks

48.

Who among the following has been appointed as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with effect
from 8 Sep 2015?
1) Paul Krugman
2) Maurice Obstfeld
3) Olivier Blanchard
4) Jordi Gal
5) Stanley Fischer

49.

The M-SIPS scheme, designed to attract investment in electronics manufacturing with capital subsidy of 20 per cent in
SEZ or 25 per cent in non-SEZ units, has been extended by the govt for
1) two years
2) three years
3) four years
4) five years
5) six years

50.

For the first time in its history, the foundation day of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is being
organised outside New Delhi, in
1) Jaipur
2) Patna
3) Bhopal
4) Raipur
5) Lucknow

51.

The Smart City initiative of the govt got its first nomination from which city recently?
1) Puducherry
2) Pune
3) Nasik
4) Lucknow

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5) Indore

As informed by the Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani to the Lok Sabha, 14 States and UTs have achieved or exceeded the
literacy rate of 80 per cent. Which of the following states/UTs is NOT one among them?
1) Maharashtra
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4) Daman and Diu
5) None of these

53.

The IDFC Bank will start banking operations from Oct 1. Who among the following will be the Chairman of the bank?
1) Vikram Limaye
2) Vinod Rai
3) Anil Baijal
4) Rajiv Lall
5) None of these

54.

Suresh Narayanan has been appointed as the new Managing Director of

1) Cargill India
2) Reckitt Benckiser
3) Hindustan Unilever 4) Nestle India

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5) Parle Agro

55.

The CCEA has approved the proposal to extend the deadline for implementation of Crime and Criminals Tracking
network and Systems (CCTNS) project till
1) Jan 2016
2) Mar 2016
3) Jul 2016
4) Jan 2017
5) Mar 2017

56.

TK Chand has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of
1) NALCO
2) Coal India
3) Indian Oil
4) BALCO

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5) NTPC

A nine-member committee set by which of the following sports bodies has recommended that Dutchman Paul van Ass
need not return to resume his charge as the mens teams chief coach?
1) Hockey India
2) BCCI
3) All India Tennis Association (AITA)
4) Badminton Association of India (BAI)
5) None of these

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Justice AP Shah Committee submitted its report to the Finance Minister recently. The Committees report is related to
1) online wallet services
2) Goods and Services Tax (GST)
3) Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)
4) reform in RRBs
5) payment and small banks

59.

Louis Berger International Inc, which has accepted paying bribes to the Indian officials in order to win contracts in Goa
and Guwahati, is based in
1) France
2) US
3) Spain
4) Italy
5) Russia

60.

Which of the following Indian IT firms formed a joint venture with US-based CSC for a banking software and services
company recently?
1) Infosys
2) Wipro
3) TCS
4) HCL Technologies 5) Tech Mahindra

61.

The list of worlds 500 largest companies in the 2015 Fortune Global 500 list compiled by Fortune magazine is led by
which company?
1) Chevron
2) Exxon Mobil
3) Walmart
4) Google
5) IBM

62.

Seven Indian companies are among the worlds 500 largest companies, according to a list compiled by Fortune.
Which company tops among Indian companies in the 2015 Fortune Global 500 list?
1) Bharat Petroleum 2) State Bank of India 3) Tata Motors
4) Indian Oil
5) Reliance Industries

63.

The govt has announced to sell 5% stake in which of the following firms to raise Rs 1700 cr on 27 Jul?
1) PFC
2) SAIL
3) NTPC
4) ONGC
5) NHPC

64.

Anshu Jain has got a clean chit from the financial watchdog BaFin on charges of allegedly lying about the interbank rate
rigging scandal. He is the former co-CEO of
1) Standard Chartered
2) Deutsche Bank
3) City Bank
4) Morgan Stanly
5) HSBC

65.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana during his recent Bihar visit.
Which of the following is NOT true about the scheme?
1) It will ensure round the clock electricity supply to farmers and rural households.
2) The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) has been subsumed in the new scheme.
3) The scheme has an outlay of Rs 76,000 cr for implementation of the projects.
4) A total of Rs 14,680 cr worth projects have already been approved under the scheme.
5) None of these

66.

The IDFC Bank to start operations from Oct 1. Which of the following is NOT correct about the bank?
1) The IDFC is a credit rating agency.
2) Rajiv Lall will be its vice-chairman and managing director.
3) Anil Baijal will be the chairman of IDFC bank.
4) Vinod Rai (former CAG) will be its non-executive chairman.
5) Vikram Limaye will continue to be its CEO and MD.

67.

Name the Indian historian who has been awarded with the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in the academic category.
He is best known for his book, India After Gandhi.
1) Romila Thapar
2) Ramachandra Guha 3) Bipan Chandra
4) Sujata Keshavan
5) Madhav Gadgil

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Which of the following states approved Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme aimed at comprehensive
development of villages in the buffer zones of tiger reserves and around them recently?
1) West Bengal
2) Assam
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Madhya Pradesh

69.

10-year-old Shubham Jaglan was in news for winning second successive world junior title in ________at Las Vegas
recently.
1) Tennis
2) Badminton
3) Chess
4) Golf
5) Snooker

70.

Mosquirix is the worlds first vaccine for which of the following diseases to get a green light from European drugs
regulators recently?
1) Malaria
2) Tuberculosis
3) AIDS
4) Ebola
5) None of these

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Which automaker has surpassed Toyota Motor Corp to become the biggest automaker by deliveries in the first half of
2015?
1) Volkswagen
2) General Motor
3) Ford Motor
4) Hyundai
5) Suzuki

72.

A long range surface to air missile (LRSAM), Barak-8, will undergo testing in Oct this year. The missile is being
developed by India and
1) US
2) Russia
3) Japan
4) Israel
5) France

73.

P Hariharan passed away recently. He was an eminent

1) astronaut
2) biologist
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4) poet

5) physicist

Who among the following has been appointed chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)?
1) Rajeev Kher
2) Bimal Julka
3) PK Sinha
4) Rahul Khullar
5) RS Sharma

75.

________ became the first state to have a provision for compulsory voting with the state govt on 27 Jul putting out a
notification in this regard. The voting in the local body polls has been made mandatory there.
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) West Bengal
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Kerala

76.

Which of the following teams won the CONCACAF Gold Cup football title on 26 Jul?
1) Costa Rica
2) Russia
3) Mexico
4) Jamaica

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5) US

The Indian govt has sanctioned around Rs 1,000 cr for a 15-km railway project to connect with which of the following
countries recently?
1) Pakistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Myanmar
4) Bhutan
5) Nepal

78.

French auto major Renault on 27 Jul signed who among the following as brand ambassador to promote its range of
vehicles in India?
1) Akshay Kumar
2) Varun Dhawan
3) Ranbir Kapoor
4) Arjun Kapoor
5) Hrithik Roshan

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________ has bagged the Dun & Bradstreets Indias Top PSUs Awards 2015 in the electrical and electronic equipment
sector.
1) BHEL
2) Antrix Corporation
3) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
4) Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL)
5) None of these

80.

The World Hepatitis Day is observed on

1) 11 Jul
2) 18 Jul

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3) 28 Jul

Who is the new chairman of the food regulator FSSAI?

1) Ashish Bahuguna
2) Bimal Kumar Dubey
4) Bhanu Pratap Sharma
5) None of these

4) 29 Jul

5) 30 Jul

3) Yudhvir Singh Malik

Who among the following Indians has/have won the Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2015?
1) Sanjiv Chaturvedi
2) Anshu Gupta
3) Vinod Rai
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)

83.

Who among the following is NOT a winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2015?
1) Kommaly Chanthavong, Laos
2) Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, the Philippines
3) Kyaw Thu, Myanmar
4) Dilma Rousseff, Brazil
5) None of these

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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 420 cr on which of the following automakers for
unfair trade practices as it did not make genuine spare parts freely available in the open market?
1) Maruti Suzuki
2) Hyundai Motors
3) General Motors
4) Ford Motors
5) Renault

85.

India has signed loan agreement worth $300 mn with which of the following agencies to support the govts flagship
program, the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)?
1) World Bank
2) IMF
3) New Development Bank
4) Asian Development Bank
5) None of these

86.

The International Tiger Day, also known as Global Tiger Day, is held annually on
1) 11 Jul
2) 18 Jul
3) 28 Jul
4) 29 Jul

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The General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 27 Jul 2015 approved the membership terms of ________
which will join the world trade body as 162nd member.
1) Zimbabwe
2) Zambia
3) Yemen
4) Kazakhstan
5) Vietnam

88.

Clive Rice, who was one of the best all-rounders of his era alongside Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Ian Botham, was the former
cricketer of
1) Australia
2) South Africa
3) New Zealand
4) Zimbabwe
5) England

89.

The Union Cabinet on 29 Jul approved changes suggested by a Rajya Sabha Select Committee to the GST Constitution
Amendment Bill which include compensating the States for ________ years for loss of revenue.
1) five
2) four
3) three
4) two
5) one

90.

Name the leading car maker which on 29 Jul announced to invest Rs 6,400 cr ($1 bn) in India and to launch 10 Made-inIndia vehicles over 5 years.
1) Toyota
2) Volkswagen
3) General Motors
4) Nissan
5) Mitsubishi

91.

APJ Abdul Kalam died on 27 Jul in Shilong. He was the ________ President of India.
1) 9th
2) 10th
3) 11th
4) 12th

5) 13th

Who won the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix F1 championship?

1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Sebastian Vettel
3) Nico Rosberg

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4) Kimi Raikkonen

Who among the following has been named the most marketable sports person in the world by London School of
Marketing?
1) Tiger Woods
2) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
3) Lionnel Messi
4) Andy Murray
5) Roger Federer

94.

Pakistan has signed an agreement to buy 8 submarines from which country in a multibillion-dollar contract?
1) US
2) Russia
3) Germany
4) China
5) France

95.

Former President Mohamed Nasheed's 13 year jail term has been commuted to a term under house arrest in
1) Bangladesh
2) Maldives
3) Mauritius
4) Pakistan
5) Afghanistan

96.

The US space agency NASA has announced the discovery of a earth-like planet which is named
1) Apollo 452
2) Discovery 452a
3) Kepler 452b
4) New Earth 452c
5) None of these

97.

President Pierre Nkurunziza won a third term in the office in ________ recently
1) Burundi
2) Belarus
3) Chile
4) Belgium

99.

Name the former governor of Bihar and Kerala who died recently.
1) DY Patil
2) Dewanand Konwar
4) Gopalkrishna Gandhi
5) MR Jois

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3) RS Gavai

________ became the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice recently.
1) Vincenzo Nibali
2) Bradley Wiggins
3) Cadel Evans
4) Chris Froome

5) None of these

3) Kotak Mahindra Bank

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100. Anand Krishnamurthy is the new MD and CEO of

1) Federal Bank
2) Yes Bank
4) Catholic Syrian Bank
5) Axis Bank

5) Ghana

101. As the declared by the UNO in 2010, whose birthday on 15 Oct is observed as the World Students Day globally?
1) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2) Madan Mohan Malaviya
3) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
4) APJ Abdul Kalam
5) Deendayal Upadhyaya
102. The Sangeet Natak Academy and the Padmashri awardee Vasundhara Komkali died recently. She was an eminent
1) vocalist
2) actor
3) author
4) scientist
5) environmentalist
103. Who is the author of the book titled Sleeping on Jupiter which is shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2015?
1) Rahul Bhattacharya
2) Vikas Swarup
3) Anuradha Roy
4) Tahmima Anam
5) Jahnavi Barua

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104. Which of the following banks has announced to buy domestic online retail broking major Sharekhan for an undisclosed
sum of money recently?
1) BNP Paribas
2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) Standard Chartered
105. ________ has topped the list of the worlds wealthiest private foundations established with total assets of USD 43.4 bn,
according to a Wealth-X report.
1) Carlos Slim Foundation
2) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
3) Bloomberg Philanthropies
4) Li Ka Shing Foundation
5) Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
106. Kalyani group has tied up with Israels Rafael to produce a man-portable, anti-tank missile in India. Name the missile.
1) Javelin
2) Spike
3) Python 5
4) Sparrow
5) Matra R530
107. Which of the following international firms has announced to appoint David Taylor as its next CEO to succeed AG Lafley
effective Nov 1?
1) Procter & Gamble 2) Nestle
3) Reckitt Benckiser
4) Unilever
5) None of these

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108. Which of the following firms has acquired the title sponsorship rights for BCCIs domestic and international cricket
matches at home for a period of four years with a bid price of Rs 203.28 cr?
1) Snapdeal
2) Flipkart
3) Paytm
4) Shopclues
5) Amazon
109. As per the changes notified by the govt related to composite cap on overseas investment, in private sector banking,
there will a sub-limit of 49 per cent on portfolio investment within the overall foreign investment limit of
1) 69 per cent
2) 74 per cent
3) 75 per cent
4) 76 per cent
5) 100 per cent

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110. The central govt has nominated who among the following to be director on the central board of directors of Reserve
Bank of India with immediate effect?
1) UK Sinha
2) Arvind Subramanian 3) Arvind Mayaram
4) Rajiv Mehrishi
5) Ajay Tyagi
111. According to the UNs 2015 Revised World Population Prospect report released recently, India will become the most
populous nation by
1) 2019
2) 2020
3) 2021
4) 2022
5) 2025
112. As per the Financial Services Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, the govt has decided to infuse capital to the tune of ________
in public sector banks.
1) Rs 10,000 cr
2) Rs 15,000 cr
3) Rs 20,000 cr
4) Rs 25,000 cr
5) Rs 30,000 cr
5) Lehar

114. Who among the following is the newly-appointed coach of the Indian mens hockey team?
1) Paul van Ass
2) VR Raghunath
3) Michael Nobbs
4) Terry Walsh

5) Roelant Oltmans

113. Cyclone ________ hit parts of West Bengal and north Odisha recently.
1) Madi
2) Komen
3) Nilam
4) Helen

115. The proposed ________ National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is likely to be set up as a trust in which the
govt will contribute 49 per cent at most.
1) Rs 20,000-cr
2) Rs 25,000-cr
3) Rs 50,000-cr
4) Rs 75,000-cr
5) Rs 1,00,000-cr

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116. The worlds largest animal sacrifice ritual, the Gadhimai festival of which of the following countries is no more a bloody
affair as the animal sacrifice at the festival has been banned?
1) Bangladesh
2) Bhutan
3) Nepal
4) India
5) Indonesia
117. Name the movie which has become the first Tamil movie to have its premiere in the competition section of the upcoming
72nd Venice International Film Festival.
1) Visaaranai
2) Drishyam
3) Bahubali: The Beginning
4) Thalaivaa
5) None of these
118. The EPFO will start investing in the stock market on Aug 6 with an initial corpus of around Rs 5,000 cr. The EPFO has
been allowed to invest a minimum of 5 per cent and up to ________ of its funds in equity or equity-related schemes.
1) 10 per cent
2) 15 per cent
3) 20 per cent
4) 25 per cent
5) 30 per cent

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119. Who among the following on 31 Jul was presented with the prestigious Arjuna Award?
1) Ravichandran Ashwin
2) Ajinkya Rahane
3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
4) Suresh Raina
5) Ravindra Jadeja
120. Hong Kong central bank has taken action against the Hong Kong Branch of which of the following public sector banks
of India for violating the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing law?
1) Bank of Baroda
2) State Bank of India
3) Bank of India
4) Punjab National Bank
5) Canara Bank
121. The RBI will shortly put into circulation the coins (minted by the Govt of India) of which of the following denominations
to commemorate the International Day of Yoga?
1) Rs 1
2) Rs 2
3) Rs 5
4) Rs 10
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122. The Union Cabinet approved setting up of NIIF that was announced in the Budget this year which will provide equity
support to infrastructure financing companies.The term NIIF stands for
1) National Initial Infrastructure Fund
2) National Initial Investment Fund
3) National Investment & Infrastructure Fund
4) National Innovation & Infrastructure Fund
5) None of these
123. The International Olympic Committee has selected which of the following cities as the host for the 2022 Winter Olympic
Games?
1) Almaty
2) Beijing
3) Tokyo
4) Pyeongchang
5) Kuala Lumpur
124. The Indian Air Force conducted the Indra Dhanush IV exercise with which of the following countries which concluded
on 30 Jul?
1) US
2) UK
3) Japan
4) Singapore
5) France

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125. As announced by the Finance Ministry, the govt will infuse Rs 70,000 cr in the public sector banks (PSBs) over a period
of four years?
1) Rs 10,000
2) Rs 20,000
3) Rs 25,000
4) Rs 50,000
5) Rs 70,000
126. Which of the following cities has got Indias first harbour defence system? The system will enable operators to foresee,
and respond to, surface and sub-surface threats to vital assets along the harbour and warships in the quay.
1) Mumbai
2) Alang
3) Kandla
4) Kochi
5) Haldia
127. The 14-year-old Ranveer Singh Saini created history by becoming the first Indian ________ to win a gold medal at the
Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles recently.
1) shooter
2) archer
3) golfer
4) boxer
5) None of these

128. The first National Handloom Day will be launched by the PM Narendra Modi in Chennai on
1) 5 Aug
2) 7 Aug
3) 9 Aug
4) 10 Aug
5) 12 Aug
129. Which of the following books was authored by the former President of India (late) APJ Abdul Kalam?
1) Turning Points
2) Target 3 Billion
3) Ignited Minds
4) India 2020
5) All the above

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130. Indias space agency ISRO is jointly working with which of the following space agencies to co-develop and launch a
dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite named NISAR?
1) CNES (France)
2) JAXA (Japan)
3) European Space Agency
4) CNSA (China)
5) NASA (US)
131. ________ has launched Dhanchayat, an educational film to raise awareness on the dangers of borrowing money from
unorganised sources.
1) ICICI Bank
2) SBI
3) HDFC Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) Yes Bank
132. The European Organisation for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, has formally conferred its associate membership on
________ recently.
1) Pakistan
2) Bangladesh
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bhutan
5) Maldives
133. Who won the mens singles title of the Hamburg Open on 2 Aug?
1) Fabio Fognini
2) Rafael Nadal
3) Andy Murray

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133. The second edition meeting of Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) to be attended by the heads of 14
island nations will be hosted by India on 21 Aug in
1) Bhopal, MP
2) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3) Bangalore, Karnataka
4) Jaipur, Rajasthan
5) None of these
134. The road transport ministry has come out with draft notification for mass emission standards for biofuel vehicles which
will be known as
1) BS-V
2) BS-VI
3) BS-VII
4) B100
5) B80
135. ________ won the womens squash title in the Victorian Open WSA Event in Melbourne, Australia on 2 Aug.
1) Line Hansen
2) Joshna Chinappa
3) Anaka Alankamony
4) Dipika Pallikal
5) None of these

136. Indian womens recurve archery team has won silver medal in World Archery Championship held in Copenhagen,
Denmark. Who among the following was NOT a member of the Indian team?
1) Rimil Buriuly
2) Deepika Kumari
3) Laxmirani Majhi
4) Krishna Poonia
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137. The HDFC Bank has tied up with which of the following online marketplaces for co-branded credit card aimed at enabling
customers to make online payments instead of availing the cash on delivery option?
1) Snapdeal
2) Amazon
3) Shopclues
4) ebay
5) None of these
138. Which of the following luxury car makers has appointed Roland S Folger as the MD and CEO of its India operations
recently?
1) Volkswagen
2) BMW
3) Mercedes-Benz
4) Bentley Motors
5) None of these

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140. Which of the following sports was officially recognised as an Olympic sport by the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) on 2 Aug?
1) Bowling
2) Squash
3) Racquetball
4) Frisbee
5) Chess
141. The central govt signed a peace accord on 3 Aug with which of the following insurgent outfits to end the longest
insurgency in the country?
1) NSCN (IM)
2) NSCN (K)
3) All Bodo Students Union
4) Peoples War Group (PWG)
5) None of these
142. The Tourism Ministrys Incredible India advertising campaign has been bagged by advertising agency McCann India
for a period of three years. The agency has been handling the commercials on Atithi Devo Bhava featuring superstar
1) Salman Khan
2) Shah Rukh Khan
3) Hrithik Roshan
4) Aamir Khan
5) Amitabh Bachchan

143. Which of the following banks headed by Naina Lal Kidwai is planning to launch green bonds this year to enable fund
raising for investments in projects with environmental benefits?
1) HSBC India
2) ICICI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) Standard Chartered
144. The Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Majahan invoked which of the following rules to name (identifying for action) 25
Congress members who were in protesting in the well of the House recently?
1) 349
2) 374(A)
3) 331(D)
4) 331A
5) 118( 2)

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145. The RBI announced its monetary policy rate review on 4 Aug. Which of the following rates and ratios is NOT correct
after the recent review?
1) Repo rate 7.25%
2) Reverse repo rate 6.25%
3) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) 4%
4) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 21.5%
5) None of these
146. The US President Barack Obama honoured three Indian Americans among others for their innovative and path breaking
startups during the first-ever White House Demo Day recently. The Indian Americans include
1) Suma Reddy
2) Ann Marie Sastry
3) Privahini Bradoo
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)
147. As announced by the ISRO, recently, it will be launching nine nano/micro satellites during 2015-16 timeframe for the first
time for
1) UK
2) France
3) US
4) China
5) Bangladesh

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148. The panel tasked with examining and suggesting reforms for the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in infrastructure
projects is headed by
1) Shankar Acharya 2) Bimal Jalan
3) C Rangarajan
4) Vijay Kelkar
5) Y Venugopal Reddy
149. Which of the following countries plans to send Jilin-1, the countrys first self-developed remote sensing satellite for
commercial use, into space in Oct?
1) Israel
2) Spain
3) Norway
4) Singapore
5) China
150. Which of the following is the first Bill passed by the Lok Sabha in the monsoon session of Parliament on 3 Aug?
1) The Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015
2) The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015
3) The SCs and the STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014
4) The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) Bill, 2014
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151. India put off its negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with ________ on 5 Aug, following an import ban imposed
by the latter on 700 drugs tested by Hyderabad-based GVK Biosciences.
1) EU
2) Australia
3) UK
4) US
5) China
152. Which of the following has won the Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award 2015 for exemplary work in Dairy Geographical
Information System?
1) NDDB
2) Mother Dairy
3) Amul
4) COMPFED
5) None of these
153. Taking a cue from PM Narendra Modis campaign to give up LPG subsidy, which of the following states would launch
a scheme to inspire people to voluntarily surrender social security pension?
1) Rajasthan
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Haryana
5) Punjab

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154. The EPFO is to invest a part (5 per cent initially) of the retirement fund corpus in the capital market through ETFs for the
first time. The term ETF stands for
1) Exchange-Tracked Fund
2) Exchange-Transacted Fund
3) Exchange-Traded Fund
4) Exchange-Transferred Fund
5) None of these
155. Which of the following countries is to inaugurate the new Suez Canal dubbed as the Suez Canal Axis on 6 Aug, the 72km project aimed at speeding up traffic?
1) Syria
2) Egypt
3) Turkey
4) Iran
5) Greece
156. Which of the following automakers in India launched the S-Cross, a premium crossover, on 5 Aug?
1) Hyundai
2) Ford
3) Renault
4) Maruti Suzuki
5) General Motors

157. The Legislative Assembly of which of the following states on 5 Aug passed a legislation making it mandatory for
candidates contesting all level of panchayat raj elections to have toilets at their individual home by Jan 31, 2016?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) Gujarat
5) Karnataka
158. The National Highways Authority of India has released an index of prices pertaining to the sector for public comment.
The length of National Highways in the country is about
1) 70,000 km
2) 74,000 km
3) 83,000 km
4) 96,000 km
5) None of these

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159. The Asias largest telescope, the Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST), was recently inaugurated in India in
1) Bengaluru, Karnataka
2) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3) Indore, Madhya Prasad
4) Udaipur, Rajasthan
5) None of these
160. Who among the following has been honoured with the Ramanujan Prize for 2015? He has been honoured for his
contributions in the area of algebraic K-theory, algebraic cycles and theory of motive.
1) Sujatha Ramadorai
2) Amalendu Krishna
3) Kannan Soundararajan
4) Manjul Bhargava
5) James Maynard
161. The RBI tracks retail inflation in deciding its monetary policy action. As per its policy review on 4 Aug, the retail
inflation stood at an eight-month low of ________ year-on-year in Jun 2015.
1) 5.01 per cent
2) 7.6 per cent
3) 6.1 per cent
4) 5.4 per cent
5) None of these

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162. The 70th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing was observed in many parts of the world on 6 Aug commemorating the
atomic bombing on the city in 1945.
The bomb dropped there by the US was codenamed
1) Little Boy
2) Enola Gay
3) Dirty Boy
4) Fat Boy
5) None of these
163. Around 30 lives were lost in a major train accident on 4 Aug when Kamayani Express and the Jabalpur Mumbai Janata
Express derailed at the same time in Harda district in
1) Rajasthan
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Gujarat
5) Maharashtra
164. The World Wide Web (WWW) was born on 6 Aug 1991, when the first web page was launched on the internet by
1) Tim Berners-Lee 2) Douglas Engelbart 3) Marc Andreessen
4) Aaron Swartz
5) Robert Cailliau

165. Which of the following is the first telecom operator in India to commercially launch its 4G high-speed data services in 296
towns across the country recently?
1) Reliance Jio
2) Airtel
3) Idea
4) Vodafone
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166. The industry body FICCI has signed an MoU with which of the following organisations for the second phase of SCORE
Global Programme to impart training to MSMEs?
1) WTO
2) ILO
3) ADB
4) World Bank
5) IMF
167. Filipe Nyusi is the present Prime Minister of which of the following countries? India and this country inked an MoU on
Cooperation in the field of renewable energy recently.
1) Zambia
2) Tanzania
3) Madagascar
4) Mozambique
5) Angola
168. Who among the following has been given the Lech Walesa Solidarity Prize 2015 of Poland for championing democracy
and human rights?
1) Mustafa Dzhemilev 2) Julian Assange
3) Zhanna Nemtsova 4) Edward Snowden
5) None of these

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169. Churchill Alemao, who has been arrested in connection with the Louis Berger bribery case, was the former Public Works
Department minister of
1) Assam
2) Kerala
3) Nagaland
4) Tripura
5) Goa
170. The Forbes magazine has released the list of 2015 Worlds Highest-Paid Actors which has been topped by
1) Akshay Kumar
2) Amitabh Bachchan 3) Vin Diesel
4) Jackie Chan
5) Robert Downey Jr
171. The first ever National Handloom Day to mark the 1905 Swadeshi movement was observed recently on
1) 2 Aug
2) 3 Aug
3) 5 Aug
4) 7 Aug
5) 8 Aug

172. Marking its maiden entry into stock market, Indias pension fund body EPFO announced an investment of ________
through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) this fiscal.
1) Rs 5,000 cr
2) Rs 7,000 cr
3) Rs 10,000 cr
4) Rs 12,000 cr
5) Rs 15,000 cr
173. Name the archer who earned India its first-ever individual medal in the World Archery Championships when the compound
marksman bagged a silver in the final at Copenhagen recently.
1) Jayanta Talukdar 2) Tarundeep Rai
3) Abhishek Verma
4) Rajat Chauhan
5) None of these

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174. The Reserve Bank of India has directed banks to withdraw the additional interest rate of ________ that they pay against
armed forces insurance deposits.
1) 0.8 per cent
2) 1 per cent
3) 1.1 per cent
4) 1.28 per cent
5) 2 per cent
175. The Bharat Parv, a celebration of Culture & Cuisine from different states of India, is being organized from 3rd to 15th
Aug in
1) Jaipur
2) New Delhi
3) Kohima
4) Gangtok
5) Port Blair
176. India has affirmed its commitment to provide momentum to its engagement with the ASEAN community.
Which of the following is NOT a member of the 10-member economic bloc?
1) Singapore
2) Philippines
3) Myanmar
4) Malaysia
5) None of these
177. Name the Indian-American who has been appointed as the US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives.
1) Rajiv Shah
2) Nisha Desai Biswal 3) Richard Rahul Verma 4) Nikki Haley
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178. As replied by the Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Rajya Sabha recently, India received what
amount as FDI from 12 countries visited by PM Narendra Modi in financial year 2014-15?
1) USD 19.78 bn
2) USD 30.93 bn
3) USD 75.71 bn
4) USD 6.42 bn
5) USD 3.42 bn
179. India and which of the following countries on 6 Aug inked an agreement to set up Centre of Excellence in Software
Development and Training (CESDT) in that country?
1) Bangladesh
2) Bhutan
3) Sri Lanka
4) Nepal
5) Myanmar
180. In the Budget, the govt had proposed to set up PDMA to manage govt debt and also to shift the regulation of govt bond
from RBI to Sebi. The term PDMA stands for
1) Public Debt Minimising Agency 2) Public Debt Maintenance Agency 3) Public Debt Management Agency
4) Public Debt Migration Agency
5) None of these
181. Who among the following has been appointed as the new governor of Bihar?
1) Mridula Sinha
2) Ram Nath Kovind
3) Kaptan Singh Solanki
4) OP Kohli
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182. The govt of India and RBI are finalising the structure of the MPC, which will decide the interest rates in the country.
The term MPC stands for
1) Monetary Policing Committee
2) Monetary Priority Committee
3) Monetary Preference Committee
4) Monetary Policy Committee
5) None of these
183. Which of the following cities tops the chart of cleanest cities in the country among 476 cities surveyed during 2014-15?
1) Mysuru
2) Damoh
3) Bengaluru
4) Mandya
5) Hassan

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184. The worlds biggest contract electronic manufacturer Foxconn on 8 Aug signed a USD 5-bn deal with which of the
following state govts to set up manufacturing base there?
1) Gujarat
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Maharashtra
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Madhya Pradesh
185. Name the typhoon which entered China on 8 Aug after pounding Taiwan.
1) Erika
2) Victor
3) Wanda
4) Soudelor

5) Kate

186. England has won the Ashes series defeating Australia in the fourth match by an innings and 78 runs. Name
bowler who helped England dismiss Australia for 60 runs in the first innings of the match.
1) Jonny Bairstow
2) Stuart Broad
3) Adil Rashid
4) Mark Wood
5) Moeen Ali

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187. Name the Australian Testx captain who has announced to retire after the final Ashes test against England.
1) Shane Watson
2) Mitchell Starc
3) Mitchell Johnson
4) Michael Clarke
5) Steve Smith

188. The 31-membe Parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill has got two months extension till Sep 30. The Committee
is headed by
1) EM Sudarsana Natchiappan
2) Vasudevan Maitreyan
3) Tiruchi Siva
4) KP Ramalingam
5) BS Gnanadesikan

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189. Which of the following has become the first Indian private firm to license technology of a full-scale system from DRDO
for Lakshya, the pilotless target system?
1) Tata Advanced Systems
2) Mahindra Defence Systems
3) Ashok Leyland
4) Reliance Infrastructure
5) Larsen and Toubro
190. Educationist Acharya Dev Vrat has been appointed as the new Governor of which of the following states recently?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Karnataka
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Himachal Pradesh
191. In a significant restructuring at Google, who among the following has been named the new CEO of the technology giant?
1) Rajeev Suri
2) Nikesh Arora
3) Amit Singhal
4) Sundar Pichai
5) Satya Nadella
192. The ASEAN plus three is a forum that functions as a coordinator of co-operation between the ASEAN and the three East
Asia nations of
1) India, Japan, and South Korea
2) China, India, and South Korea
3) India, Japan, and Australia
4) China, Japan, and South Korea
5) None of these

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193. The co-founder of Google Larry Page on 10 Aug announced the formation of a new umbrella firm of which Google will be
a part. Name the umbrella firm.
1) Alpha
2) Alphabet
3) Xeta
4) Nexa
5) Rainbow
194. Bengaluru leads the list of capitals in the Swachh Bharat rankings among 476 cities in the country. Which state capital
came at last in the ranking?
1) Patna
2) Jaipur
3) Bhopal
4) Kolkata
5) Chennai
195. The World Bio Fuel Day is celebrated on
1) 7 Aug
2) 8 Aug

3) 9 Aug

4) 10 Aug

5) 11 Aug

196. Dilip Parulekar was conferred the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) - Safari India South Asia Travel
Award 2015 recently. Parulekar is the tourism minister of
1) Maharashtra
2) Goa
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
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197. Name the Indian socio-biologist who was awarded Germanys highest civilian honour - the Cross of Order of the Merit,
recently.
1) K Vijay Raghavan
2) Raman Sukumar
3) Padmanabhan Balaram
4) Raghavendra Gadagkar
5) Madhav Gadgil
198. A global satellite for earth observation and disaster risk reduction GlobalSat for DRR proposed under the UN
framework is to be dedicated to which of the following Indians?
1) Rakesh Sharma
2) Kalpana Chawla
3) Vikram Sarabhai
4) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 5) APJ Abdul Kalam
199. Freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away recently. He was also a(n) ________ poet.
1) English
2) Hindi
3) Kannada
4) Tamil
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200. Which of the following banks has launched its Saral-Rural Housing Loan at base rate of 9.7 per cent for borrowers from
the rural areas?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) SBI
5) PNB
201. Which of the following countries topped the Asian Youth Chess Championship with 17 medals in South Korea recently?
1) China
2) Vietnam
3) Iran
4) India
5) South Korea
202. ________ on 11 Aug became only the second tennis player to be recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna award.
1) Ankita Bhambri
2) Sania Mirza
3) Leander Paes
4) Mahesh Bhupathi 5) Rohan Bopanna

203. Indias social security pact with which of the following countries came into force on 1 Aug as notified by the govt? The
employees of one country posted in another will get benefitted of it.
1) US
2) Japan
3) Canada
4) UK
5) Sweden
204. Which of the following Indian cities will soon become a member of Beijing-headquartered World Tourism Cities Federation
(WTCF) Council?
1) Kochi
2) Chennai
3) Madurai
4) Panji
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205. In a first such action against any company, the govt has sought compensation of around ________ from Nestle for
damages caused by Maggi noodles to Indian consumers.
1) Rs 430 cr
2) Rs 480 cr
3) Rs 540 cr
4) Rs 640 cr
5) Rs 720 cr
206. The govt has launched Nai Manzil scheme for minority youth on pilot basis from Bihar. The scheme aims to provide
1) English and computer education
2) free vocational foreign trips
3) guidance to stay away from terrorism
4) educational and skill training
5) None of these
207. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 24th Saraswati Sammaan for the year 2014 to who among the following on
10 Aug for his work Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam?
1) Jaipal Reddy
2) Jayanthi Natarajan
3) Murli Deora
4) M Veerappa Moily
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208. The indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant has been fully commissioned and has started commercial production required for
space applications. The plant is located at Chavara in
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Telangana
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
209. The Chinese central bank devalued yuan, cutting its daily reference rate by ________ on 11 Aug amid the sharpest
economic slump in about 25 years.
1) 0.9 per cent
2) 1 per cent
3) 1.3 per cent
4) 1.9 per cent
5) 2.1 per cent
210. The International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples is commemorated annually on
1) 7 Aug
2) 8 Aug
3) 9 Aug
4) 10 Aug

5) 11 Aug

211. Name the Indian cueist who has won the World 6-Red Snooker Championship in Karachi, his 13th world title.
1) Pankaj Advani
2) Manan Chandra
3) Aditya Mehta
4) Geet Sethi
5) None of these

212. Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani has threaten to resign amid lingering peace talks in the country adding to the political
chaos in
1) Iraq
2) Syria
3) Libya
4) Yemen
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213. Which of the following social networking majors has given benefits of around $21 million to Indian developers as part
of one of its initiatives recently?
1) Twitter
2) Facebook
3) LinkedIn
4) Myspace
5) Google+
214. ________ has been accredited by the Green Climate Fund as an implementing entity for undertaking climate change
related projects in India.
1) NABARD
2) RBI
3) SIDBI
4) SEBI
5) NHB

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215. Who among the following has been roped in by the Maharashtra state govt as the state ambassador for the Save the
Tiger campaign and promote tiger tourism?
1) Dharmendra
2) Sunny Deol
3) Nana Patekar
4) Amitabh Bachchan 5) Jackie Shroff
216. India has signed financing agreement with World Bank for NCRMP-II project. It is aimed at reducing vulnerability to
cyclone and other similar hazards in
1) West Bengal
2) Maharashtra
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
5) All the above
217. The Rajya Sabha committee on the land acquisition Bill has decided to seek an extension till the coming winter session.
The committee is chaired by
1) SS Ahluwalia
2) Pashupati Nath Singh
3) KV Thomas
4) Kalyan Banerjee
5) None of these

218. The govt has approved the setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) for imparting MD and Ph.D level
education. The AIIA will come up in
1) Ajmer
2) Chennai
3) Haridwar
4) New Delhi
5) Hyderabad
219. Identify the one who is NOT among the 17 sportspersons picked for this years Arjuna awards?
1) PR Sreejesh (hockey)
2) Dipa Karmakar (gymnastics)
3) Jitu Rai (shooting)
4) Shikhar Dhawan (cricket)
5) K Srikanth (badminton)

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220. As per the market research firm IDC, by 2017 India will overtake US to be the second-largest smartphone market globally.
Which is the largest smartphone market in the world?
1) Russia
2) China
3) Japan
4) France
5) Brazil
221. Beverage maker Coca-Cola India has roped in who among the following cricketers as its social ambassador for a threeyear deal ending in 2017?
1) Sourav Ganguly
2) Gautam Gambhir
3) Yuvraj Singh
4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
5) Rahul Dravid
222. The micro-blogging site Twitter has lifted its character limit for direct messages between users. As a result, private
messages will no longer have the limit of ________ characters which applies to tweets.
1) 100
2) 110
3) 120
4) 140
5) 160

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223. Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar were the only Indians on the inaugural list of 20 richest people in the world of technology
put out by Forbes and topped by Bill Gates. Premji is the chairman of Wipro, while Nadar is the founder of
1) Snapdeal
2) Syntel
3) Symphony Technology Group
4) HCL Technologies
5) Tech Mahindra
224. The IndusInd Bank has raised Rs 5,081 cr by issuing six crore new shares via QIP and preferential issuances. The term
QIP stands for
1) Qualified Institutional Purchase
2) Qualified Institutional Procurement
3) Qualified Institutional Placement
4) Qualified Institutional Planning
5) None of these
225. Axis Bank has launched contactless debit, credit and multi-currency forex cards. As per the RBIs guidelines, banks can
process contactless transactions below ________ without a personal identification number.
1) Rs 5,000
2) Rs 4,000
3) Rs 3,000
4) Rs 2,000
5) Rs 1,000
226. The International Youth Day (IYD), an awareness day designated by the United Nations, is observed on
1) 2 Aug
2) 4 Aug
3) 8 Aug
4) 12 Aug
5) 14 Aug

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227. The Indian hockey team defeated which of the following teams in the European Tour series 2-1 recently?
1) Spain
2) Germany
3) UK
4) France
5) Italy
228. Om Prakash Munjal, who died recently, was the founder of
1) Avon Cycles
2) BSA Hercules
3) Atlas Cycles

4) Hero Cycles

5) None of these

229. The Reserve Bank of India on 13 Aug paid a dividend of nearly ________ to the govt, the highest ever from the central
bank in its 80-year history.
1) Rs 44,000 cr
2) Rs 55,000 cr
3) Rs 66,000 cr
4) Rs 77,000 cr
5) Rs 88,000 cr

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230. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner? With his appointment, the sole
vacancy in the three-member poll body has been filled.
1) Nripendra Misra
2) Om Prakash Rawat
3) KG Balakrishnan
4)
Rajeev
Topno
5) Ajit Seth
231. Abhishek Verma, who won gold at World Championships in Poland recently, is a(n)
1) boxer
2) archer
3) shooter
4) wrestler

5) weightlifter

232. The govt on 12 Aug increased the import duty on base metal items made of iron, steel, copper, nickel and aluminum by
________ percentage points.
1) 2
2) 2.5
3) 3
4) 3.5
5) 5

233. Which of the following schemes of the govt of India has been acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records
for being the largest cash transfer program (households) recently?
1) Pahal
2) MGNREGA
3) Atal Pension Yojana
4) Janani Suraksha Yojana
5) Public distribution system (PDS)
4) Dubai

5) Amman

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234. The capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is

1) Manama
2) Doha
3) Abu Dhabi

235. At present, the Banking Regulation Act that governs commercial banks does not apply fully on ________ and as a
result, all RBI norms are not applicable to these entities.
1) RRBs
2) foreign banks
3) private banks
4) cooperative banks
5) None of these
236. Based on the recommendations of the RBI committee on the urban cooperative bank (UCB) system, the RBI has asked
the govt to amend co-operative bank laws. The Committee was headed by
1) R Gandhi
2) SS Mundra
3) Urjit Patel
4) HR Khan
5) Nachiket Mor
237. The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy has sanctioned a 1,500-MW ultra mega solar power park for development
in Kadapa district of
1) Maharashtra
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Karnataka
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Telangana

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238. The govt has eased norms for sugar mills to help clear arrears to sugarcane growers. The govt had in Jun approved
________ soft loan to sugar mills for the 2015-16 season.
1) Rs 4,000-cr
2) Rs 6,000-cr
3) Rs 8,500-cr
4) Rs 9,300-cr
5) Rs 15,400-cr
239. The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of a petroleum products pipeline from Raxaul (India) to which country
to promote cooperation in the oil and gas sector?
1) Bhutan
2) Bangladesh
3) Myanmar
4) Nepal
5) None of these
240. The govt has approved an MoU between India and US on cooperation to establish the PACESetter Fund. The India-US
corpus drawn on a 50:50 sharing basis is of about
1) Rs 300 mn
2) Rs 500 mn
3) Rs 800 mn
4) Rs 900 mn
5) Rs 950 mn
241. Which of the following has become the first monument in India to join Twitter? It joined the micro-blogging site on the
Independence Day.
1) Taj Mahal
2) Lal Quila
3) Qutub Minar
4) Charminar
5) Jama Masjid, Delhi
5) None of these

243. Who among the following has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of Canara Bank?
1) Romesh Sobti
2) Chitra Ramkrishna 3) Naina Lal Kidwai
4) Rakesh Sharma

5) Shikha Sharma

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242. The govt has named who among the following as the MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda?
1) PS Jayakumar
2) SS Shirodkar
3) Shyam Srinivasan 4) Vishwavir Ahuja

244. Who won the mens singles finals badminton match at the BWF World Championships in Jakarta on 16 Aug?
1) Lee Chong Wei
2) Chen Long
3) Lin Dan
4) Pablo Abian
5) Mathias Boe

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245. PM Narendra Modi, while delivering his second Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort said that
________ should be our mantra.
1) Startup India, run India
2) Startup India, speed up India
3) Startup India, stand up India
4) Startup India, exceed India
5) None of these
246. Saina Nehwal became the first Indian to enter World Badminton final but settled for a silver on 16 Aug losing to
1) Beatriz Corrales
2) Carolina Marin
3) Wang Shixian
4) Ratchanok Intanon 5) Li Xuerui
247. The Standard Life has announced to buy an additional stake of nine per cent in its Indian insurance venture with which
of the following?
1) ICICI Bank
2) Bharti
3) Tata
4) HDFC
5) SBI
248. Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on ________.
Japan had surrendered to the Allies.
1) 13 Aug
2) 14 Aug
3) 15 Aug
4) 16 Aug

On this day in 1945

5) 17 Aug

249. In his speech on the Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi set a ________ deadline for every village in India to get
electricity.
1) 100-day
2) 200-day
3) 500-day
4) 900-day
5) 1,000-day

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250. Santhara (also known as sallekhana), the dietary abstinence that eventually leads to death, is a religious practice
associated with
1) Jainism
2) Buddhism
3) Hinduism
4) Christianity
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