2015-09-02

Current affairs Question March – June 2015

June 2015

1) As per OPCW, how much of the global chemical weapons stockpile has been achieved so far –?Ans:- 90%

2) A court of which country recently ordered three tobacco companies to pay fines worth around $12 billion for damages, which is the largest award in country’s history?Ans:- Canada

3) Which prominent European country’s Parliament on 9 June 2015 voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill that seeks to hold a referendum to gauge the mood of its citizens on the issue of remaining part of the European Union (EU)?Ans:- Britain

4) Which bird was nominated as United Kingdom’s first-ever national bird in a poll conducted in the country that concluded during June 2015?Ans:- Robin

5) China has launched a freight train service between its northeastern city of Harbin which another country? Ans:- Europe

6) India has decided to buy only 36 Rafale fighter jets scrapping the earlier plan to acquire 126 aircraft on grounds of huge cost. From which country India is buying Rafale fighter jets?Ans:- France

7) Which country nationals on 2 June 2015 to India decided to grant e-Tourist visa facility?Ans:- Sweden

8) As per the Rule of Law Index 2015 by US-based World Justice Project (WJP) released on 2 June 2015 what is the India’s position among BRICS countries? Ans:- Third

9) What is the theme of the joint declaration highlighting bilateral cooperation issued by India and Bangladesh?

Ans:- Notun Projonmo- Nayi Disha

10) The second common border market “Border Haat” was opened on 11th June 2015. Between which countries Border Haat Market is opened? Ans:- India and Bangladesh

11) A New Bank Note Paper Line Unit was recently set up in which Indian city?  Ans:- Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh

12) Khoya Paya web portal, a forum for reporting & tracking missing people, is an initiative of — ?

Ans:- Ministry of Women and Child Development

13) Union Govt. on 5 June 2015 announced plans to establish country’s 13th major port in Maharashtra with an investment of Rs. 6,000 crore. This port would be established at which place near Mumbai? Ans:- Dahanu

14) As per the Central food safety regulator FSSAI, how many variants of Maggi Noodles were found ‘Unsafe and Hazardous’ for human consumption? Ans:- Nine

15) Government of India has launched Modified Special Incentive Proposal Scheme (M-SIPS) for which sector?

Ans:- Electronic sector

16) To which state of India, World Bank has approved $250 Million loan for Flood Recovery Project & reconstruction of flood-affected public infrastructure?  Ans:-  Jammu & Kashmir

17) Which city has recently become the sixth city in the country with a metro?  Ans:- Jaipur

18) India’s first Tier-I Oil Spill Response Centre is inaugurated in which state?  Ans:- Maharashtra

19) Which Union Territory has received permission for the first ever Medical College on 8 June 2015?

Ans:- Andaman & Nicobar

20) In which state, India’s first eco-friendly police station was commissioned recently?  Ans:- New Delhi

21) World Environment Day was observed globally on —?  Ans:- 5 June

22) World ocean day was observed on——? Ans – 8 June

23) world blood donor day …Ans- 14 June

24) 41stG7 summit was held in –?Ans:- Germany

25) The 104th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) was held from 1-13 June 2015 in —–?

Ans:- Geneva, Switzerland

26) Which factory has been awarded continuously for the third time for controlling population and environment protection in kerala ?  Ans:- Kumbazha

27) Name the Indian-origin US Surgeon General has been presented with the Pride of the Community Award by a prominent Hindu advocacy group?Ans:- Vivek Murthy

28) Who has been conferred with the prestigious 14th Sant Namdev National Award at a function in Pune, Maharashtra on 10 June 2015?Ans:- Parkash Singh Badal

29) Which movie has won the top honors at 16th International India Film Academy(IIFA)awards?Ans:- Queen

30) Who has won the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2015?Ans:- Ali Smith

31) Who was recently named sixth most marketable athlete in the world as per report released by British Sports business magazine ‘SportsPro’?Ans:- Virat Kohli

32) Indian archer Deepika Kumari finished at which place in the recently concluded Antalya Archery World Cup 2015?

Ans:- Third

33) Who became the first Indian umpire after S. Venkataraghavan to be inducted in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Elite Panel of Umpires?  Ans:-  Sundaram Ravi

34) Who has been conferred with the South Africa (SA) Cricketer of the Year Award for 2015?   Ans:- A B DeVillers

35.) Which state gives the Bishnuram Medhi award for the State cricketer-of-the-year?   Ans:- Tamil Nadu

36) Name the private-sector bank to announce that it will discontinue issuing slips after cash withdrawals at ATMs and will alert the customer through SMSs?  Ans:- HDFC Bank

37) The Reserve Bank of India on 2 June 2015 cut its key short-term lending rate or repo rate by 0.25 per cent to 7.25 percent. It is the _____ repo rate cut in this year?   Ans:- Third

38) Which country has granted permission to the Life Insurance of India (LIC) to run its business?  Ans:- Bangladesh

39) The Reserve Bank India (RBI) on 11 June 2015 gave permission to which investor segment to invest in regulated chit funds in India?  Ans:- Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)

40) Which Indian mining conglomerate on 13 June 2015 announced buying the stake of minority shareholders in Cairn India, the country’s top private oil producer?  Ans:- Vedanta Ltd

41) The Pinaka Mark II multi barrel rocket recently test fired by the Indian Army can strike targets upto a range of —?

Ans:- 65 Km

42) Which university has revealed the world’s first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real leg, even feeling pain?  Ans:- Austrian University

43) Name the organization that has launched a giant balloon carrying a kind of flying saucer that will test technologies for landing on Mars?  Ans:- NASA

44) Which organizations scientists developed a tool to predict destructive solar storms?  Ans:- NASA

45) Name the scientist who along with his team developed World’s first water-based computer?  Ans:- Manu Prakash

46) Who has been appointed as new Non-Executive Chairman of Infosys?  Ans:- R. Seshasayee

47) Who was on 3 June 2015 appointed as Special Envoy on Counter Terrorism and Extremism in the Prime Minister Office?

Ans:- Syed Asif Ibrahim

48) Who has resigned as FIFA president on 2 June 2015?  Ans:- Sepp Blatter

49) Former bureaucrat M.N. Buch, who passed away on 6 June 2015, was known for role in developing which Indian city with his modern urban planning concepts?  Ans:- Bhopal

50) Veteran actor, Sir Christopher Lee, who passed away on 7 June 2015 at the age of 93, was associated with which legendary character in films?   Ans:- Dracula

51) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and Netherlands during the Visit of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Shri Mark Rutte to New Delhi. The MoU was signed for the development of –?  Ans:- Vaccines

52) Which country has set a new world record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour?  Ans:- Bhutan

53) In the first cross border operation in which country Indian Army on 9 June 2015 struck terrorist camps and killed nearly 20 North-Eastern insurgents?== Ans:- Myanmar

54) Noted Indian author Amitav Ghosh’s third and final book under the “Ibis trilogy” was published recently. What is the name of this book?  Ans:- Flood of Fire

55) Who is the chairman of the Panel on Net neutrality that submitted its report recently? Ans:- K.Bhargava

MAY 2015

56) How many Indian origin MP’s were eleted to UK Parliament during the British elections of 2015?  Ans:- 10

57) Which country has criticised European Union proposals to authorise the use of force against smugglers taking migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe?  Ans:-  Libya

58) After losing more than 4,000 people to Ebola, which country has now been declared free of the disease by the World Health Organization (WHO)?  Ans:- Liberia

59) What is the name of the former Army General who took over as the 8th President of Guyana on 16 May 2015?

Ans:- David Arthur Granger

60) The World’s first referendum on same sex marriage is being held in — ?  Ans:- Ireland

61) “Educate Encourage Enlighten” will be the new tagline of ____ as announced recently?  Ans:- New Education Policy

62) Name the programme launched by Government with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) located on the banks of the river Ganga for achieving the objective of Clean Ganga?  Ans:- Nirmal Ganga Sahbhagita

63) Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India has recently launched a new TV rating system in India. This will replace existing which rating system?  Ans:- TAM (Television Audience Measurement)

64) The Supreme Court on 13 May 2015 barred publication of photos of leaders in government advertisements except those of the —-?  Ans:- President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India

65) For the next 5 years, Namami Gange programme will have a budget outlay of ? Ans:- Rs 20,000 crore

66) 119th Constitutional Amendment Bill is related to –?  Ans:- Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh

67) Name the festival of Indian Culture inaugurated in Russia on 10 May 2015 by the President of India? Ans:- Namaste India

68) India has recently extended e-tourist visa scheme to — more countries?  Ans:- 31

69) What is India’s current global ranking in terms of electricity generation from nuclear source? Ans:- 13th

70) How many agreements have been signed between India and China for bilateral cooperation in several areas including economy, trade, science and technology and culture?  Ans:- 24

71) In which state a cow-urine refinery inaugurated for research on the cow products on 3 May 2015?   Ans:- Rajasthan

72) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 1 May 2015 introduced ___ rupees Accident Insurance Scheme for transport drivers?==Ans:- 5 lakh

73) Which state is site to the India’s first hydro-engineering college?  Ans:- Himachal Pradesh

74) Which court on 11 May 2015 acquitted AIADMK Chief J Jayalalithaa in the 19 year old disproportionate assets case?

Ans:- Karnataka High Court

75) Which thermal power plant will be built by NTPC in Jharkhand ?  Ans:- Patratu Plant

76) Name the Indian who won the Whitley Award 2015 for his work to protect the iconic Great Indian Bustard in the Thar Desert? Ans:- Pramod Patil

77) Dr Prannoy Roy who was recently conferred the RedInk Award for lifetime achievement is the executive co-chairman of?==Ans:- NDTV

78) Which district in India has received 2015 UN Public Service Award? Ans:- Nadia, West Bengal

79) Who has been conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his contribution to the fashion industry?

Ans:- Wendell Rodricks

80) The PEN literary award for freedom of speech has been awarded to __?  Ans:- Charlie Hebdo

81) Which French IT firm recently announced to buy US rival IGATE for 4 billion US dollar?  Ans:- CapGemini

82) Which company has announced that it would merge its retail operatios with Bharti Retail Ltd. to create one of India’s biggest retail chains with more than 570 stores across the country?   Ans:- Future Retail

83) Which entity during May 2015 completed India’s single largest office space leasing deal so far by signing up for a 2-million sq. ft. custom-built office campus in Bengaluru?   Ans:- Flipkart

84) By what percent, Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell in the month of April 2015 as against 8.48 percent in April last year due to decline in the prices of food articles?  Ans:-  4.87%

85) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 13 May 2015 gave its approval for ___% disinvestment in NTPC and ___% in Indian Oil Corporation respectively?   Ans:- 5% and 10%

86) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on 8 May 2015 announced a ___ percent reduction in charges for transactions on its inter-bank ATM network?  Ans:- 10 %

87) What is the theme of the 6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy was organized by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi on 15 May 2015?  Ans:- Nuclear Energy: A ‘Clean’ Energy option

88) In 2015, where will the conference to establish a new international framework replacing the 1997 Kyoto Protocol be held –?==Ans:- Paris

89) Name the team that won the English Premier League 2014-15 football title on 3 May 2015 held at London?

Ans:- Chelsea

90) In which country BRICS Under-17 Football Cup set to be held?  Ans:- India

91) Who won the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open Men’s Singles Title?  Ans:- Andy Murray

92) Who won the inaugural BNP Paribas Istanbul Open Tennis men’s single title?  Ans:- Roger Federer

93) Jonathan Trott who has recently retired from International Cricket is from which country?  Ans:- England

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

95) Canada has most recently pledged to reduce Greenhouse gas emmisions by how many percentage points by 2030?

Ans:- 30%

96) Japanese Scientists on 14 May 2015 discovered a new state of matter called?  Ans:- Jahn-Teller-metal

97) How many smokers (approx.) are there globally as disclosed in the newly disclosed status report of Global Statistics on Addictive Behaviours (GSAB)?   Ans:-  1 billion

98) An advanced version of the BrahMos land-attack cruise missile was successfully test-fired on 9 May 2015 from the Car Nicobar Islands at?   Ans:- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

99) The ‘Kavaratti’ ship has been launched on 19th May’15 at a glittering ceremony held at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata. It is the _______ Ship of Project-28?   Ans:- Fourth

100) Name the Indian-origin Member of Parliament in Britain appointed as the new Employment Minister in British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Cabinet?   Ans:- Priti Patel

101) Who has been appointed as the President of Japan’s multinational telecommunications and internet company SoftBank Corp on 11 May 2015?   Ans:-  Nikesh Arora

102) Name the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu resigned on 21 May 2015?   Ans:- O Panneerselvam

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

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

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

107) Name the city that would become the first in India to get Google Street View as announced on 12 May 2015?

Ans:- Hyderabad

108) What is full form of DARPA ?   Ans:- Defense Advance Research Project Agency

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

110) Which committee was set up to review of deep-sea fishing Policy and Guidelines?  Ans:- Meenakumari committee

111) The World Press Freedom day was observed globally on –? Ans:- 3 May

112) World Telecommunication Day   ANS:-  17 May

113) world Anti-Tobacco Day      Ans:- 31 May

APRIL

114) Which country carried out its first air strikes in Syria, as part of the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants?

Ans:- Canada

115) Name the political party of Pakistan that decided to join parliament after almost seven months of absence from the National Assembly and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh?   Ans:- Tehreek-e-Insaf

116) Which country’s president condemned psychiatric therapies designed to repair gay, lesbian and transgender youth?

Ans:- United States

117) China is planning to build a 540-kilometre strategic high-speed rail link between Tibet and ____ passing through a tunnel under Mount Everest?   Ans:- Nepal

118) Saudi Arabia on 21 April 2015 ended its month-long military operation against the Houthi rebels under which air strikes were conducted. What was the name of this operation?   Ans:- Operation Decisive Storm

119) Name the scheme that has been suspended by Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from April 2015?

Ans:- Minimum Monthly Pension Scheme

120) Union Government on 3 April 2015 extended the deadline for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) deadline by ____ months?   Ans:- Six months

121) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently recommended which number as the single emergency number across the country?   Ans:- 112

122) The Government has constituted a task force comprising experts and senior officials to be chaired by B N Navalawala, Ex-Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources. What is the major responsibility of the task force?   Ans:- Interlinking of Rivers

123) Name the project launched by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on 21 April 2015 for monitoring the implementation of budget announcements?   Ans:- E-Samiksha

124) Name the massive air and sea operation recently launched by India to evacuate over 4000 Indians from Yemen?

Ans:- Operation Raahat

125) Which international organization on 1 April 2015 launched a group against terrorism named ‘Group of Friends against terrorism’ with 30 members including India? Ans:- United Nations

126) With which country has India signed Memorandum of Cooperation for transportation on 8 April 2015?

Ans:- United States of America

127) India was placed at 101st place in the Social Progress Index (SPI) ratings that were released globally on 9 April 2015. Which country topped this list?   Ans:- Norway

128) Indian formally ended its massive evacuation efforts in Yemen named “Operation Raahat” on 10 April 2015. This mission successfully evacuated how many people from war-torn Yemen?   Ans:- 5,600

129) Which state has launched the subsidised Aahar scheme on the occasion of the State’s Foundation Day on 1 April 2015?

Ans:- Odisha

130) Andhra Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on 1 April 2015 approved which city as the new capital of the state?   Ans:- Amaravathi

131) PepsiCo India on 3 April 2015 commissioned first phase of its largest beverage plant in India in which state?

Ans:- Andhra Pradesh

132) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Centenary Year Celebrations of which High Court on 18 April 2015?

Ans:- Patna High Court

133) Which state government has launched a major campaign Subodham, in a bid to wean people away from addiction to liquor?== Ans:- Kerala

134) Summit of the Americas, which was held on 10-11 April 2015 at Panama City (Panama), was which edition of the multilateral summit?   Ans:- 7th

135) Who Arab poet recently won the 2015 Kumaran Asan World Prize for poetry?   Ans:- Adonis

136) Which city has been awarded for its performance in renewable energy by WWF ?   Ans:- Rajkot

137) In which field Hevesy Medal is given?   Ans:- Nuclear and Radio Chemistry

138) Name the Indian-origin CEO who was honoured with the White House Champions of Change on 16th April 2015?

Ans:- Satya Nadella

139) Name the Bollywood actor was on 21 April 2015 honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015 for his performance in the movie Happy New Year?==  Ans:-  Shah Rukh Khan

140) Daniel Vettori who announced his retirement from international cricket plays for which country?  Ans:- New Zealand

141) Who was recently named as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2015 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack?

Ans:- Kumar Sangakkara

142) Which Australian cricketer recently announced his retirement from ODIs?  Ans:- Michael Clarke

143) Name the driver who won the Chinese Formula One (F1) Grand Prix for 2015 held on 12 April 2015 at Shanghai?

Ans:- Lewis Hamilton (Britain)

144) What is the name of the 21-year old English batsman who made cricketing history by scoring 350 in a one-day club match on 20 April 2015?  Ans:- Liam Livingstone

145) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 1 April 2015 sanctioned the scheme of amalgamation of ING Vysya Bank Ltd. with which bank?  Ans:- Kotak Mahindra Bank

146) As per the World bank Report 2015, which country has stood at the bottom of eight economies in South Asia?

Ans:- Pakistan

147) Which entity becomes the first public sector undertaking (PSU) to hit the market in fiscal year 2015-16 with its disinvestment taking place on 8 April 2015?==Ans:- Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)

148) Which entity has become India’s newest public sector undertaking (PSU) during April 2015 after Union Govt. increased its stake to over 51% in this entity?==Ans:- IFCI Limited

149) Newly formed Mudra Bank will be part of?==Ans:- Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

150) Which country has recently developed an anti-ballistic missile system called “David’s Sling”?==Ans:- Israel

151) Surface-to-Surface nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on 9 April 2015 from a naval ship at?==Ans:- Odisha coast

152) US space agency NASA during April 2015 revealed the first-ever colour image of dwarf planet Pluto.This photo was taken by a Pluto probe that was sent by the agency in 2006. What is the name of this probe?==Ans:- New Horizons

153) India recently successfully test-fired its which nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast?==Ans:- Dhanush

154) Who has been appointed as the new President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2015-16?=

Ans:- Sumit Mazumder

155) Who was sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court on 15 April 2015?=Ans:- Meenakshi Madan Rai

156) Mustafa Kamal stepped down from the post of International Cricket Council (ICC) President on 1 April 2015. He belongs to which country?==Ans:- Bangladesh

157) Renowned poet Kailash Vajpeyi who died on 1 April 2015 is famous in which language?==Ans:- Hindi

158) Name the former Australian cricket captain and legendary commentator who died in Sydney on 10 April 2015?

Ans:- Richie Benaud
159) Name the 12-year-old Muslim girl who recently won the first position at the Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Champion League?==  Ans:- Mariyam Asif Siddiqui

160) What is the name of the Islamist militant group that stormed into a university campus in Kenya on 2 April 2015 and took Christian students hostage resulting in death of at least 15 persons?==Ans:- Al Shabaab

161) What is the full form of ‘ IFCI ‘?==Ans:- Industrial Finance Corporation of India

162) Who is the author of the book titled “Historical Documents Testify the ‘ Sovereignty of Senkaku”?=

Ans:- Tadayoshi Murata

163) Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 8 April 2015 formed an expert committee under the chairmanship of whom to suggest simplified compliance for establishing new industries?==Ans:- Ajay Shankar

164) World Malaria Day was observed on —?Ans:- April 25

165) World Earth Day —Ans-  22 April

166) World Heritage Day—Ans- 18 April

MARCH

167) Which country’s government has proposed a prisoner swap with Indonesia in a last ditch effort to save the lives of two drug traffickers of its country, who are expected to face a firing squad within days?==Ans:-  Australia

168) Which country’s Professor was in news as on 9 March 2015 as she rejected an Indian student’s internship request citing rape problem in India?==Ans:- Germany

169) Which country has imposed sanctions on another group of individuals and entities in Ukraine and Russia accused of undermining Ukraine’s sovereignty and misappropriating Ukrainian state assets?==Ans:-  United States of America

170) The North-South Rail link in Srilanka connects which two locations in the island nation?

Ans:- Talaimannar to Madhu Road

171) Which country’s government has announced plans to build a new capital to the east of the present one?==Ans:- Egypt

172) Which organisation has launched “National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme” (NERPAP) throughout the country from 3rd Mar’15 with the prime objective of bringing a totally error free and authenticated electoral roll?

Ans:-  Election Commission of India

173) National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) on 1 March 2015 celebrated its ___th foundation day?==Ans:- 25th

174) How many Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) accounts does the NPCI aim to link to the corresponding Aadhar Numbers by June 2015?==Ans:- 17 crore

175) Name the scheme that has been launched by the government for redressal of grievances of consumers relating to pricing and availability of medicines?==Ans:- PRASAD and Swadesh Darshan

176) The Supreme Court of India (SC) on 17 March 2015 cancelled the Union Government’s decision to include which category/community in the Central Other Backward Classes (OBC) list?==Ans:- Jaat

177) With which country has India collaborated to study the global Climate Change?==Ans:- Norway

178) Name the warship that has been exported by India to Mauritius and commissioned on 12 March 2015?==Ans:- Barracuda

179) With which country has India inked five Memoranda of Understanding to give new impetus to bilateral co-operation on 11 March 2015?==Ans:- Mauritius

180) India and which country recently completed its first ever Friendship Motor Rally successfully at India gate? Ans:- Nepal

181) With which country, Textiles Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by India on 17 March 2015?

Ans:- Kyrgyzstan

182) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 March 2015 inaugurated two units each of 600 MW of Shree Singaji Thermal Power Plant in which state?==Ans:- Madhya Pradesh

183) Which state government is contemplating on framing a law under which registration of pregnancy would be made compulsory within first three months of pregnancy? Ans:- Haryana

184) Which State’s Archives body is publishing three volumes of rare documents on Shaheed Bhagat Singh?==Ans:- Bihar

185) Government of India has recently decided to establish a National Marine Police Training Institute in which state?

Ans:- Gujarat

186) In which state First Kisan Call Centre (KCC) of North-East was opened on 9 March 2015?==Ans:- Tripura

187) The International Conference on Global Environment Issues was held from March 14 -15 March 2015 in —-?

Ans:-  New Delhi

188) Hifikepunye Pohamba has recently won the world’s most valuable individual award, the Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership. Hifikepunye Pohamba is the President of which African country?==Ans:- Namibia

189) Which University recently honored Ratan Tata with Doctorate of Automotive Engineering?==Ans:-  Clemson University

190) Name the former union minister who has been awarded with the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2014 for his Kannada poem Ramayana Mahanveshanam?==Ans:- M.Veerapa Moily

191) Who has won KwazuluNatal 2015 National Teachers Award in South Africa?==Ans:- Ganasen Reddy

192) Name the Indian researcher has been named as New South Wales (NSW) “Woman of the year 2015″ award recently?

Ans:- Minoti Apate

193) Who is the batsman who has scored the fastest 150 runs in ODI’s?==Ans:- AB de Villiers

194) Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 10 March 2015 registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of the cricket World Cup. He surpassed whose record?==Ans:- Sourav Ganguly

195) Which football club recently won League Cup?==Ans:- Chelsea

196) New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe was recently inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as the ___th member?

Ans:- 79

197) Which New Zealand bowler joined cricket’s exclusive 300 ODI wickets club by claiming his 300th victim on 8 March 2015?==Ans:- Daniel Vettori

198) As per the latest Forbes ranking of the richest people in the world, who is the richest person in India?=

Ans:- Dilip Sanghvi

199) Which bank became the first major bank to announce rate cut after RBI’s second Repo rate cut of the year was announced on March 2015?==Ans:- State Bank of Travancore (SBT)

200) Which Indian mobile company has recently entered into a partnership with China Mobile, for jointly sourcing devices and equipment as well as developing 4G technology and standards?==Ans:- Airtel

201) Upto what limit Reserve Bank of India eased the norms for home loans by allowing banks to include stamp duty and registration charges to the cost of a unit?==Ans:- 10 Lakh

202) Which is India’s largest company with Rs 3.68 lakh cr worth assets as per data compiled by the Corporate Affairs Ministry, which was released recently?==Ans:- Reliance Industries Ltd

203) Name the aircraft that becomes the first to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, propelled solely by the sun’s energy?   Ans:-  Solar Impulse-2

204) Rotavirus vaccine “Rotavac” will be used for prevention of which disease?==Ans:-  Diarrhea

205) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Alleppey, which was decommissioned from the Indian Navy on 13 March 2015, was which category of naval vessel?==Ans:- Minesweeper

206) Name the surface to surface missile successfully tested by Pakistan during March 2015?==Ans:- Shaheen-III

207) Burraq and Barq are an all weather armed drone and a laser guided missile respectively. These were recently test fired by which country?==Ans- Pakistan

208) Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the National Book Trust (NBT) on 2 March 2015?==Ans:- Baldev Sharma

209) Which noted scientist resigned as the Chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Bombay recently as reported on 18 March 2015?==Ans:-  Anil Kakodkar

210) Name the person known as Noted Gandhian and son of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal secretary who passed away on 15 March 2015?==Ans:- Narayan Desai

211) In which region of Sri Lanka, PM Narendra Modi handed over 27,000 new homes on 14 March 2015 to Tamils who became homeless during the civil war?==Ans:- Jaffna

212) Which Indian IT company was recently named as the top employer in Europe for the third consecutive year by a top employers certification agency?==Ans:- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

213) As per the Mercer’s Quality of Living Report 2015, which city has the world’s best quality of living?==Ans:- Vienna

214) What is the full form of ‘ BCCI ‘?==Ans:- Board of Control for Cricket in India

215) “The Modi Effect : Inside Narendra Modi’s Campaign to Transform India” was authored by ——-?==Ans:- Lance Price

216) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as announced on 25 March 2015?==Ans:- K M Mani

217) When is World Water Day?==Ans:- March 22

218) World T.B. day—-Ans:- March 24

219) World consumer right day—Ans:- March 15

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