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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