GK Power Capsule of Current Affairs For Bank, SSC, Rly Exam 2015

Current Affairs G.
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Q1. How many agreements have been signed between India and China for bilateral
cooperation in several areas including economy, trade, science and technology and
culture?
A. 24
B. 11
C. 9
D. 16
ANSWER: A. 24
Q2. With which Indian Channel, China Central Television (CCTV) has signed an
agreement
for exchange of television programmes related to art, culture and development?
A. Times Now
B. Doordarshan
C. Sony
D. Colors
ANSWER: B. Doordarshan
Q3. Which ministry has decided to launch a nation-wide unique and single emergency
response number that can be used in case of any emergency, especially by women in
distress?
A. Ministry of Social Justice
B. Ministry of Human Resources
C. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
ANSWER: D. Ministry of Home Affairs.
Q4. The Union Government will re-promulgate land ordinance for the _____ time as the
controversial land acquisition bill has been referred to a joint parliamentary committee.
A. First
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Fifth
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ANSWER: B. Third
Q5. 109th Birth Anniversary of freedom fighter Sukhdev was celebrated on _____.
A. 15th May 2015
B. 1st June 2015
C. 2nd July 2015
D. 3rd June 2015
ANSWER: A. 15th May 2015
Q6.On 15thMay15, the Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari conferred the Pt.
Haridutt Sharma Award in the field of Journalism, Writing and Social Services to
__________.
A. Pratibha Patil
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. Anurradha Prasad
D. Aradhna Kumari
ANSWER: C. Anurradha Prasad
Q7. What is the theme of the 6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy was
organized by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi on 15th May15?
A. Power Production Medium
B. Nuclear Energy: A Clean Energy option
C. Non-Conventional Energy
D. Green Energy
ANSWER: B. Nuclear Energy: A Clean Energy option
Q8. Which award has been launched by the Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare, Shri J. P. Nadda to public health facilities on 15th May15?
A. m-Swasthya Award
B. e-medicines Award
C. Kayakalp Award
D. MedAid Award
ANSWER: C. Kayakalp Award
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Q9. On 15th May15. Minster of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Shri Nitin
Gadkari launched the state of the art integrated data collection system. Which
technology would use this system that compiles information on road assets, condition of
the pavements and traffic?
A. GPRS Technology
B. VSAT Technology
C. Telecom Technology
D. Laser Technology
ANSWER: D. LaserTechnology
Q10. Whose offer has been approved by the Ministry of Urban Development for
cooperation in conducting the Cities Challenge competition for selecting the cities for
financing under the Smart Cities Mission of the Government?
A. Bloomberg Philanthropies
B. BBC
C. Future Group
D. None of these
ANSWER: A. Bloomberg Philanthropies
Q11. In the second leg of 3-Nation tour, PM Narendra Modi will visit which country after
China?
A. North Korea
B. Mangolia
C. Vietnam
D. South Korea
ANSWER: B. Mangolia
Q12. By what percent has Canada announced its plans to reduce the greenhouse gas
emissions below 2005 levels by 2030 amid international efforts to create a new frame
work for addressing climate change?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 30%
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D. 35%
ANSWER: C. 30%
Q13. On 16th May15, what edition of anniversary of joining the Indian Union is Sikkim
celebrating?
A. 47th
B. 40th
C. 67th
D. 69th
ANSWER: B. 40th
Q14. State Bank of India (SBI) on 14th May15 launched contact-less credit and debit
cards called____.
A. Touch Card
B. Swipe Card
C. sbiINTOUCH
D. sbiSWIPE
ANSWER: C. sbiINTOUCH
Q15. On 14thMay15 which state government banned the digging of borewells beyond
200 feet in the state with a view to check the steep decline of groundwater-level?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Goa
D. Gujarat
ANSWER: B. Maharashtra
Q16. Which countrys scientist discovered a new state of matter called the Jahn-Tellermetal having a rich combination of insulating, magnetic, metallic and superconducting
phase?
A. Japan
B. India
C. United States
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D. Germany
ANSWER: A. Japan
Q17. Name the present Prime Minister of Mongolia?
A. Chimediin Saikhanbileg
B. Dendeviin Terbishdagva
C. Norovyn Altankhuyag
D. Skhbaataryn Batbold
ANSWER: A. Chimediin Saikhanbileg
Q18. On 17th May15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a line of credit of one
billion US Dollars to support expansion of Mongolia's ______.
A. Increasing Control of Pollution
B. Military Expansion
C. Economic Capacity and Infrastructure
D. All of these
ANSWER: C. Economic Capacity and Infrastructure
Q19. At what percent of GDP the government has contained the fiscal deficit against its
own target of 4.1 per cent for the financial year 2014-15?
A. 4.3%
B. 5.2%
C. 3.2%
D. 4%
ANSWER: D. 4%
Q20. Which country Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit on the last leg of his three
nation visit during 18-19th May15?
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. Vietnam
D. Japan
ANSWER: B. South Korea
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Q21. Which two countries accounted for 54 percent of the total global gold consumer
demand in the first quarter of the year 2015?
A. Dubai and Saudi Arabia
B. Oman and Afghanistan
C. China and Pakistan
D. India and China
ANSWER: D. India and China
Q22. Which countrys president played in an exhibition ice hockey game with retired
NHL players on 16th May15 and scored eight goals?
A. India
B. Russia
C. China
D. Mongolia
ANSWER: B. Russia
Q23. Name the worlds first fully warm-blooded fish species discovered by researchers
from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)?
A. Opah
B. Bony
C. Opera
D. Ray
ANSWER: A. Opah
Q24. Constitution Day of Norway was observed on ____.
A. 16th May
B. 18th May
C. 17th May
D. 19th May
ANSWER: C. 17th May
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Q25. In which country, the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) is
scheduled to held from 18th May15?
A. Britain
B. South Africa
C. Brazil
D. Geneva
ANSWER: D. Geneva
Q26. Name the shooter who won the bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Event of the
ISSF World Cup at Fort Benning in USA?
A. Gagan Narang
B. Abhinav Bindra
C. Naveen Jindal
D. Souren Choudhary
ANSWER: A. Gagan Narang
Q27. Name the three Indian cities that will have Sister Cities in China as proposed in
the 24 agreements signed between India and China on 15 May 2015?
A. Jhansi, Bhopal and Nagpur
B. Chennai, Hyderabad and Aurangabad
C. Hissar, Chandauli and Siliguri
D. Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad
ANSWER: B. Chennai, Hyderabad and Aurangabad
Q28. Which state will have province ties with Sichuan province of China as proposed in
the 24 agreements signed between India and China on 15 May 2015?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Goa
D. Karnataka
ANSWER: D. Karnataka
Q29. Name the poet of the Gandhi Mala Bethala a Marathi Poem?
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A. Devidas Ramachandra Tuljapurkar

B. Vasant Dattatray Gurjar
C. Bhalachandra Nemade
D. None of these
ANSWER: B. Vasant Dattatray Gurjar
Q30. Which countrys Prime Minister has married his gay partner, becoming the first
leader in the European Union to enter into a same-sex union in a symbol of growing
social change across the continent?
A. Seychelles
B. Canada
C. Luxembourg
D. Thailand
ANSWER: C. Luxembourg
Q30. Who has launched the website of NITI Aayog on 18th May15?
A. Pranab Mukherjee
B. Bibek Mukherjee
C. Narendra Modi
D. Arvind Panagariya
ANSWER: D. Arvind Panagariya
Q31. Which states legislative assembly was addressed by the President of India on
18th May15?
A. Uttarakhand
B. West Bengal
C. Assam
D. Jammu & Kashmir
ANSWER: A. Uttarakhand
Q32. World no. 1 Novak Djokovic captured his fourth Rome Masters Tennis title with a
convincing win over ___________.
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A. Andrey Agassi
B. Roger Federer
C. Leander Paes
D. Andy Murray
ANSWER: B. Roger Federer
Q33. Name the nurse who was in a vegetative state for more than four decades
following her brutal rape in 1973 & died in Mumbais KEM Hospital on 18th May15 after
a bout of pneumonia?
A. Manju Vaidya
B. Geeta Kumari
C. Aruna Shanbaug
D. None of these
ANSWER: C. Aruna Shanbaug
Q34. Who has been appointed as Chairman of a Joint Committee of Parliament that will
go into the provisions of the controversial Land Acquisition Bill?
A. S. S. Ahluwalia
B. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
C. V Ravi
D. D P Singh
ANSWER: A. S. S. Ahluwalia
Q35. After how many years, Nelong Valley in Uttarkashi near China border has been
opened in May 2015 for tourists?
A. 40 years
B. 53 years
C. 69 years
D. 25 years
ANSWER: B. 53 years
Q36. Which Indian software company is to open first overseas campus in China?
A. Tech Mahindra
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B. L&T Infotech
C. Infosys
D. TCS
ANSWER: C. Infosys
Q37. How many agreements have been signed between India and South Korea to
upgrade relations to special strategic partnership level on 18th May15?
A. 24
B. 27
C. 11
D. 7
ANSWER: D. 7
Q38. Who has won the Womens single title of Italian Tennis Open held in Rome on
17th May15?
A. Martina Hingis
B. Sania Mirza
C. Maria Sharapova
D. Carla Suarez Navarro
ANSWER: C. Maria Sharapova
Q39. After how many years India assumed presidency of the 68th World Health
Assembly (WHA) at Geneva on 18th May15?
A. 15 years
B. 19 years
C. 23 years
D. 25 years
ANSWER: B. 19 years
Q40. How many new cold chains have been sanctioned for setting up in the country
with a total investment of over Rs. 700 Crore?
A. 10
B. 20
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C. 30
D. 40
ANSWER: C. 30
Q41. Name the country that will host the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel
Mart 2015 in Sep 2015?
A. France
B. Singapore
C. Japan
D. India
ANSWER: D. India
Q42. On which day the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the
50th Anniversary of Indias first historic climb of Mt. Everest in 1965?
A. 20th May 2015
B. 19th May 2015
C. 1st June 2015
D. 5th June 2015
ANSWER: A. 20th May 2015
Q43. National Day of the Republic of Cameroon is being observed on ______.
A. 19th May 2015
B. 20th May 2015
C. 21st May 2015
D. 22nd May 2015
ANSWER: B. 20th May 2015
Q44. The Kavaratti ship has been launched on 19th May15 at a glittering ceremony
held at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata. It is the
_______ Ship of Project-28?
A. First
B. Second
C. Fourth
D. Last
ANSWER: C. Fourth
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Q45. Which state will host the Paragliding World Cup from 23rd Oct to 31st Oct 2015?
A. Odisha
B. Meghalaya
C. West Bengal
D. Himachal Pradesh
ANSWER: D. Himachal Pradesh
Q46. Name the department under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences on 18th May15
that signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Power System Operation
Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) for optimum use of weather information/forecast in the
power sector?
A. National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting
B. India Meteorological Department
C. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
D. Earth Risk Evaluation Centre
ANSWER: B. India Meteorological Department
Q47. As announced by the Climate Group on 18thMay15, which company became the
first Indian Company to Join RE100 Renewable Energy Campaign?
A. TCS
B. Infosys
C. Wills Lifestyle
D. L & T
ANSWER: B. Infosys
Q48. Which company has announced to become carbon neutral by 2018?
A. TATA Motors
B. Capegemini
C. Infosys
D. IBM
ANSWER: C. Infosys
Q49. In which state new Catfish species Glyptothorax Senapatiensis discovered in the
year 2015?
A. Maharashtra
B. Manipur
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C. Assam
D. Kerala
ANSWER: B. Manipur
Q50. From which day the higher service tax of 14% which was proposed in the budget
speech 2015 will be effective ______.
A. 31st May 2015
B. 30th June 2015
C. 30th May 2015
D. 1st June 2015
ANSWER: D. 1st June 2015
Q51. Who has been appointed as the Controller General of Accounts in the Ministry of
Finance in May 2015?
A. M J Joseph
B. Jawahar Thakur
C. Rachna Sirkar
D. None of these
ANSWER: A. M J Joseph.
Q52. With which Chinese company, Reliance Jio Infocomm has signed a pact for
sourcing various 4G devices?
A. Fujitsu
B. Huwaei
C. Indus Towers
D. Mitsubishi
ANSWER: B. Huwaei
Q53. Name the Australian Wicketkeeper who announced his retirement from One Day
International Cricket just a day before leaving for tour of West Indies and England?
A. Steve Smith
B. Adam Gilchrist
C. Brad Haddin
D. Mark Hughes
ANSWER: C. Brad Haddin
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Q54. Who led the ICC committee that recommended staging of Test Matches extending
into the evening hours and also deliberated on the concept of four-day Test match, but
in the end, decided to stick to the usual five-day format?
A. Jagmohan Dalmiya
B. Saurav Ganguly
C. S Srinivasan
D. Anil Kumble
ANSWER: D. Anil Kumble
Q55. Name the exercise launched by Golden Arrow Division of the Army in the plains of
Punjab?
A. Akashiya Yudh
B. AGNIBAN
C. YUDHABHYAS
D. SAINYA PRASIKSHAN
ANSWER: B. AGNIBAN
Q56. Name the Hungarian writer won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for
2015?
A. Imre Kertesz
B. Endre Ady
C. Laszlo Krasznahorkai
D. Jnos Arany
ANSWER: C. Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Q57. Which country has claimed on 20th May15 that it has the technology to make
nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a missile?
A. China
B. Netherlands
C. Norway
D. North Korea
ANSWER: D. North Korea
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Q58. Which state has achieved 100% success in implementing the Pradhan Mantri Jan
Dhan Yojna?
A. Assam
B. Punjab
C. Kerala
D. Meghalaya
ANSWER: D. Meghalaya
Q59. In which state, Mission Indradhanush has been implemented successfully
achieving 55 percent of the target by the end of second round of the first phase of the
Mission?
A. Manipur
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat
ANSWER: A. Manipur
Q60. Which state government decided on 20th May15 to make necessary changes in
the Factories Act, 1948 to allow women to work in factories in night shifts?
A. Delhi
B. Telangana
C. Maharashtra
D. Jharkhand
ANSWER: C. Maharashtra
Q61. Which state government has decided to launch 'Pay & Play Scheme' at the
designated stadiums or sports complexes where people can play the game available
there after paying a nominal fee of Rs 100 per month?
A. Delhi
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Punjab
ANSWER: A. Delhi
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Q62. The government has come out with a draft scheme under which a person or entity
can earn interest by depositing the ______ with banks.
A. Gem Stone
B. Platinum
C. Gold
D. Diamond
ANSWER: C. Gold
Q63. How many worlds largest banks have to pay $5.7 Billion in fines for manipulating
forex market?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 9
D. 5
ANSWER: D. 5.
Q64. In which city, Indian Health Minister has inaugurated a Photo-Exhibition on YogaYoga for All, Yoga for Health on 19thMay15?
A. Geneva
B. Beijing
C. Berlin
D. Tokyo
ANSWER: A. Geneva
Q65. Which major European country slipped into deflation recently as disclosed by the
government on 19 May15?
A. Denmark
B. Hungary
C. Belarus
D. Britain
ANSWER: D. Britain
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