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Current Affairs 2014-2015 - Week 2

General knowledge questions covering current events, politics, international relations, and awards from 2014-2015

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 was conferred upon

  1. Desmond Tutu
  2. NASA
  3. John Hume
  4. ISRO
  5. K. K. Birla Foundation
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following parties won the 2015 Singapore General Elections?

  1. Reform Party
  2. National Solidarity Party
  3. Singapore Democratic Party
  4. People's Action Party
  5. Workers' Party
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia, AUSINDEX-15, is the _____ biennial exercise between the two countries.

  1. 1st
  2. 2nd
  3. 3rd
  4. 4th
  5. 5th
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year was the first Law Commission of independent India established?

  1. 1955
  2. 1959
  3. 1961
  4. 1957
  5. 1962
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With which of the following countries did India create a Joint Challenge Coin, which reads 'Forward Together We Go' and 'Chale Saath Saath' in Hindi on one side of the coin?

  1. Australia
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Russia
  4. The US
  5. The UK
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights'?

  1. Kiran Desai
  2. Chetan Bhagat
  3. Salman Rushdie
  4. Vikram Seth
  5. Jhumpa Lahiri
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first ever Bhagvad Gita conference was hosted by

  1. Nepal
  2. Bhutan
  3. The US
  4. India
  5. the UK
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following rivers were linked under the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme?

  1. Kaveri and Vaigai
  2. Jhelum and Chenab
  3. Godavari and Krishna
  4. Brahmaputra and Barak
  5. Bhagirathi and Damodar
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year was the International Day of Peace celebrated for the first time?

  1. 1973
  2. 1979
  3. 1982
  4. 1985
  5. 1988
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In September 2015, the National Tourism Awards 2013-14 were presented. Which state was awarded for the Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development?

  1. Kerala
  2. Goa
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Gujarat
  5. Rajasthan
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following is the first woman Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organization's Electronics and Communication Systems cluster?

  1. Shipra Mazumdar
  2. J. Manjula
  3. Ashwani Pawar
  4. Priyanka Tak
  5. Shikha Yadav
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In September 2015, Madhya Pradesh Government launched M-Shiksha-Mitra mobile app for

  1. girls
  2. boys
  3. widows
  4. teachers
  5. all residents of Madhya Pradesh
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country topped the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015 released in September 2015?

  1. Switzerland
  2. The UK
  3. Sweden
  4. The Netherlands
  5. The US
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed governor of Manipur in September 2015?

  1. Ashwani Kumar
  2. V. Shanmuganathan
  3. Syed Ahmed
  4. K. K. Paul
  5. Vinod Duggal
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In September 2015, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation increased the life insurance cover of its subscribers from ____ lakh to 6 lakh rupees.

  1. 3.6
  2. 4.3
  3. 4.8
  4. 5
  5. 5.2
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