September - 2015 GK - 4

September 2015 Current Affairs: Questions covering awards, government appointments, scientific achievements, technology projects, and international events from September 2015

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which state is the agricultural Nuakhai festival mainly observed?

  1. Assam
  2. Odisha
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Haryana
  5. West Bengal
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following countries launched the Long March 6 carrier rocket?

  1. India
  2. The US
  3. Russia
  4. China
  5. Japan
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The controversial Kalasa-Banduri canal project is between

  1. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
  2. Madya Pradesh and Gujarat
  3. Karnataka and Goa
  4. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
  5. Maharashtra and Gujarat
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In September 2015, who among the following was appointed Chief of Commission for Protection of Child Rights?

  1. Stuti Narain Kacker
  2. Kushal Singh
  3. Shantha Sinha
  4. V. S. Oberoi
  5. Menaka Gandhi
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many scientists were selected for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize 2015?

  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 9
  4. 11
  5. 15
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan has been launched for

  1. widows
  2. studying girls
  3. disabled persons
  4. deaf and dumb people
  5. blind people
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_______ is the first developing country to prepare a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan and to set up its own Climate Change Trust Fund.

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Mexico
  3. India
  4. Maldives
  5. Pakistan
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As per the National Health Profile released in September 2015, which state has the highest maternal mortality rate in India?

  1. Punjab
  2. Assam
  3. West Bengal
  4. Bihar
  5. Odisha
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize?

  1. Roman Holowinsky
  2. Zhiwei Yun
  3. Peter Scholze
  4. Jacob Tsimerman
  5. James Maynard
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was presented the Forbes India Leadership Award 2015 as Best CEO – Multinational Company?

  1. Arundhati Bhattacharya
  2. C. P. Gurnani
  3. Uday Shankar
  4. Shikha Sharma
  5. Arup Roy Choudhury
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which country was Google’s flagship project Loon launched as pilot experiment?

  1. Australia
  2. The US
  3. The UK
  4. New Zealand
  5. France
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books?

  1. Mark Miodownik
  2. Sean Carroll
  3. Gaia Vince
  4. James Gleick
  5. Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as India's permanent representative at United Nations in September 2015?

  1. Asoke Kumar Mukerji
  2. Syed Akbaruddin
  3. Nirupam Sen
  4. Hardeep Singh Puri
  5. V. K. Nambiar
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following countries was the first India-Africa ICT Expo 2015 launched?

  1. Sudan
  2. Kenya
  3. Algeria
  4. Libya
  5. Egypt
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following prepares the Ease of Doing Business Index?

  1. JP Morgan
  2. World Trade Organisation
  3. Standard & Poor's
  4. Moody's
  5. World Bank Group