September - 2015 GK - 4
September 2015 Current Affairs: Questions covering awards, government appointments, scientific achievements, technology projects, and international events from September 2015
Questions
In which state is the agricultural Nuakhai festival mainly observed?
- Assam
- Odisha
- Tamil Nadu
- Haryana
- West Bengal
Which of the following countries launched the Long March 6 carrier rocket?
- India
- The US
- Russia
- China
- Japan
The controversial Kalasa-Banduri canal project is between
- Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
- Madya Pradesh and Gujarat
- Karnataka and Goa
- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- Maharashtra and Gujarat
In September 2015, who among the following was appointed Chief of Commission for Protection of Child Rights?
- Stuti Narain Kacker
- Kushal Singh
- Shantha Sinha
- V. S. Oberoi
- Menaka Gandhi
How many scientists were selected for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize 2015?
- 4
- 6
- 9
- 11
- 15
The Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan has been launched for
- widows
- studying girls
- disabled persons
- deaf and dumb people
- blind people
_______ is the first developing country to prepare a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan and to set up its own Climate Change Trust Fund.
- Bangladesh
- Mexico
- India
- Maldives
- Pakistan
As per the National Health Profile released in September 2015, which state has the highest maternal mortality rate in India?
- Punjab
- Assam
- West Bengal
- Bihar
- Odisha
Who among the following won the 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize?
- Roman Holowinsky
- Zhiwei Yun
- Peter Scholze
- Jacob Tsimerman
- James Maynard
Who among the following was presented the Forbes India Leadership Award 2015 as Best CEO – Multinational Company?
- Arundhati Bhattacharya
- C. P. Gurnani
- Uday Shankar
- Shikha Sharma
- Arup Roy Choudhury
In which country was Google’s flagship project Loon launched as pilot experiment?
- Australia
- The US
- The UK
- New Zealand
- France
Who among the following won the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books?
- Mark Miodownik
- Sean Carroll
- Gaia Vince
- James Gleick
- Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Who among the following was appointed as India's permanent representative at United Nations in September 2015?
- Asoke Kumar Mukerji
- Syed Akbaruddin
- Nirupam Sen
- Hardeep Singh Puri
- V. K. Nambiar
In which of the following countries was the first India-Africa ICT Expo 2015 launched?
- Sudan
- Kenya
- Algeria
- Libya
- Egypt
Who among the following prepares the Ease of Doing Business Index?
- JP Morgan
- World Trade Organisation
- Standard & Poor's
- Moody's
- World Bank Group