May - 2015 GK - 3

May 2015 GK Week - 3

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was sworn in as the eighth President of Guyana?

  1. Donald Ramotar
  2. David A. Granger
  3. David Granger
  4. Bharrat Jagdeo
  5. Sam Hinds
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following states is hosting the Paragliding World Cup 2015?

  1. Jammu and Kashmir
  2. Uttarakhand
  3. Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Himachal Pradesh
  5. Meghalaya
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was sworn in as the first woman Governor of Jharkhand since the state was granted statehood status?

  1. Urmila Singh
  2. Margaret Alva
  3. Sheila Dikshit
  4. Draupadi Murmu
  5. Kamla Beniwal
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the founder of Future Group, an Indian private conglomerate?

  1. Kishore Biyani
  2. Anil Biyani
  3. Rakesh Biyani
  4. Sunil Biyani
  5. Vijay Biyani
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize 2015?

  1. Fanny Howe
  2. László Krasznahorkai
  3. Hoda Barakat
  4. Mia Couto
  5. Ibrahim al-Koni
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was elected as the eighth President of the Federated States of Micronesia?

  1. Jacob Nena
  2. Leo Falcam
  3. Joseph J. Urusemal
  4. Peter M. Christian
  5. Manny Mori
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, who was sentenced to death, was the _____ President of Egypt.

  1. 3rd
  2. 4th
  3. 5th
  4. 6th
  5. 7th
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who succeeded Keshari Nath Tripathi as the Governor of Meghalaya?

  1. Krishan Kant Paul
  2. Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary
  3. Shivinder Singh Sidhu
  4. V. Shanmuganathan
  5. Banwari Lal Joshi
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Whom did Novak Djokovic defeat to win his fourth Rome Masters Tennis Men’s single title in May 2015?

  1. Rafael Nadal
  2. Kei Nishikori
  3. Roger Federer
  4. Andy Murray
  5. David Ferrer
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which was the first Indian company to join RE100 Renewable Energy Campaign?

  1. Reliance
  2. Wipro
  3. Infosys
  4. HCL Technologies
  5. Tech Mahindra
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country’s annual inflation rate sank into negative for the first time in more than half a century?

  1. China
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Britain
  5. Japan
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, blue whales were spotted for the 1st time in 100 years off the coast of

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Odisha
  5. Goa
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site in Syria?

  1. Damascus
  2. Douma
  3. Palmyra
  4. Latakia
  5. Idlib
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which desert did researchers discover the driest place on Earth, which is referred to as Maria Elena South?

  1. Gobi Desert
  2. Arabian Desert
  3. Atacama Desert
  4. Kalahari Desert
  5. Syrian Desert
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the SBI Monthly Composite Index?

  1. A leading indicator for manufacturing activity
  2. A leading indicator for public sector activity
  3. A leading indicator for share market activity
  4. A leading indicator for economic growth
  5. A leading indicator for private sector activity