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May 2015 Current Affairs - Week 4

General knowledge quiz covering current affairs, business, politics, and international news from May 2015

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, the government of which state waived off VAT on regasified liquefied natural gas?

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

In which year did the Cannes Film Festival start?

  1. 1951
  2. 1955
  3. 1946
  4. 1958
  5. 1949
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following banks became the first in India to launch voice recognition service, which authenticates customers based on their speech patterns?

  1. HDFC
  2. Citibank
  3. HSBC
  4. ICICI
  5. Standard Chartered Bank
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, who among the following replaced Keshari Nath Tripathi as the Governor of Mizoram?

  1. Vakkom Purushothaman
  2. Nirbhay Sharma
  3. Balram Das Tandon
  4. Kaptan Singh Solanki
  5. Kalyan Singh
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following states had the maximum number of Special Economic Zones in 2015?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Karnataka
  5. Gujarat
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation in May 2015?

  1. Avinash Chander
  2. G. S. Reddy
  3. S. Christopher
  4. Raja Ramanna
  5. P. Radhakrishnan
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as the chief of DRDO in May 2015?

  1. G. S. Reddy
  2. Avinash Chander
  3. S. Christopher
  4. Vijay Kumar Saraswat
  5. M. Natarajan
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which year was the Indian Bank established?

  1. 1915
  2. 1907
  3. 1918
  4. 1923
  5. 1900
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as the head coach of England Cricket Team in May 2015?

  1. Peter Moores
  2. Trevor Bayliss
  3. Gary Kirsten
  4. John Wright
  5. Greg Chapell
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed?

  1. 6th May
  2. 14th May
  3. 19th May
  4. 29th May
  5. 21st May
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following is not a representative of the Quartet on the Middle East?

  1. The US
  2. The European Union
  3. The United Nations
  4. Australia
  5. Russia
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With which of the following steel producers did ArcelorMittal sign a pact to build a plant that will manufacture auto-grade steel?

  1. JSW Steel
  2. Steel Authority of India Limited
  3. Tata Steel
  4. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
  5. Essar Steel
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, who among the following was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to Iran?

  1. Balkrishna Shetty
  2. Ram Sathe
  3. Nirmal Kumar Verma
  4. Saurabh Kumar
  5. Prabhat Prakash Shukla
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the world's second largest spirit company by volume?

  1. Pernod Ricard
  2. Diageo
  3. United Spirits Limited
  4. Bacardi
  5. Beam Suntory, Inc.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following movies won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival?

  1. Masaan
  2. Monsoon Shootout
  3. Blue Ruin
  4. Bombay Talkies
  5. The Last Days on Mars
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, the Union Cabinet approved the coastal shipping agreement between India and

  1. Myanmar
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. Thailand
  5. Pakistan
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Andrzej Duda, who won the presidential elections in Poland in 2015, is from the _______ Party.

  1. Polish People's
  2. United Poland
  3. Civic Platform
  4. Law and Justice
  5. Democratic Left Alliance
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who topped the list of world’s 100 most powerful women of 2015 released by Forbes?

  1. Angela Merkel
  2. Hillary Clinton
  3. Melinda Gates
  4. Mary Barra
  5. Elizabeth Holmes
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In May 2015, which of the following companies was rated as the top company in India in terms of market capitalisation as per a list compiled by Dun & Bradstreet?

  1. Reliance Industries
  2. ITC
  3. Hindustan Unilever
  4. TCS
  5. ONGC
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many Indian women were in the world’s 100 most powerful women list released by Forbes in May 2015?

  1. Four
  2. Seven
  3. Eight
  4. Nine
  5. Ten
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