Current Affairs and General Knowledge - 2015
Comprehensive general knowledge quiz covering 2015 current affairs including Indian politics, international events, economics, science, sports, and government schemes. Suitable for competitive exam preparation including banking and civil services.
Questions
What is the name of the mascot for the 2016 European Football Championship?
- Bemi
- Super Victor
- Goaliath
- Benelucky
- Kinas
Which of the following is India’s first Wi-Fi enabled city?
- Chennai
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
- Mysore
- Bengaluru
In January 2015, scientists discovered two Earth-like planets Kepler 438b and Kepler
- 422b
- 412b
- 452b
- 432b
- 442b
What is the name of the integrated women safety mobile app launched by the Union Government in January 2015?
- Himmat
- Nirbhay
- Nirdar
- Hosla
- Hifashat
Who among the following presented the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2015 during the occasion of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas at Gandhinagar, Gujarat?
- Pranab Mukherjee
- Narendra Modi
- Hamid Ansari
- Anandiben Patel
- Amit Shah
According to UNICEF, which of the following countries topped the malnutrition chart in South Asia for children below five years?
- Sri Lanka
- Pakistan
- Maldives
- India
- Bhutan
Which of the following became the first district in India to have completed rural broadband coverage?
- Idukki
- Bharuch
- Salem
- Ambala
- Udupi
In January 2015, which Bollywood actress was roped in as the brand ambassador of 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign?
- Madhuri Dixit
- Priyanka Chopra
- Katrina Kaif
- Deepika Padukone
- Kareena Kapoor
In which year were the first Grammy Awards awarded?
- 1955
- 1959
- 1962
- 1965
- 1967
According to the World Press Freedom Index (WPFI), released in 2015, what was India’s rank out of 180 nations surveyed worldwide in terms of press freedom in 2015?
- 116
- 165
- 122
- 136
- 148
The book ‘Arion and the Dolphin’ is written by
- Khushwant Singh
- Vikram Seth
- Arun Shourie
- Amrita Preetam
- Chetan Bhagat
Which of the following West African countries declared a state of emergency in February 2015?
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
- Niger
- Liberia
- Senegal
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s name was included in the Limca Book of Records for being the only woman in the country to represent the same Lok Sabha constituency on the same party ticket for eight times in a row. Which constituency of the Lok Sabha does she represent?
- Aurangabad
- Rohtak
- Indore
- Bilaspur
- Jhunjhunu
In March 2015, the Reserve Bank of India reduced the repo rate to
- 7.75 percent
- 7.5 percent
- 7 percent
- 8 percent
- 8.25 percent
With which of the following e-commerce giants did Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) sign an agreement to provide global platform to Indian small and medium enterprises?
- eBay Inc.
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
- Rakuten
- Best Buy Co.
- JD.com
The ‘Yash Bharti Samman’ is the highest civilian award of
- Bihar
- Jharkhand
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
- Haryana
Whom did the United Nations appoint as the new Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority in February 2015?
- Nickolay Mladenov
- Robert Serry
- Gary Quinlan
- Sam Kutesa
- Martin Sajdik
Who among the following succeeded Ranjit Sinha as director of CBI?
- Arvind Ranjan
- Arup Raha
- Robin Dhowan
- Anil Sinha
- J. N. Choudhury
In which of the following states is Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project located?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Gujarat
- Uttar Pradesh
- Odisha
- Maharashtra
Hifikepunye Pohamba, who won the prestigious Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership-2014, is/was the President of
- Angola
- Namibia
- Zambia
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
Who among the following was appointed as Bolivia’s first woman army general?
- Gina Reque Teran
- Andrea
- Raquel
- Tamara Bunke
- Beatriz
Which of the following Prime Ministers of Greece announced the formation of his new party "Movement of Democrats Socialists" in January 2015?
- Antonis Samaras
- Lucas Demetrios Papademos
- George Papandreou
- Konstantinos Alexandrou Karamanlis
- Costas Simitis
Garuda Shakti III was a joint military exercise between
- Nepal and China
- India and Russia
- China and Sri Lanka
- India and Indonesia
- Burma and China
In March 2015, whose name was approved as Delhi’s Chief Secretary?
- Chetan B. Sanghi
- K. K. Sharma
- Anand Prakash
- Deepak Mohan Spolia
- Sarvesh Kaushal
Which of the following US ambassadors was attacked by an armed assailant in the South Korean capital?
- Sung Kim
- Kathleen Stephens
- Alexander R. Vershbow
- Mark Lippert
- Christopher R. Hill
In February 2015, who among the following took charge as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
- Subhas Goswami
- Subhash Joshi
- Krishna Chaudhary
- B. D. Sharma
- Prakash Mishra
Which country topped the Global Billionaire’s 2015 annual list released by Forbes magazine in March 2015?
- China
- Japan
- The US
- Germany
- India
How many women were awarded the Stree Shakti Puruskar 2014 for their distinguished services for the upliftment of women?
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
In February 2015, which of the following pharmaceutical giants won a contract worth Rs. 1,172 crore by Global Fund to supply ARV (anti-retroviral) drugs?
- Aurobindo Pharma
- Ranbaxy Labs
- Dr. Reddy's Labs
- Cipla
- Sun Pharma
In which of the following states was the world’s largest and tallest Indian national flag unfurled in March 2015?
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
- Maharashtra
- Haryana
- Madhya Pradesh
What is the tagline of the online grievances monitoring system called MADAD, launched by the Union Government in February 2015?
- Because You Are Us
- Because You Are All
- Because We Are You
- Because You We Are
- Because All Is You
Which of the following countries won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations?
- DR Congo
- Ghana
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ivory Coast
- Algeria
Which online retailer acquired luxury fashion portal Exclusively.com?
- Amazon.in
- Flipkart.com
- Ebay.in
- Snapdeal.com
- Jabong.com
World Wildlife Day is observed annually on
- 1st March
- 2nd March
- 3rd March
- 4th March
- 5th March
Who among the following were jointly presented the Dr. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014?
- Dr. Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan
- Dr. Lalji Singh and Dr. Rajendra Pawar
- Dr. V. Shanta and Dr. T. Ramasami
- Dr. M. S. Swaminathan and Prof. J. S. Bajaj
- Dr. R. Chidambaram and Dr. Sam Pitroda
Who among the following was named the first Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?
- Arvind Panagariya
- Bibek Debroy
- V. K. Saraswat
- Suresh Prabhu
- Radha Mohan Singh
Who among the following was ranked second in the list of 30 most influential people on the internet released by Time Magazine?
- J. K. Rowling
- Narendra Modi
- Taylor Swift
- Barack Obama
- Beyonce
________ is the first country to legalise the creation of three-parent IVF designer babies using Mitochondrial Donation Technique.
- France
- The United States
- The United Kingdom
- Australia
- Japan
In which of the following three constituencies did BJP win in the Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections 2015?
- Krishna Nagar, Adarsh Nagar and Ambedkar Nagar
- Chandni Chowk, Delhi Cantt and Janakpuri
- Kasturba Nagar, New Delhi and Sangam Vihar
- Vishwas Nagar, Rohini and Mustafabad
- Trilokpuri, Uttam Nagar and Shalimar Bagh
Who among the following became the first Indian to score a century against Pakistan in a World Cup?
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Virender Sehwag
- Yuvraj Singh
- Virat Kohli
- Suresh Raina