Questions
World Health Organisation (WHO) was founded in
- 1946
- 1948
- 1950
- 1953
- 1955
Australia won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 for the fifth time. In which year did Australia win the ICC Cricket World Cup for the first time?
- 1983
- 1987
- 1975
- 1979
- 1992
Who won the women’s singles title of the India Open Super Series badminton tournament 2015?
- Ratchanok Intanon
- Saina Nehwal
- Wang Shixian
- Li Xuerui
- Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Who among the following won the fbb Femina Miss India 2015 title?
- Aditi Arya
- Koyal Rana
- Aafreen Rachel Vaz
- Vartika Singh
- Pranati Prakash
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the ____ Prime Minister to receive the Bharat Ratna.
- third
- fourth
- fifth
- seventh
- eighth
Who is the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize 2014?
- Chandi Prasad Bhatt
- Desmond Tutu
- ISRO
- John Hume
- Ramakrishna Mission
Which of the following High Courts became the first court in India to set up dedicated commercial courts within it to ensure speedy disposal of cases?
- Calcutta High Court
- Gujarat High Court
- Madras High Court
- Delhi High Court
- Kerala High Court
In March 2015, which of the following banks was awarded the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) Award as the ‘Outstanding Performer in Retail Banking’?
- SBI
- PNB
- Bank of Baroda
- Canara Bank
- Andhra Bank
In March 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform. ‘PRAGATI’ is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform that aims at addressing the grievances of
- common man
- women
- students
- widows
- girl students
With which of the following banks did RBI sign a US $400 million currency swap agreement in March 2015?
- South African Reserve Bank
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka
- Bank of Japan
- Bank of England
- Reserve Bank of Australia
Who among the following was awarded the best actress award at the 62nd National Film Awards?
- Vidya Balan
- Priyanka Chopra
- Rani Mukherji
- Kangana Ranaut
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
The Folio Prize is associated with
- sports
- medicine
- literature
- science
- theatre
In March 2015, Indian Railways launched RuPay pre-paid debit card service for the railway passengers in collaboration with
- Union Bank of India and National Payment Corporation of India
- State Bank of India and National Payment Corporation of India
- Punjab National Bank and National Payment Corporation of India
- Bank of Baroda and National Payment Corporation of India
- Canara Bank and National Payment Corporation of India
In March 2015, who among the following was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Honda Cars India Ltd?
- Katsushi Inoue
- Hironori Kanayama
- Hiroyuki Shimizu
- Hideyoshi Takarada
- Takashi Nagai
Who among the following was appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax (GST) in March 2015?
- Abdul Rahim
- K. M. Mani
- Jayant Sinha
- Saurabh Patel
- Amit Mitra
Which of the following Indian contemporary artists was awarded with France’s highest cultural award, Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters?
- Maya Burman
- Neeraj Goswami
- Aditya Pande
- Balan Nambiar
- Bharti Kher
Who among the following was shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize?
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Anita Desai
- Arundhati Roy
- Amitav Ghosh
- Salman Rushdie
Who among the following won the Presidential election in Nigeria in March 2015?
- Ernest Shonekan
- Olusegun Obasanjo
- Muhammadu Buhari
- Abdulsalami Abubakar
- Goodluck Jonathan
Which country topped the Open Government Index 2015 list in terms of openness in the government, released by World Justice Project?
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Norway
- Canada
- Australia
Which of the following countries topped the Country Threat Index (CTI) as the most dangerous country in the world released by IntelCenter in March 2015?
- Somalia
- Syria
- Iraq
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded annually to
- politicians
- mathematicians
- scientists
- doctors
- painters
Who among the following topped the list of 2015 roster of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders released by Fortune Magazine in March 2015?
- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi
- Chinese President Xi Jingping
- Apple CEO Tim Cook
- Pope Francis
- General Motors CEO Mary Barra
World Meteorological Day is observed annually on
- 1st March
- 6th March
- 17th March
- 23rd March
- 27th March
Who is the author of 'The Fountainhead'?
- Ayn Rand
- Salman Rushdie
- Dominique Lapierre
- Margaret Mitchell
- Alice Walker
Michael Clarke retired from One Day Internationals after the final match of 2015 Cricket World Cup. Against which team did he make his ODI debut?
- India
- Pakistan
- England
- New Zealand
- South Africa