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January 2015 Current Events

Current affairs and events from January 2015 including Indian politics, sports, science, and international news

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In January 2015, the resignation of which of the following persons as Prime Minister of Madagascar was accepted by the President?

  1. Albert Camille Vital
  2. Eugène Régis Mangalaza
  3. Kolo Roger
  4. Monja Roindefo Zafitsimivalo
  5. Charles Rabemananjara
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was awarded the Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award for 2014-15?

  1. Dr. Shailesh Nayak
  2. M. Y. S. Prasad
  3. Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri
  4. Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
  5. Byrana Nagappa Suresh
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In January 2015, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of which of the following persons as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited?

  1. A. N. Rai
  2. Anupam Shrivastava
  3. R. K. Upadhyay
  4. N. K. Gupta
  5. N. Balakrishanan
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In January 2015, who among the following recorded 1000 title wins in men’s professional lawn tennis?

  1. Novak Djokovic
  2. Roger Federer
  3. Rafael Nadal
  4. Andy Murray
  5. Stan Wawrinka
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In January 2015, where was India’s first successful hand transplant conducted?

  1. Chennai
  2. Mumbai
  3. Kochi
  4. Hyderabad
  5. Delhi
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The governor of which of the following central banks received the Governor of the Year Award for 2015?

  1. Bank of France
  2. Bank of Japan
  3. Central Bank of Malaysia
  4. Reserve Bank of New Zealand
  5. Reserve Bank of India
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In January 2015, the Reserve Bank of India cut its main lending rate (Repo Rate) with immediate effect from 8 percent to

  1. 7.75 percent
  2. 7.50 percent
  3. 7.70 percent
  4. 7.65 percent
  5. 7.60 percent
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was the chief guest of the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD)?

  1. Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana
  2. Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius
  3. Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius
  4. Prof. S. Jayakumar, Dy. Prime Minister of Singapore
  5. Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor General of New Zealand
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the 2015 presidential elections of Croatia?

  1. Ivo Josipoviæ
  2. Stjepan Mesiæ
  3. Kolinda Grabar
  4. Zlatko Tomèiæ
  5. Zoran Milanoviæ
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was appointed as the chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in January 2015?

  1. K. Radhakrishnan
  2. Shailesh Nayak
  3. G. Madhavan Nair
  4. Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar
  5. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was appointed as the chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in January 2015?

  1. K. Radhakrishnan
  2. Shailesh Nayak
  3. G. Madhavan Nair
  4. Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar
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