Questions
In January 2015, scientists discovered two Earth-like planets Kepler 438b and Kepler
- 422b
- 412b
- 452b
- 432b
- 442b
In January 2015, Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin with the image of which of the following industrialists?
- G. D. Birla
- Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
- Dhirubhai Ambani
- Ardeshir Godrej
- Jamnalal Bajaj
Where was the 102nd Indian Science Congress held in January 2015?
- Bhubaneswar
- Jammu
- Mumbai
- Kolkata
- Delhi
Who among the following was appointed as the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General, Department of Field Support (DFS) in January 2015?
- Ameerah Haq
- Atul Khare
- Susana Malcorra
- Anthony Banbury
- Marta Santos Pais
The Planning Commission was renamed as 'NITI Aayog'. In which year was the Planning Commission formed?
- 1947
- 1950
- 1955
- 1959
- 1961
What is the name of the integrated women safety mobile app launched by the Union Government in January 2015?
- Himmat
- Nirbhay
- Nirdar
- Hosla
- Hifashat
Which of the following novels of Salman Rushdie won him the Booker Prize?
- Midnight’s Children
- Grimus
- The Satanic Verses
- The Enchantress of Florence
- The Moor's Last Sigh
Vasant Ranchhod Gowarikar died in January 2015. Who was he?
- The Chief of Indian Space Research Organisation
- The Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister of India
- The Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
- (1), (2) and (3)
- Only (1) and (2)
Which of the following airlines was named as the world’s safest airline by AirlineRatings.com in January 2015?
- Air New Zealand of New Zealand
- British Airways of the UK
- Lufthansa of Germany
- Qantas of Australia
- Etihad Airways of UAE
In January 2015, the All India Radio building of which city was named after freedom fighter and National Flag designer Pingali Venkayya?
- Agartala
- Vijayawada
- Chennai
- Indore
- Surat
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
Which of the following banks launched India’s first contactless debit and credit cards?
- SBI
- Axis Bank
- ICICI Bank
- HDFC Bank
- Citibank
Who among the following was appointed as the 7th President of Sri Lanka?
- Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
- Maithripala Sirisena
- Chandrika Kumaratunga
Who among the following became the fifth cricketer to join the elite group of cricketers to make 12,000 runs in Test Cricket?
- Steven Smith
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Shane Watson
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Virat Kohli
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
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 took charge as the full-time Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Ltd. in January 2015?
- S. Narsing Rao
- Sutirtha Bhattacharya
- A. K. Dubey
- B. K. Saxena
- R. Mohan Das
Who among the following won the ATP World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi in January 2015?
- Stan Wawrinka
- Novak Djokovic
- Rafael Nadal
- Andy Murray
- Nicolás Almagro
The office of which of the following French newspapers was attacked by terrorists in January 2015?
- Le Figaro
- Charlie Hebdo
- Le Parisien
- Le Monde
- Libération
Who among the following succeeded M. Narendra as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)?
- R. Koteeswaran
- Atul Agarwal
- S. N. Mishra
- R. Sompath Kumar
- Sanjay Rungta
Who among the following became the first freely-elected President of Tunisia since it gained independence from France in 1956?
- Moncef Marzouki
- Fouad Mebazaa
- Beji Caid Essebsi
- Mohamed Ghannouchi
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
In January 2015, which country took over the presidency of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from Switzerland?
- Ukraine
- Lithuania
- Greece
- Serbia
- Finland
In January 2015, who among the following was named as the Business Person of the Year for 2014 by Fortune magazine?
- Jack Ma
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Larry Page
- Tim Cook
- Bob Iger
Who became the first Indian woman to be appointed as Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?
- Saudamini Deshmukh
- Smita Sabarwal
- Shehrish Asghar
- M. Sathiyavathy
- G. Latha Krishna Rao
In January 2015, the global financial services firm 'Nomura' forecasted that the Indian economy will grow at ___ in FY 2015-16.
- 5.5%
- 5.8%
- 5.9%
- 6.2%
- 6.5%