August - 2015 GK - 2

August 2015 Week - 2

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As of January 2015, how many public sector banks are there in India?

  1. 25
  2. 26
  3. 27
  4. 28
  5. 29
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following committees was set up to look into the guidelines of General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR)?

  1. Rangachary Committee
  2. Chakrabarty Committee
  3. Shom Committee
  4. A. P. Shah Committee
  5. Tharot Committee
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Azim Premji and ________ were the only two Indian tycoons in the top 20 richest people in the world of technology according to an inaugural list released by Forbes in August 2015.

  1. Narayana Murthy
  2. Shiv Nadar
  3. Anand Mahindra
  4. N. Chandrashekaran
  5. Krishnakumar Natarajan
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following public sector companies signed pacts with NSDF and NSDC for skill development training projects in eastern states and Bihar?

  1. NTPC
  2. GAIL
  3. BEML
  4. GIC
  5. ONGC
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In August 2015, Professor Raghavendra Gadagkar was conferred with the Cross of Order of Merit. It is the highest civilian award of which country?

  1. Canada
  2. Germany
  3. Greece
  4. New Zealand
  5. The Philippines
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following became the first Indian city to be a member of the World Tourism Cities Federation?

  1. Jaipur
  2. Hampi
  3. Varanasi
  4. Kochi
  5. Udaipur
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In August 2015, the Government of India and the World Bank signed the Financing Agreement for the assistance of National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project- I and II. How many states does NCRMP I cover?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 6
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where is/was the 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference scheduled to be held?

  1. Johannesburg
  2. Nairobi
  3. Islamabad
  4. Wellington
  5. Canberra
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was sworn in as the 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh?

  1. Prabha Rau
  2. Kalyan Singh
  3. Urmila Singh
  4. Acharya Dev Vrat
  5. Ram Nath Kovind
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With which of the following is the Accessible India campaign associated?

  1. Education
  2. Physically disabled persons
  3. Industrial growth
  4. Tourism
  5. Right to women power
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In August 2015, the government of which state declared a ban on the use of plastic in the state for the first time?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Karnataka
  4. Gujarat
  5. Maharashtra
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Grama Jyothi scheme was launched by the government of

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Bihar
  4. West Bengal
  5. Telangana
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which state is the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station located?

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  5. Gujarat
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as the Election Commissioner (EC) in the Election Commission of India in August 2015?

  1. Om Prakash Rawat
  2. Nasim Zaidi
  3. Kewal Kumar Sharma
  4. A. K. Joti
  5. Deepak Mohan Spolia
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was conferred the prestigious literary award Saraswati Sammaan for the year 2014?

  1. Surjit Paatar
  2. S. L. Bhyrappa
  3. Sugathakumari
  4. Govind Mishra
  5. Veerappa Moily
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following banks launched the Saral-Rural Housing Loan?

  1. SBI
  2. PNB
  3. ICICI
  4. BOB
  5. HDFC
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project connects which Chinese province and Pakistani port?

  1. Ningxia and Keti Bandar
  2. Shaanxi and Port of Pansi
  3. Xinjiang and Gwadar Port
  4. Gansu and Shah Bandar
  5. Qinghai and Sialkot Dry Port
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The mobile app ‘Disha’ was launched to aid digital literacy in which of the following states?

  1. Bihar
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Jharkhand
  5. Andhra Pradesh
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which bank launched the mobile wallet app Buddy?

  1. SBI
  2. Axis Bank
  3. PNB
  4. Kotak Mahindra Bank
  5. HDFC
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which bank launched the first Contactless Debit, Credit and Multi-Currency Forex Card in association with VISA payWave in India?

  1. ICICI Bank
  2. HDFC Bank
  3. Axis Bank
  4. Yes Bank
  5. Kotak Mahindra Bank