Questions
As of January 2015, how many public sector banks are there in India?
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
Which of the following committees was set up to look into the guidelines of General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR)?
- Rangachary Committee
- Chakrabarty Committee
- Shom Committee
- A. P. Shah Committee
- Tharot Committee
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.
- Narayana Murthy
- Shiv Nadar
- Anand Mahindra
- N. Chandrashekaran
- Krishnakumar Natarajan
Which of the following public sector companies signed pacts with NSDF and NSDC for skill development training projects in eastern states and Bihar?
- NTPC
- GAIL
- BEML
- GIC
- ONGC
In August 2015, Professor Raghavendra Gadagkar was conferred with the Cross of Order of Merit. It is the highest civilian award of which country?
- Canada
- Germany
- Greece
- New Zealand
- The Philippines
Which of the following became the first Indian city to be a member of the World Tourism Cities Federation?
- Jaipur
- Hampi
- Varanasi
- Kochi
- Udaipur
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?
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Where is/was the 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference scheduled to be held?
- Johannesburg
- Nairobi
- Islamabad
- Wellington
- Canberra
Who among the following was sworn in as the 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh?
- Prabha Rau
- Kalyan Singh
- Urmila Singh
- Acharya Dev Vrat
- Ram Nath Kovind
With which of the following is the Accessible India campaign associated?
- Education
- Physically disabled persons
- Industrial growth
- Tourism
- Right to women power
In August 2015, the government of which state declared a ban on the use of plastic in the state for the first time?
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Karnataka
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
Grama Jyothi scheme was launched by the government of
- Rajasthan
- Jharkhand
- Bihar
- West Bengal
- Telangana
In which state is the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station located?
- Rajasthan
- Tamil Nadu
- Maharashtra
- Madhya Pradesh
- Gujarat
Who among the following was appointed as the Election Commissioner (EC) in the Election Commission of India in August 2015?
- Om Prakash Rawat
- Nasim Zaidi
- Kewal Kumar Sharma
- A. K. Joti
- Deepak Mohan Spolia
Who among the following was conferred the prestigious literary award Saraswati Sammaan for the year 2014?
- Surjit Paatar
- S. L. Bhyrappa
- Sugathakumari
- Govind Mishra
- Veerappa Moily
Which of the following banks launched the Saral-Rural Housing Loan?
- SBI
- PNB
- ICICI
- BOB
- HDFC
The ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project connects which Chinese province and Pakistani port?
- Ningxia and Keti Bandar
- Shaanxi and Port of Pansi
- Xinjiang and Gwadar Port
- Gansu and Shah Bandar
- Qinghai and Sialkot Dry Port
The mobile app ‘Disha’ was launched to aid digital literacy in which of the following states?
- Bihar
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Jharkhand
- Andhra Pradesh
Which bank launched the mobile wallet app Buddy?
- SBI
- Axis Bank
- PNB
- Kotak Mahindra Bank
- HDFC
Which bank launched the first Contactless Debit, Credit and Multi-Currency Forex Card in association with VISA payWave in India?
- ICICI Bank
- HDFC Bank
- Axis Bank
- Yes Bank
- Kotak Mahindra Bank