August - 2015 GK - 4

August - 2015 GK - 4

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was appointed as the Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in August 2015?

  1. Girish Sahni
  2. H. J. Bhabha
  3. D. S. Kothari
  4. B. P. Pal
  5. T. S. R. Subramanian
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the scheme launched by the Union Government for online release of new LPG connections for the consumers?

  1. AGNI
  2. SAHAJ
  3. New Gas
  4. Humsafar
  5. Flame
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following won the 2015 Peter Mackler Award?

  1. Asma Shirazi
  2. Faisal Salih
  3. Ilya Barabanov
  4. Zaina Erhaim
  5. J. S. Tissainayagam
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Andhra Pradesh Government to develop 264 villages in order to transform them into smart villages?

  1. Aditya Birla Trust
  2. Ratan Tata Trust
  3. ITC Trust Fund
  4. Infosys Foundation
  5. Reliance Trust Company
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following is the recipient of the first Sunhak Peace Prize 2015?

  1. Manmohan Singh
  2. Sachin Tendulkar
  3. Modadugu Vijay Gupta
  4. Pranab Mukherjee
  5. Abdul Kalam Azad
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By how many months did the Cabinet extend the term of the Seventh Pay Commission?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In August 2015, India and Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding for constructing a petroleum products pipeline, which will be built from Raxaul in India to Amlekhgunj in Nepal. Which of the following products will it initially supply?

  1. Petrol and diesel
  2. Diesel and kerosene
  3. Petrol and spirit
  4. Petrol, diesel and kerosene
  5. Petrol and kerosene
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In August 2015, who among the following was appointed a new goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)?

  1. Sachin Tendulkar
  2. Serena Williams
  3. Novak Djokovic
  4. Lionel Messi
  5. Usain Bolt
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following communication satellites was launched in August 2015?

  1. GSAT-6
  2. GSAT-14c
  3. GSAT-16
  4. GSAT-10
  5. GSAT-8
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was sworn in as the first woman Prime Minister of Greece?

  1. Zoe Konstantopoulou
  2. Rena Dourou
  3. Fani Palli-Petralia
  4. Vassiliki Thanou
  5. Milena Apostolaki
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following open-source web-based tools was launched by NITI Aayog in August 2015?

  1. IESS 2020
  2. IESS 2020
  3. IESS 2015
  4. IESS 2047
  5. IESS 2051
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following committees recommended that the Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) must be granted relief on Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)?

  1. A. Ghosh Committee
  2. A. P. Shah Committee
  3. G. S. Patel Committee
  4. B. Venkatappaiah Committee
  5. L. K. Jha Committee
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to the list of 98 cities released by the Government of India in August 2015, which of the following states has the maximum number of to-be-developed smart cities?

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

Who among the following was presented the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2014-2015?

  1. Saina Nehwal
  2. Roojan Sodhi
  3. Jitu Rai
  4. Sania Mirza
  5. Rohit Sharma
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With how many branches did Bandhan Bank begin operations as a full-fledged bank in August 2015?

  1. 632
  2. 543
  3. 501
  4. 498
  5. 450
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

National Sports Day in India is celebrated in August. In which year was the first National Sports Day celebrated?

  1. 2008
  2. 2009
  3. 2010
  4. 2012
  5. 2011
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book 'Midnight’s Children'?

  1. Vikram Seth
  2. Salman Rushdie
  3. Kiran Desai
  4. Chetan Bhagat
  5. Arundhati Roy
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following banks launched the IndPay mobile app?

  1. Canara Bank
  2. Indian Bank
  3. Bank of Baroda
  4. UCO Bank
  5. Vijaya Bank
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With which of the following banks did Daimler India Commercial Vehicles sign MoUs to provide commercial vehicle financing packages to BharatBenz customers across the country?

  1. Canara Bank and State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
  2. PNB and SBI
  3. HDCF and Bank of Baroda
  4. ICICI and SBI
  5. HDFC and ICICI
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In August 2015, RGI released the data on Census 2011 on Population by Religious Communities. Which of the following religious communities was at the third place?

  1. Muslims
  2. Christians
  3. Sikhs
  4. Buddhists
  5. Jains