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Ques. : 1 The govt has set a target of installing _______of power from solar energy by 2022.
1) 40 GW
2) 50 GW
3) 80 GW
4) 100 GW
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) 100 GW
Ques. : 2 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 29 May cleared the appointment of who
among the following as the new cabinet secretary?
1) G Mohan Kumar
2) RK Mathur
3) Ajit Seth
4) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
Ques. : 3 Sepp Blatter was elected as the president of which of the following international sports bodies
on 29 May?
1) ICC
2) FIFA
3) FINA
4) International Tennis Federation (ITF)
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) FIFA
Ques. : 4 Who among the following is the Union minister for Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER) in the present cabinet?
1) Jitendra Singh
2) Kiren Rijiju
3) Inderjit Singh Rao
4) General VK Singh
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Jitendra Singh
Ques. : 5 For the full year 2014-15, India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at what per cent? The
growth is based on a new methodology of calculating GDP, with 2011-12 as the base year.
1) 5.1 per cent
2) 7.5 per cent
3) 6.9 per cent
4) 7.3 per cent
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) 7.3 per cent
Ques. : 6 As per the data released on 29 May for Jan-Mar quarter, the central govt managed to rein in its
fiscal deficit for 2014-15 at _________of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
1) 4 per cent
2) 5.1 per cent
3) 3 per cent
4) 3.9 per cent
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) 4 per cent
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Ques. : 7 As per a recent report, cancer has emerged as the second-leading cause of death globally. Which
of the following is the leading cause of death globally?
1) Malaria
2) Cardiovascular diseases
3) AIDS
4) Tuberculosis
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Cardiovascular diseases
Ques. : 8 The govt has renamed the national optical fibre network (NOFN) as
1) BharatNet
2) IndiaNet
3) PanchayatNet
4) SamparkNet
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) BharatNet
Ques. : 9 The govt has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to probe Maggi
noodle brand against complaint of excessive lead and MSG in it. The Maggi brand is owned by
1) ITC
2) Nestle
3) Amul
4) P&G
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Nestle
Ques. : 10 The Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on which day in India with a purpose to wean away the
people from terrorism and violence?
1) 21 May
2) 22 May
3) 23 May
4) 25 May
5) 29 May
Answer:- 1) 21 May
Ques. : 1 During Narendra Modi's visit to Ulan Bator, recently, the Mongolian PM gifted ‘Kanthaka’ to
his Indian counterpart. ‘Kanthaka’ is the name of a
1) dog
2) cat
3) horse
4) bull
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) horse
Ques. : 2 Which of the following states on 27 May decided to withdraw the controversial Armed Forces
Special Powers Act (Afspa) that was enforced in the state 18 years ago?
1) Manipur
2) Assam
3) Jammu and Kashmir
4) Tripura
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Tripura
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Ques. : 3 According to the report, State of Food Security in the World 2015, released by the UN's Food
and Agricultural Organization in Rome on 27 May, which country accounts for the highest estimated
number of undernourished people in any single country as of now?
1) China
2) India
3) Bangladesh
4) Nepal
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) India
Ques. : 4 The centralgovt has come to rescue the country's largest public-private hydel project, Athena
hydel project. The project is situated in which state?
1) Assam
2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Sikkim
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Sikkim
Ques. : 5 According to the UN FAO’s State of Food Security in the World 2015 report, the number of
hungry people globally has declined from about one billion in 1990 to about ______today.
1) 875 million
2) 795 million
3) 725 million
4) 700 million
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) 795 million
Ques. : 6 The govt aims to train what number of people to become solar professionals over next three
years to help solar product users access manpower for fixing snags easily?
1) 5,000
2) 10,000
3) 20,000
4) 25,000
5) 50,000
Answer:- 5) 50,000
Ques. : 7 The govt withdrew the proposal for setting up of the PDMA and shifting of regulation of G-Secs
from RBI to Sebi from the Finance Bill. Here,what is full form of PDMA?
1) Public Debt Monitoring Agency
2) Public Debt Management Agency
3) Public Debt Minimising Agency
4) Public Debt Maintenance Agency
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Public Debt Management Agency
Ques. : 8 The Railways will relaunch the premium trains service after making certain changes in the
system from Jul. These trains will be called ________ trains.
1) Suvidha
2) Priority
3) Vishisht
4) Safari
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Suvidha
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Ques. : 9 Who among the following was on 28 May appointed as the new Director General of DRDO
after a gap of several months?
1) Avinash Chander
2) GS Reddy
3) S Christopher
4) VK Saraswat
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) S Christopher
Ques. : 10 Who among the following was on 28 May appointed as the scientific advisor to the defence
minister?
1) Avinash Chander
2) GS Reddy
3) RK Mathur
4) VK Saraswat
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) GS Reddy
Ques. : 1 PM Narendra Modi on 26 May launched DD Kisan television channel targeted at rural India.
What is the amount allocated in the Union budget for the dedicated channel?
1) Rs 40 cr
2) Rs 80 cr
3) Rs 100 cr
4) Rs 120 cr
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Rs 100 cr
Ques. : 2 Who among the following has been roped in as the face of DD Kisan, India's first channel
exclusively for farmers that was unveiled by Narendra Modi on 26 May?
1) Dilip Kumar
2) Manoj Kumar
3) Amitabh Bachchan
4) Aamir Khan
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Amitabh Bachchan
Ques. : 3 The govt cleared 21 FDI deals worth Rs 281 cr recently. The FDI proposals under approval
route are cleared by the FIPB, however, those proposals involving investment of more than
____________are given final clearance by the CCEA.
1) Rs 1,500 cr
2) Rs 2,000 cr
3) Rs 2,500 cr
4) Rs 3,000 cr
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Rs 3,000 cr
Ques. : 4 Which state govt has taken up a project to provide better habitat to sloth bears by restoring the
ecology of Jessore wildlife sanctuary, recently?
1) Sikkim
2) Assam
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Gujarat
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Ques. : 5 Hou Hsiao-Hsien was adjudged Best Director at the 68th Cannes Film Festival for the film
1) The Measure of a Man
2) Chronic
3) The Assassin
4) Dheepan
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) The Assassin
Ques. : 6 India and which of the following countries on 25 May signed a Joint Vision Statement on
Defence Cooperation for the period 2015-2020?
1) Mongolia
2) South Korea
3) Japan
4) Vietnam
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Vietnam
Ques. : 7 The centralgovt has set up a committee to revisit and revitalize the public private partnership
(PPP) modelof infrastructure development. The Committee will be chaired by
1) Sudipto Sarkar
2) Pradeep Kumar
3) Shekhar Shah
4) Sharmila Chavali
5) Vijay Kelkar
Answer:- 5) Vijay Kelkar
Ques. : 8 Six officers of FIFA were arrested on corruption charges on 27 May in Switzerland. The FIFA
regulates which of the following sports globally?
1) Hockey
2) Football
3) Basketball
4) Formula One
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Football
Ques. : 9 The much-awaited National IPR Policy of India is expected soon. Here,what does the term IPR
stands for?
1) Intellectual Property Rights
2) International Property Rights
3) Inherited Property Rights
4) Interlinked Property Rights
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Intellectual Property Rights
Ques. : 10 The govt is getting ready to launch PM Narendra Modi's most ambitious scheme ‘Housing For
All’ soon. The scheme envisages housing for all by
1) 2018
2) 2019
3) 2022
4) 2025
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) 2022
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Ques. : 1 The Lok Sabha on 13 May cleared the changes in Negotiable Instruments Act. The changes
provide for filing of cases of cheque bouncing only in places where
1) cheque is presented
2) cheque is issued
3) issuing bank’s headquarters is located
4) payee bank’s headquarters is located
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) cheque is presented
Ques. : 2 Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to 19th Ceat Cricket Awards presented on
25 May?
1) International Lifetime Achievement Award –
Sachin Tendulkar
2) International Cricketer of the Year – Kumar
Sangakkara
3) International Batsman of the Year – Hashim
Amla
4) International Bowler of the Year – Rangana
Herath
5) T20 Player of the Year – Dwayne Bravo
Answer:- 1) International Lifetime Achievement Award – Sachin Tendulkar
Ques. : 3 Who among the following has won the Ceat Indian Cricketer of the Year Award on 25 May?
1) Rohit Sharma
2) Ajinkya Rahane
3) Ravindra Jadeja
4) Suresh Raina
5) Virat Kohli
Answer:- 2) Ajinkya Rahane
Ques. : 4 Footballer Cristian Gomez died after collapsing during a game for his club Atletico Parana on
24 May. He is the second footballer from which of the following countries to die on the field in May 2015
itself?
1) France
2) Spain
3) Argentina
4) Brazil
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Argentina
Ques. : 5 Name the Indian-origin entrepreneur who has been elected as the head of the Bureau of
International Recycling. It facilitates free and fair trade of recyclables in a sustainable and competitive
world economy.
1) Karan Bilimoria
2) Naina Lal Kidwai
3) Indra Nooyi
4) Ranjit Singh Baxi
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Ranjit Singh Baxi
Ques. : 6 G Mohan Kumar has taken over as the new ________ Secretary recently.
1) Revenue
2) Finance
3) Defence
4) Cabinet
5) None of these
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Ques. : 7 The govt has appointed Manoj Mishra as Chairman and Managing Director of state-run
1) IFFCO
2) National Fertilizers
3) Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers
4) Fertilizer Corporation of India
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) National Fertilizers
Ques. : 8 Mandeep Kaur Sandhu won two gold medals on 23 May at the Women's World Junior Boxing
Championship in Taipei. She is an Indian
1) pugilist
2) weightlifter
3) wrestler
4) shooter
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) pugilist
Ques. : 9 Who among the following is one of the Indian women included in the world’s 100 most
powerful women, according to the Forbes’ 2015 list?
1) Shobhana Bhartia
2) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
3) Chanda Kochhar
4) Arundhati Bhattacharya
5) All the above
Answer:- 5) All the above
Ques. : 10 The Forbes’ 2015 list of the world’s 100 most powerful women has been topped by
1) Angela Merkel
2) Sheryl Sandberg
3) Dilma Rousseff
4) Mary Barra
5) Janet Yellen
Answer:- 1) Angela Merkel
Ques. : 1 All branches of the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in the country will remain closed on all
__________from Julas the RBI has approved the same.
1) first and second Saturdays
2) first and third Saturdays
3) second and third Saturdays
4) second and fourth Saturdays
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) second and fourth Saturdays
Ques. : 2 Who among the following is the present chairman of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)?
1) VG Kannan
2) P Pradeep Kumar
3) TM Bhasin
4) Balachandran M
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) TM Bhasin
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Ques. : 3 The Indian-origin councillor _____________ has taken charge as the mayor of Britain’s
Wokingham Borough Council.
1) Priti Patel
2) Rishi Sunak
3) Parvinder Singh Batth
4) Keith Vaz
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Parvinder Singh Batth
Ques. : 4 Which bank on 25 May announced the launch of a voice recognition service, which can identify
and authenticate a customer, based on his/her voice?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) ICICI Bank
Ques. : 5 Which of the following films has been awarded Palme d’Or Award at 68th Cannes Film
Festival?
1) Chronic
2) Dheepan
3) The Assassin
4) Son of Saul
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Dheepan
Ques. : 6 Which of the following is the correct order in which the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments are
played in a year starting from Jan?
1) Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon,
US Open
2) French Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon,
US Open
3) Wimbledon, Australian Open, French Open,
US Open
4) US Open, French Open, Wimbledon,
Australian Open
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Ques. : 7 Who among the following is the present chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT)?
1) Rajiv Mehrishi
2) Hasmukh Adhia
3) Chitra Ramkrishna
4) Anita Kapur
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Anita Kapur
Ques. : 8 Who won the Orange cap for most runs in the eight edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL)?
1) David Warner
2) Kieron Pollard
3) Chris Gayle
4) Rohit Sharma
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) David Warner
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Ques. : 9 Who won the Purple cap for most wickets in the eight edition of the Indian Premier League
(IPL)?
1) Andre Russell
2) Ashish Nehra
3) Dwayne Bravo
4) Harbhajan Singh
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Dwayne Bravo
Ques. : 10 Which of the following franchises has NOT won the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament
so far?
1) Chennai Super Kings
2) Mumbai Indians
3) Kolkata Knight Riders
4) Kings IX Punjab
5) Rajasthan Royals
Answer:- 4) Kings IX Punjab
Ques. : 1 The Mumbai Indians franchise won the IPL8 final in Kolkata on 24 May. Who was the runner
up of IPL8?
1) Chennai Super Kings
2) Kolkata Knight Riders
3) Royal Challengers Bangalore
4) Rajasthan Royals
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Chennai Super Kings
Ques. : 2 Who among the following won the Monaco Grand Prix F1 championship on 24 May?
1) Sebastian Vettel
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Nico Rosberg
4) Fernando Alonso
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Nico Rosberg
Ques. : 3 John Nash,who died in a road accident in US on 23 May, was a __________ award winner.
1) Man Booker
2) Nobel
3) Ramon Magsaysay
4) Oscar
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Nobel
Ques. : 4 On Jun 2, which of the following states was officially divided into two states?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Andhra Pradesh
Ques. : 5 Indian film ‘Masaan’ won the prestigious critics prize in the Un Certain Regard category at the
68th Cannes Film Festival on 23 May. The film is directed by
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1) Nitesh Tiwari
2) Anurag Kashyap
3) Vikas Bahl
4) NeerajGhaywan
5) None of these
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Ques. : 6 Which of the following countries legalised gay marriage through a referendum recently? It was
the first time ever that gay marriage had been approved by popular vote.
1) Spain
2) Norway
3) Ireland
4) Sweden
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Ireland
Ques. : 7 The Indian Navy conducted bilateral naval exercise SIMBEX-15 from 23-26 May 2015 with
1) Vietnam
2) Thailand
3) Singapore
4) Seychelles
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Singapore
Ques. : 8 The private sector electricity producer Tata Power will move out of the stock market benchmark
index Sensex (BSE). The firm will be replaced by
1) Lupin
2) Suzlon Energy
3) Unitech
4) Yes Bank
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Lupin
Ques. : 9 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) is observed on
1) 20 May
2) 22 May
3) 23 May
4) 25 May
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) 22 May
Ques. : 10 The AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa was sworn in for the fifth time as Tamil Nadu chief
minister on 23 May by the governor
1) P Sathasivam
2) K Rosaiah
3) Vajubhai Vala
4) ESL Narasimhan
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) K Rosaiah
Ques. : 1 According to govt sources,only 8,000 account holders have availed of the overdraft (OD)
facility under the Jan Dhan Yojana so far. The scheme envisages extending households an overdraft
facility of ________after satisfactory operation of accounts for six months.
1) Rs 1,000
2) Rs 2,000
3) Rs 5,000
4) Rs 10,000
5) None of these
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Ques. : 2 The IDFC is all set to start full-fledged banking operation by the end of the year. IDFC is
involved in ___________ at present.
1) general insurance
2) asset reconstruction
3) micro finance
4) infrastructure financing
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) infrastructure financing
Ques. : 3 PM Narendra Modi has visited 17 countries till Jun 2015. Which of the following countries is
NOT among those visited by him so far?
1) Bangladesh
2) Brazil
3) Myanmar
4) Seychelles
5) Mauritius
Answer:- 1) Bangladesh
Ques. : 4 Hwang Kyo-ahn was appointed as the new Prime Minister in which of the following countries
on 21 May?
1) Vietnam
2) Singapore
3) Thailand
4) Philippines
5) South Korea
Answer:- 5) South Korea
Ques. : 5 Who among the following is the National Security Advisor at present?
1) Sujatha Singh
2) Ajit Doval
3) Nripendra Misra
4) Shivshankar Menon
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Ajit Doval
Ques. : 6 Who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha committee on the constitutional amendment Bill
regarding national goods and services tax (GST)?
1) Abhishek Singh
2) Kirti Azad
3) Bhupender Yadav
4) Ram Kripal Yadav
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Bhupender Yadav
Ques. : 7 The centralgovt has cleared Isro's Rs 3,090-cr augmentation programme of PSLV. What does
letter ‘P’ denote in the term PSLV?
1) Polar
2) Primary
3) Parallel
4) Pentahedron
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Polar
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Ques. : 8 The Indian Navy got the INS Sindhukirti back on 22 May after a nine-year refit. It is a/an
1) anti-submarine warfare corvettes
2) aircraft carrier
3) diesel-electric submarine
4) nuclear submarine
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) diesel-electric submarine
Ques. : 9 What is India’s ranking among 70 countries in the first Environmental Democracy Index
launched by Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) and Access Initiative on 21 May?
1) 24th
2) 21st
3) 19th
4) 32nd
5) 41st
Answer:-
1) 24th
