The document contains multiple choice questions and answers about recent events from June 2015. Some of the key topics covered include: Real Madrid winning the 2014 UEFA Super Cup; the Supreme Court of India questioning a state policy limiting bar licenses; the Prime Minister approving a grid connectivity agreement with Nepal; and China unveiling the world's first facial recognition ATM.

1. BY- PRAGYAN YADAV

2. Which football club won the UEFA
Football Super Cup 2014 held in
Cardiff, Wales?
Select one:
• a. Bayern Munich
• b. Real Madrid
• c. Barcelona
• d. Sevilla

3. Answer
Real Madrid

4. The Supreme Court of India on 10 September
2014 questioned logic behind a state
government's new policy for limiting bar
licenses to only five-star hotels. Name the state?
• a. Kerala
• b. Gujarat
• c. Tamil Nadu
• d. Karnataka

5. Answer
Kerala

6. Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on 24 September 2014 approved
an agreement on grid connectivity with which
country?
• a. Sri Lanka
• b. Tibet
• c. Nepal
• d. Myanmar

7. Answer
• Nepal

8. Who has been elected as chairman of Indian
Banks Association for the year 2014-15?
• a. Arundhati Bhattacharya
• b. Chanda Kochhar
• c. T M Bhasin
• d. K R Kamath

9. Answer
• T M Bhasin

10. Which of the following bills is not repealed
completely by the Repealing and Amending
Bill, 2014 which was passed by the Lok
Sabha on 18 March 2015?
Select one:
• a. The Indian Fisheries Act, 1897
• b. The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947
• c. The Sugar Undertakings (Taking Over of
Management) Act, 1978.
• d. The Employment of Manual Scavenging
and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition)
Act, 1993

11. Answer
• The Employment of Manual Scavenging
and Construction of Dry Latrines
(Prohibition) Act, 1993

12. Who was appointed as Chancellor of
Nalanda University on 30 May 2015?
• A. APJ Abdul Kalam
• B. George Yeo
• C. Amartya Sen
• D. Jagdish Bhagwati

13. Answer
• George Yeo

14. Union Government notified the Undisclosed
Foreign Income as Assets and imposition of Tax
Act, 2015 on 30 May 2015. In this context consider
the following statements:
I. The Act will come into effect from 1 April 2016
II. Offence of stashing unaccounted money abroad
will be made non-compoundable
III. Penalty for such concealment of income and
assets at the rate of 300% of tax shall be levied
Which is/are correct?
• A. I and II B. II and III
• C. I and III D. All of the above

15. Answer
• All of the above

16. • Union Cabinet on 30 May 2015 gave its
approval to the Agreement on Coastal and
Maritime Shipping with which of the
following South Asian countries to pave
the way for commencement of coastal
shipping between the two countries?
• A. Bangladesh
• B. Sri Lanka
• C. Maldives
• D. Mauritius

17. Answer
• Bangladesh

18. • Which Football Club on 31 May 2015 won
the I-League title at Kanteerva Stadium in
Bengaluru?
• A. Bengaluru
• B. Mohun Bagan
• C. East Bengal
• D. Churchill Brothers

19. Answer
• Mohun Bagan

20. • Name the tennis player who won three
Wimbledon titles in a day in 1951. She died
on 29 May 2015.
• A. Shirley Fry
• B. Margaret Osborne duPont
• C. Doris Hart
• D. Tracy Austin

21. Answer
• Doris Hart

22. • Who is the author of the book The China
Model: Political Meritocracy and the
Limits of Democracy that was released in
May 2015?
• A. Amrita Shah
• B. Raghav Bahl
• C. Daniel A Bell
• D. Alfred Toynbee

23. Answer
• Daniel A Bell

24. • Which country on 30 May 2015 unveiled the
world’s first facial recognition Automated
Teller Machine (ATM)?
• A. Japan
• B. South Korea
• C. Singapore
• D. China

25. Answer
• China

26. • What is the new rate of service tax that
became effective from 1 June 2015?
• A. 14 percent
• B. 15 percent
• C. 16 percent
• D. 17 percent

27. Answer
• 14 percent

28. • Who among the following Indian cricketers
was not inducted into the BCCI Advisory
Committee 1 June 2015?
• A. Sachin Tendulkar
• B. Anil Kumble
• C. VVS Laxman
• D. Sourav Ganguly

29. Answer
• Anil Kumble

30. • What is the name of the campaign
launched on 31 May 2015 by the World
Health Organisation (WHO) on the
occasion of the World No Tobacco Day?
• A. Stop illicit trade of tobacco products
• B. Tobacco kills, don’t be duped
• C. Tobacco: deadly in any form or disguise
• D. Smoke free inside

31. Answer
• Stop illicit trade of tobacco products

32. Which one of the following statements is/are
correct with respect to Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that was in
news in the first week of June 2015?
I. It was discovered in 2012 and has mostly been
centred in Saudi Arabia
II. It is caused by a virus belonging to the family of
coronaviruses
III. The symptoms include common cold and SARS,
fever, breathing problems, pneumonia and kidney
failure
Select the correct code
• A. I and II
• B. II and III
• C. I and III
• D. All of the above

33. Answer
• All of the above

34. • The primary agent of Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus which
was in news in the first week of June 2015
is
• A. Pig
• B. Camel
• C. Rodents
• D. Chicken

35. Answer
• Camel

36. • Reserve Bank of India on 1 June 2015
allowed cross holding in which one of the
following long-term bonds for financing
affordable housing?
• A. Infrastructure Bonds
• B. Gold Bonds
• C. Masala Bonds
• D. Maharaja Bonds

37. Answer
• Infrastructure Bonds

38. • Which one of the following is not one of the
Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) signed
between India and Sweden on 1 June 2015?
A. Cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban
Development
• B. Cooperation in ageing research and health
• C. Cooperation in the field of Nuclear energy
• D. Cooperation in the field of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises

39. Answer
• Cooperation in the field of Nuclear energy

40. Name the state whose government on 2
June 2015 approved a composite
renewable energy policy to achieve 14400
MW of installed capacity over a period of
five years, that is, 2020.
• A.Tamil Nadu
• B. Goa
• C. Maharashtra
• D. Uttar Pradesh

41. Answer
• Maharashtra

42. IAP HealthPhone programme launched by
Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development on 2 June 2015 will focus on
• A. Malnutrition in women and children
• B. Vaccination of children
• C. Addressing the problem of anemia in
women
• D. Both (a) and (b)

43. Answer
• Malnutrition in women and children

44. US FREEDOM Act 2015 was signed into
law by US President Barack Obama on
2 June 2015. The Act aims to
I. Reauthorise US PATRIOT Act, 2001 that expired on 1
June 2015
II. Curbs National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance
powers
III. The Act will remain in effect till 15 December 2019
Select the correct code
• A. I and II
• B. II and III
• C. I and III
• D. All of the above

45. Answer
• All of the above

46. • Which city on 3 June 2015 became the
sixth Indian city to have a metro rail
service?
• A. Ahmedabad
• B. Mumbai
• C. Bengaluru
• D. Jaipur

47. Answer
• Jaipur

48. • Which of the following states deferred with
an order of the Union Government banning
fishing along the western coast for 61-days
beginning 1 June 2015?
• A. Kerala
• B. Goa
• C. Maharashtra
• D. Gujarat

49. Answer
• Kerala

50. • The Khoya Paya web portal to exchange
information on missing children was
launched by which Union Ministry on 2
June 2015?
• A. Union Home Affairs Ministry
• B. Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development
• C. Union Ministry of Communication &
Information Technology
• D. Both (b) and (c)

51. Answer
• Both (b) and (c)

52. Which agreement(s) is/are not part of the six
agreements signed between India and Belarus
on 3 June 2015?
I. Roadmap for India-Belarus Cooperation
II. MoU for cooperation on Broadcasting
III. MoU for Manufacturing and Marketing of Light
Industry Goods (concern Bellegprom)
Select the correct code
• A. I and II
• B. II and III
• C. I and III
• D. None of the above

53. Answer
None of the above

54. • Who among the following was on 3 June
2015 appointed as the Prime Minister’s
Special Envoy on Countering Terrorism
and Extremism?
• A. Syed Asif Ibrahim
• B. Ajit Doval
• C. Dineshwar Sharma
• D. PC Haldar

55. Answer
• Syed Asif Ibrahim

56. • What was the rank of India in the Rule of
Law Index 2015 released on 2 June 2015?
• A. 51
• B. 52
• C. 59
• D. 58

57. Answer
• 59

58. Consider the following statements with respect to
Rule of Law Index 2015 released on 2 June 2015:
I. The Index 2015 was the fifth report in the series
II. The Index was released by US-based NGO World
Justice Project
III. The Index was topped by Denmark out of 102 countries
IV. The score of India on the Rule of Law Index was 0.51
Which is/are correct?
• A. I, II and III
• B. II, III and IV
• C. I, III and IV
• D. All of the above

59. Answer
• All of the above

60. • Reserve Bank of India on 2 June 2015 cut
the repo rate by 0.25 percent to
• A. 7.5 percent
• B. 7.0 percent
• C. 7.75 percent
• D. 7.25 percent

61. Answer
• 7.25 percent

62. • Scientists at Central Institute of Medicinal &
Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow in May
2015 succeeded in whole genome
sequencing of
• A. Wheat
• B. Holy basil
• C. Rice
• D. Bajra

63. Answer
• Holy basil

64. • Chinese cruise ship Eastern Star or
Dongfangzhixing capsized in which river
in Hubei province on 1 June 2015?
• A. Hellong River
• B. Yangtze River
• C. Fuzhou River
• D. Huang He River

65. Answer
• Yangtze River

66. • World Environment Day (WED) was
observed globally on 5 June 2015 with
theme
• A. Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet.
Consume with Care.
• B. Small Islands and Climate Change
• C. Think.Eat.Save.
• D. Green Economy: Does it include you?

67. Answer
• Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet.
Consume with Care.

68. Indian artist Nek Chand Saini, who died
recently, was well known for building which of
the following?
• [A]Rock Garden, Chandigarh
• [B]Lumbini Park, Hyderabad
• [C]RBI Building, New Delhi
• [D]Konkan Railway

69. Answer
• Rock Garden, Chandigarh

70. The SAARC motor vehicles agreement was
approved in which SAARC summit?
[A]16th Summit
[B]18th Summit
[C]19th Summit
[D]20th Summit

71. Answer
• 18th Summit

72. Wess Hall, who was inducted into the ICC
Cricket Hall of Fame, represents which
country?
[A]Australia
[B]West Indies
[C]England
[D]South Africa

73. Answer
• West Indies

74. In which state is located the Mandla Plant
Fossils National Park?
[A]Madhya Pradesh
[B]Tamil Nadu
[C]Gujarat
[D]Haryana

75. Answer
• Madhya Pradesh

76. Which country successfully tested the Wu
14, a hypersonic nuclear delivery vehicle?
• [A]Russia
• [B]Japan
• [C]China
• [D]Italy

77. Answer
• China

78. China, Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan
claim sovereignty on which of the following
island in South China Sea?
• [A]Caroline Island
• [B]Spratly Island
• [C]Senkaku Island
• [D]Mariana Island

79. Answer
• Spratly Island

80. Which among the following pairs has won
Stuttgart Open double’s title-2015?
• [A]Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares
• [B]Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea
• [C]Alexander Peya and Florin Mergea
• [D]Florina Mergea and Bruno Soares

81. Answer
• Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea