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1. Who appointed as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia : Mohammed Bin
Nayef
2. Who is the President of Venezuela : Nicolas Maduro
3. World Dance Day is observed on which date : 29th April
4. Andrew Lesnie died recently, he was awarded with Oscar Award in
which year : 2002
5. World Chess Championship 2015 held at which place : Chengdu, China
6. Siddhartha Gigoo of India won Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his
which work : ‘Umbrella Man’
7. Who is largely responsible for breaking the German Enigma codes,
created a test that provided a foundation for artificial intelligence : Alan
Turing
8. Plants absorb most part of water needed by them through their : Root
hairs
9. The nucleus of a hydrogen atom consists of: 1 proton only
10.Metals are good conductors of electricity because : They contain free
electrons
11.Bromine is a : Red liquid
12.The birthday of which leader in India is observed as Children’s Day :
Jawaharlal Nehru
13.Indian School of Mines is located at which place : Dhanbad
14.The percentage of earth surface covered by India is : 2.4
15.If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a
monopoly bank, the total deposits : Will neither increase nor decrease
16.Who appointed as Chairperson of Children’s Film Society of India :
Mukesh Khanna
17.‘PropTiger.com’ acquired which famous site : ‘Makaan.com’
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18.Which three banks imposed by fine of Rs.1.5 Crore each by RBI : Bank
of Maharashtra, Dena Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce
19.Which country became 161st membe of World Trade Organization :
Seychelles
20.Department of Space and Department of Land Resources signed an
agreement with National Remote Sensing Centre for which purpose : To
develop Web Geo Portal Shrishti and Mobile App Drishti
21.Which awards are also known ‘Green Oscar’ : Whitley Awards
22.When will International Day of Yoga observe for the first time : 21st June
23.The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which field : Fashion
Designing
24.The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in
which zone : Northeastern Zone
25.The treaty of Mangalore was signed between : The English East India
Company and Tipu Sultan
26.The President can expend out of the Contingency Fund of India : Without
the approval of the Parliament
27.Gross domestic capital formation is defined as : Net addition to stock
after depreciation
28.What is the predominant type of Indian Agriculture : Subsistence
agriculture
29.‘Vijay Stambha’ is situated at which place : Chittor
30.Which year is observed as Poverty Eradicatoin Year by SAARC : 1995
31.Food and Drugs Administration of Maharashtra filed an FIR against the
CEO of Snapdeal.com, who is the CEO of Snapdeal.com : Kunal Bahal
32.Who awarded with Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award :
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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33.Prannoy Roy awarded with RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award, he is
the Executive Co-Chairman of which famous TV News Channel : NDTV
34.Which is the National Capital of Pakistan : Islamabad
35.Which District of India became 1st Open Defecation Free District in India
: Nadia, West Bengal
36.Barjorji Pardiwala died recently, he was the former Speaker of which
State Assembly of India : Gujarat Legislative Assembly
37.How many times did Geet Sethi win the IBSF World Billiards title : 3
38.What frequency range is the High Frequencey band : 3 to 30 MHz
39.Photosynthesis takes place faster in which colour of light : White light
40.The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air used by deep sea
divers for breathing, is : Helium
41.Who was the 1st Governor General of Independent India : Lord Lewis
Mountbatten
42.Which is the highest dam in India : Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand
43.Which is the 2nd densest planet after Earth : Mercury
44.There are how many Oceans in the World : 5 (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian,
Southern, Arctic)
45.Which was the 1st Asian city to host Olympics : Tokyo, Japan in the year
1964
46.Amitabha Chowdhury, the famous journalist and writer died recently, he
was awarded with Padma Shree Award in which year : 1983
47.Which is the Capital city of Argentina : Beunos Aires
48.Name the Indian Scientist chosen for Japan’s civilian award : Prof.
C.N.R. Rao
49.Which State Government launched the scheme ‘Niramaya’ : Odisha
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50.Who appointed as Director General of Central Industrial Security Force :
Surender Singh
51.Who is the Author of the book namely ‘China-Confucius in the Shadows’
: Poonam Surie
52.Guwahati High Court is the judicature of which State(s) : Nagaland,
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
53.Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which of the following fields
: Architecture
54.Which is the largest Gold producing country in all over the World : South
Africa
55.Who invented Fountain Pen in the year 1884 : Lewis Edson Waterman
56.‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field : Films
57.The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the office of the Governor-General of
India for the first time in which year : 1858 AD
58.The currency convertibility concept in its original form originated in :
Bretton Woods Agreement
59.Which year is called as Great Divide in the demographic history of India
: 1921
60.Where is the National Institute of Nutrition is located : Hyderabad
61.According to the report of TIME Magazine, who ranked at No.1 position
in the list of most desirable woman : Sunny Leone
62.Who awarded with UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom
Prize 2015 : Mazen Darwish
63.Who won Istanbul Open Men’s Singles Title of Tennis : Roger Federer
of Switzerland
64.World Press Freedom Day is observed on which date : 03rd May
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65.World Press Freedom Day 2015 observed globally under which theme :
Let Journalism Thrive
66.What is the full form of NTPC Ltd. : National Thermal Power
Corporation Ltd.
67.In which year was MIDI (Dress) introduced : 1983
68.The main use of salt in the diet is to : Produce in small amounts the
hydrochloric acid required for the digestion of food
69.Lux is the SI unit of : Intensity of illumination
70.When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed : With increase in the
weight of the nail
71.Who composed the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’ : Mohammad Iqbal
72.What is the full form of Amul : Anand Milk Union Limited
73.Who invented the Gramophone : Thomas Edison of USA in the year
1878
74.International Children’s Day is observed on which date : 01st June
75.Which is the largest city on the planet by population : Shanghai, China
76.Who won English Premier League 2014-15 : Chelsea Club
77.Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Completed how many years of its
establishment recently : 20 years
78.To handle the problems of malnourishment, State Government of
Rajasthan signed an agreement with which organization/s : National
Health Mission, UNICEF and Global Alliance for Improve Nutrition
79.World Asthma Day observed on which date : 05th May
80.World Asthma Day 2015 observed under which theme : You Can Control
Your Asthma
81.Baleshwar Ram died recently, who was he : He was the former Member
of Parliament of 7th Lok Sabha
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82.Who wrote the famous Novel ‘The Holy Road’ : Michael Blake
83.Which is the Capital city of Georgia : Atlanta
84.Georgia became the member of UNO in which year : 1992
85.Who fits with this description ‘Indian Cotton Merchant, Banker,
Congressman, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi : G.D. Birla
86.The highest average salinity is reported from which sea : Dead Sea
87.Who invented Television : Vladimir Kosma Zworykin of Russia
88.Who wrote the book namely ‘The Naked Face’ : Sidney Sheldon
89.The International Human Rights Convention adopted by the United
Nations in which year : 1990
90.The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during : 14th
Century AD
91.What is the full form of PAN : Permanent Account Number
92.Senior Asian Wrestling Championship held in which country : Doha,
Qatar
93.Which Indian city has highest vehicle density : Chennai
94.Lu Ping died recently, he was famous diplomat of which country : China
95.Which is the Capital city of Japan : Tokyo
96.GST Bill, 2014 passed in Lok Sabha, what is its full form : Goods and
Services Tax Bill, 2014
97.Which famous Bollywood actor sentenced with 5 years jail in hit and run
case : Salman Khan
98.Who is the Chief Minister of Goa : Laxmikant Parsekar
99.On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer
whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because : Cohesion
of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass
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100. The chemical ethyl mercaptan added to the otherwise odourless LPG
cooking gas for imparting a detectable smell to the gas is a compound of :
Sulphur
101. World No Smoking Day is observed on which date : 31st May
102. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of
emblem of India are taken from : Mundak Upanishad
103. National Archives is located in which city : New Delhi
104. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar Desert in
Western India is : The absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to
cause orographic rainfall in it
105. The name of a candidate for the office of President of India may be
proposed by : Any ten members of the Electoral College
106. Who awarded with Sportsperson of the year by Times of India Sports
Awards : Jitu Rai
107. Who awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award by Times of India
Sports Awards : Milkha Singh
108. Who topped the list of World’s Mothers Report 2015 : Norway
109. India’s first satellite controlled solar power plant inaugurated in which
city : Hoshiarpur, Punjab
110. Oscar Holderer died recently, who was he : Moon rocket expert of
USA
111. According to the report released by FORBES recently, USA topped
the list with how many companies : 579 companies
112. Which new scheme launched for Scheduled Castes by Government of
India : Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme
113. Who awarded with Freedom of Expression Courage Award 2015 :
Charlie Hedbo, famous Magazine of France
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114. Who is the Editor-in-Chief of Charlie Hedbo : Mr.Gerard Biard
115. When was the Magazine Charlie Hedbo founded : In the year 1970
116. Who is the President of Iran: Hassan Rouhani
117. Who is the highest ODI scorer in Cricket : Rohit Sharma of India (264
runs)
118. Which is the National Fruit of India : Mango
119. Who is the Indian Governor-General of Independent India :
Chakravarti Rajgopalachari
120. Which is the National Capital of Nigeria : Abuja
121. Which Bank will provide interest free loans for rebuild the houses in
Nepal : Nepal Rashtra Bank
122. Which is the Capital city of Nepal : Kathmandu
123. Who appointed as Election Commissioner of India : Achal Kumar
Jyoti
124. Who appointed as youngest lawmaker of Britain : Mhairi Black
125. What is the full form of NPCI : National Payment Corporation of
India
126. Who is the CEO of NPCI : A.P. Hota
127. Who appointed as DG of Bureau of Police Research and Development
: Navneet Rajan Wasan
128. Who is the Vice-President of India : Mohammad Hamid Ansari
129. Who is the Author of the book namely ‘Delhi to Islamabad’ : Prof.
Bhim Singh
130. Which Party won General Elections 2015 of Britain : Conservative
Party led by David Cameron
131. The ozone layer restricts : Ultraviolet Radiation
132. Who was the first woman in space : Valentina Tereshkova
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133. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the
plane of : Equator
134. Which is the highest civilian award of India : Bharat Ratna
135. Where is the Headquarter of World Trade Organization : Geneva
136. What is the length of Yamuna River : 1376 km
137. Who is the President of Russia : Vladimir Putin
138. Which country successfully test fired Submarine Launched Ballistic
Missile recently : North Korea
139. Which is the National Capital of North Korea: Pyongyang
140. Sardar Singh, the famous name related to which Sports : Hockey
141. Which State government launched Hot Air Balloon and amphibious
vehicles : Goa
142. When the Indian State Goa established : In the year 1987
143. Which is 29th State of India : Telangana
144. What is the full form of UPS : Uninterruptable Power Supply
145. Which gas used in manufacture of vanaspati from vegetable oil :
Hydrogen
146. World Food Day is observed on which date: 16th October
147. According to 2011 Census, what is the total population of Bihar :
103,804,637
148. According to 2011 Census, which Indian State has highest population
: Uttar Pradesh
149. Thillana is a format of which famous Dance : Bharatanatyam
150. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated : Mumbai,
Maharashtra
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151. Namaste Russia Festival inaugurated by President of India at which
Russian city: Moscow
152. Who won Men’s doubles title of Madrid Open Tennis : Rohan
Bopanna of India and Florin Mergea of Romania
153. Who won Women’s Singles title of Madrid Open Tennis : Peter
Kvitova of Czech Republic
154. Who won Men’s singles title of Madrid Open Tennis : Andy Murray
of Britain
155. Who is the President of Czech Republic : Milos Zeman
156. Which is the Capital city of Romania : Bucharest
157. Which is the Currency of Britain : Pound Sterling
158. Which is the National sport of Scotland : Golf
159. Who won Spanish Grand Prix F1 : Nico Rosberg of Germany
160. IISCO Steel Plant inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
which Indian city : Burnpur, West Bengal
161. Advanced version of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile successfully
test fired by India at which place recently : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
162. Which Indian won Gold Medal in Jamaican International Invitation
Meet who is famous Discuss Thrower : Vikas Gowda
163. Shashi Kapoor awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award, earlier in the
year 2011 he awarded with which civilian award of India : Padma
Bhushan
164. National Technology Day is observed on which date : 11th May
165. For defence salary package, Indian Army signed an agreement with
which Bank : Bank of India
166. What is the full form of NSC : National Safety Council
167. Who appointed as Chairman of NSC : K. Satish Reddy
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168. Where is the Headquarter of NSC : Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
169. Who appointed as 1st President of New Development Bank of BRICS
Nations : Kundapur Vaman Kamath
170. Who appointed as President of SoftBank Corp. of Japan : Nikesh
Arora, an Indian origin
171. Which Indian origin personality appointed as Minister of State for
Employment in Britain : Priti Patel
172. Who became Prime Minister of Britain : David Cameron
173. Justice Ajit Prakash Shah Committee established by Indian
Government for which purpose : To resolve the Minimum Alternate Tax
on FIIs issue
174. Who is Communication and IT Minister of India : Ravi Shankar
Prasad
175. What is the full form of DRDL : Defence Research and Development
Laboratory
176. On whose name is the highest award for services to the development
of Cinema given : Dada Saheb
177. Who is the Author of the book namely ‘Preparing for the Twenty-First
Century’ : Paul Kennedy
178. Where is Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
(ESCAP) located : Bangkok
179. The ‘Golconda Fort’ is located in which State : Telangana
180. Which Indian city is famous for ‘Chikankari Work’ : Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh
181. Who is the CEO of Google : Larry Page
182. Chris Burden died recently, who was he : Pop Artist of USA
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183. Samajwadi Shudha Payjal Yojana launched by which Indian State
Government : Uttar Pradesh
184. Who won UNC’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for the year 2015
: Prof. Dr.Sivanadane Mandjiny
185. Who won Encore Award for the year 2014: Neel Mukherjee
186. Arvind Saxena appointed as Member of which Indian important
organization recently : Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
187. Who became the Governor of Meghalaya : V. Shanmuganathan
(UPSC)
188. Which is the Capital city of Jharkhand : Ranchi
189. Who is the Chief Minister of Assam : Tarun Gogoi
190. Who appointed as MD and CEO of Bharti AXA General Insurance
recently : Deepak Iyer
191. Which Indian Cricketer had a torrid time with Lancashire in the year
2000 : Saurav Ganguly
192. What is the full form of NTSC : National Television System
Committee
193. Light travels at the fastest speed in : Vacuum
194. What was discovered first in the chromospheres of the sun : Helium
195. ‘Rosh Hashanah’ is the new year day of which community : Jews
196. Which Indian origin became 1st Asian woman to be elected as Mayor
in UK : Harbhajan Kaur Dheer
197. According to the Human Capital Report 2015, which country topped
the list : Finland
198. According to Human Capital Report 2015, what is India’s position :
100th
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199. Which State of India became 1st to issue Soil Health Cards to all the
farmers : Punjab
200. Durand Cup is associated with which game: Football
201. Who invented Gyrocompass : Elmer A. Sperry of USA
202. Kalinga Award was instituted by which organization : UNESCO
203. Who became 1st Indian to make a speech in Hindi before UN General
Assembly : Atal Bihari Vajpayee
204. Who is the President of Myanmar : Thein Sein
205. Which is the Capital city of Sri Lanka : Colombo
206. What is the full form of SLR : Statutory Liquidity Ratio
207. Which are the oldest mountains in India : Aravalis
208. World Literacy Day is observed on which date : 08th September
209. Diamond is an allotropic form of : Carbon
210. The term Dribble used in which game : Hockey
211. According to the report of Global Statistics on Addictive Behaviours,
there are how many smokers in all over the World : 1 Billion
212. Who won National Geographic Bee Championship : Karan Menon
213. USTAAD scheme launched by Government of India for which
purpose : To promote traditional crafts of India
214. Who is Union Health and Family Welfare Minister : J.P. Nadda
215. KayaKalp Award Scheme launched by Government of India for
which purpose : To improve cleaniness in Public Health Facilities
216. Where is the Headquarter of UNO : New York, USA
217. The largest part of our hydrosphere is : Pacific Ocean
218. Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation : Turnip Townsend
219. Who is the Author of the book namely ‘Freedom Behind Bars’ : Kiran
Bedi
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220. Who is the 1st IPS Officer of India : Kiran Bedi
221. In which Year was SAARC founded : 1985
222. What is the full form of SAARC : South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation
223. In which year Reserve Bank of India was nationalized : 1949
224. Where was the Central Road Research Institute located : Delhi
225. Who is the President of Mongolia : Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
226. What is the Currency of Japan : Japanese Yen
227. Name the three nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited
recently : China, Mongolia and South Korea
228. Who awarded with Pt. Haridutt Sharma Award : Anurradha Prasad
229. Who was Firdausi : He is well known for his epic ‘Shahnama’
230. Hitendra Desai was famous for which field : Politics
231. The famous Lake Victoria was mainly situated in which country :
Uganda
232. Bicycle was invented by which Scientist : Kirkpatrick Macmillan
233. Amartya Sen was awarded with Bharat Ratna in which year : 1999
234. Who wrote the book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ : Jonathan Swift
235. Which is the Capital city of Italy : Rome
236. Who was the main leader of All India Muslim League : Aga Khan
237. How many banks were nationalized in the year 1969 : 14
238. Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on which River : Chambal
239. National Police Academy is situated in which city : Hyderabad
240. World Environment Day is observed on which date : 05th June
241. What is the full form of NITI Aayog : National Institution for
Transforming India Aayog
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242. Who is the Chairman of NITI Aayog : Prime Minister of India
Narendra Modi
243. Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog : Dr.Arvind Panagariya
244. Who is the President of South Korea : Park Geun-hye
245. Who won Rome Masters Tennis Title : Novak Djokovic
246. Which is the Capital city of Guyana : Georgetown
247. Who became President of Guyana recently : David Granger
248. Which Australian Cricketer retired from ODI Cricket recently : Brad
Haddin
249. Who won Women’s singles title of Italian Open Tennis : Maria
Sharapova of Russia
250. Which is the hardest form of Carbon : Diamond
251. Which Country became 191st member of United Nations : East Timor
252. East Timor lies in which Continent : Asia
253. Who invented Sleeping Car : George Pullman
254. Who is the 1st Asian winner of Nobel Prize : Rabindranath Tagore
255. Who is the Author of the book namely ‘Rakta Karabi’ : Rabindranath
Tagore
256. Which India-American won Top Civilian Supervisor of the Year
Award : Harkeert Singh Saini
257. India Metorological Department signed an agreement with which
organization for optimum use of weather information : Power System
Operation Corporation Ltd.
258. Paragliding World Cup 2015 will be held in which Indian State :
Himachal Pradesh
259. How many countries will participate in Paragliding World Cup 2015 :
Almost 50 countries
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260. Reliance Jio Infocomm signed an agreement with which organization
for sourcing 4G devices : Huawei
261. Who is the CEO of Huawei : Ren Zhengfei
262. Who became 1st woman Governor of Jharkhand : Draupadi Murmu
263. Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to
the smallest possible area due to the : Force of cohesion
264. Which famous personality is also known to as ‘Sparrow’ : Major
General Rajinder Singh
265. Saraswati Samman is given annually for contribution in which field :
Literature
266. Who is the Author of this book ‘Waiting for the Mahatma’ : R.K.
Narayan
267. Who is the President of Zimbabwe : Robert Mugabe
268. How many Parliament Constituencies in
Punjab: 13
269. The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed
by : Governor
270. What is Budget Deficit : Difference between all receipts and all the
expenditures
271. 4th Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette of Project-28 launched recently
at which place : Kolkata, West Bengal
272. Who became President of Federal States of Micronesia : Peter M.
Christian
273. 50th anniversary of India’s 1st climb of Mount Everest organized by
which organization : Indian Mountaineering Foundation
274. Who appointed as Chairman of JPC on Land Acquisition
(Amendment) Bill, 2015 : S.S. Ahluwalia
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275. Pay and Play scheme launched by which State Government : Delhi
276. Who is the CEO of HDFC Bank Ltd. : Aditya Puri
277. Sudha Shivpuri died, she became famous for her role as ‘Baa’ in
which t.v. serial : Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
278. First China War was fought between which countries : China and
Britain
279. In which field ‘Aachan Maharaj’ has distinguished himself : Dance
280. Which glaciers are the largest : Continental glaciers
281. In which decade, the Monopoly was created : 1930s
282. Arjuna Awards were firstly awarded to any person in which year :
1961
283. Arjuna Awards are given in which field : Sports
284. Who also known as Nightingale of India : Sarojini Naidu
285. What is the full form of WIPO : World Intellectual Property
Organisation
286. International Day of Families observed on which date : 15th May
287. What was the theme of International Day of Families 2015 : Men in
Charge? Gender Equality
288. Who won Man Booker International Prize 2015 : Laszlo
Krasznahorkai of Hungary
289. Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri died recently, he was hold which post in UPA
Government : Policy Advisor
290. Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on which date : 21st May
291. 9th session of India-South Africa Joint Ministerial Commission held in
which city : Durban, South Africa
292. New Headquarter of Coal India Ltd. inaugurated by which famous
personality : Mamata Banerjee
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293. In which year did Milkha Singh won the 1st national title in 400 m
race : 1957
294. Plants that grow in saline water are called : Halophytes
295. The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by : DNA molecules
296. It is more difficult to walk on a sandy road than on a concrete road
why : The friction between sand and feet is less than that between
concrete and feet
297. What is average salinity of sea water : 3.5%
298. Which festival is celebrated on Prophet Mohammed : Id-e-Milad
299. The last Mahakumbh of 20th Century was held at which place :
Haridwar
300. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in which Indian State :
Rajasthan
301. In 1st year of term as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi gain how many
followers on Facebook : 12 million
302. Which Indian origin appointed as Member of National Council of
Humanities of USA : Akhil Amar
303. According to the report of British Magazine SportsPro, Indian
Cricketer Virat Kohli placed at which position : 6th position
304. According to the report of British Magazine SportsPro, which Sports
persons topped the list : Eugenie Bouchard of Canada, the famous Tennis
player
305. International Day for Biological Diversity observed on which date :
22nd May
306. What was the theme of International Day for Biological Diversity
2015 : Biodiversity for Sustainable Development
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307. Nelong Valley opened for tourists 1st time since the year 1962, it is
situated in which district of Uttarakhand : Uttarkashi
308. According to the report of Environmental Democracy Index, India
placed at which position : 24th position out of 70 countries
309. According to Badminton World Federation, who became No.1 in
player : Saina Nehwal of India
310. Film and TV Institute of India is located in which city : Pune,
Maharashtra
311. Pandit K.G. Ginde was famous for which field : Music
312. Hot and Cold deserts together covered nearly how much land area of
the World : 1/3rd
313. Which USA President to invent and patent something : Abraham
Lincoln
314. Which is the Capital city of Norway : Oslo
315. Who wrote this book ‘Swamy and Friends’ : R.K. Narayan
316. As per the record of Department of Science and Technology, India
reached at which position in terms of scientific publication : 6th position
317. Which team won IPL Title 2015 : Mumbai Indians
318. Who appointed as Defence Secretary : G. Mohan Kumar
319. Who became as 18th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu : J. Jayalalitha
320. J. Jayalalitha is also known as which nick name : Amma
321. Who is the Governor of Tamil Nadu : K. Rosaiah
322. What is the full form of SAIL : Steel Authority of India Limited
323. To develop an automative steel plant in India, SAIL signed an
agreement with which organization : ArcelorMittal
324. Where is the Headquarter of ArcelorMittal : Luxembourg
325. Who is the founder of ArcelorMittal : Lakshmi Mittal
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326. Who is the Prime Minister of Luxembourg : Xavier Bettel
327. Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time in which year : 1951
328. ‘.INI’ extension refers usually to what kind of file : System file
329. Pholem is a tissue found in : Plants
330. The oil used in the froth floatation process is : Pine oil
331. To revamp the government schools in the State of Delhi, Delhi
Government signed an agreement with which organization : Rotary Club
332. Name the 4 Indians who won Gold Medals in Doha International
Boxing Tournament 2015 : L. Devendro Singh, Shiva Thapa, Manish
Kaushik and Manoj Kumar
333. The Government of Switzerland disclosed two names of Indians
indulged in Black Money case, who are they : Sneh Lata Sawhney and
Sangita Sawhney
334. Nico Rosberg of Germany won Monaco Grand Prix F1 Championship
after defeating : Sebastian Vettel of Germany
335. Which Mathematician Nobel Awardee died recently, he won Abel
Prize in which year : 2015
336. Who appointed as Chairman and MD of National Fertilizers Limited :
Manoj Mishra
337. Where is the Headquarter of Bureau of International Recycling :
Brussels, Belgium
338. Who is the Prime Minister of Belgium : Charles Michel
339. During World War II, when did Germany attack on France : In the
year 1940
340. Which is the Capital city of Mizoram : Aizwal
341. What is the height of Berlin Wall : 3.60 m
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342. Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distinction in which field : Vocal
Music
343. Which gas absorbed strongly the infrared radiation by sun : Carbon
dioxide
344. Who was Leonardo da Vinci : Famous painter, sculptor, architect,
musician, mathematician and inventor of Italy
345. Which State Government of India instituted the Samman Award :
Madhya Pradesh
346. Who became 1st transgender of India to become Principal of
Krishnanagar Women’s College, West Bengal : Manabi Bandopadhyay
347. Which bank became 1st bank in India to launched Voice Recognition
Service : ICICI Bank Ltd.
348. Cristian Gomez died recently, he was represented which Football
team : Argentina
349. Who awarded with CEAT International Cricketer of the year 2015 :
Kumar Sangakkara
350. Who awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award in CEAT Awards :
Kapil Dev
351. Who appointed as Managing Director of Whirlpool India : Sunil
D’Souza
352. Where is the Headquarter of Whirlpool Corporation : Michigan, USA
353. Who became the Governor of Mizoram : Nirbhay Sharma
354. In which Indian State did the game of Polo originate : Manipur
355. What is the full form of LAN : Local Area Network
356. Most of the red, blue and purple colours of plants are due to the
pigment namely : Anthocyanin
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357. What is the name of material which can be deformed permanently by
heat and pressure : Thermoset
358. Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called : Allotropes
359. Which year was declared as International Year of Youth : 1985
360. What is the old name of Uttar Pradesh : United Provinces