BY- PRAGYAN YADAV

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

Answer

Real Madrid

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

Answer

Kerala

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

Answer

• Nepal

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

Answer

• T M Bhasin

Which of the following bills is not repealed completely by the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014 which was passed by the Lok Sabha on 18 March 2015?Select one: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

Answer

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

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

Answer

• George Yeo

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 2016II. Offence of stashing unaccounted money abroad will be made non-compoundableIII. Penalty for such concealment of income and assets at the rate of 300% of tax shall be leviedWhich is/are correct?

• A. I and II B. II and III • C. I and III D. All of the above

Answer

• All of the above

• 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

Answer

• Bangladesh

• 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

Answer

• Mohun Bagan

• 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

Answer

• Doris Hart

• 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

Answer

• Daniel A Bell

• 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

Answer

• China

• 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

Answer

• 14 percent

• 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

Answer

• Anil Kumble

• 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

Answer

• Stop illicit trade of tobacco products

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 ArabiaII. It is caused by a virus belonging to the family of coronavirusesIII. The symptoms include common cold and SARS, fever, breathing problems, pneumonia and kidney failureSelect the correct code

• A. I and II • B. II and III • C. I and III • D. All of the above

Answer

• All of the above

• 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

Answer

• Camel

• 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

Answer

• Infrastructure Bonds

• 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

Answer

• Cooperation in the field of Nuclear energy

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

Answer

• Maharashtra

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)

Answer

• Malnutrition in women and children

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 2015II. Curbs National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance powersIII. 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

Answer

• All of the above

• 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

Answer

• Jaipur

• 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

Answer

• Kerala

• 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)

Answer

• Both (b) and (c)

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 CooperationII. MoU for cooperation on BroadcastingIII. 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

Answer

None of the above

• 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

Answer

• Syed Asif Ibrahim

• 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

Answer

• 59

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 seriesII. The Index was released by US-based NGO World Justice ProjectIII. The Index was topped by Denmark out of 102 countriesIV. 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

Answer

• All of the above

• 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

Answer

• 7.25 percent

• 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

Answer

• Holy basil

• 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

Answer

• Yangtze River

• 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?

Answer

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

Indian artist Nek Chand Saini, who diedrecently, 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

Answer

• Rock Garden, Chandigarh

The SAARC motor vehicles agreement wasapproved in which SAARC summit?

[A]16th Summit [B]18th Summit [C]19th Summit [D]20th Summit

Answer

• 18th Summit

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

Answer

• West Indies

In which state is located the Mandla PlantFossils National Park?

[A]Madhya Pradesh [B]Tamil Nadu [C]Gujarat [D]Haryana

Answer

• Madhya Pradesh

Which country successfully tested the Wu14, a hypersonic nuclear delivery vehicle?

• [A]Russia • [B]Japan • [C]China • [D]Italy

Answer

• China

China, Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwanclaim sovereignty on which of the followingisland in South China Sea?

• [A]Caroline Island • [B]Spratly Island • [C]Senkaku Island • [D]Mariana Island

Answer

• Spratly Island

Which among the following pairs has wonStuttgart 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

Answer

• Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea