GK FOR you

1.        To make the rail sector passenger friendly, Ministry of Railways launched a scheme for waitlisted passengers named _____.
A. Nirnay
B. Sujhav
C. Vikas
D. Vikalp

D. Vikalp

2.        Where is the 16th national women boxing championship held in November?
A. Tripura
B. Odisha
C. West Bengal
D. Assam

D. Assam

3.        Which team has won Rugby World Cup 2015 finals held at Twickenham, England?
A. South Africa
B. New Zealand
C. Zimbabwe
D. Columbia

B. New Zealand

4.        Name the bilateral naval exercise between India and Sri Lanka held in Sri Lanka?
A. INSLEX
B. SLINEX
C. SRINEX
D. INSREX

B. SLINEX

5.        Which state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium of Beta Renewables, Novozymes and CVC India Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. for setting up a bio-ethanol refinery in the state?
A. Jharkhand
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Punjab
D. Uttar Pradesh

C. Punjab

6.        With which of the following has India agreed to strengthen collaboration in the area of Information and Communication Technology?
A. China
B. Russia
C. South Africa
D. Brazil

B. Russia

7.        With which of the following has India agreed to strengthen collaboration in science including in the Field of “HIV Vaccine Research”.
A. China
B. Russia
C. South Africa
D. Brazil

C. South Africa

8.        Who has been appointed as the Chief Marketing Officer of Housing.com?
A. Nikhil Rungta
B. Bhushan Kumar Bansal
C. Suresh Kumar
D. Surendra Prabhu

      Nikhil Rungta

9.        Who has been appointed as the member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)
A. Nikhil Rungta
B. Bhushan Kumar Bansal
C. Suresh Kumar
D. Surendra Prabhu

B. Bhushan Kumar Bansal

10.     Who is the new maintenance head of the Indian Air Force (IAF)?
A. Vinod Kumar
B. Ranajoy Punja
C. Sandeep Sejwal
D. Virender Mohan Khanna

D. Virender Mohan Khanna

11.     Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos with a strike-range of over 290 kms has been test-fired from which ship?
A. INS Kolkata
B. INS Vikrant
C. INS Astravahini
D. INS Kochi

D. INS Kochi

12.     Which pair has been ranked No. 1 in the Year-End WTA doubles rankings?
A. Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova
B. Roberta Vinci and Simona Halep
C. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
D. Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan

C. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis

13.     How many titles have been won by the No. 1 pair Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis in 2015?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10

C. 9 

14.     As per a report by Brand Finance, India has emerged at which position in terms of “Nation Brand”?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 10

B. 7

15.     India has emerged as the 7th most valued “Nation Brand” as per a report by Brand Finance. Who has topped this list?
A. Germany
B. China
C. USA
D. Uk

C. USA

16.     Which is the first metro service in the country to be certified with the prestigious International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) rating for efficient energy management?
A. Mumbai metro
B. Jaipur metro
C. Kolkata metro
D. Delhi metro

D. Delhi metro

17.     Name the committee constituted by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to frame the New Education Policy (NEP).
A. TSR Subramanian
B. Shailaja Chandra
C. Sewaram Sharma
D. JS Rajput

A.      TSR Subramanian

18.     To protect which of the following species Odisha Government has imposed a 7- month ban on fishing?
A. fish eagles
B. milk fish
C. sea turtles
D. mud crab

C. sea turtles

19.     Who has been appointed as the Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India?
A. K K Vohra
B. Deepak Singhal
C. R N Sardana
D. Satish Malik

B.       Deepak Singhal

20.     With which of the following has India signed two agreements on new and renewable sources of energy and cultural exchange?
A. Denmark
B. Indonesia
C. Spain
D. Kazakhstan

C.      Indonesia

21.     Who has been ranked 1 in the series of World’s healthiest countries?
A. Russia
B. Indonesia
C. Singapore
D. Switzerland

D.      Singapore

22.     Who has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer(COO) of Federal Bank headquartered at Kochi?
A. Shyam Srinivasan
B. Shalini Warrier
C. Sangeeta Bajwa
D. Pradeep Tandon

B. Shalini Warrier

23.     Who has been appointed as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd., subsidiary of Coal India Ltd.?
A. Subhash Sandhu
B. Ravi Kumar
C. Anil Kumar Jha
D. Bhushan Kumar Bansal

C. Anil Kumar Jha

24.     With which of the following has MTS India merged?
A. Reliance Communications
B. Airtel
C. Vodafone India
D. Idea

A. Reliance Communications

25.     With which of the following has Nepal launched a month-long joint military training in Nepal’s mountainous regions to help strengthen bilateral defence ties?
A. China
B. USA
C. India
D. France

B. USA

26.     What rank has been given to India as per a report in the list of world’s healthiest countries?
A. 100
B. 102
C. 103
D. 105

C. 103

27.     Which website has been launched by Environment Ministry on National Clean Development Mechanism Authority?
A. www.ncdmaindia.gov.org
B. www.ncdmaindia.com
C. www.indiancdma.gov.in
D. www.ncdmaindia.gov.in

E.       www.ncdmaindia.gov.in

28.     Who has won the 2015 Mexican Gand Prix of Formula 1 held in Mexico City?
A. Sergio Perez
B. Nico Rosberg
C. Felipe Massa
D. Lewis Hamilton

B. Nico Rosberg

29.     Who has won the 2015 Swiss Indoors Basel Title of Tennis?
A. Andy Murray
B. Rafael Nadal
C. Roger Federer
D. Stan Wawrinka

C. Roger Federer

30.     Actor Al Molinaro passed away recently. He belonged to
A. Brazil
B. USA
C. Britain
D. Russia

B. USA

31.     Name the founder and the chairman of Hero Motocorp who passed away recently.
A. Brijmohan Lall Munjal
B. Om Prakash Munjal
C. Suresh Kumar Makhvani
D. Rohit Kumar Mishra

A. Brijmohan Lall Munjal

32.     Name the founding chancellor of the university whose professors prepared the book and presented the first copy of book titled “The President of India and the Governance of Higher Education Institutions” to President Pranab Mukherjee.
A. Siddharth Joshi
B. Sudesh Ghai
C. Naveen Jindal
D. Suman Pathak

C. Naveen Jindal

33.      Where is the National Tribal Crafts Mela Aadishilp-2015 held in New Delhi?
A. South Ex.
B. Lajpat Nagar
C. Dilli Haat
D. Canought Place

C. Dilli Haat

34.     Which station has become the country’s first visually challenged friendly station?
A. Mysore
B. Bangalore
C. Pune
D. Mumbai

A.      Mysore

35.     Punjabi has become Canada’s third most common language in the Parliament of Canada. First two languages are respectively
A. French, English
B. English, Spanish
C. English, French
D. English, Hindi

C. English, French

36.     Where is the first International Film Festival for the persons with disabilities is going to be held on December 1?
A. Assam
B. Delhi
C. Gujarat
D. Himachal Pradesh

B. Delhi

37.     At which of the following places is Amazon.com going to open its first-ever physical book store?
A. New Jersey
B. Seattle
C. Bangalore
D. Vancouver

B. Seattle

38.     Name the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Indian Premier League who has resigned recently.
A. ML Sardana
B. VK Nanda
C. Sundar Raman
D. Kumar Girish

C. Sundar Raman

39.     Who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to Afganistan?
A. Shyam Srinivasan
B. Manpreet Vohra
C. Amar Sinha
D. Pradeep Tandon

B. Manpreet Vohra

40.     Who has been named as the global ambassador of Tata Motors?
A. Cristiano Ronaldo
B. Bhaichung Bhutia
C. Lionel Messi
D. Sergio Ramos

C. Lionel Messi

41.     British oscar-winning writer Colin Welland passed away recently. He was also a/an
A. actor
B. painter
C. lyricist
D. psycologist

A. actor

42.     Which of the following has bagged the first prize under the Community Service Announcement category at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Prizes 2015?
A. All India Radio
B. Radio Television Hong Kong
C. Bangladesh Betar
D. Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A. All India Radio

43.     In which of the following countries is heavy floods caused by tropical cyclone Chapala in November?
A. Georgia
B. Syria
C. Yemen
D. Northern Philippines

C. Yemen

44.     Which state government approved a scheme named APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna for pregnant and lactating women in the tribal areas of the state?
A. Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu

A. Maharashtra

45.     Former Cricketer Tom Graveney passed away recently. He belonged to
A. New Zealand
B. Australia
C. England
D. Zimbabwe

C. England

46.     Name the author of book titled “Interlinking of Indian Rivers”.
A. Pavan Choudhary
B. Radha Kant Bharati
C. A B Pandya
D. R D Pradhan

B. Radha Kant Bharati

47.     Name the Pakistani Cricketer who announced his retirement from Test Cricket in November.
A. Younus Khan
B. Shoaib Malik
C. Shahid Afridi
D. Mohammad Hafeez

B. Shoaib Malik

48.     Name the Indian Boxer who has attained No. 2 spot in World Rankings.
A. Vikas Krishan
B. Satish Kumar
C. Shiva Thapa
D. Vijender Singh

C. Shiva Thapa

49.     Who has been appointed as the senior Vice President of Flipkart?
A. Shyam Srinivasan
B. Manpreet Vohra
C. Amar Sinha
D. Surojit Chatterjee

D. Surojit Chatterjee

50.     Who is going to be the 43rd Chief Justice of India?
A. Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
B. Justice P. Sathasivam
C. Justice Tirath Singh Thakur
D. Justice Rajendra mal Lodha

C. Justice Tirath Singh Thakur

51.     As per the report by Legatum Prosperity Index 2015, what is India’s rank on Global Prosperity Index?
A. 95
B. 99
C. 102
D. 105

B. 99

52.     With which of the following is China going to hold its historic meet for the first time?
A. Taiwan
B. Yemen
C. Argentina
D. Botswana

A. Taiwan

53.     Who has been reappointed as the Managing Director of Repco Home Finance?
A. Chaitanya Joshi
B. Sharad Nanda
C. R Varadarajan
D. Sumer Singh

C) R Varadarajan

54.     Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Indian Bank?
A. Suresh N Patel
B. Mahesh Kumar Jain
C. R K Takkar
D. J K Garg

B. Mahesh Kumar Jain

55.     Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Andhra Bank?
A. Suresh N Patel
B. Mahesh Kumar Jain
C. R K Takkar
D. J K Garg

A. Suresh N Patel

56.     Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of UCO Bank?
A. Suresh N Patel
B. Mahesh Kumar Jain
C. R K Takkar
D. J K Garg

C. R K Takkar

57.     Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Corporation Bank?
A. Suresh N Patel
B. Mahesh Kumar Jain
C. R K Takkar
D. J K Garg

D. J K Garg

58.      Which book has been released by ISRO on Indian Space Programme in November?
A. The Way of the Explorer
B. Mars Up Close
C. From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet
D. Destination Moon: The Apollo Missions in the Astronaut’s own words

C. From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet

59.     Jayaprakash Narayan Bimal Prasad passed way recently. He was the former Indian Ambassador to
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. USA
D. Kazakhstan

A. Nepal

60.     Where is the India’s first Paragliding World Cup held?
A. Punjab
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. New Delhi
D. Rajasthan

B. Himachal Pradesh

61.     Name the Indian shooter who won silver medal at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship held in Kuwait.
A. Gagan Narang
B. Abhinav Bindra
C. Jitu Rai
D. Vivek Singh

C. Jitu Rai

62.     Ace shooter Jitu Rai won silver at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship finishing second behind Park Daehun. Park Daehun belongs to
A. New Zealand
B. Korea
C. Kuwait
D. Austria

B. Korea

63.     Who has been elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada?
A. Joe Clark
B. Pierre Trudeau
C. Justin Trudeau
D. Stephen Harper

C. Justin Trudeau

64.     Which country’s Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor got arrested by police over his involvement in a blast on a speedboat carrying the country’s president?
A. Eritrea
B. Guyana
C. Kenya
D. Maldives

D. Maldives

65.     Which rank has been given to PM Narendra Modi in 2015 Forbes’ World’s Most Powerful Person list?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 9
D. 11

C. 9

66.     Who has been ranked Number 1 in 2015 Forbes’ World’s Most Powerful Person list?
A. Angela Merkel
B. Vladimir Putin
C. Pope Francis
D. Barack Obama

B. Vladimir Putin

67.     Along with PM Narendra Modi, which two Indians got listed in 2015 Forbes’ World’s Most Powerful Person list?
A. Mukesh Ambani and Cyrus Mistry
B. Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal
C. Dilip Shanghvi and Lakshmi Mittal
D. Mukesh Ambani and Dilip Shanghvi

B. Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal

68.     According to the Census Bureau of US, which of the following is the most spoken Indian language in US?
A. Gujarati
B. Urdu
C. Hindi
D. Punjabi

C) Hindi

69.     The Supreme Court has announced that daughters cannot inherit ancestral property if their father died before
A. September 19, 2007
B. September 9, 2006
C. September 9, 2005
D. September 29, 2005

B. September 9, 2005

70.     Which of the following cities has been selected for Microsoft’s experimental Internet pilot project for Digital India programme?
A. Varanasi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Gurgaon
D. Mumbai

A. Varanasi

71.     PM Narendra Modi has unveiled first ever Indian gold coin & bullion bearing Mahatma Gandhi’s image and
A. national flower Lotus
B. national Flag
C. national emblem Ashok Chakra
D. national bird Peacock

C. national emblem Ashok Chakra

72.     To enhance cooperation in Tourism sector, with which of the following has Ministry of Tourism of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)?
A. Kyrgyzstan
B. Indonesia
C. Cambodia
D. Colombia

D. Colombia

73.     To give a permanent solution to the power problem, the central government has given nod to UDAY scheme for financial restructuring package for power distribution companies. UDAY is
A. Ujwal Distribution Assurity Yojna
B. Ujwal Distribution Assurance Yojna
C. Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna
D. Ujwal Discom Assurity Yojna

C. Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna

74.     The UDAY scheme launched by the Modi government aims at reducing the electricity lost during transmission and distribution from around 22 percent to 15 percent by
A. 2019-20
B. 2018-19
C. 2020-21
D. 2021-22

B. 2018-19

75.     Vikram Gokhale has been awarded with the prestigious Vishnudas Bhave Award. He is a/an?
A. dramatist
B. actor
C. doctor
D. writer

B. actor

76.      Name the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who is going to be India’s next high commissioner to UK.
A. Rakesh Sardana
B. Govind Mishra
C. Navtej Singh Sarna
D. Ranjan Mathai

C. Navtej Singh Sarna

77.     Name the world’s 3rd Sanskrit film which has been selected for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa.
A. Priyamanasam
B. Adi Shankaracharya
C. Kudiattam
D. Punyakoti

A. Priyamanasam

78.     Intellectual Rene Girard who passed away recently belonged to
A. Cambodia
B. France
C. Russia
D. Paraguay

B. France

79.     Which Indian team has won bronze at Asian Archery Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand
A. Bombayala Devi and Jayanta Talukdar
B. Deepika Kumari and Rahul Banerjee
C. Deepika Kumari and Jayanta Talukdar
D. Abhishek Verma and Deepika Kumari

C. Deepika Kumari and Jayanta Talukdar

80.     Reserve Bank of India has announced to list Bandhan Bank under which type of bank category?
A. Co-Operative Bank
B. Scheduled Bank
C. Development Bank
D. Exchange Bank

B. Scheduled Bank

81.     K Prithika Yashini is set to become India’s first transgender police officer in which state?
A. Odisha
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Mahrashtra

B. Tamil Nadu

82.     IMPRINT India, a joint initiative of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has been launched by President Pranab Mukherjee. IMPRINT is
A. Impacting Reassure Innovation and Technology
B. Impacting Research Importance and Technology
C. Inspiring Research Innovation and Technology
D. Impacting Research Innovation and Technology

D. Impacting Research Innovation and Technology

83.     Name the fastest Indian bowler to reach 150 Test wickets.
A. Ishant Sharma
B. Amit Mishra
C. Ravichandran Ashwin
D. Zaheer Khanfsan

C. Ravichandran Ashwin

84.     To promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy, with which of the following has India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)?
A. Belgium
B. Indonesia
C. Cambodia
D. Colombia

A. Belgium

85.     In November, with which of the following has India signed double taxation treaty to avoid the double taxation on imports and exports between the countries?
A. Singapore
B. Myanmar
C. Turkmenistan
D. Kazakhstan

C. Turkmenistan

86.     Which of the following is going to deploy its aircraft carrier to support operations against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq?
A. USA
B. France
C. Russia
D. India

B. France

87.     On which of the following banks has RBI imposed Rs 1 crore penalty for non-adherence to KYC and anti-money laundering guidelines?
A. Laxmi Vilas Bank
B. Dhanlaxmi Bank
C. Union Bank
D. Indian Bank

B. Dhanlaxmi Bank

88.      With the mission “One step towards cleanliness”, the central government has imposed 0.5% Swachh Bharat Cess on all services which are presently liable to service tax. This cess will be in effect from
A. March 01, 2016
B. January 01, 2016
C. November 15, 2015
D. November 30, 2015

C. November 15, 2015

89.     Name the committee set up to look into various bankruptcy related issues which recently submitted its report.
A. T K Viswanathan Committee
B. RK Srivastava Committee
C. Pahlaj Sood Committee
D. Durga Prasad Committee

A. T K Viswanathan Committee

90.     Name the authors of the book titled “Rebooting India: Realising a billion aspirations”.
A. Maithili Rao & Viral Shah
B. Jairam Ramesh & Santosh Singh
C. Nandan Nilekani & Viral Shah
D. JB Kriplani

C. Nandan Nilekani & Viral Shah

91.     Which company is set to launch pilot internet project in India with Project Loon by using large balloons?
A. Infosys
B. Microsoft
C. Google
D. Facebook

C. Google

92.     What is the range of Brahmos supersonic land attack cruise missile test fired from Pokhran test range.
A. 350 km
B. 300 km
C. 400 km
D. 500 km

B. 300 km

93.     Who has/have been awarded with the 21st CII-EXIM Bank award for Business Excellence for the year 2015?
A. Bhilai Steel Plant
B. Rallis India
C. QubeGB Ltd.
D. Both A and B

D. Both A and B

94.     Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Oxford University Press India?
A. Mahesh Kumar Verma
B. Vinod Ganguly
C. Zubin Karkaria
D. V Sivaramakrishnan

D. V Sivaramakrishnan

95.     Name the Romania’s Prime Minister who resigned after being charged for forgery, tax evasion, and money laundering.
A. Dacia Balkan
B. Dacian Ciolos
C. Victor Ponta
D. Klaus lohannis

C. Victor Ponta

96.     Which High Court announced that the child born out of rape will have rights over the assaulter’s property if the child is not given away for adoption?
A. Allahabad
B. Madras
C. Bombay
D. Delhi

A. Allahabad

97.     Where is the International Conference on ‘Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications’(INCOFYRA) going to be organized in 2016?
A. Allahabad
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Pune

C. Bengaluru

98.     To which of the following states, PM Narendra Modi has announced Rs. 80,000 cr package for the all-round development of the state?
A. Bihar
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Haryana
D. Uttar Pradesh

B. Jammu and Kashmir

99.     According to the World Economic Forum’s latest competitiveness index, what is the rank of India?
A. 50
B. 55
C. 54
D. 58

B. 55

100.  Name the website launched by Railways Minister, Suresh Prabhu for green initiatives of Indian Railways.
A. www.ingreenra.gov.in
B. www.greeninra.gov.in
C. www.greenin.gov.in
D. www.irgreenri.gov.in

B. www.irgreenri.gov.in