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GENERAL AWARENESS WEEKLY POCKET

Q.1. Which Indian film director has been awarded in the Rafi Peer International Film

Festival 2015 held in Pakistan?

(1) Madhur Bhandarkar

(2) Karan Johar

(3) Mani Ratnam

(4) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

(5) Prakash Jha

Ans: (1) Madhur Bhandarkar

Q.2. Yan Dhanda became the first footballer of Indian origin to sign a professional

contract with Liverpool. He plays for which country?

(1) Australia

(2) England

(3) USA

(4) Italy

(5) Russia

Ans: (2) England

Q.3. Which of the following is the 164th and the newest member of World Trade

Organisation?

(1) Seychelles

(2) Algeria

(3) Afghanistan

(4) Bangladesh

(5) India

Ans: (3) Afghanistan

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Q.4. Who has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?

(1) Raghvendra Raman

(2) Bipin Singh

(3) Sudhir Sharma

(4) R. Pathak

(5) R.K. Mathur

Ans: (5) R.K. Mathur

Q.5. Which country won gold medal in the men's 20th Avadh Commonwealth Table

Tennis Championship?

(1) Singapore

(2) England

(3) China

(4) India

(5) Malaysia

Ans: (4) India

Q.6. Who has been appointed as chief operating officer of Apple Inc.?

(1) Roger Clog

(2) Jeff Williams

(3) Tim Cook

(4) Bilare Thompson

(5) Michale Sans

Ans: (2) Jeff Williams

Q.7. David Alaba is associated with which sport?

(1) Tennis

(2) Football

(3) Cricket

(4) Golf

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(5) Squash

Ans: (2) Football

Q.8. Which of the following has issued commemorative silver coins to mark the

establishment of ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Community?

(1) National Bank of Cambodia

(2) Reserve Bank of India

(3) Federal Reserve

(4) National Bank of Japan

(5) National Bank of China

Ans: (1) National Bank of Cambodia

Q.9. Which of the following has recently been launched by Kotak Mahindra Bank?

(1) 'Kotak Fast app' campaign

(2) 'Phone Phone Mein Kotak' campaign

(3) 'Mobile Kotak' campaign

(4) 'Phone Aapka Bank Hamara' campaign

(5) 'Kotak Aapke Phone Mein' campaign.

Ans: (2) 'Phone Phone Mein Kotak' campaign

Q.10. Recently Tennis Integrity Unit banned ________ professional tennis player

Alexandros Jakupovic from the sport for life.

(1) British

(2) South Korean

(3) Greek

(4) Italian

(5) Russian

Ans: (3) Greek

Q.11. Who has been crowned as Miss Universe 2015?

(1) Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

(2) Ariadna Gutiérrez

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(3) Olivia Jordan

(4) Urvashi Rautela

(5) Susane Ahmed

Ans: (1) Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

Q.12. Who has been crowned as Miss World 2015?

(1) Sofia Nikitchuk

(2) Maria Harfanti

(3) Lagano Somani

(4) Mireia Lalaguna Royo

(5) Patrica Clerg

Ans: (2) Maria Harfanti

Q.13. What is the rank of Tata Motors in top-50 league of the world's biggest companies in

terms of their R&D investments?

(1) 100th

(2) 49th

(3) 67th

(4) 82nd

(5) 102nd

Ans: (2) 49th

Q.14. Who has won the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup?

(1) River Plate FC

(2) Sydney FC

(3) Barcelona FC

(4) Melbourne FC

(5) Manchester FC

Ans: (3) Barcelona FC

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Q.15. Which country lifted a 40-year-old ban on export of crude oil?

(1) USA

(2) Russia

(3) India

(4) Pakistan

(5) Italy

Ans: (1) USA

Q.16. What was the venue of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade

Organization (WTO)?

(1) Beijing (China)

(2) Rundu (Namibia)

(3) Nairobi (Kenya)

(4) New York (USA)

(5) New Delhi (India)

Ans: (3) Nairobi (Kenya)

Q.17. Recently _______________ Sepp Blatter and UEFA boss Michel Platini have been

suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics

investigation.

(1) AFC President

(2) ITO President

(3) UNAF Secretary General

(4) FIFA President

(5) IIAB President

Ans: (4) FIFA President

Q.18. Which of the following won the 2015 Indian Super League (ISL) for football?

(1) Goa FC

(2) Chennaiyin FC

(3) Atletico de Kolkata FC

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(4) Kerala Blasters FC

(5) Mumbai City FC

Ans: (2) Chennaiyin FC

Q.19. The government has announced to establish country’s first medical devices park in

which state?

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) Sikkim

(3) Madhya Pradesh

(4) Gujarat

(5) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: (4) Gujarat

Q.20. Which of the following has declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (IYP)?

(1) UN

(2) USA

(3) India

(4) WHO

(5) EU

Ans: (1) UN

Q.21. Which of the following has become the first state in the country to take up Public-

Private Partnership Projects for in-situ redevelopment of slums in urban areas under the

recently launched Prime Minister Awas Yojana (Urban)?

(1) Sikkim

(2) Gujarat

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Madhya Pradesh

(5) Karnataka

Ans: (2) Gujarat

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Q.22. Which ministry has recently launched new 'Make in India' website?

(1) Ministry of Defence

(2) Ministry of Finance

(3) Ministry of HRD

(4) Ministry of Rural Development

(5) Ministry of Urban Development

Ans: (1) Ministry of Defence

Q.23. Which has become the first bank to start online electronic signature service "e-

sign"?

(1) HDFC Bank

(2) ICICI Bank

(3) Axis Bank

(4) SBI

(5) PNB

Ans: (3) Axis Bank

Q.24. Who has been awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2015?

(1) Novak Djokovic

(2) Sebastian Vettel

(3) Rafael Nadal

(4) Michael Schumacher

(5) Andy Murray

Ans: (5) Andy Murray

Q.25. Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank?

(1) Parthasarathi Mukherjee

(2) Subroto Mukherjee

(3) Keshab Nath Chattopadhyay

(4) M. Husain

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(5) Suhasini Rai

Ans: (1) Parthasarathi Mukherjee

Q.26. With which state Tata Trusts signed a long-term partnership agreement in

community development related works?

(1) Gujarat

(2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Mizoram

(4) Uttar Pradesh

(5) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: (4) Uttar Pradesh

Q.27. 'Eyeway National Helpdesk’ has been launched for which of the following?

(1) Blind and visually impaired people

(2) Mentally disabled people

(3) Poor Children

(4) 1 and 2

(5) 1 and 3

Ans: (1) Blind and visually impaired people

Q.28. Brendon McCullum announced his retirement from international cricket. He is the

captain of which team?

(1) England

(2) South Africa

(3) Australia

(4) New Zealand

(5) West Indies

Ans: (4) New Zealand

Q.29. Who has been awarded AIFF woman Footballer-of-the-Year 2015 award?

(1) Alex Morgan

(2) Bala Devi

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(3) Heather Mitts

(4) Laure Boulleau

(5) Amandine Henry

Ans: (2) Bala Devi

Q.30. Which pair has been named as 2015 ITF women's doubles World Champions?

(1) SaniaMirza and Martina Hingis

(2) Serena Williams and Venus Williams

(3) Venus Williams and SaniaMirza

(4) Martina Hingis and Venus Williams

(5) Martina Hingis and Serena Williams

Ans: (1) SaniaMirza and Martina Hingis

Q.31. Recently Union Cabinet approved the construction of first phase of the Metro Rail

Project in Lucknow at an estimated cost of _____________.

(1) Rs. 5,122 crore

(2) Rs. 7,124 crore

(3) Rs. 10,428 crore

(4) Rs. 3,000 crore

(5) Rs. 6,928 crore

Ans: (5) Rs. 6,928 crore

Q.32. Who has been awarded the best ODI player for 2015?

(1) ViratKohli

(2) Steve Smith

(3) A.B. de Villiers

(4) Brandon Mccullen

(5) M.S. Dhoni

Ans: (3) A.B. de Villiers

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Q.33. Which state government has appointed film actor Dharmendra and MP HemaMalini

as brand ambassador of the tourism department?

(1) Gujarat

(2) Haryana

(3) Uttar Pradesh

(4) Sikkim

(5) Mizoram

Ans: (2) Haryana

Q.34. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2015 proposes to fix a time limit of how many

days for completion of the corporate insolvency-resolution process?

(1) 60 days

(2) 120 days

(3) 180 days

(4) 190 days

(5) 200 days

Ans: (3) 180 days

Q.35. Which country rejected same-sex marriage in the country in a referendum held in

the country?

(1) Algeria

(2) France

(3) Bulgaria

(4) Slovenia

(5) Switzerland

Ans: (4) Slovenia

Q.36. Which of the following announced the acquisition of US-based back-office firm

Viteos Group?

(1) Wipro

(2) Infosys

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(3) Alibaba

(4) Snapdeal

(5) Walmart

Ans: (1) Wipro

Q.37. Which of the following mobile apps has recently been launched by State Bank of

India?

(1) State Bank Solution

(2) State Bank Samadhaan

(3) State Bank Mobile Samadhan

(4) State Bank e-Solution

(5) State Bank Mobile Saathi

Ans: (2) State Bank Samadhaan

Q.38. What is the name of the physically disabled Indian who's name has been entered in

URF Asian Records for making a record in Swimming?

(1) P.R. Sharma

(2) NitinSehgal

(3) E. D. Baburaj

(4) SaurashtraNath

(5) Sarabjit Kaur

Ans: (3) E. D. Baburaj

Q.39. Which country successfully launched the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE)

Satellite?

(1) India

(2) China

(3) America

(4) Russia

(5) France

Ans: (2) China

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Q.40. Which state will host National Games in 2019?

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Gujarat

(3) Sikkim

(4) Maharashtra

(5) Uttar Pradesh

Ans: (1) Andhra Pradesh

Q.41. Which country has announced to adopt Chinese yuan as its legal tender?

(1) New Zealand

(2) Kenya

(3) Zimbabwe

(4) Namibia

(5) Somalia

Ans: (3) Zimbabwe

Q.42. Which of the following has signed an agreement with the NIESBUD aimed at

encouraging SMEs to grow business profitably online?

(1) Snapdeal

(2) Google

(3) Flipkart

(4) Amazon

(5) Yahoo

Ans: (4) Amazon

Q.43. Who has been appointed as CEO of food regulator FSSAI?

(1) Roshan Khan

(2) Narendra Singh

(3) SushilVerma

(4) R.L. Mishra

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(5) Pawan Kumar Agarwal

Ans: (5) Pawan Kumar Agarwal

Q.44. Recently _____________, the first indigenously designed and built warship of the

Indian Navy, was decommissioned in Mumbai.

(1) INS Varun

(2) INS Garun

(3) INS Yamuna

(4) INS Ganga

(5) INS Godavari

Ans: (5) INS Godavari

Q.45. Indian Railways has tied up with which Bank to sell rail tickets through its

applications?

(1) Axis Bank

(2) ICICI Bank

(3) HDFC Bank

(4) Yes Bank

(5) Federal Bank

Ans: (2) ICICI Bank

Q.46. Which of the following became the first Asian country to approve the sale of the

world's first-ever dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia?

(1) India

(2) China

(3) Indonesia

(4) Philippines

(5) Japan

Ans: (4) Philippines

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Q.47. Recently the United Nations has appointed _________________ as new

peacekeeping chief in Mali.

(1) Mahamat Saleh Annadif

(2) MongiHamdi

(3) Habib Essid

(4) Ahmed Salem

(5) RuhanaWajib

Ans: (1) Mahamat Saleh Annadif

Q.48. Who has been awarded U.S. Soccer's Male Player of the Year?

(1) Clint Dempsey

(2) Michael Bradley

(3) Landon Donovan

(4) Nick Rimando

(5) Tim Howard

Ans: (2) Michael Bradley