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Question Bank :: Current Affairs 2015 in English

OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently in news, Perumal Murugan is a ?


Writer
Actor
Politician
Activist

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(A) Writer
Perumal Murugan is tamil writer who retired due to threats to life.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which year will be celebrated as "Jal Kranti Varsh" ?


2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18

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(B) 2015-16

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OnlineTyari.com Question: How many childrens are given National Bravery


award 2014?
8
16
24
25

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(C) 24
It is given since 1957. 8 girls and 16 boys are selected for 2014 bravery awards.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Freedom Fighter Ghelubhai Naik who recently passed


away, belonged to which part of India?
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Gujarat
Kerala

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(C) Gujarat
He was associated with Sardar vallabh bhai patel.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: In recent Tiger survey 2014, which state have highest population of
tigers?
Uttarakhand
Madhya pradesh
Rajasthan
Karnataka

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(D) Karnataka
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OnlineTyari.com Question: What is CORRECT about recent tiger survey in 2014 ?


Tiger in India are decreasing
Tiger in India are increasing
Rajasthan have highest number of tigers
None of above

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(B) Tiger in India are increasing
Karnataka have highest number of tigers.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently in news, Rajni Kothari was a ?


Economist
Political scientist
Artist
Musician

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(B) Political scientist
Rajni kothari was famous political scientist who died recently.
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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which Indian city will hold the World Congress on
Infomation Technology 2018?
Hyderabad
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Gurgaon

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(A) Hyderabad

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following firms emerged as the most


profitable company in India for the year 2014 in terms of net profit?
TCS
Infosys
Reliance India Industries
Tata Steel

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(A) TCS

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following Indian banks featured among


the 50 World's Most Valuable Banks?
ICICI
Axis Bank
HDFC
State Bank of India

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(C) HDFC

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has been appointed the new chief of Central Board of Film
Certification of India?
Leela Samson
Sharmila Tagore
Pahlaj Nihalani
None of the above

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(C) Pahlaj Nihalani

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OnlineTyari.com Question: 18th of January 2015 was observed in India as:


National Immunization Day
National Youth Day
National Science Day
None of the above

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(A) National Immunization Day

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who created a national record in weightlifting by lifting 238 kilograms
under the 56 kilograms category at 10th Youth National Weightlifting Championship 2015?
MC Bhaskar
Vicky Batta
Jimjang Deru
None of the above

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(C) Jimjang Deru

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following has been selected for the lifetime
achievement award to be presented at the Jaipur Film Festival 2015?
Steven Spielberg
Majid Majidi
Reza Naji
Bahman Ghobadi

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(B) Majid Majidi

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OnlineTyari.com Question: An ordinance is promulgated in consultation with the President on the


advice of the Union Cabinet under which article of the Indian Constitution?
Article 111
Article 368
Article 123
Article 132

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(C) Article 123

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which batsman has the world record for the fastest One Day
International century against his name?
AB De Villiers
Corey Anderson
Shahid Afridi
None of the above

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(A) AB De Villiers

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Where is India's first "Tribal food festival 2015" being organized?
Mumbai
New delhi
Jaipur
Varanashi

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(B) New delhi
It is organized by TRIFED.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Bhakti Sharma recently made world record in which field?
Climbing Mount everest
Swimming
Table tennis
IQ test

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(B) Swimming

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently, Who made the fastest ODI century in 31 balls?
Shahid Afridi
Corey Anderson
Rohit Sharma
AB de villiers

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(D) AB de villiers
AB de villers made century in 31 balls against West indies.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who won womens single title of Sydney International Tennis tournament
2015?
Maria Sharapova
Venus Williams
Petra Kvitova
Karolina Pliskova

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(C) Petra Kvitova

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who bagged the FIFA Ballon dOr award for 2014 in women category?
Christie Rampone
Kristine Lilly
Abby Wambach
Nadine Kessler

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(D) Nadine Kessler

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OnlineTyari.com Question:
Idukki became the first district in the country to have high speed rural broadband network. Idduki is
located in which of the following states?
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Odisha
Telangana

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(B) Kerala

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OnlineTyari.com Question:
Which among the following banks has bagged the MSME Banking Excellence Awards-2014?
Corporation Bank
Canara Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Andhra Bank

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(A) Corporation Bank

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has been appointed as Nepal's ambassador to


India?
Rukma Shukshere Rana
Deep Kumar Upadhyay
GP Koirala
None of the above

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(B) Deep Kumar Upadhyay

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which amongst the following countries was ranked the no. 1 destination
for future investments by Japan Bank for International Cooperation in January 2015?
China
Singapore
India
Indonesia

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(C) India

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following has/have not been matched correctly in terms of
film certification as is done by the Central Board of Film Certification in India?

1. U: Unrestricted Public Exhibition - but with a word of caution that Parental discretion required for
children below 12 years
2. UA: Unrestricted Public Exhibition
3. A: Restricted to adults
4. S: Restricted to any special class of persons
Only 1
Only 1 & 2
Only 1 & 4
1, 2, 3 & 4

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(B) Only 1 & 2

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following famous Indian RTI activits was conferred with
the Giraffe Hero award 2015?
Shehla Masood
Subhash Chandra Agrawal

Dr Gaurang Vora
None of the above

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(B) Subhash Chandra Agrawal

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Ghelubhai Naik passed away on 16 January 2015. He was a famous:
Freedom Fighter
Journalist
Cinematographer
Gujarati Author

OnlineTyari.com Answer: (A) Freedom Fighter

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OnlineTyari.com Question: National Award for e-Governance for the best district-level initiative in
Citizen-Centric Service Delivery through ICT was presented to which State?
Jharkhand
Jammu & Kashmir
Uttarakhand
Rajasthan

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(B) Jammu & Kashmir
e-Panchayat project of J&K bagged the National Award for e-Governance for the best district-level initiative in Citizen-Centric Service Delivery
through ICT

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 16 January 2015
launched two schemes to support the Scheduled Castes (SC). Which amongst the following are these?
Venture Capital Fund for SC's & Green Business Scheme
Green Business Scheme & National Overseas Scholarship for SC
Venture Capital Fund for SC's & National Overseas Scholarship for SC

None of the above

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(A) Venture Capital Fund for SC's & Green Business Scheme

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently who resigned as chairperson of censor board of india?


Sharmila tagore
V S Sampath
Leela Samson
Vijay Anand

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(C) Leela Samson
Leela samson resigned due to controversy related to MSG film.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently, higher side boundation on which currency was removed
against EURO?
dollar
ruble
swiss franc
pound

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(C) swiss franc
swiss franc was bounded at 1.2 of euro earlier.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently, RBI reduced repo rate from 8% to ?


7%
6.5%
7.5%
7.75%

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(D) 7.75%
rbi lends at repo rate.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who became the first Asian and the youngest girl to
swim 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in the Antarctic Ocean at a temperature of one degree
Celsius?
Lynne Cox
Bhakti Sharma
Lewis Pugh
None of the above

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(B) Bhakti Sharma

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OnlineTyari.com Question: 15 January, 2015 was celebrated as the:


67th National Cadet Corps Day
67th Army Day
13th Sadbhavna Diwas
12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

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(B) 67th Army Day

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following has been appointed the Social Media Person
of the Year Award 2015 by Internet and Mobile Association of India?
Narendra Modi
Jairam Ramesh
Amitabh Bachchan
None of the above

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(C) Amitabh Bachchan

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who received Sahitya Academy Award 2014 for Sanskrit?
Namdev Tarachandani
Ambika Dutt
Subodh Sarkar
Prabhu Nath Dwivedi

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(D) Prabhu Nath Dwivedi

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which state has set minimum educational qualification for panchayat
election candidates?
Rajasthan
Kerala
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(A) Rajasthan
Sarpanch need to be 8th class pass in rajasthan panchayat elections.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: H.S.Brahma is appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner. What is


term length of a chief election commissioner ?
4 years
5 years
6 years
2 years

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(C) 6 years
CEC is appointed for 6 years.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who is appointed as new chief election commissioner on 15th


January,2015?
V.S. Sampath
Navin Chawla
Harishankar Brahma
Ajit Seth

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(C) Harishankar Brahma
H.S. Brahma is 19th CEC.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The Union Government recently removed Avinash Chander as the
Chairman of which amongst the following organizations:
DRDO
ISRO
NTPC
NHPC

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(A) DRDO

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Indias first compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered train would run
between:
Rewari Rohtak link of Northern Zone
Bhiwani-Rohtak link of Northern Zone
Ajmer-Jaipur link of Northern Zone
None of the above

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(A) Rewari Rohtak link of Northern Zone

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which internet seach engine has most recently launched its Flight Search
Tool in India?
Bing
Google
Yahoo
None of the above

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(B) Google

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Amendments Bill 2015 (COTPA)
proposes which of the following:
Ban on-site advertising of tobacco products
Scrapping of designated smoking areas from hotels, restaurants and airports making an exception
only for international airports
Tobacco products and cigarettes in approved packaging will now be sold only to those above 21
years of age
All of the above

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(D) All of the above

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Historic "Paris unity rally" was organized in support of ?


Anti-Drug effort
Women rights
Children rights
Anti-terrorism

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(D) Anti-terrorism
Many world leaders joined paris rally.
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OnlineTyari.com Question: Ballon d'Or award is given for which sport?


Cricket
Vollyball

tennis
Football

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(D) Football
Cristiano Ronaldo won 2014 award.

Question Bank :: Current Affairs 2015 in English

OnlineTyari.com Question: Which football player recently won "FIFA footballer of year 2014" award?
Lion Messi
Neymar
Cristiano Ronaldo
P, Lahm

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(C) Cristiano Ronaldo

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently, India's first CNG based trains are launched from which railway
station?
Bikaner
Kota
Rewari
Chennai

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(C) Rewari
Two trains started on route (Rewari-Rohtak ) and (Rewari-Bikaner)

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which country recently allowed e-voting by nonresident citizens?


Pakistan
France
India
USA

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(C) India
EC is aked to ensure E-voting within 8 weeks.
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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following became the first Hindu to hold the Highest
Judicial Post in a Bangladesh?
Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha
Justice Rana Bhagwandas
Justice Gouro Gopal Shaha
Justice Ashish Ronjon Daash

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(A) Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha

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OnlineTyari.com Question:
Who received the Governor of the Year Award for 2015 announced by the Central Banking
Publications on 12 January 2015?

Raghuram Rajan
Noorullah Delawari
Glenn Stevens
Mervyn King

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(A) Raghuram Rajan

Question Bank :: Current Affairs 2015 in English

OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following statement/s is/are true about the E-Visa Facility
offered by India:

1. It will be valid only for 30 days


2. Right now it has been introduced for 43 countries
3. A traveler must apply for this visa at least ten days prior to entry into India
Both 1 & 2
Both 2 & 3
Both 1 & 3
1, 2 & 3

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(A) Both 1 & 2
A traveler must apply for this visa at least four days prior to entry into India. Hence, statement 3 is
incorrect

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OnlineTyari.com Question: RBI recently signed an MoU with which bank for cooperation in the field
of Central Banking?
Bank of France
Banco Central do Brasil
European Central Bank
None of the above

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(C) European Central Bank

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in Science and Engineering
category?
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Team of ISRO
Philae Lander
Chandrayaan
None of the above

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(A) Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Team of ISRO

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OnlineTyari.com Question: 12th of January marks which of the following events?


Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
National Youth Day
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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(C) Both 1 & 2

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which country will host the Anti-Terror Summit in February 2015?
United States
UK
France
India

OnlineTyari.com Answer:

(A) United States

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which Chinese scientist was presented State Preeminent Science and
Technology Award for the year 2014 in January 2015?
Wu Liangyong
Zhang Cunhao
Yu Min
Yuan Longping

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(C) Yu Min

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following National Parks was shut down recently because of
deaths of migratory birds there?
Chillika Lake
Keoladeo National Park
Sultanpur National Park
None of the above

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(C) Sultanpur National Park

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which film won the "Best Film" in the drama category at the recently
concluded Golden Globe Awards?
The Imitation Game
Hunger Games
Still Alice

Boyhood

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(D) Boyhood

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who emerged as the winner of Chennai Open Title for the year 2015?
Aljaz Bedene
Stanislas Wawrinka
D. Goffin
R. Bautista Agut

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(B) Stanislas Wawrinka

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OnlineTyari.com Question: "India Water Week" will be observed from:


13th of January to 17th of January
14th of January to 18th of January
15th of January to 19th of January
None of the above

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(A) 13th of January to 17th of January

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OnlineTyari.com Question:
Who presented the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2015?

Pranab Mukherji
Rajnath Singh
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
None of the above

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(C) Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Question Bank :: Current Affairs 2015 in English

OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following people has been appointed the Chief
Executive Officer of the NITI Aayog?
Sindhushree Khullar
Aravind Panagariya
Sudha Pillai
Bibek Debroy

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(A) Sindhushree Khullar

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which amongst the following airline carriers is the latest to start its
operations in India in January 2015?
Vistara
Air Asia
Singapore Airlines
Qantas

OnlineTyari.com Answer:

(A) Vistara

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which company is building web browser code named as "Spartan"?
Google
Facebook
Twitter
Microsoft

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(D) Microsoft
Spartan is rumoured to be part of windows 10.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: What is name of suspected poison used in Sunanda


Pushkar death case?
Plutonium
Polonium
Cyanide
Arsenic

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(B) Polonium
Polonium is a chemical found in uranium ores.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who is elected as new president of Sri Lanka?


Prem das
Maithripala Sirisena
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Indira Samarasekera

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(B) Maithripala Sirisena
Rajapaksa was defeated in recent elections.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently Governor rule is applied in which state ?


Jharkhand
Maharastra
Jammu and Kashmir
Haryana

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(C) Jammu and Kashmir

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The first antibiotic discovered in last 30 years, capable of fighting
superbig resistance, has been named:
Teixobactin
Tetracycline
Azelaic acid
Benzoyl peroxide

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(A) Teixobactin

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Union Ministry for Social Justice & Empowerment launched a National
Toll Free Helpline on 7 January 2015 to assist:

Alcoholic & Drug Dependent Persons


Disabled/ Differently Abled
Women exposed to violence at home
None of the above

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(A) Alcoholic & Drug Dependent Persons

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following banks recently launched contactless Credit and
Debit cards:
HDFC
ICICI
SBI
IDBI

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(B) ICICI

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OnlineTyari.com Question: To mark the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's


return to India, the Government has taken which of the following steps:
Released Commemorative Postage Stamps
Inaugurated a state-of-the-art museum called "Dandi Kutir"
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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(C) Both 1 & 2

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Raksha Blu vaccine launched by Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL)
targets which of the following diseases:
Foot and Mouth disease
Bluetongue Disease
Swine Flu
E-Bola

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(B) Bluetongue Disease
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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who is appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog?


Arvind Pangariya
Sindhushree Khullar
Arun Jaitely
Arvind Mayaram

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(B) Sindhushree Khullar

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently in news, "Charlie Hebdo" magazine belongs to which country?
France
Germany
denmark
Australia

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(A) France

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently in news, "Charlie Hebdo" is a ?


Movie
Newspaper
Satire Magazine
Sport Club

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(C) Satire Magazine
There was terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo office in paris.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was celebrated on January 9,
2015?
12th Edition
13th Edition
14th Edition
15th Edition

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(B) 13th Edition

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OnlineTyari.com Question:
Who has been appointed as Under-Secretary-General, Department of Field Support (DFS) at the
United Nations?

Ameerah Haq
Atul Khare
Rogerio Lobato

Sussana Malcorra

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(B) Atul Khare

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The Government has removed the cap / restrictions to produce Neem
coated urea. What is the current production output and total demand in India respectively?
60 lakh MT and 310 lakh MT
50 lakh MT and 300 lakh MT
75 lakh MT and 410 lakh MT
None of these

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(A) 60 lakh MT and 310 lakh MT

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OnlineTyari.com Question: what was the theme of the 102nd Indian Science Congress held in Mumbai?
Science and Technology for Women empowerment
Science and Technology for Urban Development
Science and Technology for Human Development
Science and Technology for Rural Welfare

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(C) Science and Technology for Human Development

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics have
discovered two Earth-like planets namely?

Kepler 438b and Kepler 442b


Galileo 438b and Galileo 442b
Tesla 438b and Tesl 442b
None of the above

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(A) Kepler 438b and Kepler 442b

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which state in India became the first to ban the sale of loose cigarettes in
India?
Haryana
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Punjab

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(D) Punjab

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following statement/s is/are true regarding the Ordinance
that amends Citizenship Act, 1955?
Life-long Indian visa facility to Person of Indian Origin (PIO)
Exempts them from appearing before the local police station on every visit
Both 1 & 2
None of above

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(C) Both 1 & 2

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OnlineTyari.com Question:
The ordinance to amend the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act, 1957
allows:

Introduction of competitive bidding for allocation of minerals


Creation of District Mineral Funds
Imposing additional tax on miners
All of the above

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(D) All of the above

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following persons has been named Business Person of
the Year 2014 by Fortune Magazine?
Sergey Brin
Larry Page
Eric Schmidt
Mark Zuckerberg

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(B) Larry Page

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OnlineTyari.com Question: To improve investment climate in India, the government has aligned the
foreign direct investment policy with the upgraded NIC code. NIC stands for:
National Investment Classification
National Industrial Classification
National Industrial Corporation

None of the Above

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(B) National Industrial Classification

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who have won National sub-junior Billiards title in January 2015?
Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Suraj Rathi
S Shrikrishna
Tanurag Gautam

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(A) Ishpreet Singh Chadha
I.S. Chadha from Maharasthra.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: GreenPHABLET; a low cost combination of phone and tablet, specially
developed for use by smallholder farmers has been developed by:
CSIR
ICRISAT
IARI
ICAR

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(B) ICRISAT
GreenPHABLET is a customised low-cost combination of phone and tablet computer powered by
GreenSIM. The GreenPHABLET would precisely target information to individual smallholder farmers.

This will help farmers purchase inputs at lower price, get a better price for their produce, and link them
to markets.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Sutirtha Bhattacharya has been appointed as CMD of which of the
following companies:
ONGC
Coal India Limited
NTPC
NHPC

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(B) Coal India Limited

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OnlineTyari.com Question: India based Neutrino Observatory (INO) would be located in:
Kottayam, Kerala
Pottipuram, Tamil Nadu
Nabha, Punjab
None of the above

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(B) Pottipuram, Tamil Nadu

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following is not in the list of brand ambassadors for
Swachh Bharat Campaign?
Pullela Gopichand
VVS Laxman
SP Balasubrahmanyam

Irrfan Khan

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(D) Irrfan Khan

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Virendra Prabhakar passed away recently. He was a


famous:
Photo Journalist
Photographer
Veteran Film-Maker
None of the above

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(A) Photo Journalist

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OnlineTyari.com Question: World's smallest goanna lizard species was discovered in which of the
following countries?
India
Australia
Maldives
None of the above

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(B) Australia

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following routes has most recently come under scanner for
routing illegal Black money in India?
Global Depository Receipt

Indian Depository Receipt


Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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(A) Global Depository Receipt
GDR is a popular financial instrument used by listed companies in India, as also in many other
countries, to raise funds denominated mostly in US dollar or euros.
GDRs are typically bank certificates issued in more than one country for shares of a company, which are held by a foreign branch of
an international bank. While shares trade on a domestic stock exchange, which happens to be in India in the present case, they can
be offered for sale globally through the empanelled bank branches.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The Union Government has decided to extend AFSPA


by one year in which of the following states?
Chhattisgarh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Jammu and Kashmir

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(C) Assam
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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following statement/s is/are correct around "Smart Cards"
facility?

a) It would be issued to workers in the unorganised sector


b) Social security and other benefits would be routed to the beneficiary through this card only.
c) Similar Smart cards with the name "U-Win Cards" were piloted in Gujarat
Only A & B
Only C
Only B & C
A, B & C

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(D) A, B & C

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which amongst the following statements is true regarding Plant
Protection Code?
It is a set of guidelines for regulating the chemical inputs in tea cultivation
It is a set of guidelines for regulating the chemical inputs in Cocoa Plantation
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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(A) It is a set of guidelines for regulating the chemical inputs in tea cultivation

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OnlineTyari.com Question: How many Wild Tigers deaths were reported in India in the year 2014 as
per the Tigernet report?
70
65
66
60

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(C) 66
Majority of these deaths were caused by poaching

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which committee was constituted to look into various concerns of the
citizens hailing from the North Eastern States living in different parts of the country and to suggest
suitable remedial measures?

Dipak Misra Committee


Arvind Panagariya Committee
Bezbaruah Committee
Santhanam Committee

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(C) Bezbaruah Committee

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following banks is associated with "Digital Village" initiative
recently launched in Akodara Village in Gujarat?
IDBI
HDFC
ICICI
Kotak Mahindra Bank

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(C) ICICI

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which amongst the following bodies has been recognised by Union
Government as the national federation for representing boxing?
Boxing India
All India Boxing Association
Boxing Association of India

None of the above

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(A) Boxing India

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OnlineTyari.com Question: BJP has emerged as largest political party in India. What is foundation
year of BJP?
1885
1947
1980
1991

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(C) 1980

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which country is participating in cricket world cup 2015 for first time?
Ireland
Bangladesh
Scotland
Afghanistan

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(D) Afghanistan

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which country is NOT participating in Cricket world cup 2015?
Scotland

Ireland
UAE
Kenya

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(D) Kenya
kenya is not qualified.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which country is host for Cricket World cup 2015 ?
West Indies
England
Australia
South Africa

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(C) Australia
Australia and new zealand are jointly hosting it.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: What is the theme of 102nd "Indian Science


Congress"?
Inclusive Innovation
Gender sensitive science
Science and Technology for human development
Internet and Development

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(C) Science and Technology for human development

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Where is 102nd Indian Science Congress organized?


Mumbai
Chennai
New Delhi
Jaipur

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(A) Mumbai
Theme is "Science and Technology for Human development"

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Andolan has been set up
will target:
The adverse and declining child sex ratio (CSR) across the States
Rising crimes against adolescent and working women
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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(A) The adverse and declining child sex ratio (CSR) across the States

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OnlineTyari.com Question: NASA's SMAP instrument is used to measure:


Amount of moisture in Earth's soil
Atmospheric pressure over water surfaces
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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(A) Amount of moisture in Earth's soil

SMAP stands for Moisture Active Passive Instrument. It would be used to measure the amount of
moisture in Earth' soil with utmost precision and accuracy.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of
NITI Aayog?
Pravin Krishna
Jagdish Bhagwati
Arvind Panagariya
T.N. Srinivasan

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(C) Arvind Panagariya

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following became the fastest player to reach 12,000
runs in test cricket?
Rahul Dravid
Kumara Sangakarra
Younis Khan
Michael Clarke

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(B) Kumara Sangakarra

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Four emeinent persons were recently appointed MD & CEO of four
Nationalised banks. Which of the following has not been matched correctly?

1) R Koteeswaran : United Bank of India

2) Animesh Chauhan : Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC)


3) Kishore Kumar Sansi : Vijaya Bank
4) P. Srinivas : Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
Only 1
Only 2
2&3
1&4

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(D) 1 & 4

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following is correct about the draft National Health Policy
2015?
It proposes a target of raising public health expenditure to 2.5 % from the present 1.2% of GDP
It proposes universal access to free drugs and diagnostics in government-run hospitals
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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(C) Both 1 & 2

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OnlineTyari.com Question: IRDA has been renamed as:


Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
Insurance Regulatory Authority of India
Insurance Development Authority of India
None of the above

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(A) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who was most recently appointed the Chairman of Railway Board?
A.K. Mittal
Arunendra Kumar
K. Radhakrishnan
None of the above

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(A) A.K. Mittal

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The Union Government launched a mobile app called


"Himmat". It caters to which of the following:
Women safety
Prevention of Sexual offences against Children
Prevention of Juvenile Crime
None of the above

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(A) Women safety

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OnlineTyari.com Question: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog was set up recently to replace which
of the following:

Finance Commission
Public Accounts Committee
Planning Commission
None of the above

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(C) Planning Commission

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OnlineTyari.com Question: What is CORRECT about Mahinda Rajapaksa?


He is prime minister of Sri Lanka
He is president of Sri Lanka
He is prime minister of Maldives
He is president of Maldives

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(B) He is president of Sri Lanka
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OnlineTyari.com Question: African country "Gambia" was in news recently. What is capital of
Gambia?
Darfur
Nairobi
Banjul
Cape Town

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(C) Banjul

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Government recently issued ordinance for "Insurance bill". What is expiry
time for ordinance?
1 year from issue date
6 weeks from issue date

1 year from first meeting of parliament


6 weeks from first meeting of parliament

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(D) 6 weeks from first meeting of parliament
Ordinance are issued when parliament is not in session. They are for emergency issues.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: What is full form of NITI which replaced planning


commission?
New Institution for Transforming India
National Independent Transformation Institute
National Institution for Transforming India
None of above

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(C) National Institution for Transforming India

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OnlineTyari.com Question: NITI Aayog replaced which government institute?


Finance commission
Planning commission
NDC
None of above

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(B) Planning commission
NITI: National Institution for Transforming India

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OnlineTyari.com Question: UNSC recently rejected statehood for which country?

Israel
Palestine
Kurdistan
Crimea

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(B) Palestine

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OnlineTyari.com Question: AirAsia airline belongs to which country?


Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
China

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(B) Malaysia

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following Indian cricketers most


recently announced his retirement from Test Cricket format of the game?
Virat Kohli
M.S. Dhoni
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir

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(B) M.S. Dhoni

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which amongst the following Indian bowlers was recently banned by
BCCI from bowling in competitive matches for illegal bowling action?
Harbhajan Singh
R Ashwin
Pragyan Ojha
Ravindra Jadeja

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(C) Pragyan Ojha

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OnlineTyari.com Question: US and NATO officially ended their combat opeartion


in Afghanistan after how many years?
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years

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(D) 13 years

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following is not included in Madan Mohan Malviya National
Mission on teachers and Teaching?
Research in Pedagogy and developing effective Pedagogy
Teacher preparation
Curriculum Design, Designing and Developing Assessment & Evaluation
None of the above

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(D) None of the above

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OnlineTyari.com Question: "Operation Allout" refers to Indian Army's mission against which of the
following:
Naxals in Chhattisgarh
Bodo Militants in Assam
Militants in Jammu and Kashmir
Cross Border infiltration

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(B) Bodo Militants in Assam

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following famous Indian Scientists has/have been named
amongst the top 10 Global Scientists by Nature Magazine?
Radhika Nagpal
K. Radhakrishnan
Both A & B
None of the above

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(C) Both A & B

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has been declared the "Women Player of the Year" by AIFF?
Bala Devi
Aparna Popat
Ankita Raina
None of the above

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(A) Bala Devi

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Nand Chaturvedi died recently. He was a famous:


Hindi Poet
Urdu Novelist
English Author
Archaeologist

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(A) Hindi Poet

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The missing Airline Airbus 320-200 belonged to which of the follwoing
operators?
Etihad
Qatar Airways
AirAsia
AirAustralia

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(C) AirAsia

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has been declared the TOI "Indian of the Year"?
Arvind Kejriwal
Raghuram Rajan
Narendra Modi
Suresh Prabhu

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(C) Narendra Modi

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which nation is NOT part of European Economic Union (EEU)?
Russia
Belarus
Ukraine
kazakshtan

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(C) Ukraine
Four nations are Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who is named 3rd time in row as Indian Football player of the year?
Baichung Bhutia
Sunil Chhetri
Vijayan
None of the above

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(B) Sunil Chhetri

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which AirAsia flight was lost in sky recently?


QZ8500
QZ8501

QZ8502
QZ8503

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(B) QZ8501

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which state government announced 25 Lakh Insurance cover for its
MLAs?
Jharkhand
Rajasthan
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh

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(C) Uttarakhand

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OnlineTyari.com Question: How much has India contributed to United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) fund?
1 Million USD
2 Million USD
4 Million USD
10 Million USD

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(A) 1 Million USD

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who won gold in World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad held in Hungary?
Russia
England
Ukraine
India

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(D) India

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OnlineTyari.com Question: "Nanoplug" refers to:


World's smallest bullet
World's smallest hearing aids
World's smallest rocket launcher
None of the above

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(B) World's smallest hearing aids

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Boxing day is celebrated on ?


25th december
26th december
2nd January
3rd January

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(B) 26th december
It is celebrated after christmas day. India is playing boxing day test match in australia.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Boxing Day Test match is always played in which country?
England
South Africa
Newzealand
Australia

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(D) Australia
Boxing day is celebrated after Chrismas. Boxing day test match is played in Melbourne in Australia.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Angara-A5 rocket was recently launched by which country?


Ukraine
Russia
India
Pakistan

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(B) Russia

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently in news, Ankita Raina belongs to which sports?


Cricket
Badminton
Tennis
Hockey

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(C) Tennis
Ankita Raina won ITF single title recently

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who became first Newzealand player to score 1000 runs in a calendar
year?
Ross Taylor
Martin Guptil
Brendon McCullum
Martin Crowe

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(C) Brendon McCullum

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Airtel recently tried to break "net neutrality" in India. What does "net
neutrality" means?
Same bandwidth rate by all providers
No different charge for different usage of internet
No interference of government in internet usage
None of above

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(B) No different charge for different usage of internet
Call by skype will be differently charged by Airtel (December 2014 based

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which telecom provider is planning to charge different rate for VoIP
internet usage (in December 2014)?
Vodafone

Idea cellular
Airtel
Tata Docomo

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(C) Airtel
Airtel will charge different rate for call using skype, whatsapp.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: "Raghubar Das" is taking oath as chief minister of which state?
Jammu Kashmir
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Haryana

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(B) Jharkhand

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The second Yash Chopra Memorial Award was awarded to:
Rajesh Khanna
Dilip Kumar
Amitabh Bachchan
Shah Rukh Khan

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(C) Amitabh Bachchan

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who would be appointed as the first non-Tribal Chief Minister for
Jharkhand?
Saryu Roy
Babulal Marandi
Vinay Sahastrabuddhe
Raghubar Das

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(D) Raghubar Das

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Mission Indradhanush launched by Health Ministry aims to:


Achieve full immunization for all children by 2020
Recognize the legal status for LGBT Community
Achieve Health insurance for all by 2020
None of the above

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(A) Achieve full immunization for all children by 2020

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OnlineTyari.com Question: SMS based cyclone warning systems has been launched by:
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Union Ministry of Science and Technology
India Meteorological Department
National Disaster Management Agency

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(B) Union Ministry of Science and Technology

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Sushaasan Express launched by the Union Government will run
between:
Gwalior and Lucknow
Gwalior and Hazrat Nizamuddin
Gwalior and Gonda
Gwalior and Indore

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(C) Gwalior and Gonda
The train was launched on the occasion of Good Governance Day that marks the birthday of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee and
birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Madan Mohan Malaviya

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently commemorative stamp was launched for "Kuka Movement".
Which part of India it belonged to ?
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
Jharkhand
Punjab

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(D) Punjab
It was revolt against Britesh under Satguru Ram singh in punjab.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: "Mission indradhanush" is related with?


E-Governance
Children vaccination
Women safety

Informal workers

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(B) Children vaccination
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OnlineTyari.com Question: Government is planning to repeal APMC act. This act belong to which
sector?
Mines and Minerals
Agriculture
Education
Cross border trade

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(B) Agriculture
APMC act regulate selling of agriculture output from farmers.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: India based scientist who figured in Nature's top ten researcher list of
2014?
A P J Abdul Kalam Azad
C N R Rao
Rajeev Motwani
Radhakrishnan

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(D) Radhakrishnan
Radhakrishnan is from ISRO.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which country was recently in news for launching an inter Oceanic Canal
to rival Panama waterway?
Sierra Leone
Nicaragua
Chile
Argentina

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(B) Nicaragua

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Famous personality Joseph Sargent died recently. He was associated
with which amongst the following fields:
Cinema
Music
Painting
Medicine

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(A) Cinema

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OnlineTyari.com Question: 24 December was celebrated across the country as:


1st National Good Governance Day
29th National Consumer's Day
Sadbhavana Diwas
None of the above

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(B) 29th National Consumer's Day

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who would be heading the committee set up by the Union Government to
inquire into the constitution of SIT in 1984 riots?
Justice Nanavati
Justice G P Mathur
Leila Seth
Mukul Mudgal

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(B) Justice G P Mathur

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has recently been appointed CMD of Coal India
Ltd?
S Mukherji
S Bhattacharya
Shanmugan Vardarajan
Deepak Misra

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(B) S Bhattacharya

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which nation has signed an agreement with China to expand the use of their currencies for
border trade?

Bhutan
India
Pakistan
Nepal

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(D) Nepal

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following is not included in the list of people to be
conferred the Bharat Ratna?
KR Narayanan
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Madan Mohan Malviya
None of the above

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(A) KR Narayanan

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OnlineTyari.com Question: When is the Arms Trade Treaty coming into force?
December, 2014
January, 2015
February, 2015
None of the above

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(A) December, 2014
The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is a multilateral, legally-binding agreement that establishes common
standards for the international trade of conventional weapons and seeks to reduce the illicit arms
trade.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which section of the Indian Penal Code pertains to "Attempt to Suicide"?
Section 66A
Section 309

Section 311
Section 420

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(B) Section 309
Section 309 Indian Penal Code (IPC) was in news recently as Union Home Ministry decided to remove this Section, thus
decriminalizing attempt to suicide.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Beji Caid Essebsi has been elected the President of which of the following countries:
Yemen
Tunisia
Libya
Jordan

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(B) Tunisia

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OnlineTyari.com Question: RBI has issued guidelines to exchange currency notes dated before
which year:
2002
2003
2004
2005

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(D) 2005

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following Indian e-retail firms launched an online agri store?
Flipkart
Jabong
Snapdeal
Amazon.in

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(C) Snapdeal

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which political party got the highest number of seats in jammu kashmir
election 2014?
National conference
BJP
Congress
PDP

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(D) PDP
PDP got 28 out of 87 seats.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which e-commerce company started first "Online Agri store" in India?
flipkart
snapdeal
amazon
ebay

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(B) snapdeal

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Recently RBI have asked to replace all old notes from which year?
2000
2010
1990
2005

OnlineTyari.com Answer:
(D) 2005
Mahatma Gandhi series notes with "enhanced security" were started from 2005.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who is the author of the book - "Vande Bharatam"?


Bipin Chandra
Suresh Soni
Pt. Prabodh Kumar Mishra
Narendra Modi

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(C) Pt. Prabodh Kumar Mishra

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which political alliance got majority in Jharkhand 2014 election for the
first time in history?
Congress +
UPA
BJP +
Janta Parivar

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(C) BJP +

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following cities is not included in the list of 12 cities where
HRIDAY scheme would be launched?
Varanasi
Katra
Mathura
Amritsar

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(B) Katra

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OnlineTyari.com Question:
The 2013 data for the Sample Registration Survey (SRS) pegs India to reach
replacement levels of fertility by:

2016
2018
2020
2022

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(C) 2020

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OnlineTyari.com Question:

Haruko Obokata recently resigned over his involvement in Stem Cell Scandal. He belongs to which of
the following countries?

North Korea
South Korea
China
Japan

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(D) Japan

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OnlineTyari.com Question:
Which of the following has been named "Breakthrough of the year 2014" by Science Journal?

Chips that mimic the brain


Rosetta
ISRO Mars Mission
The Birth of Birds

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(B) Rosetta

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Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the reconstituted Indian Banks
Association committee on Member Private Sector Banks for 2014-15?

Shyam Srinivasan

A. Shanmugan
Ahir Pareek
None of the above

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(A) Shyam Srinivasan

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following statements is correct with respect to Extreme Accuracy
Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO)?

It is a 0.50 caliber round bullet that can change direction mid-air to reach its target
It is a Supersonic Cruise Missile
It is a Submarine Missile launcher
None of the above

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(A) It is a 0.50 caliber round bullet that can change direction mid-air to
reach its target

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Actress Billie Whitelaw was died recently. She belonged to which of the following nations:
Russia
United Kingdom
Belgium
Sweden

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(B) United Kingdom

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OnlineTyari.com Question: National Mathematics Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth


anniversary of which of the following Indian Mathematicians?
Aryabhatta

S. Ramanujam
Manjula Devi
Komaravolu Chandrasekharan

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(B) S. Ramanujam

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which nation was allegedly involved in the infamous "Sony Hack" saga?
South Korea
Israel
North Korea
China

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(C) North Korea

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which nation won the Men's and Women's Kabaddi World Cup title,
2014?
India
Pakistan
New Zealand
Australia

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(A) India

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which nation has been penalised by the UN for the oil spill damages it caused to Lebanon?
Israel
Iran
Iraq
Syria

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(A) Israel
Israel was asked by the U.N. General Assembly on Friday to compensate Lebanon for $856.4 million in oil spill damages it caused
during its 2006 war with Hezbollah.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which club emerged the winner of the inaugral Indian Super League?
Chennaiyin
Kerala Blasters
Atletico de Kolkata
Mumbai City FC

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(C) Atletico de Kolkata

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has been appointed the new Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Rajinder Khanna
Prakash Mishra
Alok Joshi
Mridul Verma

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(B) Prakash Mishra

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has been appointed the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing?
Rajinder Khanna
Prakash Misra
Dineshwar Sharma
D.V. Subba Rao

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(A) Rajinder Khanna

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OnlineTyari.com Question: D.V. Subba Rao passed away recently. He was famously known for his
contribution to:
Cinema
Painting
Sports
Legal Profession

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(D) Legal Profession
He was the former chair of the Bar Council of India

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Lima where recent climate change conference held, is capital of which
country?
Brazil
Spain
Peru

Romania

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(C) Peru

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which indian ecommerce company applied for IPO for becoming public?
Snapdeal
Flipkart
Amazon
eBay

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(B) Flipkart

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OnlineTyari.com Question: "Ruble" currency recently crashed again dollar. It belong to which
country?
Russia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
France

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(A) Russia
Ruble is crasing due to fall in petroleum prices.

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which organization was recently banned in India?

ISIS
RSS
SIMI
VHP

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(A) ISIS
ISIS (islamic state of iraq and syria) was recently banned in India

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which team won the first "Indian Super League" title?
Mumbai
Kerala
Culcutta
Bangalore

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(C) Culcutta

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently signed its first
bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) with a company based out of which of the following
countries:
United States
China
Japan
Russia

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(C) Japan

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following organizations most recently tested a 1000 kg
"Glide Bomb"?
Bharat Electronics Limited
DRDO
CSIR
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

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(B) DRDO
Glide bombs have winglets, and navigation and guidance systems. Their navigation system takes them
to the target with precision negating any effects of winds

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who amongst the following persons of Indian-origin was inducted into an Australian national
body Australian Multicultural Council (AMC)?

Vasan Srinivasan
S. Balasubramanian
Venu Srinivasan
None of the above

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(A) Vasan Srinivasan

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following objectives is/are included in the Electricity
Amendment Bill 2014?
Enhancing Grid safety and security

Separation of Carriage & Content in the Distribution sector


Rationalize the tariff structure on sound financial principles for the viability of the distribution sector
All of the above

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(D) All of the above

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Which of the following nations agreed with United States to restore diplomatic ties?

Cuba
Venezuela
Syria
Israel

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(A) Cuba
The US President Obama called for an end to the long economic restriction against its old Cold War enemy Cuba. He also
announced the opening of an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half-century by ending the hostility between two
countries

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following is the latest to join CERN as an associate
member?
India
Pakistan
Japan
China

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(B) Pakistan

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OnlineTyari.com Question: In which year was CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) opened for inclusion
of non-European states to become members ?

2008
2009
2010
2011

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(C) 2010

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Minorities Rights Day was observed all across the world on which date:
18th of December
19th of December
17th December
20th December

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(A) 18th of December

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Virna Lisi died recently at the age of 78. She was famous for her role in which of the following fields:
Cinema
Social Service

Medicine
Archaeology

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(A) Cinema

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which country passed a resolution recognising Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as
symbol of peace?

United States
India
Pakistan
Japan

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(A) United States

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has been awarded the Queens Gold Medal for Poetry 2014 for her latest poetry collection Over the
Moon?

Dorothy Parker
Imtiaz Dharker
Maya Angelou
Sylvia Plath

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(B) Imtiaz Dharker

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Chunibhai Vaidya passed away recently. He was a famous:


Freedom Fighter

Veteran Gandhian
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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(C) Both 1 & 2

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OnlineTyari.com Question: US based firm CareTech Solutions Inc was recently acquired by which company?
Motorola Mibility Solutions
HTC
Samsung
Lenovo

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(B) HTC

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Softbank was involved in a recent bout of funding of Rs 570 crore for
which of the following Indian companies most recently?
Snapdeal
Housing.com
Commonfloor.com
Flipkart

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(B) Housing.com
While Snapdeal was also funded by Softbank, Housing.com is the latest to be invested in by Softbank

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Ukraine Freedom Support Bill was passed by the congress of which
country recently?
United States
UK
Russia
None of the Above

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(A) United States

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Oil companies of which countries were imposed sanctions upon by the
US for dealing with Syria?
Sweden and Switzerland
Switzerland and Netherlands
Portugal and Spain
Iran and Russia

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(B) Switzerland and Netherlands

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who became worlds 1st twins to climb the highest peaks on seven continents?
Yin and Chang
Tashi and Nungshi
Hillary and Edwina
Vinicus and Tom

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(B) Tashi and Nungshi

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which of the following satellites was launched by ISRO recently?
GSLV Mark III
GSLV Mark II
PSLV C 20
None of the above

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(A) GSLV Mark III
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OnlineTyari.com Question: Draft National Offset Policy (NOP) has been prepared by which ministry?
Ministry of Commerce
Defence Ministry
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Ministry of Culture

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(A) Ministry of Commerce

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Amendment


Bill has been passed by which of the following?
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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(A) Lok Sabha
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OnlineTyari.com Question: What are the name of mascots of the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympics Games?
Paul and Simon
Vinicius and Tom
Vinicus and Paul
Tom and Paul

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(B) Vinicius and Tom

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Indian-origin Shriti Vadera was on 12 December 2014 appointed as the Chairman of which major Bank?
Santander UK
HSBC
HDFC
Standard Chartered

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(A) Santander UK

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OnlineTyari.com Question:
AR Rahman has been nominated for Oscar Awards for the year 2015 in the Music Original Score Category for which of these
film/s?

Kochadaiiyaan
Million Dollar Arm
The Hundred Foot Journey

All the above

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(D) All the above

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Global Status report on Violence Prevenetion 2014 has been published
by?
Amnesty International
World Health Organization
World Economic Forum
UNESCO

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(B) World Health Organization

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Pawan Chamling of which state has become the longest serving Chief
Minister of any state in India?
Tripura
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim

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(D) Sikkim
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OnlineTyari.com Question: For which of the following category/ies has the Indian film "Jal" been nominated at the Oscars
2014?

Best Picture
Best Original Score
Both 1 & 2
Neither 1 nor 2

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(C) Both 1 & 2

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Where was the World Diamond Conference 2014 held?
Cape Town
New Delhi
Surat
Nairobi

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(B) New Delhi

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has been appointed as Pakistan Ambassador to the United
Nations?
Maryam Nawaz
Maleeha Lodhi
Hina Rabbani Khar
Kashmala Tariq

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(B) Maleeha Lodhi

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Who has been elected Prime Minister of Japan from the recently
called snap elections?
Shinzo Abe
Tar As
Shigeru Ishiba
Yko Obuchi

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(A) Shinzo Abe

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which group acquired the iconic Old War Office Building of Winston
Churchill in the United Kingdom?
Tata Group
Sahara Parivar
Mahindra and Mahindra
Hinduja Group

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(D) Hinduja Group

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OnlineTyari.com Question: The Union Government most recently imposed a ban on which terrorist
group?
ISIS
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
Jaish-e-Mohammad
Al Qaeda

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(A) ISIS

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OnlineTyari.com Question: Which bank recently launched its service named "Bank aapki Mutthi
mein"?
HSBC
SBI
ICICI
HDFC

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(D) HDFC
It is an initiative which turns a mobile phone into a bank branch. Banking facility will work on both a smartphone as well as a basic phone
that supports internet browsing. For phones that do not support internet browsing, there is SMS-banking and missed-call banking

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OnlineTyari.com Question: "INDC"- a term being frequently used at Climate Change Negotiations at
Lima stands for:
International Notionally Determined Contributions
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
International Nuclear Disaster Consortium
None of the above

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(B) Intended Nationally Determined Contributions

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