1.Which General succeeded Alexander the Great in Thrace?

a) Lysimachus b) Antigonus c) Seleucus d) Ptolemy

Ans Lysimachus

2. In which year did Adolf Hitler commit suicide?

a)1944b)1945c)1946d)1947

Ans 1945

3. Who is known as the "Father of History" ?

a)Mark Antonyb)Neroc)Herodotusd)Homer

Ans Herodotus

4. Which Russian revolutionary founded the Communist Party?

a)Karl Marxb)Stalinc)Lenind)Trotsk

Ans Lenin

5. When were the ancient Olympic games first held ?

a)776 BCb)780 BCc)790 BC d)800 BC

Ans 776 BC

6.To which country did Christopher Columbus belong?a) Spainb) Portugal c) Venice d) Genoa

Ans Genoa

7.How many Dalai Lamas have been there so far?a) 13 b) 14 c) 15 d) 16

ans 14

8.Where is the oldest university of Europe located?

a) Oxford b) Rome c) Bologna d) Paris

Ans Bologna

9.What was the original European name of Australia?

a) New Wales b) New Holland c) New Scotland d) New Normandy

Ans New Holland

10.Where did Ernesto 'Che' Guevara die?

a) Argentinab) Ecuador c) Venezuela d) Bolivia

Ans Bolivia

11.Where was Napoleon born?

a) Sardinia b) French Guiana c) Corsicad) Elba Ans Corsica

12. What was the name of Iran before 20th century?

a) Kabyllistan b) Ormouz c) Persia d) Arabia

Ans Persia

Q1.What is the name of the NASA spacecraft that has reached closest to Pluto?a) New Horizons b) Surveyorc) Voyager 2d)Star Ocean

Ans New Horizons

Q2. Where was this year’s Hockey League Competition held?

a) Englandb) Belgiumc)Swedend)Germany

Ans Belgium

Q3.Who among the following has won US Open in Golf in 2015?

a)Tennis Martherb)Jordan Spiethc)Ronit Synthiad)Klein Selsva

Ans Jordan Spieth

Q4.How many Indian companies have been ranked in Forbes Asia’s “Best under a billion” list?

a)10b)11c)12d)13

Ans 11

Q5.Who among the following has resigned as the CEO of Twitter Inc?

a)Dick Dorseyb)Jack Costoloc)Dick Costolod)Jack Dorsey

Ans Dick Costolo

Q6. Who won the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix title of Formula One? a)Kimi Raikkonen b)Lewis Hamilton c)Nico Rosberg d)Sebastian Vettel

Ans Lewis hamilton

Q7. To which sport did Late Yogi Berra belong to? a) Basketballb) Rugbyc) Footballd)Baseball

Ans Baseball

Q8. Which country’s flag was raised at the United Nations for the first time in October 2015?

a)Timor b)Palestine c)Syria d)Jordan

Ans Palestine

Q9.Which of the following countries has imposed ban on Skype, WhatsApp and Viber recently?

a)Chinab)Pakistanc)Sri Lankad)France

Ans. Pakistan

Q10.As per the report by British Petroleum Energy Company, which country was the world’s largest oil producer in 2014?

a)Saudi Arabiab)USc)Irand)Iraq

Ans US

Q11.Which country has launched the world’s first electric passenger aircraft BX1E?

a)Japanb)Chinac)Russiad)U.S

 Ans China

Q12.Which among the following countries has designated Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as its first woman President?

a)UAEb)Iraqc)Irand)Mauritius

Ans Mauritius

Q1. Which movie won the BAFTA award 2015 for being outstanding British film?

a) the imitation gameb) paddingtonc)the theory of everythingd) pride

Ans the theory of everything

Q2.Which album won the Grammy award 2015 for album of the year?

a) Morning phaseb) Beyoncec)Sam Smithd) Girl

Ans Morning phase

Q3.Which artist won the Grammy award 2015 for the best new artist ?

a) bastilleb)brandy clarkc)haimd)sam smith

Ans Sam smith

Q4. Who was awarded the Nobel Prize 2015 in literature?

a)Mo yanb)Patrick modianoc)Alice munrod)Svetlana Alexievich

Ans. Svetlana Alexievich

Q5.Which actor won the Academy award 2015 for the best actor?

a) steve carellb) benedict cumberbatchc) eddie redmayned) michael keaton

Ans eddie redmayne

6. Who received the entrepreneur of the year award at 5thAsian Awards 2015?

a) Adi Godrej b)Lui Che Wooc) Jack Ma d) K.P Singh

Ans Jack Ma

Q7. Who received the award for outstanding contribution to cinema at Asian awards 2015?

a) Akshay Kumarb)Yash Choprac) Shah Rukh Khand)Amir Khan

Ans Shah Rukh Khan

Q8. Who is the current World Chess Champion?

a) Vladimir Kramnikb)Viswanathan Anandc)Magnus Carlsend) Veselin Topalov

Ans Magnus Carlsen

Q9. Who is the recipient of Fifa Ballon d’or 2014?

a) Lionel Messib)Manuel Neuerc) Cristiano Ronaldod)Andres Iniesta

Ans Cristiano Ronaldo

Q10.Which video won the MTV Video Music Award 2015 for video of the year?

a) Uptown Funkb) Thinking Out Loudc)Bad bloodd)Blank Space

Ans Bad Blood

Q11. Who won the Tour de France 2015?

a) Rohan Dennisb) Tony Martinc) Chris Froomed)Peter Sagan

Ans Chris Froome

Q12. Which film won the Palme d’Or 2015 ?

a) The Measure Of A Manb)Chronic c)Dheepand)Tale Of Tales

Ans Dheepan

Q1.

1. He was the Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from October 2003 to December 2006.

2. He won Director's Gold Medal in IIT Delhi and was a Gold medalist at IIM AHMEDABAD .

3. He was the President of the American Finance Association in 2011 and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

4. He also prepared the Economic Survey for India for the year 2012–13, on 27 February.

Ans. Raghuram Govind Rajan

Q2

1- She is a well known politician, her grandfather was in the service of the Mysore kingdom as a surgeon.

2-She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a Dravidian party in the state. 3- She Played 'herself' as a politician/chief minister in the movie ‘Neenga Nalla Erukkanum‘. 4- She was a popular film star in Tamil cinema before her entry into politics.

Ans. Jayalalithaa Jayaram

Q3

1-He was the greatest hotelier of India.

2- He was regarded a visionary, who put forward a modern structural model for South Asia's tourism and hospitability services industry.

3- He got his college degree in Lahore and worked as low paid billing clerk at Shimla's Hotel.

4- Later on he was selected a president of the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India and was bestowed with very many honours.

Ans. Rai Bhaadur Mohan Singh Oberoim (M.S Oberoi)

Q4

1-She is a Canadian film screenwriter and director.

2-She started her film career as a screenwriter for children’s film.

3-She made her first directorial debut with the film ‘Sam and Me’.

4- She is best known for her Elements trilogy.

Ans. Deepa Mehta

Q5

1- In 1959, he started his career as an advertising copywriter in a Mumbai based company.

2-He made his first documentary film in Gujarati in 1962. After a decade he directed his first feature film ‘Ankur’.

3-He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2005.

4- He has won the National Film Award seven times for Best Feature Film in Hindi.

Ans. Shyam Benegal

Q6

1- He heads the much acclaimed Godrej Group of Industries.

2-He received his undergraduate as well as MBA degree from MIT Sloan School of Management.

3-He has been instrumental in bringing about the liberalization in the working of the business that has seen immense progress.

4-He is also a major supporter of World Wildlife Fund, and has developed a 150-acre mangrove green campus in the Vikhroli area of Mumbai besides the construction of a school for the children of the employees.

Ans. Adi Godrej

Q7

1-She is a model and an actress.

2-She first came into limelight in 1997, when she represented India in the Miss World pageant and became the third Indian woman to win the contest.

3-Before modelling, she used to work for an event management company.

4-She also hosts the most popular show ‘Biography’ on History Channel.

Ans. Diana Hayden

Q8

1- He is the fifth richest Indian business tycoon in the field of IT

2-He has been recognised as one of the "Greatest Entrepreneurs of All Time" by Business Week.

3-In 2000, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education conferred him with an honorary doctorate.

4-He is a member of the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee for Information Technology in India.

Ans. Azim Premji

Q9

1- He was the most influential social reformer of the 19th century.

2- He was an Indian Hindu sage and an exemplar of Vedanta and Yoga.

3- He passed away on July 4, 1902 after a session of prayer at Belur Math.

4- He was the first Hindu sage to travel to the West, where he introduced Eastern philosophy at the World's Parliament of Religions in 1893.

Ans. Swami Vivekananda

Q10

1- He is a great composer, music director, music producer, lyricist, musician as well as a very good singer.

2- By the year 2003, he has become one of the top 10 all-time highest selling recording artists in the world.

3- Over 200 millions of his cassettes and 100 millions records of his film soundtracks has been sold world wide.

4- He is credited for raising the standard levels of music composition of Indian films which increased the popularity of Indian film music world wide.

Ans. Allah Rakha Rahman (A.R Rahman)

Q11

1- He is an Indian diplomat, politician, and writer who has been known mostly for his work as an Indian diplomat at the United Nations. 2-In 2006, he was the official candidate of India for the office of United Nations Secretary-General, and came second out of seven official candidates in the race. 3-He served as the UN Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information between June 2002 and February 2007, during the term of Secretary-General Kofi Annan. 4-He is an author, journalist, and fellow of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.

Ans. Shashi Tharoor

Q12

1- He pursued B. Com from Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada and then continued to study MBA from Ohio University, USA.

2-He even attended the Owner / President course at Harvard.

3-He has won several awards and honours inclusive of Entrepreneur of the Year for Services in 1999 by Ernst & Young,

4- He was also honoured with the degree of Doctorate by the Anna University of Chennai in the year 2007 for his contribution towards society.

Ans. Ramalinga Raju

Q1. When is World Literacy Day observed?

September 8

Q2. In which year the Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics?

1948

Q3. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

Q4. In which agreement was the currency convertibility concept originated?

Bretton Woods Agreement

Q5. When was the first Indian Bank set up?

1894

Q6. What does Entomology refer to?

Study of insects

Q7. In which country is FIFA World Cup 2018 scheduled to be played?

Russia

Q8. Which company changed its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited?

Cadbury India

Q9. Which team of Indian Super League is owned by Sachin Tendulkar?

Kerala Blaster FC

Q10. How many teams participated in FIFA World cup 2014?

32

Q11. Where was the first Asian Tiger Safari set up?

Jim Corbett National Park

Q12. By which name is Pele, the famous football player popularly known as?

The Black Pearl

Q13. Where is National AIDS Research Institute situated?

Pune

Q14. In which year was Indian Constitution amended for the first time?

1951

Q15. What is the currency of China?

Renminbi

Q16. Who wrote the famous book ‘Geet Govind’?

Jayadeva

Q17. What does RuPay, a scheme launched by President of India refer to?

Payment Gateway

Q18. What do you mean by ‘Terukkuttu’?

Street Drama

Q19. Where were IIFA awards 2015 held?

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Q20. Who is known as the ‘Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement’?

Aruna Asaf Ali

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