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1. Who appointed as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia : Mohammed Bin

Nayef

2. Who is the President of Venezuela : Nicolas Maduro

3. World Dance Day is observed on which date : 29th April

4. Andrew Lesnie died recently, he was awarded with Oscar Award in

which year : 2002

5. World Chess Championship 2015 held at which place : Chengdu, China

6. Siddhartha Gigoo of India won Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his

which work : ‘Umbrella Man’

7. Who is largely responsible for breaking the German Enigma codes,

created a test that provided a foundation for artificial intelligence : Alan

Turing

8. Plants absorb most part of water needed by them through their : Root

hairs

9. The nucleus of a hydrogen atom consists of: 1 proton only

10.Metals are good conductors of electricity because : They contain free

electrons

11.Bromine is a : Red liquid

12.The birthday of which leader in India is observed as Children’s Day :

Jawaharlal Nehru

13.Indian School of Mines is located at which place : Dhanbad

14.The percentage of earth surface covered by India is : 2.4

15.If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a

monopoly bank, the total deposits : Will neither increase nor decrease

16.Who appointed as Chairperson of Children’s Film Society of India :

Mukesh Khanna

17.‘PropTiger.com’ acquired which famous site : ‘Makaan.com’



18.Which three banks imposed by fine of Rs.1.5 Crore each by RBI : Bank

of Maharashtra, Dena Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce

19.Which country became 161st membe of World Trade Organization :

Seychelles

20.Department of Space and Department of Land Resources signed an

agreement with National Remote Sensing Centre for which purpose : To

develop Web Geo Portal Shrishti and Mobile App Drishti

21.Which awards are also known ‘Green Oscar’ : Whitley Awards

22.When will International Day of Yoga observe for the first time : 21st June

23.The name of Pierre Cardin is associated with which field : Fashion

Designing

24.The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in

which zone : Northeastern Zone

25.The treaty of Mangalore was signed between : The English East India

Company and Tipu Sultan

26.The President can expend out of the Contingency Fund of India : Without

the approval of the Parliament

27.Gross domestic capital formation is defined as : Net addition to stock

after depreciation

28.What is the predominant type of Indian Agriculture : Subsistence

agriculture

29.‘Vijay Stambha’ is situated at which place : Chittor

30.Which year is observed as Poverty Eradicatoin Year by SAARC : 1995

31.Food and Drugs Administration of Maharashtra filed an FIR against the

CEO of Snapdeal.com, who is the CEO of Snapdeal.com : Kunal Bahal

32.Who awarded with Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award :

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan



33.Prannoy Roy awarded with RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award, he is

the Executive Co-Chairman of which famous TV News Channel : NDTV

34.Which is the National Capital of Pakistan : Islamabad

35.Which District of India became 1st Open Defecation Free District in India

: Nadia, West Bengal

36.Barjorji Pardiwala died recently, he was the former Speaker of which

State Assembly of India : Gujarat Legislative Assembly

37.How many times did Geet Sethi win the IBSF World Billiards title : 3

38.What frequency range is the High Frequencey band : 3 to 30 MHz

39.Photosynthesis takes place faster in which colour of light : White light

40.The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air used by deep sea

divers for breathing, is : Helium

41.Who was the 1st Governor General of Independent India : Lord Lewis

Mountbatten

42.Which is the highest dam in India : Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand

43.Which is the 2nd densest planet after Earth : Mercury

44.There are how many Oceans in the World : 5 (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian,

Southern, Arctic)

45.Which was the 1st Asian city to host Olympics : Tokyo, Japan in the year

1964

46.Amitabha Chowdhury, the famous journalist and writer died recently, he

was awarded with Padma Shree Award in which year : 1983

47.Which is the Capital city of Argentina : Beunos Aires

48.Name the Indian Scientist chosen for Japan’s civilian award : Prof.

C.N.R. Rao

49.Which State Government launched the scheme ‘Niramaya’ : Odisha



50.Who appointed as Director General of Central Industrial Security Force :

Surender Singh

51.Who is the Author of the book namely ‘China-Confucius in the Shadows’

: Poonam Surie

52.Guwahati High Court is the judicature of which State(s) : Nagaland,

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam

53.Charles Correa has distinguished himself in which of the following fields

: Architecture

54.Which is the largest Gold producing country in all over the World : South

Africa

55.Who invented Fountain Pen in the year 1884 : Lewis Edson Waterman

56.‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field : Films

57.The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the office of the Governor-General of

India for the first time in which year : 1858 AD

58.The currency convertibility concept in its original form originated in :

Bretton Woods Agreement

59.Which year is called as Great Divide in the demographic history of India

: 1921

60.Where is the National Institute of Nutrition is located : Hyderabad

61.According to the report of TIME Magazine, who ranked at No.1 position

in the list of most desirable woman : Sunny Leone

62.Who awarded with UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom

Prize 2015 : Mazen Darwish

63.Who won Istanbul Open Men’s Singles Title of Tennis : Roger Federer

of Switzerland

64.World Press Freedom Day is observed on which date : 03rd May



65.World Press Freedom Day 2015 observed globally under which theme :

Let Journalism Thrive

66.What is the full form of NTPC Ltd. : National Thermal Power

Corporation Ltd.

67.In which year was MIDI (Dress) introduced : 1983

68.The main use of salt in the diet is to : Produce in small amounts the

hydrochloric acid required for the digestion of food

69.Lux is the SI unit of : Intensity of illumination

70.When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed : With increase in the

weight of the nail

71.Who composed the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’ : Mohammad Iqbal

72.What is the full form of Amul : Anand Milk Union Limited

73.Who invented the Gramophone : Thomas Edison of USA in the year

1878

74.International Children’s Day is observed on which date : 01st June

75.Which is the largest city on the planet by population : Shanghai, China

76.Who won English Premier League 2014-15 : Chelsea Club

77.Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Completed how many years of its

establishment recently : 20 years

78.To handle the problems of malnourishment, State Government of

Rajasthan signed an agreement with which organization/s : National

Health Mission, UNICEF and Global Alliance for Improve Nutrition

79.World Asthma Day observed on which date : 05th May

80.World Asthma Day 2015 observed under which theme : You Can Control

Your Asthma

81.Baleshwar Ram died recently, who was he : He was the former Member

of Parliament of 7th Lok Sabha



82.Who wrote the famous Novel ‘The Holy Road’ : Michael Blake

83.Which is the Capital city of Georgia : Atlanta

84.Georgia became the member of UNO in which year : 1992

85.Who fits with this description ‘Indian Cotton Merchant, Banker,

Congressman, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi : G.D. Birla

86.The highest average salinity is reported from which sea : Dead Sea

87.Who invented Television : Vladimir Kosma Zworykin of Russia

88.Who wrote the book namely ‘The Naked Face’ : Sidney Sheldon

89.The International Human Rights Convention adopted by the United

Nations in which year : 1990

90.The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during : 14th

Century AD

91.What is the full form of PAN : Permanent Account Number

92.Senior Asian Wrestling Championship held in which country : Doha,

Qatar

93.Which Indian city has highest vehicle density : Chennai

94.Lu Ping died recently, he was famous diplomat of which country : China

95.Which is the Capital city of Japan : Tokyo

96.GST Bill, 2014 passed in Lok Sabha, what is its full form : Goods and

Services Tax Bill, 2014

97.Which famous Bollywood actor sentenced with 5 years jail in hit and run

case : Salman Khan

98.Who is the Chief Minister of Goa : Laxmikant Parsekar

99.On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer

whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because : Cohesion

of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass



100. The chemical ethyl mercaptan added to the otherwise odourless LPG

cooking gas for imparting a detectable smell to the gas is a compound of :

Sulphur

101. World No Smoking Day is observed on which date : 31st May

102. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of

emblem of India are taken from : Mundak Upanishad

103. National Archives is located in which city : New Delhi

104. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar Desert in

Western India is : The absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to

cause orographic rainfall in it

105. The name of a candidate for the office of President of India may be

proposed by : Any ten members of the Electoral College

106. Who awarded with Sportsperson of the year by Times of India Sports

Awards : Jitu Rai

107. Who awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award by Times of India

Sports Awards : Milkha Singh

108. Who topped the list of World’s Mothers Report 2015 : Norway

109. India’s first satellite controlled solar power plant inaugurated in which

city : Hoshiarpur, Punjab

110. Oscar Holderer died recently, who was he : Moon rocket expert of

USA

111. According to the report released by FORBES recently, USA topped

the list with how many companies : 579 companies

112. Which new scheme launched for Scheduled Castes by Government of

India : Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme

113. Who awarded with Freedom of Expression Courage Award 2015 :

Charlie Hedbo, famous Magazine of France



114. Who is the Editor-in-Chief of Charlie Hedbo : Mr.Gerard Biard

115. When was the Magazine Charlie Hedbo founded : In the year 1970

116. Who is the President of Iran: Hassan Rouhani

117. Who is the highest ODI scorer in Cricket : Rohit Sharma of India (264

runs)

118. Which is the National Fruit of India : Mango

119. Who is the Indian Governor-General of Independent India :

Chakravarti Rajgopalachari

120. Which is the National Capital of Nigeria : Abuja

121. Which Bank will provide interest free loans for rebuild the houses in

Nepal : Nepal Rashtra Bank

122. Which is the Capital city of Nepal : Kathmandu

123. Who appointed as Election Commissioner of India : Achal Kumar

Jyoti

124. Who appointed as youngest lawmaker of Britain : Mhairi Black

125. What is the full form of NPCI : National Payment Corporation of

India

126. Who is the CEO of NPCI : A.P. Hota

127. Who appointed as DG of Bureau of Police Research and Development

: Navneet Rajan Wasan

128. Who is the Vice-President of India : Mohammad Hamid Ansari

129. Who is the Author of the book namely ‘Delhi to Islamabad’ : Prof.

Bhim Singh

130. Which Party won General Elections 2015 of Britain : Conservative

Party led by David Cameron

131. The ozone layer restricts : Ultraviolet Radiation

132. Who was the first woman in space : Valentina Tereshkova



133. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the

plane of : Equator

134. Which is the highest civilian award of India : Bharat Ratna

135. Where is the Headquarter of World Trade Organization : Geneva

136. What is the length of Yamuna River : 1376 km

137. Who is the President of Russia : Vladimir Putin

138. Which country successfully test fired Submarine Launched Ballistic

Missile recently : North Korea

139. Which is the National Capital of North Korea: Pyongyang

140. Sardar Singh, the famous name related to which Sports : Hockey

141. Which State government launched Hot Air Balloon and amphibious

vehicles : Goa

142. When the Indian State Goa established : In the year 1987

143. Which is 29th State of India : Telangana

144. What is the full form of UPS : Uninterruptable Power Supply

145. Which gas used in manufacture of vanaspati from vegetable oil :

Hydrogen

146. World Food Day is observed on which date: 16th October

147. According to 2011 Census, what is the total population of Bihar :

103,804,637

148. According to 2011 Census, which Indian State has highest population

: Uttar Pradesh

149. Thillana is a format of which famous Dance : Bharatanatyam

150. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated : Mumbai,

Maharashtra



151. Namaste Russia Festival inaugurated by President of India at which

Russian city: Moscow

152. Who won Men’s doubles title of Madrid Open Tennis : Rohan

Bopanna of India and Florin Mergea of Romania

153. Who won Women’s Singles title of Madrid Open Tennis : Peter

Kvitova of Czech Republic

154. Who won Men’s singles title of Madrid Open Tennis : Andy Murray

of Britain

155. Who is the President of Czech Republic : Milos Zeman

156. Which is the Capital city of Romania : Bucharest

157. Which is the Currency of Britain : Pound Sterling

158. Which is the National sport of Scotland : Golf

159. Who won Spanish Grand Prix F1 : Nico Rosberg of Germany

160. IISCO Steel Plant inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in

which Indian city : Burnpur, West Bengal

161. Advanced version of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile successfully

test fired by India at which place recently : Andaman and Nicobar Islands

162. Which Indian won Gold Medal in Jamaican International Invitation

Meet who is famous Discuss Thrower : Vikas Gowda

163. Shashi Kapoor awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award, earlier in the

year 2011 he awarded with which civilian award of India : Padma

Bhushan

164. National Technology Day is observed on which date : 11th May

165. For defence salary package, Indian Army signed an agreement with

which Bank : Bank of India

166. What is the full form of NSC : National Safety Council

167. Who appointed as Chairman of NSC : K. Satish Reddy



168. Where is the Headquarter of NSC : Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

169. Who appointed as 1st President of New Development Bank of BRICS

Nations : Kundapur Vaman Kamath

170. Who appointed as President of SoftBank Corp. of Japan : Nikesh

Arora, an Indian origin

171. Which Indian origin personality appointed as Minister of State for

Employment in Britain : Priti Patel

172. Who became Prime Minister of Britain : David Cameron

173. Justice Ajit Prakash Shah Committee established by Indian

Government for which purpose : To resolve the Minimum Alternate Tax

on FIIs issue

174. Who is Communication and IT Minister of India : Ravi Shankar

Prasad

175. What is the full form of DRDL : Defence Research and Development

Laboratory

176. On whose name is the highest award for services to the development

of Cinema given : Dada Saheb

177. Who is the Author of the book namely ‘Preparing for the Twenty-First

Century’ : Paul Kennedy

178. Where is Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

(ESCAP) located : Bangkok

179. The ‘Golconda Fort’ is located in which State : Telangana

180. Which Indian city is famous for ‘Chikankari Work’ : Lucknow, Uttar

Pradesh

181. Who is the CEO of Google : Larry Page

182. Chris Burden died recently, who was he : Pop Artist of USA



183. Samajwadi Shudha Payjal Yojana launched by which Indian State

Government : Uttar Pradesh

184. Who won UNC’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for the year 2015

: Prof. Dr.Sivanadane Mandjiny

185. Who won Encore Award for the year 2014: Neel Mukherjee

186. Arvind Saxena appointed as Member of which Indian important

organization recently : Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

187. Who became the Governor of Meghalaya : V. Shanmuganathan

(UPSC)

188. Which is the Capital city of Jharkhand : Ranchi

189. Who is the Chief Minister of Assam : Tarun Gogoi

190. Who appointed as MD and CEO of Bharti AXA General Insurance

recently : Deepak Iyer

191. Which Indian Cricketer had a torrid time with Lancashire in the year

2000 : Saurav Ganguly

192. What is the full form of NTSC : National Television System

Committee

193. Light travels at the fastest speed in : Vacuum

194. What was discovered first in the chromospheres of the sun : Helium

195. ‘Rosh Hashanah’ is the new year day of which community : Jews

196. Which Indian origin became 1st Asian woman to be elected as Mayor

in UK : Harbhajan Kaur Dheer

197. According to the Human Capital Report 2015, which country topped

the list : Finland

198. According to Human Capital Report 2015, what is India’s position :

100th



199. Which State of India became 1st to issue Soil Health Cards to all the

farmers : Punjab

200. Durand Cup is associated with which game: Football

201. Who invented Gyrocompass : Elmer A. Sperry of USA

202. Kalinga Award was instituted by which organization : UNESCO

203. Who became 1st Indian to make a speech in Hindi before UN General

Assembly : Atal Bihari Vajpayee

204. Who is the President of Myanmar : Thein Sein

205. Which is the Capital city of Sri Lanka : Colombo

206. What is the full form of SLR : Statutory Liquidity Ratio

207. Which are the oldest mountains in India : Aravalis

208. World Literacy Day is observed on which date : 08th September

209. Diamond is an allotropic form of : Carbon

210. The term Dribble used in which game : Hockey

211. According to the report of Global Statistics on Addictive Behaviours,

there are how many smokers in all over the World : 1 Billion

212. Who won National Geographic Bee Championship : Karan Menon

213. USTAAD scheme launched by Government of India for which

purpose : To promote traditional crafts of India

214. Who is Union Health and Family Welfare Minister : J.P. Nadda

215. KayaKalp Award Scheme launched by Government of India for

which purpose : To improve cleaniness in Public Health Facilities

216. Where is the Headquarter of UNO : New York, USA

217. The largest part of our hydrosphere is : Pacific Ocean

218. Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation : Turnip Townsend

219. Who is the Author of the book namely ‘Freedom Behind Bars’ : Kiran

Bedi



220. Who is the 1st IPS Officer of India : Kiran Bedi

221. In which Year was SAARC founded : 1985

222. What is the full form of SAARC : South Asian Association for

Regional Cooperation

223. In which year Reserve Bank of India was nationalized : 1949

224. Where was the Central Road Research Institute located : Delhi

225. Who is the President of Mongolia : Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

226. What is the Currency of Japan : Japanese Yen

227. Name the three nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited

recently : China, Mongolia and South Korea

228. Who awarded with Pt. Haridutt Sharma Award : Anurradha Prasad

229. Who was Firdausi : He is well known for his epic ‘Shahnama’

230. Hitendra Desai was famous for which field : Politics

231. The famous Lake Victoria was mainly situated in which country :

Uganda

232. Bicycle was invented by which Scientist : Kirkpatrick Macmillan

233. Amartya Sen was awarded with Bharat Ratna in which year : 1999

234. Who wrote the book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ : Jonathan Swift

235. Which is the Capital city of Italy : Rome

236. Who was the main leader of All India Muslim League : Aga Khan

237. How many banks were nationalized in the year 1969 : 14

238. Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on which River : Chambal

239. National Police Academy is situated in which city : Hyderabad

240. World Environment Day is observed on which date : 05th June

241. What is the full form of NITI Aayog : National Institution for

Transforming India Aayog



242. Who is the Chairman of NITI Aayog : Prime Minister of India

Narendra Modi

243. Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog : Dr.Arvind Panagariya

244. Who is the President of South Korea : Park Geun-hye

245. Who won Rome Masters Tennis Title : Novak Djokovic

246. Which is the Capital city of Guyana : Georgetown

247. Who became President of Guyana recently : David Granger

248. Which Australian Cricketer retired from ODI Cricket recently : Brad

Haddin

249. Who won Women’s singles title of Italian Open Tennis : Maria

Sharapova of Russia

250. Which is the hardest form of Carbon : Diamond

251. Which Country became 191st member of United Nations : East Timor

252. East Timor lies in which Continent : Asia

253. Who invented Sleeping Car : George Pullman

254. Who is the 1st Asian winner of Nobel Prize : Rabindranath Tagore

255. Who is the Author of the book namely ‘Rakta Karabi’ : Rabindranath

Tagore

256. Which India-American won Top Civilian Supervisor of the Year

Award : Harkeert Singh Saini

257. India Metorological Department signed an agreement with which

organization for optimum use of weather information : Power System

Operation Corporation Ltd.

258. Paragliding World Cup 2015 will be held in which Indian State :

Himachal Pradesh

259. How many countries will participate in Paragliding World Cup 2015 :

Almost 50 countries



260. Reliance Jio Infocomm signed an agreement with which organization

for sourcing 4G devices : Huawei

261. Who is the CEO of Huawei : Ren Zhengfei

262. Who became 1st woman Governor of Jharkhand : Draupadi Murmu

263. Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to

the smallest possible area due to the : Force of cohesion

264. Which famous personality is also known to as ‘Sparrow’ : Major

General Rajinder Singh

265. Saraswati Samman is given annually for contribution in which field :

Literature

266. Who is the Author of this book ‘Waiting for the Mahatma’ : R.K.

Narayan

267. Who is the President of Zimbabwe : Robert Mugabe

268. How many Parliament Constituencies in

Punjab: 13

269. The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed

by : Governor

270. What is Budget Deficit : Difference between all receipts and all the

expenditures

271. 4th Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette of Project-28 launched recently

at which place : Kolkata, West Bengal

272. Who became President of Federal States of Micronesia : Peter M.

Christian

273. 50th anniversary of India’s 1st climb of Mount Everest organized by

which organization : Indian Mountaineering Foundation

274. Who appointed as Chairman of JPC on Land Acquisition

(Amendment) Bill, 2015 : S.S. Ahluwalia



275. Pay and Play scheme launched by which State Government : Delhi

276. Who is the CEO of HDFC Bank Ltd. : Aditya Puri

277. Sudha Shivpuri died, she became famous for her role as ‘Baa’ in

which t.v. serial : Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

278. First China War was fought between which countries : China and

Britain

279. In which field ‘Aachan Maharaj’ has distinguished himself : Dance

280. Which glaciers are the largest : Continental glaciers

281. In which decade, the Monopoly was created : 1930s

282. Arjuna Awards were firstly awarded to any person in which year :

1961

283. Arjuna Awards are given in which field : Sports

284. Who also known as Nightingale of India : Sarojini Naidu

285. What is the full form of WIPO : World Intellectual Property

Organisation

286. International Day of Families observed on which date : 15th May

287. What was the theme of International Day of Families 2015 : Men in

Charge? Gender Equality

288. Who won Man Booker International Prize 2015 : Laszlo

Krasznahorkai of Hungary

289. Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri died recently, he was hold which post in UPA

Government : Policy Advisor

290. Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on which date : 21st May

291. 9th session of India-South Africa Joint Ministerial Commission held in

which city : Durban, South Africa

292. New Headquarter of Coal India Ltd. inaugurated by which famous

personality : Mamata Banerjee



293. In which year did Milkha Singh won the 1st national title in 400 m

race : 1957

294. Plants that grow in saline water are called : Halophytes

295. The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by : DNA molecules

296. It is more difficult to walk on a sandy road than on a concrete road

why : The friction between sand and feet is less than that between

concrete and feet

297. What is average salinity of sea water : 3.5%

298. Which festival is celebrated on Prophet Mohammed : Id-e-Milad

299. The last Mahakumbh of 20th Century was held at which place :

Haridwar

300. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in which Indian State :

Rajasthan

301. In 1st year of term as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi gain how many

followers on Facebook : 12 million

302. Which Indian origin appointed as Member of National Council of

Humanities of USA : Akhil Amar

303. According to the report of British Magazine SportsPro, Indian

Cricketer Virat Kohli placed at which position : 6th position

304. According to the report of British Magazine SportsPro, which Sports

persons topped the list : Eugenie Bouchard of Canada, the famous Tennis

player

305. International Day for Biological Diversity observed on which date :

22nd May

306. What was the theme of International Day for Biological Diversity

2015 : Biodiversity for Sustainable Development



307. Nelong Valley opened for tourists 1st time since the year 1962, it is

situated in which district of Uttarakhand : Uttarkashi

308. According to the report of Environmental Democracy Index, India

placed at which position : 24th position out of 70 countries

309. According to Badminton World Federation, who became No.1 in

player : Saina Nehwal of India

310. Film and TV Institute of India is located in which city : Pune,

Maharashtra

311. Pandit K.G. Ginde was famous for which field : Music

312. Hot and Cold deserts together covered nearly how much land area of

the World : 1/3rd

313. Which USA President to invent and patent something : Abraham

Lincoln

314. Which is the Capital city of Norway : Oslo

315. Who wrote this book ‘Swamy and Friends’ : R.K. Narayan

316. As per the record of Department of Science and Technology, India

reached at which position in terms of scientific publication : 6th position

317. Which team won IPL Title 2015 : Mumbai Indians

318. Who appointed as Defence Secretary : G. Mohan Kumar

319. Who became as 18th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu : J. Jayalalitha

320. J. Jayalalitha is also known as which nick name : Amma

321. Who is the Governor of Tamil Nadu : K. Rosaiah

322. What is the full form of SAIL : Steel Authority of India Limited

323. To develop an automative steel plant in India, SAIL signed an

agreement with which organization : ArcelorMittal

324. Where is the Headquarter of ArcelorMittal : Luxembourg

325. Who is the founder of ArcelorMittal : Lakshmi Mittal



326. Who is the Prime Minister of Luxembourg : Xavier Bettel

327. Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time in which year : 1951

328. ‘.INI’ extension refers usually to what kind of file : System file

329. Pholem is a tissue found in : Plants

330. The oil used in the froth floatation process is : Pine oil

331. To revamp the government schools in the State of Delhi, Delhi

Government signed an agreement with which organization : Rotary Club

332. Name the 4 Indians who won Gold Medals in Doha International

Boxing Tournament 2015 : L. Devendro Singh, Shiva Thapa, Manish

Kaushik and Manoj Kumar

333. The Government of Switzerland disclosed two names of Indians

indulged in Black Money case, who are they : Sneh Lata Sawhney and

Sangita Sawhney

334. Nico Rosberg of Germany won Monaco Grand Prix F1 Championship

after defeating : Sebastian Vettel of Germany

335. Which Mathematician Nobel Awardee died recently, he won Abel

Prize in which year : 2015

336. Who appointed as Chairman and MD of National Fertilizers Limited :

Manoj Mishra

337. Where is the Headquarter of Bureau of International Recycling :

Brussels, Belgium

338. Who is the Prime Minister of Belgium : Charles Michel

339. During World War II, when did Germany attack on France : In the

year 1940

340. Which is the Capital city of Mizoram : Aizwal

341. What is the height of Berlin Wall : 3.60 m



342. Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distinction in which field : Vocal

Music

343. Which gas absorbed strongly the infrared radiation by sun : Carbon

dioxide

344. Who was Leonardo da Vinci : Famous painter, sculptor, architect,

musician, mathematician and inventor of Italy

345. Which State Government of India instituted the Samman Award :

Madhya Pradesh

346. Who became 1st transgender of India to become Principal of

Krishnanagar Women’s College, West Bengal : Manabi Bandopadhyay

347. Which bank became 1st bank in India to launched Voice Recognition

Service : ICICI Bank Ltd.

348. Cristian Gomez died recently, he was represented which Football

team : Argentina

349. Who awarded with CEAT International Cricketer of the year 2015 :

Kumar Sangakkara

350. Who awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award in CEAT Awards :

Kapil Dev

351. Who appointed as Managing Director of Whirlpool India : Sunil

D’Souza

352. Where is the Headquarter of Whirlpool Corporation : Michigan, USA

353. Who became the Governor of Mizoram : Nirbhay Sharma

354. In which Indian State did the game of Polo originate : Manipur

355. What is the full form of LAN : Local Area Network

356. Most of the red, blue and purple colours of plants are due to the

pigment namely : Anthocyanin



357. What is the name of material which can be deformed permanently by

heat and pressure : Thermoset

358. Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called : Allotropes

359. Which year was declared as International Year of Youth : 1985

360. What is the old name of Uttar Pradesh : United Provinces

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