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Theme :- The theme for the WMD 2015 is Climate Knowledge for Climate Action.
When The Water Day 2015 Was Observed ?
Ans :- 22 March 2015
Theme :- The theme for the WWD 2015 talks about how water links to all areas we need to consider
creating the future we want.
Who won Indian Wells Open Mens Single Title ?
Ans :- Serbian Novak Djokovic
Who is appointed as Managing Director in Renault-Nissan Automotive India ?
Ans :- Colin Macdonald
Who won Laadli Voice of the Century award ?
Ans :- Legendary Singer Lata Mangeshkar
Note :- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was the chief guest at the awards ceremony.
Where The 1st Counter-Terrorism Conference 2015 was held ?
Ans :- Jaipur
Who scored the highest-ever score of 237 not out in Cricket World Cup history ?
Ans :- Martin Guptill, the batsman of New Zealand cricket team
Who Marathi folk legend died on 20 March 2015 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was 92 ?
Ans :- Shahir Krishnarao Sable , singer, writer, playwright, performer, Loknatya (Folk Theater) producerdirector.
Which Pakistan Cricketer retired from the One Day International (ODI) format of cricket ?
Ans :- Pakistani cricketers, Misbah-ul-Haq and Shaid Afridi
How Much % approved reservation for women in police forces of all Union territories (UTs) including Delhi
police, through direct recruitment in non-gazetted posts like constables to sub-inspectors ?
Ans :- 33 %

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How Much Rupees approved the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) on 19 March 2015 ?
Ans :- 1500 Crore Rupees
Note :- The programme aims to impart skill training to youth with focus on first time entrants to the
labour market and class 10 and class 12 drop outs.
Who is Brand Ambassador for The campaign against Hepatitis B ?
Ans :- Megastar Amitabh Bachchan
When Sappaow Day was Observed globally ?
Ans :- 20 March
Who is Best Actress in 62nd National Film Awards ?
Ans :- Kangana Ranaut for Queen
Who is Best Feature Film in 62nd National Film Awards ?
Ans :- Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)
Which is Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment in 62nd National Film Awards ?
Ans :- Mary Kom
Which is Best Hindi Film in 62nd National Film Awards ?
Ans :- Queen
Which is Best Actor 62nd National Film Awards ?
Ans :- Vijay for Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannada)
Which is Best Direction in 62nd National Film Awards ?
Ans :- Srijit Mukherji for Chotushkone (Bengali)
Who launched Rupay pre-paid card On 24 march 2015 ?
Ans :- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) collaboration with the Union Bank of India.
Who were named for the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2015 ?
Ans :- Indian ecologist Madhav Gadgil and US Scientist Dr. Jane Lubchenco

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Note :- They were named for the award for their leadership and engagement in the development of
conservation and sustainability policies in the United States, India and internationally.
When is World TB Day observed ?
Ans :- 24 March
Where is PM announced to set up Shaheed Bhagat Singh PG Institute for horticulture Research and
education ?
Ans :- Hussainiwala is a village in Firozpur district in Punjab, India, where Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and
Rajguru were cremated on 23 March 1931 and it is at this place National Martyrs Memorial stands.
Who was elected as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE)
?
Ans :- Indian-American Renu Khator
Who is selected for the 46th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2014 ?
Ans :- veteran film actor and producer Shashi Kapoor
Who was conferred with the country's highest military rank of Field Marshal of Srilanka?
Ans :- Sarath Fonseka, the former Army Chief of Sri Lanka
Who won the women doubles title of BNP Paribas Open ?
Ans :- Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis, the Indo-Swiss women pair of Tennis
When The World Meteorological Day (WMD) 2015 was observed ?
Ans :- 23 March 2015
Theme :- The theme has been inspired by the hope that more and more of us will celebrate the
relationship between People and Sparrows.
What is name of Former Australian Prime Minister, died Recently ?
Ans :- Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser
Which Indian written book Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy- Speakers Perspective ?
Ans :- Meira Kumar

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Note :- Meira Kumar is a former Speaker of Lok Sabha.
Who is taken over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HTC Corporation ?
Ans :- Cher Wang Co founder of HTC Corporation
Who became the first Indian captain and third in the history of the game, to lead his country to 100 ODI
wins ?
Ans :- Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Captain of Indian Team
Note :- he joined the Australian pair of Ricky Ponting (165 wins) and Allan Border (107 wins).
Who was named as the President of Britain's prestigious Royal Society, a communion of the many of the
world's most distinguished scientists ?
Ans :- Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Which Indian state Government announced to rename Girgaum Chowpatty as Swaraj Bhoomi to honour
veteran freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?
Ans :- Maharashtra Government
Who was on 18 March 2015 appointed as the Chief of Pakistan Air Force ?
Ans :- Air Marshal Sohail Aman
Which Srilankan Player retired from the One Day International (ODI) format of Cricket ?
Ans :- Veteran cricketers of Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara
Note :- The two veteran cricketers retired after the World Cup quarter-final match against South Africa
played at Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia. In the quarter-final, Sri Lanka lost the match by 9 wickets
to South Africa.
Which Indian State decided to introduce Special Identification Tags with unique identification numbers for
Haryana cows, an indigenous breed found in the state ?
Ans :- State Government of Haryana

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Which Bank launched a mobile application Chillr that allows customers to instantly transfer money to any
person in India ?
Ans :- HDFC Bank
Note :- Chillr is a first-of-its kind application that is linked directly to customers bank accounts and is
exclusively for customers of HDFC Bank.
Who will host the seventh Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in 2016 ?
Ans :- India
Note :- This was announced by Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh on 17 March 2015 at the Third UN
World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan.
Who were appointed Chairmen for the Allahabad and Chennai bench of Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal
(DRAT) ?
Ans :- VK Mathur was appointed as the Chairman of Allahabad bench of DRAT while Girija Shankar was
appointed as Chairman of Chennai bench of DRAT.
Which Nations have agreed to join the AIIB after the United Kingdom (UK) decided to join the China-backed
Asian Infrastructure Investment bank ?
Ans :- France, Germany and Italy
Who resigned from the post of Chairman of Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Bombay. He resigned two months before his tenure was to end in May 2015 ?
Ans :- Nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar
Who was elected as the speaker of 12th Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir ?
Ans :- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Kavinder Gupta
Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of the North-East region ?
Ans :- Olympic Bronze medallist boxer MC Mary Kom
Who won 69th edition of Santosh Trophy of Football ?
Ans :- Services

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Who was Veteran Gandhian Narayanbhai Desai , recently died ?
Ans :- Veteran Gandhian Narayanbhai Desai died on 14 March 2015 at a private hospital in Surat. He was
the son of Mahatma Gandhi's diarist Mahadev Desai who also was the personal secretary of Mahatma
Gandhi.
What is name of Powerful cyclone that the south Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu ?
Ans :- The cyclone Pam, a category five tropical storm, brought destructive 270 kilometre-per-hour winds
and torrential rain along with it.
Name of search engine that acquired by facebook ?
Ans :- shopping search engine TheFind
Who won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title of Badminton. The final was held at Basel in Switzerland ?
Ans :- The 22-year-old Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth
Who is elected as President of BCCI ?
Ans :- Jagmohan Dalmiya
Who won Argentina Tennis Open ?
Ans :- Rafael Nadal of Spain
Who won the Mo Ibrahim prize for achievement in African leadership for year 2014 ?
Ans :- Hifikepunye Pohamba, outgoing Namibian President
Who acquired Bengaluru-based rival TaxiForSure in a cash and equity deal worth 200 million US dollars ?
Ans :- Online Taxi-service aggregator Olacabs
Who won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title. To lift his seventh Dubai Championship title ?
Ans :- Swiss Tennis ace, Roger Federer
Who is appointed as chairman of National Book Trust (NBT) ?
Ans :- Baldev Sharma

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Who has launched first Android Wear Smartwatch Huawei Watch ?
Ans :- Chinese technology major Huawei
Which Indian Boxer announced that she will quit boxing after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games ?
Ans :- Olympic medalist pugilist MC Mary Kom
Forbes magazine on 3 March 2015 released Global Billionaires 2015 annual list. Who is topped the global
billionaires list of Forbes magazine with worth of 79.2 billion US dollars for the 16th time ?
Ans :- Bill Gates co-founder of Microsoft
Who was on 3 March 2015 appointed as Chief Secretary of Delhi ?
Ans :- IAS officer Kewal K Sharma
When The World Wildlife Day was observed ?
Ans :- 3 March
Note :- The 2015 theme of the day is Wildlife crime is serious, lets get serious about wildlife crime.
Who was KS Lavkumar Khachar and died recently ?
Ans :- Ornithologist and naturalist KS Lavkumar Khachar died on 3 March 2015. He was 84. Khachar was
among the pioneers of nature conservation in India.
Who was selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair ?
Ans :- Indian-American physician Rahul Jindal
Who was on 3 March 2015 awarded with the National Award for the Best Representation of the Cause of
Safety, Security and Protection of Women and Girl Child by National Institute of Gender Justice (NIGJ) ?
Ans :- Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji
Who was announced to buy GlaxoSmithKline's opiates business in Australia ?
Ans :- Dilip Shanghvi led Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Which City was unfurled on 3 March 2015 Worlds largest and tallest Indian national flag ?
Ans :- Faridabad, Haryana

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Who was launched a scheme for girl child - Aapki Beti Humari Beti ?
Ans :- Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
When International Womens Day was observed across the world ?
Ans :- 8 March
Note :- The theme for the year 2015 is Make it Happen and it encourages effective action for advancing
and recognizing women.
The theme was declared by United Nations.
Who was G Karthikeyan and recently passed away on 7 March 2015 in Bangalore, Karnataka following a
prolonged illness ?
Ans :- Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker
Quick service restaurant chain Subway on 6 March 2015 opened an all-women operated outlet which city
to mark the International Women's day on 8 March ?
Ans :- Mumbai
Who was on 6 March 2015 acquired mobile ad network AdiQuity ?
Ans :- Flipkart
Who was Ramsundar Das and recently died on 6 March 2015 at Patna medical college hospital ?
Ans :- Former Bihar Chief Minister and senior JD(U) leader
Who was released a documentary film India's Daughter. The documentary film has been directed by Leslee
Udwin ?
Ans :- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Note :- The film is based on the Delhi gang rape and murder of the 23-year-old female named Nirbhaya
that took place on 16 December 2012. The film was simultaneously released in Denmark, Sweden,
Switzerland, Norway and Canada
The Union Government on 11 March 2014 appointed nine Executive Directors (EDs) in Public Sector Banks
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The appointment of these EDs was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
List of Appointments : Charan Singh Executive Director of UCO Bank
K Venkata Rama Moorthy Executive Director of Bank of Baroda
RP Marathe Executive Director of Bank of India
Harideesh Kumar B Executive Director, Canara Bank
NK Sahoo Executive Director of Allahabad Bank
Pawan Kumar Bajaj - Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank
Ravi Shankar Pandey - Executive Director of Syndicate Bank
Kishore Piraji Kharat - Executive Director of Union Bank of India
RC Lodha - Executive Director of Central Bank of India
Who was Deepak Khaitan and died on 9 March 2015 after a prolonged spell of illness. He was 60 ?
Ans :- Industrialist
Who was included in National Boxing Selection panel. The goal of the panel will be to pick a bunch that can
deliver medals at the Olympics ?
Ans :- 1998 Asian Games gold-medallist Dingko Singh
Who won the bid to host Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2019. The AFC Asian Cup 2019 will
be the 17th edition of the games ?
Ans :- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Who is selected By US President Barack Obama to next ambassador for Pakistan ?
Ans :- David Hale
Where First Kisan Call Centre (KCC) of North-East was opened on 9 March 2015 ?
Ans :- Agartala, Tripura
Which State launched bhagyashree scheme ?
Ans :- Maharahtra

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Where was The first Indo-Nepal Friendship Motor Rally concluded on 8 March 2015?
Ans :- Indian Gate in New Delhi
Who was Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik and recently died ?
Ans :- Former Lok Sabha member
Who was selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for 2014 for his Kannada poem Ramayana
Mahanveshanam ?
Ans :- Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader M. Veerappa Moily
When was Natinal Science Day Observed ?
Ans :- 28 Feb
Who was appointed as Judicial Commissioner to Supreme court Bench of Singapore ?
Ans :- Kannan Ramesh
Who was sworn in as Chief Minister of J & K ?
Ans :- Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
Who is appointed as Managing Director of Pidilite Industrial Limited ?
Ans :- Bharat Puri
Who is inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of fame ?
Ans :- Martin David
Note :- He became the third cricketer from New Zealand to be inducted under the ICC Cricket Hall of
Fame. Anil Kumble and Betty Wilson became the 77th and 78th inductees into the ICC Hall of Fame.
They were inducted in the Hall of Fame at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia.
When was International Rare Disease Observed ?
Ans :- 28 Feb
Who was Meera Kosambi and Recently died ?
Ans :- Sociologist

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Who is appointed as CMD of Small Industries Development Bank of India ?
Ans :-Kshatrapati Shivaji
Who was Aloysius Vincent recently passed away ?
Ans :- cinematographer
Noted :- He was a well-known cinematographer in various film industries including Telugu film industry,
Tamil Film Industry and Bollywood as well.
Who is Sworn in as Supreme Court Judge ?
Ans :- Justice Amitava Roy
Who is appointed as Special envoy to Andra Pardesh by Singapore Government ?
Ans :- Gopinath Pillai
Who was Hukum Singh recently died ?
Ans :- Former Chief Minister of India
Which University is honoured Ratan Tata with Doctorate of Automotive Engineering ?
Ans :- Clemson University
Which Year is declared as year of active pharamaceutical ingredients by union Ministry of Chemicals and
fertilizers ?
Ans :- 2015
Who is authored a book titled Flora Of Guntur City Andra Pardesh ?
Ans :- PR Mohana Rao
Who is appointed as Director General of Police of Jharkand ?
ANS :- D K Pandey
Who is resigned as Chairperson of Intergovrnmental Panel on Climate Change ?
Ans :- Rajendra K Pachauri
Where is Organised 3rd tortoise festival ?
Ans :- Hajong Lake, Assam

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Who is Crowned as Champions of Hockey India League 2015 ?
Ans :- Ranchi Rays
Who is RC Sakthi recently passed away ?
Ans :- Veteran Tamil Actor
Which company is announced to acquire Finmeccanica Rail Businesses for 2 billion US dollar ?
Ans :- Hitachi
Who is appointed as President and CEO of Honda Motor Co Limited ?
Ans :- Takahiro Hachigo
Who is elected as Speakar of Delhi legislative Assembly ?
Ans :- Ram Niwas Goel
Who was the first hindu justice of Pakistan recently died ?
Ans :- Rana Bhagwandas
Which Bank is inked MOU With Indian Army on Defence Salary Package ?
Ans :- State Bank Of India
Who won Delhi Open Title of Tennis ?
Ans :- Somdev Devvarman
Who was awarded with the 2015 J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education. The award is given
by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Analytical Chemistry ?
Ans :- An Indian-American Purnendu Dasgupta
Oscar Awards :Best Picture: Birdman
Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Birdman
Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
Best Actress: Julianne Moore for Still Alice

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Who is Currently Chief Minister of Bihar ?
Ans :- Nitish Kumar
Who won Indian Open Title of Golf ?
Ans :- Anirban Lahiri
When was International Mother Day Observed ?
Ans :- 21 Feb
Who is appointed as Chief of ISROs Space Application Centre ?
Ans :- Tapan Misra
Who is Govind pansare recently died ?
Ans :- Veteran CPI leader
Who is appointed as Independent Director on board of RIL ?
Ans :- Maheshwar Sahu
Who is Nirad Mahapatra recently passed away ?
Ans :- Eminent Odia filmmaker
Who is acquired US based mobile wallet start up Loop pay ?
Ans :- Sumsung
Who is resigned as Bihar CM ?
Ans :- Jitan Ram Manjhi
Who was Raosaheb Ramrao Patil recently died ?
Ans :- former Home Minister of Maharashtra and NCP leader
Recently Alberto Contador Announced retirement after 2016 Season .Who is he ?
Ans :- Cyclist Athlete
Who Was Rajinder Puri recently died ?
Ans :- Veteran cartoonist, columnist and political activist

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Who is Sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner of UP ?
Ans :- Jawed Usmani
Who is sworn in as Croatia President ?
Ans :- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
Who was Ashraful Haque recently passed away ?
Ans :- Bollywood Actor
Who was Daggubati Ramanaidu recently passed away ?
Ans :- Producer
Who is Kalindi Charan Behera recently passed away ?
Ans :- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice-President
Where is Celebrated festival named Dosmoche ?
Ans :- Ladakh
Where is found Ancient Vishnu idol recently ?
Ans :- Punjabs Tran Taran
Which Indian player was awarded honorary Life Memberhip of Marylebone Cricket Club ?
Ans :- Saurav Ganguly
Who was Louis Jourdan and recently died ?
Ans :- French Actor
Who is appointed as MD & CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange ?
Ans :- Balasubramaniam Venkataramani
Who is CAREER awarded for developing data-driven modelling and learning techniques to improve the
accuracy of operational decision making. ?
Ans :- Indian-origin scientist Professor Srikanth Jagabathula , Indian American Scientist Gurpreet Singh
Where was 35th national games concluded ?
Ans :- Thiruvananthpuram ,Kerala

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Noted :- Kerala Governor Justice P Sathasivam was the chief guest on the closing ceremony, while Sachin
Tendulkar was the Chief Guest on the opening ceremony.
Who is appointed as US defence Secretary ?
Ans :- Ashton B Carter//
Who won gold meadl in 800 m in 35th national games ?
Ans :- Tintu Luka
Who is Sworn in as CM of Delhi ?
Ans :- Arvind Kejriwal
Who was novelist Kesava Reddy recently passed away ?
Ans :- Veteran Telugu novelist
When is world radio day observed ?
Ans :- 13 Feb
Who is authored of Editor Unplugged : Media ,Magnates ,Netas and Me ?
Ans :- Vinod Mehta
Which Indian Bank is tied up with UAE exchange to offer instant bank transfer service ?
Ans :- ICICI Bank
Who is Tarun Kanti Mishra recently resigned ?
Ans :- OdishaChief Information Commissioner (CIC)
Who is appointed as DG of ITBP ?
Ans :- Krishna Chaudhary

What is name of 35th National Games that recorded in Limca Books of Record ?
Ans :- Ammu
Who is acquired Sunrise for 100 Million US Dollar ?
Ans :- Microsoft

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Who is acquired Telugu Television channel MAA Television Network Limited ?
Ans :- Star India Pvt Ltd
Who was Diptosh Majumdar recently died ?
Ans :- journalist
Who is authored Book Fragil Frontiers : The Secret History Of Mumbai Terror Attacks ?
Ans :- SK Rath
Which bank launched Indias First digital bank named Pocket ?
Ans :- ICICI Bank
Who was Kenji Ekuan and recently died ?
Ans :- Japanese Industrial Designer
Who won Charleston- EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015 ?
Ans :- Amartya Sen
Which Day is declared as National Deworming Day by Union Health Ministry ?
Ans :- 10 Feb
Who is appointed as CEO of Vodafone India ?
Ans :- Naveen Chopra
Who is appointed as Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Limited ?
Ans :- M Ravindran
Who is appointed as Brand Director of Adidas India ?
Ans :- Damyant Singh
Who is awarded with Yash Bharti Samman 2015 by UP Government ?
Ans :- Vinod Mehta
Who is signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly set up Indias largest solar park with
capacity of 10000 MW of electricity in Rajasthan ?
Ans :- The Rajasthan Government and Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL)

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Where is held First World Ocean Science Congress ?
Ans :- Kochi
Who was Atmaram Govind Bhende and recently died ?
Ans :- Veteran Marathi theatre artist and film actor
Which lok sabha speaker was included in the LIMCA book of records in the first week of February 2015 ?
Ans :- Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan
Who is chosen for Jnanpith Award 2014 ?
Ans :- Eminent Marathi Writer Bhalchandra Nemade, known for his novel Kosala published in 1963 that
changed the dimensions of Marathi literature, chosen for the Jnanpith Award for the year 2014.
Who is appointed as Director General of CSIR ?
Ans :- MO Garg
Who won King Faisal International Prize For the year 2015 ?
Ans :- Zakir Naik
60th Filmfare Awards
Best Actor (male) :- Shahid Kapoor for Haider
Best Actor (female) :- Kangana Ranaut for Queen
Best Director award :- Vikas Bahl for Queen
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award :- Kamini Kaushal
Who is appointed as Chairman of Commission of inquiry probing Chit Fund ?
Ans :- Justice MM Das
When was World Cancer Day Observed ?
Ans :- 4 Feb
Who is Chairman of JK Group recently died ?
Ans :- Gaur Hari Singhania

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Which Panel Constituted by Union Government to suggest a Framework to access CSR activities ?
Ans :- Anil Baijal
Who is appointed as Union home secretary ?
Ans :- LC Goyal
Who won gold of 25 meter Centre Fire pistol Event at 35th National games ?
Ans :- Vijay Kumar
Who is appointed as Secretary inthe union MOUD (Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) ?
Ans :- Madhusudhan Prasad
Which netball Player Died during event of 35th national game concluded at Kerala ?
Ans :- Mayuresh Pawar
Who has become youngest player to win bronze medal at 35th national games ?
Ans :- Saloni Dalal won bronze in 200 meter breast stroke swimming event.
Who is Sworn in as President of Italy ?
Ans :- Sergio Mattarella
Who won the 10th National Award for excellent work in MGNERGA ?
Ans :- Madhya Pardesh
Who was Peter Gomes recently died ?
Ans :- former Delhi state footballer
Who is appointed as DG of Police of UP ?
Ans :- Avind Kumar Jain
Who is awarded with Shrilal Shukla Sahitya IFFCO Award 2014 ?
Ans :- Mithileshwar is the fourth recipient of Shrilal Shukla Sahitya IFFCO Award.
Who is appointed as CEO of Mindshare South Asia ?
Ans :- Prasanth Kumar

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Who won mens single Title and Womns single title in Australia Opne 2015 ?
Ans :- Mens Single title :- Novak Djokovic of Serbia
Womens Single title :- Serena Williams of US
Where is Chambal fertilisers shut down it urea plant ?
Ans :- Kota
Where was held 18th National Conference on E Goverence ?
Ans :- Gujrat
Who is appointed as Coach Of National mens hockey team ?
Ans :- Former Dutch National Hockey team coach Paul van Ass
Who is appointed as 44th Chif Justice of Srilanka ?
Ans :- Kanagasabapathy J Sripavan
Who is appointed Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi ?
Ans :- Shekhar Sen will succeed Leela Samson as the Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Who will host ICC Twenty 20 World Cup in 2016 ?
Ans :- India
Who is named as the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year 2015 ?
Ans :- Sean Abbott named as Australias young cricketer of the Year 2015. Steve Smith received the Allan
Border Medal and was named as Test and ODI player of the year.
Who was Mala Aravindan and recently died ?
Ans :- Malayalam Actor
Who is appointed as Foreign Secretary of India ?
Ans :- Dr. S Jaishankar
Noted :- He replaced current Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh whose tenure was curtailed by nearly seven
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Who was Kelvin David George Nagle and recently died ?
Ans :- Australian Golfer
Who was Jaswant Singh Rajput and recently died ?
Ans :- Hockey Olympian Jaswant Singh Rajput who was part of Indian hockey team that won gold medal in
1948 London and 1952 Helsinki Olympics died on 28 January 2015.
Who is appointed as Special DG of CRPF ?
Ans :- K Durga Prasad
Who won Womens single title Syed Modi Grand Prix Tournment ?
Ans :- Saina Nehwal
Who won Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poverty ?
Ans :- Poet Arundhathi Subramaniam won the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry for her
work When God is a Traveller at Jaipur Literature Festival.
Who is sworn in as PM of Greece ?
Ans :- Alexis Tsipras
Who was on 23 January 2015 appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Mindtree Limited with effect from
1 April 2015 ?
Ans :- Jagannathan Chakravarthi
Who was Demis Roussos and recently died ?
Ans :- Famous Greek singer
Which Committee on 21 January 2015 submitted its report on restructuring of Food Corporation of India
(FCI) to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi ?
Ans :- Shanta Kumar Committee
Who is authored book titled Neither a Hawk nor a Dove ?
Ans :- Pakistan Ex Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri

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Who was RK Laxman and recently died ?
Ans :- Legendary cartoonist and creator of the Common Man in cartoons.
Noted :- He was one of the Indias greatest caricaturists.
Who was crowned as Miss Universe 2014 ?
Ans :- Miss Colombia Paulina Vega
When was National Child Day Observed ?
Ans :- 24 jan
Which Indian Bank Signed MOU for 100 Million Euro With European Investment Bank ?
Ans :- SBI
Who was Mailavarapu Surya Narayana passed away on 23 January 2015 following multi-organ failure ?
Ans :- Tollywood Actor and comedian
Recently who made entry into Guiness books of records ?
Ans :- Pradhan Mantri Dhan Yojana
Who is Selected among the finalists of NBCC Awards ?
Ans :- Novelist Vikram Chandra named among the finalists for NBCC Awards for his non-fiction work Geek
Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty.
Who won NTCA biennial Award ?
Ans :- Periyar Tiger Reserve of Kerala won the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial
award.
Who is authored of books titled Farishta ?
Ans :- Kapil Isapuri, the Hindi novelist of Farishta accused filmmakers of PK for plagiarism.
Ayonika Paul and Annu Raj Singh is related with which field ?
Ans :- Shooting
Who is appointed as Chairman of CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification)
Ans :- Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani

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Who won 10th Savio Cup All India Basketball Tournment ?
Ans :- Oil & Natural Gas Corporation defeated Indian Overseas Bank to win the Savio Cup All India
Basketball 2015.
Who is PM of Bhutan recently visited in india ?
Ans :- Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay
Former PM Manmohan Singh was adopted Which Village Under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ?
Ans :- Pachim Bakeli Gaon Panchayat
Which Indian city will host world congress on information technology in 2018 ?
Ans :- Hyderabad
When was national Immunization day observed ?
Ans :- 18 jan
Who won National Billiards title for 7th Time ?
Ans :- Pankaj Advani
Who won Mens and Womens single title of Sydney International Tennis Tournment ?
Ans :- Mens Single Title :-Viktor Troicki of erbai
Womens single Title :-Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic
Who is appointed as Nepals ambassador to India ?
Ans :- Deep Kumar Upadhyay
Who won doubles title at the Sydney International Tennis Tournament 2015 by defeating Americans pair
Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones in the summit clash 6-3, 6-3 ?
Ans :- Indo-American tennis pair, Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Who is authored of book on Sonia Gandhi titled The Red Sari ?
Ans :- Javier Moro

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Who was on 16 January 2015 conferred with the JGBS-Top Rankers' Excellence Award for CEO of the year
2014 ?
Ans :- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman R.K. Tyagi
Who won 13th Parsvanth International Grandmaster Chess Tournment ?
Ans :- Ukrainian Grandmaster Andrey Baryshpolets
Who was appointed as head coach of India s men Football team ?
Ans :- Englishman Stephen Constantine
Who was Ghelubhai Naik recently passed away on 16 January 2015 following a brief illness in Dang District,
Gujarat ?
Ans :- Legendary social activist and freedom fighter
Which State was selected for the National Award for e-Governance for the best district-level initiative in
Citizen-Centric Service Delivery through ICT ?
Ans :- e-Panchayat project of J&K
Who was on 15 January 2015 conferred with the Giraffe Hero award 2015 by a US-based NGO The Giraffe
Heroes Project ?
Ans :- Renowned Indian RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal
Who is brand ambassador of Haryana Government ?
Ans :- Baba Ram dev
Who is demitted office as Chief Election Commissioner ?
Ans :- Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath
Who is resigned as chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification ?
Ans :- Leela Samson
Who is appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner ?
Ans :- Hari Shankar Brahma

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Who is announced retirement from all forms of cricket ?
Ans :- Australian cricketer Brett Lee
Who was on 13 January 2015 presented with the Social Media Person of the Year Award 2015 by the
Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) ?
Ans :- Actor Amitabh Bachchan
When was 67th Army day Observed ?
Ans :- 15 jan
Who is appointed as CMD of BSNL ?
Ans :- Anupam Shrivastava
Who is named as Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2014 for Sanskrit ?
Ans :- Eminent Sanskrit scholar Prabhu Nath Dwivedi
Who won Football federation Cup ?
Ans :- Bengaluru FC
Who is authored book of tamil Noval Madhorubhagan
Ans :- Tamil novelist Permual Murugans book Madhorubhagan (One Part Woman) counght under
controversies for description of Hindus half-female god, Ardhanareeswara.
Who was Hara Patnaik and recently died ?
Ans :- Veteran Odia actor and director
Which district of India became first to complete Rural broadband Coverage ?
Ans :- Idukki district in Kerala
Who is First Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog ?
Ans :- Arvind Panagariya
Who is removed from post of DRDO Chairman ?
Ans :- Avinash Chander

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Who won 2015 Space Pioneer Award ?
Ans :- The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Team of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 12 January
2015 won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the Science and Engineering category.
Who is received Governor of the year Award for 2015 ?
Ans :- RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
Who is appointed as Chairman of ISRO ?
Ans :- Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar
Who won the 2014 FIFA Ballon dOr Award ?
Ans :- Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo
Where was concluded 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ?
Ans :- Gujrat
Who was appointed as 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh ?
Ans :- Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha
Who was Taylor Negron and recently died ?
Ans :- Actor and comedian
Who won 2015 Presidental elections of Croatia ?
Ans :- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
Who was hosted Anti-terror Summit on 18 feb 2015 ?
Ans :- US
When was National Youth Day Observed ?
Ans :- 12 JAN
Who was CEO of NITI Aayog ?
Ans :- Sindhushree Khullar
Who was honoured with state Preeminent Science & Technology Award 2014 ?
Ans :- Chinese nuclear physicist Yu Min

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Who is sworn in as 7th President of Srilanka ?
Ans :- Maithiripala Sirisena
Who was Andrae Crouch and recently died ?
Ans :- Veteran gospel performer and songwriter
Who was Rodney Sturt Taylor and recently died ?
Ans :- Australian actor
Who was Perin Ramesh Chander and recently died ?
Ans :- Freedom Fighter
Who is appointed as Prime Minister of West African nation Mali ?
Ans :- Modibo Keita
Who is appointed as Haryana DGP ?
Ans :- Yash pal Singhal
Who was Rajkumar Manisana and recently passed away ?
Ans :- Retired Gauhati High Court Chief justice
Who is authored Book titled The Indian Parliament A Critical Appraisal ?
Ans :- Sudha Pai and Avinash Kumar
Who will host Wold Bridge Championship 2015 ?
Ans :- India
Where was the 102nd Indian Science Congress held ?
Ans :- Mumbai
Theme :- Science and Technology for Human Development.
Who is brand ambassador of AP health Sector ?
Ans :- Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan
Who was appointed as the new BJP President of Maharashtra. He succeeds Devendra Fadnavis ?
Ans :- Raosaheb Patil Danve

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Who was declared as Business person of the Year for 2014 ?
Ans :- Larry Page , chief executive officer and co-founder of Google
Who is appointed as Private Secretary for a five-year of Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar ?
Ans :- IAS officer P Krishnamurthy
Who is appointed as CMD Of Coal India Lmt ?
Ans :- Sutirtha Bhattacharya
Who will host International Hindi Conference April 2015 ?
Ans :- New Jersey
Theme :- Expanding World of Hindi: Possibilities and Challenges.
Who was Upendra Jethalal Trivedi recently passed away ?
Ans :- Veteran Gujarati actor
Who is launched Digital Village Project in Akodara Village Of Gujrat ?
Ans :- ICICI Bank
Who Was V R Gowarikar recently died ?
Ans :- Former ISRO Chairman
Who is taken over as Chaiman of AAI (Airport Authority Of India ) ?
Ans :- R K Srivastava
Who is appointed as Chairman of Railway Board ?
Ans :- A K Mittal
Who is retired as ISRO Chief ?
Ans :- K Radhakrishnan
Who is appointed as Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ?
Ans :- M Sathiyavathy
Who was sworn in as the President of Tunisia?
Ans :- Beji Caid Essebsi

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Who is Kyle Mills recently retired from all International Formats?
Ans :- He is New Zealand Cricket Player
Who is Written book titled Aatank Ke Saaya Men ?
Ans :- Garima Sanjay
Who is recently retired from the post of President of International Cricket Council?
Ans :- Mustafa Kamal
Which State Government is opened women milk bank Jeevan Dhara in Jaipur ?
Ans :- Rajasthan
What is name of operation of India to evacuate 4000 India nationals from Yemen ?
Ans :- Operation Rahat
Who won Presidential election of Nigeria?
Ans :- General Muhammadu Buhari
Who was renewed Hindi poet died recently?
Ans :- Kailash Vajpeyi
Who is appointed as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court?
Ans :- Sunil Kumar Sinha
Who is Conferred with Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for 2014-15?
Ans :- Brendon McCullum
Who is resigned as Chief Business Officer of Wipro?
Ans :- Satishchandra Doreswamy
Who won Bhagwat Gita Contest?
Ans :- Mariyam Asif Siddiqui
Minor Planet named after which Indian Grand master?
Ans :- Vishwanthan Anand

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What is India rank in Global Resilience index 2015?
Ans :- 119 out of 130 Countries , Norway 1st position
Who was Malli Mastan Babu recently died?
Ans :- Indian Ace Mountaineer
Who is appointed as 7th Prime Minister of Peru?
Ans :- Pedro Cateriano Bellido
Who is appointed as 16th governor of Mizoram?
Ans :- Keshari Nath Tripathi
Who won Golden Peacock National Quality Award 2015?
Ans :-Delhi International Airport
Who is appointed as Chairman of IPL governing Council?
Ans :- Rajeev Shukla
When World Health day was observed?
Ans :- 7th April
Who won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy?
Ans :- Gujrat
Who is appointed as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre?
Ans :- Mayilsamy Annadurai
Where is Narara Marine national park?
Ans :- Gujarat
Who is re-elected as President of Wrestling Federation of India?
Ans :- Brijbushan Sharan
Who won Sultan Azlan Shah Cup mens hockey tournament by defeating Australia?
Ans :- New Zealand

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Who is Hanut Singh recently died ?
Ans :- 1971 War Hero Lt General
Who became President of J& K Organisation ?
Ans :- Bharat Hari
Who is appointed as CEO of Khadi and village Industries Commission?
Ans :- Arun Kumar
What is rank of World Social Progress Index 2015 ?
Ans :- 102 out of 132 Countries
Who was Hrushikesh Moolgavkar recently died ?
Ans :- Former Air Chief Marshal of IAF
Who is written book titled Suleiman Charitra ?
Ans :- Kalyana Malla
Who was Richie Benaud Recently died ?
Ans :- Former Australia Cricket Captain
Who was Jayakanthan recently died ?
Ans :- Jnanapith Awardee Tamil Writer
When was 9th Civil service day observed?
Ans :- 21 April
Who is appointed as Chief Adviser of Anti- Corruption & Security Unit of BCCI?
Ans :- Neeraj Kumar
Who was Ankit Keshri recently died ?
Ans :- Formal Bengal U-19 Cricket Captain
Who is assumed Charge as Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Ans :- Nasim Zaidi

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Who was Janaki Ballabh Patnaik recently died ?
Ans :- Former Governor of Assam and Chief Minister of Odisha
Who is elected as General Secretary of CPI (M) ?
Ans :- Sitaram Yechury
Who are honoured at 5th Asian Awards ?
Ans :- Shah Rukh Khan was awarded with the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Cinema award,
while, Zayn Malik was conferred with Outstanding Contribution to Music.
Where was PM Narendra Modi concluded his three nation visit ?
Ans :- France, Germany , Canada
Who is appointed by Supreme Court to lead probe in IPL Scandal?
Ans :- Vivek Priyadarshi
When was World Hemophilia Day observed ?
Ans :- 17 April
Which Cricketer recently appointed as member of Laureus Sports Academy ?
Ans :- Sachin Tendulkar
Who is appointed as Ambassador of India to France?
Ans :- DR. Mohan Kumar
Who is received award of Hevesy Medal Award 2015?
Ans :- Chemical Scientists Susanta Lahiri and Kattesh V Katti
Who was Surya Bahadur Thapa recently died?
Ans :- Forrmer Napalese Prime Minister
Where is opened 4th light house Museum of India?
Ans :- Kannur, Kerala
Who is sworn in as First lady judge of Sikkim High Court?
Ans :- Meenakshi Madan Rai

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Who was Bidyut Chakraborty recently died?
Ans :- Assamese Film Director
Where is celebrated Songkran Festival ?
Ans :- Thailand
Who was Gunter Grass recently died ?
Ans :- Nobel Laureate German Novelist
Who won Sultan Azlan Shah Cups Hockey tournament by defeating Australia?
Ans :- New Zealand
Who was Hanut Singh recently died?
Ans :- 1971 War Hero Lt General
Who is appointed as president of JK organisation?
Ans :- Bharat Hari Singhania
Where is first IFSC became operational ?
Ans :- GIFT city Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Who is appointed as CEO of Khadi and village Industries Commission?
Ans :- Arun Kumar Jha

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Previous exam Questions :BOB Evening Shift on 18th April 2015 : Best Feature Film at National Award - Queen
Full form of Mudra - Micro Units Development Refinance Agency
Service Tax is increased to - 14%
Increase in Health Insurance Premium - Rs 1,00,000
Capital of Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Currency of Italy - Euro
In KVP, amount gets doubled in how much time? 100 months
Venue of Summer Olympics 2016 - Rio de Janeiro
One question on bharata ratna
Saving Rate is fixed by - Individual Banks
Pan card required after what amount - Rs 1,00,000
Whose amount can not be deposited in payments bank? Nobody can deposit
FDI in Railways - 49%
Founder of Singapore who died - Lee Kuan Yew
IMF Headquater - Washington DC
In CAMELS M stand for - Management
Ayush meeting held in - New Delhi
BoB Morning shift on 18th April 2015 : WEF meeting held in - Davos, Switzerland
E-kyc give to those who have - Aadhar Card
Tyler prize 2015 - Dr Madhav Gadgil

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Folio Prize 2015 is given for which book - Family Life
Deposits of banks are insured by - DICGC
Which bank is started for msme sector - Mudra Bank
BSBD Account can be opened by ?
ICC cricket world cup finals were played by which teams - New Zealand and Australia
Pension fund rate - 8.75%
Capital of Germany - Berlin
Currency of Singapore - Dollar
National award actress - Kangana Ranaut
World Consumer's day - 15th March
Ratings of two banks have been reduced by Moody's - Central Bank of India & Indian Overseas Bank
UN Headquarter - New York
Bankimoon inaugrated 10MW solar plant at - Vadodara
PNB Headquaeter - New Delhi
Which bipartite statement resulted into hike of banking wages - 10th
Basel norms last date - 31st March 2019
NICL AO Morning shift on 04th April 2015 : Spain Currency - Euro
Germany capital - Berlin
Roger Federer defeated which no. 1 player in abu dhabi open 2015 - Novak Djokovic
Solar impulse 2 flighted from which place - Abu Dhabi
4 hundred century in world cup - Kumar Sangakkara
Insurance Awareness Day - 19th April
Second Thursday of March Celebrated as - World Kidney Day
First Kisan Call Centre of North-East opened in - Agartala, Tripura.
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Sushma Swaraj Consituency - Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)
Next Saarc Summit - Pakistan
Bhagyashree Scheme in which state -- Maharashtra
When was Atal Pension scheme launched? 1 June, 2015
UNEP Headquarters - Kenya
Firm with highest revenue - Reliance
Ankita raina sports belong to - Tennis
Navy day - 4th December
India population with respect to world in percent - 17.5%
Irda new name - IRDA of India
Fdi in insurance raised from 26 to - 49%
Most turmuric production in which country - India
Who received Saraswati Samman 2015? Veerappa Moily
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is situated at - Goa
Fully owned government insurance company LIC

NICL AO evening shift on 04th April 2015 :1)Capital of Denmark Copenhagen

2) Mohammed Nasheed who was sentenced to 13 years in jail was the previous president of Maldives
3) Adult literacy in India as per Census 2011 75%
4) UNEP Full kind United Nation Environment Programme
5) FIFA world cup 2018 shall be held at Russia
6) Ranji trophy 2015 was gained by Karnataka
7) Headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva, Switzerland
8) 46th Raising Day of the CISF was lately celebrated on March 10

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9) International Womens Day noticed on 8 March
10) Health coverage minimal capital -100Cr.
11) Who is the sculptor of the brand new statue of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled at London Philip Jackson
12) O Srikanth linked which online game Badminton
13) Which India IT firm was lately ranked as best employer in Europe TCS
14) Under Sukanya samriddhi scheme, accounts for woman youngster could be opened upto the age of 10 years
15) National Insurance Academy is located at Pune
16) Currency of Belgium Euro
17) Shaheen 3 missile operational latitude 2750 km
18) Substance And The Shadow: An Autobiography is the autobiography of Dilip Kumar
19) Insurance declare grievance settlement authority Insurance Ombudsman
20) World Consumer Rights Day 2015 theme Helping buyers select healthful diets
21) Nanga Parwat is through which nation Pakistan
22) Centre of Film Production Animation and Gaming was introduced for which state in Budget 2015-16
Arunachal Pradesh

Nicl AO evening shift on 12th April 2015: What is the Currency of Mauritius? Mauritian Rupee
Which is the largest general insurance company of India on the basis of gross premium collection? New
India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL)
Who is the brand ambassdor for hepatitis campaign? Amitabh Bachchan
Who is the transport minister in Union Cabinet? Nitin Gadkari
Wings of fire is the biography of whom? APJ Abdul Kalam
Which is the most urban populated State in India according to Census 2011? Maharashtra

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What is the PPF limit? Berlin is the capital of which country? Germany
What is the currency of Czech Republic? -krona
The capital of Assam is? Dispur
Greg Chappel is related to? cricket
When is the World quality index day observed? What is the name of Indias Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile which was successfully test fired
from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft recently? Astra
Headquarters of International Court of Justice are located at? The Hague, Netherlands
There were about 5 to 10 from insurance section
Which is the regulatory body of Insurance in India? IRDAI
What was the theme for World sparrows day? I LOVE Sparrows
SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture life insurance company between State Bank of India and ? BNP
Paribas Assurance
Recently Anti terrorism meeting was held in which state? Rajasthan
Karnataka won Ranji trophy 2015 against which state? Tamil Nadu
Where is Kinnersani Wildlife Sanctuary located? Telangana
To which country does Chris Gayle belongs to ? West Indies
Where are the headquarters of LIC located? Mumbai
In which state is the Shri shinghi thermal power project? 726 MW Palatana power project in which state? Tripura
There were 2 questions about grameen gaurav path? Who is the CEO of NITI Aayog. - Sindhushri Khuller

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NICL AO Morning Shift on 12th April 2015 : HDFC LIFE JV of which two HDFC and ? Standard Life
Basel guidelines are for which sector? - Banking
UN Industrial Developmental Organisation headquaters in which country? Vienna, Austria
Claims settle by an Ombudsman are below the amount of? 20Lakh
Pension per month for Varistha bima yojana?- 500-5000rs
An ombudsman settles claims for which customer profile? - Individual
Kidambi srikanth won Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold which was held in? Basel, Switzerland
Who is north east brand ambassador? MC Mary Kom
Tribhuvan International airport is in Kathmandu, Nepal
One of eight coastal security system placed by Modi ji where? - Seychelles
Which insurance company is at the top in India regarding assets and economic condition? - LIC
Interest rate of Sukanya Samriddhi a/c?- FY 14-16 - 9.1% (But 9.2% FY 15-16)
According to FY 16 FMC to be merged with? - SEBI
Credit Guarantee corpus amount of mudra bank? 3000cr
Union minister of cabinet in Aviation? Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju
The Find is acquired by which IT giant? - Facebook
Bhogali Bihu is celebrated where? - Assam
Hannover Messe Fair recently hosted in Germany who was its partner? - India
69th santosh trophy won by?- Services
De-worming day is celebrated on - 10th feb
Lia van leer of Israel died this year was known for? - Film programming and archiving
What is force majeure?- unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract.
Who is the largest arms importer according to SIPRI? - India
Insurer sharing assets under another company to minimize losses? - Reinsurance
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What is it called paying fixed premiums for a service of a fixed period? Term insurance
Who settles the claims in insurance? Insurance Companies
"Frond end-something" term is associated with which sector?
Insurance for agricultural products if loss happens due to market instability is called? - Crop insurance
Capital of China? Beijing
Currency of Mauritius? - Mauritian Rupee
Which is the largest general insurance company of India on the basis of gross premium collection? - New
India Assurance
Mesabi Iron Range is situated at? - United States

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