BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 1.The Maharashtra‟s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on 1 May 2015 filed an FIR against CEO of which e-commerce major on charges of for selling prescription drugs online? – Snapdeal 2.Which noted Indian scientist was chosen for Japan‟s highest civilian award – the “Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star” as announced by the Japanese Govt. on 2 May 2015? – Prof. C.N.R. Rao 3. India and Iran on 6 May 2015 signed an agreement to develop a strategic port in southeast Iran. This was done despite U.S. pressure not to rush into any such trade agreements before world powers clinch a final nuclear accord with Iran. Which Iranian port is involved in this agreement? – Chabahar Port 4. India‟s first satellite-controlled solar power plant was inaugurated in which state on 6 May 2015? – Punjab (India‟s first-ever satellite-controlled solar power plant was opened in Lalpur village in Punjab‟s Hoshiarpur district.)
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5. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 7 May 2015 announced decision to set up a high-level panel to examine the issue of minimum alternate tax (MAT) on foreign institutional investors (FIIs). Who will lead this panel? – Justice A.P. Shah
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6. A new strategic naval base of the Indian Navy named “INS Sardar Patel” was commissioned on 9 May 2015. This base has been established in which coastal city of Gujarat? – Porbandar
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7. From May 2015 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has reduced the switching fee it charges banks for processing inter-bank ATM transactions by five paise. What is the new switching fee after this reduction? – 45 paise per transaction ( Till now NPCI‟s switching fee for processing inter-bank ATM transactions was 50 paise per transaction)
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8.Which private sector financial entity from India has emerged the only Indian company among a list of the world‟s 10 biggest consumer financial services firms complied by Forbes magazine and released recently? – HDFC Explanation: HDFC is ranked 7th on the list, compiled by business magazine Forbes,
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9. What is the name of the festival of Indian arts and culture in Russia that was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in Moscow on 10 May 2015? – “Namaste India”
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10. Which noted banker of India was on 11 May 2015 appointed as the first President of the $100billion New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries, to be based in China‟s financial hub Shanghai? – KV Kamath 11. El Nino is the name given to a weather pattern which can drive droughts and flooding. It is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in which ocean? -Pacific Ocean 12. On 12 May 2015 Google announced integration of Indian Railways schedules as well as updated information about public transport in eight Indian cities on Google Maps. This facility would be made available under which feature of Google Maps? – “Google Transit” 13. Which city would become the first in India to get Google Street View? – Hyderabad
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 14. The first ever meeting of which important council of Indian Railways was held on 13 May 2015 and was headed by noted industrialist Ratan Tata? – „Kayakalp Council (Constitution of ‘Kayakalp Council’ was announced in the Rail Budget 2015-16 by then Union Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu) 15. Which country became the first country in the world to give its approval to same-sex marriage by a popular vote on 24 May 2015? – Ireland 16. SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media Chair Shobhana Bhartia were listed in the 12th Forbes‟100 Most Powerful Women List, which was released on 26 May 2015. Who was placed at first place in this list? – German Chancellor Angela Merkel 17. A new plant to produce the paper for high-denomination currency notes domestically was inaugurated by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 30 May 2015 at Hoshangabad
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18. Who was named as the new Chancellor of the Nalanda University to replace Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. George Yeo (former foreign minister of Singapore)
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19. The book Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji is written by ? APJ Abdul Kalam and Arun Tiwari.
20. India and five nations on 3 June 2015 signed an agreement to join 60 countries, including Switzerland, to exchange financial information automatically from 2017. What is the name of this agreement that would pave way to have a control on black money overseas? Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA)
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21. Who was appointed as first woman President of Mauritius and approved by the country’s Parliament on 4 June 2015. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
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22. Delhi Metro received India’s first driver-less metro train on 4 June 2015 from .The new generation train, which is a part of a 20-set consignment, will be suitable to eventually run on UTO (unattended train operation) mode. Which south Korean company supplies this train? Hyundai Rotem 23. The 2-day Summit of G7 countries started on 7 June 2015. This summit is being held at Schloss Elmau .G7 is the group of seven major advanced economies of the world and includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Schloss Elmau is in which country? -Germay 24. Who was appointed as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) by the Union Government on 8 June 2015. - K.V. Chowdary
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25. Who was appointed by the Union Govt. as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) on 8 June 2015.Former CIC Rajiv Mathur’s tenure ended on 22 August 2014. - Vijai Sharma 26.Who was appointed as new Director General (DG) of National Security Guard (NSG) on 7 June 2015 - R.C. Tayal 27. India finished at which place in the 21st Asian Athletics Championships that concluded in Wuhan (China) on 7 June 2015.? -Third place 28. Noted Indian author Amitav Ghosh’s third and final book under the “Ibis trilogy” was published recently The other two previous books under “Ibis trilogy” are – “Sea of Poppies” (2008) and “River of Smoke .What is the name of the third book? -Flood of Fire
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29.Which company has been awarded Vizhinjam(kerala) Port Project by the state govt. ? -Adani ports
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30. Who became the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals ? - Sunil Chhetri 31. International yoga day -21 June
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32. Kerala government has appointed Tennis Icon ___ as Ayurveda brand ambassador. - Steffanie Graf 33. Full form of AMRUT in context of Union Govt.’s Urban development project? - Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.
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34. Which Indian spiritual leader has been conferred with Colombia’s highest civilian award, Orden de la Democracia Simon Bolivar en el grado de cruz Caballero. He was bestowed with this award for spreading the message of peace in society, reducing stress, inter-mediation in war and combating violence through yoga and breathing exercises. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 35. Who became first India-born player in the NBA. - Satnam Singh (picked by the Dallas Mavericks) 36. State Bank of India (SBI) announced its tie-up with which travel website with an objective to boost e-commerce and m-commerce ecosystem. - MakeMyTrip.com
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 37. Matti Makkonen (Finland) passed away.He was associated with? - He is known as the father of short messaging service (SMS) after developing the idea of sending messages via mobile networks. 38. Indian economy crossed mark which benchmark during 2014 as disclosed in the data released by the World Bank in Washington on 2 July.? -$2-trillion 39.Which country created history by winning the Copa America tournament for 2015 on 4 July 2015.? They defeated the much-fancied Argentina by 4-1 on penalties to win the prestigious tournament. - Chile 40.State run telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) launched pre-paid card linked mobile wallet service.What is the name given to this service? -‘Speed Pay’
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41.Which country won FIFA Women’s Football World Cup 2015 on 5 July 2015?. The United States(The final was played between the U.S. and Japan on 5 July 2015 at BC Place, Vancouver)
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42.India signed a historic uranium deal with ____ on 6 July 2015 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. Under the deal, India will receive 5,000 metric tonnes uranium. - Kazakhstan 43.Which Indian cricketer made history on 6 July 2015 by becoming the first Indian and second in women’s ODI history to complete 5000 runs. -Indian captain Mithali Raj
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44. Bashar Navaaz passed away in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. He was 80 years old. He was associated with? -He was a notable Urdu poet, critic and orator. He was known as an Indo Pak shayar as his gazals are popular in India as well as Pakistan.
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45. Who was appointed as Managing Director and CEO of National Housing Bank (NHB).? NHB is the regulator of India’s housing finance sector - Sriram Kalyanaraman 46.The 2-day 7th BRICS Summit was concluded on 9 July 2015 at which place? -Ufa(Russia). 47. Who was named as the first Chairman of Bandhan Bank.? Chandra Sekhar Ghosh will be the MD and CEO of the bank. - Ashok K. Lahiri, a former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), 48. Which two countries were given membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on 10 July 2015. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is political, economic and military
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 organisation that was founded in 2001 by 6 countries in Shanghai – China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. -India and Pakistan 49.ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-28 has successfully put five satellites of _____ into designated orbits. They were successfully put designated into orbit after its lift off from first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta, Andhra Pradesh With the overall mass of five satellites is about 1,440kg, this launch became the heaviest commercial mission ever undertaken by ISRO - United Kingdom 50. Which indian bagged the highest bid, at Rs. 1.20 crore Players auctions. He was bought by Mumbai City FC. - Indian captain Sunil Chhetri
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51. Who created history on 11 July 2015 when she won the Wimbledon women’s doubles title with her Swiss partner Martina Hingis to become the first female player from the country to win a women’s doubles Grand Slam trophy. - Sania Mirza
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52. Which Indian film has won the best original screenplay in a Foreign Language award at the Madrid International Film Festival. The film is a political satire directed by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri. - Buddha In A Traffic Jam’
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53. What is the name of the NASA’s spacecraft that made a flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto some 4.8 billion kilometers from Earth?. During April it sent the first-ever colour image of Pluto and its largest moon Charon. -‘New Horizons’
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54. Iran and P5+1 countries signed a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear programme. According to this deal Tehran that would allow U.N. inspectors to press for visits to Iranian military sites as part of their monitoring duties of nuclear programme. In return Iran will get relief from economic sanctions that have been imposed for decades.P5+1 refers to ? -P5+1 group : five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, plus Germany
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55. Recently Union Government has launched a navigation system for aviation purposes. It was launched by Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju in New Delhi.It is a joint venture by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Airports Authority of India (AAI). It will provide augmentation service for GPS over the India, Bay of Bengal, South-east Asia and Middle East along with expansion up to Africa.What is the name given to this system? -GAGAN (GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) 56. Which port in Andhra Pradesh has been awarded Golden Peacock environment management award for its achievements and initiatives in the field of environment. ? - Krishnapatnam Port
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57.Which Indian city was recently chosen as City of Music by UNESCO under the Creative Cities Network ? - Varanasi 58. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a committee to prepare a 5 year action plan to spread the reach of financial services across country to unbanked population. The committee will be headed by RBI executive director _____? - Deepak Mohanty. 59.India’s first defence industrial park will be set up at which place? - Ottappalam in Palakkad district(Kerala.)
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60.Which state tourism has won 2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award in the ‘Heritage & Culture’ category for its Muziris Heritage Project - Kerala Tourism
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61. Union Government has announced that 14 States and Union Territories (UTs) have achieved or exceeded the literacy rate of 80 percent. It was announced by Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. 14 States and UTs are: Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Goa, Tripura, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, NCR of Delhi, Chandigarh, Puducherry, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu
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62. Iconic physicist Stephen Hawking launched the biggest-ever search project for alien life in the universe that is being funded by Russian Internet entrepreneur Yuri Milner. This10-year project would cost $100 million.What is the name give to this project ? -Breakthrough Listen.
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63.what is the name given to the Earth-like planet discovered recently by NASA’s Kepler telescope. This planet is about 60% bigger than Earth and is located about 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus - Kepler-452b
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64. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) - R. S. Sharma 65.Author of the novel Sleeping on Jupiter which was long-listed for the 2015 Man Booker Prize ? - Anuradha Roy 66. Author of the book The Year of the Runaways which was shortlisted for 2015 Man Booker Prize ? - British-Indian Sunjeev Sahota
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 67. Which city was chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in a secret ballot held at a convention centre in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on 31 July 2015 thus becoming the first city in Olympic history to be awarded both summer and winter Games?.This city had hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008. -Beijing 68.Which online payment company acquired the title sponsorship rights for India’s domestic and international cricket matches at home from the BCCI for a period of four years with a bid price of Rs 203.28 crore.? - Paytm 69. Which state government instituted youth award in name of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.This state government also announced that Dr Kalam’s birthday on October 15th would be celebrated as the Youth Revival Day. -Tamil Nadu 70. New chairman of LIC - S K Roy
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71. Which Asian country became the first-ever non-European member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, known as CERN ? - Pakistan
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72. The film Baahubali, that hit thousands of screens on 10 July 2015 in three languages, has raced past the Rs. 500-crore mark.It thus joined the select league of two Hindi films – Dhoom 3 and PK.Who is the director of Baahubali ? -S.S. Rajamouli
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73. Hiroshima day is observed on ___? -October 6 (70th anniversary of the dropping of first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima is being observed on 6 August 2015.Atomic bomb named Little Boy by the US Air Force, wiped out the city of Hiroshima. )
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74. Malaysian Government confirmed that a piece of a wing that washed up on an Island in Indian Ocean was part of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which had mysteriously disappeared during March 2014 .Which is the Island ? - Reunion Island 75. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first National Handloom Day 2015 at Chennai on ___? - 7th August 76. The Union Govt. is expected to showcase an emergency response system (ERS) .This system will have similar or better capabilities than the ‘911’ emergency response system being used in the United States.Proposed Emergency Number is ___ -112.
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 77. Nagazaki day -August9 78. The NITI Aayog has started an initiative to engage the states of the Indian Union on six important issues pertaining to governance and finance. This includes the initiative to prune their administrative structure to improve their efficiency and governance. What is the name given to this initiative. - NIYATAM(NITI Initiative to Yield Aspirational Targets and Actionable Means) 79. New Bihar governor - Ram Nath Kovind 80.New Himachal Pradesh governor. -Acharya Dev Vrat
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81.Which country has major share in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) - China.
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82. Who will be the CEO of Google as Google becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of the newly announced holding company Alphabet. - India-born Sundar Pichai
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83. What is the name of the mobile app recently launched by Union Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad which facilitates easy learning of computers and Internet.It is a free mobile app that has been prepared to spread digital literacy through self-learning modules. -Disha
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84. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) fully commissioned and started commercial production of its indigenous titanium sponge plant at _____ - Chavara (Kerala). 85. Founder and Chairman of Hero Cycles , passed away on 13 August 2015, What was his name? -Om Prakash Munjal (O.P. Munjal)
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86. Which state recently passed Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015 -Assam 87. What is the name of the new campaign announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day Address which aimed at promoting startups .According to the PM, the initiative will encourage entrepreneurship among the youth of India. -Start-up India, Stand up India 88.Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address to the nation on 15 August 2015 announced new name of Agriculture Ministry– -Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Ministry
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89.Which indian became 1st Indian shuttler to a win silver medal in World Badminton Championship .She lost the women's singles summit clash to Spain's Carolina Marin 16-21, 19-21 in Jakarta. -Saina 90.Which leading private sector bank recently launched locker facility named Smart Vault .The Smart Vault uses robotic technology to access the lockers from the safe vault and enables customers to conveniently access their lockers at any time of their preference. - ICICI Bank 91. What is the name given to mobile wallet application of State Bank of India (SBI) launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. -SBI Buddy
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92. What is the name given to Android mobile operating system’s latest update Android 6.0? -Marshmallow
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93.The book named The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity authored by _______? - Tarun Khanna
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94. Who was appointed as MD and CEO of IDBI Bank. - Kishor Piraji Kharat
95. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) launched two new funds primarily for small entrepreneurs and start-ups. -India Aspiration Fund (IAF) and SIDBI Make In India Loan For Enterprises (SMILE).
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96. What is the name of the web portal that was launched on the occasion of 69thIndependence Day. It is the first of its kind portal providing single window for students to access information and make applications for educational loans provided by banks and also government scholarships. -Vidya Lakshmi
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97. Who authored the book ‘Mrs Funnybones’.? -Twinkle Khanna. 98.2nd edition of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit, which witnessed participation of the heads of states of 14 Pacific island nations, was held in which city. - Jaipur 99. The fair price shops in Rajasthan will now be run under the name ‘Annapurna Bhandar Yojna’ in which Kishore Biyani-led Future Consumer Enterprise will assist the state government 100.Which Jamaica athlete retained the 100m and 200m title at IAAF World Championships at Beijing’s Nest Stadium on 23 August 2015?.He defeated Justin Gatlin (US) in both the events
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 - Usain Bolt 101. Which team won the STAR Sports ProKabaddi League’s second season as they defeated Bengaluru Bulls (Bengaluru) team in the finals by 36-30 - U Mumba 102.Committee on Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for foreign institutional investors (FIIs) led by _____recommended that, FIIs should be granted relief on MAT - Justice A.P. Shah 103. Which Golfer became first Indian to win the Ladies British Amateur Golf championship.The 17-year-old golfer is not only the first Indian to take the title, but also the youngest-ever winner of the tournament. -Aditi Ashok
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104. Which Sri Lankan cricketer retired from International Cricket as he played his last match against India as part of three match test series held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. -Kumar Sangakkara
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105.Union Government launched ____ to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas.Under the initiative people will be able to consult doctors through video link and also order generic drugs. -Sehat
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106. Aurangzeb Road, one of Delhi’s most elite addresses, will be renamed after whom? - Dr.A P J Abdul Kalam.
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108. Which Sahitya Akademi winner and renowned Kannada writer shot dead by alleged rightist group recently? - M. M. Kalburgi
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109. Union Government launched ___scheme for online release of new LPG connections. - SAHAJ 110. Who was appointed as Union Home secretary. ? - Rajiv Mehrishi 111. Who authored the book 30 Women in Power:Their Voices, Their Stories .The book is a collection of narratives on modern Indian women who have been pioneers and led large organizations - in banking,law, the media, advertising, etc - Naina Lal Kidwai 112. Kerala’s ______district would soon be declared as the first total HIV/AIDS literate district in the country.
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 - Palakkad 113. Who authored the book named The Duels of the Himalayan Eagle released.The author, who was a young fighter pilot, during the 1965-war has tried to club official records, squadron diaries and veteran accounts in the book. -Air Marshal Bharat Kumar 114. Which state to give 2% reservation to grand children of freedom fighters in government jobs.? -Bihar 115. Which country created history by topping the medals tally at the 15th World Championships of Athletics that concluded on 30 August 2015 at Beijing. Jamaica and United States finished at 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. - Kenya
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118. The Reserve Bank of India on 31 August 2015 declared ___and ___ Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs), which literally means that these banks are so integral to the national economy that their failure would have to be prevented at any cost. - SBI , ICICI
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120. Which railway zone with its headquarters at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, became the first-ever zone of the Indian Railway to have eliminated all unmanned level crossings - The West-Central Railway (WCR) Zone,
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121. South Africa’s Which city of South Africa was confirmed as the host of the Commonwealth Games 2022.The city became the first-ever city from Africa to get the hosting rights of the Commonwealth Games. - Durban 122. The meeting of the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from the Group of 20 (G20) was held at Ankara (Turkey). The meeting was attended by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and RBI Governor Raghram Rajan. G20 is the group of the largest developing economies of the world. G20 launched a new group with the objective to empower women and to boost the role of women in global economic growth.What is the name given to this special group? -W20
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 123.Which state became the second in the country after Rajasthan to fix the minimum educational qualification for elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions.? -Haryana 124. Andhra Pradesh Govt. on 9 September 2015 created history by taking the first step to link two mighty rivers of the state. Which are the two rivers -This was done by diverting the water of Godavari river from Tadepudi reservoir to facilitate supply to Krishna river. 125. Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) recently downgraded which country’s credit rating to junk grade on 9 September 2015. This country is the largest economy of Latin America. S&P said its decision was based on the mounting political problems that have muddled economic policy. --Brazil 126. Pakistan SC ordered adoption of ___ as official language. Urdu
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127. 12th World Hindi Conference, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 September 2015. The conference primarily focuses on exploring the possibilities of expanding the influence of Hindi across the world. The main feature of this conference is that with it the WHC has returned to India after an interval of 32 years.Which city hosted this event? Bhopal(M.P)
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129. US open winners: women’s singles-Flavia Pennetta(Italy) defeated Roberta Vinci(Italy),thus became the oldest first-time Grand Slam women’s champion in the Open era.In mixed doubles Leander Paes (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) defeated American duo Sam Querrey and Bethanie Mattek.Mens singles- Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland. Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won Women's Doubles title.
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130._________, a former Liberal Party leader and Communications Minister, became Australia’s fourth Prime Minister in just over two years after Tony Abbott lost a leadership ballot by members of his party. - Malcolm Turnbull 131. AUSINDEX-15 is the name given to the first bilateral naval exercise between India and _____ being conducted off the east coast of India from 12 September to 19 September 2015. - Australia 132. What is the name given to the first-ever country special cell at Pentagon was established to speed up United States’ defence ties with India and accelerate the process of co-development and co-production of hi-tech military equipment in the country. - India Rapid Reaction Cell (IRRC) For more bank exam study materials visit
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 133. The World Bank on 14 September 2015 released the first ever ranking of States on the “Ease of Doing Business” in India. Which state topped the list? - Gujarat 134. What is the name of the exhibition that was started on 15 September 2015 at the India Gate lawns in New Delhi to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Indo-Pak War of 1965. ? - Shauryanjali. 135. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16 September 2015 accorded “in-principal” approval for 10 small finance banks. 1) Au Financiers, 2) Capital Local Area Bank, 3) Disha Microfin, 4) Equitas Holdings, 5) ESAF Microfinance, 6) Janalakshmi Financial Services, 7) RGVN (North East) Microfinance, 8) Suryoday Micro Finance, 9) Ujjivan Financial Services and 10) Utkarsh Micro Finance. 136. What is the objective of Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)? - welfare of people affected by mining related operations.
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142. Mumbai Dialogue: Towards a TB-free India launched.According to the World Health Organization Global TB Report 2014, 240000 Indians die of TB each year and 61000 suffer from multidrug-resistant TB. 143. What is the name of the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), passed away recently? - Jagmohan Dalmiya, 144. Greek voters returned Alexis Tsipras to power with a comfortable win. Which is the party he represents? -Syriza party 145. Which German based company came under controversy after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disclosed that the company used software that deceived regulators For more bank exam study materials visit
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154. Dr. Syed Ahmad, passed away at a hospital in Mumbai on 27 September 2015 . 75-year old Dr. Syed Ahmad was the 16th Governor of ____. - Manipur 155. NASA developing space shotgun as part of its Asteroid Redirect Mission.Asteroid Redirect Mission or ARM is NASA’s first ever robotic mission aimed at redirecting asteroids into a stable orbit around the moon. 156. Union Government formed a committee to revisit civil services examination pattern.The committee will submit a report on a range of issues related to the examination-eligibility criteria, number of attempts, revision of syllabus, usage of technology, etc.Who heads this committee? - B S Baswan 157. World Tourism Day observed with theme One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities -27 September: For more bank exam study materials visit
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 158.29th october:World Heart Day 2015 159.What is the name given to indigenously built largest warship, dedicated to the nation.It weighs over 7500 tonnes and is equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors including long-range surface-to-surface BrahMos missile.- INS Kochi, 160. Current repo rate 6.75%. 161. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed globally on 17th October 162. Which is the Aditya Birla Group launched online fashion store recently? -Abof.com.Abof (all about fashion) is a one-stop fashion portal for apparel, footwear and accessories for men and women.
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163. What was Supreme Court’s recent ruling regarding Judicial Appointments Commission? -SC declared National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) unconstitutional. It also upheld the Collegium system that existed before the NJAC as operative. Collegium System was established by the SC in 1993 for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
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164.world food day -october16.
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165.Which indian fast bowler announced his retirement from International Cricket.Zaheer, with 311 wickets, is the fourth highest Indian wicket-taker in Tests behind Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev (434) and Harbhajan Singh (417) - Zaheer Khan
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166. Which state Government launched mobile app mSehat for health workers.The application was developed by Kellton Tech, a company that was selected as the technology partner for the initiative by State Innovations in Family Planning Services Agency (SIFPSA). - Uttar Pradesh
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167. India, US and Japan began five-day Malabar Exercise 2015.Malabar 2015 is a latest in the continuing series of exercises conducted to advance multi-national maritime relationships and mutual security issues.
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168. Who appointed as MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda? -PS Jayakumar 169. Who won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.He won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings and became the first Jamaican author to win the prize in its 47-years of history. - Jamaican writer Marlon James 170. Arun Jaitley chosen 'Finance Minister of the Year, Asia' by Emerging Markets.The magazine in an article said that Jaitley too deserves some recognition for India’s relative economic
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 success over the last 18 month as without his decisions and stewardship of India’s financial direction. 171. What is the name of the Indo-China Joint Military Exercise started recently.The twelve day exercise lays emphasis on joint handling of counter terrorism and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. -‘Hand in Hand’ 172.India-Sri Lanka Joint Exercise ‘Mitra Shakti-2015’ culminated.The 14-day joint training included understanding of transnational terrorism, developing interoperability and conduct of joint tactical operations controlled by a Joint Command Post. 173. Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram won 2015 Dutch Open Men’s Singles title. It was the fourth title for India. Prior to Jayaram’s maiden title in 2014, it was won by Prakash Padukone and Chetan Anand in 1982 and 2009 respectively.
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174. KP Sharma Oli elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal He is the country’s first Prime Minister under the newly introduced constitutional system. He defeated incumbent Prime Minister Sushil Koirala of the Nepali Congress. 175.11th October Fourth International Day of the Girl Child
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176. Veteran music director Ravindra Jain passed away.His famous songs are Geet Gaata Chal, Chor Machaye Shor, Chitchor, Nadiya ke Paar, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, Do Jasoos and Henna.
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177. October9:World Post Day observed globally..
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178. Music composer AR Rahman named as Cultural Ambassador of Seychelles. 179. Which music composer was chosen for 2015 Hridaynath Mangeskar Award.He was chosen for the award for his contribution to the Indian music in his career spanning over two decades. - A R Rehman
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180. World Sight Day observed on 8 October with theme Eye care for all 181. ICICI Bank launched mVisa-based Mobile Payment Service.The service enables customers to make electronic payments from their smartphones at traditional stores, e-commerce sites, deliveries made at home, radio taxi and utility bills among others. 182.8th october 83rd Air Force Day observed across India 183. Union Cabinet approved setting up of three AllMS under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna.These three new AIIMS will come up at Nagpur in Maharashtra, at Manglagiri in Andhra Pradesh and at Kalyani in West Bengal at a cost of 4949 crore rupees to the exchequer.
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 184. Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar authored by Santosh Singh released.The book Ruled or Misruled offers a 360 degree journey of Bihar politics since Independence, especially since the Congress’ downfall in 1990. 185. National Anti-Drug Addiction Day observed on 2 October 186. Shashank Manohar elected BCCI President.Manohar has also served as the 29th President of the board from 2008 to 2011. 187.2nd October- International Day of Non-Violence observed across the world 188. 1 October: International Day of Older Persons 189.Nobel prize for peace: Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet "for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of Jasmine revolution of 2011
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190. The Nobel Prize in Literature: Svetlana Alexievich (Belarus) " for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time
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191.The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015:Arthur B McDonald (USA) and Takaaki Kajita (Japan): for their discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass
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192.The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015:William C Campbell (Ireland), Satoshi Omura (Japan) and Youyou Tu (China), "Campbell and Omura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and Youyou Tu for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria
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193. The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015 Angus Deaton (UK)" for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare " .
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194.The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 Tomas Lindahl (UK), Paul Modrich (USA) and Aziz Sancar (USA) " for having mapped how cells repair damaged DNA and safeguard the genetic information at a molecular level" 195.harward university’s prestigious ‘Humanitarian of the year award’ has gone to Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Sathyarthi in recognition of his continuing contribution to the cause of children’s right and abolition of child slavery.
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196.DRDO’s Missile Complex in Hyderabad renamed after which Scientist? -Dr.A P J Abdul Kalam 197.Pranab Mukherjee becomes 1st Indian president to address Israel Parliament.What is the name of Israel parliament? -Knesset 198.November 26 to be observed as Constitutional Day(Samvidhan Divas) as announced by PM of India.
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BANKASPIRE-201 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR IBPS PO MAIN 2015 199. Which telecom operator will begin offering life insurance to its customers with covers starting from Rs.5,000 going up to Rs.50,000.Customers need not pay any premium.It is first of its kind from a telecom operator. -Telenor(Old name Uninor) 200.Which Indian woman shuttler finish at 2nd position at Denmark open. -P V Sindhu 201.Who authored the book Baat Niklegi Toh phir -The life and music of Jagjit Singh? -Sathya Saran
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