| 1 | When we wind a watch which energy is stored? | Potential Energy. |
| 2. | On which phenomena the process of Dialysis used on patient with affected kidneys is based? | Osmosis. |
| 3. | In Internet jargon the full form of 'http' is? | Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. |
| India's first air-conditioned DEMU train was launched in? | Kochi (Kerala) |
| Name the Indian scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee who has been conferred Japan's highest award - the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star? | C N R Rao |
| Name the Indian boxer and winner of Olympic bronze medal in 2008 who will not represent India any more as he has turned professional? | Vijender Singh |
| Who was made captain of the Indian Cricket Team for the Zimbabwe tour scheduled to be held in July 2015? | Ajinkya Rahane |
| What is the new national floor-level minimum wage (NFLMW)? Earlier it was 137 rupees per day. The new rate will be effective from 01st July 2015. | 160 rupees per day |
| 9th National Statistics Day was observed on 29th June. What was its theme? | Social Development |
| Name the famous writer who was chosen for 28th Moorti Devi Award founded by Bharatiya Jnanpith? | Vishwanath Tripathi |
| First phase of Metro Rail Service was recently launched in which state? | Chennai |
| Who is the author of the book - Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji? | Abdul Kalam |
| Who became the first Indian basketball player to play in National Basketball Association (NBA) in USA? | Satnam Singh Bhamara |
| Which district of West Bengal won the UN Public Service Award 2015 for eliminating open defecation? | Nadia |
| Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes by? | 6 months |
| Two-day long annual Hemis festival was celebrated recently to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava. At which place this festival was held? | Ladakh |
| Who was conferred with Columbia's highest civilian award - The Order of the Democracy Simon Bolivar? | Sri Sri Ravi Shankar |
| Union Cabinet recently approved setting up of six Indian Institutes of Management (IIM). These six IIM will be set up at? | Amritsar (Punjab), Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sambalpur (Odisha), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) and Bodh Gaya (Bihar) |
| Name the Asian country which won the 3-match One Day International (ODI) cricket series against India 2-1? | Bangladesh |
| Name the former tennis star who was appointed as Kerala's Ayurveda brand ambassador? | Steffi Graf |
| Indian Railway Team won World Railway Championship 2015 in? | Tennis and Volleyball |
| Which state declared Blue Mormon as State butterfly? | Maharashtra |
| Who was selected for Sangitha Kalanidhi award for the year 2015? | Sanjay Subrahmanyam |
| Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee celebrated the ....... foundation day of the of Sri Anandpur Sahib? | 350th |
| Name the joint exercise recently conducted by the armies of India and UK? | Ajeya Warrior |
| Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on June 18, launched a free SMS service which will provide alerts and updates on extreme weather conditions such as thunder, hailstorms, etc. to registered farmers on their mobile phones. What is the name of this service? | NOWCAST |
| Which states were recently approved by CCEA for inclusion in National Dairy Plan- I | Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh |
| Who was appointed as Executive Director of Amnesty International India? | Aakar Patel |
| Name the Additional Secretary in Department of Food and Public Distribution who was given additional charge as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards? | G Gurucharan |
| Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015 was approved by the? | Union Cabinet |
| Who was appointed as Director of National Crime Records Bureau? | Archana Ramasundaram |
| Recognition of which party headed by former Lok Sabha Speaker was suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI)? | National People's Party (NPP) |
| Nathu La pass was reopened for Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrims after 53 years. Nathu La is in which state? | Sikkim |
| Who became the first 100% blind officer in Indian Foreign Services (IFS)? | Beno Zephine |
| Who became first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals? | Sunil Chhetri |
| India's first Micro Air Vehicle Aerodynamics Research Tunnel was set up by CSIR in? | Bengaluru |
| Who was appointed as Chairman of Delhi Jal Board? | Kapil Mishra |
| Which Indian cricketer became 9th highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket and is only 20 wickets short of Kapil Dev's 434 Test wickets? | Harbhajan Singh |
| Name the creator of Chandigarh's Rock Garden who died recently? (Rock Garden of Chandigarh was opened for public on 24 January 1976) | Nek Chand |
| Who presented Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with 2015 Space Pioneer Award for Mars Orbiter Mission in recognition of ISRO's efforts in accomplishing Mars Orbiter Mission in its very first attempt? | National Space Society (NSS) of USA |
| Who became the new law minister of Delhi succeeding Jitendra Singh Tomar who resigned on 9th June following his arrest in fake degree case? | Kapil Mishra |
| What is the name of mobile application launched by HDFC Bank which will allow customers to perform monetary transaction using their debit/credit cards and virtual cards? | PayZapp |
| Who was conferred with 2015 Sant Namdev National Award? | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Who was appointed as the Director of CSIR-IICT? (CSIR - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) (IICT - Institute of Chemical Technology) | Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar |
| Name the country where Indian Army carried out cross border operation against militants recently? | Myanmar |
| Who was appointed as Chief Information Commissioner of India? | Vijai Sharma |
| Jind and Karnal districts of Haryana and Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh were included in? | National Capital Region |
| Who was appointed as Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India? (He became the first non-IAS officer to head the CVC since it was formed in 1964) | KV Chowdary |
| Who was appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard? | RC Tayal |
| World Ocean Day was observed across the world on? (The theme of World Ocean Day - Healthy oceans, Healthy planet) | 09th June |
| Who is the writer of the book Flood of fire? | Amitav Ghosh |
| With which country India signed Land Boundary Agreement of 1974 under which the countries will exchange territories, with 111 enclaves being transferred to Bangladesh and 51 to India. | Bangladesh |
| Name the former Indian cricketer who was appointed coach of India A and U-19 cricket team? | Rahul Dravid |
| Against which product Union Government filed complaint under Section 12(1)(d) of Consumer Protection Act? | Maggi |
| Which company was awarded the Miniratna (Cateogry -1) status by the Department of Public Enterprises under the Union Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises? | Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) |
| Metro train of which state got its first driver-less train? | Delhi |
| Who was conferred with Asian Athletics Association President's award? | Suresh Kalmadi |
| Union Government launched Khoya Paya web portal www.khoyapaya.gov.in to exchange information on? | missing children |
| Who was re-appointed as Director of Indian Cricket team? | Ravi Shastri |
| Who was appointed as the CMD of Hero MotoCorp Ltd succeeding his father Brijmohan Lall Munjal? | Pawan Munjal |
| Who was appointed as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO? | K Sivan |
| Who was appointed as Director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC)? | P Kunhikrishnan |
| President of India Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill, 2013 that relate to the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India and ..........? | Bangaladesh |
| Who was appointed as Executive Director of RBI? | Meena Hemchandra |
| Who sworn-in as the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh? | Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa |
| Who was conferred with World No Tobacco Day Award 2015? | Uttarakhand's Health Minister SS Negi |
| Name the former Foreign Minister of Singapore who was appointed as Chancellor of Nalanda University? | George Yeo |
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| Serial | Sentence | One Word | Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One who is unmarried | Celibate | अविवाहित | सेलिबट |
| 2 | One who believes in fate | Fatalist | भाग्यवादी | फैटलिस्ट |
| 3 | Sleep enjoyed in the afternoon | Siesta | दोपहर का आराम | सीएस्ट |
| 4 | A speech delivered without any previous preparation | Extempore | तात्कालिक | इक्स्टेम्परी |
| 5 | Language which is confused and unintelligible | Jargon | अनाप शनाप | जार्गन |
| Name the creator of Chandigarh's Rock Garden who died recently? (Rock Garden of Chandigarh was opened for public on 24 January 1976) | Nek Chand |
| Who presented Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with 2015 Space Pioneer Award for Mars Orbiter Mission in recognition of ISRO's efforts in accomplishing Mars Orbiter Mission in its very first attempt? |
| Battles in Indian History | Details |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hydaspeas - 326 B.C. | Alexander defeated Porus. |
| Kalinga War - 261 B.C. | Ashoka defeated Kalinga. |
| First Battle of Tarain - 1191 A.D. | Prithvi Raj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori. |
| Second Battle of Tarain - 1192 A.D. | Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan. |
| Battle of Chandawar - 1193 or 1194 | Muhammad Ghori defeated Jaichandra Gaharwar. |
| First Battle of Panipat - 1526 A.D. | Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi. |
