| High Court of which state ruled that a woman having a child through surrogacy is entitled to maternity leave? | Delhi High Court |
| In a landmark ruling, the high court of which state has said that the sovereignty of the state remains "legally and constitutionally" intact and cannot be challenged, altered or abridged? | Jammu and Kashmir High Court |
With which bank of Sri Lanka, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signed a Special Currency Swap Agreement under which the Sri Lankan Bank can draw up to US$ 1.1 billion for a maximum period of six months?
| Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
| Which American multinational technology firm is all set to boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India plan by introducing its newly-developed White-Fi technology, which uses the unused spectrum in frequencies utilised for broadcasting of television signals and can provide free WiFi connectivity to tackle the problem of last mile broadband connectivity in India? | Microsoft Corporation |
| Name the indigenously built Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel (TLRV) which was decommissioned after almost 31 years in service? | INS Astravahini |
| Name the committee which was approved to be set up by the Union Cabinet to classify Caste Census data, 2011? | Panagariya Committtee. It will be headed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya |
| The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the creation of an intra state transmission system in 7 States at an estimated cost of Rs 8548.68 crore with Government of India contribution from National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) of Rs 3419.47 crore (40 percent of the total estimated cost of project). Name the 7 states? | Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan |
| Which banks (CBS enabled) were permitted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue ATM cards/ ATM-cum-debit cards in tie-up with a sponsor bank having their own ATM network? | Cooperative Banks |
| A K Bhargava committee report on Net Neutrality was released by? | Department of Telecom (DoT) |
| The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 671 crore on four public sector insurance companies for indulging in anti-competitive practices. Name these four insurance companies? | National Insurance Co, New India Insurance Co, Oriental Insurance Co and United India Insurance Co |
| The Reserve Bank has directed banks to ensure that their overall direct lending to farmers should not fall below the average of last _____________. This come in the wake of government expressing concerns over crop losses due to adverse weather conditions in recent months | Three years |
| Champions League T20 was scrapped by the Governing Council (GC) of CLT20 consisting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA). What is the reason for scrapping? | Limited public following |
| Name the scheme recently launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to create skilled manpower at grass-root level by providing them vocational, technical and skill development education? | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana |
| Indian Scientists have found remnants of a historically important port on Zuari River which is expected to be amongst the oldest signs of human trade on the central west coast. Zuari River is located at which state? | Goa |
| Name the Indian artist who has been conferred with the highest French civilian honour, the Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur (the Legion of Honour) for his peerless achievements? (This award was created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. This award is given for outstanding service to France, regardless of recipients' nationality.) | Sayed Haider Raza |
| Which school won the 18th National Youth Parliament Competition for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas? (Aiming at inculcating the spirit of self-discipline, tolerance of diverse opinion, righteous expression of views and other virtues of a democratic way of life, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs organized National Youth Parliament Competition for school children across the country.) | Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Churachandpur (Manipur) |
| Recently Manipur Legislative Assembly unanimously resolved to withdraw a bill. What is the name of this bill? | Manipur Regulation of Visitors and Migrant Workers Bill (MRVTMW Bill, 2015) |
| India's 1st railway line built under Public–Private Partnerships (PPP) model was inaugurated on 14th July 2015 in the State of? | Gujarat |
| Assembly of which Indian State passed the Guarantee of Public Services Bill, 2015? | Maharashtra |
| Indigenously developed helicopter-launched Nag missile was successfully test fired from? | Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) |
| Which award was won by Make in India, an initiative of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)? | Frost and Sullivan's 2015 Economic Development Innovation Award |
| The government has decided to cap the subsidy payout on kerosene at Rs _____ per litre. It will leave the extra burden of Rs 5,000-6,000 crore to state-run oil firms like ONGC and Oil India Ltd even as the retail prices will be maintained at the current level. | Rs 12 |
| Name the initiative launched by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development and Facebook to recognize 100 women achievers of India? | #100Women Initiative |
| Name the scheme launched by the Union Ministry of Urban Development on 14 July 2015 for 12 cities in the country from Amritsar in Punjab? (The scheme seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of India) | National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) |
| By what margin India won 3-match ODI cricket series against Zimbabwe? | 3-0 |
| In which state Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela began recently? Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bath in a sacred river. | Maharsahtra |
| Name the two IPL franchises which was suspended by the Lodha panel, which was appointed by the Supreme Court of India, for a period of two years in connection with the betting and spot-fixing scandals in the IPL? | Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals |
| Name the new system launched by the Income Tax Department which would completely eliminate the need of sending the paper acknowledgement, called ITR-V, through post to the I-T Central Processing Centre (CPC) based in Bengaluru? | One Time Password (OTP) based e-filing verification system |
| Who was appointed as Vice-Chief of Indian Army? | Lt General Man Mohan Singh Rai |
| Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, formally launched the GAGAN system. GAGAN is the first SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System) in the world certified for Approach with Vertical Guidance operating in the Equatorial Ionospheric region and the third SBAS to have achieved this feat, after WAAS of USA and EGNOS of Europe. GAGAN is a joint effort of Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). In the aviation field, GAGAN will support more direct air routes, reduce fuel consumption and improve safety. What is the full form of GAGAN? | GPS AIDED GEO AUGMENTED NAVIGATION |
| Name the Indo-Vietnamese pair which won the 2015 Wimbledon Boys' Doubles title? | Sumit Nagal and Nam Hoang Ly |
| Name the initiate of Ministry of Human Resource Development which aims to inculcate a spirit of inquiry, creativity and love for Science and Mathematics in school children and which was recently launched by the former President of India, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam? | Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) |
| Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched five satellites into orbit from the Sriharikota space port. These satellites belonged to which country? (The total weight of the satellites was 1440 kg, making this the heaviest commercial launch ever to be undertaken by ISRO) | Britain |
| In which state India's 1st Earthquake Warning System (EWS) was successfully installed? | Uttarakhand |
| Professional boxing took its first steps in India with the launch of the first national governing body which will sanction professional matches and award national and subordinate championship titles. What is the name of this body? | Indian Boxing Council (IBC) |
| Which country will host the BRICS summit in 2016? | India at New Delhi |
| Who are the member countries of BRICS? | Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa |
| Name the initiative put forward by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the BRICS summit in Ufa, Russia? | Dus Kadam: 10 Steps for the Future |
| Name the former Chief Economic Adviser to the Union Government who was appointed as the Chairman of Bandhan bank? | Ashok Kumar Lahiri |
| Who became the first Indian to win a Gold Medal at World University Games in Gwangju? | Inderjeet Singh |
| Uttarakhand police traced 44 missing children from various parts of the state in the past week, as part of a special operation, out of which 31 children were united with their families. What is the name of this operation? | Operation Smile |
| For which state the Union Home Ministry extended the 'disturbed area' status for one more year? | Nagaland |
| Youth Delphic Games in February 2016 will be held at? (Youth Delphic Games are held after every four years) | Goa |
| Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu launched a new mobile ticketing application that will now facilitate hassle-free travel for around 35 lakh daily suburban railway commuters using the Western Railway. What is the name of this application? | utsonmobile |
| How many colleges across the India which are more than 100 years old was accorded Heritage status by the University Grants Commission (UGC)? | 19 |
| Federation of Film Societies of India (North Region) awarded Pritiman Sarkar Award to? | Jodhpur Film Society |
| National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched a mobile application that will recommend a balanced diet for cows and buffaloes to help boost dairy farmers' income by raising milk yield and cutting feed cost. What is the name of this application? | Pashu Poshan |
| Which bank launched the first MUDRA card based on the RuPay platform under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)? | Corporation Bank |
| Whom did India defeated 93-44 to won the 2015 South Asian Basketball Championship held at Bengaluru? | Sri Lanka |
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