Current affairs latest gk questions 2015

1. Newly appointed BCCI President ?

Answer:  anurag thakur (appointed on 23-5-2016)

2. who was recently appointed as chief of industrial corridor project (Delhi- mumbai)?

Answer: Alkesh Sharma

3. Recently selected Nepal prime minister?

Answer: Khadga Prasad Oli

4. Which country launched missile named "Imad" ?

Answer: Iran

5. who is the 2015 booker prize winner ?

Answer: Marlon James (Jamaica)

6. who wrote the book "A Brief History of Seven Killings" ?

Answer: Marlon James

7. Who is Miss India 2015 winner ?

Answer : Aditi Arya

8. which team won copa america 2015?

Answer: chile

*9. Nepal's recently elected  president  (first women president for nepal)?

Answer:  Bidhya Devi Bhandari

10. Who is the Recently selected prime minister of Nepal ?

Answer: K.P. Sharma Oli

11. The economically diverse region of MENA nations refers to which  countries?

Answer: Middle East and North Africa

12. which country was affected by Typhoon "Koppu" ?

Answer : philippines

13. which country recently built Zam Hydropower Station on river Brahmaputra?

Answer: china (dam located at tibet)

 14. 2015 WTA womens doubles winners ?

 Answer: Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza

15. Venue for G20 summit 2015?

Answer: Turkey

16.  2015 Third India–Africa Forum Summit was held at ___________ ?

Answer: New Delhi

17. Who was recently appointed as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations  ?

Answer: Syed Akbaruddin

18. Recently elected  Bihar chief minister ?

Answer: Nitish Kumar 

*19. Recently appointed Canada prime minister ?

Answer: Justin Trudeau

*20. who is the Newly appointed  argentina president?

Answer: Mauricio Macri

*21. which country recently tested  nuclear capable ballistic missile named "Shaheen 1A" ?

Answer: Pakistan

*22. who is  Miss Universe 2015 ?

Answer: Pia Wurtzbach from Philippines

*23. Who is Miss world 2015?

Answer: Mireia Lalaguna from Spain

*24. Which year is celebrated as "International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies"?

   Answer: 2015

*24. Which year is celebrated as "International Year of Soils "?

Answer: 2015

*25. Who is the Jnanpith Award 2014 winner?

Answer: Bhalchandra Nemade (Marathi Novelist)

*26. Who is the First women president of  mauratious ?

Answer: Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (Elected on 2015)

*27. which nation won 2015 SAFF CUP ?

Answer: India

*28. The venue for  2015 SAFF CUP ( South Asian Football Federation ) ?

Answer: kerala(India)

 2015Nobel prize winners

2015 physics Nobel prize winner : Takaaki Kajita(Japan) and Arthur B. McDonald(Canada)

2015 Chemistry Nobel prize winner : Tomas Lindahl(sweden), Paul Modrich(US) and Aziz Sancar(Turkey)

2015 Nobel prize  for Physiology or Medicine : Youyou Tu(China), William C. Campbell(Ireland) and Satoshi Omura(Japan)

2015 Nobel prize for Literature : Svetlana Alexievich(Ukraine)

2015 Nobel peace prize: National Dialogue Quartet 

2015 Economic peace prize: Angus Deaton(UK)

2015 grandslam winners

Grandslam is the four major tennis tournaments Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open

2015 Australian Open men's winner : Novak Djokovic

Australian Open women's winner: Serena Williams

Australian Open mixed Doubles  winner: Leander Paes  & Martina Hingis

2015 French Open  men's winner : Stan Wawrinka

French Open  women's winner : Serena Williams

2015 Wimbledon men's winner :  Novak Djokovic

Wimbledon women's winner :  Serena Williams

Wimbledon women's double winners : Sania Mirza  & Martina Hingis

Wimbledon mixed Doubles  winner: Leander Paes  & Martina Hingis

2015 US Open men's winner : Novak Djokovic

US Open women's winner : Flavia Pennetta 

US Open women's double winners : Sania Mirza  & Martina Hingis

US Open mixed Doubles  winner: Leander Paes  & Martina Hingis

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general knowledge and current affairs questions

1.Newly elected  international Olympic committee  president?

 Answer: Thomas bach

2.Present CAG of India is?

Answer: Sashikanth Sharma

3.who  wrote the book "what young india want" ?

Answer: Chetan Bhagat

4.Present chief election commissioner ?

Answer: v s sampath

5.Next Olympic games will be held at ?

Answer: brazil

6.World Autism Awareness Day ?

Answer: April 2

7.largest fresh water or largest lake in India?

Answer: Wular Lake (kashmir)

*8. 2013  dronacharya award winners

a. Mahavir Singh -Boxing

b.  Narinder Singh Saini -Hockey

c. K P Thomas -Athletics

d. Raj Singh -Wrestling

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Previously asked Gk questions

1. Who was named AIFF (All India Football federation) player of the year 2012 ?

Answer: Syed Rahim Nabi

2. How many gold medal were won by India at Copa Brasil - 2012 Tournament for wrestling ?

Answer: 9

3. The reserve Bank of India has asked banks to ensure withdrawal of Non-CTS 2010 standard cheques with CTS standard -2010 cheques by ?

Answer: error in answer

4. Recently consensus on GST have been arrived by center and states. What does GST mean ?

Answer: Goods and service Tax

5. Who was elected as vice president of Indian National Congress ?

Answer: Rahul Gandhi

6. The government of India has given ......... "language of the 8th schedule" the status of official language ?

Answer: 22

7. Who was world biggest exporter of rice in 2012 as per the latest report by food & Agriculture organization ?

Answer: India

8. The National development Council has approved recently the 12th five year paln and set an annual average growth target of ?

Answer: 8.2 %

9. India on Oct-4, 2012 successfully test fired nuclear capable Prithvi-2 ballistic missile from a test range at Balasore. This was a ?

Answer: Surface to Surface Missile

10. The refractive indices of Kerosene, Turpentine and water are 1.44. 1.47 and 1.33 respectively. Light will have maximum speed in ?

Answer: Water

11. Which of the following gases are given out during Photosynthesis ?

Answer: Oxygen

12. Who is credited with the discovery of Electron ?

Answer:  J.J Thompson

13. What is the Script of Ashoka's inscription ?

Answer: Brahmi

14. The first temporary president of Constituent Assembly?

Answer: Dr. Sachidanand Sinha

15. Which among the following was the major demand of Bardoli Styagraha (1928) organized under the leadership of sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ?

Answer: Rollback of newly enhanced revenue rate

16. During the time of which Mughal emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India ?

Answer: Jahangir

17. Find the incorrect statement

a) Spring tide is caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun together in the same direction

b) A line on a map that join all the places of the same height above sea level is called contour line

c)  Full moon occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun

d) The difference in minutes between the Greenwich time and the local time at a place can be derived by multiplying the longitude of place by four

Answer: Full moon occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun

18. The central government on 1st Jan 2013 launched the pilot phase of direct cash benefits transfer scheme. Under this scheme the cash will be directly transferred to the intended beneficiaries through?

answer: Aadhar Linked Bank accounts

19. Identify the three leader states in wind energy among the following ?

Answer : Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat

20. Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia said recently that the term "Bimaru" states should be done away with. Which sates was/were termed as Bimaru state ?

Answer: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

 21. Bhopal  Gas tragedy  is  associated  with  leakage of  ?

 Answer: Methyl  ISO  Cryanate

 22. Which  company  has  developed  AKASH ,  the  cheapest  tablet computer  ?

Answer: Data Wind

23. Which  of  the  following  articles  of constitution  says  that  the  executive  power  of  every  state  shall  be  so  exercised  as  not  to  impede  or  prejudices the  exercise  of  the  executive  power  of  India ?

Answer: Article 257

24. The  distance  between  the  earth  and  Sun  is greatest during ?

Answer:  Aphelion

25. Who is the General Secretary of CPI(M) ?

Answer:  Prakash Karat  

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Company Corporation gk questions solved

 1. Decibel is a unit of ?

Answer: Sound

2. Which of the following is used as rear view mirrors in vehicles ?

Answer: Convex mirror

3. Which of the following is not an ore of iron ?

a) Iron pyrites  b) Magnetite  c) Hematite  d) Magnesite

Answer: d) Magnesite

4. Which one of the following is known as the 'king of metal' ?

a) Iron  b) Gold  c) Platinum  d) Cobalt

Answer:

5. Which is the alkaloid that contains in cola drinks ?

Answer: Caffeine

6. Which alloy is used for the production of the body of aeroplanes ?

Answer: Duralumine

7. The compounds which are used to give colour to glasses and oil paintings ?

Answer: Transition metals

8. Name the person who invented lightning conductor ?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

9. What is the voltage at which house hold AC (Alternating Current) equipments work ?

a) 220 v   b) 230 v    c) 400v   d) 110v

Answer: 230 v

10. Which of the following is a device that employs the principle of Mutual Induction ?

 a) Electric motor    b) Microphone   c) Transformer    d) Electronic choke

Answer: Transformer

11. Dengue fever is caused by ?

Answer: IGM Dengue Virus

12.  The work of famous poet 'AKKITHAM' which got VAYALAR award in 2012 ?

Answer: Anthimahakalam

13. Which is the highest national Environment award ?

Answer: Vriksha Mithra award

14. Who is the second Indian who is appointed as head of ICC Cricket Committee ?

Answer: Anil Kumble  (First > Sunil Gasvaskar)

15. Who got Nobel Prize for literature in 2012 ?

Answer: Mo yan

16. The programme launched by Kerala state Government to protect women and children from sexual abuse and sexual harassment ?

Answer: Nirbhaya

17. The present chief Justice of India ?

Answer:  P. Sathasivam

18. The new name of Big Ben Tower ?

answer: Elizabeth Tower

19. The 14th Vice President of India ?

answer: Hameed Ansari

20. Which was the statistical model used for India's second five year plan for attaining economic development?

answer: Mahalanobis Model

21. The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established on ?

answer: 1992 April 12

22. Who was the first women Director General of Police in India?

answer:  Kanchan Chauduri

23. No child below the age of 14 can employed as per the Indian Constitution ?

answer:  Article 24

24. Who wrote the book 'Development as Freedom' ?

answer: Amartya Sen

25. The sex-ratio of Kerala (Females per 1000 Males) according to the Census of 2011 ?

answer: 1084

26. Untouchability is abolished under ?

Answer:  Article 17

27. Article 21 A deals with?

answer:  Right to Education 

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Questions for Social Welfare Schemes

1. Andyodaya Anna Yojana(AAY)  Scheme was launched on

Answer: 25 December 2000

2.Balika Samridhi Yojana(BSY) Scheme was launched on

Answer: 1997 

3.The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched on 

Answer: 25 December  2000 

4.Indira Awaas Yojana  was launched on which year? 

Answer: 1985 

5.What is the full form for ICDS?

Answer: Integrated Child Development Scheme

6.ICDS was launched on which year ?

Answer: 2 October 1975

7. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was started from which year?

Answer: 1989 April 1

8. Which are the schemes combined to form Jawahar Rozgar Yojana?

Answer:  National Rural Employment programme (NREP) and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) 

9.Which Indian state started women oriented project called Kudumbasree ?

answer: kerala

10.Kudumbasree started from which year?

 Answer:  1998 may 17

*11. In which year National food for work programme was started ?

Answer: 2004 November 14

*12. who is the implementing officer of food for work programme at district level?

Answer: district collector  

*13.National livelihood mission was started in which year?

Answer: june 2011 

*14. What is the fullform for SHG?

Answer: Self help Group 

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General Knowledge Questions Computer

 1. Who is known as father of computer ?

Answer: Charles Babbage

2. Who is the father of World Wide Web ?

Answer: Tim Berners Lee

3. Who invented Computer Mouse ?

Answer: Douglas Carl Engelbart

4. Who is the founder of Hotmail ?

Answer: Sabeer Bhatia

5. Which day is observed as Computer Literacy Day ?

Answer: December 2

6. Which company introduced mouse as an input device ?

Answer: Apple corporation

7. Which is the first Personal computer ?

Answer: The Altair

8. A group of 4 bits is called as ?

Answer: Nibble

9. Where is first Techno park in India situated ?

Answer: Trivandrum (Kerala)

10. India's first private Internet Service Provider ?

Answer: Satyam Infoway Ltd

11. Who wrote the autobiography  'Passage from Life of a Philosopher' ?

Answer: Charles Babbage

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Important Computer Gk Questions

1. What is the name of Encyclopedia stared by Google ?

Answer: Knol

2. Who is the Father of super computer ?

Answer: Seymour Cray 

3. Who is the father of Indian Super Computer ?

 Answer: Vijay Bhatkar

4. Which is the India's First Super Computer ?

Answer: PARAM 8000

5. Which is worlds Fastest super Computer ?

Answer:  Titan (IBM Sequoia is now in second place)

6. Which Company is known as Big Blue ?

Answer: IBM

7. Who is the first computer programmer ?

Answer: Ada King

8. Who built Mechanical analog computer ?

Answer: Lord Kelvin

9. Who wrote the book Business @ the speed of thought ?

Answer: Bill Gates

10. Who is the Father of Cellular Phone ?

Answer: Martin Cooper

11. What is the full form of CAD ?

Answer: Computer Aided Design

* 12. Where is the first Cyber Police Station in India ?

Answer: Bangalore

* 13. Where is the first Cyber Police Station in kerala ?

Answer:  Pattom (Thiruvananthapuram)

* 14. Where is the first Cyber Police Station in Asia ?

Answer: Singapore

* 15. Where is the first Cyber Post office in India ?

Answer: Chennai 

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