General Awareness Quiz for Competitive Exams 2015 - Set 23

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1. Which country has recently developed an anti-ballistic missile system called "David's Sling" ?
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Russia
3. China
4. Israel
5. None of these
2. Farida Khambata was recently appointed as the First Woman Independent Director of which company, in it's 103 year history ? 
1. Reliance Industries Ltd
2. Adiya Birla Group
3. Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
4. Tata Group
5. None of these
3. Who among the following has resigned as the president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 1st April 2015 ?
1. Mustafa Kamal 
2. Mahbubul Anam
3. N Sreenivasan
4. David Richardson
5. None of these
4. Who recently took charge as India's first cyber security chief under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ?
1. Ram Sevak Sharama
2. Ramesh Negi 
3. Gulshan Rai
4. Nasim Zaidi
5. None of these
5. Name the freedom fighter and educationalist who was recently conferred the biggest civilian award of the country Bharat Ratna (posthumously) ?
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Abdul Kalam Azad
3. Pandit Madan Mohan Malavia
4. Mandan Mishra
5. None of these
6. Who was recently conferred with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award ?
1. Varinder Singh
2. Balbir Singh Senior 
3. Nandy Singh 
4. Charles Cornelius
5. None of these
7. Which state recently became the first state assembly in the country to launch e-Vidhan Mobile app ?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Kerala
4. Jammu and Kashmir 
5. None of these
8. Which state government recently banned sale, purchase, storage and manufacturing of all forms of chewable tobacco including including gutka and pan masala containing tobacco ?
1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Delhi 
4. Maharashtra 
5. None of these
9. Name the Fast Petrol Vessel (FPV) commissioned into Indian Coast Guard's Eastern Fleet along with two Interceptor Boats named C-430 and C-417 ?
1. Kalvari
2. Amrut
3. Virat
4. Anagh
5. None of these
10. President Pranabh Mukherjee has presented the Padma Awards. Who among the following was not a recipient of Padma Vibhushan this year ?
1. L K Advani
   Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya
2. Prakash Singh Badal
3. Murali Manohar Joshi
4. None of these
11. Daniel Vettori who recently announced his retirement from International Cricket is the player from which country ?
1. Australia
2. West Indies
3. New Zealand
4. South Africa
5. None of these
12. Which e-commerce company recently acquired majority stake in RupeePower as part of its plans to create a financial services market place ?
1. Snapdeal
2. Flipkart
3. Paytm
4. Amazon
5. None of these
13. What will be the interest rate for Sukanya Samriddhi Account, the special deposit scheme for girl child, for the financial year 2015-16 as announced by union government recently ? 
1.  9%
2.  9.1%
3.   9.2%
4.  9.5%
5. None of these
14. Who was crowned fbb Femina Miss India World 2015 recently ?
    
1. Koyal Rana
2. Navneet Kaur Dhillon 
3. Vanya Mishra 
4. Aditi Arya
5. None of these
15. Who was recently honored with Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award 2015 ?
1. Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2. Shashi Kapoor 
3. Amitabh Bachhan 
4. Yash Chopra
5. None of these
16.  Saina Nehwal recently won women's singles crown of the India Open Super Series Badminton tournament defeating which player ?
1.  Carolina Marin
2. Ratchanok INtanon
3. Li Xuerui
4. Wang Shixian
5. None of these
17.  Who recently won the men's singles title at the India Open Super Series 2015 ?
1. Chen Long
2. Lind Dan
3. K Srikanth 
4. Viktor Axelsen
5. None of these
18. Which country recently won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 ?
1. South Africa
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. India
5. None of these
19. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has recently emerged as the largest party in the world with membership of 8.8 crore. BJP has surpassed which party to achieve this record ? 
1. Communist Party of China
2. Libertarian Party 
3. Communist Party of the Soviet Union 
4. Scottish National Party 
5. None of these
20. Michael Clarke has recently retired from which form of the Cricket ?
1. One Day International (ODI)
2. Test Cricket 
3. T20s
4. All the above 
5. None of these

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