Saturday, 28 November 2015

GK update 28 November 2015



Ques. Which two teams made history by playing the first day night cricket test match?
Ans. Australia and New Zealand

Ques. What is the name of Bharti Enterprises CSR initiative to provide legal aid to poors?
Ans. Nyaya Bharti

Ques. The government has increased the RuPay card usage condition from 45days to _________ days in case of insurance claim.
Ans. 90days

Ques. Arun Jain and R. Srikant, who have been penalized by SEBI for alleged insider trading are associated with which company?
Ans. Polaris

Ques. What amount of insurance is provided for Rupay classic card holders?
Ans. Rs 1,00,000

Ques. The Asia’s Longest Beach Festival will be held in which state/union territory of India?
Ans. Daman and Diu

Ques. Which foreign bank is closing its private banking unit in India?
Ans. HSBC

Ques. Which group has been topped the rankings for Most Creative Brands?
Ans. Tata Group

Ques. What is the range of indigenously made nuclear capable missile 'Agni I'
Ans. 700 meters

Ques. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has bagged his first endorsement deal outside the country, roped in to be the brand ambassador of which Dubai-based hospitality and event management company
Ans. Grand Midwest Group

Ques. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to which government over the issue of caste based wrist bands?
Ans. Tamil Nadu

Ques. How much is the quota government considering for women in paramilitary forces?
Ans. 33%

Ques. Which Andhra Pradesh MP has been booked for slaping an Air India official?
Ans. Mithun Reddy

Ques. The government has approved an investment of Rs. _________ investment plans for basic urban infrastructure boost for 102 cities approved under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
Ans.  3120 crore rupees

Ques. The RBI has granted in-principle approval to which three applicants to set up and operate Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS).
Ans. 1. NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited (NSICL) and Small Industries Development   Bank of India (SIDBI), Mumbai
        2. Axis Bank Limited, Mumbai
        3. Mynd Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon, Haryana

Ques. The RBI has permitted Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) to buy which type of bonds in the repayment of principal on maturity or principal installment in the case of amortising bond.
Ans. fully or partly defaulted bonds

Ques. Where was World Robot Olympiad 2015 held.
Ans. Doha

Ques. Where will the World Robot Olympiad 2016 be held?
Ans. Delhi

Ques. How many medals did India win at the World Robot Olympiad 2015?
Ans. 3 and a position (8th)

Ques. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
Ans. P Uday Bhaskar

Ques. Noted litterateur and Professor Surendra Upadhyay. He was a former chairman of?
Ans. Rajasthan Brijbhasha Academy.

Ques. In which country, a new form gold that is as light as air was created by scientists?
Ans. Switzerland

Ques. Noboru Karashima, who passed away recently, related to which among the following fields?
Ans. Historian

Ques. Who has been declared the IAAF’s male athlete of the year for 2015?
Ans. Ashton Eaton

Ques. The Bhavishya online system was launched for what purpose?
Ans. Online pension tracking system

Ques. Who among the following has been awarded the Freedom of the City of Cape Town?
Ans. Ahmed Kathrada

Ques. Which among the following birds spotted in India is under ‘Critically Endangered’ category of IUCN?
Ans. White-rumped Vulture

Friday, 27 November 2015

GK Update 27 November 2015



Ques. With which university the Ministry of Railways signed Memorandum of Understanding to set up Railway Chair on Sustainable Mobility?
Ans. TERI University, Delhi

Ques. What is the strike range of India's nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile?
Ans. 350 km

Ques. Close to 100 light years away from earth, a small exoplanet with ____ skies has been found orbiting a red dwarf star.
Ans. Blue

Ques. Citrix has announced which executive will be heading its team as the CMO?
Ans. Tim Minahan

Ques.Who was appointed as President of ASSOCHAM on 25th November 2015?
Ans.Sunil Kanoria

Ques. Which Nagaland politician died on 26th November 2015?
Ans. Khekiho Zhimomi

Ques. Fortis Healthcare has set out to purchase which company for USD 14.9 million through a share purchase agreement?
Ans. Religare Health Trust Trustee Manager

Ques. When is the constitution day observed in India?
Ans. 26 November

Ques. Where is the Angle Summit being hosted by the Indian School of Business?
Ans. Hyderabad

Ques. When is the Angle summit being hosted by the ISB?
Ans. 28 November

Ques. Who has been appointed as the President of ASSOCHAM.
Ans. Sunil Kanoria

Ques. Who won the presidential election in Argentina.
Ans. Mauricio Macri

Thursday, 26 November 2015

GK Update 26 November 2015

Ques. Scientists have said which year is the hottest on record?
Ans. 2015

Ques. Swatch has signed a contract with which major company in connection with its new watch that enables wearers to make payments?
Ans. Visa inc.

Ques. Antonio Costa, a Goa origin political leader has ben named PM of which nation?
Ans. Portugal

Ques. T. R. Govindrajan, a long standing football administrator of which state died on 24th November 2015 at the age of 90?
Ans. Tamil Nadu

Ques. Which country celebrated its Independence Day on 25th November 2015?
Ans. Suriname

Ques. Which online quiz has been launched by Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and MEA minister Smt. Swaraj on 25th November 2015?
Ans. Bharat ko janiye

Ques. GoI has cleared a project to skill 5 million Indians with World Bank assistance worth USD 1 billion. What is it called?
Ans. STEPPP

Ques. Which famous writer, columnist and journalist passed away on 24th November 2015 at the age of 85?
Ans. Mahip Singh

Ques. Japan on 23 November 2015 conducted its first dedicated commercial satellite launch by launching which Canadian communications spacecraft
Ans.  Telstar 12V

Ques. Universities of which country have emerged as the most expensive from anywhere in the world?
Ans. England

Ques. PM Narendra Modi and PM Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore have signed how many MoUs?
Ans. 10

Ques. Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in which Singapore based start-up?
Ans. Crayon Data