1.)Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed _____________ as the new Chief Justice of the country in Feb 2015. With this, he has become Sri Lanka’s 44th chief justice.
A) Shirani Bandaranayake
B) Kanagasabapathy Sripavan
C) Suppiah Sharvananda
D) None of These
2.)Who has been appointed as 13th Chairman of African Union (AU) in Feb 2015.
A) Robert Mugabe
B) Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
C) Morgan Tsvangirai
D) Emmerson Mnangagwa
3.)Who won the Australian Open Men’s single title to win his fifth Australian Open title in Feb 2015?
A) Andy Murray
B) Novak Djokovic
C) Roger Federar
D) Rafael Nadal
4.)Which movie won the Best Movie award at the BAFTA 2015 Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Foxcatcher
B) Boyhood
C) Birdman
D) The Theory of Everything
5.)Who won the Australian Open Women’s single title to win his fifth Australian Open title in Feb 2015?
A) Maria Sharapova
B) Caroline Wozniacki
C) Victoria Azarenka
D) Serena Williams
6.)India’s Leander paes and his partner __________ won the Australian Open Mixed Doubles title in Feb 2015. With this win, Paes has won eight men’s doubles and seven mixed doubles Grand Slams.
A) Martina Hingis
B) Monica Seles
C) Martina Navratilova
D) None of These
7.)”Central Excise Day” is observed on?
A) 22nd Feb
B) 28th Feb
C) 24th Feb
D) 27th Feb
8.)Reliance Industries has teamed up with state run ___________ to apply for a payments bank licence in Feb 2015.
A) Punjab National Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) State Bank of India
D) Central Bank of India
9.)Which movie won the maximum number of awards (5) at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) The Grand Budapest Hotel
B) Boyhood
C) Birdman
D) The Theory of Everything
10.)India’s core sector growth stood at __________ in December 2014 compared to 6.7% growth witnessed in the previous month of November (announced in Feb 2015).
A) 0.9%
B) 2.4%
C) 3.9%
D) 4.2%
Global Credit Ratings agency___________ has been asked to pay around USD 1.38 billion settlement to US regulators in Feb 2015 over allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage bonds before the sub-prime crisis in 2008.
A) Fitch
B) Moody’s
C) Standard & Poor’s
D) None of These
12.)The Reserve Bank of India has increased the eligibility limit for foreign exchange remittances under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) by ________ to USD 250,000 per person per year in Feb 2015.
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 100%
D) 200%
13.)Which Indian state has been chosen for the 10th national award for excellent work in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act-MGNREGA by the Central Government in Feb 2015?
A) Chattishgarh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra
D) Gujarat
14.)The Reserve Bank of India has kept marginal standing facility (MSF) rate unchanged at ________ during its announcement of seventh bi-monthly monetary policy review in Feb 2015.
A) 8.75%
B) 9%
C) 8%
D) 8.5%
15.)”National Science Day” is observed on?
A) 22nd Feb
B) 28th Feb
C) 24th Feb
D) 27th Feb
16.)Railway Minister has increased duration of advance ticket booking to _________ from existing 60 days during Railway budget announcement in Feb 2015.
A) 75 Days
B) 90 Days
C) 120 Days
D) 150 Days
17.)Which movie won the Best Visual Effects award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) X-Men: Days of Future Past
B) Guardians of the Galaxy
C) Interstellar
D) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
18.)Who won the Best Actor in the leading role award at the BAFTA 2015 Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Joaquin Phoenix
D) Eddie Redmayne
19.)Which country has been ranked as the top destination for foreign direct investment as per the total FDI received for the year of 2014 (announced in Feb 2015)?
A) China
B) United States
C) Japan
D) India
20.)Which state government has announced in Feb 2015 that it will provide free education to all the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and girl students till Post Graduation (PG) level in the state?
A) Chattishgarh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Gujarat
21.)The government has set up a high level panel, headed by former Home Secretary _________ in Feb 2015, to suggest a framework to assess CSR activities done by different companies under the companies’ law.
A) Anil Goswami
B) Rajiv Mehrishi
C) Arvind Mayaram
D) Anil Baijal
22.)Which mobile phone company __________ has overthrown Korean tech giant Samsung to take the top spot in the Indian smart phone market, as per report published by the market analyst firm Canalys in Feb 2015.
A) Nokia
B) Spice
C) Micromax
D) Lava
23.)India has been ranked __________ position in the Hurun Global Rich List 2015 for the first time after overtaking Russia in Feb 2015. The list is a ranking of the dollar billionaires across the world.
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 5th
24.)India has been ranked at ____ position among 30 countries in the international intellectual property (IP) index released by the US Chamber of Commerce in Feb 2015. The annual IP index evaluates a total of 30 countries according to their IP environment in which India was placed at the bottom of the list for the first two years.
A) 25th
B) 26th
C) 29th
D) 30th
25.)”World Cancer Day” is observed on ______________?
A) 22nd Feb
B) 28th Feb
C) 4th Feb
D) 7th Feb
26.)Which song won the “Record of the Year” at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) “Fancy” “ Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
B) “Stay with Me” (Darkchild Version) “ Sam Smith
C) “Shake It Off” “ Taylor Swift
D) “Chandelier” “ Sia
27.)Railway Minister has announced to launch a Toll free number ______ for security related complaints during Railway budget announcement in Feb 2015.
A) 118
B) 182
C) 121
D) 191
28.)Which country has been ranked at No 1 position among 30 countries in the international intellectual property (IP) index released by the US Chamber of Commerce in Feb 2015. The annual IP index evaluates a total of 30 countries according to their IP environment in which India was placed at the bottom of the list for the first two years.
A) UK
B) USA
C) Denmark
D) Australia
29.)Who has been appointed as the new Home Secretary in Feb 2015?
A) Anil Goswami
B) Rajiv Mehrishi
C) Arvind Mayaram
D) L C Goyal
30.)The Reserve Bank of India has kept the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) unchanged at ________ during its announcement of seventh bi-monthly monetary policy review in Feb 2015.
A) 5%
B) 4.5%
C) 4.25%
D) 4%
31.)Who has been appointed as the Secretary, ministry of urban development (MoUD), in Feb 2015? Earlier he was a Director and Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Commerce.
A) Shankar Agarwal
B) Rajiv Mehrishi
C) Arvind Mayaram
D) Madhusudhan Prasad
32.)Who won the Best Actor in the Supporting role award at the BAFTA 2015 Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Joaquin Phoenix
D) JK Simmons
33.)Who have won the ATP Tennis Championship doubles title after defeating Aihsan-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Nined Zimonjic in the final match by 6-4, 6-1 held in held in Dubai in Feb 2015?
A) Mahesh Bhupati and Daniel Nestor
B) Leander Paes and Daniel Nestor
C) Rohan Bopanna and Daniel Nestor
D) None of These
34.)The ________ committee has submitted its recommendation on bringing reforms in central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to Indian Government in Feb 2015. The committee had given as many as 40 suggestions which include better corporate governance, more autonomy to Boards of PSUs, better utilisation of resources and transparency and fixing tenures of CMDs of PSU companies.
A) Verma
B) Roongta
C) Malhotra
D) Saha
35.)Who has beocome the youngest player to win the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke event in the 35th National Games 2015 held in Kerala in Feb 2015. She was just 12 years old and class 7 student.
A) Aakanksha Vora
B) Richa Mishra
C) Saloni Dalal
D) Dhumatkar Aditi
36.)”World Radio Day” is observed on which date to increase awareness about the importance of Radio?
A) 23rd Feb
B) 13th Feb
C) 11th Feb
D) 17th Feb
37.)The United States added 257,000 jobs in January as US job market continues to improve with strong economic recovery. US unemployment rate stood at ________ in Jan 2015 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) 5.8%
B) 5.7%
C) 6.3%
D) 5.1%
38.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Fiscal deficit is seen to be at _______ of GDP in FY2015/16.
A) 4.5%
B) 3.1%
C) 3.9%
D) 5.2%
39.)Pharmaceuticals giant _______ has announced that it would acquire Hospira Inc, a leading provider of injectable drugs, infusion technologies and biosimilars, for around USD 17 billion in Feb 2015.
A) Bayers
B) Pfizer
C) Glenmark
D) GlaxoSmithKline
40.)Which album won the Album of the Year” at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Beyonc© “ Beyonc©
B) Morning Phase “ Beck
C) x “ Ed Sheeran
D) In the Lonely Hour “ Sam Smith
41.)Indian-American __________ has been appointed as the Member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN), a key administration position in the United States (US) in Feb 2015.
A) Shantanu Narayen
B) Anshu Jain
C) Ajaypal Singh Banga
D) Indra Nooyi
42.)Who has been appointed as the Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) in Feb 2015?
A) Atul Khare
B) M Sathiyavathy
C) Sindhushree Khullar
D) MO Garg
43.)Which author has been selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2014 (announced in Feb 2015). With this, he will be the 50th recipient of the award.
A) Bhalachandra Nemade
B) Arun Kolatkar
C) Vinda Karandikar
D) Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
44.)”World Day of the Sick” is observed on ______________?
A) 12th Feb
B) 13th Feb
C) 14th Feb
D) 17th Feb
45.)Which e-commerce giant has acquired 25% stake in Indian mobile payments and ecommerce platform Paytm owner One97 Communications in Feb 2015?
A) Amazon
B) Alibaba
C) eBay
D) None of These
46.)Which movie won the Best Animated Movie award at the BAFTA 2015 Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) The Lego Movie
B) Big Hero 6
C) The Boxtrolls
D) None of These
47.)Central Government has announced that it would infuse _________ in nine public sector banks including SBI, Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) in order to improve their capital structure as per latest global risk norms in Feb 2015.
A) Rs. 4,990 crore
B) Rs. 6,990 crore
C) Rs. 9,990 crore
D) Rs. 10,990 crore
48.)Which City has become the first Wi-Fi-enabled metro city in India where 4G free Wi-fi services was launched in Feb 2015?
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Bangalore
D) Hyderabad
49.)Indian __________ won his maiden European Tour title after defeating Austrian Bernd Wiesberger in a in the final match of the Malaysian Open in Feb 2015.
A) Anirban Lahiri
B) Gaganjeet Bhullar
C) Shiv Chawrasia
D) Jeev Milkha Singh
50.)Who won the Best new Artist award at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Iggy Azalea
B) Sam Smith
C) Bastille
D) Brandy Clark
51.)Indians have been ranked at ________ place with total worth of USD 4.1 billion on the new leaked HSBC list of Swiss bank account holders from over 200 countries in Feb 2015. The list was published by an international body of journalists ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists).
A) 11th
B) 15th
C) 16th
D) 21st
52.)”World Day of Social Justice” is observed on ______________?
A) 21st Feb
B) 25th Feb
C) 24th Feb
D) 20th Feb
53.)The Reserve Bank of India has kept Reverse Repo rate unchanged at ________ during its announcement of seventh bi-monthly monetary policy review in Feb 2015.
A) 6.75%
B) 7.75%
C) 7.25%
D) 7%
54.)Which country has been ranked at No 1 place on the new leaked HSBC list of Swiss bank account holders from over 200 countries, published by an international body of journalists ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists) in Feb 2015?
A) Venezuela
B) USA
C) UK
D) Switzerland
55.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Monetary policy framework agreement with the RBI was completed with the objective of keeping inflation below _______ level.
A) 4%
B) 5%
C) 6%
D) 7%
56.)Who won the Best Director award at the BAFTA 2015 Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Ava DuVernay
B) Richard Linklater
C) David Fincher
D) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
57.)Goa has been ranked at _________ position in the list of top 10 nightlife cities in the world by the list published by the ‘National Geographic’ in Feb 2015. The list mentions Goa’s beaches and surrounding areas as the right place to enjoy night life.
A) 3rd
B) 6th
C) 8th
D) 10th
58.)Which location has been ranked at No 1 in the list of top 10 nightlife cities in the world by the list published by the ‘National Geographic’ in Feb 2015?
A) Belgrade (Serbia)
B) Dublin (Ireland)
C) La Paz in Bolivia
D) Sao Paulo in Brazil
59.)Two Indians, ___________ have been awarded at the 57th Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles in Feb 2015.
A) Anoushka Shankar and Neela Vaswani
B) Ricky Kej and Neela Vaswani
C) Anoushka Shankar and Ricky Kej
D) Ramesh Aravind and Anoushka Shankar
60.)Vodafone India has appointed __________ as Chief Operating Officer, effective from 1st April 2015 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) Sunil Sood
B) Deepak Srivastava
C) Naveen Chopra
D) V.K. Bhalla
61.)Indian economy grew by __________ in the third quarter (September-December) of the current fiscal year 2014-15 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) 7.1%
B) 7.5%
C) 8.1%
D) 6.9%
62.)Growth in Indian agriculture sector stood at _________ in the third quarter (September-December) of the current fiscal year 2014-15 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) 2.3%
B) 1.1%
C) 4.5%
D) 6.8%
63.)”International Mother Language Day” is observed on ______________?
A) 21st Feb
B) 25th Feb
C) 24th Feb
D) 20th Feb
64.)Which Indian has been awarded the inaugural Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize in recognition of his contribution to society, as per the announcement made in Feb 2015?
A) Jagdish Bhagwati
B) Amartya Sen
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) T. N. Srinivasan
65.)Which BJP leader’s name was included in the LIMCA book of records in Feb 2015 for being the only woman of the country to represent the same Lok Sabha constituency on the same party ticket for eight consecutive times.
A) Sumitra Mahajan
B) Meira Kumar
C) Poonam Mahajan
D) Sushma Swaraj
66.)Who won the Best Actress in the leading role award at the BAFTA 2015 Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Amy Adams
B) Jennifer Aniston
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Julianne Moore
67.)Who has been given additional charge as Managing Director and CEO of PSU bank Punjab National Bank with immediate effect in Feb 2015?
A) K R Kamath
B) S.S. Mundra
C) Gauri Shankar
D) Rakesh Sethi
68.)Which Indian telecom company has partnered with social networking giant Facebook to offer free data access to select popular websites for all its existing and new customers in Feb 2015?
A) Reliance Communications
B) Vodafone
C) Idea
D) Airttel
69.)Which album won the Best World Music Album award at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Toumani & Sidiki “ Toumani Diabat© and Sidiki Diabat©
B) Traces of You “ Anoushka Shankar
C) Magic “ S©rgio Mendes
D) Eve “ Ang©lique Kidjo
70.)Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of __________, secured certain media rights relating to the Indian Premier League (IPL) for approximately Rs.302.2 crore over a three-season period, annunced in Feb 2015.
A) Star India
B) Ten Sports
C) Espn India
D) Sony India
AAP wins Delhi Assembly Election in a landslide victory in Feb 2015. It won how many assembly seats out of total 70 seats?
A) 61
B) 64
C) 67
D) 68
72.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Government targets __________ from stake sales or divestment in companies in FY 2015/16.
A) Rs 35,000 crore
B) Rs 41,000 crore
C) Rs 48,000 crore
D) None of These
73.)Yash Bhati Samman 2015 was awarded to famous journalist and writer _________ by Uttar Pradesh government in Feb 2015.
A) Shekhar Gupta
B) Barkha Dutt
C) Vinod Mehta
D) Rajdeep Sardesai
74.)National Women’s Day’ is celebrated on ________ across India.
A) 13-Feb
B) 17-Feb
C) 23-Feb
D) 18-Feb
75.)The Reserve Bank of India has kept repo rate unchanged at ________ during its announcement of seventh bi-monthly monetary policy review in Feb 2015.
A) 8%
B) 7.75%
C) 7.25%
D) 7%
76.)Who won the Best Actress in the Supporting role award at the BAFTA 2015 Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Amy Adams
B) Jennifer Aniston
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Patricia Arquette
77.)Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Ltd in Feb 2015?
A) M Ravindran
B) K K Gupta
C) B. C. Tripathi
D) Dinesh K Sarraf
78.)Which movie won the Best Movie award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Queen
B) 2 States
C) Haider
D) PK
79.)Which Indian Private bank has launched India’s first digital bank ‘Pockets’ service in Feb 2015 to allow anyone to instantly make transactions on a mobile phone with or without a bank account?
A) Yes Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank
D) ICICI bank
80.)___________ theatre artist and film actor Atmaram Govind Bhende passed away in Feb 2015.
A) Marathi
B) Hindi
C) Gujarathi
D) None of These
81.)India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the most important parameter to judge performance of industrial sector, growth stood at ________ in December 2014 (published in Feb 2015).
A) -0.5%
B) 1.7%
C) 2.1%
D) 3.7%
82.)World Radio Day is observe on 13th February 2015 across the world.
Theme of World Radio day 2015 is ‘____________’.
A) We and Radio
B) People and Radio
C) Youth and Radio
D) None of These
83.)The eurozone economy grew by _______ in the last quarter (September to December) of the previous year 2014 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) 0.1%
B) 0.3%
C) 0.7%
D) 0.9%
84.)Which US company became the first company in the world to reach a market value of USD 700 billion as its share price touched record high value on US stock exchanges in Feb 2015?
A) Microsoft
B) Apple Inc
C) Google
D) Exxon Mobil
85.)India has been ranked at _________ place out of 180 countries across the worldwide in terms of press freedom in 2015, as per the World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) 2015 published in Feb 2015.
A) 121st
B) 128th
C) 136th
D) 142nd
86.)Which country has been ranked at No 1 place out of 180 countries across the worldwide in terms of press freedom in 2015, as per the World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) 2015 published in Feb 2015?
A) Norway
B) Denmark
C) Netherlands
D) Finland
87.)”World Scout Day” is observed on ______________?
A) 21st Feb
B) 22nd Feb
C) 24th Feb
D) 28th Feb
88.)Who won the Best Actor in the leading role award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Aamir Khan
B) Shahid Kapoor
C) Akshay Kumar
D) Hrithik Roshan
89.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, it was proposed to merge commodities regulator with which regulatory entity?
A) RBI
B) SEBI
C) SIDBI
D) IRDA
90.)Which movie won the maximum number of awards (5) at the BAFTA 2015 Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) The Grand Budapest Hotel
B) Boyhood
C) Birdman
D) The Theory of Everything
91.)Indian-origin scientist __________, was awarded with the USD 500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award in Feb 2015 for his research on Scalable liquid exfoliation processing of ultrathin two-dimensional metal dichalcogenides nanosheets for energy storage devices.
A) Gurpreet Singh
B) Srikanth Jagabathula
C) Jagadeesh Moodera
D) Amit Sheth
92.)The Reserve Bank of India has cut the SLR rate by 50 bps to ________ during its announcement of seventh bi-monthly monetary policy review in Feb 2015.
A) 21.5%
B) 22.5%
C) 21%
D) 22%
93.)Who won the Best Playback Singer “ Female Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Sona Mohapatra
B) Rekha Bhardwaj
C) Shreya Ghoshal
D) Kanika Kapoor
94.)Who has been confirmed as the next American defence secretary by the Senate in Feb 2015?
A) Chuck Hagel
B) Ashton Carter
C) Jack Lew
D) Martin Dempsey
95.)”Central Excise Day” is observed on ______________?
A) 21st Feb
B) 22nd Feb
C) 24th Feb
D) 28th Feb
96.)AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal took oath as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi in Feb 2015. Who was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi at the same time?
A) Asim Ahmed Khan
B) Satyendar Jain
C) Manish Sisodia
D) Gopal Ra
97.)Who won the Best Actor in the supporting role award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Riteish Deshmukh
B) Tahir Raj Bhasin
C) Kay Kay Menon
D) Ronit Roy
98.)India has successfully test-fired its 290-km range ________ supersonic cruise missile from Indian Navy destroyer INS Kolkata in Feb 2015. INS Kolkata, which was commissioned by the Indian Navy in August 2014, has the capability of firing the highest number of such missiles.
A) Agni – II
B) Agni – I
C) BrahMos
D) Pinaka
99.)Which Indian footballer was presented with All India Football Federation’s 2014 Player of the Year award in the men category in Feb 2015?
A) Subrata Pal
B) Sunil Chhetri
C) Nirmal Chettri
D) Syed Rahim Nabi
100.)Which movie won the Best Movie award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Foxcatcher
B) Boyhood
C) Birdman
D) The Theory of Everything
101.)India and _________ have signed a civil nuclear deal in Feb 2015 during presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A) Myanmar
B) Thailand
C) Sri Lanka
D) Vietnam
102.)Which Indian woman footballer was presented with All India Football Federation’s 2014 Player of the Year award in the women category in Feb 2015?
A) Bala Devi
B) Oinam Bembem Devi
C) Amoolya Kamal
D) Mandakini Devi
103.)”National Science Day” is observed on ______________?
A) 21st Feb
B) 22nd Feb
C) 24th Feb
D) 28th Feb
104.)India’s trade deficit stood at __________ in January 2015 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) USD 9.45 billion
B) USD 10.20 billion
C) USD 11.56 billion
D) USD 13.8 billion
105.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, it was proposed to cut corporate tax to 25% over next how many years?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
106.)Japanese economy grew by an annualized rate of __________ in the fourth quarter (September-December) of the previous year 2014 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) 0.6%
B) 0.9%
C) 2.2%
D) 3.1%
107.)Two women scientists, __________, have been chosen for the Dr.Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014. Both have been chosen for their significant contributions in the fields of missile technology and remote sensing in Feb 2015.
A) Tessy Thomas and Qudsia Tahseen
B) Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan
C) B K Thelma and Geeta Varadan
D) None of These
108.)India-born __________ has been appointed as the next CEO of US-based accounting giant Deloitte’s global operations in Feb 2015. With this he will become the first Indian-origin person to head a ‘Big-Four’ audit firm.
A) Punit Renjen
B) Ajaypal Singh Banga
C) Shantanu Narayen
D) Indra Nooyi
109.)Who won the Best Actor in the leading role award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Joaquin Phoenix
D) Eddie Redmayne
110.)Who won the Best Music Director award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Amit Trivedi
B) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
C) Pritam
D) Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari
111.)Indian IT services company _________ has acquired US based leading provider of automation technology for large-scale software management, Panaya Inc, for around USD 200 million in Feb 2015.
A) HCL Technologies
B) TCS
C) Wipro
D) Infosys
112.)Senior _________ leader and former Maharashtra’s Home Minister during the 26/11 terror attacks, R R Patil passed away at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai in Feb 2015.
A) Congress
B) NCP
C) BJP
D) Shiv Sena
113.)IPL-8 auction was held in Feb 2015 for the next IPL season. Which player attracted the maximum price of Rs 16 crore from IPL team Delhi Daredevils in the auction?
A) Virendra Sehwag
B) Dinesh Karthik
C) Yuvraj Singh
D) Suresh Raina
114.)India’s overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at _______ in January 2015 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) -1.2%
B) -0.39%
C) 0.85%
D) 1.8%
115.)Indian-origin scientist Professor ____________ has been awarded with the Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States (US) in Feb 2015. He was awarded for his research work in developing data-driven modelling and learning techniques to improve the accuracy of operational decision making.
A) Gurpreet Singh
B) Srikanth Jagabathula
C) Jagadeesh Moodera
D) Amit Sheth
116.)Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) Limited in Feb 2015?
A) Manoj Vaish
B) Balasubramaniam Venkataramani
C) Ashishkumar Chauhan
D) Chitra Ramkrishna
117.)Who sworn in as the first Woman President of Croatia in Feb 2015 after winning the election held in this year?
A) Vesna Pusi‡
B) Mirela Holy
C) Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
D) Milanka Opai‡
118.)The Aero India expo 2015, 10th edition of the five-day international edition of the aerospace and aviation exhibition, was held at the Air Force Station in ______ in Feb 2015.
A) Jaipur
B) Hyderabad
C) Pune
D) Bangalore
119.)Which Indian international airport has been chosen as the best airport among the world’s most performing airports in the 25-40 million passengers per annum category by the Airport Council International (ACI) in Feb 2015?
A) Delhi Airport
B) Mumbai Airport
C) Bangalore Airport
D) Hyderabad Airport
120.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, it was proposed to increase service tax rate and education cess to ______ from 12.36%.
A) 13.5%
B) 14%
C) 14.36%
D) 15%
121.)Famous film producer and Dada Saheb Phalke award winner ___________ passed away at Hyderabad in Feb 2015. He was 78. He produced more than 135 films and made films in several Indian languages under his Suresh Productions banner.
A) Akkineni Nageswara Rao
B) N. T. Rama Rao
C) Daggubati Rama Naidu
D) None of These
122.)India’s online marketplace ___________ has acquired Exclusively.com (formerly Exclusively.in) which is an online portal for premium and luxury fashion in Feb 2015.
A) Snapdeal.com
B) FlipKart.com
C) Amazon.in
D) None of These
123.)Who won the Best Actor in the Supporting role award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Steve Carell
B) Michael Keaton
C) Joaquin Phoenix
D) JK Simmons
124.)Who won the Best Playback Singer “ Male Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Benny Dayal
B) Arijit Singh
C) Ankit Tiwari
D) Shekhar Ravjiani
125.)India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable ________ surface-to-surface missile as part of a user trial by the army in Feb 2015 from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha. The missile with a strike range of 350 km and can carry 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads.
A) Agni – II
B) Agni – I
C) Prithvi-II
D) Pinaka
126.)Which state government has announced 35% reservation for women in non-gazetted government jobs in group C and D grade in Feb 2015?
A) Chattishgarh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Gujarat
127.)Indian telecom giant _________ has signed a partnership agreement with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to provide health, education and youth-focused content to its customers in 17 African countries in Feb 2015.
A) Idea Cellular
B) Reliance Communication
C) Bharti Airtel
D) Vodafone
128.)Former India Captain _________ has been chosen to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in Feb 2015 which has all times greatest cricketers. He was felicitated and inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa in Melbourne on 22nd February 2015.
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Saurav Ganguly
C) Anil Kumble
D) Sachin Tendulkar
129.)Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with ___________ in the final round to win the Classical section of Zurich Chess Classic in Zurich in Feb 2015.
A) Sergey Karjakin
B) Hikaru Nakamura
C) Levon Aronian
D) None of These
130.)Famous scientist _________ has been appointed the Chief of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad Gujarat in Feb 2015? He was awarded Hari Om Ashram Prerit Vikram Sarabhai research Award in 2004, ISRO Merit award in 2008 and Sir JC Bose National Talent Search (JBNSTS) Scholarship in 1981.
A) A S Kiran Kumar
B) Tapan Misra
C) M.Y.S. Prasad
D) Madhavan Chandradathan
131.)Founder and Managing Director of Sun Pharma, _________ is now the richest Indian with total worth of about USD 23.4 billion, as per latest data published in Feb 2015. This is higher than worth of USD 21.2 billion owned by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani.
A) Pallonji Mistry
B) Dilip Shanghvi
C) Shiv Nadar
D) Lakshmi Mittal
132.)Famous leader of __________, Govind Pansare passed away in Mumbai in Feb 2015. He was shot along with his wife Uma by unidentified persons near his house in Kolhapur last week. He was leading a campaign against the collection of toll in Maharashtra.
A) Shiv Sena
B) Bhartiya Janata Party
C) Communist Party of India
D) MNS
133.)Famous _________ poet Dr. Kalim Ahmed Ajiz passed away in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand in Feb 2015.
A) Gujarati
B) Hindi
C) Urdu
D) None of These
134.)Who won the Best Director award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Vishal Bhardwaj
B) Vikas Bahl
C) Abhishek Varman
D) Anurag Kashyap
135.)Bollywood actor ________, known for his role in the movies Delhi Belly and Fukrey, passed away in Andheri, Mumbai in Feb 2015.
A) Ashraful Haque
B) Shahir Sable
C) RC Sakthi
D) None of These
136.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, GAAR to apply prospectively from ________________ and Retrospective tax provisions will be avoided.
A) April 1, 2016
B) April 1, 2017
C) April 1, 2018
D) None of These
137.)Which movie won the Best Animated Feature Film award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) The Lego Movie
B) Big Hero 6
C) The Boxtrolls
D) How to Train Your Dragon 2
138.)Former President of Maldives __________ has been arrested under anti-terrorism laws in Feb 2015 after a court said that he might flee the country to avoid hearings on terrorism charges. He is facing criminal charges over his order to arrest a Criminal Court judge Abdulla Mohamed in January 2012.
A) Mohamed Nasheed
B) Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
C) Abdulla Yameen
D) Mohammed Waheed Hassan
139.)Who took oath as a Bihar Chief Minister to become the Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time in Feb 2015?
A) Jitan Ram Manjhi
B) Sushil Kumar Modi
C) Nitish Kumar
D) Sharad Yadav
140.)Which Indian state was set to become the India’s first state to present a paperless budget (announced in Feb 2015)?
A) Haryana
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) New Delhi
D) Punjab
141.)India’s Foreign direct investment (FDI) jumped by more than 100% to __________ in December 2014 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) USD 3.56 billion
B) USD 1.10 billion
C) USD 2.16 billion
D) USD 4.46 billion
142.)Bank trade unions finally managed to get a _________ hike in wages coupled with second and fourth Saturday off from PSU bank managements in Feb 2015 after long negotiations period of more than 2 years.
A) 10%
B) 12%
C) 15%
D) 18%
143.)Who won the Best Actress in the leading role award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Priyanka Chopra
B) Rani Mukherjee
C) Alia Bhat
D) Kangana Ranaut
144.)During the April-December period of current fiscal year 2014-15, India received maximum FDI from which country?
A) Singapore
B) Mauritius
C) UK
D) USA
145.)Who won the Best Actress in the leading role award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Amy Adams
B) Jennifer Aniston
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Julianne Moore
146.)Who has been appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Japanese auto giant Honda Motor Co. Limited in Feb 2015. He will take charge in June this year.
A) Takahiro Hachigo
B) Takanobu Ito
C) Takeo Fukui
D) Soichiro Honda
147.)Who became the first batsman to score a double century in a World Cup innings during ICC world cup held in Feb-March 2015. He also scored the fastest double century as he took 138 balls to reach his 200 runs.
A) AB de Villiers
B) Chris Gayle
C) Martin Guptill
D) Brendon McCullum
148.)14th Finance Commission, headed by former RBI Governor Y.V. Reddy, submitted its report to Central Government in Feb 2015. The commission has recommended to increase state’s share in the centre’s tax revenue to ________ from current 32%.
A) 35%
B) 38%
C) 42%
D) 45%
149.)Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), __________ has resigned from his post, after being named in a sexual harassment case in Feb 2015.
A) Shailesh Nayak
B) Rajendra Kumar Pachauri
C) B V Sreekantan
D) Hemendra Kothari
150.)The Indian Army and Indian bank __________ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Defence Salary Package in Feb 2015. The revised MoU has added some additional facilities and basic features which include Many free/concessional services like free cheque books, free drafts, free funds transfers to any bank in India through RTGS / NEFT, free ATM cards and others etc.
A) Punjab National Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) State Bank of India
D) Central Bank of India
151.)The AAP government of New Delhi has slashed power tariff by 50% for consumption up to _________ per month and promised to provide free 20,000 litres water to every household per month in Feb 2015 as promised before the assembly poll.
A) 300 units
B) 400 units
C) 500 units
D) 600 units
152.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Personal Income Tax exemption limit was kept unchanged at ________ for normal citizens?
A) Rs 2. lakh
B) Rs 2.5 lakh
C) Rs 3 lakh
D) None of These
153.)Who won the Best Actress in the supporting role award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Amrita Singh
B) Dimple Kapadia
C) Tabu
D) Juhi Chawla
154.)Which team won the Hero Hockey India League 2015 held in Feb 2015?
A) Jaypee Punjab Warriors
B) Ranchi Rays
C) Delhi Wave Riders
D) Dabang Mumbai
155.)Which Indian footballer was presented with the Emerging Player of the Year 2014 award in Feb 2015?
A) Sandesh Jhingan
B) Arnab Mondal
C) Sushanth Mathew
D) Francis Fernandes
156.)Which movie won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Leviathan
B) Ida
C) Tangerines
D) Timbuktu
157.)The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India amended the mobile number portability (MNP) regulations in Feb 2015 to allow users to change their service provider in any part of the country while retaining the number. That facility will be effective from ______this year.
A) 1st April
B) 3rd May
C) 7th June
D) 5th July
158.)Clemson University has honoured ________ with the Doctorate of Automotive Engineering at the South Carolina Automotive Summit held in Washington in Feb 2015.
A) Adi Godrej
B) Ratan Tata
C) Anand Mahindra
D) Azim Premji
159.)Global rating agency Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised India’s GDP growth projection upwards at ________ for the fiscal year 2015-16 due to improved investment and low crude oil prices in Feb 2015.
A) 7.1%
B) 7.9%
C) 7.4%
D) 8.3%
160.)US economic growth was revised downward to ________ in the last quarter (October to December) of the previous year 2014 (announced in Feb 2015).
A) 2%
B) 2.2%
C) 2.4%
D) 2.7%
161.)Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in Feb 2015?
A) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
B) Kshatrapati Shivaji
C) Prakash Bakshi
D) None of These
162.)Which batsman scored the fastest ever 150 in one-day internationals in a group league match of ICC cricket world cup in Feb 2015? He took just 64 deliveries to reach 150 runs.
A) AB de Villiers
B) Chris Gayle
C) Martin Guptill
D) Brendon McCullum
163.)Who won the Best Director award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Ava DuVernay
B) Richard Linklater
C) David Fincher
D) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
164.)Who won the Best Lyricist Award at the 60th Filmfare Awards held in Feb 2015?
A) Rashmi Singh
B) Irshad Kamil
C) Amitabh Bhattacharya
D) Gulzar
165.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Transport allowance exemption hiked to _____ from Rs 800 per month?
A) Rs. 1,200
B) Rs. 1,600
C) Rs. 2,000
D) None of These
166.)Chief Justice of Odisha High Court, ___________ sworn in as a judge of Supreme Court of India in Feb 2015. With his elevation, the strength of the SC judges increased to 29. SC has a sectioned strength of 31 judges.
A) Dipak Misra
B) Vikramajit Sen
C) Amitava Roy
D) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
167.)Chairman and Managing Director of State Bank of India, ___________ has been named in the Forbes list of 50 ‘power businesswomen’ published by the global business magazine in Feb 2015.
A) Chanda Kochhar
B) Arundhati Bhattacharya
C) Akhila Srinivasan
D) Shika Sharma
168.)5-day conference on wildlife poaching was held in _________ in Feb 2015 where Officials from 13 countries across Asia met to discuss wildlife poaching.
A) Thailand
B) Bhutan
C) Nepal
D) India
169.)As per Union budget announced in Feb 2015, Mudra banks will be established with capital of _________ crore.
A) Rs 10,000
B) Rs 15,000
C) Rs 20,000
D) Rs 30,000
170.)Who was elected as the new President of Italy (12th President after World War – II) in Feb 2015?
A) Giorgio Napolitano
B) Matteo Renzi
C) Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
D) Sergio Mattarella
171.)Gulfood 2015, world’s largest food event was held in __________ in Feb 2015.
A) New Delhi
B) Nepal
C) Dubai
D) Bangkok
172.)Famous Indian __________ Mrinalini Mukherjee passed away at the age of 65 years in Feb 2015.
A) Author
B) Artist
C) Historian
D) Singer
173.)National Deworming Day was observed on _________ in twelve states of India. It is an initiative to reduce the threat of parasitic worm infections, a widespread health issue affecting over 24 crore children in India alone.
A) 21-Feb
B) 15-Feb
C) 10-Feb
D) 6-Feb
174.)Former Indian cricket captain ____________ had been awarded with the Honorary Life Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in Feb 2015.
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Saurav Ganguly
C) Anil Kumble
D) Sachin Tendulkar
175.)Indian-American _________ was appointed as Executive Director for Regions and Centre Operations at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Feb 2015.
A) Dalip Singh Saund
B) Raj Goyle
C) Ravi Chaudhary
D) Satveer Chaudhary
176.)Film Dhanak directed by __________ won two awards at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival held in Feb 2015.
A) Nagesh Kukunoor
B) Ritesh Batra
C) Geetu Mohandas
D) None of These
177.)Who has been given additional charge as Managing Director and CEO of PSU bank Punjab National Bank with immediate effect in Feb 2015?
A) K R Kamath
B) S.S. Mundra
C) Gauri Shankar
D) Rakesh Sethi
178.)Who won the Best Actress in the Supporting role award at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars 2015) held in Feb 2015?
A) Amy Adams
B) Jennifer Aniston
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Patricia Arquette
179.)Who has been appointed as the new Home Secretary in Feb 2015?
A) Anil Goswami
B) Rajiv Mehrishi
C) Arvind Mayaram
D) L C Goyal
180.)Which Indian has been awarded the inaugural Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize in recognition of his contribution to society, as per the announcement made in Feb 2015?
A) Jagdish Bhagwati
B) Amartya Sen
C) Arvind Panagariya
D) T. N. Srinivasan
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