1. “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas” (National Unity Day) was observed on?
Ans: 31 Oct (Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel .
2. Who is the current Minister of Information and Broadcasting?
Ans: Arun Jaitley .
3. Taking another step towards eradication of corruption, PM Narendra Modi has announced that there will be no interview for Group B, C and D non-gazetted posts in the central government with effect from which date?
Ans: January 1, 2016. .
4. The book titled “For King and Another Country: Indian Soldiers on the Western Front 1914-18” is written by?
Ans: Historian Shrabani Basu.
5. AIBEA is?
Ans: All India Bank Employees Association.
6. The state which has recently decided to provide 33 percent reservation to women from present 30 per cent in government jobs is?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh.
7. The state govt.which has decided to give a monthly pension of 2500 rupees to the relatives of those who were killed in anti-Sikh riots of 1984 in the state is?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh.
8. Who has been appointed as Chief Economist of Citibank India?
Ans: Samiran Chakraborty.
9. Headquarters of Citibank is located in?
Ans: New York City, United States.
10. Headquarters of Citibank India(a subsidiary of Citigroup) is located in?
Ans: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
11. Which state government has decided to turn the state into a “No Honking” zone in order to control the effect of Sound Pollution?
Ans: Sikkim .
12. Which chip maker company has been acquired by Western Digital for $19 billion?
Ans: San Disk.
13. Gurbaj Singh is related with which sports?
Ans: Hockey .
14. Who won the Hong Open Golf Tournament 2015?
Ans: British Golfer Justin Rose.
15. UGC is?
Ans: University Grants Commission.
16. Who is the Chairman of UGC?
Ans: Prof. Ved Prakash.
17. What is Delhi Declaration-2015?
Ans: collaboration in the fields of peace and security.
18. AIM is?
Ans: Africa’s Integrated Maritime.
19. Who has been e appointed as the new chair of UN Security Council reforms process?
Ans: Ms. Sylvie Lucas(Luxembourg envoy to the UN ). Lucas replaced Ambassador Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica.
20. Which countries are known as BENELUX countries?
Ans: Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
21. The 8th National Seed Congress 2015 was held in?
Ans: Hyderabad (Pearl City ).
22. Tarun Khanna committee was constituted for?
Ans: innovation and entrepreneurship under the Atal Innovation Mission(AIM).
23. The government has earmarked an initial outlay under AIM of?
Ans: of Rs. 100 crore.
24. In the next Visit of PM modi, Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan will be inaugurated, it will be in which city?
Ans: London.
25. According to a report, which country has most valuable nation brand?
Ans: USA.
26. According to a report what is India’s position in most valuable nation brands?
Ans: 7th position. India moves up one position to become the world’s 7th most valued nation brand.
27. Who has been appointed as the Special envoy of the US-government in the US-led coalition charge against the ISIS?
Ans: Mr. Brett McGurk
28. Aditi Ashok is related with which sports?
Ans: Golf.
29. Which retail giant owner Briefly Passed Bill Gates To Become World’s Richest Man?
Ans: Mr. Amancio Ortega , owner Industria de Diseño Textil or Inditex (Spanish retail giant ).
30. As per the World Bank report on Migration and Development Brief 2015, which country has emerged as the largest cash remittance destination of the world?
Ans: India.
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