Night Class: General Awareness Quiz

Ques. : 1 According to the data released by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner on 25 Aug, the population growth rate of India in the decade 2001-2011 was found to be

1) 24.6 per cent 

2) 17.7 per cent

3) 16.8 per cent 

4) 15.5 per cent

5) 8.4 per cent

Ques. : 2 Who won the women’s 100m gold at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015?

1) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 

2) Gelete Burka

3) Blessing Okagbare 

4) Tori Bowie

5) Dafne Schippers

Ques. : 3 Rana Kapoor has received the RBI approval for his re-appointment as MD and CEO of which of the following private banks for 3 years effective from Sep 1, 2015?

1) Bandhan Bank 

2) IDFC Bank

3) YES Bank 

4) Federal Bank

5) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Ques. : 4 The govt on 25 Aug launched a health service called SEHAT. The term SEHAT stands for

1) Social Enterprise for Health And Treatment

2) Social Entity for Health And Telemedicine

3) Social Endeavour for Health And Treatment

4) Social Endeavour for Health And Telemedicine

5) None of these

Ques. : 5 Retired judge ML Tahaliyani was on 24 Aug sworn in as the new Lokayukta of which of the following states?

1) Uttar Pradesh 

3) Gujarat 

4) Maharashtra

5) Andhra Pradesh

Ques. : 6 The govt on 25 Aug launched a health service called SEHAT along with ___________ to provide healthcare access to citizens irrespective of geographical location connecting Common Service Centres (CSCs)?

1) Sahara Hospital 

2) Max Healthcare

3) Surya Clinic 

4) Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

5) Apollo Hospitals

Ques. : 7 Who among the following are the winners of the men’s doubles title of 2015 Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament, the oldest tennis tournament in the US? 

1) Marcin Matkowski and Nenad Zimonjic

2) Daniel Nestor and Edouard RogerVasselin

3) Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock 

4) Stan Wawrinka and Leander Paes

5) None of these

Ques. : 8 India and _______ on 24 Aug agreed on a joint financial commitment of up to AUS$ one mn and signed an MoU to strengthen existing partnerships in higher education and research.

3) Norway 

4) Germany

5) Australia

Ques. : 9 The birth centenary celebrations of Rani Gaidinliu were held by the central govt recently. She was a legendary freedom fighter from

1) Assam 

2) Nagaland

3) Tripura 

5) Puducherry

Ques. : 10 The Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) purchased nearly 90 per cent of Indian Oil shares sold on 24 Aug, which helped the govt get about ________ from the stake sale.

1) Rs 7,979 cr 

2) Rs 8,937 cr

3) Rs 9,379 cr 

4) Rs 9,793 cr

5) Rs 9,973 cr

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