31) which country announced its plans to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 30 % below 2005 levels by 2030 amid international efforts to create a new frame work for addressing climate change?
Ans : (2)
1. USA
2. Canada
3. South Africa
4. China
5. Japan
Explanation: The US has committed to a 26 per cent to 28 per cent cut by 2025 from 2005 levels. The European Union has a target of 35 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Japan is proposing to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 26 per cent by 2030.
32) 40th edition of anniversary of joining the Indian Union is Sikkim celebrated on which day?
Ans : (1)
1. 16th may
2. 17th may
3. 18th may
4. 19th may
5. 20th may
Explanation: It was on this day in 1975 that this erstwhile Kingdom joined the Indian Union as its 22nd State following the 38th Constitution amendment.
33) State Bank of India launched contact-less credit and debit cards called sbilNTOUCH on which day?
Ans : (2)
1. 19thMay’
1. 14thMay’
1. 24thMay’
1. 4thMay’
1. 11thMay’
Explanation: With these cards, a customer can transact by just tapping or waving it against the reader of the point-of-sale machine.
34) Recently, Maharashtra state government banned the digging of borewells beyond how much feet in the state ?
Ans : (1)
1. 200
2. 250
3. 500
4. 1000
5. 100
Explanation: with a view to check the steep decline of groundwater-level, The decision came in wake of increase in the digging of new borewells by farmers and private players due to water scarcity during the summers.
35) Japan scientist discovered a metal having a new state of matter with a rich combination of insulating, magnetic, metallic and superconducting phase. What is the name of it?
Ans : (1)
1. Jahn-Teller
2. Jaho-Tel
3. John-Tent
4. Jahnavi-Telu
5. None
Explanation: The research provides important clues about how the interplay between the electronic structure of the molecules and their spacing within the lattice can strengthen interactions between electrons that cause superconductivity.
36) Chimediin Saikhanbileg is the present Prime Minister of which country?
Ans : (2)
1. Zambia
2. Mangolia
3. Cuba
4. Cambodia
5. Norway
Explanation: ChimediinSaikhanbileg is the present Prime Minister of Mongolia. A member of the Democratic Party, Saikhanbileg was appointed prime minister following a motion of no confidence, and has since been tasked with improving Mongolia`s slowing economy and foreign investment.
37) Recently, Prime Minister NarendraModi announced a line of credit of one billion US Dollars to support expansion of which country’s Economic Capacity and Infrastructure?
Ans : (1)
1. Mangolia
2. Zambia
3. Norway
4. Cuba
5. cambodia
Explanation: Prime Minister NarendraModi announced a line of credit of one billion US Dollars to support expansion of Mongolia`s economic capacity and infrastructure. Earlier, India and Mongolia signed 13 agreements to further strengthen bilateral ties in different sectors. India will establish a Cyber Security Training Centre for Defence Ministry of Mongolia. Indian and Mongolian National Security Council‘s will hold regular consultations on traditional and non-traditional security issues, counter terrorism and intelligence cooperation.
38) At how much percent of GDP the government has contained the fiscal deficit against its own target of 4.1 per cent for the financial year 2014-15?
Ans : (4)
1. 4.3%
2. 5.2%
3. 3.2%
4. 4%
5. 5%
Explanation: The government has contained the fiscal deficit at 4 per cent of GDP against its own target of 4.1 per cent for the financial year 2014-15, while it was 4.4 per cent during 2013-14. An official statement said as a result of prudent policies and commitment to fiscal consolidation, the fiscal deficit at the end of 2014-15 stands over five lakh crore rupees. The revenue deficit has also been confined to 2.8 percent, beating the budget target of 2.9 per cent for the last fiscal.
39) Name the country for which the Prime Minister NarendraModi will visit on the last leg of his three nation visit during 18-19th May’15?
Ans : (2)
1. North Korea
2. South Korea
3. Vietnam
4. Japan
5. China
Explanation: After wrapping up his successful visit to China and Mongolia, Prime Minister will be in South Korea on 18th & 19th May. During the visit, he is scheduled to hold summit level talks with the President of South Korea Ms. Park Geun-Hye. He will also be accorded a public reception by the Indian Community at the Kyung Hee University in Seoul on 18th May 2015.
40) India & China are the two countries accounted for how much percent of the total global gold consumer demand in the first quarter of the year 2015?
Ans : (1)
1. 54%
2. 55%
3. 60%
4. 70%
5. 12%
Explanation: According to a the Gold Demands Trends report prepared by the World Gold Council, demand for Jewellery, still the most significant component of overall demand, totalled over 600 tonnes in the first quarter of 2015, three per cent lower than the last year.
41) Recently, Russian president played in an exhibition ice hockey game with retired NHL players and scored how many goals?
Ans : (3)
1. 2
2. 4
3. 8
4. 9
5. 10
Explanation: Russian President Vladimir Putin played in an exhibition ice hockey game with retired NHL players and scored eight goals. Putin’s team won 18-6, with most of the 62-year-old president’s goals coming on assists from NHL stars PavelBure and ValeriKamensky. The game was played in Sochi, the city that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics.
42) Opah is the world’s first fully warm-blooded species of which animal discovered by researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)?
Ans : (3)
1. Kangaroos
2. Crocodiles
3. Fishes
4. Snakes
5. Rats
Explanation: These fishes are found in the deep waters off the US, Australia and several other countries.
43) 17th may is the Constitution Day of which country?
Ans : (3)
1. Cuba
2. Zambia
3. Norway
4. Afghanisthan
5. Indonesia
Explanation: Norway’s Constitution Day is celebrated on May 17. It commemorates the date when the nation`s constitution was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17, 1814. It is usually referred to as syttendemai (May 17) or Nasjonaldagen (The National Day) in Norwegian.
44) The 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) is scheduled in which country recently?
Ans : (4)
1. Britain
2. South Africa
3. Brazil
4. Geneva
5. India
Explanation: Minister of Health & Family Welfare ShriJagatPrakashNadda will preside over the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) at Geneva as India assumes the Presidency of the WHA, the high decision making body of the World Health organisation (WHO), after a gap of 19 years. The Union Minister is leading a high level Indian delegation to the WHA, to be held in Geneva during 18-27 May, 2015.
45) GaganNarang won which medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Event of the ISSF World Cup at Fort Benning in USA?
Ans : (1)
1. Bronze
2. Gold
3. Silver
4. Platinum
5. None
Explanation: GaganNarang won the bronze medal in the 50 metre Rifle Prone Event of the ISSF World Cup at Fort Benning in the US on 15th May’15. He has earned himself a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
46) Chennai, Hyderabad & Aurangabad are the three Indian cities that will have Sister Cities in which country as proposed in the 24 agreements signed between India and that country?
Ans : (2)
1. Japan
2. China
3. Mangolia
4. South Korea
5. Bhutan
Explanation: The Sister Cities will be Chennai-Chongqing, Hyderabad-Qingdao and Aurangabad-Dunhuang. Sister Cities exchange notes and look to bring synergy in various areas including education, culture, sports, youth affairs, urban planning, waste water management, infrastructure, environment, public health and exchange of trade and commerce. During President Xi Jinping`s visit to India in September 2014, an agreement was signed establishing Sister City relationship between Ahmedabad and Guangzhou. Gujarat and Guangdong had become Sister Provinces
47) Name the state that will have province ties with Sichuan province of China?
Ans : (4)
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Goa
4. Karnataka
5. Telengana
Explanation: It is a province in southwest China. The capital is Chengdu, a key economic centre of Western China
48) VasantDattatrayGurjar is the of the ‘Gandhi Mala Bethala’ – It is which languge Poem?
Ans : (1)
1. Marathi
2. Telugu
3. Oriya
4. Bengali
5. Tamil
Explanation: The Marathi poem `Gandhi Mala Bhetla` (I met Gandhi) was written in 1984 but Tuljapurkar had published it in the bank`s magazine in 1994. The Supreme Court said Marathi poet VasantDattatrayGurjar, who had written a political satire on the father of nation, will face trial for using obscene words.
49) ArvindPanagariya launched the website of NITI Aayog. The full form of NITI is …….?
Ans : (1)
1. National Institution for Transforming India
2. National Institute for Transport India
3. National Indian Transforming Institute
4. National Indo-Tibet Institute
5. National Indo-tech institute
Explanation: The Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr. ArvindPanagariya launched the website of NITI Aayog in New Delhi. The website www.niti.gov.in will provide details of the constitution, functions and current activities of the Aayog. The reports prepared by the institution in its initial stages have also been shared on the website. The website has a unique feature of NITI Blogs, which will incorporate articles, field reports, work in progress, and opinions by NITI officials.
50) Among the following , Which state’s legislative assembly was addressed by the President of India recently?
Ans : (1)
1. Uttarakhand
2. West Bengal
3. Assam
4. Jammu & Kashmir
5. None
Explanation: President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the special session of Uttrakhand Legislative Assembly.