General Awareness Page 2

1). Former President(11th)(2002-2007) Late Sh. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (APJ) Abdul Kalam's 79th birthday was recognised as ___________ by United Nations?
a) World Science Day
b) United Nation Day
c) World Student's Day
d) World Literacy Day
e) National Laws Day

2). In 2014, Former president of India APJ Abdul Kalam has been awarded an honorary degree "Doctor of Science" by ___________ for his contribution to science and technology?
a) Simon Fraser University
b) University of Waterloo
c) University of Wolverhampton
d) The University Of Edinburgh
e) None of these

3). Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam was the ______ President of India to have been honoured with a India's highest civilian honour "Bharat Ratna"? 
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th
e) 5th

4). Hindi Film "I Am Kalam" was directed by?
a) Santanu Mishra
b) Nila Madhab Panda
c) Sanjay Chauhan
d) Shankar Shanmugham
e) None of these

5).'People's President' APJ Abdul Kalam died of a massive cardiac arrest on the evening of 27 July 2015 after he collapsed while delivering a lecture on ____________ at Indian Institute of Management Shillong?
a) Bio-implants
b) Livable Planet
c) Ignited Minds
d) Vivekananda
e) None of these

6). Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered a new species of _______, which was named as Glyptothorax Senapatiensis, in the Chindwin river drainage in Senapati district of Manipur.
a)    Catfish
b)    Hydra
c)    Tortoise
d)    Frog
e)    Algae

7). FDI in Railway infrastructure sector has been opened to _______ FDI under automatic route?
a)    75%
b)    100%
c)    50%
d)    60%

8). The researchers has discovered the driest location on Earth in the Atacama Desert in Chile, this site was called as _______.
a)    Mout Elder Sangh
b)    Mout Elena South
c)    Maria Elena South
d)    Maria Elder South
e)    None of these

9). GMR Infrastructure Limited has signed a MoU with Guizhou International Investment Corporation (GIIC) for developing Kakinada Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in _________.
a)    Tamil Nadu
b)    Andhra Pradesh
c)    Karnataka
d)    Madhya Pradesh
e)    Rajasthan

10). Union Minister Najma Heptullah has launched ‘USTAD’, which is one of the welfare scheme aimed at upgrading and promoting the skills of artisans from the _______.
a)    Minority Community
b)    Legal Community
c)    Rural Community
d)    Scheduled Tribes
e)    Urban Community

11). Internet giant Google on May 18, 2015 threw its weight behind three NGOs in India, announcing support in the form of $500000 in grants, to promote_________.
a)    Road safety in India
b)    Vehicle safety in India
c)    Women safety in India
d)    Child safety in India
e)    None of these

12). Ace India discus thrower ______ won a bronze medal in the second leg of the prestigious IAAF Diamond League series.
a)    Vikas Gowda
b)    Suresh Kumar
c)    Ajay Kumar
d)    Mamitu Daska
e)    Vikas Kumar

13). Ethiopian runners won both the men’s and women’s titles in the eighth edition of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) World 10000m run in________.
a)    Chennai
b)    Hyderabad
c)    New Delhi
d)    Bangalore
e)    None of these

14). Who has been appointed Chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council recently?
a)    Sourav Ganguly
b)    Ravi Shastri
c)    Ajay Shirke
d)    Ranjib Biswal
e)    Rajeev Shukla

15). Ashgabat is the capital of _______.
a)    Ukraine
b)    Kazakhstan
c)    Turkmenistan
d)    Uzbekistan
e)    None of these

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