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September - 2015 GK - 2

Description: September 2015 GK Week - 2
Number of Questions: 15
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The Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 was conferred upon

  1. Desmond Tutu

  2. NASA

  3. John Hume

  4. ISRO

  5. K. K. Birla Foundation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4).  

Which of the following parties won the 2015 Singapore General Elections?

  1. Reform Party

  2. National Solidarity Party

  3. Singapore Democratic Party

  4. People's Action Party

  5. Workers' Party


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4).  

The bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia, AUSINDEX-15, is the _____ biennial exercise between the two countries.

  1. 1st

  2. 2nd

  3. 3rd

  4. 4th

  5. 5th


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1).  

In which year was the first Law Commission of independent India established?

  1. 1955

  2. 1959

  3. 1961

  4. 1957

  5. 1962


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1).  

With which of the following countries did India create a Joint Challenge Coin, which reads 'Forward Together We Go' and 'Chale Saath Saath' in Hindi on one side of the coin?

  1. Australia

  2. Bangladesh

  3. Russia

  4. The US

  5. The UK


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4).  

Who is the author of the book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights'?

  1. Kiran Desai

  2. Chetan Bhagat

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Vikram Seth

  5. Jhumpa Lahiri


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3).  

The first ever Bhagvad Gita conference was hosted by

  1. Nepal

  2. Bhutan

  3. The US

  4. India

  5. the UK


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Correct answer is (5).  

Which of the following rivers were linked under the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme?

  1. Kaveri and Vaigai

  2. Jhelum and Chenab

  3. Godavari and Krishna

  4. Brahmaputra and Barak

  5. Bhagirathi and Damodar


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3).  

In which year was the International Day of Peace celebrated for the first time?

  1. 1973

  2. 1979

  3. 1982

  4. 1985

  5. 1988


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct answer is (3).  

In September 2015, the National Tourism Awards 2013-14 were presented. Which state was awarded for the Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development?

  1. Kerala

  2. Goa

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Gujarat

  5. Rajasthan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4).  

Who among the following is the first woman Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organization's Electronics and Communication Systems cluster?

  1. Shipra Mazumdar

  2. J. Manjula

  3. Ashwani Pawar

  4. Priyanka Tak

  5. Shikha Yadav


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2).  

In September 2015, Madhya Pradesh Government launched M-Shiksha-Mitra mobile app for

  1. girls

  2. boys

  3. widows

  4. teachers

  5. all residents of Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4).  

Which country topped the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015 released in September 2015?

  1. Switzerland

  2. The UK

  3. Sweden

  4. The Netherlands

  5. The US


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1).  

Who among the following was appointed governor of Manipur in September 2015?

  1. Ashwani Kumar

  2. V. Shanmuganathan

  3. Syed Ahmed

  4. K. K. Paul

  5. Vinod Duggal


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2).  

In September 2015, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation increased the life insurance cover of its subscribers from ____ lakh to 6 lakh rupees.

  1. 3.6

  2. 4.3

  3. 4.8

  4. 5

  5. 5.2


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1).  

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