Category: Current Affairs

India’s Deepika Padukone — who made $10 million — was the only other actress from outside Hollywood to feature in the rankings. The 30-year-old, who came 10th, earns far less than her Tinseltown counterparts for her Bollywood roles, but compensates with more than a dozen lucrative endorsements, Forbes said. VS PATHANIA: Inspector General VS Pathania on 30th August took over the charge as 13thCommander of Coast…

Singer Shubha Mudgal to get Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award   Hindustani classical singer Shubha  Mudgal has been selected for the  Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for her outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill The award carries citation and cash award of Rs. 10 lakh. Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhava award is given on 20th August i.e.…

1.Name the organisation that prepares and releases the report on the retirement income in the world? (3) (1) World Bank (2) International Monetary Fund (3) Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (4) UNESCO (5) None of these 2. Gen. Om Prakash Malhotra was the Governor of Punjab who died recently at the age of 93. What…

1. Name the former cricketer who has been given the CK Naydu Award for the Lifetime Achievement? (1) (1) Syed Kirmani (2) Sandeep Patil (3) Roger Binny (4) Kirti Azad (5) None of these 2. Who has been named to be the new Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs? (2) (1) Arundhati Bhattacharya…

1. Name the Indian Bank which has recently announced to mobilize 5 billion US dollars from 2015 to 2020 for climate action through lending, investing and raising capital towards mitigation, adaption and resilience? (3) (1) Axis Bank (2) HDFC Bank (3) Yes Bank (4) IDBI Bank (5) None of these 2. Name the bank which…

1. Who was awarded the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award recently ? (3) (1) Anu Malik (2) Jatin-Lalit (3) AR Rahman (4) Pritam (5) None of these 2. Shetkari Sanghatana was a farmer’s organisation which fought for the rights of the farmers. Who had founded this organisation? (2) (1) Medha Patkar (2) Shard Joshi (3) Anna Hazare…