1. Arun Sharma is the dean of a medical college in _____ state who was assisting the Vyapam Scam Investigation and found dead recently in a Delhi Hotel?(2)
- Maharashtra
- Madhya Pradesh
- Gujarath
- Goa
- Delhi
Expl:- His body was found in his room at Uppal Hotel near the Indira Gandhi International airport. He was the dean of MS Medical College in Jabalpur, assisting the Special Task Force set up to probe the recruitment scam in the Madhya Pradesh Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal (Vyapam) by providing documents on fake medical entrance examinees in the state-run medical college.
2. Who was nominated for the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize 2015?(2)
- Ravi Sharma
- R Paul Singh
- P Sita Devi
- rakesh Singh
- Padma Mehtha
ExpL:- GCHERA stands for Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences. The award will be officially presented on 20 September 2015 during the GCHERA World Agricultural Prize Award Ceremony that will take place at Nanjing Agricultural University, China.
3. In Maharashtra, which company has agreed to set up a digital village?(1)
- Microsoft
- Oracle
- Orkut
- Skype
Expl:- Microsoft agreed to provide technology support for health care services in remote tribal areas; it will setup a pilot project at Melghat in Amravati district in this regard. Microsoft has adopted Melghat village.
4. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was selected for ____ for 2015 (2)
- World Agriculture Prize
- World food Prize
- World Cultural prize
- World Cultivation Prize
- World Tourist Prize
Expl:- He was selected for the prestigious award for his contributions towards reducing hunger in Bangladesh and 10 other countries through his organisation Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC).
5. The new Director of the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is ____ (3)
- V K Ayyengar
- P Partha Sarathy
- C D Balaji
- Venkateswar Sarma
- Satyanand Shukla
Expl:- Commodore C D Balaji (Retd) on 3rd July’15 took charge as the Director of the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Programme Director of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). He succeeded P S Subramanyam, Distinguished Scientist.
6. From the first week of July 2015, foreign direct investment is prohibited in manufacturing of ………… product?(2)
- Leather
- Tobacco
- Jute
- Cotton
- Silk
Expl:- In a notification, RBI said Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is prohibited in the manufacturing of cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes.
7. The South Asian Basketball Championship, SABA title was won by which country recently?(3)
- Bhutan
- China
- India
- Nepal
- Pakistan
Expl:- India retained the title defeating Sri Lanka in the final held in Bengaluru. The top three teams were India (gold), Sri Lanka (silver) and Nepal (bronze).
8. The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 was won by ……………?(3)
- Germany
- Brazil
- USA
- USSR
- China
Expl:- United States lifted the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the third time. US defeated Japan in the finals.
9. Under Digital india initiative the website of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has been launched on…………(2)
- 5th July 2015
- 6th July 2015
- 7th July 2015
- 8th July 2015
- 9th July 2015
Expl:- Secretary, Labour and Employment Shankar Aggarwal on 6th July ’15 launched the Website of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, EPFO, as part of Digital India Infrastructure.
10. ……… was inaugurated at Rashtrapathi Bhawan, Bollaram, Hyderabad by the President Pranab Mukherjee on 6th July’15?(3)
- Tare Sitare
- Nava Graha sitara
- Nakshatra Vatika
- Nava Nakshatra
- None
Expl:- Ira Singhal belonged to Delhi while second and third places were secured by Renu Raj (Kerala) and Nidhi Gupta (Delhi).