Ans: Japan
2. Who was awarded the 2014 Saraswati Samman?
Ans: Veerappa Moily
3. Which banking agency has been accredited as the first National Implementing Entity (NIE) of Green Climate Fund (GCF) established under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?
Ans: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
4. Who is the newly elected member of the Election Commission of India?
Ans: Om Prakash Rawat
5. Which state government has recently passed Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill?
Ans: Assam
6. Name the plan, recently launched by the Government of India, to revamp the functioning of public sector banks?
Ans: Indradhanush Mission
7. India imposed anti dumping duty on which product from South Korea and Taiwan?
Ans: Potassium Carbonate
8. Who won the Women's Singles in the World Badminton Championship 2015, defeating India's Saina Nehwal?
Ans: Carolina Marin
9. Who has been appointed chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board?
Ans: Ajith Kumar Seth
10. The Government of Kerala has signed a memorandum of understanding with which company for developing Vizhinjam seaport?
Ans: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone
11. Which cricketer has been appointed ambassador for the Tiger Conservation Project of Maharashtra?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar
12. Kishor Piraji Kharat has been appointed Managing Director and CEO of which Indian bank?
Ans: Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
13. Name the mobile wallet application launched by the State Bank of India.
Ans: SBI Buddy
14. Which party won the highest number of seats in the parliamentary elections held in Sri Lanka?
Ans: United National Party (UNP)
15. Sania Mirza is the winner of this year's which national sports award?
Ans: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
16. Ram Nath Kovind has been appointed Governor of which state?
Ans: Bihar.
F Acharya Dev Vrat has been appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
17. Which industrialist and founder of Hero Cycles passed away recently?
Ans: Om Prakash Munjal
18. International Youth Day was observed on:
Ans: 12th August
19. Which Indian retained the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship men's title?
Ans: Pankaj Advani
20. Name the new body to be set up by the Government of India to recommend appointment of directors in public sector banks and advise ways for raising funds and mergers and acquisitions to the lenders.
Ans: Bank Board Bureau
