Ans: Punjab
2. Which Bengali writer, known for the novels Dahana (Charred), Kachher Dewal (Wall of Glass) etc, passed away recently?
Ans: Suchitra Bhattacharya
3. What does USTAD, the new central scheme launched by the government, stand for?
Ans: Upgrading Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development
4. Who was appointed Chairman of the Joint Committee of Parliament to look into the provisions of the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill, 2015?
Ans: S S Ahluwalia
5. Name the singles title winners of the Rome Masters Tennis.
Ans: Men's Singles - Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles - Maria Sharapova
The Indo-Swiss pair of Santa Mirza and Martina Hingis was the runners up in women's doubles.
6. Where was the sixth edition of the National Conference on Nuclear Energy held?
Ans: New Delhi
7. Name the former President of Egypt who was sentenced to death.
Ans: Mohammed Morsi
8. Who was appointed as the Controller General of Accounts?
Ans: M J Joseph
9. Name the worlds first fully warm blooded fish, discovered recently.
Ans: Opah
10. Which Indian won gold in the under-15 category of World School Chess Championship?
Ans: Tejaswini Sagar
11. The Government of India has approved Rs 20,000 Crore for which programme, aiming to integrate the effort to clean and protect the river Ganga in a comprehensive manner?
Ans: Namami Gange
12. Which Indian shooter won the bronze medal in the 50 m Rifle Prone Event in the ISSF World Cup?
Ans: Gagan Narang
13. The Union Ministry for Health and Family Affairs launched which award for public health facilities?
Ans: Kayakalp
14. Which Indian discus thrower won bronze in IAAF Diamond League series held in Shanghai?
Ans: Vikas Gowda
15. The Supreme Court of India issued guidelines on regulating government advertisements, based on the recommendations by the committee headed by:
Ans: N R Madhava Menon
16. Which Marathi novelist has been selected for the 2014 Jnanpith Award? Ans: Bhalchandra Nemade
17. Who has been appointed by the United Nations as the Special Co-coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority?
Ans: Nickolay Mladenov
18. Which Indian golfer claimed a maiden European Tour victory by winning the Malaysian Open?
Ans: Anirban Lahiri
19. How many sub-groups of chief ministers have been constituted within NITI Aayog?
Ans: Three
20. Which eminent economist won the inaugural John Maynard Keynes Prize?
Ans: Amartya Sen
21. Which country formed a coalition government comprising of the parties named Nidaa Tounes Part, Ennahda Party and the Free Patriotic Party?
Ans: Tunisia
22. Which public sector company signed a contract with the Indian Air Force to supply 14 Dornier-228 aircraft?
Ans: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
23. Who is appointed as the new Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?
Ans: M O Garg
24. Whose 1892 painting named Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry) has recently been sold for $ 300 million, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold?
Ans: Paul Gauguin
25. Which scheme, launched under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, aims all girls less than 10 years to open account in post offices or in banks? Ans: Sukanya Samridhi Yojana
26. The Romanian Florin Mergea, along with which Indian tennis player won the Madrid Open Men's Doubles title?
Ans: Rohan Boppanna
27. Who has been re-nominated as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee for a second term?
Ans: K V Thomas
28. Which bill passed by parliament, seeks to deal with the menace of black money and replace the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the taxation of foreign income?
Ans: Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill, 2015
29. Who was appointed as acting Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?
Ans: Justice Cyriac Joseph
30. India and Nepal launched a bus service linking Kathmandu with which Indian city?
Ans: Varanasi
