1. Name the new scheme approved by the Government of India for social, economic and infrastructure development in rural areas?
Ans: Shyama Ptasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM)
2. Which Indian origin author was shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize?
Ans: Sunjeev Sahota
3. Where was this year's World Hindi Conference held?
Ans: Bhopal
4. Which neighbouring country has approved a new constitution?
Ans: Nepal
5. Which Indian American has been selected for Champions of Change award by the White House?
Ans: Swetha Prabhakaran
6 Name the first maritime exercise held between India and Australia.
Ans: AUSINDEX
7. The Cabinet committee on Security has given approval for buying 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy lift helicopters from which company?
Ans: Boeing
8. The People's Action Party, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has won the recent general election held in which country?
Ans: Singapore
9. National Hindi Divas was observed on:
Ans: 14th September
10. Which Indian origin is second in the list of the most powerful Women in Business, published by the Fortune Magazine?
Ans: Indra Nooyi. She is presently the CEO of Pepsico
11. Who are the Women's Doubles winners of the 2015 US Open tennis?
Ans: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis
12. Who is the Men's singles winner of the 2015 US Open Tennis?
Ans: Novak Diokovic.
The women's singles winner is Flavia Pennetta (Italy)
13. Which eminent classical dancer who popularised Mohiniyattam passed away recently?
Ans: Kalamandalam Satyabhama
14. Name the Prime Minister of Australia who was ousted from power recently?
Ans: Tony Abbot Mark Turnbul has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister
15. Which martial arts organisation has been given recognised as Regional Sports Federation by the Government of India recently?
Ans: Indian Kalarippayattu Federation
16. The prime minister of which Asian country has been selected for the United Nations Champions of the Earth Award?
Ans: Bangladesh
17. Which Chinese city has been chosen for hosting the 2022 Asian Games?
Ans: Hangzhou
18 The central government has approved how many days of employment per household under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the drought hit areas of the country?
Ans: 150
19. Which two rivers were formally interlinked in Andhra Pradesh recently?
Ans: Godavari and Krishna
20. International Day of Democracy was observed on:
Ans: 15h September
F Sunjeev Sahota is an Indian origin writer in Britain. His debut novel, Ours are the Streets was published in 1981. His novel, The Year of the Runaways has been shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
F Swetha Prabhakaran, is an Indian American teen entrepreneur and founder-CEO of Everybody Code Now! She founded this non-profit organisation to empower the next generation of youth to become engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs.
