1. Sherif Ismail was sworn in as the Prime Minister of which African country?
Ans: Egypt
2. Which Asian country passed laws to amend its pacifist constitution to allow its troops to fight abroad?
Ans: Japan
3. Name the new scheme launched by the Government of India for the welfare of people affected by mining related operations.
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)
4. Who was named for the 2015 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award?
Ans: Aqeela Asifi
5. Which anti tank guided missile, indigenously developed by Bharat Dynainics Ltd, was test-fired on September 10?
Ans: Amogha-I
6. Alexis Tsipras was again elected as the Prime Minister of which European country?
Ans: Greece
7. International Day of Peace observed on:
Ans: 21st September
8. Who received the 2014 Vyas Samman?
Ans: Kamal Kishore Goenka
9. Name the CEO of Volkswagen who resigned after the company's revelation that it had manipulated the emission tests of its diesel cars.
Ans: Martin Winterkorn
10. Who is the new president of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS)?
Ans: P V Chandran
11. The Reserve Bank of India has given in principle approval to how many firms to set up small finance banks to provide basic banking services to small farmers and micro industries?
Ans: Ten
12. Name the first Panchayat in Kerala to declare a water policy?
Ans: Perumanna
13. Which Indian has been appointed member of the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport?
Ans: E. Sreedharan
14. The sale of which drug has been banned in multidose vial, in order to save vultures from extinction?
Ans: Diclofenac
15. Name the BCCI President who passed away recently.
Ans: Dalmia
16. Uninor Telecom Service Provider has changed its name to _____.
Ans: Telenor
17. The Government of West Bengal has declassified 64 secret files on which Indian freedom fighter?
Ans: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
18. Which popular British author who wrote more than 30 novels including The World is full of Married Men, Confessions of a Wild Child etc, passed away recently?
Ans: Jackie Collins
19. The 21st Law Commission constituted recently, has a term of how many years?
Ans: Three
20. Who is the author of the recently released novel, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights?
Ans: Salman Rushdie
21. Which playback singer who sung around 70 songs for Malayalam films, passed away recently?
Ans: Radhika Tilak
22. World Rhino Day was observed on:
Ans: 23rd September
23. Which has been declared as the national animal of Nepal?
Ans: Cow
24. Who has been newly inducted into the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees?
Ans: Richie Richardson (West Indies)
25. Who were awarded the 2015 Global Leader Ship Award of the US-India Business Council (USIBIC)?
Ans: Indra Nooyi and Shobhana Bharatia
