1. Which movie has been selected as India's official entry to Oscars?
Ans: Court
2. Name the former cricketer who has been appointed president of the Cricket Association of Bengal?
Ans: Sourav Ganguli
3. Name India's first space observatory, which was successfully launched recently?
Ans: ASTROSAT
4. Name the recently held joint military exercise between India and Sri Lanka? Ans: MITRA SHAKTI 2015
5. Matthias Mueller was appointed the new CEO of which automobile company?
Ans: Volkswagen
6. World Tourism Day was observed on?
Ans: September 27
This years World Tourism Day theme is One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities
7. Which multinational company will be providing Wi-Fi in 500 Indian railway stations?
Ans: Google
8. India will host the G-20 Summit in which year?
Ans: 2018
9. Which Indian won this year's World Billiards Championship?
Ans: Pankaj Advani
10. Which Canadian mathematician was selected for the 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize?
Ans: Dr. Jacob Tsimerman
11. Name the Kolkata class guided missile destroyer commissioned recently?
Ans: INS Kochi
12. The Reserve Bank of India has lowered the repo rate to how much percent?
Ans: 6.75
13. Which Indian Space mission's anniversary was celebrated on 24 September?
Ans: Mars Orbital Mission (MOM)
14. Name the member countries of the G-4, comprising of nations which support each other's bids for permanent seats on the UN Security Council?
Ans: Brazil, Germany, India and Japan
15. World Heart Day was observed on?
Ans: 29th September
16. Which Indian film, directed by Pan Nalin, was the first runner-up for the Peoples Choice Awards at the Toronto International Film Festival?
Ans: The Angry Indian Goddesses
17. International Translation Day was observed on?
Ans: 30th September
18. Stwat Jagwani, Kranti Tiwari, Ankit Fadia and Pranav Mistry were appointed brand ambassadors of which initiative by the government of India?
Ans: Digital India
19. Which Indian magician was conferred Merlin Award, an international honour in the field of magic, by the International Magician's Association?
Ans: Zenia Bhumgara
20. Name the new policy launched by the central government to help the environment by planting trees along all the highways in the country?
Ans: Green Highways Policy
F ASTROSAT is India's first dedicated multi wavelength space observatory. This scientific satellite mission aims at a more detailed understanding of the universe. One of the unique features of ASTROSAT mission is that it enables the simultaneous multi-wavelength observations of various astronomical objects with a single satellite. It was launched into the 650 km orbit by the launch vehicle PSLV-C30.
F IBSF (International Billiards and Snooker Federation) is an organistion that governs the non-professional snooker and billiards around the world.
F Court has been written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane. He examines the Indian legal system through the trial of an ageing folk singer. The film won the best feature film award at the 62nd national film awards.
F SASTRA Ramanujan Prize is an annual award established by SASTRA University in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, Srinivasa Ramanujan's hometown. The award is given to a young mathematician who has done an outstanding work in Ramanujan's fields of interest. The age limit for the prize has been set at 32 (the age at which Ramanujan died).
