gk and current affairs

1. Which music composer has been named the Cultural Ambassador for Seychelles? Ans. A. R. Rahman 2. Which group is launched by Vulnerable Nations to foster greater investment in Climate Resiliency? Ans. V20 Group Remarks: The group is launched in Lima, Peru during the annual meeting of International Monetary Fund. 3. Which Tennis Player of France is inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame recently in July, 2015? Ans. Amelie Mauresmo Remarks: Amelie Mauresmo born in 1979 is the former World No. 1 tennis player. She is well known for her powerful one handed backhand. After spenting 15 years of her life in tennis she retired in Dec 2009. She has also won silver medal in 2004 summer olympics.                                                                     4. Which mobile app was developed by Br...

1. Which England bowler nick named as "Typhoon" died in Sept. 2015? Ans. Frank Tyson Remarks: Frank Tyson started his career in 1954 and during his career he palyed 17 tests for England and taken 76 wickets at an average of 18.56. He retired in 1960.                                                       2. Which programme was recently launched by Odisha Govt to help patients and pregnant women? Ans: Amo Doli Programme Remarks: This programme was launched in naxal affected Rayagada District to help patients and pregnant women to reach nearby hospitals. 3. Which project was recently approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). Ans. National Watershed Management Project-Neeranchal Remarks: The aim of the project is to provide irrigation to every farmland (Har Khet ko Pani). It will also help for the efficient use of water. 4. W...

1. Which Indian player won silver medal in Men's 10 meter air pistol event at Asian Air Gun Championship 2015? Ans. Gurpreet Singh                                                          2. Who were conferred with Arjuna Award recently? Ans. M.R. Poovamma and Babita Kumari Remarks: M. R. Poovama is related to Athletics and Babita Kumari is related to Wrestling 3. Which book written by Ben S. Bernanke released recently in October 2015? Ans. The Courage to Act- A Memoir of a Crisis and its Aftermath 4. Which policy was released by Union Govt. to promote greening of National Highway corridors across the country? Ans. Green Highway Policy-2015 Remarks: The policy was released with a mission to reduce the air pollution by planting more tress and shrubs along the national highways. 5. Who won Nobel Price 2015 in Literature? Ans. Svet...

1. Who won Lata Mageshkar Award for Lifetime achievement? Ans. Prabhakar Jog Remarks: Mr. Prabhakar Jog is a violinist and music composer and he is awarded by Maharashtra Govt. for his contribution toward music.                                                            2. With whom India signed 125 million Euros Loan agreement recently in October 2015 to fund two projects under Green Energy Corridor? Ans. Germany Remarks: The project ia aimed to synchronise electricity produced from renewable sources with conventional power stations. These two projects are in Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. 3. Which state recently decided to impose drought tax? Ans. Maharashtra 4. Whose self-portrait sold for 17 crores rupees in London  recently? Ans. Amrita Sher-Gill 5. Which country recently launched communication satelli...

1. Which Indian American Associate Professor won the MacArthur 'Genius' Grant 2015? Ans. Kartik Chandran Remarks:  He is an Associate Professor of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia Enginering. He won the fellowship worth $625000 for his work in transforming waste water from a pollutant requiring disposal to a resource for useful products. 2. Which Indian cyclist became the first ever-indian to win five medals at Taiwan Cup 2015? Ans. Deborah Herold Remarks: Deborah Herold is 20 year old tribal girl from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.  She won one gold, three silver and one bronze medal in the tournament. 3. Who won 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Ans. Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar Remarks: They were jointly awarded by the Nobel Prize and they will share 8 million Swedish kronor equally. 4. Who won the gold medal in women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 8th Asian Air Gun Championship? Ans. Heena Sidhu Remarks: Heena Sidhu an Indian S...

1. Which company announced investment of 150 million US dollars for Indian start-ups? Ans. Qualcomm Remarks: Qualcomm is a Silicon Valley based chip-maker company. 2. Which facility for e-registration of property documents is recently launched by Madhya Pradesh Govt? Ans. Sampada Remarks: Sampada is the name of software under which the people can use for e-registration of property documents, to obtain e stamp through internet banking or service provider. the information about market value of their property and registration fees to be payable can also be obtained by this softaware. 3. Which rocket was launhed by China recently on Sept. 25, 2015? Ans. Carrier Rocket Long March-11 Remarks: The rocket was successfully launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the north-western province of Gansu. It was China's 211th long march series and 8th launch in 2015. The first Long March-1 rocket was launched in April 1970 and it put China's first satellite Dong Fang Hong-1...

1. In  which country the world's first office building constructed using 3-D printer is set to come up? Ans. Dubai, UAE Remarks: The office will be installed by a 20 feet tall 3-D printer. The project is a tie up between Dubai and a Chinese company Winsun. 2. Who teamed up recently in Sept. 2015 with Indian Railways for providing free Wi-Fi at 400 stations? Ans. Google 3. Which satellite has been launched by ISRO eleven years after the government cleared the project? Ans. Astrosat Remarks: A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-30) carrying Astrosat and six other satellites lifted from Satsh Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. 4. Who won 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan prize? Ans. Jacob Tsirmerman Remarks: Jacob Tsirmerman is a mathematician at University of Toronto, Canada. SASTRA award was founded by Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy in 2005 after the name of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. The current money for the prize money is 10000 US dollars ...