In FRA 'F' stands for

In FRA 'F' stands for
A)Fiscal

B)Flow

C)Foreign

D)Forward
Answer:D)Forward
Other Details:

FRA Forward Rate Agreement

World Chess Champion 2014 is

World Chess Champion  2014 is

A)Viswanathan Anand

B)Magnus Carlsen

C)Vladimir Kramnik

D)Dmitry Andreikin
Answer:B)Magnus Carlsen
Other Details:

Full name Sven Magnus Carlsen
Country Norway
Born 30 November 1990

Godaan is written by

Godaan is written by


A)Premchand



B)sumitranandan pant



C)jaishankar prasad



D)None


Answer:

A)Premchand

Other Details: 

Godaan  is a Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand.

It was first published in 1936

Characters Hori,Dhania, Gobar, Dattadin 

Monomohun Ghose started which newspaper in 1861

Monomohun Ghose started which newspaper in 1861

A)Daily Mirror


B)Indian Mirror


C)Freedom Mirror


D)None


Answer:

B)Indian Mirror

Other Details: 

Period (March 13, 1844 – October 16, 1896) 

 Monomohun Ghose was the first practicing barrister of Indian origin.

He contributed towards the fields of women’s education.

He with Keshub Chunder Sen started the Indian Mirror

Justice and Development Party won election in which country?

Justice and Development Party won election in which country?

Options

1) turkey

2) japan

3) laos

4) Peru

answer


1) turkey

Other details

Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP (Justice and Development Party)   majority in the country's election.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the 12th and current President of Turkey, in office since 2014. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as the Mayor of İstanbul from 1994 to 1998.

Where is the meeting between South Korea, China and Japan taking place?

Where is the meeting between South Korea, China and Japan taking place?

Options

1) Tokyo

2) Beijing

3) Seoul

4) Osaka

answer

1) Tokyo

Other details

South Korea, China and Japan met  in their first summit talks in more than three years.

John Magufuli has been elected as President of which country?

John Magufuli has been  elected as President of   which country?

Options

1) Tanzania

2) kenya

3) South africa

4) egypt

answer

1) Tanzania

Other details

ohn Pombe Joseph Magufuli is a Tanzanian politician who was elected as President of Tanzania in 2015. He has served in the Cabinet of Tanzania as Minister of Works since 2010.

Previously he was Deputy Minister of Works from 1995 to 2000, Minister of Works from 2000 to 2006, Minister of Lands and Human Settlement from 2006 to 2008, and Minister of Livestock and Fisheries from 2008 to 2010.

He has served as a Member of Parliament since 1995

Gulam Noon was known by which name?

Gulam Noon  was known by which name?

options

1)Curry King

2) fish king

3) spice king

4)Bread king

answer
1)Curry King

Other details

Gulam Kaderbhoy Noon,  was a British businessman originally from Mumbai, India. Known as the "Curry King", Noon operated a number of food product companies in Southall, London.

Noon founded and operated a number of food product companies in Southall, London, specialising in Indian cuisine. His main business was Noon Products which he established in September 1987, manufacturing chilled and frozen Indian and Thai ready meals, predominantly for UK supermarkets. Whilst he didn't invent the dish, Noon is credited with the popularity of chicken tikka masala in Britain

Where has Bronze Age warrior’s tomb dating back to about 1500 BC been found?

Where has Bronze Age warrior’s tomb dating back to about 1500 BC been found?

Options

1) Greece

2) France

3) Italy


4) Spain


answer

2) France

Other details

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered an intact Bronze Age warrior’s tomb, dating back 3,500 years, which is filled with more than 1,400 objects, including jewels, weapons, bronze, silver and gold vessels.

The Bronze Age warrior’s tomb dating back to about 1500 BC was discovered in Pylos, Greece, by an international research team led by The University of Cincinnati
.

when is United Nations Day celebrated?

when is United Nations Day celebrated?

options

1)24 October

2)23 October

3)25 October

4)26 October

answer

1)24 October

Other details

United Nations Day is devoted to making known to peoples of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations Organization.

United Nations Day is part of United Nations Week, which runs from 20 to 26 October.

In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, as which "shall be devoted to making known to the peoples of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.

The UN's World Development Information Day has also been held on 24 October since 1972.

Who was Maureen O’Hara ?

Who was  Maureen O’Hara ?

Options

1) Actress

2) painter

3) poetess

4) Sportsperson

answer

1) Actress

Other details

Maureen O'Hara   was an Irish-American film actress and singer.

In November 2014 she was presented with an Honorary Academy Award

After Myrna Loy, O'Hara was only the second actress to receive an Academy Award for acting without having been nominated previously.

Her autobiography, 'Tis Herself, was published in 2004 and was a New York Times Bestseller.

Hard disk drive maker Western Digital bought which company?

Hard disk drive maker Western Digital  bought  which company?

Options

1) San Disk

2) Toshiba

3) Seagate

4) Makstor

answer

1) San Disk

Hard disk drive maker Western Digital Corp., a deal valued at $ 19 billion dollars will buy the memory chip maker SanDisk Corp.

Western Digital Corporation is an American computer data storage company and the world's largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers .

Headquarters: Irvine, California, USA
CEO Stephen D. Milligan
Founded: April 23, 1970

SanDisk flash memory storage Corporation designs, develops and manufactures equipment and software

This is an American company.

SanDisk flash memory in the world's third largest producer.

CEO Sanjay Mehrotra
Founder: Eli Hrari
Founded: 1988, Milpites, California, United States

what is the name of China's Nobel Peace Prize?

what is the name of   China's  Nobel Peace Prize?

Options

1) Confucius

2) Buddha

3) Han

4) China

answer

1) Confucius

Other information

Confucius Peace Prize, People's Republic of China (PRC) was established in 2010 by the Association of Chinese Indigenous Art

It  is a similar award to Nobel Peace Prize

The winner receives a cash prize of $ 15,000 US

Winner in 2011, Vladimir Putin

Kofi Annan in 2012 and Yuan Longping,

In 2014, Fidel Castro

In 2015 Robert Mugabe

Where did China launch first yuan-bond ?

Where did China launch  first yuan-bond ?

Options

1) London

2) Tokyo

3) Mumbai

4) Singapore

answer

1) London

Other details

The People's Bank of China launched a yuan-denominated bond in London for the first time .

The bond worth 690 million euros  for one-year bonds .

The auction for the bonds offering a yield of 3.15 percent .

 It is for the first time that a yuan-denominated bond auction has taken place outside of China and Hong Kong.

Chess World Cup 2015 was won by whom?

Chess World Cup 2015 was won by whom?

Options

1) Sergey Karjakin

2) vladimir kramnik

3) veselin topalov

4) magnus carlsen

answer

1) Sergey Karjakin

Other details

The Chess World Cup 2015 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 10 September to 5 October 2015.

Sergey Karjakin won the competition on tie-breaks after a four-game final against Peter Svidler.

Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin  is a Ukrainian-born Russian chess grandmaster.

 He was a chess prodigy and holds the record for the world's youngest Grandmaster, at the age of 12 years and 7 months.

 Karjakin won the 2012 World Rapid Chess Championship and the Chess World Cup 2015.

He also won the Norway Chess Tournament twice (2013, 2014) and the Corus Chess Tournament in 2009.

He has competed in six Chess Olympiads, three times for Ukraine and three times for Russia, winning three gold medals, two silver and a bronze.

 He was a member of the gold medal-winning Russian team at the World Team Chess Championship in Antalya in 2013.

What is Koppu ?

What is Koppu   ?


Options

1) sea

2) Mountain range

3) Forrest

4) typhoon

answer

4) typhoon

Other details

Typhoon Koppu, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Lando, is currently a weakening tropical cyclone in the South China Sea and affecting Luzon

. The twenty-fourth named storm and the fifteenth typhoon of the annual typhoon season, Koppu is forecasted to continue impacting the Philippines until October 22.

When is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty celebrated?

When is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty celebrated?

Options

1) oct 17

2) oct 18

3) oct 19

4) oct 20

answer

1) oct 17

Other details

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world.

 It was officially recognised by the United Nations, but the first commemoration of the event took place in Paris, France, in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered on the Human Rights and Liberties Plaza at the Trocadéro to honour victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear.

This call was made by Joseph Wresinski (1917–1988) founder of the International Movement ATD Fourth World.

One of the main aims of the day is to make the voice of the poor heard. To this end, commemorations often include testimonies from people living in poverty, describing their own experiences or those of people they know.

When is World Food Day celebrated?

When is World Food Day celebrated?

Options

1) oct 16

2) oct 17

3) oct 18

4) oct 19

answer

1) oct 16

Other details

World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.

The day is celebrated widely by many other organisations concerned with food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

The World Food Day theme for 2014 was Family Farming: “Feeding the world, caring for the earth”

Which country will host the 2016 U-19 Cricket World Cup?

Which country will host the 2016 U-19 Cricket World Cup?

Options

1) Bangladesh

2) Nepal

3) England

4) Australia

answer

1) Bangladesh

Other details

The 2016 Under-19 World Cup will be played from January 22 to February 14 in Bangladesh.

The 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is a one-day cricket competition for sixteen international U-19 cricketing teams which is scheduled to be played in Bangladesh early in 2016

This will be the eleventh edition of the tournament.

The 10 nations with ICC Full Membership automatically qualified for the tournament.

Other five additional teams will qualify through the different regional tournaments.

 The sixteenth spot in Bangladesh will go to the best of the second-place finishers from the regions who will play in a separate repechage event

Which company ranks to be the world's best work places?

Which company ranks to be the world's best work places?

options

1) Google

2) amazon

3) apple

4) microsoft

answer

1) Google

Other details

Google has topped the list of world's best companies to work for,

It has been at the first position for the third straight year.

The annual 'World's Best Multinational Workplaces List' ranks the top 25 global companies to work for. 

K.P. Sharma Oli was elected Prime minister of which country in October 2015 ?

K.P. Sharma Oli  was elected Prime minister of which country in October 2015 ?

Options

1) Nepal

2) Bhutan

3) Laos

4) Japan

answer
1) Nepal

Other details

K.P. Sharma Oli was on Sunday elected as the next Prime Minister of Nepal

Mr. Oli served as the nation’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Girija Prasad Koirala-led interim government

He was elected a member of the Parliament thrice — in 1991, 1994 and 1999

who is the author of The Courage to Act - A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath ?

who is the author of The Courage to Act - A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath ?

Options

1) Ben   Bernanke

2) janet yellen

3) alan greenspan

4) henry paulson

answer

1) Ben   Bernanke

Other details

Ben Shalom Bernanke is an American economist at the Brookings Institution who served two terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States from 2006 to 2014.

During his tenure as chairman, Bernanke oversaw the Federal Reserve's response to the late-2000s financial crisis.

Before becoming Federal Reserve chairman, Bernanke was a  professor at Princeton University and  headed the department of economics there from 1996 to September 2002,

From 2002 until 2005, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,

Bernanke   served as chairman of President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers.

Who has been appointed as chief of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?

Who has been appointed as chief of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?

Options

1) Hoesung Lee

2) Ban ki moon

3) kofi anan

4) vladimir Dostoevsky

answer

1) Hoesung Lee

Other details

Hoesung Lee   is a South Korean economist.

He is professor in the economics of climate change, energy and sustainable development in the Graduate School of Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology at Korea University in the Republic of Korea.

Lee received his B.A. in economics from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in economics from Rutgers University.

 Lee was elected as the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on October 6, 2015.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific intergovernmental body under the auspices of the United Nations,set up at the request of member governments

 It was first established in 1988 by two United Nations organizations, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and later endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution 43/53.

Membership of the IPCC is open to all members of the WMO and UNEP.

The IPCC produces reports that support the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is the main international treaty on climate change

Which is the largest tea producer in Africa?

Which is the largest tea producer in Africa?

Options

1) sotuh africa

2) nigeria

3) Egypt

4) kenya

answer

4) kenya

Other details
Tea is a major cash crop that is grown in Kenya. Kenya tea has been the leading major foreign exchange earner for the country.
Most tea produced in Kenya is black tea, with green tea, yellow tea, and white tea produced on order by major tea producers.

Lindsay Kline was associated with which sport?

Lindsay Kline was associated with which sport?

options

1) Cricket 

2) hockey 

3) rugby

4) tennis

answer

1) Cricket 

Other details

Lindsay Francis Kline was an Australian and Victorian cricketer. 

He played in 13 Tests for Australia and 88 first-class matches between 1955/56 and 1961/62. 

He was a left-arm spin bowler, bowling left-arm unorthodox spin.

When is World Animal Day celebrated?

When is World Animal Day  celebrated?

Options

1) October 4

2) October 5

3) October 6

4)October 7

answer

1) October 4

Other details

World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4.

When is International Day of Older Persons observed?

When is  International Day of Older Persons observed?

options

1) October 1

2)  October 2

3)  October 3

4)  October 4

answer

1) October 1

Other details

The International Day of Older Persons  was observed across the world on 1 October 2015

Theme Sustainability and Age Inclusiveness in the Urban Environment.

Who will be named as permanent CEO of Twitter ?

Who will be named as permanent CEO of Twitter    ?

Options

1) Jack Dorsey

2) evan williams

3) noah glass

4) biz stone

answer

1) Jack Dorsey

Other details

Jack Dorsey is an American programmer and businessman widely known as a co-founder of Twitter, and as the founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company

When is World Heart Day celebrated?

When is World Heart Day celebrated?

Options

1)Sept 29

2) sept 30

3) sept 28

4) sept 20

answer

1)Sept 29

Other details

since of 2011, World Heart Day is celebrated every 29 September

Theme for  2015 is Creating heart-healthy environments.

There are how many members ins G4?

There are how many members ins G4?

Options

1) 4

2) 5

3) 6

4) 7

answer

1) 4

Other details

The G4 nations comprising Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan are four countries which support each other’s bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. Unlike the G7, where the common denominator is the economy and long-term political motives, the G4's primary aim is the permanent member seats on the Security Council. Each of these four countries have figured among the elected non-permanent members of the council since the UN's establishment. Their economic and political influence has grown significantly in the last decades, reaching a scope comparable to the permanent members

which River Flows in Daman and diu

which River Flows in  Daman and diu



a) Daman Ganga



B)Patal Ganga



C)Pen Ganga



D)Ven Ganga


Answer:Daman Ganga



Other Details: 

Area 102 sq km


Population (2011)


Total 242,911

Who is president of the Union of European Football Associations ?

Who is president of the Union of European Football Associations  (UEFA)?

Options

1) michel platini

2) zinedine zidane

3) johan cruyff

4) marco van basten

answer

1) michel platini

Other details

Michel François Platini is a current football administrator, serving as the president of the Union of European Football Associations since 2007, and formerly a French football player and manager.

Thomas Cup is associate with which sport?

Thomas Cup is associate with which sport?


Otpions

1) Hockey

2) Cricket

3) Tennis

4) Badminton


answer

Badminton

Other details

The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body.

The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982 tournament, amended from being conducted every three years since the first tournament held in 1948–1949.

Where is 2015 Rugby World Cup being played?

Where is 2015 Rugby World Cup  being played?

Options

1) england

2) Australia

3) south africa

4) France

answer

The 2015 Rugby World Cup is the ongoing eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship.

The tournament is currently being hosted by England  from 18 September to 31 October

 Twickenham Stadium in London will host the final.

Who has been inducted in ICC match referees panel?

Who has been inducted in ICC match referees panel?

Options

1) Richie Richardson

2) desmond haynes

3) gordon greenidge

4) joel garner

answer

1) Richie Richardson

Other details

Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson is a retired West Indies cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team.

Richardson,   represented the West Indies in 86 Tests and 224 One-Day Internationals.

Sushil Koirala is the Prime Minister of Which country?

Sushil Koirala is the Prime Minister of Which country?

Options

1) Laos

2) Nepal

3) Bhutan 

4) Japan 

answer

2) Nepal

Other details

Sushil Koirala is the incumbent Prime Minister of Nepal since February 11, 2014. He is also the President of the Nepali Congress party since 2010. Koirala was elected as Prime Minister of Nepal by the parliament on 10 February 2014.

Who is chief of federal reserve ?

Who is chief of federal reserve ?


Options

1) Janet   Yellen

2) ben bernanke

3) mario draghi

4) christine lagarde

answer

1) Janet   Yellen

Other  details

Janet Louise Yellen is an American economist. She is the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, previously serving as Vice Chair from 2010 to 2014

Arundhati roy won Man Booker Prize in

Arundhati roy won Man Booker Prize in
a)1998

B)1985

C)1996

D)1997
Answer:D)1997
Other Details:

Arundhati Roy

24 November 1961

Shillong Meghalaya

Her book The God of Small Things won the Booker Prize

When is International day for the preservation of Ozone layer celebrated?

When is International day for the preservation of Ozone layer celebrated?

Options

1) sept 16


2) sept 30

3) sept 25

4) sept 26

answer

1) sept 16

other details

The World celebrates the International day for the preservation of Ozone layer as the World Ozone Day on September 16th.

During the United Nations convention in Vienna for the Montreal Protocol, the General Assembly declared September 16 as the World Ozone day in order to remind the world of the depleting ozone layer.

Who is The CEO of Boeing?

Who is The CEO of Boeing?

Options

1) Dennis Muilenburg

2) Fabrice Brégier

3) Marillyn Hewson

4)Ian King

answer

 1) Dennis Muilenburg

Other details

Dennis A. Muilenburg is an American businessman, president and chief executive officer of Boeing as of 1 July 2015

Where is Kruger National Park located?

Where is Kruger National Park located?

Options

1) south Africa

2) Kenya

3) Egypt

4) Tanzania

answer

1) south Africa

Other details

Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,485 square kilometres in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa,

Which monarch has become the Britain’s longest-reigning monarch?

Which monarch has become the  Britain’s longest-reigning monarch?


Options


1) Queen Elizabeth II


2) prince philip


3) king george vi


4) queen victoria


answer


1) Queen Elizabeth II


Other details

She surpassed  Queen Victoria, her great-great-grandmother, who was on the throne for 63 

years and 7 months.  

Ramon Magsaysay Award started in

Ramon Magsaysay Award started in

a) 1958

B)1947

C)1957

D)1968

Answer:a) 1958

Other Details: 

 Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award

given in   Country of Philippines

Major India winners

Vinobha Bhave  

Mother Teresa  

Satyajit Ray

Mandakini Amte

Verghese  Kurien

2015 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix was won by?

2015 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix  was won by?

Options

1) nico rosberg

2) sebastian vettel

3) fernando alonso

4) lewis hamilton

Answer

4) lewis hamilton

Other details

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG team

The Italian Grand Prix (Gran Premio d'Italia) is one of the longest running events on the Formula One calendar. The Italian Grand Prix was also one of the inaugural Formula One championship races in 1950, and has been held every year since then.

Marc Benioff is CEO of which country ?

Marc Benioff is CEO of which country ?

Options

1) Sales Force

2) Greytrix

3) SAP

4) oracle

answer

1) Sales Force

Other details

Marc Russell Benioff is an American internet entrepreneur, author and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, a cloud computing company

Who is CEO of Ericsson?

Who is  CEO of Ericsson?

Options

1) Hans Vestberg

2)carl henric svanberg

3) vittorio colao

4) serpil timuray

answer

1) Hans Vestberg

other details

Hans Vestberg is a Swedish businessman and the current CEO of telecommunications company Ericsson. Vestberg holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Uppsala University. Vestberg joined Ericsson in 1988

Who won the 2015 Tour de france?

Who won the 2015 Tour de france?

Options

1) Chris Froome

2) Nairo Quintana

3) Alejandro Valverde

4) Peter Sagan

Answer

1) Chris Froome

Other details

Christopher "Chris" Froome is a Kenyan-born British professional road racing cyclist riding for UCI ProTeam Team Sky. A two time winner of the Tour de France, he is seen as one of the most successful riders of the recent era

Where has SAARC countries’ conference on disaster begun?

Where has SAARC countries’ conference on disaster  begun?

options

1) colombo

2) Delhi

3) Thimpu

4) Kathmandu


answer

2) Delhi

Other details


It will undertake joint efforts on various issues related to disaster mapping and mitigation

when is World Humanitarian Day celebrated?

when is World Humanitarian Day celebrated?

options

1) August 19

2)August 17

3)August 18

4)August 16

answer

1) August 19

Other details

World Humanitarian Day is a time to recognize those who face danger and adversity in order to help others. 

Which country has world's largest mosquito factory?

Which country has world's largest mosquito factory?

options

1) China

2) Japan

3) Korea

4) Laos


answer

1) China

Other details

The country plans to release 1 million sterilized mosquitoes  to tackle dengue problem