1. The Supreme Court has declared the 99th
constitutional amendment for forming which commission, unconstitutional and
void?
Ans: National Judicial Appointments Commission
2. International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty was observed on:
Ans: October 17
This year's theme is 'Building a
sustainable future: Coming to gather to end poverty and discrimination
3. The NATO conducted which military exercise in
Italy to test the alliance's ability to respond to new Security threats?
Ans: Trident Juncture
4. Name the first male member of the National
Commission for Women?
Ans: Alok Rawat
5. The United States and Spain have recently
reached an agreement to clean up which place in Spain contaminated by the
accidental dropping of nuclear bomb in January 1966?
Ans: Palomares
6. As per the stipulation by the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India, telecom operators have to compensate the
consumers by how much amount for each call drop, with effect from January 1,
2016?
Ans: 1 Rupee
7. Justin Trudeau has been elected prime
minister of which country?
Ans: Canada
8. Who has been appointed president of the newly
constituted All India Council of Sports?
Ans: V K Malhotra
9. Which Indian batsman, who scored 8,586 runs
from test cricket, announced his retirement from international cricket
recently?
Ans: Virendar Sehwag
10. Li Xuerui of China defeated which Indian
player to win the women's singles title in the Denmark Open Badminton Championships?
Ans: P V Sindhu
11. Name the Indian movie that won the best
short film award at the 2015 London Film Festival?
Ans: An Old Dog's Diary
12. Whose autobiography is titled Dreaming Big:
My Journey to Connect India?
Ans: Sam Pitroda
13. Which Indian marine biologist, who led the
country's first Antarctica expedition, passed away recently?
Ans: S Z Qasim
14. Who won the 2015 Sultan Johor Cup under-21
Hockey tournament?
Ans: Britain
15. Who became the first woman parliament
speaker of Nepal?
Ans: Onsari Gharti Magar
16. Narne the typhoon which hit Philippines in
the third week of October?
Ans: Koppu
17. Which Indian won the singles tide in the ATP
Challenger Vietnam Open Tennis Trophy?
Ans: Saket Myneni
18. World Statistics Day was observed on:
Ans: 20th October
The theme for this year is Better Data,
Better Lives.
19. Where in India was Musa Indandamanesis, a
sweet banana species, discovered recently?
Ans: Andaman Islands
20. P S Jayakumar, former chairman of Microsoft
India, has been appointed MD and CEO of which bank?
Ans: Bank of Baroda
21. Name the former captain of Indian football
team, who has recently been appointed as the advisor of the All India Football
Federation (AIFF)?
Ans: Baichung Bhutia
22. Omid Kordestani was appointed executive
chairman of which social networking company?
Ans: Twitter
23. Where is the Tunnel Technology Institute, to
be set up by the Konkan Railway, located?
Ans: Margao, Goa
24. The Government of India has approved the
amendment of the Payment of Bonus Act, increasing the bonus ceiling of Rs 3500
per month to Rs. Per _____ month?
Ans: 7000
25. What is the World Food Day's theme for this
year, observed on 16th October?
Ans: Social Protection and Agriculture
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