1. In which state Legislative Council elections held on 7th July’15, 94% percent of voting has been recorded(3)
- Gujarath
- Telengana
- Bihar
- Odisha
- Tamil Nadu
Expl:- Election for 24 seats of Bihar Legislative council passed off peacefully. An estimated 94% voting was recorded during poll. Counting of vote will take place on the 10th July’15. All eyes are on the result of this poll as the election has been dubbed as semifinal before the upcoming assembly polls in September-October with a grand alliance of JDU RJD and the NDA taking on each other.
2. How many major digital initiatives Haryana state has launched recently on concluding day of Digital India Week?(4)
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Expl:-The initiatives include Phase-I of PARIVARTAN School MIS portal, ITI online admission portal, Knowledge Lit Career courses introduced by Haryana Knowledge Corporation Limited and implementation of digital university framework in Kurukshetra University.
3. Which service offers on-line platform to citizens for instant signing of their documents securely in a legally acceptable form, under the Indian IT Act 2000?(3)
- Digital Sign
- E- Signature
- e-Hastakshar
- i-signature
- E- Sign
Expl:- C-DAC through its e-Hastakshar initiative enables citizens with valid Aadhaar ID and registered mobile number to carryout digital signing of their documents on-line.
4. Which among the following, in collaboration with Telangana has launched the Green Phablet for the farmers?(2)
- Acharya N G ranga Univeristy
- ICRISAT
- IRRISAT
- NIN
- None
Expl:- The Hyderabad-headquartered ICRISAT launched the Green Phablet, priced about ?18,600, for farmers in Telangana. The institute would maintain servers to safe keep the information. And even if the users lose their device, they could get back the information in no time.
5. Which Indian scientist was selected to the prestigious Royal Society for his pioneering contributions to understanding the population biology of tropical forest trees?(1)
- Kamal Bawa
- Rajesh Vareda
- Valli Kamesh
- Himanshu Chattterjee
- Divyamsh Mehtha
Expl:- Kamal Bawa, an internationally recognised evolutionary ecologist and a distinguished professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, was elected a fellow of the London-based society.
6. Name the cricketer who became the first Indian and second in women’s ODI history to complete 5000 runs?(3)
- Jhulan Goswami
- Rumeli Dhar
- Mithali Raj
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- None
Expl:- The captain of Indian Women’s cricket team Mithali Raj reached the record after her unbeaten 81 runs in the match against New Zealand where India was chasing a target of 220 runs. She also received the Arjuna Award in 2003 and the Padma Shri in 2015.
7. Who among the following is the first Arab woman to be appointed as an official for the prestigious Wimbledon Grand Slam? (2)
- Razia Sultana
- Aseel Shaheen
- Mumtaz Begum
- Salman Shaheen
- None of these
Expl:- Every year, the All England Club in London invites 60 overseas officials, and the 41-year-old Shaheen is one of them but the only one to create history.
8. Tashi and Nungshi Malik are the world’s ……………….. female twins to successfully climb Mount Everest?(2)
- Second
- First
- Third
- Fourth
- Fifth
Expl:- The siblings had scaled the highest peak in the world on May 19, 2013 at a tender age of 21 and they featured in the 60th edition of Guinness World Records.
9. Jin Liqun has been nominated by which country to be the first president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?(2)
- Japan
- China
- South Korea
- South africa
- Australia
Expl’- He is the former Finance Minster of China. He was nominated by China to be the first president of the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
10. S N Sahai has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of which state/UT in July’15?(1)
- Delhi
- Puducherry
- Lakshadwee
- Goa
- Gujarath
Expl:- Senior IAS officer S N Sahai has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of Delhi. Sources said Home Ministry issued the order appointing Mr. Sahai, a 1986 batch Union Territory cadre officer. Mr. Sahai’s name was zeroed in as a compromise candidate for the high post after continuous tussle between the Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and the Arvind Kejriwal-led government on the issue.
