18 MAY 2015--GENERAL AWARENESS

18 MAY 2015

Ques. : 1 The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is observed on
1) 12 May
2) 15 May
3) 17 May
4) 18 May
5) 22 May
Answer:- 3) 17 May

Ques. : 2 The govt on 15 May appointed Arun Shrivastava as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following public sector banks (PSBs)?
1) Syndicate Bank
2) Canara Bank
3) Vijaya Bank
4) Bank of India
5) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer:- 1) Syndicate Bank

Ques. : 3 Who won the men’s singles title of the Rome Masters tennis tournament on 17 May?
1) Roger Federer
2) Novak Djokovic
3) Rafael Nadal
4) Andy Murray
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Novak Djokovic

Ques. : 4 Which of the following Indian telecommunication firms has got credit line of $2.5 Billion from Chinese Banks during PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to China?
1) Idea
2) Bharti Airtel
3) Reliance Communication
4) Reliance Jio
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Bharti Airtel

Ques. : 5 Nelong Valley near China border opened for tourists after 53 years recently. The valley is situated in the state of
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Jammu and Kashmir
3) Uttarakhand
4) Sikkim
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Uttarakhand

Ques. : 6 The govt has approved plan to build its biggest warship, a 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier that the United States has said it was interested in collaborating in. Name the aircraft carrier.
1) INS Vishal
2) INS Vikrant
3) INS Vikramaditya
4) INS Viraat
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) INS Vishal

Ques. : 7 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death by lethal injection by a US court. He was accused in
1) Boston bombing
2) Attack on World Trade Centre
3) Attack in Paris at Charlie Hebdo office
4) Attack in Garland, Texas
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Boston bombing

Ques. : 8 The 2015 Sudirman Cup badminton tournament has been won by
1) South Korea
2) Japan
3) Indonesia
4) China
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) China

Ques. : 9 The ousted president Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to death by a court in which of the following countries recently?
1) Libya
2) Syria
3) Egypt
4) Turkey
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Egypt

Ques. : 10 Gagan Narang picked up Rio Olympics quota with winning a bronze in the recent World Cup. He is associated with
1) Shooting
2) Boxing
3) Squash
4) Archery
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Shooting