1. Which IPL franchise bought Yuvraj Singh for `16 Crore?
(a) Royal Challengers Bangalore
(b) Delhi Daredevils
(c)  Mumbai Indians
(d) Kings XI Punjab
(e) Kolkata Knight Riders




2. Recently, with which country India signed agreements on Civil Nuclear Cooperation & Cultural Cooperation?
(a) Australia
(b) USA
(c)  China
(d) Bangladesh
(e) Sri Lanka




3. Which Indian Cricketer was recently awarded Honorary Life Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club?
(a) Anil Kumble
(b) Rahul Dravid
(c)  Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(d) Sunil Gavaskar
(e) Sourav Ganguly





4. Which English cricket ground is owned by the famous Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
(a) The Oval
(b) Trent Bridge
(c)  Old Trafford
(d) Lord’s
(e) Headingly




5. India recently, with which country held first-ever bilateral dialogue on United Nations?
(a) USA
(b) Russia
(c)  China
(d) Bangladesh
(e) Pakistan




6. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has sworn in as the first female president of Croatia. What is the capital of Croatia?
(a) Osijek
(b) Rijeka
(c)  Zagreb
(d) Split
(e) Dubrovnik



7. Which international company recently acquired LoopPay?
(a) Apple Inc.
(b) Xiaomi
(c)  Samsung
(d) Micromax
(e) Lenovo




8. Which Indian Company tied-up with UNICEF to provide education to African Countries?
(a) Aditya Birla Group
(b) Tata Sons
(c)  Infosys
(d) Reliance Industries
(e) None of the above



9. Alberto Contador is related to which sport?
(a) Sprints
(b) Cycling
(c)  Swimming
(d) Tennis
(e) Chess



10. Who is the newly appointed head of US Pentagon?
(a) Ashton Carter
(b) Robert O. Work
(c)  Rashad Hussain
(d) Joe Biden
(e) None of them




11. Who is the newly appointed U.S. Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation?
(a) Rashad Hussain
(b) Kumar Barve
(c)  Saqib Ali
(d) Faz Husain
(e) Rashad Haughton




12. Which country recently passed a law to ban commercial surrogacy for foreigners?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c)  South Korea
(d) Malaysia
(e) None of them




13. What was the Slogan of International Mother Language Day 2015?
(a) Inclusion in and through education: Language counts
(b) Languages and Cyberspace
(c)  Mother tongue instruction and inclusive education
(d) In the galaxy of languages, every word is a star
(e) None of the above




14. World Wildlife Day is celebrated on _______.
(a) 6th March
(b) 3rd March
(c)  11th March
(d) 10th March
(e) 12th March



15. 2015-2024 has been announced by UN as the Decade of __________.
(a) Saving the children
(b) Women Empowerment
(c)  People of Various Tribes across the world
(d) Sustainable Energy for All
(e) People of African Descent




16. Purnendu Dasgupta won a prestigious J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in which field?
(a) Physics
(b) Chemistry
(c)  Medicine
(d) Economics
(e) Bio-technology




17. Who won the Faculty Early Career Development Award?
(a) Arun M Kumar
(b) Dalip Singh Saund
(c)  Srikanth Jagabathula
(d) Shrikant Jichkar
(e) E. Premkumar Reddy




18. With the century Virat Kohli became the highest scoring Indian against Pakistan in the World Cups. Who held the previous highest score record?
(a) Sourav Ganguly
(b) Rahul Dravid
(c)  Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Kapil Dev
(e) None of them



19. First day of March is celebrated as _______.
(a) International Women's Day
(b) International Day of Wildlife
(c)  World Diabetes Day
(d) Zero Tolerance Day
(e) None of the above



20. Usain Bolt annouced to retire after 2017 World Championships. The 2017 World Championship will be held in?
(a) London
(b) Sydney
(c)  Beijing
(d) Seoul
(e) New York



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