Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here is a set of Expected Questions on General Awareness and Current Affairs from Awards & Honors, Days, Appointments and Books & Authors for SBI PO 2015.
1. Who received the RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award 2015?
– Prannoy Roy

2. Who was newly appointed as Director General of CISF?
– Surender Singh

3. World Asthma Day 2015 is celebrated on _________.
– 5th May

4. China – Confucius in the Shadows is written by ________.
– Poonam Surie

5. Name the UK’s famous Crime novelist who recently passed away.
– Ruth Rendel

6. World Press Freedom day is celebrated on which day?
– 3rd May

7. Who received the 2015 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize?
– Mazen Darwish

8.  National Technology Day is celebrated on __________.
– 11th May

9. Which Indian district recently was honored by UN Public Service Award for making available toilets for all?
– Nadia, West Bengal

10. Name the newly appointed Election Commissioner?
– Achal Kumar Jyoti

11. Unbelievable – Delhi to Islamabad is written by __________.
– Prof. Bhim Singh

12. Who was recently appointed as Chairman of National Safety Council (NSC)?
– K Satish Reddy

13. Name the Indian–origin politician who was appointed as Minister of State for Employment in British Government.
– Priti Patel

14. Name the newly appointed President of Japan’s multinational telecommunications and internet company SoftBank Corp.
– Nikesh Arora

15. Who authored the book “The Lives of Others”?
– Neel Mukherjee

16. Name the writer who won UK's Encore Award for the best second novel.
– Neel Mukherjee

17. Name the Indian–American Professor who was honored with UNC Board of Governors 2015 Award for Excellence in Teaching.
– Sivanadane Mandjiny

18. Who was recently appointed as the Governor of Meghalaya?
– V Shanmuganathan

19. Name the first woman Governor of Jharkhand.
– Draupadi Murmu

20. Draupadi Murmu recently became the first woman Governor of which Indian state?
– Jharkhand

21. Who was recently appointed as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh?
– JP Rakkhowa

22. Name the newly appointed as MD and CEO of Bharti AXA General Insurance.
– Deepak Iyer

23. Name the First Asian Woman Elected Mayor in UK.
– Harbhajan Kaur Dheer

24. At the Better World Campaign India was Honoured for Significant Contribution to __________.
– UN Peacekeeping Operations

25. Name the Indian–American Boy who recently won 2015 National Geographic Bee Championship.
– Karan Menon

26. Name the newly appointed Syndicate Bank MD & CEO.
– Arun Shrivastava

27. 1st Sunday of May is celebrated as _______.
– World Laughter Day

28. World Thalassemia Day is observed on ________.
– May 9th

29. International Nurses Day is celebrated on _____.
– 12th May

30. International Criminal Court Day is celebrated on ______.
– May 15th


Note: These are based on May 1st to May 15. The news after May 15 will be given soon.

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