Expected Questions for SBI PO 2015 – Awards, Days, Appointments – Set 1



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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