Ques. : 1 The Mumbai Indians franchise won the IPL8 final in Kolkata on 24 May. Who was the runner up of IPL8?
1) Chennai Super Kings
2) Kolkata Knight Riders
3) Royal Challengers Bangalore
4) Rajasthan Royals
5) None of these
Ques. : 2 Who among the following won the Monaco Grand Prix F1 championship on 24 May?
1) Sebastian Vettel
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Nico Rosberg
4) Fernando Alonso
5) None of these
Ques. : 3 John Nash, who died in a road accident in US on 23 May, was a __________ award winner.
1) Man Booker
2) Nobel
3) Ramon Magsaysay
4) Oscar
5) None of these
Ques. : 4 On Jun 2, which of the following states was officially divided into two states?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these
Ques. : 5 Indian film ‘Masaan’ won the prestigious critics prize in the Un Certain Regard category at the 68th Cannes Film Festival on 23 May. The film is directed by
1) Nitesh Tiwari
2) Anurag Kashyap
3) Vikas Bahl
4) Neeraj Ghaywan
5) None of these
Ques. : 6 Which of the following countries legalised gay marriage through a referendum recently? It was the first time ever that gay marriage had been approved by popular vote.
1) Spain
2) Norway
3) Ireland
4) Sweden
5) None of these
Ques. : 7 The Indian Navy conducted bilateral naval exercise SIMBEX-15 from 23-26 May 2015 with
1) Vietnam
2) Thailand
3) Singapore
4) Seychelles
5) None of these
Ques. : 8 The private sector electricity producer Tata Power will move out of the stock market benchmark index Sensex (BSE). The firm will be replaced by
1) Lupin
2) Suzlon Energy
3) Unitech
4) Yes Bank
5) None of these
Ques. : 9 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) is observed on
1) 20 May
2) 22 May
3) 23 May
4) 25 May
5) None of these
Ques. : 10 The AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa was sworn in for the fifth time as Tamil Nadu chief minister on 23 May by the governor
1) P Sathasivam
2) K Rosaiah
3) Vajubhai Vala
4) ESL Narasimhan
5) None of these
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