Ques. : 1 According to a recent PwC report, India’s top dry-fuel miner Coal India (CIL) has become the ________largest mining company among top 40 global mining firms in terms of market capital.
1) third
2) fourth
3) fifth
4) sixth
Ques. : 2 The General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) and 11 other non-life insurers have formed the India Nuclear Insurance Pool. It will have a capacity of
1) Rs 1,000 cr
2) Rs 1,500 cr
3) Rs 2,000 cr
4) Rs 2,500 cr
5) None of these
Ques. : 3 In which country, facing an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the president cancelled a visit to the US and the governor of the central bank cut interest rates to a record low citing the spread of MERS as a threat to growth recently?
1) Japan
2) South Korea
3) Vietnam
4) Cuba
5) None of these
Ques. : 4 The book ‘Scion of Ikshvaku’ has been authored by
1) Amish Tripathi
2) Preeti Shenoy
3) Ravinder Singh
4) Chetan Bhagat
5) Ashwin Sanghi
Ques. : 5 Chiril Gaburuci, who announced his resignation after he was questioned by state prosecutors, recently, was the Prime Minister of
1) Slovakia
2) Romania
3) Moldova
4) Hungary
5) None of these
Ques. : 6 Which country has announced to open the New Suez Canal on Aug 6? It earns around $5 bn per year from existing Suez Canal and the new one is supposed to increase the revenues to $15 bn by 2023.
1) Iraq
2) Israel
3) Jordan
4) Egypt
5) None of these
Ques. : 7 Hannover Re has decided to offer reinsurance cover for Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). This world’s third-largest reinsurer is based in
1) France
2) Spain
3) Sweden
4) Germany
5) None of these
Ques. : 8 Which of the following pairs is the winner of the mixed doubles title of the 2015 French Open?
1) Lucie Hradecka and Marcin Matkowski
2) Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Mike Bryan
3) Martina Hingis and Leander Paes
4) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares
5) None of these
Ques. : 9 Sir Wesley Winfield Hall became 80th cricketer to be inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on 12 Jun. He is the 18th cricketer to be inducted from
1) Australia
2) West Indies
3) England
4) New Zealand
5) None of these
Ques. : 10 Dick Costolo resigned as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following Internet firms?
1) Yahoo
2) Rediffmail
3) Twitter
4) LinkedIn
5) None of these
ANSWERS :
1. sixth
2. Rs 1,500 cr
3. South Korea
4. Amish Tripathi
5. Moldova
6. Egypt
7. Germany
8. Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Mike Bryan
9. West Indies
10. Twitter