1. Name the Government launched Augmented Reality Application.

- Sakaar
2. Government recently launched Augmented Reality Application named Sakaar. For
which purpose it was launched?
- to highlight the achievements of the Department of Space.
3. Which express train was recently rechristened as Yoga Express?
- Haridwar Mail
4. Which Indian mobile handset maker recently announced to set up its first mobile
phone manufacturing facility in Hyderabad?
- Karbonn
5. ISRO recently announced that their GAGAN system will provide navigational
support to Indian Railways. Expand GAGAN.
- GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation
6. Union Government recently revised the target under National Solar Mission to
_______.
- 1 Lakh MW
7. Name the first 100% blind officer in Indian Foreign Services.
- Beno Zephine
8. Government recently revised the National Solar Mission target to 1 Lakh MW. It is
expected to be achieve by ____.
- 2022
9. Beno Zephine became first 100% blind officer in ________.
- Indian Foreign Services
10. Who was recently appointed as the Director of National Crime Records Bureau
(NCRB)?
- Archana Ramasundaram
11. Name the Indian architect passed away recently who was Dubbed Indias
Greatest Architect by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
- Charles Correa
12. As per Housing For All by 2022 Scheme, Government will provide interest
subsidy of ____ on housing loans provided to EWS/LIG categories.
- 6.5%

13. What amount will be granted per house by the Government under the slum
rehabilitation programme of Housing for All by 2022?
- One Lakh Rupees
14. Who was recently given additional charge as Director General of Bureau of
Indian Standards?
- G Gurucharan
15. Name the newly appointed executive director of Amnesty International India.
- Aakar Patel
16. How many phases does Housing For All by 2022 have?
- 3 Phases
Phase-I (April 2015 March 2017) to cover 100 Cities to be selected from States/UTs
as per their willingness;
Phase II (April 2017 March 2019) to cover additional 200 Cities and
Phase-III (April 2019 March 2022) to cover all other remaining Cities.
17. Who was conferred with 10th Navlekhan Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith?
- Babusha Kohli, Upasana
18. Name the Government launched weather alert service.
- NOWCAST
19. With which country did India recently sign a MoU on establishing a collaborative
program in official statistics?
- Tanzania
20. As per IAMAI's Social Media in India 2014 report, How many social media users
as on April, 2015 are there in India?
- 143 Million
21. As per IAMAI's recent data, Usage of social media in rural India has grown by
______.
- 100 %
22. As per IAMAI's Social Media in India 2014 report which social media site is the
2nd most popular in India?
- Google +
23. As per IAMAI's Social Media in India 2014 report, which Social Media website is
the most popular in India?
- Facebook

24. Who recently was selected for Fukuoka Prize in the Academic category?
- Ramachandra Guha
25. Ramachandra Guha was selected for the prestigious Fukuoka Prize in the
Academic category. The Fukuoka Prize is given by which country?
- Japan
26. The Union Government launched the country's first modernised anganwadi
centre in which state?
- Haryana
27. The Union Government launched the country's first modernised anganwadi
centre at _________.
- Hasanpur village, Sonepat, Haryana
28. The newly renamed Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Prani Udyan was previously known as
__________.
- Lucknow Zoo
29. Who was appointed as Keralas Ayurveda brand ambassador?
- Steffi Graf
30. Which state government recently banned sale of thermocol plates?
- Jharkhand
31. China recently opened Nathu La as 2nd route for Kailash pilgrims. Nathu La pass
connects China's Tibet Autonomous Region and which India state?
- Sikkim
32. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited recently delivered ________________ of
Chandrayan-2 to ISRO.
- Orbiter Craft Module Structure
33. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivered Orbiter Craft Module Structure of
which spacecraft of ISRO?
- Chandrayan-2
34. What is the outlay of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
(AMRUT)?
- 50000 crore rupees
35. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched
to develop infrastructure of how many Cities and Towns of India?
- 500

36. What is the population criteria for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation (AMRUT)?
- Population of One Lakh and Above
37. What is the outlay of Smart Cities Mission?
- 48000 Crore Rupees
38. In the Smart Cities Mission, How many smart cities will be developed?
- 100
39. How many IIMs was approved by the Union Cabinet recently?
-6
The new IIMs will be located at Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Bodh Gaya
(Bihar), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sambalpur (Odisha)
and Amritsar (Punjab).
40. Who was recently conferred with Orden de la Democracia Simon Bolivar en el
grado de cruz Caballero?
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
41. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was conferred with Orden de la Democracia Simon Bolivar
en el grado de cruz Caballero. It is the highest civilian award of which country?
- Columbia
42. Praful Bidwai recently passed away. He was noted for his works in the field of
__________.
- Journalism
43. 1st One-Stop Crisis Centre under Nirbhaya Fund will be launched in which state?
- Chhattisgarh
44. India's first air-conditioned DEMU train was launched in _______.
- Kochi
45. Kerala Government's highest honour for music, Swathi Puraskar was recently
conferred to _________.
- Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
46. Who was selected for Sangita Kalanidhi Award of the Music Academy?
- S Subrahmanyan
47. Sanjay Deshmukh appointed Vice-Chancellor of which university?
- Mumbai University

48. Bongaigaon Power Plant is located in which state?

- Assam
49. Which state topped the list of States commissioning grid connected Solar Power
projects?
- Rajasthan
50. Which state declared June 22 as Snake Bird Day?
-Kerala
51. Kerala declared ______ as Snake Bird Day.
- June 22
52. Which state declared Blue Mormon as state butterfly?
- Maharashtra
53. What was India's rank in Global Peace Index (GPI) 2015?
- 143
54. Name the former head of Missionaries of Charity who recently passed away.
- Sister Nirmala Joshi
55. Hemis festival is celebrated in which Indian state?
- Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh)
56. Who was conferred with The 28th Moortidevi Award for 2014?
- Vishwanath Tripathi
57. Vishwanath Tripathi was conferred with The 28th Moortidevi Award for 2014 for
_________.
- Vyomkesh Darvesh
58. The Government approved a proposal for setting up a second international
airport in NCR at ________.
- Jewar
59. With which country did India sign MoU on cancer research, control, prevention
and management?
- United States of America
60. With the launch of the first phase of Chennai Metro Rail Service, Chennai
became the ____ city to have Metro Railways.
- 6th
61. Along with Chennai Metro Railway, which city recently launched Metro Railway?

- Jaipur
62. Union Railway Ministry recently inaugurated Integrated Security System in
which city?
- Mumbai
63. National Statistics Day is observed on which date?
- 29 June
64. What was the theme of National Statistics Day 2015?
- Social Development.