Q. 1

Which Northeastern state signed agreement with a Russian power company for collaborating in hydropower projects in the state on the sidelines of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India during December 2014?
a. Assam
b. Nagaland
c. Tripura
d. Arunachal Pradesh
e. Meghalaya

Q.2

Who was named as Australia’s captain for the second cricket Test against India, replacing an injury-ravaged Michael Clarke, and thus became country’s 45th Test captain?
a. Steve Smith
b. Ricky Ponting
c. Shane Watson
d. Aron Finch
e. None of these

Q. 3

Which company was ranked first in the ‘2015 50 Best Places to Work’ list released during December 2014 by Glassdoor, a US-based website that provides insider ratings and information from employees about the companies they work for?
a. Yahoo
b. Google
c. Outlook
d. MSN
e. None of these

Q. 4

The 14th Finance Commission submitted its report to the President. The commission headed by former RBI Governor Y.V.Reddy has been constituted for which period for which it submitted its report?
a. 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2019
b. 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2020
c. 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2018
d. 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017
e. None of these

Q. 5

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar flagged off the first nuclear-powered submarine manufactured indigenously in India for its sea trials from Vishakhapatnam. What is the name of this submarine?
a. INS Arihant
b. INS Vikrmaditya
c. INS Aridhman
d. INS Kolkata
e. INS Vikrant