GK UPDATES FOR BANK & SSC EXAMS 2015

1. What is the full form of UDAY?

Answer: Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana

2. Tata Trusts on 6 December 2015 announced a five-year, not-for-profit partnership with which institution to enable free online education for the Indian market?

Answer: Khan Academy

3. The first AC double decker shatabdi train is running between which two station?

Answer: Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) and Margao (Goa)

4. _________ replaced __________ as top source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India during April-September of 2015-16 financial year.

Answers: Singapore, Mauritius

5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 December 2015 released two commemorative coins of ________ rupees and _________ rupees, as part of the 125th birth anniversary year celebrations of Dr. Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

Answers: 125 and 10

6. What is the full form of ISS?

Answers: International Space Station

7. The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) has entered into a memorandum of agreement with which institute for marketing the latter’s inventions/innovations, patents, formulations, know-how/processes and also collection of premia and royalties.

Answers: CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad

8. The public sector Cochin Shipyard Ltd has launched the nineteenth of the 20 Fast Patrol Vessels being built for Indian Coast Guard. What is the name given to the vessel?

Answers: ICGS Atulya

9. Australia on 6 December 2015 defeated which country to win 2014-2015 Men’s Hockey World League Final and where did the tournament take place? 

Answers: Belgium, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium, Raipur.

10. What is the full form of CGPDTM?

Answers: Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks