Current affairs third week 2015

Current Affairs Questions of August (3rd week), 2015 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1).Which of the following state government has announced a new policy “Housing for All” in the urban areas in the state? Odisha 2).Which of the following scheme has been acknowledged as the world’s largest cash transfer program? PAHAL 3).Who has been awarded with the Saraswati Samman for the year 2014? Dr. Veerappa Moily 4).Who has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner of India? Om Prakash Rawat 5).Name the first Indian to reach the World Badminton Championship finals? Saina Nehwal 6).What is the name of the mission which was launched by the Union Government to provide support and guidance for the Public Sector Banks? Indradhanush Mission 7).Which of the following state has banned the usage of plastics for the first time? Gujarat 8).Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)? Ajith Kumar Seth 9).India has signed a MoU with which of the following country for the full cooperation to deal with the Fake India Currency Notes (FICN) smuggling? Bangladesh 10).Which of the following Life insurance company has decided to sell its 9% of shares to Britain based Standard Life for Rs. 1700 crore? HDFC Life Insurance 11).Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of IDBI Bank? Kishor Piraji Kharat 12).RBI has recently suspended the license of the 7 Non- Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) in India, which of the following is NOT one of them? P S B Finance and Investment LTD 13).Who is the winner of Rogers Cup Masters Tournament 2015? Andy Murray 14).The Award Selection Committee has recommended three sports person for the Dhyan Chand Award 2015, how is NOT one of the following? Ritu Rani 15).Who is the director of Central Board of RBI? Nachiket Mor 16).Who is the new President of International Association of Athletics Federations? Sebastian Coe 17).Who is the winner of James Tait Black Award 2015, which is the oldest literacy award of UK? Zia haider Rahman 18).Who is the winner of Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015? Babasaheb Purandare 19).Union Government has launched a new Web-Portal named as “Vidyalakshmi” which helps the students seeking ___________. Educational loans 20).Which of the following Airport becomes the first airport in the world to operate fully with solar power? Cochin.