Top 10 GK Questions

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1. Kalamandalam Satyabhama who passed away recently was a classical dancer of which form of India? 
- Mohiniattam

2. The bilateral maritime exercise “AUSINDEX15” was recently conducted between which of the following countries?
- Australia & India

3. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Press Trust of India (PTI)?
- Hormusji N Cama

4. Which IT company was recently awarded the contract for building the interface for implementing the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST)? – Infosys

5. A day after the draft proposal of the National Encryption Policy was released – the Information Technology Ministry withdrew the proposal on 22 September 2015 in view of the public outcry against it. Why the govt. hastily withdrew these proposals? – After it was observed that the proposed National Encryption Policy could impact freedom of social media and individual users

6. The Union Cabinet on 22 September 2015 cleared the purchase of two helicopter makes from Boeing Co. of the United States. Which two helicopters are these? – Apache and Chinook

7. Why share prices of world’s largest auto company Volkswagen AG plunged on 21-22 September 2015 resulting in huge erosion in its market capitalization? – Because the company recently admitted it had rigged emissions tests of diesel-powered vehicles in the United States

8. Microsoft Corp. began the worldwide release of which new Office suite from 22 September 2015? – Office 2016

9. Which country created history by entering the finals of the Davis Cup for the first time in last 111 years? – Belgium

10. American actress Viola Davis came to limelight on 20 September 2015. Why? – She became the first African-American to win the Best Actress Emmy award