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* What was India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015 that was released on 17 September 2015?
– 81st place out of 141 countries

* Indian Railways has developed a new design of “Hybrid Vacuum Toilet” that combines the advantages of vacuum toilets and those of bio-toilets. This toilet is a first ever system of its kind to have been developed and built by any railway system in the world. The trial-run of this new toilet has been started in which express train? – Dibrugarh Rajdhani

* Who among the following was recently invited to the United Nations’ High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST)?
- E Sreedharan

* Name the indigenously developed second generation anti-tank guided missile, which was successfully test fired on Sept. 10, 2015?
- Amogha-I

* Aqeela Asifi who has recently won the 2015 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award is a ___ by profession?
- Teacher

* Union Cabinet has recently approved ____ days employment per household under MGNREGA in the drought hit areas of the country?
- 150

* As per the newly adopted constitution of Nepal, the country will have how many federal provinces?
- A5.7

* India and China are all set to conduct its bilateral military exercise named ____ from October 11 to 23 at Kunming in China?
- Hand in Hand

* Who among the following has recently broken the national record in shot put and booked her place for the Rio Olympics 2016?
- Manpreet Kaur

* Who won the US Open Men's singles title 2015?
- Novak Djokovic

* Union government has recently approved the purchase of 10 Heron TP drones from which country?
- Israel

* Which bank recently launched "LIME", the country’s first mobile app that offers Wallet, Shopping, Payments & Banking?
- Axis Bank

* The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently came out with an announcement regarding ‘NOTA’ (‘None of the Above’) option on ballot papers displayed on EVMs. What is it?
– ECI has introduced a specific symbol for NOTA

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) on the occasion of his visit to Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, on 18 September 2015. What is the primary objective of IPDS?
– To provide 24×7 power supply in urban areas

* The Union Environment Ministry recently banned which drug for human use with the primary objective to conserve and protect vultures from extinction?
– Diclofenac

* What is the name of the new scheme launched by the Union Govt. for the welfare of people affected by mining related operations on 17 September 2015?
– Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)