Q 665. On 5th July’15 which state government has launched a state-wide novel campaign to motivate people in general and vehicle drivers in particular to pledge their eyes and other body parts?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. West Bengal
D. Punjab
ANSWER: D. Punjab
Punjab Government has launched a state-wide novel campaign to motivate people in general and vehicle drivers in particular to pledge their eyes and other body parts to benefit lakhs of visually impaired people of the country and other patients in dire need of transplantation of various body parts.
Q 666. Name the country that lifted the 44th edition of COPA America-South America's most prestigious football trophy?
A. Chile
B. Argentina
C. Barcelona
D. France
ANSWER: A. Chile
This was also Chile's first ever international trophy. Chile created history by winning the Copa America tournament for 2015 on 4 July 2015.
Q 667. Name the aspirant who topped the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination declared on 4th July 2015?
A. Renu Raj
B. Nidhi Gupta
C. Ira Singhal
D. Iravati Mittal
ANSWER: C. Ira Singhal
Ira Singhal belonged to Delhi while second and third places were secured by Renu Raj (Kerala) and Nidhi Gupta (Delhi).
Q 668. Name the driver won the British Grand Prix held on 5th July’15?
A. Nico Rosberg
B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Daniil Kvyat
D. Lewis Hamilton
ANSWER: D. Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton took British Grand Prix glory for the third time in a pulsating competition at Silverstone.
Q 669. Name the dean of a medical college in Madhya Pradesh who was assisting the Vyapam Scam Investigation and found dead on 5th July’15 in a Delhi Hotel?
A. Arun Sharma
B. Akhilesh Mavlankar
C. Amrutananad Sharma
D. Akshay Sharma
ANSWER: A. Arun Sharma
His body was found in his room at Uppal Hotel near the Indira Gandhi International airport. He was the dean of MS Medical College in Jabalpur, assisting the Special Task Force set up to probe the recruitment scam in the Madhya Pradesh Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal (Vyapam) by providing documents on fake medical entrance examinees in the state-run medical college.
Q 670. Name the Indian American Professor who was nominated for the GCHERA World Agriculture Prize 2015?
A. Dr. Arun Sharma
B. R Paul Singh
C. P Sitaraman
D. Dr. Ajay Singh
ANSWER: B. R Paul Singh
GCHERA stands for Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences. The award will be officially presented on 20 September 2015 during the GCHERA World Agricultural Prize Award Ceremony that will take place at Nanjing Agricultural University, China.