And the ‘Delhi’ category consists of Delhi, Mysore and Mumbai, then ‘Kochi’ on 30th September 2015 was added to which remaining category?
Sep 30, 2015
Sep 29, 2015
Q.1825
In February 2015, China’s Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache announced their merger to create one of the world's largest smartphone-based transport services company Didi Kuaidi.
Sep 28, 2015
Q.1824
There is one unique condition though. The age of the candidate should not be greater than 32 years. Why this particular number?
During his short life, Ramanujan independently compiled nearly 3,900 results. Nearly all his claims have now been proven correct. The Ramanujan Journal, an international publication, was launched to publish work in all areas of mathematics influenced by his work.
Sep 27, 2015
Q.1823
Fill in the blanks.
The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.
Sep 26, 2015
Q.1822
Identify this person, who passed away from the same disease in 2007 when he was 71 years old.
He was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time.
Sep 25, 2015
Q.1821
What first-of-its-kind case did she win?
Tirkey who was discriminated against because of her low caste won the case against her Indian-origin employers Ajay Chandhok and Pooja Chandhok.
Sep 24, 2015
Q.1820
It occurred on 24 September 2015 and resulted in the deaths of at least 2,236 people.
Pilgrims were suffocated or crushed during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.
Sep 23, 2015
Q.1819
What has been blanked out?
In September 2015, it was found that Volkswagen had intentionally programmed turbocharged direct injection (TDI) diesel engines to activate certain emissions controls only during laboratory emissions testing.
Sep 22, 2015
Q.1818
The event was held from 19th to 20th September 2015. This glory was achieved in a traditional Chinese and a full-contact sport. Its name is derived from the Chinese words for ‘martial’ and ‘arts’. The IWUF is the governing body that conducts World Championships every two years.
Wu means ‘military’ and Shu means ‘art’. Competitive wushu is composed of two disciplines: taolu (forms) and sanda (sparring).
Sep 21, 2015
Q.1817
On 21st September 2015, he was trending on social media with the hashtags #piggate, #snoutrage and #hameron which were related to the alleged shenanigans in his youth.
‘Piggate’ refers to an uncorroborated anecdote that during his university years David Cameron put a ‘private part of his anatomy’ into a dead pig’s mouth as part of an initiation ceremony for the Piers Gaveston Society.
Sep 20, 2015
Q.1816
After suffering a massive cardiac arrest on 17 September 2015, Dalmiya was admitted to a hospital and he passed away on September 20.
Sep 19, 2015
Q.1815
I can’t say I’m a Bond girl because I’m too mature to be a Bond girl. I am a Bond woman
Which actress said this in September 2015 as she became the oldest ‘Bond girl’ ever at the age of 51? She portrays ‘Lucia Sciarra’ in Spectre alongside Daniel Craig.
The Italian actress is famous for her roles in the ‘Matrix’ franchise.
Sep 18, 2015
Q.1814
Hangzhou was on 15 September 2015 chosen to host the 2022 Asian Games. It was the only candidate. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian games following Beijing and Guangzhou. Indonesia’s Jakarta city is going to host the 2018 Asian Games.
Sep 17, 2015
Q.1813
Name the author and also tell the title is a reference to what?
The title is a reference to the 1001 nights Scheherezade spent telling stories in the Arabian Nights.
Sep 16, 2015
Q.1812
Jimmy Barry, Joe Calzaghe, Ji-Won Kim, Mihai Leu, Ricardo Lopez, Rocky Marciano, Terry Marsh, Jack McAuliffe, Sven Ottke, Dmitry Pirog, Harry Simon, Pichit Sitbangprachan and Edwin Valero
On 12 September 2015, he announced his retirement from the 19-year-long career and said,
I’ve accomplished everything, there’s nothing else to accomplish. Money don’t make me, I make money
“You have to know when to hang it up. It’s my time to hang it up. ... Nothing else for me to prove in the sport of boxing.” He added. His historic win against Manny Pacquiao in May 2015 considered as the fight of the century of boxing that fetched him 220 million US dollars.
Sep 15, 2015
Q.1811
Id the sport.
This recognition grants a major role to the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation (IKF) in promoting and developing the sport in India. It is considered to be one of the oldest fighting system in existence with its origin dating back to 3nd century BC.
Sep 14, 2015
Q.1810
In the ballot, Abbott received 44 votes while Turnbull received 54 votes. Malcolm Turnbull became the 29th Prime Minister of Australia.
Sep 13, 2015
Q.1809
Fill in the blank. It might remind you of a Brooks & Dunn song from 1991.
The spacecraft's Neutral Mass Spectrometer (NMS) instrument determined that the moon’s atmosphere is composed mainly of helium, argon and neon. Most of this material comes from the solar wind.
Sep 12, 2015
Q.1808
Under this project, aim is to provide free Wi-Fi services at some ‘special public places’. Users will be able to access high speed internet for the first 30 minutes by using One Time Password (OTP) generated for this purpose. After 30 minutes, the speed will drop considerably.
Which 2 giant parties are involved in this venture?
The project employs Google’s Fiber technology (launched in 2010) under which the company provides internet services up to a speed of 1 Gbps.
Sep 11, 2015
Q.1807
Where would one find this airport? And what incident is being talked about?
The night landing was made possible by the recent upgrade of the airport with improved runway, lighting and navigation systems to allow commercial night flying.
Sep 10, 2015
Q.1806
Thus, what will be celebrated on every 9th September?
First Telangana Language Day (Telangana Bhasha Dinosthavam) was observed on 9 September 2015. Besides, the state Government also awarded its first ever Kaloji Award on renowned litterateur Dr Ammangi Venugopal for his contribution to the literary world of Telangana.
Sep 9, 2015
Q.1805
Identify her.
Queen Elizabeth II became longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. She passed the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria on 9 September 2015 who ruled for 63 years between 1837 and 1901.
Sep 8, 2015
Q.1804
What is being talked about?
With this order, Urdu will be used as an official language at the government offices of Pakistan. The petitioner Advocate Kokab Iqbal wanted promotion and implementation of the national language. The Court also ruled that under the 1973 Constitution it is must to adopt Urdu as official language.
Sep 7, 2015
Q.1803
It is a joint project between which 2 organisations? They aim to co-develop and launch a dual frequency ‘Synthetic Aperture Radar’ satellite.
The satellite will be the first radar imaging satellite to use dual frequency and it is planned to be used for remote sensing to observe and understand natural processes of the Earth.
Sep 6, 2015
Q.1802
In whose honour were they issued?
On the eve of Teachers’ day, Prime Minister Modi released the coins at a function ahead of his interaction with central school students in New Delhi. Teachers Day celebrates the birthday of India’s first Vice-President and second President, Dr Radhakrishnan.
Sep 5, 2015
Q.1801
What does it protect against?
PrEP is a treatment for people who do not have HIV but who are at substantial risk of getting it. It can be used to prevent HIV infection by taking a pill every day. The pill (brand name Truvada) contains two medicines (tenofovir and emtricitabine) that are used in combination with other medicines to treat HIV.
Sep 4, 2015
Q.1800
Give the significance of these days.
2 Sept 1945: End of World War II in Asia and the Pacific.
Sep 3, 2015
Q.1799
For what specific event did Sano design the logo?
Eventually, the logo that was based around the letter T and a red circle (representing a beating heart) which resembled the Japanese Flag was scrapped on 1st September 2015.
Sep 2, 2015
Q.1798
He was best known for creating the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and all four films in the Scream series. On August 30, 2015, Craven died of brain cancer, at the age of 76.
Sep 1, 2015
Q.1797
Which geographical feature are we talking about?
The highest mountain of North America was renamed as Denali instead of its existing name Mt McKinley (after William McKinley)