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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JULY 2015

Awards

The 2013 winner of Physics Nobel prize who has been awarded the Royal Society's Copley Medal !nown as

the world's oldest scientific prize" for his pioneerin# wor! on the theory of the $i##s boson % Peter Higgs

The renowned &ndian artist who has been conferred the hi#hest rench ci(ilian hono)r* the Co++ande)r de

la ,e#ion d-$onne)r the ,e#ion of $ono)r" for his peerless achie(e+ents % Syed Hyder Raza

The fo)nder and chairperson of .R/C for+erly !nown as .an#ladesh R)ral /d(ance+ent Co++ittee" who

has been na+ed 201 orld ood Prize ,a)reate % Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

The &ndian/+erican professor who has been na+ed as the 201 lobal Confederation for $i#her 4d)cation/ssociations for /#ric)lt)re and ,ife Sciences orld /#ric)lt)re Prize la)reate % R Paul Singh

Corporate

The b)siness #ro)p which is at the top of 5Most 6al)able &ndian .rands5 report released by 7898

based leadin# brand (al)ation cons)ltancy* .rand inance % TATA Group

The co+panies which ha(e :oined hands thro)#h Pro:ect 7nnati to help far+ers adopt 7ltra $i#h ;ensity

Plantation 7$;P" techni

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,edi!ines and *iseases

The &ndian state which has declared cancer as a notifiable disease* +a!in# it +andatory for doctors to report

in case they co+e across a patient s)fferin# fro+ the disease % +arnata'a

The state which has la)nched an intensi(e pre(ention dri(e a#ainst anthra@ disease ca)sed by bacill)s

anthracis" after two cows died d)e to the infection recently % +erala

The world's first +alaria (accine de(eloped by la@oS+ith9line and P/T$ Malaria 6accine &nitiati(e which

has been appro(ed 4)ropean Medicines /#ency 4M/" for )se in babies in /frica at ris! of the +os

alon# with the City of Shiba+ in =e+en and $atra in &ra< % Sana5a

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Sports

The &ndian cric!eter who was presented the /r:)na /ward by the 7nion Sports Minister Sarbananda

Sonowal* as the sportsperson was not present d)rin# the awards cere+ony in 201D % R% Ashwin

The 9enyanborn .ritish professional road racin# cyclist who has won the 201 To)r de rance* the +)ltiple

sta#e bicycle race % Christopher Froome

The ;)tch hoc!ey coach who has been appointed the coach for &ndian hoc!ey tea+ till 201? >ly+pics %

Roelant 6ltmans

So)th /frica-s first postapartheid international cric!et captain who passed away on 2E B)ly 201* ha(in#

played only 3 >;&s d)rin# his international career % Cli$eRi!e

The (en)e of 1Dth Special >ly+pics orld S)++er a+es 201 bein# held fro+ B)ly 2 and declared open

by Michelle >ba+a % &os Angeles

The do+estic cric!et to)rna+ent which has been scrapped fro+ 2011? season by the .CC& % *uleep

Trophy

The rench or+)la >ne dri(er who died on 1A B)ly 1 of critical head in:)ries s)stained at last year's

Bapanese rand Pri@ % Jules #ian!hi

The welterwei#ht world cha+pion who has been stripped of the title* he won in May beatin# ilipino Manny

Pacr#anization .>" % Floyd ,ayweather Jr8

The tea+ which has won the 201 &/ o+en's orld C)p Cha+pionship defeatin# Bapan in the finals at6anco)(er in Canada this is the co)ntry's 3rd title" % 7%S%A%

The tea+ which has won the 201 Copa /+erica football to)rna+ent defeatin# /r#entina in the finals %

Chile

The tea+ which has won the So)th /sian .as!etball S/./" Cha+pionship defeatin# Sri ,an!a in the finals at

the Sree 9anteera(a Stadi)+ in .en#al)r) % India

Spa!e

The pro:ect la)nched by physicist Stephen $aw!in# with f)ndin# fro+ R)ssian billionaire =)ri Milner o

search for intelli#ent e@traterrestrial life in the 7ni(erse is na+ed % #rea'through &isten

The N/S/ spacecraft la)nched in 200? to st)dy the dwarf planet Pl)to* which has confir+ed the presence of

frozen +ethane on Pl)to's s)rface % 3ew Horizons

,is!ellaneous

The year by &ndia is set to beco+e a waterscarce co)ntry as per a report by cons)ltin# fir+ F4(erythin#

/bo)t ater- 4/ ater" % 8)89

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The charitable or#anisation which has topped the list of the world-s wealthiest pri(ate fo)ndations

established by li(in# )ltra hi#h net worth 7$N" indi(id)als as per a report p)blished by ealth % #ill

,elinda Gates Foundation

The no(el written by &ndian a)thor /n)radha Roy which has been selected in the 201 Man .oo!er Prize

lon# list of 13 no(els % Sleeping on Jupiter

The co)ntry which has (etoed the 7nited Nations Sec)rity Co)ncil resol)tion that called for the 1GG

Srebrenica +assacre to be described as a 5#enocide85 % Russia

The co)ntry which has banned the sacrifice of ani+als at the world's lar#est ani+al sacrifice e(ent* the

adhi+ai esti(al held e(ery fi(e years % 3epal

The /ll &ndia Railway $elpline n)+ber for passen#ers to )tilize in the e(ent of a cri+e both on r)nnin# trains

and platfor+s which was )n(eiled by Minister of State MoS" for $o+e /ffairs $aribhai Parthibhai

Cha)dhary % (9(8

The s)bato+ic particle of which the scientists at C4RN-s ,ar#e $adron Collider ,$C" in Switzerland ha(e

fo)nd new e(idence % Penta.uar'

The the+e of orld Pop)lation ;ay obser(ed on 11 B)ly 201 % :ulnerable Populations in ;mergen!ies

The 4)rasian political* econo+ic and +ilitary or#anisation of which &ndia and Pa!istan ha(e been accepted as

f)ll +e+bers The .ei:in#based or#anisation c)rrently has China* 9aza!hstan* 9yr#yzstan* R)ssia*

7zbe!istan and Ta:i!istan as +e+bers % Shanghai Cooperation 6rganisation 0SC61

The P)ne colle#e fo)nded in 1EE which has been accorded the special herita#e stat)s by the 7ni(ersityrants Co++ission 7C" % Fergusson College

The prepaid card lin!ed +obile wallet ser(ice la)nched by .SN, which allows its c)sto+ers to transfer

+oney* pay for ser(ices as well as withdraw cash of )p to Rs8 1 la!h e(en witho)t ha(in# a ban! acco)nt" is

na+ed % Speed Pay

4imbledon 8)(9

;$ent 4inner Runner"up

entle+en's Sin#les No(a! ;:o!o(ic Serbia" Ro#er ederer Switzerland"

,adies' Sin#les Serena illia+s 7S/" arbine M)#)r)za Spain"entle+en's ;o)bles BeanB)lien Ro#er Netherlands" H

$oria Teca) Ro+ania"

Ba+ie M)rray reat .ritain" H

Bohn Peers /)stralia"

,adies' ;o)bles Martina $in#is Switzerland" H

Sania Mirza &ndia"

4!aterina Ma!aro(a H 4lena

6esnina R)ssia"

Mi@ed ;o)bles ,eander Paes &ndia" H

Martina $in#is Switzerland"

/le@ander Peya /)stria" H

Ti+ea .abos $)n#ary"

.oys ;o)bles S)+it Na#al &ndia" H

,y $oan# Na+ 6ietna+"

Reilly >pel!a 7S/" H

/!illa Santillan Bapan"

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&eander Paes < Grand Slam titles 4on

,ens *oubles =ears 4on ,i/ed *oubles =ears 4on

rench >pen 1GGG* 2001* 200G rench >pen

i+bledon 1GGG i+bledon 1GGG* 2003* 2010* 2017S >pen 200?* 200G* 2013 7S >pen 200E

/)stralian >pen 2012 /)stralian >pen 2003* 2010* 201

Sania ,irza < Grand Slam titles 4on

4omens *oubles =ears 4on ,i/ed *oubles =ears 4on Girls *oubles =ears 4on

i+bledon 201 /)stralian >pen 200G i+bledon 2003

rench >pen 2012

7S >pen 201D

Important 3ews in #rie>

,r% APJ A#*7& +A&A,% 1 >ctober 1G31 2A B)ly 201

President of &ndiaI 2 B)ly 2002 % 2 B)ly 200A

.irth place % Ra+eshwara+* Ta+il Nad) ;eath % &&M* Shillon#

Awards

Pad+a .h)shan % 1GE1J Pad+a 6ibh)shan % 1GG0J .harat Ratna % 1GGAJ &ndira andhi /ward for National&nte#ration % 1GGA

#oo's authored

&ndia 2020I / 6ision for the New Millenni)+*

in#s of ireI /n /)tobio#raphy

nited MindsI 7nleashin# the Power ithin &ndia

The ,)+ino)s Spar!s

Mission &ndia

&nspirin# Tho)#hts

&ndo+itable Spirit

4n(isionin# an 4+powered Nation

=o) /re .orn To .losso+I Ta!e My Bo)rney .eyond

T)rnin# PointsI / :o)rney thro)#h challen#es

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Tar#et 3 .illion

The ,ife Tree Poe+s"

My Bo)rneyI Transfor+in# ;rea+s into /ctions

/ Manifesto for Chan#eI / Se

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G*P Ran'ings >or 8)(@ as per 4orld #an' Report

Solar Impulse " 7pdate

hat is it Swiss lon#ran#e e@peri+ental solarpowered aircraft

Mission To achie(e the first circ)+na(i#ation of the 4arth )sin# only solar power8

Pro:ect leaders /ndr .orschber# and .ertrand Piccard

li#ht to acco+plish the +ission be#an on 0G March 201

Mission startin# point /b) ;habi* 7/4

irst stop M)scat* >+an

Stops in &ndia /h+edabad and 6aranasi

Stop after lea(in# 6aranasi Mandalay Myan+ar"* Chon#

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State rid Corporation of China 18 +illion people

&ndian Railways 18D +illion people

&ndian /r+ed orces 183 +illion people

$on $ai Precision actory o@conn" 182 +illion people

&aun!h o> PS&: C"8

,a)nch date 10 B)ly 201

,a)nch site Satish ;hawan Space Centre at Srihari!ota* /8P8

$ea(iest e(er co++ercial +ission by &SR>8

.ritish satellites wei#hin# 1*DD0 !# la)nched8

;MC1* 2 and 3 are identical satellites and a part of ;isaster Monitorin# Constellation

C.NT1 is a G1!ilo#ra+ 201 lb" spacecraft to de+onstrate earth obser(ation techniwns +obile only in percenta#e" ?E83O NCT of ;elhi EA8GEO

Bth #RICS Summit

6en)eI 7fa* capital of .ash!ortostan in R)ssia

;atesI E to 10 B)ly 201

New ;e(elop+ent .an!I with an initial capital of L0 billion for+ally la)nched its operations8

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Films in 3ews

#a2rangi #hai2aan$indi"I ;irector 9abir 9han* Story 6i:ayendra Prasad

#aahubaliTel)#) and Ta+il"I ;irector SS Ra:a+o)li* Story 6i:ayendra Prasad

,an2hi$indi"I ;irector 9etan Mehta* .ased on the life of ;asrath Man:hi* who car(ed a road thro)#h a

+o)ntain in 22 years8

Current A>>airs ?uestions

18 /s per the latest report on ;P by orld .an! for the year 201D* &ndia has o(erta!en which co)ntry in the

list of top ten co)ntries by ;P

a" R)ssia b" &taly c" .razil d" rance

28 hich of the followin# colle#es was recently accorded herita#e stat)s by the 7ni(ersity rants

Co++ission

a" ,oyola Colle#e* Chennai b" er#)sson Colle#e* P)ne

c" St Stephens Colle#e* ;elhi d" 4lphinstone Colle#e* M)+bai

38 hat is )pper li+it of loan a(ailable )nder Shish) inter(ention of Pradhan Mantri M7;R/ =o:ana

a" Rs8 30*000 b" Rs8 0*000 c" Rs8 2*00*000 d" Rs8 *00*000

D8 ho of the followin# has won the entle+en Sin#les at the i+bledon Tennis to)rna+ent 201

a" /ndy M)rray b" Rafal Nadal c" Ro#er ederer d" No(a! ;:o!o(ic

8 M7;R/ Micro 7nits ;e(elop+ent and Refinance /#ency" is a wholly owned s)bsidiary of

a" N/./R; b" S.& c" S&;.& d" R.&

?8 hich co)ntry is sched)led to host the 201G &/ o+en's orld C)p

a" Qatar b" T)r!ey c" /r#entina d" rance

A8 &n which year was ;r /PB /bd)l 9ala+ was awarded the .harat Ratna

a" 1GGA b" 1GGE c" 2002 d" 200A

E8 ho of the followin# was the Captain of winnin# 7S/ tea+ and was also awarded the olden .all and

Sil(er .oot at the &/ o+en's orld C)p 201 to)rna+ent held in Canada

a" $ope Solo b" Carli ,lyod c" ,a)ren $oliday d" Me#an Rapinoe

G8 hich land+ar! in coach prod)ction has :)st been achie(ed by &nte#ral Coach actory* Chennai

a" 10*000 coaches b" 20*000 coaches c" 0*000 coaches d" 1*00*000 coaches

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108 ith which of the followin# sports is Rani Ra+pal associated

a" $oc!ey b" restlin# c" S

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a" New $orizons b" Search for /liens c" $)+ans not alone d" .rea!thro)#h ,isten

228 hich of the followin# is the /ll &ndia Railway $elpline N)+ber la)nched in B)ly to co(er 2A states and all

7nion Territories

a" 131G b" 13G0 c" 112 d" 121

238 hich of the followin# was the the+e of the orld Pop)lation ;ay obser(ed on B)ly 11* 201

a" 6)lnerable Pop)lation in 4+er#encies b" &n(estin# in =o)n# People

c" .ein# =o)n# is To)#h d" i#ht Po(erty % 4d)cate irls

2D8 Sir azle $asan /bed who has been awarded the 201 orld ood Prize belon#s to which co)ntry

a" Pa!istan b" .an#ladesh c" &ndonesia d" Maldi(es

28 hich of the followin# ban!s has la)nched the first M7;R/ card )nder the Pradhan Mantri M7;R/

=o:ana

a" &ndian .an! b" Canara .an! c" Corporation .an! d" /llahabad .an!

2?8 hich city has been chosen to host the 2022 inter >ly+pics by the &nternational >ly+pic Co++ittee

recently

a" Seo)l b" .ei:in# c" /tlanta d" Paris

2A8 ho is the a)thor of the boo! Sleepin# on B)piter* which has been incl)ded in the 201 Man .oo!er

Prize lon# list

a" /n)radha Roy b" /nna S+aill c" S)n:ee( Sahota d"/nne Tyler

2E8 /nsh) )pta who has been awarded the Ra+on Ma#saysay /ward is the fo)nder of which of the

followin# N>s

a" /asra b"/sha c" Parchchai d" oon:

2G8 &n which deno+ination has R.& decided to iss)e coins to co++e+orate &nternational =o#a ;ay obser(ed

on B)ne 21

a"Rs8 2 b"Rs8 c"Rs8 10 d"Rs8 100

308 hat !ind of an ani+al was Cecil which was in news for ha(in# been !illed by an /+erican dentist in

i+babwe

a",ion b"Rhinoceros c"4lephant d"orilla

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Answers

18 a" 28 b" 38 b" D8 d" 8 c" ?8 d" A8 a" E8 b" G8 c" 108 a" 118 b" 128 a" 138 d"

1D8 c" 18 a" 1?8 b" 1A8 a" 1E8 d" 1G8 a" 208 b" 218 d" 228 c" 238 a" 2D8 b" 28 c" 2?8 b"

2A8 a" 2E8 d" 2G8 c" 308 a"