1. What is the objective of the government behind setting up a MinimumExport Price (MEP) for a particular commodity?[A]To promote exports[B]To discourage imports[C]To check price rise (ANS)[D]To provide subsidy to producers2. What was the original name of INS Vikramaditya, which was recentlyformally inducted into the Indian Navy?[A]Minsk[B]Baku (ANS)[C]Azov[D]Maxim Gorky3. In the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition is a statutory requirement on thepanels which select the __:[A]Chief Vigilance Commissioner[B]Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission[C]Lok Pal[D]All of above(ANS)4. In recent times, which among the following blocks of countries is pushingfor implementing the UN Security Council (UNSC) reforms?[A]G-7[B]G-4 (ANS)[C]G-20[D]G-225. Who among the following is the wealthiest footballer to be competing in theFIFA World Cup 2014?[A]Cristiano Ronaldo (ANS)[B]Lionel Messi[C]Frank Lampard

[D]Steven Gerrard6. King Juan Carlos, who recently decided to abdicate, has been monarch of[A]Belgium[B]Denmark[C]Luxembourg[D]Spain (ANS)7. ISIS is an extreme offshoot of which among the following militant Islamistorganizations?[A]Al-Qaeda (ANS)[B]Taliban[C]Islamic Courts Union[D]Mahdi Army8. Which among the following institutes have gained the top slot in theinaugural 'QS University Rankings: BRICS 2014' ?[A]IIT Delhi[B]Beijing Institute of Technology[C]Moscow State University[D]Tsinghua University of China(ANS)

9. The winner of 20th Senior National Women's Football Championships is__?[A]Mizoram[B]Manipur(ANS)[C]Sikkim[D]Odisha10.Drupka Buddhism relies heavily on the 'Thangka' tradition which is popularin Tibet, Himachal, Northeast and Nepal. What is 'Thangka'?[A]Prayer cloth hanging near Buddhist monasteries[B]Painting with Buddhist motifs for popularisation of the faith (ANS)

[C]The mythical dancing dragon of the Drupka lineage[D]A style of monastery architecture11.Recently, a financial newspaper read: India is set for a record food grainoutput in the current crop year. The Crop Year in India runs from whichmonth to which month?[A]April to March[B]June to July[C]July to June(ANS)[D]October to September12.The 3960 MW Tilaiya Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) is located inwhich state?[A]Bihar[B]Jharkhand(ANS)[C]Uttar Pradesh[D]West Bengal13.A financial newspaper recently read:The Indian governments policymeasures are helping the power sector as green shoots have started toemerge. In this statement the appropriate meaning of green shoots is __?[A]New projects[B]Economic recovery(ANS)[C]Increased FDI[D]Environment friendly power production14.A person travels from Kakinada to Vallarpadam Container Terminal via searoute. This means that he would travel from ?[A]Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu(ANS)[B]Karnataka to Kerala[C]Andhra Pradesh to Kerala[D]Maharashtra to Kerala15.At present (2014), which among the following projects is the biggest foreigndirect investment into India?

[A]Reliance-BP Project[B]Posco Project(ANS)[C]Hindalco Project[D]Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor16.What is the population norm for cities that would be covered under theNational Urban Health Mission (NUHM)?[A]50,000 and above(ANS)[B]100,000 and above[C]200,000 and above[D]300,000 and above17.Recently, the Public-Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC)recommended that five road transport and highway projects worth Rs 7,595 crore should be taken up in PPP (Public Private Partnerhship) Mode. ThePPPAC is headed by __?[A]Arvind Mayaram(ANS)[B]Pulok Chatterji[C]Prabeer Kumar Basu[D]Rahul Khullar18.Recently, we read in the newspapers that the negotiations for the free tradeagreement between India and EFTA was stuck on the issue of intellectualproperty regime (IPR). Which among the following countries is not amongthe EFTA members?[A]Switzerland[B]Norway[C]Liechtenstein[D]Portugal(ANS)19.A recent news in a business newspapers read: Indirect tax collections grewby 6.2% in the April-December period of this fiscal. Which among thefollowing is / are indirect taxes?1. Excise2. Custom3. Service Tax4. Property TaxChoose the correct option from the codes given below:[A]Only 1 & 2[B]Only 1, 2 & 3(ANS)[C]Only 3 & 4[D]1, 2, 3 & 420.As of 2014, the number of public sector banks in India is__?[A]25[B]22[C]27(ANS)[D]2921.Which of the country has announced 1 billion euro credit line to IndiaA: ChinaB: JapanC: France(ans)D: USA22.M K Naraynan has resigned from the post of Governor of which state?A: West Bengal(ans)B: RajasthanC: GujaratD: Bihar23.After whose name a Mountain in Antarctica has been named by USA?A: M SwaminathanB: I P SinghC: Erickson bluffD: Akhouri Sinha(ans)24.Who has won Liberty Medal for 2014?A: Hillary ClintonB: Malala Yousafzai(ans)C: Sabana AzmiD: Barack Obama25.National Doctor's Day is observed on??A: June 1B: June 5C: July 1(ans)D: July 326.Recently, India and which of the following countries released the firstencyclopaedia on their age-old cultural contacts, tracing back their history toover 2,000 years?[A]Sri Lanka[B]China (ans)[C]South Africa[D]Russia27.The SPOT-7 satellite, which was recently launched on board India's PSLVC-23 flight recently belongs to __?[A]Italy[B]France (ans)[C]Australia[D]Canada28.According to Assocham report, which among the following states hasrecorded the highest per capita milk availability?[A]Haryana[B]Punjab(ans)[C]Andhra Pradesh[D]Kerala29.Rangarajan committee is related to??A: Reduction of Food subsidiesB: Identification of poor(ans)C: Merger of BanksD: Conservation of Western Ghats30.Which of the country has banned use of Burqa in the country?A: CanadaB: USAC: EnglandD: France(ans)31.Which of the social networking site is going to shut down its operation from30th september?A: FacebookB: Orkut(ans)C: TwitterD: google plus32.Which of Wildlife Sanctuary has been declared as 47th Tiger reserve ofIndia?A: Kaimur Wildlife SanctuaryB: Rajgir Wildlife SanctuaryC: Sukhna Wildlife SanctuaryD: Bor Wildlife Sanctuary(ans)33.Akash launched by Indian Army recently is aA: missile(ans)B: tankC: torpaedoD: aircraft34.Gerry Goffin was in news recently,He was a ?A: PainterB: MusicianC: Lyricist(ans)D: Politician35.Recently, Indian scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has won the prestigious WorldFood Prize for 2014 for his contribution to developing high-yield verities of____?[A] Wheat (ans)[B]Rice[C]Soyabean[D]Barley

36.Who among the following has been selected for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013?[A] Gopalkrishna Ayyer[B] C Radhakrishnan (ans)[C] S L Byrappa[D] U R Anantha Murthy37.Which among the following countries has published the worlds first Modern Slavery Bill, recently?[A]USA[B]Britain (ans)[C]Russia[D]Switzerland38.Recently, the RBI has recognized Micro Finance Institution Network (MFIN), as the Self Regulatory organization for NBFC-MFIs. The decision was taken by RBI based on the recommendations made by which committee?[A]Y H Malegam committee (ans)[B]Parthasarthi Shome committee[C]Chakrabharthy committee[D]Khan committee39.Who among the following can invest in capital markets in India throughPortfolio Investment?1. Non Resident Indians (NRIs)2. Foreign Institutional Investments (FIIs)3. Persons of Indian Origins (PIO) Chose the correct answer from the option given below:[A]Only 1 & 2[B]Only 2 & 3[C]Only 1 & 3[D]1, 2 & 3(ans)40.Who has been chosen for the World Food Prize 2014 ?A: M S Swaminathan

B: P C KesavanC: Sanjaya Rajaram(ans)D: Raghuram Rajan41.Which hospital group has won the Gallup Workplace Award for 2014 ?A: Fortis HospitalB: Apollo Hospital(ans)C: Eden HospitalD: AIIMS42.Recently Indian Women Hockey team has won a series against Malaysia.Who is the captain of the Hockey team ?A: Poonam RaniB: Sunita LakraC: Ritu Rani(ans)D: Ritushah Arya43.Which online retail company has signed an agreement to boost micro, smallenterprise business growth in India ?A: SnapdealB: AmazonC: Flipkart(ans)D: Jabong44.The Atibadi Jagannath Das Award is the highest literary honour of___________?[A]Andhra Pradesh[B]Odisha (ans)[C]Haryana[D]Jharkhand45.India is building the world's highest railway bridge which is expected to be35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. The bridge is being constructed over which river?[A]Bramhaputra[B]Ganga[C]Chenab (ans)[D]Beas46.Recently, which of the following actors ancestral home in Pakistan has beendeclared national heritage?[A]Devanand[B]Dilip Kumar (ans)[C]Raj Kapur[D]Kishore Kumar47.Who has won Golden Boot award in FIFA 2014??A: Lionel MessiB: Thomas MuellerC: James Rodriguez(ans)D: Manuel Nue48.Who has become first Indian-origin basket ball player to join NBA (NationalBasketball Association ) of USA?A: Jack BrabhamB: Manpreet SinghC: Sim Bhullar(ans)D: Amit kumar49.Who has been chosen as the new BJP President ?A: Amit Shah(ans)B: Manohar ParrikarC: Raman SinghD: Shivraj Singh Chauhan50.Padma Vibhushan Awardee Zohra Sehgal died recently. With which fieldwas she related to ?A: Films and Cinema(ans)B: LiteratureC: Social ServiceD: Journalism

51.Loksabha has passed a bill related to Polavaram Project. On which of thefollowing rivers Polavaram Project is established ?A: Godavari(ans)B: KaveriC: MahanadiD: Krishna52.Which one of the following was launched in Union Budget 2014-15?A: Kisan Credit card for farmersB: Kisan Beema for farmersC: Kisan TV for farmers(ans)D: Kisan Bank for farmers53.Prem Bhatia Award is given in the field of?A: Human rights protectionB: MusicC: Journalism(ans)D: Environment Protection54.As per the latest report, which among the following is the least urbanisedstate in the country?[A]Himachal Pradesh (ans)[B]Kerala[C]Rajasthan[D]Jharkhand55.The Kameng hydropower project is a 600 MW hydropower project in ____?[A]Andhra Pradesh[B]Arunachal Pradesh(ans)[C]Sikkim[D]Haryana56.Which country has become first to legalise Child labour from age 10?A: BrazilB: Bolivia(ans)C: NamibiaD: Chile57.7th BRICS Summit will be held at?A: New DelhiB: Cape TownC: Ufa, Russia(ans)D: Shanghai58.Which country will host 7th IBSA Summit in 2015A: BrazilB: India(ans)C: South AfricaD: China59.Who has been appointed as chairman of Indian Oil Corporation?A: Anand SinhaB: Ranjit KumarC: B Ashok(ans)D: Ajay Prakash60.Which state celebrates Garo Labour Corps Day to salutes its hero of firstworld war?A: ManipurB: AssamC: MizoramD: Meghalaya(ans)61.Recently, which among the following has kicks off global Digital LiteracyCampaign to teach people basic Internet use and other digital skills?[A]Google[B]Mozilla (ans)[C]Facebook[D]Microsoft62.World renowned Lorin Mazzel has died , he was associated with whichfield?A: EconomicsB: Music(ans)C: Women's rightD: Environment63.6th BRICS Summit is being held at?A: MoscowB: DurbanC: New DelhiD: Fortaleza (ans)64.Government has declared three airports as international airports, which oneof the following is not included in the list?A: BhopalB: IndoreC: RaipurD: Jodhpur(ans)65.At which Airport , center for Perishable Cargo is being developed?A: Delhi AirportB: Jaipur AirportC: Ahmedabad Airport(ans)D: Bhopal Airport66."Indra" is Bilateral Naval Exercise between India and??A: ThailandB: USAC: JapanD: Russia(ans)67.Who has been awarded "Golden Glove" in FIFA 2014?A: Lionel MessiB: Thomas MuellerC: James RodriguezD: Manuel Nuer(ans)68.BRICS Bank will be set up in??A: New DelhiB: Shanghai(ans)C: BrasiliaD: Durban69.Which state has decided to setup 320 Mahila Suraksha Dals for womensafety??A: RajasthanB: Delhi(ans)C: MaharashtraD: Uttar Pradesh70.National center for R&D in Bulk Drugs is being set up atA: AIIMS,DelhiB: AFMC, PuneC: NIPER, Hyderabad(ans)D: IIT Delhi71.According to Rangarajan Panel on poverty estimation which state hashighest number of people below poverty line?[A]Jharkhand[B]Chhattisgarh (ans)[C]Odisha[D]Bihar72.Who has been appointed as Governor of West Bengal?A: keshrinath tripathiB: Rajkumar SinghC: Sanjeev MIsraD: Margaret AlvaAns:(A) keshrinath tripathi73.Which one among the following Hurricanes has hit the USA's Coastrecently?A: ThorB: ArthurC: KatrinaD: MarinaAns:(B) Arthur

74.Who has won Wimbledon 2014 Title in women's category?A: Roberta VinciB: Maria SharapovaC: Sarra ErraniD: Petra KvitovaAns:(D) Petra Kvitova75.Who has won men's Wimbledon title 2014?A: Roger FedererB: Novak DjokovicC: Noah RubinD: Jack SockAns:(B) Novak Djokovic76.Who has created history by becoming the first woman to participate in aFormula One Grand Prix?A: Susie WolffB: Giovanna AmatiC: Mary SilverstoneD: Sheryl GontraAns:(A) Susie Wolff77.Who has been appointed as the New Governor of Mizoram?A: Dr A.P.MukherjeeB: Vakkom PurushothamanC: Dr. Kamla BeniwalD: Amolak Rattan KohliAns:(C) Dr. Kamla Beniwal78.Name the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of social networking majorFacebook?A: Sheryl SandbergB: Mark ZuckerbergC: Marc Andreessen

D: Erskine B. BowlesAns:(A) Sheryl Sandberg79.Who was re-appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) recently by the Union Govt.?A: R. GandhiB: KC ChakrabartyC: Harun Rashid KhanD: Urjit PatelAns:(C) Harun Rashid Khan80.The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently launched nations first 3D mobile gamein a bid to attract generation-next youth to pursue a career in the air force.What is the name of this mobile game?A: GOTSB: God of WarC: Flight warD: Dynasty warriorsAns:(A) GOTS81.ON which of the Railway line trail run has been conducted for Semi Highspeed train?A: Mumbai to PuneB: Delhi to JaipurC: Delhi to AgraD: Chennai to MaduraiAns:(C) Delhi to Agra82.Which of Indian Shooter has won Gold in Men\'s 10m Air Rifle event atCommonwealth Games 2014?A: Karni SinghB: Gagan NarangC: Abhinav Bindra(ANS)D: Vijay Kumar

83.What is "GAGAN"??A: Air to air anti aircraft missileB: GPS augmented navigation system for aviation sector(ans)C: World's first humanoid robotD: Submarine based missile84.Prof GL Peiris has visited India. Of which one of the following countries ishe the Foreign Minister ?A: MyanmarB: Sri Lanka(ans)C: MaldivesD: South Africa85.According to Economic Survey, Indian Economy in 2014-15 is expected togrow in the range ofA: 4.2-4.8B: 4.8-5.2C: 4.9-5.6D: 5.4-5.9(ans)86.Who among the following has been appointed as Indias permanentrepresentative to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)?[A]T P Seetharam (ans)[B]P Sridharan[C]Aravind Nair[D]Kushal Singh87.Who has been honoured with Gandhi Peace Prize 2013A: Chandi Prasad Bhatt(ans)B: Anna HazareC: Arvind KejriwalD: Kiran Bedi88.Who has won Golden Ball award in FIFA 2014??A: Lionel Messi(ans)B: Thomas MuellerC: James RodriguezD: Manuel Nuer89.Which among the following is the country's first indigenously built warship,that has been handed over to the Indian Army, recently?[A]INS Kamorta (ans)[B]INS Hamsa[C]INS Tejas[D]INS Shivalik90.Which among the following committees was constituted to look into theconcerns of people from the North East living in different parts of thecountry that submitted its report, recently?[A]Bezbaruah committee (ans)[B]Srinivasan Committee[C]Radhakrishnan Committee[D]Muralijoshi committee91.Which of the following cities are the worlds first and second populous citiesin 2014?[A]Tokyo, Mumbai[B]London, Delhi[C]Tokyo, Delhi (ans)[D]Berlin, Tokyo92.The Signature bridge project is being constructed across river ___?[A] Ganga[B] Yamuna (ans)[C] Beas[D] Hoogly93.Which one of the following warship of indian navy has been damaged inmishap recently?A: INS KonkanB: INS KamrotaC: INS Kuthar(ans)

D: INS Virat94.Who has been selected as new secretary general of INTERPOLA: Audrey MageeB: Ian KhamaC: Kathryin JanwayD: Juergen Stock(ans)95.Who has been honoured with champions of change by White House?A: Mukul RohatgiB: Prthistha Khanna(ans)C: Sanjay SinghD: Krishnan Nair96.As per the RBI latest decision residents and non residents can carry up to Rs___ in Indian currency notes while leaving the country. Fill the blank withcorrect option?[A]25,000 (ans)[B]15,000[C]30,000[D]50,00097.Mayaram Panel Report is related to which one of the following ?A: Foreign Investement in India(ans)B: Environmental Issues in IndiaC: Reforms in Indian RailwaysD: Reforms in Banking Sector98.According to Mayaram Panel , Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) willinclude ?A: FDI and FIIB: QFI and FII(ans)C: NRI Investment and QFID: None of the Above

99.Tang Prize also known as Asia's Nobel is NOT given in the field of which one of the following?A: Sustainable DevelopmentB: SinologyC: Rule of LawD: Journalism(ans)100. Gro Harlem Brundtland is chosen for Teng Prize for her works onsustainable development. She was Prime Minister of which country ?A: SwedenB: FinlandC: Norway(ans)D: Denmark101. Who has been chosen for the Pen Pinter Prize 2014 ?A: Salman Rushdie(ans)B: Amitabh GhoseC: Anurag MathurD: Gita Piramal102. The controversial Yettinahole river diversion project is related towhich state?[A]Kerala[B]Tamil Nadu[C]Karnataka (answer)[D]Andhra Pradesh103. Who among the following has won the FIDE World Rapid Chesschampionship title, recently?[A]Magnus Carlesen (ans)[B]Vishwanthan Anand[C]Teimor Radjabov[D]Fabiabi Caruana104. Who has been sworn as the new king of Spain ?A: Felipe VI (ans)B: Juan CarlosC: Louis PhillipsD: Felipe V105. Recently, which among the following Indian Airliners has joinedglobal airline body Star Alliance?[A]Air India (ans)[B]GoAir [C]IndiGo[D]Jet Airways106. Which of the National Park has been included in to World HeritageListA: Great Himalayan National Park(ans)B: Ranthambore National ParkC: Sariska National ParkD: Bandipur National Park107. Who has been appointed as chairman of the committee to formulateNational Rubber PolicyA: B S ChauhanB: Jitendra Vir SinghC: Ranajana MisraD: Rajani Ranjan Rashmi(ans)108. Commitee on FDI and FII has submitted its report, who was thechairman of the committeeA: Anjali PrasadB: Ranjit KumarC: Arvind Mayaram(ans)D: Raghu Ram Rajan109. United Nations Public Service Day is observed onA: 20 JuneB: 23 June(ans)C: 25 June

D: 26 June110. SAARC Monsoon Intiative Programme National working group meet held atA: Bhopal(ans)B: JaipurC: IndoreD: Delhi111. According SEBI new slew of reforms all listed companies includingPSUs must have public shareholding of ___ per cent. Fill the blank withcorrect option?[A]Ten [B]Fifteen[C]Twenty[D]Twenty Five(ans)112. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) or Indian Nino is an irregularoscillation of sea-surface temperature which tends to cause droughts inadjacent land areas of ____?[A]India and Sri Lanka[B]Australia and Indonesia (ans)[C]India and Bangladesh[D]Sri Lank and Australia113. The Salar Jung Museum, which has turned 125 years of foundationrecently, is in ____?[A]Mumbai[B]Pune[C]Hyderabad (ans)[D]Kolkata114. Who has been ranked 1 in ICC ODI batsman rankingA: Virat KohliB: AB de Villiers(ans)C: Suresh RainaD: Yuvraj Singh

115. Which Organisation releases Global Peace IndexA: UNDPB: Institute of Economics and Peace(ans)C: UNESCOD: IMF116. To combat the menace of money laundering, which of the followingfinancial institutions has introduced the 'Know Your Customer' Scheme?(1) IDBI(2) RBI (ans)(3) NABARD(4) SIDBI(5) Other than those given as options117. Recently, Pankaj Advani created the history by becoming the firstplayer in the world to win titles in the long and shorter formats of bothbilliards and snookers. The championship was held in ___?[A]Egypt (ans)[B]Israel[C]China[D]Russia118. Recently, Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik won the PeoplesChoice prize at the World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014 in US. He won prizefor his work ____?[A]Save Tree, Enrich Green[B]Save Tree, Save the Future (ans)[C]Save Water, Save the Future[D]Save Water, Save the Life119. Who among the following will be honoured with the Legion ofFrance one of the highest civilian awards of France?[A]Shah Rukh Khan (ans)[B]Salman Khan[C]Ranbeer Kapoor[D]Amir Khan120. India has been placed at which place in terms of favoured destinationfor investment in World Investment Report 2014A: 1stB: 2ndC: 3rdD: 4th(ans)121. According to UNCTADs World Investment Report-2014, whichcountry has been ranked top in terms of most-favoured FDI destination?[A]China (ans)[B]USA[C]India[D]Singapore122. As per the Assocham report, which among the following states hasemerging as a prominent manufacturing investment hub in the country?[A]Andhra Pradesh[B]Gujarat (ans)[C]Tamil Nadu[D]Maharashtra123. Ramanayaran who passed away recently, was a famous film directorin ___?[A]Tamil (ans)[B]Kannada[C]Hindi[D]Telugu124. Recently, the power ministry has set up a seven-member panel calledAdvisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal andRenewable Energy to look into issues related power sector. The chairmanof the advisory group is _____?[A]Suresh Prabhu (ans)[B]Pratyush Sinha[C]Anil Baijal[D]Partha S Bhattacharya125. Which of the state has approved 33 % quota for women in policeforceA: RajasthanB: Gujarat(ans)C: OdishaD: Bihar126. Which of the anti cancer drug of USA firm has been denied patent byIndian Patent officeA: ExopheneB: GlivecC: Abraxane(ans)D: Liosol127. Who has withdrawn his consent for appointment as Supreme CourtJudgeA: Mukul RohatgiB: R M LodhaC: Gopal Subramanium(ans)D: Anil Chopra128. The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) in India is an independentoffice comes under the purview of ____?[A]Planning Commission (ans)[B]Finance Commission[C]Home Ministry[D]Prime Minister Office129. Which State has declared Emergency over outbreak of Ebola Virus?A: NamibiaB: LibyaC: LiberiaD: Mali

Ans:(C) Liberia130. Which of the species known as natural host of Ebola Virus?A: SparrowB: FungiC: Fruits BatsD: MosquitoAns:(C) Fruits Bats131. Who has been appointed as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court?A: Ranjana PaintalB: Manjulla ChellurC: M J JosephD: Gopal SubramaniumAns:(B) Manjulla Chellur132. Governor Kamla Beniwal has been removed, she was Governor ofwhich state?A: RajasthanB: AssamC: MizoramD: ManipurAns:(C) Mizoram133. Robert Frederick Panara has died, he was associated with which field?A: Human rights protectionB: Deaf StudiesC: Women's rightD: EnvironmentalistAns:(B) Deaf Studies134. Construction of world's tallest Railways bridge began at which placeA: Tura(Meghalaya)B: ShimlaC: Leh

D: Noney(Manipur)Ans:(D) Noney(Manipur)135. Which Temple complex will be renovated by Indian assistance inNepal?A: Shiva TempleB: Pashupatinath TempleC: Hanuman TempleD: Dakshinaawatar TempleAns:(B) Pashupatinath Temple136. Who has been selected as first Artist in Residence in RashtrapatiBhawan?A: Raj Bhadur SinghB: Muzzafar AhmedC: Javed AkhtarD: Jogen ChowdharyAns:(D) Jogen Chowdhary137. Which Award is often considered as Asia's Nobel PrizeA: Bharat RatnaB: National Sadbhavna AwardC: Ramon MagsaysayD: Gandhi Peace PrizeAns:(C) Ramon Magsaysay138. 21st Commonwealth Games will be held at which placeA: TorontoB: New DelhiC: Gold Coast, AustraliaD: LondonAns:(C) Gold Coast, Australia139. Who has won German Grand Prix 2014?A: Dalia Grybauskaite

B: Lewis HamiltonC: Nico Roseberg(ans)D: Valteri Bottas140. "Fortaleza Declaration" is related to which summitA: G 20B: APECC: BRICS(ans)D: ASEAN141. Which Team has won FIFA Fair Play Trophy in FIFA 2014A: Colombia(ans)B: BrazilC: FranceD: Spain142. Typhoon Rammasun has affected coast of which country??A: JapanB: CanadaC: USAD: Philippines(ans)143. BRICS countries have established Development Bank of??A: 40 Billion DollarB: 60 Billion DollarC: 80 Billion DollarD: 100 Billion Dollar(ans)144. "INS Vikrant" is a??A: Air to air anti aircraft missileB: Surface to air anti aircraft missileC: India's first Aircraft Carrier(ans)D: Submarine based missile145. Who has been appointed as Governor of Gujarat?

A: D Y PatilB: Vishwanath tripathiC: Padamnabha Balkrishan AcharyaD: Om Prakash Kohli(ans)146. The Crisis Management Center for Women (CMCW), that wasproposed in the Union Budget 2014-15, would be established at?A: MumbaiB: BengaluruC: Delhi(ans)D: Pune147. The National Industrial Corridor (NIC) that was proposed to beestablished in the Union Budget of 2014-15, will have its headquarters atwhich city?A: DelhiB: MumbaiC: Pune(ans)D: Hyderabad148. Who took over the as the 4th Deputy Governor of RBI?A: Urjit PatelB: H.R. KhanC: S.S. Mundra(ANS)D: K.C. Chakrabarty149. Who is the new Chairman Of UPSC?A: Alka SirohiB: Vinay MittalC: Prof. D. P. AgarwalD: Rajni Razdan(ANS)150. Who has been awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award byDenmark?A: Paulo Coelho

B: Salman Rushdie(ANS)C: Charles DickensD: J.M. Barrie151. Government recently approved "Digital India" programme. Whichstatements are CORRECT about it?(i) It is focused on broadband connectivity for all gram panchayats.(ii) It is planned to be implemented by 2019 A: (i)B: (ii)C: (i) and (ii)(ANS)D: none152. According to Renewables 2014 Global Status Report, India ranked 5thamong top ten wind power producers in world. Which country is the leadingwind power producer in world ?A: JapanB: GermanyC: China(ANS)D: Netherland153. Rotavirus vaccine will help in improving which socio economicindicator?A: Mother Mortality RatioB: Infant Mortality Rate(ANS)C: Female Sex ratioD: Literacy Rate154. Recently, Quarantine and Isolation Centre of Delhi Airport hasbecome functional to examine which disease?A: Ebola Virus Disease(ANS)B: HIVC: H1N1D: None

155. "Project 15A" which came in news recently is related to ?A: Development of air to air missileB: ICBM development by 2015C: stealth missile guided destroyer by Indian Navy (ANS)D: Remove subsidy in agriculture by 2015 Government is planning toabolish "Planning commission". When was planning commission constituted?A: 1947B: 1965C: 1971D: 1950(ANS)156. The name of Indias first ever indigenously built research ship is ?A: Sindhu DarshiniB: Sindhu Sadhna(ANS)C: INS SindhuD: Indra Sadhna157. Supreme Court has directed restoration of which lake to JammuKashmir government?A: Wular LakeB: Dal Lake(ans)C: Mansar LakeD: Tso Moriri Lake158. What is the measure of the smallest force detected by researchers withthe Lawrence Berkely National Laboratoary and the University of CaliforniaBerkely, using a combination of lasers and a unique optical trapping system?A: 37 yoctonewtonsB: 42 yoctonewtons(ans)C: 56 yoctonewtonsD: 22 yoctonewtons

159. Recently, which one of the following countries has announced a one billion Euros credit to India to take initiates in the climate control area?[A]France (ans)[B]Brazil[C]Switzerland[D]Germany160. Which animal has been declared as state animal of Rajasthan?A: TigerB: ElephantC: Camel(ans)D: Asiatic Lion161. Recently, India and which of the following countries released the firstencyclopedia on their age-old cultural contacts, tracing back their history toover 2,000 years?[A]Sri Lanka[B]China (ans)[C]South Africa[D]Russia162. Which among the following flowers is closely linked to the PhoolSankranti festival of Uttarakhand?[A]Tulip[B]Daffodil[C]Rhododendron (ans)[D]Dahlia163. The Asian Games 2014 was held in ____?[A]South Korea (ans)[B]North Korea[C]Japan[D]Indonesia

164. India has been developing "Maitri missile programme" with which countryA: JapanB: RussiaC: FranceD: China165. Who has won IBSF 6-Red World Snooker Title 2014A: Dipika PallikalB: John LucasC: Kacper FilipiakD: Pankaj Advani(ans)166. India has ratified Additional Protocol with which one of theinternational organisation?A: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)(ans)B: UNESCOC: IMFD: WTO167. Which of the French Satellite has been launched by PSLV C23?A: VELOX 1B: AISATC: SPOT-7(ans)D: NLX-1168. Who has been appointed as next President of European commissionA: Jenet JacksonB: Jean Claude Juncker(ans)C: Paul BiyaD: Richard Nixon169. In which of the following countries India has launched year longcultural festival called Glimpse of India?[A]Mauritius[B]USA[C]China (ans)[D]Russia170. Indias Saina Nehwal clinched the womens single title at theAustralian Badminton Open Super series by defeating ___?[A]Carolina Marin (ans)[B]LI Xuerui[C]Wang Yihan[D]BAE Yeon Ju171. Which among the following cities has won the best city award at theCNBC Awaaz Travel awards 2014?[A]Bangalore[B]Kochi (ans)[C]Mysore[D]Chennai172. Currently (July 2014), which country holds the chair of the Group ofTwenty (G-20) forum?[A]Russia[B]Australia(ANS)[C]Brazil[D]Canada173. Which of the sportsperson has been appointed as Brand Ambassadorof Telangana?A: Virat KohliB: Saina NehwalC: Sachin TendulkarD: Sania Mirza(ANS)174. Which country has been given first chair of Board of Governors ofBRICS Development Bank?A: Russia(ans)B: BrazilC: ChinaD: India

175. Ministry of corporate affairs has constituted committee on costrecords and cost audits, who is chairman of the committee?A: R K JainB: R S Sharma(ans)C: Aruna SethiD: Anil Chopra176. "Fragile Five" are the countries vulnerable to currency fluctuations,which of the country doesn't included in the list?A: TurkeyB: IndiaC: IndonesiaD: China(ans)177. Which Organisation has been allocated 200 crore rupees for setting upMega Food Parks?A: RBIB: NABARDC: IDBID: SBI178. Which Organisation Prepares National Health Profile?A: Medical Council of IndiaB: AFMC, PuneC: AIIMSD: Central Bureau of Health Intelligence(ans)179. Which of the Google's Chief Business officer has resigned fromGoogle?A: Krishna KumarB: Sanjay KapoorC: Nikesh Arora(ans)D: Sanjaya Rajaram180. Germany's football team captain has announced retirement , thecaptain was?A: Mark SelbyB: Thomas MuellerC: James RodriguezD: Philipp Lahm(ans)181. Recently, the union government has given in-principle approval forthe creation of two new tiger reserves at ____?[A]Ratapani and Sunabeda[B]Rajaji and Bor[C]Kudremukh and Bor[D]Ratapani and Rajaji (ans)182. Which indian company has raised 1 billion dollar investmentrecently?A: SnapdealB: FlipkartC: OLXD: TCSAns:(B) Flipkart183. Which country has declared Ebola public health emergency?A: Sierra LeoneB: KenyaC: YemenD: GhanaAns:(A) Sierra Leone184. World Hepatitis Day is observed on?A: July 20B: July 24C: July 28D: July 30Ans:(C) July 28185. Which one of the following disease is caused by Rotavirus?A: PolioB: Kala AzarC: Japanese EncephalitisD: DiarrhoeaAns:(D) Diarrhoea186. Eminent personality Madhukar Singh has died, he was associated withwhich field?A: EnvironmentB: Human RightsC: Hindi LiteratureD: R T IAns:(C) Hindi Literature187. Which player has set record of fastest serve in women's tennisA: Maria SharapovaB: Venus WilliamsC: Sabine LisickiD: Serena WILLIAMSAns:(C) Sabine Lisicki188. Which Portal has been launched by Narendra Modi government forgood governance through citizen's participationA: CitGovB: Gud GovC: MyGovD: PeopGovAns:(C) MyGov189. Sushila Rani Patel has died, she was associated with which fieldA: EnvironmentB: Classical DancerC: Classical SingerD: Women RightsAns:(C) Classical Singer190. "The Vijay Mallya Story" book has been written byA: MB KrishnanB: K GiriprakashC: Balkrishan AcharyaD: Pankaj SinghAns:(B) K Giriprakash191. Which Rover has set the record of maximum distance covered by aRover?A: Endeavour RoverB: James RoverC: Lunokhod RoverD: Opportunity RoverAns:(D) Opportunity Rover192. Which of the following countries will host the 2018 FIFA world cup?[A]Argentina[B]Russia (ANS)[C]Qatar[D]Belgium193. Who has won Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2014?A: Javed AkhtarB: Leela SamsonC: T.V. Goplakrishnan(ans)D: Narayanaswami Iyer194. Who has been appointed as chairman of Indian Council of HistoricalResearch?A: P SujataB: Yellapragada Sudarshan Rao(ans)C: Padamnabha Balkrishan AcharyaD: Y S Rao195. What is the targeted fiscal deficit for 2017 (year 2016-17) asannounced in the Union Budget 2014-15?A: 3.50% of GDPB: 3.10% of GDPC: 3.05% of GDPD: 3.0% of GDP(ans)196. What is Arun Prabha?A: A news Channel(ans)B: A newspaperC: A MagazineD: Name of new Governor of Mizoram197. What is the targeted fiscal deficit for 2016 (year 2015-16) asannounced in the Union Budget 2014-15?A: 3.16% of GDPB: 3.6% of GDP(ans)C: 13.6% of GDPD: 3.61% of GDP198. Who among the following has been appointed as Indias permanentrepresentative to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)?[A]T P Seetharam (ans)[B]P Sridharan[C]Aravind Nair[D]Kushal Singh199. Which one of the following teams will play against Germany in FinalMatch of FIFA World Cup 2014 ?A: NetherlandB: BrazilC: Argentina(ans)D: Costa Rica200. Recently, retail giant Carrefour has announced its intention to close itsstores in India. Carrefour is a multinational retailer based in which country?[A]France (ans)[B]USA[C]Germany[D]England

201. Which one of the following schemes has been launched in UnionBudget 2014 by Government for the welfare of girl child in India ?A: Beti Samriddhi YojnaB: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao(ans)C: Beti Siksha YojnaD: Beti Kalyan Yojna202. India's largest electricity-generating plant is located at ___?[A]Kudankulam[B]Kalpakkam[C]Kaiga[D]KakraparAns Kudankulam203. With reference to the Syrian Crisis, which among the followingcountries is not against the incumbent Syrian Government led by Bashar alAssad?[A] USA[B] Israel[C] Saudi Arabia[D] IranAns Iran204. Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is located in __?[A]Sikkim[B]Arunachal Pradesh[C]Uttarakhand[D]Himachal PradeshAns - Himachal Pradesh205. Sumitra Mahajan, the newly elected speaker of Lok Sabha representswhich among the following constituencies?[A]Bhopal[B]Indore[C]Nagpur[D]JabalpurAns Indore206. 'Project seabird' is associated with which one of the following coastalcity?[A] Chennai[B] Mumbai[C] Karwar[D] RatnagiriAns Karwar207. Which Indian has been appointed as an international expert advisor byWorld Bank ?[A] Bikram Dasgupta[B] Abhijeet Banerjee[C] Sudipto Pal[D] Sujit DasguptaAns - Bikram Dasgupta208. Akash launched by Indian Army recently is a[A] missile[B] tank[C] torpaedo[D] aircraftAns missile209. According to Mayaram Panel , Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI)will include ?[A] FDI and FII[B] QFI and FII[C] NRI Investment and QFI[D] None of the AboveAns - QFI and FII210. Who has been chosen for the Pen Pinter Prize 2014 ?[A]Salman Rushdie[B] Amitabh Ghose[C] Anurag Mathur[D] Gita PiramalAns - Salman Rushdie211. Who has been honoured with champions of change by White House?[A] Mukul Rohatgi[B] Prthistha Khanna[C] Sanjay Singh[D] Krishnan NairAns - Prthistha Khanna212. Which of Railway Line has been dedicated to Nation by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi?A: Srinagar to Leh Railway LineB: Jammu to Uri Railway LineC: Udhampur to Katra Railway Line(ans)D: Jammu to Srinagar Railway Line213. Which Publication House has launched a book titled as First Citizen:Pranab Mukherjee in Rashtrapati BhawanA: The HinduB: India TodayC: OutlookD: The Week(ans)214. Name the periodical started by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1870 whichhas currently launched its online edition?A: Aligarh Institute Gazette.B: Bye-Laws of the Scientific Society.C: Proceedings of the Muhammadans Educational ConferenceD: Tehzeeb-ul-Ikhlaq(ans)215. Who has become first Indian American Dean of Berkeley lawschool??A: Chetan BhagatB: Sujit Choudhry(ans)C: Rajiv Shukla

D: M. Ravi216. At which place First Aid Post has been inaugurated to facilitate firstaid services to Government employees?A: Patel HouseB: Supreme courtC: Shastri Bhawan ,New Delhi(ans)D: Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi217. "Project Android One" of Google is aimedA: To develop humanoid robotB: To develop supercomputerC: To produce ultra cheap smart phone(ans)D: To increase connectivity218. International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit trafficking isobserved onA: 22 JuneB: 24 JuneC: 26 June(ans)D: 29 June219. Who has been appointed as first Chairman of International CricketCouncilA: Kapil DevB: N Srinivasan(ans)C: Ravi ShastriD: Sunil Gavaskar220. Which of the state has launched Amma Pharmacies to provide lowcost medicine?A: GujaratB: KeralaC: RajasthanD: Tamil Nadu(ans)

221. Which of the Indian origin student's experiment will be sent by NASA in to space?A: Smita SinghB: Prerna Pai(ans)C: K.RadhakrishnanD: Rajiv singh222. The Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) is a policyinitiative for which among the following sectors?[A]Textile Sector[B]Manufacturing Sector[C]Information Technology Sector[D]Agro-Industries SectorAns - Textile Sector223. Which among the following is NOT a communicable disease?[A]Malaria[B]Tuberculosis[C]HIV[D]HepatitisAns Malaria224. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has been implemented in allstates and Union Territories of India except one. Identify the state from thegiven options:[A]Kerala[B]Rajasthan[C]Gujarat [D]UttarakhandAns Gujarat225. Jambusar area , where the ONGC had recently drilled first assessmentwell for finding out the possibility of commercial production of Shale Gas, islocated in which among the following states?[A]West Bengal[B]Andhra Pradesh[C]Gujarat[D]RajasthanAns Gujarat226. World's first successful network of high-speed railway lines waslaunched in Japan in 1964. Which among the following Japanese term is thename of this project?[A]Kabushiki gaisha[B]Sodanyaku[C]Shinkansen[D]HibakujumokuAns Shinkansen227. Which among the following is a correct statement about CoralTriangle?[A]it is the only biodiversity hotspot in northeast Asia[B]the equator passes through it and it is known as "Amazon of the seas"[C]its islands are populated by endemic species of birds[D]it is located in southwest Asia and is known for coral piracyAns - the equator passes through it and it is known as "Amazon of the seas"228. The Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) is an economic gauge formeasuring the wellbeing of which among the following economic sectors?[A]Manufacturing[B]Retail[C]Real Estate[D]AgricultureAns Manufacturing229. Which among the following countries is the newest member of theEuro Zone; slated to adopt Euro from January 1, 2015? [A]Slovakia[B]Slovenia[C]Romania[D]Lithuania

Ans Lithuania230. On the basis of recommendations of which among the followingcommittees, the credit policy of RBI is now reviewed after every twomonths instead of earlier system of 45 days?[A]P.J. Nayak Committee[B]Nachiket Mor Committee[C]Urjit Patel Committee[D]U.K. Sinha CommitteeAns - Urjit Patel Committee231. The PYKKA Scheme aims at providing basic Sports Infrastructureand equipment at ___?[A]National Level[B]State Level[C]District Level[D]Block and Panchayat LevelAns - Block and Panchayat Level232. "Four Party Meet" in Berlin has been organised for peace process inwhich country??A: IranB: IraqC: Ukraine(ans)D: Kenya233. Who has been appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh??A: Balramji Das Tandon (ans)B: Gopal SinghC: KP SinghD: Ramcharan Biswas234. Which country has adopted resolution to end 60 years pacificconstitution??A: USA

B: Japan(ans)C: ChinaD: South Korea235. Illegal Mining in which of the hills has been banned by Supreme Court recently??A: Rajmahal HillsB: Satpura HillsC: Vindhya HillsD: Aravali Hills(ans)236. Which of the hydropower project has been dedicated to nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jammu KashmirA: RupkundB: DulhastiC: Uri-2(ans)D: Salal237. ON which of the Railway line trail run has been conducted for Semi High speed train??A: Mumbai to PuneB: Delhi to JaipurC: Delhi to Agra(ans)D: Chennai to Madurai238. Senator John McCain has visited India recently , he is Senator of which country??A: New ZealandB: AustraliaC: CanadaD: USA(ans)239. Indian International Leather festival 2014 has been organised at?A: New Delhi(ans)B: KanpurC: PatnaD: Mumbai

240. Sheryl Sandberg has visited India recently, she is Chief operating officer of which social networking siteA: Google plusB: OrkutC: Facebook (ans)D: Twitter241. Conservation of which temple has been entrusted to ArchaelogicalSurvey of India?A: Golden TempleB: Sri Kedarnath Temple(ans)C: Jagannath TempleD: Birla Temple242. Name the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of social networking major Facebook?A: Sheryl Sandberg(ans)B: Mark ZuckerbergC: Marc AndreessenD: Erskine B. Bowles243. Who has created history by becoming the first woman to participate in a Formula One Grand Prix?A: Susie Wolff(ans)B: Giovanna AmatiC: Mary SilverstoneD: Sheryl Gontra244. Who has won men's Wimbledon title 2014?A: Roger FedererB: Novak Djokovic(ans)C: Noah RubinD: Jack Sock

245. Who has won Wimbledon 2014 Title in women's categoryA: Roberta VinciB: Maria SharapovaC: Sarra ErraniD: Petra Kvitova(ans)246. Which one among the following Hurricanes has hit the USA's Coast recently?A: ThorB: Arthur(ans)C: KatrinaD: Marina247. The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently launched nations first 3D mobile game in a bid to attract generation-next youth to pursue a career in the air force. What is the name of this mobile game?A: GOTS(ans)B: God of WarC: Flight warD: Dynasty warriors248. According to NCRB report, which city has recorded highest number of cyber crime cases in the country?[A]Hyderabad[B]Vishakhapatnam[C]Bangalore (ans)[D]Mumbai249. Recently, which country has decided to issue multiple entry short term stay visa to Indians to broaden the relationship between two countries?[A]Russia[B]Japan (ans)[C]Singapore[D]USA

250. Bharat Veer Wanchoo has resigned from the post of Governor of which state??A: NagalandB: PunjabC: RajasthanD: Goa(ans)251. In Which city of Iraq indian nurses had been kidnapped?A: NajafB: BasraC: Mosul(ans)D: Baghdad252. India has been ranked at which place according to Human Development Report 2014?A: 123B: 129C: 135(ans)D: 138253. Which of the Indian Players have won Gold on first day of Commonwealth Games 2014?A: Navjot RanaB: Ganeh Mali and Sushila LikmabamC: Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu(ans)D: Kalpana Thoudam254. FDI Cap in Insurance sector has been raised from 26 percent toA: 34 percentB: 41 percentC: 46 percentD: 49 percent(ans)255. "Peace Clause" is associated with which Organisation's working rulesA: World BankB: UNDPC: IMFD: WTO(ans)

256. The sobriquet Oracle of Omaha is refers to which of the following business tycoons?[A]Carlos Slim[B]Warren Buffet (ANS)[C]Bill Gates[D]Lakshmi Mittal257. The controversial Mankading Law is associated with which one ofthe following sports?[A]Tennis[B]Cricket (ANS)[C]Football[D]Hockey258. Who has been appointed as Governor of Haryana?A: D Y PatilB: Kaptan Singh Solanki(ANS)C: K N TripathiD: R P Singh259. what is "Gauravi"?A: A robotB: An app to curb food wasteC: One Stop Crisis center for women(ANS)D: Submarine based missile260. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on?A: July 14B: July 18C: July 22D: July 26(ANS)261. Who has been appointed as member of UN Board of Auditors?A: Krishna KumarB: Rajesh MishraC: Shashi Kant Sharma(ANS)

D: Narendra Kumar Verma262. The year 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the National Anthem of United States. Identify the national anthem of US in the options given below?[A]God Save the Queen[B]The Star-Spangled Banner (ans)[C]My Country, Tis of Thee[D]O Say Can You Sing263. The Sant Kabir award is given for the personalities who have given outstanding contribution in the field of _____?[A]Handicrafts and Handlooms (ans)[B]Literature[C]Hindustani Music[D]Culture and Heritage264. Recently, which country has decided to issue multiple entry short term stay visa to Indians to broaden the relationship between two countries?[A]Russia[B]Japan (ans)[C]Singapore[D]USA265. Which among the following national parks is home to the endangeredsaltwater crocodile?[A]Bhitarkanika National Park (ans)[B]Nagarahole National Park[C]Kanha National Park[D]Namdapha National Park266. As per the Rangarajan committee report which was tasked with revisiting the Tendulkar formula for estimation of poverty and identificationof poor what percent of the India population lives below the poverty line?[A]29.5% (ans)[B]35%[C]21.5%[D]33.5%267. Who among the following is the chairman of the committee that hasbeen set up recently to develop a road map for fuel efficiency norms forheavy duty vehicles?[A]Rajive Kumar (ans)[B]Anil Goswamy[C]Ravi Krishnan[D]Ajit Agarwal268. Who has been appointed as CEO of Reliance Infrastructure?A: Hansal GuptaB: Rahul GargC: Rajiv MathurD: M S Mehta(ans)269. Who has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of UN?A: Emma Watson(ans)B: Julia RobertsC: Madhuri DixitD: Aamir Khan270. Three Judges have been appointed to Supreme Court, who has notbeen included in the list?A: Arun MisraB: Adarsh kumar GoelC: Rohington F NarimanD: Rakesh Misra(ans)271. Granville Austin has died, he was associated with which field?A: Art Film DirectorB: Scholar of Indian constitution(ans)C: F 1 championD: Badminton Player

272. According to Rangrajan committee on poverty line what is per capita expenditure in rural and urban areas respectively?A: 30 and 45 rupeesB: 27 and 42 rupeesC: 32 and 47 rupees(ans)D: 45 and 67 rupees273. What is "F-Cube"?A: Game for kidsB: Technology to promote football at grass root level (ans)C: Humanoid RobotD: A Missile274. Who was re-appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently by the Union Govt.?A: R. GandhiB: KC ChakrabartyC: Harun Rashid Khan(ans)D: Urjit Patel275. Who has been appointed as Iraq's new prime minister?A: Faud MasoomB: Haider Al Abadi(ANS)C: Sohail NourikiD: Mohmadd AbadI276. Which Typhoon has hit south west coast of Japan?A: lemchaongB: PynogerwC: NemnhengD: Halong(ANS)277. Famous personality Robbin Williams has died , he was associatedwith which field?A: Human rights protection

B: Nuclear DisarmamentC: Actor(ANS)D: whistleblower's protection278. India has been ranked at which place in ICC Test cricket ranking?A: FirstB: SecondC: Fourth(ANS)D: Fifth279. Who has been ranked number 1 test all rounder in ICC ranking?A: Virat KohliB: R Ashwin(ANS)C: Mahendra Singh DhoniD: H M Amla280. What is true about "3P India" as proposed in Budget 2014?1) Agency to fund PPP projects.2) Agency to implement infrastructure projects3) Agency to support mainstream PPP procedures.A: 1 onlyB: 1 and 2 onlyC: 3 onlyD: All the above(ANS)281. Which team has won Gold medal in Archery world cup stage 4A: PolandB: SpainC: PakistanD: India(ANS)282. Sir Peter Geoffrey Hall has died, he was associated with which field?A: Human rights protectionB: Urban Town Planning(ANS)

C: Women's rightD: whistleblower's protection283. "Gujarat's success story in water management" book has beenauthored by?A: Anjali PrasadB: Jhumpa LahiriC: Sanjay SinghD: Sriram Vedire(ANS)284. Which city's police has launched whatsapp helpline to curbcorruption?A: KolkataB: New Delhi(ANS)C: JaipurD: Mumbai285. Nimmo Bazgo hydropower project in jammu and kashmir is locatedon which river?A: ChenabB: ZanskarC: Indus(ANS)D: Jhelum286. Who has been appointed as chairman of central board of direct taxes?A: Krishna KumarB: K GiriprakashC: Ranjit SinghD: K V Chowdary(ANS)287. Who has been awarded with AIMA Business Leader of the year Award 2014?A: Adi Godrej(ANS)B: Ratan TataC: Rahul Bajaj

D: N.R. Narayana Murthi288. Which of the tribe of Australia has helped kangaroos thrive?A: NechemsB: MongisC: pilbarasD: Martu(ANS)289. "Jaipur Foot" is provided by which organization ?A: Care IndiaB: Abhinav SocietyC: Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti(ANS)D: Helping Hands290. According to recent WHO report, Which country reported highestsuicides in world?A: ChinaB: JapanC: USAD: India(ANS)291. Frank Walter Steinmeier is on India's visit. Of which country is he theforeign minister ?A: Germany(ANS)B: RussiaC: FranceD: Italy292. Who amongst the following was awarded the MIDORI Prize forBiodiversity, 2014?A: Dr. Krishnaswamy KasturiranganB: Madhav GadgilC: R.K. PachauriD: R. Kamal Bawa(ANS)

293. Wales Declaration is related to which global summit?A: G-7B: G-20C: NATO(ANS)D: BRICS294. Recently with which country,India has signed agreement for supply ofUranium?A: FranceB: AustraliaC: JapanD: MexicoAns:(B) Australia295. Which App has been launched by Bharti Airtel for music streamingon android and ios platform?A: Music MantraB: BeatC: Music ManiaD: WynkAns:(D) Wynk296. INS Sumitra has been commissioned in to Indian Navy,it is a?A: Air to air anti aircraft missileB: Surface to air anti aircraft missileC: Anti tank missileD: India's largest offshore patrol VesselAns:(D) India's largest offshore patrol Vessel297. Which state uses Urdu as its second official language?A: RajasthanB: JharkhandC: BiharD: Uttar Pradesh

Ans:(D) Uttar Pradesh298. Who has been selected as captain of women's hockey team for Asian Games?A: Sunita JhakharB: Ritu RaniC: Punam KalraD: Poonam RaniAns:(B) Ritu Rani299. Surya Kiran-7 military exercise is being held between india andA: JapanB: FranceC: NepalD: BhutanAns:(C) Nepal300. Which of the following countries denied visa to Dalai Lama to attend the Nobel Laureates Summit?A: ChinaB: South AfricaC: JapanD: ThailandAns:(B) South Africa301. In which city of India conference of Asia Pacific Forum (APF) was organised recently ?A: New DelhiB: MumbaiC: HyderabadD: ChennaiAns:(A) New Delhi302. Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares have won mixed doubles trophy of theUS Open Tennis Tournament 2014. Bruno Soares is from which country ?A: NorwayB: RussiaC: BrazilD: MexicoAns:(C) Brazil303. In which country NATO Summit 2014 is held ?A: USAB: UKC: JapanD: GermanyAns:(B) UK304. As per the latest report, which among the following countries has theworlds highest deforestation rate?[A]Brazil[B]Indonesia (ANS)[C]Kenya[D]South Africa305. As per the latest report, which among the following is the leasturbanised state in the country?[A]Himachal Pradesh (ANS)[B]Kerala[C]Rajasthan[D]Jharkhand306. Which of the Indian origin person has been appointed as TreasuryMinister of UK?A: Manbir SinghB: Priti Patel(ANS)C: Rajat GuptaD: K K Mehrotra307. A famous sportsperson, who was first African American woman towin Olympic gold has died, who was that sportsperson?A: Ashley TellisB: Bennet JacksonC: Camella

D: Alice Coachman(ANS)308. Which of the artist has been awarded with honorary doctorate fromBerklee college of musicA: Javed AkhtarB: A R Rahman(ANS)C: GulzarD: Pritam309. Which of Doordarshan's Programme to be featured in Limca Book ofRecords?A: Naya DaurB: Naad Bhed-The Mystry of Sound(ANS)C: Hum LogD: Ramayan310. Which of the Typhoon has affected east coast of Taiwan?A: Matmo(ANS)B: KatrinaC: ArthurD: Phangsu311. Japanese Encephalitis is a disease caused byA: AlgaeB: BacteriaC: FungusD: Mosquito borne virus(ANS)312. Which of the country is not included in Malabar Naval Excercise?A: USAB: IndiaC: JapanD: Russia(ANS)313. Recently, NASA has launched Ship-Aircraft Bio-Optical Research(SABOR) experiment to probe ____?

[A]Ocean Ecology and Carbon Cycle (ans)[B]Aquatic animals life style[C]Ocean Minerals[D]Effect of ocean acidification314. Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated on ____?[A]July 14[B]July 17[C]July 18 (ans)[D]July 19315. Recently, India and which one of the following countries has signedan agreement on cooperation in the field of environment?[A]Brazil (ans)[B]China[C]Russia[D]Japan316. Which Organisation releases Human Development Report?A: World BankB: IMFC: UNESCOD: UNDP(ans)317. Who has been elected as new President of Iraq?A: Peter MutharikaB: Fuad Masum(ans)C: Rahun IbikD: Asif Maliki318. Indian government recently allowed which domain name in websiteaddress?A: .bharat (in devnagri )(ANS)B: .indiaC: .inD: .co.in319. Which of the Company is going to build Knowledge Vault to storeinformation?A: MicrosoftB: FacebookC: FlipkartD: Google(ANS)320. Which of the Security Force Personnel has won Limca Book ofRecord by planting sapling at all its locations?A: CISFB: BSF(ANS)C: ITBFD: CRPF321. Who has authored a book titled as "Not Just an Accountant"?A: C. RangarajanB: K GiriprakashC: P ChidambaramD: Vinod Rai(ANS)322. "Swach Bharat Mission" is targetted to complete by 2019. It plan tocelebrate 150th anniversary of whom ?A: Subhash chandra boseB: Jawahar Lal nehruC: Vallabh bhai patelD: Mahatma Gandhi(ANS)323. Which government scheme planned to give "Debit Card" to poorhouseholds?A: Annapurna YojanaB: Bhamashah yojanaC: Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojana(ANS)D: RSBY324. Oldest Metal artifact discovered in Tel Tsaf is?A: GoldB: SilverC: Copper(ANS)D: Iron325. Which internet company is working on project "Global Brain"?A: MicorosftB: FacebookC: WhatsAppD: Google(ANS)326. Which film related to Indira Gandhi assasination is recently banned byGovernment?A: Operation Blue starB: 1984C: Kaum de heere(ANS)D: Kick327. Which State announced proposal to clamp complete prohibition onliquor in various phases?A: GujaratB: Kerala(ANS)C: MaharashtraD: Sikkim328. Who has been appointed as new chief of Joint Intelligence committee?A: Raj Bhadur SinghB: R N Ravi(ANS)C: R S CheemaD: K V Chowdary329. Bollywood actor , who recently became the ambassador for "TURNBACK CRIME" compaign of INTERPOL ?A: Salman KhanB: Aamir KhanC: Akshay KumarD: Shahrukh Khan(ANS)330. Which part of United Kingdom (U.K.) is planning to hold referendumto get independence as a country?A: IrelandB: Scotland(ANS)C: Falkan IslandsD: Wales331. Where will be the first "Thorium" based nulcear power commissionednext year?A: RawatbhataB: TarapurC: Kalpakkam(ANS)D: Kaiga332. India signed agreement with Japan to develop which heritage city as"Smart city" on line of Kyoto city of Japan?A: AhmedabadB: JaipurC: Varanasi(ANS)D: Luchnow333. Who has been conferred with Best Manager Award at Oxford Summitof Leaders?A: Ratan TataB: Tessey ThomasC: Mrunalinidevi Puar(ANS)D: Azim Premji334. Which organisation releases Global Competitiveness Report?A: IMFB: World Economic Forum(ANS)C: World BankD: WTO335. International Personality Bala Thampoe has died, he was associatedwith which field?A: Human rights protectionB: Trade Unionist(ANS)C: RTI ActivistD: whistleblower's protection336. Which amongst these following regions has been proposed to be thenew capital for Andhra Pradesh?A: GunturB: KakinadaC: SecundarabadD: Vijaywada(ANS)337. Surya Kiran-7 military exercise is being held between india and?A: JapanB: FranceC: Nepal(ans)D: Bhutan338. Who has been selected as captain of women's hockey team for AsianGames?A: Sunita JhakharB: Ritu Rani(ans)C: Punam KalraD: Poonam Rani339. Which state uses Urdu as its second official languageA: RajasthanB: JharkhandC: BiharD: Uttar Pradesh(ANS)340. INS Sumitra has been commissioned in to Indian Navy,it is aA: Air to air anti aircraft missileB: Surface to air anti aircraft missileC: Anti tank missileD: India's largest offshore patrol Vessel(ANS)341. Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares have won mixed doubles trophy of theUS Open Tennis Tournament 2014. Bruno Soares is from which country ?A: NorwayB: RussiaC: Brazil(ANS)D: Mexico342. In which city of India conference of Asia Pacific Forum (APF) wasorganised recently ?A: New Delhi(ANS)B: MumbaiC: HyderabadD: Chennai343. In which country NATO Summit 2014 is held ?A: USAB: UK(ANS)C: JapanD: Germany344. Recently, India sought cooperation with Japan to cure which disease?A: MalariaB: EbolaC: T.B.D: Sickle Cell Anemia(ANS)345. Which of the following countries denied visa to Dalai Lama to attendthe Nobel Laureates Summit?A: ChinaB: South Africa(ANS)C: JapanD: Thailand346. Army recently launched "Mission Sahayata". It is related with ?A: Remove tunnels in J&K borderB: Help people in Naxalite areasC: Help victims of flood in Jammu and Kashmir(ANS)D: Help Kurds against ISIS attacks in middle east347. Which state has launched need based development plan for villagers?A: RajasthanB: BiharC: GujaratD: Delhi(ANS)348. 21st Commonwealth Games will be held at which place?A: TorontoB: New DelhiC: Gold Coast, Australia(ANS)D: London349. Which committee has been setup by ministry of human resourcedevelopment to review the status of UGC?A: Rakesh Mohan CommitteeB: Hari Gautam Committee(ANS)C: Mohan Prakash CommitteeD: Usha Thorat Committee350. How much amount of line of credit has been given by India to Nepal ?A: $ 500 millionB: $100millionC: $ 1 billion(ANS)D: $ 2 billion351. Legend Dick Wegner has died, he was associated with which field ?A: EnvironmentB: Music(ANS)C: LiteratureD: Social Activist352. Which species has been added to dolphin family recently?A: French HumpbackB: Australian Humpback(ANS)C: Nigerian HumpbackD: British Humpback353. Sadbhavana Diwas is celebrated on ?A: 18 AugustB: 20 August(ANS)C: 15 AugustD: 10 August354. Who has been conferred as Bharat Gaurav by East Bengal Club ?A: Saurav GangulyB: Bipasha BasuC: Bachendri Pal (ANS)D: Arijit Singh355. Who has been selected for Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna award for 2014 ?A: Muzaffar Ali (ANS)B: Rashid AhmedC: Javed AkhtarD: Shabana Azmi356. Creator of Chacha Chowdhary comics has died, his name was?A: Lakshaman SinghB: Ganeh MaliC: Pran Kumar Sharma(ans)D: Pankaj Singh357. Who has been honoured with Copley Medal 2014?A: Melinda GatesB: Sir Alec Jeffreys(ans)C: Hillary ClintonD: Alice Coachman358. With which country's Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti has signedagreement to increase overseas presence of Doordarshan?A: BritainB: Germany(ans)C: PolandD: Spain359. Which Project has been unveild in Britain to commemorate 100 yearsof first World War ?A: Lights Out(ans)B: HeroesC: BraveHeartD: Warrior360. Container Corporation of India(CONCOR) comes under whichministry?A: Ministry of DefenceB: Ministry of Railways(ans)C: Ministry of TourismD: Ministry of Civil Aviation361. As of 2014, the number of public sector banks in India is__?[A]25[B]27(ANS)[C]29[D]22362. Which of the Public Sector Unit has been given Navratna statusrecently?A: ECILB: MECONC: Container Corporation of India Limited(CONCOR)(ANS)D: NFDC363. "Munger through the Ages" book has been written byA: Raj Bhadur SinghB: Devendra Prasad Yadav(ANS)C: K K MehrotraD: Pankaj Singh364. Which disease has been declared as Global Health Emergency byWHO?A: AIDSB: Ebola(ANS)C: TuberculosisD: Parkinsons365. According to Assocham report, which among the following threestates have recorded highest growth rate in terms of per capita income (PCI)during 2004-2013?[A]Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra[B]Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana[C]Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka[D]Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat366. The prestigious George Polya Prize is given for notable contributionin the field of _____?[A]Biology[B]Mathematics (ANS)[C]Architecture[D]Literature367. The International Tiger Day is observed on ______?[A]July 26[B]July 29 (ANS)[C]July 30[D]July 31368. The Save Our Tiger is a cause related campaign to spreadawareness about conserving tigers was launched by _____? [A]Airtel[B]Vodafone[C]Aircel (ANS)[D]Idea369. Construction of world's tallest Railways bridge began at which place?A: Tura(Meghalaya)B: ShimlaC: LehD: Noney(Manipur)(ans)370. Who has been appointed as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court?A: Ranjana PaintalB: Manjulla Chellur(ans)C: M J JosephD: Gopal Subramanium371. Which of the species known as natural host of Ebola Virus?A: SparrowB: FungiC: Fruits Bats(ans)D: Mosquito372. Governor Kamla Beniwal has been removed, she was Governor ofwhich state?A: RajasthanB: AssamC: Mizoram(ans)D: Manipur373. Robert Frederick Panara has died, he was associated with which field?A: Human rights protectionB: Deaf Studies(ans)C: Women's rightD: Environmentalist374. Which Award is often considered as Asia's Nobel Prize?A: Bharat RatnaB: National Sadbhavna AwardC: Ramon Magsaysay(ANS)D: Gandhi Peace Prize375. Who has been selected as first Artist in Residence in RashtrapatiBhawan?A: Raj Bhadur SinghB: Muzzafar AhmedC: Javed AkhtarD: Jogen Chowdhary(ANS)376. Which Bank has bagged Core Banking System Initiative award2014?A: Bhartiya Mahila Bank Limited(ANS)B: SBIC: PNBD: Canara Bank377. Which of the payload of NASA's Mars Rover mission 2020 willgeanerate oxygen at Mars?A: SupercamB: MastcamC: MOXIE(ANS)D: ROXIE378. Alice Coachman Davis, who passed away recently, was famous as thefirst black woman to win an Olympic gold medal at the 1948 LondonGames. She won the gold in the ___?[A]Swimming[B]High Jump(ANS)[C]Running[D]Boxing379. Nagoya Protocol has received necessary ratifications this week, it isrelated to?A: United Nations ReformB: Nuclear DisarmamentC: Preservation of HeritageD: Conservation of BiodiversityAns:(D) Conservation of Biodiversity380. Mandela Day is observed onA: July 5B: July 10C: July 15D: July 18Ans:(D) July 18381. Which country has become first to legalise Child labour from age 10A: BrazilB: BoliviaC: NamibiaD: ChileAns:(B) Bolivia382. Which country will host 7th IBSA Summit in 2015A: BrazilB: IndiaC: South AfricaD: ChinaAns:(B) India383. 7th BRICS Summit will be held atA: New DelhiB: Cape TownC: Ufa, RussiaD: ShanghaiAns:(C) Ufa, Russia384. Who has been appointed as chairman of Indian Oil CorporationA: Anand SinhaB: Ranjit KumarC: B AshokD: Ajay PrakashAns:(C) B Ashok385. Which state celebrates Garo Labour Corps Day to salutes its hero offirst world warA: ManipurB: AssamC: MizoramD: MeghalayaAns:(D) Meghalaya386. What is the targeted fiscal deficit for 2017 (year 2016-17) asannounced in the Union Budget 2014-15?A: 3.50% of GDPB: 3.10% of GDPC: 3.05% of GDPD: 3.0% of GDPAns:(D) 3.0% of GDP387. What is the targeted fiscal deficit for 2016 (year 2015-16) asannounced in the Union Budget 2014-15?A: 3.16% of GDPB: 3.6% of GDPC: 13.6% of GDPD: 3.61% of GDPAns:(B) 3.6% of GDP388. What is Arun Prabha?A: A news ChannelB: A newspaperC: A MagazineD: Name of new Governor of MizoramAns:(A) A news Channel389. The National Industrial Corridor (NIC) that was proposed to beestablished in the Union Budget of 2014-15, will have its headquarters atwhich city?A: DelhiB: MumbaiC: PuneD: HyderabadAns:(C) Pune390. The Crisis Management Center for Women (CMCW), that wasproposed in the Union Budget 2014-15, would be established at?A: MumbaiB: BengaluruC: DelhiD: PuneAns:(C) Delhi391. How much foreign direct investment (FDI) in countrys defencesector was proposed in the Union Budget 2014-15 presented on 10 July 2014?A: 69%B: 57%C: 49%D: 59%Ans:(C) 49%392. "INS Vikrant" is aA: Air to air anti aircraft missileB: Surface to air anti aircraft missileC: India's first Aircraft CarrierD: Submarine based missileAns:(C) India's first Aircraft Carrier393. BRICS countries have established Development Bank of?A: 40 Billion DollarB: 60 Billion DollarC: 80 Billion DollarD: 100 Billion DollarAns:(D) 100 Billion Dollar394. South African Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer has died, she wasassociated with which field?A: EnvironmentB: LiteratureC: Human RightsD: Women RightsAns:(B) Literature395. Typhoon Rammasun has affected coast of which countryA: JapanB: CanadaC: USAD: PhilippinesAns:(D) Philippines396. Which Team has won FIFA Fair Play Trophy in FIFA 2014A: ColombiaB: BrazilC: FranceD: SpainAns:(A) Colombia397. "Fortaleza Declaration" is related to which summitA: G 20B: APECC: BRICSD: ASEANAns:(C) BRICS398. National center for R&D in Bulk Drugs is being set up atA: AIIMS,DelhiB: AFMC, PuneC: NIPER, HyderabadD: IIT DelhiAns:(C) NIPER, Hyderabad399. Which of Indian Shooter has won Gold in Men\'s 10m Air Rifle eventat Commonwealth Games 2014?A: Karni SinghB: Gagan NarangC: Abhinav BindraD: Vijay KumarAns:(C) Abhinav Bindra400. Who has been appointed as Governor of Haryana?A: D Y PatilB: Kaptan Singh SolankiC: K N TripathiD: R P SinghAns:(B) Kaptan Singh Solanki401. what is "Gauravi"?A: A robotB: An app to curb food wasteC: One Stop Crisis center for womenD: Submarine based missileAns:(C) One Stop Crisis center for women402. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on?A: July 14B: July 18C: July 22D: July 26Ans:(D) July 26403. Who has been appointed as member of UN Board of Auditors?A: Krishna KumarB: Rajesh MishraC: Shashi Kant SharmaD: Narendra Kumar VermaAns:(C) Shashi Kant Sharma404. ] "Peace Clause" is associated with which Organisation's workingrules?A: World BankB: UNDPC: IMFD: WTOAns:(D) WTO405. Which of the Indian Players have won Gold on first day ofCommonwealth Games 2014?A: Navjot RanaB: Ganeh Mali and Sushila LikmabamC: Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita ChanuD: Kalpana ThoudamAns:(C) Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu406. Who has been elected as new President of Iraq?A: Peter MutharikaB: Fuad MasumC: Rahun IbikD: Asif MalikiAns:(B) Fuad Masum407. Which Organisation releases Human Development Report?A: World BankB: IMFC: UNESCOD: UNDPAns:(D) UNDP408. India has been ranked at which place according to HumanDevelopment Report 2014?A: 123B: 129C: 135D: 138Ans:(C) 135409. FDI Cap in Insurance sector has been raised from 26 percent toA: 34 percentB: 41 percentC: 46 percentD: 49 percentAns:(D) 49 percent410. Which of the country is not included in Malabar Naval Excercise?A: USAB: IndiaC: JapanD: RussiaAns:(D) Russia411. Japanese Encephalitis is a disease caused by?A: AlgaeB: BacteriaC: FungusD: Mosquito borne virusAns:(D) Mosquito borne virus412. Which of the Typhoon has affected east coast of Taiwan?A: MatmoB: KatrinaC: ArthurD: PhangsuAns:(A) Matmo413. Which of Doordarshan's Programme to be featured in Limca Book ofRecords?A: Naya DaurB: Naad Bhed-The Mystry of SoundC: Hum LogD: RamayanAns:(B) Naad Bhed-The Mystry of Sound414. Which of the Indian company became first company to achievemarket capitalization of 5 lakh crore rupees?A: InfosysB: Reliance IndustriesC: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)D: Tata SteelAns:(C) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)415. Which of the artist has been awarded with honorary doctorate fromBerklee college of music?A: Javed AkhtarB: A R RahmanC: GulzarD: PritamAns:(B) A R Rahman416. P5+1 negotiations are related to?A: Middle east crisisB: Ukraine crisisC: Iran nuclear issueD: Peace in AfghanistanAns:(C) Iran nuclear issue417. A famous sportsperson, who was first African American woman towin Olympic gold has died, who was that sportsperson?A: Ashley TellisB: Bennet JacksonC: CamellaD: Alice CoachmanAns:(D) Alice Coachman418. Which of the Indian origin person has been appointed as TreasuryMinister of UK?A: Manbir SinghB: Priti PatelC: Rajat GuptaD: K K MehrotraAns:(B) Priti Patel419. Where is 14th summit of SCO (Shangai Cooperation organization)held recently?A: ShengaiB: TokyoC: BeijingD: Dushanbe(ANS)420. What is CORRECT about SCO?A: India is member of SCOB: India is observer member of SCO(ANS)C: India is guest to SCOD: India is Dialogue Partner of SCO421. Where was first "Formula E" race conducted?A: New delhiB: LondonC: Beijing(ans)D: Berlin422. What was India's rank in the latest Creative Productivity Indexprepared by Asian Development Bank in collaboration with EconomistIntelligence Unit?A: 21 out of 24 countriesB: 23 out of 28 countriesC: 21 out of 28 countriesD: 14 out of 24 countries(ANS)423. Who has been appointed as first woman chairperson of IndianInstitute of Advanced Studies?A: Anjali PrasadB: Tessey ThomasC: Seema MalhotraD: Chandrakala Padia(ANS)424. 14th World Nobel Summit will be held in?A: ThimpuB: New DelhiC: Cape Town(ANS)D: Tokyo425. Who has been appointed as chairman of National Small IndustriesCorporation Limited?A: Ravindra Nath(ANS)B: R S SharmaC: Punam KalraD: Sumit Dheer426. Planning commission is executive body which was constituted on15th March 1950 by Jawahar Lal Nehru. The name of Indias first everindigenously built research ship is ?A: Sindhu DarshiniB: Sindhu SadhnaC: INS SindhuD: Indra SadhnaAns:(B) Sindhu Sadhna427. INS Kolkata ship was developed under Project 15A. Government isplanning to abolish "Planning commission". When was planningcommission constituted ?A: 1947B: 1965C: 1971D: 1950Ans:(D) 1950428. "Project 15A" which came in news recently is related to ?A: Development of air to air missileB: ICBM development by 2015C: stealth missile guided destroyer by Indian NavyD: Remove subsidy in agriculture by 2015Ans:(C) stealth missile guided destroyer by Indian Navy429. Recently, Government approved "Ken-Betwa River linking project".From which district Ken river originate?A: Betul in MPB: Dholpur in RajasthanC: Jabalpur in M.P.D: Jhansi in U.P,Ans:(C) Jabalpur in M.P.430. Which software company has announced to provide Rs100Crore for"Clean India" innitiative by Government of India ?A: WiproB: InfosysC: GoogleD: TCSAns:(D) TCS431. With which country India has agreed a contract for Rafale fighter jets?A: USAB: FranceC: GermanyD: ItalyAns:(B) France432. According to Renewables 2014 Global Status Report, India ranked 5thamong top ten wind power producers in world. Which country is the leadingwind power producer in world ?A: JapanB: GermanyC: ChinaD: NetherlandAns:(C) China433. With which country India has agreed a contract for Rafale fighter jets?A: USAB: FranceC: GermanyD: ItalyAns:(B) France434. According to Renewables 2014 Global Status Report, India ranked 5thamong top ten wind power producers in world. Which country is the leadingwind power producer in world ?A: JapanB: GermanyC: ChinaD: NetherlandAns:(C) China435. "Digital India" programme is initiative by recent NDA governmentand use IT to enable indian youths.Where is world's first "eco-temple" forHindu religion built recently?A: IndiaB: VietnamC: U.K.D: USAAns:(C) U.K.436. Who has been appointed as head of Arjuna awards selectioncommittee?A: Kapil Dev(ANS)B: Sachin TendulkarC: Rahul DravidD: Sunil Gavaskar437. Book titled as Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan is writtenby ?A: Natwar SinghB: Daman Singh(ANS)C: Manmohan SinghD: Shashi Tharoor438. Which country has destroyed Syrian chemical weapons?A: USAB: GermanyC: FranceD: UK(ANS)439. Who has been appointed as chairman of the committee to reviewparliamentary security?A: R K Singh(ANS)B: Manbir SinghC: P K SinghD: Jasdeep Singh440. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2014 has been awarded to?A: Kiran BediB: Arvind KejriwalC: Anna HazareD: Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai(ANS)441. South Asia Economic Focus Report is released by?A: IMFB: World Bank(ANS)C: WTOD: UNDP442. Which Panel is releated to guidelines on government AdvertisementA: Ravindra Nath PanelB: Rakesh Sood PanelC: Seema Malhotra PanelD: Madhava Menon Panel(ANS)443. India's first ever offshore Wind Power is being set up along?A: Odisha CoastB: Tamil Nadu CoastC: Gujarat Coast(ANS)D: Kerala Coast444. World Post Day is observed onA: 2 OctoberB: 7 OctoberC: 9 October(ANS)D: 10 October445. Organisation headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi isA: Child LabB: Child RightsC: Bachpan Bachao Andolan(ANS)D: CRY446. Kailash Satyarthi has won Nobel Peace Prize for protection of?A: Human rightsB: Child Rights(Child Labour)(ANS)C: Women's rightD: Environment447. Union Government has launched year long birth Centenarycelebrations in honour of?A: Ravindra Nath TagoreB: Zaho YuneliC: Mirza GalibD: Begum Akhtar(ANS)448. Global Infrastructure Facility has been launched by?A: World Bank(ANS)B: IMFC: UNDPD: ADB449. Post Sachar Evaluation Committee is headed by?A: P SevmangalamB: G K PillaiC: Amitabh Kundu(ANS)D: Anna Hazare450. Which city is being developed as cultural capital of Gujarat?A: GirB: SuratC: AhmedabadD: Vadodara(ANS)451. Month long Akashdeep ritual to celebrate fallen soldiers is celebratedin?A: JaipurB: Varanasi(ANS)C: PatnaD: Delhi452. Who have become the "youngest" noble peace prize winner?A: Al goreB: Martti AttisariC: Kailash SatyarthiD: Malala Yusufzai(ANS)453. Worthy Flights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace book hasbeen authored byA: V K SinghB: Natwar SinghC: Alex SalmondD: Leon Panetta and Jim Newton(ANS)454. Who has been appointed has first Hindu Priest of GeorgeTownUniversity USAA: P SevmangalamB: Priyadarsi MukherjiC: Pratima Dharm(ANS)D: Rahul Keshav Patwardhan455. The first death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi was observed astheA. National Integration DayB. Peace and Love DayC. Secularism DayD. Anti-Terrorism DayAns D456. 20th August is celebrated asA. Earth DayB. Sadbhavana DivasC. No Tobacco DayD. None of theseAns B457. When is the World Population Day observed?A. May 31B. October 4C. December 10D. July 11Ans D458. January 15 is celebrated as theA. Republic DayB. UgadhiC. Teachers' DayD. Army DayAns D459. The centenary of Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in South Africa wascelebrated inA. May 1993B. August 1993C. July 1993D. September 1993Ans A460. National Maritime Day falls onA. April 5B. June 5C. October 5D. September 5Ans- A461. Journalist Day was celebrated for the first time all over the country onA. Oct. 20, 1984B. Oct. 1, 1984C. Oct 28, 1984D. Oct. 8, 1984Ans- C462. . 'Teacher's Day' is observed on which of the date?A. September 5B. January 30C. November 14D. October 2Ans- A463. The World Environment Day is celebrated onA. April 7B. June 5C. August 6D. June 16Ans- B464. Which day is observed as World No Smoking Day ?A. 15th JulyB. 31st DecemberC. 1st JanuaryD. 31st MayAns- D465. Which Missile of Range 10000km has been tested by China?A: Dongfeng-31BB: DengC: DongbenD: XIANJG-2Ans:(A) Dongfeng-31B466. Which committee has submitted report on Infrastrucure recently?A: Ratan Tata committeeB: Priyadarsi Mukherji committeeC: Punam Kalra committeeD: Deepak Parekh committeeAns:(D) Deepak Parekh committee467. Olympic Champion Michael Phelps is associated with which sport?A: TennisB: SwimmingC: BadmintonD: WeightliftingAns:(B) Swimming468. Who has been appointed as chairman of NIIT Limited?A: Ravindra NathB: Tessey ThomasC: Seema MalhotraD: Rahul Keshav PatwardhanAns:(D) Rahul Keshav Patwardhan469. SportsPerson Birendra Lakra is associated with which sport?A: TennisB: CricketC: HockeyD: Distance RunningAns:(C) Hockey470. Which Company has decided to split in to two public tradingcompany recently?A: AppleB: IBMC: DELLD: Hewlett PackardAns:(D) Hewlett Packard471. Nobel Prize2014 in Medicine has been given for?A: Polio VaccineB: Brain GPSC: InsulinD: Ebola VaccineAns:(B) Brain GPS472. Which District in Rajasthan has decided to ban 150 years tradition ofcamel sacrifice?A: AjmerB: JaipurC: TonkD: JodhpurAns:(C) Tonk473. Nobel prize for physics in 2014 is given for?A: higgs bosonB: touch screenC: blue LEDD: photon measurmentAns:(C) blue LED474. USA has lifted 40 year ban on arm sales to which country for boostingdefence in south china sea?A: JapanB: IndonesiaC: PhilippinesD: VietnamAns:(D) Vietnam475. 'Kathakali' is a folk dance prevalent in which state?A. KarnatakaB. OrissaC. KeralaD. ManipurAns C476. Which of the following dances is a solo dance?A. Ottan ThullalB. KuchipudiC. YakshaganaD. OdissiAns A477. The National Anthem was first sung in the yearA. 1911B. 1913C. 1936D. 1935Ans A478. Thillana is a format ofA. KuchipudiB. OdissiC. BaharatanatyamD. KathakAns C479. 'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of thefollowing states in India?A. Uttar PradeshB. RajasthanC. Madhya PradeshD. BiharAns D480. Kathak is a classical dance ofA. North IndiaB. TamilnaduC. ManipurD. KeralaAns A481. The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is atA. MumbaiB. ChennaiC. New DelhiD. KolkataAns C482. The dance encouraged and performance from the temple of TanjorewasA. KathakaliB. OdissiC. KathakD. BharatanatyamAns D483. The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century was held atA. NasikB. UjjainC. AllahabadD. HaridwarAns D484. The National Song of India was composed byA. Rabindranath TagoreB. Bankim Chandra ChatterjiC. IqbalD. Jai Shankar PrasadAns B485. World Habitat Day is observed on?A: 2 OctoberB: 4 OctoberC: 6 October(ANS)D: 7 October486. India has launched Container Service with which country to increasetradeA: Sri LankaB: IndonesiaC: ThailandD: Myanmar(ANS)487. If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into amonopoly bank, the total depositsA. will decreaseB. will increaseC. will neither increase nor decreaseD. None of the aboveAns C488. India changed over to the decimal system of coinage inA. April 1995B. April 1957C. April 1958D. April 1959Ans B489. The association of the rupee with pound sterling as the interventioncurrency was broken inA. 1990B. 1991C. 1992D. 1993Ans C490. On which one of the followings is the benefits received principle oftaxation to achieve optimality bases?A. Marginal benefit receivedB. Total benefit receivedC. Average benefit receivedD. Ability to pay for the benefitAns D491. One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining moreor less the same over the years has been thatA. investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industriesB. productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to staywith agricultureC. ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hencetheir preference to stay with agricultureD. people are largely unaware of the significance of transition fromagriculture to industry for economic developmentAns A492. Gross domestic capital formation is defined asA. flow of expenditure devoted to increased or maintaining of the capitalstockB. expenditure incurred on physical assets onlyC. production exceeding demandD. net addition to stock after depreciationAns D493. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged intoA. RBIB. NABARDC. EXIM BankD. None of the aboveAns B494. Which of the following is the most appropriate cause of exportssurplus?A. Country's exports promotion valueB. Country's stringent import policyC. Developments in national and international marketsD. None of the aboveAns C495. If the cash reserve ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on creditcreation will be toA. increase itB. decrease itC. no impactD. None of the aboveAns A496. Which of the following items would not appear in a company'sbalance sheet?A. Value of stocks of raw materials heldB. Total issued capitalC. Revenue from sales of the company's productsD. Cash held at the bankAns C497. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did SubhasChandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the AxisPowers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?A. ChinaB. GermanyC. ItalyD. JapanAns D498. We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court ofA. CartiusB. TrajanC. NeroD. BrutusAns B499. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result ofIndia's contact withA. Central AsiaB. IranC. GreeceD. ChinaAns C500. Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists ofI. brahmanII. purushaIII. prakritiIV. satyaV. achyutaVI. aniruddhaA. I, II, III, IV and VB. II, III, IV, V and VIC. I, II, IV, V and VID. I, III, IV, V and VIAns D501. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state andplace under the charge of mansabadars were know asA. WalashahiB. BarawardiC. JCumakiD. DakhiliAns D502. The treaty of Mangalore was signed betweenA. the English East India Company and Haidar AliB. the English East India Company and Tipu SultanC. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of CalicutD. the French East India Company and Tipu SultanAns B503. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of GhaznidefeatedA. GhuridsB. ArabsC. KarkotakasD. HindushahisAns D504. To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom ofIndia mainly belonged?A. LawyersB. TeachersC. JournalistsD. All of the aboveAns D505. The victories of Karikala are well portrayed inA. PalamoliB. AruvanadC. PattinappalaiD. PadirrupattuAns C506. Todar Mal was associated withA. musicB. literatureC. land revenue reformsD. lawAns C507. Who has been granted honorary Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth?A: CNR RaoB: Michael Bloomberg(ANS)C: Ashraf GhaniD: Anna Hazare508. Who has won Waislitz Global Citizen Award 2014?A: Ratan TataB: Anoop Jain(ANS)C: Seema MalhotraD: Anna Hazare509. Who has been appointed as CEO of Jet Airways?A: Sandeep PujaraB: G K PillaiC: Cramer Ball(ANS)D: T N Suresh Kumar510. Which Missile of Range 10000km has been tested by China?A: Dongfeng-31B(ANS)B: DengC: DongbenD: XIANJG-2511. Which team has won Champion League T20 2014 title?A: Delhi Dare DevilsB: Chennai Super KingsC: Kolkata Knight RidersD: Pune WarriorsAns:(B) Chennai Super Kings512. World's first rechargeable solar battery has been developed by whichuniversity?A: MITB: IIT BombayC: OxfordD: Ohio State UniversityAns:(D) Ohio State University513. Who has received Global Diversity Award 2014A: Salman KhanB: Aamir KhanC: Shah Rukh KhanD: Anna HazareAns:(C) Shah Rukh Khan514. Which American news paper has issued apology for racist cartoon onIndia's Mars Mission?A: The SunB: New York TimesC: Washington PostD: Sunday TimesAns:(B) New York Times515. USA has lifted 40 year ban on arm sales to which country for boostingdefence in south china sea?A: JapanB: IndonesiaC: PhilippinesD: VietnamAns:(D) Vietnam516. Which Missile of Range 10000km has been tested by China?A: Dongfeng-31B(ans)B: DengC: DongbenD: XIANJG-2517. Which committee has submitted report on Infrastrucure recently?A: Ratan Tata committeeB: Priyadarsi Mukherji committeeC: Punam Kalra committeeD: Deepak Parekh committee(ans)518. Olympic Champion Michael Phelps is associated with which sport?A: TennisB: Swimming(ans)C: BadmintonD: Weightlifting519. Who has been appointed as chairman of NIIT LimitedA: Ravindra NathB: Tessey ThomasC: Seema MalhotraD: Rahul Keshav Patwardhan(ans)520. The largest gold producing country in the world isA. ChinaB. CanadaC. South AfricaD. USAAns A521. The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describesA. the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere andlithosphereB. the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere andhydrosphereC. both (a) and (b)D. None of the aboveAns C522. The least explosive type of volcano is calledA. Basalt plateauB. Cinder coneC. Shield volcanoesD. Composite volcanoesAns - A523. The largest fish exporting region in the world isA. the north-east atlantic regionB. the north-east pacific regionC. the north-west pacific regionD. the south-east asian regionAns A524. The largest country of the world by geographical area isA. RussiaB. Vatican CityC. AustraliaD. USAAns A525. The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of theworld.A. 1/2B. 1/4thC. 1/3rdD. 3/4thAns C526. The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reportedfromA. Dead SeaB. Red SeaC. Black SeaD. Mediterranean SeaAns A527. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?A. Volcanic mountainsB. Residual mountainsC. Block mountainsD. Fold mountainsAns D528. The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contractiondue to the presence or absence of moisture is calledA. aridsolsB. vertisolsC. histosolsD. andisolsAns B529. The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipelinefrom 18.2 MM SC MD toA. 20 MM SC MDB. 33.4 MM SC MDC. 22.3 MM SC MDD. 29.6 MM SC MDAns B530. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is situated atA. PatnaB. JaipurC. HyderabadD. New DelhiAns C531. Where is the Railway Staff College located?A. PuneB. AllahabadC. VadodaraD. DelhiAns C532. The famous Dilwara Temples are situated inA. Uttar PradeshB. RajasthanC. MaharashtraD. Madhya PradeshAns B533. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is located atA. DelhiB. ShimlaC. DehradunD. KuluAns C534. Bijapur is known for itsA. severe drought conditionB. Gol GumbazC. heavy rainfallD. statue of GomateswaraAns B535. The headquarters of the National Power Training institute is located inA. PuneB. BhopalC. FaridabadD. LucknowAns C536. The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University is at which ofthe following places?A. AurangabadB. NandedC. ParbhaniD. NagpurAns A537. The Indian Institute of Science is located atA. KeralaB. MadrasC. BangaloreD. New DelhiAns C538. 'Bagh', a village in Gwalior is famous forA. SculpturesB. ArchitectureC. Cave PaintingD. All of the aboveAns C539. Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?A. MumbaiB. HyderabadC. GuragonD. BangaloreAns D540. SportsPerson Birendra Lakra is associated with which sport?A: TennisB: CricketC: Hockey(ans)D: Distance Running541. Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result ofA. collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in theatmosphereB. action of ultraviolet light from the sun on atmospheric oxygenC. action of solar radiations particularly cosmic rays on carbon dioxidepresent in the atmosphereD. lightning discharge in atmosphereAns A542. It is easier to roll a stone up a sloping road than to lift it verticalupwards becauseA. work done in rolling is more than in liftingB. work done in lifting the stone is equal to rolling itC. work done in both is same but the rate of doing work is less in rollingD. work done in rolling a stone is less than in lifting itAns D543. The absorption of ink by blotting paper involvesA. viscosity of inkB. capillary action phenomenonC. diffusion of ink through the blottingD. siphon actionAns B544. Siphon will fail to work ifA. the densities of the liquid in the two vessels are equalB. the level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same heightC. both its limbs are of unequal lengthD. the temperature of the liquids in the two vessels are the sameAns B545. Large transformers, when used for some time, become very hot andare cooled by circulating oil. The heating of the transformer is due toA. the heating effect of current aloneB. hysteresis loss aloneC. both the heating effect of current and hysteresis lossD. intense sunlight at noonAns C546. Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit namedA. FermiB. angstromC. newtonD. teslaAns A547. Light year is a unit ofA. timeB. distanceC. lightD. intensity of lightAns B548. Mirage is due toA. unequal heating of different parts of the atmosphereB. magnetic disturbances in the atmosphereC. depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphereD. equal heating of different parts of the atmosphereAns A549. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearlyA. 2 minutesB. 4 minutesC. 8 minutesD. 16 minutesAns C550. Stars appears to move from east to west becauseA. all stars move from east to westB. the earth rotates from west to eastC. the earth rotates from east to westD. the background of the stars moves from west to eastAns B551. Which Company has decided to split in to two public tradingcompany recently?A: AppleB: IBMC: DELLD: Hewlett Packard(ans)552. Nobel Prize2014 in Medicine has been given for?A: Polio VaccineB: Brain GPS(ans)C: InsulinD: Ebola Vaccine553. Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of thefollowing gases in air?A. OxygenB. Hydrogen sulphideC. Carbon dioxideD. NitrogenAns B554. Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at roomtemperature?A. PhosphorousB. BromineC. ChlorineD. HeliumAns B555. Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in whichcentral metal isA. copperB. magnesiumC. ironD. calciumAns B556. Which of the following is used in pencils?A. GraphiteB. SiliconC. CharcoalD. PhosphorousAns A557. Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?A. TinB. MercuryC. LeadD. ZincAns B558. Chemical formula for water isA. NaAlO2B. H2OC. Al2O3D. CaSiO3Ans B559. The gas usually filled in the electric bulb isA. nitrogenB. hydrogenC.Mcarbon dioxideD. oxygenAns A560. Washing soda is the common name forA. Sodium carbonateB. Calcium bicarbonateC. Sodium bicarbonateD. Calcium carbonateAns A561. Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemicallyA. silicon dioxideB. germanium oxideC. a mixture of germanium oxide and silicon dioxideD. sodium silicateAns A562. Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?A. MethaneB. Nitrous oxideC. Carbon dioxideD. HydrogenAns D563. Which District in Rajasthan has decided to ban 150 years tradition ofcamel sacrifice?A: AjmerB: JaipurC: Tonk(ans)D: Jodhpur564. The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of?A. shapeB. areaC. baringD. distanceAns B565. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of majorpressure zones, which correspond with?A. zones of climateB. zones of oceansC. zones of landD. zones of cyclonic depressionsAns A566. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of openwater across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves andthe ____ energy they process.A. larger, moreB. larger, lessC. smaller, moreD. smaller, lessAns A567. The hazards of radiation belts include?A. deterioration of electronic circuitsB. damage of solar cells of spacecraftC. adverse effect on living organismsD. All of the aboveAns D568. The great Victoria Desert is located in?A. CanadaB. West AfricaC. AustraliaD. North AmericaAns C569. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are?A. latitudesB. longitudesC. geographic gridsD. None of the aboveAns C570. The light of distant stars is affected by?A. the earth's atmosphereB. interstellar dustC. both (a) and (b)D. None of the aboveAns C571. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?A. AfricaB. AsiaC. AustraliaD. EuropeAns C572. Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while thepoles would be much cooler?A. latitudinal redistribution of heatB. cycle of air circulationC. global wind patternD.All are similar termsAns D573. The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called?A. coral reefsB. sea grass bedC. hot spotsD. None of the aboveAns B574. The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign bodybecauseA. it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by theConstitutionB. it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the ConstitutionC. the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament asunconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the ConstitutionD. All of the aboveAns D575. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands waschanged to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament inA. 1970B. 1971C. 1972D. 1973Ans D576. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected byA. the peopleB. Lok SabhaC. elected members of the legislative assemblyD. elected members of the legislative councilAns C577. The members of the panchayat areA. nominated by the district officerB. the electorates of the respective territorial constituenciesC. nominated by local self-government minister of the stateD. nominated by the block development organizationAns - B578. The power to decide an election petition is vested in theA. ParliamentB. Supreme CourtC. High courtsD. Election CommissionAns C579. The present Lok Sabha is theA. 13th Lok SabhaB. 14th Lok SabhaC. 15th Lok SabhaD. 16th Lok Sab