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Current Affairs and GK Capsule- August 2014:
Current affairs and GK questions about the country and world for the month of
August 2014 are listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for competitive
exams can use these questions.
1).Who is Bachendri Pal?
a) Mountaineer
b) Kabbadi Player
c) Footballer
d) Swimmer
2).Which country has given official names for its 158 uninhabited remote islands?
a) South Korea
b) China
c) Japan
d) West Indies
3).CBI has registered a case of alleged bribery against former CMD S K Jain
of_______?
a) SBI
b) PNB
c) Bank of Baroda
d) Syndicate Bank
4).Who is the winner of Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2013?
a) Rahat Ali
b) Wazid Ali
c) Sufi Mastana
d) Amjad Ali Khan
5).Which of the two players is related with recent Pushgate controversy?
a) Ravindra Jadeja and James Anderson
b) MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja
c) R.Ashwin and James Anderson
d) Virat Kohli and James Anderson
6).RBI has cancelled the license of ______, after RBI’s effort to revive it failed?
a) Syndicate Bank
b) Vasai Co-operative Urban BankLtd
c) State Bank of India
d) State Bank of Patiala
7).Name of the countries which have formed a combined force to combat against
Boko Haram Islamic Sect?
a) Kenya, Niger and Cameroon
b) Chad,Ghana and Cameroon
c) Chad,Niger and Cameroon
d) Chad,Niger and Ghana
8).The first Indian woman gymnast to win medal in Common wealth games 2014?
a) Jyoti Parashar
b) Dipa Karmakar
c) Sunanda Kumar
d) Malika Sindhu
9).In the opening ceremony of the Common Wealth Games 2014 who is the flag
bearer for Indian Contingent?
a) Vijay Kumar
b) Vijender Singh
c) Sania Nehawal
d) Sunil Kumar
10).Kinner Kailash Pilgrimage was related to which of the following states?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Sikkim
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Jammu & Kashmir
Answers:
1). a) 2). c) 3). d) 4). d) 5). a) 6). b) 7). c) 8). b) 9). a) 10). c)
11).Which of the following Indian State has agreed to acquire arable land from
Ghana on lease?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) West Bengal
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat
12).Visa-On-arrival facility was planned to launch at _____and_____ airports by our
government?
a) Odisha, Bodh Gaya
b) Varanasi, Bodh Gaya
c) Dehradun, Bodh Gaya
d) Varanasi, Lucknow
13).Which of the following was the world’s first anti-Malaria vaccine?
a) SSAS
b) GSK,M
c) RTS,S
d) EKE
14).Vikas Gowda, who has won gold medal in common wealth games, was related to
which game?
a) Discus Throw
b) Boxing
c) Weight lifting
d) High jump
15).World’s first person to develop vaccine against Malaria was?
a) Pfizer
b) AstraZeneca
c) Cipla
d) GSK
16).Who was Dick Wagner, who was died recently?
a) Foot ball Player
b) Guitar Legend
c) Base Ball Player
d) Pop singer
17).Which of the following space agency owns Gaia Satellite?
a) Uzbekcasmos
b) European Space Agency
c) NASA
d) ISRO
18).Aadi Perukku is a famous festival which was celebrated at?
a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
19).In which country largest numbers of females are living?
a) India
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) China
20).Sassoon Dock which has got the much-awaiting green signal to the
redevelopment, where was it located?
a) Maharashtra
b) Goa
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Jammu & Kashmir
Answers:
11). c) 12). b) 13). c) 14). a) 15). d) 16). b) 17). b) 18). d) 19). c) 20). a)
21).Madan Mohan Malviya project was announced by government to give training
for___?
a) Teachers
b) NDF workers
c) Primary doctors
d) Police personnels
22).Ramon Magsaysay Award is NOT given for_______?
a) Pragmatic idealism
b) Courageous Service to the people
c) Defense Prowess
d) Integrity in Government
23).World has recently observed the 100th year of outbreak of____?
a) World war 2
b) World War 1
c) Great Recession of 20th century
d) Plague which left 2 million to dead
24).Union Defense Ministry has allowed armed forces to do business with?
a) Tata
b) Rolls Royce
c) Volvo
d) Mercedes
25).Which Chinese province was hit by earthquake recently, which leads to death of
381 people?
a) Hebei Province
b) Fujian Province
c) Henan Province
d) Yunna Province
26).In CWC 2014 what is the position of India?
a) Fifth
b) Sixth
c) Third
d) Fourth
27).Which committee has been formed to review the present status of Universities
Grants Commission?
a) Ashwini Nagpal Committee
b) Karan Thapar Committee
c) Hari Goutam Committee
d) Gayatri Krishna Committee
28).Bagdari waterfall was located at?
a) Maharashtra
b) Bihar
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Kolkata
29).In Forbes 2014 list of Global 2000, how many Indian companies have secured
place in it?
a) 46
b) 48
c) 52
d) 54
30).In Common Wealth Games 2014, which country has topped in media tally?
a) England
b) China
c) Russia
d) Australia
Answers:
21). d) 22). c) 23). b) 24). b) 25). d) 26). a) 27). c) 28). c) 29). d) 30). a)
31).Which Bank was seeking an external agency to take over day-to-day
management of Bhushan Steel?
a) SBI
b) PNB
c) ICICI
d) HDFC
32).Archery World Cup 2014 was being hosted by?
a) Wroclaw, Poland
b) Glasgow, Scotland
c) New Delhi, India
d) Beijing, China
33).National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) was moved from the Ministry of
Environment to the?
a) Ministry of Home affairs
b) Ministry of Forest
c) PMO
d) Ministry of Water Resources
34).What is the name of china’s 12,000kms inter-continental missile?
a) Dongfeng-40
b) Dongfeng-41
c) Dongfeng-42
d) Dongfeng-43
35). Country that agreed to hold a special debate on the sate of human rights in
Kashmir was?
a) USA
b) China
c) UK
d) None of these
36).How many articles are present in India Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship
held on 1950?
a) 5
b) 11
c) 10
d) 12
37).In 12th five year plan period of 2012-17, the central government was proposed to
establish a TFC, Here TFC stands for?
a) Telecom Finance Committee.
b) Telecom Finance Corporation
c) Trands Formadible Corporation
d) Telecom Females corporation.
38).Typhoon Halong has recently attacked?
a) USA
b) Japan
c) Philippines
d) Hong Kong
39).CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry with which bank for connection with
Kingfisher Airlines case?
a) SBI
b) IDBI
c) Syndicate Bank
d) Corporation Bank
40).Deepika Kumari was related to which Sports?
a) Tennis
b) Archery
c) Chess
d) Hockey
Answers:
31). a) 32). a) 33). d) 34). b) 35). c) 36). c) 37). b) 38). b) 39). b) 40). b)
41). India Rating and research has revised Indian gross domestic products growth
forecast to _____for FY 2015?
a) 5.7 Percent
b) 5.5 percent
c) 6 percent
d) 6.2 percent
42). Reshamlal Jangade, who passed away recently was?
a) A member of the country’s first Lok sabha
b) A member constitutional drafting committee
c) A member of country’s first raiya sabha
d) None of these
43). Which Bank has launched travel card for students those who are going abroad
for studies?
a) SBI
b) ICICI
c) HDFC
d) Axis Bank
44). When the Ken-Betwa Link project was completed most to the benefits goes to?
a) Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
b) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
d) Haryana and Rajasthan
45). Where was the two new Hydel power projects viz. Chutak hydro-electric and
Nimoo Bazgo, are going to be launched?
a) Manipur
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Punjab
d) Uttarakhand
46). A port based multi product special economic zone would come up at the
prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust at?
a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) Panji
d) Kochi
47). Which country has signed a decree banning imports of agricultural products
from west recently?
a) Ukrain
b) Iraq
c) Russia
d) North Korea
48). Which Country has hosted 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting?
a) China
b) India
c) Brazil
d) South Africa
49). Who was the author of the book, Munger through the age which was released
recently?
a) Sanjay Nigam
b) Natwar Singh
c) DP Yadav
d) OP Yadav
50). Who is the new Chairman of central board of Direct Taxes?
a) R.K. Tewari
b) Memlata
c) K.V.Chowdary
d) V.K.Nair
Answers:
41). a) 42). a) 43). b) 44). b) 45). b) 46). b) 47). c) 48). b) 49). c) 50) .c)
51). What was the name of Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) which was going to start its
operations from October 2014?
a) TASA
b) Air Safari
c) Vistara
d) Airborne
52). Among the below North East states, which has the highest number of foreign
tourist?
a) Manipur
b) Assam
c) Sikkim
d) Meghalaya
53). BPPS has been launched newly, and it stands for?
a) Bill Payment Personalized Systems
b) Bharat Bill Payment Systems
c) Bharat Beyond Payment Systems
d) None of these
54). According to the latest UN reports, what was the expected Indian economy to
grow by in the current fiscal?
a) 6.3%
b) 6%
c) 5.5%
d) 5.75%
55). Which country has made huge changes in its Federal Act on the international
Administration Assistance in Tax Matters?
a) USA
b) Switzerland
c) Canada
d) Kenya
56). Who is the author of the book ‘Gujarat success story in water management’
which was launched recently?
a) Meera Behan
b) Narendra Modi
c) Sriram Vedire
d) Amit Shan
57). Which Internet gaint has accused of polluting internet with classified materials?
a) Face book
b) Yahoo
c) Google
d) Bing
58). Mr. Robin Williams, who was died recently was a famous?
a) Politician
b) Oscar-Winning actor & Comedian
c) Noble Winning writer
d) Singer
59). Who is the NO. 1 All rounder in latest ICC Test Ranking?
a) Moeen Ali
b) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
c) R. Ashwin
d) Ravindra Jadeja
60). What is Mongrels?
a) A Species of cats
b) A Species of fish
c) A Species of birds
d) A Species of dogs
Answers:
51). c) 52). c) 53). b) 54). c) 55). b) 56). c) 57). c) 58). b) 59). c) 60). d)
61). Mr. Kush Kumar was related to which sports?
a) Wrestling
b) Badminton
c) Squash
d) Tennis
62).Who got ‘Business Leader of the Year’ award by the All India Management
Association (AIMA)?
a) Adi Godrej
b) Laxmi Mittal
c) Ratan Tata
d) S.S Badrinath
63). In Energy Efficiency Which country has ranked No. 1 in the world?
a) USA
b) China
c) Canada
d) Germany
64). In India Parliament if a member is absent for ____ days then his/her seat is
considered as vacant?
a) 60
b) 70
c) 80
d) 90
65). Among the Indian Monuments which was the most earning one?
a) Kedarnath
b) Red Fort
c) India Gate
d) Taj Mahal
66).From where does Ebola Virus has originated?
a) Congo
b) Nigeria
c) Libya
d) Liberia
67).Who was the Head of Expenditure Management Commission?
a) Adiya Puri
b) Narendra Modi
c) Deepak Parekh
d) Bimal Jalan
68).Maharashtra government has decided to roll back its decision on implementing
LBT. Here LBT stands for?
a) Levy Body Tax
b) Local Body Tax
c) Local Bonding Team
d) Local Body Transmission
69).On August 15 which state had decided to observe Kanyasree Divas?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) West Bengal
d) Uttar Pradesh
70).Which of the following Political party has launched Vijay Sankalp Yatra?
a) Congress
b) AAP
c) BJP
d) JDU
Answers:
61). c) 62). a) 63). d) 64). a) 65). d) 66). a) 67). d) 68). b) 69). c) 70). c)
71). The India who has been awarded with the prestigious Fields Medal at the
International Mathematical Union International Congress of the Mathematicians in
Seoul?
a) Ramesh Power
b) Manjul Bhargava
c) Smrati Das
d) Harsh Gujaral
72). As per economic survey which states has the maximum number of employees?
a) Maharashtra
b) Delhi
c) Uttra Pradesh
d) Gujarat
73). The Village where a human skull with copper related to Harappan culture has
been discovered in UP?
a) Nagla
b) Chandayan
c) Basta
d) Prithvipur
74) Sir Peter Geoffrey Hall, who had died recently, was a famous?
a) NBA legend
b) Nobel prize winner
c) Urban Town Planner
d) Hollywood actor
75). the state which banned Govindas below 18 years in Dahi Handi Festival?
a) Kerala
b) West Bengal
c) Gujarat
d) Maharashtra
76). who was the Iraq’s new Prime Minister?
a) Haider-al-Abadi
b) Ali Hadar Zafari
c) Mohammed Fuad Masum
d) Nuri-al-Malik
77). World Elephant Day was celebrated on?
a) Aug 9
b) Aug 10
c) Aug 11
d) Aug 12
78). Among the below mentioned members, who is not a recipient of the just
announced Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2014?
a) Arun Jaitley
b) Dr. Karan Singh
c) Sushma Swaraj
d) Sharad Yadav
79). Which award has not given in this year?
a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
b) Bharat Ratna
c) Dronacharya Award
d) Arjuna award
80). In which event India has won more number of gold medals in CWG 2014?
a) Boxing
b) Badminton
c) Wrestling
d) Weight lifting
Answers:
71). b) 72). a) 73). b) 74). c) 75). d) 76). a) 77). d) 78). c) 79). a) 80). c)
81).Where was the first ever Independence flag was hosted for Telungana state?
a) Kondapalli Fort
b) Ondaveedu Fort
c) Golkonda Fort
d) Elgandal Fort
82).Jo Pavey from England was the oldest women to win gold medal in?
a) European Championships
b) CWG
c) Summer Olympics
d) None of these
83).Vladimir Beara, the football goalkeeper who was died recently was belong to?
a) Brazil
b) Argentina
c) France
d) Croatia
84).Which organization has appointed a commission in GAZA to probe human rights
violations?
a) WTO
b) UNICEF
c) United Nations Human Rights Council
d) UN
85).Which city was the new Andhra Pradesh’s ad hoc capital?
a) Chittor
b) Visakhapatnam
c) Vijayawada
d) Guntur
86).Who was the first women to win Fields Medal?
a) Maryam Mirzakhani
b) Narayani Bose
c) Aditi Guha
d) Manjul Sharma
87).Which Institution has supported to launch Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana?
a) PMO
b) SBI
c) LIC
d) Finance Corporation of India
88). Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana will benefit citizens of age group?
a) 60 years and above
b) 65 years and above
c) 68 years and above
d) 70 years and above
89).RBI has reversed the limit of ____transactions per month from other bank ATM
and _____ from the same bank in six metropolitan cities?
a) Three and five
b) Three and eight
c) Five and eight
d) Five and ten
90).India’s first moored observatory deployed in Arctic was?
a) ARCBharat
b) IndARC
c) IceInd
d) Indomoor
Answers:
81). c) 82). a) 83). d) 84). c) 85). c) 86). a) 87). c) 88). b) 89). a) 90). b)
91).Who was the first member of the Elite Panel ICC Match Referees to reach the
150 –Test Mark?
a) Ranjan Madugalle
b) David Boon
c) Vince Van Der
d) Sunil Gavaskar
92).Which was the India’s Largest Indigenously built warship which was
commissioned recently?
a) INS Chennai
b) INS Kochi
c) INS Kolkata
d) INS Hind
93).What was the name of the panel which was just launched to find out if Rahul
Gandhi was responsible congress debacle in LS polls?
a) Jaitely Panel
b) Seth Commission
c) Ghulam Nabi Azad Panel
d) A.K. Antony Panel
94).SEBI has launched KYC Registration Agency Regulations, 2014. Here KYC
stands for?
a) Know your client
b) Know your customer
c) Know yern client
d) Knowledge young customers
95).After very long period of time, which country has decided to take serious
measures to regulate GM Crops?
a) Australia
b) China
c) Vijayawada
d) Sri Lanka
96). Which Island of Japan has Protected from the Russian drills?
a) Atlasov Island
b) Habomai Island
c) Shikotan Island
d) Kuril Island
97).RIMFAX was one of the seven payloads of NASA’s which rover mission?
a) Moon 2020
b) Jupiter 2020
c) Mars 2020
d) Earth 2020
98).For first time which state of India won the Paragliding World Cup?
a) Sikkim
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand
99).Which of the following commission has decided to be replaced by government in
near future?
a) Planning Commission
b) Public Commission
c) Panchayat Commission
d) National Rural Commission
100).Which of the following scheme was yet to be launched to favor the poorest of
the poor with bank account?
a) Jan Bank Seva
b) Jan Dhan Yojana
c) My Account Seva
d) Mera Bank, Mera Number
Answers:
91). a) 92). c) 93). d) 94). a) 95). b) 96). d) 97). c) 98). b) 99). a) 100). b)
101).What is the maximum benefit under re-launched Varishtha Pension Bima
Yojana Scheme?
a) 2000/- Per Month
b) 1500/- Per Month
c) 1000/- Per Month
d) 250/- Per Month
102).Recently launched e-Greetings Portal was owned by which ministry?
a) Ministry of tourism
b) Ministry of Cyber Security
c) Ministry of Youth Affairs & amp; Sports
d) Communications and Information Technology
103).In India what is the Per Capita Availability of Water as per recent survey?
a) 1745 Cubic Meters
b) 1645 Cubic Meters
c) 1545 Cubic Meters
d) 1454 Cubic Meters
104)The Indo-Nepal Training Exercise that was yet to be held from 18th to 31th Aug
2014 was?
a) Mountain Terrain 2
b) Surya Kiran-VII
c) Maitri-V
d) Do Bandhu
105).China’s next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Dongfeng-41
has the range of not below?
a) 6,500 kilometers
b) 6,000 kilometers
c) 5,000 kilometers
d) 5,500 kilometers
106).Who is the new chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
a) Mona Bana
b) Vineeta Verma
c) Rajni Razdan
d) Sunita Rani
107).Which of the following is NOT one of the four highway projects in J&K that
government approved to provide all-weather connectivity?
a) Srinagar-Banihal
b) Chennai-Nashri
c) Qazigund-Banihal
d) Banihal-Qazigund
108).Identifying five areas for deepening co-operation and also to develop smart
cities was planned by India and ________?
a) China
b) South Korea
c) Japan
d) Singapore
109).Which state has increased retirement age from 58 to 60 years recently?
a) Assam
b) Kerala
c) Haryana
d) Maharashtra
110).Government has planned 6-7 million Electric cars and two wheelers on road
under National Electric Mobility Mission by?
a) 2020
b) 2022
c) 2024
d) 2016
Answers:
101). a) 102). d) 103). c) 104). b) 105). d) 106). c) 107). a) 108). d) 109). c)
110). a)
111).Which India states have decided to defuse border tension after arson incident in
Ralan?
a) West Bengal & Nagaland
b) Assam & Nagaland
c) West Bengal & Assam
d) Assam & Sikkim
112).The ministry that planned to start a new entity to push unfinished projects?
a) Ministry of tourism
b) Ministry of Defense
c) Ministry of Agriculture
d) National Highway Authority of India
113).Which was the most peaceful countries in south Asia according to Global
Peace Index?
a) Bhutan-Nepal
b) Bhutan-Sri Lanka
c) India-Bhutan
d) Sri Lana-Taiwan
114).Which country has invited the India’s High commissioner for Kashmiri
Separatist Meeting?
a) USA
b) UK
c) Pakistan
d) Afghanistan
115).What is Navroz?
a) New dose of Ebola
b) Parsi New Year
c) Jain New Year
d) A famous pilgrimage in north east
116).World’s first smart phone was manufactured by?
a) Samsung
b) Benq
c) Apple
d) Simon
117).In India First Skill development Centre was opened in?
a) Rajasthan
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
118).Which state was related to Nanda Devi Raj Jaat Yatra?
a) Jammu & Kashmir
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Himachal Pradesh
119).New Insurance plan Pradhab Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna was launched by
government for farmers covers up to?
a) 1 lakh
b) 75,000
c) 2 lakh
d) 1.5 lakh
120).Which bank has launched new ForexPlus card for Haj and Umrah pilgrimages?
a) ICICI
b) HDFC
c) Axis
d) SBI
Answers:
111). b) 112). d) 113). a) 114). c) 115). b) 116). d) 117). a) 118). c) 119). a)
120). b)
121).Who is Dr Ng Eng Hen, who has visited India recently?
a) Foreign Minister of vietnam
b) President of South Korea
c) Minister of Defence of Singapore
d) Minister of Defence of South Korea
122).Who is the new director of Indian Cricket team?
a) Ravi Shanrtri
b) Sunil Gavaskar
c) Saurav Ganguly
d) Sachin Tendulkar
123).Which state has recently conducted massive survey to collect socio-economic
data of each household?
a) Kerala
b) Telangana
c) Uttarakhand
d) Delhi
124).In_________, UNICEF has launched a mass polio vaccination campaign to favor
millions of children?
a) Nigeria
b) Afghanistan
c) Pakistan
d) Iraq
125).Who was the founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club, who has died recently?
a) Ajit Singh
b) Dilbagh Singh
c) Sagar Singh
d) Gurcharan Singh
126).Who was the Indian Chef-De-Mission for Asian Games 2014?
a) Arun Jaitely
b) Ravi Shartri
c) Adille Sumariwala
d) Sachin Tendulkar
127).In World Wind power producer, in which position has India secured for
Renewables 2014 Global Status Report?
a) Fifth
b) Sixth
c) Fourth
d) Third
128).For Technical Cooperation in the Field of Railway Sector, with which country
India has signed MOU?
a) Japan
b) USA
c) Singapore
d) Czech Republic
129).Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill was yet to be introduced will end which of the
following?
a) Two-wheeler riding on Highways
b) Regional Transport Officers
c) Dhana Culture on highways
d) Book size driving license
130).Sri Lankan Cricketer who has just retried from Test Cricket?
a) Thisara Perera
b) Kumara Sangakara
c) Mahela Jayawardene
d) Chokshanada
Answers:
121). c) 122). a) 123). b) 124). d) 125). b) 126). c) 127). a) 128). d) 129). b)
130). c)
131).Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to address the parliament
of _______after 35 years in January 2015.
a) Russia
b) Pakistan
c) Japan
d) Sri Lanka
132).What is the age of participation for the ongoing Youth Olympic Games 2014?
a) 14 to 16 years
b) 14 to 18 years
c) 16 to 20 years
d) 18 to 20 years
133).When was World Humanitarian Day was observed?
a) August 19
b) August 20
c) August 21
d) August 22
134).The Hindu Temple that claimed to be the first Eco-Friendly features with Solar
Panels and Rain Water Harvesting systems was located at?
a) Malaysia
b) London
c) UK
d) New Delhi
135).Water Resource Ministry was decided to observe the year 2015-16 as?
a) Ganga Conservation Year
b) Rain Water Harvesting Year
c) Water Conservation Year
d) Ken-Betwa Link Year
136).2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games 16-28 August was hosted by which
country?
a) Russia
b) Singapore
c) Australia
d) China
137).Which of the following reached 100 years of construction recently?
a) Suez Canal
b) Hoover Dam
c) Panama Canal
d) London Tower Bridge
138).Who is the CEO of Central Board Film Certification that was suspended on graft
charge?
a) Rakesh Verma
b) Anurag Pandey
c) Ajay Bansal
d) Sallu Varma
139).The Youngest Formula 1 Driver Mr. Max Verstappen belongs to which country?
a) France
b) Netherland
c) England
d) Brazil
140).The two corporates that decided to spend 200 crores for Clean India
Campaign?
a) TCS and Bharthi Foundation
b) Wipro and TCS
c) Infosys and Wipro
d) Bharthi foundation and Wipro
Answers:
131). d) 132). b) 133). a) 134). b) 135). c) 136). d) 137). c) 138). a) 139). b) 140). a)
141).Which is the First Bank in India to launch EMI facility on Debit card?
a) SBI
b) IDBI
c) Axis
d) ICICI
142).Who is B.K.S. Iyengar who was died recently?
a) Poet
b) Yoga Guru
c) Writer
d) Politician
143).Amazon has planned to deliver packages using drones in which to cities of
India?
a) Chennai and Bangalore
b) Delhi and Mumbai
c) Mumbai and Bangalore
d) Mumbai and Kolkata
144).National Digital Literacy Mission was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi from?
a) Nagpur, Maharashtra
b) Meerut, UP
c) Jharkhand, Ranchi
d) Katra,Jammu & Kashmir
145).Finance Ministry was ordered to Forensic Audit of________ for allegedly
siphoned off crores of rupee?
a) IDBI, OBC
b) Dena bank, OBC
c) HDFC, OBC
d) ICICI, OBC
146).Digital India Project will be launched in phased manner from current year to?
a) 2018
b) 2016
c) 2020
d) 2022
147).In order to tackle the problems related to Bad Loans, DRT was launched by
Finance Ministry. Here DRT stands for?
a) Doubt recovery Tribunal
b) Debt Reconstruction Tribunal
c) Doubt Recovery Tribunal
d) Debt Recovery Tribunal
148).The Book”Light on Life” was written by?
a) B K S Iyengar
b) Faraz Ahmad
c) Barack Obama
d) Mukul Mudgal
149).Who was the author of the book Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi?
a) Mohammed Ali
b) Faraz Ahmad
c) Iqabal Pasina
d) Ali Hadar
150).Hashim Khan who was died recently was a Pakistani________ player?
a) Squash
b) Cricket
c) Hockey
d) Disc Throw
Answers:
141). d) 142). b) 143). c) 144). c) 145). b) 146). a) 147). d) 148). a) 149). b)
150). a)
151).The Theme of Twentieth annual Delhi Book Fair 2014 is?
a) Carry on Kids
b) Gen X and Gen I
c) Literature in cinema
d) E-Books
152).What is the name of Punjabi Film that released based on the assassination of
former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi?
a) Kaum de Heere
b) Kaum de Peer
c) Do Heere
d) Tare naal Mera Peer
153).Cyril Baldock was the oldest Australian to Swim_____________?
a) Palk Strait
b) Suez canal
c) Strait of Gibraltar
d) English Channel
154).Who was the new Prime Minister of Thailand?
a) Yingluck Shinawatra
b) Bhumibol Adulyadej
c) Prayuth Chan-ocha
d) Thaksin Shinawatra
155).Which country was willing to join newly with BRICS Bank?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bangladesh
c) England
d) New Zealand
156).From next year onwards _________ has planned towards total prohibition?
a) Kerala
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Uttar Pradesh
157).14 states and one Union Territory were fined by Supreme Court for not
responding to?
a) NHIs Report
b) RTIs
c) Law Commission’s Report
d) UNHRC’s Report
158).RBI has updated the projected what _____GDP growth for during current fiscal?
a) 7%
b) 6.5%
c) 6%
d) 5.5%
159).National Human Rights Commission was issued notice to _________for having
low sex ratio?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Maharashtra
160).After adoption of –China plus One-Policy in 2008 to reduce over dependence
on Beijing which country has been moving investment away from China?
a) Russia
b) Japan
c) UK
d) USA
Answers:
151). c) 152). a) 153). d) 154). c) 155). b) 156). a) 157). c) 158). d) 159). b)
160). b)
161).Who is the New Chairman of Indian Banks Association?
a) Mukta Verma
b) Ajit Pawar
c) T.M. Bhasin
d) Ajayveer Singh
162).What is the Name of the European GPS Satellites which was launched in
wrong orbits?
a) Euro 13 and DIF 3
b) Doresa and Euro 13
c) Milena and Eurocat
d) Doresa and Milena
163).First Indigenously-built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette that inducted
into the Indian Navy was?
a) INS Kamorta
b) INS Varun
c) INS Shalvi
d) INS Indra
164).Recently died Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy was a ________author?
a) Malayalam
b) Tamil
c) Urdu
d) Kannada
165).Mr. Amitava Nandy who was died recently was a renowned?
a) Actor
b) Politician
c) Poet
d) Writer
166).What is the increased amount of RBI in the deposit money under PPF?
a) 2.5 lakhs
b) 2 lakhs
c) 1.5 lakhs
d) 1 lakhs
167).Recently erupted volcano Bardarbunga was located in?
a) Ice Land
b) Japan
c) England
d) Greece
168).In Youth Olympics first gold medal for India was won by Ragala Venkat Rahul
in which game?
a) Squash
b) Weightlifting
c) Wrestling
d) Judo
169).Which State follows National Saffron Mission?
a) Maharashtra
b) Kerala
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Himachal Pradesh
170).LoP stands for?
a) Leader of Patriot
b) Leader of Passion
c) Leader of Oppression
d) Leader of Opposition
Answers:
161). c) 162). d) 163). a) 164). d) 165). b) 166). c) 167). a) 168). b) 169). c)
170). d)
171).In RBI online payments which of the following found in violation?
a) Amazon
b) Ebay
c) Snap Deal
d) Uber
172).First Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) has been
opened in?
a) Maharashtra
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Uttarakhand
173).Indian Super League was associated to which game?
a) Foot Ball
b) Kabbadi
c) Cricket
d) Hockey
174).What is the total bad loans are from six key sectors as per RBI?
a) 34%
b) 36%
c) 38%
d) 40%
175).Guinness World Records for Succeeding Alexander Imich of New York was
won by Sakari Momoi, was belongs to?
a) Singapore
b) Philippines
c) China
d) Japan
176).In Mumbai piped gas connections were planned by Union Government for at
least 70 percent of households by?
a) 2016
b) 2018
c) 2022
d) 2024
177). Stampede was held in a temple at Kamatgiri Parbat was and led to five
women’s death recently, where was that temple located?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Karnataka
d) Uttar Pradesh
178).Director of the Oscar Winning movie Gandhi, who was died, recently was?
a) Michael Attenborough
b) David Cameron
c) Richard Attenborough
d) Michel Bay
179).Who was Richard Attenborough?
a) Writer
b) Singer
c) Poet
d) Actor-Director
180).International Festival of Buddhist Heritage was celebrated at?
a) Delhi
b) Ladakh
c) Gangtok
d) Dharmashala
Answers:
171). d) 172). b) 173). a) 174). b) 175). d) 176). c) 177). a) 178). c) 179).
d) 180). b)
181).”Swachh Bharat” which was Narendra Modi’s dream project has to be executed
by the year?
a) 2017
b) 2018
c) 2019
d) 2020
182).___________and Textile Ministry has joined hands for online marketing platform
to hand loom weavers across India?
a) Ebay
b) Amazon
c) Snapdeal
d) Flipkart
183).Current Indian Cricket Team Coach “Duncan Fletcher” belongs to which
country?
a) England
b) South Africa
c) Australia
d) Sri Lanka
184).CCI has levied a penalty of Rs.2, 544.65 crores on 14 car manufacturers for
violating the competition law. What is CCI?
a) Car Commission of India
b) Competition Commission of India
c) Combined Cars of India
d) Commission Competition for India
185).What was the name of IAF All Women Cycling Expedition Team, Which
recently covered a total distance of 1500 kms through one of the most treacherous
terrains?
a) IAF Nari Sakhti
b) Women Power
c) Air Warriors
d) Kshitij-Se-Pare
186).Where did the India’s first ethanol-run bus has been launched?
a) Chandigarh
b) Surat
c) Nagpur
d) Delhi
187).Who is the new Prime Minister of Turkey?
a) Ahmet Davutoglu
b) Meclis Hussin
c) Konya Ali
d) Tayyip Erdogan
188).Name of ongoing Indo Russian Ari Force Exercise was?
a) IAF-RFAF-3
b) Avia Indra-2014
c) Indra-IV
d) Indo-Ruso 2
189).As per Supreme Court new ruling coal blocks allocated from______ are illegal?
a) 1993-2010
b) 1995-2012
c) 1997-2014
d) 1999-2014
190).Who is the new head of Joint Intelligence Committee in India?
a) Raj Malhotra
b) Rahul Dev
c) R.N.Ravi
d) Nitin Baldev
Answers:
181). c) 182). d) 183). a) 184). b) 185). d) 186). c) 187). a) 188). b) 189).
a) 190). c)
191).Who is the new Governor of Goa?
a) Mr. Daniel Bino
b) Mrs.Parsha Sarthi
c) Mrs. Mridula Sinha
d) Mr. Sheila Dixit
192).Padhe Bharat, Badhe Bharat was launched by Government to improve?
a) School Education
b) College Education
c) Medical Education
d) Engineering Education
193).Historic Maharishi Walmeck Sawami Jee temple was located at?
a) England
b) India
c) Australia
d) Pakistan
194).Knowledge Vault has been planned to build by?
a) Microsoft
b) Google
c) Apple
d) Flipkart
195).Anti-Viral Drug Favipiravir possible treatment of Ebola will offer by?
a) Japan
b) USA
c) India
d) Russia
196).Who was the author of the book “Not Just an Accountant”?
a) T.K.Arun
b) Vinod Metha
c) Vinod Rai
d) Kapil Sibal
197).Employee Provident Fund Organization has decided to retain interest rate on
provident fund at___% for the current financial year?
a) 8.5
b) 8.75
c) 8
d) 8.25
198).USA has authorized surveillance flights in order to gain intelligence on the
activities of Islamic state on which country?
a) Iran
b) Egypt
c) Libya
d) Syria
199).External Affairs Ministry is planning to replace Look East Policy with?
a) East and West
b) New East Policy
c) Act East Policy
d) East India
200).Who is the Deputy Prime Minister of British who visited India?
a) Nick Clegg
b) John Delta
c) Mathew Perry
d) Robert Brown
Answers:
191). c) 192). a) 193). d) 194). b) 195). a) 196). c) 197). b) 198). d) 199).
c) 200). a)
201).Who will head the committee, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
constituted to carry out a review to identify obsolete?
a) V.K.Bhasin
b) Rajnath singh
c) R.Ramanujam
d) Narendra Modi
202).In Mexico, archaeologists has found two ancient ________ cities Lagunita and
Tamchen?
a) Mayan
b) Red Indian
c) Canadian Indians
d) South Indians
203).Who is the first President of Indian Steel Association?
a) Sandeep Sharma
b) Mayank Gandhi
c) Varun Yadav
d) C.S.Verma
204).In how many language does the Indian Government has launched Dot Bharat
domain?
a) twelve
b) eight
c) five
d) four
205).Ice Bucket Challenge is a campaign to raise awareness and funds for?
a) Heart Attack
b) Breast Cancer
c) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
d) Child Cancer
206).8th Health Insurance Summit recently held at”?
a) Indore
b) New Delhi
c) Dehradun
d) Goa
207).Travel Company Cox and Kings has got the outsourcing contract of Deccan
Odyssey for five years. Which State tourism department runs Deccan Odyssey?
a) Delhi Tourism
b) Maharashtra Tourism
c) Madhya Pradesh Tourism
d) Haryana Tourism
208).Israel and Hamas have agreed to __________ proposal for a complete
ceasefire?
a) Egyptian
b) British
c) American
d) French
209).World Badminton Championship 2014 was hosted by which country?
a) England
b) Singapore
c) Jakarta
d) Denmark
210). For Kurdish forces fighting ISIS militants in Iraq, How many countries have
decided to provide weapons and ammunition?
a) four
b) six
c) eight
d) ten
Answers:
201). c) 202). a) 203). d) 204). b) 205). c) 206). b) 207). b) 208). a) 209).
d) 210). a)
211).Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to provide cashless
Treatment road accident victims for which of the following two highways?
a) NH-33 and NH-8
b) NH-2 and NH-33
c) NH-1 and NH-11
d) NH-24 and NH-45
212).NHRC has seeked report on encephalitis cases from?
a) UP, Jharkhand, Odisha
b) UP, Jharkhand, Bihar
c) UP, Bengal, Odisha
d) Bihar, Bengal, Odisha
213).Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport was located at?
a) Bilaspur
b) Bhopal
c) Indore
d) Guwahati
214).Who is the president of Asian Development Bank?
a) Takehiko Nakao
b) K.R.Narayanan
c) George Grierson
d) John Mathes
215).With which network does BSNL has signed a deal to share its mobile towers?
a) Tata
b) Reliance Jio Infocomm
c) Airtel
d) Aircel
216).Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has notified _____ percent FDI in
Rail infrastructure?
a) 40
b) 60
c) 80
d) 100
217).A Committee has been reconstituted to look into the concerns of the freedom
fighters, who is the chairman of that committee?
a) Anil Vats
b) Himanshu Pathak
c) Kiren Rijiju
d) Surender Sharma
218).Which Ministry has decided to go ahead with the recommendations of the
expert committees to study ways for cutting down its operational expenses?
a) Sports Ministry
b) Aviation Ministry
c) Railways Ministry
d) Educational Ministry
219).Competition Commission of India has fined 630 crore rupees to which of the
following real estate developer?
a) Omicron
b) DLF
c) Greater Noida Authority
d) Supertech
220).With association with which bank does Mother Dairy has launched
SmartChange Card?
a) ICICI
b) State Bank of India
c) AXIS
d) HDFC
Answers:
211). a) 212). c) 213). d) 214). a) 215). b) 216). d) 217). c) 218). c) 219).
b) 220). b)
221).Against which ex-disinvestment secretary, CBI has registered a graft case?
a) Ashish Guha
b) Pradeep Baijal
c) Bharat Vyas
d) Karamsey Vikamsey
222).Wearing helmet for women was made mandatory in delhi, except?
a) Women aged above 60 years
b) Jaat Women
c) Pregnant Women
d) Sikh Women
223).Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved urea Production
from___?
a) Sulfur Dioxide
b) Sulfur
c) Naphta
d) Sea Water
224).World Famous Omari Mosque was located at?
a) Dubai
b) Gaza
c) Pakistan
d) Israel
225).Tata Value Homes has decided to sell its homes to which of the following e-
commerce company?
a) Snapdeal
b) Flipkart
c) Ebay
d) Myntra
226).Which was the second state cabinet to approve the formation of Transgender
Welfare Board?
a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) West Bengal
227).Which committee was formed to suggest a place to build the capital city of
Andhra Pradesh?
a) Sivaramakrishnan Committee
b) Sridhar Committee
c) A.K.Naidu Committee
d) Harisudan Committee
228).Who is the author of the book”God of Antarctica”?
a) Paras Jain
b) Yashwardhan Shukla
c) Kiran Rao
d) Shilpi Sharma
229).When does India celebrates National Sports Day?
a) August 18
b) August 19
c) August 28
d) August 29
230).The Indian who has become the Ambassador of Turn Back Crime Campaign of
Interpol?
a) Amir Khan
b) M.S.Dhoni
c) Shah Rukh Khan
d) Sachin Temdulkar
Answers:
221). b) 222). d) 223). c) 224). b) 225). a) 226). c) 227). a) 228). b) 229).
d) 230). c)
231).Which of the following services has just turned its age as 32 years old?
a) Email
b) Internet
c) SMS
d) SIM
232).As per latest TNS rating, which country has highest television viewers in the
world?
a) Russia
b) US
c) UAE
d) UK
233).India has decided to review its economic cooperation pact that was signed in
2014 with?
a) South Korea
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) Malaysia
234).Who is Bipin Chandra?
a) Poet
b) Historian
c) Singer
d) Actor
235).Balraj Puri, who was died, recently was a famous?
a) Historian
b) Poet
c) Journalist and human rights
d) Politician
236).Who is the new governor of Maharashtra?
a) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
b) Atul Solanki
c) Prithviraj Rane
d) Vinay Bihari
237).Who is the current MD of International Monetary Fund?
a) Dominique Strauss-kahn
b) Rodrigo Rato
c) Janet Yellen
d) Christine Lagarde
238).MOU was signed between India and Japan to promote heritage conservation
and city modernization, it was held at?
a) Tokyo
b) Kyoto
c) Osaka
d) Saitama
239).Who has won the Institute of company Secretaries of India (ICSI) 2013 award
for the corporate governance?
a) Ratan Tata
b) Narayan Moorthi
c) Shiv Nadar
d) Ravi Sharatri
240).Who is the author of the book “The Rise and growth of Economic Nationalism”?
a) Parasmani Gupta
b) Gaurva Pandey
c) Vikram Chandra
d) Bipin Chandra
Answers:
231). a) 232). c) 233). d) 234). b) 235). c) 236). a) 237). d) 238). b) 239).
c) 240). d)
241).Who is the No. 1 Bats-Woman in the latest ICC women’s ranking?
a) Smriti Mandhana
b) Dev Rani
c) Mithali Raj
d) Charlotte Edwards
242).A MOU was signed by Madhya Pradesh government with Air Arabia for flight to
UAE from_____?
a) Jabalpur
b) Gwalior
c) Bhopal
d) Indore
243).PV Sindhu was related to which of the following games?
a) Badminton
b) Tennis
c) Kabbadi
d) Table Tennis
244).In which language does dot bharat domain was not available?
a) Marathi
b) Tamil
c) Telugu
d) Manipuri
245).What is the name of Japanese rare Tea Ceremony in which Narendra Modi was
honoured?
a) Cha
b) Chanoyu
c) Chaioo
d) Matcha
246).Who is the Indian-Origin British MP, who has been named as labour party’s first
shadow minister?
a) Seema Malhotra
b) Gayathri Verma
c) Arunimma Verma
d) Vinay Bihari
247).Indian Gross Domestic Product grew at______during April-June 2014?
a) 5.4%
b) 5.5%
c) 5.6%
d) 5.7%
248).In Nuclear Materials Security Index 2014 that prepared by the Washington-
based Nuclear Threat Initiative, what was the rank scored by India in it?
a) 12
b) 13
c) 22
d) 23
249).IDBI Bank and UNICEF has joined hands to provide safe water and hygiene in
400 Maharashtra and UP schools, what is that project name?
a) WASH
b) Nirmal
c) Komal
d) Mission Water
250).Government has planned to provide all the essential certificated through?
a) Social Security
b) Aadhaar
c) Digital Cloud
d) Ration card
Answers:
241). c) 242). d) 243). a) 244). c) 245). b) 246). a) 247). d) 248). d) 249).
a) 250). c)
251).Pharma Giant Novratis is ______company?
a) British
b) American
c) Swiss
d) Germany
252).Which country has hosted Blue Economy workshop on sustainable growth?
a) Australia
b) Brazil
c) Sri lanka
d) Bangladesh
253).Famous filmmaker Sattiraju Lakshminarayana, who was popularly known as
Bapu, belong to______?
a) Bengali
b) Telugu
c) Hindu
d) Kannad
254).Which of the following company has been selected to launch India-focused
funds for Japanese investors?
a) Mahindra Group
b) Tata Group
c) Infosys
d) Reliance Group
255).Asia’s first Ballistic Research Centre has been opened in____?
a) Bangalore, India
b) Tokya, Japan
c) Gandhinagar, India
d) Beijing, China
256).Which of the Indian Pharmaceutical firm has granted QIDP status by USFDA?
a) Wockhardt
b) Arvind Remedies
c) Dabur
d) Patanjali Yoga
257).Which of the following Indian Bank has signed a dual-currency loan agreement
with Japan Bank for International Cooperation to setup an export credit line?
a) ICICI
b) SBI
c) IDBI
d) Axis
258).First Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League was won by Jaipur Pink Panther by
defeating______?
a) U Mumba
b) Bengal Warriors
c) Dabang Delhi
d) Patna Pirates
259).Who is the new Governor of Karnataka?
a) Shanti Bhatnagar
b) D H Waghela
c) Sheila Dixit
d) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
260).Nalanda University which was started functioning after 800 years, was built by?
a) Pandavas Dynasty
b) Chola Dynasty
c) Gupta Dynasty
d) Mamluk Dynasty
Answers:
251). c) 252). d) 253). b) 254). d) 255). c) 256). a) 257). b) 258). a) 259).
d) 260). c)
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