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Ques. : 1 Two ancient Maya cities, Lagunita and Tamchen, have been discovered by the archaeologist in
which of the following countries recently?
1) Argentina

2) Colombia

3) Mexico

4) Chile

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 2 China slapped USD 201 mn fines on 12 auto makers from which of the following countries recently
for anti- monopoly norms violations?
1) US

2) France

3) Germany

4) Japan

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 3 As notified by the govt recently, now we can invest up to what amount annually in our Public
Provident Fund
(PPF) accounts?
1) Rs 1 lakh

2) Rs 1.5 lakh

3) Rs 2 lakh

4) Rs 2.5 lakh

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 4 The US space agency NASA's Opportunity rover broke out-of-this-world distance record clocking
40 km on mars recently. Earlier record was held by Lunokhod 2 rover which belonged to
1) EU

2) Japan

3) Germany

4) Russian Federation

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated NTPC's super thermal power station at Mouda in which
of the following states recently?
1) Maharashtra

2) Haryana

3) Himachal Pradesh

4) Jammu and Kashmir

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 6 Rakesh Kumar, who has been arrested by the CBI on the charges of bribery, is the chief executive
of which of the following institutions?
1) Central Vigilance Commission

2) Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)

3) Central Information Commission

4) National Intelligence Agency

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 7 After the dismal performance by the India cricket team against England in the Test series, the
BCCI has appointed who among the following as the Team Director recently?
1) Kapil Dev

2) Sunil Gavaskar

3) Ravi Shastri

4) Madan Lal

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 8 The Govt ordered forensic audit on which of the following state-run banks in a fixed deposits scam
recently? The PSBs are alleged to have siphoned crores from their fixed deposits customers.
1) Dena Bank

2) OBC

3) Indian Bank

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 9 Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee BKS Iyengar passed away recently.
He was a world renowned
1) musician

2) spiritual preacher

3) dancer

4) yoga exponent

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

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Ques. : 10 A Hindu temple, claimed to be the world's first 'eco-temple' featuring solar panels and a rainwater
harvesting system, has been opened in which of the following countries recently?
1) UK

2) US

3) Singapore

4) Mauritius

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 11 The worlds first smartphone completed 20 years recently. The phone with a battery life of one
hour was developed by the American cellular company BelSelf and which of the following companies in
1994?
1) Apple

2) IBM

3) Sony

4) Motorola

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 12 Who among the following has been conferred with this years prestigious SAARCs Best Law
Teacher
Award recently?
1) Lalit Bhasin

2) NR Madhav

3) Faizan Mustafa

4) Shashi Bhushan

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 13 Indian-origin academic Leila Patel has won the annual Women in Science Awards hosted by the
Ministry of
Science and Technology in which of the following counties recently?
1) US
3) South Africa

2) UK
4) Canada

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 14 Which of the following regulators proposed to appoint a Chief Operating Officer (COO) and
its Board approved the proposal recently?
1) RBI

2) SEBI

3) IRDA

4) PFRDA

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 15 China inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet which links Tibet's provincial capital Lhasa with
1) Qinghai

2) Nyingchi

3) Xigaze

4) Gyirong

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 16 Name the tennis player who has become the first man to win 300 matches at the ATP Masters 1000
level, beating Vasek Pospisil recently?
1) Andy Murray

2) Roger Federer

3) Rafael Nadal

4) Novak Djokovic

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 17 After media reports of alarming sex ratio in Una district (less than 500 female infants born
against 1000 males during the last two years), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued
notice to
1) Haryana

2) Himachal Pradesh

3) Punjab

4) Uttar Pradesh

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 18 Russia has sought to import fruits, vegetables form which of the following countries recently after
economic sanctions imposed by the Western world? The country currently exports agricultural commodities
worth USD 100 mn yearly to Russia.
1) China

2) India

3) Thailand

4) Malaysia

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 19 The Govt set up a high level committee to give recommendations on restructuring of Food
Corporation of
India (FCI). Who among the following is heading the committee?
1) C Viswanath

2) Ashish Nanda

3) Archana Shukla

4) Shanta Kumar

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

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Ques. : 20 Following an order of a local court, human rights crusader Irom Sharmila Chanu was released
recently. She has been on fast since Nov, 2000 demanding repeal of AFSPA imposed on
1) Manipur

2) Nagaland

3) Meghalaya

4) Mizoram

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 21 Who among the following has been appointed the brand ambassador of Delhi state recently?
1) Yogeshwar Dutt

2) Shushil Kumar

3) Deepika Kumari

4) Virat Kohli

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 22 The RBI is all set to introduce a fifth Deputy Governor in the top management of the central bank.
The fifth
Dy Governor will be designated as
1) Chief Operating Officer (COO)

2) Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

3) Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

4) Chief Advisory Officer (CAO)

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 23 Which of the following private sector banks has introduced EMI facility for debit card holders for the
first time in India recently?
1) HDFC Bank

2) ICICI Bank

3) Axis Bank

4) Kotak Mahindra

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 24 Which of the following brands has been ranked as Indias most valuable brand with a brand value of
USD
9.4 bn in a recent survey for top 50 brands in the country?
1) State Bank of India (SBI)
3) ICICI Bank

2) Bharti Airtel
4) HDFC Bank

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 25 Which of the following is the countrys largest private sector bank as of now?
1) HDFC Bank

2) ICICI Bank

3) Axis Bank

4) Federal Bank

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 26 To improve the quality of corporate disclosures, stock market regulator SEBI has said that all pricesensitive information has to be disclosed by listed companies within
of occurrence of the event.
1) one day

2) one week

3) one month

4) three months

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 27 As per the recent report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(Assocham), which state in India has emerged on top in attracting investment in hotels and tourism
industry during 2012-13?
1) Gujarat

2) Maharashtra

3) Karnataka

4) Tamil Nadu

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 28 Lok Sabha Speraker Sumitra Mahajan cleared that she was not in a position to give the Leader of
Opposition status to Congress recently. What minimum number of seats is required for staking claim to the
post in the present Lok Sabha?
1) 45

2) 50

3) 54

4) 55

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 29 The recently released book Assasination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job? has been written by who
among the following?
1) Vinod Mehta

2) Faraz Ahmad

3) KN Govindacharya

4) Daman Singh

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new irrigation scheme Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi
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Yojana to meet the irrigation needs of all farmers across the country. What amount has been set aside for the
scheme in the Union Budget for FY15?
1) Rs 1,000

2) Rs 1,500

3) Rs 2,000

4) Rs 5,000

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 31 Which of the following states has announced a liquor policy to make state liquor free in a decade
recently?
1) Maharashtra

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Kerala

4) Madhya Pradesh

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 32 Ragala Venkat Rahul bagged India's first medal of the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing,
China recently. He is a
1) weightlifter

2) pugilist

3) long jumper

4) triple jumper

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 33 Oscar-winning Director Richard Attenborough died at 90 recently. He is known for his film
1) Titanic

2) Gandhi

3) Jurassic Park

4) Terminator

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 34 The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited which of the following countries on a threeday visit recently? India has robust economic relations with the country with bilateral trade of 8 billion
dollars.
1) Cambodia

2) Vietnam

3) Malaysia

4) Indonesia

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 35 Prof Jitendra Narayan Dash has been selected for the prestigious Central Sahitya Akademis Bal
Puraskar for this year. He is a noted
1) Bengali writer

2) English writer

3) Hindi writer

4) Odia writer

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 36 The State ministers in-charge of drinking water and sanitation met in New Delhi to evolve a strategy
for the speedy implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modis mission of Swachh Bharat. The mission is
to be completed by
1) 2015

2) 2017

3) 2019

4) 2021

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 37 The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has recommended the fair and
remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane for the 2015-16 season at
1) Rs 210 per quintal

2) Rs 230 per quintal

3) Rs 250 per quintal

4) Rs 280 per quintal

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 38 Jnanpith award winner UR Ananthamurthy died recently. He was a noted writer of
literature and his famous literary works include Samskara (ritual).
1) Kannada

2) Tamil

3) Telugu

4) Malayalam

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 39 The Govt has announced to spend about what amount initially on various IT and telecom projects
under the
'Digital India' programme?
1) Rs 49,500 cr

2) Rs 59,500 cr

3) Rs 69,500 cr

4) Rs 79,500 cr

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 40 The sports ministry approved the names of the athletes recommended by Kapil Dev-led panel for
Arjuna

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Award 2014. Who among the following is NOT included in the list?
1) Renubala Chanu (Weightlifting)

2) Heena Sidhu (Shooting)

3) Anirban Lahiri (Golf)

4) Ravichandran Ashwin (Cricket)

5) Manoj Kumar (Boxing)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 41 Which of the following is the minimum price that sugarcane farmers are legally guaranteed by the
govt?
1) MEP

2) MSP

3) FRP

4) MRP

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 42 The sports ministry approved the names of the athletes recommended by Kapil Dev-led panel for
Sports
Awards 2014. Who among the following is NOT included in the list?
1) Mamta Pujari (Kabaddi) Arjuna Award
3) Gurcharan Singh Gogi (Judo - Lifetime)
Dronacharya Award

2) Mahabir Prasad (Wrestling) Dronacharya

Award
4) Gurmail Singh (Hockey) Dhyan Chand Award

5) None of these
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 43 The RBI, in its annual report for FY2013-14, pointed out that about 36 per cent of the overall 4.1 per
cent bad assets in system have been created by six sectors of the economy which have only 30 per cent of the
credit share. Which of the following is NOT among these six sectors?
1) Mining

2) Automobiles

3) Chemicals

4) Textiles

5) Infrastructure

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 44 The Textiles Ministry has signed MoU with which of the following e-commerce firms for providing
marketing platform to handloom weavers in the country?
1) Snapdeal

2) Amazon

3) ebay

4) Flipkart

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 45 Noted actor Chemancherry Narayanan Nair passed away recently. He was associated with
cinema.
1) Malayalam

2) Kannada

3) Tamil

4) Telugu

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 46 The United Nations Human Rights Chief has accused ISIS militants in Iraq of waging a campaign of
ethnic and religious cleansing. Who among the following is UNHRC chief at present?
1) Silvia Cartwright

2) Navi Pillay

3) Louise Arbour

4) Asma Jahangir

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 47 In its biggest-ever crackdown on illicit money pooling scheme (estimated at nearly Rs 50,000 cr),
regulator Sebi ordered immediate closure of unauthorised collective investment schemes run by which of the
following firms and refund of investors' money within three months?
1) Saradha Group
KWIL

2)

3) PACL Ltd
4) Wasankar Wealth
Management
Ques.
: 48
Name the Thailand's army chief, who seized
5) None
of these
Ans.)power in a military coup three months ago and
became
the country's prime minister recently?
3
1) Suchinda Kraprayoon

2) Prayuth Chan-ocha

3) Anupong Paochinda

4) Suthep Thaugsuban

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 49 The Supreme Court cancelled allocation of all the coal blocks since
allocation done by screening committee was "not fair and transparent".
1) 2011

2) 1999

3) 1997

4) 1993

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observing that the

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 50 India and which of the following countries conducted their maiden aerial exercise, Avia Indra-2014,
to boost cooperation between their air forces recently?
1) Russia

2) Japan

3) US

4) Israel

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 51 What is the expanded form of CACP? It is a statutory body that advises the govt on the pricing
policy for major farm produce?
1) Commission for Agricultural Crops and Prices

2) Commission for Agricultural Crops and

Productio
n

3) Commission for Agricultural Costs and

Production

4) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 52 The sports ministry approved the name of who among the following for the highest sports
award in the country, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, for 2014?
1) Vikas Gowda

2) Mithali Raj

3) Parupalli Kashyap

4) Deepika Kumari

5) None of these

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 53 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft guidelines for the implementation of Bharat Bill
Payment System (BPPS). The BPPS system is based on a report submitted by the GIRO (Govt Internal Revenue
Order) Advisory Group set up under the chairmanship of
1) Umesh Bellur

2) Shashi Kant Sharma

3) CB Bhave

4) UK Sinha

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 54 IDBI Bank has revealed that the bank is looking to raise Rs 5,000 cr by paring down the govt of
India stake in it from 76.5 per cent to 58 per cent or 51 per cent. Who among the following is the chairman and
managing director (CMD) of IDBI bank?
1) VR Iyer

2) MS Raghavan

3) TM Bhasin

4) JP Dua

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 55 A consortium of banks which has lent money to the beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines, has declared
the airline a wilful defaulter. The country's top loan defaulter owes a staggering
to banks.
1) Rs 5,000 cr

2) Rs 6,000 cr

3) Rs 7,000 cr

4) Rs 9,000 cr

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 56 The govt has proposed to set up a Telecom Finance Corporation (TFC) to boost the telecom sector.
Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) The TFC will be set in the 12th Five Year Plan
non- period (2012-17).

2) It will be registered as a non-banking and

deposit infrastructure finance company.

3) The time frame to set up proposed TFC is up to 4) The main sources of funds for TFC shall be
Mar 31, 2017.
through issue of taxable and tax-free bonds.
5) None of these

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 57 Insurance sale and services through a common service centre (CSC) was launched by TS
Vijayan, chairman of IRDA recently. The CSCs were set-up under
scheme.
1) MGNREGA

2) Digital India

3) National e-Governance

4) Bharat Nirman

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 58 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a combined penalty of more than Rs 2,500
cr on
14 companies related to which of the following sectors for unfair business practices recently?

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1) Textiles

2) E-commerce

3) Automobiles

4) Steel

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 59 The Govt finalised Governors for some states recently. Which of the following pairs is NOT
correct in this regard?
1) Rajasthan Kalyan Singh

2) Karnataka Vajubhai Vala

3) Goa Mridula Sinha

4) Maharashtra C Vidyasagar Rao

5) None of these

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 60 Sheila Dikshit resigned as Governor of which of the following states recently?
1) Maharashtra

2) Karnataka

3) Tamil Nadu

4) Kerala

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 61 The retirement fund body EPFO's trustees decided to retain interest payment on provident fund
deposits for
2014-15 at
recently.
1) 8 per cent

2) 8.50 per cent

3) 8.75 per cent

4) 9 per cent

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 62 Which of the following countries has announced the Dadabhai Naoroji Awards which will be given
annually to individuals promoting partnership between India and that country in domains like commerce,
education and culture?
1) US

2) Britain

3) Germany

4) Japan

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 63 The govt notified increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to
route in the defence sector.
1) 26 per cent

2) 49 per cent

3) 74 per cent

4) 100 per cent

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

through approval

Ques. : 64 The govt has launched a new domain which will be in Devanagari script and will cover several
Indian languages including Hindi. Identify the new domain.
1) .Bharat

2) .IN

3) .NIC

4) .India

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 65 The govt notified the liberalised foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for the Railways, permitting
FDI
through automatic route in several areas, including high speed trains up to
1) 26 per cent

2) 49 per cent

3) 74 per cent

4) 100 per cent

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 66 The Supreme Court in its recent verdict said that Prime Minister and Chief Ministers should
desist from appointing who among the following as ministers in their cabinet?
1) Kin of PM and CMs
3) People of foreign origin
5) None of these

2) Illiterates
4) People with criminal antecedents
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 67 Prime Minister Narendra Modi set up a committee to identify "obsolete" laws which hamper
governance. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the new committee?
1) On the basis of committees recommendations a 2) The committee will examine "Acts and Rules
bill will be introduced in Parliament in the winter
which may have become obsolete within the
last 10 session.
to 15 years".
3) The Committee will be chaired by R Ramanujam
4) All the above
and VK Bhasin will be its other member.
5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 68 The name of Ajay Jayaram is associated with which of the following games?
1) Tennis
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2) Table tennis

3) Badminton

4) Billiards

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 69 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased norms to refinance ECBs recently. What does ECB stand for?
1) External Commercial Borrowing

2) External Contractual Borrowing

3) Economic Commercial Borrowing

4) External Commercial Bargaining

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 70 Which of the following countries inaugurated its first environment friendly industrial zone
Achchuveli
Industrial Zone recently?
1) Bangladesh

2) Myanmar

3) Sri Lanka

4) Nepal

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 71 We often come across a term DIPP in connection with foreign direct investment. What is the full form
of
DIPP?
2) Department of Infrastructure Policy and
1) Department of Industrial Priority and Promotion
Promotion
4) Department of Infrastructural Priority and
3) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
Promotion
5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 72 In a recent conversation with ADB President, PM Narendra Modi asked the Bank to give priority to
regional connectivity projects which will help the entire region. Who among the following is the present
President of ADB?
1) Takehiko Nakao

2) Masaaki Shirakawa

3) Roberto Azevedo

4) Haruhiko Kuroda

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 73 The Supreme Court has ordered which of the following real estate majors to deposit Rs 630 cr fine
slapped on it by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for allegedly resorting to unfair business
practices?
1) Omaxe

2) Unitech

3) Parsvnath

4) DLF

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 74 Vinod Kumar Duggal resigned as Governor of which of the following states recently?
1) Mizoram

2) Manipur

3) Tripura

4) Assam

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 75 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious financial inclusion scheme 'Pradhan Mantri
Jan Dhan
Yojana' on 28 Aug. Which of the following is NOT a key feature of the scheme?
1) Record 1.5 cr bank accounts were opened via

2) At least 7.5 crore households will get

basic bank almost 80,000 camps in rural and urban areas on
accounts by Jan 25, 2015.
the first day.
3) Upon satisfactory operation of the account for six 4) All those who open accounts by Jan
will get Rs months, the account holder will get a Rs 5000
30,000 life insurance over and
above the Rs overdraft facility.
100,000 accident insurance.
5) Account holder will have to maintain a minimum
Ans.) 5
balance of Rs 200 in their accounts.
Ques. : 76 Which of the following leading electronic manufacturers has bagged the title sponsorship for
Indian cricket team for 2014-15 for an approximate fee of Rs 18 cr recently?
1) Micromax

2) Samsung

3) Karbonn

4) Lava

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 77 Which of the following is the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament played each year?

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1) Wimbledon

2) French Open

3) Australian Open

4) US Open

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 78 Which of the following states has made it mandatory to wear helmet for women recently? The
rule will be applicable to all except Sikh women.
1) Punjab

2) Haryana

3) Delhi

4) Karnataka

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 79 Who among the following has won the Belgian Grand Prix formula one championship recently?
1) Fernando Alonso

2) Daniel Ricciardo

3) Lewis Hamilton

4) Nico Rosberg

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 80 The book titled Not Just an Accountant has been authored by who among the following?
1) Gopal Subramaniam

2) Ranjit Sinha

3) Vinod Rai

4) Shashi Kant Sharma

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 81 National Sports Day in India is celebrated on the birthday of hockey legend Dhyan Chand which falls
on
1) 22 Aug

2) 25 Aug

3) 27 Aug

4) 29 Aug

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 82 The Committee set up by the Supreme Court to conduct a probe against ICC President N Srinivasan
and 12 prominent players in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal filed its report recently. The committee was
named
1) Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee

2) Justice RM Lodha Committee

3) Justice P Sathasivam Committee

4) Justice Altamas Kabir Committee

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 83 The Defence Ministry scrapped Rs 6000-cr scam-tainted tender for purchase of light utility
helicopters from which of the following firms recently?
1) Saab

2) Agusta Westland

3) BAE Systems

4) Dassault Aviation

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 84 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the launch its $7-bn
Space
Launch System (SLS), the heavy-lift, exploration class rocket under development, by Nov 2018 to
1) Moon

2) Venus

3) Jupiter

4) Mars

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 85 Murali Karthikeyan was in news for his performance in which of the following sports recently?
1) Squash

2) Badminton

3) Chess

4) Table tennis

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 86 Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as the president of which of the following countries recently?
1) Spain

2) Georgia

3) Cambodia

4) Turkey

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 87 Who among the following has been appointed the ambassador of Interpols Turn Back Crime
campaign recently? He has become the first Indian actor to be roped in by the Interpol.
1) Amitabh Bachchan

2) Shah Rukh Khan

3) Salman Khan

4) Hrithik Roshan

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 88 Tavurvur, an active volcano which erupted recently, is located in which of the following countries?
1) Indonesia
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2) Italy

3) Japan

4) Papua New Guinea

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 89 A Delhi court has fixed Dec 9 for hearing the complaint case against Congress President Sonia
Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others. The issue is related to which of the following dailies published by
Associated Journals Limited?
1) Delhi Herald

2) National Herald

3) The Statesman

4) Deccan Herald

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 90 A three-member Committee has been set up by the govt to look into the functioning of Indira Gandhi
National Open University (IGNOU) from 2006. Who among the following is the current Vice Chancellor of IGNOU?
1) VN Rajasekharan Pillai

2) M Aslam

3) Goverdhan Mehta

4) Dinesh Singh

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 91 Who among the following has taken over as the new chairman of Parliament's public accounts
committee
(PAC)?
1) KV Thomas

2) Murli Manohar Joshi

3) Anita Pratap

4) PC Chacko

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 92 In a step towards conservation of natural heritage sites in Asia and the Pacific region, the
foundation stone of the worlds first Natural World Heritage Centre was laid at the Wildlife Institute of India
(WII), in
recently.
1) Dehradun

2) Nainital

3) Shimla

4) Darjeeling

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 93 To make new exploration and production activities viable, a committee has recommended
market-linked pricing for domestic natural gas. Name the committee.
1) Kapila Vatsyayan

2) Vijay Kelkar

3) Y Venugopal Reddy

4) C Rangarajan

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 94 Name the Indian shuttler who has won a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship
recently? She has become the first badminton player to win two bronze medals at the World Championship.
1) Saina Nehwal

2) Ashwini Ponnappa

3) Jwala Gutta

4) PV Sindhu

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 95 Email turned 32 on 30 Aug 2014. Name the Indian American who invented this quick method of
message transfer when he was just 14?
1) Fran Drescher

2) VA Shiva Ayyadurai

3) Samir K Brahmachari

4) Sabeer Bhatia

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 96 Who among the following has been appointed as new governor of Goa recently?
1) Mridula Sinha

2) Sudha Yadav

3) Satyanarayan Jatiya

4) MJ Akbar

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 97 Bipin Chandra, who passed away, recently, was a noted

1) novelist

2) constitutionalist

3) social worker

4) historian

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 98 During the recent Japan visit of PM Narendra Modi, India has signed a MoU to develop Varanasi
on the model of which of the following Japanese cities?
1) Tokyo
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2) Nagoya

3) Kyoto

4) Yokohama

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 99 Indias Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at what per cent during Apr-Jun quarter, the highest in
the last
10 quarters?
1) 5.3 per cent

2) 5.7 per cent

3) 6.1 per cent

4) 6.5 per cent

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 100 Which of the following countries has agreed to work with India in developing a treatment for the
Sickle Cell
Anaemia recently? The deadly disease is common among tribals in India.
1) US

2) Singapore

3) Japan

4) Germany

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 101 Vidyasagar Rao has been sworn in as Governor of which of the following states recently?
1) Rajasthan

2) Chhattisgarh

3) Gujarat

4) Maharashtra

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 102 Who among the following has won the womens World Badminton Championships title recently in
Copenhagen?
1) Li Xuerei

2) Carolina Marin

3) Wang Shixian

4) Saina Nehwal

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 103 The Parliament of which of the following countries has renamed the outgoing premier Abdullah alThinni as the countrys new Prime Minister?
1) Afghanistan

2) Yemen

3) Lebanon

4) Libya

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 104 Who among the following has been appointed as the first chairwoman of BBC Trust, the body
overseeing the world famous news corporation?
1) Rona Fairhead

2) Denise Coates

3) Dido Harding

4) Dame Helen Alexander

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 105 India will get what amount from Japan over the next five years for different infrastructure
projects across the country as finalised during the recent visit of PM Narendra Modi to Japan?
1) USD 25 bn

2) USD 30 bn

3) USD 35 bn

4) USD 40 bn

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 106 The Govt of India and the World Bank signed a $107-mn credit agreement for the road linkage of
which of the following states with Bangladesh, as well as Myanmar?
1) Mizoram

2) Manipur

3) Tripura

4) Nagaland

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 107 Retail investors can now have bigger share in the PSU stake sale as the govt has decided to
double the quota under the Offer For Sale (OFS) route for them. What will be the new quota for retail investors
under OFS route?
1) 10 per cent

2) 20 per cent

3) 30 per cent

4) 40 per cent

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 108 As revealed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the banking system detected the highest
number of counterfeit notes of which of the following denominations in FY14?
1) Rs 50

2) Rs 100

3) Rs 500

4) Rs 1,000

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5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 109 The system that operates outside the regular banking system and financial intermediation
activities are undertaken with less transparency and regulation than the conventional banking, is called
1) Shadow banking

2) Universal banking

3) Unitary banking

4) Social banking

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 110 The retail investor quota in FPO in the disinvestments of PSUs is 30 per cent. What does FPO
stands for?
1) Follow on Public Offer

2) Follow on Priority Offer

3) Follow on Private Offer

4) Follow on PSU Offer

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 111 Academic activities began at Nalanda University at Rajgir in Bihar recently. More than eight
centuries ago
(1193), the ancient university was destroyed by
invaders.
1) Turkish

2) Mongolian

3) Portugal

4) Spanish

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 112 The world's largest duty-free shop (DFS) opened in which of the following countries recently?
Spread in
72,000 square meters, it will house more than 300 international brands.
1) Japan

2) China

3) Singapore

4) Malaysia

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 113 Norman Gordon, the oldest surviving Test cricketer passed away at 103 recently. He was a fast
bowler of which of the following countries?
1) England

2) Australia

3) South Africa

4) New Zealand

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 114 A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled regarding death convicts recently.
Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
2) All condemned prisoners, whose review pleas
1) The review plea of death convicts will be heard have already been decided, have been
allowed to in an open court by at least a three-judge bench.
approach the SC within a month
for re-opening of
their cases.
3) A death convict whose curative petition has been 4) Earlier, in most cases, review petitions
were decided cannot approach for re-opening of his
decided in judges' chambers and the
parties were review plea.
not allowed to be present.
5) None of these
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 115 The Narendra Modi govt completed it 100 days recently. Which of the following is NOT a major
initiative taken by the govt in this period?
2) The previous govt's Groups of Ministers (GOMs)
and Empowered Groups of Ministers (EGOMs)
scrapped.
3) The Planning Commission that existed for 50
4) Collegium system for making
appointments to years scrapped.
the higher judiciary
introduced.
5) Ambitious financial inclusion scheme, Pradhan
Ans.) 4
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, launched.
Ques. : 116 Soon to be released book, titled 'Playing It My Way', is the autobiography of which of the
following cricketing legends?
1) Panel to locate the 'black money' supposed to
have been stashed away in tax havens abroad.

1) Sunil Gavaskar

2) Rahul Dravid

3) Kapil Dev

4) Sachin Tendulkar

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 117 Goolam E Vahanvati, who passed away, recently, was the former
1) Attorney General of India
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2) Solicitor General of India

3) Advocate General of Maharashtra

4) All the above

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 118 The Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan attended the 9th Annual Meeting of Women Speakers of
Parliament in which of the following cities recently?
1) Geneva, Switzerland

2) London, UK

3) New York, US

4) Tokyo, Japan

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 119 The govt has decided to establish the National Cancer Institute at which of the following places?
1) Patiala, Punjab

2) Jhajjar, Haryana

3) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

4) Hisar, Haryana

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 120 What is Indias position in the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15, recently released by the
Geneva- based World Economic Forum?
1) 71st

2) 72nd

3) 74th

4) 81st

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 121 Justice Dharmadhikari Committee submitted its report to Maharashtra govt recently. The
Committee has recommended which of the following?
1) Complete ban on dance bars
3) Complete ban on Dahi Handi festival

2) Keeping record of youths heading to Iraq and

Syria
4) New drainage system for the city

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 122 The govt wishes to pass new Motor Vehicles Bill in winter session of the Parliament. Which of the
following is NOT a highlight of the proposed Bill?
1) Repeated violations of traffic rules will result in
driving cancellation of driving license.
3) Installing CCTV cameras at all traffic signals.

2) Centralising data to check misuse of

licences.

4) Driving licence must for all even those

driving
battery operated low speed vehicles.

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 123 The govt has requested the Supreme Court not to cancel the permits for how many coal blocks
that were functioning or were about to start production? The Supreme Court has ruled that the Centres
allocation of coal blocks between 1993 and 2010 was illegal.
1) 32

2) 46

3) 56

4) 61

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 124 The United Bank of India (UBI) has declared Kingfisher Airlines and its owner Vijay Mallya
as wilful defaulters. According to the RBI, a wilful default is deemed to have occurred in which of the
following four circumstances?
1) When there is a default in repayment obligations 2) The funds are not utilized for the specific
by the unit to the lender even when it has the
purpose for which finance was availed
but have capacity to honour the said obligations.
been diverted for other
purposes.
3) When the asset bought by the lenders funds has
been sold off without the knowledge of the
4) All the
above bank/lender.
5) Only 1) and 2)
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 125 A two-day summit of NATO heads of states was organised in the Ireland capital Wales recently.
What is the expanded form of NATO?
1) North America Treaty Organization

2) North Atlantic Treaty Organization

3) North Alliance Treaty Organization

4) North Africa Treaty Organization

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 126 The former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam has been appointed the new governor of
which of the following states?
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1) Karnataka

2) Gujarat

3) Maharashtra

4) Kerala

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 127 The name of Ritu Rani is associated with which of the following games? She is all set to play an
important role in Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea?
1) Badminton

2) Tennis

3) Basketball

4) Hockey

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 128 India won the recent ODI series against England which makes Mahendra Singh Dhoni the most
successful
Indian ODI captain till date. Name the India batsman whose maiden ODI century was instrumental in this win?
1) Shikhar Dhawan

2) Ajinkya Rahane

3) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

4) Cheteshwar Pujara

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 129 Who among the following is all set to become the next Chief Justice of India after the present
CJI RM Lodha retires?
1) VN Khare

2) GB Patnaik

3) HL Dattu

4) AM Ahmadi

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 130 The govt has set-up a Committee to examine the un-claimed amount in PPF, Post Office and
Savings
Schemes. The seven member committee, which will submit its reports by 31st Dec, is being headed by
1) HR Khan

2) Urjit Patel

3) Subir Gokarn

4) Anand Sinha

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 131 Which of the following cities will be the new capital of Andhra Pradesh as announced by the Chief
Minister
N Chandrababu Naidu recently?
1) Guntur

2) Nellore

3) Visakhapatnam

4) Vijayawada

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 132 India has been ranked the lowest among BRICS countries in the recently released Global
Competitiveness
Report 2014-15 which is topped by
1) China

2) United States

3) Singapore

4) Switzerland

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 133 The govt has announced to introduce Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill in coming Parliamentary
session. India accounts for more than 10 per cent of the total road fatalities across the world which is about
road accidents annually.
1) 1.2 lakh

2) 1.4 lakh

3) 1.8 lakh

4) 2.1 lakh

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 134 According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), penal measures are applicable to a defaulter
with an outstanding balance of over
1) Rs 20 lakh

2) Rs 25 lakh

3) Rs 50 lakh

4) Rs 75 lakh

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 135 Sparing the leaders of SAARC nations, who attended the swearing in ceremony of PM Narendra
Modi, who among the following is the first Head of Govt to visit India after the new govt came in centre?
1) Shinzo Abe

2) Xi Jinping

3) Tony Abbott

4) David Cameron

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 136 The five-day official visit of PM Narendra Modi to Japan concluded recently. Which of the following
is NOT

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a highlight of the visit?

1) Japan promised to give 3.5 tn Yen (USD 35 bn
or 2,10,000 cr) to India over the next five years for
covering
infrastructure projects.

2) The two countries signed five pacts

variety of areas.

3) Japan lifted ban on six Indian entities including

4) It was Modis third bilateral meet outside the
HAL which had been imposed in the aftermath of
Indian subcontinent since becoming Prime Minister
1998 nuclear tests.
in May.
5) A pact was signed to develop Varanasi on the
Ans.) 4
pattern of 'smart city' Kyoto with the help of Japan.
Ques. : 137 INS Sumitra was commissioned into the Indian Navy recently. One of the biggest ships of its kind, it
is a
1) Surveillance ship

2) Anti-submarine ship

3) Helicopter carrier

4) Fast attack ship

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 138 India has emerged as the second largest grower of flowers around the world. Which of the
following countries is ahead of India in this field?
1) Malaysia

2) Japan

3) China

4) US

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 139 Which of the following firms has become Indias largest private power producer?
1) Jindal Steel & Power

2) Tata Power

3) Adani Power

4) Reliance Power

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 140 Who among the following has won the FIDE Womens Chess Grand Prix championship in
Sharjah recently?
1) Harika Dronavalli

2) Ju Wenjun

3) Koneru Humpy

4) Hou Yifan

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 141 Name the Indian weightlifter who completed a hat trick of titles after clinching the gold medal for
the third time at the IWF World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark recently?
1) Satish Sivalingam

2) Sudhakar Jayant

3) Sukhen Dey

4) Ravi Kumar

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 142 Onam celebrations began in which of the following states recently? It is the biggest festival of the
state and marks the homecoming of legendary King Mahabali.
1) Tamil Nadu

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Kerala

4) Karnataka

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 143 Which of the following pairs won the mixed doubles title of the US Open tennis tournament
recently?
1) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares

2) Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez

3) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi

4) Sania Mirza and Horea Tecau

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 144 Which of the following states in India has the longest coastline?
1) Gujarat

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Andhra Pradesh

4) Maharashtra

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 145 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the present president of which of the following countries? He
has been named in a bribery case in the country recently.
1) Malaysia

2) Vietnam

3) Indonesia

4) Cambodia

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

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Ques. : 146 India inked a significant civil nuclear agreement with which of the following countries recently?
The deal will allow the second party to supply uranium to the energy-starved India.
1) US

2) Japan

3) Australia

4) New Zealand

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 147 Which of the following is NOT an action faced by a person or a firm if one is labelled a wilful
defaulter?
1) No additional lending facility is available from
any new
any bank or institution.
from the date of
3) Lenders are expected to initiate legal process
against the borrowers/guarantors.

2) A wilful defaulter is not permitted to float

business for a period of five years
being declared a wilful defaulter.
4) Banks and institutions have been given the right
to change the management of wilfully defaulting
company.

5) None
of these
Ans.)
5
Ques.
: 148
For providing inputs like quality seeds,
fertilizers
and pesticides, the agency present at the Village
Panchayat Samiti Level is
1) NABARD

2) Nationalised Banks

3) Cooperative Society

4) Insurance Companies

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 149 The model code of conduct for Political parties and candidates to be followed during election is:
1) laid down in the constitution of India

2) specified in the representation of the People Act.

1951

3) ordered by the Supreme Court

4) a voluntary agreement among

recognized political parties

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 150 The talks for CECA, also known as free trade agreement (FTA), between India and Australia were
started in 2011 and are expected to conclude by 2016. The tern CECA stands for
1) Contemporary Economic Cooperation
Agreement

2) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation

Agreement

3) Compulsive Economic Cooperation Agreement

5) None of these

4) Comprehensive Economic Cohesion Agreement

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 151 Who among the following won the women's singles title of the US Open tennis tournament
recently?
1) Peng Shuai
3) Caroline Wozniacki

2) Ekaterina Makarova
4) Serena Williams

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 152 During the recent visit of Australian PM Tony Abbott to India, four pacts were signed between
the two countries. Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Civil nuclear deal
3) Water Resources Management agreement
5) None of these

2) Cooperation in Technical Vocational

Education and Training (TVET) pact
4) Agreement to develop Mumbai on the lines of
Sydney with Australian assistance
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 153 The e-commerce major Alibaba is planning a historic US initial public offering (IPO) that might
also claim the global record. This e-commerce firm is based in
1) US

2) Russia

3) China

4) South Korea

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 154 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the present king of which of the following gulf countries? Indias
foreign affairs minister Sushma Swaraj visited the country recently.
1) Bahrain

2) Qatar

3) UAE

4) Kuwait

5) None of these
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Ans.) 1

Ques. : 155 Ahmet Davutoglu is the new Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Turkey

2) Libya

3) Iraq

4) Georgia

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 156 The Union Environment and Forest minister Prakash Javedekar announced, recently, that a special
Rhino
Protection Force will be set up to prevent poaching of Rhinos. Which of the following national parks is known for
Rhinos?
1) Kishtwar

2) Manas

3) Namdapha
4) Kaziranga
Ques.
: 157
As mentioned in the Indian Constitution,
there
5) None
of these
Ans.)
4 should not be more than six-months gap
between two sessions of the Lok Sabha and it must meet at least
1) twice a year

2) thrice a year

3) four times a year

4) There is no such restriction

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 158 The much-awaited merger of telecom PSUs, BSNL and MTNL, is likely to take place by Jul
2015. At present, BSNL offers services in the whole country while MTNL provides telecom services in
1) Delhi and Mumbai

2) Delhi and Kolkata

3) Delhi and Chennai

4) Delhi and Bangalore

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 159 Which of the following is NOT matched correctly?

1) NH1 Delhi - Amritsar

2) NH2 Delhi - Kolkata

3) NH3 Mumbai - Agra

4) NH4 Mumbai - Chennai

5) None of these

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 160 The Sultan of Johor Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Cricket

2) Hockey

3) Football

4) Basketball

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 161 As per an annual study by the World Economic Forum (WEF), what is Indias ranking in the
global list in terms of favouritism shown by govt officials to influential corporates?
1) 49th

2) 50th

3) 65th

4) 93rd

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 162 The Centre has announced to set up a Central Tribal University in which of the following states?
This
Tribal University will help in study and research of culture and traditions of tribes.
1) Andhra Pradesh

2) Telangana

3) Chhattisgarh

4) Jharkhand

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 163 The Law Ministry opined, recently, that the Govt of India has all the powers to print currency notes
of which of the following denominations?
1) Re 1

2) Rs 2

3) Rs 5

4) Rs 10

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 164 Who among the following is the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights?
1) Hashem bin Al Abdullah

2) John William Ashe

3) Navi Pillay

4) Zeid Raad Zeid al-Hussein

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 165 Legendary actress Joan Rivers died recently. She was known for her role as a
1) villain

2) stand-up comedian

3) action star

4) dancer

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5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 166 Name the Indian movie which bagged the Lion of the Future award, the best debut award at Venice
Film
Fest recently? It also bagged the Orizzonti Award for Best Film in the festival.
1) Court

2) Lunchbox

3) Finding Fanny

4) Mardaani

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 167 Name the Indian scientist who has won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity for his research,
including in climate change in the Himalayas?
1) Nalini Nadkarni

2) K Ullas Karanth

3) KN Ganeshaiah

4) Sandesh Kadur

5) Kamaljit S Bawa

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 168 The President Pranab Mukherjee urged to bring literacy rate on par with worlds leading societies
recently. What is the approximate literacy rate of India as per 2011 census?
1) 74 per cent

2) 80 per cent

3) 84 per cent

4) 86 per cent

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 169 Who among the following is the new United Nations envoy for Syria?
1) Staffan de Mistura

2) Giampaolo Di Paola

3) Kai Eide

4) Emma Bonino

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 170 Who among the following won the mens singles title of the US Open tennis tournament recently?
1) Kei Nishikori

2) Marin Cilic

3) Grigor Dimitrov

4) Novak Djokovic

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 171 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not have the authority to issue bank notes of which of the
following denominational values?
1) Rs 10,000

2) Rs 5,000

3) Rs 1,000

4) Rs 500

5) None of these

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 172 The Centre has extended the deadline for Central govt employees to file the details of their
assets and liabilities along with that of their spouses and dependent children as mandated by the Lokpal
Act. What is the new deadline?
1) 30 Nov, 2014

2) 31 Dec, 2014

3) 31 Jan, 2015

4) 31 Mar, 2015

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 173 The Uttarakhand govt has declared which of the following dates as Himalaya Diwas, a day which
would be celebrated across the state to spread the message of conservation of the Himalayan ecosystems.
1) 1 Sep

2) 5 Sep

3) 9 Sep

4) 11 Sep

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 174 Jitu Rai is associated with which of the following games? He qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics after
winning silver medal in the game at the World Championships recently.
1) Shooting

2) Archery

3) Discus throw

4) Triple jump

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 175 Datuk Seri G Palanivel, who visited India, recently, is the present Natural Resources Minister of
which of the following countries?
1) Malaysia

2) Indonesia

3) Vietnam

4) Cambodia

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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Ques. : 176 The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended off spin bowler Saeed Ajmal for illegal
action. Ajmal plays for which of the following countries?
1) Bangladesh

2) England

3) Pakistan

4) South Africa

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 177 The govt cleared a 679-member squad to participate in 28 disciplines in the 2014 Asiad to be held in
Incheon, South Korea. The 2010 Asiad was held in which of the following cities?
1) New Delhi, India

2) Guangzhou, China

3) Bangkok, Thailand

4) Doha, Qatar

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 178 India signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in services and investment with which of the following
groupings recently?
1) SAARC

2) SCO

3) EU

4) ASEAN

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 179 Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited New Delhi from Sep 6 to 8, 2014. He is the present foreign minister
of
1) Spain

2) France

3) Germany

4) Italy

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 180 Which of the following have the sole right to mint coins of all denominations in India?
1) Govt of India

2) RBI

3) State Bank of India

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 181 Operation Megh Rahat is the name of relief operations carried out by the military and NDRF in
1) Uttarakhand after flash floods

2) Jammu & Kashmir after flash floods

3) Himachal Pradesh after cloud burst

4) Maharashtra after massive land slide

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 182 Which of the following banks in India has launched Cardless Cash Withdrawal at ATMs facility
recently? Under the facility, an account holder with the bank can transfer money to a mobile phone user in the
country even without the latter having an account with any bank.
1) HDFC bank

2) Axis bank

3) ICICI

4) Kotak Mahindra

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 183 The 60th National School Games will be organised in Nov in which of the following states?
1) Gujarat

2) Uttar Pradesh

3) Punjab

4) Kerala

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 184 FILA is the international body responsible for supervising which of the following games?
1) Weightlifting

2) Wrestling

3) Archery

4) Football

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 185 Which of the following regulators regulates money market in India?
1) FMC

2) SEBI

3) RBI

4) NABARD

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 186 Which of the following countries is all set to hold a referendum to break out from the United
Kingdom?
1) Scotland
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2) Iceland

3) Wales

4) Ireland

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 187 The Govt approved the sale of shares in which of the following PSUs to garner a combined Rs
43,000 cr recently?
1) NHPC

2) ONGC

3) CIL

4) All the above

5) Only 2) and 3)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 188 Ajit Doval visited China to finalise the arrangements for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to
India. Doval is
in Govt of India.
1) Principal Secretary to Prime Minister
3) Chief Economic Adviser
5) None of these

2) Finance Secretary
4) National Security Advisor
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 189 India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the fields of
traditional medicine like Ayurveda and Unani with which of the following countries recently?
1) Bangladesh

2) Iran

3) Malaysia

4) Indonesia

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 190 The Union Cabinet gave its approval for implementing a comprehensive Telecom Development
Plan for the North-Eastern Region recently. The proposal entails an estimated cost of over
1) Rs 2,000 cr

2) Rs 3,000 cr

3) Rs 5,000 cr

4) Rs 8,000 cr

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 191 The WHO has honoured which of the following countries for their excellent contributions in
public health? They have been awarded with the newly instituted WHO South East Asia Regional Award for
Excellence in Public Health.
1) Timor-Leste

2) Bangladesh

3) Myanmar

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 192 The Govt has approved Phase -V of UIDAI project which entails generation of 100 crore Aadhaar
numbers by
1) 2015

2) 2016

3) 2018

4) 2020

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 193 The CCEA has cleared stake dilution in CIL, ONGC and NHPC through the Offer For Sale (OFS)
route. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) The 10 per cent stake sale in Coal India will
garner garner Rs 23,000 cr

2) The 5 per cent stake sale in ONGC will

Rs 18,000 cr

3) The 11.36 per cent stake sale in NHPC will

target garner Rs 2,800 cr

4) It will help the govt meet its disinvestment

of Rs 43,425 cr for this fiscal.

5) None of these

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 194 Firoza Begum died, recently, at the age of 84. She was an eminent
1) Afghan

Nazrul Sangeet singer.

2) Pakistani

3) Bangladeshi

4) Indian

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 195 BARC scientists have developed Ocu-Prosta seed using which of the following isotopes of Iodine
to treat some rare forms of eye cancers?
1) I-125

2) I-126

3) I-127

4) I-144

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 196 The fifth unit at Rawatbhatta atomic power plant ran continuously for 765 days at its full capacity of
220

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Mwe which is the second highest operating record in the world. This plant is located in
1) Rajasthan

2) Maharashtra

3) Tamil Nadu

4) Odisha

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 197 The Bardarbunga volcano was in news as it erupted recently. This volcano is situated in
which of the following countries?
1) Iceland

2) Norway

3) Canada

4) Italy

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 198 Which of the following countries has launched Gaofen-2 satellite which is a highdefinition Earth observation satellite? It is able to see a one-meter-long object in full color.
1) Israel

2) France

3) China

4) Japan

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 199 The govt approved the much awaited Ken-Betwa river link which will benefit two states in terms of
meeting irrigation, drinking water and electricity needs of people. Which are these two states?
1) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

2) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

3) Rajasthan and Gujarat

4) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 200 As per the present norms, the central govt is authorised for minting of coin of denomination not
higher than
1) Rs 10

2) Rs 50

3) Rs 100

4) Rs 1,000

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 201 Which of the following state govts has decided to impose one rupee cess on purchase of every
packet of cigarette and bottle of liquor and the revenue collected from this will be used to establish an Urban
Transport Fund to promote public transport?
1) Gujarat

2) Kerala

3) Delhi

4) Tamil Nadu

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 202 According to a UN report, India has second-highest number of child marriages. Which of the
following countries has the highest rate of child marriage?
1) Afghanistan

2) Nepal

3) Myanmar

4) Bangladesh

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 203 As forecasted in the UNCTAD Trade and Development report 2015, Indias economy is poised to
grow at
during 2014.
1) 5.1 per cent

2) 5.3 per cent

3) 5.6 per cent

4) 5.9 per cent

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 204 Oscar Pistorius, the gold medalist in London Olympics in 2012 who has been tried for killing his
girlfriend, is a handicapped athlete of
1) South Africa

2) England

3) Australia

4) US

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 205 As announced by the Election Commission recently, state assembly poll in Haryana and
Maharashtra will be held on
1) 11 Oct

2) 13 Oct

3) 15 Oct

4) 19 Oct

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

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Ques. : 206 The upper age limit for managing directors (MDs) and chief executive officers (CEOs) and other
whole- time director of banks in the private sector has been fixed by the RBI, recently, at
1) 60 years

2) 63 years

3) 65 years

4) 70 years

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 207 The Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his visit to India, will present Friendship awards to the
family of who among the following for his service in China during the Sino-Japanese war?
1) Dwarkanath Kotnis

2) BR Deepak

3) Rewi Alley

4) Ma Haide

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 208 The Science and Technology Ministry has announced a special promotion scheme KIRAN. This
scheme is aimed at eliminating parity in the field of science and technology by promoting
1) handicapped

2) women scientists

3) tribals

4) scientists from all SAARC countries

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 209 Who among the following has been appointed as Executive Director in World Bank recently?
The Executive Directors are responsible for the conduct of the general operations of the World Bank and
exercise all the powers delegated to them by the Boards of Governors.
1) Subhash Chandra Garg

2) C Rangarajan

3) Pranab Bardhan

4) Kaushik Basu

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 210 Who among the following won the mens singles title of the Indonesian Masters Grand
Prix Gold badminton tournament recently?
1) Firman Abdul Kholik

2) HS Prannoy

3) Srikanth Kidambi

4) Sourabh Varma

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 211 The new Road Safety and Transport Bill 2014 was released recently for comments from the public.
Which of the following is NOT correct about the proposals of the Bill?
1) Inebriated school bus drivers will be fined Rs
be fined
50,000 with imprisonment for three years for the
years or first offence.
cancellation.

2) The repeat drunk driving offender will

with Rs 1 lakh or imprisonment up to three
both besides a life time license

3) The red light jumping will be fined with Rs 15,000 4) The Bill proposes new 'golden hour'
policy to for the third offence along with cancellation of the
provide immediate relief to
accident victims and driving licence.
help save lakhs of
lives.
5) To ensure offenders are tracked down
Ques.
and : 212 The soon to be released book And Then One Day is the autobiography of who among the
following?
prosecuted, the Bill suggests a single-window
Ans.)
2 automated
driving licence systems.
1) Naseeruddin
Shah
2) Anupam Kher
3) Om Puri

4) Amitabh Bachchan

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 213 Who among the following has been chosen to lead US-led global coalition against ISIS militants
active in
Syria and Iraq?
1) James Mattis

2) David Petraeus

3) Paula Broadwell

4) John Allen

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 214 The World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on which of the
following dates every year?
1) 8 Sep

2) 10 Sep

3) 12 Sep

4) 14 Sep

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 215 Which of the following pairs won the mens doubles title of the 2014 US Open tennis tournament?
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1) Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez

3) Jurgen Melzer and Marc Lopez
5) None of these

2) Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan

4) Roger Federer and Marcel Granollers
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 216 China has been objecting Indias presence in South China Sea. India is engaged with Vietnam
in the disputed South China Sea in which of the following activities?
1) Oil exploration

2) Military exercise

3) Port development

4) Air base development

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 217 Davis Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Tennis

2) Badminton

3) Snooker

4) Hockey

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 218 What is Indias ranking in the list of 24 economies on Creative Productivity Index, released by the
Asian
Development Bank and Economist Intelligence Unit recently?
1) 13th

2) 14th

3) 15th

4) 19th

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 219 Hindi Diwas is celebrated in India to show the importance of Hindi language in the country on
1) 05 Sep

2) 14 Sep

3) 15 Sep

4) 19 Sep

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 220 The International Literacy Day is celebrated on

1) 8 Sep

2) 10 Sep

3) 12 Sep

4) 16 Sep

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 221 Which of the following states will host the Global Agro meet in Nov this year? This event
will be participated by eight countries?
1) Gujarat

2) Sikkim

3) Arunachal Pradesh

4) Kerala

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 222 Krishan Kant Paul was sworn-in as the new governor of Manipur state recently. Who among the
following is the present chief minister of the state?
1) Radhabinod Koijam

2) Okram Ibobi Singh

3) Rishang Keishing

4) Neiphiu Rio

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 223 Doordarshan celebrates its anniversary on 15 Sep every year. This public service broadcaster was
set up in which of the following years?
1) 1953

2) 1959

3) 1975

4) 1981

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 224 The honourable President Pranab Mukherjee urged to bring literacy rate of the country on par with
worlds leading societies recently. What is the average adult (people aged 15 and above) literacy rate of the
world?
1) 84 per cent

2) 80 per cent

3) 74 per cent

4) 64 per cent

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 225 The patent office of which of the following countries has become the first among intellectual
property
offices across the world to achieve ultimate transparency as the work happening in this office is being thrown
open to the world?
1) India
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2) Germany

3) Japan

4) France

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 226 The prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards were announced for the year 2012 recently.
Which of the following is the winner of Best of All Awards?
1) Rail Wheel factory, Bangalore

2) Tata Business Support Services, Hyderabad

3) Sakthi Masala, Erode, Tamil Nadu

4) Elin Appliances, Solan, Himachal Pradesh

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 227 As per the data of the 6th Economic Census Report 2013, which of the following Indian states
has the highest proportion of hired workers among all states including in sectors like education and health?
1) Maharashtra

2) Arunachal Pradesh

3) Gujarat

4) Uttar Pradesh

5) Karnataka

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 228 A professor from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is among 10 award winners of the 8th Special
Book Award of China. Name the professor who has translated a number of literary works from Chinese into
Bengali, Hindi and English over the last 25 years.
1) Geeta Kochhar

2) Devendra Rawat

3) Priyadarsi Mukherji

4) Manik Lal Bhattacharya

5) Sabaree Mitra

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 229 Indias first coral garden will come up at Mithapur coast in which of the following states? The
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) have signed a MoU in this regard with the state.
1) Gujarat

2) Maharashtra

3) Kerala

4) Karnataka

5) Tamil Nadu

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 230 Who among the following has won the womens singles title of the Hong Kong Open tennis
tournament recently?
1) Sabine Lisicki

2) Karolina Pliskova

3) Karin Knapp

4) Donna Vekic

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 231 The country's first e-cabinet meet was held in which of the following states recently? In this state
cabinet meet I-pads and power point presentation replaced the papers.
1) Karnataka

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Gujarat

4) Maharashtra

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 232 Indian space agency ISRO is all set to insert Mangalyaan into the Martian orbit on 24 Sep. Which
of the following space agencies in the world has/have succeeded in similar attempts so far?
1) European Space Agency

2) Russian Federal Space Agency

3) NASA

4) All the above

5) Only 2) and 3)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 233 India and Vietnam inked seven pacts during the recent visit of the President Pranab Mukherjee to
Vietnam. Which of the following is NOT one among these seven pacts?
1) A Letter of Intent (LoI) signed between the OVL
between and Vietnam Oil

2) Pact for extending a dollar credit line

Vietnam and EXIM Bank of India

3) Agreement on jointly dealing with aggression in 4) MoU on setting up of Pangasius breeding and
South China Sea
farming in India
5) MoU on operating and jointly promoting direct air
Ans.) 3
services
Ques. : 234 Who among the following is the new chairman of Indian Banks Association (IBA)?
1) Chanda Kochhar

2) Arun Kaul

3) KR Kamath

4) TM Bhasin

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

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Ques. : 235 Edward Mawthoh won bronze at World Championships recently. He is associated with
which of the following games?
1) Boxing

2) Netball

3) Discuss throw

4) Kickboxing

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 236 The third phase of the Norochcholai power plant was dedicated to nation in Sri Lanka recently.
This power plant has been build with assistance from which of the following countries?
1) Canada

2) Germany

3) China

4) Japan

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 237 The sixth meeting of SAARC Home ministers to focus on human trafficking was held in
headquarters of the grouping in
recently.
1) Dhaka

2) Kathmandu

3) New Delhi

4) Colombo

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 238 The Road Transport and Highways Ministry decided to roll out a new programme named FASTag
across the country. This new programme is aimed at
1) measuring speed and load of vehicles
electronically

2) nabbing drunk drivers electronically

3) tracing vehicle on highways electronically

4) payment of highway tolls electronically

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 239 The Govt issued draft guidelines for E-rickshaws recently. Which of the following statements is
NOT true in this regard?
1) It will have top speed of 35 kmph.

2) It can carry a maximum of four

passengers excluding the driver.

3) Driving licence and periodic fitness certificates

separate mandatory for e-rickshaws.
5) None of these

4) E rickshaws will be added as a

vehicle category.
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 240 The FIFA Under-17 World Cup is slated to take place in which of the following countries in 2017?
1) Brazil

2) China

3) Japan

4) India

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 241 According to the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014, what is Indias position in
terms of the number of billionaires in the country?
1) Third

2) Fourth

3) Sixth

4) Seventh

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 242 Mayon volcano, which erupted recently, is situated in which of the following countries? The
2,460-metre volcano is famed for its near-perfect cone and has a long history of deadly eruptions.
1) Philippines

2) Thailand

3) Indonesia

4) Malaysia

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 243 The govt approved launching of National Ayush Mission (NAM) to address gaps in health
services in vulnerable and far-flung areas of the country. This mission will include which of the following
systems of medicine?
1) Homoeopathy

2) Siddha

3) Ayurveda

4) Naturopathy

5) All the above

Ans.) 5
Ques. : 244 India is all set to get its first overseas port in the form of Chabahar port in which of the following
countries? The Union Cabinet is expected to clear the long-delayed project soon.
1) Iraq
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2) Iran

3) Vietnam

4) Sri Lanka

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 245 Google launched Android One-powered smartphones in India which is the first country to
receive these devices. These devices are initially being offered by
1) Micromax

2) Spice Mobiles

3) Karbonn

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 3)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 246 The International sports body FIBA regulates which of the following sports? It allowed the players
to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis recently.
1) Football

2) Basketball

3) Badminton

4) Boxing

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 247 Which of the following countries has the highest foreign exchange reserves (just shy of $4tn) in the
world?
1) US

2) Japan

3) India

4) China

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 248 According to the HSBC Trade Forecast Report, India may become fifth largest exporter by 2030.
What is
Indias position in terms of export of goods by value at present?
1) 9th

2) 11th

3) 13th

4) 14th

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 249 Name the Indian boxer who was denied Arjuna award this year and now he has won a court battle
against govt to get the coveted sports award.
1) Sumit Sangwan

2) Shiva Thapa

3) Manoj Kumar

4) Vikas Krishan Yadav

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 250 The BJP Govt wants to revamp the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) and give it a fresh impetus. Which
of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to RMK?
1) It was set up in 1993 under the Societies
Registration Act for the socio-economic
MFIs
groups of women. empowerment of women.

2) Currently RMK provides loans to NGOwhich further lend to self-help

3) It extends micro-credit to women in the informal

women sector against collateral.
of the country.

4) The govt plans to take RMK to the

beneficiaries in the six lakh villages

5) None
of these
Ans.) 3 as the new Chairman of the National Commission for
Ques.
: 251
Who among the following has been appointed
Women (NCW)?
1) Lalitha Kumaramangalam

2) Meenakshi Lekhi

3) Kishori Sinha

4) Tamilisai Soundarrajan

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 252 The Central govt is working with states to initiate Nirbhaya Centres across the country. The
Nirbhaya
Centres will act as hubs for
at district level.
1) improving sex ratio

2) promoting womens education

3) protecting women

4) eliminating child marriage

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 253 The book titled At Home in India: The Muslim Saga has been written by
1) Salman Khurshid

2) MJ Akbar

3) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

4) Najma Heptulla

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 254 Which of the following dates is celebrated every year in India as Engineers Day to
commemorate the birthday of the legendary engineer Sir M Visvesvaraya?
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1) 11 Sep

2) 15 Sep

3) 17 Sep

4) 19 Sep

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 255 Which of the following universities topped the QS World University Rankings released
recently? It is regarded as the most rigorous of its type of ranking.
1) Oxford

2) MIT

3) Harvard

4) Cambridge

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 256 India and China signed three-Gujarat specific pacts during the Chinese President Xi Jinpings
three-day visit to India. Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Making Guangzhou city in China and
Ahmedabad as sister cities

2) Setting up of industrial parks in this state

3) Agreement between Guangdong province and

4) MoU on feasibility study to develop

small ports the Gujarat govt for development of cultural and
across the Gujarat coastline
social ties between the two provinces
5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 257 The worlds largest ultra mega solar power park to generate 2,500 MW is being established in
which of the following Indian states as announced by the Union Minister of Power and Coal, Piyush Goyal
recently?
1) Gujarat

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Andhra Pradesh

4) Tamil Nadu

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 258 The name Peng Liyuan was doing round in the media during the recent visit of Chinese President Xi
Jinping to India. She is
1) a renowned businesswomen of China
3) personal assistant of Xi Jinping
5) None of these

2) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

China
4) the first lady of China
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 259 Indias domestic airlines IndiGo inked a $2.6 bn aircraft finance deal with which of the
following banks recently?
1) Bank of Japan

2) ICBC

3) Bank of America

4) Deutsche Bundesbank

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 260 Richard Rahul Verma has been appointed as the new ambassador of which of the following
countries to
India recently?
1) US

2) UK

3) France

4) Italy

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 261 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chinese ambassador to India recently?
1) Wei Wei

2) Le Yucheng

3) Luo Zhaohui

4) Hong Lei

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 262 Shanghai and which of the following Indian cities will be sister cities as per the MoU signed
during the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India?
1) Ahmedabad

2) New Delhi

3) Chennai

4) Mumbai

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 263 Chinese President committed investments worth what amount in India over the next five years
during his recent visit the country?
1) USD 20 bn

2) USD 30 bn

3) USD 25 bn

4) USD 100 bn

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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Ques. : 264 The Indian Air Force has gifted a vintage Dakota aircraft from its museum to the Air Force of
which of the following countries recently?
1) Myanmar

2) Bangladesh

3) Thailand

4) Vietnam

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 265 The three govt-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) started earning a small profit of 35p a
litre on diesel recently for the first time in 12 years. What is the petroleum subsidy burden that the govt bore
last year?
1) Rs 23,000 cr

2) Rs 34,000 cr

3) Rs 42,000 cr

4) Rs 63,000 cr

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 266 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has picked who among the following to head the Quality Council
of India that promotes high standards in areas like education, healthcare, environment, infrastructure,
governance and social sectors?
1) Mihir Shah
Maira

2) Arun

3) Adil Zainulbhai
4) Sam
Pitroda
Ques.
: 267
Shankar Barua, who allegedly shot himself
5) None
of these
Ans.)dead at his residence, was former Director General of
Police
(DGP) of which of the following states? His name was linked with infamous Saradha scam and was
3
questioned by CBI recently.
1) Assam
Bengal

2) West

3) Sikkim
4)
Manipur
Ques.
: 268
The Finance Minister has decided to set
aside Rs 50 cr from Social Security Fund (SSF) for
5) None
of these
Ans.)
payment
of premium towards life insurance cover under Jan Dhan scheme. The SSF was set up in 1988-89 for
1
providing social security and is managed by
1) LIC

2) GIC

3) NIC

4) RBI

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 269 In the recent time, the govt has diluted several green norms to facilitate faster clearance for the
projects? Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Wildlife Board nod delinked from forest
2) States powers to put additional
safeguards done clearance for areas around wildlife zones
away with
3) Forests can be cut before final clearance for
4) Miners not in compliance for over five
years to linear projects such as roads and irrigation canals get approvals
5) None of these

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 270 Jitu Rai won the first gold medal for India in 17th Asian Games in South Korea recently. He won
gold in
1) badminton

2) shooting

3) archery

4) wrestling

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 271 Which of the following pairs won the womens doubles title of the WTA Pan Pacific Open
tennis tournament recently?
1) Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro

2) Sania Mirza and Cara Black

3) Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Peng

4) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 272 The nations first ever memorial in honour of the recipients of the Armed Forces highest gallantry
award
Param Veer Chakra has been inaugurated in
1) New Delhi

2) Port Blair

3) Chandigarh

4) Kargil

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 273 Who among the following won India its first Olympic archery medal, a bronze, at the Youth Olympic
Games at Nanjing, China?
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1) Sanjay Boro

2) Dhaniram Basumatary

3) Atul Verma

4) Govindas Singh

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 274 Who among the following has been elected the new head of newly constituted boxing body Boxing
India?
1) JCD Prabhakar

2) Akhilesh Das Gupta

3) Anil Khanna

4) Sandeep Jajodia

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 275 Who among the following was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at 17th Asian Games
opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea?
1) Sania Mirza

2) Saurav Ghosal

3) Sardar Singh

4) Dipika Pallikal

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 276 The Govt launched an action plan, India Newborn Action Plan (INAP), aimed at reducing newborn
deaths from 29 per thousand live births to single digit by
1) 2020

2) 2024

3) 2030

4) 2036

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 277 The three-day Global Investors Summit, Invest Madhya Pradesh, is scheduled to be held in
which of the following cities from Oct 8-10?
1) Gwalior

2) Bhopal

3) Jabalpur

4) Indore

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 278 John Key has won an emphatic victory in the recently held general elections and is all set to lead
which of the following countries for the third term?
1) Zimbabwe

2) New Zealand

3) Spain

4) Norway

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 279 We often read about the term gold ETF in the financial newspapers. What does letter T denote in
the term
ETF?
1) Traded

2) Transferable

3) Transaction

4) Termination

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 280 Who among the following has become the first Indian to enter the Asian Games squash final
recently?
1) Siddharth Suchde

2) Sourav Ghoshal

3) Ritwik Bhattacharya

4) Mahesh Mangaonkar

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 281 Which of the following states has become the first state in the country to kick start State
Road Safety Policy-2014? Expertise and cooperation from New Zealand police department and World Bank
transport cell are incorporated in this new Policy.
1) Delhi

2) Gujarat

3) Kerala

4) Uttar Pradesh

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 282 The Hannover Messe is one of the world's biggest industrial fairs organised in which of the
following countries? India has inked an agreement on its participation as the partner country of the Hannover
Messe (Fair) 2015.
1) Germany

2) South Korea

3) France

4) Italy

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 283 The unmanned Maven spacecraft arrived on the red planet after a 10 month journey
recently. This spacecraft was launched by which of the following space agencies?
1) China National Space Administration
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2) NASA

3) European Space Agency (ESA)

4) Roscosmos

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 284 Who among the following has been appointed as the new head of the Pakistani intelligence agency
Inter
Services Intelligence (ISI) recently?
1) Rizwan Akhtar

2) Zaheerul Islam

3) Raheel Sharif

4) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 285 The State Bank of India (SBI) and its five associate banks would raise about Rs 33,000 cr capital to
meet
Basel III norms in the next five years. Which of the following is NOT an associate bank of the SBI of now?
1) State Bank of Saurashtra

2) State Bank of Hyderabad

3) State Bank of Mysore

4) State Bank of Patiala

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 286 Who among the following is all set to become the next President of Afghanistan after the
rivals sign a power-sharing deal recently?
1) Hamid Karzai

2) Ahmad Yousaf Nuristani

3) Ashraf Ghani

4) Abdullah Abdullah

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 287 Voreqe Bainimarama was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which of the following countries
recently?
1) Mozambique

2) Madagascar

3) Fiji

4) Angola

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 288 Which of the following countries exceeded the European Union in terms of per capita emission for
the first time recently?
1) China

2) Russia

3) India

4) Iran

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 289 Who among the following is NOT a woman shooter of India?
1) Heena Sidhu

2) Anisa Sayyed

3) Rahi Sarnobat

4) Jitu Rai

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 290 The Shia Houthi rebels got hold of Sanaa city, recently, which is the capital city of
1) Yemen

2) Tunisia

3) Nigeria

4) Angola

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 291 As per the new official data from the 68th round of the National Sample Survey (NSS),
of rural households and just under
of urban households in India do not have access to a toilet.
1) 80 per cent, 20 per cent

2) 75 per cent, 25 per cent

3) 70 per cent, 20 per cent

4) 60 per cent, 10 per cent

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 292 The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (13th edition of the PBD), the world's largest annual gathering of
the
Indian diaspora, will be held in which of the following cities in Jan 2015?
1) Mumabai

2) Ahmedabad

3) Pune

4) Gandhinagar

5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 293 Who among the following won the Saraswati Samman 2013, recognised as the highest literary
award in
India? He has been awarded for his novel Dhool Paudhon Par.
1) Subodh Sarkar

2) Govind Mishra

3) Chitra Mudgal

4) Mridula Garg

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

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Ques. : 294 Yumnam Sanathoi Devi and Narender Grewal won bronze medals for the country in the 17th Asian
Games in Incheon in which of the following games?
1) Handball

2) Paul vault

3) Wushu

4) Netball

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 295 India has become the first country in the world to enter the Mars orbit on a maiden mission on
24 Sep. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to Indias mars mission?
1) India is the first Asian country and ISRO the
2) Except India, only European, US and
fourth space agency to send a satellite to the Red
Russian
probes to mars have been
Planet.
successful so far.
3) Indias mars mission was launched on 4 Nov
2013 called Mangalyaan, also known as Mars
Orbiter Mission (MOM).

4) The spacecraft carried with it five scientific

payloads including a camera, two spectrometers, a
radiometer and a photometer.

5) None of these
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 296 Which of the following is NOT an objective of the Indias mars mission which entered into the
mars orbit successfully recently?
1) It will help develop the technologies required for
2) Deep space communication, navigation,
design, planning, management and operations of
mission
planning and management.
an interplanetary mission.
3) Exploration of Mars surface features,
4) Study the atmosphere of Mars, using a
methane morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere
gas sniffer.
by indigenous scientific instruments.
5) None of these
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 297 Which of the following movies has been selected to be the official entry of India to the best
foreign film category at the 87th edition of Oscar awards in 2015?
1) Yellow

2) Queen

3) Shahid

4) Mary Kom

5) Liars Dice

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 298 The former Finance Minister Chidambaram's role in Aircel-Maxis deal approving USD 800 mn
(approx Rs
3,500 cr) investment is being probed by the CBI. As per the CBI, the then Finance Minister was vested with
power to give FIPB approval of only up to
1) Rs 600 cr

2) Rs 800 cr

3) Rs 1000 cr

4) Rs 1500 cr

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 299 According to a UN-led analysis published, recently, the World population may hit
1) 9 bn

2) 10 bn

3) 11 bn

4) 12 bn

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

by 2100.

Ques. : 300 The NPPA withdrawn its order to fix prices of drugs, which are not under the list of essential
medicines recently. What does NPPA stands for?
1) National Popular Pricing Authority

2) National Practical Pricing Authority

3) National Pharmaceutical Priority Authority

4) National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 301 As announced by the ICC, the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 3 will be hosted by which
city
from 23rd to 30th Oct? The six teams competing in the event are Bermuda, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Uganda
and the
USA.
1) Kuala Lumpur

2) Singapore

3) Lancaster
4) Kampala
Ques.
: 302
The Sports Minister Sarbhanand Sonowal
the National Academy of Athletics in
5) None
of these
Ans.)inaugurated
1
Kariavattom in which of the following states recently? The Academy is the first of its kind in the country.
1) Maharashtra
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2) Manipur

3) Kerala

4) Goa

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 303 The Supreme Court has quashed allocation of coal blocks which were allotted to various companies
since
1993. What is the number of coal blocks quashed by the SC?
1) 211

2) 213

3) 214

4) 218

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 304 The book titled The Lives of Others has been authored by who among the following? The book
has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014.
1) Amit Chaudhuri

2) Neel Mukherjee

3) HM Naqvi

4) Tania James

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 305 The world-class integrated food processing facility in Tumkur was inaugurated by the PM
Narendra Modi, recently, in which of the following states?
1) Tamil Nadu

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Kerala

4) Karnataka

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 306 Dushyant Chauhan won a bronze medal in which of the following games in the 17th Asian Games in
Incheon?
1) Rowing

2) Boxing

3) Pole vault

4) Discus throw

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 307 The Govt gave its nod to the Swachh Bharat programme recently. Which of the following is NOT
correct about the programme?
1) The programme is aimed at eliminating open
2) The urban component of the Mission is
proposed defecation and construction of individual and
to be implemented over 5 years
starting from Oct 2, community toilets across the country.
2014 in all 4041 statutory
towns.
3) The total expected cost of the programme is Rs

4) The Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) will

continue
62,009 cr, out of which the proposed central
in urban areas and will be implemented
separately. assistance will be of Rs 14,623 cr.
Ques. : 308 Which of the following is NOT a moon of planet mars?
5) None of these
Ans.)
1)
2) Phobos
4 Europa
3) Deimos

4) Both 1) and 3)

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 309 India conducted the military exercise named Yudh Abhyas 2014 with which of the following
countries recently?
1) Russia

2) Japan

3) Vietnam

4) US

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 310 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his pet Make in India campaign on 25 Sep to
put India prominently on the global manufacturing map. This campaign focuses on
identified
growth sectors of the Indian economy.
1) 21

2) 22

3) 25

4) 30

5) None of these
Ans.)
3
Ques. : 311 Year 2016-17 has been declared as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage and
SAARC cultural capital for 2015-16.
1) Bamiyan, Afghanistan

2) Karachi, Pakistan

3) Dhaka, Bangladesh

4) Varanasi, India

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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has to be

Ques. : 312 Indias youngest state Telangana conducted a household survey to map the socio-economic
profiles of households in the state. Which of the following is NOT correct about the state?
1) As per the surveys findings so far, Telanganas
2) The new state consists of 10 districts.
population is estimated to cross 40 mn.
3) It is the 12th biggest in the country in terms of
4) It is the 12th biggest in the country in
terms of geographical area.
population.
5) Vijayawada is all set to be the new capital of the
Ans.) 5
state.
Ques. : 313 The State govt of Bihar formally placed which of the following communities in annexure II (the
backward class) recently? Doing this it has joined only few states who has recognised this community.
1) Handicapped

2) Nat

3) Orphan

4) Transgenders

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 314 Which of the following state assemblies is the first to ratified National Judicial Appointments
Commission (NJAC) Bill? The Constitution Amendment Bill passed by the Parliament required endorsement of
at least 50 per cent of state Assemblies.
1) Madhya Pradesh

2) Rajasthan

3) Gujarat

4) Tamil Nadu

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 315 What is the name of the joint military exercise involving the armies of India and Nepal
which was conducted at the Pithoragarh military station recently?
1) INDRA

2) Surya Kiran VII

3) Yudh Abhyas 2014

4) Malabar 2014

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 316 Indian languages finally get their due in the web world as Indian domain names made their debut
with the extension .Bharat covering eight Indian languages. Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Sindhi

2) Nepali

3) Marathi

4) Konkani

5) None of these

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 317 The IRDA launched a pilot project, making it mandatory for all life insurers to convert a minimum of
of the total individual policies issued into demat format.
1) 5,000 or five per cent

2) 3,000 or five per cent

3) 1,000 or five per cent

4) 500 or five per cent

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 318 In a recent notification, the RBI said that govt cheques would be cleared through CTS based
on their electronic images. What does CTS stand for?
1) Cheque Transfer System

2) Cheque Termination System

3) Cheque Transaction System

4) Cheque Truncation System

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 319 Indias leading automaker Mahindra & Mahindra launched a new version of its popular SUV
Scorpio on which of the following online marketplace, recently, for the first time?
1) Flipkart

2) ebay

3) Snapdeal

4) Amazon

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 320 Which of the following states has announced Amma Cement Scheme recently? Under the
scheme the state govt will procure cement from private manufacturers and sell them at Rs 190 per bag.
1) West Bengal

2) Uttar Pradesh

3) Gujarat

4) Tamil Nadu

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 321 The Supreme Court declared which of the following tribunals as unconstitutional recently? The
apex court said that the Act passed by Parliament in 2005 encroaches upon the power of higher judiciary.
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1) National Tax Tribunal

3) Securities Appellate Tribunal

2) Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate

Tribunal
4) Appellate Tribunal for Electricity

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 322 The govt launched Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana recently. Which of the following is NOT
correct about this scheme?
1) It is aimed at upliftment of rural and urban poor
for the through skill development.

2) The govt has allocated Rs 1,000 cr

Yojana.

4) The govt has decided to observe 25th

3) The 50 per cent of the fund will be spent on skill
Sep as
Antyodaya Diwas every year to mark
development.
the birth
anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
5) None
of these
Ans.)
Ques.
: 323
What amount has been contributed by
India5to the UN to tackle Ebola?
1) USD 10 mn

2) USD 12 mn

3) USD 18 mn

4) USD 20 mn

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 324 Which of the following countries has successfully test fired short range surface-to-surface
missile Hatf IX (NASR) recently?
1) Iran

2) Iraq

3) Pakistan

4) Syria

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 325 The US President Barack Obama has announced to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in
the
in a bid to protect sea life from climate change.
1) Pacific Ocean

2) Atlantic Ocean

3) Arctic Ocean

4) Indian Ocean

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 326 The UN Security Council unanimously approved a binding resolution on which of the
following issues recently?
1) Increase in carbon dioxide emission in the
atmosphere
3) Enrichment of Uranium for nuclear warheads
5) None of these

2) The flow of foreign jihadists to Iraq and Syria

4) Forcing people to refuge from Iraq and Syria
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 327 Name the deadly serious computer bug discovered recently which affects systems like Linux and
Apple's
Mac operating system which uses a software component called Bash.
1) Morris

2) Heartbleed

3) Shellshock

4) Backdoor

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 328 The 3rd Meeting of the Culture Ministers of the South Asian Association Regional Cooperation
(SAARC)
group was held in which of the following cities recently?
1) Kabul

2) New Delhi

3) Islamabad

4) Kathmandu

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 329 The 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held from
Nov
10 to 11 in which of the following cities?
1) Beijing

2) Sydney

3) Toronto

4) Tokyo

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 330 The 4th SAARC culture ministers meeting will be held in which of the following countries?
1) Bangladesh

2) Sri Lanka

3) Nepal

4) Maldives

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5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 331 The 1st International Sanskrit Conference was held, recently, in which of the following states?
Sanskrit scholars from India and eight foreign countries deliberated on methods to revive the glory of the
ancient language.
1) Uttarakhand

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Gujarat

4) Rajasthan

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 332 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
1) Edappadi K Palaniswami

2) R Vaithilingam

3) Natham R Viswanathan

4) O Panneerselvam

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 333 The central govt imposed president rule in which of the following states after its chief minister
resigned as his party went into minority after its split with its ally recently?
1) Jharkhand

2) Bihar

3) Maharashtra

4) Haryana

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 334 Who among the following is the first chief minister of an Indian state who was convicted and
sent to jail during holding the office?
1) Lalu Prasad Yadav

2) J Jayalalithaa

3) Mayawati

4) Mulayam Singh Yadav

5) BS Yeddyurappa

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 335 PM Narendra Modi promised to merge PIO and OCI schemes to facilitate their hassle-free travel to
India. While PIO stands for Person of Indian Origin, OCI stands for
1) Other Citizenship of India

2) Overseas Countrymen of India

3) Overseas Citizenship of India

4) Other Countrymen of India

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 336 The prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was announced recently. This prize is facilitated to
people for their outstanding contributions to field of
1) science and technology

2) art and literature

3) sports

4) music

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 337 Justice HL Dattu was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. Who was the first Chief Justice
of India after the independence?
1) Mehr Chand Mahajan

2) M Patanjali Sastri

3) HJ Kania

4) Sudhi Ranjan Das

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 338 PM Narendra Modi met with Nobel laureate and famous Professor Harold Varmus during his
US visit recently. Prof Varmus is a noted
1) environmentalist

2) biologist

3) cyber security expert

4) cancer specialist

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 339 Who among the following has/have won gold medal for India in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon?
1) Yogeshwar Dutt

2) Jitu Rai

3) Seema Punia

4) All the above

5) None of the above

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 340 The prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was announced recently. Who among the following
is
NOT a winner of the prize this year?
1) PS Ahuja
3) Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala
5) S Venkata Mohan
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2) Roop Mallik
4) Anurag Agrawal
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 341 India's Vikas Gowda bagged silver medal in the mens event of which of the following games in the
17th
Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea?
1) Sailing

2) Boxing

3) Discus throw

4) Archery

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 342 In its annual report, the United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP)
has estimated that the Indian economy will grow at
in the current fiscal.
1) 5.1 per cent

2) 5.5 per cent

3) 5.9 per cent

4) 6.1 per cent

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 343 The RBI relaxed KYC norms for opening bank accounts recently. Which of the following is NOT
correct in this regard?
1) It has asked banks to allow self-certified copy of 2) Banks have not to seek fresh
documents, if a the document by mail, or post for opening an
KYC compliant customer
desires to open another account.
account in the bank.
3) If the customers are unable to comply within a
4) Under partial freezing, only debits would
be reasonable period of time, partial freezing may be allowed in such accounts, but credits
would not be introduced for KYC non-compliant customers.
allowed.
5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 344 Ryder Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Golf

2) Squash

3) Billiards

4) Badminton

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 345 A new mission named Resolute Support focusing on training and supporting the local army
and police has been initiated in which of the following countries recently?
1) Iraq

2) Syria

3) Pakistan

4) Afghanistan

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 346 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new president of Afghanistan in the
country's first democratic transfer of power since the ouster of Taliban from power?
1) Abdullah Abdullah

2) Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai

3) Hamid Karzai

4) Abdul Rashid Dostum

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 347 The RBI announced its bi-monthly policy review on 30th Sep. Which of the following is NOT
matched correctly as per the latest announcement?
1) The short-term lending rate (repo) 8 per cent
3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 22.5 per cent
5) None of these

2) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) 4 per cent

4) The projected GDP growth rate in 2015-16 fiscal
6.3 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 348 Which of the following technology firms is planning to start testing its internet-carrying solarpowered drones in 2015 aimed at getting two-thirds of the global population online?
1) ZTE

2) Microsoft

3) Google

4) Facebook

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 349 The 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China took place recently. The
PR China was founded on
1949.
1) 25 Sep

2) 29 Sep

3) 30 Sep

4) 1 Oct

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 350 The PM Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat mission on 2 Oct. Which of the following is NOT
correct with respect to the new mission?
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1) The country's biggest-ever cleanliness drive is

2) The logo of the campaign is Gandhi's
expected to cost nearly Rs 5 lakh cr.
spectacles and the slogan Ek Kadam Swachhata
Ki Or.
3) As per a WHO estimate, a person in India loses 4) The govt has decided to merge the
'Nirmal about Rs 6,500 per annum due to illness and poor Bharat Abhiyan', a campaign for
rural sanitation health as he is unable to perform day-to-day duties. with Swachh Bharat
Mission.
5) The urban component of the Mission is proposed
to be implemented over 5 years starting from 2 Oct Ans.) 1
2014 in all 4,041 statutory towns.
Ques. : 351 In its recently bi-monthly policy review, the RBI maintained that the GDP growth in the current fiscal
will be
1) 5 per cent

2) 5.5 per cent

3) 6 per cent

4) 6.5 per cent

5) None of these
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 352 The book titled Kutsa Pakhha [Those Who Slander] has been authored by
1) Mamata Banerjee

2) J Jayalalithaa

3) N Chandrababu Naidu

4) Sasikala Natarajan

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 353 The Indian women's kabaddi team notched up its second successive gold medal at the 17th Asian
Games beating which of the following teams in the summit clash?
1) Iran

2) Nepal

3) Pakistan

4) Indonesia

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 354 Which of the following pairs won the mens doubles title of the Malaysian Open 2014?
1) Jamie Murray and John Peers

2) Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski

3) Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram

4) Mahesh Bhupati and Marc Lopez

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 355 At least 32 people were killed and several others injured in a stampede that broke out after the end
of the
Dussehra celebrations in a field filled with huge crowds in
recently.
1) Kolkata

2) Lucknow

3) Patna

4) Bhubaneswar

5) None of these
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 356 India won the hockey gold at the 17th Asian Games after 16 years recently. It defeated which
of the following teams?
1) South Korea

2) Malaysia

3) Pakistan

4) Japan

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 357 Which of the following teams won the gold medal of the Mens Kabaddi at the 17th Asian Games
recently? It is the winner of gold medal in the last six editions since the sport made its debut in Beijing in 1990.
1) Iran

2) Nepal

3) Sri Lanka

4) India

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 358 The Centre has accorded in-principle approval for setting up six more STPIs in Odisha. The STPIs
are set up for which of the following purposes?
1) Sewage treatment
3) Schedule tribes development
5) None of these

2) Skill training of youth

4) Promote software exports
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 359 Jeffrey P Bezos, who visited India, recently, and also met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is the
current
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following multination giants?
1) Amazon

2) ebay

3) Walmart

4) Dell

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

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Ques. : 360 Which of the following teams has won the Champions League T20 2014?
1) Kolkata Knight Riders

2) Chennai Super Kings

3) Mumbai Indians

4) Northern Knights

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 361 Name the US's biggest bank which revealed, recently, that it suffered a massive cyber attack on
76 mn private and seven mn business customers in the country?
1) Citi Bank

2) Standard Chartered

3) Bank of America

4) JP Morgan

5) None of these

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 362 The XI World Metropolis Congress was held in which of the following Indian cities recently? The
Congress provides a forum to deliberate upon various themes including urban governance, equity,
management, challenge of migrations, and infrastructure development.
1) Chennai

2) Bengaluru

3) Hyderabad

4) Mumbai

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 363 Indian companies are planning to raise money through FCCBs as an appreciating rupee and a
bullish stock market again make these bonds attractive. What does FCCB stand for?
1) Foreign Currency Convertible Bond

2) Foreign Country Convertible Bond

3) Foreign Currency Concessional Bond

4) Foreign Country Concessional Bond

5) None of these

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 364 The govt is considering a proposal to merge the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with
Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Sebi). While Sebi is the capital market regulator, the FMC regulates
in India.
1) commodity futures market
3) foreign exchange

2) money market
4) virtual currency

5) None of these
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 365 While the Indian mens hockey team won gold medal after a long break, the women's
hockey team managed to win
medal at the Incheon Asian Games recently.
1) a gold

2) a silver

3) a bronze

4) no

5) None of these

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 366 The 38th Parallel is the international boundary line between which of the following two nations?
1) US and Canada

2) North and South Korea

3) China and Vietnam

4) China and Russia

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 367 We often read about the term BYOD in newspapers. What does BYOD stands for?
1) Buy Your Own Device
3) Bring Your Official Device
5) None of these

2) Bring Your Own Device

4) Bring Your Original Device
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 368 Who among the following has/have won the 2014 Right Livelihood honorary award, promoted as the
"Alternative Nobel Prize"? It is awarded by the Swedish charity the Right Livelihood Award Foundation.
1) Alan Rusbridger

2) Edward Snowden

3) Julian Assange

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 369 What is the RBIs model for rating of Indian banks is called?
1) CAMEL

2) CAMELS

3) CRISIL

4) CARE

5) None of these

Ans.) 2

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JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2014
Ques. : 1 Who am ong the following candidates created a new record in the his tory of General Elections
in India by winning the election with a m argin of 5.7 lakh votes ?
1) Dars hana Jardos h, Surat
3) VK Singh, Ghaziabad
5) None of thes e

2) CR Patil, Navs ari

4) Narendra Modi, Vadodara
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 2 Which of the following autom akers in the US will pay a record $35 m n fine over faulty ignition
s witches ? The US govts inves tigated the com pany for recall of 2.59 m n s m all cars with the above is
s ue.
1) General Motors
3) Ford
5) None of thes e

2) Toyota
4) Renault
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 3 The veteran hotelier Capt CP Kris hnan Nair, who died recently, was as s ociated with which of
the following hotel chains ?
1) Clarks
3) Trident
5) None of thes e

2) Oberoi
4) Leela Palace
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 4 Project-75India is as s ociated with which of the following arm ed forces ?

1) Indian Navy
3) Indian Air Force
5) None of thes e

2) Indian Arm y
4) BSF
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 5 Nam e the Hollywood s tar was conferred with a s pecial honour, Mos t Popular All Tim e
International Star in India, at the
International Indian Film Academ y (IIFA) awards recently?
1) Um a Thurm an
3) Bruce Willis
5) Nicolas Cage

2) John Travolta
4) Tom Cruis e
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 6 Which of the following does not repres ent the nam e of a bank functioning in India?
1) Indus ind
3) Yes
5) Federal

2) Kotak Mahindra
4) Tata
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 7 Many a tim e we com e acros s a term GDR. What is the expanded form of the s am e in the
context of banking/econom y?
1) Gros s Depos itory Revenue
3) Gros s Dom es tic Revenue
5) None of thes e

2) Global Depos itory Receipt

4) Global Depos itory Revenue
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 8 Which of the following s tock exchanges will ceas e to exis t from May 30 after it failed to
adhere to s everal new regulatory requirem ents outlined by m arkets regulator Sebi? It was a 76-year-old
s tock exchange.
1) Jaipur Stock Exchange
3) Bangalore Stock Exchange
5) Ahm edabad Stock Exchange

2) Bhubanes war Stock Exchange

4) Madras Stock Exchange
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 9 A new political party that m eets the 4% criterion in a particular s tate is recognis ed as a 's tate
party' in that s tate. To gain recognition as a national party, a party m us t be recognis ed as a s tate party
in at leas t ________s tates .
1) two
3) four

2) three
4) five

5) s ix

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 10 Which of the following is lands becam e the firs t is land in the world fully energy s elf-s
ufficient through com bined water and wind power recently?
1) El Hierro
3) Hokkaido
5) Banks Is land

2) Mindanao
4) Sakhalin
Ans.) 1

Ques. :
11 The expert com m ittee headed by form er Axis Bank Chairm an, PJ Nayak, cons tituted to review the
governance of
Boards of Banks in India, s ubm itted its report recently. Which of the following is NOT recom m ended by
the Com m ittee?
1) Banks s hould not be incorporated under the
Com panies Act.
3) If a bank is identified as dis tres s ed, private equity and s overeign wealth funds s hould be
2) A Bank Inves tm ent Com pany s hould be cons tituted where the govt holding in all the banks s hould
be trans ferred.
4) There s hould be a m inim um five-year tenure for bank chairm en and m inim um three year tenure for
perm itted to take a controlling s take of up to 40 per executive directors .
cent.
5) Cons traints like applicability of the Right to Inform ation Act s hould be rapidly elim inated or s
ignificantly reduced in order to avoid eros ion of com petitiveness .
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 12 The BJP becam e the firs t political party in India to get a m ajority in the General Election on
its own s ince
_______when the Indian National Congres s had done s o.
1) 1952
3) 1971
5) 1989

2) 1962
4) 1984
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 13 Nam e the footballer who agreed to s ign a new contract with Barcelona m aking him the bes t
paid player in the world recently?
1) Lionel Mes s i
3) Neym ar
5) None of thes e

2) Cris tiano Ronaldo

4) Gareth Bale
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 14 Who am ong the following topped the lis t of UK billionaires m ade public in London recently?
1) Lord Swraj Paul
3) Prakas h Lohia
5) Anil Agarwal

2) Laks hm i N Mittal
4) Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 15 The s ixteenth Lok Sabha election has created a s ituation when no s ingle party qualify for a
Leader of the Oppos ition pos t as the rules m andated that the LoP s hould be from a party whos e m em
bers cons titute at leas t ________of the total s trength of the Hous e.
1) 5 per cent
3) 10 per cent
5) 15 per cent

2) 7 per cent
4) 12 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 16 Rus s i Mody, who pas s ed away, recently, was form er chief of which of the following com
panies ?
1) Tis co (now Tata Steel)
3) Balco
5) None of thes e

2) Telco (now Tata Motors )

4) Nalco
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 17 Citizens of which of the following counties rejected adopting worlds highes t m inim um wage
(25 dollars an hour) in a referendum held there recently?
1) Switzerland
3) South Korea
5) France

2) Norway
4) US
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 18 India s uffered los s to Malays ia in Thom as Cup held in New Delhi recently. Thom as Cup is
as s ociated with which of the following gam es ?
1) Wom ens tennis
3) Mens badm inton
5) None of thes e

2) Mens tennis
4) Wom ens badm inton
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 19 Nabam Tuki was s worn in as the new Chief Minis ter of which of the following s tates after the
as s em bly poll held there recently?
1) Mizoram
2) Manipur
3) Tripura
4) Arunachal Prades h
5) None of these
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 20 The RBI is all s et to launch one billion plas tic notes of Rs 10 denom ination in a field trial in
five cities s elected for their geographical and clim atic divers ity. Which of the following cities is NOT am
ong them ?
1) Bhubanes war
3) Mys ore
5) Chennai

2) Jaipur
4) Kochi
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 21 Which of the following countries approved a new tax regim e, recently, under which thos e
with annual net incom e of over USD 333,000 will be s ubject to a 45 per cent incom e tax rate?
1) Taiwan (Republic of China)
3) Singapore
5) None of thes e

2) South Korea
4) Philippines
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 22 Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Meas ures in As ia (CICA) is a m ultinational forum for peace, s ecurity and s tability in As ia. The fourth CICA s um m it was held in which of
the following cities recently?
1) Is tanbul
3) Shanghai
5) None of thes e

2) As tana
4) Ankara
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 23 Sir Jack Brabham , who pas s ed away, recently, was three-tim e _______ world cham pion.
1) Badm inton
3) Squas h
5) None of thes e

2) Ches s
4) Form ula One
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 24 The Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Sam iti (BMVSS), an Indian NGO m anufacturing the
world fam ous Jaipur Foot, s igned an agreem ent with which of the following countries to s upply
artificial lim bs to s om e 1000 people free of cos t recently?
1) Iraq
3) Libya
5) Turkey

2) Syria
4) Afghanis tan
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 25 Biju Janata Dal won the recent as s em bly polls in Odis ha. Who am ong the following is all s
et to becom e the next Chief
Minis ter of the s tate?
1) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
3) Baijayant Panda
5) Naveen Patnaik

2) Srikant Kum ar Jena

4) Pyarim ohan Mohapatra
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 26 Who am ong the following won wom ens s ingles title at the Rom e Mas ters tennis tournam
ent recently?

1) Sara Errani
3) Victoria Azarenka
5) Venus William s

2) Serena William s
4) Maria Sharapova
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 27 According to the advance es tim ates releas ed by the Govt, the foodgrains production is
likely to cros s ______m illion tonnes in 2013-14 in the country. It will be the highes t ever production of
food grains in the country.
1) 257
3) 271
5) 295

2) 264
4) 288
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 28 Balkan countries are s cram bling to res cue victim s and battling lands lides as the wors t
floods hit the area s ince m odern recording began 120 years ago. Which of the following is NOT a Balkan
country?
1) Bulgaria

2) Albania

3) Herzegovina
5) None of thes e

4) Bos nia
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 29 The Defence Minis ter of Laos , Douangchay Phichit, and others were killed in a plane cras h
in the country recently. Which of the following is the capital city of Laos ?
1) Phuket
3) Vientiane
5) None of thes e

2) Pattaya
4) Hanoi
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 30 Pawan Cham ling has been s worn in as the Chief Minis ter of which of the following s tates
recently?
1) Tripura
3) Mizoram
5) Meghalaya

2) Manipur
4) Sikkim
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 31 The m ilitary of which of the following countries im pos ed m artial law in the country am id a
political cris is recently?
1) Afghanis tan
3) Vietnam
5) None of thes e

2) Libya
4) Thailand
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 32 The Suprem e Court banned jallikattu (bull fighting) and bullock cart racing in which of the
following s tates recently?
1) Karnataka
3) Tam il Nadu
5) None of thes e

2) Andhra Prades h
4) Maharas htra
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 33 In a breakthrough, s cientis ts have for the firs t tim e dis covered a revolutionary technique to
turn light into m atter. The idea was firs t theoris ed by s cientis ts _________in 1934.
1) Gregory Breit and John Wheeler
3) Max Bom and Wem er Heis enberg
5) Michael Faraday

2) Albert Eins tein

4) Paul Dirac and John Bardeen
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 34 China las hed out at the As s ociation of Southeas t As ian Nations (ASEAN) for backing
Vietnam over tens ions in the
South China Sea recently. Who am ong the following is the Secretary General of ASEAN at pres ent?
1) Phung Quang Thanh
3) Marty Natalegawa

2) Ong Keng Yong

4) Nguyen Tan Dung

5) Le Luong Minh

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 35 In its recent verdict, the of Suprem e Court ordered interim s tay on iron ore m ining in which
of the following s tates by com panies whos e leas es have expired and directed the s tate govt to cons
ider and dis pos e of all renewal applications within s ix m onths ?
1) Karnataka
3) Jharkhand
5) None of thes e

2) Goa
4) Odis ha
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 36 Paleontologis ts have dis covered fos s ils of the larges t dinos aur ever to roam the earth in
which of the following countries recently? The creature is believed to be a new s pecies of Titanos aur.
1) Egypt
3) Chile
5) Paraguay

2) Argentina
4) Bolivia
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 37 As announced by the Rus s ian Pres ident, the country is all s et to s ign a m ajor gas deal
with which of the following countries in order to divers ifying gas s upply des tinations am id tens ion in
ties with the Wes t over Ukraine?
1) Kazakhs tan
3) India
5) None of thes e

2) Pakis tan
4) China
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 38 The ace player Rakes h Kum ar, who em erged as the top m oney earner in a recent auction for
a league, is as s ociated with which of the following gam es ?
1) Kho-kho
3) Hockey
5) Football

2) Kabaddi
4) Badm inton
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 39 The term of m em bers of which of the following ins titutions is co-term inus with the union
govt and all its m em bers s ubm it their res ignation after the general elections ?
1) Election Com m is s ion
3) Planning Com m is s ion
5) None of thes e

2) Central Vigilance Com m is s ion

4) Finance Com m is s ion
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 40 Who am ong the following was s worn in as the new Chief Minis ter of Bihar recently?
1) Ram ai Ram
3) Bas is tha Narayan Singh
5) None of thes e

2) Jitan Ram Manjhi

4) Narendra Singh
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 41 Who am ong the following s ucceeded Narendra Modi as the new Chief Minis ter of Gujarat s
tate?
1) Nitinbhai Patel
3) Am it Shah
5) Ram anlal Vora

2) Pars ottam bhai Rupala

4) Anandiben Patel
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 42 The RBI governor announced that the central bank is planning to is s ue bank licences with
res trictions and encourage paym ent banks . As he m entioned, what will be the function(s ) of s uch
banks ? Paym ent banks

1) will not take depos its .

2) will offer paym ent and rem ittance s ervices .
3) will be cons trained to inves t all its funds in s afe ins trum ents s uch as govt s ecurities .
4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3)
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 43 The World Free Zones Organization (WFZO), aim ed at providing a platform for boos ting
cooperation am ong free zones globally, was launched with its headquarters in _____recently.
1) Dubai
3) Shanghai

2) New Delhi
4) Ottawa

5) Manila

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 44 The US announced to never us e a vaccine cam paign again in counterterroris m operations ,
recently. It had us ed s uch cam paign in which of the following m ajor operations ?
1) Operation Neptune Spear
3) Operation Geronim o
5) Operation Eagle Claw

2) Operation Odys s ey Dawn

4) Operation Des ert Storm
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 45 A new s tudy by the International Labour Organis ation (ILO) es tim ates that forced labour
worldwide generates illegal profits of at leas t USD 150 bn a year. The ILO is headquartered at
1) Geneva
3) Perth
5) None of thes e

2) Wellington
4) Hague
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 46 A US court convicted cleric Abu Ham za for s upporting terroris m , recently. He was
extradited to the US from _______in
2012 after an eight year legal battle.
1) Jordon
3) UK
5) France

2) UAE
4) Saudi Arabia
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 47 Nam e the chief m inis ter who is all s et to s urpas s the record of form er Wes t Bengal chief
m inis ter Jyoti Bas u of being the longes t s erving chief m inis ter of the country?
1) Naveen Patnaik
3) Shivraj Singh Chauhan
5) None of thes e

2) Pawan Cham ling

4) Nabam Tuki
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 48 The PJ Nayak Com m ittee, which has s ubm itted its report to the RBI, has m ention about the
dual regulation of public s ector banks (PSBs ) as they are regulated by the RBI as well as the________.
1) Minis try of Finance
3) Minis try of Law
5) None of thes e

2) Minis try of Com m erce and Indus try

4) Minis try of Hom e Affairs
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 49 An expert group of the Planning Com m is s ion has es tim ated that India needs to inves t
_________for lower em is s ions by 2030.
1) USD 400 bn
3) USD 750 bn
5) USD 900 bn

2) USD 634 bn
4) USD 834 bn
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 50 Morgan Stanley predicted that India will em erge from s tagflation over next few quarters .
Which of the following are the features of the s tagflation in a countrys econom y?
1) Pers is tent high inflation
2) High unem ploym ent
3) Stagnant dem and
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 51 With the younges t s tate of India, Telangana, s et to com e into being on Jun 2, which of the
following banks is expected
to m anage the general banking and debt account of the State?
1) State Bank of India
3) Syndicate Bank
5) Res erve Bank of India

2) Indian Bank
4) Central Bank of India
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 52 Which of the following telecom m unication com panies working in India rais ed nearly $2 bn
from the s ale of dual currency USD and EUR bonds , recently? It is s aid to be the larges t debt is s
uance by a dom es tic firm till date.
1) Idea
3) Reliance Com m unication
5) None of thes e

2) Bharti Airtel
4) Reliance Jio Infocom m
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 53 Mus lim repres entation hit the wors t tally in the his tory of Indian Parliam ent in 16th Lok
Sabha election held recently. It s tood at jus t
1) 22
3) 49
5) None of thes e

2) 23
4) 52
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 54 What is total num ber to public s ector banks (PSBs ) operating in India at pres ent?
1) 22
3) 25
5) 29

2) 23
4) 26
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 55 Indias Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan is as s ociated with which of the following gam es ?
1) Tennis
3) Squas h
5) None of thes e

2) Badm inton
4) Table tennis
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 56 Which of the following autonom ous regions of China witnes s ed a terroris t attack, recently,
which left at leas t 31 people killed and 94 injured?
1) Guangxi
3) Xinjiang
5) None of thes e

2) Ningxia
4) Inner Mongolia
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 57 The Suprem e Court, in its recent decis ion, held that hiding inform ation can lead to elected
candidates uns eating. As per the SC, dis clos ing which of the following inform ation is m andatory?
1) Their crim inal antecedents
3) As s ets and liabilities of their s pous e and
dependent children
5) Only 1) and 2)

2) Their educational qualifications

4) All the above
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 58 Cons ider the following s tatem ents in the context of the 16th Lok Sabha election and identify
the correct s tatem ent(s ):
2) Average election turnout was around 66.38%,
1) It was the s econd larges t election in the world.
the highes t ever in the his tory of Indian general elections . 3) The BJP regis tered s econd bes t tally in
Uttar Pradesh only behind INS which had won 83 out of
85 s eats in 1984. 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3)
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 59 The Res erve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks to provide loans with tenures of up to
_______to exporters to help them ens ure capital flows to fulfill long-term contracts , recently. Exis ting
norm s allow banks to give loans for up to one year only.
1) 2 years
3) 5 years
5) 10 years

2) 4 years
4) 7 years
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 60 The ous ted Egyptian pres ident Hos ni Mubarak was s entenced to _______in pris on after
found guilty of em bezzling public funds , recently?
1) one year
3) three years
5) s even years

2) two years
4) four years
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 61 The s tate-owned power equipm ent m aker Bhel has com m is s ioned all the four units of the
520 MW Parbati underground hydro electricity project in the s tate of _________, recently.
1) Him achal Prades h
3) Uttarakhand
5) None of thes e

2) Jam m u & Kas hm ir

4) Arunachal Prades h
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 62 Nam e the Indian-Am erican s tudent who won the pres tigious 2014 National Geographic Bee
contes t carrying a 50,000
US dollars college s cholars hip recently?
1) Am eya Mujum dar
3) Kris h Patel
5) None of thes e

2) Akhil Rekulapelli
4) Sathwik Karnik
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 63 The govt has ordered Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to pay a record _________ in s ubs idy
to help s tate-owned fuel retailers cover part of the los s es they incurred on dies el and cooking fuel in
2013-14.
1) Rs 49,421 cr
3) Rs 67,021 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 56,384 cr
4) Rs 70,772 cr
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 64 Indian Cons ulate in which of the following provinces in Afghanis tan was attacked by heavily
arm ed gunm en, recently, which s ecurity pers onnel rebutted and all the Indian s taff rem ain unhurt?
1) Kandahar
3) Herat
5) Badakhs han

2) Ghor
4) Bam yan
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 65 The Res erve Bank eas ed gold im port norm s recently. Earlier, the central bank had pres
cribed a form ula under which at leas t _______of every lot of im ported gold had to be exclus ively us ed
for exports .
1) 10 per cent
3) 25 per cent
5) 40 per cent

2) 20 per cent
4) 30 per cent
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 66 Veteran Madhav Mantri, who died recently, was Indias oldes t player of
1) Hockey
3) Tennis
5) None of thes e

2) Football
4) Cricket
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 67 In which of the following countries , recently, the arm y s eized power in a bloodles s coup, s
us pended the Cons titution and declared night curfew after m onths of anti-govt protes ts that left the
country in lim bo?
1) Vietnam

2) Thailand

3) Philippines
5) None of thes e

4) Cam bodia
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 68 The res ults of 16th Lok Sabha election indicate that no party qualify as the Oppos ition and
this could affect appointm ents to key offices that m andate that the govt cons ult the LoP. Thes e offices
are
1) Lokpal
3) Central Vigilance Com m is s ioner
5) Only 1) and 3)

2) Chief of arm ed forces

4) All the above
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 69 The Com m ittee headed by PJ Nayak, which s ubm itted its report, recently, pointed out that
all PSBs violate Sebi lis ting norm s . The Sebi regulation for lis ted com panies m andates that
__________of directors m us t be independent.
1) 20 per cent
3) 40 per cent
5) 60 per cent

2) 25 per cent
4) 50 per cent
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 70 Negotiations between India and South African Cus tom s Union (SACU) are in progres s .
Which of the following is NOT a m em ber of SACU?
1) Nam ibia
3) Swaziland

2) South Africa
4) Les otho

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 71 India lost to which of the following countries and s ettled for a his toric bronze in Uber Cup
wom ens badm inton tournam ent recently?
1) Denm ark
2) Japan
3) Indones ia
4) China
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 72 In 1969, in the fourth Lok Sabha, who am ong the following becam e the firs t pers on to be
form ally recognis ed and given the s tatus of leader of the oppos ition?
1) Ram Subhag Singh
3) Jagjivan Ram
5) YB Chavan

2) GV Mavalankar
4) CM Stephen
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 73 Who am ong the following has been tem porarily appointed as the US am bas s ador to India
after Nancy Powell res igned from the pos t recently?
1) Tara Sonens hine
2) Stephen W Bos worth
3) Chris topher R Hill
4) Kathleen Stephens
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 74 Who am ong the following took over as the new Chief Inform ation Com m is s ioner in the
Central Inform ation Com m is s ion recently?
1) Syed As if Ibrahim
3) N Sandhu
5) None of thes e

2) Rajiv Mathur
4) PC Haldar
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 75 TR Zeliang has been s worn in as the new Chief Minis ter of which of the following s tates ?
1) Arunachal Prades h
3) Nagaland
5) None of thes e

2) Sikkim
4) Manipur
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 76 Which of the following team s has lifted Thom as Cup m ens badm inton cham pions hip
recently?
1) Indones ia
3) Malays ia
5) India

2) China
4) Japan
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 77 Which of the following team s won the Wom en's As ian Cup Football cham pions hip
recently?
1) Japan

2) Aus tralia

3) Vietnam
5) None of thes e

4) China
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 78 Narendra Modi s worn-in on 26 May as the ________Prim e Minis ter of India.
1) thirteenth
3) fifteenth
5) None of thes e

2) fourteenth
4) s ixteenth
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 79 ONGC Vides h Ltd (OVL) has s igned a deal with Ros neft to jointly explore hydrocarbons in
the offs hore Arctic. Ros neft is the larges t oil and gas producer of
1) US
3) China
5) None of thes e

2) Rus s ia
4) Uzbekis tan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 80 Who am ong the following has won the recent Pres idential election in Ukraine?
1) Ars eniy Yats enyuk
3) Petro Poros henko
5) None of thes e

2) Sergei Tigipko
4) Yulia Tym os henko
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 81 Who am ong the following has been s worn in as new External Affairs Minis ter, the firs t wom
an to get External Affairs portfolio?
1) Najm a A Heptulla
2) Sus hm a Swaraj
3) Sm riti Zubin Irani
4) Maneka Gandhi
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 82 Who am ong the following has been appointed as the new principal s ecretary to the Prim e
Minis ter of India?
1) Nripendra Mis hra
3) Anil Gos wam i
5) None of thes e

2) RK Mathur
4) Arun Ram anathan
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 83 The m ovie Frozen has becom e the fifth highes t-gros s ing film in box office his tory acros s
the world. Which of the following m ovies is the highes t gros s er?
1) Avatar
3) The Avengers
5) None of thes e

2) Titanic
4) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 84 Which of the following currencies has been the bes t perform ing currency in As ia-Pacific
region agains t the US dollar s o far in 2014?
1) Indian Rupee
3) South Korean Won
5) New Zealand dollar

2) Malays ian Ringgit

4) Japanes e Yen
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 85 Which of the following cities has been awarded the rights to hos t the inaugural European
Gam es to be held in 2015?
1) Mins k, Belarus
3) Sofia, Bulgaria
5) None of thes e

2) Zagreb, Croatia
4) Baku, Azerbaijan
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 86 Who am ong the following has won the 2014 Monaco Form ula One Grand Prix?
1) Nico Ros berg
3) Fernando Alons o
5) Lewis Ham ilton

2) Jens on Button
4) Sebas tian Vettel
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 87 Which of the following m ovies has won the pres tigious Palm e d'Or award, the fes tival's
highes t honour, at the 67th annual Cannes Film Fes tival?
1) Foxcatcher
3) Maps to the Stars
5) Winter Sleep

2) Mr Turner
4) The Wonders
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 88 As inform ed by the Afghanis tan Pres ident Ham id Karzai during has recent India vis it, which
of the following terroris t groups was res pons ible for attack on the Indian cons ulate in Afghanis tans
Herat province?
1) Las hkar-e-Om ar
3) Las hkar-e-Taiba
5) None of thes e

2) Jais h-e-Moham m ed
4) Al-Qaeda
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 89 Nam e the coup leader who overthrown the govt in Thailand recently?
1) Jatuporn Prom pan
3) Anupong Paochinda
5) None of thes e

2) Prem Tins ulanonda

4) Prayuth Chan-ocha
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 90 William Pinckney, who was arres ted by the Andhra Prades h Police, recently, is the Chairm an
and CEO which of the following com panies ?
1) Nes tle India

2) Am way India

3) Nokia India
5) None of thes e

4) Hindus tan Unilever

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 91 As announced by the US Pres ident Barack Obam a, the US m ilitary will be com pletely pulled
out of Afghanis tan by the end of
1) 2015
3) 2017
5) 2020

2) 2016
4) 2018
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 92 Which of the following team s won the Sub-Junior Girls National Cham pions hip title
recently?
1) Hockey Haryana
3) Madhya Prades h Hockey Academ y (MPHA)
5) None of thes e

2) Chandigarh Olym pic As s ociation

4) Jharkhand
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 93 During his recent vis it to India, the head of which of the following countries s aid to have
decided to provide autom atic exchange of tax related inform ation with India?
1) Maldives
3) Fiji
5) None of thes e

2) Mauritius
4) Switzerland
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 94 In the firs t decis ion after as s um ing office, the Narendra Modi govt cons tituted a s pecial
inves tigative team (SIT) to unearth black m oney. Which of the following is NOT correct about the new
SIT?

1) It will be headed by form er Suprem e Court judge Mukul Mudgal.

2) It will include Revenue Secretary, CBI and IB directors , Enforcem ent Directorate official, CBDT Chairm
an and RBI deputy governor.
3) Form er Suprem e Court judge Arijit Pas ayat will be the vice-chairm an of the panel.
4) It has been charged with the res pons ibility and duties of inves tigation, initiation of proceedings and
pros ecution in cas es involving unaccounted m oney.
5) None of thes e

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 95 The leaders of the South As ian As s ociation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) group took
part in the s wearing in cerem ony of the new PM Narendra Modi, recently. Which of the following
countries is NOT a m em ber of the group?
1) China
3) Bhutan
5) Mauritius

2) Afghanis tan
4) Nepal

Ans.) 1
Ques. : 96 Who am ong the following has been s worn in as the Minis ter of Hum an Res ource Developm
ent? He/She is the younges t m inis ter of the new Union Cabinet as of now?
1) Radha Mohan Singh
3) Ananth Kum ar
5) Sus hm a Swaraj

2) Hars im rat Kaur Badal

4) Sm riti Zubin Irani
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 97 The SEBI wants the govt to pare its holdings in PSUs to ens ure what per cent public s hare
holding which the regulator has s ucces s fully im plem ented for private com panies ?
1) 10 per cent
3) 20 per cent
5) 40 per cent

2) 15 per cent
4) 25 per cent
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 98 Des ignated by the UN General As s em bly, the annual International Day to End Obs tetric Fis
tula is obs erve on
1) May 21
3) May 27
5) None of thes e

2) May 23
4) May 29
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 99 Who am ong the following has been appointed Chairm an of the Cauvery Water Dis putes
Tribunal, recently?
1) Jus tice NP Singh
3) Jus tice MB Shah
5) None of thes e

2) Jus tice P Sathas ivam

4) Jus tice BS Chauhan
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 100 Who has authored the book Redes igning the Aeroplane While Flying: Reform ing Ins
titutions ?
1) Pallavi Aiyar
3) Arun Maira
5) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

2) Mihir Shah
4) Sam Pitroda
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 101 The international hockey s uffered a big s etback as the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah
pas s ed away recently. He was a father figure for hockey in which of the following countries ?
1) Indones ia
3) Yem en
5) None of thes e

2) Malays ia
4) Pakis tan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 102 Indian Cricket team for upcom ing Banglades h tour for ODI s eries was announced recently.
Who am ong the following will lead the team ?
1) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

2) Sures h Raina

3) Gautam Gam bhir

5) None of thes e

4) Virat Kohli
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 103 Punjab govt has given in-principle approval for s etting up a Rs 150-cr m ega food park at
which of the following cities to prom ote food proces s ing indus try in the s tate, recently?
1) Ludhiana
3) Am rits ar
5) Jalandhar

2) Patiala
4) Mohali
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 104 The Com petition Com m is s ion of India (CCI) has cleared purchas e of a 50 per cent s take
in Tata Group firm Trent Hyperm arket by which of the following global retail firm s ? It is the firs t FDI
trans action in m ulti-brand retail s ince the s ector was opened up in 2012.
1) Carrefour
3) Kroger
5) None of thes e

2) Walm art
4) Tes co
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 105 Nam e the Andhra Prades h Governor who has been given the additional charge of
Telangana, the younges t s tate of the country which will com e into exis tence on 2 Jun.
1) MC Bhandare
3) ESL Naras im han
5) None of thes e

2) Hans raj Bhardwaj

4) Konijeti Ros aiah
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 106 In a s pecialty hos pital for patients s uffering from dem entia and pals y in which of the
following countries , at leas t 20 patients and a nurs e were killed in a fire, recently?
1) Singapore
3) Thailand
5) None of thes e

2) Japan
4) South Korea
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 107 Who am ong the following has been nam ed the Protem Speaker of the Lok Sabha to conduct
oath-taking cerem ony of the newly elected MPs ?
1) Venkiah Naidu
3) Kam al Nath
5) None of thes e

2) Murli Manohar Jos hi

4) Lal Kris hna Advani
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 108 Who am ong the following has been nam ed to be the next Attorney General (AG) of India?
1) Mukul Rohatgi
3) Mohan Paras aran
5) None of thes e

2) Maninder Singh
4) Ranjit Kum ar
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 109 Nripendra Mis ra has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Prim e Minis ter through an
ordinance as his previous appointm ent as the chairm an of which of the following regulators prohibited
him to take the pos t?
1) SEBI
3) TRAI
5) None of thes e

2) CCI
4) IRDA
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 110 Who am ong the following is the pres ent chairm an of the Defence Res earch and Developm
ent Organis ation (DRDO)?
1) VK Saras wat
3) RK Tyagi
5) None of thes e

2) Tes s y Thom as
4) Avinas h Chander
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 111 Nam e the Chines e Foreign Minis ter who is s cheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Jun 8 as a s
pecial envoy of his govt to form ally es tablis h contacts with the new govt in India.
1) Li Yuanchao
3) Hong Lei
5) None of thes e

2) Wang Yi
4) Yang Jiechi
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 112 Who am ong the following has been appointed the new Solicitor General?
1) Mukul Rohatgi
3) Mohan Paras aran
5) None of thes e

2) Maninder Singh
4) Ranjit Kum ar
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 113 In the bigges t ever deal in the Indian m edia s ector, Reliance Indus tries Ltd (RIL) will
acquire control in which of the following m edia hous es for Rs 4,000 cr?
1) India TV
3) Network 18 Group
5) None of thes e

2) TV Today Network
4) NDTV
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 114 According to the inform ation provided by Sri Lanka govt, which of the following countries
has em erged as its bigges t im porting s ource nation as of now?
1) UK
3) Singapore
5) India

2) US
4) China
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 115 BG Srinivas res igned as the pres ident of which of the following leading Indian s oftware
exporters , recently?
1) TCS
3) HCL
5) None of thes e

2) Infos ys
4) Tech Mahindra
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 116 Maya Angelou, who died recently, was one of the greates t poets and writers of
1) US
3) Italy
5) None of thes e

2) UK
4) France
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 117 Seen as Rus s ias ans wer to the European Union, an agreem ent was s igned to s et up
Euras ian Union in the
Kazakhs tans capital As tana, recently. Which of the following s tatem ents is /are NOT correct in this
regard?
1) Rus s ia, Belarus and Kazakhs tan have agreed to s et up the full-fledged econom ic bloc.
2) The Euras ian Econom ic Union will com e into force on Jan 1, 2015.
3) It will create a m arket of 170 m n people, with a com bined annual GDP of $2.7 tn and a quarter of the
world energy res ources .
4) Ukraine, the s econd larges t econom y of the ers twhile Soviet Union, too has agreed to join the bloc.
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 118 The Protem Speaker perform s the duties of the office of the Speaker from the com m encem
ent of the firs t s itting of the
Lok Sabha till
1) the next s es s ion
2) the election of the Speaker
3) the govt proves its m ajority in the lower hous e 4) the oppos ition s upports him
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 119 National Developm ent Council (NDC) is the highes t body in India to approve
1) the Union Budget
3) withdrawal from the contingency fund
5) None of thes e

2) the Five Year Plan

4) All the above
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 120 The theory of Purchas ing Power Parity (PPP) is as s ociated with
1) exchange rate
3) bank rate
5) None of thes e

2) interes t rate
4) wage rate
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 121 Who am ong the following has been appointed the National Security Advis or (NSA) to the
Prim e Minis ter?
1) RK Mathur
3) Anil Gos wam i
5) Nripendra Mis hra

2) Ajit Doval
4) Arun Ram anathan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 122 Judge MB Shah is the chairm an of the Special Inves tigation Team (SIT) s et up to probe
black m oney. Who am ong the following is its Vice Chairm an?
1) Arijit Pas ayat
3) Mohan Paras aran

2) Maninder Singh
4) Ranjit Kum ar

5) Mukul Rohatgi

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 123 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is obs erved around the world every year on
1) May 22
3) May 25
5) May 31

2) May 23
4) May 29
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 124 Pakis tan has s aid to grant India the s tatus of NDMA to facilitate enhanced bilateral trade.
What does NDMA s tands for?
1) Non-Dis curs ive Market Acces s
3) National Direct Market Acces s
5) None of thes e

2) Non-Dis crim inatory Market Acces s

4) Non-Divis ive Market Acces s
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 125 The govt has propos ed to rais e Foreign Direct Inves tm ent (FDI) in defence s ector to 100
per cent. As of now what per cent FDI is perm itted in the defence s ector?
1) 10 per cent
3) 20 per cent
5) 49 per cent

2) 15 per cent
4) 26 per cent
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 126 The firs t s es s ion of the newly cons tituted 16th Lok Sabha will be held from _________.
1) 4th Jun to 12th Jun
3) 6th Jun to 14th Jun
5) None of thes e

2) 5th Jun to 13th Jun

4) 7th Jun to 15th Jun
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 127 Abdel Fattah al-Sis i won a lands lide victory bagging over 96 per cent votes in the pres
idential polls in which of the following countries , recently?
1) Thailand
3) Egypt
5) None of thes e

2) Philippines
4) Libya
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 128 Which of the following s tate govts is all s et to appoint nearly 1.70 lakh Shiks ha Mitras as
regular prim ary teachers ?
1) Tripura
3) Bihar
5) Wes t Bengal

2) Uttar Prades h
4) Rajas than
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 129 The Indian econom y expanded at what per cent during the period 2013-14 as per the official
data releas ed by the
Central Statis tical Office (CSO)
1) 4.3 per cent
3) 4.7 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 4.5 per cent

4) 4.9 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 130 The Union govt declared Polavaram project a national project paving the way for trans fer of
136 villages from
Telangana to
1) Seem andhra (Succes s or of Andhra Prades h) 2) Tam il Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Odis ha
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 131 Who am ong the following is the pres ent pres ident of the indus try body Federation of
Indian Cham bers of Com m erce and Indus try (FICCI)?
1) Naina Lal Kidwai
3) Rana Kapoor
5) None of thes e

2) Sidharth Birla
4) Rajkum ar Dhoot
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 132 Who am ong the following is all s et to be s worn in as the firs t Chief Minis ter of the newly
form ed 29th s tate of the country, Telangana?
1) Vijayas hanti

2) YS Jaganm ohan Reddy

3) T Haris h Rao
5) K Chandras hekar Rao

4) N Chandrababu Naidu
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 133 Peter Mutharika has been s worn in as the new Pres ident in which of the following countries
, recently?
1) Zam bia
3) Malawi
5) None of thes e

2) Mozam bique
4) Angola
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 134 Budaun dis trict, which has been in news for gang-rape and m urder of two young girls , is s
ituated in which of the following s tates ?
1) Haryana
3) Wes t Bengal
5) Bihar

2) Maharas htra
4) Uttar Prades h
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 135 What is the num ber of Rajya Sabha m em bers allotted to the newly created s tate of
Telangana?
1) 7
3) 12
5) None of thes e

2) 11
4) 18
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 136 Which of the following technology firm s unveiled a prototype driverles s car, recently?
1) Micros oft
3) Google
5) None of thes e

2) Intel
4) IBM
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 137 Which of the following Internet giants com e up with right to be forgotten option, recently,
for the people who opt for rem oval of res ults about them ?
1) Google
3) LinkedIn
5) None of thes e

2) Facebook
4) Whats app
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 138 Which of the following televis ion channels is all s et to air Am itabh Bachchan's televis ion
debut in the fiction s how nam ed Yudh?
1) Colors
2) Sony
3) Zee TV
4) Star TV
5) Life OK
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 139 Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corp (REC) res cued Reliance
Infras tructures power dis tribution com panies in Delhi by dis burs ing a com bined ________to clear the
dues of NTPC, recently?
1) Rs 400 cr
2) Rs 600 cr
3) Rs 800 cr
4) Rs 1000 cr
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 140 Which of the following team s won the s eventh s eas on of the Indian Prem ier League (IPL),
recently?

1) Kings XI Punjab
3) Chennai Super Kings
5) None of thes e

2) Mum bai Indians

4) Kolkata Knight Riders
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 141 The 25th annivers ary of Tiananm en Square crackdown in China, when s oldiers brutally
ended s tudent-led protes ts in
1989, is obs erved on ________.
1) 1 Jun
3) 3 Jun
5) None of thes e

2) 2 Jun
4) 4 Jun
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 142 As the trends s how, hous eholds in India put two-thirds of their s avings in ________in 201213.
1) pens ion and ins urance funds
3) bonds
5) None of thes e

2) phys ical as s ets

4) banks depos its
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 143 In its efforts to contain inflation in the country, the RBI announced to s uck out exces s
liquidity, recently. The central bank us es which of the following tools to s uck exces s liquidity?
1) Revers e repo
3) CRR
5) None of thes e

2) Repo
4) SLR
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 144 The prom oters of the Kotak Mahindra Bank reduced their s take in the lender as per the
directions from the Res erve
Bank of India (RBI). The RBI had as ked the bank to cut its prom oter holding to ________ by Sep 2014.
1) 60%
3) 20%
5) None of thes e

2) 40%
4) 10%
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 145 The celebrated Indian s ports pers on Yoges hwar Dutt is as s ociated with which of the
following gam es ?
1) Wres tling
3) Badm inton
5) None of thes e

2) Boxing
4) Short put
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 146 The Res erve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the am ount of foreign exchange that individuals can
take out of the country to
__________ in a fis cal year, recently.
1) $75,000
3) $125,000
5) None of thes e

2) $100,000
4) $200,000
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 147 Output of the country's eight core indus tries ros e by 4.2 per cent in Apr 2014 com pared to
the s am e m onth las t year. Which of the following is NOT a core indus try in India?
1) Steel
3) Cem ent
5) None of thes e

2) Coal
4) Fertilis er
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 148 Gopinath Munde, who died in a road accident, recently, was s erving as ___________in the
pres ent Union Cabinet.
1) Rural Developm ent Minis ter
2) Agriculture Minis ter
3) Chem icals and Fertilizers Minis ter
4) Railways Minis ter
5) Road Trans port and Highways , Shipping Minister Ans.) 1
Ques. : 149 King Juan Carlos is the pres ent king of which of the following countries ? The cabinet of the
country is to dis cus s his abdication and the acces s ion of his s on, Crown Prince Felipe.

1) Norway
2) Spain
3) Argentina
4) Poland
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 150 Who am ong the following has been given the charge as Chairm an of the nation's larges t
com pany Indian Oil
Corporation (IOC)?
1) PK Goyal
3) RS Butola
5) None of thes e

2) AMK Sinha
4) RK Malhotra
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 151 Which of the following s tatem ents is /are NOT correct with res pect to a recent decis ion
taken by the Res erve Bank of
India (RBI) related to currency?
1) Non-res ident Indians (NRIs ) who were s o far
not allowed to take any Indian currency notes out of the country have been allowed to take out up to Rs
25,000.
3) Indian
res idents who were s o far only allowed to take out Rs 10,000 have als o been allowed a higher lim it of
Rs 25,000.
2) The citizens of Pakis tan and Banglades h will be allowed to take only Rs 10,000 out of India.
4) All the above
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 152 The Res erve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the availability of funds under the export credit
refinance (ECR) window from 50 per cent of export credit outs tanding to ________with im m ediate
effect.
1) 40 per cent
3) 32 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 36 per cent
4) 25 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 153 Which of the following s tatem ents is correct with res pect to Arihant? It is
1) Indias firs t indigenous ly built nuclear s ubm arine
2) Indias firs t fighter jet arm ed with nuclear warheads
3) Indias firs t indigenous ly built nuclear reactor
4) Indias firs t indigenous ly built aircraft carrier
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 154 Sania-Cara pair bows out of French Open tennis tournam ent, recently. The pair s ucceeded
to reach up to ________.
1) firs t round
3) s em ifinals
5) None of thes e

2) quarterfinals
4) final
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 155 The firs t s olar plane which is able to fly day and night without fuel or polluting em is s ions ,
Solar Impulse 2, was succes s fully tes ted in which of the following countries recently?
1) US
3) France
5) Japan

2) Switzerland
4) China
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 156 Finance Minis ter Arun Jaitley has been appointed on the Board of Governors of As ian
Developm ent Bank (ADB). Founded in 1966, the m ulti-lateral funding agency aim s to im prove people's
lives in As ia and the Pacific and is headquartered at
1) Manila
3) Tokyo
5) None of thes e

2) Kuala Lum pur

4) Jakarta
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 157 The Res erve Bank of India announced its bim onthly policy review on 3rd Jun. Which of the
following is correct in this regard?
1) Repo rate 8 per cent
3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 23 per cent
5) All 1), 2) and 3)

2) Cas h Res erve Ratio (CRR) 4 per cent

4) Only 1) and 2)
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 158 India has em erged as the s econd larges t textile exporter in the world. Which of the
following countries is the larges t exporter of textiles as of now?
1) US
3) Italy
5) None of thes e

2) China
4) Germ any
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 159 Which of the following countries has announced to s tart a USD 5-bn anti-terroris m partners
hip fund to be us ed to help train other countries to take on ris ing extrem is m ?
1) Rus s ia
3) Japan
5) Germ any

2) China
4) US
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 160 The term double fault is as s ociated with which of the following gam es ?
1) Cricket
3) Tennis
5) Ches s

2) Football
4) Badm inton
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 161 Who am ong the following is all s et to be the next Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
1) Sum itra Mahajan
3) Murli Manohar Jos hi
5) None of thes e

2) Kam al Nath
4) Karia Munda
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 162 In a breakthrough, s cientis ts have found that a Martian volcano m ay have been hom e to
one of the m os t recent habitable environm ents . This volcano is s ituated at
1) Jupiter
3) Mercury
5) None of thes e

2) Mars
4) Venus
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 163 The 2014 Com m onwealth Gam es are s cheduled to be held in
1) Los Angeles
3) PyeongChang
5) None of thes e

2) Rio
4) Glas gow
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 164 Who am ong the following has won the pres idential election held in Syria, recently?
1) Maher Hajjar
3) Jihad Lahan
5) None of thes e

2) Has s an al-Nouri
4) Bas har As s ad
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 165 Who am ong the following is all s et to be s worn in as the firs t Chief Minis ter of the s ucces
s or s tate Andhra Prades h pos t bifurcation?
1) Kiran Kum ar Reddy
3) YS Jaganm ohan Reddy
5) None of thes e

2) N Chandrababu Naidu
4) K Chandras hekar Rao
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 166 Defence Minis ter Arun Jaitley plans to vis it aircraft carrier INS Viraat. Which of the following
is correct about INS Viraat?
1) It is the aircraft carrier procured from Rus s ia,
recently.
2) It is a retired aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy.
3) It is one of the two operational aircraft carriers with the Indian Navy as of now.
4) It is a fas t attack ves s el com m is s ioned by the
Indian Navy, recently.
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 167 World Environm ent Day is obs erved on which of the following dates every year?
1) 4 Jun
3) 8 Jun

2) 5 Jun
4) 10 Jun

5) 12 Jun

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 168 As found by the res earchers , the firs t direct evidence that potentially deadly Middle Eas t
res piratory virus (MERS)
jum ped directly from which of the following anim als to hum ans ?
1) Hors es
3) Dogs
5) None of thes e

2) Cam els
4) Cats
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 169 The m arket regulator Sebi is likely to tweak IPO norm s to boos t retail participation. As per
the current regulation, a com pany has to dives t at leas t __________of its s take if its valuation is below
Rs 4,000 cr.
1) 50 per cent
3) 30 per cent
5) 15 per cent

2) 40 per cent
4) 25 per cent
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 170 What is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) at pres ent?
1) 24 per cent
2) 23.5 per cent
3) 22 per cent
4) 22.5 per cent
5) 22.25 per cent
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 171 The EU has s igned controvers ial Horizon 2020 Project with which of the following countries
, recently?
1) US
3) Japan
5) None of thes e

2) China
4) Is rael
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 172 Which of the following arm ed forces in India has launched a portal as an initiative that would
enable the veterans and their dependents to take up their grievances with the concerned agencies at the
click of a button?
1) Indian Arm y
3) Indian Air Force
5) Central Res erve Police Force

2) Indian Navy
4) Border Security Force
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 173 Who am ong the following has authored the book titled The Wrong Enem y: Am erica in
Afghanis tan, 2001-14?
1) Ros hen Dalal
3) Jo Nes bo
5) None of thes e

2) Carlotta Gall
4) Donna Tartt
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 174 The s ixth BRICS s um m it is s cheduled to be held in which of the following countries in Jul
which will be the firs t overs eas m ultilateral vis it for the Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi?
1) China
3) Brazil
5) None of thes e

2) Rus s ia
4) South Africa
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 175 What per cent FDI is allowed in online retail com panies that own inventory and s ell directly
to cons um ers ?
1) 100 per cent
3) 49 per cent
5) FDI Not allowed

2) 74 per cent
4) 26 per cent
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 176 The Finance Minis ter Arun Jaitley chaired his firs t FSDC m eet, recently. What is the full
form of FSDC?
1) Financial Stability and Developm ent Council
3) Financial Steering and Developm ent Council
5) None of these

2) Financial Suitability and Developm ent Council

4) Financial Stability and Divers ification Council
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 177 Which of the following is NOT decided by the RBI?

1) Bank rate
3) Repo rate
5) None of thes e

2) Bas e rate
4) Revers e repo rate
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 178 Which of the following is NOT an ins trum ent of m oney m arket?
1) Certificate of depos it
3) Call m oney
5) None of thes e

2) Treas ury bill

4) Share
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 179 Am nes ty International is clos ely as s ociated with

1) protecting hum an rights
2) prom oting inclus ive growth worldwide
3) m aking earth a better abode for future generations
4) protecting the world from the dangers of any nuclear war
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 180 Who am ong the following has becom e the firs t Indian to be honoured with Harvard Medal,
recently?
1) Azim Prem ji
3) Sunil Bharti Mittal
5) None of thes e

2) Anand Mahindra
4) Adi Godrej
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 181 The World Environm ent Day m arks the annivers ary of United Nations Conference on Hum
an Environm ent which was held in Stolkholm in the year _______.
1) 1965
3) 1972
5) 1981

2) 1969
4) 1973
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 182 The UN General As s em bly has es tablis hed a Prize in the nam e of which of the following
world leaders as a tribute to his achievem ents and contributions , recently?
1) Des m ond Tutu
3) Mother Teres a
5) Martin Luther King

2) Nels on Mandela
4) Mahatm a Gandhi
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 183 An am endm ent to the Repres entation of the People Act (RP Act) lim ited the candidates
contes ting elections to contes t form a m axim um of _______s eats in one election.
1) two
3) four
5) None of thes e

2) three
4) five
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 184 India is am ong 29 nations that s ought acces s to Vodafones network to intercept calls , text
m es s ages and e-m ails as announced by the firm which is bas ed in ________.
1) US
3) Germ any
5) None of thes e

2) UK
4) France
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 185 As announced by the UN s ecretary-general Ban Ki-m oon, Zeid al Hus s ein has been
appointed as the new high com m is s ioner for hum an rights . Hus s ein is pres ent am bas s ador of
which of the following countries to the UN?
1) Jordan
3) Indones ia
5) None of thes e

2) Malays ia
4) Pakis tan
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 186 The Govt is cons idering which of the following m eas ures to help s ugar m ill owners in the
country?
1) It is cons idering extra Rs 4,400-cr interes t-free loans to s ugar m ills .
3) It is cons idering increas ing ethanol blending in petrol to 10 per cent as an effort to im prove the
liquidity of m ills .

2) It is looking at hiking s ugar im port duty from 15 per cent to 100 per cent to curb cheap im ports .

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 3)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 187 Abdullah Abdullah, who s urvived bom b attacks targeted at his convoy, recently, is the
front-runner pres identical candidate in which of the following countries ?
1) Syria
3) Afghanis tan
5) None of thes e

2) Libya
4) Mali
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 188 India has been elected to UNESCO body for cons erving cultural heritage for the next four
years from 2014 to 2018. The UNESCO is headquartered at
1) New York
3) Was hington DC
5) None of thes e

2) Frankfurt
4) Paris
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 189 The s uperintendent of police (SP) Nityananda Gos wam i, along with his and his guard, was
killed by the m ilitants in Karbi Anglong dis trict of which of the following s tates , recently?
1) Wes t Bengal
3) As s am
5) None of thes e

2) Odis ha
4) Maharas htra
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 190 Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi is all s et to vis it which of the following countries in his firs t
foreign vis it?
1) China
2) Pakis tan
3) Brazil
4) US
5) Bhutan
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 191 Who am ong the following has won the m ens s ingles title of the French open tennis
tournam ent, recently?
1) Rafael Nadal
2) Roger Federer
3) Novak Djokovic
4) Andy Murray
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 192 The Res erve Bank of India (RBI) has s im plified KYC norm s for opening of bank accounts ,
recently. Which of the following s tatem ents is /are correct in this regard?
1) A bank account can be opened with jus t one addres s proof.
3) In cas es where cus tom er is not able to furnis h local proof of addres s , the bank m ay take a
declaration of the local addres s on which all corres pondence will be m ade by the bank with the cus tom
er.
2) Cus tom ers m ay s ubm it either current or perm anent while opening a bank account or while
undergoing periodic updation.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 193 Indus try body SIAM is as s ociated with which of the following indus tries ? It releas ed the
data, recently, which s hows an increas e in the s ales in the indus try which was facing s lowdown for a
long tim e.
1) Software
3) Textiles
5) None of thes e

2) Autom obiles
4) Shipping
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 194 Militants attacked which of the following international airports in Pakis tan, recently, which
left as m uch 40 people dead?
1) Pes hawar
3) Is lam abad
5) None of thes e

2) Lahore
4) Karachi
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 195 One of the firs t foreign vis itors to the Modi govt, Wang Yi, is the foreign m inis ter of which
of the following countries ?

1) Bhutan
3) Singapore
5) None of thes e

2) Japan
4) China
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 196 . The m ens hockey team of which of the following countries created his tory by entering
hockey World Cup s em ifinals for the firs t tim e, recently?
1) Argentina
3) Germ any
5) None of thes e

2) Netherlands
4) India
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 197 At leas t 24 s tudents of an engineering college in Hyderabad drowned after s trong currents
in river Beas in Mandi dis trict in ___________was hed them away.
1) Uttarakhand
3) Him achal Prades h
5) None of thes e

2) Arunachal Prades h
4) Jam m u & Kas hm ir
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 198 What is the expanded form of SFIO?

1) Sys tem atic Fraud Inves tigation Office
3) Severe Fraud Inves tigation Office
5) None of thes

2) Securities Fraud Inves tigation Office

4) Serious Fraud Inves tigation Office

Ques. : 199 Who am ong the following has won the Canadian Grand Prix Form ula One cham pions hip,
recently?
1) Nico Ros berg
3) Sebas tian Vettel
5) None of thes e

2) Daniel Ricciardo
4) Lewis Ham ilton
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 200 Who am ong the following has authored the book titled A Song of Ice and Fire?
1) Ros hen Dalal
3) Jo Nes bo
5) Carlotta Gall

2) RR Martin
4) Donna Tartt
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 201 What is the them e of the World Environm ent Day 2014?
1) Fores ts -Nature At Your Service
3) Green Econom y: Does it include you?
5) None of thes e

2) Sm all Is lands and Clim ate Change

4) Think.Eat.Save
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 202 Which of the following is NOT a banking/Finance related term ?

1) CAR
3) SAR
5) None of thes e

2) Bank rate
4) SLR
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 203 The HidroAys en project, which was rejected by the govt, recently, was to be built in which of
the following countries , recently?
1) Chile
3) Argentina
5) None of thes e

2) Bolivia
4) Spain
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 204 The United States opened a new com m ercial office in which of the following cities in India,
recently?
1) Bangalore
3) Ahm edabad
5) None of thes e

2) Chennai
4) Jaipur
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 205 In which of the following countries , a powerful Congres s ional com m ittee has s ought a
clas s ified briefing on technologies that are currently being cons idered for trans fer or export to India
from that country?

1) Rus s ia
3) US
5) None of thes e

2) France
4) UK
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 206 In which of the following countries , a s tate of em ergency has been declared after jihadis t
m ilitants captured the city of
Mos ul? It has called upon the UN, Arab League, EU and others to s upport its s tand on fighting terroris
m.
1) Iran
3) Afghanis tan
5) None of thes e
e

2) Iraq
4) Libya
Ans.) 2
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 207 Who am ong the following has been awarded with the pres tigious Bharat Ratna JRD Tata
award, recently?
1) Avinas h Chander
3) CR Rao
5) None of thes e

2) SR Srinivas a Varadhan
4) V Som as undaram
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 208 Salva Kiir is the pres ent pres ident of which of the following countries ? He and rebel chief
Riek Machar have agreed to end fighting and form a trans itional govt in the country within 60 days .
1) Sudan
3) Ethiopia
5) None of thes e

2) South Sudan
4) Nigeria
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 209 ELN is the s econd larges t rebel group of which of the following countries ? The country
announced to s tart a peace negotiation with it, recently
1) Venezuela
3) Guatem ala
5) None of thes e

2) Ecuador
4) Colom bia
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 210 Who am ong the following has won the wom ens s ingles title of the French Open tennis
tournam ent, recently?
1) Shim ona Halep
3) Maria Sharapova
5) None of thes e

2) Serena William s
4) Li Na
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 211 Who am ong the following has won the m ens doubles title of the French Open tennis
tournam ent, recently?
1) Spain Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez
3) Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut
5) None of thes e

2) Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vas s elin

4) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 212 The Chines e govt has publis hed a white paper on Hong Kong that s tres s es its authority
over the territory. Hong Kong was handed over to China on 1 Jul 1997 by
1) UK
2) Germ any
3) Rus s ia
4) France
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 213 Which of the following gulf countries has introduced a new law requiring com puls ory m
ilitary s ervice for adult m ales , recently?
1) Iraq
3) Kuwait
5) None of thes e

2) Iran
4) United Arab Em irates
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 214 The term Roland Garros is as s ociated with which of the following grand s lam tennis
tournam ents ?
1) Wim bledon
3) US Open
5) None of thes e

2) French Open
4) Aus tralia Open
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 215 The US Jus tice Departm ent is finalis ing a laws uit agains t which of the following banks
over its s ale of res idential m ortgage-backed s ecurities ?
1) Citigroup
3) Morgan Stanley
5) None of thes e

2) Standard Chartered
4) Barclays
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 216 Vis hal Sikka was appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of which of the following
leading s oftware exporters in
India, recently?

1) Wipro
3) TCS
5) None of thes e

2) Infos ys
4) Tech Mahindra
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 217 An indus trial accident took place in SAILs s teel plant killing s ix pers ons and affecting s
everal others in which of the following cities , recently? Pos s ibly a com pos ition of deadly m ethane and
carbon m onoxide leaked from the plant caus ing the fatal accident.
1) Jam s hedpur
3) Bhilai
5) None of thes e

2) Paradeep
4) Rourkela
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 218 Who am ong the following has been appointed as the new revenue s ecretary, recently?
1) RP Wattal
3) GS Sandhu
5) None of thes e

2) Ravi Mathur
4) Shaktikanta Das
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 219 Who am ong the following has topped the civil s ervices exam ination this year as
announced by the Union Public
Service Com m is s ion (UPSC), recently?
1) Bharti Dixit
3) Munis h Sharm a
5) None of thes e

2) Rachit Raj
4) Gaurav Agrawal
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 220 Who am ong the following has won the wom ens doubles title of the French Open tennis
tournam ent, recently?
1) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
3) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
5) None of thes e

2) Hs ieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai

4) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Ves nina
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 221 A pers on who wins from two s eats in election will have to s ubm it his /her res ignation
before taking oath. He/She generally s ubm its his /her res ignation to who am ong the following?
1) Pres ident
3) Protem s peaker
5) None of thes e

2) Prim e Minis ter des ignate

4) Vice pres ident
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 222 Sam Kutes a has been elected pres ident of the UN General As s em bly, recently. He was ers
twhile the foreign m inis ter of which of the following countries ?
1) Chile
3) Jordan
5) None of thes e

2) Uganda
4) South Korea
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 223 The air exercis e Garuda-V concluded s ucces s fully, recently. India conducted this
exercis e with which of the following countries ?
1) Germ any
3) US
5) None of thes e

2) France
4) Is rael
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 224 India becam e perm anent m em ber of Was hington Accord (WA), recently. WA is an
international agreem ent am ong prom inent nations of the world, with the charter of prom oting m obility
and quality as s urance of _________acros s international boundaries .
1) Engineers
3) Nurs es
5) None of thes e

2) Doctors
4) Software developers
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 225 Nam e the Ugandan writer who won the overall Com m onwealth Writers Short Story Prize for
Let's Tell This Story
Properly, recently.
1) Thom as Piketty

2) Dam on Galgut

3) Jennifer Nans ubuga Makum bi

5) None of thes e

4) Ranjit Hos kote

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 226 As per the recent lis t publis hed by the Forbes , who am ong the following has been
declared the riches t cricketer in the world for the third year running?
1) Graem e Craig Sm ith
3) Alas tair Cook
5) None of thes e

2) Kevin Pieters en
4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 227 Nam e the South Korea Pres ident who went on revam ping his /her Cabinet in res pons e to
intens e criticis m over his /her adm inis trations handling of the ferry dis as ter in Apr this year.
1) Chong Jong-Sup
3) Choi Kyoung-Hwan
5) None of thes e

2) Hyun Oh-Seok
4) Park Geun-Hye
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 228 India has es tablis hed ATS Mes s age Handling Sys tem (AMHS) connectivity with which of
the following countries , recently? It is a part of Indias com m itm ent to the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO).
1) Sri Lanka
3) Banglades h
5) None of thes e

2) Nepal
4) Bhutan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 229 Which of the following pairs of leading IT s ervices com panies and their pres ent CEOs is
NOT m atched correctly?
1) TCS N Chandras ekaran
3) Cognizant Francis co Ds ouza
5) None of thes e

2) Wipro TK Kurien
4) iGate As hok Vem uri
Ans.) 5

1) It is a 44,500-tonne aircraft carrier with an overall length of about 284 m etres and a m axim um beam of
about 60 m etres .
3) Various naval aircraft, including MiG 29K, Sea Harriers , P 8I and IL-38SD along with Kam ov and Sea
King helicopters will operate from it.
2) It has been acquired from Rus s ia for over Rs
15,000 cr and the deal for the aircraft carrier was s igned during the previous NDA regim e in 2004.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 3)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 231 Rana Kapoor is all s et to be re-appointed as MD & CEO of which of the following private s
ector banks operating in
India?
1) YES Bank
3) Axis Bank
5) None of thes e

2) Federal Bank
4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 232 Infras tructure finance com pany IDFC plans to s tart bank operations by Oct 2015. IDFC
bagged a com m ercial banking licence along with which of the following financial ins titutions , recently?
1) India Pos t
3) Bandhan
5) None of thes e

2) Reliance Capital
4) Mahindra Finance
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 233 The vis iting Indian cricket team won a three m atch ODI s eries agains t which of the
following countries , recently?
1) Sri Lanka
3) New Zealand
5) None of thes e

2) Banglades h
4) Aus tralia
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 234 Which of the following team s has won the wom en's World Cup hockey title, recently?

1) Aus tralia
3) USA
5) None of thes e

2) Netherlands
4) Argentina
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 235 Dm itry O Rogozin, who vis ited India, recently, is the deputy Prim e Minis ter of which of the
following countries ?
1) Uzbekis tan
3) Turkm enis tan
5) Rus s ia

2) Kyrgyzs tan
4) Ukraine
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 236 Which of the following team s has won the m en's World Cup hockey title, recently?
1) Aus tralia
3) Netherlands
5) None of thes e

2) Germ any
4) Malays ia
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 237 Andhra Prades h is cons idering taking help from s pace agencies ISRO and NASA to trace
the 17 m is s ing engineering s tudents after s udden releas e of water from a res ervoir in Mandi in Him
achal Prades h. The incident took place in which of the following rivers ?
1) Sutlej
3) Chenab
5) None of thes e

2) Ganges
4) Beas
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 238 Militant s eparatis t group ISIS is in news for its activities in which of the following countries ,
recently?
1) Iraq
3) Libya
5) None of these

2) Iran
4) Nigeria
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 230 Indias larges t wars hip INS Vikram aditya was dedicated to the nation by the PM Narendra
Modi, recently. Which of the following is correct about INS Vikram aditya?
Ques. : 239 Which of the following countries lay thrus t on 'Gros s National Happines s rather than Gros
s Dom es tic Product (GDP)
as the param eters for m eas uring its econom ic developm ent?
1) Banglades h
3) Bhutan
5) None of thes e

2) Thailand
4) Singapore
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 240 The govt is m ulling Centre of National Excellence s tatus for the ins titutions FTII, SRFTI as
announced by the
Inform ation and Broadcas ting Minis ter _________, recently.
1) Ram vilas Pas wan
3) Nitin Jairam Gadkari
5) None of thes e

2) Prakas h Javadekar
4) M Venkaiah Naidu
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 241 Felipe VI took oath as the new king of which of the following countries , recently?
1) Norway
3) Spain
5) None of thes e

2) Netherlands
4) Peru
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 242 Nam e the plant s cientis t who has won the USD 250,000 World Food Prize for his
contribution in increas ing global wheat production by m ore than 200 m n tonnes in the years following
the Green Revolution?
1) Gebis a Ejeta
3) Robert Fraley
5) None of thes e

2) Daniel Hillel
4) Sanjaya Rajaram
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 243 The s tate govt of which of the following s tates has pas s ed a law to ban dance bars acros s
the s tate, recently?

1) Gujarat
3) Maharas htra
5) None of thes e

2) Uttar Prades h
4) Goa
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 244 The public s ector therm al and hydro power generation com pany NTPC has s ought lifting
of em bargo on Lata
Tapovan project work. The project was to com e up in which of the following s tates ?
1) Him achal Prades h
3) Arunachal Prades h
5) Uttarakhand

2) Sikkim
4) Jam m u & Kas hm ir
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 245 Juan Manuel Santos has been elected to a s econd term as Pres ident in which of the
following countries , recently?
1) Venezuela
3) El Salvador
5) None of thes e

2) Ecuador
4) Colom bia
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 246 India finis hed 6th in overall m edals tally with 2 gold, 5 s ilver, 5 bronze in the As ian Junior
Athletics Cham pions hips held in Chines e Taipei recently. Which of the following countries finis hed on
top?
1) China
3) Japan
5) None of thes e

2) Qatar
4) Malays ia
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 247 The Bangalore-bas ed GMR Infras tructure has won the arbitration proceedings initiated
agains t the Govt of which of the following countries after the latter unilaterally cancelled the $500-m n
contract given to GMR?
1) Sri Lanka
3) Myanm ar
5) None of thes e

2) Maldives
4) Malays ia
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 248 Which of the following leading Indian s oftware exporters has becom e the worlds third
larges t em ployer of people in the IT s ector, with over 3 lakh em ployees ? At the pres ent pace it is all s
et to becom e the s econd larges t em ployer in IT s ector this year.
1) Infos ys
3) TCS
5) Tech Mahindra

2) Wipro
4) HCL
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 249 A panel headed by Parthas arathi Shom e s ubm itted its recom m endations , recently.
Which of the following is NOT
correct with res pect to thes e recom m endations ?
1) The pos t of revenue s ecretary s hould be
2) The Central Board of Direct Taxes and the abolis
hed as part of needed reform s in the tax adm inis tration.
3) A s eparate budget allocation to ens ure tim e- bound tax refund and a pas s book s chem e for Tax
Deduction at Source.
4) Develop PAN as a com m on bus ines s identification num ber, to be us ed by other govt departm ents
als o.
s hould be adopted to avoid tax los s es .
5) The retros pective am endm ents to tax laws Central Board of Excis e & Cus tom s s hould be m erged
to achieve efficiencies . Ans. 5)
Ques. : 250 Banks park exces s liquidity with the Res erve Bank of India through which of the following
tools ?
1) Term repo
3) Bank rate
5) None of thes e

2) Revers e term repo

4) LAF
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 251 Which of the following indus trial groups in India has announced to inves t Rs 1.8 lakh cr
($30 bn) acros s bus ines s es over the next three years to break into the Fortune 50 club?

1) Tata Group
3) Bharati Airtel
5) None of thes e

2) RIL
4) Es s ar Group
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 252 What is Indias ranking in the lates t annual ranking of the Global Peace Index?
1) 161s t
3) 143rd
5) None of thes e

2) 154th
4) 134th
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 253 Sri Lankan parliam ent has overwhelm ingly voted not to allow which of the following
recently?
1) Voting rights to the m inority Tam il com m unity. 2) The foreign as s is tance in building infras
tructure in devas tated Tam il m ajority areas .
3) The UNHRC team into the country to inves tigate 4) Opening up different s ectors of countrys
alleged hum an rights abus es during the las t
phas e of the civil war agains t the LTTE. econom y to the foreign direct inves tm ent (FDI).
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 254 Nam e the defending cham pion of the FIFA World Cup which m ade a s hock early exit from
the 2014 World Cup after a dis appointing 0-2 los s agains t Chile?
1) Italy
3) France
5) None of thes e

2) Spain
4) Brazil
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 255 Shekhar Dutt res igned as the governor of which of the following s tates recently?
1) Chhattis garh
3) Uttar Prades h
5) None of thes e

2) Kerala
4) Maharas htra
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 256 According to a paper publis hed recently in the journal Clim ate Dynam ics , the Indus bas in
is projected to warm with average tem peratures s et to increas e by around _______by 2080.
1) 0.5 degree C
3) 2 degree C
5) 4 degree C

2) 1 degree C
4) 3 degree C
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 257 Which of the following leading online retailers has entered s m artphone war with launch of
3D phone Fire recently?
1) Am azon
3) Flipcart
5) None of thes e

2) ebay
4) Sanpdeal
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 258 Who am ong the following bagged the FIDE World Rapid Ches s Cham pions hip title in
Dubai recently?
1) Teim our Radjabov
3) Arem ian Fabiani Caruana
5) None of thes e

2) Magnus Carls en
4) Vis hwanathan Anand
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 259 Which of the following plants has becom e the s ingle larges t power generating unit in the
country?
1) Kakrapar
3) Mundra
5) None of thes e

2) Tarapur
4) Kudankulam
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 260 The capital m arkets regulator SEBI cleared a s lew of reform s recently. Which of the
following NOT am ong the reform s cleared?
1) It has m ade it m andatory for all lis ted PSUs to have at leas t 25 per cent public s hareholding within
three years .

3) Non-prom oters with m ore than 10 per cent s take in the com pany would be allowed to tap the OFS
route.
2) It propos ed eas ing of the Offer For Sale (OFS) norm s wherein retail inves tors would be provided with
10 per cent res ervation.
4) It approved NOT s haring of KYC (Know your Client) inform ation with entities regulated by other
financial s ector watchdogs .
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 261 Hindus tan Zinc has inked a pact with which of the following s tate govts to build 30,000
toilets rural toilets for fam ilies below poverty line under 'Nirm al Bharat Abhiyan'?
1) Madhya Prades h
3) Maharas htra
5) None of thes e

2) Rajas than
4) Odis ha
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 262 The World Bank has lowered India's GDP growth forecas t for 2014-15 to what per cent?
Earlier it has forecas ted of
5.7 per cent GDP growth.
1) 4.5 per cent
3) 5.1 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 4.8 per cent

4) 5.5 per cent
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 263 In her firs t s tand-alone vis it abroad as the External Affairs Minis ter, Sus hm a Swaraj is s
cheduled to vis it which of the following countries on June 25-27?
1) Pakis tan
3) Maldives
5) Banglades h

2) Myanm ar
4) Sri Lanka
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 264 As per the lates t data releas ed by Swis s National Bank (SNB), Switzerlands central
banking authority, Indian m oney in Swis s banks has ris en to over
1) Rs 14,000 cr
3) Rs 22,000 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 19,000 cr
4) Rs 34,000 cr
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 265 Who am ong the following has been chos en for the pres tigious Jnanpith award for 2013? He
will be the recipient of the 49th Jnanpith award.
1) Vinod Kum ar Shukla
3) As hok Vajpeyi
5) None of thes e

2) Mangles h Dabral
4) Kedarnath Singh
Ans.) 4

tournam ent in Kuala

Lum pur, Malays ia recently?
1) Dipika Pallikal and Jos hana Chinappa
3) Jos hana Chinappa and Saum ya Karki
5) None of thes e

2) Saum ya Karki and Dipika Pallikal

4) Vaidehi Reddy and Saum ya Karki
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 267 The central govt announced to launch a cam paign to ens ure 100 per cent im m unization of
children in s tates hit by encephalitis outbreak. This deadly dis eas e is trans m itted by
1) Flies
3) Mos quitoes
5) None of thes e

2) Cats
4) Rats
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 268 We often read about Jaipur Foot in news papers . What is Jaipur Foot?
1) A deadly dis eas e that affect cam els
3) A rubber-bas ed pros thetic leg
5) None of thes e

2) A literary fes t organis ed in Jaipur every year

4) A s pecial s hoe m ade exclus ively in Jaipur
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 269 Who am ong the following has topped the Indian Ins titutes of Technology-Joint Entrance
Exam ination (IIT-JEE) Advanced 2014?

1) Chitraang Murdia
3) Aditi
5) None of thes e

2) Srajan Garg
4) Mayank Bans al
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 270 The NDA govt has decided to bring broad changes in MNREGA s chem e. Which of the
following are the changes propos ed?
1) Bringing focus on agriculture with at leas t Rs
25,000 cr of inves tm ent into this s ector alone.
3) Strengthening of s ocial audits by identifying, training and equipping rural youth in overs eeing im
plem entation of the program m e.
2) Em phas is on addres s ing the is s ues including poor as s et quality, abs ence of adequate technical s
taff and lack of outcom e orientation.

4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 3)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 271 Mandovi river water has been declared uns afe for s wim m ing and fis hing due to pres ence
of high level of coliform bacteria in it. This river is s ituated in which of the following s tates ?
1) Gujarat
3) Tam il Nadu
5) None of thes e

2) Goa
4) Kanrataka
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 272 China has s igned bus ines s deals worth about USD 5 bn during Chines e Prem ier Li
Keqiang's recent vis it to the country? Deals s igned covers areas including exports and s hip building.
1) Greece
3) Turkey
5) None of thes e

2) Bulgaria
4) Georgia
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 273 The Andean Road Sys tem built by the Inca Em pire has been granted World Heritage s tatus
recently. Which of the following agencies of the United Nations grant World Heritage s tatus to cultural
and natural s ites in the world?
1) WMO
3) WB
5) None of thes e

2) UNESCO
4) WIPO
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 274 Nam e the Brazilian Pres ident who has been officially endors ed by the governing Workers
Party, recently, to run for re- election to be held in Oct?

Ques. : 266 Which of the following pairs won the wom en's doubles title at the Tri-Nation s quas h
doubles
1) Fernando Henrique Cardos o
2) Fernando Collor de Mello
3) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
4) Dilm a Rous s eff
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 275 Kiren Rijiju led the Indian delegation to 6th As ian Minis terial Conference on Dis as ter
Reduction held in Bangkok recently. He is the Minis ter of State for _________at pres ent.
1) Skill Developm ent, Entrepreneurs hip, Youth
Affairs and Sports
3) Hom e Affairs
Im plem entation
5) None of thes e

2) Culture and Touris m

4) Planning, Statis tics and Program m e
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 276 Which of the following s ites in India has got World Heritage s ite tag recently?
1) Nilgiri Mountain Railway

2) Rani-ki-Vav

3) Red Fort Com plex

5) None of thes e

4) Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 277 The govt has decided to rais e the im port duty on s ugar from 15 per cent to what per cent
recently?
1) 20 per cent
3) 40 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 30 per cent
4) 50 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 278 India has ratified an Additional Protocol with the International Atom ic Energy Agency (IAEA)
recently. What will be its im pact on Indias civil nuclear program m e?
1) It will clear the decks for large im ports of nuclear technology.
3) India will not be able to s et up any new nuclear

2) It will cover only thos e facilities which are m onitored by the IAEA.
facility for a period of ten years .
4) All the above

Ques. : 279 Popular film director-producer Ram anarayanan pas s ed away recently. He was as s ociated
with ___________film s .
1) Telugu
3) Kannada
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il
4) Bengali
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 280 According to a UNICEF report, at pres ent only ________of rural Indian population has acces
s to good toilet and s anitation facilities .
1) 48 per cent
3) 24 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 36 per cent
4) 12 per cent
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 281 Which of the following countries has announced that it is preparing a lis t of Indians s us
pected to have un-taxed m oney parked there?
1) UK
3) Mauritius
5) None of thes e

2) Switzerland
4) Norway
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 282 Fuleco is /was official m as cot of which of the following s ports events ?
1) 2014 FIFA World Cup
3) 2015 European Gam es
5) None of thes e

2) 2014 Com m onwealth Gam es

4) 2014 Sochi Olym pic
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 283 Which of the following real es tate firm s in India has becom e the country's firs t real es tate
developer to get ISO
9001:2008 quality certification for developm ent of hous ing and com m ercial projects recently?
1) DLF
3) Indiabulls Real
5) None of thes e

2) Pars vnath
4) Om axe
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 284 As announced by the concerned s tate govt, recently, which of the following cities has
becom e the firs t 'keros ene-free city' in the country?
1) Mum bai
3) Bangalore
5) None of thes e

2) Chennai
4) Delhi
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 285 Nam e the Indian-origin phys icis t who has been accorded an honorary knighthood by
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for his achievem ents in s cience recently?
1) Abhas Mitra
3) Tejinder Virdee
5) None of thes e

2) Madhu Sudan
4) MGK Menon
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 286 A one s top cris is centre 'Gauravi' for wom en who are victim s of violence has been s et up
for the firs t tim e in which of the following cities in India recently?
1) Lucknow

2) Bhopal

3) Hyderabad
5) None of thes e

4) Pune
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 287 Who am ong the following has won the Aus trian Grand Prix Form ula One cham pions hip
recently?
1) Daniel Ricciardo
3) Nico Hulkenberg
5) None of thes e

2) Lewis Ham ilton

4) Nico Ros berg
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 288 Which of the following pairs of countries and their aircraft carriers is NOT m atched
correctly?
1) India: INS Viraat
3) Italy: Nim itz
5) Only 1) and 2)

2) China: Liaoning
4) Rus s ia: Kuznets ov
Ans.) 5

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 289 Which of the following Indians has /have won the Global Econom y Prize s o far? Indian
entrepreneur Kiran Mazum dar- Shaw has won this prize in 2014 recently
5) Only 2) and 3)

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 290 The UNESCO announced to ins cribe s om e s ites as the World Heritage Sites recently.
Which of the following s ite is
NOT am ong them ?
1) Rani-ki-Vav
3) Grand Canal
5) None of thes e

2) Nam hans aneong

4) Great Him alayan National Park
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 291 Which of the following initiatives conceptualis ed by Indian govt to enable delivery of public
s ervices electronically has been awarded a United Nations public s ervice award recently?
1) Mobile Seva
3) e-Pos t
5) None of thes e

2) e-Govt
4) IMPS
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 292 The Union Health Minis ter Hars h Vardhan left on a five-day vis it in his firs t official tour
abroad to which of the following countries recently?
1) UK
3) US
5) None of thes e

2) Rus s ia
4) Germ any
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 293 The Technology Upgradation Fund Schem e (TUFS) provides plan s upport for m
odernization of which of the following indus tries ?
1) Textiles
3) Telecom m unication
5) None of thes e

2) Touris m
4) Fis hing
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 294 The RBI s tarted is s uing its credit policy bi-m onthly on the recom m endation of which of
the following com m ittees ?
1) Shom e Com m ittee
3) HR Khan Com m ittee
5) None of thes e

2) Urjit Patel Com m ittee

4) KC Chakrabarty Com m ittee
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 295 Which of the following banks in India organis ed 'The Banking and Econom ics Conclave
2014' for the firs t tim e in the country recently?
1) Bank of Baroda
3) Punjab National Bank
5) None of thes e

2) NABARD
4) State Bank of India
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 296 Recently com m is s ioned aircraft carrier INS Vikram aditya was originally nam ed as
1) Baku
3) Plan
5) None of thes e

2) Krem lin
4) Mahan
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 297 Recently unveiled 600 Megawatt Kholongchu Hydropower Project is located in which of the
following countries ?
1) Banglades h
3) Bhutan
5) None of thes e

2) Nepal
4) Myanm ar
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 298 Which of the following s ports wom en is NOT as s ociated with archery?
1) Dola Banerjee

2) Jayanta Talukdar

. 1) Sunil Bharti Mittal

3) Am artya Sen
3) Bom bayla Devi Lais hram
5) None of thes e

2) Baba N Kalyani
4) All the above
4) Deepika Kum ari
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 299 The Sardar Sarovar Dam is the s econd larges t concrete gravity dam (by volum e) in the
world and is s ituated on the river
1) Narm ada
3) Sabarm ati
5) None of thes e

2) Chenab
4) Sutlej
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 300 Em inent folk s inger Khagen Mahanta died recently. He was as s ociated with which of the
following languages ?
1) Bengali
3) Tam il

2) As s am es e
4) Kannada

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 301 According to a s tudy on world ins urance in 2013 by the Global re-ins urer Swis s Re, India s
tood at _____pos ition in the world in term s of prem ium volum e.
1) 20th
3) 16th
5) None of thes e

2) 18th
4) 15th
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 302 Who am ong the following has been form ally appointed the firs t chairm an of the ICC after
its 52-m em ber council approved a controvers ial revam p of the bodys adm inis trative s tructure
recently?
1) Shas hank Manohar
3) Sunil Gavas kar
5) None of thes e

2) Jagm ohan Dalm iya

4) N Srinivas an
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 303 According to the com m erce m inis try data, the trade deficit of India with China s tood at
__________ in 2012-13.
1) USD 40.78 billion
3) USD 27.95 billion
5) None of thes e

2) USD 39.40 billion

4) USD 21.65 billion
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 304 The Union Cabinet approved indus trial parks to be s et up in India by China recently. During
the fifth India-China s trategic dialogue in Aug 2013, both s ides had identified five s tates to s et up parks
. Which of the following s tates in NOT am ong thes e five s tates ?
1) Gujarat
3) Karnataka
5) None of thes e

2) Uttar Prades h
4) Maharas htra
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 305 With lack of trans m is s ion infras tructure hurting electricity availability, the power m inis try
approved a ____________
package for developm ent of nine high capacity trans m is s ion projects recently.
1) Rs 10,000 cr
3) Rs 14,000 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 12,500 cr
4) Rs 15,500 cr
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 306 The govt plans to im pos e an additional penalty of USD 578 m illion on which of the
following com panies for producing les s -than-targeted natural gas from its eas tern offs hore KG-D6
block in 2013-14?
1) Reliance Indus tries
3) Es s ar Oil
5) None of thes e

2) Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation

4) Cairn India
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 307 The govt im pos ed a m inim um export price (MEP) of __________on potatoes to augm ent
dom es tic s upply of the vegetable?
1) USD 300 per tonne
3) USD 400 per tonne
5) None of thes e

2) USD 350 per tonne

4) USD 450 per tonne
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 308 The govt has decided to rope in World Bank, IMF and USOTA for s eeking as s is tance for
the es tablis hm ent of three out of the four tas k forces envis aged under the recom m endation of the
FSLRC. Which of the following is NOT am ong thos e to be s et up?
1) Public Debt office
3) Res olution Corporation
5) None of thes e

2) Financial Data Managem ent Centre

4) Financial Sector Appellate Tribunal
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 309 Which of the following s tate govts has decided to provide 16 per cent res ervation to
Marathas and five per cent to the
Mus lim com m unities in jobs and education recently?
1) Gujarat
3) Maharas htra
5) None of thes e

2) Madhya Prades h
4) Rajas than
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 310 The s tate govts have been given three m onths to im plem ent the Food Security Act. The
deadline for im plem enting the
National Food Security Act was on ______.
1) Jul 1

2) Jul 4

3) Jul 14
5) None of thes e

4) Jul 31
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 311 The 35th National Gam es will be held in which of the following s tates from 31s t of Jan to
14th Feb in 2015?
1) Karnataka
3) Wes t Bengal
5) None of thes e

2) Kerala
4) Maharas htra
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 312 Vice Pres ident Ham id Ans ari vis ited which of the following countries on a five-day official
vis it recently? He attended a trilateral s um m it to m ark the 60th annivers ary of the Panchs heel there.
1) China
3) France
5) None of thes e

2) Rus s ia
4) Japan
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 313 Who am ong the following is the pres ent Prim e Minis ter of Nepal? He has been diagnos ed
with lung cancer recently.
1) Ram Baran Yadav
3) Girija Pras ad Koirala
5) None of thes e

2) Sher Bahadur Deuba

4) Sus hil Koirala
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 314 NASA had s ent Curios ity rover to which of the following planets /m oon? The rover is
travelling through ancient glaciers on the planet/m oon at pres ent.
1) Mercury
3) Jupiter
5) None of thes e

2) Moon
4) Mars
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 315 The Sam ajwadi Pens ion Schem e has been launched in which of the following s tates in
India? It is being touted as the bigges t s ocial welfare s chem e to be funded by any s tate govt s olely
out of its own res ources .
1) Wes t Bengal
3) Uttar Prades h
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il Nadu
4) Madhya Prades h
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 316 The International Day agains t Drug Abus e and Illicit Trafficking is obs erved on
1) Jun 18
3) Jun 21
5) Jun 26

2) Jun 20
4) Jun 23
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 317 Project 636 is the nam e of s ubm arine program m e of which of the following countries ? A
new s ubm arine Ros tov-na- Donu joined its navy under this program m e recently.
1) France
3) Rus s ia
5) None of thes e

2) Germ any
4) Iran
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 318 The s ecurity forces in which of the following countries are dealing with ris ing attacks by the
Eas t Turkes tan Is lam ic
Movem ent (ETIM) now a days ?
1) Iran
3) Malays ia
5) None of thes e

2) Indones ia
4) China
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 319 The Dis as ter Managem ent Act, 2005 has been im plem ented by all the s tates and Union
Territories except one s tate. Identify that s tate.
1) Uttarakhand
3) Gujarat
5) None of thes e

2) Andhra Prades h
4) Maharas htra
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 320 The term ITIR is as s ociated with which of the following s ectors ?
1) Textiles
3) Touris m
5) None of thes e

2) Inform ation Technology

4) Integrated Towns hip
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 321 Who am ong the following won IBSF 6-Red World Snooker title in Egypt recently and created
his tory by becom ing the firs t player in the world to win world titles in the long and s horter form ats of
both billiards and s nooker?
1) Kacper Flilpiak
3) Shaun Murphy
5) None of thes e

2) Pankaj Advani
4) Aditya Mehta
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 322 Which of the following Is lam is t groups has proclaim ed es tablis hm ent of Caliphate acros
s areas under their control in
Iraq and Syria recently?
1) ISIL
3) Mus lim Brotherhood
5) None of thes e

2) al-Queda
4) Tehreek-e-Taliban
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 323 At leas t 15 people were killed and others injured in a fire following a blas t in a gas pipeline
belonging to GAIL in the
Eas t Godavari dis trict of which of the following s tates recently?
1) Telangana
3) Andhra Prades h
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il Nadu
4) Karnataka
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 324 Who am ong the following has won the Liberty Medal from the National Cons titution Centre
in Philadelphia recently?
1) Edward Snowden
3) Aung San Suu Kyi
5) None of thes e

2) Chris tina Lam b

4) Malala Yous afzai
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 325 The European Union s igned a landm ark pact with which of the following countries recently?
The 1200-page
As s ociation Agreem ent defines the political and trade term s between the two s ides .
1) Latvia
3) Rom ania
5) None of thes e

2) Ukraine
4) Lithuania
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 326 Who am ong the following has won the wom ens s ingles title of the Aus tralian Super Series
badm inton tournam ent recently?
1) Nichaon Jindapon
3) Carolina Marin
5) None of thes e

2) Kirs ty Gilm our

4) Saina Nehwal
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 327 China announced an award and s cholars hips to groups and individuals who have
contributed to the prom otion of
Panchs heel. The five principles of Panchs heel are as s ociated to which of the following?
1) Unipolar world
3) Bipolar world
5) None of thes e

2) Peaceful coexis tence

4) Em ergence of As ia
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 328 PSLV C23 lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Prades h carrying five s atellites of different
countries including an Earth
Obs ervation Satellite SPOT-7. SPOT-7 belongs to
1) Germ any
3) France
5) None of thes e

2) Japan
4) Canada
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 329 In econom ics , capitalis m refers to which of the following?

1) The us e of m arkets
3) Private owners hip of capital goods
5) None of thes e

2) Govt owners hip of capital goods

4) Joint owners hip of capital goods
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 330 The agricultural price s upport program is an exam ple of which of the following?
1) A price ceiling

2) A price floor

3) Equilibrium pricing
5) None of thes e

4) Minim um price on which products can be exported

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 331 Which of the following countries has announced a one billion Euros credit line over the next
three years to India to take initiates in the clim ate control area recently?
1) UK
3) Switzerland
5) None of thes e

2) Germ any
4) France
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 332 India and which of the following countries releas ed the firs t encyclopedia on their age-old
cultural contacts recently?
1) Japan
3) China
5) None of thes e

2) Banglades h
4) Bhutan
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 333 During the recent vis it of Indian Vice Pres ident Ham id Ans ari to China, both the countries
s igned three key MoUs . Which of the following is NOT am ong them ?
1) Setting up Chines e indus trial parks in India
2) Flood data s haring of Brahm aputra river
3) Es tablis hing a fram ework for regular interactions between adm inis trative officials

4) No incurs ion acros s LAC

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 334 Who am ong the following is the pres ent Vice Pres ident of China? His nam e was in news
during the recent vis it of
Indian Vice Pres ident Ham id Ans ari to China.
1) Li Yuanchao
3) Wang Yang
5) None of thes e

2) Zhang Dejiang
4) Wang Qis han
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 335 Google has announced to s hut which of the following s ervices by Sep this year recently?
1) YouTube
3) Orkut
5) None of thes e

2) Google+
4) Blogger
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 336 The Eas e of Doing Bus ines s report is com piled by which of the following organis ations
?
1) IMF
3) UN
5) None of thes e

2) World Bank
4) ADB
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 337 According to an As s ocham report, which of the following s tates is em erging as a key m
anufacturing centre as the s tate accounted for one of the highes t s hares in s om e key product s egm
ents during 2004-12?
1) Jharkhand
3) Maharas htra
5) None of thes e

2) Karnataka
4) Gujarat
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 338 Who am ong the following is the chairm an of the s even-m em ber advis ory panel s et up by
the Union Power Minis try for integrated developm ent of s ector recently?
1) Partha S Bhattacharyya
3) Anil Baijal
5) None of thes e

2) Sures h Prabhu
4) Pratyus h Sinha
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 339 MK Narayanan res igned as the governor of which of the following s tates recently?
1) Wes t Bengal
3) Bihar
5) None of thes e

2) Odis ha
4) Gujarat
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 340 Who am ong the following has been elected as the new Pres ident of the European Union
recently?
1) Alexander Stubb
3) Viktor Orban
5) None of thes e

2) Jean-Claude Juncker
4) Herm an Van Rom puy
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 341 According to the lates t data releas ed by NSA whis tleblower Edward Snowden, the US
National Security Agency (NSA)
received official perm is s ion to covertly s py upon which of the following political parties in India?
1) Indian National Congres s (INS)
3) Sam ajwadi Party (SP)

2) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

4) All the above

Ques. : 342 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has backed the life ban im pos ed on bats m an Lou
Vincent who has confes s ed to m atch-fixing charges . He belongs to which of the following team s ?
1) New Zealand

2) Aus tralia

3) England
5) None of thes e

4) Wes t Indies
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 343 Nam e the general ins urer which has introduced an "ins urance on wheels " concept for fas
ter renewal of policies recently.
1) National Ins urance Com pany
3) Bajaj Allianz
5) None of thes e

2) ICICI Lom bard

4) Oriental Ins urance Com pany
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 344 Vyapam recruitm ent s cam has s urfaced in which of the following s tates recently?
1) Uttar Prades h
3) Chhattis garh
5) None of thes e

2) Rajas than
4) Madhya Prades h
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 345 The European Court of Hum an Rights upheld the law of which of the following countries
banning face-covering
Mus lim veils from the s treets recently? The country had pas s ed the law in 2010.
1) UK
3) Germ any
5) None of thes e

2) France
4) Spain
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 346 K Shanm ugam , who vis ited India on an official vis it, recently, is the pres ent Minis ter for
Foreign Affairs and Minis ter for
Law of which of the following countries ?
1) Mauritius
3) Trinidad and Tobago
5) None of thes e

2) Fiji
4) Singapore
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 347 Bor Wildlife Sanctuary will be the country's 47th Tiger Res erve as the Environm ent Minis ter
Prakas h Javadekar approved the propos al for the s am e recently. The wildlife s anctuary is located in
which of the following s tates ?
1) Odis ha
3) Maharas htra
5) None of thes e

2) Gujarat
4) Madhya Prades h
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 348 As ia-Pacific Econom ic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim m em ber econom
ies that s eeks to prom ote free trade and econom ic cooperation. Which of the following countries is NOT
a m em ber of APEC as of now?
1) China
3) Aus tralia
5) None of thes e

2) Japan
4) India
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 349 In which of the following countries , Nicolas Sarkozy becam e the firs t form er pres ident to
be taken into form al cus tody as he was detained for ques tioning in an influence-peddling probe
recently?
1) Spain
3) Norway
5) None of thes e

2) France
4) Canada
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 350 The United States has nam ed a m ountain in Antarctia in honour of an em inent Indian-Am
erican s cientis t related to biological res earch recently. Nam e the s cientis t.
1) As hok Gadgil
3) Akhouri Sinha
5) None of thes e

2) EC George Sudars han

4) Narendra Karm arkar
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 351 Laurent Fabius , who vis ited New Delhi, recently, is the pres ent foreign m inis ter of which
of the following countries ?
1) Germ any
3) France

2) Singapore
4) Spain

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 352 As per a recent UNESCO report, though India has m anaged to reduce the num ber of out-ofs chool children in the
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
pas t decade, yet m ore than __________ children were out of s chool in 2011.
1) 1 m illion
3) 3 m illion
5) None of thes e

2) 2 m illion
4) 5 m illion
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 353 The worlds larges t m ultination naval exercis e, 24th Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercis e,
was conducted with 22 nations and s ix obs erver nations recently. Which of the following nations was
NOT a participant in this years exercis e?
1) Japan
3) India
5) None of thes e

2) Indones ia
4) China
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 354 Internet giant Google announced its Android One program m e recently. This program m e
is aim ed at which of the following?
1) Driver-les s cars
3) An e-com m erce application
5) None of thes e

2) Operating s ys tem for PCs

4) Low-cos t devices
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 355 Which of the following airlines in India is all s et to becom e the firs t Indian airline to
officially join the Star Alliance, a global airline alliance?
1) SpiceJet
3) IndiGo
5) None of thes e

2) Air India
4) Jet Airways
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 356 In which of the following s tates , the govt has launched Am m a Pharm acy to s ell m
edicines at a fair price recently?
1) Karnataka
3) Kerala
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il Nadu
4) Andhra Prades h
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 357 The ban on the im port of m ilk and m ilk products from which of the following countries has
been extended for one m ore year till Jun 2015 recently?
1) Banglades h
3) Sri Lanka
5) None of thes e

2) Myanm ar
4) China
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 358 Which of the following two PSUs have been conferred the coveted Navratna s tatus ,
recently, which would give thes e firm s m ore financial and operational autonom y?
1) Engineers India Lim ited (EIL)
(NBCC)
3) Antrix Corporation Lim ited
5) Only 1) and 3)

2) National Buildings Cons truction Corporation

4) Only 1) and 2)
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 359 An Indian-origin judge Jus tice VK Rajah has been appointed as the new attorney general of
which of the following countries recently?
1) Singapore
3) Indones ia
5) None of thes e

2) Malays ia
4) US
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 360 General Bikram Singh vis ited which of the following countries , recently? This is the firs t
official vis it by an Indian Arm y
Chief to this country in nine years .

1) Myanm ar
3) Japan
5) None of thes e

2) China
4) Brazil
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 361 Sheryl Sandberg, who vis ited India, recently, is the pres ent Chief Operating Officer of which
of the following s ocial m edia firm s ?
) Twitter
3) Yahoo
5) None of thes e

2) LinkedIn
4) Facebook
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 362 NASA launched firs t of its kind OCO-2 s atellite, recently, which is dedicated to s tudying
1) atm os pheric carbon dioxide

2) depletion of ozone layer

3) extent of pollution due to jet exhaus t

5) None of thes e

4) pres ence of harm ful bacteria in outer s pace

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 363 The Great Him alayan National Park Cons ervation Area has been approved for ins cription
on the UNESCO World
Heritage lis t recently. It is located in
1) Kullu, Him achal Prades h
3) Sam ba, Jam m u and Kas hm ir
5) None of thes e

2) Shim la, Him achal Prades h

4) Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 364 Which of the following Indian cricketers has been honoured with exclus ive gold coin worth
12,000 pound s terling is s ued by Britains prem ium luxury goods brand Eas t India Com pany?
1) Sunil Gavas kar
3) Sachin Tendulkar
5) None of thes e

2) Kapil Dev
4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 365 Google's Project Loon, which com pleted its one-year annivers ary, recently, is as s ociated
with which of the following?
1) Bringing internet acces s through balloons
3) Trans porting people to m ars
5) None of thes e

2) Trans porting people to m oon

4) Real tim e m obile tracking s ys tem
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 366 The World Vitiligo Day is celebrated every year on which of the following dates ?
1) Jun 20
3) Jun 23
5) None of thes e

2) Jun 21
4) Jun 25
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 367 Which of the following s tate govts has announced a 33 per cent res ervation for wom en in s
tate police force recently?
1) Tam il Nadu
3) Gujarat
5) None of thes e

2) Rajas than
4) Wes t Bengal
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 368 The firs t nuclear power plant in the world was com m is s ioned in Obnins k city in which of
the following countries ? The plant com pleted s ixty years recently.
1) US
3) Japan
5) None of thes e

2) Germ any
4) Rus s ia
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 369 France honoured which of the following Bollywood actors with Officier de la Legion
d'Honneur (Officer of the Legion of
Honour), its highes t dis tinction - civilian or m ilitary?
1) Am itabh Bachchan
3) Salm an Khan
5) None of thes e

2) Aam ir Khan
4) Shah Rukh Khan
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 370 Salar Jung Mus eum celebrated the 125th birth annivers ary of the founder collector Salar
Jung III recently. The m us eum that holds the coveted crown of being one of the larges t one-m an
collections of the World, is located in
1) Chennai
3) Hyderabad
5) None of thes e

2) Mangalore
4) Guntur
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 371 Which of the following countries has adopted a com prehens ive anti-terror law recently,
giving s ecurity forces unbridled powers , including s hoot-at-s ight s us pects ? It will rem ain in force for
two years .
1) Afghanis tan
3) Iraq

2) Pakis tan
4) Syria

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 372 The govt has announced the introduction of four new vaccines as part of the Univers al Im m
unization Program m e
(UIP). Which of the following is NOT one of them ?
1) Rotavirus vaccine
3) Polio (injectable) vaccine
5) None of thes e

2) Rubella vaccine
4) An adult vaccine agains t Japanes e encephalitis
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 373 The govt has re-appointed who am ong the following RBI Deputy Governors for a further
period of two years with effect
from Jul 4 2014 recently?
1) HR Khan
3) Anand Sinha
5) None of thes e

2) R Gandhi
4) Urjit R Patel
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 374 The Indian veteran Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek los t their m en's
doubles s em i-final in
Wim bledon agains t which of the following pairs recently?
1) Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut
3) Mike and Bob Bryan
5) None of thes e

2) Vas ek Pos pis il and Jack Sock

4) Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vas s elin
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 375 The Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi inaugurated the 240-Megawatt Uri-II Hydro Electric
Project (HEP) located in which of the following s tates recently?
1) Uttarakhand
3) Jam m u & Kas hm ir
5) None of thes e

2) Him achal Prades h

4) Gujarat
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 376 Vis hal Sikka has becom e the highes t paid profes s ional CEO of an Indian com pany with
Rs 30-cr pay package. He is the current CEO of
1) Wipro
3) Infos ys
5) None of thes e

2) Tata Cons ultancy Services (TCS)

4) Tech Mahindra
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 377 Dadi Bals ara, who died recently, was as s ociated with which of the following leading
packaged m ineral water brands ?
1) Him alayan
3) Bis leri
5) None of thes e

2) Kinley
4) Aquafina
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 378 Magnus Carls en becam e the firs t m an to hold the Ches s Triple Crown by holding the
World Blitz, Rapid, and Clas s ic titles cons ecutively. Who am ong the following was the firs t ches s
player in the world to hold all three world titles in a row?
1) Sus an Polgar
3) Alexandra Kos teniuk
5) None of thes e

2) Antoaneta Stefanova
4) Judit Polgar
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 379 The Govt accepted Mayaram panel report on definitions of FDI, FII recently. Now, a foreign
inves tm ent of ________ or m ore in a lis ted com pany will be treated as FDI.
1) 10 per cent
3) 20 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 15 per cent
4) 25 per cent
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 380 The World Refugee Day is obs erved acros s the globe on which of the following dates ?
1) Jun 14
3) Jun 18

2) Jun 16
4) Jun 20

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 381 Who am ong the following has won the wom ens s ingles title of the Wim bledon tennis
tournam ent recently?
1) Petra Kvitova
3) Sim ona Halep
5) None of thes e

2) Eugenie Bouchard
4) Svetlana Kuznets ova
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 382 With a s table and reform -oriented govt at the Centre, overs eas inves tors have pum ped in
a s taggering over
________into the Indian m arket in the firs t half of 2014.
1) USD 18 bn
3) USD 25 bn
5) None of thes e

2) USD 20 bn
4) USD 32 bn
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 383 Leading online retailer Flipkart m erged which of the following online fas hion retailers
recently? The com bined entity is eyeing 65 per cent m arket s hare in India in the online fas hion s egm
ent.
1) Jabong
3) Yep Me

5) None of thes e

2) Myntra
4) Junglee

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 384 The World Public Service Day is obs erved acros s the globe on which of the following dates
?
1) Jun 20
3) Jun 23
5) None of thes e

2) Jun 22
4) Jun 26
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 385 The autobiography of who am ong the following titled Subs tance and Shadow was releas
ed recently?
1) Javed Akhtar
3) Madhuri Dixit
5) None of thes e

2) Dilip Kum ar
4) Aam ir Khan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 386 Reuven Rivlin has been elected 10th Pres ident of which of the following countries recently?
1) Canada
3) Spain
5) None of thes e

2) Is rael
4) Sweden
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 387 Which of the following s pace agencies has built world's firs t flying obs ervatory fitted with
an infrared teles cope called
Stratos pheric Obs ervatory for Infrared As tronom y (SOFIA)? This m obile obs ervatory can s tay
airborne for over 12 hours .
1) DLR (Germ any)
3) NASA (US)
5) None of thes e

2) CNES (France)
4) ISRO (India)
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 388 The National Dairy Res earch Ins titute (NDRI) s ucceeded in cloning another fem ale buffalo
calf nam ed Lalim a recently. NDRI is s ituated in which of the following cities ?
1) Lucknow
3) Karnal
5) None of thes e

2) Ahm edabad
4) Hyderabad
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 389 Who am ong the following has topped the Forbes lis t of the world's 100 m os t powerful wom
en releas ed recently?

1) Dilm a Rous s eff

3) Janet Yellen
5) None of thes e

2) Melinda Gates
4) Angela Merkel
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 390 As per the recom m endations of the Arvind Mayaram com m ittee, an overs eas inves tm ent
equal to 10 per cent and above in a lis ted firm will be treated as FDI and the inves tm ents below 10 per
cent will be treated as
1) Foreign Public Inves tm ent
3) Foreign Prelim inary Inves tm ent
5) None of thes e

2) Foreign Qualified Inves tm ent

4) Foreign Portfolio Inves tm ent
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 391 Who am ong the following has won the m ens s ingles title of the Wim bledon tennis
tournam ent recently?
1) Stan Wawrinka
3) Rafael Nadal
5) None of thes e

2) Roger Federer
4) Novak Djokovic
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 392 The panel headed by who am ong the following pres ented new form ula to es tim ate poverty
in India recently? As per the panel es tim ates three out of 10 in India are poor.
1) Sures h Tendulkar
3) KC Chakrabarty
5) None of thes e

2) C Rangarajan
4) Bim al Jalan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 393 The RBI increas ed the cas h res erve ratio (CRR) for non-s cheduled urban co-operative
banks (UCBs ) to what per cent of their total dem and and tim e liabilities recently? Effective Jul 12, the
increas e will bring them on par with s cheduled prim ary (urban) co-operative Banks .
1) 3 per cent
3) 4.5 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 4 per cent
4) 4.75 per cent
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 394 Which of the following banks has becom e the bigges t em ployer in the private banking s
pace with m ore than 72,000 em ployees in 2013-14?1) ICICI
2)
HDFC
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 395 Which of the following s tate govts has announced 12 per cent res ervation in all s tate govt
jobs and pos ts in public s ector undertakings for candidates living below poverty line (BPL) recently?
1) Mizoram
3) Sikkim
5) None of thes e

2) Tripura
4) Nagaland
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 396 Indian Navy's am bitious naval infras tructure project, Seabird in Karwar (Phas e-II), has got
environm ent clearance. One of the larges t naval bas es of India which will hous e wars hips including
INS Vikram aditya, it is located in the s tate of
1) Maharas htra

2) Karnataka

3) Tam il Nadu
5) None of thes e

4) Gujarat
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 397 Nam e the Indian s cientis t who has been elected to UN entity, the Com m is s ion on the Lim
its of Continental Shelf
(CLCS) recently?
1) Ras ik Ravindra
3) Jayant Narlikar
5) None of thes e

2) Rajan Sivaram akris hnan

4) Anil Kakodkar
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 398 Five Indian wom en have featured in 2014 Forbes 100 m os t powerful wom en in the world
lis t. Who am ong the following is NOT am ong thes e five wom en?

1) Arundhati Bhattacharya
3) Padam s hree Warrior
5) None of thes e

2) Chanda Kocchar
4) Sus hm a Swaraj
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 399 Who am ong the following has been conferred with the Baileys Wom en's Prize for Fiction for
her novel A Girl is a Half- form ed Thing recently?
1) Eim ear McBride
3) Eleanor Catton
5) None of thes e

2) Donna Tartt
4) Jhum pa Lahiri
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 400 The Day of the Seafarer is obs erved acros s the world on
1) 20 Jun
3) 25 Jun
5) None of thes e

2) 23 Jun
4) 26 Jun
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 401 The C Rangarajan panel pres ented new form ula to es tim ate poverty in India recently. As
per the panel who am ong the following have been defined as poor?
1) Anyone s pending below Rs 47 per day in cities and Rs 32 in villages
3) Anyone s pending below Rs 36 per day in cities and Rs 29 in villages
2) Anyone s pending below Rs 43 per day in cities and Rs 31 in villages
4) Anyone s pending below Rs 33 per day in cities and Rs 27 in villages
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 402 Three new judges as s um ed charge as Suprem e Court judges recently taking its s trength
to 27. What is the s anctioned s trength of judges in the apex court, including the Chief Jus tice?
1) 27
3) 31
5) None of thes e

2) 29
4) 33
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 403 The firs t bill of the new BJP govt, the National Ins titute of Des ign Bill 2013, was pas s ed in
the Rajya Sabha recently. Now, declared an ins titution of national im portance, the National Ins titute of
Des ign is s ituated at
1) Bhopal
3) Ahm edabad
5) None of thes e

2) Pune
4) Lucknow
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 404 As m entioned by the Union Railways Minis ter Sadananda Gowda in the recent Railway
Budget, what is the operating s urplus of the Indian Railways as of now?
1) 5 per cent
2) 6 per cent
3) 8 per cent
4) 11 per cent
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 405 India has now form ally becom e the 19th perm anent m em ber of the UN renewable agency,
the International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This agency is bas ed in
1) Doha
3) Kuala Lum pur
5) None of thes e

2) Manila
4) Abu Dhabi
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 406 As per the recent notification is s ued by the telecom s ector regulator Trai, the m inim um
broadband s peed has been rais ed from the earlier 256 kbps to

1) 512 kbps
3) 1024 kbps
5) None of thes e

2) 768 kbps
4) 1280 kbps
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 407 Who am ong the following has won the Afghanis tan's pres idential election as per the prelim
inary res ults releas ed recently?
1) Abdul Qayum Karzai
3) Abdullah Abdullah
5) None of thes e

2) Daud Sultanzoy
4) As hraf Ghani
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 408 What m inim um pens ion has been approved by the govt under Em ployees Pens ion Schem
e 1995 (EPS-95) run by the
EPFO recently?
1) Rs 1,000
3) Rs 2,000
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 1,500
4) Rs 2,500
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 409 The 6th BRICS s um m it will be held in Brazil on 15-16 Jul. Which of the following countries
is NOT a m em ber of the
BRICS group?
1) South Africa
3) Rus s ia
5) None of thes e

2) China
4) Indones ia
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 410 Pres enting his m aiden Railways Budget, the Union Railways Minis ter Sadananda Gowda
propos ed to s tart Bullet train in which of the following s ectors ?
1) Delhi-Chandigarh
3) Jaynagar-Mum bai
5) None of thes e

2) Mum bai-Ahm edabad

4) Delhi-Agra
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 411 Brazil's dream of winning the World Cup on hom e s oil was s hattered when it s uffered a
hum iliating 7-1 defeat to which of the following team s in the s em ifinals recently?
1) Argentina
3) Netherlands
5) None of thes e

2) Germ any
4) France
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 412 As per the Econom ic Survey for 2013-14 tabled by Finance Minis ter Arun Jaitley in Parliam
ent, the Indian econom y is likely to grow in the range of _________in 2014-15.
1) 7 to 8 per cent
3) 5.4 to 5.9 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 6.5 to 5.9 per cent

4) 4.7 to 4.5 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 413 As per the Econom ic Survey for 2013-14 tabled by Finance Minis ter Arun Jaitley in Parliam
ent, which of the following
PSUs em erged as the highes t profit-m aking PSU of the country during 2012-13?
1) BHEL
3) BSNL
5) None of thes e

2) NTPC
4) ONGC
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 414 The Finance Minis ter s tres s ed on the need of s harp fis cal correction and new FRBM Act
with 'teeth' while pres enting
Econom ic Surtey for FY 2013-14 recently. What does FRBM s tands for?
1) Fis cal Res pons ibility and Budget Managem ent 2) Fis cal Rationing and Budget Managem ent
3) Fis cal Repres entation and Budget
Managem ent
4) Fis cal Reciprocity and Budget Managem ent
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 415 Union Railway Minis ter Sadananda Gowda, in his m aiden Railway Budget, has pres ented a
s lew of m eas ures to im prove the Railways online s ervices . Which of the following is NOT correct in
this regard?
1) Online booking to s upport 7,200 tickets per m inute
3) Ticket-booking through m obile phones , pos t offices to be popularis ed

2) As m uch as 1.2 lakh us ers can log in s im ultaneous ly

4) Online platform for unres erved tickets
5) None of thes e

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 416 The FIFA World Cup 2018 will be hos ted by which of the following countries ?
1) Rus s ia
3) Italy
5) None of thes e

2) Germ any
4) Argentina
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 417 Who of the following Finance Minis ters of India has pres ented the Union Budget ten tim es ,
the m os t by any Finance
Minis ter s o far?
1) Morarji Des ai
3) Pranab Mukherjee
5) None of thes e

2) Manm ohan Singh

4) Yas hwant Sinha
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 418 As per the recent Econom ic Survey, India has the s econd fas tes t growing s ervices s
ector. Which of the following countries tops in this regard?
1) Malays ia
3) Thailand
5) None of thes e

2) Philippines
4) China
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 419 Who am ong the following pres ented the firs t Union budget of independent India on 26 Nov
1949?
1) Chidam baram Subram aniam
3) RK Shanm ukham Chetty
5) None of thes e

2) TT Kris hnam achari

4) John Mathai
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 420 As per the Econom ic Survey for 2013-14 tabled by Finance Minis ter Arun Jaitley in Parliam
ent, The current account deficit (CAD) m ay be contained to around _________of GDP in the FY15.
1) 3.2 per cent
3) 2.1 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 2.8 per cent

4) 1.6 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 421 In a relief to the depos itors , the Finance Minis ter announced in the Union Budget for FY15
that the PPF (Public
Provident Fund) depos it ceiling will be rais ed from the exis ting Rs 1 lakh to
1) Rs 1.5 lakh
3) Rs 2.5 lakh
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 2 lakh
4) Rs 3 lakh
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 422 The exem ption lim it on hous ing loans interes t on s elf-occupied property has been increas
ed from Rs 1.5 lakh to
_______in the Union Budget for FY15.
1) Rs 2 lakh
3) Rs 4 lakh
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 3 lakh
4) Rs 5 lakh
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 423 The Union Budget for 2014-15 propos es to bring the bas ic cus tom s duty down on certain
item s . Which of the following is correct in this regard?
1) Colour picture tubes exem pted from bas ic cus tom s duty to m ake cathode ray TVs cheaper and m
ore affordable to weaker s ections .
3) The bas ic cus tom s duty on m obile phones with
2) The bas ic cus tom s duty on LCD and LED TVs below 19 inches reduced from 10 per cent to Nil.
s creens below 3 inches reduced to Nil.
4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 424 What am ount has been s et as ide in the Union Budget for FY15 to erect the Statue of Unity,
the giant s tatue of Sardar
Vallabh Patel in Gujarat?
1) Rs 100 cr
3) Rs 200 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 150 cr
4) Rs 250 cr
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 425 In the Union Budget for 2014-15, a _______tax holiday has been extended to undertakings
which begin generation, dis tribution and trans m is s ion of power by Mar 31, 2017.
1) 5-year
3) 15-year
5) None of thes e

2) 10-year
4) 20-year
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 426 Which of the following s tatem ents is /are correct with res pect to the propos als m ade in
the Union Budget for the financial year 2014-15 regarding taxation?
1) Inves tm ent lim it under 80C rais ed from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh.
3) Pers onal tax exem ption lim it rais ed to Rs 2.5 lakh from current Rs 2 lakh for taxpayers below 60
years .
2) Education ces s for all tax payers including corporates will continue at 3 per cent.
4) Incom e tax exem ption lim it for s enior citizens has been rais ed to Rs 3 lakh.
5) All the above
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 427 Which of the following figures is /are correct with res pect to data provided in the propos ed
Union Budget pres ented in the Parliam ent for the financial year 2014-15 recently?
1) Plan expenditure Rs 5,55,043 cr
3) Total expenditure Rs 17,94,892 cr
5) Only 2) and 3

2) Non-Plan expenditure Rs 12,19,849 cr

4) All the above
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 428 State APMC laws are hurdle to m odernis ation of good econom y as per the Econom ic
Survey for 2013-14 tabled by
Finance Minis ter Arun Jaitley in Parliam ent. APMC s tands for
1) Agricultural Produce Managem ent Com m ittee 2) Agricultural Produce Marketing Com m ittee
3) Agricultural Produce Moderating Com m ittee
4) Agricultural Produce Monitoring Com m ittee
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 429 As per the Econom ic Survey for 2013-14, what is Indias s hare in world s ervices exports in
2013?
1) 0.6 pc
3) 2.2 pc
5) None of thes e

2) 1.1 pc
4) 3.3 pc
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 430 As per the Econom ic Survey for 2013-14 tabled by Finance Minis ter Arun Jaitley in Parliam
ent, which of the following
PSUs em erged as the highes t los s -m aking PSU of the country during 2012-13?
1) BHEL
3) BSNL
5) None of thes e

2) NTPC
4) ONGC
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 431 Delhi is now the worlds s econd m os t populous city with 25 m illion inhabitants . Which of
the following cities is the m os t populous in the world as of now?
1) New York
3) Beijing
5) None of thes e

2) Shanghai
4) Tokyo
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 432 Which of the following Indian airlines form ally joined the global airline group Star Alliance
on 12 Jul? It has becom e the only Indian airline which is now m em ber of the 27 airlines club operating
in 192 countries .
1) Air India
3) IndiGo
5) None of thes e

2) Jet Airways
4) AirAs ia India
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 433 The World Population Day is obs erved every year on
1) 8 Jul
3) 12 Jul
5) None of thes e

2) 11 Jul
4) 14 Jul
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 434 Grand old lady Zohra Sehgal died at the age of 102 years recently. A Padm a Shri and Padm a
Vibhs han awardee, s he was a noted
1) novelis t
3) actres s
5) None of thes e

2) s inger
4) indus trialis t
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 435 Which of the following is NOT a new s chem e announced in the Union Budget for 2014-15
recently?
1) Nam am i Ganga
2) Atal Jyoti Yojana
3) Shyam a Pras s ad Mukherjee Rozgar m is s ion
4) Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojna
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 436 The Union Budget for 2014-15 propos es to develop 100 new cities and a fund of
________has been s et as ide for the purpos e.
1) Rs 5,080 cr
3) Rs 7,060 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 6,550 cr
4) Rs 8,020 cr
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 437 The Union Budget for 2014-15 propos es REITS for infras tructure projects to reduce pres s
ure on banking s ys tem . REITS s tands for
1) Real Es tate Inves tm ent Trus ts
3) Real Es tate Infras tructure Trus ts
5) None of thes e

2) Real Es tate Innovation Trus ts

4) Real Es tate Indus trial Trus ts
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 438 Which of the following is correct with res pect to propos als in the Union Budget for FY15
regarding wom en?
1) Wom en SHGs bank loan s chem e to be extended to other dis tricts .
3) Beti bacahao, beti padahao s chem e to be
2) Rs 1500 cr on new s chem e to im prove s afety of wom en in big cities .
launched with Rs 100 cr allocation.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 439 What is the budget allocation for the rural hous ing s chem e in the Union Budget for FY15?
1) Rs 6000 cr
3) Rs 10000 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 8000 cr
4) Rs 12000 cr
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 440 As propos ed in the Union Budget for FY15, the Centre would res tructure BRGF, currently im
plem ented in 272 backward dis tricts in 27 States . What is the expanded form of BRGF?
1) Backward Regions Grant Facility
3) Backward Regions Grant Fund
5) None of thes e

2) Backward Regions Ground Facility

4) Backward Regions Green Fund
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 441 Which of the following team s won the FIFA World Cup 2014 held in Brazil recently?

1) Argentina
3) Germ any
5) None of thes e

2) Holland
4) Brazil
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 442 Which of the following s tate as s em blies pas s ed a bill to s et up a new s eparate com m
ittee (SGPC) for the m anagem ent of Gurudwaras in the s tate recently?
1) Rajas than
3) Gujarat
5) None of thes e

2) Haryana
4) Uttar Prades h
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 443 The MP Bezbaruah com m ittee s ubm itted its report to the govt recently. This Com m ittee
was s et up to look into which of the following m atters related to North Eas tern (NE) region?
1) Availability of m edical facilities in the NE region. 2) Concerns of people from the NE region living in
different parts of the country
3) Feas ibility to link all the s even NE s tates through railways .
4) Meas ures to increas e em ploym ent opportunities in the NE region
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 444 Which of the following is NOT correct with res pect to the propos als m ade in the Union
Budget for the FY15?

1) Rs 5000 cr for rehabilitation of dis placed

Kas hm iri m igrants
3) Sanitation in every hous ehold by 2019
2) Allocation of Rs 500 cr for rural electrification
4) New s chem e for s kill developm ent called Skill
India to be launched
5) None of thes e

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 445 The MSME Minis try launched a job portal recently. Which is of the following s tatem ents is
/are correct with res pect to this new initiative?
1) The portal www.nies budnaukri.com provides a com m on platform to both the trained pers ons and
the pros pective em ployers .
3) It is arm ed with the facility of free-of-cos t online regis tration for em ploym ent in m ore than 150 job
categories .
2) The portal is developed by the National Ins titute for Entrepreneurs hip and Sm all Bus ines s
Developm ent (NIESBUD).
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) All 1), 2) and 3)

Ans.) 5

Ques. : 446 Pres enting the Budget 2014-15 propos als in Parliam ent, the Union Finance Minis ter has
announced to s et up a
_____________ venture capital fund for the MSME s ector.
1) Rs 5,000-cr
3) Rs 15,000-cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 10,000-cr
4) Rs 20,000-cr
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 447 Exam ine the following with res pect to the propos als of the Union Budget for FY15 and
identify the one which is NOT
correct?
1) New Waters hed program m e with outlay of Rs
2000 cr
3) Rs 3600 cr for national rural drinking water program m e
2) New teachers training s chem e to be launched with the allocation of Rs 500 cr
4) National Centre of Hum anities would be s et up in Uttar Prades h
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 448 The firs t indigenous ly built anti-s ubm arine wars hip (ASW) was handed over to the Indian
Navy in Kolkata recently. It is firs t in its clas s of four ASW corvettes being built under Project-28 for the
Navy and is nam ed
1) INS Kolkata
3) INS Kam orta
5) None of thes e

2) INS Mays ore

4) INS Tarkas h
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 449 Which of the following is NOT correct with res pect to the propos als m ade in the Union
Railway budget for the FY15 recently?
1) FDI in railway projects including operations
2) CCTVs to be us ed at s tations for m onitoring
cleanlines s
3) Battery operated cars for differently-abled and s enior citizens at m ajor s tations
4) Wom en RPF Cons tables to es cort ladies coaches ; 4,000 wom en cons tables to be inducted
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 450 As propos ed in the Union Budget for FY15, four m ore AIIMS will be s et up in the country
with current allocation of Rs
500 cr. Which of the following are the s tates /regions where thes e ins titutes will com e up?
1) Wes t Bengal, Andhra Prades h, Purvanchal and
Vidharbha
3) Sikkim , Andhra Prades h, Him achal Prades h and Vidharbha

2) Arunachal Prades h, Andhra Prades h, Telangana and Vidharbha

4) Uttar Prades h, Andhra Prades h, Karnataka and
Vidharbha
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 451 Which of the following countries has em erged as the worlds larges t cons um er of
antibiotics according to a new s tudy Global Trends in Antibiotic Cons um ption, 2000-2010 releas ed
recently?
1) India
3) China
5) None of thes e

2) US
4) Rus s ia
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 452 Pakis tan has declared the ances tral hom e of which of the following Indian pers onalities s
ituated in the country as a national heritage recently?
1) Lal Kris hna Advani
3) Yas h Chopra
5) None of thes e

2) Dilip Kum ar
4) Shekhar Kapur
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 453 Which of the following team s s ecured the third place in the recently concluded FIFA World
Cup held in Brazil?
1) Netherlands
3) Argentina
5) None of thes e

2) Brazil
4) France
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 454 We read about a term DONER in news papers . This term is related to which of the following?
1) It is a textile brand.

2) It is a NGO active in the North Eas tern region.

3) It is the group of nuclear s upplier countries .

5) None of thes e

4) It is a Union Minis try for the North Eas tern region.

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 455 The govt has propos ed an integrated program m e for the cons ervation of river Ganga with
an outlay of over
__________in the Union Budget for FY15. The Cons ervation Mis s ion will be called Nam am i Gange.
1) Rs 1,000 cr
3) Rs 3,000 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 2,000 cr
4) Rs 4,000 cr
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 456 The Law Com m is s ion of India has s ubm itted its report Manpower Planning in Judiciary
to guide the Govt in overcom ing the s hortage of judges in the judiciary. Who am ong the following is the
current chairm an of the Law Com m is s ion?
1) Jus tice Palanis am y Sathas ivam
3) Jus tice Mukul Mudgal
5) None of thes e

2) Jus tice KG Balakris hnan

4) Jus tice Ajit Prakas h Shah
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 457 The India State of Fores t Report (ISFR) 2013 s hows that there is an increas e of 5871 s q
km in the fores t cover of the country com pared to the previous report. The ISFR is releas ed at what
intervals ?
1) Annually
3) After every three years
5) None of thes e

2) Biennially
4) After every five years
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 458 India launched the indigenous ly built s hip Sindhu Sadhna recently. Fitted with lates t
world-clas s equipm ents , this is a
1) res earch s hip
3) nuclear powered patrol s hip
5) None of thes e

2) fas t attack s hip

4) naval training s hip
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 459 The govt has allocated what am ount for the Prim e Minis ters Em ploym ent Generation
Program m e (PMEGP) to create over 27 lakh jobs in the 12th Plan period ending Mar 2017?
1) Rs 4,000 cr
3) Rs 8,060 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 6,080 cr
4) Rs 10,040 cr
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 460 The govt announced appointm ent of new governors for various s tates recently. Which of
the following pairs is NOT
m atched correctly in this regard?
1) Ram Naik Uttar Prades h
3) Kes hari Nath Tripathi Wes t Bengal
5) None of thes e

2) OP Kohli Gujarat
4) Padm anabha Acharya Nagaland
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 461 As ruled by the World Trade Organization dis pute s ettlem ent panel, recently, which of the
following countries has broken global trade rules by s lapping im port duties on Indian s teel products ?
1) China
3) US
5) None of thes e

2) Banglades h
4) Brazil
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 462 The govt has s lapped an additional penalty of USD 579 m n on which of the following oil
com panies for producing les s than targeted natural gas from its KG-D6 block?
1) Es s ar Oil
3) Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation

2) Reliance Indus tries

4) Cairn India

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 463 The Pres ident Pranab Mukherjee pres ented the Gandhi Peace prize for 2013 to who am ong
the following recently?
1) Ela Bhatt
3) Shekhar Pathak
5) None of thes e

2) Govind Mis hra

4) Chandi Pras ad Bhatt
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 464 The long-awaited BRICS Bank will be headquartered in which of the following cities ?
1) Fortaleza, Brazil
3) New Delhi, India
5) None of thes e

2) Shanghai, China
4) Johannes burg, South Africa
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 465 The TRAI (Am endm ent) Bill has been cleared by both the hous es of the Parliam ent. Why
was this am endm ent Bill brought by the govt?
1) The exis ting law allows a form er TRAI Chairm an to take up private job two years after retirem ent.

2) The exis ting law bars a form er TRAI Chairm an from taking up a govt job ever in life.
3) It was required to bring the telecom regulator on 4) It was required to deal with the 2G s cam
par with international regulators .
effectively.
5) None of thes e

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 466 The Perm anent Court of Arbitration at the Hague has announced it verdict that 19,467 s q km
out of the total 25,602 s q km dis puted area with India in the Bay of Bengal will be handed over to
1) Myanm ar
3) Sri Lanka
5) None of thes e

2) Banglades h
4) Thailand
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 467 Brazil hos ted the s ixth BRICS s um m it recently. The group was originally form ed as BRIC
and becam e BRICS with the inclus ion of South Africa in _________.

1) 2008
3) 2010
5) None of thes e

2) 2009
4) 2011
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 468 The BRICS group is playing an increas ingly im portant role in the world econom y. Exam ine
the following facts about the group and choos e the s tatem ent which is NOT correct.
1) At Goldm an Sachs , Jim O Neil firs t coined the term BRIC in 2001.
3) The Sixth BRICS Sum m it was held in Fortaleza and Bras ilia in Brazil on 15-16 Jul 2014.

2) The them e of the s ixth BRICS s um m it was

Inclus ive Growth; Sus tainable Developm ent.
4) BRICS m ake up 40 per cent of the worlds population and 25 per cent of the worlds landm as s .
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 469 World Population Day is obs erved on 11 Jul annually. Which of the following facts is NOT
correct in the context of the pres ent global population?
1) As of 1 Jan 2014, the worlds population was es tim ated to be 9,137,661,030.
3) China, India, USA, Indones ia, Pakis tan and Brazil account for half the worlds people.
Every s eventh pers on in the world is an Indian.
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1

4)

Ques. : 470 Exam ine the following facts with res pect to the Railway Budget for FY15 and identify the
only incorrect s tatem ent.
1) Railways univers ity for technical and non- technical s ubjects
3) Highes t ever plan outlay of Rs 65,455 cr for
2014-15
2) Vatican City and Nauru are the s tates with the lowes t populations .
2) Los s per pas s enger per KM up from 10 per cent in 2000-01 to 33 per cent in 2012-13
4) Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs 149,176 cr.
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 471 Who won the Golden Ball award at the FIFA World Cup held in Brazil recently?

1) Arjen Robben
3) Thom as Muller
5) None of thes e

2) Jam es Rodriguez
4) Lionel Mes s i
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 472 What will be the initial authoris ed capital of the propos ed BRICS bank?
1) USD 100 bn
3) USD 300 bn
5) None of thes e

2) USD 200 bn
4) USD 500 bn
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 473 The firs t chair of the Board of Governors of the propos ed BRICS bank will be from which of
the following countries ?
1) India
3) Rus s ia
5) None of thes e

2) Brazil
4) South Africa
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 474 Who am ong the following has been appointed the Chairm an of the Indian Council of His
torical Res earch (ICHR)
recently?
1) Y Sudars han Rao
3) Udai Prakas h Arora
5) None of thes e

2) Ram achandra Guha

4) Ram Narayan Rawat
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 475 As per the recently releas ed UN Millennium Developm ent Goals (MDGs ) report 2014, what
portion of the worlds 1.2 billion extrem ely poor population is res iding in India at pres ent?
1) half
3) one fourth
5) None of thes e

2) one third
4) one fifth
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 476 What is Indias ranking in the recently releas ed Eas e of Doing Bus ines s report by the
World Bank?
1) 134
3) 112
5) None of thes e

2) 131
4) 89
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 477 Which of the following m em ber countries will hold the pres idency of the propos ed BRICS
bank initially for 6 years ?
1) Brazil
3) Rus s ia
5) None of thes e

2) South Africa
4) India
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 478 Following the m eeting of Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi and the Brazilian Pres ident Dilm a
Rous s eff, the two countries s igned three agreem ents . Which of the following is NOT am ong them ?
2) Im plem enting arrangem ent es tablis hing
1) MoU on cooperation in the field of environm ent

3) MoU on cooperation in the field of m obility and cons ular is s ues

cooperation in augm entation of a Brazilian earth s tation for receiving and proces s ing data from Indian
Rem ote Sens ing (IRS) Satellites
4) MoU on es tablis hing a branch of Indian Ins titute of Technology (IIT) in Fortaleza
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 479 Which of the following pairs won the m ens doubles title of the Wim bledon tennis tournam
ent recently?
1) Alex Bolt and Andrew Whittington
3) Marcelo Dem oliner and Purav Raja
5) None of thes e

2) Vas ek Pos pis il and Jack Sock

4) Bob and Mike Bryan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 480 Which of the following countries will hos t the s eventh BRICS s um m it in 2015?
1) Rus s ia
3) China
5) None of thes e

2) South Africa
4) India
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 481 What am ount has been allocated for the Defence Minis try in the Budget for the FY15? There
has been an increas e of around 12.5 per cent from the las t fis cal.

1) Rs 3.20 lakh cr
3) Rs 2.29 lakh cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 2.82 lakh cr
4) Rs 2.03 lakh cr
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 482 The Res erve Bank of India has notified that hom e loans up to _______in m etros and
_______in non-m etros , given
by banks from the proceeds of long-term bonds (of m inim um 7 yrs m aturity), will qualify as affordable
hous ing loans .
1) Rs 45 lakh, Rs 35 lakh
3) Rs 55 lakh, Rs 45 lakh
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 50 lakh, Rs 40 lakh
4) Rs 60 lakh, Rs 50 lakh
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 483 The m arket regulator, SEBI, as ked Satyam Com puters founder B Ram alinga Raju and
others to return their unlawful gains of Rs 1,849 cr along with an interes t of Rs 1,200 cr and barred them
from acces s ing the capital m arket for _______, recently.
1) 10 years
3) 20 years
5) None of thes e

2) 14 years
4) life tim e
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 484 The 2015 BRICS Sum m it will be held in Rus s ia in which of the following cities ?
1) Sochi
3) Ufa
5) None of thes e

2) Saint-Peters burg
4) Mos cow
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 485 Typhoon Ram m as un hit which of the following countries , recently, which paralys ed the
norm al life and has claim ed at leas t 38 lives s o far?
1) Philippines
3) Colom bia
5) None of thes e

2) Singapore
4) Chile
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 486 Who won the Golden Boot at the FIFA World Cup held in Brazil recently?
1) Arjen Robben
3) Thom as Muller
5) None of thes e

2) Jam es Rodriguez
4) Lionel Mes s i
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 487 Who am ong the following is the goodwill am bas s ador of the 35th National Gam es to be
held in s even cities in Kerala in 2015?
1) Saina Nehwal
3) Leander Paes
5) None of thes e

2) Sachin Tendulkar
4) Sania Mirza
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 488 Who am ong the following has authored the book titled Strangers Acros s the Border: Indian
Encounters In Boom town
China?
1) Res hm a Patil
3) Carlotta Gall
5) None of thes e

2) Saba Im tiaz
4) Pras hant Jha
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 489 Lt General Ajay Kum ar Singh has been s worn in as Lt Governor of which of the following
Union Territories ?
1) Puducherry
3) Andam an & Nicobar
5) None of thes e

2) Chandigarh
4) Laks hadweep
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 490 The Indian wom ens cricket team led by Mithali Raj is all s et to play a four-day Tes t m atch
with which of the following team s after a gap of eight long years ?
1) New Zealand
3) England
5) None of thes e

2) Aus tralia
4) Wes t Indies
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 491 Which of the following has becom e the firs t country to legalis e child labour recently? Now,
children as young as ten years old are allowed to work.
1) Bolivia
3) Nigeria
5) None of thes e

2) Cam bodia
4) Kenya
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 492 Nagoya Protocol will com e into force from October this year. This international agreem ent
is related to which of the following is s ues ?

1) Acces s to civilian nuclear technology for all

2) Eas y acces s for poor countries to patented life s
aving drugs
3) Acces s and benefit s haring of genetic res ources
4) Global res ource s haring for the wellbeing of handicapped people
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 493 The naval exercis e INDRA 2014 was conducted between India and which of the following
countries recently?
1) Japan
3) France
5) None of thes e

2) China
4) Rus s ia
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 494 The Finance Minis ter cleared the way for the Real Es tate Inves tm ent Trus ts (REITs ) in his
budget s peech recently. Which of the following is correct with res pect to REITs ?
1) Thes e are vehicles that hold and m anage large com m ercial rent-earning properties on behalf of
inves tors .
2) The REITs m anager s hould have a net worth
Rs 5 cr and the s pons or Rs 20 cr.
3) A REIT can hold m ultiple properties and can go for a public offering if properties are worth m ore than
Rs 1,000 cr.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 495 What is Indias ranking in the annual Global Innovation Index (GII) s urvey for 2014?
1) 53rd
3) 66th
5) None of thes e

2) 61s t
4) 76th
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 496 A pas s enger plane of which of the following countries was allegedly s hot down in eas tern
Ukraine recently killing all
295 people aboard?
1) Malays ia
3) Is rael
5) None of thes e

2) Indones ia
4) Iran
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 497 The Signature Bridge is being cons tructed acros s river Yam una in which of the following
cities in India?
1) Agra
3) Mathura
5) None of thes e

2) Delhi
4) Allahabad
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 498 Renowned s cholar Granville Aus tin died recently. Awarded a Padm a Shri, he was a s cholar
of Indian
1) Cons titution
3) Geography
5) None of thes e

2) His tory
4) Philos ophy
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 499 The m ilitary operation Operation Protective Edge is being conducted by
1) Is rael agains t Ham as in Pales tine
3) Ukraine govt agains t pro-Rus s ian rebels
5) None of thes e

2) US agains t Syrian regim e

4) US agains t ISIS m ilitants in Iraq
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 500 Which of the following s tates in India has the highes t percentage of poor (47.9 per cent) in
the country as per C Rangarajan panel report?
1) Madhya Prades h
3) Chhattis garh
5) None of thes e

2) Odis ha
4) Manipur
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 501 The World Bank pres ident is all s et to vis it New Delh on a three-day vis it to m eet PM
Narendra Modi and Finance

Minis ter Arun Jaitley. Who am ong the following is the current Pres ident of the World Bank group?

1) Robert Zoellick
3) Jim Yong Kim
5) None of thes e

2) Paul Farm er
4) Chris tine Lagarde
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 502 As per the Em ploym ent Exchange Statis tics 2013, which is of the following s tates tops in
term s of providing jobs through em ploym ent exchanges ?
1) Maharas htra

2) Kerala

3) Gujarat
5) None of thes e

4) Wes t Bengal
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 503 Germ any has topped the recently releas ed FIFA world rankings . What is Indias pos ition in
the ranking?
1) 144th
3) 154th
5) None of thes e

2) 151th
4) 158th
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 504 The annual naval engagem ent Malabar exercis e is to be conducted s oon. This exercis e will
be a trilateral engagem ent and will be participated by
1) India, Japan, Vietnam
3) India, US, Japan

2) India, South Korea, Japan

4) India, South Korea, US

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 505 Who won the 2014 Germ an Grand Prix recently?
1) Felipe Mas s a
3) Lewis Ham ilton
5) None of thes e

2) Valtteri Bottas
4) Nico Ros berg
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 506 Internet giant Google revealed that it would be launching Project Zero program m e s oon.
This project is aim ed at
1) finding s oftware bugs online
2) running advertis em ent of new s tartups for free
3) elim inating rivals from s earch engine platform 4) inviting volunteers to work with Google
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 507 Which of the following is the m os t urbans ied s tate of the country with 62.17% as urban
population?
1) Kerala
3) Goa
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il Nadu
4) Mizoram
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 508 As per the C Rangarajan panel report, which of the following s tates in India is the m os t
pros perous s tate as it has leas t proportion (6.3 per cent) of poor population?
1) Goa
3) Kerala
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il Nadu
4) Sikkim
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 509 Which of the following countries has topped the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2014? The GII
is jointly publis hed by
Cornell Univers ity, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organis ation (WIPO) for 143 econom ies
around the world.
1) Finland
3) Sweden
5) None of thes e

2) Switzerland
4) United Kingdom
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 510 India hos ted the Conference of Parties (CoP-11) to the Convention on Biological Divers ity
(CBD) in Hyderabad in Oct
2012, and the next CoP is to be held in ____________in Oct this year.
1) Pyeongchang, South Korea
3) Tokyo, Japan
5) None of thes e

2) Buenos Aires , Argentina

4) Bras ilia, Brazil
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 511 The Central govt has allocated what am ount for ultra large s olar power projects and s olar
parks in the Union Budget for FY15?

1) Rs 1000 cr

2) Rs 2000 cr

3) Rs 5000 cr
5) None of thes e

4) Rs 10000 cr
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 512 Which of the following countries rem oved res trictions on foreign owners hip of banks in the
country recently under a new law that allows 100 per cent foreign control?
1) China
3) Philippines
5) None of thes e

2) Thailand
4) Singapore
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 513 A ultra m ega s olar power project is to be s et up in Sam bhar, Rajas than for which a MoU
has been s igned recently.What will be the cum ulative capacity of the plant which will be achieved in
phas es ?
1) 1000 MW
3) 3000 MW
5) None of thes e

2) 2000 MW
4) 4000 MW
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 514 The authorities in Switzerland have revealed that the quantum of fake Indian rupee notes in
their country is the third highes t for any foreign currency. Which of the following currencies tops in this
regard?
1) Chines e yuan
3) Euro
5) None of thes e

2) US dollar
4) Canadian dollar
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 515 India will s oon s ign bilateral APAs with a clutch of Japanes e com panies for the firs t tim e.
APA s tands for
1) Advance-Pricing Agreem ent
3) Advance-Priority Agreem ent
5) None of thes e

2) Advance-Policy Agreem ent

4) Advance-Pricing As s es s m ent
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 516 The Finance Minis ter has confided that the revenue collection is expected to exceed targets
this fis cal. What is the budget es tim ate for the revenue collection during 2014-15?
1) Rs 11.58 lakh cr
3) Rs 13.64 lakh cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 12.35 lakh cr
4) Rs 14.44 lakh cr
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 517 Legendary actor Jam es Garner died recently. Bes t known for playing a detective in crim e s
eries Rockford Files , he belonged to
1) US
3) France
5) None of thes e

2) UK
4) Colom bia
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 518 Who am ong the following is the pres ident of the Eleventh Conference of Parties (CoP-11) to
the Convention on
Biological Divers ity (CBD)?
1) Nobuteru Is hihara
3) Ahm ed Yus uf Nuris tani
5) None of thes e

2) Prakas h Javadekar
4) Yoon Seong-kyu
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 519 Organis ation for Econom ic Cooperation and Developm ent (OECD) has unveiled autom atic
info exchange fram ework to curb black m oney internationally. The headquarters of OECD is s ituated in
1) London
3) Rom e
5) None of thes e

2) Frankfurt
4) Paris
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 520 As per the C Rangarajan panel report, which of the following s tates in India has the highes t
incidence of urban poverty (50.8 per cent) in the country?
1) Bihar
3) Jharkhand

2) Uttar Prades h
4) Madhya Prades h

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 521 The Finance Minis ter Arun Jaitley has expres s ed confidence that direct tax collection
would exceed budget target of
_________in the current financial year.
1) Rs 8.11 lakh cr
3) Rs 7.36 lakh cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 7.86 lakh cr
4) Rs 7.13 lakh cr
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 522 2014 Com m onwealth Gam es begun in Glas gow in which of the following countries
recently?
1) New Zealand
3) Holland
5) None of thes e

2) Scotland
4) Poland
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 523 The current ins talled power generation capacity of the country is about __________.
1) 2,25,000 MW
2) 2,50,000 MW
3) 2,70,000 MW
4) 2,95,000 MW
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2Ques. : 524 The 95th Garo Labour Corps Day
was obs erved on 16 Jul in which of the following s tates s aluting heroes of WW-I?
1) As s am
3) Mizoram
5) None of thes e

2) Meghalaya
4) Arunachal Prades h
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 525 In a m ajor relief to citizens , the govt has decided to prom ote s elf-attes tation of dom cum
ent. Earlier, it was neces s ary to get docum ents attes ted by _________for govt-related work.
1) a notary
3) any govt em ployee
5) Either 1) or 2)

2) a gazetted officer
4) Any one of the above
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 526 The RBI has exem pted long-term bonds (at leas t 7 yrs ) from the m andatory regulatory
norm s s uch as the CRR, SLR
and PSL if the m oney rais ed is us ed for
1) long-term projects in infras tructure s ub-s ectors 2) affordable hous ing
3) agricultural loans
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 527 Indian corporate s ector has to m igrate to IFRS from the hom e-grown Indian Accounting
Standards by the financial year 2016-17. IFRS s tands for
1) International Forward Reporting Standards
3) International Fas t Reporting Standards
5) None of thes e

2) International Fair Reporting Standards

4) International Financial Reporting Standards
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 528 The govt as ked UN Military Obs erver Group to vacate rent-free office in Delhi recently. This
UN body has been overs eeing Indias m ilitary activity _________for las t 40 years .
1) agains t Maois t ins urgents
3) in Arabian Sea
5) None of thes e

2) in Jam m u & Kas hm ir

4) in Bay of Bengal
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 529 The Nobel Prize and Booker Prize awardee and one of the literary worlds m os t powerful
voices agains t apartheid, Nadine Gordim er, died recently. She belonged to
1) Nigeria
3) Cam bodia
5) None of thes e

2) South Africa
4) Azerbaijan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 530 Sim Bhullar is as s ociated with which of the following gam es ? He is the firs t player of
Indian origin to be drafted into the national team of the gam e in the US.

1) Rugby
3) Football
5) None of thes e

2) Bas ketball
4) Tennis
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 531 At pres ent, India does not enjoy trade s urplus with which of the following SAARC countries
?
1) Banglades h

2) Pakis tan

3) Sri Lanka
5) None of thes e

4) Maldives
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 532 The External Affairs Minis ter Sus hm a Swaraj went on a three-day official vis it to which of
the following countries recently? She attended the two nations Joint Com m is s ion Meeting which took
place after a gap of 23 years .
1) Banglades h
3) Nepal
5) None of thes e

2) Sri Lanka
4) Bhutan
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 533 Nick Clegg, who is s cheduled to vis it India in Aug, is the current Deputy Prim e Minis ter of
which of the following countries ?
1) US
3) Canada
5) None of thes e

2) UK
4) Italy
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 534 A plane m aking a landing attem pt in s torm y weather cras hed at an airport in which of the
following countries recently killing 51 people and injuring s even other? The country was battered by
Typhoon Matm o caus ing heavy rain there.
1) Taiwan
3) Indones ia
5) None of thes e

2) South Korea
4) Iran
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 535 The 7th IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) Sum m it in 2015 will be hos ted by which of the
following cities ?
1) Bras ilia
3) New Delhi
5) None of thes e

2) Fortaleza
4) Copenhagen
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 536 The RBI is s ued draft norm s for s m all banks recently. Such banks can be s et up with a m
inim um capital of _______.
1) Rs 50 cr
3) Rs 200 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 100 cr
4) Rs 500 cr
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 537 The B20 Aus tralia Sum m it was held in which of the following cities on 18 Jul? It is a forum
through which the private s ector produces policy recom m endations for the annual m eeting of the
Group of 20 (G20) leaders .
1) Melbourne
3) Bris bane
5) None of thes e

2) Sydney
4) Perth
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 538 Philipp Lahm , who retired from international football, recently, was ers twhile captain of
which of the following team s ?
1) Argentina
3) Germ any
5) None of thes e

2) Brazil
4) France
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 539 The CBDT has cons tituted a s ix-m em ber com m ittee to recom m end s teps to reduce
litigations . What is full form of

CBDT?
1) Central Bureau of Direct Taxes
3) Central Board of Dis tinct Taxes
5) None of thes e

2) Central Bureau of Dis tinct Taxes

4) Central Board of Direct Taxes
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 540 The book titled The Gyps y Goddes s has been authored by who am ong the following?
1) Mahes h Rao
3) Sipra Das
5) None of thes e

2) Meena Kandas am y
4) Res hm a Patil
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 541 Which of the following is a banking/finance related term ?

1) Am ortis ation
3) Am phibious
5) None of thes e

2) Cons tellation
4) Abacus
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 542 The book titled A Tale of Two Drops has been authored by who am ong the following?
1) APJ Abdul Kalam
3) Gulam Nabi Azad
5) None of thes e

2) Arundhati Roy
4) Hars h Vardhan
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 543 Which of the following com panies has becom e the m os t valued com pany by m arket
capitalis ation in India?
1) Tata Cons ultancy Services
3) Wipro
5) None of thes e

2) Infos ys
4) Reliance Indus tries
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 544 The govt approved s ale of what quantity of wheat from FCI s tock in the open m arket in
order to boos t dom es tic s upply and check prices ? The res erve price has been fixed at Rs 1,500 per
quintal plus other charges .
1) 5 m n tonne
3) 10 m n tonne
5) None of thes e

2) 8 m n tonne
4) 12 m n tonne
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 545 What is Indias pos ition in Hum an Developm ent Index 2014 releas ed recently?
1) 131
3) 135
5) None of thes e

2) 133
4) 138
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 546 What is govts dis inves tm ent target for the current financial year?
1) Rs 25,500 cr
3) Rs 36,925 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 35,625 cr
4) Rs 58,425 cr
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 547 Who am ong the following has been appointed the am bas s ador of the newly created s tate
Telangana recently?
1) R As hwin
3) Jwala Gutta
5) None of thes e

2) Sania Mirza
4) Leander Paes
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 548 The Res erve Bank of India (RBI) has rais ed the foreign ins titutional inves tors ' (FIIs ') s ublim it in govt bonds recently. What is the overall lim it for FII inves tm ent in govt bonds ?
1) USD 20 bn
3) USD 30 bn
5) None of thes e

2) USD 25 bn
4) USD 35 bn
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 549 Who am ong the following has been appointed a United Nations Goodwill Am bas s ador by
UN Wom en recently?
1) Madhuri Dixit
3) Sandra Bullock
5) None of thes e

2) Ais hwarya Rai Bachchan

4) Em m a Wats on
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 550 Which of the following countries holds the chairm ans hip of the G-20 group at pres ent?
1) India
3) Aus tralia
5) None of thes e

2) China
4) Brazil
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 551 India is on cours e to com plete the worlds highes t railway bridge in Jam m u & Kas hm ir
by 2016. The bridge is being built over ________river.
1) Chenab
3) Indus
5) None of thes e

2) Jhelum
4) Ravi
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 552 The central govt has notified rules under the Lokpal Act recently. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas
Act provides for the es tablis hm ent of a Lokpal for the Union and ________for the s tates .
1) Lokayuktas
3) Lok Prahari
5) None of thes e

2) Loks ewaka
4) Lok Pradhan
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 553 The Cabinet cleared the Securities Laws (Am endm ent) Bill recently to em power the m arket
regulator Sebi to deal with which of the following?
1) Ponzi s chem es
3) Pens ion funds
5) None of thes e

2) Microfinance ins titutions

4) Urban Cooperative Banks
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 554 Which of the following is the m os t valued IT s ervices com pany in the world as of now?
1) Infos ys
3) IBM
5) None of thes e

2) Accenture
4) TCS
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 555 Who am ong the following has been elected as the new Pres ident of Iraq recently?
1) Jalal Talabani
3) Ayad Allawi
5) None of thes e

2) Moham m ed Fuad Mas oum

4) Nouri al-Maliki
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 556 The Govt has approved the s ale of its res idual s takes in which of the following PSUs
recently?
1) BALCO
3) BPCL
5) Both 1) and 2)

2) Hindus tan Zinc

4) All the above
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 557 Nels on Mandela International Day is obs erved every year on
1) 2 Jul
3) 11 Jul
5) None of thes e

2) 8 Jul
4) 18 Jul
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 558 Ars eniy Yats enyuk announced his res ignation as the Prim e Minis ter of which of the
following countries recently?
1) Canada
3) Sweden
5) None of thes e

2) Italy
4) Ukraine
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 559 Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu won gold m edals in the 20th Com m onwealth Gam es in
Glas gow, Scotland recently in which of the following gam es ?
1) Weightlifting
3) Dis cus throw
5) None of thes e

2) Archery
4) Wres tling
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 560 What is the m inim um capital requirem ent for s etting up a norm al com m ercial bank as per
the RBI guidelines ?
1) Rs 100 cr
3) Rs 400 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 200 cr
4) Rs 500 cr
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 561 Who am ong the following won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2014 recently?
1) Fernando Alons o
3) Nico Ros berg
5) None of thes e

2) Lewis Ham ilton

4) Daniel Ricciardo
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 562 The Govt has revis ed inves tm ent target for Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) from Rs
27,000 cr to
1) Rs 60,000 cr
3) Rs 100,000 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 80,000 cr
4) Rs 120,000 cr
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 563 The Exim Bank has reques ted the Res erve Bank of India (RBI) to increas e its leverage ratio.
Currently, the RBI allows the Exim Bank to leverage only _______of its net-owned funds .
1) 10 tim es
3) 25 tim es
5) None of thes e

2) 15 tim es
4) 50 tim es
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 564 Sam Kutes a, who vis ited New Delhi recently, is the current Foreign Affairs Minis ter of
which of the following countries ?
1) Rwanda
3) Uganda
5) None of thes e

2) Lebanon
4) Vietnam
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 565 India refus ed to ratify the WTO prom oted TFA pact without res olving food s ecurity is s ue
at Geneva recently. What does
TFA s tands for?
1) Trade Facility Agreem ent
3) Trade Fos tering Agreem ent
5) None of thes e

2) Trade Facilitation Agreem ent

4) Trade Favour Agreem ent
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 566 The Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi will vis it which of the following countries on a two-day
official vis it from 3rd Aug? It will be the firs t vis it by an Indian Prem ier in over 17 years as the late Prim
e Minis ter I K Gujral had vis ited the country in 1997.
1) Banglades h
3) Nepal
5) None of thes e

2) Sri Lanka
4) Afghanis tan
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 567 Which of the following com panies has announced to acquire all the three hydroelectric
power plants of Jaiprakas h
As s ociates Ltd?
1) Tata Power
3) Es s ar Power
5) None of thes e

2) Reliance Power
4) Adani Power
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 568 The Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi launched a webs ite that aim s to help citizens contribute
in governance by giving their opinions and views on im portant is s ues . Nam e the webs ite.
1) MyIndia
3) MySarkar
5) None of thes e

2) MyYuva
4) MyGov
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 569 Which of the following is the only country in the BRICS grouping that has avoided the recent
growth downgrade by International Monetary Fund (IMF)? Its econom ic expans ion forecas t at 5.4 per
cent for the current fis cal has been retained by the IMF.
1) India
3) Brazil
5) None of thes e

2) China
4) South Africa
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 570 Apurvi Chandela and Rahi Sanorbat clinched a gold m edal each in which of the following
gam es for India at the 20th
Com m onwealth Gam es ?
1) Weightlifting
3) Shooting
5) None of thes e

2) Archery
4) Wres tling
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 571 The World Hepatitis Day is obs erved on which of the following dates ?
1) 22 Jul
3) 28 Jul
5) None of thes e

2) 26 Jul
4) 29 Jul
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 572 The Law Com m is s ion Chairpers on AP Shah has recom m ended three changes to Union
Law Minis ter Ravi Shankar
Pras ad Law in his report s ubm itted recently. Which of the following is NOT am ong them ?
1) Sam e retirem ent age of 65 for Suprem e Court and High Court judges .
2) A three-year cooling off period for retired judges before the take up pos itions offered by the govt.
3) A fixed tenure for Chief Jus tice of India.
4) Executive takeover of judicial appointm ent s ys
tem .
5) None of thes e

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 573 As revealed by the World Bank Pres ident Jim Yong Kim , recently, which of the following
countries is the larges t client for the World Bank Group? The WB com m itted a total of $6.4 bn to the
country during its las t fis cal year.
1) China
3) Brazil
5) None of thes e

2) India
4) Japan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 574 Which of the following e-com m erce webs ites has announced to have rais ed $ 1bn (Rs
6,000 cr) in fund recently? This is the larges t ever fund-rais ing by an Indian Internet com pany.
1) Snapdeal
3) Flipkart
5) None of thes e

2) Shopclues
4) Hom es hop18
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 575 Nam e unm anned vehicle developed by NASA which has m ade a record clocking highes t
dis tance by any m an-m ade vehicle on a celes tial body other than earth recently. The s olar-powered
robot has journeyed 40 KM on m ars s o far.
1) Opportunity
3) Path Finder
5) None of thes e

2) Dis covery
4) Lunokhod 2
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 576 While addres s ing a gathering of s cientis ts in New Delhi, the Prim e Minis ter Narendra
Modi called for Blue

Revolution. The blue revolution is as s ociated with

1) Crude oil production
3) Plas tic indus try
5) None of thes e

2) Bio-dies es production
4) Fis heries s ector
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 577 Am it Kum ar and Vines h Phogat won gold m edals for India in which of the following gam es
in the 20th
Com m onwealth Gam es recently?
1) Boxing
3) Wres tling
5) None of thes e

2) Shooting
4) Weightlifting
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 578 During the recent vis it of Foreign Minis ter Sus hm a Swaraj to Nepal, both s ides s tres s ed
the need to com plete neces s ary form alities for BIPPA. Expand the term BIPPA.
1) Bilateral Inves tm ent Protection and Preference
Agreem ent
3) Bilateral Inves tm ent Protection and Prom otion
Agreem ent

2) Bilateral Inves tm ent Provis ioning and

Prom otion Agreem ent
4) Bilateral Inves tm ent Protection and Provis ion
Agreem ent
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 579 The book titled The Gyps y Goddes s has been authored by who am ong the following?
1) Meena Kandas am y
3) Kalyan Ray
5) None of thes e

2) Ranjit Hos kote

4) Dayanita Singh
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 580 Who am ong the following is the pres ent Chairm an of the Railway Board?
1) VK Gupta
3) Alok Johri
5) None of thes e

2) Arunendra Kum ar
4) Kul Bhus han
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 581 India oppos ed the current WTO norm s lim iting the value of food s ubs idies calculated at
the prices in the bas e year
1986. What per cent of the total value of food grain production is allowed as food s ubs idy as per current
WTO norm s ?
1) 5 per cent
3) 10 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 8 per cent
4) 12 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 582 The World Tiger Day is obs erved on

1) 22 Jul
3) 27 Jul
5) None of thes e

2) 25 Jul
4) 29 Jul
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 583 Who is the author of the book titled One Life is Not Enough?
1) Natwar Singh
3) Brajes h Mis hra
5) None of thes e

2) Sus hm a Swaraj
4) Shivraj Patil
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 584 Cricketer Jacques Kallis , who announced retirem ent from all form ats of international
cricket, recently, played for which of the following countries ?
1) England
3) Aus tralia
5) None of thes e

2) New Zealand
4) South Africa
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 585 Which of the following s tates has introduced a new Bill s eeking to prohibit private pers ons
from s etting up of law colleges in the State?
1) Madhya Prades h
3) Telangana
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il Nadu
4) Maharas htra
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 586 Indias ace player Satyawart Kadian is as s ociated with which of the following gam es ?
1) Weightlifting
3) Squas h
5) None of thes e

2) Wres tling
4) Boxing
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 587 Who am ong the following has taken over as the new Chief of Arm y Staff? He will have a
tenure of 30 m onths as the
26th Chief of the arm ed forces .
1) Deepak Kapoor

2) Joginder Jas want Singh

3) Dalbir Singh Suhag

5) None of thes e

4) Vijay Kum ar Singh

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 588 The govt has propos ed to form ulate a new education policy to m eet new challenges . The
previous National Policy on
Education was adopted by the Parliam ent in
1) 1968
3) 1984
5) None of thes e

2) 1976
4) 1986
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 589 Which of the following term s is us ed in the gam e of cricket?

1) Punch
3) Trum p
5) None of thes e

2) Leg Bye
4) Deuce
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 590 Yoges hwar Dutt and Babita Kum ari won gold m edals in m ens and wom ens categories of
which of the following gam es at the 20th Com m onwealth Gam es in Glas gow?
1) Weightlifting

2) Boxing

3) Wres tling
5) None of thes e

4) Shot put
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 591 The Centre for Science and Environm ent (CSE) lab s tudy found res idues of antibiotics in 40
per cent of the s am ples of which of the following food item s in the Delhi NCR region recently?
1) Milk
3) Vegetables
5) None of thes e

2) Chicken
4) Ghee
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 592 The Prim e Minis ter will launch the govt's cam paign for financial inclus ion on the eve of
Independence Day. Which of the following is NOT correct in this res pect?
1) The new s chem e will ens ure banking s ervice to 2) The 600000-odd hous es in the country will be
7.5 cr hous eholds in the country by 15 Aug 2018.
3) One fixed banking point on 1000-1500 hous eholds .
s plit into s m all s ervice areas as s igned to banks .
4) It will be ins ured that each adult m em ber of each hous ehold have a bank account.
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 593 Who am ong the following has s cripted his tory by becom ing the firs t Indian wom an gym
nas t to win a m edal at the
Com m onwealth Gam es after s he bagged a bronze in the vault event?
1) Kris hna Poonia
3) Harwant Kaur
5) None of thes e

2) Som a Bis was

4) Dipa Karm akar
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 594 People acros s the world can now view im ages from 76 heritage s ites located in India. With
the s upport of the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which of the following technology firm s has m ade it pos s ible?
1) Micros oft
3) Google
5) None of thes e

2) IBM
4) Yahoo
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 595 Which of the following is the firs t country to ratify the Marrakes h Treaty? This is a treaty to
facilitate acces s to publis hed works for pers ons who are vis ually im paired.
1) China
3) India
5) None of thes e

2) US
4) Japan
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 596 Vikas Gowda gave India its firs t athletics gold of the 20th Com m onwealth Gam es in which
of the following gam es ?
1) Dis cus s throw

2) Long jum p

3) Shot put
5) None of thes e

4) Triple jum p
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 597 After Flipkarts announcem ent of rais ing $1 bn, which of the following e-retailers has
announced to inves t $2 bn in
India?
1) ebay
3) Walm art
5) None of thes e

2) Am azon
4) Carrefour
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 598 A com m ittee form ed to look into the pos s ibilities of bringing changes in pattern of civil s
ervices exam ination am ong
others s ubm itted its report to the govt recently. Who am ong the following headed the Com m ittee?
1) RK Gupta
3) PK Das
5) None of thes e

2) Arvind Varm a
4) Rakes h Agrawal
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 599 Who am ong the following has won the Golden Glove award at 2014 FIFA World Cup?
1) Jam es Rodriguez
3) Mario Goetze
5) None of thes e

2) Lionel Mes s i
4) Manuel Neuer
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 600 The govt has appointed who am ong the following as a deputy governor of the Res erve Bank
of India (RBI) recently?
1) MD Mallya
3) Adars h Kis hore
5) None of thes e

2) SS Mundra
4) BA Prabhakar
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 601 The World Trade Organization (WTO) failed to reach a cons ens us on the Trade Facilitation
Agreem ent (TFA) recently. Who am ong the following is the current Pres ident of the WTO?
1) Guy Ryder
3) Pas cal Lam y
5) None of thes e

2) Roberto Azevedo
4) Gita Wirjawan
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 602 The Trans atlantic Trade and Inves tm ent Partners hip (TTIP) is a trade agreem ent being
negotiated between the
European Union and which of the following countries ?
1) US
3) China
5) None of thes e

2) Ukraine
4) India
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 603 Sierra Leone announced health em ergency in the country due to nationwide outbreak of
which of the following dis eas es recently?
1) Malaria
3) Plague
5) None of thes e

2) Swine Flu
4) Ebola
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 604 The book No Country has been authored by

1) Ranjit Hos kote
3) Kalyan Ray
5) None of thes e

2) Sankars han Thakur

4) Dayanita Singh
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 605 Who am ong the following has been appointed the Chairm an of the Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT) recently?
1) KV Chowdary
3) Shobha L Chary

2) Praveen Mahajan
4) JM Shanti Sundharam

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 606 Which of the following offices looks after the indirect taxes in India?
1) CBDT
3) CBEC
5) None of thes e

2) CBIT
4) CVC
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 607 Nigeria and three other countries have pledged to s peed up the creation of a 2,800-s trong
regional force to tackle m ilitant Is lam is t group Boko Haram . Which of the following countries is NOT
am ong them ?
1) Chad
3) Kenya
5) None of thes e

2) Cam eroon
4) Chad
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 608 The Third India-Africa Forum Sum m it (IAFS-III) in 2014 will be hos ted by which of the
following cities ?
1) Addis Ababa
2) New Delhi
3) Nairobi
4) Windhoek
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 2Ques. : 609 The provis ional res ults of the
Sixth Econom ic Survey of India were releas ed recently. When was the firs t Econom ic
Survey conducted?
1) 1977
3) 1990
5) None of thes e

2) 1980
4) 2004
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 610 Which of the following Union Territories /State celebrated its 61s t libration Day on 2nd Aug?
1) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
3) Pondicherry
5) None of thes e

2) Goa
4) Andam an and Nicobar
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 611 Dutee Chand was dis qualified from the 2014 Com m onwealth Gam es after failing a gender
tes t that s howed that her tes tos terone levels were above the range cons idered norm al for fem ale
athletes . She is a profes s ional
1) dis cus throw player
3) weightlifter
5) None of thes e

2) pugilis t
4) s printer
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 612 Which of the following revolutions and the areas they are related to is NOT m atched
correctly?
1) Yellow revolution Oil s eed production
3) White revolution Milk production
5) None of thes e

2) Blue revolution Fis heries

4) Silver revolution Jute production
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 613 Who am ong the following is current Revenue Secretary of India?
1) Shaktikanta Das

2) Sum it Bos e

3) RS Gujral
5) None of thes e

4) Arvind Mayaram
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 614 Aadi Perukku fes tival, which is thanks giving fes tival by farm ers to River Cauvery, is
celebrated in which of the following s tates ?
1) Kerala
3) Karnataka
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il Nadu
4) Andhra Prades h
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 615 The 2014 As ian Gam es , officially known as the XVII As iad, is s cheduled to take place in
____________from Sep 19 Oct 4, 2014.

1) Tokyo, Japan
3) Manila, Philippines
5) None of thes e

2) Incheon, South Korea

4) New Delhi, India
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 616 The govt is pus hing for the early pas s ing of the m uch awaited Ins urance Am endm ent
Bill. The Bill m andates rais ing
Foreign Direct Inves tm ent (FDI) in the Ins urance Sector from the exis ting 26 per cent to
1) 49 per cent
3) 74 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 51 per cent
4) 100 per cent
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 617 The Shipping, Road Trans port and Highways Minis ter Nitin Gadkari has given green s ignal
to the redevelopm ent project of the Sas oon Dock. This his toric dock is located in which of the following
cities ?
1) Kandla
3) Mum bai
5) None of thes e

2) Cochin
4) Vis akhapatnam
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 618 The touris m departm ent of which of the following s tates has s igned an agreem ent with
UNESCO for prom oting and protecting the ancient Spice Route which once connected 31 countries ?
1) Goa
3) Kerala
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il Nadu
4) Karnataka
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 619 Dipika Pallikal and Jos hana Chinappa created his tory by winning the firs t-ever gold m edal
in which of the following gam es in the 20th Com m onwealth Gam es recently?
1) Squas h
3) Badm inton
5) None of thes e

2) Table tennis
4) Netball
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 620 SK Jain, who arres ted by the Central Bureau of Inves tigation (CBI) on the charges of
bribery, recently, is the Chairm an and Managing Director of which of the following Public Sector Banks
(PSBs )?
1) Indian Bank
3) Syndicate Bank
5) None of thes e

2) Bank of India
4) Canara Bank
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 621 The Glas gow Com m onwealth Gam es concluded recently. With 64 m edals India s tood at
which of the following pos itions in the Gam es ?
1) Third
3) Fifth
5) None of thes e

2) Fourth
4) Sixth
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 622 India s ucceeded in clinching s ilver m edal in hockey in Glas gow Com m onwealth Gam es .
Which of the following team s defeated India to win the gold?
1) Aus tralia
3) England
5) None of thes e

2) Pakis tan
4) New Zealand
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 623 Who am ong the following m ade his tory by becom ing the firs t Indian m ale s huttler in 32
years to win a gold m edal at the Com m onwealth Gam es ?
1) Gurus ai Datt
3) Ajay Jayaram
5) None of thes e

2) Parupalli Kas hyap

4) Srikanth Kidam bi
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 624 Which of the following provinces of China was devas tated by a s trong 6.5-m agnitude
earthquake that killed nearly 400 people recently?

1) Yunnan
3) Sichuan
5) None of thes e

2) Hainan
4) Shandong
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 625 Indian Banks As s ociation (IBA) has a com m on networking s ys tem for s haring the ATM
facilities located in Mum bai, which is known as
1) Indian Clearing Hous e
3) ATM network
5) None of thes e

2) Cas h Network
4) Shared Paym ent Sys tem Network
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 626 Cons ortium Advances refer to

1) Multiple advances
3) Financing of cons ignm ent bus ines s
5) None of thes e

2) Concurrent borrowing
4) Joint financing by m ore than one bank
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 627 We often read about NDTL of banks in the financial news papers . What is the full form of
NDTL?
1) Net Dividend and Tim e Liabilities
3) Net Dem and and Tim e Liabilities
5) None of thes e

2) Net Dem and and Trans fer Liabilities

4) Net Dis count and Tim e Liabilities
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 628 The book Single Man has been authored by

1) Sankars han Thakur
3) Kalyan Ray
5) None of thes e

2) Ranjit Hos kote

4) Dayanita Singh
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 629 A s hort term govt s ecurity paper is called

1) Share
3) Mutual fund
5) None of thes e

2) Debenture
4) Treas ury bill
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 630 The book Hard Choices has been authored by

1) Kris Manjapra
3) Hilary Rodham Clinton
5) None of thes e

2) Robert Gaibraith
4) Bill Clinton
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 631 We often read that govt is concerned about the ris ing CAD. What does letter A denotes in
the term CAD?
1) Account
3) Advance
5) None of thes e

2) Adequacy
4) Adjus tm ent
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 632 The SEBI Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha recently. Which of the following is NOT
correct about the Bill?
1) The capital m arkets watchdog will have to s eek perm is s ion from s pecial courts to conduct s earch
and s eizure operations .
3) The new bill, called the Securities Laws (Am endm ent) Bill, 2014, contains as m any as 57 claus es for
am ending various provis ions .
2) New provis ions to provide for m inim um penalties ranging from Rs one lakh to Rs 10 lakh, depending
on the nature of the cas e.
4) It gives SEBI authority to act agains t all illegal m oney-pooling s chem es involving Rs 100 cr or m ore.
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 633 The govt is all s et to announce Indias foreign trade policy (FTP) for the period _________as
it s eeks to boos t m anufacturing and exports , am ong other things .
1) 2014-19
3) 2014-18

2) 2014-16
4) 2015-20

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 634 The RBI, in its recent bim onthly policy review, s las hed s tatutory liquidity ratio (SLR) by 0.5
per cent to unlock about Rs
40,000 cr into the s ys tem . What is the new SLR?
1) 21.5 per cent
3) 22.5 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 22 per cent
4) 23 per cent
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 635 The World Bank has pledged USD 200 m n in em ergency funding to help Wes t African
countries contain s pread of deadly ______infections and im prove public health s ys tem s .
1) MERS
3) Ebola
5) None of thes e

2) Plague
4) AIDS
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 636 As the RBI kept interes t rates unchanged in its recent policy review, EMIs paid on hom e,
autom obile and other loans would rem ain unchanged. What is the expanded form of EMI?
1) Equal m onthly ins tallm ents
3) Es tim ated m onthly ins tallm ents
5) None of thes e

2) Es tablis hed m onthly ins tallm ents

4) Equated m onthly ins tallm ents
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 637 The State broadcas ter Doordars han's international channel is all s et to becom e available
to viewers in Europe, Africa and even Aus tralia after Pras ar Bharati entered into an agreem ent in that
regard with
1) Deuts che Welle (DW)
3) Voice of Am erica
5) None of thes e

2) BBC
4) News Corp
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 638 After their s afe evacuation form war-torn Iraq, 44 Keralite nurs es were evacuated from
which of the following s trife-torn countries recently.
1) Tunis ia
3) Syria
5) None of thes e

2) Libya
4) Liberia
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 639 Jus tice Manjula Chellur was s worn in as the Chief Jus tice of which of the following High
courts recently?
1) Madras High Court
3) High Court of Punjab and Haryana
5) None of thes e

2) Delhi High Court

4) Calcutta High Court
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 640 Currently, what is the Bank Rate as s pecified by the Res erve Bank of India (RBI)?
1) 7 per cent
3) 9 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 8 per cent
4) 9.5 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 641 Who am ong the following has written the book Half Girlfriend?
1) Am is h Tripathi
3) Ravinder Singh
5) None of thes e

2) Chetan Bhagat
4) Durjoy Datta
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 642 The Hiros him a day was obs erved recently on which of the following dates ? On this day in
1945, an atom bom b was dropped by the US on Hiros him a in one of the final chapters of World War II.
1) Aug 6
3) Aug 9
5) None of thes e

2) Aug 7
4) Aug 10
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 643 The 41s t Ches s Olym piad was held recently in which of the following cities ?

1) Trom s o, Norway
3) Sofia, Bulgaria

2) Belgrade, Serbia
4) Havana, Cuba

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 644 The RBI announced its bim onthly policy review on 5 Aug 2014. Which of the following is
NOT correct in the light of the policy review?
1) Repo rate 7 per cent
3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio 22 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) Cas h Res erve Ratio 4 per cent

4) Marginal Standing Facility 9 per cent
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 645 Pran Kum ar Sharm a, who died, recently, was an em inent
1) novelis t
3) cartoonis t
5) None of thes e

2) guitaris t
4) his torian
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 646 Nirm ala Sitharam an is holding which of the following Union Minis tries as of now? Minis ter
of State (Independent
Charge) for
1) Minis try of Com m erce and Indus try
2) Minis try of Skill Developm ent, Entrepreneurs
hip, Youth Affairs and Sports
3) Minis try of Planning, Statis tics and Program m e
Im plem entation
4) Minis try for Developm ent of North Eas tern
Region
5) None of thes e

Ans.) 1

Ques. : 647 India has put on hold all defence procurem ents from the Finm eccannica com pany and its
affiliate firm s in the wake of an alleged chopper s cam . This com pany is bas ed in
1) France
3) Is rael
5) None of thes e

2) Italy
4) Sweden
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 648 The 18th BASIC Minis terial Meeting was held in which of the following cities recently? The
Environm ent Minis ters of BASIC countries m et to dis cus s im portant is s ues relating to current United
Nations Fram ework Convention on Clim ate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations .
1) Cape Town
3) New Delhi
5) None of thes e

2) Beijing
4) Bras ilia
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 649 A m as s ive lands lide took place in Nepal after an artificial lake was created in Sunkos hi
river near Nepal-Tibet. This als o pos es s erious flood threat to s everal dis tricts of Bihar as Sunkos hi
flows acros s the border into Bihar as the
1) Gandak River
3) Punpun River
5) None of thes e

2) Kos i River
4) Sone River
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 650 As per the recent report of the United Nations Econom ic and Social Com m is s ion for As ia
and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Indian econom y is expected to grow by _______in current fis cal.
1) 5 per cent
3) 6 per cent

2) 5.5 per cent

4) 6.5 per cent

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 2

Ques. : 651 In order to check ris ing Current Account Deficit (CAD), the govt had rais ed im port duties on
the yellow m etal to
________.

1) 5 per cent
3) 10 per cent
5) None of thes e

2) 8 per cent
4) 12 per cent
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 652 Which of the following countries has launched cons truction of a new Suez Canal that aim s
to s peed up traffic along the exis ting waterway and boos t the country's battered econom y?
1) Egypt
3) Is rael
5) None of thes e

2) Syria
4) Iran
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 653 Chuck Hagel, who vis ited New Delhi, recently, is currently the ____________.
1) US Defence Secretary
3) US Secretary of Treas ury
5) None of thes e

2) US Secretary of State
4) US Secretary of Trans portation
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 654 In his recent review, the RBI governor s tres s ed that SLR and PSL proces s s hould be m
ade m ore effective. While SLR
s tands for Statutory Liquidity Ratio, PSL s tands for
1) Priority Social Lending
3) Preferred Sector Lending
5) None of thes e

2) Priority Sector Lending

4) Priority Sector Leverage
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 655 The veteran actres s Sm ita Talwalkar died recently. She was a film and theatre actres s of
_________cinem a.
1) Tam il
3) Kannada
5) None of thes e

2) Marathi
4) Bengali
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 656 The govt s acked Governor Kam la Beniwal recently for alleged m is us e of govt fund. She
was ers twhile governor of
1) As s am
3) Meghalaya
5) None of thes e

2) Manipur
4) Mizoram
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 657 The two-day 18th BASIC Minis terial Meeting was held recently. Which of the following is
NOT a m em ber of BASIC
group?
1) China
3) South Africa
5) None of thes e

2) Indones ia
4) Brazil
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 658 The US Pres ident Barack Obam a announced a com m itm ent of USD 33 bn to s upport
developm ent acros s
_________recently in a m eeting with the repres entatives of the region.
1) Gulf region
3) As ia continent
5) None of thes e

2) African region
4) North Am erica region
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 659 India is opting to acquire the Apache attack and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from which of
the following countries at pres ent?
1) US
3) Is rael
5) None of thes e

2) Rus s ia
4) Sweden
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 660 The World Health Organis ation (WHO) declared the outbreak of which of the following dis
eas es in Wes t Africa to be an international public health em ergency that requires an extraordinary res
pons e to s top its s pread?

1) Ebola
3) Swine Flu
5) None of thes e

2) MERS
4) Japanes e Encephalitis
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 661 The govt has increas ed the clean energy ces s on coal from Rs 50 per ton to ______,
recently, to rais e m ore revenue for clean energy and cros s s ubs idis ing s olar and other renewable
energy.
1) Rs 100
2) Rs 150
3) Rs 200
4) Rs 250
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 662 Which of the following s tates has no Regional Rural Bank (RRB)?
1) Maharas htra
3) Tam il Nadu
5) None of thes e

2) Goa
4) Karnataka
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 663 Miihier Singh is all s et to repres ent India at the 48th As ian Cham pions hip of _________ in
Macau in China.
1) Bodybuilding
3) Weightlifting
5) None of thes e

2) Ches s
4) Wres tling
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 664 Deepika Kum ari is as s ociated with which of the following gam es ?
1) Shooting

2) Boxing

3) Archery
5) None of thes e

4) Badm inton
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 665 Who am ong the following is the Union Environm ent, Fores t and Clim ate Change Minis ter
of India at pres ent? He addres s ed the 18th BASIC m inis terial m eeting on clim ate change in New Delhi
recently.
1) Ananth Kum ar
3) Prakas h Javadekar
5) None of thes e

2) Inderjit Singh Rao

4) Dharm endra Pradhan
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 666 Which of the following countries has launched a m is s ion to m ap Arctic s eabed to s upport
its bid to extend its territory in the region? The region is believed to include large oil and gas res erves .
1) Rus s ia
3) Norway
5) None of thes e

2) Canada
4) Sweden
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 667 Sus hm a Swaraj vis ited Myanm ar to participate in ASEAN-India Minis terial m eeting
recently. Which of the following is the capital city of Myanm ar?
1) Yangon
3) Mergui
5) None of thes e

2) Mandalay
4) Nay Pyi Taw
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 668 Nam e the Speaker of the US Hous e of Repres entatives who has invited Prim e Minis ter
Narendra Modi to addres s a joint s es s ion of the US Congres s at a date convenient to him during his
upcom ing US vis it.
1) Mitch McConnell
3) Nancy Pelos i
5) None of thes e

2) John Boehner
4) Eric Cantor
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 669 The vis iting Indian Mens Hockey team thras hed which of the following countries 5-1 in their
s econd m atch to clinch the three-m atch tes t s eries recently?
1) Japan
3) South Korea

2) Malays ia
4) Banglades h

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 670 The17th As ian Gam es (As iad) is s cheduled to be held at Incheon, South Korea from Sep 19
to Oct 4. The firs t As ian
Gam es where held in which of the following cities in 1951?
1) New Delhi
3) Tokyo
5) None of thes e

2) Manila
4) Jakarta
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 671 The Cenral Bureau of Inves tigation (CBI) has regis tered a prelim inary enquiry agains t
Kingfis her Airlines and which of the following banks in connection with the Rs 900 cr that the bank had
given as a loan to the Airlines ?
1) Syndicate Bank
3) IDBI Bank
5) None of thes e

2) State Bank of India

4) Bank of India
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 672 Sam ba is a variety of which of the following grains grown in Sri Lanka and s om e parts of
India (m ainly in Tam il
Nadu)?
1) Maize
3) Wheat
5) None of thes e

2) Rice
4) Cane
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 673 Manik Sarkar has urged Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi for further im provem ent in relations
with Banglades h for better connectivity and developm ent of the North-Eas t region. He is the pres ent
Chief Minis ter of which of the following s tates ?
1) Manipur
3) Mizoram
5) None of thes e

2) Arunachal Prades h
4) Tripura
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 674 In the Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland, Indian wom en's team has won gold
m edal. Who am ong the following is NOT a m em ber of the wom ens archery team of India?
1) Laks hm i Rani Manji
3) Deepika Kum ari

2) Bom bayala Devi Las hram

4) Babita Kum ari

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 675 The Nation rem em bered which of the following m ovem ents on its 72nd annivers ary
recently? It was launched in 1942 by the Indian National Congres s .
1) Quit India Movem ent
3) Salt March
5) None of thes e

2) Civil Dis obedience Movem ent

4) Khilafat Movem ent
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 676 Recep Tayyip Erdogan won recent pres idential polls in which of the following countries ? He
is s et to becom e
Turkeys firs t elected Pres ident.
1) Turkey
3) Egypt
5) None of thes e

2) Cam bodia
4) Syria
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 677 China has excluded which of the following electronics m anufacturer from the lis t of
products that can be bought with public m oney, recently, citing s ecurity concerns ? The exclus ion m
akes it the fourth m ajor foreign com pany to face hurdles in the Chines e m arket.
1) Sam s ung
3) HTC
5) None of thes e

2) Apple
4) Blackberry
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 678 Which of the following countries has becom e the new Chair of the ASEAN group?

1) Banglades h
3) Malays ia
5) None of thes e

2) Myanm ar
4) Indones ia
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 679 In her addres s at the 12th India-ASEAN m eeting, recently, the External Affairs Minis ter Sus
hm a Swaraj referred to
5Ts of govt of India. Which of the following is NOT am ong them ?
1) Tradition
3) Touris m
5) Telecom m unication

2) Talent
4) Trade
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 680 China is pus hing for a BCIM corridor to bols ter the econom y of the region. Which of the
following countries is /are als o part of the corridor?
1) Brazil
3) Myanm ar
5) All the above

2) Indones ia
4) Maldives
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 681 The Mettur Dam is one of the larges t and oldes t dam s in India which was built in 1934. It is
s ituated on which of the following rivers ?
1) Cauvery
3) Godavari
5) None of thes e

2) Kris hna
4) Narm ada
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 682 Which of the following is a banking/econom y related word?

1) Apartheid
3) Underm ine
5) None of thes e

2) Apprehens ion
4) Appropriation
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 683 Who am ong the following won the m en's s ingles of the Rogers Cup 2014 recently?
1) Andy Murray
3) Novak Djokovic
5) None of thes e

2) Jo-Wilfried Ts onga
4) Roger Federer
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 684 The Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation two hydel power projects , the 44
MW Chutak hydro-electric project and the 45 MW Nim oo Bazgo project in which of the following s tates
recently?
1) Him achal Prades h

2) Arunachal Prades h

3) Jam m u and Kas hm ir

5) None of thes e

4) Uttarakhand
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 685 Is lam is t m ilitants forced to flee thous ands of m em bers of the Yazidi religious m inority
and have reportedly killed at leas t 500 people of the com m unity in which of the following countries
recently?

1) Iran
3) Libya
5) None of thes e

2) Iraq
4) Kenya
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 686 During his recent vis it to India the US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel offered to co-produce
and co-develop the next generation Javelin ___________guided m is s iles .
1) anti-tank
3) torpedo des troyer
5) None of thes e

2) anti-aircraft
4) anti-ballis tic
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 687 India and the 10-nation ASEAN group are likely to s ign the long-delayed free trade agreem
ent in s ervices and inves tm ents s oon. Which of the following is NOT an ASEAN m em ber country?
1) Singapore
3) Brunei
5) None of thes e

2) Indones ia
4) Cam bodia
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 688 Aruna As af Ali hois ted the Indian Tricolour for the firs t tim e at which of the following
places during the Quit India
Movem ent?
1) Jaliawala Bagh, Am rits ar
3) Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mum bai
5) None of thes e

2) Chittagong (now in Banglades h)

4) Bardoli, Gujarat
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 689 The m arket regulator SEBI has cleared REIT, InvIT norm s to tap Rs 1-tn fund inflows from
foreign and dom es tic inves tors . While REIT s tands for Real Es tate Inves tm ent Trus t, what does
InvIT s tand for?
1) Inform ation Technology Inves tm ent Trus ts
3) Infras tructure Innovation Trus ts
5) None of thes e

2) Infras tructure Inves tm ent Trus ts

4) Inform ation Technology Innovation Trus ts
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 690 The s election com m ittee has recom m ended 15 nam es for Arjuna awards though no s
ports pers on has been recom m ended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this year. Who am ong the
following was the chairm an of the s election com m ittee?
1) Kapil Dev
3) Ravi Shas tri
5) None of thes e

2) Sunil Gavas kar

4) Baichung Bhutia
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 691 In which of the following s tates , the s tate as s em bly has unanim ous ly pas s ed a bill
enforcing the dres s code and banning entry of pers ons wearing dhoti in public places as a cognizable
offens e punis hable with jail term ?
1) Karnataka
3) Kerala
5) None of thes e

2) Tam il Nadu
4) Telangana
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 692 The International Youth Day is celebrated on which of the following dates ?
1) Aug 8
3) Aug 12
5) None of thes e

2) Aug 10
4) Aug 13
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 693 The CBI is s oon to file charge s heet in Aircel-Maxis deal involving a form er telecom m inis
ter. Nam e the form er telecom m inis ter who allegedly forced prom oter C Sivas ankaran to s ell the s
take in Aircel to Malays ian firm Maxis Group in 2006?
1) Dayanidhi Maran
3) Kanim ozhi
5) None of thes e

2) Kalanithi Maran
4) A Raja
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 694 The Os car-winning actor-com edian Robin William s allegedly com m itted s uicide recently.
He is bes t known for his role in
1) Star Wars
3) Gladiator
5) None of thes e

2) Good Will Hunting

4) Godzilla
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 695 The book titled Half Mother has been authored by
1) Shahnaz Bas hir
3) Deepti Kapoor
5) None of thes e

2) Harris Irfan
4) Robert Gaibraith
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 696 M Tham bidurai is all s et to be elected unoppos ed as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha. He
belongs to which of the following political parties ?
1) TRS
3) INS
5) None of thes e

2) TDP
4) AIADMK
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 697 Who am ong the following are the Parliam entarians who has /have been conferred the Outs
tanding Parliam entary award by the Pres ident Pranab Mukherjee recently?
1) Arun Jaitley
3) Karan Singh
5) None of thes e

2) Sharad Yadav
4) All the above
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 698 Tony Abbott, who is s cheduled to vis it India in Septem ber, is the pres ent Prim e Mins ter of
which of the following countries ?
1) Italy
3) Aus tralia
5) None of thes e

2) UK
4) Norway
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 699 The Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi announced a package for building of roads in Jam m u
and Kas hm ir during his recent vis it to the s tate. What is the s ize of the package?
1) Rs 6,000 cr
3) Rs 10,000 cr
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 8,000 cr
4) Rs 12,000 cr
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 700 The Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi s tres s ed on need to bring a s affron revolution with
res pect to which of the following s tates recently during his vis it to the s tate?

1) Jam m u & Kas hm ir

3) Him achal Prades h
5) None of thes e

2) Arunachal Prades h
4) Maharas htra
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 701 Nam e the player who has becom e the firs t Indian to reach s em ifinals of World Junior
Squas h in Nam ibia recently?
1) Tus har Kothari
3) Shas hi Pandey
5) None of thes e

2) Kus h Kum ar
4) Javed Moham m ad
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 702 Which of the following is NOT an award given in the field of s ports in India?
1) Dronacharya award
3) Dhyan Chand Award
5) None of thes e

2) Arjuna Award
4) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 703 The Centre has urged all the s tates to provide 33 per cent res ervation for wom en in their
police forces to effectively deal with cas es of s exual violence and crim e agains t wom en. Which of the
following s tates is the firs t to do s o?
1) Uttar Prades h
3) Madhya Prades h
5) None of thes e

2) Gujarat
4) Rajas than
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 704 Which of the following s tate govts celebrated Kanyas ree Divas on 14 Aug throughout the s
tate with an aim to im prove the s tatus and well being of girl child?
1) Gujarat

2) Wes t Bengal

3) Maharas htra
5) None of thes e

4) Rajas than
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 705 Which of the following countries will try to ins ert its s pacecraft into the Martian orbit on Sep
24, 2014 and if s ucces s ful, it will be the firs t As ian country to orbit a s pacecraft around planet Mars ?
1) China
3) Malays ia
5) None of thes e

2) Japan
4) India
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 706 The Judicial Appointm ent Com m is s ions Bill has been cleared by the Lok Sabha. The Bill
brought to s crap the collegium s ys tem will es tablis h a _______body for appointm ent of judges to the
Suprem e Court and the High Courts .
1) three-m em ber
3) five-m em ber
5) None of thes e

2) four-m em ber
4) s ix-m em ber
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 707 Indias wom en's archery recurve team won gold in the Archery World Cup Stage IV in
Wroclaw, Poland recently. The team defeated which of the following countries ?
1) Georgia
3) Mexico
5) None of thes e

2) Rus s ia
4) Poland
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 708 Which of the following s tates has becom e the m os t favoured des tination of foreign touris
ts am ong the north-eas tern s tates of the country as per the lates t data?
1) Manipur
3) Arunachal Prades h
5) None of thes e

2) As s am
4) Sikkim
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 709 Which of the following facts is NOT correct with res pect to India-ASEAN relations ?
1) The m em bers of ASEAN group include Brunei, Cam bodia, Indones ia, Myanm ar, Singapore,
Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam .

3) The India-ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreem ent was s igned in Aug 2009 and it cam e into force on
1 Jan 2010.

2) India and the ASEAN are s et to s ign a free trade agreem ent in s ervices and inves tm ents .
4) The target has been s et at USD 100 bn by 2015 for ASEAN-India trade.
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 710 The Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi m entioned three Ps as the as s ets of Jam m u and Kas
hm ir during his vis it to the s tate recently. Which of the following is NOT am ong thes e three Ps ?
1) Prakas h (s olar light)
3) Paryatan (touris m )
5) None of thes e

2) Prayawaran (environm ent)

4) Pas hm ina (goat)
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 711 The Lok Sabha cleared the National Judicial Appointm ents Com m is s ion Bill, 2014
recently. Which of the following s tatem ents is NOT correct with res pect to this Bill?
1) The Chief Jus tice of India will head the NJAC. 2) The NJAC will com pris e two s enior judges of the
Suprem e Court.
3) Two em inent pers onalities and the Law Minis ter will be the m em bers of the propos ed body.
4) One of the em inent pers ons will be nom inated from am ong the pers ons belonging to the SCs , STs ,
OBCs , m inorities or wom en.
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 712 Nam e the Indian-origin academ ician who has won Fields Medal known as the Nobel Prize
of m athem atics .
1) Maryam Mirzakhani

2) Subhas h Khot

3) Manjul Bhargava
5) None of thes e

4) Sanjeev Arora
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 713 The telecom regulator TRAI s ugges ted res triction on political bodies and corporates
entering the televis ion and news paper bus ines s recently. Who am ong the following is the pres ent
Chairm an of TRAI?
1) Rahul Khullar
3) Shas hi Kant Sharm a
5) None of thes e

2) Alok Jos hi
4) Pulok Chatterji
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 714 Who am ong the following is the current Union Railway Minis ter? He launched the next
generation e-ticketing s ys tem developed by Centre for Railway inform ation Sys tem s (CRIS) recently.
1) Jagadis h Shettar
3) Ananth Kum ar
5) None of thes e

2) Nitin Gadkari
4) Sadananda Gowda
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 715 The Govt has s las hed the borrowing target for Apr-Sep by Rs . 16,000 cr with the objective
to provide m ore liquidity in the s ys tem . Now what is the govts borrowing target for the firs t half of the
current financial year?
1) Rs 5.97 lakh cr

2) Rs 4.57 lakh cr

3) Rs 3.68 lakh cr
5) None of thes e

4) Rs 3.52 lakh cr
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 716 The govt has re-launched the Varis htha Pens ion Bim a Yojana for the benefit of citizens
aged 60 years and above. The
Schem e will be adm inis trated by the
1) ICICI Prudential
3) Bajaj Allianz
5) None of thes e

2) LIC of India
4) SBI Life
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 717 The Res erve Bank of India (RBI) has im pos ed a new lim it on ATM trans actions per m onth.
Now cus tom ers will avail

_________free trans actions from ATMs of other banks in s ix m etropolitan cities .

1) two
3) four
5) None of thes e

2) three
4) five
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 718 India celebrated its Independence Day on 15 Aug. This was Indias ______Independence Day.
1) 66th
3) 68th
5) None of thes e

2) 67th
4) 69th
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 719 Which other countries celebrate their independence day on 15 Aug along with India?
1) South Korea
3) Liechtens tein
5) Only 1) and 2)

2) Congo
4) All the above
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 720 On the occas ion of Independence Day, who am ong the following was pos thum ous ly
conferred with the nations highes t peacetim e gallantry m edal, As hok Chakra?
1) Captain Vikram Batra
3) Riflem an Sanjay Kum ar
5) None of thes e

2) Yogendra Singh Yadav

4) Major Mukund Vardarajan
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 721 Who am ong the following has becom e the firs t wom an to win the Fields Medal known as
the Nobel Prize of m athem atics recently?
1) Maria Chudnovs ky
3) Farinaz Kous hanfar
5) None of thes e

2) Maryam Mirzakhani
4) Sophie Morel
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 722 The Indian Railways launched its next-generation e-ticketing s ys tem recently. Which of the
following is NOT a highlight of the new s ys tem ?
1) The s ys tem is developed by Centre for Railway inform ation Sys tem s (CRIS) with an es tim ated cos t
of Rs 180 cr.
3) With the launch of the s ys tem , now 40,000
2) It would allow booking of 7200 tickets per m inute agains t 2000 tickets in the old s ys tem .
concurrent us ers can book e-tickets s im ultaneous ly.
4) Train tickets can now be booked through Go- India s m art card without cas h trans action.
5) None of thes e

Ans.) 3

Ques. : 723 The govt is in proces s to s et up National Judicial Appointm ent Com m is s ion (NJAC)
through which of the following cons titution am endm ent bills ?
1) 120th
3) 122nd
5) None of thes e

2) 121s t
4) 123rd
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 724 The cas h-s trapped and delayed TAPI gas pipeline project has found a new backer in TOTAL
(France) to help take off the project. TAPI gas pipeline originates in which of the following countries ?
1) Turkm enis tan
3) Tunis ia
5) None of thes e

2) Tajikis tan
4) Turkey
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 725 The nam e of Mithali Raj has been s ugges ted for Padm a Shri award. She is as s ociated
with which of the following gam es ?
1) Badm inton
3) Shooting
5) None of thes e

2) Cricket
4) Archery
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 726 The PM Naredra Modi announced a new s chem e to prom ote financial inclus ion in the
country on the eve of
Independence Day. What is the nam e of the s chem e?
1) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
3) Pradhan Mantri Jan Kalyan Yojana
5) None of thes e

2) Pradhan Mantri Jan Jan Yojana

4) Pradhan Mantri Jan Sam riddhi Yojana
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 727 The Res erve Bank of India (RBI) has announced to is s ue banknotes of which of the
following denom inations with ins et letter R in the Mahatm a Gandhi Series -2005 which will bear year of
printing 2014 on the revers e?
1) Rs 100
3) Rs 1,000
5) None of thes e

2) Rs 500
4) Rs 5,000
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 728 From the ram parts of his toric Red Fort, PM Narendra Modi called for a 10-year m oratorium
on which of the following on the eve of Independence Day?
1) Cas te and com m unal violence
3) Girl child genocide
5) None of thes e

2) Child m arriage
4) Farm ers s uicide
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 729 Who am ong the following has been appointed the next Union Public Service Com m is s ion
(UPSC) chairm an?
1) DP Agrawal
3) Rajni Razdan
5) None of thes e

2) Dines h Singh
4) Ved Prakas h
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 730 The book titled The Brave has been authored by who am ong the following? It is the
chronicle of the herois m of the
21 m en awarded Indias highes t m ilitary decoration, the Param Vir Chakra.
1) Meena Kandas am y
3) Kalyan Ray
5) None of thes e

2) Robert Gaibraith
4) Rachna Bis ht Rawat
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 731 Which of the following s tate govts launched the Bham as hah s chem e on the eve of
Independence Day? Under the s chem e bank accounts in the nam e of wom en of 1.5 crore fam ilies will
be opened to trans fer benefits directly to their accounts .
1) Madhya Prades h
3) Gujarat
5) None of thes e

2) Rajas than
4) Chhattis garh
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 732 The Mahatm a Gandhi Series -2005 banknotes , which contain s om e additional or new s
ecurity features as com pared to the previous MG s eries notes , are is s ued in the denom ination of
1) Rs 10
3) Rs 50

2) Rs 20
4) All the above

5) Only Rs 500

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 733 Exam ine the following with res pect to the two-phas e financial inclus ion s chem e Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
and identify the only incorrect s tatem ent.
1) The pers on who will open bank account will get a RuPay debit card and the fam ily will get Rs 1
lakh ins urance cover.

3) It s eeks to provide two accounts to 7.5 crore identified hous eholds by Aug 2018.
2) Bank accounts will be opened for 15 crore poor pers ons with an overdraft facility of Rs 5,000.
4) The m inim um m onthly renum eration of Rs

5,000 to bus ines s corres pondents who will provide the las t link between the account holders and the
bank.
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 734 Which of the following s tates will hos t the 2015 paragliding World Cup?
1) Rajas than
3) Him achal Prades h
5) None of thes e

2) Uttarakhand
4) Arunachal Prades h
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 735 Res ham Lal Jangde, who died recently, was
1) the firs t finance m inis ter of independent India 2) the fis t Indian governor of the RBI
3) the firs t pres ident of FICCI
4) the m em ber of Indias firs t Lok Sabha
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 736 Who am ong the following is NOT a winner of the Rom a Mags ays ay Award for 2014
announced recently?
1) Hu Shuli (China)
3) Om ara Khan Mas oudi (Afghanis tan)
5) Muham m ad Yunus (Banglades h)

2) Saur Marlina Manurung (Indones ia)

4) The Citizens Foundation (Pakis tan)
Ans.) 5

Ques. : 737 Chinas s m og-plagued capital Beijing has announced plans to ban the us e of coal by the
end of which of the following years ?
1) 2016
3) 2020
5) None of thes e

2) 2018
4) 2022
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 738 The National Ganga River Bas in Authority (NGRBA) has been s hifted from Environm ent
Minis try to Water Res ources
Minis try. The govt of India gave River Ganga the s tatus of a national river and cons tituted NGRBA in
1) Jan 2007
3) Feb 2009
5) None of thes e

2) Mar 2008
4) Dec 2010
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 739 The govt has s et up a com m ittee to provide a blueprint for res tructuring the higher
education regulator Univers ity
Grant Com m is s ion (UGC). Who am ong the following is the chairm an of the Com m is s ion?
1) Hari Gautam
3) CM Jariwala
5) None of thes e

2) Kapil Kapoor
4) Makarand Paranjape
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 740 The Ram on Mags ays ay Award es tablis hed in 1957 is As ias highes t honour. The award
celebrates m em ory and leaders hip exam ple of the third pres ident of which of the following As ian
countries ?
1) Thailand
3) Malays ia
5) None of thes e

2) Philippines
4) Indones ia
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 741 While the Indian m en's cricket team has dis appointed with their s pineles s perform ance
agains t England, the wom ens cricket team beat which of the following team s by s ix wickets recently in
their firs t Tes t m atch after a eight-year hiatus ?
1) Banglades h
3) Aus tralia
5) None of thes e

2) New Zealand
4) England
Ans.) 4

Ques. : 742 The nam e of Julian As s ange is as s ociated with which of the following?
1) Kas pers ky lab
3) Wikipedia

2) US NSA whis tle blowing

4) WikiLeaks

5) None of thes e

Ans.) 4

Ques. : 743 Im ran Khan called for 'civil dis obedience m ovem ent' in Pakis tan to ous t Nawaz Sharif-led
govt recently and arranged
'Azadi March' to Is lam abad. He leads which of the following parties ?
1) Pakis tan Awam i Tehrik (PAT)
3) Tehreek-e-Ins aaf (PTI)
5) None of thes e

2) Pakis tan Mus lim League

4) Pakis tan Peoples Party
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 744 India called off Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakis tan after its High Com m is s ioner in
India held talks with
Kas hm iri s eparatis ts . Who is the current High Com m is s ioner of Pakis tan in India?
1) Syed Akbaruddin
3) Abdul Bas it
5) None of thes e

2) Aizaz Chaudhry
4) Sartaj Aziz
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 745 Which of the following extens ions of the given acronym s is NOT correct?
1) LAF: Liquidity Adjus tm ent Facility
3) CAR: Current Adequacy Ratio
5) None of thes e

2) MSF: Marginal Standing Facility

4) GST: Goods and Services Tax
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 746 Riel is the currency of which of the following countries ?

1) Cuba
3) Cam bodia
5) None of thes e

2) Cam eroon
4) Canada
Ans.) 3

Ques. : 747 Mahela Jayawardene, who bade adieu to Tes t Cricket, recently, was a bats m an of which of
the following team s ?
1) Sri Lanka
3) England
5) None of thes e

2) Wes t Indies
4) Banglades h
Ans.) 1

Ques. : 748 Prim e Minis ter Narendra Modi approved the cons titution of an Expenditure Managem ent
Com m is s ion (EMC)
announced in the Budget for FY15. Who am ong the following will head the Com m is s ion?
1) Sum it Bos e
3) Subir Gokarn
5) None of thes e

2) Bim al Jalan
4) Deepak Parekh
Ans.) 2

Ques. : 749 The Tata Sons -Singapore Airlines joint venture is all s et to launch their airline s oon. What
will be the brand nam e of its new airline?
1) Pus hpak
2) Udaan
3) Vayudoot
4) Vis tara
5) None of thes e
Ans.) 4