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April,2006
April,2005
April,2008
D.
April,2009
Which act establishes the legal framework for the protection and conservation of various
species of plants and animals ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which protected area was declared as the first national park of India in 1853 ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Corbett
Keoladeo
Rajaji
None of the above
2 The Union Cabinet eased foreign investment rules in India's construction sector in
order to attract higher FDI in Nov 2014. As per the new rule, the minimum capital
requirement has also been reduced to ______ from existing USD 10 million.
A) USD 7 million
B) USD 6 million
C) USD 5 million
D) USD 3 million
3 Inflation in the eurozone stood at _____ in October (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 0.5%
B) 0.3%
C) 0.4%
D) 0.6%
4 United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-moon has launched a global campaign to end the
deadly practice of female genital mutilation in which country in Nov 2014?
A) Congo
B) Kenya
C) Nigeria
D) Libya
5 Who won the United States Grand Prix held in Nov 2014?
A) Nico Rosberg
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Daniel Ricciardo
D) Valtteri Bottas
6 Who was awarded with one of Japan's top national awards he "The Grand Cordon of
the Order of the Paulownia Flowers" for his contribution to India-Japan ties in Nov
2014? Also the first Indian to be awarded with Japan's top national awards.
A) P Chidambaram
B) Narendra Modi
C) Manmohan Singh
D) Rajnath Singh
7 "World Radiography Day" is observed on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 9-Nov
C) 5-Nov
D) 11-Nov
8 In a major blow to Congress party, Senior Congress leader and former union minister
________ quit the national congress party in Nov 2014 and announced his decision to
float a new party in Tamil Nadu.
A) GK Vasan
B) P Chidambaram
C) Jayanthi Natarajan
D) K. V. Thangkabalu
9 The India Economic Summit was held in ________ from 4th November to 6th
November 2014 under the theme "Redefining public-private cooperation for a new
beginning". The World Economic Forum and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
jointly hosted the India Economic Summit.
A) Hyderabad
B) Mumbai
C) New Delhi
D) Bangalore
10 Veteran _________ Sadashiv Amrapurka passed away at a Mumbai private hospital
in November. He was also awarded with two Filmfare awards during his entire career.
A) Director
B) Actor
C) Musician
D) Producer
11 Which senior congress leader has been inducted into the three-member Chief
Information Commissioner Selection committee in Nov 2014? The committee will select
the next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), the post which is lying vacant now.
A) Kapil Sibal
B) Mallikarjun Kharge
C) P Chidambaram
D) Ajay Maken
12 Which team won Duleep Trophy title of cricket for the year 2014-15 held in Nov
2014?
A) South Zone
B) North Zone
C) Central Zone
D) West Zone
13 "Legal Services Day" is observed on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 9-Nov
C) 5-Nov
D) 11-Nov
14 Who has been appointed as the new Financial Services Secretary in Nov 2014 by the
Central Government? GS Sandhu with and made over 60 Special and Joint Secretarylevel appointments.Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981-batch Gujarat-cadre IAS officer, presently
working as Additional Chief Secretary in the Finance Department of Gujarat
government.
A) Hasmukh Adhia
B) GS Sandhu
C) Alok Rawat
D) Ratan P Watal
15 The Eurozone unemployment rate remained unchanged at ______ in September
(announced in Nov 2014).
A) 6.5%
B) 8.9%
C) 11.5%
D) 12.9%
16 India has been ranked at ________ place In the latest ICC test rankings published
in Dubai in Nov 2014.
A) 4th
B) 5th
C) 6th
D) 7th
17 Who was ranked as the top batsman In the latest ICC rankings published in Dubai in
Nov 2014?
A) Kumar Sangakkara
B) A B Devilliers
C) Shivnarain Chanderpaul
D) Virat Kohli
18 Physicist Fabiola Gianotti has been appointed as first woman chief of CERN particle
physics research centre in Nov 2014. She is from which country?
A) France
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) UK
19 European Union lowered its economic growth forecasts for the 18-country region to
________ for 2014 compared to earlier growth projection of 1.2% in Nov 2014.
A) 0.6%
B) 0.8%
C) 0.5%
D) 1%
20 Which company became the first listed Indian company in the list of 30 sensex
companies to have more than 75% shareholding by Foreign Institutional Investors
(FIIs) in Nov 2014? Recently the FIIs raised their stake in the company to a record-high
of nearly 78% during the last quarter.
A) ICICI Bank
B) Infosys
C) HDFC
D) Reliance Industries
21 Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT) which is the apex authority of the Income-Tax Department, in Nov 2014?
A) K V Chowdary
B) Anita Kapur
D) Shashi Kant Sharma
D) A P M Mohammed Hanish
22 India's largest mobile operator _________ has called off its plans to acquire
Mumbai based telecom operator Loop Mobile in Nov 2014, as it failed to secure
regulatory approvals.
A) Vodafone
B) Aircel
C) Bharti Airtel
D) Reliance Communication
23 "Children's Day" is observed across India on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 9-Nov
C) 5-Nov
D) 11-Nov
24 Which cricketer has been awarded with the ICC People's choice award for the year
2014 (announced in Nov 2014)?
A) AB de Villiers
B) Virat Kohli
C) Bhuvaneswar Kumar
D) Dale Steyn
25 Three Indian playerswere included in the ICC ODI team of the year 2014 as
announced in Nov 2014. Who was not in the list?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Mohd. Shami
C) M S Dhoni
D) Rohit Sharma
26 Who has been ranked at No 1 place as per the Forbes's list of 100 most powerful
people in the world published in Nov 2014?
A) Barack Obama
B) Xi Jinping
C) Pope Francis
D) Vladimir Putin
27 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was placed at ________ spot in the Forbes's
list of 100 most powerful people in the world published in Nov 2014.
A) 12nd
B) 14th
C) 15th
D) 20th
28 The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at
record low of ________ in Nov 2014.
A) 0.025%
B) 0.05%
C) 0.1%
D) 0.5%
29 The ICC selection panel chaired by the ICC's Cricket Committee chairman has
selected its Test and ODI Teams of the Year in Nov 2014. Who has been named as
captain of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2014?
A) Michael Clarke
B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
C) Angelo Mathews
D) AB de Villiers
30 The ICC selection panel chaired by the ICC's Cricket Committee chairman has
selected its Test and ODI Teams of the Year in Nov 2014. Who has been named as
captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year 2014?
A) Michael Clarke
B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
C) Angelo Mathews
D) AB de Villiers
31 India's batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has unveiled his much-awaited
autobiography ___________ in Nov 2014 in the presence of some of his former
teammates, celebrities and family members at function in Mumbai.
A) Playing It Own Way
B) Playing It This Way
C) Playing It My Way
D) None of These
32 Which Indian city has the largest number of internet users in India in 2014, as per
the study conducted by the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in Nov
2014?
A) New Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Bangalore
D) Chennai
33 Which Social networking site has a button for its users to donate money to fight
against the deadly Ebola disease and virus in Nov 2014?
A) LinkedIn
B) Google Plus
C) Facebook
D) Twitter
34 Who has been ranked at No 1 place in the Women's list as per the Forbes's list of 100
most powerful in the world published in Nov 2014?
A) Angela Merkel
B) Dilma Rousseff
C) Christine Lagarde
D) Virginia Rometty
35 "World Pneumonia Day" is observed across India on ____________.
A) 14-Nov
B) 12-Nov
C) 5-Nov
D) 11-Nov
36 USA unemployment rate stood at ______ in October (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 6.3%
B) 5.8%
C) 6.8%
D) 6.1%
37 Which footballer was awarded with the 2013-14 European Golden Boot award at the
Meli Castilla hotel in Madrid in Nov 2014?
A) Lionel Messi
B) Cristiano Ronaldo
C) Luis Suarez
D) Neymar
38 Which Indian private bank has signed a pact with the one of the largest banks in
South Korea, NongHyup Bank (NH Bank), in order to improve cooperation in treasury,
trade and other business between India and South Korea in Nov 2014?
A) ICICI Bank
B) Yes Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) HDFC Bank
39 Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD has
projected __________ GDP growth for the Indian economy during the current year
2014 (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 5.8%
B) 5.4%
C) 6.2%
D) 4.9%
40 US fast food chain Burger King has opened its first store in India in which city in Nov
2014? It has also tied up with online e-commerce company eBay to launch its burgers
online in India.
A) Hyderabad
B) Bangalore
C) Mumbai
D) New Delhi
Answers:
1 Ans) Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj and Himanshu Asnani
2 Ans) USD 5 million
3 Ans) 0.4%
4 Ans) Kenya
5 Ans) Lewis Hamilton
6 Ans) Manmohan Singh
7 Ans) 5-Nov
8 Ans) GK Vasan
9 Ans) New Delhi
10 Ans) Actor
11 Ans) Mallikarjun Kharge
12 Ans) Central Zone
13 Ans) 9-Nov
14 Ans) Hasmukh Adhia
15 Ans) 11.5%
16 Ans) 6th
17 Ans) Kumar Sangakkara
18 Ans) Italy
19 Ans) 0.8%
20 Ans) HDFC
21 Ans) Anita Kapur
22 Ans) Bharti Airtel
23 Ans) 14-Nov
24 Ans) Bhuvaneswar Kumar
25 Ans) Rohit Sharma
26 Ans) Vladimir Putin
27 Ans) 15th
28 Ans) 0.05%
29 Ans) Angelo Mathews
30 Ans) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
31 Ans) Playing It My Way
32 Ans) Mumbai
33 Ans) Facebook
34 Ans) Angela Merkel
35 Ans) 12-Nov
36 Ans) 5.8%
37 Ans) Cristiano Ronaldo
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42
India's Economic growth stood at ________ in Second quarter of the current financial
year (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 5.3%
B) 5.5%
C) 4.9%
D) 6.1%
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44
Group Chairman of electrical equipment maker ________, Qimat Rai Gupta passed
away in Nov 2014. . He had recently made it to the Forbes' billionaire list for the first time and
was ranked as India's 48th richest man with a net worth of USD 2 billion as of Sep 2014.
A) Crompton and Greeves
B) USHA
C) Havells
D) V-Guard
45
Which Foootball club won the Durand Cup in football for the third time in Nov 2014?
A) Pune FC
B) Salgaocar FC
C) Bengaluru FC
D) East Bengal
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B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Daniel Ricciardo
D) Valtteri Bottas
47
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has expanded its council of
ministers as 21 new ministers were inducted in the union cabinet in Nov 2014. Who is the new
Minister of Defence?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Suresh Prabhu
C) Jayant Sinha
D) Rajyavardhan Rathore
48
India has successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable ________ missile with a strike
range of more than 2000 km from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast in Nov 2014. It has a
launch weight of 17 tonnes and can carry a payload of 1000 kg over a distance of more than
2,000 km.
A) Akaash
B) Agni-II
C) Brahmos
D) Pinaka
49.
India's software product committee Indian Software Product Industry Round Table
(iSPIRT) has launched iSPIxB2B index for ho many B2B software product companies?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
50.
Famous Indian batsman ________ has become the fastest cricketer to reach 6000
One-Day International run mark in the history of ODI (in Nov 2014) in just 144th match and
136th innings.
A) Suresh Raina
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Virat Kohli
D) Shikhar Dhawan
51
Famous Hindi poet __________ was awarded with the 49th Jnanpith Award for his
outstanding contribution towards Indian literature in Nov 2014.
A) Pratibha Ray
B) Ravuri Bharadwaja
C) Dr Kedarnath Singh
D) Sri Lal Sukla
52
53
Global tech giant _________ launched Lumia 535 with 5-megapixel front camera after
removing Nokia brand name from the Lumia series in Nov 2014.
A) Google
B) Lenovo
C) Microsoft
D) Apple
54
Two-time World Championship bronze medalist __________ defended her Macau
Grand Prix Gold in Nov 2014.
A) Ashwini Ponnappa
B) Saina Nehwal
C) P V Sindhu
D) Jwala Gutta
55
The ASEAN-India Summit and the East Asian Summit was held in which city in Nov
2014?
A) Beijing
B) Bangkok
C) Nay Pyi Taw
D) Kuala Lumpur
56
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, launched "Jeevan Pramaan" - an Aadhar-based Digital
Life Certificate for ___________ in Nov 2014.
A) Teachers
B) Farmers
C) Pensioners
D) None of These
57
India and ___________ have successfully test fired a Long Range Surface-to-Air
Missile (LRSAM) jointly developed by both the countries in Nov 2014. The Long Range Surface
to Air Missile (LRSAM) is successfully flight tested against a flying target in a range.
A) France
B) Israel
C) Germany
D) UK
58
Which Indian state has become the first state in India with bank accounts for all families,
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64
The 18th SAARC Summit was held at _____________ in Nov 2014. SAARC
Framework Agreement on Energy (Electricity) Cooperation was signed among the SAARC
member countries in this summit which will enable SAARC member nations to cooperate in the
power sector and to trade electricity among themselves.
A) Kathamandu
B) New Delhi
C) Dhaka
D) Colombo
65
India's Retail inflation, measured by Consumer Price Index, stood at ______ in October
(announced in Nov 2014).
A) 6.46%
B) 5.52%
C) 7.8%
D) 5.31%
66
The 25th Summit of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held in which
city in Nov 2014?
A) Beijing
B) Bangkok
C) Nay Pyi Taw
D) Kuala Lumpur
67
Which Tech company digital video advertising service BrightRoll for USD 640 million in
Nov 2014?
A) Google
B) Yahoo
C) Facebook
D) Microsoft
68
Which IT services company acquired ONovee, which provides digital solutions to
enterprises in the Australia and New Zealand region, in Nov 2014?
A) Infosys
B) Cognizant
C) Wipro
D) TCS
69
Senior BJP legislator __________ was elected unopposed as new Speaker of the
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Nov 2014.
A) Jiva Pandu Gavit
B) Eknath Shinde
C) Haribhau Bagde
D) None of These
70
Former Indian Cricket team Captain _________ launched SloPho, a social platform
that will allow users to win prizes in games, contests, polls and quizzes on daily basis in Nov
2014.
A) Mahindar Amarnath
B) Sunil Gavaskar
C) Sandip Patil
D) Kapil Dev
71
Which country became the largest Gold Consumer in the third quarter of the cirrent
year, as per the data published by the World Gold Council in Nov 2014?
A) China
B) India
C) USA
D) UK
72
Famous ___________ Ravi Chopra passed away in a Mumbai hospital in Nov 2014.
A) Filmmaker
B) Author
C) Actor
D) Musician
73
Which Indian batsman created history to become the first batsman ever to score two
double centuries in ODIs while playing against Sri Lanka at Eden gardens in Kolkata in Nov
2014. He scored 264 runs out of 151 balls.
A) Virat Kohli
B) Suresh Raina
C) M S Dhoni
D) Rohit Sharma
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75
International Cricket Council has appointed five top cricketers as its ambassadors for the
ICC Cricket World Cup in Nov 2014. Who was included from India along with Sri Lanka's
Kumar Sangakkara, Australia's Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson and New Zealand's
Brendon McCullum.
A) Virat Kohli
B) Suresh Raina
C) M S Dhoni
D) Rohit Sharma
76
The G-20 Australia summit for year 2014 was held in which city in Nov 2014?
A) Sydney
B) Brisbane
C) Beijing
D) Tokyo
77
__________________ Rosetta mission landed its Philae probe on the surface of
Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko in Nov 2014. With this, a probe landed on a comet for the
first time in the space history.
A) NASA
B) European Space Agency
C) Russia's
D) China
78
Which Cricketer was delared "ICC Cricketer of the Year" and "ICC Test cricketer of the
Year" in Nov 2014?
A) AB de Villiers
B) Mitchell Johnson
C) Gary Balance
D) Virat Kohli
79
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has expanded its council of
ministers as 21 new ministers were inducted in the union cabinet in Nov 2014. Who is the new
Minister of Railways?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Suresh Prabhu
C) Jayant Sinha
D) Rajyavardhan Rathore
80
Which Cricketer was delared "ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year" in Nov 2014?
A) AB de Villiers
B) Mitchell Johnson
C) Gary Balance
D) Virat Kohli
81
Which Indian business person has been appointed to the board of Interpol Foundation
in Nov 2014? He will contribute to its two new global initiatives launched in order to combat
against organized crime and terrorist activities by the international police organization.
A) Azim Premji
B) Cyrus Mistry
C) Ratan Tata
D) Anand Mahindra
82
The Central government launched a nationwide mission called _____________ on the
occasion of Children's day to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the country's first Prime
Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.
A) Chota Swachhta Mission
B) Bal Swachhta Mission
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84
Which Bollywood actos has been appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for
South Asia in Nov 2014 to become the first male ever to be chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador in
its history?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Amir Khan
C) Farhan Akhtar
D) Shahrukh Khan
85
Famous _____________ Chandrasekhar P Sant passed away in November 2014 after
a massive heart attack.
A) Author
B) Sports Journalist
C) Singer
D) Historian
86
Which Indian badminton playe won the women's singles title at the China Open Super
Series Premier in Nov 2014?
A) Ashwini Ponnappa
B) Saina Nehwal
C) P V Sindhu
D) Jwala Gutta
India's overall inflation drops further 5-year low of 1.77% in October
India's overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), dropped 5-year low of
1.77% in October compared to 2.38% in September, giving enough room to the RBI to cut rates
to boost growth. Overall inflation stood at 7.24% in October last year.
87
India's overall inflation, measured by the Wholesale price index, stood at 5-year low of
_______ in October 2014 (published in Nov 2014).
A) 2.38%
B) 1.77%
C) 3.74%
D) 2.85%
88
The G20 summit for next year 2015 will be held in _________ , as per the
announcement made by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during current G20 summit in
Brisbane in Nov 2014.
A) Japan
B) Turkey
C) India
D) Brazil
89
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has expanded its council of
ministers as 21 new ministers were inducted in the union cabinet in Nov 2014. Who was made
minister of state for information & broadcasting (I&B)?
A) Manohar Parrikar
B) Suresh Prabhu
C) Jayant Sinha
D) Rajyavardhan Rathore
90
The G20 summit for the year 2016 will be held in ______, as per the announcement
made by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during current G20 summit in Brisbane in Nov
2014.
A) Japan
B) China
C) India
D) Turkey
91
US based pharmaceutical company _________ announced that it would acquire Botoxmaker Allergan for USD 66 billion in Nov 2014.
A) GSK Pharma
B) Pfizer
C) Actavis
D) Novartis
92
Who won Romanian Presidential elections held to be the first President of Romania of
foreign (German) origin?
A) Klaus Iohannis
B) Traian Basescu
C) Victor Ponta
D) Elena Udrea
93
Japan's economy contracted by ________ in the third quarter (July-September) of the
current year (announced in Nov 2014). With this, Japan's economy contracted for the second
consecutive quarter, which marks a technical recession for the world's third largest economy.
A) 3.7%
B) 2.1%
C) 1.6%
D) 0.8%
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B) 19-Nov
C) 21-Nov
D) 16-Nov
95
Which tennis player won this year's ATP World Tour finals in Nov 2014? This was his
fourth season ending title and with this win he also became the first man to win three World
Tour Finals titles since Ivan Lendl in the 1980s.
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Roger Federer
C) Rafael Nadal
D) Andy Murray
96
___________ was awarded with the prestigious Gandhian Philosophy and Public
Service Broadcasting award 2014 for its famous program Jeevan Rekha in Nov 2014.
A) All India Radio
B) Radio New Delhi
C) Radio Kashmir Jammu
D) Radio Mumbai
97
Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Chairman _________ has been awarded with the IIMJRD Tata Award for Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries for the year
2014 in Nov 2014.
A) Seshagiri Rao
B) CS Verma
C) T. V. Narendran
D) Santosh M Mundhada
98
Indian shuttlers __________ won the China Open Men's Singles Trophy for the first
time in Nov 2014?
A) Chetan Anand
B) K. Srikanth
C) Anup Sridhar
D) Valiyaveetil Diju
99
Which Indian player has been appointed the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for
the South Asian region by UN Women at an event which was organized to mark the
International Day to End Violence against Women in Nov 2014? With this, she became the first
South Asian woman to be appointed the goodwill ambassador in the organisation's history.
A) PV Sindhu
B) Saina Nehwal
C) Sania Mirza
D) Mary Kom
100
Which country secured the top spot in the list of the world's fastest supercomputers for
its Tianhe-2, as per a biannual Top 500 list published in Nov 2014? Tianhe-2 has capability to
operate at 33.86 petaflops per second (Pflop/s), the equivalent of 33,860 quadrillion
103
Central Government has re-launched the Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) investment scheme in
Nov 2014 to secure household savings for funding huge upcoming infrastructure development in
India. The scheme offers invested money to be doubel in how many months? in 100 months or 8
years 4 months. It will have a lock-in period of 2 years and 6 months but no tax benefit will be
available for the same.
A) 80 months
B) 100 months
C) 110 months
D) 120 months
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105
India has signed five pacts on social security, transfer of sentenced prisoners, combating
narcotics trade and trafficking, tourism, and Arts and Culture with which country during visit of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nov 2014?
A) Fiji
B) Nepal
C) Australia
D) Malaysia
106
India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed surface-to-air missile _____
from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha in Nov 2014. The missile is a medium
range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence system with a strike range of 25 km. It can carry a
warhead of 60 kg and target any aircraft up to 30 km.
A) Brahmos
B) Agni-II
C) Akash
D) Pinaka
107
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended whom as the next
chairman and managing director of the state run PSU mining giant Coal India Ltd in Nov 2014?
A) R.K.Tyagi
B) T.Suvarna Raju
C) Sutirtha Bhattacharya
D) AMK Sinha
108
Famous classical vocalist ___________ was awarded with the Sumitra Charat Ram
Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement in Nov 2014. The award was instituted in 2011 to honour
famous persons in art and was named after Sumitra Charat Ram who founded the Shriram
Bharatiya Kala Kendra in 1952.
A) Kishori Amonkar
B) Hariprasad Chaurasia
C) Shivkumar Sharma
D) Pandit Jasraj
109
The Government has nominated ____________ as the Director of Central Board of
Directors of the RBI in Nov 2014. His nomination was effective from 11th November, 2014.
A) K.C. Chakrabarty
B) Hasmukh Adhia
C) H.R. Khan
D) Anand Sinha
110
The ___________ Committee which was constituted to review the existing
environment laws and processes and acts of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
Change, has submitted its report in Nov 2014. The report was submitted to Minister for
Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar.
A) Hari Gautam
B) TSR Subramaniam
C) Shanta Kumar
D) Sivaramakrishnan
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Indian American _________ has been awarded with the prestigious International
Children's Peace Prize 2014 in Nov 2014 for her contribution to help orphans in India and other
vulnerable children. With this award, she also became the first ever American to be awarded
with the prize.
A) Neha Gupta
B) Joia Mukherjee
C) Vijaya Lakshmi Emani
D) Maya Ajmera
122
Which Country has been ranked as the No 1 place in the world in terms of ease in doing
business, as per the latest report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in Nov
2014?
A) Hong Kong
B) Australia
C) Singapore
D) Sweden
123
Which Global internet company finalized a deal with Firefox maker Mozilla Corp in Nov
2014 to make itself as the default search engine on the Firefox Web browser in the United
States?
A) Google
B) Bing
C) MSN
D) Yahoo
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125
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been chosen among _______ global leaders,
business chiefs and pop icons as contenders by famous Time magazine for its annual 'Person of
the Year' honour in Nov 2014. The Time "Person of the Year 2014" will be announced next
month based on the votes received by them
A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100
126
The Supreme Court directed CBI Director _________ to recuse himself from all
investigations into the famous 2G spectrum allocation case in Nov 2014 and handed over the
case to the senior-most officer after him.
A) Ranjit Sinha
B) Ashwani Kumar
C) Vinod Rai
D) Shashi Kant Sharma
127
45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held at _______ in Nov 2014 as
Bollywood mega Star Amitabh Bachchan opened the function as Chief Guest.
A) Kolkata
B) Mumbai
C) Panaji
D) Bangalore
128
The Board of Directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank has approved merger of Which bank
with Kotak Bank in Nov 2014?
A) South Indian Bank
B) Development Credit Bank
C) ING Vysya Bank
D) Karur Vysya Bank
129
Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved proposal of which Indian business group
to sell its Australia-made airplanes named as Gipps in India in Nov 2014. These are used as
utility planes with seating capacity of 5 to 10 seats.
A) Bajaj Auto
B) Tata Sons
C) Mahindra Group
D) Aditya Birla Group
130
Which Indian author's book "Lives of Others" was shortlisted for Costa Book Awards
under the Novel Award category in Nov 2014? The award will be announced on 5th January
2015.
A) Anuradha Roy
B) H. M. Naqvi
C) Anosh Irani
D) Neel Mukherjee
131
Indian _______ Board has been selected for the Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award (First
Prize) for excellence in the implementation of the official language policy for the year 2013-14 by
the Department of Official Language under Ministry of Home Affairs in Nov 2014.
A) Tea
B) Rubber
C) Coffee
D) Cotton
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Which Indian IT Services Company has fired CFO of its BPO subsidiary, Abraham
Mathews for violating code of Conduct in Nov 2014?
A) TCS
B) Wipro
C) Infosys
D) HCL Technologies
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Which Indian IT Services Company has signed a deal to acquire US-based Lightbridge
Communications Corporation (LCC) for USD 240 million in Nov 2014?
A) TCS
B) Wipro
C) Tech Mahindra
D) HCL Technologies
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Which Indian bank has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Enterprise
for a loan of up to USD 1 billion for the mine, rail and port project in Australia in Nov 2014?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Punjab National Bank
136
Indian telecom company Uninor has appointed _________ as CEO in Nov 2014.
A) Morten Karlsen Sorby
B) Vivek Sood
C) Upanga Dutta
D) Uday Sareen
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China's central bank, the People's Bank of China cut its benchmark interest rates by 40
bps to _________ in Nov 2014 to lower borrowing cost and to boost economic growth for the
world's second largest economy.
A) 4.6%
B) 5.1%
C) 5.6%
D) 6.2%
138
Who has accepted Invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become the
Chief Guest at the India's 66th Republic Day Parade on 26th January 2015 (announced in Nov
2014)?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Tony Abbott
C) Angela Merkel
D) Barack Obama
139
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named Additional Director ________ to
lead the agency's 2G spectrum case probe team in Nov 2014. He replaced CBI Director Ranjit
Sinha who was removed by the Supreme Court from the 2G spectrum case.
A) RK Dutta
B) Anil Kumar Sinha
C) O.P.Galhotra
D) R.P. Agrawal
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Central Government has approved Rs 43,033-crore rural electrification scheme named
as ______________ in Nov 2014 in order to provide 24x7 power in every part of the country.
A) Shyama Prasab Mukherjee Gram Jyoti Yojana
B) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
C) Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
D) Atal Bihari Bajpayee Gram Jyoti Yojana
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Which retail chain group acquired iconic southern supermarket chain Nilgiris for around
Rs 300 crore in Nov 2014?
A) Reliance Retail
B) Aditya Birla Group
C) Future Group
D) Tata Sons
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Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal secured No _______ in the women's singles
rankings while another player PV Sindhu maintained her 10th rank in the same list, as per the
latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released in Nov 2014.
A) 3rd rank
B) 4th rank
C) 5th rank
D) 6th rank
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Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has de-recognised which regional stock
exchange in Nov 2014 due to allegations of serious irregularities in its functioning?
A) Calcutta Stock Exchange
B) Delhi Stock Exchange
C) Chennai Stock Exchange
D) Bangalore Stock Exchange
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Indian player K. Srikanth secured his career best _________ in the men's singles
rankings, as per the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released in Nov 2014.
A) 11th rank
B) 13th rank
C) 9th rank
D) 10th rank
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Which Formula 1 driver won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix held in Dubai in Nov 2014?
A) Nico Rosberg
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Daniel Ricciardo
D) Valtteri Bottas
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Which Formula 1 driver won the 2014 Formula One championship? This is also his
second 2014 Formula One championship title.
A) Nico Rosberg
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Fernando Alonso
149
Which Tennis Player won the Davis Cup for Switzerland in Nov 2014? With this he has
finally won all there is to win in tennis including all four Grand Slam titles, ATP titles, Masters
Series, Olympic Gold and now the Davis Cup for Switzerland.
A) Marin ili
B) Roger Federer
C) Novak Djokovic
D) Andy Murray
150
Senior __________ leader and former Union Minister Murli Deora passed away in
Nov 2014.
A) BJP
B) Congress
C) Shiv Sena
D) CPI (M)
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Who has been appointed as chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by
the President Pranab Mukherjee in accordance with the Article 316 (1) of the Constitution in
Nov 2014?
A) Alka Sirohi
B) Rajni Razdan
C) D.P.Agrawal
D) Deepak Gupta
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Two _________-born Indian Catholics Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister
Euphrasia were canonized by Pope Francis at St Peter's Square in Vatican in Nov 2014.
A) Goa
B) Kerala
C) Daman and Diu
D) Pondicherry
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India's ___________ has created history in National Level by winning four Gold
Medals in the Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014 held at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New
Delhi in Nov 2014.
A) Manorama Devi
B) Ms Deborah
C) Sunita Devi
D) Anjana
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"International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People" is observed on
____________.
A) 28-Nov
B) 21-Nov
C) 29-Nov
D) 22-Nov
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Indian Women Boxers ___________ won Silver medals in the World Women's Boxing
Championships in Korea in Nov 2014.
A) Sarjubala Devi and Mary Kom
B) Sarjubala Devi and Saweety
C) Sarita Devi and Saweety
D) None of These
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has projected
world economic growth rate at ______ in 2014, 3.7% in 2015 and 3.9% in 2016 (announced in
Nov 2014).
A) 3.3%
B) 2.9%
C) 3.1%
D) 3.5%
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on
_________ across the world to raise awareness about violence against women and discuss
solutions for betterment of women community.
A) 28-Nov
B) 21-Nov
C) 25-Nov
D) 22-Nov
158
Which Pakistani author was awarded with the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his
novel "The Scatter Here Is Too Great" (Random House India) in Nov 2014?. His book depicts
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"International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women" is observed on
____________.
A) 25-Nov
B) 21-Nov
C) 20-Nov
D) 22-Nov
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Om Pizza & Eats Pvt Ltd, the Indian franchisee of ___________, acquired local rival
pizza chain Pizza Corner for an undisclosed sum in Nov 2014.
A) Dominos Pizza
B) Pizza Hut
C) Papa John's International
D) Smoking Joe's Pizza
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Famous _________ Sitara Devi passed away at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai in Nov
2014. She was 94. She was honored with prestigious awards like Sangeet Natak Akademi Award,
Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman.
A) Actress
B) Kathak dancer
C) Bharatnatyam dancer
D) Director
166
The revised US economic growth stood at _________ for the third quarter (JulySeptember) of the current year (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 3.5%
B) 3.9%
C) 4.1%
D) 4.6%
167
Which country has been ranked at No1 position in terms of FII investment among Asian
economies in November 2014, as per a report published by HSBC in Nov 2014?
A) Thailand
B) India
C) China
D) Japan
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US swimming star and winner of most number of Olympic medals (total 22),
_________ has been named as the Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming
Golden Goggle Awards held in Nov 2014. He was awarded with the same award for the fifth
time, earlier he won the same award in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012.
A) Michael Phelps
B) Ryan Lochte
C) Missy Franklin
D) Nathan Adrian
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India remembered the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its __________ anniversary on
26th Nov 2014 with different functions organized in the city to pay tribute to the martyrs who
lost their lives fighting the terrorists.
A) Fourth
B) Fifth
C) Sixth
D) Seventh
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India's biggest dairy brand Amul has celebrated National Milk Day on 26th November
across India to mark the 92nd birth anniversary of late Milk Man _________.
A) Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel
B) Amrita Patel
C) Babubhai J. Patel
D) Verghese Kurian
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An __________-based NGO named as "Aaranyak" which is currently working for the
conservation of nature and a Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain
Development (ICIMOD) won United Nations Lighthouse Activities award for the year 2014
(announced in Nov 2014).
A) Tripura
B) Assam
C) Sikkim
D) Arunachal Pradesh
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Global Rating agency Moody's Investors Service has kept India's sovereign rating outlook
stable at "_______", in Nov 2014.
A) Baa2
B) Baa3
C) Bba1
D) None of These
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Which Indian private bank has become the first bank to get the Reserve Bank of India's
approval to set up a wholly-owned non-life insurance company in Nov 2014. It received approval
from RBI to form a 100% subsidiary to enter general insurance industry.
A) ICICI Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank
D) HDFC Bank
175
Magnus Carlsen retained World Champion title in Nov 2014 after defeating Viswanathan
Anand in the 11th game held in Sochi. He is from which country?
A) Sweden
B) Norway
C) Russia
D) Germany
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Which state won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Nov 2014?after defeating Punjab by 156
runs in the final match held on 25th November.
A) West Bengal
B) Maharashtra
C) Punjab
D) Karnataka
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The 18th SAARC Summit was held at Kathmandu in Nov 2014. Nepal Prime Minister
Sushil Koirala announced that the19th SAARC Summit will be held at ___________ in 2016.
A) Colombo
B) New Delhi
C) Islamabad
D) Thimpu
178
Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the tourist visa on arrival facility for how many
countries in Nov 2014?
A) 32
B) 38
C) 41
D) 43
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Who wrote a book titled "The Dramatic Novade: The Indira Gandhi Years" which was
published by Rupa Publishes in Nov 2014? "The Dramatic Novade" is the first of a three-part
volume; the second one will cover events from 198188 and the third volume will cover events
from 1988 to 2012.
A) Pratibha Patil
B) Mohammad Hamid Ansari
C) Pranab Mukherjee
D) Manmohan Singh
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Professor in Quantitative Methods and Information Systems of _____________-,
Trilochan Sastry, has been awarded with the "Bharat Asmita" award in recognition of his
contribution in the field of operations management, quantitative methods, data structures,
algorithms and discrete mathematics in Nov 2014.
A) Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
B) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
C) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
D) IISC Bangalore
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Which e-commerce company had announced to acquire Indian online e-commerce site
Jabong.com for nearly USD 1.2 billion win Nov 2014?
A) Alibaba
B) Amazon
C) Snapdeal
D) Flipkart
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India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ___________ for
cooperation in the field of oil and gas in Nov 2014. The deal aims to improve cooperation in the
areas of upstream and downstream oil and gas sector.
A) Mozambique
B) Zimbabwe
C) Zambia
D) Tanzania
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The Reserve Bank of India has issued final guidelines for payments and small banks in
Nov 2014 with the aim of taking banking business accessible to more people and small
businesses. As per the RBI, the minimum paid-up equity capital required for both small and
payment banks is ____________.
A) Rs. 10 crore
B) Rs. 50 crore
C) Rs. 100 crore
D) Rs. 150 crore
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India's leading stock market Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) crossed the milestone of Rs
100 lakh crore for the first time after rising to record high level in Nov 2014. With this, it has
become the __________ largest stock market in the world in terms of market capitalization of
its listed companies.
A) 9th
B) 10th
C) 11th
D) 15th
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European Union lawmakers voted in favor of a motion urging anti-trust regulators to
break up which tech giant in Nov 2014?
A) Microsoft
B) Facebook
C) Google
D) Oracle
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The euro zone inflation rate stood at _______ in November 2014 which increases
possibility of deflation across the 18-member region.
A) 0.1%
B) 0.3%
C) 0.4%
D) 0.7%
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Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT) which is the apex authority of the Income-Tax Department, in Nov 2014?
A) K V Chowdary
B) Anita Kapur
D) Shashi Kant Sharma
D) A P M Mohammed Hanish
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first train from Mendipathar in
___________ to Guwahati in Nov 2014 to connect the state with other parts of the country
using using railway network.
A) Tripura
B) Meghalaya
C) Nagaland
D) Mijoram
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased gold imports norms and scrapped
___________ scheme in Nov 2014 which was launched in 2013 in order to reduce Gold
Imports and check rising current account deficit.
A) 15:85
B) 20:80
C) 25:75
D) 40:60
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Which country emerged as the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India
after contributing around USD 4.19 billion in the April-September period of the current
financial year, as per the data published by Finance Ministry in Nov 2014?
A) Netherlands
B) Singapore
C) Mauritius
D) USD
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___________ film 'Leviathan' directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev won the best film award
at the 45th International film Festival of India, which was concluded in Goa in Nov 2014.
A) German
B) Italian
C) Russian
D) Spanish
194
Famous __________ Tapan Raychaudhuri passed away in November at his home in
Oxford, England. He was 88.
A) Author
B) Musician
C) Painter
D) Historian
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Famous ___________ Veenapani Chawla, passed away in Nov 2014 after a sudden
heart attack. She was 67. She was awarded with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puruskar.
A) Theatre artist
B) Kathak dancer
C) Bharatnatyam dancer
D) Singer
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Central Government has re-launched the Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) investment scheme in
Nov 2014 to secure household savings for funding huge upcoming infrastructure development in
India. What is the lock-in period of this scheme?
A) 2 years
B) 2 years and 6 months
C) 3 years
D) 3 years and 6 months
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PSPB (Petroleum Sports Promotion Board)'s ___________ has won the boys' singles
title in the 76th Junior National and Youth Table Tennis Championships in Nov 2014.
A) Sudhanshu Grover
B) Abhishek Yadav
C) Manav Thakkar
D) None of These
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India's Economic growth stood at _________ in Second quarter (April-September) of
the current financial year (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 5.9%
B) 5.7%
C) 4.85%
D) 5.3%
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India's agricultural sector growth stood at _________ in Second quarter (AprilSeptember) of the current financial year (announced in Nov 2014).
A) 1.9%
B) 3.2%
C) 4.6%
D) 3.8%
200
Which Cricketer was delared "ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year" in Nov 2014?
A) AB de Villiers
B) Mitchell Johnson
C) Gary Balance
D) Virat Kohli
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Which Company became the first listed Indian company among the 30 SENSEX firms to
have more than 75% shareholding by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) in Nov 2014?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC
C) Infosys
D) TCS
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The International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA held its eighth Council meeting in
__________ in Nov 2014. The two day meeting was attended by representatives from over 85
countries.
A) Riyadh
B) Doha
C) Abu Dhabi
D) Kuala lampur
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First dedicated International Textile Fair held in which city in Nov 2014?
A) Hong Kong
B) Bangkok
C) Dubai
D) Kuala lampur
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Which Country became the partner country for Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit
2015 as announced in Nov 2014?
A) USA
B) Germany
C) China
D) South Africa
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India has been ranked at _______ in world list for peer citations in research journals if
citations by peers of research work done by scholars can be considered as a good benchmarking
index, as published in Nov 2014.
A) 5th
B) 7th
C) 11th
D) 12th
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India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country in Nov 2014
to develop Nalanda University in Bihar as an international centre of excellence?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Pakistan
D) Thailand
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Indian government has partnered with which country to develop new Andhra Pradesh
capital in Nov 2014?
A) Germany
B) Japan
C) Singapore
D) Russia
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Indian-origin British politician __________ known was named as the Labour MP of
the year 2014 in Nov 2014. He was choosen for this award for his valuable work for
underrepresented, deprived and minority sections of the country.
A) Ashok Kumar
B) Valerie Vaz
C) Nigel Keith Vaz
D) Priti Patel
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The largest wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy installed the world's tallest hybrid
wind generator turbine in which Indian state in Nov 2014? The turbine will generate 12-15%
more energy.
A) Maharashtra
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Kerala
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The Union Government appointed ________ as Chairman of National Chemical
Weapon Convention in Nov 2014.
A) Hasmukh Adhia
B) GS Sandhu
C) Alok Rawat
D) Ratan P Watal
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An Indian-originated radiographer ____________ was elected as the president of the
International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) in Nov 2014.
A) Dr Ramani Ramaswany
B) Dr Shyam Sundar.K
C) Dr Fawzia Peer
D) None of These
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Which Indian City to host Global Investors' Meet in May 2015 (as announced in Nov
2014)?
A) Chennai
B) Bangalore
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai
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Which Country successfully test-fired the intermediate-range missile ShaheenII in Nov
2014?
A) Israel
B) Iran
C) Pakistan
D) North Korea
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) hosted the India Economic Summit in association
with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Which Indian City in nov 2014?
A) Chennai
B) Bangalore
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai
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Prasar Bharti announced to re-launch DD National with new tagline Doordarshan
National ______________ in Nov 2014. Also, new colours of purple and pink are added
with a fresh palette of programming.
A) Sabka Ka Apna Channel
B) Desh Ka Apna Channel
C) Desh Ka Pyara Channel
D) None of These
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Who has been ranked at No 1 place as per the Forbes's list of 100 most powerful people
in the world published in Nov 2014?
A) Barack Obama
B) Xi Jinping
C) Pope Francis
D) Vladimir Putin
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Which Indian IT Services Company has entered into a strategic partnership with
DreamWorks Animation SKG in Nov 2014 to develop new engineering solutions?
A) TCS
B) Wipro
C) Infosys
D) HCL Technology
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India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country in nov
2014 to facilitate technical cooperation in Railway sector between the two countries?
A) Germany
B) Japan
C) China
D) Republic of Korea
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The Book titled "Truth Always Prevails" written by _____________ was published in
Pakistan in Nov 2014. The book Truth Always Prevails is a self-narrated account of personal and
entrepreneurial experiences by one of the most successful businessmen of Pakistan with a global
footprint.
A) Sadruddin Hashwani
B) Nasir Schon
C) Anwar Pervez
D) Malik Riaz
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The Assam government presented the first state bravery award to __________ in Nov
2014 in Guwahati for saving lives of 10 school children who were taken hostage by a gunman in
December 2013.
A) Shubam Santosh Chaudari
B) Gunjan Sarma
C) Kumari Mahika Gupta
D) None of These
221
The Fourth India and ____________ Joint Training Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 was
held at Pune in Maharashtra in Nov 2014.
A) Bangladesh
B) Sri Lanka
C) China
D) Thailand
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India's leading online fashion store Myntra.com named Bollywood actress
___________ as its brand ambassador in Nov 2014.
A) Priyanka Chopra
B) Kangana Ranaut
C) Deepika Padukone
D) Alia Bhat
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Which Indian City was ranked as the most popular and attractive property investment
hotspot among the UAE-based Indian expats, as per a survey report published by Sumansa
Exhibitions in Nov 2014?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bangalore
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai
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Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the maker of Amul dairy
products, has announced to set up a unit in ________ for an investment of around Rs 200
crore in Nov 2014.
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Odissa
C) West Bengal
D) Andhra Pradesh
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Justice _________ Commission has handed over its final report on 2002 Gujarat riots
to Chief Minister Anandiben Patel at Gandhinagar in Nov 2014.
A) Verma
B) Nanavati
C) Mudgal
D) Reddy
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Famous Tamil film _________ Rudraiya Chockalingam passed away in Nov 2014 in
Chennai. He was 67.
A) Actor
B) Director
C) Musician
D) Producer
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Central Government needs to infuse as much as Rs 2.4 lakh crore into state-owned banks
by end-March 2019 to meet different kinds of capital requirements including Basel III. For this,
Government announced its plan in Nov 2014 to reduce its stake in the PSU banks to
_________ before March 2019 to raise the required capital.
A) 51%
B) 52%
C) 58%
D) 74%
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The government plans to replace bilateral investment protection treaties with a new pact
that seeks to plug loopholes and enhance legal protection of foreign investors in India as well as
Indian investments abroad. The name of the new pact is _________________.
A) Investment Protection Treaty
B) Bilateral Investment Treaty
C) Whole Investment Treaty
D) None of These
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Indian-American Congressman ______ has been re-elected to the US House of
Representatives in Nov 2014. He is only the third ever Indian-American to be elected to the
House of Representatives.
A) Ro Khanna
B) Bobby Jindal
C) Kamala Harris
D) Ami Bera
230
Which Zoo in India decided to have the critically endangered pig Pygmy Hog (Porcula
salvania). Pygmy Hog is the rarest and smallest wild pig in the world. With this decision, it is set
to become the first and only zoo of the world to have this critically endangered species of pigs.
A) Alipore Zoo, Kolkata
B) New Delhi Zoo
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232
Indian-origin hotel doorman Kottarapattu Chattu of the venerable Galle Face Hotel
passed away in Nov 2014 after a brief illness. He was 94. He was oldest hotel doorman of
___________, who served world leaders like Lord Mountbatten, Princess Elizabeth, Emperor
Hirohito, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Richard Nixon at the Galle
Face Hotel in Colombo for 72 years.
A) Sri Lanka
B) Thailand
C) Malaysia
D) UK
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Which investment bank was awarded the Channel Islands Custodian of the Year 2014'
title at the Custody Risk European Awards organised by the Incisive Media Group in Nov 2014?
A) UBS Bank
B) Deutsche Bank
C) Barclays Bank
D) Citibank
234
Indian Railways has proposed a plan to set up a 26 MW windmill in _________ in Nov
2014.
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
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The HRD ministry announced its plan to come up with a ________ drive in Nov 2014
to encourage students and researchers to come up with innovations and new ideas and to keep
the talent back home from leaving abroad.
A) 'Idea in India'
B) 'Think in India'
C) 'Innovation India'
D) None of These
236
Which Indian power company acquired 100% stake in APIL's Korba West Power
Company Ltd (KWPCL) in Nov 2014?
A) Reliance Power
B) Tata Power
C) Adani Power
D) Jaypee Power
237
Senior _______ actor-director Raghuvir Nevrekar passed away in Mumbai in Nov 2014
following a brief illness. He was 85.
A) Marathi
B) Hindi
C) Gujarathi
D) Kannada
238
US Defence Secretary __________ resigned amid reports of differences with President
Barack Obama in Nov 2014.
A) Martin Dempsey
B) Leon Panetta
C) Robert Gates
D) Chuck Hagel
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Which bollywood actor was named as Brand Ambassador of DHFL in Nov 2014? DHFL
is the second largest housing finance company of India.
A) Amir Khan
B) Shah Rukh Khan
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Salman Khan
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Which Indian PSU bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with Micro Energy
Credits Corporation in Nov 2014 to finance bank customers buying energy efficient green'
products such as cook stoves, solar home systems, biogas digestors and water purifiers.
A) Canara Bank
B) Punjab National Bank
C) IDBI Bank
D) Bank of Baroda
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Which Indian PSU bank announced in Nov 2014 to launch an Islamic equity fund aimed
primarily at the country's 170 million Muslims?
A) State Bank of India
B) Punjab National Bank
C) IDBI Bank
D) Bank of Baroda
242
Which Pakistani actress was sentenced to 26 years in jail for blasphemy for appearing in
mock Geo TV wedding scene by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of the Gilgit region of Pakistan
in Nov 2014.
A) Veena Malik
B) Meera
C) Reema Khan
D) Mahira Khan
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The book titled "Next China-India War - World's First Water War 2029" authored by
former Army chief General __________ was released in Nov 2014.
A) Vishwa Nath Sharma
B) Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
C) Ved Prakash Malik
D) Sundarajan Padmanabhan
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Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary __________ was appointed as new Secretary
General of the Lok Sabha in Nov 2014 by by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
A) Hasmukh Adhia
B) GS Sandhu
C) Alok Rawat
D) Anoop Mishra
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Crime novelist ___________ passed away in Nov 2014 at the age of 94 in Oxford, UK.
A) Ruth Rendell
B) Elizabeth George
C) Dorothy L. Sayers
D) Phyllis Dorothy James
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Film superstar ___________ was honoured with the centenary award for Indian Film
Personality of the year 2014 at the 45th International Film Festival of India held in Goa in Nov
2014.
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Rajinikanth
C) Anupam Kher
D) Dilip Kumar
249
The International Buddhist Conference 2014 was held in ___________, Nepal in Nov
2014.
A) Lumbini
B) Kathmandu
C) Pokhara
D) Bharatpur
250
Which company has acquired a majority stake in Cricbuzz.com. GoCricket.com in Nov
2014?
A) Espn start sports
B) Times Internet
C) Ten Sports
D) Sports Internet
251
"Mithra Shakthi exercise", three week mock war drill between Special Forces of Indian
and _________ Army was held in Nov 2014.
A) China
B) Sri Lanka
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal
252
The Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit for urban co-operative banks (UCBs) to
sanction loan against gold collateral to ______from Rs.1 lakh at present in Oct-Nov 2014.
A) Rs.1.25 lakh
B) Rs.1.5 lakh
C) Rs.2 lakh
D) Rs.2.5 lakh
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A veteran Communist leader and a former Minister in _______ state of India, Melathu
Veettil Raghavan passed away in Nov 2014.
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andra Pradesh
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Germany celebrated _______ anniversary of Berlin wall fall on 9th November 2014.
A) 25th
B) 40th
C) 50th
D) 75th
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Who invented Braigo, which is a which is a portable and cheapest available braille
printer? He got funding from Intel in Nov 2014.
A) Asmit Banerjee
B) Shubham Banerjee
C) Deepika Kurup
D) Eesha Khare
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Indian Cricketer Rohit Sharma created history after becoming the first cricketer to scrore
two double centuries in ODI in Nov 2014. He scored his second double century against which
team?
A) Australia
B) West Indies
C) Sri Lanka
D) Pakistan
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted which village in his Lok Sabha Constituency
Varanasi in Nov 2014?
A) Miyapur
B) Udaipur
C) Jayapur
D) Vayapur
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US fast food chain Burger King has opened its first store in New Delhi India in Nov 2014.
It has also tied up with online e-commerce company _______ to launch its burgers online in
India.
A) FlipKart
B) Amazon
C) eBay
D) SnapDeal
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his cabinet in Nov 2014. How Many new
ministers were inducted in his cabinet?
A) 19
B) 21
C) 23
D) 25
260
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently made his debut in which networking
site/application in Nov 2014?
A) Facebook
B) Instagram
C) Twitter
D) Google Plus
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Ans) Pensioners
Ans) Israel
Ans) Kerala
Ans) West Bengal
Ans) Hanumappa Sudarshan
Ans) 2.5%
Ans) Jayant Sinha
Ans) 17-Nov
Ans) Kathamandu
Ans) 5.52%
Ans) Nay Pyi Taw
Ans) Yahoo
Ans) Cognizant
Ans) Haribhau Bagde
Ans) Kapil Dev
Ans) India
Ans) Filmmaker
Ans) Rohit Sharma
Ans) 17-Nov
Ans) Virat Kohli
Ans) Brisbane
Ans) European Space Agency
Ans) Mitchell Johnson
Ans) Suresh Prabhu
Ans) Gary Balance
Ans) Ratan Tata
Ans) Bal Swachhta Mission
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Ans) Farhan Akhtar
Ans) Sports Journalist
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Ans) 1.77%
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Ans) Rajyavardhan Rathore
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Ans) Actavis
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Ans) 21-Nov
Ans) Australia
Ans) Akash
Ans) Sutirtha Bhattacharya
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Ans) Hasmukh Adhia
Ans) TSR Subramaniam
Ans) Dilip Vengsarkar
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Ans) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Ans) USD 13.35 billion
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Ans) vape
Ans) ISRO
Ans) 26-November
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Ans) Second
Ans) Neha Gupta
Ans) Singapore
Ans) Yahoo
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Ans) 50
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Ans) Panaji
Ans) ING Vysya Bank
Ans) Mahindra
Ans) Neel Mukherjee
Ans) Rubber
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Ans) Infosys
Ans) Tech Mahindra
Ans) State Bank of India
Ans) Vivek Sood
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Ans) 10th rank
Ans) Magnus Carlsen
Ans) Lewis Hamilton
Ans) Lewis Hamilton
Ans) Roger Federer
Ans) Congress
Ans) Deepak Gupta
Ans) Kerala
Ans) Ms Deborah
Ans) 29-Nov
Ans) Sarjubala Devi and Saweety
Ans) 3.3%
Ans) 25-Nov
Ans) Bilal Tanweer
Ans) Australia
Ans) Kathmandu and New Delhi
Ans) Rs 1 crore
Ans) CK Prasad
Ans) 25-Nov
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Ans) Kathak dancer
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Ans) Michael Phelps
Ans) Sixth
Ans) Verghese Kurian
Ans) Assam
Ans) Baa3
Ans) 26-Nov
Ans) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Ans) Norway
Ans) Karnataka
Ans) Islamabad
Ans) 43
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Ans) Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Ans) Amazon
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594. What is the percentage of liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) threshold set for January
2015 that have to be met by the banks as per a recent revision in liquidity guidelines
under the Basel-III framework by RBI? - 60 per cent
595. Which country was runner up in the game of Kabaddi when India completed a
golden double in mens as well as womens
596. category in Asian Games 2014? - Iran
597. What is the capital of South Korea? - Seoul
598. What is the tagline of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited? Zimmedari ka humsafar
599. What was the old name of Axis Bank? - UTI Bank
600. --------------------------- countries DON'T have dollar as its currency? - Sweden
601. "Hundi" is - equivalents of cheques issued by indigenous bankers.
602. What does M stands for in OMO? - Market
603. What was the name given to The 2014 Hong Kong protests,against proposed
electoral reform in the country? - Umbrella Movement
604. Banks declare an Asset as Non Performing where the interest / principal is in
arrears for more than -90 days
605. Who among the following was popularly called as Loknayak? - Jai Prakash
Narayan
606. What was the codename given to first nuclear explosion conducted by India's in
1974? - Smiling Buddha
607. SBI has launched multi-currency card in association with which of the following
companies? - Master Card
608. --------------------- states Kathakali dance form is associated? - Kerala
609. Who was chosen as Most Valuable player among Indian medalists in Asian Games
2014? - M. C. Mary Kom
610. What is the name of the committee set up to examine the current monetary policy?
- Urjit Patel Committee
611. What is Currency of Algeria? - Dinar
612. What is Universal Banking ?- Provision of commercial and investment services
613. MacMohan line is in between which two countries? - India and China
614. When banks invest in government securities by depositing collateral, it is called Asset Securitization
615. G.N Bajpai committee is related to which of the following? - National Pension
Scheme
616. ------------------- is a foreign bank? - HSBC Bank
617. RBI announces STAR SERIES notes recently. What is it? - replacement of
defectively printed notes
618. In Jan Dhan scheme which of the following will provide the accident cover under
the scheme? - HDFC ergo
619. What is India's number in mars mission, among Asian countries? - 1st
620. World investvment report issued by - UNCTAD
621. ------------------------- currencies is not included in SBI multicurrency scheme ? Yen
622. Expand CIBIL - Credit Information Bureau India Limited
623. Ram Naik governor of which state - Uttar pradesh
624. CRR stands for - Cash Reserve Ratio