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600 MCQS of

GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE
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11. Which from the
following countries has no
armed forces?
A. Niger
B. Nigeria
C. Iceland
D. Latvia
12. Who is Secretary
General of NATO?
A. Lord Ismay
B. Anders Fogh
Rasmussen
C. Willy Claes
D. Hillary Clinton
13. 2016 Olympics will
held in ________.
A. London
B. Rio de Janeiro
C. Doha
D. Beijing
14. 2022 FIFA world cup
will held in _________.
A. Qatar
B. Russia
C. UK
D. not decided yet
15. European Union has
__________ member states.
A. 27
B. 28
C. 39
D. 30
16. The Euro currency is
used by __________
countries.
A. 17
B. 18

C. 19
D. 20
17. "Kashmir" is a
disputed area between
__________.
A. India and Sri Lanka
B. India and Bangladesh
C. India and Pakistan
D. Bangladesh and
Pakistan
18. "Northern Cyprus" is a
disputed area between
__________.
A. Cyprus and Czech
Republic
B. Cyprus and United
Kingdom
C. Cyprus and Greece
D. Cyprus and Turkey
19. The secretary general
of OIC is _________.
A. Ahmed Saleem
B. Syed Ali Mousavi
C. Prince Salman
D. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
20. The official languages
of NATO are ___________.
A. English and French
B. English and German
C. English and Spanish
D. English, French and
German
ANSWERS: CURRENT
AFFAIRS QUIZ
11.
12.
13.
14.

C
B
B
A
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15. B Croatia has become


the 28th member of the
EU on 1 July 2013.
16. B Lativa has become
the 18th member of the
Eurozone on 1 January
2014.
17. C
18. D
19. D
20. A
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21. The Taj Mahal in India,
was built by Mughal emperor
__________.
A. Aurangzaib
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Humayun
22. The Sino-Indian War
between China and India was
occurred in __________.
A. 1956
B. 1959
C. 1962
D. 1965
23. The 2013 Summer
Universiade was held in
________.
A. Moscow
B. Kazan
C. Astana
D. Beijing
24. In London Olympics 2012,
the most medals were won
by _________.
A. America
B. Russia
C. China

D. United Kingdom
25. The River Thames is
located in __________.
A. England
B. Scotland
C. Ireland
D. Finland
26. In London Olympics 2012,
the gold medal, in Men's Field
Hockey was won by
__________.
A. Germany
B. Holland
C. Australia
D. India
27. The Most populous city in
the world is __________.
A. Beijing
B. Buenos Aires
C. Shanghai
D. Tokyo
28. US special representative
for Afghanistan and Pakistan
is __________ .
A. Seth Jones
B. John Kerry
C. Richard Holbrooke
D. James Dobbins
29. The secretary general of
OIC is _________.
A. Ahmed Saleem
B. Syed Ali Mousavi
C. Prince Salman
D. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
30. The head of state of the
United Kingdom is _________ .
A. Queen Elizabeth I
B. Queen Elizabeth II
C. Queen Elizabeth III
D. Queen Elizabeth IV

ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS


QUIZZES

C. Germany
D. Sweden

21.
22.
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24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

36. The oldest news agency


in the world is _________ .
A. AFP
B. WAFA
C. BBC
D. CNN

B
C
B
A
A
A
C
D
D
B

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31. US special representative
for Afghanistan and Pakistan
is __________ .
A. James Dobbins
B. John Kerry
C. Joe Biden
D. John Mccain
32. India has constructed
Baglihar Dam on _________
River.
A. Sindh
B. Ravi
C. Chenab
D. Sutluj
33. The first Muslim Nobel
Laureate was _________ .
A. Anwar Sadat
B. Dr. Abdul Salam
C. Dr. Muhammad Younus
D. Yasir Arafat
34. Qantas is an airline of
__________ .
A. Australia
B. Sudan
C. Malaysia
D. France
35. AFP is a news agency of
__________ .
A. Switzerland
B. France
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37. The headquarter of


Transparency International is
located in _________.
A. New York
B. Washigton
C. Paris
D. Berlin
38. NATO is a/an __________
alliance.
A. military
B. economic
C. regional
D. cultural
39. The Suez Canal is in
__________ .
A. Nigeria
B. Libya
C. Egypt
D. Palistine
40. The Suez Canal connects
the __________ .
A. Red Sea and the Arabian
Sea
B. Red Sea and the North Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea and the
Arabian Sea
D. Mediterranean Sea and
the Red Sea
ANSWERS: WORLD AFFAIRS
MCQs
31.
32.
33.
34.

A
C
A
A

35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.

B
A
D
A
C
D

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41. World's oldest operational
space launch facility is
located in ________.
A. America
B. Russia
C. Kazakhstan
D. India
42. The first human who
traveled into space was
_________ .
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Yuri Gagarin
C. Sergei Korolev
D. John Glenn
43. In which country It is
mandatory for all male
citizens aged 1827 to serve
1 year in Armed Forces?
A. America
B. Canada
C. Russia
D. Israel
44. Which country is the
world's top supplier of
weapons?
A. America
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. Germany
45. Which from the following
countries is NOT the member
of BRIC?
A. America
B. Russia
C. China
D. India

46. The President of India is


__________ .
A. Sonia Gandhi
B. Dr. Abdul Kalam
C. Chidambaram
D. Pranab Mukherjee
47. The headquarter of
Human Rights Watch is
located in __________ .
A. Washington
B. New York
C. Berlin
D. Brussels
48. North Atlantic Treaty, that
formed NATO, was signed in
__________ .
A. 1949
B. 1955
C. 1961
D. 1967

49. D
50. C

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51. Secretary General UNO
Ban-Ki-Mon belongs to
__________.
A. South Korea.
B. North Korea
C. Japan
D. China
52. Currently, there are
__________ member states of
the United Nations.
A. 190
B. 193
C. 196
D. 197

49. World War II began by


German invasion on
__________ .
A. Russia
B. France
C. United Kingdom
D. Poland

53. Currently, __________


countries hold the status of
Observer States in the United
Nations.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

50. __________ has the world's


largest natural gas reserves.
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iran
C. Russia
D. Canada

54. There are __________


members of SAARC.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

ANSWERS: WORLD AFFAIRS


QUIZ
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.

C
B
C
B
A
D
B
A

55. Secretary General SAARC


Ahmed Salem belongs to
__________.
A. Pakistan
B. India
C. Maldives
D. Bhutan
56. Which from the following
countries does NOT yeild
veto-power?
A. United States

B. United Kingdom
C. Canada
D. France
57. Which from the following
countries is NOT a nonpermanent member of
Security Council.
A. Rwanda
B. Luxembourg
C. Argentina
D. Sweden
58. Al-Jazeera TV Channel
belongs to ___________.
A. Qatar
B. Kuwait
C. Egypt
D. Bahrain
59. The newest member of
the Eurozone is _______.
A. Lativa
B. Croatia
C. Bulgaria
D. Cyprus
60. The IranPakistan gas
pipeline is also called
__________.
A. friendship pipeline
B. future pipeline
C. peace pipeline
D. unity pipeline
ANSWERS: WORLD AFFAIRS
QUIZZES
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.

A
B
A
D
C
C
D
A
A
C

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61. On 5 November 2013


__________ launched its first
rocket to Mars.
A. China
B. Israel
C. Iran
D. India
62. On 1 December 2013
China launched its first
__________ rover mission.
A. Moon
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Earth
63. On 28 January 2013
__________ sent monkey into
space.
A. China
B. Israel
C. Iran
D. India
64. Taksim Square is in
___________ .
A. Cairo
B. Istanbol
C. Tripoli
D. Damascus
65. Taliban opened their
political office in ___________ .
A. Riyad
B. Dubai
C. Doha
D. Musqat
66. The Chelyabinsk Meteor
hits __________ on 15 February
2013.
A. America
B. Canada
C. Mexico
D. Russia
67. ___________ bought Nokia
Mobile business.
A. Microsoft
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B. Google
C. Yahoo
D. AOL
68. ___________ bought
Motorola Mobile business.
A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Yahoo
D. AOL
69. Man Booker International
Prize 2013 was won by
__________ .
A. Alice Munro
B. Margaret Thatcher
C. Lydia Davis
D. Malala Yousafzai
70. Due to ammonia leak
from a cold storage unit in
__________ 15 people were
killed.
A. Shanghai
B. Moscow
C. Tokyo
D. Toronto
ANSWERS: MCQS OF
CURRENT AFFAIRS
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.

D
A
C
B
C
D
A
B
C
A

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71. The fastest person of the
world is __________ .
A. Kim Collins
B. Usain Bolt

C. Dwain Chambers
D. Justin Gatlin
72. The oldest tennis
tournament in the world is
__________ .
A. Wimbledon
B. French Open
C. Australian Open
D. US Open
73. The 2013 Wimbledon
Championships Singles (Men)
title was won by __________ .
A. Roger Federer
B. Rafael Nadal
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Andy Murray
74. The 2013 Wimbledon
Championships Singles
(Women) title was won by
__________ .
A. Serena Williams
B. Marion Bartoli
C. Maria Sharapova
D. Ana Ivanovic
75. The fastest century
record in ODI of Shahid Afridi
was broken by __________ .
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Chris Gayle
C. AB de Villiers
D. Corey Anderson
76. The 2010 FIFA World Cup
was won by ___________ .
A. Brazil
B. Germany
C. Spain
D. Argentina
77. The 2014 FIFA World Cup
will be hosted by __________ .
A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Qatar
D. France

78. The 2018 FIFA World Cup


will be hosted by __________ .
A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Qatar
D. France
79. The 2022 FIFA World Cup
will be hosted by __________ .
A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Qatar
D. France
80. The World Snooker
Championship 2013 was won
by __________ .
A. Steve Davis
B. Mark Williams
C. Stephen Hendry
D. Ronnie O'Sullivan
ANSWERS: SPORTS QUIZ
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.

B
A
D
B
D
C
A
B
C
D

A. Antarctica
B. Russia
C. Canada
D. Germany
83. The highest temperatures
ever recorded on the Earth is
________.
A. 56.7 C
B. 57.7 C
C. 58.7 C
D. 59.7 C
84. The highest temperature
was recorded in __________ .
A. Los Angeles
B. California
C. Tripoli
D. Doha
85. Who is Angela Merkel?
A. Prime Minister of Germany
B. Chancellor of Germany
C. Prime Minister of France
D. Chancellor of France
86. Who is Franois Hollande?
A. President of Germany
B. Prime Minister of Germany
C. President of France
D. Prime Minister of France
87. The current director of
the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) is __________ .
A. James Clapper
B. Thomas Donilon
C. Denis McDonough
D. John Brennan

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81. The lowest temperature
ever recorded on the Earth is
__________ .
A. -83.2 C
B. -86.2 C
C. -89.2 C
D. -92.2 C
82. The lowest temperature
was recorded in __________ .
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88. On 27 February 2013


Iraq's state airline, after 20
years, begins flights to
__________ .
A. America
B. Israel
C. Iran
D. Kuwait
89. The Nobel Prize for Peace

2013 was awarded to


___________ .
A. Barak Obama
B. Malala Yousafzai
C. Organisation for the
Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (OPCW)
D. United Nations Security
Council
90. The Nobel Prize for
Literature 2013 was awarded
to ___________ .
A. Margaret Thatcher
B. Alice Munro
C. Sir David Frost
D. Peter O'Toole
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQs
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.

C
A
A
B
B
C
D
D
C
B

A. Prince Harry
B. Prince Charles
C. Prince William
D. Prince George
93. The Sinai Peninsula is in
__________ .
A. Egypt
B. Libya
C. Jordan
D. Syria
94. According to Forbes
Magazine the most powerful
man on the Earth is ________.
A. Barack Obama
B. Vladimir Putin
C. Xi Jinping
D. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al
Saud
95. Angela Merkel was
elected as Chancellor of
Germany for the __________
time.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth

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91. The Nobel Prize in Physics
2013 was awarded to
___________ .
A. Martin Karplus & Michael
Levitt
B. Francois Englert & Peter W.
Higgs
C. Thomas C. Sudhof & James
E. Rothman
D. Lars Peter Hansen &
Robert J. Shiller
92. Kate Middleton, Duchess
of Cambridge, is the wife of
__________ .

96. The Prime Minister of


Pakistan is __________ .
A. Shahbaz Sharif
B. Nawaz Sharif
C. Asif Zardari
D. Ishaq Dar
97. The President of Iran is
__________ .
A. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
B. Hassan Rouhani
C. Mohammad Javad Zarif
D. Ali Khamenei
98. The No.1 Tennis Player is
__________ .
A. Serena Williams
B. Maria Sharapova
C. Victoria Azarenka
D. Venus Williams
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99. The Defence Secretary of


United States is __________ .
A. John Kerry
B. Hillary Clinton
C. Chuck Hagel
D. John McCain
100. The Currency of Lativa is
__________ .
A. Dollar
B. Euro
C. Lev
D. Lek
ANSWERS: MCQs OF
CURRENT AFFAIRS
91. B
92. C
93. A
94. B
95. C
96. B
97. B
98. A
99. C
100. B

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101. Which among the
following countries has
published the world's first
Modern Slavery Bill, recently
A. USA
B. Britain
C. Russia
D. Switzerland
102. Recently, "Felipe VI" has
been sworn in as the new
king of
A. France
B. England
C. Spain
D. Germany
103. Who among the

following has won the FIDE


World Rapid Chess
championship title, recently
A. Magnus Carlesen
B. Vishwanthan Anand
C. Teimor Radjabov
D. Fabiabi Caruana
104. Who among the
following has been chosen as
the next United Nations High
Commissioner for Human
Rights by the U.N General
Assembly
A. Prince Zeid al Hussein
B. Samuel Johnson
C. San Antonio Spurs
D. Martin Kaymer
105. Thomas Mueller, who
scored the first hat-trick of
the 2014 FIFA World Cup,
represents which country
A. France
B. Italy
C. Germany
D. England
106. In which among the
following countries Asia's first
solar-wind power system has
been inaugurated recently
A. Bhutan
B. China
C. India
D. Nepal
107. King Juan Carlos, who
recently decided to abdicate,
has been monarch of
A. Belgium
B. Denmark
C. Luxembourg
D. Spain
108. Which among the
following institutes have
gained the top slot in the
inaugural "QS University
Rankings: BRICS 2014"

A. IIT Delhi
B. Beijing Institute of
Technology
C. Moscow State University
D. Tsinghua University of
China
109. The winner of 20th
Senior National Women's
Football Championships is
A. Mizoram
B. Manipur
C. Sikkim
D. Odisha
110. Recently, India has
become the permanent
signatory of the Washington
Accord. This accord is an
international accreditation
agreement for which among
the following types of
educational degrees
A. Arts and Humanities
B. Medical Science
C. Engineering
D. Social Sciences
ANSWERS: LATEST CURRENT
AFFAIRS MCQS
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.

B. Stanislas Wawrinka
C. Bob Bryan
D. Ivan Dodi
112. Scientist of which
University on 17 April 2014
designed the world's first
floating nuclear plants
A. Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
B. Purdue University
C. Wisconsin University
D. University of Washington
113. Name the new book of
Hillary Clinton that was due
to released on 10 June 2014
A. Living History
B. It Takes a Village
C. Hard Choices
D. A Terrible Beauty
114. What is the name of
new Earth-size planet found
in the habitable zone on 17
April 2014
A. KI-238
B. KEPLER-186f
C. KOI-238
D. CHANDRA-186f
115. In April 2014, India
became a net exporter of
steel after how many years
A. 5 years
B. 3 years
C. 7 years
D. 6 years

B
C
A
A
C
D
D
D
B
C

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111. Who on 20 April 2014
won the Monte Carlo Masters
Tennis
A. Roger Federer
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116. Who won the Whangarei


Rally of the FIA Asia Pacific
Rally Championship held in
New Zealand recently
A. Jan Kopecky, Czech
Republic
B. Glenn Macneall, Australia
C. Mark Pedder, Australia
D. Gaurav Gill, India
117. Who won the OUE

Singapore Badminton Open


2014 held in the third week
of April 2014
A. Simon Santoso, Indonesia
B. Deepika Pallikal, India
C. Saina Nehwal, India
D. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia
118. According to the US
Department of Homeland
Security report released on
16 April 2014, temporary
workers of which community
accounted for the largest
number of non-immigrants
residing in the US in 2012
A. Chinese
B. Mexican
C. African
D. Indian
119. Scientists of which
University created the first
3D model of the malaria
parasite genome in April
2014
A. Harvard University
B. Indian Institute of Science
C. University of California
D. University of Washington
120. What is Bluefin 21 which
was deployed on 14 April
2014 to find the remains of
the missing Malaysian
airplane MH370 in the Indian
Ocean
A. A submarine
B. A robot submarine
C. An undersea buoy
D. A robot
ANSWERS: LATEST CURRENT
AFFAIRS QUIZ
111.
112.
113.
114.

B
A
C
B

115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.

D
D
A
D
C
B

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121. Who has been appointed
as the new Union Finance
Secretary on 15 April 2014
A. Ashok Singhal
B. Arvind Mayaram
C. R P Watal
D. Ravi Mathur
122. Which Indian agency
has set up Sports Integrity
Unit on 15 April 2014 to
investigate cases related to
fraud in sports
A. Central Vigilance
Commission
B. Criminal Investigation
Department
C. Central Bureau of
Investigation
D. Union Ministry of Sports
123. Piramal Enterprises Ltd
decided on 17 April 2014 to
acquire 20 percent stake in
which Indian company
A. Vodafone India
B. Shriram Capital
C. Sundaram Finance
D. Sun Pharma
124. What is the name of a
new software app was
developed to help the
illiterate farmers
A. Sandesh Pathak
B. Messenger Reader
C. Sandesh Vahak
D. Padho Kishan
125. The European
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Parliament on 15 April 2014


approved the Banking Union
reforms. In this context
consider the following
statements. (I). To establish a
new oversight system known
as the Single Supervisory
Mechanism (SSM) under the
European Central Bank (ECB).
(II). A fund of 55 billion euros
(76 billion dollars) will be set
up to cover the cost of
closures. Which is/are correct
A. I only
B. II only
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
126. The world on 18 April
2014 celebrated the World
Heritage Day to celebrate the
International Day for
Monuments and Sites. What
is the theme for the year
2014
A. World Heritage Convention
B. World Heritage and
Sustainable Development
C. Heritage of
Commemoration
D. None of the above
127. Name the person, who
has been appointed as the
22nd Navy Chief of India
A. Shekhar Sinha
B. Sunil Lamba
C. Satish Soni
D. Robin K Dhowan
128. Google on 14 April 2014
bought a firm that is a maker
of high-altitude solar-powered
drones to bring internet
access to the remotest parts
of the world and also to solve
problems related to it. Name
the firm acquired by Google
A. Solar Drone Company
Ascenta

B. Titan Aerospace
C. DeepMind Technologies
D. None of the above

Companies
D. All the Private Companies

129. Name the author of the


book Crusader or
Conspirator? Coalgate and
other Truths
A. PC Parekh
B. Sanjaya Baru
C. RK Yadav
D. Nikhil Chandwani

132. Iran is currently in


negotiations with the so
called P5+1 group over its
nuclear programme. Which
among the following country
is denoted here as +1
A. UK
B. Germany
C. China
D. Australia

130. Name the woman who


has been recently appointed
as the Next Chief Justice of
Delhi High Court
A. Justice Gita Mittal
B. Justice Badar Durrez
Ahmed
C. Justice Reva Khetrapal
D. Justice Gorla Rohini
ANSWERS: LATEST CURRENT
AFFAIRS QUIZZES

133. Recently, Tennis player


Maria Sharapova has claimed
her second French Open title
in 2014. Maria Sharapova is
from
A. United States
B. Russia
C. France
D. Romania

121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.
128.
129.
130.

B
C
B
A
C
C
D
B
A
D

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131. Supreme Court of India
on 17 April 2014 said that the
national auditor, the
Comptroller and Auditor
General (CAG) is empowered
to audit the revenues of
A. Private Telecom
Companies
B. Private Electricity
Companies
C. Private Manufacturing

134. A pacific island country


has recently sued nine
nuclear weapon states
(including India in the
International Court of Justice)
over failure to disarm.
Identify the country from the
given options
A. The Federated States of
Micronesia
B. Philippines
C. Marshall Islands
D. Kiribati
135. World's largest polluter
country has recently decided
that for the first time it will
impose an absolute limit on
its carbon emissions. This
country is
A. England
B. India
C. Japan
D. China
136. Recently, Japanese firm
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Softbank has unveiled a robot


which can read human
emotions. The robot has been
named as
A. Humanoid
B. Peeper
C. Mindset
D. Beetle
137. Recently, United States
has unveiled a clean energy
policy to cut carbon emission
from existing power plants by
30 per cent by the year
A. 2030
B. 2020
C. 2040
D. 2050
138. Who among the
following has won the Ceat
International Cricketer of the
year award for 2013-14
A. M S Dhoni
B. Shakib Al Hasan
C. Virat Kohli
D. Glenn Maxwell
139. Irish author Elimear
McBride won the 2014
Bailey's women's prize for
fiction for her novel
A. Americanah
B. The Goldfinch
C. A Girl is a Half-Formed
Thing
D. Burial Rites
140. Indian Railways
launched a portal on 15 April
2014 with an aim to improve
energy efficiency in Indian
Railways, which will facilitate
railways in saving energy up
to 15 percent by the year
2020. Name the portal
A. AIMS
B. RAILAIMED
C. IRCTCSAVER
D. RAILSAVER

ANSWERS: LATEST MCQS OF


CURRENT AFFAIRS
131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.

A
B
B
C
D
B
A
C
C
D

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141. Stockholm International
Peace Research Institute
(SIPRI) on 14 April 2014
released theTrends in world
military expenditure, 2013.
According to this the world
military expenditure in real
terms has declined since
2012 by
A. 1.9 percent
B. 2.9 percent
C. 2.5 percent
D. 3.0 percent
142. India born poet Vijay
Seshadri on 14 April 2014
won the prestigious 2014
Pulitzer Prize in the poetry
category for his collection of
poems published in 2013.
Name the collection of the
poems for which he was
awarded
A. The Goldfinch
B. Toms River: A Story of
Science and Salvation
C. The Internal Enemy:
Slavery and War in Virgini
D. 3 Sections
143. Supreme Court of India
in its landmark judgment of
15 April 2014 recognised

transgender as the third


category of sex. In its
judgement the Apex Court
claimed transgenders as
socially and economically
backward. The decision came
while hearing PIL (Public
Interest Litigation) in which
case
A. Shatrughan Chauhan &
Anr Vs Union of India & Ors
B. National Legal Services
Authority (NALSA) Vs Union
of India & Ors
C. Champakam Dorairajan Vs
State of Madras
D. S.R. Bommai Vs Union of
India
144. Who won the Women's
Champion Fiberlass Texas
Open squash tournament
held at Houston, United
States on 14 April 2014
A. Charlotte Fish
B. Jan Koukal
C. Nour El Sherbini
D. Svante Sandell
145. Along which coast of
India a 45-day long ban on
fishing was imposed from the
midnight on 14 April 2014
A. East Coast
B. West coast
C. Along the coast of A & N
Islands
D. Both (a) & (b)
146. A state Government has
refused to repatriate all the
Bru refugees lodged in six
Tripura relief camps within
three months. Name the
state that has refused to
repatriate the Bru Refugees
within 3 months
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Manipur
10

D. Mizoram
147. Name the report
released by the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) which
has highlighted that Arab
countries will have to come
up with bold economic policy
reforms for economic stability
and job creation
A. Towards New HorizonsArab Economic
Transformation amid Political
Transitions
B. Arab Economic
Transformation amid Political
Transitions - the new Horizons
C. New Horizons-Arab
Economic Transformation
amid Political Transitions
D. None of the above
148. Who won the Millennium
Technology Prize 2014 given
in the second week of April
2014
A. Physicist Saul Perlmutter
B. Chemist Roger S Goody
C. Physicist Stuart Parkin
D. None of the above
149. Name the renowned
cinematographer and Dada
Saheb Phalke awardee, who
died on 7 April 2014 at his
residence in Shankarapuram
A. B. N. Sircar
B. V K Murthy
C. Pankaj Mullick
D. Raichand Boral
150. Which country won the
T20 Women Cricket World
Cup 2014
A. England
B. Australia
C. New Zealand
D. South Africa

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AFFAIRS MCQS
141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.

A
D
B
C
A
D
A
C
B
B

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151. Recently Iran and
Pakistan conducted a Joint
Military Exercise to promote
the military cooperation
between Tehran and
Islamabad. Where was the
exercise held
A. Tehran
B. Lahore
C. Strait of Hormuz
D. Aligoodarz
152. Who won the Singapore
Open 2014 of badminton on
13 April 2014
A. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia
B. Saina Nehwal, India
C. P V Sidhu, India
D. Simon Santoso, Indonesia
153. Which Indian
industrialist on 10 April 2014
was appointed as a member
of the Board of Boao Forum
for Asia (BFA)
A. Mukesh Ambani
B. N Narayan Murthy
C. Ratan Tata
D. Gautam Adani
154. Who has been reelected as the Prime Minister
of Hungary on 8 April 2014
for a consecutive second

term
A. Attila Mesterhazy
B. Viktor Orban
C. Gordon Bajnai
D. Peter Medgyessy
155. Ernesto Gainza on 7
April 2014 set a new
Guinness record for skydiving
using the world's smallest
parachute. He belongs to
which country
A. UAE
B. UK
C. USA
D. Saudi Arabia
156. What is the name of the
battery unveiled by an Israeli
startup on 8 April 2014 that
charges a smartphone in less
than 30 seconds
A. MamoDot
B. SpeedoDot
C. Nanodots
D. Bulletdots
157. Name the first Indian
cricketer, who has featured
on the cover page of the
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
published in London
A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. Kapil Dev
C. Virat Kohli
D. Sachin Tendulkar
158. World Bank on 9 April
2014 projected that the
economic growth rate of India
for the fiscal year 2014-2015
will be
A. 5.5%
B. 5.7%
C. 6.1%
D. 6.6%
159. The lawmakers of Spain
on 8 April 2014 voted to
reject the request by the
11

authorities of a region to hold


a referendum on
independence on 9
November 2014. Name the
region whose authorities
have sent the referendum
proposal
A. Cantabria
B. La Rioja
C. Navarre
D. Catalonia
160. Name the city which on
7 April 2014 received its first
passenger train
A. Dispur, the capital of
Assam
B. Itanagar the capital of
Arunachal Pradesh
C. Aizawl, the capital of
Mizoram
D. Agartala, the capital of
Tripura
ANSWERS: LATEST WORLD
AFFAIRS QUIZ
151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.

C
D
C
B
A
C
D
A
D
B

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161. Name the novel of
Indian American novelist,
Jhumpa Lahiri's that has been
shortlisted for the 2014
Baileys Women's Prize for
Fiction on 8 April 2014
A. Americanah
B. The Undertaking
C. Burial Rites
D. Lowland

162. Iwao Hakamada, the


Japanese boxer was recently
awarded with an honorary
championship belt by World
Boxing Council (WBC).
Hakamada was freed from
death row on 27 March 2014
after how many years in
prison following a murder
conviction
A. 28
B. 36
C. 48
D. 52
163. Name the team that
won the 4th Hockey India
Junior Men National
Championship 2014 (Division
A) by defeating Odisha 6-2 in
the finals at Chennai, Tamil
Nadu
A. Punjab
B. Jharkhand
C. West Bengal
D. Haryana

World Cup 2014 title after


defeating India by six wickets
in the final match at Shere
Bangla stadium of Mirpur,
Dhaka. Who was adjudged as
the Man of the series of the
tournament
A. Lasith Malinga
B. Virant Kohli
C. Kumar Sangakkara
D. MS Dhoni
167. Who won the Bahrain
Grand Prix on 7 April 2014
A. Nico Rosberg
B. Vettel
C. Lewis Hamilton
D. Nico Hulkenberg
168. Ebola detected recently
in Guinea of African
Continent is caused by
A. Anopheles mosquito
B. Fungi
C. Bacteria
D. Virus

164. Who was recently


crowned as the fbb Femina
Miss India 2014
A. Navneer Kaur Dhillion
B. Koyal Rana
C. Jhataleka Malhotra
D. Gail Nicole Da'Silva

169. Who discovered the


non-insulin drug candidate
for diabetic patients in the
second week of April 2014
A. William Bayliss
B. Murray Gell-Mann
C. Arnab De
D. Paul Dirac

165. India was defeated by


Sri Lanka in the ICC Twenty
World Cup 2014 final match
at Shere Bangla stadium of
Mirpur, Dhaka. Who
captained the Sri Lankan side
in the final
A. Lasith Malinga
B. Mahela Jayawardena
C. Kumar Sangakkara
D. Lahiru Thirimanne

170. Name the footballer who


was named as the
Professional Footballers
Association Player of the Year
at an award ceremony on 28
April 2014 in London
A. Luis Suarez of Liverpool
B. Cristiano Ronaldo of
Manchester United
C. Eden Hazard of Chelsea
D. None of these

166. Sri Lanka on 6 April


2014 won the ICC Twenty

ANSWERS: LATEST WORLD


12

AFFAIRS QUIZZES
161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
167.
168.
169.
170.

D
C
A
B
A
B
C
D
C
A

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171. Name the recipient of
the 2014 Canada India
Foundation Chachalani Global
Indian Award
A. Deepak
B. Ratan Tata
C. NR Narayana Murthy
D. Sam Pitroda
172. Supreme Court of India
on 29 April 2014 rule
designated an authority
person to record statement of
rape victims within 24 hours
instead of police officials.
Name the authority
A. Judicial Magistrate
B. Judge of a High Court
C. Collector of the District
D. None of the above
173. National Basketball
Association (NBA) on 1 May
2014 banned Los Angeles
Clippers owner for life and
fined him 2.5 million dollars
over an alleged racist remark
on African-American
spectators in the stand.
Name the owner
A. Michael Jordon
B. Donald Sterling
C. Bruce Levenson
D. Michael Gearon

174. Name the IndianAmerican whose name was


confirmed by US Senate as
the federal judge in Illinois
A. Vijay Gandhi
B. Ami Bera
C. Vijay K Nambiar
D. Manish Shah
175. Name the city that on 1
May 2014 agreed to allow
construction of a place of
worship in form of a fullfledged Gurudwara in the city
A. Johannesburg
B. Cape Town
C. Accra
D. Kisumu
176. Which film got the
highest awards in different
categories in the IIFA Awards
2014
A. Chennai Express
B. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
C. Shaadi ke Sideeffects
D. Aashiqui 2
177. The US Green Building
Council released the list of
LEED outside United States,
what is the rank of India
A. Rank 1
B. Rank 5
C. Rank 3
D. Rank 7
178. Who is the President and
CEO of the Nokia
A. Satya Nadella
B. Rakesh Agrawal
C. S. D. Shibulal
D. Rajeev Suri
179. Who won the Asian
Continental Chess
Championship 2014
A. Rustam Kasimdzhanov of
Uzbekistan

B. Adhiban of India
C. Yu Yangyi of China
D. Abhijeet Gupta of India
180. Sania and Cara Black of
Zimbabwe together how
many titles they won along
with WTA Portugal Open 2014
A. 3 titles
B. 5 titles
C. 1 title
D. 4 titles
ANSWERS: LATEST MCQS OF
WORLD AFFAIRS
171.
172.
173.
174.
175.
176.
177.
178.
179.
180.

C
A
B
D
A
B
C
D
B
A

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181. Who won the women's
doubles title at the WTA
Portugal Open 2014 held in
Portugal on 3 May 2014
A. Eva Hrdinova of Cezech
and Valeria Solovyeva of
Russia
B. Sania Mirza of India and
Cara Black of Zimbabwe
C. Vera Dushevina of Russia
and Arantxa Parra Santonja
of Spain
D. Hao-Ching Chan of
Chinese Taipei and Liezel
Huber of US
182. Name the Indian veteran
trap shooter who on 2 May
13

2014 jumped to the third spot


in the world rankings. He
achieved the rank after
winning gold at the ISSF
World Cup in Tucson, USA, in
March 2014
A. Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore
B. Abhinav Bindra
C. Heena Sindhu
D. Manavjit Singh Sandhu
183. President of India on 2
May 2014 conferred Gallantry
Awards on 55 personnel for
their distinguished service
and bravery at Rashtrapati
Bhavan in New Delhi. Who of
the following is not the
recipient of Kriti Chakras
A. Balwinder Singh
B. Bhrigu Nandan Choudhary
C. Lohit Sonowal
D. Bhupal Singh Chhantel
Magar
184. Archaeologists have
discovered a granary with
walls of mud-bricks during
just-concluded excavation at
a Harappan civilisation site.
The excavation work was
done from January to April
2014. Name the place where
the granary was discovered
A. Dholavira
B. Lothal
C. Rakhigarhi
D. Ganweriwala
185. Name the African
country that will use Indiamade Electronic Voting
Machines (EVMs) in the
countries Presidential
Election, scheduled in
November 2014
A. Namibia
B. Mauritius
C. Burundi

D. Nigeria
186. Name the person who
stepped down from his role
as UN's Messenger of Peace
amid the reports of his
engagement with a human
Rights lawyer
A. Tom Hanks
B. George Clooney
C. Will Smith
D. Bradley Cooper
187. Name the sports
authority that on 29 April
2014 announced an increase
of 10.8 percent in the total
prize amount for the year
A. International Cricket
Association
B. World Archery Federation
C. Wimbledon
D. Federation International de
Football Association
188. Name the Indian who on
28 April 2014 won the
prestigious Goldman
Environmental Prize for the
year 2014 that is commonly
called as the Green Nobel
A. Helen Holden
B. Ramesh Agrawal
C. Rudi Putra
D. Suren Gazaryan
189. Name the company that
on 26 April 2014 completed
the acquisition of Nokia's
mobile handset business
A. SAP based in Germany
B. Adobe Systems based in
the US
C. Oracle based in the US
D. Microsoft based in the US
190. Name the former
American middleweight
boxer, who died on 20 April
2014 following a battle with

prostate cancer
A. Tommy Morrison
B. Rubin Hurricane Carter
C. Ultimate Warrior
D. Earl Weaver
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQS
181.
182.
183.
184.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.

B
D
A
C
A
B
C
B
D
B

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191. Name the publisher that
will publish a book Hard
Choices of Hillary Rodham
Clinton
A. Bloomsbury Publishing
B. Simon & Shuster
C. Harper Collins P
D. Penguin Random House
192. The Supreme Court of
India has directed that
woman employee of the
central government can get
an uninterrupted leave for
________ years for childcare
and it includes needs like
examination and sickness
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
193. Hero MotoCorp on 21
April 2014 announced that it
has entered Bangladesh in
two wheeler segment
14

through a joint venture of


55:45 with a Bangladesh
firm. Name it
A. Tagaz
B. Aftab Automobiles
C. Nitol Niloy
D. Walton Hi-Tech Industries
194. The Chariman of Rajya
Sabha, Hamid Ansari in April
2014 administered oath to
four members as Rajya
Sabha member on four
vacant seats of Odisha in his
Chamber in Parliament
House. One of the four
members who took the oath
of the Upper House of the
Parliament is also a Chairman
of IPL, name him
A. AU Singh Deo
B. Kalpataru Das
C. Sarojini Hembram
D. Ranjib Biswal
195. Kashmir Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
(KCCI) on 23 April 2014 asked
private telecom company to
immediately withdraw its
controversial advertisement
on Pashmina Shawls. Name
the company who has been
asked
A. Idea Cellular
B. Vodafone
C. Reliance
D. Airtel
196. The All India Football
Federation (AIFF) on 22 April
2014 launched the AIFF
Academy Certification to set
a standard of youth
development in the country,
through certification model.
Which of the following is not
a part of the Criteria of
certification under which the
academies will be assessed

and certified
A. Coaching staff and
qualifications
B. Facilities
C. Training schedule, training
sessions
D. None of the above
197. What is the theme of the
2014 International Mother
Earth Day
A. Green Cities
B. Stand-Up For Mother Earth
C. Interactive Dialogue on
Harmony with Nature
D. None of the above
198. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
died on 17 April 2014 in
Mexico. In which field he
received nobel price in 1982
A. Economy
B. Chemistry
C. Literature
D. Physics
199. Who won inaugural
Richmond Open 2014 of
Squash
A. Rachael Grinham
B. Susan Devoy
C. Tania Bailey
D. Joshna Chinappa
200. Recently, European
Parliament on 15 April 2014
approved the Banking Union
reforms. The banking reforms
will provide a set of rules to
supervise the eurozone banks
and deal with any future
failures. What was the name
given to the set of the rules
A. Single Resolution
Mechanism (SRM)
B. Single Supervisory
Mechanism (SSM)
C. Mechanism for the banking
norms

D. European banking
standards
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQS
191.
192.
193.
194.
195.
196.
197.
198.
199.
200.

B
B
C
D
A
D
A
C
D
A

to Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) & East
Asia Summit
A. Angkana Netrviseth
B. Navneeth kumar
C. Suresh Kumar Reddy
D. Susan Devoy
205. Who won the Asian
Continental Chess
Championship 2014
A. Rustam Kasimdzhanov of
Uzbekistan
B. Adhiban of India
C. Yu Yangyi of China
D. Abhijeet Gupta of India

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201. Asian Bowling
Federation 2014 was held on
19 April 2014. Who won the
women's title
A. Kritsanakorn Sangaroon
B. Benchawan
C. Tanaprang Sathean
D. Angkana Netrviseth
202. BMW Malaysian Open
2014 held at Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia on 20 April 2014.
Who won the tittle
A. Magda Linette of Poland
B. Zhang Shuai of China
C. Dominika Cibulkova of
Slovakia
D. Donna Vekic of Croatia
203. World Malaria Day 2014
was celebrated on which day
A. 25 March 2014
B. 25 April 2014
C. 20 April 2014
D. 20 March 2014
204. Who was appointed as
India's first Ambassador to
the separate Indian Mission
15

206. A professor of Indian


origin was named as one of
the ten Solar Champions of
Change on 19 April 2014 for
solar deployment across
America by the White House.
What is the name of the
professor
A. Navneeth kumar
B. Sathya Nadella
C. Rajendra Singh
D. None of the Above
207. A company of US has
developed a life-sized Atlas
Anthropomorphic robot called
Atlas as a part of a challenge
to create a robot that could
go at the places, which are
dangerous to humans. Name
the company that has
developed the robot
A. Boston Dynamics
B. iRobot designs
C. Robot Operating System
D. Adept MobileRobots
208. The biennial conference
of the 21-member Western
Pacific Naval Symposium
from 21 April to 25 April was
held in which country
A. Vietnam

B. Singapore
C. Papua New Guinea
D. China
209. Name the first US male
athlete to win the Boston
Marathon in three decades
(since 1983)
A. Wilson Chebet
B. Frankline Chepkwony
C. Rita Jeptoo
D. Meb Keflezighi
210. Name the team that
replaced India from the top
position in the rankings of
ICC Twenty20 rankings
released on 8 April 2014
A. England
B. South Africa
C. Sri Lanka
D. Australia
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQS
201.
202.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
210.

A
D
B
C
B
C
A
D
D
C

212. Who among the


following is the current (June
2014) Prime Minister of
Bhutan
A. Jigme Thinley
B. Kinzang Dorji
C. Yeshey Zimba
D. Tshering Tobgay
213. Recently, which country
has announced it would start
an anti-terrorism partnership
fund, which will be used to
help train other countries to
take on rising extremism
A. USA
B. Russia
C. France
D. Canada
214. What is the name of
NASA's Spectrograph
launched recently to study
birthplace of stars
A. IUE
B. CHESS
C. WiSE
D. NuSTAR
215. The 23rd World
Economic Forum on East Asia
was recently concluded in
A. Thailand
B. Philippines
C. Vietnam
D. Indonesia

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211. According to the latest
available data as of June
2014, what was India's
economic growth in 2013-14
A. 4%
B. 4.7%
C. 5.3%
D. 5.7%

216. Recently, which two


countries have settled a
maritime border dispute after
20 years of negotiations
A. China and Japan
B. China and Vietnam
C. Philippines and Indonesia
D. Vietnam and Indonesia
217. Which among the
following project has been
awarded the 2014 United
Nations Public Service award,
16

recently
A. Mobile Seva project
B. Kisan Card scheme
C. PDS scheme
D. C-DAC
218. Which among the
following countries has won
the AFC Women's Asian
Football Cup 2014
A. Vietnam
B. India
C. Australia
D. Japan
219. As per the latest data
which country has replaced
Mauritius as the top source of
foreign direct investment into
India
A. Japan
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Singapore
D. China
220. Which among the
following countries has won
the 2014-Uber Cup
tournament
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Japan
D. India
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQS
211.
212.
213.
214.
215.
216.
217.
218.
219.
220.

B
D
A
B
B
C
A
D
C
A

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221. Madhav Mantri, who
passed away recently, was
India's oldest
A. Hockey Player
B. Football Player
C. Cricketer
D. Tennis Player
222. Which among the
following countries is hosting
the 2014 Men's Hockey World
Cup tournament
A. Pakistan
B. Netherland
C. Germany
D. Australia
223. Which among the
following countries has won
the South Asian Basketball
Association Championship2014
A. Bangladesh
B. Maldives
C. Sri Lanka
D. India
224. Recently, which among
the following countries has
released postage stamps to
commemorate the 100 years
of India Cinema
A. Brazil
B. South Africa
C. England
D. France
225. Recently, the World-Anti
Doping Agency (WADA) has
banned inhalation of which
gases after deciding it could
be used to enhance athletics
performance
A. Xenon
B. Neon
C. Krypton
D. Helium

226. Which city will host the


2015 European Games the
inaugural edition of the
European Games
A. Paris
B. Zurich
C. Danube
D. Baku
227. Recently, the first
multilateral talk on Lethal
Autonomous Weapons (LARs)
or Killer robots was held at
A. Zurich
B. Geneva
C. Moscow
D. New York
228. What is the name of
world's first electric aircraft
which has successfully
completed its maiden
voyage, recently
A. Flying Fan
B. E-Fan
C. Spark
D. E-Ray
229. Which among the
following countries has
topped the list of World
Mothers Index-2014
A. Australia
B. Sweden
C. Finland
D. Britain
230. Who among the
following has been named
World Snooker Player of the
Year
A. Ronnie O'Sullivan
B. James Wattana
C. Steve Davis
D. Mark Selby

ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS


MCQS
17

221.
222.
223.
224.
225.
226.
227.
228.
229.
230.

C
B
D
A
A
D
B
B
C
A

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231. Who among the
following has won the
Spanish Grand Prix-2014
A. Romain Grosjean
B. Nico Roseberg
C. Lewis Hamilton
D. Ssebastian Vettel
232. Recently, World Health
Organisation has declared
which disease as a public
health emergency of
international concern
A. Tuberculosis
B. Polio
C. Malaria
D. Encephalitis
233. Which among the
following parties has won the
national election of South
Africa held recently
A. African National Congress
B. Democratic Alliance
C. The Economic Freedom
Fighter
D. Democratic Social Party
234. Recently, United Nations
has voted to establish a
Medal for exceptional
courage in the name of an
unarmed UN peacemaker
from Senegal
A. Eugene-Richard Gasana

B. Prince Zeid al Hussein


C. Henry Dussent
D. Mbaye Diagne
235. Recently, which among
the following countries has
imposed ban on import of
chilli pepper from India
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iran
C. South Africa
D. Chile
236. Who among the
following has won men's
single Mandrid Master title2014
A. Kei Nishikori
B. Roger Federer
C. Rafael Nadal
D. Andrew Murray
237. Recently, Tata Trust and
which of the following banks
signed a pact to work
together for poverty
alleviation and rural
development
A. State Bank of India
B. Canara Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D.
238. The new protocol
"Declaration on Automatic
Exchange of Information in
Tax Matters" on tax data
exchanges has been signed
recently in
A. Geneva
B. Paris
C. Zurich
D. Moscow
239. Which among the
following countries will chair
ASEAN for 2014 for the first
time
A. Myanmar
B. Philippines

C. Brunei
D. Cambodia
240. Among the European
Union Countries, the largest
investment currently comes
to India from
A. France
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. UK
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQS
231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.

C
B
A
D
A
C
A
B
A
D

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241. What is the name of
India's own card payment
network that has been
dedicated to the nation,
recently
A. MoneyCard
B. RuPay
C. IndPay
D. RupeeCard
242. As per the new study
conducted by the World
Health Organisation (WHO),
which Indian city is
considered to be most
polluted in the world
A. Raipur
B. Bhopal
C. Delhi
D. Gwalior
18

243. In which of the following


countries world's highest
tunnel for high-speed train
has been opened recently
A. China
B. Russia
C. Japan
D. Singapore
244. As per the latest study,
which Jupiter's moon is
believed to have club
sandwich ocean capable of
supporting life
A. Europa
B. Ganymede
C. Callisto
D. Adrastea
245. The Government of India
is presently negotiating a
bilateral Board Based Trade
and Investment Agreement
(BTIA) with
A. MERCOSUR
B. ASEAN
C. SAARC
D. European Union
246. Recently, World Health
Organisation (WHO) has
imposed international travel
restriction on which of the
following countries over polio
fear
A. Pakistan, Syria and
Afghanistan
B. Pakistan, Syria and
Cameroon
C. Pakistan, Syria and Nigeria
D. None of these
247. According to latest
World Bank report which of
the following are the world's
most expensive economies
A. Switzerland and Norway
B. Sweden and Norway
C. Denmark and Norway
D. Switzerland and

Netherland
248. Recently, which among
the following has become the
world's first Island to secure a
constant supply of electricity
by combining wind and water
power
A. Victoria Island
B. Honshu
C. Sumatra
D. El Hierro
249. Recently, scientists have
created a world's first "solar"
jet fuel under the project
named "Solar-Jet" fuel by
using
A. Water and Hydrogen
B. Water and Oxygen
C. Water and Carbon dioxide
D. Water and Nitrogen
250. What is the India's
ranking in the latest Freedom
of the Press Index - 2014
A. 56
B. 63
C. 89
D. 78
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241.
242.
243.
244.
245.
246.
247.
248.
249.
250.

B
C
A
B
D
B
A
D
C
D

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251. Former Indian Air Force
Chief N K Browne has been

appointed as India's next


ambassador to
A. Pakistan
B. Netherland
C. Australia
D. Norway
252. According to World Bank
report, India has replaced
which among the following
countries to become third
largest economy based on
purchasing power parity
(PPP)
A. Japan
B. China
C. Russia
D. Singapore
253. The 2014 winner of
prestigious Goldman
Environmental Prize is
A. Ramesh Agarwal
B. Srinivas Acharya
C. Raman Choudhary
D. Sunil Nayak
254. The "Operation
Clandestine Fox" which is in
news recently, is a code
name refers to
A. Searching of missing
Malaysian Flight in Indian
Ocean
B. Russian military exercise
along Ukraine border
C. A campaign to hack the
Microsoft's internet explorer
D. An operation by Indian
force to check Bangladeshi
migrants
255. Recently, which one of
the following international
groupings has temporarily
banned the import of
Alphonso Mango and four
vegetables from India on
poor quality issue
A. SACU
19

B. European Union
C. MERCOSUR
D. OPEC
256. Who among the
following has been named as
professional Footballers
Association player of the year
2013
A. Eden Hazard
B. Luis Suarez
C. Steven Gerrand
D. Daniel Sturridge
257. Recently, which of the
following firm has acquired
Nokia handset business in
India
A. Google
B. Facebook
C. Microsoft
D. Motorola
258. Recently, NTT Docomo
has announced its decision to
exit its mobile phone joint
venture with the Tata Group
by selling its entire stake in
the country. Docomo is a
telecom company from which
country
A. China
B. Singapore
C. South Africa
D. Japan
259. The world's first
museum dedicated to the
pro-democracy protests in
Beijing Tiananmen Square
has opened in
A. Shanghai
B. Hong Kong
C. Bangkok
D. New Delhi
260. The theme of "World
Malaria Day-2014" is
A. Invest in Future. Defeat
Malaria

B. Create Awareness, Curb


Malaria
C. No Mosquitoes No Malaria
D. Say Good Bye to Malaria
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQS
251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.

D
A
A
C
B
B
C
D
B
A

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261. Recently, which South
Asian country as signed a 10
year pact that would allow US
military in that nation
A. Thailand
B. Afghanistan
C. Philippines
D. Japan
262. Which among the
following state has been
ranked top in creation of new
jobs in the manufacturing
sector as per the National
Sample Survey latest data
A. Gujrat
B. West Bengal
C. Karnataka
D. Maharashtra
263. Recently, which of the
following countries has
decided to deploy drones to
monitor and stop the
poaching of elephants and
rhinos in all its national parks
and reserves

A. Kenya
B. South Africa
C. Nigeria
D. Uganda
264. Who among the
following has been adjudged
as outstanding "Asian Men's
Player of the Year 2013" by
Asian Squash Federation
A. Ramit Tandon
B. Mahesh Mangaonkar
C. Harinderpal Sandhu
D. Saurav Ghosal
265. A new economic term
GIRO is being reporting in
newspapers recently, what
does GIRO stands for
A. Government Internal
Resource Order
B. Government Internet
Related Order
C. Government Internal
Revenue Order
D. Government Internal
Record Order
266. Recently, which among
the following leading
confectionary manufacturer
has been renamed as
Mondelez India Foods Limited
A. Cadbury
B. Nestle
C. Nilagiris
D. Mother Dairy
267. Who among the
following has won World
Women's Senior Snooker
Championship-2014
A. Umadevi Nagaraj
B. Chitra Magimairaj
C. Shoba Krishnan
D. Vidya Pillai
268. According to the Global
Information Technology
Report 2014, which country
20

was placed first in terms of


leveraging information and
communication technologies
(ICT)
A. Finland
B. Brazil
C. Sweden
D. Singapore
269. Recently, Viktor Orban
has been re-elected as Prime
Minister of which country
A. Spain
B. Holland
C. Philippines
D. Hungary
270. Which among the
following is the NASA's moon
probe, which recently
crashed into the lunar
surface thus ending its
operation
A. LCDEE
B. LADEE
C. LDCEE
D. LEDCC
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQS
261.
262.
263.
264.
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
270.

C
B
A
D
C
A
B
A
D
B

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271. Recently, which among
the following countries has
conducted "Maritime
Cooperation-2014"
multilateral military exercise

to celebrate 65th anniversary


of its navy
A. Russia
B. Singapore
C. India
D. China
272. Recently, a product
called "Palcohol" gained
widespread attention
worldwide. What does
Palcohol refers to
A. New kind of drug
B. Powdered alcohol product
C. Food capsules for
astronauts
D. Genetically modified food
products
273. "Peace Angel 2014" is a
joint military exercise
concluded recently between
which two countries
A. China and Pakistan
B. India and Bangladesh
C. China and Bangladesh
D. India and Pakistan
274. The "Yonaguni" island
which is in news recently, is a
inhabited island belongs to
which country
A. China
B. Vietnam
C. Japan
D. Finland
275. The Pulitzer Prize for
Fiction-2014 has been
awarded to Donna Tartt, for
her novel
A. The Son
B. The Woman Who Lost Her
Soul
C. The Goldfinch
D. The Secret History
276. Which among the
following has been named
2014 world car of the year

A. Mazda 3
B. BMW 4
C. Audi A3
D. Duster
277. Gabriel Garcia Marquez,
who passed away recently,
was a famous novelist from
A. Sri Lanka
B. Colombia
C. South Africa
D. Singapore
278. Due to lack of funds,
which among the following
countries has withdrawn as
the host of the 2019 Asian
Games
A. Vietnam
B. Sri Lanka
C. Cambodia
D. Thailand
279. Recently, Justice G
Rohini has became the first
ever woman Chief Justice of
A. Bombay High Court
B. Karnataka High Court
C. Madras High Court
D. Delhi High Court
280. Recently, which of the
following member countries
of commonwealth
organisation announced
suspending of funding to the
Commonwealth over rotating
chair Sri Lanka's alleged
rights abuses
A. Canada
B. India
C. Singapore
D. Pakistan

ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS


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271. D
272. B
21

273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.

A
C
C
C
B
A
D
A

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281. Recently, India and
which of the following
countries have reached an
agreement to include a new
cross-boundary landscape in
the Hindu Kush Himalayan
Region
A. Nepal and China
B. Nepal and Bhutan
C. Bhutan and Bangladesh
D. Bangladesh and Nepal
282. The theme of "World
Green Economy Summit2014" which concluded at
Dubai is
A. Global Partnership,
Sustainable Future
B. Partnership for Better
Future
C. Global Partnership, Better
Future
D. Partnership for Sustainable
Development
283. Manuel Valls has been
recently appointed as Prime
Minister of
A. Italy
B. Austria
C. France
D. Belgium
284. Recently, United
Kingdom 2014 Asian award
for outstanding achievement
in sports was won by
A. Virat Kohli

B. R Ashwin
C. Suresh Raina
D. M S Dhoni
285. Recently, which of the
following countries has
overtaken South Africa to
become Africa's largest
economy
A. Nigeria
B. Ethiopia
C. Kenya
D. Egypt
286. Which of the following
countries / regions was
recently making news for
"Sunflower Student
Movement"
A. Hong Kong
B. Taiwan
C. Tibet
D. Australia
287. "Marie-Louise Coleiro
Preca" has recently become
the youngest-ever president
of
A. Namibia
B. Maldives
C. Malta
D. Nigeria
288. Who among the
following has become the
first Indian piston shooter to
be rank no.1 in the world
ranking, recently
A. Heena Sidhu
B. Anjali Bhagwat
C. Rani Sarnobat
D. Annu Raj Singh
289. "Heartbleed" which is
being reporting in
newspapers recently, is a
A. A new heart related
disease
B. Software bug
C. Chemical weapon

D. New variety of cherry

D. Home Appliances

290. Recently, which one of


the following countries was
ordered to halt its whaling
programme by the
International Court of Justice
A. Japan
B. South Korea
C. USA
D. Australia

293. Which among the


following countries has won
the coveted ICC Laureus
Spirit of Sports award 2014
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan
D. Australia

ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS


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281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.

B
A
C
D
A
B
C
A
B
A

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291. In which among the
following countries, the
Multilateral Humanitarian
Assistance / disaster relief
(HA/DR) Exercise, KOMODO
was conducted recently
A. South Korea
B. Indonesia
C. Brunei
D. New Zealand
292. Recently, two large
industrial firms viz. Lafarge
and Holcim announced plans
for a merger. These two firms
are specialized in production
of
A. Building Materials
B. Engineering Goods
C. Petrochemicals
22

294. In context to astronomy,


"Charkilo" which is in news
recently is
A. Meteorite
B. Miniature Planet
C. Asteroid
D. Comet
295. Recently, which bank
became the first state-run
lender to allow withdrawal of
funds to individuals from
ATM's without an account in
the bank
A. United Bank Of India
B. State Bank Of India
C. Corporation Bank
D. Bank Of India
296. Recently, WHO-India has
launched IVR 2020
programme to protect and
increase the number of
A. One-horn Rhinos
B. Tigers
C. Indian Bustard
D. Asiatic Lions
297. Recently, it was
reported in newspaper that
CERT-In has detected a new
smartphone virus which can
compromise the data stored
on the user's phone. The
virus is named as
A. Killer
B. Ebola
C. Dendroid
D. SmartX

298. Which among the


following countries clinched
the South Asian Handball
Championship 2014
A. Bangladesh
B. Afghanistan
C. Pakistan
D. India
299. The name of world's first
gun for woman launched
recently is
A. Nirbheek
B. Shravya
C. Jhansi
D. Kalpana
300. Which among the
following national parks has
been nominated to UNESCO's
world heritage site status for
2014
A. Great Himalayan National
Park
B. Jim Corbett National Park
C. Anshi National Park
D. Bannerughatta National
Park
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQS
291.
292.
293.
294.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.

B
A
C
B
D
A
C
D
A
A

(HA/DR) Exercise, KOMODO


was conducted recently
A. South Korea
B. Indonesia
C. Brunei
D. New Zealand
292. Recently, two large
industrial firms viz. Lafarge
and Holcim announced plans
for a merger. These two firms
are specialized in production
of
A. Building Materials
B. Engineering Goods
C. Petrochemicals
D. Home Appliances
293. Which among the
following countries has won
the coveted ICC Laureus
Spirit of Sports award 2014
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan
D. Australia
294. In context to astronomy,
"Charkilo" which is in news
recently is
A. Meteorite
B. Miniature Planet
C. Asteroid
D. Comet
295. Recently, which bank
became the first state-run
lender to allow withdrawal of
funds to individuals from
ATM's without an account in
the bank
A. United Bank Of India
B. State Bank Of India
C. Corporation Bank
D. Bank Of India

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291. In which among the
following countries, the
Multilateral Humanitarian
Assistance / disaster relief

296. Recently, WHO-India has


launched IVR 2020
programme to protect and
increase the number of
23

A. One-horn Rhinos
B. Tigers
C. Indian Bustard
D. Asiatic Lions
297. Recently, it was
reported in newspaper that
CERT-In has detected a new
smartphone virus which can
compromise the data stored
on the user's phone. The
virus is named as
A. Killer
B. Ebola
C. Dendroid
D. SmartX
298. Which among the
following countries clinched
the South Asian Handball
Championship 2014
A. Bangladesh
B. Afghanistan
C. Pakistan
D. India
299. The name of world's first
gun for woman launched
recently is
A. Nirbheek
B. Shravya
C. Jhansi
D. Kalpana
300. Which among the
following national parks has
been nominated to UNESCO's
world heritage site status for
2014
A. Great Himalayan National
Park
B. Jim Corbett National Park
C. Anshi National Park
D. Bannerughatta National
Park
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQS
291. B
292. A

293.
294.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.

C
B
D
A
C
D
A
A

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C. Canada
D. France
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from Organisation of the


Islamic Conference to
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation in _________.
A. 1991
B. 1999
C. 2001
D. 2011
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12. C
13. C
14. D
15. C
16. B
17. A
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__________.
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__________.
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B. Ireland
C. Malta
D. Estonia
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_________.

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C. Forint
D. Krone
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_________.
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B. United Kingdom
C. China
D. India
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Secretariat of OIC is located
in _________.
A. Makkah
B. Madina
C. Jeddah
D. Riyadh
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22. A
23. D
24. B
25. D
26. C
27. A
28. B
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30. C
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_________.
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__________.
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World is __________.
A. Dead Sea
B. Red Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. Arabian Sea
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"Golden Gate" is in
__________.
A. San Francisco
B. New Delhi
C. France
D. Sydney
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32. A
33. B
34. C
35. D
36. B
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B. 12,500
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44. B
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was awarded to?
A. European Union (EU)
B. North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO)
C. Organisation for the
Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (OPCW)
D. United Nations Security
Council
57. SANA is the news agency
of _________.
A. Saudi Arabia
B. UAE
C. Syria
D. Yemen
58. Saba is the news agency
of _________.
A. Indonesia
B. Syria
C. Yemen
D. Jordan
59. KLM is an airline of
__________.
A. Australia
B. Germany
C. Netherlands
D. Austria
60. Etihad Airways is an
airline of __________.
A. United Arab Emirates
B. Qatar
C. Russia
D. Canada
ANSWERS: GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.

C
A
D
B
B

56. A
57. C
58. C
59. C
60. A
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61. The Earth surface is
divided in __________
Continents.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
62. The Largest Continent (by
Area) of the World is
__________.
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. Africa
D. North America
63. The second Largest
Continent (by Area) of the
World is __________.
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. Africa
D. North America
64. The Smallest Continent
(by Area) of the World is
__________.
A. Antarctica
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B. Australia
C. Africa
D. Europe
65. The Earth's Oceanic
water is divided in __________
oceans.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
66. The Earth's Largest ocean
is __________ .
A. Atlantic
B. Arctic
C. Indian
D. Pacific
67. The Earth's second
Largest ocean is __________ .
A. Atlantic
B. Arctic
C. Indian
D. Pacific
68. The Earth's Smallest
ocean is __________ .
A. Atlantic
B. Arctic
C. Indian
D. Pacific
69. The world's Largest Lake
is?
A. Caspian Sea
B. Lake Superior
C. Lake Victoria
D. Great Bear Lake
70. The hottest desert of the
world is?
A. Sahara Desert
B. Arabian Desert
C. Cholistan Desert
D. Arctic Desert
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61. C
62. A
63. C
64. B
65. A
66. D
67. A
68. B
69. A
70. A
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D. 1918

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76. The world's deadliest


conflict was?
A. World War I
B. World War II
C. Mongol Conquests
D. Taiping Rebellion

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71. The first Secretary
General of United Nations
was?
A. Dag Hammarskjold
B. Kurt Walheion
C. U Thant
D. Trygue Lie

74. World War II was began


in?
A. 1935
B. 1937
C. 1939
D. 1941
75. World War II was end in?
A. 1939
B. 1941
C. 1943
D. 1945

77. The Atomic Bomb was


dropped on the city of
Hiroshima on?
A. 3 August 1945
B. 6 August 1945
C. 9 August 1945
D. 12 August 1945
78. What was the name of
Atomic Bomb that dropped
on the city of Hiroshima?
A. Little Boy
B. Fat Boy
C. Little Man
D. Fat Man

72. World War I was began


in?
A. 1912
B. 1914
C. 1916
D. 1918

79. The Atomic Bomb was


dropped on the city of
Nagasaki on?
A. 3 August 1945
B. 6 August 1945
C. 9 August 1945
D. 12 August 1945

73. World War I was end in?


A. 1912
B. 1914

80. What was the name of


Atomic Bomb that dropped
on the city of Nagasaki?
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A. Little Boy
B. Fat Boy
C. Little Man
D. Fat Man
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71. D
72. B
73. D
74. C
75. D
76. B
77. B
78. A
79. C
80. D
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81. NATO is a/an __________
alliance.
A. military
B. economic
C. regional
D. cultural
82. The oldest news agency
in the world is?
A. AFP
B. WAFA
C. BBC
D. CNN

83. The Suez Canal is in


__________ .
A. Nigeria
B. Libya
C. Egypt
D. Palestine
84. The Delaware river is in
__________ .
A. United States
B. Canada
C. China
D. United Kingdom
85. The main structural work
of the Eiffel Tower was
completed in?
A. 1883
B. 1885
C. 1887
D. 1889
86. The height of Eiffel Tower
is __________ feet.
A. 1063
B. 1067
C. 1073
D. 1077
87. Reuters is the news
agency of __________ .
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. France
D. Germany
88. WAFA is the news agency
of __________ .
A. Palestine
B. Iraq
C. Qatar
D. Egypt
89. The capital of Saudi
Arabia is?
A. Makkah
B. Madina
C. Taif
D. Riyadh

90. The currency of Qatar is?


A. Dollar
B. Dinar
C. Dirham
D. Riyal
ANSWERS: GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE MCQS
81. A
82. A
83. C
84. A
85. D
86. A
87. B
88. A
89. D
90. D
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91. Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) was
founded on __________ .
A. September 25, 1966
B. September 25, 1967
C. September 25, 19698
D. September 25, 1969
92. The OIC was founded in
__________ .
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iraq
C. Qatar
D. Morocco
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93. The 6th organ,


"Trusteeship Council" of the
United Nations suspended
operation on November 01,
1994, with the independence
of _________.
A. Chad
B. Sudan
C. Palau
D. Tunisia
94. The United Nations has
__________ principal organs.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
95. The International
Monetary Fund (IMF) was
founded on __________ .
A. 27 December 1944
B. 27 December 1945
C. 27 December 1946
D. 27 December 1947
96. The social network site
"Twitter" was launched on
__________ .
A. July 15, 2003
B. July 15, 2004
C. July 15, 2005
D. July 15, 2006
97. The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration
(NASA) was formed in?
A. 1958
B. 1960
C. 1962
D. 1964
98. 8 March is observed
internationally as?
A. Women's Day
B. World Water Day
C. World Health Day
D. Human Rights Day

99. 22 March is observed


internationally as?
A. Women's Day
B. World Water Day
C. World Health Day
D. Human Rights Day

102. The monetary unit of


Bangladesh is
A. Lek
B. Taka
C. Shilling
D. Kyat

100. 7 April is observed


internationally as?
A. Women's Day
B. World Water Day
C. World Health Day
D. Human Rights Day

103. JEEVIKA, is the Rural


Livelihoods project of which
of the following State
Governments
A. West Bengal
B. Punjab
C. Bihar
D. Uttar Pradesh

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KNOWLEDGE MCQS
91. D
92. D
93. C
94. B
95. B
96. D
97. A
98. A
99. B
100. C
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101. The soviet media theory
had its roots in
A. Italian Fascist philosophy
B. Free enterprize approach
of west
C. German ideology
D. Japanese imperialist edicts

104. What is the capital of


Vietnam
A. Dhaka
B. Ajmaan
C. Hanoi
D. none of these
105. Hitler party which came
into power in 1933 is known
as
A. Labour Party
B. Nazi Party
C. Ku-Klux-Klan
D. Democratic Party
106. For which of the
following disciplines is Nobel
Prize awarded
A. Physics and Chemistry
B. Physiology or Medicine
C. Literature, Peace and
Economics
D. all of these
107. Garampani sanctuary is
located at
A. Diphu, Assam
B. Junagarh, Gujarat
C. Kohima, Nagaland
D. Gangtok, Sikkim
108. Eritrea, which became
the 182nd member of the UN
in 1993, is in the continent of
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A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. Australia
109. The height of all 4
Minars of Badshai Mosque are
A. 170 feet
B. 172 feet
C. 175 feet
D. 177 feet
110. Grand Central Terminal,
Park Avenue, New York is the
world's
A. largest railway station
B. highest railway station
C. longest railway station
D. none of these
ANSWERS: MCQS GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.

C
B
B
C
B
D
A
B
D
A

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111. Who made the design of
Pakistan's first Stamp Ticket
A. Rehmat Ali
B. Abdur-rehaman Chugtai

C. Waqar-ul-Hassan
D. none of these
112. Which bay of the
Atlantic, between northern
Spain and western France, is
noted for its rough seas and
high tides
A. Bay of Biscay
B. Bay of Arizona
C. Bay of northern
hemisphere
D. none of these
113. Thomas Cup is
associated with which Game
A. bedminton
B. football
C. hockey
D. none of these
114. Largest Arms Importer
of the World is
A. Africa
B. China
C. India
D. Bangladesh
115. Ariana is airlines of
which country
A. China
B. Indonesia
C. Pakistan
D. Afghanistan
116. FFC stands for
A. Foreign Finance
Corporation
B. Film Finance Corporation
C. Federation of Football
Council
D. none of these
117. What name is given to
members of the Roman
Catholic Society of Jesus
A. Jesus
B. Jesuits
C. both a and b
D. none of these

118. Epsom (England) is the


place associated with
A. horse racing
B. polo
C. shooting
D. snooker
119. Who was the first person
to address the United Nations
in Hindi
A. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B. Narendra Modi
C. Atal Behari Vajpayee
D. Manmohan Singh
120. The availability of cash
and other cash-like
marketable instruments that
are useful in purchases and
investments are commonly
known as
A. marketability
B. cash crunch
C. credit
D. liquidity
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
111. B
112. B
113. A
114. C
115. D
116. B
117. B
118. A
119. C
120. D
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121. When did Fatima Jinnah
joined All India Muslim league
A. 1939
B. 1927
C. 1947
D. 1949
122. First human heart
transplant operation
32

conducted by Dr. Christian


Bernard on Louis
Washkansky, was conducted
in
A. 1968
B. 1967
C. 1958
D. none of these
123. Which sign of the zodiac
is also called The
Waterbearer
A. Scorpio
B. Leo
C. Gemini
D. Aquarius
124. Habeas Corpus Act 1679
A. states that no one was to
be imprisoned without a writ
or warrant stating the charge
against him
B. provided facilities to a
prisoner to obtain either
speedy trial or release in bail
C. safeguarded the personal
liberties of the people against
arbitrary imprisonment by
the king's orders
D. all of these
125. Which of the following is
NOT a missile developed by
the Defence Research and
Development. Organisation
(DRDO)
A. Shaurya
B. Agni
C. Pinaka
D. Brahmos
126. The 3rd SAARC
Ministerial Level Meet on
Poverty held in which among
the following countries
A. Bangladesh
B. India
C. Nepal
D. Buhtan

127. Which common


childhood illness related to
shingles is also called
varicella
A. measles
B. mumps
C. polio
D. chickenpox
128. Of which Caribbean
country is Montego Bay the
main tourist centre
A. Toronto
B. New York
C. Jamaica
D. Paris
129. The name of which
Roman god means 'shining
father' in Latin
A. mercury
B. jupiter
C. venus
D. pluto
130. The largest peninsula in
the world is
A. Arabia
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. Europe
ANSWERS: QUIZ GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE
121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.
128.
129.
130.

A
B
D
D
A
C
D
C
B
A

131. The 16th NAM (NonAligned Movement) Summit


2012 was held in
A. Tehran

B. Delhi
C. Singapore
D. London
132. Which one of the
following countries made an
exit from Kyoto Protocol
A. France
B. India
C. Canada
D. China
133. Quid-e-Azam's mother
tongue was
A. Gujrati
B. Urdu
C. Hindi
D. none of these
134. Which SAARC Member
Country has Largest Literacy
Rate
A. Bangladesh
B. Sri Lanka
C. China
D. Indonesia
135. Pakistan's National Flag
was prepared by
A. Abdur-rehaman Chugtai
B. Liaqat Ali
C. Chaudhary Rehmat Ali
D. Ameer-ud-din Qadwai
136. How many counters has
each player in a game of
backgammon
A. 15
B. 12
C. 10
D. 16
137. Which Country is the
Second largest Arms Exporter
of the World
A. India
B. Russia
C. China
D. America
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138. Which is the largest Oil


Producing Member Country of
OPEC
A. Kuwait
B. Bahrain
C. Qatar
D. Saudi Arabia
139. Which food item takes
its name from the French for
twice cooked
A. burger
B. pizza
C. biscuit
D. none of these
140. Which Country has the
oldest monarchy
A. Turkey
B. Japan
C. Rome
D. Ireland
ANSWERS: QUIZZES
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.

A
C
A
B
D
A
B
D
C
B

131. The 16th NAM (NonAligned Movement) Summit


2012 was held in
A. Tehran
B. Delhi
C. Singapore
D. London
132. Which one of the
following countries made an
exit from Kyoto Protocol
A. France
B. India
C. Canada

D. China
133. Quid-e-Azam's mother
tongue was
A. Gujrati
B. Urdu
C. Hindi
D. none of these
134. Which SAARC Member
Country has Largest Literacy
Rate
A. Bangladesh
B. Sri Lanka
C. China
D. Indonesia
135. Pakistan's National Flag
was prepared by
A. Abdur-rehaman Chugtai
B. Liaqat Ali
C. Chaudhary Rehmat Ali
D. Ameer-ud-din Qadwai
136. How many counters has
each player in a game of
backgammon
A. 15
B. 12
C. 10
D. 16
137. Which Country is the
Second largest Arms Exporter
of the World
A. India
B. Russia
C. China
D. America
138. Which is the largest Oil
Producing Member Country of
OPEC
A. Kuwait
B. Bahrain
C. Qatar
D. Saudi Arabia
139. Which food item takes
its name from the French for

twice cooked
A. burger
B. pizza
C. biscuit
D. none of these
140. Which Country has the
oldest monarchy
A. Turkey
B. Japan
C. Rome
D. Ireland
ANSWERS: QUIZZES
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
131.
132.
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.

A
C
A
B
D
A
B
D
C
B

C. Chaudhary Rehmat Ali


D. Proffessor Muhammad
Anwar
143. Golf player Vijay Singh
belongs to which country
A. USA
B. Fiji
C. India
D. UK
144. Guarantee to an
exporter that the importer of
his goods will pay
immediately for the goods
ordered by him, is known as
A. Letter of Credit (L/C)
B. laissezfaire
C. inflation
D. none of these
145. First Afghan War took
place in
A. 1838
B. 1837
C. 1839
D. 1840

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141. ITAR-TASS is the news
agency of which country
A. Russia
B. China
C. India
D. Afghanistan
142. Pakistan's standard time
was suggested by
A. Liaqat Ali
B. Maulana Mazhar-ud-din
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146. Gulf cooperation council


was originally formed by
A. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and
United Arab Emirates
B. Second World Nations
C. Third World Nations
D. Fourth World Nations
147. First China War was
fought between
A. China and Britain
B. China and France
C. China and Egypt
D. China and Greek
148. Pakistan's first coin was
issued on
A. 3rd june 1948
B. 6th june 1949
C. 3rd January 1948
D. none of these

149. Attock fort was


constructed by
A. Jahangeer
B. Aurangzeb
C. Akbar
D. none of these
150. Mancher lake situated in
A. Sawat
B. Dadu
C. Muree
D. Gilgit
ANSWERS: QUIZ GK
141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.

A
D
B
A
C
A
A
C
C
B

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151. What are the flat,
treeless plains of Argentina
called
A. Pampas
B. Moss
C. Lichen
D. none of these
152. What name is given to
the programs run by a
computer, as opposed to the
hardware

A. program
B. software
C. input
D. output

A. Death Valley(California)
B. Sahara(Africa)
C. Barmer(Rajasthan)
D. none of these

153. Who wrote David


Copperfield
A. Charles Dickens
B. William Wordsworth
C. Shakespeare
D. none of these

160. Largest Museum in the


world is in
A. USA
B. China
C. Africa
D. Europe
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154. The name of which


animal is an Aboriginal term
meaning 'no water'
A. Rat
B. Snake
C. Koala
D. Lizard
155. Which animal has the
biggest eyes of any living
creature
A. Elephant
B. Kangaroo
C. Owl
D. Horse
156. The Wrigley Building is
located in which US city
A. New York
B. Chicago
C. Hawai
D. none of these
157. Which is known as City
of Skyscrapers
A. New York
B. Paris
C. Belgium
D. Chicago
158. The capital of Canada is
A. Toronto
B. Brussels
C. Ottawa
D. Bogota
159. Driest place in the world
is
35

151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.

A
B
A
C
D
B
A
C
A
A

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161. World environment day
is on
A. 5th June
B. 5th May
C. 2 June
D. 2 May
162. The world oldest known
city is
A. Tokyo
B. Damascus
C. Paris

D. Beijing
163. Hindenburg Line is in
between
A. India and China
B. Germany and Poland
C. France and Germany
D. India and Pakistan
164. Highest Dam in world is
A. Hirakud Dam on the river
Mahanadi-Orissa
B. Bhakra Nangal on river
Sutlej
C. The Grande(Switzerland)
D. none of these
165. The first prime minister
of Bangladesh was
A. Liaqat Ali
B. Mujibur Rehman
C. Yahya Khan
D. Zia-ul-Haq
166. Headquarter of
Ghandhara civilization is in
A. Khatmandu
B. Larkana
C. Quetta
D. Taxilla
167. Which country is largest
in area
A. China
B. Canada
C. Russia
D. India
168. The largest planet is
A. Jupiter
B. Mercury
C. Venus
D. Earth
169. In which country did the
rottweiler originate
A. America
B. Africa
C. China
D. Germany

170. Which colour is


produced by adding together
yellow and cyan
A. Green
B. Red
C. Blue
D. Pink
ANSWERS: GENERAL MCQS

173. On which area of the


moon did Armstrong, Aldrin
and Collins make their
landing on 20 July 1969
A. Sea of Tranquility
B. unkonown place of moon
C. centre of moon
D. none of these

161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
167.
168.
169.
170.

174. What name is more


commonly given to a tree of
the genus Taxus
A. Oak
B. Yew
C. Plum
D. Gum

A
B
B
C
B
D
C
A
D
A

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171. Where the biggest Salt
Mine located in Pakistan
A. Mangora
B. Jhelum
C. Sawat
D. none of these
172. The most beautiful
stone-Marble is extracted
from which province of
Pakistan
A. Punjab
B. Sindh
C. NWFP
D. Baluchistan
36

175. The longest river in


Pakistan is
A. River Ravi
B. River Sindh
C. River Cheenab
D. River Jehlum
176. In which cartoon series
do the characters Chef and
Cartman appear
A. Tom and Jerry
B. The Snow white
C. Cindrella
D. South Park
177. In which country is the
port of Dieppe
A. Turkey
B. Germany
C. France
D. Italy
178. In which country are the
headquarters of the
multinational company Nestle
A. Switzerland
B. Venice
C. Japan
D. Norway
179. Which two primary
colours are mixed to make

purple
A. red and green
B. red and blue
C. red and yellow
D. red and white

flower of Pakistan
A. Lilly
B. Rose
C. Jasmine
D. Tulip

180. What type of creature is


a fulmar
A. A reptile
B. An insect
C. A dog
D. A bird
ANSWERS: GENERAL QUIZ

183. Where is the tomb of


Mughal Emperor Jahangir
A. Sialkot
B. Multan
C. Lahore
D. Karachi

171. A
172. C
173. A
174. B
175. B
176. D
177. C
178. A
179. B
180. D

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181. Who was the first
president of the United States
of America
A. George Washington
B. George Harrison
C. Robert Zemeckis
D. none of these
182. Which is the national

184. Which city in


Switzerland was the
headquarters of the League
of Nations
A. Brussels
B. Geneva
C. Canberra
D. none of these
185. At which sport have
Keiji, Okada and Yuko
Hasama been world
champions
A. Bedminton
B. Polo
C. Table tennis
D. Karate
186. In which US state is the
port of Tarpon Springs
A. Florida
B. Hawaii
C. Virginia
D. none of these

B. 850 sq Km
C. 900 sq Km
D. 907 sq Km
189. What is the official
language of Mexico
A. Spanish
B. French
C. Italian
D. English
190. What is the standard
monetary unit of Turkey
A. Lira
B. Penny
C. Euro
D. Dollar
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181.
182.
183.
184.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.

A
C
C
B
D
A
B
D
A
A

187. Ice cream was first


produced in which country in
the 17th century
A. England
B. Italy
C. France
D. Germany

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188. The total Area of the


Capital of Pakistan
'Islamabad' is
A. 800 sq Km

191. What is the capital of


Queensland, Australia
A. Brisbane
B. Brussels

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C. Beijing
D. Doha
192. In which century did the
Crimean War take place
A. 18th
B. 19th
C. 17th
D. 16th
193. In which US state is the
city of Tallahassee
A. Virginia
B. Hawai
C. Florida
D. none of these
194. Who starred as
Superman in the 1970s and
1980s film series
A. Christopher Reeve
B. John Belushi
C. Cilla Black
D. none of these
195. Which is the national
bird of Pakistan
A. Markhor
B. Parrot
C. Pigeon
D. Chakor
196. Who was the second
wife of King Henry VIII of
England
A. Anne Boleyn
B. Queen Elizabeth
C. Lady Diana
D. none of these
197. The Painted Desert lies
in which US state
A. Florida
B. Arizona
C. Hawaii
D. Virginia
198. In which year did the
Titanic sink on its maiden
voyage

A. 1913
B. 1914
C. 1912
D. 1915
199. Which country is the
world's largest producer of
coffee
A. Taiwan
B. UK
C. Brazil
D. Switzerland
200. What is the capital of
Libya
A. Kabul
B. Ajmaan
C. Doha
D. Tripoli
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191. A
192. B
193. C
194. A
195. D
196. A
197. B
198. C
199. C
200. D

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201. What are the three main


languages of Switzerland
A. German, French and Italian
B. German, French and
English
C. German, French and
Spanish
D. English, French and Italian
202. The Second largest city
of Pakistan is
A. Rawalpindi
B. Lahore
C. Multan
D. Quetta
203. The large moon Miranda
is a satellite of which planet
of the solar system
A. Neptune
B. Pluto
C. Uranus
D. Jupiter
204. Of which country is
Margrethe II the reigning
queen
A. Turkey
B. Switzerland
C. Denmark
D. Italy
205. Mount Cook is the
highest mountain of which
nation in the South Pacific
A. Canada
B. Brazil
C. Australia
D. New Zealand
206. What sort of creature is
a margay
A. Dog
B. Cat
C. Bird
D. Insect
207. In which European city
are the Pushkin Museum of
Fine Arts and the Kremlin

A. Moscow
B. Paris
C. Brussels
D. Manchester
208. How many white stars
are on the national flag of the
USA
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
209. A howdah is a seat used
for riding on the back of
which animal
A. Horse
B. Bull
C. Elephant
D. Donkey
210. In which US state is the
city of San Diego
A. California
B. Arizona
C. Florida
D. Virginia
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KNOWLEDGE MCQS
201.
202.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
210.

A
B
C
C
D
B
A
D
C
A

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211. Who was the Greek
goddess of war and wisdom
A. Athena
B. Lakshmi
C. Ganga
D. None of these
212. What is the world's
largest living mammal
A. Elephant
B. Blue Whale
C. Shark
D. Giraffe
213. In 1976, Israeli troops
stormed a hijacked plane at
which Ugandan airport
A. Entebbe
B. Turin
C. Venice
D. None of these
214. What is the name of the
large salty lake which lies
between Israel and Jordan
A. Salt Lake
B. Dead Sea
C. Death Lake
D. None of these
215. In which sport is the
term 'hookcheck' often used
A. Polo
B. Ice hockey
C. Football
D. Bedminton
216. Which river flows
through the Sea of Galilee
A. River Nile
B. River Beijing
C. River Jordan
D. None of these
217. Gatun Lake is part of
which canal
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A. Indus canal
B. Pacific canal
C. both a and b
D. Panama Canal
218. In US politics, who
carries the nickname 'the
Veep'
A. President
B. General Secretory
C. Vice-President
D. Clerk
219. Which is Australia's
largest city by population
A. Sydney
B. Melbourne
C. Perth
D. None of these
220. How many squares has
a chessboard
A. 24
B. 52
C. 45
D. 64
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211. A
212. B
213. A
214. B
215. B
216. C
217. D
218. C
219. A
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221. What colour is the ball
worth three points in snooker
A. Red
B. Green
C. Black
D. Yellow
222. Which country is the
most popular destination for
foreign tourists
A. France
B. Germany
C. Switzerland
D. Australia
223. The Flathead Lake
Monster is said to exist in
which US state
A. Florida
B. Arizona
C. Virginia
D. Montana
224. Who wrote Arms and the
Man and Man and Superman
A. William Wordsworth
B. Shakespeare
C. George Bernard Shaw
D. None of these
225. Which US president was
assassinated by John Wilkes
Booth
A. Richard Branson
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Nicholas Monsarrat
D. George Bush
226. What sort of creature is
a hairstreak
A. Bird
B. Butterfly

C. Cat
D. Dog
227. What number is
between five and one on a
dartboard
A. 20
B. 10
C. 3
D. 15
228. Which continent
comprises the land around
the South Pole
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. Antarctica
229. Which English romantic
poet wrote Endymion
A. William Wordsworth
B. Shakespeare
C. John Keats
D. George Bernard Shaw
230. Which bird with a
distinctive call lays its eggs in
the nests of other birds
A. Sparrow
B. Parrot
C. Humming bird
D. Cuckoo
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221.
222.
223.
224.
225.
226.
227.
228.
229.
230.

B
A
D
C
B
B
A
D
C
D

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231. Who was the first
Emperor in China
A. Sun Yat Sen
B. Kublai Khan
C. Qin Shi Huagdi
D. None of these
232. Which body of water
separates the North Island
and South Island of New
Zealand
A. Bass Strait
B. Megellan Strait
C. Strait of Bonifacio
D. Cook Strait
233. To which country did the
Dc-10 belong which exploded
in air over Niger on
September 19,1989
A. UK
B. Israel
C. Suriname
D. France
234. On Which sea is the
island of Corfu situated
A. Black sea
B. Mediterranean sea
C. Adriatic Sea
D. Baltic Sea

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235. What was the United


States largest single land
acquisition
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. Garsden Purchase
C. Alaska
D. Maxican Cessation

236. What is the second


largest desert in the world
after the Sahara desert
A. Gobi Desert
B. Arabian Desert
C. Kalahari Desert
D. Libyan Desert
237. What country was Band
Aid's 1984 record produced
to raise money for
A. Bangladesh
B. Ethiopia
C. Kenya
D. Morocco
238. For the Olympics and
World Tournaments, the
dimensions of basketball
court are
A. 26 m x 14 m
B. 28 m x 15 m
C. 27 m x 16 m
D. 28 m x 16 m

237.
238.
239.
240.

B
B
A
C

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231. Who was the first
Emperor in China
A. Sun Yat Sen
B. Kublai Khan
C. Qin Shi Huagdi
D. None of these

239. Each year World Red


Cross and Red Crescent Day
is celebrated on
A. May 8
B. May 18
C. June 8
D. June 18

232. Which body of water


separates the North Island
and South Island of New
Zealand
A. Bass Strait
B. Megellan Strait
C. Strait of Bonifacio
D. Cook Strait

240. Who was the first U.S


President who was not from
Massachusetts or Virginia
A. James Madison
B. James Polk
C. Andrew Jackson
D. None of these
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233. To which country did the


Dc-10 belong which exploded
in air over Niger on
September 19,1989
A. UK
B. Israel
C. Suriname
D. France

231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.

C
D
D
C
A
B

234. On Which sea is the


island of Corfu situated
A. Black sea
B. Mediterranean sea
C. Adriatic Sea
D. Baltic Sea
41

235. What was the United


States largest single land
acquisition
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. Garsden Purchase
C. Alaska
D. Maxican Cessation
236. What is the second
largest desert in the world
after the Sahara desert
A. Gobi Desert
B. Arabian Desert
C. Kalahari Desert
D. Libyan Desert
237. What country was Band
Aid's 1984 record produced
to raise money for
A. Bangladesh
B. Ethiopia
C. Kenya
D. Morocco
238. For the Olympics and
World Tournaments, the
dimensions of basketball
court are
A. 26 m x 14 m
B. 28 m x 15 m
C. 27 m x 16 m
D. 28 m x 16 m
239. Each year World Red
Cross and Red Crescent Day
is celebrated on
A. May 8
B. May 18
C. June 8
D. June 18
240. Who was the first U.S
President who was not from
Massachusetts or Virginia
A. James Madison
B. James Polk
C. Andrew Jackson
D. None of these
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231.
232.
233.
234.
235.
236.
237.
238.
239.
240.

C
D
D
C
A
B
B
B
A
C

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241. Federation Cup, World
Cup, Allywyn International
Trophy and Challenge Cup
are awarded to winners of
A. Tennis
B. Volleyball
C. Basketball
D. Cricket

C. South Dakota
D. Wyoming

C. Sacramento, California
D. Miami, Florida

244. Fire temple is the place


of worship of which of the
following religion
A. Taoism
B. Judaism
C. Zoroastrianism (Parsi
Religion)
D. Shintoism

250. Euclid was


A. Greek mathematician
B. Contributor to the use of
deductive principles of logic
as the basis of geometry
C. Propounded the
geometrical theorems
D. All of these
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245. Who was the first


cartoonist to win a Pulitzer
Prize for a comic strip
A. All Capp
B. Berke Breathed
C. Charles Schulz
D. Garry Trudeau
246. Georgia, Uzbekistan and
Turkmenistan became the
members of UNO in
A. 1992
B. 1991
C. 1993
D. 1994
247. Germany signed the
Armistice Treaty on ____ and
World War I ended
A. January 19, 1918
B. May 30, 1918
C. November 11, 1918
D. February 15, 1918

242. Famous sculptures


depicting art of love built
some time in 950 AD - 1050
AD are
A. Khajuraho temples
B. Jama Masjid
C. Sun temple
D. Mahabalipuram temples

248. During World War II,


when did Germany attack
France
A. 1941
B. 1940
C. 1942
D. 1945

243. In what state is the


geographic center of the
United States located
A. Montana
B. North Dakota

249. In what city did james


Mclamore and David Edger
ton open the first Burger King
in 1954
A. Colorado Springs, Colorado
B. Indianapolis, Indiana
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241.
242.
243.
244.
245.
246.
247.
248.
249.
250.

B
A
C
C
D
A
C
B
D
D

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251. DRDL stands for
A. Defence Research and
Development Laboratary
B. Department of Research
and Development Laboratory
C. Differential Research and
Documentation Laboratary
D. None of these
252. In which future U.S state
did Custer make his famous
Last Stand

A. Montana
B. North Dakota
C. Oklahoma
D. Texas
253. What author confessed'
"My stories written when
sober are stupid"
A. Arthur conan Doyle
B. Earnest Hemingway
C. F. Scott Fitzgerald
D. Leo Tolstoy
254. What Kansas city's
name means 'potato' in the
Kansa language
A. Abeline
B. Topeka
C. Omaha
D. Wichita
255. Who was the first Indian
Chief of Army Staff of the
Indian Army
A. Gen. K.M. Cariappa
B. Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
C. Gen. Maharaja Rajendra
Singhji
D. None of these
256. How tall is the pitcher's
mound in major League
Baseball
A. 6 inches
B. 14 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 10 inches
257. FRS stands for
A. Fellow Research System
B. Federation of Regulation
Society
C. Fellow of Royal Society
D. None of these
258. What device's invention
was the main reason for
demise of the Pony Express
A. Radio
B. Telegraph

C. Telephone
D. Train
259. During World War I
Germany was defeated in the
Battle of Verdun on the
western front and Romania
declared war on the eastern
front in the year
A. 1914 AD
B. 1915 AD
C. 1912 AD
D. 1916 AD
260. What is the highest peak
in the 48 contiguous U.S
states
A. Mount Elbert
B. Mount Rainier
C. Mount Whitney
D. Pikes Peak
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251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.

261. Hamid Karzai was


chosen president of
Afghanistan in
A. 2000
B. 2002
C. 2001
D. 2003
262. Durand Cup is
associated with the game of
A. Hockey
B. Bedminton
C. Football
D. Volleyball
263. What playwright's The
Glass Menagerie appeared on
Broadway and was made into
three movies
A. Arthur Miller
B. David Mamet
C. Noel Coward
D. Tennessee Williams
264. What was the first U.S
city to host the winter
Olympics
A. Denver
B. Lake Placid
C. Salt Lake city
D. Squaw Valley

A
A
C
B
A
D
C
B
D
C

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265. Headquarters of UNO


are situated at
A. New York, USA
B. Haque (Netherlands)
C. Geneva
D. Switzerland
266. Who was the first person
to sail to the southern tip of
Africa, in 1488
A. Ferdinand Magellan
B. James Cook
C. Bartholomew Dias
D. None of these
267. First International Peace
Congress was held in London

in
A. 1564 AD
B. 1843 AD
C. 1845 AD
D. 1545 AD
268. What was the only
Grand Slam event that
eluded Monica seles in both
1991 and 1992
A. Australian open
B. French open
C. U.S open
D. Wimbledon
269. Dr. Zakir Hussain was
A. the first Muslim president
of India
B. first vice president of India
C. first president of Indian
National Congress
D. first speaker of Lok Sabha
270. In Robinson Crusoe,
what does the title character
name the native he befriends
A. Wednesday
B. Thursday
C. Friday
D. Saturday
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261.
262.
263.
264.
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
270.

B
C
D
B
A
C
B
D
A
C

271. Hockey was introduced


in the Asian Games in
A. 1958 in Tokyo

B. 1962 in Jakarta
C. 1966 in Bangkok
D. 1970 in Bangkok
272. How many acres are in
square mile
A. 1.6
B. 32
C. 640
D. None of these
273. ESCAP stands for
A. Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and
Pacific
B. European Society Council
for Africa and Pacific
C. Economic and Social
Commission for Africa and
Pacific
D. None of these
274. Which U.S President was
born the earliest
A. James Madison
B. George Washington
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
275. Firdausi was
A. a poet
B. well known for his epic
'Shahnama'
C. Both option A and B
D. None of these
276. The Partridge Family TV
show, what did the singing
family travel in
A. RV
B. Van
C. Station wagon
D. Bus
277. Himalayan
Mountaineering Institute is at
A. Dehradun
B. Darjeeling
C. Marmago
D. Dispur
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278. Which position did Doug


Harvey play in the NHL
A. Center
B. Right wing
C. Left wing
D. Defense man
279. During the first crusade,
crusaders reached Jerusalem
and captured it in
A. 1000 AD
B. 1099 AD
C. 1200 AD
D. 1500 AD
280. What was venetian
artist Titian's last name
A. Vecchietta
B. Veneziano
C. Vecellio
D. None of these
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271.
272.
273.
274.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
280.

A
C
A
B
C
D
B
D
B
C

281. Free market is


A. a condition in the
international market where
nations do not impose
customs duty or other taxes
on import of goods
B. market where the price of
a commodity is determined
by free play of the forces of
supply and demand
C. ports that are exempted
from payment of customs

duty on articles of commerce,


primarily to encourage
tourism
D. none of these
282. Which U.S. state has the
second most area that is
covered by water
A. Florida
B. Alaska
C. Michigan
D. Minnesota
283. East Timor, which
became the 191st member of
the UN, is in the continent of
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. South Africa
284. What was English
trumpeter John Shore's claim
to fame in 1711
A. Creator of the modern
trumpet
B. First trumpeter in an
orchestra
C. Inventor of the tuning fork
D. Saved from a bullet by his
trumpet
285. GNLF stands for
A. Gorkha National Liberation
Front
B. Gross National Liberation
Form
C. Both option A and B
D. None of these
286. What college's men's
basketball team below is not
nicknamed the Wildcats
A. Arizona
B. Cincinnati
C. Kansas State
D. Kentucky
287. Fa-Hien was
A. the first Buddhist pilgrim of

China to visit India during the


reign of Chandragupta
Vikramaditya
B. the discoverer of Puerto
Rico and Jamaica
C. the first Buddhist pilgrim
of India to visit China
D. none of these
288. What is the title
character's name in
Shakespeare's The Merchant
of Venice
Shylock
A.
B. Bassanio
C. Balthasar
D. Antonia
289. Which U.S subway
system has the most miles of
track
A. Boston
B. New York
C. San Francisco
D. Washington, D.C
290. In 1967, which country
below did not fight Isreal in
the Six day war
A. Egypt
B. Jordan
C. Lebanon
D. Syria
ANSWERS: GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE MCQS
281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.

B
C
A
C
A
B
A
D
D
C

281. Free market is


A. a condition in the
international market where
nations do not impose
customs duty or other taxes
on import of goods
B. market where the price of
a commodity is determined
by free play of the forces of
supply and demand
C. ports that are exempted
from payment of customs
duty on articles of commerce,
primarily to encourage
tourism
D. none of these
282. Which U.S. state has the
second most area that is
covered by water
A. Florida
B. Alaska
C. Michigan
D. Minnesota
283. East Timor, which
became the 191st member of
the UN, is in the continent of
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. South Africa
284. What was English
trumpeter John Shore's claim
to fame in 1711
A. Creator of the modern
trumpet
B. First trumpeter in an
orchestra
C. Inventor of the tuning fork
D. Saved from a bullet by his
trumpet
285. GNLF stands for
A. Gorkha National Liberation
Front
B. Gross National Liberation
Form
C. Both option A and B

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D. None of these
286. What college's men's
basketball team below is not
nicknamed the Wildcats
A. Arizona
B. Cincinnati
C. Kansas State
D. Kentucky
287. Fa-Hien was
A. the first Buddhist pilgrim of
China to visit India during the
reign of Chandragupta
Vikramaditya
B. the discoverer of Puerto
Rico and Jamaica
C. the first Buddhist pilgrim
of India to visit China
D. none of these
288. What is the title
character's name in
Shakespeare's The Merchant
of Venice
Shylock
A.
B. Bassanio
C. Balthasar
D. Antonia
289. Which U.S subway
system has the most miles of
track
A. Boston
B. New York
C. San Francisco
D. Washington, D.C
290. In 1967, which country
below did not fight Isreal in
the Six day war
A. Egypt
B. Jordan
C. Lebanon
D. Syria
ANSWERS: GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE MCQS

281.
282.
283.
284.
285.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.

B. Jack Nicklaus
C. Gary Player
D. None of these

B
C
A
C
A
B
A
D
D
C

296. What author's first novel


was Hike and the Aeroplane
A. Sinclair Lewis
B. E.M. Forster
C. Somerset Maugham
D. Zane Grey

291. In which major U.S


professional sport does the
home team not usually wear
white
A. Major League Baseball
B. National Basketball
Association
C. National Football League
D. National Hockey League
292. Who was the gypsy
heroine of The Hunchback of
Notre Dame
A. Daniella
B. Esmeralda
C. Gabriela
D. Jasmine

297. What profession was the


first to accept what we now
call tips
A. Actors
B. Plumbers
C. Doctors
D. Barbers
298. What was the first
Peanuts television special
A. A Charlie Brown Christmas
B. A Charlie Brown
Thanksgiving
C. It's the Great Pumpkin
D. None of these

293. How many continents


border the Arctic Ocean
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 3

299. How many no- hitters


did Nolan Ryan throw in his
career, the most by any
Major League Baseball
pitcher
A. 4
B. 7
C. 5
D. 6

294. Which U.S President first


appeared on the face of the
dime on Jan 30, 1946
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. George Washington
D. Thomas Jefferson

300. In which country are the


aptly named Snowy Mountain
located
A. Australia
B. Canada
C. Russia
D. Turkey

295. Who was the only golfer


to win the British open in
three different decades in the
20th century
A. Bobby Jones
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ANSWERS: GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE MCQS
291. C

292. B
293. D
294. B

295. C
296. A
297. D

298. A
299. B
300. A

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