20 AUGUST 2014 Ques. : 1 The Ramon Magsaysay Award established in 1957 is Asia’s highest honour. The award celebrates memory and leadership example of the third president of which of the following Asian countries? 1) Thailand 2) Philippines 3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Philippines Ques. : 2 While the Indian mens cricket team has disappointed with their spineless performance against England, the women’s cricket team beat which of the following teams by six wickets recently in their first Test match after a eight-year hiatus? 1) Bangladesh 2) New Zealand 3) Australia 4) England 5) None of these Answer:- 4) England Ques. : 3 The name of Julian Assange is associated with which of the following? 1) Kaspersky lab 2) US NSA whistle blowing 3) Wikipedia 4) WikiLeaks 5) None of these Answer:- 4) WikiLeaks Ques. : 4 Imran Khan called for civil disobedience movement in Pakistan to oust Nawaz Sharif-led govt recently and arranged Azadi March to Islamabad. He leads which of the following parties? 1) Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) 2) Pakistan Muslim League 3) Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) 4) Pakistan People’s Party 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Ques. : 5 India called off Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan after its High Commissioner in India held talks with Kashmiri separatists. Who is the current High Commissioner of Pakistan in India? 1) Syed Akbaruddin 2) Aizaz Chaudhry 3) Abdul Basit 4) Sartaj Aziz 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Abdul Basit Ques. : 6 Which of the following extensions of the given acronyms is NOT correct? 1) LAF: Liquidity Adjustment Facility 2) MSF: Marginal Standing Facility 3) CAR: Current Adequacy Ratio 4) GST: Goods and Services Tax 5) None of these Answer:- 3) CAR: Current Adequacy Ratio Ques. : 7 ‘Riel’ is the currency of which of the following countries? 1) Cuba 2) Cameroon 3) Cambodia 4) Canada 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Cambodia Ques. : 8 Mahela Jayawardene, who bade adieu to Test Cricket, recently, was a batsman of which of the following teams? 1) Sri Lanka 2) West Indies 3) England 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Sri Lanka Ques. : 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the constitution of an Expenditure Management Commission (EMC) announced in the Budget for FY15. Who among the following will head the Commission? 1) Sumit Bose 2) Bimal Jalan 3) Subir Gokarn 4) Deepak Parekh 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Bimal Jalan Ques. : 10 The Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture is all set to launch their airline soon. What will be the brand name of its new airline? 1) Pushpak 2) Udaan 3) Vayudoot 4) Vistara 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Vistara
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