9 SEPTEMBER 2014 Ques. : 1 The C Rangarajan panel presented new formula to estimate poverty in India recently. As per the panel who among the following have been defined as poor? 1) Anyone spending below Rs 47 per day in cities and Rs 32 in villages 2) Anyone spending below Rs 43 per day in cities and Rs 31 in villages 3) Anyone spending below Rs 36 per day in cities and Rs 29 in villages 4) Anyone spending below Rs 33 per day in cities and Rs 27 in villages 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Anyone spending below Rs 47 per day in cities and Rs 32 in villages Ques. : 2 Three new judges assumed charge as Supreme Court judges recently taking its strength to 27. What is the sanctioned strength of judges in the apex court, including the Chief Justice? 1) 27 2) 29 3) 31 4) 33 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 31 Ques. : 3 The first bill of the new BJP govt, the National Institute of Design Bill 2013, was passed in the Rajya Sabha recently. Now, declared an institution of national importance, the National Institute of Design is situated at 1) Bhopal 2) Pune 3) Ahmedabad 4) Lucknow 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Ahmedabad Ques. : 4 As mentioned by the Union Railways Minister Sadananda Gowda in the recent Railway Budget, what is the operating surplus of the Indian Railways as of now? 1) 5 per cent 2) 6 per cent 3) 8 per cent 4) 11 per cent 5) None of these Answer:- 2) 6 per cent Ques. : 5 India has now formally become the 19th permanent member of the UN renewable agency, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This agency is based in 1) Doha 2) Manila 3) Kuala Lumpur 4) Abu Dhabi 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Abu Dhabi Ques. : 6 As per the recent notification issued by the telecom sector regulator Trai, the minimum broadband speed has been raised from the earlier 256 kbps to 1) 512 kbps 2) 768 kbps 3) 1024 kbps 4) 1280 kbps 5) None of these Answer:- 1) 512 kbps Ques. : 7 Who among the following has won the Afghanistans presidential election as per the preliminary results released recently? 1) Abdul Qayum Karzai 2) Daud Sultanzoy 3) Abdullah Abdullah 4) Ashraf Ghani 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Ashraf Ghani Ques. : 8 What minimum pension has been approved by the govt under Employees Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) run by the EPFO recently? 1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 1,500 3) Rs 2,000 4) Rs 2,500 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Rs 1,000 Ques. : 9 The 6th BRICS summit will be held in Brazil on 15-16 Jul. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the BRICS group? 1) South Africa 2) China 3) Russia 4) Indonesia 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Indonesia Ques. : 10 Presenting his maiden Railways Budget, the Union Railways Minister Sadananda Gowda proposed to start Bullet train in which of the following sectors? 1) Delhi-Chandigarh 2) Mumbai-Ahmedabad 3) Jaynagar-Mumbai 4) Delhi-Agra 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Mumbai-Ahmedabad
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:48:53 +0000
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