CURRENT GENERAL AWARENESS:- contd... Ques. : 141 Name the Indian weightlifter who completed a hat trick of titles after clinching the gold medal for the third time at the IWF World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark recently? 1) Satish Sivalingam 2) Sudhakar Jayant 3) Sukhen Dey 4) Ravi Kumar 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 142 Onam celebrations began in which of the following states recently? It is the biggest festival of the state and marks the homecoming of legendary King Mahabali. 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Kerala 4) Karnataka 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 143 Which of the following pairs won the mixed doubles title of the US Open tennis tournament recently? 1) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares 2) Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez 3) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi 4) Sania Mirza and Horea Tecau 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 144 Which of the following states in India has the longest coastline? 1) Gujarat 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Maharashtra 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 145 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the present president of which of the following countries? He has been named in a bribery case in the country recently. 1) Malaysia 2) Vietnam 3) Indonesia 4) Cambodia 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 146 India inked a significant civil nuclear agreement with which of the following countries recently? The deal will allow the second party to supply uranium to the energy-starved India. 1) US 2) Japan 3) Australia 4) New Zealand 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 147 Which of the following is NOT an action faced by a person or a firm if one is labelled a wilful defaulter? 1) No additional lending facility is available from any bank or institution. 2) A wilful defaulter is not permitted to float any new business for a period of five years from the date of being declared a wilful defaulter. 3) Lenders are expected to initiate legal process against the borrowers/guarantors. 4) Banks and institutions have been given the right to change the management of wilfully defaulting company. 5) None of these Ans.) 5 Ques. : 148 For providing inputs like quality seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, the agency present at the Village Panchayat Samiti Level is 1) NABARD 2) Nationalised Banks 3) Cooperative Society 4) Insurance Companies 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 149 The model code of conduct for Political parties and candidates to be followed during election is: 1) laid down in the constitution of India 2) specified in the representation of the People Act. 1951 3) ordered by the Supreme Court 4) a voluntary agreement among recognized political parties 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 150 The talks for CECA, also known as free trade agreement (FTA), between India and Australia were started in 2011 and are expected to conclude by 2016. The tern CECA stands for 1) Contemporary Economic Cooperation Agreement 2) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement 3) Compulsive Economic Cooperation Agreement 4) Comprehensive Economic Cohesion Agreement 5) None of these Ans.) 2 Ques. : 151 Who among the following won the womens singles title of the US Open tennis tournament recently? 1) Peng Shuai 2) Ekaterina Makarova 3) Caroline Wozniacki 4) Serena Williams 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 152 During the recent visit of Australian PM Tony Abbott to India, four pacts were signed between the two countries. Which of the following is NOT among them? 1) Civil nuclear deal 2) Cooperation in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) pact 3) Water Resources Management agreement 4) Agreement to develop Mumbai on the lines of Sydney with Australian assistance 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 153 The e-commerce major Alibaba is planning a historic US initial public offering (IPO) that might also claim the global record. This e-commerce firm is based in 1) US 2) Russia 3) China 4) South Korea 5) None of these Ans.) 3 Ques. : 154 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the present king of which of the following gulf countries? India’s foreign affairs minister Sushma Swaraj visited the country recently. 1) Bahrain 2) Qatar 3) UAE 4) Kuwait 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 155 Ahmet Davutoglu is the new Prime Minister of which of the following countries? 1) Turkey 2) Libya 3) Iraq 4) Georgia 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 156 The Union Environment and Forest minister Prakash Javedekar announced, recently, that a special Rhino Protection Force will be set up to prevent poaching of Rhinos. Which of the following national parks is known for Rhinos? 1) Kishtwar 2) Manas 3) Namdapha 4) Kaziranga 5) None of these Ans.) 4 Ques. : 157 As mentioned in the Indian Constitution, there should not be more than six-months gap between two sessions of the Lok Sabha and it must meet at least 1) twice a year 2) thrice a year 3) four times a year 4) There is no such restriction 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 158 The much-awaited merger of telecom PSUs, BSNL and MTNL, is likely to take place by Jul 2015. At present, BSNL offers services in the whole country while MTNL provides telecom services in 1) Delhi and Mumbai 2) Delhi and Kolkata 3) Delhi and Chennai 4) Delhi and Bangalore 5) None of these Ans.) 1 Ques. : 159 Which of the following is NOT matched correctly? 1) NH1 – Delhi - Amritsar 2) NH2 – Delhi - Kolkata 3) NH3 – Mumbai - Agra 4) NH4 – Mumbai - Chennai 5) None of these Ans.) 5 Ques. : 160 The Sultan of Johor Cup is associated with which of the following games? 1) Cricket 2) Hockey 3) Football 4) Basketball 5) None of these Ans.) 2
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