Ques. : 1 A new rule brought in by the ICC in the ODI matches has made ways for huge individual and team scores in the recently concluded India-Australia series? What is the rule? 1) Having five fielders inside the circle at any point of time 2) Having five fielders outside the circle at any point of time 3) Having four fielders inside the circle at any point of time 4) Having four fielders outside the circle at any point of time 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Having five fielders inside the circle at any point of time Ques. : 2 The British Prime Minister David Cameron, during his visit to India, announced the scrapping of the controversial visa bond imposed by UK on visitors from some Asian and African countries including India of 1) 1,000 pound 2) 2,000 pound 3) 3,000 pound 4) 4,000 pound 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 3,000 pound Ques. : 3 Indian soldiers participated in a 10-day anti-terror exercise code-named ‘Hand-in-Hand 2013’ with the soldiers of which of the following countries recently? 1) US 2) Russia 3) Israel 4) China 5) None of these Answer:- 4) China Ques. : 4 Which of the following struggling smartphone makers has pulled back its proposal to sell its phone business recently? 1) Blackberry 2) Motorola 3) Nokia 4) HTC 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Blackberry Ques. : 5 In which of the following countries 152 soldiers have been sentenced to death for 2009 mutiny in one of the worlds biggest ever mass criminal trials recently? 1) Sri Lanka 2) Egypt 3) Bangladesh 4) Indonesia 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Bangladesh Ques. : 6 Nirupama Rao bid farewell to her diplomatic career recently. She last served as India’s envoy to which of the following countries? 1) US 2) Sri Lanka 3) China 4) Brazil 5) None of these Answer:- 1) US Ques. : 7 The noted film director and screenplay writer D Rajendra Babu died recently. He used to make films mainly in which of the following languages? 1) Telugu 2) Kannada 3) Tamil 4) Malayalam 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Kannada Ques. : 8 Nancy Powell is ambassador of which of the following countries to India? 1) US 2) UK 3) Germany 4) France 5) None of these Answer:- 1) US Ques. : 9 What is the expanded form of the term FIPB? 1) Foreign Industry Promotion Board 2) Foreign Investment Promotion Board 3) Foreign Investment Processing Board 4) Foreign Intervention Prevention Board 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Foreign Investment Promotion Board Ques. : 10 Which of the following public broadcasters completed 10 successful years in service recently? 1) AIR 2) DD National 3) DD Urdu 4) DD NEWS 5) None of these Answer:- 4) DD NEWS Ques. : 11 Which of the following Indian mobile operators has started offering Apple’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c phones at monthly instalments with free unlimited call and data usages? 1) Airtel 2) Idea 3) Aircel 4) Reliance Communications 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Reliance Communications Ques. : 12 The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has got its first female managing director (MD) recently. Name the new female MD of LIC? 1) Usha Ananthasubramanian 2) Vinita Bali 3) Usha Sangwan 4) Usha Thorat 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Usha Sangwan Ques. : 13 The four-member advisory committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India to vet the new bank licence applications is expected to complete the process in early 2014. Who among the following is heading the committee? 1) Bimal Jalan 2) Nachiket Mor 3) D Subbarao 4) C Rangarajan 5) Y Venugopal Reddy Answer:- 1) Bimal Jalan Ques. : 14 Which of the following companies is preparing to takeover the Europes largest mobile carrier Vodafone in 2014? 1) Google 2) AT&T 3) China Mobile 4) Bharti Airtel 5) None of these Answer:- 2) AT&T Ques. : 15 Which of the following agencies has launched a nationwide campaign named ‘Take the Poo to Loo’ in India in an effort to raise awareness against open defecation and related health issues? 1) USAIDS 2) WHO 3) Red Cross 4) UNICEF 5) None of these Answer:- 4) UNICEF Ques. : 16 The legendary singer Reshma passed away recently. She belonged to which of the following countries? 1) Bangladesh 2) Pakistan 3) India 4) Afghanistan 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Pakistan Ques. : 17 What is the expanded form of the term WEF? 1) World Environment Forum 2) World Ecology Forum 3) World Education Forum 4) World Economic Forum 5) None of these Answer:- 4) World Economic Forum Ques. : 18 The book titled ‘The Signature of All Things’ has been authored by 1) Elizabeth Gilbert 2) Shashi Deshpande 3) Margaret Atwood 4) William Boyd 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Elizabeth Gilbert Ques. : 19 Consider the following with respect to RBI’s decision to allow foreign banks to buy local lenders and choose the incorrect statement: 1) The RBI has proposed wholly-owned subsidiary route for foreign banks, as compared to existing branch model. 2) Currently, foreign investors can hold up to 100% of a bank’s stake both through foreign direct investment as well as portfolio investment, but no single entity can own more than 5% stake in a local bank. 3) Foreign banks which commenced banking business in India before August 2010 will have the option to continue their banking business through the branch mode. 4) The initial minimum paid-up voting equity capital for a wholly-owned subsidiary is pegged at Rs 500 crore for new entrants. 5) The priority sector lending requirement is kept at par with domestic banks, which is 40% of net adjusted bank credit (of previous year). Answer:- 2) Currently, foreign investors can hold up to 100% of a bank’s stake both through foreign direct investment as well as portfolio investment, but no single entity can own more than 5% stake in a local bank. Ques. : 20 What is the term used for the goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers? 1) White goods 2) Brown goods 3) Capital goods 4) Utility goods 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Capital goods Ques. : 21 India suspended a two decade-old tax benefits pact with which of the following countries recently saying the European nation has “not been providing” information to authorities here that are trying to track down black money? 1) Croatia 2) Cyprus 3) Belgium 4) Austria 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Cyprus Ques. : 22 India suspended a two decade-old tax benefits pact with which of the following countries recently saying the European nation has “not been providing” information to authorities here that are trying to track down black money? 1) Croatia 2) Cyprus 3) Belgium 4) Austria 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Cyprus Ques. : 23 The IRCON International Limited was selected as the Top Infrastructure Company under the category Construction Infrastructure Development at the “Dun and Bradstreet Infra Awards 2013” recently. This PSU comes under 1) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 2) Ministry of Commerce and Industry 3) Ministry of Civil Aviation 4) The Ministry of Railways 5) None of these Answer:- 4) The Ministry of Railways Ques. : 24 Who among the following has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix recently? 1) Lewis Hamilton 2) Fernando Alonso 3) Sebastian Vettel 4) Mark Webber 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Sebastian Vettel Ques. : 25 The International Day of Rural Women is observed on which of the following dates internationally? 1) 15 Sep 2) 15 Oct 3) 15 Nov 4) 15 Dec 5) None of these Answer:- 2) 15 Oct Ques. : 26 India and the US navies are all set to begin their joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean named 1) Goa exercise 2) Malabar exercise 3) Kandla exercise 4) Lakshadweep exercise 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Malabar exercise Ques. : 27 The UN owes $80 m to which of the following countries, the most it has to pay to any country, for costs relating to peacekeeping operations? 1) Rwanda 2) Pakistan 3) Bangladesh 4) Ethiopia 5) India Answer:- 5) India Ques. : 28 William C Lowe, who died recently, is known as 1) The father of IBM personal computer 2) The father of Apple personal computer 3) The father of HP personal computer 4) The father of Dell personal computer 5) None of these Answer:- 1) The father of IBM personal computer Ques. : 29 Six major central banks have announced to convert their temporary bilateral liquidity swap arrangements into standing arrangements to deal with future global financial strains. Which of the following banks in NOT among them? 1) Bank of England 2) European Central Bank 3) US Federal Reserve 4) Reserve Bank of India 5) The Bank of Japan Answer:- 4) Reserve Bank of India Ques. : 30 Which of the following is the first country in South Asia to approve the cultivation of the genetically modified food crops with approving the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal? 1) India 2) Bangladesh 3) Pakistan 4) Myanmar 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Bangladesh Ques. : 31 The book titled ‘The Shadow of the Crescent Moon’ is authored by 1) Jhumpa Lahiri 2) Amish Tripathi 3) Fatima Bhutto 4) Ravi Subramanian 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Fatima Bhutto Ques. : 32 Which of the following countries has been ranked on the top in the recently released Expat Explorer survey report by HSBC Holdings PLC? 1) China 2) Thailand 3) India 4) Singapore 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Thailand Ques. : 33 As per the figures released by the Union ministry of communication and information technology, which of the following states in India has the lowest overall teledensity in the country (just 34.33)? 1) Bihar 2) West Bengal 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Odisha 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Uttar Pradesh Ques. : 34 Which of the following countries has released Dengue-Blocking Mosquito recently? Dengue is one of the world’s most menacing infectious diseases. 1) Japan 2) Vietnam 3) Spain 4) China 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Vietnam Ques. : 35 Expand the term IPCC. 1) International Panel on Climate Change 2) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 3) Intergovernmental Panel on Chemical Control 4) International Panel on Chemical Control 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Ques. : 36 The govt has approved the launch of a new Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) for textile sector. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard? 1) The scheme has been launched to address the environmental concerns faced by textile units. 2) The scheme has been launched with a total cost of Rs 500 crore in the 12th Plan. 3) Under the scheme, four to six brown-field projects and three to five green-field projects would be set up. 4) The scheme will facilitate the textile industry to become globally competitive, using environment-friendly processing standards and technology. 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 37 As per the Draft National Sports Development Bill 2013, which of the following sports federations will have the right to use India as the team name? 1) Those who come under the RTI ambit 2) Those who are using the word ‘India’ since 1947. 3) Those who are the only representative of the concerned sport. 4) Those who have earned international recognition for India. 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Those who come under the RTI ambit Ques. : 38 As announced by the Penguin Books India, who among the following renowned personalities will deliver 2013 Penguin Lecture, which has featured some of the worlds most respected leaders, thinkers and writers over the years? 1) Lata Mangeshkar 2) APJ Abdul Kalam 3) Amitabh Bachchan 4) Bill Clinton 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Amitabh Bachchan Ques. : 39 What is India’s rank in the 2013 World Prosperity Index ranking 142 countries compiled by London-based Legatum Institute recently? 1) 51 2) 60 3) 102 4) 103 5) 106 Answer:- 5) 106 Ques. : 40 Who among the following has penned the book ‘Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India’? 1) Arun Tiwari 2) Chetan Bhagatx 3) APJ Abdul Kalam 4) Robin S Sharma 5) None of these Answer:- 3) APJ Abdul Kalam Ques. : 41 The World Standards Day is observed on which of the following dates? 1) 14 Sep 2) 14 Oct 3) 14 Nov 4) 14 Dec 5) None of these Answer:- 2) 14 Oct Ques. : 42 According to the report released by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the amount of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere hit a new record high in 2012. Which of the following gases comes under the category of greenhouse gases? 1) Carbon Dioxide 2) Methane 3) Nitrous Oxide 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 43 Which of the following high courts in India ruled that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is unconstitutional recently? The Supreme Court of India has stayed the order. 1) Patna High Court 2) Guwahati High Court 3) Allahabad High Court 4) Delhi High Court 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Guwahati High Court Ques. : 44 The reverse mortgage scheme floated by banks is aimed at which of the following categories of customers? 1) Students 2) Young professionals 3) Women 4) Senior citizen 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Senior citizen Ques. : 45 Recently released film Ram-Leela has been directed by who among the following? 1) Subhash Ghai 2) Sanjay Leela Bhansali 3) Anurag Kashyap 4) Anurag Basu 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Sanjay Leela Bhansali Ques. : 46 India won the first Test match played between India and West Indies at Eden Garden recently. With this win India has made a record of winning ____Test matches in a row. 1) three 2) four 3) five 4) six 5) None of these Answer:- 3) five Ques. : 47 Who among the following has authored the book titled ‘Fifty Shades Darker’? It is the second novel in the trilogy ‘Fifty Shades of Gray’. 1) Margaret Atwood 2) William Boyd 3) Elizabeth Gilbert 4) EL James 5) None of these Answer:- 4) EL James Ques. : 48 A year-long celebration to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Lakshminath Bezbruah kick started in New Delhi recently. He was a literature pioneer belonging to 1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Assam 3) Sikkim 4) West Bengal 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Assam Ques. : 49 Which of the following cricketers had become the first victim of the third umpire system adopted by the ICC in 1992? 1) Shane Warne 2) Sachin Tendulkar 3) Steve Waugh 4) Brian Lara 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Sachin Tendulkar Ques. : 50 The women’s hockey team of India lost to which of the following teams in the final of the Asian Championships in New Delhi recently? 1) Malaysia 2) Japan 3) Bangladesh 4) Indonesia 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Japan
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