Ques. : 1 After the recent assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal has been sworn in as the _______chief minister of Delhi recently. 1) Fourth 2) Fifth 3) Sixth 4) Seventh 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Seventh Ques. : 2 Dept of Electronics launched E-inclusion programme recently. Examine the following with respect to this programme and choose the correct statement(s): 1) It is the initiative under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). 2) Under the project, economically weaker sections of the society including rural SC, ST and women will receive IT training. 3) It will make at least one individual in every household e-literate. 4) All the above 5) None of the above Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 3 Who among the following has won women’s individual title of the 34th National Archery Championships recently? 1) Deepika Kumari 2) Dola Banerjee 3) Bombayla Devi Laishram 4) Jayanta Talukdar 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Deepika Kumari Ques. : 4 Pran Chopra, who passed away recently, was a veteran: 1) Journalist 2) Author 3) Politician 4) Actor 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Journalist Ques. : 5 The book titled ‘Across Borders’ has been authored by: 1) Kalyani Shankar 2) Devdutt Pattnaik 3) Fahad Samar 4) Shuvashree Ghosh 5) Srinath Raghavan Answer:- 4) Shuvashree Ghosh Ques. : 6 Who among the following has won the Al-Ain Classic International Open Chess tournament that concluded in Al Ain in UAE recently? 1) Martin Kravitsiv 2) Vasif Dararbayli 3) Baadur Jobava 4) Abhijeet Gupta 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Abhijeet Gupta Ques. : 7 The SAT has quashed and set aside a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) order that barred Polaris Financial Technology Ltd chairman Arun Jain from market activities on charges of insider trading. What does SAT stands for? 1) Settlement Appellate Tribunal 2) Systematic Appellate Tribunal 3) Securities Appellate Tribunal 4) Scam Appellate Tribunal 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Securities Appellate Tribunal Ques. : 8 What is mis-selling? 1) Selling a bad product 2) Selling a new product to an existing customer 3) Selling a product which is not suitable for buyer’s needs 4) Preventing buyers from buying products of their choice 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Selling a product which is not suitable for buyer’s needs Ques. : 9 India has signed a Rs 4,000-cr deal with which of the following nations for procuring six additional C-130J Super Hercules Special Operations aircraft for the Indian Air Force recently? 1) Russia 2) Russia 3) US 4) Israel 5) None of these Answer:- 3) US Ques. : 10 Which of the following will not be considered a valid proof of address while opening an account with a bank? 1) PAN Card 2) Driving Licence 3) Electricity Bill 4) Voter ID 5) Property ownership paper Answer:- 1) PAN Card Ques. : 11 Which of the following states topped the recently released financial inclusion ranking ‘Inclusix Index’ prepared by CRISIL? 1) Gujarat 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Kerala 4) Bihar 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Kerala Ques. : 12 The latest book ‘The Last Word’ is authored by: 1) Hanif Kureishi 2) VS Naipaul 3) Ravinder Singh 4) Medha Patkar 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Hanif Kureishi Ques. : 13 The govt decided to grant two years’ post-retirement extension to BP Rao recently and it happened for the first time that the head of a PSU was given an extension. He is the chairman of state-run: 1) IOC 2) CIL 3) BHEL 4) ONGC 5) None of these Answer:- 3) BHEL Ques. : 14 Name the Russian city which was shaken by two bombs blasts on two consecutive days killing at least 31 people recently? 1) Sochi 2) Volvograd 3) Moscow 4) St Petersburg 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Volvograd Ques. : 15 The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approved the proposal to acquire shares for over Rs 10,000 cr by which of the following telecom majors operating in India making it one of the largest foreign investors in India recently? 1) Systema 2) At & T 3) Vodafone 4) Maxis 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Vodafone Ques. : 16 The Indian infrastructure major GMR Group has divested its 40% stake in which of the following international airports for Rs 1,910 cr recently? 1) Singapore 2) Istanbul 3) Kuala Lumpur 4) Mali 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Istanbul Ques. : 17 Who among the following has taken over as the new chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (CoSC) recently? The CoSC is the senior-most officer of the three (military) Services and is in-charge for looking after the joint issues related to them. 1) Arup Raha 2) NAK Browne 3) Bikram Singh 4) Devendra Kumar Joshi 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Bikram Singh Ques. : 18 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing who among the following, a present chief minister of an India state, in connection with graft charges and a sudden increase in his Income Tax returns? 1) Jayalalithaa Jayaram 2) Shivraj Singh Chouhan 3) Raman Singh 4) Manohar Parrikar 5) Virbhadra Singh Answer:- 5) Virbhadra Singh Ques. : 19 The worlds first ATM machine, which can exchange digital currency ‘bitcoins’ for any official currency, has been installed at: 1) Shanghai 2) Toronto 3) Los Angeles 4) Tokyo 5) Vancouver Answer:- 5) Vancouver Ques. : 20 The term BTM stands for: 1) Business Transaction Management 2) Business Technology Management 3) Business and Trade Management 4) Business Tourism Management 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Business Transaction Management Ques. : 21 The Govt of India, in its Year End Review 2013, has revealed that India is currently the ______ largest producer of crude steel in the world. 1) Second 2) Third 3) Fourth 4) Fifth 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Fourth Ques. : 22 Chaparrastique volcano erupted in which of the following countries recently for the first time in 37 years? 1) Chile 2) Indonesia 3) El Salvador 4) Italy 5) None of these Answer:- 3) El Salvador Ques. : 23 What is the term used for the practice of replacing relatively high cost debt with that of lower cost borrowing to take advantage of falling interest rates? 1) Derivative 2) Credit risk management 3) Debt swap 4) Credit enhancement 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Debt swap Ques. : 24 In which of the following countries, controversial millionaire tax is all set to be imposed as the countrys highest court has upheld the latest version of the law? It has provision to levy companies paying salaries of more than 1 million euros a year? 1) China 2) Russia 3) US 4) France 5) None of these Answer:- 4) France Ques. : 25 BCIM is a strategic economic corridor proposed among the following countries: 1) Brazil, China, India and Myanmar 2) Brazil, China, India and Malaysia 3) Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar 4) Bangladesh, China, India and Malaysia 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Ques. : 26 Which of the following is correct regarding the recent clarification by the RBI regarding acceptance of notes by the banks in 2014? 1) Banks will accept currency notes with scribbling on it. 2) Banks will not accept currency notes with scribbling on it. 3) Only RBI’s regional branches will accept currency notes with scribbling on it and not the banks. 4) Banks will accept currency notes with scribbling on it on half value only. 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Banks will accept currency notes with scribbling on it. Ques. : 27 Which of the following countries formally joined the Euro Zone as the new member of the group which uses the Euro as its currency? It has become the European Unions fastest growing economy. 1) Albania 2) Serbia 3) Latvia 4) Slovenia 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Latvia Ques. : 28 Yameen Abdul Gayoom, who visited New Delhi recently on a four-day official visit, is the newly-elected president of: 1) Malaysia 2) Azerbaijan 3) Maldives 4) Kyrgyzstan 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Maldives Ques. : 29 In a major step towards allowing more autonomy to CBI, government has placed the agencys legal wing, Directorate of Prosecution, under the command of the CBI recently. Earlier, the legal wing used to report to: 1) Law Ministry 2) Home Ministry 3) PMO 4) Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Law Ministry Ques. : 30 Who among the following has cracked the fastest century in one-day international history recently, reaching three figures in just 36 deliveries playing against the West Indies? 1) Shane Watson 2) Rohit Sharma 3) Shahid Afridi 4) Corey Anderson 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Corey Anderson Ques. : 31 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has set which of the following dates in 2015 as deadline to phase out non-machine readable passports? 1) 24 Nov 2) 24 Dec 3) 24 Jan 4) 24 Feb 5) None of these Answer:- 1) 24 Nov Ques. : 32 India and which of the golf countries has signed a pact, recently, to protect interests of Indian domestic sector workers working in the country? 1) Bahrain 2) Kuwait 3) Saudi Arabia 4) Iraq 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Saudi Arabia Ques. : 33 Which of the following countries is all set to host first Wimbledon tennis event outside UK? 1) Australia 2) India 3) Japan 4) China 5) None of these Answer:- 2) India Ques. : 34 The much talked about health insurance cover, Obamacare, for millions of Americans come into effect recently. Which of the following is true about it? 1) Under the scheme, it is now compulsory for people to have health cover. 2) Those who cannot afford the cover will get help from the state. 3) Those who remain without any insurance, will be fined. 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 35 What does the last letter ‘P’ denotes in the term STRIPS? 1) Principal 2) Preference 3) Product 4) Prevention 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Principal Ques. : 36 The Govt of India has terminated with immediate effect the Agreement signed in 2010 for the supply of 12 VVIP helicopters in the wake of a scam surfaced regarding the deal. The deal was signed with: 1) Kamov 2) AgustaWestland 3) Dassault Rafale 4) Lockheed Martin 5) None of these Answer:- 2) AgustaWestland Ques. : 37 Which of the following landmark laws came into effect on 1 Jan 2014? 1) National Food Security Bill, 2013 2) Lokpal Bill 3) Companies Bill, 2012 4) Land Acquisition Act 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Land Acquisition Act Ques. : 38 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to steel production in India? 1) India is the worlds largest producer of Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) or Sponge Iron. 2) The steel sector contributes to nearly 2% of the GDP and employs over 5 lakh people. 3) The per capita steel consumption is 42 kg in 2012-13 in India. 4) Only 1) and 2) 5) Only 1) and 3) Answer:- 4) Only 1) and 2) Ques. : 39 Which of the following is NOT sponsored by the govt of India? 1) ICICI Bank 2) NABARD 3) SIDBI 4) IDBI 5) None of these Answer:- 1) ICICI Bank Ques. : 40 China eased its stringent one-child policy, imposed more than three decades ago, recently. Now, __________ will be allowed to have two children. 1) Couples having first child with disability. 2) Couples where either parent has no siblings 3) Couples having a baby girl as first child. 4) Couples having combined income of at least 1 mn yuan per annum. 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Couples where either parent has no siblings Ques. : 41 Who, at present, is the chairman of the Planning Commission? 1) Montek Singh Ahluwalia 2) Manmohan Singh 3) Raghuram Rajan 4) C Rangarajan 5) Kamal Nath Answer:- 2) Manmohan Singh Ques. : 42 The Govt is mulling introducing provisions for removal of CBI Director who gets a fixed tenure of ______(min) after a 1997 Supreme Court order. 1) One year 2) Two years 3) Three years 4) Five years 5) Not fixed Answer:- 2) Two years Ques. : 43 Following the footstep of Bharatiya Mahila Bank, which of the following private insurers has become the first insurer to launch an all-women branch in an industry-first initiative? 1) Max Life 2) ING Vysya Life Insurance 3) ICICI Prudential 4) Bajaj Allianz 5) Birla Sun Life Answer:- 4) Bajaj Allianz Ques. : 44 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted QCCP status to Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) recently. QCCP stands for: 1) Queried Central Counterparty 2) Qualified Central Counterparty 3) Qualitative Central Counterparty 4) Quantitative Central Counterparty 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Qualified Central Counterparty Ques. : 45 As per the Green500 List announced at the Supercomputing Conference (SC 2013) in the US recently, which of the following rankings is correct with respect to India’s own supercomputer PARAM Yuva II? It is: 1) most power efficient in India 2) ninth most power efficient in the Asia Pacific Region 3) 44th most power efficient in the world 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4) All the above Ques. : 46 The World Bank agreed to extend its support to which of the following state govts with an assistance program of about Rs 2,254 cr ($490 mn) for road and other projects over the coming two years? 1) Rajasthan 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Odisha 4) Tamil Nadu 5) Kerala Answer:- 1) Rajasthan Ques. : 47 Who among the following has been appointed the new president of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) recently? 1) Vinod Rai 2) Subodh Kumar Agrawal 3) VN Kaul 4) Shashi Kant Sharma 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Subodh Kumar Agrawal Ques. : 48 China’s first aircraft carrier completed its trial recently. Name the carrier. 1) Minsk 2) Kiev 3) Varyag 4) Liaoning 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Liaoning Ques. : 49 The book titled ‘The Hundred Names of Darkness’ has been authored by: 1) Nilanjana Roy 2) Srinath Perur 3) Frank Dikotter 4) Amish Tripathi 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Nilanjana Roy Ques. : 50 Who among the following has been appointed the new CEO of India’s commodity exchange MCX-SX recently? 1) GK Pillai 2) Jignesh Shah 3) Joseph Massey 4) Saurabh Sarkar 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Saurabh Sarkar
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