Ques. : 1 The Daitari iron ore mines might soon close down on the allegations of carrying mining activities without forest clearance. These mines are situated in which of the following states in India? 1) Odisha 2) Jharkhand 3) Uttarakhand 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Odisha Ques. : 2 Who among the following will be sworn in as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) taking over from Altamas Kabir on Jul 16? 1) AK Patnaik 2) P Sathasivam 3) GS Singhvi 4) Gyan Sudha Misra 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : P Sathasivam Ques. : 3 India has launched IRNSS-1A satellite in the space as its first step towards building own satellite navigation system. Expand the term IRNSS. 1) Indian Regional Network Satellite System 2) Indian Revolving Navigational Satellite System 3) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System 4) Indian Responsive Navigational Satellite System 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System Ques. : 4 Indian army is planning to replace its 150-km range Prithvi ballistic missiles with the newly developed quick-response _______missiles. 1) Prahar 2) Trishul 3) Nag 4) Astra 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Prahar Ques. : 5 Tahrir Square, which was in news recently, is situated in which of the following countries? 1) Turkey 2) Syria 3) China 4) Egypt 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : Egypt Ques. : 6 The govt banned the top-selling drug Pioglitazone recently citing its severe side effects as the reason. This drug was used to treat which of the following diseases? 1) Cancer 2) Hypertension 3) Diabetes 4) Blood Pressure 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Diabetes Ques. : 7 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced to start World Test Championship. Its inaugural edition will be played in England in _______. 1) 2014 2) 2015 3) 2016 4) 2017 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : 2017 Ques. : 8 Among the several measures taken by the RBI to curb current account deficit (CAD), it has now asked banks not to 1) convert gold bought through credit cards into EMIs 2) convert consumer goods bought through credit cards into EMIs 3) convert apparels bought through credit cards into EMIs 4) convert luxury goods bought through credit cards into EMIs 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : convert gold bought through credit cards into EMIs Ques. : 9 As announced by the ICC recently, India will host which of the following tournaments? 1) T20 Cup in 2016 2) World Test Championship in 2021 3) Word Cup (50-over format) in 2023 4) All the above 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : All the above Ques. : 10 Who among the following has been elected the new President of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) recently? 1) Suresh Kalmadi 2) Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad 3) HRH Prince Imran 4) Gideon Sam 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad Ques. : 11 The project to develop Astra missiles is finally back on track after a long delay due to technical glitches. This is India’s first __________missile. 1) Air-to-air 2) Submarine launched 3) UAV launched 4) Reusable 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Air-to-air Ques. : 12 India held the 16th round of border talks with which of the following countries recently? 1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh 3) Nepal 4) China 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : China Ques. : 13 Which of the following teams won the Confederation Cup football tournament recently? 1) Spain 2) Germany 3) Argentina 4) Brazil 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : Brazil Ques. : 14 Which of the following countries has become the first country in South Asia to ban cosmetic testing on animals? 1) China 2) Japan 3) India 4) Thailand 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : India Ques. : 15 Name the 28th member of the European Union which has been granted membership recently. 1) Montenegro 2) Croatia 3) Serbia 4) Albania 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Croatia Ques. : 16 Which country has given its nod to the world’s first clinical trial for ‘induced pluripotent stem’ cells, known as ‘iPS cells’ which uses stem cells harvested from a patient’s own body? 1) South Korea 2) UK 3) Japan 4) US 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Japan Ques. : 17 The US space agency NASA has launched Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft recently aimed at studying 1) The Mars 2) The Sun 3) The Jupiter 4) The Moon 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : The Sun Ques. : 18 INS Trikand ship, armed with the supersonic BRAHMOS missile system among others, was commissioned into the Indian Navy recently. This Talwar class combat ship has been sourced from 1) Russia 2) France 3) Israel 4) US 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Russia Ques. : 19 The United Nations has adopted ‘Marrakesh Treaty’ recently. This treaty is related to 1) Increasing access to higher education for blinds 2) Increasing access to books for blinds 3) Increasing access to books for blinds 4) Increasing access to employment opportunities 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Increasing access to books for blinds Ques. : 20 Who among the following has been appointed the new Delhi lieutenant-governor replacing Tejendra Khanna? 1) Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary 2) KK Paul 3) Najeeb Jung 4) Virendra Kataria 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Najeeb Jung Ques. : 21 Who among the following has won the British Grand Prix 2013 recently? 1) Felipe Massa 2) Sebastian Vettel 3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Nico Rosberg 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : Nico Rosberg Ques. : 22 Who is the vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at present? The Prime Minister is the chairman of the authority. 1) KM Singh 2) JK SINHA 3) B Bhattacharjee 4) Shashidhar Reddy 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : Shashidhar Reddy Ques. : 23 Who among the following has been appointed as the next foreign secretary replacing Ranjan Mathai? 1) Anil Goswami 2) Rajiv Takru 3) Sujatha Singh 4) Ashish Bahuguna 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Sujatha Singh Ques. : 24 The credit of being world’s first internet search engine goes to which of the following? 1) Google 2) Yahoo Search 3) AltaVista 4) MSN Search 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : AltaVista Ques. : 25 The NCR Planning Board had cleared the inclusion of three more districts in the NCR. Who among the following is the Chairman of the board? 1) Girija Vyas 2) Kamal Nath 3) Oscar Fernandes 4) Mallikarjun Kharge 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Kamal Nath Ques. : 26 The Jet-Etihad deal is still stuck in pipeline. As the largest foreign investment in the Indian aviation sector so far, this deal is valued at 1) Rs 1,058 cr 2) Rs 2,058 cr 3) Rs 3,058 cr 4) Rs 4,058 cr 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Rs 2,058 cr Ques. : 27 Narendra Modi has asked farmers from across the country to contribute iron blocks for construction of a huge statue of Sardar Patel at Sardar Sarovar Dam. It will be name 1) Statue of Unity 2) Statue of Integrity 3) Statue of Sovereignty 4) Lauh Purush 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Statue of Unity Ques. : 28 The military has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the president and his opponents to reach an agreement in which of the following countries recently? 1) Syria 2) Egypt 3) Mali 4) Nigeria 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Egypt Ques. : 29 Parimarjan Negi is associated with which of the following games? 1) Wrestling 2) Badminton 3) Table Tennis 4) Chess 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : Chess Ques. : 30 The telecommunication commission of India has approved the enhancement of the foreign direct investment limit in the telecom sector to 100 per cent from current ____per cent. 1) 26 2) 49 3) 74 4) 85 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : 74 Ques. : 31 Egypts powerful military has ousted President Mohammed Morsi and suspended the constitution. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Mohammed Morsi? 1) He was countrys first democratically elected president. 2) He was country’s second democratically elected president. 3) He was country’s third democratically elected president. 4) He was country’s fourth democratically elected president. 5) None of these Answer:-5) None of these Ques. : 32 Examine the following statements with respect to ordinance promulgated for the food security bill and identify the correct sentence(s): 1) It provides the two-third population of the country the right to 5 kg of foodgrain every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs 1-3 per kg. 2) The beneficiaries will be identified by the states, which will also implement the programme under the Targeted Public Distribution System. 3) When implemented, it will be the biggest such scheme in the world with the govt spending estimated at Rs 125,000 crore annually. 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4 : All the above Ques. : 33 The Union Cabinet has granted a special one-time dispensation of Rs 710 crore recently for land acquisition for expansion and upgradation of rural roads network in which of the following states? 1) Uttarakhand 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Jharkhand 4) Jammu & Kashmir 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : Jammu & Kashmir Ques. : 34 The Finance Minister has advised banks to reduce base rates to provide a powerful stimulus to credit growth for the economy. What is base rate? 1) The minimum rate of interest that a bank is allowed to charge from RBI for its deposits. 2) The minimum rate of interest that a bank is allowed to charge from other banks. 3) The minimum rate of interest that a bank is allowed to charge from its customers. 4) The minimum rate of interest that a bank is allowed to charge on industrial loans. 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : The minimum rate of interest that a bank is allowed to charge from its customers. Ques. : 35 Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil has been appointed the new governor of which of the following states? 1) Sikkim 2) West Bengal 3) Kerala 4) Haryana 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Sikkim Ques. : 36 Name the Indian woman entrepreneur, who has received UAE’s prestigious ‘Emirates Woman Award 2013’. 1) Naina Lal Kidwai 2) Vandana Gandhi 3) Indira Nooyi 4) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Vandana Gandhi Ques. : 37 Name the first health insurance company in India that has come up with ‘swipe to claim’ facility that will provide on the spot cashless approval solution to customers? 1) Max Bupa 2) L&T Insurance 3) Star Health 4) ICICI Lombard 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : L&T Insurance Ques. : 38 The insurance companies in India do not provide insurance cover for which of the following as of now? 1) Illness 2) Accident 3) Retirement 4) Wedding 5) None of these Show Answer: Ques. : 39 Evo Morales is the president of which of the following countries? The plane carrying him was diverted to Vienna recently and searched for Edward Snowden. 1) Sweden 2) Ecuador 3) Bolivia 4) Slovenia 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Bolivia Ques. : 40 The UN has urged nations to step up efforts to achieve the eight anti-poverty targets named Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). What is the deadline set to achieve these goals? 1) 2013 2) 2014 3) 2015 4) 2020 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : 2015 Ques. : 41 According to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, in cheque bouncing case for a cheque issued from a joint account, who can be prosecuted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act? 1) Only the person who signed the cheque 2) All the persons named in the joint account collectively 3) Any one of the individuals named in the joint account 4) Only the firm that issued the cheque and not any+ individual 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Only the person who signed the cheque Ques. : 42 Which of the following countries has given its approval to the controversial IVF technique that would lead to the creation of babies with three parents? This technique is aimed at checking the genetic diseases. 1) Japan 2) Singapore 3) China 4) UK 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : UK Ques. : 43 The Indian Post has applied for bank licence along with 25 other applicants. Its vast presence in rural areas goes in its favour but which of the following may hinder its efforts? 1) Its being a loss making enterprise 2) Its being a govt enterprise 3) Its lacking in IT infrastructure 4) Its lacking in customer services 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Its being a govt enterprise Ques. : 44 Vikas Gowda bagged the first gold for India in the Asian Athletics Championships in Pune in which of the following games? 1) Discuss Throw 2) Weightlifting 3) Shot Put 4) Long Jump 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Discuss Throw Ques. : 45 Which of the following companies in India provides credit information of individuals? 1) CRISIL 2) CIBIL 3) ICRA 4) CARE 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : CIBIL Ques. : 46 Who among the following has been sworn in as an interim president in Egypt after the military ousted the incumbent Mohammed Morsi recently? 1) Adly Mahmoud Mansour 2) Gehad El-Haddad 3) Mahdi Aakef 4) Mohammed Badie 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Adly Mahmoud Mansour Ques. : 47 The tech visionary Douglas Engelbart died recently. Which of the following inventions made by him revolutionised personal computing? 1) QWERTY keyboard 2) Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3) Computer Mouse 4) Compact Disc 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Computer Mouse Ques. : 48 Who among the following has been named as the next president of the $100-billion IT industry’s apex body Nasscom? 1) Ganesh Natarajan 2) Ravi Venkatesan 3) R Chandrasekhar 4) S Ramadorai 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : R Chandrasekhar Ques. : 49 Expand the term RCEP. 1) Regional Co-operation for Economic Partnership 2) Regional Comprehensive Economic Pact 3) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership 4) Regional Confederation for Economic Partnership 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Ques. : 50 Which of the following days in India has been designated by the govt as the National Statistical Day? It marks the birth anniversary of Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the doyen of Indian statistics and founder of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata. 1) Jun 29 2) Jul 29 3) Aug 29 4) Sep 29 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Jun 29 Ques. : 51 Who among the following was given the Most Inspiring Sportsperson of the Year award at the National Sports Award presented by the FICCI recently? 1) Deepika Kumari 2) PV Sindhu 3) Saina Nehwal 4) Vijay Zol 5) Yuvraj Singh Answer:- 5 : Yuvraj Singh Ques. : 52 Name the Indian-origin scientist in the UK, who has discovered an ultra-thin layer hidden deep in the eye that may help cure blindness caused by glaucoma recently. 1) Harminder Dua 2) Pawan Kumar 3) Vivek Rao 4) Hemant Thatte 5) None of these Answer:- 1 : Harminder Dua Ques. : 53 The govt has decided against changing the appointment criteria for RBI deputy governors. The rules, which were last altered around five years ago, prohibits which among the following from being considered for a deputy governors job in the RBI? 1) Non-Banking Finance Companies 2) Private Banks 3) Foreign Banks 4) All the above 5) None of the above Answer:- 4 : All the above Ques. : 54 Banks non-performing assets (NPAs) surged 50% in 2013 as revealed in a report released by NPAsource recently. Which of the following banks had the highest share of NPAs among the listed banks in 2013? 1) Bank of Baroda 2) Punjab National Bank 3) State Bank of India 4) Union Bank of India 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : State Bank of India Ques. : 55 Which of the following countries has overtaken India as the worlds largest gold consumer according to a World Gold Council report released recently? 1) US 2) Russia 3) Japan 4) China 5) None of these Answer:- 4 : China Ques. : 56 The govt has notified quadricycle as a new vehicle which can ply on roads from 1 Oct. Which of the following is correct about quadricycles as described by the govt? 1) The vehicle can be used for carrying passengers as well as transporting cargo. 2) The kerb weight (vehicle weight) of passenger quadricycle has been fixed at 450 and for cargo vehicle the total weight is 550 kg. 3) These vehicles are barred from taking highways and their maximum designed speed will be only 70 kmph. 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4 : All the above Ques. : 57 Expand the term MFI as used in banking/finance. 1) Market Finance Institution 2) Medium Finance Institution 3) Micro Finance Institution 4) Mega Finance Institution 5) None of these Answer:- 3 : Micro Finance Institution Ques. : 58 In the recent meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 (G20) held at Sydney, the group vowed to add what amount to world economy to lift growth? 1) USD 2 tn 2) USD 3 tn 3) USD 4 tn 4) USD 5 tn 5) USD 6 tn Answer:- 1 : USD 2 tn Ques. : 59 The book titled ‘Homeless on Google Earth’ has been authored by who among the following? 1) Hansda Sowendra Shekhar 2) Mukul Kesavan 3) Indrajit Hazra 4) Manoj Mitta 5) None of these Answer:- 2 : Mukul Kesavan Ques. : 60 Which of the following is NOT a banking/finance related term? 1) Underwriting 2) Undertaking 3) Underpinning 4) Outstanding 5) None of the above Answer:- 3 : Underpinning
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