Ques. : 1 Hindustan Zinc has inked a pact with which of the following state govts to build 30,000 toilets rural toilets for families below poverty line under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan? 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan 3) Maharashtra 4) Odisha 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Rajasthan Ques. : 2 The World Bank has lowered Indias GDP growth forecast for 2014-15 to what per cent? Earlier it has forecasted of 5.7 per cent GDP growth. 1) 4.5 per cent 2) 4.8 per cent 3) 5.1 per cent 4) 5.5 per cent 5) None of these Answer:- 4) 5.5 per cent Ques. : 3 In her first stand-alone visit abroad as the External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj is scheduled to visit which of the following countries on June 25-27? 1) Pakistan 2) Myanmar 3) Maldives 4) Sri Lanka 5) Bangladesh Answer:- 5) Bangladesh Ques. : 4 As per the latest data released by Swiss National Bank (SNB), Switzerland’s central banking authority, Indian money in Swiss banks has risen to over 1) Rs 14,000 cr 2) Rs 19,000 cr 3) Rs 22,000 cr 4) Rs 34,000 cr 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Rs 14,000 cr Ques. : 5 Who among the following has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for 2013? He will be the recipient of the 49th Jnanpith award. 1) Vinod Kumar Shukla 2) Manglesh Dabral 3) Ashok Vajpeyi 4) Kedarnath Singh 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Kedarnath Singh Ques. : 6 Which of the following pairs won the womens doubles title at the Tri-Nation squash doubles tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently? 1) Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa 2) Saumya Karki and Dipika Pallikal 3) Joshana Chinappa and Saumya Karki 4) Vaidehi Reddy and Saumya Karki 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa Ques. : 7 The central govt announced to launch a campaign to ensure 100 per cent immunization of children in states hit by encephalitis outbreak. This deadly disease is transmitted by 1) Flies 2) Cats 3) Mosquitoes 4) Rats 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Mosquitoes Ques. : 8 We often read about Jaipur Foot in newspapers. What is Jaipur Foot? 1) A deadly disease that affect camels 2) A literary fest organised in Jaipur every year 3) A rubber-based prosthetic leg 4) A special shoe made exclusively in Jaipur 5) None of these Answer:- 3) A rubber-based prosthetic leg Ques. : 9 Who among the following has topped the Indian Institutes of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) Advanced 2014? 1) Chitraang Murdia 2) Srajan Garg 3) Aditi 4) Mayank Bansal 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Chitraang Murdia Ques. : 10 The NDA govt has decided to bring broad changes in MNREGA scheme. Which of the following are the changes proposed? 1) Bringing focus on agriculture with at least Rs 25,000 cr of investment into this sector alone. 2) Emphasis on addressing the issues including poor asset quality, absence of adequate technical staff and lack of outcome orientation. 3) Strengthening of social audits by identifying, training and equipping rural youth in overseeing implementation of the programme. 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 3) Answer:- 4) All the above
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