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• योजना आयोग के स्थान पर नीति आयोग (राष्‍ट्रीय भारत परिवर्तन संस्‍थान) की स्थापना की
• पुर्तगाल के क्रिस्टियानो रोनाल्डो लगातार दूसरे वर्ष यूरोप के सर्वश्रेष्ठ फुटबॉल खिलाड़ी चयनित
• वैज्ञानिकों ने कैंसर कोशिकाओं की जैविक घड़ी को नियंत्रित करने वाली अणु ‘6-थायोडजी’ की खोज की
• भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन के पूर्व अध्यक्ष वीआर गोवारिकर का निधन
• आईएएस अधिकारी एम सत्यवती नागर विमानन महानिदेशालय की पहली महिला महानिदेशक नियुक्त
• डोगरी, हिंदी और उर्दू भाषा के साहित्यकार श्यामदत्त पराग का निधन
• के. राधाकृष्णन भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन (इसरो) के अध्यक्ष पद से सेवानिवृत्त हुए
• राज्यसभा ने प्रशिक्षु (संशोधन) विधेयक 2014 पारित किया
• केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल द्वारा भूमि अधिग्रहण कानून, 2013 में संशोधन करने का फैसला
• महेंद्र सिंह धोनी ने अंतरराष्ट्रीय टेस्ट क्रिकेट से संन्यास की घोषणा की
• अंकिता रैना ने आईटीएफ महिला टेनिस एकल खिताब जीता
• भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक ने वित्तीय स्थिरता रिपोर्ट दिसंबर 2014 जारी की
• भारत-कोरिया संयुक्त आयोग की 8वीं बैठक दक्षिण कोरिया में संपन्न
• रघुवर दास ने झारखंड के मुख्यमंत्री पद की शपथ ली
• भारत, चीन के बाद दुबई का दूसरा सबसे बड़ा विदेशी व्यापारिक भागीदार बना

Important G.A. Questions of the Days
Ques. : 1 Suzlon Energy Ltd, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine maker, announced a cash-less restructuring of its existing FCCBs worth $485 mn after it failed to repay $209 mn of debt recently. Expand the term FCCB.
1) Foreign Currency Curative Bonds 2) Foreign Currency Categorised Bonds
3) Foreign Currency Concession Bonds 4) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 2 World Press Freedom Day is observed on which of the following dates?
1) 1 May 2) 3 May
3) 5 May 4) 8 May
5) 9 May Ans.) 2

Ques. : 3 Who among the following won the best actor award at the 61st National Film awards presented by the President Pranab Mukherjee recently?
1) Suraj Venjaramoodu and Rajkumar Rao (shared) 2) Saurabh Shukla and Farhan Akhtar (shared)
3) Saurabh Shukla 4) Farhan Akhtar
5) Arshad Warsi Ans.) 1

Ques. : 4 Continuing a century-old practice, the Jammu & Kashmir govt shifted to Srinagar from Jammu recently. The state govt functions for _________ from Srinagar every year.
1) two months 2) three months
3) four months 4) six months
5) nine months Ans.) 4

Ques. : 5 Which of the following pairs won the WTA Portugal Open 2014 women's doubles title recently?
1) Eva Hrdinova and Valeria Solovyeva 2) Sania Mirza and Cara Black
3) Ekaterina Lopes and Portugal Barbara Luz 4) Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 6 India’s Kamal Chawla, who won a bronze medal in the Asian Championship held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently, is associated with which of the following games?
1) Table tennis 2) Squash
3) Snooker 4) Chess
5) Badminton Ans.) 3

Ques. : 7 Sprint star Tyson Gay received one-year doping ban and returned his 2012 London Olympics Silver medal recently. He hails from which of the following countries?
1) Russia 2) Canada
3) US 4) Australia
5) Mexico Ans.) 3

Ques. : 8 DRDO successfully test fired India's first indigenously developed Astra missile recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the missile?
1) It is an air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile. 2) Designed and developed by DRDO, it possesses high Single Shot Kill Probability (SSKP), making it highly reliable.
3) It is an all-weather missile with active radar terminal guidance and smokeless propulsion. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4

Ques. : 9 S&P BSE SENSEX or Sensitive Index is a basket of _____ constituent stocks representing a sample of large, liquid and representative companies.
1) 30 2) 40
3) 50 4) 70
5) 100 Ans.) 1

Ques. : 10 A major field exercise by the Army, code named ‘Sarvada Vijay’, was conducted in which of the following states recently? The overall aim of the exercise is to practice conventional cross-border thrusts into enemy territory.
1) Gujarat 2) Rajasthan
3) Punjab 4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Odisha Ans.) 2

Ques. : 11 What was India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index 2014 which was topped by Finland?
1) 32nd 2) 140th
3) 158th 4) 175th
5) 180th Ans.) 2

Ques. : 12 ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Limited has announced that the Company has been renamed as ____________ with immediate effect following approvals from IRDA and Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
1) Apollo Life Insurance 2) Eveready Life Insurance
3) Exide Life Insurance 4) Pidilite Life Insurance
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 13 The Finance Ministry has asked public sector banks to step up efforts for mobilising low-cost CASA deposits and focus on recovery. What does CASA stands for?
1) Corporate Account Savings Account 2) Current Account Service Account
3) Customary Account Savings Account 4) Current Account Savings Account
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 14 India's foreign exchange reserves, which are held and managed by the RBI, comprise which of the following?
1) foreign currency assets 2) gold
3) special drawing rights allocated to India by the IMF 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4

Ques. : 15 India asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to double its lending capacity in 20 years to help emerging market and poor economies. The annual lending capacity of ADB under Ordinary Capital Resources has been ________so far.
1) $4-5 bn 2) $6-7 bn
3) $8-9 bn 4) $10-11 bn
5) $12-13 bn Ans.) 4

Ques. : 16 Juan Carlos Varela won the Presidential election in which of the following countries recently? He was erstwhile Vice President of the country.
1) Panama 2) El Salvador
3) Nicaragua 4) Costa Rica
5) Honduras Ans.) 1

Ques. : 17 The term birdie is associated with which of the following games?
1) Badminton 2) Golf
3) Snooker 4) Chess
5) Squash Ans.) 2

Ques. : 18 Gary Becker, who died recently at 83, had received the Nobel Prize in which of the following fields in 1992?
1) Literature 2) Economic Sciences
3) Physics 4) Chemistry
5) Peace Ans.) 2

Ques. : 19 The annual “Balikatan,” or shoulder to shoulder, exercises were conducted between which of the following two countries recently?
1) US and Philippines 2) China and Philippines
3) US and South Korea 4) South Korea and Philippines
5) Thailand and Philippines Ans.) 1

Ques. : 20 The World Health Organization (WHO) imposed international travel restrictions on which of the following countries, recently, over their failure to control the spread of the deadly polio virus?
1) Syria 2) Cameroon
3) Pakistan 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 21 The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that which of the following diseases has reemerged as a ‘public health emergency’ which was thought to be on the road to extinction till now?
1) Malaria 2) Polio
3) Small pox 4) Chicken pox
5) Tuberculosis Ans.) 2

Ques. : 22 The Reserve Bank asked banks not to levy penalties on customers in which of the following conditions as part of a consumer protection initiative recently?
1) Not paying minimum amount due of credit cards up to three months 2) Not maintaining a minimum balance in an inoperative account
3) Defaulting on EMI of housing loans up to three months 4) Defaulting on EMI of theft vehicles whose claims are under process with insurers
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 23 Which of the following countries has announced to make match-fixing a specific crime for the first time, recently, to ensure sport remains corruption-free? The country is preparing to co-host 2015 ICC World Cup.
1) England 2) Australia
3) Zimbabwe 4) New Zealand
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 24 The new Indian capital markets regulations provides for all existing overseas investor classes to register now as FPIs to invest in Indian markets. What does FPI stands for?
1) Foreign Proportional Investors 2) Foreign Priority Investors
3) Foreign Portfolio Investors 4) Foreign Participatory Investors
5) Foreign Periodic Investors Ans.) 3

Ques. : 25 The foreign direct Investments (FDIs) are preferred over other foreign fund Inflows for which of the following reasons?
1) It brings in latest technology in the country. 2) It generates huge employment opportunities.
3) It improves international ties of the govt. 4) It stays in the country for at least five years.
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 26 Controversial former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi has been elected President of which of the following cricket associations recently after which BCCI suspended the association from its fold?
1) Maharashtra Cricket Association 2) Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
3) Karnataka Cricket Association 4) Rajasthan Cricket Association
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 27 The Supreme Court held which of the following provisions as unconstitutional in its recent verdict?
1) Mandatory prior sanction for CBI to probe corruption cases against any govt officer 2) Mandatory prior sanction for CBI to probe corruption cases against officers of joint secretary-rank or above
3) Mandatory prior sanction for CBI to probe corruption cases against Union Ministers 4) Mandatory prior sanction for CBI to probe corruption cases against Prime Minister
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 28 A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld constitutional validity of Right to Education Act recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Act?
1) It mandates that 33 per cent seats in all schools be reserved for the economically disadvantaged. 2) The Act will not apply to aided or unaided minority institutions.
3) The Act was enacted with the insertion of Article 21-A in the Constitution by eighty-sixth amendment. 4) Only 1) and 3)
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 5

Ques. : 29 India pledged to provide an assistance of ________ to the families displaced by a massive landslide in Afghanistan that entombed a village, killing at least 300 people recently.
1) USD 1 mn 2) USD 2 mn
3) USD 5 mn 4) USD 8 mn
5) USD 10 mn Ans.) 1

Ques. : 30 The credit limit to the National Co-operative Marketing Federations is authorised by the
1) RBI 2) NABARD
3) Ministry of Finance 4) Ministry of Agriculture
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 31 The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, recently, ruled that the govt cannot impose ____________on linguistic minority for imparting primary education.
1) mother tongue 2) English language
3) Hindi language 4) any foreign language
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 32 Giving three years’ time to comply with the new norms, the capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), raised the minimum net worth criteria of asset management companies from Rs 10 cr to _______earlier this year.
1) Rs 20 cr 2) Rs 30 cr
3) Rs 40 cr 4) Rs 50 cr
5) Rs 70 cr Ans.) 4

Ques. : 33 After a long wait and legal hurdles, which of the new airlines was granted the flying licence by aviation regulator DGCA recently?
1) SkyJet Air 2) AirAsia India
3) Club One Air 4) Blue Dart Aviation
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 34 The ‘Nabhratna’ flying test bird aircraft was handed over to DRDO recently. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct about the aircraft?
1) It has been developed by Mahindra Aerospace Private Limited. 2) The aircraft will be used by Bangalore based Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) as flying test bed (FTB) for evaluation of performance of various radars being developed by it.
3) This aircraft is equipped with indigenous synthetic Aperture Radar and state-of-the-art avionics and communication system. 4) The use of flying test bed (FTB) aircraft will reduce the cycle time for development for airborne system.
5) It is a modified Dornier (DO-228) aircraft. Ans.) 1

Ques. : 35 The RBI panel on credit information submitted its report with the recommendations like providing a free copy of their credit profile to customers recently. The panel was headed by who among the following?
1) Deepak Parekh 2) Shikha Sharma
3) Aditya Puri 4) Chanda Kochhar
5) Pratip Chaudhuri Ans.) 3

Ques. : 36 According to a recent survey conducted by the Assocham, an alarming number of children are using social networking site Facebook. This is happening in spite of the strict norms that prohibit children under age _______from opening an account on social networking sites.
1) 12 years 2) 13 years
3) 15 years 4) 16 years
5) 18 years Ans.) 2

Ques. : 37 The UN-backed REDD+ programme is associated with which of the following? It offers incentives for developing countries.
1) Encouraging cattle herding 2) Saving endangered species
3) Control of endemic diseases 4) Reduction in carbon emissions
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 38 Which of the following Asian nations is all set to become Asia’s first animal cruelty-free cosmetics zone as it has introduced a draft notification that bans import of animal-tested cosmetics? A ban on animal-tested cosmetics is already in place in the country.
1) Japan 2) India
3) Sri Lanka 4) Bhutan
5) Myanmar Ans.) 2

Ques. : 39 Uber Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Men’s badminton 2) Women’s badminton
3) Men’s tennis 4) Women’s tennis
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 40 The market borrowing programme of the State govts is finalised by the Central govt and the _______, keeping in view the provisions of Article 293(3) of the Constitution of India.
1) National Development Council 2) SEBI
3) NABARD 4) Planning Commission
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 41 India, one of the world's largest polluters, has drafted a national policy aimed at reducing its carbon emissions from deforestation. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?
1) India has the tenth largest forest coverage in the world. 2) It is the world's fifth largest carbon emitter.
3) It accounts for 5 per cent of global greenhouse gases. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4

Ques. : 42 The RBI has said that banks will not be permitted to charge foreclosure charges or pre-payment penalties on all floating rate term loans sanctioned to individual borrowers, with immediate effect. Floating loan products include
1) housing loans 2) corporate loans
3) vehicle loans 4) personal loans
5) All the above Ans.) 5

Ques. : 43 Badakshan province was in news recently for which of the following reasons?
1) Boko Haram militants kidnapped 200 girls from a school. 2) Pro-Russia protesters captured many govt offices there.
3) A ferry carrying students capsized here killing hundreds of them 4) A devastating landslide killed hundreds of people there.
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 44 The Supreme Court struck down a law promulgated by which of the following state govts declaring Mullaperiyar dam as endangered and not allowing raising the water level of the dam?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Kerala
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Karnataka
5) Goa Ans.) 2

Ques. : 45 The High Court of which of the following states cancelled, recently, the appointment of 10,323 teachers in different categories recruited since 2010 and ruled that no proper policy was followed for their appointment?
1) Tripura 2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya 4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Assam Ans.) 1

Ques. : 46 India launched its own payment gateway 'RuPay', equivalent of Visa and Mastercard recently. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct about the new card?
1) It is developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). 2) It will work on three channels - ATMs, Point of Sales (POS) and online sales.
3) It is the third such payment gateway in the world. 4) A variant of RuPay would shortly be launched by IRCTC, which will help in booking railway tickets.
5) For clearing and settlement of each transaction, banks will have to pay 40 per cent lower fees in RuPay platform compared to other international platforms. Ans.) 3

Ques. : 47 Which of the following Indian firms leads the list of 54 Indian companies included in the recently released Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list of the world’s largest and most powerful public companies measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value?
1) Reliance Industries 2) Tata Motors
3) ICICI Bank 4) ONGC
5) State Bank of India Ans.) 1

Ques. : 48 Name the embattled premier of Thailand who was dismissed from office by a court in the country recently that found her guilty in an abuse of power case.
1) Thaksin Shinawatra 2) Charupong Ruangsuwan
3) Thawil Pliensri 4) Yingluck Shinawatra
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 49 Which of the following countries was honoured with New Frontiers Award at the Arabian travel mart in Dubai for its outstanding contribution to tourism development recently?
1) Sri Lanka 2) Bhutan
3) India 4) Nepal
5) Myanmar Ans.) 3

Ques. : 50 Which of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to the appreciation of the currency of a country?
1) The appreciation results in decrease in imports. 2) The appreciation results in increase in imports.
3) The appreciation results in decrease in exports. 4) The appreciation results in lower economic growth.
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 51 The 2014 version of the Ambient Air Pollution (AAP), released by the WHO, declared which of the following cities as the world’s most polluted city with highest concentration of PM2.5 recently?
1) Beijing 2) Shanghai
3) Delhi 4) Mumbai
5) Kuala Lumpur Ans.) 3

Ques. : 52 Which of the following state govts recommend dissolution of the state assembly paving the way for formation of the 15th state assembly recently?
1) Odisha 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Jharkhand 4) Uttarakhand
5) Karnataka Ans.) 1

Ques. : 53 The youngest state of the country, Telangana, has how many Parliamentary and Assembly seats respectively?
1) 9 and 98 2) 11 and 109
3) 13 and 112 4) 15 and 114
5) 17 and 119 Ans.) 5

Ques. : 54 In which of the following countries, Boko Haram militants abducted more than 200 schoolgirls recently? Now, world powers including the US have joined the search operation to bring them back to their families.
1) Mali 2) South Sudan
3) Nigeria 4) Azerbaijan
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 55 The book ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ has been authored by who among the following?
1) Thomas Piketty 2) Tyler Cowen
3) Emmanuel Saez 4) Paul Krugman
5) Martin Wolf Ans.) 1

Ques. : 56 Nedurumilli Janardhan Reddy, who passed away, recently, was the former Chief Minister of which of the following states?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Karnataka 4) Kerala
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 57 President Jacob Zuma got a second term in office in the fifth post-apartheid election and the first after the death of Nelson Mandela held recently. He belongs to which of the following parties?
1) Economic Freedom Fighters 2) Democratic Alliance
3) African National Congress 4) African Ante-Apartheid Party
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 58 The Supreme Court ordered a CBI enquiry into Saradha chit fund scam recently. The much reported ponzi scam took place in which of the following states?
1) Odisha 2) West Bengal
3) Karnataka 4) Kerala
5) Assam Ans.) 2

Ques. : 59 Several world leaders are due to attend the ceremony in Normandy, France to mark the 70th anniversary of which of the following historic events on Jun 6?
1) Franco-German War 2) French Revolution
3) Victory of the allied forces in World War I 4) Victory of the allied forces in World War II
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 60 The term ASBA (Application Supported by Blocked Amounts) is associated with which of the following?
1) International aid 2) Capital market
3) World Bank grants 4) Ponzi schemes
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 61 Which of the following states was adjudged to have the best land acquisition model in the country in the report prepared by consultancy firm Accenture on behalf of DIPP recently?
1) Maharashtra 2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) West Bengal
5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 2

Ques. : 62 Which of the following cities will host the first leg of newly launched International Premier Tennis League (IPTL)? India’s Mahesh Bhupathi is the founder of IPTL.
1) Manila 2) Bangkok
3) Chennai 4) Tokyo
5) Shanghai Ans.) 1

Ques. : 63 Which of the following companies won the ‘International Business of the Year award 2014’ at the Asian Business Awards Midlands held in Birmingham recently?
1) Tata Consultancy Services 2) Bharti Airtel
3) Mittalcorp 4) Caparo Group
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 64 What is India’s ranking in the ‘State of World's Mothers' Index 2014,’ an annual report prepared by the London-based aid agency 'Save the Children' to rank the best and worst places in the world?
1) 89th 2) 116th
3) 130th 4) 137th
5) 147th Ans.) 4

Ques. : 65 India, Switzerland and 45 other nations endorsed the ‘Declaration on Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters’ recently. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) The new global standard for automatic exchange of tax information is expected to come into effect earliest by 2017. 2) The endorsement of the Declaration took place under the aegis of Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
3) Automatic exchange of information would allow for collecting all bank information on non-resident to pass this information on to the countries of residence of these taxpayers. 4) Paris-based OECD sets the global tax standards and frames conventions against tax frauds, among others.
5) None of these Ans.) 5

Ques. : 66 India and which of the following countries have inked a pact to enhance security cooperation in combating the key issues of insurgency, arms smuggling and human trafficking recently?
1) Bangladesh 2) Bhutan
3) Myanmar 4) Nepal
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 67 The book titled ‘The Candidate’ has been authored by who among the following?
1) Anirudh Bhattacharyya 2) Hanif Qureishi
3) Narendra Jadhav 4) SY Quraishi
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 68 Afghanistan has started using its first ever satellite AFGHANSAT 1 which will support broadcasting, mobile telephony and IP connectivity in the country. This satellite has been leased from which of the following agencies?
1) ISRO, India 2) Eutelsat, EU
3) NASA, US 4) Roscosmos, Russia
5) CNES, France Ans.) 2

Ques. : 69 Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek stepped down, recently, in which of the following countries after losing the leadership of her party?
1) Croatia 2) Serbia
3) Bulgaria 4) Slovenia
5) Albania Ans.) 4

Ques. : 70 An effort by the WHO to measure pollution in cities around the world found that India is home to thirteen of the dirtiest 20 cities in the word. Which of the following Indian cities is NOT among the top four most polluted cities in the world?
1) Raipur 2) Gwalior
3) Patna 4) New Delhi
5) Mumbai Ans.) 5

Ques. : 71 The Defence Ministry has recommended the name of who among the following for the post of Chief of the army staffs recently?
1) Deepak Kapoor 2) Dalbir Singh Suhag
3) NC Vij 4) Joginder Jaswant Singh
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 72 Which of the following teams clinched the 20th Senior National Women's Football Championships title recently?
1) Manipur 2) Odisha
3) West Bengal 4) Karnataka
5) Maharashtra Ans.) 1

Ques. : 73 After Crimea, which of the following provinces of Ukraine declared independence from the country in the recently held referendum?
1) Kiev 2) Donetsk
3) Moldova 4) Odessa
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 74 The recently held elections recorded an all-time high voter turnout in the history of Lok Sabha elections with the overall turnout in all the nine phases of polling this year stood at _______.
1) 52.30 per cent 2) 55.34 per cent
3) 58.19 per cent 4) 66.38 per cent
5) 68.01 per cent Ans.) 4

Ques. : 75 The rumours were doing round in the retail world that Carrefour is planning to exit Indian market recently. This second largest retail chain in the world is based in which of the following countries?
1) UK 2) US
3) France 4) Germany
5) South Korea Ans.) 3

Ques. : 76 Khaled Choudhury died recently. He was an innovative artist, stage director and a Padma Bhushan awardee associated with
1) Hindi theatre 2) Marathi theatre
3) Tamil theatre 4) Bengali theatre
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 77 Who among the following won the Spanish Grand Prix 2014 recently?
1) Nico Rosberg 2) Sebastian Vettel
3) Fernando Alonso 4) Jenson Button
5) Lewis Hamilton Ans.) 5

Ques. : 78 The world's biggest Bio-bank imaging study is being conducted in which of the following countries under which 100,000 citizens are undergoing detailed imaging of their brain, heart and vital organs?
1) Japan 2) US
3) Germany 4) UK
5) China Ans.) 4

Ques. : 79 The book titled ‘The Last Word By’ has been written by who among the following?
1) Sidharth Bhatia 2) Hanif Qureishi
3) Noviolet Bulawayo 4) Malvika Singh
5) Pallavi Aiyar Ans.) 2

Ques. : 80 In which of the following countries at least 15 people were killed in a stampede at a football match in the Kinshasa city recently? The incident took place after police fired tear gas in the crowded stadium, causing panic.
1) Democratic Republic of Congo 2) Brazil
3) Indonesia 4) Malaysia
5) Spain Ans.) 1

Ques. : 81 In his recent visit to east African nations, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang signed a deal with which of the following countries to build a new railway with China financing 90 per cent of the 3.6 billion-dollar project?
1) Kenya 2) Uganda
3) Somalia 4) Rwanda
5) Ethiopia Ans.) 1

Ques. : 82 The former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison for the first time in the history of which of the following countries recently? He was sentenced for corrupt practices in a real estate project.
1) Spain 2) Norway
3) Canada 4) Holland
5) Israel Ans.) 5

Ques. : 83 Name the leading Indian IT services company which paid a hefty sum of $34 mn to settle a US visa misuse case in 2013 and now, it will have to retain an independent third-party auditor at its expense to review its visa compliance until 2015.
1) Wipro 2) TCS
3) Infosys 4) HCL
5) Tech Mahindra Ans.) 3

Ques. : 84 The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed who among the following as the first woman to command a United Nations peacekeeping force? She will serve as commander of about 1,000 UN peacekeepers in Cyprus.
1) Kristin Lund 2) Ann Dunwoody
3) Terry Gabreski 4) Michelle Howard
5) Janet Wolfenbarger Ans.) 1

Ques. : 85 A banking company is required to transfer not less than what per cent out of the balance of profit of each year to the Reserve Fund created under provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949?
1) 5 per cent 2) 10 per cent
3) 15 per cent 4) 20 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 86 International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world on ______of each year.
1) 5 May 2) 8 May
3) 9 May 4) 12 May
5) 15 May Ans.) 4

Ques. : 87 Which of the following economies of the world have been declared world’s most expensive economies in a ranking released by the World Bank recently?
1) UK, Japan 2) Bermuda, Denmark
3) US, Australia 4) Switzerland, Norway
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 88 Which of the following pairs of states and their best practices is NOT matched correctly with respect to the report prepared by consultancy firm Accenture on behalf of DIPP recently?
1) Best land acquisition model in the country – Gujarat 2) Integrated and comprehensive system for VAT – Karnataka
3) Labour management solution – Maharashtra 4) Single window clearance – Rajasthan and Punjab
5) None of these Ans.) 5

Ques. : 89 Which of the following companies tops the Forbes' annual list of the world's 2000 largest and most powerful public companies released recently?
1) China Construction Bank 2) Citigroup
3) JP Morgan 4) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
5) Berkshire Hathaway Ans.) 4

Ques. : 90 Which of the following aviation academies was selected for the International Arch of Europe Award 2014 recently?
1) Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics 2) Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics
3) Indian Institute of Aeronautics 4) Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 91 The RBI, recently, allowed bank branches abroad to sell structured products that are not specifically permitted in the domestic market. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct in this regard?
1) The RBI has directed banks to offer such products in foreign branches in compliance with the host country regulations. 2) Banks are allowed to do so only at the established financial centers outside India like New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Dubai etc.
3) For other than established financial centers, banks may offer only those products that are specifically permitted in India. 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 5

Ques. : 92 Which of the following car models selling in India became only the second car to cross 25 lakh unit sales mark in domestic market after the iconic Maruti 800?
1) Wagon R 2) Santro
3) Indica 4) Ambassador
5) Alto Ans.) 5

Ques. : 93 In one of worst mining disasters, at least 232 people were killed and hundreds trapped in the coal mine explosion and fire in which of the following countries recently?
1) Turkey 2) Afghanistan
3) China 4) South Korea
5) Australia Ans.) 1

Ques. : 94 Along with the provision of Rs 11,500 cr in the Interim budget, the Govt is likely to infuse additional capital of up to ________ in PSBs during the current fiscal, to expand their capital base.
1) Rs 1000 cr 2) Rs 3000 cr
3) Rs 6000 cr 4) Rs 8000 cr
5) Rs 12000 cr Ans.) 4

Ques. : 95 The world's highest tunnel for high-speed trains became operational at an altitude of 3,607.4 metres in which of the following countries recently?
1) Switzerland 2) China
3) Germany 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 96 The expert committee headed by former Axis Bank Chairman PJ Nayak submitted its report to the RBI recently. The Committee was constituted to review ______in Jan 2014.
1) the governance of boards of banks in India 2) the capital requirement of PSBs in India
3) the foreign share holdings in private banks in India 4) the proposal to increase the number of Deputy Governors at RBI from four to five
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 97 A RBI report has revealed that PSBs will require up to _______in core capital by Mar 2018 as they migrate to the capital intensive Basel-III framework.
1) Rs 2.2 tn 2) Rs 3.4 tn
3) Rs 4.6 tn 4) Rs 5.8 tn
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 98 India is negotiating the Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) with which of the following groups/countries which is in its final leg now?
1) ASEAN 2) EU
3) Mauritius 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 99 India has signed two agreements - one on the study of ground water resources in Kampong Spue Province and the other on development of Master Plan for Siem Reap River Basin - with which of the following countries recently?
1) Vietnam 2) Thailand
3) Cambodia 4) Indonesia
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 100 Which of the following gulf countries announced to abolish its controversial sponsorship system for foreign workers in a major labour reform recently? Now, it will not be mandatory for the foreign workers to obtain their employer’s consent before leaving the country.
1) Bahrain 2) Saudi Arabia
3) UAE 4) Qatar
5) Kuwait Ans.) 4

Ques. : 101 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the recommendations made by the expert committee headed by PJ Nayak recently?
1) The Govt should reduce its holding in public sector banks to below 50 per cent. 2) The govt should repeal the Bank Nationalisation Acts of the 1970 and 1980, together with the SBI Act and the SBI (Subsidiary Banks) Act.
3) The Committee also recommended expanding single investor shareholding cap to up to 30 per cent in banks without regulatory approval. 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5

Ques. : 102 The Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan announced to launch much awaited plastic currency notes of Rs 10 denomination in five cities in _____.
1) 2015 2) 2016
3) 2017 4) 2018
5) 2019 Ans.) 1

Ques. : 103 The state Co-operative Bank of which of the following states became the first Cooperative Bank of the country to have its own 'Ru-Pay' ATM cm Debit Card launched recently?
1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Gujarat
5) Rajasthan Ans.) 1

Ques. : 104 The Delhi High Court upheld the validity of the National Sports Code capping age and tenure of office bearers in sports bodies recently. The Code framed by the govt, barred more than _______of tenure for presidents.
1) 5 years 2) 8 years
3) 12 years 4) 15 years
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 105 Who among the following is the author of the book titled ‘An Undocumented Wonder: The Making of the Great Indian Election’?
1) Anirudh Bhattacharyya 2) Narendra Jadhav
3) Arunava Sinha 4) SY Quraishi
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 106 The Prime Minister of which of the following countries called for a new interpretation of the constitution, recently, which could pave the way for the military to fight overseas? The country's constitution bans acts of war and the threat or use of force to settle international disputes.
1) South Korea 2) Vietnam
3) Japan 4) Philippines
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 107 The Union Home Ministry extended the ban imposed on which of the following terror groups for five years recently? The group was banned after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.
1) SIMI 2) Indian Mujahideen
3) LeT 4) LTTE
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 108 Delhi University’s professor GN Saibaba, a vociferous opponent of Operation Greenhunt, was arrested recently. The Operation Greenhunt is associated with which of the following?
1) Hunt for minerals in forest areas 2) Counter-insurgency operations against the Maoists
3) Displacing tribal population from national reserves 4) A deforestation drive to increase cultivable land acreage
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 109 The name of Shiv Chowrasia is associated with which of the following games?
1) Billiards 2) Squash
3) Golf 4) Polo
5) Bowling Ans.) 3

Ques. : 110 The first Scorpene submarine is scheduled to be commissioned in 2016 by the Indian Navy. These submarines are being supplied by which of the following countries?
1) UK 2) Russia
3) US 4) Germany
5) France Ans.) 5

Ques. : 111 Who among the following candidates created a new record in the history of General Elections in India by winning the election with a margin of 5.7 lakh votes?
1) Darshana Jardosh, Surat 2) CR Patil, Navsari
3) VK Singh, Ghaziabad 4) Narendra Modi, Vadodara
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 112 Which of the following automakers in the US will pay a record $35 mn fine over faulty ignition switches? The US govt’s investigated the company for recall of 2.59 mn small cars with the above issue.
1) General Motors 2) Toyota
3) Ford 4) Renault
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 113 The veteran hotelier Capt CP Krishnan Nair, who died recently, was associated with which of the following hotel chains?
1) Clarks 2) Oberoi
3) Trident 4) Leela Palace
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 114 ‘Project-75India’ is associated with which of the following armed forces?
1) Indian Navy 2) Indian Army
3) Indian Air Force 4) BSF
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 115 Name the Hollywood star was conferred with a special honour, ‘Most Popular All Time International Star in India,’ at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards recently?
1) Uma Thurman 2) John Travolta
3) Bruce Willis 4) Tom Cruise
5) Nicolas Cage Ans.) 2

Ques. : 116 Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank functioning in India?
1) Indusind 2) Kotak Mahindra
3) Yes 4) Tata
5) Federal Ans.) 4

Ques. : 117 Many a time we come across a term GDR. What is the expanded form of the same in the context of banking/economy?
1) Gross Depository Revenue 2) Global Depository Receipt
3) Gross Domestic Revenue 4) Global Depository Revenue
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 118 Which of the following stock exchanges will cease to exist from May 30 after it failed to adhere to several new regulatory requirements outlined by markets regulator Sebi? It was a 76-year-old stock exchange.
1) Jaipur Stock Exchange 2) Bhubaneswar Stock Exchange
3) Bangalore Stock Exchange 4) Madras Stock Exchange
5) Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Ans.) 4

Ques. : 119 A new political party that meets the 4% criterion in a particular state is recognised as a 'state party' in that state. To gain recognition as a national party, a party must be recognised as a state party in at least ________states.
1) two 2) three
3) four 4) five
5) six Ans.) 3

Ques. : 120 Which of the following islands became the first island in the world fully energy self-sufficient through combined water and wind power recently?
1) El Hierro 2) Mindanao
3) Hokkaido 4) Sakhalin
5) Banks Island Ans.) 1

Ques. : 121 The expert committee headed by former Axis Bank Chairman, PJ Nayak, constituted to review the governance of Boards of Banks in India, submitted its report recently. Which of the following is NOT recommended by the Committee?
1) Banks should not be incorporated under the Companies Act. 2) A Bank Investment Company should be constituted where the govt holding in all the banks should be transferred.
3) If a bank is identified as ‘distressed’, private equity and sovereign wealth funds should be permitted to take a controlling stake of up to 40 per cent. 4) There should be a minimum five-year tenure for bank chairmen and minimum three year tenure for executive directors.
5) Constraints like applicability of the Right to Information Act should be rapidly eliminated or significantly reduced in order to avoid erosion of competitiveness. Ans.) 1

Ques. : 122 The BJP became the first political party in India to get a majority in the General Election on its own since _______when the Indian National Congress had done so.
1) 1952 2) 1962
3) 1971 4) 1984
5) 1989 Ans.) 4

Ques. : 123 Name the footballer who agreed to sign a new contract with Barcelona making him the best paid player in the world recently?
1) Lionel Messi 2) Cristiano Ronaldo
3) Neymar 4) Gareth Bale
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 124 Who among the following topped the list of UK billionaires made public in London recently?
1) Lord Swraj Paul 2) Lakshmi N Mittal
3) Prakash Lohia 4) Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja
5) Anil Agarwal Ans.) 4

Ques. : 125 The sixteenth Lok Sabha election has created a situation when no single party qualify for a Leader of the Opposition post as the rules mandated that the LoP should be from a party whose members constitute at least ________of the total strength of the House.
1) 5 per cent 2) 7 per cent
3) 10 per cent 4) 12 per cent
5) 15 per cent Ans.) 3

Ques. : 126 Russi Mody, who passed away, recently, was former chief of which of the following companies?
1) Tisco (now Tata Steel) 2) Telco (now Tata Motors)
3) Balco 4) Nalco
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 127 Citizens of which of the following counties rejected adopting world’s highest minimum wage (25 dollars an hour) in a referendum held there recently?
1) Switzerland 2) Norway
3) South Korea 4) US
5) France Ans.) 1

Ques. : 128 India suffered loss to Malaysia in Thomas Cup held in New Delhi recently. Thomas Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Women’s tennis 2) Men’s tennis
3) Men’s badminton 4) Women’s badminton
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 129 Nabam Tuki was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of which of the following states after the assembly poll held there recently?
1) Mizoram 2) Manipur
3) Tripura 4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 130 The RBI is all set to launch one billion plastic notes of Rs 10 denomination in a field trial in five cities selected for their geographical and climatic diversity. Which of the following cities is NOT among them?
1) Bhubaneswar 2) Jaipur
3) Mysore 4) Kochi
5) Chennai Ans.) 5

Ques. : 131 Which of the following countries approved a new tax regime, recently, under which those with annual net income of over USD 333,000 will be subject to a 45 per cent income tax rate?
1) Taiwan (Republic of China) 2) South Korea
3) Singapore 4) Philippines
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 132 Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) is a multi-national forum for peace, security and stability in Asia. The fourth CICA summit was held in which of the following cities recently?
1) Istanbul 2) Astana
3) Shanghai 4) Ankara
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 133 Sir Jack Brabham, who passed away, recently, was three-time _______ world champion.
1) Badminton 2) Chess
3) Squash 4) Formula One
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 134 The Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), an Indian NGO manufacturing the world famous Jaipur Foot, signed an agreement with which of the following countries to supply artificial limbs to some 1000 people free of cost recently?
1) Iraq 2) Syria
3) Libya 4) Afghanistan
5) Turkey Ans.) 4

Ques. : 135 Biju Janata Dal won the recent assembly polls in Odisha. Who among the following is all set to become the next Chief Minister of the state?
1) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 2) Srikant Kumar Jena
3) Baijayant Panda 4) Pyarimohan Mohapatra
5) Naveen Patnaik Ans.) 5

Ques. : 136 Who among the following won women’s singles title at the Rome Masters tennis tournament recently?
1) Sara Errani 2) Serena Williams
3) Victoria Azarenka 4) Maria Sharapova
5) Venus Williams Ans.) 2

Ques. : 137 According to the advance estimates released by the Govt, the foodgrains production is likely to cross ______million tonnes in 2013-14 in the country. It will be the highest ever production of food grains in the country.
1) 257 2) 264
3) 271 4) 288
5) 295 Ans.) 2

Ques. : 138 Balkan countries are scrambling to rescue victims and battling landslides as the worst floods hit the area since modern recording began 120 years ago. Which of the following is NOT a Balkan country?
1) Bulgaria 2) Albania
3) Herzegovina 4) Bosnia
5) None of these Ans.) 5

Ques. : 139 The Defence Minister of Laos, Douangchay Phichit, and others were killed in a plane crash in the country recently. Which of the following is the capital city of Laos?
1) Phuket 2) Pattaya
3) Vientiane 4) Hanoi
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 140 Pawan Chamling has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of which of the following states recently?
1) Tripura 2) Manipur
3) Mizoram 4) Sikkim
5) Meghalaya Ans.) 4