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Current Affairs Quiz: July 1. Who among the following took charge as the fourth Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India? a) Dr. DV Dongre b) Rakesh Maria c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) Subhash Sheoratan Mundra 2. Who among the following took over as the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee (COSC)? a) Captain Bikram Batra b) General Bikram Singh c) General Vikram Singh d) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha 3. Who among the following took over as Chief of Army Staff? a) Dr. DV Dongre b) Rakesh Maria c) Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag d) Guocheng Zhang 4. Who among the following was appointed as the horticulture ambassador of Maharashtra?



a) Amitabh Bachchan b) Shahrukh Khan c) Salman Khan d) Sachin Tendulkar 5. BJP leader Kaptan Singh Solanki was appointed as the Governor of which state? a) Haryana b) Rajasthan c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh 6. Who is new Comptroller & Auditor General of India? a) Shashi Kant Sharma b) Ravi Kant Sharma c) Rishi Kant Sharma d) Shashi Kant Verma 7. Who has been sworn in as Governor of West Bengal? a) Dr. DV Dongre b) Rakesh Maria c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) Keshari Nath Tripathi



8. Who has been sworn in as 27th Governor of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow? a) Dr. DV Dongre b) Rakesh Maria c) Ram Naik d) Keshari Nath Tripathi 9. Who among the following was appointed as Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)? a) Yellapragada Sudharshan Rao b) Yellapragada Sudharshan Rai c) Yellapragada Siddharth Rao d) Yellapragada Siddharth Rai 10. Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag, new Chief of Army Staff has become the .......... Army Chief. a) 26 b) 27 c) 28 d) 29 11. Subhash Sheoratan Mundra is replacing.................................. as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India? a) KC Chakrabarty b) Rakesh Maria



c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) Guocheng Zhang 12. Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag, new Chief of Army Staff succeded whom among the following? a) Captain Bikram Batra b) General Bikram Singh c) General Vikram Singh d) Colonel Guocheng Zhang 13. Who among the following took charge as Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)? a) B Ashok b) Rakesh Maria c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) Guocheng Zhang 14. Balramji Dass Tandon was sworn in as Governor of which state? a) Maharashtra b) Chhattisgarh c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh 15. Om Prakash Kohli was sworn in as Governor of which state?



a) Maharashtra b) Chhattisgarh c) West Bengal d) Gujarat 16. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharyawas was sworn in as Governor of which state? a) Maharashtra b) Chhattisgarh c) West Bengal d) Nagaland 17. Emma Watson, the...........actress was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women. a) British b) Chinese c) South Korean d) American 18. Justice Arun Mishra, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice Rohington F Nariman were appointed as judges of ........... a) Lucknow High Court b) Allahabad High Court c) Supreme Court d) Delhi High Court 19. Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the horticulture ambassador of which state?



a) Maharashtra b) Rajasthan c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh 20. Who among the following assumed office as Member of the United Nations Board of Auditors? a) Shashi Kant Sharma b) Ravi Kant Sharma c) Rishi Kant Sharma d) Shashi Kant Verma 21. Who among the following has been appointed as Special Public Prosecutor for trial in coal blocks allocation scam? a) Shashi Kant Sharma b) Kinshar Himalaya Rao c) R S Cheema d) Shashi Kant Verma 22. Who among the following was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reliance Infrastructure? M S Mehta a) Shashi Kant Sharma b) Kinshar Himalaya Rao c) R S Cheema d) M S Mehta a) Nepal



b) Bhutan c) Bangladesh d) Myanmar 23. Recently external Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited a neighbouring country and co‐chaired the meeting. Name the country. a) Nepal b) Bhutan c) Bangladesh d) Myanmar 24. The.................President Jim Yong Kim had recently arrived India on his three‐day visit. a) IMF b) UNICEF c) United Nations d) World Bank 25. The BRICS Summit was held in which country recently? a) Russia b) Brazil c) India d) China 26. The 7th BRICS Summit will be held in 2015 in which country? a) Russia b) South Africa



c) India d) China 27. Deputy National Security Adviser...................has resigned recently. a) Dr. DV Dongre b) Nehchal Sandhu c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) Keshari Nath Tripathi 28. The Prime Minister of which country has resigned from Verkhovna Rada after his governing coalition collapsed? a) Russia b) Brazil c) Ukraine d) China 29. The........ BRICS Summit was held in Brazil recently. a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9 30. Keshari Nath Tripathi was sworn in as ............Governor of West Bengal. a) 21 b) 22



c) 23 d) 24 31. Ram Naik was sworn in as..........Governor of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow. a) 26 b) 27 c) 28 d) 29 32. The Prime Minister of Ukraine................... has resigned from the Parliament of Ukraine. a) Arseniy Yatsenyuk b) Arseniy Yingluck c) AroshaYatsenyuk d) AroshaYingluck 33. Who was the former governor of Uttar Pradesh? a) Ram Naik b) Kinshar Himalaya Rao c) BL Joshi d) Ashwani Kumar 34. Who was the former governor of West Bengal? a) Ram Naik b) MK Narayanan



c) BL Joshi d) Ashwani Kumar 35. Who was the former governor of Nagaland? a) Ram Naik b) Kinshar Himalaya Rao c) BL Joshi d) Ashwani Kumar 36. Who was the former governor of Goa? a) Bharat Vir Wanchoo b) Kinshar Himalaya Rao c) BL Joshi d) Ashwani Kumar 37. Who was the former governor of Chhattisgarh? a) Dr. DV Dongre b) Shekhar Dutt c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) Keshari Nath Tripathi 38. Which former governor had been probed by CBI regarding 3600‐crore rupees VVIP chopper from Anglo‐Italian firm Augusta Westland? a) Maharashtra b) Rajasthan



c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh 39. Who among the following famous rock guitarist of Alice Cooper died recently? a) Dick Wagner b) Jimi Hendrix c) David Gilmour d) Jimmy Page 40. Keshari Nath Tripathi was sworn in as 22nd Governor of which state? a) Maharashtra b) Rajasthan c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh 41. Ram Naik was sworn in as 27th Governor of which state? a) Maharashtra b) Rajasthan c) West Bengal d) Uttar Pradesh 42. Emma Watson, the...............was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women. a) Social Worker b) Politician c) Singer



d) Actress 43. The World Bank President Jim Yong Kim had recently arrived which city of India on his three‐day visit. a) New Delhi b) Kolkata c) Mumbai d) Hyderabad 44. The.6th BRICS Summit was held in which city of Brazil recently? a) Brazillia b) Rio-De- Jenero c) Fortaleza d) Charlotte 45. Recently an eminent Hindi litterateur died. Name him. a) Madhukar Singh b) Nehchal Sandhu c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) Keshari Nath Tripathi 46. Sushilarani Patel died. She is known as a famous Indian....... a) Sports person b) Artist c) Classical singer d) Actor



47. Recently Sundaram Sankaran died. Who was he? a) Sports person b) Artist c) Classical singer d) Journalist 48. Recently........... actor James Garner died. a) British b) Chinese c) South Korean d) American 49. Recently Nadine Gordimer, the South African Nobel Prize winning .................died. a) Social Worker b) Politician c) Author d) Actor 50. Recently Giriraj Kishore, a senior ..................died. a) Social Worker b) Leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) c) Author d) Actor 51. Name deceased Zohra Sehgal's biography which was released on her 100th birthday?



a) Zohra Sehgal:Silly b) Zohra Sehgal:Beauty c) Zohra Sehgal: Fatty d) Zohra Sehgal:Lovely 52. Eduard Shevardnadze, the former President of................died. a) Georgia b) Russia c) Italy d) Myanmar 53. Legendary Argentine-Spanish footballer and coach...............died recently. a) James Garner b) Alfredo Di Stefano c) Eduard Shevardnadze d) Jimmy Page 54. The eminent scholar of the Indian Constitution died. Name him. a) James Garner b) Alfredo Di Stefano c) Eduard Shevardnadze d) Granville Austin 55. Former Haitian president..................died. a) Leslie Francois Manigat b) Alfredo Di Stefano



c) Eduard Shevardnadze d) Granville Austin 56. Recently................Chief Subrata Roy was allowed to negotiate the sale his properties with prospective buyers. a) Sahara b) Airtel c) Aircel d) Reliance 57. Who among the following became the first Indian‐ American dean of the Berkeley Law School, University of California? a) Sujit Choudhry b) Nehchal Sandhu c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) Keshari Nath Tripathi 58. Which country has named a mountain after eminent Indian-American scientist Akhouri Sinha? a) Australia b) Russia c) UK d) US 59. Recently the former President of France................ was charged with corruption. a) Francois Hollande



b) Nicolas Sarkozy c) Nicolas Sparx d) Nicolas Suaan 60. Recently Dick Wagner died. Who was he? a) Social Worker b) Politician c) Guitarist d) Actor 61. Recently an eminent Indian classical singer died. Name her. a) Madhumita Singh b) Nehchal Sandhu c) Kinshar Rao d) Sushilarani Patel 62. Business 20 (B20) Australia Summit was held in.............., Australia. a) Melbourne b) Brisbane c) Sydney d) Perth 63. Which edition of India‐Brazil‐South Africa (IBSA) summit will be held in New Delhi? a) 5 b) 6



c) 7 d) 8

64. President of.....................Ernest Bai Koroma declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak. a) Liberia b) Sierra Leone c) Guinea d) Maldives

65. As per UN World Urbanisation Prospects report which city was ranked at first position as populous cities in 2014? a) Tokyo b) Delhi c) Shanghai d) Mumbai 66. As per UN World Urbanisation Prospects report which city was ranked at second position as populous cities in 2014? a) Sao Paulo b) Delhi c) Shanghai d) Mumbai 67. As per UN World Urbanisation Prospects report, presently..... percent of the World’s population lives in urban areas. a) 52 b) 53



c) 54 d) 55 68. As per India State of Forest Report 2013 report, total forest and tree cover of the country is........percent of the geographical area of India. a) 21.01 b) 22.01 c) 23.01 d) 24.01 69. According to India State of Forest Report 2013 report which state had highest forest cover?

a) Mizoram b) Madhya Pradesh c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Kerala 70. Recently Dick Wagner, the famous rock guitarist died. He worked with which rock band? a) The Beatles b) Pink Floyd c) Metallica d) Alice Cooper 71. Recently Madhukar Singh died. Who was he? a) Social Worker b) Politician



c) Litterateur d) Actor 72. Recently James Garner died. Who was he? a) Social Worker b) Politician c) Litterateur d) Actor 73. Nadine Gordimer, the.................Nobel Prize winning author, died. a) British b) South African c) South Korean d) American 74. Late Zohra Sehgal acted in which of these movies? a) Desi Kalakaar b) Dabangg c) Ready d) Veer-Zaara 75. Recently the former President of Georgia died. Name him. a) James Garner b) Jimi Hendrix c) Eduard Shevardnadze d) Jimmy Page 76. Legendary Alfredo Di Stefano of................Football Club died recently. a) FC Barcelona



b) Liverpool FC c) Manchester United d) Real Madrid 77. Sujit Choudhry became the......Indian‐American dean of the Berkeley Law School. a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 78. The US has named a mountain in.............after eminent Indian-American scientist. a) Arctica b) Antarctica c) France d) Russia 79. 7th India‐Brazil‐South Africa (IBSA) summit will be held in which country? a) India b) Brazil c) South Africa d) America

80. President of Sierra Leone ..................declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak. a) Ernest Kara



b) Ernest Bai Koroma c) Eagle Bai Koroma d) Ernst Buy Kala 81. According to India State of Forest Report 2013, Mizoram had highest forest cover with..........percent? a) 90.38 b) 91.38 c) 92.38 d) 93.38 82. Recently heavy downpour caused landslide in Malin Village of Ambegaon Taluka which is nearby.......... a) Mumbai b) Pune c) Kolkata d) Delhi 83. Which edition of BRICS Summit will be held in Russia in 2015? a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 84. Recently 46 Indian Nurses and 137 others were rescued from Jihadist militants from which country? a) Iran



b) Iraq c) Afghanistan d) Pakistan 85. International Tiger Day was recently observed on.............2014 worldwide. a) 27 July b) 28 July c) 29 July d) 30 July 86. World Hepatitis Day was recently observed on 28..... a) June b) July c) August d) May 87. Recently Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated across nationwide on 26 July 2014. It was the................anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. a) 13 b) 14 c) 15 d) 16 88. World Population Day was observed worldwide on............July. a) 11 b) 14



c) 15 d) 16 89. “Investing in Young People” is the theme of World..................Day 2014. a) Forest b) Hepatitis c) Tobacco d) Population 90. Recently a veteran Journalist died. Name him/ her. a) Madhumita Singh b) Nehchal Sandhu c) PV Rao d) Sundaram Sankaran 91. Recently an American actor died. Name him/ her. a) James Garner b) Jimi Hendrix c) David Gilmour d) Jimmy Page 92. Recently a senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader died. Name him/ her. a) Madhumita Singh b) Giriraj Kishore c) PV Rao d) Sundaram Sankaran



93. Name the mountain that has been named by the US after eminent Indian-American scientist. a) Mount Verma b) Mount Sharma c) Mount Sinha d) Mount Shukla

94. 7th BRICS Summit will be held in which Russian city in 2015? a) Roofa b) Ufa c) Unnaz d) Nei Ha 95. National Doctors Day was recently observed on...........July. a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 96. Indian Air Force received its sixth C‐17 Globemaster..............aircraft. a) I b) II c) III d) IV 97. India's first indigenous anti‐submarine warship INS...........was handed over to the Indian Navy.



a) Damorta b) Chamorta c) Kamorta d) Samorta 98. Indian army successfully test‐fired an advanced version of the 290‐km range.................supersonic cruise a) Prithvi b) Agni-I c) Agni-IV d) BrahMos 99. Union government will appoint..................Committee to review the gas pricing formula. a) C Rangrajan b) Suresh Prabhu c) Justice Pandey d) Kumar Shyam 100. Recently a South African Nobel Prizewinning author, died. Name him. a) James Garner b) Nadine Gordimer c) David Gilmour d) Jimmy Page 101. International...............Day was observed on 29 July 2014. a) Forest



b) Tiger c) Tobacco d) Tree 102. World .....................Day was recently observed on 28 July. a) Forest b) Hepatitis c) Tobacco d) AIDS 103. On 11 July, World......................Day was observed worldwide. a) Forest b) Hepatitis c) Tobacco d) Population 104. The Union Civil Aviation Ministry constituted an Inter‐Ministerial Group to examine the maximum potential of the.................system. a) AKASH b) GAGAN c) TARANG d) PRAVAH 105. One Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography has been written by which among the following? a) Kunwar Natwar Singh



b) Kunwar Natraj Singh c) Kumar Natwar Singh d) Kumar Natraj Singh 106. The Lives of Others has been written by which among the following personalities? a) Neel Nitin Mukesh b) Neel Mukherjee c) Nil Bhattacharya d) Neel Ghosh 107. The Vijay Mallya Story has been written by which among the following? a) A Giriprakash b) K Giriprakash c) S Giriprakash

d) H Giriprakash 108. Who among the following noted filmmaker of India was selected for 22nd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award? a) Fazal Ali b) Gulzar c) Muzaffar Ali d) Javed Ali 109. The Indian Contingent won how many medals in recently held International Physics Olympiad? a) Three



b) Four c) Five d) Six 110. Recently Giriraj Kishore, the senior.................leader died. a) BJP b) VHP c) BSP d) Congress 111. The US has named a................. in Antarctica after eminent Indian-American scientist Akhouri Sinha. a) River b) Mountain c) Road d) Building

112. Recently 15th Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated across nationwide on.......July 2014. a) 25 b) 26 c) 27 d) 28 113. Indian Naval Ship (INS)............. Warship was damaged in a mishap. a) Katar



b) Kuthar c) Kamrota d) Kuhaar 114. The Indian Contingent won five medals in recently held International Physics Olympiad. a) 43 b) 44 c) 45 d) 46 115. The 45th International Physics Olympiad was held in which country? a) Kazakhstan b) Afghanistan c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh 116. Environmentalist and social activist..................... was awarded with the Gandhi Peace prize for 2013. a) Nandi Prasad Bhatt b) Chandi Prasad Bhatt c) Sandeep Prasad Bhatt d) Nandish Prasad Bhatt 117. Who among the following India‐born Americans were honoured on the eve of US Independence Day? a) Satya Nadella



b) Aasif Mandvi c) Beheruz Sethna d) All of the above 118. Who among the following was recently conferred with top French civilian award Knight of the Legion of Honour? a) Aamir Khan b) Salman Khan c) Shah Rukh Khan d) Irfan Khan 119. Who among the following won the 2014 Liberty Medal given by the National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia? a) Malala Yousafzai b) Nelson Mandela c) Sachin Tendulkar d) Barack Obama 120. Actress Zohra Sehgal was awarded to which of these highest civilian awards? a) Param Veer b) Padma Shri c) Bharat Ratna d) All of the above 121. ‘Naad Bhed‐The Mystery of Sound’ of Doordarshan will be featured in Limca Book of Records for being the first ever national level reality show on which subject?



a) Rock Music b) Classical Music c) Bollywood Music d) Jazz Music 122. The.............edition of Ladakh International Film Festival was held in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir recently. a) First b) Second c) Three d) Fourth 123. The annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra (Chariot Festival) is organised in which Indian state? a) Odisha b) Jharkhand c) West Bengal d) Uttar Pradesh 124. Air Algerie plane Boeing MD‐83 went missing over in............on 24 July. a) Malaysia b) US c) Africa d) Dubai 125. ....................Airlines Boeing 777 plane, MH‐17, was shot down over war‐torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border on 17 July.



a) Russian b) Malaysian c) African d) American 126. PM Narendra Modi has recently launched a web portal................... to facilitate citizen engagement in good governance. a) MyGov.nic.in. b) Gov.nic.in. c) IndianGov.nic.in. d) IGov.nic.in. 127. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development launched a......................Competition for the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Campaign. a) Painting b) Website Design c) Book d) Logo Design 128. President Pranab Mukherjee recently joined ..............with the handle @RashtrapatiBhvn. a) Instagram b) Whatsapp c) Facebook d) Twitter



129. President Pranab Mukherjee is the...........serving president of India to join Twitter. a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 130. Veteran actor Zohra Sehgal died at the age of.......... a) 100 b) 101 c) 102 d) 103 131. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed Rs.......... penalties on three entities which includes Thomas Cook. a) 1 crore b) 2 crore c) 3 crore d) 4 crore 132. Which among the following country has invited India to participate in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank? a) Malaysia b) Pakistan c) Japan d) China



133. India’s Polar Satellite launched.............successfully put five foreign satellites into orbit at the ISRO’s spaceport in Sriharikota. a) Vehicle C‐20 b) Vehicle C‐21 c) Vehicle C‐22 d) Vehicle C‐23 134. Which country for the first time agreed to allow Indian experts to conduct study tours in Tibet to monitor the flows on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra? a) Russia b) US c) China d) Japan 135. The..................Commission of Inquiry probing the 2002 post‐Godhra riots has recently received a two‐month extension beyond its expiry date. a) Kalawati b) Nanavati c) Shah d) Ghosh 136. “Kaafiron ki Namaaz” movie by debutant director Ram Ramesh Sharma won................awards at the third Ladakh International Film Festival. a) Three b) Four c) Five



d) Six 137. Which party was included in six non‐U.S. political parties worldwide that the U.S. received official permission to covertly spy upon as per Edward Snowden. a) BJP b) AAP c) BSP d) Congress 138. The.......................government declared the camel as the State animal. a) Haryana b) Rajasthan c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh 139. The National Democratic Alliance government has appointed the former Cabinet Minister...........as the head of a high‐level panel on power revamp. a) C Rangrajan b) Suresh Prabhu c) Justice Pandey d) Kumar Shyam 140. Recently a famous veteran Bollywood actor died at the age of 102. Name her. a) Mala Sehgal



b) Zara Sehgal c) Meera Sehgal d) Zohra Sehgal 141. The European Court of Human Rights upheld ........’s controversial burqa ban. a) France b) Iran c) Iraq d) Haiti 142. Wal‐Mart India launched its online platform for members of Best Price Modern Wholesale stores in which two cities? a) Delhi and Lucknow b) Mumbai and Delhi c) Hyderabad and Lucknow d) Pune and Mumbai 143. The Cabinet Committee on...................Affairs approved the inclusion of onion and potato under the purview of stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. a) Domestic b) Home c) Food d) Economic 144. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the third most followed world leader on Twitter.



a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 145. Over a year after...............Jiah Khan Suicide, the Bombay High Court transferred the case to the CBI. a) Social Worker b) Singer c) Author d) Actor 146. The government re‐appointed.......................as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. a) Harun Mohammad Khan b) Kamaal Rashid Khan c) Harun Rashid Khan d) Karim Rashid Khan 147. A money laundering case has been registered against retired............Chief S.P. Tyagi in connection with the Augusta Westland. a) Army b) Navy c) Air d) RBI



148. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan ordered all states except..............to consider VAT of at least 50 percent on all tobacco products. a) Maharashtra b) Rajasthan c) Manipur d) Madhya Pradesh 149. Universal Sompo General Insurance Company has entered into a tie with which bank to offer loan secure insurance policy to the bank’s retail and SME? a) State Bank of India b) Punjab National Bank c) UCO Bank d) Dena Bank 150. As per Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu the issue of granting Leader of the Opposition (LoP) status to the Congress was before the........ a) Prime Minister b) Lok Sabha Speaker c) President d) Supreme Court Judge 151. NASA has fitted a 17‐tonne telescope on a modified Boeing 747 jetliner which is being used by U.S. space agency to study ......... a) Moon b) Earth



c) Stars d) Planets 152. The government has planned to upgrade the FDI in the insurance sector up to........ per cent. a) 45 per cent. b) 47 per cent. c) 49 per cent. d) 51 per cent. 153. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has notified that the minimum broadband speed has been increased to.............from 256 kbps. a) 312 kbps b) 412 kbps c) 512 kbps d) 612 kbps 154. The RBI Governor has conveyed his approval to the ............ Government’s request for rescheduling of crop loans. a) Haryana b) Andhra Pradesh c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh 155. Railways made it clear that it would continue with the fuel adjustment component to revise passenger fares every.............months. a) Three



b) Four c) Five d) Six 156. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi would be installed in Parliament Square in....................by next year. a) London b) Paris c) New York d) South Africa 157. According to a recent report of the National Crime Records Bureau .....................recorded highest number of suicides in 2013. a) Maharashtra b) Rajasthan c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh 158. As per Economic Survey 2013‐14, the GDP growth this fiscal year will be in the range of 5.4 to 5.9 per cent. a) 4.4 to 4.9 b) 5.4 to 5.9 c) 6.4 to 6.9 d) 7.4 to 7.9 159. As per Economic Survey 2013‐14, India's increase in share in world services exports from 0.6 pc in 1990 to in 2013 faster than goods exports. a) 1.3 pc



b) 2.3 pc c) 3.3 pc d) 4.3 pc 160. Which actress was called grand old lady of Indian cinema? a) Mala Sehgal b) Zara Sehgal c) Meera Sehgal d) Zohra Sehgal 161. Recently Alfredo Di Stefano died. Who was he? a) Footballer b) Artist c) Cricketer d) Actor 162. Recently Granville Austin died. Who was he? a) Footballer b) Artist c) Scholar of the Indian Constitution d) Actor 163. Recently Leslie Francois Manigat. He was former President of which country? a) Georgia b) Russia



c) Italy d) Haiti 164. Recently the former President of............Nicolas Sarkozy was charged with corruption. a) France b) Russia c) Italy d) Haiti 165. Recently Sujit Choudhry became the first Indian‐American dean of the Berkeley Law School, University of................ a) Haward b) Oxford c) Georgia d) California 166. The US has named a mountain in Antarctica after eminent Indian-American scientist..................... a) Akhouri Sharma b) Akhouri Sinha c) Akhouri Shukla d) Akhouri Verma 167. 7th India‐Brazil‐South Africa (IBSA) summit will be held in which year? a) 2014 b) 2015



c) 2016 d) 2017 168. “The Lives of Others” written by Neel Mukherjee had been shortlisted for which prestigious literary award?

a) Man Booker Prize b) Jnanpith Award c) Sahitya Akademi Award d) Tagore Literature Award 169. Muzzaffar Ali has been recently selected for 22nd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. Who is he? a) Filmmaker b) Poet c) Fashion Designer d) All of the above 170. Who among the following was the first Bollywood actor to receive French civilian award Knight of the Legion of Honour before Shahrukh Khan? a) Aamir Khan b) Salman Khan c) Amitabh Bachchan d) Irfan Khan 171. Who among the following has recently launched a web portal-

MyGov.nic.in to facilitate citizen engagement in good governance? a) Pranab Mukherjee



b) Narendra Modi c) Arun Jaitly d) Sushma Swaraj 172. China has invited................to participate in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank? a) Malaysia b) Pakistan c) Japan d) India 173. India’s Polar Satellite launched Vehicle C‐23 successfully put...........foreign satellites into orbit at the ISRO’s spaceport in Sriharikota. a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six 174. China for the first time agreed to allow Indian experts to conduct study tours in Tibet to monitor the flows on the upper reaches of which river? a) Kaveri b) Brahmaputra c) Gomati d) Ganga 175. Indian Air Force has recently procured its.................C‐17 Globemaster III aircraft. a) Fifth



b) Sixth c) Seventh d) Eighth 176. Ram Ramesh Sharma’s movie ........................won four awards at the third Ladakh International Film Festival. a) Kawaron ki Namaaz b) Kaahiron ki Namaaz c) Kalakaron ki Namaaz d) Kaafiron ki Namaaz 177. Who among the following is the top most followed world leader on Twitter? a) U.S. President Barack Obama b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi c) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI d) Indonesian President S.B. Yudhoyono 178. As per Economic Survey 2013‐14, gold & silver imports have been dropped to..................... $33.4 billion in 2013-14. a) 20 per cent b) 30 per cent c) 40 per cent d) 50 per cent 179. As per Economic Survey 2013‐14, Food grains production will go up to....................in 2013/14



a) 164.4 MT b) 264.4 MT c) 364.4 MT d) 464.4 MT 180. Who is the new elected BJP president? a) Smriti Irani b) Amit Shah c) Murli Manohar Joshi d) Rajnath Singh 181. Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayan has approved the ordinance on reservation to Maratha with.........and Muslims.........in government jobs and educational institutions in Maharashtra. a) 13 pc and 7 pc b) 14 pc and 6 pc c) 15 pc and 5 pc d) 16 pc and 4 pc 182. Which country hosted 20th edition of FIFA World Cup 2014? a) South Africa b) Brazil c) China d) Japan 183. Union Budget 2014 targets to achieve.........per cent economic growth rate in next 4 years



a) 7-8 b) 9-11 c)13-15 d) 17-19 184. Finance Ministry has raised FDI in defence from 26 per cent to..........per cent. a) 49 b) 51 c) 75 d) 100 185. Finance Ministry will increase FDI in insurance sector up to....... per cent. a) 49 b) 51 c) 75 d) 100 186. As per Union Budget 2014, Rs...... crore has been sanctioned for ‘Statue of Unity’ of Sardar Vallabh Patel. a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400 187. As per Union Budget 2014, union government has set aside Rs........crore for Beti Padhao, Beti Badhao Yojana.



a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400 188. As per Union Budget 2014, union government has set aside Rs........crore for National Housing Banking programme. a) 7000 b) 7500 c) 8000 d) 8500 189. As per Union Budget 2014, union government has set aside Rs........crore to set up 5 more IITs and IIMs and four more AIIMS. a) 300 b) 400 c) 500 d) 600 190. Maharashtra Governor approved reservation to Maratha and Muslim communities in Maharashtra. a) K. Sankaranarayan b) MK Narayanan c) BL Joshi d) Ashwani Kumar



191. Senior Advocate...................has been appointed as Additional Solicitor‐General. a) Dr. DV Dongre b) Rakesh Maria c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) Pinky Anand 192. Brazil hosted ........ edition FIFA World Cup 2014. a) 19 b) 20 c) 21 d) 22 193. As per Railway Budget 2014, Rs..............crore is the highest ever plan outlay for 2014-15. a) 62,455 b) 63,455 c) 64,455 d) 65,455 194. As per Railway Budget 2014, bullet train will run from................sector. a) Mumbai-Ahmedabad b) Delhi-Ahmedabad c) Hyderabad-Ahmedabad d) Jammu-Ahmedabad



195. As per Railway Budget 2014, expenditure in 2014-15 has fixed around Rs. ....................crore. a) 149,176 b) 249,176 c) 349,176 d) 449,176 196. As per Union Budget 2014, union government has set aside Rs........crore for National Highways. a) 17, 800 b) 27, 800 c) 37, 800 d) 47, 800 197. As per Union Budget 2014, union government has raised Housing loan rebate from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs..... lakh. a) 1.8 b) 1.9 c) 2 d) 2.5 198. As per Union Budget 2014, excise duty will be hiked to 72 per cent on ..............products. a) Cold drinks b) Tobacco c) Packed Food d) Cell-phone



199. As per..................M. Venkaiah Naidu the issue of granting LoP status to the Congress was before the Lok Sabha Speaker. a) Law Minister b) External Affair Minister c) Home Minister d) Parliamentary Affairs Minister 200. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is the...........most followed world leader on Twitter. a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 201. A money laundering case has been registered against retired Air Chief .......................in connection with the Augusta Westland. a) Captain Bikram Batra b) General Bikram Singh c) Marshal S.P. Tyagi d) Marshal Arup Raha 202. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan ordered all states except Rajasthan to impose VAT of at least...................percent on all tobacco products. a) 50 b) 51 c) 52



d) 53 203. NASA has fitted a............telescope on a modified Boeing 747 jetliner which is being used by U.S. space agency to study stars. a) 11‐tonne b) 13‐tonne c) 17‐tonne d) 19‐tonne 204. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has notified that the minimum broadband speed has been raised to 512 from the earlier......... a) 56 kbps b) 156 kbps c) 256 kbps d) 159 kbps 205. The 2014 FIFA World Cup which was held in Brazil started from............. and ended on.............. a) 10 June to 11 July b) 11 June to 12 July c) 12 June to 13 July d) 13 June to 14 July 206. Who grabbed the Golden Glove for best goal keeper 2014 FIFA World? a) Thomas Müller b) Lionel Messi c) Robin van Persie



d) Manuel Neuer 207. Who was awarded with the best young player award in 2014 FIFA World Cup? a) Thomas Müller b) Paul Pogba c) Robin van Persie d) Manuel Neuer 208. Which country is going to host the next FIFA World Cup in 2018? a) Canada b) China c) Russia d) Paris 209. How many........ new trains has been introduced in Railway Budget 2014-15 which was presented by Union Railway minister Sadananda Gowda? a) 58 b) 59 c) 60 d) 61 210. As per Union Budget 2014, Rs...... crore has been sanctioned for Jal Marg Vikas project on river Ganga a) 2200 b) 3200 c) 4200 d) 5200



211. As per Union Budget 2014, Rs...... crore has been sanctioned for Agriculture University and Horticulture University. a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400 212. As per Union Budget 2014, PPF limit will be raised to Rs.......lakh. a) 1 b) 1.5 c) 2 d) 2.5 213. As per Union Budget 2014, Income tax exemption limits to be raised to Rs ..............lakh. a) 1 b) 1.5 c) 2 d) 2.5 214. As per Union Budget 2014, Income tax exemption limits to be raised to Rs............. lakh for senior citizens. a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5



215. As per Union Budget 2014, excise duty on footwear has been reduced from 12 per cent to..... per cent a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9 216. Union Budget 2014 expects fiscal deficit target of............percent of GDP for 2014-15. a) 2.1 b) 3.1 c) 4.1 d) 5.1 217. The Securities and Exchange Board of India imposed a fine of Rs........... crore on Apollo Tyres for allegedly failing to comply with buy back regulations. a) 1.03 b) 2.03 c) 3.03 d) 4.03 218. Top U.S. diplomat..............met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver invitation of U.S. President to Washington at U.N. General Assembly. a) Bill Burns b) Bill Bull c) Bill Gates



d) Bill Clinton 219. Which country expelled the U.S. intelligence station chief over alleged spying by Washington. a) Germany b) China c) Russia d) Japan 220. Israeli jets recently hit more than 780 targets in the Hamas‐ruled......Strip. a) Raza b) Kaza c) Saza d) Gaza 221. Indian engineers are working to build the world’s tallest railway bridge which is expected to be.............. metres a) 329 b) 339 c) 349 d) 359 222. A...............couple may become the first humans to travel to Mars by as early. a) U.S. b) Chinese c) Russian



d) Japanese 223. Which airlines formally became a member of Star Alliance, a conglomeration of 26 overseas airlines? a) Spice jet b) Indigo c) Go Air d) Air India 224. India and..............restated their commitment to find a long‐term solution to the issue of Indian fishermen running into trouble with the ..............authorities in the Indian Ocean. a) Myanmar b) Sri Lanka c) Malaysia d) Bangladesh 225. As per UN World Urbanisation Prospects report which comes in the top six with a population of 21 million as populous cities in 2014? a) Patna b) Lucknow c) Kolkata d) Mumbai 226. Election Commission has asked the former Maharashtra Chief Minister ...........why he should not be disqualified in a case pertaining to ‘paid news.’ a) Prithviraj Chavan b) Ashok Chavan



c) Sheila Dixit d) Harshvardhan Singh 227. The government imposed an additional penalty of Rs. 3,475 crore on ............for producing less than the targeted natural gas from its KG‐D6 block in 2013‐14. a) Hindustan Petroleum b) Himalaya Herbals c) Reliance Industries d) Apollo Tyres 228. Who snatched the coveted Golden Ball as best player of the tournament in 2014 FIFA World Cup? a) Manuel Neuer b) Paul Pogba c) Thomas Muller d) Lionel Messi 229. China’s President............invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit China in November when Beijing will host the APEC leaders’ meeting. a) Yingluck Shinwatra b) Ju Hintao c) Xi Jinping d) Jiang Zemin 230. SEBI has barred erstwhile............chairman B. Ramalinga Raju from accessing the securities market for 14 years, with immediate effect. a) Satyam Computer Services



b) IGate Patni Services c) HP services d) Micromax Services 231. A ................ Dispute Panel stated that the imposition of Countervailing Duty by the US Department of Commerce on India’s exports of hot‐rolled carbon steel flat products is conflicting with the law on subsidies. a) WTO b) IMF c) World Bank d) IFCI 232. India and..............has started naval manoeuvres in the Sea of Japan. a) Russia b) China c) Japan d) US 233. Former U.S. President..........recently visited Jaipur during three‐day India’s tour. a) Bill Gates b) George Bush c) Bill Clinton d) Barack Obama 234. According to UN reports, Global...........related deaths have fallen by over a third in a decade which raises hopes to beat the killer disease by 2030.



a) Cancer b) AIDS c) Polio d) Kala Azar 235. Union government recently cleared 19 FDI proposals worth Rs............. Crore that includes from Walt Disney Company and Reckitt Benckiser India. a) 1,326.72 b) 2,326.72 c) 3,326.72 d) 4,326.72 236. Recently India’s PM Narendra Modi extended greetings to.........Chancellor Angela Merkel on her birthday during his brief stopover in Frankfurt. a) American b) Spanish c) Dutch d) German 237. RBI has recently declared a minimum paid‐up capital of Rs........ crore for promoters who want to launch payment and small banks. a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400



238. RBI has recently declared that the promoters should have an initial minimum capital of at least......per cent to launch payment and small banks. a) 30 b) 40 c) 50 d) 60 239. As per RBI guidelines, the Payment bank will have to maintain minimum capital adequacy ratio of....... per cent of its risk weighted assets on a continuous basis. a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 25 240. As per RBI guidelines, who among the following is eligible for setting up a payments bank? a) Mobile telephone companies

b) Real sector co‐operatives

c) Super market chains d) All of them 241. As per RBI guidelines, who among the following is eligible for setting up a small bank? a) Local area banks

b) Microfinance institutions

c) Non‐banking finance companies



d) All of them 242. The appointment of former TRAI chief.........as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister’s bill to take out legal obstacle has now become an Act . a) Nripendra Narayan b) Nripendra Verma c) Nripendra Misra d) Nripendra Shukla 243. Railway has cleared decks for the up gradation of..........stations through commercial development. a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six 244. Railway has cleared decks for the up gradation of 5 stations through commercial development which includes...... a) Chandigarh b) Anand Vihar c) Shivaji Nagar d) All of them 245. Asian Development Bank has raised India’s economic growth forecast to ........... per cent in 2015‐16. a) 5.3 b) 6.3



c) 7.3 d) 8.3 246. Foreign exchange reserves upgraded to $.........billion in July because of rise in currency assets. a) 117.036 b) 217.036 c) 317.036

d) 417.036 247. The Indian government is planning to open up a first ever Yoga resource centre in............... a) China b) Japan c) US d) Russia 248. International pop star Shakira is officially the most popular person on............more than 100 million likes. a) Facebook b) Twitter c) Hike d) Instagram 249. The union defence ministry has recently cleared projects worth Rs..........crore to promote private sector investment in the Defence sector. a) 11,000



b) 21,000 c) 31,000 d) 41,000 250. Indonesian President S.B. Yudhoyono is the...........most followed world leader on Twitter. a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 251. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan ordered all states except Rajasthan to consider VAT of at least 50 percent on all..............products. a) Drugs b) Tobacco c) Liquor d) Marijuana 252. The RBI Governor has conveyed his approval to the Andhra Pradesh Government’s request for rescheduling of............loans. a) Home b) Crop c) Education d) Overseas 253. How many countries had participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup? a) 29



b) 30 c) 31 d) 32 254. Which country won 2014 FIFA World Cup? a) Germany b) Argentina c) Brazil d) France 255. Germany won 2014 FIFA World Cup by smashing which team in the finals by 1-0 margin? a) Spain b) Argentina c) Brazil d) France 256. The official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup was manufactured by which country? a) US b) Pakistan c) Brazil d) France 257. Who grabbed the prestigious Golden Boot for scoring six goals in 2014 FIFA World Cup? a) Thomas Müller



b) Lionel Messi c) Robin van Persie d) James Rodríguez 258. SEBI imposed a fine of Rs 1.03 crore on..............for allegedly failing to comply with buyback regulations. a) Hindustan Petroleum b) Himalaya Herbals c) Reliance Industries d) Apollo Tyres 259. A U.S. couple Taber MacCallum and his wife Jane Poynter may become the first humans to travel to Mars by as early as............ a) 2020 b) 2021 c) 2022 d) 2023 260. The government imposed an additional penalty of Rs.............crore on Reliance Industries for producing less than the targeted natural gas from its KG‐D6 block in 2013‐14. a) 3,175 b) 3,275 c) 3,375 d) 3,475 261........... wants to work on a gas pipeline to India ‘through the Himalayas’ which could become the biggest‐ever energy project in world history.



a) US b) Russia c) China d) Moscow 262. Which government has decided to release 57 Indian fishing boats as a goodwill gesture after the release of 150 fishermen in May? a) Bangladesh b) Pakistan c) Malaysia d) Myanmar 263. Recently the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee decision of field trials of............ and brinjal has faced strong opposition from farmers’ and environmental activists. a) GM rice b) Mustard c) Cotton d) All of them 264. The UN Security Council has allowed international investigators to have access to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight........ in Ukraine. a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20



265. The Civil Aviation Ministry has issued No Objection Certificates to.......entities whose applications to start airlines in India were pending for long. a) Six b) Seven c) Eight d) Ten 266. India, US and Japan are planning to joint naval military exercises in the............ as part of the Malabar series. a) Arctica Ocean b) Antartica Ocean c) Indian Ocean d) Pacific Ocean 267. The Economic Affairs committee has given...........new powers to curb on Ponzi schemes and illegal deposit schemes such as chit funds. a) RBI b) SEBI c) SBI d) IRDA 268. Union government recently cleared.....FDI proposals worth Rs. 2,326.72 Crore that includes from Walt Disney Company and Reckitt Benckiser India. a) 18 b) 19 c) 20 d) 21



269. India and Russia has started naval military exercises in the Sea of......... a) Russia b) China c) Japan d) US 270. SEBI has barred erstwhile Satyam Computer Services chairman.........from accessing the securities market for 14 years, with immediate effect. a) KC Chakrabarty b) Rakesh Maria c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) B. Ramalinga Raju 271. The................government is planning to open up a first ever Yoga resource centre in China. a) British b) Indian c) South Korean d) American 272. Who is officially the most popular person on Facebook with over a 100 million likes. a) International Pop star Shakira b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi c) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI



d) U.S. President Barack Obama 273. Recently $ 400 billion mega gas pipeline deal has been signed between Russia and............ a) China b) India c) Japan d) US 274. The Union HRD Ministry has ordered all States and Union Territories except................to include ‘third gender’ children in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan scheme. a) Mizoram b) Manipur c) Kerala d) Jammu and Kashmir 275. As per UNDP Human Development Report 2014, the Human Development Index of India remained unchanged at......out of 187 countries. a) 135 b) 137 c) 153 d) 157 276. As per UNDP Human Development Report 2014, the Human Development Index of which country topped out of 187 countries? a) Russia b) Brazil



c) China d) South Africa 277. Kurdish politician................became the new President of Iraq. a) Fuad Masum b) Fawad Sheikh c) Fruad Masuma d) Fawaad Masumah 278. The Central Bank of ............... and RBI has signed an agreement that enables RBI to access.................government securities market a) Pakistan b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Sri Lanka d) Bhutan 279. RBI imposed monetary penalty on...........banks for violating central bank rules in the case of Deccan Chronicle Holdings. a) 10 b) 11 c) 12

d) 13 280. CBI has set up a preliminary enquiry against Google for alleged violations committed while organising..............2013. a) Makathon b) Malathon



c) Mapathon d) Mawathon

281. Reliance Power said signed an initial agreement to acquire........... Hydroelectric power plants of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four

282. Women and Child Development minister ...................announced to set up Nirbhaya Centres or One‐Stop Crisis Centres in all districts. a) Smriti J Irani b) Maneka Gandhi c) Sushma Swaraj d) Harsimrat Kaur 283. CBI recently arrested CMD of............ S K Jain and five others for allegedly taking bribe. a) Sydicate Bank b) Axis Bank c) UCO Bank d) Indian Bank 284. Union government planning to merge two financial institutions Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) and the..................... a) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh



b) National Women Fund c) SME d) MFCs 285. RBI has relaxed the loan limit against the pledging of gold ornaments and jewellery which was earlier up to Rs.....lakh a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 286. RBI started inspecting identification of companies suspected of raising money illegally from public as................... a) MFC b) NBFC c) IFCI d) NOC

287. RBI has allowed raising foreign investment limit under portfolio investment in Kotak Mahindra Bank to..............per cent. a) 20 b) 30 c) 40 d) 50



288. Now infrastructure bonds issued by banks will have a minimum maturity period of........... years. a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 289. Public sector banks need capital infusion of Rs.........lakh crore by 2018 to meet the Basel‐III requirements. a) 1.4 b) 2.4 c) 3.4 d) 4.4 290. Recently which bank has launched six digital branches across the country? a) State Bank of India b) Punjab National Bank c) UCO Bank d) Dena Bank 291. India and..........have agreed to implement a foreign tax compliance act. a) US b) Russia c) Japan d) China 292. Which city found huge amount of fake Indian rupee notes in their country?



a) Switzerland b) Paris c) Iran d) Shanghai 293. RBI has allowed raising foreign investment limit under portfolio investment in...............to 40 per cent. a) Axis Bank b) Yes Bank c) ICICI Bank d) Kotak Mahindra Bank

294. CBI has set up a preliminary enquiry against............for alleged violations committed while organising Mapathon 2013. a) Facebook b) Google c) Whatsapp d) Twitter

295. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka and RBI signed an agreement to enable RBI to access Sri Lankan government securities market up to maximum value of $.......million. a) 100 b) 300 c) 500



d) 700

296. Kurdish politician Fuad Masum became the new President of which government? a) Myanmar b) Bangladesh c) Iran d) Iraq

297. India, US and...........are planning to joint naval military exercises in Pacific Ocean as part of the Malabar series. a) Japan b) China c) Russia d) Australia 298. The UN Security Council has allowed international investigators to have access to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in................. a) Spain b) Ukraine c) Philippines d) Norway

299. Recently $...............billion mega gas pipeline deal has been signed between Russia and China. a) 300 b) 400



c) 500 d) 600

300. International pop star Shakira is officially the most popular person on

Facebook with more than.............. million likes.

a) 50 b) 100 c) 150 d) 155

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Current Affairs Quiz: August 1. Who among the following grabbed India's first athletics medal in the 20th edition of Commonwealth Games? a) Muzaffar Ali b) Arvind Gupta c) MS Swaminathan d) Vikas Gowda 2. The former........................Kunwar Natwar Singh’s book “One Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography” has recently been released. a) Health Minister b) External Affairs Minister c) HRD Minister d) Aviation Minister

3. Who among the following Indian snatched first medal (bronze) in Boxing in

the 48 to 51 kg category

a) Devendro Laishram b) Pinki Rani c) Manpreet Jangra

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d) Laishram Devi 4. Who among the following sports person has been suspended from Indian men hockey team in the Commonwealth Games 2014? a) Sardar Singh b) Baljinder Singh c) Parminder Singh d) Ravindra Singh 5. Soon India and.................will sign a pact for new BrahMos missile version

Su-30MKI.

a) Russia b) US c) China d) Japan 6. Soon a double-decker train will run between the..............and New Delhi.

a) Patna b) Lucknow c) Kolkata d) Mumbai 7. India’s wrestler......................bagged gold in women’s 55kg freestyle in

Commonwealth Games 2014.

a) Anita Kumari b) Punita Kumari c) Savita Kumari



d) Babita Kumari 8. PM Narendra Modi visited............. which is the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM to..............in 17 years after former PM I.K. Gujral in 1997. a) Bhutan b) Nepal c) China d) Japan 9. RBI has recently cancelled the licence of................in Hyderabad (Telangana). a) BMB Urban Bank Ltd. b) Fasai Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd. c) Vasai Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd. d) Rasai Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd. 10. US Defence Secretary.............visited New Delhi to encourage defence ties

between the duos.

a) James Garner b) Alfredo Di Stefano c) Eduard Shevardnadze d) Chuck Hagel 11. Who among the following is the National Security Advisor in defence?

a) Sujit Choudhry b) Nehchal Sandhu c) Ajit K Doval

d) Kinshar Himalaya Rao



12. The first Indian woman mountaineer...................... has been awarded with Bharat Gaurav a) Bachendri Pal b) Aarti Shinoy c) Preeti Shinoy d) Bachendri Lal 13. Who among the following became first Indian woman gymnast to win bronze medal in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) Devendro Laishram b) Dipa Karmakar c) Manpreet Jangra d) Laishram Devi 14. India’s..................has snatched bronze in light weight category of women power lifting. a) Devendro Laishram b) Dipa Karmakar c) S. Khatun d) Laishram Devi 15. India and Nepal recently signed...........bilateral separate MoU. a) One b) Two c) Three



d) Four 16. India and Nepal has recently signed pacts which include 5,600 MW

........................... Multipurpose Project.

a) Parameshwar b) Panchparmeshwar c) Pancheshwar d) Pawitra 17. PM Narendra Modi offers................billion donation to Nepal for road and hydro-power projects. a) $1 b) $2 c) $3 d) $4 18. Asia’s highest honor Ramon Magsaysay Award 2014 included........winners. a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six 19. Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2014 was awarded to one organization from which country? a) Kazakhstan b) Iran c) Pakistan



d) Bangladesh

20. Who among the following recently received Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2014? a) Hu Shuli and Beheruz Sethna b) Beheruz Sethna and Wang Canfa c) Beheruz Sethna and Aasif Mandvi d) Hu Shuli and Wang Canfa 21. How many medals have been secured by India in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) 63 b) 64 c) 65 d) 66

22. What was India’s rank in the 2014 Commonwealth Games recently held? a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8

23. Which edition of Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2014 was held recently? a) 19 b) 20 c) 21



d) 22 24. How many gold medals have been secured by India in Commonwealth Games 2014? 19 Bronze a) 13 b) 14 c) 15 d) 16 25. How many silver medals have been secured by India in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) 28 b) 29 c) 30 d) 31 26. Who among the following sports person held the torch bearer in the opening ceremony in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) Yogeshwar Dutt b) Sushil Kumar c) Vijay Kumar d) Abhinav Bindra

27. Which country topped with the most medals in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) Scotland b) England



c) Australia d) Canada

28. How many gold medals have been secured by the top most country in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) 57 b) 58 c) 59 d) 60 29. How many medals have been secured by the top most country in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) 174 b) 175 c) 176 d) 177 30. India’s wrestler......................bagged gold in men’s wrestling 65kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Yogeshwar Dutt b) Sushil Kumar c) Vijay Kumar d) Amit Kumar 31. India’s wrestler......................bagged gold in women’s wrestling 48 kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Vinita Phogat



b) Vimala Phogat c) Vidushi Phogat d) Vinesh Phogat

32. India’s wrestler......................bagged gold in men’s weightlifting 77 kg in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Satish Sivalingam b) Jitu Rai c) Sukhen Dey d) Parupalli Kashyap 33. India’s......................bagged gold in men’s shooting 50 m Pistol in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Abhinav Bindra b) Jitu Rai c) Sukhen Dey d) Preet Rai 34. India’s......................bagged gold in women’s shooting 25 m Pistol in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Rahi Sarnobat b) Dipa Karmakar c) S. Khatun d) Laishram Devi



35. India’s......................bagged gold in women’s shooting 10 m Air Rifle in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Apurvi Chandela b) Dipa Karmakar c) S. Khatun d) Laishram Devi 36. India’s......................bagged gold in men’s shooting 10 m Air Rifle in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Abhinav Bindra b) Jitu Rai c) Sukhen Dey d) Preet Rai

37. India’s ......................bagged gold in women's weightlifting 48 kg group in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) K Sanjita Chanu b) Dipa Karmakar c) S. Khatun d) Laishram Devi 38. India’s ......................bagged gold in men's weightlifting 56 kg group in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Satish Sivalingam b) Jitu Rai c) Sukhen Dey



d) Parupalli Kashyap 39. India’s Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa bagged gold in women’s..............in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Squash b) Lawn Tennis c) Table Tennis d) Archery 40. The closing ceremony of 20th Commonwealth Games was held in......... a) Scotland b) Norway c) Britain d) London

41. The next 21st edition Commonwealth Games (CWG) will be held in which country? a) Japan b) Spain c) Russia d) Australia

42. S. Khatun has snatched bronze in light weight category of women.............. a) Discus Throw b) Running c) Power lifting



d) Weight-lifting

43. The........Indian woman mountaineer Bachendri Pal has been awarded with Bharat Gaurav a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 44. PM Narendra Modi visited Nepal which is the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM to Nepalin 17 years after former PM...................in 1997. a) Atal Bihari Bajpayi b) I.K. Gujral c) HD Devegauda d) PV Narsimha Rao

45. India’s wrestler Babita Kumari bagged.............in women’s 55kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum

46. Soon a double-decker...........will run between the Lucknow and New Delhi.

a) Bus b) Train



c) Ship d) Flight

47. Soon India and Russia will sign a pact for new.............missile version Su-

30MKI.

a) Prithvi b) Agni c) BrahMos d) Sukhoi

48. Pinki Rani snatched first medal...................in Boxing in the 48 to 51 kg category. a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum

49. The former External Affairs Minister Kunwar Natwar Singh’s book...............has recently been released. a) One Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography b) This Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography c) Why Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography d) My Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography

50. US-based Vikas Gowda bagged India’s first medal (..........) by succeeding men's discus throw event in Commonwealth Games.



a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum 51. PM Narendra Modi offers $ 1 billion donation to...................for road and hydro-power projects. a) Nepal b) Bhutan c) Bangladesh d) Myanmar 52. How many bronze medals have been secured by India in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20 53. Which country secured second position in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) Scotland b) England c) Australia d) Canada 54. India’s wrestler......................bagged gold in men’s wrestling 75kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014.



a) Yogeshwar Dutt b) Sushil Kumar c) Vijay Kumar d) Amit Kumar 55. India’s wrestler......................bagged gold in men’s wrestling 57kg freestyle in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Yogeshwar Dutt b) Sushil Kumar c) Vijay Kumar d) Amit Kumar 56. India’s.................bagged gold in men’s badminton and became the first Indian male to win a gold medal at in Commonwealth Games 2014 after 32 years. a) Satish Sivalingam b) Jitu Rai c) Ashwini Ponnappa d) Parupalli Kashyap 57. India’s Jawala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa bagged.....................in women’s doubles pair o badminton in Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum



58. India secured......................medal in men’s hockey in the 20th Commonwealth Games 2014. a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum

59. Wrestling Federation of India suspended referee......................in CWG 2014. a) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh b) Virender Malik c) Giriraj Kishore d) Sundaram Sankaran

60. Reserve Bank of India recently declared that GDP growth is expected to upgrade up to............per cent from 4.7 per cent in the last financial year. a) 5.5 b) 6.5 c) 7.5 d) 8.5

61. Who among the following has been appointed as the Deputy National Security Advisor? a) Dr. Arvind Gupta b) Dr. DV Dongre c) Suresh Prabhu d) Kumar Shyam



62. Who among the following took over as Army Vice Chief? a) Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag b) Arup Raha c) General Vikram Singh d) Lt Gen Philip Campose 63. The World Bank will give financial assistance of USD............million to help the West African countries to fight against Ebola infections a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400

64. Which among the following will soon start a risk index that will be helping banks and financial institutions to grant loans and advances to corporate? a) CARE b) CIBIL c) ICRA d) SMERA

65. Which bank has recently opened its branch in Dubai? a) Syndicate Bank b) Axis Bank c) UCO Bank d) HDFC Bank 66. Which among the following state has topped the list of growth in employment?



a) Assam b) Sikkim c) Manipur d) Himachal Pradesh 67. Which country secured third position in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) Scotland b) England c) Australia d) Canada 68. S Khatun has snatched......in light weight category of women power lifting. a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum 69. Dipa Karmakar is the first Indian woman gymnast to win.............medal in Commonwealth Games 2014? a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum 70. Pinki Rani snatched first medal bronze in............in the 48 to 51 kg category. a) Discus Throw



b) Running c) Boxing d) Weight-lifting 71. India had to satisfy with silver medal after being smashed by..................in men's hockey in CWG 2014. a) Australia b) Russia c) UK d) US 72. Who among the following....................was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court? a) Justice Dr. Manjula Chellur b) Justice Dr. Chandrima Bhattacharjee c) Justice Dr. Chandi Prasad Bhatt d) Justice Dr. S. Khatun 73. UP Governor.................has been given additional charge of Rajasthan governor’s Margaret Alva as she completed her tenure. a) Om Prakash Kohli b) Ram Naik c) BL Joshi d) MK Narayanan 74. The Foreign Office minister of Britain................has recently resigned from British government over Gaza conflict in protest of Britain’s policy on Gaza.



a) Abida Hashmi b) S. Khatun c) Sayeeda Warsi d) Sakina Warsi 75. Legend Indian cartoonist........................ who created famous iconic cartoons character like Chacha Chowdhury lest the world. a) Pran Kumar Sharma b) Gulshan Rai c) Drone Kumar Sharma d) Karan Kumar Sharma 76. Doordarshan has recently signed an agreement with a..................channel

called Deutsche Welle.

a) Spanish b) German c) Persian d) Australian 77. Soon the fifth India-US Energy Summit will be held in..............to focus on energy security and renewable energy. a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) New York d) Washington 78. Which among the following bank launches travel card for students going

abroad for studies?



a) Axis Bank b) Yes Bank c) ICICI Bank d) Kotak Mahindra Bank 79. The only Hungarian champion woman............... who secured an Olympic

title and that too gold in throwing event has died recently.

a) Jiang Zemin b) Paul Pogba c) Angela Nemeth d) Manuel Neuer

80. The 18th BASIC ministerial meeting was recently held in which city? a) New Delhi b) Hangzhou c) Chennai d) Pretoria

81. According to RBI tighten norms, now the asset reconstruction companies

will have to give now ............per cent of the bid value of non-performing loans.

a) 13 b) 14 c) 15 d) 16

82. The Governor of Mizoram..................has been removed recently by the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. a) Kamla Beniwal



b) Vinod Kumar Duggal c) Kaptan Singh Solanki d) Kinshar Himalaya Rao

83. Emami Group, Director............... is the newly appointed Vice-President of

the Indian Chamber of Commerce

a) Aditya Vardhan Agarwal b) Akshat Vardhan Agarwal c) Archit Vardhan Agarwal d) Adwitiya Vardhan Agarwal

84. Recently Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014 that will amend the Juvenile Justice Act................ a) 1998 b) 2000 c) 2002 d) 2004 85. Who among the following has taken over as new Managing Director and

CEO of SBI Life Insurance?

a) Arijit Bhattacharya b) Atanu Sen c) Arijit Basu d) Amartya Sen 86. Recently Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah has launched a scheme

called....................for minority community

a) Padho Pradesh



b) Bachcho Padho c) Padhe Rajya d) Padho Likho 87. Who among the following grabbed ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award from

All India Management Association?

a) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh b) M G George c) N Chandrasekaren d) S. S. Badrinath 88. The World Health Organisation has recently declared which disease as

epidemic?

a) TB b) Kala Azar c) Malaria d) Ebola 89. Recently Reserve Bank of India has proposed implementation of anytime

anywhere bill payment system called...................

a) Bharat Bill Payment b) Bharat Bill Payment System c) Bill Payment System d) Bharat Bill System 90. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting was held in

which country?



a) Myanmar b) Bhutan c) Malaysia d) Bangladesh 91. The infrastructure finance company IDFC has recently appointed whom as

the head of Bharat Banking?

a) Ravi Prakash b) Ravi Shankar c) Ravi Kiran d) Ravi Salunke 92. Who among the following will head Arjuna Award selection committee to

choose outstanding sportspersons of this year?

a) Ajitpal Singh b) Joginder Singh c) Kapil Dev d) Dhanraj Pillai 93. Recently union government launched a National rural scheme on PPP model

called the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National Rural Mission of ....crore rupees.

a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400 94. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty of 13

crore rupees on which among the following companies?



a) Hindustan Petroleum b) Himalaya Herbals c) Reliance Industries Limited d) Apollo Tyres 95. India will give financial assistance of $...........million for construction of cricket stadium in Afghanistan a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 96. Who among the following will head Dronacharya award selection

committee?

a) HPS Ahluwalia b) Sarbanand Sonowal c) Ajitpal Singh d) Sunil Gavaskar 97. Who authored the book “Munger through the Ages”?

a) Late Devendra Prasad Yadav b) Late Karan Singh c) Late B. Ramalinga Raju d) Late Fuad Masum

98. Soon the.................India-US Energy Summit will be held in Washington to focus on energy security and renewable energy.



a) Fourth b) Fifth c) Sixth d) Seventh

99. Justice Dr. Manjula Chellur has been recently became the first Lady Chief Justice of the..................High Court? a) Sikkim b) Calcutta c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Delhi 100. HDFC bank has recently opened its branch in which country? a) UAE b) Afghanistan c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh 101. Which edition of BASIC ministerial meeting was recently held in New Delhi? a) 16 b) 17 c) 18 d) 19 102. The Governor of....................... Kamla Beniwal has been removed recently by the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.



a) Assam b) Sikkim c) Manipur d) Mizoram 103. Age of a Juvenile in the Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014 will treat any person below the age of..............which was earlier 18. a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 17 104. Who among the following represented the 48th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship? a) Ravi Singh b) Miihier Singh c) Narendra Singh d) Miihier Singh 105. The 48th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship will be held in which country? a) China b) Japan c) Russia d) India 106. India clinched hockey three-match test series by defeating ................ by 3-

1 in the final hockey match.



a) Australia b) Afghanistan c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh 107. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of..............won his country’s first

direct presidential election.

a) Turkey b) UAE c) Iran d) Iraq 108. Which among the following state has become the favourite destination of foreign tourists in North-East states? a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Tripura c) Sikkim d) Assam 109. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga grabbed Rogers Cup by smashing ................ by 7-5 7-6

(3).

a) Novak Djokovic b) Andy Murray c) Roger Federer d) Grigor Dimitrov 110. India bagged how many medals in Archery World Cup held in Poland?



a) Five b) Six c) Seven d) Eight 111. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced............hydro power projects in Leh and Kargil a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four 112. Senior IRS officer........................ is the newly appointed Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes. a) Shekhar Dutt b) Shashi Kant Verma c) Kinshar Himalaya Rao d) K V Chowdary 113. Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) has named its new joint venture airline as a) Vrihad b) Vistara c) Vritant d) Vishwas 114. Who among the following Oscar-winning actor and comedian has died recently?



a) Robin Williams b) David Gilmour c) Dick Wagner d) Jimmy Page 115. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Rs..............crore financial

assistance for Jammu and Kashmir road projects.

a) 5,000 b) 6000 c) 7000 d) 8000 116. According to new ICC Test Ranking, which cricketer has topped as all-

rounder in Test matches.

a) Virat Kohli b) R Ashwin

c) MS Dhoni d) Suresh Raina 117. According to new ICC Test Ranking, what is India’s ranking in Test team ranking? a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 118. Who among the following football player of Germany has announced his

retirement from International Football?



a) Miroslav Klose b) Federico Higuain c) Kekuta Manneh d) Pedro Morales 119. Indian origin mathematicians............................has recently secured the esteemed award of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) recently. a) Manjul Bhargava and Madhukar Singh b) Manjul Bhargava and Subhash Khot c) Madhukar Singh and Subhash Khot d) Sujit Choudhry and Subhash Khot 120. Recently Supreme Court of India has appointed how many new judges? a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six

121. Who among the following is the newly appointed judge of Supreme Court?

a) Justice Prafull Chandra Pant b) Justice R. Banumathi c) Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre d) All of them 122. RBI has limited free cross-bank ATM transactions to......... per month in six Indian metro cities.



a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four 123. Pakistan has recently celebrated its...............independence day. a) 66 b) 67 c) 68 d) 69 124. Which state has been selected to host first Para-gliding World Cup in India

in 2015?

a) Assam b) Sikkim c) Manipur d) Himachal Pradesh 125. A Delhi court has given life sentence to the convict Sher Singh Rana for murdering.................bandit-turned-politician in 2001. a) Phoolan Devi b) Gulabo Devi c) Poonam Devi d) Lallan Devi 126. Who among the following became the first sportsperson to triumph 300 matches at the ATP Masters 1000 level by smashing Vasek Pospisil?



a) Novak Djokovic b) Andy Murray c) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga d) Roger Federer 127. Which football club grabbed UEFA Super Cup recently? a) Manchester football club b) Sevilla football club c) Real Madrid football club d) Barcelona football club 128. Former RBI Governor................will be heading the Expenditure Management Commission to give suggestion on managing public finances. a) Y.V. Reddy b) Bimal Jalan c) Dr D Subbarao d) Shyam Lal 129. Which of the following country has recently revealed its next generation

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Dongfeng – 41?

a) Japan b) China c) South Korea d) US 130. Delhi University professor...................received Global South Award presented by International Political Science Association for his exceptional work on the developing world’s politics.



a) Dr. Sushil Kumar b) Dr. Sunil Kumar c) Dr. Sanjay Kumar d) Dr. Suhas Kumar 131. Union Minister for Roads, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has

recently announced Rs...........crore for road construction in Uttar Pradesh and

Haryana.

a) 5,000 b) 10,000 c) 15,000 d) 20,000 132. Recently Union government has re-launched...................for the benefit of

60 years above citizens.

a) Vriddha Pension Bima Yojana b) Vishesh Pension Bima Yojana c) Vikas Pension Bima Yojana d) Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 133. Union Government has launched.............to promote financial inclusion that

will come with the facility of an insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh and debit card.

a) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana b) Pradhan Mantri Dhan Vikas Yojana c) Pradhan Mantri Jan Yojana d) Pradhan Mantri Dhan Yojana



134. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced.........................that will be

started on the birth anniversary of Jaiprakash Narain, October 11.

a) Aadarsh Vikas Gram Yojna b) Sansad Gram Yojna c) Aadarsh Gram Yojna d) Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna

135. Karnataka and......................governments have signed pact for rural

livelihood mission to help rural Self Help Groups in Karnataka.

a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamilnadu d) Chennai 136. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inducted..............India’s

largest indigenously built warship to boost our military skill.

a) INS Mysore b) INS Delhi c) INS Kolkata d) INS Mumbai 137. According to recently released Global Peace Index 2014................are the two most peaceful countries in the South Asian region. a) Bhutan and Myanmar b) Myanmar and Nepal



c) Bhutan and Nepal d) China and Nepal 138. According to recently released Global Peace Index 2014, India has been rated at............place. a) 141 b) 142 c) 143 d) 144 139. Who topped the Global Peace Index 2014? a) Iceland b) Austria c) Denmark d) Switzerland

140. Which legendary Hollywood actress has died recently?

a) Lara Bacall b) Lauren Bacall c) Laureal Bacall d) Lauren Becksell 141. Who among the following famous Srilankan cricketer recently retired from test cricket? a) Kumar Sangakkara b) Mahela Jayawardene



c) Roshan Mahanama d) Sanath Jayasuriya 142. Which of the following state government has increased age of retirement

up to 60 years?

a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Delhi d) Rajasthan 143. President of Athletics Federation of India has been appointed............ as the

Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent for Asian Games 2014.

a) MS Swaminathan

b) Adille Sumariwala c) Manpreet Jangra d) Ajit K Doval 144. Deepika Kumari secured.................medal in the Recurve individual event and the Recurve mixed team pair event held in Archery World Cup. a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum 145. Deepika Kumari-led recurve women's team secured.................medal in the recently held archery world cup. a) Gold b) Silver



c) Bronze d) Platinum 146. Who among the following grabbed Rogers Cup by smashing Roger

Federer by 7-5 7-6 (3)?

a) Novak Djokovic b) Andy Murray c) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga d) Grigor Dimitrov 147. India will give financial assistance of $1 million for construction of cricket stadium in which country? a) UAE b) Afghanistan c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh 148. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty

of...............crore rupees on Reliance Industries Limited?

a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13 149. Which edition of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

meeting was held in Myanmar?

a) 47



b) 48 c) 49 d) 50 150. Arijit Basu has replaced....................... as new Managing Director and CEO

of SBI Life Insurance.

a) Amartya Sen b) Atanu Sen c) Atanu Ghosh d) Atanu Mukerjee 151. Which country topped in newly released ICC Test team ranking? a) Pakistan b) England c) South Africa d) Australia 152. Famous soccer player Miroslav Klose of..................has announced his

retirement from International Football?

a) Germany b) England c) US d) Australia

153. As per Renewable Global Status Report 2014, India has secured ...........place amongst top ten wind power producers worldwide. a) Third



b) Fourth c) Fifth d) Sixth

154. As per Renewable Global Status Report 2014, which country was the leading wind power producer? a) US b) Brazil c) Canada d) China 155. Who among the following became the new chief of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? a) Rajni Razdan b) Prof. D P Agrawal c) Soni Razdan d) Prof. A P Agrawal 156. Which among the following bank has recently started EMI facility on

debit cards?

a) Axis Bank b) Yes Bank c) ICICI Bank d) Kotak Mahindra Bank 157. Who among the following is the newly appointed Director of Indian

cricket team?



a) Sunil Gavaskar b) Ravi Shastri c) Kapil Dev d) Vijay Kumar 158. Famous club cricketer and founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club ..................... has died recently. a) Bantu Singh b) Dilbagh Singh c) Sardar Singh d) Vijay Singh 159. Who among the following tennis player grabbed Cincinnati Tennis Open?

a) Novak Djokovic b) Andy Murray c) Roger Federer d) Grigor Dimitrov 160. Google has recently bought travel guide................mobile application. a) Netpac b) Jetpac c) Jetlack d) Jetlag 161. Which state is going to set up a marine Fossil Park?

a) Manipur



b) Madhya Pradesh c) Mizoram d) Chhattisgarh 162. Soon................and Japan will support India in civilian nuclear deal a) Namibia b) Argentina c) Australia d) Mangolia

163. Senior Congress leader................has recently been appointed as the new

Chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee.

a) K V Thomas b) Subhash Sheoratan Mundra c) Guocheng Zhang d) Rishi Kant Sharma 164. World-famous yoga guru and founder of the Iyengar School of

Yoga...................... has recently passed away.

a) AKS Iyengar b) BKS Iyengar c) CKS Iyengar d) SKS Iyengar 165. Dutch..................... is going to become youngest Formula One driver in the F1 history. a) Jack Verstappen



b) Max Verstappen c) Rocky Verstappen d) Robert Verstappen 166. Which state hosted The All India Football Federation (AIFF) 2015?

a) Delhi b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Maharashtra d) Karnataka

167. Which bank has donated Rs9 crore to build 300 gender-segragated toilets

in schools in rural and semi-urban areas?

a) Yes Bank b) ICICI Bank c) IDBI Bank d) Axis Bank 168. Tata Consultancy Services and.................. has announced to spend 200

crore rupees for Clean India Campaign.

a) Bharti Foundation b) Infosys c) Cognizant d) Wipro 169. The world's first “eco-temple”, a Hindu temple called Shree Swaminarayan Mandir has recently been opened in which country?



a) London

b) Australia c) China d) Japan 170. As per BrandZ top 50 most valuable Indian brands ranking, which among

the following has been accorded most valued brand?

a) Reliance b) Airtel c) HDFC Bank d) ICICI Bank 171. Which year has been declared as Water Conservation Year by Union Water Resources Ministry? a) 2014-15 b) 2015-16 c) 2016-17 d) 2017-18 172. A US based Indian neuroscientist.............. has been awarded Early

Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) to map the human brain.

a) Partha Ghosh b) Partha Mitra c) Partha Mukherjee d) Partha Ghosh



173. India secured...........position in the latest ICC ODI team rankings.

a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 174. Weightlifter.................has recently bagged first gold for India at Youth Olympics Games in China. a) Yogeshwar Dutt b) Ragala Venkat Rahul c) Vijay Kumar d) Amit Kumar 175. Who among the following will be appointed as the new Chief Economic

Advisor (CEA)?

a) Arvind Gupta b) Arvind Ghosh c) Arvind Subramanian d) Arvind Shah 176. Hockey India has recently added...................as its 23rd new associate

member.

a) Manipur b) Madhya Pradesh c) Mizoram d) Chhattisgarh



177. Union government has recently raised import duty of sugar from 15

to.......... per cent.

a) 22

b) 23 c) 24 d) 25 178. Which country has recently decided to set up an exclusive economic zone for Japan to attract entrepreneurs and investors? a) Kazakhstan b) Iran c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh 179. Who among the following has been elected as the new Chairman of Indian Banks Association? a) Chanda Kochhar b) KR Kamath c) T M Bhasin d) Arun Kaul 180. Which country recently celebrated its 95th Independence Day on 19 August 2014? a) UAE b) Afghanistan c) Pakistan



d) Bangladesh 181. Delhi-based wrestling academy.....................has been selected for

Rashtritya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2014.

a) Guru Akhara b) Hanuman Akhara c) Guru Hanuman Akhara d) Guru Shishya Akhara 182. Veteran CPI-M leader......................has died recently.

a) Amitava Ghosh b) Amitava Nandan c) Amitava Nandy d) Amitava Ajay 183. Which edition of annual Delhi Book Fair was organised in New Delhi?

a) 19 b) 20 c) 21 d) 22 184. What was the theme of nine day annual Delhi Book Fair event organised in New Delhi? a) Art & Cinema b) Literature & Cinema c) Literature in Cinema d) Art in Cinema



185. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently declared............................to

cater the irrigation needs of all farmers nationwide.

a) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Yojana b) Pradhan Mantri Khet Seenchayi Yojana c) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana d) Pradhan Mantri Kheti Badi Yojana 186. Renowned Kannada writer and Padma Bhushan and Jnanpith awardee..........................has died recently. a) UR Anantha Murthy b) VR Anantha Mishra c) SR Anantha Maitrayi d) PR Anantha Swami 187. An indigenously built anti-submarine............. has been inducted into the

Navy.

a) INS Kamorta b) INS Kolkata c) INS Mumbai d) INS Delhi 188. Recently Reserve Bank of India has increased deposit money under Public

Provident Fund from 1 lakh rupees to.................rupees

a) 1.5 lakh b) 2lakh c) 2.5 lakh



d) 3 lakh 189. Union Textiles Ministry has recently signed a MoU with which online shopping website to give a marketing platform to handloom weavers nationwide. a) Jabong b) Amazon c) Snapdeal d) Flipkart

190. Which Oscar-winning British filmmaker who made milestone films like

“Gandhi” filmmaker has died recently?

a) Robert Atkinson b) Richard Attenborough c) Ben Kingsley d) Steven Spielberg 191. IPS officer from Kerala.................... has been recently appointed as new

chief of Joint Intelligence Committee.

a) RN Shakti b) RN Ravi c) RN Shukla d) RN Poddar 192. Recently Maharashtra Governor has resigned from his post. Name him.

a) Ram Naik b) Kehrai Nath Tripathi



c) K Sankaranarayanan d) BL Joshi 193. Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute Director.................has

been conferred with “Energy and Environment Foundation Global Excellence

Award-2014

a) Prof T Harinarayana b) Prof T Hariharan c) Prof T Harsewak d) Prof T Harinandan 194. Carnatic vocalist..........................has been selected for the 5th Indira

Sivasailam Endowment Medal and Concert.

a) Mallika Srinivasan b) T. M. Krishna c) Adarsh Kumar Goel d) R S Cheema 195. Who among the following grabbed the ICSI life time achievement award

2013 for corporate governance?

a) Shiv Nadar b) CS R Sridharan c) Mallika Srinivasan d) T. M. Krishna 196. Who among the following has been announced as BJP’s candidate for

Vadodara Lok Sabha seat?

a) Ranjan Ben Bhatta



b) Suresh Patel c) Geeta Ben d) Prem Singh Shakya 197. Who among the following has been appointed as Shadow Minister in U.K?

a) Reema Malhotra b) Sita Malhotra c) Seema Malhotra d) Gita Malhotra 198. Employees Provident Fund Organization has decided to maintain interest

rate on PF at.................percent for current financial year.

a) 6.75 b) 7.75 c) 8.75 d) 9.75 199. Who among the following became the first woman to grab coveted

mathematician awards “Fields Medal”?

a) Marsim Mirzakhani b) Meera Mirzakhani c) Maryam Mirzakhani d) Marita Mirzakhani 200. Who among the following became the first Indian player to settle in semi final of World Junior Squash Championship held in Namibia? a) Kaushal Kumar



b) Kushal Kumar c) Luv Kumar d) Kush Kumar 201. World number three Roger Federer grabbed Cincinnati Tennis Open by

defeating............... with 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.

a) Novak Djokovic b) Andy Murray c) David Ferrer d) Grigor Dimitrov 202. IDBI bank has donated Rs..........crore to build 300 gender-segragated toilets in schools in rural and semi-urban areas. a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10 203. India and........................has recently signed pact on technical cooperation in Railway sector. a) Afghanistan b) South Korea c) Czech Republic d) China

204. Tata Consultancy Services and Bharti Foundation has announced to spend............. crore rupees for Clean India Campaign.



a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400 205. Which among the following country has topped in newly released ICC ODI ranking? a) Sri Lanka b) England c) South Africa d) Australia

206. Which among the following cricketer has topped in newly released ICC ODI ranking? a) AB Devillliers b) Ravindra Jadeja c) Hashim Amla d) R Ashwin 207. Indian batsman Virat Kohli secured..............position in the latest ICC ODI

team rankings.

a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth



208. Weightlifter Ragala Venkat Rahul has recently bagged first...............for India at recently held Youth Olympics Games. a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum 209. Hockey India has recently added Madhya Pradesh as its.........new associate member. a)21 b) 22 c) 23 d) 24 210. Bangladesh has recently decided to set up an exclusive economic zone for ......................... to attract entrepreneurs and investors? a) Russia b) US c) China d) Japan 211. T M Bhasin has been elected as the new Chairman of Indian Banks Association. He replaced whom? a) Chanda Kochhar b) KR Kamath c) Arundhati Bhattacharya d) Arun Kaul



212. Who among the following has been elected as the deputy chairperson of

Indian Banks Association?

a) Chanda Kochhar

b) Arun Kaul c) S L Bansal d) All of them 213. Afghanistan has recently celebrated its............Independence Day on 19 August 2014? a) 92 b) 93 c) 94 d) 95 214. PM Narendra Modi has recently declared Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi

Yojana with the budget of................... crore for farmers.

a) 100 b) 500 c) 1000 d) 1500 215. Recently K Sankaranarayanan has resigned from his post. He was governor of which state? a) Maharashtra

b) Chhattisgarh



c) West Bengal d) Mizoram 216. T. M. Krishna, a..................has been selected for the 5th Indira Sivasailam Endowment Medal and Concert. a) Carnatic dancer b) Carnatic vocalist c) Artist d) Actor 217. Indian origin Seema Malhotra has been appointed as Shadow Minister in U.K. She will replace whom? a) Mridula Sinha b) Fuad Masum c) B. Ramalinga Raju d) Helen Jones 218. Sheila Dikshit has recently resigned from her post of Governor of which

state?

a) Kerala b) Karnataka c) Andhra Pradesh d) Tamilnadu 219. Who among the following has been appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan? a) Vajubhai Rudabhai b) Sheila Dikshit



c) Mridula Sinha d) Kalyan Singh 220. Who among the following has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra? a) Margaret Alva b) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao c) H R Bhardwaj d) K Sankaranarayanan 221. Who among the following has been appointed as the Governor of Karnataka?

a) Vajubhai Rudabhai b) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao c) Mridula Sinha d) Kalyan Singh 222. Who among the following has been appointed as the Governor of Goa?

a) Vajubhai Rudabhai b) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao c) Mridula Sinha d) B V Wanchoo 223. India’s first private wildlife corridor will soon come up in which state?

a) Manipur b) Madhya Pradesh



c) Mizoram d) Chhattisgarh 224. Who among the following has retained her number one position as Batswoman in latest ICC ranking? a) Charlotte Edwards b) Poorvi Sandhya c) Smriti Mandhana d) Mithali Raj 225. Reliance Jio Infocomm has recently signed a deal with......................for

sharing mobile towers.

a) Vodafone b) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) c) Airtel d) Idea 226. Reliance Jio Infocomm has recently signed an infrastructure sharing deal

with which of the following companies?

a) Ascend Telecom Infrastructure b) Bharti Airtel c) Reliance Communications d) All of them 227. Recently Indian Air Force and Russian Federation Air Force has started the

first aerial exercise Indo-Russian Air Force Exercise................in Russia.

a) Silvia Indra-2014 b) Avon Indra-2014



c) Aerial Indra-2014 d) Avia Indra-2014 228. Who among the following has been elected as first President of Indian

Steel Association?

a) Sajjan Jindal b) TV Narendran c) C.S.Verma d) P Madhusudan 229. As per newly launched “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana”, how many accounts had to be opened on first day of launch of scheme? a) 1 crore b) 1.5 crore c) 2 crore d) 2.5 crore 230. As per newly launched “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana”, the scheme aims to cover.................people under this scheme till 25 January 2015. a) 5 crore b) 6 crore c) 7 crore d) 7.5 crore 231. As per newly launched “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana”, every account holder will receive a............debit card with life insurance worth Rs 30,000. a) RuPay b) Rupees



c) Paisa d) Money 232. As per newly launched “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana”, each and every account holder will receive an accidental insurance up to Rs................. a) 50,000 b) 1 lakh c) 1.5 lakh d) 2 lakh 233. Who among the following has been appointed as new Prime Minister of Turkey? a) Ahmad Dostovaski b) Ahmet Davutoglu c) Recep Tayyip Erdogan d) Ahmet Erdogan 234. Who among the following has been appointed Interpol’s ambassador of

‘Turn Back Crime’ campaign?

a) Shahrukh Khan b) Salman Khan c) Aamir Khan d) Saif Ali Khan 235. Supreme Court directed real estate major DLF to pay Rs...............fine imposed by the Competition Commission of India. a) 430 crore



b) 530 crore c) 630 crore d) 730 crore 236. Which company has removed four independent directors appointed by

UPA regime on PSU boards?

a) CIL b) IOC c) SAIL d) NTPC 237. Who among the following has bagged the prestigious UEFA Best Player

award?

a) Manuel Neuer b) Cristiano Ronaldo c) Arjen Robben d) None of these 238. According to UNICEF, which southern part of the country has seen rise in child marriage? a) Kerala b) Karnataka c) Andhra Pradesh d) Tamilnadu 239. A Delhi based teenager................... has written a novel called God of

Antarctica.

a) Arvind Gupta



b) Yashwardhan Shukla c) KV Chowdhary d) RN Ravi 240. Which committee has submitted report to Union Home Ministry to suggest

the capital city of Andhra Pradesh?

a) C Rangrajan committee b) Yadav committee c) Sivaramakrishnan committee d) Yashpal committee 241. Vinod Kumar Duggal has resigned from the post of the Governor of whoch

state?

a) Assam b) Sikkim c) Manipur d) Himachal Pradesh 242. National Sports Day to mark the birth anniversary of hockey player Dhyan

Chand was celebrated nationwide on which date?

a) 22 August b) 25 August c) 29 August d) 31 August 243. Which country’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott visited India recently?

a) Iceland



b) Australia c) Russia d) Spain 244. Recently India has signed a pact with World Bank for..............State Roads

Project to enhance transport connectivity along regional trade corridors

in..................

a) Mizoram b) Manipur c) Maharashtra d) Madhya Pradesh 245. Who among the following actor and singer will receive Jean Hersholt

Humanitarian Oscar Award?

a) Jimi Hendrix b) Harry Belafonte c) David Gilmour d) Jimmy Page 246. Eminent historian...................has died recently after prolonged illness.

a) Bipin Chandra b) Ratan Chandra c) Bijoy Chandra d) Vikas Chandra 247. India and................. will soon review their Comprehensive Economic

Cooperation Agreement (CECA) that was signed way back in 2011.



a) Myanmar b) Malaysia c) Bangladesh d) Bhutan 248. Which Public sector will revise the interest rate on foreign currency non-

resident (banking) term deposits?

a) State Bank of India b) Punjab National Bank c) UCO Bank d) Indian Bank 249. India and which of the following country has signed a MoU to develop

Varanasi into ‘smart city’?

a) Russia b) US c) China d) Japan 250. Which of the following award has not been given to any sportsperson this year? a) Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award c) Tenzing Norgay Awards d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 251. How much cash prize is given to Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand awardees?



a) 5 lakh rupees b) 10 lakh rupees c) 15 lakh rupees d) 20 lakh rupees 252. Indian Cricketer R Ashwin has received which of the following award? a) Arjuna award b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award c) Dhyan Chand award d) Dronacharya award 253. Shooter Heena Sidhu has received which of the following award? a) Arjuna award b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award c) Dhyan Chand award d) Dronacharya award 254. Weightlifter Renubala Chanu has received which of the following award? a) Arjuna award b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award c) Dhyan Chand award d) Dronacharya award 255. Boxer Jai Bhagwan Weightlifter Renubala Chanu has received which of the following award? a) Arjuna award



b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award c) Dhyan Chand award d) Dronacharya award 256. How many sportspersons have received Arjuna award in 2014 for their

exceptional performance in the field of sports?

a) 13 b) 14 c) 15 d) 16 257. Who among the following won Dhyan Chand award 2014? a) K.P. Thakkar (Swimming-diving) b) Gurmail Singh (Hockey) c) Zeeshan Ali (Tennis)

d) All of them 258. Who among the following won Dronacharya award 2014? a) Mahabir Prasad (Wrestling) b) Gurcharan Singh Gogi (Judo) c) N. Lingappa (Athletics) d) All of them 259. Which team won the inaugural title of Pro Kabaddi League?

a) Jaipur Pink Panthers b) U Mumba



c) Bengal Warrior d) Dabang Delhi 260. Polish.....................has set world record in the women’s hammer throw at

Internationals Stadionfest Berlin Athletics meet held in Germany.

a) Anita Wlodarczyk

b) Punita Wlodarczyk c) Babita Wlodarczyk d) Sunita Wlodarczyk 261. Indian Telugu Actor................. has become the first Indian actor to be

honoured with a postage stamp by the US Post Service (USPS).

a) Nageswara Rao b) Chiranjeevi Rao c) Nagarjuna Rao d) Nagraj Rao 262. Thailand Army Chief ..................has been recently elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand. a) Yingluck Shinwatra b) Prayuth Chanocha c) Thaksin Shinwatra d) None of these 263. Famous agriculture Scientist.................has recently been conferred with the Doctor of Science by the University of Agriculture of Pakistan. a) MS Swaminathan



b) Adille Sumariwala c) Manpreet Jangra d) Ajit K Doval 264. Which bank has recently grabbed the Core Banking System Initiative Award for the year 2014? a) State Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda c) Bharatiya Mahila Bank d) Punjab National Bank 265. Which country has recently approved residence permit to the former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden? a) Russia b) Japan c) UK d) China 266. Who among the following has been recently conferred with the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards by President Pranab Mukherjee ? a) Karan Singh b) Arun Jaitley c) Sharad Yadav d) All of them 267. Recently Nuri al-Maliki was in news. He resigned as the Prime Minister of which country? a) Iran



b) Iraq c) Afghanistan d) Bangladesh 268. Recently Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) has resigned from his post. Name her. a) Samta Sharma b) Mamta Sharma c) Rita Sharma d) Preeti Sharma 269. Former Comptroller and Auditor General.................. has written a book titled “Not Just an Accountant”. a) Manish Sisodiya b) P Chidambaram c) Vinod Rai d) Arvind Kejariwal 270. A book titled “Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job” was released recently. The book has been authored by whom? a) Ahmad Khan b) Faraz Ahmad c) Faraz Khan d) Faraz Siddiqui 271. A book titled “Gujarat’s success story in Water Management” was released recently. The book has been authored by whom?



a) Bimal Jalan b) Sriram Vedire c) Madhusudan Mishra d) Faraz Khan 272. A book titled “Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gurcharan” was released recently. The book has been authored by whom? a) Raman Singh b) Saman Singh c) Daman Singh d) Aman Singh 273. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently set up which ..................... committee to identify outdated laws. a) C Rangrajan committee b) Ramanujam committee c) Sivaramakrishnan committee d) Yashpal committee 274. For the first quarter of 2014-15, SBI reported...........per cent hike in its net profit of Rs.3,349 crore. a) 1.3 b) 2.3 c) 3.3 d) 4.3 275. Which among the following author has received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award recently?



a) Arundhati Roy b) Salman Rushdie c) Tasleema Nasrin d) Amish Tripathi 276. According to Moody, what will be India’s GDP growth in 2015? a) 4 per cent b) 4.5 per cent c) 5 per cent d) 5.5 per cent 277. As per latest global liveability study, Delhi has secured ............ poor position out of 140 world cities. a) 101 b) 110 c) 111 d) 121 278. Which among the following is the leading state that attracts significant investment in India’s hotels and tourism industry? a) Karnataka b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Kerala 279. The union government is going to spend....................to provide mobile connectivity in 55,000 villages in the next five years.



a) Rs 10,000 crore b) Rs 20,000 crore c) Rs 30,000 crore d) Rs 40,000 crore 280. Asian Development Bank will provide up to.....................loan to India over the next three years. a) 1-2 billion b) 3-5 billion c) 7-9 billion d) 11-13 billion 281. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced to replace which institution? a) Planning Commission b) University Grant Commission c) Indian Institute of Foreign Trade d) Institute of Food Security 282. India and.............. has decided to sign pact for investment and trade which has a huge surge from USD 4.2 billion to 19.4 billion. a) Singapore b) Malaysia c) Bangkok d) Thailand



283. China inaugurated its second railway line in..................to enhance mobility of its military in the remote Himalayan region. a) Sikkim b) Tibet c) Jammu d) Kashmir 284. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to wave off Rs..............

liability of Jammu and Kashmir towards the Food Corporation of India

a) 50 crore b) 60 crore c) 70 crore d) 80 crore 285. The union government is going to spend Rs 20,000 crore to provide mobile connectivity in.................villages in the next five years. a) 25,000 b) 35,000 c) 45,000 d) 55,000 286. Union government will set up..............new ultra mega power projects in Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand. a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four



287. Which state has grabbed big portion of the country's total exports that was made from Special Economic Zones during 2013-14? a) Karnataka b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Kerala 288. The Union Home Ministry has recently suggested whose name for Bharat Ratna award? a) Kapil Dev b) Major Dhyan Chand c) Sachin Tendulkar d) Vishwanathan Anand 289. Union government is planning to increase its stake in IFCI Ltd to........per cent from 45 per cent. a) 50 b) 51 c) 53 d) 55 290. Mother Dairy and.................has recently announced launch of the “Smart

Change Card” for Mother Dairy booths in the National Capital Region.

a) State Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda c) ICICI Bank



d) Punjab National Bank 291. China inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet with a cost of USD................ to enhance mobility of its military in the remote Himalayan region. a) 1.16 billion b) 2.16 billion c) 3.16 billion d) 4.16 billion 292. India and Singapore has decided to sign pact for investment and trade which has a huge surge from USD 4.2 billion to..........billion. a) 9.4 b) 11.4 c) 19.4 d) 91.4 293. Recently Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Mamta Sharma has resigned from his post. Now................will replace her. a) Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar b) Radha Kapoor c) Madhu Shah d) Sunita Ben 294. Jaipur Pink Panther (JPP) which recently won the inaugural title of Pro

Kabaddi League has been owned by whom?

a) Kishore Biyani b) Abhisek Bachchan



c) Radha Kapoor d) Ronnie Screwwala 295. India and Japan has signed a MoU to develop which of the following city into ‘smart city’? a) Gujarat b) Vadodara c) Varanasi d) Lucknow 296. Eminent historian. Bipin Chandra has died recently. He received which of these highest civilian awards? a) Padma Bhushan b) Padma Shri c) Bharat Ratna d) Padma Vibhushan 297. Actor and singer Harry Belafonte will receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian

Oscar Award. He belongs to which country?

a) US b) UK c) Russia d) Serbia 298. Recently India has signed a pact with World Bank for Mizoram State

Roads Project with the financial assistance of ...............million US dollar.

a) 100



b) 107 c) 117 d) 127 299. Who among the following has resigned from the post of the Governor of

Manipur?

a) Ashwani Kumar b) V Purushothaman c) V. Wanchoo d) Vinod Kumar Duggal 300. Gujarat has grabbed how much per cent of the country's total exports during 2013-14? a) 25 percent b) 35 percent c) 45 percent d) 55 percent

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Current Affairs Quiz: September 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently proposed which online language

courses in India

a) Chinese b) Japanese c) Bhutani d) South Korean

2. Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and............has recently

signed a dual-currency loan pact to set up an export credit of $152 million.

a) State Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda

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c) Bharatiya Mahila Bank d) Punjab National Bank 3. Which country will have Asia’s first Ballistic Research Centre for self-

reliance in testing of armoured vehicles?

a) India b) China c) Japan d) South Korea 4. Former Chief Justice of India...................... will be the next Governor of

Kerala.

a) Sheila Dikshit b) P Sathasivam c) V Purushothaman d) V. Wanchoo 5. Nippon Life and Reliance group will launch two India-focussed funds for

.....................investors.

a) Chinese b) Japanese c) Nepalese d) Bhutani 6. A two-day international seminar workshop on “Blue Economy”on

sustainable growth was held in which country?

a) Myanmar b) Bangladesh



c) Srilanka d) Australia 7. Sattiraju Lakshminarayana popularly known as Bapu has recently passed

away. Who was he?

a) Artist b) Filmmaker c) Comedian d) All of them 8. Recently Zimbabwe has defeated which country for first time in 31 years?

a) South Africa b) Australia c) England d) Pakistan 9. Which newly revived..................University started its first session in

September?

a) Patna b) Nalanda c) Rajgir d) Poorvanchal 10. Which country topped in newly released ICC ODI team ranking? a) Sri Lanka b) South Africa



c) Australia d) India 11. South African Norman Gordon has recently passed away. He was......... a) Actor b) Filmmaker c) Cricketer d) Author 12. Who among the following became the first Spaniard to snatch World

Badminton Championship held in Denmark?

a) Li Xuerui b) Chen Long c) Carolina Marin d) Li Ning 13. Who among the following grabbed men’s singles titles of the World

Badminton Championship held in Denmark?

a) Lee Chong Wei b) Chen Long c) Jan O Jorgensen d) Kenichi TAGO 14. Recently a former Attorney General of India died. Name him.

a) H.S. Suhrawardy b) Goolam Essaji Vahanvati c) Hamid Dalwai



d) F.K. Khan Durrani 15. India to get USD........billion from Japan for developmental projects.

a) 30 b) 35 c) 40 d) 45 16. Which country is going to help India in developing a treatment for the

sickle cell anaemia, a fatal disease commonly found among Indian tribal?

a) India b) China c) Japan d) South Korea 17. Which bank has declared Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulter recently?

a) Union Bank of India b) United Bank of India c) UCO Bank d) Punjab National Bank 18. Famous and veteran Indian Kathak dancer..............has passed away

recently.

a) Rima Rao b) Maya Rao c) Mira Rao



d) Meena Rao 19. Congress members will head............Parliamentary Standing Committees

after failing to get the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.

a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six 20. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15, India has slipped

to........rank in list.

a) 70 b) 71 c) 72 d) 73 21. Tata Consultancy Services has re-appointed................as its Chief Executive

Officer and MD.

a) MS Swaminathan b) N Chandrasekaran c) Mullapudi Venkata Ramana d) Sattiraju Lakshminarayana 22. RBI stops banking operations of which bank?

a) Bank of Maharashtra b) Choundeshwari Sahakari Bank

c) Haryana Gramin Bank d) Kashi Gomati Samyut Gramin Bank



23. Who among the following has been selected for G K Reddy Memorial

Award 2014?

a) Vinod Rai b) Vinod Shah c) Vinod Mehta d) Vinod Ghadai 24. Former Foreign Secretary has recently died. Name him.

a) A.P. Venkateswaran b) Usha Venkateshwaran c) Kalpana Venkateshwaran d) Vinod Venkateshwaran 25. Which country is going to take over West Bank land?

a) Iran b) Iraq c) Bangladesh d) Israel 26. India defeated............... and has snatched the 5-match series at

Birmingham.

a) England b) South Africa c) Australia d) Zimbabwe



27. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has signed a five-year pact with

................................. to train pace bowler in the foundation

a) HRF Pace Foundation b) JRF Pace Foundation c) MRF Pace Foundation d) SRF Pace Foundation 28. Who among the following led Indian women's hockey team in Asian Games

2014?

a) Deepika Pallikal b) Ritu Rani c) Rani Yadav d) Anjali Bhagwat 29. Chancellor of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara,....................has been awarded with the ‘Best Manager’ by the Oxford Summit of Leaders (Science and Education) in UK. a) Dr Meera devi Puar b) Dr Mrunalinidevi Puar c) Dr Maya Devi Puar d) Dr Manisha Devi Puar 30. Tony Abbott, Australian Prime Minister has launched the 'New Colombo

Plan' in which university of India during his visit in India?

a) Lucknow University b) Kolkata University c) Delhi University



d) University of Mumbai 31. Which state is the first state in India to launch Health Adalat to concentrate

on health issues?

a) Karnataka b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Kerala 32. Which state of India got new capital which will be located in Vijayawada

region?

a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Karnataka d) Tamilnadu 33. The Indian...................... has recently announced three rating systems to

cover metro new buildings, rail projects and schools.

a) Brown Building Council b) White Building Council c) Yellow Building Council d) Green Building Council 34. Who is the current Navy chief of India?

a) Admiral Dalbir Singh Suhag b) Admiral Philip Campose c) Admiral R.K. Dhowan



d) Admiral Arup Raha 35. Who created history by becoming the first man from Japan to reach the U.S.

Open semi-finals?

a) Stan Wawrinka b) Ichiya Kumagae c) Kei Nishikori d) Ichiya Nishikori 36. Joan Rivers was in news recently as she died due to cardiac arrest. Who

was she?

a) Politician and leader b) Comedian and TV host c) Sportsperson d) Painter 37. Which country has hosted the largest gathering of international leaders of

NATO summit 2014?

a) Wales b) Chicago c) Scotland d) London 38. National Teachers' Day is celebrated every year on September........to

celebrate the birthday of Swami Radhakrishnan.

a) 5 b) 10 c) 15



d) 20 39. Which Indian bank has been featured in 2014 Forbes Asia's FAB 50 list?

a) ICICI Bank b) Axis Bank c) Punjab National Bank d) Bank of Baroda 40. The 14-day Indo-............ joint military exercise Surya Kiran-VII was

recently concluded

a) Bhutan b) Nepal c) Bangladesh d) Myanmar 41. Sudhakar Jayant has secured.................at World Masters Weightlifting Championship 2014? a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) None of these 42. India has recently signed a civil nuclear agreement with which country?

a) US b) UK c) China



d) Australia 43. Who among the following pair has bagged the Mixed Doubles trophy of the

US Open 2014?

a) Abigail Spears and Bruno Soares b) Sania Mirza and Santiago Gonzalez c) Santiago Gonzalez and Bruno Soares d) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares 44. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has recently launched India's first

National Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey in which city?

a) Mumbai b) Bangalore c) New Delhi d) Kolkata 45. Who among the following has been appointed as first women chairperson of

Indian Institute of Advanced Study?

a) Chandrakanta Padia b) Chanda Padia c) Chandana Padia d) Chandrakala Padia 46. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has recently inaugurated the first

ever India Investment meets in which country?

a) UAE b) Bahrain c) Iran



d) Iraq 47. Who among the following has snatched 2014 US Open women's title?

a) Venus Williams b) Serena Williams c) Caroline Wozniazki d) Martina Navratilova 48. Wildlife Trust of India and Tata Chemicals Limited has recently signed a

pact to set up India’s first Coral Garden in which state?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Kerala 49. JNU professor..................was honoured with China Book Award by China

for his role to the translation and publication of Chinese works.

a) Sanchita Mukherji b) Mrunalini Mukherji c) Priyadarsi Mukherji d) Priyanka Mukherji 50. Which among the following bank has launched multi-currency international

debit card?

a) State Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda c) Bharatiya Mahila Bank



d) Punjab National Bank 51. As per 2014 World Economic Forum’s latest report, India has slipped down

to........position from 27 in effective stock market regulation ranking?

a) 60 b) 61 c) 62 d) 63 52. Which country topped in effective stock market regulation ranking as per 2014 World Economic Forum’s latest report? a) Finland b) Hong Kong c) Luxembourg d) South Africa 53. India with which country is going to cooperate in solid cleaning of rivers,

waste management and skill development?

a) Germany b) UK c) USA d) China 54. India and Bahrain will enhance bilateral trade and investment by crossing

$.............billion in bilateral trade.

a) 1 b) 1.5



c) 2 d) 2.5 55. An Indian movie................won best debut movie award at the 71st Venice

Film Festival Venice Film Festival.

a) Street b) Judge c) Lawyer d) Court 56. Former NASA scientist...................... who worked in the scientific

exploration of the moon for the Apollo program has passed away recently.

a) Dr. Noel W. Hammers b) Dr. Neel Hemilton c) Dr. Washington Hinners d) Dr. Noel W. Hinners 57. The International Cricket Council has recently suspended.................. a

Pakistani bowler for his illegal bowling action.

a) Shoaib Azmal

b) Waqar Yunus c) Saeed Ajmal d) Shaharyar Khan 58. Who among the following has snatched 2014 US Open men's single title?

a) Kei Nishikori b) Marin Cilic c) Rafael Nadal



d) Roger Federer 59. Indian scientist and eminent professor of biology at the University of

Massachusetts.......................was awarded with the 2014 Midori Prize in

Biodiversity for his research.

a) Kamal Bisht b) Kamal Bajaj c) Kamal Bawa d) Kamal Batra 60. The Reserve Bank of India has set.......years as maximum age for Chief

Executive Officers and Managing Directors in private sector banks.

a) 60 b) 65 c) 70 d) 75 61. International Olympic Committee and Interpol International Police agency

have joined hands to combat.......................

a) Match fixing b) Illegal betting c) Both d) None of these 62. Which committee has reported that most of the deemed universities are not

fit for being a university?

a) C Rangrajan Committee b) Yadav Committee



c) Subramanyam Committee d) H Devaraj Committee 63. Who among the following will step down as chairman of Ferrari from

October?

a) Sergio Marchionne b) Dick Wagner c) David Gilmour d) Luca Cordero di Montezemolo 64. India’s first wholesale centre (kisan mandi) for trading in fruit and

vegetables outside an Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee is coming up

in which capital of India?

a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Bangalore 65. Which among the following bank is offering Card less Cash Withdrawal at

ATMs with the help of a mobile number?

a) ICICI Bank b) State Bank of India c) Punjab National Bank d) Bank of Baroda 66. India has signed a MoU in WHO South East Asia Health Ministers Meet on

eradication of which disease by 2020?

a) Kalazar



b) Cancer c) AIDS d) TB 67. The World Economic Forum meets where global business leaders gathered

at which city of China?

a) Tianjin b) Hong Kong c) Shanghai d) Beijing 68. Senior IAS officer....................was recently appointed as Executive Director

in World Bank.

a) Suhas Chandra b) Subhash Chandra c) Subhash Chandra Garg d) Sudhanshu Garg 69. The Union Cabinet has approved over Rs................crore for executing a

telecom development plan for the North-Eastern Region.

a) 2000 b) 3000 c) 4000 d) 5000 70. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has assured of............ million US

dollars to scale up the emergency efforts to curb Ebola epidemic.



a) 30 b) 40 c) 50 d) 60 71. Who among the following quit his post as governor of both states Manipur

and Mizoram?

a) Kamla Beniwal b) Vinod Kumar Duggal c) Kaptan Singh Solanki d) Kinshar Himalaya Rao 72. India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable...............missile

a) Agni-I b) Agni-II c) Agni-III d) Agni-IV 73. Which state Forensic Science Laboratory will tie-up with US-based firm for

ballistic testing?

a) Karnataka b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Kerala 74. India has recently signed a pact on traditional medicine like Unani and

Ayurveda with which country?



a) Myanmar b) Bangladesh c) Srilanka d) Australia 75. The Union Ministry of Science & Technology has recently announced

which scheme for women scientists?

a) JYOTI b) KIRAN c) ROSHANI d) UJALA 76. Which state government has recognised transgender and eunuch as third

gender?

a) Bihar b) Jharkhand c) West Bengal d) Karnataka 77. Which eminent Journalist and Freedom Fighter has died recently?

a) Ravindra Chandra Paul b) Virendra Chandra Paul c) Satyendra Chandra Paul d) Jitendra Chandra Paul 78. Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved sale of shares

in.................... to collect Rs 43,000 crore.



a) ONGC b) Coal India c) NHPC d) All of them 79. The Asian Development Bank will give financial assistance of $150-million

loan to India for building transmission lines in which state?

a) Rajasthan b) Kerala c) Manipur d) Mizoram 80. Who among the following has represented India at the 2014 Asian Games

as the youngest sailor?

a) Chitresh Tatha b) Ramesh Tatha c) Chitranshi Tatha d) None of these 81. Union Agriculture Ministry has launched a unique call-in- centre “Refer

Vehicle Call-In Centre” for transportation of perishable goods in which city?

a) Mumbai b) Bangalore c) New Delhi d) Kolkata 82. Who among the following will receive Davis Cup Commitment Award?



a) Lleyton Hewitt b) Gustavo Kuerten c) Rohan Bopanna d) None of These 83. The European Union has imposed new economic sanctions on which

country over Ukraine crisis?

a) Brazil b) Russia c) India d) China 84. Which country is going to sign free trade pact with India to ship more of

metals and minerals it produces?

a) Brazil b) Mexico c) Columbia d) Peru 85. Which bank has recently celebrated 150 years of its operations in Sri Lanka?

a) State Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda c) ICICI Bank d) Punjab National Bank 86. Rays Power Experts will set up 50 mw Solar Power Generation Park in

which state?



a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh d) Tamilnadu 87. The World Health Organisation awarded....................of Bangladesh with

South East Asia Regional Award for Excellence in Public Health in individual

category?

a) Naima Hossain b) Raima Hossain c) Saima Hossain d) None of These 88. The Supreme Court ruled............per cent quota for disabled persons in all

government jobs.

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 89. India has signed seven pacts with which country as call for freedom of

navigation in the South China Sea?

a) South Korea b) Vietnam c) Japan d) Russia 90. Which state is going to host Global Agro meet in November?



a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh d) Tamilnadu 91. The former director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial

Research..............will chair expert panel on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's

‘Swachh Bharat’ national sanitation campaign.

a) Raghvendra Anant Mashelkar b) Ramji Anant Mashelkar c) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar d) Raghupati Anant Mashelkar 92. Who among the following has sworn in as Manipur Governor recently?

a) Laxmi Kant Mahapatra b) KK Paul c) Om Prakash Kohli d) Vinod Kumar Duggal 93. India has welcomed the successful renegotiation of the Tata Housing

development project of which country?

a) Malaysia b) Maldives c) Bangladesh d) China 94. Union Human Resource Development Ministry has announced to fund

which campaign of India?



a) Swachh Bharat Kosh b) Swachh Varanasi campaign c) Swachh Vidyalaya campaign d) Swachh Vishwa campaign 95. August Wholesale Price Index Inflation has shrunk to five-year low

of............ %

a) 1.74 b) 2.74 c) 3.74 d) 4.74 96. Who among the following has written the autobiography “And Then One

Day”?

a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Anupam Kher c) Naseeruddin Shah d) Kapil Dev 97. Which among the following has recently celebrated 55 years of its

existence?

a) Doordarshan b) All India Radio c) Press Trust of India d) None of these 98. War hero and British code breaker.....................biopic “The imitation game” has recently grabbed the best picture award in Toronto film festival.



a) Alan Turing

b) Alice Turing c) Alex Turing d) Aleze Turing 99. Who among the following will receive honours at the New York Film

Festival?

a) Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sabine Lisicki b) Sabine Lisicki and Richard Gere c) Ethan Hawke and Richard Gere d) Ethan Hawke and Arnold Schwarzenegger 100. Who among the following snatched Hong Kong Open, first WTA title in

three years?

a) Karolina Pliskova b) Sabine Lisicki c) Firman Abdul Kholik d) Filip Karjinovic 101. Recently a Hollywood star visited Chennai for audio launch of movie “I”.

Name him.

a) Brad Pitt b) Leonardo Di Caprio c) Tom Hanks d) Arnold Schwarzenegger



102. Who among the following badminton player clinched Indonesian Masters

Grand Prix Gold?

a) Sabine Lisicki b) Filip Karjinovic c) Firman Abdul Kholik d) H S Prannoy 103. According to Forbes, Mukesh Ambani has retained his position as the

richest man in India for the.............consecutive year.

a) Fifth b) Sixth c) Seventh d) Eighth 104. NTPC Limited, Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited and NTPC

Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited will sign a pact to set up large solar parks in

which state?

a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamilnadu d) Chennai 105. Educationist................died recently who was a former education adviser

to the Union government.

a) Kireet Joshi b) Kirtee Joshi c) Kirtan Joshi



d) Kriyat Joshi 106. Which country has snatched FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 held in

Spain?

a) Australia b) UK c) US d) Serbia 107. India has signed three MoUs including setting up Industrial Park in Gujarat

with which country?

a) US b) UK c) Russia d) China 108. Who among the following became chairman of Ethics Committee of Lok

Sabha?

a) Manikrao Gavit b) Shanta Kumar c) Murli Manohar Joshi d) L.K. Advani 109. Who among the following has been appointed as the new chief of the

National Commission for Women?

a) Madhumita Singh b) Sushilarani Patel c) Mamta Sharma



d) Lalitha Kumaramangalam 110. According to the HSBC Trade Forecast report, India may become ..........

largest exporter by 2030.

a) Second b) Third c) Fourth d) Fifth 111. The World Bank has approved $.............. million grant for Ebola-raging

countries.

a) 105 b) 205 c) 305 d) 405 112. Xi Jinping President of China has launched the construction of the

$...........billion Colombo Port City in Srilanka.

a) 1.4 b) 2.4 c) 3.4 d) 4.4 113. Which indian boxer will finally receive the Arjuna Award as the Sports

Ministry has finally accepted his nomination?

a) Jai Bhagwan b) Manoj Kumar



c) Vijay Kumar d) Amit Kumar 114. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given financial assistance of

...................loan for North Karnataka to improve urban services and

reinforcement of municipal corporation.

a) $43.3million b) $53.3million c) $63.3million d) $73.3million 115. Which team has failed to qualify for Champions League T-20 tournament?

a) Kolkata Knight Riders b) Kings Eleven Punjab c) Chennai Super Kings d) Mumbai Indians 116. According to a global university ranking, which university has secured first

position in university ranking worldwide?

a) Kings College London b) Manchester University c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology d) Yale University 117. Which Indian airline has signed a pact worth $2.6 billion with Industrial

and Commercial Bank of China Ltd for aircraft finance?

a) IndiGo b) Air India



c) Go Air d) Spicejet 118. Former Director General of Police of Assam.....................committed

suicide after CBI raided his residence for investigation of Sharda chit fund case.

a) Sanker Baruah b) Siva Baruah c) Santosh Baruah d) Sadashiv Baruah 119. India has slipped to........ position in recently released FIFA rankings.

a) 157 b) 158 c) 159 d) 160 120. Microsoft has bought Minecraft game maker, a................video game

company Mojang?

a) Swedish b) Chinese c) Russia d) Serbian 121. SEBI chief........................will review the investment guidelines for private

sector pension plan.

a) A N Bajpai

b) B N Bajpai



c) G N Bajpai d) H N Bajpai 122. Prominent Mandolin exponent and Padma Shri.....................has recently

passed away.

a) Uppalapu Srinivas b) Amitava Nandan c) PR Anantha Swami d) UR Anantha Murthy 123. Keeping the old tradition alive, Chinese President Xi Jinping during her

India visit met family of .................who died during China-Japan war while

treating Chinese soldiers.

a) Mao Zedong b) Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis c) Dr. Manorama Kotnis d) Xi Zedong 124. ................ has rejected independence and will stay with United Kingdom.

a) Scotland b) West Dunbartonshire c) North Lanarkshire d) Glasgow 125. Which country is going to host 18th Asian Games in 2018?

a) Indonesia b) Malaysia



c) Maldives d) Spain 126. US President Barack Obama has nominated...................as the next US

Ambassador to India

a) Rahul Shah b) Richard Rahul Verma c) Richard John d) Ajay Paul 127. Time magazine has named young Indian architect........................as “young leader of tomorrow” a) Ajay Shetty b) Alok Shetty c) Akshay Shetty d) Abhas Shetty 128. Union government has allocated around Rs................crore for the revival of Nalanda University. a) 700 b) 1700 c) 2700 d) 3700 129. Which country has taken technical cooperation from India for extending Provident Fund in organised and unorganised sectors? a) Bhutan b) Myanmar



c) Bangladesh d) Nepal 130. World Wrestling Entertainment and Ten Sports channel is going to invest around $............. million in the Indian sports entertainment market. a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400 131. India and..................jointly decided to establish a Joint Working Group to advance facilitation in film industry. a) Sri Lanka b) Japan c) China d) UK 132. Who among the following grabbed gold in the men’s 50m Pistol at 17th Asian Games? a) Omkar Singh b) Jitu Rai c) Nguyen Hoang Phuong d) Wang Zhiwei 133. Who among the following grabbed bronze in the women’s 10m Air Pistol at 17th Asian Games? a) Shweta Chaudhry



b) Heena Sidhu c) Anjali Bhagwat d) Tejaswini Sawant 134. Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her...................partner Cara Black have snatched the women's doubles title in WTA Toray Pacific Open tournament. a) Zimbabwean b) Spanish c) Brazilian d) American 135. Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her partner Cara Black have snatched the women's doubles title by defeating.......................in WTA Toray Pacific Open tournament. a) Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro b) Bruno Soares and Carla Suarez Navarro c) Garbine Muguruza and Bruno Soares d) None of these 136. Rafael Nadal will be replaced by........................ in the Indian team for the

new tennis league IPTL due to injury.

a) Roger Federer b) Novak Djokovic c) Gael Monfils d) Fabrice Santoro 137. Hockey India has introduced Hockey...................India as an academy

member for underprivileged children who are wants their career in sports.



a) Village b) Slum c) Tehsil d) District 138. ........................spacecraft of NASA has entered Mars orbit to study the

climate change of Red Planet from warm and wet to cold and dry.

a) RAVEN b) MAVEN c) HAVEN d) LAVEN 139. Who among the following has been elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand? a) John Klein b) John Shaw c) John Kent d) John Key 140. Who among the following has been appointed as new President of

Afghanistan?

a) Abdullah Abdullah b) Halim Fidai c) Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai d) Jan Kubish 141. Who among the following has been appointed as new Prime Minister of

Fiji?



a) Voreqe Bainimarama b) Epeli Nailatikau c) Jan Kubish d) Halim Fidai 142 Indian ace shooter.......................has grabbed his first individual medal- bronze in the men’s 10m air rifle in 17th Asian games. a) Rajvardhan Singh Rathore b) Abhinav Bindra c) Randhir Singh d) Jaspal Rana 143. Dushyant Dushiant secured.................. medal in the Men's Single Sculls

category of rowing in 17th Asian Games 2014.

a) Platinum b) Gold c) Bronze d) Silver 144. Recently Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched an

international marketing campaigning called......................to attract businesses

worldwide in India.

a) Clean India b) Make in India c) Shine India d) Glow India



145. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be awarded with honorary doctorate

degree by which varsity for his work in inclusive growth?

a) US b) UK c) Russia d) China 146. Leading businessmen...............brothers received Lifetime Achievement

Award in Business a in the House of Lords in UK.

a) Hinduja b) Ambani c) Mittal d) Godarej 147. India will give financial assistance of USD...........million to United Nations

to fight Ebola virus in Africa.

a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13 148. Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian squash player to enter the Asian

Games finale by beating whom?

a) Li Xuerui b) Chen Long c) Wang Shixian d) Ong Beng Hee



149. Union Government has recently launched ............................ for urban and

rural poor

a) KanshiramAntyodaya Yojana b) Rajiv Gandhi Antyodaya Yojana c) Shivram Antyodaya Yojana d) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana 150. Recently which two banks have allowed kids to manage bank accounts

independently?

a) SBI and Axis Bank

b) SBI and ICICI Bank

c) SBI and UCO Bank

d) SBI and HSBC bank

151. Who among the following has been selected for JC Daniel Award for

lifetime achievement 2013 by Kerala Government?

a) MS Swaminathan

b) MT Vasudevan Nair c) Mullapudi Venkata Ramana d) Sattiraju Lakshminarayana 152. Which government will pay above $500 million to the Native American

Navajo tribe?

a) US b) UK c) Russia d) China



153. The Union Finance Ministry has recently appointed a 15-member

committee under....................... Chairmanship to examine financial architecture

for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector.

a) Raghuram Rajan b) Chanda Kochar c) S Srinivasan d) K V Kamath 154. BCCI has recently extended tenure of former India all-rounder...............as

the Director of the Indian cricket team till 2015 ICC World Cup

a) Sanjay Bangar b) Ravi Shastri c) Kapil Dev d) Sachin R Tendulkar 155. Pakistan has test fired surface-to-surface nuclear capable missile

Hatf.............

a) IX b) X c) XI d) XII 156. Which country has won the backing of 22 nations in its battle against the UN's war crimes probe? a) Spain b) Japan c) China



d) Sri Lanka 157. How many scientists have been awarded with prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2014 for their exceptional contributions in science and technology? a) Nine b) Ten c) Eleven d) twelve 158. Who among the following did not receive prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2014? a) Pratap Raychaudhuri b) Anurag Agrawal c) P S Ahuja d) All of them 159. India's........................has snatched gold in the women's discus throw event

in 17th Asian games?

a) Krishna Poonia b) Seema Poonia c) O P Jaisha d) Babita Yadav 160. India's Sania Mirza and...................has snatched gold in the women's

tennis mixed doubles event in 17th Asian games?

a) Saketh Myneni b) Hsien Yin Peng



c) Hao Ching Chan d) Deepika pallikal 161. UN Climate Change Summit 2014 will be organised in which city?

a) Brasilia b)Tokyo c) New York d) Berlin 162. The Goods and Services Tax will be implemented from......................

a) December 2014 b) April 2015 c) April 2016 d) April 2017 163. As per Global rating agency Moody latest report, Indian Public Sector

Banks will require.........billion US dollars to meet Basel-III norms.

a) 16–47 b) 26–37 c) 38–57 d) 56–77 164. Which among the following country does not come into G-4 countries?

a) Brazil b) Germany c) Russia



d) Japan 165. G-4 countries meet will be held in which city to discuss Security Council

reform?

a) Brasilia b)Tokyo c) New York d) Berlin 166. Who among the following has been appointed as new full-time local coach

in Sri Lanka for the first time in 15 years?

a) Tillakaratne Dilshan b) Marvan Atapattu c) Sanath Jayasuriya d) Muttiah Muralitharan 167. Who among the following has received Saraswati Samman 2013 for his

novel ‘Dhool Paudhon Par’?

a) Govind Mishra b) Arvind Mishra c) Ravindra Mishra d) Divya Mishra 168. Indian squash ace Dipika Pallikal has bagged......................medal in

women's singles in 17th Asian Games 2014.

a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze



d) Platinum 169. India’s.....................secured bronze medal in Men's Single Sculls category

of rowing in 17th Asian Games 2014.

a) Duryodhan b) Yudhishthir c) Dushyant Dushiant d) Shravan Kumar 170. Which country is going to host the ICC World Cricket League Division 3

in October?

a) Bermuda b) Uganda c) Singapore d) Malaysia 171. Which among the following bank has launched a savings account for

minors above 10 years of age?

a) ICICI Bank b) Axis Bank c) Punjab National Bank d) Bank of Baroda 172. Who among the following has been appointed as new Secretary General of

Independent Commission on Multilateralism?

a) AN Hardeep Singh Puri b) BN Hardeep Singh Puri



c) LN Hardeep Singh Puri d) UN Hardeep Singh Puri 173. Which country has become the first country to reach Mars in the very first

attempt?

a) China b) US c) Russia d) India 174. Who among the following has been appointed as new chairman of Audit

Bureau of Circulations?

a) Shashidhar Sinha b) Amitava Nandan c) PR Anantha Swami d) Amit Mathew 175. Who among the following has been appointed as new Managing Director

and Chief Executive Officer of South Indian Bank?

a) V.G. Mathew b) V.A. Joseph c) V.A. Mathew d) V.G Joseph 176. The upcoming 13th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be

organised for the first time in which state?

a) Karnataka b) Gujarat



c) Maharashtra d) Kerala 177. Which Hindi film has been selected as India's official entry to the best

foreign film category in the Oscar 2015 awards?

a) Shahid b) Queen c) Yellow d) Liar's Dice' 178. Which state has topped in employment generated by the Central Public

Sector Enterprises?

a) Punjab b) Maharashtra c) Bihar d) Odisha 179. Which company along with Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar’s MARD has

launched a new campaign to increase internet literacy among women in India?

a) Twitter India b) Facebook India c) Yahoo India d) Google India 180. Indian ace shooter Abhinav Bindra has grabbed his first

individual...............in the men’s 10m air rifle in 17th Asian games.

a) Gold



b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum 181. Lieutenant General................... has been appointed as new chief of

Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence.

a) Zaheerul Islam b) Raheel Sharif c) Rizwan Akhtar d) Akram Ashraf 182. Which company is planning to launch a contest to develop a mobile app

for Prime Minister’s office in India?

a) Twitter India b) Facebook India c) Yahoo India d) Google India 183. Which company’s IPO has ranked as world’s biggest in history with $25

billion after additional shares were sold?

a) Kalibaba Group Holding Ltd b) Jalibaba Group Holding Ltd c) Alibaba Group Holding Ltd d) Alikaka Group Holding Ltd 184. Who among the following won seven crore rupees in eighth season of

Kaun Banega Crorepati?



a) Adarsh and Sarthak Narula b) Achin and Sarthak Narula c) Saiyyam and Sarthak Narula d) Achin and Athak Narula 185. John Key has again elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand

for...........term.

a) Second b) Third c) Fourth d) Fifth 186. Hero MotoCorp Limited has signed a pact with which state government for

establishing a Greenfield two-wheeler manufacturing plant?

a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Karnataka d) Tamilnadu 187. Naseeruddin Shah’s autobiography has recently been released. Name the

book.

a) Miss Those Days b) A Day Not To Be Fogotten c) One Fine Day d) And Then One Day 188. India has signed how many pacts with Vietnam as call for freedom of

navigation in the South China Sea?



a) Five b) Six c) Seven d) Eight 189. The World Health Organisation awarded the National Malaria Control

Programme of .......................of Bangladesh with South East Asia Regional

Award for Excellence in Public Health?

a) Timor-Leste b) Mimor-Leste c) Vimor-Leste d) None Of These 190. State Bank of India has recently celebrated 150 years of its operations in

which country?

a) Sri Lanka b) Japan c) China d) UK 191. Who among the following has been elected as Chairman of the Advertising

Standards Council of India (ASCI)?

a) Benoy Roy Chawdhuri

b) Shashidhar Sinha c) Narendra Ambwani d) None Of These



192. The Asian Development Bank will give financial assistance of $ .............

million loan to India for building transmission lines in Rajasthan.

a) 50 b) 150 c) 250 d) 350 193. Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved sale of shares in NHPC, Coal India and ONGC to collect Rs.....................crore. a) 23,000 b) 33,000 c) 43,000 d) 53,000 194. Recently Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan

has launched a health survey in India. The survey was based on which disease?

a) Polio b) AIDS c) Cancer d) Tuberculosis (TB) 195. Marin Cilic has recently snatched 2014 US Open men's single title by defeating whom? a) Kei Nishikori b) Novak Djokovic c) Rafael Nadal d) Roger Federer



196. India and........................will enhance bilateral trade and investment by

crossing $ 1.5billion in bilateral trade.

a) UAE b) Bahrain c) Iran d) Iraq 197. Serena Williams has recently snatched 2014 US Open women's title by

defeating whom?

a) Chris Evert b) Martina Navratilova c) Briton Virginia Wade d) Caroline Wozniazki 198. Sania Mirza won the Mixed Doubles trophy of the US Open 2014 with whom? a) Květa Peschke b) Bruno Soares c) Marcin Matkowski d) Ekaterina Makarova 199. Axis Bank which was featured in 2014 Forbes Asia's FAB 50 list is also

India's first private sector bank to open a branch in.............

a) Japan b) China c) South Korea



d) Bhutan 200. Recently Goolam Essaji Vahanvati died. Who was he?

a) Former politician of BJP b) Former chief justice of India c) Former Attorney General of India d) Former politician of Congress 201. India to get USD 35billion from which country for developmental

projects?

a) India b) China c) Japan d) South Korea 202. Recently Maya Rao has passed away due to cardiac arrest. Who was she?

a) Cartoonist b) Actress c) Sportsperson d) Kathak dancer 203. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15, which country

has topped the list?

a) Singapore b) Switzerland c) United States



d) UK 204. 17th edition of Asian Games is being held in which country? a) India b) China c) Japan d) South Korea 1. 205. Doordarshan has recently celebrated how many years of its existence?

a) 35 b) 45 c) 55 d) 65 206. Which country has topped in recently released FIFA rankings?

a) Belgium b) Brazil c) Spain d) Germany 207. ....................has become permanent venue for the International Film

Festival of India as a MoU has been signed between Information and Broadcast

Ministry and...................?

a) Kerala b) Maharashtra c) Goa d) Andhra Pradesh



208. Which company has acquired healthcare software company TriZetto?

a) Bharti Foundation b) Infosys c) Cognizant d) Wipro 209. Which company has bought Minecraft game maker, a Swedish video game

company Mojang?

a) Apple b) Microsoft c) Lenovo d) Xiomi 210. Which country has signed three agreements with the United Nations World

Food Program to provide humanitarian aid to Syrian Refugees?

a) USA b) UK c) UAE d) China 211. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality

Council of India?

a) Adil Hussain b) Adil Shah c) Adil Malia d) Adil Zainulbhai



212. International Economic Association has appointed whom among the

following as president-elect of the association?

a) Kaushik Rakshit b) Kaushik Basu c) Kaushik Chatterjee d) Kaushik Mukherjee 213. The union government has launched an electronic toll collection

programme called...............

a) FASTag b) RASTag c) KASTag d) JASTag 214. Which Hollywood actor has been appointed as UN Messenger of Peace?

a) Leonardo Di Caprio b) Brad Pitt c) Will Smith d) Tom Hanks 215. Who among the following has been appointed as China’s New

Ambassador to India?

a) Xi Jinping b) Xei Yucheng c) Gao Hucheng d) Le Yucheng



216. India has signed five year trade and economic development plan

with..............to improve the trade balance.

a) US b) UK c) China d) Australia 217. A two time Chinese Grand Slam winner...............has now taken retirement

from tour

a) Si Na b) Ni Na c) Xi Na d) Li Na 218. John Key has been elected as the Prime Minister of which country?

a) Spain b) New Zealand c) England d) Ireland 219. Ashraf Ghani has been appointed as new President of which coutry?

a) Bangladesh b) Afghanistan c) UAE d) Iraq



220. Voreqe Bainimarama has been elected as the Prime Minister of which

country?

a) Nigeria b) Bahama c) Fiji d) Maldives 221. Which state government will establish Nirbhaya Centres in all districts to

curb crime against women?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Delhi d) Bihar 222. Which country will give financial assistance of USD 12 million to United Nations to fight Ebola virus in Africa. a) India b) US c) UK d) China 223. Which among the following company has got Australian $2.2 billion coal

mining project in Australia for rail project?

a) Adani Enterprises b) Ambani Enterprises c) Mittal Enterprises d) Hinduja Enterprises



224. Which dairy brand secured 15th position in the International Farm

Comparison Network listing?

a) Amul b) Mother Dairy c) Sudha d) Parag 225. MT Vasudevan Nair has been selected for JC Daniel Award for lifetime

achievement 2013 by Kerala Government. He is a famous.................

a) Writer and filmmaker

b) Sportsperson c) Actor and filmmaker d) Politician 226. Who among the following has been appointed as the president of the News

Broadcasting Association?

a) KVL Narayan Rao b) Rajat Sharma c) Anurradha Prasad d) Ashok Venkatramani 227. The US government will pay above $............... million to the Native

American Navajo tribe?

a) 200 b) 300 c) 400



d) 500 228. Who among the following has jointly received Right Livelihood Award

2014?

a) Edward Snowden and John Key b) John Key and Alan Rusbridger c) Brad Pitta and Tom Hanks d) Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger 229. Who among the following was appointed as Prime Minister Narendra

Modi’s Sherpa for the Group of 20 annual Summit 2014?

a) Suresh Parbhu b) Ramesh Parbhu c) Brajesh Parbhu d) RavishParbhu 230. Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu has sworn-in as...........

Chief Justice of India?

a) 40 b) 41 c) 42 d) 43 231. India remembered martyr Bhagat Singh on his............. birth anniversary.

a) 100 b) 102 c) 105



d) 107 232. Who among the following has secured silver medal in men’s discus throw

event in 17th Asian Games?

a) Ehsan Hadadi b) Manoj Kumar c) Vikas Gowda d) Amit kumar 233. Auto Portal Cardekho has acquired................for 11 million US dollar

a) Gaadi.com b) Car.com c) Wheel.com d) None of these 234. The last surviving real sister of Bhagat Singh, ..................... died recently

a) Rupinder Singh Kaur b) Bibi Prakash Kaur c)Harjot Kaur d) Navjot Kaur 235. The 10th edition of annual of Indo.................... Joint military Yudh Abhyas

exercise is going in Uttarakhand

a) US b) UK c) Chinese d) Russian



236. E-commerce giant Alibaba of China has got approval to open............in

China.

a) NGO b) Industry c) Bank d) Commercial Mall 237. Who among the following has been sworn in as new Chief Minister of

Tamil Nadu?

a) K. Rosaiah b) Prayuth Chanocha c) O. Panneerselvam d) GK Pillai

238. Vice-Chairman of Tata Steel.................. has retired from the Board of the

company.

a) Mullapudi Venkata Ramana b) Prayuth Chanocha c) GK Pillai d) B Muthuraman 239. Which among the following PSU will contribute Rs. 20.75 crore for

preservation of Taj Mahal?

a) ONGC b) BHEL c) CIL



d) SAIL 240. Which among the following has retained its Golf's Ryder Cup?

a) US b) Africa c) Asia d) Europe 241. Leander Paes has grabbed the ATP Malaysian Open doubles title 2014

with whom?

a) Jamie Murray b) John Peers c) Marcin Matkowski d) None of These 242. Which bank is going to acquire India operations of HSBC Oman?

a) Qatar Bank b) Doha Bank c) Oman Bank d) Riyal Bank 243. Which bank has signed 500 million dollar Line of Credit with Korea

Eximbank?

a) ICICI Bank b) SBI c) Punjab National Bank



d) Bank of Baroda 244. Who among the following cricketers have been selected as Bradman

Honouree for the year 2014?

a) Sachin Tendulkar & Kapil Dev b) Sachin Tendulkar & Brett Lee c) Sachin Tendulkar & Robert Peterson d) Sachin Tendulkar & Steve Waugh 245. As per Gay Times magazine, former British PM.......................has been

named as “Gay Icon”.

a) Gordon Brown b) Tony Blair c) Sir John Major d) None of these 246. As per the Forbes India magazine’s 100 Richest Indian List 2014, who

among the following has secured position in top ten list?

a) Dilip Shanghvi b) Hinduja brothers c) Shiv Nadar d) All of them 247. .......................biotech has acquired Vanaspati brand Rasoi.

a) Emami b) Ponds c) Vivel



d) Pears 248. The G-20 annual summit will be held in...................in November 2014.

a) Uganda b) Canberra c) Brisbane d) Berlin 249. Amul dairy brand has secured position in the International Farm

Comparison Network listing?

a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 17 250. who among the following became the first Indian squash player to enter the

Asian Games finale?

a) Ajay Bhattacharya b) Saurav Ghosal c) Ravi Kumar d) Manoj Kumar 251. Who among the following will be replaced by Roger Federer in the Indian

team for the new tennis league IPTL due to injury?

a) Rafael Nadal b) Novak Djokovic c) Gael Monfils



d) Fabrice Santoro 252. Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her partner..............have snatched the women's doubles title in WTA Toray Pacific Open tournament. a) Bruno Soares b) Carla Suarez Navarro c) Garbine Muguruza d) Cara Black 253. Who among the following bagged bronze medal in the men’s 10 m air pistol team event at 17th Asian Games? a) Omkar Singh b) Jitu Rai c) Nguyen Hoang Phuong d) Manoj Kumar 254. Shweta Chaudhry grabbed..............medal in the women’s 10m Air Pistol at 17th Asian Games? a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze d) Platinum 255. Jitu Rai grabbed...............medal in the 50m Pistol at 17th Asian Games. a) Gold b) Silver c) Bronze



d) Platinum 256. World Wrestling Entertainment and....................is going to invest around $100 million in the Indian sports entertainment market. a) Ten Sports channel b) Star Sports channel c) Neo Sports channel d) ESPN channel 257. Which soft drink brand has launched its zero sugar soft drink called..................... Zero?

a) Coca-Cola b) Thumbs Up c) Pepsi d) Sprite 258. Union government has allocated around Rs 2700 crore for the revival of.....................University. a) Patna b) Nalanda c) Rajgir d) Poorvanchal 259. Which team has grabbed Calcutta Football League title?

a) Tollygunge Agragami b) East Bengal c) North Bengal



d) Luknow team 260. Who among the following has grabbed bronze medal at the World

Kickboxing Championships 2014?

a) Edward Mawthoh b) Larry P Warjri c) Yuki Bhambari d) Firman Abdul Kholik 261. The US has snatched FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating

which country?

a) Spain b) Serbia c) Australia d) UK 262. The G-20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meet was organised in

which city of Australia?

a) Melbourne b) Brisbane c) Sydney d) Perth 263. International Day for preservation of Ozone Layer was celebrated on.......

September worldwide.

a) 15 b) 16 c) 17



d) 18 264. Kireet Joshi was in news recently as he died due to cardiac arrest. Who

was he?

a) Painter b) Comedian and TV host c) Sportsperson d) Educationist 265. Sabine Lisicki snatched her first WTA title Hong Kong Open in three years

by defeating whom?

a) Karolina Pliskova b) Yuki Bhambari c) Firman Abdul Kholik d) Filip Karjinovic 266. War hero and British code breaker Alan Turing’s biopic..................... has recently grabbed the best picture award in Toronto film festival. a) The imitation game b) The liars dice c) Sports d) Courage 267. Meghalaya Governor.....................took additional charge of governor of

Mizoram?

a) Dr. Krishan Kant Paul b) Om Prakash Kohli



c) MK Narayanan d) Vinod Kumar Duggal 268. Who is replacing Luca Cordero di Montezemolo who will quit as

chairman of Ferrari?

a) Robin Williams b) David Gilmour c) Sergio Marchionne d) Dick Wagner 269. Recently Dr. Noel W. Hinners died. He was...............

a) Former NASA scientist b) Famous Indo-American Physicist c) Artist d) Former foreign secretary 270. A................movie Court won best debut movie award at the 71st Venice

Film Festival Venice Film Festival.

a) American b) Chinese c) Indian d) British 271. World number one Serena Williams has recently snatched 2014 US Open

women's title. She bagged this title for............consecutive time.

a) Second b) Third



c) Fourth d) Fifth 272. Sania Mirza and Brazilian Bruno Soares defeated whom to secure the

Mixed Doubles trophy of the US Open 2014?

a) Abigail Spears and Max Mirnyi b) Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez c) Květa Peschke and Marcin Matkowski d) Ekaterina Makarova and Santiago Gonzalez 273. India has recently signed a MoU with Australia. The bilateral pacts

include........

a) Field of Water Resources Management

b) Cooperation in sport c) Technical Vocational Education and Training d) All of the above 274. Who among the following has secured gold at World Masters

Weightlifting Championship?

a) Satish Sivalingam b) Sudhakar Jayant c) Sukhen Dey d) Jitu Rai 275. GVK EMRI, an emergency management services provider has recently

signed a pact with National Trauma Research Institute,..............to improve

emergency trauma care services in India.

a) US



b) UK c) China d) Australia 276. The 14-day Indo- Nepal joint military exercise Surya Kiran-............ was

recently concluded

a) V b) VI c) VII d) VII 277. For the........time, Axis Bank has been featured in 2014 Forbes Asia's FAB

50 list.

a) Second b) Third c) Fourth d) Fifth 278. Tony Abbott, Australian Prime Minister has launched which plan in

University of Mumbai during his visit in India?

a) New Columbia Plan b) New Washington Plan c) New Sydney Plan d) New Colombo Plan 279. National Teachers' Day is celebrated every year on September 5 to celebrate the birthday of which among the following personality? a) Swami Vivekanand



b) Swami Radhakrishnan c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Anne Besant 280. One of the US’ famous comedian and TV host............... has died recently.

a) Jimmy Page b) Joan Rivers c) David Gilmour d) Robin Williams 281. Kei Nishikori created history by becoming the first man from Japan to

reach the U.S. Open semi-finals in 96 years. He defeated whom in the U.S.

Open semi-finals?

a) Stan Wawrinka b) Ichiya Kumagae c) Marin Cilic d) Rafael Nadal 282. Recently INS has been commissioned by Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan.

a) Sumitra b) Mysore c) Delhi d) Kolkata 283. Andhra Pradesh has got new capital which will be located in which region?

a) Telangana



b) Vijayawada c) Kochi d) Tiruvanantpuram 284. Which edition of Asian Games is being held in Incheon, South Korea?

a) 15 b) 16 c) 17 d) 18 285. Israel is going to take over West Bank land. The seized area will be celled

as.............

a) Revaot b) Sevaot c) Gevaot d) Levaot 286. Recently A.P. Venkateswaran died. He was...............

a) Former politician of BJP b) Former chief justice of India c) Former Attorney General of India d) Former foreign secretary 287. Vinod Mehta has been selected for G K Reddy Memorial Award 2014.

Who is he?

a) Politician b) Journalist



c) Actor d) Singer 288. Which company has re-appointed N Chandrasekaran as its Chief

Executive Officer and MD?

a) Infosys b) Wipro c) Cognizant d) Tata Consultancy Services 289. According to the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, which country

had secured lowest position among BRICS countries?

a) Brazil b) Russia c) India d) China 290. Who was the first Muslim to become India's Attorney General?

a) H.S. Suhrawardy b) Goolam Essaji Vahanvati c) Hamid Dalwai d) F.K. Khan Durrani 291. Who among the following will be the next chief justice of India?

a) Justice Sathasivam b) Justice HL Dattu



c) Justice RM Lodha d) None of these 292. Carolina Marin who became the first Spaniard to snatch world badminton

championship women defeated whom among the following in championship?

a) Li Xuerui b) Chen Long c) Wang Shixian d) Li Ning 293. Fast bowler and test cricketer Norman Gordon has recently passed away.

He played for which country?

a) England b) South Africa c) Australia d) Zimbabwe 294. According to recently launched study by KPMG-FICCI, India has secured

its position among top.........medical tourism destinations in Asia

a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six 295. Recently an artist, filmmaker and comedian has passed away. He was

popularly known as Bapu. What was his real name?

a) MS Swaminathan b) Prayuth Chanocha



c) Mullapudi Venkata Ramana d) Sattiraju Lakshminarayana 296. What was India’s ranking in newly released ICC ODI team ranking? a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 297. Recently Zimbabwe has defeated Australia for first time in...........years?

a) 29 b) 30 c) 31 d) 32 298. Former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam will be the next Governor of

which state?

a) Rajasthan b) Kerala c) Manipur d) Mizoram 299. Asia’s first Ballistic Research Centre will be soon opened in which state of

India?

a) Karnataka b) Gujarat



c) Maharashtra d) Kerala 300. Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and State Bank of India

has recently signed a loan pact to set up an export credit of $million.

a) 122 b) 132 c) 142 d) 152

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Current Affairs Quiz: October 1st 2014

1. Who among the following has clinched India’s first gold medal in boxing at

17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea?

a) Laishram Sarita Devi b) M C Mary Kom c) Sarjubala Devi d) Kavita Goyat 2. Recently a social networking website has been shut down. Name the website.

a) Tumblr b) Orkut c) Flickr d) Ask.fm 3. Recently India and............. has established an inter-agency Contact Group on

the civil nuclear deal to fast-track Indo-............nuke deal implementation.

a) US b) UK c) China d) Russia

B B D B D C C D B B

281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290

A A B C C D B D C B

291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300

B A B A D A C B B D



4. Who among the following will act as chief of Central Vigilance Commission

until the appointment of CVC?

a) JM Garg b) Pradeep Kumar c) Rajiv d) None of these 5. Which country is going to help India to develop three smart cities under

India’s 100 smart city programme?

a) US b) Japan c) China d) Russia 6. The Union Railway Ministry has announced that Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet

train project will cost around Rs......................crore.

a) 35,000 b) 45,000 c) 55,000 d) 65,000 7. The famous autobiography of father of nation Mahatma Gandhi’s “My

Experiments with Truth” will now be available in...................language.

a) Kashmiri and Urdu b) Kashmiri and Punjabi c) Urdu and Punjabi d) Kashmiri and Manipuri



8. Who among the following Indian sprinter has clinched a silver medal in the

800m women’s race at 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea?

a) Dutee Chand b) Pinki Pramanik c) Tintu Luka d) Ashwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji 9. India and............... has signed a MoU to cooperate on future explorations of

Mars planet.

a) US b) Japan c) China d) Russia 10. Which Indian boxer has recently refused to accept medal in 17th Asian

Games in Incheon, Korea?

a) Laishram Sarita Devi b) M C Mary Kom c) Sarjubala Devi d) Kavita Goyat

ANSWER SHEET

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B B A D A D B C A A



Current Affairs Quiz: October 2nd 2014 1. Recently Afghanistan has signed bilateral security agreement with which

country to allow..........troops to remain in the country till 2015?

a) US b) UK c) China d) Russia 2. Recently M C Mary Kom has clinched India’s first gold medal in boxing at

17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. She defeated whom among the

following?

a) Kei Nishikori b) Jina Park c) Zhaina Shekerbekova d) None of these 3. US is going to help India to develop three smart cities under India’s 100

smart city programme. Name the three cities.

a) Allahabad, Vadodara and Varanasi b) Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Varanasi c) Allahabad, Ahmedabad and Vadodara d) Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam

4. Indian boxer Laishram Sarita Devi has recently refused to accept ............... medal in 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea? a) Gold b) Silver



c) Bronze d) All of the above 5. The famous Japan’s bullet train known as Shinkansen has turned.............

years.

a) 30 b) 40 c) 50 d) 60 6. Microsoft Corporation will come up with new Windows........Operating

System.

a) 9 b) 10 c) 11 d) 12 7. The Union Commerce Ministry has cancelled approvals of how many special

economic zones in India?

a) Nine b) Ten c) Eleven d) Twelve 8. As per United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the

Pacific, the Indian economy will raise at.............percent in the current fiscal.

a) 4.5 b) 5.5



c) 6.5 d) 7.5 9. Recently Indian boxer Laishram Sarita Devi has refused to accept medal

over a biased decision in 17th Asian Games. She was defeated by whom among

the following?

a) Kei Nishikori b) Jina Park c) Zhaina Shekerbekova d) None of these 10. US is going to help India to develop three smart cities under India’s 100

smart city programme with the proposed budget of Rs...................crore

a) 4,060 b) 5,060 c) 6,060 d) 7,060

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affair Quiz: October 3rd 2014

1. As per Commerce and Industry Ministry, Eight core industries grew

by...........per cent in August.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

A C D C C B A B B D



a) 3.8 b) 4.8 c) 5.8 d) 6.8 2. Apollo Hospital has tied up with which pharmacy firm to expand Apollo Sugar Clinics to provide diabetes care programmes in India? a) Sanofi b) Johnson & Johnson c) Novartis d) GlaxoSmithKline 3. Union government has approved to set up six more Software Technology Parks of India (STPIs) in which state of India? a) Maharastra b) Gujarat c) West Bengal d) Odisha 4. Indian hammer thrower............... was upgraded from bronze to silver medal

in Asian Games after her Chinese competitor failed in doping test.

a) Manju Bala b) Saryu Bala c) Meeta Bala d) Mehra Bala 5. The Indian men’s kabaddi Team has notched up its.....................consecutive

gold in Asian Games 2014.



a) Fifth b) Sixth c) Seventh d) Eighth 6. India women's kabaddi team grabbed its...............consecutive gold in Asian

Games 2014.

a) Second b) Third c) Fourth d) Fifth 7. Which state has become first state to start olive refinery in India?

a) Rajasthan b) Kerala c) Manipur d) Mizoram 8. Indian hammer thrower Manju Bala was upgraded from bronze to silver

medal in Asian Games after her Chinese competitor.............failed in doping test.

a) Wang Zheng b) Zhang Weinxiu c) Wang Weinxiu d) None of these

9. The Indian men’s kabaddi Team has notched up its seventh consecutive gold

by defeating.................in Asian Games 2014.



a) Pakistan b) Iran c) Bangladesh d) Iraq 10. India women's kabaddi team grabbed its second consecutive gold by defeating.................in Asian Games 2014. a) Pakistan b) Iran c) Bangladesh d) Iraq ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 4th 2014 1. Soon the.........................fighter jets will join the US-led military action

against Islamic States militants in Iraq

a) Spanish b) Australian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

C A D A C A A B B A



c) Russian d) Chinese 2. World Animal Day was observed on October.........worldwide. a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 3. How many medals have been secured by India in 17th Asian Games 2014?

a) 55 b) 56 c) 57 d) 58 4. How many medals have been secured by India in 16th Asian Games 2010?

a) 64 b) 65 c) 66 d) 67 5. How many gold medals have been secured by China in 17th Asian Games

2014?

a) 151 b) 145 c) 125



d) 108

6. Earth Observatory of NASA has claimed that the world’s fourth-largest lakes .................has dried and is about to vanish. a) Lake Huron b) Lake Baikal c) Aral Sea d) Caspian Sea 7. What was India’s position in 17th Asian Games campaign?

a) Sixth b) Seventh c) Eighth d) Ninth 8. Which country topped in 17th Asian Games 2014?

a) US b) China c) South Korea d) Australia 9. How many gold medals have been secured by India in 17th Asian Games

2014?

a) 11 b) 12 c) 13



d) 14 10. How many silver medals have been secured by India in 17th Asian Games

2014?

a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 5th 2014 1. ..................company Sumitomo Group has acquired Carzonrent India, the car lease division. a) Chinese b) Japanese c) Russian d) British 2. Bollywood actor.......................has been honoured with Global Diversity Award 2014 in Britain. a) Amitabh Bachchan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B D C B A C C B A A



b) Amir Khan c) Salman Khan d) Shah Rukh Khan 3. Which team has grabbed the Champions League Twenty20 2014? a) Kolkata Knight Riders b) Chennai Super Kings c) Mumbai Indians d) Delhi Daredevils 4. Who among the following was chosen as Man of the Match in the Champions League Twenty20 2014? a) Ravindra Jadeja b) Pawan Negi c) Suresh Raina d) Sunil Narine 5. Telangana State Power Generation Corporation and..................has recently signed pact to set up thermal power plants in Telangana. a) CIL b) SAIL c) NTPC d) BHEL 6. European Union (EU) Competition Commission has approved..................and WhatsApp deal of 19 billion US dollar. a) Twitter



b) Facebook c) Yahoo d) Google 7. Which country has test fired an upgraded version of its Dongfeng missile of

10,000-km range?

a) US b) China c) Russia d) Japan 8. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently addressed nation through

radio for the first time with programme called.................

a) Mann Ki Baat b) Dil Ki Baat c) Desh Ki Baat d) Bharat Ki Baat 9. Who among the following was awarded with Golden Bat Award in the Champions League Twenty20 2014? a) Ravindra Jadeja b) MS Dhoni c) Suresh Raina d) AB de Villiers 10. Who among the following was chosen as Man of the Series in the Champions League Twenty20 2014? a) Ravindra Jadeja



b) MS Dhoni c) Suresh Raina d) AB de Villiers

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 6th 2014 1. Who among the following was chosen as Golden Wicket Award in the Champions League Twenty20 2014? a) Ravindra Jadeja b) Pawan Negi c) Suresh Raina d) Sunil Narine

2. Who among the following was chosen as Power Player of the Series in the Champions League Twenty20 2014? a) Ravindra Jadeja b) Pawan Negi

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B D B B D B B A C C



c) Suresh Raina d) MS Dhoni 3. As per an online customer survey...................has been ranked second among

18 international Metro systems in terms of customer satisfaction.

a) Mumbai Metro

b) Kolkata Metro c) BangaloreMetro d) Delhi Metro 4. Which company has signed an agreement with Petroleos Mexicanos for cooperation in Latin American countries? a) SAIL b) CIL c) ONGC Videsh Ltd d) BHEL 5. Who among the following has grabbed first gold medal in men’s freestyle 65kg category for India by creating history in 17th Asian Games? a) Yogeshwar Dutt b) Sushil Kumar c) Manoj Kumar d) Amit Kumar 6. Who among the following will be a co-owner of a football team Chennaiyin FC in Indian Super League along with B-town actor Abhishek Bachchan? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni



c) Virat Kohli d) Saurav Ganguly 7. Which among the following state has constituted a task force to investigate into the blasts in Burdwan District? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Kerala c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh 8. Which among the following city has observed the World Junior Chess Championship? a) Pune b) Mumabi c) Delhi d) Hyderabad 9. Chennai Super Kings team has clinched the Champions League Twenty20

2014 title of Cricket by defeating which team in the final match?

a) Kings Eleven Punjab c) Mumbai Indians d) Delhi Daredevils d) Kolkata Knight Riders 10. A Japanese company Sumitomo Group has recently acquired Carzonrent

India, the car lease division for Rs................crore.

a) 100



b) 200 c) 300 d) 400

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Current Affairs Quiz: October 7th 2014 1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be a co-owner of a football team Chennaiyin FC in Indian Super League along with which Bollywood actor? a) John Abraham b) Rahul Bose c) Amitabh Bachchan d) Abhishek Bachchan 2. Which well known US based newspaper has asked for an apology to its readers for racist cartoon on India’s Mars Mission? a) New York Times b) The Wall Street Journal c) The Washington Post d) New York Post

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

D C D C A B C A D B



3. Who among the following clinched China Open title and upgraded to number two in the world rankings? a) Petra Kvitova b) Maria Sharapova c) Serena Williams d) Simona Halep 4. Who among the following clinched his fifth China Open title? a) Tomas Berdych b) Rafael Nadal c) Novak Djokovic d) David Ferrer 5. Recently the Nobel Prize for physiology has been awarded to scientists who discovered GPS system in brain. Name the scientists. a) Edvard Moser b) John O'Keefe c) May-Britt Moser d) All of them 6. Which among the following country has recorded the highest number of polio cases in 14 years? a) Bangladesh b) Pakistan c) Iran d) Iraq



7. Who among the following was honoured with Sir Ross Masood Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 for finesse in leadership, education, community & public Service? a) Hamid Ansari b) Saiyid Ansari c) Saiyid Hamid d) None of these 8. USA Swimming has suspended Olympic champion swimmer.............. for six months for breaking the code of conduct of game. a) Michael Phelps b) Jimmy Page c) Dick Wegner d) Larry Hall 9. Who among the following has clinched his first European golf title in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship? a) Rory McIlroy b) Rory Wilson c) Oliver Wilson d) Oliver McIlroy 10. According to an online customer survey Delhi Metro has been ranked .............among 18 international Metro systems in terms of customer satisfaction a) First b) Second c) Third



d) Fourth

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Current Affairs Quiz: October 8th 2014 1. Russian Maria Sharapova smashed who among the following to clinch China Open title? a) Simona Halep b) Serena Williams c) Venus Williams d) Petra Kvitova 2. Tennis ace Novak Djokovic grabbed his fifth China Open title by defeating who among the following? a) Tomas Berdych b) Rafael Nadal c) David Ferrer d) Roger Federer

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

D A B C D B C A C B



3. Which Supreme Court has allowed gay marriages in five more states of its country? a) US b) UK c) China d) Japan 4. Ireland has signed a MoU with which country on new joint Visa cooperation? a) Russia b) UK c) China d) Japan 5. .....................firm Anbang Insurance Group Co Ltd has recently acquired the New York luxury hotel Waldorf Astoria for $ 1.95 billion. . a) Chinese b) Japanese c) Russian d) British 6. Recently Central Government has launched a new campaign called............... of National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation. a) Swachhta Udyami Yojana – Swachhta Se Sampannta ki Or b) Swachhta Karamchari Yojana – Swachhta Se Sampannta ki Or c) Swachhta Safai Yojana – Swachhta Se Sampannta ki Or d) Swachhta Harijan Yojana – Swachhta Se Sampannta ki Or



7. Who among the following will be appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of National Institute of Information Technology Limited? a) Rahul Keshav Patwardhan b) Rajendra Pawar c) Vijay Thadani d) P Rajendran 8. Recently an American multinational information technology corporation has announced to split into two publicly traded companies. Name the company. a) Aban Offshore b) Affiliated Computer Services c) AMAX Information Technologies d) Hewlett-Packard 9. Rourkela Steel Plant has honoured which Indian hockey player recently? a) Prabhjot Singh b) Sardar Singh c) Birendra Lakra d) Rajpal Singh 10. ....................Declaration on Forests was released at the UN Climate Summit to take pledge to eradicate deforestation by 2030. a) Chicago b) Washington c) New York d) Boston



ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 9th 2014 1. India among five nations to build the world’s biggest...........on Hawaii Island. a) Television b) Radio c) Telescope d) Aircraft 2. According to Total jobs.com, Boston Consulting Group and The Network joint survey, India has secured............rank worldwide on the list of most desirable places to work. a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20 3. According to the World Bank, the Indian economy will rise by ..........% in 2015-16.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

D A A B A A A D C C



a) 4.4 b) 5.4 c) 6.4 d) 7.4 4. One of the world's largest manufacturers of mobile phone...............is going to shut down its Chennai factory from next November? a) Motorola b) Spice c) Nokia d) Lava 5. According to Total jobs.com, Boston Consulting Group and The Network joint survey, which country has topped the list of most desirable places to work? a) US b) UK c) Canada d) Germany 6. Who among the following was awarded with Waislitz Global Citizen Award 2014 for founding Humanure Power in Bihar that constructs community sanitation facilities in India’s rural area? a) Anoop Jain b) Swapnil Chaturvedi c) Anoop Chaturvedi d) Swapnil Jain



7. Which country is going to launch marine surveillance satellites HY-3 by 2019 to observe oil rigs, marine disasters and ships? a) US b) China c) Russia d) Germany 8. Recently World Habitat Day with the theme “Voices from Slums” was observed worldwide on........October that is first Monday of October as United Nations has chosen this day for celebration of World Habitat Day. a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 9. Recently a famous German author died. Name him. a) Patrick Süskind b) Thomas Mann c) Ulrike Schweikert d) Siegfried Lenz 10. Which IT Company has recently overtook digital marketing company Cadient Group of life sciences companies for around $30 million? a) Wipro b) Infosys c) TCS d) Cognizant



ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 10th 2014 1. One of the world's largest manufacturers of mobile phone Nokia is going to shut down its................factory from next November? a) Bangalore b) Hyderabad c) Kerala d) Chennai 2. Recently Siegfried Lenz died. He was from Germany. Who was he? a) Actor b) Author c) Singer d) Filmmaker 3. Shipping Corporation of India Ltd has launched India.................Service that will operate container services from Chennai to.................. a) Bhutan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

C B C C A A B B D D



b) Bangladesh c) Myanmar d) Nepal 4. Who among the following was awarded with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2014 to..........................for his exceptional role in the field of missile and aerospace technology? a) Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai b) Dr Mullapudi Venkata Ramana c) Sattiraju Lakshminarayana d) Dr Sivathanu N Chandrasekaran 5. Soon.................will discontinue the calling facility from its application on mobile and landline phones within India from 10 November. a) Whatsapp b) We Chat c) Skype d) Chaton 6. The Central Government has launched a website called...................to observe the attendance of government employees in real time. a) presence.gov.in b) attendance.gov.in c) numberpresent.gov.in d) attending.gov.in



7. Former philanthropist and New York Mayor........................was awarded with honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. a) Michael Rubens Bloomberg b) Michael Rony Bloomberg c) Michael Russell Bloomberg d) Michael Ross Bloomberg 8. Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has appointed who among the following as Chief Executive Officer of Jet Airways? a) Cramer Ball b) John O'Keefe c) Gary Kenneth Toomey d) May-Britt Moser 9. Who among the following Japanese researchers have grabbed Nobel Prize for Physics for the year 2014 for blue Light-Emitting Diodes (LED) lamps innovation? a) Isamu Akasaki b) Shuji Nakamura c) Hiroshi Amano d) All the above 10. The..................University has appointed its first Hindu woman priest Pratima Dharm to serve the religious needs of its Hindu students. a) Boston b) Washington c) New York



d) Georgetown ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 11th 2014 1. According to the International Monetary Fund, the Indian economy will rise by ..........% in 2014-15. a) 5.6 b) 6.9 c) 7.1 d) 7.4 2. Recently “Internet.org summit” was held in which city where Mark Zuckerberg, founder of social networking site Facebook had also attended? a) Mumbai b) New Delhi c) Bangalore d) Kolkata 3. Who among the following have grabbed Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 2014 for their work on the optical microscope which can now look closely into the nano-world?

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a) William E Moerner b) Stefan W Hell c) Eric Betzig d) All the above 4. Hinduja group company Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd has inked a MoU with ...................for developing a dedicated line of products for tractors. a) Hindustan Unilever limited b) Dabur India Limited c) Mahindra & Mahindra Limited d) None of these 5. Central Government will soon sell LED bulbs to households at Rs........ against the market price of 400 rupees. a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) 40 6. World Post Day was observed worldwide on..........October to create consciousness over the postal sector role in everyday lives. a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10



7. Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will establish a Joint Venture company to undertake Wind Power Project, the first-ever offshore along the ........... Coast. a) Hyderabad b) Kerala c) Mumbai d) Gujarat 8. According to Railway Ministry data, Railways’ revenue earnings has raised by over.............percent during 1 April 2014 to 30 September 2014. a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13 9. Recently a book titled “Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace” was authored by whom among the following? a) Leon Panetta and Jim Newton b) Leon Newton and Jim Panetta c) Leon Pakeshey and Jim Newton d) Leon Panetta and Jim Pakeshey 10. Recently a veteran journalist who was the former chairman of Prasar Bharati Board died. Name him. a) Manoj Vittal Kamath b) Madhav Vittal Kamath c) Mahesh Vittal Kamath



d) Mayank Vittal Kamath

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 13th 2014 1. The Indian Finance Ministry has provided Rs...........crore to NABARD to construct warehousing infrastructure for agricultural products in West Bengal? a) 320 b) 420 c) 520 d) 620 2. Cipla Medpro has inked MoU to market pharmaceutical product of Teva

in............... to provide affordable medicines in.................

a) Malaysia b) South Africa c) Spain d) Norway 3. The..............Department of Defence has recently approved two previously-stalled technology transfer licences to India. a) US

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b) UK c) Russia d) Germany 4. Recently “Hudhud” was in news. What it is? a) Earthquake b) Ocean c) Cyclonic storm d) Bird 5. The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion has constituted a special management team called “............... Plus” to facilitate investment from.............. a) China b) Japan c) Russia d) US 6. Who among the following actor and producer was appointed as the Goodwill

Ambassador for UNICEF in South Asia?

a) Shahrukh Khan b) Salman Khan c) Aamir Khan d) Amitabh Bachchan 7. The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs set up the Post Sachar Evaluation Committee that was headed by whom? a) Prof. Amitabh Kundu



b) Prof. Abhijeet Kundu c) Prof. Abhinandan Kundu d) Prof. Adwait Kundu 8. Recently a book titled “A Man and A Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to Power” has been released. The book has been authored by whom? a) Bette Dam b) Bette Davis c) Bette Midler d) Damien Bette 9. Who among the following received Nobel Peace Prize 2014 for India? a) Kailash Satyarthi b) Kailash Abhyarti c) Kailash Parmarthi d) Kailash Chakravarty 10. Who among the following won Museum of Modern Art in New York?

a) Tilda Swinton b) Quentin Tarantino c) Pedro Almodóvar d) Alfonso Cuaron

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Current Affairs Quiz: October 12th 2014 1. Recently a Russian actor and director died. Name him. a) Abraham Foxman b) Adela Secall c) Aleksander Dzwonkowski d) Yuri Lyubimov 2. Recently Central Government has launched.................Promotion Programme (P-3) on 8 October 2014. a) People b) Public c) Pashmina d) Professional 3. Who among the following won the prestigious Nobel Prize in literature 2014? a) Eric Betzig b) Patrick Modiano c) Stefan W Hell d) William E Moerner 4. National Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis has recently released................Health Index 2014 in California. a) Cyclon b) Wind c) Ocean



d) Woods 5. The Indian Finance Ministry has provided Rs 520 crore to NABARD to construct warehousing infrastructure for agricultural products in which country? a) Mizoram b) West Bengal c) Manipur d) Andhra Pradesh 6. The upcoming country’s largest micro-finance institution.............Bank has appointed FIS International to develop core banking tool a) Sahyog b) Saathi c) Bandhan d) Vishwaas 7. According to a survey report by Ericsson, India likely to have.......... million broadband users by 2020 a) 500 b) 600 c) 700 d) 800 8. ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle..........will be launched from

Sriharikota on Oct 16.

a) PSLV-C23 b) PSLV-C24



c) PSLV-C25 d) PSLV-C26 9. India is among the top five contributors with USD.......million to the UN Ebola response. a) 12.5 b) 13.5 c) 14.5 d) 15.5 10. Famous Bharatnatyam dancer.....................has resigned from his post as the Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi. a) Leela Samson b) Lata Samson c) Lara Samson d) Leena Samson

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 14th 2014

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1. Central government has recently launched year-long birth centenary

celebrations of Ghazal singer..................

a) Begum Akhtar b) Jagjit Singh c) Pankaj Udhas d) None of these 2. Third International Day of the Girl Child was observed worldwide

on..........October.

a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13 3. Prime Minister Narenndra Modi has recently launched the “Saansad Adarsh

...............Yojana” where each MP have to bear the responsibility of three

villages to develop infrastructure by 2019.

a) Kasba b) Tehsil c) Zila d) Gram 4. Gujarat government has recently established a Special Purpose Vehicle to

promote..............as the state’s cultural capital.

a) Gandhinagar b) Vadodara c) Ahmedabad



d) Silvassa 5. UN owes India $..............which is the second highest outstanding payment to any country for peacekeeping operations and troops.

a) 107 million

b) 108 million c) 109 million d) 110 million 6. The central government has launched country’s first national policy on......... a) Spiritual health b) Physical health c) Mental health d) Body health 7. International Cricket Council has banned the Zimbabwe bowler .................. and Bangladeshi bowler..............from bowling in international cricket. a) Kane Williamson and Sohag Gazi b) Sachithra Senanayake and Sohag Gazi c) Prosper Utseya and Sohag Gazi d) Kane Williamson and Saeed Ajmal 8. Which group has launched Global Infrastructure Facility in partnership with

private institutional investors?

a) IMF b) World Bank



c) IFCI d) IRDA 9. Recently Kailash Satyarthi received Nobel Peace Prize 2014 for India. Who was he? a) Child rights activist

b)Woman rights activist

c) Education rights activist d) Senior Citizen rights activist 10. Recently Alfonso Cuaron won Museum of Modern Art in New York. Who

was he?

a) Director b) Actor c) Singer d) Painter

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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched “Saansad Adarsh GramYojana”

where each MP will be responsible for ...........villages to develop infrastructure

by 2019.

a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four 2. Indian government has released.................during Ghazal singer Begum

Akhtar’s year-long birth centenary celebrations.

a) Movie b) Coins c) Book d) Postal Stamp 3. Which state will soon receive World Bank funds to promote Buddhist

tourism circuit in their state?

a) Mizoram b) West Bengal c) Manipur d) Andhra Pradesh 4. Who among the following clinched the U-17 Girls title of 55th Subroto Cup

Football Tournament?

a) GGSS School of Hisar b) Kiyang Kasiya Memorial Tribal School c) GGSS School of Chandigarh



d) None of These 5. Who among the following clinched ATP Shanghai Masters trophy?

a) Gilles Simon b) Rafael Nadal c) David Ferrer d) Roger Federer 6. Fortune has recently released the list of powerful people titled 40 under 40?

a) Travis Kalanick and Brian Chesky b) Mark Zuckerberg c) Matteo Renzi d) Jan Koum 7. Who among the following has grabbed the Nobel Prize for economics on

market power and regulation research?

a) Jan Koum b) Jean Tirole c) Travis Tirole d) Prosper Utseya 8. India will sign pact in education, energy and other areas with which country?

a) Spain b) Norway c) US d) Finland



9. Powerful typhoon Vongfong has struck in which country?

a) Japan b) China c) Australia d) Iraq 10. Lok Sabha MP has recently died. Name him.

a) Kapil Krishna Thakur b) Amin Pathan c) Rajiv Singh d) KP Singh

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 16th 2014 1. Recently Kapil Krishna Thakur has recently died. Who was he?

a) Former Supreme Court Judge b) Former Navy Chief c) Lok Sabha MP d) Former Army Chief

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2. India has signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury which has been

named after the.....................city Minamata.

a) Japanese b) French c) American d) Dutch 3. India has promised for $.........million aid for rebuilding Gaza strip which was

destroyed during the conflict with Israel.

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 4. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and BSE Ltd joint venture called................has

launched two more indices in Indian market for investors.

a) Asia Index Pvt Ltd b) India Index Pvt Ltd c) Bhartiya Index Pvt Ltd d) A & B Only 5. Retailer Future Group has signed a pact with which online store to jointly sell

goods online?

a) Amazon b) Snapdeal c) Flipkart d) Myntra



6. Which country has topped latest released ICC ODI rankings?

a) Australia b) South Africa c) India d) West Indies 7. Which batsman has topped latest released ICC ODI rankings? a) Hashim Amla b) Virat Kohli c) AB Deviiliers d) MS Dhoni 8. Stock Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred which company recently

from securities markets for three years?

a) ITC b) Deccan Chargers c) Kingfishers d) DLF 9. India will host first leg of Asia Cup Archery Tournament in which city in

January 2015?

a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Bangalore



10. Powerful typhoon.................has struck in Japan.

a) Kongfong b) Vongfong c) Vongzong d) Zonglong

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 17th 2014 1. Jean Tirole has won the Nobel Prize for economics on market power and

regulation research. He is a ............

a) Japanese b) French c) American d) Dutch 2. India has secured..................place in latest released ICC ODI rankings.

a) Second b) Third c) Fourth

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d) Fifth

3. Jules Bianchi who is a...................formula one driver recently met with an

accident during Japanese Grand Prix held in Japan.

a) Japanese b) French c) Brazilian d) Dutch 4. India has lunched ................- India Financial Partnership with.................

government to strengthen the financial services industries.

a) US b) UK c) China d) Japan 5. Which country is going to host first leg of Asia Cup Archery Tournament in the beginning of 2015? a) India b) Bangkok c) Myanmar d) Iran 6. Sri Lanka has started which train from Palai after 25 years which will be

extended to Jaffna?

a) Jal Devi Express b) Thal Devi Express



c) Yal Devi Express d) Kaal Devi Express 7. Which Formula One driver has grabbed the inaugural Russian Grand Prix of

Formula One recently?

a) Lewis Hamilton b) Sebastian Vettel c) Valtteri Bottas d) Nico Rosberg 8. NASA has successfully activated its first Earth-observing instrument

called.....................to monitor weather predictions, ocean winds and hurricane.

a) NSS-RapidScat b) GSS-RapidScat c) ISS-RapidScat d) ISA-RapidScat 9. JP Morgan has projected GDP to grow at around.............percent for 2014-15.

a) 5.3 b) 5.4 c) 5.5 d) 5.6 10. Indian Batsmen Virat Kohli scored highest in latest released ICC ODI

rankings. What was his position?

a) Second b) Third



c) Fourth d) Fifth

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 18th 2014 1. Who among the following was honoured with the National Kishore Kumar

Award for 2012-13in Madhya Prades?

a) Famous lyricist Sameer b) Famous writer Saleem Khan c) Famous actor and director Satish Kaushik d) Famous playback singer Anuradha Paudwal 2. Bombay High Court given its verdict in favour of..................in Rs 3200 crore

tax dispute case as the case does not belong to transfer pricing.

a)Reliance b) MTS c) Airtel d) Vodafone 3. Which country has allowed US led coalition to use its Incirlik Air Base to

fight against ISIS?

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a) Iraq b) Turkey c) Iran d) Bangladesh 4. Which Cricket Association has removed Lalit Modi, former IPL

Commissioner as its President?

a) Kolkata b) Haryana c) Mumbai d) Rajasthan 5. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced interim assistance of

Rs................ crore for Andhra Pradesh for relief work by Cyclone ‘Hudhud’.

a)100 b) 1000 c) 10,000 d) 1,00,000 6. Global Handwashing Day was observed worldwide on ...........October.

a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 17 7. India Expo 2014 organized by the Federation of Indian Export Organization

was held in which place?



a) Dubai b) Dhaka c) Male d) Pyongyang 8. ..............Value homes has launched www.............valuehomes.com to sell

homes online.

a) Reliance b) Tata c) Hindustan d) Hinduja 9. Which among the following world's tallest building has bagged Guinness

World Records for the highest man-made vantage point?

a) Wall of China b) Canton Tower in China c) Burj Khalifa in Dubai d) Eiffel tower in US 10. Which formula one driver has recently met with an accident during

Japanese Grand Prix held in Japan?

a) Nico Rosberg b) Ayrton Senna c) Jules Bianchi d) Valtteri Bottas

ANSWER SHEET



Current Affairs Quiz: October 19th 2014 1. Who among the following has been chosen as new Prime Minister of Yemen?

a) Mansour Hadi b) Khaled Bahah

c) Mansour Bahah d) Khaled Hadi 2. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced interim assistance of Rs

1000 crore for.......................for relief work by Cyclone ‘Hudhud’.

a) Mizoram b) West Bengal c) Manipur d) Andhra Pradesh 3. According to Global Hunger Index 2014 released by the International Food

Policy Research Institute, India has been ranked at.........position.

a) 52 b) 53

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c) 54 d) 55 4. Who among the following grabbed Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton

tournament 2014?

a) Ihsan Maulana Mustofa b) Richard Flanagan c) Shakti Dev d) Ajay Jayaram 5. Who among the following has been voted as India’s most valuable player in

Asian Games 2014?

a) MC Mary Kom b) Abhinav Bindra c) Yogeshwar Dutt d) Sushil Kumar 6. Who among the following author was awarded with Man Booker Prize 2014?

a) Peter Carey b) Thomas Keneally c) Richard Flanagan d) Albert Waugh 7. Who among the following Indian police inspector has won UN’s

international female peacekeeper award?

a) Shakti Devi b) Sukhi Devi



c) Raakhi Devi d) Gulab Devi 8. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook has donated $...........million to the

US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention against Ebola disease.

a) 23 b) 24 c) 25 d) 26 9. Who has authored the book “Untold Story of Indian Public Sector” released

by the Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari?

a) Dr AD Choubey b) Dr GD Choubey c) Dr UD Choubey d) Dr VD Choubey 10. Who has authored the book “Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar” ?

a) Harsha Bhogle b) Dilip D’Souza

c) Dileep Wengserkar d) Kapil Dev

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Current Affairs Quiz: October 20th 2014 1. Recently Richard Flanagan was awarded with Man Booker Prize 2014. He was from which country? a) US b) Australia c) UK d) Netherland 2. Who among the following was honoured with Asia-Pacific Excellence

award?

a) Mithilesh Kumar Singh b) Abhay Kumar c) Basant Kumar Gautam d) Gopal Thakur 3. Indian Railways celebrated its.........annual Railway National awards function

2014.

a) 57 b) 58 c) 59 d) 60

4. Who among the following was appointed as the new Managing Director of

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd?

a) A S Bhattacharya



b) Gautham Roy c) S Venkataramana d) R Pillai 5. London-based firm IMImobile Ltd overtook mobile communications

company TxtLocal Ltd for...........million euro.

a) 11 b) 12 c) 13 d) 14

6. Which among the following bank launched Facebook-based funds transfer

platform KayPay?

a) ICICI Bank b) Kotak Mahindra Bank c) Karur Vysya Bank d) Punjab National Bank 7. ...............will invest 4 billion US dollar in the British Columbia province to

supply LNG from the region.

a) IOC b) SAIL c) BHEL d) CIL 8. Recently the Harbin Ice Festival was celebrated in ...............to bring

awareness about Indian culture.



a) India b) China c) Hong Kong d) Australia 9. Union Finance Ministry has approved..............FDI proposals with total

investment of 1546 crore rupees.

a) 23 b) 24 c) 25 d) 26 10. A Panel headed by.....................will inquire for delay in developing gas

discoveries in ONGC's Krishna Godavari basin KG-D5 block.

a) A.N.Talukar b) B.N.Talukar c) D.N.Talukar d) H.N.Talukar

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 21st 2014

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1. Abhay Kumar was honoured with Asia-Pacific Excellence award 2014. Who

was he?

a) Sportsperson b) Author c) Poet-diplomat

d) Director 2. Union Finance Ministry has approved 25 FDI proposals with total

investment of .............. crore rupees.

a) 1546 b) 1646 c) 1746 d) 1846 3. Who among the following was appointed as new Chief Economic Advisor to

the Indian government?

a) Arvind Subramanian b) Raghuram Rajan c) Kaushik Basu d) Rajiv Mehrishi 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the........................Shramev

Jayate programme in New Delhi to implement labour reforms.

a) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru b) Pandit Lal Bahadur Shastri c) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay



d) Jai Prakash Narayan 5. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched...........

navigation satellite Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) 1C.

a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth 6. India signed a MoU on Cultural Cooperation over next five years with which

country?

a) US b) UK c) Norway d) Spain 7. Which Indian airline has signed a MoU to buy 250 A320 neo planes from

Airbus Group?

a) Go Air b) Spice Jet c) Air India d) IndiGo 8. India signed 13 agreements to promote bilateral relations with which

country?

a) US b) UK



c) Norway d) Spain 9. 10-year-old Sadiq became Police Commissioner for a day of which city?

a) Kashmir b) Punjab c) Hyderabad

d) Chandigarh 10. Who among the following was conferred Euromoney’s Central Bank

Governor of the Year Award 2014 in Washington?

a) Raghuram Rajan b) Arvind Mayaram c) Kaushik Basu d) Rajiv Mehrishi ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 22nd 2014

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1. Who among the following was appointed as new finance secretary to the

Indian government?

a) Arvind Subramanian b) Arvind Mayaram c) Kaushik Basu d) Rajiv Mehrishi 2. Renowned Telugu writer and former radio artiste has died recently. Name

her.

a) Usha Ramani b) Turaga Janaki Rani c) Vasantha Shobha d) Usha Shobha 3. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed worldwide on

.............. October.

a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20 4. The Reserve Bank has signed a pact with..........for information exchange and

supervisory cooperation.

a) Central Bank of Kenya b) Central Bank of Norway c) Central Bank of Bangladesh d) Central Bank of Myanmar



5. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has set aside Rs

...............crore fund for mega food parks.

a) 1000 b) 2000 c) 3000 d) 4000 6. According to World Health Organisation, which country is responsible for

80 % of polio cases globally?

a) Pakistan b) Afghanistan c) Bangladesh d) UAE 7. India's indigenously developed nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile

................was test-fired from Chandipur.

a) Sukhoi b) Agni IV c) Nirbhay d) Agni V 8. Which among the following country has been recently elected as non-

permanent members of United Nations Security Council?

a) Venezuela

b) Spain c) New Zealand



d) Malaysia e) All of the above f) None of these 9. 55 year old American actress passed away. Name her.

a) Elizabeth Hena b) Elizabeth Lena c) Elizabeth Pena d) Elizabeth Zena 10. Indian Space Research Organization successfully launched third navigation

satellite Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).......... C.

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 23rd 2014 1. Turaga Janaki Rani has died recently. Who was she?

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a) Oriya writer and former radio artiste b) Malyali writer and former radio artiste c) Tamil writer and former radio artiste d) Telugu writer and former radio artiste 2. Which among the following has set aside Rs 2000 crore fund for mega food

parks?

a) NABARD b) IFCI c) RBI d) SIDBI 3. Which famous Indian scientist has received the World Food Prize 2014 for

his scientific research?

a) Dr Sanjaya Rajaram b) Dr DV Dongre c) Dr B Ashok d) Dr R S Cheema 4. Which Indian origin poet and writer has been named for the Cultural

Medallion 2014 which is Singapore’s highest cultural award?

a) KTM Iqbal b) Arvind Gupta c) Vikas Gowda d) S. Khatun 5. Which among the following bank launched ‘e-Mandate’ (digital mandate)

service?



a) ICICI Bank b) Axis Bank c) UCO Bank d) Corporation Bank 6. Who among the following has received royal honour from Queen Elizabeth?

a) Stephen Hawking b) Maggie Smith c) Judi Dench d) Ian McKellen 7. Which country will host first regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas?

a) UK b) USA c) India d) Russia 8. Which hurricane recently struck tiny Atlantic island Bermuda?

a) Gonzalo b) Hud Hud c) Katrina d) Zupanjal 9. Which among the following bank has grabbed the IDRBT Banking

Technology Excellence award 2013-14 for Business Intelligence Initiatives

among small banks?

a) ICICI Bank



b) Kotak Mahindra Bank c) Karur Vysya Bank d) Punjab National Bank 10. 55 year old Elizabeth Pena passed away. Who was she?

a) Singer b) Actress c) Director d) Writer

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 24th 2014 1. Indian origin KTM Iqbal has been named for the Cultural Medallion 2014

which is Singapore’s highest cultural award. He is a..........

a) Poet and writer b) Director c) Actor d) Painter

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2. Joko Widodo is the newly elected President of which country?

a) Indonesia b)Malaysia c)Iran d) Nigeria 3. The World Health Organization has recently declared which country free of

Ebola which is a fatal disease?

a) Liberia b) Sierra Leone c) Nigeria d) Guinea 4. Bharatiya Janta Party has recently won the state assembly elections of which state? a) Haryana and Madhya Pradesh b) Haryana and Maharashtra c) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra d) Manipur and Punjab 5. The Indian government approved an inter-governmental MoU with which

country to upgrade the Chabahar port?

a) Indonesia b) Afghanistan c) Iran d) Nigeria



6. According to International Monetary Fund, which country will become a

USD two trillion economy this year?

a) United States b) China c) Japan d) India

7. The International Cricket Council has awarded the global broadcast

agreement rights from 2015 to 2023 to.............India and...............Middle East.

a) Sony b) Viacom c) Star d) Zee 8. A five-year-old Indian boy.........................has become the youngest person to

reach the Everest Base Camp.

a) Rajeev Saumitra

b) Harshit Saumitra c) Raghav Saumitra d) Rithvik Saumitra 9. India juniors has again retained Sultan of Johor Cup U-21 hockey title by

beating which country?

a) Great Britain b) France c) Malaysia d) Sweden



10. Which state will celebrate 2015 as Tourism year?

a) Haryana b) Gujrat c) Maharashtra d) Madhya Pradesh

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 25th 2014 1. Indian Batsmen Virat Kohli scored.................in latest released ICC ODI

rankings.

a) Second b) Third c) Fourth d) Fifth 2. Who among the following will be next Chief Minister of Haryana?

a) Venkaiah Naidu

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b) Manohar Lal Khattar c) Madhav Sharma d) Raj Rewal 3. The central government has ordered merger of.........................with its holding

company Financial Technologies India Ltd Company.

a) BSEL b) NSEL c) FSEL d) HSEL 4. Which country for the first time has announced first ever Dadabhai Naoroji

Awards?

a) USA b) UK c) Russia d) Spain 5. BCCI has suspended all bilateral cricket tours with which country for

abruptly cancelling its tour of India recently?

a) Australia b) Sri Lanka c) West Indies d) Pakistan 6. Union Home Ministry has announced to rename 12 cities and towns of Which

state?

a) Karnataka



b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamilnadu d) Keral 7. Recently India's chief hockey coach has resigned. Name him.

a) Erik Finman b) Austin Mahone c) Rui Gama Vaz d) Terry Walsh 8. Recently famous fashion designer died at Kent, Connecticut. Name her.

a) Terry Walsh b) Helen Herriot c) Oscar de la Renta d) Joko Widodo 9. Which british actress and presenter died recently?

a) Lynda Bellingham b) Helen Herriot c) Oscar de la Renta d) Joko Widodo 10. Who among the following is the newly elected President of Indonesia?

a) Rui Gama Vaz b) Oscar de la Renta



c) Terry Walsh d) Joko Widodo

ANSWER SHEET


1. Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day was observed

worldwide on..............October.

a) 21 b) 22 c) 23 d) 24 2. Who among the following was in the annual list of the 25 most Influential

Teens of 2014 issued by Time?

a) Sasha Obama b) Malala Yousafzai

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c) Jaden Smith d) All of the above 3. Who among the following was honoured with the Golden Shoe for 2013?

a) Giorgio Chiellini b) Luis Suarez c) Rui Gama Vaz d) Joko Widodo 4. Recently India won the cricket series against which country?

a) Australia b) Sri Lanka c) West Indies d) Pakistan 5. Which Indian-American was appointed as temporary head of Department of

Justice’s civil rights division by the US President Barack Obama?

a) Molly Moran b) Vanita Sebb c) Vanita Moran d) Vanita Gupta 6. Which e-commerce firm has signed real estate lease deal with Embassy

Office Parks Bangalore

a) Amazon b) Snapdeal c) Flipkart



d) Myntra 7. Which among the following online fashion retailer will open London Office

to partner European Brands?

a) Amazon b) Snapdeal c) Flipkart d) Myntra 8. Lynda Bellingham has recently died. Who was she? a) Graphic Designer b) Fashion designer c) Hair Stylist d) Actress 9. Oscar de la Renta has recently died. Who was she? a) Graphic Designer b) Fashion designer c) Hair Stylist d) Actress 10. Manohar Lal Khattar will be the next Chief Minister of which among the

following state?

a) Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh c) Haryana



d) Keral

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Current Affairs Quiz: October 27th 2014 1. Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan...............has resigned

after the allegations that her support groups misused political funds.

a) Yuko Obuchi b) Isamu Akasaki c) Hiroshi Amano d) Shuji Nakamura 2. The Union Urban Development Ministry has appointed whom as the new

Chairman of the Delhi Urban Art Commission?

a) Raj Rewal b) Sonali Bhagwati c) Samir Mathur

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

A D B C D C D D B C



d) PSN Rao 3. Which country was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council from 2015-

17 after receiving the highest number of votes in the Asia-Pacific group?

a) Indonesia b) Bangladesh c) India d) Qatar 4. India has signed power trade agreement with which country?

a) Myanmar b) Indonesia c) Nepal d) Bangladesh 5. Who among the following was appointed as Chief of Staff and Counselor in

the National Security Division of the US Justice Department?

a) Anita M Singh b) Vanita Gupta c) Sahil Doshi d) Mayank Ashar 6. As per recent poll conducted by HSBC on quality of life, which country is

the world’s favourite destination among expats?

a) Singapore b) Switzerland c) Hong Kong



d) Germany 7. Indian central government has constituted which committee to provide

Bankruptcy code for small and medium enterprises?

a) Raghuanathan b) Shivanathan c) Vishwanathan d) Vaidyanathan 8. Who among the following was appointed as the Managing Director and

Chief Executive Officer of the Cairn India?

a) Mayank Ashar b) Rahul Dhir c) P Elango d) Sudhir Mathur 9. Who among the following was honoured with the Liberty Medal 2014 that is

given to honour courage and conviction who strive to liberty for the people?

a) Kailash Satyarthi b) United National c) Nelson Mandela d) Malala Yousafzai 10. Which Indian-American student has grabbed the 2014 Discovery Education

3M Young Scientist Challenge innovation award?

a) Anita M Singh b) Jai Kumar



c) Sahil Doshi d) Mayank Ashar

ANSWER SHEET

Current Affairs Quiz: October 28th 2014 1. Recently AIBA suspended which Indian woman boxer for not receiving the

bronze medal at the Asian Games 2014?

a) Laishram Sarita Devi b) M C Mary Kom c) Sarjubala Devi d) Kavita Goyat 2. Recently an Indian chief hockey coach resigned but he decided not to go for

his resignation. Name him.

a) Erik Finman b) Austin Mahone c) Rui Gama Vaz d) Terry Walsh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

A D C C A B C A D C



3. Tihar Jail Authority has established an e-library for which inmates in jail to

sharpen their technical skills?

a) Men b) Women c) Senior Citizen d) Children 4. Which Congolese gynaecologist was awarded with the prestigious Sakharov

human rights prize 2014?

a) EuroMaidan b) Viktor Yanukovych c) Denis Mukwege Mukengere d) Leyla Yunus 5. The first border market facility was inaugurated on the Indo-Bangla

international border in...............to boost bilateral trade.

a) Meghalaya b) Tripura c) Manipur d) Assam 6. International Stammering Awareness Day was observed on.........October

worldwide to raise awareness about the people who have the speech disorder.

a) 21 b) 22 c) 23 d) 24



7. The Police Commemoration Day was observed on..........October in New

Delhi as a mark of honour to brave police martyrs during their duty.

a) 21 b) 22 c) 23 d) 24 8. Chief Executive officer of Europe's third largest oil company

Total...................died in Moscow plane crash.

a) Dmitry Medvedev b) Christophe de Margerie c) Viktor Yanukovych d) Denis Mukwege Mukengere 9. Who among the following snatched World Billiards Championship (point

format) 2014?

a) Peter Gilchrist b) Sourav Kothari c) Pankaj Advani d) None of These 10. A senior Google vice-president broke the world altitude record for highest

free-fall parachute jump. Name him.

a) Alan Eustace b) Cara Black c) Felix Baumgartner



d) Dilma Rousseff

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Current Affairs Quiz: October 29th 2014 1. Recently a famous freedom fighter died who worked with Azad Hind Fauj of

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Name him.

a) Sham Lal Sharma b) SS Rajendran c) Govind M Rathod d) Jagdish Sharan Pande 2. Minister for Public Health Engineering and Flood Control in Jammu &

Kashmir has resigned. Name him.

a) JM Garg b) Pradeep Kumar c) Saif-ud-din Soz d) Sham Lal Sharma

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A D B C B B A B C A



3. According to the latest released World Steel Association data, India remains

the world’s................... largest steel producer.

a) Second b) Third c) Fourth d) Fifth 4. Which country topped as the largest steel producer according to the latest issued World Steel Association data? a) China b) Japan c) US d) Germany 5. Which bank has launched “mPassBook” facility on its Smartphone

application for its retail banking users?

a) State Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda c) Bank of India d) Central Bank of India 6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Rs..............crore for homes

and hospitals in flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir.

a) 545 b) 645 c) 745 d) 845



7. Which country has launched Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to rival

World Bank and Asian Development Bank?

a) Japan b) China c) South Korea d) US 8. The European Union has almost doubled its financial assistance to fight

against Ebola virus in West Africa to.........billion euros.

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 9. Foreign direct investment in the services sector fell by.............% during the

April-August fiscal period.

a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10 10. Who among the following is the newly appointed Chief of staff for

Southern Naval Command?

a) Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain b) Rear Admiral M S Pawar c) Rear Admiral Atul Pawar



d) Rear Admiral M S Jain

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Current Affairs Quiz: October 30th 2014 1. Recently famous Tamil actor passed away. Name him.

a) SS Rajendran b) N Chandrasekaran c) Mullapudi Venkata Ramana d) Sattiraju Lakshminarayana 2. Who among the following became the first Indian woman to grab

Wildscreen Panda Award 2014 for her film “Sirocco - how a dud became a

stud” on a Kakapo parrot.

a) Ashwika Roy b) Ashwika Mehrotra c) Ashwika Kapur d) Ashwika Chaddha

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D D A A A C B A C A



3. Recently a commemorative....................on Sri Lankan Buddhist monk

Anagarika Dharmapala was released.

a) Book b) Postage stamp c) Short movie d) Coin 4. Who among the following bought Ranchi franchise of Hockey India League?

a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni b) Parthiv Patel c) Rohit Sharma d) Abhishek Bachchan 5. Who among the following has snatched WTA Finals title?

a) Serena Williams b) Venus Williams c) Monica Seles d) Cara Black 6. Who among the following has been re-elected as President of Brazil?

a) Senzo Meyiwa b) Nguyen Tan Dung c) Dilma Rousseff d) Aecio Neves 7. The World Bank has expected...........% growth for current fiscal for India.

a) 4.6



b) 5.6 c) 6.6 d) 7.6 8. India observed 68th Infantry Day nationwide on ......October to commemorate

gallant action of war heroes.

a) 27 b) 28 c) 29 d) 30 9. Who among the following was crowned as Miss Uganda 2014?

a) Senzo Meyiwa b) Masayoshi Son c) Tintu Luka d) Leah Kalanguka 10. Who among the following has been appointed as the head of Future Earth

Engagement Committee?

a) Devendra Fadnavis b) C Vidyasagar Rao c) Jairam Ramesh d) Jitan Ram ANSWER SHEET

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Current Affairs Quiz: October 31st 2014 1. Recently footballer Senzo Meyiwa died. He belonged to which country?

a) West Indies

b) South Africa c) Japan d) South Korea 2. Recently Prime Minister of ....................... Nguyen Tan Dung arrived at

Gaya.

a) Indonesia b) Vietnam c) South Korea d) Japan 3. Recently Maharashtra BJP legislator died. Name him

a) Govind Kashyap b) Govind Bhau c) Govind Pallam d) Govind M Rathod 4. India dropped to...............place in the latest released ICC Test rankings.

a) Fifth

A C B A A C B A D C



b) Sixth c) Seventh d) Eighth 5. Which Indian golfer has grabbed Venetian Macau Golf Open?

a) Devendra Fadnavis b) Govind Pallam c) Surya Prakash d) Anirban Lahiri 6. The..............edition of World Islamic Economic Forum started in Dubai.

a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 11 7. Who among the following will be the new chief minister of Maharashtra?

a) Govind Pallam b) Surya Prakash c) Devendra Fadnavis d) C Vidyasagar Rao 8. Which country is going to organise the upcoming SAARC summit?

a) India b) Sri Lanka c) Nepal



d) Myanmar 9. As per World Economic Forum's 2014, India dropped to............rank in

gender gap index out of 142 countries.

a) 114 b) 115 c) 116 d) 117 10. India has ranked..........on the political empowerment sub index.

a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 17 ANSWER SHEET

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B B D B D C C C A B

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