Current Affairs and GK Capsule- August 2014:

Current affairs and GK questions about the country and world for the month of

August 2014 are listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for competitive

exams can use these questions.

1).Who is Bachendri Pal?

a) Mountaineer

b) Kabbadi Player

c) Footballer

d) Swimmer

2).Which country has given official names for its 158 uninhabited remote islands?

a) South Korea

b) China

c) Japan

d) West Indies

3).CBI has registered a case of alleged bribery against former CMD S K Jain

of_______?

a) SBI

b) PNB

c) Bank of Baroda

d) Syndicate Bank

4).Who is the winner of Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2013?

a) Rahat Ali

b) Wazid Ali

c) Sufi Mastana

d) Amjad Ali Khan

5).Which of the two players is related with recent Pushgate controversy?

a) Ravindra Jadeja and James Anderson

b) MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja

c) R.Ashwin and James Anderson

d) Virat Kohli and James Anderson

6).RBI has cancelled the license of ______, after RBI’s effort to revive it failed?

a) Syndicate Bank

b) Vasai Co-operative Urban BankLtd

c) State Bank of India

d) State Bank of Patiala

7).Name of the countries which have formed a combined force to combat against

Boko Haram Islamic Sect?

a) Kenya, Niger and Cameroon

b) Chad,Ghana and Cameroon

c) Chad,Niger and Cameroon

d) Chad,Niger and Ghana

8).The first Indian woman gymnast to win medal in Common wealth games 2014?

a) Jyoti Parashar

b) Dipa Karmakar

c) Sunanda Kumar

d) Malika Sindhu

9).In the opening ceremony of the Common Wealth Games 2014 who is the flag

bearer for Indian Contingent?

a) Vijay Kumar

b) Vijender Singh

c) Sania Nehawal

d) Sunil Kumar

10).Kinner Kailash Pilgrimage was related to which of the following states?

a) Uttarakhand

b) Sikkim

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Jammu & Kashmir

Answers:

1). a) 2). c) 3). d) 4). d) 5). a) 6). b) 7). c) 8). b) 9). a) 10). c)

11).Which of the following Indian State has agreed to acquire arable land from

Ghana on lease?

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) West Bengal

c) Punjab

d) Gujarat

12).Visa-On-arrival facility was planned to launch at _____and_____ airports by our

government?

a) Odisha, Bodh Gaya

b) Varanasi, Bodh Gaya

c) Dehradun, Bodh Gaya

d) Varanasi, Lucknow

13).Which of the following was the world’s first anti-Malaria vaccine?

a) SSAS

b) GSK,M

c) RTS,S

d) EKE

14).Vikas Gowda, who has won gold medal in common wealth games, was related to

which game?

a) Discus Throw

b) Boxing

c) Weight lifting

d) High jump

15).World’s first person to develop vaccine against Malaria was?

a) Pfizer

b) AstraZeneca

c) Cipla

d) GSK

16).Who was Dick Wagner, who was died recently?

a) Foot ball Player

b) Guitar Legend

c) Base Ball Player

d) Pop singer

17).Which of the following space agency owns Gaia Satellite?

a) Uzbekcasmos

b) European Space Agency

c) NASA

d) ISRO

18).Aadi Perukku is a famous festival which was celebrated at?

a) Maharashtra

b) Karnataka

c) Kerala

d) Tamil Nadu

19).In which country largest numbers of females are living?

a) India

b) Russia

c) Japan

d) China

20).Sassoon Dock which has got the much-awaiting green signal to the

redevelopment, where was it located?

a) Maharashtra

b) Goa

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Jammu & Kashmir

Answers:

11). c) 12). b) 13). c) 14). a) 15). d) 16). b) 17). b) 18). d) 19). c) 20). a)

21).Madan Mohan Malviya project was announced by government to give training

for___?

a) Teachers

b) NDF workers

c) Primary doctors

d) Police personnels

22).Ramon Magsaysay Award is NOT given for_______?

a) Pragmatic idealism

b) Courageous Service to the people

c) Defense Prowess

d) Integrity in Government

23).World has recently observed the 100th year of outbreak of____?

a) World war 2

b) World War 1

c) Great Recession of 20th century

d) Plague which left 2 million to dead

24).Union Defense Ministry has allowed armed forces to do business with?

a) Tata

b) Rolls Royce

c) Volvo

d) Mercedes

25).Which Chinese province was hit by earthquake recently, which leads to death of

381 people?

a) Hebei Province

b) Fujian Province

c) Henan Province

d) Yunna Province

26).In CWC 2014 what is the position of India?

a) Fifth

b) Sixth

c) Third

d) Fourth

27).Which committee has been formed to review the present status of Universities

Grants Commission?

a) Ashwini Nagpal Committee

b) Karan Thapar Committee

c) Hari Goutam Committee

d) Gayatri Krishna Committee

28).Bagdari waterfall was located at?

a) Maharashtra

b) Bihar

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Kolkata

29).In Forbes 2014 list of Global 2000, how many Indian companies have secured

place in it?

a) 46

b) 48

c) 52

d) 54

30).In Common Wealth Games 2014, which country has topped in media tally?

a) England

b) China

c) Russia

d) Australia

Answers:

21). d) 22). c) 23). b) 24). b) 25). d) 26). a) 27). c) 28). c) 29). d) 30). a)

31).Which Bank was seeking an external agency to take over day-to-day

management of Bhushan Steel?

a) SBI

b) PNB

c) ICICI

d) HDFC

32).Archery World Cup 2014 was being hosted by?

a) Wroclaw, Poland

b) Glasgow, Scotland

c) New Delhi, India

d) Beijing, China

33).National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) was moved from the Ministry of

Environment to the?

a) Ministry of Home affairs

b) Ministry of Forest

c) PMO

d) Ministry of Water Resources

34).What is the name of china’s 12,000kms inter-continental missile?

a) Dongfeng-40

b) Dongfeng-41

c) Dongfeng-42

d) Dongfeng-43

35). Country that agreed to hold a special debate on the sate of human rights in

Kashmir was?

a) USA

b) China

c) UK

d) None of these

36).How many articles are present in India Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship

held on 1950?

a) 5

b) 11

c) 10

d) 12

37).In 12th five year plan period of 2012-17, the central government was proposed to

establish a TFC, Here TFC stands for?

a) Telecom Finance Committee.

b) Telecom Finance Corporation

c) Trands Formadible Corporation

d) Telecom Females corporation.

38).Typhoon Halong has recently attacked?

a) USA

b) Japan

c) Philippines

d) Hong Kong

39).CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry with which bank for connection with

Kingfisher Airlines case?

a) SBI

b) IDBI

c) Syndicate Bank

d) Corporation Bank

40).Deepika Kumari was related to which Sports?

a) Tennis

b) Archery

c) Chess

d) Hockey

Answers:

31). a) 32). a) 33). d) 34). b) 35). c) 36). c) 37). b) 38). b) 39). b) 40). b)

41). India Rating and research has revised Indian gross domestic products growth

forecast to _____for FY 2015?

a) 5.7 Percent

b) 5.5 percent

c) 6 percent

d) 6.2 percent

42). Reshamlal Jangade, who passed away recently was?

a) A member of the country’s first Lok sabha

b) A member constitutional drafting committee

c) A member of country’s first raiya sabha

d) None of these

43). Which Bank has launched travel card for students those who are going abroad

for studies?

a) SBI

b) ICICI

c) HDFC

d) Axis Bank

44). When the Ken-Betwa Link project was completed most to the benefits goes to?

a) Uttar Pradesh and Haryana

b) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

d) Haryana and Rajasthan

45). Where was the two new Hydel power projects viz. Chutak hydro-electric and

Nimoo Bazgo, are going to be launched?

a) Manipur

b) Jammu and Kashmir

c) Punjab

d) Uttarakhand

46). A port based multi product special economic zone would come up at the

prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust at?

a) Kolkata

b) Mumbai

c) Panji

d) Kochi

47). Which country has signed a decree banning imports of agricultural products

from west recently?

a) Ukrain

b) Iraq

c) Russia

d) North Korea

48). Which Country has hosted 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting?

a) China

b) India

c) Brazil

d) South Africa

49). Who was the author of the book, Munger through the age which was released

recently?

a) Sanjay Nigam

b) Natwar Singh

c) DP Yadav

d) OP Yadav

50). Who is the new Chairman of central board of Direct Taxes?

a) R.K. Tewari

b) Memlata

c) K.V.Chowdary

d) V.K.Nair

Answers:

41). a) 42). a) 43). b) 44). b) 45). b) 46). b) 47). c) 48). b) 49). c) 50) .c)

51). What was the name of Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) which was going to start its

operations from October 2014?

a) TASA

b) Air Safari

c) Vistara

d) Airborne

52). Among the below North East states, which has the highest number of foreign

tourist?

a) Manipur

b) Assam

c) Sikkim

d) Meghalaya

53). BPPS has been launched newly, and it stands for?

a) Bill Payment Personalized Systems

b) Bharat Bill Payment Systems

c) Bharat Beyond Payment Systems

d) None of these

54). According to the latest UN reports, what was the expected Indian economy to

grow by in the current fiscal?

a) 6.3%

b) 6%

c) 5.5%

d) 5.75%

55). Which country has made huge changes in its Federal Act on the international

Administration Assistance in Tax Matters?

a) USA

b) Switzerland

c) Canada

d) Kenya

56). Who is the author of the book ‘Gujarat success story in water management’

which was launched recently?

a) Meera Behan

b) Narendra Modi

c) Sriram Vedire

d) Amit Shan

57). Which Internet gaint has accused of polluting internet with classified materials?

a) Face book

b) Yahoo

c) Google

d) Bing

58). Mr. Robin Williams, who was died recently was a famous?

a) Politician

b) Oscar-Winning actor & Comedian

c) Noble Winning writer

d) Singer

59). Who is the NO. 1 All rounder in latest ICC Test Ranking?

a) Moeen Ali

b) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

c) R. Ashwin

d) Ravindra Jadeja

60). What is Mongrels?

a) A Species of cats

b) A Species of fish

c) A Species of birds

d) A Species of dogs

Answers:

51). c) 52). c) 53). b) 54). c) 55). b) 56). c) 57). c) 58). b) 59). c) 60). d)

61). Mr. Kush Kumar was related to which sports?

a) Wrestling

b) Badminton

c) Squash

d) Tennis

62).Who got ‘Business Leader of the Year’ award by the All India Management

Association (AIMA)?

a) Adi Godrej

b) Laxmi Mittal

c) Ratan Tata

d) S.S Badrinath

63). In Energy Efficiency Which country has ranked No. 1 in the world?

a) USA

b) China

c) Canada

d) Germany

64). In India Parliament if a member is absent for ____ days then his/her seat is

considered as vacant?

a) 60

b) 70

c) 80

d) 90

65). Among the Indian Monuments which was the most earning one?

a) Kedarnath

b) Red Fort

c) India Gate

d) Taj Mahal

66).From where does Ebola Virus has originated?

a) Congo

b) Nigeria

c) Libya

d) Liberia

67).Who was the Head of Expenditure Management Commission?

a) Adiya Puri

b) Narendra Modi

c) Deepak Parekh

d) Bimal Jalan

68).Maharashtra government has decided to roll back its decision on implementing

LBT. Here LBT stands for?

a) Levy Body Tax

b) Local Body Tax

c) Local Bonding Team

d) Local Body Transmission

69).On August 15 which state had decided to observe Kanyasree Divas?

a) Kerala

b) Karnataka

c) West Bengal

d) Uttar Pradesh

70).Which of the following Political party has launched Vijay Sankalp Yatra?

a) Congress

b) AAP

c) BJP

d) JDU

Answers:

61). c) 62). a) 63). d) 64). a) 65). d) 66). a) 67). d) 68). b) 69). c) 70). c)

71). The India who has been awarded with the prestigious Fields Medal at the

International Mathematical Union International Congress of the Mathematicians in

Seoul?

a) Ramesh Power

b) Manjul Bhargava

c) Smrati Das

d) Harsh Gujaral

72). As per economic survey which states has the maximum number of employees?

a) Maharashtra

b) Delhi

c) Uttra Pradesh

d) Gujarat

73). The Village where a human skull with copper related to Harappan culture has

been discovered in UP?

a) Nagla

b) Chandayan

c) Basta

d) Prithvipur

74) Sir Peter Geoffrey Hall, who had died recently, was a famous?

a) NBA legend

b) Nobel prize winner

c) Urban Town Planner

d) Hollywood actor

75). the state which banned Govindas below 18 years in Dahi Handi Festival?

a) Kerala

b) West Bengal

c) Gujarat

d) Maharashtra

76). who was the Iraq’s new Prime Minister?

a) Haider-al-Abadi

b) Ali Hadar Zafari

c) Mohammed Fuad Masum

d) Nuri-al-Malik

77). World Elephant Day was celebrated on?

a) Aug 9

b) Aug 10

c) Aug 11

d) Aug 12

78). Among the below mentioned members, who is not a recipient of the just

announced Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2014?

a) Arun Jaitley

b) Dr. Karan Singh

c) Sushma Swaraj

d) Sharad Yadav

79). Which award has not given in this year?

a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

b) Bharat Ratna

c) Dronacharya Award

d) Arjuna award

80). In which event India has won more number of gold medals in CWG 2014?

a) Boxing

b) Badminton

c) Wrestling

d) Weight lifting

Answers:

71). b) 72). a) 73). b) 74). c) 75). d) 76). a) 77). d) 78). c) 79). a) 80). c)

81).Where was the first ever Independence flag was hosted for Telungana state?

a) Kondapalli Fort

b) Ondaveedu Fort

c) Golkonda Fort

d) Elgandal Fort

82).Jo Pavey from England was the oldest women to win gold medal in?

a) European Championships

b) CWG

c) Summer Olympics

d) None of these

83).Vladimir Beara, the football goalkeeper who was died recently was belong to?

a) Brazil

b) Argentina

c) France

d) Croatia

84).Which organization has appointed a commission in GAZA to probe human rights

violations?

a) WTO

b) UNICEF

c) United Nations Human Rights Council

d) UN

85).Which city was the new Andhra Pradesh’s ad hoc capital?

a) Chittor

b) Visakhapatnam

c) Vijayawada

d) Guntur

86).Who was the first women to win Fields Medal?

a) Maryam Mirzakhani

b) Narayani Bose

c) Aditi Guha

d) Manjul Sharma

87).Which Institution has supported to launch Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana?

a) PMO

b) SBI

c) LIC

d) Finance Corporation of India

88). Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana will benefit citizens of age group?

a) 60 years and above

b) 65 years and above

c) 68 years and above

d) 70 years and above

89).RBI has reversed the limit of ____transactions per month from other bank ATM

and _____ from the same bank in six metropolitan cities?

a) Three and five

b) Three and eight

c) Five and eight

d) Five and ten

90).India’s first moored observatory deployed in Arctic was?

a) ARCBharat

b) IndARC

c) IceInd

d) Indomoor

Answers:

81). c) 82). a) 83). d) 84). c) 85). c) 86). a) 87). c) 88). b) 89). a) 90). b)

91).Who was the first member of the Elite Panel ICC Match Referees to reach the

150 –Test Mark?

a) Ranjan Madugalle

b) David Boon

c) Vince Van Der

d) Sunil Gavaskar

92).Which was the India’s Largest Indigenously built warship which was

commissioned recently?

a) INS Chennai

b) INS Kochi

c) INS Kolkata

d) INS Hind

93).What was the name of the panel which was just launched to find out if Rahul

Gandhi was responsible congress debacle in LS polls?

a) Jaitely Panel

b) Seth Commission

c) Ghulam Nabi Azad Panel

d) A.K. Antony Panel

94).SEBI has launched KYC Registration Agency Regulations, 2014. Here KYC

stands for?

a) Know your client

b) Know your customer

c) Know yern client

d) Knowledge young customers

95).After very long period of time, which country has decided to take serious

measures to regulate GM Crops?

a) Australia

b) China

c) Vijayawada

d) Sri Lanka

96). Which Island of Japan has Protected from the Russian drills?

a) Atlasov Island

b) Habomai Island

c) Shikotan Island

d) Kuril Island

97).RIMFAX was one of the seven payloads of NASA’s which rover mission?

a) Moon 2020

b) Jupiter 2020

c) Mars 2020

d) Earth 2020

98).For first time which state of India won the Paragliding World Cup?

a) Sikkim

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

99).Which of the following commission has decided to be replaced by government in

near future?

a) Planning Commission

b) Public Commission

c) Panchayat Commission

d) National Rural Commission

100).Which of the following scheme was yet to be launched to favor the poorest of

the poor with bank account?

a) Jan Bank Seva

b) Jan Dhan Yojana

c) My Account Seva

d) Mera Bank, Mera Number

Answers:

91). a) 92). c) 93). d) 94). a) 95). b) 96). d) 97). c) 98). b) 99). a) 100). b)

101).What is the maximum benefit under re-launched Varishtha Pension Bima

Yojana Scheme?

a) 2000/- Per Month

b) 1500/- Per Month

c) 1000/- Per Month

d) 250/- Per Month

102).Recently launched e-Greetings Portal was owned by which ministry?

a) Ministry of tourism

b) Ministry of Cyber Security

c) Ministry of Youth Affairs & amp; Sports

d) Communications and Information Technology

103).In India what is the Per Capita Availability of Water as per recent survey?

a) 1745 Cubic Meters

b) 1645 Cubic Meters

c) 1545 Cubic Meters

d) 1454 Cubic Meters

104)The Indo-Nepal Training Exercise that was yet to be held from 18th to 31th Aug

2014 was?

a) Mountain Terrain 2

b) Surya Kiran-VII

c) Maitri-V

d) Do Bandhu

105).China’s next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Dongfeng-41

has the range of not below?

a) 6,500 kilometers

b) 6,000 kilometers

c) 5,000 kilometers

d) 5,500 kilometers

106).Who is the new chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

a) Mona Bana

b) Vineeta Verma

c) Rajni Razdan

d) Sunita Rani

107).Which of the following is NOT one of the four highway projects in J&K that

government approved to provide all-weather connectivity?

a) Srinagar-Banihal

b) Chennai-Nashri

c) Qazigund-Banihal

d) Banihal-Qazigund

108).Identifying five areas for deepening co-operation and also to develop smart

cities was planned by India and ________?

a) China

b) South Korea

c) Japan

d) Singapore

109).Which state has increased retirement age from 58 to 60 years recently?

a) Assam

b) Kerala

c) Haryana

d) Maharashtra

110).Government has planned 6-7 million Electric cars and two wheelers on road

under National Electric Mobility Mission by?

a) 2020

b) 2022

c) 2024

d) 2016

Answers:

101). a) 102). d) 103). c) 104). b) 105). d) 106). c) 107). a) 108). d) 109). c)

110). a)

111).Which India states have decided to defuse border tension after arson incident in

Ralan?

a) West Bengal & Nagaland

b) Assam & Nagaland

c) West Bengal & Assam

d) Assam & Sikkim

112).The ministry that planned to start a new entity to push unfinished projects?

a) Ministry of tourism

b) Ministry of Defense

c) Ministry of Agriculture

d) National Highway Authority of India

113).Which was the most peaceful countries in south Asia according to Global

Peace Index?

a) Bhutan-Nepal

b) Bhutan-Sri Lanka

c) India-Bhutan

d) Sri Lana-Taiwan

114).Which country has invited the India’s High commissioner for Kashmiri

Separatist Meeting?

a) USA

b) UK

c) Pakistan

d) Afghanistan

115).What is Navroz?

a) New dose of Ebola

b) Parsi New Year

c) Jain New Year

d) A famous pilgrimage in north east

116).World’s first smart phone was manufactured by?

a) Samsung

b) Benq

c) Apple

d) Simon

117).In India First Skill development Centre was opened in?

a) Rajasthan

b) Kerala

c) Maharashtra

d) Gujarat

118).Which state was related to Nanda Devi Raj Jaat Yatra?

a) Jammu & Kashmir

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Uttarakhand

d) Himachal Pradesh

119).New Insurance plan Pradhab Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna was launched by

government for farmers covers up to?

a) 1 lakh

b) 75,000

c) 2 lakh

d) 1.5 lakh

120).Which bank has launched new ForexPlus card for Haj and Umrah pilgrimages?

a) ICICI

b) HDFC

c) Axis

d) SBI

Answers:

111). b) 112). d) 113). a) 114). c) 115). b) 116). d) 117). a) 118). c) 119). a)

120). b)

121).Who is Dr Ng Eng Hen, who has visited India recently?

a) Foreign Minister of vietnam

b) President of South Korea

c) Minister of Defence of Singapore

d) Minister of Defence of South Korea

122).Who is the new director of Indian Cricket team?

a) Ravi Shanrtri

b) Sunil Gavaskar

c) Saurav Ganguly

d) Sachin Tendulkar

123).Which state has recently conducted massive survey to collect socio-economic

data of each household?

a) Kerala

b) Telangana

c) Uttarakhand

d) Delhi

124).In_________, UNICEF has launched a mass polio vaccination campaign to favor

millions of children?

a) Nigeria

b) Afghanistan

c) Pakistan

d) Iraq

125).Who was the founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club, who has died recently?

a) Ajit Singh

b) Dilbagh Singh

c) Sagar Singh

d) Gurcharan Singh

126).Who was the Indian Chef-De-Mission for Asian Games 2014?

a) Arun Jaitely

b) Ravi Shartri

c) Adille Sumariwala

d) Sachin Tendulkar

127).In World Wind power producer, in which position has India secured for

Renewables 2014 Global Status Report?

a) Fifth

b) Sixth

c) Fourth

d) Third

128).For Technical Cooperation in the Field of Railway Sector, with which country

India has signed MOU?

a) Japan

b) USA

c) Singapore

d) Czech Republic

129).Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill was yet to be introduced will end which of the

following?

a) Two-wheeler riding on Highways

b) Regional Transport Officers

c) Dhana Culture on highways

d) Book size driving license

130).Sri Lankan Cricketer who has just retried from Test Cricket?

a) Thisara Perera

b) Kumara Sangakara

c) Mahela Jayawardene

d) Chokshanada

Answers:

121). c) 122). a) 123). b) 124). d) 125). b) 126). c) 127). a) 128). d) 129). b)

130). c)

131).Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to address the parliament

of _______after 35 years in January 2015.

a) Russia

b) Pakistan

c) Japan

d) Sri Lanka

132).What is the age of participation for the ongoing Youth Olympic Games 2014?

a) 14 to 16 years

b) 14 to 18 years

c) 16 to 20 years

d) 18 to 20 years

133).When was World Humanitarian Day was observed?

a) August 19

b) August 20

c) August 21

d) August 22

134).The Hindu Temple that claimed to be the first Eco-Friendly features with Solar

Panels and Rain Water Harvesting systems was located at?

a) Malaysia

b) London

c) UK

d) New Delhi

135).Water Resource Ministry was decided to observe the year 2015-16 as?

a) Ganga Conservation Year

b) Rain Water Harvesting Year

c) Water Conservation Year

d) Ken-Betwa Link Year

136).2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games 16-28 August was hosted by which

country?

a) Russia

b) Singapore

c) Australia

d) China

137).Which of the following reached 100 years of construction recently?

a) Suez Canal

b) Hoover Dam

c) Panama Canal

d) London Tower Bridge

138).Who is the CEO of Central Board Film Certification that was suspended on graft

charge?

a) Rakesh Verma

b) Anurag Pandey

c) Ajay Bansal

d) Sallu Varma

139).The Youngest Formula 1 Driver Mr. Max Verstappen belongs to which country?

a) France

b) Netherland

c) England

d) Brazil

140).The two corporates that decided to spend 200 crores for Clean India

Campaign?

a) TCS and Bharthi Foundation

b) Wipro and TCS

c) Infosys and Wipro

d) Bharthi foundation and Wipro

Answers:

131). d) 132). b) 133). a) 134). b) 135). c) 136). d) 137). c) 138). a) 139). b) 140). a)

141).Which is the First Bank in India to launch EMI facility on Debit card?

a) SBI

b) IDBI

c) Axis

d) ICICI

142).Who is B.K.S. Iyengar who was died recently?

a) Poet

b) Yoga Guru

c) Writer

d) Politician

143).Amazon has planned to deliver packages using drones in which to cities of

India?

a) Chennai and Bangalore

b) Delhi and Mumbai

c) Mumbai and Bangalore

d) Mumbai and Kolkata

144).National Digital Literacy Mission was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi from?

a) Nagpur, Maharashtra

b) Meerut, UP

c) Jharkhand, Ranchi

d) Katra,Jammu & Kashmir

145).Finance Ministry was ordered to Forensic Audit of________ for allegedly

siphoned off crores of rupee?

a) IDBI, OBC

b) Dena bank, OBC

c) HDFC, OBC

d) ICICI, OBC

146).Digital India Project will be launched in phased manner from current year to?

a) 2018

b) 2016

c) 2020

d) 2022

147).In order to tackle the problems related to Bad Loans, DRT was launched by

Finance Ministry. Here DRT stands for?

a) Doubt recovery Tribunal

b) Debt Reconstruction Tribunal

c) Doubt Recovery Tribunal

d) Debt Recovery Tribunal

148).The Book”Light on Life” was written by?

a) B K S Iyengar

b) Faraz Ahmad

c) Barack Obama

d) Mukul Mudgal

149).Who was the author of the book Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi?

a) Mohammed Ali

b) Faraz Ahmad

c) Iqabal Pasina

d) Ali Hadar

150).Hashim Khan who was died recently was a Pakistani________ player?

a) Squash

b) Cricket

c) Hockey

d) Disc Throw

Answers:

141). d) 142). b) 143). c) 144). c) 145). b) 146). a) 147). d) 148). a) 149). b)

150). a)

151).The Theme of Twentieth annual Delhi Book Fair 2014 is?

a) Carry on Kids

b) Gen X and Gen I

c) Literature in cinema

d) E-Books

152).What is the name of Punjabi Film that released based on the assassination of

former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi?

a) Kaum de Heere

b) Kaum de Peer

c) Do Heere

d) Tare naal Mera Peer

153).Cyril Baldock was the oldest Australian to Swim_____________?

a) Palk Strait

b) Suez canal

c) Strait of Gibraltar

d) English Channel

154).Who was the new Prime Minister of Thailand?

a) Yingluck Shinawatra

b) Bhumibol Adulyadej

c) Prayuth Chan-ocha

d) Thaksin Shinawatra

155).Which country was willing to join newly with BRICS Bank?

a) Sri Lanka

b) Bangladesh

c) England

d) New Zealand

156).From next year onwards _________ has planned towards total prohibition?

a) Kerala

b) Gujarat

c) Punjab

d) Uttar Pradesh

157).14 states and one Union Territory were fined by Supreme Court for not

responding to?

a) NHIs Report

b) RTIs

c) Law Commission’s Report

d) UNHRC’s Report

158).RBI has updated the projected what _____GDP growth for during current fiscal?

a) 7%

b) 6.5%

c) 6%

d) 5.5%

159).National Human Rights Commission was issued notice to _________for having

low sex ratio?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Haryana

d) Maharashtra

160).After adoption of –China plus One-Policy in 2008 to reduce over dependence

on Beijing which country has been moving investment away from China?

a) Russia

b) Japan

c) UK

d) USA

Answers:

151). c) 152). a) 153). d) 154). c) 155). b) 156). a) 157). c) 158). d) 159). b)

160). b)

161).Who is the New Chairman of Indian Banks Association?

a) Mukta Verma

b) Ajit Pawar

c) T.M. Bhasin

d) Ajayveer Singh

162).What is the Name of the European GPS Satellites which was launched in

wrong orbits?

a) Euro 13 and DIF 3

b) Doresa and Euro 13

c) Milena and Eurocat

d) Doresa and Milena

163).First Indigenously-built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette that inducted

into the Indian Navy was?

a) INS Kamorta

b) INS Varun

c) INS Shalvi

d) INS Indra

164).Recently died Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy was a ________author?

a) Malayalam

b) Tamil

c) Urdu

d) Kannada

165).Mr. Amitava Nandy who was died recently was a renowned?

a) Actor

b) Politician

c) Poet

d) Writer

166).What is the increased amount of RBI in the deposit money under PPF?

a) 2.5 lakhs

b) 2 lakhs

c) 1.5 lakhs

d) 1 lakhs

167).Recently erupted volcano Bardarbunga was located in?

a) Ice Land

b) Japan

c) England

d) Greece

168).In Youth Olympics first gold medal for India was won by Ragala Venkat Rahul

in which game?

a) Squash

b) Weightlifting

c) Wrestling

d) Judo

169).Which State follows National Saffron Mission?

a) Maharashtra

b) Kerala

c) Jammu and Kashmir

d) Himachal Pradesh

170).LoP stands for?

a) Leader of Patriot

b) Leader of Passion

c) Leader of Oppression

d) Leader of Opposition

Answers:

161). c) 162). d) 163). a) 164). d) 165). b) 166). c) 167). a) 168). b) 169). c)

170). d)

171).In RBI online payments which of the following found in violation?

a) Amazon

b) Ebay

c) Snap Deal

d) Uber

172).First Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) has been

opened in?

a) Maharashtra

b) West Bengal

c) Kerala

d) Uttarakhand

173).Indian Super League was associated to which game?

a) Foot Ball

b) Kabbadi

c) Cricket

d) Hockey

174).What is the total bad loans are from six key sectors as per RBI?

a) 34%

b) 36%

c) 38%

d) 40%

175).Guinness World Records for Succeeding Alexander Imich of New York was

won by Sakari Momoi, was belongs to?

a) Singapore

b) Philippines

c) China

d) Japan

176).In Mumbai piped gas connections were planned by Union Government for at

least 70 percent of households by?

a) 2016

b) 2018

c) 2022

d) 2024

177). Stampede was held in a temple at Kamatgiri Parbat was and led to five

women’s death recently, where was that temple located?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Uttarakhand

c) Karnataka

d) Uttar Pradesh

178).Director of the Oscar Winning movie Gandhi, who was died, recently was?

a) Michael Attenborough

b) David Cameron

c) Richard Attenborough

d) Michel Bay

179).Who was Richard Attenborough?

a) Writer

b) Singer

c) Poet

d) Actor-Director

180).International Festival of Buddhist Heritage was celebrated at?

a) Delhi

b) Ladakh

c) Gangtok

d) Dharmashala

Answers:

171). d) 172). b) 173). a) 174). b) 175). d) 176). c) 177). a) 178). c) 179).

d) 180). b)

181).”Swachh Bharat” which was Narendra Modi’s dream project has to be executed

by the year?

a) 2017

b) 2018

c) 2019

d) 2020

182).___________and Textile Ministry has joined hands for online marketing platform

to hand loom weavers across India?

a) Ebay

b) Amazon

c) Snapdeal

d) Flipkart

183).Current Indian Cricket Team Coach “Duncan Fletcher” belongs to which

country?

a) England

b) South Africa

c) Australia

d) Sri Lanka

184).CCI has levied a penalty of Rs.2, 544.65 crores on 14 car manufacturers for

violating the competition law. What is CCI?

a) Car Commission of India

b) Competition Commission of India

c) Combined Cars of India

d) Commission Competition for India

185).What was the name of IAF All Women Cycling Expedition Team, Which

recently covered a total distance of 1500 kms through one of the most treacherous

terrains?

a) IAF Nari Sakhti

b) Women Power

c) Air Warriors

d) Kshitij-Se-Pare

186).Where did the India’s first ethanol-run bus has been launched?

a) Chandigarh

b) Surat

c) Nagpur

d) Delhi

187).Who is the new Prime Minister of Turkey?

a) Ahmet Davutoglu

b) Meclis Hussin

c) Konya Ali

d) Tayyip Erdogan

188).Name of ongoing Indo Russian Ari Force Exercise was?

a) IAF-RFAF-3

b) Avia Indra-2014

c) Indra-IV

d) Indo-Ruso 2

189).As per Supreme Court new ruling coal blocks allocated from______ are illegal?

a) 1993-2010

b) 1995-2012

c) 1997-2014

d) 1999-2014

190).Who is the new head of Joint Intelligence Committee in India?

a) Raj Malhotra

b) Rahul Dev

c) R.N.Ravi

d) Nitin Baldev

Answers:

181). c) 182). d) 183). a) 184). b) 185). d) 186). c) 187). a) 188). b) 189).

a) 190). c)

191).Who is the new Governor of Goa?

a) Mr. Daniel Bino

b) Mrs.Parsha Sarthi

c) Mrs. Mridula Sinha

d) Mr. Sheila Dixit

192).Padhe Bharat, Badhe Bharat was launched by Government to improve?

a) School Education

b) College Education

c) Medical Education

d) Engineering Education

193).Historic Maharishi Walmeck Sawami Jee temple was located at?

a) England

b) India

c) Australia

d) Pakistan

194).Knowledge Vault has been planned to build by?

a) Microsoft

b) Google

c) Apple

d) Flipkart

195).Anti-Viral Drug Favipiravir possible treatment of Ebola will offer by?

a) Japan

b) USA

c) India

d) Russia

196).Who was the author of the book “Not Just an Accountant”?

a) T.K.Arun

b) Vinod Metha

c) Vinod Rai

d) Kapil Sibal

197).Employee Provident Fund Organization has decided to retain interest rate on

provident fund at___% for the current financial year?

a) 8.5

b) 8.75

c) 8

d) 8.25

198).USA has authorized surveillance flights in order to gain intelligence on the

activities of Islamic state on which country?

a) Iran

b) Egypt

c) Libya

d) Syria

199).External Affairs Ministry is planning to replace Look East Policy with?

a) East and West

b) New East Policy

c) Act East Policy

d) East India

200).Who is the Deputy Prime Minister of British who visited India?

a) Nick Clegg

b) John Delta

c) Mathew Perry

d) Robert Brown

Answers:

191). c) 192). a) 193). d) 194). b) 195). a) 196). c) 197). b) 198). d) 199).

c) 200). a)

201).Who will head the committee, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has

constituted to carry out a review to identify obsolete?

a) V.K.Bhasin

b) Rajnath singh

c) R.Ramanujam

d) Narendra Modi

202).In Mexico, archaeologists has found two ancient ________ cities Lagunita and

Tamchen?

a) Mayan

b) Red Indian

c) Canadian Indians

d) South Indians

203).Who is the first President of Indian Steel Association?

a) Sandeep Sharma

b) Mayank Gandhi

c) Varun Yadav

d) C.S.Verma

204).In how many language does the Indian Government has launched Dot Bharat

domain?

a) twelve

b) eight

c) five

d) four

205).Ice Bucket Challenge is a campaign to raise awareness and funds for?

a) Heart Attack

b) Breast Cancer

c) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

d) Child Cancer

206).8th Health Insurance Summit recently held at”?

a) Indore

b) New Delhi

c) Dehradun

d) Goa

207).Travel Company Cox and Kings has got the outsourcing contract of Deccan

Odyssey for five years. Which State tourism department runs Deccan Odyssey?

a) Delhi Tourism

b) Maharashtra Tourism

c) Madhya Pradesh Tourism

d) Haryana Tourism

208).Israel and Hamas have agreed to __________ proposal for a complete

ceasefire?

a) Egyptian

b) British

c) American

d) French

209).World Badminton Championship 2014 was hosted by which country?

a) England

b) Singapore

c) Jakarta

d) Denmark

210). For Kurdish forces fighting ISIS militants in Iraq, How many countries have

decided to provide weapons and ammunition?

a) four

b) six

c) eight

d) ten

Answers:

201). c) 202). a) 203). d) 204). b) 205). c) 206). b) 207). b) 208). a) 209).

d) 210). a)

211).Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to provide cashless

Treatment road accident victims for which of the following two highways?

a) NH-33 and NH-8

b) NH-2 and NH-33

c) NH-1 and NH-11

d) NH-24 and NH-45

212).NHRC has seeked report on encephalitis cases from?

a) UP, Jharkhand, Odisha

b) UP, Jharkhand, Bihar

c) UP, Bengal, Odisha

d) Bihar, Bengal, Odisha

213).Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport was located at?

a) Bilaspur

b) Bhopal

c) Indore

d) Guwahati

214).Who is the president of Asian Development Bank?

a) Takehiko Nakao

b) K.R.Narayanan

c) George Grierson

d) John Mathes

215).With which network does BSNL has signed a deal to share its mobile towers?

a) Tata

b) Reliance Jio Infocomm

c) Airtel

d) Aircel

216).Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has notified _____ percent FDI in

Rail infrastructure?

a) 40

b) 60

c) 80

d) 100

217).A Committee has been reconstituted to look into the concerns of the freedom

fighters, who is the chairman of that committee?

a) Anil Vats

b) Himanshu Pathak

c) Kiren Rijiju

d) Surender Sharma

218).Which Ministry has decided to go ahead with the recommendations of the

expert committees to study ways for cutting down its operational expenses?

a) Sports Ministry

b) Aviation Ministry

c) Railways Ministry

d) Educational Ministry

219).Competition Commission of India has fined 630 crore rupees to which of the

following real estate developer?

a) Omicron

b) DLF

c) Greater Noida Authority

d) Supertech

220).With association with which bank does Mother Dairy has launched

SmartChange Card?

a) ICICI

b) State Bank of India

c) AXIS

d) HDFC

Answers:

211). a) 212). c) 213). d) 214). a) 215). b) 216). d) 217). c) 218). c) 219).

b) 220). b)

221).Against which ex-disinvestment secretary, CBI has registered a graft case?

a) Ashish Guha

b) Pradeep Baijal

c) Bharat Vyas

d) Karamsey Vikamsey

222).Wearing helmet for women was made mandatory in delhi, except?

a) Women aged above 60 years

b) Jaat Women

c) Pregnant Women

d) Sikh Women

223).Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved urea Production

from___?

a) Sulfur Dioxide

b) Sulfur

c) Naphta

d) Sea Water

224).World Famous Omari Mosque was located at?

a) Dubai

b) Gaza

c) Pakistan

d) Israel

225).Tata Value Homes has decided to sell its homes to which of the following e-

commerce company?

a) Snapdeal

b) Flipkart

c) Ebay

d) Myntra

226).Which was the second state cabinet to approve the formation of Transgender

Welfare Board?

a) Karnataka

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Maharashtra

d) West Bengal

227).Which committee was formed to suggest a place to build the capital city of

Andhra Pradesh?

a) Sivaramakrishnan Committee

b) Sridhar Committee

c) A.K.Naidu Committee

d) Harisudan Committee

228).Who is the author of the book”God of Antarctica”?

a) Paras Jain

b) Yashwardhan Shukla

c) Kiran Rao

d) Shilpi Sharma

229).When does India celebrates National Sports Day?

a) August 18

b) August 19

c) August 28

d) August 29

230).The Indian who has become the Ambassador of Turn Back Crime Campaign of

Interpol?

a) Amir Khan

b) M.S.Dhoni

c) Shah Rukh Khan

d) Sachin Temdulkar

Answers:

221). b) 222). d) 223). c) 224). b) 225). a) 226). c) 227). a) 228). b) 229).

d) 230). c)

231).Which of the following services has just turned its age as 32 years old?

a) Email

b) Internet

c) SMS

d) SIM

232).As per latest TNS rating, which country has highest television viewers in the

world?

a) Russia

b) US

c) UAE

d) UK

233).India has decided to review its economic cooperation pact that was signed in

2014 with?

a) South Korea

b) Russia

c) Japan

d) Malaysia

234).Who is Bipin Chandra?

a) Poet

b) Historian

c) Singer

d) Actor

235).Balraj Puri, who was died, recently was a famous?

a) Historian

b) Poet

c) Journalist and human rights

d) Politician

236).Who is the new governor of Maharashtra?

a) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao

b) Atul Solanki

c) Prithviraj Rane

d) Vinay Bihari

237).Who is the current MD of International Monetary Fund?

a) Dominique Strauss-kahn

b) Rodrigo Rato

c) Janet Yellen

d) Christine Lagarde

238).MOU was signed between India and Japan to promote heritage conservation

and city modernization, it was held at?

a) Tokyo

b) Kyoto

c) Osaka

d) Saitama

239).Who has won the Institute of company Secretaries of India (ICSI) 2013 award

for the corporate governance?

a) Ratan Tata

b) Narayan Moorthi

c) Shiv Nadar

d) Ravi Sharatri

240).Who is the author of the book “The Rise and growth of Economic Nationalism”?

a) Parasmani Gupta

b) Gaurva Pandey

c) Vikram Chandra

d) Bipin Chandra

Answers:

231). a) 232). c) 233). d) 234). b) 235). c) 236). a) 237). d) 238). b) 239).

c) 240). d)

241).Who is the No. 1 Bats-Woman in the latest ICC women’s ranking?

a) Smriti Mandhana

b) Dev Rani

c) Mithali Raj

d) Charlotte Edwards

242).A MOU was signed by Madhya Pradesh government with Air Arabia for flight to

UAE from_____?

a) Jabalpur

b) Gwalior

c) Bhopal

d) Indore

243).PV Sindhu was related to which of the following games?

a) Badminton

b) Tennis

c) Kabbadi

d) Table Tennis

244).In which language does dot bharat domain was not available?

a) Marathi

b) Tamil

c) Telugu

d) Manipuri

245).What is the name of Japanese rare Tea Ceremony in which Narendra Modi was

honoured?

a) Cha

b) Chanoyu

c) Chaioo

d) Matcha

246).Who is the Indian-Origin British MP, who has been named as labour party’s first

shadow minister?

a) Seema Malhotra

b) Gayathri Verma

c) Arunimma Verma

d) Vinay Bihari

247).Indian Gross Domestic Product grew at______during April-June 2014?

a) 5.4%

b) 5.5%

c) 5.6%

d) 5.7%

248).In Nuclear Materials Security Index 2014 that prepared by the Washington-

based Nuclear Threat Initiative, what was the rank scored by India in it?

a) 12

b) 13

c) 22

d) 23

249).IDBI Bank and UNICEF has joined hands to provide safe water and hygiene in

400 Maharashtra and UP schools, what is that project name?

a) WASH

b) Nirmal

c) Komal

d) Mission Water

250).Government has planned to provide all the essential certificated through?

a) Social Security

b) Aadhaar

c) Digital Cloud

d) Ration card

Answers:

241). c) 242). d) 243). a) 244). c) 245). b) 246). a) 247). d) 248). d) 249).

a) 250). c)

251).Pharma Giant Novratis is ______company?

a) British

b) American

c) Swiss

d) Germany

252).Which country has hosted Blue Economy workshop on sustainable growth?

a) Australia

b) Brazil

c) Sri lanka

d) Bangladesh

253).Famous filmmaker Sattiraju Lakshminarayana, who was popularly known as

Bapu, belong to______?

a) Bengali

b) Telugu

c) Hindu

d) Kannad

254).Which of the following company has been selected to launch India-focused

funds for Japanese investors?

a) Mahindra Group

b) Tata Group

c) Infosys

d) Reliance Group

255).Asia’s first Ballistic Research Centre has been opened in____?

a) Bangalore, India

b) Tokya, Japan

c) Gandhinagar, India

d) Beijing, China

256).Which of the Indian Pharmaceutical firm has granted QIDP status by USFDA?

a) Wockhardt

b) Arvind Remedies

c) Dabur

d) Patanjali Yoga

257).Which of the following Indian Bank has signed a dual-currency loan agreement

with Japan Bank for International Cooperation to setup an export credit line?

a) ICICI

b) SBI

c) IDBI

d) Axis

258).First Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League was won by Jaipur Pink Panther by

defeating______?

a) U Mumba

b) Bengal Warriors

c) Dabang Delhi

d) Patna Pirates

259).Who is the new Governor of Karnataka?

a) Shanti Bhatnagar

b) D H Waghela

c) Sheila Dixit

d) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

260).Nalanda University which was started functioning after 800 years, was built by?

a) Pandavas Dynasty

b) Chola Dynasty

c) Gupta Dynasty

d) Mamluk Dynasty

Answers:

251). c) 252). d) 253). b) 254). d) 255). c) 256). a) 257). b) 258). a) 259).

d) 260). c)