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Contents 2014 Commonwealth Games ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Medalists ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
Medals by sport .................................................................................................................................................... 4
2014 Commonwealth Medals Table ........................................................................................................................ 5
Farewell Orkut! ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Israel Palestine Conflict ............................................................................................................................................... 6
New Governors ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Wimbledon 2014 Winners .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Only 2 Free Third-Party ATM Transactions per month ................................................................................................. 8
RBI issue Norms on Domestic-Systemically Important Banks ....................................................................................... 9
Country-Capital-Currency ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Current Affairs Q & A July 2014 ................................................................................................................................. 13
Memory Based Questions Asked in SBI Clerical 2014 ................................................................................................. 27
Key: Current Affairs Q & A July 2014 ......................................................................................................................... 38
Key: Memory Based Questions SBI Clerical 2014 ....................................................................................................... 39
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2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (officially the XX Commonwealth Games) were held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.
It is the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports. India has competed in fourteen of the eighteen previous Commonwealth Games; starting at the second Games in 1934 hosted the games one time. India participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom held from 23 July to 3 August 2014.
India fielded a strong 215 member contingent, its second largest ever.
The sports ministry cleared the 215 athletes from 14 sporting disciplines, including seven Para-athletes, at government cost, along with a contingent of 90 officials, coaches and support staff.
The Glasgow Games had 17 sports and 261 medal events. India didnt participate only in three disciplinesnetball, rugby sevens and triathlon.
VikasGowdawon gold in the Men's Discus throw event, thus winning a gold medal for India in athletics after 56 years.
KashyapParupalli won gold in Badminton Men's Singles, becoming the first Indian male shuttler in 32 years to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games
Medalists
Medal Name Sport
Gold SanjitaKhumukchan Weightlifting
Gold SukhenDey Weightlifting
Gold AbhinavBindra Shooting
Gold ApurviChandela Shooting
Gold RahiSarnobat Shooting
Gold SathishSivalingam Weightlifting
Gold JituRai Shooting
Medal Name Sport
Gold Amit Kumar Wrestling
Gold Vinesh Wrestling
Gold Sushil Kumar Wrestling
Gold BabitaKumari Wrestling
Gold YogeshwarDutt Wrestling
Gold VikasGowda Athletics
Gold DipikaPallikal Squash
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Medal Name Sport
JoshnaChinappa
Gold KashyapParupalli Badminton
Silver MirabaiChanuSaikhom Weightlifting
Silver ShushilaLikmabam Judo
Silver Navjot Chana Judo
Silver MalaikaGoel Shooting
Silver SantoshiMatsa Weightlifting
Silver Prakash Nanjappa Shooting
Silver Ayonika Paul Shooting
Silver AnisaSayyed Shooting
Silver Shreyasi Singh Shooting
Silver Katulu Ravi Kumar Weightlifting
Silver Gurpal Singh Shooting
Silver GaganNarang Shooting
Medal Name Sport
Silver Vikas Thakur Weightlifting
Silver Harpreet Singh Shooting
Silver Sanjeev Rajput Shooting
Silver Rajeev Tomar Wrestling
Silver Lalita Wrestling
Silver Bajrang Kumar Wrestling
Silver Sakshi Malik Wrestling
Silver SatyawartKadian Wrestling
Silver GeetikaJakhar Wrestling
Silver SeemaAntil Athletics
Silver
AchantaSharath
Kamal
Amalraj Anthony
Arputharaj
Table tennis
Silver LaishramSarita Devi Boxing
Silver Devendro Singh Boxing
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Medal Name Sport
Silver MandeepJangra Boxing
Silver RajinderRahelu Weightlifting
Silver Vijender Singh Boxing
Silver Men's hockey team Hockey
Silver JwalaGutta
AshwiniPonnappa Badminton
Bronze Ganesh Mali Weightlifting
Bronze KalpanaThoudam Judo
Bronze Swati Singh Weightlifting
Bronze Rajwinder Kaur Judo
Bronze OmkarOtari Weightlifting
Bronze Mohammed Shooting
Bronze Punam Yadav Weightlifting
Bronze Manavjit Singh
Sandhu Shooting
Medal Name Sport
Bronze GaganNarang Shooting
Bronze LajjaGoswami Shooting
Bronze ChandrakantMali Weightlifting
Bronze Navjot Kaur Wrestling
Bronze DipaKarmakar Gymnastics
Bronze Pawan Kumar Wrestling
Bronze Pinki Rani Boxing
Bronze SakinaKhatun Weightlifting
Bronze P. V. Sindhu Badminton
Bronze R.M.V. Gurusaidutt Badminton
Bronze Arpinder Singh Athletics
Medals by sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Wrestling 5 6 2 13
Shooting 4 9 4 17
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Weightlifting 3 5 6 14
Badminton 1 1 2 4
Athletics 1 1 1 3
Squash 1 0 0 1
Boxing 0 4 1 5
Judo 0 2 2 4
Hockey 0 1 0 1
Table tennis 0 1 0 1
Gymnastics 0 0 1 1
Aquatics 0 0 0 0
Cycling 0 0 0 0
Lawn bowls 0 0 0 0
Netball Did not participate
Rugby sevens Did not participate
Triathlon Did not participate
Total 15 30 19 64
2014 Commonwealth Medals Table Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 England (ENG) 58 59 57 174
2 Australia (AUS) 49 42 46 137
3 Canada (CAN) 32 16 34 82
4 Scotland (SCO) 19 15 19 53
5 India (IND) 15 30 19 64
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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
6 New Zealand (NZL) 14 14 17 45
7 South Africa (RSA) 13 10 17 40
8 Nigeria (NGR) 11 11 14 36
9 Kenya (KEN) 10 10 5 25
10 Jamaica (JAM) 10 4 8 22
Total 261 261 302 824
Farewell Orkut! Google Inc. will shut down its early social-networking service, Orkut, which was launched ten years ago but has failed to put Google ahead in what has become one of the Web's most popular businesses.
Google said it will shut down Orkut, which is widely used in Brazil and India but hasn't caught on more broadly, on September 30, to focus on its other social networking initiatives.
The company declined to say how many users Orkut has.
"Over the past decade, YouTube, Blogger and Google+ have taken off, with communities springing up in every corner of the world. Because the growth of these communities has outpaced Orkut's growth, we've decided to bid Orkut farewell," Google said in a post on the Orkut blog on Monday. Israel Palestine Conflict
For centuries there was no such conflict. In the 19th century the land of Palestine was inhabited by a multicultural population approximately 86 percent Muslim, 10 percent Christian, and 4 percent Jewish living in peace.
Zionism
In the late 1800s a group in Europe decided to colonize this land. Known as Zionists, they represented an extremist minority of the Jewish population. Their goal was to create a Jewish homeland, and they considered locations in Africa and the Americas, before settling on Palestine.
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At first, this immigration created no problems. However, as more and more Zionists immigrated to Palestine many with the express wish of taking over the land for a Jewish state the indigenous population became increasingly alarmed. Eventually, fighting broke out, with escalating waves of violence. Hitler's rise to power, combined with Zionist activities to sabotage efforts to place Jewish refugees in western countries, led to increased Jewish immigration to Palestine, and conflict grew.
UN Partition Plan
Finally, in 1947 the United Nations decided to intervene. However, rather than adhering to the principle of self-determination of peoples, in which
the people themselves create their own state and system of government, the UN chose to revert to the medieval strategy whereby an outside power divides up other peoples land.
Under considerable Zionist pressure, the UN recommended giving away 55% of Palestine to a Jewish state despite the fact that this group represented only about 30% of the total population, and owned fewer than 7% of the land.
1947-1949 War
While it is widely reported that the resulting war eventually included five Arab armies, less well known is the fact that throughout this war Zionist forces outnumbered all Arab and Palestinian combatants combined often by a factor of two to three. Moreover, Arab armies did not invade Israel virtually all battles were fought on land that was to have been the Palestinian state.
Finally, it is significant to note that Arab armies entered the conflict only after Zionist forces had committed 16 massacres, including the grisly massacre of over 100 men, women, and children at Deir Yassin. Future Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, head of one of the Jewish terrorist groups, described this as splendid, and stated: As in Deir Yassin, so everywhere, we will attack and smite the enemy. God, God, Thou has chosen us for conquest. Zionist forces committed 33 massacres altogether.
By the end of the war, Israel had conquered 78 % of Palestine; three-quarters of a million Palestinians had been made refugees; over 500 towns and villages had been obliterated; and a new map was drawn up, in which every city, river and hillock received a new,
Hebrew name, as all vestiges of the Palestinian culture were to be erased. For decades Israel denied the existence of this population, former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir once saying: There is no such thing as a Palestinian.
1967 War & USS Liberty
In 1967, Israel conquered still more land. Following the Six Day War, in which Israeli forces launched a highly successful surprise attack on Egypt, Israel occupied the final 22% of Palestine that had eluded it in 1948 the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Since, according to international law it is inadmissible to acquire territory by war, these are occupied territories and do not belong to Israel. It also occupied parts of Egypt (since returned) and Syria (which remain under occupation).
Current Conflict
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There are two primary issues at the core of this continuing conflict. First, there is the inevitably destabilizing effect of trying to maintain an ethnically preferential state, particularly when it is largely of foreign origin. The original population of what is now Israel was 96 percent Muslim and Christian, yet, these refugees are prohibited from returning to their homes in the self-described Jewish state (and those within Israel are subjected to systematic discrimination).
Second, Israel's continued military occupation and confiscation of privately owned land in the West Bank, and control over Gaza, are extremely oppressive, with Palestinians having minimal control over their lives. Over 10,000 Palestinian men, women, and children are held in Israeli prisons. Few of them have had a legitimate trial; Physical abuse and torture are frequent. Palestinian borders (even internal ones) are
controlled by Israeli forces. Periodically men, women, and children are strip searched; people are beaten; women in labour are prevented from reaching hospitals (at times resulting in death); food and medicine are blocked from entering Gaza, producing an escalating humanitarian crisis. Israeli forces invade almost daily, injuring, kidnapping, and sometimes killing inhabitants.
According to the Oslo peace accords of 1993, these territories were supposed to finally become a Palestinian state. However, after years of Israel continuing to confiscate land and conditions steadily worsening, the Palestinian population rebelled. (The Barak offer, widely reputed to be generous, was anything but.) This uprising, called the "Intifada" (Arabic for "shaking off") began at the end of September 2000.
New Governors
Uttar Pradesh - Ram Naik Gujarat - O.P. Kohli West Bengal - KeshriNathTripathi
Chhattisgarh - Balaram Das Tandon Nagaland - Padmanabh Acharya
Wimbledon 2014 Winners Mens Singles- Novak Djokovic Womens Singles- Petra Kvitov Mens Doubles- VasekPospisil &Jack Sock
Womens Doubles-Sara Errani &Roberta Vinci Mixed Doubles- NenadZimonji &Samantha
Stosur Only 2 Free Third-Party ATM Transactions per month The number of free withdrawals from third-party ATMs is soon set to come down from five a month to two for account holders in cities. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to continue with the existing facility for rural ATMs and provide them details of the number of machines that are there in villages.
The downside for customers is that if there is no home bank ATM nearby and they have exhausted their free usage, they will have to pay up to Rs 20 for a cash withdrawal from a third-party ATM.
Banks have been lobbying for a cap on free usage and an increase in the fee that they pay each other for
their customers using other banks' ATMs. Their argument is that the free access is being misused and accountholders have increased their frequency of withdrawals. This results in a loss to the card-issuing bank. At the same time, ATM deployers are complaining that they are facing an increase in charges following RBI and policy directives on new security features.
At present, the fee is capped at Rs 15 which the ATM-deploying banks want to be increased. But other banks whose card issuances are disproportionate to their ATM networks and end up paying other banks on a net basis want the Rs 15 cap to continue.
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RBI issue Norms on Domestic-Systemically Important Banks The Reserve Bank of India said Banks having size as a percentage of GDP equal to or more than 2 per cent will be designated as domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) and they will be subject to higher capital requirements.
Additionally, five largest foreign banks, based on their size, will also be added to the sample for identification of D-SIBs.
D-SIBs are perceived as banks that are Too Big To Fail (TBTF). This perception of TBTF creates an expectation of government support for these banks at the time of distress, the RBI said in its framework for dealing with D-SIBs.7
Due to this perception, these banks enjoy certain advantages in the funding markets. However, the
perceived expectation of government support amplifies risk-taking, reduces market discipline, creates competitive distortions, and increases the probability of distress in the future.
These considerations require that SIBs should be subjected to additional policy measures to deal with the systemic risks and moral hazard issues posed by them.
Due to their size, cross-jurisdictional activities, complexity, lack of substitutability and interconnectedness, disorderly failure of these banks has the potential to cause significant disruption to the essential services they provide to the banking system, and in turn, to the overall economic activity.
Country-Capital-Currency Country Name Capital Currency
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
Albania Tirane Lek
Algeria Algiers Dinar
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro
Angola Luanda New Kwanza
Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John's East Caribbean
dollar
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso
Armenia Yerevan Dram
Australia Canberra Australian dollar
Austria Vienna Euro
Azerbaijan Baku Manat
The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar
Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar
Belarus Minsk Belorussian rouble
Belgium Brussels Euro
Belize Belmopan Belize dollar
Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum
Bolivia La Paz
(administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Boliviano
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo Marka
Botswana Gaborone Pula
Brazil Brasilia Real
Brunei Bandar Seri
Begawan Brunei dollar
Bulgaria Sofia Lev
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel
Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc
Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar
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Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean
escudo
Central African Republic
Bangui CFA Franc
Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso
China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso
Comoros Moroni Franc
Congo, Republic of the
Brazzaville CFA Franc
Congo, Democratic
Republic of the Kinshasa Congolese franc
Costa Rica San Jose Coln
Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro
(official); Abidjan (de facto)
CFA Franc
Croatia Zagreb Kuna
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso
Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound
Czech Republic Prague Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Krone
Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc
Dominica Roseau East Caribbean
dollar
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo Dominican Peso
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Dili U.S. dollar
Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar
Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound
El Salvador San Salvador Coln; U.S. dollar
Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc
Eritrea Asmara Nakfa
Estonia Tallinn Kroon
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr
Fiji Suva Fiji dollar
Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly
markka)
France Paris Euro (formerly French franc)
Gabon Libreville CFA Franc
The Gambia Banjul Dalasi
Georgia Tbilisi Lari
Germany Berlin Euro (formerly
Deutsche mark)
Ghana Accra Cedi
Greece Athens Euro (formerly
drachma)
Grenada Saint George's East Caribbean
dollar
Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal
Guinea Conakry Guinean franc
Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde
Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira
Hungary Budapest Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic krna
India New Delhi Rupee
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah
Iran Tehran Rial
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar
Ireland Dublin Euro (formerly Irish
pound [punt])
Israel Jerusalem* Shekel
Italy Rome Euro (formerly lira)
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar
Japan Tokyo Yen
Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar
Kazakhstan Astana Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling
Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Australian dollar
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Korea, North Pyongyang Won
Korea, South Seoul Won
Kosovo Pristina Euro (German Mark
prior to 2002)
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som
Laos Vientiane New Kip
Latvia Riga Lats
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound
Lesotho Maseru Maluti
Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc
Lithuania Vilnius Litas
Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro (formerly
Luxembourg franc)
Macedonia Skopje Denar
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc
Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit
Maldives Male Rufiya
Mali Bamako CFA Franc
Malta Valletta Maltese lira
Marshall Islands Majuro U.S. Dollar
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee
Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso
Micronesia, Federated States
of Palikir U.S. Dollar
Moldova Chisinau Leu
Monaco Monaco Euro
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik
Montenegro Podgorica Euro
Morocco Rabat Dirham
Mozambique Maputo Metical
Myanmar (Burma)
Rangoon (Yangon);
Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw
(administrative)
Kyat
Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar
Nauru
no official capital;
government offices in Yaren
District
Australian dollar
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee
Netherlands Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
Euro (formerly guilder)
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar
Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba
Niger Niamey CFA Franc
Nigeria Abuja Naira
Norway Oslo Norwegian krone
Oman Muscat Omani rial
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee
Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar
Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby Kina
Paraguay Asuncion Guaran
Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991)
Philippines Manila Peso
Poland Warsaw Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly
escudo)
Qatar Doha Qatari riyal
Romania Bucharest Leu
Russia Moscow Ruble
Rwanda Kigali Rwanda franc
Saint Kitts and Basseterre East Caribbean
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Nevis dollar
Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean
dollar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown East Caribbean
dollar
Samoa Apia Tala
San Marino San Marino Euro
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome Dobra
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal
Senegal Dakar CFA Franc
Serbia Belgrade
Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo
both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar
are legal
Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone
Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar
Slovakia Bratislava Koruna
Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian tolar;
euro (as of 1/1/07)
Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands
dollar
Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling
South Africa
Pretoria (administrative);
Cape Town (legislative);
Bloemfontein (judiciary)
Rand
South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound
Spain Madrid Euro (formerly
peseta)
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka rupee
Sudan Khartoum Dinar
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar
Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni
Sweden Stockholm Krona
Switzerland Bern Swiss franc
Syria Damascus Syrian pound
Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar
Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam;
Dodoma (legislative)
Tanzanian shilling
Thailand Bangkok baht
Togo Lome CFA Franc
Tonga Nuku'alofa Pa'anga
Trinidad and Tobago
Port-of-Spain Trinidad and
Tobago dollar
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar
Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL)
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat
Tuvalu Vaiaku village,
Funafuti province
Australian dollar
Uganda Kampala Ugandan new
shilling
Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham
United Kingdom London Pound sterling
United States of America
Washington D.C. dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum
Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu
Vatican City (Holy See)
Vatican City Euro
Venezuela Caracas Bolivar
Vietnam Hanoi Dong
Yemen Sanaa Rial
Zambia Lusaka Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar
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Current Affairs Q & A July 2014
1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre(VSSC) recently?
(1) S.Ramakrishna (2) MC Dathan
(3) Satish Dhawan (4) K Sivan
(5) C N Rao
2. The state animal of Rajasthan is
(1) Black Buck (2) Camel
(3) Deer (4) Black Panther
(5) Tiger
3. Who among the following is the only Indian tennis entry in the Youth Olympics? (1) Ojasveene Singh (2) AnkitaBhambri (3) Aditya Joshi
(4) RushmiChakravarthi (5) Ankita Raina
4. Who among the following has been ranked world No.1 in mens air pistol in the latest release by the
International Shooting Federation (ISSF)? (1) RonjanSodhi (2) Mansher Singh (3) JituRai
(4) GaganNarang (5) RajyavardhanRathore
5. US government has named a mountain after the name of an eminent scientist. Name the scientist.
(1) HomiBhabha (2) CV Raman (3) MeghnadSaha
(4) C N Rao (5) Akhouri A. Sinha
6. The essential commodities Act was enacted in
(1) 1947 (2) 1950
(3) 1955 (4) 1991
(5) 2005
7. Government of India has recently ratified Marrakesh Treaty to
(1) Enrich art and culture (2) Help Visually Impaired (3) Renew the old Architectures
(4) Increase Defence Forces (5) Identify the heritage buildings
8. The 20th commonwealth games are currently being held in
(1) Laos (2) Beijing
(3) Glasgow (4) Moscow
(5) New Delhi
9. The Official Mascot of 20th Commonwealth Games is-
(1) Fuleco (2) Shera
(3) Karak (4) Kit a Cat
(5) Clyde
10. Commonwealth Games 2018 will be held in?
(1) Gold City, Australia (2) Glasgow, Scotland (3) London, UK
(4) Mumbai ,India (5) Toronto, Canada
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11. Who will be the new Governor of West Bengal? (1) KeshariNathTripathi (2) MK Narayanan (3) O P Kohli
(4) KamlaBeniwal (5) BV Wanchoo
12. Which of the following is recently conferred the status of Tiger Reserve?
(1) Spike Island wildlife Sanctuary (2) Bor Wildlife Sanctuary (3) Sanjay Gandhi National Park
(4) Kambalkonda Wildlife Sanctuary (5) Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary
13. Which of the following cyclone has hit Japan?
(1) Thane (2) Giri
(3) Neoguri (4) Phaillin
(5) One
14. Who among the following will be appointed as new Governor of Chhattisgarh?
(1) Kamala Beniwal (2) BV Wanchoo
(3) BalramdasTondon
(4) BL Joshi (5) Ram Naik
15. Who among the following has become first Indian to be appointed as dean of Berkeley University ?
(1) Sujit Choudhry (2) AN Sinha
(3) Sunil Chopra (4) Prof Amartyasen
(5) SwamyGoud
16. Who among the following has been conferred SantKabir Award recently
(1) L Subadani (2) Ghulam Mehdi Joo (3) MM Mahapatra
(4) Amish Tripathi (5) GhanshyamNimbark
17. The National Doctors Day is celebrated on
(1) 1st July (2) 2nd July
(3) 3rd July (4) 4th July
(5) 5th July
18. The Liberty Medal 2014 has been awarded to
(1) NarendraModi (2) Muhammad Ali (3) Hilary Clinton
(4) Tony Blair (5) Mala Yousafzai
19. Which of the following countries has authorized dual citizenship?
(1) Germany (2) Australia
(3) France (4) India
(5) USA
20. Who among the following is the first Indian -American to lead a university?
(1) BeheruzSethna (2) Akhouri Sinha
(3) Subra Suresh (4) AasifMandvi
(5) Sunil Chopra
21. Which of the following country has recently allowed multiple visas to Indian Citizens?
(1) Pakistan (2) China
(3) Bangladesh (4) Japan
(5) Germany
22. Who among the following has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women?
(1) Emma Watson (2) Shakira (3) Angelina Jolie
(4) Miley Cyrus (5) MariyaSherapova
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23. What is the name of interactive software launched by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and TheFootballLink, to promote football at the grass-root level?
(1) MyFootball (2) MyFeet
(3) GlobeFoot (4) F-Cube
(5) Fuleco
24. Which of the following bodies has submitted a report titled Manpower Planning in Judiciary: A Blue Print to
the Union Government? (1) Planning Commission of India (2) Finance Commission of India (3) Law Commission of India
(4) National Development Council (5) PMO
25. With a new amendment, TRAI has raised the minimum broadband speed to
(1) 512 kbps from the earlier 256 kbps (2) 1024 kbps from the earlier 512 kbps (3) 1 mbps from the earlier 256 kbps
(4) 1 Gbps from the earlier 1 mbps (5) 128 kbps to earlier 64 kbps
26. As per the Union Budget 2014-15, the tax bracket for general citizens has been increased to
(1) 2. 0 lakh rupees (2) 2. 5 lakh rupees
(3) 3 lakh rupees (4) 3. 5 lakh rupees
(5) 1.5 lakh rupees
27. Which of the following teams has been suspended by FIFA from all international football competitions with
immediate effect? (1) Ghana (2) Costa Rica
(3) Nigeria (4) Mexico
(5) Uruguay
28. ZohraSehgal died on 10 July 2014. Who was she?
(1) Famous Tennis Player (2) Renowned Business Woman (3) Notorious Politician
(4) Glib Artist (5) Veteran Actress
29. According to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, what percent of the world's
population lives in urban areas? (1) 50 percent (2) 54 percent
(3) 60 percent (4) 45 percent
(5) 83 percent
30. Union Finance Minister ArunJaitely presented Economic Survey of India 2013-14 in the Lok Sabha. Which of
the following statements is correct regarding Economic Survey of India? (1) The Economic Survey is often called part A of the budget. (2) The Economic Survey is presented every year just before the Union Budget and after the Railway
Budget. (3) It reviews the developments in the Indian economy of previous 12 months (fiscal year). (4) All of above (5) None of the above
31. World Population Day was observed on?
(1) July 9 (2) July 10
(3) July 11 (4) July 12
(5) July 13
32. Which of the following pairs regarding 2014 FIFA World Cup is incorrectly matched? (1) Golden Ball - Lionel Messi of Argentina (2) Golden Boot - James Rodriguez of Colombia (3) Golden Glove - Manuel Neuer of Germany (4) Best Young Player Neymar of Brazil (5) Best young player - Paul Pogba of France
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33. According to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, which of the following cities is the ranked at first position as most populous cities in 2014?
(1) New Delhi (2) Mexico City
(3) Shanghai (4) Mumbai
(5) Tokyo
34. Which of the following warship was damaged in a mishap on 13 July 2014? (1) INS
Sindhurakshak (2) INS Sindhudurga (3) INS Kuthar
(4) INS Sindhuchakra (5) INS Vikramaditya
35. SimBhullar became the first Indian origin player to join the
(1) National Basketball Association (NBA) (2) Wimbledon league (3) FIFA
(4) International Tennis Association (ITA) (5) UEFA
36. What is the name of India's first indigenous anti-submarine warship (ASW) which was handed over to the
Indian Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata on 12 July 2014? (1) INS Kamorta (2) INS Vinashak
(3) INS Darshan (4) INS Trishul
(5) INS Arihant
37. Ram Naik has been appointed as the new Governor of
(1) Bihar (2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Tripura (4) West Bengal
(5) Uttar Pradesh
38. Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been awarded with the prestigious
(1) Dada SahebPhalke Award for 2013 (2) Gandhi Peace prize for 2013 (3) Sahitya Academy
(4) Arjun Award (5) Jnanpith Award
39. BRICS nations have decided to launch 'BRICS Bank' headquartered in
(1) Mumbai (2) Moscow
(3) Braslia (4) Johannesburg
(5) Shanghai
40. Which of the following States Government has decided to set up 320 MahilaSurakshaDals (MSDs) to ensure
women safety at public places? (1) Punjab (2) Maharashtra
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Delhi
(5) Assam
41. 6th BRICS Summit was held in at?
(1) South Africa (2) Brazil
(3) India (4) Russia
(5) China
42. China lashed out at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for backing Vietnam over tensions in
the South China Sea recently. Who among the following is the Secretary General of ASEAN at present? (1) PhungQuangThanh (2) Ong Keng Yong (3) Marty Natalegawa
(4) Nguyen Tan Dung (5) Le Luong Minh
43. As announced by the Russian President, the country is all set to sign a major gas deal with which of the
following countries in order to diversifying gas supply destinations amid tension in ties with the West over Ukraine?
(1) Kazakhstan (2) Pakistan
(3) India (4) China
(5) None of these
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44. The ace player Rakesh Kumar, who emerged as the top money earner in a recent auction for a league, is associated with which of the following games?
(1) Kho-kho (2) Kabaddi
(3) Hockey (4) Badminton
(5) Football
45. The term of members of which of the following institutions is co-terminus with the union govt. and all its
members submit their resignation after the general elections? (1) Election Commission (2) Central Vigilance Commission (3) Planning Commission
(4) Finance Commission (5) None of these
46. Which among the following countries has passed a law to legalize child labour for kids from age 10?
(1) Bolivia (2) Brazil
(3) Bulgaria (4) Sweden
(5) Norway
47. Name the German football captain, who has announced his retirement from international career
(1) MiroslavKlose (2) Philipp Lahm
(3) Bastian Schweinsteiger
(4) Toni Kroos (5) Manuel Neuer
48. Name the Malaysia Airlines, which was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border on
July 17, 2014 (1) MH-17 (2) MH-21
(3) MH-27 (4) MH-72
(5) MH-370
49. 7th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit will be held in 2015 in
(1) New Delhi (2) Pretoria
(3) Fortaleza (4) Braslia
(5) Cape Town
50. Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Governor of Gujarat?
(1) S Y kuraishi (2) Ram Naik (3) OM Prakash Chautala
(4) VishwanathTripathi (5) Om Prakash Kohli
51. Who has took charge as the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the Indias largest oil firm?
(1) B Ashok (2) Brij Mohan Bansal (3) R S Butola
(4) B C Tripathi (5) VineetTaneja
52. On July 16th Which of the following states observed 95th Garo Labour Corps Day and saluted and paid
homage to the heroes of World War I? (1) Nagaland (2) Assam
(3) Mizoram (4) Meghalaya
(5) Assam
53. In which of the following states archeologists have discovered prehistoric rock paintings depicting aliens and
UFOs in Caves of Charama? (1) Chhattisgarh (2) Maharashtra
(3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Odisha
(5) Kerala
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54. Name the former India cricket captain who has been elected as the 47th member of Laureus World Sports Academy panel.
(1) Rahul Dravid (2) SauravGanguli
(3) Anil Kumble (4) Sachin Tendulkar
(5) Ravi Shastri
55. Who has been sworn in as the next President of Syria?
(1) Abdul Halim Khaddam (2) Bashar al-Assad (3) Ahmad al-Khatib
(4) Hafez al-Assad (5) NouriAbusahmain
56. The 127th edition of the Durand Cup Football Tournament will be held in?
(1) Maharashtra (2) Goa
(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) West Bengal
(5) Assam
57. Recently Typhoon Rammasun hit which of the following countries? (1) Philippines (2) Bangladesh
(3) Indonesia (4) Thailand
(5) Japan
58. After the nuclear tragedy in march 2011, Sendai nuclear power plant restarted recently; the plant is located
in? (1) China (2) South Korea
(3) North Korea (4) China
(5) Japan
59. Which country has ranked number One in the latest FIFA's world rankings released on 17 July 2014?
(1) Netherlands (2) Argentina
(3) Germany (4) Portugal
(5) Brazil
60. 6th BRICS Summit was held in?
(1) Fortaleza (2) Brasilia
(3) Rio de Janeiro (4) La Plas
(5) Moscow
61. The Nagoya Protocol received the 50th instrument of ratification which was mandatory for it. The Nagoya
Protocol is associated with (1) Chemical weapons (2) Nuclear safety (3) Wetlands
(4) Conservation of biodiversity (5) FDI
62. The Union Finance Minister, ArunJaitley on 18 July 2014 announced to provide a sum of 200 crore rupees for
setting up of mega food parks to? (1) Ministry of Food Processing Industries (2) NABARD (3) RRB
(4) Tata Foods and Chemicals (5) IRDA
63. Currently, Delhi is under President Rule. In this condition who has presented Delhis Budget 2014-15?
(1) Governor of Delhi (2) Finance Secretary of Delhi (3) Chief Secretary of Delhi
(4) Union Finance Minister (5) Union Finance Secretary
64. 20th AIDS International Conference is being held in
(1) Paris (2) London
(3) Melbourne (4) New York
(5) Moscow
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65. Recently, which one of the following countries has announced a one billion Euros credit to India to take initiates in the climate control area?
(1) France (2) Brazil
(3) Switzerland (4) Germany
(5) Italy
66. The FIBA Asian cup is associated with which among the following sports?]
(1) Table Tennis (2) Basketball
(3) Hockey (4) Football
(5) Cricket
67. According to Assocham report, which among the following states has recorded the highest per capita milk
availability? (1) Haryana (2) Punjab
(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Kerala
(5) Maharashtra
68. The Asian Games 2014 will be held in ____?
(1) South Korea (2) North Korea
(3) Japan (4) Indonesia
(5) China
69. Which among the following states has highest share in total milk production in India?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Rajasthan
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Gujarat
(5) Kerala
70. Indias Golden Triangle is a famous tourist circuit which includes:______?
(1) Delhi, Agra and Jaipur (2) Mumbai, Aurangabad and Pune (3) Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai
(4) Kolkata, Puri and Konark (5) Guwahati, Shilong and Cherapunji
71. Recently JokoWidodo won the presidential elections of ______?
(1) Indonesia (2) Mexico
(3) Argentina (4) Ukraine
(5) Israel
72. Recently, India and which of the following countries released the first encyclopaedia on their age-old cultural
contacts, tracing back their history to over 2,000 years? (1) Sri Lanka (2) China
(3) South Africa (4) Russia
(5) USA
73. The SPOT-7 satellite, which was recently launched on board India's PSLV C-23 shuttle recently, belongs to __?
(1) Italy (2) France
(3) Australia (4) Canada
(5) USA
74. Recently, Indian Air Force has launched its first 3D mobile game to encourage youths to join the Air Force.
The name of the game is _____? (1) Sky is the Limit (2) Guardians of the Sky (3) Sky Scrapers
(4) The Protectors (5) IAF
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75. Who among the following is the chairman of the committee that has been set up recently to develop a road map for fuel efficiency norms for heavy duty vehicles?
(1) Rajive Kumar (2) Anil Goswamy
(3) Ravi Krishnan (4) Ajit Agarwal
(5) M B Shaha
76. What is the name of NASAs first satellite launched to measure the carbon dioxide in the environment?
(1) OCO-2 (2) OCO-1
(3) MCO-1 (4) iMax
(5) HUBEL
77. Recently, the Finance ministry has decided to go in OFS route to sell its stake in the state-owned companies.
What does the OFS stands for _____? (1) Opportunity for Sale (2) Offer for Sale (3) Offer for Stockholdings
(4) Open for Sale (5) None of the above
78. The Bor Wildlife Sanctuary which has become the countrys 47th Tiger Reserve is located in ____?
(1) Karnataka (2) Maharashtra
(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Madhya Pradesh
(5) Kerala
79. Which among the following countries has become the first to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are visually impaired or otherwise printed disabled?
(1) India (2) Sri Lanka
(3) Russia (4) USA
(5) China
80. The Lasalgaon town which is known as Asias largest Onion market is located in _____? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Gujarat (4) Assam
(5) Maharashtra
81. According to tourism ministry data, which state has topped the list of states in terms of number of domestic
tourist visits during 2013? (1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Karnataka (4) Uttar Pradesh
(5) Goa
82. The Golden Pen of Freedom Award is an annual international journalism award given by the _____?
(1) UNESCO (2) United Nations (3) World Association of Newspapers
(4) Times Group (5) UN
83. Recently, the Indian railway has test drives a semi-bullet train which sets new national speed record of ____
kilometer per hour. Fill the blank with correct option? (1) 180 (2) 200
(3) 160 (4) 220
(5) 150
84. Who among the following founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh on 21 October 1951?
(1) Motilal Nehru (2) Gopala Krishna Gokhale (3) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
(4) SardarVallabhai Patel (5) Vinay DamodarSawarkar
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85. According to NCRB report, which city has recorded highest number of cyber crime cases in the country? (1) Hyderabad (2) Vishakhapatnam
(3) Pune (4) Mumbai
(5) Bangalore
86. The SantKabir award is given for the personalities who have given outstanding contribution in the field of
_____? (1) Handicrafts and Handlooms (2) Literature (3) Hindustani Music
(4) Culture and Heritage (5) Social Work
87. As per the Rangarajan committee report which was tasked with revisiting the Tendulkar formula for
estimation of poverty and identification of poor what percent of the India population lives below the poverty line?
(1) 19.5% (2) 35%
(3) 21.5% (4) 33.5%
(5) 29.5%
88. Novak Djokovic, has won his second Wimbledon singles title after winning Wimbledon mens single title for
2014 by defeating ___? (1) Roger Federer (2) Rafael Nadal
(3) StanislasWawrinka
(4) Andre Agassi (5) Pete Sampras
89. Who among the following has won the British Grand Prix -2014 title?
(1) Lewis Hamilton (2) ValtteriBottas
(3) KimiRaikkonen (4) Jenson Button
(5) Susie Wolf
90. Recently, Susie Wolff becomes the first woman to take part in a Formula1 racing weekend race in 22 years
during the British Grand Prix. Who among the following was the last woman to enter the F1 world Championship?
(1) Giovanna Amati (2) Lella Lombardi
(3) Christiana Amati (4) Susi Hudson
(5) Maria Teresa de Filippis
91. Who was the first woman to enter a Grand Prix tournament? (1) Giovanna Amati (2) Lella Lombardi
(3) Christiana Amati (4) Susi Hudson
(5) Maria Teresa de Filippis
92. Which of the following stadium is often called Mecca of Cricket where India recently defeated England
after 28 years? (1) Eden Garden, Kolkata (2) Melbourne Cricket Ground,
Melbourne
(3) The Lords, London (4) The Oval, London (5) Wankhede, Mumbai
93. The year 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the National Anthem of United States. Identify the national
anthem of US in the options given below? (1) God Save the Queen (2) The Star-Spangled Banner (3) My Country, Tis of Thee
(4) O Say Can You Sing (5) God Save the Queen
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94. Recently, retail giant Carrefour has announced its intention to close its stores in India. Carrefour is a multinational retailer based in which country?
(1) France (2) USA
(3) Germany (4) England
(5) UK
95. In the latest Railway budget, the government has announced the first bullet train in which corridor?
(1) Delhi-Agra (2) Mumbai-Ahmadabad (3) Delhi-Kanpur
(4) Delhi-Kolkata (5) None of the Above
96. According to Rangarajan Panel on poverty estimation which state has highest number of people below poverty line?
(1) Jharkhand (2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Odisha (4) Bihar
(5) Maharashtra
97. Which among the following companies has topped the Fortune Global 500 list of the worlds biggest
companies? (1) Exxon Mobil (2) Wal-Mart
(3) Sinopec Group (4) Indian Oil Corp
(5) Facebook
98. The Mission Mangalam is an integrated poverty alleviation and rural woman empowerment initiative of
which state? (1) Rajasthan (2) Gujarat
(3) Karnataka (4) Maharashtra
(5) Goa
99. According to latest survey, which of the following cities is expected to become Worlds Top Tourist
destination? (1) London (2) Bangkok
(3) Paris (4) Singapore
(5) Mumbai
100. The Signature bridge project is being constructed across river ___?
(1) Ganga (2) Yamuna
(3) Beas (4) Hoogly
(5) Brahmaputra
101. India is building the world's highest railway bridge in Jammu & Kashmir which is expected to be 35 metres
taller than the Eiffel Tower. The bridge is being constructed over which river? (1) Bramhaputra (2) Ganga
(3) Chenab (4) Beas
(5) Sindhu
102. Recently, which of the following actors ancestral home in Pakistan has been declared national heritage? (1) Devanand (2) Dilip Kumar
(3) Raj Kapur (4) Kishore Kumar
(5) Amitabh Bachhan
103. Which among the following committees was constituted to look into the concerns of people from the North
East living in different parts of the country that submitted its report, recently? (1) Bezbaruah committee (2) Srinivasan Committee (3) Radhakrishnan Committee
(4) Muralijoshi committee (5) M B Shaha committee
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104. Which of the following cities are the worlds first and second populous cities in 2014? (1) Tokyo, Mumbai (2) London, Delhi
(3) Tokyo, Delhi (4) Berlin, Tokyo
(5) Shanghai, Tokyo
105. According to State of Forest report-2013, which among the following states has lost maximum forest cover
in the country? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) West Bengal
(3) Assam (4) Maharashtra
(5) Andhra Pradesh
106. According Employment Exchange Statistics-2013, which state has been rated as the top state for providing
jobs through employment exchanges? (1) Punjab (2) Kerala
(3) Gujarat (4) Tamil Nadu
(5) Maharashtra
107. Which one of the following is not a financial regulatory body in India?
(1) RBI (2) SEBI
(3) CCI (4) IRDA
(5) PFRDA, FMC
108. As of 2014, the BRICS nations represented ____ per cent of the World economy. Fill the blank with correct
option? (1) 10 (2) 15
(3) 18 (4) 20
(5) 50
109. The tar balls phenomenon which is getting wider attention of environmentalist and parliamentarians
nowadays is associated with which states? (1) Gujarat (2) Assam
(3) Karnataka (4) Kerala
(5) Goa
110. According to the latest World Development Indicators (WDI) data, public spending on health and education
in India is ___ per cent of countrys GDP. Fill the blank with correct option? (1) 8.5 (2) 4.7
(3) 7.0 (4) 8.9
(5) 9.0
111. Recently, which among the following has kicks off global Digital Literacy Campaign to teach people basic
Internet use and other digital skills? (1) Google (2) Mozilla
(3) Facebook (4) Microsoft
(5) IBM
112. Which of the following countries will host the 2018 21st FIFA world cup?
(1) Argentina (2) Russia
(3) Qatar (4) Belgium
(5) USA
113. As per the latest report, which among the following is the least urbanised state in the country?
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Kerala (3) Rajasthan
(4) Jharkhand (5) Assam
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114. Which among the following has unveiled Project Zero a team of elite hackers designated for checking internet security holes and secure people from cyber-attacks?
(1) Google (2) Yahoo
(3) Microsoft (4) IBM
(5) Facebook
115. Currently (July 2014), which country holds the chair of the Group of Twenty (G-20) forum?
(1) Russia (2) Australia
(3) Brazil (4) Canada
(5) India
116. According to recent data, which among the following diseases has emerged as the biggest killer in India?
(1) Malaria (2) Tuberculosis
(3) HIV/AIDS (4) Dengue
(5) Cancer
117. The Kameng hydropower project is a 600 MW hydropower project located in ____?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Arunachal Pradesh (3) Sikkim
(4) Haryana (5) Assam
118. Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated on ____? (1) July 14 (2) July 17
(3) July 18 (4) July 19
(5) July 20
119. The Union government has announced the setting up of Jal Marg Vikas project on river Ganga to link
which of the following places? (1) Allahabad and Haldia (2) Allahabad and Kanpur (3) Kanpur and Patna
(4) Varanasi and Haldia (5) Allahabad and Varanasi
120. Recently, which Asian country has allowed foreign banks to have 100% ownership?
(1) Philippines (2) Singapore
(3) Sri Lanka (4) Bangladesh
(5) Thailand
121. Which one of the following is not amongst the Millennium Development Goals that was established by
United Nations in 2000? (1) To Eradicate Extreme Poverty (2) To Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other disease (3) To Promote Gender Quality (4) To Eradicate Human Trafficking (5) None of the above
122. According to a United Nations latest report India ranks 6th in prevalence of child marriage in the world. As
per the report country has highest number child marriages ___? (1) Niger (2) Bangladesh
(3) Chad (4) Mali
(5) Thailand
123. Recently, the union government has given in-principle approval for the creation of two new tiger reserves
at ____? (1) Ratapani and Sunabeda (2) Rajaji and Bor (3) Kudremukh and Bor
(4) Ratapani and Rajaji (5) None of the above
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124. Who amongst the following celebrities were recently appointed as Brand Ambassador of Telangana? (1) Katrina Kaif (2) SaniaMirza
(3) SainaNehwal (4) VVS Laxman
(5) Sachin Tendulkar
125. Recently Nepal inaugurated Khurkot Bridge which will provide the shortest land route between __ ?
(1) India and Bangladesh (2) India and China (3) China and Bangladesh
(4) Bangladesh and Bhutan (5) India and China
126. The Reserve Bank of India is planning to launch of banks called D-SIB. What does D-SIB stands for ___?
(1) Domestic Systematically Important Banks (2) Domestic Systematically Improvised Banks (3) Domestic Synchronized Important Banks (4) Domestic Synchronized Improvised Banks (5) None of the above
127. India has been ranked 135th among 187 countries in the recently released Human Development Report-
2014. Which country was ranked number one? (1) Australia (2) Switzerland
(3) Norway (4) Netherlands
(5) Malaysia
128. Which among the following is the motto of Commonwealth Games 2014?
(1) Come and Play (2) People, Place, Passion (3) Sporty, Spirit and Game
(4) One World, One Aim (5) Sponsors of tomorrow
129. Recently, which company becomes Indias first company to cross market capitalization value of Rs. 5 lakh
crore? (1) Wipro (2) TCS
(3) Infosys (4) HCL
(5) Patni Systems
130. Dr Jim Yong Kim, who was on three-day visit to India recently, is the current President of ___?
(1) World Trade Organisation (2) European Commission (3) World Bank
(4) Asian Development Bank (5) BRICS Bank
131. Recently "Bladabindi" was in news. What is "Bladabindi"?
(1) Computer Virus (2) A World Heritage site (3) A community in Africa
(4) A new comet discovered recently (5) Space Shuttle
132. The Union government is planning to launch new schemes such as Ustaad, HamariDharohar and
NaiManzil for the welfare of ___? (1) Minorities (2) Tribal Communities (3) SC/ST Communities
(4) Other Backward Classes (5) ECB
133. SanjitaChanu, who won the first gold medal for India at the 20th Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, is
associated with which sports? (1) Weightlifting (2) Cycling
(3) Shooting (4) Boxing
(5) Badminton
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134. What is the minimum number of employees a firma firm should have to cover them under the retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)?
(1) Ten (2) Twenty
(3) Thirty (4) Fifteen
(5) Five
135. Indias Prakash Nanjappa who won silver medal in 20th Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, is associated
with which of the following sports/events? (1) Boxing (2) Badminton
(3) Squash (4) Badminton
(5) Shooting
136. Recently, who among the following has been appointed as Horticulture ambassador of Maharashtra state?
(1) Shah Rukh Khan (2) Amitabh Bachchan (3) Amir Khan
(4) Salman Khan (5) Sachin Tendulkar
137. Who led the Indian sports contingent at the opening ceremony of 20th Commonwealth Games Glasgow
2014? (1) Vijay Kumar (2) Sushil Kumar
(3) AbhinavBindra (4) YogeshwarDutt
(5) Merry Come
138. Recently, the realty show based on classical music NaadBhed-The Mystery of Sound has been selected by
the Limca Book of records. NaadBhed is a first of its kind national-level reality television show in the country on classical music aired by which of the following TV channel __?
(1) Zee Network (2) Colors
(3) Star Plus (4) Sun Network
(5) Doordarshan
139. Every year the Nobel prizes other than the Peace Prize are awarded at__?
(1) Oslo (2) New York
(3) Stockholm (4) London
(5) Paris
140. With reference to the Gaza Blockade, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was set up to govern
Palestinian areas- West Bank and Gaza, PNA was established by which among the following accords? (1) Sochi Agreement (2) Oslo Accords (3) Kremlin accords
(4) Copenhagen Accords (5) 1947 UN Agreement
141. Who among the following has been appointed as Indias permanent representative to International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)? (1) T P Seetharam (2) P Sridharan (3) Aravind Nair
(4) C N Rao (5) P Sadashivam
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Memory Based Questions Asked in SBI Clerical 2014
1. The book Sahara the untold story was written by? (1) Amish Tripathi (2) VishwanathTripathi (3) P C Parakh
(4) Sanjay Baru (5) TamalBandyopadhy
2. Amul has set up a Dairy worth 200 cr in which city?
(1) Bangalore (2) Hyderabad
(3) Varanasi (4) Surat
(5) Ahmadabad
3. A man travelling to china has to carry his money in which currency?
(1) EURO (2) YEN
(3) YUAN (4) DOLLAR
(5) AUD
4. Sachin Tendulkar coins were sponsored by which company?
(1) MRF (3) Ferrari (5) NIKE (2) Aditya Birla Group (4) EAST INDIA COMPANY
5. Who among the following is an RBI governor? (1) Urjit Patel (2) T N Session
(3) P C Parakh (4) M B Shaha
(5) R M Lodha
6. Human rights day is observed on which day?
(1) DEC 9 (2) DEC 10
(3) DEC 11 (4) DEC 12
(5) DEC 13
7. Who is the current road, transport, highways and shipping minister?
(1) Uma Bharti (2) Piyush Goel
(3) Dharmendra Pradhan
(4) Nitin Gadkari (5) Ram Madhav
8. Expand ECB stands for?
(1) EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BROADCAST (2) EXTRA COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS (3) EXTERNAL CURRENCY BORROWINGS
(4) EXTRA CURRENCY BORROWINGS (5) EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL
BORROWINGS
9. WIMBLEDON championship is related to which of the following game? (1) Lawn Tennis (2) Base Ball
(3) Cricket (4) Basket Ball
(5) Football
10. Who is the current SBI chairman?
(1) ChandaKhochar (2) Vishal Sikka
(3) N Chandra (4) Nishi Vasudeva
(5) Arundati Bhattacharya
11. Which among the following is a girl child development scheme?
(1) MNREGA (2) Sabala (3) Roshnee
(4) Indira AawasYojna
(5) None of the above
12. Who among the following is the regulatory authority of Cooperative banks & RRB's?
(1) RBI (2) Finance Ministry
(3) Union Government
(4) NABARD (5) MMRDA
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13. Which of the following Scheme is named as Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls also known as?
(1) MANREGA (2) SABLA
(3) ROSHNEE (4) PURA
(5) AADHAR
14. Who won the 49th Jananpeeth Award?
(1) VishwanathTripathi (2) KedarNath Singh (3) B K S Iyengar
(4) Sunil Chopra (5) Dr.Raghunath A. Mashelkar
15. Who control the Monetry policy of India?
(1) SEBI (2) IRDA
(3) RBI (4) Finance Ministry
(5) TRAI
16. Amul related to which of the following?
(1) Green Revolution (2) White Revolution (3) Telecom Revolution
(4) MANREGA (5) None of the above
17. FIBA is related to which of the following sport?
(1) Basketball (2) Football
(3) Cricket (4) Base Ball
(5) Hockey
18. Recently in which state largest solar thermal power plant is installed?
(1) Gujarat (2) Maharashtra
(3) Goa (4) Assam
(5) Madhya Pradesh
19. Which of the following card is issued by NPCI?
(1) Master Card (2) Visa Card
(3) American Express
(4) RuPay Card (5) Mastro Card
20. Which of the following south east organisation has 10 members?
(1) UN (2) G-7
(3) ASEAN (4) BRICS
(5) European Union
21. When ARMY FLAG DAY is Observed?
(1) 7 December (2) 8 December
(3) 9 December (4) 10 December
(5) 11 December
22. Which machine is used in shop transactions?
(1) POO (2) POS
(3) PKI (4) KYC
(5) PIN
23. Who is appointed as resource & Ganga Rejuvenation minister in new union cabinet?
(1) Nitin Gadkari (2) ArunJetli
(3) SushmaSwaraj (4) Uma Bharti
(5) SmritiIrani
24. Who was recently honoured with the DadasahebPhalke Academy Award for Best Singer (Female)?
(1) LattaMangeshkar (2) Bhoomi (3) Sunidhi Chauhan
(4) KavitaSubamaniam (5) Monali Thakur
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25. Recently which award was given to Leander Paes& Ruskin bond? (1) Padma Vibhushan Award (2) Arjun Aeard (3) Dronacharya Award
(4) Padma Bhushan (5) Padmashri Award
26. Vijay Hazare trophy is related to which of the following sports? (1) Hockey (2) Football
(3) Cricket (4) Badminton
(5) Kho-Kho
27. Night blindness occurs due to deficiency of which Vitamin?
(1) A (2) B
(3) C (4) D
(5) E
28. Which of the following activities is not done by RBI?
(1) Change CRR (2) Change SLR (3) Monitory Policy Making
(4) Trading in Commodities (5) Change Repo/ Reverse Repo Rate
29. Which of the following is not a bank?
(1) RBI (2) SBI
(3) IRDA (4) BOB
(5) IDBI
30. What is the currency of Kuwait?
(1) Franc (2) Peso
(3) Yen (4) Rupiah
(5) Kuwaiti Dinar
31. What is the Capital of Bhutan?
(1) Ngultrum (2) Thimphu
(3) Dhaka (4) Sofia
(5) Beijing
32. Recently manufacturer of famous Ambassador car- Hindustan Motor shut down which of its plant?
(1) Yantra Park, Mumbai (2) Dharuhera Plant, Haryana (3) Dharwad Plant, Karnataka
(4) Uttarpara plant in West Bengal (5) Chakan Plant, Maharashtra
33. Who is the author of the book My Journey Transforming Into Dreams?
(1) P C Parakh (2) Former President APJ Abdul Kalam (3) Sanjay Baru
(4) Natwar Singh (5) Formar Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh
34. Which state has Highest rural population as per Census 2011 (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Maharashtra
(3) Uttarakhand (4) Bihar
(5) Madhya Pradesh
35. Recently banking license was issued to which firms? (1) TCS (2) Prometric
(3) IDFC &Bandhan (4) IRDA
(5) SEBI
36. What is the Full form of CAG?
(1) Comptroller and Additional General (2) Computer and Additional General (3) Computer and Auditor General
(4) Comptroller and Auditor General (5) None of the above
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37. Which of the following is not an indirect tax? (1) 10% surcharge on income (2) VAT (3) GST
(4) Sales Tax (5) None of the above
38. Who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan Award this year
(1) RaghunathAnantMashelkar
(2) B.K.S. Iyengar (3) Sachin Tendulkar
(4) C N Rao (5) Both (1) & (2)
39. 2014 Asian games will be held in?
(1) North Korea (2) South Korea
(3) Vietnam (4) India
(5) Scotland
40. What is the currency of Afghanistan?
(1) Afghani (2) Dollar
(3) Ruppeh (4) Dinar
(5) Taka
41. Commercial Paper is issued for how many days?
(1) Minimum of 1 days and maximum from one year from the date of issue (2) Minimum of 30 days and maximum from one year from the date of issue (3) Minimum of 7 days and maximum from 6 months from the date of issue (4) Minimum of 7 days and maximum fort one year from the date of issue (5) No Limit
42. What is the currency of Malaysia?
(1) Afghani (2) Dollar
(3) Ruppeh (4) Dinar
(5) Ringgit
43. Why did India ban China milk products? (1) It was costlier (2) It was increasing current deficit (3) It contained melamine
(4) To increase Indian milk productivity (5) None of the above
44. Who did hat trick in 2014 FIFA World Cup?
(1) XherdanShaqiri (2) Thomas Muller
(3) Messi (4) Nemar
(5) Both (1) & (2)
45. Which of the following is the capital of Mynamar? (1) Canberra (2) Naypyidaw
(3) Thimpu (4) Ottawa
(5) Addis Ababa
46. In LoK Sabha elections if any candidate wins two seats, in how many days he has to vacate one of them?
(1) 15 days (2) 12 Days
(3) 14 days (4) 10 Days
(5) 30 Days
47. What is the name of 2014 FIFA World Cup Mascot? (1) Fuleco (2) Shera
(3) Wenlock and Mandeville
(4) Clydes (5) Zakumi
48. Who is the first female External Affairs minister of India?
(1) Sonia Gandhi (2) SmritiIrani
(3) SushmaSwaraj (4) NajmaHeptulla
(5) Uam Bharti
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49. What is full for of IBSA? (1) Indonesia, Brazil, South America (2) India, Brazil, South Africa (3) India, Brazil, South America
(4) Indonesia, Brazil, Serbia (5) India, Brazil, Serbia
50. World Autism day is observed on?
(1) 30 March (2) 31 March
(3) 1 April (4) 2 April
(5) 3 April
51. World aids day is observed on
(1) 1 June (2) 1 July
(3) 1 October (4) 1 November
(5) 1 December
52. Who is the minister for Chemical and fertilizer?
(1) SushmaSwaraj (2) Ananth Kumar
(3) Rajnath Sing (4) NarendraModi
(5) Nitin Gadkari
53. Beiji oil refinary located in which country?
(1) China (2) Israel
(3) Iraq (4) Iran
(5) Egypt
54. Recently Flipkart acquire which of the following online shop
(1) Myntra.com (2) LenseCart.com
(3) Jobong.com (4) Ebay.in
(5) Amazone.in
55. Currency of Italy is?
(1) Dinar (3) Euro (5) Lira (2) Pound (4) Dollar
56. What is the Capital of Brazil? (1) Brasilia (2) Rio De Jenero
(3) Riga (4) Wellington
(5) Oslo
57. The book named Casual vacancy is written by?
(1) George Martin (2) R R Tolkien
(3) Paulo Coelho (4) Dan Brown
(5) J K Rowling
58. Currency of Iraq is?
(1) Dinar (2) Pound
(3) Euro (4) Dollar
(5) Lira
59. Who regulates the Monetary policy of INDIA?
(1) SEBI (2) RBI
(3) IRDA (4) Finance Ministry
(5) PMO
60. The union budget is referred in which article of the constitution?
(1) Article 370 (2) Article 371
(3) Article:112 (4) Article 420
(5) Article 12
61. Each bank note has its amount written in how many languages?
(1) 10 (2) 15
(3) 12 (4) 17
(5) 19
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62. Kanyakumari was formerly known as? (1) Dubri (2) Chariali
(3) Basishtha (4) Puducherry
(5) Cape Comorin
63. Recently York University, Canada awarded Doctorate to which of the following Indian?
(1) Aditya BIrla (2) Ratan Tata
(3) Sachin Tendulkar (4) Laxmi Mittal
(5) Amish Tripathi
64. Nivea, the leading FMCG company will be investing 1000 crores to set up a new plant in which city?
(1) Pune, Maharashtra (2) Sanand, Gujarat (3) Guwahati, Assam
(4) Chennai, Tamil Nadu (5) Kolkata, West Bengal
65. Who win 3 medals in ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) world cup held in Munich?
(1) JituRai (2) GaganNarang
(3) AbhinavBindra (4) Sushilkumar
(5) P Kashyap
66. Who is Richest Player in FIFA?
(1) Messi (2) Nemar
(3) Rooney (4) Luis Suarez
(5) Ronaldo
67. OPEC has how much % of total oil reserves?
(1) 50 (2) 81
(3) 30 (4) 20
(5) 10
68. As per recent data which country has least global peace index?
(1) Iran (2) Syria
(3) Israel (4) USA
(5) China
69. Recently Tata group launched a new airline named
(1) Air Asia (2) Jet Airways
(3) British Airways (4) Indigo Airline
(5) Etihad Airways
70. Commercial papers issued multiples of?
(1) 50 Thousand (2) 1 lakh
(3) 2 lakh (4) 5 lakh
(5) 3 lakh
71. Recently Navaratna status was given to which PSU?
(1) Coal India Ltd (2) Indian Oil Corporation (3) National Building Construction
Corporation &
(4) Engineers India Ltd (EIL) (5) Both (3) & (4)
72. Azlan Shah who died recently was?
(1) Hockey Player (2) Cricket Player
(3) Football Player (4) Ruby Player
(5) Base Ball Player
73. Indian currency notes has signature of
(1) Finance Secretary (2) Finance Minister (3) Prime Minister
(4) President (5) RBI Governor
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74. The 25th World economic forum was held in? (1) Bern (Switzerland) (2) Vietnam (Hanoi) (3) Abuja (Nigeria)
(4) Zimbabwe (Harare) (5) Slovenia Ljubljana
75. Indian IT Company Infosys is headquartered at?
(1) Mumbai (2) Bangalore
(3) Pune (4) Delhi
(5) Kolkata
76. Which Indian institute was ranked 1among BRICS top universities 2014?
(1) IIT Madras (2) FMS (3) Symbiosis
(4) IIT Delhi (5) IIT Guwahati
77. Salarjung museum is located in which state?
(1) Maharashtra (2) Karnataka
(3) Telangana (4) Kerala
(5) Assam
78. Which of the following is the committee on financial inclusion?
(1) M B Shaha Committee (2) NachiketMor Committee (3) C Rao Committee
(4) Narsimhan Committee (5) S SKohli
79. What is the name of 150 km missile launched by DRDO recently?
(1) Bramhos (2) Drishti
(3) Tejas (4) Agni 5
(5) Prithvi
80. Who is the Minister of Social Justice and empowerment?
(1) Thawar Chand Gehlot (2) Nitin Gadkari (3) SushmaSwaraj
(4) NarendraModi (5) ArunJetli
81. Who is the chairman of BhartiyaMahila Bank?
(1) MalwanathPurna (2) UshaAnanthasubramanium (3) LaxmiSwaminathan
(4) SushmaSwaraj (5) IndraNooyi
82. When did the 1st bank nationalization occur?
(1) 1966 (2) 1967
(3) 1968 (4) 1969
(5) 1970
83. Which among the following is the capital of Argentina?
(1) Rome (2) Berlin
(3) Buenos Aires (4) Mendoza
(5) Catamarca
84. What is the official Currency of Indonesia?
(1) Rupee (2) Indonesian Rupiah (3) Dollar
(4) Baht (5) Ringgit
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85. Vijay Sheshadri won Pulitzer Prize for which of his novel? (1) 3 Sections (2) God of Small Things (3) Immortals of Meluha
(4) White Tiger (5) Malgudi Days
86. Which of the following state dont shares the border with Telangana?
(1) Maharashtra (2) Karnataka
(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Jharkhand
(5) Orissa
87. Which of the following is the constituency of Nitin Gadkari the minister of Road Transport?
(1) Amravati (2) Buldhana
(3) Nagpur (4) Chandrapur
(5) Washim
88. Recently PM NarendraModi inaugurated a hydro power plant at which place?
(1) Reasi (2) Uri
(3) Neemuch (4) Varanasi
(5) Dhule
89. Press freedom day is observed on?
(1) 6 May (2) 5 May
(3) 4 May (4) 2 May
(5) 3 May
90. RBI was established in which year?
(1) 1950 (2) 1935
(3) 1947 (4) 1951
(5) 1969
91. Who is the current Food & Consumer Affairs minister?
(1) Ram Vilas Paswan (2) Nitin Gadkari (3) Uma Bharti
(4) Gen V K Singh (5) SadanandaGowda
92. World Tourism Day is celebrated on which day?
(1) 15 August (2) 1 July
(3) 27 September (4) 22 April
(5) 5 December
93. Gillette cup is associated with which of the following sports?
(1) Football (2) Hockey
(3) Squash (4) Cricket
(5) Badminton
94. Kaveri river water dispute is in between which of the two states?
(1) Maharashtra & Gujarat (2) Karnataka & Tamil Nadu (3) Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh
(4) Maharashtra & Karnataka (5) Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh
95. Worlds highest railway tunnel is located in?
(1) China (2) Brazil
(3) Japan (4) France
(5) USA
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96. Which of the following is the capital of Canada? (1) Port Louis (2) Hanoi
(3) Jerusalem (4) Madrid
(5) Ottawa
97. Where is CRISILs (Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited) Headquarter located?
(1) Pune (2) New Delhi
(3) Mumbai (4) Kolkata
(5) Chennai
98. Which of the following is related to financial inclusion?
(1) BSBDA (Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account) (2) MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) (3) PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojna} (4) IAY (Indira AawasYojna) (5) None of the above
99. Which of the following device is used to measure blood pressure?
(1) Barrow meter (2) Ammeter (3) Multi meter
(4) Sphygmomanometer (5) Manometer
100. Which state has highest per capita milk availability?
(1) Maharashtra (2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Punjab (4) Gujarat
(5) Haryana
101. What is the full form of MIS faineance?
(1) Marketing Improvement System (2) Marketing Improvement Security (3) Marketing Improvement Security
(4) Marketing Intelligence Security (5) Marketing Intelligence System
102. 24th ASEAN summit was held in-
(1) Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei ) (2) NayPyidaw (Myanmar) (3) Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
(4) New Delhi (India) (5) Peshawar (Pakistan)
103. Who is the cabinet minister for MSME?
(1) Nitin Gadkari (2) Kalraj Mishra
(3) Uma Bharti (4) NarendraModi
(5) AnantGeete
104. Bhartiyamahila bank was inaugurated by-
(1) Ex. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2) Prime Minister NarendraModi (3) Sonia Gandhi
(4) P Chidambaram (5) Amit Shaha
105. Study of kidney disease comes under which of the following branch?
(1) Psychology (2) Eulogy
(3) Graphology (4) Nephrology
(5) Chronology
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106. What is the full form of CSO? (1) Central Statistical Operation (2) Central Statistical Organization (3) Century Statistical Organization
(4) Central Stationary Operating (5) China Statistical Organization
107. What is the full form of CBS?
(1) Central Banking Solution (2) Core Banking Software (3) Core Banking Solution
(4) Central Banking Software (5) None of the above
108. Which of the following organization collects and publish financial data?
(1) CSO (2) CRISIL
(3) DRDO (4) CIBIL
(5) NSSO
109. Ashes trophy is played between which two countries?
(1) Pakistan-England (2) India-Pakistan (3) Australia-India
(4) Australia-England (5) India -England
110. Which is the Lok Sabha Constituency of Exernal Affairs minister SushmaSwaraj?
(1) Indore (2) Bhopal
(3) Varanasi (4) Amethi
(5) Vidisha
111. Who is current Health Minister?
(1) Dr. Harsh Vardhan (2) Nitin Gadkari (3) Ram Vilas Paswan
(4) SmritiIrani (5) Rajnath Singh
112. Who of the following provides assistance to small industries?
(1) RBI (2) SEBI
(3) MMRDA (4) SIDBI
(5) IRDA
113. RBI Adjust Liquidity by which tool?
(1) MSF (2) LAF
(3) SLR (4) NDTL
(5) Mid Quarter Review
114. Camel is the official animal of which of the following state?
(1) Maharashtra (2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan (4) Madhya Pradesh
(5) Uttarakhand
115. Which of the following is the Capital of Sweden?
(1) Stockholm (2) Bern
(3) Doha (4) Wellington
(5) Jakarta
116. Who won the Australian Grand Prix2014?
(1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Susi Wolf
(3) NicoRosberg (4) Adrian Sutil
(5) Kamui Kobayashi
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117. Nilgiris is located in which of the following state? (1) Maharashtra (2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Karnataka (4) Kerala
(5) Madhya Pradesh
118. International Day for Old Person is celebrated on?
(1) 1st November (2) 1st December
(3) 1st March (4) 1st October
(5) 1st April
119. 1 Rupee currency note has whose sign?
(1) Finance Minister (2) RBI Governor (3) RBI Deputy Governor
(4) Finance Secretary (5) Nobody Signs 1 & 2 rupee notes
120. Capro Group has won the International Business Year of the award who founded the Capro group?
(1) TATA (2) Aditya Birla
(3) MukeshAmbani (4) Laxmi Mittal
(5) Lord Swaraj Paul
121. 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in?
(1) Gold Coast City (2) Malta
(3) Colombo (4) Perth
(5) Port of Spain
122. Which of the following is the committee on Cauvery water dispute?
(1) M B Shaha (2) B.S Chauhan (3) A Ghosh Committee
(4) A C Shaha Committee (5) C Rao Committee
123. Which country started first plastic currency notes?
(1) India (2) Japan
(3) China (4) Australia
(5) USA
124. Name the plane indigenously developed by DRDO?
(1) Drishti (2) E Fly
(3) Tejas (4) Solar Impulse 2
(5) Dhanush
125. Japan has sea-conflict with which of the following country?
(1) China (2) Russia
(3) India (4) Vietnam
(5) USA
126. Recently which country named a street after A.R Rahman?
(1) USA (2) China
(3) Canada (4) Dubai
(5) Britain
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