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General Awareness-XXXIXName: ________________________________________ Roll No.: ________________

1. Currently, what is the Bank Rate as specified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?1) 7 per cent 2) 8 per cent 3) 9 per cent 4) 9.5 per cent 5) None of these

2. Who among the following has written the book ‘Half Girlfriend’?1) Amish Tripathi 2) Chetan Bhagat 3) Ravinder Singh 4) Durjoy Datta 5) None of these

3. The Hiroshima day was observed recently on which of the following dates? On this day in 1945, an atom bomb wasdropped by the US on Hiroshima in one of the final chapters of World War II.1) Aug 6 2) Aug 7 3) Aug 9 4) Aug 10 5) None of these

4. The 41st Chess Olympiad was held recently in which of the following cities?1) Tromso, Norway 2) Belgrade, Serbia 3) Sofia, Bulgaria 4) Havana, Cuba 5) None of these

5. The RBI announced its bimonthly policy review on 5 Aug 2014. Which of the following is NOT correct in the light of thepolicy review?1) Repo rate – 7 per cent 2) Cash Reserve Ratio – 4 per cent3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio – 22 per cent 4) Marginal Standing Facility – 9 per cent5) None of these

6. Pran Kumar Sharma, who died, recently, was an eminent1) novelist 2) guitarist 3) cartoonist 4) historian 5) None of these

7. Nirmala Sitharaman is holding which of the following Union Ministries as of now? Minister of State (IndependentCharge) for1) Ministry of Commerce and Industry2) Ministry of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports3) Ministry of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation4) Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region5) None of these

8. India has put on hold all defence procurements from the Finmeccannica company and its affiliate firms in the wake of analleged chopper scam. This company is based in1) France 2) Italy 3) Israel 4) Sweden 5) None of these

9. The 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting was held in which of the following cities recently? The Environment Ministers ofBASIC countries met to discuss important issues relating to current United Nations Framework Convention on ClimateChange (UNFCCC) negotiations.1) Cape Town 2) Beijing 3) New Delhi 4) Brasilia 5) None of these

10. A massive landslide took place in Nepal after an artificial lake was created in Sunkoshi river near Nepal-Tibet. This alsoposes serious flood threat to several districts of Bihar as Sunkoshi flows across the border into Bihar as the1) Gandak River 2) Kosi River 3) Punpun River 4) Sone River 5) None of these

11. As per the recent report of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP),Indian economy is expected to grow by ________ in current fiscal.1) 5 per cent 2) 5.5 per cent 3) 6 per cent 4) 6.5 per cent 5) None of these

12. In order to check rising Current Account Deficit (CAD), the govt had raised import duties on the yellow metal to________.1) 5 per cent 2) 8 per cent 3) 10 per cent 4) 12 per cent 5) None of these

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my13. Which of the following countries has launched construction of a new Suez Canal that aims to speed up traffic along theexisting waterway and boost the country’s battered economy?1) Egypt 2) Syria 3) Israel 4) Iran 5) None of these

14. Chuck Hagel, who visited New Delhi, recently, is currently the ________.1) US Defence Secretary 2) US Secretary of State 3) US Secretary of Treasury4) US Secretary of Transportation 5) None of these

15. In his recent review, the RBI governor stressed that SLR and PSL process should be made more effective. While SLRstands for Statutory Liquidity Ratio, PSL stands for1) Priority Social Lending 2) Priority Sector Lending 3) Preferred Sector Lending4) Priority Sector Leverage 5) None of these

16. The veteran actress Smita Talwalkar died recently. She was a film and theatre actress of ________ cinema.1) Tamil 2) Marathi 3) Kannada 4) Bengali 5) None of these

17. The govt sacked Governor Kamla Beniwal recently for alleged misuse of govt fund. She was erstwhile governor of1) Assam 2) Manipur 3) Meghalaya 4) Mizoram 5) None of these

18. The two-day 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting was held recently. Which of the following is NOT a member of BASICgroup?1) China 2) Indonesia 3) South Africa 4) Brazil 5) None of these

19. The US President Barack Obama announced a commitment of USD 33 bn to support development across ________recently in a meeting with the representatives of the region.1) Gulf region 2) African region 3) Asia continent4) North America region 5) None of these

20. India is opting to acquire the Apache attack and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from which of the following countries atpresent?1) US 2) Russia 3) Israel 4) Sweden 5) None of these

21. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of which of the following diseases in West Africa to be aninternational public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread?1) Ebola 2) MERS 3) Swine Flu4) Japanese Encephalitis 5) None of these

22. The govt has increased the clean energy cess on coal from Rs 50 per ton to ________, recently, to raise more revenuefor clean energy and cross subsidising solar and other renewable energy.1) Rs 100 2) Rs 150 3) Rs 200 4) Rs 250 5) None of these

23. Which of the following states has no Regional Rural Bank (RRB)?1) Maharashtra 2) Goa 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Karnataka 5) None of these

24. Miihier Singh is all set to represent India at the 48th Asian Championship of ________ in Macau in China.1) Bodybuilding 2) Chess 3) Weightlifting 4) Wrestling 5) None of these

25. In the Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland, Indian women’s team won gold medal. Who among the followingis NOT a member of the women’s archery team of India?1) Lakshmi Rani Manji 2) Bombayala Devi Lashram 3) Deepika Kumari4) Babita Kumari 5) None of these

26. Who among the following is the Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister of India at present? Headdressed the 18th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change in New Delhi recently.1) Ananth Kumar 2) Inderjit Singh Rao 3) Prakash Javadekar4) Dharmendra Pradhan 5) None of these

27. Which of the following countries has launched a mission to map Arctic seabed to support its bid to extend its territoryin the region? The region is believed to include large oil and gas reserves.1) Russia 2) Canada 3) Norway 4) Sweden 5) None of these

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my28. Sushma Swaraj visited Myanmar to participate in ASEAN-India Ministerial meeting recently. Which of the following isthe capital city of Myanmar?1) Yangon 2) Mandalay 3) Mergui 4) Nay Pyi Taw 5) None of these

29. Name the Speaker of the US House of Representatives who has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a jointsession of the US Congress at a date convenient to him during his upcoming US visit.1) Mitch McConnell 2) John Boehner 3) Nancy Pelosi 4) Eric Cantor 5) None of these

30. The visiting Indian Men’s Hockey team thrashed which of the following countries 5-1 in their second match to clinch thethree-match test series recently?1) Japan 2) Malaysia 3) South Korea 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these

31. The17th Asian Games (Asiad) is scheduled to be held at Incheon, South Korea from Sep 19 to Oct 4. The first AsianGames where held in which of the following cities in 1951?1) New Delhi 2) Manila 3) Tokyo 4) Jakarta 5) None of these

32. The Cenral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary enquiry against Kingfisher Airlines and which ofthe following banks in connection with the Rs 900 cr that the bank had given as a loan to the Airlines?1) Syndicate Bank 2) State Bank of India 3) IDBI Bank 4) Bank of India 5) None of these

33. Samba is a variety of which of the following grains grown in Sri Lanka and some parts of India (mainly in Tamil Nadu)?1) Maize 2) Rice 3) Wheat 4) Cane 5) None of these

34. Manik Sarkar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for further improvement in relations with Bangladesh for betterconnectivity and development of the North-East region. He is the present Chief Minister of which of the followingstates?1) Manipur 2) Arunachal Pradesh 3) Mizoram 4) Tripura 5) None of these

35. Deepika Kumari is associated with which of the following games?1) Shooting 2) Boxing 3) Archery 4) Badminton 5) None of these

36. The Nation remembered which of the following movements on its 72nd anniversary recently? It was launched in 1942 bythe Indian National Congress.1) Quit India Movement 2) Civil Disobedience Movement 3) Salt March4) Khilafat Movement 5) None of these

37. Recep Tayyip Erdogan won recent presidential polls in which of the following countries? He is set to become Turkey’sfirst elected President.1) Turkey 2) Cambodia 3) Egypt 4) Syria 5) None of these

38. China has excluded which of the following electronics manufacturer from the list of products that can be bought withpublic money citing security concerns? The exclusion makes it the fourth major foreign company to face hurdles in theChinese market.1) Samsung 2) Apple 3) HTC 4) Blackberry 5) None of these

39. Which of the following countries has become the new Chair of the ASEAN group?1) Bangladesh 2) Myanmar 3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia 5) None of these

40. In her address at the 12th India-ASEAN meeting, recently, the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj referred to ‘5Ts’of govt of India. Which of the following is NOT among them?1) Tradition 2) Talent 3) Tourism 4) Trade 5) Telecommunication

41. China is pushing for a BCIM corridor to bolster the economy of the region. Which of the following countries is/are alsopart of the corridor?1) Brazil 2) Indonesia 3) Myanmar 4) Maldives 5) All the above

42. The Mettur Dam is one of the largest and oldest dams in India which was built in 1934. It is situated on which of thefollowing rivers?1) Cauvery 2) Krishna 3) Godavari 4) Narmada 5) None of these

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my43. Which of the following is a banking/economy related word?1) Apartheid 2) Apprehension 3) Undermine 4) Appropriation 5) None of these

44. Who among the following won the men’s singles of the Rogers Cup 2014 recently?1) Andy Murray 2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3) Novak Djokovic 4) Roger Federer 5) None of these

45. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation two hydel power projects, the 44 MW Chutak hydro-electricproject and the 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo project in which of the following states recently?1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Arunachal Pradesh 3) Jammu and Kashmir4) Uttarakhand 5) None of these

46. Islamist militants forced to flee thousands of members of the Yazidi religious minority and have reportedly killed at least500 people of the community in which of the following countries recently?1) Iran 2) Iraq 3) Libya 4) Kenya 5) None of these

47. During his recent visit to India the US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel offered to co-produce and co-develop the nextgeneration Javelin ________ guided missiles.1) anti-tank 2) anti-aircraft 3) torpedo destroyer 4) anti-ballistic 5) None of these

48. India and the 10-nation ASEAN group are likely to sign the long-delayed free trade agreement in services and investmentssoon. Which of the following is NOT an ASEAN member country?1) Singapore 2) Indonesia 3) Brunei 4) Cambodia 5) None of these

49. Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Indian Tricolour for the first time at which of the following places during the Quit IndiaMovement?1) Jaliawala Bagh, Amritsar 2) Chittagong (now in Bangladesh) 3) Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mumbai4) Bardoli, Gujarat 5) None of these

50. The market regulator SEBI has cleared REIT, InvIT norms to tap Rs 1-tn fund inflows from foreign and domesticinvestors. While REIT stands for Real Estate Investment Trust, what does InvIT stand for?1) Information Technology Investment Trusts 2) Infrastructure Investment Trusts3) Infrastructure Innovation Trusts 4) Information Technology Innovation Trusts5) None of these

51. The selection committee has recommended 15 names for Arjuna awards though no sports person has been recommendedfor the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this year. Who among the following was the chairman of the selection committee?1) Kapil Dev 2) Sunil Gavaskar 3) Ravi Shastri 4) Baichung Bhutia 5) None of these

52. In which of the following states, the state assembly has unanimously passed a bill enforcing the dress code and banningentry of persons wearing dhoti in public places as a cognizable offense punishable with jail term?1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Kerala 4) Telangana 5) None of these

53. The International Youth Day is celebrated on which of the following dates?1) Aug 8 2) Aug 10 3) Aug 12 4) Aug 13 5) None of these

54. The CBI is soon to file charge sheet in Aircel-Maxis deal involving a former telecom minister. Name the former telecomminister who allegedly forced promoter C Sivasankaran to sell the stake in Aircel to Malaysian firm Maxis Group in 2006?1) Dayanidhi Maran 2) Kalanithi Maran 3) Kanimozhi 4) A Raja 5) None of these

55. The Oscar-winning actor-comedian Robin Williams allegedly committed suicide recently. He is best known for his role in1) Star Wars 2) Good Will Hunting 3) Gladiator4) Godzilla 5) None of these

56. The book titled ‘Half Mother’ has been authored by1) Shahnaz Bashir 2) Harris Irfan 3) Deepti Kapoor 4) Robert Gaibraith 5) None of these

57. M Thambidurai is all set to be elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha. He belongs to which of the followingpolitical parties?1) TRS 2) TDP 3) INS 4) AIADMK 5) None of these

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my58. Who among the following are the Parliamentarians who has/have been conferred the Outstanding Parliamentary awardby the President Pranab Mukherjee recently?1) Arun Jaitley 2) Sharad Yadav 3) Karan Singh 4) All the above 5) None of these

59. Tony Abbott, who is scheduled to visit India in September, is the present Prime Minster of which of the followingcountries?1) Italy 2) UK 3) Australia 4) Norway 5) None of these

60. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a package for building of roads in Jammu and Kashmir during his recentvisit to the state. What is the size of the package?1) Rs 6,000 cr 2) Rs 8,000 cr 3) Rs 10,000 cr 4) Rs 12,000 cr 5) None of these

61. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on need to bring a ‘saffron revolution’ with respect to which of the followingstates recently during his visit to the state?1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) Arunachal Pradesh 3) Himachal Pradesh4) Maharashtra 5) None of these

62. Name the player who has become the first Indian to reach semifinals of World Junior Squash in Namibia recently?1) Tushar Kothari 2) Kush Kumar 3) Shashi Pandey4) Javed Mohammad 5) None of these

63. Which of the following is NOT an award given in the field of sports in India?1) Dronacharya award 2) Arjuna Award 3) Dhyan Chand Award4) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 5) None of these

64. The Centre has urged all the states to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in their police forces to effectively dealwith cases of sexual violence and crime against women. Which of the following states is the first to do so?1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Gujarat 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Rajasthan 5) None of these

65. Which of the following state govts celebrated Kanyasree Divas on 14 Aug throughout the state with an aim to improvethe status and well being of girl child?1) Gujarat 2) West Bengal 3) Maharashtra 4) Rajasthan 5) None of these

66. Which of the following countries will try to insert its spacecraft into the Martian orbit on Sep 24, 2014 and if successful,it will be the first Asian country to orbit a spacecraft around planet Mars?1) China 2) Japan 3) Malaysia 4) India 5) None of these

67. The Judicial Appointment Commissions bill has been cleared by the Lok Sabha. The Bill brought to scrap the collegiumsystem will establish a ________ body for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts.1) three-member 2) four-member 3) five-member 4) six-member 5) None of these

68. India’s women’s archery recurve team won gold in the Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland recently.The team defeated which of the following countries?1) Georgia 2) Russia 3) Mexico 4) Poland 5) None of these

69. Which of the following states has become the most favoured destination of foreign tourists among the north-easternstates of the country as per the latest data?1) Manipur 2) Assam 3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Sikkim 5) None of these

70. Which of the following facts is NOT correct with respect to India-ASEAN relations?1) The members of ASEAN group include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and

Vietnam.2) India and the ASEAN are set to sign a free trade agreement in services and investments.3) The India-ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement was signed in Aug 2009 and it came into force on 1 Jan 2010.4) The target has been set at USD 100 bn by 2015 for ASEAN-India trade.5) None of these

71. India celebrated its Independence Day on 15 Aug. This was India’s ________ Independence Day.1) 66th 2) 67th 3) 68th 4) 69th 5) None of these

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my72. The Lok Sabha cleared the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 recently. Which of the followingstatements is NOT correct with respect to this Bill?1) The Chief Justice of India will head the NJAC.2) The NJAC will comprise two senior judges of the Supreme Court.3) Two eminent personalities and the Law Minister will be the members of the proposed body.4) One of the eminent persons will be nominated from among the persons belonging to the SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities

or women.5) None of these

73. Name the Indian-origin academician who has won Fields Medal known as the “Nobel Prize of mathematics.”1) Maryam Mirzakhani 2) Subhash Khot 3) Manjul Bhargava4) Sanjeev Arora 5) None of these

74. The telecom regulator TRAI suggested restriction on political bodies and corporates entering the television andnewspaper business recently. Who among the following is the present Chairman of TRAI?1) Rahul Khullar 2) Alok Joshi 3) Shashi Kant Sharma4) Pulok Chatterji 5) Pradeep Kumar

75. Who among the following is the current Union Railway Minister? He launched the next generation e-ticketing systemdeveloped by Centre for Railway information Systems (CRIS) recently.1) Jagadish Shettar 2) Nitin Gadkari 3) Ananth Kumar4) Sadananda Gowda 5) None of these

76. The Govt has slashed the borrowing target for Apr-Sep by Rs. 16,000 cr with the objective to provide more liquidity in thesystem. Now what is the govt’s borrowing target for the first half?1) Rs 5.97 lakh cr 2) Rs 4.57 lakh cr 3) Rs 3.68 lakh cr 4) Rs 3.52 lakh cr 5) None of these

77. The govt has re-launched the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana for the benefit of citizens aged 60 years and above.The Scheme will be administrated by the1) ICICI Prudential 2) LIC of India 3) Bajaj Allianz 4) SBI Life 5) None of these

78. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a new limit on ATM transactions per month. Now customers will avail________ free transaction from ATMs of other banks in six metropolitan cities.1) two 2) three 3) four 4) five 5) None of these

79. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned three ‘Ps’ as the assets of Jammu and Kashmir during his visit to the staterecently. Which of the following is NOT among these three ‘Ps’?1) Prakash (solar light) 2) Prayawaran (environment) 3) Paryatan (tourism)4) Pashmina (goat) 5) None of these

80. On the occasion of Independence Day, who among the following was posthumously conferred with the nation’s highestpeacetime gallantry medal, Ashok Chakra?1) Captain Vikram Batra 2) Yogendra Singh Yadav 3) Rifleman Sanjay Kumar4) Major Mukund Vardarajan 5) None of these

81. Who among the following has become the first woman to win the Fields Medal known as the “Nobel Prize of mathematics”recently?1) Maria Chudnovsky 2) Maryam Mirzakhani 3) Farinaz Koushanfar4) Sophie Morel 5) None of these

82. The Indian Railways launched its next-generation e-ticketing system recently. Which of the following is NOT a highlightof the new system?1) The system is developed by Centre for Railway information Systems (CRIS) with an estimated cost of Rs 180 cr.2) It would allow booking of 7200 tickets per minute against 2000 tickets in the old system.3) With the launch of the system, now 40,000 concurrent users can book e-tickets simultaneously.4) Train tickets can now be booked through Go-India smart card without cash transaction.5) None of these

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my83. Which other countries celebrate their independence day on 15 Aug along with India?1) South Korea 2) Congo 3) Liechtenstein 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2)

84. The govt is in process to set up National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) through which of the followingconstitution amendment bills?1) 120th 2) 121st 3) 122nd 4) 123rd 5) None of these

85. The cash-strapped and delayed TAPI gas pipeline project has found a new backer in TOTAL (France) to help take off theproject. TAPI gas pipeline originates in which of the following countries?1) Turkmenistan 2) Tajikistan 3) Tunisia 4) Turkey 5) None of these

86. The name of Mithali Raj has been suggested for Padma Shri award. She is associated with which of the following games?1) Badminton 2) Cricket 3) Shooting 4) Archery 5) None of these

87. The PM Naredra Modi announced a new scheme to promote financial inclusion in the country on the eve of IndependenceDay. What is the name of the scheme?1) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana 2) Pradhan Mantri Jan Jan Yojana3) Pradhan Mantri Jan Kalyan Yojana 4) Pradhan Mantri Jan Samriddhi Yojana5) None of these

88. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced to issue banknotes of which of the following denominations with insetletter ‘R’ in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 which will bear year of printing ‘2014’ on the reverse?1) Rs 100 2) Rs 500 3) Rs 1,000 4) Rs 5,000 5) None of these

89. From the ramparts of historic Red Fort, PM Narendra Modi called for a 10-year moratorium on which of the following onthe eve of Independence Day?1) Caste and communal violence 2) Child marriage 3) Girl child genocide4) Farmers’ suicide 5) None of these

90. Who among the following has been appointed the next Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairman?1) DP Agrawal 2) Dinesh Singh 3) Rajni Razdan 4) Ved Prakash 5) None of these

91. The book titled ‘The Brave’ has been authored by who among the following? It is the chronicle of the heroism of the 21men awarded India’s highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra.1) Meena Kandasamy 2) Robert Gaibraith 3) Kalyan Ray4) Rachna Bisht Rawat 5) None of these

92. Which of the following state govts launched the ‘Bhamashah scheme’ on the eve of Independence Day? Under thescheme bank accounts in the name of women of 1.5 crore families will be opened to transfer benefits directly to theiraccounts.1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan 3) Gujarat 4) Chhattisgarh 5) None of these

93. The Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, which contain some additional or new security features as compared to the previousMG series notes, are issued in the denomination of1) Rs 10 2) Rs 20 3) Rs 50 4) All the above 5) Only Rs 500

94. Examine the following with respect to the two-phase financial inclusion scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana’ andidentify the only incorrect statement.1) The person who will open bank account will get a RuPay debit card and the family will get Rs 1 lakh insurance cover.2) Bank accounts will be opened for 15 crore poor persons with an overdraft facility of Rs 5,000.3) It seeks to provide two accounts to 7.5 crore identified households by Aug 2018.4) The minimum monthly renumeration of Rs 5,000 to business correspondents who will provide the last link between

the account holders and the bank.5) None of these

95. Resham Lal Jangde, who died recently, was1) the first finance minister of independent India 2) the fist Indian governor of the RBI3) the first president of FICCI 4) the member of India’s first Lok Sabha5) None of these

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my96. Which of the following states will host the 2015 paragliding World Cup?1) Rajasthan 2) Uttarakhand 3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Arunachal Pradesh 5) None of these

97. Who among the following is NOT a winner of the Roma Magsaysay Award for 2014 announced recently?1) Hu Shuli (China) 2) Saur Marlina Manurung (Indonesia)3) Omara Khan Masoudi (Afghanistan) 4) The Citizens Foundation (Pakistan)5) Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh)

98. China’s smog-plagued capital Beijing has announced plans to ban the use of coal by the end of which of the followingyears?1) 2016 2) 2018 3) 2020 4) 2022 5) None of these

99. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been shifted from Environment Ministry to Water ResourcesMinistry. The govt of India gave River Ganga the status of a national river and constituted NGRBA in1) Jan 2007 2) Mar 2008 3) Feb 2009 4) Dec 2010 5) None of these

100. The govt has set up a committee to provide a blueprint for restructuring the higher education regulator University GrantCommission (UGC). Who among the following is the chairman of the Commission?1) Hari Gautam 2) Kapil Kapoor 3) CM Jariwala 4) Makarand Paranjape 5) None of these

101. The Ramon Magsaysay Award established in 1957 is Asia’s highest honour. The award celebrates memory and leadershipexample of the third president of which of the following Asian countries?1) Thailand 2) Philippines 3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia 5) None of these

102. While the Indian men’s cricket team has disappointed with their spineless performance against England, the women’scricket team beat which of the following teams by six wickets recently in their first Test match after a eight-year hiatus?1) Bangladesh 2) New Zealand 3) Australia 4) England 5) None of these

103. The name of Julian Assange is associated with which of the following?1) Kaspersky lab 2) US NSA whistle blowing 3) Wikipedia4) WikiLeaks 5) None of these

104. Imran Khan called for ‘civil disobedience movement’ in Pakistan to oust Nawaz Sharif-led govt recently and arranged‘Azadi March’ to Islamabad. He leads which of the following parties?1) Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) 2) Pakistan Muslim League3) Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) 4) Pakistan People’s Party5) None of these

105. India called off Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan after its High Commissioner in India held talks with Kashmiriseparatists. Who is the current High Commissioner of Pakistan in India?1) Syed Akbaruddin 2) Aizaz Chaudhry 3) Abdul Basit 4) Sartaj Aziz 5) None of these

106. Which of the following extension of the given acronyms is NOT correct?1) LAF: Liquidity Adjustment Facility 2) MSF: Marginal Standing Facility3) CAR: Current Adequacy Ratio 4) GST: Goods and Services Tax5) None of these

107. ‘Riel’ is the currency of which of the following countries?1) Cuba 2) Cameroon 3) Cambodia 4) Canada 5) None of these

108. Mahela Jayawardene, who bade adieu to Test Cricket, recently, was a batsman of which of the following teams?1) Sri Lanka 2) West Indies 3) England 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these

109. Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the constitution of an Expenditure Management Commission (EMC) announcedin the Budget for FY15. Who among the following will head the Commission?1) Sumit Bose 2) Bimal Jalan 3) Subir Gokarn 4) Deepak Parekh 5) None of these

110. The Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture is all set to launch their airline soon. What will be the brand name of itsnew airline?1) Pushpak 2) Udaan 3) Vayudoot 4) Vistara 5) None of these

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my111. Two ancient Maya cities, Lagunita and Tamchen, have been discovered by the archaeologist in which of the followingcountries recently?1) Argentina 2) Colombia 3) Mexico 4) Chile 5) None of these

112. China slapped USD 201 mn fines on 12 auto makers from which of the following countries recently for anti-monopolynorms violations?1) US 2) France 3) Germany 4) Japan 5) None of these

113. As notified by the govt recently, now we can invest up to what amount annually in our Public Provident Fund (PPF)account?1) Rs 1 lakh 2) Rs 1.5 lakh 3) Rs 2 lakh 4) Rs 2.5 lakh 5) None of these

114. The US space agency NASA’s Opportunity rover breoke out-of-this-world distance record clocking 40 km on marsrecently. Earlier record was held by Lunokhod 2 rover which belonged to1) EU 2) Japan 3) Germany 4) Russian Federation 5) None of these

115. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated NTPC’s super thermal power station at Mouda in which of the following statesrecently?1) Maharashtra 2) Haryana 3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Jammu and Kashmir 5) None of these

116. Rakesh Kumar, who has been arrested by the CBI on the charges of bribery, is the chief executive of which of thefollowing institutions?1) Central Vigilance Commission 2) Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)3) Central Information Commission 4) National Intelligence Agency5) None of these

117. After the dismal performance by the India cricket team against England in the Test series, the BCCI has appointed whoamong the following as the Team Director recently?1) Kapil Dev 2) Sunil Gavaskar 3) Ravi Shastri 4) Madan Lal 5) None of these

118. The Govt ordered forensic audit on which of the following state-run banks in a fixed deposits scam recently? The PSBsare alleged to have siphoned crores from their fixed deposits customers.1) Dena Bank 2) OBC 3) Indian Bank 4) All the above 5) Only 1) and 2)

119. Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee BKS Iyengar passed away recently. He was a worldrenowned1) musician 2) spiritual preacher 3) dancer 4) yoga exponent 5) None of these

120. A Hindu temple, claimed to be the world’s first ‘eco-temple’ featuring solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system, hasbeen opened in which of the following countries recently?1) UK 2) US 3) Singapore 4) Mauritius 5) None of these

121. The world’s first smartphone completed 20 years recently. The phone with a battery life of one hour was developed bythe American cellular company BelSelf and which of the following companies in 1994?1) Apple 2) IBM 3) Sony 4) Motorola 5) None of these

122. Who among the following has been conferred with this year’s prestigious SAARC’s Best Law Teacher Award recently?1) Lalit Bhasin 2) NR Madhav 3) Faizan Mustafa 4) Shashi Bhushan 5) None of these

123. Indian-origin academic Leila Patel has won the annual Women in Science Awards hosted by the Ministry of Science andTechnology in which of the following counties recently?1) US 2) UK 3) South Africa 4) Canada 5) None of these

124. Which of the following regulators proposed to appoint a Chief Operating Officer (COO) and its Board approved theproposal recently?1) RBI 2) SEBI 3) IRDA 4) PFRDA 5) None of these

125. Name the tennis player who has become the first man to win 300 matches at the ATP Masters 1000 level, beating VasekPospisil recently?1) Andy Murray 2) Roger Federer 3) Rafael Nadal 4) Novak Djokovic 5) None of these

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my126. China inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet which links Tibet’s provincial capital Lhasa with1) Qinghai 2) Nyingchi 3) Xigaze 4) Gyirong 5) None of these

127. After media reports of alarming sex ratio in Una district (less than 500 female infants born against 1000 males during thelast two years), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the govt of1) Haryana 2) Himachal Pradesh 3) Punjab 4) Uttar Pradesh 5) None of these

128. Russia has sought to import fruits; vegetables form which of the following countries recently after economic sanctionsimposed on it by the Western world? The country currently exports agricultural commodities worth USD 100 mn yearlyto Russia.1) China 2) India 3) Thailand 4) Malaysia 5) None of these

129. The Govt set up a high level committee to give recommendations on restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI).Who among the following is heading the committee?1) C Viswanath 2) Ashish Nanda 3) Archana Shukla 4) Shanta Kumar 5) None of these

130. Following an order of a local court, human rights crusader Irom Sharmila Chanu was released recently. She has been onfast since Nov, 2000 demanding repeal of AFSPA imposed on1) Manipur 2) Nagaland 3) Meghalaya 4) Mizoram 5) None of these

131. Who among the following has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Delhi state recently?1) Yogeshwar Dutt 2) Shushil Kumar 3) Deepika Kumari 4) Virat Kohli 5) None of these

132. The RBI is all set to introduce a fifth Deputy Governor in the top management of the central bank. The fifth DyGovernor will be designated as1) Chief Operating Officer (COO) 2) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 3) Chief Executive Officer (CEO)4) Chief Advisory Officer (CAO) 5) None of these

133. Which of the following private sector banks has introduced EMI facility for debit card holders for the first time in Indiarecently?1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank 3) Axis Bank 4) Kotak Mahindra 5) None of these

134. Which of the following brands has been ranked as India’s most valuable brand with a brand value of USD 9.4 bn in arecent survey for top 50 brands in the country?1) State Bank of India (SBI) 2) Bharti Airtel 3) ICICI Bank4) HDFC Bank 5) None of these

135. Which of the following is the country’s largest private sector bank as of now?1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank 3) Axis Bank 4) Federal Bank 5) None of these

136. To improve the quality of corporate disclosures, stock market regulator SEBI has said that all price-sensitive informationhas to be disclosed by listed companies within ________ of occurrence of the event.1) one day 2) one week 3) one month 4) three months 5) None of these

137. As per the recent report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), which state inIndia has emerged on top in attracting investment in hotels and tourism industry during 2012-13?1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra 3) Karnataka 4) Tamil Nadu 5) None of these

138. Lok Sabha Speraker Sumitra Mahajan cleared that she was not in a position to give the Leader of Opposition status toCongress recently. What minimum number of seats is required for staking claim to the post in the present Lok Sabha?1) 45 2) 50 3) 54 4) 55 5) None of these

139. The recently released book ‘Assasination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job?’ has been written by who among thefollowing?1) Vinod Mehta 2) Faraz Ahmad 3) KN Govindacharya 4) Daman Singh 5) None of these

140. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new irrigation scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana’ to meet theirrigation needs of all farmers across the country. What amount has been set aside for the scheme in the Union Budgetfor FY15?1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 1,500 3) Rs 2,000 4) Rs 5,000 5) None of these

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my141. Which of the following states has announced a liquor policy to make state liquor free in a decade recently?1) Maharashtra 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Kerala 4) Madhya Pradesh 5) None of these

142. Ragala Venkat Rahul bagged India’s first medal of the second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China recently. He is a1) weightlifter 2) pugilist 3) long jumper 4) triple jumper 5) None of these

143. Oscar-winning Director Richard Attenborough died at 90 recently. He is known for his film1) Titanic 2) Gandhi 3) Jurassic Park 4) Terminator 5) None of these

144. The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited which of the following countries on a three-day visit recently? Indiahas robust economic relations with the country with bilateral trade of 8 billion dollars.1) Cambodia 2) Vietnam 3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia 5) None of these

145. Prof Jitendra Narayan Dash has been selected for the prestigious Central Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Puraskar for this year.He is a noted1) Bengali writer 2) English writer 3) Hindi writer 4) Odia writer 5) None of these

146. The State ministers in-charge of drinking water and sanitation met in New Delhi to evolve a strategy for the speedyimplementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mission of ‘Swachh Bharat’. The mission is to be completed by1) 2015 2) 2017 3) 2019 4) 2021 5) None of these

147. The CACP, a statutory body that advises the govt on the pricing policy for major farm produce, has recommended thefair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane for the 2015-16 season at1) Rs 210 per quintal 2) Rs 230 per quintal 3) Rs 250 per quintal 4) Rs 280 per quintal 5) None of these

148. Jnanpith award winner UR Ananthamurthy died recently. He was a noted writer of ________ literature and his famousliterary works include “Samskara” (ritual).1) Kannada 2) Tamil 3) Telugu 4) Malayalam 5) None of these

149. The Govt has announced to spend about what amount initially on various IT and telecom projects under the ‘DigitalIndia’ programme?1) Rs 49,500 cr 2) Rs 59,500 cr 3) Rs 69,500 cr 4) Rs 79,500 cr 5) None of these

150. The sports ministry approved the names of the athletes recommended by Kapil Dev-led panel for Arjuna Award 2014. Who among the following is NOT included in the list?1) Renubala Chanu (Weightlifting) 2) Heena Sidhu (Shooting) 3) Anirban Lahiri (Golf)4) Ravichandran Ashwin (Cricket) 5) Manoj Kumar (Boxing)

151. Which of the following is the minimum price that sugarcane farmers are legally guaranteed by the govt?1) MEP 2) MSP 3) FRP 4) MRP 5) None of these

152. The sports ministry approved the names of the athletes recommended by Kapil Dev-led panel for Sports Awards 2014. Who among the following is NOT included in the list?1) Mamta Pujari (Kabaddi) – Arjuna Award2) Mahabir Prasad (Wrestling) – Dronacharya Award3) Gurcharan Singh Gogi (Judo - Lifetime) – Dronacharya Award4) Gurmail Singh (Hockey) – Dhyan Chand Award5) None of these

153. The RBI, in its annual report for FY2013-14, pointed out that about 36 per cent of the overall 4.1 per cent bad assets insystem have been created by six sectors of the economy which have only 30 per cent of the credit share.Which of the following is NOT among these six sectors?1) Mining 2) Automobiles 3) Chemicals 4) Textiles 5) Infrastructure

154. The Textiles Ministry has signed MoU with which of the following e-commerce firms for providing marketing platform tohandloom weavers in the country?1) Snapdeal 2) Amazon 3) ebay 4) Flipkart 5) None of these

155. Noted actor Chemancherry Narayanan Nair passed away recently. He was associated with ________ cinema.1) Malayalam 2) Kannada 3) Tamil 4) Telugu 5) None of these

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my156. The United Nations Human Rights Chief has accused ISIS militants in Iraq of waging a campaign of ethnic and religiouscleansing. Who among the following is UNHRC chief at present?1) Silvia Cartwright 2) Navi Pillay 3) Louise Arbour 4) Asma Jahangir 5) None of these

157. In its biggest-ever crackdown on illicit money pooling scheme (estimated at nearly Rs 50,000 cr), regulator Sebi orderedimmediate closure of unauthorised collective investment schemes run by which of the following firms and refund ofinvestors’ money within three months?1) Saradha Group 2) KWIL 3) PACL Ltd4) Wasankar Wealth Management 5) None of these

158. Name the Thailand’s army chief, who seized power in a military coup three months ago and became the country’s primeminister recently?1) Suchinda Kraprayoon 2) Prayuth Chan-ocha 3) Anupong Paochinda4) Suthep Thaugsuban 5) None of these

159. The Supreme Court cancelled allocation of all the coal blocks since ________ observing that the allocation done byscreening committee was “not fair and transparent”.1) 2011 2) 1999 3) 1997 4) 1993 5) None of these

160. India and which of the following countries conducted their maiden aerial exercise, Avia Indra-2014, to boost cooperationbetween their air forces recently?1) Russia 2) Japan 3) US 4) Israel 5) None of these

161. What is the expanded form of CACP? It is a statutory body that advises the govt on the pricing policy for major farmproduce?1) Commission for Agricultural Crops and Prices 2) Commission for Agricultural Crops and Production3) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Production 4) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices5) None of these

162. The sports ministry approved the name of who among the following for the highest sports award in the country, RajivGandhi Khel Ratna Award, for 2014?1) Vikas Gowda 2) Mithali Raj 3) Parupalli Kashyap 4) Deepika Kumari 5) None of these

163. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft guidelines for the implementation of Bharat Bill Payment System (BPPS).The BPPS system is based on a report submitted by the GIRO (Govt Internal Revenue Order) Advisory Group set upunder the chairmanship of1) Umesh Bellur 2) Shashi Kant Sharma 3) CB Bhave 4) UK Sinha 5) None of these

164. IDBI Bank has revealed that the bank is looking to raise Rs 5,000 cr by paring down the govt of India stake in it from 76.5per cent to 58 per cent or 51 per cent. Who among the following is the chairman and managing director (CMD) of IDBIbank?1) VR Iyer 2) MS Raghavan 3) TM Bhasin 4) JP Dua 5) None of these

165. A consortium of banks which has lent money to the beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines, has declared the airline a wilfuldefaulter. The country’s top loan defaulter owes a staggering ________ to banks.1) Rs 5,000 cr 2) Rs 6,000 cr 3) Rs 7,000 cr 4) Rs 9,000 cr 5) None of these

166. The govt has proposed to set up a Telecom Finance Corporation (TFC) to boost the telecom sector. Which of thefollowing is NOT correct in this regard?1) The TFC will be set in the 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17).2) It will be registered as a non-banking and non-deposit infrastructure finance company.3) The time frame to set up proposed TFC is up to Mar 31, 2017.4) The main sources of funds for TFC shall be through issue of taxable and tax-free bonds.5) None of these

167. Insurance sale and services through a common service centre (CSC) was launched by TS Vijayan, chairman of IRDArecently. The CSCs were set-up under ________ scheme.1) MGNREGA 2) Digital India 3) National e-Governance4) Bharat Nirman 5) None of these

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my168. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a combined penalty of more than Rs 2,500 cr on 14 companiesrelated to which of the following sectors for unfair business practices recently?1) Textiles 2) E-commerce 3) Automobiles 4) Steel 5) None of these

169. The Govt has finalised Governors for some states recently. Which of the following pairs is NOT correct in this regard?1) Rajasthan – Kalyan Singh 2) Karnataka – Vajubhai Vala 3) Goa – Mridula Sinha4) Maharashtra – C Vidyasagar Rao 5) None of these

170. Sheila Dikshit resigned as Governor of which of the following states recently?1) Maharashtra 2) Karnataka 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Kerala 5) None of these

171. The retirement fund body EPFO’s trustees decided to retain interest payment on provident fund deposits for 2014-15 at________ recently.1) 8 per cent 2) 8.50 per cent 3) 8.75 per cent 4) 9 per cent 5) None of these

172. Which of the following countries has announced the ‘Dadabhai Naoroji Awards’ which will be given annually toindividuals promoting partnership between India and that country in domains like commerce, education and culture?1) US 2) Britain 3) Germany 4) Japan 5) None of these

173. The govt notified increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to ________ through approval route in the defencesector.1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent 3) 74 per cent 4) 100 per cent 5) None of these

174. The govt has launched a new domain which will be in Devanagari script and will cover several Indian languagesincluding Hindi. Identify the new domain.1) .Bharat 2) .IN 3) .NIC 4) .India 5) None of these

175. The govt notified the liberalised foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for the Railways, permitting FDI through automaticroute in several areas, including high speed trains up to1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent 3) 74 per cent 4) 100 per cent 5) None of these

176. The Supreme Court in its recent verdict said that Prime Minister and Chief Ministers should desist from appointing whoamong the following as ministers in their cabinet?1) Kin of PM and CMs 2) Illiterates 3) People of foreign origin4) People with criminal antecedents 5) None of these

177. Prime Minister Narendra Modi set up a committee to identify “obsolete” laws which hamper governance.Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the new committee?1) On the basis of committee’s recommendations a bill will be introduced in Parliament in the winter session.2) The committee will examine “Acts and Rules which may have become obsolete within the last 10 to 15 years”.3) The Committee will be chaired by R Ramanujam and VK Bhasin will be its other member.4) All the above5) Only 1) and 2)

178. The name of Ajay Jayaram is associated with which of the following games?1) Tennis 2) Table tennis 3) Badminton 4) Billiards 5) None of these

179. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased norms to refinance ECBs recently. What does ECB stand for?1) External Commercial Borrowing 2) External Contractual Borrowing3) Economic Commercial Borrowing 4) External Commercial Bargaining5) None of these

180. Which of the following countries inaugurated its first environment friendly industrial zone Achchuveli Industrial Zonerecently?1) Bangladesh 2) Myanmar 3) Sri Lanka 4) Nepal 5) None of these

181. We often come across a term DIPP in connection with foreign direct investment. What is the full form of DIPP?1) Department of Industrial Priority and Promotion 2) Department of Infrastructure Policy and Promotion3) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion 4) Department of Infrastructural Priority and Promotion5) None of these

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my182. In a recent conversation with ADB President, PM Narendra Modi asked the Bank to give priority to regional connectivityprojects which will help the entire region. Who among the following is the present President of ADB?1) Takehiko Nakao 2) Masaaki Shirakawa 3) Roberto Azevedo 4) Haruhiko Kuroda 5) None of these

183. The Supreme Court has ordered which of the following real estate majors to deposit Rs 630 cr fine slapped on it by theCompetition Commission of India (CCI) for allegedly resorting to unfair business practices?1) Omaxe 2) Unitech 3) Parsvnath 4) DLF 5) None of these

184. Vinod Kumar Duggal resigned as Governor of which of the following states recently?1) Mizoram 2) Manipur 3) Tripura 4) Assam 5) None of these

185. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched launches the ambitious financial inclusion scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana’ on 28 Aug. Which of the following is NOT a key feature of the scheme?1) Record 1.5 cr bank accounts were opened via almost 80,000 camps in rural and urban areas on the first day.2) At least 7.5 crore households will get basic bank accounts by Jan 25, 2015.3) Upon satisfactory operation of the account for six months, the account holder will get a Rs 5000 overdraft facility.4) All those who open accounts by Jan will get Rs 30,000 life insurance over and above the Rs 100,000 accident

insurance.5) Account holder will have to maintain a minimum balance of Rs 200 in their accounts.

186. Which of the following leading electronic manufacturers has bagged the title sponsorship for Indian cricket team for2014-15 for an approximate fee of Rs 18 cr recently?1) Micromax 2) Samsung 3) Karbonn 4) Lava 5) None of these

187. Which of the following is the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament played each year?1) Wimbledon 2) French Open 3) Australian Open 4) US Open 5) None of these

188. Which of the following states has made it mandatory to wear helmet for women recently? The rule will be applicable toall except Sikh women.1) Punjab 2) Haryana 3) Delhi 4) Karnataka 5) None of these

189. Who among the following has won the Belgian Grand Prix formula one championship recently?1) Fernando Alonso 2) Daniel Ricciardo 3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Nico Rosberg 5) None of these

190. The book titled ‘Not Just an Accountant’ has been authored by who among the following?1) Gopal Subramaniam 2) Ranjit Sinha 3) Vinod Rai4) Shashi Kant Sharma 5) None of these

191. National Sports Day in India is celebrated on the birthday of hockey legend Dhyan Chand which falls on1) 22 Aug 2) 25 Aug 3) 27 Aug 4) 29 Aug 5) None of these

192. The Committee set up by the Supreme Court to conduct a probe against ICC President N Srinivasan and 12 prominentplayers in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal filed its report recently. The committee was named1) Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee 2) Justice RM Lodha Committee3) Justice P Sathasivam Committee 4) Justice Altamas Kabir Committee5) None of these

193. The Defence Ministry scrapped Rs 6000-cr scam-tainted tender for purchase of light utility helicopters from which of thefollowing firms recently?1) Saab 2) Agusta Westland 3) BAE Systems 4) Dassault Aviation 5) None of these

194. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the launch its $7-bn Space Launch System(SLS), the heavy-lift, exploration class rocket under development, by Nov 2018 to1) Moon 2) Venus 3) Jupiter 4) Mars 5) None of these

195. Murali Karthikeyan was in news for his performance in which of the following sports recently?1) Squash 2) Badminton 3) Chess 4) Table tennis 5) None of these

196. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as president of which of the following countries recently?1) Spain 2) Georgia 3) Cambodia 4) Turkey 5) None of these

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my197. Who among the following has been appointed the ambassador of Interpol’s ‘Turn Back Crime’ campaign recently? Hehas become the first Indian actor to be roped in by the Interpol.1) Amitabh Bachchan 2) Shah Rukh Khan 3) Salman Khan 4) Hrithik Roshan 5) None of these

198. Tavurvur, an active volcano which erupted recently, is located in which of the following countries?1) Indonesia 2) Italy 3) Japan4) Papua New Guinea 5) None of these

199. A Delhi court has fixed Dec 9 for hearing the complaint case against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi andothers. The issue is related to which of the following dailies published by Associated Journals Limited?1) Delhi Herald 2) National Herald 3) The Statesman 4) Deccan Herald 5) None of these

200. A three-member Committee has been set up by the govt to look into the functioning of Indira Gandhi National OpenUniversity (IGNOU) from 2006. Who among the following is the current Vice Chancellor of IGNOU?1) VN Rajasekharan Pillai 2) M Aslam 3) Goverdhan Mehta4) Dinesh Singh 5) None of these

201. Who among the following has taken over as the new chairman of Parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC)?1) KV Thomas 2) Murli Manohar Joshi 3) Anita Pratap4) PC Chacko 5) None of these

202. In a step towards conservation of natural heritage sites in Asia and the Pacific region, the foundation stone of theworld’s first Natural World Heritage Centre was laid at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), in ________ recently.1) Dehradun 2) Nainital 3) Shimla 4) Darjeeling 5) None of these

203. To make new exploration and production activities viable, a committee has recommended market-linked pricing fordomestic natural gas. Name the committee.1) Kapila Vatsyayan 2) Vijay Kelkar 3) Y Venugopal Reddy 4) C Rangarajan 5) None of these

204. Name the Indian shuttler who has won a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship recently? She has becomethe first badminton player to win two bronze medals at the World Championship.1) Saina Nehwal 2) Ashwini Ponnappa 3) Jwala Gutta 4) PV Sindhu 5) None of these

205. The capital markets watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has fixed one-year target for completion ofall its investigations initiated this year onwards. Who among the following is the present chairman of Sebi?1) Chitra Ramkrishna 2) M Damodaran 3) UK Sinha 4) CB Bhave 5) None of these

206. Email turned 32 on 30 Aug 2014. Name the Indian American who invented this quick method of message transfer whenhe was just 14?1) Fran Drescher 2) VA Shiva Ayyadurai 3) Samir K Brahmachari 4) Sabeer Bhatia 5) None of these

207. Who among the following has been appointed as new governor of Goa recently?1) Mridula Sinha 2) Sudha Yadav 3) Satyanarayan Jatiya 4) MJ Akbar 5) None of these

208. Bipin Chandra, who passed away, recently, was a noted1) novelist 2) constitutionalist 3) social worker 4) historian 5) None of these

209. During the recent Japan visit of PM Narendra Modi, India has signed a MoU to develop Varanasi on the model of whichof the following Japanese cities?1) Tokyo 2) Nagoya 3) Kyoto 4) Yokohama 5) None of these

210. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at what per cent during Apr-Jun quarter, the highest in the last 10 quarters?1) 5.3 per cent 2) 5.7 per cent 3) 6.1 per cent 4) 6.5 per cent 5) None of these

211. Which of the following countries has agreed to work with India in developing a treatment for the Sickle Cell Anaemiarecently? The deadly disease is common among tribals in India.1) US 2) Singapore 3) Japan 4) Germany 5) None of these

212. Vidyasagar Rao has been sworn in as Governor of which of the following states recently?1) Rajasthan 2) Chhattisgarh 3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra 5) None of these

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my213. A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled regarding death convicts recently. Which of the followingis NOT correct in this regard?1) The review plea of a death convicts will be heard in an open court by at least a three-judge bench.2) All condemned prisoners, whose review pleas have already been decided, have been allowed to approach it within a

month for re-opening of their cases.3) A death convict whose curative petition has been decided cannot approach for re-opening of his review plea.4) Earlier, in most cases, review petitions were decided in judges’ chambers and the parties were not allowed to be

present.5) None of these

214. The Narendra Modi govt completed it 100 days recently. Which of the following is NOT a measure initiative taken by thegovt in this period?1) Panel to locate the ‘black money’ supposed to have been stashed away in tax havens abroad.2) The previous govt’s Groups of Ministers (GOMs) and Empowered Groups of Ministers (EGOMs) scrapped.3) The Planning Commission that existed for 50 years scrapped.4) Collegium system for making appointments to the higher judiciary introduced.5) Ambitious financial inclusion scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, launched.

215. Who among the following has been appointed as the first chairwoman of BBC Trust, the body overseeing the worldfamous news corporation?1) Rona Fairhead 2) Denise Coates 3) Dido Harding4) Dame Helen Alexander 5) None of these

216. India will get what amount from Japan over the next five years for different infrastructure projects across the country asfinalised during the recent visit of PM Narendra Modi to Japan?1) USD 25 bn 2) USD 30 bn 3) USD 35 bn 4) USD 40 bn 5) None of these

217. The Govt of India and the World Bank signed a $107-mn credit agreement for the road linkage of which of the followingstates with Bangladesh, as well as Myanmar?1) Mizoram 2) Manipur 3) Tripura 4) Nagaland 5) None of these

218. Retail investors can now have bigger share in the PSU stake sale as the govt has decided to double the quota under theOffer For Sale (OFS) route for them. What will be the new quota for retail investors under OFS route?1) 10 per cent 2) 20 per cent 3) 30 per cent 4) 40 per cent 5) None of these

219. As revealed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the banking system detected the highest number of counterfeit notesof which of the following denominations in FY14?1) Rs 50 2) Rs 100 3) Rs 500 4) Rs 1,000 5) None of these

220. The system that operates outside the regular banking system and financial intermediation activities are undertaken withless transparency and regulation than the conventional banking, is called1) Shadow banking 2) Universal banking 3) Unitary banking 4) Social banking 5) None of these

221. The retail investor quota in FPO in the disinvestments of PSUs is 30 per cent. What does FPO stands for?1) Follow on Public Offer 2) Follow on Priority Offer 3) Follow on Private Offer4) Follow on PSU Offer 5) None of these

222. Academic activities began at Nalanda University at Rajgir in Bihar recently. More than eight centuries ago (1193), theancient university was destroyed by ________ invaders.1) Turkish 2) Mongolian 3) Portugal 4) Spanish 5) None of these

223. The world’s largest duty-free shop (DFS) opened in which of the following countries recently? Spread in 72,000 squaremeters, it will house more than 300 international brands.1) Japan 2) China 3) Singapore 4) Malaysia 5) None of these

224. Norman Gordon, the oldest surviving Test cricketer passed away at 103 recently. He was a fast bowler of which of thefollowing countries?1) England 2) Australia 3) South Africa 4) New Zealand 5) None of these

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my225. Who among the following has won the women’s World Badminton Championships title recently in Copenhagen?1) Li Xuerei 2) Carolina Marin 3) Wang Shixian 4) Saina Nehwal 5) None of these

226. The Parliament of which of the following countries has renamed the outgoing premier Abdullah al-Thinni as the country’snew Prime Minister?1) Afghanistan 2) Yemen 3) Lebanon 4) Libya 5) None of these

227. Soon to be released book, titled ‘Playing It My Way’, is the autobiography of which of the following cricketing legends?1) Sunil Gavaskar 2) Rahul Dravid 3) Kapil Dev 4) Sachin Tendulkar 5) None of these

228. Goolam E Vahanvati, who passed away, recently, was the former1) Attorney General of India 2) Solicitor General of India 3) Advocate General of Maharashtra4) All the above 5) None of these

229. The Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan attended the 9th Annual Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament in whichof the following cities recently?1) Geneva, Switzerland 2) London, UK 3) New York, US4) Tokyo, Japan 5) None of these

230. The govt has decided to establish the National Cancer Institute at which of the following places?1) Patiala, Punjab 2) Jhajjar, Haryana 3) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh4) Hisar, Haryana 5) None of these

231. What is India’s position in the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15, recently released by the Geneva-based WorldEconomic Forum?1) 71st 2) 72nd 3) 74th 4) 81st 5) None of these

232. Justice Dharmadhikari Committee submitted its report to Maharashtra govt recently. The Committee has recommendedwhich of the following?1) Complete ban on dance bars 2) Keeping record of youths heading to Iraq and Syria3) Complete ban on Dahi Handi festival 4) New drainage system for the city5) None of these

233. The govt wishes to pass new Motor Vehicles Bill in winter session of the Parliament. Which of the following is NOT ahighlight of the proposed Bill?1) Repeated violations of traffic rules will result in cancellation of driving license.2) Centralising data to check misuse of driving licences.3) Installing CCTV cameras at all traffic signals.4) Driving licence must for all even those driving battery operated low speed vehicles.5) None of these

234. The govt has requested the Supreme Court not to cancel the permits for how many coal blocks that were functioning orwere about to start production? The Supreme Court has ruled that the Centre’s allocation of coal blocks between 1993and 2010 was illegal.1) 32 2) 46 3) 56 4) 61 5) None of these

235. The United Bank of India (UBI) has declared Kingfisher Airlines and its owner Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulters. Accordingto the RBI, a wilful default is deemed to have occurred in which of the following four circumstances?1) When there is a default in repayment obligations by the unit to the lender even when it has the capacity to honour the

said obligations.2) The funds are not utilized for the specific purpose for which finance was availed but have been diverted for other

purposes.3) When the asset bought by the lenders funds has been sold off without the knowledge of the bank/lender.4) All the above5) Only 1) and 2)

236. The former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam has been appointed the new governor of which of the following states?1) Karnataka 2) Gujarat 3) Maharashtra 4) Kerala 5) None of these

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237. A two-day summit of NATO heads of states was organised in the Ireland capital Wales recently. What is the expandedform of NATO?1) North America Treaty Organization 2) North Atlantic Treaty Organization3) North Alliance Treaty Organization 4) North Africa Treaty Organization5) None of these

238. The name of Ritu Rani is associated with which of the following games? She is all set to play an important role in AsianGames in Incheon, South Korea?1) Badminton 2) Tennis 3) Basketball 4) Hockey 5) None of these

239. India won the recent ODI series against England which makes Mahendra Singh Dhoni the most successful Indian ODIcaptain till date. Name the India batsman whose maiden ODI century was instrumental in this win?1) Shikhar Dhawan 2) Ajinkya Rahane 3) Bhuvneshwar Kumar4) Cheteshwar Pujara 5) None of these

240. Who among the following is all set to become the next Chief Justice of India after the present CJI RM Lodha retires?1) VN Khare 2) GB Patnaik 3) HL Dattu 4) AM Ahmadi 5) None of these

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