Ques.

: 1 Mandovi river water has been declared unsafe for swimming and fishing due to
presence of high level of coliform bacteria in it. This river is situated in which of the following
states?
1) Gujarat 2) Goa
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Kanrataka
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 2 China has signed business deals worth about USD 5 bn during Chinese Premier Li
Keqiang's recent visit to the country? Deals signed covers areas including exports and ship
building.
1) Greece 2) Bulgaria
3) Turkey 4) Georgia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 3 The Andean Road System built by the Inca Empire has been granted World Heritage
status recently. Which of the following agencies of the United Nations grant World Heritage
status to cultural and natural sites in the world?
1) WMO 2) UNESCO
3) WB 4) WIPO
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 4 Name the Brazilian President who has been officially endorsed by the governing
Workers Party, recently, to run for re-election to be held in Oct?
1) Fernando Henrique Cardoso 2) Fernando Collor de Mello
3) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 4) Dilma Rousseff
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 5 Kiren Rijiju led the Indian delegation to 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on
Disaster Reduction held in Bangkok recently. He is the Minister of State for _________at
present.
1) Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth
Affairs and Sports
2) Culture and Tourism
3) Home Affairs
4) Planning, Statistics and Programme
Implementation
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 6 Which of the following sites in India has got World Heritage site tag recently?
1) Nilgiri Mountain Railway 2) Rani-ki-Vav
3) Red Fort Complex 4) Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 7 The govt has decided to raise the import duty on sugar from 15 per cent to what per
cent recently?
1) 20 per cent 2) 30 per cent
3) 40 per cent 4) 50 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 8 India has ratified an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) recently. What will be its impact on Indias civil nuclear programme?
1) It will clear the decks for large imports of
nuclear technology.
2) It will cover only those facilities which
are monitored by the IAEA.
3) India will not be able to set up any new nuclear
facility for a period of ten years.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 9 Popular film director-producer Ramanarayanan passed away recently. He was
associated with ___________films.
1) Telugu 2) Tamil
3) Kannada 4) Bengali
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 10 According to a UNICEF report, at present only ________of rural Indian population
has access to good toilet and sanitation facilities.
1) 48 per cent 2) 36 per cent
3) 24 per cent 4) 12 per cent

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 11 Which of the following countries has announced that it is preparing a list of Indians
suspected to have un-taxed money parked there?
1) UK 2) Switzerland
3) Mauritius 4) Norway
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 12 Fuleco is/was official mascot of which of the following sports events?
1) 2014 FIFA World Cup 2) 2014 Commonwealth Games
3) 2015 European Games 4) 2014 Sochi Olympic
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 13 Which of the following real estate firms in India has become the country's first real
estate developer to get ISO 9001:2008 quality certification for development of housing and
commercial projects recently?
1) DLF 2) Parsvnath
3) Indiabulls Real 4) Omaxe
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 14 As announced by the concerned state govt, recently, which of the following cities
has become the first 'kerosene-free city' in the country?
1) Mumbai 2) Chennai
3) Bangalore 4) Delhi
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 15 Name the Indian-origin physicist who has been accorded an honorary knighthood
by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for his achievements in science recently?
1) Abhas Mitra 2) Madhu Sudan
3) Tejinder Virdee 4) MGK Menon
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 16 A one stop crisis centre 'Gauravi' for women who are victims of violence has been
set up for the first time in which of the following cities in India recently?
1) Lucknow 2) Bhopal
3) Hyderabad 4) Pune
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 17 Who among the following has won the Austrian Grand Prix Formula One
championship recently?
1) Daniel Ricciardo 2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Nico Hulkenberg 4) Nico Rosberg
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 18 Which of the following pairs of countries and their aircraft carriers is NOT matched
correctly?
1) India: INS Viraat 2) China: Liaoning
3) Italy: Nimitz 4) Russia: Kuznetsov
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 19 Which of the following Indians has/have won the Global Economy Prize so far?
Indian entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has won this prize in 2014 recently.
1) Sunil Bharti Mittal 2) Baba N Kalyani
3) Amartya Sen 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 20 The UNESCO announced to inscribe some sites as the World Heritage Sites
recently. Which of the following site is NOT among them?
1) Rani-ki-Vav 2) Namhansaneong
3) Grand Canal 4) Great Himalayan National Park
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 21 Which of the following initiatives conceptualised by Indian govt to enable delivery
of public services electronically has been awarded a United Nations public service award
recently?
1) Mobile Seva 2) e-Govt
3) e-Post 4) IMPS
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 22 The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan left on a five-day visit in his first
official tour abroad to which of the following countries recently?
1) UK 2) Russia
3) US 4) Germany
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 23 The Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) provides plan support for
modernization of which of the following industries?
1) Textiles 2) Tourism
3) Telecommunication 4) Fishing
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 24 The RBI started issuing its credit policy bi-monthly on the recommendation of
which of the following committees?
1) Shome Committee 2) Urjit Patel Committee
3) HR Khan Committee 4) KC Chakrabarty Committee
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 25 Which of the following banks in India organised 'The Banking and Economics
Conclave 2014' for the first time in the country recently?
1) Bank of Baroda 2) NABARD
3) Punjab National Bank 4) State Bank of India
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 26 Recently commissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya was originally named as
1) Baku 2) Kremlin
3) Plan 4) Mahan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 27 Recently unveiled 600 Megawatt Kholongchu Hydropower Project is located in
which of the following countries?
1) Bangladesh 2) Nepal
3) Bhutan 4) Myanmar
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 28 Which of the following sportswomen is NOT associated with archery?
1) Dola Banerjee 2) Jayanta Talukdar
3) Bombayla Devi Laishram 4) Deepika Kumari
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 29 The Sardar Sarovar Dam is the second largest concrete gravity dam (by volume) in
the world and is situated on the river
1) Narmada 2) Chenab
3) Sabarmati 4) Sutlej
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 30 Eminent folk singer Khagen Mahanta died recently. He was associated with which
of the following languages?
1) Bengali 2) Assamese
3) Tamil 4) Kannada
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 31 According to a study on world insurance in 2013 by the Global re-insurer Swiss Re,
India stood at _____position in the world in terms of premium volume.
1) 20th 2) 18th
3) 16th 4) 15th
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 32 Who among the following has been formally appointed the first chairman of the
ICC after its 52-member council approved a controversial revamp of the bodys administrative
structure recently?
1) Shashank Manohar 2) Jagmohan Dalmiya
3) Sunil Gavaskar 4) N Srinivasan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 33 According to the commerce ministry data, the trade deficit of India with China
stood at __________ in 2012-13.
1) USD 40.78 billion 2) USD 39.40 billion
3) USD 27.95 billion 4) USD 21.65 billion
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 34 The Union Cabinet approved industrial parks to be set up in India by China
recently. During the fifth India-China strategic dialogue in Aug 2013, both sides had identified
five states to set up parks. Which of the following states in NOT among these five states?
1) Gujarat 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Karnataka 4) Maharashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 35 With lack of transmission infrastructure hurting electricity availability, the power
ministry approved a ____________ package for development of nine high capacity transmission

projects recently.
1) Rs 10,000 cr 2) Rs 12,500 cr
3) Rs 14,000 cr 4) Rs 15,500 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 36 The govt plans to impose an additional penalty of USD 578 million on which of the
following companies for producing less-than-targeted natural gas from its eastern offshore KGD6
block in 2013-14?
1) Reliance Industries 2) Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation
3) Essar Oil 4) Cairn India
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 37 The govt imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of __________on potatoes to
augment domestic supply of the vegetable?
1) USD 300 per tonne 2) USD 350 per tonne
3) USD 400 per tonne 4) USD 450 per tonne
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 38 The govt has decided to rope in World Bank, IMF and USOTA for seeking
assistance for the establishment of three out of the four task forces envisaged under the
recommendation of the FSLRC. Which of the following is NOT among those to be set up?
1) Public Debt office 2) Financial Data Management Centre
3) Resolution Corporation 4) Financial Sector Appellate Tribunal
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 39 Which of the following state govts has decided to provide 16 per cent reservation to
Marathas and five per cent to the Muslim communities in jobs and education recently?
1) Gujarat 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Maharashtra 4) Rajasthan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 40 The state govts have been given three months to implement the Food Security Act.
The deadline for implementing the National Food Security Act was on ______.
1) Jul 1 2) Jul 4
3) Jul 14 4) Jul 31
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 41 The 35th National Games will be held in which of the following states from 31st of
Jan to 14th Feb in 2015?
1) Karnataka 2) Kerala
3) West Bengal 4) Maharashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 42 Vice President Hamid Ansari visited which of the following countries on a five-day
official visit recently? He attended a trilateral summit to mark the 60th anniversary of the
Panchsheel there.
1) China 2) Russia
3) France 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 43 Who among the following is the present Prime Minister of Nepal? He has been
diagnosed with lung cancer recently.
1) Ram Baran Yadav 2) Sher Bahadur Deuba
3) Girija Prasad Koirala 4) Sushil Koirala
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 44 NASA had sent Curiosity rover to which of the following planets/moon? The rover
is travelling through ancient glaciers on the planet/moon at present.
1) Mercury 2) Moon
3) Jupiter 4) Mars
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 45 The Samajwadi Pension Scheme has been launched in which of the following states
in India? It is being touted as the biggest social welfare scheme to be funded by any state govt
solely out of its own resources.
1) West Bengal 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 46 The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on
1) Jun 18 2) Jun 20
3) Jun 21 4) Jun 23
5) Jun 26 Ans.) 5

Ques. : 47 Project 636 is the name of submarine programme of which of the following
countries? A new submarine Rostov-na-Donu joined its navy under this programme recently.
1) France 2) Germany
3) Russia 4) Iran
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 48 The security forces in which of the following countries are dealing with rising
attacks by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) now a days?
1) Iran 2) Indonesia
3) Malaysia 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 49 The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has been implemented by all the states and
Union Territories except one state. Identify that state.
1) Uttarakhand 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 50 The term ITIR is associated with which of the following sectors?
1) Textiles 2) Information Technology
3) Tourism 4) Integrated Township
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 51 Who among the following won IBSF 6-Red World Snooker title in Egypt recently
and created history by becoming the first player in the world to win world titles in the long and
shorter formats of both billiards and snooker?
1) Kacper Flilpiak 2) Pankaj Advani
3) Shaun Murphy 4) Aditya Mehta
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 52 Which of the following Islamist groups has proclaimed establishment of Caliphate
across areas under their control in Iraq and Syria recently?
1) ISIL 2) al-Queda
3) Muslim Brotherhood 4) Tehreek-e-Taliban
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 53 At least 15 people were killed and others injured in a fire following a blast in a gas
pipeline belonging to GAIL in the East Godavari district of which of the following states
recently?
1) Telangana 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Karnataka
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 54 Who among the following has won the Liberty Medal from the National
Constitution Centre in Philadelphia recently?
1) Edward Snowden 2) Christina Lamb
3) Aung San Suu Kyi 4) Malala Yousafzai
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 55 The European Union signed a landmark pact with which of the following countries
recently? The 1200-page Association Agreement defines the political and trade terms between
the two sides.
1) Latvia 2) Ukraine
3) Romania 4) Lithuania
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 56 Who among the following has won the womens singles title of the Australian
Super Series badminton tournament recently?
1) Nichaon Jindapon 2) Kirsty Gilmour
3) Carolina Marin 4) Saina Nehwal
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 57 China announced an award and scholarships to groups and individuals who have
contributed to the promotion of Panchsheel. The five principles of Panchsheel are associated to
which of the following?
1) Unipolar world 2) Peaceful coexistence
3) Bipolar world 4) Emergence of Asia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 58 PSLV C23 lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh carrying five satellites of
different countries including an Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7. SPOT-7 belongs to
1) Germany 2) Japan
3) France 4) Canada

5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 59 In economics, capitalism refers to which of the following?
1) The use of markets 2) Govt ownership of capital goods
3) Private ownership of capital goods 4) Joint ownership of capital goods
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 60 The agricultural price support program is an example of which of the following?
1) A price ceiling 2) A price floor
3) Equilibrium pricing 4) Minimum price on which products can be exported
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 61 Which of the following countries has announced a one billion Euros credit line over
the next three years to India to take initiates in the climate control area recently?
1) UK 2) Germany
3) Switzerland 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 62 India and which of the following countries released the first encyclopedia on their
age-old cultural contacts recently?
1) Japan 2) Bangladesh
3) China 4) Bhutan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 63 During the recent visit of Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari to China, both the
countries signed three key MoUs. Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Setting up Chinese industrial parks in India
2) Flood data sharing of
Brahmaputra river
3) Establishing a framework for regular interactions between
administrative officials
4) No incursion across LAC
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 64 Who among the following is the present Vice President of China? His name was in
news during the recent visit of Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari to China.
1) Li Yuanchao 2) Zhang Dejiang
3) Wang Yang 4) Wang Qishan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 65 Google has announced to shut which of the following services by Sep this year
recently?
1) YouTube 2) Google+
3) Orkut 4) Blogger
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 66 The Ease of Doing Business report is compiled by which of the following
organisations?
1) IMF 2) World Bank
3) UN 4) ADB
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 67 According to an Assocham report, which of the following states is emerging as a
key manufacturing centre as the state accounted for one of the highest shares in some key
product segments during 2004-12?
1) Jharkhand 2) Karnataka
3) Maharashtra 4) Gujarat
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 68 Who among the following is the chairman of the seven-member advisory panel set
up by the Union Power Ministry for integrated development of sector recently?
1) Partha S Bhattacharyya 2) Suresh Prabhu
3) Anil Baijal 4) Pratyush Sinha
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 69 MK Narayanan resigned as the governor of which of the following states recently?
1) West Bengal 2) Odisha
3) Bihar 4) Gujarat
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 70 Who among the following has been elected as the new President of the European
Union recently?
1) Alexander Stubb 2) Jean-Claude Juncker
3) Viktor Orban 4) Herman Van Rompuy

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 71 According to the latest data released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the
US National Security Agency (NSA) received official permission to covertly spy upon which of
the following political parties in India?
1) Indian National Congress (INS) 2) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
3) Samajwadi Party (SP) 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 72 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has backed the life ban imposed on
batsman Lou Vincent who has confessed to match-fixing charges. He belongs to which of the
following teams?
1) New Zealand 2) Australia
3) England 4) West Indies
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 73 Name the general insurer which has introduced an "insurance on wheels" concept
for faster renewal of policies recently.
1) National Insurance Company 2) ICICI Lombard
3) Bajaj Allianz 4) Oriental Insurance Company
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 74 Vyapam recruitment scam has surfaced in which of the following states recently?
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Rajasthan
3) Chhattisgarh 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 75 The European Court of Human Rights upheld the law of which of the following
countries banning face-covering Muslim veils from the streets recently? The country had passed
the law in 2010.
1) UK 2) France
3) Germany 4) Spain
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 76 K Shanmugam, who visited India on an official visit, recently, is the present
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law of which of the following countries?
1) Mauritius 2) Fiji
3) Trinidad and Tobago 4) Singapore
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 77 Bor Wildlife Sanctuary will be the country's 47th Tiger Reserve as the Environment
Minister Prakash Javadekar approved the proposal for the same recently. The wildlife sanctuary
is located in which of the following states?
1) Odisha 2) Gujarat
3) Maharashtra 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 78 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member
economies that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation. Which of the following
countries is NOT a member of APEC as of now?
1) China 2) Japan
3) Australia 4) India
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 79 In which of the following countries, Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former
president to be taken into formal custody as he was detained for questioning in an influencepeddling
probe recently?
1) Spain 2) France
3) Norway 4) Canada
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 80 The United States has named a mountain in Antarctia in honour of an eminent
Indian-American scientist related to biological research recently. Name the scientist.
1) Ashok Gadgil 2) EC George Sudarshan
3) Akhouri Sinha 4) Narendra Karmarkar
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 81 Laurent Fabius, who visited New Delhi, recently, is the present foreign minister of
which of the following countries?
1) Germany 2) Singapore
3) France 4) Spain
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 82 As per a recent UNESCO report, though India has managed to reduce the number

of out-of-school children in the past decade, yet more than __________ children were out of
school in 2011.
1) 1 million 2) 2 million
3) 3 million 4) 5 million
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 83 The worlds largest multination naval exercise, 24th Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)
exercise, was conducted with 22 nations and six observer nations recently. Which of the
following nations was NOT a participant in this years exercise?
1) Japan 2) Indonesia
3) India 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 84 Internet giant Google announced its Android One programme recently. This
programme is aimed at which of the following?
1) Driver-less cars 2) Operating system for PCs
3) An e-commerce application 4) Low-cost devices
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 85 Which of the following airlines in India is all set to become the first Indian airline
to officially join the Star Alliance, a global airline alliance?
1) SpiceJet 2) Air India
3) IndiGo 4) Jet Airways
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 86 In which of the following states, the govt has launched Amma Pharmacy to sell
medicines at a fair price recently?
1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 87 The ban on the import of milk and milk products from which of the following
countries has been extended for one more year till Jun 2015 recently?
1) Bangladesh 2) Myanmar
3) Sri Lanka 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 88 Which of the following two PSUs have been conferred the coveted Navratna status,
recently, which would give these firms more financial and operational autonomy?
1) Engineers India Limited (EIL) 2) National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC)
3) Antrix Corporation Limited 4) Only 1) and 2)
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 89 An Indian-origin judge Justice VK Rajah has been appointed as the new attorney
general of which of the following countries recently?
1) Singapore 2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia 4) US
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 90 General Bikram Singh visited which of the following countries, recently? This is
the first official visit by an Indian Army Chief to this country in nine years.
1) Myanmar 2) China
3) Japan 4) Brazil
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 91 Sheryl Sandberg, who visited India, recently, is the present Chief Operating Officer
of which of the following social media firms?
1) Twitter 2) LinkedIn
3) Yahoo 4) Facebook
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 92 NASA launched first of its kind OCO-2 satellite, recently, which is dedicated to
studying
1) atmospheric carbon dioxide 2) depletion of ozone layer
3) extent of pollution due to jet exhaust 4) presence of harmful bacteria in outer space
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 93 The Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area has been approved for
inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list recently. It is located in
1) Kullu, Himachal Pradesh 2) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
3) Samba, Jammu and Kashmir 4) Garhwal, Uttarakhand
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 94 Which of the following Indian cricketers has been honoured with exclusive gold

coin worth 12,000 pound sterling issued by Britains premium luxury goods brand East India
Company?
1) Sunil Gavaskar 2) Kapil Dev
3) Sachin Tendulkar 4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 95 Google's Project Loon, which completed its one-year anniversary, recently, is
associated with which of the following?
1) Bringing internet access through balloons 2) Transporting people to moon
3) Transporting people to mars 4) Real time mobile tracking system
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 96 The World Vitiligo Day is celebrated every year on which of the following dates?
1) Jun 20 2) Jun 21
3) Jun 23 4) Jun 25
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 97 Which of the following state govts has announced a 33 per cent reservation for
women in state police force recently?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat 4) West Bengal
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 98 The first nuclear power plant in the world was commissioned in Obninsk city in
which of the following countries? The plant completed sixty years recently.
1) US 2) Germany
3) Japan 4) Russia
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 99 France honoured which of the following Bollywood actors with Officier de la
Legion d'Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour), its highest distinction - civilian or
military?
1) Amitabh Bachchan 2) Aamir Khan
3) Salman Khan 4) Shah Rukh Khan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 100 Salar Jung Museum celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of the founder collector
Salar Jung III recently. The museum that holds the coveted crown of being one of the largest
one-man collections of the World, is located in
1) Chennai 2) Mangalore
3) Hyderabad 4) Guntur
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 101 Which of the following countries has adopted a comprehensive anti-terror law
recently, giving security forces unbridled powers, including shoot-at-sight suspects? It will
remain in force for two years.
1) Afghanistan 2) Pakistan
3) Iraq 4) Syria
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 102 The govt has announced the introduction of four new vaccines as part of the
Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). Which of the following is NOT one of them?
1) Rotavirus vaccine 2) Rubella vaccine
3) Polio (injectable) vaccine 4) An adult vaccine against Japanese encephalitis
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 103 The govt has re-appointed who among the following RBI Deputy Governors for a
further period of two years with effect from Jul 4 2014 recently?
1) HR Khan 2) R Gandhi
3) Anand Sinha 4) Urjit R Patel
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 104 The Indian veteran Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek lost their
men's doubles semi-final in Wimbledon against which of the following pairs recently?
1) Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut 2) Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock
3) Mike and Bob Bryan 4) Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 105 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 240-Megawatt Uri-II Hydro
Electric Project (HEP) located in which of the following states recently?
1) Uttarakhand 2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Jammu & Kashmir 4) Gujarat
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 106 Vishal Sikka has become the highest paid professional CEO of an Indian company
with Rs 30-cr pay package. He is the current CEO of
1) Wipro 2) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
3) Infosys 4) Tech Mahindra
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 107 Dadi Balsara, who died recently, was associated with which of the following
leading packaged mineral water brands?
1) Himalayan 2) Kinley
3) Bisleri 4) Aquafina
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 108 Magnus Carlsen became the first man to hold the Chess Triple Crown by holding
the World Blitz, Rapid, and Classic titles consecutively. Who among the following was the first
chess player in the world to hold all three world titles in a row?
1) Susan Polgar 2) Antoaneta Stefanova
3) Alexandra Kosteniuk 4) Judit Polgar
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 109 The Govt accepted Mayaram panel report on definitions of FDI, FII recently.
Now, a foreign investment of ________ or more in a listed company will be treated as FDI.
1) 10 per cent 2) 15 per cent
3) 20 per cent 4) 25 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 110 The World Refugee Day is observed across the globe on which of the following
dates?
1) Jun 14 2) Jun 16
3) Jun 18 4) Jun 20
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 111 Who among the following has won the womens singles title of the Wimbledon
tennis tournament recently?
1) Petra Kvitova 2) Eugenie Bouchard
3) Simona Halep 4) Svetlana Kuznetsova
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 112 With a stable and reform-oriented govt at the Centre, overseas investors have
pumped in a staggering over ________into the Indian market in the first half of 2014.
1) USD 18 bn 2) USD 20 bn
3) USD 25 bn 4) USD 32 bn
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 113 Leading online retailer Flipkart merged which of the following online fashion
retailers recently? The combined entity is eyeing 65 per cent market share in India in the online
fashion segment.
1) Jabong 2) Myntra
3) Yep Me 4) Junglee
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 114 The World Public Service Day is observed across the globe on which of the
following dates?
1) Jun 20 2) Jun 22
3) Jun 23 4) Jun 26
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 115 The autobiography of who among the following titled Substance and Shadow
was released recently?
1) Javed Akhtar 2) Dilip Kumar
3) Madhuri Dixit 4) Aamir Khan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 116 Reuven Rivlin has been elected 10th President of which of the following countries
recently?
1) Canada 2) Israel
3) Spain 4) Sweden
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 117 Which of the following space agencies has built world's first flying observatory
fitted with an infrared telescope called Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
(SOFIA)? This mobile observatory can stay airborne for over 12 hours.
1) DLR (Germany) 2) CNES (France)
3) NASA (US) 4) ISRO (India)

5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 118 The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) succeeded in cloning another
female buffalo calf named Lalima recently. NDRI is situated in which of the following cities?
1) Lucknow 2) Ahmedabad
3) Karnal 4) Hyderabad
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 119 Who among the following has topped the Forbes list of the world's 100 most
powerful women released recently?
1) Dilma Rousseff 2) Melinda Gates
3) Janet Yellen 4) Angela Merkel
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 120 As per the recommendations of the Arvind Mayaram committee, an overseas
investment equal to 10 per cent and above in a listed firm will be treated as FDI and the
investments below 10 per cent will be treated as
1) Foreign Public Investment 2) Foreign Qualified Investment
3) Foreign Preliminary Investment 4) Foreign Portfolio Investment
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 121 Who among the following has won the mens singles title of the Wimbledon
tennis tournament recently?
1) Stan Wawrinka 2) Roger Federer
3) Rafael Nadal 4) Novak Djokovic
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 122 The panel headed by who among the following presented new formula to estimate
poverty in India recently? As per the panel estimates three out of 10 in India are poor.
1) Suresh Tendulkar 2) C Rangarajan
3) KC Chakrabarty 4) Bimal Jalan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 123 The RBI increased the cash reserve ratio (CRR) for non-scheduled urban cooperative
banks (UCBs) to what per cent of their total demand and time liabilities recently?
Effective Jul 12, the increase will bring them on par with scheduled primary (urban) cooperative
Banks.
1) 3 per cent 2) 4 per cent
3) 4.5 per cent 4) 4.75 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 124 Which of the following banks has become the biggest employer in the private
banking space with more than 72,000 employees in 2013-14?
1) ICICI 2) HDFC
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank 4) Axis Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 125 Which of the following state govts has announced 12 per cent reservation in all
state govt jobs and posts in public sector undertakings for candidates living below poverty line
(BPL) recently?
1) Mizoram 2) Tripura
3) Sikkim 4) Nagaland
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 126 Indian Navy's ambitious naval infrastructure project, Seabird in Karwar (PhaseII), has got environment clearance. One of the largest naval bases of India which will house
warships including INS Vikramaditya, it is located in the state of
1) Maharashtra 2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Gujarat
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 127 Name the Indian scientist who has been elected to UN entity, the Commission on
the Limits of Continental Shelf (CLCS) recently?
1) Rasik Ravindra 2) Rajan Sivaramakrishnan
3) Jayant Narlikar 4) Anil Kakodkar
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 128 Five Indian women have featured in 2014 Forbes 100 most powerful women in
the world list. Who among the following is NOT among these five women?
1) Arundhati Bhattacharya 2) Chanda Kocchar
3) Padamshree Warrior 4) Sushma Swaraj
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 129 Who among the following has been conferred with the Baileys Women's Prize for

Fiction for her novel A Girl is a Half-formed Thing recently?

1) Eimear McBride 2) Donna Tartt
3) Eleanor Catton 4) Jhumpa Lahiri
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 130 The Day of the Seafarer is observed across the world on
1) 20 Jun 2) 23 Jun
3) 25 Jun 4) 26 Jun
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 131 The C Rangarajan panel presented new formula to estimate poverty in India
recently. As per the panel who among the following have been defined as poor?
1) Anyone spending below Rs 47 per day in
cities and Rs 32 in villages
2) Anyone spending below Rs 43 per day in
cities and Rs 31 in villages
3) Anyone spending below Rs 36 per day in
cities and Rs 29 in villages
4) Anyone spending below Rs 33 per day in
cities and Rs 27 in villages
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 132 Three new judges assumed charge as Supreme Court judges recently taking its
strength to 27. What is the sanctioned strength of judges in the apex court, including the Chief
Justice?
1) 27 2) 29
3) 31 4) 33
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 133 The first bill of the new BJP govt, the National Institute of Design Bill 2013, was
passed in the Rajya Sabha recently. Now, declared an institution of national importance, the
National Institute of Design is situated at
1) Bhopal 2) Pune
3) Ahmedabad 4) Lucknow
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 134 As mentioned by the Union Railways Minister Sadananda Gowda in the recent
Railway Budget, what is the operating surplus of the Indian Railways as of now?
1) 5 per cent 2) 6 per cent
3) 8 per cent 4) 11 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 135 India has now formally become the 19th permanent member of the UN renewable
agency, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This agency is based in
1) Doha 2) Manila
3) Kuala Lumpur 4) Abu Dhabi
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 136 As per the recent notification issued by the telecom sector regulator Trai, the
minimum broadband speed has been raised from the earlier 256 kbps to
1) 512 kbps 2) 768 kbps
3) 1024 kbps 4) 1280 kbps
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 137 Who among the following has won the Afghanistan's presidential election as per
the preliminary results released recently?
1) Abdul Qayum Karzai 2) Daud Sultanzoy
3) Abdullah Abdullah 4) Ashraf Ghani
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 138 What minimum pension has been approved by the govt under Employees Pension
Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) run by the EPFO recently?
1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 1,500
3) Rs 2,000 4) Rs 2,500
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 139 The 6th BRICS summit will be held in Brazil on 15-16 Jul. Which of the
following countries is NOT a member of the BRICS group?
1) South Africa 2) China
3) Russia 4) Indonesia
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 140 Presenting his maiden Railways Budget, the Union Railways Minister Sadananda

Gowda proposed to start Bullet train in which of the following sectors?

1) Delhi-Chandigarh 2) Mumbai-Ahmedabad
3) Jaynagar-Mumbai 4) Delhi-Agra
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 141 Brazil's dream of winning the World Cup on home soil was shattered when it
suffered a humiliating 7-1 defeat to which of the following teams in the semifinals recently?
1) Argentina 2) Germany
3) Netherlands 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 142 As per the Economic Survey for 2013-14 tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
in Parliament, the Indian economy is likely to grow in the range of _________in 2014-15.
1) 7 to 8 per cent 2) 6.5 to 5.9 per cent
3) 5.4 to 5.9 per cent 4) 4.7 to 4.5 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 143 As per the Economic Survey for 2013-14 tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
in Parliament, which of the following PSUs emerged as the highest profit-making PSU of the
country during 2012-13?
1) BHEL 2) NTPC
3) BSNL 4) ONGC
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 144 The Finance Minister stressed on the need of sharp fiscal correction and new
FRBM Act with 'teeth' while presenting Economic Surtey for FY 2013-14 recently. What does
FRBM stands for?
1) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management 2) Fiscal Rationing and Budget Management
3) Fiscal Representation and Budget
Management
4) Fiscal Reciprocity and Budget
Management
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 145 Union Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda, in his maiden Railway Budget, has
presented a slew of measures to improve the Railways online services. Which of the following
is NOT correct in this regard?
1) Online booking to support 7,200 tickets per
minute
2) As much as 1.2 lakh users can log in
simultaneously
3) Ticket-booking through mobile phones, post
offices to be popularised
4) Online platform for unreserved tickets
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 146 The FIFA World Cup 2018 will be hosted by which of the following countries?
1) Russia 2) Germany
3) Italy 4) Argentina
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 147 Who of the following Finance Ministers of India has presented the Union Budget
ten times, the most by any Finance Minister so far?
1) Morarji Desai 2) Manmohan Singh
3) Pranab Mukherjee 4) Yashwant Sinha
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 148 As per the recent Economic Survey, India has the second fastest growing services
sector. Which of the following countries tops in this regard?
1) Malaysia 2) Philippines
3) Thailand 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 149 Who among the following presented the first Union budget of independent India
on 26 Nov 1949?
1) Chidambaram Subramaniam 2) TT Krishnamachari
3) RK Shanmukham Chetty 4) John Mathai
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 150 As per the Economic Survey for 2013-14 tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
in Parliament, The current account deficit (CAD) may be contained to around _________of
GDP in the FY15.

1) 3.2 per cent 2) 2.8 per cent

3) 2.1 per cent 4) 1.6 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 151 In a relief to the depositors, the Finance Minister announced in the Union Budget
for FY15 that the PPF (Public Provident Fund) deposit ceiling will be raised from the existing
Rs 1 lakh to
1) Rs 1.5 lakh 2) Rs 2 lakh
3) Rs 2.5 lakh 4) Rs 3 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 152 The exemption limit on housing loans interest on self-occupied property has been
increased from Rs 1.5 lakh to _______in the Union Budget for FY15.
1) Rs 2 lakh 2) Rs 3 lakh
3) Rs 4 lakh 4) Rs 5 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 153 The Union Budget for 2014-15 proposes to bring the basic customs duty down on
certain items. Which of the following is correct in this regard?
1) Colour picture tubes exempted from basic customs
duty to make cathode ray TVs cheaper and more
affordable to weaker sections.
2) The basic customs duty on LCD and
LED TVs below 19 inches reduced from
10 per cent to Nil.
3) The basic customs duty on mobile phones with
screens below 3 inches reduced to Nil.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 154 What amount has been set aside in the Union Budget for FY15 to erect the Statue
of Unity, the giant statue of Sardar Vallabh Patel in Gujarat?
1) Rs 100 cr 2) Rs 150 cr
3) Rs 200 cr 4) Rs 250 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 155 In the Union Budget for 2014-15, a _______tax holiday has been extended to
undertakings which begin generation, distribution and transmission of power by Mar 31, 2017.
1) 5-year 2) 10-year
3) 15-year 4) 20-year
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 156 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the proposals
made in the Union Budget for the financial year 2014-15 regarding taxation?
1) Investment limit under 80C raised from Rs 1 lakh
to Rs 1.5 lakh.
2) Education cess for all tax payers
including corporates will continue at 3 per
cent.
3) Personal tax exemption limit raised to Rs 2.5 lakh
from current Rs 2 lakh for taxpayers below 60 years.
4) Income tax exemption limit for senior
citizens has been raised to Rs 3 lakh.
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 157 Which of the following figures is/are correct with respect to data provided in the
proposed Union Budget presented in the Parliament for the financial year 2014-15 recently?
1) Plan expenditure Rs 5,55,043 cr 2) Non-Plan expenditure Rs 12,19,849 cr
3) Total expenditure Rs 17,94,892 cr 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 158 State APMC laws are hurdle to modernisation of good economy as per the
Economic Survey for 2013-14 tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament. APMC
stands for
1) Agricultural Produce Management
Committee
2) Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee
3) Agricultural Produce Moderating Committee
4) Agricultural Produce Monitoring
Committee

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 159 As per the Economic Survey for 2013-14, what is Indias share in world services
exports in 2013?
1) 0.6 pc 2) 1.1 pc
3) 2.2 pc 4) 3.3 pc
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 160 As per the Economic Survey for 2013-14 tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
in Parliament, which of the following PSUs emerged as the highest loss-making PSU of the
country during 2012-13?
1) BHEL 2) NTPC
3) BSNL 4) ONGC
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 161 Delhi is now the worlds second most populous city with 25 million inhabitants.
Which of the following cities is the most populous in the world as of now?
1) New York 2) Shanghai
3) Beijing 4) Tokyo
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 162 Which of the following Indian airlines formally joined the global airline group
Star Alliance on 12 Jul? It has become the only Indian airline which is now member of the 27
airlines club operating in 192 countries.
1) Air India 2) Jet Airways
3) IndiGo 4) AirAsia India
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 163 The World Population Day is observed every year on
1) 8 Jul 2) 11 Jul
3) 12 Jul 4) 14 Jul
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 164 Grand old lady Zohra Sehgal died at the age of 102 years recently. A Padma Shri
and Padma Vibhshan awardee, she was a noted
1) novelist 2) singer
3) actress 4) industrialist
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 165 Which of the following is NOT a new scheme announced in the Union Budget for
2014-15 recently?
1) Namami Ganga 2) Atal Jyoti Yojana
3) Shyama Prassad Mukherjee Rozgar mission 4) Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojna
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 166 The Union Budget for 2014-15 proposes to develop 100 new cities and a fund of
________has been set aside for the purpose.
1) Rs 5,080 cr 2) Rs 6,550 cr
3) Rs 7,060 cr 4) Rs 8,020 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 167 The Union Budget for 2014-15 proposes REITS for infrastructure projects to
reduce pressure on banking system. REITS stands for
1) Real Estate Investment Trusts 2) Real Estate Innovation Trusts
3) Real Estate Infrastructure Trusts 4) Real Estate Industrial Trusts
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 168 Which of the following is correct with respect to proposals in the Union Budget
for FY15 regarding women?
1) Women SHGs bank loan scheme to be extended
to other districts.
2) Rs 1500 cr on new scheme to improve
safety of women in big cities.
3) Beti bacahao, beti padahao scheme to be
launched with Rs 100 cr allocation.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 169 What is the budget allocation for the rural housing scheme in the Union Budget
for FY15?
1) Rs 6000 cr 2) Rs 8000 cr
3) Rs 10000 cr 4) Rs 12000 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 170 As proposed in the Union Budget for FY15, the Centre would restructure BRGF,
currently implemented in 272 backward districts in 27 States. What is the expanded form of
BRGF?
1) Backward Regions Grant Facility 2) Backward Regions Ground Facility
3) Backward Regions Grant Fund 4) Backward Regions Green Fund
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 171 Which of the following teams won the FIFA World Cup 2014 held in Brazil
recently?
1) Argentina 2) Holland
3) Germany 4) Brazil
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 172 Which of the following state assemblies passed a bill to set up a new separate
committee (SGPC) for the management of Gurudwaras in the state recently?
1) Rajasthan 2) Haryana
3) Gujarat 4) Uttar Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 173 The MP Bezbaruah committee submitted its report to the govt recently. This
Committee was set up to look into which of the following matters related to North Eastern (NE)
region?
1) Availability of medical facilities in the
NE region.
2) Concerns of people from the NE region living in
different parts of the country
3) Feasibility to link all the seven NE
states through railways.
4) Measures to increase employment opportunities
in the NE region
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 174 Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the proposals made in the
Union Budget for the FY15?
1) Rs 5000 cr for rehabilitation of displaced
Kashmiri migrants
2) Allocation of Rs 500 cr for rural electrification
3) Sanitation in every household by 2019
4) New scheme for skill development called Skill
India to be launched
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 175 The MSME Ministry launched a job portal recently. Which is of the following
statements is/are correct with respect to this new initiative?
1) The portal www.niesbudnaukri.com provides
a common platform to both the trained persons and
the prospective employers.
2) The portal is developed by the National
Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small
Business Development (NIESBUD).
3) It is armed with the facility of free-of-cost online
registration for employment in more than 150 job
categories.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 176 Presenting the Budget 2014-15 proposals in Parliament, the Union Finance
Minister has announced to set up a _____________ venture capital fund for the MSME sector.
1) Rs 5,000-cr 2) Rs 10,000-cr
3) Rs 15,000-cr 4) Rs 20,000-cr
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 177 Examine the following with respect to the proposals of the Union Budget for
FY15 and identify the one which is NOT correct?
1) New Watershed programme with
outlay of Rs 2000 cr
2) New teachers training scheme to be launched with
the allocation of Rs 500 cr
3) Rs 3600 cr for national rural drinking

water programme
4) National Centre of Humanities would be set up in
Uttar Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 178 The first indigenously built anti-submarine warship (ASW) was handed over to
the Indian Navy in Kolkata recently. It is first in its class of four ASW corvettes being built
under Project-28 for the Navy and is named
1) INS Kolkata 2) INS Maysore
3) INS Kamorta 4) INS Tarkash
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 179 Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the proposals made in the
Union Railway budget for the FY15 recently?
1) FDI in railway projects including
operations
2) CCTVs to be used at stations for monitoring
cleanliness
3) Battery operated cars for differently-abled
and senior citizens at major stations
4) Women RPF Constables to escort ladies
coaches; 4,000 women constables to be inducted
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 180 As proposed in the Union Budget for FY15, four more AIIMS will be set up in the
country with current allocation of Rs 500 cr. Which of the following are the states/regions
where these institutes will come up?
1) West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Purvanchal
and Vidharbha
2) Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana and Vidharbha
3) Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal
Pradesh and Vidharbha
4) Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and
Vidharbha
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 181 Which of the following countries has emerged as the worlds largest consumer of
antibiotics according to a new study Global Trends in Antibiotic Consumption, 2000-2010
released recently?
1) India 2) US
3) China 4) Russia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 182 Pakistan has declared the ancestral home of which of the following Indian
personalities situated in the country as a national heritage recently?
1) Lal Krishna Advani 2) Dilip Kumar
3) Yash Chopra 4) Shekhar Kapur
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 183 Which of the following teams secured the third place in the recently concluded
FIFA World Cup held in Brazil?
1) Netherlands 2) Brazil
3) Argentina 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 184 We read about a term DONER in newspapers. This term is related to which of the
following?
1) It is a textile brand. 2) It is a NGO active in the North Eastern region.
3) It is the group of nuclear supplier
countries.
4) It is a Union Ministry for the North Eastern
region.
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 185 The govt has proposed an integrated programme for the conservation of river
Ganga with an outlay of over __________in the Union Budget for FY15. The Conservation
Mission will be called Namami Gange.
1) Rs 1,000 cr 2) Rs 2,000 cr
3) Rs 3,000 cr 4) Rs 4,000 cr

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 186 The Law Commission of India has submitted its report Manpower Planning in
Judiciary to guide the Govt in overcoming the shortage of judges in the judiciary. Who among
the following is the current chairman of the Law Commission?
1) Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam 2) Justice KG Balakrishnan
3) Justice Mukul Mudgal 4) Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 187 The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2013 shows that there is an increase of
5871 sq km in the forest cover of the country compared to the previous report. The ISFR is
released at what intervals?
1) Annually 2) Biennially
3) After every three years 4) After every five years
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 188 India launched the indigenously built ship Sindhu Sadhna recently. Fitted with
latest world-class equipments, this is a
1) research ship 2) fast attack ship
3) nuclear powered patrol ship 4) naval training ship
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 189 The govt has allocated what amount for the Prime Ministers Employment
Generation Programme (PMEGP) to create over 27 lakh jobs in the 12th Plan period ending
Mar 2017?
1) Rs 4,000 cr 2) Rs 6,080 cr
3) Rs 8,060 cr 4) Rs 10,040 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 190 The govt announced appointment of new governors for various states recently.
Which of the following pairs is NOT matched correctly in this regard?
1) Ram Naik Uttar Pradesh 2) OP Kohli Gujarat
3) Keshari Nath Tripathi West Bengal 4) Padmanabha Acharya Nagaland
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 191 As ruled by the World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel, recently,
which of the following countries has broken global trade rules by slapping import duties on
Indian steel products?
1) China 2) Bangladesh
3) US 4) Brazil
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 192 The govt has slapped an additional penalty of USD 579 mn on which of the
following oil companies for producing less than targeted natural gas from its KG-D6 block?
1) Essar Oil 2) Reliance Industries
3) Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation 4) Cairn India
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 193 The President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Gandhi Peace prize for 2013 to
who among the following recently?
1) Ela Bhatt 2) Govind Mishra
3) Shekhar Pathak 4) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 194 The long-awaited BRICS Bank will be headquartered in which of the following
cities?
1) Fortaleza, Brazil 2) Shanghai, China
3) New Delhi, India 4) Johannesburg, South Africa
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 195 The TRAI (Amendment) Bill has been cleared by both the houses of the
Parliament. Why was this amendment Bill brought by the govt?
1) The existing law allows a former TRAI
Chairman to take up private job two years after
retirement.
2) The existing law bars a former TRAI
Chairman from taking up a govt job ever in
life.
3) It was required to bring the telecom regulator on
par with international regulators.
4) It was required to deal with the 2G scam
effectively.

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 196 The Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague has announced it verdict that
19,467 sq km out of the total 25,602 sq km disputed area with India in the Bay of Bengal will be
handed over to
1) Myanmar 2) Bangladesh
3) Sri Lanka 4) Thailand
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 197 Brazil hosted the sixth BRICS summit recently. The group was originally formed
as BRIC and became BRICS with the inclusion of South Africa in _________.
1) 2008 2) 2009
3) 2010 4) 2011
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 198 The BRICS group is playing an increasingly important role in the world economy.
Examine the following facts about the group and choose the statement which is NOT correct.
1) At Goldman Sachs, Jim O Neil first
coined the term BRIC in 2001.
2) The theme of the sixth BRICS summit was
Inclusive Growth; Sustainable Development.
3) The Sixth BRICS Summit was held in
Fortaleza and Brasilia in Brazil on 15-16 Jul
2014.
4) BRICS make up 40 per cent of the worlds
population and 25 per cent of the worlds
landmass.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 199 World Population Day is observed on 11 Jul annually. Which of the following
facts is NOT correct in the context of the present global population?
1) As of 1 Jan 2014, the worlds population was
estimated to be 9,137,661,030.
2) Vatican City and Nauru are the states
with the lowest populations.
3) China, India, USA, Indonesia, Pakistan and Brazil
account for half the worlds people.
4) Every seventh person in the world is
an Indian.
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 200 Examine the following facts with respect to the Railway Budget for FY15 and
identify the only incorrect statement.
1) Railways university for technical and
non-technical subjects
2) Loss per passenger per KM up from 10 per cent in
2000-01 to 33 per cent in 2012-13
3) Highest ever plan outlay of Rs
65,455 cr for 2014-15
4) Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs 149,176 cr.
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 201 Who won the Golden Ball award at the FIFA World Cup held in Brazil recently?
1) Arjen Robben 2) James Rodriguez
3) Thomas Muller 4) Lionel Messi
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 202 What will be the initial authorised capital of the proposed BRICS bank?
1) USD 100 bn 2) USD 200 bn
3) USD 300 bn 4) USD 500 bn
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 203 The first chair of the Board of Governors of the proposed BRICS bank will be
from which of the following countries?
1) India 2) Brazil
3) Russia 4) South Africa
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 204 Who among the following has been appointed the Chairman of the Indian Council
of Historical Research (ICHR) recently?
1) Y Sudarshan Rao 2) Ramachandra Guha

3) Udai Prakash Arora 4) Ram Narayan Rawat

5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 205 As per the recently released UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) report
2014, what portion of the worlds 1.2 billion extremely poor population is residing in India at
present?
1) half 2) one third
3) one fourth 4) one fifth
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 206 What is Indias ranking in the recently released Ease of Doing Business report
by the World Bank?
1) 134 2) 131
3) 112 4) 89
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 207 Which of the following member countries will hold the presidency of the
proposed BRICS bank initially for 6 years?
1) Brazil 2) South Africa
3) Russia 4) India
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 208 Following the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Brazilian
President Dilma Rousseff, the two countries signed three agreements. Which of the following is
NOT among them?
1) MoU on cooperation in
the field of environment
2) Implementing arrangement establishing cooperation in
augmentation of a Brazilian earth station for receiving and
processing data from Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) Satellites
3) MoU on cooperation in
the field of mobility and
consular issues
4) MoU on establishing a branch of Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) in Fortaleza
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 209 Which of the following pairs won the mens doubles title of the Wimbledon tennis
tournament recently?
1) Alex Bolt and Andrew Whittington 2) Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock
3) Marcelo Demoliner and Purav Raja 4) Bob and Mike Bryan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 210 Which of the following countries will host the seventh BRICS summit in 2015?
1) Russia 2) South Africa
3) China 4) India
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 211 What amount has been allocated for the Defence Ministry in the Budget for the
FY15? There has been an increase of around 12.5 per cent from the last fiscal.
1) Rs 3.20 lakh cr 2) Rs 2.82 lakh cr
3) Rs 2.29 lakh cr 4) Rs 2.03 lakh cr
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 212 The Reserve Bank of India has notified that home loans up to _______in metros
and _______in non-metros, given by banks from the proceeds of long-term bonds (of minimum
7 yrs maturity), will qualify as affordable housing loans.
1) Rs 45 lakh, Rs 35 lakh 2) Rs 50 lakh, Rs 40 lakh
3) Rs 55 lakh, Rs 45 lakh 4) Rs 60 lakh, Rs 50 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 213 The market regulator, SEBI, asked Satyam Computers founder B Ramalinga Raju
and others to return their unlawful gains of Rs 1,849 cr along with an interest of Rs 1,200 cr and
barred them from accessing the capital market for _______, recently.
1) 10 years 2) 14 years
3) 20 years 4) life time
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 214 The 2015 BRICS Summit will be held in Russia in which of the following cities?
1) Sochi 2) Saint-Petersburg
3) Ufa 4) Moscow
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 215 Typhoon Rammasun hit which of the following countries, recently, which
paralysed the normal life and has claimed at least 38 lives so far?
1) Philippines 2) Singapore
3) Colombia 4) Chile
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 216 Who won the Golden Boot at the FIFA World Cup held in Brazil recently?
1) Arjen Robben 2) James Rodriguez
3) Thomas Muller 4) Lionel Messi
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 217 Who among the following is the goodwill ambassador of the 35th National Games
to be held in seven cities in Kerala in 2015?
1) Saina Nehwal 2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Leander Paes 4) Sania Mirza
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 218 Who among the following has authored the book titled Strangers Across the
Border: Indian Encounters In Boomtown China?
1) Reshma Patil 2) Saba Imtiaz
3) Carlotta Gall 4) Prashant Jha
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 219 Lt General Ajay Kumar Singh has been sworn in as Lt Governor of which of the
following Union Territories?
1) Puducherry 2) Chandigarh
3) Andaman & Nicobar 4) Lakshadweep
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 220 The Indian womens cricket team led by Mithali Raj is all set to play a four-day
Test match with which of the following teams after a gap of eight long years?
1) New Zealand 2) Australia
3) England 4) West Indies
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 221 Which of the following has become the first country to legalise child labour
recently? Now, children as young as ten years old are allowed to work.
1) Bolivia 2) Cambodia
3) Nigeria 4) Kenya
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 222 Nagoya Protocol will come into force from October this year. This international
agreement is related to which of the following issues?
1) Access to civilian nuclear technology
for all
2) Easy access for poor countries to patented life
saving drugs
3) Access and benefit sharing of genetic
resources
4) Global resource sharing for the wellbeing of
handicapped people
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 223 The naval exercise INDRA 2014 was conducted between India and which of the
following countries recently?
1) Japan 2) China
3) France 4) Russia
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 224 The Finance Minister cleared the way for the Real Estate Investment Trusts
(REITs) in his budget speech recently. Which of the following is correct with respect to REITs?
1) These are vehicles that hold and manage large
commercial rent-earning properties on behalf of
investors.
2) The REITs manager should have a
net worth Rs 5 cr and the sponsor Rs
20 cr.
3) A REIT can hold multiple properties and can go for a
public offering if properties are worth more than Rs
1,000 cr.
4) All the above

5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4

Ques. : 225 What is Indias ranking in the annual Global Innovation Index (GII) survey for
2014?
1) 53rd 2) 61st
3) 66th 4) 76th
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 226 A passenger plane of which of the following countries was allegedly shot down in
eastern Ukraine recently killing all 295 people aboard?
1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia
3) Israel 4) Iran
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 227 The Signature Bridge is being constructed across river Yamuna in which of the
following cities in India?
1) Agra 2) Delhi
3) Mathura 4) Allahabad
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 228 Renowned scholar Granville Austin died recently. Awarded a Padma Shri, he was
a scholar of Indian
1) Constitution 2) History
3) Geography 4) Philosophy
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 229 The military operation Operation Protective Edge is being conducted by
1) Israel against Hamas in Palestine 2) US against Syrian regime
3) Ukraine govt against pro-Russian rebels 4) US against ISIS militants in Iraq
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 230 Which of the following states in India has the highest percentage of poor (47.9 per
cent) in the country as per C Rangarajan panel report?
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Odisha
3) Chhattisgarh 4) Manipur
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 231 The World Bank president is all set to visit New Delh on a three-day visit to meet
PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Who among the following is the current
President of the World Bank group?
1) Robert Zoellick 2) Paul Farmer
3) Jim Yong Kim 4) Christine Lagarde
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 232 As per the Employment Exchange Statistics 2013, which is of the following
states tops in terms of providing jobs through employment exchanges?
1) Maharashtra 2) Kerala
3) Gujarat 4) West Bengal
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 233 Germany has topped the recently released FIFA world rankings. What is Indias
position in the ranking?
1) 144th 2) 151th
3) 154th 4) 158th
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 234 The annual naval engagement Malabar exercise is to be conducted soon. This
exercise will be a trilateral engagement and will be participated by
1) India, Japan, Vietnam 2) India, South Korea, Japan
3) India, US, Japan 4) India, South Korea, US
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 235 Who won the 2014 German Grand Prix recently?
1) Felipe Massa 2) Valtteri Bottas
3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Nico Rosberg
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 236 Internet giant Google revealed that it would be launching Project Zero
programme soon. This project is aimed at
1) finding software bugs online
2) running advertisement of new startups for
free
3) eliminating rivals from search engine
platform

4) inviting volunteers to work with Google

5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 237 Which of the following is the most urbansied state of the country with 62.17% as
urban population?
1) Kerala 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Goa 4) Mizoram
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 238 As per the C Rangarajan panel report, which of the following states in India is the
most prosperous state as it has least proportion (6.3 per cent) of poor population?
1) Goa 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala 4) Sikkim
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 239 Which of the following countries has topped the Global Innovation Index (GII)
2014? The GII is jointly published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual
Property Organisation (WIPO) for 143 economies around the world.
1) Finland 2) Switzerland
3) Sweden 4) United Kingdom
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 240 India hosted the Conference of Parties (CoP-11) to the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad in Oct 2012, and the next CoP is to be held in ____________in
Oct this year.
1) Pyeongchang, South Korea 2) Buenos Aires, Argentina
3) Tokyo, Japan 4) Brasilia, Brazil
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 241 The Central govt has allocated what amount for ultra large solar power projects
and solar parks in the Union Budget for FY15?
1) Rs 1000 cr 2) Rs 2000 cr
3) Rs 5000 cr 4) Rs 10000 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 242 Which of the following countries removed restrictions on foreign ownership of
banks in the country recently under a new law that allows 100 per cent foreign control?
1) China 2) Thailand
3) Philippines 4) Singapore
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 243 A ultra mega solar power project is to be set up in Sambhar, Rajasthan for which a
MoU has been signed recently. What will be the cumulative capacity of the plant which will be
achieved in phases?
1) 1000 MW 2) 2000 MW
3) 3000 MW 4) 4000 MW
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 244 The authorities in Switzerland have revealed that the quantum of fake Indian
rupee notes in their country is the third highest for any foreign currency. Which of the following
currencies tops in this regard?
1) Chinese yuan 2) US dollar
3) Euro 4) Canadian dollar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 245 India will soon sign bilateral APAs with a clutch of Japanese companies for the
first time. APA stands for
1) Advance-Pricing Agreement 2) Advance-Policy Agreement
3) Advance-Priority Agreement 4) Advance-Pricing Assessment
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 246 The Finance Minister has confided that the revenue collection is expected to
exceed targets this fiscal. What is the budget estimate for the revenue collection during 201415?
1) Rs 11.58 lakh cr 2) Rs 12.35 lakh cr
3) Rs 13.64 lakh cr 4) Rs 14.44 lakh cr
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 247 Legendary actor James Garner died recently. Best known for playing a detective
in crime series Rockford Files, he belonged to
1) US 2) UK
3) France 4) Colombia
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 248 Who among the following is the president of the Eleventh Conference of Parties
(CoP-11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)?
1) Nobuteru Ishihara 2) Prakash Javadekar
3) Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani 4) Yoon Seong-kyu
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 249 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has unveiled
automatic info exchange framework to curb black money internationally. The headquarters of
OECD is situated in
1) London 2) Frankfurt
3) Rome 4) Paris
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 250 As per the C Rangarajan panel report, which of the following states in India has
the highest incidence of urban poverty (50.8 per cent) in the country?
1) Bihar 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Jharkhand 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 251 The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed confidence that direct tax
collection would exceed budget target of _________in the current financial year.
1) Rs 8.11 lakh cr 2) Rs 7.86 lakh cr
3) Rs 7.36 lakh cr 4) Rs 7.13 lakh cr
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 252 2014 Commonwealth Games begun in Glasgow in which of the following
countries recently?
1) New Zealand 2) Scotland
3) Holland 4) Poland
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 253 The current installed power generation capacity of the country is about
__________.
1) 2,25,000 MW 2) 2,50,000 MW
3) 2,70,000 MW 4) 2,95,000 MW
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 254 The 95th Garo Labour Corps Day was observed on 16 Jul in which of the
following states saluting heroes of WW-I?
1) Assam 2) Meghalaya
3) Mizoram 4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 255 In a major relief to citizens, the govt has decided to promote self-attestation of
domcument. Earlier, it was necessary to get documents attested by _________for govt-related
work.
1) a notary 2) a gazetted officer
3) any govt employee 4) Any one of the above
5) Either 1) or 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 256 The RBI has exempted long-term bonds (at least 7 yrs) from the mandatory
regulatory norms such as the CRR, SLR and PSL if the money raised is used for
1) long-term projects in infrastructure sub-sectors 2) affordable housing
3) agricultural loans 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 257 Indian corporate sector has to migrate to IFRS from the home-grown Indian
Accounting Standards by the financial year 2016-17. IFRS stands for
1) International Forward Reporting Standards 2) International Fair Reporting Standards
3) International Fast Reporting Standards 4) International Financial Reporting Standards
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 258 The govt asked UN Military Observer Group to vacate rent-free office in Delhi
recently. This UN body has been overseeing Indias military activity _________for last 40
years.
1) against Maoist insurgents 2) in Jammu & Kashmir
3) in Arabian Sea 4) in Bay of Bengal
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 259 The Nobel Prize and Booker Prize awardee and one of the literary worlds most
powerful voices against apartheid, Nadine Gordimer, died recently. She belonged to
1) Nigeria 2) South Africa
3) Cambodia 4) Azerbaijan

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 260 Sim Bhullar is associated with which of the following games? He is the first
player of Indian origin to be drafted into the national team of the game in the US.
1) Rugby 2) Basketball
3) Football 4) Tennis
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 261 At present, India does not enjoy trade surplus with which of the following
SAARC countries?
1) Bangladesh 2) Pakistan
3) Sri Lanka 4) Maldives
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 262 The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj went on a three-day official visit to
which of the following countries recently? She attended the two nations Joint Commission
Meeting which took place after a gap of 23 years.
1) Bangladesh 2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal 4) Bhutan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 263 Nick Clegg, who is scheduled to visit India in Aug, is the current Deputy Prime
Minister of which of the following countries?
1) US 2) UK
3) Canada 4) Italy
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 264 A plane making a landing attempt in stormy weather crashed at an airport in
which of the following countries recently killing 51 people and injuring seven other? The
country was battered by Typhoon Matmo causing heavy rain there.
1) Taiwan 2) South Korea
3) Indonesia 4) Iran
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 265 The 7th IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) Summit in 2015 will be hosted by
which of the following cities?
1) Brasilia 2) Fortaleza
3) New Delhi 4) Copenhagen
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 266 The RBI issued draft norms for small banks recently. Such banks can be set up
with a minimum capital of _______.
1) Rs 50 cr 2) Rs 100 cr
3) Rs 200 cr 4) Rs 500 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 267 The B20 Australia Summit was held in which of the following cities on 18 Jul? It
is a forum through which the private sector produces policy recommendations for the annual
meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) leaders.
1) Melbourne 2) Sydney
3) Brisbane 4) Perth
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 268 Philipp Lahm, who retired from international football, recently, was erstwhile
captain of which of the following teams?
1) Argentina 2) Brazil
3) Germany 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 269 The CBDT has constituted a six-member committee to recommend steps to reduce
litigations. What is full form of CBDT?
1) Central Bureau of Direct Taxes 2) Central Bureau of Distinct Taxes
3) Central Board of Distinct Taxes 4) Central Board of Direct Taxes
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 270 The book titled The Gypsy Goddess has been authored by who among the
following?
1) Mahesh Rao 2) Meena Kandasamy
3) Sipra Das 4) Reshma Patil
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 271 Which of the following is a banking/finance related term?
1) Amortisation 2) Constellation
3) Amphibious 4) Abacus

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 272 The book titled A Tale of Two Drops has been authored by who among the
following?
1) APJ Abdul Kalam 2) Arundhati Roy
3) Gulam Nabi Azad 4) Harsh Vardhan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 273 Which of the following companies has become the most valued company by
market capitalisation in India?
1) Tata Consultancy Services 2) Infosys
3) Wipro 4) Reliance Industries
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 274 The govt approved sale of what quantity of wheat from FCI stock in the open
market in order to boost domestic supply and check prices? The reserve price has been fixed at
Rs 1,500 per quintal plus other charges.
1) 5 mn tonne 2) 8 mn tonne
3) 10 mn tonne 4) 12 mn tonne
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 275 What is Indias position in Human Development Index 2014 released recently?
1) 131 2) 133
3) 135 4) 138
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 276 What is govts disinvestment target for the current financial year?
1) Rs 25,500 cr 2) Rs 35,625 cr
3) Rs 36,925 cr 4) Rs 58,425 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 277 Who among the following has been appointed the ambassador of the newly
created state Telangana recently?
1) R Ashwin 2) Sania Mirza
3) Jwala Gutta 4) Leander Paes
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 278 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the foreign institutional investors'
(FIIs') sub-limit in govt bonds recently. What is the overall limit for FII investment in govt
bonds?
1) USD 20 bn 2) USD 25 bn
3) USD 30 bn 4) USD 35 bn
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 279 Who among the following has been appointed a United Nations Goodwill
Ambassador by UN Women recently?
1) Madhuri Dixit 2) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
3) Sandra Bullock 4) Emma Watson
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 280 Which of the following countries holds the chairmanship of the G-20 group at
present?
1) India 2) China
3) Australia 4) Brazil
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 281 India is on course to complete the worlds highest railway bridge in Jammu &
Kashmir by 2016. The bridge is being built over ________river.
1) Chenab 2) Jhelum
3) Indus 4) Ravi
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 282 The central govt has notified rules under the Lokpal Act recently. The Lokpal and
Lokayuktas Act provides for the establishment of a Lokpal for the Union and ________for the
states.
1) Lokayuktas 2) Loksewaka
3) Lok Prahari 4) Lok Pradhan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 283 The Cabinet cleared the Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill recently to empower
the market regulator Sebi to deal with which of the following?
1) Ponzi schemes 2) Microfinance institutions
3) Pension funds 4) Urban Cooperative Banks
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 284 Which of the following is the most valued IT services company in the world as of
now?
1) Infosys 2) Accenture
3) IBM 4) TCS
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 285 Who among the following has been elected as the new President of Iraq recently?
1) Jalal Talabani 2) Mohammed Fuad Masoum
3) Ayad Allawi 4) Nouri al-Maliki
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 286 The Govt has approved the sale of its residual stakes in which of the following
PSUs recently?
1) BALCO 2) Hindustan Zinc
3) BPCL 4) All the above
5) Both 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 287 Nelson Mandela International Day is observed every year on
1) 2 Jul 2) 8 Jul
3) 11 Jul 4) 18 Jul
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 288 Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation as the Prime Minister of which of
the following countries recently?
1) Canada 2) Italy
3) Sweden 4) Ukraine
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 289 Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu won gold medals in the 20th Commonwealth
Games in Glasgow, Scotland recently in which of the following games?
1) Weightlifting 2) Archery
3) Discus throw 4) Wrestling
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 290 What is the minimum capital requirement for setting up a normal commercial
bank as per the RBI guidelines?
1) Rs 100 cr 2) Rs 200 cr
3) Rs 400 cr 4) Rs 500 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 291 Who among the following won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2014 recently?
1) Fernando Alonso 2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Nico Rosberg 4) Daniel Ricciardo
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 292 The Govt has revised investment target for Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)
from Rs 27,000 cr to
1) Rs 60,000 cr 2) Rs 80,000 cr
3) Rs 100,000 cr 4) Rs 120,000 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 293 The Exim Bank has requested the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to increase its
leverage ratio. Currently, the RBI allows the Exim Bank to leverage only _______of its netowned
funds.
1) 10 times 2) 15 times
3) 25 times 4) 50 times
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 294 Sam Kutesa, who visited New Delhi recently, is the current Foreign Affairs
Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Rwanda 2) Lebanon
3) Uganda 4) Vietnam
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 295 India refused to ratify the WTO promoted TFA pact without resolving food
security issue at Geneva recently. What does TFA stands for?
1) Trade Facility Agreement 2) Trade Facilitation Agreement
3) Trade Fostering Agreement 4) Trade Favour Agreement
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 296 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit which of the following countries on
a two-day official visit from 3rd Aug? It will be the first visit by an Indian Premier in over 17
years as the late Prime Minister I K Gujral had visited the country in 1997.
1) Bangladesh 2) Sri Lanka

3) Nepal 4) Afghanistan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 297 Which of the following companies has announced to acquire all the three
hydroelectric power plants of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd?
1) Tata Power 2) Reliance Power
3) Essar Power 4) Adani Power
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 298 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a website that aims to help citizens
contribute in governance by giving their opinions and views on important issues. Name the
website.
1) MyIndia 2) MyYuva
3) MySarkar 4) MyGov
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 299 Which of the following is the only country in the BRICS grouping that has
avoided the recent growth downgrade by International Monetary Fund (IMF)? Its economic
expansion forecast at 5.4 per cent for the current fiscal has been retained by the IMF.
1) India 2) China
3) Brazil 4) South Africa
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 300 Apurvi Chandela and Rahi Sanorbat clinched a gold medal each in which of the
following games for India at the 20th Commonwealth Games?
1) Weightlifting 2) Archery
3) Shooting 4) Wrestling
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 301 The World Hepatitis Day is observed on which of the following dates?
1) 22 Jul 2) 26 Jul
3) 28 Jul 4) 29 Jul
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 302 The Law Commission Chairperson AP Shah has recommended three changes to
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Law in his report submitted recently. Which of the
following is NOT among them?
1) Same retirement age of 65 for
Supreme Court and High Court judges.
2) A three-year cooling off period for retired judges
before the take up positions offered by the govt.
3) A fixed tenure for Chief Justice of
India.
4) Executive takeover of judicial appointment system.
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 303 As revealed by the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, recently, which of the
following countries is the largest client for the World Bank Group? The WB committed a total
of $6.4 bn to the country during its last fiscal year.
1) China 2) India
3) Brazil 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 304 Which of the following e-commerce websites has announced to have raised $ 1bn
(Rs 6,000 cr) in fund recently? This is the largest ever fund-raising by an Indian Internet
company.
1) Snapdeal 2) Shopclues
3) Flipkart 4) Homeshop18
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 305 Name unmanned vehicle developed by NASA which has made a record clocking
highest distance by any man-made vehicle on a celestial body other than earth recently. The
solar-powered robot has journeyed 40 KM on mars so far.
1) Opportunity 2) Discovery
3) Path Finder 4) Lunokhod 2
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 306 While addressing a gathering of scientists in New Delhi, the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi called for Blue Revolution. The blue revolution is associated with
1) Crude oil production 2) Bio-dieses production
3) Plastic industry 4) Fisheries sector
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 307 Amit Kumar and Vinesh Phogat won gold medals for India in which of the
following games in the 20th Commonwealth Games recently?
1) Boxing 2) Shooting
3) Wrestling 4) Weightlifting
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 308 During the recent visit of Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to Nepal, both sides
stressed the need to complete necessary formalities for BIPPA. Expand the term BIPPA.
1) Bilateral Investment Protection and
Preference Agreement
2) Bilateral Investment Provisioning and
Promotion Agreement
3) Bilateral Investment Protection and
Promotion Agreement
4) Bilateral Investment Protection and Provision
Agreement
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 309 The book titled The Gypsy Goddess has been authored by who among the
following?
1) Meena Kandasamy 2) Ranjit Hoskote
3) Kalyan Ray 4) Dayanita Singh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 310 Who among the following is the present Chairman of the Railway Board?
1) VK Gupta 2) Arunendra Kumar
3) Alok Johri 4) Kul Bhushan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 311 India opposed the current WTO norms limiting the value of food subsidies
calculated at the prices in the base year 1986. What per cent of the total value of food grain
production is allowed as food subsidy as per current WTO norms?
1) 5 per cent 2) 8 per cent
3) 10 per cent 4) 12 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 312 The World Tiger Day is observed on
1) 22 Jul 2) 25 Jul
3) 27 Jul 4) 29 Jul
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 313 Who is the author of the book titled One Life is Not Enough?
1) Natwar Singh 2) Sushma Swaraj
3) Brajesh Mishra 4) Shivraj Patil
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 314 Cricketer Jacques Kallis, who announced retirement from all formats of
international cricket, recently, played for which of the following countries?
1) England 2) New Zealand
3) Australia 4) South Africa
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 315 Which of the following states has introduced a new Bill seeking to prohibit private
persons from setting up of law colleges in the State?
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Telangana 4) Maharashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 316 Indias ace player Satyawart Kadian is associated with which of the following
games?
1) Weightlifting 2) Wrestling
3) Squash 4) Boxing
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 317 Who among the following has taken over as the new Chief of Army Staff? He will
have a tenure of 30 months as the 26th Chief of the armed forces.
1) Deepak Kapoor 2) Joginder Jaswant Singh
3) Dalbir Singh Suhag 4) Vijay Kumar Singh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 318 The govt has proposed to formulate a new education policy to meet new
challenges. The previous National Policy on Education was adopted by the Parliament in
1) 1968 2) 1976

3) 1984 4) 1986
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 319 Which of the following terms is used in the game of cricket?
1) Punch 2) Leg Bye
3) Trump 4) Deuce
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 320 Yogeshwar Dutt and Babita Kumari won gold medals in mens and womens
categories of which of the following games at the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow?
1) Weightlifting 2) Boxing
3) Wrestling 4) Shot put
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 321 The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) lab study found residues of
antibiotics in 40 per cent of the samples of which of the following food items in the Delhi NCR
region recently?
1) Milk 2) Chicken
3) Vegetables 4) Ghee
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 322 The Prime Minister will launch the govt's campaign for financial inclusion on the
eve of Independence Day. Which of the following is NOT correct in this respect?
1) The new scheme will ensure banking service
to 7.5 cr households in the country by 15 Aug
2018.
2) The 600000-odd houses in the country will
be split into small service areas assigned to
banks.
3) One fixed banking point on 1000-1500
households.
4) It will be insured that each adult member of
each household have a bank account.
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 323 Who among the following has scripted history by becoming the first Indian
woman gymnast to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games after she bagged a bronze in the
vault event?
1) Krishna Poonia 2) Soma Biswas
3) Harwant Kaur 4) Dipa Karmakar
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 324 People across the world can now view images from 76 heritage sites located in
India. With the support of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which of the following
technology firms has made it possible?
1) Microsoft 2) IBM
3) Google 4) Yahoo
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 325 Which of the following is the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty? This is
a treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are visually impaired.
1) China 2) US
3) India 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 326 Vikas Gowda gave India its first athletics gold of the 20th Commonwealth Games
in which of the following games?
1) Discuss throw 2) Long jump
3) Shot put 4) Triple jump
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 327 After Flipkarts announcement of raising $1 bn, which of the following e-retailers
has announced to invest $2 bn in India?
1) ebay 2) Amazon
3) Walmart 4) Carrefour
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 328 A committee formed to look into the possibilities of bringing changes in pattern of
civil services examination among others submitted its report to the govt recently. Who among
the following headed the Committee?
1) RK Gupta 2) Arvind Varma
3) PK Das 4) Rakesh Agrawal

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 329 Who among the following has won the Golden Glove award at 2014 FIFA World
Cup?
1) James Rodriguez 2) Lionel Messi
3) Mario Goetze 4) Manuel Neuer
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 330 The govt has appointed who among the following as a deputy governor of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently?
1) MD Mallya 2) SS Mundra
3) Adarsh Kishore 4) BA Prabhakar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 331 The World Trade Organization (WTO) failed to reach a consensus on the Trade
Facilitation Agreement (TFA) recently. Who among the following is the current President of the
WTO?
1) Guy Ryder 2) Roberto Azevedo
3) Pascal Lamy 4) Gita Wirjawan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 332 The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a trade agreement
being negotiated between the European Union and which of the following countries?
1) US 2) Ukraine
3) China 4) India
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 333 Sierra Leone announced health emergency in the country due to nationwide
outbreak of which of the following diseases recently?
1) Malaria 2) Swine Flu
3) Plague 4) Ebola
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 334 The book No Country has been authored by
1) Ranjit Hoskote 2) Sankarshan Thakur
3) Kalyan Ray 4) Dayanita Singh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 335 Who among the following has been appointed the Chairman of the Central Board
of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently?
1) KV Chowdary 2) Praveen Mahajan
3) Shobha L Chary 4) JM Shanti Sundharam
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 336 Which of the following offices looks after the indirect taxes in India?
1) CBDT 2) CBIT
3) CBEC 4) CVC
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 337 Nigeria and three other countries have pledged to speed up the creation of a 2,800strong regional force to tackle militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Which of the following
countries is NOT among them?
1) Chad 2) Cameroon
3) Kenya 4) Chad
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 338 The Third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III) in 2014 will be hosted by which
of the following cities?
1) Addis Ababa 2) New Delhi
3) Nairobi 4) Windhoek
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 339 The provisional results of the Sixth Economic Survey of India were released
recently. When was the first Economic Survey conducted?
1) 1977 2) 1980
3) 1990 4) 2004
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 340 Which of the following Union Territories/State celebrated its 61st libration Day
on 2nd Aug?
1) Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2) Goa
3) Pondicherry 4) Andaman and Nicobar
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 341 Dutee Chand was disqualified from the 2014 Commonwealth Games after failing

a gender test that showed that her testosterone levels were above the range considered normal
for female athletes. She is a professional
1) discus throw player 2) pugilist
3) weightlifter 4) sprinter
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 342 Which of the following revolutions and the areas they are related to is NOT
matched correctly?
1) Yellow revolution Oil seed production 2) Blue revolution Fisheries
3) White revolution Milk production 4) Silver revolution Jute production
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 343 Who among the following is current Revenue Secretary of India?
1) Shaktikanta Das 2) Sumit Bose
3) RS Gujral 4) Arvind Mayaram
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 344 Aadi Perukku festival, which is thanksgiving festival by farmers to River
Cauvery, is celebrated in which of the following states?
1) Kerala 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 345 The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is scheduled to take
place in ____________from Sep 19 Oct 4, 2014.
1) Tokyo, Japan 2) Incheon, South Korea
3) Manila, Philippines 4) New Delhi, India
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 346 The govt is pushing for the early passing of the much awaited Insurance
Amendment Bill. The Bill mandates raising Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Insurance
Sector from the existing 26 per cent to
1) 49 per cent 2) 51 per cent
3) 74 per cent 4) 100 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 347 The Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has given
green signal to the redevelopment project of the Sasoon Dock. This historic dock is located in
which of the following cities?
1) Kandla 2) Cochin
3) Mumbai 4) Visakhapatnam
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 348 The tourism department of which of the following states has signed an agreement
with UNESCO for promoting and protecting the ancient Spice Route which once connected 31
countries?
1) Goa 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala 4) Karnataka
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 349 Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa created history by winning the first-ever
gold medal in which of the following games in the 20th Commonwealth Games recently?
1) Squash 2) Table tennis
3) Badminton 4) Netball
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 350 SK Jain, who arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the charges
of bribery, recently, is the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following Public
Sector Banks (PSBs)?
1) Indian Bank 2) Bank of India
3) Syndicate Bank 4) Canara Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 351 The Glasgow Commonwealth Games concluded recently. With 64 medals India
stood at which of the following positions in the Games?
1) Third 2) Fourth
3) Fifth 4) Sixth
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 352 India succeeded in clinching silver medal in hockey in Glasgow Commonwealth
Games. Which of the following teams defeated India to win the gold?
1) Australia 2) Pakistan
3) England 4) New Zealand

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 353 Who among the following made history by becoming the first Indian male shuttler
in 32 years to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games?
1) Gurusai Datt 2) Parupalli Kashyap
3) Ajay Jayaram 4) Srikanth Kidambi
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 354 Which of the following provinces of China was devastated by a strong 6.5magnitude earthquake that killed nearly 400 people recently?
1) Yunnan 2) Hainan
3) Sichuan 4) Shandong
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 355 Indian Banks Association (IBA) has a common networking system for sharing the
ATM facilities located in Mumbai, which is known as
1) Indian Clearing House 2) Cash Network
3) ATM network 4) Shared Payment System Network
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 356 Consortium Advances refer to
1) Multiple advances 2) Concurrent borrowing
3) Financing of consignment business 4) Joint financing by more than one bank
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 357 We often read about NDTL of banks in the financial newspapers. What is the full
form of NDTL?
1) Net Dividend and Time Liabilities 2) Net Demand and Transfer Liabilities
3) Net Demand and Time Liabilities 4) Net Discount and Time Liabilities
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 358 The book Single Man has been authored by
1) Sankarshan Thakur 2) Ranjit Hoskote
3) Kalyan Ray 4) Dayanita Singh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 359 A short term govt security paper is called
1) Share 2) Debenture
3) Mutual fund 4) Treasury bill
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 360 The book Hard Choices has been authored by
1) Kris Manjapra 2) Robert Gaibraith
3) Hilary Rodham Clinton 4) Bill Clinton
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 361 We often read that govt is concerned about the rising CAD. What does letter A
denotes in the term CAD?
1) Account 2) Adequacy
3) Advance 4) Adjustment
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 362 The SEBI Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha recently. Which of the following
is NOT correct about the Bill?
1) The capital markets watchdog will have to
seek permission from special courts to conduct
search and seizure operations.
2) New provisions to provide for minimum
penalties ranging from Rs one lakh to Rs 10
lakh, depending on the nature of the case.
3) The new bill, called the Securities Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2014, contains as many as 57
clauses for amending various provisions.
4) It gives SEBI authority to act against all
illegal money-pooling schemes involving Rs
100 cr or more.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 363 The govt is all set to announce Indias foreign trade policy (FTP) for the period
_________as it seeks to boost manufacturing and exports, among other things.
1) 2014-19 2) 2014-16
3) 2014-18 4) 2015-20
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 364 The RBI, in its recent bimonthly policy review, slashed statutory liquidity ratio
(SLR) by 0.5 per cent to unlock about Rs 40,000 cr into the system. What is the new SLR?
1) 21.5 per cent 2) 22 per cent
3) 22.5 per cent 4) 23 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 365 The World Bank has pledged USD 200 mn in emergency funding to help West
African countries contain spread of deadly ______infections and improve public health systems.
1) MERS 2) Plague
3) Ebola 4) AIDS
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 366 As the RBI kept interest rates unchanged in its recent policy review, EMIs paid on
home, automobile and other loans would remain unchanged. What is the expanded form of
EMI?
1) Equal monthly installments 2) Established monthly installments
3) Estimated monthly installments 4) Equated monthly installments
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 367 The State broadcaster Doordarshan's international channel is all set to become
available to viewers in Europe, Africa and even Australia after Prasar Bharati entered into an
agreement in that regard with
1) Deutsche Welle (DW) 2) BBC
3) Voice of America 4) News Corp
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 368 After their safe evacuation form war-torn Iraq, 44 Keralite nurses were evacuated
from which of the following strife-torn countries recently.
1) Tunisia 2) Libya
3) Syria 4) Liberia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 369 Justice Manjula Chellur was sworn in as the Chief Justice of which of the
following High courts recently?
1) Madras High Court 2) Delhi High Court
3) High Court of Punjab and Haryana 4) Calcutta High Court
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 370 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 371 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 372 The Hiroshima day was observed recently on which of the following dates? On
this day in 1945, an atom bomb was dropped 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 373 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 374 The RBI announced its bimonthly policy review on 5 Aug 2014. Which of the
following is NOT correct in the light of the policy review?
1) Repo rate 7 per cent 2) Cash Reserve Ratio 4 per cent
3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio 22 per cent 4) Marginal Standing Facility 9 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 375 Pran Kumar Sharma, who died, recently, was an eminent
1) novelist 2) guitarist
3) cartoonist 4) historian
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 376 Nirmala Sitharaman is holding which of the following Union Ministries as of
now? Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
1) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

2) Ministry of Skill Development,

Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports
3) Ministry of Planning, Statistics and
Programme Implementation
4) Ministry for Development of North Eastern
Region
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 377 India has put on hold all defence procurements from the Finmeccannica company
and its affiliate firms in the wake of an alleged chopper scam. This company is based in
1) France 2) Italy
3) Israel 4) Sweden
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 378 The 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting was held in which of the following cities
recently? The Environment Ministers of BASIC countries met to discuss important issues
relating to current United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
negotiations.
1) Cape Town 2) Beijing
3) New Delhi 4) Brasilia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 379 A massive landslide took place in Nepal after an artificial lake was created in
Sunkoshi river near Nepal-Tibet. This also poses serious flood threat to several districts of Bihar
as Sunkoshi flows across the border into Bihar as the
1) Gandak River 2) Kosi River
3) Punpun River 4) Sone River
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 380 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 381 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 382 Which of the following countries has launched construction of a new Suez Canal
that aims to speed up traffic along the existing waterway and boost the country's battered
economy?
1) Egypt 2) Syria
3) Israel 4) Iran
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 383 Chuck Hagel, who visited New Delhi, recently, is currently the ____________.
1) US Defence Secretary 2) US Secretary of State
3) US Secretary of Treasury 4) US Secretary of Transportation
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 384 In his recent review, the RBI governor stressed that SLR and PSL process should
be made more effective. While SLR stands for Statutory Liquidity Ratio, PSL stands for
1) Priority Social Lending 2) Priority Sector Lending
3) Preferred Sector Lending 4) Priority Sector Leverage
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 385 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 386 The govt sacked Governor Kamla Beniwal recently for alleged misuse of govt
fund. She was erstwhile governor of
1) Assam 2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya 4) Mizoram
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 387 The two-day 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting was held recently. Which of the

following is NOT a member of BASIC group?

1) China 2) Indonesia
3) South Africa 4) Brazil
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 388 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 continent 4) North America region
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 389 India is opting to acquire the Apache attack and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters
from which of the following countries at present?
1) US 2) Russia
3) Israel 4) Sweden
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 390 The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of which of the
following diseases in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires
an extraordinary response to stop its spread?
1) Ebola 2) MERS
3) Swine Flu 4) Japanese Encephalitis
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 391 The govt has increased the clean energy cess on coal from Rs 50 per ton to
______, recently, to raise more revenue for 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 392 Which of the following states has no Regional Rural Bank (RRB)?
1) Maharashtra 2) Goa
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Karnataka
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 393 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 394 Deepika Kumari is associated with which of the following games?
1) Shooting 2) Boxing
3) Archery 4) Badminton
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 395 Who among the following is the Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Minister of India at present? He addressed the 18th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate
change in New Delhi recently.
1) Ananth Kumar 2) Inderjit Singh Rao
3) Prakash Javadekar 4) Dharmendra Pradhan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 396 Which of the following countries has launched a mission to map Arctic seabed to
support its bid to extend its territory in 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 397 Sushma Swaraj visited Myanmar to participate in ASEAN-India Ministerial
meeting recently. Which of the following is the capital city of Myanmar?
1) Yangon 2) Mandalay
3) Mergui 4) Nay Pyi Taw
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 398 Name the Speaker of the US House of Representatives who has invited Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint session 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 Ans.) 2

Ques. : 399 The visiting Indian Mens Hockey team thrashed which of the following countries
5-1 in their second match to clinch the three-match test series recently?
1) Japan 2) Malaysia
3) South Korea 4) Bangladesh
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 400 The17th Asian Games (Asiad) is scheduled to be held at Incheon, South Korea
from Sep 19 to Oct 4. The first Asian Games where held in which of the following cities in
1951?
1) New Delhi 2) Manila
3) Tokyo 4) Jakarta
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 401 The Cenral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary enquiry
against Kingfisher Airlines and which of the 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 402 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 403 Manik Sarkar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for further improvement
in relations with Bangladesh for better connectivity and development of the North-East region.
He is the present Chief Minister of which of the following states?
1) Manipur 2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Mizoram 4) Tripura
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 404 In the Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland, Indian women's team
has won gold medal. Who among the following is NOT a member of the womens archery team
of India?
1) Lakshmi Rani Manji 2) Bombayala Devi Lashram
3) Deepika Kumari 4) Babita Kumari
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 405 The Nation remembered which of the following movements on its 72nd
anniversary recently? It was launched in 1942 by the Indian National Congress.
1) Quit India Movement 2) Civil Disobedience Movement
3) Salt March 4) Khilafat Movement
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 406 Recep Tayyip Erdogan won recent presidential polls in which of the following
countries? He is set to become Turkeys first elected President.
1) Turkey 2) Cambodia
3) Egypt 4) Syria
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 407 China has excluded which of the following electronics manufacturer from the list
of products that can be bought with public money, recently, citing security concerns? The
exclusion makes it the fourth major foreign company to face hurdles in the Chinese market.
1) Samsung 2) Apple
3) HTC 4) Blackberry
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 408 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 409 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 Ans.) 5

Ques. : 410 China is pushing for a BCIM corridor to bolster the economy of the region. Which
of the following countries is/are also part of the corridor?
1) Brazil 2) Indonesia
3) Myanmar 4) Maldives
5) All the above Ans.) 3
Ques. : 411 The Mettur Dam is one of the largest and oldest dams in India which was built in
1934. It is situated on which of the following rivers?
1) Cauvery 2) Krishna
3) Godavari 4) Narmada
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 412 Which of the following is a banking/economy related word?
1) Apartheid 2) Apprehension
3) Undermine 4) Appropriation
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 413 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 414 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation two hydel power
projects, the 44 MW Chutak hydro-electric project and the 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo project in
which of the following states recently?
1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Uttarakhand
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 415 Islamist militants forced to flee thousands of members of the Yazidi religious
minority and have reportedly killed at least 500 people of the community in which of the
following countries recently?
1) Iran 2) Iraq
3) Libya 4) Kenya
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 416 During his recent visit to India the US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel offered to
co-produce and co-develop the next generation Javelin ___________guided missiles.
1) anti-tank 2) anti-aircraft
3) torpedo destroyer 4) anti-ballistic
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 417 India and the 10-nation ASEAN group are likely to sign the long-delayed free
trade agreement in services and investments soon. Which of the following is NOT an ASEAN
member country?
1) Singapore 2) Indonesia
3) Brunei 4) Cambodia
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 418 Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Indian Tricolour for the first time at which of the
following places during the Quit India Movement?
1) Jaliawala Bagh, Amritsar 2) Chittagong (now in Bangladesh)
3) Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mumbai 4) Bardoli, Gujarat
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 419 The market regulator SEBI has cleared REIT, InvIT norms to tap Rs 1-tn fund
inflows from foreign and domestic investors. While REIT stands for Real Estate Investment
Trust, what does InvIT stand for?
1) Information Technology Investment Trusts 2) Infrastructure Investment Trusts
3) Infrastructure Innovation Trusts 4) Information Technology Innovation Trusts
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 420 The selection committee has recommended 15 names for Arjuna awards though
no sports person has been recommended for 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 421 In which of the following states, the state assembly has unanimously passed a bill
enforcing the dress code and banning entry 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 422 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 423 The CBI is soon to file charge sheet in Aircel-Maxis deal involving a former
telecom minister. Name the former telecom minister 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 424 The Oscar-winning actor-comedian Robin Williams allegedly committed suicide
recently. He is best known for his role in
1) Star Wars 2) Good Will Hunting
3) Gladiator 4) Godzilla
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 425 The book titled Half Mother has been authored by
1) Shahnaz Bashir 2) Harris Irfan
3) Deepti Kapoor 4) Robert Gaibraith
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 426 M Thambidurai is all set to be elected unopposed as Deputy Speaker of Lok
Sabha. He belongs to which of the following political parties?
1) TRS 2) TDP
3) INS 4) AIADMK
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 427 Who among the following are the Parliamentarians who has/have been conferred
the Outstanding Parliamentary award by the President Pranab Mukherjee recently?
1) Arun Jaitley 2) Sharad Yadav
3) Karan Singh 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 428 Tony Abbott, who is scheduled to visit India in September, is the present Prime
Minster of which of the following countries?
1) Italy 2) UK
3) Australia 4) Norway
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 429 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a package for building of roads in
Jammu and Kashmir during his recent visit 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 430 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on need to bring a saffron
revolution with respect to which of the following states recently during his visit to the state?
1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Maharashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 431 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 Pandey 4) Javed Mohammad
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 432 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 Award 4) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 433 The Centre has urged all the states to provide 33 per cent reservation for women
in their police forces to effectively deal with 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 Ans.) 2

Ques. : 434 Which of the following state govts celebrated Kanyasree Divas on 14 Aug
throughout the state with an aim to improve the status and well being of girl child?
1) Gujarat 2) West Bengal
3) Maharashtra 4) Rajasthan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 435 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 436 The Judicial Appointment Commissions Bill has been cleared by the Lok Sabha.
The Bill brought to scrap the collegium system 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 437 Indias 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 438 Which of the following states has become the most favoured destination of foreign
tourists among the north-eastern states of the country as per the latest data?
1) Manipur 2) Assam
3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Sikkim
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 439 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 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 440 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned three Ps as the assets of Jammu
and Kashmir during his visit to the state recently. 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 441 The Lok Sabha cleared the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill,
2014 recently. Which of the following statements 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 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 442 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 Bhargava 4) Sanjeev Arora
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 443 The telecom regulator TRAI suggested restriction on political bodies and
corporates entering the television and newspaper business recently. Who among the following is
the present Chairman of TRAI?
1) Rahul Khullar 2) Alok Joshi
3) Shashi Kant Sharma 4) Pulok Chatterji
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 444 Who among the following is the current Union Railway Minister? He launched
the next generation e-ticketing system developed by Centre for Railway information Systems
(CRIS) recently.
1) Jagadish Shettar 2) Nitin Gadkari
3) Ananth Kumar 4) Sadananda Gowda
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 445 The Govt has slashed the borrowing target for Apr-Sep by Rs. 16,000 cr with the
objective to provide more liquidity in the system. Now what is the govts borrowing target for
the first half of the current financial year?
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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 446 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 the
1) ICICI Prudential 2) LIC of India
3) Bajaj Allianz 4) SBI Life
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 447 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a new limit on ATM transactions
per month. Now customers will avail _________free transactions from ATMs of other banks in
six metropolitan cities.
1) two 2) three
3) four 4) five
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 448 India celebrated its Independence Day on 15 Aug. This was Indias
______Independence Day.
1) 66th 2) 67th
3) 68th 4) 69th
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 449 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) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 450 On the occasion of Independence Day, who among the following was
posthumously conferred with the nations highest peacetime gallantry medal, Ashok Chakra?
1) Captain Vikram Batra 2) Yogendra Singh Yadav
3) Rifleman Sanjay Kumar 4) Major Mukund Vardarajan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 451 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 Koushanfar 4) Sophie Morel
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 452 The Indian Railways launched its next-generation e-ticketing system recently.
Which of the following is NOT a highlight of 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 453 The govt is in process to set up National Judicial Appointment Commission
(NJAC) through which of the following constitution amendment bills?
1) 120th 2) 121st
3) 122nd 4) 123rd
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 454 The cash-strapped and delayed TAPI gas pipeline project has found a new backer
in TOTAL (France) to help take off the project. TAPI gas pipeline originates in which of the
following countries?
1) Turkmenistan 2) Tajikistan
3) Tunisia 4) Turkey
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 455 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 456 The PM Naredra Modi announced a new scheme to promote financial inclusion in
the country on the eve of Independence Day. What is the name of the scheme?
1) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana 2) Pradhan Mantri Jan Jan Yojana
3) Pradhan Mantri Jan Kalyan Yojana 4) Pradhan Mantri Jan Samriddhi Yojana
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 457 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced to issue banknotes of which of
the following denominations with inset letter 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 458 From the ramparts of historic Red Fort, PM Narendra Modi called for a 10-year
moratorium on which of the following on the eve of Independence Day?
1) Caste and communal violence 2) Child marriage
3) Girl child genocide 4) Farmers suicide
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 459 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 460 The book titled The Brave has been authored by who among the following? It is
the chronicle of the heroism of the 21 men awarded Indias highest military decoration, the
Param Vir Chakra.
1) Meena Kandasamy 2) Robert Gaibraith
3) Kalyan Ray 4) Rachna Bisht Rawat
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 461 Which of the following state govts launched the Bhamashah scheme on the eve
of Independence Day? Under the scheme bank accounts in the name of women of 1.5 crore
families will be opened to transfer benefits directly to their accounts.
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat 4) Chhattisgarh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 462 The Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 banknotes, which contain some additional or
new security features as compared to the previous MG series notes, are issued in the
denomination of
1) Rs 10 2) Rs 20
3) Rs 50 4) All the above
5) Only Rs 500 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 463 Examine the following with respect to the two-phase financial inclusion scheme
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and identify 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 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 464 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 465 Resham Lal Jangde, who died recently, was
1) the first finance minister of independent India 2) the fist Indian governor of the RBI
3) the first president of FICCI 4) the member of Indias first Lok Sabha
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 466 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) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 467 Chinas smog-plagued capital Beijing has announced plans to ban the use of coal
by the end of which of the following years?
1) 2016 2) 2018
3) 2020 4) 2022
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 468 The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been shifted from
Environment Ministry to Water Resources Ministry. The govt of India gave River Ganga the
status of a national river and constituted NGRBA in
1) Jan 2007 2) Mar 2008
3) Feb 2009 4) Dec 2010
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 469 The govt has set up a committee to provide a blueprint for restructuring the higher
education regulator University Grant Commission (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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 470 The Ramon Magsaysay Award established in 1957 is Asias highest honour. The
award celebrates memory and leadership example of the third president of which of the
following Asian countries?
1) Thailand 2) Philippines
3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 471 While the Indian men's cricket team has disappointed with their spineless
performance against England, the womens cricket 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 472 The name of Julian Assange is associated with which of the following?
1) Kaspersky lab 2) US NSA whistle blowing
3) Wikipedia 4) WikiLeaks
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 473 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 League
3) Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) 4) Pakistan Peoples Party

5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 474 India called off Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan after its High
Commissioner in India held talks with Kashmiri separatists. 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 475 Which of the following extensions of the given acronyms is NOT correct?
1) LAF: Liquidity Adjustment Facility 2) MSF: Marginal Standing Facility
3) CAR: Current Adequacy Ratio 4) GST: Goods and Services Tax
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 476 Riel is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Cuba 2) Cameroon
3) Cambodia 4) Canada
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 477 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 478 Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the constitution of an Expenditure
Management Commission (EMC) announced in 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 479 The Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture is all set to launch their airline
soon. What will be the brand name of its new airline?
1) Pushpak 2) Udaan
3) Vayudoot 4) Vistara
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 480 Two ancient Maya cities, Lagunita and Tamchen, have been discovered by the
archaeologist in which of the following countries recently?
1) Argentina 2) Colombia
3) Mexico 4) Chile
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 481 China slapped USD 201 mn fines on 12 auto makers from which of the following
countries recently for anti-monopoly norms violations?
1) US 2) France
3) Germany 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 482 As notified by the govt recently, now we can invest up to what amount annually in
our Public Provident Fund (PPF) accounts?
1) Rs 1 lakh 2) Rs 1.5 lakh
3) Rs 2 lakh 4) Rs 2.5 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 483 The US space agency NASA's Opportunity rover broke out-of-this-world distance
record clocking 40 km on mars recently. Earlier record was held by Lunokhod 2 rover which
belonged to
1) EU 2) Japan
3) Germany 4) Russian Federation
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 484 Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated NTPC's super thermal power station at
Mouda in which of the following states recently?
1) Maharashtra 2) Haryana
3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Jammu and Kashmir
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 485 Rakesh Kumar, who has been arrested by the CBI on the charges of bribery, is the
chief executive of which of the following institutions?
1) Central Vigilance Commission 2) Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
3) Central Information Commission 4) National Intelligence Agency
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 486 After the dismal performance by the India cricket team against England in the
Test series, the BCCI has appointed who among the following as the Team Director recently?
1) Kapil Dev 2) Sunil Gavaskar
3) Ravi Shastri 4) Madan Lal
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 487 The Govt ordered forensic audit on which of the following state-run banks in a
fixed deposits scam recently? The PSBs are 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) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 488 Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee BKS Iyengar
passed away recently. He was a world renowned
1) musician 2) spiritual preacher
3) dancer 4) yoga exponent
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 489 A Hindu temple, claimed to be the world's first 'eco-temple' featuring solar panels
and a rainwater harvesting system, has been opened in which of the following countries
recently?
1) UK 2) US
3) Singapore 4) Mauritius
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 490 The worlds first smartphone completed 20 years recently. The phone with a
battery life of one hour was developed by the American cellular company BelSelf and which of
the following companies in 1994?
1) Apple 2) IBM
3) Sony 4) Motorola
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 491 Who among the following has been conferred with this years prestigious
SAARCs Best Law Teacher Award recently?
1) Lalit Bhasin 2) NR Madhav
3) Faizan Mustafa 4) Shashi Bhushan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 492 Indian-origin academic Leila Patel has won the annual Women in Science Awards
hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology in which of the following counties recently?
1) US 2) UK
3) South Africa 4) Canada
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 493 Which of the following regulators proposed to appoint a Chief Operating Officer
(COO) and its Board approved the proposal recently?
1) RBI 2) SEBI
3) IRDA 4) PFRDA
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 494 China inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet which links Tibet's provincial
capital Lhasa with
1) Qinghai 2) Nyingchi
3) Xigaze 4) Gyirong
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 495 Name the tennis player who has become the first man to win 300 matches at the
ATP Masters 1000 level, beating Vasek Pospisil recently?
1) Andy Murray 2) Roger Federer
3) Rafael Nadal 4) Novak Djokovic
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 496 After media reports of alarming sex ratio in Una district (less than 500 female
infants born against 1000 males during the last two years), the National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to
1) Haryana 2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Punjab 4) Uttar Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 497 Russia has sought to import fruits, vegetables form which of the following
countries recently after economic sanctions imposed by the Western world? The country
currently exports agricultural commodities worth USD 100 mn yearly to Russia.

1) China 2) India
3) Thailand 4) Malaysia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 498 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 499 Following an order of a local court, human rights crusader Irom Sharmila Chanu
was released recently. She has been on fast since Nov, 2000 demanding repeal of AFSPA
imposed on
1) Manipur 2) Nagaland
3) Meghalaya 4) Mizoram
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 500 Who among the following has been appointed the brand ambassador of Delhi state
recently?
1) Yogeshwar Dutt 2) Shushil Kumar
3) Deepika Kumari 4) Virat Kohli
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 501 The RBI is all set to introduce a fifth Deputy Governor in the top management of
the central bank. The fifth Dy Governor will be designated as
1) Chief Operating Officer (COO) 2) Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
3) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 4) Chief Advisory Officer (CAO)
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 502 Which of the following private sector banks has introduced EMI facility for debit
card holders for the first time in India recently?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) Kotak Mahindra
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 503 Which of the following brands has been ranked as Indias most valuable brand
with a brand value of USD 9.4 bn in a recent survey for top 50 brands in the country?
1) State Bank of India (SBI) 2) Bharti Airtel
3) ICICI Bank 4) HDFC Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 504 Which of the following is the countrys largest private sector bank as of now?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) Federal Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 505 To improve the quality of corporate disclosures, stock market regulator SEBI has
said that all price-sensitive information has 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 506 As per the recent report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
of India (Assocham), which state in India 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 507 Lok Sabha Speraker Sumitra Mahajan cleared that she was not in a position to
give the Leader of Opposition status to Congress 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 508 The recently released book Assasination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job? has
been written by who among the following?
1) Vinod Mehta 2) Faraz Ahmad
3) KN Govindacharya 4) Daman Singh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 509 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new irrigation scheme Pradhan

Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana to meet the irrigation needs of all farmers across the country.
What amount has been set aside for the scheme in the Union Budget for FY15?
1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 1,500
3) Rs 2,000 4) Rs 5,000
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 510 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 511 Ragala Venkat Rahul bagged India's first medal of the second Youth Olympic
Games in Nanjing, China recently. He is a
1) weightlifter 2) pugilist
3) long jumper 4) triple jumper
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 512 Oscar-winning Director Richard Attenborough died at 90 recently. He is known
for his film
1) Titanic 2) Gandhi
3) Jurassic Park 4) Terminator
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 513 The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited which of the following
countries on a three-day visit recently? India has 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 514 Prof Jitendra Narayan Dash has been selected for the prestigious Central Sahitya
Akademis Bal Puraskar for this year. He is a noted
1) Bengali writer 2) English writer
3) Hindi writer 4) Odia writer
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 515 The State ministers in-charge of drinking water and sanitation met in New Delhi
to evolve a strategy for the speedy implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modis mission
of Swachh Bharat. The mission is to be completed by
1) 2015 2) 2017
3) 2019 4) 2021
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 516 The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has recommended the
fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane for the 2015-16 season at
1) Rs 210 per quintal 2) Rs 230 per quintal
3) Rs 250 per quintal 4) Rs 280 per quintal
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 517 Jnanpith award winner UR Ananthamurthy died recently. He was a noted writer of
________literature and his famous literary works include Samskara (ritual).
1) Kannada 2) Tamil
3) Telugu 4) Malayalam
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 518 The Govt has announced to spend about what amount initially on various IT and
telecom projects under the 'Digital India' 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 519 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) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 520 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 Ans.) 3

Ques. : 521 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 Award
2) Mahabir Prasad (Wrestling)
Dronacharya Award
3) Gurcharan Singh Gogi (Judo - Lifetime)
Dronacharya Award
4) Gurmail Singh (Hockey) Dhyan
Chand Award
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 522 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 in system 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 523 The Textiles Ministry has signed MoU with which of the following e-commerce
firms for providing marketing platform to handloom weavers in the country?
1) Snapdeal 2) Amazon
3) ebay 4) Flipkart
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 524 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 525 The United Nations Human Rights Chief has accused ISIS militants in Iraq of
waging a campaign of ethnic and religious cleansing. 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 526 In its biggest-ever crackdown on illicit money pooling scheme (estimated at
nearly Rs 50,000 cr), regulator Sebi ordered immediate closure of unauthorised collective
investment schemes run by which of the following firms and refund of investors' money within
three months?
1) Saradha Group 2) KWIL
3) PACL Ltd 4) Wasankar Wealth Management
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 527 Name the Thailand's army chief, who seized power in a military coup three
months ago and became the country's prime minister recently?
1) Suchinda Kraprayoon 2) Prayuth Chan-ocha
3) Anupong Paochinda 4) Suthep Thaugsuban
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 528 The Supreme Court cancelled allocation of all the coal blocks since _______
observing that the allocation done by screening committee was "not fair and transparent".
1) 2011 2) 1999
3) 1997 4) 1993
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 529 India and which of the following countries conducted their maiden aerial exercise,
Avia Indra-2014, to boost cooperation between their air forces recently?
1) Russia 2) Japan
3) US 4) Israel
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 530 What is the expanded form of CACP? It is a statutory body that advises the govt
on the pricing policy for major farm produce?
1) Commission for Agricultural Crops and
Prices
2) Commission for Agricultural Crops and
Production
3) Commission for Agricultural Costs and

Production
4) Commission for Agricultural Costs and
Prices
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 531 The sports ministry approved the name of who among the following for the
highest sports award in the country, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, for 2014?
1) Vikas Gowda 2) Mithali Raj
3) Parupalli Kashyap 4) Deepika Kumari
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 532 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 up under the chairmanship of
1) Umesh Bellur 2) Shashi Kant Sharma
3) CB Bhave 4) UK Sinha
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 533 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 76.5 per cent to 58 per cent or 51 per cent. Who among
the following is the chairman and managing director (CMD) of IDBI bank?
1) VR Iyer 2) MS Raghavan
3) TM Bhasin 4) JP Dua
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 534 A consortium of banks which has lent money to the beleaguered Kingfisher
Airlines, has declared the airline a wilful defaulter. 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 535 The govt has proposed to set up a Telecom Finance Corporation (TFC) to boost
the telecom sector. Which of the following 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 nondeposit
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 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 536 Insurance sale and services through a common service centre (CSC) was launched
by TS Vijayan, chairman of IRDA recently. The CSCs were set-up under __________ scheme.
1) MGNREGA 2) Digital India
3) National e-Governance 4) Bharat Nirman
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 537 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a combined penalty of
more than Rs 2,500 cr on 14 companies related to which of the following sectors for unfair
business practices recently?
1) Textiles 2) E-commerce
3) Automobiles 4) Steel
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 538 The Govt 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 Sinha 4) Maharashtra C Vidyasagar Rao
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 539 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 540 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 Ans.) 3

Ques. : 541 Which of the following countries has announced the Dadabhai Naoroji Awards
which will be given annually to individuals 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 542 The govt notified increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) limit to
_______through approval route in the defence sector.
1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent
3) 74 per cent 4) 100 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 543 The govt has launched a new domain which will be in Devanagari script and will
cover several Indian languages including Hindi. Identify the new domain.
1) .Bharat 2) .IN
3) .NIC 4) .India
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 544 The govt notified the liberalised foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for the
Railways, permitting FDI through automatic route in several areas, including high speed trains
up to
1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent
3) 74 per cent 4) 100 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 545 The Supreme Court in its recent verdict said that Prime Minister and Chief
Ministers should desist from appointing who among the following as ministers in their cabinet?
1) Kin of PM and CMs 2) Illiterates
3) People of foreign origin 4) People with criminal antecedents
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 546 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 committees 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 above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 547 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 548 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased norms to refinance ECBs recently. What
does ECB stand for?
1) External Commercial Borrowing 2) External Contractual Borrowing
3) Economic Commercial Borrowing 4) External Commercial Bargaining
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 549 Which of the following countries inaugurated its first environment friendly
industrial zone Achchuveli Industrial Zone recently?
1) Bangladesh 2) Myanmar
3) Sri Lanka 4) Nepal
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 550 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
Promotion

3) Department of Industrial Policy and

Promotion
4) Department of Infrastructural Priority and
Promotion
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 551 In a recent conversation with ADB President, PM Narendra Modi asked the Bank
to give priority to regional connectivity projects 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 552 The Supreme Court has ordered which of the following real estate majors to
deposit Rs 630 cr fine slapped on it by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for
allegedly resorting to unfair business practices?
1) Omaxe 2) Unitech
3) Parsvnath 4) DLF
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 553 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 554 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious financial inclusion scheme
'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana' 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.
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 555 Which of the following leading electronic manufacturers has bagged the title
sponsorship for Indian cricket team for 2014-15 for an approximate fee of Rs 18 cr recently?
1) Micromax 2) Samsung
3) Karbonn 4) Lava
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 556 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 557 Which of the following states has made it mandatory to wear helmet for women
recently? The rule will be applicable to all except Sikh women.
1) Punjab 2) Haryana
3) Delhi 4) Karnataka
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 558 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 559 The book titled Not Just an Accountant has been authored by who among the
following?
1) Gopal Subramaniam 2) Ranjit Sinha

3) Vinod Rai 4) Shashi Kant Sharma

5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 560 National Sports Day in India is celebrated on the birthday of hockey legend
Dhyan Chand which falls on
1) 22 Aug 2) 25 Aug
3) 27 Aug 4) 29 Aug
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 561 The Committee set up by the Supreme Court to conduct a probe against ICC
President N Srinivasan and 12 prominent players in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal filed
its report recently. The committee was named
1) Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee 2) Justice RM Lodha Committee
3) Justice P Sathasivam Committee 4) Justice Altamas Kabir Committee
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 562 The Defence Ministry scrapped Rs 6000-cr scam-tainted tender for purchase of
light utility helicopters from which of the following firms recently?
1) Saab 2) Agusta Westland
3) BAE Systems 4) Dassault Aviation
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 563 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 to
1) Moon 2) Venus
3) Jupiter 4) Mars
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 564 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 565 Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as the president of which of the following
countries recently?
1) Spain 2) Georgia
3) Cambodia 4) Turkey
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 566 Who among the following has been appointed the ambassador of Interpols Turn
Back Crime campaign recently? He has 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 567 Tavurvur, an active volcano which erupted recently, is located in which of the
following countries?
1) Indonesia 2) Italy
3) Japan 4) Papua New Guinea
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 568 A Delhi court has fixed Dec 9 for hearing the complaint case against Congress
President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others. 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 569 A three-member Committee has been set up by the govt to look into the
functioning of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) from 2006. Who among the
following is the current Vice Chancellor of IGNOU?
1) VN Rajasekharan Pillai 2) M Aslam
3) Goverdhan Mehta 4) Dinesh Singh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 570 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 Pratap 4) PC Chacko
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 571 In a step towards conservation of natural heritage sites in Asia and the Pacific
region, the foundation stone of the worlds 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 572 To make new exploration and production activities viable, a committee has
recommended market-linked pricing for domestic natural gas. Name the committee.
1) Kapila Vatsyayan 2) Vijay Kelkar
3) Y Venugopal Reddy 4) C Rangarajan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 573 Name the Indian shuttler who has won a bronze medal at the World Badminton
Championship recently? She has become the 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 574 Email turned 32 on 30 Aug 2014. Name the Indian American who invented this
quick method of message transfer when he was just 14?
1) Fran Drescher 2) VA Shiva Ayyadurai
3) Samir K Brahmachari 4) Sabeer Bhatia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 575 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 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 576 Bipin Chandra, who passed away, recently, was a noted
1) novelist 2) constitutionalist
3) social worker 4) historian
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 577 During the recent Japan visit of PM Narendra Modi, India has signed a MoU to
develop Varanasi on the model of which of the following Japanese cities?
1) Tokyo 2) Nagoya
3) Kyoto 4) Yokohama
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 578 Indias 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 579 Which of the following countries has agreed to work with India in developing a
treatment for the Sickle Cell Anaemia recently? The deadly disease is common among tribals in
India.
1) US 2) Singapore
3) Japan 4) Germany
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 580 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 581 Who among the following has won the womens World Badminton
Championships title recently in Copenhagen?
1) Li Xuerei 2) Carolina Marin
3) Wang Shixian 4) Saina Nehwal
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 582 The Parliament of which of the following countries has renamed the outgoing
premier Abdullah al-Thinni as the countrys new Prime Minister?
1) Afghanistan 2) Yemen
3) Lebanon 4) Libya
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 583 Who among the following has been appointed as the first chairwoman of BBC

Trust, the body overseeing the world famous news corporation?

1) Rona Fairhead 2) Denise Coates
3) Dido Harding 4) Dame Helen Alexander
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 584 India will get what amount from Japan over the next five years for different
infrastructure projects across the country as finalised 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 585 The Govt of India and the World Bank signed a $107-mn credit agreement for the
road linkage of which of the following states with Bangladesh, as well as Myanmar?
1) Mizoram 2) Manipur
3) Tripura 4) Nagaland
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 586 Retail investors can now have bigger share in the PSU stake sale as the govt has
decided to double the quota under the Offer 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 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 587 As revealed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the banking system detected the
highest number of counterfeit notes of which of the following denominations in FY14?
1) Rs 50 2) Rs 100
3) Rs 500 4) Rs 1,000
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 588 The system that operates outside the regular banking system and financial
intermediation activities are undertaken with less transparency and regulation than the
conventional banking, is called
1) Shadow banking 2) Universal banking
3) Unitary banking 4) Social banking
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 589 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 Offer 4) Follow on PSU Offer
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 590 Academic activities began at Nalanda University at Rajgir in Bihar recently. More
than eight centuries ago (1193), the ancient university was destroyed by _______ invaders.
1) Turkish 2) Mongolian
3) Portugal 4) Spanish
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 591 The world's largest duty-free shop (DFS) opened in which of the following
countries recently? Spread in 72,000 square meters, it will house more than 300 international
brands.
1) Japan 2) China
3) Singapore 4) Malaysia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 592 Norman Gordon, the oldest surviving Test cricketer passed away at 103 recently.
He was a fast bowler of which of the following countries?
1) England 2) Australia
3) South Africa 4) New Zealand
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 593 A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled regarding death
convicts recently. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) The review plea of 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
the SC 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 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 594 The Narendra Modi govt completed it 100 days recently. Which of the following
is NOT a major initiative taken by the govt 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.
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 595 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 596 Goolam E Vahanvati, who passed away, recently, was the former
1) Attorney General of India 2) Solicitor General of India
3) Advocate General of Maharashtra 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 597 The Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan attended the 9th Annual Meeting of
Women Speakers of Parliament in which of the following cities recently?
1) Geneva, Switzerland 2) London, UK
3) New York, US 4) Tokyo, Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 598 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 Pradesh 4) Hisar, Haryana
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 599 What is Indias position in the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15, recently
released by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum?
1) 71st 2) 72nd
3) 74th 4) 81st
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 600 Justice Dharmadhikari Committee submitted its report to Maharashtra govt
recently. The Committee has recommended which of the following?
1) Complete ban on dance bars
2) Keeping record of youths heading to Iraq and
Syria
3) Complete ban on Dahi Handi festival 4) New drainage system for the city
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 601 The govt wishes to pass new Motor Vehicles Bill in winter session of the
Parliament. Which of the following is NOT a highlight 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 602 The govt has requested the Supreme Court not to cancel the permits for how many
coal blocks that were functioning or were about to start production? The Supreme Court has
ruled that the Centres allocation of coal blocks between 1993 and 2010 was illegal.
1) 32 2) 46
3) 56 4) 61
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 603 The United Bank of India (UBI) has declared Kingfisher Airlines and its owner
Vijay Mallya as wilful defaulters. According to 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 above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 604 A two-day summit of NATO heads of states was organised in the Ireland capital
Wales recently. What is the expanded form of NATO?
1) North America Treaty Organization 2) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
3) North Alliance Treaty Organization 4) North Africa Treaty Organization
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 605 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 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 606 The name of Ritu Rani is associated with which of the following games? She is all
set to play an important role in Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea?
1) Badminton 2) Tennis
3) Basketball 4) Hockey
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 607 India won the recent ODI series against England which makes Mahendra Singh
Dhoni the most successful Indian ODI captain till date. Name the India batsman whose maiden
ODI century was instrumental in this win?
1) Shikhar Dhawan 2) Ajinkya Rahane
3) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4) Cheteshwar Pujara
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 608 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 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 609 The govt has set-up a Committee to examine the un-claimed amount in PPF, Post
Office and Savings Schemes. The seven member committee, which will submit its reports by
31st Dec, is being headed by
1) HR Khan 2) Urjit Patel
3) Subir Gokarn 4) Anand Sinha
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 610 Which of the following cities will be the new capital of Andhra Pradesh as
announced by the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu recently?
1) Guntur 2) Nellore
3) Visakhapatnam 4) Vijayawada
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 611 India has been ranked the lowest among BRICS countries in the recently released
Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15 which is topped by
1) China 2) United States

3) Singapore 4) Switzerland
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 612 The govt has announced to introduce Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill in coming
Parliamentary session. India accounts for more than 10 per cent of the total road fatalities across
the world which is about ________road accidents annually.
1) 1.2 lakh 2) 1.4 lakh
3) 1.8 lakh 4) 2.1 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 613 According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), penal measures are applicable to a
defaulter with an outstanding balance of over
1) Rs 20 lakh 2) Rs 25 lakh
3) Rs 50 lakh 4) Rs 75 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 614 Sparing the leaders of SAARC nations, who attended the swearing in ceremony of
PM Narendra Modi, who among the following is the first Head of Govt to visit India after the
new govt came in centre?
1) Shinzo Abe 2) Xi Jinping
3) Tony Abbott 4) David Cameron
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 615 The five-day official visit of PM Narendra Modi to Japan concluded recently.
Which of the following is NOT a highlight of the visit?
1) Japan promised to give 3.5 tn Yen (USD 35 bn
or 2,10,000 cr) to India over the next five years for
infrastructure projects.
2) The two countries signed five pacts
covering variety of areas.
3) Japan lifted ban on six Indian entities including
HAL which had been imposed in the aftermath of
1998 nuclear tests.
4) It was Modis third bilateral meet outside
the Indian subcontinent since becoming
Prime Minister in May.
5) A pact was signed to develop Varanasi on the
pattern of 'smart city' Kyoto with the help of
Japan.
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 616 INS Sumitra was commissioned into the Indian Navy recently. One of the biggest
ships of its kind, it is a
1) Surveillance ship 2) Anti-submarine ship
3) Helicopter carrier 4) Fast attack ship
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 617 India has emerged as the second largest grower of flowers around the world.
Which of the following countries is ahead of India in this field?
1) Malaysia 2) Japan
3) China 4) US
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 618 Which of the following firms has become Indias largest private power producer?
1) Jindal Steel & Power 2) Tata Power
3) Adani Power 4) Reliance Power
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 619 Who among the following has won the FIDE Womens Chess Grand Prix
championship in Sharjah recently?
1) Harika Dronavalli 2) Ju Wenjun
3) Koneru Humpy 4) Hou Yifan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 620 Name the Indian weightlifter who completed a hat trick of titles after clinching the
gold medal for the third time at the IWF World Masters Weightlifting Championships in
Copenhagen, Denmark recently?
1) Satish Sivalingam 2) Sudhakar Jayant
3) Sukhen Dey 4) Ravi Kumar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 621 Onam celebrations began in which of the following states recently? It is the

biggest festival of the state and marks the homecoming of legendary King Mahabali.
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Kerala 4) Karnataka
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 622 Which of the following pairs won the mixed doubles title of the US Open tennis
tournament recently?
1) Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares 2) Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez
3) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi 4) Sania Mirza and Horea Tecau
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 623 Which of the following states in India has the longest coastline?
1) Gujarat 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Maharashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 624 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the present president of which of the following
countries? He has been named in a bribery case in the country recently.
1) Malaysia 2) Vietnam
3) Indonesia 4) Cambodia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 625 India inked a significant civil nuclear agreement with which of the following
countries recently? The deal will allow the second party to supply uranium to the energy-starved
India.
1) US 2) Japan
3) Australia 4) New Zealand
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 626 Which of the following is NOT an action faced by a person or a firm if one is
labelled a wilful defaulter?
1) No additional lending facility is
available from any bank or institution.
2) A wilful defaulter is not permitted to float any new
business for a period of five years from the date of
being declared a wilful defaulter.
3) Lenders are expected to initiate legal
process against the borrowers/guarantors.
4) Banks and institutions have been given the right to
change the management of wilfully defaulting
company.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 627 For providing inputs like quality seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, the agency
present at the Village Panchayat Samiti Level is
1) NABARD 2) Nationalised Banks
3) Cooperative Society 4) Insurance Companies
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 628 The model code of conduct for Political parties and candidates to be followed
during election is:
1) laid down in the constitution of
India
2) specified in the representation of the People Act. 1951
3) ordered by the Supreme Court
4) a voluntary agreement among recognized political
parties
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 629 The talks for CECA, also known as free trade agreement (FTA), between India
and Australia were started in 2011 and are expected to conclude by 2016. The tern CECA
stands for
1) Contemporary Economic Cooperation
Agreement
2) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation
Agreement
3) Compulsive Economic Cooperation
Agreement
4) Comprehensive Economic Cohesion
Agreement

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 630 Who among the following won the women's singles title of the US Open tennis
tournament recently?
1) Peng Shuai 2) Ekaterina Makarova
3) Caroline Wozniacki 4) Serena Williams
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 631 During the recent visit of Australian PM Tony Abbott to India, four pacts were
signed between the two countries. Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Civil nuclear deal
2) Cooperation in Technical Vocational Education and
Training (TVET) pact
3) Water Resources Management
agreement
4) Agreement to develop Mumbai on the lines of Sydney
with Australian assistance
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 632 The e-commerce major Alibaba is planning a historic US initial public offering
(IPO) that might also claim the global record. This e-commerce firm is based in
1) US 2) Russia
3) China 4) South Korea
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 633 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the present king of which of the following gulf
countries? Indias foreign affairs minister Sushma Swaraj visited the country recently.
1) Bahrain 2) Qatar
3) UAE 4) Kuwait
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 634 Ahmet Davutoglu is the new Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Turkey 2) Libya
3) Iraq 4) Georgia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 635 The Union Environment and Forest minister Prakash Javedekar announced,
recently, that a special Rhino Protection Force will be set up to prevent poaching of Rhinos.
Which of the following national parks is known for Rhinos?
1) Kishtwar 2) Manas
3) Namdapha 4) Kaziranga
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 636 As mentioned in the Indian Constitution, there should not be more than sixmonths
gap between two sessions of the Lok Sabha and it must meet at least
1) twice a year 2) thrice a year
3) four times a year 4) There is no such restriction
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 637 The much-awaited merger of telecom PSUs, BSNL and MTNL, is likely to take
place by Jul 2015. At present, BSNL offers services in the whole country while MTNL provides
telecom services in
1) Delhi and Mumbai 2) Delhi and Kolkata
3) Delhi and Chennai 4) Delhi and Bangalore
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 638 Which of the following is NOT matched correctly?
1) NH1 Delhi - Amritsar 2) NH2 Delhi - Kolkata
3) NH3 Mumbai - Agra 4) NH4 Mumbai - Chennai
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 639 The Sultan of Johor Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Cricket 2) Hockey
3) Football 4) Basketball
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 640 As per an annual study by the World Economic Forum (WEF), what is Indias
ranking in the global list in terms of favouritism shown by govt officials to influential
corporates?
1) 49th 2) 50th
3) 65th 4) 93rd
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 641 The Centre has announced to set up a Central Tribal University in which of the

following states? This Tribal University will help in study and research of culture and traditions
of tribes.
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Telangana
3) Chhattisgarh 4) Jharkhand
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 642 The Law Ministry opined, recently, that the Govt of India has all the powers to
print currency notes of which of the following denominations?
1) Re 1 2) Rs 2
3) Rs 5 4) Rs 10
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 643 Who among the following is the new United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights?
1) Hashem bin Al Abdullah 2) John William Ashe
3) Navi Pillay 4) Zeid Raad Zeid al-Hussein
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 644 Legendary actress Joan Rivers died recently. She was known for her role as a
1) villain 2) stand-up comedian
3) action star 4) dancer
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 645 Name the Indian movie which bagged the Lion of the Future award, the best debut
award at Venice Film Fest recently? It also bagged the Orizzonti Award for Best Film in the
festival.
1) Court 2) Lunchbox
3) Finding Fanny 4) Mardaani
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 646 Name the Indian scientist who has won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity for
his research, including in climate change in the Himalayas?
1) Nalini Nadkarni 2) K Ullas Karanth
3) KN Ganeshaiah 4) Sandesh Kadur
5) Kamaljit S Bawa Ans.) 5
Ques. : 647 The President Pranab Mukherjee urged to bring literacy rate on par with worlds
leading societies recently. What is the approximate literacy rate of India as per 2011 census?
1) 74 per cent 2) 80 per cent
3) 84 per cent 4) 86 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 648 Who among the following is the new United Nations envoy for Syria?
1) Staffan de Mistura 2) Giampaolo Di Paola
3) Kai Eide 4) Emma Bonino
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 649 Who among the following won the mens singles title of the US Open tennis
tournament recently?
1) Kei Nishikori 2) Marin Cilic
3) Grigor Dimitrov 4) Novak Djokovic
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 650 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not have the authority to issue bank notes
of which of the following denominational values?
1) Rs 10,000 2) Rs 5,000
3) Rs 1,000 4) Rs 500
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 651 The Centre has extended the deadline for Central govt employees to file the
details of their assets and liabilities along with that of their spouses and dependent children as
mandated by the Lokpal Act. What is the new deadline?
1) 30 Nov, 2014 2) 31 Dec, 2014
3) 31 Jan, 2015 4) 31 Mar, 2015
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 652 The Uttarakhand govt has declared which of the following dates as Himalaya
Diwas, a day which would be celebrated across the state to spread the message of conservation
of the Himalayan ecosystems.
1) 1 Sep 2) 5 Sep
3) 9 Sep 4) 11 Sep
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 653 Jitu Rai is associated with which of the following games? He qualified for 2016

Rio Olympics after winning silver medal in the game at the World Championships recently.
1) Shooting 2) Archery
3) Discus throw 4) Triple jump
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 654 Datuk Seri G Palanivel, who visited India, recently, is the present Natural
Resources Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia
3) Vietnam 4) Cambodia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 655 The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended off spin bowler Saeed Ajmal
for illegal action. Ajmal plays for which of the following countries?
1) Bangladesh 2) England
3) Pakistan 4) South Africa
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 656 The govt cleared a 679-member squad to participate in 28 disciplines in the 2014
Asiad to be held in Incheon, South Korea. The 2010 Asiad was held in which of the following
cities?
1) New Delhi, India 2) Guangzhou, China
3) Bangkok, Thailand 4) Doha, Qatar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 657 India signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in services and investment with which
of the following groupings recently?
1) SAARC 2) SCO
3) EU 4) ASEAN
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 658 Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited New Delhi from Sep 6 to 8, 2014. He is the
present foreign minister of
1) Spain 2) France
3) Germany 4) Italy
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 659 Which of the following have the sole right to mint coins of all denominations in
India?
1) Govt of India 2) RBI
3) State Bank of India 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 1
Ques. : 660 Operation Megh Rahat is the name of relief operations carried out by the
military and NDRF in
1) Uttarakhand after flash floods 2) Jammu & Kashmir after flash floods
3) Himachal Pradesh after cloud burst 4) Maharashtra after massive land slide
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 661 Which of the following banks in India has launched Cardless Cash Withdrawal
at ATMs facility recently? Under the facility, an account holder with the bank can transfer
money to a mobile phone user in the country even without the latter having an account with any
bank.
1) HDFC bank 2) Axis bank
3) ICICI 4) Kotak Mahindra
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 662 The 60th National School Games will be organised in Nov in which of the
following states?
1) Gujarat 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Punjab 4) Kerala
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 663 FILA is the international body responsible for supervising which of the following
games?
1) Weightlifting 2) Wrestling
3) Archery 4) Football
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 664 Which of the following regulators regulates money market in India?
1) FMC 2) SEBI
3) RBI 4) NABARD
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 665 Which of the following countries is all set to hold a referendum to break out from

the United Kingdom?

1) Scotland 2) Iceland
3) Wales 4) Ireland
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 666 The Govt approved the sale of shares in which of the following PSUs to garner a
combined Rs 43,000 cr recently?
1) NHPC 2) ONGC
3) CIL 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 667 Ajit Doval visited China to finalise the arrangements for Chinese President Xi
Jinping's visit to India. Doval is __________in Govt of India.
1) Principal Secretary to Prime Minister 2) Finance Secretary
3) Chief Economic Adviser 4) National Security Advisor
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 668 India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in
the fields of traditional medicine like Ayurveda and Unani with which of the following
countries recently?
1) Bangladesh 2) Iran
3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 669 The Union Cabinet gave its approval for implementing a comprehensive Telecom
Development Plan for the North-Eastern Region recently. The proposal entails an estimated cost
of over
1) Rs 2,000 cr 2) Rs 3,000 cr
3) Rs 5,000 cr 4) Rs 8,000 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 670 The WHO has honoured which of the following countries for their excellent
contributions in public health? They have been awarded with the newly instituted WHO South
East Asia Regional Award for Excellence in Public Health.
1) Timor-Leste 2) Bangladesh
3) Myanmar 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 671 The Govt has approved Phase -V of UIDAI project which entails generation of
100 crore Aadhaar numbers by
1) 2015 2) 2016
3) 2018 4) 2020
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 672 The CCEA has cleared stake dilution in CIL, ONGC and NHPC through the Offer
For Sale (OFS) route. Which of the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) The 10 per cent stake sale in Coal
India will garner Rs 23,000 cr
2) The 5 per cent stake sale in ONGC will garner Rs
18,000 cr
3) The 11.36 per cent stake sale in NHPC
will garner Rs 2,800 cr
4) It will help the govt meet its disinvestment target
of Rs 43,425 cr for this fiscal.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 673 Firoza Begum died, recently, at the age of 84. She was an eminent
_________Nazrul Sangeet singer.
1) Afghan 2) Pakistani
3) Bangladeshi 4) Indian
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 674 BARC scientists have developed Ocu-Prosta seed using which of the following
isotopes of Iodine to treat some rare forms of eye cancers?
1) I-125 2) I-126
3) I-127 4) I-144
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 675 The fifth unit at Rawatbhatta atomic power plant ran continuously for 765 days at
its full capacity of 220 Mwe which is the second highest operating record in the world. This
plant is located in
1) Rajasthan 2) Maharashtra

3) Tamil Nadu 4) Odisha

5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 676 The Bardarbunga volcano was in news as it erupted recently. This volcano is
situated in which of the following countries?
1) Iceland 2) Norway
3) Canada 4) Italy
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 677 Which of the following countries has launched Gaofen-2 satellite which is a highdefinition
Earth observation satellite? It is able to see a one-meter-long object in full color.
1) Israel 2) France
3) China 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 678 The govt approved the much awaited Ken-Betwa river link which will benefit two
states in terms of meeting irrigation, drinking water and electricity needs of people. Which are
these two states?
1) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
3) Rajasthan and Gujarat 4) Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 679 As per the present norms, the central govt is authorised for minting of coin of
denomination not higher than
1) Rs 10 2) Rs 50
3) Rs 100 4) Rs 1,000
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 680 Which of the following state govts has decided to impose one rupee cess on
purchase of every packet of cigarette and bottle of liquor and the revenue collected from this
will be used to establish an Urban Transport Fund to promote public transport?
1) Gujarat 2) Kerala
3) Delhi 4) Tamil Nadu
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 681 According to a UN report, India has second-highest number of child marriages.
Which of the following countries has the highest rate of child marriage?
1) Afghanistan 2) Nepal
3) Myanmar 4) Bangladesh
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 682 As forecasted in the UNCTAD Trade and Development report 2015, Indias
economy is poised to grow at _______during 2014.
1) 5.1 per cent 2) 5.3 per cent
3) 5.6 per cent 4) 5.9 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 683 Oscar Pistorius, the gold medalist in London Olympics in 2012 who has been tried
for killing his girlfriend, is a handicapped athlete of
1) South Africa 2) England
3) Australia 4) US
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 684 As announced by the Election Commission recently, state assembly poll in
Haryana and Maharashtra will be held on
1) 11 Oct 2) 13 Oct
3) 15 Oct 4) 19 Oct
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 685 The upper age limit for managing directors (MDs) and chief executive officers
(CEOs) and other whole-time director of banks in the private sector has been fixed by the RBI,
recently, at
1) 60 years 2) 63 years
3) 65 years 4) 70 years
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 686 The Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his visit to India, will present Friendship
awards to the family of who among the following for his service in China during the SinoJapanese war?
1) Dwarkanath Kotnis 2) BR Deepak
3) Rewi Alley 4) Ma Haide
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 687 The Science and Technology Ministry has announced a special promotion scheme

KIRAN. This scheme is aimed at eliminating parity in the field of science and technology by
promoting
1) handicapped 2) women scientists
3) tribals 4) scientists from all SAARC countries
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 688 Who among the following has been appointed as Executive Director in World
Bank recently? The Executive Directors are responsible for the conduct of the general
operations of the World Bank and exercise all the powers delegated to them by the Boards of
Governors.
1) Subhash Chandra Garg 2) C Rangarajan
3) Pranab Bardhan 4) Kaushik Basu
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 689 Who among the following won the mens singles title of the Indonesian Masters
Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament recently?
1) Firman Abdul Kholik 2) HS Prannoy
3) Srikanth Kidambi 4) Sourabh Varma
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 690 The new Road Safety and Transport Bill 2014 was released recently for comments
from the public. Which of the following is NOT correct about the proposals of the Bill?
1) Inebriated school bus drivers will be fined
Rs 50,000 with imprisonment for three years
for the first offence.
2) The repeat drunk driving offender will be fined
with Rs 1 lakh or imprisonment up to three years
or both besides a life time license cancellation.
3) The red light jumping will be fined with
Rs 15,000 for the third offence along with
cancellation of the driving licence.
4) The Bill proposes new 'golden hour' policy to
provide immediate relief to accident victims and
help save lakhs of lives.
5) To ensure offenders are tracked down and
prosecuted, the Bill suggests a singlewindow
automated driving licence systems.
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 691 The soon to be released book And Then One Day is the autobiography of who
among the following?
1) Naseeruddin Shah 2) Anupam Kher
3) Om Puri 4) Amitabh Bachchan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 692 Who among the following has been chosen to lead US-led global coalition against
ISIS militants active in Syria and Iraq?
1) James Mattis 2) David Petraeus
3) Paula Broadwell 4) John Allen
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 693 The World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on
which of the following dates every year?
1) 8 Sep 2) 10 Sep
3) 12 Sep 4) 14 Sep
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 694 Which of the following pairs won the mens doubles title of the 2014 US Open
tennis tournament?
1) Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 2) Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan
3) Jurgen Melzer and Marc Lopez 4) Roger Federer and Marcel Granollers
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 695 China has been objecting Indias presence in South China Sea. India is engaged
with Vietnam in the disputed South China Sea in which of the following activities?
1) Oil exploration 2) Military exercise
3) Port development 4) Air base development
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 696 Davis Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Tennis 2) Badminton

3) Snooker 4) Hockey
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 697 What is Indias ranking in the list of 24 economies on Creative Productivity Index,
released by the Asian Development Bank and Economist Intelligence Unit recently?
1) 13th 2) 14th
3) 15th 4) 19th
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 698 Hindi Diwas is celebrated in India to show the importance of Hindi language in
the country on
1) 05 Sep 2) 14 Sep
3) 15 Sep 4) 19 Sep
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 699 The International Literacy Day is celebrated on
1) 8 Sep 2) 10 Sep
3) 12 Sep 4) 16 Sep
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 700 Which of the following states will host the Global Agro meet in Nov this year?
This event will be participated by eight countries?
1) Gujarat 2) Sikkim
3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Kerala
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 701 Krishan Kant Paul was sworn-in as the new governor of Manipur state recently.
Who among the following is the present chief minister of the state?
1) Radhabinod Koijam 2) Okram Ibobi Singh
3) Rishang Keishing 4) Neiphiu Rio
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 702 Doordarshan celebrates its anniversary on 15 Sep every year. This public service
broadcaster was set up in which of the following years?
1) 1953 2) 1959
3) 1975 4) 1981
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 703 The honourable President Pranab Mukherjee urged to bring literacy rate of the
country on par with worlds leading societies recently. What is the average adult (people aged
15 and above) literacy rate of the world?
1) 84 per cent 2) 80 per cent
3) 74 per cent 4) 64 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 704 The patent office of which of the following countries has become the first among
intellectual property offices across the world to achieve ultimate transparency as the work
happening in this office is being thrown open to the world?
1) India 2) Germany
3) Japan 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 705 The prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards were announced for the
year 2012 recently. Which of the following is the winner of Best of All Awards?
1) Rail Wheel factory, Bangalore 2) Tata Business Support Services, Hyderabad
3) Sakthi Masala, Erode, Tamil Nadu 4) Elin Appliances, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 706 As per the data of the 6th Economic Census Report 2013, which of the following
Indian states has the highest proportion of hired workers among all states including in sectors
like education and health?
1) Maharashtra 2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Gujarat 4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Karnataka Ans.) 2
Ques. : 707 A professor from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is among 10 award winners
of the 8th Special Book Award of China. Name the professor who has translated a number of
literary works from Chinese into Bengali, Hindi and English over the last 25 years.
1) Geeta Kochhar 2) Devendra Rawat
3) Priyadarsi Mukherji 4) Manik Lal Bhattacharya
5) Sabaree Mitra Ans.) 3
Ques. : 708 Indias first coral garden will come up at Mithapur coast in which of the following
states? The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) have signed a

MoU in this regard with the state.

1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra
3) Kerala 4) Karnataka
5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 1
Ques. : 709 Who among the following has won the womens singles title of the Hong Kong
Open tennis tournament recently?
1) Sabine Lisicki 2) Karolina Pliskova
3) Karin Knapp 4) Donna Vekic
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 710 The country's first e-cabinet meet was held in which of the following states
recently? In this state cabinet meet I-pads and power point presentation replaced the papers.
1) Karnataka 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Gujarat 4) Maharashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 711 Indian space agency ISRO is all set to insert Mangalyaan into the Martian orbit on
24 Sep. Which of the following space agencies in the world has/have succeeded in similar
attempts so far?
1) European Space Agency 2) Russian Federal Space Agency
3) NASA 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 712 India and Vietnam inked seven pacts during the recent visit of the President
Pranab Mukherjee to Vietnam. Which of the following is NOT one among these seven pacts?
1) A Letter of Intent (LoI) signed between
the OVL and Vietnam Oil
2) Pact for extending a dollar credit line between
Vietnam and EXIM Bank of India
3) Agreement on jointly dealing with
aggression in South China Sea
4) MoU on setting up of Pangasius breeding and
farming in India
5) MoU on operating and jointly promoting
direct air services
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 713 Who among the following is the new chairman of Indian Banks Association
(IBA)?
1) Chanda Kochhar 2) Arun Kaul
3) KR Kamath 4) TM Bhasin
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 714 Edward Mawthoh won bronze at World Championships recently. He is associated
with which of the following games?
1) Boxing 2) Netball
3) Discuss throw 4) Kickboxing
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 715 The third phase of the Norochcholai power plant was dedicated to nation in Sri
Lanka recently. This power plant has been build with assistance from which of the following
countries?
1) Canada 2) Germany
3) China 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 716 The sixth meeting of SAARC Home ministers to focus on human trafficking was
held in headquarters of the grouping in __________recently.
1) Dhaka 2) Kathmandu
3) New Delhi 4) Colombo
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 717 The Road Transport and Highways Ministry decided to roll out a new programme
named FASTag across the country. This new programme is aimed at
1) measuring speed and load of vehicles
electronically
2) nabbing drunk drivers electronically
3) tracing vehicle on highways electronically 4) payment of highway tolls electronically
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 718 The Govt issued draft guidelines for E-rickshaws recently. Which of the following

statements is NOT true in this regard?

1) It will have top speed of 35 kmph.
2) It can carry a maximum of four
passengers excluding the driver.
3) Driving licence and periodic fitness certificates
mandatory for e-rickshaws.
4) E rickshaws will be added as a separate
vehicle category.
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 719 The FIFA Under-17 World Cup is slated to take place in which of the following
countries in 2017?
1) Brazil 2) China
3) Japan 4) India
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 720 According to the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014, what is Indias
position in terms of the number of billionaires in the country?
1) Third 2) Fourth
3) Sixth 4) Seventh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 721 Mayon volcano, which erupted recently, is situated in which of the following
countries? The 2,460-metre volcano is famed for its near-perfect cone and has a long history of
deadly eruptions.
1) Philippines 2) Thailand
3) Indonesia 4) Malaysia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 722 The govt approved launching of National Ayush Mission (NAM) to address gaps
in health services in vulnerable and far-flung areas of the country. This mission will include
which of the following systems of medicine?
1) Homoeopathy 2) Siddha
3) Ayurveda 4) Naturopathy
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 723 India is all set to get its first overseas port in the form of Chabahar port in which
of the following countries? The Union Cabinet is expected to clear the long-delayed project
soon.
1) Iraq 2) Iran
3) Vietnam 4) Sri Lanka
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 724 Google launched Android One-powered smartphones in India which is the first
country to receive these devices. These devices are initially being offered by
1) Micromax 2) Spice Mobiles
3) Karbonn 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 725 The International sports body FIBA regulates which of the following sports? It
allowed the players to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis
recently.
1) Football 2) Basketball
3) Badminton 4) Boxing
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 726 Which of the following countries has the highest foreign exchange reserves (just
shy of $4tn) in the world?
1) US 2) Japan
3) India 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 727 According to the HSBC Trade Forecast Report, India may become fifth largest
exporter by 2030. What is Indias position in terms of export of goods by value at present?
1) 9th 2) 11th
3) 13th 4) 14th
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 728 Name the Indian boxer who was denied Arjuna award this year and now he has
won a court battle against govt to get the coveted sports award.
1) Sumit Sangwan 2) Shiva Thapa
3) Manoj Kumar 4) Vikas Krishan Yadav

5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 729 The BJP Govt wants to revamp the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) and give it a
fresh impetus. Which of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to RMK?
1) It was set up in 1993 under the Societies
Registration Act for the socio-economic
empowerment of women.
2) Currently RMK provides loans to NGOMFIs
which further lend to self-help groups
of women.
3) It extends micro-credit to women in the
informal sector against collateral.
4) The govt plans to take RMK to the
women beneficiaries in the six lakh villages
of the country.
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 730 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman of the
National Commission for Women (NCW)?
1) Lalitha Kumaramangalam 2) Meenakshi Lekhi
3) Kishori Sinha 4) Tamilisai Soundarrajan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 731 The Central govt is working with states to initiate Nirbhaya Centres across the
country. The Nirbhaya Centres will act as hubs for ________at district level.
1) improving sex ratio 2) promoting womens education
3) protecting women 4) eliminating child marriage
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 732 The book titled At Home in India: The Muslim Saga has been written by
1) Salman Khurshid 2) MJ Akbar
3) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 4) Najma Heptulla
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 733 Which of the following dates is celebrated every year in India as Engineers Day
to commemorate the birthday of the legendary engineer Sir M Visvesvaraya?
1) 11 Sep 2) 15 Sep
3) 17 Sep 4) 19 Sep
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 734 Which of the following universities topped the QS World University Rankings
released recently? It is regarded as the most rigorous of its type of ranking.
1) Oxford 2) MIT
3) Harvard 4) Cambridge
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 735 India and China signed three-Gujarat specific pacts during the Chinese President
Xi Jinpings three-day visit to India. Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Making Guangzhou city in China and Ahmedabad as
sister cities
2) Setting up of industrial parks in
this state
3) Agreement between Guangdong province and the
Gujarat govt for development of cultural and social ties
between the two provinces
4) MoU on feasibility study to
develop small ports across the
Gujarat coastline
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 736 The worlds largest ultra mega solar power park to generate 2,500 MW is being
established in which of the following Indian states as announced by the Union Minister of
Power and Coal, Piyush Goyal recently?
1) Gujarat 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Tamil Nadu
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 737 The name Peng Liyuan was doing round in the media during the recent visit of
Chinese President Xi Jinping to India. She is
1) a renowned businesswomen of China
2) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

China
3) personal assistant of Xi Jinping 4) the first lady of China
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 738 Indias domestic airlines IndiGo inked a $2.6 bn aircraft finance deal with which
of the following banks recently?
1) Bank of Japan 2) ICBC
3) Bank of America 4) Deutsche Bundesbank
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 739 Richard Rahul Verma has been appointed as the new ambassador of which of the
following countries to India recently?
1) US 2) UK
3) France 4) Italy
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 740 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chinese ambassador to
India recently?
1) Wei Wei 2) Le Yucheng
3) Luo Zhaohui 4) Hong Lei
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 741 Shanghai and which of the following Indian cities will be sister cities as per the
MoU signed during the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India?
1) Ahmedabad 2) New Delhi
3) Chennai 4) Mumbai
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 742 Chinese President committed investments worth what amount in India over the
next five years during his recent visit the country?
1) USD 20 bn 2) USD 30 bn
3) USD 25 bn 4) USD 100 bn
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 743 The Indian Air Force has gifted a vintage Dakota aircraft from its museum to the
Air Force of which of the following countries recently?
1) Myanmar 2) Bangladesh
3) Thailand 4) Vietnam
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 744 The three govt-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) started earning a
small profit of 35p a litre on diesel recently for the first time in 12 years. What is the petroleum
subsidy burden that the govt bore last year?
1) Rs 23,000 cr 2) Rs 34,000 cr
3) Rs 42,000 cr 4) Rs 63,000 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 745 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has picked who among the following to head the
Quality Council of India that promotes high standards in areas like education, healthcare,
environment, infrastructure, governance and social sectors?
1) Mihir Shah 2) Arun Maira
3) Adil Zainulbhai 4) Sam Pitroda
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 746 Shankar Barua, who allegedly shot himself dead at his residence, was former
Director General of Police (DGP) of which of the following states? His name was linked with
infamous Saradha scam and was questioned by CBI recently.
1) Assam 2) West Bengal
3) Sikkim 4) Manipur
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 747 The Finance Minister has decided to set aside Rs 50 cr from Social Security Fund
(SSF) for payment of premium towards life insurance cover under Jan Dhan scheme. The SSF
was set up in 1988-89 for providing social security and is managed by
1) LIC 2) GIC
3) NIC 4) RBI
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 748 In the recent time, the govt has diluted several green norms to facilitate faster
clearance for the projects? Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Wildlife Board nod delinked from forest clearance
for areas around wildlife zones
2) States powers to put additional

safeguards done away with

3) Forests can be cut before final clearance for linear
projects such as roads and irrigation canals
4) Miners not in compliance for over
five years to get approvals
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 749 Jitu Rai won the first gold medal for India in 17th Asian Games in South Korea
recently. He won gold in
1) badminton 2) shooting
3) archery 4) wrestling
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 750 Which of the following pairs won the womens doubles title of the WTA Pan
Pacific Open tennis tournament recently?
1) Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro 2) Sania Mirza and Cara Black
3) Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Peng 4) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 751 The nations first ever memorial in honour of the recipients of the Armed Forces
highest gallantry award Param Veer Chakra has been inaugurated in
1) New Delhi 2) Port Blair
3) Chandigarh 4) Kargil
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 752 Who among the following won India its first Olympic archery medal, a bronze, at
the Youth Olympic Games at Nanjing, China?
1) Sanjay Boro 2) Dhaniram Basumatary
3) Atul Verma 4) Govindas Singh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 753 Who among the following has been elected the new head of newly constituted
boxing body Boxing India?
1) JCD Prabhakar 2) Akhilesh Das Gupta
3) Anil Khanna 4) Sandeep Jajodia
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 754 Who among the following was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at 17th
Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea?
1) Sania Mirza 2) Saurav Ghosal
3) Sardar Singh 4) Dipika Pallikal
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 755 The Govt launched an action plan, India Newborn Action Plan (INAP), aimed at
reducing newborn deaths from 29 per thousand live births to single digit by
1) 2020 2) 2024
3) 2030 4) 2036
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 756 The three-day Global Investors Summit, Invest Madhya Pradesh, is scheduled to
be held in which of the following cities from Oct 8-10?
1) Gwalior 2) Bhopal
3) Jabalpur 4) Indore
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 757 John Key has won an emphatic victory in the recently held general elections and is
all set to lead which of the following countries for the third term?
1) Zimbabwe 2) New Zealand
3) Spain 4) Norway
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 758 We often read about the term gold ETF in the financial newspapers. What does
letter T denote in the term ETF?
1) Traded 2) Transferable
3) Transaction 4) Termination
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 759 Who among the following has become the first Indian to enter the Asian Games
squash final recently?
1) Siddharth Suchde 2) Sourav Ghoshal
3) Ritwik Bhattacharya 4) Mahesh Mangaonkar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 760 Which of the following states has become the first state in the country to kick start

State Road Safety Policy-2014? Expertise and cooperation from New Zealand police
department and World Bank transport cell are incorporated in this new Policy.
1) Delhi 2) Gujarat
3) Kerala 4) Uttar Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 761 The Hannover Messe is one of the world's biggest industrial fairs organised in
which of the following countries? India has inked an agreement on its participation as the
partner country of the Hannover Messe (Fair) 2015.
1) Germany 2) South Korea
3) France 4) Italy
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 762 The unmanned Maven spacecraft arrived on the red planet after a 10 month
journey recently. This spacecraft was launched by which of the following space agencies?
1) China National Space Administration 2) NASA
3) European Space Agency (ESA) 4) Roscosmos
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 763 Who among the following has been appointed as the new head of the Pakistani
intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) recently?
1) Rizwan Akhtar 2) Zaheerul Islam
3) Raheel Sharif 4) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 764 The State Bank of India (SBI) and its five associate banks would raise about Rs
33,000 cr capital to meet Basel III norms in the next five years. Which of the following is NOT
an associate bank of the SBI of now?
1) State Bank of Saurashtra 2) State Bank of Hyderabad
3) State Bank of Mysore 4) State Bank of Patiala
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 765 Who among the following is all set to become the next President of Afghanistan
after the rivals sign a power-sharing deal recently?
1) Hamid Karzai 2) Ahmad Yousaf Nuristani
3) Ashraf Ghani 4) Abdullah Abdullah
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 766 Voreqe Bainimarama was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which of the
following countries recently?
1) Mozambique 2) Madagascar
3) Fiji 4) Angola
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 767 Which of the following countries exceeded the European Union in terms of per
capita emission for the first time recently?
1) China 2) Russia
3) India 4) Iran
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 768 Who among the following is NOT a woman shooter of India?
1) Heena Sidhu 2) Anisa Sayyed
3) Rahi Sarnobat 4) Jitu Rai
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 769 The Shia Houthi rebels got hold of Sanaa city, recently, which is the capital city of
1) Yemen 2) Tunisia
3) Nigeria 4) Angola
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 770 As per the new official data from the 68th round of the National Sample Survey
(NSS), ________of rural households and just under ______of urban households in India do not
have access to a toilet.
1) 80 per cent, 20 per cent 2) 75 per cent, 25 per cent
3) 70 per cent, 20 per cent 4) 60 per cent, 10 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 771 The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (13th edition of the PBD), the world's largest
annual gathering of the Indian diaspora, will be held in which of the following cities in Jan
2015?
1) Mumabai 2) Ahmedabad
3) Pune 4) Gandhinagar
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 772 Who among the following won the Saraswati Samman 2013, recognised as the
highest literary award in India? He has been awarded for his novel Dhool Paudhon Par.
1) Subodh Sarkar 2) Govind Mishra
3) Chitra Mudgal 4) Mridula Garg
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 773 Yumnam Sanathoi Devi and Narender Grewal won bronze medals for the country
in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon in which of the following games?
1) Handball 2) Paul vault
3) Wushu 4) Netball
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 774 India has become the first country in the world to enter the Mars orbit on a maiden
mission on 24 Sep. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to Indias mars
mission?
1) India is the first Asian country and ISRO
the fourth space agency to send a satellite to
the Red Planet.
2) Except India, only European, US and Russian
probes to mars have been successful so far.
3) Indias mars mission was launched on 4
Nov 2013 called Mangalyaan, also known as
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM).
4) The spacecraft carried with it five scientific
payloads including a camera, two spectrometers,
a radiometer and a photometer.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 775 Which of the following is NOT an objective of the Indias mars mission which
entered into the mars orbit successfully recently?
1) It will help develop the technologies required for
design, planning, management and operations of an
interplanetary mission.
2) Deep space communication,
navigation, mission planning and
management.
3) Exploration of Mars surface features, morphology,
mineralogy and Martian atmosphere by indigenous
scientific instruments.
4) Study the atmosphere of Mars,
using a methane gas sniffer.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 776 Which of the following movies has been selected to be the official entry of India
to the best foreign film category at the 87th edition of Oscar awards in 2015?
1) Yellow 2) Queen
3) Shahid 4) Mary Kom
5) Liars Dice Ans.) 5
Ques. : 777 The former Finance Minister Chidambaram's role in Aircel-Maxis deal approving
USD 800 mn (approx Rs 3,500 cr) investment is being probed by the CBI. As per the CBI, the
then Finance Minister was vested with power to give FIPB approval of only up to
1) Rs 600 cr 2) Rs 800 cr
3) Rs 1000 cr 4) Rs 1500 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 778 According to a UN-led analysis published, recently, the World population may hit
________by 2100.
1) 9 bn 2) 10 bn
3) 11 bn 4) 12 bn
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 779 The NPPA withdrawn its order to fix prices of drugs, which are not under the list
of essential medicines recently. What does NPPA stands for?
1) National Popular Pricing Authority 2) National Practical Pricing Authority
3) National Pharmaceutical Priority Authority 4) National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 780 As announced by the ICC, the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 3 will
be hosted by which city from 23rd to 30th Oct? The six teams competing in the event are

Bermuda, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Uganda and the USA.

1) Kuala Lumpur 2) Singapore
3) Lancaster 4) Kampala
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 781 The Sports Minister Sarbhanand Sonowal inaugurated the National Academy of
Athletics in Kariavattom in which of the following states recently? The Academy is the first of
its kind in the country.
1) Maharashtra 2) Manipur
3) Kerala 4) Goa
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 782 The Supreme Court has quashed allocation of coal blocks which were allotted to
various companies since 1993. What is the number of coal blocks quashed by the SC?
1) 211 2) 213
3) 214 4) 218
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 783 The book titled The Lives of Others has been authored by who among the
following? The book has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014.
1) Amit Chaudhuri 2) Neel Mukherjee
3) HM Naqvi 4) Tania James
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 784 The world-class integrated food processing facility in Tumkur was inaugurated by
the PM Narendra Modi, recently, in which of the following states?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Kerala 4) Karnataka
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 785 Dushyant Chauhan won a bronze medal in which of the following games in the
17th Asian Games in Incheon?
1) Rowing 2) Boxing
3) Pole vault 4) Discus throw
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 786 The Govt gave its nod to the Swachh Bharat programme recently. Which of the
following is NOT correct about the programme?
1) The programme is aimed at eliminating
open defecation and construction of individual
and community toilets across the country.
2) The urban component of the Mission is
proposed to be implemented over 5 years
starting from Oct 2, 2014 in all 4041 statutory
towns.
3) The total expected cost of the programme is
Rs 62,009 cr, out of which the proposed
central assistance will be of Rs 14,623 cr.
4) The Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) will
continue in urban areas and will be implemented
separately.
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 787 Which of the following is NOT a moon of planet mars?
1) Europa 2) Phobos
3) Deimos 4) Both 1) and 3)
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 788 India conducted the military exercise named Yudh Abhyas 2014 with which of the
following countries recently?
1) Russia 2) Japan
3) Vietnam 4) US
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 789 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his pet Make in India campaign on
25 Sep to put India prominently on the global manufacturing map. This campaign focuses on
________identified growth sectors of the Indian economy.
1) 21 2) 22
3) 25 4) 30
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 790 Year 2016-17 has been declared as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage and

________ has to be SAARC cultural capital for 2015-16.

1) Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2) Karachi, Pakistan
3) Dhaka, Bangladesh 4) Varanasi, India
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 791 Indias youngest state Telangana conducted a household survey to map the socioeconomic
profiles of households in the state. Which of the following is NOT correct about the
state?
1) As per the surveys findings so far, Telanganas
population is estimated to cross 40 mn.
2) The new state consists of 10
districts.
3) It is the 12th biggest in the country in terms of
geographical area.
4) It is the 12th biggest in the country
in terms of population.
5) Vijayawada is all set to be the new capital of the
state.
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 792 The State govt of Bihar formally placed which of the following communities in
annexure II (the backward class) recently? Doing this it has joined only few states who has
recognised this community.
1) Handicapped 2) Nat
3) Orphan 4) Transgenders
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 793 Which of the following state assemblies is the first to ratified National Judicial
Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill? The Constitution Amendment Bill passed by the
Parliament required endorsement of at least 50 per cent of state Assemblies.
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat 4) Tamil Nadu
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 794 What is the name of the joint military exercise involving the armies of India and
Nepal which was conducted at the Pithoragarh military station recently?
1) INDRA 2) Surya Kiran VII
3) Yudh Abhyas 2014 4) Malabar 2014
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 795 Indian languages finally get their due in the web world as Indian domain names
made their debut with the extension .Bharat covering eight Indian languages. Which of the
following is NOT among them?
1) Sindhi 2) Nepali
3) Marathi 4) Konkani
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 796 The IRDA launched a pilot project, making it mandatory for all life insurers to
convert a minimum of __________of the total individual policies issued into demat format.
1) 5,000 or five per cent 2) 3,000 or five per cent
3) 1,000 or five per cent 4) 500 or five per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 797 In a recent notification, the RBI said that govt cheques would be cleared through
CTS based on their electronic images. What does CTS stand for?
1) Cheque Transfer System 2) Cheque Termination System
3) Cheque Transaction System 4) Cheque Truncation System
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 798 Indias leading automaker Mahindra & Mahindra launched a new version of its
popular SUV Scorpio on which of the following online marketplace, recently, for the first time?
1) Flipkart 2) ebay
3) Snapdeal 4) Amazon
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 799 Which of the following states has announced Amma Cement Scheme recently?
Under the scheme the state govt will procure cement from private manufacturers and sell them
at Rs 190 per bag.
1) West Bengal 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Gujarat 4) Tamil Nadu
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 800 The Supreme Court declared which of the following tribunals as unconstitutional
recently? The apex court said that the Act passed by Parliament in 2005 encroaches upon the
power of higher judiciary.
1) National Tax Tribunal 2) Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
3) Securities Appellate Tribunal 4) Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 801 The govt launched Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana recently. Which of the
following is NOT correct about this scheme?
1) It is aimed at upliftment of rural
and urban poor through skill
development.
2) The govt has allocated Rs 1,000 cr for the Yojana.
3) The 50 per cent of the fund will
be spent on skill development.
4) The govt has decided to observe 25th Sep as Antyodaya
Diwas every year to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit
Deendayal Upadhyaya.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 802 What amount has been contributed by India to the UN to tackle Ebola?
1) USD 10 mn 2) USD 12 mn
3) USD 18 mn 4) USD 20 mn
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 803 Which of the following countries has successfully test fired short range surface-tosurface
missile Hatf IX (NASR) recently?
1) Iran 2) Iraq
3) Pakistan 4) Syria
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 804 The US President Barack Obama has announced to create the world's largest
marine sanctuary in the ________in a bid to protect sea life from climate change.
1) Pacific Ocean 2) Atlantic Ocean
3) Arctic Ocean 4) Indian Ocean
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 805 The UN Security Council unanimously approved a binding resolution on which of
the following issues recently?
1) Increase in carbon dioxide emission in the
atmosphere
2) The flow of foreign jihadists to Iraq and
Syria
3) Enrichment of Uranium for nuclear warheads
4) Forcing people to refuge from Iraq and
Syria
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 806 Name the deadly serious computer bug discovered recently which affects systems
like Linux and Apple's Mac operating system which uses a software component called Bash.
1) Morris 2) Heartbleed
3) Shellshock 4) Backdoor
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 807 The 3rd Meeting of the Culture Ministers of the South Asian Association Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) group was held in which of the following cities recently?
1) Kabul 2) New Delhi
3) Islamabad 4) Kathmandu
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 808 The 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders'
Meeting will be held from Nov 10 to 11 in which of the following cities?
1) Beijing 2) Sydney
3) Toronto 4) Tokyo
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 809 The 4th SAARC culture ministers meeting will be held in which of the following
countries?
1) Bangladesh 2) Sri Lanka
3) Nepal 4) Maldives
5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 810 The 1st International Sanskrit Conference was held, recently, in which of the
following states? Sanskrit scholars from India and eight foreign countries deliberated on
methods to revive the glory of the ancient language.
1) Uttarakhand 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Gujarat 4) Rajasthan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 811 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu?
1) Edappadi K Palaniswami 2) R Vaithilingam
3) Natham R Viswanathan 4) O Panneerselvam
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 812 The central govt imposed president rule in which of the following states after its
chief minister resigned as his party went into minority after its split with its ally recently?
1) Jharkhand 2) Bihar
3) Maharashtra 4) Haryana
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 813 Who among the following is the first chief minister of an Indian state who was
convicted and sent to jail during holding the office?
1) Lalu Prasad Yadav 2) J Jayalalithaa
3) Mayawati 4) Mulayam Singh Yadav
5) BS Yeddyurappa Ans.) 2
Ques. : 814 PM Narendra Modi promised to merge PIO and OCI schemes to facilitate their
hassle-free travel to India. While PIO stands for Person of Indian Origin, OCI stands for
1) Other Citizenship of India 2) Overseas Countrymen of India
3) Overseas Citizenship of India 4) Other Countrymen of India
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 815 The prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was announced recently. This
prize is facilitated to people for their outstanding contributions to field of
1) science and technology 2) art and literature
3) sports 4) music
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 816 Justice HL Dattu was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. Who was the
first Chief Justice of India after the independence?
1) Mehr Chand Mahajan 2) M Patanjali Sastri
3) HJ Kania 4) Sudhi Ranjan Das
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 817 PM Narendra Modi met with Nobel laureate and famous Professor Harold Varmus
during his US visit recently. Prof Varmus is a noted
1) environmentalist 2) biologist
3) cyber security expert 4) cancer specialist
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 818 Who among the following has/have won gold medal for India in the 17th Asian
Games in Incheon?
1) Yogeshwar Dutt 2) Jitu Rai
3) Seema Punia 4) All the above
5) None of the above Ans.) 4
Ques. : 819 The prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was announced recently. Who
among the following is NOT a winner of the prize this year?
1) PS Ahuja 2) Roop Mallik
3) Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala 4) Anurag Agrawal
5) S Venkata Mohan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 820 India's Vikas Gowda bagged silver medal in the mens event of which of the
following games in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea?
1) Sailing 2) Boxing
3) Discus throw 4) Archery
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 821 In its annual report, the United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific (ESCAP) has estimated that the Indian economy will grow at ________in the
current fiscal.
1) 5.1 per cent 2) 5.5 per cent
3) 5.9 per cent 4) 6.1 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 822 The RBI relaxed KYC norms for opening bank accounts recently. Which of the
following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) It has asked banks to allow self-certified copy of
the document by mail, or post for opening an
account.
2) Banks have not to seek fresh documents,
if a KYC compliant customer desires to
open another account in the bank.
3) If the customers are unable to comply within a
reasonable period of time, partial freezing may be
introduced for KYC non-compliant customers.
4) Under partial freezing, only debits
would be allowed in such accounts, but
credits would not be allowed.
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 823 Ryder Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Golf 2) Squash
3) Billiards 4) Badminton
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 824 A new mission named Resolute Support focusing on training and supporting the
local army and police has been initiated in which of the following countries recently?
1) Iraq 2) Syria
3) Pakistan 4) Afghanistan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 825 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new president of Afghanistan
in the country's first democratic transfer of power since the ouster of Taliban from power?
1) Abdullah Abdullah 2) Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
3) Hamid Karzai 4) Abdul Rashid Dostum
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 826 The RBI announced its bi-monthly policy review on 30th Sep. Which of the
following is NOT matched correctly as per the latest announcement?
1) The short-term lending rate (repo) 8
per cent
2) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) 4 per cent
3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 22.5
per cent
4) The projected GDP growth rate in 2015-16 fiscal
6.3 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 827 Which of the following technology firms is planning to start testing its internetcarrying
solar-powered drones in 2015 aimed at getting two-thirds of the global population
online?
1) ZTE 2) Microsoft
3) Google 4) Facebook
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 828 The 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China took place
recently. The PR China was founded on ________1949.
1) 25 Sep 2) 29 Sep
3) 30 Sep 4) 1 Oct
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 829 The PM Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat mission on 2 Oct. Which of
the following is NOT correct with respect to the new mission?
1) The country's biggest-ever cleanliness drive is
expected to cost nearly Rs 5 lakh cr.
2) The logo of the campaign is Gandhi's
spectacles and the slogan Ek Kadam
Swachhata Ki Or.
3) As per a WHO estimate, a person in India loses
about Rs 6,500 per annum due to illness and poor
health as he is unable to perform day-to-day duties.
4) The govt has decided to merge the
'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan', a campaign for

rural sanitation with Swachh Bharat

Mission.
5) The urban component of the Mission is proposed
to be implemented over 5 years starting from 2 Oct
2014 in all 4,041 statutory towns.
Ans.) 1
Ques. : 830 In its recently bi-monthly policy review, the RBI maintained that the GDP growth
in the current fiscal will be
1) 5 per cent 2) 5.5 per cent
3) 6 per cent 4) 6.5 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 831 The book titled Kutsa Pakhha [Those Who Slander] has been authored by
1) Mamata Banerjee 2) J Jayalalithaa
3) N Chandrababu Naidu 4) Sasikala Natarajan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 832 The Indian women's kabaddi team notched up its second successive gold medal at
the 17th Asian Games beating which of the following teams in the summit clash?
1) Iran 2) Nepal
3) Pakistan 4) Indonesia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 833 Which of the following pairs won the mens doubles title of the Malaysian Open
2014?
1) Jamie Murray and John Peers 2) Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski
3) Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram 4) Mahesh Bhupati and Marc Lopez
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 834 At least 32 people were killed and several others injured in a stampede that broke
out after the end of the Dussehra celebrations in a field filled with huge crowds in
_______recently.
1) Kolkata 2) Lucknow
3) Patna 4) Bhubaneswar
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 835 India won the hockey gold at the 17th Asian Games after 16 years recently. It
defeated which of the following teams?
1) South Korea 2) Malaysia
3) Pakistan 4) Japan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 836 Which of the following teams won the gold medal of the Mens Kabaddi at the
17th Asian Games recently? It is the winner of gold medal in the last six editions since the sport
made its debut in Beijing in 1990.
1) Iran 2) Nepal
3) Sri Lanka 4) India
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 837 The Centre has accorded in-principle approval for setting up six more STPIs in
Odisha. The STPIs are set up for which of the following purposes?
1) Sewage treatment 2) Skill training of youth
3) Schedule tribes development 4) Promote software exports
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 838 Jeffrey P Bezos, who visited India, recently, and also met the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following
multination giants?
1) Amazon 2) ebay
3) Walmart 4) Dell
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 839 Which of the following teams has won the Champions League T20 2014?
1) Kolkata Knight Riders 2) Chennai Super Kings
3) Mumbai Indians 4) Northern Knights
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 840 Name the US's biggest bank which revealed, recently, that it suffered a massive
cyber attack on 76 mn private and seven mn business customers in the country?
1) Citi Bank 2) Standard Chartered
3) Bank of America 4) JP Morgan
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 841 The XI World Metropolis Congress was held in which of the following Indian
cities recently? The Congress provides a forum to deliberate upon various themes including
urban governance, equity, management, challenge of migrations, and infrastructure
development.
1) Chennai 2) Bengaluru
3) Hyderabad 4) Mumbai
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 842 Indian companies are planning to raise money through FCCBs as an appreciating
rupee and a bullish stock market again make these bonds attractive. What does FCCB stand for?
1) Foreign Currency Convertible Bond 2) Foreign Country Convertible Bond
3) Foreign Currency Concessional Bond 4) Foreign Country Concessional Bond
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 843 The govt is considering a proposal to merge the Forward Markets Commission
(FMC) with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). While Sebi is the capital market
regulator, the FMC regulates _________in India.
1) commodity futures market 2) money market
3) foreign exchange 4) virtual currency
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 844 While the Indian mens hockey team won gold medal after a long break, the
women's hockey team managed to win _________ medal at the Incheon Asian Games recently.
1) a gold 2) a silver
3) a bronze 4) no
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 845 The 38th Parallel is the international boundary line between which of the
following two nations?
1) US and Canada 2) North and South Korea
3) China and Vietnam 4) China and Russia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 846 We often read about the term BYOD in newspapers. What does BYOD stands
for?
1) Buy Your Own Device 2) Bring Your Own Device
3) Bring Your Official Device 4) Bring Your Original Device
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 847 Who among the following has/have won the 2014 Right Livelihood honorary
award, promoted as the "Alternative Nobel Prize"? It is awarded by the Swedish charity the
Right Livelihood Award Foundation.
1) Alan Rusbridger 2) Edward Snowden
3) Julian Assange 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 848 What is the RBIs model for rating of Indian banks is called?
1) CAMEL 2) CAMELS
3) CRISIL 4) CARE
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 849 Who among the following has been granted the post of Special Director-General
at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently?
1) Radha Vinod Raju 2) TKA Nair
3) DR Karthikeyan 4) NR Wasan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 850 The ISRO postponed launch of IRNSS-1C, the third of the seven satellites
planned for a series, by a week recently. IRNSS stands for
1) Indian Regional National Satellite System
2) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite
Series
3) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite
Synchronization
4) Indian Regional Navigational Satellite
System
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 851 Which of the following countries topped the second annual Global Age Watch
Index 2014? It means this is the best place for older folks.
1) Bolivia 2) Norway
3) Australia 4) Japan

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 852 Who among the following has/have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine 2014?
1) May-Britt Moser 2) Edvard Moser
3) John O'Keefe 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 853 Which of the following is NOT a statutory body in India? A statutory body is an
entity created by an Act of Parliament or state legislatures.
1) National Development Council 2) Reserve Bank of India
3) Forward Market Commission 4) PFRDA
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 854 The book titled Gods of Antarctica has been penned by
1) Yashwardhan Shukla 2) Kalyan Ray
3) Pankaj Sekhsaria 4) Ziauddin Sardar
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 855 The Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched Reefer Vehicle Call-In
Centre (RVC) in New Delhi recently. The RVC will facilitate smooth transportation of
1) perishable goods 2) patients
3) cattle and poultry 4) fertilizers
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 856 India is all set to launch Project Mausam for countering Chinas growing
influence in the
1) oil exploration in South China Sea 2) manufacturing sector
3) maritime routes of Indian Ocean region 4) Latin American region
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 857 Which of the following countries awarded the GMR Infrastructure a Rs 8,500 cr
hydropower project, recently, which will be this countrys biggest inward foreign direct
investment so far?
1) Maldives 2) Nepal
3) Sri Lanka 4) Afghanistan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 858 The International Day of Democracy is observed on
1) 1 Sep 2) 15 Sep
3) 30 Sep 4) 7 Oct
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 859 The 17th Asian Games concluded recently. India finished at which of the
following positions in the medals table with a total haul of 57 medals, comprising of 11 gold, 10
silver and 36 bronze?
1) Fifth 2) Sixth
3) Seventh 4) Eighth
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 860 Who among the following has won the 2014 Waislitz Global Citizen Award? He
has won the prestigious prize for his work to build community sanitation facilities.
1) Swapnil Chaturvedi 2) Anoop Jain
3) Harish Hande 4) Bindeshwar Pathak
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 861 China sharply reacted to India and the US expressing concern over the South
China Sea. China has disputes with which of the following countries along the South China
Sea?
1) Brunei 2) Malaysia
3) Philippines 4) Vietnam
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 862 Uhuru Kenyatta became the first sitting president to appear before the
International Criminal Court to face charges for crimes against humanity. He is the present
president of
1) Kenya 2) Kyrgyzstan
3) Kiribati 4) Kazakhstan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 863 The 82nd Air Force Day was observed recently. The Indian Air Force was
officially established on ________1932 when it was created as an auxiliary air force of the
Indian Empire.
1) 1 Oct 2) 3 Oct

3) 6 Oct 4) 8 Oct
5) 9 Oct Ans.) 4
Ques. : 864 The Cyclonic Storm Hudhud originated, recently, in
1) Arabian Sea 2) North Andaman Sea
3) Bay of Bengal 4) South China Sea
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 865 Who among the following has/have won 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry for
developing new methods that let microscopes see finer details than they could before?
1) Stefan Hell 2) William Moerner
3) Eric Betzig 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 866 Who among the following has/have won 2014 Nobel Prize in physics for the
invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LED)?
1) Shuji Nakamura 2) Hiroshi Amano
3) Isamu Akasaki 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 867 Who among the following is the present president of the Olympic Council of Asia
(OCA)? He formally closed the 17th Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea recently.
1) Narayana Ramachandran 2) Thomas Bach
3) Kim Youngsoo 4) Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 868 Which of the following countries topped the medal table with 342 medals
including 151 gold at the 17th Asian Games which concluded in Incheon, South Korea
recently?
1) South Korea 2) Japan
3) China 4) Malaysia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 869 Who among the following won the Samsung award for the Most Valuable Player
at the 17th Asian Games which concluded recently?
1) Kosuke Hagino 2) Om Yun Chol
3) Femi Ogunode 4) Mary Kom
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 870 The 17th Asian Games concluded in Incheon, South Korea recently. The next
Asian Games will be held in 2018 in
1) Tokyo, Japan 2) Jakarta, Indonesia
3) Tehran, Iran 4) Astana, Kazakhstan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 871 In a survey conducted among Metro commuters across the globe, the Delhi Metro
came second among 18 international Metro systems in terms of overall customer satisfaction.
Which of the following is ranked first?
1) Singapore SMRT 2) Paris RATP
3) Hong Kong MTR 4) London DLR
5) Metro De Madrid Ans.) 4
Ques. : 872 The PM Narendra Modi connected with the countrymen sharing his Man Ki
Baat through which of the following media on 3 Oct?
1) Television 2) Radio
3) Internet 4) Print
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 873 The World Rabies Day is observed across the world every year on
1) 21 Sep 2) 26 Sep
3) 27 Sep 4) 28 Sep
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 874 Michael Steiner has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ambitious
Clean India campaign and Ganga rejuvenation plan while extending his countrys full support
to the missions. He is the present ambassador to India of
1) Italy 2) Sweden
3) Germany 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 875 The Centre has fixed a new deadline for state govts to implement the landmark
Food Security Act for which the extended deadline ended on 4 Oct. What is the new deadline?
1) 4 Mar 2) 31 Mar
3) 4 Apr 4) 30 Apr

5) 4 May Ans.) 3
Ques. : 876 The Padma Bhushan awardee MV Kamath, who passed away, recently, was a
veteran
1) historian 2) film director
3) author 4) journalist
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 877 The Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg came to India on his first visit to the
country and extended his support to ________ programme of the govt of India.
1) Clean India 2) Make in India
3) Incredible India 4) Digital India
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 878 Who among the following has been awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in
literature?
1) Jean Echenoz 2) Patrick Modiano
3) Pascal Quignard 4) Annie Ernaux
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 879 Which of the following states is poised to achieve total primary education by 18
Apr 2015 under the programme titled Athulyam?
1) Tripura 2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Kerala
5) Nagaland Ans.) 4
Ques. : 880 The World Bank President Jim Yong Kim launched the GIF, recently, which is
aimed at mobilising the private sector to help tackle the massive infrastructure deficit faced by
developing countries. Expand the term GIF.
1) General Infrastructure Facility 2) Geographic Infrastructure Facility
3) Global Infrastructure Fund 4) Global Infrastructure Facility
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 881 The Teachers Day is celebrated in India on 5 Sep which commemorates the
birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan, while the World Teachers Day is celebrated on
1) 1 Oct 2) 5 Oct
3) 9 Oct 4) 11 Oct
5) 13 Oct Ans.) 2
Ques. : 882 The Punjab and Haryana High Court disqualified five MLAs of which of the
following parties in Haryana recently? These MLAs had factioned out and supported Congress
to form govt in 2009.
1) HJC 2) INLD
3) BJP 4) BSP
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 883 The10-week tournament, Indian Super League, will commence on 12 Oct with
much funfair aiming to lift the moribund standard of which of the following sports in the
country?
1) Hockey 2) Football
3) Tennis 4) Badminton
5) Kabaddi Ans.) 2
Ques. : 884 The govt is soon to launch which of the following programmes to ensure housing
for all by 2022?
1) Mahatma Gandhi National Housing
Mission
2) Jaiprakash Narayan National Housing Mission
3) Sardar Patel National Housing Mission
4) Deendayal Upadhyaya National Housing
Mission
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 885 Leela Samson resigned as the chairperson of which of the following institutions
recently?
1) National School of Drama 2) Film and Television Institute of India
3) Central Board of Film Certification 4) Sangeet Natak Akademi
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 886 The 108th birth anniversary of famous writer RK Narayan was observed on 10
Oct. Which of the following is his renowned work published in 1943?
1) Malgudi Days 2) Untouchable
3) Fasting, Fisting 4) Coolie

5) Train to Pakistan Ans.) 1

Ques. : 887 The Gujarat govt has set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to promote which of
the following cities as the state's cultural capital and encourage tourism in the city?
1) Porbandar 2) Vadodara
3) Anand 4) Surat
5) Rajkot Ans.) 2
Ques. : 888 Indias Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistans Malala Yousafzai has jointly won 2014
Nobel Peace Prize. Kailash Satyarthi is associated with which of the following NGOs in India?
1) Magic Bus 2) Save the Children
3) Bachpan Bachao Aandolan 4) Association for Democratic Reforms
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 889 Which of the following days is celebrated on 10 Oct across the world every year?
1) World Mental Health Day 2) United Nations Day
3) World Food Day 4) International Day for Disaster Reduction
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 890 What does term CPR stands for? It is an emergency procedure performed to
restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.
1) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2) Cardiopulmonary Restoration
3) Cardiopulmonary Recharge 4) Cardiopulmonary Redressal
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 891 As revealed by the UN, it owes the highest amount to which of the following
countries for the troop contribution to the UN peacekeeping missions? The UN owes India USD
110 mn, the second highest outstanding payment to any country for the same.
1) France 2) Bangladesh
3) Pakistan 4) Ethiopia
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 892 The UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold informal consultations on a draft
resolution titled International Day of Yoga. The idea for Yoga Day was floated by who among
the following in his address to the 193-member world body recently.
1) Nawaz Sharif 2) Narendra Modi
3) Barack Obama 4) Sushil Koirala
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 893 The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) plays a key role in relief
operation in cases of natural calamities in India. Who among the following is the chairman of
the NDMA?
1) Muzaffar Ahmad 2) M Shashidhar Reddy
3) Rajnath Singh 4) Narendra Modi
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 894 The soon-to-be-operational semi-high speed train that proposes to reduce
travelling time between Delhi and Agra to 105 minutes will be named
1) Gatimaan Express 2) Pawan Express
3) Tej Express 4) Druta Express
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 895 The govt launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth
anniversary of who among the following recently? Under the scheme MPs from both Houses of
the Parliament will identify and develop one village from their constituencies as a model village
by 2016, and two more by 2019.
1) Mahatma Gandhi 2) Lal Bahadur Shastri
3) Jayaprakash Narayan 4) Deendayal Upadhyay
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 896 President Pranab Mukherjee went on an official visit to which of the following
countries on 12 Oct? He is the first Indian President to visit the country.
1) Finland 2) Norway
3) Italy 4) Spain
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 897 Which of the following is the only Indian-owned brand in the annual list of
worlds top 100 brands compiled by leading brand consultancy Interbrand?
1) Land Rover 2) Airtel
3) Reliance 4) TCS
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 898 Who among the following won the mens singles title of the 2014 Shanghai
Masters tennis tournament?

1) Rafael Nadal 2) Novak Djokovic

3) Leonardo Mayer 4) Gilles Simon
5) Roger Federer Ans.) 5
Ques. : 899 In an apparent bid to end its standoff with the BCCI, which of the following
cricket associations has removed former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi as its President?
1) Rajasthan Cricket Association 2) Maharashtra Cricket Association
3) Gujarat Cricket Association 4) Karnataka State Cricket Association
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 900 The Bombay High Court has ruled in favour of which of the following telecom
service providers and found that it is not liable to pay an income tax demand of 3,200 crore
rupees in a case relating to transfer pricing?
1) MTS 2) Vodafone
3) Telenor 4) Maxis
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 901 The annual Haj pilgrimage concluded in Saudi Arabia with stoning of devil. What
is the currency of Saudi Arabia?
1) Dinar 2) Riyal
3) Ringgit 4) Dirham
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 902 One of the seven emirates of United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a new
initiative called, Happiness Meter to monitor the happiness and satisfaction of its population
on a daily basis. Identify the emirate.
1) Ajman 2) Sharjah
3) Dubai 4) Abu Dhabi
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 903 The UN-sponsored International Donors Conference on Reconstruction of Gaza
was held in which of the following cities where donors pledged $5.4 bn to rebuild Gaza?
1) Cairo 2) Manama
3) Doha 4) Riyad
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 904 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a blueprint for the Saansad Adarsh
Gram Yojana (SAGY) on Jayaprakash Narayans birth anniversary (11 Oct). Which of the
following is NOT correct about the scheme?
1) It encourages MPs (of both the Houses) to identify and
develop one village from their constituency as a model
village by 2016, and two more by 2019.
2) There is no criterion for the
selection of villages.
3) MPs have to facilitate a village development plan
using the Rs 5-cr MPLAD fund besides mobilising
additional resources especially from CSR.
4) The activities will cover broad
development areas such as health,
nutrition and education.
5) There will be real-time web-based monitoring and a
first review after five months by an independent agency.
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 905 Which of the following brands has bagged the top slot with nearly USD 119 bn
valuation in the annual list of worlds top 100 brands compiled by leading brand consultancy
Interbrand?
1) Pepsi 2) Microsoft
3) Google 4) Apple
5) Land Rover Ans.) 4
Ques. : 906 Who among the following has won the 2014 Nobel economics prize? He has won
the prize for research on market power and regulation.
1) Roger Myerson 2) Oliver Hart
3) Eric Maskin 4) Jean Tirole
5) Drew Fudenberg Ans.) 4
Ques. : 907 Who among the following won the mens singles title of the Dutch Open Grand
Prix badminton tournament at Almere (The Netherlands) recently?
1) Chun Hei Tam 2) Ajay Jayaram
3) Rajiv Ouseph 4) Ihsan Maulana Mustofa

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 908 The powerful typhoon Vongfong hit which of the following countries recently?
1) Thailand 2) Myanmar
3) Japan 4) Philippines
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 909 According to the UNICEF, which of the following countries has the highest
number of underweight children under five in the world at present?
1) China 2) Indonesia
3) Mexico 4) India
5) Bangladesh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 910 The West Asia regions largest innovative technology show, GITEX Technology
Week was organised in _________recently.
1) Dubai 2) Manama
3) Manama 4) Doha
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 911 Colombo-Jaffna railway line has reopened after 24 years in Sri Lanka. Which of
the following countries has constructed the rail link on a subsidized line of credit of USD 800
mn to Sri Lanka?
1) Japan 2) India
3) China 4) US
5) UK Ans.) 2
Ques. : 912 Ajit Koujalgi, who passed away, recently, was
1) a campaigner against black magic 2) the man behind silver revolution
3) a environmentalist 4) a heritage conservation campaigner
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 913 India is seeking to engage with which of the following countries for tech
cooperation to boost manufacturing as it is known for its knowledge-based economy and clean
technology? President Pranab Mukherjee visited this country recently.
1) Spain 2) Finland
3) New Zealand 4) Vietnam
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 914 The market regulator Sebi has barred which of the following realty majors from
securities markets for three years, after finding the company guilty of active and deliberate
suppression of material information at the time of its public offer?
1) Supertech 2) Unitech
3) DLF 4) Omaxe
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 915 During the recent visit of the President Pranab Mukherjee to Norway, the two
countries signed 13 agreements. Who among the following is the present Prime Minister of
Norway?
1) Jonas Gahr Store 2) Erna Solberg
3) Borge Brende 4) Siv Jensen
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 916 What is Indias ranking in the Global Hunger Index, 2014 released by
International Food Policy Research Institute recently?
1) 57th 2) 55th
3) 44th 4) 39th
5) 33rd Ans.) 2
Ques. : 917 Which of the following cities has set a new Guinness World record for maximum
number of free blood cholesterol readings recorded in eight hours at a single venue under the
Lets Beat It campaign?
1) New York 2) Tokyo
3) London 4) Dubai
5) Manila Ans.) 4
Ques. : 918 Khaled Bahah is the new Prime Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Yemen 2) Oman
3) Bahrain 4) Qatar
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 919 As many as 13 agreements were signed between Indian and Norwegian entities
during the recent visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Norway. Which of the following is
NOT among them?
1) A statement of intent between the DRDO and

the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment.

2) Setting up a state-of-the-art fish farming
unit outside Delhi.
3) IIT, Kanpur, Hyderabad University and others
reaching accord with their Norwegian counterparts.
4) Oslo would open a new consulate in
Mumbai to enhance its business outreach in
India.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 920 The Govt has modified the timeline for Cable TV Digitisation Phase III and Phase
IV. As Phase I was the digitization of metro cities, Phase II was digitisation of
1) rural area 2) small towns
3) cities with a population of more than 1 million people 4) the entire urban area
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 921 India is represented at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by an Executive
Director. Who among the following is the current Executive Director of India at IMF?
1) Rakesh Mohan 2) Usha Thorat
3) Y Venugopal Reddy 4) Shankar Acharya
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 922 India is negotiating a trade and investment agreement between India and the fournation
European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Which of the following in NOT a member
country of the EFTA?
1) Norway 2) Switzerland
3) Liechtenstein 4) Iceland
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 923 India is represented at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by an Executive
Director who also represents three other countries in addition to India. Which of the following is
NOT among these three countries?
1) Bhutan 2) Pakistan
3) Sri Lanka 4) Bangladesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 924 The World Standards Day is observed on
1) 1 Oct 2) 8 Oct
3) 11 Oct 4) 12 Oct
5) 14 Oct Ans.) 5
Ques. : 925 Who among the following won the 2014 Man Booker Prize?
1) Neel Mukherjee 2) Ali Smith
3) Richard Flanagan 4) Howard Jacobson
5) David Mitchell Ans.) 3
Ques. : 926 The Sultan of Johor Cup is associated with
1) Hockey 2) Football
3) Cricket 4) Basketball
5) Volleyball Ans.) 1
Ques. : 927 Which of the following buildings has won Guinness World Records title for being
the highest man-made vantage point on earth?
1) Canton Tower, Guangzhou (China) 2) Petronas Towers, Malaysia
3) CN Tower, Canada 4) Burj Khalifa, Dubai
5) Tokyo Skytree, Japan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 928 India and which of the following countries have signed an agreement for
cooperation in the field of nuclear and radiation safety regulation? This agreement was signed in
the presence of Presidents of both the countries.
1) France 2) UK
3) Finland 4) Norway
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 929 Author Richard Flanagan won Man Booker Prize 2014 for his book
1) The Narrow Road to the Deep North 2) How to be Both
3) Luminaries 4) The Lowland
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 930 The International Day of Older Persons is observed on
1) 1 Oct 2) 3 Oct
3) 6 Oct 4) 9 Oct
5) 12 Oct Ans.) 1

Ques. : 931 Rajiv Mehrishi has been appointed as ___________Secretary in the govt of India.
1) Financial Services 2) Revenue
3) Expenditure 4) Economic Affairs
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 932 The Prime Minster Narendra Modi launched Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
Shramev Jayate Karyakram on 16 Oct. Which of the following is NOT a highlight of the
scheme?
1) A unified Labour Identification Number (LIN) for
simplifying business regulations and securing
2) Portability through Universal Account
Number (UAN) for Employees' Provident
transparency. Fund members.
3) An Apprentice Protsahan Yojana flagged off
under which 50 per cent support for training in
MSMEs will be provided by the labour ministry.
4) The revamped Rashtriya Swasthya
Bima Yojana (RSBY) for workers in the
unorganised sector launched.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 933 Name the satellite that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning
to launch which will be dedicated to solar coronal studies?
1) Suraj-1 2) Aditya-1
3) Corona-1 4) Divya-1
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 934 Which of the following states has started the countrys first olive refinery and
expressed hope that it would be able to fulfill the countrys demand of olive oil in coming
years?
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat 4) Uttar Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 935 Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Adviser
of the govt of India?
1) Jagdish Bhagwati 2) Arvind Panagariya
3) Eswar Prasad 4) Arvind Subramanian
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 936 Several people were killed and many displaced by clashes in Bangui recently.
Bangui is the capital city of
1) Nigeria 2) Democratic Republic of Congo
3) Central African Republic 4) Yemen
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 937 Who among the following has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) in the Afghanistan govt, a post which is equal to that of Prime Minister?
1) Abdullah Abdullah 2) Ashraf Ghani
3) Gul Agha Sherzai 4) Zalmai Rassoul
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 938 The Global Handwashing Day is celebrated on
1) 13 Oct 2) 14 Oct
3) 15 Oct 4) 17 Oct
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 939 India, Finland have decided to double bilateral trade to USD 2 bn over the next
three years. Who among the following is the current president of Finland?
1) Sauli Niinisto 2) Tarja Halonen
3) Pekka Haavisto 4) Jenni Haukio
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 940 Internet giant Google unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system
Android. Name the latest version.
1) Lollipop 2) Lilly
3) Cream ball 4) Strawberry
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 941 Which of the following leading mobile handset makers decided to shut down its
Chennai plant in Tamil Nadu recently?
1) Samsung 2) LG

3) Nokia 4) HTC
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 942 India successfully test-fired its long-range indigenously developed cruise missile,
which can hit a target more than 1,000 km away and carry nuclear warhead. Name the missile.
1) Prithvi 2) Agni
3) Brahmos 4) Nirbhay
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 943 Indian cricket team defeated which of the following teams in five-match ODI
series played in India recently 2-1?
1) New Zealand 2) Sri Lanka
3) West Indies 4) Australia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 944 According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), which of the following
countries accounts for nearly 80 per cent of polio cases globally as of now as the country has
206 new polio cases this year?
1) Bangladesh 2) Pakistan
3) Nepal 4) Sri Lanka
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 945 An European Union court struck down, recently, the 2006 sanctions slapped on
which of the following terrorist groups by the EU aimed at combating terrorism?
1) al Qaeda 2) Boko Haram
3) Lashkar-e-Taiba 4) LTTE
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 946 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch GSLV Mk III
launch-vehicle soon as announced by the Chairman of the Indian space agency. Who is the
present chairman of ISRO?
1) Subbiah Arunan 2) K Radhakrishnan
3) K Kasturirangan 4) M Annadurai
5) G Madhavan Nair Ans.) 2
Ques. : 947 The Indian-origin Tamil poet and writer KTM Iqbal will be awarded Cultural
Medallion, the country's highest cultural award in which of the following countries recently?
1) Singapore 2) US
3) UK 4) France
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 948 The Govt has finalised SAARC Framework Agreement for Energy Cooperation.
Which of the following is NOT a member country of SAARC group?
1) Maldives 2) Sri Lanka
3) Afghanistan 4) Philippines
5) Bhutan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 949 The govt has decided to import which of the following commodities for the first
time to augment domestic availability and to check rising prices of the kitchen staple?
1) Potato 2) Wheat
3) Rice 4) Maize
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 950 The tropical storm Trudy hit which of the following countries, recently, killing
several people and prompting evacuations?
1) Vietnam 2) Philippines
3) Mexico 4) Canada
5) Japan Ans.) 3
Ques. : 951 The tourism department of which of the following countries has launched a new
"Gandhi- Inspired Tourist Attraction" project that identifies 13 places related to MK Gandhi?
1) UK 2) US
3) South Africa 4) Turkey
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 952 The govt has approved raising natural gas price to _________from Nov 1.
1) USD 8.4 per mmBtu 2) USD 5.61 per mmBtu
3) USD 4.2 per mmBtu 4) USD 3.61 per mmBtu
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 953 The govt of India has deregulated which of the following fuels in the country so
far. Deregulation means the retail rates of the fuel will reflect international movement in oil
prices.
1) Petrol 2) LPG

3) Diesel 4) Kerosene
5) Both 1) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 954 Which of the following countries has won the Sultan of Johor Cup U-21 hockey
title?
1) Pakistan 2) Germany
3) India 4) Malaysia
5) Great Britain Ans.) 3
Ques. : 955 According to IMF's latest world economic outlook, India set to become USD 2
trillion-economy this year. What is India's current ranking in terms of worlds largest
economies?
1) Third 2) Fifth
3) Seventh 4) Ninth
5) Tenth Ans.) 5
Ques. : 956 The comet Siding Spring made a rare close pass by which of the following
planets recently?
1) Earth 2) Mars
3) Mercury 4) Jupiter
5) Venus Ans.) 2
Ques. : 957 Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to address the gallery of the
member of parliamentarians and leaders at a special joint sitting in Nov in which of the
following countries?
1) Australia 2) US
3) UK 4) Germany
5) Canada Ans.) 1
Ques. : 958 Which of the following is the worlds largest economy while measured on
"current prices" basis in US dollar with a size of USD 17.42 trillion?
1) China 2) US
3) Japan 4) Germany
5) UK Ans.) 2
Ques. : 959 Christophe de Margerie, who was killed in an airplane collision with a snow
plough at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport, recently, was the CEO of which of the
following leading oil giants?
1) Total 2) Mobil
3) Shell 4) BP
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 960 Goa Legislative Assembly has ratified the National Judicial Appointments
Commission Bill 2014 passed by Parliament. The Bill needs to be endorsed by at least
____states before it can be sent for Presidential assent and brought into effect.
1) 5 States 2) 8 States
3) 10 States 4) 12 States
5) 15 States Ans.) 5
Ques. : 961 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria officially Ebola-free,
after 42 days without any new confirmed cases of the deadly virus. Which of the following is
the capital city of Nigeria?
1) Windhoek 2) Luanda
3) Lusaka 4) Abuja
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 962 Which of the following is NOT a part of the public debt of India?
1) Multilateral borrowings 2) National Savings Certificate
3) Provident Fund 4) Insurance policies
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 963 Which of the following Indian airlines has placed orders for 250 latest Airbus A320 NEO planes worth USD 25.5 bn (Rs 1.55 lakh cr), making it the European manufacturer's
biggest ever contract in terms of aircraft numbers?
1) IndiGo 2) Spicejet
3) Jet Airways 4) AirAsia India
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 964 In a major move towards energy sector reforms, the Cabinet recommended
promulgation of an Ordinance related to coal block allocation. Which of the following is correct
in this regard?
1) It will facilitate e-auction of coal blocks for
private companies for captive use.

2) It will facilitate allotment of coal mines

directly to state and central PSUs.
3) The amount received through the e-auction of
blocks will be given to the concerned states.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 965 Joko Widodo has been sworn in as the new President of which of the following
countries?
1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia
3) Philippines 4) Thailand
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 966 The govt has allowed private companies in the defence sector to sell equipment to
state-run entities without prior approval of the defence ministry. At present, what is the FDI cap
allowed in the defence sector?
1) 26 per cent 2) 49 per cent
3) 51 per cent 4) 74 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 967 John Baird, who visited India, recently, is the current foreign minister of which of
the following countries?
1) Italy 2) Spain
3) Canada 4) South Korea
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 968 The Boko Haram militants have reached an ceasefire agreement with which of the
following countries and have agreed to free more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls?
1) Kenya 2) Nigeria
3) Angola 4) Mozambique
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 969 Terry Walsh resigned as the chief coach of Indian national team of which of the
following sports recently?
1) Cricket 2) Hockey
3) Kabaddi 4) Football
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 970 India has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
for the period of ________.
1) 2015-2016 2) 2015-2017
3) 2015-2018 4) 2015-2019
5) 2015-2020 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 971 Indias BCCI has suspended all bilateral cricket tours with which of the following
teams and decided to initiate legal proceedings against its board for abruptly cancelling its tour
of India recently?
1) Sri Lanka 2) New Zealand
3) Australia 4) England
5) West Indies Ans.) 5
Ques. : 972 Which of the following firms has agreed to buy three operational power units of
JP Group recently? Earlier, JP Group's arrangement with Reliance Power for the sale of these
units had collapsed.
1) JSW Energy 2) Tata Power
3) Adani Power 4) Essar Group
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 973 As per the Carbon Disclosure Report (CDR) 2014 released on 15 Oct, five Indian
companies are among the top global companies that did business in the most sustainable manner
in 2013. Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Wipro 2) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
3) Larsen & Toubro 4) Tech Mahindra
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 974 Which of the following associate banks has/have been merged with the State Bank
of India (SBI) so far?
1) State Bank of Mysore 2) State Bank of Indore
3) State Bank of Saurashtra 4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 975 What is the expanded form of the term GDR as used in banking/finance world?
1) Gold Depositary Receipt 2) Gold Dispensing Receipt

3) Global Derivatives Receipt 4) Global Depositary Receipt

5) Govt Depositary Receipt Ans.) 4
Ques. : 976 India is expected to join Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a new
multilateral lending institution being created at China's behest. Which of the following is NOT
correct in this regard?
1) India will join as the second largest shareholder with
around 19 per cent voting rights.
2) China will command 42 per
cent voting rights in the bank.
3) The bank is expected to start with an authorized capital of
USD 50 bn and will boost infrastructure financing in the
region.
4) It will rival the Asian
Development Bank (ADB).
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 977 Which of the following PSBs has proposed to provide unlimited usage of its own
ATM network for the customers maintaining an average monthly balance of Rs 25,000 and
above? Starting from Nov 1, the banks will limit ATM usage at their own ATMs and third party
ATMs to 5 and 3 respectively.
1) Canara Bank 2) State Bank of India
3) Punjab National Bank 4) Central Bank of India
5) Bank of India Ans.) 2
Ques. : 978 Which of the following banks has launched kids accounts named 'Pehla Kadam'
and 'Pehli Udaan' for school-going children as young as 10 years?
1) SBI 2) ICICI
3) Axis Bank 4) HDFC
5) Kotak Mahindra Ans.) 1
Ques. : 979 On the eve of Diwali, PM Narendra Modi visited which of the following states
devastated by the natural calamity?
1) Jammu and Kashmir 2) Odisha
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Assam
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 980 India has initiated efforts to commemorate which of the following days each year
as the 'International Day of Yoga' at the United Nations?
1) 20 Jun 2) 21 Jun
3) 23 Jun 4) 27 Jun
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 981 Who among the following is all set to be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of
Haryana after the recent assembly elections?
1) Dinesh Sharma 2) Manohar Lal Khattar
3) Kamal Gupta 4) Kuldeep Bishnoi
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 982 India and 20 other countries have set up Asian Infra Investment Bank (AIIB). The
new bank will be headquartered in
1) Manila 2) Dhaka
3) Beijing 4) New Delhi
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 983 China has announced to open new route for Kailash Manasorvar in Tibet by 2015.
This new route will pass through which of the following states?
1) Sikkim 2) West Bengal
3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Himachal Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 984 Who among the following has been appointed the first Secretary General of newly
formed Asian Infra Investment Bank (AIIB)?
1) Lou Jiwei 2) Danny Yong
3) Gao Xiqing 4) Jin Liqun
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 985 The govt has decided to observe Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on Oct 31 on the birth
anniversary of who among the following every year?
1) Bhagat Singh 2) Lal Bahadur Shastri
3) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 4) Subhas Chandra Bose
5) None of these Ans.) 3

Ques. : 986 The United Nations Day is observed every year on

1) 20 Oct 2) 21 Oct
3) 24 Oct 4) 25 Oct
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 987 Which of the following countries has/have been elected to the 47-nation UN
Human Rights Council (UNHRC) along with India recently?
1) Indonesia 2) Qatar
3) Bangladesh 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 988 Who among the following headed the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms
Commission (FSLRC) that had recommended setting up FSAT to hear appeals related to
financial sector?
1) Dhirendra Swarup 2) Sujata Manohar
3) Vinod Kumar Duggal 4) BN Srikrishna
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 989 India along with 20 other countries has signed an agreement to become founding
members of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Which of the
following countries is NOT among its founding members?
1) Vietnam 2) Malaysia
3) Philippines 4) Singapore
5) Japan Ans.) 5
Ques. : 990 The govt plans to import 25 thousand tonnes of which of the following
commodities to boost supply and contain rising prices of the commodity?
1) Onion 2) Potatoes
3) Oil seed 4) Gram
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 991 Nguyen Tan Dung, who paid a 2-day visit to India, recently, is the present Prime
Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Thailand 2) Norway
3) Spain 4) Vietnam
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 992 The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has provisionally suspended which
of the following India female boxers for her protest at the Asian Games at Incheon?
1) Mary Kom 2) Sarita Devi
3) Pooja Rani 4) Monica Saun
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 993 As per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which of the following
satellites launched by ISRO played an important role in tracking Cyclone Hudhud accurately
which hit Indias east coast on 12 Oct?
1) GSAT-14 2) INSAT-3D
3) IRNSS-1B 4) IRNSS-1C
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 994 Madhya Pradesh govts prestigious National Kalidas Samman for the year 201213 will be given to who among the following?
1) AA Manavalan 2) Kanhailal
3) Sugathakumari 4) Govind Mishra
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 995 Name the Indian-origin student who has won the 2014 Discovery Education 3M
Young Scientist Challenge for his innovative, eco-friendly battery design that could help lower
harmful greenhouse gases.
1) Mythri Ambatipudi 2) Jai Kumar
3) Sahil Doshi 4) Ansun Sujoe
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 996 Name Indias first long-range subsonic cruise missile test-fired on 17 Oct which is
capable of flying at a tree-top altitude for over 1,000 km?
1) BrahMos 2) Trishul
3) Nirbhay 4) Agni-VI
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 997 The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) headquartered in
Beijing is expected to begin operations in
1) 2015 2) 2016
3) 2017 4) 2018

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 998 The United Nations has launched a $2.2 billion appeal to help 5.2 million people
of which of the following countries who need protection and assistance in the conflict-torn.
1) Iraq 2) Afghanistan
3) Yemen 4) Nigeria
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 999 Through its Make in India campaign, the goal the Modi govt has set is to make
India break into the top 50 in the World Banks ease of business index ranking from the current
________ position.
1) 131st 2) 132nd
3) 133rd 4) 134th
5) 135th Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1000 We often read about ARCs in financial newspapers. What does the term ARC
stands for?
1) Asset Reconstruction Company 2) Asset Recapitalisation Company
3) Asset Reinsurance Company 4) Asset Recovery Company
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1001 Who among the following has been re-elected as the new President of Brazil
after the recently held elections?
1) Aecio Neves 2) Dilma Rousseff
3) Aecio Neves 4) Marina Silva
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1002 Which of the following pairs won the womens doubles titles of the WTA
Finals?
1) Sania Mirza and Cara Black 2) Su-Wei Hseih and Shuai Peng
3) Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik 4) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1003 According to a recent verdict by the Supreme Court, those govt employees
cannot ask for promotion at a later stage whose
1) promotions have been cancelled owing to their
refusal to accept it
2) appointment have been made on the basis
of reservation
3) performance has not been satisfactory
4) appointments have been made without
written exam
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1004 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide 500 million dollar loan for
urban services management in which of the following states? The loan will help finance
creation of a new corporate-style state body to oversee urban services development.
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Telangana
3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Rajasthan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1005 Ghulam Azam died at 91 recently. He was the former head of Jamaat-e-Islami,
the largest Islamist party, of which of the following countries?
1) Pakistan 2) Iran
3) Bangladesh 4) Turkey
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1006 The European Union leaders have reached a landmark deal at a summit in
Brussels to cut greenhouse emissions by __________by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
1) 20 per cent 2) 40 per cent
3) 50 per cent 4) 60 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1007 A lone gunman named Zehaf-Bibeau stormed into Parliament of which of the
following countries on 22 Oct? He shot dead a soldier guarding the national war memorial
before being gunned down.
1) Spain 2) Canada
3) France 4) UK
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1008 The US President Barack Obama has nominated an Indian-American Azita Raji
as the US Ambassador to ________ recently.
1) Sweden 2) Japan

3) China 4) Malaysia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1009 The high-powered committee constituted by the govt on DRISHTI (Driving
Information System for Holistic Tax Initiatives) has submitted its report to the finance ministry.
The committee was headed by
1) TV Mohandas Pai 2) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
3) Girish Paranjpe 4) Nandan Nilekani
5) NR Narayana Murthy Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1010 The govt launched Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojana recently. Which of
the following is NOT correct about the scheme?
1) Under the scheme the CSIR (Council for Scientific &
Industrial Research) will identify thousand villages in
J&K for the growth of aromatic plants.
2) There will be active participation of
local farmers and owners of the land
in the scheme.
3) The govt will initially spend over Rs 25 cr on this
scheme in addition to technical support by a team of
CSIR scientists.
4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1011 The countrys first hospital to treat abnormalities and diseases in fish is set to
come up in which of the following cities by mid-2015?
1) Mumbai 2) Chennai
3) Kolkata 4) Kochi
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1012 The European Union (EU) has appointed Christos Stylianides as coordinator of
the blocs fight against
1) Ebola 2) ISIS
3) AIDS 4) Tuberculosis
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1013 Which of the following countries has launched an unmanned spacecraft to fly
around the moon and return back to Earth in order to test technologies to be used in its Change5 satellite?
1) Japan 2) Russia
3) China 4) Australia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1014 As per the advisory issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the
Gujarat govt prepared to face which of the following cyclonic storms in the Arabian Sea
recently?
1) Lehar 2) Gonu
3) Nilofar 4) Phyan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1015 The Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) issued by banks is offered
to which of the following customers?
1) Farmers 2) Daily wage earners
3) Self Help Group members 4) Students
5) All the customers Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1016 An individual can have how many Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts in
one bank?
1) Only one 2) Only two
3) Only three 4) Only five
5) Any number of accounts Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1017 The central govt is pressing to implement GST to accelerate the growth of the
economy. Expand the term GST?
1) Goods and Sovereign Tax 2) Gross Services Tax
3) Graded Services Tax 4) Goods and Services Tax
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1018 The Gujarat govt has issued work order of Rs 2,979 cr for constructing worlds
tallest statue, The Statue of Unity, to which of the following leading engineering firms?
1) GMR Infrastructure 2) L&T
3) Reliance Infrastructure Limited 4) Lanco Infratech

5) Jaiprakash Associates Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1019 The high-powered committee constituted by the govt on DRISHTI (Driving
Information System for Holistic Tax Initiatives) has submitted its report to the finance ministry.
The committee was headed by
1) TV Mohandas Pai 2) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
3) Girish Paranjpe 4) Nandan Nilekani
5) NR Narayana Murthy Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1020 The govt launched Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojana recently. Which of
the following is NOT correct about the scheme?
1) Under the scheme the CSIR (Council for Scientific &
Industrial Research) will identify thousand villages in
J&K for the growth of aromatic plants.
2) There will be active participation of
local farmers and owners of the land
in the scheme.
3) The govt will initially spend over Rs 25 cr on this
scheme in addition to technical support by a team of
CSIR scientists.
4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1021 The countrys first hospital to treat abnormalities and diseases in fish is set to
come up in which of the following cities by mid-2015?
1) Mumbai 2) Chennai
3) Kolkata 4) Kochi
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1022 The European Union (EU) has appointed Christos Stylianides as coordinator of
the blocs fight against
1) Ebola 2) ISIS
3) AIDS 4) Tuberculosis
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1023 Which of the following countries has launched an unmanned spacecraft to fly
around the moon and return back to Earth in order to test technologies to be used in its Change5 satellite?
1) Japan 2) Russia
3) China 4) Australia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1024 As per the advisory issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the
Gujarat govt prepared to face which of the following cyclonic storms in the Arabian Sea
recently?
1) Lehar 2) Gonu
3) Nilofar 4) Phyan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1025 The committee constituted by the govt on DRISHTI (Driving Information
System for Holistic Tax Initiatives) has submitted its report to the finance ministry. Which of
the following is NOT a recommendation made by it?
1) Creation of National Taxpayer Services
Directorate
2) Leveraging Service Oriented Architecture
for IT Applications
3) Merging different Customs IT Applications
into a Single System
4) Enabling Mobility solutions in Business
Workflows
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1026 The Statue of Unity which will be double the size of 'Statue of Liberty,' US and
four times that of 'Christ the Redeemer,' Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be built on the Sadhu island
in the _______district of Gujarat.
1) Narmada 2) Jamnagar
3) Bhavnagar 4) Bharuch
5) Ahmedabad Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1027 An individual having a Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account with a bank
cannot have which of the following accounts in that bank?

1) Recurring Deposit 2) Term/Fixed Deposit

3) Savings 4) Loan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1028 The Gujarat govt has issued work order for constructing worlds tallest statue,
The Statue of Unity. Which of the following is NOT correct about the project?
1) The work order has been issued to L&T.
2) The statue will be made out of iron
collected from farmers across India.
3) The total height of the statue from the base (or reduce
level) will be 240 meters, which includes base level of 58
meters.
4) The project is to be completed by
2018.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1029 The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) named the cyclonic storm arisen
in the Arabian Sea recently as Nilofar. The name 'Nilofar' was suggested by which of the
following countries?
1) Thailand 2) Myanmar
3) Bangladesh 4) Sri Lanka
5) Pakistan Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1030 India and Mexico held the sixth session of the Joint Commission Meeting
recently. Which of the following is NOT a major item exported by India to Mexico?
1) Crude oil 2) Vehicles and auto parts
3) Electrical machinery and equipment 4) Pharmaceuticals
5) Textiles and garments Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1031 What is Indias ranking in the World Economic Forum's 2014 gender gap index?
1) 142nd 2) 126th
3) 114th 4) 101st
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1032 Due to uncertainty over oil supplies from West Asia, India is keen to diversify its
imports and planning to buy crude from which of the following countries as announced by the
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan?
1) US 2) Russia
3) Mexico 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1033 Name the chairman of the committee constituted by the govt to assess
compensation for coal blocks cancelled by the Supreme Court recently?
1) Chitra Ramkrishna 2) Pratyush Sinha
3) Shashi Kant Sharma 4) M Damodaran
5) CB Bhave Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1034 Which of the following pairs of agencies and their heads is NOT matched
correctly?
1) NIA Sharad Kumar 2) NSG Jayanta Choudhury
3) BSF DK Pathak 4) CBI Ranjit Sinha
5) RAW Ajit Doval Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1035 How many withdrawals (through all channels including ATM) are allowed in a
month in the bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana across the
country?
1) Three 2) Four
3) Five 4) Ten
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1036 Which of the following is NOT a priority sector as stipulated by the RBI with
respect to lending by the banks?
1) Agriculture 2) Automobiles
3) Education 4) Housing
5) Export Credit Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1037 Identify the country which is accused by rights groups of carrying out world's
largest number of executions every year and is now planning to cut down death penalty for nine
crimes including smuggling weapons and nuclear materials?
1) North Korea 2) Japan
3) US 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1038 Sharath Gayakwad has scripted history at the 2014 Asian Para-Games in
Incheon, South Korea by winning six medals. He is a
1) Para-swimmer 2) Para-sprinter
3) Para-Archer 4) Para-judoka
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1039 What is the total target for priority sector for domestic commercial banks and
foreign banks with 20 and above branches (as per cent of ANBC or Credit Equivalent of OffBalance Sheet Exposure)?
1) 50 per cent 2) 40 per cent
3) 32 per cent 4) 20 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1040 India has decided to ramp up defence and security ties with which of the
following countries and presently is in process to supply four naval patrol vessels to it under a
USD 100 mn Line of Credit?
1) Thailand 2) Vietnam
3) Philippines 4) Myanmar
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1041 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Mauritius to participate in
an international conference from Nov 2 to commemorate the arrival of first Indians in this
country 180 years back. The capital city of Mauritius is
1) Manila 2) Hanoi
3) Port Luis 4) Ebene
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1042 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of
Maharashtra?
1) Uddhav Thackeray 2) Nitin Gadkari
3) Devendra Fadnavis 4) Pankaja Munde
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1043 The winter session of Parliament will start from _____ and conclude on _____
during which a heavy legislative agenda is on the cards.
1) 20 Nov, 19 Dec 2) 21 Nov, 20 Dec
3) 22 Nov, 21 Dec 4) 24 Nov, 23 Dec
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1044 Ali Bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, who paid a visit to India, recently, is the Commerce
and Industry Minister of which of the following gulf countries?
1) Bahrain 2) Kuwait
3) Saudi Arabia 4) Oman
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1045 Japanese telecom giant SoftBank has announced to invest USD 627 million
(about Rs 3,762 crore) in which of the following online marketplace companies in India? This is
the largest investment made by a single investor in an e-commerce company in India.
1) Snapdeal 2) Flipkart
3) Paytm 4) Shopclues
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1046 Japanese telecom giant SoftBank has announced to invest USD 627 million
(about Rs 3,762 crore) in which of the following online marketplace companies in India? This is
the largest investment made by a single investor in an e-commerce company in India.
1) Snapdeal 2) Flipkart
3) Paytm 4) Shopclues
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1047 Duleep Trophy is associated with which of the following games?
1) Football 2) Hockey
3) Cricket 4) Badminton
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1048 Karnataka celebrated the state formation Day or Rajyotsava on 1 Nov as on this
day in 1956, the Kannada speaking regions came together to form this state. Who among the
following is current chief minister of Karnataka?
1) Jagadish Shettar 2) Mallikarjun Kharge
3) HD Kumaraswamy 4) Siddaramaiah
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1049 Who among the following has won the 2014 World Billiards Championship?
1) Peter Gilchrist 2) Pankaj Advani

3) Robert Hall 4) Balachandra Bhaskar

5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1050 The 18th SAARC summit is scheduled to take place from 22nd to the 27th of
Nov in which of the following countries?
1) Bangladesh 2) Nepal
3) India 4) Afghanistan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1051 Jack Ma has become the richest man in China with a fortune of 19.5 billion
dollar. He is the founder of which of the following leading Internet startups?
1) Alibaba 2) Amazon
3) ebay 4) WeChat
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1052 Nicholas Winton has been awarded, recently, with the Czech Republic's highest
state honour called Order of the White Lion for which of the following causes?
1) Saving children from Talibans 2) Saving children from Boko Haram
3) Saving children from Hezbollah 4) Saving children from Nazis
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1053 The govt has declared the birth anniversary (31 Oct) of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
as
1) National Integration Day 2) National Unity Day
3) National Equality Day 4) National Martyr Day
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1054 The govt has launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana for comprehensive
development of
1) tribals 2) Maoists (who surrender)
3) landless labourers 4) migrants from Tibet
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1055 Name the Prasar Bharati CEO who has been elected as the Vice President of
world's largest TV and Radio body, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) recently.
1) Prabhu Chawla 2) Swapan Dasgupta
3) Jawhar Sircar 4) A Surya Prakash
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1056 Warren Anderson, who died recently, was wanted in connection with which of
the following major industrial accidents?
1) Bhopal gas tragedy 2) Chernobyl disaster
3) The Windscale fire 4) The Halifax explosion
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1057 Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharati
Board recently?
1) A Surya Prakash 2) Jawhar Sircar
3) Mrinal Pande 4) Markandey Katju
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1058 As informed by India to the United Nations Security Council, recently, it would
contribute an all Female Form Police Unit for the United Nations Mission in
1) Liberia 2) Nigeria
3) Syria 4) Iraq
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1059 India has been re-elected to 18-member UN ECOSOC Council to serve a threeyear
term beginning Jan 1, 2015. The UN body ECOSOC is associated with
1) ecosystem and its effect on society 2) ecosystem and social issues
3) e-commerce and social sites 4) economic and social issues
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1060 What is Indias current ranking among 189 countries in the latest "Ease of Doing
Business" report released by the World Bank?
1) 90th 2) 99th
3) 108th 4) 140th
5) 142nd Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1061 Targeting an annual bilateral commerce of USD 15 billion by 2020, India has
offered a USD 300 million credit line to which of the following countries for trade
diversification?
1) Vietnam 2) Philippines
3) Thailand 4) Myanmar

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1062 The govt has enhanced the compensation paid to civilian victims of communal,
terrorist or naxal violence from Rs 3 lakh to ________recently.
1) Rs 4 lakh 2) Rs 5 lakh
3) Rs 7 lakh 4) Rs 10 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1063 At least 200 people were buried alive in a massive landslide caused by heavy
monsoon rains in Koslanda region in which of the following countries recently?
1) Bangladesh 2) Maldives
3) Sri Lanka 4) Nepal
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1064 What is the theme of the 18th SAARC summit scheduled to be hosted by
Kathmandu, Nepal?
1) Suppression of terrorism and drug trafficking 2) Food, shelter and education for all
3) Deeper integration for peace, prosperity 4) Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1065 The government has raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat to
________per quintal. It is aimed at encouraging farmers to cover more area under the crop in
the current Rabi season.
1) Rs 1,450 2) Rs 1,500
3) Rs 1,550 4) Rs 1,600
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1066 The US has fined which of the following automakers to pay $ 100m for
overstating the fuel economy of their cars recently?
1) Hyundai and Kia 2) Volkswagen
3) SsangYong and Mahindra 4) Toyota
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1067 The govt has appointed who among the following as the new Financial Services
Secretary recently?
1) Rajiv Nayan Choubey 2) Balvender Kumar
3) GS Sandhu 4) Hasmukh Adhia
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1068 As announced by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the companies in India are
expected to pump in as much as ______ for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in
2014-15.
1) Rs 10,000 cr 2) Rs 14,000 cr
3) Rs 20,000 cr 4) Rs 22,000 cr
5) Rs 24,000 cr Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1069 Which of the following committees submitted its final probe report against N
Srinivasan and 12 other cricketers in IPL-6 betting and spot-fixing scandal to the Supreme
Court recently?
1) Rajendra Mal Lodha Committee 2) P Sathasivam Committee
3) Mukul Mudgal Committee 4) Altamas Kabir Committee
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1070 The new tower of World Trade Center re-opened in New York after 13 years as
terrorist attacks of 9/11 had destroyed it. Which of the following is NOT correct about the new
tower?
1) It is a 104-storey building in New York.
2) It took eight years to build the $ 3.84billion skyscraper.
3) Now, known as One World Trade Center, it is the
tallest building in the world.
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1071 The Centre has set up a review committee to look into restructuring of the All
India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). The committee will be headed by
1) Subramanian Swamy 2) MK Kaw
3) Mukul Mudgal 4) Altamas Kabir
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1072 Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who passed away, recently, was a famous
1) actor 2) singer
3) music director 4) cartoonist

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1073 Under pressure from different sections, the military of Burkina Faso country has
promised to hand power to a "consensus" leader. Which of the following is the capital city of
Burkina Faso?
1) Lome 2) Accra
3) Porto-Novo 4) Ouagadougou
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1074 The govt has relaxed FDI norms for construction and real estate sector. Which of
the following is NOT correct in this regard?
1) It has decided to reduce the minimum
floor area to 20,000 sq mt from the earlier
50,000 sq mt.
2) It has brought down the minimum capital
requirement to USD 5 million from USD 10
million.
3) In case of development of serviced plots,
the condition of minimum land of 10
hectares has been completely removed.
4) In townships, housing and built-up
infrastructure and construction developments 100
per cent FDI is allowed with certain conditions.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1075 Who among the following is the 14th and current Attorney General of India?
1) Mukul Rohatgi 2) Gopal Subramaniam
3) Ashwani Kumar 4) Mohan Parasaran
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1076 Which of the following cities in India is known for its world-famous cattle fair?
The fair of 2014 began on Nov 5.
1) Vaishali 2) Kushinagar
3) Sonepur 4) Kanpur
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1077 Which of the following telecom majors has called off Rs 700 cr deal to acquire
Loop Mobile based in Mumbai? The Department of Telecom has yet to clear the deal.
1) Vodafone 2) Idea
3) Tata teleservices 4) Bharti Airtel
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1078 The youngest state of the country, Telangana, presented its maiden budget with
an outlay of over ________in the Assembly on 05 Nov- 5.
1) Rs 80k crore 2) Rs 1 lakh crore
3) Rs 1.5 lakh crore 4) Rs 2 lakh crore
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1079 Durand Cup is associated with which of the following games?
1) Football 2) Basketball
3) Cricket 4) Hockey
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1080 During the 20th meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission,
recently, the Russian side raised concerns of a Russian telecom giant operating in India. Identify
the Russian telecom company?
1) MTS 2) Sistema
3) Vodafone 4) DOCOMO
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1081 The recently revealed book titled 'Playing it My Way' is the autobiography of
1) Rahul Dravid 2) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
3) Sachin Tendulkar 4) Sourav Ganguly
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1082 Which of the following state govts has launched ambitious Samajwadi Pension
Scheme under which 500 rupees each will be given monthly to nearly 40 lakh poor families in
the state?
1) Bihar 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) West Bengal
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1083 The 2014 list of 72 most-powerful people in the world was revealed by Forbes

magazine recently. Who among the following has been ranked on the top of the list?
1) Xi Jinping 2) Barack Obama
3) Vladimir Putin 4) Narendra Modi
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1084 Indian Navy's sailing ship INS Sudarshini is set to sail from Kochi to which of
the following countries to mark the golden jubilee of bilateral ties between India and the island
nation?
1) Indonesia 2) Singapore
3) Maldives 4) Sri Lanka
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1085 Who among the following Indian politicians has received the Japan's Grand
Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers award, the top Japanese award?
1) P Chidambaram 2) Manmohan Singh
3) Narendra Modi 4) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1086 Which of the following pairs of meetings and their venues is NOT matched
correctly with respect to some key international meetings scheduled to be held in Nov and Dec,
2014?
1) ASEAN Myanmar 2) East Asia Summit Fiji
3) G-20 Australia 4) APEC China
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1087 Which of the following countries will host the international conference on
climate change on the theme Mountain People Adapting to Change from Nov 9 to 12?
1) Bhutan 2) Nepal
3) Afghanistan 4) India
5) China Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1088 The modified direct cash subsidy transfer for LPG consumers will be launched in
54 districts from 15th Nov. The same scheme will be launched all over the country from
1) 30th Nov 2) 1st Dec
3) 15th Dec 4) 31st Dec
5) 1st Jan Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1089 The Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will start his first visit to
which of the following countries from 12 Nov during which he will be conferred the title of
honorary rank of General of that countrys Army?
1) Bhutan 2) Sri Lanka
3) Vietnam 4) Nepal
5) Japan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1090 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his debut among the world's most
powerful people on the Forbes list of 2014 released recently. He has been ranked at which of the
following positions?
1) 64th 2) 57th
3) 36th 4) 21st
5) 15th Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1091 Ahead of the SAARC summit, the Vice President Hamid Ansari has pitched for
creation of the South Asian group SAEU. Expand the term SAEU.
1) South Asian Exclusive Union 2) South Asian Export Union
3) South Asian Economic Union 4) South Asian Energy Union
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1092 The UP govt launched Samajwadi Pension Scheme to benefit poor families in the
state. Which of the following is NOT a highlight of the scheme?
1) The scheme has an annual budget of
2,424 crore rupees.
2) The amount of pension will be hiked by 50 rupees
per year up to a maximum limit of Rs 750.
3) The scheme, however, has riders
relating to health, education and literacy.
4) The beneficiaries will receive the pension amount
directly in their bank account.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1093 The Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan handed over the second attack craft INS
Tarasa to which of the following island nations during his recent visit? It will join her sister ship
SCG Topaz as part of the Indian Navy's assistance to the country.

1) Seychelles 2) Maldives
3) Sri Lanka 4) Thailand
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1094 Shimon Peres, who visited New Delhi recently and met Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, is the former president of
1) Spain 2) Israel
3) Sweden 4) Italy
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1095 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Fiji after attending the
G-20 summit in Australia. Which of the following is the capital city of Fiji?
1) Luanda 2) Port Louis
3) Suva 4) Libreville
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1096 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit which of the following states on
Dec one in his first visit after becoming the Prime Minister for the Hornbill Festival and
Statehood celebration?
1) Nagaland 2) Mizoram
3) Tripura 4) Manipur
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1097 The Supreme Court of which of the following countries has nullified the
internationally recognised incumbent elected govt? The parliament of the country has rejected
the court ruling.
1) Yemen 2) Syria
3) Libya 4) Lebanon
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1098 Who among the following is NOT a deputy governor of the RBI at present?
1) HR Khan 2) Anand Sinha
3) SS Mundra 4) R Gandhi
5) Urjit R Patel Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1099 As announced by the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan at the 6th
Ayurveda Congress in New Delhi, the govt has allocated ________under AYUSH Mission for
promoting traditional methods of treatment in the country.
1) Rs 2,000 2) Rs 5,000
3) Rs 8,000 4) Rs 10,000
5) Rs 12,000 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1100 The President Pranab Mukherjee visited which of the following countries starting
7 Nov on a two-day state visit recently? It was the first visit by any Indian head of state in 26
years.
1) Nepal 2) Bhutan
3) Myanmar 4) Afghanistan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1101 Intra-regional trade in South Asia has doubled since the region implemented the
Agreement on SAFTA. What is the expanded form of SAFTA?
1) South Asian Free Transport Area 2) South Asian Free Technology Area
3) South Asian Free Tourism Area 4) South Asian Free Trade Area
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1102 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted which of the following villages
in his parliamentary constituency under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?
1) Jayapur 2) Baragaon
3) Cholapur 4) Pindara
5) Sewapuri Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1103 What is the border between India and China called?
1) Radcliffe Line 2) Macmohan Line
3) Durand Line 4) 49th parallel
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1104 India won how many gold medals in the Incheon Asian Games 2014?
1) 8 2) 9
3) 11 4) 13
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1105 khayal aapka is the tagline of which of the following banks in India?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) Kotak Mahindra Bank

5) Federal Bank Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1106 The Indian currency notes upto which of the following denominations are legal
tender in Nepal and Bhutan?
1) Upto Rs 50 2) Upto Rs 100
3) Upto Rs 500 4) Upto Rs 1000
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1107 MV Raghavan, who died recently, was a prominent communist leader based in
1) Kerala 2) West Bengal
3) Tripura 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1108 The 2-seater Tejas PV6 aircraft made its maiden flight on 8 Nov. It is a
1) aircraft carrier version of Tejas 2) vertical takeoff jet
3) trainer jet 4) in-air fuel tanker jet
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1109 India beat which of the following teams by 6 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi
International Stadium in Hyderabad in the 3rd ODI of the five-match ODI series and won the
series?
1) West Indies 2) England
3) New Zealand 4) Sri Lanka
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1110 India successfully test-fired its medium-range nuclear-capable missile which has
a strike range of more than 2000 km from the Wheeler Island off Odisha on 9 Nov. Name the
surface-to-surface missile.
1) Agni-II 2) Trishul
3) Nirbhay 4) Prithvi-III
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1111 The World Diabetes Day (WDD) is observed on
1) 6 Nov 2) 10 Nov
3) 12 Nov 4) 14 Nov
5) 16 Nov Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1112 The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited which of the following
countries on his first bilateral visit recently?
1) Afghanistan 2) Germany
3) Japan 4) Israel
5) France Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1113 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new chief minister of Goa?
1) Francis DSouza 2) Laxmikant Parsekar
3) Alina Saldanha 4) Rajendra Arlekar
5) Ramakant Khalap Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1114 The first expansion of the Union Cabinet took place on 9 Nov as 21 new
ministers took oath. Who among the following is NOT among the newly inducted ministers?
1) Shahnawaz Hussain 2) Bandaru Dattatreya
3) Birender Singh 4) JP Nadda
5) Suresh Prabhu Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1115 Indias mens hockey team defeated which of the following teams in a fourmatch
series 3-1 after loosing the opening match 0-4 recently?
1) Pakistan 2) Malaysia
3) Japan 4) Australia
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1116 As informed by the Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh recently,
Indias milk production has touched _______in 2014.
1) 100 million tones 2) 123 million tones
3) 137 million tones 4) 143 million tones
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1117 The govt is planning to legalise all Indian currency notes in which of the
following two countries?
1) US, UK 2) US, Canada
3) Afghanistan, Sri Lanka 4) Nepal, Bhutan
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1118 The representative from the 21 member countries of Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) met in Beijing on Nov 10-11. Which of the following is NOT a member of
APEC group?

1) Russia 2) India
3) Japan 4) Canada
5) Australia Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1119 Germany celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
The wall was built in ______after Germanys defeat in World War II.
1) 1961 2) 1971
3) 1977 4) 1989
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1120 Which of the following states has the largest chunk of the total SC population in
the country as per 2011 census?
1) West Bengal 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Bihar 4) Tamil Nadu
5) Andhra Pradesh Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1121 Which of the following state/UTs has/have no scheduled castes (SCs) among
their population as per 2011 census?
1) Andaman and Nicobar islands 2) Lakshwadeep
3) Nagaland 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1122 Which of the following govts has launched a financial assistance scheme for the
aged and the physically handicapped persons named Aasara?
1) Telangana 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Rajasthan
5) Haryana Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1123 Who among the following is sworn in as the new defence minister?
1) Manohar Parrikar 2) Suresh Prabhu
3) Rajiv Pratap Rudy 4) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
5) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1124 The Interpol General Assembly was held at which of the following places from
Nov 3 to 7? The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh represented India in the meet.
1) Port Louis 2) Paramaribo
3) Monaco 4) French Guiana
5) Tel Aviv Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1125 Which of the following is NOT correct about Agni-II missile which was
successfully test fired recently?
1) It is an Intermediate Range Ballistic
Missile (IRBM).
2) It has not been inducted into the services so far.
3) The 20-metre long missile is a two-stage,
solid-propelled ballistic missile.
4) It has a launch weight of 17 tonnes and can
carry a payload of 1000 kg over a distance of more
than 2,000 km.
5) Agni-III has a 3,000 km range, Agni-IV
4000 km and Agni-V more than 5,000 km
range.
Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1126 The Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed on which of the following
days? On this day in 1947, Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi visited the studio of All India
Radio, Delhi for the first and last time to address the people.
1) 9 Nov 2) 11 Nov
3) 12 Nov 4) 15 Nov
5) 16 Nov Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1127 In which of the following countries 47 students have been killed in a suicide
attack at a school Assembly in the north-east town of Potiskum recently? Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has condemned the blast.
1) Nigeria 2) Yemen
3) Iraq 4) Kenya
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1128 Several newly inducted ministers took charge of their Ministries recently. Which
of the following is NOT matched correctly in this regard?
1) Rajiv Pratap Rudy: Parliamentary Affairs (State
Minister)

2) Harsh Vardhan: Science and Technology,

Earth Sciences
3) Jagat Prakash Nadda: Health & Family Welfare 4) DV Sadananda Gowda: Railways
5) Ram Kripal Yadav: Drinking Water &
Sanitation (State Minister)
Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1129 Justice Shyamal Sen commission submitted its report to the govt recently. This
Commission was set up to probe
1) Saradha Scam 2) 2G Scam
3) Coal Scam 4) Black Money Scam
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1130 The govt has declared the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) a militant
outfit. This outfit operates in
1) Assam 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) West Bengal 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1131 India concluded the fourth edition of the biennial 20-day drill named IBSAMAR
recently. This drill is participated by which of the following three nations?
1) India, Brazil and South Africa 2) India, Bangladesh and South Africa
3) India, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia 4) India, Brazil and South Korea
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1132 The rate at which a central bank is prepared to lend money to its domestic
banking system is called bank rate. What is the current bank rate?
1) 7 per cent 2) 7.5 per cent
3) 8 per cent 4) 8.5 per cent
5) 9 per cent Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1133 Lee Chong Wei has been suspended due to an apparent anti-doping regulation
violation recently. He is world no. 1 in
1) Badminton 2) Tennis
3) Table Tennis 4) Billiards
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1134 Which of the following state assemblies has passed the Local Authorities Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2014 under which persons not having toilets in their homes will no longer be
eligible to contest a local civic body poll in the state?
1) Rajasthan 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Gujarat 4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Bihar Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1135 Which of the following states has become the first state in the country with bank
accounts for all families?
1) Gujarat 2) Kerala
3) Goa 4) Tripura
5) Sikkim Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1136 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was held at Yanqi
Lake, about 50 km north east of Beijing. This was ________APEC summit.
1) 11th 2) 12th
3) 21st 4) 22nd
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1137 The RBI has announced a new set of norms for NBFCs mandating a huge
increase in the minimum net owned fund requirement from earlier Rs 25 lakh to ______by
2017 in a phased manner.
1) Rs 50 lakh 2) Rs 75 lakh
3) Rs 1 cr 4) Rs 2 cr
5) Rs 5 cr Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1138 The SFIO submitted the final report on Saradha scam to the Corporate Affairs
Ministry recently. Expand the term SFIO.
1) Serial Fraud Investigation Office 2) Scam and Fraud Investigation Office
3) Serious Fraud Investigation Office 4) Serious Fraud Investigation Organisation
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1139 The first ever state of the art institute of livestock management and
entrepreneurship of North East is being set up in which of the following states?
1) Assam 2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Mizoram 4) Tripura

5) Manipur Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1140 The PM Narendra Modi invited ASEAN nations to invest in India while
interacting with them on the sidelines of ASEAN summit in Myanmar. ASEAN is a bloc of
_____ small and medium economies.
1) 9 2) 10
3) 12 4) 21
5) 22 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1141 The National Education Day in observed on the birth anniversary of Mulana
Abul Kalam Azad which falls on
1) 6 Nov 2) 10 Nov
3) 11 Nov 4) 14 Nov
5) 16 Nov Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1142 The 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will begin in Goa from 20
Nov. Which of the following countries will be the focus country of this year?
1) Japan 2) Germany
3) China 4) Vietnam
5) Australia Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1143 The Minister of Minority Affairs launched the Maulana Azad National Academy
for Skills (MANAS) in New Delhi, on the 125th birth Anniversary of Mulana Abul Kalam
Azad. Who among the following is the Minority Affairs Minister at present?
1) MJ Akbar 2) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
3) Syed Shahnawaz Hussain 4) Najma Heptulla
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1144 India and which of the following countries have successfully test-fired a jointly
developed long range surface to air missile (LRSAM) recently? The multi-role missile has a
range of 70 km and has sea-skimming capability and could take on anti-ship function too.
1) US 2) Brazil
3) Japan 4) Israel
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1145 Who among the following has been elected as the Speaker of the Maharashtra
Assembly?
1) Ganpatrao Deshmukh 2) Haribhau Bagde
3) Jiva Pandu Gavit 4) Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
5) Eknath Shinde Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1146 Who among the following Indian cricketers has become the quickest cricketer in
history to reach 6000 runs in ODI?
1) Yuvraj Singh 2) Suresh Raina
3) Virat Kohli 4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1147 Who among the following batsmen has become the worlds only cricketer to hit
two double centuries as of now?
1) Ravindra Jadeja 2) Shikhar Dhawan
3) Rohit Sharma 4) Virat Kohli
5) Suresh Raina Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1148 Name the spacecraft launched by the EU Space Agency which has successfully
landed on a comet for the first time in space history.
1) Discovery 2) Philae
3) Curiosity 4) Phoenix
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1149 Which of the following is the capital city of Myanmar? It hosted ASEAN
Summit recently.
1) Naypyidaw 2) Manila
3) Hanoi 4) Beirut
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1150 After 'Make In India' campaign, the govt is all set to launch 'Served from India'
campaign. The services sector constitutes __________share of the country's GDP as of now.
1) 37 per cent 2) 43 per cent
3) 57 per cent 4) 63 per cent
5) 77 per cent Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1151 After RBIs approval, banks like SBI, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank have started
charging customers for using home ATMs more than five times a month with effect from 1
Nov. It is NOT applicable in which of the following cities?

1) Kolkata 2) Chennai
3) New Delhi 4) Mumbai
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1152 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Myanmars President on 11 Nov on the
sidelines of ASEAN summit. Who among the following is the current president of Myanmar?
1) Min Aung Hlaing 2) Thein Sein
3) Shwe Mann 4) Than Shwe
5) Aung San Suu Kyi Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1153 The govt has launched GIS based decision support system to expedite forest
clearance for development projects in New Delhi. GIS stands for
1) Geographical Information System 2) Geological Information System
3) Graphical Information System 4) Geothermal Information System
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1154 Who among the following is NOT among the 19 Americans who will on 24 Nov
receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, the countrys highest civilian honour for their
extraordinary contributions?
1) Meryl Streep 2) Stephen Sondheim
3) Tom Brokaw 4) Stevie Wonder
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1155 According to current regulations for banks, an asset is classified as nonperforming
when it remains overdue for how many days?
1) 30 2) 60
3) 90 4) 120
5) 180 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1156 Which of the following fighter aircrafts grounded following a crash in Pune has
been cleared for flying recently?
1) Sukhoi-30s 2) Mirage 2000
3) MiG-29M 4) Jaguar
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1157 Six infrastructure projects in India figure among the 100 most innovative
infrastructure investments in the world. Which of the following is one among them?
1) Delhi Metro 2) Yamuna Expressway
3) Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) 4) Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1158 One out of three companies that raised funds via QIP route in the recent past
have seen their stocks underperform the markets. Expand the term QIP.
1) Qualified Institutional Placement 2) Qualified Institutional Package
3) Quantitative Institutional Placement 4) Qualitative Institutional Placement
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1159 The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared the long-pending
proposal of which of the following banks to hike foreign holding in the bank to 74 per cent
recently?
1) ICICI Bank 2) Axis Bank
3) Federal Bank 4) HDFC Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1160 The names disclosed by the Supreme Court in connection with the IPL match
fixing probe includes who among the following? The Mudgal Committee submitted its report in
this case recently.
1) Sunder Raman 2) N Srinivasan
3) Gurunath Meiyappan 4) Only 2) and 3)
5) All 1), 2) and 3) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1161 Which of the following state govts has made voting compulsory in elections to
local bodies recently attracting widespread controversy?
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Kerala
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Gujarat
5) Rajasthan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1162 CRY is an international organisation associated with
1) animal rights 2) child rights
3) climate change 4) citizens rights
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1163 As revealed by the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj recently, India is
the third largest passport issuing country in the world. Which of the following countries holds

the top position in this regard?

1) Japan 2) China
3) Malaysia 4) Indonesia
5) Philippines Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1164 India is expected to become world's second largest producer of crude steel in the
world soon. Currently, India is the _______ largest producer.
1) 3rd 2) 4th
3) 5th 4) 6th
5) 8th Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1165 What is the currency of Myanmar?
1) Peso 2) Rupiah
3) Kyat 4) Ringgit
5) Baht Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1166 The leaders of the world's 20 developed and emerging economies vowed on 16
Nov to boost global GDP by over ______over next five years.
1) USD 2 tn 2) USD 3 tn
3) USD 5 tn 4) USD 7 tn
5) USD 9 tn Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1167 Who among the following has clinched the mens singles title of the China Open
Super Series Premier in Fuzhou (China) on 16 Nov?
1) Lin Dan 2) Kidambi Srikanth
3) Lee Chong Wei 4) Parupalli Kashyap
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1168 The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the first-ever guidelines
for indoor pollution. Which of the following causes indoor pollution?
1) Lighting 2) Heating
3) Cooking 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1169 Driven by softening prices of fuel and food items, the Wholesale Price Index
(WPI) inflation dropped to a five year low of _________in Oct.
1) 1.33 per cent 2) 1.77 per cent
3) 2.38 per cent 4) 2.70 per cent
5) 2.84 per cent Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1170 India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable PrithviII missile recently. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the missile?
1) It is a surface-to-surface missile with a
strike range of 350 km.
2) It is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of
warheads.
3) It is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin
engines and uses advanced inertial guidance
system with manoeuvring trajectory.
4) It is the first missile to be developed by DRDO
under India's prestigious Integrated Guided
Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1171 Who among the following has clinched the womens singles title of China Open
Super Series Premier tournament on 16 Nov?
1) PV Sindhu 2) Jwala Gutta
3) Saina Nehwal 4) Akane Yamaguchi
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1172 The G-20 group has pledged to take strong practical measures to reduce the
global average cost of transferring remittances from as high as 10 in some countries to
1) two per cent 2) three per cent
3) five per cent 4) six per cent
5) seven per cent Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1173 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a five-day visit to Australia, the first in
28 years by an Indian Prime Minister. Who was the last Indian PM to visit this country before
him?
1) Rajiv Gandhi 2) PV Narasimha Rao
3) HD Deve Gowda 4) IK Gujral
5) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1174 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed five top cricketers as its
ambassadors for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Who among the following is NOT among
them?
1) Brendon McCullum 2) Mitchell Johnson
3) Shane Watson 4) Kumar Sangakkara
5) Rohit Sharma Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1175 Who among the following has been awarded the top award of 2014 ICC
Cricketer of the Year for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy?
1) AB de Villiers 2) Angelo Mathews
3) Kumar Sangakkara 4) Mitchell Johnson
5) Virat Kohli Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1176 The 2014 G20 Summit was held in Australia in which of the following cities?
1) Sydney 2) Melbourne
3) Brisbane 4) Adelaide
5) Newcastle Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1177 The 34th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) was organised at Pragati
Maidan in New Delhi from 14-27 Nov. What was the theme of the fair this year?
1) Young Entrepreneurs 2) Women Entrepreneurs
3) Rural Entrepreneurs 4) Tribal Entrepreneurs
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1178 The 2014 G20 Summit held in Australia was _________summit of the group.
1) sixth 2) seventh
3) eighth 4) ninth
5) tenth Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1179 The 2015 summit of the G20 group will be held in which of the following
countries?
1) China 2) India
3) Turkey 4) Japan
5) Italy Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1180 The 2016 summit of the G20 group will be hosted by which of the following
countries?
1) China 2) India
3) Turkey 4) Japan
5) Italy Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1181 The G20 represents about two-thirds of the worlds population, 85 per cent of
GDP and over 75 per cent of global trade. Which of the following countries is NOT a member
of the group?
1) Argentina 2) South Africa
3) Saudi Arabia 4) Malaysia
5) Brazil Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1182 Who among the following has won LG Peoples Choice award at the ICC annual
awards for 2014 announced recently?
1) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2) Cheteshwar Pujara
3) Virat Kohli 4) Shikhar Dhawan
5) MS Dhoni Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1183 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first Indian Premier in 33 years to visit Fiji.
Who among the following is the current Prime Minister of Fiji?
1) Epeli Nailatikau 2) Laisenia Qarase
3) Mahendra Chaudhry 4) Frank Bainimarama
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1184 Who among the following has won Womens ODI Cricketer of the Year award
at the ICC annual awards for 2014 announced recently?
1) Mithali Raj 2) Jenny Gunn
3) Laura Marsh 4) Sarah Taylor
5) Katherine Brunt Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1185 The infrastructure conglomerate Adani Enterprises has signed an MoU for a loan
of up to USD 1 bn from which of the following state-run banks in India for its mine, rail and
port project in Australia?
1) Punjab National Bank (PNB) 2) State Bank of India (SBI)
3) ICICI Bank 4) HDFC Bank
5) Axis Bank Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1186 According to the UN Population Funds (UNFPA) State of the Worlds

Population Report, which of the following countries has the largest proportion of youths as of
now?
1) China 2) India
3) US 4) Indonesia
5) Malaysia Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1187 India conducted the fourth joint military exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 with
which of the following countries in Pune starting 16 Nov?
1) Russia 2) US
3) Germany 4) Japan
5) China Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1188 While addressing India diaspora in Australia, PM Narendra Modi assured them
to merge PIO and OCI schemes before Jan 7. Jan 7 is celebrated in India as
1) National Education Day 2) National Unity Day
3) Sadbhavana Divas 4) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
5) National Integration Day Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1189 Which of the following abbreviations and their extensions is/are matched
correctly?
1) OCI: Overseas Citizen of India 2) PIO: Persons of Indian Origin
3) NRI: Non-Resident Indian 4) All the above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1190 As per the news published in financial newspapers, which of the following
countries has slipped into recession, paving the way for delay in sales tax hike and snap election
in the country?
1) Germany 2) France
3) Italy 4) Japan
5) UK Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1191 In a bid to encourage the habit of small savings among citizens, the Union govt
re-launched the once successful Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) on 18 Nov. What is the upper ceiling
on investment through this instrument?
1) Rs 50000 2) Rs 100000
3) Rs 200000 4) Rs 500000
5) No upper ceiling Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1192 The Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) has been re-launched on 18 Nov. The KVP will be
available in which of the following denominations?
1) Rs 1,000 2) Rs 5,000
3) Rs 10,000 4) Rs 50,000
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1193 The Akash missile test fired successfully from a test range in Odisha recently is a
1) surface-to-surface 2) surface-to-air
3) air-to-air 4) air-to-surface
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1194 In view of popular demand, the govt relaunched saving instrument Kisan Vikas
Patra (KVP), wherein the invested money will get doubled in
1) 72 months 2) 84 months
3) 96 months 4) 100 months
5) 108 months Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1195 India and Australia signed five pacts during the bilateral summit between PM
Narendra Modi and his Aussie counterpart Tony Abbott. Which of the following is NOT an area
in which the pacts were signed?
1) Social security 2) Transfer of sentenced prisoners
3) Combating narcotics trade 4) Tourism
5) Free Trade Agreement Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1196 The emergency was declared in which of the American states recently ahead of
grand jury's decision in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police
officer?
1) Missouri 2) Colorado
3) California 4) Arizona
5) Alaska Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1197 The PM Narendra Modi has announced lines of credit and development
assistance totalling _________for Fiji during the visit of the Pacific Ocean nation.
1) USD 20 mn 2) USD 40 mn
3) USD 80 mn 4) USD 120 mn

5) USD 150 mn Ans.) 3

Ques. : 1198 The investments in re-launched Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) will remain under a
lock-in for a period of
1) 1 year 2) 1.5 years
3) 2 years 4) 2.5 years
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1199 Pakistan has been ranked third in Global Terrorism Index released by London
based Institute for Economics and Peace. Which of the following countries has been ranked on
top?
1) Syria 2) Nigeria
3) Afghanistan 4) Iraq
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1200 Justice Nanavati Commission submitted its final report on 18 Nov to the Chief
Minister of Gujarat. The report is related to
1) Ishrat Jahan encounter 2) Construction of the Statue of Unity
3) 2002 Gujarat riots 4) Land acquisition in the state
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1201 Who among the following has won the mens singles title of the ATP World
Tour finals?
1) Roger Federer 2) Novak Djokovic
3) Marin Cilic 4) Andy Murray
5) Rafael Nadal Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1202 Who among the following has been named by the BCCI for this years CK
Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award?
1) Sunil Gavaskar 2) Mohinder Amarnath
3) Kapil Dev 4) Dilip Vengsarkar
5) Ravi Shastri Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1203 As per the news published in financial newspapers, which of the following auto
majors is in process to phase out its popular hatch back Santro?
1) Maruti Suzuki 2) Tata Motors
3) Hyundai Motors 4) General Motors
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1204 The term bogey is associated with which of the following games?
1) Gulf 2) Billiards
3) Cricket 4) Badminton
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1205 The proposed mines Bill mandates higher prison term and hefty penalty of
_______, for violating terms of mineral excavations.
1) Rs 50000 2) Rs 100000
3) Rs 200000 4) Rs 500000
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1206 Name the Pacific Ocean country where out of its 849,000 population, 37 per cent
people are of Indian-origin. PM Modi visited the country recently.
1) Mauritius 2) Fiji
3) Suriname 4) Trinidad and Tobago
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1207 Which of the following banks has acquired ING Vysya Bank for Rs 15000 cr
recently?
1) HDFC Bank 2) Axis Bank
3) ICICI Bank 4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1208 The Oxford English Dictionary has named which of the following words as 2014
word of year?
1) Selfie 2) Grossing
3) Vape 4) Firsting
5) Caseness Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1209 The term 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was in news recently for which of the
following reasons?
1) A spacecraft of European Space Agency landed
on this comet
2) A new planet like body found in our
solar system

3) A new mineral found recently 4) A new deadly virus discovered

5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1210 The World Toilet Day is observed on
1) 9 Nov 2) 11 Nov
3) 15 Nov 4) 19 Nov
5) 21 Nov Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1211 Which of the following is the capital city of Albania? The country was faced
with massive flooding due to torrential rain.
1) Tirana 2) Skopje
3) Sofia 4) Athens
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1212 Which the following countries released five Indian fishermen who were
sentenced to death in a case of alleged drug trafficking?
1) Bangladesh 2) Iran
3) Pakistan 4) Sri Lanka
5) Maldives Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1213 Which of the following North-East states will soon get its bamboo park? The
objective of the project is to create integrated infrastructure for promotion of bamboo based
industrial and commercial activities.
1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Manipur
3) Assam 4) Tripura
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1214 Indias IREDA and US-Exim Bank have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) under which the US Exim Bank will provide USD one bn for medium
and long-term loans. IREDA is associated with
1) Insurance 2) Renewable energy
3) Rural employment 4) Irrigation
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1215 The Bombay High Court has quashed the IT departments Rs 18,000-cr tax order
against which of the following companies recently?
1) Shell India 2) Total Oil India
3) Vodafone 4) Nokia
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1216 The Supreme Court removed CBI director Ranjit Sinha from the investigation of
which of the following cases on 20 Nov?
1) 2G spectrum allocation scam 2) Coal block allocation scam
3) Saradha chit fund scam 4) Ishrat Jahan encounter
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1217 The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has crossed 75 mn accounts achieving its
target two months in advance. This plan offers a RuPay debit card with in-built accident
insurance cover of
1) Rs 25,000 2) Rs 40,000
3) Rs 50,000 4) Rs 100,000
5) Rs 120,000 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1218 Who among the following will be the chief guest at the 2015 Republic Day
celebrations in 2015?
1) David Cameron 2) Barack Obama
3) Stephen Harper 4) Tony Abbott
5) Vladimir Putin Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1219 Who among the following has won the 2014 International Children's Peace
Prize?
1) Neha Gupta 2) Francia Simon
3) Chaeli Mycroft 4) Malala Yousafzai
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1220 The TSR Subramanian committee, which has recommended some big-ticket
changes to the rules and legislation, was constituted about three months ago to review laws
related to
1) coal block e-auction 2) 2G spectrum auction
3) bringing back black money stashed abroad 4) environment and forest protection
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1221 The Time magazine has named which of the following technological feats of
India among the best inventions of 2014?

1) Chandrayaan 2 2) Bio-toilets developed by DRDO

3) Mangalyaan 4) Rotavirus vaccine, Rotavac
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1222 The Defence Ministry is considering buying Pilatus PC-7 Mark II basic trainers
from which of the following countries?
1) France 2) Brazil
3) UK 4) Switzerland
5) Japan Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1223 The Indian infra major GMR has claimed USD 803 mn (Rs 4,987 cr) from which
of the following countries for terminating of an Airport contract?
1) Indonesia 2) Malaysia
3) Maldives 4) Sri Lanka
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1224 The QE is an unconventional monetary policy used by central banks to stimulate
the economy when standard monetary policy has become ineffective. QE stands for
1) Quantitative Easing 2) Qualitative Easing
3) Quantitative Effort 4) Qualitative Effort
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1225 The govt on 20 Nov approved Rs 43,033-cr rural electrification scheme
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana. This scheme will replace the existing
1) Indira Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran
Yojana
2) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
3) Jawaharlal Nehru Grameen Vidyutikaran
Yojana
4) Lal Bahadur Shashtri Grameen Vidyutikaran
Yojana
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1226 The govt has approved what amount for the rural electrification scheme
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana?
1) Rs 33,453 cr 2) Rs 35,447 cr
3) Rs 39,275 cr 4) Rs 43,033 cr
5) Rs 50,033 cr Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1227 The worlds first white tiger safari is all set to come up in which of the following
states in India?
1) West Bengal 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Gujarat 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1228 Around 50 people were killed and 60 others wounded in a suicide bomb blast in
a volleyball ground in ________ on 16 Nov.
1) Afghanistan 2) Pakistan
3) Iraq 4) Syria
5) Indonesia Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1229 Name the chess maestro who has defeated Viswanathan Anand for the second
year in running and retained the World Champion title.
1) Veselin Topalov 2) Magnus Carlsen
3) Garry Kasparov 4) Levon Aronian
5) Vladimir Kramnik Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1230 Name the country which went on poll on 23 Nov to elect a president for the first
time since the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring.
1) Yemen 2) Saudi Arabia
3) Tunisia 4) Bahrain
5) Egypt Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1231 Who among the following won the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on 23
Nov?
1) Valtteri Bottas 2) Felipe Massa
3) Nico Rosberg 4) Lewis Hamilton
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1232 The Union Cabinet cleared three key agreements to be signed at SAARC Summit
to be held in Nepal on 26-27 Nov. Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) The SAARC Regional Railways
Agreement

2) The MoU between India and Nepal for

strengthening cooperation in the field of tourism
3) The SAARC Framework Agreement for
Energy Cooperation (Electricity)
4) The SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1233 Which of the following teams has won the Third SAFF Women's Championship
held in Islamabad?
1) Nepal 2) Bangladesh
3) India 4) Pakistan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1234 The board of Sebi has approved reforms including repealing of the two decade
old insider trading rules. What is insider trading?
1) Trading of a companys securities by
memebers of promoters family only
2) Trading of a companys securities by
people having access to the public price
sensitive information
3) Trading of a companys securities by people
having access to the non-public price sensitive
information
4) Trading of a companys securities by the
citizens of the country of its origin only
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1235 The govt is planning to replace BIPA with a new pact. What is the full form of
BIPA?
1) Bilateral Investment Promotion and
Partnership Agreement
2) Bilateral Investment Protection and
Prioritisation Agreement
3) Bilateral Industrial Promotion and
Protection Agreement
4) Bilateral Investment Promotion and
Protection Agreement
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1236 Afghan Parliament has approved a security agreement between Kabul and
Washington. At the same time, it also ratified a similar agreement with
1) India 2) China
3) Russia 4) NATO
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1237 The heads of the member countries of the SAARC group as well as observer
countries will address the summit in Nepal scheduled for 26-27 Nov. Which of the following is
Not an observer country at the SAARC 2014 summit?
1) US 2) Australia
3) Japan 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1238 The SEBI chief UK Sinha has said that a multi-pronged approach would help
control the menace of ponzi schemes. The SEBI now has powers to regulate illegal collective
investment schemes where the amount involved is more than
1) Rs 10 cr 2) Rs 20 cr
3) Rs 50 cr 4) Rs 100 cr
5) Rs 200 cr Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1239 The market regulator SEBI has modified the norms to clear the decks for foreign
venture funds into infrastructure sector. According to the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), India
requires investment of about __________ in infrastructure.
1) Rs 45 lakh cr 2) Rs 55 lakh cr
3) Rs 65 lakh cr 4) Rs 75 lakh cr
5) Rs 85 lakh cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1240 According to the Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report 2014, what is
Indias position in the world in terms of the number of ultra high-networth individuals (HNIs)?
1) Second 2) Third
3) Fourth 4) Fifth

5) Sixth Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1241 China has launched a cargo train connecting its world's largest commodity
market in Yiwu with _________covering a distance of 13,000-km.
1) Madrid, Spain 2) Paris, France
3) Rome, Italy 4) Athens, Greece
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1242 Air Force chief Arup Raha paid a four-day visit starting 23 Nov to which of the
following countries?
1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia
3) Singapore 4) Thailand
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1243 Which of the following inventions in NOT featured in the 25 'Best Inventions of
2014' listed by Time magazine?
1) Mangalyaan 2) Chinas High-speed rail
3) Osmo (a tablet toy) 4) Apple's smart watch
5) Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1244 The worlds first white tiger safari will soon come up at which of the following
places?
1) Rewa 2) Guna
3) Bhind 4) Morena
5) Vidisha Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1245 The people who open their accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
before Jan 26, 2015, will get __________life insurance cover from LIC of India.
1) Rs 20,000 2) Rs 25,000
3) Rs 30,000 4) Rs 40,000
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1246 Murli Deora, who died recently, was a veteran Congress leader from
Maharashtra and former Union
1) Commerce and Industry Minister 2) Petroleum Minister
3) Railway Minister 4) Home Minister
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1247 Sitara Devi passed away recently. She was one of the country's finest
________dancers.
1) Kathak 2) Odissi
3) Kuchipudi 4) Kathakali
5) Bharatanatyam Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1248 Who among the following is set to be appointed as the next Chairperson of the
Press Council of India (PCI)?
1) Markenday Katju 2) Altamas Kabir
3) Aseem Trivedi 4) Gyan Sudha Misra
5) CK Prasad Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1249 Chuck Hagel quit as US ________recently.
1) Secretary of State 2) Secretary of the Treasury
3) Defense Secretary 4) Commerce Secretary
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1250 Which of the following women players from India has been named UN Women's
Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia region?
1) Jwala Gutta 2) Mary Kom
3) Sania Mirza 4) Saina Nehwal
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1251 The SAARC Summit held in Nepal on 26-27 Nov was _______summit of the
group.
1) 15th 2) 18th
3) 19th 4) 20th
5) 21th Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1252 President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first Commonwealth Science
Congress held after a gap of 50 years in __________on 25 Nov.
1) Chennai 2) Hyderabad
3) Mumbai 4) Bengaluru
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1253 Swavalamban scheme is associated with which of the following?
1) Low-cost pension scheme 2) Group health insurance

3) Women empowerment 4) Saving girl child

5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1254 Which of the following countries is planning to build the world's largest sea wall
to try and prevent its capital city from disappearing under rising sea levels? It is expected that
half the city will be below sea level by 2030.
1) Malaysia 2) Indonesia
3) Iran 4) Singapore
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1255 Which of the following countries won a historic first Davis Cup title winning
2014 Davis Cup?
1) France 2) Switzerland
3) South Korea 4) UK
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1256 What is the deadline set by the govt to introduce Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
1) Apr 2016 2) Mar 2016
3) Jan 2016 4) Sep 2015
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1257 The pension fund regulator, PFRDA expects the funds under management to
reach Rs 1 lakh cr by the end of this fiscal for the Swavalamban Yojana. Who among the
following is the chairman of PFRDA?
1) Shashi Kant Sharma 2) Hemant G Contractor
3) M Damodaran 4) CB Bhave
5) Chitra Ramkrishna Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1258 It is expected that oil prices could plunge to $60 a barrel if OPEC does not agree
on a significant output cut. Which of the following countries is NOT a member of OPEC?
1) Libya 2) Syria
3) Indonesia 4) Kuwait
5) Venezuela Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1259 Which of the following private power firms has bought Avantha Group's 600
MW power plant at Korba for Rs 4,200 cr to become the largest private sector power utility in
the country?
1) Reliance Power 2) Tata Power
3) JSW Power 4) Adani Power
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1260 Indias S Sarjubala and Saweety, who won silver medals at the 8th World
Women's Championships recently, are associated with
1) Archery 2) Boxing
3) Wrestling 4) Weightlifting
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1261 Jack Ma visited India recently as part of a business delegation. He is the founder
of
1) Amazon 2) ebay
3) Alibaba 4) Xiaomi
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1262 Iran and world powers missed a deadline to clinch a landmark nuclear deal. What
is the new deadline set for Iran nuclear deal?
1) 1 Jan, 2015 2) 1 Mar, 2015
3) 1 Apr, 2015 4) 1 Jun, 2015
5) 1 Jul, 2015 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1263 The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014, passed
recently in the Lok Sabha amend law on
1) CBI chief's appointment 2) Status of Delhi police
3) Security of the Parliament 4) Security of MPs and their families
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1264 India is likely to sign an agreement soon for conducting a feasibility study for
setting up a 1,700-km-long high-speed rail line between New Delhi and Chennai with
1) France 2) Japan
3) Germany 4) China
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1265 Which of the following aviation manufacturers delivered the sixth P-8I maritime
patrol aircraft to India recently? The aircraft is part of a contract of eight planes awarded in
2009.

1) United Aircraft Corporation, Russia 2) Dassault Aviation, France

3) Boeing, US 4) Airbus, EU
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1266 The pension scheme floated by the govt called Swavalamban Yojana, is mainly
for the
1) organised sector 2) unorganised sector
3) students 4) widows and handicapped
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1267 Phillip Hughes, the international cricketer who sustained head injury during a
domestic match and succumbed to the injury recently, belonged to
1) England 2) Australia
3) New Zealand 4) South Africa
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1268 The Supreme Court, recently, observed that the Indian Premier League (IPL)
franchise ___________ should be disqualified.
1) Rajasthan Royals 2) Kolkata Knight Riders
3) Mumbai Indians 4) Chennai Super Kings
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1269 Floral tributes were paid on 26 Nov to the martyrs who laid down their lives
while fighting terrorists on this day. The 26/11 attack is associated with
1) Mumbai terror attack 2) Terrorist attack on the Parliament
3) Terrorist attack on the Red Fort 4) Mumbai bomb blast
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1270 India has inked project development agreement (PDA) for the Arun III
Hydropower project with which of the following countries recently?
1) Bhutan 2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal 4) Myanmar
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1271 The Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is among the 11 newly elected members
of Rajya Sabha. He has been elected from which of the following states?
1) Uttarakhand 2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Maharashtra 4) Goa
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1272 The SAARC nations signed which of the following landmark deals after its 18th
Summit concluded in Kathmandu recently?
1) Agreement on energy cooperation 2) Agreement on Bus connectivity
3) Agreement on Rail connectivity 4) Pact on easy visa norms
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1273 The next SAARC summit will be held in ___________in 2016.
1) New Delhi, India 2) Thimphu, Bhutan
3) Islamabad, Pakistan 4) Male, Maldives
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1274 The govt on 27 Nov raised the target for new bank accounts under the Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana from 75 million to _____by Jan 26, 2015.
1) 80 million 2) 90 million
3) 100 million 4) 120 million
5) 140 million Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1275 The WTO General Council (GC) on 27 Nov adopted trade facilitation agreement
(TFA). It will infuse $1 tn into the global economy and create 21 mn jobs and will now be open
for ratification by all ______member countries of the WTO.
1) 149 2) 150
3) 154 4) 159
5) 160 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1276 India has signed an MoU with which of the following countries for cooperation
in the oil and gas sector for a period of five years? The MoU was signed during the India visit of
the Foreign Affairs Minister Oldemiro Julio Marques Baloi of that country.
1) Zimbabwe 2) Madagascar
3) Zambia 4) Mozambique
5) Tanzania Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1277 India has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB), for a loan
of USD 100 mn to support which of the following states in its initiative to increase the
employability?

1) Gujarat 2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Kerala 4) Rajasthan
5) Karnataka Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1278 Argentina has charged which of the following banks with aiding more than 4,000
clients to evade taxes by stashing their money in secret Swiss bank accounts?
1) HSBC 2) Standard Chartered
3) Citi Bank 4) Morgan Stanley
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1279 PD James passed away recently. She was a
1) crime novelist 2) childrens books writer
3) female rights campaigner 4) child rights activist
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1280 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 27 Nov announced the final guidelines for
setting up payment banks and small banks. The RBI has asked interested parties to apply by
1) Jan 15 2) Apr 15
3) Jan 16 4) Mar 16
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1281 In a major jolt for SEZs, the Union ministry of finance has turned down a
proposal to remove MAT on these. Expand the term MAT.
1) Minimum Alternate Tax 2) Maximum Alternate Tax
3) Main Alternate Tax 4) Maintenance and Alternate Tax
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1282 The WTO General Council (GC) on 27 Nov adopted three main decisions.
Which of the following is NOT among them?
1) Signing of the trade facilitation agreement (TFA)
protocol
2) Extension of the peace clause for
an indefinite period
3) Setting a deadline for the remaining Bali package
commitments for poorer countries
4) None of the above
5) Both 2) and 3) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1283 After endorsed by the WTO General Council recently, the trade facilitation
agreement (TFA) will be implemented by
1) Jan 2015 2) Mar 2015
3) Jul 2015 4) Sep 2015
5) Dec 2015 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1284 The University of Calcutta conferred honorary Doctor of Literature (D Lit)
degree to the President Pranab Mukherjee. Name the West Bengal Governor who presented the
Degree to the President.
1) Mridula Sinha 2) C Vidyasagar Rao
3) Keshari Nath Tripathi 4) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
5) Kalyan Singh Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1285 The headquarters of World Trade Organization (WTO) is located in which of the
following cities?
1) Geneva 2) Paris
3) New York 4) Toronto
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1286 Indias space agency ISRO plans to launch GSLV-Mark III soon. With this
launch vehicle, ISRO will be capable of placing satellites weighing __________into the
geosynchronous transfer orbit.
1) 1,500 kg 2) 2,500 kg
3) 3,000 kg 4) 4,500 kg and above
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1287 Jiang Yi-huah, who resigned on 29 Nov after his party suffered a landslide defeat
at the local elections, was the erstwhile Prime Minister of
1) Singapore 2) Malaysia
3) Taiwan 4) Thailand
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1288 A court has found Hosni Mubarak not guilty in the killing of hundreds of
unarmed protesters during the 2011 revolution. He was the former President of
1) Syria 2) Egypt

3) Iraq 4) Yemen
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1289 India launched its national solar policy on Jan 11, 2010. The country has an
ambitious target of generating _________of solar power by 2022.
1) 5,000 MW 2) 10,000 MW
3) 20,000 MW 4) 25,000 MW
5) 40,000 MW Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1290 India's ace player Anirban Lahiri is associated with which of the following
games?
1) Chess 2) Badminton
3) Golf 4) Snooker
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1291 Natarajan Chandrasekaran is present CEO of which of the following IT firms in
India?
1) HCL 2) Infosys
3) TCS 4) Wipro
5) Tech Mahindra Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1292 Who among the following has won the womens singles title of the Macau Open
Grand Prix Gold Badminton trophy recently?
1) Kim Hyo Min 2) PV Sindhu
3) Wang Shixian 4) Ashwini Ponnappa
5) Saina Nehwal Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1293 Which of the following films was adjudged the best film of the 45th International
Film Festival of India which concluded recently in Panaji?
1) Leviathan 2) The Kindergarten Teacher
3) Behaviour 4) Ek Hazarachi Note
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1294 The IIIT Bill, 2014 to bring the four IIITs under the ambit of a single authority
and help students get degrees has been passed in the Lok Sabha. Which of the following cities
does not have an IIIT?
1) Kancheepuram 2) Jabalpur
3) Gwalior 4) Jaipur
5) Allahabad Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1295 The United Nations climate summit was held in Lima starting Dec 1. Lima is the
capital city of
1) Bolivia 2) Peru
3) Ecuador 4) Paraguay
5) Chile Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1296 The BCIM in an economic corridor under negotiation among four nations.
Which of the following are these four nations?
1) Indonesia-China-Brazil-Malaysia 2) Indonesia-China-Bangladesh-Maldives
3) India-China-Bangladesh-Myanmar 4) India-China-Brazil-Malaysia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1297 The World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the
fight against HIV. It is held each year on
1) 1 Dec 2) 2 Dec
3) 3 Dec 4) 5 Dec
5) 7 Dec Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1298 The UN climate summit in Lima was held before the Paris meeting in 2015
where countries have to agree on a deal with new goals which will take the world post
1) 2015 2) 2016
3) 2018 4) 2020
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1299 The Bhopal gas tragedy, one of the worlds worst industrial disasters, took place
when a pesticides factory accidentally released a cloud of Methyl cyanide gas into the air killing
thousands of people. The incident took place on
1) 1 Dec 1983 2) 2 Dec 1984
3) 3 Dec 1985 4) 5 Dec 1986
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1300 Voters in which of the following countries have on 30 Nov rejected plans to
protect the countrys wealth by investing in gold and drastically limit immigration in a national
referendum?

1) Norway 2) Sweden
3) Spain 4) Switzerland
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1301 According to the modified direct benefit transfer scheme for LPG consumers
across the country with or without Aadhaar numbers would get subsidy directly in their bank
accounts from Jan 1. The scheme has been named
1) Saral 2) Pahal
3) Sugam 4) Prayas
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1302 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 Nov addressed a conference of DGPs
and IGPs advocating the concept of SMART policing. The conference was held in
1) Kohima, Nagaland 2) Shillong, Meghalaya
3) Guwahati, Assam 4) Agartala, Tripura
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1303 The name of Joshua Wong is associated with which of the following?
1) Pro-democracy movement of Hong Kong 2) Ferguson protests in US
3) A US journalist slain by ISIS 4) Head of military junta in Thailand
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1304 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to extend loans up to what
amount to individuals against long-term infrastructure bonds issued by them?
1) Rs 5 lakh 2) Rs 8 lakh
3) Rs 10 lakh 4) Rs 15 lakh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1305 Manoj Kumar, who was earlier denied the award by the Kapil Dev-led selection
committee, has received the prestigious Arjuna Award. The 2010 Commonwealth Games goldmedalist
is associated with
1) Wrestling 2) Weightlifting
3) Boxing 4) Shooting
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1306 The market regulator SEBI has allowed as many as 123 entities to set up AIFs in
the country. What is the expanded form of AIF?
1) Additional Investment Fund 2) Alternative Investment Fund
3) Approved Investment Fund 4) Alternative Investment Facility
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1307 Tabare Vazquez won the presidential election in which of the following
countries recently?
1) Argentina 2) Chile
3) Uruguay 4) Paraguay
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1308 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 Dec inaugurated the second unit of Palatana
power project in which of the following states?
1) Tripura 2) Meghalaya
3) Nagaland 4) Assam
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1309 Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has announced to crackdown on corruption after
an investigation uncovered the existence of 50,000 ghost soldiers in country recently. Identify
the country.
1) Afghanistan 2) Iraq
3) Egypt 4) Indonesia
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1310 Which of the following countries has launched a new National Day song in
Tamil to celebrate the countrys 50 years of independence? Tamil is the fourth official language
of the country.
1) Singapore 2) UAE
3) Mauritius 4) Fiji
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1311 During his recent visit to North-Eastern region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on 1 Dec promised to provide __________for laying new railway lines.
1) Rs 20,000 cr 2) Rs 22,000 cr
3) Rs 28,000 cr 4) Rs 32,000 cr
5) Rs 38,000 cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1312 The Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) group, which has China and

India as anchoring members on board, is associated with

1) Lobby against NPT 2) Group of developing countries in UNHCR
3) Trade Facilitation Agreement negotiations 4) Climate change negotiations
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1313 Which of the following Indian footballers was conferred with Asian Football
Confederation (AFC) Hall of Fame Award in Manila, Philippines recently?
1) Renedy Singh 2) Nirmal Chettri
3) Baichung Bhutia 4) Subrata Pal
5) Sunil Chhetri Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1314 Deodhar Trophy is associated with which of the following games?
1) Football 2) Cricket
3) Hockey 4) Volleyball
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1315 Jarbom Gamlin passed away recently. He was the former Chief Minister of
which of the following states?
1) Assam 2) Manipur
3) Nagaland 4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Mizoram Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1316 Who among the following has been appointed as the new director of the Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?
1) Sanjeev Dayal 2) KS Balasubramaniam
3) Anil Kumar Sinha 4) Prakash Mishra
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1317 India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV
from a test range off the Odisha coast recently. The strike range of the missile is about
1) 800 km 2) 1500 km
3) 2500 km 4) 4000 km
5) 10000 km Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1318 Deven Verma passed away recently. He was a noted
1) comedian 2) script writer
3) composer 4) music director
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1319 The Union Cabinet has approved the Anti-Hijacking Bill 2014. Which of the
following is NOT a highlight of the bill?
1) It seeks stringent punishment including
death penalty for hijackers.
2) The new Bill will replace the Anti-Hijacking
Amendment Bill, 2010 pending in Rajya Sabha.
3) It would give teeth to the IAF to scramble
its fighters to intercept a hijacked aircraft
and force it to land.
4) A hostile plane could also be shot down if there
is evidence that it could be used as a missile to hit
a vital installation.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1320 AR Antulay passed away recently. He was a former Union Minister and the
former Chief Minister of
1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra
3) Rajasthan 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Uttar Pradesh Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1321 The Union Cabinet has cleared changes to Companies Act to improve Indias
global ranking of 142nd in the ease of doing business. The ease of doing business report is
prepared by
1) IMF 2) World Bank
3) OECD 4) WTO
5) UN Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1322 As announced by the PM Narendra Modi, whose birthday on 25 Dec would be
observed as national 'Good Governance Day'?
1) Deendayal Upadhyaya 2) Syama Prasad Mookerjee
3) Atal Behari Vajpayee 4) APJ Abdul Kalam
5) Lal Krishna Advani Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1323 The RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on 2 Dec announced the bi-monthly

monetary policy statement. Which of the following is NOT correct in light of the review?
1) Repo rate 8 per cent 2) Cash Reserve Ratio 4 per cent
3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio 23 per cent
4) GDP growth for current fiscal estimated at 5.5
per cent
5) Projected retail inflation by Mar 2015 6
per cent
Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1324 Which of the following gulf countries celebrated its National Day on 2 Dec on
which day in 1971 seven Emirates got united under one flag to form the country?
1) Kuwait 2) Saudi Arabia
3) Bahrain 4) UAE
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1325 The PM Narendra Modi visited Northeastern states recently and announced slew
of measures to develop the region. The govt has earmarked _________ in the Union Budget for
development of Northeast.
1) Rs 28,000 cr 2) Rs 33,000 cr
3) Rs 53,000 cr 4) Rs 65,000 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1326 The Indian space agency ISROs satellite GSAT-16 is to be put in orbit by
Arianespace rocket from Kourou in French Guiana. The GSAT-16 is a
1) educational satellite 2) military satellite
3) navigational satellite 4) communications satellite
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1327 The President of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
paid a visit to island nation Sri Lank recently to promote football there. Name the current FIFA
President.
1) Issa Hayatou 2) Mohammed bin Hammam
3) Michel Platini 4) Joseph S Blatter
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1328 Indias National Security Advisor Ajit Doval visited Galle recently to deliver
keynote address on regional security at International Maritime Conference there. Galle is
situated in
1) Maldives 2) Myanmar
3) Sri Lanka 4) Indonesia
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1329 Who among the following has been awarded this year's Turner Prize?
1) David Omand 2) Duncan Campbell
3) David Leigh 4) Gerard Ryle
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1330 What is Indias ranking on the global corruption index this year released by the
graft watchdog Transparency International India (TII)?
1) 30th 2) 85th
3) 90th 4) 100th
5) 126th Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1331 The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists languages that the govt of
India has the responsibility to develop. It lists _______languages as of now.
1) 19 2) 22
3) 23 4) 25
5) 28 Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1332 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed prepaid instruments (PPIs) to be
issued with balance of up to __________recently.
1) Rs 50,000 2) Rs 80,000
3) Rs 1 lakh 4) Rs 2 lakh
5) Rs 5 lakh Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1333 The RBI has issued guidelines for setting up of exchange-based trading platform
called Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) to help MSME sector. What should be
the minimum paid up equity capital for setting up TReDS?
1) Rs 25 cr 2) Rs 50 cr
3) Rs 75 cr 4) Rs 100 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1334 The govt kicked off its Rs 58,000-cre disinvestment programme for 2014-15 on

5 Dec, with dilution of a five per cent stake in

1) Balco 2) NHPC
3) Coal India 4) ONGC
5) SAIL Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1335 The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on
1) 3 Dec 2) 5 Dec
3) 7 Dec 4) 9 Dec
5) 10 Dec Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1336 The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) is
planning to set up a ________ fund to fund innovation in electronics and IT.
1) Rs 5,000 cr 2) Rs 10,000 cr
3) Rs 15,000 cr 4) Rs 20,000 cr
5) Rs 25,000 cr Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1337 The govt plans to pass a new environment law, based on the ________panel
report which was set up by the govt to review all environmental laws.
1) TS Krishnamurthy 2) Abid Hussain
3) TSR Subramanian 4) N Gopalaswami
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1338 What is the full form of the term EFTPOS?
1) Enabled Funds Transfer at Point of Sale 2) Exact Funds Transfer at Point of Sale
3) Express Funds Transfer at Point of Sale 4) Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale
5) Other than those given as options Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1339 The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged in its recent
policy review on 4 Dec. Who among the following is the current President of ECB?
1) Christine Lagarde 2) Janet Yellen
3) Jean-Claude Trichet 4) Mario Draghi
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1340 Which of the following teams has won the Beighton Cup Hockey tournament
recently, one of the oldest field hockey tournaments running till date?
1) Punjab National Bank 2) Indian Oil
3) Army XI 4) Punjab & Sind Bank
5) Indian Airlines Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1341 Who among the following is the author of the book titled 'The Dramatic Decade:
The Years of Indira Gandhi'?
1) Sonia Gandhi 2) Pratibha Patil
3) Manmohan Singh 4) Pranab Mukherjee
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1342 Who among the following has created history by becoming the first Indian to
become an elected member of the all-powerful International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)'s
Executive Committee?
1) Raninder Singh 2) MS Rana
3) Deep Bhatia 4) Ajay Patel
5) Kalikesh Kumar Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1343 VR Krishna Iyer, who passed away recently, was a renowned social worker and
former
1) Supreme Court Judge 2) CAG of India
3) Chief Election Commissioner 4) Chief of CVC
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1344 The Navy Day is observed on which of the following dates in India? It
commemorates the start of Operation Trident during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
1) 3 Dec 2) 4 Dec
3) 7 Dec 4) 9 Dec
5) 10 Dec Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1345 Phnom Penh is the capital city of which of the following countries?
1) Vietnam 2) North Korea
3) Kazakhstan 4) Mongolia
5) Cambodia Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1346 US scientist James Watson sold his Nobel Prize medal for $4.8 mn on 6 Dec in
an auction. He was awarded the world's most prestigious award in 1962 for
1) the discovery of the structure of
DNA
2) his contributions to evolutionary theory

3) discovery of penicillin
4) being the first researcher to isolate and identify
nucleic acid
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1347 The US President Barack Obama has nominated who among the following to be
the next defense secretary?
1) Heidi Shyu 2) Sean Stackley
3) Frank Kendall III 4) Ashton Carter
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1348 According to the report by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released
recently, India spent about ________on diseases caused by tobacco in 2011.
1) Rs 50,000 cr 2) Rs 80,000 cr
3) Rs 1 lakh cr 4) Rs 1.2 lakh cr
5) Rs 1.6 lakh cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1349 Typhoon Hagupit hit which of the following countries recently?
1) Sri Lanka 2) Philippines
3) Maldives 4) Myanmar
5) Mauritius Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1350 Indias GSAT-16 satellite was launched successfully on 7 Dec from French
Guiana. It will replace which of the following satellites, decommissioned prematurely in Apr
this year?
1) GSAT-7 2) GSAT-14
3) INSAT-3D 4) INSAT-3E
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1351 India and which of the following countries have agreed to take research and
innovation relationship to a greater level with the announcement of Newton-Bhabha Fund?
1) UK 2) US
3) Germany 4) France
5) Sweden Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1352 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with the final guidelines for the
BBPS, which will help consumers pay multiple bills at a single point of transaction. Expand the
term BBPS.
1) Bharat Bill Processing System 2) Bharat Bill Placement System
3) Bharat Bill Provisioning System 4) Bharat Bill Payment System
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1353 The RuPay debit cards, the first such card issued in India, has been issued by
1) NPCI 2) IBA
3) GIPSA 4) BaNCS
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1354 The central govt has extended the facility of Tourist Visa on Arrival or e-visa
facility to 43 countries. Which of the following countries is/are NOT among them?
1) Pakistan 2) Sri Lanka
3) Afghanistan 4) Iran
5) All the above Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1355 A committee chaired by Amitabh Kant cleared 10 proposals for manufacturing
defence equipments and explosives in India recently. He is _________in the Govt of India.
1) Secretary, DIPP 2) Director General, DRDO
3) Defence Secretary 4) Cabinet secretary
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1356 Who among the following has been named winner of this year's readers' poll for
TIME Magazines 'Person of the Year'?
1) Nurses treating Ebola 2) Protesters in Ferguson
3) Malala Yousafzai 4) Joshua Wong
5) Narendra Modi Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1357 The RRBs are jointly owned by the Center, the concerned state govt and sponsor
banks with the issued capital shared respectively in the proportion of
1) 35 per cent, 15 per cent and 50 per cent 2) 40 per cent, 20 per cent and 40 per cent
3) 45 per cent, 15 per cent and 40 per cent 4) 50 per cent, 15 per cent and 35 per cent
5) Other than those given as options Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1358 The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to Regional Rural Banks Act,
1976. Which of the following statements is NOT true in this regard?
1) It will enhance authorized and issued

capital to strengthen their capital base.

2) It will bring flexibility in the shareholding
between central govt, state govt and the sponsor
bank.
3) The term of the non-official directors
appointed by the center will be fixed not
exceeding three years.
4) The RRBs were established under this act to
create an alternative channel to the cooperative
credit structure.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1359 The mid-term appraisal of the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) is scheduled for the
current fiscal ending 31 Mar. The 12th Five Year Plan envisages annual economic growth rate
of what per cent in the plan period?
1) 5 per cent 2) 6 per cent
3) 7 per cent 4) 8 per cent
5) 9 per cent Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1360 As much as 60 people lost their eye-sight permanently in an eye camp tragedy in
which of the following states recently? The cataract surgery was conducted free of cost in the
eye camp.
1) Chhattisgarh 2) Punjab
3) Haryana 4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1361 Who among the following was appointed as the Lok Sabha secretary general
recently, whose appointed invited sharp criticism from the opposition?
1) Anoop Mishra 2) Shivshankar Menon
3) Ranjan Mathai 4) Ajit Seth
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1362 Name the present Cabinet Secretary whose tenure has been extended for 6 more
months by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet recently.
1) Nirupama Rao 2) Shivshankar Menon
3) TKA Nair 4) Ajit Seth
5) Pulok Chatterji Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1363 Name the Indian-American scientist appointed as US Science envoy recently.
Along with three other distinguished scientists, he will engage internationally for increased
scientific cooperation.
1) Biju Parekkadan 2) Arun Majumdar
3) Parag A Pathak 4) Pawan Sinha
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1364 The IAF planes and navy vessels supplied drinking water to which of the
following neighbouring island countries on the request made by its govt recently?
1) Comoros 2) Mauritius
3) Seychelles 4) Maldives
5) Madagascar Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1365 The International Civil Aviation Day is annually observed on
1) 5 Dec 2) 7 Dec
3) 9 Dec 4) 10 Dec
5) 11 Dec Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1366 As per provisions of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 the authorized capital
of each RRB is Rs 5 cr and the issued capital is maximum
1) Rs 50 lakh 2) Rs 1 cr
3) Rs 2 cr 4) Rs 2.5 cr
5) Rs 3 cr Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1367 Participating at the Lima climate talks, India insisted on early financing of the
Green Climate Fund (GCF) which was established in order to assist developing countries with a
proposed _______budget.
1) USD 40 bn 2) USD 100 bn
3) USD 120 bn 4) USD 150 bn
5) USD 180 bn Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1368 The power ministry has signed an MoU with which of the following states under
its Power for all initiative that aims to cover the entire state by Oct 2016.
1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu

3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Kerala

5) Goa Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1369 President Pranab Mukherjee on 8 Dec launched the mobile governance platform
MobileOne of which of the following states? It provides access to around 4,500 services, both
public and private.
1) Karnataka 2) Kerala
3) West Bengal 4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Telangana Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1370 As announced by the Bangladeshs Foreign Office recently, which of the
following was the first country to recognise Bangladesh as an independent nation first?
1) India 2) Russia
3) Bhutan 4) Myanmar
5) Nepal Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1371 An advanced version of the indigenously developed Pinaka Mark-II was
successfully test fired recently. Pinaka is a/an
1) anti-aircraft missile 2) shoulder fired mortar
3) missile defence system 4) rocket system
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1372 Which of the following teams has won the mens World Cup for Blind at Cape
Town recently?
1) Pakistan 2) South Africa
3) India 4) Australia
5) New Zealand Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1373 The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has signed an MoU with Pemex to jointly
explore oil and gas opportunities in
1) Mexico 2) Russia
3) Kazakhstan 4) Myanmar
5) Iraq Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1374 The sale of govts stake in govt-owned enterprises in India is termed as
1) globalisation 2) diversification
3) disinvestment 4) competitiveness
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1375 The name Vistara is associated with which of the following?
1) The name of RIL 4G services
2) A joint venture airline of Tata group and Singapore
Airlines
3) A real estate venture floated by Tata
group
4) Adani groups petrochemicals venture
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1376 The Time magazine on 10 Dec named who among the following as its Person of
the Year 2014?
1) Jack Ma 2) The medics treating the Ebola
3) Protesters in Ferguson 4) Taylor Swift
5) Vladimir Putin Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1377 India is all set to export its first warship, an off-shore patrol vehicle named CGS
Barracuda, to which of the following countries in about Rs 300 cr?
1) Sri Lanka 2) Iraq
3) Myanmar 4) Mauritius
5) Singapore Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1378 The Union Cabinet has given its nod to PSBs to bring down govt holding in a
phased manner to raise funds in order to comply with the Basel III norms, which will come into
effect from
1) Mar 31, 2016 2) Mar 31, 2017
3) Mar 31, 2018 4) Mar 31, 2019
5) Mar 31, 2020 Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1379 Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU with which of the following countries for
the development of its new capital that is set to come up near Vijawayada?
1) Singapore 2) UK
3) Germany 4) France
5) Japan Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1380 Robert Mugabe is the present president of

1) Kenya 2) Zimbabwe
3) Nigeria 4) Algeria
5) Tunisia Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1381 You will have read about Uber in connection with different controversies in
recent time. It is a
1) luxury automaker 2) online hotel booking company
3) online taxi booking company 4) multilevel marketing company
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1382 What is Arjun Mark-I?
1) An automatic rifle used by the Indian Army 2) Indias first nuclear submarine
3) An indigenous attack helicopter 4) Indigenously developed main battle tank
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1383 The Appellate Body of the WTO, recently, ruled against which of the following
countries which had imposed high duty on imports of certain steel products from India?
1) China 2) US
3) UK 4) Pakistan
5) France Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1384 Identify the one who is NOT among the eight Indians who have so far won the
prestigious Nobel Prize?
1) Rabindranath Tagore 2) Mahatma Gandhi
3) Mother Teresa 4) CV Raman
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1385 The United States senate on 10 Dec confirmed the nomination of who among the
following as the next US ambassador to India?
1) Kathleen Stephens 2) Richard Rahul Verma
3) Nisha Desai Biswal 4) Christopher R Hill
5) Sung Kim Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1386 The Union Cabinet has given its nod to PSBs to bring down govts holding in a
phased manner to what per cent so that they can raise up to Rs 1,60,825 cr from the market?
1) 52 per cent 2) 55 per cent
3) 60 per cent 4) 74 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1387 Who among the following Finance Ministers of India had also served as RBI
governor?
1) Morarji Desai 2) Manmohan Singh
3) Arun Jaitley 4) Yashwant Sinha
5) Pranab Mukherjee Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1388 The Union Cabinet has approved the official amendments to the Insurance Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2008, after the Select Committee on the Bill submitted its report. The Select
Committee was headed by
1) Chandan Mitra 2) Kapil Sibal
3) Salman Khurshid 4) Subramanian Swamy
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1389 What is the minimum paid-up capital requirement for floating a health insurance
company in India as per the current norms?
1) Rs 50 cr 2) Rs 75 cr
3) Rs 100 cr 4) Rs 250 cr
5) Rs 300 cr Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1390 The govt offloaded its 5 per cent stake in SAIL through OFS route recently.
What is expanded form of OFS?
1) Offer-For-Sale 2) Offer-For-Subscription
3) Offer-For-Shares 4) Offer-For-Stocks
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1391 The Delhi High Court has directed which of the following Chinese mobile
handset makers to stop import, sale of phones over patent case by Ericsson?
1) Oppo 2) Lenovo
3) Huawei 4) Xiaomi
5) Gionee Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1392 Which of the following banks has launched first homegrown economic indicator
called Composite Index?
1) PNB 2) SBI
3) BOB 4) IOB

5) UKO Bank Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1393 KM Mani, who has been booked in a bar bribe scam, is the present Finance
Minister of which of the following states?
1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala 4) Odisha
5) West Bengal Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1394 The United Nations has declared Jun 21 as
1) International Day for abolition of Ebola 2) International Day of Yoga
3) International Day against Child Labour 4) World Tuberculosis Day
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1395 After the first bilateral meeting between PM Narendra Modi and the visiting
Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two countries signed a deal to set up at least____nuclear
reactor in India.
1) 12 2) 14
3) 15 4) 20
5) 24 Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1396 The RBI issued final guidelines for payment banks recently. These banks will
not be allowed to conduct which of the following?
1) Take deposits 2) Lend money
3) Distribute financial products such as insurance
and mutual funds
4) Offer remittances up to a small limit (Rs 1
lakh currently)
5) Issue debit cards Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1397 The payment banks, as per the guidelines of the RBI, can accept which of the
following?
1) Savings bank deposits from
individuals
2) Current bank deposits from individuals, small businesses
and other entities
3) Non-resident Indian deposits 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1398 Which of the following requirements is/are NOT correct with respect to small
banks as per the final guidelines issued by the RBI?
1) Foreign shareholding 74 per cent 2) Priority sector lending 40 per cent
3) Cash Reserve Ratio 4 per cent 4) Statutory Liquidity Ratio 22 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1399 The QIP is considered as one of the most-favoured fund-raising instrument for
the industry. What does QIP stands for?
1) Qualified Institutional Placement 2) Qualitative Institutional Placement
3) Quantitative Institutional Placement 4) Qualified Industrial Placement
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1400 Madan Mitra, who has been arrested by the CBI in connection with the Saradha
scam, is the current Transport Minister of
1) Odisha 2) Assam
3) West Bengal 4) Sikkim
5) Jharkhand Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1401 The Lok Sabha passed the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill recently. Which
of the following is NOT a highlight of the Bill?
1) The Bill opens the coal sector for commercial
mining.
2) It will set the stage for re-allocation of
204 cancelled coal blocks through a
transparent e-auction process.
3) In first phase, 42 producing and 32 about-toproduce
mines will be put up for bidding for end
use in power, steel & cement sectors.
4) The Govt hopes to conclude e-auction
process by Mar 11.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1402 At present, a few states have achieved the target of complete financial inclusion
under the scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. Which of the following is NOT among

them?
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Kerala
3) Goa 4) Telangana
5) Other than those given as options Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1403 Which of the following banks has won Custodian of the Year 2014 award in
London, an award which aims to identify the best companies in custody, fund administration
and technology across Europe?
1) Deutsche Bank 2) HSBC
3) Standard Chartered 4) RBS
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1404 The carbon dioxide emissions are set to reach a record high of 40 bn tonnes in
2014. The largest emitters are China, the US and the EU. The per cent contribution of India in
the global carbon dioxide emission stands at
1) 7.1 per cent 2) 10 per cent
3) 15 per cent 4) 29 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1405 The govt has appointed who among the following as the new chairman of the
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
1) DK Dewan 2) Rajni Razdan
3) Alka Sirohi 4) Deepak Gupta
5) Amar Pratap Singh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1406 Which of the following countries has won the Champions Trophy Hockey Title
at Bhubaneswar on 14 Dec?
1) Argentina 2) Pakistan
3) India 4) Australia
5) Germany Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1407 Which of the following countries has tested Wu-14, a hypersonic strike vehicle
which can be used to deliver weapons even breaching some missile shield systems?
1) China 2) Russia
3) US 4) Israel
5) Iran Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1408 The govt has proposed removing the minimum paid-up share capital requirement
for new businesses in India. At present, paid-up capital requirement for a public company is not
less than
1) Rs 1 lakh 2) Rs 5 lakh
3) Rs 10 lakh 4) Rs 20 lakh
5) Rs 25 lakh Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1409 The govt is promoting use of LED bulbs emphasising the need for conserving
energy. What does LED stands for?
1) Light Enabled Diode 2) Light Emitting Display
3) Light Engine Display 4) Light Emitting Diode
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1410 The Article 377 of the Indian constitution is associated with
1) the special status of Jammu and Kashmir 2) Armed Forces Special Powers Act
3) homosexuality 4) child rights
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1411 The Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has won comfortable re-election in a snap poll. He
is associated with which of the following parties?
1) Your Party (YP) 2) Komeito
3) Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 4) Japanese Communist party
5) Japan Restoration party Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1412 The net investment in the Indian equity market by the Foreign Institutional
Investors (FIIs) is set to exceed _______in 2014.
1) Rs 1 lakh cr 2) Rs 2 lakh cr
3) Rs 4 lakh cr 4) Rs 5 lakh cr
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1413 As per the Union Power Ministry, India produces about _______units of
electricity.
1) 50k cr 2) 80k cr
3) one lakh cr 4) two lakh cr
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1414 The SIT Chief has demanded to make tax evasion serious crime to force foreign

countries to reveal names of Indians stashing illicit wealth abroad. Who is the chairman of the
SIT on black money?
1) P Sathasivam 2) Markandey Katju
3) Altamas Kabir 4) Arijit Pasayat
5) MB Shah Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1415 Who among the following is the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha, the upper
house of the Indian Parliament?
1) Hamid Ansari 2) Najma Heptulla
3) PJ Kurien 4) K Rahman Khan
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1416 Who among the following has been crowned Miss World 2014 at the 64th annual
competition held in London on 14 Dec?
1) Elizabeth Safrit 2) Edina Kulcsar
3) Rolene Strauss 4) Megan Young
5) Koyal Rana Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1417 The 14th Finance Commission on 15 Dec submitted its report to the Presidents
office. It was headed by
1) Vijay Kelkar 2) C Rangarajan
3) YV Reddy 4) Duvvuri Subbarao
5) Bimal Jalan Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1418 The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation fell to ______in Nov, the
lowest inflation figure in over five years.
1) 2 per cent 2) 1.7 per cent
3) 1.2 per cent 4) 1 per cent
5) zero per cent Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1419 As a step to ease the pressure on stressed assets, the RBI has allowed lenders to
restructure existing loans to infrastructure and core industries projects above
1) Rs 100 cr 2) Rs 200 cr
3) Rs 400 cr 4) Rs 500 cr
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1420 The Olympic and world champion figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Grand
Prix Final in Barcelona, Spain. He belongs to
1) Japan 2) South Korea
3) North Korea 4) Malaysia
5) Philippines Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1421 Ruble is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Romania 2) Russia
3) Iran 4) Egypt
5) Spain Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1422 Which of the following countries created the world record for longest graffiti
wall recently?
1) Norway 2) Sweden
3) Egypt 4) United Arab Emirates
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1423 Vinod Zutshi is the current
1) Deputy Governor, RBI 2) Deputy Director, CBI
3) Deputy Election Commissioner 4) Vigilance Commissioner
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1424 The capital which is frequently transferred between financial institutions in an
attempt to maximize interest or capital gain is known as
1) Hot money 2) Paper gold
3) Narrow money 4) Broad money
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1425 At present, Indian banks are required to achieve priority sector lending target of
40 per cent of aggregate advances, with ________sub-limit for the farm sector.
1) 8 per cent 2) 10 per cent
3) 15 per cent 4) 18 per cent
5) 20 per cent Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1426 Militants from the Pakistani Taliban attacked an army-run school in which of the
following cities in Pakistan killing at least 145 people, mostly children?
1) Peshawar 2) Karachi
3) Islamabad 4) Rawalpindi

5) None of these Ans.) 1

Ques. : 1427 The 14th Finance Commission submitted its report on 15 Dec. The report covers
a period of five years commencing on the
1) 1 Jan 2015 2) 1 Apr 2015
3) 1 Sep 2015 4) 1 Apr 2016
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1428 The Finance Commission, usually set up every five year, gives its
recommendations regarding the
1) sharing of Union taxes 2) transfer of resources to local bodies
3) principles governing Grants-in-aid to States 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1429 Who among the following won the London Classic chess title in London on 15
Dec?
1) Hikaru Nakamura 2) Fabiano Caruana
3) Vladimir Kramnik 4) Michael Adams
5) Viswanathan Anand Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1430 As data shows, exports grew by 7.2 per cent in the month of Nov, the highest in
the last four months. In the countrys GDP, exports contribute about
1) 15 per cent 2) 20 per cent
3) 25 per cent 4) 35 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1431 The govt has launched DBTL scheme to transfer LPG subsidy. Expand the term
DBTL.
1) Distributed Benefit Transfer of LPG 2) Dedicated Benefit Transfer of LPG
3) Deducted Benefit Transfer of LPG 4) Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1432 The sum of currency in circulation and demand deposits with banks is called
1) M1 (narrow money) 2) M2
3) M3 (Broad money) 4) M4
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1433 The govt has proposed removing the minimum paid-up share capital requirement
for new businesses in India. At present, paid-up capital requirement for a private company is not
less than
1) Rs 1 lakh 2) Rs 2 lakh
3) Rs 3 lakh 4) Rs 4 lakh
5) Rs 5 lakh Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1434 YV Reddy is the chairman of the 14th Finance Commission which submitted its
report to the President office recently. Who among the following was NOT one of the other four
members of the Commission?
1) Abhijit Sen 2) Sushma Nath
3) M Govinda Rao 4) Sudipto Mundle
5) Jayati Ghosh Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1435 The constitution of Finance Commission is mandated by which of the following
Articles of the Indian Constitution?
1) Article 280 2) Article 343
3) Article 368 4) Article 395
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1436 The ONGC Videsh has won offshore oil and gas block in Taranaki basin in
which of the following countries? It is the first Indian firm to win a block in that country.
1) New Zealand 2) Australia
3) Mexico 4) Kazakhstan
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1437 Which of the following has become the first African country to use electronic
ballots in its general elections?
1) Namibia 2) Zambia
3) Eritrea 4) Zimbabwe
5) Botswana Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1438 Who among the following has become the youngest ever World Champion in
snooker? He has won IBSF World Snooker Championship at the age of 14 years.
1) Zhao Xintong 2) Kristanut Lertsattayathorn
3) Mohammed Sajjad 4) Yan Bingtao
5) None of these Ans.) 4

Ques. : 1439 Which of the following days was celebrated, recently, as National Milk Day in
the memory of Dr Verghese Kurien, Father of Indias White Revolution?
1) 21 Nov 2) 23 Nov
3) 26 Nov 4) 29 Nov
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1440 Mendipathar is the first and the only railway station so far of which of the
following states?
1) Manipur 2) Tripura
3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Meghalaya
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1441 In the annual global update released by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), which
of the following countries has been ranked on top in terms of the quantum of black money
moving out of a country for 2012?
1) India 2) China
3) Russia 4) US
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1442 The foreign banks operating in India are being brought on par with local banks in
priority sector lending targets, in a phased manner over five years starting Apr 2013. Only those
foreign banks with ________branches, comes under the above regulation.
1) 2 2) 5
3) 8 4) 10
5) 20 or more Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1443 The Russian-Nepalese player Anish Giri is associated with which of the
following games?
1) Chess 2) Badminton
3) Archery 4) Billiards
5) Golf Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1444 Bangladesh has inked trade and land allocation deals with which of the following
countries? The trade deal would allow the two countries duty free access to 90 of each others
products.
1) China 2) India
3) Bhutan 4) Myanmar
5) Sri Lanka Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1445 The state-run power equipment maker BHEL has commissioned a 28-MW hydro
power project in which of the following African countries financed under the Govt of Indias
Line of Credit?
1) Rwanda 2) Uganda
3) Tanzania 4) Kenya
5) Zambia Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1446 Name the Indias first indigenously developed nuclear powered ballistic missile
submarine which was flagged off by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar from Vizag for sea
trials on 15 Dec.
1) INS Chakra 2) INS Arihant
3) INS Aridhaman 4) INS Sindhurashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1447 According to the Fortune 500 list for 2014 compiled by Fortune magazines
Indian edition, which of the following is the countrys largest company in terms of revenue?
1) ONGC 2) State Bank of India
3) Bharat Petroleum 4) Reliance Industries Ltd
5) Indian Oil Corporation Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1448 Anerood Jugnauth has been elected as the new Prime Minister of
1) Fiji 2) Mauritius
3) Trinidad and Tobago 4) Suriname
5) Seychelles Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1449 The PM Narendra Modi launched the book titled "Born Again on the Mountain"
in New Delhi. Who has written the book?
1) Bachendri Pal 2) Arunima Sinha
3) Premlata Agarwal 4) Raha Moharrak
5) Samina Baig Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1450 The govt has announced to delete Section 309 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) from
the Statute book. This section of the IPC deals with
1) homosexuality 2) special status of Jammu & Kashmir

3) drug trials on human being 4) attempt of suicide

5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1451 Which of the following teams has won the Deodhar trophy 2014-15?
1) Central Zone 2) North Zone
3) South Zone 4) West Zone
5) East Zone Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1452 The Railway Ministry set up which of the following Committees for improving
financial health of the Indian Railways recently?
1) DK Mittal Committee 2) Bibek Debroy Committee
3) E Sreedharan Committee 4) Rakesh Mohan committee
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1453 Reliance Jio is all set to roll out 4G LTE services in 800 cities in India in 2015.
What is the full form of LTE?
1) Long-Transmission Evolution 2) Local-Transmission Evolution
3) Long-Term Evolution 4) Long-Transformation Evolution
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1454 Who among the following was the most searched celebrity on the Internet in
India in 2014 as revealed by the Google?
1) Virat Kohli 2) Deepika Padukone
3) Salman Khan 4) Narendra Modi
5) Sunny Leone Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1455 Which of the following is the first nuclear submarine India leased from Russia
for 10 years in Apr 2012?
1) INS Chakra 2) INS Sindhughosh
3) INS Aridhaman 4) INS Sindhurashtra
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1456 Name the Indian-American who has been confirmed by the US Senate as a
federal judge in the District of Columbia, becoming the first Asian Pacific American to occupy
this important position.
1) Amit Priyavadan Mehta 2) Vince Girdhari Chhabria
3) Indira Talwani 4) Manish S Shah
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1457 Name the person who has been awarded Swedish rights prize, Olof Palme human
rights prize.
1) Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar 2) Xu Youyu, China
3) Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General 4) Cui Weiping, China
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1458 The Supreme Court of which of the following countries has launched E-judiciary
services aiming to provide better court services and to ensure easy access to justice?
1) Maldives 2) Bangladesh
3) Sri Lanka 4) Nepal
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1459 What is Indias position on the 2014 Annual Global Update released by Global
Financial Integrity (GFI) regarding black money?
1) First 2) Second
3) Third 4) Fourth
5) Fifth Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1460 The US Senate has confirmed who among the following as Surgeon General of
the US? The thirty seven-year-old Indian-American physician is youngest person and first
person of Indian-origin to hold the post.
1) Aftab Chaudri 2) Debo Adegbile
3) Regina Benjamin 4) Vivek Murthy
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1461 The books 'An Odyssey in War & Peace' and 'Surrender at Dacca' have been
authored by
1) Dalbir Singh Suhag 2) Ved Prakash Malik
3) JFR Jacob 4) Bikram Singh
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1462 Which of the following is the first Tamil newspaper launched in UAE on 9 Dec?
Tamilians represent the second highest Indian community in the country.
1) Thinath Thanthi 2) Daily Thanthi
3) Dinakaran 4) Dinamani

5) None of these Ans.) 2

Ques. : 1463 Vijay Diwas (Victory Day), which commemorates Indias military victory over
Pakistan in 1971, is observed on
1) 12 Dec 2) 16 Dec
3) 18 Dec 4) 20 Dec
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1464 __________is the process of appointing a person to take care of your assets in
the event of your death.
1) Elimination 2) Deputation
3) Consultation 4) Nomination
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1465 Which of the following pairs of banks and their CMDs is NOT matched
correctly?
1) ICICI Chanda Kochhar 2) Bank of India Vijayalakshmi R Iyer
3) Axis Bank Shikha Sharma 4) Allahabad Bank Shubhalakshmi Panse
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1466 Who among the following has been appointed as the chief of Research &
Analysis Wing (R&AW), the countrys external intelligence wing?
1) Arvind Saxena 2) Rajinder Khanna
3) Hormis Tharakan 4) Vivek Srivastava
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1467 Thirty two years after the LCA project was sanctioned, the IAF is set to get its
first home-grown fighter plane in Mar 2015. Name the fighter.
1) Pinaka 2) Arjun
3) Arihant 4) Tejas
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1468 India exported its first warship to Mauritius on 20 Dec. What is the name of the
warship?
1) CGS Barracuda 2) CGS Andaman
3) CGS Sumitra 4) CGS Centaur
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1469 The govt has appointed who among the following as head of CRPF, the worlds
largest para-military force with over three lakh personnel?
1) Anil Sinha 2) Dilip Trivedi
3) Rajinder Khanna 4) Prakash Mishra
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1470 Which of the following two banks got clearance from the Foreign Investment
Promotion Board (FIPB) for their respective foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals on 19
Dec?
1) HDFC Bank, RBL Bank 2) HDFC Bank, Federal Bank
3) HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank 4) HDFC Bank, Yes Bank
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1471 Banks can have up to 49 per cent foreign investment without regulatory approval
but require approval from which of the following if they want to increase the foreign investment
limit to 74 per cent?
1) RBI 2) FIPB
3) SEBI 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1472 China has eased rules to provide market access for foreign banks. Earlier, the
parent foreign bank was required to transfer what amount to its newly-established Chinese
branch?
1) 50 million yuan 2) 100 million yuan
3) 200 million yuan 4) 500 million yuan
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1473 Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the proposed Goods and
Services Tax (GST)?
1) It will replace most indirect taxes with
one tax.
2) It would have a dual structure - a Central
component levied and collected by the Centre and a
state component administered by states.
3) At the Central level, it will subsume

Central excise duty, service tax and

additional customs duties.
4) At the state level it will include value-added tax,
entertainment tax, luxury tax, lottery taxes and
electricity duty.
5) Central sales tax (CST) will be left
unaffected.
Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1474 The US, in its annual defence policy bill, has granted what amount to Pakistan
for the expenses made by its army in support of the US military operations in war-torn
Afghanistan?
1) USD 1 bn 2) USD 1.2 bn
3) USD 1.7 bn 4) USD 2 bn
5) USD 2.1 bn Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1475 Indias official entry to the Oscars is now out of race. Which of the following
films was Indias official entry to the coveted award?
1) Yellow 2) City Lights
3) Liars Dice 4) Ek Hazarachi Note
5) Fandry Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1476 Indias Shiv Kapur is associated with which of the following games?
1) Golf 2) Badminton
3) Tennis 4) Billiards
5) Shooting Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1477 The govt is considering merging OCI and PIO schemes on the eve of the 13th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), to be held in Gujarat from Jan 7 to 9. So far, NRIs holding OCI
cards are entitled to get lifelong visas while PIOs get visas for
1) 5 years 2) 10 years
3) 15 years 4) 20 years
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1478 The govt has scrapped the idea to sell Specified Undertaking of UTI's (Suuti's)
stake in private-sector companies through the ETF route. The term ETF stands for
1) Externally-Traded Fund 2) Estimate-Traded Fund
3) Exchange-Traded Fund 4) Eco-Traded Fund
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1479 Which of the following Indian films has been named best first feature film by
Toronto Film Critics?
1) Yellow 2) City Lights
3) Liars Dice 4) The Lunchbox
5) Fandry Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1480 Which of the following countries has won the fifth men's Kabaddi World Cup
title?
1) Pakistan 2) India
3) Iran 4) New Zealand
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1481 Who among the following has been named ambassador for 2015 ICC World
Cup?
1) Sourav Ganguly 2) Virender Sehwag
3) Rahul Dravid 4) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
5) Sachin Tendulkar Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1482 What is the theme of the new Govt of India calendar 2015?
1) Clean India, Green India 2) Make in India
3) Incredible India 4) Good governance
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1483 What is the new deadline set by the RBI to exchange pre-2005 currency notes?
The earlier deadline was to end on 1 Jan.
1) Jan 31 2) Mar 1
3) Mar 31 4) Apr 1
5) Jun 30 Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1484 Which of the following three countries have inaugurated a 925km long new
railway route that will improve resource-rich Central Asia's access to markets in the Middle
East and South Asia?
1) Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran 2) Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Iran

3) Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Iran 4) Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Iran

5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1485 Inmates of Delhi's Tihar jail will soon get life and accidental insurance cover as
their accounts are being opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna. Under the PMJDY
scheme, what are the accidental and life insurance covers respectively?
1) Rs 50,000, Rs 20,000 2) Rs 75,000, Rs 30,000
3) Rs 1 lakh, Rs 30,000 4) Rs 1.5 lakh, Rs 50,000
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1486 The 11th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup will take place in Australia and
New Zealand from 14th Feb to 29th Mar. Apart from the 10 Full Members, four qualifiers will
take part in the tournament. Which of the following is NOT among the qualifiers?
1) United Arab Emirates 2) Scotland
3) Ireland 4) Afghanistan
5) Iran Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1487 Which of the following countries has won the womens Kabaddi World Cup
2014 title?
1) Pakistan 2) India
3) Iran 4) New Zealand
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1488 Who among the following has been named the Business Standard Banker of the
Year for 2013-14?
1) Romesh Sobti 2) Chanda Kochhar
3) Aditya Puri 4) Abraham Koshy
5) Uday Kotak Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1489 Which of the following political parties has become the first in 14 years to form
single-party govt in Jharkhand?
1) INC 2) BJP
3) JMM 4) Janata Dal (U)
5) RJD Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1490 The Winter session of Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on 23 Dec after passing
a 'record' number of _____ legislations in 22 sittings.
1) 13 2) 16
3) 18 4) 21
5) 23 Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1491 Beji Caid Essebsi has won the first free presidential election in which of the
following countries recently?
1) Tunisia 2) Yemen
3) Libya 4) Nigeria
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1492 Which of the following state govts has fixed minimum educational qualifications
for contesting polls for panchayat samiti and district council elections recently?
1) West Bengal 2) Bihar
3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Rajasthan
5) Madhya Pradesh Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1493 Which of the following states has started Prati Inta e-Sakshatha programme
under National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) to e-literate 30,000 persons in the state?
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Kerala
3) Karnataka 4) Telangana
5) Tamil Nadu Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1494 The govt has ordered a cut of nearly 20 per cent in its 2014-15 healthcare budget
due to fiscal strains. India spends about what per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on
public health?
1) 1 per cent 2) 3 per cent
3) 5.3 per cent 4) 8.3 per cent
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1495 Who among the following has won the inaugural $500,000 Dubai Open golf
tournament?
1) Jyoti Randhawa 2) Gaganjeet Bhullar
3) Shiv Kapur 4) Wang Jeung-hun
5) Arjun Atwal Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1496 As per new RBI norms, banks can now classify certain defaulters for the loans
exceeding Rs 4 cr as which of the following making it difficult for them to get fresh loans?

1) Non-cooperative borrower 2) Errant borrower

3) Estrange borrower 4) Doubtful borrower
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1497 Jaiprakash Associates sold its two cement plants in Madhya Pradesh to which of
the following firms for Rs 5,400 cr in order to cut debt?
1) India Cement 2) Dalmia Cement
3) UltraTech Cement 4) JSW Energy
5) None of these Ans.) 3
Ques. : 1498 In India, the National Consumer Rights Day is observed on which of following
dates as the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was enacted on this day?
1) 21 Dec 2) 24 Dec
3) 27 Dec 4) 29 Dec
5) 31 Dec Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1499 At present how many Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are there in the country?
1) 52 2) 56
3) 64 4) 82
5) None of these Ans.) 2
Ques. : 1500 The Lok Sabha has passed Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014.
Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the Bill?
1) The Bill raises the authorised capital of the
RRBs from Rs 5 cr to Rs 2,000 cr.
2) The Bill enables RRBs to mop up funds
from the capital market.
3) The combined capital of the Centre, state govt
and sponsor banks will not come down below 51
per cent.
4) The state govts would be free to raise
their contribution in the RRBs to over 15 per
cent.
5) None of these Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1501 World Consumer Rights Day is held around the globe to recognise our rights as
consumers on
1) 21 Feb 2) 08 Mar
3) 12 Apr 4) 17 May
5) 15 Mar Ans.) 5
Ques. : 1502 G Venkat Swamy, who passed Away on Dec 22, was a senior Congress leader
and
1) former Union Minister 2) former CM of Kerala
3) former CM of Karnataka 4) former CM of Tamil Nadu
5) former Governor of Kerala Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1503 Name the educational train by Delhi University which set off for the northeast
with 870 students and teachers on board with an aim to enrich the students about the rich culture
and heritage of the region recently.
1) Purvottar Express 2) NE Exploration Express
3) Arunodaya Express 4) Gyanodaya Express
5) None of these Ans.) 4
Ques. : 1504 Name the noted Gandhian and author of the book Assassination of Gandhi: Facts
and Falsehood who died recently.
1) Chunibhai Vaidya 2) Ravuri Bharadhwaja
3) Amar Kant 4) Sri Lal Sukla
5) None of these Ans.) 1
Ques. : 1505 Which of the following countries has bagged the gold medal in the World Youth
Under-16 Chess Olympiad at Gyor in Hungary?
1) India 2) Turkey
3) Hungary 4) Iran
5) Norway