1. The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party in the just concluded 16th Lok Sabha elections. How many seats did it win?
1) 272
2) 276
3) 280
4) 282
5) 284
2. Russi Mody passed away on May 16, 2014 at the age of 96. He was the former Chairman of?
1) Tata Group
2) Tata Steel
3) Tata Consultancy Services
4) Tata Motors
5) None of these
3. Geo TV is facing a blasphemy case. It is a television channel based in?
1) Afghanistan
2) United Arab Emirates
3) Pakistan
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Qatar
4. Who was sworn in as the 23rd Chief Minister of Bihar on May 20, 2014?
1) Dulalchand Goswami
2) Vinay Bihari
3) Ramai Ram
4) Jitan Ram Manjhi
5) Damodar Raut
5. Nabam Tuki was sworn in as the eighth Chief Minister of which of the following States for the second consecutive term on May 18, 2014?
1) Manipur
2) Meghalaya
3) Tripura
4) Sikkim
5) Arunachal Pradesh
6. Formula One great Sir Jack Brabham died on May 19, 2014. He belonged to?
1) England
2) Germany
3) Argentina
4) Australia
5) New Zealand
7. Which one of the following books is not written by Ramachandra Guha?
1) Patriots and Partisans
2) Makers of Modern India
3) India After Gandhi
4) Gandhi Before India
5) India Since Independence
8. Which Indian company has tied up with Saudi Aramco and General Electric (GE) to set up the first all-women business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
1) Wipro
2) Mindtree
3) Cognizant Technogy Solutions
4) Tata Consultancy Services
5) Infosys
9. The Fifth Estate is a Hollywood film based on the life of?
1) Edward Snowden
2) Malala Yousafzai
3) Julian Assange
4) Vladimir Putin
5) Mark Zuckerberg
10. Which of the following is a Development Financial Institution (DFI) in India?
1) SBI
2) HSBC
3) HDFC Bank
4) IFCI
5) RBI
11. Which country has withdrawn from the Commonwealth in October 2013?
1) Rwanda
2) Gambia
3) Mozambique
4) Senegal
5) Mauritius
12. India is a member of which of the following organizations?
1) SCO
2) ASEAN
3) APEC
4) OPEC
5) None of these
13. Which country will host the NATO Summit in September 2014?
1) Belgium
2) Germany
3) Netherlands
4) UK
5) USA
14. Anti- Terrorism Day is observed on?
1) May 11
2) May 21
3) May 13
4) May 15
5) May 17
15. Which country conferred its highest civilian honorthe Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur - on activist Anjali Gopalan for her work on transgender and HIV-positive patients?
1) Spain
2) Portugal
3) France
4) Germany
5) Italy
16. The 2013 Anna Politkovskaya Award was given to?
1) Malali Joya
2) Halima Bashir
3) Aung San Suu Kyi
4) Malala Yousafzai
5) Eleanor Catton
17. What is India's rank on gender gap index for the year 2013?
1) 101
2) 102
3) 103
4) 104
5) 105
18. Which State topped in communal riots between January 2010 and March 2013?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Karnataka
5) Andhra Pradesh
19. Which country has forty percent of the world's child brides?
1) Ethiopia
2) South Sudan
3) Sierra Leone
4) Yemen
5) India
20. The 2013 edition of the NCC National Games were held in?
1) Hyderabad
2) Pune
3) New Delhi
4) Mumbai
5) Kochi
21. Who is the oldest boxer to win a world title?
1) Beibut Shumenov
2) Tavoris Cloud
3) Jean Pascal
4) Bernard Hopkins
5) Karo Murat
22. Velo d'Or award is given annually in which of the following sports?
1) Archery
2) Boxing
3) Cycling
4) Football
5) Golf
23. Tilaiya dam was constructed across the Barakar River in?
1) Bihar
2) Jharkhand
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Odisha
5) Uttar Pradesh
24. Which of the following is also known as consumer banking or personal banking?
1) Corporate banking
2) Business banking
3) Investment banking
4) Retail banking
5) Wholesale banking
25. The official change in the exchange rate of domestic currency is called?
1) Inflation
2) Deflation
3) Appreciation
4) Depreciation
5) Revaluation
26. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is in the news recently. It is a disease of?
1) Poultry
2) Pigs
3) Cattle
4) Dogs
5) Cats
ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 4 7) 5 8) 4 9) 3 10) 4
11) 2 12) 5 13) 4 14) 2 15) 3 16) 4 17) 1 18) 1 19) 5 20) 3
21) 4 22) 3 23) 2 24) 4 25) 5 26) 2
1) 272
2) 276
3) 280
4) 282
5) 284
2. Russi Mody passed away on May 16, 2014 at the age of 96. He was the former Chairman of?
1) Tata Group
2) Tata Steel
3) Tata Consultancy Services
4) Tata Motors
5) None of these
3. Geo TV is facing a blasphemy case. It is a television channel based in?
1) Afghanistan
2) United Arab Emirates
3) Pakistan
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Qatar
4. Who was sworn in as the 23rd Chief Minister of Bihar on May 20, 2014?
1) Dulalchand Goswami
2) Vinay Bihari
3) Ramai Ram
4) Jitan Ram Manjhi
5) Damodar Raut
5. Nabam Tuki was sworn in as the eighth Chief Minister of which of the following States for the second consecutive term on May 18, 2014?
1) Manipur
2) Meghalaya
3) Tripura
4) Sikkim
5) Arunachal Pradesh
6. Formula One great Sir Jack Brabham died on May 19, 2014. He belonged to?
1) England
2) Germany
3) Argentina
4) Australia
5) New Zealand
7. Which one of the following books is not written by Ramachandra Guha?
1) Patriots and Partisans
2) Makers of Modern India
3) India After Gandhi
4) Gandhi Before India
5) India Since Independence
8. Which Indian company has tied up with Saudi Aramco and General Electric (GE) to set up the first all-women business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia?
1) Wipro
2) Mindtree
3) Cognizant Technogy Solutions
4) Tata Consultancy Services
5) Infosys
9. The Fifth Estate is a Hollywood film based on the life of?
1) Edward Snowden
2) Malala Yousafzai
3) Julian Assange
4) Vladimir Putin
5) Mark Zuckerberg
10. Which of the following is a Development Financial Institution (DFI) in India?
1) SBI
2) HSBC
3) HDFC Bank
4) IFCI
5) RBI
11. Which country has withdrawn from the Commonwealth in October 2013?
1) Rwanda
2) Gambia
3) Mozambique
4) Senegal
5) Mauritius
12. India is a member of which of the following organizations?
1) SCO
2) ASEAN
3) APEC
4) OPEC
5) None of these
13. Which country will host the NATO Summit in September 2014?
1) Belgium
2) Germany
3) Netherlands
4) UK
5) USA
14. Anti- Terrorism Day is observed on?
1) May 11
2) May 21
3) May 13
4) May 15
5) May 17
15. Which country conferred its highest civilian honorthe Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur - on activist Anjali Gopalan for her work on transgender and HIV-positive patients?
1) Spain
2) Portugal
3) France
4) Germany
5) Italy
16. The 2013 Anna Politkovskaya Award was given to?
1) Malali Joya
2) Halima Bashir
3) Aung San Suu Kyi
4) Malala Yousafzai
5) Eleanor Catton
17. What is India's rank on gender gap index for the year 2013?
1) 101
2) 102
3) 103
4) 104
5) 105
18. Which State topped in communal riots between January 2010 and March 2013?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Karnataka
5) Andhra Pradesh
19. Which country has forty percent of the world's child brides?
1) Ethiopia
2) South Sudan
3) Sierra Leone
4) Yemen
5) India
20. The 2013 edition of the NCC National Games were held in?
1) Hyderabad
2) Pune
3) New Delhi
4) Mumbai
5) Kochi
21. Who is the oldest boxer to win a world title?
1) Beibut Shumenov
2) Tavoris Cloud
3) Jean Pascal
4) Bernard Hopkins
5) Karo Murat
22. Velo d'Or award is given annually in which of the following sports?
1) Archery
2) Boxing
3) Cycling
4) Football
5) Golf
23. Tilaiya dam was constructed across the Barakar River in?
1) Bihar
2) Jharkhand
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Odisha
5) Uttar Pradesh
24. Which of the following is also known as consumer banking or personal banking?
1) Corporate banking
2) Business banking
3) Investment banking
4) Retail banking
5) Wholesale banking
25. The official change in the exchange rate of domestic currency is called?
1) Inflation
2) Deflation
3) Appreciation
4) Depreciation
5) Revaluation
26. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is in the news recently. It is a disease of?
1) Poultry
2) Pigs
3) Cattle
4) Dogs
5) Cats
ANSWERS:
1) 4 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 4 7) 5 8) 4 9) 3 10) 4
11) 2 12) 5 13) 4 14) 2 15) 3 16) 4 17) 1 18) 1 19) 5 20) 3
21) 4 22) 3 23) 2 24) 4 25) 5 26) 2
