1. The Reserve Bank of India granted in-principle approval to which of the following applicants to set up banks on April 2, 2014?
1) IFCI
2) Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd
3) IDFC
4) Both 1 and 2
5) Both 2 and 3
2. Manuel Valls assumed office as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on April1, 2014?
1) Spain
2) France
3) Italy
4) Argentina
5) Peru
3. On April1, 2014, the Reserve Bank of India in its monetary policy kept the repo rate unchanged at?
1) 9%
2) 7%
3) 8%
4) 9.5%
5) 8.5%
4. Who was appointed as RBI Deputy Governor for three years in place of Anand Sinha on April 3, 2014?
1) S.S. Mundra
2) Nachiket Mor
3) V. Kannan
4) R. Gandhi
5) None of these
5. Gurdial Singh Sandhu is the?
1) Finance Secretary
2) Revenue Secretary
3) Economic Affairs Secretary
4) Home Secretary
5) Financial Services Secretary
6. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) suspended its ties with which of the following countries in April 2014?
1) Ukraine
2) Syria
3) Afghanistan
4) Russia
5) China
7. Kumba Yala died on April 4, 2014. He was the former President of?
1) Ghana
2) Guinea-Bissau
3) Gambia
4) Djibouti
5) Malawi
8. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and which of the following companies jointly launched 360-degree panoramic imagery of nationally important monuments in February 2014?
1) Google
2) Yahoo
3) Bing
4) MSN
5) None of these
9. October 8 is celebrated in India as?
1) Army Day
2) Air Force Day
3) Navy Day
4) Armed Forces Flag Day
5) Kargil Divas
10. Which instrument measures the electric current?
1) Altimeter
2) Calorimeter
3) Galvanometer
4) Durometer
5) None of these
11. Who among the following architects designed the city of Chandigarh?
1) Charles Correa
2) Le Corbusier
3) Edwin Lutyens
4) Herbert Baker
5) None of these
12. Which of the following cups/ trophies is associated with Hockey?
1) DCM Trophy
2) Davis Cup
3) Derby Trophy
4) Durand Cup
5) None of these
13. Who invented the Thermos Flask?
1) Thomas Alva Edison
2) Humphry Davy
3) James Dewar
4) Alexander Bain
5) Lewis Waterman
14. Zloty is the currency of?
1) Poland
2) Mexico
3) Slovakia
4) Slovenia
5) Latvia
15. The Jadugada Mine commenced operation in 1967 and is the first Uranium mine in India. It is located in?
1) Odisha
2) Jharkhand
3) Bihar
4) West Bengal
5) Chhattisgarh
16. Mahatma Gandhi Setu, one of the longest river bridges in Asia, is a bridge over the river?
1) Narmada
2) Tapti
3) Ganga
4) Godavari
5) Mahanadi
17. Nikhat Zareen of India is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Badminton
2) Boxing
3) Chess
4) Tennis
5) Archery
18. Which of the following private banks celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in October 2013?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Yes Bank
4) ING Vysya Bank
5) J&K Bank
19. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) is an initiative of the Ministry of?
1) Minority Affairs
2) Information and Broadcasting
3) Drinking Water and Sanitation
4) Health and Family Welfare
5) Home Afairs
20. Which country faced the first Government shutdown in seventeen years in October
2013?
1) UK
2) France
3) Germany
4) USA
5) Italy
21. Which Indian industrialist was inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the United States for his contributions to industrial development in India and across the world in 2013?
1) E. Sreedharan
2) Ratan Tata
3) N. Chandrasekaran
4) Azim Premji
5) Krishnakumar Natarajan
22. Mayaram Committee was formed by the Government of India to examine the?
1) Progress in 2G spectrum scam case
2) Alleged irregularities in the functioning of Indian Olympic Association
3) Alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL)
4) Progress in coal block allocation scam
5) None of these
23. The 9th edition of "Naseem Al Bahr", the biennial naval exercise, took place between the Indian Navy and?
1) Royal Omani Navy
2) Bangladesh Navy
3) UAE Navy
4) Indonesian Navy
5) Iranian Navy
24. Which of the following is the capital city of Croatia?
1) Astana
2) Pyongyang
3) Vaduz
4) Zagreb
5) Conakry
25. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which put the Mangalyaan into Earth’s orbit is?
1) PSLV-A22
2) PSLV-C22
3) PSLV-A11
4) PSLV-C11
5) PSLV-C25
26. Who was named the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the India region of food and beverage company PepsiCo in December 2013?
1) D. Shivakumar
2) Manu Anand
3) Phaneesh Muty
4) Sanjeev Chaddha
5) None of these
27. Who was fondly known as "Madiba"?
1) Martin Luther King Junior
2) Abraham Lincoln
3) Nelson Mandela
4) Kenneth Kaunda
5) None of these
28. Petra Kvitova is a professional tennis player from?
1) Russia
2) Belarus
3) Bulgaria
4) Czech Republic
5) Ukraine
29. What does the letter F denote in the term NBFC?
1) Fiscal
2) Functional
3) Formal
4) Federal
5) Financial
30. Which of the following is the name of a credit rating agency in India?
1) IBA
2) SEBI
3) IRDA
4) CRISIL
5) PFRDA
ANSWERS:
1) 5 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 4 7) 2 8) 1 9) 2 10) 3
11) 2 12) 5 13) 3 14) 1 15) 2 16) 3 17) 2 18) 5 19) 3 20) 4
21) 2 22) 3 23) 1 24) 4 25) 5 26) 1 27) 3 28) 4 29) 5 30) 4
1) IFCI
2) Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd
3) IDFC
4) Both 1 and 2
5) Both 2 and 3
2. Manuel Valls assumed office as the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on April1, 2014?
1) Spain
2) France
3) Italy
4) Argentina
5) Peru
3. On April1, 2014, the Reserve Bank of India in its monetary policy kept the repo rate unchanged at?
1) 9%
2) 7%
3) 8%
4) 9.5%
5) 8.5%
4. Who was appointed as RBI Deputy Governor for three years in place of Anand Sinha on April 3, 2014?
1) S.S. Mundra
2) Nachiket Mor
3) V. Kannan
4) R. Gandhi
5) None of these
5. Gurdial Singh Sandhu is the?
1) Finance Secretary
2) Revenue Secretary
3) Economic Affairs Secretary
4) Home Secretary
5) Financial Services Secretary
6. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) suspended its ties with which of the following countries in April 2014?
1) Ukraine
2) Syria
3) Afghanistan
4) Russia
5) China
7. Kumba Yala died on April 4, 2014. He was the former President of?
1) Ghana
2) Guinea-Bissau
3) Gambia
4) Djibouti
5) Malawi
8. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and which of the following companies jointly launched 360-degree panoramic imagery of nationally important monuments in February 2014?
1) Google
2) Yahoo
3) Bing
4) MSN
5) None of these
9. October 8 is celebrated in India as?
1) Army Day
2) Air Force Day
3) Navy Day
4) Armed Forces Flag Day
5) Kargil Divas
10. Which instrument measures the electric current?
1) Altimeter
2) Calorimeter
3) Galvanometer
4) Durometer
5) None of these
11. Who among the following architects designed the city of Chandigarh?
1) Charles Correa
2) Le Corbusier
3) Edwin Lutyens
4) Herbert Baker
5) None of these
12. Which of the following cups/ trophies is associated with Hockey?
1) DCM Trophy
2) Davis Cup
3) Derby Trophy
4) Durand Cup
5) None of these
13. Who invented the Thermos Flask?
1) Thomas Alva Edison
2) Humphry Davy
3) James Dewar
4) Alexander Bain
5) Lewis Waterman
14. Zloty is the currency of?
1) Poland
2) Mexico
3) Slovakia
4) Slovenia
5) Latvia
15. The Jadugada Mine commenced operation in 1967 and is the first Uranium mine in India. It is located in?
1) Odisha
2) Jharkhand
3) Bihar
4) West Bengal
5) Chhattisgarh
16. Mahatma Gandhi Setu, one of the longest river bridges in Asia, is a bridge over the river?
1) Narmada
2) Tapti
3) Ganga
4) Godavari
5) Mahanadi
17. Nikhat Zareen of India is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Badminton
2) Boxing
3) Chess
4) Tennis
5) Archery
18. Which of the following private banks celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in October 2013?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Yes Bank
4) ING Vysya Bank
5) J&K Bank
19. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) is an initiative of the Ministry of?
1) Minority Affairs
2) Information and Broadcasting
3) Drinking Water and Sanitation
4) Health and Family Welfare
5) Home Afairs
20. Which country faced the first Government shutdown in seventeen years in October
2013?
1) UK
2) France
3) Germany
4) USA
5) Italy
21. Which Indian industrialist was inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the United States for his contributions to industrial development in India and across the world in 2013?
1) E. Sreedharan
2) Ratan Tata
3) N. Chandrasekaran
4) Azim Premji
5) Krishnakumar Natarajan
22. Mayaram Committee was formed by the Government of India to examine the?
1) Progress in 2G spectrum scam case
2) Alleged irregularities in the functioning of Indian Olympic Association
3) Alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL)
4) Progress in coal block allocation scam
5) None of these
23. The 9th edition of "Naseem Al Bahr", the biennial naval exercise, took place between the Indian Navy and?
1) Royal Omani Navy
2) Bangladesh Navy
3) UAE Navy
4) Indonesian Navy
5) Iranian Navy
24. Which of the following is the capital city of Croatia?
1) Astana
2) Pyongyang
3) Vaduz
4) Zagreb
5) Conakry
25. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which put the Mangalyaan into Earth’s orbit is?
1) PSLV-A22
2) PSLV-C22
3) PSLV-A11
4) PSLV-C11
5) PSLV-C25
26. Who was named the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the India region of food and beverage company PepsiCo in December 2013?
1) D. Shivakumar
2) Manu Anand
3) Phaneesh Muty
4) Sanjeev Chaddha
5) None of these
27. Who was fondly known as "Madiba"?
1) Martin Luther King Junior
2) Abraham Lincoln
3) Nelson Mandela
4) Kenneth Kaunda
5) None of these
28. Petra Kvitova is a professional tennis player from?
1) Russia
2) Belarus
3) Bulgaria
4) Czech Republic
5) Ukraine
29. What does the letter F denote in the term NBFC?
1) Fiscal
2) Functional
3) Formal
4) Federal
5) Financial
30. Which of the following is the name of a credit rating agency in India?
1) IBA
2) SEBI
3) IRDA
4) CRISIL
5) PFRDA
ANSWERS:
1) 5 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 6) 4 7) 2 8) 1 9) 2 10) 3
11) 2 12) 5 13) 3 14) 1 15) 2 16) 3 17) 2 18) 5 19) 3 20) 4
21) 2 22) 3 23) 1 24) 4 25) 5 26) 1 27) 3 28) 4 29) 5 30) 4
