1. Which country will host the IBSA Summit in 2015?
1) India
2) Brazil
3) South Africa
4) Singapore
5) Australia
2. Who won the German Grand Prix car racing on July 20, 2014?
1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Nico Rosberg
3) Sebastian Vettel
4) Fernando Alonso
5) Daniel Ricciardo
3. The five BRICS countries agreed to set up the New Development Bank (NDB) with a capitalization of $100 billion. The headquarters of the Bank will be in?
1) Beijing
2) Hong Kong
3) Shanghai
4) New Delhi
5) Fortaleza
4. Who was declared the winner of Indonesia's Presidential election on July 22, 2014?
1) Prabowo Subianto
2) Jusuf Kalla
3) Fauzi Bowo
4) Joko Widodo
5) None of these
5. The first President of the New Development Bank (NDB) shall be from?
1) Brazil
2) Russia
3) China
4) South Africa
5) India
6. Who was appointed the Brand Ambassador of Telangana State in July 2014?
1) Saina Nehwal
2) V.V.S. Laxman
3) Sania Mirza
4) Gagan Narang
5) None of these
7. Who won his first British Open Golf title of his career on July 20, 2014?
1) RoryMcIlroy
2) Rickie Fowler
3) Sergio Garcia
4) Adam Scott
5) Marc Leishman
8. Who is the Indian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 23, 2014?
1) Abhinav Bindra
2) Yogeshwar Dutt
3) Dipika Pallikal
4) Vijay Kumar
5) Saurav Ghosal
9. Environmentalist and social activist Chandi Prasad Bhatt is associated with which of the following movements?
1) Save Silent Valley
2) Narmada Bachao Andolan
3) Save Kudremukh
4) Chipko movement
5) Sarvodaya movement
10. The President Pranab Mukherjee awarded the International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 on February 15, 2014 to?
1) Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre
2) Guocheng Zhang
3) Ela Gandhi
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
11. Eminent Hindi writer Vishwanath Tripathi has been selected for the Vyas Samman for 2013 for his book?
1) Dhool Paudho Par
2) Abhi Bilkul Abhi
3) Vyomkesh Darvesh
4) Yahan Se Dekho
5) None of these
12. Renaud Lavillenie established a new pole vault indoor world record by clearing 6.16 meters on February 15, 2014. He is a Olympic champion from?
1) Russia
2) France
3) Spain
4) Ukraine
5) Germany
13. Chandi Prasad Bhatt is the founder of which of the following organizations?
1) Barefoot College
2) Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti
3) Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
4) Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh
5) None of these
14. Who became only the second cricketer to hit a triple century and a century in the same Test match on February 7, 2014?
1) Joe Root
2) Alastair Cook
3) Mahela Jayawardane
4) Kumar Sangakkara
5) Michael Clarke
15. Who became the first captain to have participated in four one day international tied matches in January 2014?
1) George Bailey
2) Alastair Cook
3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
4) Graeme Smith
5) AB de Villiers
16. Amar Kant, Jnanpith Award winner in 2009, passed away on February 17, 2014. He was a writer in which of the following languages?
1) Urdu
2) Hindi
3) Sanskrit
4) Odia
5) Kannada
17. Sudhir Mahato died on January 22, 2014. He was the former deputy Chief Minister of?
1) Jharkhand
2) Bihar
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Haryana
18. Telugu film actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao passed away on January 22, 2014. He won the Dada Saheb Phalke award in?
1) 1986
2) 1987
3) 1988
4) 2009
5) 1990
19. Euthanasia or mercy killing is legal in which of the following countries?
1) Netherlands
2) Belgium
3) Luxembourg
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
20. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIMB) in February 2014?
1) Chanda Kochhar
2) Nainalal Kidwai
3) Mallika Srinivasan
4) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
5) Vineeta Bali
21. Yale University released the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), ranking 178 countries.
Which country topped the list?
1) Switzerland
2) Luxembourg
3) Australia
4) Singapore
5) Czech Republic
22. What is India's rank at the 2014 Environmental Performance Index?
1) 77
2) 155
3) 118
4) 73
5) 148
23. Which country finished at the bottom of the 2014 Environmental Performance Index with 178th rank?
1) Afghanistan
2) Lesotho
3) Haiti
4) Mali
5) Somalia
24. South Sudan's government and rebels signed a ceasefire agreement on January 23, 2014 in
Addis Ababa, the capital city of?
1) Somalia
2) South Sudan
3) Sudan
4) Angola
5) Ethiopia
25. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa visited India in February 2014. He is the King of which of the following
countries?
1) Kuwait
2) Saudi Arabia
3) United Arab Emirates
4) Oman
5) Bahrain
26. The University of Cumbria is the first public university in the world to accept the digital currency bitcoin for tuition fees. This university is in?
1) UK
2) USA
3) Australia
4) Mexico
5) Canada
27. Erlan Abdyldaev visited India in February 2014. He is the Foreign Minister of?
1) Turkmenistan
2) Kyrgyzstan
3) Kazakhstan
4) Uzbekistan
5) Ukraine
28. The Union Government has set up an expert committee to study and examine the demand of a separate Bodoland State to be carved out of?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Nagaland
4) Assam
5) Arunachal Pradesh
29. To study the demand of a separate Bodoland State, the government has set up a one-man expert
committee of former Union Home Secretary?
1) V.K. Duggal
2) R.K. Singh
3) Naresh Chandra
4) G.K. Pillai
5) Madhukar Gupta
30. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill, 2014 was passed by the Lok Sabha on?
1) February 13
2) February 16
3) February 15
4) February 17
5) February 18
31. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill, 2014 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on?
1) February 18
2) February 19
3) February 20
4) February 21
5) February 22
32. Which of the following committees had recommended setting up of the Equal Opportunities Commission
(EOC) for minorities?
1) Justice Sachar Committee
2) Justice Ranganath Mishra Committee
3) Justice Sri Krishna Committee
4) Justice J.S. Verma Committee
5) None of these
33. The Green India Mission aims to improve and increase India's diminishing forest cover. What is the total expenditure envisaged for this scheme in the 12th fiveyear plan period?
1) Rs 21,000 crore
2) Rs 15,000 crore
3) Rs 13,000 crore
4) Rs 46,000 crore
5) Rs 27,000 crore
34. The Union Government will provide what percent of the funds for implementing the Green India
Mission scheme in the north eastern states?
1) 50 percent
2) 75 percent
3) 100 percent
4) 90 percent
5) 60 percent
35. Who is the author of the book "Maverick Unchanged, Unrepentant"?
1) Soli Sorabjee
2) Prashant Bhushan
3) Ram Jethmalani
4) Shanti Bhushan
5) A.G.Noorani
36. The National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) is a new central public sector
enterprise under the Ministry of?
1) Home Affairs
2) Overseas Indian Affairs
3) Corporate Affairs
4) Law and Justice
5) None of these
37. World Autism Awareness Day is observed every year on?
1) June 2
2) July 2
3) August 2
4) April 2
5) May 2
38. In the event of a bank failure, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) protects bank deposits that are payable in India. Which of the following types of deposits are insured by the DICGC?
1) Deposits of foreign governments
2) Deposits of central/state governments
3) Inter bank deposits
4) All 1, 2 and 3
5) None of the above
39. What is the currency of Colombia?
1) Colon
2) Sucre
3) Euro
4) Peso
5) Franc
40. QIP is a capital raising tool. QIP stands for?
1) Qualified Initial Proposal
2) Qualified Institutional Proposal
3) Qualified Initial Placement
4) Qualified Institutional Placement
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1) 1; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 3; 7) 1; 8) 4; 9) 4; 10) 4;
11) 3; 12) 2; 13) 4; 14) 4; 15) 3; 16) 2; 17) 1; 18) 5; 19) 5; 20) 4;
21) 1; 22) 2; 23) 5; 24) 5; 25) 5; 26) 1; 27) 2; 28) 4; 29) 4; 30) 5;
31) 3; 32) 1; 33) 3; 34) 4; 35) 3; 36) 5; 37) 4; 38) 5; 39) 4; 40) 4.
1) India
2) Brazil
3) South Africa
4) Singapore
5) Australia
2. Who won the German Grand Prix car racing on July 20, 2014?
1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Nico Rosberg
3) Sebastian Vettel
4) Fernando Alonso
5) Daniel Ricciardo
3. The five BRICS countries agreed to set up the New Development Bank (NDB) with a capitalization of $100 billion. The headquarters of the Bank will be in?
1) Beijing
2) Hong Kong
3) Shanghai
4) New Delhi
5) Fortaleza
4. Who was declared the winner of Indonesia's Presidential election on July 22, 2014?
1) Prabowo Subianto
2) Jusuf Kalla
3) Fauzi Bowo
4) Joko Widodo
5) None of these
5. The first President of the New Development Bank (NDB) shall be from?
1) Brazil
2) Russia
3) China
4) South Africa
5) India
6. Who was appointed the Brand Ambassador of Telangana State in July 2014?
1) Saina Nehwal
2) V.V.S. Laxman
3) Sania Mirza
4) Gagan Narang
5) None of these
7. Who won his first British Open Golf title of his career on July 20, 2014?
1) RoryMcIlroy
2) Rickie Fowler
3) Sergio Garcia
4) Adam Scott
5) Marc Leishman
8. Who is the Indian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 23, 2014?
1) Abhinav Bindra
2) Yogeshwar Dutt
3) Dipika Pallikal
4) Vijay Kumar
5) Saurav Ghosal
9. Environmentalist and social activist Chandi Prasad Bhatt is associated with which of the following movements?
1) Save Silent Valley
2) Narmada Bachao Andolan
3) Save Kudremukh
4) Chipko movement
5) Sarvodaya movement
10. The President Pranab Mukherjee awarded the International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 on February 15, 2014 to?
1) Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre
2) Guocheng Zhang
3) Ela Gandhi
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
11. Eminent Hindi writer Vishwanath Tripathi has been selected for the Vyas Samman for 2013 for his book?
1) Dhool Paudho Par
2) Abhi Bilkul Abhi
3) Vyomkesh Darvesh
4) Yahan Se Dekho
5) None of these
12. Renaud Lavillenie established a new pole vault indoor world record by clearing 6.16 meters on February 15, 2014. He is a Olympic champion from?
1) Russia
2) France
3) Spain
4) Ukraine
5) Germany
13. Chandi Prasad Bhatt is the founder of which of the following organizations?
1) Barefoot College
2) Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti
3) Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
4) Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh
5) None of these
14. Who became only the second cricketer to hit a triple century and a century in the same Test match on February 7, 2014?
1) Joe Root
2) Alastair Cook
3) Mahela Jayawardane
4) Kumar Sangakkara
5) Michael Clarke
15. Who became the first captain to have participated in four one day international tied matches in January 2014?
1) George Bailey
2) Alastair Cook
3) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
4) Graeme Smith
5) AB de Villiers
16. Amar Kant, Jnanpith Award winner in 2009, passed away on February 17, 2014. He was a writer in which of the following languages?
1) Urdu
2) Hindi
3) Sanskrit
4) Odia
5) Kannada
17. Sudhir Mahato died on January 22, 2014. He was the former deputy Chief Minister of?
1) Jharkhand
2) Bihar
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Haryana
18. Telugu film actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao passed away on January 22, 2014. He won the Dada Saheb Phalke award in?
1) 1986
2) 1987
3) 1988
4) 2009
5) 1990
19. Euthanasia or mercy killing is legal in which of the following countries?
1) Netherlands
2) Belgium
3) Luxembourg
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
20. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIMB) in February 2014?
1) Chanda Kochhar
2) Nainalal Kidwai
3) Mallika Srinivasan
4) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
5) Vineeta Bali
21. Yale University released the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), ranking 178 countries.
Which country topped the list?
1) Switzerland
2) Luxembourg
3) Australia
4) Singapore
5) Czech Republic
22. What is India's rank at the 2014 Environmental Performance Index?
1) 77
2) 155
3) 118
4) 73
5) 148
23. Which country finished at the bottom of the 2014 Environmental Performance Index with 178th rank?
1) Afghanistan
2) Lesotho
3) Haiti
4) Mali
5) Somalia
24. South Sudan's government and rebels signed a ceasefire agreement on January 23, 2014 in
Addis Ababa, the capital city of?
1) Somalia
2) South Sudan
3) Sudan
4) Angola
5) Ethiopia
25. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa visited India in February 2014. He is the King of which of the following
countries?
1) Kuwait
2) Saudi Arabia
3) United Arab Emirates
4) Oman
5) Bahrain
26. The University of Cumbria is the first public university in the world to accept the digital currency bitcoin for tuition fees. This university is in?
1) UK
2) USA
3) Australia
4) Mexico
5) Canada
27. Erlan Abdyldaev visited India in February 2014. He is the Foreign Minister of?
1) Turkmenistan
2) Kyrgyzstan
3) Kazakhstan
4) Uzbekistan
5) Ukraine
28. The Union Government has set up an expert committee to study and examine the demand of a separate Bodoland State to be carved out of?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Nagaland
4) Assam
5) Arunachal Pradesh
29. To study the demand of a separate Bodoland State, the government has set up a one-man expert
committee of former Union Home Secretary?
1) V.K. Duggal
2) R.K. Singh
3) Naresh Chandra
4) G.K. Pillai
5) Madhukar Gupta
30. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill, 2014 was passed by the Lok Sabha on?
1) February 13
2) February 16
3) February 15
4) February 17
5) February 18
31. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill, 2014 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on?
1) February 18
2) February 19
3) February 20
4) February 21
5) February 22
32. Which of the following committees had recommended setting up of the Equal Opportunities Commission
(EOC) for minorities?
1) Justice Sachar Committee
2) Justice Ranganath Mishra Committee
3) Justice Sri Krishna Committee
4) Justice J.S. Verma Committee
5) None of these
33. The Green India Mission aims to improve and increase India's diminishing forest cover. What is the total expenditure envisaged for this scheme in the 12th fiveyear plan period?
1) Rs 21,000 crore
2) Rs 15,000 crore
3) Rs 13,000 crore
4) Rs 46,000 crore
5) Rs 27,000 crore
34. The Union Government will provide what percent of the funds for implementing the Green India
Mission scheme in the north eastern states?
1) 50 percent
2) 75 percent
3) 100 percent
4) 90 percent
5) 60 percent
35. Who is the author of the book "Maverick Unchanged, Unrepentant"?
1) Soli Sorabjee
2) Prashant Bhushan
3) Ram Jethmalani
4) Shanti Bhushan
5) A.G.Noorani
36. The National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) is a new central public sector
enterprise under the Ministry of?
1) Home Affairs
2) Overseas Indian Affairs
3) Corporate Affairs
4) Law and Justice
5) None of these
37. World Autism Awareness Day is observed every year on?
1) June 2
2) July 2
3) August 2
4) April 2
5) May 2
38. In the event of a bank failure, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) protects bank deposits that are payable in India. Which of the following types of deposits are insured by the DICGC?
1) Deposits of foreign governments
2) Deposits of central/state governments
3) Inter bank deposits
4) All 1, 2 and 3
5) None of the above
39. What is the currency of Colombia?
1) Colon
2) Sucre
3) Euro
4) Peso
5) Franc
40. QIP is a capital raising tool. QIP stands for?
1) Qualified Initial Proposal
2) Qualified Institutional Proposal
3) Qualified Initial Placement
4) Qualified Institutional Placement
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1) 1; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 3; 7) 1; 8) 4; 9) 4; 10) 4;
11) 3; 12) 2; 13) 4; 14) 4; 15) 3; 16) 2; 17) 1; 18) 5; 19) 5; 20) 4;
21) 1; 22) 2; 23) 5; 24) 5; 25) 5; 26) 1; 27) 2; 28) 4; 29) 4; 30) 5;
31) 3; 32) 1; 33) 3; 34) 4; 35) 3; 36) 5; 37) 4; 38) 5; 39) 4; 40) 4.
