1. Who took over as the Chairman, Chief of Staffs Committee (CoSC) on 2014 July 30?
1) Arup Raha
2) R.K. Dhowan
3) D.K. Joshi
4) Bikram Singh
5) None of these
2. The Citizens Foundation is one of the six winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards for the year 2014. It is a non-profit organization in ___
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) Indonesia
4) Philippines
5) Singapore
3. Who won the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling championship on 2014 July 27?
1) Jean-Christophe Peraud
2) Chris Froome
3) Vincenzo Nibali
4) Alberto Contador
5) Mark Cavendish
4. The most successful all rounder of modern day Cricket Jacques Kallis has announced his retirement from all formats of international Cricket. He played for which of the following countries?
1) Australia
2) West Indies
3) New Zealand
4) South Africa
5) England
5. Who assumed office as the 7th President of Iraq on 2014 July 24?
1) Ayad al- Samarrai
2) Usama al- Nujayfi
3) Kosrat Rasul Ali
4) Barham Salih
5) Fouad Massoum
6. Who was appointed as Maharashtra's horticulture ambassador in July 2014?
1) Aamir Khan
2) Shah Rukh Khan
3) Madhuri Dixit
4) Amitabh Bachchan
5) Sachin Tendulkar
7. 'The Lives of Others' has been long listed for the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2014. It is a novel written by:
1) AmitavGhosh
2) Cyrus Mistry
3) Neel Mukherjee
4) Jeet Thayil
5) Rahul Bhattacharya
8. Who took over as the new Army Chief on 2014 July 31?
1) Philip Campose
2) Dalbir Singh Suhag
3) V.K. Singh
4) N.A.K. Browne
5) None of these
9. World Hepatitis Day is observed every year on which of the following days?
1) August 1
2) August 2
3) July 28
4) July 30
5) July 31
10. India has over 40 million Hepatitis B infected patients, second only to?
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) USA
4) Nigeria
5) Algeria
11. Which of the following financial institutions announced installing of 3,000 ATMs and 1.35 lakh micro- ATMs by September 2015?
1) Reliance Capital
2) Bajaj Finance
3) Sriram Capital
4) India Post
5) LIC Hosing Finance
12. Google India marked Sarojini Naidu's 135th birthday with a doodle on which of the following days of 2014?
1) February 13
2) February 12
3) February 14
4) February 15
5) February 17
13. Nobel Laureate Baruch Samuel Blumberg's birthday is observed as?
1) World Health Day
2) World AIDS Day
3) World Tuberculosis Day
4) World Malaria Day
5) World Hepatitis Day
14. Which of the following committees suggested financial sector reforms in India?
1) Chellaiah Committee
2) S.S. Tarapore Committee
3) Bhagwati Committee
4) Narsimham Committee
5) None of these
15. Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization are the aims of?
1) Land Reforms
2) Economic Planning
3) Economic Reforms
4) Socialism
5) None of these
16. Nhava Sheva is the largest container port in India. It is situated in which of the following States?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) Maharashtra
4) Karnataka
5) Gujarat
17. Nhava Sheva port is also known as?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru port
2) Indira Gandhi port
3) Rajiv Gandhi port
4) Mahatma Gandhi port
5) None of these
18. Which of the following is not correct?
1) MSP-Minimum Support Price
2) NGT - National Green Tribunal
3) PIL - Public Introduced Litigation
4) BSF - Border Security Force
5) CNG - Compressed Natural Gas
19. Which of the following deals with extinct organisms?
1) Archaeology
2) Palynology
3) Phylogeny
4) Paleontology
5) Philology
20. 'CEPI' stands for?
1) Council of Environmental Pollution of India
2) Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index
3) Centre for Environmental Pollution in India
4) Centre for Environmental Pollution and Industries
5) None of these
21. The Union Public Service Commission submits its annual report to the?
1) Prime Minister
2) President
3) Vice President
4) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
5) Home Minister
22. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
1) Pakistan
2) Cambodia
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Maldives
23. The Central Rice Research Institute is located in?
1) Jhansi
2) Meerut
3) Cuttack
4) Bhopal
5) Rajahmundry
24. AGMARK, which is employed on agricultural products in India, is related to?
1) Processing
2) Quality
3) Packaging
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
25. The National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research is located in?
1) Hyderabad
2) Mumbai
3) Bhopal
4) Kolkata
5) New Delhi
26. The apparatus used for detecting lies is known as?
1) Pyrometer
2) Seismograph
3) Polygraph
4) Gyroscope
5) Periscope
27. The Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage is located in?
1) Hyderabad
2) Ahmadabad
3) Bangalore
4) Faridabad
5) Karnal
28. Which of the following is measured by the sling Psychrometer?
1) Pressure
2) Humidity
3) Temperature
4) Wind velocity
5) Wind direction
29. Which of the following crops requires water logging for its cultivation?
1) Cotton
2) Tea
3) Coffee
4) Mustard
5) Paddy
30. The International Rice Research Institute is located in which of the following countries?
1) India
2) Mexico
3) China
4) Philippines
5) Japan
31. The rate of interest at which the Reserve Bank of India lends short term funds to the commercial banks is called?
1) Repo rate
2) Reverse repo rate
3) Baserate
4) Prime lending rate
5) Marginal standing facility
32. Which of the following countries does not belong to the Balkan Peninsula?
1) Kosovo
2) Macedonia
3) Montenegro
4) Bosnia and Herzegovina
5) Ukraine
33. Kunchikal waterfall is located in which of the following States?
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Goa
5) Maharashtra
34. Pench National Park is situated in which of the following States?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Odisha
35. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of banking/ finance?
1) Hedge
2) Premium bonds
3) Commercial paper
4) Blue chip companies
5) Wobbe index
36. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Hiroshima Day - August 6
2) World Human Rights Day - December 10
3) World Forestry Day-March21
4) International Day of Happiness - March 20
5) Nagasaki Day - August 8
37. The 2014 Lok Sabha elections were held in how many phases?
1) Seven
2) Eight
3) Nine
4) Ten
5) Six
38. Which of the following is the mascot for the 17th Asian Games to be played in September 2014?
1) Seal
2) Bear
3) Dolphin
4) Hare
5) Elephant
39. Who is the author of the book "Footlights" which was published in February 2014?
1) Khushwant Singh
2) Charlie Chaplin
3) Princess Diana
4) Ronald Reagan
5) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
40. A team of 34 foreign scientists have spotted the footprints of dinosaurs at Thaitat village in which of the following districts of Rajasthan in January 2014?
1) Kota
2) Karauli
3) Sikar
4) Jaisalmer
5) Udaipur
ANSWERS:
1) 1; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 4; 7) 3; 8) 2; 9) 3; 10) 1;
11) 4; 12) 1; 13) 5; 14) 4; 15) 3; 16) 3; 17) 1; 18) 3; 19) 4; 20) 2;
21) 2; 22) 2; 23) 3; 24) 2; 25) 5; 26) 3; 27) 4; 28) 2; 29) 5; 30) 4;
31) 1; 32) 5; 33) 3; 34) 4; 35) 5; 36) 5; 37) 3; 38) 1: 39) 2; 40) 4.
1) Arup Raha
2) R.K. Dhowan
3) D.K. Joshi
4) Bikram Singh
5) None of these
2. The Citizens Foundation is one of the six winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards for the year 2014. It is a non-profit organization in ___
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) Indonesia
4) Philippines
5) Singapore
3. Who won the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling championship on 2014 July 27?
1) Jean-Christophe Peraud
2) Chris Froome
3) Vincenzo Nibali
4) Alberto Contador
5) Mark Cavendish
4. The most successful all rounder of modern day Cricket Jacques Kallis has announced his retirement from all formats of international Cricket. He played for which of the following countries?
1) Australia
2) West Indies
3) New Zealand
4) South Africa
5) England
5. Who assumed office as the 7th President of Iraq on 2014 July 24?
1) Ayad al- Samarrai
2) Usama al- Nujayfi
3) Kosrat Rasul Ali
4) Barham Salih
5) Fouad Massoum
6. Who was appointed as Maharashtra's horticulture ambassador in July 2014?
1) Aamir Khan
2) Shah Rukh Khan
3) Madhuri Dixit
4) Amitabh Bachchan
5) Sachin Tendulkar
7. 'The Lives of Others' has been long listed for the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2014. It is a novel written by:
1) AmitavGhosh
2) Cyrus Mistry
3) Neel Mukherjee
4) Jeet Thayil
5) Rahul Bhattacharya
8. Who took over as the new Army Chief on 2014 July 31?
1) Philip Campose
2) Dalbir Singh Suhag
3) V.K. Singh
4) N.A.K. Browne
5) None of these
9. World Hepatitis Day is observed every year on which of the following days?
1) August 1
2) August 2
3) July 28
4) July 30
5) July 31
10. India has over 40 million Hepatitis B infected patients, second only to?
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) USA
4) Nigeria
5) Algeria
11. Which of the following financial institutions announced installing of 3,000 ATMs and 1.35 lakh micro- ATMs by September 2015?
1) Reliance Capital
2) Bajaj Finance
3) Sriram Capital
4) India Post
5) LIC Hosing Finance
12. Google India marked Sarojini Naidu's 135th birthday with a doodle on which of the following days of 2014?
1) February 13
2) February 12
3) February 14
4) February 15
5) February 17
13. Nobel Laureate Baruch Samuel Blumberg's birthday is observed as?
1) World Health Day
2) World AIDS Day
3) World Tuberculosis Day
4) World Malaria Day
5) World Hepatitis Day
14. Which of the following committees suggested financial sector reforms in India?
1) Chellaiah Committee
2) S.S. Tarapore Committee
3) Bhagwati Committee
4) Narsimham Committee
5) None of these
15. Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization are the aims of?
1) Land Reforms
2) Economic Planning
3) Economic Reforms
4) Socialism
5) None of these
16. Nhava Sheva is the largest container port in India. It is situated in which of the following States?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) Maharashtra
4) Karnataka
5) Gujarat
17. Nhava Sheva port is also known as?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru port
2) Indira Gandhi port
3) Rajiv Gandhi port
4) Mahatma Gandhi port
5) None of these
18. Which of the following is not correct?
1) MSP-Minimum Support Price
2) NGT - National Green Tribunal
3) PIL - Public Introduced Litigation
4) BSF - Border Security Force
5) CNG - Compressed Natural Gas
19. Which of the following deals with extinct organisms?
1) Archaeology
2) Palynology
3) Phylogeny
4) Paleontology
5) Philology
20. 'CEPI' stands for?
1) Council of Environmental Pollution of India
2) Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index
3) Centre for Environmental Pollution in India
4) Centre for Environmental Pollution and Industries
5) None of these
21. The Union Public Service Commission submits its annual report to the?
1) Prime Minister
2) President
3) Vice President
4) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
5) Home Minister
22. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
1) Pakistan
2) Cambodia
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Maldives
23. The Central Rice Research Institute is located in?
1) Jhansi
2) Meerut
3) Cuttack
4) Bhopal
5) Rajahmundry
24. AGMARK, which is employed on agricultural products in India, is related to?
1) Processing
2) Quality
3) Packaging
4) Both 1 and 2
5) All 1, 2 and 3
25. The National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research is located in?
1) Hyderabad
2) Mumbai
3) Bhopal
4) Kolkata
5) New Delhi
26. The apparatus used for detecting lies is known as?
1) Pyrometer
2) Seismograph
3) Polygraph
4) Gyroscope
5) Periscope
27. The Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage is located in?
1) Hyderabad
2) Ahmadabad
3) Bangalore
4) Faridabad
5) Karnal
28. Which of the following is measured by the sling Psychrometer?
1) Pressure
2) Humidity
3) Temperature
4) Wind velocity
5) Wind direction
29. Which of the following crops requires water logging for its cultivation?
1) Cotton
2) Tea
3) Coffee
4) Mustard
5) Paddy
30. The International Rice Research Institute is located in which of the following countries?
1) India
2) Mexico
3) China
4) Philippines
5) Japan
31. The rate of interest at which the Reserve Bank of India lends short term funds to the commercial banks is called?
1) Repo rate
2) Reverse repo rate
3) Baserate
4) Prime lending rate
5) Marginal standing facility
32. Which of the following countries does not belong to the Balkan Peninsula?
1) Kosovo
2) Macedonia
3) Montenegro
4) Bosnia and Herzegovina
5) Ukraine
33. Kunchikal waterfall is located in which of the following States?
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Goa
5) Maharashtra
34. Pench National Park is situated in which of the following States?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttarakhand
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Odisha
35. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of banking/ finance?
1) Hedge
2) Premium bonds
3) Commercial paper
4) Blue chip companies
5) Wobbe index
36. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Hiroshima Day - August 6
2) World Human Rights Day - December 10
3) World Forestry Day-March21
4) International Day of Happiness - March 20
5) Nagasaki Day - August 8
37. The 2014 Lok Sabha elections were held in how many phases?
1) Seven
2) Eight
3) Nine
4) Ten
5) Six
38. Which of the following is the mascot for the 17th Asian Games to be played in September 2014?
1) Seal
2) Bear
3) Dolphin
4) Hare
5) Elephant
39. Who is the author of the book "Footlights" which was published in February 2014?
1) Khushwant Singh
2) Charlie Chaplin
3) Princess Diana
4) Ronald Reagan
5) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
40. A team of 34 foreign scientists have spotted the footprints of dinosaurs at Thaitat village in which of the following districts of Rajasthan in January 2014?
1) Kota
2) Karauli
3) Sikar
4) Jaisalmer
5) Udaipur
ANSWERS:
1) 1; 2) 2; 3) 3; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 4; 7) 3; 8) 2; 9) 3; 10) 1;
11) 4; 12) 1; 13) 5; 14) 4; 15) 3; 16) 3; 17) 1; 18) 3; 19) 4; 20) 2;
21) 2; 22) 2; 23) 3; 24) 2; 25) 5; 26) 3; 27) 4; 28) 2; 29) 5; 30) 4;
31) 1; 32) 5; 33) 3; 34) 4; 35) 5; 36) 5; 37) 3; 38) 1: 39) 2; 40) 4.
