1. Vikas Gowda won a gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in which of the following sports?
a) Weightlifting
b) Shooting
c) Wrestling
d) Discus throw
e) None of these
2. Reuven Rivlin is the new President of which of the following countries?
a) Germany
b) Israel
c) Austria
d) Hungary
e) Romania
3. Which of the following teams was placed third in the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
a) Germany
b) Argentina
c) Netherlands
d) Brazil
e) Belgium
4. Who were runners up in FIFAWorld Cup 2014?
a) Germany
b) Netherlands
c) Argentina
d) Brazil
e) Colombia
5. Who is the Present Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
a) Sumitra Mahajan
b) Arun Jaitely
c) Gulam Nabi Azad
d) P. J. Kurien
e) P. Sreedharan
6. 56th Annual Grammy Awards "Song of the Year"?
a) I Will Wait
b) I Cry
c) One More Night
d) Royals
e) Passenger
7. Name the Chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)?
a) Shekar Basu
b) Dr. M. Y. S. Prasad
c) K. Radha Krishnan
d) Ranjit Biswal
e) N. Srinivasan
8. Who got the "India's Global Icon of the Year" award?
a) Amir khan
b) Amitabh Bachchan
c) Narendra modi
d) Rajini kanth
e) Abdul kalam
9. Which film bagged Best Film in BAFTAAwards 2014?
a) 12 Years a Slave
b) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
c) The Flick
d) The Goldfinch
e) Margaret Fuller
10. What is the official currency of Argentina?
a) Argentine Peso
b) Argentine Real
c) Argentine Pula
d) Argentine Dollar
e) Argentine Rope
11. Cricketer of the year of CEAT Awards is bagged by:
a) Shikhar Dhawan (India)
b) Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
c) Virat Kohli (India)
d) Mitchell Jonson (Australia)
e) Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
12. Who among the following was conferred Padma Vibhushan during this year?
a) Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar,
Science and Engineering
b) Shri B.K.S. Iyengar
c) Shri T.H. Vinayakram, Art - Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu
d) Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi
e) Smt Rani Karnaa, Art - Kathak, West Bengal
13. Who is the Secretary General of SAARC (The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?
a) Takehiko Nakao
b) Jose Manuel Barroso
c) Nkosazana Dilmini Zuma
d) Le luong Minh Jakartha
e) Arjun Bahadur Thapa
14. K. V. Chowdary is the Chairman of:
a) ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India)
b) PAC (Public Accounts Committee)
c) CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes)
d) SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
e) ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations)
15. The Budget 2014-15 extends ____ per cent withholding tax on corporate bonds until June 30, 2017:
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
e) 7
16. The Budget 2014-15 raises limit on foreign direct investment in defence sector to ____ per cent from ____ percent:
a) 49; 25
b) 46; 26
c) 47; 25
d) 48; 26
e) 49; 26
17. World Literacy Day is observed on
a) Sep 5
b) Aug 6
c) Sep 8
d) Oct 24
e) Dec 7
18. LASIK surgery is gaining widespread popularity and acceptance by people who are not friendly with the eye-glasses. What is the full form of LASIK?
a) Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis
b) Laser-Assayed In-Situ Keratomileusis
c) Laser-Assisted Inhibited Keratomileusis
d) Laser-Assayed Inhibited Keratomileusis
e) None of these
19. "Arka Rakshak" is a famous variet y of __?
a) Tomato
b) Potato
c) Brinjal
d) Orange
e) Apple
20. Dr. Noel W. Hinners, a former Chief Scientist of NASA has recently passed away. What is the name of the space program on which he had worked extensively and given significant contributions?
a) Project Mercury
b) Project Gemini
c) Project Apollo
d) Project Soyuz
e) Project Jupiter
ANSWERS:
1) d; 2) b; 3) c; 4) c; 5) d; 6) d; 7) c; 8) b; 9) a; 10) a;
11) c; 12) b; 13) e; 14) c; 15) c; 16) e; 17) c: 18) a: 19) a: 20) c
a) Weightlifting
b) Shooting
c) Wrestling
d) Discus throw
e) None of these
2. Reuven Rivlin is the new President of which of the following countries?
a) Germany
b) Israel
c) Austria
d) Hungary
e) Romania
3. Which of the following teams was placed third in the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
a) Germany
b) Argentina
c) Netherlands
d) Brazil
e) Belgium
4. Who were runners up in FIFAWorld Cup 2014?
a) Germany
b) Netherlands
c) Argentina
d) Brazil
e) Colombia
5. Who is the Present Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
a) Sumitra Mahajan
b) Arun Jaitely
c) Gulam Nabi Azad
d) P. J. Kurien
e) P. Sreedharan
6. 56th Annual Grammy Awards "Song of the Year"?
a) I Will Wait
b) I Cry
c) One More Night
d) Royals
e) Passenger
7. Name the Chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization)?
a) Shekar Basu
b) Dr. M. Y. S. Prasad
c) K. Radha Krishnan
d) Ranjit Biswal
e) N. Srinivasan
8. Who got the "India's Global Icon of the Year" award?
a) Amir khan
b) Amitabh Bachchan
c) Narendra modi
d) Rajini kanth
e) Abdul kalam
9. Which film bagged Best Film in BAFTAAwards 2014?
a) 12 Years a Slave
b) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
c) The Flick
d) The Goldfinch
e) Margaret Fuller
10. What is the official currency of Argentina?
a) Argentine Peso
b) Argentine Real
c) Argentine Pula
d) Argentine Dollar
e) Argentine Rope
11. Cricketer of the year of CEAT Awards is bagged by:
a) Shikhar Dhawan (India)
b) Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
c) Virat Kohli (India)
d) Mitchell Jonson (Australia)
e) Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
12. Who among the following was conferred Padma Vibhushan during this year?
a) Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar,
Science and Engineering
b) Shri B.K.S. Iyengar
c) Shri T.H. Vinayakram, Art - Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu
d) Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi
e) Smt Rani Karnaa, Art - Kathak, West Bengal
13. Who is the Secretary General of SAARC (The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?
a) Takehiko Nakao
b) Jose Manuel Barroso
c) Nkosazana Dilmini Zuma
d) Le luong Minh Jakartha
e) Arjun Bahadur Thapa
14. K. V. Chowdary is the Chairman of:
a) ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India)
b) PAC (Public Accounts Committee)
c) CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes)
d) SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
e) ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations)
15. The Budget 2014-15 extends ____ per cent withholding tax on corporate bonds until June 30, 2017:
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
e) 7
16. The Budget 2014-15 raises limit on foreign direct investment in defence sector to ____ per cent from ____ percent:
a) 49; 25
b) 46; 26
c) 47; 25
d) 48; 26
e) 49; 26
17. World Literacy Day is observed on
a) Sep 5
b) Aug 6
c) Sep 8
d) Oct 24
e) Dec 7
18. LASIK surgery is gaining widespread popularity and acceptance by people who are not friendly with the eye-glasses. What is the full form of LASIK?
a) Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis
b) Laser-Assayed In-Situ Keratomileusis
c) Laser-Assisted Inhibited Keratomileusis
d) Laser-Assayed Inhibited Keratomileusis
e) None of these
19. "Arka Rakshak" is a famous variet y of __?
a) Tomato
b) Potato
c) Brinjal
d) Orange
e) Apple
20. Dr. Noel W. Hinners, a former Chief Scientist of NASA has recently passed away. What is the name of the space program on which he had worked extensively and given significant contributions?
a) Project Mercury
b) Project Gemini
c) Project Apollo
d) Project Soyuz
e) Project Jupiter
ANSWERS:
1) d; 2) b; 3) c; 4) c; 5) d; 6) d; 7) c; 8) b; 9) a; 10) a;
11) c; 12) b; 13) e; 14) c; 15) c; 16) e; 17) c: 18) a: 19) a: 20) c
