1. Seeking to boost manufacturing sector, Govt. has extended the benefits of the NMP throughout the country wherever industry can organise itself into clusters and adopt a selfregulatory model. What does NMP stand for?
1) National Marketing Policy
2) National Manufacturing Policy
3) National Maintenance Policy
4) National Manufacturing Practice
5) National Manufacturing Promotion
2. Which combined military training exercise "Yudh Abhyas 2014" has been conducted in the foothills of Himalayas of Chaubattia in Uttarakhand from September 17 to 30, under the aegis of Garud Division/ Surya Command?
1) Indo-US
2) USA-USSR
3) Indo-Pak
4) Indo-UAE
5) Indo-Aus
3. As per the new rules formed by the Govt. aimed at checking political interference, officers of the three premier services IAS, IPS and IFS will now spend at least what time in each posting?
1) One year
2) Two years
3) Three years
4) Four years
5) Five years
4. In a step towards better management of its borrowings, the central govt. has prepared PDMA Bill. Consider the following with respect to PDMA:
(A) PDMA is acronym for Public Debt Management Agency.
(B) The proposed agency will be established as a statutory body.
(C) It is expected to take away the borrowing task from the RBI.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?
1) Only (A)
2) Only (B)
3) Only (C)
4) Only (A) and (B)
5) Only (A) and (C)
5. According to the Sixth Economic Census 2013 released on 9 September 2014, the highest percentage of hired workers in India is present in which State?
1) AP
2) MP
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Odisha
5) Assam
6. The Union Cabinet approved the creation of India Inclusive Innovation Fund (IIIF) recently. Consider the following in this regard and choose the correct statement(s):
1) The National Innovation Council and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have jointly created the fund.
2) IIIF seeks to leverage the model of venture capital to transform the lives of the less privileged
in the country.
3) The fund will be registered with the SEBI with an initial corpus of Rs.5,000 cr.
4) All the above
5) Only (1) and (2)
7. The central bank of which of the following countries has approved domestic trading in the Chinese Yuan, Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar as well as Indian Rupee in a move that will effectively make those currencies legal tender in the country?
1) Azerbaijan
2) Mogadishu
3) Zimbabwe
4) Nigeria
5) Bhutan
8. In the recently concluded 17th Asian games India won 57 medals. India placed in ........ position
1) 11th
2) 8th
3) 6th
4) 13th
5) 7th
9. The high-level committee that was constituted by Supreme Court in January 2014 in its report on 8 September 2014 revealed that most of the deemed universities are unfit for the status. Which is that high-level committee?
1) H Devaraja Committee
2) V Seneghal Committee
3) Tandon Committee
4) Mudgal Committee
5) Sri Krishna Committee
10. Which of the following is the first country, Narendra Modi visited as Prime Minister of India?
1) Malaysia
2) Japan
3) USA
4) Bangladesh
5) Bhutan
11. In the recently concluded Asian games, with which of the following partner India's Sania Mirza won the gold medal in the mixed doubles?
1) Horia Tecau
2) Mahesh Bhupathi
3) Saketh Myneni
4) Rohan Bopanna
5) None of these
12. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Ashok Chakra upon K Prasad Babu posthumously on 65th Republic Day. He was a Sub- Inspector in Greyhounds in the state of...
1) Odisha
2) Jharkhand
3) Bihar
4) West Bengal
5) Andhra Pradesh
13. In which of the following states, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) in first week of September 2014 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to setup India's first of its kind Coral Garden?
1) Gujarat
2) Odisha
3) Telangana
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Madhya Pradesh
14. Parliament of Iraq on 8 September 2014 approved a new government headed by a person as Prime Minister. Who is that person to head the government as Prime Minister?
1) Haider-al-abadi
2) Osama − al− Zuferi
3) Abdul Kjader
4) Hoshyar Zubedi
5) None
15. McKinsey India Chairman 'Adil Zainulbhai' has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) for a period of...
1) 5 years
2) 2 years
3) 4 years
4) 3 years
5) 6 years
16. World observed "International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer 2014" on..
1) September 16
2) September 12
3) September 17
4) September 20
5) September 22
17. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) exempts winners of which of the following awards/ games from paying income tax on cash or other rewards given by the govt?
1) Ramon Magsaysay award
2) Olympics
3) Commonwealth games
4) All the above
5) None of these
18. The Supreme Court has laid down 12 guidelines for authorities in dealing with death-row prisoners recently. Which of the following is NOT true in this regard?
1) All the required documents/ records should be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in one stroke.
2) The rejection of mercy plea by the President should be communicated to prisoners in
writing.
3) There should be a gap of 30 days between receipt of communication of rejection of
mercy petition and execution date.
4) The post-mortem of death convicts after their hanging has been made obligatory.
5) None of these
19. Kaushik Basu is going to be the second Indian after Amartya Sen to head?
1) Indian Economic Association
2) Indian Civics Association
3) Indian Economic Council
4) Economic association of India
5) None
20. The Arvind Mayaram panel is considering redefining overseas inflow. As per the proposal, any individual investment above 10 percent of the paid-up capital in a listed company will be treated as which of the following?
1) Foreign Direct Investment
2) Foreign Portfolio Investment
3) Qualified Foreign Investors
4) Foreign Institutional Investment
5) None
21. Which of the following is NOT correct about India's strategic missile Agni-IV?
1) It is a nuclear-capable strategic missile and has a strike range of about 4,000 km
2) The missile cannot be launched from a roadmobile launcher.
3) It has two stages of solid propulsion
4) It has a re-entry heat shield which can withstand temperature of more than 3000 degrees Celsius.
5) It carries state-of-the-art Ring Laser Gyros based high accuracy INS and Micro Navigation System (MINGS).
22. Which of the following cricket teams lost its one-day international status recently after it failed to win the final super six game in New Zealand in the World Cup qualifiers?
1) Kenya
2) Zimbabwe
3) Scotland
4) UAE
5) None of these
23. Mission Mangalam, an integrated poverty alleviation and rural woman empowerment initiative of which among the following states?
1) West Bengal
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Kerala
5) Arunachal Pradesh
24. As per currently prevailing norms, 49 percent FDI is allowed under automatic route in private sector banks in India. However, under the govt route FDI limit is up to...
1) 64%
2) 74%
3) 84%
4) 94%
5) 100%
25. The RBI announced to conduct open market operations, aimed to adjust the rupee liquidity conditions in the market by selling or purchasing which of the following?
1) Govt. securities
2) Public Sector Banks (PSB's) shares
3) Shares of blue chip PSUs
4) Gold
5) None of these
26. The Govt. had set up a six-member committee to address concerns of people from the Northeast following outrage over the death of a 19-year-old student in Delhi from Arunachal Pradesh. The Committee was headed by...
1) P Bharat Singh
2) Tape Bagra
3) Allen Temshi Jamir
4) HWT Syeim
5) MP Bezbaruah
27. After the direct benefit transfer project, the Govt. is now planning to usher in a DTH scheme. Which of the following is correct with respect to this scheme?
1) DTH is the acronym for Direct-To-Home.
2) The scheme has already been initiated in Andhra Pradesh and will now be implemented across the country.
3) All wages, pensions, maternity benefits and subsidy schemes meant for the people will actually be delivered directly to the family through Micro ATMs and other means.
4) All the above
5) Only (1) and (3)
28. Which of the following has been appointed as India's permanent representative to International Renewable Energy Agency?
1) Anil Nair
2) T.R. Chandrasekhar
3) Kushal Singh
4) Arvind Nair
5) T.P. Seetharam
29. Which of the following is/ are correctly matched with respect to bank's classification of their non-performing assets (NPAs)?
(A) Sub-standard asset: an asset which has remained NPA for a period not exceeding 12 months
(B) Doubtful Asset: an asset which has remained NPA for a period exceeding 12 months
(C) Loss asset: an asset which cannot be recovered
1) All the above
2) Only (A)
3) Only (B)
4) Only (C)
5) Only (A) and (B)
30. Any tangible assets that an organisation uses to produce goods or services such as office buildings, equipment and machinery, is termed as which of the following?
1) Fast moving consumer goods
2) White goods
3) Capital goods
4) Brown goods
5) None of these
31. In the latest Railway budget, the government has announced the first bullet train in which of the following corridor?
1) Mumbai-Ahmedabad
2) Delhi-Kanpur
3) Delhi-Kolkata
4) Varanasi-Chennai
5) Mumbai - Pune
32. Susie Wolff becomes the first woman to take part in a Formula1 racing weekend race in 22 years during the British Grand Prix. Who was the last woman to enter the F1 world Championship?
1) Christiana Amati
2) Lella Lombardi
3) Susi Headen
4) Giovanna Amati
5) None
33. Super Typhoon Neoguri, the strongest typhoon so far in 2014 Western Pacific season smashed which of the following countries?
1) China
2) Japan
3) Canada
4) USA
5) UAE
34. NABARD has sanctioned loans worth over Rs 19,100 cr under RIDF to states for agriculture and allied activities. Expand RIDF....
1) Rural Industries Development Fund
2) Rural Infrastructure Development Facility
3) Rural Innovation and Development Fund
4) Rural Irrigation Development Fund
5) Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
35. The Reserve Bank of India has suggested the use of PKI in payment system application. PKI, enables internet users to securely and privately exchange data and money, stands for...
1) Public Key Initiative
2) Public Key Information
3) Public Key Interference
4) Public Key Introduction
5) Public Key Infrastructure
36. The Sant Kabir award is given for the personalities who have given outstanding contribution in which field among these?
1) Handicrafts and Handlooms
2) Agriculture
3) Cultural Heritage
4) Environmental Studies
5) Peace and Harmony
37. Who among the following has been elected as the new president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)? India returned to the Olympic fold after a 14-month suspension following his election:
1) Lalit Bhanot
2) Abhay Singh Chautala
3) Anil Khanna
4) Rajeev Mehta
5) N. Ramachandran
38. The "Golden Pen of Freedom Award" is an annual international journalism award given by which organisation?
1) World Association of the News papers
2) UNESCO
3) Times Group
4) SAARC
5) None of these
39. The Penguin publications announced to withdraw a book, The Hindus: An Alternative History after some Hindu activists opposed the book. Who is the author of the book?
1) Sheldon Pollock
2) Sudhir Kakar
3) Rajiv Malhotra
4) Marjorie Garber
5) Wendy Dongier
40. Indian Air Force has launched its first 3D mobile game to encourage youths to join the Air Force. What is the name of that Game?
1) Guardian of the Sky
2) Sky Protectors
3) Protectors & Scrappers
4) Sky Guardians
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1-2, 2-1, 3-2, 4-5, 5-3, 6-5, 7-3, 8-2, 9-1, 10-5
11-3, 12-5, 13-1, 14-1, 15-4, 16-1, 17-4, 18-3, 19-1, 20-1
21-2, 22-1, 23-3, 24-2, 25-1, 26-5, 27-4, 28-5, 29-1, 30-3
31-1, 32-4, 33-2, 34-5, 35-5, 36-1, 37-5, 38-1, 39-5, 40-1
1) National Marketing Policy
2) National Manufacturing Policy
3) National Maintenance Policy
4) National Manufacturing Practice
5) National Manufacturing Promotion
2. Which combined military training exercise "Yudh Abhyas 2014" has been conducted in the foothills of Himalayas of Chaubattia in Uttarakhand from September 17 to 30, under the aegis of Garud Division/ Surya Command?
1) Indo-US
2) USA-USSR
3) Indo-Pak
4) Indo-UAE
5) Indo-Aus
3. As per the new rules formed by the Govt. aimed at checking political interference, officers of the three premier services IAS, IPS and IFS will now spend at least what time in each posting?
1) One year
2) Two years
3) Three years
4) Four years
5) Five years
4. In a step towards better management of its borrowings, the central govt. has prepared PDMA Bill. Consider the following with respect to PDMA:
(A) PDMA is acronym for Public Debt Management Agency.
(B) The proposed agency will be established as a statutory body.
(C) It is expected to take away the borrowing task from the RBI.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?
1) Only (A)
2) Only (B)
3) Only (C)
4) Only (A) and (B)
5) Only (A) and (C)
5. According to the Sixth Economic Census 2013 released on 9 September 2014, the highest percentage of hired workers in India is present in which State?
1) AP
2) MP
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Odisha
5) Assam
6. The Union Cabinet approved the creation of India Inclusive Innovation Fund (IIIF) recently. Consider the following in this regard and choose the correct statement(s):
1) The National Innovation Council and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have jointly created the fund.
2) IIIF seeks to leverage the model of venture capital to transform the lives of the less privileged
in the country.
3) The fund will be registered with the SEBI with an initial corpus of Rs.5,000 cr.
4) All the above
5) Only (1) and (2)
7. The central bank of which of the following countries has approved domestic trading in the Chinese Yuan, Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar as well as Indian Rupee in a move that will effectively make those currencies legal tender in the country?
1) Azerbaijan
2) Mogadishu
3) Zimbabwe
4) Nigeria
5) Bhutan
8. In the recently concluded 17th Asian games India won 57 medals. India placed in ........ position
1) 11th
2) 8th
3) 6th
4) 13th
5) 7th
9. The high-level committee that was constituted by Supreme Court in January 2014 in its report on 8 September 2014 revealed that most of the deemed universities are unfit for the status. Which is that high-level committee?
1) H Devaraja Committee
2) V Seneghal Committee
3) Tandon Committee
4) Mudgal Committee
5) Sri Krishna Committee
10. Which of the following is the first country, Narendra Modi visited as Prime Minister of India?
1) Malaysia
2) Japan
3) USA
4) Bangladesh
5) Bhutan
11. In the recently concluded Asian games, with which of the following partner India's Sania Mirza won the gold medal in the mixed doubles?
1) Horia Tecau
2) Mahesh Bhupathi
3) Saketh Myneni
4) Rohan Bopanna
5) None of these
12. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Ashok Chakra upon K Prasad Babu posthumously on 65th Republic Day. He was a Sub- Inspector in Greyhounds in the state of...
1) Odisha
2) Jharkhand
3) Bihar
4) West Bengal
5) Andhra Pradesh
13. In which of the following states, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) in first week of September 2014 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to setup India's first of its kind Coral Garden?
1) Gujarat
2) Odisha
3) Telangana
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Madhya Pradesh
14. Parliament of Iraq on 8 September 2014 approved a new government headed by a person as Prime Minister. Who is that person to head the government as Prime Minister?
1) Haider-al-abadi
2) Osama − al− Zuferi
3) Abdul Kjader
4) Hoshyar Zubedi
5) None
15. McKinsey India Chairman 'Adil Zainulbhai' has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) for a period of...
1) 5 years
2) 2 years
3) 4 years
4) 3 years
5) 6 years
16. World observed "International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer 2014" on..
1) September 16
2) September 12
3) September 17
4) September 20
5) September 22
17. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) exempts winners of which of the following awards/ games from paying income tax on cash or other rewards given by the govt?
1) Ramon Magsaysay award
2) Olympics
3) Commonwealth games
4) All the above
5) None of these
18. The Supreme Court has laid down 12 guidelines for authorities in dealing with death-row prisoners recently. Which of the following is NOT true in this regard?
1) All the required documents/ records should be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in one stroke.
2) The rejection of mercy plea by the President should be communicated to prisoners in
writing.
3) There should be a gap of 30 days between receipt of communication of rejection of
mercy petition and execution date.
4) The post-mortem of death convicts after their hanging has been made obligatory.
5) None of these
19. Kaushik Basu is going to be the second Indian after Amartya Sen to head?
1) Indian Economic Association
2) Indian Civics Association
3) Indian Economic Council
4) Economic association of India
5) None
20. The Arvind Mayaram panel is considering redefining overseas inflow. As per the proposal, any individual investment above 10 percent of the paid-up capital in a listed company will be treated as which of the following?
1) Foreign Direct Investment
2) Foreign Portfolio Investment
3) Qualified Foreign Investors
4) Foreign Institutional Investment
5) None
21. Which of the following is NOT correct about India's strategic missile Agni-IV?
1) It is a nuclear-capable strategic missile and has a strike range of about 4,000 km
2) The missile cannot be launched from a roadmobile launcher.
3) It has two stages of solid propulsion
4) It has a re-entry heat shield which can withstand temperature of more than 3000 degrees Celsius.
5) It carries state-of-the-art Ring Laser Gyros based high accuracy INS and Micro Navigation System (MINGS).
22. Which of the following cricket teams lost its one-day international status recently after it failed to win the final super six game in New Zealand in the World Cup qualifiers?
1) Kenya
2) Zimbabwe
3) Scotland
4) UAE
5) None of these
23. Mission Mangalam, an integrated poverty alleviation and rural woman empowerment initiative of which among the following states?
1) West Bengal
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Kerala
5) Arunachal Pradesh
24. As per currently prevailing norms, 49 percent FDI is allowed under automatic route in private sector banks in India. However, under the govt route FDI limit is up to...
1) 64%
2) 74%
3) 84%
4) 94%
5) 100%
25. The RBI announced to conduct open market operations, aimed to adjust the rupee liquidity conditions in the market by selling or purchasing which of the following?
1) Govt. securities
2) Public Sector Banks (PSB's) shares
3) Shares of blue chip PSUs
4) Gold
5) None of these
26. The Govt. had set up a six-member committee to address concerns of people from the Northeast following outrage over the death of a 19-year-old student in Delhi from Arunachal Pradesh. The Committee was headed by...
1) P Bharat Singh
2) Tape Bagra
3) Allen Temshi Jamir
4) HWT Syeim
5) MP Bezbaruah
27. After the direct benefit transfer project, the Govt. is now planning to usher in a DTH scheme. Which of the following is correct with respect to this scheme?
1) DTH is the acronym for Direct-To-Home.
2) The scheme has already been initiated in Andhra Pradesh and will now be implemented across the country.
3) All wages, pensions, maternity benefits and subsidy schemes meant for the people will actually be delivered directly to the family through Micro ATMs and other means.
4) All the above
5) Only (1) and (3)
28. Which of the following has been appointed as India's permanent representative to International Renewable Energy Agency?
1) Anil Nair
2) T.R. Chandrasekhar
3) Kushal Singh
4) Arvind Nair
5) T.P. Seetharam
29. Which of the following is/ are correctly matched with respect to bank's classification of their non-performing assets (NPAs)?
(A) Sub-standard asset: an asset which has remained NPA for a period not exceeding 12 months
(B) Doubtful Asset: an asset which has remained NPA for a period exceeding 12 months
(C) Loss asset: an asset which cannot be recovered
1) All the above
2) Only (A)
3) Only (B)
4) Only (C)
5) Only (A) and (B)
30. Any tangible assets that an organisation uses to produce goods or services such as office buildings, equipment and machinery, is termed as which of the following?
1) Fast moving consumer goods
2) White goods
3) Capital goods
4) Brown goods
5) None of these
31. In the latest Railway budget, the government has announced the first bullet train in which of the following corridor?
1) Mumbai-Ahmedabad
2) Delhi-Kanpur
3) Delhi-Kolkata
4) Varanasi-Chennai
5) Mumbai - Pune
32. Susie Wolff becomes the first woman to take part in a Formula1 racing weekend race in 22 years during the British Grand Prix. Who was the last woman to enter the F1 world Championship?
1) Christiana Amati
2) Lella Lombardi
3) Susi Headen
4) Giovanna Amati
5) None
33. Super Typhoon Neoguri, the strongest typhoon so far in 2014 Western Pacific season smashed which of the following countries?
1) China
2) Japan
3) Canada
4) USA
5) UAE
34. NABARD has sanctioned loans worth over Rs 19,100 cr under RIDF to states for agriculture and allied activities. Expand RIDF....
1) Rural Industries Development Fund
2) Rural Infrastructure Development Facility
3) Rural Innovation and Development Fund
4) Rural Irrigation Development Fund
5) Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
35. The Reserve Bank of India has suggested the use of PKI in payment system application. PKI, enables internet users to securely and privately exchange data and money, stands for...
1) Public Key Initiative
2) Public Key Information
3) Public Key Interference
4) Public Key Introduction
5) Public Key Infrastructure
36. The Sant Kabir award is given for the personalities who have given outstanding contribution in which field among these?
1) Handicrafts and Handlooms
2) Agriculture
3) Cultural Heritage
4) Environmental Studies
5) Peace and Harmony
37. Who among the following has been elected as the new president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)? India returned to the Olympic fold after a 14-month suspension following his election:
1) Lalit Bhanot
2) Abhay Singh Chautala
3) Anil Khanna
4) Rajeev Mehta
5) N. Ramachandran
38. The "Golden Pen of Freedom Award" is an annual international journalism award given by which organisation?
1) World Association of the News papers
2) UNESCO
3) Times Group
4) SAARC
5) None of these
39. The Penguin publications announced to withdraw a book, The Hindus: An Alternative History after some Hindu activists opposed the book. Who is the author of the book?
1) Sheldon Pollock
2) Sudhir Kakar
3) Rajiv Malhotra
4) Marjorie Garber
5) Wendy Dongier
40. Indian Air Force has launched its first 3D mobile game to encourage youths to join the Air Force. What is the name of that Game?
1) Guardian of the Sky
2) Sky Protectors
3) Protectors & Scrappers
4) Sky Guardians
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1-2, 2-1, 3-2, 4-5, 5-3, 6-5, 7-3, 8-2, 9-1, 10-5
11-3, 12-5, 13-1, 14-1, 15-4, 16-1, 17-4, 18-3, 19-1, 20-1
21-2, 22-1, 23-3, 24-2, 25-1, 26-5, 27-4, 28-5, 29-1, 30-3
31-1, 32-4, 33-2, 34-5, 35-5, 36-1, 37-5, 38-1, 39-5, 40-1
