1. Which of the following State governments launched Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Concrete Road
Nirman Scheme on December 5, 2014?
1) Assam
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Jharkhand
2. Ashton Carter was nominated by President Barack Obama on December 5, 2014 to replace Chuck Hagel as the United States Secretary of?
1) State
2) Defense
3) Treasury
4) Agriculture
5) Commerce
3. Who was named 'Asian of the Year' by The Straits Times, Singapore's leading daily on December 5, 2014?
1) Xi Jinping
2) Shinzo Abe
3) Narendra Modi
4) Thein Sein
5) Li Keqiang
4. Who took charge as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director on December 3, 2014?
1) Amar Pratap Singh
2) Ratan Kumar Sinha
3) Ashok Tiwari
4) Anil Kumar Sinha
5) R.S. Bhatti
5. Jamil Mahuad was sentenced to 12 years in prison for misappropriating public funds. He is the
former President of?
1) Libya
2) Ecuador
3) Uganda
4) Kenya
5) Mexico
6. What does CTS stand for?
1) Cheque Termination System
2) Cheque Truncation System
3) Cheque Transaction System
4) Cheque Transaction Scheme
5) None of these
7. Who took charge as the new United States interim Ambassador to India on June 6, 2014?
1) Nancy Powell
2) Penny Pritzker
3) Kathleen Stephens
4) Nisha Desai Biswal
5) Susan Rice
8. Who was honored with 'Champions of Change' by the White House for her exemplary leadership in her community?
1) Pratishtha Khanna
2) Anita Goel
3) Sangeeta Bhatia
4) Usha Haley
5) None of these
9. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Solicitor General - Ranjit Kumar
2) National Security Adviser - Ajit Doval
3) Comptroller and Auditor General - Shashikant Sharma
4) Principal Secretary to the PM - Nripender Mishra
5) Finance Secretary - Arvind Mayaram
10. The ninth G20 Summit was held recently in which of the following countries?
1) South Korea
2) Russia
3) UK
4) China
5) None of these
11. Who among the following was recently appointed the President of Chile?
1) Dilma Rousseff
2) Christina Fernandez
3) Michelle Bachelet
4) Evo Morales
5) None of these
12. What is the maximum number of withdrawals allowed per month in Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts (BSBDA)?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
5) No restrictions
13. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched on the birth anniversary of which of the following
leaders?
1) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
2) Lal Bahadur Shastri
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Jayaprakash Narayan
5) Deendayal Upadhyaya
14. Who won the Samsung Most Valuable Player at the 17th Asian Games?
1) Yogeshwar Dutt
2) Jitu Rai
3) Sania Mirza
4) Sardar Singh
5) Mary Kom
15. Who won the 2014 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction?
1) Jhumpa Lahiri
2) Eimear McBride
3) Anita Desai
4) Eleanor Catton
5) Kiran Desai
16. Juan Carlos reigned as the king of which of the following countries from 1975 to 2014?
1) Austria
2) UK
3) Portugal
4) Spain
5) Netherlands
17. Who won the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee contest?
1) Kavya Shivshankar
2) Balu Natarajan
3) Anamika Veermani
4) Arvind Mahankali
5) Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe
18. Gary Gilmour died on June 10, 2014. He was a fast bowler who played 15 Tests for?
1) Australia
2) New Zealand
3) South Africa
4) West Indies
5) None of these
19. Which of the following refers to the amount that the commercial banks require to maintain in the form of gold or Government approved securities before lending?
1) Repo rate
2) Bank rate
3) CRR
4) SLR
5) MSF
20. Which of the following States has a woman Chief Minister?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Goa
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Rajasthan
21. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was set up in?
1) 1944
2) 1954
3) 1960
4) 1964
5) 1950
22. Which of the following crops requires water logging for its cultivation?
1) Tea
2) Coffee
3) Sorghum
4) Mustard
5) Paddy
23. Who is the author of the novel 'A Girl is a Half-formed Thing'?
1) Chimamanda Ngozi
2) Hannah Kent
3) Jhumpa Lahiri
4) Donna Tartt
5) Eimear McBride
24. Who is the Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organization?
1) Shefali Razdan Duggal
2) Sujatha Singh
3) Anjali Prasad
4) Meera Shankar
5) None of these
25. David Allen died on May 25, 2014. He played 39 Tests for?
1) Australia
2) England
3) South Africa
4) West Indies
5) New Zealand
26. The Election Commission conducts elections to the?
1) Parliament
2) State Legislatures
3) Office of the President
4) Office of the Vice President
5) All the above
27. The International Rice Research Institute is in?
1) USA
2) Mexico
3) Japan
4) China
5) Philippines
28. Agronomy deals with?
1) Breeding of crop plants
2) Protection of crops from pests
3) Protection of crops from diseases
4) Principles and Practice of crop production
5) None of these
29. The policy of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization was announced as New Economic Policy by?
1) Rajiv Gandhi
2) V.P. Singh
3) P.V. Narasimha Rao
4) Atal Behari Vajpayee
5) I.K. Gujral
30. The National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research
(NCAP) is located at?
1) New Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Bangalore
4) Mumbai
5) Chennai
31. Hindustan Zinc Limited will build 30,000 toilets for poor families in rural areas in?
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Telangana
5) Chhattisgarh
32. The Pilibhit wildlife sanctuary got tiger reserve status with effect from June 9, 2014. It is in?
1) Odisha
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Jharkhand
5) Uttar Pradesh
33. Kashagan oil field is in which of the following countries?
1) Russia
2) Ukraine
3) Kazakhstan
4) Kyrgyzstan
5) Armenia
34. Which of the following days was declared as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by the United Nations General Assembly?
1) May 13
2) July 31
3) May 31
4) April 6
5) June 6
35. Neermahal is a former royal palace situated in?
1) Assam
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Manipur
5) Tripura
36. IFAD stands for?
1) International Fund for Agricultural Development
2) International Fund for Aquatic Development
3) International Fund for Asia's Development
4) International Fund for Africa's Development
5) None of these
37. FAO is a part of?
1) World Bank
2) International Monetary Fund
3) Asian Development Bank
4) United Nations Organization
5) World Trade Organization
38. The term 'double fault' is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Cricket
2) Hockey
3) Chess
4) Football
5) Tennis
39. What is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio at present?
1) 22.5 percent
2) 22 percent
3) 23 percent
4) 24 percent
5) None of these
40. Who among the following is one of the four deputy governors of the Reserve Bank of India?
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) P.Vijaya Bhaskar
3) Y.H. Malegam
4) Nachiket Mor
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 2 6) 2 7) 3 8) 1 9) 5 10) 5
11) 3 12) 3 13) 4 14) 5 15) 2 16) 4 17) 5 18) 1 19) 4 20) 5
21) 4 22) 5 23) 5 24) 3 25) 2 26) 5 27) 5 28) 4 29) 3 30) 1
31) 2 32) 5 33) 3 34) 4 35) 5 36) 1 37) 4 38) 5 39) 2 40) 5
Nirman Scheme on December 5, 2014?
1) Assam
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Jharkhand
2. Ashton Carter was nominated by President Barack Obama on December 5, 2014 to replace Chuck Hagel as the United States Secretary of?
1) State
2) Defense
3) Treasury
4) Agriculture
5) Commerce
3. Who was named 'Asian of the Year' by The Straits Times, Singapore's leading daily on December 5, 2014?
1) Xi Jinping
2) Shinzo Abe
3) Narendra Modi
4) Thein Sein
5) Li Keqiang
4. Who took charge as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director on December 3, 2014?
1) Amar Pratap Singh
2) Ratan Kumar Sinha
3) Ashok Tiwari
4) Anil Kumar Sinha
5) R.S. Bhatti
5. Jamil Mahuad was sentenced to 12 years in prison for misappropriating public funds. He is the
former President of?
1) Libya
2) Ecuador
3) Uganda
4) Kenya
5) Mexico
6. What does CTS stand for?
1) Cheque Termination System
2) Cheque Truncation System
3) Cheque Transaction System
4) Cheque Transaction Scheme
5) None of these
7. Who took charge as the new United States interim Ambassador to India on June 6, 2014?
1) Nancy Powell
2) Penny Pritzker
3) Kathleen Stephens
4) Nisha Desai Biswal
5) Susan Rice
8. Who was honored with 'Champions of Change' by the White House for her exemplary leadership in her community?
1) Pratishtha Khanna
2) Anita Goel
3) Sangeeta Bhatia
4) Usha Haley
5) None of these
9. Identify the mismatched pair?
1) Solicitor General - Ranjit Kumar
2) National Security Adviser - Ajit Doval
3) Comptroller and Auditor General - Shashikant Sharma
4) Principal Secretary to the PM - Nripender Mishra
5) Finance Secretary - Arvind Mayaram
10. The ninth G20 Summit was held recently in which of the following countries?
1) South Korea
2) Russia
3) UK
4) China
5) None of these
11. Who among the following was recently appointed the President of Chile?
1) Dilma Rousseff
2) Christina Fernandez
3) Michelle Bachelet
4) Evo Morales
5) None of these
12. What is the maximum number of withdrawals allowed per month in Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts (BSBDA)?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
5) No restrictions
13. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched on the birth anniversary of which of the following
leaders?
1) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
2) Lal Bahadur Shastri
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Jayaprakash Narayan
5) Deendayal Upadhyaya
14. Who won the Samsung Most Valuable Player at the 17th Asian Games?
1) Yogeshwar Dutt
2) Jitu Rai
3) Sania Mirza
4) Sardar Singh
5) Mary Kom
15. Who won the 2014 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction?
1) Jhumpa Lahiri
2) Eimear McBride
3) Anita Desai
4) Eleanor Catton
5) Kiran Desai
16. Juan Carlos reigned as the king of which of the following countries from 1975 to 2014?
1) Austria
2) UK
3) Portugal
4) Spain
5) Netherlands
17. Who won the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee contest?
1) Kavya Shivshankar
2) Balu Natarajan
3) Anamika Veermani
4) Arvind Mahankali
5) Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe
18. Gary Gilmour died on June 10, 2014. He was a fast bowler who played 15 Tests for?
1) Australia
2) New Zealand
3) South Africa
4) West Indies
5) None of these
19. Which of the following refers to the amount that the commercial banks require to maintain in the form of gold or Government approved securities before lending?
1) Repo rate
2) Bank rate
3) CRR
4) SLR
5) MSF
20. Which of the following States has a woman Chief Minister?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Goa
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Rajasthan
21. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was set up in?
1) 1944
2) 1954
3) 1960
4) 1964
5) 1950
22. Which of the following crops requires water logging for its cultivation?
1) Tea
2) Coffee
3) Sorghum
4) Mustard
5) Paddy
23. Who is the author of the novel 'A Girl is a Half-formed Thing'?
1) Chimamanda Ngozi
2) Hannah Kent
3) Jhumpa Lahiri
4) Donna Tartt
5) Eimear McBride
24. Who is the Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organization?
1) Shefali Razdan Duggal
2) Sujatha Singh
3) Anjali Prasad
4) Meera Shankar
5) None of these
25. David Allen died on May 25, 2014. He played 39 Tests for?
1) Australia
2) England
3) South Africa
4) West Indies
5) New Zealand
26. The Election Commission conducts elections to the?
1) Parliament
2) State Legislatures
3) Office of the President
4) Office of the Vice President
5) All the above
27. The International Rice Research Institute is in?
1) USA
2) Mexico
3) Japan
4) China
5) Philippines
28. Agronomy deals with?
1) Breeding of crop plants
2) Protection of crops from pests
3) Protection of crops from diseases
4) Principles and Practice of crop production
5) None of these
29. The policy of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization was announced as New Economic Policy by?
1) Rajiv Gandhi
2) V.P. Singh
3) P.V. Narasimha Rao
4) Atal Behari Vajpayee
5) I.K. Gujral
30. The National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research
(NCAP) is located at?
1) New Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Bangalore
4) Mumbai
5) Chennai
31. Hindustan Zinc Limited will build 30,000 toilets for poor families in rural areas in?
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Telangana
5) Chhattisgarh
32. The Pilibhit wildlife sanctuary got tiger reserve status with effect from June 9, 2014. It is in?
1) Odisha
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Jharkhand
5) Uttar Pradesh
33. Kashagan oil field is in which of the following countries?
1) Russia
2) Ukraine
3) Kazakhstan
4) Kyrgyzstan
5) Armenia
34. Which of the following days was declared as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by the United Nations General Assembly?
1) May 13
2) July 31
3) May 31
4) April 6
5) June 6
35. Neermahal is a former royal palace situated in?
1) Assam
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Manipur
5) Tripura
36. IFAD stands for?
1) International Fund for Agricultural Development
2) International Fund for Aquatic Development
3) International Fund for Asia's Development
4) International Fund for Africa's Development
5) None of these
37. FAO is a part of?
1) World Bank
2) International Monetary Fund
3) Asian Development Bank
4) United Nations Organization
5) World Trade Organization
38. The term 'double fault' is associated with which of the following sports?
1) Cricket
2) Hockey
3) Chess
4) Football
5) Tennis
39. What is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio at present?
1) 22.5 percent
2) 22 percent
3) 23 percent
4) 24 percent
5) None of these
40. Who among the following is one of the four deputy governors of the Reserve Bank of India?
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) P.Vijaya Bhaskar
3) Y.H. Malegam
4) Nachiket Mor
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 2 6) 2 7) 3 8) 1 9) 5 10) 5
11) 3 12) 3 13) 4 14) 5 15) 2 16) 4 17) 5 18) 1 19) 4 20) 5
21) 4 22) 5 23) 5 24) 3 25) 2 26) 5 27) 5 28) 4 29) 3 30) 1
31) 2 32) 5 33) 3 34) 4 35) 5 36) 1 37) 4 38) 5 39) 2 40) 5
