1. Recently, where and when an agreement on exemption of visa requirement for holders of diplomatic and official passports has been signed between India and Norway?
1) Oslo - 14 October
2) Paris - 15 October
3) Tokyo - 13 October
4) Norway - 20 October
5) Delhi - 15 October
2. Name the country which has agreed to provide 4 million Euros and services of international experts to help in effective implementation of sanitation programmes in urban areas of India?
1) India
2) Germany
3) USA
4) USSR
5) Norway
3. Name the author who has won the Man Booker Prize for his war time novel 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'?
1) V.V. Richards
2) M.M. Oslovan
3) Richard Flanagan
4) Johnson Richards
5) None
4. Recently, which court has dismissed the pleas of State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank, challenging an Allahabad High Court order, directing sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh to sell the sugar stock to reclaim their dues from farmers on 14th Oct' 14?
1) Supreme Court
2) High Court of Allahabad
3) High Court of UP
4) High Court of Pune
5) None
5. Recently, from which city of Uttarakhand, direct Air India flight to Delhi has been started on 14th Oct' 14?
1) Patnanagar
2) Pantnagar
3) Adhinagar
4) Shivnagar
5) Parvathipuram
6. Which state government has decided to set up an animal trauma care centre, recently?
1) Goa
2) Karnataka
3) West Bengal
4) Kerala
5) Telangana
7. The Wholesale Price Index based inflation comes down to five year low of how much % in Sep' 2014?
1) 2.38%
2) 3.56%
3) 4.67%
4) 1.23%
5) 4.98%
8. By how much percent India's exports rise in September 2014?
1) 2.73%
2) 3.45%
3) 4.56%
4) 1.23%
5) 2.23%
9. According to the 2014 Global Hunger Index released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), what rank has been achieved by India among 76 countries?
1) 55
2) 67
3) 78
4) 89
5) 12
10. The 3rd International Tourism Mart, organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with the North Eastern States and West Bengal was officially inaugurated in which state of India?
1) Meghalaya
2) Manipur
3) Sikkim
4) Goa
5) Mizoram
11. In how many cities TATA Value Homes, a subsidiary of Tata Housing Development Company, plans to launch new 'Value Home' projects?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
5) 6
12. Khaled Bahah was appointed as the Prime Minister of which country on 13th Oct' 14?
1) Yemen
2) Doha
3) Saudi
4) Dubai
5) None
13. Which third navigational satellite of India was launched successfully at 1.32 AM on 16th Oct' 14?
1) IRN S S 1 C
2) IRN S C 1 X
3) IRM C C 2 X
4) IRP V B 1 Y
5) None
14. According to the announcement made by ISRO Chairman K.Radhakrishnan in Oct 2014, ISRO will launch which of the following within next 45 days?
1) GSLV Mark II
2) GSLV Mark III
3) GSLV Mark I
4) GSLV Mark IV
5) GSLV Mark V
15. The person who has been awarded with the Best Central Bank Governor Award 2014 by Euromoney Magazine is....
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) Ranjan Rathod
3) Madhav Shukla
4) John David
5) None
16. Name the country where the Harbin Ice festival has been celebrated from 1st Nov to 10th Nov' 14?
1) HongKong
2) Japan
3) China
4) Australia
5) India
17. Name the author of the book 'Final Test : Exit Sachin Tendulkar' released on 15th Oct' 14?
1) Dilip D'Souza
2) Kumara Mangalam
3) Dinesh Johnson
4) Divakar Mehtha
5) None
18. Which bank has launched Facebook - based funds transfer platform 'Kaypay' on 14 Oct 2014?
1) Kotak Mahindra
2) Axis Bank
3) ING Vysya
4) HDFC
5) HSBC
19. Global Hand Washing Day was observed on ......
1) 15 October
2) 16 October
3) 17 October
4) 20 October
5) 1 October
20. Name the person who has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) on 14th Oct' 14?
1) Giridhar Pande
2) Goutham Roy
3) Girish Kanitkar
4) Madhusha Malhotra
5) None
21. Who is the 10-year old terminally ill boy became Hyderabad Police Commissioner for a day on 15th Oct' 2014?
1) Sadiq
2) Syed Ahmed
3) Suresh
4) Srikara
5) Srinivas
22. The two days talks on border mechanism between India and China began on..
1) 16 October
2) 17 October
3) 18 October
4) 19 October
5) 20 October
23. What is the name of the India's indigenously developed nuclear capable cruise missile which was test-fired from Chandipur in Odisha on 17th Oct' 2014?
1) Nirbhaya
2) Nirdeshak
3) Nirikshana
4) Nirnaya
5) None
24. On which day is the Ministry of External Affairs launched country-wide Passport Seva Camp programme?
1) 18th October
2) 19th October
3) 20th October
4) 21st October
5) 23rd October
25. What is the name of the eminent Indian Scientist who received the World Food Prize 2014 for his scientific research?
1) Dr. Sanjay Rajaram
2) Dr. Sudhakar Rajan
3) Dr. Vinay Rajan
4) Dr. Pavan Rajan
5) None
26. How many countries were elected as nonpermanent members of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 16th Oct' 14?
1) 3
2) 5
3) 6
4) 7
5) 8
27. According to the WHO, which country accounts for 80% for polio cases globally?
1) Indonesia
2) Pakistan
3) Afghanistan
4) Sri Lanka
5) Uzbekistan
28. World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on which of the following dates?
1) May 22
2) May 23
3) May 25
4) May 29
5) May 31
29. Vostro Account is an account maintained by a foreign bank with a bank in India in which of the following currencies?
1) Dollar
2) Euro
3) Indian Rupee
4) The currency of the country the bank is based in
5) None of these
30. Who among the following has authored the book titled The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-14?
1) Roshen Dalal
2) Carlotta Gall
3) Jo Nesbo
4) Donna Tartt
5) None of these
31. As announced by the US President Barack Obama recently, the US military will be completely pulled out of Afghanistan by the end of
1) 2015
2) 2016
3) 2017
4) 2018
5) 2020
32. What is 'net interest income'?
1) The interest earned on investments
2) The interest earned on advances
3) The difference between the interest earned and interest paid
4) Total interest earned from all sources
5) None of these
33. The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired his first FSDC meet recently. What is the full form of FSDC?
1) Financial Stability and Development Council
2) Financial Suitability and Development Council
3) Financial Steering and Development Council
4) Financial Stability and Diversification Council
5) None of these
34. Who among the following has won the 2014 Monaco Formula One Grand Prix?
1) Nico Rosberg
2) Jenson Button
3) Fernando Alonso
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Lewis Hamilton
35. Which of the following currencies has been the best performing currency in Asia- Pacific region against the US dollar so far in 2014?
1) Indian Rupee
2) Malaysian Ringgit
3) South Korean Won
4) Japanese Yen
5) New Zealand Dollar
36. What should be the minimum amount of certificate of deposit (CD)?
1) 0.5 lakh
2) 1 lakh
3) 2 lakh
4) 5 lakh
5) None of these
37. The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially the XX Commonwealth Games, held from 23 Jul to 3 Aug 2014 in which of the following cities?
1) Los Angeles
2) Rio de Janeiro
3) Pyeongchang
4) Glasgow
5) None
38. The term 'double fault' is associated with which of the following games?
1) Cricket
2) Football
3) Tennis
4) Badminton
5) Chess
39. 'With You - All The Way' is the tagline of which of the following banks?
1) Bank of India
2) Indian Bank
3) Bank of Baroda
4) Sate Bank of India
5) None of these
40. What is the number of Rajya Sabha members allotted to the newly created state of Telangana?
1) 7
2) 11
3) 12
4) 18
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 7-1, 8-1, 9-1, 10-1
11-2, 12-1, 13-1, 14-2, 15-1, 16-1, 17-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-2
21-1, 22-1, 23-1, 24-1, 25-1, 26-2, 27-2, 28-5, 29-3, 30-2
31-2, 32-3, 33-1, 34-1, 35-1, 36-2, 37-4, 38-3, 39-4, 40-1.
1) Oslo - 14 October
2) Paris - 15 October
3) Tokyo - 13 October
4) Norway - 20 October
5) Delhi - 15 October
2. Name the country which has agreed to provide 4 million Euros and services of international experts to help in effective implementation of sanitation programmes in urban areas of India?
1) India
2) Germany
3) USA
4) USSR
5) Norway
3. Name the author who has won the Man Booker Prize for his war time novel 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'?
1) V.V. Richards
2) M.M. Oslovan
3) Richard Flanagan
4) Johnson Richards
5) None
4. Recently, which court has dismissed the pleas of State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank, challenging an Allahabad High Court order, directing sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh to sell the sugar stock to reclaim their dues from farmers on 14th Oct' 14?
1) Supreme Court
2) High Court of Allahabad
3) High Court of UP
4) High Court of Pune
5) None
5. Recently, from which city of Uttarakhand, direct Air India flight to Delhi has been started on 14th Oct' 14?
1) Patnanagar
2) Pantnagar
3) Adhinagar
4) Shivnagar
5) Parvathipuram
6. Which state government has decided to set up an animal trauma care centre, recently?
1) Goa
2) Karnataka
3) West Bengal
4) Kerala
5) Telangana
7. The Wholesale Price Index based inflation comes down to five year low of how much % in Sep' 2014?
1) 2.38%
2) 3.56%
3) 4.67%
4) 1.23%
5) 4.98%
8. By how much percent India's exports rise in September 2014?
1) 2.73%
2) 3.45%
3) 4.56%
4) 1.23%
5) 2.23%
9. According to the 2014 Global Hunger Index released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), what rank has been achieved by India among 76 countries?
1) 55
2) 67
3) 78
4) 89
5) 12
10. The 3rd International Tourism Mart, organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with the North Eastern States and West Bengal was officially inaugurated in which state of India?
1) Meghalaya
2) Manipur
3) Sikkim
4) Goa
5) Mizoram
11. In how many cities TATA Value Homes, a subsidiary of Tata Housing Development Company, plans to launch new 'Value Home' projects?
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
5) 6
12. Khaled Bahah was appointed as the Prime Minister of which country on 13th Oct' 14?
1) Yemen
2) Doha
3) Saudi
4) Dubai
5) None
13. Which third navigational satellite of India was launched successfully at 1.32 AM on 16th Oct' 14?
1) IRN S S 1 C
2) IRN S C 1 X
3) IRM C C 2 X
4) IRP V B 1 Y
5) None
14. According to the announcement made by ISRO Chairman K.Radhakrishnan in Oct 2014, ISRO will launch which of the following within next 45 days?
1) GSLV Mark II
2) GSLV Mark III
3) GSLV Mark I
4) GSLV Mark IV
5) GSLV Mark V
15. The person who has been awarded with the Best Central Bank Governor Award 2014 by Euromoney Magazine is....
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) Ranjan Rathod
3) Madhav Shukla
4) John David
5) None
16. Name the country where the Harbin Ice festival has been celebrated from 1st Nov to 10th Nov' 14?
1) HongKong
2) Japan
3) China
4) Australia
5) India
17. Name the author of the book 'Final Test : Exit Sachin Tendulkar' released on 15th Oct' 14?
1) Dilip D'Souza
2) Kumara Mangalam
3) Dinesh Johnson
4) Divakar Mehtha
5) None
18. Which bank has launched Facebook - based funds transfer platform 'Kaypay' on 14 Oct 2014?
1) Kotak Mahindra
2) Axis Bank
3) ING Vysya
4) HDFC
5) HSBC
19. Global Hand Washing Day was observed on ......
1) 15 October
2) 16 October
3) 17 October
4) 20 October
5) 1 October
20. Name the person who has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) on 14th Oct' 14?
1) Giridhar Pande
2) Goutham Roy
3) Girish Kanitkar
4) Madhusha Malhotra
5) None
21. Who is the 10-year old terminally ill boy became Hyderabad Police Commissioner for a day on 15th Oct' 2014?
1) Sadiq
2) Syed Ahmed
3) Suresh
4) Srikara
5) Srinivas
22. The two days talks on border mechanism between India and China began on..
1) 16 October
2) 17 October
3) 18 October
4) 19 October
5) 20 October
23. What is the name of the India's indigenously developed nuclear capable cruise missile which was test-fired from Chandipur in Odisha on 17th Oct' 2014?
1) Nirbhaya
2) Nirdeshak
3) Nirikshana
4) Nirnaya
5) None
24. On which day is the Ministry of External Affairs launched country-wide Passport Seva Camp programme?
1) 18th October
2) 19th October
3) 20th October
4) 21st October
5) 23rd October
25. What is the name of the eminent Indian Scientist who received the World Food Prize 2014 for his scientific research?
1) Dr. Sanjay Rajaram
2) Dr. Sudhakar Rajan
3) Dr. Vinay Rajan
4) Dr. Pavan Rajan
5) None
26. How many countries were elected as nonpermanent members of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 16th Oct' 14?
1) 3
2) 5
3) 6
4) 7
5) 8
27. According to the WHO, which country accounts for 80% for polio cases globally?
1) Indonesia
2) Pakistan
3) Afghanistan
4) Sri Lanka
5) Uzbekistan
28. World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on which of the following dates?
1) May 22
2) May 23
3) May 25
4) May 29
5) May 31
29. Vostro Account is an account maintained by a foreign bank with a bank in India in which of the following currencies?
1) Dollar
2) Euro
3) Indian Rupee
4) The currency of the country the bank is based in
5) None of these
30. Who among the following has authored the book titled The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-14?
1) Roshen Dalal
2) Carlotta Gall
3) Jo Nesbo
4) Donna Tartt
5) None of these
31. As announced by the US President Barack Obama recently, the US military will be completely pulled out of Afghanistan by the end of
1) 2015
2) 2016
3) 2017
4) 2018
5) 2020
32. What is 'net interest income'?
1) The interest earned on investments
2) The interest earned on advances
3) The difference between the interest earned and interest paid
4) Total interest earned from all sources
5) None of these
33. The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chaired his first FSDC meet recently. What is the full form of FSDC?
1) Financial Stability and Development Council
2) Financial Suitability and Development Council
3) Financial Steering and Development Council
4) Financial Stability and Diversification Council
5) None of these
34. Who among the following has won the 2014 Monaco Formula One Grand Prix?
1) Nico Rosberg
2) Jenson Button
3) Fernando Alonso
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Lewis Hamilton
35. Which of the following currencies has been the best performing currency in Asia- Pacific region against the US dollar so far in 2014?
1) Indian Rupee
2) Malaysian Ringgit
3) South Korean Won
4) Japanese Yen
5) New Zealand Dollar
36. What should be the minimum amount of certificate of deposit (CD)?
1) 0.5 lakh
2) 1 lakh
3) 2 lakh
4) 5 lakh
5) None of these
37. The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially the XX Commonwealth Games, held from 23 Jul to 3 Aug 2014 in which of the following cities?
1) Los Angeles
2) Rio de Janeiro
3) Pyeongchang
4) Glasgow
5) None
38. The term 'double fault' is associated with which of the following games?
1) Cricket
2) Football
3) Tennis
4) Badminton
5) Chess
39. 'With You - All The Way' is the tagline of which of the following banks?
1) Bank of India
2) Indian Bank
3) Bank of Baroda
4) Sate Bank of India
5) None of these
40. What is the number of Rajya Sabha members allotted to the newly created state of Telangana?
1) 7
2) 11
3) 12
4) 18
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 7-1, 8-1, 9-1, 10-1
11-2, 12-1, 13-1, 14-2, 15-1, 16-1, 17-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-2
21-1, 22-1, 23-1, 24-1, 25-1, 26-2, 27-2, 28-5, 29-3, 30-2
31-2, 32-3, 33-1, 34-1, 35-1, 36-2, 37-4, 38-3, 39-4, 40-1.
