1. The Mid-Year Economic Analysis for the current year was tabled in the Parliament by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on December 19, 2014. The Review projects what percent growth for 2014-15?
1) 5.3 percent
2) 5.7 percent
3) 5.5 percent
4) 5.9 percent
5) 6 percent
2. Who has been appointed as the new Chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?
1) Vivek Srivastava
2) Dineshwar Sharma
3) Nehchal Sandhu
4) Anil Goswamy
5) D.K. Pathak
3. Which team won the 35th edition of the Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar in December 2014?
1) Germany
2) Pakistan
3) Australia
4) India
5) Netherlands
4. The 64th edition of the Miss World Pageant was held on December 14, 2014 in London, UK. Who was crowned Miss World 2014?
1) Edina Kulcsar (Hungary)
2) Elizabeth Safrit (USA)
3) Carina Tyrrell (England)
4) Rolene Strauss (South Africa)
5) Koyal Rana (India)
5. The 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy will be held in?
1) Germany
2) Australia
3) South Korea
4) India
5) Argentina
6. Mosul is in the news recently. It is a city in?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) Syria
4) Afghanistan
5) Pakistan
7. The Jalpaiguri district was bifurcated to create Alipurduar district in which of the following States?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) West Bengal
4) Odisha
5) Jharkhand
8. Which country's national football team is called Selecao?
1) Argentina
2) Spain
3) Germany
4) Portugal
5) Brazil
9. The Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) released its Global Peace Index (GPI) on June 18,
2014. Which is the most peaceful country in the world?
1) Iceland
2) Denmark
3) New Zealand
4) Norway
5) Finland
10. What is India's rank in the 2014 Global Peace Index?
1) 162
2) 143
3) 152
4) 153
5) 157
11. The United Nations General Assembly has established the United Nations Prize in honor of?
1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Dalai Lama
3) Nelson Mandela
4) Aung San Suu Kyi
5) Mother Teresa
12. The 600 Megawatt Kholongchu Hydropower project is a joint venture between India and?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Nepal
3) Maldives
4) Bhutan
5) Myanmar
13. Wang Yi visited India in June 20-14. He is the Foreign Minister of?
1) Vietnam
2) Myanmar
3) China
4) North Korea
5) South Korea
14. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has been appointed as brand ambassador of which of the following private sector banks?
1) ICICI Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Yes Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
15. Which State has recently decided to add a chapter on Sachin Tendulkar in its school syllabus?
1) Kerala
2) West Bengal
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Bihar
16. Dmitry Rogozin visited India recently. He is the Deputy Prime Minister of?
1) Ukraine
2) Russia
3) Georgia
4) Bulgaria
5) Serbia
17. Felipe VI became the King of which of the following countries in June 2014?
1) Spain
2) Norway
3) Denmark
4) Austria
5) Belgium
18. Lata Tapovan Hydro power project will come up in?
1) Sikkim
2) Uttarakhand
3) Tripura
4) Bihar
5) Himachal Pradesh
19. Which is the world's least peaceful country as per the 2014 Global Peace Index?
1) Afghanistan
2) Syria
3) South Sudan
4) Pakistan
5) Iraq
20. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) drilled its firstever well in the Palar basin in?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Goa
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Kerala
21. ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL) signed a deal with Rosneft to jointly explore hydrocarbons. Rosneft is the largest oil and gas producer of which of the following countries?
1) France
2) Russia
3) Ukraine
4) Kazakhstan
5) China
22. Which of the following is not a recommendation of the Parthasarathi Shome Panel?
1) The post of Revenue Secretary should be abolished
2) The CBDT and CBEC should be merged
3) The use of Permanent Account Number (PAN) should be broadened
4) Income Tax Return should also include wealth tax details
5) The post of Finance Secretary should be abolished
23. The logo of which of the following organizations is a Giant Panda?
1) WWF
2) IUCN
3) UNESCO
4) UNEP
5) None of these
24. Khumbum monastery is situated in which of the following countries?
1) Thailand
2) Japan
3) China
4) Sri Lanka
5) Nepal
25. Mojave Desert is located in which of the following continents?
1) North America
2) South America
3) Asia
4) Africa
5) Australia
26. The Wallace Line is a boundary that separates the eco zones of?
1) Canada and USA
2) Mexico and Central America
3) USA and Mexico
4) Asia and Australasia
5) None of these
27. Who is the author of 'Ashtadhyayi', the Sanskrit grammar?
1) Patanjali
2) Panini
3) Kalidasa
4) Banabhatta
5) Harsha
28. Plants capable of performing photosynthesis belong to which of the following types of organisms?
1) Autotrophs
2) Heterotrophs
3) Saprotrophs
4) Chemoheterotrophs
5) None of these
29. Bonn is a city in Germany located on the banks of the river?
1) Seine
2) Rhine
3) Elbe
4) Hudson
5) Darling
30. Which team won the 2014 Women's Asian Cup Football tournament held in Vietnam?
1) Japan
2) China
3) South Korea
4) Vietnam
5) Thailand
31. The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict was held in which of the following cities in June 2014?
1) Washington D.C.
2) London
3) Damascus
4) Tokyo
5) Brasilia
32. Who is the Special Envoy of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)?
1) Emma Watson
2) Aishwarya Rai
3) Priyanka Chopra
4) Angelina Jolie
5) Lady Gaga
33. In the 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships which country finished on top in the medals tally with 12 gold medals?
1) China
2) Japan
3) Qatar
4) Iran
5) India
34. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Supreme Court building in June 2014 in?
1) Nepal
2) Bhutan
3) Japan
4) Sri Lanka
5) Maldives
35. Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi is the overall winner of the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She is from?
1) Uganda
2) Kenya
3) South Africa
4) Zimbabwe
5) United Kingdom
36. ELN is an armed group in which of the following South American countries?
1) Brazil
2) Venezuela
3) Argentina
4) Bolivia
5) Colombia
37. Daniel Ricciardo is a Formula One driver from?
1) Australia
2) Finland
3) United Kingdom
4) Canada
5) Argentina
38. Which company has recently presented a new prototype driverless car?
1) Microsoft
2) Facebook
3) Google
4) Infosys
5) Wipro
39. The 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships were held in?
1) Seoul
2) Taipei
3) Incheon
4) Beijing
5) Shanghai
40. Who won the World Blitz Chess Championship in Dubai on June 20, 2014?
1) Hikaru Nakamura
2) Viswanathan Anand
3) Fabiano Caruana
4) Magnus Carlsen
5) Vladimir Kramnik
ANSWERS:
1) 3; 2) 2; 3) 1; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 2; 7) 3; 8) 5; 9) 1; 10) 2;
11) 3; 12) 4; 13) 3; 14) 2; 15) 4; 16) 2; 17) 1; 18) 2; 19) 2; 20) 1;
21) 2; 22) 5; 23) 1; 24) 3; 25) 1; 26) 4; 27) 2; 28) 1; 29) 2; 30) 1;
31) 2; 32) 4; 33) 1; 34) 2; 35) 1; 36) 5; 37) 1; 38) 3; 39) 2; 40) 4.
1) 5.3 percent
2) 5.7 percent
3) 5.5 percent
4) 5.9 percent
5) 6 percent
2. Who has been appointed as the new Chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?
1) Vivek Srivastava
2) Dineshwar Sharma
3) Nehchal Sandhu
4) Anil Goswamy
5) D.K. Pathak
3. Which team won the 35th edition of the Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar in December 2014?
1) Germany
2) Pakistan
3) Australia
4) India
5) Netherlands
4. The 64th edition of the Miss World Pageant was held on December 14, 2014 in London, UK. Who was crowned Miss World 2014?
1) Edina Kulcsar (Hungary)
2) Elizabeth Safrit (USA)
3) Carina Tyrrell (England)
4) Rolene Strauss (South Africa)
5) Koyal Rana (India)
5. The 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy will be held in?
1) Germany
2) Australia
3) South Korea
4) India
5) Argentina
6. Mosul is in the news recently. It is a city in?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) Syria
4) Afghanistan
5) Pakistan
7. The Jalpaiguri district was bifurcated to create Alipurduar district in which of the following States?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) West Bengal
4) Odisha
5) Jharkhand
8. Which country's national football team is called Selecao?
1) Argentina
2) Spain
3) Germany
4) Portugal
5) Brazil
9. The Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) released its Global Peace Index (GPI) on June 18,
2014. Which is the most peaceful country in the world?
1) Iceland
2) Denmark
3) New Zealand
4) Norway
5) Finland
10. What is India's rank in the 2014 Global Peace Index?
1) 162
2) 143
3) 152
4) 153
5) 157
11. The United Nations General Assembly has established the United Nations Prize in honor of?
1) Mahatma Gandhi
2) Dalai Lama
3) Nelson Mandela
4) Aung San Suu Kyi
5) Mother Teresa
12. The 600 Megawatt Kholongchu Hydropower project is a joint venture between India and?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Nepal
3) Maldives
4) Bhutan
5) Myanmar
13. Wang Yi visited India in June 20-14. He is the Foreign Minister of?
1) Vietnam
2) Myanmar
3) China
4) North Korea
5) South Korea
14. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has been appointed as brand ambassador of which of the following private sector banks?
1) ICICI Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Yes Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
15. Which State has recently decided to add a chapter on Sachin Tendulkar in its school syllabus?
1) Kerala
2) West Bengal
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Bihar
16. Dmitry Rogozin visited India recently. He is the Deputy Prime Minister of?
1) Ukraine
2) Russia
3) Georgia
4) Bulgaria
5) Serbia
17. Felipe VI became the King of which of the following countries in June 2014?
1) Spain
2) Norway
3) Denmark
4) Austria
5) Belgium
18. Lata Tapovan Hydro power project will come up in?
1) Sikkim
2) Uttarakhand
3) Tripura
4) Bihar
5) Himachal Pradesh
19. Which is the world's least peaceful country as per the 2014 Global Peace Index?
1) Afghanistan
2) Syria
3) South Sudan
4) Pakistan
5) Iraq
20. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) drilled its firstever well in the Palar basin in?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Goa
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Bihar
5) Kerala
21. ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL) signed a deal with Rosneft to jointly explore hydrocarbons. Rosneft is the largest oil and gas producer of which of the following countries?
1) France
2) Russia
3) Ukraine
4) Kazakhstan
5) China
22. Which of the following is not a recommendation of the Parthasarathi Shome Panel?
1) The post of Revenue Secretary should be abolished
2) The CBDT and CBEC should be merged
3) The use of Permanent Account Number (PAN) should be broadened
4) Income Tax Return should also include wealth tax details
5) The post of Finance Secretary should be abolished
23. The logo of which of the following organizations is a Giant Panda?
1) WWF
2) IUCN
3) UNESCO
4) UNEP
5) None of these
24. Khumbum monastery is situated in which of the following countries?
1) Thailand
2) Japan
3) China
4) Sri Lanka
5) Nepal
25. Mojave Desert is located in which of the following continents?
1) North America
2) South America
3) Asia
4) Africa
5) Australia
26. The Wallace Line is a boundary that separates the eco zones of?
1) Canada and USA
2) Mexico and Central America
3) USA and Mexico
4) Asia and Australasia
5) None of these
27. Who is the author of 'Ashtadhyayi', the Sanskrit grammar?
1) Patanjali
2) Panini
3) Kalidasa
4) Banabhatta
5) Harsha
28. Plants capable of performing photosynthesis belong to which of the following types of organisms?
1) Autotrophs
2) Heterotrophs
3) Saprotrophs
4) Chemoheterotrophs
5) None of these
29. Bonn is a city in Germany located on the banks of the river?
1) Seine
2) Rhine
3) Elbe
4) Hudson
5) Darling
30. Which team won the 2014 Women's Asian Cup Football tournament held in Vietnam?
1) Japan
2) China
3) South Korea
4) Vietnam
5) Thailand
31. The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict was held in which of the following cities in June 2014?
1) Washington D.C.
2) London
3) Damascus
4) Tokyo
5) Brasilia
32. Who is the Special Envoy of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)?
1) Emma Watson
2) Aishwarya Rai
3) Priyanka Chopra
4) Angelina Jolie
5) Lady Gaga
33. In the 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships which country finished on top in the medals tally with 12 gold medals?
1) China
2) Japan
3) Qatar
4) Iran
5) India
34. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Supreme Court building in June 2014 in?
1) Nepal
2) Bhutan
3) Japan
4) Sri Lanka
5) Maldives
35. Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi is the overall winner of the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She is from?
1) Uganda
2) Kenya
3) South Africa
4) Zimbabwe
5) United Kingdom
36. ELN is an armed group in which of the following South American countries?
1) Brazil
2) Venezuela
3) Argentina
4) Bolivia
5) Colombia
37. Daniel Ricciardo is a Formula One driver from?
1) Australia
2) Finland
3) United Kingdom
4) Canada
5) Argentina
38. Which company has recently presented a new prototype driverless car?
1) Microsoft
2) Facebook
3) Google
4) Infosys
5) Wipro
39. The 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships were held in?
1) Seoul
2) Taipei
3) Incheon
4) Beijing
5) Shanghai
40. Who won the World Blitz Chess Championship in Dubai on June 20, 2014?
1) Hikaru Nakamura
2) Viswanathan Anand
3) Fabiano Caruana
4) Magnus Carlsen
5) Vladimir Kramnik
ANSWERS:
1) 3; 2) 2; 3) 1; 4) 4; 5) 5; 6) 2; 7) 3; 8) 5; 9) 1; 10) 2;
11) 3; 12) 4; 13) 3; 14) 2; 15) 4; 16) 2; 17) 1; 18) 2; 19) 2; 20) 1;
21) 2; 22) 5; 23) 1; 24) 3; 25) 1; 26) 4; 27) 2; 28) 1; 29) 2; 30) 1;
31) 2; 32) 4; 33) 1; 34) 2; 35) 1; 36) 5; 37) 1; 38) 3; 39) 2; 40) 4.
