BSC:QuestionofDay:BSC

01Dec14
Ques.:1IndiasspaceagencyISROplanstolaunchGSLVMarkIIIsoon.Withthislaunchvehicle,ISROwillbe
capableofplacingsatellitesweighing__________intothegeosynchronoustransferorbit.
1)1,500kg
3)3,000kg
5)Noneofthese

2)2,500kg
4)4,500kgandabove
Ans.)4

01Dec14
Ques.:2JiangYihuah,whoresignedon29Novafterhispartysufferedalandslidedefeatatthelocalelections,was
theerstwhilePrimeMinisterof
1)Singapore
3)Taiwan
5)Noneofthese

2)Malaysia
4)Thailand
Ans.)3

01Dec14
Ques.:3AcourthasfoundHosniMubaraknotguiltyinthekillingofhundredsofunarmedprotestersduringthe2011
revolution.HewastheformerPresidentof
1)Syria
3)Iraq
5)Noneofthese

2)Egypt
4)Yemen
Ans.)2

01Dec14
Ques.:4IndialauncheditsnationalsolarpolicyonJan11,2010.Thecountryhasanambitioustargetofgenerating
_________ofsolarpowerby2022.
1)5,000MW
3)20,000MW
5)40,000MW

2)10,000MW
4)25,000MW
Ans.)3

01Dec14
Ques.:5India'saceplayerAnirbanLahiriisassociatedwithwhichofthefollowinggames?
1)Chess
3)Golf
5)Noneofthese

2)Badminton
4)Snooker
Ans.)3

01Dec14
Ques.:6NatarajanChandrasekaranispresentCEOofwhichofthefollowingITfirmsinIndia?
1)HCL
3)TCS
5)TechMahindra

2)Infosys
4)Wipro
Ans.)3

01Dec14
Ques.:7WhoamongthefollowinghaswonthewomenssinglestitleoftheMacauOpenGrandPrixGoldBadminton
trophyrecently?
1)KimHyoMin
3)WangShixian
5)SainaNehwal

2)PVSindhu
4)AshwiniPonnappa
Ans.)2

01Dec14
Ques.:8Whichofthefollowingfilmswasadjudgedthebestfilmofthe45thInternationalFilmFestivalofIndiawhich
concludedrecentlyinPanaji?
1)Leviathan
3)Behaviour
5)Noneofthese

2)TheKindergartenTeacher
4)EkHazarachiNote
Ans.)1

01Dec14
Ques.:9TheIIITBill,2014tobringthefourIIITsundertheambitofasingleauthorityandhelpstudentsgetdegrees

hasbeenpassedintheLokSabha.WhichofthefollowingcitiesdoesnothaveanIIIT?
1)Kancheepuram
3)Gwalior
5)Allahabad

2)Jabalpur
4)Jaipur
Ans.)4

01Dec14
Ques.:10TheUnitedNationsclimatesummitwasheldinLimastartingDec1.Limaisthecapitalcityof
1)Bolivia
3)Ecuador
5)Chile

2)Peru
4)Paraguay
Ans.)2

02Dec14
Ques.:11TheBCIMinaneconomiccorridorundernegotiationamongfournations.Whichofthefollowingarethese
fournations?
1)IndonesiaChinaBrazilMalaysia
3)IndiaChinaBangladeshMyanmar
5)Noneofthese

2)IndonesiaChinaBangladeshMaldives
4)IndiaChinaBrazilMalaysia
Ans.)3

02Dec14
Ques.:12TheWorldAIDSDayisanopportunityforpeopleworldwidetouniteinthefightagainstHIV.Itisheldeach
yearon
1)1Dec

2)2Dec

3)3Dec
5)7Dec

4)5Dec
Ans.)1

02Dec14
Ques.:13TheUNclimatesummitinLimawasheldbeforetheParismeetingin2015wherecountrieshavetoagree
onadealwithnewgoalswhichwilltaketheworldpost
1)2015
3)2018

2)2016
4)2020

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

02Dec14
Ques.:14TheBhopalgastragedy,oneoftheworldsworstindustrialdisasters,tookplacewhenapesticidesfactory
accidentallyreleasedacloudofMethylcyanidegasintotheairkillingthousandsofpeople.Theincidenttookplaceon
1)1Dec1983

2)2Dec1984

3)3Dec1985
5)Noneofthese

4)5Dec1986
Ans.)2

02Dec14
Ques.:15Votersinwhichofthefollowingcountrieshaveon30Novrejectedplanstoprotectthecountryswealthby
investingingoldanddrasticallylimitimmigrationinanationalreferendum?
1)Norway
3)Spain

2)Sweden
4)Switzerland

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

02Dec14
Ques.:16AccordingtothemodifieddirectbenefittransferschemeforLPGconsumersacrossthecountrywithor
withoutAadhaarnumberswouldgetsubsidydirectlyintheirbankaccountsfromJan1.Theschemehasbeennamed
1)Saral

2)Pahal

3)Sugam
5)Noneofthese

4)Prayas
Ans.)2

02Dec14
Ques.:17ThePrimeMinisterNarendraModion30NovaddressedaconferenceofDGPsandIGPsadvocatingthe
conceptofSMARTpolicing.Theconferencewasheldin
1)Kohima,Nagaland

2)Shillong,Meghalaya

3)Guwahati,Assam
5)Noneofthese

4)Agartala,Tripura
Ans.)3

02Dec14

Ques.:18ThenameofJoshuaWongisassociatedwithwhichofthefollowing?
1)ProdemocracymovementofHongKong

2)FergusonprotestsinUS

3)AUSjournalistslainbyISIS
5)Noneofthese

4)HeadofmilitaryjuntainThailand
Ans.)1

02Dec14
Ques.:19TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hasallowedbankstoextendloansuptowhatamounttoindividuals
againstlongterminfrastructurebondsissuedbythem?
1)Rs5lakh
3)Rs10lakh

2)Rs8lakh
4)Rs15lakh

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

02Dec14
Ques.:20ManojKumar,whowasearlierdeniedtheawardbytheKapilDevledselectioncommittee,hasreceived
theprestigiousArjunaAward.The2010CommonwealthGamesgoldmedalistisassociatedwith
1)Wrestling

2)Weightlifting

3)Boxing
5)Noneofthese

4)Shooting
Ans.)3

03Dec14
Ques.:21ThemarketregulatorSEBIhasallowedasmanyas123entitiestosetupAIFsinthecountry.Whatisthe
expandedformofAIF?
1)AdditionalInvestmentFund
3)ApprovedInvestmentFund

2)AlternativeInvestmentFund
4)AlternativeInvestmentFacility

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

03Dec14
Ques.:22TabareVazquezwonthepresidentialelectioninwhichofthefollowingcountriesrecently?
1)Argentina

2)Chile

3)Uruguay
5)Noneofthese

4)Paraguay
Ans.)3

03Dec14
Ques.:23PrimeMinisterNarendraModion1DecinauguratedthesecondunitofPalatanapowerprojectinwhichof
thefollowingstates?
1)Tripura

2)Meghalaya

3)Nagaland
5)Noneofthese

4)Assam
Ans.)1

03Dec14
Ques.:24PrimeMinisterHaidaralAbadihasannouncedtocrackdownoncorruptionafteraninvestigation
uncoveredtheexistenceof50,000ghostsoldiersincountryrecently.Identifythecountry.
1)Afghanistan

2)Iraq

3)Egypt

4)Indonesia

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

03Dec14
Ques.:25WhichofthefollowingcountrieshaslaunchedanewNationalDaysonginTamiltocelebratethecountrys
50yearsofindependence?Tamilisthefourthofficiallanguageofthecountry.
1)Singapore
3)Mauritius

2)UAE
4)Fiji

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

03Dec14
Ques.:26DuringhisrecentvisittoNorthEasternregion,PrimeMinisterNarendraModion1Decpromisedto
provide__________forlayingnewrailwaylines.
1)Rs20,000cr
3)Rs28,000cr

2)Rs22,000cr
4)Rs32,000cr

5)Rs38,000cr

Ans.)3

03Dec14

Ques.:27TheLikeMindedDevelopingCountries(LMDC)group,whichhasChinaandIndiaasanchoringmembers
onboard,isassociatedwith
1)LobbyagainstNPT

2)GroupofdevelopingcountriesinUNHCR

3)TradeFacilitationAgreementnegotiations

4)Climatechangenegotiations

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

03Dec14
Ques.:28WhichofthefollowingIndianfootballerswasconferredwithAsianFootballConfederation(AFC)Hallof
FameAwardinManila,Philippinesrecently?
1)RenedySingh

2)NirmalChettri

3)BaichungBhutia

4)SubrataPal

5)SunilChhetri

Ans.)3

03Dec14
Ques.:29DeodharTrophyisassociatedwithwhichofthefollowinggames?
1)Football

2)Cricket

3)Hockey

4)Volleyball

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

03Dec14
Ques.:30JarbomGamlinpassedawayrecently.HewastheformerChiefMinisterofwhichofthefollowingstates?
1)Assam

2)Manipur

3)Nagaland

4)ArunachalPradesh

5)Mizoram

Ans.)4

04Dec14
Ques.:31WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenappointedasthenewdirectoroftheCentralBureauofInvestigation
(CBI)?
1)SanjeevDayal

2)KSBalasubramaniam

3)AnilKumarSinha

4)PrakashMishra

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

04Dec14
Ques.:32IndiasuccessfullytestfireditsnuclearcapablestrategicballisticmissileAgniIVfromatestrangeoffthe
Odishacoastrecently.Thestrikerangeofthemissileisabout
1)800km
3)2500km

2)1500km
4)4000km

5)10000km

Ans.)4

04Dec14
Ques.:33DevenVermapassedawayrecently.Hewasanoted
1)comedian

2)scriptwriter

3)composer

4)musicdirector

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

04Dec14
Ques.:34TheUnionCabinethasapprovedtheAntiHijackingBill2014.WhichofthefollowingisNOTahighlightof
thebill?
1)Itseeksstringentpunishmentincludingdeath
penaltyforhijackers.

2)ThenewBillwillreplacetheAntiHijacking
AmendmentBill,2010pendinginRajyaSabha.

3)ItwouldgiveteethtotheIAFtoscrambleits
fighterstointerceptahijackedaircraftandforceit
toland.

4)Ahostileplanecouldalsobeshotdownifthere
isevidencethatitcouldbeusedasamissiletohit
avitalinstallation.

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)5

04Dec14
Ques.:35ARAntulaypassedawayrecently.HewasaformerUnionMinisterandtheformerChiefMinisterof
1)Gujarat

2)Maharashtra

3)Rajasthan

4)MadhyaPradesh

5)UttarPradesh

Ans.)2

04Dec14
Ques.:36TheUnionCabinethasclearedchangestoCompaniesActtoimproveIndiasglobalrankingof142ndin
theeaseofdoingbusiness.Theeaseofdoingbusinessreportispreparedby
1)IMF
3)OECD

2)WorldBank
4)WTO

5)UN

Ans.)2

04Dec14
Ques.:37AsannouncedbythePMNarendraModi,whosebirthdayon25Decwouldbeobservedasnational'Good
GovernanceDay'?
1)DeendayalUpadhyaya

2)SyamaPrasadMookerjee

3)AtalBehariVajpayee
5)LalKrishnaAdvani

4)APJAbdulKalam
Ans.)3

04Dec14
Ques.:38TheRBIGovernorRaghuramRajanon2Decannouncedthebimonthlymonetarypolicystatement.
WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectinlightofthereview?
1)Reporate8percent

2)CashReserveRatio4percent

3)StatutoryLiquidityRatio23percent

4)GDPgrowthforcurrentfiscalestimatedat5.5
percent

5)ProjectedretailinflationbyMar20156per
cent

Ans.)3

04Dec14
Ques.:39WhichofthefollowinggulfcountriescelebrateditsNationalDayon2Deconwhichdayin1971seven
Emiratesgotunitedunderoneflagtoformthecountry?
1)Kuwait

2)SaudiArabia

3)Bahrain

4)UAE

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

04Dec14
Ques.:40ThePMNarendraModivisitedNortheasternstatesrecentlyandannouncedslewofmeasurestodevelop
theregion.Thegovthasearmarked_________intheUnionBudgetfordevelopmentofNortheast.
1)Rs28,000cr

2)Rs33,000cr

3)Rs53,000cr

4)Rs65,000cr

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

05Dec14
Ques.:41TheIndianspaceagencyISROssatelliteGSAT16istobeputinorbitbyArianespacerocketfromKourou
inFrenchGuiana.TheGSAT16isa
1)educationalsatellite
3)navigationalsatellite

2)militarysatellite
4)communicationssatellite

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

05Dec14
Ques.:42ThePresidentoftheFederationInternationaledeFootballAssociation(FIFA)paidavisittoislandnation
SriLankrecentlytopromotefootballthere.NamethecurrentFIFAPresident.
1)IssaHayatou

2)MohammedbinHammam

3)MichelPlatini
5)Noneofthese

4)JosephSBlatter
Ans.)4

05Dec14
Ques.:43IndiasNationalSecurityAdvisorAjitDovalvisitedGallerecentlytodeliverkeynoteaddressonregional
securityatInternationalMaritimeConferencethere.Galleissituatedin
1)Maldives

2)Myanmar

3)SriLanka

4)Indonesia

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

05Dec14
Ques.:44Whoamongthefollowinghasbeenawardedthisyear'sTurnerPrize?
1)DavidOmand

2)DuncanCampbell

3)DavidLeigh

4)GerardRyle

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

05Dec14
Ques.:45WhatisIndiasrankingontheglobalcorruptionindexthisyearreleasedbythegraftwatchdog
TransparencyInternationalIndia(TII)?
1)30th

2)85th

3)90th
5)126th

4)100th
Ans.)2

05Dec14
Ques.:46TheEighthScheduleoftheIndianConstitutionlistslanguagesthatthegovtofIndiahastheresponsibility
todevelop.Itlists_______languagesasofnow.
1)19

2)22

3)23
5)28

4)25
Ans.)2

05Dec14
Ques.:47TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hasallowedprepaidinstruments(PPIs)tobeissuedwithbalanceofupto
__________recently.
1)Rs50,000
3)Rs1lakh

2)Rs80,000
4)Rs2lakh

5)Rs5lakh

Ans.)3

05Dec14
Ques.:48TheRBIhasissuedguidelinesforsettingupofexchangebasedtradingplatformcalledTrade
ReceivablesDiscountingSystem(TReDS)tohelpMSMEsector.Whatshouldbetheminimumpaidupequitycapital
forsettingupTReDS?
1)Rs25cr
3)Rs75cr
5)Noneofthese

2)Rs50cr
4)Rs100cr
Ans.)1

05Dec14
Ques.:49ThegovtkickedoffitsRs58,000credisinvestmentprogrammefor201415on5Dec,withdilutionofafive
percentstakein
1)Balco

2)NHPC

3)CoalIndia
5)SAIL

4)ONGC
Ans.)5

05Dec14
Ques.:50TheInternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilitiesisobservedon
1)3Dec
3)7Dec
5)10Dec

2)5Dec
4)9Dec
Ans.)1

06Dec14
Ques.:51TheDepartmentofElectronicsandInformationTechnology(DEITY)isplanningtosetupa________fund
tofundinnovationinelectronicsandIT.
1)Rs5,000cr

2)Rs10,000cr

3)Rs15,000cr
5)Rs25,000cr

4)Rs20,000cr
Ans.)2

06Dec14
Ques.:52Thegovtplanstopassanewenvironmentlaw,basedonthe________panelreportwhichwassetupby
thegovttoreviewallenvironmentallaws.
1)TSKrishnamurthy
3)TSRSubramanian

2)AbidHussain
4)NGopalaswami

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

06Dec14
Ques.:53WhatisthefullformofthetermEFTPOS?

1)EnabledFundsTransferatPointofSale
3)ExpressFundsTransferatPointofSale
5)Otherthanthosegivenasoptions

2)ExactFundsTransferatPointofSale
4)ElectronicFundsTransferatPointofSale
Ans.)4

06Dec14
Ques.:54TheEuropeanCentralBank(ECB)leftinterestratesunchangedinitsrecentpolicyreviewon4Dec.Who
amongthefollowingisthecurrentPresidentofECB?
1)ChristineLagarde

2)JanetYellen

3)JeanClaudeTrichet
5)Noneofthese

4)MarioDraghi
Ans.)4

06Dec14
Ques.:55WhichofthefollowingteamshaswontheBeightonCupHockeytournamentrecently,oneoftheoldest
fieldhockeytournamentsrunningtilldate?
1)PunjabNationalBank
3)ArmyXI

2)IndianOil
4)Punjab&SindBank

5)IndianAirlines

Ans.)2

06Dec14
Ques.:56Whoamongthefollowingistheauthorofthebooktitled'TheDramaticDecade:TheYearsofIndira
Gandhi'?
1)SoniaGandhi
3)ManmohanSingh
5)Noneofthese

2)PratibhaPatil
4)PranabMukherjee
Ans.)4

06Dec14
Ques.:57WhoamongthefollowinghascreatedhistorybybecomingthefirstIndiantobecomeanelectedmember
oftheallpowerfulInternationalShootingSportFederation(ISSF)'sExecutiveCommittee?
1)RaninderSingh

2)MSRana

3)DeepBhatia
5)KalikeshKumar

4)AjayPatel
Ans.)1

06Dec14
Ques.:58VRKrishnaIyer,whopassedawayrecently,wasarenownedsocialworkerandformer
1)SupremeCourtJudge
3)ChiefElectionCommissioner
5)Noneofthese

2)CAGofIndia
4)ChiefofCVC
Ans.)1

06Dec14
Ques.:59TheNavyDayisobservedonwhichofthefollowingdatesinIndia?ItcommemoratesthestartofOperation
TridentduringtheIndoPakistaniWarof1971.
1)3Dec

2)4Dec

3)7Dec
5)10Dec

4)9Dec
Ans.)2

06Dec14
Ques.:60PhnomPenhisthecapitalcityofwhichofthefollowingcountries?
1)Vietnam
3)Kazakhstan

2)NorthKorea
4)Mongolia

5)Cambodia

Ans.)5

08Dec14
Ques.:61USscientistJamesWatsonsoldhisNobelPrizemedalfor$4.8mnon6Decinanauction.Hewas
awardedtheworld'smostprestigiousawardin1962for
1)thediscoveryofthestructureofDNA
3)discoveryofpenicillin
5)Noneofthese

2)hiscontributionstoevolutionarytheory
4)beingthefirstresearchertoisolateandidentify
nucleicacid
Ans.)1

08Dec14
Ques.:62TheUSPresidentBarackObamahasnominatedwhoamongthefollowingtobethenextdefense

secretary?
1)HeidiShyu
3)FrankKendallIII

2)SeanStackley
4)AshtonCarter

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

08Dec14
Ques.:63AccordingtothereportbyMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfarereleasedrecently,Indiaspentabout
________ondiseasescausedbytobaccoin2011.
1)Rs50,000cr
3)Rs1lakhcr
5)Rs1.6lakhcr

2)Rs80,000cr
4)Rs1.2lakhcr
Ans.)3

08Dec14
Ques.:64TyphoonHagupithitwhichofthefollowingcountriesrecently?
1)SriLanka
3)Maldives

2)Philippines
4)Myanmar

5)Mauritius

Ans.)2

08Dec14
Ques.:65IndiasGSAT16satellitewaslaunchedsuccessfullyon7DecfromFrenchGuiana.Itwillreplacewhichof
thefollowingsatellites,decommissionedprematurelyinAprthisyear?
1)GSAT7
3)INSAT3D
5)Noneofthese

2)GSAT14
4)INSAT3E
Ans.)4

08Dec14
Ques.:66Indiaandwhichofthefollowingcountrieshaveagreedtotakeresearchandinnovationrelationshiptoa
greaterlevelwiththeannouncementofNewtonBhabhaFund?
1)UK

2)US

3)Germany
5)Sweden

4)France
Ans.)1

08Dec14
Ques.:67TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hascomeoutwiththefinalguidelinesfortheBBPS,whichwillhelp
consumerspaymultiplebillsatasinglepointoftransaction.ExpandthetermBBPS.
1)BharatBillProcessingSystem
3)BharatBillProvisioningSystem

2)BharatBillPlacementSystem
4)BharatBillPaymentSystem

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

08Dec14
Ques.:68TheRuPaydebitcards,thefirstsuchcardissuedinIndia,hasbeenissuedby
1)NPCI

2)IBA

3)GIPSA
5)Noneofthese

4)BaNCS
Ans.)1

08Dec14
Ques.:69ThecentralgovthasextendedthefacilityofTouristVisaonArrivalorevisafacilityto43countries.Which
ofthefollowingcountriesis/areNOTamongthem?
1)Pakistan
3)Afghanistan

2)SriLanka
4)Iran

5)Alltheabove

Ans.)5

08Dec14
Ques.:70AcommitteechairedbyAmitabhKantcleared10proposalsformanufacturingdefenceequipmentsand
explosivesinIndiarecently.Heis_________intheGovtofIndia.
1)Secretary,DIPP

2)DirectorGeneral,DRDO

3)DefenceSecretary
5)Noneofthese

4)Cabinetsecretary
Ans.)1

09Dec14

Ques.:71Whoamongthefollowinghasbeennamedwinnerofthisyear'sreaders'pollforTIMEMagazines'Person
oftheYear'?
1)NursestreatingEbola
3)MalalaYousafzai
5)NarendraModi

2)ProtestersinFerguson
4)JoshuaWong
Ans.)5

09Dec14
Ques.:72TheRRBsarejointlyownedbytheCenter,theconcernedstategovtandsponsorbankswiththeissued
capitalsharedrespectivelyintheproportionof
1)35percent,15percentand50percent

2)40percent,20percentand40percent

3)45percent,15percentand40percent
5)Otherthanthosegivenasoptions

4)50percent,15percentand35percent
Ans.)4

09Dec14
Ques.:73TheUnionCabinethasapprovedamendmentstoRegionalRuralBanksAct,1976.Whichofthefollowing
statementsisNOTtrueinthisregard?
2)Itwillbringflexibilityintheshareholding
1)Itwillenhanceauthorizedandissuedcapitalto
betweencentralgovt,stategovtandthesponsor
strengthentheircapitalbase.
bank.
3)Thetermofthenonofficialdirectorsappointed
bythecenterwillbefixednotexceedingthree
years.
5)Noneofthese

4)TheRRBswereestablishedunderthisactto
createanalternativechanneltothecooperative
creditstructure.
Ans.)5

09Dec14
Ques.:74Themidtermappraisalofthe12thFiveYearPlan(201217)isscheduledforthecurrentfiscalending31
Mar.The12thFiveYearPlanenvisagesannualeconomicgrowthrateofwhatpercentintheplanperiod?
1)5percent

2)6percent

3)7percent
5)9percent

4)8percent
Ans.)4

09Dec14
Ques.:75Asmuchas60peoplelosttheireyesightpermanentlyinaneyecamptragedyinwhichofthefollowing
statesrecently?Thecataractsurgerywasconductedfreeofcostintheeyecamp.
1)Chhattisgarh
3)Haryana

2)Punjab
4)MadhyaPradesh

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

09Dec14
Ques.:76WhoamongthefollowingwasappointedastheLokSabhasecretarygeneralrecently,whoseappointed
invitedsharpcriticismfromtheopposition?
1)AnoopMishra
3)RanjanMathai
5)Noneofthese

2)ShivshankarMenon
4)AjitSeth
Ans.)1

09Dec14
Ques.:77NamethepresentCabinetSecretarywhosetenurehasbeenextendedfor6moremonthsbythe
AppointmentsCommitteeofCabinetrecently.
1)NirupamaRao

2)ShivshankarMenon

3)TKANair
5)PulokChatterji

4)AjitSeth
Ans.)4

09Dec14
Ques.:78NametheIndianAmericanscientistappointedasUSScienceenvoyrecently.Alongwiththreeother
distinguishedscientists,hewillengageinternationallyforincreasedscientificcooperation.
1)BijuParekkadan
3)ParagAPathak

2)ArunMajumdar
4)PawanSinha

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

09Dec14
Ques.:79TheIAFplanesandnavyvesselssupplieddrinkingwatertowhichofthefollowingneighbouringisland
countriesontherequestmadebyitsgovtrecently?

1)Comoros

2)Mauritius

3)Seychelles
5)Madagascar

4)Maldives
Ans.)4

09Dec14
Ques.:80TheInternationalCivilAviationDayisannuallyobservedon
1)5Dec
3)9Dec
5)11Dec

2)7Dec
4)10Dec
Ans.)2

10Dec14
Ques.:81AsperprovisionsoftheRegionalRuralBanksAct,1976theauthorizedcapitalofeachRRBisRs5crand
theissuedcapitalismaximum
1)Rs50lakh

2)Rs1cr

3)Rs2cr
5)Rs3cr

4)Rs2.5cr
Ans.)2

10Dec14
Ques.:82ParticipatingattheLimaclimatetalks,IndiainsistedonearlyfinancingoftheGreenClimateFund(GCF)
whichwasestablishedinordertoassistdevelopingcountrieswithaproposed_______budget.
1)USD40bn
3)USD120bn

2)USD100bn
4)USD150bn

5)USD180bn

Ans.)2

10Dec14
Ques.:83ThepowerministryhassignedanMoUwithwhichofthefollowingstatesunderitsPowerforallinitiative
thataimstocovertheentirestatebyOct2016.
1)Karnataka
3)AndhraPradesh
5)Goa

2)TamilNadu
4)Kerala
Ans.)3

10Dec14
Ques.:84PresidentPranabMukherjeeon8DeclaunchedthemobilegovernanceplatformMobileOneofwhichof
thefollowingstates?Itprovidesaccesstoaround4,500services,bothpublicandprivate.
1)Karnataka

2)Kerala

3)WestBengal
5)Telangana

4)AndhraPradesh
Ans.)1

10Dec14
Ques.:85AsannouncedbytheBangladeshsForeignOfficerecently,whichofthefollowingwasthefirstcountryto
recogniseBangladeshasanindependentnationfirst?
1)India

2)Russia

3)Bhutan
5)Nepal

4)Myanmar
Ans.)3

10Dec14
Ques.:86AnadvancedversionoftheindigenouslydevelopedPinakaMarkIIwassuccessfullytestfiredrecently.
Pinakaisa/an
1)antiaircraftmissile
3)missiledefencesystem

2)shoulderfiredmortar
4)rocketsystem

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

10Dec14
Ques.:87WhichofthefollowingteamshaswonthemensWorldCupforBlindatCapeTownrecently?
1)Pakistan

2)SouthAfrica

3)India
5)NewZealand

4)Australia
Ans.)3

10Dec14
Ques.:88TheRelianceIndustriesLimited(RIL)hassignedanMoUwithPemextojointlyexploreoilandgas
opportunitiesin

1)Mexico
3)Kazakhstan
5)Iraq

2)Russia
4)Myanmar
Ans.)1

10Dec14
Ques.:89ThesaleofgovtsstakeingovtownedenterprisesinIndiaistermedas
1)globalisation

2)diversification

3)disinvestment
5)Noneofthese

4)competitiveness
Ans.)3

10Dec14
Ques.:90ThenameVistaraisassociatedwithwhichofthefollowing?

3)ArealestateventurefloatedbyTatagroup

2)AjointventureairlineofTatagroupand
SingaporeAirlines
4)Adanigroupspetrochemicalsventure

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

1)ThenameofRIL4Gservices

11Dec14
Ques.:91TheTimemagazineon10DecnamedwhoamongthefollowingasitsPersonoftheYear2014?
1)JackMa

2)ThemedicstreatingtheEbola

3)ProtestersinFerguson
5)VladimirPutin

4)TaylorSwift
Ans.)2

11Dec14
Ques.:92Indiaisallsettoexportitsfirstwarship,anoffshorepatrolvehiclenamedCGSBarracuda,towhichofthe
followingcountriesinaboutRs300cr?
1)SriLanka

2)Iraq

3)Myanmar
5)Singapore

4)Mauritius
Ans.)4

11Dec14
Ques.:93TheUnionCabinethasgivenitsnodtoPSBstobringdowngovtholdinginaphasedmannertoraise
fundsinordertocomplywiththeBaselIIInorms,whichwillcomeintoeffectfrom
1)Mar31,2016
3)Mar31,2018

2)Mar31,2017
4)Mar31,2019

5)Mar31,2020

Ans.)4

11Dec14
Ques.:94AndhraPradeshhassignedanMoUwithwhichofthefollowingcountriesforthedevelopmentofitsnew
capitalthatissettocomeupnearVijawayada?
1)Singapore
3)Germany
5)Japan

2)UK
4)France
Ans.)1

11Dec14
Ques.:95RobertMugabeisthepresentpresidentof
1)Kenya
3)Nigeria

2)Zimbabwe
4)Algeria

5)Tunisia

Ans.)2

11Dec14
Ques.:96YouwillhavereadaboutUberinconnectionwithdifferentcontroversiesinrecenttime.Itisa
1)luxuryautomaker
3)onlinetaxibookingcompany
5)Noneofthese

2)onlinehotelbookingcompany
4)multilevelmarketingcompany
Ans.)3

11Dec14
Ques.:97WhatisArjunMarkI?
1)AnautomaticrifleusedbytheIndianArmy
3)Anindigenousattackhelicopter

2)Indiasfirstnuclearsubmarine
4)Indigenouslydevelopedmainbattletank

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

11Dec14
Ques.:98TheAppellateBodyoftheWTO,recently,ruledagainstwhichofthefollowingcountrieswhichhad
imposedhighdutyonimportsofcertainsteelproductsfromIndia?
1)China
3)UK
5)France

2)US
4)Pakistan
Ans.)2

11Dec14
Ques.:99IdentifytheonewhoisNOTamongtheeightIndianswhohavesofarwontheprestigiousNobelPrize?
1)RabindranathTagore
3)MotherTeresa
5)Noneofthese

2)MahatmaGandhi
4)CVRaman
Ans.)2

11Dec14
Ques.:100TheUnitedStatessenateon10Decconfirmedthenominationofwhoamongthefollowingasthenext
USambassadortoIndia?
1)KathleenStephens
3)NishaDesaiBiswal
5)SungKim

2)RichardRahulVerma
4)ChristopherRHill
Ans.)2

12Dec14
Ques.:101TheUnionCabinethasgivenitsnodtoPSBstobringdowngovtsholdinginaphasedmannertowhat
percentsothattheycanraiseuptoRs1,60,825crfromthemarket?
1)52percent

2)55percent

3)60percent
5)Noneofthese

4)74percent
Ans.)1

12Dec14
Ques.:102WhoamongthefollowingFinanceMinistersofIndiahadalsoservedasRBIgovernor?
1)MorarjiDesai
3)ArunJaitley
5)PranabMukherjee

2)ManmohanSingh
4)YashwantSinha
Ans.)2

12Dec14
Ques.:103TheUnionCabinethasapprovedtheofficialamendmentstotheInsuranceLaws(Amendment)Bill,
2008,aftertheSelectCommitteeontheBillsubmitteditsreport.TheSelectCommitteewasheadedby
1)ChandanMitra

2)KapilSibal

3)SalmanKhurshid
5)Noneofthese

4)SubramanianSwamy
Ans.)1

12Dec14
Ques.:104WhatistheminimumpaidupcapitalrequirementforfloatingahealthinsurancecompanyinIndiaasper
thecurrentnorms?
1)Rs50cr

2)Rs75cr

3)Rs100cr
5)Rs300cr

4)Rs250cr
Ans.)3

12Dec14
Ques.:105Thegovtoffloadedits5percentstakeinSAILthroughOFSrouterecently.Whatisexpandedformof
OFS?
1)OfferForSale
3)OfferForShares

2)OfferForSubscription
4)OfferForStocks

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

12Dec14
Ques.:106TheDelhiHighCourthasdirectedwhichofthefollowingChinesemobilehandsetmakerstostopimport,
saleofphonesoverpatentcasebyEricsson?
1)Oppo
3)Huawei

2)Lenovo
4)Xiaomi

5)Gionee

Ans.)4

12Dec14
Ques.:107WhichofthefollowingbankshaslaunchedfirsthomegrowneconomicindicatorcalledCompositeIndex?
1)PNB
3)BOB
5)UKOBank

2)SBI
4)IOB
Ans.)2

12Dec14
Ques.:108KMMani,whohasbeenbookedinabarbribescam,isthepresentFinanceMinisterofwhichofthe
followingstates?
1)Karnataka
3)Kerala
5)WestBengal

2)TamilNadu
4)Odisha
Ans.)3

12Dec14
Ques.:109TheUnitedNationshasdeclaredJun21as
1)InternationalDayforabolitionofEbola
3)InternationalDayagainstChildLabour

2)InternationalDayofYoga
4)WorldTuberculosisDay

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

12Dec14
Ques.:110AfterthefirstbilateralmeetingbetweenPMNarendraModiandthevisitingRussianPresidentVladimir
Putin,thetwocountriessignedadealtosetupatleast____nuclearreactorinIndia.
1)12
3)15
5)24

2)14
4)20
Ans.)1

13Dec14
Ques.:111TheRBIissuedfinalguidelinesforpaymentbanksrecently.Thesebankswillnotbeallowedtoconduct
whichofthefollowing?
1)Takedeposits
3)Distributefinancialproductssuchasinsurance
andmutualfunds

2)Lendmoney
4)Offerremittancesuptoasmalllimit(Rs1lakh
currently)

5)Issuedebitcards

Ans.)2

13Dec14
Ques.:112Thepaymentbanks,aspertheguidelinesoftheRBI,canacceptwhichofthefollowing?
1)Savingsbankdepositsfromindividuals
3)NonresidentIndiandeposits
5)Only1)and2)

2)Currentbankdepositsfromindividuals,small
businessesandotherentities
4)Alltheabove
Ans.)5

13Dec14
Ques.:113Whichofthefollowingrequirementsis/areNOTcorrectwithrespecttosmallbanksasperthefinal
guidelinesissuedbytheRBI?
1)Foreignshareholding74percent
3)CashReserveRatio4percent
5)Noneofthese

2)Prioritysectorlending40percent
4)StatutoryLiquidityRatio22percent
Ans.)2

13Dec14
Ques.:114TheQIPisconsideredasoneofthemostfavouredfundraisinginstrumentfortheindustry.Whatdoes
QIPstandsfor?
1)QualifiedInstitutionalPlacement
3)QuantitativeInstitutionalPlacement
5)Noneofthese

2)QualitativeInstitutionalPlacement
4)QualifiedIndustrialPlacement
Ans.)1

13Dec14
Ques.:115MadanMitra,whohasbeenarrestedbytheCBIinconnectionwiththeSaradhascam,isthecurrent
TransportMinisterof
1)Odisha

2)Assam

3)WestBengal

4)Sikkim

5)Jharkhand

Ans.)3

13Dec14
Ques.:116TheLokSabhapassedtheCoalMines(SpecialProvisions)Billrecently.WhichofthefollowingisNOTa
highlightoftheBill?
1)TheBillopensthecoalsectorforcommercial
mining.
3)Infirstphase,42producingand32aboutto
producemineswillbeputupforbiddingforend
useinpower,steel&cementsectors.
5)Noneofthese

2)Itwillsetthestageforreallocationof204
cancelledcoalblocksthroughatransparente
auctionprocess.
4)TheGovthopestoconcludeeauctionprocess
byMar11.
Ans.)5

13Dec14
Ques.:117Atpresent,afewstateshaveachievedthetargetofcompletefinancialinclusionunderthescheme
PradhanMantriJanDhanYojana.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongthem?
1)MadhyaPradesh
3)Goa

2)Kerala
4)Telangana

5)Otherthanthosegivenasoptions

Ans.)4

13Dec14
Ques.:118WhichofthefollowingbankshaswonCustodianoftheYear2014awardinLondon,anawardwhich
aimstoidentifythebestcompaniesincustody,fundadministrationandtechnologyacrossEurope?
1)DeutscheBank
3)StandardChartered
5)Noneofthese

2)HSBC
4)RBS
Ans.)1

13Dec14
Ques.:119Thecarbondioxideemissionsaresettoreacharecordhighof40bntonnesin2014.Thelargest
emittersareChina,theUSandtheEU.ThepercentcontributionofIndiaintheglobalcarbondioxideemissionstands
at
1)7.1percent
3)15percent
5)Noneofthese

2)10percent
4)29percent
Ans.)1

13Dec14
Ques.:120ThegovthasappointedwhoamongthefollowingasthenewchairmanoftheUnionPublicService
Commission(UPSC)?
1)DKDewan
3)AlkaSirohi
5)AmarPratapSingh

2)RajniRazdan
4)DeepakGupta
Ans.)4

15Dec14
Ques.:121WhichofthefollowingcountrieshaswontheChampionsTrophyHockeyTitleatBhubaneswaron14
Dec?
1)Argentina

2)Pakistan

3)India
5)Germany

4)Australia
Ans.)5

15Dec14
Ques.:122WhichofthefollowingcountrieshastestedWu14,ahypersonicstrikevehiclewhichcanbeusedto
deliverweaponsevenbreachingsomemissileshieldsystems?
1)China
3)US

2)Russia
4)Israel

5)Iran

Ans.)1

15Dec14
Ques.:123Thegovthasproposedremovingtheminimumpaidupsharecapitalrequirementfornewbusinessesin
India.Atpresent,paidupcapitalrequirementforapubliccompanyisnotlessthan
1)Rs1lakh

2)Rs5lakh

3)Rs10lakh

4)Rs20lakh

5)Rs25lakh

Ans.)2

15Dec14
Ques.:124ThegovtispromotinguseofLEDbulbsemphasisingtheneedforconservingenergy.WhatdoesLED
standsfor?
1)LightEnabledDiode
3)LightEngineDisplay
5)Noneofthese

2)LightEmittingDisplay
4)LightEmittingDiode
Ans.)4

15Dec14
Ques.:125TheArticle377oftheIndianconstitutionisassociatedwith
1)thespecialstatusofJammuandKashmir
3)homosexuality

2)ArmedForcesSpecialPowersAct
4)childrights

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

15Dec14
Ques.:126TheJapanesePMShinzoAbehaswoncomfortablereelectioninasnappoll.Heisassociatedwith
whichofthefollowingparties?
1)YourParty(YP)
3)LiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)
5)JapanRestorationparty

2)Komeito
4)JapaneseCommunistparty
Ans.)3

15Dec14
Ques.:127ThenetinvestmentintheIndianequitymarketbytheForeignInstitutionalInvestors(FIIs)issettoexceed
_______in2014.
1)Rs1lakhcr
3)Rs4lakhcr
5)Noneofthese

2)Rs2lakhcr
4)Rs5lakhcr
Ans.)1

15Dec14
Ques.:128AspertheUnionPowerMinistry,Indiaproducesabout_______unitsofelectricity.
1)50kcr
3)onelakhcr
5)Noneofthese

2)80kcr
4)twolakhcr
Ans.)3

15Dec14
Ques.:129TheSITChiefhasdemandedtomaketaxevasionseriouscrimetoforceforeigncountriestoreveal
namesofIndiansstashingillicitwealthabroad.WhoisthechairmanoftheSITonblackmoney?
1)PSathasivam

2)MarkandeyKatju

3)AltamasKabir
5)MBShah

4)ArijitPasayat
Ans.)5

15Dec14
Ques.:130WhoamongthefollowingisthedeputychairmanofRajyaSabha,theupperhouseoftheIndian
Parliament?
1)HamidAnsari
3)PJKurien

2)NajmaHeptulla
4)KRahmanKhan

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

16Dec14
Ques.:131WhoamongthefollowinghasbeencrownedMissWorld2014atthe64thannualcompetitionheldin
Londonon14Dec?
1)ElizabethSafrit
3)RoleneStrauss
5)KoyalRana

2)EdinaKulcsar
4)MeganYoung
Ans.)3

16Dec14
Ques.:132The14thFinanceCommissionon15DecsubmitteditsreporttothePresidentsoffice.Itwasheadedby
1)VijayKelkar
3)YVReddy

2)CRangarajan
4)DuvvuriSubbarao

5)BimalJalan

Ans.)3

16Dec14
Ques.:133TheWholesalePriceIndex(WPI)basedinflationfellto______inNov,thelowestinflationfigureinover
fiveyears.
1)2percent
3)1.2percent
5)zeropercent

2)1.7percent
4)1percent
Ans.)5

16Dec14
Ques.:134Asasteptoeasethepressureonstressedassets,theRBIhasallowedlenderstorestructureexisting
loanstoinfrastructureandcoreindustriesprojectsabove
1)Rs100cr
3)Rs400cr
5)Noneofthese

2)Rs200cr
4)Rs500cr
Ans.)4

16Dec14
Ques.:135TheOlympicandworldchampionfigureskaterYuzuruHanyuwontheGrandPrixFinalinBarcelona,
Spain.Hebelongsto
1)Japan
3)NorthKorea
5)Philippines

2)SouthKorea
4)Malaysia
Ans.)1

16Dec14
Ques.:136Rubleisthecurrencyofwhichofthefollowingcountries?
1)Romania
3)Iran
5)Spain

2)Russia
4)Egypt
Ans.)2

16Dec14
Ques.:137Whichofthefollowingcountriescreatedtheworldrecordforlongestgraffitiwallrecently?
1)Norway
3)Egypt

2)Sweden
4)UnitedArabEmirates

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

16Dec14
Ques.:138VinodZutshiisthecurrent
1)DeputyGovernor,RBI

2)DeputyDirector,CBI

3)DeputyElectionCommissioner
5)Noneofthese

4)VigilanceCommissioner
Ans.)3

16Dec14
Ques.:139Thecapitalwhichisfrequentlytransferredbetweenfinancialinstitutionsinanattempttomaximize
interestorcapitalgainisknownas
1)Hotmoney
3)Narrowmoney

2)Papergold
4)Broadmoney

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

16Dec14
Ques.:140Atpresent,Indianbanksarerequiredtoachieveprioritysectorlendingtargetof40percentofaggregate
advances,with________sublimitforthefarmsector.
1)8percent
3)15percent
5)20percent

2)10percent
4)18percent
Ans.)4

17Dec14
Ques.:141MilitantsfromthePakistaniTalibanattackedanarmyrunschoolinwhichofthefollowingcitiesin
Pakistankillingatleast145people,mostlychildren?
1)Peshawar
3)Islamabad
5)Noneofthese

2)Karachi
4)Rawalpindi
Ans.)1

17Dec14
Ques.:142The14thFinanceCommissionsubmitteditsreporton15Dec.Thereportcoversaperiodoffiveyears
commencingonthe
1)1Jan2015
3)1Sep2015
5)Noneofthese

2)1Apr2015
4)1Apr2016
Ans.)2

17Dec14
Ques.:143TheFinanceCommission,usuallysetupeveryfiveyear,givesitsrecommendationsregardingthe
1)sharingofUniontaxes
3)principlesgoverningGrantsinaidtoStates

2)transferofresourcestolocalbodies
4)Alltheabove

5)Only1)and2)

Ans.)4

17Dec14
Ques.:144WhoamongthefollowingwontheLondonClassicchesstitleinLondonon15Dec?
1)HikaruNakamura
3)VladimirKramnik
5)ViswanathanAnand

2)FabianoCaruana
4)MichaelAdams
Ans.)5

17Dec14
Ques.:145Asdatashows,exportsgrewby7.2percentinthemonthofNov,thehighestinthelastfourmonths.In
thecountrysGDP,exportscontributeabout
1)15percent

2)20percent

3)25percent

4)35percent

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)3

17Dec14
Ques.:146ThegovthaslaunchedDBTLschemetotransferLPGsubsidy.ExpandthetermDBTL.
1)DistributedBenefitTransferofLPG
3)DeductedBenefitTransferofLPG
5)Noneofthese

2)DedicatedBenefitTransferofLPG
4)DirectBenefitTransferofLPG
Ans.)4

17Dec14
Ques.:147Thesumofcurrencyincirculationanddemanddepositswithbanksiscalled
1)M1(narrowmoney)
3)M3(Broadmoney)
5)Noneofthese

2)M2
4)M4
Ans.)1

17Dec14
Ques.:148Thegovthasproposedremovingtheminimumpaidupsharecapitalrequirementfornewbusinessesin
India.Atpresent,paidupcapitalrequirementforaprivatecompanyisnotlessthan
1)Rs1lakh
3)Rs3lakh
5)Rs5lakh

2)Rs2lakh
4)Rs4lakh
Ans.)1

17Dec14
Ques.:149YVReddyisthechairmanofthe14thFinanceCommissionwhichsubmitteditsreporttothePresident
officerecently.WhoamongthefollowingwasNOToneoftheotherfourmembersoftheCommission?
1)AbhijitSen
3)MGovindaRao
5)JayatiGhosh

2)SushmaNath
4)SudiptoMundle
Ans.)5

17Dec14
Ques.:150TheconstitutionofFinanceCommissionismandatedbywhichofthefollowingArticlesoftheIndian
Constitution?
1)Article280

2)Article343

3)Article368
5)Noneofthese

4)Article395
Ans.)1

18Dec14

Ques.:151TheONGCVideshhaswonoffshoreoilandgasblockinTaranakibasininwhichofthefollowing
countries?ItisthefirstIndianfirmtowinablockinthatcountry.
1)NewZealand
3)Mexico
5)Noneofthese

2)Australia
4)Kazakhstan
Ans.)1

18Dec14
Ques.:152WhichofthefollowinghasbecomethefirstAfricancountrytouseelectronicballotsinitsgeneral
elections?
1)Namibia
3)Eritrea
5)Botswana

2)Zambia
4)Zimbabwe
Ans.)1

18Dec14
Ques.:153WhoamongthefollowinghasbecometheyoungesteverWorldChampioninsnooker?HehaswonIBSF
WorldSnookerChampionshipattheageof14years.
1)ZhaoXintong
3)MohammedSajjad
5)Noneofthese

2)KristanutLertsattayathorn
4)YanBingtao
Ans.)4

18Dec14
Ques.:154Whichofthefollowingdayswascelebrated,recently,asNationalMilkDayinthememoryofDrVerghese
Kurien,FatherofIndiasWhiteRevolution?
1)21Nov

2)23Nov

3)26Nov
5)Noneofthese

4)29Nov
Ans.)3

18Dec14
Ques.:155Mendipatharisthefirstandtheonlyrailwaystationsofarofwhichofthefollowingstates?
1)Manipur
3)ArunachalPradesh
5)Noneofthese

2)Tripura
4)Meghalaya
Ans.)4

18Dec14
Ques.:156IntheannualglobalupdatereleasedbyGlobalFinancialIntegrity(GFI),whichofthefollowingcountries
hasbeenrankedontopintermsofthequantumofblackmoneymovingoutofacountryfor2012?
1)India
3)Russia
5)Noneofthese

2)China
4)US
Ans.)3

18Dec14
Ques.:157TheforeignbanksoperatinginIndiaarebeingbroughtonparwithlocalbanksinprioritysectorlending
targets,inaphasedmanneroverfiveyearsstartingApr2013.Onlythoseforeignbankswith________branches,
comesundertheaboveregulation.
1)2
3)8
5)20ormore

2)5
4)10
Ans.)5

18Dec14
Ques.:158TheRussianNepaleseplayerAnishGiriisassociatedwithwhichofthefollowinggames?
1)Chess
3)Archery

2)Badminton
4)Billiards

5)Golf

Ans.)1

18Dec14
Ques.:159Bangladeshhasinkedtradeandlandallocationdealswithwhichofthefollowingcountries?Thetrade
dealwouldallowthetwocountriesdutyfreeaccessto90ofeachothersproducts.
1)China
3)Bhutan
5)SriLanka

2)India
4)Myanmar
Ans.)3

18Dec14
Ques.:160ThestaterunpowerequipmentmakerBHELhascommissioneda28MWhydropowerprojectinwhich
ofthefollowingAfricancountriesfinancedundertheGovtofIndiasLineofCredit?
1)Rwanda
3)Tanzania
5)Zambia

2)Uganda
4)Kenya
Ans.)1

19Dec14
Ques.:161NametheIndiasfirstindigenouslydevelopednuclearpoweredballisticmissilesubmarinewhichwas
flaggedoffbytheDefenceMinisterManoharParrikarfromVizagforseatrialson15Dec.
1)INSChakra

2)INSArihant

3)INSAridhaman
5)Noneofthese

4)INSSindhurashtra
Ans.)2

19Dec14
Ques.:162AccordingtotheFortune500listfor2014compiledbyFortunemagazinesIndianedition,whichofthe
followingisthecountryslargestcompanyintermsofrevenue?
1)ONGC

2)StateBankofIndia

3)BharatPetroleum
5)IndianOilCorporation

4)RelianceIndustriesLtd
Ans.)5

19Dec14
Ques.:163AneroodJugnauthhasbeenelectedasthenewPrimeMinisterof
1)Fiji

2)Mauritius

3)TrinidadandTobago
5)Seychelles

4)Suriname
Ans.)2

19Dec14
Ques.:164ThePMNarendraModilaunchedthebooktitled"BornAgainontheMountain"inNewDelhi.Whohas
writtenthebook?
1)BachendriPal
3)PremlataAgarwal

2)ArunimaSinha
4)RahaMoharrak

5)SaminaBaig

Ans.)2

19Dec14
Ques.:165ThegovthasannouncedtodeleteSection309ofIndianPenalCode(IPC)fromtheStatutebook.This
sectionoftheIPCdealswith
1)homosexuality
3)drugtrialsonhumanbeing
5)Noneofthese

2)specialstatusofJammu&Kashmir
4)attemptofsuicide
Ans.)4

19Dec14
Ques.:166WhichofthefollowingteamshaswontheDeodhartrophy201415?
1)CentralZone
3)SouthZone

2)NorthZone
4)WestZone

5)EastZone

Ans.)5

19Dec14
Ques.:167TheRailwayMinistrysetupwhichofthefollowingCommitteesforimprovingfinancialhealthoftheIndian
Railwaysrecently?
1)DKMittalCommittee
3)ESreedharanCommittee
5)Noneofthese

2)BibekDebroyCommittee
4)RakeshMohancommittee
Ans.)1

19Dec14
Ques.:168RelianceJioisallsettorollout4GLTEservicesin800citiesinIndiain2015.Whatisthefullformof
LTE?
1)LongTransmissionEvolution
3)LongTermEvolution
5)Noneofthese

2)LocalTransmissionEvolution
4)LongTransformationEvolution
Ans.)3

19Dec14
Ques.:169WhoamongthefollowingwasthemostsearchedcelebrityontheInternetinIndiain2014asrevealedby
theGoogle?
1)ViratKohli
3)SalmanKhan
5)SunnyLeone

2)DeepikaPadukone
4)NarendraModi
Ans.)5

19Dec14
Ques.:170WhichofthefollowingisthefirstnuclearsubmarineIndialeasedfromRussiafor10yearsinApr2012?
1)INSChakra
3)INSAridhaman
5)Noneofthese

2)INSSindhughosh
4)INSSindhurashtra
Ans.)1

20Dec14
Ques.:171NametheIndianAmericanwhohasbeenconfirmedbytheUSSenateasafederaljudgeintheDistrictof
Columbia,becomingthefirstAsianPacificAmericantooccupythisimportantposition.
1)AmitPriyavadanMehta

2)VinceGirdhariChhabria

3)IndiraTalwani
5)Noneofthese

4)ManishSShah
Ans.)1

20Dec14
Ques.:172NamethepersonwhohasbeenawardedSwedishrightsprize,OlofPalmehumanrightsprize.
1)AungSanSuuKyi,Myanmar
3)KofiAnnan,formerUNSecretaryGeneral
5)Noneofthese

2)XuYouyu,China
4)CuiWeiping,China
Ans.)2

20Dec14
Ques.:173TheSupremeCourtofwhichofthefollowingcountrieshaslaunchedEjudiciaryservicesaimingto
providebettercourtservicesandtoensureeasyaccesstojustice?
1)Maldives
3)SriLanka
5)Noneofthese

2)Bangladesh
4)Nepal
Ans.)4

20Dec14
Ques.:174WhatisIndiaspositiononthe2014AnnualGlobalUpdatereleasedbyGlobalFinancialIntegrity(GFI)
regardingblackmoney?
1)First
3)Third
5)Fifth

2)Second
4)Fourth
Ans.)3

20Dec14
Ques.:175TheUSSenatehasconfirmedwhoamongthefollowingasSurgeonGeneraloftheUS?Thethirtyseven
yearoldIndianAmericanphysicianisyoungestpersonandfirstpersonofIndianorigintoholdthepost.
1)AftabChaudri
3)ReginaBenjamin
5)Noneofthese

2)DeboAdegbile
4)VivekMurthy
Ans.)4

20Dec14
Ques.:176Thebooks'AnOdysseyinWar&Peace'and'SurrenderatDacca'havebeenauthoredby
1)DalbirSinghSuhag
3)JFRJacob
5)Noneofthese

2)VedPrakashMalik
4)BikramSingh
Ans.)3

20Dec14
Ques.:177WhichofthefollowingisthefirstTamilnewspaperlaunchedinUAEon9Dec?Tamiliansrepresentthe
secondhighestIndiancommunityinthecountry.
1)ThinathThanthi
3)Dinakaran
5)Noneofthese

2)DailyThanthi
4)Dinamani
Ans.)2

20Dec14
Ques.:178VijayDiwas(VictoryDay),whichcommemoratesIndiasmilitaryvictoryoverPakistanin1971,is
observedon
1)12Dec

2)16Dec

3)18Dec
5)Noneofthese

4)20Dec
Ans.)2

20Dec14
Ques.:179__________istheprocessofappointingapersontotakecareofyourassetsintheeventofyourdeath.
1)Elimination
3)Consultation

2)Deputation
4)Nomination

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

20Dec14
Ques.:180WhichofthefollowingpairsofbanksandtheirCMDsisNOTmatchedcorrectly?
1)ICICIChandaKochhar
3)AxisBankShikhaSharma
5)Noneofthese

2)BankofIndiaVijayalakshmiRIyer
4)AllahabadBankShubhalakshmiPanse
Ans.)5

22Dec14
Ques.:181WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenappointedasthechiefofResearch&AnalysisWing(R&AW),the
countrysexternalintelligencewing?
1)ArvindSaxena
3)HormisTharakan

2)RajinderKhanna
4)VivekSrivastava

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

22Dec14
Ques.:182ThirtytwoyearsaftertheLCAprojectwassanctioned,theIAFissettogetitsfirsthomegrownfighter
planeinMar2015.Namethefighter.
1)Pinaka
3)Arihant
5)Noneofthese

2)Arjun
4)Tejas
Ans.)4

22Dec14
Ques.:183IndiaexporteditsfirstwarshiptoMauritiuson20Dec.Whatisthenameofthewarship?
1)CGSBarracuda
3)CGSSumitra

2)CGSAndaman
4)CGSCentaur

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

22Dec14
Ques.:184ThegovthasappointedwhoamongthefollowingasheadofCRPF,theworldslargestparamilitary
forcewithoverthreelakhpersonnel?
1)AnilSinha
3)RajinderKhanna
5)Noneofthese

2)DilipTrivedi
4)PrakashMishra
Ans.)4

22Dec14
Ques.:185WhichofthefollowingtwobanksgotclearancefromtheForeignInvestmentPromotionBoard(FIPB)for
theirrespectiveforeigndirectinvestment(FDI)proposalson19Dec?
1)HDFCBank,RBLBank
3)HDFCBank,KotakMahindraBank
5)Noneofthese

2)HDFCBank,FederalBank
4)HDFCBank,YesBank
Ans.)1

22Dec14
Ques.:186Bankscanhaveupto49percentforeigninvestmentwithoutregulatoryapprovalbutrequireapproval
fromwhichofthefollowingiftheywanttoincreasetheforeigninvestmentlimitto74percent?
1)RBI
3)SEBI

2)FIPB
4)Alltheabove

5)Only1)and2)

Ans.)5

22Dec14
Ques.:187Chinahaseasedrulestoprovidemarketaccessforforeignbanks.Earlier,theparentforeignbankwas
requiredtotransferwhatamounttoitsnewlyestablishedChinesebranch?
1)50millionyuan
3)200millionyuan
5)Noneofthese

2)100millionyuan
4)500millionyuan
Ans.)2

22Dec14
Ques.:188WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectwithrespecttotheproposedGoodsandServicesTax(GST)?
1)Itwillreplacemostindirecttaxeswithonetax.

2)ItwouldhaveadualstructureaCentral
componentleviedandcollectedbytheCentreand
astatecomponentadministeredbystates.

3)AttheCentrallevel,itwillsubsumeCentral
exciseduty,servicetaxandadditionalcustoms
duties.
5)Centralsalestax(CST)willbeleftunaffected.

4)Atthestatelevelitwillincludevalueaddedtax,
entertainmenttax,luxurytax,lotterytaxesand
electricityduty.
Ans.)5

22Dec14
Ques.:189TheUS,initsannualdefencepolicybill,hasgrantedwhatamounttoPakistanfortheexpensesmadeby
itsarmyinsupportoftheUSmilitaryoperationsinwartornAfghanistan?
1)USD1bn
3)USD1.7bn
5)USD2.1bn

2)USD1.2bn
4)USD2bn
Ans.)1

22Dec14
Ques.:190IndiasofficialentrytotheOscarsisnowoutofrace.WhichofthefollowingfilmswasIndiasofficialentry
tothecovetedaward?
1)Yellow
3)LiarsDice
5)Fandry

2)CityLights
4)EkHazarachiNote
Ans.)3

23Dec14
Ques.:191IndiasShivKapurisassociatedwithwhichofthefollowinggames?
1)Golf
3)Tennis
5)Shooting

2)Badminton
4)Billiards
Ans.)1

23Dec14
Ques.:192ThegovtisconsideringmergingOCIandPIOschemesontheeveofthe13thPravasiBharatiyaDivas
(PBD),tobeheldinGujaratfromJan7to9.Sofar,NRIsholdingOCIcardsareentitledtogetlifelongvisaswhilePIOs
getvisasfor
1)5years
3)15years
5)Noneofthese

2)10years
4)20years
Ans.)3

23Dec14
Ques.:193ThegovthasscrappedtheideatosellSpecifiedUndertakingofUTI's(Suuti's)stakeinprivatesector
companiesthroughtheETFroute.ThetermETFstandsfor
1)ExternallyTradedFund
3)ExchangeTradedFund
5)Noneofthese

2)EstimateTradedFund
4)EcoTradedFund
Ans.)3

23Dec14
Ques.:194WhichofthefollowingIndianfilmshasbeennamedbestfirstfeaturefilmbyTorontoFilmCritics?
1)Yellow

2)CityLights

3)LiarsDice
5)Fandry

4)TheLunchbox
Ans.)4

23Dec14
Ques.:195Whichofthefollowingcountrieshaswonthefifthmen'sKabaddiWorldCuptitle?

1)Pakistan
3)Iran

2)India
4)NewZealand

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

23Dec14
Ques.:196Whoamongthefollowinghasbeennamedambassadorfor2015ICCWorldCup?
1)SouravGanguly

2)VirenderSehwag

3)RahulDravid
5)SachinTendulkar

4)MahendraSinghDhoni
Ans.)5

23Dec14
Ques.:197WhatisthethemeofthenewGovtofIndiacalendar2015?
1)CleanIndia,GreenIndia

2)MakeinIndia

3)IncredibleIndia
5)Noneofthese

4)Goodgovernance
Ans.)1

23Dec14
Ques.:198WhatisthenewdeadlinesetbytheRBItoexchangepre2005currencynotes?Theearlierdeadlinewas
toendon1Jan.
1)Jan31
3)Mar31

2)Mar1
4)Apr1

5)Jun30

Ans.)5

23Dec14
Ques.:199Whichofthefollowingthreecountrieshaveinaugurateda925kmlongnewrailwayroutethatwill
improveresourcerichCentralAsia'saccesstomarketsintheMiddleEastandSouthAsia?
1)Turkmenistan,KazakhstanandIran
3)Tajikistan,KazakhstanandIran
5)Noneofthese

2)Turkmenistan,KyrgyzstanandIran
4)Tajikistan,KyrgyzstanandIran
Ans.)1

23Dec14
Ques.:200InmatesofDelhi'sTiharjailwillsoongetlifeandaccidentalinsurancecoverastheiraccountsarebeing
openedunderthePradhanMantriJanDhanYojna.UnderthePMJDYscheme,whataretheaccidentalandlife
insurancecoversrespectively?
1)Rs50,000,Rs20,000

2)Rs75,000,Rs30,000

3)Rs1lakh,Rs30,000
5)Noneofthese

4)Rs1.5lakh,Rs50,000
Ans.)3

24Dec14
Ques.:201The11theditionoftheICCCricketWorldCupwilltakeplaceinAustraliaandNewZealandfrom14th
Febto29thMar.Apartfromthe10FullMembers,fourqualifierswilltakepartinthetournament.Whichofthefollowing
isNOTamongthequalifiers?
1)UnitedArabEmirates
3)Ireland
5)Iran

2)Scotland
4)Afghanistan
Ans.)5

24Dec14
Ques.:202WhichofthefollowingcountrieshaswonthewomensKabaddiWorldCup2014title?
1)Pakistan
3)Iran
5)Noneofthese

2)India
4)NewZealand
Ans.)2

24Dec14
Ques.:203WhoamongthefollowinghasbeennamedtheBusinessStandardBankeroftheYearfor201314?
1)RomeshSobti
3)AdityaPuri
5)UdayKotak

2)ChandaKochhar
4)AbrahamKoshy
Ans.)1

24Dec14
Ques.:204Whichofthefollowingpoliticalpartieshasbecomethefirstin14yearstoformsinglepartygovtin

Jharkhand?
1)INC
3)JMM

2)BJP
4)JanataDal(U)

5)RJD

Ans.)2

24Dec14
Ques.:205TheWintersessionofLokSabhawasadjournedsinedieon23Decafterpassinga'record'numberof
_____legislationsin22sittings.
1)13
3)18
5)23

2)16
4)21
Ans.)3

24Dec14
Ques.:206BejiCaidEssebsihaswonthefirstfreepresidentialelectioninwhichofthefollowingcountriesrecently?
1)Tunisia
3)Libya
5)Noneofthese

2)Yemen
4)Nigeria
Ans.)1

24Dec14
Ques.:207Whichofthefollowingstategovtshasfixedminimumeducationalqualificationsforcontestingpollsfor
panchayatsamitianddistrictcouncilelectionsrecently?
1)WestBengal
3)UttarPradesh
5)MadhyaPradesh

2)Bihar
4)Rajasthan
Ans.)4

24Dec14
Ques.:208WhichofthefollowingstateshasstartedPratiIntaeSakshathaprogrammeunderNationalDigital
LiteracyMission(NDLM)toeliterate30,000personsinthestate?
1)AndhraPradesh
3)Karnataka
5)TamilNadu

2)Kerala
4)Telangana
Ans.)4

24Dec14
Ques.:209Thegovthasorderedacutofnearly20percentinits201415healthcarebudgetduetofiscalstrains.
Indiaspendsaboutwhatpercentofitsgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)onpublichealth?
1)1percent
3)5.3percent
5)Noneofthese

2)3percent
4)8.3percent
Ans.)1

24Dec14
Ques.:210Whoamongthefollowinghaswontheinaugural$500,000DubaiOpengolftournament?
1)JyotiRandhawa

2)GaganjeetBhullar

3)ShivKapur
5)ArjunAtwal

4)WangJeunghun
Ans.)5

25Dec14
Ques.:211AspernewRBInorms,bankscannowclassifycertaindefaultersfortheloansexceedingRs4cras
whichofthefollowingmakingitdifficultforthemtogetfreshloans?
1)Noncooperativeborrower
3)Estrangeborrower

2)Errantborrower
4)Doubtfulborrower

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)1

25Dec14
Ques.:212JaiprakashAssociatessolditstwocementplantsinMadhyaPradeshtowhichofthefollowingfirmsfor
Rs5,400crinordertocutdebt?
1)IndiaCement
3)UltraTechCement
5)Noneofthese

2)DalmiaCement
4)JSWEnergy
Ans.)3

25Dec14
Ques.:213InIndia,theNationalConsumerRightsDayisobservedonwhichoffollowingdatesastheConsumer

ProtectionAct,1986wasenactedonthisday?
1)21Dec
3)27Dec

2)24Dec
4)29Dec

5)31Dec

Ans.)2

25Dec14
Ques.:214AtpresenthowmanyRegionalRuralBanks(RRBs)arethereinthecountry?
1)52
3)64
5)Noneofthese

2)56
4)82
Ans.)2

25Dec14
Ques.:215TheLokSabhahaspassedRegionalRuralBanks(Amendment)Bill,2014.WhichofthefollowingisNOT
correctwithrespecttotheBill?
1)TheBillraisestheauthorisedcapitalofthe
RRBsfromRs5crtoRs2,000cr.
3)ThecombinedcapitaloftheCentre,stategovt
andsponsorbankswillnotcomedownbelow51
percent.
5)Noneofthese

2)TheBillenablesRRBstomopupfundsfromthe
capitalmarket.
4)Thestategovtswouldbefreetoraisetheir
contributionintheRRBstoover15percent.
Ans.)5

25Dec14
Ques.:216WorldConsumerRightsDayisheldaroundtheglobetorecogniseourrightsasconsumerson
1)21Feb
3)12Apr

2)08Mar
4)17May

5)15Mar

Ans.)5

25Dec14
Ques.:217GVenkatSwamy,whopassedAwayonDec22,wasaseniorCongressleaderand
1)formerUnionMinister
3)formerCMofKarnataka
5)formerGovernorofKerala

2)formerCMofKerala
4)formerCMofTamilNadu
Ans.)1

25Dec14
Ques.:218NametheeducationaltrainbyDelhiUniversitywhichsetoffforthenortheastwith870studentsand
teachersonboardwithanaimtoenrichthestudentsabouttherichcultureandheritageoftheregionrecently.
1)PurvottarExpress
3)ArunodayaExpress
5)Noneofthese

2)NEExplorationExpress
4)GyanodayaExpress
Ans.)4

25Dec14
Ques.:219NamethenotedGandhianandauthorofthebookAssassinationofGandhi:FactsandFalsehoodwho
diedrecently.
1)ChunibhaiVaidya
3)AmarKant
5)Noneofthese

2)RavuriBharadhwaja
4)SriLalSukla
Ans.)1

25Dec14
Ques.:220WhichofthefollowingcountrieshasbaggedthegoldmedalintheWorldYouthUnder16Chess
OlympiadatGyorinHungary?
1)India
3)Hungary
5)Norway

2)Turkey
4)Iran
Ans.)1

26Dec14
Ques.:221Whoamongthefollowinghavebeenconferredthenationshighestcivilianhonour,theBharatRatna
recently?
1)MadanMohanMalaviya
3)DhyanChand
5)Only1)and2)

2)AtalBihariVajpayee
4)Alltheabove
Ans.)5

26Dec14
Ques.:222NametheKonkaniwriterandarecentrecipientofSahityaAkademiaward(forbookManthan)who
passedawayrecently?
1)MadhaviSardesai
3)MariaAuroraCouto
5)Noneofthese

2)UdayBhembre
4)PundalikNaik
Ans.)1

26Dec14
Ques.:223TheacclaimedfilmmakerKBalachanderdiedrecently.Hewasassociatedwith
1)Marathicinema
3)Telugucinema
5)Malayalamcinema

2)Bengalicinema
4)Tamilcinema
Ans.)4

26Dec14
Ques.:224WhichofthefollowingdaysisdeclaredastheNationalMathematicsDay?
1)19Dec
3)24Dec
5)30Dec

2)22Dec
4)26Dec
Ans.)2

26Dec14
Ques.:225Britaingotitsfirstfemalebishopinthe500yearhistoryofChurchofEnglandrecently.Namethefemale
bishop.
1)ReginaClaas
3)ReverendLibbyLane
5)Noneofthese

2)RosemarieWenner
4)MaryRamerman
Ans.)3

26Dec14
Ques.:226WhatisIndiaspositionoutof146nationsintheForbes'listofthebestcountriesforbusinessfor2014?
1)18th
3)93rd
5)Noneofthese

2)55th
4)105th
Ans.)3

26Dec14
Ques.:227TheDelhipolicelaunched'OperationMilap'recently.Theoperationisaimedat
1)unitingmissingchildrenwiththeirparents
3)unitingseparatedsiblings
5)Noneofthese

2)takingcareofelderlypeople
4)counselingthecoupleseekingdivorce
Ans.)1

26Dec14
Ques.:228PresidentUhuruKenyattasignedintolawasecuritybillwhichwillhelpthecountryfightarmedgroups
operatingintheEastAfricancountry.Identifythecountry.
1)Nigeria
3)Kenya
5)Noneofthese

2)Libya
4)Cambodia
Ans.)3

26Dec14
Ques.:229TheWorldMilkDayisobservedon
1)Jun1

2)Jul1

3)Dec1
5)Noneofthese

4)Jan1
Ans.)1

26Dec14
Ques.:230TheUSspaceagencyNASAtesteditsspacecapsulecapableofcarryingpeopleintodeepspace
recently.Namethespacecapsule.
1)V2
3)HIIA

2)Orion
4)Ariane

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)2

27Dec14

Ques.:231WhoamongthefollowingisallsettobesworninasthefirstnontribalchiefministerofJharkhand?
1)RaghubarDas
3)AjayKumar
5)Noneofthese

2)YashwantSinha
4)SudeshMahto
Ans.)1

27Dec14
Ques.:232ThefirsteverRegionalPravasiBharatiyaDivaswasheldon1718Octinwhichofthefollowingcities?
1)NewYork
3)Toronto
5)Noneofthese

2)Sydney
4)London
Ans.)4

27Dec14
Ques.:233IndiaandsomeothercountrieshavebeengiventimetillJanendfromtheUStosigntheFATCA
agreement.Thisagreementseeksto
1)facilitateflowofintelligenceinformation
3)facilitateUSforcestoconductsearchand
eliminationoperation
5)Noneofthese

2)facilitateflowoffinancialinformation
4)facilitaterefuellingoftheUSfighterjets
deployedintheirarea
Ans.)2

27Dec14
Ques.:234TheJammu&KashmirGovernorhascalledPDPandBJPforparleysongovtformationinthestate.Who
amongthefollowingisthepresentgovernorofJ&K?
1)KalyanSingh
3)MridulaSinha
5)NNVohra

2)VidyasagarRao
4)UrmilaSingh
Ans.)5

27Dec14
Ques.:235SantoshTrophyisassociatedwith
1)Cricket
3)Hockey
5)Badminton

2)Football
4)Volleyball
Ans.)2

27Dec14
Ques.:236ThePresidentPranabMukherjeesignedtwoordinanceson26Dec.Thegovthaddecidedtopromulgate
theseordinancestomoveaheadwithreformsinthetwosectorswhichare
1)Coalmining,Insurance
3)Defence,Coalmining
5)Noneofthese

2)Insurance,Defence
4)Multibrandretail,Insurance
Ans.)1

27Dec14
Ques.:237ThePMNarendraModiisscheduledtoinauguratethe102ndIndianScienceCongressinwhichofthe
followingcitiesonJan3?TheScienceCongresswillbeheldfromJan3toJan7,2015.
1)NewDelhi

2)Bengaluru

3)Mumbai
5)Noneofthese

4)Chennai
Ans.)3

27Dec14
Ques.:238Whatisthethemeofthe102ndIndianScienceCongresstobeheldfromJan3toJan7,2015?Around
12,000delegatesareexpectedtoattendthismegaevent.
1)ScienceandTechnologyforallCreatures
3)ScienceandTechnologyforSocialInclusion
5)Noneofthese

2)ScienceandTechnologyforClimate
Preservation
4)ScienceandTechnologyforHuman
Development
Ans.)4

27Dec14
Ques.:239ThegovtlaunchedMissionIndradhanushonDec25,2014.Thisinitiativehasbeenlaunchedbywhich
ofthefollowingministries?
1)HomeAffairs
3)ScienceandTechnology
5)Noneofthese

2)HealthandFamilyWelfare
4)MinorityAffairs
Ans.)2

27Dec14
Ques.:240NamethemuchhypedfilmbyRajKumarHiranistarringAamirKhanandAnushkaSharmafeaturing
AamirKhanhaasanalien.
1)Fandry

2)Ugly

3)PK
5)Noneofthese

4)ActionJackson
Ans.)3

29Dec14
Ques.:241TheDRSsystemisassociatedwithwhichofthefollowinggames?TheIndiansportsbodyofthe
concernedsporthasbeenopposingthesystemsinceitsinception?
1)Cricket
3)Football
5)Noneofthese

2)Boxing
4)Hockey
Ans.)1

29Dec14
Ques.:242Thedirectbenefittransferschemeofwhichofthefollowingcountriesbecamethelargestdirectbenefit
transferschemerecentlywithmorethan2.5crbeneficiaries?
1)China
3)India
5)Mexico

2)Brazil
4)Indonesia
Ans.)3

29Dec14
Ques.:243WhichofthefollowingtermsisNOTassociatedwithbanking/finance?
1)OFS
3)BaNCS
5)Noneofthese

2)FPO
4)SWIFT
Ans.)5

29Dec14
Ques.:244ZakiurRehmanLakhvi,whowasgrantedbailandlaterrearrestedbyPakistanunderMaintenanceof
PublicOrder(MPO),iswantedinIndiainconnectionof
1)2001Parliamentattacks

2)2000RedFortattacks

3)2002AkshardhamTempleattacks
5)Noneofthese

4)2008Mumbaiattacks
Ans.)4

29Dec14
Ques.:245Whichofthefollowingthreecountriesarepreparingtosignanintelligencesharingagreementwhichwill
bestrictlylimitedtotheNorthKorea'snuclearandmissileprogrammes?
1)TheUS,VietnamandSouthKorea
3)TheUS,IndonesiaandSouthKorea

2)TheUS,MalaysiaandSouthKorea
4)TheUS,JapanandSouthKorea

5)Noneofthese

Ans.)4

29Dec14
Ques.:246Forthefirsttimeinhistory,theBJPnowhasmorestatelegislators(MLAs)thananyotherpartyinthe
country.WhatisthetotalnumberofMLAsofBJPacrossthecountryasinDec2014?
1)949
3)1169
5)Noneofthese

2)1058
4)1270
Ans.)2

29Dec14
Ques.:247SatyaNadella,whovisitedIndiaandmetPMNarendraModi,ArunJaitleyandRaviShankarPrasad
recently,isthecurrentglobalCEOof
1)Google
3)Oracle

2)Microsoft
4)IBM

5)Apple

Ans.)2

29Dec14
Ques.:248IndiahasannouncedwhatamountascontributiontotheTsunamiTrustFundoftheUnitedNations
EconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiaandthePacific(ESCAP)?
1)USD1mn

2)USD1.2mn

3)USD1.8mn
5)USD2.3mn

4)USD2mn
Ans.)1

29Dec14
Ques.:249WhatistheinvestmenttargetsetbythegovtfromtheprivatesectorunderSwachhBharatMissionin
urbanareas?
1)Rs4,874cr
3)Rs42,512cr
5)Noneofthese

2)Rs14,623cr
4)Rs62,009cr
Ans.)3

29Dec14
Ques.:250TheDRDOsPanchihaditsmaidenflightonDec24fromanairfieldatKolarinKarnataka.Panchiisa
1)basictraineraircraft
3)unmannedaerialvehicle(UAV)
5)Noneofthese

2)advancedtraineraircraft
4)militarytransportaircraft
Ans.)3

30Dec14
Ques.:251RShevgaonkarresignedasDirectorofwhichofthefollowingpremierinstitutionsofIndiarecently?
1)IITDelhi
3)IITKanpur
5)Noneofthese

2)IITMumbai
4)IITGuwahati
Ans.)1

30Dec14
Ques.:252ExternalAffairsMinisterSushmaSwarajvisitedwhichofthefollowingnationstoholdtalkswithher
counterpartYunByungseintheeighthJointCommissionMeetingofthetwocountriesrecently?
1)Singapore
3)SouthKorea
5)Vietnam

2)Malaysia
4)Thailand
Ans.)3

30Dec14
Ques.:253TonyFernandez,anIndianoriginMalaysian,isthecurrentCEOofwhichofthefollowingairlines?
1)Lufthansa
3)QatarAirways
5)SingaporeAirlines

2)AirAsia
4)Vistara
Ans.)2

30Dec14
Ques.:254Whichofthefollowinghasbecomethefirstcitytoachieve100percentenrolmentunderPrimeMinister
JanDhanYojana(PMJDY)recently?
1)Chandigarh
3)Chennai
5)Noneofthese

2)Mumbai
4)NewDelhi
Ans.)4

30Dec14
Ques.:255RajanDevadas,whopassedaway,recently,wasrenownedIndianAmerican
1)author
3)photojournalist
5)Noneofthese

2)filmdirector
4)filmcritic
Ans.)3

30Dec14
Ques.:256WhoamongthefollowingwontheUSD25,000ITFwomenssinglestitleon27DecinPune?
1)KatyDunne

2)AnkitaRaina

3)PrarthanaThombare
5)PrernaBhambri

4)RishikaSunkara
Ans.)2

30Dec14
Ques.:257WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenconferredwithYashChopraMemorialAward2014?Itisthesecond
editionofthisawardinstitutedin2013.
1)DilipKumar
3)LataMangeshkar
5)Noneofthese

2)AshaBhosle
4)AmitabhBachchan
Ans.)4

30Dec14
Ques.:258Yaogan26isaremotesensingsatellitewhichwillmainlybeusedforscientificexperiments,land
surveys,cropyieldestimatesanddisasterprevention.Thesatellitewaslaunchedon27Decby
1)Japan
3)Singapore

2)SouthKorea
4)China

5)NorthKorea

Ans.)4

30Dec14
Ques.:259RussiaandfourotherexSovietnationson23Dec2014finalisedthecreationofEurasianEconomic
Union(EEU)inameetinginMoscow,Russia.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongthesefourexSovietnations?
1)Kyrgyzstan
3)Kazakhstan
5)Noneofthese

2)Armenia
4)Belarus
Ans.)5

30Dec14
Ques.:260WhatdoesthetermARCstandforasusedinbankingsector?
1)AssetRecreationCompany
3)AssetReconstructionCompany
5)Noneofthese

2)AssetRestructuringCompany
4)AssetRecoveryCompany
Ans.)3

31Dec14
Ques.:261Whataretheinvestmenttargetssetbythegovtforthecentralgovt,states/UTsandprivatesector
respectivelyunderSwachhBharatMissioninurbanareas?
1)Rs4,874cr,Rs14,623cr,Rs42,512cr
3)Rs42,512cr,Rs4,874cr,Rs14,623cr
5)Noneofthese

2)Rs14,623cr,Rs4,874cr,Rs42,512cr
4)Rs42,512cr,Rs14,623cr,Rs4,874cr
Ans.)2

31Dec14
Ques.:262TheNATOandtheUShaveofficiallyendedtheir13yearcombatmissioninAfghanistan.Now,thetwo
willbeginanewmissiontherecalled
1)ResoluteSupport

2)DesertFox

3)RationalSupport
5)Noneofthese

4)PassiveSupport
Ans.)1

31Dec14
Ques.:263AccordingtotheFinancialStabilityBoard(FSB)methodologyandclassification,thesizeoftheshadow
bankingsectorinIndiaisestimatedtobearound$190bn,whichisthe_____largestintheworld.
1)2nd
3)5th

2)3rd
4)10th

5)15th

Ans.)5

31Dec14
Ques.:264Whichofthefollowingfinancialinstitutions(FIs)doesnotcomeunderthefullfledgedregulationand
supervisionoftheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)?
1)SmallIndustriesDevelopmentBankofIndia
(SIDBI)
3)NationalBankforAgricultureandRural
Development(NABARD)
5)Noneofthese

2)NationalHousingBank(NHB)
4)ExportImportBankofIndia(EXIMBank)
Ans.)5

31Dec14
Ques.:265WhoamongthefollowinghasbeenvotedworldsNo.1footballerinthetop100footballers'listofThe
Guardianrevealedrecently?
1)CristianoRonaldo
3)WayneRooney
5)Noneofthese

2)LionelMessi
4)GarethBale
Ans.)1

31Dec14
Ques.:266AccordingtotheCommerceandIndustryMinisterNirmalaSitharaman,inflowsofFDIintoIndiaroseby
about25percentto_____intheAprOctperiodofthecurrentfiscal.

1)USD13.82bn
3)USD19.32bn
5)Noneofthese

2)USD17.35bn
4)USD21.53bn
Ans.)2

31Dec14
Ques.:267TheSingaporeboundFlightQZ8501,whichcrashedintoJavaSeaon28Decaftertakingofffrom
Surabaya,Indonesia,belongedto
1)Lufthansa
3)QatarAirways
5)SingaporeAirlines

2)AirAsia
4)Vistara
Ans.)2

31Dec14
Ques.:268MahendraSinghDhonion30Decannouncedhisretirementfrom________withimmediateeffect.
1)Twenty20
3)Testcricket
5)Noneofthese

2)OneDayInternationals
4)Allformsofcricket
Ans.)3

31Dec14
Ques.:269ThefinanceministryhasdecidednottoextendexcisedutycutsonautomobilesbeyondDec31.The
previousgovthasreducedtheexcisedutyonsmallcars,scooters,motorcyclesandcommercialvehiclesfrom12per
centto
1)sixpercent

2)eightpercent

3)ninepercent
5)Noneofthese

4)10percent
Ans.)2

31Dec14
Ques.:270TheMinistryofRoadTransportandHighwayshasformedadedicatedpanelforintroducingsafety
featuresinnewvehiclesunderBharatNewVehicleSafetyAssessmentProgrammewhichwillbevoluntaryfromOct
2017andmandatoryby
1)Oct2018
3)Oct2020
5)Noneofthese

2)Oct2019
4)Oct2022
Ans.)3