Current Affairs Practice Paper Based on Sports Events

Current Affairs Practice Paper Based on Sports Events

1) The 17th Asian Games, also known as XVII Asiad, was held in which of the following countries ?

1. Australia
2. South Korea
3. New Zealand
4. UAE

2) Shweta Chaudary has won the first medal for India at Incheon Asian Games 2014. She took the Bronze medal in which of the following sports ?

1. Shooting
2. Tennis
3. Hockey
4. Squash

3) Sardar Singh was the flag bearer of Indian group at 17th Asian Games opening. He is the captain of which of the following Indian sports team ?

1. Volley ball
2. Basketball
3. Hockey
4. Swimming

4) Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski have won the ATP Malaysia Open men's double title 2014. Marcin Matkowski belongs to which of the following countries ?

1. Poland
2. Australia
3. US
4. Sweden

5) Who of the following became the first woman from India to win a medal in 20 km walking Race at Asian Games ?

1. Khushbir Kaur
2. NAvjit Kaur Dhillon
3. Sukhbir Kaur Mahal
4. None of these

6) Which of the following teams has recently won the Champion League Twenty20 (CLT T20) 2014 title of Cricket ?

1. Kolkata Knight Riders
2. Chennai Super Kings
3. Kings XI Panjab
4. Hobart Hurricanes

7) Indian women's team has defeated which of the following countries team in the final to win the gold medal in women's Kabaddi at 17th Asian Games ?

1. South Korea
2. China
3. Iran
4. Thailand

8) Novak Djokovic has won China Open men's single title 2014 by defeating Tomas Berdych. He is related to which of the following countries ?

1. Serbia
2. Czech Republic
3. Australia
4. Thailand

9) International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Prosper Utseya and Sohag Gazi from bowling in international cricket. They are related to which of the following countries respectively ?

1. West Indies and Bangladesh
2. Zimbabwe and Bangladesh
3. West Indies and Pakistan
4. Zimbabwe and Pakistan

10) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes Driver) has won the inaugural F1 Russian grand Prix 2014. He is related to which of the following teams ?

1. Red Bull Driver
2. Mercedes Driver
3. Ferrari Driver
4. Williams Driver

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 18

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 18

1) Which of the following domestic airlines has placed the single largest order with Airbus for 250 A-320neo Planes ?

1. Kingfisher
2. Indigo
3. Spicejet
4. Goair

2) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently cleared how much percent disinvestment in Coal India Limited ?

1. 5%
2. 7%
3. 10%
4. 11%

3) Which of the following companies has been ranked the world's most valuable brand as per a report, recently released by the Inter brand Best Global Brands Annual Report ?

1. Google
2. Samsung
3. Apple
4. IBM

4) Sukinda Chromite Mine of the Tata Steel has won the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leadership Award for Community Development. This mine is located in which of the following states ?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Karnataka
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Odisha

5) Which of the following companies is the biggest riser in the list of world's most valuable brand, recently released by the Inter brand Best Global Brands Annual Report ?

1. Google
2. Facebook
3. WhatsApp
4. Samsung

6) Which of the following banks has allowed kids to operate bank accounts independently ?

1. SBI
2. ICICI
3. HDFC
4. 1 and 2 Only

7) Which of the following Tech giant has announced to launch a nation wide contest to develop a mobile app for Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ?

1. WhatsApp
2. Facebook
3. Google
4. Twitter

8) Which state owned insurance company has hiked its stake in infosys after buying shares worth Rs. 1400 crore ?

1. LIC
2. NICL
3. Oriental Insurance
4. New India

9) Which prominent real estate company was barred by Indian capital market regulator SEBI from accessing capital markets for three years ?

1. Unitech
2. DLF Limited
3. Jaypee Infra Tech Ltd
4. Parsvnath Developers Ltd

10) India's first ever mental health policy was recently launched with the primary objective of providing access to good quality treatment to mentally ill people. What is the name of an action plan which is backing this policy ?

1. Mental Health Action Plan 360
2. National Health Action Plan 364
3. Mental Health Action Plan 365
4. National Health Action Plan 366

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 17

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 17

1) Infosys Ltd signed three partnership agreements with Microsoft Corporation, Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) and Huawei individually. Huawei, a telecom vendor, is related to which of the following countries ?

1. Japan
2. China
3. US
4. Bhutan

2) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed the upper age limit for managing Directors (MD) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in private sector banks. What is the limit ?

1. 65 years
2. 68 years
3. 70 years
4. 72 years

3) The Export Import Bank of China has signed a framework agreement to offer a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 1.8 billion to which of the following banks of India ?

1. State Bank of India
2. Reserve Bank of India
3. NABARD
4. EXIM Bank

4) Indigo Airlines has signed an agreement for purchasing 30 A320 air crafts worth 2.6 billion US Dollars with which of the following banks of china ?

1. Exim Bank of China
2. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
3. Bank of China
4. China Development Bank

5) Which of the following banks is offering Credit Cards for Education Loans ?

1. PNB
2. YES Bank
3. HDFC
4. SBI

6) Pension regulator PFRDA has constituted an expert committee to review the investment guidelines for National Pension System (NPS) schemes in private sector. Who of the following was appointed the Chairman of this committee ?

1. S.B. Mathur
2. C.R. Murlidharan
3. G.N. Bajpai
4. Deepak Satwalekar

7) The Reserve Bank of India has released a report of the Committee on Capacity Building in banks and non-banks. Who of the following was the head of this committee ?

1. G.N. Bajpai
2. G. Gopal Krishnan
3. Deepak Sarwalekar
4. S.B. Mathur

8) State Bank of India (SBI), the country's Largest lender, has signed a Line of Credit (LoC) of 500 million dollar with Export-Import Bank of which of the following countries ?

1. Korea
2. China
3. Japan
4. Australia

9) Indian economy is expected to grow by how much percent in 2015-16 compared to 5.6% in 2014-15 as per the recent data published by World Bank ?

1. 5.9%
2. 6.2%
3. 6.4%
4. 6.5%

10) The largest lender of the country, State Bank of India, has approved the sub-division of one equity share of bank into how many shares with an aim to increase liquidity of the bank's shares ?

1. 3
2. 5
3. 10
4. 20

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 16

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 16

1) Name the part of UK that has decisively rejected independence by a referendum as its citizens have decided stay with United Kingdom ?

1. Scotland
2. England
3. Wales
4. London

2) Which of the following countries has approved a new anti-terror bill aimed at preventing jihadists from travelling ?

1. Russia
2. France
3. Japan
4. Germany

3) India retained its sixth position in terms of 100 number of billionaires possessing wealth of 175 billion Us dollars in net worth as per a latest report. Which of the following countries is at top position ?

1. France
2. UK
3. China
4. US

4) Which of the following countries has announced to go ahead with plans to hold a referendum to change the national flag ?

1. France
2. New Zealand
3. Bangladesh
4. England

5) Name the first country to give Written Support to Modi's call at UNGA for International Yoga Day ?

1. US
2. Sri Lanka
3. Australia
4. Japan

6) India has been ranked 18th globally on the list of most desirable destinations to work among G20 countries as per a latest report published. Which of the following countries is at top position ?

1. Canada
2. Germany
3. UK
4. US

7) Which of the following countries has recorded highest number of polio cases in 14 years ?

1. Pakistan
2. Afghanistan
3. Iran
4. South Africa

8) China has announced to launch a new marine surveillance satellites HY-3 by which of the following year ?

1. 2017
2. 2018
3. 2019
4. 2020

9) India and UK have launched UK-India Financial Partnership to strengthen links between the financial services industries. The partnership will deepen co-operation between London and which of following cities of India ?

1. Mumbai
2. Pune
3. Gujarat
4. Karnanataka

10) India improved its position in the latest Global Hunger Index in 2014 as it climbed to 55th position among 76 emerging economics from 63rd position in 2013. Which of the following countries is at top position ?

1. Mauritius
2. Thailand
3. China
4. 1 and 2 only

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 15

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 15

1) Which of the following states has become the first state of India to start olive refinery ?

1. Rajasthan 
2. Karnataka
3. Gujarat
4. Sikkim

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Addressed the countrymen over radio for the first time in which of his programme ?

1. Desh ki Awaz
2. Mann ki Awaz
3. Mann ki Baat
4. Seedhi Baat

3) Yudh Adhya 2014, which was recently concluded at Ranikhet in Uttarkhand, was the Combined Military Training Exercise between India and which of the following countries ?

1. Japan
2. UK
3. US
4. Nepal

4) Union Government has signed a pact for first Offshore Wind Power  Project in India in which of the following states ?

1. Maharashtra
2. West Bengal
3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat

5) Which of the following railway stations of India has become the first in the country to get free Wi-fi Network ?

1. Mumbai Central Railway Station
2. Chennai Central Railway Station
3. Kolkatta Central Railway Station
4. Delhi Central Railway Station

6) The United States has signed an agreement with India to develop which of the following cities as smart cities as a part of India's 100 smart city programme ?

1. Allahabad
2. Ajmer
3. Vishakhapatnam
4. All the above

7) Which of the following states has replaced Bihar in terms of fastest growing state for the year 2013-14 ?

1. Assam
2. Jharkand
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Chhattisgarh

8) Gujarat Government has set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPL) to promote which of the following cities as the cultural capital of Gujarat and encourage tourism in it ?

1. Porbandar
2. Ahmedabad
3. Vadodara
4. Surat

9) Which of the following countries has approved two previously stalled technology transfer licences to India ?

1. China
2. US
3. UK
4. Japan

10) PM Narendra Modi has launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) under which each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility for developing physical and institutional infrastructure in how many villages by 2019 ?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Current Affair Practice Paper Set 14

Current Affair Practice Paper Set 14

1) Which of the following submarines has been recommended by board of inquiry for its decommissioning ?

1. INS Sindhurakshak
2. INS Vikrant
3. INS Chakra
4. INS Sindhushastra

2) Which of the following states has launched an "Angel Fund" to help the first generation entrepreneurs and skilled youths to set up micro and small enterprises in the state ?

1. West Bengal
2. Assam
3. Sikkim
4. Jharkhand

3) Airport Authority of India (AAI) has recently signed an agreement for the development of Aviation Security Equipment Testing and Evaluation Programme with which of the following countries ?

1. Japan
2. UK
3. US
4. Germany

4) India has created the history of becoming the first country to insert the spacecraft of the mission around the Mars in first attempt. What is the name of this Mars Orbiter Mission ?

1. Mangalvahan
2. Mangalyatra
3. Mangalyaan
4. Chandrayaan

5) Which of the following states has issues an order enhancing the upper age limit for direct recruitment in government service from 34 to 40 years ?

1. Kerala
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Karnataka

6) Union Government has launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana. Which of the following statement/s is/are true regarding this ?

1. This Yojana aims at training 10 lakhs rural youths for jobs in three years, that is, by 2017.
2. The minimum age for entry under the Yojana is 15 years compared to 18 years under the Aajeevika Skills Programme.
3. The Skills imparted under the Yojana will now be benchmarked against international standards and will complement the Prime Minister's Make in India campaign
4. All the above

7) Supreme Court of India has cancelled allocation of 214 out of 218 coal blocks which were allocated to various companies since 1993. The four blocks which were not cancelled included which of the following companies ?

1. NTPC
2. SAIL
3. Sasan Power Ltd
4. ONGC
5. All the Above

8) Which of the following states has hosted Global Investors Summit (GIS) 2014 to attract major investment in the state ?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. Manipur
4. Karnataka

9) The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has addressed the 69th session of United Nations General Assenbly (UNGA) in New York in Hindi. He became the second Prime Minister after whom of the following to address the UN session in Hindi ?

1. I.K. Gujral
2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3. Manmohan Singh
4. P.V. Narasimha Rao

10) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated India Food Park to empower the farmers by facilitating value addition through creation of appropriate infrastructure including rural connectivity, storage and warehousing in which of the following states ?

1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Gujarat
4. West Bengal

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 13

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 13

1) Union Government has recently decided to roll out Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) programme in the country under the brand name of which of the following ?

1. Sunpass
2. FAS Tag
3. Salik
4. Eazee Pass

2) NTPC has recently signed an MoU with which of the following states for developing 1000 MW solar power(s) in the state ?

1. Uttarkhand
2. Karnataka
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh

3) Which of the following schemes has recently launched by PM Narendra Modi, which is a set of 11 new pro-poor initiatives of the Gujarat Government ?

1. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
2. Swavlamban Abhiyaan
3. Sharmeva Jayate
4. Ma-Vatsalya Yojana

4) India has recently signed an MoU with China to establish Sister Province relations between Guangdong, China and which of the following states of India ?

1. West Bengal
2. Delhi
3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat

5) Indian Airforce has gifted a vintage Dakota aircraft to which of the following neighbouring countries Air Force ?

1. Sri Lanka
2. Nepal
3. Bangladesh
4. Bhutan

6) Which of the following states has become the first Indian state ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014 ?

1. Gujarat
2. Rajasthan
3. Bangladesh
4. Delhi

7) What is the name of the relief and rescue operation, launched by the Indian armed forces in Andhra Pradesh's cyclone-affected districts after the havoc brought on by cyclonic storm "Hudhud" ?

1. Operation Lehar
2. Operation Bacchav
3. Operation Rahat
4. Operation Revocer

8) PM Narendra Modi has launched which of the following campaigns seeking to make the country a global manufacturing hub ?

1. Make in India
2. Made in India
3. Make from India
4. Made from India

9) Which of the following foundations has offered to help in monitoring of the progress made with regards to Pradhan Manthri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the flagship financial inclusion scheme of the government of India ?

1. Born This Way Foundation
2. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
3. Bush Foundation
4. British heart Foundation

10) Which of the following states has decided to open Nirbhaya Centers in all districts provide prompt help to the victims of crime against women ?

• Uttar Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh
• Andhra Pradesh
• West Bengal

Current Affairs: Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 12

Current Affairs Practice Paper Set 12

1) Who of the following has recently resigned as the Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi ?

1. Kalpana Morparia
2. Leela Samson
3. Mamta Sarma
4. Padma Subramanyam

2) Which Indian Cricketer has recently been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords in London ?

1. Kapil Dev
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Mohinder Amarnath
4. Rahul Dravid

3) Who of the following has recently won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy ?

1. Eric Betzig
2. Stefan W. Hell
3. William E. Moerner
4. All the above

4) Pakistan Malala Yousafzai and Indian Kailash Satyarthi have recently won the Nobel Peace Prize 2014. Kailash Satyarthi is related to which of the following states of India ?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Assam
4. West Bengal

5) Patrick Modiano has recently won the Nobel Prize for the year 2014 in which of the following disciplines ?

1. Chemistry
2. Literature
3. Economy
4. Peace

6) Which of the following films was recently selected for India's official entry in the 2015 Oscars

Awards ?

1. Liar's Dice
2. My Lunchbox
3. Mary Kom
4. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

7) Who of the following was recently appointed the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in South Asia ?

1. Amitabh Bachan
2. Salman Khan
3. Ranbhir Kapoor
4. Aamir Khan

8) International Day of the Girl Child was recently observed across the world on which of the following date ?

1. 8th October
2. 10t October
3. 11th October
4. 12th October

9) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2014 has recently awarded to ten persons in recognition of their work. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given in which of the following fields ?

1. Economy
2. Science
3. Peace
4. Mathematics

10) French Jean Tirole has recently won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Economics. He was awarded for which of his following works ?

1. Applied Dynamic Model
2. Analysis of market power and regulation
3. Financial inclusion theory
4. Analysis of Asset Market

Current Affairs: Current Affairs Practice Paper

Current Affairs Practice Paper

1) Who of the following was appointed the Chairperson of National Commission for Woman (NCW) ?

1. Kalpana Morparia
2. Lalitha Kumaramangalam
3. Partima Dharm
4. Antara Haldar

2) Who of the following was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Fiji ?

1. Epeli Nailatikau
2. Jona Senilagakali
3. Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
4. Voreqe Bainimarama

3) Who of the following was recently elected the President of Afghanistan ?

1. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
2. Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani
3. Addulla Addulla
4. Hamid Karzia

4) Govind Mishra, the renowned Hindi author, was recently given the Saraswati Samman for which of his following novels?

1. Lal Peeli Zameen
2. Dhool Paudhon Par
3. O Prakriti Maan
4. Utarti Hui Dhoop

5) Who of the following was recently appointed the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Kerala-based South Indian Bank Ltd. by RBI ?

1. V.G. Mathew
2. Mayank Pareek
3. Suresh Kumar
4. Rajat Sharma

6) Prithviraj Chavan, who has recently resigned from his post, was the Chief Minister of  which of the following states ?

1. Sikkim
2. Odisha
3. Kerala
4. Maharashtra

7) Who of the following was recently appointed the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu ?

1. J. Jayalaletha
2. Manik Sarkar
3. O Pannerselvam
4. Naveen Partkar

8) Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura have won the 2014 Noebl Prize for Physics for inventing efficient blue Light-Emitting Diodes (LED) lamps that work as bright and energy-saving white light sources. They belong to which of the following countries ?

1. China
2. Japan
3. France
4. Germany

9) Who of the following was recently awarded with the 2014 Nobel Prize in medicine for his/their work related to discovery of the brain's GPS system ?

1. John O Keefe
2. Edvard Moser
3. May-Britt Moser
4. All of the Above

10) Who of the following has recently been conferred with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2014 ?

1. Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai
2. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
3. Satish Dhawan
4. None of these

Current Affairs Practice Paper based on People in News

Current Affairs Practice Paper based on People in News

1) Who among the following won the Best Actor Award in Drama Category at the Emmy Awards 2014?

1. Bryan Cranston
2. Daniel Petro
3. Jack Harrelson
4. Mc Donald

2) Who among the the following did not win Sahitya Adademi Yuva Puraskar in the category of collection of poetry ?

1. Shanti Basumatary (BODO)
2. Praveen Kashyap (Maithili)
3. Ilefat Amjadi (Urdu)
4. Kaushik Barua (English)

3) Select the correct statements about historian Bipan Chandra who passed away on August 2014.

1. He was born in Kangra in 1928 and educated in Lahore and the United States
2. He was the chairperson of the National Book Trust till 2012
3. Some of his major works include History of Modern India, India's Struggle for Independence and India Since Independance
4. All the above

4) Who among the following was selected for the G.K. Reddy Memorial Award 2014 ?

1. Shekhar Schandra
2. Vinod Mehta
3. C. Chandra Kanth
4. R.S. Singh

5) The Eleventh Meeting of the Finance Ministers of Asia Europe(ASEM) was held in ?

1. Milan
2. Delhi
3. Lahore
4. Perth

6) Who among the following is the author of the book titled "The Dollar Trap" ?

1. R. Mehatha
2. Johnson Field
3. Eswar S. Prasad
4. Steve Ferner

7) Select the correct statement about Nazrul Sangeet Legent Firoza Begum ?

1. She sang Nazrul songs on All India Radio when she was a student of sixth class
2. Her first record was released in 1942 by HMV when she was 12
3. She has won Independence Day Award
4. All the above

8) Who among the following was elected as the new President of the International Council for Science in Auckland ?

1. J.D. Subramanian
2. Jack Ferrows
3. Daya Reddy
4. Martin Right

9) Who is the 13 th Attorney General of India Ghulam Essaji Vahanvati died September 2014. I which year he is appointed as Attorney General of India ?

1. 2005
2. 2009
3. 2003
4. 2001

10) Who among the following has authored the book titled "The Narrow Road to the Deep North " ?

1. Ali Smith
2. Joshua
3. Richard Flanagan of Australia
4. Karen Joy

11) Who among the following won the Best Actress award in Drama category at the Emmy Awards 2014 ?

1. Julianna Margulies
2. Anna Juece
3. Lizzy Frane
4. Clarie Danes

12) Who among the following won the Video of the Year Award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2014 in California ?

1. Kate Cyrus
2. Miley Cyrus
3. Selene Cyrus
4. De Lee Cyrus

13) Who among the following won the Dhyan Chand Award at the 2014 National Sports Adventure Awards on August 2014 ?

1. Gurmail Singh
2. K.P. Thakkar
3. Zeehshan Ali
4. All the above

14) Who among the following did not receive the Dronacharya Award at the 2014 National Sports Adventure Awards ?

1. Mahabir Prasad
2. Surender Singh
3. N. Lingappa
4. G. Manoharan

15) Who among the following has become the first Indian actor to be roped in as ambassador of Interpol's "Turn Back Crime" Campaign ?

1. Aamir Khan
2. Imran Khan
3. Shahrukh Khan
4. Amitabh Bachan

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1) Which country on August 2014 unveiled plans to issue world's first digital currency ?

1. Russia
2. China
3. Ecuador
4. Australia

2) The military group Boko Haram declared Islamic Caliphate in Gwoza town of

1. Angola
2. Congo
3. Nigeria
4. Chile

3) Select the correct statement in the light of the annual report of the Reserve Bank of India released on August 2014.

1. Risks to medium-term inflation target of 6% by January 2016 exist
2. Fiscal deficit target of 3% of GDP by 2016-17 feasible and reasonable
3. CAD to widen from 2013-14 levels but can be sustained
4. All the above

4) Which of the following public sector banks launched personalised saving accounts for those below 18 years of age namely "Pehli Udaan" and "Pehla Kadam" ?

1. State Bank of India
2. Punjab National Bank
3. Bank of India
4. Central Bank of India

5) As per the report of Reserve Bank of India released. India's current account deficit narrowed sharply to _______in the first quarter of 2014-15 ?

1. $7.5 billion
2. $7.8 billion
3. $8.0 billion
4. $8.5 billion

6) Select the correct statement about the annual report released by the Reserve Bank of India on August 2014.

1. The fiscal deficit target if 4.1 percent of GDP for the year 2014-15 is realisable
2. Indicators such as auto-mobile sales, railway freight traffic, cargo handled at ports and foreign tourist arrivals are pointing to wards some recovery
3. Financial Ministry has taken on a tougher target for tax buoyancy of 1.5 percent
4. All the above

7) The Reserve Bank of India on September 2014 extended the currency risk-hedging facility for foreign portfolio investors to the coupon receipts of their investments in debt securities due in the next

1. 10 Months
2. 11 months
3. 12 Months
4. 13 Months

8) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval on September 2014 to the sale of stakes in 

1. Coal India Limited
2. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation
3. ONGC
4. All of the Above

9) According to the data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry core sector growth in July 2014 was 

1. 2.7 %
2. 3%
3. 4.5%
4. 5%

10) Who among the following was appointed as Executive Director in World Bank on September 2014?

1. R. Sinha
2. Subhash Chandra Garg
3. S. Gopalan
4. M.D. Singh

11) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) paid a total divided at the rate of 57.5 % of its paid-up capital for the financial year 2013-14, amount to

1. Rs. 4459.85 crore
2. Rs. 5233.34 crore
3. Rs. 4741.16 crore
4. Rs. 5657.44 crore

12) Which of the following statement is correct about the new rules announced by the Reserve Bank of India to regulate financing by the Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) against shares held as collateral ?

1. NBFCs cannot give loans exceeding 50% of value of shares pledged
2. For loans more than Rs. 5 lakh, shares with restricted volatility should be colateral
3. NBFCs with asset size more than Rs. 100 crore should inform online to bourses on shares pledged
4. All the above

13) The Union Government of India approved the ?Integrated Coffee Development Project for developing the Coffee sector in the 12th Five Year Plan. The worth of the project is

1. Rs. 950 Crore
2. Rs. 750 Crore
3. Rs. 900 Crore
4. Rs. 1000 Crore

14) According to a report published in august 2014 the cumulative grid-interactive renewable energy installed capacity in India stood on July 2014 at

1. 31,333 MW
2. 31,133 MW
3. 32,424 MW
4. 35,445 MW

15) Which of the following banks announced that it would issue Employees Stock Option Plan (ESOP) linked to performance parameter ?

1. Bank of India
2. Punjab National Bank
3. State Bank of India
4. Bank of Baroda

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1) Which of the following states included 10 Sub-Caste of Lingayat community in Other Backward Category (OBC) category ?

1. Maharashtra
2. Karnataka
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Odisha

2) Union Government has recently launched a new domain, Dot Bharat in Devanagari script with an aim to connect people with social media and provide contents in regional languages. Initially this domain will cover how many languages ?

1. 5
2. 7
3. 8
4. 10

3) Union government decided to fence over Bangladesh waters based on skid marine hedge model. This model is made by which of the following countries ?

1. France
2. Australia
3. Switzerland
4. Singapore

4) India and Russian recently held their maiden Air Force Joint Exercise at Astrakhan region, near the Caspian Sea in Russia. What is the name of this exercise ?

1. AIFE Indra- 2014
2. AVIA Indra - 2014
3. AVIA Indo - 2014
4. AIFE Indo - 2014

5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced, to launch Energy Highway for Eastern India which will connect it with the national gas grid. Which of the following companies will implement this project ?

1. GAIL
2. SAIL
3. ONGC
4. IOCL

6) Union Cabinet has recently approved the Digital India Programme. Which of the following statements true regarding this ?

1. The programme is worth 1 lakh crore rupees and seeks to transform the Indian economy into a digitally empowered knowledge economy.
2. It is a transformed version of the already running National e-governance Plan
3. The project aims to provide thrust to nine growth areas. These are: broadband highways, everywhere mobile connectivity, public internet access programme, e-Governance, e-Kranti.
4. The programme will be implemented in phases from 2014 till 2018.
5. All the above

7) Which of the following states was reduced the probation period in direct recruitment of its employees on higher posts from two to one year ?

1. Gujarat
2. Rajasthan
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Karnataka

8) The Union Government launched India's first ethanol-run environment-friendly public bus in which of the following cities ?

1. Pune
2. Jaipur
3. Nagpur
4. Indore

9) The coal blocks allocated by the screening committee for which of the following periods were recently declared illegal by the Supreme Court of India ?

1. 1994 to 2014
2. 1993 to 2010
3. 1992 to 2011
4. 1991 to 2009

10) India recently launched its first home-built, anti-submarine warship in a move to deter China from conducting underwater patrols near its shores. What is the name of this Submarine ?

1. INS Kamorta
2. INS Karthik
3. INS Surya
4. INS Sandesh

11) The Union Government recently constituted a high-level committee to review five environmental laws. Who of the following is the head of this committee ?

1. Raja J. Chelliah
2. Aditya Puri
3. T.S.R. Subramanian
4. M. Damodaran

12) Which of the following states four co-operative sugar mills recently bagged the National Awards for their outstanding performances in different fields during the crushing season 2013-14 ?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Rajasthan
4. Haryana

13) Which of the following states is formulating guidelines and standard operating procedures to expedite the process of restoring missing children back to their families in the shortest possible time ?

1. Sikkim
2. Delhi
3. Chandigarh
4. West Bengal

14) Which of the following states in India recently signed an MoU with Air Arabia (UAE) to start a flight from one of its cities ?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh

15) India recently signed an MoU to develop Varnasi as a Smart City with which of the following countries ?

1. Australia
2. Japan
3. Nepal
4. Bhutan

16) Which of the following states decided to give skill development training to 10 Lakh youths in next three years ?

1. Assam
2. Sikkim
3. West Bengal
4. Gujarat

17) PM Narendra Modi has set up a committee to identify the laws which are believed hampering governance by creating avoidable confusion. What is the name of this committee ?

1. Ramanujam Committee
2. P.J. Naik Committee
3. Aditya Puri Committee
4. Bimal Jalan Committee

18) India recently planned to start shipping service with which of the following countries ?

1. Myanmar
2. Bangladesh
3. Bhutan
4. Both A and B

19) Name the programme that has recently been launched by the Government to improve quality of school education in the country ?

1. Padhe Bharat, Vardhi Bharat
2. Padhe Bharat, Badhe Bharat
3. Gyanbadao Bharat
4. None of these

20) India recently signed a pact on civil nuclear energy deal with which of the following countries ?

1. Russia
2. USA
3. Japan
4. Australia

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General Awareness Practice Paper 

1) In the Indian Railways, the term FAC used. FAC stands for ?

1. Fuel Add Component
2. Fuel Adjustment Component
3. Front Adjustment Component
4. Fuel Adjustment Component
5. None of these

2) ISOPOM Means........?

1. Initial Scheme of Oil seeds, pulses, Oil Palm and Maize
2. Integrated Scheme of Oil seeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize
3. Indirect Scheme of Oil seeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize
4. Integrated Scheme of Oil seeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maze
5. None of these

3) United Nations Public Services Days was celebrated on ..................

1. 23 June
   
2. 23 April
3. 1 June
4. 14 June
5. None of these

4) International Nurses day celebrated on..............

1. 12 Jan
2. 12 Feb
3. 12 Dec
4. 12 May
5. 12 July

5) On 7 June 2014, who was appointed as the Solicitor General of India ?

1. Vahanavathi
2. R.M. Lodha
3. Mohan Parasaram
4. G. Rohini
5. Ranjit Kumar

6) 2013 Jnanpith Award conferred on ....................

1. Harprasad Das (Hindi)
2. Kedarnath Singh (Hindi)
3. Kushwanth Singh (English)
4. Pradyumna Kumar (Urdu)
5. C. Narayan Reddy (Telugu)

7) In the Educational Scheme, MDMS stands for ?

1. Mid Day Maintenance Scheme
2. More Day Meal Scheme
3. Mid Dull Meal Scheme
4. Mid Day Meal Scheme
5. None of these

8) Who was awarded with the prestigious Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013 ?

1. Dalia Lama
2. Barack Obama
3. Chandi Prasad Bhatt
4. Shianzo Abe
5. None of these

9) Kesari Nath Tripathi took oath as the Governor of ?

1. West Bengal
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Odisha
4. Meghalaya
5. None of these

10) New State Formed Recently...............

1. Purvanchal
2. Kodaga
3. Telangana
4. Bodo Land
5. None of these

11) FIFA 2014 Foot Ball Cup won by...........

1. Germany
2. Italy
3. France
4. USA
5. None 

12) Who released first Encyclopedia on Hinduism, edited by Swami Chindanand Saraswatiji of the Parmarth Niketan Rishikesh ?

1. Swamy Ravi Sankar
2. Swamy Purna Nanda
3. Pranab Mukherjee
4. Narendra Modi
5. None

13) Which nation allows dual citizenship for the children of immigrants from July 2014 ?

1. USA
2. Canada
3. Germany
4. France
5. Italy

14) Grand Mother's Tale, A Horse and Two Goats are the books of .................

1. Mulk Raj Anand
2. Raja Rao
3. Narasima Rao
4. R.K. Narayana
5. None

15) FlipKart, India's largest e-retailer, on May 2014 acquired the country's biggest fashion portal ?

1. Myntra
2. Snapdeal
3. Amazon
4. Jobang
5. None

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1) Who was on 2 April 2014, named as the Kazakhstan's new Prime Minister ?

1. Serik Akhmetov
2. Daniyal Akhmetov
3. Karim Massimov
4. Imangali Tasmagambetov

2) Which country and India on 10 April signed an agreement for building Units 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu ?

1. Japan
2. China
3. Russia
4. Britain

3) Which country become the 181st country to be extended the tourist Visa-on-Arrival facility by India ?

1. Japan
2. US
3. South Korea
4. Britain

4) With which one of the following countries India has recently concluded an agreement under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to combat tax evasion ?

1. USA
2. Russia
3. Switzerland
4. Netherland

5) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), P. Naik recently launched SMS based service named "Polling at your Fingertips " in which state ?

1. Goa
2. Kerala
3. Nagaland
4. Meghalaya

6) Which company received the Most Efficient Navratna Award 2013 ?

1. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)
2. Bharat Electronics Limited
3. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
4. Steel Authority of India Limited

7) Who became the 5th Indian-born person to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize on 14 April 2014 ? 

1. Ramachandra Guha
2. Anant Pai
3. Ashwin Sanghi
4. Vijay Seshadri

8) Recently, United Kingdom 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievement in sports was won by ?

1. Virat Kohli
2. M.S. Dhoni
3. R. Ashwin
4. Suresh Raina

9) Who won the India Super Series Badminton tournament Men's Singles title ?

1. Lee Chong Wei
2. Chen Long
3. Dong Jiong
4. Zhang Nan

10) Name the Japanese boxer. Who was awarded with an honorary championship belt by World Boxing Council (WBC) ?

1. Kenzaburo Weyi
2. Haruki Murakami
3. Iwao Hakamada
4. Hisashi Inoue

11) According to the latest Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) findings for 2011-2012, which state of India had the maximum number of factories ?

1. Maharashtra
2. Karnataka
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Gujarat

12) State Bank of India (SBI) on 11 April 2014 launched its Twitter handle account named _______to strengthen its social media presence ?

1. Tweet SBI
2. SBI Tweet
3. The Official SBI
4. SBI Official

13) Which Country launched "Ofek 10" a new observation satellite into orbit ?

1. Israel
2. Japan
3. Iran
4. China

14) Name the decommissioned aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy has been sold for 60 crore rupees in the month of April to a company named IB Commercial Pvt Ltd ?

1. INS Rana
2. INS Sahyadri
3. INS Sourya
4. INS Vikrant

15) Who was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on April for a period of three years ?

1. R. Gandhi
2. K.C. Chakrabarty
3. Urjit. R. Patel
4. H.R. Khan

16) Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca was sworn in as the first female president of which among the following countries ?

1. France
2. Slovakia
3. Malta
4. Belgium

17) Who was crowned as the new Miss India in the 51st Femina Miss India contest, which culminated at Mumbai ?

1. Amrita Pritam
2. Mallika Yunis
3. Jaishree Misra
4. Koyal Rana

18) What is the full form of " IRNSS" ?

1. Indian Rocket New Satellite System
2. Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System
3. Indian Regional Navy Satellite System
4. Information Regional Navigational Satellite System

19) Reserve Bank of India adopted which index as the key measure of inflation on the basis of recommendations of Urjit R Patel Committee ?

1. Consumer Price Index
2. Market Price Index
3. Wholesale Price Index
4. Manufacturing Price Index

20) In which of the following date "International Environment Day " is observed ?

1. June 30
2. June 10
3. June 5
4. June 25

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