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199501. |
Name the Team who won the Hero Hockey India League 2014. |
A. | Punjab Warriors |
B. | Delhi Waveriders |
C. | Mumbai Magicians |
D. | Ranchi Rhinos |
Answer» C. Mumbai Magicians | |
199502. |
After 400 years, mathematicians found a new class of solid shapes. What is name of this new class? |
A. | Archimedean solids |
B. | Kepler solids |
C. | Platonic solids |
D. | Goldberg polyhedra |
Answer» E. | |
199503. |
Which satement is FALSE about horticulture sector of India?(i) in 2012-13, India prouduced 269 million tonne fruit and vegetable.(ii) India is world's largest producer of Okra.(iii) India is word's second largest producer of Pomegranate.(iv) under Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters(VIUC), about 4 lakh farmers were mobilized into 23,000 Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs). |
A. | (i) |
B. | (ii) |
C. | (iii) |
D. | (iv) |
Answer» D. (iv) | |
199504. |
What is CORRECT about Bharatiya Mahila Bank?(i) It is bank exclusively for Women.(ii) India is first country to open such bank. |
A. | (i) |
B. | (ii) |
C. | (i) and (ii) |
D. | none |
Answer» E. | |
199505. |
Which among below is NOT a classic language? |
A. | Sanskrit |
B. | Hindi |
C. | Odia |
D. | Tamil |
Answer» C. Odia | |
199506. |
Which language is given status of classic language in febraury 2014? |
A. | Hindi |
B. | Odia |
C. | Manipuri |
D. | Gujarati |
Answer» C. Manipuri | |
199507. |
Which state formed first Real state regulator in India? |
A. | Gujarat |
B. | Maharashtra |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Bihar |
Answer» C. Rajasthan | |
199508. |
what are CORRECT statements about Street Vendors bill recently passed in Parliament?(i) The Bill provides for constitution of a Town Vending Authority in each Local Authority.(ii) 50% of members of TVC will be from street vendors |
A. | (i) |
B. | (ii) |
C. | (i) and (ii) |
D. | none |
Answer» B. (ii) | |
199509. |
Cabinet approved continuation of National Mission on Nano-Science for 12th FYP. When was it launched? |
A. | 2006 |
B. | 2007 |
C. | 2011 |
D. | 2012 |
Answer» C. 2011 | |
199510. |
What is correct about Telengana state? |
A. | It will be 27th state |
B. | It will be 28th state |
C. | It will be 29th state |
D. | It will be 30th state |
Answer» D. It will be 30th state | |
199511. |
Recently, Ukraine was in turmoil due to protests against Government. What is capital of Ukraine? |
A. | Kharkiv |
B. | Stutgard |
C. | Kiev |
D. | Berlin |
Answer» D. Berlin | |
199512. |
BNP is political party of which country? |
A. | Pakistan |
B. | India |
C. | Bangladesh |
D. | SriLanka |
Answer» D. SriLanka | |
199513. |
The Supreme Court was in news recently for allegations of sexual harassment by its judges. In this context, the court set up a committee for effective redressal of such incidents that take place within its precincts. Which of the following statements is true about this committee: |
A. | The aggrieved women may e-mail, post their complaints to the GSICC through its member secretary |
B. | At present, it has 7 members and is headed by a female judge at the Supreme Court |
C. | This committee has been set up in accordance with Vishakha guidelines laid down by the SC for dealing with such crimes at the workplace |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
199514. |
The Cabinet Committee on Investments was recently lauded in the Interim Budget speech by the Finance Minister on account of freeing up infrastructure projects worth : |
A. | Rs. 12,000 crore till January, 2014 |
B. | Rs. 6,60,000 crore till January 2014 |
C. | Rs. 1,15,000 crore till January 2014 |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Rs. 1,15,000 crore till January 2014 | |
199515. |
The disinvestment target for the current fiscal 2013-14 was proposed to be Rs. 40,000 crore in last year's budget. However, this target was later revised. Pick one of the correct options for the correct revised figure: |
A. | Rs. 43,445 crore |
B. | Rs. 31,987 crore |
C. | Rs. 11,345 crore |
D. | Rs. 16,027 crore |
Answer» E. | |
199516. |
Supreme Court recently commuted death penalty of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination convicts to Life imprisonment. In which city Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Tamil Nadu? |
A. | Chennai |
B. | Madurai |
C. | Salem |
D. | Sriperumbudur |
Answer» E. | |
199517. |
Which company bought WhatsApp for record breaking $19 Billion? |
A. | Microsoft |
B. | |
C. | |
D. | |
Answer» E. | |
199518. |
Who is the New Prime Minister of Nepal? |
A. | Sushil Koirala |
B. | Baburam Bhattarai |
C. | Jhala Nath Khanal |
D. | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
Answer» B. Baburam Bhattarai | |
199519. |
Name the Creator ofFlappy BirdGame who has decided o remove the game from the App Store ? |
A. | Peter Vesterbacka |
B. | Leonard Euler |
C. | Dong Nguyen |
D. | Charles Darrow |
Answer» D. Charles Darrow | |
199520. |
Recently Commemorative Stamps wer released in the memory of The Ghazal Singer and Musician. Who is this Peerson? |
A. | Hariharan |
B. | Ghulam ALi |
C. | Adithya Srinivasan |
D. | Jagjit Singh |
Answer» E. | |
199521. |
Matteo Renzi is all set to become the youngest Prime Minister of which of these countries? |
A. | Ukraine |
B. | Belgium |
C. | Italy |
D. | Switzerland |
Answer» D. Switzerland | |
199522. |
Which European Nation's Parliment has passed a Bill allowing Enthuanasia for terminally ill children without any age limit and it has become the 1st in the Country in the World to do so? |
A. | Belgium |
B. | Hungary |
C. | Austria |
D. | Switzerland |
Answer» B. Hungary | |
199523. |
Who became the first newzealand player to score triple century in test cricket ? |
A. | ross taylor |
B. | martin crowe |
C. | corey Anderson |
D. | Brendon McCullum |
Answer» E. | |
199524. |
Which City of Andhra Pradesh has been selected as the Best Heritage City for year 2012-13? |
A. | Hyderabad |
B. | Tirupati |
C. | Kurnool |
D. | Vishakhapatnam |
Answer» C. Kurnool | |
199525. |
Government is about to table the PDMA Bill. What is PDMA about? |
A. | Disability rightsrelated |
B. | Handing Government borrowings |
C. | Land reform related |
D. | Public involvement in legislative process related |
Answer» C. Land reform related | |
199526. |
What is CORRECT about OROP (One Rank One Pension Scheme)?(i) It provide same pension for army retiree at given rank for pre-2005 and post-2005 retirement.(ii) It is applicable to all ranks in Army |
A. | (i) |
B. | (ii) |
C. | (i) and (ii) |
D. | none |
Answer» C. (i) and (ii) | |
199527. |
Which of the following rail coach factories is planned to be converted into a state-of-art rail coach building factory to meet the growing demand for rail coaches? |
A. | Kapurthala |
B. | RaeBareili |
C. | Badiyal |
D. | None of the Above |
Answer» D. None of the Above | |
199528. |
Which is FALSE statement from below?(I) Vote on account is same as interim budget(II) Finance minister presented Full annual budget on Feb 2014. (III) Interim Budget can not change direct tax(IV) Interim budget is passed as Finance Bill |
A. | (I) |
B. | (II) |
C. | (III) |
D. | (IV) |
Answer» C. (III) | |
199529. |
Padma Shri awardee, writer and poet Vikram Seth won the Commonwealth Writer's prize for his book called: |
A. | An Equal Music |
B. | The Humble Administrator's Garden |
C. | A Suitable Boy |
D. | None of the Above |
Answer» D. None of the Above | |
199530. |
The International Olympics Committee recently lifted the ban on Indian Olympics Association during the Sochi Winter Olympics. IOA had been banned because of allegations around ? |
A. | Government interference in its election process |
B. | Prevalent Doping Activities |
C. | Non payment of dues by IOA |
D. | None of the Above |
Answer» B. Prevalent Doping Activities | |
199531. |
Which prize is known aschildren's nobel prize? |
A. | National awards for children welfare |
B. | Caplow Children's Prize |
C. | World's children's prize |
D. | Children's peace prize |
Answer» D. Children's peace prize | |
199532. |
Snowmaggedon refers to what? |
A. | Snow fall festival in Russia |
B. | Disease due to high snow fall |
C. | Term to refer brutal freeze in eastern states of USA |
D. | none of above |
Answer» D. none of above | |
199533. |
According to the Lokpal Bill, the Selection Committee for the selection of Lokpal Consists of five members. Pick which of these options is the correct composition of this Selection Committee |
A. | PM, Speaker of Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha), Chief Justice of India or a sitting Supreme Court judge nominated by CJI,An Eminent Jurist to be selected by the first four members |
B. | PM, Vice President, Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha), Chief Justice of India, An Eminent Jurist |
C. | PM, Speaker of Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha), A nominee of panel of judges at the Supreme Court, An Eminent Jurist |
D. | PM, Speaker of Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha), Chief Justice of India, A nominee of the Press |
Answer» B. PM, Vice President, Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha), Chief Justice of India, An Eminent Jurist | |
199534. |
Rubber-Rice Pact of 1952 which came in news recently was between which countries? |
A. | Pakistan and China |
B. | India and Srilanka |
C. | Pakistan and Bhutan |
D. | China and SriLanka |
Answer» E. | |
199535. |
How many Lok Sabha seats will be allocated to newly formed Telengana state? |
A. | 10 |
B. | 11 |
C. | 15 |
D. | 17 |
Answer» E. | |
199536. |
Nido Tania was in news recently due to: |
A. | Elected chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh |
B. | Won gold medal in sochi olympics |
C. | Racial death of North east student in delhi |
D. | none of above |
Answer» D. none of above | |
199537. |
Which state plans to introduce the Swaraj Bill? |
A. | Rajasthan |
B. | Madhya Pradesh |
C. | Haryana |
D. | Delhi |
Answer» E. | |
199538. |
UPSC recently allowed additional attempts in civil services exam. How many additional attempts are allowed ? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» C. 3 | |
199539. |
Who is elected as new Prime minister of Nepal in Febraury 2014? |
A. | Prem das |
B. | Girija Prasad Koirala |
C. | Sushil Koirala |
D. | Surya Bahadur Thapa |
Answer» D. Surya Bahadur Thapa | |
199540. |
What is purpose of Central Consumer Protection Council (CCPC)? |
A. | quickly resolve customer cases |
B. | give guideline for product quality |
C. | safegaurd customer from false advertisements |
D. | none of above |
Answer» D. none of above | |
199541. |
American Express invested first time in an Indian company. Name of that indian company is? |
A. | Infosys |
B. | TCS |
C. | FlipKart |
D. | Capillary Technologies |
Answer» E. | |
199542. |
Till now (2014) how many Bharat Ratna's have been awarded? |
A. | 40 |
B. | 42 |
C. | 43 |
D. | 45 |
Answer» D. 45 | |
199543. |
Bezbaruah panel is setup regarding : |
A. | woman empowerment in factories |
B. | issue of khap panchayat |
C. | concerns of northeast people about racial attack |
D. | price rise in food items |
Answer» D. price rise in food items | |
199544. |
Which Company owns Datsun brand which is now being re - launched as Datsun - Go? |
A. | Renault Nissan |
B. | BMW |
C. | Maruti Suzuki |
D. | Honda |
Answer» B. BMW | |
199545. |
Who will head the 7th Pay Commission? |
A. | Vivek Rae |
B. | Justice Ashok Kr. Mathur |
C. | Rathin Roy |
D. | Meena Agarwal |
Answer» C. Rathin Roy | |
199546. |
Who got Bharat Ratna in 2014? |
A. | Prof. C N R Rao |
B. | Sachin Tendulkar |
C. | Both 1 u0026 2 |
D. | Non of the above |
Answer» D. Non of the above | |
199547. |
Who is the new CEO u0026 MD of MCX Stock Exchange (MCX - SX)? |
A. | Dr. Manoj Vaish |
B. | Dr. Anuj Vaish |
C. | Saurabh Sarkar |
D. | Mr. Shreekant Javalgekr |
Answer» B. Dr. Anuj Vaish | |
199548. |
Recently The National Mission on Libraries (NML) has been launched to modernise and digitally link public libraries across the country. It an initiative in which Ministry? |
A. | HRD Ministry |
B. | Union Ministry of Culture |
C. | Ministry of Labour |
D. | Ministry of Education |
Answer» C. Ministry of Labour | |
199549. |
Which Social Networking Website has completed its 10 years? |
A. | |
B. | Orkut |
C. | |
D. | |
Answer» B. Orkut | |
199550. |
Who is the New Country Director of Asian Development Bank? |
A. | M. Teresa Kho |
B. | Poornima Prasad |
C. | Narhari Rao |
D. | K. Balaji |
Answer» B. Poornima Prasad | |