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451.

Match the following : IIIA. Arjun award1. Persons of cineworldB. Oscar award 2. JournalistsC. Dronacharya3. Sport person awardD. Pulitzer prize4. Coaches

A. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
B. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
C. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
D. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
Answer» C. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
452.

Jean Tirole has won Noble Prize in which of the below category ?

A. Literature
B. Physics
C. Chemistry
D. Economics
Answer» E.
453.

Which amongst the following countries has won Women in Parliament Award by World Economic Forum ?

A. Bangladesh
B. Bhutan
C. Malaysia
D. Indonesia
Answer» B. Bhutan
454.

Madhav Gadgil is a winner of Tyler Prize 2015. He is a well known

A. Physicist
B. Satirist
C. Ecologist
D. Violinist
Answer» D. Violinist
455.

Which among the below states has been awarded with National e-Governance award 2014-15 for its best district level initiative in the country?

A. Gujarat
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Panjab
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» C. Panjab
456.

The World Bank has released report "Scaling the Heights: Social inclusion and sustainable development" for which of the which of the following states?

A. Uttarakhand
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Sikkim
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer» C. Sikkim
457.

Government of India has signed loan agreement for Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program (KIUWMIP) with which of the following institutions?

A. World Bank
B. Asian Development Bank
C. New Development Bank
D. UNDP
Answer» C. New Development Bank
458.

Who is named as the winner of Pen Pinter Prize ?

A. Salman Rushdie
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Anita Desai
D. Khushwant Singh
Answer» B. Arundhati Roy
459.

Which of the following organization has been chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2014 ?

A. ONGC
B. ISRO
C. UNDP
D. BARC
Answer» D. BARC
460.

Who has been chosen for the World Food Prize this year ?

A. Sanjaya Rajaram
B. Ashok Gulati
C. Siddharth Mukherjee
D. G. Venkatraman
Answer» B. Ashok Gulati
461.

Green Energy Corridor Project (GEC) is related to:

A. facilitate the flow of renewable energy into the National grid.
B. establishment of Bio-gass plants in rural area.
C. establishment of solar-energy plants in rural area.
D. developing Industrial corridor based on renewable energy.
Answer» B. establishment of Bio-gass plants in rural area.
462.

Who among the following Indian-origin British MP, has been appointed as the Labour Party's maiden shadow minister in UK?

A. Seema Malhotra
B. Reena Wadhwa
C. Seema Pathania
D. Veena Malhotra
Answer» B. Reena Wadhwa
463.

Who has been appointed as the Civil Aviation Secretary?

A. Chandraji Banerjee
B. V. Somasundaram
C. Ajit Seth
D. S. A. Suryanarayan Verma
Answer» C. Ajit Seth
464.

Who has been recently appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan?

A. Kalyan Singh
B. Kamla Beniwal
C. Vidya Sagar Rao
D. Mridula sinha
Answer» B. Kamla Beniwal
465.

Who among the following is the author of the Book Titled "Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job"?

A. Faraz Ahmed
B. DP Yadav
C. Daman Singh
D. None of these
Answer» B. DP Yadav
466.

India signed loan agreement with ______________________ for Mizoram State Roads Project (MSRP II)

A. Asian Development Bank
B. International Monetary Fund
C. UNDP
D. World Bank
Answer» E.
467.

Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) is at

A. Thiruvananthapuram
B. Mumbai
C. Hyderabad
D. Bengaluru
Answer» B. Mumbai
468.

Which of the following is the first ever pollution-control warship ?

A. Sagar Manthan
B. Sagar Rattan
C. Sagar Prahari
D. Samudra Prahari
Answer» E.
469.

Which of the following paramilitary forces was the first force too raise an all-women battalion in India ?

A. ITBP
B. BSF
C. CRPF
D. CISF
Answer» B. BSF
470.

The first satellite launched by India was called

A. Aryabhata
B. Bhaskara-I
C. Bhaskara-II
D. Rohini
Answer» B. Bhaskara-I
471.

Index 'Residex' is associated with

A. share prices
B. mutual fund prices
C. price inflation index
D. land prices
Answer» E.
472.

The largest her-barium of India is located at

A. Kolkata
B. Lucknow
C. Mumbai
D. Coimbatore
Answer» B. Lucknow
473.

Match the following :CountriesSports(i) Australiaa. Bull fighting(ii) U.S.A.b. Ice hockey(iii) Spainc. Cricket(iv) Japand. Base balle. Ju Jitsu

A. i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a
B. i-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-e
C. i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-e
D. i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-e
Answer» D. i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-e
474.

TRIPS stands for

A. Trade related investment property rights
B. Trade related inherited property rights
C. Trade related intellectual property rights
D. Trade related interest property rights
Answer» D. Trade related interest property rights
475.

In the first expansion of SAARC which one of the following countries joined as eighth member of SAARC ?

A. Myanmar
B. Iran
C. Afghanistan
D. Thailand
Answer» D. Thailand
476.

Who, of the following, was awarded Ashok Chakra on 26thJanuary, 2009 ? (a) Hemant Karkare (b) M.C. Sharma (c) Gajendra Singh (d) Vijay Salaskar

A. a and b
B. a, b and d
C. a, b and c
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
477.

Which one of the following is called the

A. Hawaii
B. Ellice
C. Tonga
D. Fiji
Answer» E.
478.

What is the use of

A. To measure subdivisions of scale
B. To measure wavelength of radio wave
C. To measure friction
D. To measure rate of flow of fluids
Answer» E.
479.

Where is located the

A. Hyderabad
B. Chennai
C. Kochi
D. Kolkatta
Answer» C. Kochi
480.

WTO

A. 1977
B. 1985
C. 1995
D. 1950
Answer» D. 1950
481.

The first summit of

A. Kathmandu
B. Colombo
C. New Delhi
D. Dhaka
Answer» E.
482.

Rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk is called?

A. Horticulture
B. Sericulture
C. Viticulture
D. Apiculture
Answer» C. Viticulture
483.

With which of the following

A. Motion of Milkyway
B. Motion of planets around sun
C. Rotation of Earth on Its own axis
D. Motion of Moon around earth
Answer» C. Rotation of Earth on Its own axis
484.

Army wine house

A. Sports
B. Politics
C. Pop Music
D. Social Service
Answer» D. Social Service
485.

Nifty

A. Calcutta Stock Exchange(CSE)
B. Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE)
C. Nation Stock Exchange(NSE)
D. NASDAQ
Answer» D. NASDAQ
486.

Line connecting the points on a map that have the same temperature is called?

A. Isobar
B. Isotherm
C. Isohyet
D. Isohels
Answer» C. Isohyet
487.

International Literacy Day

A. WHO
B. Virginia Literacy
C. UNESCO
D. UNIDO
Answer» D. UNIDO
488.

Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sabhavana Award ?

A. J.R.D Tata
B. Mother Teresa
C. Morarji Desai
D. None of these
Answer» C. Morarji Desai
489.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 2012-13 was awarded to

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Sania Mirza
C. Major RVS Rathore
D. Ronjan Sodhi
Answer» E.
490.

Name the physicist awarded Nobel prize for Quantum Theory in 1918.

A. Max Puluak
B. Niels Bohr
C. MaxP lanck
D. Burry
Answer» D. Burry
491.

Which pair of the following Indians has been selected for grant of Ramon Magasaysay Award 2016 ?

A. Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna
B. T.M. Krishna and Arvind Adiga
C. Arvind Adiga and Bezwada Wilson
D. T.M. Krishna and Satish Gujral
Answer» B. T.M. Krishna and Arvind Adiga
492.

Who was the recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2014 ?

A. Shashi Kapoor
B. Shakti Kapoor
C. Shashikant Kapoor
D. Shekhar Kapoor
Answer» B. Shakti Kapoor
493.

Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 has been awarded to

A. Malala Yusufzai (Pakistan)
B. Kailash Satyarthi (India)
C. Both Malala Yusufzai (Pakistan) and Kailash Satyarthi (India)
D. Neither Malala Yusufzai (Pakistan) nor Kailash Satyarthi (India)
Answer» D. Neither Malala Yusufzai (Pakistan) nor Kailash Satyarthi (India)
494.

World Autism Awareness Day is observed on

A. 2nd April
B. 3rd April
C. 5th April
D. 1st April
Answer» B. 3rd April
495.

Who among the following is the Home-Minister in the Union Cabinet of India ?

A. Sushma Swaraj
B. Narendra Modi
C. Rajnath Singh
D. Arun Jaitley
Answer» D. Arun Jaitley
496.

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 has been awarded to:

A. Barack Obama
B. Kailash Satyarthi
C. Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai
D. Kailash Satyarthi and Tawakkul Karman
Answer» D. Kailash Satyarthi and Tawakkul Karman
497.

The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to:

A. Stiglitz
B. Paul A Samuelson
C. Amartya Sen
D. Jan Tinbergan and Ragnar Frisch
Answer» E.
498.

India born Vijai Sheshadri won prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in which of the following categories ?

A. Music
B. Poetry
C. Drama
D. Journalism
Answer» C. Drama
499.

The Indian, who won the Grammy Award 2015 in the new age album category is

A. Singer Kavita Krishnamurthy
B. Author Neela Vaswani
C. Musician Ricky Kej
D. Musician A.R. Rehman
Answer» D. Musician A.R. Rehman
500.

Eddie Redmayne, won the Oscar (2015) for Best Actor for which film?

A. None of the options
B. Birdman
C. The Theory of Everything
D. Still Alice
Answer» D. Still Alice