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English - Cloze Test
English - Cloze TestRearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
Ques. 1
(A) Two of the best-performing major economies in 2010 were China and Brazil, with growth estimated at 7.5% and 10.5% respectively.
(B) Despite that limp growth, major US stock market indexes are up between 11 % and 20% for the year.
(C) Even knowing where economies are headed sometimes is of no help to an investor.
(D) It is hard to anticipate the direction of financial markets.
(E) But as of December, stock markets of both nations were in the red for the year.
(F) By contrast, the US economy is likely to have expanded at only about 2.6% for the year.
1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? (1) A (2) B (3) D (4) E (5) F
2. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? (1) B (2) E (3) C (4) A (5) F
3. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? (1) D (2) B (3) C (4) E (5) A
4. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? (1) C (2) A (3) D (4) E (5) B
5. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? (1) E (2) C (3) B (4) D (5) A
Ques. 2
A. In fact according to mainstream economist, it is inevitable and a necessary evil in any economy.
B. It is thus important for every nation to maintain this reserve of labour force to maintain an optimal level of unemployment.
C. Unemployment is popularly believed to be an index which measures the economic condition of a nation.
D. This is because it helps avert inflation by providing a reserve army of labour which keeps wages in check.
E. The problem, however, only emerges when governments indirectly facilitate unemployment in order to curb inflation through various policies and frameworks, depriving a large population of its fundamental rights.
F. But contrary to popular belief unemployment is not always disadvantageous to the economy of a state.
1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? (1) A (2) B (3) D (4) E (5) C
2. Which of the following should be the LAST sentence after rearrangement? (1) B (2) E (3) C (4) A (5) D
3. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? (1) D (2) B (3) C (4) E (5) A
4. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? (1) C (2) A (3) D (4) E (5) B
5. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? (1) E (2) C (3) B (4) D (5) A
ANSWERS1. (3)2. (5)3. (4)4. (2)5. (2)6. (5)7. (1)8. (4)9. (3)10. (5)
Proper Sequence for Ques. 1 - D C A E F BProper Sequence for Ques. 2 - C A D E F B
Ques. 1
(A) Two of the best-performing major economies in 2010 were China and Brazil, with growth estimated at 7.5% and 10.5% respectively.
(B) Despite that limp growth, major US stock market indexes are up between 11 % and 20% for the year.
(C) Even knowing where economies are headed sometimes is of no help to an investor.
(D) It is hard to anticipate the direction of financial markets.
(E) But as of December, stock markets of both nations were in the red for the year.
(F) By contrast, the US economy is likely to have expanded at only about 2.6% for the year.
1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? (1) A (2) B (3) D (4) E (5) F
2. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? (1) B (2) E (3) C (4) A (5) F
3. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? (1) D (2) B (3) C (4) E (5) A
4. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? (1) C (2) A (3) D (4) E (5) B
5. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? (1) E (2) C (3) B (4) D (5) A
Ques. 2
A. In fact according to mainstream economist, it is inevitable and a necessary evil in any economy.
B. It is thus important for every nation to maintain this reserve of labour force to maintain an optimal level of unemployment.
C. Unemployment is popularly believed to be an index which measures the economic condition of a nation.
D. This is because it helps avert inflation by providing a reserve army of labour which keeps wages in check.
E. The problem, however, only emerges when governments indirectly facilitate unemployment in order to curb inflation through various policies and frameworks, depriving a large population of its fundamental rights.
F. But contrary to popular belief unemployment is not always disadvantageous to the economy of a state.
1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? (1) A (2) B (3) D (4) E (5) C
2. Which of the following should be the LAST sentence after rearrangement? (1) B (2) E (3) C (4) A (5) D
3. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? (1) D (2) B (3) C (4) E (5) A
4. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? (1) C (2) A (3) D (4) E (5) B
5. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? (1) E (2) C (3) B (4) D (5) A
ANSWERS1. (3)2. (5)3. (4)4. (2)5. (2)6. (5)7. (1)8. (4)9. (3)10. (5)
Proper Sequence for Ques. 1 - D C A E F BProper Sequence for Ques. 2 - C A D E F B
Mind Tricks to Remember Countries and Capitals
Country name and Capital name are same
- Mexico – Mexico City
- Kuwait – Kuwait City
- Panama – Panama City
- Vatican City – Vatican City
- Guatemala – Guatemala City
- Djibouti – Djibouti City
- Singapore - Singapore
- Monaco – Monaco
- Luxembourg - Luxembourg
- Tunisia - Tunis
- Andorra – Andorra la Vella
Capital Names Ending with “Town”
- South Africa - CapeTown
- Guyana - Gorege Town
- Sierra Leone - FreeTown
- Barbados – BridgeTown
Korea’s Family
1) South Korea – Seoul
Seoul looks like “Soul”
Mind Trick : South Korea’s Soul
2) North Korea – Pyongyang
Pyongyang sounds like “Young-yang”
Mind Trick : North People are “Young”
Sweden – Stockholm
Sweden( sounds like ” Sweat-den”)
Stockholm(sounds like “Stock +Home”)
Mind Trick : Sweats are in Stock in our Home..
Jamaica –Kingston
Mind Trick : Jamaica’s men are “Kings”
Iran – Tehran
Mind Trick – Both words ends with “ran”
Bhutan – Thimpu
Bhutan souds like “Boot+tan”
Thimphu sounds like name “Tippu Sultan”
Mind Trick : Tippu Sultan wear Boots..
Canada – Ottawa
Ottawa sounds like “Oats”
Mind Trick : Canadians like Oats..
DenMark - CoPenhagen :
Mark(a name)
Co-Pen(means Others Pen)
Mind Trick : Mark uses others Pen.
Hungary – Budapest
Hungary looks like “Hungry”
.Budapest sounds like “Buddha+pest
Mind Trick : Buddha is very Hungry.
Argentina –Buenos Aires
Aires look like “Airs"
Mind Trick : Argentina’s Airs
Australia –Canberra
Canberra sounds like “Cadbury”
Mind Trick : Australia’s companies manufacture “ Cadburys”
Malta – ValLetta
Mind Trick: Malta – Letta
Morocco – Rabat
Rabat sounds like “Robert”
Mind Trick: Morocco’s Robert.
Romania –
Mind Trick Romania people take “Rest”
Poland – WarSaw
Land - War - Saw
Mind Trick - I SAW a WAR happened in poLand
Czech Republic – Prague
Prague sounds like “Pray”
Mind Trick : Czech People “Pray” for God Daily
Ukraine - Kyiv
Ukraine sounds like (“Uk+rain”)
Kyiv sounds like (“key”)
Mind Trick : In Uk,while raining lost KEY
Taiwan – Taipei
Taiwan sounds like (“Tie +One”)
Taipei sounds like (“Tie +Pi”)
Mind Trick : TieOne - TiePi
Estonia –Tallinn
Estonia sound like “Yes +Stone”
Mind Trick : Stone is Tall
Venezuela- Caracas
Mind Trick : Veny Travels in Car
Congo- Brazzaville
Brazzaville-Brazil +Ville
Mind Trick : Congo’s to Brazil for hosting FIFA WorldCup
New Zealand - Wellington
Wellington -Washington
Mind Trick : New Washington
Bulgaria –Sofia
Bulgaria –Bulk +Area
Sofia looks like “Sofa”
Mind Trick : Bulk of Sofa’s in that Area
Brazil – Brasillia
Brasillia – Brazil+lia
Croatia- Zagreb
Croatia sounds like (“Coast +Asia”)
Zagreb sounds like (“za+Grey”)
Mind Trick: Coast Asia people like “Grey” Colour
Cyprus – Nicosia
Nicosia sounds like (“Nik +Asia”)
Famous Countries & Capitals
- Afghanistan - Kabul
- Bangladesh - Dhaka
- China - Beijing
- Pakistan - Islamabad
- UAE - Abu Dhabi
- Vietnam - Hanoi
- Srilanka - Colombo
- Philippines - Manila
- Japan - Tokyo
- Italy - Rome
- France - Paris
- Spain - Madrid
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FINANCIAL
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has set
a target of generation of -----Megawatt of power through solar energy by the
year 2017. - 10,000
Who has been elected as the President of
CII?- Ajay Shriram
What does letter 'A' denote in the term 'PAN'
issued by the Income Tax Department?- Account
Lafarge and Holcim announced plans for a
merger. These two firms are specialized in production of - Building Materials
The total approximate earnings of Indian
Railways on originating basis during the financial year 2013-14 were Rs. -----
crore- 140485.02
Indian Railways have carried ----- million
tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during the financial year 2013-14-
1053.54
Which bank launched Instant Money Transfer
(IMT) Scheme?- Bank of India
India became net steel exporter in 2013-14
after a gap of ----- years- Six
Which bank launched its Twitter handle
account?- State Bank of India
The Railways have generated Rs. ----- crore
of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during 1st April, 2013
to 28th February, 2014- 84379.49
Indian Railways have carried ----- million
tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during 1st April 2013 to 28th
February 2014- 953.05
Which country is the largest supplier of arms
to India in 2009-13?- Russia
The total approximate earnings of Indian
Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2013 to 28th February 2014 were
Rs. ------ crore- 126028.54
The Competition Commission of India has
imposed a fine of Rs. ----- Crore upon Google for failure to comply with the
directions given by the Director General seeking information and documents- 1
Who is the Chairman of Tax Administration
Reform Commission (TARC)? -Parthasarathy Shome
The CPSE - ETF scheme is managed by - Goldman
Sachs India
Which among the following finance companies
has received RBI approvals to set up a minimum of 9,000 white label ATMs in the
next three years in rural India?- SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd
Which is the largest bank in the world in
terms of market capitalization?- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
China has become the world's ________ biggest
supplier in the major weapons' sector, increasing the exports by 212 per cent
over the past five years, replacing France, according to a report- fourth
The government has launched an
exchange-traded fund of central public sector enterprises, to raise how much
amount for its disinvestment plan?- Rs. 3,000 crore
National Aluminium Company Limited has signed
an MoU with __________ regarding financial and non-financial targets for
2014-15- Union Ministry of Mines
Reliance Power has commissioned the third
__________of its Sasan ultra mega power project in Madhya Pradesh- 660 MW unit
BHEL has bagged an order worth nearly Rs
3,000 crore for supply of steam generators for an upcoming power project in
which of the following states?- Odisha
Indirect tax collections grew by ________ to
Rs 4,41,826 crore in the April-February period of this fiscal amid a slowing
economy- 5.6 percent
Which private sector bank has introduced its
own card which is aimed at helping farmers access liquidity round-the-clock? -
Axis Bank
Indian companies through their massive USD
17-billion investment in the US have collectively generated employment
opportunities for approximately how many people?- 81000
Ericsson launched an Internet-based school
learning programme in collaboration with which country's government to provide
world-class education in the country?- Bhutan
Foreign Direct Investment in India dipped
by_______ to $22.03 billion in 2013, according to the official data- 3%
The output of eight core sectors grew _______
in February, the fastest pace in five months, on improved production of
electricity, coal and crude oil -2.5 per cent
Which of the following state-owned power
equipment maker has secured Rs 125 crore contract for setting up a 120 MW Hydro
Electric Project in Uttarakhand?- BHEL
As per ADB's report, India's GDP is poised to
accelerate to __________ in 2014-15 on the back of improved performance in
industry and services- 5.5 per cent
Retail inflation for industrial workers eased
to a two year low of ________ in February due to softening of prices of food
items- 6.73 per cent
Suzlon Group has retained its _____ place
among global wind turbine makers in 2013- 5th
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will fully
acquire troubled Ranbaxy Laboratories, in an all-stock transaction with a total
equity value of- USD 3.2 billion
India's steel consumption grew by just 0.6%
in 2013-14 fiscal, its lowest in four years, to ___million tonnes (MT), mainly
impacted by a slower expansion of the domestic- 73.93
According to IMF India's growth is expected
to recover from ______in 2013 to 5.4 percent in 2014- 4.4 percent
In which of the following states Green
technology solutions firm ACME has bagged a contract for constructing the
national games village? - Kerala
The World Bank projected an economic growth
rate of in fiscal year 2015 for India on the back of a more competitive
exchange rate and many large investments going forward- 5.7 percent
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of
Software industry body for the year 2014-15?- R. Chandrasekaran
India's exports grew by ________to USD 312.35
billion in FY 2013-14 while imports dipped by 8.11 per cent during the period-
3.98 per cent
Who has been recently honoured by Queen
Elizabeth with a GBE (Knight Grand Cross), one the UK's highezst civilian
awards?- Ratan Tata
Global rating agency Fitch pegged India's
growth at ____per cent in the current fiscal- 5.5
MGNREGA has provided an average of 40-50 days
of employment per year to about ----- percent of all rural households making it
the largest public works program in India's history. -25
With a target to add ----- MW of capacity
addition during the 12th Plan, the Ministry of Power is initiating several
measures in the sector. -88,000
The ---- China-India Financial Dialogue was
held in Beijing. ¡VSixth
India has been assisting Mozambique in its
developmental efforts and has provided Lines of Credit of USD ----- million for
various projects.- 640
Who among the following has been appointed as
chairperson of State Bank of India (SBI)? -Arundhati Bhattacharya
Which is the venue for the 9th World Trade
Organisation Ministerial Conference?- Bali
IFC launched a ---- offshore bond program to
strengthen India's capital markets and attract greater foreign investment. -$1
billion
Who is Ashok Chawla? - Chairman, Competition Commission
of India
Which bank has won the Golden Peacock Award
for excellence in corporate governance 2013? - Canara Bank
The government has recently approved a
proposal to hike dearness allowance to 90% from 80%.
India and -------------- have signed MoU to
undertake a joint feasibility study of High Speed Railway system on the
Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. ¡V Japan
The CCEA has approved about Rs. --------
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan. -1 lakh crore
Who has launched the IRDA's Insurance
Repository System? - P. Chidambaram
Japan International Cooperation Agency signed
an agreement with the government of India for an Official Development
Assistance loan of Rs 4,700 crore for construction of ------------Project.
Mumbai Metro Line III
Which company has joined hands again with
Singapore Airlines to start a new full service airline in India? -Tata group
The pulse production in the country is
estimated to rise to -------------from the previous 5.91 million tones.
-million tones
The recommendations of the Seventh Pay
Commission are likely to be implemented with effect from- January 1, 2016
The RBI banned zero percent interest rate
scheme for purchase of-consumer goods RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has been
awarded the ----------Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013. ¡VFifth
The Reserve Bank has allowed Urban
Cooperative Banks with total deposits of over ___________ to graduate to
scheduled bank category. -Rs 750 crore
India and _____________ have agreed to
consider establishing a Joint Committee on Investment in Manufacturing. -US
China has launched its first free trade zone
in which city? ¡V Shanghai
RBI has, recently, lowered the growth
projection for the country for 2013-14 to 5.5 percent from its earlier estimate
of- 5.7 percent
India, recently, signed an agreement for
credit of US$ 51 million from --------for the Jharkhand Tribal Empowerment
Livelihood Project. ¡V IFAD
RBI has reduced the MSF rate to
--------------- from 9.5 per cent to improve liquidity in the system. -per cent
Which company has separated itself from a
Joint Venture with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for operations in the Indian retail
sector? -Bharati Enterprises
Which Pakistani Bank has opened its
full-fledged branch on the Pakistani side of the Wagah border?-National Bank of
Pakistan
Which regulatory body has introduced
paternity leave for its male employees and special child care leave for female
staff members? -SEBI
Net direct tax collections for the current FY
(2013-14) increased to _________. -Rs 238325 crore
Which company has been ranked fourth among
Asia's 10 best companies for leadership according to a survey by Hay Group?
-Tata Group
Which Indian city has been ranked 72nd on the
Global Financial Centre Index? -Mumbai
The Tax Administration Reform Commission has
been set up by _________ to suggest measures to prevent economic offences among
other things. -Finance Ministry
Which city recently, announced its plans to
set up a SEZ for the IT and IT-enabled service industry? ¡VPuducherry
An MOU has been signed between Paradip Port
Trust and which company for setting up of a LNG Terminal in Paradip Port Trust?
¡VGAIL
Which multinational telecommunications
services company entered into an agreement with the Warid Group to acquire its
Congo operations, recently? -Bharti Airtel
_________ major central banks in the world
made currency swap arrangements permanent as a prudent liquidity backstop in
case of future global financial strains. ¡VSix
India ranked ________ in the ease of doing
business list according to the annual Doing Business report.-134th
Recently, Pankaj Razdan was appointed as the
CEO and MD of which private insurance player?-Birla Sun Life Insurance
Vodafone India in association with which bank
has launched M-Pesa, recently? -ICICI Bank
Yogesh Malik has resigned as the Chief
Executive Officer of which telecom giant? ¡VUninor
HSBC lowered India's CAD forecast for this
financial year to _______ of GDP from 4.1 per cent earlier.-3.4per cent
GAIL India Ltd signed an agreement for
development of natural gas infrastructure and city gas network in__________.
¡VBihar
Which bank has signed an MoU with industry
body CII to facilitate cheaper credit access to MSMEs, recently? -Canara Bank
Bank Internasional Indonesia marked its
re-entry into India by opening a branch in Mumbai. The bank was earlier
operational in India from_________ . -1996 to 2008
The Finance Ministry has decided to pump in
Rs 2,000 crore in which bank this fiscal? -State Bank of India
Central Bank of India has opened a
representative office in which city of China? -Hong Kong
Which of the following company has won the
'Corporate Sustainability Stewardship' award, recently? ¡VInfosys
The RBI will shortly issue _________
denomination banknotes with rupee symbol bearing the signature of new governor
Raghuram Rajan.- Rs 10
The CCEA enhanced the MSP of wheat by _______
per quintal to `1400 for the fiscal, starting April 2014. -Rs 50
Which bank, recently, tied up with Care
Ratings to offer services and products in the SME segment? -Yes Bank
The World Bank has revised downwards India's
economic growth forecast for the current fiscal to_______ . 4.7 per cent
Max Bupa Health Insurance has entered into a
bancassurance tie-up with which bank, recently? -Deutsche Bank
Ashok Vemuri is the current President of
which company? ¡ViGate
Who inaugurated a two day international
technical conference on ¡§High Speed Rail Travel; Low Cost Solution¡¨? -
Minister of Railways, Mallikarjun Kharge
Debt securities selected for investments
should have a minimum residual maturity period of ___________ from the date of
investment by the pension fund, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority.- 3 years
Rating agency ICRA slashed India's GDP growth
estimate ________ in FY'14. -4.9 per cent
The life insurance industry has the potential
to grow to 2'2.5 times by ________. -2020
DRDO-made sonars would soon be exported to
which country? Myanmar
The Finance Ministry has released ___________
cash subsidy to state-run OMCs to cover up a fourth of their losses for selling
diesel, kerosene and domestic LPG below cost in September quarter. -Rs. 17,772
crore
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee
inaugurated the _______ India International Trade Fair 2013 at New Delhi,
recently. -33rd
As per the latest telecom subscription data
released by the TRAI, total Broadband sub scriber base in India increased to
___________ at the end of July 2013. - 15.24million
As per the latest data reported by the
service providers, by the end of August 2013 about ____________ subscribers
have submitted their requests to different service providers for porting their
mobile number. -100.20 million
Which company won a new contract to supply
Britain's Network Rail?- Tata Steel
__________ has been named leader in the
'India 200 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index for the second time ¡VWipro
The RBI said about __________ has been
received from special concessional swap windows for deposits by NRI and
overseas foreign currency borrowings by banks. -USD 25 billion
The United Nations has declared 2014 as the
___________ so as to support the farmers achieve food security and eradicate
global poverty, according to the FAO. -International Year of Family Farming
Climate change could cause countries in the
Pacific region to lose as much as ________ of their GDP, the ADB said.-12.7
percent
It has now been decided to reduce the
threshold limit of mandatory e- payment from Rs.10 lakhs to __________ for both
Central Excise and Service Tax payment with effect from 1st of January, 2014.
Rs.1 lakh
India's current account gap narrowed sharply
to _______ in the July-September quarter of 2013-14.
USD 5.2 billion
India has been ranked _________ in the Forbes
list of world's best countries for doing business. -98th
The gross direct tax collection has risen
only by _________ during the April-November period of 2013-14 fiscal. -
13.18percent
William D Dar has been conferred with the
prestigious "Excellence in Agricultural Leadership Award". Who is he?
-Agricultural Scientist
Coal India Limited has identified126 new
projects to take up during the12th Plan period with an estimated capacity of
-----MT. -438.04
During the financial year 2011-12, NALCO has
achieved sales turnover of Rs. ---- crore, including the export earnings of Rs.
2569 crore. -6927
Which Company is generally known as
Salt-to-software conglomerate? -Tata Group
The Union Cabinet approved exemption to
exporters having IEC Code issued by DGFT from the purview of stock holding
limits under the Essential Commodities Act, ------. 1955
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the proposal to undertake scientific deep drilling in the Koyna
intra-plate seismic zone, in -----. Maharashtra
With ---- million tonnes of fish production,
India is the second largest producer of fish in the world. -8.6
India's garment exports would be touching
---- US $ billion in the next 3 years, with the help of Government support. -60
NTPC will add another ----- MW to its total
capacity by the end of 2016-17. -14,000
The Railways have generated Rs. ----- crore
of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during 1st April to
30th October 2013. -51188.72
Indian Railways have carried ----- million
tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic from 1st April to 31st October 2013.
-593.25
On November 19, 2013 IFC issued the first
tranche of US $ ------ million under its USD 1 billion Global Rupee Bond
Program. -161
The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)
achieved yet another record turnover of Rs. ----- crore during 2012-13. -1407
India's potential growth rate is -----
percent and above. -8
India will became the third largest economy
by the year -----. 2030
Which is the largest steel producing company
of the world? -Arcelor Mittal
Currently, India ranks ---- in terms of
energy production but fourth in terms of consumption- 7th
NABARD has sanctioned 548 warehousing
projects in seven states amounting to
Rs ---- crore under the NABARD Warehousing
Scheme (NWS)- 1,046
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the proposal for increasingthe import duty on refined edible oils of
vegetable origin from the existing level of 7.5 percent to ---- percent- 10
In international banking system, what does
TIBOR stands for - Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate
Who is the new Chairman of NASSCOM?- R.
Chandrashekar
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the continuation of the Mill Gate Price Scheme along with ---- percent
subsidy component with modifications- 10
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the implementation of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
for Low Income States of Assam,Bihar,Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh with World
Bank assistance. The project is expected to directly benefit a rural population
of about ---- lakh persons- 78
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved amendments in the Mega Power Policy ----- for provisional Mega Power
projects- 2009
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 2014-15 season for TD-5 grade of
Jute at Rs. ---- per quintal for the entire country- 2400
An agreement for credit of US$ 160 million
from World Bank for the ---- Road Sector Modernisation Project was signed at
New Delhi- Rajasthan
Petronet LNG Limited's project at ----- is
one of the largest investment in Kerala in the recent years- Kochi
The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is
headquartered at ¡V Mumbai
Forward Markets Commission is a statutory
body set up in ¡V 1953
The Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector in
India constitutes about ----- of the domestic industrial activity- 14%
The Railways have generated Rs. ------ crore
of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during 1st April to
30th November 2013- 59069.73
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the proposal of M/s. Axis Bank Limited for increase in foreign
investment from 49 percent to ----- percent- 62
Who has been elected as President of FICCI? -
Sidharth Birla
The CCEA has approved the guidelines for
providing financial assistance to which crop based industries for payment of
arrears?- Sugar
Gross direct tax collections during
April-December of the F.Y. 2013-14 is up by _____ at Rs. 4,81,914 crore as
against Rs.4,29,023 crore in the same period last year- 12.33 percent
Tata Steel won a two-year contract to supply
over _________ of highly wear-resistant rail tracks to a French rail operator-
2,00,000 tonnes
India's trade deficit with its top trading
partner China continued to mount, touching a whopping USD 31.42 billion as the
bilateral trade declined by __________in 2013- 1.5 percent
The total approximate earnings of Indian
Railways on originating basis during 1st April to 31st December 2013 were Rs.
101665.95 crore. This registered an increase of - 13.34 per cent
Which organization has projected that India's
economy will grow over 6 per cent in 2014-15, recently?- World Bank
ONGC's second unit of gas-fired thermal power
project at Palatana in __________ will be operational in June this year-
Tripura
In the Interim Railway Budget 2014-15, how
many new trains including premium trains, express trains, passenger trains,
MEMU and DEMU will be produced?- Seventy Three
The indirect tax collections grew ________ in
the April-December period of this fiscal-6.2 percent
According to a report, elite comprising the
richest __________ individuals hold wealth equivalent to that owned by the
bottom half of the world's population- 85
Ennore Port Limited (EPL), Chennai and Ford
India Private Limited have signed an agreement for export of Ford cars through
the Ennore port for a period of how many years?- 10 years
Gross traffic Receipts in 2014-15 in Railways
has been projected at Rs- 1.6 lakh crore
Which state is all set to come on the Railway
map in this financial year, as Dudhnoi Mehendipathar newline is getting
completed by March 2014?- Meghalaya
India's position in world's steel production
remained unchanged at the fourth slot in 2013 with an output of- 81.2 million
tones
Poor performance of coal, petroleum refinery
products and natural gas pulled down the core sector growth to __________ in
December, 2013 from 7.5 percent in the same month a year ago - 2.1 percent
Former Supreme Court Judge Ashok Kumar Mathur
will head the- 7th Pay Commission
The CCEA has approved the extension of the
Trauma Care Scheme during the remaining period of the 12th Plan with total
expenditure of - Rs. 899.29 crore
The RBI has issued 'certificate of
authorisation' to _________ non-bank entities, including Tata Communications
Payment Solutions and Muthoot Finance, to set up White Label ATMs in the
country- four
More than _________ Women Self Help Groups
have been provided credit at the end of December 2013- 41 Lakh
Direct Taxes Code will be put on the website
of the __________ for a public discussion without partisanship or acrimony as
stated in the Budget 2014-15- Ministry of Finance
___________ allocated for food subsidy in the
Budget 2014-15- Rs. 1,16,000 crore
As per the latest telecom data, subscription
in the urban areas has increased to 546.64 million and in rural areas to -----
million at the end of November, 2013- 363.50
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the proposal of M/s CGP India Investment Limited for increase in
foreign equity in M/s Vodafone India Limited from -------- percent to 100
percent- 64.38
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the development of the first phase of the second campus of the
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute- Kolkata
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the revised cost estimates for widening of NH- 232
India has offered to provide Buyer's Credit
of US$ ---- million to Namibia for taking up infrastructure projects- 100
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to establish an
Integrated Computer Aided Dispatch platform. The project involves a total
expenditure of Rs. ----- crore which includes an implementation cost of Rs.
204.25 crore- 321.69
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the implementation of the National Mission on Agricultural Extension
and Technology during the 12th Plan period. The Mission will have a total
outlay of Rs. ----- crore-13073.08
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved modifications in the Mega Food Park Scheme guidelines of
infrastructure development for food processing. Expected annual turnover of
each park will be Rs. ----- crore- 500
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
has bagged ----- National Meritorious Performance Awards in Power Sector
instituted by Ministry of Power, Govt. of India for the years 2011-12 and
2012-13- Five
Currently India's steel production capacity
is ---- million tonnes per annum- 96
Ministry of Steel has become first ministry
under Government of India to be awarded ISO ----- certification- 9001:2008
NALCO has set up its 2nd Wind Power Plant at
Ludarva in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan with a capacity of ---- MW- 47.6
NALCO commissioned its first Wind Power Plant
of 50.4 MW capacity at a cost of Rs. ---- crore at Gandikota in Kadapa district
of Andhra Pradesh, in December, 2012- 274
India is now the top exporter of ¡V Rice
Traditionally, Kerala receives boiled rice
from Andhra Pradesh to the extent of ----to 80000 MTs per month- 70000
At the invitation of the Commerce &
Industry Minister of India Anand Sharma, the Commerce & Textile Industry
Minister of Pakistan Khurram Dastgir Khan visited India from 16th to 18th January,
2014 to attend the ----- SAARC Business Leaders Conclave- 5th
In which states the per capita availability
of Milk is highest in the country? ¡V Punjab
The Union Minister of Textiles Dr. K S Rao
inaugurated the ----edition of Tex-Trends India - 2014 in Pragati Maidan- 4th
The Reserve Bank of India has power to print
currency notes of up to Rs- 10,000
Which country has overtaken India to become
the largest contributor of FDI to Nepal?- China
Consecutively for the 3rd year in a row,
SJVN`s flagship ---- MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station has been awarded for
`Silver Shield` for the year 2012-13, and `Bronze Shield` for the year
2011-12-1500
Which country is India's largest trading
partner in Europe?- Germany
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved a proposal of the Ministry of Environment and Forests for a National
Mission for a Green India as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. Of the total
expenditure of Rs. 13,000 crore envisaged in the 12th Plan, the plan outlay is
Rs. ----- crore- 2000
Which bank is the first Indian private sector
bank to set up a branch in China?- Axis Bank
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved the proposal of M/s Glaxo SmithKline Pvt Limited for acquisition of
----- percent of shares in the existing Indian subsidiary company of the GSK
Group in India by way of a voluntary open offer under SEBI (SAST Regulations)
in the pharmaceutical sector- 24.33
At present, India imports largest amount of
coal from- Indonesia
NTPC will develop a 1320 MW (2 X 660 MW)
Thermal Power Project at Kajra in Lakhisarai district of ¡V Bihar
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is a
venture of- HSBC
Who has been appointed as next CMD of ONGC?-
Dinesh Sarraf
The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram
presented the Interim Budget 2014-15 that shows an estimated plan expenditure
of Rs. ------ crore and non-plan expenditure of Rs. 12,07,892 crore- 5,55,322
The Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram has
indicated a growth rate of ------ per cent in merchandise exports during the
current financial year- 6.3
The coal for the Mundra Thermal Power Station
is imported primarily from which country?- Indonesia
An amount of Rs ------ crore has been
provided for capital infusion in Public Sector Banks in the Interim Budget
2014-15- 11,200
The Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has set a
target of Rs ------ lakh crore of Agriculture credit for the year 2014-15- 8
The fiscal deficit for the financial year
2013-14 will be contained at ------ per cent of GDP- 4.6
Who is Arup Roy Chaudhary?- CMD, NTPC
India's gold demand rose by ________ to 975
tonnes compared to 2012- 13%
The Finance ministers and central bank
governors of G-20 nations decided to work towards lifting their collective GDP
by more than 2 per cent over the next _____ years- five
International rating agency Moody's said it
expects growth to pick up to only ___ in FY15- 5.5 per cent
India's and _______'s country's companies
signed four agreements to jointly promote and facilitate investments and
trade?- South Arabia
The government has cleared seven infrastructure
projects worth ______ crore that fall under the ministries of road and
shipping- Rs 16057.45
BHEL has bagged a contract worth Rs. 7,900
crore related to 1,980 MW thermal power project in which state?- Jharkhand
China targeted a modest ________ GDP growth
in 2014- 7.5 per cent
India has approved ____________ as the
interim cost escalation for Bhutan's Punatshangchu hydropower project- Rs 1,765
crore
Mumbai has slipped to _______ position in the
list of world's most expensive locations for high-end rental apartments sought
by expats- 28th
How many women have made it to the Fortune
India's first '40 Under 40' compilation that lists individuals who have managed
to grow an idea into a profitable business?- Seven
India's exports declined _________ to USD
25.68 billion in February 2014- 3.67 per cent
GENERAL AWARENESS Tripura Government Museum
was established in -----. 1970
On which date, the International Day for
Older Persons is observed? October 1
Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, Wrestler of Western
Railway, created the history by winning Bronze Medal at Senior World Wrestling
Championship in ----- Kg. ¡V 66
In which state 35th National Games will be
held in Feb 2014? Kerala
As per the latest survey, which of the
following is emerged as topmost global brand in the world? Apple
Postal Index Number (PIN) or PIN Code is a 6
digit code of Post Office numbering used by India Post. The PIN was introduced
on August 15, ------. 1972
Who has won Sports Illustrated Sportsperson
of the Year? Saina Nehwal
Who has been conferred "Allard Prize for
International Integrity"? -Anna Hazare
7th East Asian Summit was held in ----- on
September 25-27. Bali
The "Mount Augustus" is in which
country? -Australia
Which country has announced its withdrawal
from Commonwealth of Nations? ¡VGambia
In October 2013, which state government, has
decided to put ban on advertising of tobacco products in the state? ¡VKerala
India and Tanzania agreed to Double Volume of
Bilateral Trade in next ---- Years. -2
Who has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of
National Tobacco Control Campaign? -Rahul Dravid
How many scientists have been selected for
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for the year 2013? ¡V
Eight
Which country has imposed ban on Skype,
WhatsApp and Viber recently? ¡V Pakistan
Name the Vietnam Independence hero who
recently passed away? - Vo Nguyen Giap
The Ministry of Tourism launched "-----
Days of the Incredible Indian Himalayas" campaign on the World Tourism
Day.- 777
As per the latest report by the French
Institute of Demographic Studies, by which year India will surpass China as the
world's most populous country? ¡V 2050
The State Trading Corporation of India
Limited (STC) has achieved a trading profit of Rs. ----- crore during 2012-13.
-119
Sania Mirza and -------- has won China Open
Women's Double 2013 Tennis Title? -Cara Black In October 2013, which country
has started import of power from India? ¡VBangladesh
Which of the following is the smallest
country in Africa continent? Seychelles
The Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
(RUSA) aims to reform ___. -Higher Education
Who has won Korean Grand Prix 2013? -
Sebastian Vettel
Mr. Alberto Vaquina is Prime Minister of-
Mozambique
James Rothman, Randy Schekman and ----------
has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine? Thomas Suedhof
Globally, approximately ---- million people
die each year as result of diseases caused by tobacco consumption. -6
The Indian Air Force celebrated its 81st
anniversary on ----- Oct 2013.- 08
The ¡§Tamu-Kalewa-Kalemyo¡¨ is a friendship
road connecting India and which country? ¡VMyanmar
The White Cane Day is celebrated across the
world every year on the ----- of October. -15th
Who has become first elected Tamil Chief
Minister of Sri Lanka? -C. V. Wigneswaran
Francois Englert and Peter Higgs, who have
won 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics, belong to Belgium and --------- respectively?
¡VBritain
The United Nations has designated the first
----- of October every year as World Habitat Day. ¡VMonday
Who has won International Press Institute
Award for excellence in Journalism? - Karan Thapar
The HRD Ministry will soon launch ---- DTH
educational channels. ¡V 50
The first mega Food Park in Uttar Pradesh
would be set up in Jagdishpur of Amethi district. This mega food park would be
developed by__.- Aditya Birla Group
The second ---- of October has been declared
as World Egg Day by the International Egg Commission to help raise awareness
about nutritional benefits of eggs. ¡VFriday
Who has won China Open Men's Single Tennis
Title 2013? -Novak Djokovic
Who has won 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature?
-Alice Munro
Who has won European Union's "Sakharov
Human Rights" Prize? -Malala Yousafzai
Indian Railways have carried ----- million
tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during the first half of fiscal 2013.
-511
Who will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Award
for National Integration for the year 2012? -M S Swaminathan Who has been
nominated by Govt. of India as Chairman of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of
Asian Studies, Kolkata? -Sitaram Sharma
Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola won Miss Muslimah
World 2013 title. She is from which country? -Nigeria
Who has been honoured with the Pride of the
Nation award? -John Abraham
Who has been awarded with Indira Gandhi
Rajbhasha Shield by President Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of Hindi Divas
in Delhi? -NTPC
Which of the following countries is known as
¡§Play Ground of Europe¡¨? -Switzerland
Which film has bagged the Best Film Award at
Ladakh International Film Festival? ¡VOASS
In which state ¡§Sipat Thermal Power Plant¡¨
has been inaugurated recently? Chhattisgarh
Mohammad Abdul Hamid is the President of-
-Bangladesh
Who has been chosen for ¡§Policy Leadership
Award-2013¡¨ in Agriculture? Prakash Singh Badal
What is Dhruv? -Helicopter
Germany has committed financial and technical
assistance to ----- for the Green Energy Corridors. ¡VIndia
Who is the Chairman of the National
Commission for Minorities? -Wajahat Habibullah
World Alzheimer's Day is observed on_____
September 21
The term of the India-Germany Joint Working
Group on automobile sector has been further extended by -----. -2 years
Which of the following has been separated by
the ¡§Luzon Strait¡¨? -Taiwan and Philippines
Dr. Manmohan Singh dedicated the state-run
NTPC's Rajiv Gandhi Sipat Super Thermal Power Station in ---- to the nation.
¡VChhattisgarh
Who has been appointed as first Brand
Ambassador for Border Security Force (BSF)? -Virat Kohli
"Helina" is an upgraded version of
which missile? -Nag
With which Sport the ¡§Sultan Johor Cup¡¨ is
related? -Hockey
"London Whale" Scandal is related
to which foreign bank? -JP Morgan Chase
The ------ National Aviation University Bill,
2013 has received the assent of the President of India. -Indira Gandhi
------------ and Malala Yousufzai were declared winners of this year's
prestigious 'Clinton Global Citizens Awards'.-Bunker Roy India has offered to
help ----- develop its renewable energy resources. -Cuba Who has won 2013
Women's Table Tennis World Cup? -Liu Shiwen
Largest Solar Power Project in the World to
be set up in ----- -Rajasthan
Which country is the largest producer of
Greenhouse gases in the world? -China
UIDAI has a mandate of enrolling ---- crore
residents for Aadhaar across the country by 2014. -60
What is the name of Australia's most powerful
super computer? ¡VRaijin
As per the latest report, which of the
following are the most advanced states in India? -Kerala and Goa
General Secretary of the ----- and Rajya
Sabha member Mohan Singh passed away. -Samajwadi Party
Which country will host ¡§NATO Summit-2014¡¨?
-Britain
The Salary of Chief Election Commissioner of
India is equal to the salary of___ -Judge of Supreme Court
Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone of
MEMU Coach Factory near Rupaheli Station, Bhilwara District, -------.
-Rajasthan
G-4 Nations comprises Brazil, Germany, Japan
and ................. ¡VIndia
The Subroto Cup championship is being
organised by Subroto Mukherjee Education Society under the aegis of the Indian
Air Force since -----. -1960
World Tourism Day is observed on _____.
-September 27
India's Swaran Singh Virk is associated with
which of the following sports? -Rowing
Who won the title of "Miss World
2013"? -Megan Young
In which state the state-run 'Amma Drinking
Water' plant, has recently been inaugurated? -Tamil Nadu
Which country has recently agreed to initiate
steps to enhance Media cooperation with India? -China
The Union Minister for Culture Chandresh
Kumari Katoch unveiled the Brass Plate World Heritage Plaque at which fort?
-Chittaurgarh Fort
Who is the Union Minister of Labour &
Employment? -Sis Ram Ola
Justice C Nagappan and Justice Shiva Kirti
Singh were sworn in as judges of - Supreme Court
Which Indian State has been found to have
maximum unemployment rate in the country? -Sikkim
Who is the Principal Advisor to Delhi Metro
Rail Corporation also popularly known as 'Metroman'? -E Sreedharan
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh laid the
foundation stone of ---------------- near Ajmer in Rajasthan. -Kishangarh
Airport
Which institution is the Nodal Agency to
monitor, verify and enforce the genuineness of products being sold as Khadi? -
KVIC
Which state has recently started the
implementation of the National Food Security Act on the occasion of Gandhi
Jayanti? -Rajasthan
The newly formed Telangana state will have
how many districts of undivided Andhra Pradesh? -10
Which country's' Government has recently
honoured former Defence Minister V. K. Krishna Menon posthumously at a
ceremony? -Bangladesh
Which was the first missile to be developed
by DRDO under India's prestigious IGMDP? -The Prithvi-II
Which government department has signed an
agreement with Wall Street Exchange, recently? -India Post
The Ministry of Science & Technology has
launched its new project of ----------- for the future Inspire Awards. -E-MIAS
Who has become the first contestant of Indian
heritage to win the Miss America pageant? -Nina Davuluri
--------------- and Malala Yousufzai were
declared winners of this year's prestigious 'Clinton Global Citizens Awards'.
-Bunker Roy
Who has been sworn in as Cambodian Prime
Minister for another five-year term, recently? -Hun Sen
Indira Talwani has been nominated to the key
post of US District Court judge in- Massachusetts
Who has been sworn in as judge on the bench
of the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit? - Sri
Srinivasan
The president of which country has been
nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize? ¡VRussia
Elio Di Rupa is Prime Minister of- -Belgium
The state-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Thermal
Power Station is located in- -Chhattisgarh
The Raghuram Rajan panel report has ranked
--------- and Kerala as the most advanced states. ¡VGoa
Who has retained the top spot on the Forbes
list for the twentieth straight year? -Bill Gates
Which of the following cities in India has
been named the world's second most honest city, according to a survey of 16
cities worldwide? ¡VMumbai
Paddler Bhavina Hashmukhbhai Patel became the
first Indian to win a _________ medal at the 2013 ITTF PTT Asian Table Tennis
regional championships at Beijing. ¡VSilver\
Kanwar Deep Singh has been elected as the
President of the Indian Hockey Federation for a term of how many years? ¡VFour
India has launched its ambitious pension
scheme, Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana, for over 5 million overseas
workers in which city? ¡VDubai
India has, recently, developed a new tactical
surface-to-surface missile _______ with a range between 60-170 km. ¡VPragati
The GOI has renamed the PDS to prevent
Opposition parties from taking credit for implementing the National Food
Security Act. Mention the new name. -Indiramma Anna Yojana
India has introduced Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
named after which politicians to provide insurance cover and ensure the financial
welfare of over five million overseas Indian workers? -Mahatma Gandhi
The country's richest woman, Savitri Jindal,
was inducted as a minister in the cabinet of which state, recently?
-Haryana India has signed ____ agreements
with Peru including one on defence cooperation and another on establishment of
a Joint Commission. ¡V Four
Which company had defeated Air India in the
48th Bombay Gold Cup All India Hockey final? -Indian Oil Corporation
Which country announced that it will wind
down its military mission in Afghanistan with the withdrawal of most of its
troops by the end of 2014? ¡VAustralia
Which country, recently, test-fired Hatf IX
(Nasr) missile? -Pakistan
British Paralympic powerlifter Ali Jawad won
________ at the International Paralympic Committee Asian Open Championships
with a world-record lift. ¡VGold
Who will deliver this year's Penguin Lecture,
which will feature some of the world's most respected leaders, thinkers and
writers over the years? -Amitabh Bachchan
India's first mission to which planet blasted
off successfully completing the first stage of an 11-month journey? ¡VMars
The ______ edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
will be held in New Delhi from 7th to 9th of January 2014.-12th
Which country became the first South Asian
Country to have approved the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal?
¡VBangladesh
Microsoft recently developed Kinect Sign
Language Translator that converts signs into spoken and written language in
collaboration with the researchers of which country? ¡VChina
Yuki Bhambri of _____ won the ATP men's
singles title of Traralgon event in Australia. ¡VIndia
India and which country signed an MoU for
cooperation between Prasar Bharati and Radio and Television Institute of that
country?- Cuba
Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the BNP Paribas
Masters Tennis tournament at _ -Paris
India recently signed a treaty with which
country for transfer of sentenced prisoners languishing in jails in the two
countries? ¡VVietnam
Scientists discovered a new planet called
Kepler 78b which has a similar mass and density to that of which planet?
¡VEarth
Srishti Rana of India was crowned
______________ in Busan, South Korea. -Miss Asia Pacific World 2013
US President Barack Obama was ranked ________
in Forbes list of "The World's Most Powerful People".-second
Who has been listed the world's third most
powerful woman on Forbes' list of "The World's Most Powerful People"?
-Sonia Gandhi
Justice R. Banumathi was appointed as the
Chief Justice of ______. -Jharkhand High Court
PM Manmohan Singh was conferred an Honorary
Doctorate by the prestigious State Institute of International Relations of
which country? ¡VRussia
Who has been awarded the Mother Teresa
International Award by NGO The Harmony Foundation for her efforts towards
achieving social justice? -Sushmita Sen
Anjali Gopalan was awarded with Chevalier de
la Legion d'Honneur. The award was given by which country? ¡VFrance
Imomali Rakhmon has been re-elected the
President of which country? ¡VTajikistan
Which country launched the Olympic torch into
space, as part of the flame's journey ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics?
¡VRussia
Indian Navy inducted the 4th generation
advanced jet trainer aircraft ______ that has been built by HAL. -Hawk 132
Who has been appointed as the goodwill
ambassador for South Korea? -Shahrukh Khan
Manna Dey died, recently, in Bangalore. Who
was he? -Singer
Carol Burnett of US was honoured with the
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Who is she? ¡VComedian
Moscow hosted the 14th India-Russia Annual
Summit. Who represented India in the Summit? -Prime Minister of India
U N Security Council elected how many new
non-permanent members in the 15-member Council? ¡VFive
Who has been conferred with the first Yash
Chopra Memorial Award for her contribution to cinema? -Lata Mangeshkar
_________ Indians have made to 2013 Fortune
magazine's global list of top-50 women business leaders. -Four
The International Hockey Federation has
selected which country to host the men's World Cup in 2018? ¡VIndia
Martha Dodray from Bihar has been honoured
with a prestigious UN Foundation award for her work in protecting children from
which disease? -Polio
India and __________ signed the bilateral
agreement for the promotion and development of traditional systems of medicine.
- Hungary
Who released a book on Indian painting
written by Prof. B.N. Goswami in New Delhi, recently? -Manmohan Singh
Which state lifted the Girls' title of the
54th Subroto Cup football tournament? ¡VManipur
Sarojini Varadappan died, recently, due to
brief illness. Who was she? -Social Worker
The International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty is observed on _________. -17th October
Jairam Ramesh released the book 'Walking With
Giants' a memoir written by former Finance Secretary G. Ramachandran. Jairam
Ramesh is ________. -Union Minister for Rural Development
Who was named Wildlife Photographer of the
Year 2013? -Greg du Toit
Ajit Agarkar announced retirement. He used to
play _______. ¡VCricket
World Food Day is celebrated on _________.
-16 October
Eleanor Catton won the 2013 Man Booker prize
for English fiction for which novel? -The Luminaries
India has been ranked _______ in the Global
Hunger Index this fiscal. 63rd
Justice M B Shah Commission has submitted its
third and final report. The commission was set up to report on ___________.
-Illegal Mining
According to the World Prosperity Index 2013,
which is the most prosperous country in the world? ¡VNorway
'Industry, Impartiality, Integrity' is the
motto of which organization? ¡VCBI
Rajiv Gandhi Aviation University will be
setup in which district? -Rae Bareli
'Malabar' is bilateral naval field training
exercise between India and _______. ¡VUS
Gabriela Isler won Miss Universe 2013. She is
from _______. -Venezuela
The book title '1283' is about the career
illustration of which football legend? ¡VPele
Parvinder Sohi Behuria, a Senior IRS officer
was appointed as the Secretary General of _____________. -National Human Rights
Commission
Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Beema Yojna Health
care scheme for BPL families was launched in ________.-Punjab
Iran signed a roadmap agreement to allow
inspectors broader access to nuclear sites with which organization?- IAEA
The World Science Day for Peace and
Development is observed on _________. 10 November
Aditya Mehta is related to which sport?
Snooker Who has been named world's most powerful person by Forbes Magazine?
-Vladimir Putin
__________ chief Lalu Prasad and JD(U) member
Jagdish Sharma have been disqualified from the Lok Sabha following their
conviction in the fodder scam case. ¡VRJD
A radio documentary in the Australian-Indian
community has won a prestigious United Nations Association of Australia media
award. The documentary was about ____________. -Domestic Violence
PM Manmohan Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur, has
become the first SPG protectee to have women commandos in her immediate
security cordon. Expand SPG. - Special Protection Group
The lower house of which country's parliament
has approved a new legislation that toughens punishment for terrorism and
requires terrorists' relatives to pay for the damages caused in attacks?
¡VRussia
One of the immigration proposals of the UK,
which envisaged subjecting visitors from six ¡§high-risk¡¨ Commonwealth
countries to pay a surety of _________ for a visa to the U.K., has been
withdrawn, recently. -¢G3000
Which two countries has the lost of voting
right in UNESCO? -US and Israel
The GOI has decided to commemorate the
________ Birth Anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of
independent India. -125th
Who recently said that 'International Law as
we know derives from customary law and agreements signed by sovereign States'?
-Vice President, Hamid Ansari
A new study has found a 10 per cent increase
in the number of HIV-infected cases in which country? ¡VAustralia
Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has taken over as
the new Chairman of the ------- Law Commission of India. - 20th
Who became UNICEF's first brand ambassador
for South Asia? -Sachin Tendulkar
The ¡§Panch Prayag¡¨ is in the state of ___ -
Uttarakhand
The cinema in North-East will complete
----years in 2015. -80
The National Tiger Conservation Authority has
approved the fifth tiger reserve in Nagzira. In which state is Nagzira located?
¡VMaharashtra
Who inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee
Celebrations of Coir Board on November 25, 2013 at a function at Vigyan Bhavan,
New Delhi? -Pranab Mukherjee
In which state India's first Synthetic Rubber
Plant was inaugurated, recently? ¡VHaryana
National Cadet Corps (NCC) celebrated its
---- anniversary on 24 Nov 2013 with traditional fervour.
65th Who took oath as the new Chief Justice
of Pakistan? -Tasadduq Hussain Jilani
Who is Lt Gen P S Bhalla? -DG, NCC
Which city will host the 2020 World Expo
Trade Convention? ¡VDubai
Who is Prof P. J. Kurien? -Deputy Chairperson
of the Rajya Sabha
Which nation has recently qualified World T20
Championship for the first time? ¡VNepal
The Service Tax Voluntary Compliance
Encouragement Scheme has come into effect from -------. -10.5.2013
According to Transparency International
Corruption Perception Index 2013, which country is least corrupt country in the
world? -Denmark
Who has won LG People's Choice Award 2013? -M
S Dhoni
Koyna is located in -----. ¡VMaharashtra
Who has won UN Human Rights Prize 2013?
-Malala Yousafzai
Who assumed charge as the Secretary,
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and fertilizers? -Aradhana
Johri
Paul Walker, who died recently, was a famous
----------------. ¡VActor
Government of Goa has increased the limit of
film finance to Rs. ----------- lakh for the promotion of regional cinema. -50
Which Pakistani cricket player has been
inducted into cricket's Hall of Fame, recently? -Waqar Younis
Which is India's first indigenously developed
Light Combat Aircraft? -Tejas
The Kaam Maango Abiyan was launched in
Jharkhand in Chaibasa district recently by ------, Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
-Hemant Soren
In which city India's first heritage
transport museum has been opened? ¡V Gurgaon
The "Hezbollah" is an Islamic
militant group and political party. In which country "Hezbollah" is
based? ¡VLebanon
With reference to Indian sports, in which
city Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is located? ¡VDelhi
Who released a book entitled ¡§Journalism
Ethics and Responsiblities¡¨ edited by senior journalist Seema Mustafa? -M.
Hamid Ansari
Who has assigned additional charge of
Director, National Police Academy? -T. K. Vinod Kumar
The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for
extension of financial assistance to ----- Port Trust (KoPT) to meet the
dredging expenditure incurred by KoPT for maintenance of the river/channel. ¡VKolkata
Which country will host the Under-17 FIFA
World Cup in 2017? ¡VIndia
What is the position of India in Global
Corruption Perception Index 2013? -94th
With milk production peaking ---- million
tonnes in 2012-13, India is the largest producer of the milk in the world
today. -132.43
Justice R. Banumathi took oath as the Chief
Justice of which High Court? -Jharkhand
Who has been sworn in as the 6th President of
Maldives? -Abdulla Yameen
Who took over the command of the Pakistan
Army? -Raheel Sharif
Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani took oath as
Pakistan's ---- Chief Justice. -21st
Who has taken over as India's next high
commissioner to the UK? -Ranjan Mathai
Who was sworn in as Chief Minister of
Chhattisgarh? -Raman Singh
The National Awards for the Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities has been instituted by the -----. -Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment
Who was sworn in as Rajasthan's Chief
Minister? -Vasundhara Raje
Who took over as the Director General of
National Cadet Corps? -Aniruddha Chakravarty
Venezuela's ------ was crowned Miss Earth
2013. -Alyz Henrich
Who assumed charge as the Secretary,
Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and fertilizer? -Rajiv
Mehrishi
Who has bagged the 'Emerging Cricketer of the
Year' trophy at the ICC Annual awards? -Cheteshwar Pujara
Satya Prasad Roy Burman passed away in
Kolkata. Who was he? -Founder of Khadim India Ltd
Vinay Apte died at the age of 62. Who was he?
¡VActor
Who is Akihito? -Emperor of Japan
Popular ------ film comedian Dharmavarapu
Subrahmanyam died. -Telugu
Who is C. S. Verma? -Chairman, SAIL
Which country will host the ¡§Common Wealth
Summit 2015¡¨? -Malta
The ----- International Children Film
Festival of India was inaugurated at Hyderabad. -18th
The "Yashsvini Health Insurance
Scheme" is associated with which state? -Karnataka
Who is N. Kiran Kumar Reddy? -Chief Minister
of Andhra Pradesh
Doris Lessing, who passed away recently, was
a well known ____. ¡VAuthor
The Government has decided to confer, the
Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award on eminent scientist ------ and
cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar. -Prof C. N. R. Rao
India's "Gaganjeet Bhullar" and
"Anirban Lahiri" are associated with which sport/ event? ¡VGolf
First Ever Joint India-Russia Air Force
Exercise will be held in -----. -2014
Who has been named male ¡§World Athlete of
the Year 2013¡¨? -Usain Bolt
Who will be awarded the "Indira Gandhi
Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2013"? -Angela Merkel
The "ISON" is a ____. ¡VComet
Lionel Messi has been chosen for Golden Boot
Trophy for third time. He is from which country? -Argentina
One of the best known representatives of the
'New Wave Czech Cinema', Jiri Menzel received the Lifetime Achievement Award at
the ---- edition of IFFI. -44th
Which book has won the 2013 US National Book
Award in fiction? -The Good Lord Bird
Who has been honoured with the first
Centenary Award for the Indian Film Personality at the 44th International Film
Festival of India? -Waheeda Rehman
Frederick Sanger, who passed away, recently,
was a ___ -Biochemist
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated
3rd ------ International Competition Conference on the 21st November, 2013 in a
function at New Delhi. ¡VBRICS
Which country hosted the 2013 United Nations
Climate Change Conference? -Poland
The "Thirumayam Fort" is located in
which state? -Tamil Nadu
Magnus Carlsen is the new World Champion of
Chess. He belongs to which country? ¡VNorway
Who inaugurated an exhibition "The
Mughals : Life, Art and Culture"? -M. Hamid Ansari
The "Dhanush" is a ---- -Missile
Who is author of the book ¡§Chronicle of a
Corpse Bearer¡¨? -Cyrus Mistry
What does "T" stand for in TAPI,
the proposed natural gas pipeline being developed by Asian Development Bank?
-Turkmenistan
The controversial 300-MW Lakhwar
hydroelectric power project is related to which state? -Uttarakhand
Who has been elected as new Chief Boxing
Coach of India? -Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu
Volocopter, world's first green helicopter
has been tested in which country, recently? -Germany
Who inaugurated an Art Exhibition 'Soul in
Art¡¨ at 44th IFFI? -Manish Tewari
When is International Day of Persons with
Disabilities observed? -3rd December
When is World AIDS Day observed? -1st
December
Which month is observed as Diabetes Month
world over? -November
In which state ¡§Melghat¡¨ and
¡§Tadoba-Andhari¡¨ Tiger Reserves are located? ¡VMaharashtra
National Policy for Persons with Disabilities
has been formulated in ----. -2005
The Competition Authorities of BRICS support
the hosting of the Fourth BRICS ICC during ------. -2015
President Pranab Mukherjee released a postal
stamp and 'First Day' cover on Indian Navy's recently commissioned aircraft
carrier ____________. INS Vikramaditya
Indian-American author __________ and
filmmaker Mira Nair have been honoured for their contributions to the global
artistic community. -Salman Rushdie
The Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad announced that not a single case of wild polio has
been reported from any part of the country since the past ----- years. ¡V Two
Which country has become the 18th member of
the euro zone? - Latvia Ariel Sharon passed away at the age of 85. Who was
he?-Former Prime Minister of Israel
Corey Anderson, who hit the fastest century
in one-day international history recently, belongs to which country?- New
Zealand
Who is the new Air Force Chief of India?
-Arup Raha
The ---- National Youth Festival was held in
Ludhiana from the 12th-16th January, 2014.-18th
Every year on ---- January, the birth
anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, is observed as the National Youth Day- 12th
Which state has launched free CFL bulbs
scheme for hut dwellers?- Tamil Nadu
Who has won the Chennai Open Tennis Trophy
2013?- Stanislas Wawrinka
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(PSLV), with a proven track record of ---- successful flights, has provided the
country the crucial autonomy in 'access to space'.- 24
The Loser festival is the most important
festival celebrated in ¡V Ladakh
India's maiden moon exploration mission
'Chandrayaan-1' was launched in October- 2008
Who has won the Portugal's Highest Honor
'Symbol of Portugal' Award? - Cristiano Ronaldo
India's maiden mission to moon Chandrayaan-1
carried six scientific instruments from ---- and Europe- USA
The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic
Ocean to the - Mediterranean Sea
According to data for 2009, India stood -----
in terms of number of papers published- 11th
Football legend ¡§Eusebio da Silva Ferreira¡¨
who passed away recently, belongs to which country? ¡V Portugal
In which state "Araku Valley" is
located? - Andhra Pradesh
Who is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck? - King
of Bhutan
In which year Government of India constituted
the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal? ¡V 1990
The first meeting of the Mission Authority of
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) was held on ------- in New Delhi -
8th January, 2014
The Reunion Island is a small French island
located in the - Indian Ocean
Who is Itsunori Onodera? - Defence Minister
of Japan
The Prime Minister of which country was the
chief guest at this year's Republic Day parade in India? ¡V Japan
Government of Kerala observes ---- annually
as Vayanadinam or the Day of Reading with a week-long series of activities at
schools and public institutions- 19th June
Who has won the FIFA Ballon d' Or Award for
2013? - Cristiano Ronaldo
When is World Hindi Day observed every year?
- January 10
Who is Abdulla Yameen?- President of Maldives
What is India's ranking in the recently
released Nuclear Materials Security Index? - 23rd
Who has been appointed as Adviser, Inter
State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs? - Dr. Vinod Aggarwa Who
has been appointed the new Governor of Manipur?- Vinod Kumar Duggal
Who took additional charge of the Ministry of
Environment & Forests?- Dr. M. Veerappa Moily
Who was sworn in as Bangladesh's Prime
Minister?- Sheikh Hasina
----- poet Chinu Modi has been conferred the
Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2013- Gujarati
Juanita Moore passed away at the age of 99.
Who was she?- Actress
Vishwanath Ramachandra Bondre died at the age
of 77 years. Who was he?- Cricketer
Renowned ---- actress Anjali Devi died-
Telugu
In June ----, Chingus Sarai was declared as a
'State Protected Monument' by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.- 1984
Who took oath as the seventh Chief Minister
of Delhi?- Arvind Kejriwal
Who is Shri Mallikarjun Kharge?- Minister of
Railways
As per the National Family Health Survey
latest data, which state has maximum cases of malnutrition in the country? ¡V
Jharkhand
In the Budget speech on 28.2.2013, the Union
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had announced that the Government will set-up a
Fund called the Nirbhaya Fund and contribute Rs. ---- crore to the Fund- 1000
Which country has won Junior Men's Hockey
World Cup? ¡V Germany
The Minister of Information &
Broadcasting, Manish Tewari laid the Foundation Stone of Rural Road under PMGSY
at village Dhandra of ¡V Ludhiana
¡§Michelle Bachelet¡¨ has been recently
elected as President of ¡V Chile
Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of
Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) SABLA, India (2010) is being implemented in -----
selected districts across the country- 205
According to Sample Registration System 2012
of Registrar General of India, Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is ---- per 1000
live births.- 42
Who is the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the
Year? - Andy Murray
Indian Railways bagged highest ever ----
National Energy Conservation Awards for the Year 2013.- 22
What is the name of AK 47 assault rifle
designer, who passed away recently?- Mikhail Kalashnikov
Vernon Philander, who has been declared as
World's No.1 Bowler in ICC Test Rankings, belongs to which country?- South Africa
The Trilateral Tabletop Exercise (TTEX) 2013
is a maritime exercise between - India, Sri Lanka and Maldives
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee
administered the oath of office of the Chief Information Commissioner to
------at the Rashtrapati Bhawan- Sushma Singh
Who has won the women's singles title at
Senior National Badminton Championships?- P. V. Sindhu
The President, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated
the School of Commerce and Economics of Loyola College at ¡V Chennai
G.S. Shivarudrappa, who passed away recently,
was a distinguished poet of which language? ¡V Kannada
Ministry of Minority Affairs under its
Minority Development Programme has approved projects worth Rs. ----- crore-
1102.66
Zaheer Khan has become the 4th Indian bowler
to take ---- wickets in test match- 300
What is Agni-3?- Missile
In context to India's defence structure
¡§Agni Missile¡¨ is _____ ballistic missile- Surface-to-Surface
In which country world's first artificial
heart transplant was performed, recently? ¡V France Pran Chopra, who passed
away recently, was a ¡V Journalist
Who has won 34th National Archery
Championship?- Deepika Kumari
Who has been appointed as Director General of
National Security Guard? - J. N. Choudhury
The controversial Kishenganga river project
is located in which state? - Jammu and Kashmir
Who has been appointed as Director General of
Central Industrial Security Force?- Arvind Ranjan
Who received C. K. Nayudu Lifetime
Achievement Award for the year 2013?- Kapil Dev
University Grants Commission was established
in ¡V 1953
With which country India has signed deal for
Super Hercules Aircraft, recently?- USA
The Centre has sanctioned Rs ----- crores to
Maharashtra for improving rural road network under the Prime Minister's Gram
Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) II- 488.59
In which state, ¡§Sunburn¡¨, an electronic
dance music festival is organised every year?- Goa
Who has been appointed as the Special DG,
Border Security Force?- Devendra Kumar Pathak
The United Nation has recently declared March
3rd as - World Wildlife Day
The Central Government has approved a
proposal for ----- new projects for providing comprehensive water supply to
various areas of Chennai city- 10
The ¡§Blue Mountain¡¨ one of the world's most
expensive coffee, is grown in which country?- Jamaica The Central Vigilance
Commission was set up in ----- on the recommendation of Santanam Committee-
1964
South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA)
was formed in the year ¡V 1984 Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan is a
flagship programme that has been launched with an outlay of Rs. ----- crores
under the XII Plan, ending 2017- 25000
TEJAS attained a significant milestone on
27th Dec 2013, by flying the ______ sortie this year- 500th
India, which ranks 11th amongst major
shipbuilding countries in the world, has been re-elected unopposed to the
Council of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for ___________ years- two
President Mamnoon Hussain conferred the
Nishan-e-Imtiaz on new army chief Gen Raheel Sharif and Joint Chiefs of Staff
Committee chairman Gen Rashad Mehmood. Mamnoon Hussain is the President of ¡V
Pakistan
In India, agricultural land makes up over -----
per cent of the total geographical area- 43
According to the Lokpal & Lokayukta Act
2013, who is not a part of the selection committee for choosing the Lokpal
chairperson?- Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Who unveiled the Photographs of Presidents of
Central Legislative Assembly and portraits of former Speakers of Lok Sabha at
Central Hall of Parliament House?- Pranab Mukherjee
In which year, DRDO was established to
achieve self-reliance in critical defence technologies and systems? ¡V 1958
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth
Development was established in March ----- at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu as a
registered body- 1993
Juthika Roy passed away recently. Who was
she?- Bhajan Singer
Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ------
Anniversary of the Advocates' Association of Western India, Mumbai- 150th
Who has become the fastest batsman to score
11,000 test runs, recently? - Kumar Sangakkara
Recently, with which country India has signed
agreements on ¡§Green Energy Corridors¡¨?- Germany
President, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Kishinchand Chellaram (K.C.) College at ¡V
Mumbai
In which state Singhbhum Elephant Reserve is
located?- Jharkhand
Which has become the first rail system in the
world to be awarded for energy efficiency?- Delhi Metro
Who has been appointed as brand ambassador
for Central Reserve Police Force? - M. C. Mary Kom
Who has been selected for the prestigious
Vyas Samman award for the year 2013?- Vishwanath Tripathi
Competition Commission of India has imposed a
penalty of Rs. ----- lakhs on Chemists and Druggists Association, Ferozepur and
its office bearers- 55.42
¡§Marry Barra¡¨ who has topped the Fortune
list of ¡§50 most powerful women in business¡¨ is associated with which
organisation?- General Motors
Who is Hifikepunye Pohamba?- President of
Namibia
Who is Dr. Hage Geingob?- Prime Minister of
Namibia
What is the full form of PKI?- Public Key
Infrastructure
¡§Watson¡¨ is an artificially intelligent
computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language,
developed by ¡V IBM
The Minister of Mines, Dinsha J. Patel,
inaugurated the ----- Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting- 53rd
President Pranab Mukherjee presented Bharat
Ratna to Prof. CNR Rao and ------ at a Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan-
Sachin Tendulkar
Who have won the Women's Doubles title of the
Australian Open 2014?- Sara Errani and Robert Vinci
The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari
presented the ¡§---- Moorti Devi Award¡¨ to Haraprasad Das, one of the most
influential contemporary poet and thinker in Odia Literature at a function-
26th
Who have won the Mixed Doubles title of the
Australian Open 2014?- Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor
Who have won the Men's Doubles title of the
Australian Open 2014?- Lukasz Kubot and Robert Lindstedt
Who has won the Men's Singles title of the
Australian Open 2014?- Stanislas Wawrinka
Who has won the Women's Singles title of the
Australian Open 2014?- Li Na
Currently, how many people die from cancer
worldwide every year?- 7.6 million
By which year, premature cancer deaths are
projected to increase to 6 million per year?- 2025
Who has taken over as the new chief of the
National Security Guard?- J. N. Choudhury
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated
----- Indian Science Congress in Jammu- 100th
Who has been sworn in as Uttarakhand's eighth
Chief Minister? - Harish Rawat
Who has won the 2014 DSC Prize for South
Asian Literature?- Cyrus Mistry
Who has been conferred theSahitya Akademi
Award for the year 2013 for "Dhuliyori Bharir Sans" his book of
poems? - Rabindra Sarkar
National Rail Museum of the Ministry of
Railways, celebrated its ---- years of existence in New Delhi- 37
Gerald D Berreman has died. Who was he?-
Social Anthropologist
National Rail Museum was formally inaugurated
on the 1st of February- 1977
Adhip Chaudhuri died in Vienna. Who was he?-
Economist
As per Census 2011 data, the number of people
living on rent in urban areas in the country are approximately ---- million-
21.72
Who has received Rotary's highest award -
¡§Award of Honour¡¨?- Pranab Mukherjee
Which country has won the Hero Hockey World
League 2014?- Netherland
Who inaugurated an exhibition entitled
'Everything is Inside' by lighting the ceremonial lamp?- M. Hamid Ansari
Who has won the Hindu Prize for Best Fiction
2013?- Anees Slim Who is Mr. Anupam Shah?- Chairman EEPC India
Who is Park Geun-Hye? - President of the
Republic of Korea
Who is the author of the book ¡§Sangharsh ke
safar kanayak Mulayam¡¨ ?- Omveer Tomar
In which city, India's first Climate Change
Theatre was opened, recently?- Kapurthala
Namdeo Dhasal who passed away recently, was a
famous poet of which language?- Marathi
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh conferred
the National Bravery Awards to -------- young children this year on the eve of
Republic Day- 25
The General assembly of the United Nations
has declared the year 2016 as- International Year of Pulses
Who is M.K. Narayanan?- Governor of West
Bengal
Which organization has launched "No Lost
Generation" project for Syrian children, recently?- United Nations
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was
set up by the National Investigation Agency Act- 2008
Recently, which state has rolled out
"Jeevan Amrut Yojana"? ¡V Maharashtra
Agni-I, II, III and Prithvi are in the
arsenal of armed forces, giving them reach of over ----- km- 3000
The National Museum of India Cinema will open
in ¡V Mumbai
Who have won the Best Actor and Actress
awards at 20th Screen Award?- Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone
Who released a book entitled ¡§India's
Political and Foreign Relations with the Gulf Region¡¨ edited by Prof A. K.
Pasha at a function?- M. Hamid Ansari
Akkineni Nageswara Rao who passed away
recently, was a legendary actor of ¡V Telugu
Planning Commission has allocated Rs -----
crore for implementation of Rajiv Awas Yojana during the 12th Five Year Plan-
32230
Pranlal Patel passed away recently. Who was
he?- Photographer
Aruna M. Bahuguna has been appointed as
Director SVP, National Police Academy (NPA), - Hyderabad
Vice President M. Hamid Ansari presented
"Pandit Haridutt Sharma Award" to - Dr. M. Veerappa Moily
Pete Seeger passed away recently. Who was
he?- Folk Singer
TDRS Satellite is a - Communication Satellite
Who has been appointed as Secretary
(Security), Cabinet Secretariat?- H. C. Meena
Bombay Natural History Society has decided to
set up Vulture Safe Zone in- Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh
Child Sex Ratio in the 0-6 year age group
declined steeply from 927 in 2001 to ----- in 2011- 919
The National Girl Child Day is celebrated on
----- January- 24th
Kathy Cross who became first woman to be
appointed in ICC's umpiring panel, belongs to which country?- New Zealand
Government increased health sector allocation
by 335% to Rs ---- lakh crore in 12th Plan- 3
According to United Nation latest report,
which country has by far the largest population of illiterate adults in the
world?- India
The National Urban Health Mission as a
sub-mission of National Health Mission was approved by the Cabinet on 1st May
¡V 2013
The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK),
was launched in June ¡V 2011
Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) was
launched in February- 2013
Australian Open 2014 was the ------ edition
of the Australian Open-102nd
Which community was accorded minority status
by the central government which will enable them to avail of benefits in
government schemes and programmes?- Jain
The Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Dr M. Veerappa Moily launched the scheme for sale of ______ LPG cylinders at
BPCL petrol station in Defence Colony New Delhi- 5kg
The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, has approved the launch of Portability of LPG
connections onwards across Oil Marketing Companies distributors covering ____
districts in the country- 480
Which state's Tourism has been awarded by the
United Nations for creating innovative initiatives for sustainable tourism?-
Kerala
India signed an MoU with The Netherlands in
the field of ___________ to strengthen bilateral cooperations- health and
medicine
India's first monorail service has been
launched in ¡V Mumbai
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gifted his copy
of the commemorative stamp on the completion of 200 years of Indian Museum to
the Chief Minister of which state?- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
India and which other nation has decided to
enhance cooperation in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, infrastructure and
health to boost trade and investment between the countries?- Zimbabwe
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh
released two commemorative postage stamps in honour of Ghazal singer and
musician- Jagjit Singh
Which has become the only state in the
country to achieve more than 100 per cent sanitation in rural and urban
households, schools, sanitary complexes and Aanganwadi centres?- Sikkim
Who has been awarded the Rotary's highest
award - ¡§Award of Honour¡¨ in India, recently? President
To catalyse creation of Rail infrastructure
for overall national growth, State Governments of Karnataka, Jharkhand,
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and which other state have agreed to share cost of
several Rail projects in their respective areas?- Haryana
US President Barack Obama has nominated
Indian-American Shamina Singh to a key administration post. She is a-
Businesswoman
India has made a contribution of __________
to the Joint Office for Commonwealth Permanent Missions to the United Nations-
USD 100,000
Sushil Koirala was elected Prime Minister of
_____, recently- Nepal
India has been ranked _________ in a global
list that places countries on how well they perform on high-priority
environmental issues- 155th
Who has been declared the second richest
person in British Midlands and one of the wealthiest in the country, recently?-
Lord Swaraj Paul
With Satya Nadella becoming CEO at software
giant Microsoft, 10 Indian origin persons holding top posts at global
corporations manage businesses worth about - $350 billion
India has been ranked _______ in the list of
180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014- 140th
Who is Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa?- King of
Bahrain
Which movie has bagged the Best Picture Award
at the 86th Oscar Awards 2014?- 12 Years A Slave
Who is M. K. Narayanan?-Governor of West
Bengal
Where is the headquarters of the
¡§Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)¡¨ located? -
Vienna, Austria
Pranab Mukherjee laid the foundation stone of
Berhampore Military Station at Nabagram in - West Bengal
Which is India's first dedicated spacecraft
for defence applications?- GSAT-7
Who launched a comprehensive web-portal on
Anti Human Trafficking Portal?- R. P. N. Singh
¡§Chandi Prasad Bhatt¡¨, who has been
selected for the 2013 Gandhi Peace Prize is a pioneer of the - Chipko Movement
India has become the ---- best in terms of
growth amongst top 10 steel producing countries in the world- Second
Who has been appointed as the Secretary
General of the SAARC?- Arjun Bahadur Thapa
The creche facility is available under Rajiv
Gandhi National Creche Scheme for Children of Working Mothers for both organized
and un-organized sectors. At present there are ----- functional creches- 23,555
Horticulture production grew by more than
---- during the last decade in India- 8%
The ¡§Gulabi Gang¡¨ is a group of women
activists originally from which state?- Uttar Pradesh
What is INS Sumedha?- Offshore Patrol Vessel
At present, how many political parties in India have been recognized as
National Parties?- 6
President, Pranab Mukherjee attended the ----
Convocation of Indian Maritime University at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai on
February 22, 2014- 1st
Which was the venue of the Third BIMSTEC
Summit held in March 2014?- Myanmar
The "Nalanda Project" is a
programme of - Ministry of Minority Affairs
The National Mineral Awards Scheme was
instituted in the yea- 1966
On which date Telangana will officially
become India's 29th state?- June 2, 2014
The Union Government has recently launched
the ¡§Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme¡¨ for - Minority Students
Who is David Johnston?- Governor General of
Canada
Which team is the winner of 68th Santosh
Trophy?- Mizoram
India's external debt is only ------ per cent
of GDP- 21.2
According to the latest data released by
Central Statistics Office (CSO), which state has emerged as fastest growing
state during 2012-13?- Bihar
In March 2014, the India-Pakistan
International Trade Fair was organized at- Jalandhar
Which country will chair the next BIMSTEC
Summit?- Nepal
Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim died on 9 March
2014 due to natural cause. Who was he?- Vice President of Afghanistan
Who won the National Spelling Bee Competition
in the US?- Kush Sharma
Which Indian writer has won the Windham
Campbell Literature Prize 2014?- Pankaj Mishra
When is World Dentist Day observed?- 6 March
When is National Science Day observed?- 28
February
Who is Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud?- Deputy
Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia
Who has been appointed as new Director
General of Border Security Force?- D. K. Pathak
The World Longest ----- has been unveiled in
Bedfordshire, UK- Aircraft
Sid Caesar died at 91 on 14 February 2014.Who
was he? - TV comedian
Amar Kant passed away at the age of 88 in
Uttar Pradesh. Who was he?- Writer
Pranab Mukherjee presented the International
Gandhi Award for the year ----- to Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and Prof.
Guocheng Zhang- 2013
India's first electric zero-emission bus has
been introduced at- Bangalore
Who unveiled the logo of the Copyright Office
and launched the web portal with e-filing facility for Copyright Registration
in New Delhi? - Dr. M. M. Pallam Raju
¡§Paco de Lucia¡¨ who passed away recently,
was a famous Guitarist who belongs to which country?- Spain
Who has won the National Billiards
Championship 2014?- Sourav Kothari
Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar
Mission, India has an ambitious target of ___ MW of solar capacity by 2022-
20,000
The Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power
Project is related to which state?- Assam
While presenting the Interim Budget 2014-15,
the Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that India will become the third
largest economy behind USA and China by- 2043
The Government has increased the food subsidy
to Rs ------ crore for financial year 2014-15- 1,15,000
Recently, to which of the following languages
Union Government has granted classical language status?- Odia
In which state India's first Minority Cyber
Village has been inaugurated, recently?- Gujarat
International Mother Language Day is observed
on- February 21
Andhra Pradesh and ------ have been jointly
given the National Tourism Award for Comprehensive Development of Tourism-
Madhya Pradesh
The ¡§Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary¡¨ is
located in which state?- Madhya Pradesh
¡§Venom GT¡¨ is - World's fastest car
Which country has topped in the medal tally
of the recently concluded Sochi Winter Olympics?- Russia
In which state "Bargi Dam" is
located?- Madhya Pradesh
The ¡§International Woolmark Prize¡¨ is
related to which field?- Fashion Design
Prokash Karmakar who passed away recently,
was a famous- Painter
Who has won the second edition of Hero Hockey
India League?- Delhi Waveriders
Government has sanctioned Rs. ----- crore to
the Nalanda University during its establishment phase from 2010-11 to 2021-22-
2727.10
India and which other country has agreed to
expand cooperation in the restoration and digitisation of cinema archives?-
Poland
Who has been appointed the new chairperson of
the prestigious Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, recently?- Kiran
Mazumdar-Shaw
India and which other country has signed an
Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement which will enable both countries' film
producers to utilize a platform for collaboration on various facets of film
making?- Canada
An ambitious __________ project to set up the
first-ever Army patterned Research and Referral hospital and an AIIMS-like
college to render tertiary and specialised treatment to paramilitary personnel
and their families was introduced, recently- Rs 1,368 crore
Union Minister for Urban Development and the
Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Dr GirijaVyas, laid the
Foundation Stone for the Urban Institute of India. Name the Minister of Urban
Development- Kamal Nath
India has inked a defence cooperation pact
with which country to take their strategic partnership further in areas of
security?- Saudi Arabia
Recently, how many new judges were sworn in
as additional judges of the Bombay High Court?- Six
The second meeting of India-UAE High Level
Joint Task Force on Investments (HLTFI) was held in which city recently?-
Mumbai
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation announces the establishment of the R. C. Bose Centre for
Cryptology and Security in the Indian Statistical Institute in city?- Kolkata
The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
inaugurated the Sports Authority of India National Cycling Academy. Who is the
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports?- Jitendra Singh
Recently, India has been placed at _________
position out of 189 countries in a list prepared by an international
organisation that ranks nations on the number of women representatives in
parliament- 111th
Ahmedabad will be getting _______ for
revamping of its police machinery with latest technology under the Modernisation
of Police Fund project- Rs 25 crore
The President of India presented the
President's Standard to _______ Helicopter Unit and Colours to No.4 Base Repair
Depot of Indian Air Force at Kanpur- 112
Congress leader and former Delhi Chief
Minister Sheila Dikshit was sworn in as the Governor of state, recently?-
Kerala
Germany has conferred _________ Indians with
its 'Cross of the Order of Merit' award for their contribution in strengthening
Indo-German relations over the past decades- three
India will collaborate with the four other
BRICS countries in science and technology to generate new knowledge and develop
innovative products, services and processes. 'S' in BRICS stands for- South
Africa
Legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's
ancestral house, school and his village in Punjab Province in Pakistan will be
restored under a __________ project- Rs 80-million How many Indian-origin men
are among this year's prestigious Heinz Awards recipients in the US?- Two
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid
signed _______ pacts representing India at the third BIMSTEC Summit covering
areas such as cultural exchanges, permanent secretariat and early weather
warning- three
India's Tata Steel and which other public
sector company have been named among the world's most admired companies by
Fortune magazine in a list topped by technology giant Apple?- ONGC
According to a survey by Mercer, which city
stood first in the best quality of living in the world?- Vienna
Two Indian women have made it to the Forbes
list of the world's billionaires that saw a record number of women this year.
Name them- Savitri Jindal and Indu Jain
World Health Day is celebrated on ----- April
every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948- 7
April -----, 2014 was the birth centenary of
late Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw- 3
Who took over as the Chief of Material of
Indian Navy?- K. R. Nair
Actress ------ has been posthumously given a
lifetime achievement award at the inaugural edition of Filmfare Awards East-
Suchitra Sen
Who has won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the
poetry category?- Vijay Seshadri
Who is Dr. R.K. Tyagi?- HAL Chairman
Who won the Syed Mustaq Ali Cricket T20
Trophy?-Baroda
Who has been appointed as Director General,
Border Security Force?- Devendra Kumar Pathak
Who won the Millennium Technology Prize
2014?- Stuart Parkin
Sangeet Natak Akademi was established in-
1953
The Head Office of the Unique Identification
Authority of India is located in- New Delhi
When is National Safe Motherhood Day
observed?- 11 April
In which state Ranthambore National Park is
situated?- Rajasthan
Who won the Miss India 2014 title?- Koyal
Rana
The National Maritime Day is celebrated on
---- of April every year since the year 1964-5th Which country won the ICC
Twenty20 World Cup 2014 title?- Sri Lanka
Who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award for the year 2013?- Gulzar
Which country won the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20
tournament?- Australia
Who won the World Twenty20 Player of the
Tournament Award?- Mahela Jayawardene
Where is the Head Quarters of the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) located?- Geneva
World Cup Soccer 2014 will be held in- Brazil
Who clinched the Miami Masters 2014 title?-
Novak Djokovic
Where is National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)
located?- Pune
The Nuclear Security Summit 2014 was held at
¡V Netherlands
The ----- Arab League Summit was held in
Kuwait on March 25, 2014- 25th
E.S.L. Narasimhan is the present Governor of
- Andhra Pradesh
Dada Saheb Phalke awardee, V. K. Murthy died
on 7 April 2014. Who was he?- Cinematographer
Ashish Bose died in New Delhi on 7 April
2014.Who was he?- Demographer
Who won the Texas Open Squash tournament?-
Nour El Sherbini
Mickey Rooney died in California at the age
of 93. Who was he?- Actor
Who won the 34th London Marathon?- Wilson
Kipsang
The 35th London Marathon will be held on- 26
April 2015
Who won third WTA title at the Family Circle
Cup?- Andrea Petkovic
Who has been re-elected as Prime Minister of
Hungary? - Viktor Orban
Marie-Lousie Coleiro Preca was sworn-in as
President of ¡V Malta
Viswanathan Anand is associated with which
game?- Chess
Former ----- wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins has
announced his retirement from cricket- New Zealand
Which country celebrated the 100th birth
anniversary of late Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz?- Mexico
Who won the Singapore Open 2014?- Simon
Santoso
Who has won the 23rd G.D. Birla Award for
Scientific Research for 2013?- Rajesh Gopakumar
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance
Council has completed ----- years of incorporation on 20th March, 2014- 2
The ¡§SVEEP¡¨ programme is associated with-
Election Commission
Who has won the 2014 Templeton Prize?- Tomas
Halik
Vice President M. Hamid Ansari released a
book entitled ¡§The Political Economy of Energy and Growth¡¨ edited by Najeeb
Jung, the Lt Governor of ------ at a function- Delhi
In which state Kalisindh Super Thermal Power
plant is located?- Rajasthan
India embarked on the programme to eradicate
the nation of polio in -----, when the disease used to cripple more than 50,000
children in the country every year- 1995
Who has been appointed as Additional Judge of
the Punjab & Haryana High Court?- Lisa Gill
Who is the winner of the Life Time
Achievement Award under 3rd National Photography Awards?- Rajesh Bedi
Chakradhari Sharan Singh has been appointed
as Additional Judge of the ------ High Court- Patna
Who has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman
2013?- Govind Mishra
One ----- Aircraft of the IAF crashed 72
miles west of Gwalior airbase on 28 March 2014- C-130J
Who has won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture
Prize?- Shigeru Ban
Who addressed the Polio Free Conclave 2014
organised by the Rotary International?- Pranab Mukherjee
President, Pranab Mukherjee presented one
Padma Vibhushan, 12 Padma Bhushan and ------ Padma Shri awards at a Civil
Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan- 53
Which country started its first official
census after 30 years?- China
Iron Ore Handling has commenced at ------
Port- Mormugao
When is World Autism Awareness Day
celebrated?- April 2
Who has been chosen for Simon Dack Award?-
Dr. Sumit Chugh
Who has won the Malaysian Grand Prix in
Sepang (Malaysia) on 30 March 2014?- Lewis Hamilton
Who has been appointed as the interim
president of BCCI board by the Supreme Court?- Sunil Gavaskar
Who has been appointed as the Secretary
General of NATO?- Jens Stoltenberg
Around the globe World Water Day is being
observed on 22nd March since- 1993
With which of the following countries India
has signed a deal worth over Rs 2,600 crore to procure 66,000 anti-tank shells
to meet the shortfall of critical ammunition faced by its armoured fleet
including the latest T-90 tanks?- Russia
How many Indians has been appointed to
Research Advisory Network (RAN) of the Global Commission on Internet Governance
(GCIG) to identify and prioritise web governance and Internet policy-related
issues?- two
Which ministry has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the financial
year 2014-15, which includes new parameters such as study on risk management,
development of disaster management plan and implementation of Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) tools?- Ministry of Civil Aviation
Union ------------------- minister Kavuri
Sambasiva Rao resigned from the union cabinet to protest bifurcation of Andhra
Pradesh- textiles
With an objective to study the stars and
other celestial bodies in the space, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
is developing ------------------, a smaller version of Hubble Space Telescope-
Astrosat The government has appointed senior IFS officer A. Ajay Kumar as
India's next Ambassador to ----------, and Anumula Gitesh Sarma as next High
Commissioner to- Iraq, Fiji
Which city has been put on the country's
railway map with the first passenger train of about 400 commuters arriving at
Naharlagun?- Itanagar
Delhi-based green NGO Chintan has won a
---------------- government's Human Rights Special Mention Award for its
commitment to human rights and environment- French
China has become the world's ________ biggest
supplier in the major weapons' sector, increasing the exports by 212 per cent
over the past five years, replacing France, according to a report- fourth
The government has launched an
exchange-traded fund of central public sector enterprises, to raise how much
amount for its disinvestment plan?- Rs. 3,000 crore
National Aluminium Company Limited has signed
an MoU with _________ regarding financial and non-financial targets for
2014-15- Union Ministry of Mines
Reliance Power has commissioned the third
__________of its Sasan ultra mega power project in Madhya Pradesh- 660 MW unit
BHEL has bagged an order worth nearly Rs
3,000 crore for supply of steam generators for an upcoming power project in
which of the following states?- Odisha
Indirect tax collections grew by ________ to
Rs 4,41,826 crore in the April-February period of this fiscal amid a slowing
economy- 5.6 percent
Which private sector bank has introduced its
own card which is aimed at helping farmers access liquidity round-the-clock?-
Axis Bank
Indian companies through their massive USD
17-billion investment in the US have collectively generated employment
opportunities for approximately how many people?- 81000
Ericsson launched an Internet-based school
learning programme in collaboration with which country's government to provide
world-class education in the country?- Bhutan
Foreign Direct Investment in India dipped by
_______ to $22.03 billion in 2013, according to the official data- 3%
The output of eight core sectors grew _______
in February, the fastest pace in five months, on improved production of
electricity, coal and crude oil- 2.5 per cent
Which state-owned power equipment maker has
secured Rs 125 crore contract for setting up a 120 MW Hydro Electric Project in
Uttarakhand?- BHEL
As per ADB's report, India's GDP is poised to
accelerate to __________ in 2014-15 on the back of improved performance in
industry and services- 5.5 per cent
Retail inflation for industrial workers eased
to a two year low of ________ in February due to softening of prices of food
items- 6.73 per cent
Suzlon Group has retained its _____ place
among global wind turbine makers in 2013- 5th
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will fully
acquire troubled Ranbaxy Laboratories, in an all-stock transaction with a total
equity value of- USD 3.2 billion
India's steel consumption grew by just 0.6%
in 2013-14 fiscal, its lowest in four years, to ___million tonnes (MT), mainly
impacted by a slower expansion of the domestic- 73.93
According to IMF India's growth is expected
to recover from ______in 2013 to 5.4 percent in 2014- 4 percent
In which states Green technology solutions
firm ACME has bagged a contract for constructing the national games village?-
Kerala
The World Bank projected an economic growth
rate of ____in fiscal year 2015 for India on the back of a more competitive
exchange rate and many large investments going forward- 5.7 percent
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of
Software industry body for the year 2014-15?- R. Chandrasekaran
India's exports grew by ________to USD 312.35
billion in FY 2013-14 while imports dipped by 8.11 per cent during the period-
3.98 per cent
Who has been recently honoured by Queen
Elizabeth with a GBE (Knight Grand Cross), oneof the UK's highezst civilian
awards?- Ratan Tata
Global rating agency Fitch pegged India's
growth at ____per cent in the current fiscal- 5.5 India has provided an aid of
--------------- for construction of a new school in central Nepal, under the
Nepal-India Economic Cooperation Programme- Rs 18.4 mn
Which neighbouring country of India has
decided to hire students of an engineering institute for a 10,000 megawatt
hydel power project being built in the country in collaboration with India
¡VBhutan
Kapurthala based Rail Coach Factory (RCF)
manufactured ---------------- coaches last fiscal, the highest ever in its
history- 1,701
Railway Board has recently celebrated the
------------------ Railway Week Award function-2014- 59th
The --------------- will set up 81 new
composite Border Outposts (BOPs) along the 856 km long Indo-Bangla border in
Tripura by 2017 in addition to the existing 245 BOPs- Ministry of Home Affairs
-------------------- Governor ESL Narasimhan,
has released a new book 'Heritage Hyderabad' chronicling over 90 historic
monuments of Hyderabad- Andhra Pradesh
India's leading industrialist Ratan Tata was
conferred with a honorary degree of Doctor of Business by which of the
following country's university for his achievements as a visionary entrepreneur
and a societal leader?- Singapore
North Korea fired off _______medium-range
ballistic missiles in violation of the UN Security Council resolutions- two
_________ Indians and four persons of Indian
origin have received the 2013 World of Difference Awards' from US-based The
International Alliance for Women for their work for women's empowerment- Three
UAE has announced an aid package of
____________ for Syrian refugees in response to an appeal from the UN- 220
million dirhams
India's leading industrialist Ratan Tata was
conferred with a honorary degree of Doctor of Business by which of the
following country's university for his achievements as a visionary entrepreneur
and a societal leader?- Singapore
North Korea fired off _______medium-range
ballistic missiles in violation of the UN Security Council resolutions- two
_________ Indians and four persons of Indian origin have received the 2013
World of Difference Awards' from US-based The International Alliance for Women
for their work for women's empowerment- Three
The UAE has announced an aid package of
____________ for Syrian refugees in response to an appeal from the UN- 220
million dirhams
_________and Tata Power are among the world's
most ethical companies, according to American think tank Ethisphere Institute-
Wipro
How many Indian-Americans feature in Forbes
magazine's annual list of 100 best venture investors with the ¡§Midas¡¨ touch,
who made savvy investments in start-ups and then sold off their stakes to
pocket nearly $95 billion in profits?- Eleven
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