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OCTOBER 2014 1) Fitch has projected that India's growth is expected
to accelerate to 5.6 per cent in the year 2014-15.
What type of organization is Fitch: Rating Agency
2) Core sector growth for the month of August stood at 5.8 percent. How many industries are there in core
sector: Eight
3) The Union Ministry of Culture is observing the year-long centenary commemoration of the historic
Komagata Maru incident. What / who was Komagata
Maru: Steamer Ship
4) The Komagata Maru incidents took place at which place in India: Budge Budge Port, Kolkata
5) The US govt has assured its support for developing_________ smart cities in India: Three
6) Name the three proposed smart cities to be developed with US assistants: Allahabad, Ajmer
and Visakhapatnam
7) Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority (PFRDA): Hemant Contractor
8) RBI has directed banks to disallow _________ in the accounts where customers have not fulfilled KYC
norms: Debits
9) What is the formal name of the cleanliness drive launched by the PM across India, on Gandhi Jayanti:
Swachh Bharat Mission
10) _______ has been named as new Secretary General of NATO: Jens Stoltenberg
11) In a recent global ranking of universities, ________ secured top position in Indian universities: Panjab
University
12) Name the Chief Executive of the worlds largest e-tailer _________who visited India to meet our Prime
Minister: Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon.com
13) India has imposed anti-dumping duty on _________imported from the U.S. and Chinese
Taipei to safeguard the interest of domestic
manufacturers: Phenol
14) ATP China open tennis cup 2014 was held at which place: Beijing
15) _________ won the Mens singles trophy at ATP China open tennis cup 2014: Novak Djokovic
16) Novak Djokovic is from which country: Serbia
17) _________ won the Womens singles trophy at ATP China open tennis cup 2014: Maria Sharapova
18) Maria Sharapova is from which country: Russia
19) Martin Perl, Nobel Prize-winning physicist from USA was in news for what reasons: He passed away
20) Which country has test fired a new variant of its 10,000 km range missile - Dongfeng-31B: China
21) At which place in the world, students are leading a prodemocracy protest occupy central: Hong
Kong
22) In which part of the world a mass public protest is going on nick named as umbrella revolution: Hong
Kong
23) Name the Indian-American professor from USA honoured with National Medal of Science: Thomas
Kailath
24) Which country secured highest number of medals in 17th Asian Games: China, 342
25) India was placed at 8th rank in the 17th Asian
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Games, securing ________medals: 57
26) Indian sportspersons won _______ gold medals in the 17th Asian Games: 11
27) Indian sportspersons won _______ silver medals in the 17th Asian Games: 10
28) _________ , the Japanese swimmer, was named as the Most Valuable Player of the 17th Asian Games:
Kosuke Hagino
29) The 18th Asian Games will be held in 2018 in_________, Indonesia: Jakarta
30) ___________became the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games: MC
Mary Kom
31) Indian won the hockey gold medal at Asian Games by beating which country: Pakistan
32) In which sports India won gold medal in both Mens and Womens category: Kabaddi
33) Name the Indian film celebrity who was honoured with Global Diversity Award 2014: Shah Rukh
Khan
34) The Global Diversity Award is given by which organization: British Parliament
35) Name the proposed central govt. programme that aims at bringing all Indians under health insurance
cover: Universal Health Assurance Mission
36) Name the winner of Champions League Twenty 20, 2014: Chennai Super Kings
37) Countrys first olive oil refinery has been started in which State: Rajasthan
38) What was the name of the first address of the Prime Minister over radio broadcasted recently: Mann Ki
Baat
39) Name the social networking site that was closed recently by Google: Orkut
40) Which metro service in India has been ranked second among 18 international Metro systems:
Delhi Metro
41) What is the name of the recently launched sedan car by Maruti Suzuki: Ciaz
42) Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into which country, with winds of up to 180 kmph: Japan
43) Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is given for excellence in which field: Public Administration,
Academics and Management
44) Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, winner of this years Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is head of which
national organisation: BrahMos Aerospace.
45) M.V. Kamath, former Prasar Bharati Chairman, Padmasri awardee from Karnataka, passed away
recently. He was from which field: Journalism
46) _______ would become the first state in India to have high-speed internet connecting all the
panchayats in the state by March next year: Kerala
47) John OKeefe of USA, May-Britt & Edward Moser of Norway won the Nobel Prize 2014 for which field:
Medicine
48) Nobel Prize 2014 for Physics has been won by three scientists from which country: Japan
49) Eric Betzig, William Moerner and Stefan Hell won the Nobel Prize 2014 in which field: Chemistry
50) Patrick Modiano, winner of Nobel Prize for literature, is from which country: France
51) Name the joint winners of this years Nobel Peace Prize: Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi
52) Name the economist who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Economics: Jean Tirole, France
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53) Union Government has decided to sell ______bulbs to households at 10 rupees against the market price
of 400 rupees: LED
54) The first-ever Offshore Wind Power Project in India is to be setup at which place: Along the Gujarat
coast
55) What is the objective of the proposed Sardar Patel Urban Housing Mission: Housing for all by 2022
and a slum free India
56) Name the Japans gymnast who won his fifth straight all-around world title to become the only
gymnast to win more than three World all-around
titles: Kohei Uchimura
57) Name the super cyclone that caused wide spread devastation in the coastal part of Andhra Pradesh:
Hudhud
58) Name the city which suffered maximum damage from the super cyclone Hudhud: Visakhapatnam
59) The name Hudhud has been derived from which object: National bird of Israel
60) Waislitz Global Citizen Award 2014, won by ___________ for his work in founding Humanure
Power in Bihar in 2011 that builds community
sanitation facilities in rural India: Anoop Jain
61) In which athletics event Indian womens team won gold in 17th Asian Games: 4x400 relay race
62) In which sports Seema Punia won the only gold medal in athletics for India in the 17th Asian Games:
Discuss Throw
63) What is the objective of the recently launched Swachhta Udyami Yojana - Swachhta Se
Sampannta Ki Aur: To provide financial
assistance to Safai Karamcharis
64) Name the single premium pension policy for senior citizens launched for a limited period of one year,
from 15-08-2014 to 14-08-2015: Varishtha
Pension Bima Yojana
65) Leela Samson was in news as she resigned from the post of Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi. She
is from which field: Eminent Bharatnatyam
dancer
66) Govt. has formed T S R Subramanian committee for what purpose: To review the laws related to
protection of environment
67) Name the plan that has been launched to promote model villages by each and every MP: Sansad
Adarsh Gram Yojana
68) The village selected under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana should have a population of ______in plain
areas and _____in hilly, tribal and difficult areas.
3000-5000; 1000-3000
69) RBI has restricted free non-home ATM transactions to three in how many metro cities: Six
70) RBI has allowed how many free non-home ATM transactions to metro users in non-metro centres:
Two
71) CEO of which international social networking site recently met Indian Prime Minister in New Delhi:
Facebook
72) Shanghai Rolex Masters is related to which field of sports: Tennis
73) _________ won the Shanghai Rolex Master- 2014 championship: Roger Federer
74) Which Indian state has launched a health card scheme to protect grand old trees in public places:
Kerala
75) Indian super league that was launched on 12th Oct. in Kolkata is for which sports: Football
76) Name the famous Ghazal and Thumri singer whose birth centenary is being celebrated in India: Begum
Akhtar
77) President of India recently visited which two Scandinavian countries: Norway and Finland
78) Name the Indias research station located in the middle of North Pole and Norway: Himadri
79) With which country India recently signed an agreement for nuclear cooperation: Finland
80) In which country a 400 kms long railway line
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reconstructed with Indian assistance, was
inaugurated recently: Sri Lanka
81) Khaled Bahah has been elected as ______ of Yemen: Prime Minister
82) Which state govt. has decided to provide free treatment to every cancer patient in the state:
Kerala
83) As per the Global Hunger Index 2014, India has been ranked at ______ place: 55th
84) Name the Indias largest real estate company that was recently barred for three years by SEBI: DLF
85) World's largest online retailer Amazon.com has tied up with which Indian retailer giant to jointly sell
goods over the Internet: Future Group
86) Indias largest listed retailer, Future Group is known for which brand name: Big Bazaar
87) The 4th Sultan Johor Cup is related to which sports: Hockey
88) The 4th Sultan Johor Cup was held in which country: Malaysia
89) Name the country which won the 4th Sultan Johor Cup: India
90) 35th Senior National Archery Championship held in New Delhi, was won by which state: Punjab
91) Shakti Devi, an Indian police inspector won international Female Police Peacekeeper Award
2014 for her work in which country: Afghanistan
92) 18 year old young boy from Hong Kong Joshua Wong was in news for what reasons: He is the
leader of the pro democracy youth movement
in Hong Kong
93) 2014 Man Booker Prize for Literature has been won by which author: Richard Flanagan
94) Richard Flanagan, winner of Man Booker Prize is from which country: Australia
95) Name the book by Richard Flanagan that won him the Man Booker Prize: The Narrow Road to the
Deep North
96) Which Indian Sports Person was chosen as the Most
Valuable Player of India at the recent Incheon Asian
Games: MC Mary Com
97) Name the noted Bollywood lyricist who won the National Kishore Kumar Award: Sameer
98) Name the world famous fictitious character, very popular amongst children whom Indian President
met recently in Norway: Santa Claus
99) ISRO launched its third navigation satellite named______on board its PSLV-C26 rocket from
Sriharikota: IRNSS 1C
100) The government has made it mandatory for tobacco companies to carry health warnings covering at least
_______ of the surface of cigarette packets: 85%
101) Name the project launched by the central govt. that aims at creating a conducive environment for
industrial development and doing business with
ease: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev
Jayate Karyakram
102) Shramev Jayate Karyakram has been promoted by which Union Ministry: Labour Ministry
103) Govt. plans to allot Labour Identification Number - LIN to whom for simplifying business regulations
and securing transparency and accountability in
labour inspections: Industrial Units
104) Name the Unified Labour Portal launched to facilitate "Labour Inspection Scheme," which aims at
ending arbitrariness in the inspection: Shram
Suvidha
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105) Under ________ Yojana govt will reimburse 50 per cent of the stipend paid to apprentices during first
two years of their training: Apprentice Protsahan
106) Govt. plans to allot Universal Account Number to which category of workers: Members of
Employees' Provident Fund Organization
(EPFO)
107) Name the Indias largest domestic airline by market share that has signed a deal to buy 250 latest
Airbus A-320 neo aircrafts: IndiGo
108) Name the international financial magazine that awarded Central Bank Governor of the Year Award
2014 to Mr. Raghuram Rajan: Euromoney, UK
109) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Adviser to the Union Government: Arvind
Subramanian
110) Rajiv Mehrishi has been appointed to which important position: Union Finance Secretary
111) Name the Australian cricketer who created history by scoring 341 runs in limited over match: James
Tull
112) Name the Indian nuclear-capable cruise missile tested successfully recently: Nirbhay
113) How many new non permanent members were elected recently to the UN Security Council: Five
114) Union government plans to set up a mega handicraft cluster in_______, Gujarat to promote
handicraft items and craft based textiles: Kachch
115) ____________ has become number one state in the field of organic farming producing about five lakh
metric ton of farm products: Madhya Pradesh
116) Government has decided to import ______for the first time to augment domestic availability and to
check its rising prices: Potatoes
117) Which bank has won the IDRBT Banking Technology Excellence award for 2013-14: Federal Bank
118) The Reserve Bank has signed a pact with Central Bank of _________ for exchange of information and
supervisory cooperation: Kenya
119) Which country has agreed to sign commercial contracts for supply of uranium for Indian nuclear
reactors: Canada
120) Which Bank has launched an instant bank payment product KayPay for Facebook users to send money
to each other in an instant: Kotak Mahindra Bank
121) Cricket players of which country refused to play in India due to a pay dispute with their cricket board:
West Indies
122) Union Cabinet has decided to completely deregulate the prices of which product to link its prices to the
market forces: Diesel
123) The government has launched a new methodology National Air Quality Index (AQI) for what purpose:
To create awareness about the quality of air
and its likely health impact
124) The recently launched National Air Quality Index will categorize air quality into how many categories: Six
125) World Junior Chess title 2014 was held at which place in India: Pune
126) Central govt has advised all states, union territories and Central Armed Police Forces to recruit ___ per
cent women in their ranks: 33
127) A five year old Indian boy Harshit Saumitra was in news for what achievement: For climbing up the
Everest Base Camp
128) India and _____ have agreed to set up hotlines between their army headquarters: China
129) Which African country has recently been successful in controlling the spread of deadly Ebola virus:
Nigeria
130) Which state has launched the Farmers Empowerment Corporation to provide agricultural
debt redemption to farmers: Andhra Pradesh
131) Who has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar
132) Name the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis
133) India has been re-elected as member of which
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important UN organization: UN Human Rights
Council
134) The Union Government has decided to commemorate October 31 - birth anniversary of
which National Leader as National Integration
Day- Rashtriya Ekta Diwas: Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel
135) India and ________ signed a MoU for cooperation in space and work together in the areas of remote
sensing and satellite communication: Mexico
136) Jagdish Sharan Pande who passed away recently was a noted ________ from Uttarakhand: Freedom
Fighter
137) Name the Indian boxer who was suspended by the International Boxing Association for protesting
against a controversial verdict at 2014 Incheon
Asian Games: Sarita Devi
138) Wildscreen Panda Award is given in which field: Wildlife Photography
139) Name the Indian cueist who won World Billiards Championships in both point and time formats at
Leeds, United Kingdom: Pankaj Advani
140) Union Government launched Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojna for what purpose: To promote
cultivation of the aromatic and medicinal
plants
141) India and ______ have signed a Power Trade Agreement to promote cooperation in the field of
production and transmission of electricity: Nepal
142) India has signed the __________Convention on Mercury to control and reduce emissions from the
power plants: Minamata
143) ___________ won the WTA Finals cup of tennis at Singapore: Serena Williams
144) Name the Indian golfer who won the Venetian Macau Open Golf Cup 2014: Anirban Lahiri
145) Which country withdrew its last forces from Afghanistan, after serving there for 13 years:
Britain
146) Recently a big crude oil discovery was made in the Cambay basin by a private oil company. It is in
which state: Gujarat
147) Name the Prime Minister of Vietnam who recently visited India: Nguyen Tan Dung
148) 25th ASEAN Summit will be held on Nov 12-13 at_____________ Myanmar: Nay Pyi Taw
149) Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected as the President of which country: Brazil
150) What is the name of the international infrastructure development bank that China and 20 other countries
plan to establishes: Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank
151) Which bank has launched an electronic application mPassBook for its savings and current accounts:
State Bank of India
152) A World Bank report says that Indias GDP is likely to expand by ________per cent this fiscal as
reforms gain momentum: 5.6
153) Cyclone Nilofar, a very severe cyclonic storm hit recently which part of India: Gujarat coast
154) Name the world's tallest statue (182 mts) of India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
proposed in Gujarat: Statue of Unity
155) Sharath Gayakwad, who made history at the Asian Para-Games in Incheon by winning six medals, is
from which sports: Swimming
156) What is the domain name of the Adhaar based Biometric Attendance system launched by central
govt. for its employees: attendance.gov.in
157) Who has been appointed as the chairman of Prasaar Bharati Board: Dr. A Surya Prakash
158) In the Gender Gap Index 2014, India has been placed at ____rank in a list of 142 countries: 114th
159) World Banks Ease of Doing Business report places India at _______ rank among 189 countries
surveyed by it: 142nd
160) ________tops the list for the most equitable sharing of resources among men and women as per Gender
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Gap Index 2014: Iceland
161) In terms of Ease of Doing Business, _________ stands at no. 1 in the world: Singapore
162) Which organization compiles the Gender Gap Index report annually: World Economic Form
163) In the recently released Global Innovation Index 2014, India has been placed at which rank: 76th
SEPTEMBER 2014 164) Padma Bhushan awardee Bipan Chandra was a
authority on economic and political ______ of India:
History
165) Sathiraju Lakshminarayana, Veteran Telugu film director, artist and cartoonist who passed away
recently, was popularly known as ________: Bapu
166) Name the eminent jurist who has been appointed Governor of Kerala: P. Sathasivam
167) BWF World Badminton Championship was held at which place: Copenhagen, Denmark
168) Chen Long who won the mens singles title at BWF World Badminton Championship, is from which
country: China
169) Womens singles title at BWF World Badminton Championship was won by_______: Carolina
Marin
170) Name the badminton player of India who won the bronze medal in womens single title at BWF World
Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu
171) The famous international Nalanda University has been established at which place: Rajgir, Bihar
172) Who is the chairman of the governing body of the Nalanda University: Prof. Amartya Sen
173) Prof. Amartya Sen is an eminent scholar of which field: Economics
174) Nabard has initiated a project on Core Banking Solutions - CBS for which type of banks:
Cooperative Banks
175) Name the legendary Telugu actor who passed away
in January 2014: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
176) For what reasons Akkineni Nageswara Rao, legendary Telugu actor was in news recently: U.S.
Post Service has issued a stamp in his honour
177) Odyssey of My Life is the autobiography of which prominent political figure: Shivraj Patil
178) Japan has promised to provide all possible support to introduce the bullet train, along the Ahmedabad-
Mumbai route. What is its Japanese name:
Shinkansen
179) With which Japanese city India has signed a partnership agreement for development of Varanasi:
Kyoto
180) What is the popular nick name for the Japanese city Kyoto: City of Thousand shrines
181) Prime minister of India recently visited Japan to meet _________, Prime Minister of Japan: Shinzo
Abe
182) The parliament of Japan is named as ______: Diet
183) Name the world champion iconic sprinter who recently visited India: Usain Bolt
184) Govt has setup Prof. B. N. Goldar committee for what purpose: To develop the Producer Price
Index
185) Which committee has been setup by the govt. to develop a new inflation index- Producer Price Index
to replace Wholesale Price Index: B. N. Goldar
Committee
186) What is the purpose of Producer Price Index: To measure inflation
187) The proposed Producer Price Index aims to replace which existing index: Whole Sale Price Index
188) What is the most prominent feature of the proposed Producer Price Index: To cover services sector
also
189) Name the former Attorney-General of India who passed away recently: G. E. Vahanvati
190) Name the new generation Naval Offshore Patrol
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Vessel that has joined Indian Navy recently: INS
Sumitra
191) Which country has unveiled a new surface-to-air missile - Talash-3: Iran
192) What is the name of the autobiography of the Sachin Tendulkar: Playing It My Way
193) In terms of global competitiveness, India ranks ________ in world: 71st
194) ____________ is the number one country in the world in terms of global competiveness:
Switzerland
195) Name the South African fast bowler, oldest surviving Test cricketer who passed away recently at the age
of 103 years: Norman Gordon
196) What is the special thing about Yashwardhan Shukla, author of the book Gods of Antractica: He
is 13 year old school boy
197) The Chabad House in Mumbai that reopened nearly six years after the 26/11 terror attack in November
2008 is a sacred ___________ of the Jews:
Synagogue
198) Justice H.L. Dattu is the _______Chief Justice of India: 42nd
199) The historical Omari Mosque that was destroyed in the recent Israel-Gaza conflict, was in which
country: Gaza
200) With which country India has signed a Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) to ensure zero border
killings: Bangladesh
201) Recently President released a set of eight commemorative postage stamps on great
Indian_________: Musicians
202) National Nutrition Week is celebrated every year from ______September to the ______September:
1st, 7th
203) What is the theme of the National Nutrition Week 2014: Poshak Ahaar, Desh Ka Adhaar
204) Who is the head of the committee setup to examine
the un-claimed amount in PPF, Post Office and
Savings Schemes: HR Khan
205) Name the Australian Prime Minister who came to India on a two day visit: Tony Abbott
206) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has announced that _______ will be the new capital of Andhra
Pradesh: Vijayawada
207) MS Dhoni has become the most successful Indian ODI captain with ________ wins to his career: 91
208) Joan Rivers, 81-year-old noted lady comedian and TV host who passed away recently was from which
country: United State of America
209) India signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Australia on 5th September to
ensure supply of ________ for peaceful purposes:
Uranium
210) Prime Minister of which country recently returned two precious ancient idols of Hindu deities to India
which were allegedly stolen from temples in Tamil
Nadu: Australia
211) The Supreme Court has directed that all ________ prisoners who have been in the prison for a period
more than half of the jail term prescribed for the
offences they had been arrested, should be released
on bail immediately: Under trial
212) According to recent data from CSO, ____________outpaced all the major states to top
the economic growth charts with a scorching 11 per
cent growth in 2013-14: Madhya Pradesh
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213) In the recent rescue operations in J & K, hundreds of NDRF personnel worked round the clock to rescue
thousands of marooned persons. What is the full
form of NDRF: National Disaster Relief Force
214) Which major river of J & K caused heavy damage due to floods in the State: Jhelum
215) What is the name of the award for best film at the Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion
216) Name the Swedish film directed by Roy Anderson that won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival:
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch While Reflecting on
Existence
217) Name the film directed by Indian writer-director Chaitanya Tamhane that won award for best debut
feature film at the Venice Film Festival: Court
218) Name the tennis star who won mens single titles at the US open tennis: Marin Cilic
219) Marin Cilic, winner of US open 2014 is from which country: Croatia
220) Name the first ever male Asian player to play in the finals of US Open Lawn Tennis Championship: Kei
Nishnikori
221) Marin Cilic defeated Japan's ________to win mens singles title at US open: Kei Nishikori
222) Womens singles title at the US open tennis championship was won by_________: Serena
Williams
223) Sania Mirza won which title at the US open tennis championship: Mixed doubles q
224) Midori Prize in Biodiversity is given in which country: Japan
225) Midori Prize in Biodiversity is given for what purpose: For outstanding contributions to the
conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity
226) Which Indian scientist and ecologist has won Midori Prize in Biodiversity for his research on climate
change in the Himalayas: Kamal Bawa
227) Name the author of the book The Lives of Others: Neel Mukherjee
228) The book The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee was in news for what reasons: it has been
shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize
2014
229) Booker prize for literature are given in which country: England
230) RBI has fixed _______years as the upper age limit for managing directors (MDs) and chief executive
officers (CEOs) and other whole-time director of
banks in the private sector: 70
231) Which Union Minister recently visited Afghanistan to meet President and to review key projects there:
Sushma Swaraj
232) India has signed the _________ (FTA) in services and investments with 10 ASEAN countries: Free
Trade Agreement
233) Which country launched two satellites - Yaogan-21 and Tiantuo-1 to relay information on natural
resources, disaster management: China
234) With which neighbouring country India signed a MoU on cooperation in the field of traditional
systems of medicine and homeopathy: Bangladesh
235) China has assured cooperation for setting up a automobile manufacturing industrial park at which
place in India: Pune
236) Under which Indian law, Govt. of India is the sole authority to print Rupee one currency note:
Coinage Act, 2011
237) RBI is authorized to issue currency notes upto which highest denomination:10,000
238) Govt. of India is empowered to issue coins upto which highest denomination: Rs. 1,000
239) Who has been appointed as head of the Expenditure Management Commission: Bimal Jalan
240) What is the purpose of setting up of Expenditure Management Commission: for suggesting ways to
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improve fiscal discipline
241) Pehli Udaan and Pehal Kadam are the names for which item: Savings account for minors
242) Which bank has started savings account for minors by the name Pehli Udaan and Pehal Kadam: State
Bank of India
243) Which bank has started cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs: ICICI Bank
244) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the sale of stakes in how many PSUs:
Three ONGC, NHPC and CIL
245) 60th National School Games in six sporting disciplines will be held in November in which State:
Punjab
246) DRDO successfully test-fired indigenously developed Agni-I - nuclear-capable missile recently. It is what
type of missile: Surface-To-Surface
247) Indias first coral garden is proposed to be developed in which State: Gujarat
248) Which public sector bank has declared the Kingfisher Airlines as the willful defaulter: United Bank of
India
249) Which State has launched the renovation and beautification work of the birthplace of famous
author, journalist and critic George Orwell: Bihar
250) Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards are given by Union Ministry for Information & Broadcasting for
what purpose: For original writing in Hindi
Indian authors on subjects like Journalism
and Mass Communication, National
Integration, Womens Issues and Childrens
Literature
251) Govt has launched the Reefer Vehicle Call-in-Centre (RVC) for what purpose: For smooth
transportation of perishable goods
252) Name the prominent Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer who passed away recently: Firoza Begum
253) Who is Indias noted snooker and billiards champion
to announce his retirement from the professional
snooker: Pankaj Advani
254) With which country India has signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of skill development,
solid waste management and cleaning of rivers:
Germany
255) Scientists have warned that millions of lives could be at risk because of the threat to food crops in Fertile
Crescent. Where is this area: Middle East Asia
256) H. Devraj Committee has been setup for what purpose: To examine working of 'C' category
deemed universities
257) Which State has declared 9 September as Himalaya Diwas to spread the message of conservation of the
Himalayan ecosystems: Uttarakhand
258) Saakshar Bharat Awards are given on which date: Sep. 8 International Literacy Day
259) Saakshar Bharat Awards are given for what purpose: For the best performance in the field of adult
education
260) Saakshar Bharat Awards are given by which Union Ministry: Human Resource Development
261) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit 2014 was held in which place: Wales, U.K.
262) Wales Resolution is the name given to the resolutions adopted at the recent summit of which
international organization: NATO
263) Chitresh Tatha, a 12 year old boy is representing India at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, South
Korea in which sports: Optimist Dinghy Race
264) General elections for electing Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) have been declared for how many
states: Two (Haryana and Maharashtra)
265) Davis Cup Commitment Award is given for which category of Tennis player: Those who have
competed in at least 20 ties
266) Name the winner of the Davis Cup Commitment award 2014: Rohan Bopanna
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267) Countrys first 'Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve' (CDBR) is to be developed in which place: Spiti in
Himachal Pradesh
268) President Pranab Mukherjee made a four-day state visit to Vietnam and met his counterpart
__________: Truong Tan Sang
269) What is the currency of Vietnam: Dong
270) _______ is the capital of Vietnam: Hanoi
271) Which public sector organization is celebrating 55 years of its service: Doordarshan
272) First experimental centre of Doordarshan was established at which place: Delhi
273) Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold championship is for which sports: Badminton
274) The Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold championship 2014 was held at which place:
Palembang, Indonesia
275) Name the winner of the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold championship 2014: S Prannoy, India
276) FILA Senior World Wrestling Championship held in_________, Uzbekistan: Tashkent
277) Name the eminent scientist who has been named to head an expert panel to recommend best
technologies for the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: R A
Mashelkar
278) Which country is helping India to set up 10 centres of excellence to raise agriculture output and
introduce modern farm technologies: Netherlands
279) Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL) has inked a pact with ___________ for
services related to electronic toll collection: Axis
Bank and ICICI Bank
280) Which committee recommended idea of universal bank accounts that is bank account for every
individual: Nachiket Mor
281) Name the Chinas President who recently visited India: Xi Jinping
282) On which railway corridor China has assured
technological support for achieving speed of 160
kmph: Chennai Bangalore Mysore
283) Which Chinese city has signed a sister city agreement with Ahmedabad: Guangzhou
284) China has agreed to opening of a new route to Kailash Mansarovar via _________ in Sikkim: Nathu
La
285) Which type of power projects are categorized as Ultra Megha Power Project: Which generate more
than 4000 MW or above electricity
286) Guangdong province of China has agreed to become partner in cultural and social ties with which State of
India: Gujarat
287) What is the name of currency of China: Renminbi (Yuan)
288) _______ is the capital of China: Beijing
289) The worlds highest and toughest marathon held at 3,524 meter (11,562 feet) altitude is held at which
place: Leh, J & K
290) Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Commission for Women: Lalitha
Kumaramangalam
291) Who has been appointed Chairman, Quality Council of India: Adil Zainulbhai
292) 6th meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for Home Ministers
held on September 19 at which place: Kathmandu
293) Manoj Kumar a 2010 CWG boxing gold-medalist was in news for what reasons: He has been given
Arjun Award on Delhi High Court orders
294) 51st Shooting World Championship was held at which place: Granada, Spain
295) 20th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships was held at_______ : Mumbai
296) Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (RPBD) to be held from October 16 to 18 will be hosted by which city:
London
297) A joint 14 days military exercise between the armed
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forces of America and India was held at which place:
Ranikhet in Almora district of Uttrakhand
298) What is the name given to the Joint Army Exercise between armed forces of American and India being
held at Ranikhet, Uttarakhand: Exercise Yudh
Abhyas 2014
299) Govt. has launched India Newborn Action Plan for what purpose: To achieve the single digit
neonatal mortality and stillbirth rate by 2030
300) The 45th IFFI will be held from 20 to 30 November, 20 14 at which place: Goa
301) IFFI stands for: International Film Festival of India
302) Which city has been declared as the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India
(IFFI): Goa
303) Who has been appointed as new ambassador of China in India: Le Yucheng
304) Name the Indo-American appointed by USA as its next ambassador to India: Richard Rahul Verma
305) And then One Day: A Memoir is the autobiography of which noted film artist: Naseeruddin Shah
306) The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was won by which country: USA
307) The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 was held at which place: Madrid, Spain
308) The Supreme Court has directed Central Government to ensure ______ percent quota for
disabled persons in all government jobs, including
IAS and promotions: Three
309) Players of which sports have recently been allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or
turbans by Sikhs, on a trial basis: Basketball
310) Sportspersons of which game have now been allowed to participate in Asian Games under Indian
flag: Boxing
311) The Asian games been held in Incheon, South Korea are which number in series: 17th
312) Name the sports person who was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent in the Asian Games: Sardara
Singh
313) Who is Sardara Singh, the flag bearer of the Indian contingent in the Asian Games: Captain of Indian
Hockey Team
314) Mandolin U. Shrinivas, eminent Carnatic music exponent from Andhra Pradesh who passed away
recently was famous for what reasons: His expert
use of mandolin, a western instrument, in
Carnatic music
315) Name the international NGO that has agreed to promote user friendly toilets to improve sanitation
system in India under Swachchh Bharat Mission: Bill
and Milinda Gates Foundation
316) All India Radio has started free SMS service to provide news in how many languages: Five
317) Recognising the importance of Prime Minister Modis visit to USA, the US Senate has designated
September 30 as ________ day: US-India
Partnership Day
318) Which country voted in a referendum to continue with UK: Scotland
319) The United Kingdom is a union of how many countries: Four
320) Which are the four countries comprising the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, North Ireland and
Wales
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321) Alok Shetty the 28 year old has been named Young Leader of Tomorrow by Time magazine for his
pioneering work in designing affordable flood-proof
houses for slum dwellers. He is from which field:
Architecture
322) Name the Indias pistol-shooter who won India's first gold in the 50m event at Asian Games: Jitu Rai
323) Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) and China Development Bank Corporation have signed
agreements with which Indian banks to facilitate
trade between the two countries: SBI, ICICI Bank
and Axis Bank
324) Name the bank which accounted for half of the total number of banking transactions done through
mobile phone in June,2014: State Bank of India
325) Who is Jack Ma, whose company recently created the world record for largest IPO, amassing around
$25 billion from the investors: Chinese founder
and promoter of worlds largest online
shopping portal Alibaba
326) John Key has been elected as new Prime Minister of which country: New Zealand
327) Name the World Chess Championship recently won by Viswanathan Anand: Bilbao Chess Masters
328) Bilbao Chess Masters Finals were held at which place: Bilbao, Spain
329) Summer Youth Olympic Games 2014 were held at which place: Nanjing, China
330) Ashraf Ghani has been appointed new President of which country: Afghanistan
331) Sania Mirza recently won the womens double title in which championship at Tokyo, Japan: WTA Toray
Pacific Open
332) U N summit on climate change was held at which place: New York, USA
333) Indias first National Academy of Athletics has been established at which place: Kariavattom near
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
334) Apart from India, how many other international space agencies have been successful in sending a
spacecraft Mars: Three
335) Which Indian film has been selected as Indias entry for the Oscar Awards in the foreign film category:
Liars Dice
336) The UN climate summit 2014 was held at which place: New York
337) RBI has formed G Gopalakrishna Committee to give recommendations on which matter: Capacity
building in banks and streamlining training
intervention
338) __________ appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team: Marvan Atapattu
339) Which city shall be hosting ICC World Cricket League Division 3: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
340) Noted Hindi novelist Govind Mishra has been honoured with which prize: Saraswati Samman
341) What is the title of the book by Govind Mishra for which he has been awarded Sarswati Samman:
Dhool Paudhon Par
342) Which international Chinese tennis star has announced her retirement from the sports: Li Na
343) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana has been launched for what purpose: To impart skills to rural and
urban poor
344) What is the new name for Aajeevika Skills Programme aimed at providing skill development to
Rural Youth: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin
Kaushalya Yojana
345) Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushalya Yojana the minimum entry age for imparting skill to
rural youth has been reduced from 18 years to
______: 15 Years
346) What is the aim of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushalya Yojana: To train 10 lacs rural youth
by the end of 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017)
347) What is the objective of recently launched Deen
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Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana: For
skill development of rural youth
348) Indias first National Sports University is going to be setup in which State: Manipur
349) Name the surface to surface missile recently tested by Pakistan: Hatf IX
350) _______ and _______ has been named as SAARC cultural capital for a year beginning April 2015 and
2016-17 respectively: Bamiyan and Dhaka
351) The year _________ has been declared as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage: 2016-17
352) Which country has decided to sell cigarettes in plain packets to discourage smoking: France
353) Name the industrialist who is the 2nd richest billionaire of India: Dilip Shanghvi
354) Standard & Poors (S&P) has raised the outlook on Indias sovereign rating from negative to
_________: Stable
355) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards are given for excellence in which field: Science & Technology
356) Name the programme launched by Govt. of India for making India as future manufacturing hub: Make in
India
357) How many thrust sectors have been identified under the Make in India campaign: 25
358) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the _____ session of United Nations General Assembly
in New York: 69th
359) The six major world powers held the 7th round of nuclear talks with which countries: Iran
360) Which state capital has recently started the work on having a metro rail service: Lucknow
361) Name the State that has recently been put under presidents rule: Maharashtra
362) Mount Ontake that erupted suddenly, killing over 36 persons is located in which country: Japan
363) Jitu Rai won Indias first Gold Medal in Asiad 2014 in which sports: Pistol Shooting
364) In which two events, Indian mens team won the gold medal in Asiad 2014: Archery and Squash
365) Name the Indian wrestler who ended a 28-year drought for gold in wrestling by winning gold at
Asiad 2014: Yogeshwar Dutt
366) _________ won the countrys first-ever silver in the womens 20 kms race walk in Asiad: Khushbir
Kaur
367) Saurav Ghoshal won silver in individual _______ event at Asiad 2014: Squash
368) Who has been named as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu: O Panneerselvam
369) Name the American venue where Prime Minister Modi addressed a gathering of over 18,000 persons:
Madison Square Garden, New York
370) _________ is the West Asias largest consumer IT and electronics retail show: GITEX Shopper,
Dubai
371) The Prime Minister has assured merger of schemes for PIOs and OICs. What is the full form of PIOs and
OICs: Persons of Indian Origin, Overseas
Indian Citizens
372) Global Competiveness report is published by which organization: World Economic Forum
(Switzerland)
373) Global Gender Gap Report is published by which organization: World Economic Forum
(Switzerland)
374) Which committee has recommended Vijayawada as capital of Andhra Pradesh: The Sivaramakrishnan
Committee
375) Name the programme launched by Indian Army to rescue thousands of maroon persons in floods of
Jammu & Kashmir: Operation Megh Rahat
376) In which country the city of Bamiyan is located: Afghanistan
377) For what reasons is Bamiyan an important city: It had worlds tallest Buddha Statue which were
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destroyed by Taliban in 2001.
378) In which city is the Headquarter of United Nations situated: New York
379) Who is the President of United Nations General Assembly: John William Ashe of Antigua and
Barbuda
380) Which day has been declared by US Senate to be designated as US-India partnership day:
September 30
381) Sarasawati Samman is promoted by which foundation: K.K. Birla Foundation
382) What is the award amount for the winners of Saraswati Samman: Rs. 10 lacs
383) What is the prize money for the winners of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award: Rs. 5 lakh, a citation
and a plaque
AUGUST 2014 384) John Kerry who visited India recently is the Foreign
Minister of which country: USA
385) Foreign Minister of USA is officially designated as ___________ in USA: Secretary of State
386) Name the village near Pune, Maharashtra that was almost swept away in a massive mud slide: Malin
Village
387) Name the famous Eminent Hindi litterateur and novelist from Bihar who passed away recently:
Madhukar Singh
388) Name the exploration rover of NASA that created a record of travelling maximum distance on Mars:
Opportunity
389) Govt has launched a nationwide scheme by the name _____________to promote conservation and
development of indigenous breeds of cows in a
focused and scientific manner: Rashtriya Gokul
Mission
390) Name the German player who created a world record of fastest serve in the womens tennis by
serving at 131 miles per hour: Sabine Lisicki
391) Recently the Nagoya Protocol was ratified by 51 countries. What is the objective of this protocol:
Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits of
genetic resources
392) What is the total number of total medals won by the India in 20th Commonwealth Games: 64
393) India won 64 medals at the Commonwealth Games 2014. Of this how many were gold medals: 15
394) Name the country that won highest number of medals at the Commonwealth Games 2014:
England
395) England top the Commonwealth Games by capturing __________ medals: 174
396) Parupalli Kashyap became the first Indian male player in 32 years to win a gold medal in the
Commonwealth Games in which sports: Badminton
397) Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal won the doubles gold medal in Commonwealth Games in which
game: Squash
398) Name the Canadian gymnast who was awarded the David Dixon Award for the best athlete of the
Games: Frankie Jones
399) K.V. Chawdary has been appointed chairman of which important central govt. office: Central Board
of Direct Taxes
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400) Countrys first multi-sensor moored observatory IndARC was successfully deployed in Kongsfjorden
Fjord in which region of the world: Arctic Region
401) 22nd Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award has been awarded to which personality: Muzaffar Ali
402) Muzaffar Ali, winner of 22nd Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award is a prominent person from which field:
Cinema, Film maker
403) The deadly EBOLA virus has claimed hundreds of lives in Africa. What is the full form of EBOLA: No
full form, it is the name of virus
404) Name African region where Liberia, Guinea and Siera Leone countries have been attacked by Ebola virus:
West Africa
405) In which country, the Ebola virus was first discovered nearly four decades ago: Congo
406) The book The Boys in the boat has been written by which author: Daniel James Brown
407) What is the name of the Latest novel written by Chetan Bhagat: Half Girlfriend
408) Modi suggested HIT formula for Nepals development. Expand the acronym HIT: Highways,
I-ways and Transways
409) India to construct a pipeline for supply of _______ from Raxual in Bihar to Amlekhganj in Nepal:
Petroleum products
410) Name the recently appointed new Deputy Governor of the RBI: S S Mundra
411) S S Mundra, has been appointed Deputy Governor of RBI for _________ years: Three
412) Name the agreement that was objected to by India at the recent WTO meet: Trade Facilitation
Agreement
413) In which State of India, world highest piller railway bridge is being constructed: Manipur
414) Pinkathon Delhi 2014 - a run for cause was organised in Delhi with the slogan "Each One,
Kheench One" urging all men to encourage at least
one special woman in their life to run for a good
cause. What was this cause: Spreading
awareness about breast cancer
415) RBI has reduced the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) of scheduled commercial banks by 50 basis points.
What is the present rate of SLR: 22%
416) Reduction of SLR by 50 basis points is expected to release Rs. _________ crore of Banks funds:
40,000
417) Name the number one ranking golfer of the world who won the elite World Golf Championships held at
Akron, USA: Rory Mcllroy
418) Worlds No. 1 golfer Rory Mcllroy is from which country: Ireland
419) Longtoushan, a town in Ludian county of Yunnan province of China was in news for what reasons: It
was hit by a severe earthquake
420) Name the eminent Indian cartoonist famous for his popular comic characters, who passed away: Pran
Kumar Sharma
421) Name the popular comic characters created by late cartoonist Pran: Chacha Chaudury and Sabu
422) Which Indian bank won the Core Banking System Imitative Award 2014 at Singapore: Bharatiya
Mahila Bank Ltd.
423) Governor of which Indian State was recently sacked by the President for her alleged irregularities:
Mizoram
424) As per recent estimates from RBI, the projected GDP growth rate for year 2014-15, is around _________
per cent: 5.5
425) The Union Cabinet has cleared a historic, all new juvenile justice law under which _________year olds
who commit heinous offences such as rapes and
robberies can be tried as adults: 16 to 18
426) Govt. has allowed __________ per cent FDI in defence sector: 49%
427) Nikhil Chandwani who recently won the Author of
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the year award in USA is also known for his works
in which other fields: Documentary Films
428) Name the US Defence Secretary who visited India recently: Chuck Hagel
429) What is the name of the recently released controversial book by Natwar Singh: One Life is
not Enough
430) The World Kabaddi League started in _________ on August 9: London
431) What is the objective of the proposed Bharat Bill Payment System: Centralised payment of
various types of bills
432) 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers meeting held at which place: Nay
Pyi Taw, Myanmar
433) The Reserve Bank has approved the transfer of surplus (profit) amounting to Rs 526.79 billion for
the year ended June 30, 2014 to__________.
Government of India
434) Name the space ship that created a world record of travelling longest ever distance of 6.4 billion kms
since its launch in March 2004: Rosetta
435) The space ship Rosetta that created world record for longest distance covered was launched by which
space agency: European Space Agency
436) What is the brand name of the new joint venture airline of the Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines: Vistara
437) UAE has become the first gulf country to install reverse vending machines. What is the purpose of
these machines: To collect domestic light bulbs
and batteries for recycling
438) Haider Al-Abadi has been named as Prime Minister of which country: Iraq
439) Who has been elected as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha: M. Thambidurai
440) The recent Archery World Cup was held at Wroclaw. It is in which country: Poland
441) Indian womens archery team led by ___________
won the gold medal in recurve category: Deepika
Kumari `
442) Robin Williams who recently died of suspected suicide was a famous __________ of USA: Comedy
Actor
443) For which State government announced Central assistance of Rs. 8,000 crore for four major road
projects connecting it with rest of the country:
Jammu & Kashmir
444) What is the name of the new bill passed by the Parliament to scrap the collegium system of
appointing Supreme Court and high court judges:
National Judicial Appointments Commission
Bill, 2014
445) To give national judicial appointments commission a constitutional status, __________ Constitution
Amendment Bill was also passed: 99th
446) Which award is popularly known as Nobel Prize of Mathematics: Fields Medal
447) Name the Indian Mathematician who won the recent Filed Medal: Manjul Bhargava
448) Name the first women to win the Fields Medal award in Mathematics: Maryam Mizakhani (Iran)
449) Govt has approved the constitution of the Expenditure Management Commission to be headed
by which person: Bimal Jalan
450) What is the purpose of setting up Expenditure Management Commission: To suggest ways to
reduce subsidies on food, fertilizer and oil
451) Name the army officer who was decorated with Ashok Chakra the highest peace time gallantry
award of the country: Major Mukund Vardarajan
452) What is the name of the award for the best film at the famous Locarno International Film Festival:
PARDO dORO (Golden Leopard)`
453) The famous Locarno International Film Festival is held in which country: Switzerland
454) Who is the new Chairperson Union Public Service
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Commission: Rajni Razdan
455) What is the formal name of the scheme launched to provide a bank account to every Indian: Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna
456) Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, every new bank account opener will also get a life insurance
cover of __________ lakh rupees: One
457) As per new RBI guidelines, banks are required to provide their savings bank account holders with at
least ________free transactions per month at their
own ATMs.: Five
458) The number of free transactions on ATMs set up by other banks had been reduced to_________, from
five earlier, in Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata,
Bengaluru and Hyderabad: Three
459) Name the JD(U) leader who has been selected for Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2012: Sharad
Yadav
460) Recently, a large number of countries around the world organized various functions to commemorate
100 years of which major international event:
World War 1
461) World War I, also called The Great War, took place in and around Europe from July ______to November
_________: 1914, 1918
462) Which place of Nepal was in news as a massive land slide near Mankha on 2 August 2014 blocked the
Sunkoshi River and caused maasive damage to local
settlements, claiming at least 156 lives:
Sindhupalchok
463) Which country recently unveiled its next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Dongfeng
41 (DF-41): China
464) In which Indian State started the The 20-day Nanda Devi Raj Jat yatra also called the Himalayan
Kumbh,: Uttarakhand
465) BKS Iyengar, 96 year old Padmavibhushan Awardee who passed away recently was a world famous Guru
in which field: Yoga
466) A Hindu temple - Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, claimed to be the world's first 'eco-temple' featuring
solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system, has
been opened in which place: London, UK
467) Among Northeastern States, ________ has been the first choice of foreign tourist in 2013: Sikkim
468) Name the human rights activist and former journalist of Imphal who has been protesting against AFSPA
since November 2000: Irom Sharmila Chanu
469) What is the full form of AFSPA: Armed Forces Special Powers Act
470) General Prayuth Chan-ocha has been proclaimed as Prime Minister of which country: Thailand
471) Which neighbouring country of India has decided to join the newly form BRICS bank: Bangladesh
472) Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament: K. V.
Thomas
473) Name the CMD of Indian Bank who has been elected as Chairman of the Indian Banks Association for
2014-15: T M BHASIN
474) Youth Olympic games 2014 were held at which place: Nanjing, China
475) Name the Jnanpith awardee and renowned novelist and story writer, who passed away recently: U R
Ananthamurthy
476) U R Ananthamurthy was renowned novelist and story writer of which language: Kannada
477) Sushma Swaraj, the External Affairs Minister recently visited which country to promote countrys
Look East Policy: Vietnam
478) Governor of which State recently quite his office to protest his transfer to Mizoram: Maharashtra
479) Which sprint superstar set a new best time record of 9.98 second for the rarely run 100 meter indoors
race: : Usain Bolt
480) The sprint superstar Usain Bolt is from which
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country: Jamaica
481) Which online shopping portal has signed a MoU with Union Textile Ministry to provide online marketing
platform to handloom weavers all over India:
Flipkart
482) Noted film maker and actor Richard Attenborough who passed away recently, hailed from which
country: Britain
483) Name the super hit biopic, winner of 8 Oscars, directed by Richard Attenborough: Gandhi
484) Which animal has been selected as mascot for the forthcoming Asian Games: Harbor Seals
485) The forthcoming Asian Games are which number in series: 17th
486) Name the city that is hosting the 17th Asian Games: Incheon
487) Incheon city is located in which country: South Korea
488) Governor of Kerala, Ms. Sheila Dikshit was in news for what reasons: She resigned from
governorship
489) BJP veteran Kalyan Singh has been appointed Governor of which State: Rajasthan
490) Who has been appointed as the new governor of Maharashtra: C Vidyasagar Rao
491) Vajubhai Vala, a senior BJP leader from Gujarat has been made Governor of which State: Karnataka
492) Deputy Prime Minister of which country recently visited India to promote mutual economic and social
ties: United Kingdom
493) Name the Deputy Prime Minister of UK who recently visited India: Nick Clegg
494) Who is the Prime Minister of United Kingdom: David Cameron
495) What is the official name of the currency of United Kingdom: UK Pound
496) With which country India conducted its first ever joint Air Force exercise: Russia
497) What is the name of the joint Air Force exercise conducted with Russia: Avia Indra-2014
498) Avia Indra-2014 is being conducted in ________ region located North of the Caspian Sea: Astrakhan
499) Of the total 943 million telephone users of India, roughly _____ per cent are from urban area: 60%
500) On which route Indias first sea plane service has been launched: Mumbai-Lonavala
501) What is the title of the recent book launched by Vinod Rai, former CAG of India: Not Just An
Accountant
502) Ahmet Davutoglu has been appointed Prime Minister of which country: Turkey
503) Indias first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) has been established at
which place: Shibpur, West Bengal
504) Which international organization has called for a ban on the use of e-cigarettes indoors and its sale to
children: World Health Organization
505) BWF World Badminton Championship was held in which country: Denmark (Copenhagen)
506) Indian domain names now can make their names
with extension _______ in Devnagri Script: .Bharat
507) The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by which country: Australia
508) V K Duggal recently resigned as Governor of which State: Manipur
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509) Which international organization has appointed Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador for it project
Turn Back Crime: Interpol
510) Govt. has setup R. Ramanujam Committee for what purpose: To identify obsolete laws
511) The popular Ice Bucket Challenge is aimed at collected charity to fight which decease:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
512) Under Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojana, the account holders will also be provided Rs. _________
accidental cover insurance: One lac
513) Persons opening account under PM Jan Dhan Yojana by 26th January 2015 will get Rs. _________ life
insurance cover: 30,000
514) If account under PM Jan Dhan Yojana is run satisfactorily for at least six months, the account
holder will be allowed to have Rs. _________ as
overdraft limit: 5,000
515) Accounts holder under PM Jan Dhan Yojana will be issued which type of debit cards: Rupay
516) Govt plans to open _________ crore bank accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana by 26th January, 2015:
7.5
517) Govt. targets to open __________ crore bank accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana by 15th August,
2018: 15
JULY 2014 518) Which country recently signed an Association
Agreement with the European Union: Ukraine
519) Saina Nehwal lifted her first Super Series title in last two years. Name this championship: Star
Australian Open
520) Name the Indian player who won his 9th world title in snooker: Pankaj Adavani
521) Govt. has fixed Rs. ___________ per quintal as the minimum support price for the winter paddy crop:
1360
522) Who has been elected as President of the European Commission: Jean-Claude Juncker
523) ISRO recently launched how many satellites all together onboard its launch vehicle PSLV-C23: Five
524) The recently launched five foreign satellite by ISRO were from how many countries: Four
525) Name the four countries whose satellites were recently launched by ISRO: Germany-2, France,
Canada, Singapore
526) With which country India has jointly released the first encyclopedia on their age-old cultural contacts,
tracing back their history to over 2,000 years: China
527) Who was the famous Chinese traveller who visited India in the seventh century to bring Buddhist
scriptures to China: Huen Tsang
528) Who is Akhouri Sinha in whose honour the USA has named a mountain in Antarctica: Eminent Indian-
American scientist
529) With which country India has signed and MoU to allow their companies to invest in industrial parks
and zones in India: China
530) American space agency NASA has successfully launched a satellite -Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2
(OCO-2) for what purpose: To track atmospheric
Carbon Dioxide
531) International rating agency Fitch has improved India's economic growth forecast to _______ per
cent this financial year: 5.5
532) RBI plans to swap some of the old gold lying in its _________vault since pre-Independence times
and whose quality is not exactly top grade with
purer gold: Nagpur
533) RBI plans to swap some of the old gold lying with it and the gold acquired in lieu of this would be kept at
which place: Bank of England, London
534) India and the US have agreed to implement FATCA, a US law that targets tax non-compliance by US
taxpayers with foreign accounts. What is FATCA:
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Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act
535) The ADB has approved a multi-tranche loan facility of $300 million to Assam for what purpose: To
improve power sector
536) The govt. plans to merge two insurance scheme and one pension scheme to enable senior citizens to
avail benefit of these schemes through a single
smart card. Name these three schemes: The
Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojana (RSBY), Aam
Aadmi Bima Yojan (AABY) and Indira Gandhi
National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)
537) RBI has advised that the lending rate ceiling for MFIs will continue at their present level - at 27.75%
for the July to September quarter. MFIs stands for:
Micro Finance Companies
538) With which country The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for
exchange of supervisory information of banking:
Hong Kong
539) Which new financial entities have been allowed by RBI to accept e-KYC service as a valid process to
verify identity and address proof of customers to
reduce risk of fraud and forgery: Non Banking
Financial Companies
540) A government panel panel led by M S Sahoo has proposed a new class of securities for foreign firms
to raise money in India. Name this security: Bharat
Depository Receipts (BhDRs)
541) Bharat Depository Receipts are denominated in which currency: Rupee
542) Bharat Depository Receipts will be issued by which financial authority: Local Depositories
543) Which is the newly invented worlds lightest solid material created by Chinese scientists: Carbon Gel
544) Name the international body that has sanctioned $500 million loan for Indias National Highways
Inter-connectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP):
World Bank
545) India has become the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty. What is the purpose of this
treaty: To facilitate access to published works
for persons who are visually impaired, or
otherwise print disabled
546) The city of Marrakesh located in which country: Morocco
547) The Government has extended the validity period of an industrial licence to _______ years from present
two years, with a provision for further extension by
two years: Three
548) Ritu Rani has been named captain Indias women _________ team for the Commonwealth Games,
Glasgow: Hockey
549) Brazils bid to win a sixth World Cup suffered a devastating blow as their ace striker ________
suffered a back bone fracture after being hit by the
Colombian defender Juan Zuniga: Neymar
550) Name the head of the panel that has recommended new norms for fixation of poverty line: Dr. C.
Rangarajan
551) As per Rangarajan panel report a person spending less than Rs 1,407 a month (Rs ______day) in urban
areas will be considered Below Poverty Line (BPL):
47
552) As per Rangarajan panel report a person spending less than Rs 972 a month (Rs ______day) in rural
areas will be considered Below Poverty Line (BPL):
32
553) As per Rangarajan panel report the number of poor in India stood at 36.3 crore in 2011-12 which is
roughly ____ per cent of Indias population. 30
554) Which ministry plans to setup 660 rape crisis centres across the country: Women and Child
Development Ministry
555) What is the proposed name for one stop centre for women victims of molestation, rape, sexual assault,
domestic violence: Nirbhaya Centre
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556) The Madras High Court has ruled that banks cannot fix _____ cut off of minimum marks in Plus Two as
condition for extending education loan to students
joining engineering courses: 60%
557) Name the only supersonic cruise missile of India: Brahmos
558) Name the Indian who has become the first player of Indian origin to be a part of the National Basketball
Association (NBA) in USA after joining the
Sacramento Kings team: Sim Bhullar
559) Name of powerful typhoon that lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands on 8th July, forcing over
half a million people to seek shelter: Neoguri
560) As per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2013 the total forest and tree cover of the country is 87.92
million hectare, which is _______ percent of the
geographical area of India: 24.01
561) ___________ state has the largest forest cover of 77522 square kilometer, followed by Arunachal
Pradesh, 67321 square kilometer: Madhya
Pradesh
562) In terms of percentage, _______ state has highest forest cover at 90.38 percent, followed by
Lakshadweep-84.56 percent: Mizoram
563) Pinky Anand has been appointed to which important national post: Additional Solicitor General
564) What is the function of the Additional Solicitor General: Legal advisor to Central Govt.
565) Name the legendary actress from Hindi theatre and cinema who passed away recently at the age of 102
years: Zohra Sehgal
566) Name the Indian Navys largest ever destroyer _____________that was inducted in to service on
10th July: INS Kolkata
567) The INS Kolkata is equipped with stealth technology. What is the benefit of this technology: It avoids
detection of the ship by the enemy radar
568) Name the Indias first indigenously built anti-
submarine corvette commissioned into service by
Indian Navy: INS Kamorta
569) In which sector Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been hiked from 26 per cent to 49 per cent:
Defence manufacturing
570) FDI in insurance sector has been hiked to ______ per cent from 26 per cent: 49
571) A recent UN study World Urbanization Prospects by U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UN DESA) has ranked Delhi as second most
populous city in the world with 25 million
inhabitants. Which is the most populous city:
Tokyo, 38 million
572) Ancestral House of which Indian film celebrity has been declared as a National heritage monument by
the Pakistan Govt.: Dilip Kumar
573) World Bank has agreed to provide $153 million (Rs 920 crore) loan to Odisha for what purpose: To
restore cyclone hit housing and public
services
574) Mr. Ram Naik has been appointed Governor of which State: Uttar Pradesh
575) Who has been appointed as New Governor of West Bengal: K.N. Tripathi
576) Sh. Om Prakash Kohli has been appointed Governor of which State: Gujarat
577) Name the New Governor of Chhattisgarh State: Balramji Das Tandon
578) Mrs. Margret Alva has been appointed as new Governor of which State: Goa
579) Sh. Kaptan Singh Solanki has been appointed as new Governor of which State: Haryana
580) Name the new governor of Nagaland: Padmanabha Acharya
581) Name the football player who scored the winning goal for Germany in the FIFA World Cup 2014:
Mario Gotze
582) Germany won FIFA World Cup 2014 by defeating
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which country: Argentina
583) Name the best player of the FIFA World Cup 2014 who won the Golden Ball: Lionel Messi, Argentina
584) Name the best goalkeeper of the FIFA World Cup 2014 who won the Golden Glove Award: Manuel
Neuer, Germany
585) Name the best player who scored highest goals 6, in the FIFA World Cup 2014 and won the Golden
Boot award: James Rodriguez, Colombia
586) Final match of FIFA World Cup 2014 was played at which place: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
587) The Indian men's football team has been ranked __________ in the FIFA world rankings: 151th
588) In the FIFA world rankings, which country has been ranked as no. 1: Germany
589) Under which programme Government has set a target to develop skills of 50 crore people by 2022:
The National Policy on Skill Development
(NPSD)
590) The government has set a target of mopping Rs _________ from stake sale in PSU firms: 43425
crore
591) Govt. plans to raise Rs 15,000 crore from sale in financial entities such as SUUTI. What is the full
form of SUUTI: Specified Undertaking of the
Unit Trust of India
592) To expedite the process to recover bad bank loans, govt. proposes to set up six new DRTs. What is the
full form of DRT: Debt Recovery Tribunal
593) How many judges are there in a Debt Recovery Tribunal: One
594) The judge in the debt recovery tribunal is named as: Presiding Officer
595) Bad Bank Loans cases of upto Rs. ____________ can be filed in DRT: No Limit
596) To promote financial inclusion, govt proposes to sanction an overdraft (OD) facility of Rs.
_________by the bank to individuals who open an
account with them: Rs 5,000
597) With what objective government plans to grant OD of Rs. 5000 to new bank account openers: To
attract people to open bank account to
promote financial inclusion
598) Name the comprehensive scheme for financial inclusion which will ensure that every earning citizen
opens a bank account: 'Sampoorn Viteeyea
Samveshan'
599) Which financial institution has been asked to create a Rs. 1,000-crore credit guarantee fund to finance
govts proposed OD scheme: NABARD
600) Parliament has been advised that Banks had Rs 5,124 crore in unclaimed deposits as on December
31, 2013. What is a unclaimed deposit account:
Accounts with no operations for 10 years
601) Out of the two balance of trade and balance of payment, which item is larger: Balance of
Payment
602) Government proposes an allocation of Rs 7,060 crore in this financial year for developing
__________smart cities in the country as satellite
towns of larger cities and for modernising the
existing mid-sized cities 100
603) Which country has granted one billion pound ($1.68 billion) credit line for investment in Indian
infrastructure projects: Britain
604) Name the proposed Rs. 1000 crore nationwide rural irrigation scheme to insulate farmers from excessive
dependence on monsoon: Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana
605) Name the proposed soil health card' that will be issued to all farmers for optimum utilization of
resources and right selection of crops: Soil Health
Card
606) Government plan to launch ___________TV dedicated to the interests of agriculturists and allied
sectors and has allocated Rs 100 crore for this
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purpose: Kisan
607) Recently held BRICS summit was ___________ in series: 6th
608) The 6th BRICS summit was held at which place: Fortaleza, Brazil
609) Name the new development bank that the BRICS nations propose to form as an alternative to the
World Bank: New Development Bank
610) What is the initial authorized capital of the New Development Bank: $50 billion
611) In what proportion the BRICS countries have agreed to share the capital of New Development Bank:
20% each
612) BRICS nations have agreed to establish a $100 billion fund to provide additional liquidity protection
to member-nations during balance of payments
problems. What is its name: Contingency Reserve
Arrangement
613) Which country has agreed to contribute largest share of 41% to the Contingency Reserve
Arrangement: China
614) What will be the Indias contribution to the proposed CRA by the BRICS Nations: 18%
615) The headquarters of the proposed BRICS New Development Bank will be located in which country:
China
616) Which country has been allocated the presidency of the proposed BRICS New Development Bank: India
617) The 7th BRICS Summit will be held at which place: Russian city of Ufa
618) Under which programme government plans to launch four new vaccines to reduce child mortality
by two-thirds by next year: Universal
Immunization Programme (UIP)
619) As per the Global Innovation Index 2014 India has been placed at which rank: 76th
620) A Mexican software company has managed to transmit audio, video and Internet data across the
spectrum of light emitted by LED lamps at a data
transfer rate of 10 gigabytes per second. What is
this technology called: Li Fi
621) What is the full form of the new data transferee technology Li Fi: Light Fidelity
622) The 7th IBSA summit 2015 will be held in which country: India
623) What is the full form of term IBSA: India, Brazil, South Africa
624) An civilian aircraft of which country was recently shot down by terrorist using a Russian Buk missile:
Malaysia
625) Name the two new types of banks for formation of which the RBI has issued guidelines: Payment
Bank and Small Banks
626) The proposed payment banks will not be allowed which major function of the banks: Lending
627) Prem Bhatia Award are given for excellence in which field: Journalism
628) The area of operations of the small bank will be restricted to which level: Contiguous districts in a
homogenous cluster of States
629) Smita Gupta has been awarded the Prem Bhatia award for political reporting. She is associated with
which news paper: The Hindu
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630) Nitin Sethi, Associate Editor, Business Standard,
has been honourd with which award for excellence
in environmental and development reporting: Prem
Bhatia Award
631) Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Prize-winning author, one of the most powerful voices against the injustice of
apartheid, passed away recently. He was from which
country: South Africa
632) Newly elected President of which country is popularly known as Jokowi: Indonesia
633) As per NSSO survey result for 2011-12, the estimated workforce in India is 47.41 crore persons.
Write full form of NSSO: National Sample Survey
Organization
634) The Reserve Bank has said that Banks having size equal to or more than 2 per cent of GDP will be
designated as D-SIBs. Write full form of D-SIB:
Domestic Systemically Important Banks
635) What is the new condition in terms of capital requirement for the purposed D-SIBs: Required to
maintain higher capital requirement
636) Reserve Bank proposes to circulate special Rs. 10 coins on the occasion of diamond jubilee of which
organization: Coir Board
637) In which international ground Indian Cricket Team recently won a test match after nearly three
decades: Lords, London
638) As per latest RBI guidelines which popular identity document has now been declared invalid for the
purpose of KYC norms: Ration Card
639) The commonwealth games that were held at Glasgow, Scotland, were which number in series:
20th
640) What is the name of the mascot for the 20th, Commonwealth Games: Clyde
641) The name of the commonwealth games mascot Clyde has been kept after which: Famous river of
Scotland
642) Name the Indian player who carried the Indian flag to lead the Indian Contingent in Commonwealth
Games: Vijay Kumar (Shooter)
643) Name the sports person who won 1st gold medal for India at the 20th Commonwealth Games:
Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu
644) The 1st medal in 20th Commonwealth Games was won by India in which sports: Weight Lifting
645) Name the Indian shooter who won Gold in 10 meter rifle shooting and announced his retirement from the
Commonwealth Games: Abhinav Bindra
646) Name the player who won gold at the Commonwealth Games in the womens 10m air rifle
event: Apurvi Chandela
647) Name the author of the book The Lives of Others: Neel Mukherjee
648) Name the three countries whose warships, submarines, aircrafts and helicopters participated in
the trilateral Malabar naval exercise: India, US and
Japan
649) The trilateral Malabar naval exercise by India and two other countries was held at which place: North
W