***************GA QUESTIONS*****************

[1] Who will host Football Federation Cup in August 2015?

Ans - Jammu and Kashmir
[2] Who has announced to spend 200 crore rupees for Clean India Campaign?
Ans - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Bharti Foundation
[3] Who won Pataudi Trophy test-series?
Ans - England
[4] Who has been appointed as the Chef-de-Mission for Asian Games?
Ans - Adille Sumariwala, President of Athletics Federation of India (AFI)
[5] Who has been appointed as the Director of Indian Cricket Team?
Ans - Ravi Shastri
[6] Who won the Cincinnati Tennis Open title?
Ans - Roger Federer
[7] Name the Sri Lankan batsman and a former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket t
eam who retired from the test cricket?
Ans - Mahela Jayawardene
[8] Who became the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission?
Ans - Rajni Razdan
[9] Who bagged the telecast rights of the first-ever Champions Tennis League (CT
L)?
Ans - Sony Six
[10] Who unveiled its next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
Dongfeng
41 (DF-41)?
Ans - China
Who among the following has been
bestowed with the prestigious Mother Teresa
Memorial International Award for Social Justice
recently?
1) Shabana Azmi
2) Nandita Das
3) Sushmita Sen
4) Raveena Tandon
5) None of these Answer Answer:-3
Which bank recently in August 2014 has introduced travel card for students going
abroad for studies:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

ICICI bank
State bank of india
Axis bank
HDFC bank
Allahabad bank

Answer:- 1.icici bank

19 AUGUST 2014
Ques. : 1 The book titled

The Brave

has been authored by who among the following?

It is the chronicle of the heroism of the 21 men awarded India s highest military
decoration, the Param Vir Chakra.
1) Meena Kandasamy 2) Robert Gaibraith
3) Kalyan Ray 4) Rachna Bisht Rawat
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Rachna Bisht Rawat
Ques. : 2 Which of the following state govts launched the Bhamashah scheme on the
eve of Independence Day? Under the scheme bank accounts in the name of women of
1.5 crore families will be opened to transfer benefits directly to their account
s.
1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat 4) Chhattisgarh
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Rajasthan
Ques. : 3 The Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 banknotes, which contain some additiona
l or new security features as compared to the previous MG series notes, are issu
ed in the denomination of
1) Rs 10 2) Rs 20
3) Rs 50 4) All the above
5) Only Rs 500 Answer:- 4) All the above
Ques. : 4 Examine the following with respect to the two-phase financial inclusio
n scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and identify the only incorrect statement.
1) The person who will open bank account will get a RuPay debit card and the fam
ily will get Rs 1 lakh insurance cover.
2) Bank accounts will be opened for 15 crore poor persons with an overdraft faci
lity of Rs 5,000.
3) It seeks to provide two accounts to 7.5 crore identified households by Aug 20
18.
4) The minimum monthly renumeration of Rs 5,000 to business correspondents who w
ill provide the last link between the account holders and the bank.
5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 5 Which of the following states will host the 2015 paragliding World Cup
?
1) Rajasthan 2) Uttarakhand
3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Himachal Pradesh
Ques. : 6 Resham Lal Jangde, who died recently, was
1) the first finance minister of independent India
2) the fist Indian governor of the RBI
3) the first president of FICCI
4) the member of India s first Lok Sabha
5) None of these Answer:- 4) the member of India s first Lok Sabha
Ques. : 7 Who among the following is NOT a winner of the Roma Magsaysay Award fo
r 2014 announced recently?
1) Hu Shuli (China)
2) Saur Marlina Manurung (Indonesia)
3) Omara Khan Masoudi (Afghanistan)
4) The Citizens Foundation (Pakistan)
5) Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh)
Answer:- 5) Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh)
Ques. :
of coal
1) 2016
3) 2020
5) None

8 China s smog-plagued capital Beijing has announced plans to ban the use
by the end of which of the following years?
2) 2018
4) 2022
of these Answer:- 3) 2020

Ques. : 9 The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been shifted from
Environment Ministry to Water Resources Ministry. The govt of India gave River
Ganga the status of a national river and constituted NGRBA in
1) Jan 2007 2) Mar 2008
3) Feb 2009 4) Dec 2010
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Feb 2009
Ques. : 10 The govt has set up a committee to provide a blueprint for restructur
ing the higher education regulator University Grant Commission (UGC). Who among
the following is the chairman of the Commission?
1) Hari Gautam 2) Kapil Kapoor
3) CM Jariwala 4) Makarand Paranjape
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Hari Gautam
17 AUGUST 2014
Ques. : 1 Who among the following has been bestowed with
the prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial International Award
for Social Justice recently?
1) Shabana Azmi 2) Nandita Das
3) Sushmita Sen 4) Raveena Tandon
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Sushmita Sen
Ques. : 2 Setting aside the Delhi High Court s verdict in
2009, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of
the penal provision for which of the following acts, an offence
punishable with up to life imprisonment?
1) Child marriage 2) Superstitious practices
3) Human trafficking 4) Gay sex
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Gay sex
Ques. : 3 A top Indian diplomat was held for visa fraud in US
recently and later released on bail. Name the diplomat.
1) Devyani Khobragade 2) Naveen Srivastava
3) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar 4) Meera Shankar
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Devyani Khobragade
Ques. : 4 Both the Houses of Parliament paid glowing
tributes recently to the martyrs who laid down their lives in
the dastardly attack on the Parliament House on 13 Dec,
______.
1) 2000 2) 2001
3) 2002 4) 2003
5) None of these Answer:- 2) 2001
Ques. : 5 Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has been appointed the
prime minister of which of the following countries by the
President of the country recently?
1) Nigeria 2) Somalia
3) Mali 4) Cambodia
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Somalia
Ques. : 6 The International Mountain Day is observed on
which of the following dates?
1) 11 Dec 2) 12 Dec
3) 13 Dec 4) 14 Dec
5) None of these Answer:- 1) 11 Dec
Ques. : 7 Consider the following statements with respect to
the Coal Regulatory Authority Bill and identify the correct
statement(s):
1) The regulator would neither have the authority to allocate
blocks nor determine prices of the dry fuel.
2) The Bill provides for creation of a Fund called Coal
Regulatory Authority Fund , whenever all grants, fees,
charges received by the authority shall be credited.

3) The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity shall act as Appellate

Tribunal for the appeals against the decisions of the Coal
Regulatory Authority.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) All 1), 2) and 3) Answer:- 5) All 1), 2) and 3)
Ques. : 8 Who among the following has bagged the
Emerging Cricketer of the Year trophy at the 2013 ICC
Annual awards recently?
1) Virat Kohli 2) R Ashwin
3) Cheteshwar Pujara 4) Shikhar Dhawan
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Cheteshwar Pujara
Ques. : 9 Which of the following teams has won women s
Kabaddi World Cup championship for the third time in a row
recently?
1) New Zealand 2) India
3) Nepal 4) China
5) None of these Answer:- 2) India
Ques. : 10 Which of the following international airports has
been renamed after Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, who founded
the city in 16th century?
1) Cochin International Airport
2) Mangalore International Airport
3) Goa International Airport
4) Bengaluru International Airport
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Bengaluru International Airport
Ques. : 11 Which of the following teams lifted Men's Junior
Hockey World Cup for a record sixth time recently in New
Delhi?
1) Malaysia 2) Netherlands
3) France 4) India
5) Germany Answer:- 5) Germany
Ques. : 12 India defeated which of the following teams to
emerge as champions of the fourth Kabaddi World Cup
played in Ludhiana recently?
1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal 4) China
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Pakistan
Ques. : 13 The RBI has undertaken Cheque Truncation
System (CTS) as a new method for clearing of cheques.
Which among the following is NOT correct about the CTS
system?
1) Physical movement of cheques takes place.
2) Electronic image of the cheque is transmitted.
3) Clearing related frauds and cost of collection are reduced.
4) Only 1) and 3)
5) Only 2) and 3) Answer:- 5) Only 2) and 3)
Ques. : 14 The Union Cabinet gave its nod for a central plan
scheme monitoring system recently. Which of the following
statements is/are correct about the system?
1) It will be known as the Plan Accounting and Public
Finance Management System (PA&PFMS).
2) It will be rolled out over a period of four years till 2017.
3) It will be rolled out with a total outlay of Rs 10,080 cr.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) Only 1) and 3) Answer:- 4) Only 1) and 2)
Ques. : 15 The CCEA has approved the continuation of the
ongoing Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in the Twelfth
Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17) with an outlay of ________.
1) Rs 22246 cr 2) Rs 43246 cr
3) Rs 63246 cr 4) Rs 94623 cr

5) None of these Answer:- 3) Rs 63246 cr

Ques. : 16 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
announced to lend $350 mn for improving power
transmission and distribution system in which of the
following Indian states?
1) Bihar 2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Odisha Answer:- 3) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 17 Which of the following Indian firms has topped the
wealth creation table, according to the Motilal Oswal annual
wealth creation study for the five year period (2008-13)?
1) Eicher Motors 2) Infosys
3) HDFC Bank 4) ITC
5) Tata Consultancy Services Answer:- 5) Tata Consultancy
Services
Ques. : 18 Which of the following countries has become the
first country to allow euthanasia for incurably ill children
recently? Earlier in 2002, the country has legalised the
practice for adults.
1) New Zealand 2) Chile
3) Norway 4) Belgium
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Belgium
Ques. : 19 As per US-based business magazine Forbes
annual list of India s 100 richest people released recently,
who is the richest person of the country at present?
1) Azim Premji 2) Dilip Shanghvi
3) Lakshmi Mittal 4) Mukesh Ambani
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Mukesh Ambani
Ques. : 20 India s trade deficit with China nears record level
in the current year. After 11 months of 2013, it has reached
to
1) USD 20 b 2) USD 30 b
3) USD 40 b 4) USD 50 b
5) None of these Answer:- 2) USD 30 b
Ques. : 21 Who among the following has became the first
Indian squash player to win the IMET Open, in the Slovakian
capital of Bratislava recently?
1) Greg Lobban 2) Mahesh Mangaonkar
3) Siddharth Suchde 4) Cyrus Poncha
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Mahesh Mangaonkar
Ques. : 22 India s second largest low-cost carrier SpiceJet
has signed an interline agreement with which of the following
Singapore-based airlines recently?
1) Jetstar Asia Airways 2) SilkAir
3) Tigerair 4) Valuair
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Tigerair
Ques. : 23 Commemorating its victory over Pakistan, India
celebrated 43rd Victory Day recently on
1) 12 Dec 2) 14 Dec
3) 16 Dec 4) 18 Dec
5) None of these Answer:- 3) 16 Dec
Ques. : 24 Which of the following countries has inked a deal
enabling EU to send back illegal migrants who entered the
28-nation bloc via this country? It is a major transit country
for Asians and Africans heading for the EU.
1) Georgia 2) Azerbaijan
3) Bulgaria 4) Turkey
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Turkey
Ques. : 25 The United Nations has announced its biggest
ever appeal for humanitarian aid to Syria s 22.4 mn conflict-

affected population. What amount has been sought by the

UN?
1) USD 5.5 bn 2) USD 6.5 bn
3) USD 7.5 bn 4) USD 8.5 bn
5) None of these Answer:- 2) USD 6.5 bn
Ques. : 26 The European Parliament granted Generalised
System of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) status to which of the
following countries recently?
1) India 2) South Africa
3) Brazil 4) Thailand
5) Pakistan Answer:- 5) Pakistan
Ques. : 27 Doha Bank has been granted licence to commence
banking operations in India recently. It is the largest private
commercial bank based in
1) Kuwait 2) Iran
3) Bahrain 4) Qatar
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Qatar
Ques. : 28 Who among the following has been named Time
Person of the Year 2013 recently?
1) Barack Obama 2) Bashar al-Assad
3) Edith Windsor 4) Edward Snowden
5) Pope Francis Answer:- 5) Pope Francis
Ques. : 29 A veteran politician, Sis Ram Ola, died recently.
Which of the following is correct about him?
1) He served as Union Minister and held various portfolios in
the Union Council of Ministers.
2) He was member of Rajasthan Assembly for eight terms
from 1957 to 1990.
3) He was an agriculturist and was conferred the Padma Shri
in 1968.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Answer:- 4) All the above
Ques. : 30 The Centre has made major changes in its
flagship programme MNREGA recently. Which of the following
is/are among them?
1) Rs 10,000 for constructing toilets for all job card holders.
2) Assistance for buildings for women self help federations.
3) If wage payment is delayed beyond 90 days, workers will
be compensated with the amount being deducted from
officials responsible for it.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) Only 1) and 3) Answer:- 4) Only 1) and 2)
Ques. : 31 Who among the following has been appointed the
Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (Nabard) recently?
1) Prakash Bakshi 2) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
3) Santosh Nayar 4) Sushil Muhnot
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
Ques. : 32 The International Migrants Day is observed on
which of the following dates?
1) 16 Dec 2) 18 Dec
3) 20 Dec 4) 28 Dec
5) None of these Answer:- 2) 18 Dec
Ques. : 33 The Lokpal Bill has been passed by both the
houses of the Parliament recently. Which of the following is
not among the important features of the Bill?
1) Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayukta at the level of the
states.
2) Fifty per cent of members of Lokpal shall be from SC/ST/
OBCs, minorities and women.

3) A transfer of the investigating officers could only take

place with the Lokpal s approval.
4) Prime Minister has been brought under the purview of the
Lokpal.
5) All the NGOs and the religious bodies will fall under the
Lokpal s jurisdiction.
Answer:- 5) All the NGOs and the religious bodies will fall
under the
Lokpal s jurisdiction.
Ques. : 34 Who among the following has been named the
International Tennis Federation s men s world champion for
2013?
1) Novak Djokovic 2) Andy Murray
3) Roger Federer 4) Rafael Nadal
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Novak Djokovic
Ques. : 35 Who among the following will be conferred BCCI s
Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award for the year
2013?
1) Mohinder Amarnath 2) Sunil Gavaskar
3) Kapil Dev 4) Ravi Shastri
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Kapil Dev
Ques. : 36 In which of the following countries, Indians have
been charged with alleged rioting in the country s worst
outbreak of violence in over 40 years and 52 Indians have
been deported recently?
1) Malaysia 2) Singapore
3) US 4) Italy
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Singapore
Ques. : 37 The novel titled A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
has been authored by
1) Supriya Dravid 2) Eimear Mcbride
3) Fatima Bhutto 4) Juliet Reynolds
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Eimear Mcbride
Ques. : 38 Which of the following auto majors operating in
the country has announced to shift its entire export
operations for the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and
South-East Asia to India by the end of the next fiscal year?
1) Suzuki Motor Corporation 2) General Motors
3) Toyota Motor Corporation 4) Ford Motors
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Suzuki Motor Corporation
Ques. : 39 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its
quarterly policy review on 18 Dec. Which of the following key
policy rates are correctly matched after the review?
1) Repo rate
7.75 per cent
2) Reverse repo rate
6.50 per cent
3) CRR 4 per cent
4) MSF 8.75 per cent
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Reverse repo rate
6.50 per
cent
Ques. : 40 What does the term red herring refers to in the
context of an IPO?
1) Minimum offer per share 2) No of shares offered
3) Preliminary prospectus 4) Size of IPO
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Preliminary prospectus
Ques. : 41 Who among the following has been named the
International Tennis Federation s women s world champion
for 2013?
1) Serena Williams 2) Victoria Azarenka
3) Maria Sharapova 4) Li Na
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Serena Williams

Ques. : 42 The Gaia satellite, one of the most ambitious

space missions in history which is going to map the precise
positions and distances to more than a billion stars, has
been launched recently by:
1) US 2) Europe
3) Russia 4) China
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Europe
Ques. : 43 The National Energy Conservation Day is observed
in India on:
1) 11th Dec 2) 14th Dec
3) 18th Dec 4) 24th Dec
5) None of these Answer:- 2) 14th Dec
Ques. : 44 The Election Commission (EC) is planning to
introduce which of the following facilities to paramilitary
forces in the coming Lok Sabha elections?
1) Downloadable ballot paper
2) Special leave provision
3) Special booth for deputed personnel
4) Online voting
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Downloadable ballot paper
Ques. : 45 The US central bank Federal Reserve announced
that it would reduce the monthly bond purchases from the
existing level and from Jan 2014, it will purchase bonds only
worth:
1) USD 85 bn 2) USD 80 bn
3) USD 75 bn 4) USD 70 bn
5) None of these Answer:- 3) USD 75 bn
Ques. : 46 The Cabinet has allowed the state-owned miner
Coal India Ltd (CIL) to produce coal-bed methane (CBM).
Consider the following in this respect and identify the correct
statement(s):
1) Currently, simultaneous extraction of CBM and coal is
prohibited.
2) According to the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
(DGH), India has CBM reserves of about 4.6 trillion cubic
metres.
3) The world s largest coal miner is allowed to rope in
private firms for CBM exploration and production.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) Only 1) and 3) Answer:- 4) Only 1) and 2)
Ques. : 47 Which of the following names has been included in
the list of awardees of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013
announced recently?
1) Javed Akhtar 2) Mridula Garg
3) Subodh Sarkar 4) All the above
5) None of the above Answer:- 4) All the above
Ques. : 48 Who among the following has been given the ET
Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 recently?
1) Vinod Khosla 2) P Chidambram
3) Kumar Mangalam Birla 4) Azim Premji
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Azim Premji
Ques. : 49 Which of the following teams has won the ATS
69th National team badminton titles, for the 15th year in
succession recently?
1) Air India 2) Petroleum
3) Railway 4) Services
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Petroleum
Ques. : 50 Goa celebrated the 52nd anniversary of liberation
day recently. The state was freed from which of the following
colonial powers on 19 Dec 1961?

1) Portuguese 2) French
3) British 4) Dutch
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Portuguese
Kalinga Award is given for the contribution in the field of..........
(A) Literature (B) Science
(C) Sports (D) None of these
On the recommendation of which committee Rail Budget was
seperated from general budget?
A. Acworth committe
B. Hilton Young committe
C. Patnayak committe
D. Brettenwood committe
Bharat me nirmit us Navy warship ka naam batayiye jisse aaj,16 Aug 2014 ko India
n Navy me shameel kiya gaya hai ?
1.
2.
3.
4.

INS VIKRAMADITYA
INS KOLKATA
IND SHINDHURAKSHAK
None of these

17 AUGUST 2014
Ques. : 1 Who among the following has been bestowed with the prestigious Mother
Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice recently?
1) Shabana Azmi 2) Nandita Das
3) Sushmita Sen 4) Raveena Tandon
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Sushmita Sen
Ques. : 2 Setting aside the Delhi High Court s verdict in 2009, the Supreme Court
upheld the constitutional validity of the penal provision for which of the follo
wing acts, an offence punishable with up to life imprisonment?
1) Child marriage 2) Superstitious practices
3) Human trafficking 4) Gay sex
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Gay sex
Ques. : 3 A top Indian diplomat was held for visa fraud in US recently and later
released on bail. Name the diplomat.
1) Devyani Khobragade 2) Naveen Srivastava
3) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar 4) Meera Shankar
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Devyani Khobragade
Ques. : 4 Both the Houses of Parliament paid glowing tributes recently to the ma
rtyrs who laid down their lives in the dastardly attack on the Parliament House
on 13 Dec, ______.
1) 2000 2) 2001
3) 2002 4) 2003
5) None of these Answer:- 2) 2001
Ques. : 5 Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has been appointed the prime minister of which o
f the following countries by the President of the country recently?
1) Nigeria 2) Somalia
3) Mali 4) Cambodia
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Somalia
Ques. : 6 The International Mountain Day is observed on which of the following d
ates?

1) 11 Dec 2) 12 Dec
3) 13 Dec 4) 14 Dec
5) None of these Answer:- 1) 11 Dec
Ques. : 7 Consider the following statements with respect to the Coal Regulatory
Authority Bill and identify the correct statement(s):
1) The regulator would neither have the authority to allocate blocks nor determi
ne prices of the dry fuel.
2) The Bill provides for creation of a Fund called Coal Regulatory Authority Fund ,
whenever all grants, fees, charges received by the authority shall be credited.
3) The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity shall act as Appellate Tribunal for th
e appeals against the decisions of the Coal Regulatory Authority.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) All 1), 2) and 3) Answer:- 5) All 1), 2) and 3)
Ques. : 8 Who among the following has bagged the Emerging Cricketer of the Year
ophy at the 2013 ICC Annual awards recently?
1) Virat Kohli 2) R Ashwin
3) Cheteshwar Pujara 4) Shikhar Dhawan
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Cheteshwar Pujara
Ques. : 9 Which of the following teams has won women s Kabaddi World Cup champions
hip for the third time in a row recently?
1) New Zealand 2) India
3) Nepal 4) China
5) None of these Answer:- 2) India
Ques. : 10 Which of the following international airports has been renamed after
Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, who founded the city in 16th century?
1) Cochin International Airport
2) Mangalore International Airport
3) Goa International Airport
4) Bengaluru International Airport
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Bengaluru International Airport
Ques. : 11 Which of the following teams lifted Men's Junior Hockey World Cup for
a record sixth time recently in New Delhi?
1) Malaysia 2) Netherlands
3) France 4) India
5) Germany Answer:- 5) Germany
Ques. : 12 India defeated which of the following teams to emerge as champions of
the fourth Kabaddi World Cup played in Ludhiana recently?
1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal 4) China
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Pakistan
Ques. : 13 The RBI has undertaken Cheque Truncation System (CTS) as a new method
for clearing of cheques. Which among the following is NOT correct about the CTS
system?
1) Physical movement of cheques takes place.
2) Electronic image of the cheque is transmitted.
3) Clearing related frauds and cost of collection are reduced.
4) Only 1) and 3)
5) Only 2) and 3) Answer:- 5) Only 2) and 3)
Ques. : 14 The Union Cabinet gave its nod for a central plan scheme monitoring s
ystem recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the syste
m?
1) It will be known as the Plan Accounting and Public Finance Management System
(PA&PFMS).

tr

2)
3)
4)
5)

It will
It will
Only 1)
Only 1)

be rolled out over a period of four years till 2017.

be rolled out with a total outlay of Rs 10,080 cr.
and 2)
and 3) Answer:- 4) Only 1) and 2)

Ques. : 15 The CCEA has approved the continuation of the ongoing Rashtriya Krish
i Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in the Twelfth Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17) with an outlay of
________.
1) Rs 22246 cr 2) Rs 43246 cr
3) Rs 63246 cr 4) Rs 94623 cr
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Rs 63246 cr
Ques. : 16 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced to lend $350 mn for im
proving power transmission and distribution system in which of the following Ind
ian states?
1) Bihar 2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Odisha Answer:- 3) Madhya Pradesh
Ques. : 17 Which of the following Indian firms has topped the wealth creation ta
ble, according to the Motilal Oswal annual wealth creation study for the five ye
ar period (2008-13)?
1) Eicher Motors 2) Infosys
3) HDFC Bank 4) ITC
5) Tata Consultancy Services Answer:- 5) Tata Consultancy Services
Ques. : 18 Which of the following countries has become the first country to allo
w euthanasia for incurably ill children recently? Earlier in 2002, the country h
as legalised the practice for adults.
1) New Zealand 2) Chile
3) Norway 4) Belgium
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Belgium
Ques. : 19 As per US-based business magazine Forbes annual list of India s 100 rich
est people released recently, who is the richest person of the country at presen
t?
1) Azim Premji 2) Dilip Shanghvi
3) Lakshmi Mittal 4) Mukesh Ambani
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Mukesh Ambani
Ques. : 20 India s trade deficit with China nears record level in the current year
. After 11 months of 2013, it has reached to
1) USD 20 b 2) USD 30 b
3) USD 40 b 4) USD 50 b
5) None of these Answer:- 2) USD 30 b
Ques. : 21 Who among the following has became the first Indian squash player to
win the IMET Open, in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava recently?
1) Greg Lobban 2) Mahesh Mangaonkar
3) Siddharth Suchde 4) Cyrus Poncha
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Mahesh Mangaonkar
Ques. : 22 India s second largest low-cost carrier SpiceJet has signed an interlin
e agreement with which of the following Singapore-based airlines recently?
1) Jetstar Asia Airways 2) SilkAir
3) Tigerair 4) Valuair
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Tigerair
Ques. : 23 Commemorating its victory over Pakistan, India celebrated 43rd Victor
y Day recently on

1) 12 Dec 2) 14 Dec
3) 16 Dec 4) 18 Dec
5) None of these Answer:- 3) 16 Dec
Ques. : 24 Which of the following countries has inked a deal enabling EU to send
back illegal migrants who entered the 28-nation bloc via this country? It is a
major transit country for Asians and Africans heading for the EU.
1) Georgia 2) Azerbaijan
3) Bulgaria 4) Turkey
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Turkey
Ques. : 25 The United Nations has announced its biggest ever appeal for humanita
rian aid to Syria s 22.4 mn conflict-affected population. What amount has been sou
ght by the UN?
1) USD 5.5 bn 2) USD 6.5 bn
3) USD 7.5 bn 4) USD 8.5 bn
5) None of these Answer:- 2) USD 6.5 bn
Ques. : 26 The European Parliament granted Generalised System of Preferences Plu
s (GSP Plus) status to which of the following countries recently?
1) India 2) South Africa
3) Brazil 4) Thailand
5) Pakistan Answer:- 5) Pakistan
Ques. : 27 Doha Bank has been granted licence to commence banking operations in
India recently. It is the largest private commercial bank based in
1) Kuwait 2) Iran
3) Bahrain 4) Qatar
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Qatar
Ques. : 28 Who among the following has been named Time Person of the Year 2013 r
ecently?
1) Barack Obama 2) Bashar al-Assad
3) Edith Windsor 4) Edward Snowden
5) Pope Francis Answer:- 5) Pope Francis
Ques. : 29 A veteran politician, Sis Ram Ola, died recently. Which of the follow
ing is correct about him?
1) He served as Union Minister and held various portfolios in the Union Council
of Ministers.
2) He was member of Rajasthan Assembly for eight terms from 1957 to 1990.
3) He was an agriculturist and was conferred the Padma Shri in 1968.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3) Answer:- 4) All the above
Ques. : 30 The Centre has made major changes in its flagship programme MNREGA re
cently. Which of the following is/are among them?
1) Rs 10,000 for constructing toilets for all job card holders.
2) Assistance for buildings for women self help federations.
3) If wage payment is delayed beyond 90 days, workers will be compensated with t
he amount being deducted from officials responsible for it.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) Only 1) and 3) Answer:- 4) Only 1) and 2)
Ques. : 31 Who among the following has been appointed the Chairman of the Nation
al Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) recently?
1) Prakash Bakshi 2) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
3) Santosh Nayar 4) Sushil Muhnot
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

Ques. : 32 The International Migrants Day is observed on which of the following

dates?
1) 16 Dec 2) 18 Dec
3) 20 Dec 4) 28 Dec
5) None of these Answer:- 2) 18 Dec
Ques. : 33 The Lokpal Bill has been passed by both the houses of the Parliament
recently. Which of the following is not among the important features of the Bill
?
1) Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayukta at the level of the states.
2) Fifty per cent of members of Lokpal shall be from SC/ST/OBCs, minorities and
women.
3) A transfer of the investigating officers could only take place with the Lokpa
l s approval.
4) Prime Minister has been brought under the purview of the Lokpal.
5) All the NGOs and the religious bodies will fall under the Lokpal s jurisdiction
.
Answer:- 5) All the NGOs and the religious bodies will fall under the
Lokpal s jurisdiction.
Ques. : 34 Who among the following has been named the International Tennis Feder
ation s men s world champion for 2013?
1) Novak Djokovic 2) Andy Murray
3) Roger Federer 4) Rafael Nadal
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Novak Djokovic
Ques. : 35 Who among the following will be conferred BCCI s Col CK Nayudu Lifetime
Achievement award for the year 2013?
1) Mohinder Amarnath 2) Sunil Gavaskar
3) Kapil Dev 4) Ravi Shastri
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Kapil Dev
Ques. : 36 In which of the following countries, Indians have been charged with a
lleged rioting in the country s worst outbreak of violence in over 40 years and 52
Indians have been deported recently?
1) Malaysia 2) Singapore
3) US 4) Italy
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Singapore
Ques. : 37 The novel titled A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
1) Supriya Dravid 2) Eimear Mcbride
3) Fatima Bhutto 4) Juliet Reynolds
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Eimear Mcbride

has been authored by

Ques. : 38 Which of the following auto majors operating in the country has annou
nced to shift its entire export operations for the Middle East, Africa, Latin Am
erica and South-East Asia to India by the end of the next fiscal year?
1) Suzuki Motor Corporation 2) General Motors
3) Toyota Motor Corporation 4) Ford Motors
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Suzuki Motor Corporation
Ques. : 39 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its quarterly policy review
on 18 Dec. Which of the following key policy rates are correctly matched after
the review?
1) Repo rate 7.75 per cent
2) Reverse repo rate
6.50 per cent
3) CRR 4 per cent
4) MSF 8.75 per cent
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Reverse repo rate
6.50 per cent

Ques. : 40 What does the term red herring refers to in the context of an IPO?
1) Minimum offer per share 2) No of shares offered
3) Preliminary prospectus 4) Size of IPO
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Preliminary prospectus
Ques. : 41 Who among the following has been named the International Tennis Feder
ation s women s world champion for 2013?
1) Serena Williams 2) Victoria Azarenka
3) Maria Sharapova 4) Li Na
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Serena Williams
Ques. : 42 The Gaia satellite, one of the most ambitious space missions in histo
ry which is going to map the precise positions and distances to more than a bill
ion stars, has been launched recently by:
1) US 2) Europe
3) Russia 4) China
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Europe
Ques. :
1) 11th
3) 18th
5) None

43 The National Energy Conservation Day is observed in India on:

Dec 2) 14th Dec
Dec 4) 24th Dec
of these Answer:- 2) 14th Dec

Ques. : 44 The Election Commission (EC) is planning to introduce which of the fo

llowing facilities to paramilitary forces in the coming Lok Sabha elections?
1) Downloadable ballot paper
2) Special leave provision
3) Special booth for deputed personnel
4) Online voting
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Downloadable ballot paper
Ques. : 45 The US central bank Federal Reserve announced that it would reduce th
e monthly bond purchases from the existing level and from Jan 2014, it will purc
hase bonds only worth:
1) USD 85 bn 2) USD 80 bn
3) USD 75 bn 4) USD 70 bn
5) None of these Answer:- 3) USD 75 bn
Ques. : 46 The Cabinet has allowed the state-owned miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) to
produce coal-bed methane (CBM). Consider the following in this respect and iden
tify the correct statement(s):
1) Currently, simultaneous extraction of CBM and coal is prohibited.
2) According to the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), India has CBM res
erves of about 4.6 trillion cubic metres.
3) The world s largest coal miner is allowed to rope in private firms for CBM expl
oration and production.
4) Only 1) and 2)
5) Only 1) and 3) Answer:- 4) Only 1) and 2)
Ques. : 47 Which of the following names has been included in the list of awardee
s of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013 announced recently?
1) Javed Akhtar 2) Mridula Garg
3) Subodh Sarkar 4) All the above
5) None of the above Answer:- 4) All the above
Ques. : 48 Who among the following has been given the ET Lifetime Achievement Aw
ard 2013 recently?
1) Vinod Khosla 2) P Chidambram
3) Kumar Mangalam Birla 4) Azim Premji
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Azim Premji

Ques. : 49 Which of the following teams has won the ATS 69th National team badmi
nton titles, for the 15th year in succession recently?
1) Air India 2) Petroleum
3) Railway 4) Services
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Petroleum
Ques. : 50 Goa celebrated the 52nd anniversary of liberation day recently. The s
tate was freed from which of the following colonial powers on 19 Dec 1961?
1) Portuguese 2) French
3) British 4) Dutch
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Portuguese
1. What is the fullform ECB External
commercial borrowing
2. Who is the author of Lowland ?
- Jhumpa
Lahiri
3. What are the limits for atm
withdrawls
free of charge ? - 5 times for same
bank
(revision is going to be
implemented
shortly)
4. What is the capital of Ehiopia ?
- Addis
Ababa
5. World population day is on?
11 July
6. Plastic money refers to - Debit
card
7. Budget for skill development Rs 100
crore allocated for a start-up
programme for rural youth
8. Yuan is the currency of? China
9. Playing to win is autobiography
of ? Saina Nehwal
10. 2016 uber and thomas cup
will be held In
- Kunshan, China
11. Who is the current Food
processing
minister - Harsimreet kaur badal
12. Who is Mario goteze ? German
Footballer
13. The accidental prime minister
book was
written by- Sanjaya Baru
14. What is the BRICS
development bank Base
Capital? - 100 billion $
15. What is the full form of KVP :
Kisan
Vikas Patra

16. Ramoji film city is located in ?

Hyderabad
17. Credit rating in India is done
by which
body ? - CIBIL, CARE and ICRA
18. Commodity exchange Regulate
By? - MCX
Paragliding world cup 2015 will be held in which state???
A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Bangalore
D. Himachal Pradesh
E. Chennai
Himachal Pradesh
Q-) India s Saina Nehwal clinched the women s single title at the Australian Badmint
on Open Super series by defeating ___?
[A]Carolina Marin.
[B]LI Xuerui
[C]Wang Yihan
[D]BAE Yeon Ju
16 AUGUST 2014
Ques. : 1 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned three Ps as the assets of Jam
mu and Kashmir during his visit to the state recently. Which of the following is
NOT among these three Ps ?
1) Prakash (solar light) 2) Prayawaran (environment)
3) Paryatan (tourism) 4) Pashmina (goat)
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Pashmina (goat
)
Ques. : 2 The Lok Sabha cleared the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bi
ll, 2014 recently. Which of the following statements is NOT correct with respect
to this Bill?
1) The Chief Justice of India will head the NJAC.
2) The NJAC will comprise two senior judges of the Supreme Court.
3) Two eminent personalities and the Law Minister will be the members of the pro
posed body.
4) One of the eminent persons will be nominated from among the persons belonging
to the SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities or women.
5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 3 Name the Indian-origin academician who has won Fields Medal known as t
he Nobel Prize of mathematics.
1) Maryam Mirzakhani 2) Subhash Khot
3) Manjul Bhargava 4) Sanjeev Arora
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Manjul Bhargava
Ques. : 4 The telecom regulator TRAI suggested restriction on political bodies a
nd corporates entering the television and newspaper business recently. Who among
the following is the present Chairman of TRAI?
1) Rahul Khullar 2) Alok Joshi
3) Shashi Kant Sharma 4) Pulok Chatterji
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Rahul Khullar
Ques. : 5 Who among the following is the current Union Railway Minister? He laun

ched the next generation e-ticketing system developed by Centre for Railway info
rmation Systems (CRIS) recently.
1) Jagadish Shettar 2) Nitin Gadkari
3) Ananth Kumar 4) Sadananda Gowda
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Sadananda Gowda
Ques. : 6 The Govt has slashed the borrowing target for Apr-Sep by Rs. 16,000 cr
with the objective to provide more liquidity in the system. Now what is the gov
t s borrowing target for the first half of the current financial year?
1) Rs 5.97 lakh cr 2) Rs 4.57 lakh cr
3) Rs 3.68 lakh cr 4) Rs 3.52 lakh cr
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Rs 3.52 lakh cr
Ques. : 7 The govt has re-launched the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana for the ben
efit of citizens aged 60 years and above. The Scheme will be administrated by th
e
1) ICICI Prudential 2) LIC of India
3) Bajaj Allianz 4) SBI Life
5) None of these Answer:- 2) LIC of India
Ques. : 8 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a new limit on ATM transac
tions per month. Now customers will avail _________free transactions from ATMs o
f other banks in six metropolitan cities.
1) two 2) three
3) four 4) five
5) None of these Answer:- 2) three
Ques. : 9 India celebrated its Independence Day on 15 Aug. This was India s ______
Independence Day.
1) 66th 2) 67th
3) 68th 4) 69th
5) None of these Answer:- 3) 68th
Ques. : 10 Which other countries celebrate their independence day on 15 Aug alon
g with India?
1) South Korea 2) Congo
3) Liechtenstein 4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2) Answer:- 4) All the above
Q-) The Asian Games 2014 will be held in ____?
[A]South Korea
[B]North Korea
[C]Japan
[D]Indonesia
Joko Widodo
A-Indonesia
B-Mexico
C-Argentina
D-Ukraine

South Korea
has been elected as President of ______?

Ans-Indonesia

WHO INVENTED BLUETOOTH.....?

Optn are,..
1. MICROSOFT
2. SAMSUNG
3. H.P
4. ERICSON

According to a speech made by P.M Narendra Modi, India will soon replace the pla
nning commission with?
a) National Development council
b) National development reforms authority
c) National development reforms commission
d) National development reforms council
Answer : (c) to be replaced by NDRC ( National development reforms commission)
15 AUGUST 2014
Ques. : 1 Who among the following has won the men s
doubles title of the French Open tennis tournament, recently?
1) Spain Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez
2) Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin
3) Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut
4) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin
Ques. : 2 The Chinese govt has published a white paper on
Hong Kong that stresses its authority over the territory.
Hong Kong was handed over to China on 1 Jul 1997 by
1) UK 2) Germany
3) Russia 4) France
5) None of these Answer:- 1) UK
Ques. : 3 Which of the following gulf countries has introduced
a new law requiring compulsory military service for adult
males, recently?
1) Iraq 2) Iran
3) Kuwait 4) United Arab Emirates
5) None of these Answer:- 4) United Arab Emirates
Ques. : 4 The term Roland Garros is associated with which of
the following grand slam tennis tournaments?
1) Wimbledon 2) French Open
3) US Open 4) Australia Open
5) None of these Answer:- 2) French Open
Ques. : 5 The US Justice Department is finalising a lawsuit
against which of the following banks over its sale of
residential mortgage-backed securities?
1) Citigroup 2) Standard Chartered
3) Morgan Stanley 4) Barclays
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Citigroup
Ques. : 6 Vishal Sikka was appointed as the chief executive
officer (CEO) of which of the following leading software
exporters in India, recently?
1) Wipro 2) Infosys
3) TCS 4) Tech Mahindra
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Infosys
Ques. : 7 An industrial accident took place in SAIL s steel
plant killing six persons and affecting several others in which
of the following cities, recently? Possibly a composition of
deadly methane and carbon monoxide leaked from the plant
causing the fatal accident.
1) Jamshedpur 2) Paradeep
3) Bhilai 4) Rourkela
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Bhilai
Ques. : 8 Who among the following has been appointed as
the new revenue secretary, recently?
1) RP Wattal 2) Ravi Mathur
3) GS Sandhu 4) Shaktikanta Das
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Shaktikanta Das

Ques. : 9 Who among the following has topped the civil

services examination this year as announced by the Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC), recently?
1) Bharti Dixit 2) Rachit Raj
3) Munish Sharma 4) Gaurav Agrawal
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Gaurav Agrawal
Ques. : 10 Who among the following has won the women s
doubles title of the French Open tennis tournament, recently?
1) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
2) Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai
3) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
4) Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai

.Which bank established 1st talking ATM in india..

1. sbi
2.pnb
3.Union bank of india
4.central bank of india
5.Uco bank

Q--. Who among the following has been chosen for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak
award for 2014?
[A]Aravindh Kejriwal
[B]Avinash Chander.
[C]E Sridharan
[D]K Radhakrishnan Answer:-AVINASH CHANDER
Ques. : 1 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on need to bring a saffron re
volution with respect to which of the following states recently during his visit
to the state?
1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Maharashtra
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Jammu & Kashmir
Ques. : 2 Name the player who has become the first Indian to reach semifinals of
World Junior Squash in Namibia recently?
1) Tushar Kothari 2) Kush Kumar
3) Shashi Pandey 4) Javed Mohammad
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Kush Kumar
Ques. : 3 Which of the following is NOT an award given in the field of sports in
India?
1) Dronacharya award 2) Arjuna Award
3) Dhyan Chand Award 4) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 4 The Centre has urged all the states to provide 33 per cent reservation
for women in their police forces to effectively deal with cases of sexual viole
nce and crime against women. Which of the following states is the first to do so
?

1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Gujarat

3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Rajasthan
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Gujarat
Ques. : 5 Which of the following state govts celebrated Kanyasree Divas on 14 Au
g throughout the state with an aim to improve the status and well being of girl
child?
1) Gujarat 2) West Bengal
3) Maharashtra 4) Rajasthan
5) None of these Answer:- 2) West Bengal
Ques. : 6 Which of the following countries will try to insert its spacecraft int
o the Martian orbit on Sep 24, 2014 and if successful, it will be the first Asia
n country to orbit a spacecraft around planet Mars?
1) China 2) Japan
3) Malaysia 4) India
5) None of these Answer:- 4) India
Ques. : 7 The Judicial Appointment Commissions Bill has been cleared by the Lok
Sabha. The Bill brought to scrap the collegium system will establish a _______bo
dy for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
1) three-member 2) four-member
3) five-member 4) six-member
5) None of these Answer:- 4) six-member
Ques. : 8 India s women's archery recurve team won gold in the Archery World Cup S
tage IV in Wroclaw, Poland recently. The team defeated which of the following co
untries?
1) Georgia 2) Russia
3) Mexico 4) Poland
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Mexico
Ques. : 9 Which of the following states has become the most favoured destination
of foreign tourists among the north-eastern states of the country as per the la
test data?
1) Manipur 2) Assam
3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Sikkim
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Sikkim
Ques. : 10 Which of the following facts is NOT correct with respect to India-ASE
AN relations?
1) The members of ASEAN group include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sing
apore, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam. 2) India and the ASEAN are set to sign
a free trade agreement in services and investments.
3) The India-ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement was signed in Aug 2009 and it came i
nto force on 1 Jan 2010. 4) The target has been set at USD 100 bn by 2015 for AS
EAN-India trade.
5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these

*****JUNE Revision*****
1. Who won the Australian Open Super series women's singles
badminton title in Sydney on June 29, 2014?
1) Carolina Marin
2) Shixian Waing
3) Yui Hashimoto
4) Saina Nehwal
2. Laurent Fabius Visited India on June 30, 2014. He is the Foreign
Minister of which of the following countries?
1) Italy
2) France
3) Germany
4) Portugal

3. M.K. Narayanan resigned as the Governor of which of the following

states in June 2014?
1) Karnataka
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) West Bengal
4) Rajasthan
4. Jean-Claude Junker was named as the next president of the European
commission on June 27, 2014. He is the former Prime Minister of
which of the following countries?
1) Portugal
2) Poland
3) Slovenia
4) Luxembourg
5. Germany Striker Miroslav Klose scored his 16th world cup goal in
June 2014 and breaks the record of?
1) Pele
2) Ronaldo
3) Zico
4) Diego Maradona
6. The Government has decided to raise sugar import duty to what
percent from the existing 15 per cent?
1) 25 Per cent
2) 20 Per cent
3) 30 Per cent
4) 40 Per cent
7. Who was appointed the first Chairman of the International Cricket
Council on June 26, 2014?
1) Alan Isaac
2) Sharad Pawar
3) N. Srinivasan
4) Ashley Giles
8. Who was banned by FIFA for nine international matches after he was
seen biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini in a world cup match?
1) Xherdan Shaqiri
2) Antonio Valencia
3) Lucas Digne
4) Luis Suarez
9. Shekhar Dutt resigned as the Governor of which of the following
States in June 2014?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Assam
4) West Bengal
10. As per the latest data released in June 2014 by the Swiss National
Bank (SNB) the Indian money in Swiss Banks is?
1) Rs 9,000 crore
2) Rs. 14,000 Crore
3) Rs.27,000 Crore
4) Rs. 41,000 Crore
11. As per the instructions of SEBI all listed Public Sector Undertakings
(PSUs) shall be required to achieve and maintain minimum public
shareholding of what percent within a time period of three years?

1)
2)
3)
4)

10
20
25
40

percent
percent
percent
percent

12. The Singapore based tribunal asked which of the following

governments to pay GMR group $ 4 million by way of costs.
1) Singapore
2) India
3) Thailand
4) Maldives
13. Which of the following companies has launched its first smart phone
Fire Phone ?
1) Microsoft
2) Apple
3) Amazon
4) Google
14. Who won a gold medal in men's air pistol in the shooting world cup in
Maribor, Slovenia, in June 2014?
1) Jitu Rai
2) Prakash Nanjappa
3) Om Prakash
4) None of these
15. Who won the World Rapid Chess Championship in Dubai in June
2014?
1) Viswanathan Anand
2) Fabiano Caruana
3) Magnus Carlsen
4) Levon Aronian
16. With effect from June 25, 2014 the Indian Railway increased the
passenger fares by1) 9.2 percent
2) 10.2 percent
3) 13.2 Percent
4) 14.2 Percent
17. Which Hindi poet was chosen for the Jnanpith Award for 2013?
1) Srilal Shukla
2) Amar Kanth
3) Kedarnath Singh
4) Viswanath Tripathi
18. How many Hindi writers won the Jnanpith Award?
1) 8
2) 10
3) 12
4) 7
19. Jnanpith Award includes a Citation and 1) Rs 7 lakh
2) Rs. 10 lakh
3) Rs. 11 lakh
4) Rs. 15 lakh
20. PSLV-C23 was launched from Sriharikota on which of the following
dates in 2014?

1)
2)
3)
4)

June
June
June
June

29
28
27
30

21. How many foreign satellites were put into orbit by the PSLV-C23?
1) Two
2) Three
3) Five
4) Four
22. Who headed the Panel on rationalising definitions of FDI and FII?
1) Aravind Mayaram
2) Vijay Kelkar
3) Sumit Bose
4) R.S. Gujral
23. In June 2014, the World Bank has scaled down economic growth
projection for the current financial year to what percent from 5.7
percent estimated in April?
1) 5.5 percent
2) 5 percent
3) 5.6 percent
4) 5.2 percent
24. Which English bowler has claimed his second test hat-trick in June
2014?
1) James Anderson
2) Chris Jordan
3) Stuart Broad
4) Liam Plunkett
25. Only four bowlers have taken a hat-trick twice in Tests. Which of the
following bowlers is not one of them?
1) Hugh Trumble
2) Jimmy Matthews
3) Wasim Akram
4) Damien Fleming
26. Who Claimed the gold in air pistol in the 24th meeting of shooting
Hopes Junior International meet at Plzen, Czech Republic, in June
2014? (She is the National Women's Champion)
1) Mampi Das
2) Aayushi Gupta
3) Shalini Chahar
4) Shreya Bublani
27. Which Booker Prize Winning author was named the winner of this
year's prestigious PEN Pinter Prize?
1) Arundrati Roy
2) Aravind Adiga
3) Salman Rushdie
4) Kiran Desai
28. Albie Sachs was awarded the Tang Prize in June 2014 for his
contributions to human rights and justice. He is from 1) Norway
2) South Africa
3) Denmark
4) Mexico

29. Foreign Investment of what percent in a listed company will now be

treated as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)?
1) 10 percent
2) 5 Per cent
3) 3 Per cent
4) 9 Percent
30. Who won the World Blitz Championship in Dubai in June 2014?
1) Magnus Carlsen
2) Viswanathan Anand
3) Surya Shekhar Ganguly
4) Vladimir Kramnik
31. Who won the ATP-WTA Eastbourne International Tennis tournament
in June 2014?
1) Richard Gasquet
2) Benjamin Becker
3) Feliciano Lpez
4) Denis Istomin
32. Who won The Australian Grand Prix Formula One Championship on
June 22, 2014?
1) Nico Rosberg
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Felipe Massa
4) Fernando Alonso
33. Which of the following software giant is buying micros systems for $
5.3 billion?
1) Microsoft
2) Oracle
3) IBM
4) Dell
34. Who is the author of the book
An Undocumented Wonder - The
Making of the Great Indian Election ?
1) J.M. Lyngdoh
2) T.N. Seshan
3) S.Y. Quraishi
4) Naveen Chawla
35. The Great Himalayan National Park was accorded the UNESCO
world Heritage Site Status on June 23, 2014. It is in?
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Uttarakhand
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Himachal Pradesh
36. Which will be the first State in India to implement 33 percent
reservation for women in the Police Force?
1) Gujarat
2) Telangana
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
37. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj first solo overseas visit since
being sworn in was to?
1) Bhutan
2) Bangladesh

3) Pakistan
4) Sri Lanka
38. Who visited China to mark the 60th anniversary of Panchsheel on
June 28, 2014?
1) The President
2) The vice President
3) The Lok Sabha Speaker
4) The Defence Minister
39. Nagaland Governor who resigned on June 25, 2014 was ______
1) B.L Joshi
2) H.R. Bharadwaj
3) Ashwani Kumar
4) V.K. Duggal
40. Justice V.K. Rajah, an Indian-origin judge, was appointed on June 25,
2014 as the Attorney - General of 1) Malaysia
2) Indonesia
3) Mauritius
4) Singapore
ANSWERS :
1) 4
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
5) 2
6) 4
7) 3
8) 4
9) 2
10) 2
11) 3
12) 4
13) 3
14) 1
15) 3
16) 4
17) 3
18) 2

19) 3
20) 4
21) 3
22) 1
23) 1
24) 3
25) 4
26) 1
27) 3
28) 2
29) 1
30) 1
31) 3
32) 1
33) 2
34) 3
35) 4
36) 1
37) 2
38) 2
39) 3
40) 4

13 AUGUST 2014
Ques. : 1 The selection committee has recommended 15
names for Arjuna awards though no sports person has been
recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this
year. Who among the following was the chairman of the
selection committee?
1) Kapil Dev 2) Sunil Gavaskar
3) Ravi Shastri 4) Baichung Bhutia
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Kapil Dev
Ques. : 2 In which of the following states, the state assembly
has unanimously passed a bill enforcing the dress code and

banning entry of persons wearing dhoti in public places as a

cognizable offense punishable with jail term?
1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala 4) Telangana
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Tamil Nadu
Ques. : 3 The International Youth Day is celebrated on which
of the following dates?
1) Aug 8 2) Aug 10
3) Aug 12 4) Aug 13
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Aug 12
Ques. : 4 The CBI is soon to file charge sheet in Aircel-Maxis
deal involving a former telecom minister. Name the former
telecom minister who allegedly forced promoter C
Sivasankaran to sell the stake in Aircel to Malaysian firm
Maxis Group in 2006?
1) Dayanidhi Maran 2) Kalanithi Maran
3) Kanimozhi 4) A Raja
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Dayanidhi Maran
Ques. : 5 The Oscar-winning actor-comedian Robin Williams
allegedly committed suicide recently. He is best known for
his role in
1) Star Wars 2) Good Will Hunting
3) Gladiator 4) Godzilla
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Good Will Hunting
Ques. : 6 The book titled Half Mother has been authored by
1) Shahnaz Bashir 2) Harris Irfan
3) Deepti Kapoor 4) Robert Gaibraith
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Shahnaz Bashir
Ques. : 7 M Thambidurai is all set to be elected unopposed
as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha. He belongs to which of the
following political parties?
1) TRS 2) TDP
3) INS 4) AIADMK
5) None of these Answer:- 4) AIADMK
Ques. : 8 Who among the following are the Parliamentarians
who has/have been conferred the Outstanding Parliamentary
award by the President Pranab Mukherjee recently?
1) Arun Jaitley 2) Sharad Yadav
3) Karan Singh 4) All the above
5) None of these Answer:- 4) All the above
Ques. : 9 Tony Abbott, who is scheduled to visit India in
September, is the present Prime Minster of which of the
following countries?
1) Italy 2) UK
3) Australia 4) Norway
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Australia
Ques. : 10 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a
package for building of roads in Jammu and Kashmir during
his recent visit to the state. What is the size of the package?
1) Rs 6,000 cr 2) Rs 8,000 cr
3) Rs 10,000 cr 4) Rs 12,000 cr
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Rs 8,000 cr
12 AUGUST 2014
Ques. : 1 China is pushing for a BCIM corridor to bolster the
economy of the region. Which of the following countries is/
are also part of the corridor?
1) Brazil 2) Indonesia
3) Myanmar 4) Maldives
5) All the above Answer:- 3) Myanmar

Ques. : 2 The Mettur Dam is one of the largest and oldest

dams in India which was built in 1934. It is situated on
which of the following rivers?
1) Cauvery 2) Krishna
3) Godavari 4) Narmada
5) None of these Answer:- 1) Cauvery
Ques. : 3 Which of the following is a banking/economy
related word?
1) Apartheid 2) Apprehension
3) Undermine 4) Appropriation
5) None of these Answer:- 4) Appropriation
Ques. : 4 Who among the following won the men's singles of
the Rogers Cup 2014 recently?
1) Andy Murray 2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
3) Novak Djokovic 4) Roger Federer
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Ques. : 5 The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the
nation two hydel power projects, the 44 MW Chutak hydroelectric project and the 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo project in which
of the following states recently?
1) Himachal Pradesh 2) Arunachal Pradesh
3) Jammu and Kashmir 4) Uttarakhand
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Jammu and Kashmir
Ques. : 6 Islamist militants forced to flee thousands of
members of the Yazidi religious minority and have reportedly
killed at least 500 people of the community in which of the
following countries recently?
1) Iran 2) Iraq
3) Libya 4) Kenya
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Iraq
Ques. : 7 During his recent visit to India the US Defence
Secretary Chuck Hagel offered to co-produce and co-develop
the next generation Javelin ___________guided missiles.
1) anti-tank 2) anti-aircraft
3) torpedo destroyer 4) anti-ballistic
5) None of these Answer:- 1) anti-tank
Ques. : 8 India and the 10-nation ASEAN group are likely to
sign the long-delayed free trade agreement in services and
investments soon. Which of the following is NOT an ASEAN
member country?
1) Singapore 2) Indonesia
3) Brunei 4) Cambodia
5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 9 Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Indian Tricolour for the
first time at which of the following places during the Quit
India Movement?
1) Jaliawala Bagh, Amritsar 2) Chittagong (now in
Bangladesh)
3) Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mumbai 4) Bardoli, Gujarat
5) None of these Answer:- 3) Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mumbai
Ques. : 10 The market regulator SEBI has cleared REIT, InvIT
norms to tap Rs 1-tn fund inflows from foreign and domestic
investors. While REIT stands for Real Estate Investment
Trust, what does InvIT stand for?
1) Information Technology Investment Trusts
2) Infrastructure Investment Trusts
3) Infrastructure Innovation Trusts
4) Information Technology Innovation Trusts
5) None of these Answer:- 2) Infrastructure Investment

Trusts
Who has been appointed as Iraq's new prime minister?
A: Faud Masoom
B: Haider Al Abadi
C: Sohail Nouriki
D: Mohmadd Abadi
What is true about "3P India" as proposed in Budget 2014?
1) Agency to fund PPP projects.
2) Agency to implement infrastructure projects
3) Agency to support mainstream PPP procedures.
A: 1 only
B: 1 and 2 only
C: 3 only
D: All the above
Q. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone was recently appointed brand ambassador of
which of the following banks?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Yes Bank
Axis Bank
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank <b>

RBI carries out open market operations (OMO),

which means?
A) Issuance of different types of bonds
B) Sale or purchase of government securities
C) Sale of US Dollars
D) Issuance of currency notes