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| 197701. |
National Mathematics Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of which of the following Indian Mathematicians? |
| A. | Aryabhatta |
| B. | S. Ramanujam |
| C. | Manjula Devi |
| D. | Komaravolu Chandrasekharan |
| Answer» C. Manjula Devi | |
| 197702. |
Which of the following statements is correct with respect to Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO)? |
| A. | It is a 0.50 caliber round bullet that can change direction mid-air to reach its target |
| B. | It is a Supersonic Cruise Missile |
| C. | It is a Submarine Missile launcher |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. It is a Supersonic Cruise Missile | |
| 197703. |
Actress Billie Whitelaw was died recently. She belonged to which of the following nations: |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | United Kingdom |
| C. | Belgium |
| D. | Sweden |
| Answer» C. Belgium | |
| 197704. |
Which nation was allegedly involved in the infamousSony Hacksaga? |
| A. | South Korea |
| B. | Israel |
| C. | North Korea |
| D. | China |
| Answer» D. China | |
| 197705. |
Which nation won the Men's and Women's Kabaddi World Cup title, 2014? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | New Zealand |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» B. Pakistan | |
| 197706. |
Which club emerged the winner of the inaugral Indian Super League? |
| A. | Chennaiyin |
| B. | Kerala Blasters |
| C. | Atletico de Kolkata |
| D. | Mumbai City FC |
| Answer» D. Mumbai City FC | |
| 197707. |
Who has been appointed the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing? |
| A. | Rajinder Khanna |
| B. | Prakash Misra |
| C. | Dineshwar Sharma |
| D. | D.V. Subba Rao |
| Answer» B. Prakash Misra | |
| 197708. |
D.V. Subba Rao passed away recently. He was famously known for his contribution to: |
| A. | Cinema |
| B. | Painting |
| C. | Sports |
| D. | Legal Profession |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197709. |
Who has been appointed the new Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) |
| A. | Rajinder Khanna |
| B. | Prakash Mishra |
| C. | Alok Joshi |
| D. | Mridul Verma |
| Answer» C. Alok Joshi | |
| 197710. |
Which nation has been penalised by the UN for the oil spill damages it caused to Lebanon? |
| A. | Israel |
| B. | Iran |
| C. | Iraq |
| D. | Syria |
| Answer» B. Iran | |
| 197711. |
Lima where recent climate change conference held, is capital of which country? |
| A. | Brazil |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | Peru |
| D. | Romania |
| Answer» D. Romania | |
| 197712. |
ublecurrency recently crashed again dollar. It belong to which country? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. Pakistan | |
| 197713. |
Which indian ecommerce company applied for IPO for becoming public? |
| A. | Snapdeal |
| B. | Flipkart |
| C. | Amazon |
| D. | eBay |
| Answer» C. Amazon | |
| 197714. |
How much interest is declared on PF for 2014-15? |
| A. | 8% |
| B. | 7.5% |
| C. | 8.5% |
| D. | 8.75% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197715. |
Which organization was recently banned in India? |
| A. | ISIS |
| B. | RSS |
| C. | SIMI |
| D. | VHP |
| Answer» B. RSS | |
| 197716. |
Which team won the firstIndian Super Leaguetitle? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | kolkata |
| D. | Bangalore |
| Answer» D. Bangalore | |
| 197717. |
Who amongst the following persons of Indian-origin was inducted into an Australian national body Australian Multicultural Council (AMC)? |
| A. | Vasan Srinivasan |
| B. | S. Balasubramanian |
| C. | Venu Srinivasan |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. S. Balasubramanian | |
| 197718. |
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently signed its first bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) with a company based out of which of the following countries: |
| A. | United States |
| B. | China |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 197719. |
Which of the following objectives is/are included in the Electricity Amendment Bill 2014? |
| A. | Enhancing Grid safety and security |
| B. | Separation of Carriage u0026 Content in the Distribution sector |
| C. | Rationalize the tariff structure on sound financial principles for the viability of the distribution sector |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197720. |
Which of the following is the latest to join CERN as an associate member? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. Japan | |
| 197721. |
Which of the following nations agreed with United States to restore diplomatic ties? |
| A. | Cuba |
| B. | Venezuela |
| C. | Syria |
| D. | Israel |
| Answer» B. Venezuela | |
| 197722. |
Minorities Rights Day was observed all across the world on which date: |
| A. | 18th of December |
| B. | 19th of December |
| C. | 17th December |
| D. | 20th December |
| Answer» B. 19th of December | |
| 197723. |
In which year was CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) opened for inclusion of non-European states to become members ? |
| A. | 2008 |
| B. | 2009 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 2011 |
| Answer» D. 2011 | |
| 197724. |
Virna Lisi died recently at the age of 78. She was famous for her role in which of the following fields: |
| A. | Cinema |
| B. | Social Service |
| C. | Medicine |
| D. | Archaeology |
| Answer» B. Social Service | |
| 197725. |
Which country passed a resolution recognising Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbol of peace? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | India |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 197726. |
Chunibhai Vaidya passed away recently. He was a famous: |
| A. | Freedom Fighter |
| B. | Veteran Gandhian |
| C. | Both 1 u0026 2 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 197727. |
Who has been awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry 2014 for her latest poetry collection Over the Moon? |
| A. | Dorothy Parker |
| B. | Imtiaz Dharker |
| C. | Maya Angelou |
| D. | Sylvia Plath |
| Answer» C. Maya Angelou | |
| 197728. |
US based firm CareTech Solutions Inc was recently acquired by which company? |
| A. | Motorola Mibility Solutions |
| B. | HTC |
| C. | Samsung |
| D. | Lenovo |
| Answer» C. Samsung | |
| 197729. |
Softbank was involved in a recent bout of funding of Rs 570 crore for which of the following Indian companies most recently? |
| A. | Snapdeal |
| B. | Housing.com |
| C. | Commonfloor.com |
| D. | Flipkart |
| Answer» C. Commonfloor.com | |
| 197730. |
Ukraine Freedom Support Bill was passed by the congress of which country recently? |
| A. | United States |
| B. | UK |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | None of the Above |
| Answer» B. UK | |
| 197731. |
Oil companies of which countries were imposed sanctions upon by the US for dealing with Syria? |
| A. | Sweden and Switzerland |
| B. | Switzerland and Netherlands |
| C. | Portugal and Spain |
| D. | Iran and Russia |
| Answer» C. Portugal and Spain | |
| 197732. |
Who became world’s 1st twins to climb the highest peaks on seven continents? |
| A. | Yin and Chang |
| B. | Tashi and Nungshi |
| C. | Hillary and Edwina |
| D. | Vinicus and Tom |
| Answer» C. Hillary and Edwina | |
| 197733. |
Which of the following satellites was launched by ISRO recently? |
| A. | GSLV Mark III |
| B. | GSLV Mark II |
| C. | PSLV C 20 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. GSLV Mark II | |
| 197734. |
Draft National Offset Policy (NOP) has been prepared by which ministry? |
| A. | Ministry of Commerce |
| B. | Defence Ministry |
| C. | Ministry of Human Resources Development |
| D. | Ministry of Culture |
| Answer» B. Defence Ministry | |
| 197735. |
The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Amendment Bill has been passed by which of the following? |
| A. | Lok Sabha |
| B. | Rajya Sabha |
| C. | Both 1 u0026 2 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Rajya Sabha | |
| 197736. |
What are the name of mascots of the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympics Games? |
| A. | Paul and Simon |
| B. | Vinicius and Tom |
| C. | Vinicus and Paul |
| D. | Tom and Paul |
| Answer» C. Vinicus and Paul | |
| 197737. |
Indian-origin Shriti Vadera was on 12 December 2014 appointed as the Chairman of which major Bank? |
| A. | Santander UK |
| B. | HSBC |
| C. | HDFC |
| D. | Standard Chartered |
| Answer» B. HSBC | |
| 197738. |
AR Rahman has been nominated for Oscar Awards for the year 2015 in the Music Original Score Category for which of these film/s? |
| A. | Kochadaiiyaan |
| B. | Million Dollar Arm |
| C. | The Hundred Foot Journey |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197739. |
For which of the following category/ies has the Indian filmJalbeen nominated at the Oscars 2014? |
| A. | Best Picture |
| B. | Best Original Score |
| C. | Both 1 u0026 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 197740. |
Where was the World Diamond Conference 2014 held? |
| A. | Cape Town |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Nairobi |
| Answer» C. Surat | |
| 197741. |
Pawan Chamling of which state has become the longest serving Chief Minister of any state in India? |
| A. | Tripura |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197742. |
Global Status report on Violence Prevenetion 2014 has been published by? |
| A. | Amnesty International |
| B. | World Health Organization |
| C. | World Economic Forum |
| D. | UNESCO |
| Answer» C. World Economic Forum | |
| 197743. |
Who has been elected Prime Minister of Japan from the recently called snap elections? |
| A. | Shinzo Abe |
| B. | Tarō Asō |
| C. | Shigeru Ishiba |
| D. | Yūko Obuchi |
| Answer» B. Tarō Asō | |
| 197744. |
Who has been appointed as Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations? |
| A. | Maryam Nawaz |
| B. | Maleeha Lodhi |
| C. | Hina Rabbani Khar |
| D. | Kashmala Tariq |
| Answer» C. Hina Rabbani Khar | |
| 197745. |
The Union Government most recently imposed a ban on which terrorist group? |
| A. | ISIS |
| B. | Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan |
| C. | Jaish-e-Mohammad |
| D. | Al Qaeda |
| Answer» B. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan | |
| 197746. |
Which group acquired the iconic Old War Office Building of Winston Churchill in the United Kingdom? |
| A. | Tata Group |
| B. | Sahara Parivar |
| C. | Mahindra and Mahindra |
| D. | Hinduja Group |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197747. |
Which national team won Champions Trophy of Hockey for the year 2014? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Netherlands |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197748. |
Who amongst the following has been appointed the Prime Minister of Mauritius? |
| A. | Navinchandra Ramgoolam |
| B. | Paul Bérenger |
| C. | Rama Sithanen |
| D. | Anerood Jugnauth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197749. |
Japanese teens Mima Ito and Miu Hirano were in news recently for: |
| A. | Becoming the youngest table tennis champions in table tennis World Grand Finals |
| B. | Winning the IPTL, 2014 |
| C. | Both 1 u0026 2 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Winning the IPTL, 2014 | |
| 197750. |
National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated in India on: |
| A. | 13th of December |
| B. | 14th of December |
| C. | 15th of December |
| D. | 16th of December |
| Answer» C. 15th of December | |