Quiz 3 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Agriculture and allied activities, according to the Economic Survey 2012-13, accounted for Gross Domestic Products
14.1 %
13 %
14 %
14.2 %
In the Budget 2013-14, how much money has been allocated to the Ministry of Science and Technology
Rs.5,275 crore
Rs.6,275 crore
Rs.7,275 crore
Rs.8,275 crore
Which among the following countries has given a grant of US $ 1 billion for the reconstruction of the Nalanda University
Japan
UK
China
USA
The Thar Express goes to
Bangladesh
pakistan
Afganistan
Myanmar
National Social Assistance Programme is aimed at providing
financial support to Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes
old age pension to very poor
insurance for the poor
insurance for the poor
Who amongst the following is the author of the book Unaccustomed Earth
Salman Rushdie
Jhumpa Lahiri
Dalai Lama
Meera Nair
As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could have Uranium reserve of
1 lakh tonnes
1.5 lakh tonnes
2 lakh tonnes
2.5 lakh tonnes
Census data related on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Which one of the following countries had recently joined World Trade Organisation
Russia
Myanmar
Taiwan
Austria
Which one among the following is the fastest Indian Super-computer recently developed by ISRO
Tianhe-1A
Jaguar-Cray
Saga-220
Aakash-A1
Which leading Indian business house sold its group company Centum Learning to Everonn Education
Toyota
LIC
Reliance
Bharti Group
Mata Jijabai Award for 2012 was given to
Smt. Omana T.K
Ms. Sonika Agarwal
Smt. Guramma H. Sankina
Smt. Olga D’mello
The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) on December 7, 2012 asked Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with how many TMC (thousand million cubic) feet of Cauvery water during December 2012 
12 TMC feet
10 TMC feet
8 TMC feet
6 TMC feet
Scientists in northern Mexico discovered a new dinosaur with a large prominent nose which lived about 73 million years ago. what is the name of this new dinosaur
Raptorex
Latirhinus Uitstlani
Gigantoraptor
Khaan
Software engineers as well as neuroscientists at University of Waterloo, Canada claimed that they have developed a closest model of the functioning human brain. What is this artificial human brain called
AbioCor
Bioartifical
Spaun
i-Limb
Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes in Communist Party of China
Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna
Shiv Shankar Menon
Ajit Singh
Anand Sharma
Where did the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys, India's second-largest IT services provider start trading on 12 December, 2012
Bombay Stock Exchange
National Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Singapore Stock Exchange
Union Government of India on 5 December, 2012 cleared the decks for transferring the prime 12.5 acre United Mill land in Mumbai to the Maharashtra government for building a state-of-the-art memorial for an Indian revolutionary and political leader. Name the political leader 
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
B. R. Ambedkar
Ramabai Ambedkar
Balasaheb Thackrey
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar award, 2012 confer to
Smt. Guramma H. Sankina
Smt. Pranita Talukdar
Smt. Omana T.K
Smt. Olga D’mello
The first indigenously developed weaponised helicopter was handed over to Indian Army on 8th February 2013 is
Rudra
Indra
Varun
Chetak
Who has been awarded the world Food Prize 2012
Kofi Annan
Daniel Hillel
Ban Ki-Moon
None of the above
'NGRBA' which was recently in news stands for
National Gangotri River Basin Authority
National Ganga River Basin Authority
National Godavari River Basin Authority
None of the above
Who is the author of the book 'Beyond the lines : An Auto-biography'
Khushwant Singh
Sharad Pawar
Kuldip Nayar
General J.J. Singh
An African country, Sudan has been broken into two recently with formation of a new country named South Sudan. Economy of South Sudan will depend on its
minerals
fishery product
agricultural product
forest product
Which is not a feature of the American Constitution
Written Constitution
Republic
Federation
Cabinet System
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General Knowledge questions for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams.