Quiz 4 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission
Ms. Sushma Nath
Prof Abhijit Sen
Dr. M.Govinda Rao
Dr. Y.V.Reddy
Which among the following states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12
Madhya Pradesh
Manipur
Maharastra
Nagaland
Which Indian Company signed a pact with French Energy company GDF Suez to import LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)
Indian Oil Corporation(IOC)
GAIL
ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)
Reliance Petroleum Limited
Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
Electricity
Coal
Petroleum refinery Products
Crude Oil
According to the FDI data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 10, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in India declined to what amount in the April-June quarter of fiscal 2012-13
5.4 billion dollar
6.4 billion dollar
7 billion dollar
5 billion dollar
SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has made it mandatory that all listed companies must have minimum ________ public shareholdings by June 2013
10%
20%
25%
30%
Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India
Tata Motors
Ashok Leyland
Mahindra and Mahindra
Bajaj Auto
What was the theme of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland
Shaping the Post-Crisis World
Shared Norms for a New Reality
The power of collaborative innovation
Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild
Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of Wight located
Germany
UK
USA
Afrika
Name the Indian telecom service company which had acquired US firm WPCS Internationa
Shyam Telecom
Tata Teleservices
MTNL
Kavvery Telecom
Government had constituted a panel for suggesting de-control of sugar industry. This panel submitted its report in October 2012 under the Chairmanship of
Anand Sinha
M. Rafeeq Ahmed
C. Rangarajan
Deepak Parekh
The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide plant located
Indore
BHopal
Raipur
jabbalpur
World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____ largest player in the global service trade.
4
5
6
7
China recently objected to the participation of an Indian Company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one among the following is that country
Taiwan
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of 
Anita Kapur
N. Rangacharya
C. Rangarajan
Y. B. Reddy
Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on September 2012
Rakesh Sharma
Tessy Thomas
Kalpana Chawla
Sunita Williams
Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the following countries
Japan
China
Thailand
India
Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer claimed that a new missile was tested which can permanently blackout the electronics of the country without causing any harm to people. What is the name of this missile
Mathago
CHAMP
ERYX
Ikara
According to the 12th Five-Year Plan, India should bring Infant Mortality Rate by the end of the Plan down to
25
26
27
28
The projected average level of the domestic savings rate for the 12th Plan is
35.2 %
35. %
34.2 %
34.6 %
Which film has bagged the National Film Award for best feature film
Anumati
Dhag
Spirit
Pan Singh Tomar
Who has won the National Film Award as best actor
Irrfan Khan & Vikram Gokhale
Kamal Hasan
Shivaji Lotan
Ranbir Kapoor
According to the Census 2011, the percentage of Urban Indians connected to a piped sewer system is
32.7 %
34.6 %
46.4 %
50.3 %
By the end of the Plan, the 12th Five-Year Plan aims to train under the Skill Development Mission
40 million individuals
35 million individuals
45 million individuals
50 million individuals
The Railway Budget 2013-14 has proposed to introduce a new hyper luxury class to be called
Udaan
Anubhuti
Anand
Apoorva
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