Quiz 13 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Who among the following is the current I&B( Information and Broadcasting) Minister of India
Sushma Swaraj
Ravi Sankar Prasad
Ambika Soni
Manish Tiwari
Who among the following has recently been awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in Indian Cinema
Pran
V.K. Murthy
Shyam Benegal
Soumitra Chatterjee
Who among the following recently made the record for being the world’s oldest person to climb Mt. Everest
Yuichiro Miura
Gota Miura
Min Bahadur Serchan
None of these
Who is ranked the world’s most powerful women by Forbes for 2013
Sonia Gandhi
Indra Nooyi
Angela Merkel
None of these
Which among the following has recently been sworn in as the CAG or Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Vinod Rai
Sashi Kant Sharma
V. N. Kaul
V. K. Shunglu
Acronym CRR stands for(in banking terms)
Credit Reverse Ratio
Cash Reverse Ratio
Credit Reserve Ratio
Cash Reserve Ratio
Agha Khan Cup is associated with 
Cricket
Hockey
Football
Tennis
Who among the following has been declared as the \\\’Cricketer of the Twentieth Century\\\’ by the ICC
Ricky Ponting
Shane Warne
Sachin Tendulker
MS Dhoni
Acronym NABARD stands for
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Notational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Nationalized Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
None of these
In 2012, which of the following countries became the largest exporter of rice after defeating Thailand
China
India
Sri lanka
Philippins
Which of the following is the winner of Champions Hockey Trophy 2012
Australia
Pakistan
India
South Korea
Name of the first woman president of South Korea is
Lee Myung-bak
Roh Moo-hyun
Park Geun-hye
Hillary Clinton
Name of the recently held joint naval exercise between India and Russia is
Indra
Shakti
Shiva
None of these
Pandit Ravi Shankar, who died recently in USA, will be awarded with which of the following
Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award
Nobel Prize for Peace
Both
None of these
Which of the following Miss USA has been recently crowned as Miss Universe 2012
Alyssa Campanella
Kristen Dalton
Olivia Culpo
None of these
What is the name of the first CM of Uttarakhand who died recently in Dehradun
Nityanand Swami
Narayan Dutt Tiwari
Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
None of these
NIB stands for
National Income Board
National Investment Board
National Invest Board
None of these
According to new rules how is the interest rate calculated on a Savings Bank Account
Quarterly basis
Daily basis
Weekly basis
Hourly basis
Who is the current Air Chief Marshal of India
Norman Anil Kumar Browne
Pradeep Vasant Naik
Anil Tipnis
None of these
Who is the current CEO of BSE-Bombay Stock Exchange
Madhu Kannan
Ashish Kumar Chauhan
Ravi Narain
None of these
Who is the current chief justice of India [ April 2014]
Altamas Kabir
S. H. Kapadia
Rajendra Mal Lodha
V. N. Khare
Who is the director of the film Life of Pi
Gil Netter
David Womark
Ang Lee
None of these
Recently India and UK has signed a protocol to check tax evasion and illegal transfer of black money. Name the existing convention between the two countries
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement(DTAA)
Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty(DTAT)
Double Taxation Avoidance Commitment(DTAC)
Double Taxation Avoidance Convention(DTAC)
Who is the current chairman of National Innovation Council
Shri Kapil Sibal
Mr. Arun Maira
Mr. Sam Pitroda
None of these
Who is the current Director General of National Informatics Centre
Shri Kapil Sibal
Shri Sudershan Singh Balouria
Dr. Y.K.Sharma
None of these
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