Quiz 33 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

 Which global pharmaceutical company

received novel antibiotic product Potentox

patented from Mexico in June 2013?
Ranbaxy Laboratories
Venus Remedies Limited
Cadila Pharmaceuticals
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Who was appointed as the Chief Advisor

of AirAsia’s India board on 17 June 2013?
Cyrus Mistry
Ratan Tata
Subramanian Ramadorai
Mukund Govind Rajan
_____________ became the first

southern US state to Abolish Death Penalty ?
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Louisiana
Maryland
Ireland’s government on 1 May 2013

unveiled the Protection of Life

during____________. It explains when

life-saving abortions can be performed.

Moreover, it’s a clarification of rights

within the ambit of Current law.
Abortion Law
Pregnancy Bill
Protection of Life Bill
Right to live Bill
 _________ in the month of April 2013,

became the first US State that allowed its

residents to play online poker for money,

legally.
New York
Nevada
Los Vegas
Michigan
Turkey Treasury Undersecretariat on 26

April 2013 announced that it would close

the debt chapter with IMF (International

Monetary Fund) by refunding 422.1 million

US dollars of capital as part of its 19th

Stand-by. This will end Turkey’s _________

year long indebter category from IMF.
45 years
51 years
49 years
52 years
India and Saudi Arabia in April 2013

decided to set up a joint working group to

address the concerns of expatriate Indian

workers in Saudi Arabia on ___________law?
Renunciation of allegiance law
Expatriate law
None of the above
Nitaqat Law
Name the country that joined the

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as

its dialogue partner by signing an MoU?
Sri Lanka
Mongolia
Belarus
Turkey
The unemployment rate of Spain in the

first quarter of 2013 has gone up to what

percent?
31 percent
29.3 percent
17 percent
27.2 percent
SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of

India), the market regulator of India on

20 June 2013 notified guidelines for

investment advisers and their associated

person and made it compulsory for them to

get the requisite certifications for them

to operate in stock market. Name the body

that will offer certifications for being

an investment adviser?
Institute of Securities Markets
National Institute of Securities Markets
National Institute of Securities
National Securities Market Institute
Name the publisher of the book

“Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)”?
Konark Publishers
Shriti Publishers
Rupa Publishers
Mills and Boons
Name the writer of the book “Ambedkar

Speaks (Trilogy)”?
Dr. Rajendra Jadhav
Dr. Narendra Jadhav
Dr. Vijendra Jadhav
Dr. Surendra Jadhav
Name the state that made it mandatory

to have an Aadhaar Card to withdraw salary

from August for teaching and non-teaching

staffs?
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Indian Air Force (IAF) received its first of the ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft from United States on 18 June
2013. The first C-17 Globemaster landed at
____________ Airbase in India?
Hindan Air Force Station Airbase
Farkhor Air Force Station Airbase
Palam Air Force Station Airbase
Ambala Air Force Station Airbase
Government of India on 19 June 2013

announced a disaster relief fund of

___________ crore rupees to Uttarakhand.
1100
1000
2000
1800
 Name the person who has been appointed

the head of the committee to Examine

Indecent Representation of Women in Media

Constituted?
K Ratnaprabha
Bimal Jalan
Acharya Kripalani
JS Verma
Name the latest case in which Supreme

Court of India practiced the Scope of

Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal

Liberty)?
Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India Case
Videocon case against three Ugandan citizens
Francis Coralie Mullin vs. Union Territory of Delhi
Gopalanachari vs. Administrator, State of Kerala
 What is the amount allotted to Gujarat

from the Planning Commission of India

under its annual plan 2013-14?
54000 crore rupees
63000 crore rupees
59000 crore rupees
45000 crore rupees
 Name the person who headed the committee constituted by the Union Government of India to give clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment  (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment  (FII) with an aim of removing the ambiguity from both types of foreign investments.
Arvind Mayaram
Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty
Dr. Urjit R. Patel
Y.H. Malegam
what is incorrect about recent guidelines for Acid sales issued by supreme court?

(i) acid will be treated at par with poison.
(ii) Person below 18 year will be able to buy Acid.
(iii) Fine of 50000 will be imposed on seller not following guidelines.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
all are correct
 the first rohini satellites developed by  ?
A.P.J. abdul kalam
Russia
Ukraine
option (1) and (2)
who is party buying the modi's product  ?
BJP
CONGRESS
BOTH
SELF MODI
Who were the pilots for Solar Impulse?
Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg
Swiss pilot SwarnHessan
Swiss pilot Cemrnol
None of the above
Solar Impulse is a Swiss long-range solar powered aircraft project developed at the ..................... ?
LUES BORN
RACERN DEVAN
Federale de Lausanne
even holt
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a private sector funding arm associated with which of the following?
World Bank
United Nation
ADB
WTO
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General Knowledge questions for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams.