Quiz 141: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Union government has announced stake sale in three PSUs recently, which PSU is not related to it
CIL
NHPC
ONGC
HPCL
BRCA gene is related to which disease
AIDS
Ebola
Blood Cancer
Breast Cancer
Minsk Agreement is related to which  international  crisis
Somalian Crisis
Syrian Crisis
Ukraine Crisis
Iraq Crisis
Who amongst the following has been appointed as the executive director World Bank in September 2014?
Rakesh Asthana
Subhash Chandra Garg
Anil Dave
Amitabh Pant

Which of the following banks in India has offered "Cardless Cash Withdrawals" from ATM's?
ICICI
HSBC
HDFC
SBI
Mark which of the following options is correct around proposed changes to Kisan Vikas Patra?
Relaxation in KYC norms and interest income to be non taxable
Relaxation in KYC norms, interest income to be non-taxable and no deductin to be allowed as per section 80C of the Income Tax Act
Relaxation in KYC norms, interest income to be taxable and no deductin to be allowed as per section 80C of the Income Tax Act
None of the above
Sania Mirza and her partner has won mixed doubles  Trophy of US Open, Her partner was
Ishraf Tayip
Zaho Yuneli
James Rodriguez
Bruno Soares
Which Indian Player has announced its retirement from International competitions
Sandeep Pujara
Pankaj Advani
Vijendra Singh
Abhinav Bindra
Harika Dronavalli is associated with which sport
Badminton
Chess
Football
Distance Running
Which Union Ministry has launched Know Your Rights Portal
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Railways
Civil Aviation Ministry
Ministry of External Affairs
Who has become first Indian to visit Stratosphere
Ratan Tata
Tessey Thomas
Manpreet Singh
T N Suresh Kumar
Bhartendu Harishchandra Award is given in the field of
Classical Dance
Drama
Cinema
Creative writing in hindi on Mass Communication
Which committee  has  recently submitted its report on the status of deemed universities in India
CNR Rao Committee
Thorat Committee
H Devaraj Committee
Tandon Committee
In conext of a likely move that may lead to cancellation of SEZ zones for nine famous firms in India, consider the following statements around SEZ rules:

A. The formal approval is valid for a period of three years

B. By the end of this period, at least one unit has to commence production and the zone becomes operational from the date of commencement of such production 

C. There is no provision for extension of this formal approval

Which amongst these statements is/are true? 
Only C
Only A
Only A & B
A,B & C
What is the name of the book written by Neel Mukherjee, the only person of Indian origin, to be nominated for Man Booker Prize 2014?
The Lives of Others
How to be Both
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
None
Consider the following statements around pollution level in Ganga and concerned activity around the same:

A. From Gangotri to Diamond Harbour faecal coliform levels are above acceptable levels on all stretches except for the upper reaches of the river

B. The National Mission for Clean Ganga envisions that by 2020, no untreated municipal sewage or industrial effluent will flow into the Ganga 

C. Reports suggest that the Tehri dam has diminished the unique self-purifying ability of the Ganga by blocking the sediments behind it

Which amongst these three is/are true? 
Only A
Only B & C
Only B
A,B & C
Which Indian Movie has won best debut(Lion of the Future) award at Venice film festival
Highway
Kick
Ram Leela
Court
Which Nuclear Plant unit of India has become second longest running nuclear reactor in the world
Tarapur-4
Kakrapar-5
Kalpakkam-3
(RAPS)Rawatbhatta-5
In which of the following state Coral Garden is being setup
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Wales Declaration is related to which global summit
G-7
G-20
NATO
BRICS
Consider the following statements around revised Environment regulations:
A. General forest approval to be given to all road and defence infrastructure projects falling within 100 km of China border
B. Regional offices have been empowered to grant permission fro upto 40 hectares of forest diversion.
C. Medium sized industries are now allowed to operate within 5 kms of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries
D. Online submission of environment and Forest clearances have been introduced.

Mark which of the above statements is true 
Only D
Only A, B & C
Only B & D
A, B, C & D
Which state has launched need based development plan for villagers
Rajasthan
Bihar
Gujarat
Delhi
Who amongst the following was awarded the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity, 2014?
Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
Madhav Gadgil
R.K. Pachauri
R. Kamal Bawa

Consider the following statements with respect to Indo-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and state which is/are correct:

A. The India–ASEAN Agreement on trade in goods was operationalised in 2011

B. India signed a free trade agreement for services and investments with ASEAN in 2014

C. The agreement will allow India to leverage its competitive edge in the areas of finance, education, health, IT, telecommunications and transport 
Only B
B&C
Only A & C
A, B & C
Frank Walter Steinmeier is on India's visit. Of which country is he the foreign minister ? 
Germany
Russia
France
Italy
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