Quiz 145: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Govind Misra has been given Saraswati Samman 2013 for which Novel
Dhool Paudhon Par
Kagaz Ke Phool
Baarish ki Boondein
Ateet ki Yaadein
who is the Director of film Liar's Dice, which is india's official entry to Oscar
Mahesh Bhatt
Aamir Khan
Raju Hirani
Geetu Mohandas
Which  Foreign Embassy has organised Ehsaas-e-kashmir concert for raising fund for flood victims
Canadian Embassy
German Embassy
American Embassy
French Embassy
Which Panel has been appointed for restructuring of  Indian Railway Board
V V Daga Panel
Bibek Debroy Panel
Raghuram Rajan Panel
Y S Rao Panel
Who has been given Saraswati Samman 2013
Ravindra Nath
Rakesh Sood
Amitav Ghosh
Govind Mishra
UN Climate change Summit 2014 was held in
Bali
Tokyo
Oslo
New York
Midori Prize is given in the field of
Human rights protection
Literature
Biodiversity
Women Rights

Which of the following statement/s around SC order on coal block allocation is/are true?

A. The Supreme Court cancelled allocations of 214 out of 218 coal blocks, which were declared to be  illegally allocated

B. It turned down the government’s suggestion to consider 46 blocks, which are either in production or are ready to be made operational

C. Four blocks allocated for Ultra Mega Power Projects ( UMPPs ) and to state utilities were spared

D. It rejected a plea by the private companies to set up a committee to examine the losses consequent to cancellation

Only A
Only A & C
Only A,C & D
A,B,C & D

Why was National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) in news recently?

The power of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to cap prices of non-essential drugs has been withdrawn
NPPA had ordered capping prices of 108 non-essential drugs between August and September 2014
Both A & B
None of the above

In the latest guidelines issued by the Supreme Court on "Encounter Killings", identify which of the following is/are correct:

A. FIR / Magisterial enquiries are a must for all police encounter killings
B. Intelligence inputs have to be recorded before operation
C. Probe should be conducted by CID/another police station
D. Final report has to be given to the court 
Only A & D
Only A,C & D
Only A,B & C
A,B,C & D
INS Sindhurakshak has been decommissioned by Indian Navy, it was a
Air to air anti aircraft missile
Anti Submarine Warship
Submarine
Stealth Frigate
Which Movie has been chosen from india for OSCARS( Academy Awards)
Long Road
Liar's Dice
Queen
Highway
Who has been appointed as chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations
CNR Rao
Tessey Thomas
Amit Mathew
Vinod Rai
Project Sech Bandhu  of West Bengal provides
Better Seeds
Better Fertilizer
Better Irrigation
Cheap Credit
Which Indian Nationalised Bank has completed 150 years of operation in Sri Lanka recently
PNB
SBI
Axis
HDFC
Who has been appointed as Secretary General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism
Ravindra Nath
Rakesh Sood
Hardeep Singh Puri
Vivek Katju
The recent Madras High Court\'s order on applicants requiring to put reasons for information sought under RTI is in conflict with:
Section 6(2) of the RTI
Article 14 of the Indian Constitution
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
What amount did Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba\'s IPO fetch to make it the world\'s largest such event?
25 Billion USD
21 Billion USD
23 Billion USD
29 Billion USD
Who will be chairing the panel of experts to facilitate the restructuring of the Railway Board?
Bibek Debroy
Gurcharan Das
Ravi Narain
Adil Zainulbhai
Who was the Flag bearer at 17th Asian Games from Indian Side
Jitu Rai
Saina Nehwal
Sardar Singh
Sania Mirza
Which company has launched Green Bond to mitigate climate change
ECIL
BNP Paribas
ONGC
HPCL
Houthi Rebels have been active in which country
Mali
Libya
Algeria
Yemen
Who has been sworn-in as  President of Fiji
Jack Brabham
Voreqe Bainimarama
Alex Salmond
Epili Nalikaitu
Which country has decided to have  Referendum for changing its National Flag
Japan
New Zealand
Brazil
Mexico
Who has been declared as President-elect of Afghanistan
Ahmed Maitiq
Muzzafar Ahmed
Ashraf Ghani
Abdullah Abdullah
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