Quiz 154: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

BrahMos Mini planned for use by Navy and Air Force is likely to include which capabilities: 
It can be launched from submarine torpedo tubes
It is likely to be a Beyond Visual Range missile compatible with future platforms like the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft and Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft
Neither 1 nor 2
Both 1 & 2
What is rank of India in "Ease of doing business" for 2014?
100
114
140
142
7 new species of which organism were discovered in Western Ghats-Srilanka Global Biodiversity Hotspot?
Golden Backed Frog
Sheltopusiks
Lion-tailed Macaque
None of the above
Who was awarded the World\'s Children Prize, 2014?
Malala Yousafzai
James Kofi Annan
Sakena Yakoobi
John Wood
Which organization conducts the annual Gender Gap Index ranking?
World Bank
I M F
UN
World Economic Forum
What is rank of India in annual Gender Gap Index 2014 ?
110
140
114
141
Which railway station became the first station to provide free WI-FI facility?
CST Mumbai
Nizamuddin Delhi
Bangalore City station
Jaipur railway station
The captain of the national football team of which nation was recently shot dead in a home burglary attempt:
Nigeria
Ghana
South Africa
Algeria
The Goverment set up a committee to assess compensation for Coal Blocks that were running or ready to produce from April 2015. It is headed by:
Amitabh Kant
Pratyush Sinha
Vinod Rai
None of the above
Which Japanese Telecom Giant plans to invest 10 billion dollars in India with major focus on e-commerce companies?
NTT
SOFTBANK
EMOBILE
DOCOMO
ONGC Videsh ltd (OVL) and Petro Vietnam (PVN) signed a pact on energy cooperation which involves:
OVL acquiring equity in PVN's two oil blocks in the South China Sea
PVN taking up equity in OVL's block 128 in the South China Sea
Neither A nor B
Both A & B
100th birth anniversary  of Jonas Salk was recently celebrated by Google Doodle. Jonas Salk belonged to what? 
Malaria Drug
Polio Vaccination
Electron discovery
Steam engine
Anirban Lahiri who won Macau Open title belong to which sport?
Billiard
Tennis
Golf
Shooting
Which company will build "Statue of Unity" ?
Reliance
Larson and Turbo
Hindalco
Tata Power
"SoftBank" which plan to invest $10 billion in India belong to which country?
USA
China
Japan
HongKong
Which state will be most affected by cyclone Nilofar?
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Orissa
In which sea cyclone Nilofar originated?
Bay of bengal
Arabean sea
South china sea
Pacific Ocean
Who is elected as new chief minister of Maharashtra?
Nitin Gadakri
Uddav Tackerey
Devendra Fadanvis
Narayan Rane
Recently in news, "Magalodon" is name of which creature?
Elephant
Whales
Shark
crocodile
Which $15 billion industry government of India planning to build by 2020?
Electronic Manufacturing
cloud infrastructure
IT services
Internet of Things
With which country, India recemtly signed $2bn deal for "Hanoi Highway Project"?
Thailand
Singapore
Vietnam
Malaysia
Who was recently elected as Brazil president?
Dilma Rousseff
Aeceo Neves
Marina Silva
Merkel
Who became the first Indian women to win WTA final title?
Jwala Gutta
Sania Mirza
Saina Nehwal
Cara Black
Which was the first corporate takeover by the Indian government?
Satyam
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
None of the above
Which of the following is the highest altitude zoo in India:
Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden, Guwahati, Assam
Gopalpur Zoo, Gopalpur, Himachal Pradesh
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling, West Bengal
Pt. G.B. Pant High Altitude Zoo, Nainital, Uttarakhand
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