Quiz 156: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Which county become third country in word to have "return mission to Moon"?
USA
Russia
China
India
What is name of tourist spacecraft which recently crashed in USA?
Voyager
Marven
SpaceShipTwo
Dragon X
Who have been awarded "Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize 2014" for Engineering sciences?
C N R Rao
S Venkata Mohan
Avinash Chandra
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
What is "Mann ki Baat"?
Poem by Narendra Modi
Bollywood film
Speech by Narendra Modi on All India Radio
New schemes for family planning
Which player recently scored fastest fifty in test cricket [ in October 2014]? 
Virat Kohli
Misbah
Yunis Khan
Glenn Maxwell
Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Synthesis report recently published by the IPCC?

A. It is the fourth and final installment of the Fifth Assessment report of the IPCC.
B. It has backed human involvement in climate change with greater confidence and scientific evidence.
C. Global Climate change negotiations do not take place on the basis of this report. 
Only A & C
Only A & B
Only A
A,B & C
Which organizations publsih the Global Innovation Index ?
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
Cornell University, INSEAD and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
INSEAD and Cornell University
None of the above
The World Trade Centre in the United States was in news recently because:
It has shifted headquarters to Geneva
It was re-opened for business after 13 years post the 9/11 attack
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
Which nation replaced Mauritius in terms of the quantum of money being brought in India through foreign invesment?
Russia
China
United States
None of the above
Which of the following statements is/are true regarding National Health Assurance Mission ?
is aimed at reducing the out of pocket spending on health care by the common man and building a robust healthcare support system for the poor
The government plans to institutionalise a regulatory authority with full powers to oversee enforcement of all-round quality standards and consumer protection under the NHAM
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
Which internet company recently launched "Indian Language Internet Alliance" to promote indian languages?
Microsoft
Google
Facebook
Flipkart
Which leader recently launched "Tamil Maanila Congress" party?
P. Chidambaram
GK Vasan
O. Paneerselvam
M.K.Alagiri
Which country is the latest to be considered for inclusion in India's Visa on Arrival programme?
Cambodia
Maldives
Mauritius
None of the above
India is looking to export indigenously developed hull-mounted sonars with navies of friendly countries. Which of the following statment/s is/are correct about SONAR technology?

A. It is helpful for exploring and mapping the ocean because sound waves travel farther in the water than do radar and light waves

B. Besides detecting long-range aerial and other targets, sonars have applications in underwater surveillance, communication and marine navigation

C. There are two types of SONAR's : Active and Passive 
Only A
Only C
Only A & C
A,B & C
DRDO would build Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems for the last two Scorpene submarines. What does the AIP do? 
It automatically recharges the batteries of submarines
It enhances the underwater endurance of conventional (diesel-electric) submarines
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
Which nation was in news recently for invoking "Google Tax" :
Portugal
Spain
Italy
France
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has set up a 14-member panel to :
Review peacekeeping operations worldwide
Review Nuclear Non Proliferation strategem
Come up with solutions to the ISIS crisis
None of the above
The term of the 14th Finance Commission has been extended by two years to make adjustments to:

1. Include financial projections and corrections for the recently bifurcated Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
2. Consider massive relief effort and corresponding expenditure for flood affected J&K and Hudhud hit regions
Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 & 2
Neither 1 nor 2

Spaceship Two is an initiative towards commercial Space Tourism initiated by which organization: 
Virgin Group
Softbank
NASA
ISRO
Which nation was in news for scrapping a much controversial proposed legislation to introduce "Internet Tax":
Hungary
Romania
Belgium
Norway
The proposed program "Maitri"" would be an exchange between India and China on which subject:
Border Safety
Marine Security
Cultural Exchange on Art and Architecture
None of the above
The Trilateral Coast Guard exercise ‘Dosti-XII’ involved which three nations:
India, Maldives, Vietnam
India, Maldives, Srilanka
India, Vietnam, Srilanka
India, Japan, USA
What were the main areas of action decided at the recent SAARC New Delhi Declaration on Education?

A. Enhancing the learning and development readiness of pre-school children
B. Ensuring education for all, expanding skill development, facilitating mutual recognition of qualifications and mobility of students and teachers
C. Expanding alternative ways of learning such as open and distance education
Only A & B
Only B & C
A,B & C
None of the above
Who has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Council for Cultural Relations?
Suresh K. Goel
Virender Gupta
Rakesh Kumar
Lokesh Chandra
Recently Diagnostics Kits were launched for "Celiac Disease". What is the cause of Celiac Disease?
Bacteria
Lack of iron intake
Digestion and autoimmune disorder
Over nutrition
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