Quiz 157: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Who became the first Indian to get "Japan National Award"?
Narendra Modi
Dr Manmohan Singh
Mukesh Ambani
Abdul Kalam
Which Indian recently got "Earth Hero" award in November 2014?
Medha patekar
Subraranjan Mondal
Erach Bharucha
Keshav Kumar
In WhatsApp, what is meaning of recently introduced "Blue Ticks"?
Message delivered to phone
Message read by other side
Message deleted
Message failed to deliver
What is CORRECT about "Endolysins"?

(A) It is alternative of Anti-biotic drugs to kill bacteria.
(B) It attack bacteria cell from inside. 
(A)
(B)
(A) and (B)
None
Which of the following nations is the latest to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank:
Indonesia
Australia
Myanmar
Srilanks
Niraj Antani, Nikky Haley, Kamla Harris, Janak Joshi, Sam Singh, Pramila Jayapal, P Srinivasan were in news recently because:
They are the Indian Americans who got elected to the House of Representatives in the United States
They are the lead members in the Indian Team working on MOM
They are likely to be the new Chiefs of the Public Sector Banks in India
None of the above
The lance published data regarding life expectancy at the age of 60 for 2012 vis-a-vis 1990. Select the correct option as regards the correct figures for life expectancy at 60 for the year 2012 :
Men 18.5; Women 21.5
Men 21.5; Women 18.5
Men 20.5; Women 19.5
Men 19.5; Women 20.5

Pangti, Wokha and Naga are three birds that were satellite tracked to track their migration. Which category do they belong to?  
Cranes
Falcons
Vultures
Eagles
Who has been appointed as the only non Government member in the recently reconsituted Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change?
Suresh Prabhu
RK Pachauri
Raj Chengappa
R Ramachandran
Which pharmaceutical company is likely to issue World's first ever dengue vaccine :
Abbott Laboratories‎
AstraZeneca
Sanofi Pasteur
Roussel Uclaf
A global UN backed report recently publised data on the adoption of contraceptive methods across the Globe. According to this report what percentage of Indian women have access to modern contraceptive methods:
66%
74%
81%
55%
The government of India has decided to reprint and issue three biographhies to celebrate which famous personality:
Madan Mohan Malviya
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Pt Deendayal Upadhyay
None of the above
Union Ministry for Communications and IT recently issued a stamp commemorating which event:
15 years since India's first successful liver transplant surgery
India's successful MARS expedition
Sachin Tendulkar's illustrative career
None of the above
What is name of Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography book ?
Playing It My Way
Cricket my Dharma
Growing with Cricket
My Love Cricket
The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) being jointly developed by India and which other nation :
Russia
China
Japan
Israel
What is name of village in varanashi which is adopted by Narendra Modi under "Sansad Adarsh Gram" scheme?
Khanpur
Jayapura
babatpur
Sewapuri
What will be the theme of the India International Trade Fair , 2014 ?
Inclusive Growth of India
Women Entrepreneurship
Skilling India
Energy-Technology and Eco-Technology
Which day is being celebrated as " Delhi Day " ?
19 November
20 November
21 November
22 November
Who was appointed as the "EBOLA CZAR" by US President ?
Ron Klain
Al Gore
Joe Biden
Thomas Eric Duncan

Which of the following recommendaions are true with respect to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Panel\'s Synthesis Report -

1. The Climate change has to be tackled with a combination of adaptation and mitigation.

2. There is a complex two way relationship between sustainable development and climate change.

3. India has to increasingly internalize climate considerations into development planning.

4. Urgent action is needed to cut global greenhouse gas emissions. 
Only 1 & 3
Only 2 & 4
All of the above
None of the above
Name the company which has developed a device to track medical and emotional status of the heart ?
Star Cardia
Ranbaxy
Religare
Smart Cardia
name the system developed by DRDO that will be carried by Indian - built Scorpene submarine ?
Critical Propulsion System
Diesel - electric system
Air - Independent Propulsion System
None of the above
Where the Commonwealth Games 2018 are going to be held?
The Gold Coast, Australia
Glasgow, Scotland
Kingston, Jamaica
Perth, Australia
What is new base year for GDP data from january onwards?
2004-05
2010-11
2015-16
2011-12
Warren Anderson died recently. How he was related with India?
Coached Indian cricket team
Ambassador of USA in India
Ex-Chief of Union Carbide responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy
Activist for justice to Bhopal Gas victims
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