Quiz 158: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Name the company which has set up World\'s tallet hybrid wind generator turbine at Kutch ?
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
Power Grid Corporation Limited (PGCL)
Suzlon Energy
National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC)
Recently the former PM of India, Dr. Manmohan SIngh has been honoured by the Civilial Award in Japan. What is the Name of the Award ?
"The Purple Heart"
"The Michio Morishima"
"The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun"
"The Grand Cordon of the Order of Paulownia Flowers"
Who was named as the most-powerful woman in business in India by "Fortune Magazine" recently?
Preetha Reddy
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Shobhana Bhartia
Mallika Srinivasan
Pictographs of which culture were recently discovered rocks near Hampi recently:
Sindhu Culture
Hoysala Art
Gupta Age
Mughals
Japan bestowed "The Grand cordon of the order of Paulownia Flowers" award to which Indian leader recently:
Narendra Modi
L.K. Advani
Manmohan Singh
Shashi Tharoor
Who was recently sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Goa:
Francis D' Souza
Mridula Sinha
Laxmikant Parsekar
None of the above
On the sidelines of the APEC summit, China recently announced setting up a Silk Road Fund worth :
30 Billion USD
40 Billion USD
50 Billion USD
35 Billion USD
What is CORRECT about National Supercomputing Mission 

A.  Supercomputing grid of more than 70 High performance facilities will be build.
B. Mission is targeted by 2020. 
A
B
A and B
None
Recently "Operation No Mercy" was launched against which terrorist organization?
ISIS
Taliban
Boko Haram
Al Queda
"Berlin Wall" was in news recently due to ?
It is included in World Heritage List.
Terrorist attacked the site of "Berlin Wall"
25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall was celebrated
None of the above
Who is newly elected CM of Goa?
Digambar Kamat
Manohar Parikar
Laxmikant parsekar
Devendra Fadnavis
Recently, where 26th APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ) meeting held?
Beijing, China
Bali, Indonesia
Manila, Philippines
Lima, Peru

The Union Cabinet approved the Ministry of Shipping`s proposal for introducing `official amendments` to the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill 2013

For accession to the Anti Fouling Systems (AFS) Convention 2001 of the IMO
Incorporating Parliamentary Standing Committee's recommendation around required changes to the statute
Both 1 & 2
Neither 1 nor 2
India recently inked three agreements on Homeland Security with which nation?
Israel
Ukraine
USA
Japan
Which nation agreed to collaborate with India on the “noble objectives” of the establishment of Nalanda University in Bihar?
Maldives
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh
What trends have the number of Dengue cases shown in India :
Increased by 100 percent points from 2008 to 2013
Increased by 500 percent points from 2008 to 2013
Decreased by 100 percent points from 2008 to 2013
Decreased by 50 percent points from 2008 to 2013

Fishery at which Indian lake was awarded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification recently?
Ashtamudi Lake
Chilika Lake
Vembanad
Kolleru Lake
Who topped the Forbes list of the World\'s Most Powerful People, 2014?
Vladimir Putin
Barack Obama
Xi Jinping
Narendra Modi
Name the person who was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives as the youngest State lawmakers in the U.S.
Vijay Kumar
Praveen Balodhi
Niraj Antani
Narendra Karmarkar
Recently a treaty has been signed between two countries for the transfer of sentenced persons under the Repatriation of Prisoner\'s Act,2003. Name the two countries.
India and Tanzania
Burma and Nigeria
India and Nigeria
Nigeria and Colombia
4. Ensuring complete K
Only 1 & 4
Only 2 & 3
None of the above
All of the above
Who presented the first budget of the Telangana state? 
Etela Rajender
T. Harish Rao
G.Jagadish Reddy
K. Chandrashekar Rao
Which organiztion has been recognised  as a “Global Growth Company” (GGC) for 2014 by the World Economic Forum (WEF)?
Make My Trip
Just Dial
FlipKart
Ratnakar Bank Limited
Najeeb Jung has been in news recently. He is ?
Secretary of Ministry of Home affairs
Supreme court judge
Lt Governor of Delhi
Chairman of NHRC
Global NCAP ( Car testing body) has asked for withdraw of which car in India?
Alto 800
Honda city
Dutson Go
Swift Dezire
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