Quiz 164: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Fergusan protests in USA are example of ?
Environment protest
Women Movement
Protest against racial abuse
Protest again immigration
Recently crude petrolium oil prices have decreased but natural gas prices did not. What is reason behind it?
There is more demand for gas than crude oil
Natural gas is used in fertilizers also
shale gas can not replace natural gas for fuel consumption
natural gas need pipelines to transport so it is hard to switch from current suppliers
What is NOT a reason behind fall in crude oild prices?
increased shale production in USA
OPEC countries not cutting production
World economy is not growing
Increase in bio-fuels in USA
Recently, ISIS terrorist organization was in news. What is its full form?
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant
Islamic state of Iran and Syria
Inslamic state of Iran and Levant
RBI recently launched "Anywhere, Anytime" bill payment system. What is its name?
RuPay
Bharat Bill Payment System
India Bill Payment system
India Pay
Recently, who became the youngest player to win World Snooker Championship?
Pankaj Advani
Yan Bingtao
Zhou Yuelong
Mark Selby
Which political party recently raised funds by hosting "plate fund" dinners?
BJP
Congress
Aam Aadmi Party
CPI-M
Sites like "Facebook", "Twitter" are example of ?
Internet of things
E-commerce
Social Media
Web portal
What is name of the longest running Bollywood movie in a theatre which will cross 1000 weeks in december 2014?
Hum aapke hai kaun
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le jayenge
Sholey
Mughal-e-azam
Kendriya Vidyalaya recently dropped which foreign language to include sanskrit as third language?
French
Spanish
German
Chinese
What is name of international cricket player who died due to injury during match?
Shane Watson
Phillp Hughes
Shahid Afridi
Shoib Malik
The Reserve Bank of India recently released the final guidelines for setting up which of the following:
Payments and Small Finance Banks
Non Banking Financial Companies
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service is proposed to be launched in India by the end of 2015. Which of the following companies is not a part of the tripartite agreement that set out to launch this service?
Aviator Air Rescue Pvt Ltd
Air Medical Group Holdings
Airbus Helicopters
None of the above
Which of the following voted on a non binding resolution for unbundling Google?
OPEC
BIMSTEC
EU
NATO
The attorney General of India suggested the Income Tax Department not to challenge the decision of Bombay High Court in a tax evasion case concerning which Telecom Major:
Vodafone
Bharti Airtel
Sistema Shyam Teleservices limited
Aircel
World e-commerce leader Amazon was in news for its plan to acquire which Indian e-commerce player?
Myntra
Fashion and You
Jabong
IndiaMart
Which of the following well known female Crime Story Novelist died recently?
Arthur Miller
Erle Stanley Gardner
Agatha Christie
P.D. James
Which of the following major reforms did the WTO adopt most recently?
Trade Facilitation Agreement
Agreement on Agriculture
SPS Agreement
None of the above
Terry Walsh and Neil Hawgood recently quit as coaches of Indian Men and Women teams respectively. Which sport were they associated with?
Hockey
Badminton
Boxing
Table Tennis
The Competition Commission of India had levied a penalty of Rs 630 crore on which of the following real estate firm in India?
GMR Infrastructure
SPML Infra Ltd
DLF
None of the above
Which of the following agreements was signed by member countries at the 18th SAARC summit at Nepal?
Energy Cooperation Pact
SAARC connectivity agreement
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Lok Sabha?
Alka Sirohi
Anoop Misra
Deepak Gupta
None of the above
Which of the following facilities is going to be launched by the Home Ministry in November 2014 to facilitate tourism sector:
Visa on Arrival
Electronic Visa Facility
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
The Lok Sabha recently passed the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act. It is concerned with the appointment process of:
CBI Director
Chief Vigilance Commissioner
Chief Intelligence Commissioner
CAG
Which Australian Cricketer was in news recently for facing a life threatening injury in a domestic cricket match?
Phil Hughes
Stuart Broad
Michael Clarke
Michael Hussey
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