Sunday 21 February 2016

Quiz 165: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Which of the following famous scientists is about to auction his Nobel Prize in 2014?
Francis Crick
James Watson
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
What did the Supreme Court of India set up recently to deal with Public Interest Cases?
Social Justice Bench
Public Interest Bench
Constitutional Bench
None of the above
National good governance day will be celebrated on birth day of which prime minister?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Manmohan singh
Atal bihari vajpayee
Narendra Modi
Which of the following famous political leaders died recently:
A.R. Antulay
Shankarrao Chavan
Babasaheb Bhosale
None of the above
National Good Governance Day will be celebrated on:
25th of December
20th of December
28th of December
30th of December
Universal Account Number (UAN) has been designed to be an umbrella number of a member for all his employment with different establishments. Which of the following statements is true about UAN? 
It is concerned with employment in organized sector only
It is concerned with employment in both organized and unorganized sectors
It will not allow Employees to have only one Provident Fund account number for all his employments with different employers
None of the above
Deven Verma died recently. He was a famous:
Actor
Stand Up Comedian
Dancer
Squash Player
FDI in which of the following sectors has done away with the three year lock in period for exit from the project:
Construction Sector
Defence Sector
Insurance Sector
Railways Sector
What is NOT a purpose of "Bank Transaction Tax" proposed on cash withdrawals by Shome committe?
Increase goverment revenue
Deal with black money
Increase tax base
Increase financial inclusion
Recently, Which country recognized palestine as state in a symbolic vote?
India
Pakistan
France
Israel
Recently in news, Gadhimai Festival where lakhs of animals are sacrificed every year. It is celebrated in which country? 
India
Bhutan
Pakistan
Nepal
Who is appointed as new CBI director in December 2014?
Sharad Kumar
Anil Kumar Sinha
Ranjit Sinha
Ashwani Kumar
Who has been appointed as the new Director of the Ntional Disaster Relief Force?
Ajit Seth
Anil Goswami
OP Singh
Deepak Gupta
Which football player from amongst the following has not been shortlisted for the FIFA World Player of the Year title?
Manuel Neuer
Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Neymar Jr
The 12-day talks under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to push for a deal to roll back carbon emissions has begun in which city:


Lima
Paris
Copenhagen
Rímac
The 726-MW gas-based power plant at Palatana is situated in which state?
Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland
Tripura
Sikkim
Who is the current Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs?
Sushma Swaraj
Yashwant Sinha
Shashi Tharoor
Jairam Ramesh
Which of the follwoing is correct about Ishan Uday Scheme?
It is concerned with the provision of scholarships to students from all Indian States
It is concerned with the provision of scholarships to students from North East India only
It is concerned with setting up Special Economic Zones in newly formed states
It is concerned with setting up Special Economic Zones in north eastern states of India
Recently, which material is recommmended for making "bullet proof jackets"?
Kevlar
Steel
Graphene
graphite
Which indian player recently won Macau Open Grand pix title 2014?
Sania Nehiwal
P.V. Sindhu
Jwala Gutta
Sania Mirzaa
Who amongst the following was the bowler who delievered the fatal delivery that led to the demise of Phil Hughes?
Sean Penn
Sean Abbott
Doug Bollinger
Mitchell Johnson
Which of the following is a multi level global campaign to spread awareness about importance of girls’ education? 
Girl Rising
One Billion Rising
The Sun is Rising
None of the above
Which of the following is the correct figure for the floor capital set for small Finance and Payments Banks by the RBI?
Rs 50 Crore
Rs 100 Crore
Rs 150 Crore
Rs 200 Crore
Which of the following will be monitoring the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana?
GIC of India
State Bank of India
IRDA
Life Insurance Corporation of India
Which of the following schemes has recently been included as a Central Sector Scheme in the Annual Plan of Ministry of Tribal Affairs in November 2014 ?
Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST Students
Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Product
None of the above
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General Knowledge questions for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams.

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