Quiz 175: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

Who emerged as the winner of Chennai Open Title for the year 2015?
Aljaz Bedene
Stanislas Wawrinka
D. Goffin
R. Bautista Agut
"India Water Week" will be observed from:
13th of January to 17th of January
14th of January to 18th of January
15th of January to 19th of January
None of the above

Who presented the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2015?

Pranab Mukherji
Rajnath Singh
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
None of the above
Who amongst the following people has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the NITI Aayog?
Sindhushree Khullar
Aravind Panagariya
Sudha Pillai
Bibek Debroy
Which amongst the following airline carriers is the latest to start its operations in India in January 2015?
Vistara
Air Asia
Singapore Airlines
Qantas
Which company is building web browser code named as "Spartan"?
Google
Facebook
Twitter
Microsoft
What is name of suspected poison used in Sunanda Pushkar death case?
Plutonium
Polonium
Cyanide
Arsenic
Who is elected as new president of Sri Lanka?
Prem das
Maithripala Sirisena
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Indira Samarasekera
Recently Governor rule is applied in which state ?
Jharkhand
Maharastra
Jammu and Kashmir
Haryana
The first antibiotic discovered in last 30 years, capable of fighting superbig resistance, has been named:
Teixobactin
Tetracycline
Azelaic acid
Benzoyl peroxide
Union Ministry for Social Justice & Empowerment launched a National Toll Free Helpline on 7 January 2015 to assist:
Alcoholic & Drug Dependent Persons
Disabled/ Differently Abled
Women exposed to violence at home
None of the above
Which of the following banks recently launched contactless Credit and Debit cards:
HDFC
ICICI
SBI
IDBI
To mark the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's return to India, the Government has taken which of the following steps:
Released Commemorative Postage Stamps
Inaugurated a state-of-the-art museum called "Dandi Kutir"
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

Raksha Blu vaccine launched by Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) targets which of the following diseases:
Foot and Mouth disease
Bluetongue Disease
Swine Flu
E-Bola
Who is appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog?
Arvind Pangariya
Sindhushree Khullar
Arun Jaitely
Arvind Mayaram
Recently in news, "Charlie Hebdo" magazine belongs to which country?
France
Germany
denmark
Australia
Recently in news, "Charlie Hebdo" is a ?
Movie
Newspaper
Satire Magazine
Sport Club
Which edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was celebrated on January 9, 2015?
12th Edition
13th Edition
14th Edition
15th Edition

Who has been appointed as Under-Secretary-General, Department of Field Support (DFS) at the United Nations?

Ameerah Haq
Atul Khare
Rogerio Lobato
Sussana Malcorra
The Government has removed the cap / restrictions to produce Neem coated urea. What is the current production output and total demand in India respectively?
60 lakh MT and 310 lakh MT
50 lakh MT and 300 lakh MT
75 lakh MT and 410 lakh MT
None of these
what was the theme of the 102nd Indian Science Congress held in Mumbai?
Science and Technology for Women empowerment
Science and Technology for Urban Development
Science and Technology for Human Development
Science and Technology for Rural Welfare
The Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics have discovered two Earth-like planets namely?
Kepler 438b and Kepler 442b
Galileo 438b and Galileo 442b
Tesla 438b and Tesl 442b
None of the above
Which state in India became the first to ban the sale of loose cigarettes in India?
Haryana
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Punjab
Which of the following statement/s is/are true regarding the Ordinance that amends’ Citizenship Act, 1955? 
Life-long Indian visa facility to Person of Indian Origin (PIO)
Exempts them from appearing before the local police station on every visit
Both 1 & 2
None of above

The ordinance to amend the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act, 1957 allows: 

Introduction of competitive bidding for allocation of minerals
Creation of District Mineral Funds
Imposing additional tax on miners
All of the above
Score = Correct answers: <br />