Sunday 21 February 2016

Quiz 176: on Current Affairs 2014-15 for RRB SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, SBI, SB banks and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

15 January, 2015 was celebrated as the:
67th National Cadet Corps Day
67th Army Day
13th Sadbhavna Diwas
12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Who amongst the following has been appointed the Social Media Person of the Year Award 2015 by Internet and Mobile Association of India?
Narendra Modi
Jairam Ramesh
Amitabh Bachchan
None of the above
Who received Sahitya Academy Award 2014 for Sanskrit?
Namdev Tarachandani
Ambika Dutt
Subodh Sarkar
Prabhu Nath Dwivedi
Which state has set minimum educational qualification for panchayat election candidates?
Rajasthan
Kerala
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
H.S.Brahma is appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner. What is term length of a chief election commissioner ?
4 years
5 years
6 years
2 years
Who is appointed as new chief election commissioner on 15th January,2015?
V.S. Sampath
Navin Chawla
Harishankar Brahma
Ajit Seth
The Union Government recently removed Avinash Chander as the Chairman of which amongst the following organizations:
DRDO
ISRO
NTPC
NHPC
India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered train would run between:
Rewari – Rohtak link of Northern Zone
Bhiwani-Rohtak link of Northern Zone
Ajmer-Jaipur link of Northern Zone
None of the above
Which internet seach engine has most recently launched its Flight Search Tool in India?
Bing
Google
Yahoo
None of the above
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Amendments Bill 2015 (COTPA) proposes which of the following:
Ban on-site advertising of tobacco products
Scrapping of designated smoking areas from hotels, restaurants and airports making an exception only for international airports
Tobacco products and cigarettes in approved packaging will now be sold only to those above 21 years of age
All of the above
Historic "Paris unity rally" was organized in support of ?
Anti-Drug effort
Women rights
Children rights
Anti-terrorism
Ballon d'Or award is given for which sport?
Cricket
Vollyball
tennis
Football
Which football player recently won "FIFA footballer of year 2014" award?
Lion Messi
Neymar
Cristiano Ronaldo
P, Lahm
Recently, India's first CNG based trains are launched from which railway station?
Bikaner
Kota
Rewari
Chennai
Which country recently allowed e-voting by non-resident citizens?
Pakistan
France
India
USA
Who amongst the following became the first Hindu to hold the Highest Judicial Post in a Bangladesh?
Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha
Justice Rana Bhagwandas
Justice Gouro Gopal Shaha
Justice Ashish Ronjon Daash
Who received the Governor of the Year Award for 2015 announced by the Central Banking Publications on 12 January 2015?

Raghuram Rajan
Noorullah Delawari
Glenn Stevens
Mervyn King
Which of the following statement/s is/are true about the E-Visa Facility offered by India:

1. It will be valid only for 30 days
2. Right now it has been introduced for 43 countries
3. A traveler must apply for this visa at least ten days prior to entry into India

Both 1 & 2
Both 2 & 3
Both 1 & 3
1, 2 & 3
RBI recently signed an MoU with which bank for cooperation in the field of Central Banking?
Bank of France
Banco Central do Brasil
European Central Bank
None of the above
Who won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in Science and Engineering category?
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Team of ISRO
Philae Lander
Chandrayaan
None of the above
12th of January marks which of the following events?
Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
National Youth Day
Both 1 & 2
None of the above
Which country will host the Anti-Terror Summit in February 2015?
United States
UK
France
India
Which Chinese scientist was presented State Preeminent Science and Technology Award for the year 2014 in January 2015?
Wu Liangyong
Zhang Cunhao
Yu Min
Yuan Longping
Which of the following National Parks was shut down recently because of deaths of migratory birds there?
Chillika Lake
Keoladeo National Park
Sultanpur National Park
None of the above
Which film won the "Best Film" in the drama category at the recently concluded Golden Globe Awards?
The Imitation Game
Hunger Games
Still Alice
Boyhood
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General Knowledge questions for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams.

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